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Considering the Alternatives For Rim Fire Reforestation |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/18/2015 01:28 PM
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Sonora, California, June 16, 2015 – The Stanislaus National Forest will be hosting a workshop on July 8th to review potential alternatives for the reforestation project, within the Rim Fire area. “Sixty-five comments were received during our 45-day scoping period which ended on April 13th,” said Jeanne Higgins, Forest Supervisor, Stanislaus National Forest. “Now our goal is to provide the community an opportunity to review the draft alternatives that were developed to address the concerns that were raised. These alternatives will be analyzed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), which is expected to be available for review in the fall.”
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Tuolumne County Economic Development Authority (TCEDA) Selects Summer Interns |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/18/2015 01:37 PM
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Sonora, CA...The Tuolumne County Economic Development Authority (TCEDA) has selected three student interns to be employed during the summer months. The three interns selected for the summer internship are Logan Ainger, Bethany Wilkinson and Bethany Smith. All three interns are from Tuolumne County and are attending universities from outside of Tuolumne County. They have returned home during their summer breaks from the University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Santa Cruz and California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA. The interns will work at both TCEDA’s main office at 99 N. Washington Street in downtown Sonora and the InnovationLab at 101 Hospital Rd. in Sonora. They will work to expand on their skills learned at university while at the same time providing training and assistance to InnovationLab members/partners.
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State Water Board Approves 16 Percent Conservation Standard for CCWD |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/17/2015 12:10 PM
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San Andreas, CA...After working with the State Water Resources Control Board over the past month, CCWD’s mandatory water conservation standard has been reduced from 32 percent to 16 percent. CCWD believes this is a much more appropriate conservation standard, and the District is grateful to State Board staff for providing excellent guidance that allowed adjustments to the amount of water used by residential customers and better accounting for peak population during the summer. While this reduction in mandatory conservation to 16 percent has many benefits, it is important for CCWD customers to continue their conservation efforts as the state is endures a fourth consecutive year of extreme drought...
New Melones Reservoir near Parrotts Ferry Bridge
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Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged... |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/17/2015 12:29 PM
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Washington, DC... Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April suggests that economic activity has been expanding moderately after having changed little during the first quarter. The pace of job gains picked up while the unemployment rate remained steady. On balance, a range of labor market indicators suggests that underutilization of labor resources diminished somewhat. Growth in household spending has been moderate and the housing sector has shown some improvement; however, business fixed investment and net exports stayed soft. Inflation continued to run below the Committee's longer-run objective, partly reflecting earlier declines in energy prices and decreasing prices of non-energy imports; energy prices appear to have stabilized. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable...
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Vault Works/BEAT & InnovationLab Form A Regional Partnership To Advance STEM Training |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/17/2015 06:32 PM
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Sonora, CA...As of June 1, 2015 the Vault Works/BEAT Group and the Sonora based InnovationLab have formed a new regional partnership that expands the technology training and opportunities for technology minded residents of the Central Sierra and Central Valley areas of California..
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Medical Center Chooses Contractor for New Pavilion |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/17/2015 08:45 PM
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| Sonora, CA...Sonora Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce the final selection of the firm that will construct the new outpatient pavilion and Cancer Center. Quiring General LLC, in alliance with California Gold Development Corporation, was the successful bidder... |
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Joint Board of Supervisors/Planning Commission Study Session on General Plan Tuesday, June 30, 2015, 6:00 p.m. San Andreas Town Hall |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/17/2015 09:34 PM
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San Andreas, CA...The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors and Planning Commission will hold a study session on the Draft General Plan on Tuesday, June 10th at 6:00 p.m. at the San Andreas Town Hall. The study session will focus on issues raised in the public comments on the draft General Plan that was released in December, 2014. Following the study session, hearings will begin with the Planning Commission working through the goals and policies of the different elements of the draft plan. A schedule of hearing dates and topics will be available soon. Check the Planning Department website at http://planning.calaverasgov.us/ or upcoming dates and times.
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Taxpayer Group Sides with Planning Director |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/17/2015 11:57 PM
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| San Andreas, CA...Al Segalla, President of the Calaveras County Taxpayers Association, said "The more we discover the facts, the more it becomes apparent that the Planning Director was correct in approving the Asphalt Hot Plant application.... |
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Harper's Closet Is Now Open In Murphys! Big 50% Off Sale Going On 4th Of July Weekend |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/13/2015 09:18 AM
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Murphys, CA...Harper's Closet is now open! Our racks and shelves are stocked with consigned articles of children's clothing and accessories (including maternity clothing) that are "next to new" quality. Come check out our swim wear and sandals! We are currently accepting consigners at Harper's Closet. Please visit us and bring in your "next to new" items! We are located at 772C Murphys Creek Road in Murphys. Harper's Closet will be open Tuesday thru Friday, 11-5 and Saturday, 11-4.
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Make Plans Now To Attend The 18th Annual Paddlefest!! Shawn Seale Video & Kayak Demo |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 06/12/2015 10:11 AM
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Arnold, CA...We had the pleasure to visit SNAC's Arnold store to talk to Shawn Seale about next weekend's Paddlefest and the latest water toys to take to the our area high country lakes. Most of which have plenty of water to play in. After starting out at the store we took a field trip to White Pines Lake where Shawn & Jill demoed a great two person kayak that will even fit inside a Prius.
The SNAC Update Video In HD
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