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It was a howler of a good time as Sierra Wildlife Rescue held its Toast to Wildlife Champagne Brunch at the Cameron Park Country Club on Sunday, April 28. Supporters were treated to an opportunity to interact with rescued wildlife as well as hear a galvanizing presentation on wolves, enjoy a sumptuous brunch, and take [...]
A few years back I was the listing agent on a nice house on acreage in Camino. I never met the buyers, who were represented by another agent, but about a year after closing I received a call from their attorney who demanded a significant amount of money from me for my failure to disclosure [...]
EXPAND YOUR UNIVERSE: Clara Neilsen provided the following “Zoom Out” statement: “You can’t see the whole sky through a bamboo tube.” — Japanese proverb. GLASS COLLECTORS DAY: A “Cavalcade of Colored Glass” will be presented tomorrow, April 13, at the Snowline Hospice Thrift Store, 455 Placerville Dr., from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be [...]
RENO, Nev. — A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has pieced together the last 150 years of history for one of the state’s most interesting denizens: the black bear. The study, which looked at everything from historical newspaper articles to more recent scientific studies, indicates that [...]
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s the $560 million SOFAR Project captured the attention of the county’s leaders and water officials. There was even a formal group for it composed of Water Agency and El Dorado Irrigation District representatives and assorted experts. And that was after they even gave up damming Coloma and Salmon Falls. SOFAR [...]
Sometimes I’m captured by a swirl of thoughts that keep popping up from the depths to take my attention — almost like hearing part of a song that you can’t get out of your head for the rest of the day. Unfortunately these thoughts are never about an invention that would make me richer than [...]
A large swath of central Cameron Park would be exempted from the State Fire Prevention Fee starting in 2014 under changes proposed by the local Cal Fire unit. Financial responsibility for wildland fire prevention and suppression would transition from the state to local fire agencies for thousands of parcels in Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills [...]
The Sierra Sharks Swim team is excited to announce their coaches for the 2013 recreational swim season. Aimee Lehr returns to the Sharks as the Lead Coach for the 9/10 and 11/12 age groups. Lehr, a Stanford graduate, competed on Stanford’s women’s swim team and earned All-American Honors (2 pool individual swims) and 31 USA [...]
Walking down Placerville’s Main Street past the eclectic and charming shop windows promising unique surprises inside, you might think you’re daydreaming a bit as the strains of a familiar song come wafting closer … “I’m picking up good vibrations … ” The music is emanating from one of the more entertaining local venues, Hangtown Antiques [...]
In early 2001, three transplanted Texans cleared a mountaintop in the lonely zip code known as Mt. Aukum and planted 5,000 grape vines. The trio, all cousins, named the enterprise Mount Aukum Winery. As their new vineyard would require years to mature, they were eager to partner with local growers. One particular grape farmer stood [...]
It began as a network of spring-fed watering holes, perfect for the cattle drives between Sacramento and Hangtown. Emigrant miners pitched tents around the springs, while cowboys came and went, swelling the 1850 census to 462 names. But herds of transient livestock soon turned the pristine ponds into meandering muck. In 1851, the Post Office [...]
The whirring sounds of almost 50 portable sewing machines competed with the voices of very busy women in Gurnell Hall at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Placerville on Thursday. It was a monster blanket-making event with the Sacramento area chapter of Project Linus. Sitting beside each woman was a plastic bag of fabric strips and [...]
We’ve all heard of ridiculous laws in the United States and wondered why they still exist. For instance, in Maine, it’s illegal to have Christmas decorations up after Jan. 14. In North Carolina, Bingo games can’t last more than five hours. In Missouri, it’s illegal to drive with an uncaged bear (caged bears are OK). [...]
QUOTE: “Why burden the system with automatic surgeries if a more finessed line of action bears equal or greater promise?” —Annamarie Cummings, office manager, wife QUOTE: Then on a white-water rafting trip near Coloma, the couple passed through Placerville, and fell in love with the town. If you have an off-the-chart IQ, a large reservoir of [...]
The Gift of the Present We are always moving forward, even when we’re not consciously aware of it — so why push ahead? Needing to push life into the future can be rob you of the moment, which is very hard to enjoy when you’re constantly thinking about changing it into something else. Mercury and [...]
With the new years comes new laws taking effect. With nearly 900 new laws signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, here are some of the more interesting, helpful or controversial laws. SB 1221 affects hunters in that it bans the use of hounds in hunting bears and bobcats. Related to firearms, AB 1527 prohibits the carrying [...]
Book review Book: “The Birds of Towhee Lane: A Journal of Avian Life in a Western Woodland” Author: Betty Shannon Publisher: Self published, November 2012, 228 pages, soft cover Cost: $16.95 “The Birds of Towhee Lane: A Journal of Avian Life in a Western Woodland” is a collection of stories about the birds at author Betty Shannon’s [...]
By Hollywood standards, Jim Ginney is a rebel. You wouldn’t know it by his gentle manner and self-effacing style, though. He doesn’t sport a nose ring, ink-up his skin or wear toxic T-shirt messages. But he is authentic, having accomplished what others swear they’re going to do “someday.” He quit a great job and followed [...]
EDITOR: To me gun control consists of proper pre-purchase screening, proper training, a proper stance, proper grip, and holding a proper sight picture when confronted by a bad guy. No one in this great country will ever be able to effectively implement “gun control” by eliminating firearms. It is not going to be possible. In [...]