Today's photos are thanks to Teri McKinsey. See what happened to their cute little shed?
More great photos to come in the next few days.
Now as for the signature. It's the 28th of May. It is this???
Or is it this!? After all, it IS mid-spring!!!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
REMEMBER THESE DAYS???
It's been so quiet and 'dull' lately that there hasn't been much to talk about here on our Mi Wuk village area blog. But, some people have been reading their Smoke Signals and have been sending me some of their photos to be added to those for the scrapbook that will be compiled about the Winter of 2011.
Today's photos are thanks to Teri McKinsey. See what happened to their cute little shed?
More great photos to come in the next few days.
Now as for the signature. It's the 28th of May. It is this???
Today's photos are thanks to Teri McKinsey. See what happened to their cute little shed?
More great photos to come in the next few days.
Now as for the signature. It's the 28th of May. It is this???
Thursday, May 12, 2011
WE CAN'T RELAX YET! "OLD MAN WINTER" PLANS ENCORE THIS WEEKEND
"Old Man Winter" plans an encore appearance this weekend.
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in the Motherlode will be ten to fifteen degrees below normal on Saturday and as much as fifteen to twenty-five degrees below normal on Sunday.
The cold low pressure system will be unstable and bring showers and possible thunderstorms from Saturday night into Monday.
In the Sierra Nevada, snow levels are expected to lower significantly and snow accumulation is possible.
From my favorite weather website: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php
And when I looked on Monday, the dogwoods hadn't even bloomed in Mi Wuk Village. UGH. What's it all mean?
This is the third article posted today, May 12, 2011. Be sure to scroll down to the previous two.
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures in the Motherlode will be ten to fifteen degrees below normal on Saturday and as much as fifteen to twenty-five degrees below normal on Sunday.
The cold low pressure system will be unstable and bring showers and possible thunderstorms from Saturday night into Monday.
In the Sierra Nevada, snow levels are expected to lower significantly and snow accumulation is possible.
From my favorite weather website: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php
And when I looked on Monday, the dogwoods hadn't even bloomed in Mi Wuk Village. UGH. What's it all mean?
This is the third article posted today, May 12, 2011. Be sure to scroll down to the previous two.
STORM ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO HIGH COUNTRY RESIDENTS
Sonora, CA-- A group of Tuolumne County organizations and volunteers are banding together to help residents affected by this year's winter storms.
These groups will be offering assistance to the elderly, disabled and low income individuals and families who continue to struggle with storm-related yard debris cleanup.
For more information on filling out an application or on volunteering, visit the following local Assistance Centers from May 9th through May 21st:
Monday, May 9th Church of the 49ers, Columbia; 12 noon - 7 pm
Tuesday, May 10th Sonora Senior Center; 11 am - 2 pm
Wednesday, May 11th Tuolumne Memorial Hall, Tuolumne; 12 noon - 7 pm
Thursday, May 12th Sonora Senior Center 11 am - 2 pm
Friday, May 13th Sonora Senior Center 11 am - 2 pm
Saturday, May 14th Mi Wuk Fire Department, Mi Wuk; 12 noon - 7 pm
or Groveland Little House 12 noon - 4 pm
Monday, May 16th Mi Wuk Fire Department, Mi Wuk; 12 noon - 7 pm
Tuesday, May 17th Mi Wuk Fire Department, Mi Wuk; 12 noon - 7 pm
Wednesday, May 18th Tuolumne Memorial Hall, Tuolumne; 12 noon - 7 pm
Thursday, May 19th Sonora Senior Center 11 am - 2 pm
Friday, May 20th Sonora Senior Center 11 am - 2 pm
Saturday, May 21st Mi Wuk Fire Department, Mi Wuk; 12 noon - 7 pm
or Groveland Little House 12 noon - 4 pm
Applications can also be filled out and dropped off at the Area 12 Agency on Aging located on Standard Road in East Sonora, Monday through Friday between 8 am and 4 pm starting May 9th.
These groups will be offering assistance to the elderly, disabled and low income individuals and families who continue to struggle with storm-related yard debris cleanup.
