Lake Tulloch Blog

It really galls me that owners of foreclosed properties (banks) still pick the title escrow company in a transaction.  When I questioned this practice I was told that yes it is true the Buyer's Choice Act prohibits a seller who acquired property as a foreclosure sale from requiring a buyer to pur...

A Thanksgiving Feast is Sponsored by the Copperopolis Community Food Pantry.   It will be held Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the Armory at 695 Main Street.  No Reservations Required however there may be a wait.  The menu includes Turkey in a Barrel and all the traditional fixings.  Members of ou...

Summer is over and now we are winding down at the lake.  The air is clear and clean.  Trees are dropping leaves and the mornings are crisp and cold. We are stocking up wood for the winter and wrapping up the swamp coolers.  When I first moved here I didn't know what a swamp cooler was. Now I am i...

It is nice to live in a sleepy small town.   There are however a few things that would be nice.  One of them is a pharmacy so we don't have to drive out of town when we don't feel up to it.  Well now we do. Copper finally has a pharmacy.  Medical Pro has opened in Copperopolis.  This Discount Dru...

It's that time of year!  Winter rapidly approaches and we are firing up the fireplaces.   This is a good time to call and have your chimney's cleaned.  Burning causes a build up of creosote which can be a serious fire hazard.  Every year the fire department reports at least one fire related to di...

The third annual Copperoplis Holiday Run will start at 9 A.M. on November 28, 2009 at the Copper Town Square.  Registration starts at 8 A.M.  The cost to run is $20.00 and $10 for 18 and under if you pay before Nov 15th.  After that it will be $25.00 for everyone.   The run will have a 10 K  race...

Just heard on local news (from Zillow) that northern and central California is slowly recovering from the upside nature in the mortgage market.  This is happening very slowly and the statistics appear to be based on units.  What I am seeing in Calaveras county is an increase in default notices on...

Welcome to Calaveras County!   Home of the California Gold Rush and Celebrated Jumping Frog, Mark Twain made Calaveras County in northern California famous, worldwide, when he wrote of the "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in 1865. The treasures of this enchanting Gold Country area in...

The Ebbetts Pass Veterans Memorial District will be dedicating their new veterans memorial on Wed. November 11 at 10AM. The memorial is located on Algiers Street across the street from the Murphys Park and consists of a memorial wall where bricks, engraved with a veteran's name and branch of serv...

Bear Valley Cross Country Hosts "Wine Tasting in the Meadow"Bear Valley, CA....Snowshoe or glide along super scenic, groomed cross country ski trails to a quaint cafe in an open meadow. Then, stop and sample a variety of wines from local foothill wineries at Bear Valley Cross Country's "Wine Tast...