EL DORADO — A total of five hits meant no rallies or late comebacks last Thursday for the El Dorado Post 119 Junior Legion baseball team, which fell to visiting Whitney 11-3 in District 7 play at Union Mine High School. El Dorado matched a Whitney run in the first inning on Nic Rowen’s RBI single [...]

EDITOR: Anyone remember the drought back in the late 1970s? If you do, read House Bill 1837 called “San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act.” The name says it all. This bill would affect the water rights of Nevada, Placer, El Dorado and Amador counties, but officials with the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District think the Democratic [...]

EDITOR: An open letter to the El Dorado County community: Our son and brother, Sidney “Scott” Santana, was involved in a fatal car accident on May 17. While this has been a tragedy, we are so grateful for the love and support of everyone we have come across during this journey. From the firefighters (both [...]

EDITOR: First, I want to thank reporter Chris Daley and the Mountain Democrat for covering our situation and reporting it to the people. Overall, the article is accurate and fair. However, I challenge two points: First, the headline. This was not a “bail out.” It is called “Dry Period Funding,” and all it does is [...]

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, the Leave No Trace Center for Ethics and Tahoe Mountain Sports is teaming up for a fun and interactive Evening Leave No Trace Family Hike on Wednesday, July 6, from 4–6 p.m. from the Tahoe City North Trailhead. (Directions to the trailhead will be provided upon registration for [...]

The Women’s Fund El Dorado has recently awarded $50,000 in its fourth year of awarding grants to community organizations that serve some of the most vulnerable groups on the Western Slope of El Dorado County. The fund established in 2007 by Katy Peek, Madeleine Tammi and Stephanie Kresse operates under the auspices of the El [...]

Plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures stimulate all of the garden plants, but the basil plant seems to enjoy the summer weather better than all the other herbs. Perhaps the plant knows how much people yearn for the fresh taste of basil in spaghetti sauces, pesto and lasagna. Perhaps it knows that its distinctive taste [...]