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Union Mine theater teacher arrested Noel Stack Managing editor Union Mine High School theater arts teacher Ryan Pullen was arrested Jan. 14 on suspicion of possession of child pornography, eavesdropping and child endangerment, El Dorado County sheriff ’s officials announced. The arrest came a day after authorities were contacted by Union Mine staff, who reported Pullen was in possession of a video depicting students in various stages of undress. “An investigation began immediately with EDSO student resource officers and detectives, which culminated in the arrest of Ryan during a search warrant on Thursday,” a sheriff ’s press release states. Pullen was not listed as being in custody at the El Dorado County Jail as of press time. “Detectives are reviewing the video to identify the victims and they will contact them individually,” the release continues. “This is still

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Dozens of parents and student athletes gather at El Dorado Hills Town Center Friday to support the Let Them Play movement, which calls for state leaders to allow school sports to resume.

Youth athletes, parents tell Legislature: ‘Let Them Play’ banned sports, California being one of them. “Mental Health America, the NCAA, Rowan University and Washington University have found that not playing sports has led to increased anxiety, depression, despair, High school athletes across the state gathered to obesity and diabetes.” appeal to the California Legislature to reassess guideSeveral student athletes stood to offer their take, lines for high school sports in more than 130 rallies including Luke Armstrong, an Oak Ridge junior and Friday afternoon, with El Dorado Hills Town Center varsity football player who has played since elemenbeing the epicenter for one event. tary school. “This was the first fall in seven years that “Our goal is to stand together and show the state that we want youth to start immediately in a safe man- I haven’t been able to play,” he said, disappointed at his inability to play during a season that would have ner,” said Oak Ridge High School parent Kristen been crucial for college recruitment. “We as football Roeder. “Thirty states played their basketball seasons players have missed out on and 35 states played their footthe opportunity to grow as a ball season. The science shows team, to strengthen our bond that sports can be played without and to build a brotherhood.” spreading COVID.” Cheerleading captain Roeder was inspired by the Sydney Sackmann, a senior at Facebook group Let Them Play Vista Del Lago High School, CA, a grass roots organization of — Kristen Roeder, said she’s hopeful she will be coaches and parents in California. back on the field this year. In under three weeks, the group Oak Ridge High School parent “I’ve been cheering since garnered more than 35,000 memsecond grade and have always bers. Roeder subsequently reached looked forward to that senior out to other parents and Town year,” she said, admitting that online practices and Center, who allowed the rally. “We started contactzoom camps are subpar. “I’m really hoping that by the ing area coaches, youth sport programs and student end of this year we get those Friday night lights.” athletes.” “I just wish we could be out there,” Oak Ridge Oak Ridge parent Rita Ferrero said she was eager junior Teagan Brown said. “Right now I’d probably to support the movement. “We’ve been watching and waiting for over 10 months while our California youth be getting ready to play a basketball game and I’m not, but other states can. For many athletes, their team is are suffering,” she told the crowd. “We have the tools their happy place and that’s taken away from a lot of to get the kids back playing and the evidence that it teams.” can be done.” Oak Ridge Freshman football player Coleton Welch Ferrero outlined three goals the group hopes to agrees. “I feel like I’m missing a part of my life right accomplish: to keep the pressure on legislators and the now,” he said. “I want to play and I think they should California Department of Public Health, to keep the let us play.” momentum going with the movement and to unite. Dylan Souza, who graduated this past fall from El Roeder pointed out that students are suffering without sports. “There are 3 million kids on the bench right now,” she said, adding that seven states have n See athletes, page A7

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No local bad reactions to Moderna vaccine Dawn Hodson Staff writer State Department of Public Health officials have asked providers to halt administering doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine after reports that some people suffered allergic reactions. Monday El Dorado County officials said so far no residents have reported abnormal side effects. The state took action after six healthcare workers reported having a serious allergic reaction at a mass vaccination clinic at Petco Park, the Padre’s stadium in San Diego. No other similar clusters have been found in the state. Sunday Dr. Erica Pan of the state Department of Public Health recommended providers stop n

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3 COVID-19 deaths reported on Friday Thomas Frey Staff writer

Blankenheim named Cal Fire unit chief Dawn Hodson Staff writer The Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit welcomes home Mike Blankenheim as its new unit chief. Blankenheim returns to the Amador-El Dorado Unit after serving with the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit. Blankenheim replaces Unit Chief Scott Lindgren who retired Dec. 4 after nearly 29 years of service with Cal Fire. Blankenheim brings a wide range of experience to his new position, having worked in the fire service for the past 28 years. He started his career in 1992 as a volunteer firefighter for the Amador Fire Protection District. Married with a daughter and two grandchildren, he and his

wife live in Jackson. Working for the fire service seems to have been in Blankenheim’s destiny given his brother also works for Cal Fire and his father was a fire chief in Amador County. Two years after working as a volunteer firefighter Blankenheim was hired by Cal Fire where he served in a variety of positions. That experience includes working as a firefighter, fire apparatus engineer, paramedic, Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp fire crew captain, Emergency Command Center battalion chief and the North Division chief including Growlersburg Conservation Camp. Prior to being named unit chief of the Amador-El n

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El Dorado County has now seen a total of 44 COVID-19-related deaths since the virus outbreak in March 2020. Three new deaths were reported Friday afternoon — a Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz woman 65 or older, one Lake Tahoe region woman 65 or older and one north county man 65 or older. The county recorded 121 new COVID-19 cases Jan. 15 (7,515 total). Of those new cases seven are in Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, 28 are in El Dorado Hills, seven are in Diamond Springs/El Dorado, two are in north county, 16 are in greater Placerville, 16 are in Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue and 46 are in the Lake Tahoe region. One is awaiting address confirmation. Of the 121 cases, 28 are in patients age 0-17, 50 are 18-49, 23 are 50-64, 20 are 65 or older. Thirty-four COVID-19 patients are hospitalized with nine of those in the ICU, according to the most recent figures. With respect to the state’s tier assignment measures, the adjusted case rate is now 49.8 per 100,000; the positivity rate is 13.5% and the health equity quartile positivity rate is 16.1%. El Dorado County did not update its COVID-19 case data Monday due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

