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Camino School District on path to ‘renewal’ Odin Rasco Staff writer

A series of resignations from top administrative and board positions at the Camino Union Elementary School District has led to the temporary intervention of the El Dorado County Office of Education as all parties work to ease the school back into stable selfgovernance.

The school’s board of trustees saw significant attrition over the past year, dwindling to a single member by the end of January. Maggie Bush stepped down prior to the start

of the 2023-24 school year; Board President and longtime board member Judy Morris announced her resignation in November; the following month, Bush’s replacement Mary Zaun announced she would be leaving the board for health reasons. After winter break closed, Bob Van Gilder and Bill Snodgrass both tendered their own resignations midway through January, leaving Pat Kernan as the sole remaining elected board member.

After Van Gilder and Snodgrass stepped away from the roles, Camino’s board

“We want to bring a sense of stability to the school and an idea of the renewal that is coming so CUSD can fully refocus on the children and the community.”

was no longer able to reach quorum; in cases where a county school board encounters such a situation, the county Board of Education is called on to appoint temporary members until vacancies can be filled.

EDCOE Board President Adam Clark named himself and Area 3 Trustee Charlie Downs as the temporary fill-ins for the CUSD board Jan. 26, explaining they both had close ties to the school community.

“Charlie is a natural fit,” Clark states in the memorandum appointing himself and Downs as temporary Camino board members. “He is the trustee

— Ed Manansala, El Dorado County superintendent of schools for Area 3, which includes Camino, and his children previously attended Camino School. I also have deep ties to Camino. I was raised on Carson Road three doors down from the mill. I attended K-8th grade at Camino School and have always thought of it as ‘my school.’”

During the same special board meeting Van Gilder

announced his resignation, then-Superintendent/Principal for Camino School Bret Nelson entered into an agreement with the board regarding the mutual termination of his contract.

Nelson’s half-year term at the school had been a tempestuous time, with some parents and staff calling for his resignation ■ See CAMINO SCHOOL, page A7

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Authorities block off Roger Avenue in South Lake Tahoe Monday as they investigate four deaths.

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El Dorado County District 2 Supervisor candidates Chris Cockrell, Kevin McCarty and incumbent George Turnboo, from left, take questions during a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of El Dorado County at the Cameron Park Community Center Feb. 8.

4 found dead District 2 candidates quizzed in Tahoe home

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El Dorado County District 2 Supervisor George Turnboo is looking to keep his seat this election cycle and is challenged by Chris Cockrell and Kevin McCarty leading up to the March primary election.

During a supervisor candidate forum hosted by the El Dorado chapter

of the League of Women Voters at the Cameron Park Community Center Thursday, District 2 residents were given the chance to hear candidates address issues concerning affordable housing, veteran care, land use, the General Plan, homelessness and more.

Cockrell, an owner of Sam’s Town Cyclery in Shingle Springs, is a Cameron Park resident and a military veteran.

In his opening remarks he said he wants to represent the people of his district as a community member.

“Myself and others see that we need some things done in our county that have not been done,” Cockrell said, addressing the crowd during the forum. “You folks have been at this for a long time and haven’t seen the change that you want and that’s why you’re here.

I can’t be more sincere when I say I want an opportunity to represent

each and everyone of you.”

McCarty, who has resided in Placerville since 2018, owns property in Somerset and is in the process of building a house and establishing a fruit and vegetable farm. He works in business compliance with a background in project management, land use, regulatory compliance and government affairs. In the process of seeking out permits, he found that simple projects are hard to get done in the county, something he seeks to take on as a supervisor.

“I feel that there is an opportunity for me to help this county to go in and fix the issues that we have so that we can resolve our housing crisis at a grassroots level by letting individual home and landowners engage their land and build so that we can actually have affordable housing units in this county without

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Three men and a woman were found dead Monday morning at a residence in South Lake Tahoe, according to South Lake Tahoe Police Department Sgt. Nicholas Carlquist.

Investigators with the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office responding to the Roger Avenue home suspect the four may have been killed by a drug overdose.

CPR was being administered when officials arrived on scene. The victims, between the ages of 30-40 years old, were pronounced dead at the scene; their identities have not been released pending notification of next of kin.

Two other people were reportedly in the house cooperating with the investigation.