For more information on filling out an application or on volunteering, visit the following local Assistance Centers from May 9th through May 21st:
Monday, May 9th Church of the 49ers, Columbia; 12 noon - 7 pm
Tuesday, May 10th Sonora Senior Center; 11 am - 2 pm
Wednesday, May 11th Tuolumne Memorial Hall, Tuolumne; 12 noon - 7 pm
Thursday, May 12th Sonora Senior Center 11 am - 2 pm
Friday, May 13th Sonora Senior Center 11 am - 2 pm
Saturday, May 14th Mi Wuk Fire Department, Mi Wuk; 12 noon - 7 pm
or Groveland Little House 12 noon - 4 pm
Monday, May 16th Mi Wuk Fire Department, Mi Wuk; 12 noon - 7 pm
Tuesday, May 17th Mi Wuk Fire Department, Mi Wuk; 12 noon - 7 pm
Wednesday, May 18th Tuolumne Memorial Hall, Tuolumne; 12 noon - 7 pm
Thursday, May 19th Sonora Senior Center 11 am - 2 pm
Friday, May 20th Sonora Senior Center 11 am - 2 pm
Saturday, May 21st Mi Wuk Fire Department, Mi Wuk; 12 noon - 7 pm
or Groveland Little House 12 noon - 4 pm
Applications can also be filled out and dropped off at the Area 12 Agency on Aging located on Standard Road in East Sonora, Monday through Friday between 8 am and 4 pm starting May 9th.
You can click on the photo/flyer above to see it better. I'm not savvy enough yet with this blogging platform to successfully attach a pdf flyer. Lessons welcome!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
SODA CAN TEST???
Yes, really..........a soda can test. Read on and you'll be enlightened.
I have been coming up to the area with my family since 1962 and camping first at Pinecrest and then at Clark Fork. My Uncle Bill introduced the family to Clark Fork in 1963 when Pinecrest (camp ground) was full. It has become an annual Family Reunion for us ever since. We have added and lost members of the family, but we still go. Uncle Bill introduced us to the mountains we LOVE. When my husband and I were looking to buy a vacation home, we found one in Cold Springs. We had that house for 10 years, purchase in 1990. Because of the snow and STEEP driveway, we decided to move down the hill. My husband said, "Our next house needs to pass 'The Soda Can Test". I asked what that was. He said, "You lay a soda can on its side in the driveway and if it does not roll down the hill - THAT is the house for us." :-) We found the perfect house in MiWuk. We bought in 1999 and have loved it ever since. (Editor's note: our driveway would not not not pass that soda can test. You could have soda can races instead!)
Here are some photos from their home:
Their shed, pre-storm of March:
Their shed, post-storm:
The shed, after the snow melted, about 2 weeks later.
Remember the berms?
Thanks to Terri and her husband for their great photos.
Be sure to put some type of information on the back of each photo--with a sharpie marker that won't smear--so it can be identified in the scrapbook.
Do you receive the Smoke Signals, MAHA's quarterly newsletter and community update? On page 18 in the May (current) issue, in the Mi Wuk blog article, I requested photos from a different vantage point than the routes I usually drive in the village. Terri McKinsey was kind enough to send me some great photos and a little get-acquainted paragraph:
I have been coming up to the area with my family since 1962 and camping first at Pinecrest and then at Clark Fork. My Uncle Bill introduced the family to Clark Fork in 1963 when Pinecrest (camp ground) was full. It has become an annual Family Reunion for us ever since. We have added and lost members of the family, but we still go. Uncle Bill introduced us to the mountains we LOVE. When my husband and I were looking to buy a vacation home, we found one in Cold Springs. We had that house for 10 years, purchase in 1990. Because of the snow and STEEP driveway, we decided to move down the hill. My husband said, "Our next house needs to pass 'The Soda Can Test". I asked what that was. He said, "You lay a soda can on its side in the driveway and if it does not roll down the hill - THAT is the house for us." :-) We found the perfect house in MiWuk. We bought in 1999 and have loved it ever since. (Editor's note: our driveway would not not not pass that soda can test. You could have soda can races instead!)
