COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
"Don't Dump Produce" Give Away is the first Wednesday of the month from 9-11AM until October. Location: Interfaith Food Bank parking lot, on Airport Road.
FREE ROADSIDE CHIPPING - The Amador Fire Safe Council still has grant funding available for no-cost roadside chipping in the county. This community assistance grant, funded by the Bureau of Land Management, is available free to any homeowner in Amador County. Homeowners are required to cut their own brush and stack it alongside an accessible driveway or adjacent to their street, but not within the county road easement. Brush should be stacked in clean windrows as you would stack firewood, with cut edges facing the road surface. The chipper can take brush up to 6 inches in diameter. Please: no poison oak, no blackberries, no pine needles or broom. Natural vegetation only, no building materials. For more information and to get on the list, please call 296-6220.
AUGUST
FOSTER & KINSHIP CLASSES:
ACWN's PROGRESSIVE RAFFLE #4 "THE ULTIMATE" Drawing to be held on August 27! Buy up your raffle tickets now for this ultimate package from Deaver Vineyards: A two night stay, Bed & Breakfast in the Amador Harvest Inn, Limousine Winetasting Tour w/ Lunch! Tickets are $5 each and, get this: need not be an ACWN member OR be present to win! To buy your tickets, contact Debra Matia, ACWN President, at 267-5791. Proceeds go to the ACWN Scholarship Fund, a scholarship that benefits deserving high school girls. For more information go to: www.acwnonline.com. Tickets will also be sold at the ACWN luncheon the day of the drawing. To make your lunch reservation ($16), contact Karen Buell on or before Friday, August 22 at karenbuell@volcano.net or at 223-0240.
UPCOUNTRY COMMUNITIES COUNCIL (UCC) meets this Thursday, August 21 at 6PM at Veterans Memorial Hall, Pioneer Park on Buckhorn Rd. On the Agenda: FIRE. REMINDER
ACUG New Users Group, August 27 from 2-4PM at the Amador County Senior Center, 229 New York Ranch Road, Jackson. Have A Computer Question? Amador Computer Users Group (ACUG) is set up for those who have nagging questions about basic computer concepts, including Windows, the Internet, and hardware and/or software problems of a basic nature. Everyone is welcome, and admission is free. Bring your questions to the "New Users Group" and let them help you. For more information visit www.acug.net, or contact them at info@acug.net or 296-2390. ACUG is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping members of the community learn more about computers and software. Visitors are always welcome.
3rd ANNUAL $1 ROOTBEER FLOAT FUNDRAISER – Labor Day Weekend, Aug 30-Sept 1. Fundraiser for Team 3 of Amador Stars’ Camp Out for Cancer, Labor. The Old General Store in Dry Town 15907 Highway 49, Drytown is open 10AM-5PM with volunteers ready to serve! This has turned into a very social, fun event that has raised great funds each year. For more information, call Roseanne Lauters, 245-6914.
SEPTEMBER
MASTER GARDENER'S 15th ANNUAL TOMATO TASTING CONTEST - Saturday, September 6 during the Sutter Creek Farmer's Market, 8-11AM. To be judged, bring two washed tomatoes of each variety (9 cherry tomatoes) to the SC Farmers Market by 9:00AM. The judges will announce their favorites at 10:30AM. The largest tomato will receive a special award. Join us for the public tasting and you will have the fun of tasting all kinds of tomatoes, from tiny grape-size tomatoes to giants the size of grapefruits and a variety of colors, including yellow, organge, pink, tiger striped, and of course, ruby red. We are sure to have a tomato you've never tasted before and that will become your new favorite. For more information, contact Rita Martin at 245-3119.
FREE DENTAL SCREENINGS & FLUORIDE VARNISHINGS for children ages 0-5 who live in Amador County! September 6 & 30 and October 17 & 30. Services provided by Amador County Smile Keepers, Amador County Public Health Department & First 5. Click here for details...
