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In step with Sacramento Mayor, Kevin Johnson’s proclamation of Sacramento as the Farm to Fork Capital of the World, the American River College Foundation and Amador Vintners bring the best of food and wine together to celebrate the ground-breaking of the college’s new school of culinary arts. The evening of Saturday, May 18 from 5 [...]
On Friday March 22 and Saturday March 23, high school students from the El Dorado Union High School District Robotics team No. 3189, the “Circuit Breakers,” participated in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Sacramento Regional competition held at the ARC Pavilion on the UC Davis campus in Davis. The team [...]
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s the $560 million SOFAR Project captured the attention of the county’s leaders and water officials. There was even a formal group for it composed of Water Agency and El Dorado Irrigation District representatives and assorted experts. And that was after they even gave up damming Coloma and Salmon Falls. SOFAR [...]
Tapping into the White Rock Penstock, where the Sacramento Municipal Utility District has reserved a connection for El Dorado County since a 1961 agreement, is viewed as the next major water source for the El Dorado Irrigation District. Monday, on a 5-0 vote, the EID board adopted the Integrated Water Resources Master Plan 2013. The 251-page [...]
What: “Divorce Southern Style” Who: Golden Sierra High School Drama Club Where: Golden Sierra High School multi-purpose room, 5101 Garden Valley Road in Garden Valley When: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 14 to 16, at 7 p.m. Cost: $8 for general admission and for students without an Associated Student Body card, and $5 for those with an ASB [...]
What: ”Noises Off” Who: Oak Ridge High School drama department Where: The Oak Ridge High School Theatre, When: Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. showtimes are 7 p.m. on March 15 and 16 and April 4 through 6 at 7 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinées on March 16 and 17 and April 6 and 7 Cost: Tickets [...]
In Amador County the winemakers create vintages with a passion not just a crush. From growing grapes to making elegant wines they love what they do and love to share what they do. They also believe that the first signs of spring are a great time to share the fruits of their labors and are [...]
A group of concerned community members have formed a coalition to advocate for safe school bus stops in El Dorado County. Called “Kids FIRST” (Family Initiative for Roadside SafeTy), the coalition is deeply concerned about the school bus stop at the corner of Mace and Pony Express Trail after an El Dorado High School student was severely injured [...]
May 29, 1931 — Oct. 24, 2012 Ruth Alice Klos, a longtime resident of Rescue, passed away on Oct. 24, 2012, with family nearby. She was born on May 29, 1931, to Charles and Mary Alice Houston of Sutter, Calif. She was the youngest of nine children and was especially close to her mother Alice. [...]
“We were so lucky,” said 88-year-old Walter Larsen. He’s speaking of the crew of the USS Sperry, a Fulton-class submarine tender that Larsen served on from 1942 to 1944 in the South Pacific.
Larsen, who has lived in El Dorado County for 57 years, was a young shipyard worker at Bethlehem Steel in San Francisco when the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the U.S. into WWII.
“I wanted to enlist and do my duty, but the shipyard said no, I was needed,” he said.
Christy Bray, 14, was awarded the Girl Scout Medal of Honor in a short ceremony on the evening of Oct. 8. The award, given at an El Dorado County Girl Scout troop leader meeting at the El Dorado County Office of Education board room, is given to Girl Scouts “who have saved a human life [...]
March 29, 1929 — July 10, 2012 Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll enjoy it a second time. John J. Klos, 83 and a longtime resident of Rescue, passed away peacefully at home on July 10, 2012, surrounded by his wife Ruth and family. He was born [...]
EL DORADO HILLS — A blowout victory was in the making Monday night at Mitchell Field for the El Dorado Hills 10/11s Little League All Stars baseball team against Woodcreek. El Dorado Hills exploded for eight runs in the first inning alone, a good sign, before Woodcreek slowly tallied three runs in the first three [...]
CAMERON PARK — The El Dorado Hills Tasmanian Devils defeated the Sierra Sharks 422-367 last Saturday in an intra-county swim matchup at the Cameron Park Community Services District Pool. The meet was close, competitive and both teams demonstrated great sportsmanship. At various breaks during the meet, the spread was between 10-15 points. Individually, the Taz, led [...]
After bus accident survivor Carly Bray led an appreciative crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance at Tuesday’s Placerville City Council meeting, things went downhill. First, Waste Connections requested a 4.91 percent rate increase for city garbage collection. In Placerville, garbage collection is mandatory as per a 2009 ordinance. For residential customers with a 35 gallon [...]
Kyle Thomas Cerniglia, MaryAnn Elizabeth Haynie, Caitlin Sierra Hess, Rachel Christine Parkhurst , James Darryl Hansen, Leah Christine Parkhurst, Kiara Luise Anderson, Christopher Meyers, Jana Lynn Johnston, Kailee Ruth Delongchamp, Clayton Oules, Jennifer Lauren Ring, Ellen Mary Appleby, Christina Joell Adamick, Shawn Alexander, Kelsey Marie Allen, Kalani Anderson, Kayla Rene Anderson, Rebecca Joy Anderson, Michael James Aplanalp, [...]
Kristian Thomas Aahl, Chelsea Nicole Abelia, Carly Jean Abney, Ethan David Ackerman, Ryan Cass Adair, Alexander George Adams, Haley Robin Adams, Samia Anne Alaywan, Hailey Alexis Albert, Kathryn Danielle Allen, Amy Alvarez, Brigette Elizabeth Amidon, Maya Chunping Andrus, Roman Merrill Andrus, Dominac Vincent Angelucci, Madison Katlyn Arenchild, Alyssa St. Claire Armstrong, Holli Alexandria Arrieta, Khadija Baharah Atebar, [...]
The waxing Leo moon goes void-of-course and takes our energy levels into the void, as well. Concentration may not be optimal, but consider that not every task is best approached with a laser focus. This moon is excellent for overlooking what’s not quite going right and relaxing into the warm, fuzzy feeling that it’s all [...]