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Moon of Curiosity Maybe it’s not such a bad thing that there are cameras everywhere these days. People who are caught on video don’t lie nearly as much as those who were never recorded. Big Brother is not the only one watching during this curious Sagittarius moon. You’ll get the sense that the whole cosmic [...]
Wild-Abandon Moon The Sagittarius full moon eclipse breaks through the limits. Its methods are rather simple: Question everything, even your own thinking, (SET ITAL) especially (END ITAL) your own thinking. To do so is not a mark of madness or weakness, but rather of high intelligence and emotional maturity. Just because we think it doesn’t [...]
Gemini Sun Communicates What I’ve noticed lately is that writing statements by hand in a stylized way is a popular form of expression among young people. Letters imbued with artistry and personal meaning are perhaps an answer to an overly digitized society. Or maybe they’re just the most natural way to communicate the mind. The [...]
April 22, 1932 — May 12, 2013 Big R passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013, with his family by his side. He had been battling lung cancer for the past nine months. He is survived by his son, Scott Russell and daughter-in-law Kami Arnold of Diamond Springs; daughter, Sheri Duncan of Pollock Pines; son, Brent [...]
With a 3-2 vote on May 14, the Placerville City Council approved a plan to explore all options, including a roundabout, for improvements to Clay Street and the intersection of Cedar Ravine and Main Street with an eye to preparing documentation for an Environmental Impact Report. The plan will include a series of public workshops [...]
Gemini Energy of Optical Illusion Gemini is the prevailing energy as we head toward the full moon lunar eclipse at the end of the week: quick, bright, social and endlessly trendy. So much changes as the planets party in Gemini that it’s like there’s a swirl of energy all around us making it seem like [...]
Multitasking Gemini Planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and the sun all in Gemini highlights the best and worst aspect of the twins. The ability to multitask falls in both categories. In a fast-paced world, multitasking can be a necessity. It can also be a productivity and civility killer — or an actual killer if one of [...]
California Association of Realtors LOS ANGELES — Fueled by high demand and tight inventory, California home sales and prices both experienced strong increases in April, with the median price surpassing the $400,000 mark for the first time in five years, the California Association of Realtors reported. “California’s housing market maintained its momentum in April, getting [...]
The Amador El Dorado Forest Forum recognized three of its members posthumously at the Spring Honors Dinner held at the Institute of Forest Genetics in Placerville on April 17. Robert E. “Bob” Flynn, 1919-2011, U.S. Forest Service 1936-1975 Bob Flynn, born in Georgetown, went to work for the Forest Service before he got out of [...]
April 25 12:000 a.m. A 17-year-old male suspect in El Dorado Hills was allegedly found in possession of property that was stolen from a vehicle. 2:00 a.m. A runaway 12-year-old juvenile was located at a homeless camp on China Garden Road in Diamond Springs. The juvenile was intoxicated, out past curfew and had tobacco paraphernalia [...]
The right guy in the right place at the right time,” is how Mark Divittorio was informally described by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 14. The veteran kayaker was awarded a hero’s plaque by the board for his rescue of a Livermore family from the American River near Kyburz on April 4.
Divittorio described his role in the dramatic events in a bit …
A woman accused of child stealing appeared in court for a brief hearing Friday morning to push her trial back. Judge Daniel B. Proud began the hearing regarding Jennifer Kendall by asking if both deputy district attorney Jamie Verwayen and defense attorney Tom Johnson were prepared for a six-day trial beginning May 28. Instead of [...]
Bye-Bye, Taurus Sun The Taurus sun bids of adieu with this insight: When the destination is in clear sight, the quest is made easier. This is not, however, usually the case. Most of the paths we journey will twist, dip and climb, making it impossible to keep the destination in our sightline. Look then through [...]
The unemployment rate in the Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville MSA was 8.3 percent in April 2013, down from a revised 9.2 percent in March 2013 and below the year-ago estimate of 10.3 percent. This compares with an unadjusted unemployment rate of 8.5 percent for California and 7.1 percent for the nation during the same period. The unemployment [...]
Last Day of Taurus Sun 2013 The Scorpio moon is in danger of taking himself too seriously on this the last day of the Taurus sun. Lighten things up by making someone laugh. Tip: Humor depends on the nuances of a surprise. If a surprise veers too far from what’s expected, the effect is random [...]
Mercury Squares Neptune Mercury moved into Gemini only a few hours ago, and already he’s picking a fight. This time the squabble is with Neptune in Pisces, a formidable adversary. This astral tension points to a discrepancy between expectation and reality. What should work logically won’t be enough. Success also will depend on creativity, imagination [...]
Lion’s Moon Even though your housecat may eat out of a bowl, cats are predators. Their eyes are made to track movement, and their superior depth perception makes them expert prey-pouncers. Humans can go either way, but the wild Leo moon is more playful than prey-ful. Use your movement trackers to go where the wild [...]
In an apparent effort to improve their public image, the board of the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District (GDPUD) discussed spending $10,000 to hire a public relations firm at Tuesday’s meeting. Leading off the discussion was board member Maria Capraun, who criticized the Mountain Democrat for its articles and especially the titles of its articles. [...]
What: Rocks and Rhônes Wine Festival Who: Five Pleasant Valley wineries: Auriga Wine Cellars, Holly’s Hill Vineyards, Miraflores Winery, Narrow Gate Vineyards, and Sierra Vista Vineyards and Winery Where: Participating wineries When: Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day Cost: $35 a day in advance, $40 at [...]
SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Frank Bigelow voted April 30 against 36 empty budget bills as the state Assembly gave Californians little to no transparency in the beginning of the state’s 2013 budgeting process. Bigelow joined 23 of his colleagues by voting in opposition to the empty budget “spot” bills, which act as a placeholder or a [...]