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GABA Raises Thousands for Arnold Attractions |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/20/2014 01:35 PM
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Arnold, CA – Three local organizations will benefit from the auction proceeds collected at the recent Greater Arnold Business Association Holiday Banquet. Here GABA president Paul Bertini presents gift checks to each group’s representative. From L-R, Bertini, Kate O’Keeffe of the White Pines Park Committee, Sid Marsh of the Sierra Nevada Logging Museum and Dick Watson of Friends of the Arnold Library. Each group received a gift of $750 to spend as they see fit...
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Additional Photos and Video From the Judge Hugh K. Swift Ceremony |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/20/2014 07:21 PM
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San Andreas, CA...Below are additional photos and video from the searing-in ceremony of Hugh K. Swift as Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras. The ceremony and reception afterwards was held at the new Calaveras County Courthouse complex last Friday. Judge Swift was recently appointed to the position by Governor Brown.
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CCWD on Governor’s Request for All Californians to reduce Water Consumption by 20% |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/19/2014 10:36 AM
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San Andreas, CA...Calaveras County Water District continues to urge customers to use water wisely. Water conservation is always a good idea. As the Drought picture becomes clear, CCWD will implement appropriate programs and policies to address water conservation. At this time, the district is advising that all measures are voluntary. While water supplies may be challenged during the upcoming year; good stewardship of the districts’ resources may be adequate to avoid mandatory restrictions...
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Weekly Address: Making 2014 a Year of Action to Expand Opportunities for the Middle Class |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/18/2014 08:39 AM
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Washington, DC...Hi, everybody. This week, I visited a company in Raleigh, North Carolina that helps make electric motors that save businesses money on energy costs and cut harmful carbon pollution. And I stopped by N.C. State University, where engineers are set to develop the new technology that will make those motors even better. It’s part of my push not only to make America home to more high-tech manufacturing – but to make America more attractive for the good jobs that a growing middle class requires....
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The Resource Connection Is Hiring For Accounting Manager |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/18/2014 04:11 PM
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San Andreas, CA....The Resource Connection is looking for supervisory staff to join its team. Accounting Manager San Andreas Annual Range $35,880 – $49,691. Comprehensive benefits package, Salary DOE, EOE. Visit our website www.trcac.org for complete description and requirements. Employment applications can be downloaded at www.trcac.org or picked up at our office...
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Google Introduces Their Smart Contact Lens Project |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/18/2014 04:38 PM
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Mountain View, CA...You’ve probably heard that diabetes is a huge and growing problem—affecting one in every 19 people on the planet. But you may not be familiar with the daily struggle that many people with diabetes face as they try to keep their blood sugar levels under control. Uncontrolled blood sugar puts people at risk for a range of dangerous complications, some short-term and others longer term, including damage to the eyes, kidneys and heart. A friend of ours told us she worries about her mom, who once passed out from low blood sugar and drove her car off the road....
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Calaveras Ecnomic Development Company Aims to Increase Area Broadband |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/18/2014 06:11 PM
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San Andreas, CA...The Calaveras County Economic Development Company (CCEDC) announces a new objective for the New Year: working to increase Broadband availability throughout Calaveras County. “The road to prosperity is at least partially available through the Internet,” stated the CCEDC. Citing the lack of high speed Internet in many parts of the county, the CCEDC is working with Central Sierra Connect (CSC) to identify areas lacking broadband availability. CSC representative Darrell Slocum provided an overview of the county’s current broadband infrastructure, projects under construction and need for expanded availability at a recent EDC meeting....
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GABA Launches into 2014 with Gusto |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/17/2014 08:17 AM
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Arnold, CA...Bursting into the new year with gusto, newly elected president of the Greater Arnold Business Association Paul Bertini led a standing room-only crowd Monday night through a brainstorming session of ideas for some innovative new projects and events in 2014. Bertini, a 22-year resident and businessman from Avery, expressed his personal commitment to the members of GABA while calling on the meeting participants to invest “two or three days this year” as volunteers for making the Ebbetts Pass corridor a better place to live, work and shop...
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Governor Brown Declares Drought State of Emergency |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/17/2014 09:52 AM
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San Francisco, CA....With California facing water shortfalls in the driest year in recorded state history, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proclaimed a State of Emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for these drought conditions. “We can’t make it rain, but we can be much better prepared for the terrible consequences that California’s drought now threatens, including dramatically less water for our farms and communities and increased fires in both urban and rural areas,” said Governor Brown. “I’ve declared this emergency and I’m calling all Californians to conserve water in every way possible.”....
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Black Sheep Winery Scores Gold!! |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/16/2014 09:43 AM
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Murphys, CA....Black Sheep Winery of Murphys received high marks for its Zinfandels at the 2014 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. The 2010 Calaveras County Zinfandel was awarded a Double Gold and the 2010 Amador County Zinfandel received a Gold Medal. A Double Gold medal signifies that all the judges on the panel unanimously gave the wine a Gold. The San Francisco Chronicle judging is one of the largest and most prestigious wine competitions in the world...
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