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Clubhouse, pool, tennis & more 4975 Del Mar Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 916-304-9711 | Lennar.com/Sacramento Pursuant to the Fair Housing Act, this housing is intended for occupancy by at least one person 55 years of age or older per home. Plans to build out this neighborhood as proposed are subject to change without notice. Features, amenities, floor plans, elevations, and designs vary and are subject to changes or substitution without notice. Items shown may contain options that are not standard on all models or not included in the purchase price. Availability may vary. Prices do not include closing costs and other fees to be paid by buyer (including a builder fee as described in the purchase agreement) and are subject to change without notice. This is not an offer in states where prior registration is required. Void where prohibited by law. Copyright © 2022 Lennar Corporation. Lennar and the Lennar logo are U.S. registered service marks or service marks of Lennar Corporation and/or its subsidiaries. Lennar Sales Corp., CA DRE Broker #01252753 (Responsible Broker: Joanna Duke). BMR Construction, Inc., CA CSLB #830955. CalAtlantic Group, Inc., CA CSLB #1037780. Lennar Homes of California, Inc., CA CSLB #728102. Date 09/22
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U.S. Forest Service photos by Matt Eister
Snowdrifts of 12-18 inches on the east end of Mormon Emigrant Trail are expected delay the roadway’s opening to late June.
File photo by John Poimiroo
The El Dorado County Veterans Monument will see flags of each branch of the military along with Old Glory marched in by Scouts and members of veterans organizations.
Keeping the faith
Memorial Day ceremonies honor soldiers’ sacrifice Maj. Drew Dela Cruz, a former El Dorado Hills resident, received the Distinguished Flying Cross late last year for his life-saving decisions during the Afghan evacuation. Courtesy photo
John Poimiroo Mountain Democrat correspondent
“If ye break faith with us who die, we shall not sleep, though poppies grow,” Canadian Army Col. John McCrae wrote from the perspective of a fallen World War I soldier in his poignant poem “In Flanders Fields.” t 11 a.m. Monday, May 29, El Dorado County will keep faith with its fallen soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines when it gathers at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument, 300 Fair Lane in Placerville, to observe Memorial Day. Ceremonies will include a fly-over and missing man formation by a squadron of World War II warbirds led by Cameron Park’s Chuck Wahl,
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What’s open now on the forest? Odin Rasco Staff writer Recreationists looking to experience the great outdoors in the Eldorado National Forest may find they will have to wait longer than normal to start their summer plans. Crews have their work cut out for them this season as efforts to prepare campgrounds and other sites for opening face delays due to delayed access and extra prep work, according to a U.S. Forest Service news release. Traces of winter are sticking around the region longer than usual with the lingering snowpack at 300% of normal for mid-May. n See Forest closures, page A5
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In observance of Memorial Day the Mountain Democrat will not publish Monday, May 29.
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Bruins, Trojans to play for section championships Thomas Frey Mountain Democrat correspondent
Ponderosa mobs senior Whitney Montoya after she recorded a hit in the bottom of the seventh to beat Vista del Lago May 23. The win sends the Bruins to the Division III SacJoaquin Section championship Saturday against Central Catholic.
Whitney Montoya stood patiently waiting. The senior was stepping into the batter’s box with a chance to send the Ponderosa High School softball team to its first section championship since 2012. Ponderosa trailed Vista del Lago 3-1 heading into the final inning in Tuesday’s home playoff. But big at-bats by freshman Ellie Escobar, junior Iris Perez, sophomore Molly McFarland and senior Tatum Silva tied up the game and Montoya was coming up with everything on the line. A win, and the Bruins head to
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their first section title game since 2012, with a chance to bring a blue banner back to Shingle Springs for the first time since 1980. “I knew walking it off was my only option,” said Montoya, a .438 hitter. “Although I was feeling nervous, I had enough confidence in myself that I knew I would get a hit and that this wouldn’t be my last game with this team.” The count was 1-2 and the pitch sped toward Montoya, she swung and the ball leaped off her bat for a single, McFarland scored from third and the n See Championships, page A9
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