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EDITOR: On June 8, 1967, Israel attacked the USS Liberty, killing 34 crew members and wounding 171. At the time, the ship was in international waters north of the Sinai Peninsula. Israeli air and naval forces used machine-gun fire, napalm and torpedoes in an attempt to sink the ship and kill the crew. The ship’s [...]
Perhaps you’ve heard the expression: If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands. That’s writer Douglas Adams’ version, anyway. The point is, things usually are what they seem. The key [...]
It was a gut-punch — loud, uncomplicated rock and roll, the pure stuff the Who and AC/DC cranked out in their prime: soaring guitar solos, follicle-raising power chords, blistering drum solos, bone-shaking bass riffs and spot-on vocals, and it was coming from the skate park from a band born while George W. Bush was president. [...]
PROBLEMATIC PROVERB: If you cruise through the “365 Stupidest Things Ever Said” calendar, you will discover the following mixed-up proverb: “She’s just going to have to take the horn by the ears.” — Good Morning America legal analyst Robin Sax, about Lindsay Lohan’s addiction problems (thanks to Bill Roche). STOCK UP ON STEAK: Raffle tickets [...]
Children and gardening go together like peanut butter and jelly. Why, you might ask? There are many reasons. It’s precious time that you and your child can spend together and it can be so much fun. It helps children to develop a life-long hobby. It is a healthy activity, because everyone is outside getting exercise. [...]
Sun and Jupiter Conjunction The merry procession of well-wishing begins with the sun and lucky Jupiter in conjunction at the last degrees of Gemini. The solar tides are about to turn, and this is a time for celebration of the new friends made, games played and agreements struck during the bright, carefree days of the [...]
Baseball Father’s Day Tourney El Dorado Post 119 2, Reno Bull Dogs 3 El Dorado Post 119 1, TC Legion 8 El Dorado Post 119 14, Healdsburg 4 El Dorado Post 119 0, Reno Muckdogs 4 Nonleague El Dorado Post 119 2, Napa 7 Youth wrestling Dave Shultz Freestyle State Tournament Selland Arena EDH Wrestling [...]
The Junior Livestock Auction was the place to be Saturday morning as 4-H, FFA and Grange members gathered at the Vicini Pavilion of the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. There to bid and cheer them on were parents, buyers and the public.
Beef, swine, sheep, rabbits, goats and poultry were up for sale with auctioneers Doug Milton, Jimmy Clark and Seth Seever keeping things moving. Getting a break, this year’s weather was much cooler so less time was spent hosing down the animals and attendees.
June 2, 1929 — June 9, 2013 Donald Warren Dickinson Sr., age 84, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., died Sunday June 9, 2013. Mr. Dickinson was preceded in death by his parents, Abraham Becker and Carolyn Verhoff Dickinson; and his wife, Jane Carolyn Dinkins Dickinson. He was a member of Green Valley Community Church in Placerville, Calif. He [...]
Countdown to Conjunctions Good fortune is lining up that will pay off later in the week. Today’s instructions are to hold on to hope, which is one of those rare things, like love, that you can clasp and give to others at the same time. The Libra moon of relationships will remind us that we [...]
Libra Mirrored Moon The Libra moon likes to figure out who she is in the mirror of another person. More complicated than reflective glass, the mirror of relationships can highlight unexpected gifts, hide flaws or do the reverse of either at any moment — a warped view at best. Considering how inaccurate the mirror of [...]
May 18 5:45 p.m. The Sheriff’s Office received a call regarding information about a possible marijuana grow in Shingle Springs. A search of the area revealed approximately 50 mature plants and a large amount of indicia that indicated a large amount of marijuana plants either exist now or had existed. 9:09 p.m. Two adult males [...]
A status report on the district’s finances, present and future, was made at Georgetown Divide Public Utility District’s (GDPUD) board meeting on June 11 by a member of the board’s Public Finance Committee. Garden Valley resident Dennis Goodenow said he and other committee members had been appointed several months ago to identify the status of [...]
CAMINO — The Amador-El Dorado-Sacramento Unit of Cal Fire will be conducting two vegetation management project (VMP) burns between June 17-21, weather permitting. The first will be at the Wakamatsu Farm located on Cold Springs Road in the community of Gold Hill (this is being rescheduled from a prior announced date) and the second will [...]
BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse recently announced the first of three groups of high school boys’ lacrosse players named a US Lacrosse High School All-American, All-Academic honoree or a Bob Scott Award winner. In all, nearly 80 players were recognized for their efforts on and off the field, including Oak Ridge junior Josh Wellman, one of [...]
Join the Gold Country Writers and Placerville author, Shawn Hansen, on Wednesday, June 19 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way in Auburn. Learn how to create and locate powerful graphics for your Website, Blog, eBook covers and Social Media Marketing needs. This visual presentation covers ways to create graphics [...]
Remember summer camp? Intense and fleeting, full of traditions, camp was the bright beacon in the depths of winter. Tahoe South offers its own rituals of the season: sun-drenched beaches, Grammy winning artists on outdoor stages, family events and outdoor recreation, the country’s biggest celebrity golf tournament, fireworks, and enough nightlife to put the wild [...]
EDITOR: The folks who braved the heat on June 7 to attend the 49th Ag Tour, sponsored by the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce and the Ag Council, were given a wonderful taste of the variety of agricultural products found in El Dorado County. Many thanks to the tour hosts: Winterhill Olive Oil, Dedrick’s [...]
Where I come from, the best barbecue is found in the worst neighborhoods. I’ve savored soul food on the south side of Chicago and shouted for ribs through bullet-proof Plexiglas in the Fillmore District. So I was unprepared for Boucane’s Smokehouse and Sweetery which opened in March by brother-sister act Nicole Burton and Brandon Ivey. [...]
With one of the driest winters on record, vegetation is drying earlier and the fire danger is rising. Beginning on June 17, Cal Fire’s Amador-El Dorado-Sacramento Unit will suspend dooryard burning permits and the U.S. Forest Service will begin fire restrictions in portions of Eldorado National Forest. Fire restrictions in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management [...]