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My daughter and I were sitting in a San Francisco French restaurant looking out the window on Pine Street when we saw the most astounding sight other than the Gay Pride Parade. Walking across the street and right by our window were two elderly twin ladies dressed exactly alike and wearing matching leopard print hats. [...]
It was a Raggedy Ann Luncheon on Saturday as the Ladies Society of St. Patrick Church gathered for their annual event.
Susan Meyer, who coordinated this year’s event, said it helps raise money to support different church projects. Two hundred tickets were sold with the proceeds going towards whatever projects the parish needs most. Past projects included updating the kitchen and repairing the roof.
Every year the Ladies Society picks a different theme for the luncheon. In past years it was hats, antique aprons and Cinco de Mayo. This year it was Raggedy Ann and Andy. On each table was a fun table setting featuring Raggedy dolls along with tea sets and other toys. Festooned around the room were lots and lots more …
If our dogs could speak words to be understood by the likes of man, they might wake with the sun, stretch and, as padded paw hits grassy earth, reflect as Thoreau did in “Walden,” “I have, as it were, my own sun and moon and stars, and a little world all to myself.” The yard. [...]
There’s a lot of squawking going on at Auburn Lake Trails. A group of 10 “pro-chicken” volunteers have been working with the Board of Directors since August 2012 to try to get the current CC&Rs (Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions) changed to allow chickens in Auburn Lake Trails. The group originally started as a board-appointed task [...]
El Dorado County Animal Services received two reports of mountain lion sightings in South Lake Tahoe the week of April 15. Both sightings were in a meadow in the area of Black Bart Avenue and Al Tahoe Boulevard, a press release stated. The first was reported around 2 p.m. on April 16, when a mountain [...]
The El Dorado County 4-H Youth Development Program celebrated its centennial year in California on April 13 with Home Arts Day.
On tap were competitions, demonstrations and plenty of learning activities for the 1,000 people expected to attend.
El Dorado County 4-H offers projects in 38 different areas, but Saturday’s event focused on Home Arts with entries including photography, robotics, fiber arts, cake decorating and art.
To encourage youths to visit all the different activity booths, each child received a passport with his or her photo. Every time they visited a 4-H activity, their passports were stamped.
By Jeff Nilluka In every relationship there are struggles and high points — yes, even with your contractor. When homeowners are handing out large amounts of money for work they want done, it tends to put a lot of stress on the marriage and the contractor relationship. The contractor is there to do the work [...]
ENCOURAGE MORE BIRTHDAYS: Carlyn White provided the following “Great Lesson On Stress:” “Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.” FREE KIDS EXPO: Don’t forget the Kids Expo scheduled for Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. No pets, smoking or alcoholic [...]
When it comes to flooring there are so many choices. Soft surface or hard? Styles? Colors? Patterns? Price? One good place to start is your lifestyle. Do you live in the country or in a neighborhood? Are you a young adult with your first home, or retired and staying in the family home or relocating? [...]
Gullible Pisces Moon Not knowing how something works is never reason enough to doubt that it does. The Pisces moon can be impressionable, if not downright gullible. But it’s better to err on the side of belief than to be a cynic spouting doubt and nastiness and darkening the world with limiting visions of how [...]
The time of year has come that puts everyone who heads outside for fun in a bit of a pickle. Just exactly what is it that you are going to do? The ski resorts have started the season pass dance and the price is about as inexpensive as it’s going to get. If you are [...]
Feb. 18, 1954 — March 11, 2013 We are sad to announce the passing of Jim Kelly, 59, born at Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, Calif. He spent most of his life in Pollock Pines, Calif., and worked for the Department of Transportation for 18 years. He also worked for El Dorado Disposal Service. [...]
SACRAMENTO — The smash-hit Broadway musical and 2004 Tony Award winner for Best Musical, “Avenue Q” has arrived at the Black Box Theatre at the West Sacramento Community Center, and runs to Sunday, March 31. “Avenue Q” tells the story of Princeton, a bright-eyed college grad who moves to New York City with big dreams [...]
The effect of nicotine-derived insecticides on the noble honey bee has been much in the news of late. Beekeepers and environmentalists accuse the neonicotinoid class of insecticide compounds of contributing to bee colony collapse. They praised a recent European Union proposal to ban three specific compounds: Imidacloprid, Clothianidin and Thiamethoxam on crops that affect bees: [...]
My wife and I have spent the last decade living with a collection of mature oaks and pines on two and a half acres outside Placerville. We’ve made steady improvements to the house and have no plans to leave … ever. Our favorite tree is a proud Black Oak that shades our front deck from [...]
“I bought my mom a Yorkie for her birthday.” “Yorkie, huh? Cute breed. How old is your mom?” “She’s 92.” And so began the story that, all told, included four trips to the hospital in five months for Mom, as she repeatedly tripped over, tangled with and stepped on her rambunctious gift. Happy birthday! The [...]
FOLSOM — Carrera Productions is proud to announce a very special evening with Grammy award-winning Los Lonely Boys on Saturday, March 9 at Three Stages at Folsom Lake College, 10 College Parkway in Folsom. The band’s tale to date is already the stuff legends are made of: the members playing behind their fathers as kids [...]
SACRAMENTO — Yolanda Colosio-Ramos, founder and Executive Director of Instituto Mazatlán Bellas Artes de Sacramento has announced Zenón Barrón as the new Artistic Director for the lauded professional ballet folklórico company (Compania Mazatlán Bellas Artes de Sacramento) and school. Barrón comes to the company from San Francisco where he is artistic director at the San [...]
By Cara Greenberg Houselogic The stuff of family life — from excessive clutter to funky odors — can be domestic downers, whether you’re planning a romanitc evening or simply want your home to be a peaceful retreat. Here’s how to put the spice back in your home life. Clutter be gone Clutter is a national epidemic, and [...]
A romantic getaway is a special type of vacation. Couples fantasize about places to go where they can stay in a beautiful place, where they will be pampered, where they can discover regional surprises, and where they can create wonderful memories of their time together. Three years after opening, Eden Vale Inn was named one [...]