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Gregory Clifford Wasky

Dec. 31, 1953 - Dec. 5, 2020

A new star lit up the sky on Dec. 5 and will continue to shine brightly in the heavens above. Greg lost his courageous battle with cancer and passed peacefully with his family at his side. For those who knew him, he shared his passion for fishing, travel and his creative soul. His radiant smile would light up the room and his sense of humor brought laughter to all who were around him. Greg was the oldest of three children born to Clifford and Lurine Wasky. He grew up in Long Beach, Calif., attending Bixby Knoll Elementary, Millikan High School and obtaining his degree in architecture at SoCal Institute of Architecture. He is survived by his wife, Diane, of 33 years, two step sons, Justin Klippel (Jenifer) and Gavin Klippel (Kristianne); mother, Lurine Wasky, sister Deborah Wasky, brother Michael Wasky, grandsons Orion and Elan Klippel, and numerous nieces and nephews. Greg was grateful for all those who were dear and close to him and his family. Memorial services will be planned as soon as allowed by the current pandemic restrictions.

Joanne Pilatti

May 24, 1934 - Dec. 25, 2020

Joanne Pilatti, one of the San Francisco Giants biggest fans, passed away on Christmas morning, Dec. 25, 2020, from complications due to pancreatic cancer in her home in Sacramento. She was 86. Joanne was born in Placerville, Calif., to Ethel Elizabeth Scherrer and Delmer Thomas on May 24, 1934. Being raised in Camino and Placerville, she always had a soft spot for the foothill areas of California. She graduated from El Dorado High School in 1952 and married Loren Pilatti on Dec. 28, 1952, while he was in the Navy. They had a daughter, Lori Annette in 1957 and moved to the Sacramento area shortly thereafter and then their son, Mark was born in 1961. Joanne lived in Sacramento, Elk Grove and Wilton for the rest of her life. Joanne worked at Aerojet General in the early years and then went to work for the State of California at DMV in 1971 where she continued working another 25 years until she retired in December 1996. She loved her family, her San Francisco Giants as well as a lot of other sports and wine tasting, in the foothills especially. Joanne was a devoted mother and grandmother and she loved her family first and foremost. She is survived by her daughter, Lori Pilatti Mode of Elk Grove and her husband, Rick Mode, her son Mark Joseph Pilatti of Wilton and his wife, Sondra Pilatti, as well as six grandchildren, Nicolette Clark, Joey Pilatti, Tony Pilatti, Nick Pilatti, Rachel Morgan and Jon Pilatti and three great-grandchildren, Jackson Pilatti, Zoey Pilatti and Avery Pilatti. She also has two more greatgrandchildren due to arrive in 2021. The family would like to express its thanks to the wonderful care and help given to us by Blossom Ridge Hospice of Sacramento. In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution may be made to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network at pancan. org.

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June Carolyn Okland was born in Rockville Centre, N.Y., on June 30, 1928 to Nils Johannes Okland (Norway) and Louise Josephine Linder (Germany). Still sharp, driving and living in the family home at 92, June passed away Jan. 4. June was the youngest of four children and enjoyed sports and horseback riding as a young girl. June attended Syracuse University where she majored in home economics. After college, June worked at an adoption agency in New York, then moved to the west coast and lived with her cousin Elaine in San Francisco. June worked for Channel 7 in San Francisco and then at J. Walter Thompson, an advertising agency. June met Robert (Bob) Riley, a medical school student, on a blind date and they married March 20, 1954. Despite the fact that June swore she would NEVER move to Placerville (after being stuck behind the slow-moving Wagon Train on Highway 50 on a trip back from Tahoe), June and Bob moved to Placerville when Bob joined a medical practice as a general practitioner. June and Bob had four children, John (friend Mary), Janet (Richard), Meredith and Margaret (Howie). June was a stay-at-home mom and was a perpetual volunteer — she was a room mother, Parent Club member, Cub Scout den mother, Brownie leader and was also active in Girl Scouts as a Cookie Chairman. June served as a Placerville Union School District Board member and was the board president for a term. June later volunteered on Marshall Hospital’s Auxiliary. June and Bob loved to travel (with or without their children!) and after Bob retired, they took many trips in their travel trailer, often while Bob worked as a locum tenens physician at medical clinics. Bob was a ship’s doctor on several cruises and they cruised to the Antarctic as well as around northern Europe including Norway and the British Isles. Bob and June loved spending time with their children and grandchildren and they all vacationed together annually, first on a houseboat on Lake Shasta and later at Rockaway Beach, Ore. Bob died in 1996 and June later married Bob Combellack, an old family friend who had lost his wife Hazel. Bob and June had a wonderful time traveling to his winter home in Pueblo El Mirage where they had many long-lasting friendships. Her family looked the other way when they loaded up their van for the trip with June’s favorite beverage — Two Buck Chuck! June was an avid golfer and was a member of Cold Springs Golf and Country Club. Her children joked that they best not plan any weddings or important events on June’s golf days or she’d likely not be there! Later in life, June played bridge and started a mahjong group. She was an active member of the Placerville Shakespeare Club and relished the events and camaraderie of the members. For several years, even after Bob died, June continued to head south to Pueblo El Mirage for the winter. June had many, many close friends who adored her. She is survived by her four children, grandchildren Megan (Austin), Michael (Erika), Brian, Melinda (Eli), Jefferson (Natasha), and Kader Lee (Dylan). She also has greatgrandchildren Shalamar, Myka, Zeke and one on the way (Melinda & Eli’s)! Most people described June as always being upbeat and positive. She was fun to be around, a wonderful listener and a beloved matriarch. Her family is endlessly grateful for the time they had with her and for her unwavering support. June will be profoundly missed. Those wishing to make a donation in June’s memory may donate to Marshall Foundation Cancer Fund or your favorite charity.

