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Sonora, California

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E lementary Schools..... . . . 23 High Schools . 23 A lternative Schools..... . . . . 23 P rivate Schools..... . . . . . . . 23 Homeschooli ng/CharterSchooIs... 23 Homeschool Co-Ops and Resources 23 C ommunity Colleges...... . . 24 Universities 24 S cholarships/Financial Aid..... . . . . . 24

I • Useful phone numbers Ambulance Animal Control . Fire Departments Garbage/Recycling Law Enforcement Libraries.

Museums. Public Facilities for Rent Ranger Stations Water/Sewer

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I I. Facts and Figures..... . Towns and Municipalities .... Populations Crop and Livestock Reports... Distances Elevations. Media Outlets.

History Landscape/Waterways..... . L and Mass/Ownership.... . . Rivers Mountain heks Mining Activity Weather Stats

Wilderness area . Wildflowers .

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III. Government Agencies F ederal Government..... . . . . . . . E lected ONciafs..... . . . . O ffices/Agendes..... . . . . P ost ONces/ZIP Codes..... . . . . .

State Government Elected Ofl'icials .

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County Government............ Calaveras County Board of Supervisors ..... Agencies/Departments.... Libraries. Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors ..... Agencies/Departments.... Libraries.

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City Government

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City of Angels Camp.... .. Agencies/Departments .. .. C ity of Sonora ..... . . . .. Agencies/Departments .. .. Fair Boards. .. Water, Sewer, Park Districts/Companies.... 20 Cemeteries. 21 Visitors Bureau. 21

IV. Education

A fter-School Programs..... . . . . . . . . . Alumni (see Clubs/Societies/Associations) Business. County Offices of Education .. .. Education Associations School Lisbngs . Preschools P arent Preschools..... . . . . . . . .. Other State-Licensed Pre-Schools/ C hildcare Centers..... . . . . . . . Public K-12 School Disbicts.....

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Vocational Programs. Child Care . Driving School E nvironmental Education.... . . . . . . Firearms. First Aid/CPR

Foreign Exchange. Gardening . Natural Resources Parenting . Sewing Education.

V. Social Services

Adoption/Foster Parenting/ParentingHelp.. 26 Children and Youth Services..... . . 26 Disabled Services . 27 Employment. 28 Family Support 28 Food Assistance 28 Home and Living Assistance..... . . 28 Home Weathedization/Energy Bills . . 29 Homeless Resources. 29 Housing 29 S enior Apartments..... . . . 29 Subsidi zed/Low-Income... . 29 M ilitary Family Support..... . . . . . . 29 Senior Citizen Services 29 Shelter 30 Volunteer Opportunities 30 Women's Services. 30

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Ambulance Blood Banks Care Homes. Childbirth Education Clinics Dental Services Family Health Education.... Family Planning . First Aid/CPR... . . . .

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Fitness Home Care Home Hazards Testing..... Hospitals

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Immun izations.

Nutrition.

Palliative Care. Physician Referral. Service Directory . Supporl/Help

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A IDS/HIV..... . . . . . . . . . Alcoholism . A lzheimer's Disease..... . B ehavioral Health..... . . . Bereavement Brain Injuries B reathing Problems..... . B reast Cancer...... . . . . . Cancer Depression. Diabetes Drug Abuse Epilepsy G ambling Addidion ..... . General Counseling Services Heart Disease H omeless Outreach..... . Mamage Counsel ing...... P rostate Cancer..... . . . . T obacco Addiction ..... . . Tuberculosis. T esbng Services..... . . . . . . . . . . Weight Management Widowed Persons. Women's Health Care Youth Health Care

Vill • Clubs/ Societies/Associations Agriculture Alumni . Amateur Radio. Animals . Automobile Aviation .

Bridge Business Cribbage Dance Dolls Dowsing. Education. E nvironment/Resource Use...... . . . Fire Associations and Auxiliaries.....

Fraternal Fair Fishing .

Gardening Genealogy Gun Historical Homeowners . Horseshoes Law Library Volunteers. Medical . Military Support Ministerial.

In-Home Care Medi-Cal. Medical Equipment Mental Wellness

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Motorcycle Needlework N ewcomers..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parenting 35 35 35 35 35 35

Political .

Quilting . Railroad Enthusiasts Real Estate Senior Citizens Service .

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Speaking . Stamp Collecting Storytelling. Support Veterans. Women . Wditing .

IX. Churches and Religious Orders... X. Youth Programs

O rganizations and Clubs..... . . . . . . 51 Sewing . 51 Sports — See Recreation: Sports Groups and Leagues S ummer Camps..... . . . . . . . 52 Summer Programs. 52 S wimming Lessons/Teams..... . . . . 52 Training Programs . 52

XI. Outdoor Recreation Camping H iking and Backpacking..... . . . . . . E quesbian Acbvities/Pact Trips..... . Fishing (Rules and Regulations) ..... Hunting . Rafting . Rock Climbing

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XII • Leisure Ballroom Dance Bowling . Casinos .

Cavern Tours . Dog Parks Gold Panning . Golf Courses Ice Skating. Museums/History Tours..... Public Parks

Roller Skating. Skiing and Snowboarding.... Sledding. Swimming Tennis Courts. Sports Groups and Leagues ..

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and Agri Tourism Ranches and Farms Wineries/Tasting Rooms ..

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Dance Drama Music

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Calendar of Events... TV/Movie Productions......73 Rainfall Chart...................74

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Sonora, California

seu one um ers A/I phone numbers are 209 area code unless otherwise indicated.

754-6504 or (916) 358-2881 for predatory animals. Tuolumne County Animal Control. Call 694-2730 for domestic animals. Call trapper at 533-6681 for predatory animals.

American Legion Ambulance Service. Covers all of Calaveras County except for an FIRE DEPARTMENT area stretching from one mile east of Murphys to the top of Ebbetts Pass, which is covCALAVERAS COUNTY ered by Ebbetts Pass Fire District. Information: www.alpost108.org or 754-3498. Call 911 for Cal Fire stations emergencies. Ebbetts Pass Fire District. Covers area Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit headquarters, from one mile east of Murphys to the top of San Andreas: 754-3831 Ebbetts Pass, spanning the majority of the Altaville: 736-2037 Highway 4 corridor. Information: www.epfd. Arnold: 795-1542 org or 795-1 646. Call 911 for all emergencies. Copperopolis: 785-2234 Tuolumne County Ambulance Service. Esperanza (Mountain Ranch): 754-4402 Covers all of Tuolumne County. Office inside Hermit Springs: 419-4496 Ambulance Station,18840 Striker Court, SoMurphys: 728-0398 nora. Information: 533-7368. Call 911 for Valley Springs:772-1 330 emergencies. West Point:293-4222

Fire Departments/Districts Calaveras County Animal Services Division. Office and shelter hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Call 7546509 for domestic animals. Call trapper at

Altaville-Melones Fire District: 736-4461 Angels Camp: 736-4081 Bear Valley: 753-2232

Calaveras Consolidated: 786-2227 Central Calaveras Fire: 754-4330 Copperopolis: 785-2393 Ebbetts Pass Fire (Arnold): 795-1 646 Mokelumne Hill: 286-1 389 Murphys: 728-3864 San Andreas: 754-4693 West Point:293-7000

TUOLUMNE COUNTY

Cal Fire stations Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit headquarters, San Andreas: 754-3831 Blanchard: 852-2410 Columbia Air Attack: 532-2911 Green Springs: 984-5574 Groveland: 962-7821 Mono Village:532-5983 Standard: 532-8182 Twain Harte: 586-3362

Cal Fire/Tuolumne County Fire Department Fire Administration Office: 533-5100

Paid Stations Jamestown: 984-5623 Mono Village:532-5983

Volunteer Stations Cedar Ridge: 586-7233 Chinese Camp: 984-0452 Columbia: 532-3772 Crystal Falls: 536-9660 Columbia College: 588-5207 Don Pedro: 852-2410 Long Barn: 586-3162 Moccasin: 989-0214 Mono Vista: 533-4344 Pinecrest: 965-3234 Ponderosa Hills: 928-1 332 Smith Station: 962-4673

Fire Departments/Districts Columbia: 532-3772 City of Sonora: 532-7432 Strawberry: 965-3513 Tuolumne City:928-4505 Tuolumne Rancheria: 928-5315 Twain Harte: 586-4800

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Garbage collection Cal-Waste Recovery Systems. Residential, commercial and industrial trash and recycling services for all of Calaveras County. Information: www.cal-waste.corn or 795-1 532. Calaveras County Integrated Waste Management and Solid Waste Division. Information: www. calaverasrecycles.org or 754-6403.

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Value (CRV) recycling centers Angels Food Market parking lot, Angels Camp. Re-Planet open 10 a.m. to4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Information: 877-7375263. Escobar Recycling. On O'Byrnes Ferry Road, Copperopolis, open noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Fri day, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Sierra Hills Market parking lot, Murphys. Re-Planet; Open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Information: 728-3402. Treat's Market parking lot, San Andreas. Re-Planet; open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Information: 877-737-5263. Valley Springs Recycling. 94 Main St., Valley Springs. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Information: 772-9340.

Oil recycling centers Cal Waste Recovery Systems. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p .m. Monday through Friday. Address: 1149 Dunbar Road, Arnold. Information: 7951532. The Car Doctor. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Address: 767 Murphys Creek Road, Murphys. Information: 728-1 115. Gambi Disposal. Open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fridaythrough Monday. Address: 968 Church Hill Road, San Andreas. Information: 754-3130. O'Reilly Auto Parts-Angels Camp. Open 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.Address: 740 S. Main St.,Angels Camp. Information: 736-6889.

Mother Lode Know It All O'Reilly Auto Parts-Valley Springs. Open 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. Address: 161 S. Highway 26, Valley Springs. Information: 772-01 09. Mike's Auto. Open 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Address: 522 Main St., Copperopolis. Information: 7853388. Red Hill Yard. Open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fridaythrough Monday. Address: 5314 Red Hill Road, Vallecito. Information: 754-6403. Rock Creek Solid Waste Facility. Open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Address: 12021 Hunt Road, Milton. Information: 754-6403. Wilseyville Yard. Open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fridaythrough Monday. Yard at end of Blizzard Mine Road. Information: 754-6403.

and Easter. Station at the end of Blizzard Mine Road, Wilseyville.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Solid Waste Division. Information on recycling for antifreeze, batteries, household and automotive waste, e-waste (electronics), fluorescent lights, latex paint, used oil and filters. Address: 48 Yaney Ave., Sonora. Information: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov or 533-5588.

Garbage Collection Burns Refuse S e rvice. T u olumne City, East Sonora, some areas of Soulsbyville, curbside garbage and recycling service. Information: 928-4251.

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14959 Carnage Ave., Sonora. Information: 533-0445. Cal Sierra Transfer Station. 19309 Industrial Drive, Sonora. Information: 536-1 719. Columbia Airport. 10723 Airport Road, Columbia. Information: 5335685. Groveland Transfer Station. 10700 Merrell Road, Groveland. Information: 962-4376. Jim's Automotive (Opie's). 668 N. Shaws Flat Road, Sonora. Information: 532-3624. Oil recycling centers M occasin Recreation A r e a Auto Zone. 1091 Sanguinetti Maintenance Yard. Jacksonville Road, Sonora. Information: 532- Road, Moccasin. Information: 8522122. 2396. O'Reilly Auto Parts. 6 95 S . Big 0 Tires. 796 Mono Way, Sonora. Information: 536-9210. Washington St., Sonora. InformaCal Sierra Recycling Center. tion: 588-0180. Cal Sierra Waste Management. Tuolumne County curbside service, covering all areas except Tuolumne City, Moccasin, some areas of S oulsbyville, Big Oa k F lat a n d G roveland. Information: w w w . wm.corn or 532-1413. Moore Bros. Scavenger. Moccasin, Big Oak Flat and Groveland area curbside service. Recycle drop-off at 11300 Wards Ferry Road, Big Oak Flat. Information: 962-7224.

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Call 754-6403 for information Avery Transfer Station. Open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday through Tuesday. Closed T hanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter. Station at 4541 Segale Road, Avery. Copperopolis Transfer Station. Open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday through Monday.Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter. Station at 3831 O'Byrnes Ferry Road, Copperopolis. Gambi Disposal. Open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fridaythrough Monday. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter. Station at 638 Church Hill Road, San Andreas. Paloma Transfer Station. Open 11 a.m. to 5 :30 p .m . Saturday through Monday.Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter. Station at 4347 Paloma Road, Paloma. Red Hill Transfer Station and Yard. Open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday through Monday. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter. Station at 5314 Red Hill Road, Vallecito. Rock Creek. Open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily; closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter. Station at 12021 Hunt Road, Milton. San Andreas Transfer Station. Open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday through Monday.Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day and Easter. Station at 4285 Highway 49, San Andreas. Wilseyville Transfer Station and Yard. Open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday through Monday. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day

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Balloons & Gifts The Itt y Bitty Balloon Shop

588-2758

BBVA Compass 532-7481 Nother Lode Bank 532-9400 Umpqua Bank 532 - 0986 Wells Fargo 532- 2 103

Beauty Supply/Services

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Hanger Prosthetics 532-4497 /Ortho

Quilting/Fabric/SewingMachines Bearly Quilting

Bear's Garden Florist

Great Wall Jack In The Box

588-2727

KFC La Hacienda Round Table Pizza Subway Togo's

Grocery PriceCo Foods

Books 8 Gifts Mountain Bookshop 532-6117

Bridal/Prom 532- 2 000

Business Services/Office Supplies Pac-N-Copy 536 - 0220 Candy 588-1898

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Insurance Dependable Insurance

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Variety Store Dollar Tree

Pharmacy CVS Pharmacy

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Sonora Smoke Shop 536-6220

Pet Store NcCloud's Pets

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Shoes

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Massage/Reflexology Relax Sole

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Mono Way at Tuolumne Road in Sonora • 533-3548 MostStoresO pen Seven Days:Monday through Saturday 9:30 a.m.to 6 p.m.,Fridayuntil8 p.m.and Sundayfrom I I a.m. to 4 p.m. Q

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6 — Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Pine Mountain Lake Maintenance Yard. 12740 Par Court Drive, Groveland. Information: 962-8612. Pinecrest Transfer St ation. 30740 Highway 108, Pinecrest. Information: 965-3520. Sonora Express Lube. 14490 Mono Way and 6 Pesce Way, Sonora. Information: 532-6566. Twain Harte Gas. 22890 Twain Harte Drive, Twain Harte. Information: 586-6335. Wal Mart Tire & Lube. 1101 Sanguinetti Road, Sonora. Information: 533-0440. Zak's Auto Shack. 24269 Highway 108, Sugar Pine. Information: 586-2721.

Recycling centers Cal Sierra Waste Management Recycling Center. Slash/wood/ green waste.Open 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 14959 Carnage Ave., East Sonora. 12740 Par Court Drive, Groveland: 533-0445. Cal Sierra Waste Management Earth Resource Center. Open 8 a.m. to3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed noon to 1 p.m., 14909 C Ave., East Sonora. 12740 Par Court Drive, Groveland: 533-0445. Twain Harte. TOMRA Pacific. Open 10 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 18711 Tiffeni Drive, Twain Harte. Crossroads Shopping Center. Open 10 a.m.to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Closed from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Sanguinetti Road, Sonora. Twain Harte Market parking lot, Twain Harte. Re-Planet. Open 10 a.m. to 4 :3 0 p .m . T uesday through Saturday. Machine available 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Closed Sunday and Monday.

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Transfer stations Cal Sierra Waste Management Transfer Station. Open 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. daily. Closed Christmas and New Years days, 19309 Industrial Drive, Sonora. Information: 5361719. Pinecrest Transfer St ation. Summer hours (May 16 through Oct. 1) open 8 a.m. to noon, and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday through Tuesday. Winter hours (Nov. 1 through May 15) open 8 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Address: 30740 Highway 108 (corner of Highway 108 and Pinecrest Dump Road). Information: 965-3520. Groveland Transfer Station. Open 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Wednes-

days and Saturdays, at the end of Merrell Road. Information: 962-4376.

Alcoholic Beverage Control. 31 E. Channel St., Room 168, Stockton, CA 95202. Information: 948-7739. Drug Enforcement Administration. 450 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102. Information: (415) 436-7900. Federal Bureau of Investigation. 4500 Orange Grove, Sacramento, CA 9 5 8 41. Information: (916) 481-9110.

California Highway Patrol Ca/I 911 in case of emergency Calaveras County. 749 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Information: 754-3541 Tuolumne County. 18437 Fifth Ave., Jamestown. Information: 9843944

Sheriff Call 911in case of emergency Calaveras County Sheriff's Office.891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249. Website: www.co.calaveras.ca.us. • Emergency: 911 or 754-6500 • Business Administration: 7546500 • Civil Division: 754-6479 • Crime Prevention/Public Information: 754-6500 • Jail: 754-6499 • Marine Safety: 754-2896 • Narcotics: 754-6564 • Records: 754-6693 • Evidence: 754-6694 Sub-stations: • Arnold: 795-0473 • Copperopolis: 785-6550 • West Point: 293-1515 • Valley Springs: 772-1039 • Anonymous tip line: 754-6030 Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office. 28 N. Lower Sunset Drive, Son ora . W e b s it e : ww w . tuolumnecounty.ca.gov. • Emergency: 911 or 533-5815 • Business Administration: 5335855 • Alarms: 533-5891 • Boating Enforcement: 5336380 • CCW Permits. 533-5833 • Civil Division and Coroner: 533-5833 • Communications:533-5815 • Custody: 216-4111 • General Investigations: 6942900

• Jail: 216-4111 • Livescan Fingerprints: 5335839 • Narcotics Investigations: 6942950 • Patrol Division: 533-5855 • Records: 533-5836 • Warrants:533-5812 or 5 335815 after hours Community Service Units: • Groveland: 962-0897 • Jamestown: 984-3012 • Sonora: 536-9828 • Twain Harte: 586-0729

Sonora, California program, free wi-fi. Information: 728-3036. Valley Springs branch. 240 Pine St., Valley Springs. Summer reading program for kids, book club for adults, free wi-fi. Information: 772-1318. West Point Branch. 291 Main St. Information: 293-7020.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Go online to www.tuolcolib.org for hours andinformation.

Tuolumne County Library. 480 Greenley Road, Sonora. Children' s Police storytime, summer reading proCall 911 in case of emergency gram, born-to-read program, adult literacy program (see education Angels Camp. 200 Monte Verda section), genealogical database St., Angels Camp. Information: and services, archived Union Demw ww.angelscamp.gov o r 73 6 ocrat microfilm, Friends of the Li2567. brary. Information: 533-5507. Sonora. 100 S. Green St., SoGroveland b r a n ch. 1 8 9 9 0 nora, CA 95370. Information: www. Highway 120, Groveland. Chilsonorapd.corn or 532-8143. dren's storytime, summer reading program, Born to Read program. Information: 962-6144. Tuolumne branch. 18636 Main Lend library materials, includ- St., Tuolumne. Children's storying books, magazines, videos, time, summer reading program, b ooks on tape and, i n s o me Born to Read program. Informacases, e-books. Also provide antion: 928-3612. swers and research to reference Twain Harte branch. 18701 questions, meeting room space, Tiffeni Drive, Twain Harte. Sumstorytelling, summer reading prom er reading program, Born t o grams and children's activities, Cali- Read program. Information: 586f ornia Special Reference, a nd 4501. genealogy and history collections. WOW Mobile Library. Mobile library operating Tuesdays through CALAVERAS COUNTY Thursdays. Offers library materials Go online to w w w . calaverasli- for all ages. Public stops include brary. corn for hours and details. Don Pedro Market, Columbia Post Office, Jamestown Family ReSan Andreas Central Library. source Center, Crystal Falls Lake, 1299 Gold Hunter Road, San An- Willow Springs Clubhouse and dreas. Children's programs, sumEast Garden Apartments. Visits mer reading program fo r k i ds, some Head Start programs and genealogical society,. free wi-fi. In- private stops. Information: 533formation: 754-6510. 5507. Angels Camp branch. 426 N. Main St., Angels Camp. Children' s programs, summer reading program, free wi-fi. Information: 7362198. CALAVERAS COUNTY Arnold branch. Summer reading Angels Camp Museum: Informaprogram, Tail-waggin' Tutors, free wi-fi. 1065 Blagen Road, Arnold. Intion: 736-2963 Calaveras County Historical Soformation: 795-1 009. cietyand Museum: 754-1058 Copperopolis branch. Su ite Calaveras County Historical So106, Lake Tulloch Plaza, Copperopciety Red Barn Museum: 754olis. Summer reading program. Free wi-fi available. Information: 7850800 Ironstone Heritage Museum: 0920. Mokelumne Hill branch. 8328 728-1251 Mokelumne Hill History Society Main St., Mokelumne Hill. Summer reading program, arts in the park for and Museum: 286-0507 kids, free wi-fi. Information: 286Murphys Old Timers Museum: 0507. 728-1160 Murphys branch. 4 80 P a r k Sierra Nevada Logging MuLane, Murphys. Summer reading seum: 795-6782, 795-1226

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Groveland Yosemite Gateway Museum: 962-0300 Sonora Fire Museum: 532-7890 Tuolumne County M u seum and Patricia Hertert Rhodes History Research Center: 5321317 Tuolumne City Memorial Museum: 928-3516 Veterans Memorial Hall and Military Museum: 533-0923

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CALAVERAS COUNTY Calaveras County Fairgrounds (Frogtown). 2465 Gun Club Road, Angels Camp. Spaces available include Mark Twain Hall, Tom Sawyer Hall, Becky Thatcher Hall, Jim Smiley's BBQ Place, Frogeteria, front lawn area, main stage, carnival lot, tower pavilion, livestock barns, R spaces. Rental rates negotiated between promoter and d istrict based o n t h e t y p e o f event, space rented, gate attendance, projected costs for associa tion , ad m i ss i o n c o st s . Information: www .frogtown.org or 736-2561. Murphys Community Park. 505 Algiers St., Murphys. Picnic tables, playground, gazebo, bocce ball courts, fishing, creek. Open to public, available by reservation for reunions, weddings, birthday parties, etc. Fee is $600 for entire park, $350 for gazebo rental, $75 for wishing well area, $50 for picnic area. Day-use hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Information: www.visitmurphys.corn or 728-1948. Utica Park. Downtown Angels Camp. Kitchen, picnic area and tables fo r l a rge g r o ups, p layground, gazebo and restrooms. Information: w w w .angelscamp. gov or 736-2181 for group reservations.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Aronos Research Women' s Club — 37 E. Elkin St., Sonora. Capacity 80. Meeting hall, stage and kitchen. Hardwood f loors. Reasonable rates. Information: Mary Jayne Moffat, 533-8664. Columbia College. 11600 Columbia College Drive. Variety of settings, services for conferences, special events, meetings. Restrictions are set for approval on use of facilities. Information: www.goco-

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Jamestown Community Hall. 18250 Main St., Jamestown. Capacity 100, fully equipped kitchen. $50 refundable cleaning deposit. No additional fee fo r n o nprofit use. Fee s v a ry . I n f o r mation: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov.or 533-5660. Mary Laveroni Park and Leon Rose Ballfield. Downtown Groveland. Capacity up to 1,000 people. Stages for concerts available, concession stand with sink, barbecue pits, skate park, youth center and dog park within ball-field area. Information: www.gcsd.org or 9627161. Mother L od e F a i rgrounds. 220 Southgate D r ive, S o nora. Four buildings available to rent, rates available online. RV park and tent camping available, restroom facilities, open all year. Fee includes electric, water and sewer hookups with dump station available.Groups and clubs welcome. Information: w w w . m otherlode-

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Information: ww w . motherloderoundup.corn or 532-3768. Twain Harte Community Services District. American Legion Hall/Community Center, Eproson Park, ball field and tennis courts all available for r e nt . I nformation: www.twainhartecsd.corn or 5863172. Willow Springs Homeowners Association Clubhouse. 20522 Willow Springs Drive, Soulsbyville. Hall, meeting room, kitchen. Capacity 130-plus. Information: 532-8695.

Stanislaus National Forest CALAVERAS COUNTY Calaveras Ranger Station (Hathaway Pines): 795-1381

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Groveland Ranger S t a t i on (Buck Meadows): 962-7825 Mi-Wok Ranger Station (MiWuk Village): 586-3234 S ummit R a n g e r St a t i o n (Pinecrest): 965-3434

CALAVERAS COUNTY Angels Camp Sewer/Water Department: 736-2181 Calaveras County Water District: 754-3543 Murphys Sanitary D i strict: 728-3094 Union Public Utility District (Murphys-area water): 7283651

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Groveland Community Services District (Groveland-area w ater, s e w e r , p a r k s e r vices): 962-7161 Jamestown Sanitary District (sewer only): 984-5177 Mi-Wuk Village Mutual Water Co.: 586-3304 Tuolumne City Sanitary District (sewer only): 928-3517 Tuolumne Ut ilities District (water and sewer for most county areas): 532-5536 Twain Harte Community Services District (Twain Harte water, sewer): 586-3172

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CAEAVERAS COUNTY Altaville. One mile northwest of Angels Camp on Highway 4 Angels Camp. Only incorporated city, population 3,575. Incorporated in 1912 Arnold. 20 miles northeast of Angels Camp on Highway 4 Avery. 16 miles northeast of Angels Camp on Highway 4 Copperopolis. 13 miles southwest of Angels Camp on Highway 4 Dorrington. 26 miles northeast of Angels Camp on Highway 4 Douglas Flat. Six miles northeast of Angels Camp on Highway 4 Hathaway Pines. 15 miles northeast of Angels Camp on Highway 4 Mokelumne Hill. 21 miles northwest of Angels Camp on Highway 49 Mountain Ranch. 21 miles north of AngelsCamp on Mountain Ranch Road Murphys. Eight miles northeast of Angels Camp on Highway 4 Rail Road Flat. 32 miles north of Angels Camp on Rail Road Flat Road San Andreas (county seat). 12 miles northwest of Angels Camp on Highway 49 Vallecito. Five miles northwest of Angels Camp on Highway 4 Valley Springs. 22 miles northwest of Angels Camp on Highway 12 Wallace. 31 miles northwest of Angels Camp on Highway 12 West Point. 37 miles north of Angels Camp on Highway 26 Wilseyville. 37 miles north of Angels Camp on Highway 26

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Big Oak Flat. 25 miles southeast of Sonora on Highway 120 Cedar Ridge. 13 miles northeast of Sonora off Longeway Road Chinese Camp. 10 miles southwest of Sonora on Highway 120 Columbia. Four miles north of Sonora on Parrotts Ferry Road off Highway 49, State Historic Park Groveland. 27 miles southeast of Sonora on Highway 120 Jamestown. Three miles west of Sonora on Highway 108 Long Barn. 18 miles east of So-

nora on Highway 108 Mi-Wuk Village. 15 miles southeast of Sonora on Highway 108 Moccasin. 20 miles southeast of Sonora on Highway 49 Pinecrest. 31 miles east of Sonora on Highway 108 Sonora. County seat and only incorporated city in Tuolumne County, population about 4,895. Incorporated in 1851, originally called Sonorian Mining Camp. Commercial center for

southern mining region during California Gold Rush. Soulsbyville. Six miles east of Sonora on Highway 108 Standard. Six miles southeast of Sonora on Standard Road Strawberry. 30 miles east of Sonora on Highway 108 Sugar Pine. 12 miles east of Sonora on Highway 108 Tuolumne. Nine miles east of Sonora on Tuolumne Road

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E Miles from Sonora to: Angels Camp: 17 Bakersfield:252 Barstow: 384 Bear Valley:69 Bishop: 194 Bridgeport: 98 Carmel: 195 Chicago: 2,121 Dallas: 1,676 Death Valley: 347 Dodge Ridge:33 Jackson:46 Kennedy Meadows:66 Knights Ferry:25 Lake Tahoe: 150 Las Vegas:538 Los Angeles:354 Manteca: 52 Mariposa: 43 Merced: 88 Modesto: 51 New York: 2,844 Oakdale: 34 Philadelphia: 2,876 Pismo Beach:292 Redding: 281 Reno: 178 Sacramento: 105 San Diego: 484 San Francisco: 133 San Jose: 120 Santa Cruz: 183 Santa Rosa: 183 Sequoia National Park: 196 Stockton: 70 Ukiah: 245

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Big Oak Flat:2,803 Chinese Camp:1,186 Columbia: 2,143 Columbia Airport: 2,121 Dardanelle: 5,750 Groveland: 2,846 Herring Creek:7,400 Jamestown: 1,405 Kennedy Meadows: 6,269 Long Barn:4,963 Mi-Wuk Village: 4,687 Moccasin: 936 Pinecrest: 5,606 Sierra Village: 4,680 Sonora: 1,826 Sonora Pass:9,628 Soulsbyville: 3,000 Strawberry: 5,320 Sugar Pine: 4,471 Tioga Pass:9,941 Tuolumne: 2,577 Twain Harte: 3,800 Yosemite: 4,315

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5:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. • Calaveras County news tips, 770-7197. Departments: Gary Piech, publisher; Lyn Riddle, editor; Mike Morris, entertainment editor; Bill Rozak, sports editor; Margie Thompson, features editor; Peggy Pietrowicz, advertising manager; Sharon Sharp, circulation manager; Lynne Fernandez, office manager; Yochanan Quillen, operations manager; Derek Rosen, IT manager. Subscription by carrier: $7 per month, e-edition only $7 per month, print plus e-edition $7.50 per month. Newsstand price is 75 cents. Website: www.uniondemocrat.corn. Yosemite H i ghway H e rald. Monthly distribution free in the communities of Groveland, Big Oak Flat, Buck Meadows, Coulterville, Greeley Hill, Pine Mountain Lake, Lake Don Pedro and Moccasin. Information: www.yosemitehwyherald.corn. Information: 9624917.

HI QRY ~ Big events Significant events in Tuolumne County history: Oct. 3, 1806 — Gabriel Moraga party became first European group to contact Me-Wuk Indians in the area. Oct. 22, 1841 — The BidwellBartleson party, first overland emigrants to California, crossed through the region over today's Sonora Pass. August 1848 — Gold found by BenjaminWood, an Oregon prospector, in a creek near Jamestown that later bore his name. Other prospectors later that year also found gold along the Tuolumne River and Mormon Creek. Feb. 18, 1 850 — Tu o l umne County formally established by state Legislature. May 1, 1851 —The City of Sonora is incorporated. Oct. 1, 1890 — Yosemite National Park created. 1897 — Sierra Railway incorporated. By Nov. 10, first passenger service by Sierra Railroad to Jamestown. Feb. 22, 1897 — Stanislaus National Forest created. 1899 — West Side Flume and Lumber Company, later the West Side Lumber Company, was formed and by 1900 the West Side Lumber was opened in Tuolumne. 1901 —The Standard Lumber Co. was formed and headquartered in Standard, a company town near Tuolumne. Dec. 19, 1913 — The Raker Act authorized the construction of Hetch

Sonora, California Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park by the city and county of San Francisco. 1957-1958 —The Tri-Dam project, creating Beardsley, Donnell and Tulloch reservoirs on the Stanislaus River — is completed by the South San Joaquin and Oakdale irrigation districts. 1971 — New Don Pedro dam built, creating a larger Don Pedro Reservoir. 1980 — The New Melones dam construction completed, replacing the old Melones dam and creating a larger reservoir. 1992 — Tuolumne Utilities District, the county's largest water purveyor, is created by cobbling together several smaller water companies. August 1987 — Stanislaus Complex Fire, started by a series of lightning strikes, burns 145,980 acres and 28 structures over several weeks. One person was killed. August, 2013 — The Rim Fire burned 257,314 acres, 11 homes, three commercial buildings. It burned through October and went down as the third-largest wildfire in state history.

memorable occasion beset by flooded polling place, lost ballots, drunken sheriff overseeing election. Recorded birth, 1850. Mrs. Patch, at Pine Log, near present-day Columbia. Superior Court. Established Jan. 1, 1880. Telephone in Sonora, March 1895. Toll station installed in City Hotel. Telephone company in Sonora, June 20, 1895. Sonora Exchange formally established. First subscribers: George Bartlett, M. Baer, City Hotel, J.B. Curtin, Democratic Banner, R.H. Phillips, William Shatwood, Tuolumne County Bank,Tuolumne Independent,The Union Democrat. Telephone toll station, 1895. John Curtin ranch near Keystone. Auto driver, turn of century. Charles Goelz, first local auto driver, taught many o t hers. U nknown where or when Goelz learned to dnve. Autos travel through county, July 13, 1901. Messrs. Baird and Aiken with their wives in 1900 Locomobile Steamers on trip to Yosemite via Highway 120. Crime and Punishment Secondary school, September 1903.Tuolumne County High School Early murders and hangings opened in county courthouse with 26 (1849-1857). Ninety-two reported students. Locally owned car, March 11, murder cases, 113 victims, seven suspects legally executed, 11 known 1905. Sierra Railroad bought 1904 illegal lynchings, nine sent to jail for eight-passenger touring Oldsmobile, but it was confined to rails. murder. Road-running auto, April 8, Most murders in one week. At least 12 in the last week of June 1905. W.D. Bannister, Columbia 1850. So many murders occurred Marble Quarry owner, bought a 1905 that week, only the most horrifying White Steamer. Doctor's auto, March 17, 1906. were recorded. Dr. English bought Holsman high wheeler. Curious firsts Female aut o o w n e r-driver, Source: Chispa, quarterly publication of Tuolumne County Historical March 31, 1906. Mrs. Edna R. Winn bought a Runabout. Society Auto accident, May 26, 1906. Gold strike, 1848. Most often Union Construction Company's auto credited to Woods Crossing near (make unknown) ran into horse and Jamestown in August, some believe buggy carrying Robert Kearney and it may have been in spring or sum- George Pedro on Phoenix Lake mer 1848 on Mormon Creek, Stan- Road. No injuries; auto damaged. Traffic ticket, May 1907. May: islaus River or Sullivan Creek. Horticulturist arrives, spring Mrs. Edna R. Winn received first traf1849. William Smart settled in what fic ticket for not having a number on later became Jacksonville, sold pota- her auto. Animal fatality, May 11, 1907. toes, carrots, turnips and beets to miners. Helped lay the foundation of Mrs. A.A. Neale ran over D.A. Holland'sdog, which had to be shot. California's horticultural industry. Murder trial, May 1849. Mr. AtAuto dealership, 1908. March 31: kins convicted of murdering an Irish- Joe Dambacher opened auto dealerman named Boyd; fined $500, ship selling REOs through Hansel ordered to leave camp within 24 and Ortman of Sacramento, Califorhours or anyone would be at liberty nia's oldest Cadillac dealer. to kill him. Auto over Sonora Pass, 1908. State election, November 1849. April 7: First recorded car crossing Held with pomp and circumstance at Sonora Pass, a De Dion, French car Mormon Gulch near Tuttletown, entered in New York-to-Paris run.

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Gold Finds Holden's Gardens, Sonora. 28pound Holden Chispa nugget, 1850. Knapp's Ranch. 50-pound slab in 1851 Sonora Mine. Christmas Day 1992, several specimens of leaf gold, t he largest w e ighing about 6 0 pounds, unearthed at Sonora Mining Company's Jamestown Pit,since closed. Weight of finds: about 100 pouncls. Sullivan Creek. 360-ounce oblong, smooth piece in 1854 Woods Creek. 150-pound quartzgold mass, yielded 75 pounds of gold in 1848

Historic towns/landmarks Big Gap Flume.Wooden suspension flume 2,200 feet long built in

1859 as link in Golden Rock Ditch System, which conveyed water of South Fork Tuolumne River to mining areas of Groveland (Garrote), Big Oak Flat. Early-day engineering marvel, said to be highest major flume constructed during Gold Rush. Decayed, fell with spectacular crash in 1868. Replaced with inverted siphon, 1869, by Andrew Rocca. Large iron pipe remains in place. Designated County Historical Marker No. 5 in 1975. Big Oak Fiat. First called Savage Diggin's after man who discovered gold there in 1848. Renamed Big Oak Flat about 1850 after a giant oak tree in center of town, about 13 feet in diameter. It was undermined in 1869 and burned in 1890, but pieces remain. Rich placer, lode mines reportedly yielded $28 million during heyday. Remnants remain of stone buildings erected in 1852. On Highway 120 west of Groveland. Cherokee. Gold discovered by Scott brothers, descendants of Cherokee Indians, 1853. Scars of placer "diggins" in arroyos healed over by

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1897 by A. S. Thomas. It was ready for its first inmate in January 1898. The 400 square-foot building of wood, brick and concrete was used as a temporary detention facility until 1940. In 1964, R. B. Pollard purchased theabandoned building and moved it to Pollardville, his historic theme park. When Pollardville was sold in 2007, the jail was returned home to Rocca Park, 125 feet east of its original location. Open during special events. Contact Promotion Club of Jamestown for schedule. Jamestown Methodist Church. On Seco Street, Jamestown, it was built in 1852, and has been a church since 1856. M arked b y N a tive Daughters of the Golden West, Anona Parlor, 1987. Mark Twain's Cabin. This is a replica of the Jackass Hill cabin, owned by brothers William and James Gillis, where Mark Twain sojourned in 1864-65 and collected mat erial for th e s h ort s t ory " T h e Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which first brought him fame, and "Roughing It." The cabin includes the original chimney and fireplace. Montezuma. Established as a mercantile business, Montezuma House, by Sol Miller and P.K. Aurond in 1850. It later became an important mining town. Parrotts Ferry.Thomas H. Parrott established a ferry crossing here in 1860. It connected the mining towns of Tuttletown and Vallecito. A flatbottomed wooden ferry guided by heavy cables operated until 1903,

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man to cross over or near Sonora Pass, 1827. A portion of the road was built by the Tuolumne County Water Co. in 1852. Surveyed to Bridgeport, Mono County, 1860. Completed 1864 when a six-horse team took three weeks for a round trip between Sonora and Bridgeport. In 1995, a monument commemorating the toll gate was placed on Twain Harte Drive by the Twain Harte Women's Club. Sonora Opera Hall. Built in 1885 with money from Sonora's Bonanza Gold Mine, the historic opera house was occupied by several businesses over the years. The city bought the property in 1986 and reopened for use for community events. Soulsbyville. Established in 1855, it was the county's first community founded entirely upon a lode mining operation, the famous Soulsbyville Mine.Founded by Benjamin Soulsby, it produced more than $6.5 million by 1900. The first hard-rock miners came from Cornwall, England, and their descendants are still prominent in the county. Springfield. Received its name from springs gushing from limestone boulders off Highway 49, three miles north of Sonora. It was a town with stores, shops and a hotel built around a plaza and once had a population of 2 ,000. Believed t o h a v e b e e n founded byDona Josefa Valmesada, a Mexican woman of means with a reputation of aiding Americans in the war with Mexico. In its heyday, 150 miners' carts hauled gold-bearing dirt to Springfield Springs for washing. Stevens Bar Bridge.The site of a Gold Rush miningcamp, Stevens Bar was founded in 1849. The first bridge to span the upper Tuolumne River was erected in 1857, but was destroyed in the flood in January 1862. The river was crossed by ferry boat until a new bridge was constructed below Jacksonville in 1885. The 1857 site was again bridged in 1962, this time with a high-level span crossing New Don Pedro Reservoir. Summersville (Tuolumne). The geographical center of the East Belt Placer Gold Rush, 1856 to 1857. The first white settlers were members of the Franklin Summers family, who arrived in 1854 and built a log cabin half-mile east in 1858, naming it "Eureka." It became the nucleus of "Summersville," later "Carters," and finally "Tuolumne." Other mining towns were Long Gulch, two miles south, and Cherokee, two miles north. Tuolumne County Courthouse. Original built in Sonora in 1854 by John and Israel P. Yaney, and donated to

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CAlAVERAS COUNlY Camanche Reservoir. On the Amador/Calaveras County line on the Mokelumne River and accessible from Highway 88 via Camanche Parkway and Highway 12 via South Camanche Parkway. Operated by East Bay Municipal Utilities District. Has a 417,120 acre-foot capacity. Offers boating, camping, fishing, day use. Information: www.camancherecreation.corn or 866-763-5121. New Hogan Reservoir. Near Valley Springs, along the Calaveras River, accessible from Hogan Dam Road. Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Stockton East Water District. Has a 317,000 acre-foot capacity. Offers boating, fishing, camping, horseback riding. Information: 772-1 343. New Meiones Reservoir. Between Sonora and Angels Camp, along the Stanislaus River, accessible from Highway 49. Operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Has a 2.4 million acre-foot capacity, covers 12,500 surface acres. Offers camping, hiking, fishing and boating. Information: w w w . usbr.gov/mp/ ccao/newmelones or 536-9094. Lake Alpine. East of Bear Valley on Highway 4, 50 miles east of Angels Camp. Has 7,200 acre-foot capacity and covers 180 acres. Boating, camping, fishing, hiking. Information:

LAKES AND RESERVOIRS The High Sierra is packed with dozens of lakes and lined with minor

www.lakealpine.corn. Spicer Reservoir. Eight miles southwest of Highway 4 on Spicer Reservoir Road. Capacity is 189,000 acre feet. Owned by the Calaveras County Water District. Has a surface area of 2,000 acres when full. Boating, camping, hiking, horseback riding. Tuiioch Reservoir. Accessible by O'Byrnes Ferry Road b etween Jamestown and Copperopolis. Operated by Tri-Dam Project. Elevation is 508 feet above sea level and capacity is 2.4 million acre feet. Access to the South Shore via Tulloch Dam Road off Highway 108, to North Shore via O'Byrnes Ferry Road, also off Highway 108. Information: www.tridamproject.corn.

TUOLUMNE COUN1Y Beardsiey Reservoir. Off Beardsley Road, 8.4 miles off Highway 108, along the Middle Fork Stanislaus River. Operated by Tri-Dam and 97,802 acre-foot capacity. Picnic area, camping area, boat ramp. Information: www.tridamproject.corn. Cherry Lake (also known as Lake Lloyd). Near Yosemite National Park, accessible by Cottonwood Road from Tuolumne or Cherry Lake//Cherry Oil roads from Groveland. Capacity is 273,000 acre feet. Water recreational activities available, campgrounds nearby. Don Pedro Reservoir. South of Chinese Camp, along the Tuolumne River, and accessible via J-59. Operated by the Modesto and Turlock irri-

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CALAVERAS COUNTY Federally held:132,688 • U.S. Forest Service:47,614 • Bureau ofLand Management: 35,271 • Bureau of Reclamation/Army Corps of Engineers:19,166 State and local government: 5,663 • Big Trees State Park: 1,631 • State Department of Fish and Game: 1,373 • Caiaveras County: 1,508 Other government: 2,154 • City of Angels Camp:261 • City of Stockton: 1,862 Main lakes an d 16,616

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TUOLUMNE COUNTY Federally held:1,101,023 • U.S. Forest Service:607,472 • Yosemite N a t ional P a rk: 435,847 • Bureau ofLand Management: 47,798 • New Meiones Reservoir:9,906 Modesto/Turiock Irrigation District: 12,950 San Francisco City/County: 4,091 Private Land/Other: 517,284 • Subject t o D e v elopment: 91,060 • Restricted-Use Private Lands: 210,436 • Timber Preserve Zone:83,002 • Land Conservation Agreement (Williamson Act): 120,994 • State and Local Government: 2,028 • Columbia and Raiitown Parks: 270 • City of Sonora: 2,026 • Tuolumne County owned: 1,436

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CALAVERAS COUNTY Major rivers. Calaveras, Mokelumne, Stanislaus Tributaries. Dry C r e ek, C osumnes River, Bear River, Blue C reek, B e aver C r e ek , G r e e n Creek, Cam p C r e ek, A s h land Creek, Calaveritas Creek, Angels Creek

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Major rivers. Tuolumne and Stanislaus. Tuolumne River is part of National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Known for white-water rafting. Tributaries. Moccasin, Cherry, Rose, Herring, Eagle and Jawbone creeks, Clavey River, Clarks Fork

CALAVERAS COUNTY Abbotts Peak: 1,545 feet, 1.6 miles from Copperopolis Bald Hill Summit: 1,709 feet, 1.5 miles from Angels Camp Bald Mountain Summit: 2,192 feet, 1.7 miles from Murphys Big Dome Summit: 1,434 feet, 5.7 miles from Jackson Blue Jay Point Summit: 1,860 feet, 4 miles from Mokelumne Hill Blue Mountain Summit: 6,017 feet, 5.8 miles from Arnold Bostick Mountain S u mmit: 1,804 feet, 5.7 miles from Copperopolis Boucher Mountain Summit: 1,545 feet, 4.2 miles from Copperopolis Brunner Hills Summit: 1,804 feet, 1.9 m i les f ro m A n gels Camp Buck Mountain Summit: 5,138 feet, 6.2 miles from Wilseyville Buena Vista Mountain Summit: 2,011 feet, 5.8 miles from San Andreas Calaveras Dome Cliff: 4,344 feet, 16 miles from Dorrington Carman Peak Summit: 2,585 feet, 5.2 m i les f ro m A n gels Camp Carson Hill S u mmit: 1, 9 72 feet, 5.1 m i les f ro m A n gels Camp Castle Rock Pillar: 761 feet, 2.9 miles from Valley Springs Central Hill S u mmit: 1, 5 09 feet, 4.9 miles from San Andreas

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Mother Lode Know It All Chili Hill Summit: 1,375 feet, 4.9 miles from San Andreas Copperopolis Mountain Summit: 1,778 feet, 2.3 miles from Copperopolis Darby Knob Summit: 3. 698 feet, 1.2 miles from Hathaway Pines Deer Peak Summit: 1,923 feet, 4.6 miles from San Andreas Devils Nose Summit: 4,741 feet, 6 miles from Kit Carson Doud Hill Summit: 4,144 feet, 1.6 miles from Avery Flagpole Point Summit: 7,913; 16 miles from Buckhorn Flowers Mountain Summit: 1,565 feet, 3.5 miles from Copperopolis Fort Mountain Summit: 3,278; 2.3 miles from Wilseyville French Hill S u m m it: 1, 8 93 feet, 4.5 miles from Jackson Funk Hill Summit: 1,736 feet, 4.2 miles from Copperopolis Garnet Hill S u m m it: 4 , 4 9 1 feet, 14.6 miles from Wilseyville G olden Gat e H i l l S u m m it : 1,982 feet, 5.9 miles from San Andreas Halleck Hill Summit: 2,178; 3.9 miles from Murphys High Mountain Summit: 2,451 feet, 4. 1 m i les f ro m S h e ep Ranch Hog Hill Summit: 1,296 feet, 5.6 miles from Copperopolis Iron Mountain Summit: 978 feet, 5.9 miles from Copperopolis

Italian Point Summit: 1,260 2.9 miles from San Andreas Sand Hill (historical) Summit: feet, 4.8 miles from San Andreas 220 feet, 3.3 miles from WalJoaquin Peak Summit:2,802 lace feet, 4.4 miles from San AnShirley M o untain S u m m it: dreas 1,332 feet, 4.1 miles from CopJohn Bull Peak Summit: 1,033 peropolis feet, 3. 0 m i le s f r o m V a l ley Shovel Grave Summit: 6,686 Springs feet, 15.7 miles from Buckhorn Siberia Summit: 928 feet, 7.4 Lightner Peak Summit: 1,545 miles from Burson feet, 2.9 miles from Copperopolis S immons P o i n t S u m m i t : McKays Point Cliff: 4,157 feet, 1,371 feet, 4.9 miles from San 2 miles from Dorrington Andreas Mineral Mountain Summit: Soapstone Hill Summit: 2,625 2,808 feet, 2 miles from Sheep feet, 2.8 miles from Murphys South Hill Summit: 636 feet, Ranch 7.3 miles from Burson Mount Ararat Summit: 2,228 Stockton Hill Summit: 1,765 feet, 5.1 miles from San Anfeet, 4.7 miles from Jackson dreas Sugarloaf Summit: 335 feet, Mountain Top Summit: 1,706 3.4 miles from Wallace feet, 3.5 miles from CopperopoSugarloaf Hill Summit: 2,175 lis feet, 4.1 miles from Columbia Negro Hill Summit: 1,289 feet, Valley Springs Peak Summit: 1 mile from Angels Camp 1,171 feet, 1.7 miles from ValOpal Hill Summit: 374 feet, 6 ley Springs miles from Wallace Wally Hill Summit: 1,772 feet, Pine Peak Summit: 1,329 feet, 5.5 miles from Mountain Ranch 4.6 miles from San Andreas Quail Hill Summit: 1,106 feet, 5.1 miles from Copperopolis TUQLUMNE CQUNTY Quiggs Mountain S u m mit: 2,766 feet, 3.1 miles from San Bald Mountain: 5,807 feet, 6 Andreas miles from Long Barn R attlesnake H i l l S u m m i t : Black Hawk Mountain: 10,348 3,373 feet, 1 mile from Hathafeet, 9 miles from Sonora Pass way Pines Bourland M o u ntain: 7 , 6 9 2 Red Hill Summit: 2,205 feet, feet, 6 miles from Dodge Ridge 2.8 miles from Murphys Cooper Peak: 9 ,603 f e et, 9 Rocky Hill Summit: 1,808 feet, miles from Donnell Vista

Crandall Peak: 5,466 feet, 5 miles from Long Barn Dardanelle Ridge: 8,875 feet, 5 miles from Donnell Vista Dardanelle Cone: 9,524 feet, 5 miles from Dardanelle Disaster Peak: 10,047 feet, 8 miles from Sonora Pass Dome Rock: 7,350 feet, 3 miles from Donnell Vista Duckwall: 5,835 feet, 7 miles from Tuolumne

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Black OaicSoulsbyville, $3.5 million Bonanza: Sonora, $1.5 million Confidence: Confidence, $4.3 million Eagle-Shawmut: Jacksonville , $7.4 million Jumper: Jamestown, $5 million Rawhide: Jamestown, $6 million Soulsbyville: Soulsbyville, $5.5 million

above sea level, about 5,000 feet to 11,462 feet. There are 195 miles of developed trails. Travel restricted to foot or horseback. Emigrant Wilderness. 113,000 acres, upper western slope central Sierra Nevada. Bordered by Yosemite National Park south, Toiyabe National Forest east, Highway 108 north. Elevation above sea level, below 5,000 feet to 11,570 feet. There are 185 miles of trails. Travel restricted to foot or horseback. Mokelumne. 105,165 acres between highways 88 and 4. ElevaRecorded Sonora r a i nfall. tions above sea level, 4,000 feet to weather year, July 1, 2014, to June more than 10,000 feet. There are 30, 2015: 18.13 inches 100 miles of trails. Travel restricted Average annual rainfall as of to foot or horseback. June 30, 2015, compiled over 109 years. Yearly 31.60 inches — July 0.036, August 0.084, September I L W 0.41, October 1.62, November March. Table Mountain (Bureau 3.54, December 5.18, January 6.13, February 5.49, March 4.95, of Land Management parceland area east and northeast of YosemApril 2.79, May 1.17, June 0.33 Lowest annual rainfall, Soite Junction along Highway 108). nora. 13.67 inches, 1923-24 Gold fields, phacelia, buttercups. Highest annual rainfall, SoApril to May. Red Hills area (Red nora. 59.48 inches, 1982-83 Hill Road off J59 to Chinese Camp Record rainfall, Sonora, 24and areasoffOld Don Pedro Road). hour period. 4.60 inches, Feb. 1, Gold fields, monkey flowers, brodiNI 1963 aea, poppies. Sonora-Jamestown Record snowfall, Sonora, 24- area (along back roads): buttercups, Mining production. California's gold output between 1848 hour period. Occurred twice, Feb. fiddleneck, shooting stars, five spot, baby blue eyes, phacelia,gold and 1968: 106 million ounces val- 8, 1939, and April 19, 1955 — 9 ued at $ 2.4 b i llion. Calaveras inches. Near-record 8 inches fell fields. Wards Ferry Road (leading to Feb. 17, 1990 North Fork of Tuolumne River): County: $150 million. Tuolumne Average temperatures: (high County: $190 million. mule ears, brush lupines, popcorn and low), compiled over 55 to 60 Claims. M u st b e f i l ed w i t h years ending June 30, 1989. July plant, buttercups, brodiaea, owl' s county recorder. Duplicate copy 95.2-58.8, August 93.8-57.5, Sep- clover, Mariposa lilies. Parrotts Ferry must be filed with U.S. Bureau of tember 88.1-53.1, October 76.8- Road (from Columbia to Melones). Land Management. Annual as- 45.4, N o v e m be r 63 . 9 - 37.8, Lupine, Indian paint brush, Chinese sessment work to maintain validhouses, fairy lanterns, red bud trees December 56.0-33.5, January 54.8in bloom. ity of claim must be filed with 32.7, February 58.4-35.1, March May to June. Pine Mountain county and BLM. Before engag- 61.9-37.5, April 68.3-41.4, May Lake-Groveland (along Ferretti ing in any activity on claim, claim- 77.5-47.0, June 86.3-52.6 Road).Brodiaea, lupines, owl's cloant must contact local U.S. Forest Record high temperature in Service ranger district office if on Sonora. 113 degrees (June 22, ver, buttercups. Moccasin-Big Oak Flat (along Highway 49 to Mariposa national forest land, local BLM of- 1961, and July 15, 1972) fice if on BLM land. Record low temperature in So- border) — similar to Parrotts Ferry nora. 8 degrees (Dec. 9 and 10, w ildf lowers (red buds a lso i n bloom). Major G o l d R u s h -era 1972) June. Herring Creek-Pinecrest mines, locations, produc(off Highway 108). Mountain pride, tion: Indian paintbrush, yampah, Sierra iris, pennyroyal, showy phlox, scarCAlAVERAS COUNTY let bugler, Bigelow's sneezeweed, monkey flowers, orchids, violets, Gwin Mine: Valley Springs, $7 Stanislaus National Forest pussy paws. Sonora-Twain Harte: million Forest Supervisors Office: snow plant, wild sweet peas, trilLightner Mine: Angels Camp, 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora. lium, blue and purple penstemon, $6 million Washington lily, pussy paws (dogMurphys Flat and neighboring Permit required for overnight camping, no fee and no quota. Informa- wood also in bloom). mines: Murphys area, $20 milJuly to August. Sonora Pass tion: www .fs.usda.gov. Phone: lion. 532-3671. (along Highway 108 and in Iceberg Meadow at end of Clark Fork Road). Carson-Iceberg. 160,000 acres Sierra asters, nightshade, forgetTUOLUMNE COUNTY straddling crest of central Sierra Ne- me-not, Columbines,penstemon, App-Heslip: Jamestown, $6.5 vada. Bordered by Highway 108 Missouri iris, Mariposa lilies, phlox, million south, Highway 4 north. Elevation scarlet gilia, wild onions.

