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VOL. 29 ■ ISSUE NO. 38 ■ NOVEMBER 10, 2022
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VETERANS DAY
Event lauds county heroes John Poimiroo Special to Village Life Five of El Dorado County’s greatest heroes will be honored at Veterans Day ceremonies at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, when bronze plaques describing their heroic actions are dedicated at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument, 360 Fair Lane in Placerville. The five each were recipients of a medal of valor, second only to the Medal of Honor, for their heroism in combat. They include the late Master Sgt. William Cathcart, U.S. Army who received the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism during the Korean War. On an icy February day in 1952, Cathcart rushed to aid the men of another unit and rally them after their leader had been killed. After the unit was forced to withdraw from its attack on a strongly held enemy position, Cathcart realized wounded men had been left behind and headed back up the slope to evacuate his stricken comrades, directly into the face of heavy fire. Six times he went up and six times he came back with a wounded man, being cited for utter fearlessness and completely selfless devotion to his men and his duty. In 1967 Lt. Col. Greg Etzel was an Air Force Captain flying a 22,000-pound Sikorsky HH-3E rescue helicopter, nicknamed the Jolly Green
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Residents and Cameron Park Community Services District leaders talked about the health of Cameron Park Lake, as well as future amenities, during a recent meeting.
SPLISH, SPLASH, PLAY OR NO WAY?
Cameron Park Lake’s future debated Jana Rossi Staff writer The prospective Cameron Park Lake splash pad became a hot topic during the Oct. 19 Cameron Park Community Services District Board of Directors meeting, with some concerned the project isn’t the best use of CSD funds. CPCSD staff and directors in 2019 permanently closed the lake’s swimming lagoon and later sent surveys out to Cameron Park residents asking for input regarding water recreation amenities. Many board meetings later it was unanimously decided a splash pad, considered to require less maintenance and be less costly to operate, would be constructed at the lagoon site. Director Monique Scobey, who originally voted in favor of the splash pad, made a presentation during the October meeting outlining her change of heart, noting she has heard protests from residents and also thinks the concrete splash pad is not in harmony with Cameron Park Lake and natural surroundings. Other concerns she touched upon in her presentation included the California water situation — citing the off chance the pad could become inoperable if a drought occurs — and the
parking impact a new structure could bring to the lake. She said she also had concerns about spending 70% of the Park Impact Fund on one structure. CPCSD officials had hoped a majority of the funding for the project — about $1.2 million — would come from grant money, but the grant application was recently denied.
Trouble blooming Many residents attending last month’s meeting voiced concern about the unhealthy state of Cameron Park Lake. Residents Joe and Pat Ryan, whose home backs to the lake, asked directors to use the funds to improve the lake’s condition rather than direct money to the splash pad project. Pat shared with Village Life how much she appreciates everything the board has done and feels bad that residents, herself included, didn’t realize a splash pad was going to be built at the lake until recently. The Ryans, as well as others attending the meeting, said they never received a survey. James Joyce, a biologist with Solitude Lake ■
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