EL DORADO — Union Mine’s fourth-quarter comeback ran out of time Tuesday as visiting Liberty Ranch defeated the Lady Diamondbacks 47-43 at the Snake Pit. The Sierra Valley Conference setback dealt a blow to Union Mine’s playoff chances. The D’backs came in 16th in the power rankings and needed a win to improve their standing. [...]

All ladies are invited to attend the Christian Women’s Connection luncheon, Fashions are Sweet, on Monday, Feb. 13, at Cold Springs Country Club, 6500 Clubhouse Drive in Placerville. Chico’s in Folsom will dress models in its trendiest, most colorful line of spring clothes. Sherry Mehl, chief deputy director for the Department of Consumer Affairs for [...]

EDITOR: This letter is to praise the brave and proficient performance of the fire crew who saved my house from a complete burn-down. On Jan. 10 in the middle of the night the sound of wood burning and cracking woke us up. The chimney was on fire. We have an old shake roof. We knew [...]

The Mother Lode Friends of Music presents a concert of music for violin, clarinet and piano on Sunday, Feb. 12, starting at 3 p.m. in the Sutter Creek Theatre, 44 Main Street, Sutter Creek. The concert features two instrumentalists with international reputations. Violinist Corina Stoian was trained in her native Bucharest, Romania, and pursued a [...]

EDITOR: Saturday, Jan. 21, has gone down in history for the Shingle Springs Community Center. I have been attending events at this location since the 1970s and have never seen such an outpouring of community support. A strong statement was made on this day by the citizens of our county. Community is important. Congratulations to [...]

The Folsom Symphony’s board of directors announced that Michael Neumann will continue as conductor and music director at least through 2015. The symphony and Neumann agreed to a four-year contract in December that includes an option to renew for three additional years. “We have been so fortunate to have a conductor of Michael’s caliber since [...]

Residents can spare a square to help local nonprofits save thousands of dollars each year on toilet paper. United Way California Capital Region’s fourth annual Live United Toilet Paper Drive will take place 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Boulevard in Sacramento. Last year’s drive raised 115,840 [...]