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EDITOR: Mr. Garon criticized the Sheriff’s letter to Vice President Joe Biden on gun control and he made some senseless comment on the Sheriff’s refusal to accept the social scientists as experts in the field. Approximately 19 law enforcement agencies wrote to the V.P. and most were from Northern California. There were over 500 law [...]
The right guy in the right place at the right time,” is how Mark Divittorio was informally described by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 14. The veteran kayaker was awarded a hero’s plaque by the board for his rescue of a Livermore family from the American River near Kyburz on April 4.
Divittorio described his role in the dramatic events in a bit …
Last December, Robert Deitz was the victim of a tree killing spree on Lotus Road, where someone chopped down about 20 trees in the middle of the night. On April 26, they struck for a third time since the initial incident. Deitz said that “there is a serial tree killer on the loose along Lotus [...]
A man died of a heart attack while taking a class on the river near Highway 49 behind Mother Lode River Center in Lotus. The man, later identified as Anthony Servin, 49, of Elk Grove, was taking an unspecified class on the river — possibly kayaking — around 2:30 p.m. on May 11, said El [...]
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 [...]
The body of a woman from Reno, Nev. was found east of Strawberry on May 10. At 9:09 a.m., the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the Reno Police Department asking for assistance in finding a missing woman, a press release stated. Sherilyn Renstrom, 66, had dementia and was at-risk, EDSO was [...]
LISTEN TO THE WOLF: The following “Advice from a Wolf” T-shirt statement was provided by John Chapman: “Trust your instincts * Be at home in nature * Keep your den clean * Stand fur what you believe * Stay on track * Howl with your friends * Be a leader * Pack life with good [...]
OCEAN ADVICE: My pal John Chapman forwarded the following “Advice from the Ocean” T-shirt statement: “Be shore of yourself * Come out of your shell * Take time to relax and coast * Avoid pier pressure * Sea life’s beauty * Don’t get tide down * Make waves!” ALL ABOARD! The El Dorado Western Railroad [...]
“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 [...]
An outburst during the plea hearing for the man accused of stabbing another man to death at Red Hawk Casino led to the victim’s family being escorted from the Courthouse Friday morning. El Dorado County Judge James R. Wagoner informed Estephen Juarez that the complaint against him had been amended to be a charge of [...]
EDITOR: One of Mr. Garon’s recent letters criticized Sheriff John D’Agostini on his letter to VP Joe Biden. In it he stated, retired Chief Justice Warren Burger declared in a speech, “The Second Amendment has been the subject of one of the greatest pieces of fraud, I repeat, fraud, perpetrated on the American people by [...]
EDITOR: I’m asking the editor of the Mountain Democrat for help. I pick my child up from El Dorado High School every day on Bee Street. As I sit and wait for my child, 35 percent of the children walking by my car are smoking cigarettes, some are even smoking marijuana (10 percent via pipe). [...]
The growing demand for online learning has become an important part of the educational offering at the El Dorado Union High School District. So much so, that the success of the EDUHSD Virtual Academy at Shenandoah has prompted district administration and the Board of Trustees to expand the on-line program. Debby Hanson, director of Alternative [...]
A woman fought off a kidnapper, enabling law enforcement to arrive at her apartment and take the man into custody April 30. Placerville Police Department received a 911 call from an apartment at 2838 Schnell School Rd. at 8:03 a.m., a press release stated. The caller stated than an unknown man was in her apartment, [...]
A Crime Log entry for April 9 featured a mutual battery between Michael Kuvakos and Brian Foster. According to Lt. Tim Becker of the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, while Foster was cited for alleged battery, Kuvakos was only cited for alleged vandalism.
The second of the “We Work For You” community meetings will be held by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office on May 15 at Union Mine High School. The meeting, from 6-8 p.m., is aimed at District 2 and will feature Sheriff John D’Agostini, Sheriff’s Office administrators and District 2 Supervisor Ray Nutting. They will [...]
April 13 12:12 a.m. While the Sheriff’s Department was assisting Placerville Police Department with an alleged burglary that just occurred on Broadway Drive in Placerville, the suspect, John Berger, 24, returned to the scene and allegedly resisted arrest. The case was forwarded to the DA’s office and PPD. 10:13 a.m. A son, 16, pushed his [...]
EDITOR: Last Wednesday morning (April 17), I was driving past Poor Red’s and observed what appeared to be a raid by people dressed in coveralls with “Police” on the front and back. I thought that, oh, oh, someone has put their foot in it again. I did wonder who the police officers were as their [...]
EDITOR: To the person who rang our doorbell and ran last Saturday after midnight: If you are between the ages of 10 and 12, this is age-appropriate behavior and I applaud your ability to sneak out at night without your parents knowing. I might have done the same at that age. But if you’re over [...]
25 Years ago April 20, 1988 Jail nears completion Although no firm date has been set for completion of the new $15 million jail on Forni Road, if various features of the jail pass upcoming inspections, operations could begin before Joe Winslow, director of the El Dorado County General Services Administration. A final mechanical and [...]