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EDITOR: For those of you who, for the past eight years, have been following the progress of the Western Slope Animal Shelter, there is now a light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately, for the homeowners in the residential development whose properties border the proposed site, it appears to be an oncoming train. The [...]
SUMMER SPECTACULAR: The Cameron Park “Summer Spectacular” takes place on Saturday, June 29, at Cameron Park Lake, 2989 Cambridge Rd. Gates open at 2 p.m. This fun event will include musical entertainment, food, crafts exhibits, contests, and a world-class fireworks show. For more information, visit www.cameronpark.org or call 530-677-2231. YOGI BERRA QUOTE: Toby and Molly [...]
Bert was mumbling to himself as he adjusted cracker packets around his morning coffee at the Mule Barn. “Something wrong, Bert?” “Not if you have some Old Fool pills for me, Doc.” “Uh-oh. What happened?” “Well, I’d been telling the Johnson kid some stories of the old days when I was guiding hunters, and I [...]
For search-and-rescue dogs, saving lives is all in a day’s work. But these furry heroes don’t all work the same. Nose to the ground. Nose in the air. Not to oversimplify things, but up or down, it’s all in the position of the nose. Trackers, or tracking dogs, put their nose to the ground and [...]
It seems like only yesterday that I took the oath of office to represent the people of El Dorado County and the rest of the vast 5th Assembly District in the Legislature. But time flies as the end of May marked six months in office for me as your assemblyman. The big-city folks who work [...]
It’s been a long road and there are plenty of twists and turns left, but Hangtown Haven, Placerville’s only legal camp for the homeless will soon be relocating. Since last August, the camp has been located on Broadway in Placerville, down the street from the Upper Room Dining Hall and the Community Resource Center, both of which serve the needy and the homeless in the community.
The camp functions successfully on 1 acre owned by the Wilkinson family, with a temporary use permit that is good until November. But, by November, the camp needs to find a new location and according to Hangtown Haven Inc. founder Art Edwards, they might have done so. Even better, they have a plan to make the camp financially self-sustaining.
“Well, how do you get paid?” It wasn’t the first time I had been asked that question. The couple was in their late 20s and was making an offer on their first home, a modest 2-bedroom home in Pollock Pines. Before reviewing the purchase contact, I prepared an estimate showing the buyers an itemized list [...]
The El Dorado Irrigation District has been raising rates so fast our heads are still spinning like some horror movie. Water rate hikes add up to a 37 percent increase between 2012 and 2015. Now, EID is talking about raising hook-up fees to as high as nearly $41,000 for new water service. That’s a figure [...]
Quick. Think of 10 ways to use a tree branch in your house. Go … I admit, after I’d lit on one use — burn it in the fireplace — I was uh, stumped (sorry). This is where creative types like designer Michele Beschen take over. Beschen, TV host of B. Organic, now in its [...]
Sun and Jupiter Conjunction The merry procession of well-wishing begins with the sun and lucky Jupiter in conjunction at the last degrees of Gemini. The solar tides are about to turn, and this is a time for celebration of the new friends made, games played and agreements struck during the bright, carefree days of the [...]
Changes and additions to the current city park use regulations, drawn up by city staff and the Recreation and Parks Commission, went back to the Commission for tweaking after the June 11 Placerville City Council meeting. The proposed regulations were made at the direction of the Placerville City Council in order to provide a safer [...]
Forest Supervisor Kathy Hardy announced fire restrictions go into effect in the western half of Eldorado National Forest beginning June 17, a prepared statement from national forest public affairs officer Frank Mosbacher stated. “Campfires and charcoal barbeques will be restricted to designated recreation sites and other fire-related activities will be prohibited until the end of [...]
An increasingly vocal number of county residents showed up at Tuesday’s board of supervisors meeting to present their views regarding the outdoor cultivation of medical marijuana and access or lack thereof to shops or collectives dispensing their medications. At issue is county government’s intention to craft a permanent amendment to the County Code regulating such [...]
EDITOR: We ask ourselves sometimes at what price does being a patriot come with. First I would like to say how proud we are of the graduating class of 2013. Great job, be proud of yourselves. We had the honor of attending the graduation at El Dorado High School to see our niece walk the [...]
Never having been to Chicago we decided to include it in our vacation plans this spring. It was actually a two-part excursion. First we rented a car to drive to Rockford, Ill., an excursion that will be discussed in a later column. But before we took off for Rockford we were due to go on [...]
ONGOING Pop Art Gallery and Custom Framing, 254 Main St. in Placerville, is featuring artist Michael Everett. Best known for his concert posters for the Furthur Festival, a gathering of Grateful Dead band members. This poster is from 1997 and was sold for $15. Today its value is over $150. Pop Art is open Tuesday [...]
Of course it’s not new, but it was news the other day when it was reported that 15 people had been arrested in and around Moore, Okla. for looting the neighborhoods that were demolished by several recent tornadoes. Sure there are always those who take advantage of other people’s misery. Scammy contractors prey on folks [...]
Congratulations to the Food Bank of El Dorado County for coming up with a clever idea — a food truck. It’s not a taco truck, but a grocery delivery van bringing Food Bank groceries, especially to seniors in need. The Food Bank truck has some regular stops, such as the parking lot of the Veterans [...]
The outdoor recreation season and the fire season in the Eldorado National Forest got into full swing on Memorial Day weekend. Most of the popular recreation sites and boat ramps were busy with visitors, notes a prepared statement from forest Public Affairs Officer Frank Mosbacher. Mosbacher added the advisory that the agency and its staff will [...]
With one of the driest winters on record, vegetation is drying earlier and the fire danger is rising. Beginning on June 17, Cal Fire’s Amador-El Dorado-Sacramento Unit will suspend dooryard burning permits and the U.S. Forest Service will begin fire restrictions in portions of Eldorado National Forest. Fire restrictions in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management [...]