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1:58 a.m. A 33-year-old man was arrested on Forni Road in Placerville for reportedly attempting to flee officers following a traffic stop.

1:20 p.m. A 43-year-old man was arrested on Happy Valley Cutoff Road in Somerset on charges of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. 10:52 p.m. A suspect in a vehicle fled from deputies on Panther Lane in Diamond Springs after an attempted traffic stop.

Dec. 28 3:23 a.m. A vehicle break-in was reported on Red Hawk Parkway in Shingle Springs. 7:30 a.m. Items were stolen from a job site on Hazel Valley Road in Pollock Pines. 12 p.m. A cluster mailbox was broken into on Longhrut Road in Placerville and mail was stolen. 1:41 p.m. A 24-year-old man was

5:15 p.m. A 30-year-old woman was arrested on Mt. Aukum Road in Mount Aukum on charges of assaulting a peace officer and resisting arrest. 5:52 p.m. A man and woman attempted to shoplift items from a store on Coach Lane in Cameron Park. 9:44 p.m. A 54-year-old man with felony warrants was arrested on Highway 49 near Diamond Springs for reportedly refusing to exit his vehicle and comply with deputies’ commands.

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6:49 a.m. A liquor store was burglarized on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park. 7:38 a.m. During a traffic stop on Bassi Road in Lotus deputies reportedly discovered illegal drug paraphernalia and drugs, resulting in the arrest of a 35-year-old man.

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Stumpy Meadows Reservoir as of Jan. 13 Water Elevation 4,241.49 Feet Water storage 13,821 acre-feet Percent full 69% Inflow 6.60 cfs Outflow 3.57 cfs Folsom Reservoir as of Jan. 13 Water elevation 383.59 feet Water storage 280,211 acre-feet Percent full 29% Inflow 707 cfs Outflow 1,439 cfs Union Valley Reservoir as of Jan. 13 Water elevation 4,811.78 feet Water storage 131,066 acre-feet Percent full 49% Inflow --Outflow --Loon Lake as of Jan. 13 Water elevation 6,380.48 feet Water storage 33,921 acre-feet Percent full 49% Inflow --Outflow --Ice House as of Jan. 13 Water elevation 5,418.40 Water storage 24,709 acre-feet Percent full 57% Inflow 3 cfs Outflow --Lake Aloha as of Jan. 14 Water elevation 3.69 feet Storage level 0 acre-feet Percent full 0%

Inflow 5.00 cfs Outflow 5.00 cfs Echo Lake as of Jan. 14 Water elevation 0.00 feet Storage level 0 acre-feet Percent full 0% Inflow 0.00 cfs Outflow 1.05 cfs * Note that Lake Aloha and Echo Lake contain water but the lake elevations are below the points measured/operated by the El Dorado Irrigation District. The outflow at each lake is a function of the natural inflow. Caples Lake as of Jan. 14 Water elevation 45.61 feet Storage level 13,046 acre-feet Percent full 58% Inflow 0.00 cfs Outflow 5.53 cfs Silver Lake as of Jan. 14 Water elevation 7.62 feet Storage level 2,183 acre-feet Percent full 25% Inflow 5.72 cfs Outflow 14.90 cfs Sly Park as of Jan. 14 Water elevation 94.54 feet Storage level 25,866 acre-feet Percent full 63.0 % Inflow 2.34 cfs Outflow 0 cfs American River as of Jan. 14 Flow 38.03 cfs

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11:42 a.m. A catalytic converter was stolen on Bailey Circle in El Dorado Hills.

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El Dorado Hills firefighters assist in loading an accident victim into the California Highway Patrol helicopter for transport to an area hospital. Latrobe Road was closed while first responders and law enforcement helped the victim and worked the scene.

Motorcyclist suffers major injuries Democrat staff A Citrus Heights woman suffered major injuries Sunday in Latrobe when the motorcycle she was driving reportedly crossed over the double-yellow line, colliding with an oncoming vehicle. Patty J. McCoy, 63, was traveling south on Latrobe Road south of Ryan Ranch Road just after 11 a.m. with a group of other motorcyclists, according to the report from the Placerville office of the California

Highway Patrol, when the 2002 Honda Shadow she was riding drifted into the path of a 2015 Mercedes Benz GL driven by Ulla Petersen, 72, of Shingle Springs. McCoy was treated at scene by medics with the El Dorado Hills Fire Department before being transported by CHP helicopter to Sutter Roseville Hospital. Conditions at the time were listed by the investigating officer as clear and sunny.

