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Thomas Frey Staff writer Jordan and Lindsay Piper were arrested Wednesday night in Calaveras County and face charges in the death of 11-yearold Roman Anthony Lopez more than one year ago.

The couple is accused of child abuse, poisoning and torture, Placerville Police Chief Joseph Wren announced at a press conference Thursday. n

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rising rents Mobile home owners fear rent hikes as

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Linda Utley, 73, has lived at the Diamond Springs Mobile Home Park for three years. Residents at the park, as well as others around the county, are seeing rising rents as investors acquire mobile home parks.

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Yipee! County fair sets dates for September

investors snatch up parks Dawn Hodson Staff writer

Dawn Hodson Staff writer The El Dorado County Fair, which usually takes place in June but was canceled last year and at risk of the same this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been scheduled for Sept. 23-26.

Fair organizers say the fair will feature the full carnival, animal exhibits in the barns, food and commercial vendors and entertainment with the theme “Stars and Stirrups.”

The livestock show will still be held June 18-20 with the annual Junior Livestock Auction (hopefully live) taking place June 19 at 4 p.m.

“After seeing the county’s plan to have everyone who wants to be vaccinated by summer vaccinated, we felt that we would be able to have mass gatherings,” n

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Sally Franklin, 88, has lived in the Diamond Springs Mobile Home Park for 16 years with her husband. Franklin is living on a fixed income while the space rent continues to climb.

eople often buy a mobile home if they are downsizing or because it’s usually a less expensive way to live.

This is especially true for seniors or those with modest incomes.

That option may be ending for many as advocates say mobile home parks are becoming easy prey for investors hoping to make a quick buck.

Three county mobile home parks were recently sold to private equity investors who quickly raised space

“These people are just barely making it on Social Security or a pension and then they get squeezed and pushed out.”

— Frank Porter, vice chair of the Housing El Dorado Board of Directors rents so high or made other changes that it may eventually force some from their homes, according to Tamara Janies, chair of the El Dorado Mobilehome n

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Snowpack gets needed boost but is it enough?

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Photo courtesy Florence Low/California Department of Water Resources

Sean de Guzman, right, chief of the California Department of Water Resources Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Section, leads the second snow survey of the 2021 season at Phillips Station near Sierra-at-Tahoe.

The Department of Water Resources on Wednesday conducted the second manual snow survey of the season at Phillips Station near Sierra-at-Tahoe.

The survey recorded 63 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 17 inches, which is 93% of average for the location. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water contained in the snowpack and is a key component of DWR’s water supply forecast.

“The recent blast of winter weather was a welcome sight but it was not enough to offset this winter’s dry start,” said DWR Director Karla Nemeth.

“While there is still a chance we will see additional storms in the coming weeks the department and other state agencies are preparing for the potential

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for a second consecutive year of dry conditions.”

Statewide snow survey measurements reflect dry conditions. Measurements from DWR’s electronic snow survey stations indicate that statewide the snowpack’s snow water equivalent is 12.5 inches, or 70% of the Feb. 3 average, and 45% of the April 1 average.

April 1 is typically when California’s snowpack is the deepest and has the highest snow water equivalent.

Fall 2020 was extremely dry, especially in the Sierra Nevada and follows last year’s below-average snow and precipitation. With only a couple months remaining in California’s traditional wet season, Californians are asked to look at ways to reduce water use at home. Visit SaveOurWater.com to learn easy ways to save water every day.

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Joyce Evelyn Sanborn Witters Nov. 10, 1938 - Jan. 15, 2021

Joyce died in her home surrounded by family due to multiple myeloma cancer. She was 82 years old. Joyce was born in Oakland, Calif., the third child of Kenneth and Evelyn Sanborn.

After the war, the family moved to Loleta, Calif., where Joyce graduated from Fortuna High School in 1956. Soon after, she married her high school sweetheart Robert (Bob) Witters.

As an accomplished secretary/ office manager she worked for an attorney, a bank president, a college president, an architect and a venture capitalist.

Her biggest accomplishment was assisting her husband for 24 years in building and operating a successful petroleum business. They retired in 1997 and moved to Camino, Calif., where they built their dream home.

Joyce loved to travel and visited eight European countries. She enjoyed cruising the Caribbean Islands and the coastal cities of Mexico. She also enjoyed her motorhome trips, visiting 11 western states. For many years, her favorite camping spot was Silver Lake Resort in Mono County.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Ken Sanborn Jr. of Fortuna and Donald Sanborn of Ferndale, Calif. She is survived by her husband Bob, her daughter Sharon Witters of Fortuna, her son Mark (Linda) Witters of Meyers and four grandchildren, Emily Rabago of Fortuna, Jessica (Kurtis) Halley of Hydesville, Jeremy Witters and Derek Witters of Meyers, and four great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Joyce will be remembered for her love of family, a positive outlook and a warm smile. No local services will be held. A gravesite service will be held later in Eureka, Calif., at the Sunset Memorial Park.

The family would like to thank Dr. Cesar Ang, Dr. Ramasubbaiah, the nurses and staff at the Marshall Fusion Center in Cameron Park for their loving care over the past 3.5 years.

Susie Ann Davidson Dec. 18, 1948 - Jan. 8, 2021

Susie Ann Davidson, daughter of Fred and Emma Davidson, was the youngest of six brothers and one sister. Born in 1948 in a small, one-room house in Pioche, Nev., Susie proved herself adventurous from a very young age. While life out in the desert was not easy, she spent her youth exploring the Nevada countryside and getting into the “best trouble” with her siblings; she was always ready to regale the ready listener with her experiences spelunking abandoned mines or witnessing the atom bomb tests completed by the U.S. Army in the early ‘50s.

After having her daughter, Wendy Piper, Susie traveled up and down California, with a very brief stint in Arkansas, before settling down permanently in Northern California; El Dorado County would become her home for more than 50 years. After arriving in Shingle Springs, Susie met her soon-to-be-husband Robert Rogers, who she remained married to for more than a decade. Even after their separation, Robert and Susie remained close friends until Robert’s passing in the early 2000s.

Like her father Fred, who she loved and adored, Susie was a hardworking, blue-collar worker who primarily operated in the hotel industry until her retirement. Susie was the definition of strong and her love knew no bounds; she helped raise her grandchildren, Michael and Ness Piper, and became known as “grandma” to dozens of other children in the area throughout the years.

Her deep love of animals and fearlessness in protecting the weak and less fortunate have left lasting impressions on all those who knew her. She greatly loved spending time with her elder sister, Marion Davidson, who she continued to “get into shenanigans” with well into her 60s. Susie was a follower of the Mormon church and remained a devout believer throughout her life. Her smile, which could absolutely light up a room and infectious laugh will be dearly missed.

For those of you who would like to help in celebrating Susie’s life, you can contribute to her story on memories.net. A small, in-person celebration of life memorial is planned for the end of summer 2021 where we will have one last “helluva good time” before laying her to rest in El Dorado Cemetery.

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Tom Gorin, 69, passed away from an aggressive cancer, with his beloved wife Doris and two daughters, Stacy and Shelley, at his side. He was born in Sacramento to Marie and Arthur Gorin. He graduated from Sacramento High in 1969 where he played in the jazz and marching bands and later played piano in the John Skinner Orchestra.

He graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a mathematics degree. In 1973 Tom married his high school sweetheart, Doris, and in 1979 they built a home in Garden Valley, Calif., where he spent the rest of his life. Tom was dedicated to his career as an energy forecaster for the State of California Energy Commission for more than 40 years. Tom loved the outdoors and as a father instilled a love of nature and athletics in his girls.

He will be remembered as a fixture in the Divide community and Golden Sierra Athletics as a coach and the most loyal supporter of his daughters’ teams and athletic careers. In his later years, his time was spent cooking for friends and family, traveling, cross country skiing, hiking and kayaking and volunteering for the American River Conservancy and Sierra Regional Ski for Light.

His fierce love for his family, devotion to his communities and integrity in all that he did shone brightly until the end. We will miss his smile, kindness, humor and generosity immensely. A private memorial gathering will be scheduled at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to a charity of your choice, Sierra Regional Ski for Light (srsfl.org) or American Cancer Society (donate3.cancer.org). To see his full obituary and leave your memory of Thomas Gorin, please visit dignitymemorial.com.

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Janet L. Buethe

Dec. 7, 1940 - Jan. 12, 2021

Janet was born in Chicago and lived in the Windy City until she met her future husband Richard Buethe. They were married and moved to the California Bay Area. The family moved to Camino, Calif., in 1977.

While raising her children, she worked and participated in the Pride and Joy program making a significant difference in the lives of many families in El Dorado County.

In retirement, she loved to spend time with her five grandchildren and continued supporting the El Dorado Community by volunteering at Habitat for Humanity and supporting church functions.