“We’re in the middle of an active investigation,” SLTPD Lt. Jeff Roberson said. “About 9 a.m. we responded to a call for unresponsive persons, CPR was in progress. After arrival two subjects were pronounced deceased and life saving measures were being performed on the other two subjects.

“When you buy street level narcotic you never know what you’re getting,” Roberson added.

“Right now we don’t know what the cause of death is. If it was a substance-related issue, we’re working out the details as to what it actually was.

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Turnboo is the incumbent looking to keep his seat for another four years. An eighthgeneration resident of El Dorado County and former owner of George’s Pit Stop in El Dorado, he is hoping he can be instrumental in helping residents maintain the rural lifestyle. His has been an advocate for the residents of Grizzly Flat, who still struggle after the 2021 Caldor Fire burned nearly all of their community.

“I love the people that are here and around the county and I care about their concerns,” Turnboo said. “I have been fighting for all issues going on especially when it comes to Grizzly Flat, Cameron Park and El Dorado Hills.

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Donald Davis

July 4,1927 – Jan. 28, 2024

Donald Woodbury Davis was born in Jamestown, North Dakota. He was a WWII Veteran; serving as a Signalman in the Navy. After being honorably discharged; he married Hattie Mae Walker in 1948. As a civilian he continued working with the Navy; as a photo lithographer at the China Lake Naval Base. Later he transferred to Point Magu Naval Air Station. After he retired; he and Hattie moved to El Dorado; and then later to Placerville. They had five children; and was preceded in death by Hattie, and daughter Joan.

He has a daughter Susan and son in law Jim, and sons Kyle & Mike and daughter in law Suzanne, and daughter Eileen. He has seven grandchildren, and twenty two great grandchildren.

Mary Oragene Johnson June 7, 1926 – Feb. 2, 2024

Mary was born June 7, 1926 and passed on February 3, 2024 of natural causes. She loved her life in the Sierra Nevada mountains. She spent many happy years in Kyburz and Placerville, CA. She is survived by two sons, Joseph and Tom, 4 grandchildren Andrea, Jennifer, Eric and Cole. She had 5 great-grandchildren, Grayson, Jacob, Nolan, Colton and Matthew. She was also a great-great grandmother. She will be missed everyday by those who loved her. Services will be on February 17th at 1pm at Chapel of the Pines in Placerville, CA.

Joyce Bahnsen

Dec. 17, 1925 – Jan. 28, 2024

Joyce Bahnsen passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at the age of 98. She was surrounded by her family.

Joyce was born in Roseland Community Hospital, Chicago, III, December 17, 1925, daughter of Alfred and Nell (Borst) Duggan, sister of Dorothy Larson and Lois Borgardt.

Graduate of: San Jose State University, San Jose, CA. an MA in Art/Interior Design Graduate of: Santa Clara University, MA in Psychology; Licensed: Marriage Family Counselor; State of California and Licensed Hospital Administrator, State of California.

Seven-year Member of Gold Country Artists Gallery, Placerville, CA., Former member of Placerville Arts Association, Silk Painters International with Published art work in Sunset Magazine of the Wrigley Estate in Chicago, and a more recent publication in “The Fine Art of Painting on Silk” by J. Janet & Diane Tuckmann. A former owner of Art Studio 360, at 360 Main St., Placerville, CA. where she displayed her extensive art in watercolors, oils and painted silk/cotton wearable art.

She is survived by daughters, Robyn and Wendy (Steve) of Placerville, CA and sons, Terry (JoAnna) of Riverbank, CA and Kevin (Marty) of Raleigh, NC; her grandchildren, Holly (Joe), Robert (Norma), Mark (Kristin), Eric (Sarah), Kelly (Jon), and Erik (Stacy); great-grandchildren, Lylah, Mirabelle, Poppy, Clementine, Terry, Remington, Ethan, Christopher, James, Kathryn, Cara, and Rory

Karen DeBerry

Oct. 22, 1948 – Jan. 9, 2024

Karen L. DeBerry (Cameron) 75, of Diamond Springs, passed peacefully on January 9th, 2024, surrounded by her family. Karen was born in Artesia, CA in October of 1948, and preceded in death by her parents Hugh R. and Anna L. Cameron, her brother Robert Pell.

Karen was a resident of El Dorado County for over 65 years, a graduate of El Dorado High School, Class of 66. She had worked as a Beautician for many years. Later in life, she owned a business in Diamond Springs.

