Posts by Jack Cox

  Well  Summer is right around the corner and next week its Memorial Day. The Kiva is ready to go and the Copper Cove Association is planning for a great 2019 Summer. As a prelude to the big holiday next week, Copper Town Square is starting a series of events kicking off with two great…

By Jack Cox In recent days white trucks with name PAR on their doors have been seen all over Copperpolis. I stopped today to talk to one of the men in the truck. PG&E has hired a crew of experts to inspect power lines and poles in our community. The team of experts are inspecting…

The Calaveras Enterprise published a story looking at animal control problems in Copperopolis but also focused on the need to expand the ability and power of the Copper Cove Associations rule and governing documents. Read the story. Recent problems with animal control have highlighted the need to update the Copper Cove Association’s 50 year old…

The 19th Annual Hot Copper Car Show will be held May 4rd at the Copper Town Square on Highway 4 in Copperopolis. It is now one of the largest hot rod and custom car shows in the Mother Lode.  The public is invited to attend free of charge. The car show brings thousands of car…

The Spring 2019 schedule for raising the level of Lake Tulloch has been released by Ron Berry, General Manager of Tri Dam. The levels will begin rising in late March and will conclude for the summer levels by May 27th. Date                             …

  An Example of a Deep Water Diving Drone The Sonora Union Democrat has published a story  indicating that Calaveras County may soon have its own unmanned underwater craft, “submarine”, to explore the bottom of county lakes including Lake Tulloch.  According to the newspaper report: “A $118,000 underwater remotely operated vehicle, equipped with 130-degree sonar…

The effort to clean up the abandoned property on Signal Hill Road is moving ahead with the removal of thousands of pounds of junk from the interior and exterior of the home. The home was the home of numerous wild cats and other creatures but has now been boarded up to prevent entry. The removal…

Each year the United States Army Corps of Engineers releases a schedule for the draw down of Lake Tulloch to winter levels. The fall drawdown schedule for Tulloch Reservoir is provided below.  The reservoir will generally be managed to the target elevation range, however some variation may occur due to large local inflow during rain events or facility and…

By Jack Cox In 1972, Ron Massei of Copperopolis, a long time former resident of Copper Cove, was in the commercial boat building business in San Jose. The Massei Glasstec Boat Company produced more than 100 low slung jet boats  but unfortunately Ron didn’t keep one but he has talked about them for years. The…