PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA
Clubhouse taking shape
Carter Kelly Inc. owner Jim Carter, left, and Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Sean McCartney stand near the new club under construction on the corner of Green Valley Road and Mallard Lane in Placerville. Democrat photos by Shelly Thorene Carter Kelly Inc. owner Jim Carter, left, and Boys and Girls Club Executive Director Sean McCartney stand near the new club under construction on the corner of Green Valley Road and Mallard Lane in Placerville. Democrat photos by Shelly Thorene
We may have had a lot of rain lately, but nothing has dampened the spirits of those building the new Boys and Girls Club in Placerville.

Located on Green Valley Road near Mallard Lane, the concrete foundation for the 15,000-square-foot building has been laid and the steel frame is up, showing just how big and impressive the building will be when finished.

Sean McCartney, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of El Dorado County Western Slope, said 95 percent of the rough framing is complete and next week they will start the interior framing.

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