Karen was a strong individual, who had dealt with several bouts of cancer throughout her years. She remained strong no matter what the circumstances.

Survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Brian, their sons Randy (Cerita) and Tim (Joel), and her loyal dog Elmo.

Karen was very active and a proud member of the local Rebekah’s Lodge and served as a state officer representing Northern California. With this, she traveled throughout the state. Karen was also a member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, Parlor 12.

She will be remembered with love, smiles, and laughter.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to UC Davis Cancer Center at give.ucdavis. edu.

A Celebration of Life is planned for late May or early June this year because those were her favorite months and season.

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Frederick Morzov

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Fred passed away after a short hospice from complications stemming from a massive and debilitating stroke he suffered in September 2023. He was born and raised in the Molokan community of southern California before moving to the Placerville area in 1977 with his wife Jan to raise their children in the rural and historic community of Diamond Springs. He continued his family’s glazier tradition by purchasing and operating El Dorado Glass in Shingle Springs, CA until 1992 when he was forced to sell the business after being stricken with Guillain-Barre Syndrome.

Though being told first he would not live another six months and then that he would never walk again, Fred persevered and ambled his way through the rest of his life with the assistance of various beautifully handcarved wooden canes. He was an avid band booster at Ponderosa High School, helping with field shows and marching competitions as well as concerts and command performance competitions from 1989-1997.

He supported the local Sierra Symphony, attending concerts, assisting administratively, and serving on the board as community representative. He helped his wife build her fledgling silk business, eventually co-coordinating the crafters each autumn at High Hill Ranch in Camino, CA, where he was dubbed the Craft Czar. After stepping down as craft coordinator in 2014 he spent his retirement aiding his ailing wife and spending time with his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52-years just 7 weeks prior to his passing. He is survived by daughter Laura Morzov of Placerville, CA; daughter Amanda Morzov of Diamond Springs, CA; and 2 grandchildren.

Jan passed away after a brief hospice from respiratory failure due to end-stage lupus. She was born and raised in the Molokan community of southern California before moving to the Placerville area in 1977 with her husband Fred to raise their children in the rural and historic community of Diamond Springs.

She worked at Marshall Hospital for 36 years, first as a unit secretary in the emergency room and then in the staffing department until her retirement in 2016.

Her interests and talents were many and varied: she dabbled her whole life in geology, botany, antiques, doll making, painting, quilting, knitting/crochet, and textile arts. After taking a fabric painting class in 1986 she discovered her life passion: hand-painted silks. She briefly worked the circuit at area craft fairs for a few years until she settled into selling her beautiful scarves, hair accessories, clothing, neckties, checkbook covers and handbags seasonally each autumn at High Hill Ranch in Camino, CA. Working her way up from stall vendor she eventually became craft coordinator with her husband and together they managed all crafters on the Ranch until they stepped down in 2014. She spent her retirement exploring additional artistic pursuits such as pour painting, worked endless puzzles, sold her silk stock off her Etsy storefront, and spent time with her grandchildren. Her husband of 52-years briefly survived her death until his passing 7 weeks later. She is survived by her brother Wayne Planin of Aalborg, Denmark; daughter Laura Morzov of Placerville, CA; daughter Amanda Morzov of Diamond Springs, CA; and 2 grandchildren.

Aug. 5, 1946 – Dec. 1, 2023

Lois Jean (Marden) Dawson

June 26, 1950 – Oct. 12, 2023

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May 16, 1928 – Feb. 7, 2024

Lois Jean (Marden) Dawson passed away February 7, 2024, born and raised in El Dorado County to parents Melven and Elsie (Veerkamp) Marden, proceeded in death by her first husband, Weston Ellis Dawson, son Robert Melven Dawson (Widow Debra Davies Dawson), second husband Albert Aubin, brother Melven Marden (Darlene), sister-in-law Helen (Padilla) Marden, (Husband Bill Marden) Laura Barber (Lois’s niece), daughter of Ann (Marden) Barber.

The birth of her great, great Granddaughter, created 5 generations of family.

Lois loved working in her yard, making homemade ice cream, putting together family holiday gatherings that we all enjoyed.

She was a great Trout fishing lady and during years of reunion camp outs, with her family, she pulled many out of the creeks at Hope, Faith and Charity Valley in Alpine County.