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codes in the workplace. Address: 2424 Arden Way, Suite 165, Sacramento. Information: www.dir.ca. gov/dosh or (916) 263-2800. Internal Revenue Service. Tax SlvERNMENT administrator through the Department of Treasury. For forms, publications, personal refund information, Elected Officials tax questions, call 800- 829-1040. President Barack Obama (D). Mailing address for Tuolumne and White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Calaveras County residents, Internal Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20500- Revenue Service, Fresno, CA 93888. 0004. Phone: (202) 456-1414. Four- Information: www.irs.gov. year term ends 2016. Labor Commissioner's Office. Vice-President Joe Biden (D). Handles labor code issues, wage White House, 1600 Pennsylvania claims, field enforcement of state Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20500- labor laws. Address: 31 E. Chan0004. Phone: (202) 456-1414. Four- nel St., Room 317, Stockton. Inf ormation: w w w . d i r.ca.gov o r year terms ends 2016. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D). U.S. 948-7771. Social Security AdministraSenate, 331 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510. tion. Helps establish entitlement District office, One Post Street, Suite to Social Security, Medicare ben2450, San Francisco, CA 94104. efits for retirees, survivors, disPhone: (202) 224-3841 or (415) 393- abled people. Helps make claims, assigns Social Security numbers, 0707. Six-year term ends 2017. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D). U.S. Sen- processes applications for cards ate, 112 Hart Senate Office Building, i ncluding d u p l i c ates , na m e Washington, D.C. 20510. District of- changes. Checks work records of fice, 1700 Montgomery St., Suite people not yet retired to assure 240, San Francisco, CA 94111. accuracy (recommended every Phone: (202) 224-3553 or (415) 403- three years). Provides Information on estimated benefits to help with 0100. Six-year term ends 2016. Rep. Tom McClintock (R). Con- retirement planning; administers gressional District 4, including Tu- Supplemental Security Income proolumne and Calaveras counties. gram for aged, blind, disabled. ProCapitol address: 2331 Rayburn vides information, speakers to local House Office Building, Washing- groups when possible. Benefits ton, DC 20515. District address: based are on average lifetime earn2200A Douglas Blvd.,Suite 240, ings of beneficiary, changed yearly Roseville, CA 95661. Phone: (202) based on national earning levels. Ad225-2511 or (916) 786-5560. Two- dress: 745 Morning Star Drive, Son ora. In f o r m a t i on : w w w . year term ends 2016. socialsecurity.gov; 888- 397-4125. Stanislaus National Forest. StanOffices/Agencies islaus National Forest headquarters, Bureau of Land Management. 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora, 532Mother Lode Field Office, 5152 Hills- 3671. • Mi-Wok District in Mi-Wuk Vildale Circle, El Dorado Hills. Informalage (covers Highway 108 lower tion: w w w .ca.blm.gov or ( 9 16) corridor): 586-3234. 941-3101. • Summit District in Pinecrest Bureau of Reclamation. Over(covers upper Highway 108 corrisees federal Central Valley Project dor to Sonora Pass and Pinecrest water projects, including New Meloarea): 965-3434. nes Reservoir. Robert LaFleur, re• Groveland District near Grovesource manager. New M e lones land and Buck Meadows (covers office, 6850 Stud Horse Flat Road, southern Tuolumne County): 962Sonora. Information: www.usbr.gov 7825. • Calaveras District in Hathaway or 536-9094. CAL/OSHA. Administers and enPines(covers Highway 4 corridor): 795-1381. forces occupational health and safety

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Franchise Tax Board.Call center for general Animal Services. Animal shelter is at 891 state tax information, forms, tax questions. In- Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Office formation: www.ftb.ca.gov. Phone: 800- 338- and shelter hours are Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 754-6509 for domestic 0505. Highway Patrol. Tuolumne County: 18437 animals. Call trapper at 754-6504 or (916) 358FifthAve., Jamestown, 95327. Phone: 984- 2881 for predatory animals. Archives.Archivist Shannon Van Zant. Infor3944. Calaveras County: 749 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Information: www.chp. mation: 46 N. Main St., San Andreas; 754-3918. Assessor's Office.Assessor Leslie K. Davis. ca.gov. Phone: 754-3541. Labor Commissioner's Office. Handles Phone: 754-6356. Auditor's Office. Auditor Rebecca Callen. labor code issues, wage claims, field enforcement of state labor laws. Address: 31 E. Chan- Phone: 754-6343. Behavioral Health Services. Phone: 754nel St., Stockton, Room 317. Information: 6525. www.dir.ca.gov/dlse. Phone: 984-7771. Building Department/Code Compliance. Motor Vehicles Department. Calaveras County:745 Mountain Ranch Road, San An- Chief Building Official Jeff White. Phone: 754dreas. Tuolumne County: 885 Morning Star 6326. Calaveras Works/Human Services. DirecDrive, Sonora. Information: www.dmv.ca.gov. tor Mary Sawicki. Information: 509 E. Saint Phone: 800- 777-0133. Public Utilities Commission. Regulates pri- Charles St., San Andreas; 754-6448. Child Support Services.Central Sierra Child vate providers of water, electricity and other utilities. Information: 505 Van Ness Ave., San Support Agency, 509 E. Saint Charles St., San Francisco, CA 94102. Website: www.cpuc. Andreas. Phone: (866) 901-3212. Clerk/Recorder. Clerk/Recorder Rebecca ca.gov. Phone: 800- 848-5580. Workers' Compensation. Information and Turner. Clerk functions, 754-6371, recorder assistance: 31 E. Channel St., Room 344, functions, 754-6372. Board of Supervisors Stockton. Information: ww w .dwc.ca.gov. functions, 754-6370. Elections, 754-6376. Coroner. County Coroner Kevin Raggio. Phone: 948-7759. Phone: 736-4552. County Counsel. Megan Stedtfeld, Interim Department Head. Phone: 754-6314. District Attorney. DA Barbara Yook. Criminal Division, 754-6330. Victim Witness ProCAEAVERAS COUNTY gram, 754-6565. All addresses are 891 Mountain Ranch Road, Emergency Services. Office of Emergency San Andreas, unless otherwise noted. Hours 9 Services (natural disasters), 754-2890. For a.m. to 4 p.m. (except Sheriff's and Animal human related emergencies, call the Sheriff's Control offices). Office at 754-6500. Environmental Health and Management. Board of Supervisors. Phone: 754-6370. Administrator Brian Moss. Phone: 754-6399. District 1 (San Andreas, Valley Springs, First 5 Calaveras. Executive Director Teri Campo Seco, La Contenta, Camanche, Burson Lane. Information: 373 St. Charles St., San Anand Wallace), Cliff Edson. District 2 (Moke- dreas (mailing address: 891 Mountain Ranch lumne Hill, Mountain Ranch, Paloma, West Road, San Andreas). Phone: 754-6914. Point, Wilseyville, Glencoe, Rail Road Flat, Grand Jury. The Grand Jury office is not Sheep Ranch and Calaveritas), Chris Wright. staffed on a daily basis. Use the answering maDistrict 3 (Brice Station, Forest Meadows, Ha- chine to leave a message and someone will thaway Pines, Avery, Arnold, White Pines, Dor- contact you and follow up on your inquiry; P.O. rington, Camp Connell, Cottage Springs, Sky Box 1414, San Andreas, CA 95249. Phone: High, Tamarack, Sherman Acres, Murphys and 754-5860. Douglas Flat), Michael Oliveira. District 4 (AnHealth fk Human Services Agency. Direcgels Camp, Altaville, Vallecito, Salt Spring Valley tor Mary Sawicki. Phone: 754-6724. and Copperopolis), Debbie Ponte. District 5 Housing Repair Program. For low-income (Jenny Lind, Milton and Rancho Calaveras), families. Information: 509 E. St. Charles St., Steve Kearney. San Andreas. Phone: 754-6448. Human Resources/Risk Management. Agencies/Departments Phone: 754-6303. Job line: 754-6332. In-Home Supportive Services. Enables Administration. County Administrator Shir- aged,blind, disabled and handicapped persons ley Ryan. Phone: 754-6025. to maintain independent living arrangements. Agricultural/Weights and Measures.Agri- Information: 509 E St. Charles St., San Ancultural Commissioner Kevin Wright. Phone: dreas. Phone: 754-6452. 754-6504. Library. Librarian Maurie Hoekstra. Phone: Agriculture Extension Office. Director 754-651 0. ScottOneto. Phone: 754-6477. Planning Department. Director Peter MauAir Pollution Control. Environmental Health rer. Phone: 754-6394. Administrator Brian Moss: 754-6399. Burn Day Probation Department. Chief Probation OfInfo: 754-6600, or Copperopolis call 785-7664. ficer Samuel Leach. Information: 23 E. St. Airport. Maury Rasmussen Field, 3600 Carol Charles St., San Andreas. Phone 754-6466. Kennedy Drive, Rte. 3, San Andreas. Airport Public Authority. Phone: 754-6544. manager KathyZancanella.Phone: 736-2501. Public Defender. Information: 692 "B" Mar-

shall St., San Andreas. Phone: 754-4321. Public Health Services. Public Health Manager Linda Winn. Information: 700 Mountain Ranch Road, Suite C-2, San Andreas. Phone: 754-6460. Public Works. Director Jeff Crovitz. Phone: 754-6402. Sheriff's Office. Sheriff Gary Kuntz. Main line: 754-6500. Superior Court. Court Executive Officer Dan Vrtis. Presiding Judge Hon. Grant Barrett. Phone: 754-9800. Surveyor. County Surveyor Robert Pachinger. Phone: 754-6416. Technology Services. Manager Stanley Moore. Phone: 754-6366. Treasurer/Tax Collector. Treasurer Barbara Sullivan. Phone: 754-6350. UC Davis Cooperative Extension. Director ScottOneto. Phone: 223-6834. Veterans' Services. Officer Chele Beretz. Information: 509 E. St. Charles St., San Andreas. Phone: 754-6624.

Libraries San Andreas Central Library. 1299 Gold Hunter Road, San Andreas, 754-6510. Angels Camp Branch.426 N. Main St., Angels Camp, 736-2198. Arnold Branch. 1065 Blagen Road, Arnold, 795-1009. Copperopolis Branch. 90 Copper Cove Drive, Suite D, Copperopolis, 785-0920. Mokelumne Hill Branch. 8328 Main St., Mokelumne Hill, 286-0507. Murphys Branch. 480 Park Lane, Murphys, 728-3036. Valley Springs Branch.240 Pine St., Valley Springs, 772-1 318. West Point Branch. 291 Main St., West Point, 293-7020.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY M ost addresses 2 S. Green St.,Sonora, unless otherwise noted. County Board of Supervisors. District 1, Sherri Brennan (Sonora, Shaws Flat, Apple Valley, Big Hill, Phoenix Lake). District 2, Randy Hanvelt (Soulsbyville, Willow Springs, Crystal Falls, Brentwood Park, Cedar Ridge, Big Hill. District 3, Evan Royce (Tuolumne, Ponderosa Hills, Mi-Wuk Village and areas east up Highway 108). District 4, John L. Gray (Groveland, Pine Mountain Lake, Big Oak Flat, Moccasin, Lake Don Pedro, Ranchos Poquitos, Standard, East Sonora). District 5, Karl Rodefer (Jamestown, Columbia, Chinese Camp). Contact: 5335521.

Agencies/Departments Administration. County Administrator Craig Pedro, 533-5511. Air Pollution Control. Director Gary Stockel, 533-5691. Agricultural Commissioner. Commissioner Gary Stockel. Hours: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on

Sonora, California weekdays with appointments available after 1 p.m. and phone service available until 3:30 p.m. Phone: 533-5691. Airports. Airports Director Daniel Richardson oversees Columbia, Pine Mountain Lake airports. Columbia Airport: 8 a.m. to noon weekdays, with appointments available after hours. Phone: 533-5685. Ambulance. Tuolumne County Ambulance, 18440 Striker Court, Sonora. Office inside ambulance station. Phone: 533-7368. Call 911 for emergencies. Animal Control. Animal shelter is at 10040 Victoria Place in Jamestown. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays, and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday. Phone service is available until 4 p.m. on weekdays. Mailingaddress: 2 S. Green St., Sonora, CA 95370. Manager Jennifer Clarke and Director Gary Stockel. Information: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov or call 694-2730. Archives. Repository for older county records. Records Management Technician Charles Dyer. Information: 490 Greenley Road, Sonora, 536-1163. Assessor-Recorder. Maintains property records, transfers, liens, judgments, duplicate maps of property (priced according to size). Helps public use files, enrolls, assesses taxable real estate, personal property (taxable personal property includes boats, airplanes, personal property used in operating a business). Assessment data available to public. Assessor-Recorder,Kaenan Whitman. Phone: 533-5535. Auditor-Controller. Performs accounting functions of county government, protects assets, handles payroll, accounts payable, general accounting. Auditor-Controller Kaenan Whitman. Phone:533-5551. Behavioral Health. Crisis line, 533-7000. Office line, 533-6245. Director Rita Austin LCSW. Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.Alicia L. Jamar, 533-5521. Child Support Services. Director Adele Hendrickson. Central Sierra Child Support Agency, 975 Morning Star Drive, Sonora. Phone: 866-901-3212. Comm unity Resources Agency.Covers GIS, Planning, Building and Safety Division, Code Compliance Division, Geographical Information System, Solid Waste, Environmental Health, Public Works, land use, consumer protection, vector and lead programs, landfills, and hazardous waste, hazardous materials, above ground storage tanks, underground storage tanks, Cal ARP, HMRRP, site mitigation and emergency preparedness. Hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, with appointments available after hours. Director Bev Shane. Phone: 5335633. County Clerk. Issues standard, confidential marriage licenses, files fictitious business statements, abandonments of fictitious business statements, notary public bonds, processes passport applications. Director Deborah Bautista. Phone: 533-5573. County Counsel. Legal advisor to county government. County Counsel Sarah Carrillo. Phone: 533-5517. District Attorney. Office reviews reports of criminal violations of state and local laws/ordinances referred by local, state or federal agen-

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cies for the county and prosecutes the offenders; works with Victim/ Witness support program. District Attorney Laura Leslie-Krieg. Contact: 588-5450. For Victim/Witness, call 588-5440. Elections Office. Conducts, certifies results of elections, handles voter registration, conflict of interest statements. Deborah Bautista, director. Phone: 533-5570. Emergency Medical Services. Works with, supports and coordinates EMS resources. Information: 20111 Cedar Road N., Sonora, 533-7460. Facilities Management. Oversees small building projects, community hall r e ntals, o t he r d u t ies associated with maintenance. Director Maureen Frank, Manager Ed Hoag, 533-5660. Film Commission.Works to bring media productions to the area and assist ongoing projects. Film Liaison Lisa Mayo. Information: P.O. Box 4020, Sonora, www.filmtuolumne. corn. Phone: 533~20. Human Resources. Ann Fremd, Human Resources/Risk Manager, 533-5566. Office of Emergency Services.

Emergency coordination for disasters. Phone: 533-5511. Probation.Chief Probation Officer Adele Arnold. Information: 465 S. WashingtonSt.,Sonora.Phone: 5337500. Public Defender. Represents defendant in criminal matters when unable financially to hire an attorney. Public Defender Robert Price, 99 N. WashingtonSt.,Sonora.Phone: 5336370. Public Health. Provides essential services to protect the health of the community through programs and services for all age groups. Director Ann Connolly. County Health Officer Dr. Liza M. Ortiz. Information: 20111 Cedar Road N., Sonora. Phone: 533-7401. Public Transportation. Sonora area: 532-0404. Groveland area: 9624098. Recreation. Oversees community swimming pools, recreation facilities. Offers a variety of adult and youth recreation programs. Office is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the summer and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the winter. Call for youth center information. Address: 43 N. Green St., Sonora, CA 95370. Maureen Frank, Director: 533-5663.

Revenue Recovery.Tax Collector/ Treasurer, Shelley Piech, 533-5544. Sheriff-Coroner. S h eriff J i m Mele. Address: 28 N. Lower Sunset Drive, Sonora. Phones: emergencies, 911. 24-hour non-emergency dispatch, 533-5815, civil, coroner cases, 533-5833, investigations, 6942900, jail/custody, 216-4111, administration, 5 3 3-5855, w a r rants, 533-5812, records, 533-5836. Social Services. Director Ann Connolly. Address: 20075 Cedar Road N., Sonora. Phone: 533-5711. Tax Collector-Treasurer. Shelley Piech, 533-5544. Four-year term. Tuolumne County Fire. 18440 Striker Court, Sonora, 533-5100. Burn Day hotline: 533-5598. Illegal burning report, call 533-5693. U.C. Cooperative Extension Central Sierra. Joint effort of U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California, and county government. Provides educational research-based information in the areas of agriculture, natural resources, nutrition, youth development, and home horticulture. Advisors also answer questions, distribute literature, hold workshops, help identify problems

and suggest solutions. Coordinates 4-H Youth Development Program, Master Gardeners, Master Food Preservers and California Naturalist. Scott Oneto, Director/Farm Advisor. Information: http: //cecentralsierra. ucanr.edu. Phone: 533-5695 (Tuolumne) or 754-6477(Calaveras). Veterans Services, Tuolumne County. Michelle McMaster, veterans service representative, 105 Hospital Road, Sonora. Phone: 533-6280.

Libraries Tuolumne County Central Library: 480 Greenley Road, Sonora, 533-5507 Groveland Branch: 18990 Highway 120, Groveland, 962-6144 Tuolumne Branch: 18636 Main St., Tuolumne, 928-3612 Twain Harte Branch: 18701 Tiffeni Drive, No. 1F, Twain Harte, 586-4501

Special districts Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District. Non-regulatory. Works with individuals, land-

owners, growers, ranchers, nonprofit organizations, corporations. 77 N. Washington St., Sonora. Information: info@tcrcd.org or www.tcrcd.org; 984-0500.

CAtAVERAS COuNTy City of Angels Camp City Hall. 584 S Main St., Angels Camp. Information: www.angelscamp.gov; 736-2181. City Administrator. Mi c hael McHatten. City Council. Mayor Wes Kulm, Vice Mayor Elaine Morris. Council members Bert Sobon, Scott Behiel and Amanda Folendorf. Four-year terms.

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tringham. 339 Main St., Murphys. Phone: 728-3651. Wallace Community Services District. Oversees the roads, openspace, lighting, and gates for Wallace Lake Estates. 100 Wallace Lake Dr., Wallace. Information: http: //wallacecsd.org/WCSD; 763-2882.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Groveland Community Services District. Gr oveland-area water, sewer, fire protection, park services. Directors Bob Swan, Steve Perreira, Scott Wemmer, John Armstrong and Bruce Carter. 18966 Ferretti Road, Groveland. Information: www.gcsd. org. Call 962-7161 for non-emergencies. Jamestown Sanitary District. Jamestown-area sewer services. Address: 18351 Main St., Jamestown. Special district governed by Board of Directors. Email: jsdistrict@mlode. corn. Phone: 984-5177. Mi-Wuk Village Mutual Water Co. Water service for the Mi-Wuk Village area. Contact: 24377 Llama Road, P.O. Box 61, Mi-Wuk Village, CA 95346. Members: Ronald Medearis, Gene Reed, Arlen Richardson, Jimmy Retzlaff and Bill Sarkisian. Phone: 586-3304. Tuolumne City Sanitary District. Tuolumne township-area sewer service. Members: William Beaudry, John Feriani, William Waters. 18050 Box Factory Road, P.O. Box 1238, Tuolumne. Phone: 928-3517. Tuolumne County Resource Conservation District. Identifies and meets the natural resource conservation needs of people in Tuolumne County and future generations by providing leadership through educational, technical and financial support for valuable, voluntary services and programs that promote conservation and sustainable agriculture. 77 N. Washington St., Sonora. Information: www. tcrcd.org; 984-0500. Tuolumne Park and Recreation District. Oversees Tuolumne township-area parks, Tuolumne swimming pool. Members: Steve Artzer, Donnie Wright, Debra Munsel, Michelle Hightower and Darrin Evans. 18603 Pine St., Tuolumne. Information: www.tuolumnerecreation.corn; 928-1 214. Tuolumne Ut ilities District. County's largest water purveyor, also provides sewer collection for customers and treatment for other county sanitary districts. 18885 Nugget Blvd., Sonora, CA 95370. Inform ation: w w w . tudwater.corn o r 532-5536. Twain Harte Community Services District. Operates Twain

Sonora, California Harte-area water, sewer, fire, parks and recreation services. Directors: Packy Maxwell,Jim Johnson, Richard Knudson, Eileen Mannix and Gary Sipperley. 22933 Twain Harte Drive, Twain Harte. Information: www.twainhartecsd.corn; 586-3172.

CALAVERAS COUNTY Altaville Cemetery District. Located on Old Highway 4. Protestant, Catholic and Serbian Orthodox cemeteries. St. Andrew's Catholic Cemetery. Located at 162 Church Hill Road, San Andreas, 95249, across from the church. Copperopolis Cemetery. Lo cated at 123 Jackson St., Copperopolis. Catholic, I.O.O.F., Masonic, Protestant and Veterans cemetery. Jenny Lind Cemetery. Located in Valley Springs. Odd Fellows community cemetery. Mokelumne Hill Cemetery. Catholic and Protestant cemetery. Information: ww w .murphysstpatricks cemetery.corn. San Andreas Cemetery District. Public cemetery located on Cemetery Lane, San Andreas. Vallecito Cemetery District. Cemetery Lane, Vallecito; public cemetery. West Point Cemetery. 209 Cemetery Lane, West Point, CA 95255. A county public cemetery. Mountain RanchCemetery. Public cemetery. Rail Road Flat Cemetery. Public cemetery, located on Railroad Flat Cemetery Road. Milton Cemetery. Public cemetery located in Milton.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Carters Cemetery. End of Cemetery Lane, Tuolumne. Public cemetery. Cherokee Indian Cemetery. Located off of Tuolumne Road North, near Rancheria. Chinese Camp Cemetery. Located in Chinese Camp. Columbia Cemetery. E nd o f School Street, Columbia. Odd Fellows and Masonic sections as well. Dambacher Mountain Memorial Cemetery.Located at 22394 Lyons Bald Mountain Road, Sonora. Oak Grove Cemetery District. Previously known as The Divide Cemetery; non-denominational cemetery, veterans welcome, special accommodations available; Memorial Drive off Highway 120 between Big

Mother Lode Know It All Oak Flat and Groveland. Jamestown City C e metery. Highway 108 and Woods Way, Jamestown. Jewish Pioneer Cemetery. Maintained only as historic site, behind Tuolumne County Jail, Lower Sunset Avenue, Sonora. Masonic Cemetery, East-Belt Tuolumne Lodge No.8. Cemetery Lane, Sonora. Morgan C h apel C e m etery. Wards Ferry Road, Sonora. Mountain Shadow Cemetery. Lyons-BaldMountain Road, Sonora. Old City Cemetery. West end of Jackson Street, Sonora. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church Cemetery. 11700 Catholic Cemetery Road, Big Oak Flat. St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Located off Main Street in Jamestown. St. Anne's Catholic Cemetery. Historic cemetery located in Columbia State Historic Park. St. Patrick's Catholic Church

Cemetery. Lyons-Bald Mountain Road, Sonora. Shaws Flat Cemetery. Shaws FlatSchool Road, Sonora. Community cemetery. Springfield Cemetery. Springfield Road, near the end of Columbia Airport runway. Sonora Odd Fellows Cemetery. Lytton Street, Sonora. Word of Life Rest Cemetery. Located in Sierra Village.

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6594), Curtis Creek Elementary (532-6774), Soulsbyville Elementary (768-3562) Twain Harte Elementary (589-2968) and Gold Rush Country School (694-9833). Main Senior Youth Partnership/PM Club office number is 533-5641.

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Calaveras Visitors Bureau. 1192 S. Main St., Angels Camp. Information: www.gocalaveras.corn. Phone: 736-0049. Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau. Main office located at 542 W. Stockton Road, Sonora. Information: www.yosemitegoldcountry.corn. Phone: 533-4420 or 800-446-1333. Additional office at the Chinese Camp Fire Station, 13785 Highway 49, Chinese Camp, 984-4636.

A fter-School Pro g r a m s . Funded through the After School Education and Safety program. Free program for participants. Program provided at: Jamestown Elementary (984-4704), Summerville Elementary (928-4291), Columbia Elementary (536-5558). PM Club. After-school and summer enrichment programs. Operated by Senior-Youth Partnership. Sites at Columbia Elementary (6946594), Sonora Elementary (694-

CALAVERAS COUNTY Extended Day After-School Program. Calaveras County Office of Education Extended Day AfterSchool Programs for Mark Twain, Michelson, Copperopolis and Hazel Fischer elementary schools. Afterschool care for elementary-age children, some holidayand summer programs available. Kristi LeRette, program director. Information: www.ccoe.k12.ca.us. Phone: 7366004.

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E Business Alliance of Tuolumne County. A partnership providing free business counseling to business owners, entrepreneurs and startups. Offers affordable business classes, trainings, and workshops. Information: www.buildingblocks4business. corn; 677-7822. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE). Provides free business counselingto business owners, entrepreneurs and startups. Offers affordable business workshops. Information: w w w . buildingblocks4business.corn; 532-4212. Small Business Development Center. Provides free counseling, training and other consulting services for small-business owners. Information: www.alliancesbdc.corn; 5674910. Tuolumne County Economic Development Authority. A partn ership b e t w e e n Tu o l u m n e County and the City of Sonora to attract and retain businesses. Director of Economic Development Larry Cope serves as a liaison between business and government a gencies. I n f o rmation: w w w . tceda.net; 989-4058.

Main St., Angels Camp. Information: www .ccoe.k12.ca.us; 7364662. Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools Office. County school board meets at 4 p.m. the second Monday ofthe month. Address: 175 S. Fairview Lane, Sonora. Information: www.tuolcoe. k12.ca.us; 536-2000.

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CAtAvERAS COUNTy Lilschuz Foot Steps. Angels Camp. Phone: 736-4846. Mountain Playschool. Arnold. Phone: 795-9984. My Own School. San Andreas. Phone: 754-3702. St. Patrick's Catholic Preschool. Angels Camp. Phone: 736-4458. The Learning Center. Copperopolis. Phone: 206-5355. The Resource Connection Child Care Resource and Referral. Provides free child care referrals and information to licensed child care. Offers a child-care subsidy program to help families that are income eligibleand have a need,afford the high cost of child care. Offers support and training for child care providers through local workshops and training, a lending library, home visits, health/safety and child development information. Training topics vary from fun hands-on experiences to more formal training opportunities presented by UC Davisand most are open to parents and providers. Childcare training and licensing classes also available. Information: www.trcac.org; 754-1075. The Resource C o n nection Early Head Start and Head Start. Head Start/Early Head Start provides comprehensive early education programs for children from birth to age 5 in Calaveras County. Information: www.trcac.org; 7723980.

Sonora, California 19234 Rawhide Road, J amestown. I n f o rmation: w w w . s ierr aw a l d o r f . c o r n / p r o g r a m s / nurserykindergarten; 984-0454.

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Bret Harte Union High School District. Grades 9-1 2. Encompasses Bret Harte High School, Vallecito InSummerville Parent Nursery dependent Study HighSchool and School. 20150 Tuolumne Road N., John Vierra High School. District OfT uolumne. Information: w w w . fice: 323 S. Main St., P.O. Box 7000, summbears.k12.ca.us; 928-4288. Angels Camp 95221. Information: Tenaya P a rent P r e school. www.bhuhsd.k1 2.ca.us; 736-8340. 19177 Ferretti Road, Groveland. Calaveras Unified School DisPhone: 962-7559. trict. Grades K-12. Includes Calaveras High School, Gold Strike High Other state-licensed School, Jenny Lind Elementary, preschools/childcare cen- Mokelumne Hill Elementary, Rail Road Flat Elementary, San Andreas ters Elementary, Toyon Middle School, Valley Springs Elementary, West CALAVERAS COUNTY Point Elementary. District office: 3304-B, Highway 12, P.O. Box 788, Calaveras Head Start. Valley San Andreas, CA 95249. Information: Springs, Vista Del Lago, Jenny www.calaveras.k12.ca.us; 7 5 4Lind and West Point.Phone: 754- 2300. 2000. Mark Twain Union Elementary CUSD Building Bridges Pre- School District. Grades K-8. Mark school. Copperopolis. Phone: 736- Twain Elementary and Copperopolis 6014. Elementary. District Office: 981 TuCUSD Growing Together Pre- olumne Ave.,P.O. Box 1359, Angels school. Jenny Lind. Phone: 754- Camp, CA 9 5 222. I nformation: 2218. www.mtwain.k1 2.ca.us; 736-1 855. CUSD Growing Together PreVallecito Union School District. school. San Andreas. Phone: 754Grades K-8. Includes Albert Michel2366. son Elementary, Avery M i ddle CUSD Growing Together PreSchool, Hazel Fischer. District office: school. Valley Springs. Phone: 4545-B Moran Road, P.O. Box 329, 754-2141, ext. 3254. Avery, CA 95224. Information: www. vsd.k12.ca.us; 795-8500.

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Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA) Early Child Services. Early Head Start/Head Start/state preschool. Offers free family-oriented infant, toddler and preschool programs for income-eligible families with children ages 0 to 5 years. Head TUOLUMNE COUNTY Start centers for preschool-aged Belleview St at e P r eschool. children are located at campuses 22736 Kewin Mill Road, Sonora. at Columbia College, Shaws Flat, Jamestown, Blue Bell, Soulsbyville, Phone: 586-5510. Christian Heights Child Care Summerville and Twain Harte. Also Center. 13711 Joshua Way, So- offers a home-based program for nora. Phone: 532-1913. children 0-5 and pregnant women. Curtis Creek State Preschool. Eligibility is based on income qualifi18755 Standard Road, Standard. cations, age and county residency. Phone: 532-1428. Special needs children who are not Kiddie Kollege. 95 N. Forest income eligible may be considered Road, Sonora. Phone: 532-8612. for the program. Information: www. Kountry Kids. 229 S. Shepherd atcaa.org; 533-0361. Columbia College Child DevelSt., Sonora. Phone: 533-1500. Mother Lode Christian School opment Program. Infants, toddlers Child Care Center. 18393 Gardner and preschool. 11600 Columbia ColAve., Tuolumne. Phone: 928-1916. lege Drive, Sonora. Phone: 588-5278. Safari Learning Preschool and Tiny Tots Program (Tuolumne Daycare. 13760 Mono Way, So- County Recreation Department). nora. I nformation: w w w . s afa- 732 Barretta St., Sonora. Informarilearning.corn; 588-0920. tion: www.tcrecreation.corn; 533Sierra W a l dorf P r e school. 5663.

TUOLUMNE COUN1Y Belleview S c h oo l D i s t rict. Grades K-8. Belleview Elementary, 22736 Kewin Mill Road, Sonora. Information: www.belleview.k12.ca. us; 586-5510. Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified. Grades K-12. Schools: Tenaya Elementary, Don Pedro High, Tioga High. Information: www.bofg.k12. ca.us/. Information: 19177 Highway 120, Groveland; 962-5765. Columbia Union School District. Grades K-8. Columbia School,22540 Parrotts Ferry Road, Columbia. Information: ww w .columbia49er.k12. ca.us; 532-0202. Curtis Creek School District. Grades K-8. Curtis Creek Elementary School, 18755 Standard Road, Sonora. Information: www.curtiscreekschool.corn; 533-1 083. Jamestown School District. Grades K-8.Schools: Jamestown School and Chinese Camp School. District office: 18299 Fifth Ave., J amestown. Information: ww w . jamestown.k1 2.ca.us; 9844058. Sonora School District. Grades

Sonora, California K-8. Sonora Elementary, 830 Greenley Road, Sonora. Information: www. ses.k12.ca.us; 532-3159. Sonora Union High School District. Grades 9-12. Schools: Sonora High, Dario Cassina High and Theodore Bird High. District office: 100 School St., Sonora. Information: www.sonorahs.k12.ca.us; 533-8510. Soulsbyville School District. Grades K-8. Soulsbyville School, 20300 Soulsbyville Road, Soulsbyville. Information: www.soulsbyvilleschool.corn; 532-1 419. S ummerville Ele m e n t a r y School District. Grades K-8. Summerville School, 18451 Carter St., T uolumne. I n formation: w w w . sumel.k12.ca.us; 928P291. Summerville Union High School District. Grades 9-12. Schools: Summerville High, Connections Visual and Performing Arts Acade my, L o n g B a r n H i g h , C o l d Springs High, Mountain High, Tuo lumne Hi g h , So u t h Fo r k High School, Sierra Community Day School. District: 17555 Tuo lumne Road, T u o lumne, C A 9 5379. In f o r m a t i on : w w w . summbears.k12.ca.us; 928-3498. Twain Harte Long Barn Union. Grades K-8. Schools:Black Oak S chool, T w ai n H a r t e M i d d l e School, Pinecrest School, South Fork School. District: 18995 Twain H arte Drive, Tw ain H arte, CA 95383. Information: ww w .thsd. k12.ca.us; 586-3772.

Elementary Schools CALAVERAS COUNTY Albert Michelson. 196 Pennsylvania Gulch Road, Murphys. Phone: 728-3441 Avery M i ddle. 4 5 45 M o r a n Road, Avery. Phone: 795-8045 Copperopolis. 217 School St., Copperopolis. Phone: 785-2236 Hazel Fischer.1605 Blagen Road, White Pines. Phone: 795-8030 Jenny Lind. 5100 Driver Road, Valley Springs. Phone: 754-2350 Mark Twain. 646 S tanislaus Ave., Angels Camp. Phone: 7366533 Mokelumne Hill. 8350 Highway 26, Mokelumne Hill. Phone: 7542140 M ountai n O a k s Cha r t e r School.150 Old Oak Road, San Andreas. Phone: 754-0532 Rail Road Flat. 298 Rail Road Flat Road, Rail Road Flat. Phone: 754-2275 San Andreas Elementary. 255 Lewis Ave., San Andreas. Phone: 754-2365

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TUOLUMNE COUNTY Belleview. 22736 Kewin M ill Road, Sonora. Phone: 586-5510 Columbia. 22540 Parrotts Ferry Road, Columbia. Phone: 533-7700 Curtis Creek. 18755 Standard Road, Standard. Phone: 532-1428 Jamestown. 18299 Fifth Ave., Jamestown. Phone: 984-5217; Chinese Camp School, 13444 Red Hills Road, Chinese Camp. Phone: 9845421 Sonora. 830 Greenley Road, Sonora. Phone: 532-3159 Soulsbyville. 20300 Soulsbyville Road, Soulsbyville. Phone: 532-1419 Summerville. 18451 Carter St. Tuolumne. Phone: 928-4291 Tenaya. 19177 Highway 120, Groveland. Phone: 962-7846 Twain Harte. 18815 Manzanita Drive, Twain Harte. Phone: 5863266

High Schools CALAVERAS COUNTY Bret Harte Union High.364 Murphys Grade Road, Angels Camp. Phone: 736-2507 Calaveras High. 350 High School St., San Andreas. Phone: 754-1811

Tioga High. 19304 Ferretti Road, Groveland. Phone: 962-4763 Tuolumne High. 1 7 5 55 T u olumne Road, Tuolumne. Phone: 928-4228

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Center. Grades K-8. 3710 Whittle Road, Angels Camp. Information: www.cflcschool.org; 736-1175.

Foothill Leadership Academy. Full-time, seat based charter school. Arts integrated, leadership driven academy. Grades K-8. Address: 19401 Susan Way, Sonora. InformaTUOLUMNE COUNTY tion: www.foothillleadership.corn; Mother Lode Adventist Junior 536-4330. Alternative Schools Gold Rush Charter School. Main Academy. Kindergarten through 10th grade. Address: 80 N. Forest Office and Country School, 16331 CALAVERAS COUNTY Hidden Valley Road, Sonora, 532Road, Sonora. Information. www. 9781. High school campus, 19411 mlaja.org; 532-2855. Calaveras River Academy. 150 Mother Lode Christian School. Village Drive, Mono Village Shopping Old Oak Road, P.O. Box 249, San AnGrades K-8. Preschool for ages 2 to Center, Sonora, 533-8644. Credit Redreas. Phone: 754-1 996 covery Alternative Program located Gold Strike High School. 501 5. 18393 Gardner Ave., Tuolumne. at the high school campus on Village Information. www.motherlodechrisGold Strike Road, San Andreas. Drive. Independent study: 19404 Viltian.corn; 928-41 26. Phone: 754-2123 Sierra Waldorf. Preschool, K-8. lage Drive, Sonora. Information: Oakendell Community. 3585 Address: 19234 Rawhide Road, www.goldrushcs.org. Hawver Road, San Andreas. Phone: Hickman Charter School. HomeJamestown. Information: www.Sier754-1961 school based K-8 program with onraWaldorf.corn; 984-0454. Sierra Hills Education Center. site optional classes. 14888 Peaceful 3304 Highway 12, San Andreas. Valley Road, Sonora. Information: Homeschooling/ Phone: 754-2328. www.hickmanschools.org, 533Transition Program: 3304 B Charter Schools 2681. Highway 12, San Andreas. Phone: Mountain Oaks School. Main Connecting Waters Charter 754-2123. Campus: 150Old Oak Road, San AnSchool. Charter school serving stuVallecito High School / John Vidreas, 754-0532. lone Site: 217 W. erra High School. 364 Murphys dents in eight counties, including TuJackson St., lone. Sonora Site: 518 S. Grade Road, Angels Camp. Phone: olumne County and Calaveras County. Learning Center: 2000 W. Washington St., Sonora. Sierra Vil736-2507 Briggsmore Ave., Suite A, Modesto; lage Site: 24884 Highway 108, Sierra Administrative Office: 12420 Bentley Village. Information: www.mountaiTUOLUMNE COUNTY noaks.org, 888-MTN-OAKS. St., Waterford. Information: www. connectingwaters.org; 543-7803 or Cassina and Theodore Bird. AlHomeschool Co-ops 874-1119. ternative schools, 251-A S. Barretta Education Option. Program for and Resources St., Sonora. Phone: 532-1 587. parents unable to homeschool their children but wanting a homeschool Basicand Beyond. Small classes Private Schools environment. Grades K-6. Located for K-12 homeschooling families. Inon Dambacher Drive, Sonora. Infor- formation: baers2011©gmail.corn. mation: www.theeducationoption. Phone: Pat Baer, 532-8930. CALAVERAS COUNTY Classical Conversations. Comcorn; Charis Caughey (Coy), 743Christian F a m ily L e a rning 6677. munity of home educators meeting

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Cold Springs/Long Barn. 25910 Long Barn Road, Long Barn. Phone: 586-3011 Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy. 17555 Tuolumne Road, Tuolumne. Phone: 928-4228 Don Pedro High. 3090 Merced Falls Road, La Grange. Phone: 8522864 Mountain High. 2 P i n ecrest School Road, Pinecrest. Phone: 9654046 Sonora Adult. 251-A S. Barretta St., Sonora. Phone. 533-8510 Sonora High.430 N. W ashington St., Sonora. Phone: 532-5511 South Fork High. 25611 Lyons Dam Road, Twain Harte. Phone: 5865672 Summerville High. 17555 Tuolumne Road, Tuolumne. Phone: 928-4228

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24 — Tuesday, August 25, 2015 weekly to learn and teach skills of a classical education. Kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Christian-based. Arnold Campus Contact: Rebecca Verkerk, 986-4193. Information: w w w . classicalconversations.corn. Cornerstone Family Christian School. Nonprofit private school, providing filing of private school affidavit, keeping of records, enrichment activities, testing, library resources, graduation ceremonies, park days and field trips. Serves families in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. Phone: Denise Healy, 484-1 808. Home Educators Connect. Keeping homeschoolers up-to-date on local homeschool related happenings. Information: holly@homeeducatorsconnect.corn; www . homeeducatorsconnect.corn; Holly Britton, 770-7337. Home School Education of California. Nonprofit, volunteer-run organization p r o v i ding a d v o cacy, legislative watch and family events. Provides resources and support for homeschool families in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. Information: www.hsc.org. Tuolumne Christian Home Educators. Homeschool co-op. Information: julzcrew©att.net; Julie Adams, 785-2911.

www.gocolumbia.edu; 588-5100. Modesto Junior College.Yosemite Community College District campus in Modesto offers two-year lower-division college program parallels four-year universities. Offers one- and two-year technical classes for business, industry, other organizations through contact instruction. Address:435 College Ave.,Modesto, CA 95350. Information: www.mjc. edu; 575-6550. San Joaquin Delta Community College District. Two-year college serving San Joaquin County and western Calaveras County. Main campus: San Joaquin Delta College, 5151 Pacific Ave., Stockton. Information: www.deltacollege.edu; 9545151. Yosemite Community College District. District office for Columbia College and Modesto Junior College, 2201 Blue Gum Ave., P.O. Box 4065, Modesto, CA 95352. Information: www.yosemite.edu; 575-6550.

Advances equality for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Membershipis open to women and men who hold an associate's (or equivalent) or higher college degree. Sonora branch provides scholarships to local students by fundraising through the annual Home Tour held in December (see calendar). Speech Trek, a contest for high schoolers, and Tech Trek, a science camp for seventhgrade girls, are also projects of the group. Call for meeting times and locations, as well as for information about membership. AAUW Sonora Branch members enjoy many interest groups, including bridge, gourmet/dining groups, book groups, creative writing, play readings, gardening, nature walks, travel, theater/ concert goers, and more. Information: www.aauwsonora.org. Phone; Elsie Bruno, 533-1345. Columbia College. Financial Aid Office, 588-5105. Information: www. gocolumbia.edu. Universities Calaveras/Tuolumne Cattlewomen. Provides scholarship opporCalifornia State U n iversity, tunities to local graduating high Stanislaus. Four-year and graduate school seniors, specifically those purprograms. 1 University Circle, Tur- suing varied agricultural careers lock, CA 95382. Web: www.csustan. through Tuolumne Calaveras County edu. Phone: 667-3122. high schools. Phone: Doni Rosasco, University of California, Merced. 984-3539. Four-year and graduate programs. Helping Hands. Scholarships Address: 5200 North Lake Road, Community Colleges available to graduating seniors of Merced. Information: w w w . ucDon Pedro High School and Tioga Columbia College. Part of the merced.edu; 228-4400. High School. Also gives donations to Yosemite Community College Dissouthern Tuolumne County organizatrict. Offers two-year lower-division tions, agencies, schools. Contact: college program paralleling four18730 Main St., Groveland. Phone: year universities. Offers one- and 962-6830. two-year technical vocational eduSonora Area Foundation. NonNote: Individual high school councation, c r e di t a n d n o n - c redit seling offices also may have informa- profit community foundation that courses for adults, community edu- tion about college scholarships. gives grants and scholarships to Tucation, special classes for business, olumne County nonprofits. Works to industry. Address: 11600 Columbia American Association of Uni- enhance Sonora-area quality of life, College Drive, Sonora. Information: versity Women - Sonora Branch. facilitator of donors, charitable organizations. Information: www.sonoraarea.org; 533-2596. Tuolumne County S h eriff's Posse. Offers scholarships to Tuolumne County high school seniors entering college, specifically those aimed toward agriculture-related careers. Information: www.motherloderoundup.corn/posse; 984-4881 or 532-3768.

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Sonora, California programs. Information: www.ccoe. k12.ca.us; Director Robin Searway, 736-6040. Mind Matters. A nonprofit clinic specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD, and learning disabilities. O f f er s c o n sultations, counseling services, testing for dyslexia and other processing disorders, social thinking assessments and classes, and tailored education programs. Address: 150 Big Trees Road, Suite D, M u rphys. Information: www.mindmattersclinic.org; 7282184. Tuolumne County SELPA. Special Education Local Plan Area resource program administered by individual school districts. Offers language and speech therapists, occup ational t he r a p ists , sch o o l psychologists, school nurses, special day classes, infant and preschool programs, all campuses. Information: www.tuolcoe.k12.ca.us; Director Jim Frost, 536-2040.

Other Special Education Classes CamVERAS COuNTy Albert Michelson Special Day Preschool. 196 Pennsylvania Gulch Road, Murphys. Phone: 7284453. Angels Camp Structured Preschool. 585 Stanislaus St., Angels Camp. Phone: 736-9067. Bret Harte Structured Behavior Class (SBC). 364 Murphys Grade Road, Angels Camp. Phone: 7368398. Jenny Lind Structured Preschool. 5100 Driver Road, Valley Springs. Phone: 754-2350. San Andreas Special Day Preschool. 501 Gold Strike Road, San Andreas. Phone: 754P975. San Andreas Structured Behavior Class (SBC). 255 Lewis Ave., San Andreas. Phone: 754-2365. Toyon Structured Behavior Class (SBC). 3412 Double Springs Road, San Andreas. Phone: 7542137. Transition Program. 579 Highway 49, San Andreas. For adults ages 18 to 22. Phone: 736-6038. Valley Springs Structured Preschool. 240 Pine St., Valley Springs. Phone: 754-2141.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Belleview, Big Oak Flat, Columbia, Curtis Creek, Jamestown, Sonora Elementary, Soulsbyville, Summerville Elementary, Summerville High, Tenaya, Twain Harte. Resource services, all grades.

Sonora High and Summerville High. Resource services and special day classes. Transitions program. Program for adults with developmental challenges 18-22. Phone: 588-0742.

Adult Literacy Services, Tuolumne County Library. Helps adult learners improve reading, writing, math and other life skills. Free confidential one-on-one tutoring provided by trained volunteers, scheduling based on the adult's availability. Must be 18 or older to qualify. Information: www.tuolcolib.org; Lynn McCormick, 694-2727. Calaveras Library Adult Literacy Program. Tutoring for adults 18 and older in spelling, reading, writing and math. GED training, basic computer education. Tutoring available on a one-to-one basis or s mall-group classes; free to county residents. A volunteer-based program. Information: www.co.calaveras.ca.us; Pat Ross, 754-6006. Columbia College Tutoring Program. Free academic assistance for Columbia College students. Drop-in tutoring, writing lab, one-on-one tutoring by appointment; supplemental instruction. Academic Achievement Center. Information: www.gocolumbia.edu; 588-5088. Mind Matters. A nonprofit clinic specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD, and learning disabilities. O f f er s c o n sultations, counseling services, testing for dyslexia and other processing disorders, social thinking assessments and classes, and tailored education programs. Address:150 Big Trees Road, Suite D, M u rphys. Information: www.mindmattersclinic.org; 7282184.

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CALAVERAS COUNTY Bret Harte High School.Automotive, drafting, visual arts, fire technology and theater. Courtney Brooksher: 736-8348. Calaveras High School. Automotive I, II, III, and IV NATEF General Service Technician Program, Architecture Design I, and II, Mechanical Engineering Drafting I, II, and III, CADD III, and IV (Computer Aided

Sonora, California Drafting and Design Systems, Medical Science-ROP Medical, Cosmetology, Manicuring, Esthetician, Police Science I, Police Science II/Student Patrol, Micromedia Publishing, Computer Animation I, II. Bob Silva: 7541811.

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All Good Zertuche's Motherlode Driving School. Driving instruction and traffic school for Calaveras and Tuolumne County residents, ages 14 to adult. Information: www.allgooddrivers.corn; 533-1 971.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Columbia College Career Technical Education Programs. Automotive t e c h nology, b u s i ness administration, child development, computer information systems, emergency medical services, entrepreneurship, fire technology, forestry and natural resources, water resource management, geographic information technology, administrative office assistant, medical assistant, office technology, information processing and networking, welding, virtual office. Information: www.gocolumbia.edu. Phone: Chris Vitelli, dean of Career Technical Education and Economic Development, 5885142. Sonora High School. Classes include: Automotive, construction, cosmetology, culinary arts, EMS First Responder, health careers, photography, sports medicine, marketing, wildlands fire class. Phone: 5325511, ext. 115. Summerville High School. Student classes include: welding, automotive, multimedia, photography, law enforcement, business, drama. Phone: Tom Dibble,928-3498, ext. 282.

Infant-Child Enrichment Services. Free referrals to parents seeking child care; workshops and support for prospective and current childcare providers held throughout the year on a variety of topics. Information: 20993 Niagara River Drive, Sonora, CA 95370. Information: www .icesagency.org; 5330377. The R esource C o n nection Child Care Resource and Referral. Offers support and training for childcare providers through local workshops and training, a lending library, home visits, health/safety and child development information. Training topics vary from fun hands-on experiences to more formal training opportunities presented by UC Davisand most are open to parents and providers. Childcare training and licensing classes also available. Information: www.trcac.org; 754-1075.

Stewardship Through Education. Promotes youth stewardship of local watersheds through closely coordinated programs and activities with a variety of community partners, partnering schools, agencies, organizations, cities and counties; provides on-campus presentations, field trips to local watershed sites, outdoor education and kits. Information: www. steonline.org; 286-1 705.

FIREARM Angels Gun Club. Facilities include trap-shooting, rifle and pistol range and a clubhouse. Hosts the Scholastic Junior Trap Team, Team Angels.Located on Gun Club Road, next to C alaveras County Fairgrounds. Information: www.angelsgunclub.org; 736-9357. Hunter Education Course.Offers safety training required for first-time hunting license. Department of Fish and Wildlife (916-653-1 235). Information: w w w . dfg.ca.gov/huntered. Contact: Tuolumne and Calaveras district coordinator Shawn Olague, 827-0895 or shawn.olague©wildlife. ca.gov. Mother Lode Gun Club. Offers archery, big-bore rifle, black powder, cowboy, trap, action pistol, and highpower rifle matches, as well as a Junior Rifle program. Address: 19185 Jamestown Road, J amestown. Phone: 984-4160. I n formation: www.motherlodegunclub.corn. Weapons T raining S c hool. Monthly classes to obtain concealedweapon permit, other classes, formal and private courses available, California and Utah CCW and tactical firearms classes. Based out of Sonora. Information: www.weaponstrainingschool.corn. Phone: John and Tami Popke, 532-6677.

Sonora Regional Medical Center. Information: www.sonoramedicalcenter.org. Phone: 536-3230

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). American Hospitality group program. Families host foreign high school students from 55 different countries between the ages of 14 and 18 years old. Host families provide meals and housing (room-sharing allowed). Students have proficient English, medical insurance and spending money for their school activities, entertainment, toiletries and clothes. "Welcome families" host students for six to eight weeks. Long-term hosting opportunities available for one or two semesters. Referral program available. All family types are accepted, pending background check. Information: www.ciee.org/host. Valley and Foothill Coordinator Cyndi Kirk, cyndi©goldrush.corn. Phone: 5864249.

ARDENIN Master Gardeners. Master gardeners are community members who have been trained under the direction of the University of California Cooperative Extension. Master gardeners help the Cooperative Extension office by providing practical scientific gardening information to home gardeners through phone calls, email, workshops, home-visits, and at nursery clinics. For more information about becoming a Master Gardener volunteer or to contact a Master Gardener with a question, see http: //cecentralsierra.ucanr.edu. Phone: 533-5912 ITuolumne) or 7542880 (Calaveras).

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 related information to a wide variety of county residents and visitors. The goal is to promote sound management and conservation of the region's natural resources, through research, educational activities, and good working relationships with a broad range of people. Information: http: //cecentralsierra.ucanr.edu/Natural Resources/.

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Born to Read. Early literacy program and reading club for children from birth to their sixth birthday. Encourages parents to attend story time and check out parenting and children's books by giving them the ability to "earn" free books to begin a home-library for their child. Information: www.tuolcolib.org; Lynn McCormick, 694-2727. Confident Kids. Support group program to help children identify and deal with emotions they are experiencing. Parenting class held in conjunction. Six to 8 week program runs several times per year. Meets at Sierra Bible Church. Address: 15171 Tuolumne Road, Sonora. Information: becky©sierrabible.corn; Becky Howell, 532-1 381 ext. 109. First 5 Calaveras. Free resources for new parents and parent workshop information. Grants support preschool activities, nutrition, parenting, home visiting, dental care, behavior supports, counseling and child care. Address: 373 St. Charles St.,

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Natural Resources Conservation Service. Works with landowners through conservation planning and assistance designed to benefit the soil, water, air, plants, and animals that result in productive lands and healthyecosystems. Address: 77 N. Washington St., Sonora. InforFI AI D mation: www.tcrcd.org. Phone: 9840500. UCCE Central Sierra Natural ReAmerican Red Cross. Informa- sources Program. Provides forestry, tion: www.redcrosscrc.org. Phone: wildlife, rangeland, watershed man533-1 513. agement and other natural resource

San Andreas. Phone: 754-6914. Infant-Child Enrichment Services. Offers free, interactive parenting workshops and/or in-home parenting support to teach parents how to raise empathetic, caring and responsible children. Address: 20993 Niagara River Drive, Sonora. Information: ww w .icesagency.org; 5330377. Le Leche League of Tuolumne County.Welcomes pregnant and breastfeeding moms to share the joys and challenges of breastfeeding. Information, support and telephone help. Meets 10 a.m. first Wednesdays of the month at the Tuolumne County Library. Information: www. llli.org or www.lllnorcal.org/groups/ tuolumneca.html. Phone: April, 9813578, Crystal, 536-9492, Toni, 5913634. Tuolumne County Children' s Emergency Shelter. Temporary placement for interim foster care. Phone: Walter Moberg or Erin Gandolfo-Brune, 533-5717.

