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EDITOR: During my campaign for a seat on the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors, I met so many good people and received their support, as well as the wonderful support from my family members and old and new friends. Your consistent encouragement, steady support, and hard work really touched me, and I thank you [...]
Incumbent Supervisor Ray Nutting ran out of champagne for all of his supporters at his election party Tuesday night before he gave a toast to his campaign before about 40 people, including Louis Mansour and Sheriff John D’Agostini in the back room of Crepe Town in Burke Junction in Cameron Park. The party was jointly [...]
Ron “Mik” Mikulaco spent a little more than $5,000 to run for and win the El Dorado County District 1 seat in Tuesday’s election, while incumbent Supervisor John Knight spent $21,000. According to the county’s “Semi-Official Election Night Final Report,” Mikulaco was leading incumbent John Knight by a margin of 53 percent to approximately 46.5 [...]
The results are in. Hard work, enthusiasm, a firm handshake and a broad smile all won Tuesday. Hours on the side of the road waving signs, miles walked, doors knocked and hands shaken in dozens of neighborhoods paid off for victorious District 1 supervisor candidate Ron Mikulaco. Very early Wednesday morning the groggy victor pulled [...]
EDITOR: This year, or election cycle, I decided to do what I have never done before in a local election and that is I decided to attend every single meeting, speech, town hall and local event I could find where the candidates were invited to speak and to take questions. As a resident of El [...]
EDITOR: I support George Turnboo for the office of El Dorado County Supervisor for District 2. I’ve known George for several years, and have complete confidence that he is the honest, dedicated, forward-thinking person we want in this office. His love for this county is unquestioned, and his promise to work for the best interests of [...]
El Dorado County officials and members of the general public shared a tension-tinged first “scoping session” to discuss the county’s proposed Targeted General Plan Amendment and Zoning Ordinance Update Wednesday night. Meeting at the Union Mine High School library, approximately 40 local residents listened to and questioned nearly a dozen specialists and officials from county [...]
EDITOR: When someone who has worked for and supported a candidate and sitting Supervisor decides they have to make a decision and admit they made a mistake and wasted a lot of valuable time it is not always painless. I had previously supported Ray Nutting with the hopes he would grow into his position as [...]
Supervisor Ray Nutting is seeking a second term representing District 2, as is Supervisor John Knight for District 1. We credit both with being part of the team that has kept this county in good financial shape. In an era of declining revenue they have tackled the tough decisions, laying off hundreds. Because of their [...]
EDITOR: I pledge my support and encourage all who live in District 2 to vote for George Turnboo for their next supervisor; he is and has always been an honest man without and special agendas, he is a small business owner for over 38 years at the same location in the town of El Dorado. [...]
Tracing his family’s local roots back to before the Gold Rush, George Turnboo, 58 said he “misses the old days.” A longtime resident of Somerset with a business in El Dorado, Turnboo is campaigning to unseat incumbent Ray Nutting as county supervisor in District 2. He met with the Mountain Democrat’s editorial board last Wednesday. [...]
LOWER YOUR VOICE: Reviewing the “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” calendar, the following suggestion was found: “If you make a gentle effort to speak a little more softly, you might discover some surprising, almost instant, changes in the feelings around your home. You, for example, will feel calmer and less stressed. As you quiet down [...]
The Tea Party Patriots of El Dorado Hills’ candidate forum last week included El Dorado County Supervisorial Districts 1 and 2. Both races have a standing supervisor running for reelection opposed by a single candidate. The similarities stop there, however. In El Dorado Hills-centric District 1, the incumbent, longtime local resident and activist John Knight is opposed [...]
EDITOR: We’ve heard and seen in recent news about the death of Cameron Park resident Rachel Winkler, the mother of three small children. Her death is being investigated, but during this time, the children (from infant to age 6) are without either parent. I cannot even imagine how frightened those children must be, and all I [...]
The El Dorado Hills Tea Party Patriots will host a candidate forum 7 p.m. March 21 at the Holiday Inn Town Center. All of the candidates running for Superior Court Judge, District 1 Supervisor and District 2 Supervisor will be present. Each candidate will deliver a 10-minute speech and then take questions. This event is [...]
Those excited-looking Japanese teenagers you might have spotted running around El Dorado County last week were part of the 2011 sister city youth exchange hosted by members of the El Dorado County chapter of People to People International. Members swap students and good will with families from other countries. The 2011 youth exchange brought 16 [...]