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New Historical Plaque in Murphys ~ By Hanna Heath |
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Posted by: hannaheath on 03/09/2008 09:31 AM
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Murphys, CA….The Native Sons of the Golden West (NSGW) is a fraternal order with roots dating back almost to the founding of California. Founded on July 11, 1875, the NSGW was organized for “The mutual benefit, mental improvement and social intercourse of its members; to perpetuate in the minds of all native Californians the memories of one of the most wonderful epochs in the world’s history–-the Days of ’49—to unite them in one harmonious body through the state by the ties of a friendship mutually beneficial to all and unalloyed by the bitterness of religious or political differences….
   
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Get Ready to Get Your Gardening Gloves Out! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/29/2008 11:12 PM
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Arnold, CA...The Calaveras County Garden Club will hold its next general meeting on March 12, 2008 at Serafina's in Arnold. (The old "Weather Station" on the north side of Hwy 4.) The program will feature Jim Bergantz who is working to rally "green thumbs" to restore the operation of the Bret Harte High School Greenhouse. The objective of the Greenhouse Project is to modify the greenhouse so that it may be used as a teaching tool for Bret Harte students....
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Thank You Property Care Services! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/28/2008 08:41 PM
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Arnold, CA...We would like to thank the Wallace and Sloan Families of PCS, Property Care Services, for joining our Family of Advertisers. "When you want it done right the first time." They Specialize in Septic and Water Drainage Sytems; Got Rock? Whether you need Rock Garden, Rock Wall or Rock Driveway or want it removed, we can do it; Water Drainage and Erosion Control; Site Preparation including Grading, Clearing and Hauling; Excavation, Drainage and Culverts; Got Water Problems? We can solve all types of standing water and water run-off problems.....
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High School Artists Featured in Annual Show at Calaveras Arts Council |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/26/2008 03:46 PM
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Calaveras County, CA...ArtSpirit, the 11th annual High School Juried Exhibition will open in the gallery of the Calaveras Arts Council on Saturday, March 8. A public reception for the participating artists who are from the high schools of Bret Harte, Calaveras, Mountain Oaks and Vallecito, will be held in the San Andreas gallery on March 8, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. During that time, cash....
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Do You Have a Thing for Rocks and Gems? Well Then The Calaveras Gem & Mineral Show is the Place for You! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/26/2008 10:47 AM
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Frogtown, CA...The Calaveras Gem and Mineral Society presents the Annual GEM & JEWELRY SHOW on Saturday and Sunday March 22 & 23, 2008. Hours on Saturday are 10 - 5pm and Sunday 10 - 4pm. This years show will be held at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp, California. Admission is $3, Kids Under 12 Free (with adult). FREE PARKING....
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Using This Leftover Garden Seeds~By Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/25/2008 03:38 PM
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Gardeners often end the season with a supply of leftover seeds. They are often saved from one year to the next. Each type of seed typically remains viable and grows into healthy seedlings for only a certain average number of years. If your seed envelopes date back to the 1980s and 1990s, you'd be better off tossing them and buying new seeds for this spring's planting season.....
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FFA Members Bring Petting Zoo to Bret Harte High School ~ By Hanna Heath |
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Posted by: hannaheath on 02/20/2008 07:51 PM
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Angels Camp, CA....Local high school, Bret Harte is participating in the National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Week. Over 7,300 FFA chapters in the USA, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are participating in this awareness week.....
   
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Help Start Gardening Earlier in Spring~By Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/19/2008 08:07 AM
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By making a raised garden bed or two in the early spring, home gardeners can plant earlier than planting in un-mounded soil. Soil dries and warms up more quickly in the spring in raised beds. Reducing foot traffic on the beds themselves reduces soil compaction, a bane to growing plants. Make the raised beds narrow enough that the center of each bed can be planted, watered and weeded from a footpath beside the bed....
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Volunteers Wanted at Calaveras Big Trees State Park |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/19/2008 09:22 AM
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Arnold, CA....If you have ever thought about volunteering at a state park, now is your chance. Calaveras Big Trees State Park, just outside the town of Arnold, is looking for people who would like to preserve and interpret the famous Calaveras groves of giant sequoias.....
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Calaveras County Master Gardeners Launch 2008 Open Garden Days |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/12/2008 09:35 AM
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San Andreas, CA...The 2007 Open Garden Days proved to be a winner for Master Gardeners and the public. First opening on the fourth Saturday of February, 2007 the public response was immediately positive and grew as the program became more widely publicized. When the garden closed last November, over 1,000 visitors had been to the garden to gain more information on a variety of gardening topics.....
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