ACWN Presents: Monte Carlo Night! Saturday, September 6 Evalynn Bishop Hall in Ione. Wonderful food, drinks and fabulous table games! Every year the ACWN gives out three (3) $1500 scholarships to young ladies in our local high schools so that they can continue their education. For table sponsorship opportunities, see ACN's Business section. For ticket information, contact Talia Greilich, event coordinator at 245-6519 or Debra Matia, ACWN President at 267-5791. Or go online to: www.acwnonline.comt
IT'S GREAT TO BE "GRAND"! Workshop for Grandparents. Grandparents play a very special, and vital, role in the lives of their grandchildren. Grandparents who care for their grandchildren on a regular basis play an even more important role... and face unique challenges. Join us for a FREE, casual, and engaging Workshop designed especially for YOU! Don't miss this opportunity to interact and network with other Grandparents, gain some information and insight, and go home with free stuff! Biological, adopted, foster and "step" grandparents welcome, open to the public. Tuesday, September 9 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm OR Thursday, September 25 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm. Please RSVP to HRC Child Care Resources at 223-1624
Friends, Grandparents, Babysitters, Neighbors, Nannies, Aunts, Uncles… are you caring for someone else’s child? HRC Child Care Resources is offering the License Exempt Project, “Growing, Learning, Caring.” Join us and build your child care skills with free 2-hour Workshops, and receive free materials and resources on Early Literacy, Health & Safety, Playing is Learning, Character Education, Guidance & Discipline, Nutrition, and much more! For more information, please call HRC Child Care Resources at 223-1624.
The A-TCAA Upcountry Community Center hosts a bi-monthly community meal. Join us the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 5PM for dinner! A suggested donation of $3 per person or $12 for families of 4 or more is requested. Please call A-TCAA Upcountry Community Center for more info, 296-2785.
The Upcountry and Camanche Lake Community Centers have 2 fundraising opportunities that cost our supporters nothing. Please help spread the word: 1) GoodSearch is a search engine powered through Yahoo. Simply look up GoodSearch, and for the charity type in “Amador” and select “Amador Tuolumne Community Recourses (Sonora)” as your charity of choice. Each search generates $.01. You can also shop on line using the Shopping tab. Each store on the list will donate a percentage of your purchase to the community centers. 2) Recycle your old ink cartridges and cell phone for free through the Funding Factory. Both centers have an account with the Funding Factory, we simply collect used ink cartridges and cell phone and ship them free of cost. The Funding Factory gives us credit for items that they can recycle. We then use the credit to purchase supplies from their on-line catalog. Supporters of the community centers can register for free using our account #’s (UCC is 46443 and CLCC is 43861) the Funding Factory will send you shipping labels that you can use to send off the items that you have collected. Supporters can then keep track of how much they have donated to the centers! Thank you for your support! Ruthella Turner, Site Coordinator & Family Advocate A-TCAA Upcountry Community Center, 19999 Hwy 88, Pine Grove 296-2785
Conflict Resolution Summer Courses at UC Davis Extension. Develop your knowledge and skills in the areas of mediation, facilitation, collaborative decision-making and other forms of problem solving and conflict resolution. Learn how to create more collaborative dialogue and action in a variety of fields with UC Davis Extension courses in conflict resolution. Featured courses:
Managing Community Conflict
July 31-Aug. 1: Thurs.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Theory of Conflict Resolution and Community Engagement
Online. Enroll by Aug. 18 and complete by Sept. 22.
For more information, please visit our Web site at http://extension.ucdavis.edu, or contact us info@unexmail.ucdavis.edu UC Davis Extension 1-800-752-0881
5th Annual "No More Casinos" Dinner Dance Saturday October 25 at 6:30PM at the Amador County Fairgrounds - Pokerville Hall. Catered by Mother Lode Market and Music by Giai led by the well known and loved Herb Boxhorn. This event is always a good time and this year we are looking forward to some really special music. Tickets are $35.00 . Info at 245-6211 or 245-4588.
