Firefighting Vets Fire season is
soon approaching and the California Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection, or CalFire, is short hundreds of
seasonal firefighters after losing more than $30 million in budget cuts last year.
Plus, military veterans returning home to Northern California are
having a hard time finding jobs. But the California Conservation Corps has come up with
a solution that creates volunteer firefighters by training military
veterans in fire and forestry. The training and volunteer
work are the first steps towards a potential career as a
journey-level firefighter.
Links for veterans who want to become involved in the
CCC fire and forestry training:
CCC Phone number 1-800-952-JOBS
CAVE Women is an eclectic group of five
local musicians who are either attending or have graduated from
Sacramento State University. Their often jazzy, sometimes
gypsy, sound draws from the group's collective background in
classical, a capella, Brazilian, and African music. CAVE
Women will perform in our studio ahead of
their shows on May 10th at Bows and Arrows
and May 12th at Nicolas Wray Studios.
Kushman by the Bottle Local wine
expert (and Insight's regular guest host), Rick Kusman joins us
each month to discuss the many different aspects of wine.
This month Rick explains how to get the most out of tasting wine in
Wine 101, which is also a class he teaches at
the Lava Cap
Winery in Placerville.