Take this quiz: On Dec. 26 the Christmas tree is down and ready for recycling? The 12 days of Christmas were the 12 last shopping days before Christmas? The stores have finally stopped playing the endless loops of Christmas music? All that’s left of Christmas is the stack of bills? If your answer was “yes” [...]
On Friday not-for-profit health plan Blue Shield of California unveiled its newest addition to the El Dorado Hills facility — a healthy vending machine. The vending machine “2bu” is part of Blue Shield’s wellness efforts and will contain locally grown and sustainable items, including dried mangos, dried roasted Edamame and more. The LCD screen on the [...]
SACRAMENTO — Seventy-five women donated 66 stockings and more than 140 gifts through United Way’s Women in Philanthropy so 116 local foster youth, and those emancipated, would have holiday wishes fulfilled. Fifty foster youth in Sacramento County’s Gifts From The Heart program received the holiday gifts they requested, and 66 emancipated foster youth at Linkage [...]
Three years after he struck and killed California Highway Patrol officer Douglas “Scott” Russell, David Charles Zanon was sentenced to death Monday morning by El Dorado County Superior Court Judge James R. Wagoner. The sentencing came three months after jurors recommended Zanon, 41, be put to death for his first-degree murder conviction. Several uniformed CHP officers [...]
Have you explored Town Center lately? Come on, let’s grab a bite and do some Christmas shopping. A lot has changed in the last year. Some businesses have moved on, and others have moved in. Even in this lousy economy it just gets better. On the food front your faves still go strong. Town Center’s [...]
Vision Coalition Youth STARs twinkled at a red carpet recognition event at Lakehills Church Friday night. The awards ceremony above El Dorado Hills Town Center was loaded with pomp and circumstance, all geared to acknowledging the good kids in our community. All together, 34 of El Dorado County youth received recognition. The winners came to the stage [...]
Think you have holiday stress? Try taking 156 children shopping at the same time. El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson and volunteers had that ambitious and rewarding task Dec. 4. The El Dorado Hills Target shopping trip was a dream-turned-reality for Pierson and his wife Cyndee, who four years ago set out educate people [...]
