Public Access Not Free Anymore!

   Public Access TV Goes Down the Tubes

 The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors are planning to approve a resolution to start charging for classes on Public Access TV

Calaveras County Board of Supervisors meets Tuesday July 24, 2012 at 9 AM

 Tobacco Money Goes Up in Smoke?

 On the Tuesday, July 24, 2012 agenda is the annual acceptance of the tobacco money that comes into the county, approximately $37.000 per quarter. 

    Where is this money going now? Was it signed off to pay interest on a loan the Supervisors have? Will anyone in the audience have the presence of mind to ask?  We'll see.

Book Review - Author Dennis Dooley Writes: A Hard Ride

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   One of the biggest challenges facing biographers who venture into telling the stories of the past is getting input from the person themselves - most of whom are no longer with us. Angels Camp resident Dennis Dooley has accomplished a difficult task admirably.

Mules Missing

   Two mules were reported missing on Comanche Parkway in Burson. The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office was notified.

   It is not known if a search party was established, or if the mules were found.

No Camping!

   The Lakemont Pines Homeowners Association reported someone camping on their property on Lakewood Drive in Arnold.

     It seems that unauthorized camping on private property is frowned upon by the Lakemont Homeowners. The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office responded.

Twins Booked for Battery--on Each Other?

    Roseanne and Roxanne Valentine, 55, of Arnold, were arrested and booked and then cited and released for Battery on each other by Calaveras County Sheriff's deputies.

Shots Heard on Arnold Rim Trail

   What was believed to be a beautiful and safe place for people to hike in Ebbetts Pass, may not be so safe after all.

   A report was received by the Calaveras Sheriff's Department that a hiker could hear shots being fired while on the trail near White Pines.

   No one was discovered but the hiker remained very nervous.

San Ramon Man Arrested on Poole Station Road.

      Officers responded to a report of a disturbance in a motor home pulled over on the side of the road on Poole Station Rd.

   Gianni Peter Passakos, 40 of San Ramon was arrested by Calaveras County Sheriff's Deputies on Poole Station road for Possession of a Narcotic Controlled Substance, Possession of a controlled Substance, both felonies, and Evading a Peace Officer, having Controlled Substance Paraphernalia, and DUI Alcohol or drugs, three misdemeanors.

    Passakos was booked into the Calaveras County Jail but was released after one day due to over capacity in the jail.

Arrest in Valley Springs for Disorderly Conduct

   Michael Alan Brady, 39, of Valley Springs,  was arrested for disorderly conduct : Alcohol and possession of marijuana over 28.5 grams, both misdemeanors.

    The arrest took place on Hogan and Acorn in East Valley Springs.  Brady was cited and released.

Heather Van Natta Arrested in Angels Camp

     Heather Van Natta, 36, of Angels Camp was arrested at 314 South Main St Space 178 on Sunday July 22, 2012.

     Angels Camp Police Department arrested Van Natta for battery with intent to do serious bodily injury and Infliction of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant, both felonies.

    Van Natta was booked into the Calaveras County Jail.

Fire on Manuel Mill Rd in Arnold

    At around 4:45 PM on Satuday, July 21, 2012, a fire was reported on Manual Mill Road in Arnold. Units from Arnold, Murphys, West Point and Columbia Air responded to the fire, which was quickly extinguished with damage to about 1/2 acre of woodland vegetation.

   The cause of the fire is still undetermined.

A Little Thunderstorm

   Residents of much of the county were treated to a loud thunderstorm with lightning and rain overnight. The upper parts of the County, about Murphys didn't see any rain, but Angels Camp had quite a cloudburst after 9 PM on Sunday, July 22, 2012.

   Many fire officials were glad to see the fire danger dampened for a few days.