Janet was a wonder matriarch for the Buethe family and she will be missed. She fought hard against cancer these last two years and is now in a much better place.

Janet is survived by her husband Richard Buethe of 58 years, her sons John (wife Tiffany and children Sophia, Rebecca, John Jr.) and Steven (wife Sylvia and children Kathrine and Thomas). She is also survived by her older sister Susan who she remained very close to her entire life.

A memorial for Janet will be post COVID-19.

In lieu of flowers, please make any donations to Snowline Hospice.

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said Jody Gray, CEO of the El Dorado County Fair and Event Center. “We wanted to give a buffer to that time frame; that is why we chose the end of September.”

Gray said they knew their typical June fair would not work as vaccinations will not be complete for the general population in time. “We were not sure a fair at all would be able to happen,” she said. “The vaccination schedule has given us hope for a fall fair.”

Excited that planning is going forward, Gray noted holding a fair will still depend on whether the state will allow mass gatherings at the time.

“There is a lot of planning to put on a fair and there is some risk that it may not happen,” cautioned Gray. “However, we are staying positive about it.”

A Monster Truck Show is scheduled to take place at the speedway Friday, Sept. 25, and Saturday, Sept. 26. Anyone who purchases a pre-sale ticket for the event will be admitted to the fair as well.

Fair staff are also working with the Placerville Kiwanis Club on holding the traditional John M. Studebaker Wheelbarrow Races Sunday, Sept. 26.

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Hidahl appointed to Pioneer Energy board Dawn Hodson Staff writer El Dorado County District 1 Supervisor John Hidahl has been appointed as a director and District 2 Supervisor Lori Parlin as an alternate to the Pioneer Community Energy Board of Directors.

Previously the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors requested membership in Pioneer Community Energy, a community choice aggregation and alternative to PG&E, and approved the amended and restated joint exercise of powers agreement with Pioneer.

One element of the agreement was the county’s participation on the Pioneer Board of Directors.

The Pioneer JPA consists of seven voting members, two from Placer County and one each from the cities of Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln, Loomis and Rocklin.

The city of Placerville also voted

to join the JPA and will have an opportunity to appoint one person to serve on Pioneer’s board.

Pioneer’s governing board previously approved its amended JPA and an implementation plan, effectively expanding its service area to the unincorporated West Slope of El Dorado County and to the city of Placerville.

After the California Public Utilities Commission approves the implementation plan, which is expected to occur in spring 2021, the JPA will begin purchasing power in order to provide service to customers in El Dorado County beginning in 2022.

As a Community Choice Aggregation, Pioneer chooses the power generation source on behalf of its customers, negotiating contracts with power generators.

Energy customers in El Dorado County will still have a choice to either stay with PG&E or go with Pioneer.

GDPUD freezes rates Dawn Hodson Staff writer The Georgetown Divide Public Utility District Board of Directors voted unanimously to freeze water and irrigation water rates through the end of 2021.

Interim General Manager Jeff Nelson at a special meeting Jan. 28 pointed out the 2020-21 operating budget was based on a 5% increase in treated water rates for the entire fiscal year. The 5% rate increase was expected to bring in additional revenue of $128,850 for 2020-21, or $21,475 per two-month

billing period. The additional revenue of $128,850 associated with the 5% rate increase was included in the approved budget. The 2020-21 budget did not include an additional 5% rate increase beginning Jan. 1. That increase would result in additional revenue of $22,549 per two-month billing period or approximately $67,646 through June 2021.

In addition the 2020-21 budget included a 10% increase in irrigation water rates for two months of the fivemonth irrigation season. The increase results in additional revenue of $17,103.

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The district is working with consultant Bret Ives of BHI Management Consulting to help establish goals and gather input from the community, stakeholders and board members on matters they think are of upmost importance.

Priority input from staff includes, “Emerge from the pandemic as a viable, fiscally sound organization balancing all district services,” and “maintain culture that values professionalism, mutual respect and collaboration,” according to information shared at the meeting.

A Cameron Park residents survey is in progress. Thus far responses to the survey question on what makes Cameron Park a Special Place to Live list “being close to local and regional recreation opportunities,” as top choices, followed by “good schools” and “great neighborhoods.”

When asked what important issues or challenges the CSD faces, “parks and Cameron Park Lake” as well as “growth/ development” were listed as the highest concerns. Responses will continue to be updated and stakeholder responses will be posted after Feb. 5.

A second meeting was held prior to the Board of Directors monthly meeting Jan. 20, during which the board members, staff and Ives tackled mission statement and vision statement ideals.

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The draft version of the strategic plan will be discussed during the March 17 board meeting, where it will be up for discussion and possible approval.

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Board members are all very positive with how things are going with the strategic planning meetings, Ritzman shared.

“I think they have appreciated working with our experienced consultant and talking amongst themselves during the workshops to outline what is important to cite in the governance document,” she explained. “All of the specific policy documents the board has approved and staff are implementing, such as the new fire department training tower or the Park Improvement Plan, will now be viewed through the lens of ‘How does this initiative or project align with the district strategic plan?’ It will be a good exercise for the board.”

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California’s unemployment insurance mess is laid bare

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he juxtaposition of events last week regarding California’s woebegone Employment Development Department could not be more ironic.

On Jan. 25 Julie Su, a veteran labor union leader who heads the California Dan Walters Labor and Workforce Development Agency, publicly acknowledged that EDD, one of the line departments she oversees, had failed miserably to stop rampant fraud in the distribution of pandemicrelated unemployment insurance benefits.

“There is no sugarcoating the reality,” Su told a news conference. “California did not have enough security measures in place.”

At least 10% of the $100-plus billion in state and federal benefits EDD paid out were fraudulent, she said, adding that the final total could be much higher. She laid some of the blame on shoddy rulemaking by federal officials but said those failings “do not excuse EDD for being under-prepared.”

Organized crime rings and prison inmates filed thousands of fraudulent claims for benefits that EDD readily paid. One reason: EDD had canceled a contract with a firm that flagged suspicious claims, then rehired the contractor only after the rampant fraud became apparent.

As Su spoke, The massive failings political media of California’s Employreported that President Joe Biden ment Development has chosen her for Department are laid the No. 2 spot in the bare and could have U.S. Department of Labor. They also political fallout. predicted rough sledding in her Senate confirmation hearings due to the fraud scandal and EDD’s truly monumental failures in processing legitimate unemployment insurance claims and causing needless stress to jobless workers and their families.

On Jan. 26 State Auditor Elaine Howle issued a damning report on the EDD’s failings, while pointing out that they had been evident for many years.

“In mid-March 2020 (unemployment insurance) claims surged to unprecedented levels and elevated claim levels persisted through October 2020,” Howle told Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators.

“Although it would be unreasonable to have expected a flawless response to such an historic event, EDD’s inefficient processes and lack of advanced planning led to significant delays in its payment of UI claims.”

One passage of Howle’s letter was directed at Su. “In spring of 2020,” it states, “the secretary of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency directed EDD to pay certain claimants UI benefits without making key eligibility determinations and to temporarily stop collecting biweekly eligibility certifications. Although both directives were designed to provide Californians with

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Letters to the Editor We deserve much better EDITOR: he residents of California deserve leadership from a governor who puts fulfilling his responsibilities to the state and its people ahead of his own political aspirations. This has not been the case with our current governor for some time.

This is not about a personal vendetta against someone in government on the other side of the aisle, it’s about hoping to see California get out from under the incredibly destructive Newsom regime and once again become a state governed “of the people, by the people and for the people,” as opposed to the failing autocracy we are currently experiencing.

If you are comfortable with Gov. Newsom’s job performance, that is surely your right. If you are not, please consider signing the current recall petition soon.

Recalling Gov. Newsom is a great start in getting California back on track.

BILL BOGGESS Placerville

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Trump is not going away EDITOR: rump’s ideas, charisma and uncanny ability to tell people what they want to hear are not going away. His American form of Nazism will be haunting our democracy for decades, just as it still bedevils German democracy. In her memoirs, Ivana, Trump’s first wife, wrote that the only book her husband owned was “Mein Kampf,” in which Hitler outlines his road to future power — a road that Trump followed faithfully.

Here’s a sample of Hitler’s advice to wannabe autocrats and dictators: “The intellectual capacity of the masses is very limited, their intelligence is small but their ability to forget is infinite. Therefore, any effective propaganda must limit itself to a small number of slogans ... (We must) only appeal to feelings and emotions, not reason; they have few nuances; they’re either positive or negative, love or hate, truth or lie. No propaganda can be successful unless it confines itself to a few ideas and repeat them incessantly ... Such consistency achieves amazing results.”

