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Debbie Furtado, owner of the Tree House and Mattywags in downtown Placerville, begins removing Christmas tree ornaments last week at the Tree House. Furtado’s home and garden decor store transforms into a Christmas wonderland each fall. Courtesy photo
A firefighter from El Dorado Station 43 Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit hefts a pile of presents out of the engine and into New Morning Shelter in Placerville Dec. 21.
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Firefighters from El Dorado Station 43 Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit made a special delivery Dec. 21 to children at New Morning Shelter in Placerville. Due to current COVID-19 restrictions, firefighters were unable to host their holiday event and fundraiser at Station 43 as they have in years past. That event usually brings oodles of donations and toys that go to shelter youth. But firefighters still wanted to show their continuing support for the kids at New Morning as they have for more than 15 years and they did, arriving with armloads of wrapped gifts that they placed under the shelter’s Christmas tree. Community members and local businesses also helped, which the firefighters appreciated given the difficult times everyone is facing due to the COVID-19-related shutdown.
Kevin Christensen Staff writer Placerville small businesses began removing holiday decor and merchandise as 2020 came to a close and many expressed gratitude for a community that supported them amid COVID-19 shutdowns. “There is just nothing like this community,” said Debbie Furtado, owner of the Tree House and Mattywags in downtown Placerville. “We did well this holiday season and it was due to the community The Scarlet Halo owner Penny Chabot takes down coming out to support us.” the mistletoe in her Main Street shop. Furtado said she also thinks
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people from Sacramento and other areas were looking for normalcy and Christmas spirit in a COVID-19-dampened gift-buying season. “While most of it was the local community, there were plenty of people from Sacramento who headed up the hill to support small businesses,” she said. The Tree House offered curbside pickup and “personal shopping” days for people to view products online. The home decor store, which converts a vast majority of its merchandise to holiday n
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Virus positivity rate 13.7% in EDC Thomas Frey Staff writer
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El Dorado County Superior Court Presiding Judge Suzanne Kingsbury, bottom right, swears in Wendy Thomas, top center, as El Dorado County’s District 3 supervisor Monday as new and re-elected supervisors took their oaths of office Monday via Zoom to allow social distancing amid the pandemic. Returning to the Board of Supervisors for another term, John Hidahl, top right, who represents District 1, was first to be sworn in, followed by Thomas and new District 2 Supervisor George Turnboo, top left. El Dorado County Chief Administrative Officer Don Ashton, bottom right, also tuned in for the swearing in ceremony.
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El Dorado County officials reported 376 new COVID-19 cases Monday out of 6,095 returned test results for Jan. 1-4. More than one-third, 130, were found in the greater Placerville region, 51 are from the Lake Tahoe, 38 are in El Dorado Hills, 38 are in Pollock Pines, Camino and Kyburz, 30 are in Diamond Springs and El Dorado, 14 are in North County, eight in South County and 67 are in the Cameron Park, Shingle Springs and Rescue area. There were also 355 assumed recoveries. Thirty-five residents require hospital treatment, 10 of which are in the intensive care unit. The positivity rate is 13.7% and no additional deaths have been reported; the county’s death toll stands at 24. Twenty-nine of the new cases are in individuals between 0-17 years old, 165 are between 18 and 49 years old, 88 are 50-64 and 94 are 65 or older, according to the county’s data.
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Dallas Lehn
Oct. 30, 1920 – Dec. 8, 2020
We lovingly say goodbye, to another, from the “greatest generation,� Dallas George Lehn passed away Dec. 8, 2020, at 100 years, 1 month, 1 week, 1 day. He was at home in Cameron Park among loved ones when he passed. He was born in the farming village of Elba, Neb., to Hans and Julia Lehn (Knapp) Oct. 30, 1920. He was the first of four sons, followed by Leonard, Charles, and John. He attended Elba Consolidated Schools, graduated in 1938 from high school. He did farm labor harvesting until he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in South Dakota. He worked on new infrastructure in Custer State Park and Mount Rushmore Memorial. He later ran the Camp Narrows Exchange until July 1940. He labored that fall as a farm harvester until he enlisted in the Army in January 1941. He began his service, after basic training, at Fort Omaha, Neb., then was transferred to Jefferson Barracks, Mo., until July 1942. His mathematical skills and typing ability were put to use at each Army post, working as a company clerk. From there he was sent to Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, Ga., where he earned his commission in October 1942. He was assigned to the 99th Infantry Division at Camp VanDorn, Miss., where he was prepared for combat. In November 1943, he was reassigned to the replacement depot at Ft. Ord, Calif., in preparation for shipping overseas to Neumia, Fiji, where he joined the Americal Division. He was seriously wounded in combat on Bougainville Island in March 1944. After being stabilized in one of the first MASH units in the South Pacific, he was evacuated to Guadalcanal via a Navy ship, from there on a C-46 aircraft to Esporito Santos. In a biography of his experience he stated the coconuts falling at night on the Quonset hut where he was staying was most disturbing. He was transferred by a Navy Hospital ship and taken to Letterman Hospital, San Francisco, then by train to Kennedy General Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He remained in hospital for approximately a year. He received a Purple Heart for his wounding in service to his country. Dallas was married in 1943 to Jeannette (Monnig). As Dallas was transferred by the Army around the country, Jeannette moved with him. Once he was in the hospital in Memphis., she joined him there. Upon a medical discharge from the Army he trained in sales and worked for Westinghouse, then Good Year Tire and Rubber Co. until 1959. Having obtained a BS degree in 1956 from Washington University, he began teaching mathematics in Kirkwood, Mo. Continuing his education while working, he received a MA in education in 1961. Dallas moved his wife and family, two sons and a daughter, to Sacramento, Calif., in the summer of 1962. He began teaching for the Sacramento School District at Goethe (now Rosa Parks) Middle School and continued to pursue his education. Following a year’s sabbatical leave studying at the University of Oregon 1970, he received a MA in counseling and began working as a counselor at Sam Brannan Middle School. He retired full time in 1983 and began substituting until 1987. A lifelong, unfailingly polite and kind Christian and church member, he was an active participant in church life until the COVID-19 shut down. He was a member of Journey Presbyterian Church in Folsom, Calif., until his death. He served many years as an elder and volunteered for many, many church projects. He also volunteered at the thrift store at Mather Air Force Base for 10 years, in several food closet organizations and meal programs. He played an active role in Boy Scouts, having two sons, one grandson and one great-grandson achieve the rank of Eagle Scout. He believed in living his faith and was always willing to lend a helping hand. He volunteered until he was 98 years old. In retirement he kept busy in other ways, as well. He was an enthusiastic gardener on the “Ranch� in Rescue, Calif. His mode of transportation was a motorcycle, which he learned to ride at 75, earning a license to be legal. He rode until he was 95. He kept a lot of people happy and well fed with his produce and found joy and relaxation working in the dirt. He and his wife canned much of what he raised to be enjoyed throughout the year. In the winters he quilted and did needlepoint, gifting his grandchildren with quilts and pictures. He also cut down trees and split the wood for his wood stove until he was 95. He was a “fix-it� guy and took care of the house and property. Dallas is survived by his sons, Gary (Sue), Kurt (Sharon) and daughter, Karen (Chris), and grandchildren, Ken (Sheila), Lindsey, Scott (Heather), Danielle (Tyler), Kristiana (Patrick), Xander (Kelsey), Corwin (Tanya), and Colin. He had four great-grandchildren, Riley, Aidan, Dallas and Bexley, and three great-great-grandchildren, Jaidyn, Carter and Jerry. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeannette (Monnig) Lehn (2008), his brothers, Leonard, Charles and John Lehn, and his grandchildren Kathryn and Andrew King and his nephew, Richard Lehn.
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Patricia Rae Hoffee Dec. 31, 1933 – Jan. 1, 2021
Patricia Rae Carson was born Dec. 31, 1933 in Des Moines, Iowa to Walter Carson and Rose (Rost) Carson. She married Paul (Leroy) Hoffee and raised three sons in Hermosa Beach, Calif. Patricia and Paul retired to Pollock Pines, Calif., and lived across the street from her Aunt Eloise (Dee) Miller for many years surrounded by their family and friends. They moved to Lake Almanor, Calif., after Patricia’s mother passed away to be close to the Lake for Paul to fish and it was there Patricia learned how to drive at the age of 59. Patricia moved back to Pollock Pines after Paul passed away. Patricia was a Moose Lodge member and was a very proud Star’s Program graduate and volunteered at the fire station. Patricia loved assisting her community and did so with pride. She is preceded in death by her mother Rose Kelly (Rost), father Walter Carson, Aunt Eloise Miller and son Steven Hoffee. She has two surviving son’s Michael and Scott, 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She will be dearly missed by everyone who loved her.
