$5,500 IN REWARDS OFFERED IN CONNECTION WITH CASE OF CAT SHOT WITH ARROW IN DIAMOND SPRINGS -- "Our officers have been investigating the case but we have not come up with any solid leads yet," sadi Henry Brzezinski, Chief of El Dorado County Animal
http://goo.gl/YGZ0e

SUPES EYE ‘FOOD RIGHTS’ -- More than 200 people overfilled the 175-person BOS room to support the “Local Food and Community Self-Governance Ordinance.”  Supervisor Ray Nutting asked, "Can you imagine what our grandparents would say if the government said that they could not share the food they raised with thier neighbors?"
http://goo.gl/BJkr9

300 LB MOUNTAIN LION Drawn in by Bad Habits --  Help needed
http://goo.gl/1erYM

AS GOLD HITS $1,700/OZ. DREDGERS LAMENT LOST INCOME -- “We don’t have a revenue problem, said Supervisor Nutting. “We have a regulatory problem,” The state is regulating us off our lands and taking our rights away.”
http://goo.gl/XrAk9

The CENTRAL SIERRA GROWER'S TREE FRUIT MEETING is February 15, 2012!
http://goo.gl/w4IYE

GAINES RECEIVES STRONG PRO-JOBS BUSINESS RATING -- Assemblywomen Beth Gaines received an "A" grade from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) for her strong, pro-business voting record
http://goo.gl/H8Jr9

MORE THAN OIL SPEWING FROM KEYSTONE PIPELINE DECISION
http://goo.gl/SRxZj

THE BUSINESS JOURNAL NEEDS YOUR HELP -- "Expert Advice," will ask tap local business owners and executives for wisdom to address questions that all growing businesses face — for example, how to make the most of social media
http://goo.gl/IfV6v

STATE TO RUN OUT OF CASH IN MARCH -- cash management solutions are needed because state tax revenues are $2.6 billion less than what Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers assumed in their optimistic budget last year. Meanwhile, Chiang said, the state is spending $2.6 billion more than state leaders planned on.
http://goo.gl/Sbd2u

JERRY BROWN NEGOTIATES GAMBLING DEALS AS TRIBES FILL CAMPAIGN FUND
http://goo.gl/iIfGz

CBO SAYS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RAKE IN MUCH MORE PAY -- federal workers earn 16 percent more in total compensation
http://goo.gl/l8K9R

FIRST, THEY CAME FOR THE CATHOLICS
http://goo.gl/RSXxQ

ROMNEY’S FLORIDA WIN: CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIANS PICKING THEIR MAN -- Buried in the exit polls from Romney’s more than 15 point win over Newt Gingrich is the fact that Romney won Protestants, Catholics, and virtually tied among evangelicals. Tea Partiers too broke for Romney.  Female voters fueled Romney's victory, favoring him by 23 percentage points over the thrice-married Gingrich, whose second wife went public less than two weeks ago with new details of his six-year affair with a former congressional staffer who is now his third wife.
http://goo.gl/yUy7n

Reporting a mountain lion in our area. I am unable to contact fish and game directly and have tried to do so many times over the past week.We live at 627x Red Robin Rd.in Placerville.There have many many sightings of this mountain lion over the past week or so, it is huge and is estimated to be well over 300 pounds.The mountain lion is also creating a disturbance with its screeching all night long every night.

We have lived here for over ten years and are aware that  there are mountain lions near us but nothing like this.We have children as do other neighbors as well as pets and livestock.I believe this problem has been created by

JOSEPH (JR) STANCIL AND DANIEL MATHIS CHARGED BY FEDS WITH TAX EVASION -- for his alleged role in selling aircraft to Mexican buyers as part of an under-the-table transaction.  Although the complaint alleges the buyers were part of the “criminal element,” it does not specify what the planes were used for in Mexico.  If convicted, Stancil Enterprises could pay fines of up to $500,000 while Stancil and Mathis could face prison sentences of up to 5 years.
http://goo.gl/6e1Hl

CBS SHOW TO FOCUS ON EL DORADO COUNTY MURDER -- case will be in the national spotlight this weekend as the CBS show “48 Hours Mystery” focuses on the El Dorado County story about a story about forbidden young love that ended with a mother’s killing
http://goo.gl/EaGdb

