El Dorado County News for April 20, 2012

El Dorado County News for April 20, 2012

News of El Dorado County For March 31 - April 6 2012

News of El Dorado County For March 31 - April 6 2012

 

El Dorado County News for March 30 2012

HORSE RESCUED AFTER FALL DOWN EMBANKMENT IN SOMERSET -- Davis Veterinarian Emergency Response Team was asked for assistance rescuing a horse that had fallen down an embankment and into a small creek near the southern El Dorado County community of Somerset. The horse had been at the bottom of the embankment for four hours and was on its side, unable to stand. A veterinarian said she is optimistic that a horse (pictured) will make a full recovery after being rescued this afternoon by firefighters from Sacramento and El Dorado county
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"WILD WEST SLOPE": EPIC SIERRA LAUNCHES NEW GOLD COUNTRY ADVENTURE -- In its recent ‘Top Ten U.S. Travel Destinations', Lonely Planet Publishing rated California's Gold Country one of the top ten places to visit in 2012.
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FLOWERS TOOK PHONE COMPANY EXEC TO TV IN EL DORADO COUNTY -- Angie Zimmerman hosts a TV show detailing how to arrange flowers
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EL DORADO COUNTY PASSPORT 2012 COMING -- It is that time of the year again. The El Dorado County Wine Makers Association’s Passport event is only a few weeks away. The food and wine pairing event will be held on the weekends of
14-15 April and 21-22 April. The roads around Placerville will be buzzing with wine-o’s!
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BOEGER WINERY, PLACERVILLE, CA: THE AROMA OF HISTORY, THE BOUQUET OF FINE WINE
-- History exerts a strong influence on the day to day operations of Boeger Winery in the Foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at Placerville, CA. The winery itself dates back to the 1860s. When the Boegers purchased it in 1972, it became the first El Dorado County winery to open since Prohibition.
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ANIMAL SHELTER COALITION FOR EL DORADO COUNTY -- We hope that the proposed evaluation of feasible alternatives to the current Shelter project site will yield a workable solution to the project’s estimated budget shortfall
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FISHING IN SMITH LAKE -- Smith Lake is a California Fishing spot. Smith Lake is located in El Dorado County in the State of California. Smith Lake has the latitude and longitude (38.85814182, -120.18872049) and the altitude is 8699 feet
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REMODELING BUSINESS BOOMING IN EL DORADO HILLS -- Sales of new houses and older homes may be down in a depressed market but that’s been a boon to the remodeling business at BI Design in the Montano de El Dorado shopping center in El Dorado Hills
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RAIL DAZE - RAILROAD EVENT ON THE PLACERVILLE BRANCH -- a major community event on the rails of the Placerville Branch will be held on May 12-13, 2012. The purpose of this festival is to raise the level of public awareness of the importance of protecting and preserving this rail corridor, considered to be the oldest railroad west of the Mississippi
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KEY COMMITTEE APPROVES GAINES' VETERANS TUITION BILL -- a big victory in the Assembly Higher Education Committee with a unanimous vote to help California Veterans afford education at state universities and colleges
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CLOCK IS TICKING TO CONVERT FACEBOOK PAGES TO TIMELINE -- Traci Townsend won't be caught off guard when she wakes up Friday morning. The owner of a Folsom sewing shop has already updated her business's Facebook fan pages to sport a new look. The social media network launched the new Timeline format in January, and gave users a choice of upgrading or staying with the older format
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El Dorado County News for March 16 2012