Cecilia J. Wolary
March 15, 1939 – Dec. 25, 2020
On Dec. 25, 2020, Cecilia J. Wolary went home to God. “Ces� was born in Santa Barbara, Calif., on March 15, 1939. The oldest of three sisters, Charlotte July 25, 1940 and Clare, March 26, 1942. Ces and her sisters were “first generation� Americans as their mother emigrated from Austria and father emigrated from Germany. Ces married Lee Wolary on Aug. 8, 1964 and lived in San Jose for 30 years. She worked in document control and then in the purchasing department for 20 years at Raytheon Semiconductor, Mountain View before moving to El Dorado with Lee in 1999. Ces became active at St. Patrick Church in Placerville. Ces also was a certified group fitness instructor and taught exercise classes to seniors at Lake Oaks Mobile Home Park and Diamond Sunrise senior apartments. Ces was part of the Olympic torch run through Mountain View, Calif., on July 16, 1984, thanks to her company, Raytheon, who purchased a kilometer as a charitable donation. She also was awarded citizen of the year in Mountain View in 1990. Ces was an active member of the Placerville Shakespeare Club and was honored with a life membership in 2018. Ces was preceded in death by her parents, Franz and Josephine Kolloch, husband Lee Wolary and youngest sister Clare Rice. Ces is survived by her “middle� sister, Charlotte (Robert) Wiard of Arcadia, Mich., nephew, Robert Wiard and niece, Jamie Griffin of Michigan, also nieces Loretta Sanchez, Kathy Sanchez, Linda Boot and nephew, Jeff Sanchez and numerous great-nieces and nephews living in the Sacramento area. In lieu of flowers, donations in Ces Wolary’s name may be sent to St. Patrick Church, 3109 Sacramento St., Placerville, CA 95667, Snowline Hospice, 6520 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, CA 95619, or Placerville Shakespeare Club, 2940 Bedford Ave., PO Box 102, Placerville, CA 95667-1012. Interment will be at Skylawn Memorial Park on Highway 92 at Skyline Boulevard, San Mateo, CA, 94402. Arrangements have been entrusted to Chapel of the Pines.
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John “Jack� Milton McClellan, Jr.
Feb, 27, 1929 – Dec. 14, 2020
Jack peacefully left his home on earth for his new home with his Heavenly Father at the age of 91 in Fremont, Calif. Born in Madera, Calif, to John and Grace McClellan, he spent his childhood in lumber camps throughout the Sierra Nevada where his father was a millwright/sawyer. He graduated from Hayward High School in Hayward, Calif., in 1947 and after working various jobs got his contractor’s license in 1953. He worked as a superintendent for Bodily Construction in Fremont for 18 years, during which time he oversaw the building of more than 1,000 homes and apartment complexes. While in Fremont, Jack was very active in youth sports, helping form the Fremont youth baseball league and volunteering his time and expertise to help build Nordvick Park for Little League Baseball. He loved football and coached Pop Warner football for many years. He also served as a school board member, church deacon, Cub Scout leader and helped build the Fremont Boys club. He became a Mason in 1954 and faithfully served for 66 years in various capacities, becoming a Master Mason at more than one lodge. He was also active in the Ben Ali Shriners and Scottish Rite. As a young man, Jack became an avid fly fisherman. His favorite place to fish was on the Trinity River. He made annual trips there for more than 50 years with his wife, children and good friends. Jack settled in El Dorado county in 1972, where he established McClellan Builders Inc. For 34 years he built residential homes and commercial buildings. One of the most rewarding projects he built was the Masonic Lodge in Placerville. He retired to the Masonic Home in Union City, Calif., in 2005. Always a leader, he got the abandoned woodshop up and going, started a gardening group, which supplied its cafeteria with over 2,000 pounds of vegetables. He also designed and helped build an Outdoor Degree site at the home. Lastly, he took up remote control airplane flying and was instrumental in getting a paved landing strip built on the Masonic Home property. He is survived by his wife, Jackie McClellan, his children, Kathy Kellett, Michael McClellan (Patty), Kathy Buteyn (Rick) and Kim Quadros (Randy), six grandchildren, 15 great-grand children and 20 greatgreat-grandchildren. Jack’s most endearing trait was unconditional love. Family was everything to him and you could always find him reminiscing and delighting in his growing family. Donations may be made in Jack’s honor to Shriners Hospital for Children — Sacramento, 2425 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95817.
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comics n SHOE by Jeff MacNelly
n TUNDRA by Chad Carpenter
There wasn’t a lot of snow on the ground Dec. 31 but enough to take a worn-out plastic sled down the mountain off Randall Tract Lane in Whitehall. Mom Kristen Clements and her daughter, Nellie, nearly 9, above, were helped along by the family dog Missie. Logan Clements, 15, right photo, used the family quad to pull his sister, Nellie, on the icecovered road in front of the riverfront homes. On the wall awaiting his turn is their brother, Mitchel, 13.
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Christmas comes early Dawn Hodson Staff writer
A local kid received an early Christmas present after the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office heard Anne and Larry Moody had a lightly used bicycle in need of a home. The Moodys were looking for a teenage girl in need of a good bike. They had an older Trek bicycle that was barely used and had recently been fixed up by neighbor Barney Wilson. Wilson put in new parts and tires and gave the bike a tune-up. Sheriff ’s Office staff asked resident deputies and school resource
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Local teen Syreniti shows off her new ride. officers if they knew of a youngster who might have a bicycle on their Christmas wish list. Deputy Aaron Campora had a Union Mine High School student named Syreniti in mind. He picked up
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the bike and delivered it the same day. The story does not end here. Another resident offered to donate two other bikes, which will soon find a home with some grateful teens.
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products during the fall season, is currently moving back to carrying mainly home and garden products in 2021. “I am positive for 2021 and have to be,” Furtado said. “Personally, I hope there is some change in leadership in the state. People are realizing that supporting small businesses is important. They are moving away from big box stores as a result of these shutdowns.” Adam’s Cigar shop located in El Dorado Hills Town Center reaped the benefits of a generous community that supported them as well during the giving season. “People came out for sure and even people who don’t smoke cigars to just purchase them as gifts for others to support us,” said owner CJ Brown. “We definitely did not suffer as much as the restaurants here.” Brown is optimistic the COVID-19 vaccine will help in 2021 and said she looks forward to El Dorado Hills Town Center being able to host events again in the coming year. “The music events and other festivities here really boost the business,” she said. “All the small business owners just want this ordeal to be over and to get back to normalcy.” At the Scarlet Halo in Placerville, owner Penny
Chabot saw a sluggish start to the holiday shopping season. “December usually is pretty busy all the way through but it started pretty slow this year for us,” Chabot said. “It was not until the last week prior to Christmas that things picked up here. We definitely are grateful for that support.” Chabot told the Mountain Democrat the first word for her that comes to mind is “unpredictable” when it comes to 2021. “I’m just really uncertain as a business
owner how things will go,” she continued. “I plan to simplify things and consolidate to stay adaptable because while the shutdowns might stop, eventually there is no telling what all of this will still do to the economy.” One of the oldest businesses in El Dorado County, Placerville Hardware, had a fruitful holiday season. ”We did really well,” said employee Mary Ploghoft. “The community really turned out knowing what the businesses were going through.”