FOUR PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR BURGLARY IN EL DORADO COUNTY -- 30 year old Lisa Cooney, 43 year old Anthony Braswell, 36 year old David Mack and 43 year old Mary Martinez were booked into the county jail for burglary and possession of stolen property
http://goo.gl/I6I5q

CRUISE SHIP SURVIVOR: 'IT WAS A TOTAL DISASTER'-- Brenda Miller returns home to Shingle Springs exhausted, bruised and very thankful to be alive
http://goo.gl/fVZJY

SHERIFF’S S.T.A.R. VOLUNTEERS TO OFFER CHILD FINGERPRINTING SERVICE IN EL DORADO HILLS -- This service will be provided free of charge at the Sheriff’s Town Center Substation
http://goo.gl/wg1xL

OROVILLE MAN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES -- A man sought by Oroville and Placerville police in connection with fraud, writing bad checks and identity theft was recently arrested
http://goo.gl/ZLIlM

OAK TREE RULING THROWS LOCAL PROJECTS A CURVE -- With the local housing industry trying to sputter back to life, a Jan. 20 ruling by the Third District Court of Appeals threw a curve to local developers with plans in the works
http://goo.gl/UYzSB

STATE UPHOLDS DECISION TO RECLASSIFY WASHOE MEADOWS PARK, ALTER RIVER-GOLF COURSE -- El Dorado County Supervisor Norma Santiago was the first of the seven to speak. All believed the commission should either overturn its original vote or delay Friday’s vote. Santiago asked for three months to prove the information she provided is correct.  It would be hard to know what the commissioners truly thought beyond their body language because they voted without discussion. Commission Chairwoman Caryl Hart cut people off and only gave people representing an organization three minutes to speak instead the customary five minutes. She also said the commission had heard everything they needed to hear.
http://goo.gl/eLO92

BARREL TASTING WITH NELLO OLIVO AND 27 EL DORADO COUNTY WINERIES -- This weekend-long event is sponsored by El Dorado Winery Association features 27 local wineries.  As part of the event, Nello is offering $100 off the case price of all wines currently in stock.
http://goo.gl/ruxwx

THE METHOD TO REPRESENT PLACERVILLE AT DAVID REA TRIBUTE CONCERT -- Placerville duo The Method will be performing at a special tribute concert to the late David Rea at the Alberta Rose Theater in Portland on Sunday, Jan. 29. Many in El Dorado County remember from his performances at the Placerville Folk Festival and from a series of house concerts
http://goo.gl/H2w8U

DOG-FRIENDLY WINERIES IN EL DORADO COUNTY
http://goo.gl/ptDXS

Counter Culture: You could call it a 'BEST OF GUILTY PLEASURES' LIST -- THE BURGER AT BONES ROADHOUSE, 4430 Pleasant Valley Road, Placerville
http://goo.gl/IMNra

THE BEST ROMANTIC TRIPS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY -- CAREY HOUSE HOTEL
http://goo.gl/BZAyw

TOBY KEITH'S COMING TO FOLSOM'S PALLADIO
http://goo.gl/8r0NM

TWO ROBBED DURING BOGUS CRAIGSLIST TRANSACTION
http://goo.gl/Stw79

39TH ANNUAL HANGTOWN DESTRUCTION DERBY PPOA RAFFLE TICKETS AVAILABLE
http://goo.gl/IJrQW

NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM THAT SEEKS TO DELIVER STRONGER PROTECTIONS FOR FORESTS, WATER, AND WILDLIFE
http://goo.gl/y5hb9

TAHOE SCHOOL DISTRICT FACING DEEP CUTS -- to cut about $2.4 million from their 2012-2013 budget
http://goo.gl/kRtno

LEARN ABOUT THE OLYMPIC SPORT OF BIATHLON -- There is a real allure to the challenge of combining the two extremes of heart pumping exercise followed by steadying breathing enough to hit targets 50 meters (160 feet) away. In competition for every miss you must ski an extra 150-meter penalty lap before going back out on the ski course, so you have to work on skiing fast and shooting straight to be a good biathlete
http://goo.gl/uAdKj

SENATE LEADER SAYS NO TO EXTENSION OF REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES -- It appears that the execution date for Redevelopment Agencies won’t receive a legislative stay. On February 1, they will cease to exist.
http://goo.gl/UV1U8

