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Folsom Powerhouse Electricity Fair
The Folsom Powerhouse State Historic Park hosted the second Electricity Fair on Saturday, Sept. 7, to highlight one of the world’s oldest hydroelectric facilities. The Elect ...
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Media Life: 19th century child star ready for Auburn close-up
He’s the only baby ever to appear on a U.S. coin. He’s also a mystery man who no known portrait exists of from his adult years. There’s a town in Oregon named f ...
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Placer County Gold Rush ghost town gets its identity back
Virginiatown has its historical mojo back. Sometime before the damage and theft was discovered in early July, someone had apparently chiseled the mortar underneath Virginiatown&rs ...
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Library celebrates 20 years in Folsom
Residents are invited to help celebrate as the Folsom Public Library celebrates its 20th anniversary. Newcomers may take Folsom’s spacious public library for granted. Howeve ...
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Thief filches Auburn’s commemorative link to “Phenomenon”
A link to Auburn’s major movie-making past has gone missing, and Old Town wants it back. John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Forest Whitaker and Kyra Sedgwick spent much of ...
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Media Life: Blues-rock survivors Savoy Brown to play Auburn
Like a finely crafted, vintage guitar, the sound of a classic rock-blues band can wear the years well. With an old guitar, it’s a certain warmth in tone that comes through i ...
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Funding pops up to replace Auburn’s stolen film plaque
When the John Travolta movie “Phenomenon” was released in the summer of 1996, some of the more urbane critics dismissed the fantasy dramedy as corn. Despite the corn c ...
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1964 Highway 49 bridge rubble remains a cleanup quandary
By most accounts, the Highway 49 bridge blowout of December 1964 was spectacular. Photos and video from the time show the force of a hellish torrent of water and wood collapsing t ...
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Korean War vet recalls horrific battle
Veterans Day is celebrated every year on Nov. 11, to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good ...
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Penryn’s landmark Ground Cow eatery grinds to a halt
PENRYN -- It started in Penryn in 1963 as the Ground Cow, a landmark restaurant stop promising thick, creamy 40-cent milkshakes, charbroiled burgers for six bits and ice-cold 40-ce ...
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Gotelli captures spirit of Santa in new book
Dolph Gotelli is known worldwide as Father Christmas because of his extensive collection of Christmas memorabilia and exhibits. Starting at the age of 6 when he acquired his first ...
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Media Life: Gold Hill history awash with samurai, silkworms
GOLD HILL – Just a couple of meandering miles along Cold Springs Road from Coloma sits one of those Gold Country treasures that reminds visitors just how historically ...
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Folsom Railroad Museum looking to get back on track
After being closed for nearly three years, the Folsom Railroad Museum is back home in the Folsom Historic District.“The Folsom Railroad Museum is looking forward to a grand ...
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Media Life: El Dorado County’s self-guided movie-location tour wows
Living so close to Tinseltown does have its advantages on occasion, including having a troupe of thespians filming literally in your backyard. Placer County has had its share of m ...
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Under the Lake December 2013
When the waters of Folsom Lake recede, remnants of the long submerged towns begin to surface. Red Bank and Salmon Falls are the most visible. These were taken mid-December, when th ...
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Spirit of 49er gold fever alive and well in Auburn State Recreation Area
The glow in the sand in the water at my feet was unmistakable. Gold. Add the exclamation mark, if you wish. Less than two weeks later, I was back at the same spot at the American ...
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Explore Victorian-style fashion at new Folsom exhibit
A new exhibit titled “Slaves to Fashion” at Folsom History Museum showcases the beautiful and extreme elements of women’s style during the Victorian and Edwardian ...
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El Dorado Hills Library's digital kiosk reaches back in time
EL DORADO HILLS, CA - El Dorado County’s past has taken a step into the future with the library’s acquisition of an interactive digital kiosk that highlights the c ...
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Curtain rises on Auburn's State Theatre remake
The venerable State Theatre in Downtown Auburn is set to close its doors May 1 and reopen again in late summer to allow a major expansion in seating and stage area. Under plans ann ...
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Folsom Railroad Museum is open to the public
After being temporarily closed for three years, the Folsom Railroad Museum is back open and ready for visitors.“We are very excited to be back open for the community,&rdquo ...
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