Sonora High math teacher and former softball coach Karen Sells will take over as the Wildcats athletic director in June when Rick Francis, longtime caretaker of the position, retires.
Sells was chosen by the Sonora High Board of Trustees in closed session at Tuesday’s meeting. “I’m extremely excited,” Sells said. “It will be a different challenge from teaching. I love to teach, but athletics have always been where my heart is. And it’s the best of both worlds, I will still get to teach part time.”![]()
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Man, 20, jailed on sex charges
A 20-year-old Columbia man was arrested and booked into jail Friday on charges of sexually assaulting a minor and told police he believed it was “all right” because she was his girlfriend, according to the Sonora Police Department.![]()
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Mono Way paving work delayed
Paving on Mono Way scheduled for between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., tonight through Tuesday morning, has been called off due to anticipated rain after midnight, according to Sonora City Engineer Gerard Fuccillo.![]()
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Calaveras garden program gets $22.9K grant
An up-and-coming agriculture education group in Calaveras County received a grant to bring high school agriculture students to local farms, then teach younger students what they’ve learned.![]()
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Obituaries for Jan. 26, 2015
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News of Record for Jan. 26, 2015
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Hwy 49 could get national status
State Highway 49 could be added to the National Highway System as part of the next federal transportation funding bill due out later this year, according to Tuolumne County’s transportation chief.
Tuolumne County Transportation Council Director Darin Grossi said Caltrans has actively pursued the reclassification of Highway 49 as a “principal arterial” in the nation’s highway system, with support from both Tuolumne and Calaveras counties.![]()
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County vies for Rim Fire recovery funding
Tuolumne County could receive up to $500 million in federal funding to help with Rim Fire recovery.
The county has been chosen as California’s sole candidate in a nationwide disaster resilience competition. Tuolumne County’s final application, with backing from Gov. Jerry Brown, could win a badly needed cash infusion to improve forest management, promote healthier watersheds and prevent more giant forest fires in the Mother Lode.![]()
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School arts program inspires
A pilot arts program is coming to an end, but will continue to be seen around Tuolumne County schools and in art shows in the coming months.
In a first-ever agreement this year, the Tuolumne County Arts Alliance hired an artist to help teach art at Dario Cassina High School, Sonora High’s alternative education school.![]()
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Homecare workers to get raise
Hundreds of homecare workers in Tuolumne County will see a boost in their paychecks this year.
Last week, the Tuolumne County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an updated labor agreement between the county and California United Homecare Workers Local 4034, which represents the county’s approximately 300 In-Home Supportive Services caregivers.![]()
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Don Pedro boat launch reopens
A low-water boat-launch ramp has reopened at Moccasin Point Recreation Area on Don Pedro Reservoir, the Don Pedro Recreation Agency announced Monday.
Sufficient water levels have allowed the agency to reopen the alternative boat launch at the site, according to the agency’s news release.
The ramp is usable for launching shallow draft boats, but the ramp’s grade is too shallow for launching deep-hulled boats.
Low water levels over the summer caused by the three-year drought led to the closure of the ramps at Moccasin Point in July.
The alternative ramp can be accessed by taking the road to the left of the regular boat-launch ramp at Moccasin Point Recreation Area.
A boat-launch ramp at Fleming Meadows Recreation Area has remained open throughout the drought for all types of boat launching, the agency said.![]()
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Obituaries for Jan. 27, 2015
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Letters to the editor for Jan. 27, 2015
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CCWD to discuss GM goals, water transfer
The Calaveras County Water District board will hold a workshop Wednesday afternoon to set goals for new General Manager Dave Eggerton, followed by a closed-session meeting to discuss possibly selling Stanislaus River water.
Other than proposing to change next month’s board meeting from Feb. 11 to Feb. 18, the only item listed on Wednesday’s regular agenda is “development of goals and objectives for general manager’s performance.”![]()
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News of Record for Jan. 27, 2015
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Cats place 6th at 38th Hatler Memorial
The Sonora Wildcats wrestling team placed sixth at its own 38th annual Robert Hatler Memorial Tournament on Saturday at Bud Castle Gym.
Summerville finished eighth and Bret Harte was 11th. Calaveras came in 13th. Elk Grove topped the field, placing first followed by Buhach Colony at second and Lodi at third.
Bear sophomore Zach Marquez recorded a 3-0 record to capture the 138-pound title. Wildcat Nate Gookin coasted to a 2-0 mark and won the 182 division.![]()
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TUD reports more water, less money
The Tuolumne Utilities District Board of Directors on Tuesday was updated on the local water supply and voted 4-1 to accept a mid-year finance review report.
Despite a dry January in the Mother Lode, water supply data compiled by TUD shows the district has more water in key reservoirs than this time last year, and there’s more snowpack in an important local watershed this year than last year, according to District Engineer Glen Nunnelley.![]()
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High temps, lack of rain prolonging drought
Snow surveyors will take the second manual snow survey of the season on Thursday.
According to state water officials, they expect to find above-normal temperatures and below-normal snowpack up and down the Sierra Nevada.![]()
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VUSD board member censured a second time
A Vallecito Unified School District board member has again been censured after more alleged “unprofessional and potentially illegal” public hijinks and not fulfilling her board duty.
Carol Gordon, a retired longtime VUSD teacher elected to the board in 2012, was censured by the board last week for the second time. She was first censured on Sept. 17.![]()
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