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EDITOR: The County Sports League just concluded a very successful track and field season, a season made all the more enjoyable and inspiring with the generous contribution of the Optimists of El Dorado Hills. Thank you, Optimists! Your donation for the awards helped make the nerve-wracking and exhausting events of the Finals that much more [...]
EDITOR: I lived in Pollock Pines for 18 years. My husband and I thought the country would be a nice place to raise our son. And since work allowed us to we moved up to the mountains. All was fine during his younger years but as high school began so did the problems. My son [...]
EDITOR: Mr. Alger, I note your rebuttal to my letter concerning austerity. Nowhere in my letter did I say we can spend with wild abandon. My position is simply that austerity is wrong in a period of a slow economy. And thank you for your final paragraph noting we don’t have to do austerity now. As for [...]
The right guy in the right place at the right time,” is how Mark Divittorio was informally described by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 14. The veteran kayaker was awarded a hero’s plaque by the board for his rescue of a Livermore family from the American River near Kyburz on April 4.
Divittorio described his role in the dramatic events in a bit …
DAVIS – What Oak Ridge High girls soccer coach Joe Champion called a “good journey” has ended. Despite Wednesday night’s 1-0 road loss to No. 1-seed Davis, the Trojans had exceeded all expectations. Coming off a 6-9-5 campaign in 2012, Oak Ridge (12-5-3) served notice in March when it upset rival Ponderosa, a school that [...]
At the May 14 Placerville City Council meeting, four local businesses received beautification awards for their efforts in improving the appearance of the city. Mayor Wendy Mattson presented the awards to Dr. Daniel Morrill for Precison Eyecare; Jose Rodriguez, owner of Torino’s restaurant; Lanny Hardy, manager of the Cary House; and Richard Esposito, publisher of [...]
EDITOR: On Sunday I took my elderly neighbor out to dinner for Mother’s Day. We had a glass of champagne and a wonderful meal at one of the nicest restaurants in town. At the table next to us was a large family out for Mother’s Day as well. We chatted a little about this and [...]
CHIPMUNK ADVICE: John Chapman provided the following “Advice from a Chipmunk” T-shirt statement: “Be playful * Hit the ground running * It’s OK to be a little cheeky * Earn your stripes * Plan ahead * Be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed * Stay chipper!” PARTNERS IN CARE FUNDRAISER: On Thursday, June 6, from 5:30 to 7 [...]
Barsotti Books and the Barsotti family are thrilled to partner with five local organizations for the second annual El Dorado Reads program. The focus book will again be the updated version of Joan Barsotti’s book, “Okei-san: A Girl’s Journey, Japan to California, 1868-1871.” This is a story written by local author, Joan Barsotti based on [...]
LIFE LESSON: Thanks to Clara Neilsen, we have the book “Live and Learn and Pass It On,” which offers the following advice: “I’ve learned that you should never sign a contract with blank spaces.” — Age 47 SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: The 17th annual “El Dorado Bazaar and Flea Market” is scheduled for Sunday, May 26, [...]
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 [...]
LISTEN TO THE WOLF: The following “Advice from a Wolf” T-shirt statement was provided by John Chapman: “Trust your instincts * Be at home in nature * Keep your den clean * Stand fur what you believe * Stay on track * Howl with your friends * Be a leader * Pack life with good [...]
“ROSE IS A ROSE IS A ROSE”: John Chapman provided the following: “Advice from a Rose” T-shirt statement: “Make someone’s day * Enjoy the sunshine * Remember your beauty stems from within * Be colorful * Look past the thorns * Make new buds * Bloom! * Be scent-sational!” CLEAN UP CAMINO: The annual “Camino Clean-up [...]
LUNAR ADVICE: John Chapman provided the following “Advice from the Moon” T-shirt statement: “Live life to the fullest * Be someone to look up to * Don’t be phased by difficulties * Take time to reflect * Enjoy a little space * Honor the cycles of nature * Light up the night!” OPEN HOUSE PARTY: [...]
A few months ago, I did something I felt a little funny about. I wasn’t sure it was OK to do, but I couldn’t stop myself. I used our local homeowners’ association email-address list to send out a message that wasn’t about homeowners’ business. I know. Bad. I rationalized, of course. I told myself it [...]
Award-winning local cartographers were out in force at the county government center Tuesday morning. Participants in the map contest sponsored by the association of Surveyors, Architects, Geologists and Engineers (SAGE), competed in all grade levels from kindergarten through high school. All the winning maps were displayed in the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors chambers, [...]
EL DORADO HILLS — Playing at home in the first round of the section playoffs, Oak Ridge knocked off Davis in four sets, 25-17, 26-24, 23-25, 25-17. “They just get into a rhythm. They’re a team that you can’t really micromanage a lot, and they sort of work out the bugs on their own,” Trojan [...]
Feb. 12, 1939 – April 30, 2013 Bob Morgan went home to be with his Lord and Savior on April 30, 2013, following a valiant battle with cancer. He was born on Feb. 12, 1939, in Jenny Lind, Ark., to Olen James and Irene Knox Morgan. He enjoyed his early years in rural Arkansas and [...]
EDITOR: The dictionary meanings of the word “community” don’t come close to describing the true nature of the word when you see it in action. Words often fail to communicate the importance of a helpful event, or show of support, or a gentle hug when you most need one. All of these things came together [...]
Plucky 12-year-old Mikey Keleshian of El Dorado Hills may have been born with a rare genetic disorder, but that’s not holding him, family or friends from doing everything they can to ensure that he gets well. And that includes holding a fundraiser for him so he can receive specialized treatment for his condition. Born with [...]