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This is how it Feels to be an Angora Fire Victim
How does it feel? Thinking to yourself "Kmart underwear is not so bad."
Wanting to paper clip your stack of papers together and having no paper clip, but then you find one under the bed of the house you are staying in and you are grateful.
Calling AT&T to change your mailing address and having them tell you they need the three-digit number after your phone number on your bill in order to talk to you. But your bill is in the ashes of your house, and they refuse to change your address because you cannot produce that ...
Lawrence Locken found in Dead in the American River
A 63-year-old man found dead Tuesday in the American River near Hastings Creek north of Coloma was identified Wednesday as Lawrence Locken of Shingle Springs, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Department.
Wine walk benefits SLT Boys and Girls Club
All
proceeds generated from this month's First Thursday's Wine Walk benefited nine
families of Boys and Girls Club members who lost their homes in the Angora fire.
Karen Houser, executive director of the organization, said "16 of our kids
have been affected by this devastating event. That is a big number in a club the
size of ours. Those are only the ones we are aware of. There may be more. In
addition, one employee and two volunteers also lost their homes.
"The aftermath of this event solidified the significant role that the club plays in our community and our families' lives, providing a safe and positive place for kids to spend their time," Houser said. "The club also served as a distribution center for donated items for victims for the two weeks after the fire."
22nd annual Gatsby Tea and Fashion - SLT
Calling all flappers and socialites to spend a beautiful Sunday afternoon on the shore of Lake Tahoe. The 22nd annual Gatsby Tea and Fashion is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 12 on the lawn at Valhalla Estate. Roaring '20s costumes are encouraged, but not required.Thursday Night Live!
El Dorado Town Center presents Walking Spanish in the amphi-theater, live music on Town Center Boulevard, El Dorado Hills Taekwondo Family Center demonstrations in the lower plaza and children's Mad Science activities at ...
CHP officers in Placerville grieve for fallen colleague
Most California Highway Patrol officers in the Placerville area took Wednesday off to grieve for a colleague, Officer Scott Russell, whom investigators say was run down and killed Tuesday by a fleeing suspect the officer was trying to stop.
Echoes of serentiy
ECHO LAKES -- On an early Thursday afternoon, one might expect a Bay Area architect to be in a hurried office setting, perhaps wearing a shirt and tie with the sleeves rolled up, poring over plans or blueprints or other architect-type documents.