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Lifetime Adoption Facilitation Center. Adoption support and referrals. Works w ith c lients across United States. Information: www. lifetimeadoption.corn or 800-9236784.

support, collecting and distributing support payments. Handles welfare and non-welfare cases. At 975 Morningstar Drive, Sonora or 509 E. St. Charles St., San Andreas. Both ofPARE NTIN ficesopen 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Automated 24-hour information line: 866-901-3212. Birth Preparation Foothill Pregnancy Center. Free Adoption Childbirth preparation class. confidential services include pregnancy test, information on pregnancy Bethany Christian Services. Monthly classes teach expectant options, adoption, ongoing pregmoms and couples how to prepare Birth-parent counseling, domestic nancy support, referrals to commuinfant adoption, international adop- for childbirth; Tuolumne and Calavnity resources, maternity and baby eras counties. Call early in pregnancy tion, post-adoption support, postclothing, baby items, post-abortion to schedule. Information: www.soabortion counseling, housing for support. Offering free obstetrical ulwomen in crisis. Volunteer opportu- noramedicalcenter.org/services-andtrasounds. Always accepting gently p rograms/birth-center o r E s m e nities. Address: 3048 Hahn Drive, used clothing to size 3T, as well as Modesto, CA 95350. Information: Brundyn, 310-694-41 33. diapers, wipes and new baby items. www.bethany.org or 5 2 2-5121, Annual Walk for life held in downFoster Parents pregnancy hotline 800-238-4269. town Sonora (see calendar of events) Calaveras Door of Hope. Volunand Baby BottleBoomerang. By apFoster Care Licensing. In Calavteer efforts provide services for pointment only. Open M o nday, women with unplanned pregnan- eras County: 509 E. St. Charles St., Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday cies. Pregnancy testing, abstinence San Andreas, 754-6448. Tuolumne from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from training, adoption education, post- County: Child Welfare Services, noon to 5 p.m. Address: 427 N. Highabortion support, parenting educa- 20111 Cedar Road N., Sonora, 533- way 49, Suites 101 and 102, Sonora. 5711. tion. A n n ua l e v e nt s i n c l u de Information: www.fpcsonora.corn or fundraising banquet, walk-for-life, email helpÂŠfpcsonora.corn, 536and fun-run. Address: 571 Stanislaus 9262 or 24-hour hotline, 536-9634. Ave. Suite J, Angels Camp. Open General Parenting Support Grandparents Raising Granddaily. Information: www.cdohope. children. Provides emotional supATCAA Family Learning and org or 736-9600. port and referrals to anyone raising a Columbia College Family Ser- Support Services. Program for fam- relative's child, particularly grandparvices Center. Provides quality edu- ilies offering classes for adults. GED ents. Meets second and fourth cation and support opportunities to preparation, ESL instruction, com- Wednesdays,9 to 10:30 a.m., Blood caregivers of children and youth in puter training, job readiness, parent- Bank of Sonora, 850 Sanguinetti out-of-home care. Free training op- ing, health education, counseling, Road, Sonora. Sponsored by Area 12 portunities for potential and licensed support groups, child-care referrals, Agency on Aging. Information: 532foster parents, kinship providers and and family advocate services. Open 6272 or JoAnn Pechota, 588-0298. non-relative care-providers in TuMonday through Friday. Some transInfant-Child Enrichment Serolumne, Mariposa and Calaveras portation available. Information: vices. Parenting support services, counties. Information: www.goco- www.atcaa.org or 533-5065. referrals to child care, support and lumbia.edu or 588-5278. CalSAFE (California School Age training for people who do child care. Foothill Pregnancy Center. Free Family Education). Teen-parenting Help paying for child care, in-home confidential services include preg- program, academic instruction, sup- parenting support, parenting classes. nancy test, information on pregnancy port services and child care for preg- Open weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.. options, adoption, ongoing pregnant and parenting teens; Tuolumne Address: 20993 Niagara River Drive, nancy support, referrals to commu- County Office of Education. Informa- Sonora. Information: www.icesanity resources, maternity and baby tion: 536-2017. gency.org or 533-0377. clothing, baby items, post-abortion Calaveras Door of Hope. VolunLe Leche League of Tuolumne support. Offering free obstetrical ul- teer efforts provide services for County.Welcomes pregnant and trasounds. Always accepting gently women with unplanned pregnan- breastfeeding moms to share the used clothing to size 3T, as well as cies. Pregnancy testing, abstinence joys and challenges of breastfeeding. diapers, wipes and new baby items. training, adoption education, post- Information, support and telephone Annual Walk for Life held in down- abortion support, parenting educa- help. Meets 10 a.m. first Wednestown Sonora (see calendar of events) t ion. A n n ua l e v e nt s i n c l u de days, Tuolumne County Library. Inand Baby BottleBoomerang. By ap- fundraising banquet, Walk for Life, f ormation: www.llli.org or ww w . pointment only. Open M o nday, and fun-run. Address: 571 Stanislaus lllnorcal.org/groups/tuolumneca. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Ave. Suite J, Angels Camp. Open html, 981-3578, 536-9492 or 591from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from daily. Information: www.cdohope. 3634. noon to 5 p.m. Address: 427 N. High- org or 736-9600. Lilliput Children's Services.Nonway 49, Suites 101 and 102, Sonora. Central Sierra Child Support profit agency assists post-adoptive Information: www.fpcsonora.corn or Agency. Establishes paternity, es- families; services include networkemail help@fpcsonora.corn or 536- tablish and enforce child support or- ing, social events, support groups, 9262 or 24-hour hotline, 536-9634. ders, medical support, spousal parent and professional training, re-

source library, funding for respite care, counseling. Post-adoption support specialist on staff. Scholarships for children's activities available. Information: www.lilliput.org or 5335380. Mothers of Preschoolers. Christian outreach group for mothers of preschool-age children. Meets September through May. Social gathering, crafts, guest speakers and discussions related to parenting issues. Child day care, children's educational programs, mentoring, other help. Information: www.sbcmops. blogspot.corn or w w w . murphysmops.corn. Meets at: Sierra Bible Church, 15171 Tuolumne Road, Sonora, 532-1 381, ext. 109, and Mountain Christian Fellowship, 3488 E. Highway 4, Murphys. Information: 728-2250. The Resource Connection. Nonprofit organization governed by a community-based board of directors. Providing services in Amador and Calaveras counties. Information: www. trcac.org or 754-1 075. Summerville Parent Nursery School. Adult classes on all aspects of parenting held on first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Call for schedule and reservation. Address/ information: 20150 Tuolumne Road N., Tuolumne. Information: 9284288.

ect. Mentors receive extensive training, plus regular monitoring of the friendship, as-needed support, and invitations to group field trips and events. Information: www.calaverasmentoring.org or 736-6078. Center For A Non-Violent Community. Offers support and counseling for teens experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault. Professional counseling for eligible traumatized and abused children. Prevention education program offers presentations to schools about sexual abuse and assault, abduction, domestic violence, bullying and harassment. All services are confidential and free. Office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Address: 19043-B Standard Road, Standard. Information: www.nonviolentcommunity.org, 588-9305, 24-hour crisis line 5333401, or 800-454-4766. Child Protective Services of Calaveras County. Screens and investigates referrals of abuse or neglect. Refers to appropriate services, provides case-management services to families. Petitions juvenile court action when necessary, places children in outwf-home care when necessary and provides reunification services. Information: www.co.calaveras.ca. us or 754-6452. Club Live. A youth-development program for students in grades nine through 12. Partners with public health staff to develop interventions, I D N activities and campaigns that address areas students want to see T R improve either on their campus or in Calaveras Door of Hope. Volun- their communities. Issues include teer efforts provide services for tobacco, alcohol and drug use, diswomen with unplanned pregnan- tracted driving and bullying. Students cies. Pregnancy testing, abstinence develop leadership skills, learn how training, adoption education, post- to collect and use data for action, deabortion support, parenting educa- velop campaigns, present their work tion. A n n ua l e v e nt s i n c l u de to decision-makers and work as part fundraising banquet, Walk for Life, of a team with adults. Information: and fun-run. Address: 571 Stanislaus www.calaveraspublichealth.corn or Ave. Suite J, Angels Camp. Open Lorena Flores, coordinator, 754daily. Information: www.cdohope. 6460. org or 736-9600. Foothill Pregnancy Center. Free Calaveras Youth Mentoring Pro- confidential services include preggram. Program matches local youth nancy test, information on pregnancy with safe, positive volunteer mentors options, adoption, ongoing pregwho offer friendship, opportunity and nancy support, referrals to commusupport for making healthy life deci- nity resources, maternity and baby sions. Volunteers screened to en- clothing, baby items, post-abortion sure the safety of everyone in the support. Offering free obstetrical ulprogram. Once matched, mentors trasounds. Always accepting gently and mentees spend a couple of used clothing to size 3T, as well as hours a week together for at least a diapers, wipes and new baby items. year doing things they both enjoy, Annual Walk for Life held in downsuch as sports, crafts, cooking a town Sonora (see calendar of events) meal together, or working on a proj- and Baby BottleBoomerang. By ap-

Sonora, California pointment only. Open M o nday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday from noon to 5 p.m. Address: 427 N. Highway 49, Suites 101 and 102, Sonora. Information: www.fpcsonora.corn or email help@fpcsonora.corn. Phone: 536-9262 or 24-hour hotline, 5369634. Friday Night Live Mentoring (Calaveras). A youth-development a nd p r evention p r o gram t h a t matches seventh- and eighth-grade "proteges" from Toyon, Mark Twain and Avery middle schools with older, wiser 10th- through 12th -rade "mentors" from Calaveras and Bret Harte high schools. The mentors and protegee meet once a week after school for structured, supervised and fun activities highlighting important teen issues such as peer pressure, tobacco,drugs, alcohol, body image, cyber-bullying, resistance techniques and self-esteem. Each week, matched mentors and proteges spend one-on-one time together building a friendship that crosses age and school boundaries. Information: www.calaverasmentoring.org or Lauren Robinson, coordinator, 209736-6078. Friday Night Live (Calaveras County). A youth-development program for students in grades nine through 12. Partners with public health staff to develop interventions, activities and campaigns that address areas students want to see improve either on their campus or in their communities. Issues include tobacco, alcohol and drug use, distracted driving and bullying. Students develop leadership skills, learn how to collect and use data for action, develop campaigns, present their work to decision-makers and work as part of a team with adults. Information: www.calaveraspublichealth.corn or Michael Magana, coordinator, 7546460. Friday Night Live (Tuolumne County). A program sponsored by ATCAA intended to b uild youth awareness and healthy development. Groups include Friday Night Live (ninth to 12th grades), Club Live (seventh and eighth grades). Inform ation: www.atcaa.org or 5 3 3 1397, ext. 221. Independent Living Program. Provides services designed to assist eligible youth to successfully make the transition from foster care to independent living. Information: 5335717. Infant-Child Enrichment Services. Parenting support services. Referrals to child care; support and training for child-care providers. Help paying for child care, in-home parent-

Mother Lode Know It All ing support, parenting classes. Address: 20993 Niagara River Drive, Sonora. Information: www.icesagency.org or 533-0377. Mentoring W o rks. Pr o gram sponsored by A TCAA m atches screened, trained adult volunteer mentors to children ages 7 to 17 to assist youth in making healthy life choices. Information: www.atcaa.org or Elena Linehan, Mentoring Works coordinator, 533-1 397, ext. 297. Mind Matters. A nonprofit clinic specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders, ADD/ADHD and learning disabilities. O f f er s c o n sultations, counseling services, testing for dyslexia and other processing disorders, social thinking assessments and classes, and tailored education programs. Address: 150 Big Trees Road, Suite D, M u rphys. Information: www.mindmattersclinic.org or 7282184. P.E.P. Talks.Prevention education for parents; gives an overview of available programs for children, addresses the red flags of abuse, stranger safety strategies and available resources. Affiliated with the Resource Connection and Calaveras Crisis Center. Information: 754-6183 or 754-6138. S.A.F.E. Kids. A build-upon program for preschool and elementary school children focusing on personal safety and interpersonal violence prevention. Stranger safety, bullies and bystanders, personal boundaries, assertiveness skills, healthy relat ionships and s a f e t o u c h a r e addressed through discussion, small group activities, role playing and video clips. Affiliated with Resource Connection and Calaveras Crisis Center. Information: 754-6183 or 754-6138. S.A.F.E. Teens. A Series presented to middle-school-aged students and high school mentors that focus on healthy relationships, interpersonal violence prevention, peer pressure, sexual harassment and safe choices. Other topics may include child abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault. The topics presented in this series are addressed through discussion, small group activities, role playing and video clips. Affiliated with the Resource Connection and Calaveras Crisis Center. Information: 754-6183 or 754-6138. Teen Works. A Christian-based Mentoring Program that provides healthy, one-on-one mentoring relationships to at-risk teens (ages 12 to 19) in Tuolumne County. Through a positive relationship with caring, responsible and committed adults, atrisk t e en s r e c e ive g u i dance,

encouragement,compassion, understanding and hope for a better future. Information: Marissa Lupo, executive director, 532-3100. Teens Against Tobacco. A program for students in 9th to 12th grades at Calaveras High School with an emphasis on the promotion of tobacco free communities in Calaveras County. Members have opportunities to develop leadership skills, learn how to collect and use data for action, develop campaigns, present their work to decision makers and work as part of a team with adults from public health and their peers. A partnership between youth and the Public Health Services Tobacco Prevention Program. Information: Michael Magana, 754-6019. Tuolumne County Child Welfare Services. Screens referrals of abuse/ neglect, refer to appropriate services, investigate abuse/neglect, provide case-management services to families where abuse/neglect is identified, petitions juvenile court action when necessary, places children out of home when necessary. Information:www.co.tuolumne.ca.us, 5335717 d u ring b u s iness h o u rs; 533-4357 after-hours emergencies (crisis line for both adult and child services). Tuolumne County Public Health Case Management Services. Certified Public Health Nurses make home visits to referred families to act as a liaison with provider and community agencies to assist clients with individual needs. Provide referred families with essential services to protect their health and assist with healthy outcomes by facilitating preventative health care services. Address: 20111 Cedar Road. N., Sonora. Information: 533-7401. Victim-Witness Assistance Center. Division of District Attorney's Office, supports victims or witnesses of crime, helps file victim-of-crime compensation claims, sponsors Kid' s Interview Team, Tuolumne County multidisciplinary investigation of child abuse cases. Address: 423 N. Washington St., Sonora. Information: davictimwitness©tuolumnecounty.ca. gov or 588-5440. Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Supplemental nutritional food program for income-eligible women, infants and children. Nutritional and breastfeeding education and support, medical care, referrals. Information: 20111 Cedar Road N., Sonora. Information: 533-7431. YES Partnership. A communitywide coalition sponsored by ATCAA dedicated to supporting Tuolumne County youth and families and preventing suicide, substance and child

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 abuse. Supports many local programs including Youth Leadership Tuolumne County, Friday Night Live, Red Ribbon Week and National Prescription Drug Take Back Days. The YES Partnership meets on the second Thursday of each month at the Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools Office in Room 217. Inform ation: ww w .atcaa.org or B o b White, 533-1 397, ext. 226.

Arc of Calaveras. Provides support, services to those with developmental disabilities, providing ability to mainstream. Address/information: 153 Belleview St., San Andreas. Information: www.arcofamador.or or 7544001. Circle Home. Care facility for developmentally disabled adults, ages 18 to 59. Address: 15301 Tuolumne Road, Sonora. Information: 5325411. Columbia College Disabled Student Programs and Services. Assessments, education plans, mobility services including academic accommodations, equipment, adaptive computer technology. Information: www.gocolumbia.edu or 588-5130. Disability Resource Agency for Independent Living. Information, referral for all ages and types of disabilities, peer counseling, independent living skills, help with purchase of adaptive equipment. Provides listings of low-income housing availabilities, advice and assistance with SSA. Address: 67 Linoberg St., Suite A, Sonora. Information: www.drail.org or 532-0963. Family Resource Network. Offers resources, advocacy training for families raising children with special needs. Medical, developmental, behavioral and educational. Parent-to-

parent matching and lending library, workshops. Address: 5250 Claremont Ave, Suite 148, Stockton. Information: www.frcn.org or 472-3674 or 800-847-3030. Sierra Foothills Residential Care. Nonprofit home for developmentally disabled adults with moderate developmental disabilities, ages 18 and up. Placements through Valley Mountain Regional Center in San Andreas. A d d ress/information: 20470 Bay Meadow Drive, Sonora. Information: www.sfrcsonora.corn or 533-3708. Sonora Regional Home Health. Professional in-home care. Addresses: 20100 Cedar Road N., Sonora, 536-5700; 451 S. Main St., Angels Camp, 736-9181. State Council on Developmental Disabilities Area Board 6. Prot ects r i g ht s o f p eo p l e w i t h developmental disabilities and their families in Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus counties.Open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Address: 2529 W. March Lane, Suite 105, Stockton. Information: www.scdd.ca.gov/areaboard6. htm or 473-6930. Thumbs Up Community Integration Program. Training and support, teaches independent living skills, conducts assessments, day training, activity center, work programs, respite services, person-centered planning, focus on individual needs through whole-person planning. Address: 15000 Jenness Road, P.O. Box 177, Soulsbyville, CA 95372. Information: hhthumbsup. weebly.corn/thumbs-up.html or 5361660. WATCH Resources Inc.Advocate and service provider for intellectually disabled adults. Employment agency for adults with disabilities. WATCH also operates a 29-vehicle door-to-

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tip sheets, brochures and other community resources employment related services. Services for businesses. Address: 197 Mono Way, Suite B, Sonora. Information: www.mljt.org or 588-11 50. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Takes California worker complaints Cal Learn. Serves Cal Works clients 19 and regarding safety, health problems in workplace. CAL-OSHA Enforcement: 545-7310. Informayounger who are custodial parents or pregnant and do not have a high school diploma. Pro- tion: www.osha.gov or 800475-4020. Small Business Development Center. Tuvides financial bonuses, transportation, childcare, some school-related expenses and olumne County Economic Development Authority provides counseling, training and other referrals. Information: 533-5711 or 768-7753. California Employment Development De- consulting services for small-business owners, partment. Administers unemployment insur- free of charge or 9894058. Welfare to Work.Tuolumne County Departance via telephone or Internet and matches job openings with qualified job-seekers. Informa- ment of Social Services program helps Calt ow a r d tion: unemployment insurance, 866-333-4606; W ORKS re c i p i e nt s w o r k disability insurance, 800%80-3287; employer self-sufficiency. Employment, counseling, job readiness seminars. Information: 533-5711. tax information, 888-745-3886. Calaveras Works and Human Services Agency. Provides employment training for eli- F AMILY PP RT gible recipients; supervised job searches, job club, basic education, county work-site proCentral Sierra Child Support Agency. Esgrams. Address: 509 E. St. Charles St., San tablishes paternity, establishes and enforces Andreas, CA 95249. Information: www.co.ca- child-support orders, medical support, spousal laveras.ca.us or 754-6448. support, collecting and distributing support payCalifornia Industrial Relations Division of ments. Handles welfare and non-welfare Labor Standards Enforcement. Enforces cases. All services free. Address: 975 MorningCalifornia state labor laws, processes com- star Drive, Sonora or 509 E. St. Charles St., San plaints for unpaid wages. Claims by employees Andreas. Information: www.childsup.ca.gov or against employers taken 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 24-hour automated information line, 866-901weekdays. Address: 31 E. Channel St., Suite 3212. 317, Stockton. Information: www.dir.ca.gov or 948-7771. D I AN E Columbia College Job Placement Ser- F vices. Employment referrals for currently enAmador Tuolumne Community Action rolled students (off- and on-campus jobs). Access to job search library; on-campus inter- Agency (ATCAA) Food Bank. Supplemental views avail able.Job search workshops and as- food program supplies organizations with free sistance. Information: www.gocolumbia.edu or or low-cost food for low-income families. Food distributions are from: 10 a.m. to noon on the 588-5312. Department of Industrial Relations. On- third Tuesday of each month at All Saints Cathsite consultation at request of employers re- olic Parish in Twain Harte, ATCAA Food Bank in garding matters of safety, industrial hygiene. Jamestown, Columbia Presbyterian Church of Occupational Safety and Health Administration the 49ers, First Baptist Church in Don Pedro, division, 2520 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 300, Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Sugar Pine, Sacramento, CA 95833. Information: www.dir. Sonora Baptist Church, Tuolumne County Seca.gov, 877-252-1 987, or worker hotline, 866- nior Center in Sonora, St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Tuolumne. Columbia Community 924-9757. Wednesdays and Thursdays, SeptemDepartment of Rehabilitation. Vocational College, ber to April. On the third Friday, 10 a.m. to services to applicants with medically diagnosed physical or emotional handicaps that are sub- noon, Groveland Evangelical Free Church. stantial barriers to employment. Address:19900 Tuesdays,10 a.m. to noon, Tuolumne County Senior Center (seniors only). Criteria includes Cedar Road N., Sonora. Information: www. family income and household size. Information: rehab.cahwnet.gov or 536-2988. Mother Lode Job Training - Calaveras Ca- www.atcaa.org or 984-3960. ATCAA Food Bank, Food for Kids. Kidreer Center. Employment resource center for job-seekers and employers. Cal-JOBS registra- friendly food delivered to enrolled children at tion, job listings, seminars, computers, Internet local schools including, but not limited to, Chiaccess, telephone for job search, books, tip nese Camp, Columbia, Curtis Creek, Gold Rush sheets, brochures and other community re- Charter, Jamestown, Sonora, Soulsbyville, sources, employment-related services; ser- Summerville and Tenaya. Information: www. vices for businesses. Address: 700 Mountain atcaa.org or 984-3960. ATCAA Food Bank, Produce. At JamesRanch Road, Suite A, San Andreas. Information town Food Bank first Wednesday, Thursday www.mljt.org or 754P242. Mother Lode Job Training - Tuolumne and Friday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon, Career Center. Employment resource center 10059 Victoria Way, Jamestown. First Tuesfor job-seekers and employers, Cal-JOBS regis- day, 10 a.m. to noon at Lake Don Pedro Baptist tration, job listings, seminars, computers, Inter- Church; first Wednesday, noon to 2 p.m. at net access, telephones for job search, books, Sugar Pine Cafe 108, Twain Harte Mini-Golf;

first Thursday, 9:45 a.m. to 11: 30 a.m., Groveland Mary Laveroni Park; first Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sonora David Lambert Drop in Center; third Friday, 10 to 11 a.m., Coulterville Christian Fellowship; third Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to noon, Tuolumne Memorial Hall. Information: www.atcaa.org or 984-3960. Calaveras Works and Human Services. Food stamps for eligible families. General assistance in Calaveras County. Information: www.co.calaveras.ca.us. Phone: 754-6448. Food Pantry. Provides groceries, including fresh produce from the garden, to low-income and homeless families in need. Services available Tuesday through Thursday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Sierra Bible Church, 15171 Tuolumne Road, Sonora. Information: www.sierra bible.corn or 532-1 381. Interfaith Community Social Services. Free emergency food, clothing, hair care, showers, toiletries, furniture, household survival material, job and housing referrals, legal consultation and discount medication cards. Serving Tuolumne County residents only. Funded and supported by area churches, organizations, businesses, individuals. Staffed by volunteers. Open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon on last Saturday of each month. Address: 18500 Striker Court, Sonora. Information: 532-0905. Meals on Wheels, Calaveras County. Frozen entrees delivered to home-bound elderly people. Information: www.commongroundseniorservices.org or 498-2246 or 223-3015. Produce. Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency Food Bank; produce distributions for low-income or needy families; distribution as follows: Jamestown ATCAA Food Bank, 9 a.m. to noon first Wednesday (Last Name starts A-J); Jamestown ATCAA Food Bank, 9 a.m. to noon first Thursday (Last Name starts K-0); Jamestown ATCAA Food Bank, 9 a.m. to noon first Friday (Last Name starts R-Z); Mary Laveroni Park in Groveland, first Thursday, 9:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; Lake Don Pedro Baptist Church, 10 a.m. to noon first Tuesday; Sugar Pine Cafe Highway 108 and Twain Harte Miniature Golf Course, noon to 2 p.m. first Wednesday; David Lambert Drop-In Center, Sonora, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. first Friday; Coulterville Christian Fellowship, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., third Friday; 8:30 a.m. to noon third Sunday; Tuolumne Memorial Hall, 8:30 a.m. to noon third Sunday; call for information regarding special programs for children and seniors. Director Lee Kimball. Information: www.atcaa.org or 9843960. The Resource Connection Food Bank. Open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday for food and community resources, 206 George Reed Drive, San Andreas. The USDA Commodity Program is offered the first Thursday of each month at nine locations in Calaveras County. There are 14 pantry locations throughout Calaveras County for food resources in all areas. The Food Bank also has programs for gas vouchers and propane vouchers through the local Salvation Army unit. Provides CalFRESH (Food Stamp) assistance. Provides information and resources for the Sal-

Sonora, California vation Army's REACH program, which assists with past due PGRE bills. Information: www. trcac.org. Phone: 754-1 257. Senior Lunch Program. Provides hot, nutritious lunches for all individuals between noon and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Tuolumne County Senior Center. Lunches served from noon to1 p.m. Monday and Wednesday at the Jamestown Community Hall on Main Street in Jamestown. Lunches served noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday at The "Little House" in Groveland. Suggested donation is $4.50 per meal for individuals 60 and over (no eligible person will be denied because of inability to contribute.), $6 for individuals under the age of 60 years. Address: Senior Center, 540 Greenley Road, Sonora. Information: www.sierraseniorproviders.org or 533-2622. Tuolumne Senior Program. Activities weekly at Tuolumne Youth Center. Sponsored by Tuolumne Parks and Recreation District. Information: 928-1 214. Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through a contract with the California Department of Health and Human Services. Provides nutrition and education programs for low-income pregnant women and mothers of infants and toddlers (birth to 5); programs and services include vouchers for nutritious food, breast pump loan program and breast feeding and nutrition support and education. Calaveras County main office: 430 Sutter Hill Road, Sutter Creek. Information: www.trcac.org. Phone: 223-7685 or 800-218-2427. Tuolumne County: www.tuolumnecountywic.org or 533-7431. Food at no cost to income-eligible women, infants, children: 20111 Cedar Road, Sonora. Information: www.tuolumnecountywic.org or 533-7431.

Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA) - Housing Assistance. Homebuyer-education programs, mortgage delinquency and default resolution, fair housing information and referral, post-purchase counseling, financial literacy, renters assistance for residents of Tuolumne and Amador counties. Address: 427 N. Highway 49, Suite 305, Sonora. Information: www.atcaa.org or 533-1 397. Columbia College EOPS Program. Extended Opportunity Programs and Services encourages enrollment, retention and transfer of students challenged by language, social, economic and educational disadvantages. Information: www.gocolumbia.edu or 588-5130. Columbia College Financial Aid Program. Aids students who, without such assistance, would be unable to pursue their educational goals. Information: www.gocolumbia.edu or 588-5105. Representative Payee Program. Assists adults living in Tuolumne County who are otherwise unable to manage their finances due to severe physical or mental limitations, when there are no other available resources. Information: 533-5711 or 768-7753 after hours. Supplemental Security Income. Monthly

Sonora, California checks to people 65 or older, or blind, disabled with limited income and assets. Administered by Social Security, 745 Morningstar Drive, Sonora. Open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, except Wednesday when the office closes at noon. Closed on national holidays. Information: www.socialsecurity.gov or 800-397-4125.

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Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA)-Home Weatherization Assistance. Nocost home weatherization services. May include heating- and coolingsource repair or replacement, attic insulation, low-flow shower heads, water heater repair and replacement, weather stripping, caulking, storm windows, ceiling fans, compact fluorescent lights. For low-income renters and homeowners. Information: www.atcaa.org or 533-1 397 or 7546546. Home Energy Assistance Program. Limited funding for PG&E or propane costs to low-income households; focus on elderly, disabled and families with children 5 and younger; program also includes assistance for any family meeting the criteria. Calaveras County contact: Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency, 223-1 485. Tuolumne County contact: Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency, 427 N. Highway 49, Suite 305, Sonora. Information: www.atcaa.org or 533-1397, ext. 232. REACH (Relief for Energy Assistance through Community Help). Emergency PG&E paymentsfor seniors, disabled and the working poor citizens who have received 15-day or 48-hour shutoff notices. Sponsored by PG&E and Salvation Army. Information: 588-1 986 or 754-1 257.

Lambert Community Drop-In Center. A safe place for people experiencing homelessness, mental illness or addictions. Open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. Address: 347 W. Jackson St., Sonora. Information: 533-4879.

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CAMERAS CouNTy Angels Camp: Copello Square. 675 Copello Drive. Information: 736-0620. Arnold: Sierra Meadows Apartments. 66 Longman Lane. Information: 7953407. Murphys: Murphys Senior Apartments. 350 Bret Harte Drive. Information: 728-9114 San Andreas: Bear Mountain Apartments. 276 California St. (senior/disabled only). Information: 754-4077. Creekside Apartments. 111 Main St. Information: 754-5332. Diamond Place Apartments.547 Lewis Ave. Information: 754-4643. Hillside Apartments. 342 E. St. Charles St. Information: 754-1 595. San Andreas Apartments. 441 E. Saint Charles St. Information: 7541453.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY ATCAA Housing Resources. Housing resource specialist; housing information for low-income residents; landlord-tenant issues; foreclosure assistance; budget and credit classes. Information: www.atcaa.org or 533-1 397, ext. 290. Columbia: Columbia Village Townhomes. 11299 Columbia Village Drive. Information: 588-8000. Sierra Commons Apartments. 11059 State St., Columbia. Information: 532-0633. Groveland: Twin Pine Apartments. 19611 Elder Lane, Groveland. Information: 962-4160. Jamestown: East Garden Apartments. (seniors/disabled only), 10347 Willow St. Information: 984-0613. Oak Hills Apartments. 10260 Preston Lane. Information: 9845080. Jamestown T e rrace A p artments. 10330 Preston Lane. Information: 984-0632. Sonora: Blackberry Oaks Senior Housing. 801 Lyons Bald Mountain Road. Information: 536-1 587. Sierra Village Apartments. 250 Greenley Road. Information: 5320817.

Sonora Garden Apartments. 100 Greenley Road. Information: 533-0401. Sonora Terrace Apartments. 200 Greenley Road. Information: 532-5707 Tuolumne: Tuolumne Apartments. 18400 Tuolumne Road. Information: 9283168. Tuolumne City Senior Apartments. 18402 Tuolumne Road. Information: 928-1 567.

Operation: MOM. Support group for military families and loved ones. Meets second Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Information: www.operationmom.org. Phone: Pat Padavana, 5328051.

@ENJIIR AARP Senior Driver Program. Driving class for people 55 and older. Classroom course designed to meet needs of mature driver; covers agerelated physical changes, declining perceptual skills, rules of the road, local driving situations; participants receive certificates for discounts on auto insurance. Classes held at Sonora Senior Center and San Andreas Senior Center. Reservations required. Information: www.aarp.org or 877-846-3299. Amador Tuolumne Community Action Agency (ATCAA). Services for elderly include energy bill help, home weatherization, emergency food, shelter, tax assistance, information and resource for community based services and volunteer opportunities. Information: www.atcaa.org or 533-1 397 or 754-6546. Area 12 Agency on Aging. Provides services and programs for those age 60 and older in Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa and Tuolumne counties. Address: 19074 Standard Road, Suite A, Sonora. Information: www.area12.org, 5326272 or 800-510-2020. Calaveras County Senior Center. Offers meals, social activities including bingo, bridge, pinochle. Also offers senior citizens resources. Open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Address: 956 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Information: www.calaverasseniorcenter.org or 754-3967. Calaveras County Senior Network. Involves representatives from a host ofagencies and businesses

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 dedicated to coordinating and improving senior support and services. Meets at 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the CalWorks building in San Andreas. Information: www.seniorfan.corn or Suzy Hopkins, 536-1 755. CHORE. Firewood for eligible senior citizens whose primary source of heat is firewood, donations welcome. Information: www.sierraseniorproviders.org. I n f o rmation: Tuolumne County Senior Center, 533-2622. Common Ground Senior Services Inc. Senior nutrition information and assistance; meal program. Information: www.commongroundseniorservices.org or 498-2246 or 223-3015. Elder/Adult Abuse Reports. Corrects and prevents conditions which cause dependent or elder adults to be abused, neglected or exploited. Information: Calaveras County, 7546452; Tuolumne County, 533-5711. Elder Abuse Prevention Program. Performs mandated reporter and community training for those who assist older adults. Assists victims with self-advocacy so they can regain their dignity and maintain control over their own lives. Free serv ices p r ovided r e g ardless o f ethnicity, religion or income. Offered

through the Mother Lode Office of Catholic Charities. Information: www.ccstockton.org or 532-7632. Family Caregiver Support Program. Provides a system of support services to help informal caregivers providing care to an older adult and grandparent/relative caregivers who are caring for children. Funded by Area 12 Agency on Aging, 19074 Standard Road, Suite A, Sonora. Information: www.area12.org, 5326272 or 800-510-2020. HICAP. Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program assists Medicare beneficiaries and pre-beneficiaries in navigating the Medicare maze, which includes parts A,B,C, D and long-term care. Funded by the Area 12 Agency on Aging. Address: 19074 Standard Road, Suite A, Sonora. Information: www.area12.org, 532-6272 or 800-510-2020. Information and Assistance Program. Connects seniors and their families to services based on their specific needs. Links seniors to nutrition services, fitness programs, minor home modification, Medi-Cal services and more. Funded by Area 12 Agency on Aging. Address:19074 Standard Road, Suite A, Sonora. Information: www.area12.org, 5326272 or 800-510-2020. Legal Advocacy for Seniors pro-

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Mother Lode Know It All line dancing, Spanish class Wednesdays at 10 a.m., live music Thursdays and Fridays. Donations welcome. Volunteers needed. Located within the Sonora Fire Museum, 125 N. Washington St., Sonora. Information: 5327890. Senior Peer Alliance Rural Research on Wellness (SPARROW). Offers 12-week program of therapy and/or support with a senior peer counselor. All cases are confidential and conducted in participant's home. Free services provided regardless of ethnicity, religion or income. Services offered through the Mother Lode Office of Catholic Charities. Information: www.ccstockton.org or 5327632. Senior Youth Partnership. After-school child-care programs (P.M. Clubs), School age afternoon and vacation programs. Educational and academic enrichment programs. Tutorial services available. I n f o rmation: www.sypartnership.corn. Phone: 533-5641. SER Jobs for Progress. Job-placement program for Tuolumne, Calaveras and Amador county seniors. Phone: 754-4242, ext. 24. Sierra Senior Providers - Senior Center. Offers a variety of activities, including bingo, tai chi, zumba dancing, special events, community workshops and more. In addition, the Senior Center hosts a variety of activities, e.g. exercise classes, cribbage, bridge, dancing, quilting, legal-aid services. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.Tuolumne County Senior Center, 540 Greenley Road, Sonora. Information: www.sierraseniorproviders.org. Phone: 533-2622. Social Security. Self-funded insurance program administered by federal government provides income for retired or disabled workers, survivors of workers who have died. Address: 745 Morning Star Drive, Sonora. Information: www.socialsecurity.gov or 800-772-1213. Supplemental Security Income. Income for aged, blind and disabled based on need, income, resources, funded by state and federal general funds. Administered by Social Security Administration. Address: 745 Morning Star Drive, Sonora. Information: www. ssa.gov/ssi or 888-394-4125. The Little House Senior Center. Provides essential services to seniors, helping them maintain a high quality of life. Programs include Meals on Wheels, meals at senior centers, exercise programs and transportation; complete calendar listing at webs ite. Serves lunch from noon to 1 p . m . Tuesdays and Thursdays. Suggested donation of $4.50 per meal. Reservations required at 962-7303. Address: 11699 Merrill Road (corner of Highway 120 and Merrill Road), Groveland. Information: www.littlehouse.org or 962-7303. Tuolumne County Adult Services. Adult protective services. Information: 533-5711 or 533-4357 after hours. Tuolumne County In-Home Supportive Services. In-home care service for elderly, disabled. Medi-Cal funded program designed to keep people safely in their homes. Ad-

dress: 20075 Cedar Road N., Sonora. Information: www .ihss.ca.gov, 5 3 3 -5711 or 533-7352 to apply for services. Tuolumne Medical Emergency Call System. Hospital-based system for people with medical problems, elderly, others unable to summon medical help; pendant activates system to phone hospital emergency room. Office hours 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Information: 533-7169. Transportation Services. Provided by Sierra Senior Services. Transportation program provides qualified seniors 60 and older with transportation to various local medical appointments and various local errands. Information: www.sierraseniorproviders.org or 533-2622. Volunteer Center of Calaveras.Serves Calaveras County citizens and their families by connecting community-based volunteers with those in need of assistance, such as transportation to medical appointments. Advance notice of need required. Volunteers drivers needed. Nonprofit 501(c)3 public-benefit organization formed for the purpose of improving the quality of life for the citizens of Calaveras County. Information: www.calaverasvolunteer.corn or 754-1699.

ATCAA Temporary Housing Assistance. Emergency and transitional shelter for homeless. Information: www.atcaa.org or 533-1 397, ext. 225. Bethany Christian Services. Birth-parent counseling, domestic infant adoption, international adoption, post-adoption support, postabortion counseling, housing for women in crisis. Volunteer opportunities. Address: 3048 Hahn Drive, Modesto, CA 95350. Information: www.bethany.org, 522-5121 or pregnancy hot line, 800-238-4269. Center For A Non-Violent Community. Provides a 24/7 confidential emergency and transitional shelter for women and children seeking safety from domestic violence. Men who are seeking safety from domestic violence will be sheltered at an alternate confidential location. All services are confidential and many services are free of charge. Office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Address: 19043-B Standard Road, Sonora. Information: www. nonviolentcommunity.org, 588-9305, 24-hour crisis line at 533-3401 or 800-454-4766.

P P RT NI T I E Volunteer Center of Calaveras.Volunteers needed on an "as you' re available" basis to provide transportation to community members in need. Nonprofit 501(c)3 public-benefit organization formed for the purpose of improving the quality of life for the citizens of Calaveras County. Serves Calaveras County citizens and their families by connecting community-based volunteers with those in need of assistance, Information: www.calaverasvolunteer.corn or 754-1699.

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Calaveras Door of Hope. Volunteer efforts provide services for women with unplanned pregnancies. Pregnancy testing, abstinence training, adoption education, post-abortion support, parenting education. Annual events include fundraising banquet, Walk for Life, and fun-run. Address: 571 Stanislaus Ave. Suite J, Angels Camp. Open daily. Information: www. cdohope.org or 736-9600. Center For A Non-Violent Community.Offers domestic violence and sexual assault programs including 24-hour crisis line, domestic violence shelter, transitional shelter, temporary restraining order assistance, individual and group counseling. All services are confidential and work on a sliding scale or are free. Office is open from9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Address: 19043-B Standard Road, Sonora. Information: www.nonviolentcommunity.org, 588-9305, or 24-hour crisis line, 533-3401 or 80M544766. Foothill Pregnancy Center. Free confidential services include pregnancy test, information on pregnancy options, adoption, ongoing pregnancy support, referrals to community resources, maternity and baby clothing, baby items, post-abortion support. Offering free obstetrical ultrasounds. Always accepting gently used clothing to size 3T, as well as diapers, wipes and new baby items. Annual Walk for Life held in downtown Sonora (see calendar of events) and Baby Bottle Boomerang. By appointment only. Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday andFriday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdayfrom noon to 5 p.m. Address: 427 N. Highway 49, Suites 101 and 102, Sonora. Information: www.fpcsonora.corn, helpÂŠfpcsonora. corn, 536-9262 or 24-hour hotline, 536-9634. Kene Me-Wu American Indian DV/SA Program. Free, confidential assistance for Native Americans dealing with domestic violence or sexual assault. Counseling, talking circles, court advocacy, temporary restraining orders, agency referrals, volunteer training, public speaking, cultural awareness training. Funded through Cal EMA. Office hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.Mariposa, Tuolumne, Calaveras and Amador counties. Information: 984-8602 or 24hour crisis line, 800-792-7776. Planned Parenthood. Educates parents about prenatal care, contraceptives, spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Supports women's reproductive rights, including abortion. Information: www.plannedparenthood.org or 800-230-7526. The Resource Connection Calaveras Crisis Center. Provides a number of services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, such as peer counseling, support groups, temporary restraining order assistance, accompaniment, emergency hospital response. Also offers a shelter program and prevention education. The Once Again Thrift Store, 682 E. St Charles St. San Andreas, 754-0692, gently used furniture, clothing, books and household items. Proceeds benefit the Calaveras Crisis Center. Donations are tax deductible. Information: www.trcac.org, hotline at 736%011 or 754-4011, or office at 754-1 300.

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ari ice All phone numbers are 209 area code unless otherwise indicated. American Cancer Society. Information, referrals, counseling, buddy support, transportation, literature, films, speakers. "Look Good, Feel Better" program offers handswn instruction on makeup application and skin care, as related to cancer treatment. Call to pre-register: 800- 2272345. Information: www.cancer.org, 800- 227-2345 or 544-9279. American Diabetes Association. Sacramento-Sierra Chapter. Public, professional education s upport groups, seminars, speakers, referrals, literature programs, Spanishspeaking support groups, juvenile diabetes support group, "Step Out to Fight Diabetes" walk-a-thons, other fundraising drives. 4600 Roseville Road, Suite 130, North Highlands, CA 95660. Information: www.diabetes.org or (916) 924-3232. American Heart Association. Stanislaus Division. Available for any questions concerning stroke, heart health. Accepts donations for public education, research, memorials. Holds "Heart Walk" and other fundraisers. Address: 2007 0 St., Sacramento, CA 9 5 811. Information: www.heart.org or (916) 446-6505. American Lung Association. 424 PendletonWay, Oakland, CA, 94621. Health fairs, educational programs to control tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases, e nvironmental health programs, anti-smoking programs, school health programs. Promotes/supports Better Breather clubs. Information: www.lungusa. org/california, (510) 638-5864 or 800LUNG-USA. American Red Cross. 13669 Mono Way, Sonora. MotherLode District of Capital Region Chapter. Helps people prepare for and recover from individual, family and community disasters. Offers CPR and firstaid t r aining, p l u s c o m m u nity presentations on disaster preparedness. Address: Information: www. redcrosscrc.org or 533-1 513. 24-hour emergency line for disaster relief: (855) 891-7325. Emergency military communications: (877) 272-7337. Arthritis Foundation. 1851 Heritage Lane, Suite 183, Sacramento, CA 95815. Northern California Chapter. Sponsors research, information, medical referrals, self-help classes, support groups. Information: www. arthritis.org or (916) 368-5599. Caiaveras Door of Hope. 571

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Habitat for Humanity of Tuolumne County builds homes for those in need. Stanislaus Ave. Suite J, A ngels Camp. Volunteer efforts provide services for women with unplanned pregnancies. Pregnancy testing, abstinence training, adoption education, post-abortion support, parenting education. Always accepting gently used clothing to size 3T, as well as diapers, wipes and new baby items. Annual events include fundraising banquet, walk-for-life, and fun-run (see calendar of events). Information: www.cdohope.org or 736-9600. Caiaveras Youth Mentoring Program. Me n toring program that matches eager local youth with safe, positive volunteer mentors who offer a friendship, opportunity and support for making healthy life decisions. Volunteers are screened to ensure the safety of everyone in the program. Once matched, mentorsand mentees spend a couple of hours a week together for at least a year doing things they both enjoy, such as sports, crafts, cooking a meal together, or working on a project. Mentors receive extensive training, plus regular monitoring of the friendship, as-needed support, and invitations to group field trips and events. Information: www.calaverasmentoring.org or 736-6078. Columbia College Foundation. Nonprofit organization that supports Columbia College students by pro-

viding scholarships, instructional equipment and supplies, and support for extracurricular activities and programs. Assets include endowments and several art, mineral, and Native American artifact collections. Hosts an annual wine tasting event at Columbia State Historic Park each spring to benefit the College's Culinary Arts program. Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible and can bemade via check Columbia College Foundation, 11600 Columbia College Drive, Sonora, CA 95370, or online at w w w . gocolumbia.edu/ foundation, or through an estate plan. Information: 588-5055. Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). American Hospitality group program. Families host foreign high school students from 55 countries between the ages of 14 and 18. Host families provide meals and housing (room-sharing allowed). Students have proficient English, medical insurance and spending money for their school activities, entertainment, toiletries and clothes. "Welcome families" host students for six to eight weeks. Long-term hosting opportunities available for one or two semesters. Referral program available. All family types are accepted, pending background check. Information: Valley and Foothill Coordinator Cyndi Kirk,

cyndi©goldrush.corn, www .ciee. org/host or: 586-4249. Foothill Pregnancy Center. 427 N. Highway 49, Suites 101 and 102, Sonora. Free confidential services include pregnancy test, information on pregnancy options, adoption, ongoing pregnancy support, referrals to community resources, maternity and baby clothing, baby items, post-abortion support. Offering free obstetrical ultrasounds. Always accepting gently used clothing to size 3T, as well as diapers, wipes and new baby items. Annual Walk for life held in downtown Sonora (see calendar of events) and Baby BottleBoomerang. By appointment only. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, noon to 5 p.m. Thursday. Information: www.fpcsonora.corn, email help©fpcsonora.corn, 5369262 or 24-hour hotline, 536-9634. Guide Dogs for the Blind. 350 Las RanchitosRoad, San Rafael,CA 94903. Guidedog school,placement center for United States, Canada. Information: www.guidedogs.corn or 800- 295-4050. Habitat for Humanity Caiaveras. Supports families through homebuilding process, fundraising, skilled and unskilled volunteer builders, subcontractors, church workers, beneficiaries. "ReStore" sells donated building materials, lightly used furni-

ture, appliances and hardware (open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 172 N. California St., San Andreas). Board meets at 6 p.m. the third Wednesdays of the month at the Senior Center in San Andreas. Office open 9a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday, 956 M o untain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Information: www.habitatcalaveras.org or 7545331. Habitat for Humanity of Tuolumne County. 14216 Tuolumne Road. Builds affordable homes for those in need. Volunteers always needed for Habitat for Humanity and Re-Store. Re-Store (533-9080) accepts donations of gently used home furnishings, appliances and remodeling items, which are sold at a discounted price to the public. ReStore open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. I nformation: www.habitattuolumne.org or 5360970. Helping Hands. 18730 Main St., Groveland. Scholarships available to graduating seniors of Don Pedro High School and Tioga High School. Also gives donations to southern Tuolumne County organizations, agencies, schools. Information: 962-6830. Humane Society of Tuolumne County. 10040 Victoria Way, Jamestown. Nonprofit organization, no-kill, limited intake shelter set up to find homes for abandoned, abused and

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32 — Tuesday, August 25, 2015 unwanted animals, promote humane education, and maintain a clean and safe environment for homeless animals awaiting adoption. Provides spay and neuter certificates to lowincome families with proof of income. The Humane Society of Tuolumne County Purrrfect Bargains Thrift Boutique and FurnitureSmart Stores are open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday,and S aturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p . m . Purrrfect Bargains Thrift Boutique, 14317 Mono Way, Suites C — F, Sonora, 533-2963. Humane Society shelter is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Saturdays. Information: w w w . hsotc.org or 984-5489. Interfaith Community Social Services. 18500 Striker Court, Sonora. Free emergency food, clothing, hair care, showers, toiletries, furniture, household survival material, job and housing referrals, legal consultation and discount medication cards. S e rving T u olumne County residents only. Funded and supported by area churches, organizations, businesses, individuals. Staffed by volunteers. Open 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon on last Saturday of each month. Information: 532-0905. Make-A-Wish Foundation.

2800 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA 95835. Fulfills wishes of children 2 1/2 to 18 years old suffering from life-threatening medical conditions. Sacramento and northeastern California. Information www.makeawish-sacto.org, 916437-0206 or 888-828-9474. March of Dimes. 1729 Tully Road, No. 6,Modesto. Works to prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. Information: www.marchofdimes.corn or 522-5626. Muscular Dystrophy Association. Research, orthopedic equipment, diagnosis, follow-up care, genetic counseling, blood tests, physical and occupational therapy. Information: www.mda.org, (916) 921-9518 or 800- 572-1717. Salvation Army. Provides gas vouchers for out-of-county medical appointments, space heaters for seniors and disabled, opportunities for children to attend summer camp, and items for shelter for homeless. Also contributes to ATCAA and Interfaith food banks for personal care items and food, helps with disaster relief as needed. Charitable donations can be dropped at 13854 Mono Way, Sonora. Mailing address: P.O. Box 4842, Sonora, CA 95370. Information: 532-4763.

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Seventh-day Adventist Community Services. 140 N. Main St., Angels Camp. Provides disaster relief, used clothing and food pantry. Supported by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in cooperation with American Red Cross. Sonora location open 9a.m. to noon Monday and Wednesday, 87 S. Forest Road, Sonora. Information: 532-1872 or 532-3337. Angels Camp location, open 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. Information: 736-0941. Sierra Nonprofit Services. 591 S. Washington St., Suite A, Sonora. Provides support services, education and connections in the t ricounty area for nonprofits. Coaching and development for individuals and organizations. Volunteer resource network using Volunteer Match. Information: www.sierranonprofit.org or 533-1093. Sonora Area Foundation. Nonprofit community foundation that gives grants and scholarships to Tuolumne County non-profits. Works to enhance Sonora-area quality of life, facilitator of donors, charitable organizations. Information: www. sonora-area.org or 533-2596. United Cerebral Palsy of San Joaquin, Calaveras and Amador Counties. 333 W. Benjamin Holt Drive, Suite 1, Stockton. Educates, advocates and provides support services to people with a spectrum of disabilities. Information: www. ucpsj.org or 956-0290. United Wa y o f S t a n islaus County. Supports nonprofit agencies, charities, social services. Address: 422 McHenry Ave., Modesto. Information: www.uwaystan.org or 523-4562. WATCH Resources Inc. 12801 Cabezut Road, Sonora. Advocate and service provider for intellectually disabled adults. Employment agency for adults with disabilities. WATCH also operates a 29-vehicle door-to-door transportation service for its clients. Open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Information: www.watchresources.org or 5330510.

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Avalon Care Center of Sonora. 24-hour nursing care, post-acute, A merican L e gion A m b u - rehabilitation and long-term care. lance Service. Covers all of Ca- Physical, occupational, restorative laveras County except for area and speech therapy. Hospice programs, IV therapy, medical director from one mile east of Murphys to top of Ebbetts Pass, which is on call, registered dietician sercovered by Ebbetts Pass Fire vices, transportation, religious serDistrict. Information: ww w .al- vices, w o und-care t reatment, resident and family support serpost108.org or 754-3498. Ebbetts Pass Fire District. vices. Address: 19929 Greenley Covers area from one mile east Road, Sonora. Information: www. of Murphys to the top of Ebbetts avalonhci.corn or 533-2500. Avalon Health Care of San Pass, spanning the majority of Andreas (formerly Mark Twain the Highway 4 corridor. Information: www.epfd.org or 795-1646. Convalescent Hospital). Skilled Medi-Flight of Northern Cal- nursing services (2 4 h o u rs). ifornia. Operates air ambulance P hysical, o c c u p ational a n d helicopters out of Modesto and speech therapy. Activities, residents' council. Licensed for amMerced. Also of fers t raining, demonstrations of emergency bulatory and n o n-ambulatory air services to fire departments, residents. Address: 900 Mounothers. Address: 1700 Coffee tain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Road, Modesto, CA 95355. In- Information: w w w . a valonhci. corn or 754-3823. formation: 572-7050. Casa V i ejos. Am b u l atory, P.H.I. Air Medical. Helicopter medi-flight services based out of non-ambulatory care. Capacity Columbia A i r port, 2 4 - hours. 90. Residence for elderly care. Nurse, paramedic, pilot. Based Address: 18760 Chabrouillian upon medical necessity, geoLane off Highway 108, Jamesgraphical location. Information: town. Information: 984-5124. www.phiairmedical.corn or 536Country Lane Estate. 2 4 6562. hour residential care for the elT uolumne County Amb u- derly. Address: 22008 Sawmill lance Se rvice. Fu l ly-staffed Flat Road, Sonora. Information: paramedic ambulances in So536-9956. nora and Groveland. Billing ofMeadow View Manor. Counfice: Inside Ambulance Station at t ry setting, e ach r oo m w i t h 18840 Striker Court, Sonora. In- p atio, p r ivate b a t hroom. L i formation: 533-7368. censed hospice,dementia care, ambulatory and non-ambulatory c are. Address: 1 9227 S o ut h BL D N Court, S o n ora. I n f o r mation: Delta Blood Bank of Calav- www.meadowviewmanorinc. eras County. Bret Harte High corn. Information: 533-0935. School, Angels Camp. Open SatFoothill Village Senior Livurday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Informa- ing. Senior residential care providing 24-hour staff assistance tion: ww w .deltabloodbank.org or 888-942-5663. with residents' needs. SchedDelta Blood Bank of Sonora. uled transportation for medical Open 9:3 0 a . m . t o 5 p .m . appointments, shopping, comWednesday through Saturday. munity events, church services Closed Sunday through Tues- on Sunday.Licensed forambuladay. Must be at least 17 years tory and non-ambulatory resiold or 16 with parental release, dents. 1 40 0 F o o t hill V i llage weigh at least 110 pounds, no Drive, Angels Camp. Informatattoos or piercings within past tion: www.foothill-village.corn or year, have picture ID. Address: 729-2200. Goldstrike Residential Care 850 Sanguinetti Road, Sonora.

Sonora, California Home. Care for people with intellectual disabilities. Run by WATCH resources. 342 Goldstrike Road, San Andreas. Information: www. watchresources.org or 754-3773. Oak Terrace Memory Care. Care for ambulatory and non-ambulatory dementia and Alzheimer residents. Full-time and respite care available. Address: 20420 Rafferty Court, Soulsbyville. Information: www.oakterracememorycare.net or 533-4822. Skyline Place Senior Living. Assisted living apartments and independent living apartments, enhanced care and light m e mory care. Full-time and respite care available. Address: 12877 Sylva Lane, Sonora. Information: www. skylineplace.net or 588-0373.

HILDBIRTH Childbirth preparation class. Monthly classes teach expectant moms and couples how to prepare for childbirth in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. Call early in pregnancy to schedule. Information: www.sonoramedicalcenter.org/services-and-programs/ birth-center or E sm e B r undyn, 31 0-694-4133. Le Leche League of Tuolumne County.Welcomes pregnant and breastfeeding moms to share the joys and challenges of breastfeeding. Information, support and telephone help. Meets 10 a.m. first Wednesdays, Tuolumne County Library. Information: www.llli.org or ww w . lllnorcal.org/groups/tuolumneca.html, 981-3578, 5369492 or 591-3634.

C alaveras C o u nt y P u b l i c Health Services. HIV-AIDS prevention, education, referrals and t esting. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p . m . Monday through Friday. Address: 700 Mountain Ranch Road, Suite C-2, San Andreas. Information: www.calaveraspublichealth.corn or 754-6460. Center for Wound Care. Specialized care for healing problem wounds and moderate burns. Also offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy for specific medical condit ions. A f f i liated w i t h S o n o r a R egional M e dical Ce nter. A d dress: 12811 Covey Circle, Son ora, Inf o r m a t i o n : w w w . sonoramedicalcenter.org or 5365196. Job Care. Provides the busi-

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cepted. Locations:Angels Camp Prompt Care, 23 N. Main Street, Angels Camp, 736-9130; Prompt Care Indian Rock, 14540 Mono Way, Sonora, 532-3167. Public Health Nursing. Public Health Department, 700 Mountain Ranch Road, Suite C-2, San Andreas. Information: www.calaveraspublichealth.corn or 754-6460. Sonora Regional Medical Center. Operates Angels Camp Family Medical Center, Angels Camp Orthopedics, Arnold Family Medical Center, Cedarwood Internal Medicine, F o o t h il l S p e c i alty Group, Forest Road Health and Wellness Center, Greenley Oaks ENT, Greenley P r imary C a re, Groveland Family Medical Center, Hillside Internal Medicine, Mountain Medical Family Practice, Job Care Occupational Health, Angels Camp Prompt Care, Prompt Care Indian Rock, Sierra Cardiology, Sierra Internal Medicine, Sierra OB/ GYN, Sierra Orthopedic Institute, Sierra Pulmonary Clinic, Sierra Surgical Associates, Sierra Vascular & General Surgery Associates, Sonora Regional Imaging Center, Sonora Regional Surgery Center, Yosemite Joint Replacement and Orthopedics. Call or see website for individual addresses and phone numbers: w w w . sonoramedicalcenter.org. Information: 532-5000. Specialty Care Clinics. Mark Twain Cancer Center, 700 Mountain Ranch Road,Suite B, San Andreas, 754-9670' Specialty Care C enter-Gastroenterology S e r vices,704 Mountain Ranch Road, Suite 102, San Andreas, 754-9232' Specialty Care Center-Orthopaedics, 585 Stanislaus Ave., Suite A, A ngels Camp, 736-2030; Specialty Care Center-Heart Center, 768 Mountain Ranch Road„ San Andreas, 754-6200. T uolumne C o u nt y P u b l i c Health Department. Offers free or low-cost services for incomeeligible clients. Medi-Cal, FPACT accepted. Most services require an appointment. Family planning services including contraception, education and counseling, with f ree b i rt h c o n t ro l m e t ho d o f choice. STD testing and t reatment. Cancer Detection Program, "Every Woman Counts" o f f ers free breast and cervical cancer screen for age- and income-eligible women. Nutrition outreach and education is available. Vaccinations for adults and children at low or no cost. Walk-in clinic is open Tuesdays from 1 to 4 p.m. Address/information: 20111 Cedar Road N., Sonora. Information:

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 533-7401 or 800-585-6606. Tuolumne M e -W u k Indian Health Center. O wn ed by T u olumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians. Open to community. Full-service family practice for all ages, pediatrics to geriatrics. Offices in Sonora and Tuolumne. Information: www. tmwihc.org or 532-0028 or 9285400. Veterans Administration Sonora Clinic. General care, internal medicine, mental health clinic, smoking cessation, substance abuse and wellness clinic. Military service veterans inquire regarding benefits. Address: 13663 Mono Way, Sonora. Information: www. paloalto.va.gov/locations/sonora. asp or 588-2601.

