🌱 How Placerville helped shape Thomas Kinkade’s glowing Christmas worlds

Hello Placerville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Placerville helped shape Thomas Kinkade’s glowing Christmas worlds
• How Napa edged Placerville’s El Dorado in a tight tournament match

Also on today's calendar: 2025.12.18 Business Luncheon - Pastor David Cooke and 5 more events.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Placerville? Post it to Placerville photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Rather cloudy, with a high of 56 and low of 47 degrees.
• Wednesday: A little morning rain; cloudy, temps: high: 54, low: 48.
• Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 57 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Thomas Kinkade Painter Of Light (rolexmagazine.com) — World-famous painter Thomas Kinkade actually grew up in Placerville the small Gold Country city many locals call home. A look at his life, Christmas-themed art, and even his favorite Rolex watches shows how this hometown kid became one of the most commercially successful artists of the 21st century while celebrating an idealized slice of Americana.
   

• Napa girls soccer squad proving hard to beat under Torres (modbee.com) — Napa High’s girls soccer team is off to a strong start, including a 2-1 tournament win over El Dorado of Placerville, with Gemma Roberts scoring and assisting. Under new head coach and alum Nancy Torres, the Grizzlies have built a six-game unbeaten streak and a tight-knit, hard-working squad that’s already close to matching last season’s win total.
   

📸 Around Placerville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Placerville

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 17

• Read with a Ranger
  Placerville Library, Placerville
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Spirit Week: Best Elf on the Shelf Wear
  Sutters Mill Placerville, CA 95667

Thursday December 18

• Spirit Week: Festively Fashionable
  Sutters Mill Placerville, CA 95667
• 2025.12.18 Business Luncheon - Pastor David Cooke
  Koto Buffet , 1 Red Hawk Pkwy , Placerville
  11:45 am

Friday December 19

• Malicious Monster Truck Insanity Tour
  Placerville Speedway , 100 Placerville Dr , Placerville
  5:00 pm
• Name That Tune!
  Myka Estates , 3405 Carson Ct , Placerville
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Live Music @ Pine o’ Mine Ranch
  Pine-O-Mine Ranch , 2620 Carson Rd , Placerville
  4:00 pm
• ‘Into the Woods’ @ Imagination Theatre
  Imagination Theater , 100 Placerville Dr , Placerville
  7:00 pm

📣 Placerville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• JV/Varsity Girls Soccer VS. Bradshaw Christian
  Union Mine High School , 6530 Koki Ln , El Dorado
  4:30 pm
• JV/Varsity Boys Soccer @ Bradshaw Christian
  Bradshaw Christian High School , 9555 Calvine Rd , Sacramento
  4:30 pm
• Winter Band Concert
  Louisiana Schnell Elementary Placerville, CA 95667
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Spirit Week: Best Elf on the Shelf Wear
  Sutters Mill Placerville, CA 95667

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Placerville PatchAM possible:

• Forsyth Decks — (209) 770-7912
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My little girl had so much fun meeting Santa and Mrs Clause at the El Dorado Community Hall last night.
  What a wonderful group of people and such a fun event (Nextdoor Scotch Pine Lane)
• Anyone know where to go to drive around and see all the Christmas lights?
  We did this in oregon going around neighborhoods and seeing how festive people decorate (Nextdoor Downtown Placerville)

• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Placerville. Apply here.
• Panda Restaurant Group posted a job opening for Assistant Manager (P1-1376910-3) in Placerville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Placerville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Auburn

• 29 jars of weed left near Auburn high school discarded, police say (abc10.com)

Folsom

• Folsom's Jewish community gathers for Hanukkah amid tragic news from Australia (kcra.com)
• From CA to Michigan and back: Choco the dachsie's long, strange trip home (sacbee.com)
• Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sacramento Awards; LITTLE WOMEN THE MUSICAL Leads Best Musical! (broadwayworld.com)

Ok Placerville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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