Angels Camp Says Goodbye to the Amani Children's Choir & Help the Choir Return Home to Uganda
Posted by: thepinetree on 08/02/2020 10:24 PM
Angels Camp, CA...A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure to catch one of the last concerts performed (Outside) before they started their journey to get back home to Uganda. Their's is a heartwarming COVID-19 story. The normal plan for the Amani Choir is for them to come over to the U.S. every other year for a series of concerts as outreach and to support their ministry in Uganda.
Astronauts Target Splashdown off Coast of Pensacola, Florida (Update...Safe Splashdown)
Posted by: thepinetree on 08/02/2020 10:01 AM
Houston, TX....NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are just hours away from splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida. Splashdown remains scheduled for 2:48 p.m. EDT following a nearly two-month test flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Meet Dr. Gilman. An Expert in Surgery And Kindness. Now Accepting Patients.
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/31/2020 09:22 AM
San Andreas, CA...Dr. Kaite Khandelwal Gilman, Board Certified General Surgeon, has joined the team at Mark Twain Medical Center and is now accepting patients at the San Andreas Multispecialty Clinic and the James Dalton Medical Office in Angels Camp. Dr. Gilman received her Medical Doctorate from the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, and completed general surgery residency at the University of Arizona. She became a faculty member as a Clinical Instructor in the Cardiothoracic ICU at Banner University Medical Center (formerly University of Arizona) prior to completing a Mastery in General Surgery program from Honorhealth Osborn in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2020 Drops 32.9%, U.S. Economy Shrinks By Almost a Third
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/30/2020 07:19 AM
Washington, DC...Gross Domestic Product, 2nd Quarter 2020 (Advance Estimate) and Annual Update. Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 32.9 percent in the second quarter of 2020 (table 1), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP decreased 5.0 percent.
Calaveras Ag Dept Says...Do Not Open, Plant or Dispose of Seed Packets from China. Drop them off in San Andreas
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/29/2020 04:39 PM
San Andreas, CA...Unsolicited seed packets from China and other parts of Asia have begun to arrive in Calaveras County. The Environmental Management Agency started receiving phone calls this afternoon. The California Department of Food and Agriculture recently became aware of the reports that seed packets are being shipped to home owners throughout the United States which now include Calaveras residents.
California Puts Money Back Into the Pockets of Millions of Working Californians Amid COVID-19 Recession
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/29/2020 02:39 PM
Sacramento, CA...Governor Gavin Newsom announced that over $1 billion has gone back into the pockets of more than 3.6 million working Californians and their families through the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) and Young Child Tax Credit (YCTC). He also announced that Californians will get the raise they deserve, by declining to use his authority to suspend the scheduled minimum wage increase in 2021, up to $14 per hour.
Governor Newsom Releases Final Water Resilience Portfolio
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/29/2020 01:41 PM
Sacramento, CA...Governor Gavin Newsom released a final version of the Water Resilience Portfolio, the Administration’s blueprint for equipping California to cope with more extreme droughts and floods, rising temperatures, declining fish populations, over-reliance on groundwater and other challenges. The portfolio outlines 142 state actions to help build a climate-resilient water system in the face of climate change. The actions tie directly to Administration efforts to carry out recent laws regarding safe and affordable drinking water, groundwater sustainability and water-use efficiency. They also elevate priorities to secure voluntary agreements in key watersheds to improve flows and conditions for fish, address air quality and habitat challenges around the Salton Sea and protect the long-term functionality of the State Water Project and other conveyance infrastructure.
Teachers Union Says Legislative Funding Proposal Takes a Pass on Opportunity to Right Decades of Wrongs, Ongoing Racial, Health and Economic Injustice
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/28/2020 08:57 PM
Sacramento, CA...The California Teachers Association reinforces its call for much-needed increased funding for schools and communities by eliminating corporate tax credits and adopting tax hikes on California’s wealthiest billionaires and millionaires. The COVID-19 pandemic crisis is deepening the impact of racial, health and economic injustices in every corner of the state. CTA calls on lawmakers to prioritize addressing the needs of California students and working families.
President Trump on COVID-19 Vaccines, Testing, Therapeutics & More from North Carolina
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/28/2020 11:54 AM
Morrisville, North Carolina...Thank you very much. Great to be in this wonderful state. So many friends, so much success, and we love being here. And we’re here, actually, today to discuss the exciting progress that we’ve achieved under the Operation Warp Speed — our historic initiative to develop, test, manufacture, and deliver a vaccine in record time. And that’s what it is, in record time. Likewise, therapeutically, we are very, very advanced. You’re hearing about it and you’ll be hearing about it a lot more in the next two weeks. We will achieve a victory over the virus by unleashing America’s scientific genius, which is what it is.
The Beloved Annual “Celebrate Life” Art Auction is going VIRTUAL
Posted by: thepinetree on 07/27/2020 02:15 PM
Jackson, CA...The show must go on for the 21st Annual Hospice of Amador & Calaveras “Celebrate Life” Art Auction,and it willꟷVIRTUALLYꟷon Friday, September 18 on Facebook live. This year’s event promises the same excitement as in years’ past, with a live art auction, a raffle-style drawing for valuable prizes, and the ever-popular final event of the evening, which is being called, “I Stand for Hospice.” Director of Community Outreach Wendy Mathis, the lead organizer of the event said, “We’ve been gathering donations of original art and raffle prizes, and we are so excited to see local artists and businesses stepping up during such a challenging time to help us reach our fundraising goal. Every year we are amazed at the community’s generosity, but considering this year’s challenges, it is even more special to receive this kind of support.”
