There have been many questions about the Streaming Video offered by TSPN. So below are a list of questions and answers for the general user of the Live Broadcast.1. Why does the video pause? a. Many times your windows media player will see that you have a higher connection to properly stream the video to you. So it may require some changes to the plug-in settings to help fix the problem. Below all the questions…
The Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Council is providing local residents an opportunity to participate in the continued health of the Mokelumne River Watershed. The Council does this by supporting a citizen-based water monitoring program that provides local individuals the opportunity to participate in a very worth-while and fun activity- ensuring the health of our valuable watershed. The efforts also extend to portions of the Upper Calaveras River watershed with the Ebbett’s Pass Forest Watch organization.
According to a recently released study the number of Californians suffering from asthma and asthma-like symptoms has spiked in the past three years, with a subgroup of Sierra counties showing the greatest increase in symptomatic asthmatic conditions. This sub group includes Amador County. State wide, according to the report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, those suffering from asthma or symptoms of asthma has jumped from 4 million, 12 percent of all Californians,…
Tonight the Jackson City Council will discuss information surrounding the implications of “Pre-Hearing statements of Decision Makers”. At the last City Council meeting, citizen Bob Devlin requested that an item be placed on the agenda to get additional clarification regarding the potential limitations of City Council actions or comments regarding proposed projects, prior to their review at public hearings. Devlin’s request particularly pertained to council member’s views on Big Box stores, or large retail establishments,…
Amador County Unified School District and the Amador County Office of Education have had a challenging year so far in the 2006-2007 school year. The challenge has not been in the classroom in this case, but on the roadways. The California Highway Patrol has reported 8 accidents so far this school year involving district buses- fortunately none were considered serious. The latest accident occurred last week at 501 Argonaut Lane in front of the Triglia…
Effective 8:00 a.m. Monday, October 23, 2006, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) will lift the suspension of burning on private land within the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. This will impact our Calaveras County viewers only. This includes the counties of Calaveras, Tuolumne, and those eastern portions of San Joaquin and Stanislaus that are within the State Responsibility Area. Burning will be allowed, with a valid permit, between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on…
Halloween is a night for costumes, candy and fun – for both kids and adults. But as the big day approaches, parents should safeguard against accidental poisonings to ensure that their little ghouls and goblins have a safe and spooktacular holiday, say health and safety experts at Sutter Amador Hospital and Sutter Health, a network of not-for-profit hospitals, physician organizations and other health care service providers here in Amador County. “During this time of year,…
The Natural Resources Conservation Service has announced that applications are now being accepted from farmers and ranchers wishing to participate in the 2007 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The cut-off deadline for accepting applications is December 1, 2006. The EQIP program offers funds on a cost-share basis to producers for practices ranging from cross – fence and water development to tree & shrub establishment and forest stand improvement to grazing systems. Applications are scored and…
The deadline to register to vote in the November 7, 2006, General Election, is Monday, October 23, 2006, according to a reminder from Sheldon D. Johnson, County Clerk/Registrar of Voters. And also a reminder to all of our voters that the Elections Office has moved to the new County Administration Center at 810 Court Street, Jackson. If you have any questions, please call the Elections Office at 223-6465.
The new Hwy 49 Bypass will open for a celebratory run/walk on November 11th but when will the roadway be opened to vehicle traffic? According to the Amador County Transportation Commission’s Charles Field that date weather permitting should be sometime in early to mid December. How will the intersections to enter and exit the Bypass be organized? Field also answers that question by explaining that there will be a signal on the Sutter Creek end…