El Dorado County deputies arrested two people on suspicion of grand theft and possession of burglary tools after reportedly finding items linked to catalytic converter thefts in a vehicle during a traffic stop Jan. 13. Deputies pulled over the vehicle in the area of Cameron Park Drive and Highway 50 and a search reportedly yielded several catalytic converters believed to be stolen and the tools to remove them. The two arrestees are from Sacramento County and on searchable probation, a sheriff ’s office Facebook post notes. “While two suspects were arrested, detectives believe there are many more individuals involved,” the post continues. Last month sheriff ’s officials issued a warning to residents, especially owners of a Toyota Prius or Honda Accord, as catalytic converter thefts were on the rise and heavily concentrated in El Dorado Hills and Cameron Park. Deputies responded to more than 60 reports of catalytic converter thefts in 2020, with 32 of them involving a Prius or Accord, officials warned in a public Facebook post. “Catalytic converters contain precious and valuable metals such as

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A deputy inspects items from a vehicle in which several catalytic converters believed to be stolen were found last week. platinum and palladium and are generally easy to steal,” the warning states. “Just a minute or so under your car to cut out your converter can result in significant gains for a thief.” Toyota Priuses and Honda Accords are especially popular, as their catalytic converters tend to be worth more to thieves, according to officials. Replacing a stolen catalytic converter can cost $2,500 to $3,000. Steps car owners can take to prevent a catalytic converter theft include always park in a well-lit area; park within a fenced area that is

secured at night; engrave your license plate number or your VIN on your catalytic converter; park your vehicle in view of a camera surveillance system; have your catalytic converter secured to your vehicle frame; park in a secured garage, close to building entrances or nearest the road in a public lot and be aware of and report any suspicious persons loitering near or under parked vehicles Victims of recent catalytic converter thefts or anyone who sees suspicious activity is asked to call EDSO Dispatch at (530) 6216600.

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Water workshops look at climate change Dawn Hodson Staff writer The third of four state water conveyance workshops was held Jan. 12 with more than 100 people from different water organizations attending via Zoom. The workshops are being held to give members of the California Water Commission a chance to hear directly from stakeholders about climate-driven conveyance needs and priorities in each of four regions in the state. It also gives the commission a chance to assess a potential state role in financing conveyance projects that can help meet those needs. The end product of the workshops will be a white paper with recommendations for state policymakers describing key issues and mechanisms to consider as they weigh how to finance water conveyance infrastructure. A long list of speakers discussed different aspects of the topic from how climate change is expected to affect the flow of source water to how it’s affecting salmon fisheries. Jim Peifer, executive director of

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California Highway Patrol News release The Placerville office of the California Highway Patrol urges local teens to sign up for its upcoming Start Smart class. CHP’s Start Smart program is a driver safety education class that targets new and future licensed, teenage drivers between the age of 15-19 and their parents/guardians. The Start Smart class covers collision avoidance techniques, driver responsibility, collision trends, distracted driving laws, alcoholrelated driving laws and the provisional license process. The program also offers an opportunity for new drivers and parents/guardians to ask CHP officers clarifying

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Dorado Unit his most recent position was as deputy chief of Operations. Blankenheim has also participated on Cal Fire Incident Management Team 6 since 2016. He is a Type 1 Operations section chief and currently serves as the deputy incident commander for Management Team 6. Blankenheim has served on several cadres and is the lead instructor for Cal Fire’s C420 class and is a member of Cal Fire’s Leadership Level II instructional cadre. Asked about the challenges of the job, Blankenheim said his responsibility as a leader is to make sure his people are well-trained, well-rested and have the time off they need because they are all on the road for long periods of time. “I need to make sure they have the tools they need and that they stay healthy,” he said, adding that he

has no concerns about their being able to do their job. “They have been professionals for a long time.” He also lauded the “outstanding cooperation” that exists with other local fire agencies, saying that’s not always the case. “My job is to maintain an open dialogue with those other agencies and with the 200 people in my unit.” Focused on vegetation management and working with local fire safe councils to reduce potential fire fuels, he noted the challenges that fire agencies face around the state. “Around 2012 we started seeing drought conditions in California that lasted for several years and now we are still seeing the impact of those conditions in the size and duration of fires,” he said. “The destructive power of these fires has really changed the game for us.”

questions. The class incorporates videos and classroom discussion virtually through Zoom. Placerville CHP officers will offer this free class Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 4:30 p.m.; it is approximately two hours. For more information or to sign up for this class or future classes, email officer Andrew Brown at

anbrown@chp.ca.gov. It is highly encouraged that at least one parent/ guardian attend the class with their teen driver. Funding for CHP’s Start Smart programs is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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ith one million signatures in and several potential challengers, the recall drive against Gov. Gavin Newsom may be causing him to reconsider some of his more progressive policy positions. In Jon Coupal his recently unveiled $4.5-billion stimulus program, he offered — get this — tax relief, not tax hikes. The so-called “Equitable Recovery for California Businesses and Jobs” plan includes $575 million for small business grants, $777.5 million in tax credits to businesses that hire or retain employees, some sales-tax exemptions and $600 checks to low-income Californians. Of course, it also contains the usual slop like $1.5 billion in subsidies to buy electric vehicles but, nonetheless, we take victories where we can get them in Taxifornia. Newsom’s September pledge to oppose new taxes was fairly explicit: “In a global, mobile economy, now is not the time for the kind of state tax increases on income we saw proposed at the end of this legislative session and I will not sign such proposals into law.” The irony is not lost on us that the governor said this while also endorsing Prop. 15, the failed $12 billion tax hike — and latest attempt at gutting Proposition 13 — on the November ballot. But his remarks did provide a bit of assurance to the state’s job creators. On the other hand, there is no such hesitancy to push tax increases in the California Legislature. Proposing a “tax increase du jour” is in the DNA of Democratic legislators. Here are just a few of the bills causing anxiety among those Californians who want to keep at least some of the money they earn. Assembly Bill 65 by Assemblyman Evan Low would create a California Universal Basic Income. It is like AB2712 presented last legislative session, which proposed to raise the necessary money either through a value-added tax, raising corporate taxes or implementing a tax on services. Assembly Bill 71 by Assembly members Luz Rivas and David Chiu creates a $2.4 billion homeless fund. The devil’s in the details, however, and the bill suggests the money could come from increases in income tax rates on individuals making over $1 million, increasing corporate income taxes, and collecting taxes on increases in the value of assets through “marking to market unrealized capital gains and the repeal of stepped-up in basis of inherited assets.” Finally, Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 1 is back again this year. ACA1, by Assemblywoman Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, would repeal the two-thirds vote threshold needed to pass local sales and parcel taxes for infrastructure and affordable housing projects. This direct attack n

