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Bear Valley To Open This Weekend 2013-14 season kicks off first Saturday and Sunday with special $39 daily price |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 12/10/2013 12:06 PM
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Bear Valley, Calif., (December 10, 2013) – Recent winter storms and excellent snow making conditions have provided the necessary coverage to allow Bear Valley Mountain to open this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, December 14 and 15. The inaugural weekend kicks off with special pricing of $39 for adult and teen lift tickets the first two days. Full day and single lesson packages will be offered and can be booked online at www.bearvalley.com. This weekend, Bear Valley is planning to open Kuma and Cub chair lifts providing access to beginner and intermediate terrain. Day Lodge services will open at 8:30 a.m. with lifts turning from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The mountain will close Monday, December 16 through Thursday, December 19 and reopen Friday, December 20 for daily operations.. New this year, Bear Valley is offering a $99 college season pass for qualified students, on sale through December 20...
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“Basic Economic Development Issues for High Tech Startups in Calaveras County” John MacWillie To Address CCEDC Meeting December 11 |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 12/10/2013 12:23 PM
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San Andreas, CA....The CCEDC has a guest speaker at the Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 2:00pm meeting of the Calaveras County Economic Development Company, (CCEDC). The meeting will be in the classrooms of Mark Twain Medical Center. The speaker is John MacWillie. He lived in Calaveras County during his youth, graduating from Calaveras High School. He has recently moved back to the county. He has been an executive in the software industry for thirty years and is leading a web-based technology startup currently out raising venture capital funding. The company is looking at placing many of its operations to Calaveras County. The title of Johns talk is: “Basic Economic Development Issues for High Tech Startups in Calaveras County” ...
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Fiscal Projections for California Welcomed by Counties with Past Due Monies Owed |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 12/10/2013 12:41 PM
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Sacramento, CA...The recent projections by the Legislative Analyst Office (LAO) showing a $5.6 billion reserve at the end of 2014-15 was welcome news to the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC). RCRC has urged the State to include past due Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) payments in the 2014-15 Budget, and this report provides increased optimism that the State will honor its overdue obligations to California counties...
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Donate Coats for Local Kids at The Pickle Patch and They Will Give You A FREE LUNCH |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 12/10/2013 01:23 PM
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San Andreas, CA....The Pickle Patch Coat Drive to benefit the children of San Andreas, Rail Road, West Point and Moke Hill Elementary Schools is on now! Just bring a childs size New Jacket to the Pickle Patch and they will trade you for a free lunch. Thank you to all...
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Calaveras County Sheriff Volunteers Promoted |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/10/2013 08:16 PM
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San Andreas, CA....Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz and Sheriff Captain Jim Macedo have promoted Betty Miner to the position of volunteer captain and Ed Anderson to volunteer lieutenant. Also promoted to the rank of sergeant were Bob Fienberg and Ralph Carlascio. Under the new structure, Captain Miner will administer the overall volunteer program and oversee coordination with the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department. In addition, she will monitor the Board of Directors, conduct background checks on potential volunteers, over-see the volunteer unit’s secretary, treasurer and information officer...
Pictured with Calaveras County Sheriff Captain Jim Macedo, who conducted the swearing-in ceremony during the December volunteer meeting, are Sergeant Bob Fienberg, Lieutenant Ed Anderson Sergeant Ralph Carlascio and Captain Betty Miner.
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Santa’s Express Dinner Dance a Success |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 10:27 AM
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Frogtown, CA...The second Annual Santa’s Express Dinner Dance raised approximately $26,000 for Santa’s Express this year thanks to the efforts of Gina Galloway and Rayleane Dias-Gentry. Each year they have picked two seniors from Bret Harte High School who want use this event as their senior project and work with them on the event. The two that worked with Gina and Rayleane this year are Lacey Loomis and Paxton Fassbender. “These girls worked so hard, they helped in the planning process, they sold tickets, got auction items and helped decorate for the event,” said Gina Galloway, “they were amazing.” Over 550 tickets were sold, the dinner was catered by Up County Catering, the auctioneer was Ryan Sullivan, who kept the auction so lively and wonderful music from the band, Plan B, who played through the night...
Pictured: Mrs. Claus, Paxton Fassbender, Santa Claus and Jacey Loomis. |
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Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit Moves to Open Burning |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 02:03 PM
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San Andreas, CA...On Monday, December 9, 2013, at 8:00 AM, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) moved into open burning. Burning will be permitted 24 hours a day on “Permissive Burn Days” as established by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) in each county. CAL FIRE burn permits will not be required until May 1, 2014 (or earlier if conditions require). Landowners may be held liable if their fire escapes their control. Remain in attendance of your fire, keep a water supply close to the burning site and do not burn when windy, or when high winds are predicted. In Calaveras County, burning on property five acres or more in size requires a permit from the Calaveras APCD. In Tuolumne County clearing two acres or more of vegetation requires a permit from the Tuolumne APCD....
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How Were Federal Taxes Distributed in 2010? ~CBO Report |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 02:15 PM
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Washington, DC...The average federal tax rate for all households in 2010—that is, tax liabilities divided by income (including government transfer payments) before taxes—was 18.1 percent. To examine the effect of taxes on households with different amounts of income, CBO divided the nation’s households into five groups of equal size, arrayed by before-tax income. In 2010, the federal tax rate for the bottom quintile of the income distribution was 1.5 percent and that for the top quintile was 24.0 percent (see the figure below). The top 1 percent of all households in the United States had an average federal tax rate of 29.4 percent in 2010...
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Ebbetts Pass, Sonora Pass & Monitor Pass Closed for the Winter |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 03:55 PM
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Alpine County, Tuolumne County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has closed State Route 4 (SR-4) over Ebbetts Pass and SR-89 over Monitor Pass, in Alpine County, and SR-108 over Sonora Pass, in Tuolumne County, as of Monday, December 9, 2013. The recent storms, and accumulation of snow, make the seasonal closure necessary for the safety of motorists and Caltrans crews. The weather conditions on the passes and subsequent road conditions are among the determining factors in the decision to make the seasonal closure. Once the passes are closed for the winter, they will not be reopened until conditions warrant it. Each year, Caltrans crews work diligently to clear debris, remove snow and make highway repairs in order for the highways to reopen by Memorial Day Weekend.
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Bear Valley Opening This Saturday & Mattly's Weather update for Dec 9th 2013 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 12/09/2013 03:41 PM
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Bear Valley, CA...Bear Valley Mountain will open this Saturday & Sunday December 14 & 15th. At this time they are planning on being dark next Monday -Thursday and then the wheels will be turning daily starting December 20th for the 2013/2014 season. As we head towards opening day in a few days we are featuring weather updates from Mattly Trent. He is a local weather guru, ski patroller and the voice of Bear Valley Mountain. He combines not only the love of skiing and outdoors but as a ski patroller he wants you to be safe while you play.
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