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The Mother Lode Friends of Music, the regional organization presenting classical music concerts, opens the new year with a concert of chamber music on Sunday, Jan. 27 starting at 2 p.m.in the Sutter Creek Church of the Nazarene, 14050 Ridge Road in Sutter Creek. The program offers a “sampler” of string quartets by some of [...]
Nov. 30 12:12 a.m. A female subject had been advised not to return to a business on Red Hawk Parkway in Shingle Springs. The female was allegedly located at the business and the responsible party signed a citizen’s arrest. Deborah Oliver, 46, was subsequently arrested for alleged trespassing. 1:31 a.m. Unknown suspect(s) popped the lock [...]
Have you ever, while driving in traffic, noticed another car tailing you too close and then speeding around you only to be right next to you again at the next red light? Trying to push ahead is often futile. The void-of-course Virgo moon is a similar reminder, and she insists we take it easy this [...]
Mind’s Body is working together with local schools to draw attention to the future of youth in the community and on Sept.29, Mind’s Body with Ra Danté Keys will perform at the Cozmic Cafe with local artist and high school student, Lainey Moon. Moon joined Mind’s Body in May 2012 and has been working on [...]
Lainey Moon will be debuting with the band Mind’s Body with RaDanté Keyson Saturday, June 2 at the Cozmic Café, 594 Main St. in Placerville. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Mind’s Body is a reggae/Latin band with a rock edge. The recent addition of Moon to the group has further solidified the group’s stance [...]
Optimist Club of El Dorado Hills Country Sports League Track and Field Championships Union Mine, May 9, 11 Girls — 65 hurdles: Girls A, 1-HGR-Elizabeth Vaccaro, 11.42, Girls B, 1-PV-Breanne Gloia, 11.44, Girls C-1-GHI-Julia Lathrop, 11:47; Mile: Girls B-1-MAR-Danny Destefano, 8:39.83, Girls C-NOR-Madisyn Schmitz, 6:17.56; 400: Girls A, 1-HGR-Allison Babbage, 1:07.75, Girls B, 1-MAR-Madelyn Davis, 1:19.56, Girls [...]
Kevin Cairns, the restauranteur convicted on misdemeanor counts of vandalism, assault, exhibiting a deadly weapon and disturbing the peace, walked into the courtroom with a smile and a Hawaiian shirt on. After his sentencing hearing, he still wore a smile, just not quite as wide and not quite as happy. Deputy district attorney Dale Gomes [...]
TROY R. GIER, 46, of South Lake Tahoe by South Lake Tahoe Police Department on March 22, bail listed as $2,500. MARK MCDONALD, 52, by CHP on March 22, bail listed as $5,000. SHEILA Y. FRAZIER, 41, by South Lake Tahoe Police Department on March 23, bail listed as $2,500. HEATHER D. RYLAND, 33, of [...]
There’s nothing like a visit from a big friendly St. Bernard to cheer people up. Especially when you’re confined to a hospital bed and the dog visiting you is Dante. A 170-pound, 3 1/2-year-old certified therapy dog, Dante sauntered down the hallway of the transitional care center of Marshall Hospital with his owner, Vearl LaBerge. The [...]
It’s the last day of the current Mars retrograde in Virgo. If you’ve been struggling with practical matters, including budgetary restraints, logistical issues and challenges with the administration and scheduling of your life, things are about to get better. Tomorrow may bring Friday the 13th, but it also brings a direct course for the warrior [...]
EDITOR: In regards to the article published on March 12, my St. Bernard, Dante, and I thank the photographer Shelly Thorene so much for visiting the Literary Dog reading program at the Pollock Pines library last week. Therapy dog work is increasing here in El Dorado County and all across the country as researchers prove it [...]
The closing arguments of deputy district attorney Dale Gomes and defense attorney Steve Tapson for Kevin Cairns backed up to the jury’s deliberation and lunch break in the trial that saw Cairns charged with five counts, including assault, exhibiting a deadly weapon and disturbing the peace. One side sees him as a liar and manipulator, [...]
The penultimate day of the Kevin Cairns trial concluded after seeing Deputy Simon Brown, Joyce Alderete and finally Cairns himself take to the stand. Deputy Brown, in his second appearance as a witness in the trial, explained that he had investigated the “Cone Incident,” also referred to as the “Taco Bell Barf Bag Incident.” He [...]
The trial of Kevin Cairns, owner of now-closed restaurant Dante’s On the River, continued Tuesday morning with William Terry being called as a witness. Terry, a former police officer, police chief and investigator for a district attorney, frequented Dante’s with his wife and other guests. He explained that Cairns and his wife, Nancy, would come [...]
After a break for lunch, Kevin Cairns returned to his jury trial Thursday. Cairns’ attorney, Steve Tapson, stood before the jury and explained who he would be calling for witnesses. He told them about Cairns’ restaurant, Dante’s On the River, and how it had become more like “Dante’s Inferno” and suffered from “barbarians of the [...]
The jury trial of Kevin Cairns, owner of Dante’s On the River, continued Thursday with witnesses being brought forth by the people. The first witness of the day was Joseph Goodrich, a contractor, who had been snowboarding with friends at Heavenly Ski Resort on Nov. 28, 2010. While on their way back home, one of [...]
As owner of Dante’s on the River, Kevin Cairns was more comfortable in a kitchen than a courtroom. But with his ongoing legal battles, Cairns found himself spending more time getting better acquainted with the justice system than he would have liked. The 51-year-old restaurateur, who purchased Dante’s in 2004, is facing a slew of [...]
“”The Cult of Beauty: The Victorian Avant-Garde, 1860–1900″ is showing at the Legion of Honor. It is the first major exhibition to explore the unconventional creativity of the British Aesthetic Movement, tracing its evolution from a small circle of progressive artists and poets, through the achievements of innovative painters and architects, to its broad impact [...]
Girls volleyball Most Valuable Player: Katie Christner, Golden Sierra Co-coaches of the Year: Justin Cox, Golden Sierra; Melisssa Bowers, Bradshaw Christian First team: Golden Sierra: Caitlin Hess; Tiffany Grey. Bradshaw Christian: Janai Johnson; Rachael Byerly. Vacaville Christian: Brittany Simmers; Lauren Johnson; Lauren Grabowski. San Juan: Brandie Abercrombie. Encina: Victoria Lose. Rio Vista: Katja Zaugg. Highlands: [...]