Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays at Peddlers Market

Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays at Peddlers Market

Arnold, CA…Peddlers Market has everything to add a special touch to your home for the holidays. Owners Robert Tedore and Trisha Thompson have turned their love of collecting into Peddlers Market. Their hand-painted furniture gets a new life as a unique statement with a rustic touch. Their eclectic point of view includes the hand painted […]

Contractor Jack Strange has Passed Away at the age of 69

Contractor Jack Strange has Passed Away at the age of 69

Murphys, CA…It is with great sadness and disbelief that our family announces the passing of Jack Strange, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Jack passed on November 24, 2018, at the age of 69. Jack and Nancy have been together for 51 years and have enjoyed their life in Calaveras County raising their two sons. […]

Caltrans Announces Seasonal Closures for Ebbetts, Monitor & Sonora Passes

Caltrans Announces Seasonal Closures for Ebbetts, Monitor & Sonora Passes

Stockton, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has closed mountain passes in the central Sierra Nevada for the season due to winter conditions. The seasonal closures now in effect include Ebbetts Pass/State Route 4 (SR-4), Sonora Pass/SR-108 and Monitor Pass/SR-89. As of 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 28, 2018, the seasonal closures are as follows: • […]

Ebbetts Pass Fire District Needs Your Help Deciding Our Future

Ebbetts Pass Fire District Needs Your Help Deciding Our Future

Arnold, CA…Ebbetts Pass Fire District Needs Your Help Deciding Their Future. December 11th at 6pm, Independence Hall in White Pines. EPFD is funded, in part, by two special taxes that enable us to provide top notch FIRE and EMS services. The first special tax was voted on and passed in 1998. This provided additional staffing […]

Interested In Purchasing A Home? Call Judy Today for a Personal Consultation!

Interested In Purchasing A Home?  Call Judy Today for a Personal Consultation!

Arnold, CA…Judy Bettencourt purchased a home in Blue Lake Springs in 2004 and decided to make it her full time residence in 2008. Judy has been helping clients with homeownership since 1998. Besides her desire to help people with their dream of home ownership, she has a passion for the outdoors and enjoys hiking and […]

Ebbetts Pass Fire District Receives Office of Traffic Safety Grant for Emergency Response Equipment

Ebbetts Pass Fire District Receives Office of Traffic Safety Grant for Emergency Response Equipment

Arnold, CA…The Ebbetts Pass Fire District (host agency) was awarded a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) of $100,000 for the purchase of Extrication Equipment to assist crash victims and help with emergency response. The grant funded Extrication Equipment can aid in extricating victims from a severely damaged vehicle, reducing the time […]

Traffic Update…Power Pole Fire on Lakemont Drive

Traffic Update…Power Pole Fire on Lakemont Drive

Arnold, CA…Traffic Update…Power Pole Fire on Lakemont Drive Incident: 00190 Type: Report of Fire Location: 4135 Lakemont Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.238276 -120.377516 Detail Information 2:10 PM 5 [8] PGE ETA – 40 MIN 2:01 PM 4 [6] 1039 PGandE 2:00 PM 3 [5] NEG 1125 2:00 PM 2 [4] 1039 CDF SDS 1:59 PM […]

(Update…All Entries Have Confirmed, Gazebos Up For Santa, Rain or Shite) The 4th Annual Christmas in White Pines Parade of Lights

(Update…All Entries Have Confirmed, Gazebos Up For Santa, Rain or Shite) The 4th Annual Christmas in White Pines Parade of Lights

White Pines, CA…November 23, 2018 at 7:00 pm we will be holding the 4th Annual Christmas in White Pines Parade of Lights. Join us as we light up Blagen Rd and enjoy the parade of light entries. From people walking, dancing , singing to cars and floats. There will be a large Christmas tree lit […]

Winterfest & Opening Weekend for Bear Valley!

Winterfest & Opening Weekend for Bear Valley!

Bear Valley, CA…Winterfest 2018 is This Weekend!! Bear Valley Resort is Opening THIS Friday, Nov. 23rd! Winterfest Opening Weekend is here for the start of the 2018/19 Season in Bear Valley. They will be offering lessons, tubing & possible beginner terrain! We’re getting ready for winter at Bear Valley and to celebrate opening day we […]

Warren Miller Movie Night at the Bear Valley Lodge on November 23rd

Warren Miller Movie Night at the Bear Valley Lodge on November 23rd

Bear Valley, CA…The Annual Warren Miller Movie this Friday Night. We are getting geared up for winter and that means our annual showing of the latest Warren Miller movie is here! Volkswagen Presents Warren Miller’s “Face of Winter” Friday, Nov. 23, Doors open at 6:30 PM, Showing starts at 7:00 PM, Bear Valley Lodge – […]

Calaveras County 2018 Holiday Special Event Road Closures

Calaveras County 2018 Holiday Special Event Road Closures

San Andreas, CA…The driving public should be advised that there will be several temporary road closures in the upcoming weeks for various parades and holiday celebrations. “Christmas in White Pines Parade of Lights”. Blagen Road and Henry Street will be closed to traffic from 6:30 pm to 8 pm on Friday, November 23, 2018. “Valley […]

Winter Storm Watch Wednesday Afternoon Through Thanksgiving….12 -18 Inches of Snow Over Ebbetts & Sonora Passes

Winter Storm Watch Wednesday Afternoon Through Thanksgiving….12 -18 Inches of Snow Over Ebbetts & Sonora Passes

Arnold, CA…The first of a series of storms will bring moderate to heavy snow to the mountains of Western Plumas County and the Northern Sierra Nevada above 6000 feet Wednesday afternoon into late Wednesday night. This will likely disrupt Thanksgiving holiday travel across Sierra passes. After a brief lull, the next storm is expected late […]

Caltrans to Close Mountain Passes in Advance of Inclement Weather & Chain Control Info

Caltrans to Close Mountain Passes in Advance of Inclement Weather & Chain Control Info

Arnold, CA…We posted a pass closing piece yesterday but this one has additional information on what R1, R2 & R3 Chain Control levels mean. Caltrans is scheduled to close Ebbetts Pass (State Route 4) and Sonora Pass (State Route 108) due to incoming inclement weather in the Sierra Nevada. These closures are currently expected to […]

CHS Thrift Black Friday Blowout Sale

CHS Thrift Black Friday Blowout Sale

Arnold, CA…CHS Thrift Black Friday Blowout Sale! Great Specials & Support the Animals as well! The Calaveras Humane Society Thrift Store in Arnold carries a variety of high-end used goods. Shoppers will find high-quality, like-new and gently used clothing and accessories, household items and furnishings, vintage items and collectibles, jewelry, books, toys, branded CHS goods, […]

Camp Connell General Store & The Beer Gardens, Part of Generations of Mountain Memories.

Camp Connell General Store & The Beer Gardens, Part of Generations of Mountain Memories.

Camp Connell, CA…The story of Camp Connell Continues with Camp Connell General Store & The Beer Garden. Owner Dan Tulipani and his crew show what Mountain Life is all about. / “I went into a General Store, they wouldn’t let me buy anything specific…” Comedian Steven Wright The Camp Connell of today was largely influenced […]