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Community awaits answers in young boy’s death Thomas Frey Staff writer It’s been one year since 11-yearold Roman Anthony Lopez went missing in Placerville and was later found dead. Police have described his death as “suspicious.” In search of a cause, investigations involving different law enforcement and forensic agencies continue, according to Placerville Chief of Police Joseph Wren, who maintains it is imperative information in the case remain confidential. “The investigative agencies have gathered facts and those facts need to be corroborated with evidence and forensics,” said Wren in a statement sent to the Mountain Democrat Monday. “Some of the most vital answers we seek can only come from thorough forensic analysis and the medical

professionals who are tirelessly working with us on this case.” Wren acknowledged the public’s concerns and frustration and reiterated that there is no continuing threat to the public. Lopez went missing in Placerville Jan. 11. The next day Placerville Police Department officials announced they had found him — to clarify only a few hours later during a press conference that the boy was deceased, discovered purportedly near (though not confirmed) the home at 2892 Coloma St. where Roman lived with his father Jordan Piper, Piper’s wife and seven other children. At the time officials confirmed Roman died under “suspicious” circumstances. An autopsy was performed though the results were never released. Authorities also descended on

“We want the facts of the investigation to be undisputed, leaving no questions unanswered.” — Joseph Wren, Placerville chief of police the Coloma Street home, which for several days was roped off with yellow crime-scene tape. It was not confirmed that the “suspicious” death occurred on the premises where police and El Dorado County crime scene investigators were seen moving about; small yellow flags inside a pickup truck parked on the property likely indicate where crime scene investigators thought potential evidence exists. n

See Roman Lopez, page A7

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Deputy kills Mountain lion Kevin Christensen Staff writer A mountain lion was killed by an El Dorado County sheriff ’s deputy Monday afternoon on the El Dorado Trail just east of Placerville. The Sheriff ’s Office received a 911 call from a couple walking on the trail with their small children in strollers and two small dogs while reportedly being followed by an adult mountain lion for approximately 10 minutes. The encounter occurred a few hundred yards east of Smith Flat School Road. The family and bystanders also using the trail yelled at the lion, but according to n

See Mountain Lion, page A7

Democrat staff El Dorado County Public Health officials are taking phone numbers for individuals interested in getting a COVID19 vaccination ahead of state-assigned phases, which are based on industries people work in and age. County residents who want a vaccine and can get to either of the county’s Public Health offices in Tahoe or Placerville within 30-60 minutes may sign up for a text or phone alert at forms.gle/ XJoh3Tx5tejGQ6rRA. The California Department of Public Health has indicated that, after appropriate efforts to reach highest priority groups, health departments and providers may offer doses to lower priority groups when high-priority demand subsides or when doses are about to expire. Administration of doses will be prioritized by individuals’ line of work and age and progress in the order phone numbers are received. People who sign up but miss the phone text or alert will be skipped but remain on the list for future availability.

Pollock Pines resident Mark Strong volunteers his time and tractor clearing the way for improvements to Forebay Community Park that will include a playground and hiking and walking trails. Frank Maio, also of Pollock Pines, right, is leading the effort as construction manager.

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N Jeanne Harper, El Dorado County Parks and Recreation District 5 commissioner and executive director of CEDAPP, shows where new features at Forebay Community Park will be placed.

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Driver dies after hitting tree Thomas Frey Staff writer

p.m. when the vehicle veered to the right and onto the east shoulder before hitting a tree, according to California Highway Patrol investigators. CHP’s report found “no sign of skid on the asphalt.” Paramedics with the El Dorado County Fire Protection District called to the scene immediately began life-saving efforts but Rehmke succumbed

A Somerset woman died Sunday afternoon after her truck struck a tree on Fairplay Road in Fair Play. Lorraine Rehmke, 61, was driving a 2006 Dodge Ram northbound on Fairplay Road, one-tenth of a mile south of Perry Creek Road around 3:33

to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. CHP investigators noted airbags had been deployed and Rehmke was wearing her seat belt. Weather at the time was described as cloudy. Driving under the influence is not suspected to be a factor in the collision. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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Virginia “Gini” Ferguson died Friday, New Year’s Day, 2021, in Placerville, Calif., a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. She was 91. She passed away at Gold Country Health Center, where she’d lived for the past five years. Gini was born as Virginia Lee Chambers on May 20, 1929, in Enid, Okla., the youngest child of Roy Paul and Edna Lillian [Warner] Chambers. Her parents soon returned to their home town, Belle Plaine, an Iowa farming and railroad town, where she grew up. When she was 6, her mother died of cancer after a long illness. Their father being obliged to travel much for work during the Depression, Gini grew up in the care of her grandmother Jennie Louise Tedrow Conklin and her eldest brother George Henry Chambers Sr. After high school in Belle Plaine, Gini attended Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, where she majored in art and played varsity tennis. Her brother, George, joined the Air Force and was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. Following graduation, Gini moved to San Antonio, Texas, to live with his family and took a job drawing advertisements for Frost Brothers department store. Attending Air Force social activities, she caught the eye of a young officer, Thomas Gordon Ferguson Jr., from Pittsburgh, Pa. He embarked on a successful project to find out who she was and have contacts arrange a blind date with the statuesque young lady. In 1952, they married in the Alamo Heights Methodist Church in San Antonio. After Tom finished his stint in the Air Force, the couple and their infant daughter moved to Tacoma, Wash. In subsequent years, they lived in Pennsylvania, three towns in New York and in Naperville, Ill. As their children grew, Gini was active in the community, for example, serving as president of the Naperville Art League. In 1972, the Ferguson family moved to the California Bay Area and settled in Orinda. While there, Gini took a job at the University of California, Berkeley, working as a publications’ editor for the Haas School of Business. She and Tom were active in student foreign exchange programs, hosting several teens from abroad and sending their youngest son off for a school year in Switzerland. In 1995, she and her husband retired and moved to Placerville. For many years, Gini was active in the Placerville Shakespeare Club. Her interests included books, art, gardening, her family and mentoring young people. She was a good listener who expressed appreciation and support for others. Gini outlived Tom, her husband of 55 years; one daughter, Jill Elizabeth; her three siblings and stepbrother; a niece and three nephews. She is survived by three children and their spouses: Susan (and Doug) Loshbaugh of Fairbanks, Alaska; Thomas Geoffrey (and Renee) Ferguson of Placerville; and Andrew (and Kim) Ferguson of Corinth, Texas. Also, by four granddaughters: Fiona and Morgan Ferguson of Placerville; Bonnie (and Alex) Ingerman Loshbaugh and Amanda Loshbaugh, all of Seattle; and great-grandson Leon Ingerman, plus extended family. No service is planned at this time.

CLARIFICATION In “COVID deaths up as vaccines rolled out,” published Jan. 11 on page A1 of the Mountain Democrat, a statement by Public Health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams in her presentation to the Board of Supervisors was clarified. Williams said people who die of other conditions but who also test positive for COVID-19 would be classified as having died of COVID-19 if the coronavirus was determined by the physician completing the death certificate as having contributed to the person’s death.

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The driver of a Cadillac Escalade, left, lost control of his vehicle, crossing into oncoming lanes on Highway 50 in Kyburz Jan. 7 and hitting a rocky hillside before a westbound vehicle struck the Escalade’s right side. The Escalade’s driver and passenger were sent to the hospital, the passenger with major injuries.