Amador County
Organizations
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Amador Pregnancy Center
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D.A.R.E (Jackson PD)
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ONGOING:
American Sewing Guild (Amador Chapter) meets 2nd Thursday from 9AM to 12 Noon and 4th Monday from 9:30-3PM, Old General Store, Drytown The local American Sewing Guild sew many items for various groups in the county. For more information, contact Roseanne Lauters at 245-691. generalstor@yahoo.com or on the Web at: www.generalstor.com/
"Creation's Classroom" is a shady picnic area and rustic campground with electricity, water, porta potties, picnic tables, chain saw chairs, barbecues, a fire pit and a swimming hole on Sutter Creek. The private lake has three paddle boats and three rowboats. Fishing is catch and release. Century Charities offers these "classrooms" to families, scout troops, churches, clubs, schools, mentoring programs, etc. Several summer weekends and plenty of day-trip slots available. Creation's Classroom exists solely by tax-deductible donations. For more information, call 223-3665, e-mail centurycharities@wildblue.net or visit www.centurycharities.org
Amador Gourd Group meets the 2nd Thursdays of each month from 9-11AM AC Agriculture Bldg, 12200 Airport Roard, Jackson The Amador County Gourd Group gathers to share ideas and techniques on gourds. We welcome new gourders, we love to share our passion. Come join us, we always have a lot of fun! Contact the Regional Coordinator : Carol Cherry (916) 941-1551 or Assistant: Sylvia Nelson: (916) 682-2437 or sylvianelson@citlink.net
Civil Air Patrol meets Thursdays from 6-8:30PM. Locations: First Thursday: Amador County Admin. Building, Conf. Rm. C, 810 Court Street, Jackson 2nd through 4th Thursdays: GSA Conference Room, Airport Road, Jackson/Martell. The Civil Air Patrol is open for pilots and aviation enthusiasts interested in homeland security, search and rescue, disaster relief and humanitarian missions. Membership includes training, education and participation in aviation related activities. For more information and meeting locations, call 296-3423 or e-mail: westovercap@gmail.com, or Jeff Zimmerman, Deputy Commander, Westover Squadron at 296-2180, e-mail: str8aero@iglide.net
Hospice of Amador's "Compassionate Friends" Meet 1st Thursday of the month at 5:30PM Hospice of Amador S. Highway 49, Jackson A support group for parents, siblings, grandparents or other family members who have lost a child or adult child. For more info, call Lynne at 223-4762.
Widows & Widower’s Group Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 12PM Noon at the Jackson Elk's Club, 12500 Kennedy Flat Rd, Jackson Where we make new friends...we all have lost a loved one. Lunch available with a RSVP four (4) days prior to meeting. For more info phone 296-6223 or 257-1646.
Upcountry Communities Council: Concerned Citizens in an Unincorporated Area meets the 3rd Thursday of every month from 6-8PM at the Veterans Memorial Hall at Pioneer Park
Buckhorn Ridge Rd., Pioneer. The Upcountry Communities Council is a working group acknowledged by the County, which provides assistance to the County and residents in governmental affairs affecting the area known as Upcountry in Amador County. The areas within the Council are the Communities of Amador Pines, Buckhorn, Pine Grove, Mace Meadows, Pioneer, RabbPark, Silver Lakes Pines/Sierra Highlands and Volcano. For more information, call Bob Currall at 295-7630 or Debbie Dunn at 296-5435 or ddunn@volcano.net
Recycling Receptables for Events! Having an event with a crowd? The Amador Waste Management Department has recycling receptacles for loan to collect bottles and cans. They have been used for events such as the Camp out for Cancer, Baby Hazel Foundation, Italian Picnic, etc. For more information, contact Anne Short, Solid Waste Program Specialist, Amador County Public Works Agency, Waste Management Department, 223-6227 or e-mail: ashort@co.amador.co.us
Visitor Center Volunteers Amador Council of Tourism is looking for ambassadors at their new Visitor Center in Plymouth at 9310 Pacific St. The Visitor Center is open seven days a week: Monday through Friday from 9AM-5PM, and weekends, 10AM-4PM. Contact Maureen Funk, ACT Tourism Director e-mail at maureenfunk@volcano.net or call 969-5065.
Become a CASA Volunteer! The Amador-Tuolumne Community Action Agency is recruiting volunteers for the Amador CASA program. CASA volunteers – Court Appointed Special Advocates – are specially trained community members who work directly with children in the foster care and juvenile justice programs, as they move through the court system. CASA volunteers advocate for these children/youth helping to define their needs, as well as providing them with attention and support. If you love working with children & youth, have a flexible schedule, and are looking for a way to contribute to our community, please consider joining us! For further information, please call Marilyn Puryear @ 223-1485 x 241 or email me, Marilyn Puryear, at mpuryear@atcaa.org. We will be happy to send you an information packet and look forward to signing you up for our next orientations scheduled for either May 22 and/or June 2 – one during the day and one in the evening. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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