CALIFORNIA ADOPTS NATION'S MOST AGGRESSIVE CLEAN CAR RULES
http://goo.gl/HfgGu

CalPERS, CalSTRS and UC HEADED FOR TAXPAYER BAILOUT?
http://goo.gl/r1q5w

IS PRESIDENT OBAMA CREATING A NATION OF DEPENDENTS? By john merline, investor's business daily -- Food Stamps Up 45%; Federal Handouts Up 32%
http://goo.gl/Sokdd

DID ARIZONA GOV. JAN BREWER DISRESPECT PRESIDENT OBAMA? (+video)
http://goo.gl/gIhbX

A SLASHED AND BURNED MILITARY -- The future is not bright for the U.S. military. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave America a glimpse of the half-trillion dollars in defense spending cuts requested by the Obama Administration and detailed how the U.S. military’s capabilities would be affected in practical terms.
http://goo.gl/W7MLT

Opinionline: IS GOOGLE 'GOING EVIL' ON PRIVACY?
http://goo.gl/kpiJb

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Events:

EL DORADO COUNTY BARREL TASTING WEEKEND
http://goo.gl/tzzU0

HANGTOWN HOLD-EM 4:00 pm
http://goo.gl/GvtDL

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SPONSOR CRAB FEED 5:00 pm
http://goo.gl/M8BOq

SACRAMENTO COPS TAKE ON FIREFIGHTERS SATURDAY IN 38TH PIG BOWL
http://goo.gl/3O2eG

ELKS LODGE SERVES BREAKFAST 8:00 am
http://goo.gl/vBLPP

Free WINDS AND STRINGS FEATURED IN CLASSICAL CONCERT 2:00 pm
http://goo.gl/LKOeZ

EBERT, 59, A POLLOCK PINES RESIDENT FOUND DEAD ABOUT 6 AM MONDAY IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT OF HIS STILL-IDLING CAR IN -- Monday morning, Sacramento County sheriff's detectives allege, one of those former employees drove to Hagan Community Park in Rancho Cordova and waited. When Ebert, 59, rolled up at 6 a.m., as he did daily, 47-year-old Dupree Pierre Barber fired at least five rounds into his former supervisor's Jeep Wrangler and fled
http://goo.gl/yLPbo

LOCAL-FOOD MOVEMENT GETS VERBAL SUPPORT FROM EL DORADO COUNTY OFFICIALS -- The grass-roots (and grass-fed) agriculture revolution that Patty Chelseth started last summer is picking up steam. Chelseth, of My Sisters' Farm in Shingle Springs, has launched a campaign to get a "Local Food and Community Self-Governance" ordinance. Her effort got a warm reception Tuesday from the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors.
http://goo.gl/mNFm7

RUBEN CERVANTES, 44, OF PLACERVILLE CAUGHT IN STING ACCUSED OF CONTRACTING WITHOUT A LICENSE
http://goo.gl/dNE3P

THE EL DORADO RCC'S ANNUAL DINNER THIS YEAR FEATURING A DEBATE BETWEEN ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 5 CANDIDATES FRANK BIGELOW AND RICO OLLER
http://goo.gl/Dk8Qd

SUPES, PUBLIC BLAST SACOG AS ‘BIG BROTHER’ -- Dena Freeman, representing Tea Party in the Hills, quoted her father, saying, “If you make money in the wrong way you’re a whore,” ... Judy Mathat referred to the issue of “Sustainable Development” for “Agenda 21.” ... Melody Lane of Coloma likened SACOG to a “gateway to socialism”
http://goo.gl/iOyah

DROWSY DRIVING ALTERS LIFE FOR POLLOCK PINES MAN, MOTHER -- Michael Misch's best friend was driving home from a concert when he fell asleep two exits from home
http://goo.gl/lXMFb

HANGING OUT IN HANGTOWN! -- In Hangtown, California, you can hang 'em high or raise the dead! I better explain . Legions of Clint Eastwood fans know that in any wild west spaghetti western ...
http://goo.gl/cI98k

KATE BUSH DOES LAKE TAHOE - "Eider Falls at Lake Tahoe" -- Official animation to accompany a segment from the new Kate Bush track Lake Tahoe - "Eider Falls at Lake Tahoe"
http://goo.gl/qqPeJ

