Future Brides Went Shopping at the 2013 Calaveras Bridal Faire at Frogtown
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/13/2013 09:45 AM
Frogtown, CA...The Mark Twain Hall was filled with booth after booth of caterers, jewelers, florists, dj companies, wedding cake purveyors and of course potential venues for the big day. Weddings in the Mother Lode and Central Sierra region have become a growing industry. Couples can chose from a high country wedding, a forest setting like Sequoia Woods, a winery setting at Ironstone an many of the other wineries, CAMPS at Greenhorn makes a perfect Gold Country backdrop as well as many of our local hotels. Pick out the dress at The Clothes Mine, secure the perfect bling for the appropriate fingers at Firefall Jewelers and and ride off in your horse drawn carriage....
Click Above for Many More Photos! Including More From the Fashion Show By The Clothes Mine with stores in Angels Camp, San Andreas and Sutter Creek.
Traffic and Chain Controls Update....Roll Over Accident on Hwy 88
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/08/2013 09:45 AM
Pine Grove, CA...Crews are working a roll over non-injury accident on Hwy 88 near Bear River Drive. Traffic will be affected in the area. Chain Controls are in effect on Hwy 88 from 6 miles east of Hams Station. On Hwy 4 from Bear Valley Village on up to the Ski Resort and Hwy 108 is chain control free at this time. Lets be careful out there as we really don't want to write an accident story with you in it...
Bear Valley Snow Report for March 8, 2013 ~By Mattly Trent Ride and Slide With the Best Conditions of the Season
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/08/2013 10:19 PM
Bear Valley, CA...Hey Good People………. A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible. As always, talk to Patrol and we’ll let you know where it’s good. Stay tuned and have a great day!
Winter Returns This Week. White In The Forecast Through Friday
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/06/2013 07:46 AM
Bear Valley, CA...Winter returns through Friday. Today Snow showers. High near 29. South southwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible. Tonight Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 16. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. Thursday A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. West southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible...
The Inflation Investment You’ve Never Heard Of ~By Cory Burnell, MBA, CFA
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/06/2013 04:18 PM
Valley Springs, CA...Many investors are concerned about the risk of increased inflation in light of the Federal Reserve’s unprecedented balance sheet expansion from $900 billion to $3.1 trillion since 2008. This concern is warranted and begs the question how to invest to profit from inflation and protect one’s purchasing power. The most common answers are to invest in commodities such as precious metals, oil, gasoline, agriculture, etc., or Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and while these may be good answers are there any others? I’m glad you asked, because there’s one you’ve probably never considered. Senior secured floating rate loans (a.k.a. “Bank Loans”) have historically offered a relatively high correlation with inflation along with attractive returns. For example, in the 10-year period ended 9/30/2012 the Morningstar Bank Loan category had a 0.37 correlation with inflation while the DJ-UBS Commodity Index only provided a 0.24 correlation. Interestingly, U.S. Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), typically purchased by investors to hedge inflation risks, only provided a 0.07 correlation with inflation.*
Bear Valley, CA...Slopestyle Competition on THIS WEEKEND! March 9th at 11am. Registration is between 8-10am in the sunroom. Only $10 for ALL participants. Practice is from 9-10:30am. Did real good? Well collect your award at 3pm on the sundeck. As always helmets are required for this event.This event is dedicated to the memory of Nickolay Dodov...
Calaveras County Search & Rescue is Looking for You!!
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/05/2013 11:26 PM
Calaveras, CA...The Calaveras County Search and Rescue (CCSAR) team needs volunteers in the field or as support, to be able to better serve the community. The team presently has about 30 active members consisting of men and women ranging in age from 18 to folks in their 70s. These folks come from all walks of life - but the common denominator is that all have a love of the outdoors and enjoy helping people. Medical aid, navigation, search, and rope and river rescue skills are useful but not required of a new volunteer. CCSAR has an extensive training program for both obtaining and maintaining the predetermined level of competency in all necessary disciplines of SAR...
Stockton – The California Transportation Commission today allocated $333 million in new funding to 91 projects that will improve the state’s transportation system and strengthen California’s economic recovery. “Investing in our transportation infrastructure creates a better future for all Californians,” said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty...
