Amador Community News
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Operation Care Survey
Hello!
I hope you are enjoying your summer! Operation Care, www.operationcare.org, is forming a focus group and conducting a survey to help determine our goals and curriculum for primary prevention and education about sexual assault.
I was hoping that you could take about five minutes to answer a few questions and give us your thoughts. We would appeciate your response by July 14th. This survey is confidential and your responses are anonymous. Your answers will only be shared as a composite of all replies, and will be used by our focus group to help determine our community education goals for the next months.
Please click here for the Survey Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=cXpF3JhSSP8eoxO3Bd3PxQ_3d_3d
Your help is really needed and appreciated. Thank you in advance for your input.
Sincerely,
Lynn Shield
Executive Director
Operation Care
209-223-2897
If you want the developers to pay their way, go to this meeting on Monday!
Hi All
For several years ACTC has been planning a regional transportation network for Martell.
The next meeting of this group, Transportation Policy Advisory Task Force, will be held July 13 at 1:00 pm in Conference Room C, County Administration Center, 810 Court Street, Jackson.
It is critical to ensure that as this plan is finalized the developers who will benefit the most should pay the most.
Please attend and make sure the transportation network in Amador is not sacrificed for the benefit of a few.
For more information see http://www.actc-amador.org/
See you there
Chris Wright
Executive Director
Foothill Conservancy
209-295-4900
Due to lack of interest, the July 11th movie has been cancelled. The Wizard of Oz will show at Pioneer Park, and that will conclude this season of outdoor cinema. Look for one time showings around the county in the late summer and fall.
All movie suggestions can be made to Matt at ACRA 223-6349.
Thank you all for your continued support of ACRA's programs projects and people.
Tracey Towner-Yep
A very presentable and responsible single mother in Ione with good background in sales, and hotel and restaurant management, and some clerical abilities, desperately needs a job, preferably part-time. If you can help this family with a referral, or part-time employment, or know anybody who may be looking, please contact Nora Coryell at 223-3322 or americassmokesignals@netzero.net
Dear Amador Community~ A family needs your help!
On June 11 2009 Lil Khylee Monson of Pioneer was diagnosed with brain cancer.Her mom Jackie Harrison is unable to work while she takes Khylee back and forth for radiation.
Fund raising efforts are underway...you may have already seen donation cans around the county. A dinner is being planned for August (more details coming soon)
Money is need for travel expense, living costs, medical bills and more.
Please visit www.Just-One-Dollar.com and make a donation. All we're asking for is one dollar, but please feel free to donate more if you heart is called to do so.
97% of your donation goes to a trust fund set up at Bank of Amador. Paypal charge 3% as a transaction fee.
The FRIENDS OF THE AMADOR COUNTY LIBRARY will have a booth at the Farmer's Markets in Sutter Creek and Pine Grove in July. Come by and get great books in Pine Grove on July 8 & 22 and in Sutter Creek on July 18.
Jackson City Council passes balanced budget. On June 29, the Jackson City Council approved the fiscal year 2009-2010 City budget. Many
difficult decisions were made to make expenditures balance with revenues in light of declining General Fund revenues. Complete budget information can be found on the City Council site at: http://ci.jackson.ca.us/
DAVID HOCKING: “WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?” – July 10 & 11 at 7PM, Evalynn Bishop Hall, Howard Park, Ione. ADMISSION FREE! Relevant topics such as: Global Food Shortages, Nuclear Threats, Violence, Bankruptcies. Don’t miss this powerful lecture by a world renowned speaker!
Burn Permits Suspended as of July 1, 2009
Camino - As of 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, 2009, the Alpine-Amador-El Dorado-Sacramento Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) suspended all burning permits within State Responsibility Areas (SRA) of Amador and the west slope of El Dorado counties. The Unit Chief, Bill Holmes based his decision to suspend dooryard burning, on past fire history combined with dry vegetation, predicted fire weather, and other factors. CAL FIRE appreciates the efforts residents have taken to create defensible space and reminds everyone to, “Do your part and take Responsibility.”
This suspension does not apply to the portion of El Dorado County that lies within the Lake Tahoe Basin, for burn information in this area call (530) 543-2600.
Anyone with questions about this suspension may contact their nearest CAL FIRE or US Forest Service facility.
