Caltrans District 10 Road Report & Repair Schedule Through March 17th
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/09/2018 01:39 PM
Angels Camp, CA...The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on many of our roadways. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county and location of the possible repairs. Weather and other factors can alter their schedule.
Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area's Nordic Center Opens
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/09/2018 02:04 PM
Yosemite, CA...Nordic Center Opening! The Nordic Center at Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area will be open with limited services starting March 9, 2018 from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm. The Nordic Center will be open Friday-Sunday through April 1, 2018 as conditions permit. Cross-country skis, boots, poles and snowshoes will all be available for rent. At this time, the Glacier Point Road will be groomed up to the Ostrander Point Trailhead.
Sonora, CA...On 03-07-18, at around 9:30 P.M., Sonora Police Officers were dispatched to the area of 250 Greenley Road for a male subject who was being chased by unknown subjects. Officers arrived on scene and contacted the victim. The victim told officers he was sitting near a cement wall on the east side of Greenley Road at the intersection of Cabezut and Greenley when two male subjects approached him from behind yelling at him. The victim ran across Greenley Road onto Morningstar Drive and the suspects gave chase. One of the suspects was described as driving a red colored Ford Exhibition who kept cutting the victim off while the other chased him on foot.
National Park Foundation Raising Support for America's National Trails and Wild & Scenic Rivers
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/08/2018 08:46 AM
Washington, DC...In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Trails and National Wild & Scenic Rivers systems in 2018, the National Park Foundation is raising funds for priority projects and inspiring more people to #FindYourWay along trails and rivers across the country. National Park Foundation partner Coca-Cola is lead supporter for this effort. Projects and grantees will be announced later this year.
Medical Condition May Have Contributed to Fatal Collision for Chinese Camp Man
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/08/2018 03:36 PM
Jamestown, CA...On Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at approximately 6:00 pm, Thomas Anthony Bills was driving a Ford F-250 northbound on Stent Cut Off Road at an unknown slow speed. For unknown reasons, as the Ford F-250 entered a slight right curve in the roadway, it continued straight over the southbound lane and onto the west shoulder off of the road. The vehicle continued up the soft dirt embankment until being stopped by a tree causing minor damage to the front bumper....
Three Berkshire Hathaway Realtors Awarded the 2017 “Chairman’s Circle Gold Award.”
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/08/2018 03:56 PM
Sonora, CA - The national sales awards for Berkshire Hathaway Homes Services have just been announced and our own Realtors® Robin Rowland, Berit Kentta-Brown and Paul Wild are among Berkshires most successful and highest producing agents nationwide. The three were awarded the 2017 “Chairman’s Circle Gold Award.” This award is presented to only the TOP 2% of all Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices agents! This is a tremendous accomplishment considering in the 1,300 offices of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices employing over 43,000 agents nationwide.
Berit Kentta-Brown, Steve Campbell Sr., Paul Wild and Robin Rowland
Sonora, CA....On 03-06-18, around 11:00 p.m., Sonora Police Department officers responded to the area of Bulwer Street and South Washington Street for a report of a domestic violence incident. Through their investigation, officers discovered that Devon Leigh Martin, age 25 of Sonora, grabbed his ex-girlfriend by the arms during an argument on 03-04-18, causing minor injury to her shoulder. It was also learned that Martin and his ex-girlfriend were involved in another physical disturbance in front of Winters Tavern on 03-05-18. Immediately following this incident, Martin scratched the side of his ex-girlfriend's vehicle with a knife, causing damage estimated to be in excess of $1,000.
Sonora Man Arrested For DUI After 80 mph Crash Into Grove of Oak Trees
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/06/2018 08:50 AM
Ione, CA...Early this morning a 22 year old Sonora man was driving his Mazda on SR-88 eastbound at a stated speed of 80mph. Due to his intoxication he allowed the Mazda to veer so the south from the roadway and onto the dirt shoulder. In addition to his failure to maintain his vehicle within the right lane, the Mazda continued into and collided with a grove of small oak trees. After the impact he was extricated of his vehicle by Good Samaritans.
Tuolumne Sheriff's Dept, Search & Rescue, CHP & Pinecrest Fire Help Locate & Rescue Lost Snowmobilers
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/06/2018 09:32 AM
Pinecrest, CA...From the Tuolumne Sheriff's Dept..."Sunday night, Tuolumne County Search & Rescue personnel responded to the Snow Park off Hwy 108 for a report of two lost snowmobiles. Three people, two men and one woman, left out of the Snow Park riding two snowmobiles yesterday at around 1 PM. Their plan was to ride to Dardanelle and back, staying on Highway 108. About 2 hours into the ride, the party became separated and one man continued ahead at a higher speed. The other two people, who were riding together; became stuck in the snow near Eagle Meadows road. The woman, identified as Lynette Johnson, 37 years old, began walking back to the Snow Park alone. Johnson was eventually picked up by another citizen on a snowmobile and was given a ride back to the Snow Park. A 911 call was placed to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office asking for assistance.
Sonora Business Expo “Together We Are the Destination” March 7th
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/06/2018 12:13 PM
Sonora, CA...A visitor’s experience begins when they park their car and doesn’t end until they get back in and drive to the next destination. Every minute they are in your town influences their experience, and as their host, we need to make sure that they leave with memories that will bring them back again . . . and again. Lani’s presentation will include:
