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Donate Coats for Local Kids at The Pickle Patch and They Will Give You A FREE LUNCH |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 12/10/2013 01:23 PM
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San Andreas, CA....The Pickle Patch Coat Drive to benefit the children of San Andreas, Rail Road, West Point and Moke Hill Elementary Schools is on now! Just bring a childs size New Jacket to the Pickle Patch and they will trade you for a free lunch. Thank you to all...
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Calaveras County Sheriff Volunteers Promoted |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/10/2013 08:16 PM
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San Andreas, CA....Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz and Sheriff Captain Jim Macedo have promoted Betty Miner to the position of volunteer captain and Ed Anderson to volunteer lieutenant. Also promoted to the rank of sergeant were Bob Fienberg and Ralph Carlascio. Under the new structure, Captain Miner will administer the overall volunteer program and oversee coordination with the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department. In addition, she will monitor the Board of Directors, conduct background checks on potential volunteers, over-see the volunteer unit’s secretary, treasurer and information officer...
Pictured with Calaveras County Sheriff Captain Jim Macedo, who conducted the swearing-in ceremony during the December volunteer meeting, are Sergeant Bob Fienberg, Lieutenant Ed Anderson Sergeant Ralph Carlascio and Captain Betty Miner.
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Santa’s Express Dinner Dance a Success |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 10:27 AM
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Frogtown, CA...The second Annual Santa’s Express Dinner Dance raised approximately $26,000 for Santa’s Express this year thanks to the efforts of Gina Galloway and Rayleane Dias-Gentry. Each year they have picked two seniors from Bret Harte High School who want use this event as their senior project and work with them on the event. The two that worked with Gina and Rayleane this year are Lacey Loomis and Paxton Fassbender. “These girls worked so hard, they helped in the planning process, they sold tickets, got auction items and helped decorate for the event,” said Gina Galloway, “they were amazing.” Over 550 tickets were sold, the dinner was catered by Up County Catering, the auctioneer was Ryan Sullivan, who kept the auction so lively and wonderful music from the band, Plan B, who played through the night...
Pictured: Mrs. Claus, Paxton Fassbender, Santa Claus and Jacey Loomis. |
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Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit Moves to Open Burning |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 02:03 PM
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San Andreas, CA...On Monday, December 9, 2013, at 8:00 AM, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) moved into open burning. Burning will be permitted 24 hours a day on “Permissive Burn Days” as established by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) in each county. CAL FIRE burn permits will not be required until May 1, 2014 (or earlier if conditions require). Landowners may be held liable if their fire escapes their control. Remain in attendance of your fire, keep a water supply close to the burning site and do not burn when windy, or when high winds are predicted. In Calaveras County, burning on property five acres or more in size requires a permit from the Calaveras APCD. In Tuolumne County clearing two acres or more of vegetation requires a permit from the Tuolumne APCD....
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How Were Federal Taxes Distributed in 2010? ~CBO Report |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 02:15 PM
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Washington, DC...The average federal tax rate for all households in 2010—that is, tax liabilities divided by income (including government transfer payments) before taxes—was 18.1 percent. To examine the effect of taxes on households with different amounts of income, CBO divided the nation’s households into five groups of equal size, arrayed by before-tax income. In 2010, the federal tax rate for the bottom quintile of the income distribution was 1.5 percent and that for the top quintile was 24.0 percent (see the figure below). The top 1 percent of all households in the United States had an average federal tax rate of 29.4 percent in 2010...
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Ebbetts Pass, Sonora Pass & Monitor Pass Closed for the Winter |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 03:55 PM
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Alpine County, Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has closed State Route 4 (SR-4) over Ebbetts Pass and SR-89 over Monitor Pass, in Alpine County, and SR-108 over Sonora Pass, in Tuolumne County, as of Monday, December 9, 2013. The recent storms, and accumulation of snow, make the seasonal closure necessary for the safety of motorists and Caltrans crews. The weather conditions on the passes and subsequent road conditions are among the determining factors in the decision to make the seasonal closure. Once the passes are closed for the winter, they will not be reopened until conditions warrant it. Each year, Caltrans crews work diligently to clear debris, remove snow and make highway repairs in order for the highways to reopen by Memorial Day Weekend.
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Bear Valley Opening This Saturday & Mattly's Weather update for Dec 9th 2013 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 03:41 PM
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Bear Valley, CA...Bear Valley Mountain will open this Saturday & Sunday December 14 & 15th. At this time they are planning on being dark next Monday -Thursday and then the wheels will be turning daily starting December 20th for the 2013/2014 season. As we head towards opening day in a few days we are featuring weather updates from Mattly Trent. He is a local weather guru, ski patroller and the voice of Bear Valley Mountain. He combines not only the love of skiing and outdoors but as a ski patroller he wants you to be safe while you play.
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Santa Is Visiting the Arnold Library December 14th |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/07/2013 12:09 PM
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Mattly's Weather Update for Dec 7th 2013 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/07/2013 03:08 PM
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Bear Valley, CA...And so it begins. As we head towards opening day in a few days we are going to start featuring weather updates from Mattly Trent. He is a local weather guru, ski patroller and the voice of Bear Valley Mountain. He combines not only the love of skiing and outdoors but as a ski patroller he wants you to be safe while you play. With the latest storm and cold overnight temps the countdown has begun.
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Rim Fire Recovery Project Announced |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/06/2013 11:53 AM
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Sonora, CA…Stanislaus Forest Supervisor Susan Skalski announced the second phase of the Rim Fire recovery, Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will appear in the Federal Register December 6. The proposed action will include:
· Salvage of dead trees and fuel reduction (29,648 aces).
· Removal of hazard trees, salvage of dead trees and fuel reduction along Level 2 roads (369 miles).
· Road reconstruction (327 miles) and road maintenance (164 miles) to ensure proper function to protect streams.
· New road construction (approximately six miles) to allow for salvage removal and long-term access for future recovery activities.
· Temporary road construction (22 miles) that will be decommissioned following completion of project activities.
· Rock quarry sites (75 sites) to accommodate road needs.
· Water sources (95 locations) for road reconstruction and maintenance as well as long-term resource needs. |
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