Groveland News

Effective Tuesday, December 1 the U.S. Forest Service will close roads with seasonal gates.

The Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce held its annual Installation and Honors Banquet Thursday evening at the Sonora Elks Lodge.

Several Big Oak Flat-Groveland school district trustees and community members Thursday night demanded the resignation of board member Mike Malloy, the subject of a second restraining order requested by a district employee.

Artist and entrepreneur Jan Knudson, of Groveland, sits beneath photos of her two favorite words, a oeevolvea and a oebelieve.a Amy Alonzo Rozak/Union Democrat Believe and evolve are Jan Knudson's favorite words, but she doesn't spell them with conventional letters.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports TUESDAY 9:13 a.m., Groveland - A theft was reported on the 18700 block of Highway 120.

Guy McBryde , 33, stands outside of the hostel he runs on Main Street in Groveland.

The 68 member strong Community Service Unit continues to thrive and serve the Tuolumne County community as an outreach of the Sheriff's Office.

Legal issues continue to plague the Big Oak Flat-Groveland School District, including a lawsuit by a dismissed teacher charging defamation, and another suit filed by the district itself against its absent superintendent.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's report THURSDAY 3:35 a.m., Sonora area - Police checked a suspicious vehicle on Highway 108 near Serrano Road.

Images by: Chad Smith Las Tortugas a ' Dance of the Dead IV :: 10.29.09-11.01.09 :: Evergreen Lodge :: Groveland, CA Las Tortugas More days than I care to admit, I find myself empathizing with the Devil, wondering if humanity is, at best, a flawed experiment run amuck.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports TUESDAY 2:06 a.m., Groveland - A woman on the 19000 block of Ferretti Road said someone rang her doorbell and then threw a rock at her house.

Umphrey's McGee celebrated All Hallow's Eve at Las Tortugas Dance of The Dead in Groveland, CA.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports WEDNESDAY 6:02 p.m., Sonora area - A woman said gas was siphoned from her vehicle on the 19100 block of Sunny Circle for the third time.

Vaccines to combat H1N1 have started arriving in Tuolumne County schools and should be in Calaveras County schools next week.

Two Mexican nationals were sentenced to prison Monday after pleading guilty to marijuana cultivation in Groveland.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports WEDNESDAY 10:28 a.m., Don Pedro - A forklift was stolen from a work site on the 3400 block of Merced Falls Road.

The Tuolumne County Health Department has scheduled four community meetings dealing with questions and concerns regarding the H1N1 virus and vaccine.

Here's an interesting trip: From Los Angeles, take Interstate 5 north to California Highway 99 to Merced.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY Sheriff's reports MONDAY 8:30 a.m., Tuolumne - A woman on the 20600 block of Ponderosa Way said a man vandalized her vehicle.

A man who admitted to stealing thousands of dollars from more than half a dozen Tuolumne County residents has been sent to state prison and an additional complaint was filed against him citing two more alleged victims.