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Suspected embezzlement played a role in demise of Ace Hardware

Friday, July 30, 2010

By Scott Thomas Anderson

John Weins knew that watching his business close would be hard. He knew that seeing 10 of his employees lose their jobs in a bad economy would be even harder. The one thing that Weins did not know was that, 13 months after Ace Hardware in Pine Grove shut its doors forever, an arrest would make the w...
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Supes agree to reduce pet adoption fees 7/30/2010 By Matthew Hedger The costs to adopt cats and dogs from the county animal shelter will be reduced in an effort to reduce a burgeoning number of homeless animals - an on... FULL STORY...		FFA, boosters raise money to fund agricultural education at Argonaut High 7/30/2010 By Stephanie Minasian Some positive news was brought forth at the Amador County Unified School District school board meeting Wednesday, when Future Farmers of America/Agric... FULL STORY...

NEWS HEADLINES Supes give go-ahead to land stewardship proposal AWA rate increase approved Jackson appoints sewer committee FOAC appeals federal wastewater permit Decision to move Jackson Elementary autism class to be made today MORE NEWS...		OPINION Making the transition back to school - safely 7/30/2010 - Robin Valencia — Amador Child Abuse Prevention Council Hard to believe, but in only three weeks our kids will be back in school. Here are suggestions on how to make the transition back to school more enjoy... FULL STORY... MORE OPINION...

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Varsity A&A Shooters are national champions 7/30/2010 By Kathleen Lynch Amador County trap shooters break 985 out of 1,000 targets FULL STORY...		Women's golf scores - July, 2010 7/29/2010 Castle Oaks Women's Golf Club Tuesday, July 6 - Carol Lipchik had an exceptional golf day, with the lowest numbe... FULL STORY...

Mitchell to dangle on burning rope as intro to Sunday's Destruction Derby 7/29/2010 By Jerry Budrick Having miraculously survived his foolhardy, .08-second bull ride during the Four Star Rodeo bull-riding event at last year's Amador County Fair, Ledge... FULL STORY...		SPORTS HEADLINES Sports Briefs for the tail end of July into August and September, 2010 Argonaut tennis courts ready for action — tourney Sunday World's fastest drag racers battle for supremacy Castle Oaks ends kids' golf week in tourney Amador East Little League All-Stars end historic post-season run MORE SPORTS...

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An Irish immigrant dreams in gold 7/30/2010 - Gwen Johnson Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series on the Kennedy Gold Mine. In 1856, eight years after James Marshall discovered gold along the... FULL STORY...		Your Weekend for July 29-Aug. 1 7/27/2010 1. Amador County Fair The Amador County Fair, Thursday through Sunday, offers an endless variety of free entertainment, food, carnival rides,... FULL STORY...

Adventure awaits at the Amador County Fair 7/27/2010 The tiny western town of Plymouth, with its boardwalk and old storefronts, is home to the Amador County Fairgrounds. Throughout the summer and fall, t... FULL STORY...		LIFESTYLES HEADLINES Wolin brothers honored for decades of involvement with Amador County Fair Mother Lode Music expands, moves two doors down 'The Ghost Towns of Amador' takes readers to the county's long-lost places Your Weekend for July 16-18 Local author, Gold Rush historian to serve on board of the California State Library Foundation MORE LIFESTYLES...