Visiting Mokelumne Hill over the decades has always been a joy. True, it's been over a decade since the last time however, I truly love California history and so much of it is found in and around Moke Hill and Calaveras County. Now I have another reason to come back to Mokelumne Hill: Edith Irvine.
The founder of the "Christian Exodus" movement, which seeks to
attract people to South Carolina "with the ultimate goal of forming
an independent Christian nation " has become a strong supporter of
Calaveras County's Trinitas project. Dana Nichols' blog, The Record,
http://blogs.recordnet.com/sr-dnichols
I am really heartbroken. My state let me down. My county let me down.
Yes, I am taking it all personally. It is personal to me every time one person denies another a basic human right to live more easily in this difficult world.
Rumor has it that there is a 10-year-old-ish brown van wandering around town, stopping at houses where it appears no one is home. When a local resident stopped and questioned the three people in the van, they claimed to represent a new Kirby Vaccuum store opening in Jackson, then left abruptly.
By The Stockton Record
October 15, 2008 6:00 AM
SAN ANDREAS - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Oct. 30 will hold a public meeting in San Andreas on its resurrected proposal to designate nearly 4,450 acres of Calaveras County as critical habitat for the California red-legged frog.
Stockton Record
By Dana M. Nichols
Record Staff Writer
October 15, 2008 6:00 AM
SAN ANDREAS - In a historic move, Calaveras County officials Tuesday acted to end tax breaks that several rural landowners have been getting even though they don't qualify.
Amador Ledger Dispatch
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
More than 37 miles of the Mokelumne River are eligible for the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Photo by: Courtesy to the Ledger Dispatch
Just in time for the Wild and Scenic River Act's 40th anniversary, more than 50 upcountry businesses signed on to support designating the Mokelumne a National Wild and Scenic River.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/us/14california.html?
This is a terrific article with wonderful photos and interactive features.
Pamela
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