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JUNE 24, 2020
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Photos by Jesse Saich/El Dorado Irrigation District
At last week’s ceremony EID General Manager Jim Abercrombie discusses how pleased he is that the Folsom Lake water intake improvements are moving forward given the age of the pumps and how important they are in supplying El Dorado Hills with water.
EID turns dirt on Folsom Lake intake update
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Steve Wallen Swim School instructor Skyler VanDyke works in the pool with a young student.
Summer’s here; let’s (safely) hit the pool
Dawn Hodson Staff writer It was a big day for the El Dorado Irrigation District as members of the board, staff members and other officials gathered last week above Folsom Lake to celebrate the kick-off of a major infrastructure project. Benefitting tens of thousands of residents in El Dorado Hills, in February the EID Board of Directors unanimously approved spending $42 million to replace critical components of the Folsom Lake water intake and restore needed reliability and capacity that has been lost to mechanical failure over the years. Providing approximately onen
See INTAKE, page A8
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or families looking to keep their young swimmers safe, Steve Wallen Swim School recently reopened both swim school locations with a limited class schedule and additional safety measures in place. “We are posting all signage required by the county,” owner Kaleb Wallen assured, adding that the facility is cleaned regularly and disinfected multiple times per day. “All staff members wear masks and swim instructors wear face shields. We check staff temperatures before each shift as well as have them answer a questionnaire.”
Digging in — members of the El Dorado Irrigation District board help to kick off the project at Folsom Lake. From left to right are Directors Lori Anzini, Mike Raffety, President George Osborne, Alan Day and Pat Dwyer.
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EDH campers roll with modified summer fun Sel Richard Staff writer
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ractically bounding with energy, Boys and Girls Club Unit Director Cody Diamond exudes a quintessential camp counselor vibe as he debates the finer points of billiards with his fourth- and fifth-graders. Diamond, along with all the other counselors, wears a mask but his enthusiasm makes it obvious that it’s a small price to pay to have the camp up and running again. Diamond has been running the Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp through the El Dorado Hills Community Services District since June 1 with extensive safety measures and practices in place. Although normally the camp bursts with 200 attendees, current health concerns have whittled capacity to a little more than 60.
Both staff members and campers have daily temperature checks and answer mandatory questionnaires regarding symptoms, contact with positive cases and international travel. Masks are required for counselors and kids are provided with one, though most choose not to wear it. Campers must wash their hands before entering camp as well as sanitize before and after meals. Equipment throughout the camp is sanitized multiple times during the day. Social contact is limited with groups of 10 assigned to a single counselor for the day. The camp has shortened hours to run from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and parents drive up to health check stations before kids disembark. Kids are served meals prepared by chef Brooks Buchanan, who personally delivers breakfasts to the kids every morning n
See CAMP, page A8
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Kids have fun, social-distancing style, at the Boys and Girls Club Summer Camp held at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District gym. For more information about summer activities at the CSD visit eldoradohillscsd.org.
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