Here are some photos from their home:
Their shed, pre-storm of March:
Their shed, post-storm:
The shed, after the snow melted, about 2 weeks later.
Remember the berms?
Thanks to Terri and her husband for their great photos.
If you have any photos you'd like to share on the blog, just send them to me at blythek@mac.com.
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Also, someone at the Community Center/Library is putting together a scrapbook of the historical storm of 2011. If you have hard copy photos, please send them to
MAHA
PO Box 46
MI WUK VILLAGE, CA 95346
CAUTION WHEN USING AN *ATM* IN OUR AREA !!
The Union Democrat's "For the Record" Column has been full of complaints of unauthorized/fraudulent usage or attempted usage of ATM cards from Jamestown to Mi Wuk Village the last two days.
May 6, 2011:
Sonora, CA-- Recently the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office has received multiple calls from the public regarding fraudulent use of their ATM cards.
"Many of the victims are here in the Sonora area," said Sgt. Jeff Wilson. "The purchases are taking place in most of the southern states but some have also been reported in Nevada. We're asking the public to report any information like this so that we can send it to our investigation's people and make some headway on this case."
Wilson says the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department has received 17 reports from residents regarding fraudulant ATM use.
Written by tina.falco@mlode.com
If you have used an ATM in the Jamestown or Sonora areas in April or May, please check your banking statements for unauthorized usage. If you find anything out of line, be sure to contact the Sheriff's Department. (209)533-5855.
May 6, 2011:
"Many of the victims are here in the Sonora area," said Sgt. Jeff Wilson. "The purchases are taking place in most of the southern states but some have also been reported in Nevada. We're asking the public to report any information like this so that we can send it to our investigation's people and make some headway on this case."
Wilson says the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department has received 17 reports from residents regarding fraudulant ATM use.
Written by tina.falco@mlode.com
If you have used an ATM in the Jamestown or Sonora areas in April or May, please check your banking statements for unauthorized usage. If you find anything out of line, be sure to contact the Sheriff's Department. (209)533-5855.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
HASN'T THE SPRING-LIKE WEATHER BEEN REFRESHING?!
It has been just wonderful having a cluster of warm days that remind us why we choose to live up here at 4500 feet. But........Ma Nature has a little more in store for us. Hopefully, this event noted below will "bring the snow to the dogwood blossoms" to fulfill the myth that we'll be done with winter --- spring and summer can now take charge.
From www.mymotherlode.com this morning (Saturday)
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Sierra Nevada from 2 PM Sunday through 11 AM Monday.
The snow level will lower to around 5000 feet. Up to three inches of snow accumulation is expected around 6000 feet, with higher amounts above 7000 feet.
Winds of fifteen to twenty-five mph are likely with some gusts reaching thirty-five to fifty mph.
In the Motherlode, the chance of rain will begin late Saturday night.
Cold unstable air will move through the region on Sunday, bringing much cooler temperatures, the chance of rain showers and even isolated thunderstorms. Precipitation amounts will likely be less than half an inch.
The chance of showers could linger through Monday before the system fully moves to the east.
In addition, area rivers and streams will be running very cold and very fast for the next several weeks. Everyone going into the water should wear a life vest or personal flotation device. Children who are even just wading aolng a waterway should wear a life vest. Even the strongest swimmers can suffer from hypothermia.
From www.mymotherlode.com this morning (Saturday)
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| Yosemite Snowfall | |
The snow level will lower to around 5000 feet. Up to three inches of snow accumulation is expected around 6000 feet, with higher amounts above 7000 feet.
Winds of fifteen to twenty-five mph are likely with some gusts reaching thirty-five to fifty mph.
In the Motherlode, the chance of rain will begin late Saturday night.
Cold unstable air will move through the region on Sunday, bringing much cooler temperatures, the chance of rain showers and even isolated thunderstorms. Precipitation amounts will likely be less than half an inch.
The chance of showers could linger through Monday before the system fully moves to the east.
In addition, area rivers and streams will be running very cold and very fast for the next several weeks. Everyone going into the water should wear a life vest or personal flotation device. Children who are even just wading aolng a waterway should wear a life vest. Even the strongest swimmers can suffer from hypothermia.
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