Ledger Dispatch

Jackson Junior High time capsule opening June 2

By Larry Cenotto The downside of most time capsule openings is: those who implant them are long dead and can’t share in the excitement its contents reveals. That won’t be true on June 2, however, at Jackson Jr. High School, when members of the 1981-82 “Accelerated Reading Class” of the former Jackson Senior Elementary School [...]

Morlas and Dalton win Jackson Rancheria golf

Winners of the recent Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort Golf Tournament, in Ione, were four family members, from left, Clarence Morla, Derek Dalton, Kevin Morla and John Morla. The foursome posted a score of 55, which is 16 strokes better than par on the Castle Oaks par-71 layout.

Carl George Hangebrauk

Carl George Hangebrauk of Plymouth, CA passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Sutter Roseville Hospital in Roseville at the age of 84. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on September 11, 1927 to Carl and Johanna (Witzgall) Hangebrauk. Friends are invited to attend a funeral service at Daneri Mortuary Chapel in Jackson, CA at [...]

Kathleen Clare Hadamik

Kathleen Clare Hadamik of Pioneer, CA, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2012 at Sutter Amador Hospital in Jackson at the age of 53. Kathleen was born in Chicago, IL on May 16, 2012 to Henry and Erma (Nickerson) Hadamik. There will be no services. Inurnment will be private. Condolences may be sent to the family [...]

Jackson Council permits Merzlak to dry his signs

By Scott Thomas Anderson It started as a controversial complaint against a popular business owner — and soon spiraled into a media blitz that had City of Jackson splashed across television sets throughout Northern California. On Tuesday, the target of the clamor, Kam Merzlak, walked out of City Hall with few worries he would [...]

Argonaut High School students get front-row seating to actual DUI sentencing

By Scott Thomas Anderson Students at Argonaut High School got a first-hand encounter with Amador County’s criminal justice system this week, when a real defendant was sentenced for driving under the influence of alcohol in the high school’s gymnasium. The sentencing was then followed by a panel discussion with experts and victims that left some [...]

Victim, detective testify in Pine Grove screwdriver stabbing

By Scott Thomas Anderson Kirk Meloling has been waiting to tell what he says is the full story of a confrontation that involved him getting stabbed in the head with a screwdriver, and then firing a 12-gauge shotgun at the man who did it. That day finally arrived on May 18, when Meloling’s alleged attacker, [...]

Alcohol license hearing for Buena Vista Casino ends in delayed ruling

By Scott Thomas Anderson Conference Room C of the Amador County Administration Building became a temporary courtroom Tuesday morning, as the group known as Friends of Amador County, went head-to-head with the proposed Buena Vista Casino over whether the tribe will sell alcohol in the western section of Amador County — if the gaming facility [...]

Top Cop Challenge a hit, Arevalos wins

By Jenny Price Gold Country Firearms hosted the first ever “Top Cop Challenge”, followed by a benefit dinner, on May 19, at the Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort’s Grand Oak Ballroom. All proceeds from the dinner were given to the Wounded Warriors Project, which helps to ensure that those wounded in the military will be assisted [...]

Kautz casts from the Middle Bar Bridge — an update

By Mark Kautz ledger dispatch contributor This is a follow-up on the debacle from Thursday, May 10 at Middle Bar Bridge. Here’s a short reminder of what happened. I caught one trout, and had the line break trying to get it over the rail without the aid of a net. The next three were [...]