CALIFORNIA – EL DORADO COUNTY REALIGNMENT STATS EXAMINED -- Greg Sly is El Dorado County's chief probation officer and serves as the chairman of the CCP
http://goo.gl/3NaIo

MARK HANGING OUT IN PLACERVILLE FOR ALLENTOWN -- Mark S. Allen was on the road this morning in Placerville hanging out with the people. He went out to Cosmic Cafe, which has a cave. Mark met a kid named Nate who was brave and went into the cave to take a look. See what happened.
http://goo.gl/Jkh3T

WHO ON THIS DAY IN 1848 DISCOVERED GOLD AT SUTTER'S MILL IN COLOMA, Calif., which sparked the Gold Rush? But he didn't profit much from the find. He died penniless in 1885.
http://goo.gl/9JlwP

BACKSTAGE AT HANGTOWN HOLLOWEEN BALL (video)
http://goo.gl/LKGO4

TATE v. FIESELER -- Every lawsuit tells a story. This is the story of a 40-year friendship ending in years of acrimony, six days of trial, and this appeal. To an outside observer, very little is at stake
http://goo.gl/Kd4a7

CALIFORNIA COUNTIES REVAMPING BAIL POLICIES
http://goo.gl/Judgj

LAWSUIT BY STEINBERG, PEREZ WILL HAVE PROFOUND NEGATIVE IMPACT WITH VOTERS -- Democratic legislative leaders sue Controller John Chiang over pay in budget dispute
http://goo.gl/d274s

STAMP PRICES GO UP AS POSTAL LABOR TALKS REACH AN IMPASSE
http://goo.gl/W87yJ

Effective: 03:09 PST on 01-16-2012
Expires: 15:45 PST on 01-16-2012

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.COLDER AIR MOVING DOWN FROM THE WEST COAST OF CANADA WILL MOVE
INTO CALIFORNIA BEHIND THE WEAK COLD FRONT TODAY. CLEAR SKIES
TONIGHT ALONG WITH A COLD AIR MASS OVER THE AREA WILL BRING BELOW
FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR 6 TO 12 HOURS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY

...CHANGE IN THE WEATHER OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY...

AFTER A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...AT LEAST PORTIONS OF THE NORTH STATE WILL SEE SOME
RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY.
MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 80
CORRIDOR AS THE TAIL END OF A FRONTAL BAND MOVING THROUGH THE

One Injured In Mobile Pollock Pines Home Fire -- Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park
http://goo.gl/PJXhS

El Dorado County school board fills vacancy left by death -- appointed Debbie Akin to the Trustee Area III seat left empty by the death of Dolores Garcia
http://goo.gl/Gi2ss

TRPA committee endorses changes to coverage rules -- reasonable changes are being considered to remove impediments that have slowed environmental progress
http://goo.gl/RT4qm

CA initiates state protection for rare woodpecker -- Over the objections of the U.S. Forest Service ... to stop clean-up logging of burned remains of the Angora Fire near South Lake Tahoe
http://goo.gl/dC7op

Democratic Assemblywoman Alyson Huber is in default on a million-dollar mortgage in El Dorado Hills -- “I believe in honoring my commitments,” says Assemblywoman Alyson Huber. “But I’ve been put in an impossible situation.”
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/08/4107980/alyson-hubers-home-default-come...

Two burglary suspects were arrested Tuesday evening in an incident that involved residents in the North Shingle Road area reporting a man armed with a rifle terrorizing the neighborhood
http://www.villagelife.com/news/burglary-suspects-arrested-in-armed-inci...

Rubicon Trail Improvements Closer With the Completion of Draft Environmental Analysis -- A draft environmental impact statement that analyzes Rubicon Trail resource improvements and issuing an easement to El Dorado County for the operation and maintenance of the road was made available for public review and comment
http://www.prpond.com/51/rubicon-trail-improvements-closer-completion-dr...

Jordan Kohler of Cameron Park featured on MSNBC series, Life Inc.
http://lifeinc.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/07/9278398-we-are-the-m...

Food bank need grows during holidays -- Organization expects to feed 1,000 families at its outreach event on Dec. 17
http://edhtelegraph.com/detail/195028.html

Donations needed for Pollock Pines dinner -- 18th annual free Community Christmas Dinner
http://www.prpond.com/51/donations-needed-pollock-pines-dinner-dec-08-20...

