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Bass Lake Road will be closed from May 31 to June 3 for roadwork, according to a press release from the county. The Transportation Division of the El Dorado County Community Development Agency will close both directions of Bass Lake Road between Silver Dove Way and City Lights Drive on Friday, May 31, at 6 [...]
A man accused of embezzling from a non-profit organization might have a resolution to his case. Kent Maloney appeared alongside his attorney, Donald H. Heller, Monday afternoon. Heller noted that deputy district attorney James Clinchard had filed for a continuance; Lisette Suder, standing in for Clinchard, confirmed. Heller requested a new preliminary date of June [...]
PATTERSON — Corey Pereira’s bid to win the NorCal title fell short as the Ponderosa senior carded a 2-under par, 70 at Monday’s tournament at the Diablo Grand Resort Golf Club. Pereira, coming in off his Master’s win a week ago, came on in his back nine with birdies on two of his last five holes [...]
A hearing lasting less than five minutes Monday morning arranged new hearing dates for a woman charged with child endangerment leading to death. Attorney Michael Wise, representing Carmel Cobabe, requested new dates of Aug. 19 and 21 for pre-preliminary and preliminary hearings, respectively. Judge Douglas C. Phimister confirmed the new dates and the short hearing [...]
Monday, May 20 Golf CIF NorCals Corey Pereira, OR @ Diablo Grande Golf CC, Patterson Thursday, May 23 Track and Field CIF Masters Meet Trials @ Elk Grove High, 3 p.m. Friday, May 24 Track and Field CIF Masters Meet Finals @ Elk Grove High, 2 p.m.
Bye-Bye, Taurus Sun The Taurus sun bids of adieu with this insight: When the destination is in clear sight, the quest is made easier. This is not, however, usually the case. Most of the paths we journey will twist, dip and climb, making it impossible to keep the destination in our sightline. Look then through [...]
The Mountain Democrat will be delivered on Memorial Day except to mail subscribers. Some offices throughout El Dorado County will be closed on Monday, May 27 due to Memorial Day, a state and federal holiday. Here’s a look at what local residents may expect: All schools in El Dorado County will be closed. The offices [...]
CAMP MATHER — The Strawberry Music Festival, held over the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, has been hosting some of the world’s best known entertainers from the folk, Americana, bluegrass and rhythm and blues genres along with rising new talent in the beautiful mountain setting of Yosemite for more than 30 years. The 32nd [...]
BOLO — Be On the Lookout — is usually something one associates with police agencies issuing a bulletin to watch out for a person who just committed a major crime. But at the IRS it means Be On the Lookout for Tea Party groups. Not just Tea Party groups, but “Patriots,” “9/12 Project,” groups concerned [...]
The next broadband community meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 23 at the Sportsman’s Hall, 5620 Pony Express Trail, Camino. The meeting’s theme is “From the Pony Express to the Internet.” Speakers include Jimmy Swigart, a member of the National Pony Express Association; USDA Rural Development’s Robert Tse, who will be talking about [...]
WHAT DO DOCTORS KNOW? My friend John Chapman forwarded the following T-shirt statement: “Doctors Say I Have a MULTIPLE PERSONALITY, But WE Don’t Agree with Them.” NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE: The Friends of Cameron Park Airport (FOCA) are having their Airpark Neighbors Yard Sale at various homes in the airport residential area on Saturday, June 1, [...]
CLOSED ON MEMORIAL DAY: El Dorado Transit will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, May 28. For more information, call 530-642-5383.
Stop by Country Lube Express in Diamond Springs and you might spot a familiar face; Jared Mize has returned to his garage. The ASE Certified mechanic is back under the hood and doing what he said he really enjoys — helping solve people’s problems and getting them back on the road. Country Lube Express, as [...]
A man accused of killing his wife appeared briefly in court Monday afternoon to set dates where he will receive a new lawyer. David Weiner, the attorney of record for Todd Winkler, was joined by Erik Schlueter and Mark Ralphs as Judge Douglas C. Phimister announced that the California Supreme Court would have its decision [...]
Youth soccer clinic Members of Challenger Sports’ British Soccer Camp staff will be at the Christa McAuliffe Park in Cameron Park Thursday, May 16 to run a series of free skills clinic sessions. The clinic will be broken up into age brackets; ages 3 to 5 years will go from 5 to 6 p.m. and ages 6 [...]
An El Dorado County Rose accused of killing her husband appeared for a blink-and-miss-it hearing Monday morning to get new court dates. Deputy district attorney Joe Alexander told Judge Douglas C. Phimister that he and defense attorney David Weiner would be vacating the May 30 preliminary hearing for Colleen Harris. Instead, they set a pre-preliminary [...]
LIFE LESSON: Thanks to Clara Neilsen, we have the book “Live and Learn and Pass It On,” which offers the following advice: “I’ve learned that you should never sign a contract with blank spaces.” — Age 47 SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: The 17th annual “El Dorado Bazaar and Flea Market” is scheduled for Sunday, May 26, [...]
STOCKTON — Ponderosa golfer Corey Pereira and the entire Oak Ridge team made the NorCal cut after qualifying performances at Monday’s Masters Tournament at The Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton. Pereira carded a 68, four under par, to lead the field by two strokes while the Trojans combined for a score of 385. Both [...]
The funding picture for a mini-hydroelectric project for the El Dorado Irrigation District is coming into sharper focus. Monday General Manager Jim Abercrombie informed the board that $550,000 project received about $42,000 in project expenses incurred through June 30 and $182,000 additional funding through June 2014. That was approved April 10 by the El Dorado County [...]