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Letters to the Editor What about the oath of office? EDITOR: om McClintock is willing to overthrow American democracy, but only when he thinks it might succeed. One person called him a “fair-weathered fascist.” McClintock called to overturn the election all through December, had a sudden hatred for mail-in ballots, went on radio and FOX shows and repeated Trump’s big lies about voting results and election officials and then, when all that failed to stop presidential results, he joined a lawsuit to overturn the election, throwing out the Constitution. In an interview with a Sacramento paper, McClintock said he was against the violence and in the same breath he fanned the flames of that violence by repeating the big lie: “Congress picked and chose which electoral votes to count.” What was he talking about? There was only one type of electoral vote to count. I called his office Monday, Jan 4, and Tuesday, Jan 5, to beg his people stop this attack on our government. They could only repeat the standard talking points. Why would McClintock keep saying these lies? To fan the flames of insurrection? What about his oath to defend and “bear true faith and allegiance” to the Constitution? What happened to that? McClintock was sent to Washington, D.C., with the public’s trust that he’d defend the Constitution. Instead he fades in and out of democracy according to which way the mob rules. That’s not representing the people of California’s District 4. PAT SNELLING Garden Valley

Questionable new laws EDITOR: n the Jan. 8 Mountain Democrat there is an article titled “New California laws going into effect in 2021.” A few laws that definitely got my attention are listed below. I wonder how we elected the Assembly and Senate members who spent their salary (time) conjuring up these bills on our dime. If you want to know why the public no longer trusts the government this may be the reason. AB 480 mandates law enforcement no longer

wear uniforms that have camouflage or otherwise resemble military uniforms. To what purpose is this beneficial to the public or, for that matter, law enforcement? Are we the people to now re-dress all our law enforcement personnel into pink pajamas? There are multiple reasons for law enforcement to appear paramilitary — recognition and respect by other law enforcement and the public for one. AB 979 already mandates corporate boards of publicly held companies headquartered in California to have at least one female director. An additional requirement now requires boards appoint at least one director from “an underrepresented community.” That person can self identify as Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaskan Native or gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. That requirement must be achieved by Dec. 31, 2021. The only non required group is the white, European male; of course they could self identify as one of the other categories. AB 3121 tasks the state to create a commission to study the possibility of paying reparations for slavery, which was abolished in the United States in 1865. The task force must meet by June. How many slaves (Black I presume, or were there indentured Irish ... Japanese) actually resided in California in and before 1865? SB 55, in furtherance of specified state housing production and wildfire mitigation goals, prohibits the creation or approval of a new development in a very high fire hazard zone or a state responsibility area. A huge percentage of the state is in high fire or state responsibility areas. An opportunity to develop planned housing within such areas designed to be fire safe or even fire free will be lost, not to mention the reduction in value of large landholder’s thereby reducing the property tax assessment fees for those counties that are totally or highly occupied by the stated areas. A shortage in affordable housing already exists in the state. Areas available for building would soon consume our agricultural lands. Proposition 19 required those who inherit property to use it as their primary residence or have its property tax value reassessed. If your home was valued at $300,000 and your property taxes are $3,600 per year, when you die the inheriting n

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o far the 202021 rainfall season (July 2020 to June 2021) is starting to look worrisome. Not counting the .75 inch of rain received in January, the seasonal total has been 4.65 inches. Adding those two figures together MichaEL brings the season total to 5.4 inches. The 146year average for January should be 7.4 inches and by now the 146-year average would indicate a cumulative total of 21.11 inches as of the end of January. We have a long way to go. Daniel Swain’s Weather West blog notes the jet stream is over the Aleutian islands. I have to wonder if that is part of the reason Madrid, Spain, recently got clobbered with 20 inches of snow, shutting down train service and the airport. Swain still feels optimistic about

January precipitation: “Earlier model ensemble solutions had suggested that the jet would be strong enough and far enough south to support widespread heavy precipitation across NorCal heading into the first week of January. More recent solutions have backed Raffety off considerably, though still suggest that multiple moderately strong systems are likely to affect NorCal over the next 10 days or so and bring some widespread rain/snow from about the SF Bay Area northward.” Swain also noted that the Polar Vortex has split in two, with one side covering Europe, hence the snow, and the other side covering the Aleutians, North Korea, Mongolia and Siberia. Last season rainfall total was 25.4 inches. Low precipitation years, which I define as anything in the 20s to low 30s, happened twice in a row

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President Richard Nixon slaughtered McGovern in the 1972 election but was forced to resign by 1974. once and three times in a row twice, plus the drought years of 1975-77 when it didn’t get above the low 15s. Once low water years happened five times in a row. All this is from the 146-year rainfall chart. There is still a week and a half of January left, plus February and March. ... Dianne Feinstein won election as a U.S. senator in 1992. But in 1984, when she was mayor of San Francisco, she ran for vice president. I have a big Feinstein button I must have picked up when I covered the 1984 San Francisco Democratic Convention for the Mountain Democrat. I concentrated on the California delegation for photos. Alan Cranston was a Democrat in the U.S. senate so he was a big wheel in the California delegation. Republican

Pete Wilson was the other U.S. senator at the time. The 1984 Convention nominated Walter Mondale for president and Geraldine Ferraro for vice president. Ferraro was in the House of Representatives until 1985. She died in 2011. I didn’t get a Mondale-Ferraro button, but my wife found one that had been run over in the road so that I could add it to my button collection. President Ronald Reagan won reelection in 1984 along with Vice President George H.W. Bush. When Democrat and anti-war candidate George McGovern won the 1972 presidential nomination, he picked Thomas Eagleton as his vicepresidential candidate but two weeks later it was discovered Eagleton had

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received electro shock therapy for depression and was taking a heavy duty anti-depressant drug. Eagleton resigned Aug. 1 and McGovern selected Sargent Shriver for VP. I have both buttons for McGovern. President Richard Nixon slaughtered McGovern in the 1972 election but was forced to resign by

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1974. Vice president Spiro Agnew was forced to resign in 1973 due to a scandal. And that’s how Republican Speaker of the House Gerald Ford became vice present and then president. He barely lost to Democrat Jimmy Carter in 1976. Michael Raffety is a retired editor of the Mountain Democrat and a resident of Placerville.