Woman life-flighted in Kyburz crash Kevin Christensen Staff writer A two-car collision on Highway 50 near Kyburz Jan. 7 sent one woman who suffered major injuries to Sutter Roseville Medical Center by air ambulance. At approximately 2:45 p.m. 28-year-old Ras Huston of Sacramento was driving a Cadillac Escalade eastbound on Highway 50 about a halfmile west of Alder Creek Road when, for reasons still under investigation by the Placerville office of the California Highway Patrol, Huston allowed the Escalade to drift toward the right shoulder. Huston then turned the vehicle to the left, losing control of the Escalade and crossing over into oncoming traffic, according to the CHP report. Concord resident Mark Nunnally, 54, was

driving westbound in a Toyota Rav4 when the Cadillac crossed in front of him and crashed into a rocky embankment. The Escalade came to rest in westbound lanes where Nunnally’s Rav4 then hit the right side of the vehicle. CHP officers and El Dorado County Fire Protection District firefighter-paramedics arriving on scene found 23-year-old Elizabeth Garcia from Yuba City seated in the front passenger seat of the Escalade with major injuries. Garcia was transported by helicopter for treatment at Sutter Roseville Medical Center. Nunnally reportedly suffered minor injuries and was transported to Marshall Hospital by ground ambulance. Huston reportedly suffered no injuries. Alcohol was ruled out as a contributing factor and all parties were wearing their seat belts at the time of the collision, according to the CHP report.

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Stumpy Meadows Reservoir as of Jan. 6, 2021 Water elevation 4,241.12 feet Water storage 13,708 acre-feet Percent full 69% Inflow 13.40 cfs Outflow 3.79 cfs Folsom Reservoir as of Jan. 6 Water elevation 388.68 feet Percent full 29% Inflow 1,037 cfs Outflow 1,284 cfs

Pollock Pines Camino 59/43 60/46 Somerset 64/48 Fair Play 64/48

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Generally sunny despite a few afternoon clouds. High 67F. Winds light and variable.

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Union Valley Reservoir as of Jan. 6 Water elevation 4,812.46 feet Water storage 132,279 acre-feet Percent full 50% Inflow ---Outflow --Loon Lake as of Jan. 6 Water elevation 6,381.05 feet Water storage 34,493 acre-feet Percent full 50% Inflow --Outflow ---Ice House as of Jan. 6 Water elevation 5,418.60 feet Water storage 24,812 acre-feet Percent full 57% Inflow 6 cfs Outflow ---Lake Aloha as of Jan. 7 Water elevation 3.71 feet Storage level 0 acre-feet Percent full 0%

Caples Lake as of Jan. 7 Water elevation 45.8 feet Storage level 13,142 acre-feet Percent full 59% Inflow 0.00 cfs Outflow 0.00 cfs Silver Lake as of Jan. 7 Water elevation 8.14 feet Storage level 2,354 acre-feet Percent full 27% Inflow 14.74 cfs Outflow 0.00 cfs Sly Park as of Jan. 7 Water elevation 95.04 Feet Storage level 26,114 acre-feet Percent full 63.6% Inflow 4.17 cfs Outflow 30.3 cfs American River as of Jan. 7 Flow 38.03 cfs

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GDPUD board meets to fill vacant seat Dawn Hodson Staff writer

The Georgetown Divide Public Utility District Board of Directors held a special meeting the evening of Jan. 7 to discuss the process for filling the vacancy left by director Dave Souza, who resigned Dec. 8.

Under a deadline to fill the board position within 60 days of Souza’s resignation, a new deadline for submitting a resume and a cover letter was set as Feb. 4 at 4:30 p.m. Interviews of candidates will take place at the Feb. 9 board meeting. Souza was elected to serve as a GDPUD director in

2018. His resignation came two years shy of completing his term. Souza said his resignation was a result of shifting dynamics on the board as a result of the November election. Another discussion item was if GDPUD risked any liability with CalPERS if

Interim General Manager Jeff Nelson were to carry out staff performance evaluations. It was debated if doing so might make him be seen as a common-law employee rather than as a general contractor. Nelson has been working for the agency since March 2020 after Steve Palmer resigned

as general manager. GDPUD legal counsel Barbara Brenner said she didn’t see it as much of a risk and instead as part of his duties. Nelson also pointed out another indication of his status is that the agency is actively seeking a full-time general manager.

Recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom gathering steam Dawn Hodson Staff writer The movement to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to pick up steam with the petition to do so having collected 1 million signatures as of Jan. 7, according to RecallGavin2020.com campaign organizers. A minimum of 1,495,709 valid signatures is needed to force a recall. “We pay the highest taxes in the nation for a state government that treats business and middleincome families as the enemy, catering exclusively to monied special interests in Sacramento,” the petition reads. Not helping Newsom’s case was his attendance of a lobbyist’s dinner party at Napa restaurant The French Laundry that went against his own pandemic restrictions. The state also gave away close to $2 billion in fraudulent unemployment benefits to prisoners while others were pushed to the edge of poverty by endless COVID-19-related economic shutdowns. Joined by a group calling itself Rescue California,

the attempt to recall Newsom did not hit its initial signature target. But on Nov. 6, 2020, the group got a reprieve when a judge granted the recall effort a 120-day extension to gather the required signatures, now due March 17, after hearing how the COVID19 pandemic hindered signature-gathering efforts. Those efforts continue. Not the first governor the residents of the state have been willing to recall, in 2003 Rescue California was credited with recalling Gov. Gray Davis, who was only a few months into his second term after Davis sponsored a number of unpopular measures. Today Rescue California is led by former California Republican Party Chair Tom Del Beccaro, whose political action committee CaRevival.com was a major funder of the committee formed by the original proponents of the Newsom recall. Joining him are Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner, a former state assemblyman, former mayor of Irvine and leader in OPENCALNOW, who serves as honorary chair. Other California leaders of Rescue California include former California Republican Party Chair Frank Visco, Los Angeles GOP Chair

Trailer fire contained in Placerville Kevin Christensen Staff writer El Dorado County Fire Protection District crews quickly extinguished a trailer fire at a residence on Carson Road in Placerville Jan. 7. Hot ashes from a fireplace are suspected to have been disposed of in the trailer, sparking the small fire, according to Fire Chief Tim Cordero. “With it being wintertime we are really emphasizing people dispose of ashes correctly by putting them in metal containers with lids,” said Cordero. “Ambers can remain hot for days to weeks.” No injuries were reported. Engine 25 and Engine 21, Courtesy photo along with Division 7705 An El Dorado County Fire Protection District firefighter tends to a smoldering trailer fire responded to the call. in Placerville Jan. 7.

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El Dorado Hills woman earns top CPS job News release Gov. Gavin Newsom recently announced the appointment of Selis Koker, 41, of El Dorado Hills, as chief counsel at the California Department of Child Support Services. Koker has served as assistant chief counsel at the California Department of Child Support Services since 2019, where she has served in several positions since 2013, including attorney III and attorney I. She was an associate at Cordell &

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Dec. 20 7:45 a.m. A stolen vehicle was recovered on Leisure Lane in Pleasant Valley. 11:47 a.m. A 36-year-old man was arrested on Buffalo Hill Road in Georgetown on charges of operating a motorcycle with false plates and driving without a proper license.

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10:49 a.m. Grand theft was reported in Lotus.

3:50 p.m. A 39-year-old man was arrested on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville for reportedly loitering.

2:55 p.m. An LED projector was stolen from the front yard of a residence in Pollock Pines.

8:44 p.m. Deputies responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon on Hacienda Road in Cameron Park.

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10:48 p.m. A 46-year-old man and 49-year-old woman were arrested on South Shingle Road in Shingle Springs on charges of possessing narcotics and drug paraphernalia. 10:49 p.m. A 49-year-old man on probation was arrested on Highway 49 near Coloma for allegedly possessing narcotics, paraphernalia and stolen mail.

7:47 a.m. A 49-year-old woman was arrested on Rodeo Road in Cameron Park after a stolen vehicle was recovered.

