Martell News

August 10th, 2008 by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" Goldmember by Roger Goldammer - 2008 Freestyle 1st place The results are in for the 2008 AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building held this past week in ...

The question used to be what happened if a tree fell in the woods and there was no one around to hear it.

LAFCO Executive Director Roseanne Chamberlain brought the PowerPoint presentation of the recent Municipal Services Review to the Amador Water Agency Board of Directors meeting last Thursday morning.

Hospice of Amador Thrift Store volunteer Michael Nikolai helps a young customer interested in buying a set of headphones.

“I believe we've worked closely with environmental consultants”

"It'll be a cold day in hell when Caltrans approves a school on this property," predicted Dave Richards. via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

“All across the state of California, there will be rallies”

Pioneer Elementary School students hold one of the signs that will be present at Wednesday's "Action for Education" rally, which will take place from 3 to 6 p.m. near the intersection of Industrial Boulevard ... via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

“I'm a custom home builder - one or two at a time.”

District 1 supervisor candidates John Gonsalves, left, and Rosalie Pryor Escamilla, right, joined Liz McCulloch for a Q&A last week. via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

“Can others get involved in this?”

Questions remain about what to do with the effluent of a new county jail at this proposed site off Locomotive Lane in Martell near the business park. via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

“Review of purchase agreement between the County of Amador and Sierra Pacific Industries for 8.2 acres.”

Amador County wants to build a new jail in Martell, but progress on the plan was halted at Wednesday's technical advisory committee meeting. via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

“If we add services, we need to add revenue.”

Bus fares may edge up in Amador County, but so will service for people who'd like to leave their cars at home. via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

It's an all-day affair for several area athletes who are competing in today's 50th annual Mt. via Whittier Daily News

“It would be a goal of mine to see how far I can go running in both events”

About the only thing that can slow down La Mirada High School's Stephanie Felix is a cape. via Whittier Daily News

“We are not saying the project is the best thing for the environment. We are saying the vast majority of impacts we identified would be mitigated to a less than significant level.”

It took more than three hours, but the Amador County Planning Commission finally certified the final environmental impact report on the Mokelumne Bluffs subdivision near Pine Grove on a 4-1 vote Tuesday night. via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

“If I've done that then I feel that I have achieved everything that God intended for me to accomplish.”

Sonora's Alisha Cruz was officialy honored Saturday evening at the Universal Hilton Hotel in southern California. via My Mother Lode

Published 12:00 am PDT Wednesday, April 9, 2008 Story appeared in TASTE section, Page F1 By my calculations, I've tasted about 600 wines so far this year. via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

“This is an impossible task, to put this together by June”

It's looking like the residents of Amador County may soon get a chance to vote for paid firefighters. via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

The Eldorado National Forest has released its Travel Management Plan, which is one of the first final decision documents promulgated in California under the Forest Service's Travel Management Rule. via DealerNews

“I'll be trying to play well for them, since they'll be in the stands. Overall, though, I think it will be a fun and good experience.”

The Modesto Nuts will have their usual assortment of new faces in uniform when they open the California League season tonight against the Ports in Stockton. via The Modesto Bee

“Does a finished document get saved automatically?”

An effort is underway at the Amador Water Agency to scan thousands of pages into a modern, state-of-the-art document storage system. via Amador Ledger-Dispatch

“Doctors have been leaving the area, patients have been leaving the area and the result is less of a demand for blood.”

Blood banks are perhaps best known for their regular appeals for blood donations. via North Bay Business Journal