IS GEORGETOWN DIVIDE PUD HEADED FOR RATE-PAYER REVOLT? -- The Georgetown Divide Public Utility District (GDPUD) is making the retrofit to the Auburn Lake Trails Water Treatment Plant to comply with state changes to water processing requirements. The cost of the $8 million dollar retrofit will be passed on to customers as an additional $7 monthly surcharge on their water bills. Proposition 218 requires that any time an agency proposes a rate change a hearing must be held. If more than 50% +1 of those affected submit a written objection, the agency must find a different alternative to changing the rates.
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NURSES FACE FELONY CHARGES IN DEATH OF CAMERON PARK MAN'S WIFE -- An 81-year-old Cameron Park man who served during three wars won the fight of his life this week when California's attorney general charged two nurses with felony elder abuse in connection with the 2008 death of his beloved wife.
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KEVIN CAIRNS OF DANTE'S RESTAURANT GUILTY OF MISDEMEANORS, NO FELONIES -- An El Dorado County jury today found embattled restaurateur Kevin Cairns not guilty of any of the three felonies with which he had been charged, but convicted him on five misdemeanor counts
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ZONING ORDINANCE UPDATE IS NOW UNDERWAY -- As we’ve been reporting, El Dorado County has begun a process to fully implement the 2004 General Plan – which is a long range planning tool to guide local land use. Although the General Plan was adopted several years ago, a required 5-year review process has disclosed areas where refinement is needed. Additionally, the county’s Zoning Ordinance has never been revised to conform to the General Plan – a requirement necessitated by law. Thus updating the Zoning Ordinance is now underway
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DEVELOPING MUTUAL SUPPORT ON COMMUNITY-WIDE PLANNING ISSUES -- details of proposed general plan
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LAKES ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES RESULTS 2011 -- Tim Cope, President and Chief Financial Officer of Lakes stated, "While the economy in Northern California continues to suffer, especially in the Sacramento market, the Red Hawk Casino showed improvements in both top-line and bottom-line results
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HOME SALES JUMP IN FEBRUARY BUT PRICES CONTINUE DECLINE -- The median for a home in El Dorado County fell 3.1 percent, to $220,000. (Average home prices fell 4.3
percent*)
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SENATOR GAINES SPEAKS OF LEGISLATIVE EFFORT TO REPEAL ILLEGAL FIRE TAX -- Today I stood with fellow legislative Republicans and California’s rural residents to announce Assembly Bill 1506 (R-Jeffries), a measure to repeal the fire tax.
This $150 fire tax is illegal and unfair – plain and simple. Many rural property owners already pay local fire agencies for protection so it is clearly double-taxation and it is being dumped on the backs of rural Californians when the state has 11-percent unemployment and families are struggling just to make ends meet
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RED HAWK CASINO'S NEW .COM HITS THE JACKPOT
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I LOVE FILM MIXER - TODAY AT FAIRGROUNDS -- The El Dorado Lake Tahoe Film & Media Office is hosting its annual film industry mixer, and this year the featured speaker is a local resident and Hollywood veteran who worked on The Artist, the film that won the Best Picture academy award last month. The I Love Film mixer is from 4 to 8 p.m. at the El Dorado County Fair Grounds in Placerville. Admission is free and open to the public
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El Dorado County News for march 9 2012