Dec. 21 1:26 p.m. A 42-year-old man was arrested on Pacifico Lane in El Dorado Hills on charges of possessing methamphetamine and violating his probation. 7:47 a.m. A vehicle and packages were stolen from a storage facility on Hillsdale Circle in El Dorado Hills. 9:43 a.m. A 33-year-old man with a felony warrant was arrested on Highway 49 in Pilot Hill for allegedly fleeing officers and possessing burglary tools, stolen property and providing methamphetamine to his 33-year-old

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Dec. 23 8 a.m. A victim reported his vehicle tires were vandalized on Fort Jim Road in Placerville. 8:57 a.m. A 31-year-old man in possession of items that did not belong to him was arrested on Coach Lane in Cameron Park on charges of disorderly conduct. 9:07 a.m. Suspect(s) were reported to have stolen mail multiple times in Pollock Pines.

Dec. 24 5:30 a.m. A 33-year-old woman was arrested on Red Hawk Parkway in Shingle Springs on charges of disorderly conduct. 10:17 a.m. A suspect stole a purse from a locked vehicle in Shingle Springs. 11:40 a.m. A catalytic converter was stolen in El Dorado.

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EDD another name for a real titanic disaster

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earranging deck chairs on the Titanic” is an overworked cliché, but it certainly applies to California’s Employment Development Department. The name itself is a farce. There’s no Dan Walters evidence that EDD ever developed any jobs, other than employing thousands of bureaucrats to pay out unemployment insurance benefits — and that’s been a titanic disaster. EDD recently suspended payments to many Californians in its latest effort to deal with massive fraud that erupted when Congress pumped billions of dollars into the unemployment insurance system for workers who lost jobs due to COVID-19. “As part of ongoing efforts to fight fraud, EDD has suspended payment on claims considered high risk and is informing those affected that their identity will need to be verified starting this week before payments can resume,” the agency tweeted last Sunday. The suspensions were ordered a few days after EDD’s much-criticized director, Sharon Hilliard, abruptly retired — whether voluntarily or otherwise — and Gov. Gavin Newsom replaced her with veteran apparatchik Rita Saenz. The fraud scandal is doubly embarrassing for Newsom because the agency was already in the hot seat for failing to deliver timely payments to hundreds of thousands of legitimate claimants and still has a massive backlog of unprocessed claims. The Los Angeles Times, in a lengthy examination of the fraud scandal, pointed out that EDD had failed to adopt “precautions implemented in other states, including using sophisticated software to identify suspect applications, keeping Social Security numbers out of official mail and cross-checking benefit claims against personal data on state prison inmates.” The agency had a contract with a firm, Pondera Solutions, that had successfully used publicly available data to flag potentially fraudulent claims, but canceled it when federal funds for the fraudprevention program expired. So EDD fell hugely behind on legitimate unemployment claims and approved billions of dollars in fraudulent claims. What else could possibly go wrong? Two years ago state Auditor Elaine Howle advised the Legislature that EDD was exposing people to identity theft by placing Social Security numbers on mail. The volume of such mail has exploded during the pandemic but EDD ignored the warning and “has continued to place Californians at risk of identity theft,” Howle said in a recent letter to Newsom. Finally, the surge of unemployment claims has created a gigantic debt. California borrowed more than $10 billion from the federal government to pay benefits during the recession that began in 2007. The feds hiked taxes on California employers to pay off the debt and by the end of 2019, a year of low unemployment, the n

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Letters to the Editor The yellow brick road EDITOR: he tornado of an election is finally over and apparently we’ve landed right smack dab in the middle of the leftist party of Oz. Now we’re to be led down the yellow brick road by an old scarecrow without a brain, an empty shell of a tin woman without a heart or a soul and a whole bunch of cowardly lions with no courage whatsoever. And don’t forget about the wicked witch of the west, Nancy Pelosi. and those damn flying monkeys — her corrupt and devious progressive minions. I guess we’re on our way to the Emerald City to be ruled over by our new comrades with only one goal, higher taxes and more government. I guess we’re not in Kanas anymore, Toto. Is there a wizard who can help us or are we now to be subjected to a horse of a different color? What is actually behind the curtain they now draw? This is not a dream, so unless somebody has some ruby slippers or a magic wand we’ll just have to stand our ground for now. I only wonder what their future really holds for us? I hope that whatever it is, it’s not too terribly ill-advised or conceived and the balloon will eventually bring us back home again to the America we all know and love. Yessir, the pendulum has swung, so for all those who wished this upon us I hope you enjoy the ride. I only pray it’s a short one, before they can do too much damage. JIM ALLEN Placerville

Should 25th Amendment be invoked? EDITOR: ast Wednesday night I was all for invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office, despite the fact that I am a registered Republican. Two things have changed my mind. First, Trump’s belated commitment to an orderly transfer of power. He dang-well better stick to it and not continue to ferment dissension. The major factor is simply this: In order not to merely increase the schism that already plagues us, it would have to be perceived as being led by the Republican Party. By her shrill demands and threats of impeachment, supported by Schumer, Pelosi has made it clear that this is nothing more than politics as usual — a continuation of her four-year determination to remove Trump from office. The Republicans would now be perceived as caving to Pelosi. Pelosi and Schumer would have been better served to work quietly with the Republicans and let them take the lead. It is too late for that now. It is going to be difficult enough to bring the country together and I wish President-elect Biden

well in his attempts to do so. We now just need to let the clock run out and hope for the best for the future of America. COLTON W. MEYER Somerset

Response to ‘freedom fraud’ EDITOR: ow ironic that the Mountain Democrat publishes Cecil Ringgenberg’s letter the day our nation’s capitol is overrun by those he would call “patriots.” He says he has information from “whistleblowers,” but names no one. He says he implores them to “investigate further.” This is conspiracy speak from the believers in Q. He says commie thugs are taking his freedom away. When today right wing zealots storm the capitol and attempt a coup to keep a con man in office. In an earlier letter he says George Soros is bribing virtually every doctor, nurse, medical examiner and janitor to falsify deaths from the pandemic. He is proud that he could never be bribed but if he is “doing his own research” from QAnon he definitely can be conned. He won’t name this Q. I imagine if you ask him it’s because he has sworn Q’s identity to be secret until the forces of “true patriots” overthrow the socialist threat to this country. Today they tried and failed. Shame on them. And Cecil? I am X and I make up fake stuff just like Q. How about this? George Soros is Q. #XAnon JOHN POPE Placerville

COVID-19 vaccine EDITOR: lacerville is experiencing a remarkable increase in cases of COVID-19. This is a time when we as citizens should be seeking the best medical and scientific guidance available in order to protect our family and friends. The majority of the people I talk to in Placerville do not directly know anyone who has had the virus. Frequently they assert that it is a hoax and see no value in the preventive actions recommended by the doctors who are epidemiologists. Reading the guest column by Dr. James Veltmeyer in the Opinion section runs directly against the best thinking of experts. So, I did some research on the “doctor” who wrote the article. His hometown newspaper (The San Diego Union-Tribune) said his claims about “his education, training and charitable work warrant further explanation.” He has run for Congress twice and lost both times. “During his first campaign,

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Guest Column

Mob rule, violent protests a threat to us all

n Jan. 27, 1838, a 28-year-old Abraham Lincoln gave a speech describing America’s greatest danger — the “mobcratic spirit.” This speech is known as the Lyceum Address. In words that ring far too familiar today, Vern he said, “I hope I am over wary; but … there is, even now, something of ill-omen amongst us. I mean the increasing disregard for law which pervades the country; the growing disposition to substitute the wild and furious passions in lieu of the sober judgement of courts; and the worse than savage mobs, for the executive ministers of justice ….” He warned, “If the laws be

continually despised and disregarded, if their rights to be secure in their persons and property are held by no better tenure than the caprice of the mob …” then this government cannot last. Similar to many of the riots we saw earlier this year, the violent mob Pierson that recently entered our nation’s Capitol is an attack on our way of life. The violence we have witnessed from these mobs should be a calling to all of us — a calling to fortify against this attack on the rule of law, a calling to come together as a nation to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I have spent my entire 30-year

