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May 21, 1926 — March 4, 2013 Marjorie Allen Sutton of Placerville, Calif., passed away peacefully on March 4, 2013, in Sacramento, Calif. She was born on May 21, 1926, in Salt Lake City, Utah, one of six children to John Edwin and Dessie Allen. She is survived by her three children, Preston, Janet and John [...]
EXPAND YOUR UNIVERSE: Clara Neilsen provided the following “Zoom Out” statement: “You can’t see the whole sky through a bamboo tube.” — Japanese proverb. GLASS COLLECTORS DAY: A “Cavalcade of Colored Glass” will be presented tomorrow, April 13, at the Snowline Hospice Thrift Store, 455 Placerville Dr., from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be [...]
Dec. 24, 1959 — March 12, 2013 An inspiration to us all, Kelly Wheeler passed away peacefully at home in Cameron Park, Calif., with friends and family at her side. It was important to Kelly, as she strove to be able to see her young son reach his 18th birthday and to graduate from high [...]
Although the Hangtown Fibers Guild is open to members of any age, this volunteer organization is a great way for people in El Dorado County who are over the age of 50 to keep their minds and lives active. With membership between 80 to 100 people, the Hangtown Fibers Guild offers something for everyone. Members’ [...]
This year to celebrate the birthday of the reggae legend Bob Marley, Jahzilla will be teaming up with some of Reno’s finest talent to bring a very special tribute to one of the most influential artists of our time. They will be featuring 10 vocalists from different Reno bands of various genres all singing their [...]
Jan. 27, 1947 — Dec. 12, 2012 Elinor passed on Dec. 12, 2012, after battling with ovarian cancer. She was laid to rest at Westwood Hills Memorial Park on Dec. 17. Born and raised in Placerville, Elinor was the daughter of Elinor Cole McGee and Omer Martin McGee. She is survived by her son, Matthew Melson; [...]
Age: 42 City of residence: Placerville Hometown: Placerville Occupation: Owner of business, Traci the Petsitter Hobby: Knitting Favorite movie: Out of Africa Favorite book: Redeeming Love, by Francine Rivers Favorite vacation spot: Hawaii Best quality: Kindness What would you do if you won the lottery? I would go to the Caribbean and after that, start [...]
Pat Cook is a force of nature. Just ask anyone who has dealt with her when it comes to Gold Bug Park. Energetic, funny and often unorthodox, Cook, chairman of the Gold Bug Park Development Committee, has been involved with the park for 32 years, helping it grow from weed-covered Bedford Park to one of [...]
“High quality fabrics are amazing to wear. I never realized how nice it was to wear great quality fabrics, I feel like a new person,” said Lenore O’Neill, owner of the Diamond Springs sewing and knitting haven Mostly Natural Fabric and Yarn. Mostly Natural sells natural fiber and organic sewing, knitting and crocheting supplies. New [...]
LIFE CAN BE A POLKA: If you review the “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff” calendar, you will discover the following suggestion: “If you spend less time running away from problems and trying to rid yourself of them — and more time accepting problems as an inevitable, natural, even important part of life — you will [...]
The third successful season for “Hugs from Home,” a local project to send handmade afghans to a designated unit of the U.S. military stationed in Afghanistan — this year, Marines, was completed. In addition to the dedicated women — and men — who have knitted or crocheted afghans over the past three years, 10 members [...]
Aug. 1, 1922 — April 16, 2012 Genevieve Dolores (Houde) Marsh was born on Aug. 1, 1922, in Kankakee, Ill., to Zepherin Houde and Leah (LeSage) Houde. She passed away on Monday, April 16, 2012, in Lodi, Calif. Known always as Dolores, she was then the youngest of three sisters — the eldest being Mary [...]
June 4, 1919 — April 1, 2012 At her request, no memorial service will be held for Gardnerville resident Elizabeth Jane Pillsbury, 92, who died April 1, 2012, of natural causes. Born June 4, 1919, in Cado, Texas, to Cecil and Warren Smith, she married James W. Pillsbury on Oct. 14, 1939, in Santa Cruz, Calif. [...]
Oct. 26, 1916 — March 27, 2012 Mary Kraintz Harwell, age 95, passed away on March 27, 2012. She moved to Gold Country in Placerville five years ago from Concord, Calif., where she had lived from the time she married Fred Harwell in 1938. She was widowed for 30 years; Fred died of emphysema in 1982. [...]
Camino resident Krista Deal’s interest in space exploration has been a continuing theme in her life that got sparked during her childhood growing up in Oak Ridge, Tenn. It was there that her grandmother helped make one of the least expensive items ever used in America’s space program. It was a Teflon pad knitted by [...]
April 10, 1911 — Feb. 2, 2012 Born 100 years ago in Littleton, Utah, Ethel Robinson peacefully passed away on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. A resident of Placerville, Calif., for nearly 80 years, she was born on April 10, 1911, and was one of three children. Her family moved from Utah to Gridley, Calif., when [...]
Dec. 24, 1919 – Jan. 19, 2012 Mildred Pearl Grahek passed away peacefully at home January 19, 2012. Born Mildred Pearl Lindholm in Virginia, Minnesota, she enjoyed fishing, canoeing, and photography as a young woman. She received a bachelor degree in nursing from the University of Minnesota and shortly thereafter joined the Army Nursing Corps [...]
WILL ROGERS’ PHILOSOPHY: Thanks to one of our readers, Bob Henley of Placerville, the following Will Rogers’ quote from the book “Will Rogers, His Life and Times” by Richard M. Ketchum is offered: “Outside of traffic, there is nothing that has held this country back as much as committees.” • • • RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING YOUNGSTERS: The El [...]
TOMORROW IS EASIER: John Chapman provided the following T-shirt statement: “I’m a Master at Productive Procrastination?” • • • SWEET SALE: Mother Lode Lions Club is selling See’s Candy at their Candy Shack in the parking lot of the Mother Lode Lions Club, at the corner of Pleasant Valley Road and Missouri Flat Road, Diamond Springs. Candy [...]
This has been one of the best summers weatherwise ever for those of us in El Dorado County. Fall officially begins Friday and already there is that tinge of coolness in the air as the sun comes up. The sunlight is also moving to that fall mode and acorns are starting to drop. There will [...]