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🌱 Why this tiny Gold Country town feels straight out of a Hallmark movie
And check out Knight Foundry Demonstration Days on the Amador City Patch calendar

Morning Amador City! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why this tiny Gold Country town feels straight out of a Hallmark movie
Also on today's calendar: Water Tower.
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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Seasonably cool with some sun, with a high of 53 and low of 41 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy, a shower in the p.m., temps: high: 53, low: 46.
- Saturday: Cloudy and seasonably cool, with a high of 53 and low of 45 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 9 Quaint & Quirky Western Towns to Live Out Your Hallmark Movie Fantasies (7x7.com) — Amador City gets a rare spotlight here as a tiny but character-packed Gold Country getaway, highlighted for its one-street charm, Imperial Hotel, wine-tasting rooms, and antique shops. The broader feature compares Amador City with other picturesque Western towns ideal for cozy, Hallmark-style winter escapes, but emphasizes how visitors can easily spend a romantic, walkable day right in Amador’s compact downtown.
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📸 Around Amador City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Amador City
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★ Featured events ★
- Knight Foundry Demonstration Days
Knight Foundry, 81 Eureka St, Sutter Creek
10:00 am
Saturday December 27
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Other local events
- Water Tower
Fiddletown Community Center , 14445 Fiddletown Rd , Fiddletown
7:00 pm
Monday December 29
📣 Amador City Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Budget & Finance Committee Meeting
Amador Water Agency , 12800 Ridge Rd , Sutter Creek
1:30 pm - Planning Operations Engineering Committee Meeting
Amador Water Agency , 12800 Ridge Rd , Sutter Creek
3:00 pm - Holiday Dueling Pianos & Dinner
The Murieta Inn and Spa , 7337 Murieta Dr , Rancho Murieta
5:30 pm - Predicament of Peril, a Potter Parody
Metropolitan , 59 Main St , San Andreas
6:00 pm - Community Food Pantry - San Andreas Seventh Day Adventist
399 Mariposa St , San Andreas
7:00 pm - Comedy and Ugly Sweater Contest at Go4 Pizza
Go 4 Pizza , 4036 Sunrise Blvd #100 , Rancho Cordova
8:00 pm - Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
Grand Reserve Inn , 19890 Shenandoah School Rd , Plymouth
12:00 pm - 3rd Saturday Holiday Show
Movement Brewing Company , 11151 Trade Center Dr Ste 104/105 , Rancho Cordova
6:00 pm - Holiday in the Hills
Sutter Street Theatre , 717 Sutter St , Folsom
7:30 pm - Spooky Bottle Your Own Wine Event
Toogood Estate Winery , 7280 Fairplay Rd , Somerset
11:00 am
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Amador City PatchAM possible:
- Forsyth Decks — (209) 770-7912
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Amador County Unified School District posted a job opening for Director of Transportation, 1.0 FTE, Classified Management in Jackson. Apply here.
- County of Calaveras, CA posted a job opening for Dispatcher Clerk (Entry-Level) in San Andreas. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Amador City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Sutter Creek
- Napa girls soccer squad proving hard to beat under Torres (fresnobee.com)
Valley Springs
- Motorcyclist Injured in Hwy 155 Evans Rd Crash near Glennville (legalexaminer.com)
San Andreas
Ok Amador City! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
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