Friday, March 8, 2013

Amador Community News - Friday, March 8, 2013

Updates have been made in all of our departments!
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News & Announcements

TSPN's "Open Mike" Friday - Jessica Ramsey - AmadorSoapbox.com 
Most Fire Deaths Result in Homes with No Smoke Alarms - www.AmadorGovernment.com  

The Arc of Amador and Calaveras County Awarded Top Rating by Independent Examiner -
www.AmadorGroups.com
Daffodil Hill Opening mid-March through mid-April - LifeInAmador.com
Outside the Ivory Tower: "42 Roads Continued" - Mark Bennett - AmadorSoapbox.com
Sophia's Well of Wisdom - March 2013 Newsletter - AmadorInterfaith.com
Tax Deductible Donations Needed for Habitat for Humanity - AmadorSoapbox.com
49er Treasure Trail kicks off March 22 & 23rd - LifeInAmador.com
Aldo Leopold documentary to screen at the Sutter Creek Theater - Sun Mar 24 -
AmadorSoapbox.com
 

Amador Arts Council Update: Arts Activities in Amador County - AmadorArts.com
ACRA Events & Activities Update - LifeInAmador.com
Amador Water Agency receives big bonus for safe operations - www.AmadorGovernment.com   
Courage to Start - Determination to Finish . . 5K Training for Beginners Starts March 6 - www.AmadorHealth.com
Upcountry Community Council Meeting - Mon Mar 11 - www.UCCAmador.com
Begin training for 5K and 10JK "Fitness Made FUN" - Tues & Thurs -
www.AmadorHealth.com
Raffle for Home Tour Opportunity Quilt held Sat Apr 20 - www.AmadorGroups.com
Team Fitness offers Cardio Kickboxing Class - AmadorHealth.com
Express Workout & Stretch Classes at Team Fitness And a Dozen More! www.AmadorHealth.com

Have a news brief, announcement, press release? Letter to the Editor? A newsletter you'd like to have published? Email them to: acneditor@gmail.com

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Meetings


Technical Advisory Committee - Mon Mar 11 - www.AmadorGovernment.com
Upcountry Community Council - Mon Mar 11 - www.uccamador.com
Amador County Planning Commission - Tues Mar 12 - AmadorGovernment.com
Amador County Recreation Agency - Wed Mar 13  - AmadorGroups.com
Amador Tourism Council Meeting - Thurs Mar 14 - AmadorBusiness.com
Amador Water Agency - Thurs Mar 14 - AmadorGovernment.com
 SPECIAL MEETING: ACUSD/ACOE - Thurs Mar 14 - AmadorEd.com
Chamber Mixer - Wed Mar 14 - AmadorBusiness.com
Women's Basketball Meeting - Tues Mar 19 - www.LifeInAmador.com 
Amador Flyfishers - Tues Mar 19 - AmadorGroups.com
Amador County SELPA Class: ADHD, Nutrition & Lifestyle - Thurs Mar 21 - AmadorHealth.com 
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Amador) - Mar 26 - www.AmadorHealth.com
Amador County Women's Network - Wed Mar 27 - AmadorBusiness.com


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Classes, Workshops & Seminars

Amador HS Advanced Drama Presents: "Pride & Prejudice" - Mar 5-Mar 23 - AmadorArts.com
ACCF: "Our Night Sky" Series - Mar-Apr 2013 - www.AmadorEd.com
FREE CLASS: Backyard Chickens - Sat Mar 9 - www.LifeInAmador.com
Writing for Non-Fiction Film & TV - Sat Mar 9  - www.AmadorArts.com
Medicine Cabinet Makeover Class with Jon Chase - Fri Mar 15 -AmadorHealth.com
Amador County Concert Band’s St. Patrick’s Day Concert - Sun Mar 17 - AmadorArts.com
Amador Student Music Fund Bingo Benefit - Mon Mar 18 - AmadorGroups.com
Family Support Volunteer Training - Mar 18-21 - www.AmadorElders.org
Creative Curriculum Ideas and Resources Workshop - Tues Mar 19 - www.AmadorGroups.com
Fraud Awareness Seminar - Tues March 19 - www.AmadorElders.org
Amador County SELPA Class: ADHD, Nutrition & Lifestyle - Thurs Mar 21 - www.AmadorHealth.com
Growing Great Vegetables - Sat Mar 23 - LifeInAmador.com

