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Goings on in the El Dorado County Foothills Area!

Aug 24, 2009 07:05AM ● By Wendy Sipple

We keep our ears to the ground to find out what's going on in the local area...our What's Up? Column!

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Goings on in the El Dorado County Foothills Area?

Jul 31, 2009 05:00PM ● By Wendy Sipple

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What's Going on in the El Dorado County Foothills

Jun 30, 2009 05:00PM ● By Wendy Sipple

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What's Going on in the El Dorado County Foothills

Jun 11, 2009 12:07PM ● By Super Admin

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Local Area Tidbits

Apr 30, 2009 05:00PM ● By Super Admin

It’s May and the Downtown Placerville Third Saturday Stagecoach Rides are back! Rides are weather-permitting. For more information, call 530-672-3436.Congratulations to ANOVA Architects for their preservation and restoration of the Fausel House in Placerville. The house is the city’s oldest residence, and being LEED Silver certified, it’s the centerpiece to the firm’s new office complex.The El Dorado Nursery and Garden is hosting Make Mommy Smile Day on May 9, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Kids ages 2-12 can make their mom a special Mother’s Day gift. For more information or to RSVP, call 530-676-6555.The El Dorado County Senior Health Education Program along with Eskaton Senior Connections is offering a free six-part series starting May 20 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Eskaton Lincoln Manor in Placerville. Developed by Stanford University, “Help Yourself to a Healthier Life” will teach strategies to effectively manage chronic conditions and improve your quality of life. For more information, call 530-621-6251.Save the Date! The Spiritual Center for Positive Living will host the musical fundraiser, “Raising the Roof with Marcy Baruch” on June 5, at the Cameron Park Community Center. Enjoy entertainment, appetizers and wine, all starting at 6:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 530-677-2300.Spend Friday evenings at the Fitzpatrick Winery & Lodge for Pizza Night. Enjoy gourmet pizzas cooked in their famous wood fire oven, every Friday from 6-7:30 p.m. For reservations, call 530-620-3248.Governor Schwarzenegger has appointed two new judges to the El Dorado County Superior Court. Nelson Brooks of Shingle Springs and Kenneth J. Melikian of El Dorado Hills. Congratulations!Join Perry Creek Winery on May 10, for their Mother’s Day Maifest. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. enjoy music from the great German band Al Gruber, and authentic German food, or participate in the yodeling and stein-holding contest. For more information or to RSVP, call 530-620-5175.Marcy Playground will be playing at Red Hawk Casino on May 7, at 8 p.m. For ticket information, visit redhawkcasino.com.Lotus Bonsai and Nursery’s Annual Spring Sale is set to take place May 29-31, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Enjoy discounts on all Bonsai, stock plants and materials. For more information, visit lotusbonsai.com.The AYUSA (Academic Year in the U.S.A.) International is looking for a few good families in the El Dorado and Placer Counties to host exchange students from Asia, Germany and the Mediterranean region, this fall. Families interested in hosting should contact Dana Childs at 530-306-2379 or email [email protected], but certainly not least, Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there, we appreciate you! Be sure to check back next month for our annual Summer Fun feature issue, we’ve got lots of summer solutions for the kids!Send your news to: [email protected].

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Mar 31, 2009 05:00PM ● By Super Admin

