Meredith Evancie, a senior at Placer High School, was the winner of the Auburn 49er Lions Club Speech Contest held last week at Mary Belle’s Restaurant in Old Town Auburn. The contest was run by Bob Burge, right. Photo by Val Buonincontri.
The local barbershop quartet known as Pacific Standard Time stopped by Auburn’s KAHI AM 950 last Wednesday to sing some romantic tunes in honor of Valentine’s Day. They’ve been singing together for 15 years, delivering singing Valentines in Lincoln, Auburn and Grass Valley (usually in costumes). From left is Tim Martin, Jack McPhillips, Al Drouin and Roger Perkins.
District 4 Supervisor Kirk Uhler, left, flashed a broad grin as he took out papers to run in the June primary election. Assisting him were county election officials Ferrin Call and Lisa Zacharias. Uhler was appointed to the District 4 seat last year after Ted Gaines was elected to the State Assembly. He was the District 4 supervisor from 1993 through 1996.
District 5 Supervisor Bruce Kranz, second from left, was joined by high-profile officials as he announced his candidacy for a second term. With him were State Senator Sam Aanestad, left, Placer County Sheriff E.N. Bonner and Art Anderson, a recently retired assistant CHP commissioner.
Doug Ose, left, was greeted by Auburn’s Mike Holmes when he arrived at the Placer County Elections Department to take out papers for a run for the Republican congressional nomination. Holmes, Auburn’s vice mayor, withdrew from the race two weeks ago and threw his support to Ose, a former Sacramento area congressman.
Melanie Barton, Placer County Museums Director, stands by the new semi-permanent exhibit at the Courthouse Museum titled “A Tapestry of Lives.” The exhibit opened to the public on Thursday last week. Admission to the museum is free.
Enjoying the 156th Annual Roll-Call Dinner for Auburn Hook and Ladder Company No. 1 were Erik Croft, Peggy Seitzinger, Kevin Pohley, John Clow and Bryan Gougé. Photo by Rachel Chaddock.
Jim Dobbas (who joined in 1949); Jim Carlisle (1958) and Keith Lukens (1949) are shown relaxing at last Friday’s 156th Annual Roll-Call Dinner for Auburn Hook and Ladder Company No 1. These three long-retired firemen represent the spirit of the many volunteers who protected the City of Auburn from 1852 until the Auburn Fire Department became a paid fire department in the 1990s. Photo by Ken Geil.
The City of Auburn recognized the efforts of the Fire Department, Police Department and Public Works at the City Council meeting on Monday night. Auburn Mayor Keith Nesbitt, at podium, and Councilmember Bridget Powers, left, presented the commendations to, from left, Police Chief Valerie Harris, Public Works Director Jack Warren and Fire Chief Mark D’Ambrogi (who accepted on behalf of their respective departments) for their tireless work “before and after the January 2008 storm to ensure the safety of (Auburn's) citizens.”