Lois leaves behind the sadness of her children, daughter Nola Jean (Dawson) Rumsey (Husband Nick Rumsey), son Wayne Ellis Dawson (wife Jennifer), Daughter-in-law Deb Dawson (Husband Robert Dawson, deceased), 5 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and a great great Granddaughter.

With respect, to all families suffering, please donate to Alzheimer’s/Dementia research programs.

Service will be held Thursday February 15th, 2024 at 1pm at Green Valley Mortuary. No graveside service.

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Georgette Pilipovich Barton

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Mar. 8, 1950 – Dec. 26, 2023

Georgette Pilipovich Barton died peacefully at home on the night of Dec. 26, 2023 after an intense, three-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born March 8, 1950 in Greensburg, PA, Georgette moved to Rancho Cordova with her mother Thresa, father George and three younger Pilipovich sisters in 1962. George, a master machinist, had been recruited by Aerojet the year before.

He always explained that “a free community college education” for his soon-to-be five daughters provided a significant advantage over Pennsylvania at that time.

As the eldest, Georgette often acted as a second mother to her sisters, boasting she “had taught them everything they knew.”

After high school, she and a friend drifted to L.A. and worked in a factory. She came home a year later looking for a new adventure and married Michael Barton in November 1969 and the couple had sons Joseph and Jamin over the next four years.

The family moved to Outingdale in 1976 when Mike was hired to teach at Pioneer School.

Georgette finished her degree and Secondary Credential at CSU Sacramento and began teaching English at El Dorado High School in September 1979.

She and Mike separated the following year.

She began dating and eventually married her former EDHS colleague and Mountain Democrat staff writer, Chris Daley.

Joe and Jamin welcomed two year-old Aaron Daley into the newly blended Barton-Daley family clan.

More than a dozen years of “every other week” of shared custody worked surprisingly well.

Fortunately, Mike and Aaron’s mother Florence Duchardt, were also teachers and all worked fairly compatible schedules for many years.

Georgette resigned from teaching in 1985 to become a partner in Sierra Music Center. Five years later, she left Sierra Music and opened Step Up, a dance and exercise wear store.

She had always loved dance and had continued her earlier ballet training at Carol Fisher’s Academy of Ballet studio after moving to EDC. She remained close friends with many women and a few men she met through dance.

And after a half-dozen more years behind a retail counter in Placerville, Cameron Park and El Dorado hills, it was time for another change.

She closed Step Up, and signed on with the Mountain Democrat to Manage its Classified Advertising department. Reprising her six-year theme, she gave notice and moved on from the paper.

A day or two later, a district superintendent called and offered her the dance teacher position at Union Mine High School.

Retiring in 2015, Georgette would later confess that teaching dance and performing arts for 10 years was the professional career she had been looking for her entire adult life. Throughout countless in-class and “standing room only” public productions, she was the leader, creator, often choreographer, frequent costume mistress and seamstress. As the architect, she drew high praise but of course she credited and coaxed those outstanding and memorable performances out of her beloved students.

Georgette was preceded in death by her son Joe, sisters Patrice and Lisa, proud and loving parents Thresa and George. She is survived by Chris, son Jamin, stepson Aaron, sisters Michele Strouth and Jeanine D’Anneo, nephew Nick D’Anneo, grandsons Thomas and Charlie Daley.

Georgette (Gigi to her immediate family) is and will be greatly missed but with a timeless remembrance by those who knew and loved her: friends, colleagues, fellow theater folk, students and her loving family. We remember Gigi as sometimes stubborn, but soft hearted, who cried on any sad cue and was always up for a little goofy fun. Never a mincer of words, she was the best ally to have on your side. She loved travel and treasured the simple joys life offered her every day.

Georgette was well known in local, community theater circles, especially for her on-stage work with Theatre El Dorado, now Imagination Theater. Beginning in 1981, she played lead roles in ”Mame,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Canterbury Tales,” “Gaslight,” the “Alice” ensemble musicals, “Anything Goes,” two productions of “Quilters,” “The Gift of Words” and a number of other shows.

She won the regional theater Elly Award for her portrayal of Sally Bowles in TED’s production of “Cabaret” in 1993.

Georgette was once asked what would be the worst thing that could happen to her on stage.

Without a moment’s hesitation she replied, “falling down and farting.”

Some years later, while playing the part of young Cyrus in the first TED version of “Quilters,” she had to run and slide on the floor in one scene.

