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A few years ago a locked U.S. Forest Service “green gate” was an unpleasant surprise, an unusual occurrence prompting a phone call to the local ranger station. But today it’s becoming ubiquitous throughout our national forests. Why? It’s because forest service management practices have gone unchallenged except by enviro groups who make money off us [...]
SHINGLE SPRINGS — Ponderosa opened the CIF Sac-Joaquin Division II girls soccer playoffs Tuesday by blanking Downey High 2-0 at Simon-Bruin Stadium. From the start, the Lady Bruins took control with a shot from Sammi Fowler in the third minute that landed in the left side of the net. Two minutes later, Selena Brewer sent [...]
“It’s helped me so much, to keep that connection,” said Russell Mote, father of Staff Sgt. Sky Mote, 27, who was killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 10, 2012, just one day after he was awarded the Navy Marine Commendation Medal for combat heroism.
The connection Russell Mote values is the tie between his family and Sky’s Special Operations teammates, a connection nurtured by the MARSOC Foundation (Marines Corps Special Operations Command).
“Sky was in Special Operations,” said Mote, “and the public is not supposed to know who they are or what they do, so we wouldn’t ordinarily be able to connect with them, but the MARSOC Foundation found a way. We didn’t need financial support, but we did need that …
With a waterfall of cinnamon-colored hair and green-blue eyes, she’s 6 years old, a kindergartner at Sierra School, and her favorite colors at the moment are purple and pink. There’s more to Summer Fuller than that, however. Summer has a father named David, a 4-year-old sister named Cheyane, a cat, and cancerous brain tumors behind [...]
May 14, 1959 — April 21, 2013 Debbie Miller passed away peacefully after a long illness at her home in El Dorado on April 21, 2013, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her loving husband, Bob Miller. She was the caring step-grandmother of Tryston, Hunter and Dakota; step-mother of Wendy Knight; faithful daughter [...]
A few years back I was the listing agent on a nice house on acreage in Camino. I never met the buyers, who were represented by another agent, but about a year after closing I received a call from their attorney who demanded a significant amount of money from me for my failure to disclosure [...]
The opening performance of “No Good Deed …,” an original musical/comedy, will be Sunday, April 28 at Foothills United Methodist Church, 3301 Green Valley Road in Rescue. The curtain is at 7 p.m. for the 20th annual Youth Theatrical Production. This year’s adventure follows the story of a land from long ago, whose struggling inhabitants decide [...]
Daisy is a 20-pound mutt, female, somewhere between 2 and 4 years old. We also have a 6-year-old Labradoodle. We rescued Daisy from a reservoir near our house in December of 2011. She was on her last leg and has recovered nicely except for one thing: She’s overprotective when anyone or any dog enters the [...]
Golf tournament The very first Cameron Park Friends of the Library Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, starting at 8:30 a.m. at Bass Lake Golf Course. Registration packets are available at Cameron Park Library, 2500 Country Club Dr., Cameron Park 95682; or Bass Lake Golf Course, 300 Alexandrite Dr., Rescue 95672. Proceeds to [...]
ONCOMING TRAFFIC WARNING: Carlyn White sent the following “Great Lesson on Stress:” “When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.” READER’S RAPTURE: Used books are for sale on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Placerville Main Library, 345 Fair Lane (in the back parking lot). [...]
William Shakespeare might appreciate how World Book Night (WBN) is celebrating his birthday on Tuesday, April 23. Spreading the love of reading around the world, person to person, is the goal of World Book Night. This year, more than 250,000 volunteers will be giving away half a million free books to people in their communities [...]
What makes a great salad? Crisp greens, fresh or grilled vegetables, grilled meats, a sprinkle of fresh herbs, a perfectly balanced dressing and a dash of the exotic. Summer is the perfect time to experiment with fresh ingredients since wonderful produce is abundant at the farmers market. With temperatures heating up, salads are a welcome [...]
March 29 9:42 a.m. A 46-year-old male had a weed eater and radio stolen by unknown suspect(s) while he was away for a week from his residence on Silver Drive in Diamond Springs. 9:49 a.m. Unknown suspect(s) entered a 62-year-old female victim’s residence on Idle Creek Drive in Shingle Springs by using her spare key. [...]
Camino resident Judy Collins has a goal: to hike 500 miles of the Camino de Santiago from southern France over the Pyrenees mountains into Spain. “I saw ‘The Way’ with Martin Sheen last year and it inspired me to do the Camino de Santiago,” said Collins, 69. “I will be hiking by myself, but it’s [...]
The Southeast Capital Connector Joint Powers Authority took a big step forward at its March 8 meeting at Rancho Cordova City Hall, approving project design guidelines and a finance plan. Both measures received unanimous support from the board: Chairman David Sander, Rancho Cordova; Patrick Hume, Elk Grove; Don Nottoli, Sacramento County; Jeff Starsky, Folsom; and Ron [...]
YOU CAN BE RECALLED: Thanks to Carlyn White, we have the following quote: “Drive carefully . . . It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.” LADY TENNIS PLAYERS UNITE: The Hangtown Women’s Tennis Club plays at Union Mine High School on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. Yearly dues are $30. If you [...]
Full Moon Eve On the eve of the full moon in amorous Libra, love for love’s sake seems like a fun thing to aspire to. When the discerning Virgo moon gives way to Libra’s spell in the evening, it will be tempting to let go and invite romance to lead the way. Mars and Pluto [...]
Planetary Poker Match The arrangement of Mars, Uranus and Pluto is like C.M. Coolidge’s depiction of dogs playing poker. The tobacco-puffing pups are dressed in finery and are casually participating in a game of cards. Yet there’s the sense that it could all turn wild at the drop of an ace. They are, after all, [...]
El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Chairman Ron Briggs referred to the proposed Capital Southeast Connector road project as a “35-mile-long subdivision.” Beginning at Highway 5 in Elk Grove, skirting Rancho Cordova, brushing Folsom and then running through El Dorado Hills, the “connector” would merge with Highway 50 in the neighborhood of a newly built [...]
Softball El Dorado 5, Rosemont 2 — Joshlyn Wright pitched a complete-game seven-hitter for Monday’s road win that improved the Cougars to 4-0. Wright helped her own cause at the plate with a 3-for-4, one RBI effort while Hailey Harkey went 2-for-4. Baseball Union Mine 5, Rio Linda 9 — The host Knights scored enough [...]