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on Prop. 13 is the camel’s nose under the tent and part of a long term strategy to strip away all the two-thirds protections on tax increases. Ronald Reagan once quipped that the “government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.” California businesses have stopped moving, well except for moving out-ofstate. Newsom at least seems to realize this. But is it too little too late? While the state is projecting a $15.5 billion surplus come July, Californians are struggling, employers are moving away, and small businesses are closing. Undercutting Newsom’s newfound restraint, the Legislature seems to be falling back to their usual solution to problems — more taxes. This constant call for more taxes inflicts damage even if the proposals are never enacted. Newsom can promise

all he wants, but taxpayers and the business community won’t ignore the message they are receiving loud and clear from the Capitol. And so the exodus continues. Jon Coupal is the president and Scott Kaufman is the legislative director of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.

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party must move in for one year, regardless of their area of employment, family or other circumstances or the property will be reassessed at the present valuation, which could be $1 million, bringing taxes up to $12,000 per year. There are many others with a less blatant authoritarian bend. LINDA COLOMBO El Dorado

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administering doses in lot 041L20A of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine due to possible allergic reactions. “A higher-than-usual number of possible allergic reactions were reported with a specific lot of Moderna vaccine administered at one community vaccination clinic,” notes Pan in a statement. County spokesperson Carla Hass reported that El Dorado County received approximately 1,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine lot in question and distributed approximately 390 vaccines to public health clinics and a portion to Safeway pharmacies. She said there have been no reported adverse reactions but the county has pulled all remaining doses in the lot as a precaution until the investigation into the issue is resolved by the state. Moderna confirmed that a total of 1,272,200 doses were produced in batch number 041L20A, with nearly a million doses already distributed to approximately 1,700 vaccination sites in 37 states. That includes more than 330,000 doses distributed to 287 providers across the state of California, according to state public health officials. A total of 307,300 doses remain in storage and have not yet been distributed.

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Moderna said it is unaware of any similar reactions from other vaccination centers using the same vaccine lot. The six cases of adverse reaction at the Petco Park vaccination site reportedly occurred within 24 hours and required medical care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines can cause side effects for a few days that include fever, chills, headache, swelling or tiredness. A sore arm is also common. In the Pfizer-BioNTech the risk of severe allergic reaction is less than 1 in 100,000, according to the CDC. As of Dec. 23 the CDC has reported 175 cases of possible severe allergic reactions, including 21 cases of anaphylaxis, identified out of nearly 1.9 million doses of the PfizerBioNTech vaccine administered in the U.S. The state reported Jan. 16 that more than 3.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, which includes the first and second dose, have been shipped to local health departments and health care facilities. As of Jan. 16, more than 1.4 million doses of vaccine have been administered statewide.

districts in the Bay Area. An issue that involves linking supplies to demand, maintenance, etc. and then how to set up the governance to make it all work. Glen Spain, the Northwest regional director of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen’s Associations, said there is not enough water in the state’s river systems and that most of the water available is of poor quality, which jeopardizes the salmon fisheries. He also noted there are five to seven times more claims to California’s water than there is water. That along with the need to establish minimum instream flows for rivers all needs to be sorted out, otherwise it will devastate watersheds and fisheries in the state, according to Spain. Anthony Navasero, a senior engineer with the Delta Stewardship Council, discussed the difficulty in managing the salinity of the delta which is putting more pressure upstream on having to use freshwater to manage the salinity. He said he’s not presently seeing an increase in salinity in the delta but the way the water supply is managed in the future may further tax our resources. Regina Chichizola, salmon and water policy analyst at the Institute for Fisheries Resources and the last speaker, stated that senior water rights on the Trinity River and the upper Sacramento River were not being respected. An advocate for tribal rights, in addition to talking about conveyance, she wanted to talk about saving water and using it as an instream flow in the area of origin in order to bring back the salmon and restore watersheds that have been deprived of their water rights.

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an active investigation as we process evidence from the search warrant.” Sheriff ’s officials thanked Union Mine High School and the El Dorado Union High School District staff for their diligence and assistance with the ongoing investigation.

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pressures to protect endangered smelt and diminished long-term resiliency. Pate said the agency’s biggest issue is conveyance as they have no place to store water. The North Bay Aqueduct (NBA) is part of the State Water Project and provides 40% of the municipal water supply to over 400,000 people in cities in Solano and Napa counties. He said it also has the poorest quality drinking water in the entire State Water Project. “The NBA will become a stranded investment as climate change is acerbated over time,” said Pate. Jeanne Brantigan, project director of Environmental Flows at the Nature Conservancy, called water a vital habitat for birds that migrate along the Pacific Flyway. She advised stakeholders to capitalize on other investments and lower barriers to move water along. Thomas Keegan, who is with HELIX Environmental Planning and serves on the board of directors of the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists, talked about his work with different tribes. Water conveyance is a sensitive issue for the tribes, he noted, because historically the extraction and conveyance of water has not usually benefited them. Saying that many tribes are already engaged in climate change planning and management, he encouraged others to involve them early on in projects. Moving on to other major water-related issues in the region, Marguerite Patil, assistant general manager of Policy and External Affairs for the Contra Costa Water District, talked about the difficulty in creating interties between the different water

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Pullen began teaching at Union Mine in the fall of 2014. Prior to that he taught at Ponderosa High School for a year. Pullen was released from the El Dorado County jail after posting bail, according to an EDSO spokesperson, but the bail amount was not available by press time.

