I N E L D O R A D O H I L L S ■ FEBRUARY 9, 2022
LAID TO REST
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Elk Grove Police Department motor officer and Cameron Park resident Ty Lenehan’s flag draped casket, above left, is surrounded by family, friends and colleagues in a memorial service at Bayside Church Adventure Campus in Roseville Feb. 1. He joined the police department in 2016.
Officer Lenehan remembered as man of faith, honor Eric Jaramishian Staff writer “Greater love has no one than this: To lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” — John 15:13 old Country Baptist Church Pastor Cliff Peppers recited these words honoring the life of fallen Elk Grove motor officer Ty Lenehan. “It happens too often when an officer is called on to give his or her all in a line of duty,” Peppers said. Ty Lenehan’s family, friends and colleagues paid tribute to the fallen officer at a public funeral Feb. 1 at Bayside Church Adventure Campus in Roseville and on Feb. 2 at Gold Country Baptist Church in Shingle Springs. Lenehan, 44, a Cameron Park resident, father and husband, was killed after being struck by a wrong-way driver on Highway 99 while riding a motorcycle on his way to work Jan. 21.
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Pastors Phil Layton, Corey Millican and Peppers were the opening speakers at his memorial service at the Shingle Springs church, sharing memories of Lenehan and his journey as a Christian. “Ty was a good law enforcement officer, a good partner and an outstanding motor officer — one who could be trusted to have the back of the men and women with whom he served in the Elk Grove Police Department and his community around him,” Peppers said. “More importantly, Ty was a man committed to his faith in Jesus Christ.” The pastors described him as committed to his community, compassionate and unfailing in his faith. Lenehan was part of the church’s security team, a greeter and would reach out to people to spread the word of Christ in downtown Placerville. “Ty wanted to see his life conform to the image of Christ so he can be the kind of husband that Christ wanted to be, the father that his children needed,
EDH Community Services District shares celebration with special resident Sel Richard Staff writer
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ongtime resident Erma Schmer turned 90 years old last month, sharing a special milestone with the El Dorado Hills Community Services District. Erma moved to El Dorado Hills the very year the EDHCSD was established, prompting EDHCSD General Manager Kevin Loewen and former General Manager Wayne Lowery to pay Erma a birthday visit. “When we heard that she was a resident from 1962, it just made sense to go and say happy birthday to an El Dorado
the kind of police officer his community needed and the kind of gospel witness that our world needed,” Millican said. “If Ty were standing here, these are the kinds of things he would tell you.” Lenehan’s siblings — Gerry Lenehan, Kyle Lenehan and Melanie Clarke — described him as a “bubbly” child growing up and shared childhood memories of camping, biking, inside jokes and Ty’s carefree nature. “We can see that he touched your lives like he touched ours,” Kyle said to mourners gathered last Wednesday. “It’s really cool to see that impact that he has had on ours. “He’s just a good person,” he added. “I think he spent his entire life sending goodness out into the world. At his core, he wanted to make people happy.” Gerry shared a story about riding bikes with his brother until they got lost and would have to find their way home.
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EDHCSD Clerk of the Board Brittany DiTonno, EDHCSD General Manager Kevin Loewen and former EDHCSD General Manager Wayne Lowery, back row left to right, are joined by Erma Schmer’s oldest daughter Terry Schmer and friend and former co-worker Cynthia Lowery holding grandson Henry, front left to right, during a special visit to Erma.
The deadline for eligible homeowners to apply for California’s Property Tax Postponement Program is Feb. 10. New this year is that homeowners affected by wildfire have been granted an extension to file until May 11, according to K. E. Coleman, El Dorado County’s treasurer-tax collector. Coleman advises homeowners to not delay in submitting an application for the program. “This program is very popular and funding is limited,” states Coleman in a news release. Applications are processed in the order received. The Property Tax Postponement Program, administered by the state Controller’s Office, allows eligible homeowners to postpone payment of property taxes on their primary residence. To be eligible homeowners must: • Be at least 62, or blind or have a disability • Own and occupy the home • Have a total household income of $45,810 or less • Have at least 40% equity in the home ■
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