Food Bank of El Dorado benefits from ‘Operation Gobble’
http://www.prpond.com/51/food-bank-el-dorado-benefits-operation-gobble-d...

Greenberg defense: Dumont slaying in self-defense -- Anthony Dumont was shot and killed by the retired Burlingame police officer on July 20, 2008, while helping his girlfriend — and Greenberg’s estranged wife — move out of Greenberg’s foreclosed home on Nutmeg Lane ion Somerset south of Placerville
http://www.mtdemocrat.com/featured-content/featured-stories/greenberg-de...

Placerville home destroyed by fire -- house at 874 Green St. in Placerville fully engulfed in flames Wednesday. Resident Melisa, manager of the Placerville Food Co-op
http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/placerville-home-destroyed-by-fire/

Lakes Entertainment's Dania Jai Alai JV falls apart -- Lakes is currently managing the Red Hawk Casino
http://lakesentertainment.com/news/?func=newsreleases&nid=1634541

Lahontan: Lake clarity at any cost, no matter what -- More than one billion dollars is what has been spent on the environmental improvement program in the Lake Tahoe Basin
www.laketahoenews.net/2011/12/lahontan-lake-clarity-at-any-cost-no-matte...

The December 15, 2011 Economic Development Advisory Committee Meeting has been cancelled.
http://www.edcgov.us/Government/Economic/Economic_Development_Advisory_C...

Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi grand theft shoplifting case -- departing from the Union Square Neiman-Marcus store last month with $2,450 in merchandise she did not pay for
http://www.flashreport.org/blog/2011/12/05/assemblywoman-mary-hayashi-gr...

Three SoCal Republican congressmen endorse Mitt Romney
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/california-politics/2011/12/mitt-romney-...

The 18th annual free Community Christmas Dinner will be held at the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17. This will be a traditional Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings, fresh salads and vegetables, and an assortment of desserts to top off the dining experience.

The dinner is sponsored by the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center Association.

Thanks to the collaboration of two California politicians and the generosity of an area utility company, many of El Dorado County’s less fortunate will be able to gather around a turkey dinner this holiday season.

It’s known as “Operation Gobble,” a team effort by California State Senator Ted Gaines, Assemblywoman Beth Gaines and California American Water.

Violent winds leave path of destruction -- seven fires had burned more than 130 acres in El Dorado County
http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2011/12/wind-driven-fires-reporte...

Trees fall on Pollock Pines homes -- 2656 Sanders Drive, 3075 Amber Trail
http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/trees-fall-on-pollock-pines-homes/

Special Weather Statement -- ANOTHER DRY FRONTAL SYSTEM FROM THE NORTH WILL LIKELY GENERATE MORE NORTHERLY WINDS STARTING TONIGHT... WHILE THIS EVENT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE LATEST EVENT ... NORTHEAST WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH
http://alerts.weather.gov/cap/wwacapget.php?x=CA20111202135200SpecialWea...

El Dorado Disposal Builds 500 Bikes For Kids -- The program is called Christmas Promise Bike Build Program. Employees and their families bought and then built 500 bikes on Tuesday night.
http://www.kcra.com/news/29887897/detail.html

SEC Charges Companies with Securities Kickback -- JC Jordan, 60, of Cameron Park, Calif. (CEO of Vida Life International, LTD), charged with mail and wire fraud
http://southflorida.citybizlist.com/6/2011/12/1/SEC-Charges-Outfront-Com...

UPDATE: ‘Tragic’ Pellet Gun Accident Takes Life Of 10-Year-Old Boy
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2011/11/30/boy-dies-in-el-dorado-hills-af...

Guide to El Dorado County Wines -- From Apple Hill to Camino and Fair Play and Pleasant Valley, the vineyards benefit from the summer’s hot dry days that are cooled by the nighttime breezes sweeping off the Sierra Nevada
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/guide/guide-to-el-dorado-county-wines/

Student refuses to let cancer dim her dream -- Lampedecchio, who spent her teen years in Placerville, is working to complete her master of fine arts degree and has a number of productions to her credit
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/01/4091899/student-refuses-to-let-cancer.h...

Tahoe's band of the year: Dead Winter Carpenters -- He grew out of the Cozmic Café
www.tahoedailytribune.com/article/20111201/NEWS/111209980/

Herman Cain admits payments to Ginger White, edges toward quitting
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/President/2011/1201/Herman-Cain-a...

