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Dec. 31, 1956 — May 11, 2013 Juanita Lumley passed away after a long and courageous struggle with breast and brain cancer at Marshall Hospital on May 11, 2013. She is survived by her son, Michael Aja; his father, Chris Lumley; her dear friends, Bill and Karan Cox, Teresa Freeman and Tom Touhy; and the [...]
A man died of a heart attack while taking a class on the river near Highway 49 behind Mother Lode River Center in Lotus. The man, later identified as Anthony Servin, 49, of Elk Grove, was taking an unspecified class on the river — possibly kayaking — around 2:30 p.m. on May 11, said El [...]
HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: On Wednesday, May 15, Marshall Hospital Auxiliary is presenting an “Orientation” for new volunteers at 10 a.m. Prospective members will learn about the Auxiliary and the many volunteer services provided in the hospital, the gift shop and several out-patient facilities. For exact location of “Orientation” or other information, contact Linda Militello at [...]
“Education is the key lever to kids being able to meet their potential,” said Ed Manasala, EdD. On July 1, Manansala will become the new Associate Superintendent of Educational Services for the El Dorado County Office of Education as Jeremy Meyers, the current Associate Superintendent, becomes the County Superintendent. Education as the key to reaching [...]
Last March, a week before her 59th birthday, Lotus resident Deb Tull was diagnosed with cancer. “It was almost nine years to the day that my husband had been diagnosed with prostate cancer, so we were both familiar with the ‘C’ word,” said Tull. “Only this time, we traded places.” Tull had triple negative breast [...]
Marshall Medical Center is hosting a Women’s Health Expo and non-competitive 5K fun run/walk at El Dorado Hills Town Center on Saturday, May 18. The event runs from 8-11 a.m. and is open to the public. The fee is $15 for an exciting morning of fitness and fun. Registration can be done online at marshallhealthexpo.com. [...]
Feb. 12, 1939 – April 30, 2013 Bob Morgan went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 30, 2013, following a valiant battle with cancer. He was born on Feb. 12, 1939, in Jenny Lind, Ark., to Olen James and Irene Knox Morgan. He enjoyed his early years in rural Arkansas and [...]
June 2, 1930 — April 20, 2O13 Howard James Cheezum, 82, of Placerville, Calif., was born on June 2, 1930, in Easton, Md. He passed away on April 20, 2013, at 2 a.m., in Marshall Hospital in Placerville. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 56 years, Laura Cheezum; and their son, [...]
Marshall Community Health Library’s shelves contain an entire health education, from potty training to caring for an elderly parent, heart disease to heart healthy diets. Want to know more about medication, meditation, mental health and menopause? The health library has those topics covered, too — and so much more. “It runs the whole lifespan,” said [...]
Sept. 14, 1923 — April 23, 2013 Betty Jean Henley, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Placerville, Calif., after a long illness. She was born on a farm near Lake Mills, Wis., in 1923. After graduation from high school in Lake Mills she attended the University of Wisconsin for four years [...]
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). [...]
April 6 5:03 p.m. Deputies conducted a warrant service on Pony Express Trail in Cedar Grove. Sean Westbrook, 27, was arrested and booked into the county jail for allegedly bringing a controlled substance into a prison. 8:35 p.m. Four Hispanic males had dinner then left without paying on Coach Lane in Cameron Park. 9:21 p.m. [...]
EDITOR: I just want to say thank you to Marshall Hospital and the El Dorado County firefighters and paramedics for an amazing experience. The paramedics arrived quickly to my residence and made me feel very comfortable from the time of them walking in my room to the time they dropped me off at Marshall ER. [...]
A young man found in critical condition laying on a road Saturday morning died later that day. El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a suspicious circumstance at 4:19 a.m. on April 13, only to find a young male lying on Sand Ridge Road in Somerset, a press release states. The 17-year-old was in critical [...]
Oct. 1, 1917 — April 9, 2013 Edward Gardella, 95, of Shingle Springs, Calif., passed away peacefully on April 9, 2013, at Marshall Hospital in Placerville, Calif. Born Oct. 1, 1917, in Oneonta, N.Y., the son of Agostino and Celestina (Rosasco) Gardella, he married Erna Baumann on Sept. 7, 1947, in Sacramento, Calif. Ed was [...]
Sometimes the best instructors are volunteers. Bernie Powell teaches water aerobics at the Ponte Palmero Retirement Village in Cameron Park. For this 88-year-old former competitive swimmer, the program is a win-win situation. “Seniors sometimes feel they’re not up to rigorous exercises with weights and such. But when they work out with water aerobics they [...]
Almost a year ago, Michael Webb became Placerville’s first director of Community Development and Engineering. On May 9, Webb will leave his position to return to the city of Davis where he has accepted the position of Director of Community Development and Sustainability. City Manager Cleve Morris announced Webb’s decision to leave at the April [...]
A family was rescued after its car plunged into the South Fork of the American River on April 4.
El Dorado County Fire Engine 21 responded within three minutes to a report at 2:58 p.m. that a GMC Acadia was in the river, on its side, near Highway 50 at Whitehall, said Battalion Chief Mike Pott. The car had hit a mile marker, tree and boulder before ending up in the river. The unit was returning from another vehicle accident in Kyburz …
March 5, 1944 — March 23, 2013 Larry Wells, 69, of El Dorado, Calif., after battling a long illness went home to join the Lord Saturday, March 23, 2013, with his family by his side at Marshall Hospital in Placerville, Calif. A celebration of life will be held Thursday, April 11 at 1 p.m., at [...]
“He made me do it,” the voice of Richard Kenneth Petroski said over a speaker from taped audio on the first day of his murder trial on Tuesday. “He was pushing my buttons.” Petroski, known as Ricky, wiped tears away as he listened to the audio, taken at Marshall Hospital by El Dorado County Sheriff’s [...]