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Get Your Garden Growing at the Master Gardener's Spring Plant Sale! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/08/2008 09:20 AM
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San Andreas, CA.....Spring is here and every gardener is excited about working in their garden, sprucing it up after the winter storms, and adding new plants to their landscape. Perfectly timed, to find just the right plant for that certain spot, is the Master Gardeners' Spring Plant Sale taking place on Friday, April 25 from 4 -6 pm and Saturday, April 26 from 10 am to 2 pm (rain or shine) in the demonstration garden located at the Government Center at 891 Mountain Ranch Road in San Andreas......
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April is "Child Abuse Prevention" Month~By Tammy Beilstein |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/07/2008 01:03 PM
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Calaveras County, CA....As you know, April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Below you will find the Calaveras County 2007 Child Abuse Statistics along with the Proclomation signed by Governor Schwarzenegger declaring April as Child Abuse Month. "I am sad to say that these figures are up from last year." THANK YOU for helping us bring awareness to this issue! Tammy Beilstein, Prevent Child Abuse Calaveras Council.....
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It's Time to Get Your Fair Entry Ready and Victoria's Framing Etc Is Here to Help Make it Stand Out! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/07/2008 10:20 AM
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Angels Camp, CA....It's time to get your Fair Entries ready with the perfect mat and frame....Victoria's Framing in Angels Camp is here to help make your Fair Entry stand out! Entry forms to submit a project are due April 18th, so you better. "Often it is an impersonal and busy world we live in. But fortunately, there are locally owned and operated businesses like Victoria's Framing Etc. who provide good, old-fashioned personalized service. Victoria's Framing Etc.....
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6 Steps to Get Your Fiance More Involved in Wedding Planning~ By Hanna Heath |
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Posted by: hannaheath on 04/06/2008 01:31 PM
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Calaveras County, CA....For some couples, women take the reins on wedding planning. Though this can be fun and enjoyable for both parties, it can breed resentment as well. The bride may feel that she is doing all the work and that he doesn't care about the wedding. The groom, in turn, may feel that she's taken over and not taking any of his ideas into consideration. To solve this miscommunication follow these six steps......
Go wine tasting together, and choose what types of wines you will have at your reception. |
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Arnold Rim Trail Community Meeting on April 22nd |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/04/2008 11:27 AM
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Avery, CA....There will be an Arnold Rim Trail Community Meeting on Tuesday April 22, 2008 6-8pm, Avery Middle School Library, Avery, CA. Interested community members are invited to attend the first in a series of meetings designed to inform and gather input on the Arnold Rim Trail, a volunteer and agency collaboration project to enhance non-motorized recreational and educational opportunities for Arnold and adjacent towns and communities....
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Hedgerows Have Many Benefits~By Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/31/2008 09:20 AM
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In England, New Zealand, Australia, and many other parts of the world hedgerows are widely planted. They provide beauty and wildness while providing wildlife habitat and wind protection on rural lands and farms. Hedgerows are long rows of mixed woody shrubs and trees that once commonly framed the rural landscape. Farmers often planted these as "shelterbelts" or "windbreaks" and birds added their own contributions to hedgerows by depositing shrub, tree and bramble seeds in their droppings. In the past few decades, many of these hedgerows have disappeared from the American countryside......
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For the Biggest onions, Plant Early~By Ken Churches |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/24/2008 09:52 AM
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The earlier you get your onions in the ground in the spring, the better the chance they will have to grow nice big bulbs. Onions can be grown three ways: from bulbs, also known as "sets;" from smaller transplants (young, non-bulbing onion starts); or from seed. Whichever method you choose, you can plant onions as soon as the soil is dry enough to work.....
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What is Backyard Orchard Culture? |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/23/2008 01:51 PM
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San Andreas, CA....What is Backyard Orchard Culture? is the luncheon program topic for the April 9th, Calaveras County Garden Club meeting at the Blue House Bistro in San Andreas at 11am. Ed Laivo, Wholesale Sales and Marketing Manager for Dave Wilson Nursery, will explain his system of strategies and techniques that allows multiple types of fruit to be planted in a small space with tree size controlled by summer pruning. Mr. Laivo has over 30 years of extensive experience in plant production, marketing and....
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Glen Sanchez of Good Enterprises is Here to Help with Defensible Space! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/21/2008 01:36 PM
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Summer Time is here. Now is the time to start thinking about fire clearances. Do you have a defensible space? As we all know the new law requires100 ft fire clearances. Good Enterprises is here to help. CDF is getting ready to do their inspections, so to make sure you are ready, call Glen Sanchez today for a free estimate (209)728.1700 or email Glen at goodenterprises@comcast.net. Glen specializes in lot clearing, brush removal, fire clearances, post holes, debris hauling and stump grinding!
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CAMPS Celebrates Easter with a Special Champagne Brunch and Egg Hunt! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/18/2008 09:47 AM
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Angels Camp, CA...Join CAMPS art Greenhorn Creek for a Special Champagne Brunch this Easter Sunday from 9am~2pm. They will also be having an Adult Egg Hunt at Greenhorn Creek Golf Resort from Thursday March 20th through Saturday March 22nd. The Adult Egg Hunt on the Golf Course includes fun prizes. The Easter Bunny will hide Easter eggs on the golf course in places where we occasionally go. He will place them in various hiding places where (Full Brunch Menu Enclosed also)......
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