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By Sandi Bush Grizzly Flat Fire Safe Council It’s 96 degrees on Tuesday, Sept. 3, around 2:30 p.m. and there is a steady northwest wind blowing at 28 mph, with some gusts up to 40 mph. The end of the Labor Day Weekend finds many residents in Grizzly Flat at home adding one more day [...]
Mercury Changes Signs Mercury rules two astrological signs: Gemini and Virgo. When he enters either realm, it’s like he’s coming home. (If Gemini is his main residence, Virgo is the beach house.) So even though solar flares are predicted to peak now, Mercury’s transit into Gemini brings a comfortable vibration to the area of communication. [...]
The victim of a solo vehicle fatal accident early Friday morning on Bass Lake Road has been identified. Ashley Culver, 22, of Shingle Springs, was the victim of the accident, CHP Officer Ron Davenport said. Culver’s 1997 Pontiac was heading eastbound on Highway 50 at the Bass Lake Road undercrossing at 2:05 a.m. when the [...]
A solo vehicle accident left an unknown person dead in El Dorado Hills early Friday morning. A 1997 Pontiac was heading eastbound at Highway 50 and the Bass Lake Road under crossing at 2:05 a.m. when it left the roadway, off the west dirt embankment, said CHP Officer Frank Rodriquez. The car launched into the [...]
ONGOING put rincon 503 here Rinconart Studio and Gallery, 440 Main St. in Placerville, is celebrating Girls Night Out Friday, May 3 featuring piano player Marty Jones and hors d’oeuvres and showcasing the talents of more than 25 local and regional artists. Discover and explore the exceptional two-dimensional and three-dimensional art pieces. For more information [...]
The Mountain Democrat is moving — actually, we already have moved. We talked about it for almost a year, but we began bugging out in earnest a month ago. Partitions and cabinets began disappearing, allowing a full view of people we’d always known were somewhere in the office. Ancient equipment, long hoarded in the depths [...]
It is May 1 and that means May Day. The early May Day celebrations were quite a party when Flora, the Roman goddess of flowers, was feted. In Celtic cultures it was the festival of Beltane and Germanic people had Walpurgis Night to bring in spring. Growing up there was always a maypole dance and [...]
A woman died from injuries sustained in an April 26 night traffic accident in Pollock Pines. Michelle Erickson, 30, allegedly hit Crystal Wood, 28, with her 1997 Silver Toyota 4Runner on Pony Express Trail just west of Pony Bob Drive at 10 p.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer Quinn Cuthbertson. Wood was on a bicycle, [...]
A man is dead after a single-car accident near Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs on Friday morning. Laura Duggins, 25, was driving her 1996 white Toyota Corolla eastbound on Highway 50 just east of Red Hawk Casino at 11:05 a.m. when she began drifting into the center median, said California Highway Patrol Officer Quinn [...]
Contact: Cameron Park Community Services District (530) 677-2231 cpcsd@cameronpark.org Cameron Park Community Services District hosts bridge every Monday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the community center, 2502 Country Club Drive. The district is looking for more players to come and participate in this activity. There are mahjong [...]
MISTAKES ARE FUN: Carlyn White sent the following “Great Lessons on Stress:” “Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.” FUNDRAISER FOR EVAN ORTIZ: A fundraiser for Evan Ortiz and family is scheduled for Monday, April 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the American Legion Hall, 4561 Greenstone Rd., Placerville. There will be [...]
EDITOR: On April 5, 2013, the Mountain Democrat published on its front page a negative article about Fire Chief Bruce Lacher. A second article followed a few days later. The allegations against Chief Lacher stemmed from disgruntled Firefighters Union leaders and from other disgruntled persons. Is the pot calling the kettle black? While every individual [...]
The bombings in Boston on Monday have shaken us all up. While we wait for details on the who and the why, it’s hard not to feel anything but helpless and afraid. Sure, there’s anger, which I’m personally sharing, despite having a lot less vested than relatives of victims, or the victims themselves. But the [...]
Last Day of the Aries Sun On the last day of the Aries sun this year, consider utilizing the Aries energy to push your body in the pursuit of new activities. You may not find that you’re stronger, faster and more capable than you know, but you will see the promise of something that can [...]
A family was rescued after its car plunged into the South Fork of the American River on April 4.
El Dorado County Fire Engine 21 responded within three minutes to a report at 2:58 p.m. that a GMC Acadia was in the river, on its side, near Highway 50 at Whitehall, said Battalion Chief Mike Pott. The car had hit a mile marker, tree and boulder before ending up in the river. The unit was returning from another vehicle accident in Kyburz …
The jury in the Richard Kenneth Petroski case returned a verdict of guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of John Gale Malia on April 9. El Dorado County Superior Court Judge James R. Wagoner announced that a verdict had been reached at 9:06 a.m. He noted that the previous Thursday, the jury had requested a read-back [...]
Nothing prepares you for a major car accident. There are precautions you can take in case an accident occurs — proper insurance coverage for your vehicle, health insurance for yourself, etc. — but when a crash happens, more than just the hunk of metal (or fiberglass) you’re in is shaken up. I received a call [...]
“He made me do it,” the voice of Richard Kenneth Petroski said over a speaker from taped audio on the first day of his murder trial on Tuesday. “He was pushing my buttons.” Petroski, known as Ricky, wiped tears away as he listened to the audio, taken at Marshall Hospital by El Dorado County Sheriff’s [...]
Richard Petroski’s testimony in the second day of the murder trial centered around Petroski allegedly killing his former stepfather, John Gale Malia, was marked with him often crying, appearing confused and panicked, and rambling off topic, providing non-answers to questions only to be met with objections and his answers struck from the record.
A Mitigated Negative Declaration and Monitoring Plan for two segments of the El Dorado Trail was unanimously approved at the March 26 Placerville City Council meeting, opening the door for the design phase of the projects. The El Dorado Trail currently extends from the western El Dorado County line to the Camino area east of [...]