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Wednesday, 15 August 2007 01:50
East Bay MUD Directors Give Park Camanche Residents OK To Stay
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The East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of
Directors has agreed to remove
consideration from their update of a new Mokelumne Watershed Master Plan that
mobile home owners will be evicted. The utility’s Board of Directors met
yesterday and heard the options for the updated watershed plan which originally
contained the option of evicting the mobile home residents.
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Sometimes sisters bring
good luck. William De Mello
met his sister at Jackson Rancheria Casino on June 6 and ended up winning
$106,839.43. De Mello hit the MegaJackpot on a quarter Wheel of Fortune machine
he selected because it was next to the one his sister was playing.
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Thursday, 03 May 2007 00:50
Jackson Pool Is Offering Swim Classes For The Old & The Young
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Its almost summertime and that means its almost time
to dive right in and join the fun at the Jackson Pool at Detert Park. Certified Red Cross swim instructors and lifeguards provide up-to
the-minute swim lessons, techniques and safe recreational swimming. Lap swim is
also provided for the enjoyment and fitness of swimmers. This year the City is offering
several types of activities including : MINI SESSIONS ~ one week crash
course of introduction to water adjustment, floating, kicks, arm strokes and
stroke refinement for the older swimmers. The classes range all the way
from beginner to advanced swimmers. The pool opens June 9th and
lessens begin on the 11th. Recreational swimmers can purchase daily,
monthly or seasonal passes for swimming enjoyment. Sign ups are being handled by mail and forms can
be obtained at the City Offices at 33 Broadway in Jackson or at the City’s
website http://ci.jackson.ca.us/.
Deadline for class sign ups is June 1st. Call 223-1646 for further
information.(
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Two Amador
County groups have been
awarded grants from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Board for watershed
protection projects in the
county. The Amador Fire Safe Council received 2 grants of $50,000 each for
Community Wildfire Protection Plans in Pine Grove and Pioneer/Volcano areas.
The Amador County Watershed Stewardship project received over $173,000 in grant
funding. The funding for the grants comes from Proposition 84, the Safe
Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coast
Protection Bond Act passed by California
voters in November 2006.
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The
City of Jackson
has received information from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control
Board that their Tentative Waste Water Discharge Requirements will be posted some time
today at the Central Valley Board’s website. The permit and the
requirements will be heard by the state agency’s full board of directors on
October 25th and 26th and at that time is expected to
either approve or modify those requirements.
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Several
local roads will be closed for a 7 day period in the near future for storm
related repairs. Public Works Director Larry Peterson asked for permission to close New
Chicago Road, 1.5 miles north of the Turner Rd
intersection, Quartz Mountain Road, 2.4 miles south of
Fiddletown, and Stoney Creek Rd,
4.4 miles south of Jackson
through .3 miles north of Buena
Vista Rd for a seven day period.
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In the Board of Trustee’s meeting last week, an Ione parent says they
are concerned about Amador County Unified School district’s mold problem they
had last year. The problem was discovered at Ione Elementary after a
teacher reported mold to administrators. After inspections and testing, one classroom came back
with one mold spore found. The
remediation (clean up) was completed and the room retested.
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Amador County Public Health and Animal Control
say there is an urgent message for members of the community. A press release from
Ione says a resident was bit by a dog Tuesday evening. The dog remains unidentified and
if not found the person that was bit could be facing a series of preventative
rabies vaccinations. The incident occurred around seven-in-the-evening
on Shakeley Lane in Ione. The dog is described as a small, older Chihuahua,
white with red markings, wearing a red harness with a bone tag and walking with
a limp. The dog has been seen in the neighborhood prior to Tuesday. The dog is
being sought to verify the health and rabies status of the animal in order to
decide what follow up, if any, the bitten person might need. Anyone with
information should call Public
Health at 223-6407 or Animal Control at 223-6378
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Do you change your own oil? Do you have used oil filters? Did you know that you can recycle them along
with your motor oil at ATI Parts? Bring your used oil filter to A-T-I Parts in Sutter Creek
on Saturday, August 25 between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. and receive a FREE oil
& filter recycling container and $6 off your purchase of a new oil
filter!
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The steps of the National Hotel in downtown Jackson hosted a ceremony
last night. The informal ceremony was in the form of the Skeleton
Crew Motorcycle Club handing over a generous donation to Operation Care. The
check, in the amount of 6-hundred dollars, was raised by the local motorcycle
club during the Buster Westfall Memorial Run. Buster’s son John explains the
gift. Next the President of the Skeletin Crew spoke Operation Care’s rep explains
what this donation means to the local support services group.
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