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Jackson City Council Opens the Door to Several Opportunities
Written byIf your children do not have health insurance, help is available. Healthy Families is low cost insurance for children and teens. It provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal (families that qualify for Medi-Cal, with a share of cost, are still eligible for Healthy Families). Monthly premiums range from $4- $15 per child, depending on the provider chosen and the family’s income, up to a maximum of $45 per family per month. Through a grant provided by the United Way California Capital Region, the Upcountry Community Center is able to provide families with Certified Application Assistance. Trained assistants are able to supply more information, answer questions and help families complete the application. To see if you qualify, or for more information, call Ruthella at 296-2785.(
A growing business in the Ione area is getting some water relief from Amador County.
The Board of Supervisors approved a letter of intent for a lease of their Carbondale business park
well for the US Tile Plant.
Now it’s time for TSPN’s Home for the Holidays series – featuring fun, free or low cost activities for the whole family to enjoy right here in Amador County, now through New Years Day! Here’s a look at activities coming up this week:
Attention Parents! Merzlak Signs will personalize your child’s Christmas gift at absolutely no charge. Call 223-4818 or bring your child’s gift to 215 Sutter Street in Jackson before Christmas.
You can help keep someone warm this winter by donating new, or slightly used in good condition and clean coats, to the UpcountryCommunity Center in Pine Grove, or the Elks Lodge in Martell, by Friday, December 14th.
The City of Jackson
will be entertaining entries for the design of the new city flag. This contest is open
to all residents of the City of Jackson, regardless of age. The City is looking for
creativity so designs may be modern or historical in nature, but should be of
significance in representing the City of Jackson.
Designs can be hand drawn or computer generated but they must be original,
created by the contestant.
The
Wild and Scenic designation for portions of the Mokelumne
River in Amador County
proposed by the Bureau of Land Management, or B-L-M, has generated quite a bit
of discussion amongst both local opponents and proponents of the designation. According to Chris Wright of
the Foothill Conservancy there are many direct benefits to the designation.
Board of Supervisors Hear About Donation Controversy Within Ione Band of Mi-wok
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The agenda at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisor’s
meeting was light but there was no shortage of public comment for items not on
the agenda. First to approach the Board was Nicholas Villa, Jr., who identified himself as the
traditional chief of the Ione Band of Mi-Wok Indians.
This past school year, local students found out
that not all learning takes place in the classroom. Amador and Calaveras County teens in the Regional Occupational Program
(ROP) received health care work experience firsthand at Sutter Amador Hospital
(SAH). Twelve of these young adults were honored at SAH’s Student
Appreciation Day Breakfast on Thursday, May 31st in the community conference
center in the Sutter Amador Outpatient Services Center.
Representatives of non-profit groups who would like to be a part of the Amador Community Foundation’s AMADOROPOLY 2008 Main Street in Jackson. Participating groups share in the funds raised at the event and in the promotion and tickets sales. If you have any questions, please contact the Foundation at 223-2148. fundraiser should RSVP to the foundation’s executive director Shannon Lowery as soon as possible. The event will be held on February 22, and raises money by inviting community members to come play a life-size version of the Monopoly game, where each square represents a local non-profit organization. The 2008 kick-off meeting will be held this afternoon at 4:00 at the Amador Community Foundation office on