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career in law enforcement, as a deputy district attorney, a deputy attorney general and, since 2006, as the elected district attorney of El Dorado County. It saddens me to see the rule of law get weaker and weaker every day. As a member of law enforcement, as a grandfather, father, husband and as an American, I cannot condemn the attack on our nation’s Capitol more strongly. As president of the California District Attorneys Association, I call on all of us in law enforcement, and frankly to all citizens, to support the rule of law and assist federal, state and local law enforcement in maintaining order in supporting the constitutional right to peaceful protests and in seeking ways to reduce the disregard for law which seems to pervade our country. Malcolm Gladwell wrote, “The first person who throws the rock is a lot

more radical than the hundredth person. By the time the riot has attracted a hundred people, you don’t have to be nearly as much a daredevil or a hothead or committed to any of those things to want to engage in a riot.” It seems that as a society, throwing that rock has become more and more common and thus easier and easier. We see it on social media chat pages, in the media and even amongst lifelong friends. The anger is rising; the passion is intensifying; the rock throwing has become harder and more dangerous. I end this message as President Lincoln ended the Lyceum Address: “There is no grievance that is fit object of redress by mob law.” Vern Pierson is El Dorado County’s district attorney and president of the California District Attorney Association.

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repay and it now could face a $50 billion debt. The state may hope for loan forgiveness, but if it’s not forthcoming employers will be saddled with new taxes that would make recovery from recession even more difficult. If there’s a political price to be paid for EDD’s seemingly endless crises, it will fall on Newsom, especially if a pending recall drive places his career on the ballot later this year. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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he said he went to a medical school in California. This individual has no education or training that Licensing records show that Veltmeyer studied at would warrant our belief in his position about the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, an value of the COVID-19 vaccine. I have had COVIDisland nation in the Caribbean.” During his second 19 and was bedridden for two months. And, it took campaign, ”he said that after medical school he me seven months to get back to “normal.” We in completed a residency in family medicine through Placerville are fortunate to live in a community with University of California San Francisco. UCSF is an excellent hospital. I was treated appropriately one of the most prestigious and respected family even before it was known that I had COVID-19 medicine programs in the country. Veltmeyer (there were no tests available here last February). took part in a less competitive program in Fresno, Doctors that I have confidence in are saying take the affiliated with UCSF. He released a pamphlet vaccine. So when it is available I will. saying that he and his wife formed a foundation to The Mountain Democrat editor needs to get help overhaul the American healthcare system and professional and look into the background of guest assist a team of surgeons with crucial, low-cost care columnists. We need accurate information not abroad. He asked for money to support their work. political. Lives are at stake. According to state records and statements from BRIAN C. SONNER, Capt. USCG (Ret.) Veltmeyer’s campaign, the charities don’t exist yet.” Syndication Sales Corporation Placerville The New York Times 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021

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AL-ANON is here for you if you are bothered by someone else’s drinking. Call for meeting times. (916) 3342970. www.ncwsa.org/d6-10/ American Assoc. of University Women, Foothills of EDC Branch. Our mission is to advance gender equity for women & girls. Science & Math Camp Scholarships, Speech Contests, monthly programs & interest groups. Call Melanie 530-306-6604 or Laurel 530-417-7737 eldorado-aauw.ca.net El DORADO COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Dedicated to all aspects of ham radio. Meetings held on the fourth Thursday of each month at Federated Church, 1031 Thompson Way, Placerville, 7:15 pm. Visitors and non-hams welcome. Info at www.edcarc.net The El Dorado County of Republican Women Federated meet on the 4th Thursday of every month at 5:30PM. We are currently meeting at the Herrick Building, 301 Main Street, (across from Cary House). We are looking to have other conservative women join our group. Feel free to come to a meeting and check us out. Please contact -chilcoat_ edcrwf@ netzero.com CANTARE CHORALE of the Sierra Foothills performs all styles of choral music and is always looking for talented new members. For information, audition, or to schedule an event see www. cantarechorale.com, call (530) 677-8463. or (530) 676-4432. PLAY CRIBBAGE! **All skill levels** Learn to play by ACC Rules. **Beginner instruction available.** Compete in Weekly Tournaments. Gold Country Cribbers play Wednesdays at 6:00 pm. Call 916-768-4452 for more info! DEMOCRATS – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Denny’s in Placerville, at noon, on the 4th Thursday of the month. Call (530)391-6414 or see edcdems.org for more information. Fleet Reserve Assoc, Br 275, Active Duty or Retired Veterans, USN, USMC, Coast Guard. Regular meeting on 4th Wednesday each month, social 5:30 pm, dinner 6:00 pm, and meeting 7:00 pm. Veterans Memorial Building 130 Placerville Drive, contact Larry (530) 677-3925 GOLD RUSH CHORUS now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing four-part harmony in the barbershop style. To learn more or to book a performance, call Howard at (530) 647-6513 or Kent (530) 651-3575 Hangtown Women’s TENNIS Club. Women of every level welcome! Come play for fun & exercise! $30 annual membership includes monthly lessons. Weds 9-11 am. El Dorado High School courts, Acacia St., Placerville. Includes monthly social activities. (925) 250-4656. MARINE CORPS LEAGUE DET 697 Marines & FMF Corpsman social hour 6 pm, meeting 7 pm, second Wednesday monthly. Veterans building 130 Placerville Dr. New members welcome Contact Richard Akin (530) 622-9855 or MCL697.org Marshall Hospital Auxiliary is looking for volunteers. Many positions available while doing rewarding community work. Call 626 2643 or 620 2204 and leave your name and number. Next interview date is February 10, 2021 at auxiliary office.

NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS (free) designed for family members and caregivers/friends supporting a loved one living with a mental health condition. 2 support groups are held monthly. For info: namieldoradocounty.org Placerville: 1st Tuesday at 7:00pm; County Gov Center, 330 Fair Lane, Conf-room C. South Lake Tahoe: 2nd Tuesday from 6:00 pm; Library, 1000 Rufus Allen. Do your feet or hands tingle, feel numb, or hurt. The Placerville Neuropathy Support Group meets the 2nd Wed. of each month, 1 PM, Senior Center, 937 Spring St. Except: July, Aug. & Dec. Jan., Feb., March telephone meeting. Call Bev (877)6226298 for instructions. Placerville Senior Softball Club. Welcomes all men and women ball players, slow pitch, 55 and older. Season is April through Sept. Contact Dean Panell simplefolk1028@yahoo.com (530) 620-4755, or Kelly Heavin sfd5r5ter@aol.com (530) 919-0386 POLLOCK PINES-CAMINO ROTARY CLUB is seeking people interes ted in community service and interested in exploring a Rotary club of friendships, reasonable dues and endless satisfaction. Please call 530305-0872 for information regarding Rotary and an upcoming meeting. Senior PEER COUNSELING Seniors 55 and over who are grieving, depressed or having issues related to aging can meet one-on-one with a caring senior, professionally supervised and trained to listen and encourage. Call (530)621-6304 to leave a message and get started. Soroptimist International of Placerville wants to meet you! Are you looking to impact your community, make new friends with dynamic women, and feel good about your efforts? Our mission is to improve the lives of women and children. Explore the joy of being a member of a Club that makes a significant difference in many lives. Contact us at (530) 344-1476 or sipplacerille@soroptimist. net or visit https:// siplacerville.org/. (Meetings can be attended in person or via Zoom, until COVID19 distancing is no longer required.) TOPS Club, Inc. meets Tuesday 8:00-11:00 am, Veterans Hall (downstairs) 130 Placerville Dr. For more information call Bonnie (530) 644-4668 Helping millions take off pounds sensibly since 1948. UPPER ROOM DINING HALL located at 1868 Broadway, Placerville. Feeding the hungry 365 days a year. Food served from 4 to 5:30PM daily. Hall opens at 2 pm, open all holidays. Avail for families, seniors, veterans, and any who need a meal. Help us Feed the Hungry. Volunteers and monetary contributions always welcome P.O. Box 484, Placerville CA 95667 or (530)497-5146. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2680 Looking for new members. First years dues paid by the Post. Meeting is the 2nd Friday of each month at 6:30 pm. Call Primo at (530) 626-5753 WOMEN VOTERS League of Women Voters of El Dorado County voter education. For information go to lwveldorado.org or (530) 672-3141.