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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ve seen yourself in a certain role, tried it on, played around, and now things are getting real. The role is no longer something you put on when you’re feeling it; it’s now part of who you are. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You now suspect that you sacrificed your time and passion for prizes that aren’t coming. Still, you gained something in working up the fervor that will never leave you. Pack up and apply your energy elsewhere. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Anyone can have intentions, and lots of people do. But it’s action that matters and even more than that, repetitive action. Keep at it regardless if it is currently working. These slight shifts for the better are starting to add up. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Unlike a cellphone, you cannot plug into the wall and get charged up. However, the time you spend in, near or drinking water will be rejuvenating on many levels. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Financial jackpots often solve problems only to create more expensive ones. The real lottery win is always internal. It’s the sweepstakes of the soul that pay out continuously and keep adding more joy. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People who follow recipes well like to say that anyone can follow a recipe, but that’s not really true. Some are better at duplicating and others are almost pathologically inclined to stray. Deliciousness can come from either approach.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your path differs from your friend’s path, but the way you walk it is so similar. You participate in the same kinds of practices, rituals and manners of delivery. You can help one another through supportive sharing. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It’s an unsettling sensation you get from searching for something you’re not even sure exists. If you were a blind follower, you wouldn’t have to feel it. You’re not, so you’ll bear discomfort in the name of discovery. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Usually, you like to take a stance, though what’s the rush? Right now, it’s a good time to hedge your bets. Relatedly, make your words sweet and tender just in case you have to eat them later. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Go with your altruistic leanings. You’re filled with purpose and will soon be surrounded by grateful people. The more you help people, the more you want to. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You meet the challenge, and then the next one and the next. This is how you become mighty. When the stakes are high and the time is limited, you’ll do your best work. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Planning, prevention and proactive moves will serve you well. This time next month you’ll be thanking yourself. This time next year, you’ll call the person reading this right now an “absolute genius”!
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Richard B. Esposito Publisher/Editor
Noel Stack Managing Editor
Krysten Kellum Associate Editor
California Matters
COVID-19 may have permanent economic impacts
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hen the state Employment Development Department released a new report on jobs last month it had a tinge of optimism. California’s unemployment rate had dropped to 8.2% in Dan Walters November, exactly half of the record-high 16.4% recorded in the spring as the first wave of COVID19 pummeled the state and Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down large segments of the economy. Viewed narrowly, the report indicated a strong recovery of about half of the more than two million jobs that had been quickly erased by the early shutdown orders. But appearances were deceiving. After seemingly retreating during the summer and early fall months, thus allowing many economic sectors to resume hiring, the stubborn disease exploded with a vengeance in late November and Newsom has once again clamped down on businesses deemed to be infection hot spots, such as restaurants. Unemployment is also soaring again as affected employers shed workers, likely sending the jobless rate over 10% again. “In isolation, California’s November job performance is not terrible; in 2019, a ‘normal’ year, it would have been by far the best preforming month,” said Taner Osman, research manager at Beacon Economics and the UC Riverside Center for Forecasting. “But because job losses since February measure at more than a million workers, and because of the continued surge of new COVID cases in the state, this is not a report that will bring much-needed cheer to California’s workers.” The pandemic is straining healthcare providers to the breaking point. “We are at or near capacity everywhere,” Greg Adams, CEO of Kaiser Permanente said as he and other medical executives recently pleaded with Californians to avoid infection-spreading holiday gatherings. “As the bed count continues to dwindle we simply will not be able to keep up if the COVID19 surge continues to increase.” The undulating nature of COVID-19 and the state’s economic decrees bode ill as 2020 stumbles to a close and a new year beckons. We obviously don’t know how severe this current n
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Letters to the Editor A neighbor who doesn’t live next door EDITOR: ne still-dark morning recently I needed change for the bus and decided to get it by buying a coffee at the Food Coop. I noticed a man digging in the trash of the car wash and thought about the lack of nighttime shelter in our churches this winter. When I came out of the store I approached the man with my coffee held out and said something about it being cold. He didn’t have much English but managed to say, “You don’t know how much this means.” As I walked away to catch the bus, I heard something behind me. I turned around — it was the man waving to me. Later, at home and warm, I put some money, a bus schedule and the name of an organization that might be able to help the stranger in a sandwich bag to keep with me when I am out and about. The man was so alone. It seems that the desperate are the best bet for others to get helped right now. Thank you for the good job keeping us posted about what goes on in the community. ELIZABETH CAFFREY Placerville
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Freedom fraud EDITOR: atriots are wearing T-shirts emblazoned “Stop the Steal” to protest the Nov. 3 voting anomalies. But let’s not overlook another anomaly, our loss of freedom due to 9/11 and COVID-19. I have asked several political friends if they think American citizens will ever get their freedom back again. They all answered “no.” You see, 9/11 resulted in the Patriot Act, Homeland Security and the invasion of Iraq. Although fear of attack by terrorists has greatly diminished since 9/11, restrictions to our freedom have not been relaxed. So what guarantee is there that restrictions due to COVID-19 will ever be relaxed? None. Freedom is not free. Although we enjoy freedom gifted to us by patriots from the past, we must defend this freedom from the current onslaught of socialism. I believe our best defense is to seek truth and
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speak truth. I have several socialist friends. I think they believe lies published in major media. I present them with information from whistleblowers and encourage them to investigate further. They are, after all, still my friends. But merely speaking truth is not enough. This current outrage against freedom should cause us all to ask one question: What can I do? I cannot sit idly by while a band of thugs hired by George Soros brings communism to my country. I can wave flags, join caravans, write letters to authorities, attend rallies, write letters to newspapers and gather recall signatures. And I can speak to friends and family, telling them that the only way to get freedom back is to take it back — just like it was taken from us. I must do whatever I can to reverse the loss of freedom. I call this loss freedom fraud because I believe we are being manipulated into one-world government by social engineering. I am elderly now, so my goal is to preserve freedom for my grandchildren. I want some day to tell them I was not complacent; I sought truth and spoke truth. And I believe that as we pray with purity of intention and obey the answers we receive, we will take back freedom for our country. CECIL RINGGENBERG Placerville
New year’s resolution EDITOR:
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ith the “year of COVID” barely behind us, we look forward to the New Year and the customary resolutions: reduce personal weight, reduce time on social media and reduce consumption of animal foods. Yes, that. Nearly 40% of Americans are already eating more plant-based foods. Hundreds of schools, colleges and corporate cafeterias have embraced Meatless Monday. Even fast-food chains like McDonald’s, Burger King, Carl’s Jr, Chipotle, Denny’s, Dunkin’, Starbucks, Subway, Taco Bell and White Castle offer plant-based options. Dozens of start-ups, led by Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, are producing plant-based meats, milks, cheeses and ice creams. Every ice cream manufacturer boasts nut-based flavors. Even meat n
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any subject of the court Americans brief submitted by 126 still have members of the House, serious including myself, in concerns about the support of the suit integrity of the vote brought by Texas and in this election, and 18 other states: “Can a rightly so. In-person legislature delegate such Election Day voting, authority and, if not, with all the safeguards what is the remedy for inherent in that system, an illegally conducted has been replaced election?” We still don’t Tom McClintock know the answer to that with mass mailing of ballots to every name question, because the on voter rolls that may be deceased Supreme Court refused to hear it. or have moved, often followed by But does this give Congress leave to ballot harvesters to collect the surplus usurp their powers? Does Congress ballots and with no chain of custody. have the constitutional right to This new system invites fraud and refuse to count the votes of states that it believes acted fraudulently or incubates suspicion of fraud. The illegally? many eye-witness accounts in sworn If the Congress can refuse to count affidavits of ballot tampering and electoral votes — for whatever reason the documented cases of multiple votes, votes by dead people or by non- — then it has the inherent power to seize the decision for itself and render residents, deserve far more attention the Electoral College superfluous. than they have received. Unlike the judiciary, Congress has Despite the clear and precise an obvious conflict of interest: if it language of the Electors Clause of invalidates enough votes, it gets to the Constitution — that electors shall elect the president and vice president be appointed “in such manner as the directly. If the Founders had intended Legislature thereof may direct” — to give this power to the Congress, several states changed their election why did they go to all the fuss and laws not by legislative action but bother of designing an Electoral by executive decree. This was the
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College at all? And here’s a bonus question: Does anyone seriously believe that a body of 535 intensely partisan politicians is a safe repository for the power to adjudicate the integrity of the vote? Benjamin Franklin once warned us that as creatures of reason, we have the faculty to come up with whatever reason we need to do whatever we want. That’s why we have a Constitution which commands, “The president of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted.” There is no discretion offered to the vice president or the Congress. “The votes shall then be counted.” Not some of the votes — all of the votes. Congress has occasionally refused to count electoral votes submitted to it under the doctrine that the power to count the vote implies the power to certify it. Yet under the 12th Amendment, certification rests solely with the states. Article III assigns the resolution of controversies arising under the Constitution and laws solely to the judiciary. The Electoral Count Act of 1887 attempts to define a role for Congress in deciding
which votes to count — but even its provisions are inapplicable here since the administrative and judicial challenges have run their course, the states have certified the electors and the electors have voted. From that point on, the disturbing questions about the conduct of this election pass from judges to historians ... and perhaps prosecutors. We desperately need intensive state and federal investigations into all the allegations of fraud in this election. Every fraudulent vote disenfranchises an honest citizen. Until there is a full public airing and resolution of the charges, the questions will remain and a lingering pall of illegitimacy will stalk the new administration. We might even discover the election was indeed wrongly decided — just as we occasionally find cases erroneously decided by juries. No one has ever claimed that ours is a perfect system. It is merely the best we have yet been able to design. And until we come up with something better, we owe it to our country, our Constitution and our posterity to stand by it and to respect its outcome, despite our wishes and suspicions. Congressman Tom McClintock represents the 4th Congressional District.