She ran, but instead of sliding gracefully, she “fell down and farted.” Like a pro, she got up and carried on as though that was how the scene was scripted. The audience loved it. And it became one of her students’ favorite lessons. Ever after that, she kept a plaque on her wall, “When you trip in life, make it part of your dance.”

We will celebrate Georgette’s and Gigi’s life at a special gathering for all her family, friends and fans, tentatively scheduled for a weekend in March.

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Demolition began last week of the building on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park that in July 2020 last held a Sizzler restaurant.

Crews with Gray Construction on Thursday went to work on tear-down and by Monday were hauling the debris offsite, making way for chain coffee company Dutch Bros.

According to information submitted by applicant and real estate development firm Cole Valley Partners, the Dutch Bros. will consist of a 950-square-foot coffee house and drive through, as well as walk-up service. The patio area is planned to be larger than a standard Dutch Bros. patio after members of the Cameron Park community specifically requested more pedestrian/walk-up facilities. Management of the Oregon-based Dutch Bros., which also brought a location to Placerville in May 2023, did not respond by press time to a request for a projected date of opening.

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CRIME LOG

The following information was taken from El Dorado County sheriff ’s reports:

Lago Vista Drive in El Dorado Hills.

Feb. 1

5:10 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 37-year-old man suspected of vandalism on Forni Road in Placerville.

He was listed in custody in lieu of $25,000 bail.

9:24 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 20-year-old man suspected of carrying a concealed dagger and obstruction on Coach Lane in Cameron Park. He was listed in custody in lieu of $13,000 bail.

2:22 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Omo Ranch Road in Somerset.

6:42 p.m. Battery was reported at a

mobile home park on Forebay Road in Pollock Pines.

7:01 p.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 40-year-old woman suspected of DUI and child abuse on Green Valley Road (town not listed). She was released on $15,000 bail.

7:56 p.m. Deputies booked into jail

a 44-year-old man suspected of probation violations on Fair Lane in Placerville. He was listed in custody.

8:35 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 39-year-old man suspected of possession of a controlled substance and illegal drug paraphernalia on Broadway in Placerville. He was listed ■ See CRIME LOG, page A7

11:10 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 47-year-old woman suspected of grand theft on Ponderosa Road in Shingle Springs. She was later released.

2:43 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 36-year-old man suspected of being under the influence of a controlled substance on Rock Barn Road in Shingle Springs. He was later released.

3:50 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 42-year-old man suspected of being under the influence of a controlled substance on Rock Barn Road in Shingle Springs. He was later released.

6:12 p.m. A person allegedly drunk in public was reported at a gas station on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park.

11:54 p.m. A person allegedly drunk in public was reported on Marilyn Drive in Pollock Pines.

Feb. 2 3:47 a.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 43-year-old man suspected of DUI on Highway 50 near El Dorado Hills Boulevard. He was released on $10,000 bail.

11:57 a.m. Vandalism was reported on Palmer Drive in Cameron Park.

3:14 p.m. Petty theft was reported at a store on Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills.

3:19 p.m. Illegal entry was reported on Bradley Drive in Placerville.

9:52 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 56-year-old man suspected of possession of illegal drug paraphernalia, failing to register as a sex offender, obstruction and illegal entry into the United States on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.

He was listed in custody in lieu of $303,000 bail.

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1:23 a.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 26-year-old man suspected of DUI and possession of metal knuckles on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park. He was released on $5,000 bail.

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7:41 a.m. Vehicle burglary was reported on Ridgeview Drive in El Dorado Hills.

9:07 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 41-year-old man suspected of operating. Vehicle with out the required interlock devise and a probation violation on Highway 50 at Red Hawk Parkway in Placerville. He was listed in custody in lieu of $25,500 bail 10:17 a.m. Vandalism was reported on

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Richard B. Esposito Publisher

Noel Stack Managing Editor

Krysten Kellum Editor

California Matters

Will leaders nurture or strangle state’s economic golden goose?

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uring California’s 174 years of statehood, it has undergone periodic and often dramatic changes of economic personality.

Its admission to the union in 1850 was largely driven by the Gold Rush, which temporarily supplanted DAN WALTERS the agriculture and cattle ranching that had been economic mainstays.