TRAPPERS CARRY CUBBY THE BEAVER OUT ON PITCHFORK -- Cubby the beaver was carried out of an El Dorado Hills neighborhood on a pitchfork Wednesday morning.
Trappers caught the animal and removed it from the area
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TRIAL OPENS ON CONFRONTATIONS AT HIGHWAY 50 RESTAURANT -- Highway 50 restaurateur Kevin Cairns was depicted in El Dorado Superior Court on Wednesday as a short-fused threat to travelers who were unlucky enough to wind up in the parking lot of his Dante's on the River, east of Pollock Pines
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PIERCE DELIVERS TACTICAL WATER TENDER FIREFIGHTING TRUCK TO GARDEN VALLEY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT -- Pierce Manufacturing has placed a Pierce Tactical Water Tender wildland apparatus into service with the Garden Valley Fire Protection District. Engineered to meet National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG) approved specifications, the new apparatus will provide water support for wildland firefighting operations for the District, as well as powerful fire suppression capabilities when called upon. The vehicle was purchased through a Fire Act Grant
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EL DORADO BEST RX SAVINGS PROGRAM FOR ALL EL DORADO COUNTY RESIDENTS CAN PARTICIPATE REGARDLESS OF AGE, INCOME STATUS -- Rx Savings Program available free to all county residents, as well as residents of the Sacramento region. By using the card, residents will be able to save up to 75% off generic medications, with overall average savings more than 40% across brand and generic medications combined.
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BARBARA GERARD-MITCHELL IS FEATURED ARTIST AT AODC GALLERY -- The Art on the Divide Cooperative Gallery is pleased to present Barbara as the featured artist for the month of March. A native of the state of Montana and a member of the Blackfeet Tribe
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GOLD PANNING SPIKES IN AUBURN STATE RECREATION AREA RIVERS -- Rivers in the Auburn State Recreation Area have been getting a workout from pans and hands
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ANDY BYRNE, MATERIAL MAN -- While some artists are inspired by natural scenes, memories of places they’ve traveled or the way light plays across a surface, sculptor Andy Byrne says he is inspired by his materials alone
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BOARDEVALS INTRODUCES NEW BOARD ENGAGEMENT EVALUATION SOLUTION -- Focus and Involvement with Organization Objectives
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SIERRA VISTA BANK ANNOUNCES PUBLIC OFFERING -- Sierra Vista Bank SVBA -25.00% , today announced the commencement of a public offering of 3,250,000 shares of common stock at $2.00 per share
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UPDATE: FOUND: FAMILY OF DECEASED TWIN SISTERS -- It took 11 days and the help of dozens of strangers, but police have finally been able to locate the family of a pair of reclusive twin sisters who were found dead in their Sounth Lake Tahoe home last month
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UPDATE: PLACERVILLE STUDENT INJURED IN AUTO V. PEDESTRIAN CRASH -- About a dozen people were able to make it to the walking bridge above HWY 50 to welcome home
17 year old Carly Bray
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RICHARD BARB ENDORSED BY CRA -- (Monday, March 5th) the California Republican Assembly of El Dorado County voted to endorse RICHARD BARB for District 3-Supervisor of El Dorado County
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EL DORADO COUNTY CANDIDATES WILL SPEAK AT FORUM -- The Tea Party Patriots of El Dorado Hills will host a forum at 7 p.m. March 21st, featuring candidates for judge and two supervisorial seats in El Dorado County
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PLACERVILLE FUN RUN TO HONOR MEMORY OF CHILD -- The Spirit of Benny 5K Fun Run & Walk will be held March 17 in Placerville
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CALIFORNIA INDIAN CASINOS SEE SECOND STRAIGHT DECLINE IN REVENUE -5%
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RETIRED EL DORADO COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF DON ATKINSON, 50, ARRESTED -- The former head of the El Dorado County Deputy Sheriffs' Association was arrested Thursday in Nevada and charged with embezzling about $300,000 from the deputies'
organization
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JOE STANCIL JR TO FORFEIT APPROXIMATELY $428,000 AND TO PAY $500,000 IN CRIMINAL FINES -- Placerville airplane dealer sentenced for accepting drug proceeds A Placerville airplane dealer was ordered Wednesday to forfeit illegal profits and to pay a fine for accepting apparent drug proceeds. On Feb. 16, Stancil Enterprises Inc. pleaded guilty in federal court in Sacramento to charges against the firm, its owner and president, Joseph Stancil, and a salesman at the company, Daniel Mathis
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GUN OWNERS OF CALIFORNIA PLACERVILLE BANQUET - RAFFLE - AUCTION -- Come join us as we celebrate and support our Second Amendment rights! We will enjoy a prime rib dinner along with live and silent auctions and a raffle
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BOARD OF SUPS NIX AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT -- On a split vote, the Board of Supervisors turned down an affordable housing development in Shingle Springs
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