Bret Harte High School Cybullfrogs Club Receives Grant from Calaveras Community Foundation
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/22/2015 11:31 AM
Angels Camp, CA...Cybullfrogs, a Bret Harte High School LegoRobotics club has received a $9993.00 grant from the Calaveras Community. The money will be used to buy hardware and software to allow more students to participate in the hands-on building of programmable robots. In March, 2014, a small group of Bret Harte students approached Timothy Randall, Math teacher, and Ken Baldwin, Drafting and Digital Photography teacher, with a desire to start a robotics club. The teachers volunteered as mentors and organizers and with the help of a grant from the Tyler Orsow Foundation and seed money from Bret Harte, the club was able to purchase four Lego Mindstorms kits....
Bear Valley, CA....Due to the weather, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) closed State Route 108/Sonora Pass at Kennedy Meadows and Ebbetts Pass State Route 4 at Lake Alpine on Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Caltrans will reopen the passes once weather permits and crews make the necessary repairs to the road...
Murphys to Markleeville – “The Schedule” – April 17 to April 25
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/16/2015 11:59 PM
Arnold, CA...“The Schedule” is published every Thursday by the Ebbetts Pass Visitors Center and includes everything happening from Murphys to Markleeville. For more detailed info visit The Schedule. Please come by and pick one up or contact the Visitors Center at info@epvc.org to have your event included in “The Schedule.”
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Alpine County, CA...The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has removed the winter snow, cleared the debris and made the necessary repairs to open State Route 4 over Ebbetts Pass on Friday, April 17, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. (noon)....
Avery, CA...There will be a regular meeting held by the Vallecito Union School District Board of Trustees at the District Office Conference Room at 4545B Moran Road, Avery, CA. 4:30pm - Open Public Session - Convene To Closed Session. 5:30pm - Open Public Session Click Here to View Complete Agenda
Calaveras Big Trees Association Presents Free Seminar Bird Bones and Feathers Presented by David Lukas April 25, 2015
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/14/2015 06:47 PM
Big Trees, CA...Calaveras Big Trees Association Presents a Free Seminar on April 25, 2015. Bird Bones and Feathers Presented by David Lukas. Have you ever found a bird feather or bone and wondered what you could learn from it? This talk will cover bird bones, feathers, and muscles and how they work together to help a bird fly and live in its environment. Expect to learn a bit about both the inner and outer workings of birds. David Lukas is a professional naturalist and the author of numerous books including "Sierra Nevada Birds" and "Sierra Nevada Natural History"....
Bear Valley, CA...Join us on the slopes for some Pure Mountain Fun on April 11th. This is sure to be an awesome day on the mountain that you will not want to miss! Dig out your best retro ski clothes and show your skills in our Retro Jump Competition. You can also partake in our pond skimming event, open to all that want to put their skimming skills to the test and make it across the pond on your skis or snowboard....
Murphys to Markleeville – “The Schedule” – April 10 to April 18
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/09/2015 02:41 PM
Arnold, CA...“The Schedule” is published every Thursday by the Ebbetts Pass Visitors Center and includes everything happening from Murphys to Markleeville. For more detailed info visit The Schedule. Please come by and pick one up or contact the Visitors Center at info@epvc.org to have your event included in “The Schedule.”
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17" Of New Snow At Bear Valley!!!!!! Make Some Turns & Get Your Forever Pass!!
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/08/2015 09:29 AM
Bear Valley, CA... Hey Good People! 17" of new snow for the current system in the last 48 hrs!!!!!! A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West southwest wind around 6 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. 2015/16 Season Pass sales started March 13th, 2015 so go to the Bear Valley web page and check out the awesome details on deals! Bring the family and friends up for some "Pure Mountain Fun" as it's a great time to take advantage of some of the deals we have going on. Check our web page: www.bearvalley.com and our Facebook page for more info on upcoming events. All open Lifts will be running from 9:30am-3:30pm Monday thru Thursday this week. Stay tuned for more info......Peace Out, Mattly
Winter Storm Warning Until Midnight. Snow Level Rising To 4500 Feet Tomorrow
Posted by: thepinetree on 04/07/2015 11:35 AM
Arnold, CA...Snow showers. Highs 24 to 39 higher elevations...38 to 48 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 4 to 9 inches. Prevailing south winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph... Except southwest 20 to 30 mph over ridges. Tonight Rain and snow showers. Colder. Lows 15 to 29 higher elevations...27 to 35 lower elevations. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Snow level 3500 feet. Prevailing southwest winds up to 15 mph...except southwest 15 to 25 mph over ridges.
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