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Alexandra Klintobe, on ladder, along with Arnold Peters, Rolling Hills Community Services District Director Gordon Fawkes and James Albertoni, left to right, paint the El Dorado Hills sign on the south side of Highway 50. Vandals have recently damaged the sign several times.
Iconic sign gets some TLC last few years — but more recently the rocks in the wall have been pulled down or destroyed by people climbing on it,” said resident and volunteer John Davey, describing the area as littered with An emblem of the area, the El Dorado Hills trash beneath mutilated no trespassing signs. In just monument sign displayed to the south of Highway the few days before, the monu50 is getting a makeover. In ment fell victim to two separate early February eight volunteers “Boredom is a major instances of defacement. sanded and repainted the monKlinetobe said he hopes to do ument letters and cleaned up driver of vandalism for much more than the painting his the surroundings with personyounger folks; address the group accomplished this month. ally donated materials — what “If done right, we believe they hope is only the beginning boredom and you address this work could carry the sign of a full renovation. for the next 50 years or Initially alerted to the strucmuch of the tomfoolery.” forward more,” he said, adding that they ture’s disrepair by a Nextdoor seeking quotes for the restopost, resident Wade Klinetobe — Wade Klinetobe are ration project. decided to form a group last While he offered several ideas December to engage the comto prevent future damage, such as security cameras munity in an effort to restore the monument. It sits or permanent security fencing, Klinetobe admitted on land owned by the Rolling Hills Community that harm will be nearly impossible to extinguish. Services District, enclosed by a chain link fence that is routinely ignored. n See SIGN, page A3 “The sign has been vandalized with paint in the Sel Richard Staff writer
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Kendall and her dad Marshall Cox of El Dorado Hills are dressed in their best for the annual Daddy + Me Valentine Dance.
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l Dorado Hills Community Services District welcomed groups of 12 to the gym for its annual daddy/daughter Valentine’s Dance. Guests walked the glamorous red carpet until they arrived at the 10-foot heart for their first photo op of the night, which was constructed locally by Daren at Krispy Kustoms Fabrication and decorated by district staff. Adorable heart masks were offered upon the grand n
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