Although you may not realize it, you could save a full year’s worth of college tuition, room & board and books when your kids start college. If your school has an advanced placement program, called “AP” classes in some schools,…
Convert To A Roth IRA
After you retire, you can leave your money in your current 401 or 457 plan. You don’t have to start withdrawals until the year that you reach age 70 1/2. You can, if you wish, roll your plans into…
Vacation
Converting or Cashing Out Your Vacation or Annual Leave Time Although you may not realize it, going on vacation or cashing out your vacation time are not the only options to consider as you approach retirement. Did you know that…
Surviving Spouses
One of the things that I discovered was missing was info for spouses and surviving spouses of our wardens. If you are married to a retired game warden, do you know your status with CalPers. The have several rules regarding…
Activities
If you know of an activity that should be posted here, please Click Here and email me the information. If you prefer to call, call me at 916-240-9302 Any time you want to print out a flyer, do a right click on the…
Reserve Wardens
What is a Reserve Game Warden? By our current definition, it is a volunteer who supports the work of our game wardens. They are trained officers, often full time employees of other law enforcement departments. Over the history of the…
Inside Badges, Bears, and Eagles: Chapter 19, “The Fall River Elk Killings”
In 1991, the freshly slaughtered remains of five elk; two bulls, two cows and a six month old calf were found near the tiny Northern California community of Fall River. California Fish and Game Warden Don Jacobs, pictured here, led…
Excerpt from Badges, Bears and Eagles, by Steven T. Callan
Chapter 2, “Desert Rats” Just out of the academy and rarin’ to go, I arrived in Earp just before Thanksgiving. The first order of business was meeting my new supervisor, Captain James A. Reynolds. Captain Reynolds lived in Blythe, which…