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Peggy Rourke-Nichols Brings Emergency Preparedness Info to the People of Calaveras County ~ By, Charity Maness |
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Posted by: Charity_Maness on 09/20/2010 07:42 AM
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With September being National Preparedness Month, Peggy, a 24 year resident of Calaveras County, took this opportunity to share her wealth of knowledge regarding Family Emergency Preparedness with the people of Calaveras County. Recently Peggy gave a two part series presentation on Channel 7 on how you can be prepared for an emergency. “Everyone should be prepared to stay independent for at least 72 hours.” She stresses that while we have government agencies prepared for a multitude of impending disasters that it may take awhile to “rev up their response teams.”
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Wednesdays At Tanner ~By John Hamilton |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/21/2009 09:16 AM
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Murphys, CA...Tanner Vineyards' "Wednesdays at Tanners" is definately picking up steam as the place to be on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the Month. We stopped by for a few minutes to see a good sized crowd enjoying great Tanner wine that was pared with delectable candy and desserts from Nelson's Candy Kitchen. If you haven't stopped by Tanners they are...
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“DIY BRIDE” ~ By Hanna Alldrin |
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Posted by: Hanna_Alldrin on 02/18/2009 12:33 PM
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Calaveras County, CA……Another Great Addition to ThePineTree.net....The Pine Tree “DIY BRIDE” is a new column by staff writer and photographer, Hanna Alldrin. Every Wednesday Hanna will be posting new and innovative wedding ideas from decorations, attire, favors, flowers and more that any “DIY” (Do It Yourself) Bride can do....especially on a budget. This week’s “DIY BRIDE” topic is How to Make Your Wedding Dress Unique with embellishments, color and waistbands……
 
A beautiful Wedding Dress with added waist band, silk flowers and color. |
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Our Video Chat with 10,000 Girls' &, One of this Year's Nominees for CNN "Hero of the Year"... Viola Vaughn |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 11/24/2008 10:01 PM
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Angels Camp, CA....We had the great pleasure of sitting down with lovely Viola Vaughn, one of this year's nominees for CNN Hero of the Year. She was visiting Angels Camp World Mercantile on Monday afternoon taking a break from the CNN show taping in Los Angeles to come to Buttercup farm's Angels Camp World Mercantile. Viola is a native of Detroit, Michigan, and now lives in Senagal, Africa. She had worked in Africa for most of her life and considered it home. She decided to move back, after the sudden death of her 26 year old daughter who left five grandchildren to care for. She was searching for peace, "so she and her husband returned there to raise their new brood and "watch the coconut trees." Life had other plans for her. Shortly after moving to Senegal in 2000 her husband also passed away. Out of that grief and with the insistence of some local girls who wanted to improve their lives 10,000 Girls was born. Today, her "10,000 Girls" program is helping girls succeed in school and learn business skills. "10,000 Girls" runs a sewing workshop and the girls export their handmade dolls and household linens overseas. Angels Camp World Mercantile is the only store in the USA you can you purchase this fabulous handcrafted product line....
 
Viola Vaughn in front of World Mercantile surrounded by members of her group and staff from World Mercantile. |
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Music In The Parks Closes Out A Great Summer Season |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/24/2008 11:16 PM
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Arnold, CA...The Calaveras County Arts Council finished up a great summer series with a great mellow concert in Arnold's Cedar Center. Swing Gitane a Parisian Gypsy Quartet filled the center with great music. Mark Twain St. Joseph's Hospital was conducting a Mini-Health Fair and Screenings at the Concert as well. The Arts Council has really done a great job this year. They have had filled venue after filled venue as their rolling music show has moved from park to park. This year they kicked things off in June...
Swing Gitane Entertains the Crowd in Cedar Center
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The 4th Annual Hoedown for Habitat in Murphys Draws A Crowd |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 08/18/2008 12:30 AM
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Murphys, CA....Several Hundred showed up on Saturday to show their support for Habitat For Humanity Calaveras. We stopped by as the event was winding down just before 8pm and their still was a good sized crowd on hand. One attendee we spoke with put the peak crowd numbers between 400 & 500 so they were Hoeing Down indeed.
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Delta Wires Rocked Utica Park on Wednesday Eve for Music in the Parks...Video Enclosed and Photos From Our Sky-Cam! |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/15/2008 08:10 AM
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Angels Camp, CA...The Calaveras County Arts Council has had another great run of "Music In The Parks" this summer. Each Week they have taken their road show to another beautiful venue in the county. The turnouts have been impressive. This week brought Delta Wires a Seven-piece Rhythm and Blues Band Bash to Utica Park. They did a wonderful job entertaining the assembled crowd....
A filled Utica Park on Wednesday Night
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"Next Upscale Resale" Will be Hosting a Fabulous Upscale Sidewalk Sale August 23rd~24th...You Do Not Want to Miss This! Video Enclosed |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/15/2008 12:28 PM
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Murphys, CA...We would like to thank Diane Cady of "Next Upscale Resale" for becoming a new Sponsor of ThePineTree.net! In March of this year "Next Upscale Resale" opened in lovely downtown Murphys. "Next" offers an Eclectic Mix of New, Vintage and Antique Housewares and an Ever Changing Variety of Artwork, Furniture & Home Decor. Whatever your style you'll find it at Next! We had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with Owner, Diane Cady today, and it has really been a pleasure to see her business take off. Her store is an upscale consignment store that focuses on great quality. The concept for Next also seems to work well not only in todays economic climate but also takes recycling and reusing our household items to another level...
Next Upscale Resale
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Utica Park Had a Great Turnout on Saturday for the Marilyn Sanders Benefit! |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 08/04/2008 12:59 AM
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Angels Camp, CA....A special event was held for 13 year old, Marilyn Sanders on Saturday in the lovely Utica Park. She was recently diagnosed with Osteomylitis, an aggressive bone disease which she is fighting bravely with grace. She was hospitalized for over a week at the children's hospital in Oakland, and has now returned home. She does still need to return to Oakland weekly for tests, physical therapy etc. She is keeping a positive attitude and was in good spirits when Kim spoke with her on Saturday. It was a very well attended and busy event, especially since it was put together on a very short schedule....
 
Pictured above are the festivities and also beautiful Marilyn with a couple of friends |
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First Same Sex Marriage in Calaveras County Happens This Morning.....Updated with Video |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/17/2008 10:14 AM
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San Andreas, CA...This morning in the Gazebo in front of the Calaveras County Government Center, Russ Murawski & Robert O'Keefe were the first local couple to take advantage of the recent court ruling allowing same sex marriages. Last night California became the second state to allow same sex marriage. This marks a historic occasion...
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