CCWD Public Rate Hearing: Wednesday May 23 @ 1 p.m.
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/23/2018 07:40 AM
San Andreas, CA...CCWD will be holding the much anticipate rate hearing on increasing water and sewer rates. This meeting comes after numerous community meetings, public comment periods, etc. We will attach PDF's of the agenda and rate outline below...
Calaveras Humane Society Says Be Bear Aware & Ready
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/23/2018 09:56 AM
Arnold, CA...Our bears have been especially active in Calaveras these days, and it's our duty as citizens to protect them from harm. The most important way to minimize human-bear conflict is to prevent bears' access to trash. Once a bear gets a taste of human garbage it will routinely approach homes in search of food.
Honoring Our Veterans With Free Dental Care on May 24th
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/22/2018 09:03 AM
Angels Camp, CA...1st Impressions Dentistry is partnering with Calaveras County Veterans Services to honor and provide Free Dental Care and Services for veterans. There will to be over a dozen other vendors, a health van, food, and a variety of services available for our beloved Veterans who have sacrificed to serve our Nation.
San Andreas, CA...PLANNING COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING LEAD AGENCY: Calaveras County Planning Department, 891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249 2016-566 APPEAL by Ronnie Curvelo on behalf of Super Fire Wellness Farm of Denial of Commercial Cannabis Cultivation Registration. The site is located at 4196 Bald Mountain Rd., West Point.
“Mothers are Golden & Feel the Love” in Mokelumne Hill
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/13/2018 10:15 AM
Mokelumne Hill, CA..."Join us this Sunday, May 13th on Main Street in Mokelumne Hill, California to celebrate your special mom! The Moke Hill Merchants invite you to celebrate all Moms at our “Mothers are Golden — Feel the Love” day. Mothers, families, and friends, will enjoy special free treats for Mom at ACME Art, Dixie’s Feather Your Nest, McHale’s Revival, Moke Hill Nuts, Old Enough to Know Better Antiques, and Petroglyphe Gallery.
A Yes Vote on Measure A Ensures a Strong Local Hospital in Calaveras County
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/09/2018 06:02 PM
San Andreas, CA...Measure A will approve a new lease between Mark Twain Medical Center and the Mark Twain Health Care District and renew the affiliation with Dignity Health. What will Measure A do? Measure A will ensure Calaveras County residents continue to receive high-quality, compassionate health care by approving a new lease between Mark Twain Medical Center and the Mark Twain Health Care District and renewing the affiliation with Dignity Health. Without a new lease between Mark Twain Medical Center and the Mark Twain Health Care District and a renewed affiliation with Dignity Health, the hospital could be forced to close.
Mokelumne Hill, CA...Late in the afternoon on May 6th a 20 year old Valley Springs man was driving a 2001 Mazda3, eastbound on SR-26, and was stopped for the posted stop sign at SR-49. A 56 year old Vallecito woman was driving a Mitsubishi Montero northbound on SR-49, approaching SR-26 at an unknown speed. The Valley Springs man failed to yield the right of way and entered the intersection at the same time Mitsubish entered the intersection. As a result, the front of Mazda collided with the left side of the Mitsubishi.
The 13th Annual Gold Rush Writers Conference Presents An Evening with New York Times Best-Selling Author Karen Joy Fowler
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/05/2018 10:09 AM
Mokelumne Hill, CA...The Gold Rush Writers’ Conference opens to the public its guest speaker event featuring Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times best-selling author of The Jane Austin Book Club. Fowler, the author of six novels and three short story collections has written literary, contemporary, historical, and science fiction. Her most recent novel, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, won the 2013 PEN/Faulkner, the California Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Man Booker. “It’s been years since I’ve felt so passionate about a book. When I finished at 3 a.m., I wept, then I woke up the next morning, reread the ending, and cried all over again.” says—Ruth Ozeki, author of My Year of Meats and A Tale for the Time Being. For more information on Karen Joy Fowler, see: http://karenjoyfowler.com/biography/ Join us for a special presentation by Karen Joy Fowler, where she will speak about: Coping with the Bleak, Bracing Inevitability of Rejection Presentation = $10 begins at 7:30 PM Dinner and Presentation = $35 begins at 6 PM
Prescribed Fuels Reduction Burn Outside of West Point on May 8 & 9
Posted by: thepinetree on 05/04/2018 08:42 AM
West Point, CA...The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is conducting a prescribed burning operation on the Winton Vegetation Management Program (VMP) site, (6 miles east of West Point on Lilly Gap road). This prescribed burn is designed to reduce fuels on the VMP in conjunction with CAL FIRE employees and Cooperators.