When the Gold Rush cooled in the late 19th century, farming and ranching resumed their central roles. It’s hard to believe now, but Los Angeles County was the nation’s most agriculturally productive county in the first decades of the 20th century.

The state’s northern reaches developed a major timber industry and oddly oil was first discovered in 1865 amid Humboldt County’s dense forests, a historical fact perpetuated in the name of a tiny hamlet, California’s economic Petrolia. personality has However, Southern California saw a much undergone several larger oil boom in dramatic changes the final years of the over its 174-year century and California quickly became history. How will the nation’s biggest state leaders address petroleum producer. the economy’s Simultaneously, the movie industry underlying problems blossomed in Southern and prepare for its California, thanks to uncertain future? its scenic settings and sunny weather and the desires of early movie moguls to escape from the East Coast’s intolerant attitudes and legal disputes.

California’s economy, still largely rooted in extracting resources from the earth, underwent a major change when the nation became embroiled in World War II. It became a staging point for the Pacific war, the site of numerous military training bases and an industrial powerhouse producing airplanes and other tools of war, such as ships.

California’s central role in producing weaponry and training military personnel continued after the war because the United States soon found itself in a cold war with the Soviet Union, one aspect of which

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Letters to the Editor Fair election EDITOR: attended the first community forum with supervisor candidates for District 3. I listened to and watched their discussions and interactions with each other and the audience.

For me, this is a sacred and shared process available to all U.S. citizens. Each candidate for office offers him or herself to serve the needs of the constituents. And I and you as constituents have a responsibility to learn about the candidates and then vote based on what we learn. In so doing, we create a partnership with leadership that informs and monitors actions and decisions to serve all of “we, the people.”

As partners in democracy, “we, the people” need to carefully scrutinize what candidates offer.

Past accomplishments by older candidates can be weighed against fresh ideas and energy of younger ones or the different work experience and concerns of those who have never held office.

It is also important to evaluate how a candidate operates in his or her campaign. In order to fully respect and support the electorate, candidates should fully respect fellow candidates. Nothing should be done to limit the ability of the electorate to have a complete picture of all candidates. The welfare of democracy depends on fair hearing and seeing of the candidates.

PATRICIA CARAMAGNO Camino

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Case dismissal an error?

EDITOR: he Tamarack Fire started July 4, 2021 in the forest about 30 miles south of Lake Tahoe. U.S. Forest Service officials decided to monitored the fire for 13 days before attacking it. By then it had exploded in to a raging uncontrollable wildfire.

Reasons why the USFS officials should have immediately attacked the fire: 1. The forest was drought-parched, loaded with dry forest fuels, and the weather conditions were very hazardous for fire at the time. And other wildfires were burning out of control in Northern California then.

2. USFS officials’ justification that the Tamarack Fire posed safety hazards for firefighters is unfounded. However, a photo taken of the fire six days after the fire started showed that there were

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no significant hazards to firefighters. This photo was reviewed by three retired veteran fire captains.

All concluded that there were no significant risks to firefighters.

The USFS officials’ justification that the fire posed “no threat to the public, infrastructure or resource values” is unfounded.

3. The Tamarack Fire burned 67,000 acres of prime forest, destroyed over 20 structures, including homes, and nearly killed a team of firefighters entrapped in its flames. Further, the fire endangered the lives of the 1,200 firefighters fighting this fire.

These facts indicate the Judge Shubb was wrong.

Bruce Lodge, an expert in wildfires, said, “The fact that the Tamarack Fire was left to burn at will for 13 days is, in my humble opinion, a gross act of negligence on the part of the National Forest/ staff involved. Those people responsible for those decisions must be held accountable. Heads should roll!”

Ken Pimlott, retired director of Cal Fire, stated, “The U.S. Forest Service needs to recognize that its timid response to the Tamarack Fire, and other fires like it, creates greater risk for our firefighters and the public.”

CURT WEIDMER Former EDC health officer

Immunity decision EDITOR: t’s possible we will remember last week as the most significant of the 2024 election cycle. Without great fanfare, the D.C. court of appeals released its unanimous opinion on whether a president or former president somehow possesses immunity for crimes committed while in office.

The decision was a resounding rejection of the claim that any office holder, including the president, is above the law. The well-reasoned argument laid to rest any serious claim that somehow a president should be immune from prosecution for crimes committed while in office.

