Watch a Movie This Week at the Best Theatre in the Mother Lode...Angels Six Theatres!
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/28/2013 08:59 PM
Angels Camp, CA...Angels 6 Theatres in historic Angels Camp is the best place to see a movie in the Mother Lode. This week Jeff Olson Theatre Manager and Movie Guru talks about their latest offerings and that during spring break they will have matinée shows all week. Click Below for full schedule.
Check Out the Latest Movies at Angels 6 Theatres Above!
Fair Season Rolls Into High Gear at Preview Meeting ~By John Hamilton
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/28/2013 08:02 AM
Frogtown, USA....At a recent Fair preview combined meeting of the Fair Board and the Friends of the Fair it was apparent that Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jubilee Season is now in high gear. All of the organizing committees responsible for different areas of the fair were on hand to lay our their plans for this year. It looks like the transition from a State subsidized operation to a fully community and profit funded fair is complete and no doubt will become a model for other fairs as they transition to a self funded model as well. Not only is the fair now profitable it seems everyone involved is having a good time getting ready for our area's week in the national spotlight that with that little book by Mark Twain so many years ago...
Angels Camp, CA...Rykal/LaBrea Associates the owners of the corner property at Hwy 49 and Murphys Grade Road have announced that they have signed a lease with The Chicken Barn Restaurant. The operator of two The Chicken Barn Restaurants in Modesto for over 10 years plans to open a new restaurant in the former KFC location in the near future...
Variety of Entertainment Planned for the 2013 Calaveras Fair
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/27/2013 11:19 AM
Angels Camp, CA...The Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee is rooted deep in tradition. That is one of the things that makes the Fair so special. The Fair also has a traditional formula for entertainment, Miss Calaveras, Saddle Queen, Rodeo Events, Country Music Headline Concert (The Farm), Frog Jump and the Destruction Derby. The good news for fair-goers is that the Fair will feature all of those events and more!
New Melones Lake Weekly Fishing Report from Glory Hole Sports
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/26/2013 07:53 AM
Angels Camp, CA..New Melones Lake is currently holding 1,573,753 acre-feet of water. The lake level dropped close to one foot this week, and is currently at 1010 ft. above sea level and 77 ft. from full. Water temperature is warming daily with the average being 54-56 degrees and some parts of the lake 58-60 degrees in the afternoon. The lake is clear, to slightly stained with some debris floating on the surface...
This week local angler Alex Niapas caught and released a huge double -fish and almost a new lake record. His fish massive fish weighed 17-pounds, 13-ounces. He reported catching it in the morning on a California Reservoir Lures Bed-Wetter jig with a Slim Thrasher trailer.
Chamber Mixer and $20 Golf at Greenhorn's Caddy Shack March 28th
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/25/2013 04:43 PM
Angels Camp, CA...Chamber Mixer! Thursday, March 28, 2013, 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Food, wine, door pizes,and networking!! The CaddyShack, 675 McCauley Ranch Road, off Angels Oaks Drive Angels Camp. Golf Special 9 holes at 3:00 pm $20.00!!!! Calaveras CountyChamber of Commerce www.calaveras.org 754-5400
Frog Jump Youth Parade 2013
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/25/2013 02:32 PM
Angels Camp, CA...Once again, Soroptimist International of Calaveras County invites the entire community to attend and participate in the Frog Jump Youth Parade. This year’s kickoff to the Jumping Frog Jubilee will be Thursday, May 16, at 10:00 a.m. in Historic Angels Camp. Individuals, families, and groups may participate in the parade. Entry forms are available at the following locations: Angels Sheet Metal, the Fairgrounds, and the Visitors Center in Angels Camp; Teddi Paul State Farm Insurance in Murphys; Barry Ward Realty in Arnold; Calaveras Telephone in Copperopolis; the Chamber of Commerce Office and Dave Bean Engineering in San Andreas; Maynard Management in West Point; and all County Library locations....
Click Above for over 300 2012 Parade Photos. Video Enclosed....
Last Year's Parade Coverage was Sponsored by Century 21 Sierra Properties with Offices in Murphys & Arnold.
The Passing of Joe Weider of Muscle & Fitness and Publishing Fame Has an Angels Camp Connection
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/25/2013 02:12 PM
Angels Camp, CA...When Joe Weider passed away over the weekend at 93 it marked the end of an era for a man who did more to popularize the modern era of bodybuilding and moved it to an acceptable part of today's culture. Now most sports view strength and conditioning as a principal part of a competitive advantage. Joe was also the man who introduced the world to Arnold Schwarzenegger. The rest shall we say is history. What many of you may not know is that Joe's wife Betty Weider owns several properties in the area including the Angels Camp Mercantile Building and The Weider Office Building on Main Street in Angels Camp. The Weider's also maintain a home here on Finnegan Lane. Joe's life was a rags to riches story in it's own right and his building of his own physique culminated with courting one of the top pin up girls from the 1950's Betty Weider. It is hard to underestimate his impact on American culture from Arnold to even Rocky himself who was trained for his Rambo roles by another Weider protege Franco Colombo....