Judge Rules Bank Can Try To Unload Trinitas Property At March Sale

By Dana M. Nichols February 10, 2012 Record Staff Writer SACRAMENTO – A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved a Stockton bank’s request Thursday to sell the 280-acre Trinitas golf course property at a foreclosure sale. The golf course was built without... Learn More

Judge Rules Against Trinitas

Posted to CalaverasEnterprise.com: Friday, February 10, 2012 9:17 am | Updated: 9:35 am, Fri Feb 10, 2012. After nearly three years of motions, hearings, and appeals, the Trinitas battle appears to have reached a major turning point. U.S. Bankruptcy Court... Learn More

Forest industries of Amador, Calaveras getting $16 million boost

By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer February 03, 2012 12:00 AM SAN ANDREAS – Economically depressed Amador and Calaveras counties are about to receive millions of dollars in forest-restoration funding from the federal government. U.S. Secretary... Learn More

New Auto Emission Standards Approved

LA Times/SR/Jan 28, 2012 LOS ANGELES- California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free... Learn More

Nemees Appeal Federal Judge’s Trinitas Decision

Written by Sean Janssen, The Union Democrat January 03, 2012 12:37 pm The owners of the controversial Trinitas golf course near Wallace are appealing a federal judge’s ruling that the course is not permitted under county code. Ken Foley, the San Andreas... Learn More

In Gold Rush Country, Golden Years Lose Their Luster

From the LA Times By Esmeralda Bermudez, Los Angeles Times January 4, 2012 For seniors who arrived in the Sierra Nevada foothills with retirement plans and enough money to buy homes, a dreary economy has turned everything upside-down. Now many are scraping... Learn More

Final Judgement in Agritourism Trial Entered December 16

Courtesy of the Keep it Rural News Update On December 15, Judge Sargis signed and filed a four-page final Judgment, based upon his 65- page Memorandum Opinion and Decision. The Judgment was entered on the docket December 16. IN BRIEF, THE JUDGMENT: granted... Learn More

Judge Holds Off Trinitas Bank Seizure

Golf goes on as foreclosure sale put off until 2012 By Dana M. Nichols Record Staff Writer December 08, 2011 12:00 AM MODESTO – It appears that golf will continue until at least Jan. 27 at the troubled Trinitas golf course near Wallace, after a... Learn More

UPUD Announces Open Seat on Water Board

The board of directors of the Union Public Utility District is calling for applications to fill a vacancy on the board. Director and Vic President of the Board, Raymond Behrbaum resigned on November 7. His resignation was accepted at the November 16th... Learn More

Nemees Will Appeal Trinitas Decision, Attorney Says

Calaveras Enterprise Read the original article here. Trinitas owners Michael and Michelle Nemee plan to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that their golf course does not constitute agritourism, their attorney, Ken Foley of San Andreas, said Wednesday. In... Learn More