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On my way back from servicing a listing of mine (1862 Victorian complete with a guest house and a General Store, located in Greenwood Ca.) I stopped to take in the view and test out my new camera. This is one of the many reasons I choose to work and live in this county.  http://www.4031mainstreet...

My First Segment in a series about Historic Placerville Many a morning as I sit in the local coffee shop "Centro" I gaze at the bell tower, and for some reason the sencond to last paragraph of this story runs through my mind. (The tower has watched most of Placerville's history pass beneath it, e...

                                                                                                           Support the youth of today by supporting the Youth Commission of El Dorado County: finding the gold in our youth! EL DORADO COUNTY YOUTH COMMISSIONPresents...ALL YOU CAN EAT SPAGHETTI FEEDwi...

April Soccer Clinics - Open to all players ages 6-15Where: Indian Creek Elementary (see directions below)Dated: April 3, 10, 17, and 24Time: 4:00pm to 5:30pmBring: Cleats, shin guards, a ball, water Indian Creek School - 6701 Green Valley Road Directions:  From Hwy 50, take the Missouri Flat Road...

Mark Hegarty wins "Toastmasters area 74 international speech contest" Following his award winning speech Wednesday night, the president of Hangtown Toastmasters remarked "We are proud to have Mr. Hegarty in our club. He is carrying on the long tradition of success we have enjoyed" In addition to ...

Here is the first in an ongoing segment on the Schools in El Dorado County (Enjoy) El Dorado County office of education58 County offices of Education  53 Elected  5 AppointedPrimary RolesIntermediate Educations UnitProvider of Student Programs/ServicesCoordination and Collaboration ConvenerPublic...

A leisurely 20 minute drive from hwy50 and Missouri Flat road will get you to Pioneer Park. This 21 acre park has something for every member of the family. And one of the things I like the most is that; it is far enough out of town that never seems to be "crowded" and close enough in so it does n...

While News of falling home values seems to dominate the market, there are pockets of real estate that have seen home prices holding steady. In an interesting study from Truila, Inc. one factor seems to stand out - highly rated local elementary schools. The analysis of 2 million homes found cities...

Here are all the vids from yesterdays fun I am still having some trouble uploading these videos. I was hoping active rain would let me load directly to my blog, but it appears I must convert it to HTML at some other site before posting here. If anybody knows of an easier way to do this I would mu...

In my opinion Hagen Ranch is the best (Family) Easter experience in Placerville. Here are a few highlights of 2008 Easter fun. Egg Hunt Zip Line Sack Race Foot RaceEaster Bunny Dropping Candy From Plane ! Easter Bunny Makes Several Passes  Kids Race to get the (candy) prize ! Here are some pictur...