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Wednesday, December 28, 2022
House fire fatal
A fire consumes a house on Woodsman Loop in Placerville Dec. 18. One female resident lost her life as a result of the fire.
Odin Rasco Staff writer A Placerville resident died in a house fire the afternoon of Dec. 18, according to Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Leah Yaws. The fire broke out in a home on the 5000 block of Woodsman Loop, claiming the life of one woman who the El Dorado County coroner has identified as 59-year-old Maria Dryden. The house fire was reported at 12:33 p.m. and firefighters from Cal Fire and El Dorado County and Rescue fire protection districts joined Diamond Springs-El Dorado crews in the response, taking close to an hour to combat the flames. The blaze destroyed more than 50% of the structure and one firefighter sustained minor injuries during the call, according to Yaws. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Grizzly Flat seeking federal land Eric Jaramishian Staff writer In partnership with El Dorado County, members of the South County Alliance want to build a community center and recreational park in the heart of the fire-torn town of Grizzly Flat. To accomplish this goal, the alliance appealed to the Board of Supervisors Dec. 13 to help the community acquire 5-10 acres of Eldorado National Forest land adjacent to the Grizzly Flat Post Office property. In conversation with the board, Grizzly Flat resident and alliance member Candace Tyler, along with alliance treasurer Robin Kelley, told supervisors the project will help return a sense of community to the rural town. “Lets be honest … Grizzly Flat has nothing to do. There is nothing there for the community,” Tyler said. “To put in a park … we can do barbecues and Frisbee golf. We can do things that are not necessarily requiring a lot of maintenance. The community needs a place that is centralized to go and gather as a community.” District 2 Supervisor George Turnboo, who represents Grizzly Flat, brought the idea to the board of sending a letter to the U.S. Forest Service, which currently owns the prospected property. The letter would ask for donation of the land or a land-use agreement for the property. “I don’t know if it can happen or not but at least we can try,” Turnboo said. “I think it is a great fit for the community. They need something, especially n
See Grizzly Flat, page A7
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