Hitler posited that Germany’s low IQ, lowinformation voters can be replicated anywhere, Deutschland Über Alles then turns into MAGA and “undesirables” such as Jews, morph into “illegals” if the lies are repeated ad nauseam.

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No, Trump’s poisonous legacy will not go away unless, and until, this nation learns to think critically about what politicians say. Whatever happened to: “If it sounds too good to be true, it is.”

When the citizens of California’s 4th District start thinking critically, they’ll send Tom McClintock packing. By any measure, McClintock committed treason by siding with the thugs who assaulted Congress Jan. 6.

It is fitting that these hooligans invaded Congress under the new GOP banner, aka the flag of treason, the confederate stars and bars. Mr. McClintock, if you had any sense of decency, you’d resign.

JOHN GARON Placerville

American civility and unity EDITOR: epublican presidents President George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush did/do not support Donald Trump, nor did Republican presidential nominees Sens. John McCain and Mitt Romney — but should they be labeled as RINOs, socialists or communists? Hardly.

There is too much divisive rhetoric on the Mountain Democrat’s Letters to the Editor section that is not based on facts or evidence — just emotion. Especially the incessant name-calling, which is the lowest type of discourse and the refuge of the ill-informed. These commentaries are protected free speech and a reflection of our current state of politics, but at the same time they are boring and reflect poorly on the Mountain Democrat and our community.

President Trump was the epicenter of namecalling and inflammatory oratory and many Americans bought into his repetitive indoctrination (e.g. the election was stolen). As such, the ethics of truth and civility have suffered in the American psyche. This is exacerbated by many Americans, be they liberal, conservative or extremists, who choose one source of news and information. This tends to only reinforce their myopic views and not broaden their perspectives and results in our current state of polarization.

If our country is to unite and move forward, Americans need to consciously seek out a variety of news sources in the “marketplace of ideas” so they can come to conclusions on their own — not just be manipulated by slanted news and entertainers’ extreme opinions. Let’s face it, most voters want the same thing — competent and successful leadership regardless of a candidate’s political party. However,

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ell, today is the third full day of Groundhog Week 2021.

On Tuesday old Phil saw his little shadow and effectively (albeit symbolically) told the world, that is the northern hemispheric aspects of the world, Chris that we are in for six more weeks of winter.

Contrarily, the Southern Hemisphere will continue to enjoy spring and summer for the next month and a half. In fact, I’ve never heard of any negative reaction from our friends to the south to anything Punxsutawney Phil has represented or not represented on Groundhog Day. Evidently there is no complaining in Peru, for example, that their summer has ever been adversely affected by a groundhog’s dim shadow in

western Pennsylvania.

Likewise, Kiwis don’t have any beef with groundhogs in general nor Phil in particular that I’ve ever heard of. Admittedly, New Zealand is a lot farther from Punxsutawney, Pa., than Peru. So any effects could be less than negligible way Daley down there.

Our Groundhog Day was pretty much predictable, unlike Phil’s annual prognostication. The giant floral likeness of Phil stood proudly in the corner surrounded by little cherubic rodents decked out in festive costumes proclaiming the traditional gaiety of the season and especially of the “Big Day.” Due to the COVID-19, of course, all the kids and grandkids, friends and family did not gather around our feast-laden table as is our custom.

Indeed, no one gathered around.

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We drank a few nogs and opened a mediocre bottle of something called “rich red blend,” nuked up a box of store-bought burritos and bingewatched “Parks and Recreation.”

There were no holiday specials, no groundhog carols, no roving choirs come to give us good cheer. There was only gloomy gloom and drizzly, sporadic rain — and the promise of more dismal days ahead. It was kind of cold too, which hardly needs to be mentioned — it being the first week of February after all.

With the holiday over, next week, of course should be vastly different than this week has been. Closer to home we have the third scheduled visit by technicians to upgrade the electric system and throw the switch on the new solar-powered system. They’ve canceled twice for unknown reasons, but we’re confident that they’ll either show up and do the work or let us know we’ll be rescheduled to a later date. You gotta wonder if they work for an unpredictable guy named Phil.

Next week also ushers in the second and presumably final impeachment and subsequent Senate conviction or non-conviction of the 45th president of the United States.

House Democrats and a handful of Republicans charged him with inciting the insurrection that defiled the Capitol buildings in Washington, D.C., early last month.

If Punxsutawney Phil were the presiding “judge” in the trial, I’d bet that he would find the defendant guilty of creating six more weeks of gloomy gloom, political and social unease and an indefinite future of more of the same.

I predict the jury, on the other hand, will find him not guilty of the actual charges. Just generally a little guilty of lacking compassion and civility, persistent braggadocio and not playing well with others. And in the immortal words of 45, “We’ll see what happens.”

Chris Daley is a biweekly columnist for the Mountain Democrat.

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benefit payments as quickly as possible, the U.S. Department of Labor has not waived these requirements and, consequently, EDD now faces a very large impending workload of eligibility certifications that threatens its ability to operate effectively.”

“Moreover,” Howle said, “EDD struggled to provide claimants assistance with their claims. At the beginning of the claim surge EDD’s call center answered less than 1% of the calls it received.

EDD quadrupled its available call center staff to more than 5,600 people in response to its call center problems but these staff were often unable to assist callers and only marginally improved the percentage of calls it answered.”

Howle’s report did not delve into the fraud scandal but she was expected to issue another report this week on that aspect and it’s not likely to pull any punches.

Su may not be the only political figure tarnished by the auditor’s twin reports. They generate more ammunition for the nascent recall campaign against Newsom that’s centered on his handling of the pandemic response.

Recall backers, mostly Republican Party leaders and would-be Newsom successors, say they are very close to having enough signatures on petitions to

force a recall election. He would be forced to defend why EDD plummeted off the rails, handing out billions of taxpayer dollars to crooks while failing to quickly process legitimate claims.

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Owners Coalition. “(They’re) going after the most vulnerable people there are and then sending them to the streets,” she said.

Frank Porter, who is working with Janies on local housing issues as a member of the nonprofit Housing El Dorado, pointed out what is happening in El Dorado County is happening around the state. “I’m concerned it will worsen homelessness,” he said. “People are just basically making it and then something happens — an unexpected expense comes along or they lose a job and all of a sudden they can’t make their space rent and are evicted.”

In other cases, people buy a mobile home as part of their retirement plan, said Porter, only to find those plans thrown out of whack by an acceleration in rents. “These people are just barely making it on social security or a pension and then they get squeezed and pushed out,” he said.

“So there is a need for some kind of protective ordinance.”

Janies said El Dorado County currently has about 55 mobile home parks, including those in South Lake Tahoe, which amount to about 4,300 spaces and 4,000 residents. These parks fill a need for affordable housing for retirees with Janies estimating 50% of those living in mobile homes are on fixed incomes.

Buying mobile home parks and selling mobile homes has attracted investors.

Two people who have made a fortune from it and teach others how to do the same are Frank Rolfe and Dave Reynolds, who own more than 250 communities across the Great Plains and Midwest and run Mobile Home University. The company’s website touts the two as the fifth largest mobile home park owners in the U.S. with more than $500 million in assets.

TV comedian John Oliver, who hosts “Last Week Tonight,” catches Rolfe on camera during one of his seminars at MHU saying, “The customers are stuck there. They don’t have any option. They can’t afford to move the trailer. So the only way they can object to your rent raise is to walk off and leave the trailer, in which case it becomes abandoned property and you recycle it — put another person in it. So you really hold all the cards … So the question is how high do you want to go?”

Janies and Porter pointed out renting a space in a park is different from renting a home or apartment. While people own the mobile home, they don’t own the land so it’s not easy to leave as it can cost $10,000 to $20,000 to move the unit and the home can sustain damage in the process.

Because of that there are cases where people just walk away from their mobile home because they can’t afford the rent and can’t afford to relocate the home. The park owner then takes the unit and renovates or replaces it to rent or sell.

Mobile home owners are also sometimes intimidated into signing long-term leases, according to Janies, with the threat being if they don’t their rent will be raised every 90 days.

The homeowners Staven Noble is 72 years old and has lived in his El Dorado Hills mobile home park for 13 years.

With space rents going up every year, he worried in a year or two he won’t be able to afford to live there. “I may have to move out of state or live in an RV,” he said.

Previously he said his park was owned by a man who got older and wanted to sell. Without informing the tenants, in stepped a limited liability corporation that bought the park as an investment, according to Noble. It’s a scenario Noble said is becoming increasingly familiar as LLCs and private equity firms see these parks as an easy way to make money.

“I did a survey at this park and almost all of them are people working part- or full-time and couldn’t afford the potential for rent increases, which indicates these people are the working poor and middle classes and can’t keep pace with the increases,” said Noble.