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Activities & Events

AAUW: Winners of 2nd Annual Jr. High Essay Contest - Fri Mar 8 - AmadorEd.com
Amador HS Advanced Drama Presents: "Pride & Prejudice" - Mar 5-Mar 23 - AmadorArts.com
"Learning Spanish" - Mar 1-24 - www.AmadorArts.com
Jewel Thieves! opens Friday March 1st at Blue Mountain Theater - Mar 1 through Mar 16  - www.AmadorArts.com
AAUW: Winners of 2nd Annual Jr. High Essay Contest - Fri Mar 8
Writing for Non-Fiction Film & TV - Sat Mar 9 - www.AmadorArts.com
LFPDA: 2nd Annual "Taco de Marzo" - Sat Mar 9 -  www.AmadorGroups.com
Blind Dog Run (original rock from Sacramento) at Bg's Lounge - Sat Mar 9 www.bgjackson.com
Sutter Creek Theater Presents: Kim Angelis and Josef Gault - Sat Mar 9 - AmadorArts.com
Motherlode Friends of Music: Music from Finland - Sun Mar 10 - AmadorArts.com 
OPEN HOUSE: SAH Surgical Hospitalist Program Open House - Wed Mar 13 - AmadorHealth.com
ACCF 25th Annual Bunsen To Beaker 5K - Sat Mar 16 - www.AmadorGroups.com/AmadorEd.com
Dinner for Saint Patrick's Day - Sun Mar 17 -  www.AmadorFoodandWine.com
Amador Student Music Fund Bingo Benefit - Mon Mar 18 - www.AmadorGroups.com
Motherlode Cruise - www.MotherlodeCruise.com
ACCF's 25th Annual Bunsen to Beaker 5K - Sat Mar 26 - www.AmadorEd.com
Aldo Leopold documentary to screen at the Sutter Creek Theater - Sun Mar 24 -
AmadorSoapbox.com
 
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Amador) - Tues Mar 26 - AmadorHealth.com 
Amador Wedding Faire - Sun Apr 7 - www.AmadorWeddings.com
Murder Mystery Dinner Benefit for Food Bank - April 20 - www.AmadorSoapbox.com
41st Annual AAUW Home Tour: "Jackson Rediscovered - Sat April 20 - www.AmadorGroups.com/AmadorEd.com
Dobra Zemlja's "Taste of Croatia" Tour - May 4-18 - www.AmadorFoodandWine.com
Jazzin' It Up in Jackson - Sat Jun 22 - AmadorArts.com


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Thursday, March 7, 2013

CA GOVERNMENT NEWS - Thurs Mar 7

  • Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces Funding to Double APPS Program Passes State Senate
  • Western Tourism Offices Announce Wine Travel Itinerary
  • Community Exposure to Tsunami Hazards in California
  • Report: John Muir Historic Site Delivers Millions to Local Economy 
www.news.ca.gov


TSPN NEWS HEADLINES - Thurs Mar 7

Here are today's news headlines:

1) PG&E begins public outreach to residents and businesses immediately downstream of dams

2) Amador County Planning Commission meeting planned for March 12

3) Hospice receives $125 donation from the Calaveras Winegrape Alliance

http://tspntv.com/news-videos/item/20163-tspn-tv-newscast-with-tom-slivick-3-7-13



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TSPN INTERVIEW:


Supervisor John Plasse talks with Tom Slivick about what the Amador County budget may look like this year.

http://tspntv.com/component/k2/item/20162-tspn-tv-news-john-plasse-county-budget-3-7-13

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

TSPN News Headlines - Wed Mar 6

Here are today's news headlines

1) Ione City Council seeks public comment on Mule Creek State Prison infill facilities project
2) California Transportation Commission allocates $333 million to 91 projects statewide
3) 49er Treasure Trail planned for March 22nd-23rd
4) Ione plans 3rd Annual Veterans Memorial Day “Walk for the Troops”
5) Hospice plans Griefbuster training March 17th-18th

Click on the link below to view headlines:

http://tspntv.com/news-videos/item/20156-tspn-tv-newscast-with-tom-slivick-3-6-13

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TSPN INTERVIEW:

Dennis Dalton talks with Tom Slivick about what will be happening when Detert Park celebrates its grand reopening in a few weeks.

http://tspntv.com/component/k2/item/20155-tspn-tv-news-dennis-dalton-3-6-13

 

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Amador Community News - Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Updates have been made in all of our departments!
Check them out below, or see our daily posts on Facebook at: facebook.com/AmadorCounty

Amador Community News is a part of the Knight Community News Network. Thank you for your support of Amador's community media!


