SIX PONDEROSA ATHLETES recently signed their Letter of Intent forms at a ceremony on the Bruin campus. Seated from left: Nick Troquato (Cal Poly, Wrestling); Alex Roberds (William Jewell, Track and Field); Graham McClone (Santa Clara, Water Polo); Alannah John (San Francisco State, Soccer); Melissa Silveira (Simpson University, Softball); Shasta Stinson (Menlo College, Softball). Courtesy photo
Air Force Reserve Airman Nickolas T. Bradley
AIR FORCE RESSERVE AIRMAN NICKOLAS T. BRADLEY. Courtesy photo
Art and Wine Affair 2013
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5-YEAR-OLD Emma Wagner, left, and her brother Carson, 2, from El Dorado Hills play with a goose and her goslings at the Art and Wine Affaire at Town Center in El Dorado Hills Saturday May 11. Democrat photo by Pat Dollins
Placerville Speedway Point Race 5
STILL EARLY for the Late Models — Matt Micheli, No. 84, leads Tom Tilford, 92, by just three points in the standings. Photo by Donna Peter
Rocks and Rhones
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BEAUTIFUL SPRING blooms match the stunning view and the awrd-winning wines at Sierra Vista Vineyards and Winery. Democrat photo by Pat Dollins
Ponderosa Soccer
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Lucy D’Mot
PHOTOS AND art by Lucy D'Mot and Patricia McKinney are on display at Upstairs Art Gallery in Placerville. Courtesy photo
Car show
PRE-1973 classic vehicles will be on display at the Hangtown Car Show on Sunday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Main Street in Placerville. Courtesy
36 Handles
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Caitlyn Hoversten
TROJAN Caitlin Hoversten, pictured earlier this season, nearly had the equalizer for Oak Ridge late in Wednesday's match. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene
Strawberry
THE STRAWBERRY MUSIC Festival features music and many family activities at Camp Mather on the border of Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Courtesy photo
Howard Rees
HOWARD REES, former designer and now full-time artist, is demonstrating oil painting techniques at the Placerville Arts Association’s monthly meeting. Courtesy photo
Mesh sculpture
THE WIRE MESH sculptures by Mira Cooper Holmes are on display at Rinconart Studio and Gallery. Courtesy photo
Dog A Thon
VERN LEADS the pack at the annual Dog-A-Thon as Toronto and Randy Cummings follow along. Cummings is an instructor the El Dorado Center for the Visually Impaired. Democrat file photo
Big rig fire closes Hwy 50
CARNIVAL RIDES caught fire about 2:15 May 14 on Highway 50 12 miles east of Pollock Pines. Photo by Larry Ward
Four receive Beautification Award from city
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MAYOR WENDY MATTSON presents Mountain Democrat Publisher Richard Esposito with a beautification award for the remodel of the old Blockbuster Video Store, new home of the Mountain Democrat, at the May 14 Placerville City Council meeting, and for finding a new tenant for the Broadway location. Democrat photos by Shelly Thorene
Court employees picket over pay cuts
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EL DORADO COUNTY court employees pickets through the Courthouse parking lot Tuesday in downtown Placerville. Democrat photo by Shelly Thorene
Placerville Eskaton Cottages open for business
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THE COTTAGES at Eskaton were open to the public for tours and a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum
Phantom forest at Tahoe reveals past climate change
JOHN KLEPPE holds an 800-year-old slab of yellow pine brought up from Fallen Leaf Lake. Photo courtesy Mountain Counties Water Resources Association
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