The following information was taken from El Dorado County sheriff’s reports: Converting to crime Sept. 14: Thieves stole a catalytic converter from a truck parked on Applegrove Circle. Open door Sept. 13: A Kensington Drive resident left a garage door open overnight, giving a thief the opportunity to swipe some items. Almost Sept. 13: A [...]
Sitting in his office on Post Street in Town Center, Avis agency operator Scott Williams says that since he opened in January, customers have been telling him they are thankful to have the convenience of an automobile rental service in El Dorado Hills. Even though this may not be the most favorable time to open [...]
I’ve never been a big fan of Greek mythology, but circumstances have forced me to become intimately familiar with Achilles. Recall that Achilles was a powerful hero in Homer’s Iliad and the greatest warrior on the battlefield in Troy. When Achilles was an infant, his mother immersed him in the river Styx to make him [...]
FOLSOM — Eddie Money, who catapulted to double-platinum status for Top 40 hits like “Baby Hold On,” “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Home Tonight,” will rock the crowds as Friday’s headliner at the eighth annual Folsom LIVE! Music Festival Sept. 23-24. Pat Benatar, previously scheduled to appear on Friday, was forced to cancel [...]
Last month I laced up my hiking boots and successfully completed one of the most difficult physical challenges for which I’ve ever volunteered. After hours of rock scrambling and a grueling, slow climb through steep, loose ash and pumice I made it to the top of Mount St. Helens (thanks to my boyfriend, my stubbornness, [...]
The El Dorado County Health Services Department, Public Health Division will begin its annual series of low-cost community flu shot clinics on Sept. 27, with additional clinics offered through the beginning of November. The vaccine to protect against seasonal influenza will be available in both nasal mist and flu shot forms at the flu clinics. [...]
