The curtain rises High school theater students are ready to perform. News, etc., B1
171
C ali forn ia’s Olde st Ne w spaper
st
– E s t. 18 51
Volume 171 • Issue 32 | 75¢
mtdemocrat.com
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Oak Ridge listening to concerns about racism Noel Stack Managing editor
Mountain Democrat photos by Thomas Frey
The third- and fourth-grade class at El Dorado Adventist School taught by Nancy Schoonover, all pictured wearing the tie-dye shirts made with the colors of Ukraine’s flag, wanted to help the people of Ukraine so they hosted a pancake breakfast fundraiser last week.
In our prayers
The Oak Ridge High School staff is working to ensure an incident such as the racist taunt that occurred March 5 never happens again, ORHS Principal Aaron Palm shared with the Mountain Democrat. In the Division 1 CIF NorCal girls soccer championship between Oak Ridge and Buchanan High School an Oak Ridge student made a monkey/ape noise when Black soccer player Ciara Wilson ran toward the ball during her penalty kick. Palm said staff ’s and student leaders’ focuses have been on listening and then acting. “Whether it was students talking directly to us, anonymous emails, parent phone calls, etc., we heard about people’s experiences,” Palm said. “Hearing people’s stories was powerful. It is now time for us to put listening into action. We have put a lot of time into respecting each other’s n
See Concerns, page A3
Students have big heart for Ukraine
Thomas Frey Staff writer
W
hat started as a prayer at El Dorado Adventist School one week later turned into a pancake breakfast and quilt fundraiser raising $8,003 for Ukraine. Nancy Schoonover was getting ready to close out the school day with a prayer in her third- and fourth-grade classroom when a student raised his hand and asked to pray for people of Ukraine. Ukraine was invaded by Russia Feb. 24 and hundreds of civilians have since been killed. More than 2 million refugees are estimated to have fled the country. “We started a discussion about it and we talked about the suffering of the people of Ukraine,” Schoonover said. “The students said, ‘Well, what can we do? How can we help?’” “We’re doing a pancake breakfast,” fourth-grader Carter Gatling said. “We want to raise money for Ukraine.” The students also had a special quilt to auction.
Courtesy photo
The Caldor Fire can’t stop Sierra-at-Tahoe from marking its 75th anniversary April 9-10.
Fourth-graders Carter Gatling and Mackenzie Jones, along with third-grader Elle Norton and staff member Catherine Reeb, staff the welcoming table at El Dorado Adventist School’s Ukraine fundraiser Friday. Fundraiser organizers say donations will be sent to the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, which is doing extensive work to help in Ukraine. ADRA is the global humanitarian organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
and has partnered with Hope Channel International to deploy emergency personnel to the region to coordinate logistics and purchase supplies, including food, hygiene items and clothing for the n
See Fundraiser page A7
PLACE ADDRESS LABEL HERE
Two years ago the fifth- and sixth-grade students made a quilt just before COVID-19. Now, the quilt, which just happens to be the colors of Ukraine’s flag was auctioned as part of El Dorado Adventist School’s breakfast fundraiser to help people in Ukraine.
1 Dentist!
#
seven times! New Patients Always Welcome!
Jeff Little, DDS
General & Cosmetic Dentistry
“Look For My Column On Page 3 Today!”
Sierra-at-Tahoe to open for one weekend Thomas Frey Staff writer Sierra-at-Tahoe will open for one weekend only April 9-10 with live music, competitions and giveaways. The entire season the ski resort has been closed as management works to repair damage from the Caldor Fire. Trail repair continues throughout the resort but three lifts will be open — Rock Garden, Easy Rider Express and Slider Carpet as well as the Broadway Park terrain park. The weekend will celebrate Sierra-atTahoe’s 75th anniversary. “We are setting our sights on a full opening next winter, as skiing and riding will be very limited throughout the weekend, but smiles, high-fives and good vibes will be in abundance and that is truly what this anniversary event is all about,” reads a statement posted to the event website at sierraattahoe. com/75-years-of-sierra-anniversaryweekend-celebration. Lift tickets will go on sale today at 8 a.m. and more tickets will go on sale day-of based on how much parking is available. Each ticket will cost $60 while children and super seniors can get n
See Sierra-at-tahoe, page A2
GOING SOLAR? 15 YEAR 3.250 2.375 2.65 3.61 HOME LOAN
Let us Quote Your Project!
Fixed Rate
Purchase • Re�nance
Annual Percentage Rate
180180 Monthly per$1,000 $1,000Borrowed Borrowed MonthlyPayments Paymentsofof $6.61 $7.03 per
PLACERVILLE • 4040 El Dorado Road • 622-1492 PLACERVILLE • (Downtown) 247 Main • 622-0833 ✓ No application fee W. PLACERVILLE • Placervil e Dr. & Ray Lawyer • 626-3400 ✓ No prepayment penalty DIAMOND SPRINGS • 694 Pleasant Valley Road • 626-5701 ✓ Local processing and servicing CAMERON PARK • 4060 Cameron Park Drive • 677-1601 POLLOCK PINES • 6462 Pony Express Trail • 644-2363 EL DORADO HILLS • 3963 Park Drive • 933-3002 Serving our local communities years GEORGETOWN • 6310 Hwy. 193 • 333-1101 Member Serving our local communitiesforforover over 61 54 years
Check the El Dorado Advantage:
VOTED #1 FOR A REASON START SAVING TODAY!
(530) 344-3237 3867 Dividend Drive, Suite C, Shingle Springs info@SolarSavingsDirect.com • solarsavingsdirect.com
Se Habla Espanol 800-874-9779 Maximumloan loan$417,000.00, $650,000, primary residence. Maximum primaryoror vacation residence. 20% minimum cash down payment on purchase. 25% equity required on refinance. Other loans available under different terms.