Now is the perfect time to step outside and soak up the sun...April 22 is Earth Day, so help celebrate Earth by participating in Cameron Park’s Seventh Annual Community Clean-up Day on April 6, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., call 530-677-2231 for more information...The El Dorado Community Concert Association is holding a membership drive from May 4 to May 9 at the historic Cary House Hotel in Placerville from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, email [email protected] California Native Plant Society is having a Native Plant Sale on April 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get information and advice on how to grow native plants, meet and talk with experts, and share local plant news and information. For sale location and more information, call 530-644-6335 or visit eldoradocnps.org...The Cameron Park Community Center opened Phase One on March 21, five months ahead of the projected completion date. Phase One includes a 4000-square-foot assembly hall with a stage, commercial kitchen, dance studio, administrative offices and a social center...On April 18 join S.P.E.A.R.’s Suicide Awareness Walk-A-Thon to help prevent teenage suicides. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. at Food-4-Less in Cameron Park. Walk starts at 10 a.m. and is $25 per person or $50 for families and includes a T-shirt. For more information, call 530-676-2119...Snowline Hospice is now offering a new grief recovery program for children and their families, which provides a safe place to reflect and express feelings through a variety of cutting-edge action-focused techniques. Classes will be held every other Tuesday through June 18. For more information, call 530-621-7820...El Dorado County has a new family of wineries! Carson Road Wineries is a group of 11 family-owned wineries, all located along or near Carson Road. For more information and a list of participating wineries, visit carsonroadwineries.com...Cake Stuff, which offers classes and supplies related to all things cake, has moved! Find their new storefront at 366 Main Street in Placerville…Experience American nostalgia at its best on April 25 at the 24th Annual Grass Valley Downtown Car Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. See vintage and antique cars and trucks along with vendor booths and live music. For more information, visit downtowngrassvalley.com...The El Dorado Main Library in Placerville is hosting a special video event on April 19...Teach your children how to survive in the wild. The American River Conservancy will be holding a free Outdoor Survival Skills class on April 11 from 9-10:30 a.m. For more information and meeting location, call 530-621-1224...That’s all for now, but don’t forget to check back next month for our annual Our Kids feature issue! Send your news to: [email protected].

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Feb 28, 2009 04:00PM ● By Super Admin

Spring has sprung! Well almost, and that means the start of Daylight Saving Time so don’t forget to “spring” forward this year on March 8.Catch Imagination Theater’s opening night of Man of La Mancha on Friday March 27. For tickets and times, call 530-642-0404.Preteens ages 11-13 can learn CPR, the Heimlich maneuver, and the prevention of common injuries in infants and children through a special class on March 23 presented by the Placerville Recreation and Parks. Class runs 4-7 p.m. at the Town Hall and is $35. To register, call 530-642-5232.Join the Placerville Library for their Friends Storytime in Spanish on Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. Children ages 2-5 can participate in stories and crafts. For more information, visit eldoradolibrary.org.If you have older kids, check out the Placerville Library’s American Girls Book Club the fourth Thursday of every month at 3:45 p.m., for kids ages 5-8. For more information, visit eldoradolibrary.org.Every Saturday in March the Sierra Wild Life Rescue will be holding an Introduction to Local Wildlife class at the SWR Center in the El Dorado shopping center. For class topics and times, visit sierrawildliferescue.com.The El Dorado Peace and Justice Community is holding a Nonviolence Communication Workshop on March 14, from 12-4 p.m. at the Mountain Spiritual Center in Placerville. For more information visit edpjc.org.Join Imagination Theater on April 4 for auditions for Beauty and the Beast at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. Auditions will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and callbacks will be on Sunday, April 5. For more information, visit imagination-theater.org and break a leg!The Gold Discovery Park has a retail site where you can purchase gifts, toys, books and much more that will take you back to the days of the California Gold Rush. All revenue generated by the Gold Rush E-Mercantile site supports the educational and conservation programs at the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. To purchase items, visit marshallgold.org/mercantile.Marshall Medical Center in Cameron Park has a new solar-power system over its parking lot, which offers shade to parked cars along with environmental and cost saving benefits to the hospital.Join the Lotus Bonsai Nursery and Gardens in Placerville on March 7 for their Rock Planting Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Learn how to create a Chinese-style landscape, planting on a rock utilizing different trees and accents. For more information, visit lotusbonsai.com.Winery by the Creek is now offering elite Napa-style custom tastings with experts on hand and gourmet food. For more information, visit winerybythecreek.com or call 530-620-2402.Sub Sea Systems in Diamond Springs, has introduced their newest program, “gns” at the Xel-Ha Eco-Park in the Riviera Maya. For more information, visit sea-trek.com or xelha.com/activities.Congratulations to locally-owned Cowboy BBQ of Sutter County, who took top honors for their Sweet & Smoky Meat Moppin’ Sauce and their Cranberry Orange Jalapeno Relish during the recent 13th Annual Fiery Foods Challenge hosted by Chile Pepper magazine. To get yours, visit cowboybbq.com. Last but not least, we are still looking for Reader Recipes to publish in upcoming issues. Please send yours to [email protected]’s all for now, but check back next month for our annual Get Outside feature issue! Send your news to: [email protected].

