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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 [...]
EDITOR: Recently a woman wrote about her accident on Sly Park Road because of ice. She discussed the dangers of the road and later Mrs. Schultz also wrote about the hazardous conditions of the road. Unfortunately, if the road could be improved it might not reduce the number of accidents. In comparison, the 3-mile section [...]
On Jan. 7, Marlene Ruth was traveling slower than the speed limit on Sly Park Road. She was being careful, as it was threatening to snow. An hour earlier she had picked up her her car after having it fixed at Thompson’s Toyota, and was bringing her dogs home. A large black bird, possibly a [...]
Physician, heal thyself … and that’s just what Dr. Yong Kim did, after a fashion. When Kim, owner of Performance Chiropractic and Sports Center in Cameron Park, was a teenager he suffered chronic back pain following numerous vehicle accidents and sports injuries. Add poor posture to the mix, and soon Kim was the victim of [...]
Considering the large crowds that will visit Lake Tahoe ski resorts this season, it might be wise to review what is deemed safe and what is considered dangerous behavior on the slopes. This isn’t new information. Ever heard of the Responsibility Code? Every resort, large or small, follows the same seven safety guidelines, which are [...]
Cosmic Christmas Forecast “Peace on Earth, good will toward men” may be a Christmas ideal, but it’s an attainable one. The harmony you create inside yourself will count toward the effort and spread to loved ones and out into the world. Mars enters Aquarius, driving philanthropic efforts and encouraging us to take personal responsibility for [...]
A series of storms feeding off of tropical moisture from the Pacific were expected to continue to impact northern California and the Pacific Northwest throughout much of the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The storm was forecast to bring rainfall totals of between 10 and 20 inches along with several feet of snow [...]
Christy Bray, 14, was awarded the Girl Scout Medal of Honor in a short ceremony on the evening of Oct. 8. The award, given at an El Dorado County Girl Scout troop leader meeting at the El Dorado County Office of Education board room, is given to Girl Scouts “who have saved a human life [...]
Whether it is summer or winter, the Lake Tahoe region is a sports lover’s paradise. The region offers some of the world’s most beautiful settings for mountain biking, horseback riding, kayaking, trail running, downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding and much more. With so much activity going on, accidents are bound to happen from to time. [...]
By Peter Stekel John Daniels, a retired high school teacher, has found a way to bring World War II history alive and into the lives of students. He plans on taking four juniors and seniors from Golden Sierra High School in Garden Valley into the high Sierra of Kings Canyon National Park this fall so [...]
At first glance, Shingle Springs seems an unlikely location for a company that manufactures undersea robotic systems. Shingle Springs is at least two hours away from the Pacific Ocean. The products manufactured by Schilling Robotics operate 6,000 meters, or 19,685 feet, undersea, said Schilling Senior Vice President of Operations Paul Whalen in an interview at [...]
The Jan. 2, 1952, Mountain Democrat carried a dramatic story about a fatal snow slide on Echo Summit Dec. 30, 1951. Now, over 60 years later, the two survivors, John Krek, 87, and Frank Krek, 88, are alive to tell their story. It was a cold winter evening in December 1951. John Krek, who was [...]
On a nearly 7,000-mile road trip from here to Florida and back, my brother (the conservative) and I passed many hours punctuated by “aha” moments, long stretches of quiet reflection and thumbing through various guide books to see what was coming up on Interstate 10. More times than not, the latter activity related to determining [...]
Pollock Pines resident Michael Misch is talking to kids about distracted driving. The fact that he is talking at all is a miracle of sorts because Misch was involved in a horrific car crash in 2007 that left one person dead and himself confined to a wheelchair with brain and motor function injuries. The accident [...]
Tom Braithwaite was driving his son to school on March 1 when his wife Karen pointed to a car on the side of the road that appeared to have someone underneath it. Tom ran from his car and found Carly Bray, 17, bleeding from where one of her legs used to be. He realized he was going [...]
A 15-year-old girl waiting for her El Dorado High School bus lost her leg after a car lost control in the snow and pinned her to a power pole. Karly Bray was hit on Pony Express Trail near Mace Road at 7:15 a.m. March 1 after Kassandra Hoelscher, 18, lost control her of 1992 Chevy [...]
By Dave Barry McClatchy Newspapers It was the kind of year that made a person look back fondly on the Gulf oil spill. Granted, the oil spill was bad. But it did not result in a high-decibel, weeks-long national conversation about a bulge in a congressman’s underpants. Which is exactly what we had in the [...]
When physical therapist Steve Harrity wanted to build a physical therapy center in Cameron Park for his clients, he found the perfect spot on a hill overlooking the Cameron Park Airport. The large windows facing west in the main treatment room help create a relaxing and social atmosphere as patients go through their different routines. [...]
Ray Nutting is the 2011 chairman of the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors. He spends 80 to 90 percent of his work week on county business. Mountain Democrat photographer Pat Dollins remarked on the way back from a visit to Nutting’s South County ranch, “That guy needs about a 72 hour day — and [...]
Aug. 16, 1927 — July 28, 2011 Janice Patrick-Taber was born Aug. 16, 1927, in a logging camp near Scotia, Calif., to John and Maxine Patrick. She greeted this world in the company of her much-loved twin brother, John Lewis Patrick. Janice’s family eventually moved to San Francisco. John and Maxine were divorced in 1932. [...]