MACT Indian Dental Clinic. Primary dental services for Native Americans and the general public. Private pay and Medi-Cal patients. Address: 13975 Mono Way, Son ora. Inf o r m a t i o n : w w w . m acthealthboard.corn o r 5 3 3 9603. T uolumne M e - Wu k D e n t a l Center. Ow n ed b y T u o l u mne Band of Me-Wuk Indians.Open to community; full dental facility for

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and group exercise programs such as yoga, t' ai chi. Information: www.area12.org or 532-6272 or 800-510-2020. Columbia College Adaptive Physical Education Program. Designed to offer individually prescribed fitness direction to the physically limited with emphasis on the improvements of cardiovascular, flexibility, and strength components. Call to sign up. InforCalaveras Door of Hope. Volunteer efforts mation: www.gocolumbia.edu or 588-5180. Tuolumne County Health Fair. Annual provide services for women with unplanned two-day fair in October (see CALENDAR OF pregnancies. Pregnancy testing, abstinence EVENTS) for adults. Held at Mother Lode training, adoption education, post-abortion supFairgrounds. Sponsored b y T u o l umne port, parenting education. Always accepting County organizations and agencies. Ingently used clothing to size 3T, as well as diapers, wipes and new baby items. Annual cludes free screening for early detection of events include fundraising banquet, walk-for- disease (fee for blood chemistry tests). Information: 533-7428. life, and fun-run (see calendar of events). Address: 571 Stanislaus Ave. Suite J, Angels Camp. Open daily. Information: www.cdohope. org or 736-9600. Hospice of t h e S i e r ra , A d v e ntist Foothill Pregnancy Center. Free, confidential services include pregnancy test, informa- Health. Care for the terminally ill from a tion on pregnancy options, adoption, ongoing team of professionals including doctors, pregnancy support, referrals to community re- nurses, social w o rkers, hospice aides, sources, maternity and baby clothing, baby clergy, volunteers. Address: 20100 Cedar items, post-abortion support. Offering free ob- Road N., Sonora. Information: www.sonostetrical ultrasounds. Always accepting gently ramedicalcenter.org or 536-5685. used clothing to size 3T, as well as diapers, wipes and new baby items. Annual Walk for life held in downtown Sonora (see calendar of events) and Baby Bottle Boomerang. By apATCAA Home W e at herization Propointment only. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon- gram. Tests propane appliances for carbon day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, noon to monoxide production, indoor air quality as5 p.m. Thursday. Address: 427 N. Highway 49, sessments, energy efficiency product inSuites 101 and 102, Sonora. Information: stallations. Information: www.atcaa.org or www.fpcsonora.corn or email helpÂŠfpcsonora. 533-1 397. corn, 536-9262 or 24-hour hotline, 536-9634. Planned Parenthood. Offers female, male birth control, breast exams, pap smears, testicular exams, pregnancy testing, sexually Mark Twain Medical Center. Services transmitted, HIV testing, emergency contra- include 24-hour emergency, inpatient and c eption, counseling. Information: w w w . outpatient surgery, intensive care, medical/ plannedparenthood.org or 800-230-PLAN. surgical, ultrasound, general X-ray, MRI, Tuolumne County Public Health. No- or nuclear medicine, oncology, hematology, low-cost services include wide range of birth respiratory therapy, physical therapy, health control methods, HIV/STD testing, treatment, education, cardiac and pulmonary rehabilipregnancy testing, counseling, education, tation, inpatient skilled rehabilitation, fullbreast, cervical cancer early detection program. service clinical lab. Medical staff provides Fees based on income. Call for appointment. family practice, internal medicine, pediatFamily PACT Provider. Confidential clinic serrics, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopaedic vices. Address: 20111 Cedar Road N., Sonora. surgery, general surgery, ophthalmology, Information: 533-7401 or 800-585-6606. podiatry, allergy, alternative medicine, behavioral health, cosmetic and reconstrucFIR T AI D PR tive surgery, radiology, anesthesiology, neurology, pain management, podiatry, paAmerican Re d C r o ss. In f o r mation: thology, w o m e n' s h e alth, p s ychology, www.redcrosscrc.org or 533-1513. emergency medicine, cardiology, pulmoSonora Regional Medical Center. First nary medicine. President and CEO Craig Aid and CPR instruction and certification. Marks. Address: 768 Mountain Ranch See "Live Well Be W ell Center" u nder Road, San Andreas, CA 95249. Information: "clinics." Information: www.sonoramedi- www.marktwainmedicalcenter.org or 754calcenter.org or 536-3727. 3521. Mark Twain Medical Center Foundation. Fundraising organization created to support Mark Twain Medical Center. SponFor privately owned fitness centers, see te/e- sors projects to raise money, provides a resource for beneficiaries to assist the hosphone book. pital financially. Address: 768 M ountain Agency 12 on Aging. Personal fitness Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249. Infor-

mation: www.marktwainmedicalcenter.org or 754-2603. Sonora Regional Medical Center. Services include 24-hour emergency treatment, acute medical-surgical units, prompt care clinics, intensive care, full laboratory services, cancer center; cardiac services, diagnostic imaging including CT scan, MRI, diagnostic ultrasound, extended long-term care, skilled nursing based on rehabilitation, community pharmacy, community home care, hospice, occupational health programs, birth center, wellness programs, wound c are, a n d o u t p atient s e r vices through an integrated healthcare delivery system including over 20 primary care and specialty clinics from Arnold to Groveland. President and CEO Andrew Jahn. Address: 1000 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370. Information: ww w . sonoramedicalcenter. org or 532-5000. Sonora Regional Medical Center Auxiliary. M em b e r s he l p pat i e n t s an d guests, assist emergency department, operate gift shop, information desk, help in reception areas, perform c l erical duties, sponsor scholarships and fundraising activities. Information: www.sonoramedicalcenter.org or 532-5000.

Calaveras County Public Health Services. Clinics in San Andreas Mondays 3:30 to 5:30p.m. and Thursdays 8 a.m. to noon. No appointment needed. Address: 700 Mountain Ranch Road, SuiteC-2, San Andreas. Information: www .calaveraspublichealth.corn or 754-6460. Tuolumne County Health Department. All required childhood/adolescent immunizations (0-18 years). Children must be eligible for Medi-cal or VFC (Vaccines for Children). Available influenza vaccines for adults and children, TB testing, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B and Tdap for adults. Immunization Clinic hours: Tuesdays 1 to 4 p.m. Information: 533-7401.

Seniority Lifecare at Home. In-home caregivers, personal care, companionship, cooking, shopping, cleaning. Address: 301 S. Shepherd St., S o nora. I nformation: www.senioritylifecare.corn or 532-4500. Tuolumne County In-Home Supportive Services. In-home care service for elderly, disabled. Medi-Cal funded program designed to keep people safely in their homes. Address: 20075 Cedar Road N., Sonora. Information: 533-5711 or 533-7352.

County medical services program / Path 2 Health. Eligibility services including Cal-Works, Medi-Cal, Cal-Fresh (formerly Food Stamps). Determines eligibility for cash aid, medical insurance programs. Ap-

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Behavioral Health Services. Helps families, individuals, find balance in their physic al, e m o t i onal l i v es . M e n t a l h e a l t h professionals provide caring, learning environment. Address: Mark Twain Medical Center,768 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas, CA 95249. Information: www.marktwainmedicalcenter.org or 754-2968. National Alliance On Mental illness. Support for people living with mental illness and their families. Free ongoing classes to understand individual needs, behaviors. Meets 6 p.m. first Thursdays, St. James Church Hall (the Red Church) at Washington and Snell streets, Sonora. Information: Mary Leamy, 586-9351. Tuolumne County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. Out-patient men-

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P ALLIATIVE A R E Palliative Care Services. Focuses on end of life care. Mark Twain Medical Center. Information: www.marktwainmedicalcenter.org or 754-3521.

REFERRAL Physician Referral Service. Information line links callers with physician information. Offered by Sonora Regional Medical Center. Information: www.sonoramedicalcenter.org or 536-3344.

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Behavioral Health Lambert Community Center. Offers outreach and engagement resources for those living with a mental illness, addiction, poverty and/or homelessness.Resources include: computer/Internet access; benefits specialist available by appointment. Food served daily. Social and emotional support. Address: 347 W. Jackson St., Sonora. Information: www. co.tuolumne.ca.us or 533<879. Tuolumne County Behavioral Health Enrichment Center. A peerrun center promoting mental wellness and recovery for people living with a m e ntal illness. Peer-run, weekly meetings include: Pride Group, Alcoholics Anonymous, Emotion Regulation, Depression/Bipolar, Dual Diagnosis, Trauma Recovery, and Codependents Anonymous. Please call for group meeting days and times. Other activities and resources include: karaoke, movies, games, computer/printer access, showers and laundry facilities. A benefits specialist is available by appointment. Address: 102 Hospital Road, Sonora. Information: http: //tuolumne.

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Diabetes Support Group. Affiliated with Sonora Regional Medical Center; see "Live Well Be Well Center" under "Clinics." Information: www.sonoramedicalcenter.org or 536-3727.

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Celebrate Recovery. Program based on 12-step recovery and eight biblical principles. Meets e very Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. Dinner and childcare provided. Address: Sierra Bible Church, 15171 Tuolumne Road, Sonora. Information: www. celebraterecovery.corn or 872-9815. Counseling Services. Catholic Charities, St. Patrick's Parish, and All Saints Parish provide counseling serCancer vices, including general clinical counseling, m a r r iage c o u n s eling, Calaveras Cancer S u p port Group. Provides group support on individual and couples counseling, living with the diagnosis of cancer. substance abuse counseling, counMeets first Thursday of the month seling services for youth and chilat 10 a.m. at Camps Restaurant, dren; including prevention and early Greenhorn Creek in Angels Camp. intervention, as well as support groups as needed. Services are open Information: 768-9415. Reach to Recovery, American to all regardless of race, religion, or Cancer Society. One-on-one sup- income andfees are based income. Information: jlopez@ccstockton.org port, hospital and home visits. American Cancer Society program or 532-7632. Maynord's Recovery Center. for cancer patients. Information: www.cancer.org, 800-227-2345 or Chemical dependency treatment for men and women since1978. Clean, 524-7242. Sonora General Cancer Sup- sober living, detox and residential faport Group. Meets 3 to 4 p . m. cility. Nationally accredited. Staffed Thursdays at S o nora Regional 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. AdCancer Center in the conference dress: 19325 Cherokee Road, Tu-

Sonora, California o lumne. I n f o r m ation : w w w . maynords.corn or 928-3737. Crisis line: 800-228-8208. Narcotics Anonymous. F o r meeting times in Tuolumne County, call the Alano Clubhouse, 532-9838. Address: 19423 Village Drive, Sonora. For meeting times in Calaveras County: www.centralsierrana.org or www.cssna.org. Information: 800240-4956. Spiritual Roads.Works alongside existing recovery houses, rescue missions and outreach programs to increase awareness and availability of local community programs and services. One on one sessions available. Information: www.spiritualroads.org or 872-9815. Tuolumne County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. Outpatient assessment and treatment planning, alcohol and drug treatment, counseling and case-management services for adults and seniors. Court mandated programs available. Services are provided on a voluntary basis. Sliding fee scale available. M edi-Cal accepted for some situations. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Call for additional information or to make an appointment. Address: 105 Hospital Road, Sonora. Information: tuolumne.networkofcare.org/mh or 533-6245. After hours or crisis calls accepted at 533-7000.

Epilepsy Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California. Information: www. epilepsynorcal.org or 800-632-3532.

Gambling Addiction Gamblers Anonymous. Meetings at the Sonora Senior Center and the Alano Club. Information: www. gamblersanonymous.org, 532-9838 or 533-2622.

General Counseling Services Counseling Services. Catholic Charities, St. Patrick's Parish, and All Saints Parish provide counseling services, including general clinical counseling, marriage counseling, individual and c o u ples c ounseling, s u b s tance a b u s e counseling, counseling services for youth and children; including prevention and early intervention, as well a s s u p port g r oups as needed. Services are open to all regardless of race, religion, or income and feesare based income. Information: jlopez©ccstockton.

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Heart Disease Mended Hearts. Support group offering hope and encouragement to heart patients, families and caregivers. Information: www .mendedhearts.org.

Homeless Outreach Lambert Community Center. Offers outreach and engagement resources for those living with a mental illness, addiction, poverty and/or homelessness.Resources include: computer/Internet access; benefits specialist available by appointment. Food served daily. Social and emotional support. Address: 347 W. Jackson St., Sonora. Information: www. co.tuolumne.ca.us or 533<879.

nora Regional Medical Center; see "Live Well Be Well Center" under "clinics." Information: www.sonoramedicalcenter.org or 536-3727. Tobacco Prevention and Education Program. Tobacco-use prevention, educational resources and materials, videos, community coalition, and cessation class referrals. Address: 20111 Cedar Road N., Sonora. Information: 533-741 9. Tobacco Prevention Program. Public Health Department, 700 Mountain Ranch Road, SuiteC-2, San Andreas. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Information: www.calaveraspublichealth.corn or 754-6460.

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Tuesday, August 25, 2015 who, through shared experience, strength and hope are recovering from compulsive eating. Welcomes everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively. 12-step program focusing on spiritual, emotional and physical needs. Meets several times throughout the week in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties. Information: www.oa.org or 533-4780. Take Off P o unds Sensibly. Meets Mondays atthe Sonora Senior Center at 10:30 a.m. and at the Jamestown Community Hall at 5:30 p.m.; Tuesdays at the Tuolumne County Library at 10 a.m.; Wednesdays at 10 a.m. in La Grange. Information: www.tops.org or Franki, 619-820-0601.

Tuberculosis Testing. Public Health Department, 700 Mountain Ranch Road, Suite C-2, San Andreas. Widowed Persons Association Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. In- of California (WPAC). Nonprofit, all Marriage Counseling formation: w w w . calaveraspubli- volunteer support and social organiCounseling Services. Catholic chealth.corn or 754-6460. zation. Helps widowed men and Charities, St. Patrick's Parish, and All women of all ages cope with the loss Saints Parish provide counseling ser- TE I N of their spouse and rebuild their lives. ERV I E vices, including general clinical counTwenty-two chapters in California. seling, m a r r iage c o u n s eling, Public Health Services. Testing Meets third Saturday of the month. individual and couples counseling, for HIV and AIDS, pregnancy, TB; im- Currently working on opening Tusubstance abuse counseling, coun- munizations, California Children' s olumne and Calaverascounty chapseling services for youth and chil- Services Program, Child Passenger ters. Information:widowedcal.org or dren; including prevention and early Safety Services, Emergency Pre- 474-9097. intervention, as well as support paredness, Medical Marijuana ID groups as needed. Services are open Program, Child Health and Disability to all regardless of race, religion, or Prevention, Communicable Disease income, andfees are based income. Program, Tobacco Prevention ProInformation: jlopez©ccstockton.org gram, Maternal-Child-Adolescent Calaveras Door of Hope. Volunor 532-7632. Health/Nurse Home Visiting Proteer efforts provide services for gram. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekwomen with unplanned pregnanProstate Cancer days. Address: 700 Mountain Ranch Road, Suite C-2, San Andreas. InforUs Too, Sonora Prostate Cancer mation: www.calaveraspublichealth. Support Group. Support group for corn or 754-6460. men and their partners. Helps cope with diagnosis, opportunity to share with others going through the same situation. Meets first Tuesdays of the month at 6 p.m. at Sonora Regional Cancer Center. Information: 532Overeaters Anonymous. Fellow4453. ship of individuals who, through

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California Children Services. Assists families for diagnoses, medical care, rehabilitation; for children with serious illness, injury, birth defects. Case management, public health nurse home visits, referrals to other agencies. Supplements existing insurance, Medi-Cal if qualified, will serve alone. Call to determine financial eligibility; no income restrictions for some services. Tuolumne County Health Department, 20111 Cedar Road N., Sonora. Phone: 533-7404. Calaveras Public Health Services, 700 Mountain Ranch Road, Suite C2, San Andreas. Information: 7546460. Children's Health and Disability Prevention Program. Health, dental check-ups for babies, children, youth up to 21 years. Regular health checkups for early detection of health problems; free to Medi-Cal holders or low-to-middle income families. Address: 20111 Cedar Road N., Sonora. Information: 533-7414. Counseling services. Catholic Charities, St. Patrick's Parish and All Saints Parish provide counseling services, including general clinical counseling, m a r r iage c o u n s eling, individual and couples counseling, substance-abuse counseling, counseling services for youth and children, including prevention and early intervention, as well as support groups as needed. Services are open to all regardless of race, religion or income, andfees are based income. Information: jlopez@ccstockton.org or 532-7632. Keep Baby Safe. Program offers monthly education classes on proper use of child car seats. Those who attend receive a $20 discount coupon toward purchase of a car seat. Information: 533-7464. Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Supplemental nutritional food program for income-eligible women, infants and children. Nutrition education, breastfeeding education and support. Address: 20111 Cedar Road N., Sonora. Information: 533-7431.

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sociation phone: (916) 444-0845. President Bob Brennan, 532P225. Secretary Nathan Rosasco, 9843539. A R I LT RE Tuolumne County Farm BuCalaveras County Farm Bu- reau. Promotes agriculture, farming reau. Promotes agriculture, farm, and consumer legislation. Affiliated consumer legislation. Affiliated with with California Farm Bureau FederaCalifornia Farm Bureau Federation. tion. Meets second Monday, 7 Information: www.cfbf.corn; 736- p.m., at Farm Bureau office, 77 N. Washington St., Sonora. Informa0033. Calaveras/Tuolumne Cattle- tion: http: //tuolumnecountyfarmbuwomen. Sponsors parade riding reau.weebly.corn; 533-8386. Tuolumne County Resource group, scholarships, Ag in the Classroom. Affiliated with state, national Conservation District. Identifies cattlewomen associations, Calav- and meets the natural resource coneras-Tuolumne Cattlemen. Informa- servation needs of people in Tution: w w w . c a t tlewomen.org; o lumne C o u nt y a n d fut u r e generations by providing leadership President Karen Riley, 728-8866. California Native Plant Society, through educational, technical and Sierra Foothills Chapter. Club financial support for valuable, volundedicated to native plant preserva- tary services and programs that promote conservation and sustainable tion. Represents Amador, Tuolumne, Calaveras and Mariposa agriculture. Address: 77 N. Washcounties. Holds two plant sales per ington St., Sonora. Information: year in April and October at Rocca www.tcrcd.org; 984-0500. University of California CoopPark in Jamestown. Meets first Thursdays at 7 p.m. September erative Extension. Farm Advisor, through May, Tuolumne County Li- 4-H Program, Master Gardener Probrary, 480 Greenley Road, Sonora. gram, Nutrition Education, Natural Phone: President Bob Dean, 754- Resources Program. Tuolumne 5887 or Secretary Stephanie Garcia, County: 2 S. Green St., Sonora. 586-3593. Information: www.sier- Phone: 5 3 3 -5695. C a l averas County:891 Mountain Ranch Road, rafoothillscnps.org. FoCus. Self-reliant and sustain- San Andreas. Information: http: //ceable communities in the Sierra Foot- centralsierra.ucanr.edu; 754-6477. hills. Operates seed library at Tuolumne County Main Library, 480 Greenley Road, Sonora. Information: www.foothillsustainability.org; Cal Alumni Club of Tuolumne President Kurt Dambacher, 588- County. Supports the University of 3845. California, Berkeley, by encouraging Sierra Foothills Beekeeper As- local high school students to consociation. Assists beginning and sider Cal. Interviews scholarship apexperienced beekeepers with tech- plicants, holds three dinner or lunch nical aspects of beekeeping. Offers meetings annually, plus burgers the free removal of bees and bee Sunday before Labor Day at the Lair swarms for the public, with an em- of the Bear UC campground near phasis on relocating bees to bee- Pinecrest Lake. President Michael keepers' facilities. Meets second Ackley, 586-2029. Tuesdays ofthe month at JamesCivilian Conservation Corps town Community Center at 6 p.m. Legacy. Represents the alumni of Information: www.sierrafoothillbee- America. Dedicated to research, keepers.corn; 533-0615 or 965- preservation and education to pro7322. mote a better understanding of the Tuolumne County Cattlemen's Civilian Conservation Corps. For Association. Promotes beef sales, men who served in the Civilian Conlegislation affecting beef industry. servation Corps in the 1930s. InforAffiliated with state and national mation: www.ccclegacy.org; (540) cattlemen associations. Meets as 984-8735. needed. California Cattlemen's AsStanford University Alumni

Club. Information: Michael Gahagan, michael.gahagan@stanfordalumni.org, or Kate Segerstrom, ksegerstrom O s egerstromlaw. corn.

Calaveras Amateur Radio Society, Inc. Maintains repeater on Fowler Peak for regular and emergency communications.Business meeting on odd months,second Thursdays at Oddfellows Hall in Angels Camp, 6:30 p.m. Breakfast meetings 9 a.m. on first Saturdays, Murphys Hotel dining room. Nonmembers welcome. Information: www.calaverasars.org; Ken Sanders, 795-5947. T.C.A.R.E.S. Tuolumne County Amateur Radio Emergency Service maintains repeaters in the High Sierra. General meeting at 9:30 a.m. on the third Saturdays of the month at the Pine Tree Restaurant, Sonora. F r equencies: 1 4 7 .945, 147.975, 145.290, 146.115. Information: www.lodelink.corn/tcares; Carl Croci, 962-7146, Phil Fish, 5867970.

Calaveras Humane Society. Helps care for and place homeless animals. All animals are at foster homes. Works in conjunction with Animal Services shelter. Volunteers and foster homes for cats and dogs needed. Board meetings held at 10 a.m. the second Fridays of the month at 576 E. St. Charles St., San Andreas. Information: www.calaverashumane.org; 736-9417. Friends of The Animal Community. Rescues animals from Animal Control, helps community members "re-home" their pets, provides foster homes for animals until permanent homes are found. Information: www .foac. us. Phone: Darlene Mathews, 532-1 818 or 591-8364. Guide Dogs for the Blind. Information: www.guidedogs.corn; John Magdaleno, 532-3288. Humane S o c iet y o f Tuolumne County. Nonprofit organization, no-kill, limited intake

Sonora, California shelter set up to find homes for a bandoned, a b used, a n d u n wanted animals, promote humane education, and maintain a clean and safe environment for homeless animals awaiting adoption. Provides spay and neuter certificates to low-income families with proof ofincome. The Humane Society of Tuolumne County Purrrfect Bargains Thrift Boutique and FurnitureSmart Stores are open from 9:30 a.m. t o 5 p . m . M o n d ay through Friday, and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Purrrfect Bargains Thrift Boutique, 14317 Mono Way, Suites C — F, Sonora, 533-2963. Humane Society shelter is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p .m . M o nday through Saturdays, 10040 Victoria Way, Jamestown. I nformation: www.hsotc.org; 984-5489. M ule De e r Fo un d a t i o n , Mother Lode Chapter. Works to improve mule deer habitat in the forest. Works closely with U.S. Forest Service to clear meadows, protect aspen trees, re-establish habitat for deer, other wildlife. Volunteers n e e ded. I n f o rmation: www.muledeer.org; 743-5922 or 888-375-DEER. Rosewolf Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. Nonprofit organization in Tuolumne County that takes in orphaned or injured mammals. Licensed by California Fish and Wildlife Service. Information: ww w . rosewolfwildlife.org; Director Nina Resnik, 588-1335. Sierra-Tuolumne Kennel Club. Obedience classes for all dogs, breeder referrals, agility classes, year-round educational programs. Meets 6 p.m. Mondays, Humane Society, 10040 V ictoria Place, J amestown. Information: www . stkc.org; Mary Barrett, 536-0526. Sonora Cat Rescue. Rescues and re-homes cats. Spay and neuter program for 1,000 cats per year. Information: http: //sonoracatrescue.org; Judith Rodan, 5321051. Twain Harte Horsemen. Promotes interest in fine horses, riding, fellowship and horsemanship. Organized trails rides, clinics, fun days and social activities held throughout the year. Mailing: P.O. Box 1326, Twain Harte, CA 95383. President John Watts. Information: www.twainhartehorsemen. corn. Yosemite Llama Breeders. Education and participation in shows, parades, other events. Owners, b reeders m e e t e v e r y t w e l v e weeks. Phone: George Caldwell, 532-5411, Susan Pollard, 9283104, Mary Chandler, 928-4040.

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Antique Automobile Club of America, Mother Lode Region. Old car restorations, car tours, enters Mother Lode Roundup Parade. President Duane Bennett. Information: www.aaca.org. Gold Nugget RV Club. Monthly RV outings in California RV parks. New members welcome. Information: www.escapees.corn. H orseless Carriage Club o f America. Sonora regional group, collectors of pre-1 916 vehicles. Information: w w w . hcca.org; President Diantha Potter, 532-0142. Mother Lode Volkswagen Club. Membership covers Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. Hosts annual Show and Swap. Owning a VW is not a m embership requirement. Monthly events an d m e etings. Phone: 728-5242. Mud, Sweat and Gears 4x4 Club. Nonprofit family based 4x4 club in Sonora. Members represent all ages and drive all types of fourwheel-drive vehicles. Monthly club runs/events. Meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Pine Tree Restaurant, Sonora. New members welcome. Phone: PresidentDave, 770-3804. Sonora A' s. Club members participate in community activities as well as touring in their vehicles. Restoration and preservation of Ford Model As. Model A ownership not required. Meets fourth Thursday at 7 p.m. at Tuolumne County Library Meeting Room, Sonora.Phone: Ed Anderson, 533-0419.

N Pine Mountain Lake Aviation Association. Open to anyone interested in aviation, community affairs. Promotes good-neighbor policy between airport, community. Information: w w w . p m laa.org. P h o ne: President Catherine Santa Maria, 962-7904.

Hospice Bridge Tournaments. Plays May through September. Hospice of the Sierra and Hospice of Amador and Calaveras. Phone: Sandy Miller, 754-1 495. Men's Bridge Club, Pine MountainLake. Meets 9 a.m .M ondays at the Pine Mountain Lake Grill Restaurant. Phone: William Parker, 9625957. Mother Lode Duplicate Bridge Club.Meets Mondays and Tuesdays

at noon at Union Congregational Church in Angels Camp. Cost is $5 per person. Phone: Duane Oneto, 736-4281. San Andreas Whist Club. Members play duplicate bridge (whist) every Wednesday atnoon atthe Calaveras Senior Center, 956 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Cost is $5 per person. Phone: Duane Oneto, 736-4281. Sonora Bridge Club. Me e ts 12:30 p.m. Fridays at the Tuolumne County Senior Center. Cost is $5 per

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Angels Camp Business Association. Members include local businesses and individual retirees. Open to members and non-members. Visit website for upcoming meetings. 1211 S. Main St, Angels Camp. Information: www.angelscampbusiness. corn; President Sherri Smith, 7361333.

B etter Business Bureau o f Northeast California. Regional office for Calaveras and Tuolumne counties.Funded by member businesses,donations. Consumer complaints, information about companies, fraudulent business practices, advertising guidelines, brochures, nationwide network, speakers available upon request. Address: 3075 Beacon Blvd., West Sacramento. Inform ation: n e c a l.bbb.org; ( 9 1 6 ) 443-6843. Business Alliance of Tuolumne

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grants. Monthly dinner and luncheon meetings, guests welcome. Meets fourth Tuesday at various locations. Information: www.ccwnonline.org; President Terry McBride, 754-1 775. Calaveras Visitors Bureau.Visitor information on lodging, restaurants, attractions, services, recreation. Address: 1192 S. Main St., Angels Camp. Information: www.gocalaveras. corn; 736-0049. Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Promotes Columbiabusiness and sponsors many events in Columbia State Historic Park. Mailing address:P.O. Box 1824, Columbia, CA 95310. Meets third Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Eagle

Sonora, California Highway 4 SuccessBusiness Networking International. Inspires and educates its members to incorporate the principles of "Givers Gain." Meets Thursdays at 7 a.m. at the Murphys Hotel. Information: www.bnicv.corn/ murphys-hwy4-success;President James Bailey, 736-3563. Junction Merchants Association.Manager Margaret Davis. Address: 13775 Mono Way, Sonora. Information: www.junctionshoppingcenter.corn; 533-3548. Murphys Business Association. Nonprofit professional association comprised of retail, service, professional, lodging, restaurant and

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Mother Lode Know It All Tuolumne County Film Commission. TV and movie production liaison. Member of FLICS and Association of Film Commissions International. Regional film office partner with the California Film Commission. Address: 542 W. Stockton Road, Sonora. Information: www. filmtuolumne.corn; Lisa Mayo, 5334420. Tuolumne County Land Trust. Preserves land focusing on scenic, historical, agricultural and habitat values. Meets on the fourth Tuesday ofeach month at 5:30 p.m. atthe U.C. Cooperative Agricultural Extension Office at 52 North Washington St., Sonora. Information: www.tuolumnecountylandtrust.org; Brian Kermeen, 743-2033. Tuolumne County Visitors Bureau.Visitor information on lodging, restaurants, attractions, services, recreation. Open Monday through Saturday except summer hours, 7days a week. 542 W. Stockton Street, Sonora. Executive Director Lisa Mayo. Information: www. yosemitegoldcountry. corn. Phone: 533-4420 or 800-446-1333. Additional office at Chinese Camp Fire Station, 13785 Highway 49, Chinese Camp. Phone: 9844636. Tuolumne County Women's Network. Holds regular meetings for women in the business community; social, educational and networking opportunities. Meets third Wednesday of each month, alternating between lunch and dinner, usually at the Peppery Gar 5 Brill, Sonora (check website for updates). Information: www.tcwomensnetwork.corn; 536-6336. Twain Harte Area Chamber of Commerce. Promotes common business interest, unites members, promotes and maintains standards of conduct, represents Twain Harte-area businesseson issues thataffectcommon business interests, sponsors community events. Address: 23000 Meadow Lane, Twain Harte. Information: www.twainhartecc.corn; 5864482. Twain Harte Business Association. Organization for Twain Harte businesses. Information: www.twainharteba.corn; 586-1 976. Valley Springs Area Business Association. Business organization promotes area's image. Sponsors guest speakers at monthly luncheons. Holds activities and fundraisers year round including Virginia Saunders Scholarship Award for Calaveras High School graduating seniors, Christmas Parade, Craft Faire, Citizen of the Year Award. Makes donations to various charities and groups. Holds monthly luncheons and mixers. Information: www.valleyspringsaba.corn; Chairman Gary Tofanelli, 948-2042. Wallace-Burson Association. Community association supports, informs, elderly and young community members of local organizations, events. Community service projects include Christmas charitable projects, "Field of Flags" display on Fourth of July, Halloween Party for kids, Easter egg hunt, poppy planting along Highway 12. Meets first Wednesdays. President Jim Sutton. Information: www.wallacebursonassociation.weebly.corn. Yosemite Highway 120 Chamber of Commerce. Promotes business along Highway 120 from Yosemite Junction to Yosemite National

Park's Big Oak Flat entrance gate. Sponsors community events. Membership open to businesses, organizations, individuals. Address: 11875 Ponderosa Lane, Suite A, Groveland. Information: info@groveland.org or www.yosemitechamberofcommerce.corn.Phone: 9620429 or 800-449-9120.

Sonora Cribbage Club. Meets 6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Tuolumne County Senior Center. Entry fee $7, 1 in 4 win. Associated with American Cribbage Congress and Grass Roots. Phone: Debbie McCown, 533-3946.

Sonora, California ing group, Ladies Night Out, Outdoor adventures, Theater Goers, Cribbage and Clogging. Information: www .aauwsonora.org; Elsie Bruno, 533-1 345. California Association of School Business Officials. Serves school business officials, providing professional and other special development services. Address: 1001 K St., 5th Floor, Sacramento. Information: www.casbo.org; (916) 447-3783. California Retired Teachers Association. Protects benefits of retired educators, supports public education, encourages community service, provides library funding for schools in Tuolumne County. Meets at The Peppery on third Monday of the month. Membership open to retired educators and their spouses, as well as anyone who supports education. President Lenore Shively, Ishively22ÂŠgmail.corn. Phone: 533-4868. California School Boards Association.Address: 3100 Beacon Blvd., P.O. Box 1660, West Sacramento, CA 95691. Information: www.csba.org; 800- 266-3382. California School Employees Association. River Delta Field Office, 5375 West Lane, Stockton. Phone: 472-2170. Field director, Janet Jones Sterling. Information: www.csea. corn; 472-2170. California Teachers Association. Mailing: P.O. Box 921, Burlingame, CA 94010-0921.

ENVIR NMENTAL Mother Lode Doll Study Club. Study group for doll collectors, doll makers. Affiliated with United Federation of Doll Clubs. New members always accepted. Meets third Wednesdays at 1p.m. at members' homes. Phone: Gloria Rucker, 532-2944.

Calaveras Big Trees Association.Supports the delivery of educational and interpretive programs for Calaveras Big Trees State Park through fundraising activities. Information: http: //bigtrees.org; 795-1 196. Central Sierra Audubon Society. Tuolumne and Calaveras Chapter, member of National Audubon Society, educates public about conservation issues. Two scholarships American Society of Dowsers, Mother are given annually to college students from TuLode Chapter. Group attempts to locate ob- olumne and Calaveras counties who are pursujects by paranormal means, including water, ing careers in environmental sciences. Holds lost articles and missing persons. Meets first monthly field trips, Christmas bird counts, Saturday at Marble Quarry Recreational Vehicle eagle counts in January, bird house sale in April Park, Columbia. Holds classes for beginner, ad- and October. Newsletter published nine vanced dowsers. Information: www.seri- months per year. Meets third Wednesdays, worldwide.org; Ralph Squire, 533-3759. except Julyand August, at 7 p.m., Tuolumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road, Sonora. Information: www.centralsierraaudubon.org or csasbird@gmail.corn. American Association of U n iversity Central Sierra Environmental Resource Women - Sonora Branch. AAUW advances Center (CSERC).Nonprofit organization workequity for women and girls through advocacy, ing to protect water, wildlife and wild places in education, philanthropy and research. Mem- the northern Yosemite region. Identifies threats to Sierra Nevada environment, educates public bershipis open to women and men who hold an associate's (or equivalent) or higher college about ecological problems, coordinates and degree. Sonora branch provides college schol- supports volunteer efforts. Free slide show arships to local students and a science camp presentations, nature programs for schools and for incoming eighth-grade girls by fundraising community groups. Information: www.cserc. throughourannual Home Tour and Tea, always org. Phone: John Buckley, executive director, on the first Saturday of December. General 586-7440. meetings are held on the third Thursday each Sierra Club. Provides programs and holds month from September to May. Visit our web- weekly and monthly outings. Promotes consersite for various times and locations. Sonora vation in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. branch has many interest groups including: Activities open to the public including hikes, Bocce, Bridge, Gourmet/dining groups, a Writ- bike rides in forests and foothills. Meets every

Sonora, California Thursday at 8 a.m. at Mary Laveroni Community Park i n G r oveland. Meets at 9 a.m. in late October through early May. Serves as a link to the Mother Lode Chapter and the national Sierra Club. For outings call, Frank Oyung, 962-7585. For conservation information, Jon Sturtevant, js3060@yahoo.corn. Phone: 9283010. Sonora Beautiful Committee. Encourages tree planting, other beautification projects on public, private land within the city of Sonora. Tree-planting event for Arbor Day in March. Occasional work days in Coffill Park, Sonora. Fall tree planting. Volunteers needed. Phone: Sharon Marovich, 532-1 733. TuCARE. Tuolumne County Alliance for Resources and Environment. Represents private-property owners and cattle and logging businesses on land-management and related issues. Provides education programs for adults and children in public and private schools in Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties. Information: www.tucare.corn.Phone: Melinda Fleming, executive director, 5867816. Tuolumne County Land Trust. Works to promote land preservation as it relates to agriculture, scenic, historic, habitat values. Information: www.tuolumnecountylandtrust.org; Brian Kermeen, 743-2033. Tuolumne River Trust. Promotes stewardship of Tuolumne River and its tributaries. Leads hikes and canoe trips throughout watershed, free slideshow presentations. Address: 67 Linoberg St., Sonora. Information: www.tuolumne.org; 588-8636. White Pines Park Committee. Operates and maintains White Pines Park, Blagen Road, White Pines (near Arnold). A 92-acre park that includes fishing, boating and swimming, playground, picnic grounds, volleyball, basketball, fitness area, disc golf and stage area. Supported by donations, recycling and yearly raffle fundraiser. Volunteers needed for regular maintenance. Phone:Ginny Kafka, 7951226.

CALAVERAS COUNTY Calaveras Consolidated Fire Auxiliary. Hosts fundraisers including Crab Feed in January and Beef in a Barrel in September. For dates and details, contact the auxiliary. Phone: 786-2227.

Mother Lode Know It All Copper Volunteer Fire Association. Fu n draising, m o n t h ly bingo night, assist with Copper Run and Melodrama. Meetingsas required. Phone: 785-2393. Ebbetts Pass FireAssociation. Annual raffle fundraiser and barbecue. Information: http: //epfd.org; 795-1646. Mokelumne Hill Volunteer Firefighters Auxiliary. Fundraising, monthly meeting on the third Thursday of each month. Information: info©mokehillfire.org; 286-1 393. Murphys Firefighters Association. Hosts annual Memorial Day Yard Sale as well as the "Vines and Hoses" Luau Dinner. Phone: 728-3864.

sonic Hall, Churchill and Highway 49 at 7:30p.m. the second Wednesdays, preceded by dinner at 6 p.m. Phone: 736-0607. Mark Twain Shrine Club. Division of Aahmes Shrine Center; helps provide free medical care, clinics, transportation for children 1 to 18 years old. Performs as Mother Lode Shrine Club Clowns in hospitals, other charities and parades. Phone: 483-2381. Ophir Bear Mt. Masonic Lodge No. 33 Free & Accepted Masons. Fraternal organization, sponsors scholarships and supports Coast Camp. Meets at 10:30 a.m. the third Saturday at Murphys Masonic Hall, 384 Church St., Murphys, breakfast served at 9 a.m. for $5. Information: 795-1464. TUOLUMNE COUNTY Native Daughters of the Golden West: Ruby Parlor No. 46. ProCrystal Falls/Sonora Meadows Women's Fire Auxiliary. motes the history of California; sponSupports fire stations 56 and 57. sors children's foundation, veterans N ew m e m bers w e l c om e a n d dinner, pioneers, scholarships, eduneeded. Any donations appreci- cation, health. Meets at 7 p.m. first Wednesday,268 Main St.,Murphys. ated and needed. Phone: 5369660. Information: www.ndgw.org. Parlor: Ladies Auxiliary of the Cedar 728-8735. Phone: President Pearl ArRidge Volunteer Fire Company. hontes, 728-3546, or Mary Kingshill, Raises funds for fire company and 728-0926. community f ire e d ucation proMoose Lodge No. 1123. Ebbetts grams. Phone: President Jeanne Pass Moose Family Center. FraterBencharsky, 586-7162. nal organization sponsors charitable Mi-Wuk-Sugar Pine Fire Deactivities, community service to partment A u x i l iary. R a i s e s members and others. Meets at 7 money for fire department equip- p.m. first and third Tuesdays. Also ment, classes, basic needs. houses Women of the Moose Phone: President Ann Coleman, Chapter ¹1714. Address: 1965 Bla586-5256. gen Road, Arnold. Information: www.ebbettspassmoose.org; 7953112.

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E astern St ar , A z a lia S t a r : Chapter 66. Meets in San Andreas at Masonic Hall, Churchill and Highway 49, third Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. Information: www.easternstar.org; 736-0607. Eastern Star, Mother Lode: Chapter 123. Fraternal organization. Meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Wednesday at the Murphys Masonic Hall, 384 Church St., Murphys. Phone: J oan P atterson, 795-1 464. Eastern Star Patient Comfort Program. Me mbers fold gauze bandages for Third World countries and provide pillows to local county hospitals, hospice and convalescent homes. Meets Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. at Calaveras Senior Ce nter, S a n A n d r eas. Sandy Miller, 754-1495. Calaveras Masonic Lodge No. 78. Meets in San Andreas at Ma-

E. Clampus Vitus: Matuca chapter. Preserves, records historic sites in Tuolumne, Calaveras, Mariposa counties. Club founded during California Gold Rush. I nformation: www.ecvgazette.corn/1 849. Figli d'Italia. Social, dinner club for people of with at least ~/4 Italian descent, 21 or older. Meets second Fridays, Sonora Elks Lodge, 100 Elks Drive. Call for reservation. Phone: Sandy Thomason, 9845017. Knights of Columbus. Catholic men's group meet 7p.m. second Thursdays, Room 1, St. Patrick' s Catholic Church parish hall, 98 Jackson St., Sonora. Roger Stevens, Grand Knight. Information: www. kofc.org; 532-7139. Masons East Belt-Tuolumne Lodge No. 8. Meets 7 p.m. second Tuesdays, 16 S. Washington St., Sonora. Mailing: P.O. Box 3136, So-

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 nora, CA 95370. Phone: Harry Hughes, 586-4568. Sonora Y or k R i t e B o d ies. Meets 7 p.m.second Thursdays at 16 S. Washington St., Sonora. Phone: 736-0607. Moose Lodge No. 2183; Loyal Order of Moose. Meets first and third Thursdays at Sonora Moose Family Center, 20921 Longeway Road, Sonora. Phone: 533-4653. Also houses Women ofthe Moose, 588-9974. Mother Lode Shrine Club. Division of Aahmes Shrine Center; helps provide free medical care, clinics, transportation for children 1 to 18 years old. Performs as Mother Lode Shrine Club Clowns in hospitals, other charities and parades. Meets third Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Pine Tree Restaurant, East Sonora. Phone: Jim Hagel, 5369891. Native Sons of th e G o lden West, Columbia Parlor, No. Preservation and marking of historical sites and landmarks; civic activities; maintenance of the Native Sons Museum in Columbia State Historic Park (CSHP); support for charities such as the Native Sons Cleft Palate Fund and the Historical Preservation Foundation; donation of scholarships, sponsorship of a statewide essay contest for fourth graders; and sponsorship of an annual celebration of California Statehood Day. Meets at7 p.m. on the second Wednesday ofeach month in the Native Sons Hall in CSHP. Information: w w w . n s g w c o lumbia258.org; 588-8475. Odd Fellows, Pine Tree Lodge, No 46. Meets at 7 p.m. the second Mondays of the month, Odd Fellows Hall, 18382 Bay Ave., Tuolumne. Information: www .ioof. org; Dick Southern, 928-3848. Odd Fellows, Sonora Lodge No. 10. Meets at 6:30 p.m. the first W ednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Information: www.ioofsonora. org. Mailing: 10 West Dodge St., Sonora, CA 95370. Dogwood Rebekahs: Lodge

No. 200. Meets at 10 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Odd Fellows Sierra Park Lodge. Guests welcome. Phone: Pat Monahan, 586-1192. Tuolumne County S h eriff's Posse. Sponsors annual Mother Lode Roundup Parade and Rodeo. Donates to local charities benefiting the youth of Tuolumne County, s cholarships available to y o ut h through local high schools. Free rental of clubhouse facility to local youth groups. Membership by invitation only. Address: 19130 Rawh ide Roa d, J am e st o w n . Information: w w w . motherloderoundup.corn/posse. Phone: 9844881 or 532-3768. Sonora Elks Lodge. Service-oriented group, mainly benefiting youth programs. Meets second and fourth W ednesdays at 7 p.m., Sonora Elks Lodge, 100 Elk Drive, Sonora. Information: www.elks.org; 533-1 587. Women of the Moose. Helps with the Tuolumne County Health Fair and Children's Christmas Party, hosts Community Easter, Halloween and Christmas celebrations at the Moose Lodge. Allproceeds go directly to local charities. Phone: 5889974.

FAIR Friends of the Mother Lode Fair. Promotes the Mother Lode Fairgrounds and supports it through raising additional funds to insure a quality facility and excellent programs. Meets at5 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds. Phone: President, Bart Bloom 533-0456.

FI HIN Mother Lode Fly Fishing Club. Guest speakers, programs pertaining to fly fishing. Meets at 6 p.m. third Wednesdays, Tuolumne Utilities District Board Room, 18885 Nugget Blvd., Sonora. Phone: President Cary Westbrook, 533-2314.

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Community Garden Club. Group plants, harvests and shares chemical free fruits and vegetables with needy. Seeking volunteers and supplies. Sierra Bible Church, 15171 Tuolumne Road, Sonora. Phone: 532-1381. Garden Exchange Club. Members exchange ideas, seeds, plants, time working in members gardens. Members take turns hosting meetings in their gardens. Membership is open, guests welcome. Information: Beckwith Spierling, beckwith@mlode.corn. Phone: 5360380. Golden Sierra Rose Society. Discussions and demonstrations with occasional out-oftown speakers about gardening, roses in particular. Exchange of ideas on how to grow and care for roses. Meets first Sundays at 2 p.m. at Tuolumne County Library, Greenley Road. Phone: 533-3991 or 536-9415. Sierra Rock Garden Society. Study, cultivation of low-growing perennials that grow well among rocks. Monthly meetings, seed, cutting exchanges, plant sales, international speakers, rock garden visits. Information: www.sierrarockgarden.org; Dianne Szymanski, 7951726. Tuolumne County Garden Club. Group members promote horticulture and gardening, encourage civic beautification, help with conservation of natural resources. Annual scholarships for students. Member of the Valley Lode District, California Garden Clubs Inc. Pacific Region, National Council of State Garden Clubs Inc. Meets third Fridays at 11 a.m., except July and August, at Tuolumne County Library. Annual rummage-plant-bake sale in May. Phone: Vicki Smith, 928-3999. University of California Cooperative Extension Calaveras County Master Gardeners. Trained garden experts offer gardening and horticultural advice and operate a demonstration garden. Located at 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. See website for free classes held at the demonstration garden. Web: http: //ucanr.edu/sites/CalaverasCountyMasterGardeners. Phone: hotline, 754-2880, office, 754-6477. University of California Cooperative Extension Tuolumne County Master Gardeners. Volunteers trained by U niversity of California Cooperative Extension to advise home gardeners through workshops and one on one consultation. Free demonstrations during Open Garden Days, usually held the first Saturday of each month from February through November. President Linda Reavley. Information: http: //ucanr.edu/sites/Tuolumne County Master Gardeners. UC Advisor Debbie Powell, Phone:hotline, 533-5912, office,533-5695.

CAEAVERAS COUNTY Calaveras County Genealogical Society. Speakers, workshops, classes, seminars, research assistance, genealogy library. Meets at San Andreas Library on second Tuesdays at 10

a.m. Information: P.O. Box 184, Angels Camp 95222. Email:calaverasgenealogy©yahoo. corn. Information: calaverasgenealogy.corn. Phone: 763-2899 or 754-1 325. Calaveras County Historical Society. Offers museum, books, archives, research assistance. Information: 30 N. M ain St., San Andreas, w w w . c alaverashistorical.corn. Phone: 754-1 058.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sonora FamilySearch Center. Free access to Ancestry.corn,Genealogy.corn, MyTrees. corn. Access to 2.2 million microfilm records from Salt Lake Family History Library. Resources, advice for beginners. Microfilm-microfiche readers, copiers, all free. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 19481 Hillsdale Drive, Sonora. Information: www.familysearch. org; 536-9206. Tuolumne County Genealogical Society. Volunteers help with beginning family research and local genealogy, including vital records, church records, cemeteries, voter registers, obituaries, etc. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday,10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Genealogy library is housed in the Tuolumne County Museum, 158 W. Bradford Ave., Sonora. Meetings are held at the Tuolumne County Library conference room on the second Monday, June,July, August, September and October at 7 p.m. November, January, February, March and April meetings are at 2 p.m. December and May are special meetings. Check the newspaper for times and locations. Information: www.tcgsonline.org; 532-1 317.

ggN Angels Gun Club. Offers members trap shooting, rifle and pistol range, and the use of the club house. Monthly dinners and meetings. Address:2403 Gun Club Road, Angels Camp (next to Frogtown). Information: www.angelsgunclub.org; 736-9357. Mother Lode Gun Club.Sponsors Junior Rifle Club, teaches safety, marksmanship, hunter safety course, self defense. Holds trap shooting and various other events. Information: http: //motherlodegunclub.corn. A d dress: 19185 Jamestown Road,Jamestown. Phone: 984-41 60.

CAmmRAS COUNTY Calaveras County Historical Society and Museum. Society contracts to operate museum. For information on volunteering at the society'sRed Barn Museum in San Andreas, call 754-0800. Information: www.calaverascohistorical.corn. Address: 30 N. Main St., San Andreas. Red Barn: 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Downtown museum phone: 7541058. Mokelumne Hill History Society. Small group of historical researchers interested in

preserving Mokelumne Hill's history. Information: www.mokehill.corn/history; 286-0507. Society for the Preservation of West Calaveras History. Publishes historical information and collects artifacts from throughout western Calaveras County. Formed in 2006. Mailing: P.O. Box 714, Burson, CA 95225. Information: www.westcalaverashistory.org; 772-0336.

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ciation. Located four miles east of Murphys with two parks, four tennis courts, two pools, one wading pool,horseshoe pits, basketball & bocce ball courts, playground areas, large BBQ areas, and clubhouse. This gated community owns approximately 5.5 miles of roadways, seven miles of trails, and 26 acres of common areas. It c o ntains 726 parcels with 578 homes and condos. TUOLUMNE COUNTY Office located at 46 Forest Meadows Sonora Smokepolers. Study of mountain Drive, Murphys. Phone: 728-2511. Informen, shooting of muzzle-loading rifles, pistols. mation: www.fmowners.corn. Lakemont Pines Homeowners AssociAnnualrendezvous and black powder shoots in ation. Information: 795-1592. April, Six Bit Gulch off Red Hills Road, near ChiLake Tulloch Shores Homeowners. Innese Camp. Meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Sundays of the month except June,July and formation: 785-2810. Pine Brook Homeowners Association. August, at Camp Six Bit. Information: floydpilchard@yahoo.corn. Phone: President Floyd Pil- Information: 795-2900. Poker Flat Property Owners Associachard, 559-6381. Southern Tuolumne County Historical tion. Information: 785-2810. Rancho Calaveras Property Owners Society. Preserves, explores history of southern Tuolumne County. Museum at 18990 High- Association. Information: 772-1355. Snowshoe Springs Homeowners Asway 120. Open Sunday through Thursday from 1 to 4:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 sociation. Information: 795-2579 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Information: h t tp: //www.grovelandmuseum.org/ TUOLUMNE COUNTY STCHS.html. Phone: 962-0300 or 962-4408. Apple Valley Estates Master HomeTuolumne Band of Cherokee Indians. Meets 2 p.m. fourth Sunday at the Tuolumne owners Association. Information: 532County Library on Greenley Road. Phone: 532- 4213, 604-6004. Cedar Ridge Ranch Property Owners 1902. Tuolumne City Memorial Museum. Pre- Association. Gr oup i n a ctive. W e b s ite serves, researches history of industry, pioneer maintained, www.cedarridgeranch.org. Crystal Falls Homeowners Associafamilies of Tuolumne, surrounding areas. Open tion. Maintains subdivision property includfrom 1 to 4 p.m. on weekends. Museum is at the corner of Carter and Bay St.,18663 Carter ing stables, tennis courts, basketball courts, St., Tuolumne. Information: http: //tuolumne- clubhouse, gym,two lakes. Meets at noon the t h ird Thursdays. Information: www. museum.wordpress.corn; 928-3516. Tuolumne County Historical Society. Es- crystalfallsranch.corn or 533-4877 (clubtablished in 1956 to record, preserve, and dis- house). Dyer Court Homeowners Association. seminateknowledge aboutTuolumne County's colorful history. Publishes the quarterly maga- Information: 530-363-4806 or 6 5 0-888zine Chispa and bi-monthly Historian newslet- 0312. Gold Springs West Association. Inforter and books. Writers and Landmarks awards, mation: jeff vinson©sbcglobal.net or 533scholarships, monthly programs of local his4696. torical interest. Parent organization of TuGold Springs Townhouse Homeownolumne CountyMuseum and History Research Center, 158 Bradford St., Sonora. Open Mon- ers Association. Information: 532-6315. Golden Oaks Homeowners Associaday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday tion: Information: 984-1547. open from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Information: Homeowners' Coalition of M o b ilewww.tchistory.org home Parks of Tuolumne County. ProTuolumne Heritage Publications. Publishes books on local history. Phone: Sharon tects general interest of m o b ile h o me owners living in mobile home parks in TuMarovich, 532-1 733. Tuolumne Heritage Committee. Preserves olumne County. Nonprofit, public benefit Tuolumne County's landmark buildings, ar- corporation. Five-member volunteer board of directors. Founded March 1993. Phone: chaeological sites. Phone: Sharon Marovich, Rosemary Tomai, 532-0889. 532-1733. Lake Don Pedro Owners Association. Represents interests of property owners in the Lake Don Pedro subdivision. Encourages civic improvements, promotes community activities and interests, improves CAlAVERAS COUNTY and maintainscommon areas and commuBlue Lake Springs Homeowners Asso- nity facilities. Office open Tuesday through Saturday,9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. La Hacienda ciation. Information: 795-2357. Copper Cove at Lake Tulloch Owners' address:: 5182 Fuentes D e F l ores, La Association. Information: ccltoa©caltel. Grange. Information: www.ldpoa.corn; 852corn or 785-2688. 2312. Forest Meadows Homeowners AssoLakewood Park Homeowners Associa-

Sonora, California tion. Information: 586-1218. Leland Meadows Homeowners Association. In f o rmation: marvin-palmer@sbcglobal.net or 951-0573. Long Barn Property Owners Corporation. Information: 5867309. Melones Sunset Lake Estates Association. Information: btedhall@aol.corn or 984-4787. Mi-Wuk Area H o meowners Association. Promotes individual, collective interests of Mi-Wuk Village, Sugar Pine; neighborhood Watch Program. Annual membership fee. Two general meetings a year, board meets monthly, MiWuk Village branch library. Information: www.miwukvillage.org. Pine Mountain Lake Homeowners Association: Property owners' association. Directors meet monthly. Office open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Information: 19228 Pine Mountain Drive, Groveland, www .pinemountainlake.corn. Phone: 962-8600. Pinecrest Permittee Association. Represents Pinecrest area permittees on water, wastewater, garbage, road maintenance and law-enforcement issues. Information: www .pinecrestpermittees. org; 965-3234. Phoenix Lake Country Club Estates Property Owners Association. Homeowners' association. Phone: President Mary Jayne Moffatt, 533-8664. Ponderosa Hills Recreation Club and Homeowners Association. Information: info@phrclub. org or 928-4668. Quail Ridge Homeowners Association. I n f o r m ation: c c 1 j smith©yahoo.corn or 352-2248. Ranchos Poquitos Homeowners Association. President Rita. Phone: 588-0520. Ridgewood N e i g h borhood Association. Ridgewood Estates, main entrances off Phoenix Lake Road and Crestview Drive, Sonora area. Phone: 532-6136. Rolling Oaks I m provement Association. Information: 6444900. Sierra Park Association. Information: 586-3098. Sonora Vista H o meowners Association. Information: 6444900. Sugar Pine Lake Association. Information: 536-6312. Twain Harte Homeowners Association. Group of homeowners committed to initiate, sponsor and promote the Twain Harte area, protecting the rural resort atmosphere of Twain Harte. Has 800 m embers. I n f ormation: w w w .

Mother Lode Know It All twainhartehomeow n e r s .corn. Phone: President John Kinsfather, 586-7837. Willow Springs Association. Maintains 12 acres including tennis courts, shuffleboard, horseshoe pits, L i ttle L eague f ield, playgrounds, lakes, office, clubhouse. Association's area includes 493 lots. I n f ormation: w i l lowspringsassociation@mlode.corn, 20522 W i l lo w S p r i ngs D r i v e, Soulsbyville. Phone: 532-8695.

Tuolumne County M e d ical Society. Focus on continuing medical education, medical science, public health, quality medical care. Local unit of California Medical Association. Information: www.tuolumnemedicalsociety. org; Mary Ellinger, 586-5431.

Operation: MOM. Military family support group for anyone with loved ones serving, or those interested in becoming involved. Meets 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. second Saturday at Sonora horseshoe pits and 1 4 s a nd Veterans Memorial Hall, 9 N. Washcourts, is o pen t o t h e p u b lic). ington St., Sonora. Information: Hosts several tournaments. Meet- www.operationmom.org; Pat Padaings vary, call fo r i n formation. vana, 532-8051. Phone: 928-4618.

Friends o f t h e Ca l a v e ras County Library. Creates and supports l i b rary p r o grams ( s t o ry hours, etc.), promotes and raises funds for Calaveras County libraries, outreach programs. Helps w ith u se d b o o k s t o re s i n a l l branches. Each branch library has its own Friends chapter. See website for contact information. Information: w w w . c a laverasreads. corn; 754-6510. Friends of th e L i brary, Tuolumne County. Volunteers support library programs, promote and raise f unds fo r T u olumne County libraries, outreach programs, help with used book stores in all branches. Board meets 10 times a year, on second Tuesday of the month in Sonora Library meeting room. Information: www. tuolcolib.org; 533-5507.

tion: ww w .jamestowncahog.org; Allan Aldrich, 9844888.