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Jan. 9 El Dorado County Fair & Event Center hosts its annual Swap Meet in the Barns, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find an amazing variety of treasures and steals, including collectibles, new items, services and gently used items at a bargain. Due to the popularity of this event, the fair association hopes for dry weather to utilize the plaza (instead of the barns) to accommodate even more sellers. Admission and parking is free to shoppers and the event takes place rain or shine. Visit the website at eldoradocountyfair.org or call the office at (530) 6215860 for more information.
Jan. 11 Art lovers: Mother Lode Rehabilitation Enterprises announces that its premiere event held for the last 17 years to focus on the amazing one-of-a-kind art created by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities will go virtual. Art sales will begin Jan. 11 with a virtual celebration planned at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. For more information visit morerehab.org.
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Annual Tahoe area bald eagle count set for Friday News release INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — It’s a mid-winter’s day dream for birders. The Tahoe Institute for Natural Science hosts its annual mid-winter bald eagle survey on Friday, Jan. 8. TINS took over local coordination of the national tracking operation nine years ago. TINS undertakes this fascinating effort as part of a nationwide, single-day census of the country’s bald eagle populations. Spotters are stationed at 26 vantage points throughout the Tahoe Basin, mostly on Tahoe’s lakeshore beaches, to get an accurate snapshot of eagle numbers. “Because Lake Tahoe maintains open water throughout the winter, it’s a prime feeding spot for the eagles,” said Will Richardson, executive director at TINS. “We usually have pretty good luck and
most stations will see at least one eagle fly by at some point. The goal is just to keep an eye on the population and make sure the protection measures in place are working.” The spotters take careful notes on the age, time and direction of travel of every eagle seen. When the data is compiled, TINS is able to plot the movements of each individual bird and get an accurate count for the day. The national symbol of America became a protected species in 1940, but populations continued to decline dramatically with the introduction of the insecticide DDT. Tahoe’s count began in 1979 and for the first few years there may have been only two or three bald eagles seen per year. Thanks to protections, eagle numbers at Tahoe started to rise, peaking at 27 in 2017. In recent years, counts have
averaged in the low 20s. Local residents interested in participating in the Tahoe bald eagle count day or those who want to learn more about TINS are asked to visit tinsweb.org/ midwinter-bald-eagle-count.
About the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science Founded in 2010, the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science is a member-supported, nonprofit organization providing worldclass education and research. TINS provides programs for all ages, from talks and presentations to guided nature outings and field trips. Scholarships and a diversity of free programming aim to make this as inclusive as possible. The organization n
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Tips for managing all the apps in your life Make new friends But keep the old One is silver And the other, gold.
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remember singing that song at camp many years ago. When we sang it in a round, the harmonies swirled around our campfire and rose above the treetops to the twinkling stars above. It is still a hopeful song today. It speaks to the value of treasuring those people who surround our lives ... and to the wisdom of cherishing them. It occurred to me that this wisdom in recognizing the value of friends could also be applied to the applications — apps — used on today’s computers, smartphones, tablets and smart TVs. And, as with all friendships, one must discern the false friend from the genuine article. That was a lesson best learned on the school playground. But I digress.
Millions of apps available According to the BusinessofApps website, the iOS App Store launched in 2008 with 500 apps. Today, 1.85 million different apps are available for users to download. Android users have even more from which
Susan Laird The Arts to choose, with 2.56 million available through the Google Play Store. In 2017 the average smartphone user had 80 apps on their phone and used half of them every month. Logic dictates that each of us has more apps than that on our devices in 2021.
Curate your apps Every January I like to take a rainy weekend, curl up by the fire and go through my app collection. I take the time to go through each of my app folders with the following questions: • How many apps do I actually use? • Why did I download this app? • How much valuable memory and storage space does it take? • Do I use the app? What does it do for me? • Is the app out of date? Does it get regular updates? • Why did I stop using
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There are millions of apps to choose from in the app stores for smartphones, tablets, PCs and smart TVs. New soft applications and hard devices for smart homes arrive daily, such as this ultra-modern but retro-looking Bluetooth keyboard by Qwerkywriter and this new iPad Air. The key is to find a comfort level that works for you. the app? Should I start using it again? If I haven’t used an app for a year, I delete it. If it turns out I made a mistake, I can always download it again. A word of caution: you may lose all information you placed in the app. Think twice before deleting medical apps, notes apps and organizing apps.
What’s the cost? Another annual app checkup location is your pocketbook. It is so easy to bleed hundreds of
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Trending: Privacy Consumer preferences for apps offering privacy features are evident across the globe, according to the
App Annie website. Half our time, according to App Annie’s State of Mobile Report, is spent in social and messaging apps. “Consumers around the world are increasingly using those with privacy to stay connected,” it says. In the U.S., freedom of speech is an issue on social media. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube (which is owned by Google) are under scrutiny from Congress for violating users’ First Amendment rights. The online Urban Dictionary even has a word definition for “Facebook Jail.” When you are in Facebook Jail, “Facebook itself
(is) blocking you due to something you’ve either posted, words you’ve used or for harassment of another user.” Which sounds innocent enough, until you are the victim of an artificial intelligence bot that tagged your innocent comment to a friend as “false,” “partly true” or even (gasp) as “hate speech.” With this in mind (and especially regarding social media), ask: • How is my activity tracked by this app? Do I care? • How am I treated by the app administrators? Do I feel respected? • Why am I using this app? Do I receive a benefit from it, or does it bring negative energy into my life? • What are my alternatives? Several alternate apps are gaining in popularity to counter the big social media apps. They offer greater privacy. However, they are new and have fewer users — for now. Among these new apps are MeWe (a counter to Facebook), Parler (counter to Twitter) and Rumble (counter to YouTube). There is greater freedom to speak one’s mind on these sites. However, some users are finding they need to maintain their old social media apps for now, too. Groups such as local neighborhood watches, hobbies and special interests have large followings on ■
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Tickets available at www.morerehab.org Virtual Celebration: 5:00pm Be entertained by Master of Ceremonies and local celebrity Josh Varozza, host of the new TV series Breaking Beauty. Special clips of featured artists. Live Auction Proceeds will benefit the Peggy DeWolf Memorial Garden Plaza now under construction in front of MORE for outdoor community events.
An adventure in cooking awaits seasoned chefs and new cooks in the pages of the Placerville Shakespeare Club’s new cookbook, “Much Ado About Cooking.” The Shakespeare Club members have traditionally been known for their culinary talents. The favorite recipes of members have been collected and compiled by Gail Richard into an attractive keepsake cookbook. Good food is an experience worth celebrating and sharing. Cookbooks can be purchased at The Bookery (local authors’ section), Dedrick’s Main Street Cheese, Placerville Hardware, Placerville News Company and Sourdough & Co. Company.
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The human element When selecting and retaining apps, use your best judgement. Ideal apps leverage your time and happiness. App usership, like friendship, is a two-way street. A true friend trusts you and has your best
interests at heart. You should always know you are appreciated and respected ... and your friend can count on your support, too. If you like an app, support it financially by shopping on it, etc. As we turn the page into a new decade, may you experience good health, good cheer and good fortune. And, occasionally, remember to set your devices down, turn your face to the sunshine and smile at the humans around you. May there be many such moments in 2021. Send your future event for consideration in Susan’s column to slaird@handywriting.com.
