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25 Years ago May 18, 1988 Lowe, 2 challengers to debate tonight District 2 county Supervisor Pat Lowe is in a three-way race to retain her seat on the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. Challenging her are Steve Bailey of Diamond Springs and Neva Roberts of South Lake Tahoe. All three candidates will appear tonight at [...]
The 45th Annual Hangtown Motocross Classic is back at Prairie City State Recreation Park with the pros racing on Saturday. Hosted by the Dirt Diggers North Motorcycle Club (DDNMC), the Hangtown Classic is one of the most coveted trophies of the 12-race Pro Motocross Championship Series and the crown jewel of the series — hosting the largest crowds [...]
What: Seventh annual Hangtown Car Show Who: Placerville Lions Club Where: Main Street in Placerville When: Sunday, May 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission: No admission fee. Car show participants $30 Information: Mike Ocenosak at 530-622-1731, fax 530-622-7241 or e-mail at mikocen@yahoo.com Placerville’s Main Street will be closed to traffic but not to pre-1973 classic vehicles [...]
LOCAL CAR SHOW: On Sunday, May 19, the Hangtown Car Show will take place on Historical Main St., Placerville, sponsored by the Placerville Lions Club. Admission and parking are free for spectators. For more information and to register your car, call Mike at 530-622-1731.
On May 15, 1980, Max Anderson completed the first nonstop balloon flight across the United States. Hopefully he had a chance to look down on El Dorado County and enjoy the beautiful scenery. The new growth on the trees, the leafing out of the vineyards, the flowers and the terrain are spectacular right now. Spectacular [...]
The Hangtown Women’s Tennis Club is hosting its annual Junior Tennis Clinic June 3-7 at Union Mine High School. The popular coed clinic for those aged 12-18, will be the club’s 27th. The Hangtown Women’s Tennis Club’s current president is Beth Beyer. “The clinic’s chief aim is to encourage tennis amongst the area youth,” Beyer [...]
EDITOR: Wendy Schultz’s front page article in the April 17 Mountain Democrat about the closing of the winter shelters for the homeless was timely and well written. The article gave well-deserved credit to the local churches for opening their doors and providing warmth and comfort to those less fortunate during the coldest and stormiest part of the year. [...]
“ROSE IS A ROSE IS A ROSE”: John Chapman provided the following: “Advice from a Rose” T-shirt statement: “Make someone’s day * Enjoy the sunshine * Remember your beauty stems from within * Be colorful * Look past the thorns * Make new buds * Bloom! * Be scent-sational!” CLEAN UP CAMINO: The annual “Camino Clean-up [...]
If you thought of handmade crafts as being shells glued onto a cigar box, you haven’t been to Eleven B. The shop at 1234 Broadway in Placerville represents more than 150 local crafters who make everything from exquisite pottery for daily use to jewelry, yard art made of tools and silverware and one-of-kind aprons you’ll [...]
Placerville area brewers will take part in the eighth annual American Craft Beer Week celebration, sponsored by the Brewers Association, by teaming up with the Cellar Restaurant at the Smith Flat House, 2021 Smith Flat Road in Placerville. The dinner is Tuesday, May 14 with the first course at 6:30 p.m. This is the third annual [...]
NINJA TURTLE ADVICE: John Chapman provided the following “Advice from a Turtle” T-shirt statement: “Come out of your shell * Be well-rounded * Slow down * Know when to stick your neck out * Log time with friends * Home is where your heart is * Snap out of it!” BURN PERMITS REQUIRED: Burn permits [...]
What: High Tea at the Cary House Hotel Who: Friends of Old Hangtown Where: Milton Room at the Cary House Hotel, 300 Main St. in Placerville When: Saturday, May 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. Cost: Tickets are $20 and available at the Cary House Hotel. Information: Call Lorraine at 530-622-4271. Fancy hats, high tea, ladies with gloves on — [...]
They came bearing anonymously delivered flyers that urged them to stop the return of the roundabout, but it was apparent that many of the 60 + attendees of the April 30 Neighborhood Chat between community members and community leaders, did not come with open minds. The topic of the Chat, as introduced by Placerville Mayor [...]
What a great public service. The El Dorado County Historical Society conducts monthly tours of historical downtown Placerville during the summer and at other times by request. A couple of weeks ago the society volunteers hosted 30 visitors from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Placerville has some great history to relate, having hosted Mark Twain, newspaper editor [...]
Ducks Unlimited Placerville Ducks Unlimited will celebrate its 35th anniversary Friday, May 10 when it holds its annual dinner/raffle/silent auction at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds from 6 p.m. to 10:30. Tickets, $65 individual/$600 for a table package of eight, are limited. RSVP to ensure a spot. There will be an auction and games and drawings [...]
Ducks Unlimited Placerville Ducks Unlimited will celebrate its 35th anniversary Friday, May 10 when it holds its annual dinner/raffle/silent auction at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds from 6 p.m. to 10:30. Tickets, $65 individual/$600 for a table package of eight, are limited. RSVP to ensure a spot. There will be an auction and games and drawings [...]
Michael Drobesh, sworn in as one of Placerville’s newest planning commissioners on March 5, wants to encourage more public participation in local government. “I’m a news junkie and I was frustrated at not being able to be involved and make changes at the state or federal level, but I can do something at the local [...]
A tour group from out-of-town got a snapshot history of Placerville last Friday.
Sponsored by the El Dorado County Historical Society, the tour was led by Don Uelmen and Debbie Hunger Lightfoot. Dressed in period costumes, the duo took a group of 28 members from the Daytona Ski and Travel Club on a quick 60-minute tour of the long and colorful history of downtown Placerville.
Starting at the elegant Cary House Hotel, where many of the tour group were staying, Uelmen noted at one time it housed the Wells Fargo Office and was a stage stop.
During the cold, wet months of winter, a large number of faith-based organizations unite to provide a rotating nomadic shelter for the homeless in El Dorado County. On March 31, the shelters closed for the year, so where do the homeless go now? “Some will go back and live in the legal camp at Hangtown [...]
BE FAIR AT WORK: Clara Neilsen provided the following “Share the Glory” statement: “Promote yourself but do not demote another.” – Israel Salanter. FUNDRAISER FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS: The Society of Wood Heads Only is sponsoring their 9th annual fundraiser for school woodworking programs in El Dorado County. The fundraiser is scheduled for Monday, April 22, [...]