Tuolumne County Horseshoe Club. Maintains and uses horseshoe pits at Depot Park in Tuo lumn e (i n c l u d e s s had e d

Calaveras County Bar Association. Serves the legal community. Implements and supports programs to improve access to legal services and the judicial system. Promotes fair and efficient administration of justice. Meets several times a year. Information: www.calaverasbar.corn. Phone: President Christopher Williams, 754-3883. Tuolumne County Bar Association. Annual meeting usually in J anuary, o t h e r m e e t i ng s a s needed. Phone: President Mark Borden, 536-9535.

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Pearl Gates of Heaven Ministries. 4977 Parrotts Ferry Road, Vallecito. Biblical garden. International m inistry spreading God's w o r d throughout the world through International ministry. Information: www. pearlgatesofheavenministries.corn. Phone: 774-6632 or 736-0287.

American Motorcyclist Association. Sponsors Sonora Toy Run. Meets at 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at various members' homes. Phone: Carlen Wilcox, 532-0535. Christian Motorcyclists Association, Sierra Saints Chapter. Bornagain Christians minister to other motorcyclists, serve the community, participate in parades and recreational rides, improve the image of motorcyclists. Meets fourth Mondays at 6 p.m. for dinner, 7 p.m. meeting, Pine Tree Restaurant, Sonora. Breakfast ride on second Saturday of month, meet at My Garden Cafe at 8 a.m., ride at 9 a.m. Information: http: //cmanwr1.org/CAN/SIERRASAINTS/meeting-info.aspx. Phone: 288-9903. Harley Owners Group Motorcycle Club (H.O.G.),Jamestown Chapter No. 8102. Members must belong to international organization of H.O.G. to be active members in local chapter. Supports Jamestown Cub Scouts, monthly group rides, scholarship fund for motorcycle mechanic school. Group meets first Thursday at 7 p.m., Dinner at 6 p.m. Informa-

Newcomers Club of Tuolumne County. Social organization for assisting residents new to the area in Golden Needles. Sierra Bible meeting people and becoming part Church, 15171 Tuolumne Road, So- of the community. Open to residents nora. C r o chets and knits hats, of Tuolumne County for less than scarves, lap robes, afghans, baby three years, or former residents who blankets and caps for Food Pantry have returned after two years or clients, Seniors at Avalon, Foothill more. Monthly dinner meetings durPregnancy Center and the homeless ing fall-winter-spring, and outdoor potlucks in summer months. Interin San Francisco.Welcomes new members. Use your hands for God! est groups, activities for couples and singles. Information: www.tcnc.org; Need yarndonations. Meets second Monday of each month. Phone: Dana Avila, 588-9632. Joan Allen, 533-9211 or 532-1 381. Knotty Knitters of Calaveras. Projects include chemo hats for adults and children, as well as hats Le Leche League of Tuolumne for foster children during the holi- County.Welcomes pregnant and days. Ne w k n i t ters w e l come. breastfeeding moms to share the Weekly meetings Wednesdays at joys and challenges of breastfeeding. 10 a.m. at Middleton's Hallmark Information, support and telephone Shop in Angels Camp. Phone: Sha- help. Meets 10 a.m. first Wednesron, 890-7352. days of the month at the Tuolumne Mother Lode W e avers and County Library. Information: www. Spinners. Guild meetings at 10 a.m. llli.org or www.lllnorcal.org/groups/ on second Tuesday at Church of the tuolumneca.html. Phone: April, 98149ers in Columbia, with no meetings 3578, Crystal, 536-9492, Toni, 591in July or August. Information: www. 3634. mlwsguild.org; President Kathy NysMoms ln Prayer. Neighborhood trom, 588-1 514. small groups meet weekly during the Studio 49. Fi ber e nthusiasts school year throughout Tuolumne meet 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the sec- and Calaverascounties. Moms and ond Saturday at t h e T u olumne grandmothers use a simple four-step County Library on Greenley Road in interdenominational prayer format to Sonora. Information: www.mlws- guide a one-hour prayer time. Inforguild.org. mation: www.momsinprayer.org, Sierra Needle Artists. Needle- Phone: Ginny Milnik (Most of Tuwork meetings, workshops and lec- olumne County), 533-4642, or Cherie tures. Affiliated with Embroiderers' Beuse (Calaveras County), 753-5920. Guild of America. Club was formed in MOPS (Mothers of Preschool1985, meets the fourth Tuesday at 7 ers). Christian outreach group for p.m. in the Tuolumne County Library mothers of preschool-age children. meeting room, 480 Greenley Road, Social gathering, crafts, guest speakSonora. Phone: President Roberta ers and discussions related to parentGraham, 588-8339 or Jan Cargill, ing issues. Child day care, children' s 532-4686. educational programs, mentoring,

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CammRAs CouNTy Calaveras County Democratic Central Committee. Coordinates and promotes Democratic Party activities in county, holds informational meetings, raises funds for projects, plans and implements voter registration drives. Members elected every two years. Information: P.O. Box 1371, San Andreas. Information: www.calaverasdemocrats.org; Sharon Romano, 559-2673. Calaveras County Republican Party. Coordinates and promotes Republican Party activities in county, holds informational meetings, raises funds for projects, plans and implements voter registration drives. Members elected every two years. Meets second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., Greenhorn Creek FiresideRoom, 676 McCauley Ranch Road, Angels Camp. Information: www.calaverasrepublicans.org; Vicky Reinke, 7360233. Retired Public Employees Association, Mother Lode Chapter No. 72. Covers Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. Non-partisan organization. Works to protect benefits of city, county, state, and other public sector retirees. Non-retirees may be affiliate members. Information: w w w . rpea.corn; Patrick Olesiuk, president and membership, 586-5141.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Mother Lode Martin Luther King Jr. Committee. Non-partisan committee that promotes and presents programs that honor the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Information: Motherlode Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee, P.O. Box 254, Tuolumne, CA 95379. Information: patcervelli©frontiernet.net; Pat Cervelli, 928-3494. National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees. Represents active and retired federal employees. Non-partisan organization. Meets the first Wednesday (September through June) at 11:30 a.m. at the Pine Tree Restaurant for a lunch and business meeting with special speaker. Information: www. narfeca6.org/. Phone: President Carolyn Weaver, 965-4605. Retired Public Employees Association, Mother Lode Chapter No. 72. Covers Tuolumne and Calaveras counties. Non-partisan organization. Works to protect benefits of city, county, state, and other public sector retirees. Non-retirees may be affiliate members. Information: www.rpea.corn; Patrick Olesiuk, president and membership, 586-5141. Tuolumne County Democratic Central Committee. Official Democratic Party Organization. Coordinates and promotes Democratic Party activities in county, holds informational

meetings, raises funds for projects, plans and implements voter registration drives. Members elected every two years. Meets 6 p.m., third Mondays, Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors chambers, 2 S. Green St., Sonora. Phone: Sharon Marovich, 532-1 733. Tuolumne County Democratic Club. Party club. Hosts guest speakers and dinners. Meets second Tuesdays at7 p.m. at the Pine Tree restaurant, Sonora. Information: Domenic Torchia, torchia@mlode.corn, 536-0449. Tuolumne County Republican Central Committee. Coordinates and promotes Republican Party activities in county, holds informational meetings, raises funds for projects, plans and implements voter registration drives. Members elected every two years. Hosts annual Ronald Reagan dinner. Meets first Thursdays at 6 p.m., except December, at the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors chambers, 2 S. Green St., Sonora. Information: www.tuolumnegop.corn; Karl Dambacher, 352-4390 . Tuolumne County Republican Women Federated.Coordinates and promotes Republican Party activities in county, holds informational meetings, raises funds for projects, plans and implements voter registration drives. Meets fourth Mondays at 11 a.m., except June, July and August. Information: http: // www.cfrw.org/index.cfm/club-Tuolumne County RWF 214.htm. Phone: Melinda Fleming, 352-8012. TCFACTS. Meets at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of the month in the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors' chambers. Phone: Patricia Ryan, 532-5352.

ILTIN Independence Hall Quilters. Holds annual Quilt Faire at Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys. Donations go to Women's Crisis Center and Child Protective Services, Shriner's Hospital, high school scholarships, area youth with catastrophic illness or accidents, area schools, parks, libraries and other community organizations. Meets 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays (not July or August) at Independence Hall, 1445 Blagen Road, Arnold. Information: www.independencehallquilters.corn, 795-1464 or 7957722. Sierra Quilt Guild of Tuolumne County.All levels of quilters invited, both traditional and modern quilting. All ages welcome. Meets second Monday at 7p.m. at Tuolumne County Senior Center, Sonora. Information: www.sierraquiltguild.corn; Nancy Johnson, 532-7521.

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Formal training program begins in February, ety of programs, activities and services with second training in fall prior to Polar Ex- through the Tuolumne County Senior Cenpress. Information: railtownnews©parks. ter, including but not limited to Meals on ca.gov; 984-4622. Wheels, Transportation, Lunch and FireCalifornia Stat e R a ilroad M u seum wood Program. Information: www.sierraseFoundation. Collects, preserves, studies, niorproviders.org; 533-2622. exhibits and interprets selected aspects of Sons in Retirement Branch 77, Sierra. railroads and railroading, with an emphasis Retired men devoted to independence, digon California and the West. Address: 125 I nity in retirement. Meets second Thursdays St., Sacramento. Information: www.csrmf. at 11 a.m., lunch at noon, speaker at 1 p.m. org; (916) 323-9280. at the Elks Lodge in Sonora. Information: www.sierrasir77.corn; Membership Chairman Ron Sisco, 984-3471. Sons in Retirement Branch 136, SoCalaveras County Association of Real- nora. Retired men devoted to i ndepentors. Works with members and local affili- dence, dignity in retirement; meets second a tes t o e xc h a ng e v a l u a bl e m a r k e t Tuesdays at 11 a.m., lunch at noon, speaker information, business to business leads and at 1 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Sonora. Information: www.sonorasirs.org; Big Sir Jim maintain a support system throughout and beyond Calaveras County. Address: 1270 Johnson, 536-1595. Sons in Retirement Branch 172, Twain Suzanne Drive, Suite B, Angels Camp. InforHarte. Retired men devoted to indepenmation: www.calaverasrealtors.corn; 736dence, dignity in retirement. Meets first 4600. Tuolumne County Association of Real- T hursdays at 1 1 a . m. , l u nch a t n o o n , tors. Trade association for real estate dedi- speaker at 1 p.m. at the Elks Lodge in Socated t o b e t t e r ment o f t h e i n d u stry. nora. Information: www.sirtwain.org; Big Scholarships. General meetings quarterly. Sir Rich Brandau, 586-3399. Sons in Retirement Branch 152, ArAddress: 14195 Tuolumne Road, Sonora. Information: www.tcrealtors.org; 532-3432. nold. Retired men devoted to i n dependence, dignity in retirement. Meets third Tuesdays at 11 a.m., lunch at noon, speaker at 1 p.m. at Snowflake Lodge, Blue Lake Springs. AARP Smart Driver Course. Driving course for people 55 and older. Classroom course designed to meet needs of mature driver. Covers age-related physical changes, declining perceptual skills, rules of the road, CALAVERAS COUNTY local driving situations. Participants receive certificates for discounts on auto insurance. Habitat for Humanity Calaveras. SupClasses held periodically at Elks Lodge at ports families through homebuilding proSonora Senior Center, Greenley Road., So- cess, fundraising, skilled and u nskilled nora. Reservations required. Class also volunteer builders, subcontractors, church available online. Information: www.aarp. workers, beneficiaries. "ReStore" sells doorg. Phone: Sandy Miller, 559-6198 or (877) nated building materials, lightly used furni846-3299. ture, appliances and hardware (open Fridays Gold Country Social Club. Non-profit and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 172 N. social club serving women, children and se- California St., San Andreas). Board meets at niors in Tuolumne County. Meets the sec- 6 p.m. the third Wednesdays of the month ond Tuesday at the Pine Tree restaurant, at the Senior Center in San Andreas. Office Sonora, at noon for lunch, social time at open 9 a.m.to noon Monday through Thurs11:30 a.m. Speakers are fun and informa- day, 956 Mountain Ranch Road, San Antive. Phone: Carol Sando, 532-0168. dreas. Information: www.habitatcalaveras. National Association of Active and Re- org; 754-5331. tired Federal Employees. Represents acLions Club, Arnold. Meets first and third tive an d r e t i re d f e d e ra l e m p l oyees. Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m., Snowflake Non-partisan organization. Meets the first Lodge in Arnold. Information: www.arnoldWednesday (September through June) at lions.org. Phone: Dennis Duggins, 79511:30 a.m. at the Pine Tree Restaurant for a 2568. lunch and business meeting with special Lions Club, 49er Breakfast, San Anspeaker. Information: www.narfeca6.org; dreas. Service group, donations benefit President Carolyn Weaver, 965-4605. community, sponsors annualspeech, eleRetired Public Employees Association, mentary school peace poster contests. Mother Lode Chapter No. 72. Covers Tu- Staffs Delta Blood Bank, senior center. Cololumne and Calaveras counties. Works to lects used eyeglasses, hearing aids for protect benefits of city, county, state, and needy, developing countries. Meets second other public sector retirees. Non-retirees and fourth Tuesdays at 8 a.m. at St. Matmay be affiliate members. Information: thews Episcopal Church, San Andreas. Inwww.rpea.corn; Patrick Olesiuk, president formation: www.49erlions.org; President and membership, 586-5141. Rey Garcias, 532-2135. 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Mother Lode Know It All ley Springs. Phone: Sherri Reusche, 986-3413. Soroptimist International of Calaveras County. Bu s i nesswomen work to improve the lives of women and girls. Scholarships, women's h ealth i s sues, o t her causes. Meets first Wednesdays of each month at 6 p.m., CAMPS Restaurant at Greenhorn Creek, Angels Camp. Mailing: P.O. Box 696, Angels Camp, CA 95222. Information : ht t p : // s i c alaverascounty.org; 753-9700.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY American Association of University Women - Sonora Branch. A AUW a d v a nces e q u it y f o r women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and research. Membership is open to women and men who hold an associate's (or equivalent) or higher college degree. S o nora branch provides college scholarships to local students and a science camp for incoming eighth-grade girls by fundraising through our annual Home Tour and Tea, always on the first Saturday of December. General meetings are held on the third Thursday each month from September to May. Visit our website for various times and locations. Sonora branch has many interest groups including: Bocce, Bridge, Gourmet/dining groups, a Writing group, Ladies Night Out, Outdoor a d v e ntures, T h e ater Goers, Cribbage and Clogging. Information: www.aauwsonora.org; Elsie Bruno, 533-1345. Aronos Research Women' s Club. For men and women of all ages interested in community service, friendship, education, fellows hip. Raises f u nd s f o r m a n y causes, including school scholarships, assistance for the mentally impaired, h o m e less s h e l t ers, Delta Blood Bank, pregnant teens, annual health fair and much more. Programs based on a particular topic that is studied throughout the year. Current year's topic is the History of Aronos, One of Sonora's more historic organizations. New members are currently welcome and encouraged to v isit. Founded in 1 9 15. M a iling Address: P.O. Box 4443, Sonora, CA 95370. I n f o rmation: b o n n ie© gosnc.corn. P h one: P r e sident Mary Jayne Moffatt, 533-8664. Black Hat Foundation.Raises money for Tuolumne County organizations. Typically meets monthly in preparation of annual Black Hat

C harity Ball. Information: www . blackhatfoundation.org; Don Esca llier, 586-2280. Columbia Docents. Tr ained volunteers work with the park to help with interpretive programs both behind the scenes and in costume. Training begins in January, Columbia State Historic Park. Phone: 588-9128. Friends of C o lumbia St ate Historic Park. Nonprofit cooperating association, raises money for park education and interpretation activities and programs, restoration. Information: www.friendsofcolumbiashp.org. Habitat for Humanity of Tuolumne County. Builds affordable homes for t hose in need. V olunteers always n eeded f o r H abitat fo r H u m anity an d R e Store. Re-Store (533-9080) accepts donations of gently used home furnishings, appliances and remodeling items, which are sold at a discounted price to the public. ReStore and office address: 14216 Tuolumne Road,. ReStore open Monday through Saturday 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: www.habitattuolumne.org; 536-0970. Highway 108 Fire-Safe Council. Coordinates between fire departments a n d h o m e o w n e rs. A dvises p r o perty o w n e r s o n brush-clearing regulations a nd c ompliance. Seeks Grants f o r needed fuel breaks and manages projects t o p r o t ect T u o lumne County communities in the Highway 108 area. Information: http: // w ww . t u o l u m n e f i r e s a f e . o r g/ . Phone: President G lenn G o ttschall, 743-8123. Kiwanis Club, Sonora. Serves children, senior citizens. Annual children's shopping spree. Community youth service year round for Tuolumne County. Meets Fridays at 7 a.m. at The Pine Tree Restaurant. Program coordinator, Michael Ayala.Phone: 728-5043. Lions Club, Garrotte, Groveland. Helps community by providi ng help w it h ey e ca r e , scholarships, support for Groveland Health Care Van, supports White-Cane day and Flag Day. Meets first and third Wednesdays at 6 p.m. at the Groveland Community Hall. Phone: President Frank Oyung, 962-7585. Lions Club, Lake Don Pedro Gold Chain.Meets second and fourth mondays 6 p.m.Lake Don Pedro Owners Association, hacienda building. Phone: Secretary Ellie Duste, 852-2230. Lions Club, Sonora. Prevention of blindness, buys eyeglasses for

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 underprivileged children, qualifying adults. Hearing care, diabetes, scholarships, other c o mmunity needs. Loans free medical equipment. Sponsorshighway cleanup, canine companions, Meals on Wheels, All-Star Football. Meets Wednesdays atnoon at The Pine Tree Restaurant, Sonora. Information: www.sonoralions.org; President Paul Berg, 532-1373. Omega Nu, Alpha iota Chapter. A women's sorority and community s e r v ic e o r g a n ization dedicated to helping Tuolumne County women and children in need. Active in the community for 76 years.Omega Nu raises money for local high school and college scholarships. Provides clothing and shoes at Christmas for more than 75 elementary school aged children in need. Supports ATCAA and SmileKeepers dental prevention program in local elementary schools. Also gives to a variety of qualified recipients throughout the year. Phone: President, Karen Spitze, 586-1682. Partners for Twain Harte. Coordinates community projects to improve Twain Harte. Cooperative of all Twain Harte service groups, including Rotary, S o roptimist, Homeowners, Chamber of Commerce, Twain Harte Community Services District, Tw ain H arte Lake Association, CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), Twain Harte Business Association and Twain Harte Golf Club. Phone: Jim Johnson,chairman, 586-8940. Rotary, G r o veland. M e e t s T uesdays at 1 2 :1 5 p . m. , T h e Grille, Groveland. Phone: President Wayne Phillips, 962-4760. Rotary, Sonora. Meets Tuesdays at noon at The Willow Steakhouse, Willow and Main streets, J amestown. Information: www . sonorarotary.corn; 770-2848. Rotary, Sonora 49er. Me ets Thursdays at noon at The Pine Tree Restaurant, East Sonora. Phone: 768-7440 or 536-3409. R otary, S o n o r a S u n r i s e .

Meets Wednesdays at 7 a.m., Pine Tree Restaurant, East Sonora. Information: www.sonorasunriserotary.corn; S e c r e t ary Robin Phillips, 588-2977. Rotary, Twain Harte. Me ets Wednesdays at 7p.m. at the Epperson House, Twain Harte. Members from Twain Harte, Long Barn, Tuolumne, Sonora. Information: www.twainharterotary.corn; Secretary Nola Thompson, 586-3181. Sonora Area Foundation. Nonprofit community foundation that gives grants and scholarships to Tuolumne County n o n-profits. Works to e nhance Sonora-area quality of life, facilitator of donors, charitable organizations. Information: www.sonora-area.org; 5332596. Sonora Emblem Club No. 124. Community women's group promoting drug awareness, veterans' services, literacy programs, scholarships, other charities. Supports hearing dog programs, Military Base coupon p rogram, Stamp Camp USA, Ronald M c Donald House donations. Usually meets f irst W e dnesdays at t h e E l k s Lodge, Sonora, dinner at 6 p.m., meeting at 7 p.m., no meetings in July or August. Phone: Debbie Smith, 532-6826. Soroptimist International of Sonora. Businesswomen working to improve the lives of w o m en and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. Meets second and f ourth Thursdays each m o n t h (September through June) at 6:30 p.m. at The Pine Tree Restaurant, E ast So n o r a . Inf o r m a t i o n : sisonora@soroptimist.net. Phone: President Tomi Sue Henderson, 984-0232. Soroptimist International of Twain Harte. Meets the second, third and fourth Tuesdays at The Back Room of The Rock at noon. Information: http: //twainhartesoroptimist.org; President G loria Winton, 588-8924. Tuolumne County S heriff's

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Mother Lode Martin Luther King Jr. Committee. Non-partisan committee that promotes and presents programs that honor the life of Martin Luther King Jr. in January of each year.Mail:P.O. Box 254, Tuolumne, CA 95379. Information: www.mlmartinlutherkingjr.org; patcervelli@frontiernet.net; Pat Cervelli, 928-3494.

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Hall, 9 N. Washington St., Sonora. Phone: Dick Southern, 928-3848. Veterans of Foreign Wars AuxAmerican Legion Smyth-Bolter Post No. 58, S onora. Supports iliary, Sonora. Family members of Boys' State, college scholarships VFW qualified person work with Tuolumne County Stamp Col- for high school seniors, Junior Griz- school groups and support veterans lectors Club. Open to anybody in- zlies rifle team, Sonora High School in various ways. Meets first Fridays Baseball team, contributes to Meals at 7 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 9 terested in s t amps and s t amp N. WashingtonSt.,Sonora. Phone: collecting. Owning a stamp collec- on Wheels and Interfaith Food Gail Ramsey, 984-3799. Bank, provides financial assistance tion is not a requirement. Meets at Veterans of Foreign War Mili7 p.m. thesecond Wednesday of to veterans in need. Hosts Law & the month, Tuolumne County Li- Order Night, a recognition dinner for tary Service Program. Helps current reserve, national guard and brary, 480 Greenley Road, Sonora. Tuolumne County Public Safety Departments. Memorial Services held active duty military families finanPhone: Bob Guimarin, 984-5138. at Mountain Shadow Cemetery cially and other ways. Phone: Northyearly. Meets third Tuesdays at 7 ern California Chairman Aaron p.m. Monthly breakfast, 8 a.m., first Rasmussen, (951) 692-2236. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post Mother L o d e S t o r y t elling Sundays, Veterans Memorial Hall, 9 No. 3154, Sonora. Business meetN. Washington St., Sonora. InforGuild. Affiliated with The National ings first Fridays at 7 p.m., potluck Storytelling Guild. Anyone inter- mation: w w w . a m ericanlegion- socials third Fridays at 5 p.m., anested in the art of storytelling and sonora.org. Phone: Commander nual picnic third Sunday in August. Lonald Lott, 402-8204 or Ed Sudits many applications is invited to Mini-socials from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Satduth, 533-0427. meetings, which rotate throughurdays. Address: Veterans MemoAmerican Legion Post No. 102, out the service counties, Septemrial Hall, 9 N . W a shington St., Bill Brinlee. Meets first Tuesdays at ber through April. Information: 7 p.m., 189 Pine St., Valley Springs. Sonora.Seeking new combat vets. www.sierranevadastorytelling. Information: www.vfwpost3154. Information: www.legion.org. org, or email: motherlodestorytellorg; 533-3154. American Legion Caiaveras ers©gmail.corn. Phone: Colleen Veterans of Foreign Wars: Post Post 376. Supports Boys' State, Dolan, 743-3210 or B.Z. Smith, grants "Lance Cpl. Gavin Brum- No. 4748, Tuolumne. Business 532-7697. meetings second Thursdays of National Storytelling Network, mund Memorial scholarships" for each month at 7 p.m., Tuolumne Sierra Nevada Foothills-CA Re- high school seniors graduating from Memorial Hall in Tuolumne. Email: West Point or Railroad Flat, congion No. 7. Serves Mariposa, Tuducts American education to local vfwpost4748©yahoo.corn. Phone: olumne, Calaveras, Amador, El Commander Aaron Rasmussen, Dorado, Placer and Nevada counties. schools, offers dinners to commu- 951-692-2236. nity every Friday night, monthly bufGives organizational support to librarVeterans Service Office of Tuies, schools, day care centers, park fet breakfast, mo nthly e vents. olumne County. Helps veterans Meets fourth Wednesdays at 6:30 and museum docent programs with establish Veterans Administration training, networking and resource de- p.m., American Legion Hall, 2769 benefits. Helps veterans with fedvelopment. Helps support individuals Upper Dorray Road, Glencoe. Infor- eral paperwork. Open weekdays 9 involved in storytelling and spoken- mation: www.legion.org. Informa- a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., 105 word arts. Contact State Liaison Sto- tion: www.glencoepost376.corn. E. Hospital Road. Phone: 533Phone: Tom Correa, 293-3331. ryteller B.Z. Smith. Information: 6280. American Legion Post No. 681, bzsmith@me.corn;532-7697. Vietnam Veterans of America Twain Harte. Meets third Tuesdays Chapter N o . 39 1 , T u o l u mne at noon, American Legion Hall, County. For those who served in Manzanita Drive, Twain Harte. military during Vietnam era (Aug. 5, Widowed Persons Association Phone: Commander Bud Gross, 1960, to May 7, 1975). Works to of California (WPAC). Nonprofit, 586-5386. improve conditions for veterans, Disabled American Veterans, all volunteer support and social orSonora Chapter 119. Open to any- scholarships, helps needy veterans ganization. Helps widowed men one who s u ffered service-con- and their families, improve public and women of all ages cope with perceptions of Vietnam veterans. nected disability, injury, illness or the loss of their spouse and rebuild was a prisoner of war. Meets every Meets second Tuesdays at7 p.m., their lives. Information: http: //widthird month on second Thursdays at Veterans Memorial Hall, Sonora, 9 owedcal.org; 472-1 357. N. Washington St. Information: 5 p.m., Veterans Memorial Hall, 9 www.vietnamveterans391.org; N. WashingtonSt.,Sonora. Phone: Dick Southern, 928-3848. Phil Hubbs, 984-3799. Visiting Hospitalized Veterans. Operation: MOM. Support group Members visit veterans in area care for military families, loved ones. Meets 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. second homes, deliver gifts, make cheerful contacts on birthdays and at ChristSaturday at Sonora Veterans Memorial Hall, 9 N. Washington St., mastime. Meets first Thursdays Sonora. Information: www.opera- every other month at 5 p.m. at Vettionmom.org.Phone: Pat Padavana, erans Hall, Sonora. Mailing: P.O. Box 153, Jamestown, CA 95327. 532-8051. Tuolumne County V eterans Phone: Phil Hubbs, 984-3799. Committee Inc. Umbrella organization, oversees Veteran's Memorial W MEN' 151997 082515 KIA Hall in Sonora. Meets first Wednesdays at 5 p.m., Veterans Memorial Focus M i n i stries. Su p p ort

Sonora, California group for women in difficult circumstances, due to dysfunctional relationships, physical, verbal and emotional abuse and divorce. Offers hope, encouragement, education and assistance with no cost or obligation. Open to all women. Provides a safe and confidential place to share and learn. Meets Mondays at Sierra Bible Church, Sonora from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Phone: Garilynn, 206-4055. Gold Country Social Club. Nonprofit social club serving women, children and seniors in Tuolumne County. Meets the second Tuesday at the Pine Tree restaurant, Sonora, at noon for lunch, social time at 11:30 a.m. Speakers are fun and informative. Phone: Carol Sando, 532-0168.

Precepter Delta Phi (local chapter of Beta Sigma Phi International). Non-academic sorority with 200,000 members in chapters around the world. Beta Sigma Phi is primarily a social and cultural organization that incorporates service as part of its activities. The motto of Beta Sigma Phi is Life, Learning and Friendship. Service is done locally and internationally. Through the c u ltural programs each member is encouraged to grow personally, while at the same time participating in the growth of her sisters. Meets second Tuesdays at members homes. Socials once a month.Phone: Janis Starn, 614-0268. Sierra F o o t hills W o m e n' s Club. Social, educational, and charitable club founded in 1989. Meeting with special presenter/speaker on the first Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at Black Oak Casino Resort Conference Center, 19398 Tuolumne Road N.,Tuolumne. Reservations required. Phone: Marcie Wells, 533-2838 orGinny Van Bolt,9284374. Soul Sisters. W e l comes a l l women who want a place to connect and discuss women's issues from a biblical perspective in order to grow in their spiritual relationship. Meets 6:30 p.m., third Tuesday of September through May at Sierra Bible Church, 15171 Tuolumne Road, Sonora. Phone: 5321381.

Sonora Writers Group. Meets t he second Saturday o f e a c h month from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call for further Information: www.sonorawriters.org; President Jill Klajic, 743-8097.

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AMERICAN BAPTIST Oak Circle Community Church. 1438 Oak Circle Drive, Arnold. Sunday worship at 9:30 a.m., prayer meeting at 10 a.m., service at 11 a.m.; pastor's Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays;men's study at6:30 a.m. Wednesdays; women's study at 6:30 p.m. first and third Wednesdays. Information: www.oakcirclecommunitychurch.org or 795-2491.

BAHA'I Baha'i Faith of Tuolumne. Study classes and basic information available. Meets at various times. Information: Ed and Evelyn Diliberto, 586-1807. Baha'i Faith of Calaveras. Meets at various times and locations within Calaveras County. Information: 80022-UNITE.

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BIBLE Big Trees Community Bible Church. 1216 Blagen Road, Arnold. Pastor John Detrick. Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Information: 795-2964.

St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Sonora. 127 W. Jackson St., Sonora. Father Samuel West and Father Joseph Banca. Saturday service, 5 p.m.; Sunday services, 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and Spanish Mass at 5 p.m.; Dailymass Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. Information: http: // stpatssonora.org or 532-7139.

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All Saints Catholic Church. JoaCopper Canyon Baptist Church. quin Gully Road and Cherokee Drive, Meets at Copperopolis Elementary Twain Harte. Father John Fitzgerald. ANGLICAN School. Pastor Sean Paulsen. Sunday Information: www.omnsanct.org or service 10 a.m. Information: www. 586-3161. St. Michaels and All Angels An- coppercanyonchurch.org or 785Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Cemeglican Church.19632 Mono Way, 9295. tery Street, Big Oak Flat. Father SamEast Sonora. Holy Eucharist, 9:30 First Baptist Church.1555 Depot uel Westand Father Joseph Banca. a.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Thursday. Road, Angels Camp. Pastor Dave Saturday service at 5 p.m. Sunday The Rev. James Stout, vicar. Infor- Kinney. Sunday service at 11 a.m. service at 9 a . m . I n f ormation: mation: www.anglicansonora.org or Women's study Mondays at6:30 stpatssonora.org or 532-7139. 533-1091. Our Lady of the Sierra Mission. p.m., children and youth m e et Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Information: 1301 Linebaugh Road, Arnold. Father Rolando Petronio. Saturday Mass, 5 www.fbcac.org or 736-2464. ASSEMBLIES OF GOD First Baptist Church of Big Oak p.m.; Sunday Mass, 10 a.m. InformaCalvary Worship Center. 387 Flat. 11347 Wards Ferry Road, one tion: www.parishesonline.corn/stpatRussell Road at Market Street, San block of Highway 120. Pastor James rickangelscamp or 736-4575. St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Andreas. Pastor Jonathon Smith. In- Lowe. Sunday School at 9:45, service at 11 a.m. Information: 962- 162 Church Hill Road, San Andreas. formation: 754-3298. Information: 754-3815. Christian Heights Church. 13711 7038. The Journey: A Church PursuSt. Anne's Catholic Church. Joshua Way, Sonora. Pastor Craig Andrus. Sunday services at 9:15 and ing Jesus. 14425 Mono Way, So- Church Street, Columbia. Weddings 10:45 a.m. Free dinner Wednesdays nora. Pastor Jim Day. Sunday service and occasional services held. Information: stpatssonora.org or 532at 5:30 p.m. Bible study/children' s at 10:30 a.m. Information: www. program at 6:30 p.m. Information: welcometothejourney.org or 532- 7139. St. Ignatius Catholic Church. www.christianheights.org or 532- 4681. Grace Baptist Church. 19765 Poker Flat Community Center. Fa7305. Community Assembly of God. Grace Way, Sonora. Pastor Kevin ther Rolando Petronio. Sunday Mass, 18785 Pine St., Tuolumne. Pastor Schmidt and Assistant Pastor John 8:30 a.m. Information: www.parishCraig Andrus. Sunday service at 11 Schmidt.Sunday school at9:30 a.m., esonline.corn/stpatrickangelscamp a.m. Free community meal Satur- service at 10:30 a.m. Cottage meet- or 736-4575. ings in private homes Sunday nights St. Joseph's Mission. 18473 days at 6 p.m. Information: www. at 6 p.m. Awana program and Bible Gardner St., Tuolumne. Father John christianheights.org or 532-7305. Foothills Community Church. study Wednesdays at6:45 p.m. In- Fitzgerald. Information: www.omn18717 Main St., Groveland. Sunday formation: www.gbcsonora.corn or sanct.org or 586-3161. St. Patrick's Catholic Church, school9:45 a.m., worship 10:45 a.m. 532-4246. Greeley Hill Baptist. 10241 Holt- Angels Camp. 820 S. Main St., AnPastor Ken Haigh. Information: 768zel Road, Coulterville. Sunday service gels Camp. Father Rolando Petronio. 6798. H eart Rock Cafe an d C a f e at 10:45a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday 10: 15 a.m. Sunday Mass; 8 a.m. Church. 1 S. Washington St., So- service at 7 p.m. Information: www. Mass Monday, Tuesday, Thursday nora. Pastor Craig Andrus. Sunday greeleyhillbaptist.org or 878-3262. and Friday; Spanish Mass 7 p.m. Satservice at 11 a.m. Free dinner at 5:30 Lake Don Pedro Baptist. 4175 urday. Information: www.parishep.m. Wednesdays. Information: Abeto St., La Grange. Pastor Hans sonline.corn/stpatrickangelscamp or www.christianheights.org or 533Frei. Saturday service at 7 p.m., Sun- 736-4575. day services at 8 and 11 a.m., Sun1221 or 532-7305. St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Valley Christian Center. 2475 Sil- day school at 9:45 a.m. Information: Murphys. 621 Sheep Ranch Road, ver Rapids Road, Valley Springs. Pas- www.ldpbaptistchurch.corn or 852- Murphys. Father Rolando Petronio. tor Jonathon Smith. Sunday school 2029. Saturday Mass, 5 p .m.; Sunday at 9 a.m., services at 10:30 a.m. and Sonora Baptist Church. 412 W. Mass, 8:30 a.m.; Wednesday Mass, 6 p.m. Family night Wednesdays at 7 Stockton Road, Sonora. Pastor Skip 8:30 a.m. Information: www.parishp.m.. Information: www.vccvs.corn Ferris. Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. esonline.corn/stpatrickangelscamp. or 772-2090. and service at 10:30 a.m. Family Phone: 736-4575.

ing Room, 17 S. Washington St., Sonora. Services held 10 a.m. Sundays; Wednesday testimony meetings held 7:30p.m. Wednesdays. Inform atio n : www. c h r i st i a nsciencesonora.org or 532-4141.

CHURCH OF CHRIST Angels Camp Church of Christ. 685 Copello Drive, Angels Camp. Sunday Bible study class at 10 a.m., worship 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.; Wednesday Biblestudy at6:30 p.m. Information: 7364792. Sonora Church of Christ. 14054 Tuolumne Road, East Sonora. Sunday study at 9:30 a.m., service at 11 a.m.; Biblestudy 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Information: 532-9449.

Mountain Christian Fellowship. 3488 E. Highway 4, Murphys. Pastor Bart Rush. Adult study, 9 a.m. Sunday; Sunday service, 10:30 a.m., Kids Connection, 11:15 a.m.; M en' s Breakfast Connection, 6:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 7:30 a.m. Fridays; MOPS, 9 a.m. first and third Tuesdays; Homework Connection, 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays; Women's Bible study, 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays and CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 9:30 a.m. Saturdays; Frontline Youth OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Group, 5 p.m. Thursdays. Information: www.mtnchristianfellowship. Church of Jesus Christ of Latterorg or 728-2250. day Saints. 19481 Hillsdale Drive, Rivers of Life Christian FellowSonora. Sunday services at 9 a.m. ship. 14535 Peaceful Valley Road, and 1 p.m. Information: Bishop Todd Sonora. Pastor Jay Wynn. Sunday Dearden, 532-4286, Bishop Mark worship, 10 a.m. Information: www. Houghton, 536-9231 or 536-9522. rolcf.corn or 532-3151. Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. Groveland Branch, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 19780 Old Highway 120. Information: www.lds.org or 962-5345. First Church of Christ, Scientist. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter69 N. WashingtonSt.,Sonora.Read- day Saints. 221 S. Church St., San

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COMMUNITY Mokelumne Hill Community Church.8245 Main St.,M okelumne Hill. Pastor Andy DeHerrera. Sunday school at 9:15 a.m., worship at 10:30 a.m., Children's Church at 11 a.m. Information: www.mokehillcc.net or 286-1165. Murphys Community Church. Meets at the Black Bart Playhouse Sundays, 9:30 a.m. Pastor Bill Sidorvich. Information: www .murphyscommunitychurch.org or 728-2688.

COVENANT Chapel inthe Pines. 2286 Cedar Lane, Arnold. Pastor Chris Kalton. Sunday services at 8:30 and 10:15 a.m. Information: www.chapelinthepines.org or 795-1 064. Community Covenant Church of San Andreas. 261 Treat Ave., San Andreas. Sunday Service at 10 a.m. Information: www.saccc.net or 7543881. Good Samaritan Community Church. 4684 Baldwin St., Valley Springs. Pastor Jeff Mitchell. Sunday services at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Information: www.gsccc.net or 772-9548. Grace Hills Bible Church. Meets at Bret Harte High School multipurpose room, 1121 S. Main St., Angels Camp. Sundayserviceat 10 a.m. Pastor Dusty Bach. Information: www. gracehillscovenant.org or 736-7850. Murphys Covenant Church. 34 Jones St., Murphys. Pastor Chad Wible. Sunday service at 10 a.m. Information: w w w . m u rphyscovenantchurch.org or 728-3021.

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St. Susanna Orthodox Church. 10825 Robinwood Lane, Sonora. Father Andrew Jacobs. Great Vespers 6 p.m. Saturday; Divine Liturgy 9 a.m. Sunday. Call for feast day and other special service times. Information: www.stsusanna.corn or 352-6791.

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EVANGELICAL Crossroads Church. 411 Main St., C o p p eropolis. H i s t o r ical church behind the post office in old Copperopolis. Pastor Terry Berreth. Sunday services at 10 a.m. Information: www.crossroadslaketulloch.org or 785-4463. Grace Fellowship C h u rch. 1209 S. Highway 49, San Andreas. Pastor Walt Hammonds. Sunday study at 9:30 a.m., service at 11 a.m. Information: w w w . g racesanandreas.org or 754-4110. Twain Harte B ible Church. 23191 Mark Twain Drive, Twain Harte. Pastor Matthew Funk and Youth Pastor Noel Rathmel. Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.; Sunday w orship service at 1 0 :45 a .m. Weekly Bible studies available for men and women. Youth group meets Wednesdays at6:30 p.m. Information: www.thbible.org or 586-3835.

Church. 20415 Jamestown Road, Sonora. Pastor David Wheeler. Sunday service at 10 a.m. Information: www.sonorafoursquare. org or 532-5724. Church on the Hill. Meets at Belleview School at 10 a.m. Sundays. Pastor Jerome Andrews. Information: 533-2553.

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Community United Methodist. 135 Laurel St., Valley Springs. Pastors Scott and Denise Wylie. Sunday services at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Information: w w w . m e t hodistvalleysprings.org or 772-2429. Jamestown United Methodist Church. 18193 Seco St., Jamestown. Sunday serviceat 9:30 a.m., Biblestudy Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Information: 984-3521. Sonora U n i te d M e t h o dist Church.90 Yaney Ave., Sonora. Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday service at11 a.m. Pastor Lisa Brown. Information: www.sonora-umc.org or 5324850. Soulsbyville United Methodist Church. Across from Jones Mill, 19882 Community Drive, Soulsbyville. Pastor Ron Greilich. Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. Adult Bible study Thursdays at 2 p.m. Information: www.soulsbyville-umc.org or 928-1 376. Tuolumne United Methodist Church. 18851 Cedar St., Tuolumne. Pastor Ron Greilich. Sunday Bible study at 10:30 a.m., service at 11:30 a.m. Information: 928-1 376.

Mother Lode Jewish Community. Jewish organization covers four-county area, including Tuolumne and Calaveras. Meets at NAZARENE various times and locations. Rabbi New Hope Community Church Andra Greenwald. Information: w ww.motherlodejc.org or 5 3 3 - of the Nazarene. Meets at Sonora Seventh-day Adventist Church, 40 N. 1650. Forest Road, Sonora. Sunday school INTER-DENOMINATIONAL at 9:30 and Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Information: 588-9240. Foothill Community Church. Faith Lutheran Church. 6 5 3710 Whittle Road, Angels Camp. Mitchler St., Murphys. Sunday ser- NON-DENOMINATIONAL Pastor Dave Mattson. Sunday service at 11 a.m. Information: 728Calvary Chapel Sonora. 19889 vice at 10 a.m.; Celebrate Recov- 2041. ery Fridays at 7 p.m.; Junior Rock Foothill Evangelical Lutheran Soulsbyville Road, Sonora. Sunday and Rock youth groups Mondays Church. 225 E. Highway 12, Valley services at9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Wednesday nightclasses at 6 p.m. at 6 p.m.; Community Bible study Springs. Information: 772-0940. Information: www.ccsonora.corn or Thursdays at 9:30 a.m.; men' s Mountain Lutheran Church. 533-8820. group Thursdays at 7 p.m. Infor13000 Down To Earth Court, off EASTERN ORTHODOX Calvary Chapel Valley Springs. m ation: /fccangels.org or 7 3 6- Ferretti Road, Groveland. Pastor 150 California St., Valley Springs. 9338. Ginger DuMars. Sunday service 10 St. Gabriel Orthodox Church. a.m. Information: www.mountain- Pastor Art Phinney. Sunday services at 10 a.m. with pre-service prayer at 1538 Vallecito Road, Angels Camp. lutheranchurch.org or 962-4064. JEHOVAH'S WITNESS 9:30a.m.;Wednesday Bible study at Mountain R a nch L u t heran Vespers 6 p.m. Saturday; Divine Liturgy FOURSQUARE Church. 8063 Washington St., 6 p .m . Information: www.ccval10 a.m. Sunday. Information: www. Arnold congregation. 43 3 9 Mountain Ranch. Sunday service at leysprings.org or 772-9845. S onora H i l l s C o m m u n ity stgabrielofangels.corn or 754-9430. Meadow View Road, Murphys. 9 a.m. Information: 754-3732. Chapel in the Pines. 18580 CherPublic service 10 a.m. Sunday; Mount Calvary Lutheran okee Drive, off Joaquin Gully Road, www.porterrentsonline.corn dave©porterrentsonline.corn Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesday. Church. 24187 Pine Lake Drive, off Twain Harte. Pastor Dennis OrtInformation: 728-2423. Highway 108, Sugar Pine. Sunday mann. Sunday service at 10 a.m.; San Andreas congregation. service 11 a.m. Information: www. Wednesday Bible study for all ages, 1434 Howell Road, San Andreas. m tcalvarysugarpine.org or 5 8 66:30 p.m., Information: www.thchaPublic service 10 a.m. Sunday; 3616. pel.org or 586-3284. Party Rental Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesday. St. Matthew Lutheran Church. Country Cowboy Church. 14888 Information: 754-5300. 13880 Joshua Way, Sonora. Pastor Peaceful Valley Road, Sonora. Pastor Commercial Linen Services Sonora congregation. 19985 Tom Sharpe. Traditional Sunday Jack Bettencourt. Sunday school at 9 Greenley Road, Sonora. Public service at 8 a.m., Sunday school at a.m.; service at 10:30 a.m.; WomDavid Archibaid service 10 a.m. Sunday and 4 p.m. 9:15 a.m., family service at 10:30 en's Bible study Wednesdays at 10 Saturday; Bible study and ministry a.m. Information: w w w . s tmata.m.;Open Bible Study Wednesdays 18971 Hess Avenue Ph. 209-588-8621 school 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thurs- t hewchurchsonora.org o r 5 3 2 - at 6:30 p.m. Information: www.counSonora, California 95370 Fax 209-588-8201 day. Information: 532-9800. 4639. trycowboychurch.corn or 588-1 056.

Sonora, California Creekside Community Church. 13650 Bergel Road, half-mile west of Phoenix Lake Road, Sonora. Pastor Tom Mohler. Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.; men's and women's separate Bible study Mondays at 6 p.m.; community Bible study Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Information: www.newcreeksidecommunitychurch.corn or 532-3205. Heritage Christian Church.19530 Hillsdale Drive, Sonora. Pastor Chuck Westgate. Sunday School at 9:15 a.m., worship service at 10:30 a.m.; women's Biblestudy 10 a.m. Tuesdays; men's Biblestudy 9 a.m. Wednesdays. Information: www.heritagechristianchurchsonora.corn or 532-8550. Lake Tulloch Bible Church.3566 Spangler Lane, Copperopolis. Pastor Ted Mustill. Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. Information: www.worldwideworship.org or 785<302. Mountain Christian Fellowship. 3488 E. Highway 4, Murphys. Pastor Bart Rush. Sunday adult study at 9 a.m.; Sunday service at 10:30 a.m.; Kids Connection at 11:15 a.m. Men' s Breakfast Connection Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m.and Fridays at 7:30 a.m.; MOPS first and third Tuesdays at 9 a.m.;Homework Connection Tuesdays at2:30 p.m.; Women's Bible study Wednesdays at8:30 a.m. and Saturdays at 9:30 a.m; Frontline Youth Group Thursdays at 5 p.m. Information: www.mtnchristianfellowship.org or 728-2250. Old Brethren. 19220 Cherokee Road, Tuolumne,across from Cover's Apple Ranch. Sunday services at 10 a.m. on the second, fourth and fifth Sundays; potluck dinner second Sundays at noon. Information: 9281155, 9284664. Pearl Gates of Heaven Ministries. 4977 Parrotts Ferry Road, Vallecito. No traditional Sunday services. Bible studies and prayer meetings held on site. Mount Zion Biblical garden. International ministry. Information: www. pearlgatesofheavenministries.corn or 774-6632 or 736-0287. Refuge. 642 M u r p h ys Grade Road, Angels Camp. Pastor Shawn McCamey. Sunday servicesat 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.; women's Bible study Tuesdays at 10a.m.; youth group Wednesdays at 6 p.m.; women's Bible study Thursday at 6 p.m.; men's Bible study Fridays at 6:30 a.m. at McDonalds in Angels Camp.; men's breakfast first Saturday at 8 a.m. Information: www.jesusourrefuge.corn or 736-2035. Sierra Bible Church. 15171 Tuolumne Road, Sonora. Office hours Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Worship Celebrations 8:45

Mother Lode Know It All and 10:30 a.m. Sundays. Nursery through elementary children's programs both services. Junior high and high school programs during second service. Pastor Steve Osborn. Information: www.sierrabible.corn or 532-1381. Sonora Cowboy Church/Christian Cowboy Fellowship. 10249 Donovan St.,Jamestown. Pastor Tom Modrell. Sunday service at 10 a.m.;Bible study Wednesday at6:30 p.m. Information: 588-1 446. Table Mountain Chapel.19633 Rawhide Road, Jamestown. Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship service at 11 a.m. Pastor Michael Miller. Information: 533-2352. Word of Life Fellowship. 24630 Highway 108, Mi-Wuk Village. Pastors Pat and Celene McDonald. Sunday service at noon; Wednesday service at 7 p.m. Information: www. wordoflifeca.corn or 586-7005.

Pastor Nathan Renner. Sabbath school Saturdays at 9:30 a.m., worship service at 11 a.m. Information: www.sonoraadventist.corn or 532-3337. Seventh-day AdventistChurch, Angels Camp. 140 N. Main St., Angels Camp. Pastor Dave Calderaro. Sabbath school Saturdays at 9:30 a.m., worship at 11 a.m. Information: angelscamp.adventistfaith.org; church off ice,736-4636; or Community Service Center, 736-0941 Seventh-day AdventistChurch, San Andreas. 399 Mariposa St., San Andreas. Pastor Dave Calderaro. Sabbath school Saturdays at 9:30 a.m., worship at 11 a.m. Information: sanandreas22.adventistchurchconnect.org or 754-3430.

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Paloma Community Church. 6291 Church St., Valley Springs. Sunday service at 10 a.m. Information: 772-1605.

Tri-Lakes Baptist Church. 7999 Ward Ave., Wallace. Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Information: 763-5217. First Baptist Church.1555 Depot Road, Angels Camp. Pastor Dave Kinney. Sunday service at 11 a.m.; Women's study Mondays at6:30 p.m.; chil dren and youth Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Information: www. fbcac.org or 736-2464.

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Burson Full Gospel. 3201 W. Highway 12, Burson. Pastor Matt Nordahl. Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Information: w w w .bursonchurch.corn or 772-9310. Christian Life Center. Bible class 10 a.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. worship. Address: 21320 Old Sonora Columbia Road, Sonora. Information: 5365860.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Tuolumne County. 19518 Hess Ave., Sonora. The Rev. Sonya Sukalski. Sunday service first and third Sundays (call for location), second and fourth Sundays at Old Schoolhouse in Douglas Flat, 10:30 a.m.; fifth Sundays at Groveland Library Museum, 10:30 a.m. Additional services held at Fellowship House on Hess Avenue. Information: www. uuftc.org or 533-8883.

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PRESBYTERIAN Columbia Presbyterian. "Church of the 49ers," 11155 Jackson St., Columbia. The Rev. Janet Russell. Sunday service at 10 a.m. Information: www.49erchurch.org or 532-2441. Oak Hill Presbyterian Church. 14892 Peaceful Valley Road, Sonora. Pastor Dave Bush. Sunday service at 9:45 a.m. Information: www.oakhillopc.org or 532-3879.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Groveland Seventh-day Adventist Church. 19585 Elder Lane, Groveland.Sabbath school 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Service at 11 a.m. Saturday. Pastor David Bellow. Information: www.groveland.adventistfaith. org or 962-5585. Sonora Seventh-day Adventist Church. 40 N. Forest Road, Sonora.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST First Congregational Church of Murphys. 509 N. Algiers St., Murphys. The Rev. Bonnie Hollinger. Sunday service at 10 a.m. Information: www.fccmurph.org or 7283141. Union Congregational Church. 1141 Main St., Angels Camp. The Rev. Lloyd Schneider. Sunday service at 10 a.m., Sunday school 10:15 a.m. Information: 736-4171.

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R ANIZATX N 4-H of Calaveras County. For children age 9 (or fourth grade) through age 19. Some clubs have programs for grades 2-3. Sponsored by University of California Cooperative Extension. 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Jennifer Goerlitz, 4-H Program Coordinator, jgoerlitz©ucanr.edu. Information: http: //ucanr.edu/sites/ Calaveras 4-H Program/ or 7546474. 4-H of Tuolumne County. For children ages 9 (or fourth grade) through 19. Some clubs have programs for grades 2-3. Sponsored by University of California Cooperative Extension. 52 N. Washington St., Sonora. JoLynn Miller, 4-H program manager, jlmiller©ucanr.edu or ucanr.edu/sites/Tuolumne 4-H/ Community Clubs/. Information: 533-6990. Boy Scouts of America. Nonprofit youth organization for ages 7 to 21. Information: www.yosemitescouting.org or 545-6320. Future Farmers of America. For high school students enrolled in vocational or agricultural classes. Information: www.ffa.org. Contact schools directly: Sonora High School, 532-5511; Summerville High School, 928-4228; Bret Harte High, 736-2507; Calaveras High, 754-1811. Girl Scouts, Heart of Central

California. For children grades K-1 2. Information: www.girlscoutshcc.org or Girl Scout shop, 5453616; regional office for Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, 545-3620 or 800-834-9899. Sea Scouts. Learn maritime skills including sailing, motorboating, navigation, boat maintenance and repair and leadership skills. Participate in watersports and fishing. Water activities are held at New Melones Lake. For boys and girls ages 14 to 21. Information: www. seascout.org or 477-4417. Tuolumne County Recreation Department. Summer trips, weekday summer programs feature arts, crafts, games, music. Educational, social skills, stories, playground activities, nature study, sports. Youth centers in Groveland, 18950 Highway 120, 962-7263; Jamestown, 10540 Seventh St., 984-4188; Tuolumne,18636 Main St.,928-4527; Main office, 43 N. Green St., Sonora. Information: www.tcrecreation.corn or 533-5663.

JEW~IN Camp Sew F un. Th ree-day small group "camp" designed to introduce children ages 8 to 18 to sewing. After final class, children bring home sewing machine to keep. Classes include introduction to their machine and projects. Information: www.countryclothshop. corn or 7364998. Sonora School of Sewing and Apparel Construction. Junior and youth instruction, ages 6 to 18 years. Beginner, intermediate and

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advanced levels. Educational classes and workshops. Fashion design and construction. Information: 591-9404.

www.oldoak.corn or 532-4295. Ponderosa Christian Camp. 10241 Holtzel Road, Coulterville. Greeley Hill Baptist Church camp. Call for group reservations. Usually booked 18to 24 months in advance. Information: www.greeleyhillbaptist. org or 878-3262. San Jose Family Camp. 11401 Cherry Lake Road, Highway 120, Groveland. Family camp for city residents and others. Operates April through August, near Yosemite National Park. Information: www.sanjoseca.gov/prns/familycamp or (408) 794-6208 or 962-7277. Silver Spur Camp and Retreat Center. 17301 Silver Spur Drive, Tuolumne. Tuolumne-areacamp operated b y t h e N e x t G e n eration Churches of Northern California and Nevada. Camps, conferences and guest groups welcome. Facilities include Silver Spur Lodge (capacity 225), Silver Creek Camp (capacity 110), and Silver Ridge House (capacity 23), plus RV sites with full hookups. Sand volleyball, two swimming pools, two outdoor amphitheaters, tennis courts, horseshoes, paintball, archery, table tennis, nature trails, large recreational field. Information: www.silverspur.corn or 92E'A248.

Tuolumne and Calaveras counties have several pools that are open seasonally for public swim.

Bret Harte Aquatics Center.Bret Harte High School campus, Angels Camp. Recreational swimming, open swim, family night, lap swim, water aerobics, water polo, swim lessons. Information: www.bhuhsd.k1 2.ca.us or 736-8334. CCA Dolphins Youth Recreational Swim Team and Water Polo Team. Co-ed recreational league. Participants must be able to swim freestyle 25 yards across the pool, unassisted. Season runs early June through July. Information: www.calaverascountyaquatiks or 768-91 49. CCA Dorados USA Competitive Team. Co-ed competitive swim team. Must be able to swim freestyle 50 yards across the pool, unassisted. Season runs April through August. Information: www.calaverascountyaquatiks.corn or 890-3494. Tuolumne County AquaticsAge Group Swim T eam. Tu olumne County group-swim team for ages 5 to 18. Beginners to advanced swimmers. Information:swimtca.org or 532-1 202. Tuolumne County Recreation Department. Columbia, Tuolumne and Twain Harte pools. Offers standard Red Cross swimming lessons for parents and children, Tiny Tots, levels 1 through 6, recreational swimming, family nights, lap swim, aquatic fitness, adult lessons, lifeguard training. Information: www.tcrecreation. corn or 533-5663.