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NHL coming to Lake Tahoe in February Tahoe Daily Tribune STATELINE, Nev. — Professional hockey is coming to the shores of Lake Tahoe. Sportsnet reported Jan. 1 that two National Hockey League games will be played in February outdoors at Edgewood Tahoe Resort in Stateline, Nev. Both games will be broadcast by NBC on consecutive days Saturday, Feb. 20, and Sunday, Feb. 21. The Vegas Golden Knights will make the eight-hour journey north to

host the Colorado Avalanche on Feb. 20, according to the NHL on NBC TV schedule. The next day east coast teams will be showcased, the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins. Sportsnet reports the games will be played on an ice rink constructed near the 16th, 17th and 18th holes. The games also will be played without fans and the number of people will be limited to about 400. Edgewood also hosts the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament.

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Pollock Pines residents Heather Cambell and Ginger Swigart work on clearing away vegetation in preparation for additions to Forebay Community Park. Mike Conroy of Pollock Pines piles up clippings. Conroy said he was helping out because he lives nearby and has grandchildren he hopes will soon have a playground to go to.

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Pines and Lake Tahoe and executive director of CEDAPP, said the new playground will have special features. “When we have completed the playgrounds, which will feature the Pony Express, covered wagons, gold panning, lumbering and Miwok Indians, with many inclusive elements for disabled folks of all ages,” said Harper. “People will be coming from all over to Pollock Pines to recreate, socialize and just have fun outdoors in a healthy, beautiful location across the street from Forebay Lake.” Harper said Pollock Pines is the only major unincorporated area in El Dorado County that does not have a playground for children to play in and she is hopeful the community and county sees the importance of the project. The land, purchased by El Dorado County from the El Dorado Irrigation District six years ago, already features horseshoe pits and ballfields and is the “most gorgeous and appropriate location” for a new playground, according to Harper. “The reason I chose to be on the commission was to get the recognition for the children of Pollock Pines that do not have, and have never had a public playground,” said Harper. “As the executive director of CEDAPP, economic prosperity in our community is the reason our nonprofit organization exists. The way this happens is to be a more inclusive community that people want to live, work and play in.” While funds for additions to Forebay Community Park are coming from the grassroots community efforts of CEDAPP, the county, specifically Parks Manager Vickie Sanders, is working with CEDAPP in writing grants. Harper said the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will be advised that the commission has voted to make the Pollock Pines public playground the No. 1 priority for Parks and Recreation’s 2021-22 budget. Sanders said although this is only a recommendation, the community is thankful to the other Parks and Recreation commissioners for their acknowledgement of the

underserved population of Pollock Pines and excited to finally be put on the front burner. “Our greatest need is still raising money,” said Sanders. “The priority of the Pollock Pines playground is a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors because there are so many different wish lists for all five of the districts in the county. That budget needs to be used throughout the county.” CEDAPP has interviewed six playground designers who are presenting renderings and budgets. As of yet, no choices have been made as Sanders and CEDAPP search for the best overall fit. The Forebay playground cohort within CEDAPP has been meeting since April 2020, with two general meetings a month along with other meetings as the process moves forward. There are four specific committees that have been established and are working to make this project a priority for Pollock Pines.

Volunteering CEDAPP, local business owners and staff and community members are currently volunteering their time to assist in preliminary work on Forebay Community Park. Pollock Pines resident Frank Maio is leading the effort as construction manager. “We have some businesses and people helping with clearing trees, wood chipping and clearing vegetation and welcome as much help as we can get,” he said. Andy Haggin, a new resident of Pollock Pines, said he is helping out because he loves mountain biking and wants to meet new members of the community. Mike Conroy, also of Pollock Pines, is volunteering for the benefit of his grandchildren. “I live nearby and am here for my grandkids,” said Conroy. “I know they will love it.” For more information on the Community Economic Development Association of Pollock Pines and to get involved in improvements to the Forebay Community Park visit cedapp.biz.

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In the months that followed Roman Lopez’ death “Justice for Roman” signs were posted in the windows of downtown Placerville businesses as the community hoped for answers.

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Roman was living with Piper, who had custody of the boy while Roman’s mother Rochelle Lopez lived in Milwaukee, Wisc. The Mountain Democrat reported at the time Rochelle and Roman hadn’t seen each other “for years” while the mother was taking steps to win back custody. In the months that followed investigators kept quiet about any details in the case while “Justice for Roman” signs were posted in the windows of downtown Placerville

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businesses and on a hillside overlooking Highway 50. One year later the community is still waiting for answers to what happened to Roman Lopez. “We want the facts of the investigation to be undisputed, leaving no questions unanswered,” Wren said. “I want to assure everyone that the investigation never slowed or stopped pushing forward to piece together what caused this tragedy … we will find out what happened.”

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sheriff ’s officials the mountain lion continued to stalk the family. A deputy arrived on scene and observed the mountain lion pacing back and forth. The deputy yelled at the lion as it continued its approach instead of running away as normal healthy mountain lions do in similar situations. In an effort to frighten the animal the deputy reportedly fired a warning shot into the ground in front of the lion but it continued to move toward the officer. The deputy “had no option other than to put the down the animal,” stated sheriff ’s officials. The mountain lion was the only lion observed in the area during the event, according to the Sheriff ’s Office. The mountain lion was taken by California Department of Fish and Wildlife staff for further study.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The software update never comes at a convenient time. That’s because routine maintenance isn’t exciting enough to be a priority. You make sure that when it’s time for people to interact with you, they’re in for a treat. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There is someone you want to be in the future. Thinking about it won’t make it so. Acting on it every day certainly will. It doesn’t matter much how successful or unsuccessful the action is, only how consistent. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Powerful outcomes will be delayed. This is why it’s important to have faith. Faith will keep you stepping forward when it seems futile to do so. Faith can fuel you until the actual results kick in. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You know loving people who hold you dear from afar. Today you’ll get more from the ones who demonstrate their care, actively pursue what you’re offering, and let you know when they miss you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If there’s no right answer, no guarantee and no clear mark of value beyond a feeling, you just might be dealing in the realm of art. Art solves problems in mysterious ways. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll be serving a communal function. It will be most fulfilling to know that people need what you’re doing. In fact, it is an integral part of what they are doing.

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KNOW Stellar student Jennifer Santos of El Dorado Hills earned a master of education degree from Concordia University, Nebraska in the fall of 2020.

