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... to Around Here Magazine -- coming to you from the Foothills of Northern California's Gold Country.
Around Here Magazine publishes quarterly with the Rhythm of the Seasons Around Here TM. The current quarterly edition is available throughout the Western Sierra foothills of El Dorado County, or through subscription.

To get into the next edition of Around Here Magazine, please call us at 530-676-4373.

Printed copies of Around Here Magazine can be found in the businesses of our advertisers and other high-traffic establishments in the foothills of Western El Dorado County. The magazine is community-oriented and features local history, places to go and things to do, a calendar of community events, features about the area and local proprietors as well as an array of interesting articles about people, places and activities around here.

Every issue is packed with things to do, see and enjoy in the foothills.

The Online Calendar of Events is listed below and updated periodically.

Use the links to check out our online information, including the Calendars of Events for the Western Sierra Hills.

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What's Inside

 Around Here Magazine

Interesting Articles!

Features in Past Issues


Interesting Features .... including:


History: 1850s Railroad Lays Groundwork

Artist Profile: Mark Davidson (Cover Artist for Fall 2000) A Classic Pick

History: Studebaker - Not Forgotten in El Dorado County

Education: Making a Difference in Young Lives

Perspective: How to Need Less yet Live More

What on Earth! Tarantulas and Their Dangerous Liaisons

Business: Saving for Retirement - Vital Especially for Women

In the Spirit: Electioneering Not the Goal

Bookshelf: This is Writer's Country & Chicken Soup

Fundraiser: America's Walk for Diabetes

Festivals: Coming Events at Coloma's Gold Discovery Historic Park (Family Festival in October, and Christmas in Coloma in December)

And.... many, many more interesting features!

  • Cover Artist Profile: Marge Dryer, A Watercolorist's Love of Soft Blues * Summer 2000
  • History: Traveling the Emigrant Trail * Glimpse of Bryant's Mill Station * Summer 2000
  • What on Earth! Extinct Woodpecker Has Cousin in El Dorado County * Summer 2000
  • History: Placerville's Cary House Hotel Blends History and Comfort * Summer 2000
  • Music: Harp Strings Soothe Many Souls * Summer 2000
  • Theater: Olde Coloma Theatre Resounds with Cheers, Boos, Sighs * Summer 2000
  • Spiritual: You Too Can Download God's E-mail * Summer 2000
  • Restaurant Guide: Great Places to Eat Around Here * Fall99
  • Art Event: Master Artists Series Staged at Rocky's * Fall99
  • Spiritual: "In My Search, I Found Truth" * Fall99
  • Book Review: Two Views of the Gold Rush* Fall99
  • The Last Chapter: Looking Toward a Simple, Loving End * Fall99
  • The Last Chapter: 10 Tips for Saving Funeral Costs * Fall99
  • Health: What is Home Health Care? * Fall99
  • Teaching: Not Your Parents' Biology of Yore * Fall99
  • Event: Raley's Gold Rush Classic * Fall99
  • History: Coloma's One-Room Schoolhouse "in Session" * Fall99
  • In the Garden: Choose Your Trees for Fall Color * Fall99
  • From the Kitchen: Tasty Black Bean Soup, and Homemade Dressings * Fall99
  • Report Card on El Dorado County's Health * Summer99
  • The Historic Cary Hotel - Full of History, Magic * Summer99
  • Where to Eat! - Lil Mama D. Carlo's * Summer99
  • History: Hanks' Exchange - Part of Pretty Pleasant Valley * Summer99
  • Artist Profile: Dennis Knutsen * Summer99
  • Artist Profile: Katherine Myers, California Watercolorist * Spring99
  • An Angler's Guide to Fishing El Dorado County * Spring99
  • One-Day Trip: Ski the Wilds Near Fallen Leaf Lake * Winter98-99
  • Artist Profile: Dwana Detwiler * Winter98-99
  • The Historic Bayley House in Pilot Hill * Winter98-99
  • A Story of Historic Placerville * Fall98
  • Artist Profile: Former Lockheed Artist Blanche Kawahara * Fall98
  • Journal of James Russell Charts Daily Life of Gold Miners * Spring98
  • Artist Profile: Sherry Huntting * Spring98
  • History - 1862 in Placerville
  • Chickering Square Grand Graces Historic Cary House Hotel
  • Earlier Days at Rescue School
  • Annual Americas Pow Wow
  • What a Travel Agent Can Do for You!
  • Khokhloma ... an Art Form from Russia
  • How to Choose the Psychologist That's Right for You

    • Features in Past, Past Issues:

  • History - Lake Tahoe: A Popular Getaway in the Late 1800s
  • Nature Lovers - Get Married Outdoors in El Dorado County!
  • Artist Profile - Alyce Siebert (cover artist)
  • Golf Course Reviews
  • Camping Spots in the Mountains
  • Why we became a Big Brother & Big Sister

    • And more... Interesting Features from Past Issues!
    • The Town of Kyburz -- a Name Steeped in History, Hospitality
    • Picknicking in the Mountains
    • It's Raining, It's Pouring. El Nino to be Roaring?
    • Monroes, Gooches - A Vital Part of Coloma's Past
    • Coffee House Blends Beverage, Music, Talk & Time
    • Apple Hill -- Known for its Warm Hospitality!
    • My Roommate: Mom, Under the Sink with a Pipewrench
    • Book Review: Apple Valley series written by local mother-daughter team
    • Artist Profile: A Love of Light (Featuring local artist Geneva Fenno)

      • What's Overhead
    • Star Party Features Cassiopeia and Andromeda

      • Local Business Briefs

      Community News

      Local Church Listings

      One-Day Trip: Forest Service Nursery

      Departments

    • Bookshelf -- Book Reviews
    • Around the Garden;
    • From the Kitchen -- Great recipes from around here.


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    Publisher - WestWord * Editor - Linda (Warner) Hanf McIntosh
    P.O. Box 737, Shingle Springs, CA USA 95682
    530-676-HERE (4373) * Fax: 530-676-1508