Congratulations to CAL Fire TCU's Newest Engineers!
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/11/2021 09:39 PM
San Andreas, CA...CONGRATULATIONS to CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit’s newest Engineers! Seven graduates completed the Company Officers Academy at the Ione Traning Center today. This accomplishment is the end result of seven weeks of intense training.
California's New Summer Programming and School Reopening Data, Launches Parental Campaign
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/07/2021 06:22 PM
Sacramento, CA...Today, California launched a new series of interactive data visualizations at the Safe Schools for All Hub to continue tracking the progress of school reopening efforts while highlighting school districts’ plans for summer program offerings to support students’ learning needs. Of the data submitted:
Bret Harte Names 2021 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Class
Posted by: News_Desk on 06/04/2021 11:34 AM
Angels Camp, CA...The Bret Harte Athletic Hall of Fame selection committee is pleased to announce the selection of 12 individuals and one team for induction into the Hall of Fame as the class of 2021. The 2021 Induction Ceremony will be deferred and combined with the 2022 Induction Ceremony tentatively scheduled for the Fall of 2022.
Watch the Bret Harte High School Commencement Live Tonight
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/04/2021 06:58 PM
Angels Camp, CA...Watch the Bret Harte High School Commencement Live Tonight. The Bret Harte Theater will be in charge of the stream for the live webcast tonight. Congrats Class of 2021!!
Inside View with Host Chris Stevenson, Guests Acadia Moes 2021 Miss Calaveras & Emma Darmstead First Princess
Posted by: thepinetree on 06/01/2021 10:11 AM
San Andreas, CA...Inside View with Host Chris Stevenson, Guests Acadia Moes 2021 Miss Calaveras & Emma Darmstead First Princess. Inside View is the long running public affairs program produced by Calaveras Public Television.
Ebbetts Pass Fire District Instructed a River & Flood Water Rescue Class:
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/29/2021 11:10 AM
Arnold, CA...This week we had 8 students go through a 40 hour River and Flood Water Rescue Technician class. They learned how to safely and efficiently remove victims from floods waters, rapids, vehicles stuck in moving water etc. As a final project we removed about 75' of 1" steel cable from a rapid below Sourgrass that was creating a hazard for rafters and kayakers
Good News: Mild COVID-19 Induces Lasting Antibody Protection
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/25/2021 06:30 PM
St. Louis, MO...Months after recovering from mild cases of COVID-19, people still have immune cells in their body pumping out antibodies against the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Such cells could persist for a lifetime, churning out antibodies all the while. The findings, published May 24 in the journal Nature, suggest that mild cases of COVID-19 leave those infected with lasting antibody protection and that repeated bouts of illness are likely to be uncommon.
EBMUD Discovers Trove of Fossils in Mokelumne River Watershed
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/20/2021 01:09 PM
Valley Springs, CA...The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and California State University (CSU), Chico, announce the discovery of a trove of five- to ten-million-year-old fossils in the Mokelumne River watershed. The discovery was made in July 2020 by EBMUD Ranger Naturalist Greg Francek on patrol in 28,000 acres of protected land in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, which serves as the primary drinking water source for 1.4 million people in the East Bay.