His current rent is $650 a month, which includes most utilities, but he said they’d like to up the rent to $1,000 a month.

In other cases, the LLC raises the rent and excludes the utilities so residents have to pay separately for them.

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Keeping people from becoming homeless intersects with the goals of providing enough affordable housing and helping mobile home owners stay in their homes.

The El Dorado County Housing Element specifically states, “The conversion of mobile home parks to housing that is not affordable to very low and low-income households shall be discouraged.”

State law known as the Mobilehome Residency Law does not regulate how much rent can be charged or increased but it does require a 90-day advance written notice to increase rent for all rental agreements. If a homeowner-resident has a long-term lease, the lease limits rent adjustments to fixed amounts and says how often rents are adjusted.

Some cities and counties have adopted rent control or rent stabilization ordinances. Tamara Janies, chair of the El Dorado Mobilehome Owners Coalition, said she thinks such protection should be statewide but so far legislative efforts to offer it have failed and there is no pending legislation; although the state does operate a webpage called the Mobilehome Assistance Center.

“So it’s back to the county and that’s an option,” she said, adding that she thinks the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will be receptive to the idea of an ordinance ■

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park in El Dorado Hills; it’s owned by Utahbased Investment Property Group, which has in its portfolio some 100 manufactured home communities and RV parks in California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Oregon, Utah and Washington, according to its website.

The Mountain Democrat called IPG’s Irvine offices for comment on why rents have been increased but that call was not returned by press time.

Despite not seeing a future in staying in California, Noble said he plans to work with District 1 Supervisor John Hidahl on a rent stabilization ordinance.

Another mobile home owner with similar complaints is Jeff Myler, 57, who lives in a park in Pollock Pines. A veteran of Desert Storm, he said he is 70% disabled but still works part-time as a painting contractor. “I’m paying $650 now and it’s going to $700 in March,” he said, adding some utility costs are included.

“I’m worried about others who can’t work,” Myler said, explaining that the pandemic has further curtailed people’s chances to earn a little extra money on the side. Myler said he has to pay 5% more every year in rent according to a 20-year contract he was forced to sign. He said he was told if he didn’t sign the contract he’d have to pay 10% more every year in rent. He said he’s also paying for a loan on his mobile home at 9.75% interest.

Most people in the park are retired and were forced to sign a contract too, he said. Between space rent, the mortgage on his unit, the utilities he does have to pay and the rent on his storage shed, Myler said it takes up his entire disability check of $1,346 a month, although he’s working to get his pay increased.

Retiree Kathy Kniffen, 71, lives in a Diamond Springs mobile home park. “I moved there because it was affordable,” she said. “But it’s become less affordable.

“At first it was a mom-and-pop operation but the owner died and then it was sold to an LLC in 2018.” She said she doesn’t know the owners but they are registered in Delaware. Her rent when she moved in 10 years ago was $490, including utilities. Now she pays $640 plus utilities so it’s more than $700 a month. She said she didn’t have to sign a long-term lease or contract because she was there before the park changed hands but new residents have to sign a one-year lease and are paying $850 a month in rent plus utilities.

Kniffen said when she and others learned the park was up for sale, they tried to buy it as a group, offering them full price.

The homeowners association had a lawyer and consultant helping them but the owner wanted a $300,000 non-refundable deposit in addition to $13.5 million for the park, Kniffen said, but there was no way to give him a deposit since they were still in the process of trying to get everyone together to make the purchase.

Kniffen said if the previous owner had taken their offer he would have had three years to claim capital gains, which is an incentive for owners to sell to homeowner associations.

“Eventually I will have to move when the rent goes to half of my income,” she said. “I won’t move the unit because it would cost $20,000 and then there would be no place to move it to. Other parks don’t take in old units. They put in new units.

When the rent goes up, the resale value of the home goes down. Unfortunately we’re losing our low-income housing in this county.”

Three residents walked away from their mobile homes at the park, according to Kniffen.

“The county needs to protect mobile homes as low-income housing because you don’t want seniors on the street. You don’t want to add to the homelessness problem,” she said, with one suggestion being that park owners receive a tax write-off in order to keep rent rates reasonable.

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GDPUD’s State Revolving Fund loan application to the state for automated meter reading and replacement included a projected 5% rate increase for both treated and irrigation water. Throughout the SRF approval process the district has provided budget projections to the state. These budget projections assumed progressive annual rate increases as outlined in the Rural Community Assistance Corporation rate study.

Nelson advised that using the district’s previous rate structure, the district didn’t qualify for an SRF loan.

At the same time, current estimates of water loss due to meter inaccuracies are 4 million cubic feet per year. At the current rate per cubic foot, that water loss amounts to $107,200 in lost revenue due to inaccuracies in the current meter system.

Nelson warned that at a minimum the district would need to provide adjusted rate projections for the SRF loan and submit them to the state if the board decided to freeze rates at the current scale. He also said the state would “need to conduct a second financial evaluation to see if the district would still qualify for lowinterest funding.”

Nelson advised maintaining the current rates until a new rate study could be completed and the district could determine the potential risk to the SRF loan application. He also noted that freezing rates would have

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a small negative impact on projected revenues for 2020-21.

The board was unconvinced and voted 4-0 to freeze rates at their current levels through the end of the year for both treated and irrigation water.

Directors also announced they will appoint someone to fill the current vacant spot on the board at the next regular meeting. That position has been vacant since Dave Souza resigned at the Dec. 8 board meeting.

He had two years left on his term in office.

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Lawsuit resolved

The lawsuit brought against the district by the Georgetown Divide Taxpayers Association has been resolved.

Last year the Superior Court of El Dorado County denied the lawsuit filed by Steven Proe and Michele Turney on behalf of the Georgetown Divide Taxpayers Association against the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District.

The lawsuit sought relief from what it claimed was an illegal tax related to water rate increases.

The court concluded that the district’s new water rates were supported by substantial evidence and the district complied with Proposition 218, which was the basis of the lawsuit.

The district agreed to pay the association $28,000. In return the case was dismissed.

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protecting mobile home owners from excessive rent increases.

One such example is an ordinance passed by Humboldt County that requires rent increases be based on the consumer price index.

An ordinance might also include a provision that residents of a mobile home park get the first shot at purchasing it if it comes up for sale.

Another approach might be building mobile home parks on public land where residents know the rate increases will be in line with actual costs and not for profit.

Janies said she, Frank Porter and others who are part of the group

Housing El Dorado have been meeting with Supervisors John Hidahl and Wendy Thomas on the subject.

An assistant in Hidahl’s office said he and Thomas are currently fact-finding right now — meeting with mobile home park owners, those who live in the parks and others.

“We are trying to solve the mobile home problem as a way of heading off homelessness,” noted Porter. “Our goal is self-sufficiency.

To work with other groups and weave together our efforts.”

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A8 Friday, February 5, 2021 Mountain Democrat mtdemocrat.com Placerville Police Chief Joseph Wren at a Thursday press conference announces the arrest of Jordan and Lindsay Piper in connection with the death of 11-year-old Roman Lopez more than one year ago. Roman’s father Jordan and stepmother Lindsay were charged with child abuse, poisoning and torture.

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County District Roman was living Attorney’s Office at 2892 Coloma St. include torture and in Placerville with child abuse “under his father Jordan circumstances or Piper stepmother conditions likely to Lindsay Piper and produce great bodily seven other children injury or death.” ranging in age from Jordan was also 1-17 when he went charged with failure missing Jan. 11, to provide for a child 2020. The Mountain while Lindsay was Democrat previously charged with the reported the crime of poisoning.

Pipers had moved “Lindsay Marie from Michigan Piper willfully and to Placerville and Roman Anthony Lopez unlawfully mingled a only lived in their poison and harmful home for about two substance with food, drink, medicine months. and pharmaceutical product and Search teams scoured Placerville placed a poison and harmful substance neighborhoods that night and were in a spring, well, reservoir and public unsuccessful, Wren said. A second, water supply,” according to the more extensive search of the home criminal complaint filed by the DA. began the next day and Roman’s body It was also found that the 11-year-old was found in a storage bin in the boy was malnourished and dehydrated home’s basement, according to the at the time of his death. police chief.

“We have the evidence that proves Placerville Police Department officials at the time said the death was the crimes beyond reasonable doubt,” Wren said. “suspicious” but didn’t release further The Pipers were taken into custody details of the investigation, which in Arnold without incident and will continued with little information face a judge for their first hearing released for more than a year.

Wren shared at the press conference sometime in the next few days, Thursday that much the case involved according to Wren. Jordan and Linsday are both being held on more the analysis of forensic evidence. He than $1 million bail. said the department seized electronic “This is a horrific crime that devices, reviewed data and worked shocked a community,” Wren said. with medical professionals and “The death of a child affects us all. experts in the child abuse field.