Obama’s Approval Plunges Below Worst-Ever President Carter
http://cowboybyte.com/2173/obamas-approval-plunges-below-worst-ever-pres...

Low voter turnout, except in Pioneer Fire Protection District; EDH likes Harry Norris, but not their water rates and Turn the incumbent out.

The Pacific Ranger District in the Eldorado National Forest has a new ranger. Richard Thornburgh was selected to direct the day-to-day operations on the Pacific Ranger District, headquartered in Fresh Pond, three miles east of Pollock Pines. Thornburgh’s new district includes the Crystal Basin, a portion of Desolation Wilderness, and part of the Rubicon Trail.

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Special Weather Alert -- MUCH COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS THURSDAY
http://goo.gl/Zvcyi

VACANCY IN EL DORADO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TRUSTEE AREA III
http://goo.gl/07EVb 

GHOST HUNTING AT THE SEQUOIA
http://goo.gl/BVThU 

PONDEROSA HONORS ‘FALLEN WARRIORS’ -- A single, solemn plaque placed in a quiet nook to honor to Spc. Mathew Taylor, a 2004 Ponderosa graduate who died in Afghanistan
http://goo.gl/LwpZz 

JUDGE UPSET OVER DELAYS -- The message to attorneys in the first-degree murder trial of Morris Greenberg was clear and concise: Be ready. Or else.
http://goo.gl/vddQL 

A NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST WILL TAKE PLACE ON NOVEMBER 9, 2011
http://goo.gl/RvaSO 

FIRST EVER FALL HOME JUBILEE TO BENEFIT LOCAL FOOD BANKS
http://goo.gl/JRn4M 

BARBARA STEFFEN IS THE FEATURED ARTIST AT GEORGETOWN’S ART ON THE DIVIDE
http://goo.gl/q3mlp 

NARROW GAUGE LOGGING RAILROADS OF EL DORADO COUNTY - DVD
http://goo.gl/gOjSz 

PLACERVILLE KIWANIS CLUB INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS
http://goo.gl/4LnIX 

25-YEAR-OLD EL DORADO HILLS MAN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOLLOWING CASINO ASSAULT
http://goo.gl/gICxM 

A DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT A BLACK BEAR with a live round rather than a rubber bullet
http://goo.gl/rsNTN 

LASSEN CO. D.A. FILES CHARGES AGAINST WHISPERING PINES OWNER 
http://goo.gl/b4315 

"DAILY DEAL" SITES LIKE GROUPON MAY IMPACT HOLIDAY RETAIL
http://goo.gl/ac5PJ 

SUPERVISORS OVERRULE STATE REGULATION TO PROTECT 7,300 BUSINESSES
http://goo.gl/W5gPz 

BANK OF AMERICA DITCHES DEBIT CARD FEE 
http://goo.gl/94WpP 

FEMINISM OR FIREARMS: WHICH EMPOWERS WOMEN MORE?
http://goo.gl/cTrBj 


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TONIGHT IS THE BUSINESS EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE BIG LOG BUILDING ON DUROCK (Arnolds for Awards) I'm looking forward to the BBQ (Keith's Sierra Smoker) and M.O.R.E.'s cocktails. Oh yeah and 60 local businesses too! It's tonight at 5:30-8:00 SEE YOU THERE!

LOCAL VINEYARDS WRAP-UP HARVEST - DK Cellars "Last day of picking! We haven't had a harvest this late since 1998!"
http://goo.gl/KqJyp 

EDAC REG. REFORM TRAFFIC MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED 

 

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...MUCH COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS THURSDAY...
COOLER AND MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEGINNING THURSDAY AS THE FIRST OF A PAIR OF COLD WEATHER SYSTEMS FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA AFFECT THE REGION.
THE FIRST WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE IN ON THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE AMOUNTS OF

Read Formatted with Pictures: http://goo.gl/BpT4B

POLLOCK PINES GARY LYLE GOINS ARRESTED NEAR SLY PARK FOR DOUBLE MURDER -- Goins was identified as a suspect in the killing of Dennis Goins, 63 and Susan Goins, 53, at their home near Grants Pass. Both were found with a gunshot to the head Monday
http://goo.gl/d4KIe 

