Avery News

With teacher layoffs, plummeting state aid, closing campuses and canceled programs, there's not a lot of good news on the education front lately.

Mike Stricklin was struck with tears and a slight wheeze Thursday as he recounted being chased, pounced on, sniffed and clawed by a momma black bear before she left him huddled in a ball.

The vision of a 30-mile trail that would connect Arnold-area towns with scenic outlooks, lazy waterfalls, a museum and giant sequoias is becoming a reality one shovelful of dirt at a time.

After a history scarred by the booms and busts of gold mining and logging, it might seem unlikely that Calaveras County and neighboring portions of the Sierra Nevada would emerge as a hub for how communities can survive and thrive during economic, social and environmental turmoil.

The city administrator for Angels Camp will soon take on civil affairs duties in an Iraqi province.

The city administrator for Angels Camp will soon take on civil affairs duties in an Iraqi province.

The ballot is almost set for a late-summer vote in Calaveras County. Twenty-six utility and service "special district" boards around the county have seats up for grabs in this election cycle.

Mokelumne Hill's Jessica Dominick reigned supreme in Saturday's Junior Frog Jump competition at the Altaville Melones Fire District Station in Angels Camp.

Eighth-grade girls from Calaveras County got their moment in the spotlight Saturday at the 2009 Junior Miss Calaveras contest.

The Avery Middle School band continues to rank highly in competition. For the second year in a row, the Hawks went to the Forum Music Festival at Ohlone College in San Jose and impressed a pair of judges.

The best and brightest faculty members from each Calaveras County school district were honored Thursday at Ironstone Vineyards in a county-wide Rotary Club luncheon.