Editor’s note — Six candidates are seeking election for the District 3 Supervisor seat. Three, in alphabetical order, are profiled today. On his first day in office as District 3 supervisor, Allen Amaro said he would go looking for “accountability.” Running for the second time in nine years, Amaro shared his concerns and ideas with [...]
Campgrounds and RV parks in the Sierra Nevada foothills are finding it pays to be green. The latest case in point is Auburn Gold Country RV Resort in Auburn. The 66-site park, which also has three rental cabins and a small tent section, just completed installation of $500,000 solar power system. “It’s a 105 kilowatt [...]
SACRAMENTO — Sacramento State’s prolific Construction Management team has made the coveted final four in another national competition. Now it’s on to Florida to vie for top honors. “Our CM students made the top four for the Mechanical Contractors of America Association’s (MCAA) national student competition,” said Professor Mikael Anderson, coordinator of the Construction Management Program. [...]
EDITOR: In August of this year I hired a local company to install at my home an energy efficient HVAC system (central heat and air conditioner) and a propane generator. Everything was installed except the propane generator. I am still waiting for the generator’s permit to be approved. My contractors have submitted the required paperwork [...]
The El Dorado Hills Community Services District, in partnership with Video Products Distributors, hosts the Fall Community Clean-up Day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 15. The event is designed to provide El Dorado Hills residents (within the CSD boundaries) a place to discard old junk, yard waste and unused household items. Clean out the garage, [...]
Operating at 4G speed, El Dorado County supervisors declared a state of emergency and authorized purchase of three new air conditioning systems for the county’s Information Technology department. The emergency classification allows the county “to dispense with competitive bidding in order to replace the HVAC system, the Uninterruptible Power Supply and Power Distribution Unit along [...]
Shelter: to cover, protect, defend; provide refuge. For 41 years, from host family homes to a tiny house to a beautiful, new 12 bed home, New Morning Youth and Family Services has been quietly sheltering the youth of El Dorado County, providing a safe place with a listening ear and an open heart to nurture the [...]
