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SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF EL DORADO HILLS AND CAMERON PARK
VOL. 33 ■ ISSUE NO. 5 ■ MARCH 4, 2026
DESIGNING DREAM Cameron Park man revives a rare classic Chris Woodard Staff writer
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t an airshow in Oshkosh, Wisc., years ago Glenn Gordon of Cameron Park stopped in his tracks. Parked on the field was a freshly restored 1930s Ryan-ST, polished metal gleaming in the sun. It looked less like transportation and more like sculpture — a reminder of the golden age of aviation. Gordon, already a pilot and lifelong builder, felt something click and he decided he wanted to restore one. Reality quickly set in. Only about 80 Ryan STs were built in the 1930s, and very few have survived. Most sit in private collections. Even the roughest “project” airframes were financially out of reach. The wakeup call was sobering, but Gordon has always been an improviser. If he could not restore one, maybe he could build one. Gordon started asking around aviation circles if anyone made a replica kit. No one had. Then he heard about a builder in Colorado, Nick Pfannenstiel, who was quietly designing one himself. Gordon tracked him down. Pfannenstiel and his company, Timber Tiger Aircraft, had begun developing a Ryan ST-inspired aircraft, but it was still early in the process. Gordon, who had built airplanes before and built a career in mechanical design, offered to help bring
Village Life photo by Noel Stack
Mark Hornstra joined the Cameron Park Community Services District about a year ago and later this month will become the district’s newest general manager.
Mark Hornstra named new CPCSD general manager Noel Stack Editor
Photo by Leonardo Correa Luna
Glenn Gordon poses with the first 1930s Ryan-ST prototype, which he helped design. The Cameron Park resident is in the process of building another version of the plane. the project fully into computer-aided design. He saw a path forward that would make the aircraft not just a prototype, but a viable kit for other builders.
What followed would reshape both men’s projects. “I quickly helped bring the project to the world of CAD,” Gordon said. In a 3D digital space, the
team could spin the airplane, check clearances, simulate structure and aerodynamics and solve problems before cutting ■ See PLANE, page A8
“I’ve really grown to like this community,” Mark Hornstra shared during a walk around Cameron Park Lake. The feeling was confirmed mutual last month when the Cameron Park Community Services District named Hornstra its new general manager. Hornstra will take over from interim GM Maurice Johnson on March 22. “Mark is going to do an outstanding job,” Johnson told Village Life. “I have 100% faith in Mark.” Johnson became interim GM in February 2025 after the board the month prior voted to exercise a 30-day termination-without-cause clause in thenGeneral Manager Alan Gardner’s contract. About a week after Johnson started his new role, Hornstra resigned as the El Dorado Hills Community Services District general manager after months of turmoil within that district. Hornstra joined the ■ See HORNSTRA, page A5
Courtesy photos
Winners from Shingle Springs Subaru Brent McCarver, Marcie McCarver and Tom Rockenbaugh, left photo, pose with their Excellence in Business of the Year Award at the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce event. At right, EDH Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Debbie Manning presents the first-ever Legacy in Commerce Award to Kevin Nagle at the Feb. 19 event.
El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce celebrates local success Ann-Marie Fullmore EDH Chamber of Commerce The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce hosted its 38th annual Installation & Business Awards at Serrano Country Club Feb. 19 before a sold-out crowd of nearly 200 attendees. Marshall served as the evening’s sponsor, with CEO Siri Nelson as emcee extraordinaire. Guests included Congressman Tom McClintock,
California State Assemblyman Joe Patterson, El Dorado County District 1 Supervisor Greg Ferrero, El Dorado County Sheriff Jeff Leikauf, El Dorado County Recorder-Clerk Janelle Horne, El Dorado County Assessor Jon DeVille and other notable dignitaries. The annual event celebrates the El Dorado Hills business community and the chamber’s members and guests. The evening featured a no-host bar, dinner, awards ceremony and a lively silent auction benefiting
the Chamber Scholarship Fund. The interactive photo booth was provided by Gigi & Co. and David Girard Vineyards sponsored the wine. During the team table “chamber advocacy” activity it was determined that the most well-known recent accomplishments of the chamber include keeping the California Welcome Center open, securing additional liquor licenses for restaurants in El Dorado County ■ See EDH CHAMBER, page A7
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