Amador Living

Amador Living & Recreation

For fundraising events put on by Amador's local non-profit organizations, see Community Organizations

A-PAL's Dog Adoption Outreach, 2nd Saturday of each month from 10AM to 2PM at the Feed Barn.

SPANISH CLASSES - There are currently 6 classes, all levels are available at the hospital on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. There is also Medical Spanish and GED in Spanish, and private classes are also available. A series of 5 group classes is $45. Call Nora at 223-3322 or email americassmokesignals@netzero.net

HOSPICE INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION – Tues Nov 10 at 3PM at the Amador Senior Center, 229 New York Ranch Rd, Jackson. Learn more about the wide variety of services provided by Hospice of Amador & Calaveras Counties

Please call Ann or Karen at 223-5500 or e-mail ann.metherd@hospiceofamador.org

to obtain additional information about the event.

56TH ANNUAL 4-H ACHEIVEMENT NIGHT - Thurs Nov 12 from 6:30-8:00PM at the Sutter Creek Church of the Nazarene , 14050 Ridge Rd Sutter Creek, CA 95685 - Open to all that are interested in 4-H. Leaders, members & parents. 4-H is for children 5 years-to 19 years. There will be cookies galore! No cost to attend. For more information, contact Larry Fossen 209-223-3279 lefossen@ucdavis.edu

AMADOR FLYFISHERS (AFF) MEETING: "FISHING ALASKA" - Tues Nov 17 at 7PM, Amador County Administration Center, 810 Court Street, Jackson. Long-time AFF member and respected fly-fisherman Don Mittelstaedt will be sharing his experiences and tall tales of fishing Alaska! Learn where and how to fish for the legendary salmon, trout, and other species of the far north. Amador Flyfishers meets the third Tuesday of each month to socialize with other flyfishers, share local fishing reports, hear guest speakers discussing popular fly-fishing topics, and support fishery conservation issues. Visitors welcome, admission is free - drop in and check us out! www.amadorflyfishers.org

For more information, contact Ron Calvert, rcalvert@amadorflyfishers.org

WORKSHOP: INFANT MASSAGE & NURTURING TOUCH FOR THE YOUNG CHILD - Thurs Nov 19 at 6PM at the Health & Human Services Building in Sutter Creek. Join Brandy Astwood, independent child birth educator, doula, and founder of the Motherlode Holistic Connection, for a very special ‘how-to’ evening workshop. Research has proven the many benefits and importance of infant massage, as well as nurturing touch for young children... and now you can learn it, too! You won’t want to miss this very special opportunity! Take home your own massage oil!

To RSVP, please call The Resource Connection at 223-1624.

AMADOR FLYFISHERS HOLIDAY DINNER & SILENT AUCTION – Sun Dec 6 at 6PM at Thomi’s Restaurant, Mother Lode Plaza, 627 S. State Hwy 49, Jackson. Raffle, door prize, awards and recognition, good times and great food! Menu: Chicken, Tri-Tip, salad, vegetables, mashed potatoes and pasta. Dinner is served buffet-style. There will be a no-host bar selling beer & wine.

Cost: $25.00 per person includes tax & tip this includes a ticket in the Door Prize Drawing. Doors will open at 5:00 PM and dinner is served at 6:00 PM.

They prefer that we do not bring our own wine. They have reasonable prices for wine if anyone wants to buy a bottle. There will be a corkage fee if anyone brings their own wine. For more info go to: www.amadorflyfishers.org

3rd ANNUAL PARADE OF LIGHTS – Sun Dec 13 at 6:30PM, downtown Sutter Creek.

ACRA'S BLUE MOON NEW YEAR'S EVE BASH - Thurs Dec 31 at the Amador County Fairgrounds open at 6 p.m., happy hour from 6-7 p.m. dinner from 7-9 p.m. A variety of live blues will provide music all night for listening and dancing, including Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers and Maxx Cabello Jr. Fireworks, live and silent auction, raffle drawings, dancing.

TIckets are $35 per person. Call Amador County Recreation Agency (209) 223-6349 or go on-line at www.ticketweb.com. Rain or shine. Secure lodging early for this sell-out event. Shuttle service will be available for most Amador lodging facilities to and from the event. Expanded RV accommodations are also available through the 49er Trailer Village (next door to the fairgrounds).

AMADOR COMMISSION ON AGING meets every third Wednesday at 10AM at the Amador Senior Center on New York Ranch Road, Jackson. Public is invited, and there is always a public sector item on agenda for anyone who wishes to address the commission.

TRAVELING TO ITALY? Learn conversational Italian! Call Josie Vasilovich, 223-0119.

SPANISH AND FRENCH classes offered by Elke Duffy: Beginning Spanish and Beginning French classes will not take place during the month of September but will be continued in October.

