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Well, I’ve done it. I finally succumbed to the peer pressure. I’m now on Facebook. Just to clarify, it was the technical savvy of daughter No. 2 that made it all possible. Without her help I would still be staring at Facebook’s introduction page. With the recent media hype over Facebook’s IPO stock offering and [...]
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There are stages in all of our lives: a time to be born, a time to die. Between those two points in time there is the “stuff” life is made of: childhood, school, the high school and college years, family life, friends, growing older. The list goes on and on. I’m now at the “sandwich” [...]
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Summer is on its way, and Sierra Wildlife Rescue’s Baby Bird Nursery is fast filling up with wild nestlings and fledglings. The nursery is in operation from approximately through July 30 at SWR’s Wildlife Center, 3030 Newtown Road in Placerville. Caring for orphaned or injured baby birds is a wonderful way to help SWR and [...]
No Comment / June 07, 2012 | Posted in Featured Stories,News | Read More »

Ethos FC U12 Boys Gold grabbed the first tournament title in the club’s history at the HSC Invitational in Concord on May 27. The Saints defeated the host team Heritage Venom 2-1 in the championship game at Tesoro Field. Ethos is in its first year of competitive soccer and is based in El Dorado Hills. [...]
No Comment / June 07, 2012 | Posted in Sports | Read More »
The following information was taken from El Dorado County sheriff’s reports: Searched and seized June 2: A 31-year-old on probation was arrested after a probation search at a La Crescenta Drive property reportedly yielded proof of violations. Not a drive thru June 2: An Old Meder Road resident reported that someone damages a fence while [...]
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