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8472 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1134 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: YCOLLECTABLES, located at 2002 Boulder Ridge Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Ricardo J Fratarcangeli, 2002 Boulder Ridge Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ricardo J Fratarcangeli RICARDO J FRATARCANGELI, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be Legal notice continued on the next page
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PC 20170522 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: the Benficiaries, Heirs and Assigns of the Estates of Mabel H Poheim, Charles L. Gilmore, and Sarah T. Rolleri, and Michael Gilmore and Ronald Gilmore, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY CROSS-DEFENDANT: WALKER LAND COMPANY, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the crosscomplainant. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: EL DORADO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 3321 Cameron Park Drive Cameron Park, CA 95682 The name, address, and telephone number of cross-complainant’s attorney, or cross-complainant without an attorney, is: MICHAEL W. THOMAS, SBN 168634 THOMAS & ASSOCIATES 2390 Professional Drive Roseville, CA 95661 P: (916) 789-1201 DATE: December 14, 2018 by /s/ L. Vogel, Deputy 8480 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1121 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EL DORADO DUMPSTERS, located at 1921 Pleasant Valley Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Tyler Wade Pittman, 1921 Pleasant Valley Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Tyler Wade Pittman TYLER WADE PITTMAN, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/08/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8500 12/23, 12/30, 1/6, 1/13 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1152 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PERINATAL EXCELLENCE, located at 2040 Bunkhouse Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Deborah J Acker, 2040 Bunkhouse Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an
Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Deborah J Acker DEBORAH J ACKER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/17/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/23, 12/30, 1/6, 1/13 8501 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1151 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: 2018A0000084 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 01/23/2018 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: PROFESSIONAL EVIDENCE Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 2040 Bunkhouse Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): Deborah J Acker, 2040 Bunkhouse Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 This business was conducted by an Individual. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Deborah J Acker DEBORAH J ACKER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/17/2020. The Statement of Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name must be published in a newspaper once a week for four successive weeks and an affidavit of publication filed with the county clerk within 30 days after publication has been accomplished. The Statement should be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the principal place of business is located. The Statement should be published in such county in a newspaper that circulates in the area where the business is conducted (Business & Professions Code 17917). Any person who executes, files, or publishes any fictitious business name statement, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) (Business & Professions code 17930) 12/23, 12/30, 1/6, 1/13 8502 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1105 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LANGUAGE & DICTION COACHING, located at 8550 Wyndrush Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Steven R Vario, 8550 Wyndrush Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/26/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Steven R Vario STEVEN R VARIO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/04/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/23, 12/30, 1/6, 1/13 8503 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1156 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. EARTH BLOOM HEALTH COACHING, 2. LOVE MOON GOLDENS, located at 1200
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Arrowbee Dr., Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Marirose Ordillas, 1200 Arrowbee Dr., Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/15/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Marirose Ordillas MARIROSE ORDILLAS I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/17/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/23, 12/30, 1/6, 1/13 8504 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1162 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GEORGETOWN MINI STORAGE, located at 6741 Eaton Rd, Georgetown, CA 95634 Registered owner(s): Georgetown Self Storage LLC, 3814 Solstice Ave, Merced, CA 95341 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/04/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kao Saetern KAO SAETERN, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/18/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/23, 12/30, 1/6, 1/13 8505 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1090 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LOLA MONROE BOUTIQUE, located at 5068 Padova Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Sweet P Enterprises Inc, 5068 Padova Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ashley Willard ASHLEY WILLARD, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/01/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/23, 12/30, 1/6, 1/13 8506
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1173 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: REVIVE, located at 3330 Heights Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 4630 Walls Way, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Jessi Marchant LLC, 4630 Walls Way, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jessi Morine JESSI MORINE, OFFICER - JESSI MARCHANT LLC I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/22/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8510 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1174 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PACIFIC PLOT TREE & BRUSH SERVICE, located at 4630 Walls Way, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Pacific Plot LLC, 4630 Walls Way, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/22/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Todd Morine TODD MORINE, MANAGING MEMBER - PACIFIC PLOT LLC I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/22/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8511 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1148 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: 2016A0000697 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 06/28/2016 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: DIAMONTE ESTATE WINERY Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 6100 Gray Rock Rd, Fair Play, CA 95684 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): John Alexander, 6100 Gray Rock Rd, Fair Play, CA 95684 This business was conducted by an Individual. Signature of Registrant: /s/ John Alexander JOHN ALEXANDER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/16/2020. The Statement of Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name must be published in a newspaper once a week for four successive weeks and an affidavit of publication filed with the county clerk within 30 days after publication has been accomplished. The Statement should be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the principal place of business is located. The Statement should be published in such county in a newspaper that circulates in the area where the business is conducted (Business & Professions Code 17917). Any person who executes, files, or publishes any fictitious business name statement, knowing that such
statement is false, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) (Business & Professions code 17930) 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8515 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1147 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: 2018 0000313 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 3/11/2018 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: 1. COLIBRI RIDGE WINERY & VINEYARD, 2. COLIBRI RIDGE WINERY, 3. COLIBRI RIDGE VINEYARD Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 6100 Gray Rock Rd, Fair Play, CA 95684 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): John Alexander, 6100 Gray Rock Rd, Fair Play, CA 95684 This business was conducted by an Individual. Signature of Registrant: /s/ John Alexander JOHN ALEXANDER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/16/2020. The Statement of Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name must be published in a newspaper once a week for four successive weeks and an affidavit of publication filed with the county clerk within 30 days after publication has been accomplished. The Statement should be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the principal place of business is located. The Statement should be published in such county in a newspaper that circulates in the area where the business is conducted (Business & Professions Code 17917). Any person who executes, files, or publishes any fictitious business name statement, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) (Business & Professions code 17930) 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8516 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1149 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PIZZA GUYS #160, located at 4370 Golden Center Dr Num 110, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): James L Berry Jr., 5751 63rd Street, Sacramento, CA 95824 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: ______ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/19/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ James L. Berry Jr. JAMES L. BERRY JR., DIRECTOR I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/17/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8517 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1187 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. MOTO TAGS, 2. PUPPY LUV TOYS, located at 5820 Pennyroyal Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Carolyn D Ulrich, 5820 Pennyroyal Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Carolyn Ulrich CAROLYN ULRICH, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/29/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF