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Jan 31, 2009 04:00PM ● By Super Admin

February is the month of love. And, if you are looking to spread a little love this Valentine’s Day – volunteer to be a foster parent for an animal in need with El Dorado County Animal Services. If you would like to become a foster parent or receive more information, visit co.el-dorado.ca.us/AnimalServices and click on “foster care”...Join the American River Conservancy’s Blood Drive on February 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Coloma. Get a free pizza coupon and donate to a good cause. For more information call 530-621-1224 or contact [email protected] February 25, meet the newly elected El Dorado County Supervisors at the El Dorado Hills Library. District 2 Supervisor Ray Nutting and District 1 Supervisor John Knight will be speaking at the Chamber Community Connections. If you would like to attend, please RSVP at 916-933-1335...Join the El Dorado Nursery on February 15 for their free pruning clinic on roses and Japanese maples. At 10 a.m. learn how to care for your roses with this “hands-on” class. At noon, learn how to feed, shape, and care for your maples from their very own “Maple Expert” Chris Aycock. For more information, visit eldoradonursery.com or call 530-676-6555...El Dorado County will be getting some help from the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, who will be providing more than $190 million to the County to use at its discretion over the next 20 years. The Band has annually committed contributions of $500,000 to law enforcement and will provide $104 million to the County to extend the HOV carpool lanes on Highway 50...Are you a wine lover and Amazing Race fan? If so, join the Fair Play Winery Association for their “Fair Play Amazing Race” held on March 1 at participating wineries, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.. This is an innovative new concept in experimental wine tasting, in which racers follow cryptic clues that lead them to various wineries. The race is open to teams of any size. For more information, visit fairplaywine.com/events/race.html...Red Hawk Casino hosted their Grand Opening Gala on January 22 with a red carpet entrance, a $100,000 Celebrity Blackjack Tournament, and a special musical performance by The Bacon Brothers. For more information, visit redhawkcasino.com...Mark your calendars for the 2009 El Dorado Business Showcase, presented by the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce, on March 13, from 5-8 p.m., and March 14 from 10-3 p.m. at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds...The Lake Tahoe Community College is holding its Fourth Annual Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival on February 28 from 6-9 p.m.  For more information, contact Kay Odgen at 530-542-4546 ext.304 or e-mail, [email protected] of movies, don’t forget to tune in and see which movies will be crowned the cream of the crop at the 81st Annual Academy Awards on February 22, hosted by Hugh Jackman...And, be sure to check back next month for our annual Food and Drink feature issue; in the mean time if you have your own recipes that you’d like to share with us and the community, please e-mail them to [email protected] for inclusion in an upcoming issue! <hr>Send your news to: [email protected].

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Dec 31, 2008 04:00PM ● By Super Admin

