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Another Illegal Grow Bites The Dust, Human Feces as Fertilizer & More, Sacramento Pair Arrested, |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/14/2017 10:19 AM
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West Point, CA..On 10/12/2017 at approximately 0930 hours, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office deputies served a search warrant on a property located on the 3000 block of Bald Mountain Road. A large marijuana grow had been discovered at the location and investigators found that this property was not registered with Calaveras County as an authorized commercial medical cannabis cultivation site.
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Fake Eradication Team Steals 500 Marijuana Plants, Cash & Ford F250 Pickup in West Point |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/14/2017 01:36 PM
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West Point, CA...On 10/13/17 at about 2030 hours Calaveras County Sheriff's Office Dispatch received a call of a robbery that occurred earlier in the day. Deputies responded to the 22000 block of Hwy 26 in West Point to investigate the incident. Once on scene deputies were informed by the victims that the incident occurred earlier in the day at a marijuana grow site located on Skull Flat Road, West Point. The four victims informed deputies that two vehicles entered the property on Skull Flat Road with the vehicle occupants identifying themselves as law enforcement. The victims said that there were between five to six suspects and at least three of them were armed with guns. Two of the victims were tied up by the suspects. One of the suspects reportedly was wearing a badge during this incident but did not display any other law enforcement identification or markings. The suspects left the property with approximately five hundred marijuana plants, a large amount of cash, and also stole a black colored Ford F250 truck bearing California license plate #8D04533. The identity of the suspects is unknown and the two suspect vehicles were described as a silver sport utility vehicle and a red truck (pictures attached).
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6th Annual Wines on Main on October 14th in Mokelumne Hill |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/12/2017 10:52 PM
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Mokelumne Hill, CA...The Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce along with the Mokelumne Hill Merchants will be hosting the 6th Annual Wine on Main on October 14th, 2017 from 3pm till 6pm pm on Main Street in Mokelumne Hill. This event is sponsored by the Chamber Champions Mark Twain Medical Center, Calaveras County Fairgrounds, Adventist Health Sonora, Hunt & Sons, CalTel, Sierra Pacific Industries, Mark Twain Health Care District, AT&T and Senders Market.
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Point Fire Reaches 70% Containment |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/11/2017 12:13 PM
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West Point, CA...With 4 Structures Lost the Point Fire was tragic for some but there was thankfulness for the great work by firefighters and first responders in keeping the rest of the community safe.
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Vegetation fire West Point near Hwy 26/Higdon Rd, Cal Fire on scene, mandatory evacuation for Higdon Rd, Higdon Spink Rd, Spink Rd (Update...150 Acres Aircraft over Fire Now) |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/09/2017 06:06 AM
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West Point, CA...Vegetation fire in West Point area near Highway 26 and Higdon Road, Cal Fire is on scene, mandatory evacuation for Higdon Road, Higdon Spink Road and Spink Road. Stay out of the area, evacuation centers set up at West Point Community Church and Pioneer Sierra Baptist Church at 26355 Buckhorn Ridge Road in Pioneer.
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Fire Update from a West Point Resident |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/09/2017 08:42 AM
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West Point, CA...Very Early this morning West Point was hit with a fast wind driven fire that rapidly moved through a residential area of West Point. The Sheriff's Dept evacuated approx 50 homes, and most of the evacuated have had to head over to Pioneer(Amador) evacuation center as highway 26 and spink road are both closed north/east of town.
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Crossing California, Sierra to the Sea, October 8 through November 26 at Petroglyphe |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/06/2017 09:28 PM
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Mokelumne Hill, CA...Crossing California, Sierra to the Sea, Dale Laitinen. Reception - Sunday, October 8, 2017 from 2-5 pm. Exhibition runs October 8 through November 26, 2017 At Petroglyphe Gallery 8317 Main Street, Mokelumne Hill Crossing California, Sierra to the Sea is a celebration of Dale Laitinen's favorite places seen while crisscrossing the great state of California. Laitinen states, "Twenty years ago my wife and I chose Mountain Ranch, uprooting home, studio, family and pets to a beautiful place tucked away in Calaveras County. The now infamous Butte Fire swept through our area and destroyed all that we had built for those years. Crossing California is a rising from the ashes exhibit as a way of moving forward from catastrophe."
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Kirk Silveria, 62 From Merced Lost His Life in Hwy 49 Collision |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/03/2017 03:11 PM
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Mokelumne HIll, CA...Kirk Silveria, 62 From Merced was riding his Harley Davidson northbound on SR-49 south of Big Bar Road at an unknown rate of speed. A 2013 Ford was traveling southbound on SR-49 south of Big Bar Road, directly in front of a 2007 Toyota. Mr. Silveira rode across the double yellow lines into the southbound lane and collided into the left rear of the Ford. The Harley Davidson then collided into the front end of the Toyota. He was subsequently ejected and sustained fatal injuries. It is unknown at this time if drugs and/or alcohol were a contributing factor in this collision.
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Make Plans To Attend the 2017 "Pink In The Night" Ceremony October 2nd. |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/01/2017 10:28 AM
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Valley Springs, CA...Make Plans To Attend the 2017 "Pink In The Night" Ceremony October 2nd.
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Local Film "Common Ground" Nominated For Numerous Awards |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/29/2017 06:55 AM
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West Point, CA...When filmmaker and award-winning writer, Lisa Michelle, of West Point, decided to bring her screenplay, Common Ground, to life, she knew that Calaveras County was the perfect location. The rural atmosphere and the children who reside in West Point, Wilseyville, and Rail Road Flat represented the authenticity in the story that Michelle wanted to tell. The supporting characters and extras were cast entirely from Calaveras County residents.
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