CCF Grant Will Help Make Murphys Community Park Children Safe

CCF Grant Will Help Make Murphys Community Park Children Safe

Murphys, CA…A $15,000 grant from the Calaveras Community Foundation will make it possible for the heavily used children’s area of the Murphys Community Park to be repaired, made safe, and brought up to state standards. “Unknown people have vandalized the area and virtually destroyed the slides and climbing apparatus making them unsafe,” says Sue Friedman, […]

The 2016 Calaveras Relay For Life Is Going On Now

The 2016 Calaveras Relay For Life Is Going On Now

San Andreas, CA…The 2016 Relay for Life event on April 25th 9am to April 26th 9am. The event is held this year at Calaveras High School in San Andreas. If you are a Cancer survivor, caregiver, know someone who has been effected by cancer or not and would like to participate- all are welcome!! You […]

Human Remains Found In Pinecrest Area

Human Remains Found In Pinecrest Area

Pinecrest, CA…Last night around 5:55 PM, an alert citizen spotted what he believed to be human remains in the area of Highway 108 and Old Strawberry Road in Pinecrest and called the Sheriff’s Office. Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Deputies and Detectives responded to the scene and confirmed the remains were human. The remains were collected and […]

Columbia College’s “Symphony Of The Sierra” On April 30th

Columbia College’s “Symphony Of The Sierra” On April 30th

Columbia, CA…Columbia College will present its spring concert “Symphony of the Sierra” at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30th in the Dogwood Theater. The wide-ranging repertoire promises to be a performance well worth hearing. According to orchestra conductor, Mic Harper, “The repertoire provides a wonderful introduction to orchestral music for children and is complex enough […]

Traffic Update….Overturned Vehicle Incident Blocking Traffic On Hwy 4 Between Appaloosa & Stallion

Angels Camp, CA…CHP is reporting an Overturned Vehicle Incident Blocking Traffic On Hwy 4 Between Appaloosa & Stallion Incident: 00206 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr4 / Appaloosa Way Loc Desc: BTWN APPALOOSA / STALLION Lat/Lon: 38.049420 -120.631128 Close Detail Information 2:52 PM 3 [3] 1039 CALSO 2:51 PM 2 [2] LANDED ON WHEELS // […]

Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Prescribed Burn

Winton-Schaad Vegetation Management Prescribed Burn

West Point, CA…The week of May 2, 2016 CALFIRE, in cooperation with Sierra Pacific Industries, will conduct a prescribed burn to reduce forest fuels along Winton Road just east of the community of West Point near Lily Valley Circle. This burn project is part of the Winton- Schaads Vegetation Management Plan. The purpose of the […]

Authorities On Look Out For Home Invasion Robbery Suspect

Authorities On Look Out For Home Invasion Robbery Suspect

Sonora, CA…The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a home invasion robbery which occurred just before 6 AM this morning on Campbells Flat Road in Sonora. This was not a random act. This residence was specifically targeted. The suspect is described as a white man, approximately 6’1″,mid 30’s, medium build, hair buzzed on the […]

CAL FIRE Investigators Determine Butte Fire Caused By Tree Into PG&E Powerline

CAL FIRE Investigators Determine Butte Fire Caused By Tree Into PG&E Powerline

Sacramento – After a thorough investigation, CAL FIRE has determined that the 2015 Butte Fire was sparked by a tree that came into contact with a Pacific Gas & Electric Company powerline. Investigators were dispatched as part of the initial response to the Butte Fire and immediately began working to determine the origin and cause […]

Arts Council Celebrating Mary Jane Genochio’s Career Sunday

Arts Council Celebrating Mary Jane Genochio’s Career Sunday

Mokelumne Hill, CA…On Sunday May 1st, at 5pm the Calaveras Arts Council is hosting a “bring your own basket” picnic to celebrate the well-deserved retirement of Executive Director, Mary Jane Genochio, and wish out-going Office Manager, Wendy Muster, all the best in her expanded life in San Francisco. At the same time we will be […]

