Frogtown, CA....The Calaveras County Farm Bureau spearheaded the annual Ag Day that fills the Calaveras County Fair Grounds every year with eager young minds from our local elementary schools. Booth after booth awaited the young arrivals as they learned about ag and other related topics. This is another lead up event to the Annual Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jump Jubilee every year. The booths ranged from straight Agricultural like the Dairy Council to the Sheriff's Department with their Marine Division to SPI and a Big Rig Filled one of our larger agricultural commodities....
Families and Friends of Calaveras County Use Hearts and Feet to Fight Cancer
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 04/02/2013 01:44 PM
Angels Camp, CA...April 2, 2013, In its 12th year, walkers will go around the clock in the battle against cancer during the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Calaveras County. Teams of Calaveras County residents will gather at Bret Harte High School on April 27th at 9:00 a.m. for an overnight relay against cancer. Relay For Life is a family-oriented team event where participants walk relay-style around the track and take part in fun activities off the track. Teams can include coworkers, club members, family, and friends that have gathered donations prior to the event....
Sierra Foothills Artisan Cheese and Wine Festival 2013
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/31/2013 07:14 AM
Murphys & Copperopolis, CA...Lavender Ridge Vineyard is pleased to announce its second annual Sierra Foothills Artisan Cheese and Wine Festival. The event will be held on Saturday May 4th from 12pm – 4pm. Farmstead cheese will be available for tasting along with local and regional cheese makers as special guests describing their history, production practices, facility and what it truly means to craft an “Artisan Cheese”...
Calaveras County Supervisors Pass Summer Rental Ordinance
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/27/2013 08:55 AM
San Andreas, CA...The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted March 26th to establish a permitting system for future summer or transient rentals on Lake Tulloch. This move, requested by besieged residents for years, was passed after four recent meetings over the past 90 days. The current effort to deal with the problem began in the summer of 2011. The Board of Supervisors voted to develop an ordinance in April 2012 in lieu of an initial ban of the practice. The Calaveras County Planning Commission approved the ordinance in November 2012....
Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella Highlights Copperopolis Town Square’s ‘Spring Fest’
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/23/2013 03:46 PM
Copperopolis, CA...Copperopolis Town Square – the events, shopping and entertainment gathering place in Calaveras County – will host its “Spring Fest” on Sunday, Mar. 24 from 12 to 4 p.m. The family day and sidewalk sale will be headlined by an appearance from Miss USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella. Star of a recent Super Bowl KIA commercial (which can be seen here), she will host a 1 p.m. fashion show in the town square and afterward appear at PHE Beautique to sign autographs....
Play It Forward with Reggie Jackson for Alex and Macaila Marshall
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/23/2013 09:35 AM
Angels Camp, CA...Bret Harte hosted "Play it Forward" at their home opener against Argonaut on Wednesday. The score of the game didn't go their way on Wednesday but almost everything else did. “Mister October” made a March appearance after traveling all the way from Tampa Florida to attend. Reggie Jackson sat in place of Alex Marshall, a Bret Harte player who, together with his younger sister Macaila, died in early February. Reggie Jackson is a longtime friend of Alex's and Macaila's Mother, Seanie Marshall's goal ws to bring the community together with an old school baseball theme and raise money for Bret Hart programs and say thank you to the community for their support...
Over 70 Photos Above and Video Below and Enclosed...
Board of Supervisors Agenda for March 26th, 2013 Economic Development Study Session at 1:30pm
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/21/2013 08:38 AM
San Andreas, CA....The preliminary agenda for the March 26th Calaveras County Board of Supervisors is enclosed. Economic Development highlights the day with a Study Session at 1:30pm. The preliminary agenda is enclosed...
Federlein Family Fund Donates to Calaveras Community Foundation
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/20/2013 08:15 AM
Angels Camp, CA..Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) has been the recipient of over $63,000 in the past three years from The Federlein Family Fund at the San Francisco Foundation specifically to benefit area seniors. An additional generous grant of $15,000 received earlier this year has jump started CCF’s 2013 fundraising efforts and will support our ongoing senior initiative....
Calaveras County Sheriff’s Volunteers Earn Their Stripes
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/19/2013 09:44 AM
San Andreas, CA...During the March meeting of the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Volunteer Unit, four volunteers were presented with service stripes by Volunteer Captain Don Crouch. One service stripe is awarded for each two years of service. Receiving awards are David Aguilar and Ed Evans for two years of service, Al DeMott and Ross Sheely for fours of service. Volunteers assist the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department in a wide range of activities including staffing substations, patrol residential areas, businesses, schools and parks and crowd control at community events....
Pictured: Ross Sheely, Al DeMott, Don Crouch, David Aguilera, Ed Evans
Saddle Creek Resort Ranked Top 10 Golf Course in California by Golfweek
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/14/2013 05:08 PM
(COPPEROPOLIS, Calif.) – Saddle Creek Resort – the Castle & Cooke golf community in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Calaveras County – has been named one of California’s 10 “Best Courses You Can Play” by Golfweek.
The accolade is featured in the magazine’s March 8 issue. Saddle Creek jumped six spots in the 2013 rankings and now sits in the top 10 with iconic layouts like Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Pasatiempo and Torrey Pines’ South Course.
“We are ecstatic about the recognition from Golfweek,” says Bob Higgins, General Manager. “It’s a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team. Come see why Saddle Creek is a special golf course and resort nestled in a beautiful, bucolic setting.”...
