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Heard over the back fence: ‘Dark Knight Rises’ at library

KINDNESS IS MORE IMPORTANT: 
Thanks to Clara Neilsen, we have the following quote from the book “Live and Learn and Pass It On:” “I’ve learned that kindness is more important than perfection.” — Age 70. FREE MOVIE AT THE LIBRARY:
 Tomorrow, Dec. 15, the movie, “The Dark Knight Rises,” will be shown at the Placerville [...]

Local owner enjoys travel series race title

It’s not often, in fact 17 years to be exact. But there’s another now that Tony Fonseca became the latest local car owner to celebrate a championship after his self-built, Red Hawk-sponsored Midget Lite race car claimed the title last season of the Bay Cities Racing Association traveling series. Fonseca, a 20-year Placerville resident, has [...]

Woodruff sentenced to two years for evading arrest

A man originally arrested on kidnapping and attempted murder charges was sentenced for evading arrest on Dec. 3. Dustin Woodruff, 27, appeared in court after having his judgment and sentencing hearing pushed back for medical reasons, defense attorney David Brooks told the court, but was now in good health and ready for the hearing to [...]

Kidnapping, attempted murder suspect pleads no contest

Dustin James Woodruff, 27, appeared in court Monday afternoon to plead to one of the counts charged against him. After defense attorney David Brooks and deputy district attorney Gloria Mas approached the bench, the matter was trailed for some time and other cases called. The case was recalled and Judge Douglas C. Phimister announced that [...]

Things are shaking at Oak Ridge High School

What: ”All Shook Up” Who: Oak Ridge High School Where: Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Theatre, 1120 Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills. When: 7 p.m. on Oct. 18-21 and Oct. 25-28, with 2 p.m. matinées on Oct. 20 and 27. Cost: $15 for adults and $10 for students, seniors and children. Information: 916-390-3727 or online at brownpapertickets.com Lace [...]

Kidnapping, shooting suspect nabbed: Stolen truck crashed after chase

An man wanted for kidnapping and attempted murder in July was taken into custody Tuesday after a 16-mile chase. Dustin James Woodruff, 27, was arrested in connection with the shooting and beating of Bryan Santana, 35, of Placerville, on July 2 of this year, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Marshall Hospital had reported the July [...]

Crime Log — Aug. 4-8

Aug. 4 3:10 a.m. Unknown suspect(s) entered Ace Hardware on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park by breaking the front door glass. Power tools were taken. 3:22 p.m. A complaint was made by a Garden Valley resident who was receiving harassing phone calls from her ex-husband. The male, Kevin Mode, 36, was arrested for an [...]

Motorcycle collision with tree results in fatality

A motorcycle accident on July 8 resulted in a single fatality. Heath Sagan, 23, of Willits, was driving his Yamaha R1 north on Aaron Cool Drive in Cool at 1:40 a.m. when he turned off onto a dirt embankment, CHP Officer Dan Stark said. “He hit a tree head on, was ejected and hit the [...]

Get well soon, Rusty Dupray

EDITOR: I have learned today that Rusty Dupray was in a motorcycle accident this week and is recovering at Sutter Hospital in Roseville. I am certain that everyone who knows Rusty will keep him in their thoughts and prayers and wish him a speedy and complete recovery. Whether you agreed with Rusty when he was on [...]

Wendy Schultz: Walk this way

A couple of weeks ago, I drove home through downtown Placerville on one of the first warm evenings of the year. Although it was just before sunset, the streets were alive with people — walkers of every age — teenagers without cars, people with dogs, white-haired elderly people, people walking to or from dinner at restaurants, [...]

Another motorcycle death on Salmon Falls Road

An Auburn woman who lost control of her motorcycle was killed near Pilot Hill Sunday afternoon. Vickie Altman, 52, of Auburn, was riding her 2007 BMW motorcycle northbound on Salmon Falls Road, north of Pilot Hill, at around 3:45 p.m. Sunday when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with a telephone pole. She was [...]

Aaron Joseph Weiss

July 26, 1980 — Oct. 13, 2011 Aaron Joseph Weiss, 31, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Oct. 13, 2011, following a truck accident in Plumas County. He leaves behind his wife Lisa (Anderson) and their soon-to-be-born son, Aaron David, due in a few weeks. They live in Paradise, Calif. Aaron’s parents [...]

Tahoe DUI patrols planned through Labor Day

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Avoid the 6 El Dorado County DUI Task Force has announced it will join nearly 10,000 other law enforcement agencies nationwide in support of an intensive crackdown on impaired driving from Aug. 19 to Sept. 5, known as “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.” Drunken driving checkpoints, DUI task force deployments [...]

CHP reports zero fatals

All things considered, the 2011 Fourth of July weekend was a relatively safe one for El Dorado County motorists. Placerville area California Highway Patrol officer Dan Stark said the three day span of Saturday through Monday yielded 13 crashes and no fatalities. “We managed to avoid the worst-case scenario,” he said. Stark said there were [...]

Marc Stephen Keith

Jan. 26, 1953 — May 30, 2011 Marc Stephen Keith of Placerville, Calif., left us at age 58 in a tragic motorcycle accident while doing one of the things he loved with some of the people he loved. He left behind his loving wife of 27 years, Lauren Keith; and his three amazing sons, Garrett [...]

Have wheels, will travel

Bumper to bumper traffic, jockeying for a parking space and finding they’ve run out of something by the time you arrive — a familiar experience for American commuters, including those who traveled overland to California by covered wagon. Pioneer wagons shared the road, and the resources of the trail, with freight wagons, stage coaches, mail wagons, [...]

Georgetown woman killed in motorcycle accident

Georgetown resident Tracie Murchie, 39, was killed last week when the motorcycle her husband was driving collided with a pickup truck. Tracie and husband Steve, also 39, were riding a 2000 Kawasaki motorcycle westbound on Wentworth Springs Road, east of Hotchkiss Hill Road, on Tuesday when the bike’s driver lost control trying to avoid a [...]

Motorcyclist dies on Wentworth Springs Road

GEORGETOWN — An El Dorado County man was killed late Friday night after losing control of his motorcycle in a solo vehicle accident. Scott David Harper, 48, of Georgetown, was riding a 2001 Harley-Davidson Sportster at approximately 10 p.m. Friday on Wentworth Springs Road, west of Fox Run Road, when he drove off of the [...]

Dog talk with Uncle Matty: The benefits of home alone

Recently, while I was out training a client’s dog, I became involved in an incident with another dog. It was as preventable as the deaths by car I covered in my last column. I don’t say that to place blame. I say it to inform, to hopefully prevent it from happening again. While I was [...]

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