Friends of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp. Harden Flat Road, Groveland. Yosemite area 14.5-acre camp on the South Fork of the Tuolumne River. Operated by the City of Berkeley. Open to all ages, including families. Information: www.fobtc.corn or (510) 981-5140. Golden Timbers Girl Scout Camp. Girl Scout camp at Camp Sylvester, Pinecrest, for girls ages 6 to 18. Includes crafts, archery, star gazing, hiking, campfires, drama, music. Information: www.girlscoutshcc.org or girlscoutcgt@gmail.corn or 5591334. Heavenly Hills Christian Camp. 25611 Lyons Dam Road, Twain Harte, off South Fork Road one half mile from South Fork Bridge. Twain Harte facility operated by the Independent Christian Church, open to church groups of all denominations, 120 beds in dorm and cabins, dining hall, river, swimming hole, low-level zip line, paintball, large campfire ring. Information: w w w .heavenlyhillscamp.org or 586-1 306. Jenness Park. 29005 Highway 108, near Dodge Ridge. Operated by California Southern Baptist Conven-

Calaveras County Sherifrs Explorer Program. Creates a volunteer partnership between youth in the community and law enforcement. Explorers participate in community affairs and non-hazardous law-enforcement activities. Program is great for those youth considering a future career in law enforcement or those who just want to get involved and help out. Information: www.sheriff. co.calaveras.ca.us or 754-6500. Sonora Police Department Explorer Program. Creates a volunteer partnership between youth in the community and law enforcement. Explorers participate in community affairs and non-hazardous law-enforcement activities. Program is geared toward youth considering a future career in law enforcement or those who just want to get involved and help out. Information: 532-8141. Tuolumne County Fire Explorers. Worksite-based program in conjunction with Boy Scouts of America. Offers experiential learning, handson activities. Information: 533-5501.

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B oy S c o ut s C a m p J oh n Mensinger. Above Strawberry off Beardsley Dam Road. For B oy Scouts ages 10 1/2 to 21. Five-week sessions June through July include swimming, boating, fishing, trek-program, climbing, hiking, high-adventure cycling, crafts, archery, shooting. Owned by Greater Yosemite Council, Boy Scouts of America, 4031 Technology Drive, Modesto, CA 95356. Information: www.yosemitescouting.org or 545-6320. Bear Valley Summer Day Camp. Day camp at Bear Valley, Alpine County, for ages 3 through adult. Daily, weekly and eight-week programs. Incorporates value-based curriculum into daily activities, which include music, arts and crafts, wilderness adventures, rock climbing, kayaking, wind surfing, sailing, archery, bike tricks, river slides and swimming. Information: www.bearvalleydaycamp.corn or 753-2409. California Odd Fellows-Rebekah Youth Camp (Three Links Camp). 21950 Highway 108, Mi-Wuk Village. Summer camp program, two-week sessions for ages 7 to 14, sponsored by Odd Fellowsand Rebekahs. Amphitheatre, chapel, crafts, swimming, archery, organized games, instructions.Information: www.caioof.org. Phone: 586-5500. Camp Mather. City of San Francisco family camp, near Yosemite National Park on Mather Road. Information: www.campmather.corn or 379-2284 or (415) 831-2715. Camp Tawonga. Jewish youth summer camp, weekend springand fall family camp, near Yosemite National Park west entrance on the Tuo lumn e Ri ve r. Re l i g i o u s programming, ropes course, swimming, arts and crafts. Financial assistance available. Information: www. tawonga.org or (415) 543-2267. Foothill H o rizons S u m m er Camp. 21925 Lyons Bald Mountain Road, Sonora. Offers five-day summer overnight sessions with different themes, for second-through seventhgraders. Swimming, hiking, campfires, arts and crafts, organized games, imagination-based activities, Pinecrest field trips . Information: www.foothillhorizons.corn or 532-6673.

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Forest Service Ranger Stations. Summer interpretive programs, guided walks, talks, tours, and hikes tion. Five week-long summer pro- offered at the Summit Ranger Disgrams for grades six through 12, trict (Highway 1 08), Calaveras Ranger District (Highway 4) and mother-daughter and f ather-son weekends. Winter weekend retreat Groveland Ranger District (Highway for seventh through 12th grades. His- 120). Programs cover local history, panic women's retreats in Septem- astronomy, wildf lowers, wildlife and ber. Facilities i n clude c a bins, area geology. Information: www.fs. 270-seat dining hall, Tuolumne River usda.gov/stanislaus/ or S u m mit access, camp store, chapel, campfire Ranger District, 965-3434; Calaveras with outdoor theater, meeting halls, Ranger District, 795-1 381; Groveland large meadow for recreation, volley- Ranger District, 962-7825. New Melones Reservoir Visitor ball and games. Information: www. Center. Summer public programs ofjennesspark.corn or 965-3735. fered at Ironhorse Campground AmLair of the Golden Bear. Cal p hitheater i n t h e G l o r y H o l e Alumni Association Family camp, Recreation Area. Programs include Pinecrest. Three swimming pools, activities and games for children, basketball courts, volleyball courts, open to ages 5 and up. All programs two lodges with large fireplaces, telefree of charge. Information: www. vision, games, tennis courts, dining usbr.gov/mp/ccao/newmelones or halls, hiking program, children's pro- 536-9094. grams. Information: www.alumni. berkeley.edu or 965-3582, 510-900MMI 8255. Old Oak Ranch. 15250 Old Oak Ranch Road, off Big Hill Road, Sonora. Conference center for groups A merican Sports Acro a n d of 20 or more, educational camps, Gymnastics.19825 Seaborn Road, summer camps. Swimming pool, Sonora. Gymnastics, trampoline, ropes course, climbing wall, leap of swimming lessons, summer camp, faith, paintball. Owned by Foursquare leotard pro shop. Information: 532Church of Los Angeles. Information: 2066.

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Reservoirs/Fairgrounds Camanche Reservoir. Situated between Amador and Calaveras counties, along the Mokelumne River, the East Bay Municipal Utilities District reservoir is popular for fishing and boating. Camping is available on the north and south shores. Reservations: ww w .camancherecreation.corn. Information: 866-763-5121. Don Pedro Reservoir. This reservoir, popular with boaters and anglers, is at the southwest end o f Tuolumne County, with t w o camping areas off La Grange Road and one off Highway 49/120. Tent site fees range from $18 to $29, RV site fees range from $22 to $41. Reservations can be made on the Don Pedro Recreation Agency website, w w w . d o n pedrolake. corn. Information: 852-2396. • Blue Oaks. Located 10 miles south on La Grange Road from Highway 108, on the reservoir's banks. Features: 195 tent sites, 34 partial-hookup sites, water, restrooms with hot showers, boat ramp, d um p s t a t i on , f i s h ing, swimming, boating. Dogs forbidden. • Fleming Meadows. Located 10 miles south on La Grange Road from Highway 108, on the banks of Don Pedro. Features: 89 fullh ookup sites, 17 3 t e n t s i t e s , swimming lagoon, boat ramp, restrooms with hot showers, marina, camp store, fishing, boating. Dogs forbidden. • Moccasin Point. Located five miles east of Chinese Camp, on Highway 120 on the reservoir's banks. Features: 18 hookup sites, 62 tent sites, restrooms with hot showers, water, boat ramp, marina. Dogs forbidden. Frogtown RV Parking. Located at th e C a laveras County f a i rgrounds,2465 Gun Club Road.,off H ighway 4 9 s o u t h o f A n g e l s Camp. Features: full-hookup sites ($25 daily) and tent sites ($15), wireless high-speed Internet. Dry camping is also available at the ballfield near the livestock exhibit ion areas. Information: w w w . frogtown.org or 736-2561.

Mother Lode Fairgrounds RV parking. Located at the Mother Lode fairgrounds, off West Stockton Street in Sonora. Features 100 RV spaces ($30 daily), electricity, water, dump s t ation i ncluded. R eservations ar e r e q uired f o r groups of 10 or more. Information: www.motherlodefair.org or 5327428. New Hogan Reservoir. Popular for boating and fishing, the reservoir camping areas are located off New Hogan Dam Road, south of Valley S p r i ng s i n Ca l a v eras County, off Highway 26. Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Information/reservations: www.recreation.gov, 772-1343 or 877-444-6777. Grounds: • Developed campgrounds. Acorn East and Acorn West have 177 campsites, hot showers and flush toilets. • Other. Oak Knoll is primitive, and Coyote Point is a group campground. There are also 30 boat-in campsites at Deer Flat, available between May and September. New Melones Reservoir. Two main camping areas exist on either side of the Tuolumne/Calaveras county line. The reservoir and surrounding land are popular for fishing, boating and swimming, as well as hiking, bicycling and interpretive ranger programs. It's opera ted b y t h e U S . B u r ea u o f Reclamation. First-come, f i rstserved sites are often available, but harder to come by on holiday weekends. Information/reservations: www.recreation.gov or 877444-6777. Grounds: • Glory Hole Recreation Area. Located two miles south of Angels Camp on Highway 49. Features: 144 campsites with tables, b arbecue grills, f ir e p i ts , f i s h cleaning stations, permanent restrooms with hot and cold water, coin-op showers, picnic areas, boat ramps, hiking/biking trails. • Tuttletown Recreation Area. Located off Highway 49, a half-mile south of the Stevenot Bridge in Tuolumne County. Features: 161 campsites with tables, barbecue grills, fire pits; day-use picnic area with tables and barbecues, dump station, fish cleaning station, permanent restrooms with hot and cold water, coinoperated showers, boat ramps, hiking/biking trails.

Pardee Reservoir. The Pardee Recreation Area is on the northwest end of the East Bay Municipal Utilities District reservoir, off Stoney Creek Road in Amador County (accessed via winding roads leading from Highway 88 in Jackson or Highway 12 in Valley Springs. Follow the signs). Features: 100 first-come, firstserved campgrounds, plus some reservable campsites, shower facilities. Information/reservations: www.pardeelakerecreation.corn or 772-1 472.

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year to year. Cost is $23 per night. • Meadowview. Located 1 mile west of Pinecrest Lake, on Dodge Ridge Road. Features 100 campsites (13 tent-only), paved parking pads, piped water, tables, stoves/ rings, flush toilets, trailer sites. All year, it's first-come, first-served. Cost is $21 per night. Summit Ranger District (High• Pioneer Group. Located 2 way 1 08 , T u o lumne C o u nty): miles from Pinecrest Lake, on Ranger station at Pinecrest Lake Dodge Ridge Road. Features three Road, Pinecrest. Open summertime, Monday through Sunday, 8 group sites: (No. 1) capacity of 50 people, (No. 2) 100 people, (No. 3) a.m. to 5 p.m. Information: 96550 people. Features piped water, California State Park 3434. tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, Campgrounds Pinecrest Reservoir c a m p- trailer sites, accessibility. ReservaCalaveras Big Trees State Park. grounds (elev. 5,600-5,700 feet). tions required. Spanning 6,500 acres at an elevation Three busy campgrounds are loUpper Highway 108 c a mpof 4,000 to 5,000 feet, the park can cated at the west end of Pinecrest grounds: be found off Highway 4, just east of Reservoir, popular for low-speed • Beardsley (elev. 3,400 feet). Arnold, in Calaveras County. Camp- boating and sailing, swimming and Features 16 campsites, no potable grounds are at the North Grove and fishing. Attractions also include a water, tables, stoves/rings, vault Oak Hollow. Features: 129 camp- loop trail around the lake, ranger- toilets, boating, fishing. sites, tent and RV spaces (no hook- led interpretive programs and out• Herring Creek (elev. 7,300 ups), restrooms, coin-op showers. door m o vies i n s u m m e rtime. feet). Features seven campsites There are also five environmental There is also a marina with boat (donation box), no potable water walk-in sites. Reservations must be rentals and a general store. (stream), vault t o ilets, f i shing, m ade between May 15 and Sept. 15. • Pinecrest. Located an easy trailer sites. Information/reservations: www.re- walking distance to the reservoir. • Herring C r eek R e servoir serveamerica.corn or California State Features 200 campsites (22 tent- (elev. 7,350 feet). Features nine Parks' website, www.parks.ca.gov. only), piped water, flush toilets, campsites (donation box), no poInformation: 795-1196 or 800-444- tables, stoves/rings, dump station table water (stream), vault toilets, 7275. (no hookups). Reservations re- fishing, trailer sites. quired mid-May to mid-Septem• Cascade Creek (elev. 6,000 ber; first-come, first-served late feet). Features 13 campsites, no Stanislaus National April to mid-May, and mid-Sep- potable water (stream), no tables, Forest Campgrounds tember to mid-October. Closes for stoves/rings, vault toilets, trailer sites. C ampground s sc at t e r e d winter in m id-October. Call for specifics,as they may change • Mill Creek (elev. 6,200 feet). throughout the f o rest, e ncompassing the eastern half of Calaveras and Tuolumne counties, are suitable for RV and car camping. Some are primitive and others managed. Most campgrounds are first-come, first-served. For those For the allowing/requiring reservations, Do-it-YourSelf PerSOn visit www.recreation.gov or call 877-444-6777; 877-833-6777 for 8uy or Rent hearing and speech impaired. The Garden Tools Weed Eaters maximum stay in any campground is 14 consecutive days. The maxiLog Splitters mum number of daysallowed on Generators any given Ranger District in the • Painter's Equipment Stanislaus National Forest is 21 days per year. Stanislaus Forest • Power Tools Order No.2004-01 prohibits peod • Tractors Back Hoes ple from possessing, storing or • And Much More! t ransporting a n y d o g w it h i n Pinecrest Day Use Area (36 CFR 261.58). The exceptions to this Forest Order are service dogs for persons with disabilities. All other We Service What We Sell forest areas fall u nder c ounty 1 3613 Bergle Road, Sonora • S32-S54S leash laws.

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Mother Lode Know It All Friday in summer. Information: 586-3234. • River Ranch Campground (elev. 2,500 feet). Features 54 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, fishing, trailers. Some public and some private sites. Reservation Phone: 928-3708. • Hull Creek (elev. 5,600 feet). Features 17 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/ rings, vault toilets, fishing, trailer sites. • Fraser Flat (elev. 4,800 feet). Features 38 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, fishing, trailer sites, A.D.A. accessibility. Note: steep and narrow road not recommended for trailers. • Sand Bar Flat (elev. 3,000 feet). Features 10 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/ rings, vault toilets, fishing. Note: Steep and narrow road not recommended for trailers or RV's.

Brightman/Kennedy Meadows area: • Boulder Flat (elev. 5,600 feet). Features 21 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, fishing, trailer sites. • Brightman Flat (elev. 5,700 feet). Features 33 c a mpsites, n o p o t able w a t er Groveland Ranger District (Highway 120, (stream), tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, fishing, trailer sites, accessibility. Tuolumne County). Ranger station at 24545 • Dardanelle (elev. 5,800 feet). Features Highway 120,Groveland. Open 8 a.m. to 4:30 28 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/ p.m. Monday through Friday in winter, 8 a.m. rings, vault toilets, fishing, trailer sites. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in sum• Pigeon Flat (elev. 6,000 feet). Features mer. Information: 962-7825. Rim fire closures have been lifted with the exception of Spinning nine walk-in campsites, no potable water (stream), tables, stoves/rings, vault toilet, Wheel (Forest Order ¹STF-2014-1 1). fishing. • Pines (elev. 3,200 feet). Features 10 camp• Eureka Valley (elev. 6,100 feet). Feasites and 1 group site (capacity of 50 people), tures 28 campsites, hand-pumped water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, fishing, piped water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, trailer sites with max length 32', bear boxes. trailer sites. • Baker (elev. 6,200 feet). Features 44 Reservations required for group site. • Lost Claim (elev. 3,100 feet). Features 10 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/ campsites, hand-pumped water, tables, stoves/ rings, vault toilets, fishing, hiking, trailer rings, vault toilets, bear boxes. RV/Trailers not sites. • Deadman (elev. 6,200 feet). Features recommended. Sites can be reserved. • Sweetwater (elev. 3,000 feet). Features 17 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/ 13 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/ rings, vault toilets, fishing, trailer sites. rings, vault toilets, bear boxes, trailer sites with Clark Fork area: max length 32'. • Fence Creek (elev. 6,100 feet). Fea• Dimond 0 (elev. 4,400 feet). Features 36 tures 34 c a m psites, n o p o t able w a t er single and 5 double campsites, piped water, (stream), tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, bear boxes, fishing, trailer sites. trailers sites with max length of 32', fishing. • Clark Fork (elev. 6,200 feet). Features: Sites can be reserved. "A" Loop has 28 campsites, piped water, • Cherry Valley (elev. 4,600 feet). Features tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, fishing, 41 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/ trailer sites, accessibility. "B" Loop has 60 rings, vault toilets, bear boxes, boating, campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/ fishing, trailer sites with max length of 32'. rings, flush t oilets, accessibility, trailer Motor boats not recommended on Cherry sites. Clark Fork Horse Camp has 12 camp- Lake due to low w a ter levels. Camping sites, no potable water, tables, stoves/ within 100' of high water mark is prohibited rings, vault toilets, fishing, trailer sites. (Forest Order ¹STF-2015-03). Clark Fork Horse Camp Group has 14 camp• Lumsden (elev. 1,500 feet). Features sites, no potable water, tables, stoves/ 10 campsites, no potable water, tables, rings, vault toilets, fishing, trailer sites. stoves/rings, vault toilets, bear boxes, fish• Sand Flat (elev. 6,200 feet). Features ing, rafting/kaya king. 53 campsites, hand-pumped w ater, • Lumsden Bridge (elev. 1,500 feet). tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, fishing, Features 11 campsites, no potable water, trailer sites. tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, fishing, • Sand Flat Walk-in (elev. 6,200 feet). rafting/kayaking. Features 15 w a l k-in c a mpsites, h and• Southfork (elev. 1,500 feet). Remains closed due to the Rim Fire. Features 10 pumped water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, fishing. campsites, no potable water, tables, stoves/ rings, vault toilets, bear boxes, fishing, raftMi-Wok Ranger District (Highway 108, ing/kaya king. Tuolumne County). Ranger station at 24695 Highway 108, Mi-Wuk Village. Open 8:30 Calaveras Ranger District (Highway 4, a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in Calaveras County). Ranger station at 5519 winter, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Highway 4, Hathaway Pines.Open 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Information: 795-1381. • Backpacker's (elev. 7,300 feet). Features five walk-in campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/rings, flush toilets, boating, fishing, swimming. • Big Meadow (elev. 6,460). Features 68 campsites, piped water, stoves/rings, vault toilets, trailer sites. In addition, one group campsite (capacity 50) is available by reservation. Walk-in sites also available. • Bloomfield (elev. 7,800). Features 20 campsites, hand-pumped water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, fishing, swimming. Not recommended for trailers. • Lower Hermit V a lley (elev. 7, 100 feet). Features three walk-in campsites, no potable water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets. • Highland Lakes (elev. 8,600 feet). Features 35 campsites, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, f ishing, sw i mming. Note: There is no water due to the drought. • Lake Alpine (elev. 7,300 feet). Consists of four campgrounds: Silver Tip, Lake Alpine, Silver Valley and Pine Marten. Features: 101 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/rings, flush toilets, trailer sites, boating, fishing, swimming. • Lodgepole (elev. 7,290). An overflow/ group campground, it'sopen only when Lake Alpine campgrounds are full or by reservation as a group campground (capacity 50). Features 30campsites, hand-pumped water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets. • Mosquito Lake (elev. 8,260). Features 11 campsites, no potable water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, boating, fishing. • Pacific Valley (elev. 7,600 feet). Features 15 campsites, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, boating, fishing. • Sand Flat (elev. 5,900 feet). Features six campsites, no potable water, six tables, four stoves/rings, pit toilet. • Spicer Reservoir (elev. 6,200 feet). Features 60 campsites (group campsites are available by reservation, capacity of 75), piped water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, trailer sites, boating, fishing. • Stanislaus River (elev. 6,200 feet). Features 25 campsites, hand-pumped water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, trailer sites, boating, fishing. • Union/Utica Reservoir (elev. 7,000 feet). Consists of four campgrounds: Union East, Union West, Sandy Flat,and Rocky Point. Features 52 campsites, no water, tables, stoves/rings, vault toilets, trailers not recommended, boating, fishing. • Wakaluu Hepyoo (elev. 3,900 feet). Sourgrass Recreation Complex features 49 campsites, piped water, tables, stoves/ rings, flush toilets and vault toilets, showers, trailer sites, boating, fishing.

Sonora, California system. Reservations are essential from April through September. First-come, first-served camping areasincluding Camp 4, Bridalveil Creek, Tamarack Flat, White Wolf, Yosemite Creek and Porcupine Flat — usually fill by noon between May and September. R eservations ar e r e q u ired b e t w e e n March 15 and November for Yosemite Valley car campgrounds. Reservations for Hodgdon Meadow, Wawona, and halfof Crane Flat and Tuolumne Meadows are required between summer through fall. Reservations: w w w . recreation.gov or 877-444-6777.

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Emigrant Wilderness. This 113,000-acre wilderness contains approximately 185 miles of developed trails. Primary attractions are numerous sub-alpine meadows and glacial lakes. Many areas receive heavy use during the summer months. Major trailheads are Bell Meadow, Crabtree Camp, Gianelli Cabin, Coyote Meadow (Cooper Meadow), Kennedy Meadows on the Summit Ranger District (upper Highway 108), Box Springsand Bourland Meadow on the Mi-Wok Ranger District (lower Highway 108), Shingle Springs/Kibble Ridge on the Groveland Ranger District (Highway 120). Carson-Iceberg W i l derness. Ab o u t 78,000-acres of this wilderness area lies within the Stanislaus National Forest, with an additional 82,000 acres in the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest, on the east side of the Sierra crest. Unlike the Emigrant Wilderness to the south, the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness has few lakes, and a great degree of s o l itude. M ajor t r ailheads are Wheats M e adow, C o unty L i ne, A r n ot Creek, Disaster Creek, Clark Fork on the Summit Ranger District and Silver Valley (Lake Alpine), Stanislaus Meadow, Heiser Lakes on the Calaveras Ranger District (Highway 4). Mokelumne W i l d e r ness. Ro u g h l y 22,000 acres of this wilderness area are within the Stanislaus National Forest. Another 83,000 acres are situated in the Eldorado and Toiyabe National Forests. The Stanislaus National Forest portion has 32 miles of developed trails. Most of the area, however, is very rugged and without trail access. Major trailheads from the Calaveras Ranger District (Highway 4) include Lake Valley,Underwood Valley, Sandy Meadow. For entry from the north (Highway 88), contact the Eldorado National Forest, Amador Ranger District at 295-4251. Entry from the east (Highway 89) may be arranged through Yosemite National Park camping the Toiyabe National Forest, Carson City Ranger District at 775-882-2766. Pacific Crest Trail. About 32 miles of this The park features 10 p o pular campgrounds that can accommodate RVs and National Scenic Trail follow the boundary trailers, seven of which are on a reservation line between the Stanislaus and Toiyabe

Sonora, California National Forests, and touch on all three Wilderness areas described above. Access to the Pacific Crest Trail is at Sonora Pass Trailhead (Highway 108) and Ebbetts Pass trailhead (Highway 4). Permits are required for overnight camping in Wilderness Areas.

• Powell Lake (2 miles). Mode rate difficulty. Hike s t arts a t Gianelli Cabin Trailhead and continues one m il e b e yond B urst Rock to this small granite lake. • Relief Reservoir (3 miles). Moderate difficulty. Popular destination for camping and fishing. This Emigrant Wilderness Trailhead startsat Kennedy Meadows Day Hikes Resort. Trail from Kennedy MeadStanislaus National Forest ows is heavily used by stock. by Ranger Oistrict • Shadow of the Me-Wuk Trail (1/4 mile). Extremely easy. An Note: A Wilderness Permit is re- outdoor exhibit shows how Mequired for overnight camping, where Wuk lived. Located across the permissible. street from Summit Ranger StaSummit Ranger District (Tu- tion. • Sugar Pine Railway, Fraser olumne County, Highway 108) Distances are one-way, except for Flat to S t rawberry (3 m i les). Easy. Follows a well-packed dirt loop trails. railway grade from the Fraser Flat • Bear Lake (4 miles). Moderate Campground uphill to Strawberry difficulty. Follows the Camp Lake trail on Highway 108. Take Forest but continues one mile farther to an- Road 4N01, off Highway 108, to the bridge over the South Fork other granite lake. • Burst Rock (1 mile). Moderate Stanislaus River. difficulty. Spectacular views. Emi• Sword Lake (2 miles). Modergrant Wilderness hike starts at ate difficulty. Popular destination. Gianelli Cabin Trailhead. This Carson-Iceberg Wilderness • Camp Lake (3 miles). Moderate hike starts at t h e C o unty Line difficulty. Trail leads to a small granite Trailhead at th e en d o f F e nce lake in the Emigrant Wilderness. It Creek Road (6N01). Spectacular begins at the Crabtree Trailhead. Wil- views. • Trail of the Ancient Dwarfs derness Permit. • Catfish Lake (1 mile). Moderate (1 1/4 miles). Easy. A natural bondifficulty. Trail is a side trip from the sai garden of centuries-old dwarf Pinecrest Lake Loop (on north side of trees.Eagle Meadow Road, about lake) Shallow lakes surrounded by 15 miles east o f P i necrest on old-growth conifer forest. Highway 108. • Clark Fork Stanislaus River (3 • Trail of the Gargoyles (1 1/2 miles). Moderate difficulty. Hike fol- miles). Unusual rock formations. lows Clark Fork to the Boulder Creek Herring Creek Road, six m i les crossing and, a half mile on, to a wa- from Highway 108. terfall overlook. • Columns of the Giants (1/4 Groveland Ranger District Tuolumne and Mariposa Counmile). Easy. ADA accessible. Unusual geologic formation with basalt ties, Highway 1ZO columns. Next to Pigeon Flat Camp• Little Golden Forest Trail (3 ground, 24 miles east of Pinecrest on mile loop). Easy. Self-guided inHighway 108. • Donnell Vista (1/4 mile). Easy. terpretive trail through an area ADA Accessible. Scenic trail to Don- that burned in the 1987 Stanislaus nell overlook, spectacular view. Lo- Complex Fire and replanted by cated directly off Highway 108, 18 l ocal school c hildren. Pick u p guides at the Groveland Ranger miles east of Pinecrest. • Eagle Creek (4 miles). Moderate Station. Trailheads are located at difficulty. Follows the creek, starting the Groveland Ranger Station and Pines Campground. in the alpine Eagle Meadow and • Carlon Falls Trail (2 miles). dropping through dense forest to Highway 108, near the Dardanelle Easy to Moderate. A level trail with one short uphill section over S tore. Spectacular views of t h e Three Chimneys and CastleRock. a landslide. This trail follows the Trailhead is off Forest Road 5N01. Ar- South Fork of the Tuolumne River range cars at either end or hike back. and up a tributary to a waterfall • Pinecrest National Recre- and quickly enters Yosemite Naational Trail (4-mile loop). Easy tional Park. Caution — this area to moderate. This is a National burned during the Rim Fire. PotenRecreation Trail around Pinecrest tial hazards include loose or falling Lake. It starts at the Pinecrest day rocks, flash floods, and debris use area/beach. flows. Trees have been weakened

Mother Lode Know It All from fire damage and drought conditions which may cause them to fall at any time. Be alert for falling objects and d o n o t l i n g er around large burned trees. Stay on the trail and avoid the area during high winds and heavy rains. The trailhead is on Evergreen Road in the Carlon Day Use Area, approximately 1 mile from the Highway 120 intersection. Trails currently closed due to the Rim Fire (Forest Order STF 2014-01): Indian Creek, Hamby, Tuolumne River Canyon, Andresen Mine, Preston Falls, North Mountain and Shingle Springs/Kibbie Ridge. The Lake Eleanor Trailheads located on the Groveland Ranger District are also closed. Contact the G roveland Ranger Station for the latest information or visit w w w . f s .usda.gov/stanislaus. Mi-Wok Ranger District Highway 108, Tuolumne County • Bourland Trestle (7 miles). Easy. The trail leads to a trestle over Bourland Creek that was part of the West Side Lumber Company system, operating between 1900 and 1960. The trestle mostly collapsed in the 1990s, and the remainder is unstable to walk on. To get there, it's best to consult a map. Generally, take the Highway 108 to M e rrill Springs Road in Long Barn. Turn left on North Fork Road which becomes 3N01. Continue on 3N01 for 17.9 miles to Forest Road 2N14, then turn right. Travel 2.8 miles to Forest Road 2N29 — which overlays an old railroad grade and is very narrow. • West Side Railroad Grade Trail (3 miles). Easy. The trailhead is at Buchanan and Miramonte roads. Note: The trail is closed at 2.3 miles due to a washout. To get there, take Tuolumne Road North to Cottonwood/Buchanan Mine Road. • West Side Rails to Trails (5.5 miles). Easy to moderate trail, located just above the West Side Railroad Grade Trail. Follows old West Side Lumber railroad grade, overlooking the Tuolumne River Canyon. The trailhead is at Buchanan and Miramonte roads.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 communities of Arnold and Avery along Highway 4 i n C a laveras County. The trail intersects the 8,000-acre U.S. Forest Service Interface area that includes Penny Pines, Cougar Rock, the San Antonio Falls overlook, scenic San Antonio Creek an d W h it e P i n es Community Park and lake. The trailhead is by the logging museum at White Pine Lake. • Bull Run Lake (3.6 miles). Easy t o moderate. Starts i n a l e v e l meadow and, then descends to connect with the Heiser Lake trail. The trailhead is off Forest Road 8N13 at Stanislaus Meadow, off Highway 4. • Emigrant-West Trail (1.5 miles). Moderate. This trail is part of an historic pioneer route. Trailhead is on Highway 4 at parking area 1/2 mile past Bear Valley. • Heiser Lake Trail (2.5 miles). Moderate. An uphill trail of moderate difficulty. Connects with Bull Run Lake Trail for a loop route. Trailhead is at Mosquito Lake on Highway 4. • Inspiration Point Trail (1.5 miles). Moderate. An uphill climb at the top of which the hiker is rewarded with spectacular views of Spicer Reservoir and Dardanelles. Access is from Lakeshore Trail. • Living Forest Nature Trail (1/3 mile). Very easy. Includes interpretive displays emphasizing forest ecology. Located a half-mile north of Highway 4 on Black Springs Road. • Osborne Trail (1.3 miles). Panoramic view of Lake Alpine area from Osborne Point. The trailhead is off Highway 4, 1/4 mile east of Silvertip Campground.

available by lottery. Information: www.recreation.gov, or 372-0200 or 877-444-6777. • Half Dome ( M ist T rail 14 miles round trip; Muir Trail 16 miles). Very difficult. The 4,800 foot climb begins at Happy Isles, passes Vernal and Nevada falls. F or those hoping to c l imb t h e shoulder of Half Dome, a permit must be o b t ained i n a dvance. They are issued by lottery online. Cables typically stay up from midMay to mid-October. Trail time: 10 to 12 hours. • Upper Yosemite Falls (7.2 miles roundtrip). Difficult. One of the oldest trails in Yosemite leads to the top of North America's tallest waterfall at 2,425 feet. The 2,700 foot climb, known for grueling switchbacks, takes from six to eight hours. Begins at Yosemite Falls Trailhead, Camp 4. • Four Mile Trail (9.6 mi les round trip). Difficult. The t r a il climbs from the valley floor to Glacier Point, for a 3,200 foot elevation gain. The climb takes about s ix to eight hours, but can b e shortened by taking the bus back down to the valley. The trail is typically closed from December through May due t o e x t remely hazardous conditions. Begins at Four Mile Trailhead along Southside Drive in Yosemite Valley. • Bridalveil Fall ( 0.5 m i l e s roundtrip). Easy. A 20 minute walk begins at Bridalveil Fall parking area. The paved trail leads to the b ase Bridalveil. Expect lots o f spray in spring and early summer.

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56 — Tuesday, August 25, 2015 eluding two groves of giant sequoias. Sledding in winter. A day-use fee applies from sunrise to sunset. Information: www.parks.ca.gov. Information: 795-2334 or 795-7980. • Columbia College Nature Trail. An easy 1/4 mile trek through the woods to the campus arboretum, which contains rocky remnants of early hydraulic mining in the area. There is also an 18-station par course trail that winds for about 1.5 miles along its own scenic nature trail. • Dragoon Gulch Trail.An easy to moderate 2.5-mile trail system in the City of Sonora that crosses oak woodlands along a natural creek and leads to a vista point overlooking the city and surrounding hills. Information: www.sonoraca.corn/visitsonora/dragoonpage.htm. • Red Hills.Covers 7,100 acres of public land just south of Chinese Camp. Notable for its ultramafic rock and rare plant life able to survive in its serpentine soils. Open for hiking, horseback riding, wildflower photography, observation of wildlife, picnicking and mountain biking. There is no fee for use of the area. Located off Red Hills Road in Chinese Camp, off Highway 49. Information: www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/folsom/redhills.html. • Table Mountain. Nifty trail leads to the top of a stunning lava mesa stretching from Vallecito to Knight Ferry. Created when a prehistoric volcano erupted and followed the path to the Stanislaus River, as it then existed. A 1.5 mile trail is maintained by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. From Sonora, take Highway 108 west to Jamestown. Turn right on Rawhide Road and left on Shell Road (stay to the left). Either park at the gates and walk to the trailhead or open the gates and drive through (remember to close them behind you). Also, a four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended for driving past the gate.

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Note: The Stanislaus National Forest offers 400 miles of forest trails suitable for horseback riding. A free permit is required for overnight stays in the forest's three wilderness areasthe Emigrant, Carson-Iceberg and Mokelumne.

CaLAVERAS COuNTY • Horse and Barrel. Vineyard horseback tours and custom adventures. Located at 2000 Nickerson Lane, Murphys. Information: www. horseandbarrel.corn or 728-9333.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Aspen Meadows Pack Station. Off Crabtree Road in the Pinecrest area, off Highway 108. Offers guided trail rides and pack trips to the Emigrant Wilderness. Information: www. aspenmeadowpackstation.corn. Information: 965-3402. Kennedy Meadows Resort and Pack Station. Off Highway 108 below Sonora Pass. Offers guided horseback rides ranging from 1.25

Mother Lode Know It All hours to all-day and overnight wilderness pack trips. Also Features rental cabins, store, saloon, restaurant. Open last Saturday in April through Columbus Day weekend. Information: www. kennedymeadows.corn. Phone: 965-3900. Pine Mountain Lake Equestrian Center. 13309 Clifton Way, Groveland. Full-service stables are open to the public. Trail rides are offered daily from Memorial day through Labor day, weekends and holidays from fall through spring. Information: stables©pinemountainlake.corn or w w w .pinemountainlake.corn. Phone: 962-8667. Yosemite National Park. Stables at Wawona, Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows offer mule and horseback rides. Children must be at least 7 years old and 44 inches tall to ride. Maximum weight is 225 pounds. Prices range from $64 for a half hour to $1 28 for a full day. Longer pack trips can be specially arranged. Information: www.yosemitepark.corn/ mule-horseback-rides.aspx.

season is Jan. 1 through Oct. 31, bait may be used from Jan. 1 through Oct. 31, however, from April 1 through the Friday preceding the fourth Saturday in May, bait may be used only with single hooks having a gap between the pointand shank between one-half and one inch, or with multiple hooks having a gap between the point and shank between one-quarter and one-half inch; limit zero trout, closed to salmon.

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Hunting is allowed on most land overseen by the Stanislaus National Forest and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, although state hunting regulations must be followed. Those hunting in the forest are advised to use designated U.S. Forest Service maps to avoid hunting on game refuges and private land. There are also restrictions on firearm use near campgrounds. Each of the forest's four ranger stations have maps showing state-designated hunting areas. Rules and regulations Hunting is not allowed within Yosemite NaFishing licenses are required throughout the tional Park. Hunting regulations, set by the California Destate and can be obtained from sporting goods partment of Fish and Wildlife, are listed below, merchants and fishing shops. Fishing is allowed both day and night in Cala- but it is necessary to review any changes or updates by reading the regulations published verasand Tuolumne counties. Sierra District seasons, limits: Lakes and and available wherever hunting licenses are reservoirs, all year; streams, last Saturday in sold. For more information about licenses and April through Nov. 15; limit five per day, 10 in seasons, contact the department's regional ofpossession; additional 10 brook trout less than fice (see listing below.) Contact the Department of Fish and Wildlife 10 inches per day. Special regulations for area fishing desti- for further information: Regional Office,1234 E. Shaw Ave., Fresno, CA 93710. Phone: 559nations: • Big Trees Creek. Upstream from conflu- 243-4005.Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. ence of Beaver Creek is closed to all fishing all year; Hobart Creek, tributary to Spicer Mead- Limits and seasons ows Reservoir, season, July 1 through Nov. 15, limit five per day, 10 in possession. Badger. No limit. Season Nov. 16 through • Stanislaus River, Middle Fork. From last day of February. Beardsley Dam downstream to U.S. Forest Bear. Limit: One adult per season, no cubs Service footbridge at Spring Gap. season is last or females with cubs; Season opening dates Saturday in April through Nov. 15, minimum vary according to deer hunting zones and shall size 14 inches, only artificial lures with barbless close on the last Sunday of December or earlier hooks, limit two. if the maximum number of bears have been • Beardsley Afterbay. Season is all year, taken. minimum size 14 inches, only artificial lures Beaver. No limit. Nov. 1 through March 31. with barbless hooks, limit two. Big Horn Sheep. Special drawing annually • U.S. Forest Service footbridge. Spring Gap for eligibility to hunt. Limit one. to New Melones Reservoir including Sand Bar Bobcat. Limit with hunting license and tags, Forebay. season: last Saturday in April through five per season; no limit with trapping license. Nov. 15, limit two. Statewide Oct. 15 through Feb. 28. • Tuolumne River. From O'Shaughnessy Deer. Zone D-5 opens on the fourth SaturDam downstream to Early Intake Diversion day inSeptember and extends for37 consecuDam. season is last Saturday in April through tive days. Zone D-6 opens the third Saturday in Nov. 15, minimum size 12 inches, only artificial September and extends for 44 consecutive lures with barbless hooks, limit two. days. Limit: One buck per tag, forked horn or • Lumsden Bridge. Downstream to Clavey better. River Falls. season is last Saturday in April Desert Kit Fox. Protected species. through Nov. 15, maximum size 12 inches, only Dogs, use of. Read hunting regulations, artificial lures with barbless hooks, limit two. available at sporting goods stores. • La Grange Dam. Downstream to Hickman Fisher. Protected species. bridge. season Jan. 1 through Oct. 31, only arGray Fox. No limit. Nov. 24 through the last tificial lures with barbless hooks, zero trout, day of February. zero salmon; Hickman bridge to the mouth. Island Fox. Protected species.

Sonora, California Jackrabbits, black-tailed and white-tailed. No limit, all year. Marten. Protected species. Mink. No limit. Nov. 16 through March 31, statewide. Non-game animals,include coyote, English sparrow, starling, weasels, skunks, opossum, moles, rodents (excludes tree squirrels, flying squirrels, those listed as furbearers, endangered, protected or threatened species). No limit, all year. Rabbits: Brush, cottontail, pygmy, snowshoe. Limit five per day, 10 in possession. July 1 through last Sunday in January. Raccoon. No limit. Nov. 16 through March 31. Red Fox. Protected species. River Otter. Protected species. Tree Squirrels. Limit: four per day, four in possession. Second Saturday in September through last Sunday in January. Wild Pig. Limited by number of tags you possess, open all year.

American River Touring Association. A nonprofit corporation, founded in 1963, introduces people to the wilderness via rafting adventures. Uses surplus revenues to reinvest in the organization or donate to conservation organizations. Offers guided trips on the Tuolumne, Merced and American rivers. Information: www.arta. org. Phone: 962-7873 or 800-323-2782. O.A.R.S. Offers trips all over the world, including rafting trips on the Tuolumne, Merced and American rivers along with the North Fork of the Stanislaus River. Information: www. oars.corn. Phone: 736-4677 or 800-346-6277. Sierra Mac River Trips. Provides whitewater rafting trips on two stretches of the Tuolumne River: Nine-mile Class V whitewater on Cherry Creek/Upper Tuolumne, and 18-mile Class IV Whitewater Classic Main. Beginners to experts welcome. Based in Groveland. Information: www.sierramac.corn. Phone: 5918027 or 800-457-2580. Zephyr Whitewater Expeditions. Offers guided rafting trips to the Kings, Tuolumne, Merced and American rivers. Trips include guides, food and equipment. Half-day to threeday trips. Information: www.zrafting.corn. Phone: 532-6249 or 800-431-3636.

Calaveras Ranger District. Calaveras Dome, Box Canyon, Spicer Road Crags and Spicer Terraces. Bouldering is possible at School House Boulders, Tamarack Boulders, Hells Kitchen, Big Meadow and Stanislaus River Boulders. Summit Ranger District. Burst Rock, Columns of the Giants and Lost World. Climbing guides are available to view at the ranger station near Pinecrest. Yosemite National Park. El Capitan and Half Dome in Yosemite Valley. Tuolumne Meadows climbing also plentiful, classes available. Information: www.yosemitepark.corn. Phone: 372-8344.

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Just Dance. Meets from 1 to 4 p.m. every third Sunday at t he Presbyterian Church of the 49ers in Columbia. Live music. Ballroom, swing, Latin and country western dancing. Free dance instruction is offered during the dance and a line dance is taught during intermission. All ages welcome and no partner is needed. A $5 donation i s r e quested t o b e n e f i t t h e church's Historic Sanctuary Restoration and Maintenance Fund. Call for more information and additional class listings. Phone: 5321 859. Steps to Dance Studio. Ballroom Dancing from qualified prof essionals a t t h e " Steps T o Dance" Studio. From absolute beginners to showcases and competition dancing. Information: www. stepstodance.corn. Phone: 5332384.

and conference center opened in 2 013 and r o oms f e a ture h i gh speed Internet, swimming pool and fitness center. Information: www.blackoakcasino.corn; 9289300 or 877-747-8777. Chicken Ranch Casino. Operated by the Chicken Ranch Band of Me-Wuk Indians, features highstakes bingo Thursday through Sunday, plus 349 machines. Featuring The Ranch House Restaurant, open daily. The casino is open 24 hours a day Thursday, Friday and Saturday. It closes at 1 a.m. Sunday.Daily hours Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Information: www.chickenranchcasino.corn; 984-3000.

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California Cavern State Historic Landmark. Located at 9565 Cave City Road, nine miles east of San Andreas off Mountain Ranch Road. Four seasonal tour options: Trail of Lights walking tour (dry season), Trail of Lakes walking tour (we t s e a son), M a m m oth Cave Expedition and Middle Earth Expedition. Hours vary by season. Information: w w w . caverntours. Black Oak Lanes.On the Famcorn; 736-2708 or 866-762-2837. ily Entertainment Floor of Black Mercer Cavern. L o cated a t Oak Casino Resort. Features a 241665 Sheep Ranch Road, Murlane Brunswick bowling center, phys. This limestone cave is 16 family nights, cosmic bowling, Unstories deep. Guided tours, lasting derground Arcade and Kingpins about 45 minutes, take visitors Family Eatery. Information: www. down and up 220 steps (totalling blackoakcasino.corn. Phone: 928440 steps), through stalagmites 9300 or 877-747-8777. and s t a l actites . I n f o r m ation: www.mercercaverns.corn; 7282101. Moaning Cavern Adventure Black Oak Casino Resort. This Park. Located at 5350 Moaning three-story entertainment center, Cave Road, Vallecito, off Parrotts located at 19400 Tuolumne Road Ferry Road. Features California's N. and operated bythe Tuolumne largest underground room. Visitors descend an historical, 100-foot spiral Band of Me-Wuk Indians,houses slot machines, video poker and staircase. Three tour options are c ard tables, in a ddition t o t h e available: Rappelling, a 45-minute Black Oak Lanes bowling alley and walking tour and a three-hour tour interactive v i deo game arcade. that includes rappelling 165 feet. The Dining and beverage options in- park also has a tandem zip line over c lude t h e J u m p i n g C o y o t e Coyote Canyon, climbing tower, Espresso Bar, Kingpins Family gold panning, gemstone mining and Eatery, The Mill Sports Bar, Wil- geode cracking. Information: www. l ow Creek L o unge ( w it h L i v e caverntours.corn; 736-2708 or 866Music), Black Oak Cafe buffet res- 762-2837. taurant, and Seven Sisters Fine Dining. There's also a gift store, a six-story 1,000-space parking garage. Gas station and Mini-Mart on Out of Hand - Creative Arts site. Five-floor, 148 room hotel Center. Of f e rs c l ay a c t i vities,

such as glazing pottery and clay classes. Available for parties and small groups by appointment. Retail store promotes local profess ional w o me n ' s a rt w o r k . Non-profit organization. Information: w w w . o u t ofhandclay.org; 533-1309.

L ocated a t 1 8 1 7 0 M a i n S t . , corn; 916-5166. J amestown. Information: www . goldprospecting.corn; 9 84-4653 or 800- 596-0009. Gold Rush Originals. Guides CALAVERAS COUNTY offer gold panning, placer and hard-rock mining tours, on Angels Forest Meadows Golf Resort. Creek and in the Angels Camp Located four miles east of Murarea. Located at 1227 S. Main St., phys off Highway 4, inside the Angels Camp. Information: www. gated community of Forest Meadgoldrushoriginals.corn; 736-0044. ows. Information: w w w . forestMary Laveroni Park. GroveC alifornia G o l d P a n n i n g . meadowsgolf.corn; 728-3439. land. Dog park permit required Guides teach gold panning on a Greenhorn Creek. Located at (obtained at Groveland Commu- claim in the historic Harvard Mine 711 McCauley Ranch Road, Annity Services District). Owners District of Woods Creek. Informa- gels Camp. The 18-hole champimust carry leash and leash dog at tion: www.gold-panning-california. onship course is par 72, 6,850 first sign of aggression. Information: w w w . gcsd.org/parks dog. html; 962-7161. Sunrise Rotary Off Leash Dog • DRUGCRIMES Runs. Open Sunrise to Sunset. StoteandFederal STATE 4 FEDERAl CRIMES • FElONIES 4 MISDEMEANORS DrugSales 12865 Covey Circle, Sonora. InforDrugPo ssession mation: w w w . t uolumnecounty. • VIOLENT CRIMES ca.gov. Assault

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w ww.phoenixlake.corn; 5 3 2 0111. P ine M o u ntain L a k e G o l f Course. Located at 12765 Mueller Drive, Groveland. The 18-hole, par-70 course is 6,382 yards and is semi-private but open to the public. Reservations up to 10 days in advance. Also features PGA professionals. Information: golfpro@ p inemountainlake.corn or ww w . pinemountainlake.corn. Phone: 962-8620. Twain Harte Golf Club. Located on 22909 Meadow Drive in the center of Twain Harte. The nine-hole, par-29 course is 1,721 yards and open to public. Features a pro shop, club and pull-cart rentals. I n f ormation: w w w . t w a i nhartegolf.corn; 586-3131. Twain Harte Miniature Golf. Located at 2 3098 Fuller Road, Twain Harte. 1 8 -hole o u t door course. Snack bar available. Open daily during summer, and Friday through Sunday in the Spring and Fall. Information: 586-5569.

Long Barn Lodge lce Skating Arena and Events Center. A t M ountai n S pr i n g s G ol f 25957 Long Barn Road, 17 miles Course. Located at 17566 Lime east of Sonora off Highway 108. Kiln Road, Sonora. The 18-hole, Motel, Cabins, Weddings, Repar-72 course is 6,559 yards and unions, Fundraisers. Open Public open to the public. Also features a skate, birthday parties, school driving range, clubhouse, bar, pro skate trips and after-hours skate shop, lessons, cart and club rent- parties. Ice Skating arena Open als. Tee times are taken up to two November through April, all other weeks in advance. Information: facilities open year-round. Inforwww.mountainspringsgolf.corn; mation: www.longbarn.corn;586532-1 000. 3533 or 800-310-3533. Phoenix Lake Golf Course. LoYosemite National Park, Curry cated at 21448 Paseo De Los Por- Village ice Rink. Located in Yotales, So nora. Th e n i n e-hole, semite Valley, next to Curry Vilpar-35 course is 2,695 yards and lage. Open from mid-November open to the public. Information: until early March, conditions per-

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Feeney Park. Located off Highway 4, Murphys. Angels Camp M useum. Lo Marredda Park. Located off cated at 753 S. Main St., Angels Highway 26, Mokelumne Hill. Camp. Features Gold Rush artiMeadow Creek Park. Located facts, an extensive Mark Twain TUOLUMNE COUNTY one mile east of school, Rail Road e xhibit, an d d i s plays o f f a r m Flat. Groveland Yosemite Gateway equipment and horse carriages. Mokelumne Hill Historic Park. Museum. Wi th t h e T u o l umne Open Thursday through Monday downtown Mokelumne County branch library, 18990 High- Located in from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. year-round. way 120, Groveland. Museum inHill. Information: w w w .angelscamp. Mountain Ranch Community cludes historical displays, many gov; 736-2963. Park. Mountain Ranch. focusing on the Gold Rush era. Calaveras County Historical Murphys Community Park. AlGift shop also available. Open Society and Museum. Located at giers Street, Murphys. Sunday through Thursday from 1 30 N. Main St., San Andreas. FeaNeilsen Park. Located on the to 4 p .m., Friday and Saturday tures county archaeological and from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed corner of Main and Court Streets, historical displays, neighbors arSan Andreas. Easter Sunday, Christmas, New chive, bookstore. I n formation: Year's Day and Thanksgiving. InTryon Park. Lo cated across www.ca laverascohistorical.corn; formation: w w w . g rovelandmu- from Angels Camp Fire Dept. 754-1058. Turner Park. Located on Treat seum.org; 962-0300. Calaveras County Historical Sonora Fire Museum. 125 N. Street, San Andreas. Society Red Barn Museum. LoUtica Park. Located in downWashington St., Sonora. Displays cated by the Calaveras County include local historical firefighting town Angels Camp. Government Center, 891 MounValley Springs Veterans Park. equipment. Open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. tain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Wednesday through Saturday and Located behind Veteran's Building Displays include farm, mining and by appointment.Phone: 532-7890. and ElementarySchool on Daphne blacksmith equipment, wagons. Tuolumne County M useum Road, Valley Springs. Information: www.calaverascohis- and Patricia Herbert Rhodes White Pines Park and Lake. torical.corn; 754-0800. History Research Center. The Located on Blagen Road, White Ironstone Heritage Museum. museum, 158 Bradford St., SoPines near Arnold. At 1894 Six-Mile Road, Murphys. nora, resides in the historic TuHighlights early Gold Rush history, olumne County Jail, which is on plus hosts other various rotating the National Register of Historic TUOLUMNE COUNTY exhibits. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Places. Featured are guns, gold, 49er Rotary Park. Located off daily. Information: www.ironston- information on pioneer crossings of Greenley Road adjacent to the evineyards.corn; 728-1251. of the Sierra, historical photoMokelumne Hill History Soci- graphs, Chinese, Latino, and Gold Tuolumne County Library, Sonora. Carkeet Park. Located on the ety and Museum. Located at Country Black Heritage exhibits, 8328 Main St., Mokelumne Hill. as well as the Craig Bates Collec- Columbia College Campus. Coffill Park. Located in downArchives and exhibits feature his- tion of Native American crafts. town Sonora. t orical m e m o rabilia f r o m t h e H olds regular meetings at T u Eproson Park. N e xt t o g o l f Mokelumne Hill area, including olumne County Library Meeting 550 photographs, plus an exhibit Room. Also home to the Tu- course, Twain Harte. Grisby Park. Bradford and Linoon the 1906 San Francisco Earth- olumne County Genealogical Sociberg streets, downtown Sonora. quake. Free wi-fi available. Open ety. Archives are available for Heaven for Kids. Located off Tuesday through Friday, call for researchers, call fo r s c hedule. hours. Information: www.moke- Open six days a week. Informa- Greenley Road near Library. Mary Laveroni Community hill.corn/history; 286-0507. t ion: w w w . t c history.org; 5 3 2 Park. L o c a ted i n do w n t o w n M urphys Ol d T i m er s M u - 1317. seum. At 470 Main St., Murphys. Tuolumne City Memorial Mu- Groveland. Riverside Park & Swimming Features Gold Rush and Native seum. Located at the corner of American artifacts. Open noon to Carter and Bay streets, Tuolumne. Hole.Located on Buchanan Mine Road, Tuolumne. 4 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and Mon- Features historical items, model Pioneer Park. Located on N. day. Walking tours held Saturday railroad. Open 1 to 4 p.m. Saturmornings at 10 a.m. Information: days and Sundays. Information: Airport Road. in Columbia. Prospector Park. 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SGLl&L BA Badger Pass. Located off Highway 120 in Yosemite National Park, Badger has 10 runs, five lifts, an 800-foot vertical feet. More than 80 percent of slopes are devoted to beginning or intermediate levels. Rentals and lessons available for d o w nhill and cross-country skiing. Open daily 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the season. Information: www. badgerpass. corn; 372-8444. Bear Valley Mountain Resort. Located off Highway 4 in western Alpine County, features 25 miles of skiing, nine service lifts, 1,900 vertical feet, 85-plus runs, 25 miles of skiing, summit 8,500 feet. Also has a full-service resort, rental shop, sports shop, ski school, ski patrol, snowboard services. Information: www.bearvalley.corn. Phone: 753-2301 or 866-550-2728. Big Trees State Park. Off Highway 4 in Calaveras County. Has trails for cross-coun-

try skiing and snowshoeing for those with their own equipment. Free guided tours with loaner snowshoes also offered. Information: www.parks.ca.gov; 795-2334. Dodge Ridge Winter Sports Area. Located off Highway 108 near Pinecrest. Has 832 acres of downhill terrain for skiers and snowboarders; 1,600 vertical feet from 8,200foot summit to 6,600-foot base of mountain. Features eight chair-lifts, one rope-tow, three conveyors, ski and snowboard lessons and rentals, retail sporting goods store, meeting room, children's snow play program for ages 3 to 6, restaurants. Information: www.dodgeridge.corn.Phone: 965-3474 main line, 5365300 snow phone.

LED Big Trees State Park. Off Highway 4. Small sledding slope most years, crosscountry skiing popular with own equipment. Information: www.parks.ca.gov; 795-2334. Leland High Sierra Snow Play. Located four miles east of Strawberry, on Leland M eadows Road. Features 15 a c res o f groomed snow for t ubing, tobogganing, sledding, other family-oriented snow play activities. Also has a 4 , 000-square-foot lodge, large sun deck, fireplace, snack bar with hot food, beer and wine, plus video games. Equipment rental included in admission. Group rates available. Information: www.snowplay.corn; 965-4719.

