Ebbetts Pass Fire District Needs Your Help Deciding Our Future
Posted by: thepinetree on 11/27/2018 02:44 PM
Arnold, CA...Ebbetts Pass Fire District Needs Your Help Deciding Their Future. December 11th at 6pm, Independence Hall in White Pines. EPFD is funded, in part, by two special taxes that enable us to provide top notch FIRE and EMS services. The first special tax was voted on and passed in 1998. This provided additional staffing as a paramedic within the District 24/7/365. The second was voter approved in 2004. Which funded extra staffing and one full-time, paramedic staffed ambulances and a second full-time staffed fire station.
Rabobank in Angels Camp Already Received 4 Letters to Santa
Posted by: thepinetree on 11/27/2018 05:12 PM
Angels Camp, CA...Rabobank, N.A. is helping Santa’s elves by collecting Letters to Santa and expediting personalized responses to eager children who drop off their letters in early December. Rabobank will pay the first-class postage on all letters dropped off at a local branch on or before Friday, Dec. 7, and confirm that the letters are directly delivered to Santa’s workshop. If parents or legal guardians opt to include a complete return address, including the young sender’s name, they can expect to receive a response – postmarked from the North Pole – in the week leading up to Christmas.
CHP San Andreas Says...Brace Yourselves, Winter is Coming!
Posted by: thepinetree on 11/27/2018 08:24 PM
San Andreas, CA...Brace yourselves, winter is coming...During the last winter storm the CHP - San Andreas office investigated 20 weather related traffic collisions. Most of the collisions involved drivers that were driving too fast for the weather and roadway conditions.
Murphys Open House, Friday, December 7, 2018, 5-8 pm...Get Those Parade Entries In Soon
Posted by: thepinetree on 11/26/2018 08:31 AM
Murphys, CA...Murphys will be celebrating the start of the holiday season with our Annual Murphys Open House on the first Friday in December, the December 7, 2018, featuring a parade, live music, photos with Santa, shopping, treats and more. Join us around the firepits and in the shops, restaurants and tasting rooms for an evening that is sure to get you in the holiday spirit. Those wishing to participate in the parade should contact Sue Friedman at murphysopenhouseparade@gmail.com as soon as possible.
NASA’s InSight Spacecraft Has Touched Down on Mars
Posted by: thepinetree on 11/26/2018 12:48 PM
Pasadena, CA...Mission controllers at NASA-JPL have received a signal from NASA’s InSight lander on the Mars surface via MarCO OR a beep from InSight’s X-band radio. In the coming hours, engineers will be checking on the spacecraft’s health. A post-landing news briefing expected at 2 p.m. PST (5 p.m. EST).
Greenhorn Creek Inviting Gift Card Donations for Camp Fire Victims
Posted by: thepinetree on 11/26/2018 01:37 PM
Angels Camp, CA...We are inviting the public to donate new gift cards (Target, Walmart, CVS, Amazon, Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, etc.) to be given to those in need in Butte County affected by the devastating Camp Fire. Gift Cards will be hand delivered to some victims and Quota International of Gridley who will further distribute them to families and individuals.
USNS Comfort Hospital Ship in Columbia Treating Refugees From Venezuela & More.
Posted by: thepinetree on 11/26/2018 06:28 PM
Bogota, Columbia....The first phase of the USNS Comfort hospital ship mission in Turbo finished yesterday after assisting 5,450 patients and performing 131 surgeries. The mission will continue in Riohacha as of November 26. In the five days of the mission in Turbo, USNS Comfort staff and their allies attended a total of 5,450 patients and performed 131 surgeries. The Hospital Comfort Ship is now heading to Riohacha where it will pay attention during the days November 26 to 30, once it finishes its mission in Colombia it will depart to Honduras.
Bear Valley Cross Country Opens for 2018/19 Cross Country Season
Posted by: thepinetree on 11/23/2018 11:53 AM
Bear Valley, CA...Paul Says: 11/23/18 - Happy First Day Of The 2018-19 Ski Season! We received 5 inches of new snow overnight for a current storm total of 16 inches! It is currently snowing lightly and the storm should wrap up by tomorrow morning for a nice weekend. Today, we will have 11 meadow trails groomed. Tubing is currently closed, but we may be able to open it later today or tomorrow, depending on conditions -- please check back. We will groom through this weekend (trails open Fri - Sun) and then will re-open the following weekend. Welcome to Winter 2018/19!
Make Your Cabin Your Home at The Timber Home Store
Posted by: thepinetree on 11/23/2018 02:19 PM
Arnold, CA...The business community keeps expanding in the Arnold area to provide more shopping opportunities for adding those special touches to your cabin or home. The Timber Home Store is located in the Cedar Center between Fine Things and Peddlers Market.
