El Dorado Hills Chamber Directory - (Page 12) Residential Life hen El Dorado Hills was first planned in the 1960s as a potential residential community, developers brought in the concept of well laid out villages. The vision has endured with all commercial services and support systems brought in as required making this a fine community for families to make their homes. The beautiful landscapes and the natural slopes have given rise to some of the country’s most renowned residential areas with spacious homes, reliable builders and well-planned parks and playgrounds. The more elevated Serrano villages and some outlying Promontory villages overlook spectacular sunsets on Folsom Lake, other communities such as Highland Hills village are known for excellent views of the Sierra on clear days. Common to all the villages are well-kept streets, safe neighborhoods and highly rated schools for the children. Local academies and sports associations offer enriching art, dance and theater programs, as well as an active outdoor life to residents. Senior living is facilitated with appropriate services and home design in the Four Seasons Active Adult Community. W Senior Life The Senior Center ince the official dedication of El Dorado County’s Senior Center on June 30, 2006, more and more seniors are gathering to enjoy having lunch with their peers in the Center’s Garden Cafe five days a week as well as the many other activities that are geared for members of the older set. All kinds of games including bingo, bridge, pinochle, canasta, dominos are attractMoni Gilmore ing many, as well as discussion groups, a book club, a monthly Tea Dance featuring the live music of the El Dorado Hills Senior Fun Time Band, and line-dancing to name just a few of the fun and educational programs that are available on an on-going basis. The good news is that the old fire station that has undergone a major face lift is now an attractive and friendly home away from home for active seniors to recreate and socialize. More good news is that the long-awaited Senior Day Care program is scheduled to open mid-summer 2008 at the Senior Center as a continuing effort by El Dorado County to accommodate seniors who require more specialized care. Because it is already obvious that within the next few years the Senior Center will not be big enough to provide services to the ever-growing senior population in the community, there are already a few far-sighted people planning for an expanded facility in the future. That El Dorado Hills and surrounding areas had already proven to be a mecca for newly retired is more than proven by the already high percentage of folks who have chosen to spend their remaining years in our beautiful foothills. —Moni Gilmore Editor’s Note: On April 16, 2008, Moni passed away. She had written this piece prior to her passing and we’re grateful for her contribution to not only this publication, but more importantly for her commitment to our community. We will surely miss her. S Preparing Our Youth sk your neighbors why they moved to El Dorado Hills, and one of the first answers you’ll receive is “For the schools.” Our community boasts three school districts, a Catholic school, another private school and, of course, a community college. Little is more important than preparing our kids for bright and healthy futures and parents agree that El Dorado Hills has the schools to do just that. Just check out www.greatschools.net, an online resource for researching every aspect of your child’s education (K-12). The section devoted to El Dorado Hills’ schools and community is (no surprise) impressive with five public schools on the first page alone that have ratings of 9 and 10 (their highest ratings). Let’s hear a “rah-rah!” A 12 | 2008 El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce Directory | www.eldoradohillschamber.org http://www.eldoradohillschamber.org
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