Pony express rides again, will come through eDC this evening

News release

The Pony Express will carry mail from Sacramento to eastern settlements during this year's National Pony Express Association re-ride, June 7-17.

The Pony Express re-riders carry personal and commemorative mail in their mochilas as they travel by horse 1,800 miles from Sacramento to St. Joseph, Mo. Riders travel day and night to make the 10-day trip, which officially begins at 2 p.m. in Old Sacramento, Wednesday, June 7, with the following local stops:

• 6:51 p.m. Folsom Dam Road

• 7:12 p.m. Green Valley Center

• 7:36 p.m. Schoolhouse on Malcolm Dixon Road

• 7:59 p.m. Pleasant Grove House

• 8:34 p.m. Rescue Post Office

The Highway 50 Wagon Train rolls into Pollock Pines for a daylong celebration at the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center, noon to 9 p.m. Enjoy live music, a delicious barbecue dinner, family entertainment and more. The

• 8:59 p.m. Ambush Pass

• 9:22 p.m. Shingle Springs Corral

• 10:22 p.m. Diamond Springs Post Office

• 11:02 p.m. El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce

• 11:34 p.m. Abel's Acres

• 12:15 a.m. Camino Post Office

• 12:51 a.m. Sportsman's Hall n See re-ride, page B5

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