Beginning Spanish will be continued starting Saturday, October 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for 5 consecutive Saturdays up to and including November 1, 2008. Beginning French will start October 4th from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. for the same time period. The cost for each 5 week session is $60 and includes the text book. Classes are being held in the Amador County Association of Realtors offices (upstairs) in Mother Lode Plaza (behind Jose's Restaurant). Please contact Elke by phone: 296-5302 or e-mail: elke@elkeduffy.com

AMERICAN SEWING GUILD Amador Chapter meets the 2nd Thursday from 9AM to 12 Noon and the 4th Monday from 9:30-3PM Old General Store, Drytown The local American Sewing Guild sew many items for various groups in the county. Volunteers are welcome for as much time as they wish to give. They recently donated 24 quilts to the Sheriff Dept., and 15 quilts to the pregnancy help center. They are constantly looking for organizations that have a need of the service we can provide, and also for sewers who want to help fill these needs. If this is something of interest to you, please contact Roseanne Lauters at 245-691. generalstor@yahoo.com

AMERICAN SEWING GUILD: COOL TIES AND HELMET COOLERS - The ASG has supplied all the fabric and crystals to make Cool Ties and Helmet Coolers for the Soldiers in war zones. There are many of you who came to the First S.O.S. Support Our Soldiers workshop August 17 at the Jackson Senior Center. With your help we made 134 cool ties and 13 helmet coolers. Our workshops will be held on the Second Wednesday of each month at The American Legion Building, 12134 Airport Rd., Sutter Creek, from 9AM to 4PM. You can bring a lunch or something to share. We hope to make 3,500 ties/coolers by year end. General sewing supplies such as rotary cutter, matt, sewing machine, scissors, dark thread are all that is needed to make these. If you don't have these items there will be supplies available to use. Questions call Jan Morin - 209-296-1309 or jam@volcano.net NOTE: An article on the workshop is featured in the Sept issue of the Gold Country Times!

AMERICAN LEGION POST 108: AMBULANCE TICKETS - Tickets are $75 per year ($50 for American Legion Members) Even when you're healthy, accidents can and do happen. An Ambulance Ticket provides coverage for multiple trips and transfers, and covers you, your spouse and legal dependents. No waiting periods, even with a pre-existing condition. Accepts whatever your insurance company pays as payment in full, regardless of the amount left over. You're covered, even if you don't have insurance. Amador and Calaveras counties only. For more information, call 267-9436.

BABY WELCOME WAGON - For every baby in Amador County! A fun, free program to help you navigate the first few years of your baby's life. New parents receive a gift box full of goodies such as books for babies, a growth chart, a bib, parenting videos on feeding, safety, discipline and more. Also comes with Parents Express newsletter, a publication filled with timely information, ideas and activities for you and your baby. Sponsored by Prop 10 and First 5 Amador. Brought to you by the Amador County Health Dept., 223-6563.

BEADING CIRCLE – Every Wednesday from 5-8 at The Hole Affair, 46 Main Street in downtown Jackson. Come to socialize and get assistance with a project such as beading, knitting, crocheting or sewing. We are also associated with the American Sewing Guild. For more information contact Annette Shirley at service@theholeaffair.com

BOOK ENDS BOOK CLUB - Meets the 4th Wednesday of each month, 6:30-7:30PM at the Jackson Library.

GOLD COUNTRY FLYERS of Amador County, meets the 1st Thursday of every month from 7-9PM, Amador County Ag Building, 12200 Airport Road, Jackson Founded in 1972, the Gold Country Flyers is a 90+ Member Club nestled in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Gold Country. We are dedicated to the enjoyment and advancement of building and flying radio controlled aircraft. All levels of experience are welcome. Free instruction is available to those just starting out. Club membership is required to fly at our flying field, Spiva Field, is located approximately 5 miles north of Ione, CA on Michigan Bar Road. Membership is open to all Amador County residents; visitors interested in RC are always welcome. For more information contact Tom Minger 296-0622 tomminger@volcano.net or go to: http://www.volcano.net/~tomminger

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

Library Yarns - This is the library's new knitting and hand sewing group. Please bring any projects you are working on to share with the group. All interested in attending are welcome. This group is sponsored by the American Sewing Guild. For more information call or stop by the library 223-6400 or go to: www.co.amador.ca.us/depts/library/index.cfm?id=4

Kids Yoga Classes. Free to all participants. Designed for children 0 - 5 years old, with older siblings welcome to attend. Classes begin on September 2nd from 10:30-11:30AM and run on Saturdays for 8 weeks at Pine Grove Town Hall, Hwy 88, Pine Grove. For more information, contact Marie Schluter at 223-1521 or marieschluter@mac.com. Brought to you by First 5 Amador.

Interested in becoming a UC Master Gardener? The Master Gardener program is sponsored by the University of California. Local volunteers are specially trained to answer questions, diagnose plant problems and give horticulture assistance to the public at no cost. Applications for the upcoming training class will be mailed out in late October. Anyone interested in becoming one of these volunteers and want to be put on the application mailing list should contact the Master Gardener Program Coordinator Andrew Kramer at 223-6837. For further information about upcoming classes or any gardening topic, call the Master Gardener office at 223-6838, Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, or e-mail the office at mgamador@ucdavis.edu

Amador County Recreation Agency (ACRA)

Meets the 2nd Wed at 2PM

For info call 223-6349

Arts, Music & Theater

Bicycling

Foothill Trail Hounds

Equestrian

Amador Mountain Horse Alliance

Backcountry Horsemen of CA

Mother Lode Unit

Fishing

Amador Fly Fishers