Spring Starts March 20!! Are you Ready? We Talk New Years Fitness with Family 4 Fitness's Kenny Lee
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/02/2013 02:27 PM
Vallecito, CA...(Update...The First Day of Spring is March 20!! Are you ready?) We caught up with Family 4 Fitness's Kenny Lee to get his perspective on starting the year off right to hit your fitness goals this year. Family 4 Fitness is a great local gym with friendly, knowledgeable staff that really care about your results. They have everything from Cardio, Classes, Free Weights, New Machines and more. Kenny told us he spends about $25k every year on new equipment. So if you want to work out in a friendly fun facility the place to go is Family 4 Fitness on Hwy 4 between Angels Camp and Murphys.
Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital changes its name to Mark Twain Medical Center
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/02/2013 03:52 PM
San Andreas, CA....Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital (MTSJH) Hospital President Craig Marks announced that MTSJH has changed its name to Mark Twain Medical Center (MTMC). “After my arrival at MTSJH in May,” stated Marks, “we began to reexamine our Mission, Vision, and Values. As we progressed in this dialogue, it became very clear that MTSJH is much more than just a hospital. We need to be the center of healthcare for the residents and visitors to Calaveras County. This does not mean we will meet every healthcare need, but for those services we don’t provide we have partners throughout the Dignity Health System that can. In addition, there are many services that we have not provided in the past that we can and should provide local. For example, on January 7, we are opening a cancer center, complete with chemotherapy infusion center, and PET/CT scanner to meet the medical oncology needs of local residents.
Mountain Christian Fellowship Packages 15,000 Meals For The Hungry
Posted by: John_Hamilton on 01/02/2013 06:16 PM
Murphys, CA..On December 16th we stopped by Mountain Christian Fellowship and found their sanctuary transformed into a highly efficient and amazing food packaging facility. Their congregation and additional volunteers from the community had come together to package nutritionally complete meals for Kids Against Hunger. In a few hours they had packaged 15,000 meals. Yes...thats not a typo... 15,000 meals. The meals will be shipped to a Pleasanton location that keeps 50,000 meals on hand at all times for needs of not only those hungry overseas but here at home as well. The shelf stable nutritionally complete meals are ready in case of a natural disaster or emergency here at home as well as abroad. Great Job Everyone!!! It was impressive to watch. More details are enclosed or by clicking the logo below...
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Patriotism on Display at Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service
Posted by: thepinetree on 01/02/2013 07:12 PM
Angels Camp, CA...The Ebbetts Pass Veterans larger than life flag flew above the Fallen Firefighters memorial service at St. Patrick's Church on December 27th. The Calaveras Fire Chaplains sponsored the candlelight service ironically on the eve after first responders perished after being lured to a home in upstate New York. Here locally our fire departments are usually on scene of any incident sometimes long before law enforcement. As the world becomes a darker place at times let us remember those that are first to respond when the alarm beckons.
London, UK...Two Bret Harte seniors represented the Bullfrogs at the 2013 Varsity Tour – London. Seniors Katie Reed and Veronica Ehret had earned the privilege to perform at the 2013 London New Years Day Parade. Reed, varsity cheer and Ehret, varsity song were named All-Americans at the 2012 United Spirit Association Cheer/Song Summer Camp at UC Santa Cruz this past August. Along with this award comes an opportunity to perform in London on New Year’s Day. Reed is a four-year varsity cheerleader with years of pre-high school experience that has led her to the top. And even though Ehret was a fist year cheerleader she has had years of dance experience that she was able to rely to earn this award....
Murphys, CA...Calaveras County rang in the new year with festivities and parties throughout our area. From Copperopolis, Valley Springs the Hotel Leger in Mokelumne Hill, CAMPS in Angels Camp, Sequoia Woods in Arnold and multiple live bands in the Murphys had locals and visitors saying goodbye to 2012 and welcome to 2013. We have a few shots from Murphys below....
Murphys, CA....As we are saying hello to 2013 we are posting some photo albums of shots that never quite made it to the site before now. Enclosed are some shots from the Calaveras Film Festival, Jeff Foxworthy, Wine Club Dinner at Chatom, Chamber Mixer at Bistro Espresso & Hovey, Newsome Harlows Bacon Fest, Concerts in Murphys Community Park, The Craft Show at The Diggins, The Joyce Hacker Fundraiser, Thursday Nights are Renner, The Murphys Business Association mixer at NEXT, MCT's Almost Maine, Girl's Day Out at Ironstone and more...
Twisted Oak Winery and Prospect 772 Earn Spots on Wine Enthusiast’s Top 100 Wines of 2012 ~ Calaveras Visitor's Bureau Feature
Posted by: thepinetree on 12/31/2012 09:49 AM
Calaveras County, CA...Out of the thousands of wines that are tasted and rated by Wine Enthusiast Magazine, two Calaveras wineries have made the prestigious cut this year to be among the Top 100 Wines of 2012. But it gets better…both wineries actually made it among the top 50 wines on that list, which is published in Wine Enthusiast’s December 2012 issue.
So which wines are we talking about exactly? Prospect 772 ranked #30 for its elegant Grenache/Syrah blend, “The Brat.” I bet you’re wondering about the name.
Celebrate New Year's Eve With Matt Cullen and Alchemy on East Coast Time!
Posted by: thepinetree on 12/30/2012 02:08 PM
Murphys, CA...Dinner 4 to 8:30pm, Auld Lang Syne at 9pm midnight (est). Be home by 10pm, New Year’s the way you want it! Choose from Alchemy’s great dinner menu or a special 3-course New Years Eve dinner music by: Matt Cullen, Don Mc Dowell, Dave Navarro $5 cover Dance, sing, and have a good time. Call 728-0700 for reservations..
