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Ruth I. Augusta

Nov. 16, 1919 — April 30, 2013 Ruth was born in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov 16, 1919, the daughter of Dan and Ethel Justus, and passed away on April 30, 2013, at Cameron Park, Calif. She is survived by her son, Edmond (Sandy) Augusta of El Dorado, Calif.; grandson, Mark (Megan) Augusta of Sacramento, Calif.; great-grandchildren, [...]

James William Newman

1923 — 2013 James W. Newman, 89, passed away on April 22, 2013, in his home in Placerville, Calif. He was born in Bixby, Okla. He came to California in the 1940s and then went into the Navy for 19 years. He was married to his wife, Dolly May Newman, the love of his life, for [...]

Helen Louise Petersen

Oct. 11, 1914 — April 19, 2013 Our mother Helen Louise Petersen passed from this life on April 19, 2013, after 98 years as a Placervillian. She was second-generation El Dorado County resident, born on Oct. 11, 1914, in Placerville, Calif., to Margaret Elizabeth Callan and Thomas Christian Smith. She was preceded in death by [...]

LaVonne A. Ward

Sept. 26, 1927 — April 16, 2013 LaVonne A. Ward (Brennan) passed peacefully of natural causes in Placerville, Calif., on April 16, 2013. She was born in Indianapolis, Ind., on Sept. 26, 1927. She was a resident of El Dorado County since 1988. LaVonne was preceded in death by her mother, Clela; and her father, Raymond [...]

Debbie Miller

May 14, 1959 — April 21, 2013 Debbie Miller passed away peacefully after a long illness at her home in El Dorado on April 21, 2013, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her loving husband, Bob Miller. She was the caring step-grandmother of Tryston, Hunter and Dakota; step-mother of Wendy Knight; faithful daughter [...]

Volunteers needed to work with children and teens

Healing All Together — Snowline Hospice’s Place for Grieving Children, Teens and Their Families began as a pilot program in January 2009 as a place where boys and girls (and their families) could work through their feelings after the death of a loved one. Youth ages 5 to 18 have found a place of healing. [...]

Snowline celebrates volunteers

During National Volunteer Week in April Snowline Hospice honored its core of dedicated volunteers who provide support, companionship and dignity to members of the community facing serious and life-limiting illness. “We could not do the work we do without the gifts of time and talent from our hospice volunteers who support our organization and walk with [...]

Betty Jean Henley full obit

Sept. 14, 1923 — April 23, 2013 Betty Jean Henley, age 89, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Placerville, Calif., after a long illness. She was born on a farm near Lake Mills, Wis., in 1923. After graduation from high school in Lake Mills she attended the University of Wisconsin for four years [...]

Don’t take it to the dump

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. At least that’s what Snowline Hospice is hoping people realize as spring cleaning takes full effect. When you clean out your garage this spring, or finally replace that old TV or computer with a new one, consider donating your no-longer-needed electronics to Snowline instead. You’ll be avoiding adding [...]

Roberta Agnes “Pat” Farley

Feb. 5, 1916 — April 14,2013 Roberta Agnes Farley (Pat) was born to Robert and Agnes Buzza on Feb. 5, 1916, in Sacramento, Calif. She was welcomed into Heaven on the morning of April 14, 2013, after a quiet, final visit with beloved son, Robert and his wife, Maryanne. She was 97 years old and [...]

Visiting Angels make all the difference

Mom can’t quite keep up with her housework and she gets nervous about driving to the store. Is it time to talk about a move? No, it’s time to talk about Visiting Angels. The non-medical, in-home care service offers assistance to adults and seniors. The Angels provide companionship, personal care assistance, meal preparation, housekeeping, run [...]

Rotary and Snowline linkup to Link-Up

What: Link-Up Who: Cameron Park Rotary Club and Snowline Hospice Where: Nugget Market and CVS in El Dorado Hills; CVS in Shingle Springs, Safeway and Food 4 Less in Cameron Park and the Safeway and the Walmart in Placerville. When: Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: Free Information: 530-621-7820 The bells will be [...]

Cameron Park CSD offers many April activities

The Cameron Park Community Service District has activities planned for April. On Saturday, April 20, clean out unwanted junk from the garage, clear the yard of unwanted clippings and tree trimmings and bring everything to the Spring Clean-up Day. Spring Clean-up Day will be held at Christa McAuliffe Park and Camerado Springs Middle School  parking [...]

Donations offer two-pronged benefit

Wanted: computers, televisions, appliances or anything with an electrical cord that is not needed anymore. Snowline Hospice Reuse and Processing Center in Placerville will gladly take these items and keep  them out of the landfill and use the proceeds to deliver hospice care to El Dorado County. The center, 180 Industrial Drive in Placerville, has [...]

Heard over the back fence: The Wood Heads are back!

BE FAIR AT WORK: 
Clara Neilsen provided the following “Share the Glory” statement: “Promote yourself but do not demote another.” – Israel Salanter. FUNDRAISER FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS:
 The Society of Wood Heads Only is sponsoring their 9th annual fundraiser for school woodworking programs in El Dorado County. The fundraiser is scheduled for Monday, April 22, [...]

George Elisher

May 30, 1926 — April 5, 2013 George passed away at his home in Placerville on April 5, 2013. He was born in Geidel, Czechoslovakia, to George and Rosalia Elisher and immigrated to this country in 1962. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Gretel. He was the beloved father of Bruce [...]

You stole from Snowline

EDITOR: Snowline Thrift Store on Placerville Drive has been having problems with people stealing items from their outside sales area. There you can find furniture, file cabinets, animal cages, large play toys, etc. that overflow from inside. Two-part tags are on the items. The customer takes the right-pay-for side, and goes into the store to [...]

Carmen Halfman

March 8, 1943 — March 29, 2013 Carmen (Elias) Halfman passed away in the early morning of March 29, 2013. Her life cannot be recounted within the confines of a few column inches of an obituary. Carmen was born in Pomona, Calif., on March 8, 1943, to Cedric and Dolores (Ramirez) Elias, who preceded her in [...]

Snowline Hospice

EDITOR: How fortunate that our community has Snowline Hospice. My husband Augie was in hospice care for about eight months. During that time the loving and thoughtful care that was provided for him and our family was incomparable. From the people on the phone, to volunteers and professional people, and also the Robinson Pharmacy and [...]

Heard over the back fence: Colored glass day at Snowline store

EXPAND YOUR UNIVERSE:
 Clara Neilsen provided the following “Zoom Out” statement: “You can’t see the whole sky through a bamboo tube.” — Japanese proverb. GLASS COLLECTORS DAY:
A “Cavalcade of Colored Glass” will be presented tomorrow, April 13, at the Snowline Hospice Thrift Store, 455 Placerville Dr., from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be [...]

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Things to do: May 17, 2013

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It’s a dog day at the annual Dog-A-Thon

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Car show revs up community fund

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Time out: Bangers ‘n’ mash score big

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Building permits 5/6-10/13

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Edward James Walsh

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Surely, not another housing bubble?

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Ground zero: Five offers, two letters, one house

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Metro areas’ home prices continue to grow

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Eastlake is a light and spacious townhouse

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