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SACRAMENTO — The statewide median income for all 2011 individual tax returns was $34,684, an increase of 2.2 percent over 2010’s median income amount. For joint returns, the statewide median income was $68,122, an increase of 3.6 percent over 2010, according to the Franchise Tax Board (FTB). “Median income” is the point where one half of the tax [...]
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 [...]
Youth soccer clinic Members of Challenger Sports’ British Soccer Camp staff will be at the Christa McAuliffe Park in Cameron Park Thursday, May 16 to run a series of free skills clinic sessions. The clinic will be broken up into age brackets; ages 3 to 5 years will go from 5 to 6 p.m. and ages 6 [...]
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 [...]
SHINGLE SPRINGS — Ponderosa continued its push in the Sac-Joaquin Division II girls soccer playoffs Thursday by taking the 3-0 quarterfinal victory over Roseville at Simon-Bruin Stadium. In a battle between Bruins and Tigers, Ponderosa had an early attempt on a breakaway by Selena Brewer. Minutes later, Ashlynn Johnson and Sammi Fowler exchanged shots trying for the initial score but that didn’t come until the 12th minute [...]
Volleyball CIF Playoffs Division I quarterfinals Ponderosa def. by Granite Bay 12-25, 18-25, 23-25 — Kills: Tanner Charron, 12; Davis Alexander, 7, Haward Gomes, 6. Assists: Taylor Charron, 26. Digs: Austin Hangebrauck, 8; Gomes, 6; Tanner Charron, 4. Serve receive:: David Timm 23; Tanner Charron 16. Hangebrauck, 16; Gomes, 9. Ponderosa ends its season at 14-13 overall, [...]
Folsom Lake College will hold its 10th annual commencement ceremony Wednesday, May 22, starting at 6:30 p.m. at Harris Center for the Arts/Three Stages on the Folsom campus (10 College Parkway, off E. Bidwell St.). “Folsom Lake College is incredibly proud of its graduates and we can’t wait to celebrate their accomplishments,” said Folsom Lake [...]
EDITOR: One of Mr. Garon’s recent letters criticized Sheriff John D’Agostini on his letter to VP Joe Biden. In it he stated, retired Chief Justice Warren Burger declared in a speech, “The Second Amendment has been the subject of one of the greatest pieces of fraud, I repeat, fraud, perpetrated on the American people by [...]
EDITOR: I’m a parent at UMHS but I am a fan of my son’s EDHS friends who participate in sports at El Dorado and what I know of the Wall of Fame is not being submitted in the letters that I’m reading. The wall began in the 1980s and has only been sporadically updated; it [...]
The El Dorado Hills Chamber announced its next career forum will be held 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 10, at the California Welcome Center. The guest speaker will be Naomi Cruz, business development manager for River City Staffing Group Inc. She will speak to: • Her extensive network of professionals in the Sacramento region • How [...]
EDITOR: I salute the Mountain Democrat for its editorial recognizing the good work provided by volunteers in our downtown area. It’s their dedication and pride in our city’s history that allows Placerville to capture the imagination of thousands of visitors every year who are looking for the rich experience of seeing history up close and [...]
EDITOR: Nothing illustrates the delusional fantasies that animate today’s GOP than the right-wing commentariat on the opening of the Bush Library. From Charles Krauthammer to Michael Gerson to Ross Douthat, not one dared call the Bush presidency for what it was: an unmitigated disaster. “He kept us safe” is the mantra repeated incessantly by the [...]
EDITOR: On April 30 a meeting was held at the CPCSD to “brief” community members about two developments proposed just across Highway 50 from Cameron Park. This is a wake up call to all Cameron Park residents. I’m sure most of you will find it “entertaining” that we residents of Cameron Park were perhaps the last [...]
Veterans, not lawyers gave us this country of laws. — El Dorado County Supervisor Ron Mikulaco, April 30, 2013 May 1 began a two-month span of time dedicated to remembering and honoring America’s men and women in uniform. Collectively known as National Military Appreciation Month, May 1 to June 14 encompasses Victory in Europe (VE) Day, Military [...]
The man now accused of second-degree murder after a DUI-related incident had hearings rescheduled in court Wednesday afternoon. Dain Weiner, newly-appointed defense counsel for Joshua McCavitt, noted that the Wednesday hearing, which was supposed to be a bail hearing, would need to be continued to May 6. As such, they would need to vacate a [...]
Fortune Garden Chinese Restaurant in El Dorado Hills reopened April 13 over a year after a fire forced its closure. The restaurant was opened in 2005 by owner Wi Xiao Chen, his daughter Landy Chen-Wu and her husband Sam Wu, but an electrical short in a freezer unit on Feb. 12, 2012 caused a fire, [...]
EDITOR: This past Saturday night was prom night for El Dorado High School. On Thursday my son called a local flower shop and ordered a wrist corsage for his date. When I went to pick it up for him late Saturday morning, there was a problem. One of the excuses I received was that my [...]
EDITOR: Why did you put my life in danger today? Me, in a green sedan waiting on El Dorado Hills Boulevard at Green Valley Road to make a right turn. You pulled up on my left. You, 40-ish with light brown and graying full beard and short hair driving a new black four door domestic [...]
EDITOR: I find it absolutely disgusting that El Dorado County’s CAO Terri Daily and Assistant CAO Kim Kerr are trying to claw back the health retirement benefits promised to retirees of El Dorado County. Several ex-county employees stood up nearly in tears at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday describing how they have cancer and [...]