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"I saw it on ACN..."
There were quite a few stories this week on ACN's Facebook that had a reach of 500+...into the several thousands, in fact. Among the highest included the sinkhole in Jackson, CalFireFee's update on the Fire Fee lawsuit, the Oregon protest, several stories about the weather and how the heavy rains are bringing drought relief, a story on a senior hip hop group, a story about a family whose crying baby alarmed them before suffering carbon monoxide poisoning, and a story about a trending "duct tape challenge" game that went viral, landing a teen in the hospital. How horribly stupid...parents, be on high alert about this and other life-threatening games. Reminds me of another story in the Sac Bee that got high hits this week: "Why kids today are out of shape, disrespectful, and in charge..." Hmmmm.
Announcements of local events with the highest hits include the Amador Republican's annual Lincoln Day Dinner/Dance, Bunsen 2 Beaker 5K Walk/Run, the Holistic Health Fair going on tomorrow at the Senior Center, and The Clothes Mine's sale of selected bridal and formalwear, which ends, well...this weekend, so hurry and get those dresses for prom!
Obviously, Amador County is liking what is being posted and shared on ACN's Facebook, so feel free to continue to "share away" the things that peak your interest, and tell others to "like" us, too. We're at: facebook.com/amadorcounty. Easy to remember...just say you saw it on ACN!
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You learn something new every day...
There was a post by the City of Ione Fire Department's Facebook about what it means when you hear the siren. For those who don't "do" Facebook, here's the post:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN YOU HEAR THE SIREN ON TOP OF FIRE STATION #1
"The use of the Siren has been a part of Ione's history since the early 1900's replacing the Fire Bell on Main Street to summons the fire fighters to a call.
Even with modern communications we still have the need to operate with the general alarm siren to assure that the fire fighters are alerted to a fire in the city.
Every Tuesday night at 7:00 pm the siren is tested for two full cycles, as part of our alarm maintenance.
If you hear the siren activated any other time or day, it means that there is a STRUCTURE FIRE in the city limits of Ione.
Our priority is to provide the highest levels of protection and safety to our citizens and city.
So the next time you hear the siren activated on fire station 1 it's our way of making sure that you have the highest levels of services possible."
So now y'all know! Thanks to ALL of Amador County's firefighters, and please continue to post stuff like this.
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Streaming audio! Coming "not so soon"...
The Amador County web site, amadorgov.org, has a page where you are [supposed to be] able to hear Board of Supervisors meetings.
Coffee in hand at about 7:55 this last Tuesday morning, I tried to "tune in". Alas, to no avail...not one of the links worked, on any of my devices.
I put a post up in the Amador Political Discussion Facebook group to see if anyone else was having difficulties, and the responses were the same. It's always been a problem.
Drat. I was particularly interested that day, especially with the State of Jefferson declaration on the agenda.
Being that our Board of Supervisors meet every other Tuesday morning - a time when many of the public cannot attend - you would think that the one online method they offer would be in working order well before the meeting. I mean, bands have to do a sound check before their gigs...maybe we could get Mr. Pinstripe help 'em with a "Testing 1-2-3, can you hear me now?"
Or perhaps a computer savvy high school student could volunteer some time every Tuesday morning before school. But that might make the County's IT department look bad.
Wait...does the County have an IT department?
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This just in, last month...
My online travels take me to many Amador County web sites and social networks, I run across several defunct web sites in the course of a day/week/month...one of which is the Golden Chain Highway 49 web site. Does anyone know who is in charge of this site, and...why does it exist?
I've found that there are even many Facebook pages that haven't been updated in a while. The Amador Republican's Facebook page still has its last post dated December 25, 2015. Merry Christmas! I try to "nudge" my advertisers to keep their pages updated so I can share their posts and events in a timely manner, but if I had to do it for everyone, I'd never sleep (it's pretty close to that, anyway, but that's beside the point).
On Monday, I was sent the AWA's Drought Committee agenda via e-mail I checked the AWA web site to see if the agenda had been posted. Nope. So I emailed them back and asked when it would be posted. I was told (in so many words), to quit emailing them every time they send an agenda out, and to contact the webmaster. So I did. No reply from the webmaster.
The next morning (Tuesday), it was still not posted, so I contacted the AWA again and said: "Thanks for letting me know...it's still not posted, and the meeting is today." It did eventually get posted later that morning.
Now, I'm sure everyone is busy, and I really don't mean to be a pest...but contacting the webmaster is not my job, it's the AWA's responsibility to have their sites updated and info/agendas posted in a timely manner. If they aren't, then how is the public to know?
If your agency, organization or business has an online presence or Facebook page, please...take a look at it at least once a week. Pick a day during the week and call it your "Media Update Day". Preferably make that day Monday. And yes, assign someone to be in charge of those updates, and once they are posted have them notify me at acneditor@gmail.com.
Perfect timing! A new week and a new month begins on Monday, so try it out!
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Well, that about wraps it up for this week. So much going on this weekend...the Holistic Health Fair, a Hands-Only CPR class (free!), Computer Data Backup class, don't forget about the Spaghetti Feed tonight. Wendy Ward has a painting class this Saturday. Master Gardeners have a class on nourishing and rebuilding soil. Sutter Creek Theater is presenting "A Caravan of Thieves" tomorrow night, Mother Lode Friends of Music has a concert on Sunday. Volcano Theater is having their awards night. There's a Kickball Tourney on Sunday.
And congratulations to Rachel Andrews on the opening day of her new Xpectations salon in Ione on Saturday!
Remember...
If it's happening in "The County",
it's probably here:
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