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Nov. 14, 1931 — July 9, 2012 Former El Dorado county resident Jean (Arnold) Williams passed away on July 9, 2012, at age 80. In 1932, when Jean was a baby, the Arnold family moved from Oklahoma to El Dorado. She graduated from El Dorado High School in 1949 and spent most of her adult [...]
ONGOING put gold 824 here Gold Country Artists Gallery, 379 Main St. in Placerville, through Sept. 2, is featuring Donna Bamford, a new artist in the gallery. Bamford creates original sculptural forms in mixed media using clay, painting and a variety of natural materials. Oil painter, Bruce Gruenzel is also featured. His realistic style is [...]
On this date in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt became the first United States President to ride in an automobile. He liked doing fun and new things and probably would have enjoyed the Thursday night car show in Placerville. The Placerville Lions Club and the Placerville Downtown Association are presenting the Hangtown Car Show on Thursday, Aug. [...]
What: Mega Reunion for El Dorado, Oak Ridge and Ponderosa high school classes of 1983 to 1990 Who: Mega Reunion Committee Where: El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Drive in Placerville When: Saturday, Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Cost: $35 for singles and $60 for couples Information: Scott McFarland at 208-389-9094 or 208-409-5794, or e-mail mega.reunion@yahoo.com [...]
CAMINO — Local residents’ feelings toward the proposed Iowa Hill Pumped Storage Plant have not changed in three years since the last meeting between residents and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. Last week SMUD officials and the Iowa Hill Advisory Committee held a reunion meeting of sorts with about 70 concerned attendees at the Apple [...]
DON’T THINK ABOUT MOVING: A study by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation rate El Dorado County as one of the 10 healthiest counties in Calif. . . Here’s to your health! • • • VIETNAM IN THE SUMMER: The “Vets with a Mission” program is offering a trip to [...]
EL DORADO HILLS — Riding the early hot hand of Dakota McLarnan and benefiting from Vista del Lago’s inability to put the ball in the basket for four quarters, host Oak Ridge opened the annual Trojan Toss Up with a 68-39 victory over the Eagles. If Oak Ridge wanted a jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring win to kick [...]
Democrat columnist Whenever a Julia Roberts film debuts, thereÕs buzz and anticipation. She is, after all, one of the sure things in the motion picture industry, a take-it-to-the-bank megastar. And so, as the buildup to her latest film, Eat Pray Love, gained momentum over the past two weeks, it caught my attention, not so much [...]