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Swan euthanized after fishing line fiasco in El Dorado County. Experts urge caution.
CAMERON PARK — A fiasco in El Dorado County has wildlife experts urging fishermen and the community alike to be careful of what they do with fishing lines.Leslie Ackerman with Sierra Wildlife Rescue was called in to save a swan at Cameron Park Lake after residents saw the bird struggling, wrapped in the fishing line."The swan itself was in the water," Ackerman said. "I could see her bleeding around her neck. She had a fishing line stuck in her mouth and had swallowed. I didn't know how much at the time."Ackerman was able to capture the swan. Once at a...
IT looking for shining stars
Imagination Theater will hold auditions for its Holiday production of "Miracle on 34th Street" on May 18. Bring the family to audition together. "Miracle on 34th Street" is a holiday classic, adapted from the Twentieth Century Fox film of 1947. Directed by Peter Wolfe, co-founder of Imagination Theater, the production will boast 13 performances scheduled for Nov. 29 through Dec. 23. Actors will also be invited to participate with IT! in the Placerville Christmas parade on Sunday, Dec. 8.
A gourd here. A gourd there. So what’s it to ya?
Joyce Campbell isn’t the only artist who creates elegant works of art out of gourds. But her exceptional talent has caught the attention of the Placerville Arts Association. Did you know gourds are fruits? And did you know that most gourds are inedible? But they are utilized for multiple purposes, including art, so PAA will put them and Campbell in the spotlight at the May 20 meeting.
City Council approves public art master plan
After a series of revisions made by the city's planning and recreation and parks commissions in the past month, the Public Art Master Plan drafted for Placerville by Arts and Culture El Dorado was adopted by the city council during its regular meeting Tuesday. The city originally entered into an...
Artists find inspiration at home and abroad
Gold Country Artists Gallery, an award-winning artists’ cooperative in Placerville, features the work of Debbie Claussen, Barbara Davies and Claudia Bennett in May. Meet the artists on Main Street’s Third Saturday Art Walk, 5-8 p.m. Art with essence.
Scores of seniors displaced by flooded apartments
More than 70 Placerville seniors were temporarily displaced this weekend when a 2 1/2-inch pipe burst in the ceiling of Cottonwood Senior Apartments' second floor, flooding multiple rooms. El Dorado County Fire Protection District crews arrived at the apartment building at the top of Clay Street shortly after 7 p.m....
Busted pipe forces evacuation at Northern California senior housing complex
(FOX40.COM) — An apartment complex for seniors was forced to evacuate on Saturday night after fire crews discovered a busted sprinkler supply pipe in the ceiling. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. at the Cottonwood Senior Apartments in Placerville, according to the El Dorado County Fire Protection District. Fire crews were called to the apartment […]
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