Op-Ed About Calaveras County Planning, OR NOT!

Bad Planning is Courtesy of Calaveras
 County Board of Supervisors?

    And a Little About Bump Parties.....and horses
 Dear Editor 
   For the record, I have no issue with Bump Parties.  Certainly I support the rights of a business owner to find new and inventive ways to generate income during this economic crisis.  Bump parties are for grown ups.  Alcohol is served, people behave badly.  Don't go there expecting My Little Pony World.

Bricks Causing Hazard in San Andreas!

      A few minutes ago, CHP reported that a traffic hazard at the Hwy 49 an Hwy 26 intersection may cause delays. An officer was enroute to remove bricks from the roadway. Use caution in that area.

UPDATE: By 4:30 PM CHP had cleared the road and the hazard for Hwy 49 was removed.

Does Anyone Recognize This Bird?

Can't find my bird book. Does anyone know what kind
of bird the one in the center is? Looks so much like an Oriole
but i know it isn't.

Fireworks Not Banned in Angels Camp

All over the U.S. fires are started by 
children playing with fireworks when
 there are no laws against them.

    Although the City Council of Angels Camp insisted that it is debris burning that causes out-of-control fires in Angels Camp, we foundabsolutely no record of it.

    Instead, we found that there were many fires caused by Fireworks. We pointed this out to the City Council during their deliberations on their Permit requirement for residents.

City Administrator Responds to "Trail" Complaint

Come on, you can pay more!

    Michael McHatten, Angels Camp City Administrator later yesterday  responded to our repeated e-mails, stating that he has been out sick and not answering e-mails.  

  He also said he wasn't ...'sure what the question was, but the trail is years from happening and any path has to be negotiated, planned and developed; it just doesn't happen."