Now it’s time for the perpetrators to Charges filed against Jordan, 36, face justice.” and Lindsay, 38, by the El Dorado

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KNOW Now Placerville Friends of Tibet are raising funds for Losar, the Tibetan Buddhist festival celebrating the Tibetan New Year, Feb. 12-14. Shanu from the 2018-2019 tour is assisting with the festival at Ngari Khangtsen (Shanu’s dormitory) for 125 monks and Placerville Friends of Tibet has set up a Go Fund Me page to help cover the cost of meals. Visit gofundme.com/f/293c7hno eo?qid=880a0b6bb24ca54 46ec699586d7c1c83.

Mills Station Arts & Culture Center presents The 3rd Dimension, a sculpture exhibit through Feb. 20. This exhibit will explore three-dimensional works from greater Sacramento Area artists.

See what can happen when clay, metal, reclaimed objects, wood, stone, glass and more get in the hands of sculptors. Admission is free. For more information visit rcmacc.org.

Placerville Women’s Club is offering a $1,000 scholarship to any El Dorado County adult female wishing to further her education. This scholarship can be used for vocational training or academic education.

For more information or to receive an application form contact Connie at (530) 409-9910 (call or text). Applications must be submitted by March 1.

The online application for the 2021-22 Friends of the California State Fair scholarships is open now through March 2. The Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program is a collaborative effort between the Friends of the California State Fair, the California Exposition & State Fair, the California State Fair Agricultural Advisory Council, the Ironstone Concours Foundation and Blue Diamond Growers.

This program seeks to motivate well-rounded, high academic achievers.

Visit calexpostatefair.com/ participate/friends-of-theca-state-fair.

Empty Bowls is seeking artists to donate bowls for the spring Empty Bowls Soup Supper, which helps raise funds to feed the hungry at the Upper Room Dining Hall in Placerville and for Earth’s Angels Farm in Winnebaga, Ghana. The bowls will be sold at a “to go” soup supper at the El Dorado Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 6. Contact gwenyaeger66@gmail.com if you can donate or if you have any questions.

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Cavan Conley and Esteban Hernandez perform in Miles Thatcher’s new work.

Sarah Van Patten poses in Danielle Rowe’s “Wooden Dimes.”

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AN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Ballet announces details for two world premieres of its groundbreaking 2021 digital season: a new ballet by Myles Thatcher and “Wooden Dimes”

by Danielle Rowe, opening Feb. 11 and March 4, respectively, during Programs 02 and 03.

Each premiere has been filmed under strict safety protocols in compliance with the San Francisco Department of Public Health guidelines, which protect artists, production crews and the greater public. Single program stream access and the premium plus digital package are on sale now. Full ticketing and calendar information and casting can be found on SF Ballet’s website.

Streaming during Program 02 (Feb. 11 through March 3),Thatcher’s new ballet is set in San Francisco locations, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Heroes Grove at Golden Gate Park, Yerba Buena Gardens and the stage of the War Memorial Opera House, SF Ballet’s performance home.

Thatcher’s work emphasizes saturated colors in its design and explores parallels between consuming art — as one might at an art museum — and creating it.

“First and foremost, I want this piece to embody the joy that art of all kinds has afforded me in my life,” Thatcher said. “Yes, it has brought much needed beauty

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Frances Chung and Angelo Greco in Rhoden’s “Let’s Begin at the End,” above.

Below, San Francisco Ballet dancers perform in Morris’ “Sandpaper Ballet.”

And, ultimately, it teaches us empathy, one of the greatest gifts we can share.”

Thatcher’s world premiere ballet is his fourth repertory season creation for the company. Thatcher is also a soloist with SF Ballet. His new ballet is set to Steve Reich’s “Variations for Vibes, Pianos and Strings” and is directed

through this especially challenging year. But more importantly, art allows me to get a glimpse of someone else’s perspective. It allows me to see through another person’s eyes and walk in another person’s shoes. Art has a unique way of showing us that through all our beautiful differences we still may share common truths.

for film by Ezra Hurwitz, with costume designs by Susan Roemer and lighting design by Jim French.

Thatcher’s new ballet will stream alongside archival captures of Dwight Rhoden’s “Let’s Begin at the End” and Mark Morris’ “Sandpaper Ballet.”

Created for Unbound: A Festival of New Works in 2018, Rhoden’s “Let’s Begin at the End” is set to music by J. S. Bach, Philip Glass and Michael Nyman and was noted for its “off-kilter moves, spinning promenades in arabesque and consistent drive” (Bachtrack) at its premiere. “Let’s Begin at the End” was the first work created for SF Ballet by Rhoden, who is co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet.

Morris’ “Sandpaper Ballet,” created in 1999 with costumes

by Isaac Mizrahi, is a rare work in the repertory that sets neoclassical ballet to “funny” music — in this case, nostalgic pop-orchestral tunes

by Leroy Anderson: “Sleigh Ride,” “Fiddle-Faddle,” “The Typewriter” and more.

“I didn’t trust ballet orchestras,” the choreographer writes in “Out Loud,” his memoir written in collaboration with Wesley Stace. “It turned out that the San Francisco Ballet orchestra was very good.” It was then Morris’ “apology and joke” to set the ballet, his second work for the company, to Anderson’s novelty tunes. “Sandpaper Ballet” is one of seven ballets

About Myles Thatcher

About Danielle Rowe

Thatcher is a dancer with San Francisco Ballet and a choreographer. After training at The Harid Conservatory, Ellison Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School, he joined SF Ballet in 2010. As a dancer he has performed principal or featured roles in many classical and contemporary ballets, including Lensky in “Onegin” and Paris in the 2015 film of Tomasson’s “Romeo & Juliet” for Lincoln Center at the Movies’ Great American Dance. Thatcher began choreographing while a trainee at SF Ballet School and has created five works for the school. He has also choreographed for Cincinnati Ballet and Kansas City Ballet.

Choreographer Rowe danced with Australian Ballet, Houston Ballet and Nederlands Dans Theater. She originated roles in creations by Lightfoot/Leon, Wheeldon, McGregor, Ekman, Pite and Goecke, and performed several title roles.

Rowe has created works for San Francisco Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater’s SWITCH program, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Co.Lab Dance, Ballet Idaho, Grand Rapids Ballet, SFDanceworks, Diablo Ballet, Oakland Ballet and Berkeley Ballet Theater. She also choreographed for the award-winning dance film “Sirens Tango” and the cross-disciplinary immersive theater productions of “Fury” and “Before You Had A Name.”

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Thatcher was selected by Alexei Ratmansky to participate in the 2014–15 Rolex Mentor & Protégé Arts Initiative. He has been nominated for Isadora Duncan Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography for “Manifesto” and “Ghost in the Machine.”

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rowe has pivoted to filmmaking, garnering positive attention from Vogue, The New Yorker, The Guardian and Dance Magazine.

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n the realm of entertainment, stand up comedians and musicians alike are suffering in the age of COVID. In a time that ever so needs wide smiles and contagious laughs, those who create them professionally have been facing major hurdles.

While comics are accustomed to adjusting and adapting quickly onstage, off-stage has been a bit more challenging.

Beyond closing

venues and canceled performances, comics are navigating uncharted waters through virtual platforms. While some venues are booking performances, many are being canceled the closer they get to the date.

“I am going crazy without standup,” said Tahoe’s-own comedian and radio host Howie Nave who hosts Howie’s Morning Rush on KRLT 93.9 The Lake.

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“It is really going to be interesting,” he said.

“We need comedy so bad, especially right now. So many people out there are hurting. As a comedian, unless you were saving a lot, you really took a hit.”

Nave opened the Improv at Harveys in 2001, which is what really brought him to Tahoe. Before the pandemic, he said Improv sold out almost every Saturday night.

Nave said that he hopes Riff ’s Comedy Club will open in the next month or two.

Some of his comedian friends are editing and posting pre-recorded live comedy shows and Nave even played one of Jimmy Shubert’s shows, edited of course, on his morning radio show.

While live stand-up comedy shows have been temporarily put on hold, gears shifted for Nave. During his weekly shows he was giving away $500 a day which was sponsored by the “Angle of Tahoe” Lisa Maloff to help people who were financially struggling during the pandemic.

Nave also said that he did a few Zoom shows, but mainly he was doing benefit shows and he hasn’t been able to make money off the virtual shows.

“I was one of the 12 squares on the screen,” he said. “It was so weird without a live audience, but that is the only way

So many people out there are hurting. As a comedian, unless you were saving a lot, you really took a hit.”

— Howie Nave, comedian/radio host

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Howie Nave and Bob Zany joke around just prior to the pandemic. there is right now.”

In one of the comedy shows he raised money for the Northern Nevada Food Bank.

