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If anyone needs proof that things change in Placerville, they should take a look at the new digs for Precision Eyecare at 118 Main St. What was previously an abandoned gas station is now a two-story upscale building with beautiful landscaping out front. And in the finest tradition of Placerville the optometrist is living above [...]
SACRAMENTO — California Musical Theatre Executive Producer Richard Lewis announced a varied lineup of musicals for the 2013 season of Sacramento Music Circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion, the 63rd season for what has become a Northern California summer tradition. The five-show season will include the Music Circus premiere of the Kander and Ebb hit [...]
ATTITUDE IS VERY IMPORTANT: Mitzi Stockel of Somerset forwarded the following advice: “Attitude is everything — Pick a good one.” I-PAD WORKSHOP: An “i-Pad 101 Workshop” is scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, at 1 p.m. at the El Dorado Hills Senior Center, 990 Lassen Lane. Class topics will include: “Set the settings; access e-mail; browse [...]
What: Spring Fling Fundraiser, Spring Tea Luncheon Who: Dogwood Garden Club of Pollock Pines Where: Historic Smith Flat House, 2021 Smith Flat Road in Placerville When: Thursday, May 23 starting at noon Tickets: $25 per person. Information: Call Mary Bourne at 530-644-4832 or Merle Neil at 530-644-0672 The arrival of spring signals a new look for Mother Nature and is a time [...]
At the May 14 Placerville City Council meeting, four local businesses received beautification awards for their efforts in improving the appearance of the city. Mayor Wendy Mattson presented the awards to Dr. Daniel Morrill for Precison Eyecare; Jose Rodriguez, owner of Torino’s restaurant; Lanny Hardy, manager of the Cary House; and Richard Esposito, publisher of [...]
El Dorado Disposal announced May 1 the promotions of three longtime members of its team — Debi Harlow, Jessie Baratta and Melody Byers. Harlow, who joined El Dorado Disposal in 1989, has been promoted to Community Relations Manager, the company’s top liaison to scores of community groups, service organizations and government leaders on the county’s [...]
CREATURE ADVICE: John Chapman provided the following T-shirt “Advice from a Spider” statement: “Make good connections. Be Web savvy. Patience pays off. Let go of your hang-ups. Show your artistic side. Dew your best. Don’t get strung out!” “LET’S TALK” MEETING: “Let’s Talk” is a topical, senior discussion group led by Terry Provenza. It will [...]
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) helps local children get into safe, permanent homes instead of long-term foster care or re-entry into the foster care system With a staff of just nine, CASA El Dorado is blessed with hundreds of volunteers who efficiently advocate for abused and neglected children throughout the county. The advocates believe every [...]
Wine drinkers and fans of El Dorado wine country can enjoy two weekends of wine tasting in the Sierra foothill region. El Dorado Winery Association’s Passport 2013 weekends are April 13-14 and 20-21. The theme this year pairs El Dorado’s celebrated wines, food, music with the magic of Hollywood. “We want all our friends to [...]
It is hard to imagine, but 2013 marks the 17th consecutive Box Lunch event for CASA El Dorado. Each year more than 125 volunteers gather at the Diamond Springs Firehouse at the unheard of hour of 4 a.m. to put together and then deliver over 4,000 lunches. It is an amazing effort. If ever there [...]
Congratulations to the Ponderosa High School Academic Decathlon team. Not only did the team bring home a 21st consecutive victory in the El Dorado County competition, the team scored big at the state level. The annual competition tests knowledge in 10 academic disciplines. Cody Hannah earned a bronze in economics; Joey Costello won a silver [...]
Baseball El Dorado 13, North Monterey County 2 — The Cougars scored 13 runs on 13 hits Monday to win their opener of a four-game swing through the Monterey area. Owen MacKendrick pitched six innings for the win with Zachary Terry throwing the seventh. Offensively, Matt Smith had three hits and Nick Bonniksen, Michael Weston [...]
Monday, Mar. 25 Baseball OR @ Boras Invitational, Elk Grove Sure West Tourney -PHS vs. Bella Vista, 3:30 p.m. -UM vs Rosemont, 12:30 p.m. -UM @ Casa Roble, 3:30 p.m. ED @ Monterey County, 3 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 26 Baseball Boras Invitational, Elk Grove -OR vs. Dougherty Valley, 4 p.m. PHS, UM @ Sure West [...]
LOOK INTELLECTUAL: Carlyn White provided the following quote: “Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.” TAKE A HIKE: If you would like to know more about the Senior Hikers group, call John Dutton at 530-295-9323. The hikes are scheduled for the second and fourth Tuesday [...]
ONGOING Gold Country Artists Gallery, 379 Main St. in Placerville, through March 31, is featuring the abstract paintings of Randy Honerlah. Honerlah, a California native, works mostly in acrylics. The gallery is also featuring photographer, Kelly Morris whose beautiful landscapes and wildlife scenes demonstrate his passion for the medium. The cooperative gallery of local professional [...]
Spring arrives in El Dorado County with the vernal equinox at 4:02 a. m. on Wednesday, March 20. Spring brings more daylight hours, new growth on plants and more daylight time to do fun things. Equinox is from Latin meaning “equal night” so the days and nights are approximately equal on this day. There are [...]
25 Years ago March 4, 1988 City chief named By TIM WILLIS The Placerville City Council has hired Robert Semple, an assistant city manager of Coalinga, as its new city administrator, with a base salary of $43,800 annually. Semple starts his new job April 4 and succeeds Lee Yarborough, who retired late last year. Mike [...]
Softball Oak Ridge 7, Bella Vista 0 Oak Ridge JV 21, Bella Vista 0 Baseball El Dorado 6, Dixon 4 — The host Cougars made a four-run first inning stand as they led all the way in Wednesday’s nonleague win over the Rams. Nick Bonniksen picked up the win with relief help from Owen MacKendrick [...]