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Green waste not, want not Odin Rasco Staff writer Placerville City Council found itself in unusual territory last week, considering two proposals for how the city could buy hundreds of tons of green waste a year. Municipalities across the state find themselves in the same situation as Placerville, with 2016’s Senate Bill 1383 beginning to go into effect this year. Introduced as an element of the state’s ongoing attempts to combat climate change, the bill mandates that cities, towns and counties reduce organic waste disposal by 75% by 2025. An
augmentation to SB 1383, Assembly Bill 1985 was passed in September 2022 and allowed for the gradual implementation of organic waste procurement. AB 1985 sets benchmarks for green waste procurement for the next three years, giving local governments time to gear up efforts to meet the ultimate goal amount in 2025 and onward. The benchmarks require 30% procurement in 2023 and 65% in 2024; with the amounts set to .8 tons per resident, Placerville’s goals are 261 tons this year, 566 in 2024 and 871 in
Memorial Day ceremonies at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument saw a flyover of World War II T-6 “Texan” Warbirds, photo above, performances by the Ponderosa High School Choir, a parade of flags by El Dorado County youth and veterans organizations, speeches by honorees and dignitaries and the dedication of 21 memorial bricks. Leading the flyover, which included the missing man formation, was Cameron Park pilot Chuck Wahl. Giving the Memorial Day keynote address is U.S. Air Force Maj. Drew Dela Cruz, right photo, a 2012 graduate of Oak Ridge High School and the USAF Academy, as well as a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross award. Dela Cruz piloted one of the C-17 cargo jets tasked with evacuating 114,000 refugees from Afghanistan Aug. 22, 2021. See more photos on page A10.
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Oak Ridge wins Division I in extra innings Thomas Frey Staff writer The bases were loaded with two outs when Oak Ridge junior Maddy Ridge walked to up the plate in extra innings. The Trojans had trailed Inderkum 2-1 before tying up the Sac-Joaquin Division 1 section championship
and sending the softball game to an extra frame. “I was seeing the ball really well and I could see that she was hitting those outsides consistently,” Ridge said. “I knew that when it came I had to be ready for it.” She ripped a pitch foul that rang down the third-base line. Then Ridge got another good
swing on the bat and it fell onto a pillow of grass in the outfield, bringing home freshman Brooklyn Parantroe from third base. The team mobbed Ridge at first base. She got the hit, winning Oak Ridge its tenth softball section title in history and first since 2010. ■ See WINS, page A3
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