“I consider myself fortunate,” he said.

When the pandemic first hit, he said he almost had to go off the air. Nave said with all of his years in the comedy realm he is noticing something different.

He’s been getting listeners online as well as on the radio and his show is being broadcast around the country through online platforms.

Nave is now taking on a different task, “parttherapist.”

According to the National Alliance

of Mental Illness of Northern Nevada, it recorded a 600% call increase to their warm line during the lockdown and 217% call increase based on data of the last 11 months.

Out of the 10,468 calls they received, 50% of the calls mentioned COVID-19 as a stressor along with depression, anxiety or social isolation.

Nave said that everyday people are reaching out asking for a “shout out” to friends and family that are suffering from anxiety or depression. More than ever he has been playing music or different comic performances to lift spirits for those who

are struggling in the community and around the country, he shared.

“I will do anything to cheer people up,” he said.

Nave even recounted one day during the pandemic where he streamed hard rock music all day. He got quite a reaction from people who said it’s just what they needed to get through this strange time.

While Nave is excited to get back to stand up comedy, his community impression has evolved since the pandemic.

“It’s weird times to live in, even weirder as a comedian,” he said.

“People are dying to laugh.”

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Both operated by Brass Ring Amusements, the attractions are located in Waterfront Park (on Front Street in front of Rio City Café). To help keep the community safe, safety protocols are in place that include physically distanced line queues, regularly sanitized carts (with employee disinfecting of high-touch surfaces, restraints

after patrons disembark, etc.) and contactless payment and admission.

Both the Waterfront Wheel and Front Street Carousel are operating seven days a week as conditions allow. Hours of operation for both are Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (with special holiday hours upon occasion). Cost to ride either attraction is $6 per rider per ride.

Waterfront Wheel riders must be at least 42 inches tall to ride alone and all must be in the same household in each openair cart (that holds up to four people).

With 30 horses and two sleighs from which to choose, Front Street Carousel riders must be

at least 36 inches tall to ride alone and children shorter than 3 feet in height may ride if adult is standing next to them holding them as they ride (one paid ticket allows for adult + child).

For physical distancing purposes, middle horses will be closed to riders, allowing only the inside and outside horses to be ridden.

All Waterfront Wheel and Front Street Carousel rides are first come, first served. Due to the popularity of the entertaining attractions, the vision is to continue both outdoor attractions until further notice.

To add to the fun and share the experience with others, riders are encouraged to capture images of riding the whimsical attractions, post them on social media and tag @DowntownSac and @ OldSac.

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This is a film that is both devastating There are also small moments of and hopeful. humor in the film; a couple struggles On Jan. 23, 2020, China locked to put a stroller together (been there) down Wuhan, a city of 11 million, in anticipation of finally seeing their to combat the emerging COVIDnewborn baby, who, several weeks 19 outbreak. Set deep inside the after being born, has still not seen frontlines of the crisis in four the gaze of her loving parents due hospitals, the filmmakers were to the mother testing positive for allowed access by wearing head-tocoronavirus and quarantine rules set toe protective gear and, once in the by the hospital and government. A containment zone, could not leave talented artist in the hospital draws or take bathroom breaks, as doing so silly pictures on the protective gear would require them to take off the of the doctors and nurses to cheer up full body protective gear. At night not only the patients, but staff as well. they would go through a rigorous As we struggle in our own country disinfecting ritual and go to an with containing this disease and approved hotel for frontline workers and they were not allowed interaction finally being able to step back into the proverbial sunlight at the end outside their room. of all of this, “76 Days” should be I imagine this was an extremely essential viewing. In an area where difficult time, both physically and this disease originated, new cases emotionally, for these filmmakers. however, it pales in comparison to the in Wuhan have bottomed out; the lockdown order was lifted many exhaustion and horror the frontline months ago and tens of millions workers and the patients (and their have already been vaccinated. I can families) were experiencing. debate the policy and human rights The first reaction I had to this issues of China until the cows come film, which starts off with a woman home, but the government (mostly) experiencing the death of her father acted in accordance to the war it and not being able to see him for the last time because of the contagious was fighting. Regardless of which nature of COVID-19, was anger. This side of the political spectrum you fall is a disease that, when unchecked, can on, freedom comes with the price of wreak havoc on millions. Regardless responsibility in times like these. As I of your feelings about the Chinese see other countries starting to return government or its less than stellar to normal I get angry. Maybe this film record on human rights, once the will shine a spotlight on reality for disease got out of hand officials were some viewers. quick to lock down major cities. It Or as Paul Harvey was fond of was impossible not to experience a saying: “Self-government does not bit of anger at our failure to learn work without self-discipline.” anything from their devastation Joshua B. Porter is a writer/director/ early on in the pandemic, as we were producer. His most recent project, afforded the ability to prepare and the music video “When You Know” learn from the mistakes of other by the band Sunny State, can now countries, being one of the last be streamed on Youtube. He can continents to get hit with COVID-19. be reached at @joshuabporter or I also experienced a good amount joshuabporter@mtdemocrat.net.

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Administrative Assistant Malinda Schroeder, RN Peggy Rutherford and Pregnancy Counseling Services Executive Director Dee Bell, left to right, stand inside PCS’s baby boutique. The trio and a team of volunteers help men and women who have children or are expecting. Recently the organization based in Placerville hosted a diaper drive. Over the course of three hours, 8,922 diapers were donated along with baby items for the boutique.

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ACRAMENTO — Amid a continuing pandemic and while doors remained closed until further notice, the Sacramento History Museum at the Old Sacramento Waterfront has become a sensation on TikTok. The museum currently ranks as the second highest followed museum on the popular social media platform. As a highlight, the museum hit an amazing milestone Jan. 30 — a whopping 500,000 followers. And as of Feb. 3 the museum had more than 535,000 followers on TikTok with numbers continuing to climb daily.

The Sacramento History Museum only recently began engaging on TikTok and posted what turned out to be a wildly popular video on Dec. 23, 2020, of 82-year-old volunteer docent (and Land Park resident) Howard Hatch working away in the museum’s print shop. That single video has had nearly 15 million views to date and the number of views continues to increase rapidly. In fact, in the last week alone the video had 3.7 million views. The museum went from having

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The Sacramento History Museum has made its mark on TikTok, recently earning hundreds of thousands of followers.

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alongside archival captures of Alexei Ratmansky’s “Symphony #9” and Yuri Possokhov’s “Swimmer.”

Ratmansky’s “Symphony #9” from “Shostakovich Trilogy,” co-commissioned by SF Ballet, premiered in 2012 at American Ballet Theatre and is set to Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 9 in E-flat major, opus 70.” Drawing on ideas and themes from Shostakovich’s life, “Symphony #9” features two leading couples and a soloist man who suggests the character of the Soviet composer. The ballet includes scenic designs by George Tsypin and costume designs by Keso Dekker.

Program 03 closes with SF Ballet’s Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov’s “Swimmer,” a smash hit at its premiere in 2015. “Swimmer” is set to music by SF Ballet Orchestra double bassist Shinji Eshima, who incorporates recorded songs by Tom Waits and others into his score.

Inspired by John Cheever’s short story of the same name from 1964, “Swimmer,” includes animated projections by Kate Duhamel, costumes by Mark Zappone and scenic design by Alexander V. Nichols.

Tickets and packages may be purchased online at sfballet.org. For more information call (415) 8652000, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 8 p.m.

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that Morris has created for SF Ballet.

Danielle Rowe’s “Wooden Dimes” premieres on Program 03 (March 4-24). Filmed at the War Memorial Opera House, “Wooden Dimes” is Rowe’s first ballet created for SF Ballet’s repertory season.

“My appreciation for the art of filmmaking has developed tremendously throughout the creation of ‘Wooden Dimes,’” said Rowe, who also directs the film. “I adore the necessity and value given to details, the ability to transform a moment and play in post-production and the attention and forward thinking required to piece a story together cohesively.”

The ballet’s rehearsal process involved director of photography Heath Orchard working both in person and remotely over Zoom and remote collaboration with costume designer Emma Kingsbury, lighting designers Jim French and Matthew Stouppe and composer James M. Stephenson, who has created an original score for the ballet. The ballet’s title alludes to the American idiom, “Don’t take wooden nickels,” a warning to protect oneself from swindling and manipulation. Set in the roaring ’20s with art deco stylings, “Wooden Dimes” follows two characters, Betty and Robert Fine, whose love becomes jeopardized as Betty soars to stardom.

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History Alliance. “Of course, becoming a TikTok sensation is a bit inexplicable and wasn’t something we planned or expected. With that said, we are enjoying the newfound fame and are absolutely thrilled to introduce the museum to a worldwide audience in a fun and exciting new way.”

