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August Construction Rumors For Buena Vista Rancheria Prove To Be True
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A Salinas Valley lettuce processor is now recalling its lettuce products over concerns that they may have been contaminated with E.coli bacteria. The Nunes Company in Salinas states the green leaf lettuce does not appear to have caused any illnesses but the company has decided to make a voluntary callback of lettuce sold under the Foxy brand name as a precaution. Foxy is one of the nation's largest suppliers of lettuce, celery, broccoli, vegetable platters and stir-fry mixes. The recall is for lettuce purchased in grocery stores October 3 - 6 in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Nunes officials did not indicate what sparked the recall. The decision comes on the heels of a nationwide recall of fresh bagged spinach following an E.coli outbreak in September. The bacteria are blamed for sickening nearly 200 people and causing three deaths. The Food and Drug Administration gave consumers the okay to start eating fresh spinach a week ago Friday, with the exception of spinach grown and packaged in Monterey, San Benito and Santa Clara counties. State and federal health inspectors have yet to pinpoint the source of the contamination. The FBI served search warrants on California processors but the results of what they found, if anything, have not been made public. Recommendation For No Personal Water Craft On Silver Lake Received
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The Amador County Unified
School District not only has a new Transportation Facility slated to open at
Christmas break, but now the organization has a new leader. Andrew Peters has been selected as
the new Director of transportation for the district. Peters comes to the county
from the Mother Lode Union Elementary School District in Placerville. According
to as press release from Superintendent of Schools Dr Mike Carey, Peters is a
dynamic, energetic person who bleeds “yellow” because he is committed to
excellent school transportation. Andrews has many years of practical experience
in transportation from his tenure in El Dorado County as well as a bachelor’s
degree in Business Management. He is also involved in the Civil Air Patrol and
the Lions Club.
Funny money is making its way into the
gold country. Recently, Tuolumne County Sheriff's investigators were notified
that six counterfeit $100 bills ended up in Tuolumne County's daily bank
deposit. Lt. Dan Bressler said that county employees Thursday compiled a
short list of people they believe could have passed the counterfeit bills, The Sheriff's Department was notified after
the bogus bills were discovered in the county's Tuesday deposit at Westamerica
Bank on Mono Way. "We are in the process of beginning to investigating"
Bressler said.
According to the Associated Press attorneys for the Lodi man, Hamid Hayat, convicted this spring by a federal jury of supporting terrorists have asked a judge to grant a new trail after reports of juror misconduct. In a 106-page motion filed Friday, Hayat's lawyers said reports of "extensive misconduct" by jury foreman Joseph Cote demand court review. "Given the reports of extensive misconduct involved here, the seriousness of such misconduct, and the credibility of the sources, only (an evidentiary) hearing will suffice to resolve the present claim," wrote Wazhma Mojaddidi and Dennis Riordan.
This wildlife season deer and turkey are beautiful, plentiful and in the roadways and according to California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Craig Harmon several serious accidents have occurred in Amador County as people attempted to avoid hitting the local wildlife. Harmon advises motorists to preplan for such an event, a common event here in Amador County, just as he advises that motorists keep a watch on their high visual horizon. Looking as far forward as you can see while driving and keeping watch on the road ahead helps ensure the drivers know what is coming up on them. 
This past weekend was relatively quiet for the California Highway Patrol on local roadways. On Friday Officer Brian Hagemann investigated an accident that occurred on Hwy 49 at Martell Rd. The 3;30 pm accident occurred when Birthe Christensen of Sutter Creek stopped behind another vehicle on northbound Hwy 49 at the Martell Rd. stopsign. Dawn Parla of Pioneer then stopped behind Christensen and allowed her foot to slip off of the brake pedal rolling into the rear bumper of Christensen. Saturday Officer Chris Zaragoza, while on patrol in the upcountry area, responded to a report of an accident Hwy 88 at Kay’s Rd.
Martell Area Commercial Sign Proposals Continue To Take Planning Commission Time
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Requests from various businesses within the booming Martell area dominated discussions at this week’s Amador County Planning Commission Meeting. One item that appeared on the agenda was a request for a use permit to exceed the height limit for a freestanding sign. The sign proposed was 40 feet tall and 10 feet wide. The sign would be the advertisement for the new Harley Davidson store and would be located at the intersection of Prospect Drive and Old Mill Lane, within the Sierra West Business Park in Martell. 