If, as expected, the Supreme Court opts not to overturn this decision, the insurrection case against former president Trump will be able to proceed before the election and will allow voters the ability to make a well-reasoned decision on his fitness to serve another term.

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here is an and started a second enormous company. However, his difference second company also between went broke. Undaunted, someone who is broke he launched FORD in and someone who 1903. considers themselves Rowland H. Macy poor. Being broke refers failed at four attempts to a current financial to open successful retail situation. Poor however, stores. His fifth venture is a state of mind. was opening a store in The person who Manhattan in 1858. This is broke can rectify one did well, with sales BRYAN GOLDEN their circumstances of $85,000 in the first by improving their year. finances. As a solution, they seek These are but three of numerous to change their strategy in a way to examples of people who have lost improve their finances. There are everything but never considered themselves poor. They were countless examples of an individual determined to continue until losing all of their money and then successful. They didn’t waste one making it all back. Even wealthy second making excuses. They devoted people have gone through this cycle. all of their time and energy to turning Walt Disney didn’t give up after he their situation around. filed for bankruptcy in 1920. A few The poor person has a self-image of years later, in 1928, he founded a new poverty. They believe their financial company and created Mickey Mouse. situation is a result of forces beyond Henry Ford didn’t give up after their control. They use poverty as an his first company failed and went excuse to justify their circumstances. bankrupt. He got right back up

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Broke vs. poor illustrates the contrast between circumstances and attitude. Although circumstances do fluctuate, it’s your response which determines the future.

Anyone may experience tough financial times. What you do when there, and where you go next, are the determining factors that make all the difference. Should you view yourself as a victim who doesn’t have control over their circumstances, you prevent yourself from taking corrective action.

Broke vs. poor illustrates the contrast between circumstances and attitude. Although circumstances do fluctuate, it’s your response which determines the future. Action changes circumstances but attitude controls action. So, it’s attitude which differentiates between someone who is broke and someone who is poor.

An attitude of “woe is me” leads to passivity. With this outlook, no action is taken because there is no point.

This approach to life is characteristic of a victim mentality. Victims passively wait for things to get better.

They passively wait for adversity to pass.

Victims blame other people or circumstances for their fate. They don’t believe they have any control over what happens to them. Where they are is a result of what has been done to them. The targets they blame include family, friends, the economy, their job, their boss, bad luck, the government, or even strangers.

A person who thinks of them self as poor has a victim mentality. If they receive guidance from anyone successful, they have limitless excuses as to why they can’t succeed. A poor person will also claim to have tried numerous strategies, none of which worked for them.

A broke person can’t wait to do whatever is necessary to improve

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was a hot war in Korea and later another conflict in political and civic leaders to stop taking the state’s Southeast Asia. economy for granted and reconsider policies that California also saw postwar expansions in civilian are strangling the golden goose. industries with steel mills, petrochemical plants, However, the center’s first paper — aimed at auto assembly lines and multiple other factories. framing the existing economic picture — is not However, by the 1970s, California’s heavy industry reassuring. It all but ignores the structural factors was shrinking as one-by-one the plants that had that threaten the economy, dwells on superficial employed hundreds of thousands of workers shut effects and shows a fondness for political mitigation down, with the last remaining major manufacturing of those effects rather than fixing the fundamentals. industry, aerospace, drying up as the Cold War Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes ended in the 1990s and Pentagon contracts for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media disappeared. venture explaining California policies and politics.

Fortunately, military research contracts and Stanford University had spawned a new industry — digital technology — centered in the Santa Clara Valley south of San Francisco. For many decades it Continued from A4 was an agricultural center. Renamed Silicon Valley, it has anchored California’s economy ever since, their finances. These people know their situation generating immense wealth that percolated through is temporary. They are constantly looking for ideas other economic sectors. and inspiration. They study successful people to California’s economy may be undergoing another learn how they have done things. A broke persons evolution. Silicon Valley’s high-flying past is giving does whatever is necessary to turn their situation way to a more uncertain future as companies shed around. thousands of workers and other states see tech If you ever find yourself in an adverse situation, industry growth. remember that the outcome is based on your California’s past, present and uncertain future outlook. Taking the “poor” approach leaves you deserve intense political, media and academic passively hoping and waiting for things to get attention because how its economy evolves will better. Utilizing the “broke” strategy gets you in gear determine how well the state as a whole manages to take whatever action is needed to improve your during the 21st century. circumstances.

