Gary Gilligan was busy promoting the Nov. 17-18 Mountain Mandarin Festival in Auburn during the Loomis Eggplant Festival on Saturday. According to Gilligan, they still have some vendor spaces available, but are filling up quickly. Photo by Don Chaddock.
Banking guru Jack Briner, left, and retired school teacher Jack Sanchez were just two of the Placer High Class of 1957 that held their 50th reunion on Saturday, Oct. 6, in Auburn.
Penryn’s Justus Briggs, 8, tried to stay on the simulated surfboard at the Loomis Eggplant Festival on Saturday while 3-year-old sister Corina waited patiently. Photo by Don Chaddock.
Supporting Friends of Loomis Fire during the Eggplant Festival on Saturday were Placer County District 3 Supervisor Jim Holmes, left, Loomis Mayor Tom Millward and Auburn City Council member Mike Holmes. Photo by Don Chaddock.
’N Sync Dancers were just some of the entertainers performing at Saturday’s St. Joseph’s Parish Fall Festival in Downtown Auburn. Photo by Don Chaddock.
Local Democrats gathered at Latitudes Restaurant in Old Town on Sunday, Oct. 7, for a fundraiser for the Auburn Area Democratic Club. From left was Larry DuBois, Rob Haswell, Kevin Eckard and Lindsay Rand. Photo by Don Chaddock.
Matthew Spokely, left, is the newest member of the Auburn Planning Commission. He’s shown with Councilman Mike Holmes, who nominated him for the post. Spokely, a civil engineer, replaces Nick Kosla on the panel. Kosla has relocated to the Bay Area.
Roseville’s Charlie Brown, right, spoke to supporters Sunday in Auburn. Brown is vying for the Democratic nomination for the 4th Congressional District, which is currently held by Republican John T. Doolittle.
