Placerville joins county in move for PG&E option

“If you look at the financial stability and abilities that most of the fire districts have, although the county is dealing with it, it is pretty limited and most of us are hanging on.”. — Tim Cordero, chief of El Dorado County Fire Protection District. Meek’s Bay Fire Protection District...

The El Dorado High School Class of 1977 45th class reunion will be held May 20-21. For more information contact Ramona Jennison Sharpe at [email protected] or (916) 693-0896. Registration is open for the 10th annual Golf For Kids’ Sake presented by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra May 23 at the Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills. To register and for more information visit bbbsns.org/events/golf-event.

Since 1978, Proposition 13 (Prop. 13) has protected California families from unaffordable property taxes. In 1986 voters overwhelmingly approved Prop. 58 to prevent reassessment of real property value upon transfer between parents and their children. In 1996 Prop. 193 extended this exemption to transfers between grandparents and their grandchildren. In...

The impact of the destructive Caldor Fire in the Eldorado National Forest can still be seen today and recovery from the emotional and physical scars left by that fire will take a long time. Fortunately, people generously reached out to help those affected by the devastating fire. But what is being done to help with the restoration of the Eldorado National Forest?

On April 19 the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors passed a “homeless shelter crisis” declaration as defined by AB 2553 by a 4-1 vote. I am proud to say that I was the lone, dissenting vote on this topic. Before county staff pursues state and federal grant...

The following was taken from El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office logs:. 12:50 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Patterson Drive in Diamond Springs. 1:16 p.m. Burglary to a vehicle was reported at the Green Valley Apartments on La Crescenta Drive in Cameron Park. 2:01 p.m. Trespassing was reported on...

TWIN BRIDGES — Fire crews were stationed at Sierra-At-Tahoe as the Caldor Fire grew closer while the ski resort’s employees blasted buildings with snowmaking equipment and the resort’s insurance company covered the lodge and other offices with fire retardant. “When the fire came through I was one...

Recreation facilities at Ice House Reservoir will be a focus this year for the ongoing renovations in the Crystal Basin Recreation Area by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and Eldorado National Forest. The upgrades come as a condition of SMUD’s license to operate the Upper American River Project. Temporary...

The following was take from Placerville Police Department logs:. 10:07 a.m. A 35-year-old man who was causing a disturbance on Main Street resisted arrest and was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance. 6:45 p.m. A 47-year-old man with warrants out for his arrest was in possession...

After being addicted to methamphetamine and homeless in Placerville for about 15 years 51-year-old Chuck Boyer says he has turned his life around. A little more than two years ago Boyer’s brother called from Cleveland, Texas, offering to help. His brother provided him a one-way ticket from Sacramento to Texas so he could live with him.

The public is invited to participate in the 135th anniversary celebration of Marguerite Parlor No. 12 of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, one of El Dorado County’s oldest community service organizations, established June 1887. Scheduled for Saturday, May 21, at the Veterans Memorial Building in Placerville, the...

• 11 years ordered for man who reported false theft of marijuana. “That little girl didn’t just lose her daddy but her absolute hero.”. — Katie Ishmael, wife of slain sheriff’s deputy Brian Ishmael. More than two years since El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy Brian Ishmael was murdered,...

The El Dorado Union High School District honored Colleen Guglielmana at the April 27 Teacher of the Year Reception as Alternative Education’s Teacher of the Year as well as the district’s Teacher of the Year. “Colleen is a true champion of underserved, at risk students,” said Alternative Education...

Having a group of youth with guitars on their knees. A guitar sitting across a student’s lap; fingers bumbling to find notes or children singing, dancing and acting or paint brushes gliding on a canvas to create a blended watercolor sunset or shoes hitting the pavement to cheers and encouragement, initially may not be thought of as educational opportunities provided at school. At Pioneer Union School District, offering enrichment programs are a critical component of every student’s education.

During court proceedings Monday in Placerville Lindsay Piper pleaded no contest to second-degree murder in the death of her 11-year-old stepson Roman Lopez, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office. Roman was reported missing in January 2020, then found deceased in the Coloma Street rental house his...

Boots, Bandannas and Boas is the theme of the Placerville Shakespeare Club’s May spring fashion show. Models will present clothing from Placerville’s Maddy and Coco and The Tilted Crown boutiques, El Dorado Hills’ Blaq Boutique and Folsom’s Chocolate Moose Tees & Accessories and will feature shoe apparel from Sole Desire Shoes.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Barton Health staff members and physicians have voted Tamara McBride, MD, as Barton’s Physician of the Year. Dr. McBride received a landslide of nominations recognizing her for outstanding leadership and her caring, compassionate approach to health care. “Dr. McBride has earned this recognition from...