With plenty of virtual activations available on an ongoing basis, the community is encouraged to follow the Sacramento History Museum on TikTok (@SacHistoryMuseum) and engage on other social media platforms as well.

The Sacramento History Museum is supported by the Sacramento History Alliance, a nonprofit organization that also manages the Sacramento Visitors Center, Old Sacramento Underground Tours, Gold Fever! Games, Anytime Tours and Living History Programs and works collaboratively with the city of Sacramento to support the Center for Sacramento History.

For more information about the Sacramento History Museum and Sacramento History Alliance visit sachistorymuseum.org.

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This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 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) 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 8582 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0019 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: 2018A0000343 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: March 20, 2018 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: DMAXSTORE Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 6693 Merchandise Way, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): Duramax Store, INC, 204 West Spear St. #3526, Carson City, NV 89703 This business was conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: Nevada Signature of Registrant: /s/ Michael Durand Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  MICHAEL DURAND, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/07/2021.

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) 8583 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT RESERVOIR A (SLY PARK WATER TREATMENT PLANT) PLC REPLACEMENT PROJECT NUMBER 19033.01 RFQ21-01 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed APPLICATIONS will be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 12, 2021, local time, through mail service only at the El Dorado Irrigation District, 2890 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 for the Reservoir A (Sly Park Water Treatment Plant) PLC Replacement project, Project No. 19033.01 (“Project”).

Only pre-qualified firms will be eligible to bid on the Project.

A California Classification A or C-10 contractor’s license is required. The anticipated work of the Project generally consists of installing networking equipment and cabling, modifying existing PLCs, installing new PLCs, PLC programming, and SCADA programming at the Reservoir A/Sly Park Water Treatment Plant. The project is located near Jenkinson Lake in Pollock Pines, California. The estimated construction cost is $600,000. The estimated date of construction is November 2021 through April, 2022.

PUBLIC WORKS LAWS. The project is a public works project subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). To be qualified for this project, a contractor must be registered with the DIR. In addition, pursuant to prevailing wage laws, copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file at the District’s principal office and are available on request.

Interested firms may obtain a copy of the Request for Pre-Qualification (RFQ) from the District’s website at www.eid.org/contracts. Note that the reference procedure requires the reference information be sent directly by the reference to EID by the above date.

Questions regarding this project should be directed to the Project Manager by emailing Ms. Liz Carrington at lcarrington@eid.org, or by calling 530-642-4077.

Dated this 22nd day of January, 2021 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT /s/ Elizabeth Dawson Elizabeth Dawson, P.E., Engineering Manager 8584 1/22, 1/29, 2/5 SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) CASE NO. PFL 20200286 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): Callie Rose O’Neal You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page.

Petitioner’s name is: Richard Samuel O’Neal You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders.

They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

The name and address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT EL DORADO COUNTY FAMILY LAW DIVISION 495 Main Street Placerville, CA 95667 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, is: Richard Samuel O’Neal 4520 Hemmingway Ct Cameron Park, CA P: (765) 367-6577 DATE: April 27, 2020 by /s/ C. Ruelas, Deputy 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0074

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHOWTIME AWARDS, located at 5660 S. Shingle Road, PO Box 941, Shingle Springs, CA 95682/Mailing Address: PO Box 941, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): LuAnn Perez, 5660 S. Shingle Road, Shingle Springs, 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: 3/17/2005 Signature of Registrant: /s/ LuAnn Perez LUANN PEREZ 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 01/06/2021.

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) 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 8586

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OAK LANE CONSTRUCTION, located at 4000 Bellwood Drive, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): William R Taylor, 4000 Bellwood Drive, 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: 11/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ William Taylor WILLIAM TAYLOR, 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 01/19/2021.

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) 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 8590

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0077 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE LINFIELD SEA COMPANY, located at 1500 Clear Creek Court, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Peter S Stoll, 1500 Clear Creek 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/ Peter S Stoll PETER S STOLL 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 01/19/2021.

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) 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 8588 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0051 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EMERALD FLORAL CO., located at 1730 Saint Garth Way, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Jillian Kay Pavik, 1730 Saint Garth Way, Shingle Springs, 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jillian Kay Pavik JILLIAN KAY PAVIK 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 01/13/2021.

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) 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 8589

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0072 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SEARCH & SERVE, located at 4821 Screech Owl Creek Rd, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Drew E Gold, 4821 Screech Owl Creek Rd, 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: 01/18/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Drew E Gold DREW E GOLD, 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 01/19/2021.

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) 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 8591 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0071 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: FB2013-0395 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 03/27/2013 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: SEARCH & SERVE Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 4261 Marble Mountain Rd, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): Jeremy A Gold, 4261 Marble Mountain Rd, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business was conducted by an Individual.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jeremy Gold JEREMY GOLD, 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 01/19/2021.

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) 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 8592 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0078 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUSANNAH GILL PHOTOGRAPHY, located at 3221 Woedee Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Susannah M Dambmann, 3221 Woedee 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: 01/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Susannah Dambmann SUSANNAH DAMBMANN 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 01/19/2021.

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) 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 8593 SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (NÚMERO DEL CASO): SCL20200065 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JENNIFER BUCKLEY AND DOES 1 TO 10YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY NOTICE! You have been sued.

The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000

ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 1354 Johnson Blvd. Suite 2, So. Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Joseph M. Pleasant, Esq., Bar #179571, 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842-5850 (File No. 286470) DATE (Fecha): 06/11/2020 Clerk (Secretario), by J. Hernandez, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant.

1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19/21 CNS-3434331# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 8610 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0114 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAILEY’S HANDMADE BATH CO, located at 5301 Old Timer Lane, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Hailey M Glatz, 5301 Old Timer Lane, 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: 01/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Hailey Glatz HAILEY GLATZ, 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 01/26/2021.

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) 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 8612 T.S. NO. 077616-CA APN: 110-163-07-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 3/22/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 2/18/2021 at 1:00 PM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 3/30/2005 as Instrument No. 20050025226-00 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of El Dorado County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: JOSEPH F. CUNNINGHAM, JR. AND KATHY J. CUNNINGHAM, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE EL DORADO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE, PLACERVILLE MAIN STREET BRANCH, 495 MAIN STREET, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOT 97, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF THE SUMMIT UNIT NO. 1, RECORDED MARCH 17, 1988, IN BOOK G OF MAPS, PAGE 91, EL DORADO COUNTY RECORDS. EXCEPTING THEREFROM, FIFTY PERCENT (50%) OF ALL MINERALS, OIL, GAS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES BELOW A DEPTH OF 100 FEET UNDER THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROPERTY WITHOUT RIGHT OF SURFACE ENTRY, AS RESERVED

BY JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, A MASSACHUSETTS CORPORATION,

BY DEED RECORDED APRIL 19, 1985, IN BOOK 2422, OF OFFICIAL RECORDS, AT PAGE 620. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1350 PROMONTORY POINT DRIVE, EL DORADO HILLS, CALIFORNIA 95762 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated

costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $661,041.07 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 280-2832 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.AUCTION.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 077616-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code.

If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 077616-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale.

Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (800) 280-2832 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 1/29, 2/5, 2/12 8613 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0035 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CUSTOM TRAILER HITCH COVERS USA, located at 1322 Camden Place, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 2201 Francisco Drive, Suite #140-634, El Dorado Hills, California 95762 Registered owner(s): Kevin William Delabahan, 1322 Camden Place, 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: 01/07/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kevin William Delabahan KEVIN WILLIAM DELABAHAN, 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 01/11/2021.

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) 8615 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1090 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. LOLA MONROE BOUTIQUE, 2. SEW SO GOOD WHOLESALE, 3. PEY PEY KIDS, located at 5068 Padova Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Sweet P Enterprises Inc, 5068 Padova Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ashley Willard ASHLEY WILLARD, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/01/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8616 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0103 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WOW WOW HAWAIIAN LEMONADE, EL DORADO HILLS, located at 3373 Bass Lake Road, Suite 100, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Chang Bang, LLC, 3373 Bass Lake Road, Suite 100, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 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: 07/22/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Adrienn Chang ADRIENN CHANG, MANAGING MEMBER 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 01/25/2021.

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) 8617 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0102 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A CUT ABOVE CONSTRUCTION, located at 5060 Two Pine Court, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Jay Meezan, 5060 Two Pine Court, Shingle Springs, 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: 01/01/2013 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jay Meezan JAY MEEZAN, 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 01/25/2021.

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) 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 8618 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0098 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRIPLE T FARM, located at 3220 Paladin Drive, Garden Valley, CA 95633 Registered owner(s): 1. David W Trigeiro, 3220 Paladin Drive, Garden Valley, CA 95633, 2.