$50,000 Grant Given For Butte Fire Rebuilding Efforts…Contractors & Funds Needed For 80 Homes

$50,000 Grant Given For Butte Fire Rebuilding Efforts…Contractors & Funds Needed For 80 Homes

San Andreas, CA…A $50,000 grant from the California Endowment was given to Calaveras Recovers recently through the Amador Community Foundation, which is the fiscal sponsor of the local group dedicated to recovery from the Butte Fire. In April, concrete foundations were poured for the first two homes being built by Calaveras Recovers for the uninsured […]

Columbia College Graduates Future Fire Fighters

Columbia College Graduates Future Fire Fighters

Columbia, CA…Columbia College’s Fire Academy will hold its graduation ceremony and presentation of Certification of Completion to 34 successful students of the Fire Technology Program. The event, which is open to the public, will be held at Columbia College, Thursday, April 28th, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Oak Pavilion. Students in the program have […]

Make Flourish A Shopping Destination

Make Flourish A Shopping Destination

Copperopolis, CA…At Flourish a shop in the Copperopolis town square we have clothing, shoes, jewelry, home decor and many other items for yourself or as gifts for others. Mother’s Day is around the corner and we have a Brighton special going on through May 8. Come in and take a look!

Shop Local! Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets Weekly Specials Through May 3rd

Shop Local! Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets Weekly Specials Through May 3rd

Murphys & Angels Camp, CA… Sierra Hills, Angels Food & Sierra Hills Natural Food Markets have been part of the Calaveras community since 1935. High Quality, Great Customer Service and Great Hometown Prices. “We are dedicated to providing the best to our customers. ” – Mike Croshaw Wishing you Good Times & Good Cheer. Sierra […]

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule Through April 28

Calaveras County Public Access TV Studio PATV Schedule Through April 28

San Andreas, CA…Calaveras Community TV is located in San Andreas, CA. We are a non-profit organization which helps facilitate the local studio and air original community programming to your home. The goals for PEG Access Television are to promote free speech, foster diverse points of view, encourage communications, create opportunities, encourage artistic expression, expand educational […]

Sonora Bach Festival Announces 40th Anniversary Program

Sonora Bach Festival Announces 40th Anniversary Program

Sonora, CA…The Sonora Bach Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary year with the presentation of 6 classical-music performances. Events include a concert by The Mother Lode Friends of Music Chamber Orchestra, a “Baroque Sing Along” and an Organ “Crawl” through the historic, Gold Rush town of Sonora. Concert venues will be held throughout picturesque Tuolumne […]

The Sonora Gran Fondo Is May 1st

The Sonora Gran Fondo Is May 1st

Sonora, CA…In partnership with the City of Sonora and the U.S. Forest Service, Sonora Regional Medical Center will again sponsor the Sonora Gran Fondo, a cycling event benefiting its Live Well, Be Well wellness program, which offers free and low-cost exercise/health classes and support groups to the community. The ride will occur on Sunday, May […]

Raft the Mokelumne River with O.A.R.S. to Benefit the Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program Sunday, May 22, 2016!

Raft the Mokelumne River with O.A.R.S. to Benefit the Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program Sunday, May 22, 2016!

Angels Camp, CA…Visitors and residents can enjoy a relaxing and memorable rafting experience on the 2016 Mokelumne River Rafting Adventure on Sunday, May 22. Local rafting company O.A.R.S. has secured a Special-Use Permit to raft a gorgeous, mostly gentle, six-mile stretch of the Mokelumne River as a thank-you gift to community members who donate $75 […]

Bret Harte High School Cybullfrogs Club Receives Grant from Calaveras Community Foundation

Bret Harte High School Cybullfrogs Club Receives Grant from Calaveras Community Foundation

Angels Camp, CA…Cybullfrogs, a Bret Harte High School LegoRobotics club, has received a $9964.00 grant from the Calaveras Community Foundation. This is the second year the Foundation has generously helped fund Cybullfrogs. The money will be used to expand the club, now in its second year, so that more students will be able to participate […]