Arnold, CA…Upper Elevations in Amador, Calaveras & Tuolumne Counties are still suffering under wave after wave of outages. Some residents have been restored only to go dark again as another outage takes down a different part of the grid. Crews are doing a great job under adverse conditions and overall the numbers are down again. […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! 6″ of new snow fell overnight as of 5am and winds are starting to pick up. We could see another 11-17″ fall during the day today and winds are expected to increase this morning to around 24-34mph with some gusts to 50mph. The bulk of heavier winds will take place […]
Arnold, CA…The numbers are falling but it was another cold and dark night for many in our area. Many of these outages are new or variations from yesterday. Winds overnight brought down more trees and limbs into power lines and service drops to houses. Interestingly the total number of repair instances seems about the same […]
Arnold, CA…We would like to thank Don Shinn for the picture and also to remind those in the Arnold area that the Murphys Drive bridge is out over Moran Creek. There are a few different options over the creek back up towards Sequoia Woods but looks like repairs on this crossing will be awhile… P.S. […]
Arnold, CA…The numbers of customers without power continues to rise instead of fall as crews work hard to stay ahead of the wave of trees dropping into the power lines. PG&E’s earlier estimates on getting power restored have come and gone. The sobering numbers are as follows…Arnold, 42 Outages affecting 4718 Customers. Avery, 1 Outages […]
Arnold, CA…Along the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Today Widespread snow showers in the morning, then numerous rain and snow showers in the afternoon. Highs 22 to 36 higher elevations…35 to 41 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 2 to 8 inches. Snow level 4000 feet. Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to […]
Arnold, CA…PG&E has informed us that the bulk of the Hwy 4 customers back online by noon. The long list of outages at this time. Arnold 33 outages for 4600 not moving current. Avery 1 outage affecting 75 customers. Cedar Ridge has 2 outages with 333 down. Dorrington is down to 4 outages with 306 […]
Arnold, CA…Use extreme caution when traveling Hwy 4 east of Murphys & all connecting roads off Hwy 4 for power lines down PG&E & Cal Fire advised
Arnold, CA…CHP is reporting a tree down across Love Creek Road and into power lines as well. This may account for a few of our power outages…. Incident: 00079 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: 1809 Love Creek Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.238869 -120.315210 Close Detail Information 7:00 AM 3 [3] 1039 PGE 7:00 AM 2 [2] […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! We picked up another 12″ of new snow overnight for a whopping storm total so far of 58″!!!!!! The high today should come in around the mid to upper 20’s with winds out of the SSW from 11-26 with possible gust up to 40mph. The riding is off the hook […]
Arnold, CA…As we start start Saturday there are 12 outages affecting 1292 customers, (Including Us). Up the road in Dorrington there are 5 outages affecting 782 customers. In Groveland there are 158 without power. Long Barn 2 outages and 158 customers dark. 20 in Mi-Wuk Village. Pioneer 13 are down. One customer down in Sonora […]
Arnold, CA… William Randolph “Randy” Abernethy was born 22 August 1937 to Peter and Jesse Abernethy in Hickory, North Carolina. He had two brothers, Peter (Boise, ID) and John (deceased) and a sister, Hannah (Anchorage, Alaska). Randy graduated from University of NC at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He married Kay Payne, and had two children, […]
Bear Valley, CA…Hey Good People! 13″ of new overnight!!! 31″ for the storm total so far and counting! We are in it and well……it’s time to get yer powder game on. Today the high will be around 29F with SSW winds from 20-40mph. 8-12″ s expected to fall during the day today and another 5-9″ […]
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Arnold, CA…As of 8:30 this morning, CCWD completed the emergency water transmission line tie-in project and water service has returned to normal for the Arnold community. During construction projects of this nature, it is common for minerals to be dislodged from the inside walls of pipelines, which can cause customers to experience discolored water. Crews […]
Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through January 24th Larger Images Are Below
Arnold, CA…Some CCWD customers in Arnold may experience low water pressure tonight (January 18) through tomorrow morning (January 19), due to work on an ongoing emergency water transmission line construction project. This project was initially expected to be complete by 10 p.m. January 18, but poor weather conditions created challenging working conditions. CCWD now expects […]
Arnold, CA…CCWD crews are making good progress on main waterline repairs in the Arnold area.
Arnold, CA…Pete Padelford, long time retired resident of Blue Lake Springs Homeowners Association, in Arnold, CA has been recognized and awarded one of several National Wildfire Mitigation Awards, to be presented at the Wildland Urban-Interface Conference, on March 22, 2017, in Reno, NV. These wards were announced January 17 by the sponsors. The WMA is […]
San Andreas, CA…With the recent flooding of Big Trees Creek in White Pines that damaged Blagen Road and exposed a portion of Calaveras County Water District’s (CCWD) old water transmission pipeline that still serves the town of Arnold, CCWD has taken steps to help protect the pipeline from failure as the creek, and debris flowing […]
Arnold, CA…Our Pa, Wilmer Delbert Koeppen, passed away on January 4th, 2017 at the age of 96. He was born in Nebraska to a farming family. They moved to Idaho during the Dustbowl and Depression era. He was a World War II Veteran who was a gunner for the U.S. Navy. He delivered milk to […]
Arnold, CA…The storm door reopens and anther system moves into our area tomorrow along the West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada. Today Mostly sunny. Highs 39 to 49 higher elevations…47 to 55 lower elevations. Prevailing east winds up to 10 mph in the morning becoming light. Tonight Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. […]
Bear Valley, CA….Hey Good People!! Hey Good People! A crisp clear morning here at BV at 5am. With more sunshine on the way today it’s going to be an awesome day to get out and ride. The high will be right around 37F or so and winds will stay light out of the ENE from […]
Arnold, CA…The Calaveras County Water District worked with T&S Construction Friday to install a temporary bridge over the section of Blagen Road that was damaged by Big Trees Creek Flooding on Wednesday January 11. This emergency project has allowed the District to regain safe vehicular access to its main maintenance facility for the Ebbetts Pass […]
Arnold, Murphys & Sonora, CA…Ever since we opened our first store in Downtown Sonora, our goal has been the same. To provide our customers with high quality, innovative outdoor products, priced so you can spend more time using your gear than paying for it. At SNAC, you’ll find affordable clothing and gear to outfit yourself […]
Arnold, CA…Update at 11 a.m. Thursday Jan. 12: CCWD Crews worked with T&S Construction throughout the night Wednesday to stabilize the exposed water transmission pipeline that provides Arnold’s main water supply. A metal I-beam was placed across the washed-out section of Blagen Road directly over the exposed pipeline, and heavy duty straps were wrapped from […]
Bear Valley, CA…From Bear Valley Mountain…”Most of the current staff (some nearly 30 years) cannot recall experiencing anything close to this unprecedented weather event, beginning last Sunday with rain, that has now delivered over 60 inches of snow in the past few days, high winds, extremely dangerous avalanche conditions; and it continues to snow at […]
Arnold, CA…Big Trees Market Weekly Ad & Grocery Specials Through January 17th Larger Images Are Below
Arnold, CA…CCWD will be working with T&S Construction crews throughout the night to stabilize the threatened main water transmission line. The series of storms that has drenched Calaveras County over the past week caused flood waters in Big Trees Creek to overwhelm the culvert under Blagen Road in White Pines. About half the roadway has […]
Arnold, CA…We are thrilled to announce that the Calaveras Humane Society Thrift Store in Arnold will re-open for business this Thursday, January 12. Permanent damage from last week’s flood was minimal, and we are almost all dried out and ready to rock ‘n’ roll! The mission of the Calaveras Humane Society Thrift Stores is to […]