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Jan. 21 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. UC Davis Theatre presents “Small Steps,” Jan. 21-23, the story of a man who grows sick of the dating scene, so he volunteers for a mission to Mars. Written by Davis native Briandaniel Oglesby, the play is presented by Catalyst: A Theatre Think Tank through the Department of Theatre and Dance. Register at ucdavis. zoom.us/webinar/register/ WN_0Uh5ldZUS3yUIA 9NgD3bWw.

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“I can’t even explain. It was like I was hugging my old self. They are just so grateful for the most basic things.”

rowing anything by more than 700% in two years is a milestone dream for most businesses or nonprofits. MJ’s Project made that goal a reality. MJ’s Project began when its founder, MJ, a student at Ponderosa High School, needed feminine products but couldn’t take enough from her school to last. She had none at home and her family didn’t have much money to buy more. MJ wanted to change that. She saw classmates struggling and wanted them to have what they needed. She started posting on social media and began fundraising for the needed supplies. For Christmas 2018 MJ’s Project helped 55 homeless and at-risk teens get needed supplies and some gifts

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— enough feminine hygiene products for every student who needs them at school and at home plus extra clothing and undergarments should an accident occur. Donated supplies expanded to include other hygiene products and laundry soap. MJ’s Project also offers clothes, shoes, jackets and blankets. Gardea was a foster child growing up and said she knows how important these items are to teens. Having the basics — clean clothes, deodorant, etc. — can give a student hope and boost their self esteem. It also teaches teens to be empathetic, she added, and make sure no one is suffering in silence.

While the goal is to get every teen needed items, MJ’s Project also wants teens to have fun. For that, the nonprofit has been providing teen girls with dresses to wear (and keep) for special events like homecoming and prom. Teen boys get nice clothes for homecoming and for prom they are offered heavy discounts on tuxedo rentals. Starting a few months before Christmas, MJ’s Project began accepting applications to get “adopted” by a family that would supply items the teen needs. On each application a teen would write a letter giving details about their struggles followed by four wishlist items — clothes, deodorant, blankets, food, pillows,

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Author Lisa See will speak during UC Davis’ day-long event dedicated to tea. The online programs will be held Thursday, Jan. 21.

isa See, the author of a bestselling novel in which tea plays a central role, will give the keynote address at the sixth annual colloquium for the University of California, Davis Global Tea Initiative for the Study of Tea Culture and Science (GTI). See’s novel, “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane,” explores the lives of a Chinese mother and the daughter she gave up for adoption by an American couple. While the mother continues the grueling work of farming tea as her family has done for generations, her daughter lives a privileged life in California. Both the mother and daughter are torn by their separation and search for answers in tea. See’s keynote address at 9:30 a.m. will kick off an all-day, online colloquium on Jan. 21, titled The Stories We Tell: Myths, Legends, and Anecdotes About Tea. The online event is free and open to all and will include a wide range of presentations such as tea cultivation in California, tea and Soviet identity, tea and spirituality in Vietnam, tea in restoration England and the tea collection at London’s Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Presentations will be made remotely from Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Great Britain, Colombia and around the United States. Register for the colloquium at ucdavis.zoom.us/ webinar/register/WN_5UrlK2fvSkaRVQzkm 49K9Q. Shortly after “The Tea Girl” was published in 2017, director of the Global Tea Initiative Katharine Burnett received it as a gift from her

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century Netherlands that is decorated with two couples having an animated tea party. It was donated to the GTI by Jeffrey Ruda, UC Davis professor emeritus of art history. The art history program is part of the Department of Art and Art History in the College of Letters and Science. While the wine and coffee industries have done a good job of telling their story and selling their products, tea has lagged far behind even though it is more widely consumed than wine and coffee, Burnett said. According to her sources, tea is a $12 billion industry, far surpassed by coffee at $80 billion and wine at $70 billion. Courtesy photo

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THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8511 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1148 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: 2016A0000697 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 06/28/2016 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: DIAMONTE ESTATE WINERY Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 6100 Gray Rock Rd, Fair Play, CA 95684 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): John Alexander, 6100 Gray Rock Rd, Fair Play, CA 95684 This business was conducted by an Individual. Signature of Registrant: /s/ John Alexander JOHN ALEXANDER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/16/2020. The Statement of Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name must be published in a newspaper once a week for four successive weeks and an affidavit of publication filed with the county clerk within 30 days after publication has been accomplished. The Statement should be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the principal place of business is located. The Statement should be published in such county in a newspaper that circulates in the area where the business is conducted (Business & Professions Code 17917). Any person who executes, files, or publishes any fictitious business name statement, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) (Business & Professions code 17930) 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8515 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1147 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: 2018 0000313 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 3/11/2018 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: 1. COLIBRI RIDGE WINERY & VINEYARD, 2. COLIBRI RIDGE WINERY, 3. COLIBRI RIDGE VINEYARD Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 6100 Gray Rock Rd, Fair Play, CA 95684 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): John Alexander, 6100 Gray Rock Rd, Fair Play, CA 95684 This business was conducted by an Individual. Signature of Registrant: /s/ John Alexander JOHN ALEXANDER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/16/2020. The Statement of Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name must be published in a newspaper once a week for four successive weeks and an affidavit of publication filed with the county clerk within 30 days after publication has been accomplished. The Statement should be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the principal place of business is located. The Statement should be published in such county in a newspaper that circulates in the area where the business is conducted (Business & Professions Code 17917). Any person who executes, files, or publishes any fictitious business name statement, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) (Business & Professions code 17930) 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8516 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1149 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PIZZA GUYS #160, located at 4370 Golden Center Dr Num 110, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): James L Berry Jr., 5751 63rd Street,

