What does it take to guide a bowling ball? What’s needed to lift a crate? Two local high school robotics teams have put a lot of thought into these tasks and now their efforts will take them to the First Tech Challenge World Championship April 25-28 in St. Louis, Mo. Nova teammates Jack Tao, Alex Khoury, Josiah [...]
Social media mogul Bob Sacco shut down his El Dorado Hills Community Services District board recall effort Saturday, deferring to a decidely more traditional effort by longtime board critic John Everett, who launched his own recall effort earlier this month. In an e-mail blast to his supporters, Sacco wrote that he’d “officially released myself from [...]
The following information was taken from El Dorado County sheriff’s reports: Double trouble April 4: Someone vandalized property on Malcom Dixon Road and stole several items. Calling for help April 4: Deputies heard cries for help on White Rock Road. When they responded they arrested a 41-year-old woman on suspicion of battery. Missing money April [...]
Boy Scouts Sergio Quilici, Chris Wilcox and Matt Lee will share an important ceremony Saturday. All three have reached the rank of Eagle Scout. The 18-year-olds from Troop 454 are from the Phoenix Patrol and started their scouting adventure together at the age of 6. Their Eagle Scout Ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. at St. Stephens [...]
El Dorado County heralds one of the most well-planned and beautifully executed veterans’ memorial sites in the entire country. Since 1997 an active, energetic group named the Friends of the Veterans Monument, led by Rich Buchanan of Placerville, has been creating this place to come reflect, to remember and to honor the men and women [...]
On Thursday April 19, the El Dorado Camera Club will host Pedro Perez, a photography teacher with Sacramento City College, who will speak on night photography. The 7 p.m. lecture is free, open to the public and will be held at the Cameron Park Community Center, 2502 Country Club Drive. The class will photograph the [...]
Roger Taylor wants chickens allowed in El Dorado Hills back yards, and not just on the grill. He proposes softening rules that currently prohibit the fryer-friendly fowl, citing successful backyard chicken ordinances in exurban communities throughout the state, including the upscale enclaves Orinda, Walnut Creek and Danville. Taylor, 67, is a retired dentist, a successful real estate investor [...]
