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I N E L D O R A D O H I L L S ■ FEBRUARY 22, 2024
Trojans for the win! DECISION 2024
County supervisor candidates share their opinions ■ Three vying for the District 1 seat Eric Jaramishian Staff writer
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The latest El Dorado County League of Women Voters candidates featured District 1 Supervisor candidates Linda Campbell, Greg Ferrero and Margaret Fortune, all eyeing for the seat currently held by John Hidahl, who represents almost all of El Dorado Hills. The hopefuls took on a variety of issues concerning El Dorado Hills and the county at the packed EDH Community Services District pavilion Thursday evening. Hidahl is currently finishing out his term as supervisor this year. In a race that has generated much voter interest, League coordinators say it was the most questions they have received for any candidate forum they have hosted. First to introduce herself was Margaret Fortune, founder and CEO of 12 public charter schools called Fortune School, which serve more than 2,000 students and employ 460 teachers in Sacramento and
Oak Ridge High School’s varisty cheerleaders can hardly contain their joy after winning the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship Feb. 11.
■ See DISTRICT 1, page A2
Squad brings home a national championship Malachi Parker
the Trojans spent those two weeks coming up with a new routine that was, according to judges, more Staff writer than up to par for the competition. The National High School Cheerleading ove over Chiefs, the Oak Ridge cheerChampionship, produced by Universal Cheerleaders leading squad captured a shiny trophy of Association, is the pinnacle of cheerleading comtheir own Super Bowl Sunday — winpetitions for high school cheerleaders ning the UCA National High School across the country. This year’s event Cheerleading Championship. hosted 1,183 teams across 34 states “We’re very proud “We’re very proud of this team’s in multiple divisions. hard work and resiliency,” Oak Ridge of this team’s hard competing Cheerleading teams are judged on head cheerleading coach James Blank said. “They showed great character by work and resiliency.” their stunting and tumbling skills, crowd-leading ability and overall dealing with adversity and overcoming some tough challenges right at crunch — James Blank, head coach performance. Teams competed in Traditional Routine, Game Day and time.” the newest division at the championSixty-eight teams entered the competition at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex ship, Game Day Live, which allows cheer teams to in Orlando, Fla., all hoping to cheer their way to the perform with their school’s band members in a live performance setting and translate their traditions top of the Medium Varsity Division I category. from the sidelines to the competition floor. Information shared with the media makes this win This isn’t the first trophy Oak Ridge cheerleaders all the more amazing. Two weeks before the competition a cheer squad member suffered an injury, forc- have brought home from the national competition. The team took second place in 2015 and first place ing Oak Ridge to alter plans. Rather than perform in 2020. the routine they spent months working to perfect,
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■ Three in the running in District 2 Eric Jaramishian Staff writer El Dorado County District 2 Supervisor George Turnboo is looking to keep his seat this election cycle and is challenged by Chris Cockrell and Kevin McCarty leading up to the March primary election. During a supervisor candidate forum recently hosted by the El Dorado chapter of the League of Women Voters at the Cameron Park Community Center, District 2 residents were given the chance to hear candidates address issues concerning affordable housing, veteran care, land use, the General Plan, homelessness and more. Cockrell, an owner of Sam’s Town Cyclery in Shingle Springs, is a Cameron Park resident and a military veteran. In his opening remarks he said he wants to represent the people of his district as a community member. “Myself and others see that we need some things done in our county that have not been done,” Cockrell said, addressing the crowd during the forum. “You folks have been at this for a long time ■ See DISTRICT 2, page A5
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