DETAILS OF FORMER PLACERVILLE MAYOR DAVE MACHADO'S STAKING ALLEGATIONS ARE RELEASED -- It’s been a bad week for Placerville’s former mayor. First, a grand jury indicted him. And now his ex-wife has accused him of stalking
http://goo.gl/yrltu 

EDDY AREVALO, 29, OF SOMERSET INDICTED IN MARIJUANA TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY
http://goo.gl/a03Tw 

PROGRESS REPORTED GETTING WATER FROM USBR -- “I have to compliment Dan and the rest of the staff on how they are proceeding and how they have gotten Congressman McClintock involved and up to speed about our situation,” said Norris
http://goo.gl/JR6xY 

THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT ENDORSES OSBORNE AND NORRIS -- The future of EID depends on relecting George Osborne in Division 1 and Harry Norris in Division 5
http://goo.gl/JI4MK 

PIONEER FIRE’S MEASURE F: ALLOW ME TO ILLUMINATE THE FACTS
http://goo.gl/jx2am 

HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS OFFERED BY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
http://goo.gl/qDCWP 

Toys for Tots campaign begins -- Many local businesses and service groups will take part in collecting toys for the kids. To locate the nearest toy drop-off near you, contact: edct4t@gmail.com or 530-344-9384
http://goo.gl/GBkpD 

MOTHER CHARGED AFTER SON’S DEATH IN HOUSE FIRE
http://goo.gl/XaczH 

4.8 TEMBLOR FELT IN SOUTH LAKE TAHOE
http://goo.gl/xCZYE 

SKI RESORTS FIRE UP SNOWMAKING MACHINES HOPING FOR EARLY SEASON
http://goo.gl/guP2p 

BLUEGO - SOUTH TAHOE AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY’S BUMBLINGS SEEPING OUT IN COURT DOCUMENTS
http://goo.gl/9Gjrn 

DEMO OF HOT WAX, COOL ART AT PETROGLYPHE GALLERY IN MOKE HILL ON NOVEMBER 5
http://goo.gl/jNRO9 

PETA SUES SEAWORLD OVER ORCA ‘SLAVERY’
http://goo.gl/owPdi 

JERRY BROWN TO PROPOSE LESS GENEROUS PENSIONS, HIGHER RETIREMENT AGE
http://goo.gl/m3cso

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COUNTY OF EL DORADO PLANNING COMMISSION
8:30 am
http://goo.gl/nWU7T 

DEMOCRATS UNITE
12:00 pm
http://goo.gl/yt8TY 

 

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RESTRAINING ORDER ISSUED AGAINST FORMER PLACERVILLE MAYOR FOR STALKING
http://goo.gl/PwckK 

EID HYDRO REVENUE STRONG THIS YEAR; WILL HELP PAY BOND EARLY -- hydropower income was so strong that ... putting $2 million in an escrow account to pay off a bond coming due in 2012
http://goo.gl/Raeqf 

COME RIDE THE TRAIN THIS FALL
http://goo.gl/6dgoN 

SEN. GAINES RECEIVES PERFECT SCORE FROM CALTAX
http://goo.gl/bX5B6 

GOVERNOR BROWN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF RICHARD WADE, 58, of Pollock Pines, to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection
http://goo.gl/1sQjx 

HAUNTS TO BENEFIT THE FOOD BANK OF EL DORADO COUNTY
http://goo.gl/vwGNh 

LEARN WILDLIFE MEDICAL PROCEDURES AT UPCOMING CLASS
http://goo.gl/Y51ri 

CAMERON PARK SKATEBOARD PARK TO HOST SKATE COMPETITION
http://goo.gl/xNhHP 

DISTRICT LOGS ON TO NEW LEARNING -- RESCUE UNION OFFERING C.O.O.L. ONLINE EDUCATION PROGRAM 
http://goo.gl/c9Fnw 

SMALL TURNOUT FOR EID COST OF SERVICES WORKSHOP IN CAMERON PARK
http://goo.gl/KPAvk 

LAKE TAHOE PROPERTY OWNER TAMARA FRITZ CHALLENGES PROPOSED $35K TRPA FINE
http://goo.gl/zFG7U 

HOLIDAY TREE PERMITS GO ON SALE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN
http://goo.gl/xjf0D 

