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Calavras County CAO Boyce Retiring |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 11/16/2012 10:57 AM
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San Andreas, CA...In her statements at the close of Tuesday's Board of Supervisors Meeting Calaveras County CAO Boyce announced that she will be retiring at the end of the year. Jeanne Boyce can be credited for righting a very shaky fiscal ship that was taking on water during the fiscal downturn. Prior to becoming CAO Boyce was head of Health and Human Services at the county and has been an effective, leading county employee since the early 1990's when she join the county's ranks. So for those of you wishing for a new direction for the county January should be interesting with potentialy the largest changes in county leadership we have seen in quite some time...
Outgoing Supervisor Gary Tofanelli and Outgoing CAO Boyce Checking the first round of election returns earlier in the year. |
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Hostess Brands is Winding Down Operations After Devastating Union Strike |
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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 11/16/2012 11:06 AM
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Irving, TX – November 16, 2012 – Hostess Brands Inc. today announced that it is winding down operations and has filed a motion with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court seeking permission to close its business and sell its assets, including its iconic brands and facilities. Bakery operations have been suspended at all plants. Delivery of products will continue and Hostess Brands retail stores will remain open for several days in order to sell already-baked products....
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Five Reasons Local Businesses Should Join the Calaveras Visitors Bureau |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 11/14/2012 08:16 PM
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ANGELS CAMP, CA (November 14, 2012)—Businesses are welcome to join the Calaveras Visitors Bureau (CVB) throughout the year, but the deadline for members to be included in the 2013 Activities Guide—which is distributed to more than 80,000 people throughout the year—is Friday, November 30, which makes now the ideal time to join. Beyond being included in the popular Activities Guide, CVB annual membership, now offered in various tiers to better accommodate everyone in the region, is important for local businesses, organizations and individuals for the following reasons...
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New Real Estate Agent Josiah Darby Has Joined Realty World in Murphys |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 11/12/2012 11:00 AM
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Murphys, CA...Josiah Darby has joined Realty World in Murphys. "I am pleased to be serving my community in Calaveras county. Born in Sonora, I'm a local resident who's family in Murphys goes back 5 generations. My specialization is in Residential and Land. As a new Realtor, I aspire to provide professional and quality service to those trying to find or sell a home in the Mother Lode." Murphys Realty is located at the corner of Big Trees Road and Hwy 4 in Murphys. Congratulations and good luck in your career Josiah! It is great to see the next generation working hard to push their lives forward...
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Christmas Delights in Jackson |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 11/07/2012 05:33 PM
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Jackson, CA...Gather up the family, invite your friends and neighbors, and join the community as the spirit of the holidays brightens downtown Jackson, California’s annual Christmas Delights Open House! The festivities will be held on the evenings of Thanksgiving Day weekend, Friday and Saturday, November 23 and 24 from 6-9 p.m....
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County’s Stone Soup Event A Great Success! |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 11/07/2012 05:40 PM
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San Andreas, CA....For many years, the employees of the County of Calaveras have gotten together to compete in the Stone Soup Event and this year was no exception. The event is a competition between departments. There were trophies for best costume, best judge bribe, best office decorations, best pumpkin and the coveted trophy for the Stone Soup food and money drive. The monetary donations and food drive benefits The Resource Connection Food Bank....
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Chamber Mixer Thursday at Wells Fargo Bank in San Andreas |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 11/06/2012 10:15 AM
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San Andreas, CA...Wells Fargo Bank in San Andreas will host the Chamber of Commerce Mixer this Thursday, November 8th starting at 5:30. Please join us! This Chamber Mixer is early this month due to the Thanksgiving holiday...
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Best of Tuolumne County Awards Announced |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/29/2012 10:09 AM
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Sonora, CA...At their October meeting the Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors reviewed all nominations submitted by the public for the annual Best of Tuolumne County Awards. Much discussion took place regarding each nomination and then a vote was held. “Voting is done by secret ballot and tallied after the meeting,” stated Chamber President & CEO George Segarini. “So many worthy candidates, but only one can be awarded.” Here are the winners of the voting...
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Lodging Community Screwed Inn their Own Beds! Letter to the Editor by Arline Taborek |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/29/2012 06:05 PM
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Murphys, CA...On April 3, 2012, Calaveras Visitors Bureau (CVB) invited lodging members to a Tourism Marketing District (TMD) meeting with Civitas, a company that specializes in forming and developing tourism improvement districts. I was really taken aback once I learned that the CVB had already negotiated a contract with Civitas to facilitate and manage a TMD, at a cost of upwards from $40,000.00! Prior to that meeting, CVB did not initiate any meetings with lodging members to ask for input, feedback, or if lodging would even support CVB’s decision. CVB’s decision to take a major portion of TOT advertising money and sink it into Civitas without benefit of a vote or guaranteed lodging support was irresponsible, and a mismanagement of TOT monies. Lodging contributes to an overwhelming majority of CVB’s funding, but it is my sense that CVB’s attitude toward the lodging community is, you are either going to be burdened with a TOT increase or a TMD tax, whether you like it or not, so suck it up!...
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Hazel Fischer 3rd Graders Receive Dictionaries |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 10/28/2012 07:57 PM
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Arnold, CA...On October 25th, each 3rd grade student in Mrs. Hart’s class and Mrs. Jones’s class at Hazel Fishcher School received a brand-new hard cover Webster’s New World Dictionary, with the assistance of the Arnold Rotary Club. This dictionary program has been an ongoing project for several years, with funds coming from both Arnold Rotary and the school district. Approximately two dozen dictionaries were given out this time. Each student was given their own book with their name in it. They then spent some time looking up specific words, and also learning many other ways that a dictionary can be helpful. Even the Rotarians learned a few things! The quality is such that these books can help a student succeed all the way through high school....
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