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Increased Law Enforcement Spending Highlight of 2012-13 County Budget |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 09/14/2012 12:30 PM
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San Andreas, CA...Calaveras County's 2012/13 Budget shows that Calveras County continues progress towards sound fiscal footing. The $136 million budget is up 9.5% over the previous budget period. Increased spending for law enforcement and other departments highlight the proposed budget. CAO Jeanne Boyce's Budget Overview is enclosed...
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Calaveras Coins Once Again Serves Community Honoring our Departed Howard Wesely |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/13/2012 09:45 AM
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Angels Camp, CA...How do you celebrate the legacy of a man who was part of Mother Lode history and Mother Lode history was part of him? This was the question that faced Calaveras Coins and Collectibles matriarch Merinna May-Wesely after the sudden passing of her beloved husband Howard Wesely in January. Nearly 20 years after the opening of internationally recognized coin shop at its location on the historic end of Angels Camp the future of the business was uncertain. However the outpouring of community support was a motivating factor in the decision for Merinna and her son Scott to continue the family run business that has been a mainstay in the historic district of the city of Angels. A common statement among fellow merchants was that “Howard helped keep everyone honest.”...
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FED Announces QE3 Plan to Purchase $40 Billion Per Month in Mortgage Backed Securities |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/13/2012 10:04 AM
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Washington, DC...Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace in recent months. Growth in employment has been slow, and the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending has continued to advance, but growth in business fixed investment appears to have slowed. The housing sector has shown some further signs of improvement, albeit from a depressed level. Inflation has been subdued, although the prices of some key commodities have increased recently. Longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable...
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Sierra Green Days Showcases Resources for Green Living at Ironstone Vineyards |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/13/2012 12:05 PM
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Murphys, CA...Sierra Green Days announces its third annual event, offering family fun and an educational experience with a focus on local and sustainable living. Sierra Green Days will be held on the beautiful grounds of Ironstone Vineyards just outside Murphys, CA on September 29th and 30th, 2012. As always, there is no entrance is free but a donation of a non-perishable food item to the local food bank is requested. Come experience All the charm the Sierra Foothills has to offer with healthy organic food, local musicians, Green Professional Exhibitors offering tangible ways to live in harmony with our environment, AND, most importantly a strong emphasis on practical educational program with presentations on local food production and nutrition, energy, water, shelter and preparedness for change....
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Bret Harte Celebrity Waiter Dinner Raises Thousands for Academic Achievement |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/13/2012 01:17 PM
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Angels Camp, CA...Camps restaurant in Angels Camp provided an elegant setting for the second annual Bret Harte High School Celebrity Waiter Dinner in Support of Academic Achievement. The event, held Saturday, September 8th, pitted local "celebrities" in a no-holds barred competition for gratuities and contributions to determine the "Most Appreciated Waiter" for 2012-2013. In the end, Debbie Ponte emerged victorious, collecting more than $1200.00 in tips from the guests at her table. A very close second place finish was shared by David Brady, Bret Harte Spanish teacher, and the team of Holly Whittle and Monica Parker, who garnered over $1000.00 during the evening....
Above: Debbie Ponte (second from left) celebrates upon winning the coveted “Most Appreciated Waiter” trophy. She is accompanied by David Brady (far left), Monica Parker (second from right) and Holly Whittle (far right) Bret Harte High School and the school’s Renaissance Program would like to thank the sponsors for their support!
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Sawmill Lake Planning Meeting Tomorrow. Potentially Up To 800 New Residences in Copperopolis |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/12/2012 10:54 AM
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Copperopolis, CA...The Calaveras County Planning Commission will have a significant project from Castle & Cooke on the agenda for tomorrow's meeting. The 243 acre Sawmill Lake project from Castle & Cooke could potentially bring up to 800 new residences and needed investment in the area. Castle & Cooke's Dave Haley has been frustrated with the county on this and other projects. The General Plan Update process is usually given as the reason for the delays. Problems in timely completion of planning components to anticipated projects stems from 2006 decisions to enact a planning moratorium and changing the General Plan update process from one of constant and quarterly updates to a complete rewrite, visioning and new plan. Until the General Plan process is finished it poses significant problems for the business sector and job creation in the county. The County's Executive Summary on the project is enclosed...
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Governor Brown Signs Bipartisan Pension Reform Bill to Save Billions by Capping Benefits, Increasing Retirement Age |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 09/12/2012 03:06 PM
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Los Angeles, CA...Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed sweeping bipartisan pension reform legislation that saves billions of taxpayer dollars by capping benefits, increasing the retirement age, stopping abusive practices and requiring state employees to pay at least half of their pension costs. “This is the biggest rollback to public pension benefits in the history of California pensions,” said Governor Brown. “We’re lowering benefits to what they were before I was Governor the first time and reducing costs by up to $55 billion in PERS and billions more in other local pension systems. Under the new rules, employers and employees alike are going to contribute their fair share of the costs, resulting in a more sustainable system.”..
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Restaurant Class To Help Owners and Managers Starts Soon |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/11/2012 12:22 AM
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Sonora CA..Restaurant owners and managers located in Tuolumne, Calaveras, and Mariposa counties can learn valuable tips on how to make their operations more profitable from national expert Tom Bruce during a two day workshop to be held on October 1 and 15, 2012. With over 35 years of restaurant experience, Bruce has trained hundreds of restaurant owners to compete and be successful, even in lean economic times....
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Disaster Assistance Available for California Small Businesses |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 09/11/2012 01:33 AM
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Sacramento, CA – Small, nonfarm businesses in 33 California counties and neighboring counties in Nevada are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA). “These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by the drought that began January 1, 2012, in the following primary counties,” announced Alfred E. Judd, Director of SBA’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West....
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Pace of Construction Activity Picking Up in The County |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 09/11/2012 11:40 AM
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San Andreas, CA....We stopped by the Building Department last week and construction spending is slowly picking up and more projects are coming across the counter. The stats from August are below..
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