Murphys News

A few weeks ago in this space, I wrote about how difficult it is to find consistently memorable riesling at wineries in the Sierra foothills.

Mary an I arrived at her home in Murphys, California late last Tuesday night. Soon her children and their children started arriving.

On Feb. 25, 1866, miners, 130 feet down the Bald Mountain Mine shaft near Angels Camp, removed a well-preserved human skull.

A senior center offering a variety of programs and activities is scheduled for a July 27 grand opening in Murphys.

Fans of the boutique restaurants along Main Street in Murphys have learned to endure lines.

Murphys Community-M2: 1:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 384 Church Street. Information: 943-3830. Arnold Chapel in the Pines-M2: 1 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2286 Cedar Lane.

T hrift shops worth a De tour Experience a fashion flashback at the Attic Vintage Clothing Shop in Las Vegas.

Central Valley residents who use Highway 4 to escape to wineries in Murphys or the ski slopes of Bear Valley will soon be shaving minutes off their travel times.

Both the quantity and quality of Calaveras County agricultural production dropped in 2008, according to the latest report from county officials.

Adults who want to learn about opportunities to mentor youths are invited to spend their lunch hour at any of three brown bag lunch orientations in coming weeks.

The Union Democrat's Angels Camp bureau is closed effective today. The Democrat will continue to publish a daily Calaveras edition.

A "Meet the Artist" reception for John J. Nagle will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Tidewater Gallery, 223 E. Weber Ave., Stockton.

Historian Cate Culver uses straightened wire hangers to dowse unmarked graves in the Pioneer Cemetery outside San Andreas.

Calaveras County pools are gearing up to open for the summer. The pool in Angels Camp will open June 9, while the one in Murphys will open June 6. The Angels Camp pool is run through the Angels Camp Veterans Memorial District.

A wine named Earth Zin & Fire and vintage photographic images of old-time families playing "Ring Around the Rosy" planted the seed.

The Calaveras Arts Council fundraiser will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at a private home and grounds above Murphys.

You're either a cave person or you're not . A colleague once queried: "If caves are the bowels of the Earth, what does that make the people who go in them?" It's recreation for people who want more than "off the beaten path" - they want "under the beaten path." The West is littered with Swiss-cheese subterranean delights offering experiences from ...

A would-be Murphys developer may have to scale down a planned storage and office facility under a new set of road improvement fees.

The Calaveras Community Band needs trumpet players. The band, which traces its origins to the Gold Rush, is rehearsing on Monday evenings in the Murphys Community Park Gazebo.

Sonora, CA -- The death toll for motorcycle riders in the Mother Lode continues on the increase with every passing day.