Congratulations to Snowline Hospice on its new second-hand store in the former Home Builders Outlet Store, which has been largely empty long before Home Depot came to Placerville. It is a terrific location with freeway visibility and easy access and plenty of parking. The group is leasing it for six months to assess how well [...]

Tim Abbott, resident of Cameron Park, Calif., born April 3, 1959, passed away Aug. 18, 2010. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Sept. 3, at 2 p.m. at Lakeside Church, 745 Oak Ave Parkway, Folsom, Calif.

Vivia Peterson, 55, of Placerville, passed away at her home on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Peterson was extremely involved in the Catholic Church. A member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, she was a Eucharistic minister, a CCD teacher and past choir member. In the past she was involved [...]

Lynn Elon Waggener, resident of Placerville, Calif., born May 11, 1916, passed away Aug. 28, 2010. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 11 a.m. at Miller Funeral Home, 507 Scott Street, Folsom, Calif.

Patricia B. Hutchison, 77, of Camino, Calif., passed away August 25, 2010 in Placerville. She was the beloved wife of the Reverend Dr. Richard Hutchison and a terrific mother to Darcy Taylor, Cooper Brougher and Patti Lohden; stepchildren, Rick Hutchison, John Hutchison, Tom Hutchison, Beth Hutchison and Janet Matarrese. Pat is also survived by her [...]

The Aug. 3, 1852, edition of the Sacramento Daily Union has a story about something that was fairly common in the early years of California and our country, for that matter Ñ dueling. Involved were James William Denver, a California state senator, and Edward Gilbert, the senior editor of the largest newspaper in San Francisco [...]

Democrat staff writer Help out the firefighters! The Labor Day Bazaar is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 6, on Main Street in Diamond Springs. This is a huge flea market event with dozens of vendors and lots of food and beverages for sale. Raffle tickets to support our Diamond Springs firefighters are on sale now for [...]