No CHEER or JEER for Sarah Palin, Sen. McCain’s choice for VP, just disbelief. What sort of mother is so ego driven that she would knowingly subject her teenage daughter to embarrassment across the nation. Maybe I’m too old fashioned to believe a mother’s first job is to protect and care for her children. – M.H.
CHEERS to the Caring Hearts Society for hosting a Vino de Art event to benefit Placer Kids on Sept. 13. – D.A.
CHEERS to Slow Food Placer for bringing the concepts of the world’s Slow Food movement to local residents. – R.G.
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Cheers & Jeers - September 3, 2008
CHEERS to the City of Auburn. I visited the new park behind City Hall over the weekend; it is wonderful. Thank you. – M.M.
JEERS to the vandal responsible for tearing the Presidential hopeful sticker off my car window and ripping it in two during EV Cain’s back to school night. – D.W.
CHEERS to the people involved with renovating the facade of the State Theater. What a treat to drive into town and see that colorful and cheerful marquee. – G.K.
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Cheers & Jeers - August 27, 2008
JEERS to the Placer County Board Supervisors for holding meetings when the average working citizen has no way to conveniently attend and express their thoughts. CHEERS to the agencies that hold meetings in the evening. – S.R.H.
CHEERS to those responsible for removing two dead animals from the edge of Auburn Folsom Road within Auburn City limits on a Saturday. – D.S.
CHEERS to whomever shut off the “55-wrong-times-a-day clock tower” in Downtown Auburn. Hopefully, it is off until it can be completely repaired. The silence is golden. – S.P.D.
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Cheers & Jeers - August 20, 2008
CHEERS to Bill Martin for finally telling the sad but true story of Sierra College. As a graduate of Sierra, I have watched with shock as the board’s ideological bent has led our once fine college down the path of failure. – M.H.
CHEERS to Cooper in Mr. Pickles sandwich shop in the Staples Center in Auburn. We stopped in just as he was locking up for the night and he invited us in, fed us and treated us like good friends. — S.H.
JEERS to Auburn’s Department of Public Works for tearing up Oakridge Way to put in a sewer line for the new subdivision. They’ve left the road in a terrible state. There has been no response from the city despite numerous calls and personal visits. – F.P.
CHEERS to the good people who helped me when I ran out of gas on Indian Hill Road. Connie took me to get gas and a gentleman in a white truck stopped to see if I was okay. Thank you. – M.S.
JEERS to the businessman who has yet to finish restoring his building after the October 2005 fire in Old Town Auburn. Neighboring businesses do not need thoroughfares closed off and ugly orange cones out in the street. – J.E.F.
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Cheers & Jeers - August 13, 2008
CHEERS to the Kiwanis for their years of care and upkeep of the Auburn Ravine walking path from Palm Ave. to the Rite Aid store in Auburn. They’ve added a wonderful stone table and benches that are just right for a picnic. – V.C.
JEERS to those who would penalize state workers by hitting them in their paychecks. The workers shouldn’t be punished over the budget gridlock. – J.G.
CHEERS to the new owners of The Pizza Place in Downtown Auburn for all their hard work to make the place more appealing to customers. – From the crew at Sierra Saw
JEERS to the “stagecoach” bank for charging $5 to cash a check written by their own customers. – D.O.
CHEERS to Matt & Yvonne at APC for quality work and great customer service. – R.C.
JEERS to the Sentinel for misspelling Barack Obama’s name. – M.A.
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Cheers & Jeers - July 23, 2008
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CHEERS to the good samaritan who found a lost check on Lincoln Way and put it in my mailbox. You restore my faith in mankind and I wish there were more like you. – J.D.
JEERS to the Placer County Sheriff deputy speeding down Bell Road toward Hwy 49 with a cell phone held to his ear. Your excessive speed and disrespect of the new “Hands-free” law did not go unnoticed. – E.B.
Editor’s note: Law enforcement officials are not subject to the “Hands-free” law.)
CHEERS to those who use a clothesline to conserve our resources and keep their energy bills down. – N.B.H.
JEERS to impatient patrons at restaurants. Have respect for your wait staff. – H.R.
CHEERS to the strong and kind man who pushed my car across the intersection of Grass Valley Highway and Elm Avenue when it died. You were gone before I could thank you. – V.B.
JEERS to those destroying Auburn with all the construction. What is happening to our “historic” little town? We’re not Roseville. – J.C.
JEERS to people who go camping in the woods and set off fireworks near dry leaves and brush. – C.Z.
Cheers & Jeers - July 16, 2008
CHEERS to the local Starbucks for donating cases of water to the Auburn Fire Department. – J.R.
JEERS to the family who let their child walk on top of tables at our local fast food restaurant. CHEERS to the staff who cleaned the tables afterward. – M.S.S.
CHEERS to the organizers of the State Theater Marquee Lighting party. It was a pleasant evening, great for Auburn and fun for all. – D.C.
JEERS to the pizza restaurant in Downtown Auburn who allows loiterers to trash the sidewalk and intimidate patrons. JEERS to the Auburn Police Department for not being tougher on this problem. – M.S.
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Cheers & Jeers - July 9, 2008
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JEERS to those responsible for cleaning up the dead deer that was left at the corner of Highway 49 and Quartz for six days. – W.S.
CHEERS to the organizers of Auburn Family Fourth of July. It was another great year. – D.C.
JEERS to the truck rental company employee who said we wouldn’t be charged for a day if the truck was parked, even after he said we didn’t need to bring it back to the yard on that day. – M.L.M.
Cheers & Jeers - July 3, 2008
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CHEERS to Penguin’s Catering for making my daughter’s graduation celebration awesome. – S.A.C.
CHEERS to the staff at Schultz Tire Factory for getting our Jeep ready for the Fordyce Trail. They did splendid work. – A.C. & C.C.
JEERS to those who stole the banner in front of Howell’s Vac & Sew in Auburn. – M.L.M.
Cheers & Jeers - June 25, 2008
CHEERS to Echo Valley Ranch and all the other businesses and volunteers who help maintain the Western States Trail. – D.C.
JEERS to the omnipresent darkness in Auburn that takes the form of black uniforms and patrol cars. I wish the Auburn Police Dept. would lighten up a bit. – J.N.
CHEERS to Stephanie Bisnar at Citibank on Bell and Hwy 49 for helping locate the new John Q. Adams coin. – C.Z.
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