A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 8523 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1204 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. ADDSHOT, 2. POOL CREATOR, 3. IONOWEB, located at 3577 Freshwater Ln, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Ian B Bulloch, 3577 Freshwater Ln, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/22/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ian Bulloch IAN BULLOCH, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/31/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 8524 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DONALD MAIER FRANKEL CASE NO. PP20200229 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DONALD MAIER FRANKEL A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JOSEPH G. FRANKEL in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that JOSEPH G. FRANKEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 10, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: DANIEL A. HUNT/PAUL GROW PL-476722 Law Offices of Daniel A. Hunt 798 University Avenue Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 488-9788 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8525 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RUTH V. CLARK CASE NO. PP20200219 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RUTH V. CLARK A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TOM L. CAREY and TAMSIN K. CAREY in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that TOM L. CAREY & TAMSIN K. CAREY be appointed as personal representative to administer the Legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 10, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: DONALD P. MADSEN Wheatley, Sopp & Madsen, LLP 81 Blue Ravine Rd., Ste 230 Folsom, CA 95630 (916) 923-9347 8526 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE COOL GENERAL RETAIL PROJECT (DESIGN REVIEW PERMIT DR19-0006) DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (DEIR) SCH #2020049050 DATE: January 6, 2021 TO: Responsible Agencies and Interested Parties FROM: County of El Dorado, Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fair Lane Court, Building C, Placerville, CA 95667, Contact: Evan Mattes, Senior Planner, Email: CoolGeneralRetail@edcgov.us SUBJECT: Notice of Availability of the 45-day Public Review of the Cool General Retail Project DR19-0006) Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that El Dorado County, as Lead Agency, has completed a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Cool General Retail Project. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project applicant proposes to construct a 9,100 SF. commercial retail building (Dollar General). The single-story building would have a maximum height of 33 feet. The project design is in the style of new traditional, Western false front architecture. The building has a central entrance, and parapet walls extending along the building façade. The design is responsive to community input and designed to replicate the “Boardwalk” project on the west side of SR 49. The project would include parking for 31 vehicles, a refuse enclosure for solid waste, landscaping, an on-site septic system, and on-site stormwater treatment. PROJECT LOCATION: The project site fronts the east side of State Highway 49 (Golden Chain Highway) south of the intersection with Northside Drive, north of State Highway 193 (Georgetown Road) approximately 400 feet, in the community of Cool, El Dorado County, California. The project site is identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 071-500-037. HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES: The proposed project is not located on any hazardous waste sites lists enumerated under Section 65965.5 of the Government Code. SIGNIFICANT ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: The Draft EIR provides an evaluation of the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project. The Draft EIR has not identified significant and unavoidable environmental impacts related to the project. All identified project-level and cumulative impacts were found to be less-than-significant or could be reduced to a less-thansignificant level with implementation of mitigation measures. DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: Copies of the Draft EIR are available for review Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., at the County of El Dorado, Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Building C, Placerville, CA 95667, except on County holidays. Please be advised that front counter access for the Planning Division may be affected due to COVID-19 restrictions. Copies are also available at the following County libraries: The El Dorado County Main Library, 345 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667; The Cameron Park Library, 2500 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682; and, the Georgetown Library, 6680 Orleans St, Georgetown, CA 95634. The Draft EIR is also available online at: https://www.edcgov.us/ Government/planning PUBLIC WORKSHOP: The Draft EIR is scheduled for a public workshop before the Planning Commission on January 28, 2021. The purpose of this workshop is to present information on the Draft EIR and receive public input; no action will be taken. To subscribe to Planning Commission agendas and minutes visit: https://www. edcgov.us/Government/planning/ Pages/planning_commission.aspx and register your email address with the County’s free email subscription service. When registering, please select “Planning Commission Agenda” from the list of topics provided. Planning Commission agendas are posted online no less
than 72 hours prior to the meeting at: https:\\eldorado.legistar.com/ Calendar.aspx. PUBLIC REVIEW TIMELINE: The 45-day public review period for the Draft EIR begins January 7, 2021 and ends February 22, 2021. The County must receive all written comments within this time period. Written comments may be submitted to the attention of Evan Mattes, El Dorado County Senior Planner at the following: County of El Dorado, Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fair Lane Court, Building C, Placerville, CA 95667 or by Email: CoolGeneralRetail@edcgov.us QUESTIONS: If you have any questions about this project, please contact Evan Mattes, El Dorado County Senior Planner, at CoolGeneralRetail@edcgov.us, or the Planning Department line at (530) 621-5355. PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT TIFFANY SCHMID, Director January 6, 2021 1/6 8527 ORDINANCE NO. 2021-01 OF THE EL DORADO HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHING A PERMIT PROCEDURE AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS AT EL DORADO HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT PARKS WHEREAS, Government Code section 61060(b) authorizes the El Dorado Hills Community Services District (“District”) “to adopt, by ordinance, and enforce rules and regulations for the administration, operation, and use and maintenance of the facilities and services listed in Part 3 (commencing with Section 61100)”; and WHEREAS, Government Code section 61100(e) authorizes the District to “[a]cquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate recreation facilities, including, but not limited to, parks and open space, in the same manner as a recreation and park district formed pursuant to the Recreation and Park District Law, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 5780) of Division 5 of the Public Resources Code”; and WHEREAS, it is imperative that individuals engaging in peaceful expressive public activity, and law enforcement personnel dedicated to protecting such activity, be allowed to do so without suffering injury; and WHEREAS, Government Code section 61064(a) states that “violations of any rule, regulation, or ordinance adopted by the board of directors is a misdemeanor punishable pursuant to Section 19 of the Penal Code”; and WHEREAS, Government Code section 61064(b) states that “[a] ny citation issued by a district for violation of a rule, regulation, or ordinance adopted by a board of directors may be processed as an infraction pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 17 of the Penal Code”; and WHEREAS, numerous public protests, demonstrations, and rallies conducted throughout cities such as Charlottesville, Portland, St. Louis, as well as cities throughout California, such as Berkeley, Laguna Beach, and Sacramento have erupted in violence between demonstrators and counterdemonstrators, and violence against law enforcement personnel; and WHEREAS, individuals, acting alone or in concert with others, have used improvised weapons to inflict injury on members of the public attending these events and law enforcement; and WHEREAS, the El Dorado Hills Community Services District Board of Directors (“Board”) hereby finds that to be prepared for such events, the District must prohibit items that are often used as improvised weapons to protect the health, safety, and welfare of event participants, law enforcement personnel responsible for safeguarding participants’ rights, and the public generally; and WHEREAS, the Board hereby finds that it is necessary to establish a procedure for public assemblies in the parks within District boundaries which comply with the requirements of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution; and WHEREAS, the Board hereby finds that public assemblies offered to the general public or a substantial segment of the public often attract a large gathering of people, which may adversely affect the operation, use, and maintenance of the District’s facilities and require regulation to assure adequate sanitation and sewage disposal facilities, emergency and safety precautions, parking, traffic management and control, crowd control and other regulations in the interest of public safety and the administration, operation, use and maintenance of District facilities; and WHEREAS, the Board hereby finds that this ordinance and the actions directed herein are not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15060, subdivision (c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15061, subdivision (b)(3) (there is no possibility the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment). NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Findings: The recitals set forth above are hereby incorporated by reference. SECTION 2. Purpose: The purpose of this ordinance is to establish standards and procedures for the issuance of permits for Assemblies at District parks, to preserve and protect the public health and safety of Residents of the District and others who use District facilities, to preserve the rights of individuals to engage in expressive activity protected under the First Amendment, and to provide for the recovery of costs to the District directly flowing from these events. Sections 3-15 of this ordinance shall only apply to events that fall within the definition of “Assembly” as set forth below. SECTION 3. Definition of Terms: A. As used in this Section, “Assembly” means any stationary formation, assembly, or gathering for the purpose of Expressive Activity upon any part of any park of more than 20 persons. This term does not include special services or facility rentals as described in El Dorado Hills Community Service District Policies 1160 and 1220. B. As used in this Section, “Expressive Activity” includes
