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Run for Courage race on Oct. 8

The second annual Run For Courage 5/10K race will take place on Saturday, Oct. 8, in Folsom. Around the globe, millions of children suffer at the hands of captors and abusers in the $32 billion-plus “industry” known as sex trafficking. In the United States officials estimate that as many as 300,000 children are trafficked each year. California [...]

No Comment / September 21, 2011 | Posted in Featured Stories,News | Read More »

Fun run helps people with disabilities

On Oct. 8 hundreds of Californians will gather on the El Dorado Trail for the Gold Rush Fun Run & Walk to raise awareness of people with developmental disabilities and increase understanding of the vital programs the nonprofit organization InAlliance provides in El Dorado, Sacramento and surrounding counties. “We chose to host a fun run, [...]

No Comment / September 21, 2011 | Posted in Featured Stories,News | Read More »

Show and Shine and Fly In lands

Pilot Julie Clark and many others will fly into Cameron Airpark on Oct. 8. Courtesy photo

Cameron Park Rotary and Soroptimist International of Cameron Park and El Dorado Hills are hosting the 22nd Show and Shine and Fly In at the Cameron Park Airport on Oct. 13, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The airpark is located at Oxford and Fairway in Cameron Park. The event has expanded to attract more members [...]

No Comment / September 21, 2011 | Posted in Cameron Park Life,Feature Photos,News | Read More »

Protect your family from fire

Cameron Park Fire Department encourages residents to keep their homes safe this Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 9-15 What’s the best way to protect your family from fire? Be ahead of the game, of course. With more than 360,000 home fires reported in the United States in 2009, according to the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association, your [...]

No Comment / September 21, 2011 | Posted in Cameron Park Life | Read More »

Crista Dixon sees art in vintage jewelry, buttons

Crista Dixon works on a piece of jewelry at her El Dorado Hills home. Village Life photo by Pat Dollins

By Mike Bush What started as a hobby making “fun, funky” earrings and jewelry with a friend five years ago has turned into an almost full-time job for Crista Dixon. The vice-president of the Assistance League of Sierra Foothills has sold more than 450 pieces of jewelry in the last four years. Making jewelry is an [...]

No Comment / September 20, 2011 | Posted in Entertainment,Feature Photos | Read More »

Sen. Gaines coming to EDH, Folsom

Sen. Ted Gaines, R-Roseville, will host a series of Town Hall meetings in Senate District 1 throughout October. The local meetings are scheduled as follows: • Thursday, Oct. 6, at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District pavilion, 1021 Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills, from 6 to 8 p.m. • Thursday, Oct. 11,at Folsom Lake College’s community room, 10 College [...]

No Comment / September 20, 2011 | Posted in Featured Stories,News | Read More »

Get your tickets now for Blues and Brews

Attention blues lovers: The party of the year returns Nov. 12. The Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills presents a night of world-class blues at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District gym, 1021 Harvard Way, from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Blues and Brews is a fundraiser for the El Dorado Hills Veterans Memorial. The [...]

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