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News & Announcements

Amador Water Agency receives big bonus for safe operations - www.AmadorGovernment.com   
Courage to Start - Determination to Finish . . 5K Training for Beginners Starts March 6 - www.AmadorHealth.com
Upcountry Community Council Meeting - Mon Mar 11 - www.UCCAmador.com
Begin training for 5K and 10JK "Fitness Made FUN" - Tues & Thurs -
www.AmadorHealth.com
Raffle for Home Tour Opportunity Quilt held Sat Apr 20 - www.AmadorGroups.com
Cardio Kickboxing Class offered  - www.AmadorHealth.com
Begin training for 5K and 10JK "Fitness Made FUN" - Tues & Thurs - www.AmadorHealth.com

Have a news brief, announcement, press release? Letter to the Editor? A newsletter you'd like to have published?
Email them to: acneditor@gmail.com

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Meetings



AWA Budget & Finance Committee - Wed Mar 6 - www.AmadorGovernment.com 
 AWA Engineering Committee - Wed Mar 6 - www.AmadorGovernment.com
Technical Advisory Committee - Mon Mar 11 - www.AmadorGovernment.com
Women's Basketball Meeting - Tues Mar 19 - www.LifeInAmador.com 
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI Amador) - Mar 26 - www.AmadorHealth.com
Progressive Women's Committee - Thurs Mar 7 - www.AmadorSoapbox.com 
Upcountry Community Council - Mon Mar 11


Amador Flyfishers - Tues Mar 19  - www.AmadorGroups.com

  Holding a meeting in your community that you'd like Amador County to know about? Send us a quick announcement/brief, telling us what it is, date, time, location and a brief description of what the meeting is about.
Email your briefs to: acneditor@gmail.com

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Classes, Workshops & Seminars

Creative Curriculum Ideas and Resources Workshop - Tues Mar 19 - www.AmadorGroups.com
Free Beginning Beekeeping Class - Sat Mar 2 - www.LifeInAmador.com
Crime Prevention Awareness Workshop - Mon Mar 4 - www.AmadorGovernment.com
FREE CLASS: Backyard Chickens - Sat Mar 9 - www.LifeInAmador.com
Writing for Non-Fiction Film & TV - Sat Mar 9  - www.AmadorArts.com
ACCF: "Our Night Sky" Series - Mar-Apr 2013 - www.AmadorEd.com
Express Workout & Stretch Classes at Team Fitness And a Dozen More! www.AmadorHealth.com
Family Support Volunteer Training - Mar 18-21 - www.AmadorElders.org
Fraud Awareness Seminar - Tues March 19 - www.AmadorElders.org
Amador County SELPA Class: ADHD, Nutrition & Lifestyle - Thurs Mar 21 - www.AmadorHealth.com
ACCF's 25th Annual Bunsen to Beaker 5K - Sat Mar 26 - www.AmadorEd.com
 

Holding a class, workshop or seminar? Send us a quick announcement/brief, telling us about it, give the date, time, location and a brief description of what the class is about.
Email your briefs to: acneditor@gmail.com

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Activities & Events

"Learning Spanish" - Mar 1-24 - www.AmadorArts.com
Jewel Thieves! opens Friday March 1st at Blue Mountain Theater - Mar 1 through Mar 16  - www.AmadorArts.com
A Night With the Authors - Tues Mar 5 - www.AmadorEd.com
Writing for Non-Fiction Film & TV - Sat Mar 9 - www.AmadorArts.com
LFPDA: 2nd Annual "Taco de Marzo" - Sat Mar 9 -  www.AmadorGroups.com
Blind Dog Run (original rock from Sacramento) at Bg's Lounge - Sat Mar 9 www.bgjackson.com
Sutter Amador Open House: Surgeons Gregory M. Graves & David M. Melniczek - Wed Mar 13 - www.AmadorHealth.com
ACCF 25th Annual Bunsen To Beaker 5K - Sat Mar 16 - www.AmadorGroups.com/AmadorEd.com
Dinner for Saint Patrick's Day - Sun Mar 17 -  www.AmadorFoodandWine.com
Amador Student Music Fund Bingo Benefit - Mon Mar 18 - www.AmadorGroups.com
Amador Wedding Faire - Sun Apr 7 - www.AmadorWeddings.com
Murder Mystery Dinner Benefit for Food Bank - April 20 - www.AmadorSoapbox.com
41st Annual AAUW Home Tour: "Jackson Rediscovered - Sat April 20 - www.AmadorGroups.com/AmadorEd.com
Dobra Zemlja's "Taste of Croatia" Tour - May 4-18 - www.AmadorFoodandWine.com

Having an event? Event flyers are only $5/month or unlimited postings of event flyers are only $50/year (yes, year)!
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