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A Few Tips on Fire Season~By Cameron Bur |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/05/2008 03:38 PM
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| My typical relaxing Saturday was recently given an all too familiar jolt when the calm of my early morning was broken by the thunder of airplanes and helicopters flying closely overhead. Stepping outside I looked up to see exactly what I didn't want to, a CDF Tactical plane, Tanker and Helicopter - and they were close, seemingly circling directly over head. Scanning the horizon, I found that the fire was very close, only about a 1/4 mile from my home..... |
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Three Local Non-Profit Agencies Receive Books in Honor of Cesar Chavez Day from CHP San Andreas...Multi Department Effort Aimed at Providing Children with Educational Materials....Short Video Enclosed |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/05/2008 04:06 PM
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San Andreas, CA...The seventh annual César E. Chávez Children’s Book Drive at the San Andreas CHP was a great success for Calaveras County, collecting over 160 books. The book drive ran from Monday, March 31, Chávez’s Birthday, to May 5, 2008. Children from across the state will receive books collected during the campaign, which is co-sponsored by the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency.....
San Andreas Teen Center Board Member Paul Steck, CHP San Andreas Clerical Supervisor Jeanne Burkman, Sergeant Georgia Hiehle, #10578, Ms. Tammy Beilstein, Calaveras County Human Resources Council. |
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SNAC Officially Opens Their Newest Location in Murphys Today! |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/05/2008 09:33 PM
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Murphys, CA....The ever so popular, SNAC, Sierra Nevada Adventure Company, held a Soft Opening of their third location in downtown Murphys across the street from the Murphys Historic Hotel today. This store is absolutely gorgeous, hard wood flooring and everything! It will without a doubt, be one of the retail anchors of downtown Murphys. Men, you will not have to sit on the benches anymore and eat ice cream while your lady shops at the Murphys boutiques.....SNAC has a large selection of clothing, shoes and gear just for you....
   
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TRAFFIC ADVISORY....State Route 4 From Rolleri Bypass Road to Six Mile Creek/Six Mile Road in Calaveras County |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/05/2008 04:51 PM
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Calaveras County, CA....The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will intermittently close State Route 4 (SR-4) from Rolleri Bypass Road to Six Mile Creek/Six Mile Road in Calaveras County. Work will begin on Tuesday, May 6, 2008, through Friday, May 9, 2008, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m......
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The Gorgeous Copper Towne Square Welcomes Several New Businesses! Full Video Enclosed |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/03/2008 12:01 PM
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Copperopolis, CA....A large crowd showed up this morning for the Ribbon Cuttings of several new businesses that are officially opening their doors today in the new Copperopolis Town Square. Supervisor Russ Thomas started things off with a great rendition of America The Beautiful and Castle & Cook's Dave Haley introduced the business owners and laid out plans for the new center. They include a specialty grocery store, wine tasting, several restaurants, a coffee and wine bar that will open soon, a Shell gas station & car wash, MTSJ is opening a complete 14,000 sq ft. medical clinic, Two Hotels and many more specialty retail...
       
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New Standard Fire Stations Open |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/02/2008 03:47 PM
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San Andreas, CA....CAL FIRE’s Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit (TCU) announces the official opening of the new Standard Fire Station on Monday, May 5, 2008. The public is invited to an open house on Monday, May 12 from 10:00AM to 2:00PM......
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There Was A Whole Lot of Frog Kissing Going on Last Night!....With Video~By John Hamilton |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/01/2008 07:23 AM
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Angels Camp, CA....Wednesday eve the newly refurbished Frogeteria at Frogtown was filled for the Annual Media Night as a start to the 80th Annual Calaveras County Fair and Frog Jumping Jubilee. Ray Malerbi, Laurie Giannini, their staff and boards threw quite a bash. The evening is an annual event where they honor their sponsors and community members. It is also the big night where the Saddle and Miss Calaveras contestants are introduced. The highlight of every media event is of course "Frog Kissing." One of the prices of that has to be paid to enter one of the pageants is the obligatory kissing of the frogs. Some of the girls seemed to revel in the amphibian smooching while others had to just try and get through it...
 
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The 2008 Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee Media Night....The Full Video! |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 05/01/2008 12:39 PM
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Angels Camp, CA....Last night's Media Night was hopping! Ray Malerbi and Laurie Giannini along with the Fair Board did an excellent job with their presentation and preview of this year's festivities. They put on a wonderful slide retrospective and also preview of this years events. Both the Miss Calaveras and Saddle Queen contestants introduced themselves as did the Junior Fair Board. In a previous post we enclosed the Frog Kissing Video. In this post we have the entire evening. It runs just over an hour and starts right as they started the video portion of the program. Enjoy...
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CAL FIRE Prepares To Keep the Public Safe During Fire Season and Year Round |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 05/01/2008 03:44 PM
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San Andreas, CA.....With rising temperatures, rapidly drying vegetation, and the onset of summer weather patterns, CAL FIRE’s Tuolumne Calaveras Unit (TCU) is preparing for an early start to the 2008 fire season. 74 seasonal firefighters were hired on April 28, 2008 and are completing training this week. This early hiring of seasonal staff is in addition to the 12 seasonal firefighters currently employed in TCU. Starting Monday May 5, these firefighters will staff the Unit’s 15 stations 24 hours per day. In addition to fire engines, 1....
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Angels Camp World Mercantile & Gallery of Arts Opens Today ~By Hanna Heath |
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Posted by: hannaheath on 05/01/2008 08:20 PM
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Angels Camp, CA....Buttercup Farms is a non profit organization founded in 1986 in Clayton, California, to offer a sense of hope and vitality to people in crisis through loving support and caring attention to their individual needs. Over the years, they have found that this kind of thoughtful assistance, rendered in the spirit of helping people to help themselves, encourages fellowship and opens the way for fresh opportunities and life choices for those in need. Buttercup Farms is extremely proud to announce the opening of its exciting new venture, one that will enable them to market handcrafts and feature art from around the world in countries where we have a presence such as the Americas, Africa, and Asia......
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