Now The El Dorado Hills Chapter of National Charity League Inc., the nation’s premier motherdaughter volunteer organization, announces its annual membership drive and has begun accepting applications from women with daughters currently in sixth grade through ninth grade. For more information, prospective members are encouraged to visit the El Dorado Hills Chapter’s website, nationalcharityleague. org/chapter/eldoradohills, or send an email to membershipeldoradohills@ nclonline.org. Applications will be accepted through Jan. 15. Mills Station Arts & Culture Center presents Forced to Flee, a fiber art exhibit, through Jan. 23 at the center, 10191 Mills Station Road in Rancho Cordova. This powerful and timely exhibition illustrates the global challenges arising from the current refugee crisis impacting countries across the globe, expressed through fiber art. For more information visit rcmacc.org. The Sac Arts Center, 5330B Gibbons Drive in Carmichael, presents Second Chances, a membership show and sale through Jan. 24. The center is open by appointment. Call (916) 971-3713 or visit sacfinearts.org for more information. Marshall Hospital Auxiliary is looking for volunteers. Many positions available while doing rewarding community work. Call (530) 6262643 or (530) 620-2204 and leave your name and number. Next interview date is Feb. 10 at the auxiliary office. Soroptimist International of Placerville seeks to bring charitable ideas to fruition. According to Ryan Patrick Hanley, author of “Our Great Purpose,” a happy life requires more than quiet thoughts of benevolence toward our fellow man. True joy starts with action, demonstrating concern for others. Fulfill your goals of leading a happy life by becoming a Soroptimist. Call (530) 344-1476, email sipplacerville@soroptimist. net or visit siplacerville. org. Meetings can be attended in person or via Zoom until COVID-19 distancing is no longer required.

Jan 14 Sacramento Guitar Society has partnered with Asian Community Center to present a show featuring two long-time SGS members, Mathew and Miyan Grasso. The father and son duo called Duo7 will perform unique songs played on special, extended 7-string guitars. The concert begins at 7 ■

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Known as a place to relax, Bella Vista Bed and Breakfast Inn had to make significant changes to keep guests safe and healthy during the COVID-19 health crisis. The owners’ efforts were celebrated by the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce.

Bella Vista B&B honored for its innovation Kevin Christensen Staff writer

ella Vista Bed and Breakfast Inn in Placerville recently received the Home-based Business of the Year award from the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce. “This award is very special because it’s recognizing a lot of dedication and hard work,” said owner Kathleen Ash, who purchased the property at 581 Cold Springs Road in Placerville in June 2005. “We wanted to create a beautiful oasis for people to enjoy.” Kathleen and her husband Bob decided the 5 acres was more than just land; it was an experience that needed to be shared. “In the last 13 years we have seen many bed and breakfasts come and go. This job is different in that it’s a unique lifestyle with the general public in your home all day and night. You have to have a hospitality heart to live this life,” explained Kathleen. Bella Vista Bed and Breakfast Inn was chosen by the chamber for its perseverance in

AWARD RECIPIENT 2020. “The committee chose Bella Vista for this award because Kathleen kept her dedication and determination through this awful crisis called COVID19,” said El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce CEO Laurel Brent-Bumb. “She found innovative and proactive ways to keep going. This was a well-deserved recognition.” The Bella Vista estate is graced with romantic architectural columns, stunning art and beautiful antiques. Most of the rooms have a panoramic view of the Coloma-Lotus valley and American River. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Kathleen said they have had to adapt. “We had to close down our common area because of social distancing,” she explained. “Now each room can be accessed

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Kathleen Ash holds her 2020 El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce award. from its own private entrance. Breakfasts are now delivered to the outside table each room has. It works out great and everyone is safe.” Kathleen, with a

heart of hospitality born from a career history as a flight attendant, said when younger her home always had the reputation for being the neighborhood “get-

together” spot. Starting a bed and breakfast was the perfect way to share both the beauty of the property and Kathleen’s heart to serve others. Bob, a creative contractor with an eye for detail, transformed the property from a typical El Dorado County landscape into a relaxing oasis complete with ponds, streams and waterfalls. Guests will find hammocks here and there among the trees to relax in and enjoy many sitting benches where they can sit and ponder. In addition to giving all to their guests, Bob and Kathleen focus on the community around them. “We support local (organizations) like Cold Springs Church, American River Conservancy, El Dorado Union School District, Boys and Girls Club and New Morning Youth And Family Services to name a few,” Kathleen said. “We also try to shop local businesses.” For more information on Bella Vista Bed and Breakfast Inn visit bellavistainc.net or call (530) 622-3456.

WFED scholarship applications available now Amy Pooley Women’s Fund El Dorado Applications are now available for Women’s Fund El Dorado’s Wickline Scholarship. The Wickline Scholarship Fund was established to assist women older than 25 in overcoming personal difficulties by pursuing post-secondary education. Since 2012, WFED has awarded $39,000 Wickline Scholarship dollars, making a difference in the lives of 27 women. The scholarship was established from a legacy gift of the late Marian Wickline, who in 1988 moved from the Bay Area to Placerville, where she was an active and engaged participant in the community. Wickline, who graduated from Mills College in 1934, was one of very few women at the time to earn a degree in chemistry. Despite obstacles faced by the women of her time she went on to enjoy a successful career supervising the chemical information department at Dow Chemical in

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WFED Education Committee Member Linda Lockwood stands with Wickline Scholars Raquel Davison and JoAnn deRoco, left to right, at a previous event. More scholarships are currently available from the Women’s Fund. Walnut Creek. Upon her death in 2009 a legacy gift to the El Dorado Community Foundation formed the basis for the scholarship in her name. A challenge grant and additional funding from the foundation resulted in a combined $50,000, enabling WFED to offer the scholarship on an annual basis for generations to come. WFED is honored to

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for a possible interview by the Wickline Scholar committee. Applications are scored on the basis of financial need and personal history. An individual can receive the scholarship twice but must reapply for consideration. For 2021, scholarships of up to $2,000 each will be granted and awarded directly to the school. Applications are

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NCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — A Renobased author has used his childhood memories of time spent at Lake Tahoe as the setting for his newest thriller. Ben Rogers grew up in Reno, frequently visiting Incline Village to ski and play in the mountains. He studied engineering and journalism at University of Nevada, Reno, so he combined his two areas of study and his love for Tahoe to write “The Heavy Side.” The book follows a software engineer who becomes fed up with Silicon Valley and flees to Incline Village. He is drawn in by a smalltime drug lord to build a drug sale app. When the app gets noticed by a cartel, he gets caught in the middle of a drug war. Rogers said he was inspired by two movies: “Drive” and “The American,” in which people end up using their skills for illegal or bad causes. “In my character’s case, he knows how to write software and he’s really bright and knows statistics and price optimization and there ends up being this gray area between what he’s doing. Is it really legal? It’s certainly enabling an illegal enterprise,” Rogers said. “But, that’s where it becomes

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Author Ben Rogers brings a thirlling story to Tahoe in his latest novel. interesting in fiction — when you’re in that sort of gray area. This isn’t necessarily wrong or right, per say, but it’s straddling that line.” His character fleeing the Bay Area is reminiscent of the trend Tahoe has been experiencing, with people realizing they can work remotely so they might as well do it somewhere beautiful. “He’s been in Silicon Valley and, I guess, like a lot of folks now as part of the coronavirus exodus, he just sort of feels overwhelmed by and just sort of sick of that culture down there,” Rogers said. “He’d like to go up and live in Lake Tahoe because he just wants to sort of escape

that rat race.” The character buys a cottage in Incline that was formerly owned by a junk bond broker, a nod to Incline’s own Michael Milken who was recently pardoned for his financial crimes. One challenge Rogers had in writing “The Heavy Side,” is trying to describe how special and beautiful Tahoe is for an audience that might not have experienced it. “I guess when you grow up around here, you’re sort of steeped in the lore of a place … you’re almost too close to it to really see it for what it is,” Rogers said. “Sometimes when you set something in a place that you know so well,

you take for granted that people know certain things about it and you forget to describe things or you’ve just been there so long that you use the same words that everybody else has always used to describe it. So, I guess I was very sensitive to that.” This is Roger’s second book, the first, “The Flamer,” is about a boy growing up in Reno. His books can be found anywhere books are sold but he highly encourages people to buy from local bookstores. Rogers lives in Reno with his wife, who is his childhood sweetheart, and their two daughters. To learn more visit readrogers.com.

