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The preliminary hearing concerning the 1980 murder of South Lake Tahoe gas station attendant Richard Swanson continued Thursday with examining chain of custody of evidence and handling of evidence. The first witness of the day was Bryan Kuhlmann, an investigator for the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office and former South Lake Tahoe Police Department [...]
EL DORADO — EL Dorado water polo coach Liz Tiedemann dodged the obvious with her comments following Tuesday’s Metro Conference match with Rosemont at the Aquatic Center on the Union Mine campus. She wouldn’t pile on and say what everyone saw: the Cougar varsity boy and girl teams had their way with the Wolverines in [...]
The loud hum of the HVAC systems cooling the data center serving the El Dorado County nearly drowned out David Russell as he pointed to two boxes in the large room. Both are servers, but one is much larger — and older — than the other. The cooling system, which takes up a large portion [...]
Boys 6 and under — 25 free: 1-Liam Mellberg, 26.41; 2-Colin Barton, 29.11; 3-Carson Murphy, 32.12. 25 back: 1-Mellberg, 35.36; 2-Landis Mount, 35.95; 3-Tad Carlisle, 41.48. 7-8 — 25 free: 1-Mark Barsotti, 17.85; 2-Daniel Owen, 19.79; 3-Connor Carnahan, 23.57. 25 back: 1-Barsotti, 24.92; 2-Aedan Burge, 26.71; 3-Alexander de Gaust, 26.98; 25 breast: 1-Samuel McVeigh, 29.94; [...]
Girls 6 and under — 25 free: 1-Zoe Stumbaugh, 22.80; Mia Barsotti, 25.38; Betsy Yost, 26.67. 25 back: Yost, 31.46; Barsotti, 31.77; Stumbaugh, 32.23. 7-8 — 25 free: 1-Morgan Kline, 22.33; 3-Elisha Folsom, 22.79; 4-Emily Foletta, 26.22; 25 back: 1-Eriah Griffith, 24.28; 2-Folsom, 24.97; 4-Kline, 27.62. 25 breast: 2-Fiona Bumgarner, 36.33; 3-Gabriella Doescher, 36.57; 4-Marisa Rush, [...]
The El Dorado Union High School District has released the following student registration information for the 2012–13 school year. School will start on Thursday, Aug. 9. Consult your respective school’s Website for the starting times of your school. El Dorado and Vista high school students School location: 561 Canal St. in Placerville Telephone: 530-622-3634 [...]
EL DORADO — The Placerville Dry Diggins Dolphins and the Auburn Robalos braved the cold weather last Saturday for an exciting VFCAL meet that ended with a victory for the Dolphins, their second straight. There were many exciting races to watch, and still more improved times from the team as a whole. “It was great [...]
ORANGEVALE — Placerville’s Dry Diggins Dolphins started their competitive season with a victory Saturday against the host Orangevale Tigersharks, winning 1,586.5-1,285.5. Despite the heat, Dolphin swimmers showed up ready to race, evident in many swims throughout the day. “It was a very exciting first league meet and many personal best times were swam. We have [...]
El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson announced May 1 he is endorsing Joseph Hoffman for Superior Court judge. Joining El Dorado County’s top prosecutor are the chief assistant district attorney, eight deputy district attorneys and two District Attorney’s Office investigators. “Public safety is my top priority,” said Pierson, now in his second elected term [...]
CITRUS HEIGHTS — Saturday the Dry Diggins Dolphins came to win and win they did. In Citrus Heights at the Rusch Park pool, the Dolphins outscored every team, winning the Valley Foothill Competitive Aquatic League title for the first time in several years — and in only the team’s second year as a parent-run organization. [...]
AUBURN — Two summers ago when budget problems forced the City of Placerville Parks and Recreation Department to reluctantly sever its ties with the Dry Diggins Dolphins recreation swim team, parents, alumni and other supporters rolled up their sleeves to find a way to continue the program. And now, in their second season, the newly [...]
EL DORADO — The Dry Diggins Dolphins swim team hosted the Rollingwood Rockets Saturday at the Western Slope Aquatic Center as a trial to see if the Rockets’ Sacramento Swim League and the Dolphins’ Valley Foothill Competitive Aquatic League would benefit from a merger. “I do not expect to win. This will be a fast [...]
Placerville’s Dry Diggins Dolphins recreation swim team faced more than its share of challenges last week and still came home winners, defeating the Orangevale Tiger Sharks 1,82.5-1,091.5. A broken pump at the Dolphins’ home pool, the Western Slope Aquatic Center at Union Mine, forced the team to practice at another facility. Expecting to host the Tiger [...]
Coach Kristen Stumbaugh couldn’t be happier about her Dry Diggins Dolphins recreation swim team’s start. The Dolphins are now 2-0 in the Valley Foothill Competitive Aquatic League standings after cruising past the Cordova Blue Marlins 1,630-1,133 Saturday at Cordova. The weather was sunny and warm in contrast to opening day when the Dolphins defeated Auburn [...]
The El Dorado Union High School District has released the following student registration information for the 2011–12 school year. School will start on Aug. 8. Consult your respective school’s Website for the starting times of your school. El Dorado and Vista High School The counseling office will be closed for summer break from June 20 [...]
EL DORADO — The Dry Diggins Dolphins recreation swim team opened the 2011 Valley Foothill Competitive Aquatic League season with a convincing win over the visiting Auburn Robalos Saturday at the Western Slope Aquatic Center. In what has been a regular occurence this spring, the meet was cut short halfway through because of a thunder-storm that [...]
Jaycee Lee Dugard, in addition to recalling the nightmarish 18 years spent with kidnappers Phillip and Nancy Garrido, told grand jurors about the difficulties she faced in her home life as a young child. In the September 2010 grand jury testimony released last week, Dugard said she initially made no attempt to escape the Garrido’s Antioch compound [...]
David Charles Zanon, for the 2007 killing of California Highway Patrol officer Douglas “Scott” Russell, was sentenced to death Monday morning by El Dorado County Superior Court Judge James R. Wagoner. Monday’s sentencing came three months after jurors recommended Zanon, 41, be put to death for his first-degree murder conviction. Several uniformed CHP officers were [...]
Democrat staff writer There will be more than vino and flowers at the Marshall Hospital AuxiliaryÕs ÒAn Evening of Wine and RosesÓ Saturday at the Wilkinson Hupcey Building, 681 Main St. in Placerville. The auxiliaryÕs largest fundraiser is from 7 to 9 p.m. and is raising money for the new acute care wing at Marshall [...]