Margaret J Trigeiro, 3220 Paladin Drive, Garden Valley, CA 95633 This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ David Trigeiro DAVID TRIGEIRO 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 01/25/2021.

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) 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 8619 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0032 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FREDERICK MAX GROUP, located at 9023 Longford Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Diana Frederick, 9023 Longford Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 20, 2004 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Diana Frederick DIANA FREDERICK 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) 1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 8620 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE EL DORADO COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGARDING CHANGES TO FEE SCHEDULE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 66016) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code, the El Dorado County Fire Protection District will hold a public hearing to consider a proposed User Fees Justification Study and proposed changes to the El Dorado County Fire Protection District Fee Schedule during its regular meeting on Thursday, February 18, 2021.

The public hearing will take place at the City of Placerville Town Hall located at 549 Main St. Placerville, CA 95667, at 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible. The agenda and Zoom Meeting dial in number will be available on our website – www.eldoradocountyfire.com. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, in person attendance is not permissible.

Copies of the staff report and associated resolution and ordinance regarding the proposed User Fees Justification Study and proposed changes to the El Dorado County Fire Protection District Fee Schedule will be available for review prior to the public hearing at the office of the El Dorado County Fire Protection District Station 21 located at 4040 Carson Road, Camino, CA 95709.

PLEASE TAKE SPECIAL NOTICE that any person, entity or group who later challenges in court any action taken by the El Dorado County Fire Protection District in connection with these matters may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered at or prior to the public hearing to the address set forth herein and directed to the attention of the El Dorado County Fire Protection District Board

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of Directors. All interested persons are advised and invited to inform themselves regarding these matters, and to attend and to present their views, either orally or in writing, to the El Dorado County Fire Protection District Board of Directors before or at the public hearing above-identified time and place. Further information can be obtained through the Office of the Fire Chief for the El Dorado County Fire Protection District, 4040 Carson Road, Camino, California 95709; telephone (530) 644-9630.

Dated: January 27, 2021 2/1, 2/5 8624 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0132 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KASHCALF, located at 3210 Bentley Dr., Rescue, CA 95672 Registered owner(s): SO U.S.A. LLC, 3210 Bentley Dr., Rescue, CA 95672 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CALIFORNIA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Douglas Sousa DOUGLAS SOUSA, MANAGING MEMBER 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 01/29/2021.

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) 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 8638 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0070 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RED SHOE RESCUE, located at 4100 Cameron Park Dr Suite 109, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): RSR AFFILIATE LLC, 4100 Cameron Park Dr Suite 109, Cameron Park, CA 95682 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: 01/19/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Doug McKee DOUG MCKEE, 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 01/19/2021.

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) 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 8639 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0139 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. GOLDEN LEAVES VINEYARD & WINERY, 2. GOLDEN LEAVES WINERY, located at 3625 Omo Ranch Rd, Somerset, CA 95684/Mailing Address: PO Box 254, Kirkwood, CA 95646 Registered owner(s): 3625 Omo Ranch LLC, 3625 Omo Ranch Rd, Somerset, CA 95684 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Alex E. Henderson ALEX E. HENDERSON, MANAGING MEMBER 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 02/01/2021.

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) 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 8640 T.S. NO. 086824-CA APN: 051-340-054-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 6/16/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 3/11/2021 at 2:30 PM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 6/23/2006 as Instrument No. 20060041973-00 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of El Dorado County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: MAX WILLIAMS, JR. AND BARBARA J. WILLIAMS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT T ENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; Outside the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse located at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: PARCEL 1, AS SHOWN ON THE PARCEL MAP, FILED DECEMBER 16, 1994 IN BOOK 45 OF PARCEL MAPS AT PAGE 23, EL DORADO COUNTY RECORDS. TOGETHER WITH, NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENTS ROAD AND PUBLIC UTILITY PURPOSES UPON THOSE PORTIONS OF PARCELS, 1, 2 AND 4 AS ARE DESIGNATED FOR SAID PURPOSES ON SAID PARCEL MAP. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3256 GERLE AVE, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $375,647.67 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 086824-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code.

If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid

placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 086824-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale.

Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 2/5, 2/12, 2/19 8641 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0064 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BRENDAS PIANO STUDIO, located at 2393 Highland Hills Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Bin F Schwarz, 2393 Highland Hills 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: 06/01/2011 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Bin F Schwarz BIN F SCHWARZ 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 01/14/2021.

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) 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 8642 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0143 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BEAR TREE AUTO, located at 3025 Alhambra Drive, Suite 145, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Bear Tree LLC, 3025 Alhambra Drive, Suite 145, Cameron Park, CA 95682 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/ Derek Sullivan DEREK SULLIVAN, OFFICER 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 02/02/2021.

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) 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 8643 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0144 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COOL CATIOS, located at 4012 Leos Ln, Carmichael, CA 95608 Registered owner(s): William Tracy, 4012 Leos Ln, Carmichael, CA 95608 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 2/2/21 Signature of Registrant: /s/ William Tracy WILLIAM TRACY 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 02/02/2021.

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) 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 8644 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the California SelfService Storage Facility Act, (B&P Code 21700 et.seq.), the undersigned will sell at public Lien Sale at the On-Line Auction site www.SelfStorageAuction.com for the following location. The On-Line Auction will end at date/time shown below. The auction will consist of personal property including, but not limited to: furniture, boxes, clothing, business items, toys, tools and/ or other household items, unless otherwise noted.

Date: Monday, February 24, 2021 Time: 6:00 P.M. Location: Sentry Storage – Shingle Springs 4041 Wild Chaparral Drive Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Unit(s) for Auction: Rodney Long, Alesia Gameson, Jonathan Daley, Toni Frye, Daniel English, Kim Willard, Robert Niles, Phillip B Thomson All sales are subject to prior cancellation. Owner reserves the right to bid. Terms, rules and regulations are available On-Line.

Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid or pull property from sale.

Publish on Friday, February 5, 2021 and Friday, February 12, 2021 2/5, 2/12 8645 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) TO BE ISSUED FEBRUARY 5, 2021 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Dorado County Office of Education (EDCOE) of El Dorado County, California, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the District will receive up to, but not later than 4:00 p.m. March 5, 2021; bids for the award of E-Rate contracts for the following: E-RATE YEAR 24 (2021-2022) Network Wireless Access Points RFP NO. 2021-01; 470 NO. 210018107 RFP available to the public: Friday, February 5, 2021 Request for Information deadline: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 4:00pm (Made in writing via email to: Sarah Cason scason@edcoe.org) RFP Submission Deadline: Friday, March 5, 2021 4:00pm Submissions received after deadline will not be considered.

All RFPs must be submitted via email to: Sarah Cason “scason@edcoe. org” RFP documents and all addendum(s), questions and answers will be posted on the E-Rate EPC website at https://portal.usac.org/suite/ EDCOE reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive informality in any proposals received.

Vendor must participate in the E-Rate Program and must provide a Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) and Federal Registration Number (FCC-FRN) with the proposal.

2/5, 2/12 8646 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0027 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HERMOSA HOUSE, located at 2890 Hermosa Court, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Randi L. Knott, 2890 Hermosa Court, 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: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Randi L. Knott RANDI L. KNOTT 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) 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 8647

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Enter the ‘Wild and Wacky World of Mike’ this Saturday Allen Schmeltz Sutter Street Theatre

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s a part of the Saturday, Feb. 6, Historic District Art Hop, Sutter Street Theatre is hosting a special event.

“The Wild and Wacky World of Mike” an art show and reception highlighting artist Mike Jimena.

The works on display will include landscapes, seascapes, country scenes, abstract and surrealistic pieces in oil on canvas, charcoal and ink portraits and nudes, 3D works and of course Jimena’s hot rod cartoon prints — where it all started (based on his original influence of Ed “Big Daddy“ Roth). The show features over 50 years of work. Many of Jimena’s pieces have received awards and have been displayed in regional and national art shows. Some have been in private collections and have not been displayed publicly for several years. A limited number of pieces will be available for purchase.

Jimena’s local public art pieces include the “Granny Goose Stage” (Fairytale Town) and “The Giving Trees” in

“Sister Golden Hair”

by Mike Jimena

“Street Freak Breakout” by Mike Jimena both the Folsom Library and the Maidu Indian Museum.

Those who have attended a performance at Sutter Street Theatre have seen Jimena’s theater art in the sets and lighting designs. Jimena and his his Mikon Crew have also designed and constructed many of the award-winning County Exhibits at the

California State Fair.

The Sutter Street Theatre Boutique will also be open with vintage and costume jewelry and theatre memorabilia available for a donation. Sutter Street Theatre is located at 717 Sutter St. in Folsom. For information call (916) 3531001.

“Abstract in Five Movements”

by Mike Jimena

“Smaug” by Mike Jimena

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