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SierraSentry Provides Mountain Home Owners Piece of Mind |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/17/2008 08:42 AM
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Owning your own mountain home can be a rewarding and enjoyable family experience. Unfortunately, it can also offer its own challenges. Whether you are a second home owner or a full-timer you may have concerns regarding the maintenance, safety and upkeep of your property while you’re away. From a distance, ongoing care and maintenance can be difficult and worrisome.....
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Yellow Blooms Line the Road into Ironstone Vineyards for Daffodil Days ~By Hanna Heath |
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Posted by: hannaheath on 03/16/2008 04:48 PM
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Murphys, CA…. Ironstone Vineyards was in full bloom for Daffodil Days 2008, this weekend. The yellow celebration included food, wine, art and thousands of daffodils. Ironstone has 14 acres of approximately 500,000 daffodils in bloom during this time of year, creating a yellow field of blooms along the road into the vineyards and winery….
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"Luck of the Irish" Murphys Irish Day 2008 ~By Hanna Heath (Updated with full parade Video & over 170 Photos) |
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Posted by: hannaheath on 03/15/2008 05:02 PM
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Murphys, CA….Thousands of people lined the streets of down town Murphys this afternoon for the 17th annual Irish Day celebration. The yearly Irish tradition brought the “Luck of the Irish” weather, wet and cold. For the first half of the morning the sun was peaking through the large puffy clouds with a slight mist in the air, common weather in Ireland. Around one o’clock after the parade had ended; a total change in weather had thousands of people fleeing for cover. The light mist had turned into rain, hail, and then snow. The bad weather however didn’t stop thousands of locals and tourists from all over the United States from coming and celebrating St. Patrick…..
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Calaveras Big Trees Association Announces 2008 Seminar Schedule |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/14/2008 12:06 PM
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Big Trees State Park, CA....The Calaveras Big Trees Association (CBTA) has scheduled four seminars for 2008 which are free, fun and open to the public. Mark your calendars and do not miss out on this excellent opportunity to learn about fish and fishing, fantastic outdoor experiences, local native plants, and what is happening in and with our forests......
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Calaveras Community Foundation Benefit Pro-Am Golf Tournament Set for Cinco De Mayo at La Contenta |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/13/2008 11:29 PM
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Angels Camp, CA....The 21st Annual La Contenta Pro-Am Golf Tournament benefiting the Calaveras Community Foundation (CCF) will be a Cinco de Mayo celebration this year. The always popular event, which features a prize purse of $4,000 for pro golfers and more than $2,000 for amateur players, will take place on Monday, May 5, at the Valley Springs golf course. The tournament’s proceeds aid the work of the nonprofit CCF, the only countywide....
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Model Railroads, Clampers and More to Help Celebrate Valley Springs Train Times |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/13/2008 11:25 PM
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| Valley Springs, CA...One hundred and twenty-three years and one day after the first train of the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada Railroad pulled into Valley Springs, the town will celebrate that event with a rededication of its historic train depot, a huge model railroad layout, and more. The Valley Springs Train Times event at the intersection of Highways 12 and 26, on Saturday, April 26, 2008, free and open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., is sponsored by the Society for the Preservation of West Calaveras History (SPWCH), the Valley Springs Area Business Association and the Historic Valley Springs Train Depot.... |
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Calaveras County Sheriffs Association to Hold Dinner To Benefit Local Youth |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/13/2008 02:41 PM
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San Andreas, CA...The Annual Calaveras Deputy Sheriff Association (DSA) will hold their annual Dinner Dance on Saturday March 22nd ad San Andreas Town Hall. The event will start at 6pm with a no-host bar, then dinner to follow at 7pm. The proceeds for this event go to local youth organizations, and contributions to local scholarships every year. Tickets are $20 each. They plan to include a raffle, live auction, live band and dancing! For more information call Tracy Busby at 610.8950 or Rick DaBasilio at 728.5018. Full flyer enclosed...
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In the Mood to Discuss "A New Earth" Recommended by the Oprah Book Club? |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/13/2008 11:02 AM
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Murphys, CA...A new Book Discussion Group has started in Murphys every Saturday at 11am from March 8th thru May 17th. This will be a 10 week long event. This week they will be discussing "ECKHART TOLLE'S A NEW EARTH: AWAKENING TO YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE." The meetings will be held at Skyhawk Retreat, 1480 Pennsylvania Gulch Road, Murphys.....
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Got The Need For Speed? |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/13/2008 09:50 AM
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Bear Valley, CA... Bear Valley Mountain Resort will host the GS Race Finals this Saturday, March 15th. Here's you're last chance to test those times! This fun race is open to all ages and abilities. Only $10 to enter, this final race of our AT&T GS Race series will offer up family fun and a chance to win some sweet new prizes! Full schedule and flyer enclosed.....
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Check Out These Slopestyle Athletes! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 03/12/2008 06:36 PM
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Bear Valley, CA....Bear Valley Mountain Resort held their final Slopestyle and Progression Session of the season on Saturday March 8th. This year they offered $1500 in prizes. There was an Amateur and Open Division. Slopestyle is freestyle snowboarding and skiing competition. Slopestyle is also emerging as a niche in the world of mountainbiking with new competitions emerging that seek ways to judge the new breed of freeriders. In slopestyle, the rider or skier is free to choose his or her own route through a course consisting of various terrain features, such as bumps, rails, and jumps....
 
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