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ONGOING Gold Country Artists Gallery, 379 Main St. in Placerville, is featuring the outstanding photography of Soroush Mostafanejad. He uses a professional photographic technique of “high dynamic range photographs that capture all the available light, tone and color through multiple exposures.” Also featured at Gold Country are the delightful stained glass designs of Linda Soos. [...]
The search for a sense of “community” sent El Dorado County’s Board of Supervisors down into the weeds of planning and development issues at the BOS meeting May 14. Audience members likewise struggled to understand the difference between Community Identification and Community Design — both of which are deeply embedded in the county’s general plan [...]
JASON P. GISLER, 30, of Placerville, booked by CHP on May 5, bail listed as $2,500. EUGENE D. PETERSON, 62, of Sly Park, booked by CHP on May 5, bail listed as $2,500. JOSEPH A. RODRIGUES, 20, of Placerville, booked by PPD on May 5, bail listed as $2,500. AUSTYN N. RYAN, 18, of Orangevale, [...]
EDITOR: The Shingle Springs Community Alliance, No San Stino, and Stop Tilden Park appreciate the Board of Supervisors holding a discussion of our request for removal of the Community Region Line (CRL) from Shingle Springs and designating the existing commercial, industrial and multi-family zoned areas as the Central Shingle Springs Rural Center at its meeting [...]
April 28 9:30 a.m. Deputies completed an information report on vandalism done to a vehicle on Tea Rose Drive in El Dorado Hills. 9:30 a.m. Unknown suspect(s) damaged a 26-year-old male victim’s car causing about $6,000 in damage on Knollwood Drive in Cameron Park. 11:16 a.m. A glass door was broken at a business on [...]
Ponderosa High School choirs participated in a music competition through WorldStrides Heritage Music Festivals. The 90-member choir traveled to Santa Clara, where each of the school’s four choirs performed three songs. Each song was judged by a group of respected music educators from throughout the United States. In this unique competition, following the performance, each [...]
EDITOR: Mr. Garon criticized the Sheriff’s letter to Vice President Joe Biden on gun control and he made some senseless comment on the Sheriff’s refusal to accept the social scientists as experts in the field. Approximately 19 law enforcement agencies wrote to the V.P. and most were from Northern California. There were over 500 law [...]
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 [...]
Richard Johnson, 79, said he’s living in an America he doesn’t recognize anymore after tussling with the county over what he says is an infringement on his property rights. The owner of 5 acres of land in Shingle Springs that he’s owned since 1965, Johnson said his plan was to eventually build a home here. [...]
EDITOR: It was a lively discussion that filled the Pollock Pines–Camino Community Center last evening as citizens came together with Supervisor Norma Santiago to create the first Pollock Pines Community Advisory Council. It was obvious that some folks might still not have the truth and full knowledge of how citizens across the county are trying to [...]
ONGOING put gold 517 here Gold Country Artists Gallery, 379 Main St. in Placerville, through June 2, is featuring the delightful stained glass designs of Linda Soos. Her windows are unique, freeform mosaic style, glass on glass art. Also featured is photographer, Soroush Mostafanejad. Also this month the gallery has a special exhibit based on [...]
SHINGLE SPRINGS — Six Ponderosa Hugh athletes signed Letter of Intent forms at a recent signing ceremony at the campus. Wrestler Nick Troquato heads to Cal Poly; sprinter Alex Roberds will attend William Jewell; Graham McClone will play water polo for Santa Clara; soccer’s Alannah John will be at San Francisco State; softball’s Melissa Silveira takes [...]
SHINGLE SPRINGS — In Wednesday’s CIF Sac-Joaquin Division ll girls soccer playoff semifinals, Ponderosa blanked visiting Tracy 1-0 to earn a berth in Saturday’s section title game. The Lady Bruins return to the finals for the first time since 2008. Their opponent is Bella Vista who’ll they meet at Cosumnes Oaks at 2 p.m. Sydney [...]
May 1, 1939 — April 21, 2013 Trevor Watkins, 73, of Reno, Nev., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, April 21, 2013. Born May 1, 1939, he grew up in Shingle Springs, where he lived on the Watkins Ranch with his parents Archie and Iona Watkins and his brother Norman. He attended the Little Red Schoolhouse on [...]
On May 15, 1980, Max Anderson completed the first nonstop balloon flight across the United States. Hopefully he had a chance to look down on El Dorado County and enjoy the beautiful scenery. The new growth on the trees, the leafing out of the vineyards, the flowers and the terrain are spectacular right now. Spectacular [...]
1931 — 2013 Alyce Buhman passed away on May 10, 2013, after a short illness. She was born in Mohawk, Mich., as Alyce Marie Nordstrom on Aug. 15, 1931. She grew up in the Calumet, Mich., area. After getting married in 1956 she lived in various places in California, including El Dorado County for 13 [...]
The Hangtown Women’s Tennis Club is hosting its annual Junior Tennis Clinic June 3-7 at Union Mine High School. The popular coed clinic for those aged 12-18, will be the club’s 27th. The Hangtown Women’s Tennis Club’s current president is Beth Beyer. “The clinic’s chief aim is to encourage tennis amongst the area youth,” Beyer [...]
What: Capitol Pops Concert Band Who: Cameron Park Community Services District Where: Cameron Park Community Center, 2502 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park When: Saturday, May 18. Doors open at 6 p.m. and concert starts at 7 p.m. Tickets: Advance tickets are $10 per person and $18 for couples. The day of the concert tickets are $12 per person Information: 530-677-2231 or visit [...]
April 23 9:10 a.m. A property owner in Garden Valley discovered an old marijuana grow site while walking his land. 9:30 a.m. A 38-year-old female reported an incident of domestic violence with a 27-year-old male on Market Court in Shingle Springs. 9:50 a.m. A 58-year-old victim reported her husband’s .50 rifle was taken from her [...]
Placerville’s Andy Gregg celebrated his second victory of the year before a packed grandstand of spectators who turned out at Placerville Speedway at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds on Saturday night for the fourth Red Hawk Casino-Hoosier Racing Tires Championship event of the season. For Gregg, Saturday’s races started off strong in his Coors Light [...]