Sent via citizen report:
VENDORS NEEDED FOR 1ST ANNUAL DAVIS RANCH CORN FESTIVAL: If you know of any craft vendors that want to sell their handmade items at the 1st annual Cornfest at the Sloughhouse corn stand, this is the info:
1st Annual Davis Ranch Corn Festival, 13501 Jackson Rd, Sloughhouse Ca 95683
Application deadline: July 15th
Dates are Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19th. 9 am – 5 pm
All items must be hand made. Booth space is 10x10 or they can reserve a space for a larger area. Cost is $30 for the two days. Vendor sign up can be found at www.ZSLProductions.net/cornfest
They only have 12 vendors right now and would like to get as many as they can get. Please pass the word to people that you know that make things.
From the Sierra Nevada Alliance
Implementing SB 375: What local governments need to know about climate change legislation.
Hosted by the Local Government Commission, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and Senator Darrell Steinberg.
AB 32 and SB 375 create a framework to help California meet the challenges of climate change. Local governments play a crucial role in helping the state implement these new laws and helping to preserve the high quality of life that California residents value. These day-long workshops will cover:
How AB 32 and SB 375 relate to local governments
Strategies for local government compliance
Economic benefits
How to take advantage of the new CEQA rules and exemptions
Funding opportunities for planning and implementation
Model programs and best practices that result in the most greenhouse gas emission reductions for your money
Speakers will include top staff from Senator Steinberg’s office, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, and the California Air Resources Board. Regional and local experts will showcase some of the best and most innovative steps that local governments throughout the state are taking, providing specific examples as models for others to follow.
For more information: http://www.lgc.org/events/sb375.html
Dates & Registration: (Click city to register)
June 25 Los Angeles http://sb375losangeles.eventbrite.com/
July 15 Oakland http://sb375oakland.eventbrite.com/
July 30 Sacramento http://sb375sacramento.eventbrite.com/
BE A VOLUNTEER AT THE KENNEDY MINE! Being a volunteer at the Kennedy is lots of fun! Even if you want to volunteer just one day a month that is so helpful. We need tour guides, people to work in the gift shop, and people who prefer to work on the property rather than dealing with the public.
The Kennedy Mine is such an important part of Amador's history and California's history. We were recently added to the National Register of Historic Places. We are currently building an Archives Building that will house mine documents, including employee records of ancestors of some of Amador's current residents. It will be open to the public.
The Kennedy Mine is accepted by Amador High School as one of the places High School Seniors can get their necessary community service hours.
If interested, please call Kathy Allen at 296-7176.
Drive a Car at the Demolition Derby 2009 Amador County Fair Demolition Derby
$10.00 donation
Benefiting H.W.R. – True Transitions
(Transitional housing & life skills building for children leaving foster care) & Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Champ Camp (Camp for children recovering from burn injuries) Win the opportunity to drive a 1977 Lincoln Town coupe in the Amador County Fair Demolition Derby on
Sunday, August 2, 2009
For more information or to purchase tickets email wfhangtown@hotmail.com or call 530-306-5219
Sponsored by Hangtown Firefighters Wind & Fire MC and Red Hawk Casino
Drawing will be held July 8, 2009. Need not be present to win!
WILDFIRE SAFE COMMUNITIES
Why California should consider Australia's 'Prepare, Stay and Defend' wildfire policy:
First in the U. S. 'PSD' Wildfire Safe Community being proposed on the east side of Pine Grove - mentioned here:
See more information on Preparing, Staying and Defending your home:
Stimulus Watch: Keeping an Eye on Economic Recovery Spending
Check to see where the money will be going, not where the money will be coming from. Both Plymouth and Sutter Creek are listed under California.
The Upcountry was treated to a Bang-Up 4th of July Carnival at Pioneer Park by their friends from Sierra Baptist Church. In what turned out to be a traditional Independence Day Celebration, the Daughters and Children of the
American Revolution opened the Carnival by leading everyone in singing "The Star Spangled Banner". Uncle Sam showed up for photo ops with Betsy Ross, and American flags were handed out to all. The park was soon filled with the sounds of classic American Rock music and the joyful voices of children slipping down a waterslide and trying their luck at the arcade games. Volcano Telephone provided a bounce house and donated hotdogs, hamburgers, and chips for the 425 + in attendance, and ACRA donated the use of their Dunk Tank. April Quist treated everyone to a sheep dog herding
demonstration, and Judy Layne and Nanci Ralph conducted a sheep sheering exhibition. Amador Fire showed up with a huge fire truck and let all of the aspiring firefighters spray their friends and family. There were crafts, face painting, balloon-animals, a hayride, snow cones, horseshoes, a raffle, and a watermelon-eating contest. The day ended with everyone singing "God
Bless America". Photo's Courtesy of Chuck and Nathaniel Bland. Sent by Robert Mees.
