Rancho Calaveras News

Habitat for Humanity Calaveras' second groundbreaking of a Habitat home in the Valley Springs area is Sunday, June 29 at 2 p.m. at 3340 Botfuher Street in Rancho Calaveras.

Jan Sweeney, left, and Jeanette Chacon sort through donated food at the Good Samaritan Community Covenant Church food bank during the Foodstock 2008 drive, held May 31 in Rancho Calaveras.

When the portable toilet was out of order, someone smeared feces all over it, he said.

“We want to remain within our selves.”

Here's a riddle with too many answers: How big is Valley Springs? The original town site laid out in the late 1800s is 18 square blocks at the intersection of Highways 12 and 26. via The Record

“We don't have in Calaveras County very many schools that kids can actually walk to”

Getting to school will be a little safer, maybe even a little healthier, for Jenny Lind Elementary School students in fall 2009. via RecordNET

Dr. Robert Mulert, a psychiatrist recently hired by Calaveras County's Behavioral Health Services Department, will participate in a forum Monday and a screening of the film "Sicko" in San Andreas. via RecordNET

The remains of the house at 3328 Lazer Court, off Hartvickson Lane, in Rancho Calaveras subdivision of Valley Springs, is believed to have been deliberately set ablaze. via Calaveras Enterprise

The Calaveras County Water District has been named the recipient of a federal grant of $562,000 that will enable construction of new flood control facilities at its Jenny Lind water treatment plant in the ... via Calaveras Enterprise

A house fire in the Rancho Calaveras subdivision in Valley Springs at about noon Tuesday resulted in the deaths of a cat, bird and rabbit, $75,000 in smoke damage and $15,000 in damage to the home's contents. via Calaveras Enterprise

“I agree that this project does show we have flaws in our zoning ordinances”

The planned 156-home North Vista Plaza development wedged between the existing La Contenta and Rancho Calaveras tracts won approval Tuesday from the Calaveras County Board of Supervisors. via RecordNET

“Anyone who says there's nothing to do in Valley Springs, just give them my phone number”

Bing and Barbara Stanley, the Valley Springs Citizens of the Year, at the Valley Springs Area Business Association's Mardi Gras-themed Christmas Party. via Calaveras Enterprise

“Everything went according to what expectations were ... we fared pretty well”

Property owners, government and utility workers spent Monday surveying the damage from the weekend's string of destructive storms and finished cleaning up as forecasters predicted more rain to come tonight and ... via Union Democrat

Photo courtesy of Carol McDaniel. Got a great photo or some news you want to share with everyone? Submit them by e-mail to yourstuff@calaverasenterprise.com . HOLIDAY HOME DECORATION CONTEST by Carol McDaniel ... via Calaveras Enterprise

An unidentified driver traveling at a high rate of speed ran off the roadway in Rancho Calaveras and crashed a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt into a dirt embankment and utility pole, then fled on foot with a passenger. via Calaveras Enterprise

Juveniles playing with matches started a small spot fire in Rancho Calaveras Sunday morning, Cal Fire reported. via Calaveras Enterprise

An overnight chimney fire caused extensive damage to a two story log home in the Rancho Calaveras Subdivision. via KVML

Ty and Lucas Smith show a variety of pumpkins for Halloween. Enterprise photo by Patricia Jackson It's here: that time of year when it's perfectly normal to see children running around after dark dressed up ... via Calaveras Enterprise

“It's going to take a lot of courage on the Board of Supervisors to make sure the General Plan is definitive in nature”

Calaveras County officials may be ready to put an end to the era of sprawling 5-, 10- and 20-acre housing developments eating up ranch land, draining the water table with wells and polluting streams with septic ... via RecordNET

The Local Government Commission will lead a two-part community design workshop for residents of the greater Valley Springs area from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. via Calaveras Enterprise

Cal Fire and local fire departments at Copperopolis, Jenny Lind and Valley Springs responded to calls reporting various types of fire on Wednesday. via Calaveras Enterprise