Rich Humphreys strolled into Placerville on April 25 on the way to trekking across the country by foot. He stayed long enough to tell a story during open mike night at the Cozmic Cafe and then was on his way. Humphreys, 69 and a type 1 diabetic, started his cross-country trek at the Golden Gate [...]
Shortly after El Dorado Hills’ voters elected John Knight to his District 1 seat on the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors in 2008 this reporter predicted his vehicle, a tired 1984 Mercedes that looked every bit of its 335,000 odometer reading, wouldn’t survive his first term. The suspension and upholstery had sagged to the [...]
June 4, 1932 – March 6, 2012 Buddy Vern Atkins was born on June 4th, 1932 in Clarksville, Arkansas, the 6th of 7 children born to Sam and Dora Atkins. When he was 7 his family moved to Reseda, California. He graduated from Van Nuys High School in 1949. He met the love of his [...]
Approximately 140 residents, business and property owners from El Dorado County crowded into the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center Thursday evening. Jeanne Harper, director of the Community Economic Development Association of Pollock Pines (CEDAPP), organized the meeting as a result of a series of lawsuits filed by attorney Scott Johnson against business and property owners in [...]
Five tips to master the slopes 1. Your most important and versatile piece of equipment is your pole. A good pole touch is a box of tricks that encourages timing, balance, good biomechanics, aggression, turning power, tactics and ultimately, a progression to expert terrain. 2. Upper/lower body separation. Though your skis may be completing a [...]
What: ”And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie Who: Oak Ridge High School Drama Department Where: Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center, 1120 Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills When: March 8-9 at 7 p.m., March 10-11 at 2 and 7 p.m., March 15-16 at 7 p.m. and March 17-18 at 2 and 7 p.m. Cost: Tickets for [...]
By Tom Cumpston EID counsel You’ll recall that California Sportfishing Protection Alliance sued the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board to invalidate its last permit for the Deer Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. A bit more than a year ago, the trial court issued a split decision, rejecting some of CSPA’s claims, but remanding three [...]
