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We live in a community full of people who give back. Village Life salutes them.
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El Dorado Hills Community Services District staff and volunteers have created a beneficial partnership that has made countless improvements to the community over the years.
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Sharon Booth with El Dorado Hills Friends of the Library works in the cramped FOL room sorting donated books.
CSD volunteers deserve the spotlight These books don’t sort themselves Sel Richard Staff writer
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espite current shelter-in-place orders the El Dorado Hills Community Services District is determined to celebrate the many volunteers who contribute to the community. April is Volunteer Appreciation Month and EDHCSD Communications Specialist April West launched a social media campaign to virtually recognize these special people, sharing photos and quotes and giving lots of thanks on the district’s Facebook and Instagram accounts all month long. “It’s about celebrating who’s making our community exceptional,” West said.
One of those exceptional people is Wayne Lowery, a 30-year El Dorado Hills resident. “Lowery’s continued dedication to EDHCSD is quite remarkable,” said West of Lowery’s active involvement with young volunteers through Oak Ridge High School’s Interact Club and Boy Scouts. “The Interact Club helps with so many of our events, and it’s exciting for us to work with our future leaders,” she said. Lowery has local roots, having grown up in Rancho Cordova and raising cows when it was still an agricultural community. During his college years he worked as a camp counselor for the Fair Oaks See CSD, page A5
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Martial artists show skills off the mat Sel Richard Staff writer
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erfecting armlocks and chokeholds may be what many strive for in a discipline that stems from traditions of war and hand-to-hand combat. However, one local martial artist chooses to teach a doctrine that encompasses not only growth within oneself, but within the community. Soft spoken and modest, El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense owner Eliot Kelly doesn’t necessarily fit the Jiu Jitsu fighter stereotype following the martial art’s rise in popularity through UFC fame. Kelly’s manner belies the numerous championships he has earned throughout his
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helving books and organizing stacks may not seem particularly noteworthy. But this month the library celebrates its volunteers and the many ways they contribute. Last year’s 128 volunteers put in a total of 6,400 hours helping in the library; 28 individuals worked more than 100 hours each. These contributors will each have a new picture book dedicated n
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Danny Freidig, Lexie Freidig, Emily Freidig and Lukota Jelich, left to right, stand on the stools they made during a community service project hosted by Placerville resident Jesse Jones, an El Dorado Hills Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense student who founded Placerville Makes Things Better.
career, including American National Champion, NoGi World Champion, Master World three-time medalist and Abu Dhabi Pro Trial Champion to name a few. The cauliflower ear is a dead giveaway to his fierceness in the ring. Kelly’s focus for his students has evolved over the 10 years he has been inspiring young and old through his school. Components of his curriculum include martial arts terminology and history, setting personal goals as well as basic life skills. Then three years ago Kelly began incorporating a community service element for those looking to earn their blue belt promotion. n
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