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Sacramento, CA 95824 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: ______ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/19/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ James L. Berry Jr. JAMES L. BERRY JR., DIRECTOR I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/17/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/30, 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8517 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1187 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. MOTO TAGS, 2. PUPPY LUV TOYS, located at 5820 Pennyroyal Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Carolyn D Ulrich, 5820 Pennyroyal Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Carolyn Ulrich CAROLYN ULRICH, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/29/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 8523 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1204 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. ADDSHOT, 2. POOL CREATOR, 3. IONOWEB, located at 3577 Freshwater Ln, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Ian B Bulloch, 3577 Freshwater Ln, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/22/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ian Bulloch IAN BULLOCH, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/31/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT

DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 1/6, 1/13, 1/20, 1/27 8524 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DONALD MAIER FRANKEL CASE NO. PP20200229 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DONALD MAIER FRANKEL A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JOSEPH G. FRANKEL in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that JOSEPH G. FRANKEL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 10, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: DANIEL A. HUNT/PAUL GROW PL-476722 Law Offices of Daniel A. Hunt 798 University Avenue Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 488-9788 1/6, 1/13, 1/20 8525 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RUTH V. CLARK CASE NO. PP20200219 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RUTH V. CLARK A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TOM L. CAREY and TAMSIN K. CAREY in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that TOM L. CAREY & TAMSIN K. CAREY be appointed as personal representative to administer the 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 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 HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A DEVELOPER FEE STUDY AND THE INCREASE OF THE STATUTORY SCHOOL FEE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board of the Gold Oak Union School District will hold a hearing and consider input from the public on the proposed adoption of a Developer Fee Justification Study for the District and an increase in the statutory school facility fee (“Level I Fee”) on new residential and commercial/ industrial developments as approved by the State Allocation Board on January 22, 2020 The adoption of the Study and the increase of the Level I Fee are necessary to fund the construction of needed school facilities to accommodate students due to development. Members of the public are invited to comment in writing, on or before January 25, 2021, or appear in person at the hearing at 5:00 pm on January 25, 2021, at the following location: Gold Oak Union School District 3171 Pleasant Valley Rd Placerville, CA 95667 Zoom Link available at: www.gousd.org Materials regarding the Study and the Level I Fee are on file and are available for public review at the District Office located at 3171 Pleasant Valley Rd. Placerville, CA. Dated: January 15, 2021 1/8, 1/20 8550 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 Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  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): 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) 8555 1/13, 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 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 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

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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 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 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ERVIN KAMINE CASE NO. PP20200228 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of ERVIN KAMINE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SHANE KAMINE in the Superior Court of California, County of EL DORADO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE

requests that SHANE KAMINE 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: 02/10/2021 at 8:30AM in Dept. 8 located 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 JONATHAN P. HUBER SBN 225809 HUBER LAW GROUP, A.P.C. 650 UNIVERSITY AVE. STE 113 SACRAMENTO CA 95825 1/15, 1/20, 1/22/21 CNS-3430733# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 1/15, 1/20, 1/22 8572 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF STEPHEN RAY SIMMONS CASE NO. PP20200218 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of STEPHEN RAY SIMMONS A PETITION for Probate has been filed by LOUIS SIMMONS in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that LOUIS SIMMONS 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 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: EVA GIORDANO 5170 Golden Foothill Pkwy El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 (530) 677-9917 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 8573 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE - In accordance with Sec.106 of the Programmatic Agreement, T-Mobile West, LLC plans to upgrade an existing telecommunications facility at 1668 Arroyo Vista Way El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 . Please direct comments to Gavin L. at 818-898-4866 regarding site SC15380B. 1/20, 1/22/21 CNS-3432382# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 1/20, 1/22 8574

transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/1/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Eric Mart ERIC MART, PRESIDENT CLM DIVISION 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 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) 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10 8575 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0050 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AVIRTUS, located at 2316 Davis Court, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Michael Shawn O’Brien, 2316 Davis Court, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Michael O’Brien MICHAEL O’BRIEN, 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 01/12/2021. 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) 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10 8576 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0029 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JJ’S HAIR SALON, located at 4131 South Shingle Rd Ste 2, Shingle Springs, CA 95682/ Mailing Address: PO Box 624, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Kuldeep Kumar, 4624 Abrijo Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/15/1991 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kuldeep Kumar KULDEEP KUMAR 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 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) 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10 8577

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0001

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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TAHOE RECREATION, located at 675 Gilman Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Registered owner(s): RRM-CLM Services, LLC, 675 Gilman Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: Delaware The registrant commenced to

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SANDRA MARIE WINTERS A PETITION for Probate has been filed by NANCY LYNN COSTA in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that NANCY LYNN COSTA 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: March 3, 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: CLARA YANG Law Office of Clara Yang 2810 Coloma St., Ste. A Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-3624 8578 1/20, 1/27, 2/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0025 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VIRTUALLY THERE, located at 3960 Rustic Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Kaelin Kilby, 3960 Rustic Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/06/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kaelin Kilby KAELIN KILBY 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 01/07/2021. 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) 8580 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210017 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Julie Larissa Clark filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JULIE LARISSA CLARK Proposed name: JULIE CLARK BROWNFIELD 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 12, 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 14, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 1/20, 1/27, 2/3, 2/10 8581

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