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Caltrans continues to work on a $43 million project on U.S. Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe from Trout Creek Bridge to Ski Run Boulevard. Landscaping, striping and electrical work is scheduled for spring and summer 2013. Completion is expected in summer or early fall. Work is also starting on a $7.3 project from just west [...]
RANCHO CORDOVA — With a record event attendance of nearly 25,000 fans, the 45th running of the Hangtown Motocross Classic proved to be one for the history books as the 2013 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship series, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, kicked off Saturday at the Prairie City OHV Park. After missing last season [...]
Frisbees will fly this weekend at Finnon Lake as Tru Line Customs, in conjunction with the 2013 Tru Line Tour, presents ‘Take the Lake,’ a two-day frisbee golf tournament beginning tomorrow and concluding Sunday. The field, limited to 135, is expected to draw some pros, including several world champions. Take the Lake’s fourth stop of [...]
The 45th Annual Hangtown Motocross Classic is back at Prairie City State Recreation Park with the pros racing on Saturday. Hosted by the Dirt Diggers North Motorcycle Club (DDNMC), the Hangtown Classic is one of the most coveted trophies of the 12-race Pro Motocross Championship Series and the crown jewel of the series — hosting the largest crowds [...]
Four divisions take to the red clay bullring for the fifth championship event of the season tomorrow. The winged sprint cars return with the limited late models, pure stocks and the visiting midget lites of the Bay Cities Racing Association. This event marks the final night of regular championship action following a break for the [...]
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 [...]
On March 15, Mountain Counties Water Resources Association, in conjunction with the Association of California Water Agencies Region 3, met at The Ridge Golf Course and Event Center in Auburn to hear the latest on climate change. THE QUESTION NASA defines climate change as changes in the long-term averages of daily weather. Long-term forecasts are [...]
A Placerville man was sentenced to more than three years in prison Friday in a Sacramento federal court for an interstate marijuana distribution conspiracy. District Judge Garland E. Burrell sentenced Robert Edward Mulready to 42 months in federal prison followed by a four-year term of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced in a [...]
Sierra Vista Bank is joining the El Dorado County Office of Economic Development to help small business owners with a free seminar on the techniques and financial tools available to support, grow and strengthen their businesses. County economic development specialist Megan Arevalo issued the following in a prepared statement Monday. The May 14 seminar at [...]
Softball Golden Sierra 21, Bradshaw Christian 2 — The Grizzlies won the Sierra Delta League title with Wednesday’s big road win. Golden Sierra scored in each inning of the 5-inning game. Savannah Stevens led the hit parade going 4-for-4, scoring four times, driving in 4 and tripling twice; Kenna Barth went 2-for-3 and scored four [...]
GARDEN VALLEY — Golden Sierra’s final Sierra Delta League track and field meet on Wednesday was won by the Lady Grizzlies’ squad, while the Grizzly boy’s earned a second place tie with San Juan.The team varsity boys’ title will be decided at the Sierra Delta League Championships this Wednesday. Golden Sierra captured 18 first-place finishes out [...]
SHINGLE SPRINGS — Two relay records — one back to 1972 — fell last week on the boys side as Bruins runners combined to set new records in the 4×400 and 4×100 relay races at the tri-meet with Pleasant Grove and Sheldon. In the 4×400, Matt Culver, Trevor Hammitt, Nicolas Bruks and Alex Roberds go [...]
GARDEN VALLEY — Sierra Delta League’s third, seven-school Center Track and Field meet last week saw the varsity boys fall to San Juan by two points but the varsity girls squad claim its third victory. Julia Patterson, coming off a strong performance at the Bret Harte Invitational (discus school record, 115-02.5), finished on top with [...]
Tennis D-I Section Playoffs Oak Ridge 9, Golden Valley 0 Singles (OR first): Brandon Sutter def. Nava, 6-0, 6-0; Jacob Zetlin def. Becker, 7-5, 6-4; Charlie Conarro def. Garcia, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4; Simon Chan def. Gallegas, 6-1, 6-2; Matt Fergerson def. Moua, 6-2, 6-2; Matthew Lai def. Smith, 6-2, 6-4. Doubles (OR first): Clarence Lai-Scotty [...]
Ducks Unlimited Placerville Ducks Unlimited will celebrate its 35th anniversary Friday, May 10 when it holds its annual dinner/raffle/silent auction at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds from 6 p.m. to 10:30. Tickets, $65 individual/$600 for a table package of eight, are limited. RSVP to ensure a spot. There will be an auction and games and drawings [...]
Baseball El Dorado 9, Union Mine 8 — The Cougars edged the D’backs Wednesday to sweep the season series from Union Mine. Tied at 3-3 after four innings, the D’backs scored four runs in the fifth to go in front but El Dorado came back with three in both the fifth and sixth innings to [...]
El Dorado track and cross country coach Peanut Harms will be honored as the State Boys Track Coach of the Year at the California Coaches Association’s 56th annual awards banguet in June in Fresno. *** Former 4-year Ponderosa varsity wrestler Jesse Routsong was named a Daktronics/NAIA Scholar Athlete for 2012-13 at Embry Riddle University in [...]
SHINGLE SPRINGS — Two days after beating Jesuit 9-7 to start a three-game series, Ponderosa fell flat last Wednesday in a one-sided 19-3 loss to the visiting Marauders — the game called after five innings due to the mercy rule. Jesuit sent 18 men to the plate in the top of the third inning and [...]
Chips the bobcat, whose rescue by a firefighter from the Chips Forest Fire in Plumas County last August gained national attention, was released back into “bobcat territory” in Lassen County on April 19, along with den mate Sierra. The juvenile cats are now eight months old and were judged by experienced rehabbers to be ready [...]