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trict 15. A g e s 5 t o 17 . Fi v e leagues (recently merged) covering Tuolumne and Calaverascounties. Information: www.cadist15. Waylon Way, Sonora (off C corn; Jeanne Thompson, 736Ave.). Information: w w w . h igh- 6949. Sierra Gold Rush girls fastc ountrysportsarena.corn; 5 8 8 pitch softball. Ages 8-18. Local 0776. girls travel throughout western United States to compete against Roller Derby other teams in their age brackets. High Country Mountain Derby Information: w w w . sgrfastpitch. Girls. Ye ar-round c o m p etitive corn. Phone: President Nick Parry, team for adults, plus junior team 770-1 749. Tuolumne County girls fastages 10 to 17 years. Skating skills pitch softball. Various age groups not necessary. Held at High Country Sports Arena, 18960 Waylon play at Standard Park. Information: Way, Sonora (off CarnageAve.). www.tcgfastpitch.corn; 782-0634. West Side Little League. Ages Information: www.highcountrys5 to 17. Co-ed recreation baseball portsarena.corn; 588-0776. including tee-ball, coach pitch, minors, majors and juniors. InformaSpecia I Oly t ion : w w w .c ad i s t 1 5 . c orn ; President Donnie Wright, 352Special Olympics Northern California, Tuolumne County di- 5254. Woods Creek Little League. vision. Special Olympics Northern C alifornia of f er s c h i ldren a n d Ages 5 to 17. Co-ed recreation baseball including Tee-ball, coach adults year-round training and competition i n O ly m p i c-type pitch, minors, majors and juniors. Information: www.cadist15.corn; sports at no cost to the athlete. Tuolumne County athletes partici- President Cory Adams, 591-3887. pate in basketball, bocce, track and field, floor hockey, swimming, Youth basketball golf, softball, bowling and soccer. AMA Youth Basketball. Co-ed To volunteer or participate, email ages 6-12. Games held at Bret Coach Dave20©comcast.net or visit www.sonc.org. Area director: Harte High School. Information: www.amayouthsports.corn; RonDave DeCheney, 588-9078. nie Davis, 815-7980. Calaveras Youth Basketball Youth Baseball/Softball Association. For co-ed for ages 6 to 14. Focus on skill development, AMA Ponytail Softball. For teamwork and having fun. Progrades 3 to 12. Covers Copperop- gram runs eight Saturdays from olis, Angels Camp, Murphys, Ar- January to March. Signups begin nold, Bear Valley and San Andreas. in October. Games held at CalavInformation: h t tp: //www.amay- eras High School. Information: outhsports.corn; Shawna Davis, w ww.cyba.weebly.corn; 2 8 6 61 4-0627. 1812. Bret Harte Little League. For ages 5 to 17 . Co-ed recreation Youth football baseball including tee-Ball, coach pitch, minors, majors and juniors. Tuolumne C o u nty Y o uth Information: www.cadist15.corn. Football. Two teams: Sonora Jr. Phone: District A d m i nistrator, Cats and Tuolumne Jr. Bears. Four Jeanne Thompson, 736-6949. divisions: junior novice, novice, juC alaveras N a t i o na l L i t t l e nior varsity, v a rsity. S i gn-ups League. Bret Harte Little League. begin in February. Season runs For ages 5 to 17. Co-ed recreation late August through November. baseball including tee-Ball, coach Sonora Jr . C a t s I n f o r mation: pitch, minors, majors and juniors. www.sonorajrcats.org. P h one: Information: www.cadist15.corn; Sarah, 559-3515. Tuolumne Jr. President Ann Seely, 754-9074. Bears Information: www.tuolumFoothill Little League. Ages 5 nebears.org; Bryan Tarter, 770to 17. Co-ed recreation baseball 5570. including tee-ball, coach pitch, miAMA Junior Bullfrogs. Four dinors, majors and juniors. Informa- visions for football: bantam, junior tion: www.cadist15.corn. Phone: varsity, varsity. Season runs late President Benjamin Buecher, 401- August through November. Information: w w w . amayouthsports. 5810. Little League Baseball, Dis- corn; Bryan Gross, 992-1650.

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Adult softball Calaveras County Softball Association.Men' s,w omen' s,and coed slow pitch in Valley Springs, S an An dreas, A n g el s C a m p , Mountain Ranch and Mokelumne Hill. Information: sports©calaverasenterprise.corn. Ebbetts Pass Softball Association. Men's and wo m e n ' s leagues. Four tournaments yearly. All games held at W h ite Pines P ark. Inf o r m a t i o n : ca n d a celmiller3@gmail.corn; Candace Miller, 728-5566. Tuolumne County Recreation Department Adult Softball. For ages 18 and up. Spring, summer and fall leagues offered. Sponsored by Tuolumne County Recreation Department. Games played at the Standard Park Sports Complex, 18500 Standard Road. Information: ww w .tcrecreation.corn; 533-5663.

Cheerleading AMA Jr. Bullfrog Cheerleaders. For ages fourth- through eighthgrade. Information: www .amayo uth s p o r t s . c o r n ; D ian a Wainwright, 985-0603. Calaveras Jr. Redskins Football Cheerleading. For ages 7 to 14. Recreational cheerleading covers Calaveras Unified High School district. Phone: Lisha Leitner, 7863209. Tuolumne C o u nty Y o uth Football C h e erleading. T w o teams for Tuolumne county. Signups begin in February, season runs August through November. For Sonora Junior Cats (ages 7 to 14) information: ww w .sonorajrcats.org; 559-3515. For Tuolumne Bears (ages 7 to 14), information: www.tuolumnebears.corn; Nancy Tucker, 581-4248.

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Youth hockey Youth R e creational R o ller Hockey League. Ages up to 14. In-house only, no travelling. Skating skills not required. Three seasons run from October through May. Played a t H i g h C o u ntry Sports Arena, 18960 Waylon Way, Sonora. Information: w w w . highc ountrysportsarena.corn; 5 8 8 0776. High Country Mission Hawks. Year-round competitive travelling league. Plays at H ig h C ountry Sports Arena, 18960 Waylon Way, Sonora. Information: www.highc ountrysportsarena.corn; 5 8 8 0776.

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Youth Swim teams CCA Dolphins Youth Recreational Swim Team and Water Polo Team. Co-ed recreational league. Participants must be able to swim freestyle 25 yards across the pool, unassisted. Season runs early June through July. Information: www.calaverascountyaquatiks; Jessica Johnson, 768-9149. CCA Dorados USA Competitive Team. Co -ed c ompetitive swim team. Must be able to swim freestyle 50 yards across the pool, u nassisted. Season r uns A p r il through A u g u st . I n f o r mation: www.calaverascountyaquatiks. corn; Dik Advincula 890-3494. Tuolumne County Aquatics Age Group S wi m T e am. T u olumne County group-swim team for ages 5 to 18. Beginners to advanced swimmers. Information: http: //swimtca.org; Patti ScottBaier, 532-1202. Tuolumne County Aquatics Masters S w i m T e a m . A d u l t swimming, beginners to advanced swimmers. Information: http: // swimtca.org; Patti Scott-Baier, 532-1202.

J unior Rifle C l ub, M o t h e r Lode Gun Club.Teaches safety, m arksmanship, h u n te r s a f e t y courses, self defense and more. Information: w w w . m otherlodegunclub.corn; 984-4160. Team Angels. A team-based youth development program for b oys and girls, grades 12 a nd under. Taught by Certified Shotgun Coaches. Emphasizes gun Youth wrestling safety and skill development in clay target shooting. Information: AMA Youth Wrestling. Ages 5 www.angelsgunclub.org/youth- and up. Covers the Highway 4 corshooters. html; Mark Oswald, 768r idor area. Information: w w w . 3136. amayouthsports.corn; Todd Sherrow, 256-3957. Youth Snowsports Calaveras Youth Wrestling. AMA Y o u t h S n o w s p o rts. Ages 8 to 14 years. Covers Valley Competition and local school ski Springs and San Andreas areas. programs wit h p r ivately raised Information: www.freeteams.net/ funds. Information: www.amay- c alaverasyouthwrestling; 3 5 1 outhsports.corn. or email to snow- 01 70. sports@amayouthsports.corn. Ebbetts Pass Wrestling. Ages Phone: Warren Alford, 795-2672. 5 to 14. Covers the Murphys, Arnold, Bear Valley areas. Folkstyle Youth Soccer and freestyle. Information: email Ebbetts Pass Youth Soccer ebbettspass@gmail.corn.Phone: League. Ages 4 to 19. Sign-ups Damien Stephens, 795-1516. begin in April. Games start in AuMother Lode Wrestling Club. gust and end in November. Winter Information: email motherlodeleague runs through March. Inform ation: w w w . e p ysl.org; 7 5 3 - wrestlingassociation@gmail.corn. Phone: President Toni B r ow n, 2334. Tuolumne County Youth Soc- 257-0274 or 304-6298.

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APPLE RANCHES/GARDENS/TREE FARMS/PUMPKIN PATCHES Al's Bonsai Nursery. 11120 Golf Links Road, Jamestown. Information: www.alsbonsai.corn. Phone: 536-1963. Blue Oak Farm. 8700 Fraguero Road, Sonora. Heirloom fruits and vegetables, poult ry a n d m ea t . Inf o r m a t i on : w w w . blueoakfarmsonora.corn. Phone: 743-1231. Bramble Hill Farm. You-cut Christmas

tree farm, open the day after Thanksgiving, 10 a.m. until sundown. Open until Christmas or until sold out, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Boer goats,pomegranates, wreaths and persimmons also available for sale. Address: 12161 Cattle Drive Trail, Columbia (follow signs off Italian Bar Road). Phone: 532-5629. Cedar Ridge Apple Ranch. Pumpkin patch and apple ranch. Location: 14679 Summers Lane, Sonora. Information: www. indigenyreserve.corn. Phone: 533-9463. Cover's Apple Ranch. Homemade pies and other baked goods, homemade soup

and sandwiches, apple cider, ranch-grown in-season produce and year-round fresh tomatoes, gift shop, playground, picnic area, barn walk with farm animals and petting zoo, kids' train rides daily, hay maze and pumpkin patch in the fall. Address: 19211 Cherokee Road, Tuolumne. Information: www.coversappleranch.corn. Phone: 9284689. Dragonfly Peony Farm. Specializes in bare-root peonies, flowers, wreaths, by the stem and o t her i t e ms. A d dress: 5590 Charles St., Wilseyville. Information: www. dragonflypeonyfarm.corn. Phone: 293-1242.

lndigeny Reserve. Hard cider and apple brandy distiller off Lyons Bald Mountain Road. Has gift shop and picnic area. Address: 14679 Summers Lane, Sonora. Information: www.indigenyreserve.corn. Phone: 533-9463. Twain Harte Tree Farm. Choose-and-cut Christmas Tree Farm and outdoor wedding and event facility. Tree sales begin Friday after Thanksgiving and also weekends from 9 a.m. to4:30 p.m., weekdays from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Features a gift shop, free hot cider, coffee and cookies, free boughs with tree purchase. Closing Dec. 13. Owners

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Vineyard, 12581 Algerine Road, J amestown. Information: www . gianellivineyards.corn. Phone: 9841 500. Hatcher Winery. 425 Main St., Murphys. Information: www.hatcherwinery.corn. Phone: 605-7111. Hovey Winery. 350-A Main St., Murphys. Information: www.hoveywine.corn. Phone: 728-9999 or 728-9700. Indian Rock Vineyards. 1154 Pennsylvania Gulch Road, Murphys. Information: ww w .indianr ockvineyards.corn . Pho n e : 728-8514. Indigeny Reserve. 14679 Summers Ln., Sonora. Information: www.indigenyreserve.corn. Phone: 533-9463. Irish Family Vineyards. 2849 Highway 4, Vallecito. Information: www.irishvineyard.corn. Phone: 736-1 299. Ironstone Vineyards. 1894 Six Mile Road, Murphys. Information: www.ironstonevineyards.corn. Phone: 728-1251. La Bella Rosa Vineyards. 72 N. Washington St., Sonora. Information: ww w .labellarosavineyards. corn. Phone: 533-9968. La Folia Winery. 263-A Main St., Murphys. Information: www.lafoliawine.corn. Phone: 728-5298. Lavender R i dge V i n e yard. 425-A Main St., Murphys. Information: www.lavenderridgevineyard. corn. Phone: 728-2441. Milliaire Winery. 276 Main St., Murphys. Information: www.milliairewinery.corn. Phone: 728-1658. Mineral Wines. 769 Dogtown Road, Angels Camp. Information: www.mineral-wines.corn. Phone: 743-41 00. Newsome-Harlow Wines. 403 Main St., Murphys. Information: www.nhvino.corn. Phone: 7289817. Stevenot Winery. 458 Main St., No. 3, Murphys. Information: www. stevenotwinery.corn. Phone: 7283485. Tanner Vineyards. 435 Main St., Murphys. Information: www. tannervineyards.corn. Phone: 7288229. Twisted Oak Winery. Tasting Room: 363 Main St., Murphys. Phone: 728-3942; Winery: 4280 Red Hills Road, Vallecito. Information: www.twistedoak.corn. Phone: 736-9080. Val du Vino Winery. 634 French Gulch Road, Murphys. Information: www.valduvino.corn. Phone: 7289911. Vina Moda. 147 Main St., Murphys. Information: www.vinamoda. corn. Phone: 743-6226.

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Turney. Information: 962-0609. Mountain Youth and Community Theatre. Nonprofit youth and adult musical theater. Year-round productions. Summer youth camp Just Dance. Meets from 1 to 4 and after-school classes. Informap.m. third Sundays at the Presbyte- tion: www.mountainyouthact.corn, rian Church of the 49ers in Colum- 532-3608 or 743-3909. Murphys Creek Theatre. Perbia. Live music. Ballroom, swing, forms year-round at Black Bart PlayLatin and country western dancing. an d Fee n e y Par k Free dance instruction is offered, house and a line dance is taught during in- Amphitheatre, Murphys. Graham termission. All ages welcome and Scott Green, artistic director. Inforno partner is needed. A $10 dona- mation: ww w . murphyscreektheatre.org or 728-8422. tion is requested to benefit the Pine Cone Performers. Actors church's Historic Sanctuary Restoraand singers from the Groveland tion and Maintenance Fund. Inforarea. All singers and performers mation: 532-1 859. Tuolumne County Arts Alli- welcome to join at the beginning of ance. Offers m usic and d ance each season. Singers perform twice classes. Information: www. Tuolum- yearly, December and May, with neCountyArts.org o r 5 3 2 -ARTS practices beginning in September and January, respectively. Actors (2787). Twain Harte Twirlers. Work- put on one play per year in the shops, 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Tuesday spring. Information: Bob Swan, 962at Soulsbyville School's old gym, 6535. Sierra Repertory Theatre. Year20300 Soulsbyville Road. New classes start the second Tuesday in round professional live theater feaSeptember. President Ken and Deb turing classic and contemporary comedy, dramaand musicalproducR omberger. Information: w w w . twainhartetwirlers.ccsda.org; 288- tions since 1980. Professional performers, including members of the 3117 or 586-7800. Actors Equity Association, drawn from across the country. See Calendar of Events for Show Dates. Theaters at 13891 Mono Way, East Blue Mountain Players. Spring Sonora, and Fallon House Theater, and fall performances yearly. Non11175 Washington St., Columbia profit community t heater since State Historic Park. Dennis Jones, 1995. Blue Mountain Theater, 347 producing director. Information: Main St., West Point. Information: www.sierrarep.org or 532-3120. www.bluemountaintheater.corn or Stage 3 T h e atre Company. 293-7979, 293-31 00. Year-round live theater season of Calaveras Children's Repertory Theatre. Spring and winter perfor- passion, power and pratfalls. Theater at 208 S. Green St., Sonora. Inmances at Bret Harte Theater, Anf ormation: w w w . stage3.org o r gels Camp. Live musical productions 536-1 778. performed by children ages 5 to 18. No charge for participation. Information: ccrtactors©yahoo.corn. M QII, ~ Duende: Drama and Literature. Bear Valley Music Festival. Late Original works by Sonora playwright Rick Foster. School and public per- July and early August. Features two formances. Thomas F. Maguire, ar- weeks of concerts, full orchestra, world-class soloists. Information: tistic director. Information: www. www.bearvalleymusicfestival.org or duendedrama.org or 532-9177. Hill Top Musical Kids. Commu- email info©bearvalleymusicalfestinity-supported youth theater group val.org, 753-2574 or 800-458-1 618. Calaveras Community Band. for ages preschool to eighth-grade; two musical productions per year. Year-round public concerts. New band members always welcome. Sponsored by Our Lady ofMount Mic Harper, conductor. Information: Carmel Church; r e hearsals at Groveland Library; performances www.calaverascommunityband.org or 533-0941. at Groveland Evangelical Free Columbia Big Band. A 25-piece Church. No c h il d e ve r t u r ned down. Producer/director, Louise jazz ensemble. Meets weekly on

Wednesdays,year-round at Columbia College, holds monthly concert performances as part of the Columbia Jazz Series. Information: Director Rod Harris, 588-5211. Columbia College Community Chorus. A 50-member mixed chorus performs classical and traditional music. Four main concerts a year (see Calendar of Events). Auditions are held before each semester. Information: Dr. Daryl Hollinger, 5885087. Columbia College Jazz Series. Monthly concerts with top jazz professionals year-round. Information: Rod Harris, director, 588-5211. Concerts in the Park. In Tuolumne County, free concerts held w eekly t h r ough t h e s u m m e r months in Tuolumne (928-1 214) and Twain Harte (586-4482). In Calaveras County, free concerts each Wednesday through the summer months in 10 different Calaveras County l ocations. I n formation: www.calaverasarts.org; 754-1 774. Ironstone Amphitheatre. Renowned musical acts held several evenings throughout the summer in the outdoor amphitheater . Information: www.ironstoneamphitheatre. net; 728-1251. Tickets: 800- 7453000. Mountain Sage. Outdoor summer concert series in Groveland. Information: ww w . mtsage.corn;

962-4686 or 962-7455. Music @ Stage 3. Live performances by local musicians before each show and between theater production periods offered at Stage 3 Theatre, 208 S. Green St., Sonora. See website or call for schedule: www.stage3.org. Phone: 536-1 778. Pine Cone Performers. Actors and singers from the Groveland area. All singers and performers are welcome to join at the beginning of each season. Singers perform twice yearly, December and May, with practices beginning in September and January, respectively. Actors put on one play per year in the spring. Phone: Bob Swan, 9626535. Sonora Bach Festival. Local and national performers featured during the month of October. Youth Concert, Salon Concert, Locals Concert and Bach's Brunch. See calendar of events for d etails. Information: www.sonorabach.org; 536-6330. Sonora Christmas Festival. Local and nationally known rock and blues performers. I nformation: www.fireonthemountain.corn; 5333473. Sonora Master Chorale. Classical and semi-classical choral music. Performances held twice yearly. Phone: Ron Randall, 770-1 257. St. James Concert Series. At least four classical, semi-classical

concerts per season (November through May — see Calendar of Events). Shows feature local musicians and guest artists. Information: www.sjconcertseries.org. Tickets: 536-0825. Other information: 5369402. Symphony of the Sierra. Columbia College program. The 40-member community orchestra plays fall and spring concerts. New players always welcome. Contact: Conductor Mic Harper, harperm@yosemite. edu, 533-0941. Twisted Folk. Award-winning summer concert series held at Twisted Oak Winery, 4280 Red Hill Road, Vallecito at Highway 4. Information: www.twistedoak.corn; 7369080. Willow Creek Lounge at Black Oak Casino Resort. Live music and comedians Thursday through Saturday. Information: www.blackoakcas ino.corn; 9 2 8-9300 o r ( 8 77) 747-8777.

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a sn are v l n S through September, at Pinecrest Lake Amphitheater off Highway 108. Showtime is 8:15 p.m. Tickets cost $6.50 per person; under 3 years old is free. Information: www. pin ecresttheater.corn.

gold discovery site, learn about the buildings and early merchants of Columbia. Tours held at 11 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday. InforEvents listed below happen either year-round or mation: www.parks.ca.gov/columbia or 588multiple times during the year. 9128. Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce Contra Dance. Live music. All ages welMondays mixer.Third Thursdays (some months mixer come and no experience is necessary. Monday Night Mini-Concerts in the Park. replaced by special event), 5 to 7 p.m. Infor- Dances held at 7:30 p.m. on the third SaturPerformances by Calaveras Community mation: tcchamber or 532-4212. day of each month (except December) at the Band heldevery at6:30 p.m. every Monday Aronos Research Women's Club,37 E.Elkin night, Memorial Day through Labor Day, at Fridays St., Sonora. Donation is $7 for adults. An opMurphys Community Park. Free admission. Angels Camp Farmers Market. Features tional potluck dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. DeConductor Mic Harper. Information: www. farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, baked cember danceisheld on New Year'sEve at calaverascommunityband.org or 533-0941. goods, fresh foods, wine and drinks, live 8 p.m. Information: 532-6025. First Saturday Flea Market by Yosemite music. From 5 p.m. to dusk Fridays June Tuesdays through September at Utica Park in Angels Chamber of Commerce. From 8 a.m. to 1 Movies Under the Stars. Held Tuesdays, Camp. Information: www.angelscampbusi- p.m. the first Saturday of each month, May Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, ness.corn or 736-1 333. to October, at Mary Laveroni Community Memorial Day through Labor Day, Saturdays Park, Groveland. Free admission for buyers. First Fridays in the Park. Features a free through September, at Pinecrest Lake Am- concert open to the public, family fun, food Information: www .yosemitechamberofphitheater off Highway 108. Showtime is and drink catered by a local Murphys restau- commerce.corn or 962-0429. 8:15 p.m. Tickets cost $6.50 per person; rant. Runs June through September, 5:30 to Guided Hike, Big Trees State Park. North under 3 years old is free. Information: www. 8 p.m. at Murphys Community Park. Due to Grove guided hikes offered year-round at 1 pin ecresttheater.corn. graduations, June concert is held on second p.m. everySaturday. When the snow covers Story Time. Features storytelling, songs, Friday. Information: www.visitmurphys.corn the ground,the hikes become guided snowfingerplays and crafts. Held 10:30a.m. Tues- or 728-1 948. shoe walks. Snowshoes are provided free, days, Wednesdays and Thursdays at Tufirst come first served. The park entrance Movies Under the Stars. Held Tuesdays, olumne County Library, 480 Greenley Road. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, fee is $10 ($12 on holiday weekends) per Information: www.tuolcolib.org or 533-5507. Memorial Day through Labor Day, Saturdays carload. No reservations. Check in at the through September, at Pinecrest Lake Am- warming hut by the parking lot no later than Wednesdays phitheater off Highway 108. Showtime is 12:30 p.m. Information: 795-1 196. 19th annual Cruise Nights. Held the first Groveland Farmers Market.Features fresh 8:15 p.m. Tickets cost $6.50 per person; and third Wednesdays of the month May under 3 years old is free. Information: www. produce and eggs, jams, jellies and salsas, through October at The Junction shopping pin ecresttheater.corn. dried fruits and nuts, hand-crafted items, center, Sonora. Information: 533-3548. "Third Friday Open Reading." Open read- flowers and herbs. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuolumne Concerts in the Park. Features ings for poetry and prose writers, held from Saturdays at Mountain Sage Nursery, 18653 live local bands. Coincides with Tuolumne 7 to 8 p.m. on the third Friday of each month Main St., Groveland. Information: www. Farmers Market. Free admission. Held from at Sonora Joe's Coffee Shoppe, 140 S. mtnsage.corn or 962-4686 or 962-7455. 6 p.m.to dusk Wednesdays, June through Washington St., Sonora. Featured reader Movies in the Park.Movies outdoors every September, at Tuolumne Westside Park. In- monthly. Signups for readings begin at 6:30 Saturday night from June to September at formation: www.tuolumnerecreation.corn p.m. Admission is free. Information: Denella Mary Laveroni Community Park in Groveor 928-1 214. land. Information: www.groveland.org. Kimura, 532-6561. Tuolumne Farmers Market. Features or-

Movies Under the Stars. Held Tuesdays,

ganic fresh produce, fruit, eggs, pastries, jewelry, flowers, food, live music. Coincides with Tuolumne Concerts in the Park. From 4 p.m. to dusk Wednesdays from late spring to late summer, at Tuolumne Westside Park. Information: 928-4351.

Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, Memorial Day through Labor Day, Saturdays through September, at Pinecrest Lake Amphitheater off Highway 108. Showtime is 8:15 p.m. Tickets cost $6.50 per person; under 3 years old is free. Information: www. pinecresttheater.corn.

Saturdays Calaveras Master Gardeners' Open Garden

Day. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., generally fourth Saturdays, February through November, at the UC Master Gardeners' demonstration garden, 891 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Features free d e monstrations, Thursdays Murphys Historical Walking Tour. Tours of workshops, tours and advice. Information: Columbia Certified Farmers' Market. Outhttp: //ucanr.edu/sites/CalaverasCountyMas- town landmarks and history. Starts at 10 door Market on Main Street in Columbia terGardeners/. Information: 754-6447. a.m. every Saturday at the Old Timer's MuState Historic Park. Sponsored by the CoColumbia State Historic Park Gold Rush seum, across from Murphys Hotel. It's free lumbia Chamber of Commerce. Thursdays 5 Days.Columbia park staff and volunteers in and no appointment is necessary. Informato 8 p.m., rain or shine, May through Octo- period attire open many exhibits not nor- tion: www.visitmurphys.corn/tour or 728ber. Information: www.visitcolumbiacalifor- mally viewable by the public. Held from 1 to 1160. nia.corn I nfo r m a t i o n : Open Air Market. Features community 4 p.m.the second Saturday of each month. columbiafarmersmarket@yahoo.corn or 536- Information: www.visitcolumbiacalifornia. yard sales, vendors, fresh produce, crafts, 1672. antiques, tools, clothing and miscellaneous corn or 588-9128. Movies Under the Stars. Held Tuesdays, Columbia State Historic Park Town Tour. items. Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Greater Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, An hour-long walking tour of town led by a Sonora. Year-round event every Saturday Memorial Day through Labor Day, Saturdays park staff member or docent. See the actual and Sunday at Mono Village Center. Con-

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no partner is needed. "Just Dance" meets from 1 to 4 p.m. Senora Second Saturday Art every third Sunday at the PresbyNight. Monthly downtown festi- terian Church of the 49ers in Coval includes live music, gallery l umbia. Live m u sic. A $ 1 0 receptions, live theatre and more. donation is requested to benefit Offered in partnership with So- the church's Historic Sanctuary nora Chamber of Commerce. Ac- Restoration and Maintenance t ivities b e g i n a t 5 p .m . Fund. Information: 532-1 859. Information: www.2ndsaturday Movies Under the Stars. Held artnight.org or 532-7697. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Sonora Certified Farmers Mar- Saturdays and Sundays, Memoket. Features farm-fresh produce, rial Day through Labor Day, Saturcoffee, pastries, breads, olive oils days through September, at and crafts, live music. Held be- Pinecrest Lake Amphitheater off tween 7:30 and 11:30 a.m. Satur- Highway 108. Showtime is 8:15 days from May through October, p.m. Tickets cost $6.50 per perat the corner of Stewart and son; under 3 years old is free. InTheall streets, Sonora. Informa- fo r m at i on n: www . tion: www.sonoraca.corn or 532- pinecresttheater.corn. tact: Al Smith, asmith©mlode. corn or 532-0140.

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tures free demonstrations at Master Gardeners' demonstration garden. Typically held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first Saturday of the month, except for holiday weekends, at 251 S. Barretta St., Sonora. Information: ucanr. org/sites/tuolumne county master gardeners or hotline 5335912, office 533-5696.

Sundays American Legion Post 58 Pan-

cake breakfast.Members serve a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at Sonora Veterans Memorial Hall, 9 N. Washington St. in downtown Sonora. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, orange juice, and coffee, milk and tea. Proceeds go to community projects. Tickets $7 for adults and $3 for children under 10; children under 3 eat free. Information: www.americanlegionsonora.org or Commander Lonald Lott, 402-8204. Columbia State Historic Park

Town Tour. An hour-long walking tour of town led by a park staff member or docent. See the actual gold discovery site, learn about the buildings and early merchants of Columbia. Tours held at 11 a.m. every Saturday and Sunday. Information: www. parks.ca.gov/columbia or 5889128. Community Dance. Ballroom, swing, Latin and country western dancing. Free dance instruction is offered during the dance and a line dance is taught during intermission. All ages welcome and

merce. Held in Eproson Park, Twain Harte. Information: www. twainhartecc.corn or 586-4402.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 mist International of Sonora. 11 — Patriot Day. 12 — The Dam Rubber Duck

13-15 — Rosh Hashanah. "Always... 16 to Oct. 1 8 -

Patsy Cline." Fallon House TheRace. Features water activities, atre, Columbia State Historic val. Festival features perfor- potluck, prizes, live music, duck Park. Information: www.sierm ances, w o r kshops, B a n d race. Held at Twain Harte Lake rarep.org or 533-3120. Scramble, the Breakfast Club, from noon to 5 p.m.. Informa19 — Back to School 1861. Join Late Night programming, West- tion: www.twainharteba.corn or us for a beautiful evening at the side A m p h itheater p e r f o r- 586-1 976. historic schoolhouse. During this 12 — Ghost Tours. Columbia m ances, Ki ds Prog r a m reminiscent event, take a tour of performances, camping and State Historic Park. Information: the upstairs, sit in on a lesson more. Information: http: //www. www.visitcolumbiacalifornia. taught by a docent dressed as an strawberrymusic.corn/Home. corn or 588-9128. 12 — Hermit Fest Music Festi- 1860s school t eacher, play aspx¹sthash.WuE11QvQ.dpuf 5 — 20th annualLogging Jamval. Hosted by Ebbetts Pass Sce- games of long ago, listen to boree. Amateur contests avail- nic Byway and Calaveras County music, and help make handable with monetary prizes held in Arts Council. Free to the public. cranked ice cream. Held from 4 the morning. Professional com- Food and beverages available for t o 7 p.m. Information: w w w . petitions all afternoon. Lunch sale. Held in H e rmit Valley, parks.ca.gov/columbia or 588menu available. All-day event Ebbetts Pass. Information: www. 9128. 19 — "Disturbance and SuccesOpen Air M a rket. Fe a tures held at White Pines Park near Ar- calaverasarts.org or www.sce- sion in Sierra Nevada Ecosyscommunity yard sales, vendors, nold; $5 entrance fee. Informa- nic4.org or 754-1 774. tems" Seminar. Presented by w w w 12 - "The Party". Food, dancfresh produce, crafts, antiques, t i o n : Tom Hofstra at 10 a.m. at Big tools, clothing and miscellaneous sierraloggingmuseum.org or 795- ing to live music, raffle, treasure Trees State Park, Jack Knight chest. Proceeds benefit Calaveras items. Sponsored by Kiwanis 6782. Hall. Seminar is free, $10 en5 — Admission to Statehood Club of Greater Sonora. Year- Day Celebration. View or partici- Mentoring Foundation. Tickets trance fee to the Park. Informaare $50 per person or $400 for round event every Saturday and pate in the 11 a.m. parade celetable of 10. Sponsorship opportuSunday at Mono Village Center. Providin gexcellentcareforourpatients& California's admission to nities available. Held at Dove Hill Contact: Al S m ith, asmith@ brating Outstandin gcustomer servicetoourclients statehood; additional town tours, Ranch, Angels Camp. Informamlode.corn or 532-0140. Mitchell Luce, DVM exhibits open. Sponsored by the tion: www. calaverasmentoringNative Sons of the Golden West, foundation.org or 736-6092. Undetermined 12-13 — 49th annual Me-Wuk Columbia Parlor No. 258. InforColumbia College Jazz Series mation: www.parks.ca.gov/co- Indian Acorn Festival. Features Concert.Typically runs first week- lumbia or 588-9128. vendors, traditional dancing, inend of each month, times vary. 5 — Labor Day Concert. Calav- ter-tribal pow wow, games, InVet ary H o spital Concerts held at the College eras Community Band perfordian crafts, pit barbecue, Indian A Full-Service Small Animal Hospital Dogwood Building. Directed by mances at 6 p.m. at Ironhorse tacos. From 10 a.m. to dusk, TuMedical • Or t h o p e di c & GeneralSurgery Ultrasound Rod Harris. Information: harrisr@ Amphitheater at New Melones olumne Rancheria, 19595 Mi Wu Dental •EmergencyServices5HouseGalls yosemite.edu or 588-5211. 14729 Mono Way 452-9457 Resource Connection Produce Lake. Information: www.usbr. St., Tuolumne. Information: 928Day. Offering free, fresh produce gov/mp/ccao/new m e lones/ 5300. html or Hilary 536-9094. and provides helpful community index. 5-6 — Chief Fuller Days, Mi-Wuk information, demonstrations on Village. Craft vendors food and nutrition, health, or budget saving entertainment. Information: 586tips. June through October, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. See website for 1225. 6 — Labor Day Country Barbedates. Located at The Resource cue. Features free children's acConnection Food Bank, 206 tivities, horse soccer and other George Reed Dr., San Andreas. horse events, plus live entertainInformation: www.trcac.org or m ent. Proceeds benefit t h e 754-1 075. Southern Tuolumne County Historical Society. Event held from 2 • Flying Lessons to 7 p.m. at the Pine Mountain ~ 4 T2 1 Lake Stableson Clements Road, • Scenic Tours off of Ferretti Road, in Groveland. • Bi-Plane Rides 21-Sept. 13 - "Macbeth." Si- Information: www.grovelandmuerra Repertory Theatre, East So- seum.org or 962-0300. • Gift Certifl|CateS nora. I n f o r mation: w ww . 7 — Labor Day. sierrarep.org. Information: 5337 — Labor Day Concert. CalavGk e usa call, or viMtour We bsNefm mminfmvna/ion 3120. eras Community Band performance at 6:30 p.m., Murphys g ~FLYlNU 5p3+1O Community Park. Mic Harper, EPTEMBER2 1 conductor. Information: www. Columbia Airport 3% — 10th Annual Twain Harte calaverascommunityband.org or Open 7 Da s a Week Oktoberfest and Pints in the Pines. 533-0941. umm. letsgofly. corn 10 - "The Glass Menagerie" Vendors, food, live music, beer garden. Sponsored by the Twain preview. Theater, food and silent Harte Area Chamber of Com- auction. Fundraiser for Soropti3-7 — Strawberry Music Festi-

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gory is $12 and contestants sign up between 9 and 10:30 am. 19 — Great Sierra River Cleanup Show.This fine art show features The Fiddle 5 Bango Contest is Day. Event participants from 22 approximately 50 local painters, free to the viewing public. Bring counties clear garbage from hun- potters, sculptors and photogralawn chairs, hats and sunscreen. dreds of miles of r ivers and phers who will display their art on T-shirts will be available for sale 26 — National Public Lands Day. ($20). All ages and music genres streams from 9 a.m. to noon. Co- the shady streets of the Columincides with the California Coastal bia State Historic Park. T h is Free admission to Yosemite Na- are represented in this contest, Cleanup Day. Information: www. event is FREE to the public. Infortional Park. which is sponsored by the Co26 — Smithsonian Museum Day lumbia Chamber of Commerce. sierranevadaconservancy.ca.gov mation: www.visitcolumbiacalior 530-823-4679. 25-27 — 10th Annual Studio 49 - Calaveras County. The Angels Competition begins promptly at fornia.corn or 536-9047. 19 — Saturday in the Mines. 19 - '49er Festival and Chili Fiber Retreat. Weaving demon- Camp Museum will join partici- 10:30 am, and continues all day, Features exhibitors, ongoing Cook Off. Features a breakfast, strations, spinning, knitting and pating museums and cultural in- except for a lunch break, which guided tours run by docents, gold fly-over, parade, live entertain- fiber blending. Held at Tuolumne stitutions nationwide in opening features a chili cook-off ($5). Inpanning, stamp mill demonstra- ment, chili cook-off and tasting, Trails, 22988 Ferretti Road, its doors for free tours to visitors formation: www.visitcolumbiations, artisan demonstrations and vendors, raffles, kids games, pet- Groveland. Registration informa- who download the Museum Day california.corn or 536-1672 or activities for kids. Free family fes- ting zoo. Parade starts at 7 a.m., tion: www.mlwsguild.org. Ticket at www.smithsonianmag. 532-6604.. tival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 26 — C oncours d'Elegance. corn/museumday. Information: 26 — 33rd Annual Poison Oak Angels Camp Museum, 753 S. downtown Groveland. Informa- Classic car show benefits 4-H www.angelscamp.gov or 736- Show. This event is like a tradiMain St., Angels Camp. Informa- tion: www.yosemitechamberof- and FFA, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2963. tional flower show, except all en26 — Smithsonian Museum Day tries must include poison oak! tion: www.angelscamp.gov or commerce.org or 962-0429. Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys. 736-2963. 20 — Working on the Railroad. Information: w w w .ironstone- - Tuolumne County. F ree m u - Some of the categories are: best seum tour, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at arrangement of poison oak, most 19 — Sierra AIDS Walk. Annual A celebration where participants foundation.org or 269-6950. 26 — Exotic Animal and Bird the Tuolumne County Museum original poison oak dish (with fundraising event benefits AIDS can view memorabilia, photos, and hepatitis programs of Sierra stories and lore of Sierra Railway Expo. Features English Budgeri- and Patricia Rhodes History Re- recipe), best photograph of poiHOPE in Amador,Calaveras and workers. Includes a behind-the- gar show, birds, cages, reptiles, search Center, 158 Bradford St., son oak, best photograph of poiTuolumne counties. At Big Trees scenes look at the park's round- gifts, feed and toys for sale; from Sonora. Information: www.tchis- son oak rash (or in person). 10 State Park. Start times from 9 to house andshops, live music and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mother tory.org or 532-1 317. a.m. for entries, judging at 1 p.m. 25-26 — Stories in Stone. Visi- Sponsored by the Bixel Brewery. 11 a.m. Information: www.sier- festivities. Event runs from 11 Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora. Email: rahope.org or 736-6792 or 888- a.m. to 3 p.m. at Railtown 1897 parrotts@sonnet.corn or 533- tors are led through Columbia's All afternoon at the Bixel Brewhistoric cemetery by costumed ery, Columbia State Historic Park. 722-2873. State Historic Park Information: 3496. 19-20 — 26th annual Sierra Quilt www.railtown1897.org or 98426 — Living History Day. Gold volunteers carrying lanterns Information: 532-2815. Guild Show. Features more than 3953. Rush history celebration includes where they will visit 13 grave 29 — A Sip of Wine, a Taste of 250 exhibits, plus vendors, quilt demonstrations on w e aving, sites. The dead come to life as Food and a Touch of Business.Tu22-23 — Yom Kippur. appraisals, boutique, refresh23 — Autumn begins. spinning, quilting, felting, butter interpreters tell about their lives, olumne County Chamber of 24 — Calaveras CoUnty Histori- churning, soap making and plant how they died, and how they Commerce event,6 p.m., Seven ments, door prizes. Sponsored by the Sierra Quilt Guild of Tu- cal Society Dinner Meeting. Guest medicine, basket making, dutch came to lie in Columbia's ceme- Sisters at Black Oak Casino Reolumne County. From 10 a.m. to speaker. Open to the public. Lo- oven cooking, rope making, can- tery. Information: www.parks. sort. Sampling of locally produced 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 cation and time varies. Informa- dle dipping. Also features child- ca.gov/columbia or 588-9128. libations, catered hors d'oeuvres, 25-27 — Tuolumne County Writ- raffle prizes. Information: info@ p .m. Sunday. Sunday at t he tion: www.calaverascohistorical. rens' games, storytelling, live Mother Lode Fairgrounds, So- corn or 754-1 058. music. Food available for pur- ers Retreat.Includes four classes, tcchamber.corn, 532-4212. ghost walk, poetry open mic in cemetery, dinner, entertainment, September 2015 book signing, literary performances, brunch. Held at Colum- To Be Determined bia State Historic Park. Accepting — Benefit Breakfast. Benefits reservations at Sonorawriters.org WE' RE MORE THAN JUST A GREETING CARD STORE Tuolumne County Senior Center. or President Jill Klajic, 743-8097. Earn Rewards Every Time You Shopl 26-27 — Calaveras County Art- Applebee's Restaurant, Sonora. Cards • Gifts • Party & Wedding Supplies Information: www.sierraseniorists' Studio Tour. A self-guided car excursion to studios featuring providers.org; 533-2622. — Dog Obedience/Puppy Trainnearly 30 artists. Cost is $10 and ing Classes. Mother Lode Fairincludes a booklet with direcgrounds, Sonora. Meets at 6 tions, bios and photos of artists' p.m. Wednesday nights for oneworks. Information: www.calavYANKEE CANDLE a' B i L o ~ C a d l iP E PSAKI hour classes held for eight conerasarts.org or 754-1 774. 26 — 33rd Annual Fiddle and s ecutive w e e k s . Cl a s s es "Bango" Contest and Chili Cook- beginningJanuary, March, May off. The Fiddle& Bango Contest and September. Information: (yes, "bango") is held at the ga- www.stkc.org or Mary Barrett, zebo in Columbia State Historic 536-0526. Park. More than 40 musicians compete for prizes in the following categories: f i ddle, banjo, BER2 j. vocal, guitar, mandolin, miscellaMark Twain neous, and original song. The 2-3 — Stories in Stone. CosShopping Center grand prize is a gold nugget, and tumed Columbia State Historic G OID CROW N 362 North Main Street • Angels Camp • 209-736-4931 there are cash prizes in each cat- Park interpreters, carrying lanMonday - Saturday 9a.m. to 5:30 p.m. egory. The entry fee per cate- terns, give guided tours of Co20 — 43rd annual Columbia Art

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tumed Columbia State Historic Park interpreters, carrying lanterns, give guided tours of Columbia's h i storic c e m etery. Includes visits to 13 grave sites. Friday and Saturday evenings, cost $25. Information: www. parks.ca.gov/columbia or 5889158.

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chase. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Groveland Museum Parking Lot, 18990 Highway 120, Groveland. Information: www.grovelandmuseum.org or 962-0300 or 962-7425.

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lumbia's historic cemetery. Includes visits to 13 grave sites. Friday and Saturday evenings, cost $25. Information: www.parks. ca.gov/columbia or 588-9158.

www.nonviolentcommunity.org or 5889305. 16 — Sierra Story Winds Weekend. An-

nual story slam contest. Bi-Annual storytelling retreat held on "even numbered" years. Retreat performances, workshops, storytelling contests and networking opportunities. Both events held in Murphys. Information: www.sierranevadastorytelling.org. Email: motherlodestorytellers© gmail.corn or Colleen Dolan, 743-3210 or B.Z. Smith, 532-7697. 16-Nov. 18 "The Drowsy Chaperone." Preview showing to benefit Sierra Repertory Theatre, East Sonora. Information: www.sierrarep.org or 533-3120.

3 — 22nd annualCalaveras Grape Stomp and Gold Rush Street Faire. Features a

competitive grape stomp, vendors, live entertainment, food, arts and crafts, live and silent auctions, wine by the glass. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Murphys Community Park and downtown Murphys. Information: www.calaveraswines.org or calaverasgrapestomp.corn or 754-0127.

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3 — Apple Harvest Train Event. Agricul-

ture and Sierra Railroad are longtime partners, from fruit to livestock to lumber. Celebrate the history of the apple harvest. Information: www.railtown1897.org or 984-3953.

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17 — Das Barktoberfest 2015. Beer sam-

pling and a German-themed Foodie Fest. Held at the Humane Society of Tuolumne County: 10040 Victoria Way, Jamestown from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Information: www. hsotc.org or 984-5489.

3 — West Point Lumberjack Day. Begins

at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast, followed by soapbox derby at 8:30 a.m. and parade at 11 a.m., logging contests, car show, food booths and barbecue, horseshoe tournament, music, old-west show performances, games and activities for children 5 years of age and up, clowns. Sponsored by West Point Boosters Club. Free admission. Parking costs $4, which benefits Bret Harte FFA. Shuttle from the parking lot to downtown will be available. Information: 293P325. 3-4 -

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17 — Gold Rush Day and Autumn Harvest

Street Fair.11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Angels Camp. Information: www.angelscampbusiness.corn or 736-1 333.

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The Mountain Heirloom Quilt Faire will take place Oct. 9 through 11 at Ironstone Vineyards in IVlurphys. St. in downtown Sonora. The menu includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, orange juice, and coffee, milk and tea. Proceeds go to community projects. Tickets $7 for adults and $3 for children under 10; children under 3 eat free. Information: www.americanlegionsonora.org or Commander Lonald Lott, 402-8204.

ing "California Arts Day" with a County and City Resolution celebrating the art of Tuolumne County and the City of Sonora. Art Works from TCAA Permanent Collection of Jo Mora, Della Taylor Hoss and Chiura Obata. Art, music, demonstrations and hands-on projects. Festival and youth 9-11 — 38th annual Mountain Heirloom arts fair at KASA, on the historic Dome Quilt Faire. Features quilt displays, wall campus in Sonora. All other events held at hangings, wearable art, handmade dolls 251-C Barretta Street, Sonora from noon to 4 p.m. Opening Reception on Saturday and needle art. Held at Ironstone Vinefrom noon to 4 p.m. Information: www. yards, Murphys. Cost: $7. Information: or 795-1 464. tuolumnecountyarts.org or 532-ARTS www.ihquilters.corn 10 — 39th Sonora Bach Festival Salon (2787). 4 — 39th Sonora Bach Festival Youth Concert.Held at a private home in East SoConcert. Features local youth musicians. nora. Information: www.sonorabach.org Information: www.sonorabach.org or 536- or 536-6330. 10 — C.A.S.T.For Kids Fishing Fun Fair. 6330. 3-4 — Third annual Fundraising Dinner: Free event for disadvantaged and disabled "KCBT-August 1945" (An original radio children. Children ages 5 to 16 can go out play). Become part of the audience as Hol- on a boat, make animal tracks or check out lywood's biggest stars broadcast live from invertebrates under a microscope. A free KCBT, a wartime radio station at Calaveras lunch is prepared by the Messengers MoBig Trees. Proceeds benefit Calaveras Big torcycle Club. Information: 536-9094, ext. Trees Association and remain in the Park. 221. 10 — Third annual Walking Dead of SoInformation: www.bigtrees.org or 796nora.Zombie walk and food drive. Down1196. 4 — Walk for Life.A sponsored, two-mile t own S o nora. I n f o rmation: w w w . walk through downtown Sonora. Benefits zombiewalksonora.corn or 536-6316. 10-11 — 31st annual Harvest Festifall. Foothill Pregnancy Center. Begins at 9 Join us for a cornucopia of crafts, comesa.m. Information: www.fpcsonora.corn or tibles, demonstrations of skills, and music 536-9262. American Legion Post 58 will serve a pan- and dancing on the shady streets of Cocake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at Sonora lumbia State Historic Park, decorated for Veterans Memorial Hall, 9 N. Washington the harvest season. Wear your Gold Rush

duds and enjoy a visit to the past. Fun for everyone, and it's free!!! Almost fifty vendors, dressed in 1850s attire, will display their handmade arts and crafts for sale, including pottery, jewelry, apparel, home decor, wood furniture, baked goods and many others; and some will demonstrate their skills. Attractions include demonstrations of spinning and weaving by the Mother Lode Weavers & Spinners, face painting, petting zoo, and entertainment by various local groups of musicians and dancers. Sponsored by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce. Information: www.visitcolumbiacalifornia.corn or 5361672 or 532-6604. 11 — Tuolumne County Women's Net-

work Speakeasy Soiree. Includes dinner and libations, music, local wines, private butlers for VIPs, and photo booth. Open to the public, the event benefits scholarship program. Begins at 5 p.m. event at Black Oak Casino Resort. Information: www.tcwomensnetwork.corn or 536-6336. 12 — Columbus Day. 15 — October Trade Faire. Tuolumne

County Chamber ambassadors hostannual, Halloween-themed event that showcases businesses,5 p.m., Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora. Free public admission. Prizes for best-decorated booth and costume. Information: www.tcchamber. corn, 532-4212. 15 — "The Drowsy Chaperone." Preview

benefit night and reception for Center for a Non Violent Community. 7 p.m. at Sierra Repertory Theatre in Sonora. Information:

17 - "Myths, Monsters and Heroes: Amphibians fk Reptiles of the Calaveras Ra-

gion" Seminar. Presented by Paul Ustach at 10 a.m. at Big Trees State Park, Jack Knight Hall. Seminar is free, $10 entrance fee to the Park. Information: www.bigtrees.org or 795-1 196. 17 — Sonora Toy Run. Bring a toy and nonperishable food item to go to local community charities. Held at Jamestown Harley-Davidson. Information: Carlen Wilcox, 532-0535. 17-18 — Harvest Haunt Express.Specially

decorated excursion trains depart at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m. at Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. Includes harvestthemed games and activities. Riders are encouraged to dress according to "Super Heroes and Villians" theme. Information: www.railtown1897.org or 984-3953. 18 — 39th annual Sonora Bach Festival

Locals Concert.Performances feature local musicians playing in a concert format. Information: www.sonorabach.org or 5366330. 18 — Joie de Vie Gala.Proceeds benefit the campaign to build a new Cancer Center at Sonora Regional Medical Center. Held at Ironstone Vineyards. Information: www.sonoramedicalcenter.org or foundation office, 536-5029. 18 — Opera Duo. Bariton and Annalisa Winberg. Soprano. Part of St. James Concert Series. Held at the Red Church, Sonora. Information: www.sjconcertseries. org or 536-0825. 20-21 — Tuolumne County Health Fair for

Adults. Features free screening for early detection of disease, health information. Held at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. Nominal fee for blood chemistry. Information: 533-7428.

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21 — Tuolumne County Centenarian So30 — Halloween Carnival.Features carnicietyLuncheon. Luncheon at the Sonora valgames, haunted house, costume conSenior Center honors those who have test, snack bar and prizes. Sponsored by reached 100 years of age or older. Also San Andreas Merchants Association and serves and celebrates seniors coming up San Andreas Recreation and Parks Departto 100 years of age (96-99 years old). Infor- ment. From 4 to 7 p.m. at San Andreas mationCathie Peacock, 58M802. Town Hall. Information: 754-0127 or 75422 — Calaveras County Historical Society 0228. 31 — Halloween. Dinner Meeting. Location and time varies. 31 — 10th annual Illumination of the Guest speaker. Open to the public. Information: www.calaverascohistorical.corn Jack-O'-Lanterns.Carve your pumpkins, turning them into classic peg-toothed grinor 754-1058. 22-31 — Realms of Darkness.Annua I 4-H ners, artfully chiseled ghouls, leering haunted house fundraiser features daily witches, or any family friendly design of performances. Held behind J.S. West, at your choosing. Bring your carved gourds 730 S. Washington St., Sonora. Informa- to the Columbia Museum on Main Street tion: www.realmsofdarkness.org or 532- for judging, and enjoy the live musical entertainment. Prizes will be awarded 5896. 24 -

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Friend." Omega Nu Alpha Iota Chapter silent auction, table settings, holiday shopping, raffles and lunch; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Black Oak Casino and Resort Hotel Conference Center. Tickets available to purchase at local retailers. Information: Jeanne Shephard, 743-8028. 24 — Genealogy Workshop.Sponsored by Tuolumne County Genealogical Society. Key-note speaker, Stephen Morse, speaking on one-step website. Afternoon workshops include newspapers, family search, writing your family story, Evernote, Find A Grave and other free websites, a c cessing s t at e r e s o urces, preservation of family heirlooms, Heritage Quest, military and land records. Held at LDS Family History Center, 19481 Hillsdale Drive, Sonora. Information: 532-1 317. 24 — Trick or Treat Street. Downtown

Sonora businesses hand out candy to trick or treaters, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Contact: Sheala Wilkinson. Information: 532-7725. 24-25 — Harvest Haunt Express.Specially

decorated excursion trains depart at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m. at Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. Includes harvestthemed games and activities. Riders are encouraged to dress according to "Pirates and Princesses" theme. Information: www.railtown1897.org or 984-3953. 24-25 — Sixth annual All Hallows Fantasy

Faire. A costume play event celebrating Celtic and modern Halloween play. Staged by the Sonora Celtic Faire at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds. Information: www.allhallowsfaire.corn. 25 — 39th Annual "Bach's Brunch."

Champagne brunch includes a mini-concert. Held by the Sonora Bach Festival. Information: www.sonorabach.org or 5366330. 24 — Ghost Tours. Have you heard that there are ghosts in Columbia? Join us on the tour to find out where they lurk and the stories behind those who lived in Columbia during the Gold Rush. Held at Columbia State Historic Park. Information: www. visitcolumbiacalifornia.corn or 588-9128.

for the most original, most gruesome, most entertaining, etc. At dusk the jack-o'-

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part at 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m. on October 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 and Nov 1. at Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. Includes harvest-themed games and activities. Riders are encouraged to dress according to "Monster Mash" theme. Information: www.railtown1897.org or 9843953.

tery. Information: www.visitcolumbiacalifornia.corn or 536-1 672.

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Community Band performs at 9:30 a.m. in conjunction with Ebbetts Pass Veterans Day Tribute. Held at Ebbetts Pass Memorial . Mic Harper, conductor. Information: www.calaverascommunityband.org or 533-0941.

11 — Veteran's Day Ride. Special trains

to celebrate Veterans Day at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Pulled by one of our ex-military, vintage diesels! Veterans ride free. Information: www.railtown1897.org or 984-3953. 11 — Veteran's Day Tribute. Calaveras

— California Native Plant Sale. Bi-annual

sale. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jamestown Rocca Park. Information: www.sierrafoothillscnps.org. — Taste for Mentoring Dessert Contest and Antique Auto Show. Information: 533-

1397, ext. 274.

11 — Veteran's Day Tribute. 11 a.m. Fea-

tures ceremony and tribute to local veterans, speakers, music. At the Tuolumne Veteran's Memorial Hall. Sponsored by VFW. Information: Commander Aaron Rasmussen, 928-3347.

lanterns will be illuminated. This free N V M B 2 1 event is sponsored by the Columbia 13-15 — Sixth annual ITSA Film Festival. Chamber of Commerce, and fun for all 1-30 — Native American Month Art Exhi- Features short films and animations from ages. Information: www.visitcolumbiacali- bition. In f o rmation: www. tuolumne- student, amateur and professional filmfornia.corn or 536-1672 or 532-6604. countyarts.org or 532-ARTS (2787). makers. Held at the Sonora Opera Hall. 31 — 31st annual Junction Halloween Pa1 — Daylight-saving time ends. rade. Candy handed out by various mer1 — Fall Concert.Calaveras Community Information: www.itsafilmfestival.corn or chants,costume prizes awarded by age: Band performance at 6:30 p.m., Bret Harte 962-0342. 13-Dec.20 — "A Christmas Carol." Falup to 4 years old, 5-8 years, 9-12 years. High School, Dr. Elliott Smart Theater. Mic lon House Theatre, Columbia State HisAlso awards for group costumes. Registra- Harper, conductor. Information: www.catoric Park. Information: www.sierrarep.org tion is at 10 a.m., event starts at 11 a.m., laverascommunityband.org or 533-0941 . or 533-3120. under the clock at The Junction shopping 3 — Election Day. 19 — Community Awards Banquet. An3 — Tuolumne County Master Gardeners' center. Information: 533-3548. nual ceremony at the Hotel at Black Oak 31 — Groveland Safe & Sane Halloween. Open Garden Day.Features free demonA family friendly Halloween festival in strations at Master Gardeners' demonstra- Casino Resort, 5:30 p.m. Honors outstanddowntown Groveland. It features a kids' tion garden. Typically held from 10 a.m. to ing businesses, community leaders and costume parade, snacks, costume contest 1 p.m. the first Saturday of the month, individuals. Reservations and nominations: and games before and after the Candy except for holiday weekends, at 251 S. www.tcchamber.corn, 532-4212. 23-Jan. 8 — Affordable Gifts of Art Stroll at Groveland Community Center. Barretta St., Sonora. Information: http: // Starts at 4:30 p.m. Organized by the Yo- ucanr.edu/sites/Tuolumne County Mas- Show. 9a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through semite Chamber of Commerce. Informa- ter Gardeners/. Information: hotline 533- Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Calaveras County Arts Council, 22 Main St., San tion : w w w .yo s e m i t e c h amberof 5912; office 533-5696. 5 — Senior Volunteer of the Year Awards. Andreas. Information: www.calaverasarts. commerce.corn or 962-0429. 31 — Halloween Parade and Harvest Cel- Held at the Board of Supervisors Cham- org or 754-1 774. ebration. Parade starts at 4:30 p.m. at Tu- bers at 11 a.m. Call Cathie Peacock for 24 — Holiday Dessert Auction. Features olumne Westside Memorial Park. Trick or nominations and information, 586-4802. desserts made by members, seasonal 7 — Day of the Dead Celebration. Cultural decorations available by auction. At noon, treating to follow. Call for further information: www.tuolumnerecreation.corn or activities, Ofrenda walking tour, traditional Twain Harte Golf Course. Proceeds go to 928-1214. entertainment, Catrina/Catrin dress con- Soroptimist International of Twain Harte. 31 — Jamestown Halloween and Harvest test, traditional food and music and more. Information: President Gloria Winton, 588Celebration.Main Street parade and trick Downtown Murphys. Information: www. 8924. or treating downtown. Information: http: // visitmurphys.corn or 728-8471. 25 — Thanksgiving Dinner. Features free org. 7 — Seventh annual Nutcracker Tea Thanksgiving dinner hosted by Christian 31 — Sierra Waldorf Halloween Festival. Party. Fun performance, tea, gifts, surHeights Church. Location to be deterAn evening of beautiful fairy tales, a maze, prise visitors and opportunity drawings for mined. Information: w w w . christianpuppet shows, and treats. From 6 to 9 children and adults alike. Proceeds benefit heights.org or 532-7305. p.m. Suggested donation of $5 per family. Soroptimist Scholarship Program. Tickets 26 — Thanksgiving. Information: www.sierrawaldorf.corn or are $20 per person or $80 for a party of 6, 27 — 32nd annual Downtown Sonora 984-0454. advance purchase is necessary. Held from Christmas Parade.Features floats, horse 31 — Trick or Treating. The merchants 2 to 4 p.m. in the "Nutcracker Tea Room" groups,bands and more. Held at5:30 p.m. of Columbia welcome children in cos- at the Tuolumne County Senior Center, on Washington Street, rain or shine. Infortume for Trick or Treating from 2 to 5 Greenley Road., Sonora. Information: mation: www.sonoraca.corn or 532-7725. p.m. This free event is sponsored by sisonora@soroptimist.net or 532-6218. 27 — Santa's Arrival at The Junction the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, 11 — Veteran's Day. shopping center.Children can greet Santa 11 — Veterans Day Remembrance. Co- as he arrives under the clock at noon. Inand fun for all ages. Information: www. v isitcolumbiacalifornia.corn o r 5 3 6 - lumbia Foot Dragoons explain the signifi- formation: 533-3548. 27-28 — Thanksgiving Weekend Craft 1672. cance ofVeterans Day and how it came 31-Nov. 1 — Harvest Haunt Express. into being, and fire a single volley. Held at Fair. Features handmade items for sale, Specially decorated excursion trains de- 11 a.m. at the Columbia Historic Ceme- ranging from wood furniture to soaps,

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Sonora, California spices and quilts. Presented by the Yosemite H ighway 1 20 Chamber of Commerce. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Groveland Community Hall. Information: www.yosemitechamberofcommerce.corn or info©groveland. org or 962-0429. 27-28 — Annual Hometown Crafters Christmas Craft Faire.

