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Local Escrows Reach Two-Year High
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Destruction Fun at the Amador County Fair
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Steps Taken Toward Rejuvenating Jackson’s Downtown
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UCC’s Low Cost Community Dinner Program
In times of
economic hardship, it is the sign of a great community to bind together and
provide support for its own. That is the impetus behind a new community dinner program put out by
the citizens who run the Upcountry
Community Center in Pine
Grove. The meal takes place on the 2nd and 4th Monday
of each month is sponsored by a host of local businesses, including Sanghera’s
Market, IGA Market, the Up Country Rotary and various community members. “At a time where the economy is
stretching everyone’s wallet thin, this may be the best deal around,” said
resident Bill Lavallie, who attended the meal last week and photographed
the happy eaters. The menu is
put together by Tonya Johns, who, along six other volunteers, prepares the food
and serves it at the UCC center.
There is a suggested donation of
$3.00 per person or $12.00 for families of four or more, but according to a
volunteer named Ruthella, the “donation” is optional. The UCC only asks that
you RSVP so they know how much
food to provide. The UCC is justly putting the “community” in Up Country
Community Center with this great deal and opportunity to sit down and have a
meal with your neighbors.
Ione’s General Plan Update
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Kids Day Parade!
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Gold Rush Ranch DEIR
Finally, we’d like to remind all interested Amador County
residents and in particular
the residents of Sutter Creek that there is a public meeting scheduled tonight
on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Gold Rush
Ranch Project. The open house meeting will take place between 4 and 6 pm at the
new Sutter Creek Community building. The Gold Rush Ranch is a
monumental proposal for a golf course, resort and subdivision on 945 acres
adjacent to Sutter Creek. The project includes nearly 1,350 homes, an 18-hole
golf course, a 60-room hotel and 300 timeshare units. It is expected to
literally double the size of Sutter Creek. In a recent interview here at TSPN, Sutter Creek Assistant City Manager Sean Rabé urged all citizens to attend
the meeting with their questions and concerns. And of course, you can catch
that interview and all the other latest news online at www.tspntv.com.