JERRY BROWN TO PROPOSE PUBLIC PENSION CHANGES THURSDAY
http://goo.gl/obtbC 




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CARDS FOR OUR TROOPS
9:30 am
http://goo.gl/r0BCj 

RETIRED TEACHERS TO HOLD FALL EVENT
9:30 am
http://goo.gl/lP9d9 

HEALTH FAIR AT GOLD COUNTRY
10:00 am
http://goo.gl/qhNzy 

‘MINER RICH’ TO SPEAK AT CLARKSVILLE MEETING
6:30 pm
http://goo.gl/N8SMa 

 

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GRAND JURY INDICTS MACHADO -- A Grand Jury indicted former Placerville mayor Dave Machado. On Aug. 18 Machado was arrested on criminal charges of perjury and conspiracy to commit a crime with regard to real estate. On Aug 23 the Placerville City Council voted unanimously to remove Machado as mayor of Placerville and to request that he take a leave of absence from his position on the City Council.
http://goo.gl/lDhkB 

ARMED AND DANGEROUS SUSPECT TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
http://goo.gl/RCblQ 

BRAD JAMES MACEWAN, 55, WAS ARRESTED THURSDAY ON SUSPICION OF MURDER -- Further information on the arrest was not available 

NEW PLACERVILLE COURTHOUSE MAY BE DELAYED
http://goo.gl/v4nq8 

NEW EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR NAMED TO FIRE SAFE COUNCIL
http://goo.gl/YtS4n 

WORLD APPLE DAY WILL 21ST ANNIVERSARY ON THE 21ST 
http://goo.gl/mD2HE 

HISTORIC CARY HOUSE HOTEL, PLACERVILLE
http://goo.gl/S5xba 

MR. 9,000 TRIES TO STRIKE OUT OLD RECORD AND THROW 10,000 PITCHES IN AN EIGHT-HOUR SESSION
http://goo.gl/tBmrA 

NEW 4TH DISTRICT LEANS TO THE RIGHT
http://goo.gl/U0bcf 

COURT SETS ARGUMENTS FOR REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUNDS 
http://goo.gl/owSBR 

REPORT TO EL DORADO COUNTY-FOLSOM JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY: PROJECTS MOSTLY ON TRACK
http://goo.gl/3lbDV 

ABOVE THE FOG THIS MORNING
http://goo.gl/jNFon 

HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR FUN FEST COMING TO POLLOCK
http://goo.gl/hZ0uT 

MEET THE 'GARDEN NANA': This volunteer teaches kids about gardening at Lakeview Elementary School
http://goo.gl/c0Vmt 

PEDESTRIAN GREG BENSON, 52, WAS STRUCK AND KILLED on Green Valley Road in El Dorado Hills Sunday morning, Oct. 16.
http://goo.gl/fgUhk 

MORMON ISLAND CEMETERY GETS NEW GRAVESTONES WITHOUT EPITHET
http://goo.gl/U8V9N 

SOMBER TONE FOR SLT STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS -- SAVE SOUTH LAKE TAHOE FROM FINANCIAL COLLAPSE
http://goo.gl/rq8bt 

SACRAMENTO MAGAZINE SKIPS BEST OF SACRAMENTO PARTY THIS YEAR
http://goo.gl/vKeCK 

SACRAMENTO CO. DITCHES MEDICAL POT ORDINANCE EFFORTS 
http://goo.gl/Zfpec 

FEDERAL CRACKDOWN ON MARIJUANA IS OVERKILL 43%, 27% SAID THE CRACKDOWN WAS LONG OVERDUE
http://goo.gl/kR1PD 

SOCIAL MEDIA RIFE WITH LITIGATION FODDER TO COLLECT DATA ABOUT EMPLOYEES
http://goo.gl/oQI5S 

FIRST CLASS STAMP GOES TO 45 CENTS
http://goo.gl/OSMpm 




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GO HOG WILD: BOY SCOUT PORK-OUT
8:00 pm
http://goo.gl/QWG9j 

 

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Pinewood Elementary School in Pollock Pines will be the scene of this year’s Halloween Spooktacular Fun Fest. The free event is open to youth between the ages of baby – 12 years old.

During its Oct. 11 meeting the El Dorado Irrigation Board of Directors again considered various components of the District’s recently completed Cost of Services Study model.