Handmade arts and crafts for sale. At the Sonora Opera Hall. Admission is free. Information: 256-2576. 27-29 — 41st annual Sonora Christmas Festival. F e a t u r e s

music, food, arts, crafts. Held a t th e M o t h e r L o d e F a i rgrounds, Sonora. Information: www.fireonthemountain.corn or 533-3473. 28 — Annual Holiday Parade.

Starts at 4 p.m.. and continues down M ai n S t r eet, A n gels Camp. Information: www.ang elscampbusiness.corn o r 736-1 333. 28 — Caiaveras Master Gard eners' O p e n G a r de n D a y .

Topic: Pest and deer resistant bulbs. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the UC Master Gardeners' d emonstration garden, 8 9 1 Mountain Ranch Road, San Andreas. Features free demonstrations, w o rkshops, t ours and advice. Information: http: // u canr.ed u / s i t e s / C a l a v e r asCountyMasterGardeners/. Information: 754-6447. 28 — Christmas Open House.

Features S a n ta , c a r o l ing, music, children's art, food, festive treats, Christmas shopping, Christmas tree lighting. From 4 to 8 p.m., Main Street, Angels Camp. I n f ormation: www.angelscampbusiness. corn or 736-1333. 28 — Giving Tree Kick-Off. Get

names for Giving Trees from participating merchants to donate gifts to the less fortunate in the community.The Junction shopping center, Sonora. Information: 533-3548.

November 2015 To Be Determined — Teddy Bear Tea. At the Cala-

veras County Fairgrounds (Frogtown), Angels Camp. Presented by the Calaveras County Soroptimists. Information: http: //sicalaverascounty.org or 753-9700 — Thanksgiving Dinner. At the

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19234 Rawhide Road, Jamestown. Information: www.sierrawaldorf.corn or 984-0454.

Main Street is decorated for the rangement byDecember 20.VolChristmas season, and luminaria unteers needed. Information: light the way for the procession, Cathie Peacock, 586-4802. 5 — YES Partnership Holiday while on-lookers hold candles 25 — Christmas Day. 25 — Christmas Dinner with Luncheon and Auction.Black Oak and join in singing Christmas carCasino. Benefits for various ac- ols. Information: www.visitco- New Friends.Free Christmas dintivities of the YES Partnership to lumbiacalifornia.cor n o r ner at Sonora Opera Hall, South provide services for youth and 536-1 672. Washington Street, Sonora and 18-20 — Polar Express Comes to at Tuolumne Veterans Memorial 3 — Festival of Lights. Sonora families and our community. InRailtown. M agical trip to t h e Hall. Information: 770-0536. Regional Medical Center bright- formation: 533-1 397, ext. 270. 25 — Murphys Friends, free 6 — Messiah Sing-Along. SoNorth Pole, three weekends in ens the season with a brilliant Christmas dinner. 12:30 to 3 p.m., nora Master Chorale. Held at December. Roundtrip departures display of Christmas lights. Proceeds from the event benefit Church of the 49ers, Downtown from Railtown 1897 State His- Native Sons Hall, Murphys. Infor736-6177. Hospice of the Sierra. Informa- Columbia. Part of St. James Con- toric Park at 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 mation: 29 — Sixth annual Winter Woncert Series. Information: www. p.m. Tickets go on sale October tion: www.sonoramedicalcenter. or 536-0825. 9. I n f o rmation: w w w . r a il- derland Carnival.Events include a org or Foundation Office, 536- sjconcertseries.org 7 — Pearl Harbor Day. scenicwagon ri de, games, music town1897.org or 984-3953. 5029. 10-13 — Pine Cone Singers' 19 — Galen 'Mut' Mutzner's and more. Hot cocoa, hot apple hotline 533-5912; office 533Concert. Performances at 7:30 Bean Feed. Join the line to get cider and cookies. Held at Big 5696. 4 — Twain Harte Christmas Pa- p.m. Thursday and Friday, 2 p.m. beans and garlic bread starting at Trees State Park. Information: noon, atLinoberg and Washing- www.bigtrees.org. Information: rade and Santa's Arrival. Sing- Saturday and Sunday, at the Groveland Evangelical Free ton streets, Sonora. Free. 795-1 1 96. along at 5:30 p.m., parade at 6 18 — Pop Hudson Memorial 31 — New Year's Eve. p.m. in downtown Twain Harte. Church, 19172 Ferretti Road, Groveland. Tickets: $10 in adChristmas Sing. Community sing31 — Contra Dance. Live music. Information: www.twainharteba. vance, $12 at the door. Children along starts at 12:45 p.m. at All ages welcome and no expericorn or 586-6338. under 12 free. Information: Bob Courthouse Square, Sonora. ence is necessary. Dance held at 4-5 — Lamplight Tours. Join us 9624535. Sponsored by The Union Demo- 8 p.m. at the Aronos Research for a walking play that wanders Swan, 11-13 — Polar Express Comes to crat. Information: Margie Thomp- Women's Club, 37 E. Elkin St., the streets of Columbia at night Railtown. M agical trip to t h e and endswith music, dance, and North Pole, three weekends in son, features©uniondemocrat. Sonora. Donation is $7 for adults. or 588-4535. Bring finger-food to share. Inforrefreshments. Make this an an- December. Roundtrip departures corn 19-20 — A Miner's Christmas. mation: 532-6025. nual holiday event for you and from Railtown 1897 State His- Sit around a campfire drinking hot your family and learn more about toric Park at 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 cider or coffee and join in converthe Christmastime of years past. p.m. Tickets go on sale October sations with miners as they roast December 2015 Information: www.visitcoium9. I n f o rmation: w w w . r a il- chestnuts. Children can make To Be Determined biacalifomia.corn or 588-9128. some favorite crafts of the 1850s 4-6 — Polar Express Comes to town1897.org or 984-3953. — Holiday Dinner Dance. Live 12-13 — A Miner's Christmas. and keep an eye out for Father Railtown. M agical trip to t h e music, dancing follows. No-host North Pole, three weekends in Sit around a campfire drinking hot Christmas as he wanders the wine bar, 6 p.m., dinner, 7 p.m., cider or coffee and join in converstreets looking for good boys and December. Roundtrip departures Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys. from Railtown 1897 State His- sations with miners as they roast girls! Information: www.parks. Hosted by MurphysCommunity chestnuts. Children can make ca.gov/columbia or 588-9128. toric Park at 4 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 some favorite crafts of the 1850s Club and local Rotary Clubs of Ca22 — Winter begins. p.m. Tickets go on sale October and keep an eye out for Father 24 — Community Christmas laveras County. Reservations re9. I n f o rmation: w w w . r a il- Christmas as he wanders the Eve Day Dinner. Annual commu- quired: 728-8183. town1897.org or 984-3953. — Santa and Mrs.Claus Come streets looking for good boys and nity meal is noon to 6 p.m. at the 5 — 2015 Home Tour. Tour four girls! Information: www.parks. Mother Lode Fairgrounds, So- to Mary Laveroni Community homes in the Sonora area, with ca.gov/columbia or 588-9128. nora. Free. Rides available and Park with annual Tree Lighting tea and boutique at Church of the 13 — Christmas Equestrian Pa- meals delivered with prior ar- Ceremony. Photo opportunity 49ers, Columbia. Tour lasts from rade. Sponsored by the Mid-Valnoon to4 p.m. Tickets:$25 each, ley Unit o f Ba c k C o u ntry with proceeds going toward Horsemen of California. Held at scholarships for local students. Columbia State Historic Park. Information: www.aauwsonora. Contact: 823-3538. org, aauwsonora@hotmail.corn 13 — 33rd annual Las Posadas or Leah Decker, 533-1 345. Nativity Procession. A Spanish 5 — Murphys Open House. Fea- tradition that re-enacts the biblical tures parade, strolling carolers, story of M ary and Joseph' s Uniforms for all law enforcement agencies o street entertainers, special treats, search for shelter in Bethlehem surrounding counties live music, shopping discounts, on Christmas Eve. Since 1983 food and wine. From 5 to 8 p.m., the people of Columbia have put Local, Cal F ire & CD' to o ! downtown Murphys. Informa- on their own version of Las Posation: www.visitmurphys.corn or das each December — with a 1800s Period Clothing & Accessories to Present 728-9851. distinctive 1850s flavor. CharacWe do special orders! 5 — Sierra Waldorf School Elves ters in this re-enactment include CU Faire.Handcrafted vendors, cake Mary and Joseph and their donwalk, festive music, children's ac- key, the three Wise Men, tax colOpen: Monday - Saturday tivities and a tiny tree raffle. Ad- lector and innkeeper, and miners 68 S. 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7Q — Tuesday, August 25, 2015 with Santa and his sleigh, kids' beverages and snacks, family fun. At Mary Laveroni Community Park, Groveland. In case of rain, Santa will be in the firehouse. Information: www.yosemitechamberofcommerce.corn or 962-0429. — Victorian Feast. Multi-course dinner and entertainment. Columbia State Historic Park. Information at City Hotel Front Desk. Information: 532-1 479.

Mother Lode Know It All — S.O.S. (Save Our Styrofoam). Tu- Banquet.Includes steak dinner with all the olumne County Master Gardeners host a trimmings, games, live and silent auction, styrofoam recycle event. Bring your clean raffle. Begins at 5 p.m. with no-host bar, at No. 6 styrofoam to be recycled. Informa- the Elks Lodge, Elk Drive, Sonora Information: http: //ucanr.edu/sites/Tuolumne tion: 743-5922. County Master Gardeners/or 533-5912.

February 2016 To Be Determined 1-28 — Annual "Hearts for the Arts"

Membership Campaign.Tuolumne County Arts Alliance. Information: www.tuolumnecountyarts.org or 532-ARTS (2787). 1 — New Year's Day.

9 — Crab Feed. Benefits Tri-Dam Lions Club Scholarship fund. Dinner held at San Andreas Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Information: Patty Luna, 772-1887. 10 — Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

Celebration. A celebration filled with music, stories, student art and essay contest centered on the message of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Guest speaker, Jim Hightower. Free reception following the event. Held every January, Sonora High School auditorium. Information: http: //mlmartinl utherkingjr.org or pat c e r v e l l i© frontiernet.net or Pat Cervelli, 9283494. 16 — All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feed. From

5 to 7 p.m., Tuolumne Veterans Memorial Hall. Benefits Twain Harte Soroptimist Club. Information: President Gloria Winton, 588-8924. 18 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

23 — Copper Run.Two-mile run start, 9 a.m., half-mile start, 9:45 a.m., 10K start,10:15 a.m.; Black Creek Park, Copperopolis. Benefits Copperopolis Elementary School, Copperopolis Volunteer Fire Department; entry includes race T-shirt designed by Copper Elementary Students. Information: 7852520. 23 — Crab Feed. Benefits Senior Center's Meals on Wheels Center. Held at Tuolumne C o unt y S e n io r C e n t e r, Greenley Road, Sonora. Information: www.sierraseniorproviders.org or 5332622. 28 — Calaveras County Historical Soci-

ety Dinner Meeting.Location and time varies. Guest speaker. Open to the public. Information: www.calaverascohistorical. corn or 754-1 058.

January2016 To Be Determined Dog Obedience/Puppy Training Classes. Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora. Meets Wednesday nights at 6 p.m. one-hour classes held for eight consecutive weeks. Classes beginning January, March, May and September. Information: www.stkc.org or Mary Barrett, 536-0526.

— Annual Crab Feed. F rom 6 to 7 : 3 0

p.m., Black Creek Park, Copperopolis. Cost: $35 per person. Proceeds benefit Project Fund for Copperopolis-Lake Tull2 — Groundhog Day. och Lions Club. Information: www.laket5-6 — BigBand Jazz Festival.A w eekend ullochlions.org or 785-2757. of big-band jazz with several guest artists. — Fireman's Ball. Live band, host-free Directed by Rod Harris. Information: har- bar. From 6 to 11 p.m. at the Sonora Opera risr©yosemite.edu or 588-5211. Hall. Cost: $10 per person. Benefits the 6 — Chinese Camp Orient Express Run. Sonora Fire Museum, keeping antique Yearly run benefits Tuolumne County Spe- equipment restored. Information: 984cial Athletes. Sponsored by the Sonora 5887. Sunrise Rotary Club. Information: 5864802. 8 — Chinese New Year. 10 — Ash Wednesday. 13 — 14th annual Emigrant Basin Pack and Social Club Scholarship Dinner. Open

Sonora, California

March 2016 To Be Determined — Arbor Day Tree Planting.Sonora Beautiful Committee observes Arbor Day, planting trees. Information: Sharon Marovich, 532-1 733. Dog Obedience/Puppy T raining

Classes. Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora. Meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday nights for one-hour classes held for eight consecutiveweeks. Classes beginning January, March, M a y a n d S e p t ember. Information: www.stkc.org or Mary Barrett, 536-0526. — Sonora Lions Club Cioppino dinner.

Elks Lodge, Sonora. — Tuolumne County Poetry Out Loud

Competition. All participating local high schools. Celebrating Levi Lowe, California 2015 First Place Winner and finalist in National POL Competition, Washington, D.C. Tuolumne County Arts Alliance, Sonora. Information: www.tuolumnecountya rts. org or 532-ARTS (2787). — Youth Symphony of the Sierras. So-

nora High School Auditorium. Dates and 4-5 — Vocal Jazz Festival. A weekend of times to be announced. Information: vocal jazz with several guest artists. Dito public. Dinner and dance benefits local high school students scholarship funds. At rected by Rod Harris. Information: harrisr@ www.tuolumnecountyarts.org or 532ARTS (2787). the Sonora Elks Lodge, Elk Drive, Sonora. yosemite.edu or 588-5211. 5 — Rites of Spring Auction. Features Information: 768-1 126. 13 — Roundhouse Day. B e hind t h e original art, handcrafted items, goods, scenes look at what happens during the services, vacation opportunities, live enwinter months to prepare the locomotives tertainment, food, music. From 5 to 9 2-3 — Railtown 1897 Opening Weekand cars for the operating season. Infor- p.m. at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, end. Kickoff for Railtown's regular 2016 mation: www.railtown1897.org. Informa- John Muir building. Cost: $35. Benefits steam-train operating season. Grand tion: 984-3953. the Sierra Waldorf School. Information: opening festivities both days. Calav13 — Valentine's Ball.Held at Tuolumne www.sierrawaldorf.corn or 984-0454. eras, Mariposa and Tuolumne county 13 — Daylight saving time begins. County Senior Center Ballroom, Greenley residents ride trains for free (proof of 17 — St. Patrick's Day. Road, Sonora. 5 p.m. social, 6 p.m. dinner. residency required). Those who arrive 19 — Murphys Irish Day. Annua I St. PatBenefits Tuolumne County Senior Center. 7 a.m. can watch the crew prepare Information: www.sierraseniorproviders. rick's Day-themed event starts with an at the train for the day in th e historic 11 a.m. parade, Main Street, Murphys. org. Information: 533-2622. 14 — Valentine's Day. Arts, crafts, events all day. Information: roundhouse. Information: w w w . railtown1897.org or 984-3953. 15 — President's Day. www.visitmurphys.corn or 728-9851. 9 — G o l f T o u r nament. M o u n t a i n 25 — Calaveras County Historical Society 19 — Chili Cook-Off. Held at JamesDinner Meeting.Location and time varies. town Harley. Judges and contestants Springs Golf Course; 1 p.m. shotgun Guest speaker. Open to the public. Infor- needed. Information: Allan Aldrich, 984- start. Benefits Tuolumne County Senior Center's Meals on Wheels promation: www.calaverascohistorical.corn 4888. g ram . I nf o rm a t i o n : www. or 754-1 058. 20 — First day of spring. 26 — 37th Season Opening Gala. Show 24 — Calaveras County Historical Soci- sierraseniorproviders.org or 533-2622. 9-10 — 34th annual Home and Garden to be announced. Sierra Repertory Theatre ety Dinner Meeting. Location and time Reception with wine, champagne, hors d- varies. Guest speaker. Open to the public. Show. Popular annual show runs 9 a.m. oeuvres, silent auction, dinner, live auc- Information: www.calaverascohistorical. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Mother Lode Fairtion, performance, after-party with dessert corn or 754-1058. grounds, Sonora. Free admission, free 26 — Easter Egg Hunt. From 9 to 11 a.m. with cast, staff and crew. Held at Black Oak Casino Resort Hotel Banquet Room. at Tuolumne Westside Memorial Park. shuttle from The Junction. Sponsored Information: email bhandelman©sierrarep. Sponsored by Tuolumne Park and Recre- by The Union Democrat. For exhibitor org or 532-0502, ext. 111. ation District. Info: www.tuolumnerecre- information, call 588-4560 or 532-7151. 16 - "Off The Beaten Path" run. Spon26-27 — Mother Lode Christian School ation.corn or 928-1 214. sored by and benefits Mind Matters Jubilee. Auctions, food, antiques and 27 — Easter. 27 — Columbia Victorian Easter Celebra- Clinic. Information: www.mindmatterbooks for sale. Kids' fun house. Held at Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora. Open tion, Parade and Egg Hunts. Registration sclinic.org or 728-2184. 16 — 38th annual Old Mill Run. This 10K Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from begins at 11 a.m.; parade at 12:30. Also 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No charge for admission. features children's Easter egg hunts. Run, 2-Mile Run/Walk, Kids Mini Mill, and Information: www.motherlodechristian. Sponsored by the Columbia Chamber of Kids One-Mile event begins at 8 a.m. RegCommerce. Information: www.visitcolum- istration opens at 7 a.m. Benefits the Tucorn or 928-4126. 27 — 20th annual Mule Deer Foundation biacalifornia.corn or 536-1 672. olumne County Community Christmas

Sonora, California Eve Dinner. Information: Cathie Peacock, 586-4802.

Mother Lode Know It All necountyarts.org. or 532-ARTS (2787). — 40th annual Columbia Wine Tasting.

Over 80 wineries and local food purveyors on site. Sponsored by Columbia College Foundation. Benefits Columbia College Culinary Arts Program. Held at Columbia 23 — 60th annual Lamplight Dinner. Fea- State Historic Park. 1 to 4 p.m. Tickets tures a prominent historical speaker and cost $55 per person or $60 at the door. awards. Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m., Information: http: //winetasting.events.godinner 6:30 p.m., at the Mother Lode Fair- columbia.edu or 588-5089. grounds, Manzanita Building. Presented — Annual Student Art Show. Location to by Tuolumne County Historical Society. be announced. Sponsored by Tuolumne Open to public. Advance reservations re- County Arts Alliance. Information: www. quired: Information: www.tchistory.org or tuolumnecountyarts.org or 532-ARTS 532-1 317. (2787). 17 — Annual Spring Champagne Brunch.

All proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Tuolumne County. Information: www. hsotc.org or 984-5489.

23 — ICES Children's Fair. A free day of

— California Native Plant Sale. Bi-annual

information and fun for parents and young sale. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jamestown children. Parents visit information booths Rocca Park. Information: www.sierrafootwhile children engage in activities. Enter- hillscnps.org. — Columbia Birthday Celebration. Reentainment, giveaways. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds. In- actments and refreshments celebrating formation: www.icesagency.org, or 533- the discovery of gold in Columbia. Infor0377. mation: www.parks.ca.gov/columbia or 23 — Spring Festival.This free event is 588-9128. — Eighth annual Reagan Dinner. At the open to the public and features arts and crafts, live music and entertainment, fam- Sonora Elks Lodge. Sponsored by the Tuily fun. Information: www.sonoraca.corn olumne County Republican Central Comor Sheala Wilkinson, 532-7725. mittee. For tickets/information: Connie 24 — Trio 180.Held at the Red Church, Williams, 499-5039. — Railtown 1897 Wildflower Train. Spedowntown Sonora. Part of the St. James Concert Series. Information: www.sjcon- cial afternoon Wildflower Train departs at 4:30 p.m. from the Railtown 1897 Depot. certseries.org or 536-0825. 25 — Good Friday. New Melones Reservoir naturalists will 28 — Calaveras County Historical Society answer questions and point out wildflower Dinner Meeting. Location and time varies. groupings along the way. Guests take Guest speaker. Open to the public. Infor- away wildflower seeds to spread at home mation: www.calaverascohistorical.corn and a booklet to identify local wildf lowers. or 754-1058. Special ticket prices apply. Train capacity is 30 to May 1 — 57th annual Firemen's limited, and reservations are suggested. Muster.Volunteer fire crews from around Information: www.railtown1897.org or the western United States compete in Co- 984-3953. lumbia Volunteer Fire Department Engine — Senior Arts Reach Class. Information: Co. No. 1 events including hose cart races, www.tuolumnecountyarts.org or 532bucket brigade, skills competition, hand ARTS (2787). pumper contests; 10 a.m. Saturday on Main Street in Columbia. Saturday dance. Free admission. Information: 533-4479. 30 — Black and White Charity Ball. Pre-

sented by the Black Hat Foundation. Proceeds benefit local non-profit organizations. Features hors d'oeuvres, drinks, dinner, dance, auction. 5 p.m. at Black Oak Casino Resort Hotel, Tuolumne. www.blackhatfoundation.org or Don Escallier, 586-2280. 30 — Sierra Waldorf May Day Festival.

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5 — Cinco De Mayo. 7-8 — Mother Lode Roundup.Tuolumne

County's biggest annual event. Includes parade down Sonora's Washington Street, rodeo at the Mother Lode Fairgrounds, a dance, barbecue and Mother's Day breakfast. Information: ww w .motherloderoundup.corn.

Welcome in Spring with Maypole dancing, arts and crafts, live music and many chil8 — Mother's Day. dren's activities. From 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 8 — Railtown 1897 Mother's Day Celebraat Sierra Waldorf School, 19234 Rawhide tion. Daylong Mom's Day celebration. Road, Jamestown. Information: www.si- Special treats for moms aboard regular errawaldorf.corn or 984-0454. steam-powered excursion trains when accompanied by a child. Trains depart at April 2016 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m. Information: www.railtown1897.org or 984-3953. To Be Determined — 29th annual IN FOCUS Photography

Show. Times and location of exhibition to be announced. Information: www.tuolum-

19172 Ferretti Road, Groveland. Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Children under 12 free. Bob Swan, 962-6535.

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charities. Held by Twain Harte Soroptimists. Information: President Gloria Winton, 588-8924.

14 — Fifth annual Pet Blessing. 10 a.m.

on the lawn at Columbia Presbyterian "Church of the 49ers," 11155 Jackson Street, Col u m b ia . Inf o r m a t ion: 4 — Royal Flush Crapper Derby. Outwww.49erchurch.org or 532-2441. house racing, craft vendors, toilet seat 19-22 — Calaveras County Fair and Jump- toss, Eproson Park, Twain Harte. Informaing Frog Jubilee. Features carnival, live- tion: 481-5790, 352-1 753, 586-1 225. stock auction, local crafters, art and 14 — Flag Day. 15-19 — 12th annual Summer Arts Camp. agricultural exhibits, live music and more. All day, all weekend at the Calaveras ATCAA partnership with Columbia State County Fairgrounds (Frogtown) in Angels Historic Park. Designed to partner children Camp. Information: www.frogtown.org or ages 7 to 12 years old with professional artists and performers to promote explora736-2561. 21 — Armed Forces Day. tion and self-expression of their creative 22 — Harp and Woodwind Duo.Held at interests and appreciation of the arts. 9 the Red Church, downtown Sonora. Part a.m. to noon in Columbia State Historic of the St. James Concert Series. Informa- Park. Tuolumne County Arts Alliance: tion: www.sjconcertseries.org or 536- www.tuolumnecountyarts.org or 5320825. ARTS (2787). 26 — Calaveras County Historical Society

17 — Father's Day Friday, A Taste of the

Dinner Meeting.Location and time varies. Guest speaker. Open to the public. Information: www.calaverascohistorical.corn or 754-1 058.

IslandsLuau. Luau 5 p.m.,venue to be announced. Hula dancers, live Hawaiian music, great food, prizes for best dressed and more. Information: tcchamber.corn, 532X212.

26-29 — Diggins Tent Town 1852. Living

history event depicting early Gold Rush History. More than 150 costumed volunteers put on reenactments, theater shows and more during this four-day event. Information: www.parks.ca.gov/columbia or 588-9128. 30 — Memorial Day. 30 — Memorial Day Salute. 10:45 a.m. in

the old Veterans section of the Columbia Cemetery. Features prayers, information on Memorial Day, the Battle Hymn of the Republic, and a salute to those buried in this section. Ceremony is conducted by the Columbia Foot Dragoons and Columbia Grenadine Belles. Information: www. visitcolumbiacalifornia.corn or 536-1 672. 30 — Memorial Day Services.At Ebbetts

Pass Memorial District Park in Murphys. Features concert by Calaveras Community Band. 30 — Memorial Day Services.A tribute to

veterans who gave all. At Carters Cemetery,Tuolumne. Sponsored by VFW Post 4748 Tuolumne. Information: Commander Aaron Rasmussen, 928-3347.

May 2016 To Be Determined

17-19 — 50th annual Father's Day Fly-ln.

Sponsored by Columbia Airport. Email: bstuth©co.tuolumne.ca.us or Benedict Stuth, 533-5685. 18 — Habitat House Party. Premiere

fundraising event to support our mission of building affordable housing in Tuolumne County. Information: www.habitattuolumne.org or 536-0970. 19 — Father's Day. 20 — Summer begins. 20-24 — Summer "KASA Kamps." De-

signed to partner children ages 7 to 12 years old with professional artists and performers so students can explore their creative self-expression and appreciation of the arts. Participants meet each morning at Columbia State Historic Park. Sponsored t h rough t h e T u o l umne County Arts Alliance. Information: www. tuolumnecountyarts.org or 532-ARTS (2787). 21 — Railtown 1897 Father's Day Cele-

bration. Daylong Father's Day celebration includes special treats for dads aboard regular steam-powered excursion trains when accompanied by a child. Trains depart on the hour from 10:30 a.m., noon, 1:30 and 3 p.m. Information: www.railtown1897.org or 984-3953. 23 — Calaveras County Historical Soci-

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ety Dinner Meeting.Location and time varies. Guest speaker. Open to the public. Information: www.calaverascohistorical. corn or 754-1 058.

Classes. Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora. Meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday nights for one-hour classes held for eight consecutiveweeks. Classes beginning Janu25 — Crawfish and Shrimp Boil. Benefit ary, March, M a y a n d S e p t ember. Dinner for Center for A Non Violent Com12-15 — Pine Cone Singers' Concert. Per- Information: www.stkc.org or Mary Bar- munity, live music, games and auction. 5 formances heldat7:30 p.m. Thursday and rett, 536-0526. to 8 p.m. at Bende Farm, Twain Harte. In— Twain Harte A La Carte. Features wine Friday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, at formation: www.nonviolentcommunity. the Groveland Evangelical Free Church, tasting and gourmet foods. Benefits local org or 533-9305, ext. 122.

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June 2016 To Be Determined

phys Community Park. Information: www.visitmurphys.corn or 728-1948.

— Annual Golf Classic. All proceeds from the tournament go toward funding Sonora Regional Medical Center's Project HOPE. Held a t G r e enhorn Creek Resort. Information: www.sonoramedicalcenter or 536-5029. — Red Dress Party.Annual fundraising event benefits AIDS and hepatitis programs of Sierra HOPE in Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties. At Val Du Vino Winery in Murphys. Information: www.sierrahope.org, 736-6792 or 888-722-2873. — Senior Expo. Held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Mother Lode Fairgrounds no fee to attend; free information relevant to the senior community; "Senior Idol" talent contest; www.seniorfair.corn or 532-1 607. — S.O.S. (Save Our Styrofoam). Tuolumne County Master Gardeners host a styrofoam recycle event. Bring your clean No. 6 styrofoam to be recycled. Information: http: //ucanr.edu/sites/Tuolumne County Master Gardeners or 533-591 2.

Plaza in Twain Harte. Noon to 3 p.m. Information: www .twainhartecc.corn or 586-4482. 24 to Aug. 9 — B e ar Valley Music Festival. Two-week music concert series focusing on a variety of genres of music including classical and popular music. Held at Bear Valley. Information: www.bearvalleymusicfestival.org or 800-458-1618 or 753-2574.

23-24 — Wines inthe Pines. Meadow

28 — Calaveras County Historical Society Dinner Meeting. L ocation and time

v aries. Guest speaker. Open to t h e public. Information: www.calaverascohistorical.corn or 754-1058.

July 2016 To Be Determined — Bear Valley Star Party and Astron-

omy Classes.Bear Valley, in conjunction with Bear Valley Music Festival organizers, are organizing this free events. The a ctual date w ill d etermined by t h e moon pattern. See website for updated information: www.bearvalleystarparty. corn or 753-2574 or 800-458-1618.

— Tuolumne Lumber Jubilee. Biggest

annual event in Tuolumne township. Features a parade, craft fair, arm wrestling, tug-o-war, logging events, carniv al and m o re . I n f ormation: w w w . tuolumnelumberjubilee.corn.

— Big Band Street Dance.Band direc-

tor Rod Harris and his orchestra plan to perform. Free admission. Sponsored by Friends of C o lumbia State Historic Park. Information: 532-1885 or 5323184.

2 — BBQ and Raffle. Features a band

under the starts, food, raffle. From 6 to 9 p.m. Information: www.epfd.org or 795-1 646.

5 — Magic of the Night. He ld from 6

to 9 p.m. in Downtown Sonora. Live music and entertainment. Free to the public. Information: w w w . sonoraca. corn or Sheala Wilkinson, 532-7725.

4 — Independence Day. 4 — Columbia's Glorious Fourth of

July Celebration. Columbia State Historic Park. Sponsored by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Columbia's most popular event features a parade, Mother Lode Brass & Reed Band free concert, dancing in the street, old-fashioned contests, barbecue. Information: www.visitcolumbiacalifornia.corn or 536-1 672. 4 — Fourth of July Parade. Downtown

Twain Harte. Information: www.twainhartecc.corn, or 586-4482. 4 — Fourth of July Picnic in the Park.

Crafts, games, food and drinks, live music. Noon to 5 p.m. at Utica Park, Angels Camp. Information: 736-1333. Information: w w w . angelscampbusiness.corn. 4 — Railtown 1897 Fourth of July Cel-

6 — Yappy Hour Pawty 8t Auction. All

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Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys hosts a firework display on the Fourth of July. 8-10 — Mother Lode Fair. Features

carnival, livestock auction, local crafters, art and agricultural exhibits, live music and more. Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora. Information: http: // motherlodefair.org/ or 532-7428. 16 — Third annual Golf Tournament.

Proceeds benefit Twain Harte Chamber of Commerce. Held at Twain Harte Golf Club. Information: www.twainhartecc. corn or 586-4482.

ebration. Steam train rides and live 16 — Run to the Pines. Tri-tip lunch, music. Enjoy the oak shaded picnic g rounds. I n f o r m at ion : w w w . r a i l- raffle prizes, 50/50, poker hand prizes. town1897.org or 984-3953. Benefits local charities. Registration at

Jamestown Harley. Poker Run to Dardanelles. Information: Allan Aldrich, 984-4888. 16 — San Andreas Rumble. A f r e e

event featuring cars, food, music, vendors. Held at the Calaveras Government Center, San Andreas. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Information: ww w .sanandreasmerchants.corn or 754-0127. 18 — Murphys Homecoming. Commu-

nity Band concert, duck races, Old Timers free luncheon for those over 70 years old, who have lived in the community at least 10 years. Held at Mur-

proceeds benefit the Humane Society of Tuolumne County. Check website for updates: www.hsotc.org or 99845489. 22 — Meals 8l. Wheels for Meals on

Wheels. Benefit event for M e als on Wheels. Theme of event is California Dreamin'. Held at 5 p.m. at Railtown State Historic Park, Jamestown. Information: www.sierraseniorproviders.org or 533-2622. 27 — The

D a d gum B u tton S h o w .

Check out the antique buttons and button jewelry at Columbia's Dadgum Button Show, held in Angelo's Hall from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Experts will be available for button appraisals. See what kinds of buttons were used during the gold rush period in Columbia as well. Information: www.visitcolumbiacalifornia.corn or 532-1885

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nvis rn uainnS The Great Outdoors,2005 Mythbusters, 2006-2012 Cupcake Wars (f e aturing Source: Calaveras Film Commission (www.filmcalaveras.org) I; Lila and Sage in M u r phys), IMDb 2012 Hotel Impossible (featuring the Leger Hotel in Mokelumne Commercials Hill), 2012 Restaurant I m p o s s ible Pepsi, 1972 Kawasaki M o t orcycle, (featuring Hillbillies' Restaurant in Murphys), 2014 2006 CALAVERAS COUNTY

Movies The Half Breed — Douglas Fairbanks, Alma Rubens, 1916. The County Chairman Will Rogers, Evelyn Venable, 1935, Fox. Joaquin Murietta — 1935. Wells Fargo — J o e l M c Crea, Bob Burns, Frances Dee, 1937, Paramount. The Kissing Bandit — Frank Sinatra, K a t h ry n G r a y son, 1948, MGM. Bullwhip — Guy Madison, Rhonda Fleming, James Griffith, 1958, Republic. The Big Country — Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, 1958. Moonshine War — Patrick McGoohan, Richard Widmark, Alan Alda, 1969, Filmways. The Other — Ut a H agen, Diana Muldaur, 1972, Fox. Day of t h e A n i m a ls Christopher George, L e slie Nielsen, Lynda Day George, 1977, Film Ventures International. Ishi: The Last of His TribeDennis Weaver, Eloy Casados, Devon Ericson, 1978. Honkytonk Ma n — C l i n t Eastwood, Kyl e E a stwood, John Mclntire, 1982, Warner Bros. The Gambler II — Ke n ny Rogers, B r uc e B o x l e itner, Linda Evans, 1983.

Television Little House on the Prairie, 1 980-1 982 Seven Brides for S e ven Brothers, 1983 Bonanza: The Return, 1993 MTV's High School Stories, 2005

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Movies M ovies s h o t i n T uo l u m n e C ount y s i nc e 19 19 (Source: Chispa, The Union Demo crat, Tuolumne C o unty F i l m Commission, IMDb).

Border Legion — Ho b art B osworth, B l a nche B a t e s , 1919, Independent. The Red Glove — M a r i e Walcamp, 1919, Universal. S carlet D a y s — Ralph Graves, Richard Barthelmess, Carol Dempster, 1919, D.W. G riffith . The Half Breed — Douglas Fairbanks, 1916, Triangle. The Toll Gate — William S. Hart, 1920. Singer Jim McGee — William S. Hart, 1920. T he Man W h o W o n t h e West — Dustin Farnum, 1920. W ithout Compromise William Farnum, 1920. The Branding Iron — Barbara Castleton, James Kirkwood, Warren Kerrigan, 1920. Goldwyn. Used 300 localsas extras. Filmed at M e l o nes, 1849 Gold Rush town. The Traveling SalesmanRoscoe "Fatty" A r b u c kle, 1921. His last film. The Silent Call - "Strongheart," the Wonder Dog; John Bowers, 1921, First National. Over the Hill — Lillian Gish, Mac Murray, James D u nn, 1921, Fox. Perils of Pauline — Pauline Frederick, 1921. The Terror — T o m M i x , 1922. Catch My Smoke — To m Mix, 1922. If You Believe It, It's So-

T homas Meighan, year u n known. The Storm — Virginia Valli, House Peters, 1922, Universal (killed stuntman Jean Perkins). Girl of the Golden WestJ. Warren Kerrigan, Russell Simpson, 1923, First National. Scars of Jealousy — Lloyd Hughes, R e g i nald B a r k er, 1923, First National. The Covered W a g on Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson, Alan Hale, 1923, Paramount. North of 36 — Lois Wilson, 1924, Paramount. Money, Money, MoneyKatherine McDonald, before 1925. Locked D o ors — B e t t y Compson, before 1925. Not a Drum Was HeardBuckJones, before 1925. The Range Rider — Bu ck Jones, before 1925. A gainst O d d s — B u c k Jones, before 1925. Timber Wolf — Buck Jones, before 1925. The Galloping Ace — Jack Hoxie, before 1925. Hoxie's daughter a t t e nded S o n o ra High during filming. White Horse Cactus — Jack Hoxie, before 1925. The Tenderfoot — J a c k Hoxie, before 1925. Man Power — Richard Dix, before 1925. Spur and Saddle — Marie Walcamp, before 1925. A series of 10 two-reelers. The Eagles' Talons — Ann Little, Fred Thompson, 1925. A serial. Good Bad Man — Tom Mix, Clara Bow, 1925. T he Johnstown Flood -

George O'Brien, Florence G ilbert, Janet Gaynor, 1926, Fox. The Virginian — Gary Cooper, Mary Brian, Richard Arlen, Victor Fleming, 1929, Paramount (First talkie made on the Sierra Railroad). Fighting Caravans — Gary Cooper, 1 9 30 , P a ramount. Snowed i n a t D a r danelles, Brightman Flat. The Texan — Gary Cooper, Fay Wray, 1930, Paramount. T imber S t a m p e d e George O' Brien, 1930, R.K.O.

Flaming Barriers — Jacqueline Logan, George E. Melford, 1931 or 1932. The Right of Way — Before 1931. The Best Man — 1930, Columbia. An Empire Is Born — Could have been first entitled "The Border Legion," 1930. The Conquering HordesNo information. Great Meadow — Eleanor B oardman, J o h n n y M a c k Brown, 1931, MGM. The Conquerors — A n n Harding, Richard Dix, 1932, RKO Radio Pictures. William Wellman, director. Rustlers Valley — Tom Mix, 1933. The Storm — Ann Harding, 1933, Columbia. Lone Cowboy — J a c k i e Cooper, Ralph Bellamy, 1934, Paramount. County Chairman — W i l l Rogers, Mickey Rooney, 1935, Fox. F armer Takes a W i f e Henry Fonda, Charles Bickford, Janet Gaynor, Jane Withers, 1935. Fonda's first film. Victor Fleming, director. Conflict — Jo h n W a y n e, Ward Bond, 1936, Universal. Charge of the Light Brigade — Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland 1936, Warner Brothers. Libeled Lady — Wi l l i a m Powell, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy, 1936, MGM, Jack Conway, director. Robin Hood of El DoradoAnn Loring, Bruce Cabot, Warner Baxter, J. C. Naish, 1936, MGM. Rose Marie — Nelson Eddy, Jeanette M acDonald, 1936, MGM. Wells Fargo — Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, 1936. North of the Rio GrandeWilliam Boyd, Gabby Hayes, 1937, Paramount. Prisoner of Zenda — Ronald Colman, 1937, United Artists. Toast of New York — Edward Arnold, Frances Farmer, 1937, RKO. In Old Chicago — Tyrone Power, A l i c e F a y e , Do n Ameche, 1938, Henry King, di-

rector. Man of Conquest — Richard Dix, 1939, William Wellman, director. Dodge City — Errol Flynn, Olivia DeHaviland, Alan Hale, 1939, Warner Brothers. The King's Guard — 1930s. Girl of the Limberlost 1930s. LASCA — 1 930s. Freckles — 1930s. Wild Birds — 1930s. Call of the Wild — 1930s, MGM. Robber Barons — 1930s. Showdown — 1930s. Vendetta — 1930s. Two Alone — 1930s. Trail Dust — William Boyd, 1930s, Harry Sherman, producer. Take Me to Jessie — 1930s. T enderfoot C o w b o y Gene Austin, 1930s. Tess of the Storm Country — Dianna Baker, Jim Ginn, 1930s, Fox. Wagon Wheels — Chris Barton, Randolph Scott. Gary Cooper, Anne Sheridan, 1930s, Phoenix Lake filming. Boy Scouts to the Rescue — Mickey Rooney, 1930s, Universal. Hopalong Cassidy — Wi lliam Boyd, late 1930s to 1951, Paramount (senes). B ad Man of Wyoming Wallace Beery, Ann Rutherford, 1940, MGM. Go West — Marx Brothers, 1940, MGM. Return of Frank JamesGene Tierney, Henry Fonda, 1940, Fox. Santa Fe Trail — Errol Flynn, Ronald Reagan, 1940, Warner Bros. When the Daltons RodeRandolph Scott, B r o d e rick Crawford, 1940, Universal. My Little C h ickadee W.C. Fields, Mae West, 1940, Universal, Edward Cline, director. Y oung T o m E d i s o n Mickey Rooney, Gene Reynolds, 1940, MGM. C ome Live w i t h M e James Stewart, Hedy Lamar, — Continued on Page77

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Sonora, California 1941, MGM, Clarence Brown, director. Pierre of the Plains — John Carroll, Bruce Cabot, 1942, MGM. For Whom the Bell TollsAkim Tamiroff, Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, 1943, Paramount, Sam Woods, director (two years in production). Duel In the Sun — Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Lionel Barrymore, 1946, RKO, King Vidor, director. Romance of Rosy RidgeVan Johnson, Janet L e i gh, 1947, MGM, Roy Rowland, director. The Red House — Gregory Peck, Joseph Cotton, Rory Calhoun, 1947, United A rtists, Delmar Daves, director. Whispering Smith — Alan Ladd, Robert Preston, 1948, Paramount. Hills of Home — La s sie, 1948, MGM. Kissing Bandit — F r a n k Sinatra, Katherine Grayson, 1948, MGM, Joe Pasternak, director. Roseanna McCoy — Joan Evans, Charles Bickford, Farley Granger, Raymond Massey, 1949, Goldwyn, E. H. Griffith, director. Stampede — Johnny Mack Brown, Rod Cameron, 1949, Lesley Selander, director. S cuda Ho, Scuda Hay Marilyn Monroe, Lon McAllister, Walter B rennan, 1950, F ox. (Monroe's first film f o r F ox. Sh e h a d o n e w or d , "Hello! "). Wyoming M ail — Al e x i s Smith, Stephen McNally, 1950, Universal. The Painted Hills — Paul Kelly, Bruce Cowling, 1951, MGM, Harold F. Kress, director. The Cimarron Kid — Audie Murphy, 1951, Universal. California Conquest — Cornel W i lde, T e r esa W r i g ht, 1951, Lew Landers, director. Drums In the Deep South Barbara Payton, J a m es Craig, 1951, RKO. Silver City — Yvonne DeCarlo, George O' Brien, 1951. Sierra Passage — Wa yne Morris, Alan Hale Jr., Lola Albright, Roland Winters, 1951, Monogram, Frank McDonald, director. Texas Rangers — George

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Tucker, Randolph Scott, 1954, RKO, Nat Holt, director (Built three set replicas in Fairground buildings). Wichita — Jo e l M c C r ea, Vera Miles, 1955, Monogram. Texas Lady — Cl a udette Colbert, Barry Sullivan, 1955, RKO. R eturn of Jack Slade John Erickson, Mari Blanchard, 1955, Allied Artists (Filmed as Son of Blade). Babydoll — Ka rl M a iden, Caroll Baker, 1956, Warner Brothers. Shot in Stockton. The Lone Ranger — Clayton Moore, Jay Silverheels, 1956, W arner B r o t h e rs , S t u a r t Heisler, director. The Big Land — Alan Ladd, Edmond O ' Brien, V i r g i nia Mayo, 1957, Warner Brothers. (Filmed as "Buffalo Grass" ). Casey Jones — Alan Hale Jr., 1957, Columbia Pictures. Bullwhip — Guy Madison, Rhonda Fleming, James Griffith, 1958, Republic. Terror In a Texas TownSebastian Ca b ot, S t e r l i n g Hayden, 1958, United Artists. Big Country — Ch a r lton Heston, Burl I ves, G regory Peck, Jean Simmons, 1958, United Artists, William Wyler, director. Man of the West — Gary Cooper, Julie London, 1958, United Artists. Face of a Fugitive — Fred Mac Murray, Li n M c C arthy, 1959, Columbia Pictures.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 The Raiders — Brian Keith, Robert Culp, 1963, Revue Productions. Mail Order Bride — Buddy Ebsen, 1963, MGM, BurtKennedy, director. The Outrage — Paul Newman, E. G. Robinson, 1964, MGM. The Great Race — J a c k Lemmon, NatalieWood, Tony Curtis, 1965, Columbia Pictures. The Rare Breed — James Stewart, M a u reen O ' Hara, 1966, Universal Pictures. The Iron Horse — Robert Random, D a l e R o b e rtson, 1966-1967, Screen Gems. Something for a L o n ely Man — Dan Blocker, Susan Clark, 1967, U n iversal Pictures. Perils of Pauline — Pamela Austin, Pat Boone, 1968, Universal Pictures (All Tuolumne County shots edited out). Finian's Rainbow — Fr ed Astaire, Petula Clark 1968, Warner Bros. Man from U . N .C.L.E. Robert Vaughn, 1967, MGM. Republic Stainless Machining Bars — 1968, documentary made for Republic Steel. The Love Bu g — D ea n Jones, Michele Lee, 1968, Disney. G reat Bank R o bbery Clint Walker, Kim Novak, Zero Mostel,1969. The Great Man's Whiskers D ennis W e a ver , D e a n Jones, 1969, Universal Pictures. Ballad of the Iron HorseNarrated by John Secondari, -

1969. Man Called G a n non Tony Franciosa, Universal Pictures. Man from Shiloh — Stewart Granger, Lee Majors, 1970, Universal Pictures. Nichols — James Garner, Steve Forrest, 1971, Cherokee Productions. No Place to Run — H e r schel Bernardi, Stefanie Powers, Larry Hagman, 1972. Let Me Tell You a SongMerle Haggard, 1972, Capitol City. The Red Pony — H e n r y Fonda, Maureen O' Hara, 1972, Omnibus Productions, directed by Robert Totten. Granite Lady — 1973, Associated Producers (documentary for San Francisco, U. S. Mint). Oklahoma Crude — George C. Scott, Faye Dunaway, 1973, Columbia Pictures. Slither — Ja m es C a a n, Peter Boyle, 1973, MGM. G o West Y oung D o g Wonderful World of Walt Disney, 1974. Aired in February, 1977.

Dirty Mary, Crazy LarryPeter Fonda, Susan George, 1974, 20th Century Fox. The Inventing of America — Narrated by Raymond Burr, 1975, B.B.C. To Fly — Documentary for the Smithsonian, Washington, D.C., 1975, MacGillivary Freeman Films. Alex and the Gypsy — Jack Lemmon, Genevieve Bujold, J ames Woods, 1 9 76, 2 0 t h Century Fox.

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Griffin and Phoenix Peter Falk, J i l l C l ayburgh, 1976. Law of the Land — Jim Davis, Andrew Prine, Charles Martin Smith, 1976. Bound for Glory — David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, 1976, United Artists. Nickelodeon — Burt Reynolds, Ryan O'Neal, 1976, Columbia Pictures. Day of t h e A n i m a ls Christopher George, L e slie Nielsen, Lynda Day George, 1977 T he W o r l d' s G r e a t e st Lover — Gene Wilder, Carol Kane, 1977, 20th Century Fox. A Woman Called MosesCicely Tyson, Will Greer, January 1 9 7 8 , He n r y Jaff e Productions. I shi: Last of His Tribe Dennis Weaver, Eloy Casados, 1978. Lacey and the Mississippi Queen — Kathleen Lloyd, Debra Fellep, April 1978, Paramount Pictures. The Last Ride Of The Dalton Gang — R. G. Armstrong, Larry Block, Buff Brady, Scott Brady, June 1978, Dan Curtis Production. The Night Rider — Da vid Selby, Percy Rodrigues, Kim Cattrall, 1978, Universal Pictures. Fast Charlie, the Moonbeam Rider — David Carradine, Brenda Vaccaro, LQ Jones, May 1979, Universal Pictures. California State Railroad Museum — A film for the Railroad M useum, Sacramento, M a y 1979, Peterson Company. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again — Tim Conway, Don Knotts, 1979, Walt Disney, filmed as "Trails End." The Gambler — Kenny Rogers, Christine Belford, Bruce Boxleitner, 1980. Sawyer and Finn — Sl im Pickens, Jack Elam, 1980, Columbia Pictures, NBC Production. Joe Dancer — Robert Blake, Eileen H e ckart, N o v e mber 1980, Filmways. The Shooting — Lance Kerwin, John Quade, Lynn Redgrave, December 1981. Honky Tonk Man — Cl int Eastwood, August 1982, Malpaso. Shadow Riders — Tom Selleck, Katherine Ross, Ben John-

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"Three Wishes," one of many television programs filmed in Tuolumne County, was hosted by Amy Grant. The episode was filmed in 2005. son, June 1 9 82 , C o l umbia Pictures, Andrew McLaglen. Chattanooga Choo-ChooBarbaraEden, Joe Namath, Melissa Sue Anderson, 1983, Phil Borack. West of the ImaginationLotta Crabtree documentary, 1982, Pantechnicon. The Gambler II — Kenny Rogers, 1982, Kenny Rogers Productions. Pale Rider — Clint Eastwood, November 1984, Malpaso. Blood Red — Judd Bernard, director, 1987, Hemdale Film Corporation. The Young Riders —Stephen Baldwin, Josh Brolin, February 1989, Ogiensand Kane, MGM, Gallivant Pictures, TV series. Back to the Future III — Michael J. Fox, 1989, Bob Gale, Neil Conton, Amblin, Universal Studios.

Radio Flyer — Elijah Wood, Tom Hanks, 1990, Richard Donner producer-director, Columbia Pictures. Ishi — 1991, HBO Pictures, Harry Hook, director. Unforgiven —Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, 1991, Clint Eastwood, director, Malpaso,

Warner Brothers. Bad Girls — Drew Barrymore, Madeline Stowe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Andie MacDowell, 1993, Echo City Productions. The Great American West1995, IMAX, Vineyard Productions. Shaughnessy — 1996, Haven Inc. Blood Reaper — 2003, Unstoppable Pacific Productions. Three Bad Men — 2004, Iron Horse Entertainment. Gold Rush — 2005, Yellow Jersey. Click Clack Jack —2007, Studio 26 Productions. Mad Mad Wagon Party2008, George Kennedy, Take 2 Pictures. The Road Within — Robert Sheehan, Dev Patel, Zoe Kravitz, Robert Patrick, Kyra Sedgwick, 2014, independent.

Death ValleyDays — Ronald Reagan, host, 1963-1 965. Tales of Wells Fargo — Dale Robertson, 1957-1 959, Overland Production series. Overland Trail — Jeff Donnell, 1960, Stagecoach Productions. Rawhide — Clint Eastwood, 1960, CBS, TV series. Lassie —June Lockhart, 19611962. Petticoat Junction — Bea Benaderet, Edgar Buchanan, 1963-1 965, Filmways, TV series. The Big Valley — Barbara Stanwyck, Richard Long, 1964, TV series. Wild, Wild West — Robert Conrad, Ross Martin 1964, CBS TV series pilot. FBI — Efrem Zimbalist, Phillip Abbott, 1965 Quinn Martin, TV

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Legend of Jesse JamesChristopher Jones, 1965-1966, 20th Century-Fox series. Television shows Death Valley Days ("Lotta Cimmaron Strip, CBS TV seCrabtree") — Gloria Jean (Lotta), ries pilot. Dundee and Culhane —John Kay Stewart, Mark Bennett, 1953, Flying A production for Mills, Sean Garrison, 1967, FilmBorax Co. (35 local extras). ways, TV series. Death Valley Days ("Little PaLassie — 1971, Jack Wrather. peete") — Richard Avonde, host, Gunsmoke — Ken Curtis, Buck Taylor, 1971, CBS-TV, 1953.

three-part episode. Bonanza — Lo r ne G reen, 1972, NBC, TV series. Little House on the PrairieMichael Landon, Karen Grassle, various TV episodes between 1974-1980. The American Short StoryLeVar Burton, Madge Sinclair, 1976, PBS 30-minute drama called "Almo's Man." Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid — Suzanne Pleshette, Deborah Sahagun, Don Meredith, April 1978, Aaron Spelling Productions, TV movie. East of Eden — Timothy Bottoms, Jane Seymour, Bruce Boxleitner, 1981, BNB, television movie production. Gold Rush Women - "Mary Crocker," April 1982, PBS Documentary. Seven Brides for S e v en Brothers — Teri Treas, Richard Anderson, Peter Horton, 1982, David Gerber series. Father Murphy — Me r l i n Olsen, September 1982, NBC, TV series. Ripley's Believe It or NotD.H. Lawrence, Jack Palance (narrative), June 1984, Haley-Rastar. Booker —Booker T. Washington, March 1983, PBS documentary, New Image Productions Highway to Heaven — Michael Landon, Victor French, December 1984-1985, NBC, TV series. Paradise — 1988, Lorimar Pictures, TV pilot. Cat Story — PBS, 1988, Propaganda Films. True Tales — 1991, Hallinan Productions, TV pilot. Brisco County Jr. — Bruce Campbell, 1993, Warner Brothers, TV series. Bonanza, The Return — Michael Landon Jr., 1993, NBC. Monster Garage — 20 04, Original Production. Three Wishes — 2005, June Road Productions. New Gold Rush — 20 08, CNBC. New Gold Rush — 2008, TV Tokyo. Mad Mad Wagon Party2008, BBC. UFO Hunters —2009, Motion Pictures. How the Earth was Made2009, History Channel. John Muir in America 2009, PBS.

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