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conduct, the sole or principal object of which is the expression, dissemination or communication by verbal, visual, literary or auditory means of opinions, views, or ideas. It includes public oratory and the distribution of literature. SECTION 4. Permit Requirement: No person shall conduct, manage or sponsor any Assembly without a written permit from the District. No person shall participate in any Assembly with the knowledge that its sponsor has not been issued the required permit. SECTION 5. Application for Permit: A. Written applications for permits on a form to be provided by the District should be submitted to the District at least 30 days prior to the date of the requested Assembly. However, all applications for permits shall be acted upon by the District so long as they are received by the District not less than five days before the date of the requested Assembly. The fiveday time limitation shall be waived by the District if the occurrence giving rise to the permit application did not reasonably allow the applicant time to file within the time prescribed, and imposition of the time limitation would place an unreasonable restriction on the right to free speech. B. Applications shall be submitted no more than six months before the Assembly date. C. Completed applications will be reviewed by the EDHCSD General Manager. D. An application will be accepted by the District only if it is fully completed and legible, contains the following information: 1. The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant; 2. If the Assembly is proposed to be conducted for, on behalf of, or by an organization, the name, address, and telephone number of the headquarters of the organization, and of the authorized and responsible heads of such organization; 3. The date(s) of the Assembly; 4. The starting and ending times of the Assembly, including times for set-up and tear down; 5. The exact location of the assembly and disbanding areas, indicating the particular portion of any District park in which the Assembly is to be held; 6. The estimated number of participants and spectators expected at the Assembly; 7. A description of any sound amplification equipment which will be used in the Assembly; 8. A description of any structures, features, and/or props that will be used in the Assembly; 9. The cleanup activities planned; and 10. The parking contingencies planned. SECTION 6. Notification of Affected Agencies: Upon receipt of the complete application for permit, the District shall forward a copy of the application to the El Dorado County Sheriff, the El Dorado County Director of Environmental Health Services, the Fire Chiefs of the affected areas, the Office of Emergency Services, the California Highway Patrol and any El Dorado County department or any other public agency which may be affected by the operation and conduct of the Assembly. This notification and transmittal shall be for the purpose of identifying any logistical or public safety issues surrounding the granting of the particular application. SECTION 7. Grounds for Denial of Application or Revocation of a Permit: A. The District shall approve an application for a permit unless it determines from a consideration of the application or other pertinent information, the existence of any of the following, any of which shall also be justification for the District to revoke a previously issued permit: 1. Information contained in the application, or supplementary information requested from the applicant, is false in any material detail; 2. The applicant failed to provide a complete application after being notified of the requirement of producing additional information or documents; 3. The concentration of persons, animals and/or vehicles at the site of the Assembly, or at the assembly and disbanding areas, will prevent proper police, fire, ambulance, or other public services to areas contiguous to the Assembly; 4. The time, location, or size of the Assembly will disrupt to an unreasonable extent the safe and expeditious movement of traffic contiguous to the Assembly site; 5. The size or duration of the Assembly will require the diversion of so great a number of District or El Dorado County Personnel that providing the minimum level of sheriff or other safety services to other areas of the District or El Dorado County is jeopardized. Nothing in this paragraph authorizes denial of a permit because of the need to protect Assembly participants from the conduct of others; 6. The Assembly will substantially interfere with any construction or maintenance work scheduled to take place upon or along the affected park or a previously granted encroachment permit; 7. The applicant fails to conduct the Assembly in accordance with the information contained in the permit application, or any terms and conditions imposed on the issued permit; 8. The Assembly will interfere with another Assembly, event, street closure or other activity for which a permit has previously been granted. B. When the grounds for denial of the application for a permit specified in Subdivision A can be corrected by altering the time, place and/or manner of the Assembly as authorized by Section 9, the District shall, instead of denying the application, conditionally approve the application provided the applicant accepts such conditions for permit issuance. The conditions imposed shall provide for only such modifications of the applicant’s proposed Assembly as are necessary to achieve compliance with this subsection. SECTION 8. Conditions to Issuance of Permit: The District may condition the issuance of a permit by imposing reasonable requirements concerning the time, place, and manner of the Assembly, as necessary to protect the safety of all persons and property, provided that the conditions shall not unreasonably restrict the right of free speech. These conditions include, but are not limited to:
A. Alteration of the date or time of the Assembly proposed on the application; B. Alteration of the location of the Assembly; C. Accommodation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, including restricting the Assembly to only a portion of a park; D. Compliance with all ordinances or laws and obtaining all legally required permits or licenses; E. Requirements for the training and use of volunteers, monitors, and/or participants; F. Requirements for the use of garbage containers, cleanup, and restoration of District property; G. Requirements for providing notice of permit conditions to volunteers, monitors, and/or participants; H. Requirements for the provision of adequate first aid and sanitary facilities; and I. Requirements regarding the use of amplification devices or amplified sound. SECTION 9. Timing of Action on Permit: The District shall approve or deny an application as set forth in this subsection no later than the earliest date of the following: 15 days after the complete application was received by the District, or three business days prior to the date of the scheduled Assembly; provided however that in the event that the District waives the five-day notice requirement as set forth in Section 5, the application shall be approved or denied as soon as reasonably practicable. SECTION 10. Issuance of the Permit: The District shall issue a permit after the application has been approved, the applicant has agreed in writing to comply with all of the terms and conditions of the permit, and the requirements of this chapter have been fully satisfied. SECTION 11. Appeal Procedure: A. The applicant shall have the right to appeal any permit conditions imposed upon an Assembly or the denial of a permit application. The applicant shall also have the right to appeal the amount of traffic control fees or clean-up deposits imposed pursuant to Section 14. B. A notice of appeal stating the grounds for the appeal shall be filed with the District no later than three days after delivery of the notice of the denial of the application or notice of the contested/disputed permit conditions. C. If an applicant files a notice of appeal, the Board shall conduct a hearing on the appeal at the next scheduled meeting of the Board. The Board shall render its decision at the hearing unless the permit applicant or sponsor agrees to a continuance. The decision of the Board is final. D. If the date of the next scheduled meeting of the Board following the receipt of a notice of appeal is later than 48 hours before the date of the scheduled Assembly, the Board shall convene a special meeting within 72 hours of the delivery of the notice of appeal. Notice of the time and place of said special meeting shall be given to all parties as soon as reasonably practicable. The Board shall render its decision at the hearing unless the permit applicant or sponsor agrees to a continuance. The decision of the Board is final. E. No Board member who did not hear the evidence or who was not read or heard the record or proceedings shall vote on the decision. SECTION 12. Indemnification: Each applicant, and any other person, organization, firm or corporation on whose behalf the application is made, shall be required to agree in writing to jointly and separately indemnify, protect and defend and hold harmless the District, its officers and employees against all claims, damages, expenses, loss or liability of any kind or nature whatsoever arising out of, or resulting from, the alleged acts or omissions of the permittee, its officers, agents or employees in connection with the Assembly. SECTION 13. Fees: A. Upon approval of an application for a permit, the District shall provide the applicant with a statement of the estimated cost of providing support services. The cost of such services shall be solely borne by the applicant and shall be paid to the District at the time the Assembly is permitted. A permit will not be issued unless fees have been paid. B. The District support service fees will be established by the Board. The amount of such fees shall be based on the District’s actual cost of providing the services necessary to ensure the safety of both the Assembly’s participants and the community. C. If the actual cost of District support services for the Assembly is less than the estimated cost, the applicant will promptly be refunded the difference by the District. If the actual cost for District support services is more than the estimated cost, the difference shall become due and payable to the District upon the permittee’s receipt of a statement of costs. SECTION 14. Insurance: A. The permittee of an Assembly must possess or obtain public liability insurance to protect against liability for personal injury and property damage arising from the Assembly. Coverage shall be a comprehensive general liability insurance policy with a minimum limit of one million dollars for each occurrence combined single limit bodily injury and property damage. B. Insurance required pursuant to this section shall be maintained for the duration of the Assembly and shall: 1. Name the District, its officers, employees and agents on the policy or by endorsement as additional insureds; 2. Be a primary policy and not contributory or in excess of any policy of the District; 3. Declare all deductibles on the policy. C. No applicant shall be required to comply with the provisions of Subsection A and B pertaining to insurance if the activity proposed is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the applicant produces evidence that complying with those provisions is impossible or so financially burdensome that it would preclude the applicant from using park property for the proposed activity. SECTION 15. Prohibited Items: A. No person shall carry or possess the following items or articles while attending or participating in any demonstration, rally, protest, picket line or public assembly, regardless of the number of persons present: 1. Any length of lumber, wood, or wood lath unless that object is
