Faces & Places
Birthday Girl
Faces & Places
Written by Joe Carroll
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
The board of supervisors honored one of Placer County’s most treasured citizens this week. Mary Farinha, a longtime Auburn area resident who celebrated her 105th birthday on November 13, was presented a special resolution by Board Chairman Bruce Kranz, left. That’s Larry Farinha, a county planning commissioner and one of Mary’s grandchildren, on the right.
Deceased Comrade Remembered
Faces & Places
Written by Joe Carroll
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Members of Auburn Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 were among the scores of local and area firefighters and friends who paid tribute last week to Emery Holmes, a retired battalion chief of the old Auburn Volunteer Fire Department who died November 16. The Rev. P. Ronan Brennan celebrated the Funeral Mass in St. Teresa of Avila Church.
Thanksgiving Smiles
Faces & Places
Written by Ed Loomis
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
The Salvation Army’s Community Thanksgiving Dinner was a success last week with more than 2,100 meals served thanks to the efforts of more than 300 volunteers. Organizers included, from left, Salvation Army Major Joyce Loomis, E. Ken Tokutomi and Michelle Talbott. According to Tokutomi, tthe overall pricetag for the dinner is $12,000. To make monetary donations, send checks to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 4088, Auburn, CA .
Bravo for Bravo!
Faces & Places
Written by Joe Carroll
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
City workhorse Miguel Bravo performed the first half of his annual holiday duties this week – putting up and decorating Auburn’s official Christmas tree in Central Square. The other half will come after New Year’s Day when the tree comes down. The 32-foot white pine came from UC-Berkeley’s Blodgett Forestry Research Station in El Dorado County.
Cancer Awareness
Faces & Places
Written by Don Chaddock
Tuesday, 27 November 2007
Patricia Hulbert, of the Cancer Hotline, organized a cancer awareness and screening day at Grocery Outlet in Auburn recently. Photo by Don Chaddock.
Taking a bite out of crime
Faces & Places
Written by Don Chaddock
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
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.
Auburn Chamber mixer
Faces & Places
Written by Don Chaddock
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
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.
Mountain Carpets open house
Faces & Places
Written by Don Chaddock
Tuesday, 20 November 2007
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.
Vietnam vets march with pride
Faces & Places
Written by Joe Carroll
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
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.
Placer High Marching Band
Faces & Places
Written by Don Chaddock
Tuesday, 13 November 2007
The Placer High Marching Band participated in Sunday's Veterans Day Parade in Auburn.
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