The Placer County Sheriff’s Dept. K-9 unit held demonstrations during the Mountain Mandarin Festival last weekend at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in Auburn. Deputy Matt Hardcastle, above, played the “bad guy” during one of the demonstrations on Sunday. Photo by Don Chaddock.
Enjoying last week’s Auburn Chamber mixer were, from left, Brooke Higgins, of Smoothie King; Sharon Wells, of Ultimate Beauty Supply; and Richard Hall, of Bottom Line Lawyers.
Jo Gennuso, of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce, chatted with Mountain Carpets co-owner Brent Gould during the chamber mixer held at his company’s new facility on Grass Valley Highway last Thursday.
One of the proudest units in Sunday’s parade was comprised of veterans of the Vietnam War. Now mostly in their 50s and 60s, they were young people when they enlisted or were drafted to fight in the conflict that claimed the lives of 58,168 of their comrades. “We remain proud to have served our country in that conflict,” said Larry Webber, one of the organizers of the Vietnam veterans’ unit.
Jimmy Jay, center, host of “Rewind,” flew in from Boston, Mass., to host his show live at the KAHI studios in honor of their 50th anniversary last Tuesday. He’s flanked by KAHI’s morning on-air hosts Barry Stigers and Victoria Beninga.
Radio KAHI AM 950 Honored — Placer County Supervisor Jim Holmes, right, presented KAHI General Manager Jerry Henry with a commendation saluting the local station’s 50 years of broadcasting. The public is invited to KAHI’s open house at its studio in the State Theater building in Auburn next Tuesday. For more information on the open house, visit www.kahi.com.