1/4 inch or less in thickness and 2 inches or less in width, or if not generally rectangular in shape, such object shall not exceed 3/4 inch in its thickest dimension. Both ends of the lumber, wood or wood lath shall be blunt; 2. Any length of metal or plastic pipe, whether hollow or solid; provided, however, that hollow plastic piping not exceeding 3/4 inch in its thickest dimension and not exceeding 1/8 inch in wall thickness, and not filled with any material, liquid, gas or solid may be used solely to support a sign, banner, placard, puppet or other similar expressive display. Both ends of any plastic pipe permissible under this subsection shall be blunt; 3. Signs, posters, banners, plaques or notices, whether or not mounted on a length of material permitted under Subdivisions 1. and 2. of this section, unless such sign, poster, banner, plaque or notice is constructed solely of soft material, such as cloth, paper, soft plastic capable of being rolled or folded, or cardboard material no greater than 1/4 inch in thickness; 4. Baseball or softball bats, regardless of composition or size; provided, however, that such items are permissible when configured of cloth, cardboard, soft plastic, foam or paper for expressive purposes; 5. Any aerosol spray, tear gas, mace, pepper spray or bear repellant; 6. Any projectile launcher or other device, such as a catapult or wrist rocket, which is commonly used for the purpose of launching, hurling or throwing any object, liquid, material or other substance, whether through force of air pressure, spring action or any other mechanism; 7. Weapons such as firearms, knives, swords, sabers or other bladed devices, axes, hatchets, ice picks, razor blades, nun chucks or martial arts weapons of any kind, box cutters, pellet or BB guns, conducted electrical weapons, including, but not limited to, Tasers or stun guns, metal/composite/ wooden knuckles, or any chain greater than 20 inches in length or greater than 1/4 inch in diameter. This subdivision also includes toy or replica firearms unless such toy or replica is florescent colored or transparent. 8. Balloons, bottles or any other container such as water cannons or super-soakers, filled with any flammable, biohazard or other noxious matter which is injurious, or nauseous, sickening or irritating to any of the senses, with intent to throw, drop, pour, disperse, deposit, release, discharge or expose the same in, upon or about any demonstration, rally, protest, picket line or public assembly; 9. Glass bottles, whether empty or filled; 10. Open flame torches, lanterns or other devices that utilize combustible materials such as gasoline, kerosene, propane or other fuel sources; 11. Shields made of metal, wood, hard plastic or any combination thereof; 12. Bricks, rocks, pieces of asphalt, concrete, pellets or ball bearings. B. When feasible, excluding exigent circumstances, a warning shall be issued before enforcement of the provisions of this section. Such warning shall be sufficient if provided orally, by posted signs or by amplified announcement. C. Authorized peace officers, or employees, agents or representatives of the District, shall be exempt from the provisions of this section when such officers, employees, agents or representatives of the District are engaged in official business of the District. D. Nothing in this section shall prohibit an individual from carrying a cane or using a walker or other device necessary for providing mobility so that the person may participate in a public protest, demonstration, rally, picket line or public assembly. Further, nothing in this section shall prohibit the imposition of specific conditions for activities expressly authorized under permit issued by the District Pursuant to this ordinance. SECTION 16. Violations: A. Willful violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance, or the terms or conditions of an Assembly permit by the permittee or any participant in said Assembly shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or by imprisonment in the County jail for not more than six (6) months, or both. B. This ordinance shall not limit or preclude the prosecution of an individual under any other applicable provision of law. SECTION 17. Enforcement: The El Dorado County Sheriff or his or her designee, is hereby authorized to enforce and uphold the District’s rules as set forth in this ordinance, and to take any lawful action deemed necessary in furtherance thereof. SECTION 18. Authority: This ordinance is enacted pursuant to the authority granted to special districts by state law including, and without limitation, Government Code sections 61060(a) and 61060(b). SECTION 19. CEQA: The Board finds and declares that the enactment of this ordinance does not constitute a “Project” for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq., “CEQA”) because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (Pub. Resources Code, § 21065, CEQA Guidelines, § 15060(c)(2).) SECTION 20. Severability: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The Board hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 21. Publication and Effective Date: This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its passage. Within fifteen (15) days of its passage, this ordinance shall be published once in the Mountain Democrat, a newspaper of general circulation within the District. In lieu of publication of the full text of this
ordinance within fifteen (15) days after its passage, a summary of this ordinance may be published at least five (5) days prior to and fifteen (15) days after adoption by the Board, and a certified copy shall be posted in the office of the General Manager for at least one week, pursuant to Government Code sections 61060 and 25124. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14 day of January 2021, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: BY: ______________________________ Noelle Mattock, President Board of Directors ATTEST: ______________________________ Kevin A. Loewen, General Manager Secretary to the Board of Directors 8529 1/6, 1/8, 1/11, 1/13, 1/15 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Placerville Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing as a teleconference meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 6:00 pm on the following agenda item: Site Plan Review (SPR) 98-04-R: Consideration of Major Change to SPR98-04 regarding permanent screening for a portable diesel. Location: 3025 Forni Road, Placerville, CA. A.P.N.: 325-310078. Zone: Highway Commercial Zone (HWC). Environmental Status: This requested activity is exempt from CEQA per Guidelines Section 15311 (minor appurtenant accessory structure). Applicants: Rancho Convenience Center /Marc Strauch and Braghausen Consulting Engineers, Inc./Sheris Parker. Given the COVID-19 Pandemic emergency, this meeting will be a teleconferenced meeting, with detailed instructions for participation included on the agenda to be made available on the Planning Commission Meetings webpage: https://www.cityofplacerville.org/ pc-meetings, 72-hours prior to the meeting. For further information regarding this application, you may review the files for this request at the Devel¬opment Services Department during regular business hours, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. prior to the public hearing; alternatively, the public may view filed documents via the Planning Division’s, Current Development Projects webpage: https://www.cityofplacerville.org/ current-development-projects for Commercial projects. Written comments on the project may be submitted at the hearing or prior to the hearing, by mailing or delivering them to the Development Services Department Division, 3101 Center Street, 2nd Floor, Placerville, CA 95667, or by email: pv.planning@ gmail.com. For inclusion in the agenda packet to be distributed, written comments of interested parties should be submitted to the Development Services Department prior to Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Any persons interested in this matter are invited to participate and present testimony either for or against the proposed application. If you challenge the action taken on this matter in court, the chal¬lenge may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Development Services Department at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk (530) 642-5531 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible. 8530 1/6 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1191 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DAYTON NOEL FONSECA III, located at 5954 Garden Park Dr, Garden Valley, CA 95633 Registered owner(s): Dayton Noel Fonseca III, 5954 Garden Park Dr, Garden Valley, CA 95633 This business is conducted by a Trust. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Dayton Noel Fonseca III DAYTON NOEL FONSECA III, TRUSTEE - DAYTON NOEL FONSECA III TRUST I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/30/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 8532
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916-936-5190 • ogglervazquez@icloud.com • www.californiagreengarden.com
HandyMan
Photography
Residential/Commercial
• Painting • Drywall • Carpentry • Flooring • Decks • Fencing • Plumbing Reasonable Rates • Electrical • Pressure Washing References available • Stucco • Cabinets upon request Unlicensed Contractor
Contact Mike (530)
906-7919
Bus Lic #011716
On-site Contractor Assures You of Personalized Attention for Your Building Project Lic. 351106
530-622-5429
Plumbing
Large & Small jobs! Mobilehome Removal Experts! Clean, polite service
(530) 409-5455
INC.
Service Calls CSL #840010
Call for a free estimate
916-370-0651
www.cohd.net
Contractors License #810180
Rodriguez Yard Maintenance Call today! (530) 558-0072
OVERHEAD DOOR, INC.
2014Rod.F@gmail.com
Residential & Commercial • Wide Selection of Styles Garage Doors • Electrical Openers • Full Service
Bus. Lic. #053457
General Engineer
Insured Insured
— “We offer Grade-A quality service to our customers.”
Tree Removal Brush Clearing Tree Limbing 24 hour Emergency Services Free Estimates
(530) 306-9613 Adam Rohrbough, Owner Operator
General Engineer • Septic Systems • Excavation • Underground Utilities
DaviD Santana
Yard Clean-up • Maintenance Weedeating • Trimming Tree Pruning & Removal Free Estimates • Fully Insured
State Contr. Lic.
877808
(530) 306-5248
richardbrowngeneng@yahoo.com
Lic.#372874
Can now process mobile credit card payments.
ProPerty Clearing
(530)
306-8474
Locally Owned • Pollock Pines Serving El Dorado County • Bus Lic 058736 CSLB 991861 Workers’ Comp Insured LTO A11207
Well Drilling
Landscape Maintenance
Richard J. Brown
www.eliteroofing.com
Tree Service
Sprinklers Repair • Drip Systems Fence Repair • Clean Ups • & Hauling
ornia f i l a C
Lic. 649751
• Tile Repair • Real Estate Roof Inspections & Certs • Wood shake to • Mobile Home Composition composition conversions • Modified Bitumen One-Ply Senior • Seamless Gutters System • All Types of Repair Work Discount
(530) 676-3511
Lic. # 1400011602
Since 1992
New Roofs • Re-Roofs • Repairs
Celebrating 25 Years in business!
Landscape Maintenance (530) 626-1100 FAX (530) 626-1201
www.domcoplumbing.com
Elite Roofing
Available for weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, & one time cleaning. Reliable, honest, and has 20 years of experience.
Garage Doors
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934-2440
(916)
Dominic Stone — Owner
Roofing
Maggie’s House Cleaning
JEFF IMBODEN
• Septic Pumping Services • Drain cleaning, repiping • Trenchless Pipe Replacement
• Residential & Commercial • All Pumping Repairs
(916) 806-9741
Immediate Response!
We Charge By the Job, Not by the Hour
House Cleaning
IMBODEN’S ELECTRIC (530) 647-1746 (530) 957-3322 (cell)
CL#828505
24-Hour Emergency Service! 7 Days a Week
• Water Heater Specialist
7 dayS: 8aM-9pM
Electrical Contractors
6524 Commerce Way, Unit A, Diamond Springs
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Residential
Gift Certificates available for holiday gift giving
Hauling And Cleaning
GUARANTEED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Commercial
This Winter & Spring, I’ll be leading Photo Nature Walks along the South Fork of the America River in Whitehall. In 2 hours, I guarantee the Quality of your photos will dramatically increase. Cost of the walk is: $40.
HANDYMAN SERVICE
Hauling & Clean ups ■ Additions ■ Remodeling ■ New Construction ■ Consultation ■ Plans/Designs
916-693-1133
916-317-2237
Construction
Fast, Fair, Friendly
15 Years Experience
YARD MAINTENANCE & HANDYMAN • Irrigation Repair • Fence Repair • Clean-Up Work • Timer, Valve, and Sprinkler Repair • Bark, Planting, General Labor
FREE Estimates
Construction
CAMARA CONSTRUCTION
CALIFORNIA GREEN GARDEN
GARY C. TANKO WELL DRILLING, INC.
Pump sales & service
30 years experience in the area CSL # 282501
(530) 622-2591