The Amador Red Cross will host an afternoon of vintage Red Cross videos depicting shelters and other care at major disasters. The videos will be shown Saturday, February 21st. at 2 PM at the Rollingwood Mobile Home Park Clubhouse. This is at 20 Rollingwood Dr., just off New York Ranch Rd. Not only can you learn how to become a Red Cross Volunteer, but you can learn Hands Only CPR. One quarter of Americans…
Rep. Tom McClintock, CA-04, today introduced H.R. 979, a bill to honor Marine SSgt Sky Mote, who was killed in Afghanistan on August 10, 2012. The legislation will designate a mountain peak in the John Muir Wilderness, under which the Mote family gathered to camp every year, as “Sky Point.” Every member of the California congressional delegation is a co-sponsor of the bill. “This bill would ensure that the memory and heroic deeds of Sky…
The 2015 Wildland Urban Interface Webinar Series Webinar #2: Landscaping and home design for fire defense Speaker: Yana Valachovic, UC Cooperative Extension Date: February 25, 2015 at 11:00 AM PST During this Webinar, Yana Valachovic will discuss the types, placement, and maintenance of landscape plants to reduce risk of home ignition. She will also discuss various elements of home design that mitigates home loss during a wildfire. Sign up here: https://cafiresci.squarespace.com/wui-webinar-series
A heartfelt thank you to our generous community for your support of our Hospice mission --- we couldn't have sold the most tickets ever without you and we are extremely grateful for the love you showed us!! In case you missed us announcing the winners on the radio Saturday, here are the Hospice of Amador & Calaveras’ Valentine’s Day Raffle Winners: 1st Prize – Becky Grabowski: Tanzanite Diamond Necklace 2nd Prize – Carey…
On January 28, 2015 the Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (ACCNET) was contacted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It was reported that US Customs intercepted a package containing a suspicious liquid being shipped from Hong Kong to a residence in Jackson. The liquid substance tested positive for Gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) which is an analog of Gamma Hydroxybutyrate (GHB), which is commonly referred to as “the date rape drug”. Using this information, ACCNET obtained…
Do you have the desire to experience Spring at its finest? Then a trip to the amazing and lovely Daffodil Hill should be top on your list of things to do. Daffodil Hill will open its gates for its 75th season on Feb 23rd and stay open through early April ~ 2015, weather permitting. Visitors are encouraged to call the recorded phone message at (209) 296-7048 to see if Daffodil Hill is open that day. Daffodil Hill…