Can you believe that it’s 2009 already? Brace yourselves for another year that will fly by. There’s plenty going on to keep you busy this year...January is National Blood Donor Month, so visit BloodSource at 3105 Cedar Ravine Road, Suite 102 in Placerville to do your part...If hiking is your thing, the American River Conservancy is offering a Waterfall Trail Hike on January 31. For more information and meeting locations, call 530-621-1224...Sign your kids up for little league! The Pony Express Little League and Ponderosa Little League have merged and spring signups have begun. For more information, visit pondolittleleague.com or call 530-677-5555...Congratulations to the Eskaton Village Placerville Lodge, which will open its new Assisted Living and Memory Care apartments on January 15 from 5 to 7 p.m....If you’re looking to tickle your funny bone, the Sequoia Restaurant is hosting a comedy showcase on January 7, starting at 7 p.m. For more information, visit sequoiaplacerville.com or call 530-622-5222...Don’t miss Grammy Award winning Native American Flutist Mary Youngblood for a one night only performance at the Imagination Theater on January 31 at 8 p.m. For more information, visit imagination-theater.org...If you’ve ever wanted to travel back to the Gold Rush era then come out on January 24 to the Gold Rush Discovery Day Celebration to commemorate the discovery of gold in the South Fork of the American River by James Marshall. This event will feature a reenactment at the very site where Marshall struck gold. For more details, contact the Park Museum and Visitors’ Center at 530-622-3470 or the Events Line at 530-295-2162...Placerville’s Marshall Medical Center has cleared the final hurtle in their new expansion, which will include a 17-bed birthing center, a 12-bed intensive care unit, and 34 beds for acute-care patients. Marshall Medical Center is one of the few independent community hospitals in California and the only hospital on the county’s west slope...Go stargazing at Cameron Park Rotary Club Community Observatory and learn about the stars from a trained observatory docent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings, weather permitting. For more information, visit communityobservatory.com...The Friendly Visitors Program of El Dorado County is looking for volunteers to enrich the lives of homebound senior citizens in the El Dorado County area. If you would like more information on becoming a volunteer please call 530-621-6119 or e-mail [email protected] we love getting feedback from our readers, we would like to invite you to a FoothillStyle Reader’s Appreciation Lunch to discuss you likes and dislikes. Send our editor an email at [email protected] and let us know if you’d like to join us for lunch in the future...Also in an effort to get our readers involved, we’d like to include your favorite recipes (any and all courses) along with specialty drink recipes too, in our annual Food & Drink feature to appear in the March 2009 issue. Please email your recipes, and photos if you have them, to [email protected] with “Food & Drink Feature” in the subject line. That’s all for now, but check back next month for our annual Home Design Feature!Send your news to: [email protected].

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Nov 30, 2008 04:00PM ● By Super Admin

December is National Read-a-New-Book Month, so check out your local library and pick up a new read...Apple Hill season is not over! Madrona Vineyards in Apple Hill invites the public to kick off the holiday season with “Christmas in the Cellar,” wine sipping, food sampling and holiday shopping included, on December 6. Special wines will be available! Email [email protected] for more information...On December 5, David Girard Vineyards will host its Repeal of Prohibition event from 4 to 8 p.m. Visit davidgirardvineyards.com for a list of participating Speakeasies to visit to get the secret password for entrance to the party; $15 per person, $20 per couple, or $5 for a designated driver. Proceeds will be donated to Mother Lode Rehabilitation Enterprise of Placerville...The annual Christmas Parade in Historic Downtown Placerville will take place December 7 at 1 p.m., rain or shine, starting at the Mountain Democrat parking lot and heading west on Main Street...Habitat for Humanity of El Dorado County holds board meetings the second Tuesday of every month in Placerville. Contact Candy Alexander at 916-718-5565 or [email protected] for information...The Gold Country Woodworkers meet the first Monday of the month at Shepherd of the Hills Church in Shingle Springs. Call John Brideson at 916-933-0488 to get involved...Join area women at a designated session to create Quilts of Love for needy children this Christmas. Call 530-672-2223 or e-mail [email protected] for meeting times and location...Cantare Chorale, sponsored by the El Dorado Community Concert Association, will present an annual Christmas concert series December 10. For location and ticket information, call 530-622-4218...The Cameron Park Rotary Community Observatory offers a heavenly view of the winter night sky. Visit communityobservatory.com for viewing conditions and special events...Remember Red Hawk Casino’s grand opening is expected this month! Exciting property details include 2,000 slot machines, 75 table games, six restaurants,  and more than 3,000 lighted and covered parking spaces. Visit redhawkcasino.com for more information...Sierra Vista Bank also welcomes a new face. Lourdes Lewis joined the Cameron Park branch November 3, as the AVP Business Banking Specialist...Reader Appreciation Lunches...We love getting feedback from our readers, so FoothillStyle invites you to a Reader’s Appreciation Lunch (date TBA) to discuss your likes and dislikes; there will be good conversation and good food! Send our editor an email at [email protected] and let us know if you’d like to join us for lunch in the near future!Send your news to: [email protected].

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