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Acupuncturist George Wang expands his El Dorado Hills treatment office

ACUPUNCTURIST GEORGE WANG brings a tray of health-inducing needles to one of his new treatment rooms. Photo by Roberta Long

“The best doctor will prevent you from getting sick.” Acupuncturist George Xiaowu (pronounced “sheé ou” as one syllable) Wang, LAc MS, said this with confidence. He uses traditional Chinese medicine to, among other things, build up his patients’ immune systems, even when they don’t have any illness symptoms. His practice, WTX Medical Group, in the El Dorado [...]

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Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra’s Tempo hosts Night of Hidden Meanings

Tempo, the Sacramento Philharmonic’s young professionals group, will host a fundraising “sneak peek” event at Tequila Museo Mayahuel from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 7, to support the Philharmonic and promote the orchestra’s April 9 “Hidden Meanings” concert. Tempo is a volunteer organization composed of local professionals dedicated to supporting local cultural arts through [...]

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JV lacrosse remains undefeated

Photo courtesy of Daphne Rubinstein

No. 10 Doug Sharp runs the field to help the Trojans in their 18-0 victory over Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley on March 29. The Oak Ridge JV lacrosse team hasn’t lost a game this season and has a 7-0-0 standing. They’ll host Granite Bay on April 1.

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Trojan track & field clips Eagles’ wings

Things went very well for the Oak Ridge track & field teams at their first league meet against Pleasant Grove. The Trojans won all four divisions The team results are: Varsity boys: Oak Ridge 97 — Pleasant Grove 22 Varsity girls: Oak Ridge 118 — Pleasant Grove 7 Frosh/soph boys: Oak Ridge 121 — Pleasant [...]

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Hometown Hero: Michael J. Brown

Michael J. Brown

Air Force Reserve Airman Michael J. Brown graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits [...]

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Arnold Palmer Academy didn’t last

ARNOLD PALMER exits his plane and greets Cameron Park frontman Ray Henderson while Henderson’s partner Jack Richie looks on. The Arnold Palmer Golf Academy operated for three summers between 1970 and 1972 on 34 acres where the Goldorado Center center now stands. Photo courtesy of Daniel Wildman

Arnold Palmer was often spotted in Cameron Park during the late 1960s and early 1970s. A boys golf academy bearing his name opened in 1970 on the site of the current Goldorado (Bel Air) shopping center, with promises of widespread publicity for Cameron Park and a positive economic impact on the entire county. Palmer’s timing [...]

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Village Life making some changes

Next Wednesday Village Life readers will find a surprise in their mailboxes — our paper. “It will no longer be tied, rolled, bagged and tossed in your driveway,” said Publisher Richard Esposito. “That’s a plus.” This change in distribution from carrier to postal worker allows us to rotate delivery to El Dorado Hills neighborhoods based [...]

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