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June will mark the ending of an era for Sierra Ridge Middle School in Pollock Pines. Three beloved teachers will retire at the end of this school year. Leeann Stewart, Jeff Medley and Libby Wheeler have all played integral roles in shaping Sierra Ridge Middle School and its many programs. Medley has been with the [...]
Kristian Thomas Aahl, Chelsea Nicole Abelia, Carly Jean Abney, Ethan David Ackerman, Ryan Cass Adair, Alexander George Adams, Haley Robin Adams, Samia Anne Alaywan, Hailey Alexis Albert, Kathryn Danielle Allen, Amy Alvarez, Brigette Elizabeth Amidon, Maya Chunping Andrus, Roman Merrill Andrus, Dominac Vincent Angelucci, Madison Katlyn Arenchild, Alyssa St. Claire Armstrong, Holli Alexandria Arrieta, Khadija Baharah Atebar, [...]
Five-year-old Olivia Meyer used the two-handed hammer technique while Madalyn Crist, 6, and Rylie Brown, 5, searched for captives. The girls were part of a partnership between Indian Creek kindergarteners and Home Depot to celebrate Earth Day by building bug boxes. The kindergarten team of Valerie McDaniel, Nancy O’Ney, Wayne Jones, Valerie Lauritzen, Leeann Lytie, [...]
June 7, 1969 — April 5, 2012 Lynette Diane Tucker was the loving mother to John Tucker, Ashe’a Tucker and LeeAnn Mendoza. She was the daughter of David and Valmarie Duncan. Lynette was a active speaker for MADD, was a 25-year member of The Order of The Eastern Star and served Fallen Leaf Chapter No. [...]
The facade at 617 Main St. in Placerville may seem like just an average building from the outside. But step inside and find that everything from the hula hoop dancing to the core body balance exercise regimen makes this place just a little bit out of the ordinary. Gold Step Studios is the latest addition [...]
Somebody pinch me. I can’t believe my kids are in college. It’s even harder to believe that both of them received large scholarships and are leading such happy, independent, productive lives. Yet, this has been my consistent amazement throughout their formative years. What happened? How does such sustained success get traced to one particular element, [...]
Several runners on the Oak Ridge track team, plus alumni Amjed Aboukhadijeh, who is home from UCLA, had a great time at the fourth annual Egg Nog Mile the weekend before Christmas at a mystery Sacramento location. Participants are required to drink 12 ounces of eggnog before running each lap adding up to a total [...]
FOLSOM — After two years of frustration, Oak Ridge High cross country runner Benji Xie will run in the CIF State Cross Country meet Nov. 27 in Fresno. The star-crossed Xie, who was the No. 2 runner on the Trojan team behind Amjed Aboukhadijeh, collapsed on the Willow Hills course in the Sac-Joaquin Section Masters meet the past [...]
ANGELS CAMP — After competing against each other in the Delta River League this season, the Oak Ridge High and Ponderosa cross country teams entered Saturday’s Sac-Joaquin Section cross country subsection meet in two different divisions at the Frogtown course at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp. The Trojans faced Division I competition while [...]
FOLSOM — The Oak Ridge High and Ponderosa cross country teams wrapped up the Delta River League championships Saturday at Folsom’s Willow Hills course. The Trojans swept the banners with the varsity boys, varsity girls, frosh/soph boys and frosh/soph girls all winning league titles. The Bruin varsity boys took second while Ponderosa’s varsity girls were [...]
Democrat staff writer The prince of the night has finally arrived. Move over Bela Lugosi Ñ after more than two years in production Imagination Theater and Porter Media Group, in association with Nicknig Films presents ÒDracula.Ó Based on Richard SharpÕs interpretation of Bram StokerÕs mesmerizing story of ÒDraculaÓ the production is set to open on [...]
Mother Lode News Move over BŽla Lugosi Ñ after more than two years in production Imagination Theater and Porter Media Group, in association with Nicknig Films presents ÒDracula.Ó Based on Richard SharpÕs interpretation of Bram StokerÕs mesmerizing story, ÒDraculaÓ it is set to open on Friday, Oct. 8, and runs through Oct. 31 at Imagination [...]
The cool Pollock Pines morning must have mellowed out the chili cooks at this yearÕs Ò2010 Chili Cook-off and Classic Car ShowÓ presented by Mother Lode Rehabilitation Inc. The judges did plenty of sampling to come up with the winners but the consensus was that the chili was definitely milder this year. Fourteen teams gathered [...]
Sports Oak Ridge HighÕs cross country teams split up this weekend to compete in two separate, invitationals that pitted athletes against the fastest high school distance runners on the West Coast. The Trojan boys headed to Palo Alto for the Stanford Cross Country Invitational to compete in the Division I race on the Stanford golf [...]
Special to Village Life Oak RidgeÕs cross country teams split up this weekend to compete in two separate, prestigious invitational meets that pitted athletes against the fastest high school distance runners on the West Coast. Oak RidgeÕs boys headed to Palo Alto for the Stanford Cross Country Invitational to compete in the 12:10 Division I [...]
Sports The Oak Ridge High frosh/soph boys and girls cross country teams both won the sixth annual Trojan Invitational last Saturday. In addition, four junior varsity boys, Chris Wilcox, James Dutta, Evan Scherzinger and Anthony Zuccaro, raced well. Golden SierraÕs varsity girls team of Megan Harston, Taylor Amato, Emily Reddish, Lauren Little and Gwen Brown [...]
Sports The Oak Ridge cross country teams had a fantastic day racing at the Hornet Jamboree Invitational at Granite Regional Park. The varsity boys, varsity girls, frosh/soph boys, and frosh/soph girls teams all placed first. Oak Ridge also had three JV boys, Chris Wilcox, Evan Scherzinger and Anthony Zuccaro, race very well in the first [...]
Special to Village Life The Oak Ridge cross country teams had a fantastic day racing at the Hornet Jamboree Invitational at Granite Regional Park. The varsity boys, varsity girls, frosh/soph boys, and frosh/soph girls teams all placed first. Oak Ridge also had three JV boys, Chris Wilcox, Evan Scherzinger and Anthony Zuccaro, race very well [...]
Democrat staff writer ÒSomewhere over the rainbow way up highÓ in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada is Rainbow Orchards in Camino. There the skies are really blue and artists dreams do come true Ñ at least once a year at the annual ÒArt in the Orchard.Ó The event is presented by the El Dorado [...]
Democrat staff writer On July 7, 1937, Marvin E. Metzler enlisted in the Navy and headed off to boot camp in San Diego. A successful career in the United States Navy would soon follow Ñ as Metzler would see action throughout the Pacific Theater during the Second World War, ending his naval service as a [...]