Foundation’s health grants help hospital, organizations overcome challenging year Marshall Foundation for Community Health News release

for support to meet this heightened demand. The foundation granted $4,500. • $25,000 for 70 iPads, making it possible for 2020 was a challenge for everyone, affecting every Marshall Medical Center providers to conduct aspect of people’s lives: their businesses, their jobs, virtual visits during the pandemic and beyond. their schools, their families, as well as physical and • The Marshall Birth Center received $3,155 for mental health. Everyone has been tested in too recertification for the Baby Friendly designation, many ways to count. which encourages skin-to-skin contact and The term “hindsight is 2020” will likely take on breastfeeding for newborns. new meaning, as one of the most difficult years in • $140,000 was given to Marshall Medical Center, the country’s recent history has come to a close. which will be used for the cardiac rehabilitation In spite of all of those difficulties — and with project. the help of public-spirited donors coupled with • $1,500 was granted to the Marshall Divide the careful stewardship of the community-minded Wellness Center for its stimulant use disorder Board of Trustees — the Marshall Foundation for program. Community Health awarded almost $400,000 to • In honor of James Whipple, long-time Marshall local health and wellness programs and Marshall Medical Center CEO (now retired), an endowment Medical Center. The following summary highlights of $20,000 was created with the help of Parker some of the grants awarded in 2020: Family Fund to support Bridging the Gap. This • $5,000 was granted to Hands4Hope to expand fund provides financial support for Marshall the service learning employees in times of club to El Dorado need. High School students. • $2,500 was granted The program provides to Marshall’s Stop the opportunities for Bleed program, which students to develop offers training to local leadership skills with organizations and a focus on community businesses on laymen’s needs. trauma care techniques. • $25,400 provided The time between an to Mother Lode accident and the arrival Rehabilitation of emergency services Enterprises to fund a can be critical to saving walk-in refrigerator, a life. allowing the • Did you know that organization to expand Courtesy graphic falls are the leading its food program to Generous donors help the Marshall Foundation for Community cause of fatal and nonadditional residents in fatal injuries for older Health support great local programs. need. Americans? Marshall’s • Safe-D was granted $1,500 for supplies needed Fall Prevention program assesses and counsels to install free home safety equipment for seniors. those at risk to minimize potentially life changing • Strength for the Journey, which offers support falls; $762 was granted to this important program. for those who experience the sudden loss of a loved • Healthcare jobs are considered some of the one, was granted $3,600. most stressful careers in the country and 2020 was • The ALS Association Greater Sacramento no exception. The foundation provided more than Chapter offers comprehensive support and $6,000 for a staff decompression room, being built resources for people diagnosed with ALS, their to give hospital employees a quiet space to take a families and caregivers, including those in break and regroup their thoughts. Their mental, El Dorado County. Marshall Foundation for emotional health is of utmost importance for Community Health granted $2,500 to support the patient care. local program. • Marshall’s Kitchen Campaign was given • Though National Night Out looked a little $160,000 and construction is under way for the different this year, the Placerville Police Department new state-of-the-art kitchen and café. This is didn’t let 2020 stop the neighborly fun. The especially exciting news, considering that neither foundation granted $500 for PPD’s National Night have been significantly updated for decades. Out efforts. • $18,236 was approved for the purchase of a • In the wake of the pandemic, New Morning Stryker Lucas 3 Automated CPR Machine for Youth and Family Services saw a surge in clients ■ See GRANTS, page B5 at the youth shelter and the organization applied

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Clematis “Jackmanii Superba” blooms in the Sherwood Demonstration Garden Cottage Garden. will transform that blank spot into an eye-catching area. Due to the pandemic, Master Gardener events will for the foreseeable future continue to be limited. Find the new online class schedule at mgeldorado. ucanr.edu/Public_Education_ Classes/?calendar=yes&g=56698 and recorded classes on many gardening topics at ucanr.edu/sites/ EDC_Master_Gardeners/Public_ Education_Classes/Handouts_-_ Presentations/. Due to the California stay-at-home order, the Sherwood Demonstration Garden will be closed until further

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EDCOE’s David M. Toston rises to statewide position Dina Gentry EDCOE The El Dorado County Office of Education announces that El Dorado County Associate Superintendent of Schools David M. Toston, has accepted the position of professional expert with the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence. The CCEE is a statewide agency designed to help deliver on California’s promise of a quality, equitable education for every student. The mission for CCEE states: “CCEE serves as strategic thought partner working alongside educators to listen, identify goals and needs, promote innovative thinking and jointly solve problems.” Toston began with EDCOE in 2012 as the executive director of the Special Education Local Plan Areas and was promoted to associate superintendent of El Dorado County’s SELPA and the statewide charter SELPA in 2015. Additionally, he provided leadership and oversight of the Supporting Inclusive Practices and the System Improvement Leads Project.

“It has truly been my honor and pleasure to serve the children, families, school districts and communities throughout El Dorado County and over 400 charter school partners throughout the state over the past eight years,” said Toston. “I am so appreciative of the support that I have received from the El Dorado County Superintendent Dr. Ed Manansala and have deep gratitude for the dedicated and passionate teammates that I have had the privilege to work with and who deliver such outstanding service every day. It has been an honor to contribute to their work.” Toston has been a county level administrator for 15 years in California and Washington state. In addition to his service at EDCOE, he is active in local, regional, state and national organizations. Last June he was elected as the chair of the California Advisory Commission on Special Education, becoming the first African-American to hold this role. ACSE is an advisory body that provides recommendations and n

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The free UC Davis Shinkoskey Noon Concerts resume with a performance by Chase Spruill, a Sacramento native who is noted for his performances of works by composers Philip Glass, Michael Nyman and Henryk Górecki. The concert can be seen on the UCD Department of Music YouTube channel.

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advice to the California State Board of Education, the state superintendent of public instruction, the Legislature and the governor. “David Toston is an exceptional educational leader and will be invaluable in his role with CCEE, assisting educators statewide to move toward a goal of ensuring that every child receives a quality public education,” Manansala said. “El Dorado County and charter schools across California are better as a result of his efforts. We will certainly miss him and we are confident in his continued success, creating systemic improvements that impact the 6.2 million students statewide.” Toston will continue to work closely with the EDCOE team to assist with this transition through Jan. 29.

