The 2014 Miss Amador Scholarship Competition named its winner, as well as its court on Thursday July 25th. The competition featured eight contestants, who each performed for judges and audience members on the Biagi Family Stage. Bailey Lubenko, was named Miss Amador County 2014. Bailey is a graduate of Amador High School and plans to study Crop Science in college. First runner-up is Carisa Swasson, second runner up is Morgan Brown, third runner up is…
“The American people are awakening to the danger that illegal immigration poses to our country. It is crowding out millions of jobs desperately needed by American workers. It is overwhelming our schools, our hospitals, our courts, law enforcement, prisons and our local and state budgets. Perhaps worst of all, it is undermining the process of legalimmigration upon which our country is founded. Why should anyone go to the expense and trouble of obeying our immigration laws…
On July 22, 2014 at approximately 0019 hours, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting an argument followed by several shots fired in the area of 20000 East Clinton Road, between Jackson and Pine Grove. Upon arrival of Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies, Danny David Upton, 61, was located in the driveway, armed with a loaded handgun. Upton was detained without incident. A 55 year old male relative of Upton’s was also…
Road closures and detours are in effect on Tiger Creek Road and in the Tiger Creek Regulator Reservoir area due to construction on the Amador Water Agency Gravity Supply Line. Tiger Creek Road is currently closed to through traffic beyond Tiger Creek powerhousefrom 7am to 7pm, Monday through Friday. Detour signs direct travelers to the Tiger Creek Regulator area to use Panther Creek or Ellis Roads. The pipeline contractor has permission to work Saturdays but has not needed to…
Following three critically dry years in California, the State Water Resources Control Board is requiring local water agencies to take emergency action to conserve water in landscaping, fountains, washing vehicles and other outdoor uses. State regulators met in Sacramento Tuesday and approved the proposed rules for all Californians late in the day. The rules prohibit the watering of landscaping to the point that runoff spills onto sidewalks or streets. Hosing down sidewalks and driveways is…
This summer, the Sutter Creek Community Benefit Foundation (SCCBF) and the City of Sutter Creek will begin the restoration of the historic Sutter Creek Grammar School on Fullen Street. When completed, it will house a community museum, Sutter Creek archives, and will be available to the public for meetings, events and other activities. The SCCBF is setting out to raise at least $150,000 for the overall restoration. First, they will begin with theremoval and replacement…
Good morning Mariposa Supervisors, I just made another comment atregulations.gov on the groundwater Proposed Directive FS-2014-0001-0001 (or if this doesn't work, drop the second 0001), requesting the comment period of 8/4/14 be extended to coincide with the other Proposal on our water, EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 that was extended to 10/20/14. There are now a whopping 12 comments on the groundwater Proposal, compared with over 204,500 on the other one. Since they are both about our water, it…
You will save BIG when you purchase group tickets for General Admission and Carnival Rides. Check out the free entertainment throughout the Fair. Bands, demonstrations, shows, and more! Thursday, July 24th: Life in the Fastlane – Songs of the Eagles, Miss Amador Scholarship Pageant, and Mutton Bustin’. Friday, July 25th: Hot Rod Truck and Tractor Pulls, Lightning Boy and his Thundering Blues Band, and the Spazmatics. Saturday, July 26th: CCPRA Rodeo, James Garner’s Tribute to Johnny Cash,…
SACRAMENTO, CA – July 22, 2014 – Earlier today, President Obama signed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), H.R. 803, to reauthorize and modernize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. The WIA was enacted to serve as the nation’s employment and job training program by providing federal funding to states for job training, education, and employment services for unemployed and underemployed workers and youth. In California, WIA helps provide businesses with the skilled workforce…