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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

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 Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  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) 8515 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 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) 8516 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 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) 8517 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 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

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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 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 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8526 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 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. Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  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 1/6, 1/8, 1/11, 1/13, 1/15 8528 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ANGELA Y. S. RANGEL CASE NO. PP20200231 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ANGELA Y. S. RANGEL, ANGELA Y. S. TIMOSHENKO, ANGELA YUN SHIN RANGEL, ANGELA YUN SHIM TIMOSHENKO A PETITION for Probate has been filed by LUPE AND JANDA RANGEL in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that LUPE RANGEL AND JANDA RANGEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 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 24, 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: ROBERT M. WHEATLEY Wheatley, Sopp and Madsen, LLP 81 Blue Ravine Road, Ste 230 Folsom, CA 95630 (916) 988-3857 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 8531 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 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KAREN A. HUGHES CASE NO. PP20200244 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KAREN A. HUGHES A PETITION for Probate has been filed by LINDA L. HANEL in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that LINDA L. HANEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 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 24, 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: HEATHER S. MAYER, ESQ. Mayer & Young, PC 2377 Gold Meadow Way, Suite 100 Gold River, CA 95670 (916) 631-1996 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 8552 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210005 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Connie Galvadores Malicote filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CONNIE GALVADORES MALICOTE Proposed name: CONNIE GALVADORES-MALICOTE 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: MARCH 05, 2021, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on JANUARY 6, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 8553 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0010 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PANIC & SWOON, located at 430 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 267, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s):

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Adrienne L Beatty, 2924 Norman Way, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/04/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Adrienne Beatty ADRIENNE BEATTY, 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 01/05/2021. 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) 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 8554 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0009 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: FB2017-0520 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 05/01/2017 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: PANIC & SWOON Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 430 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): 1. Ari Echternacht, 2924 Norman Way, Camino, CA 95709, 2. Adrienne Beatty, 2924 Norman Way, Camino, CA 95709 This business was conducted by a Married Couple. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Adrienne Beatty ADRIENNE BEATTY, 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 01/05/2021. 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) 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 8555 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0028 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DEB ROBERTS TOURS, located at 5260 Puerta Del Sol, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Deborah J Roberts LLC, 5260 Puerta Del Sol, Camino, CA 95709 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Deborah Roberts DEBORAH ROBERTS, 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 01/08/2021. 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) 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 8556

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0003 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VAN’S PAVING & GRADING INC, located at 5310 Merchant Circle, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Van’s Paving & Grading Inc, 5310 Merchant Circle, Placerville, CA 95667 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: 01/01/1990 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Mona Warren MONA WARREN, SECRETARY/ TREASURER 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 01/04/2021. 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) 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 8557 PUBLIC NOTICE Area 4 Agency on Aging will issue a Request for Proposals on February 10, 2021 for organizations interested in federal Older Americans Act funds to serve Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and/or Yuba counties. Title III-B Supportive Services: up to $1,349,115. Title III-C Nutrition: up to $4,933,198. Mandatory Letter of Interest due February 17. Mandatory Bidders’ Conference for all applicants on February 24. Proposals due March 17, 2021 by 12 Noon Pacific. Services begin July 1, 2021 and end June 30, 2022; renewable thru June 30, 2025. See details at: agencyonaging4.org, (916)486-1876 or 1401 El Camino Ave, #400, Sacramento, CA 95815. 1/13 8558 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0031 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. NEW ALCHEMY, 2. ROCKET WORKS, located at 5050 Robert J Mathews Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Aurum Sierra Inc, 5050 Robert J Mathews Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CALI 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: 02/01/2015 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Elizabeth Steller ELIZABETH STELLER, CFO 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 01/08/2021. 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) 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 8559 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1184 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INOBIFY, located at 4706 Village Green Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Hamed Rastegarpour, 4706 Village Green Dr, 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: 12/07/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Hamed Rastegarpour HAMED RASTEGARPOUR 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 12/28/2020. 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) 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 8560 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1200 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NORTH BY NORTHWEST, located at 304 Ridgeview Court, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Kelly A. Toller, 304 Ridgeview Court, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 2. Wade M. Toller, 304 Ridgeview Court, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/09/2015 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kelly A. Toller KELLY A. TOLLER 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) 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 8561 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0030 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: FB2020-0979 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 10-26-20 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: TEAMMAZE Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 3541 Jackie Ln., Shingle Springs, CA 95682 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): Robert Weishaar, 3541 Jackie Ln., Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business was conducted by an Individual. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Robert Weishaar ROBERT WEISHAAR 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 01/08/2021. 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) 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 8562 NOTICE OF LIEN SALE

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Health Resources and Services Administration NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT For Placerville New Construction Project In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500 through 1508) and the HHS General Administration Manual Part 30 Environmental Protection (February 25, 2000), HRSA has determined that the new construction project proposed by El Dorado County Community Health Center will have no significant

adverse impact on the quality of the human environment. As a result of this FONSI, an Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides discretionary grant and cooperative agreement awards to support health centers expand their capacity to provide primary and preventive health care services to medically underserved populations nationwide. El Dorado County Community Health Center in Placerville, CA has applied for HRSA grant funding. The applicant proposes to use grant funds construct a new, 30,000 SF single story health center with associated site improvements and new parking at 4212 Missouri Flat Rd. in Placerville. The applicant has submitted an Environmental Assessment (EA) that documents impacts of the proposed action. This EA is incorporated by reference into this FONSI. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Assessment for this project, which is on file at the following address for public examination upon request between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Due to COVID-19, requests to review the assessment will be scheduled through Andrea Campbell, Executive Administrative Assistant at 530-3507837. El Dorado Community Health Centers 4327 Golden Center Drive Placerville Ca. 95667 Attn: Terri Stratton Phone: 530-350-7837 No further environmental review of this project is proposed prior to final approval from HRSA. Public Comments Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on these projects may submit written comments to the El Dorado County Community Center, Attn: Terri Stratton, CEO at the above referenced address. HRSA will consider all comments received within 15 days of this “Notice” prior to final approval from HRSA. 1/13, 1/15 8565 PUBLIC NOTICE OF LIEN SALE AUCTION

A Lien Sale Auction will be held on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 8:00 AM at Lone Pine Storage, located at 661 Pearl Place/520 Racquet Way, Diamond Springs, California, 95619. The following unit will be sold to the highest bidder. Unit F-21, Rowe, Karin – Miscellaneous household items and boxes. Signed: Mike Wagnon Date: 01/10/2021 1/13, 1/20 8566 SUMMARY OF URGENCY ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. XXX-2021 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE EXTENSION OF TWELVE MONTHS ADOPTING AN INTERIM MORATORIUM ON THE CULTIVATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP FOR ALL PURPOSES WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO PENDING THE STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF REASONABLE REGULATIONS Pursuant to California Government Code sections 65858(a) and 65090, the Board of Supervisors for the County of El Dorado hereby gives notice that, on January 26, 2021 at 11:00 am in the Board of Supervisors’ Hearing Room at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, it will hear and vote on the passage of Urgency Ordinance extension XXX-2021 of original Ordinance number 5137 that imposed a temporary moratorium in the unincorporated area of the County on the cultivation of industrial hemp for all purposes, including cultivation by a hemp breeder or by an Established Agricultural Research Institution, for 45 days with a twelve month extension effective immediately. Board is proposing to adopt this as an urgency ordinance extension pursuant to Government Code section 65858 for the immediate preservation of the public safety, health, and welfare in order to give County staff time to determine the impact of unregulated cultivation of hemp and develops reasonable regulations to mitigate those impacts. The Ordinance would prohibit any person or entity from cultivating industrial hemp for any purpose within the unincorporated areas of the County, except for a person who was issued a registration in 2020 would still be able to finish cultivating industrial hemp consistent with the terms of that registration. The Ordinance would deem the cultivation of industrial hemp in violation of the Ordinance a public nuisance that is enforceable under existing provisions of the County Code of Ordinances. The Ordinance would be effective immediately if adopted by at least four-fifths vote of the County Board of Supervisors, and will remain in effect for twelve months after adoption and shall be in effect through December 11, 2021. A full and complete copy of the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available for viewing in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, California. All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Board of Supervisors in advance of the hearing. In light of COVID-19, all persons are encouraged to observe and participate in the hearing remotely, and in-person attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID-19 recommendations as the hearing date approaches. For the current remote options, including whether in-person attendance is allowed, please check the meeting Agenda no less than 72 hours before the meeting, which will be posted at https://eldorado.legistar.com/ Calendar.aspx. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the Board of Supervisors at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: edc.cob@edcgov.us. 1/13 8567

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