That’s why a recent announcement that the Bryan Golden is the author of “Dare to Live Public Policy Institute of California is creating an Without Limits.” Contact Bryan at Bryan@ economic research arm is important. Hopefully, the columnist.com or visit DareToLiveWithoutLimits.

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Q&A portion of the candidate forum for this article.

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What is your position regarding changing the General Plan to build hotels, a conference center and housing developments at the Bass Lake exit of Highway 50?

Cockrell: “If you talk to some of these land use attorneys that get involved with developers, they’ll tell you (they) need to engage them months, if not years early, to work these projects into the General Plan.

We’re not living up to our housing numbers. We have had large business developments in the last couple of years that just all of a sudden popped up that we haven’t had necessarily proper notice for. Knowing a little bit about the project, I don’t know that it’s a good fit.”

McCarty: “I believe that if we’re going to significantly deviate from (the General Plan) that a project of that magnitude should go back to the voters who are otherwise spending years considering this project, going through the environmental review phase. Then let’s put it on the ballot every two years and make sure that this actually aligns with voters and their concerns. If the project developer can sell the community and say, ‘Here’s the benefits, here’s the cost and this is why we believe that that’s worth your time and to go forward with this,’ then let’s all work together as a community to either approve or deny that process.”

Turnboo: “We need to follow the General Plan, which was put in place for a reason. There have been a lot of opportunities that have come to our board that I voted ‘no’ on, especially when they are talking about the J-6 application. When the J-6 application comes in, it is able to change the zoning going from agriculture to residential. No, I’m not supportive of this at all.”

In a county with many small fire districts that are struggling financially, how do you see the county helping with the situation?

McCarty: “We have a hodgepodge of fire districts in this county, some of which are very well funded and supply others (that) are in a perpetual deficit.

Luckily we have a lot of incredible citizens who serve as volunteer firefighters. We need to have a system that is more consolidated. If we had a wildfire at the periphery, then it threatens even these suburban communities of Cameron Park and El Dorado Hills.

I’m in favor of looking at avenues to potentially consolidate the administrative aspects. Some of these things, such as what Diamond Springs is doing with county fire right now. I think there’s no point spending the same money over and over again for simple things (like) payroll administrative aspects that still allow the individual discretion for individual districts.”

Turnboo: “We are working with Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil right now, trying to solve these problems, especially with the small fire districts that we have. We spent $3.1 billion in 2021 in fire suppression when we could actually manage these fire departments with either volunteers or man them through Cal Fire, especially since that money is there. Not having these fire stations staffed, our fire insurance is going through the roof. I’ve been fighting the corporate world everyday on fire insurance. FAIR Plan is absolutely ridiculous and we need to solve that

problem.”

Cockrell: “The root cause of our forest fires is poorly maintaining our forest. That’s a coordinated effort that needs to take place between the county, the U.S. Forest Service and the state of California. We can reduce cost if we can reduce the exposure to fire.

We’ve lost insurance carriers in the last several years that will probably never come back. In Cameron Park you would think the risk of fire is less than others in the county but the carriers that are here elevated those costs. We need to find different funding resources to help with different districts and provide better staffing and/or ultimately build a more robust force.”

What will you do to promote affordable housing in El Dorado County?

McCarty: “As a government entity, we are failing as a county and I believe that is something we cannot tolerate. This is something that I feel that I have the ability to help with in my background with land use, ordinance (and) project management. We can bring our permitting system into the 21st century, we can learn from our peer jurisdictions and we can make it simple for individual landowners to have a streamlined process to build ADUs and secondary dwellings and not have to be over a barrel with these large developers. If we don’t fulfill our affordable housing mandates, there will come a time when the county does not approve a build permit; the state will approve it and that will not be great, I promise you.”

Turnboo: “One of the big issues I pushed was Title 25 for the residents of Grizzly Flat, which is an owner/builder regulation so they can build their own houses that are small units 1,250-square-feet or less.

(I also pushed) with the county (the use of) ADUs. We have a set of plans now (where) you can go in and pick out a plan on where you want to build these ADUs and it’s no cost for these plans. Also, I (helped waive) all the building permits during the Caldor Fire for all the residents of Grizzly Flat. We (also) need good workforce housing. I’m working on a particular project in Grizzly Flat right now; we’re going to bring a biomass facility, a saw mill, a nursery and we’re going to have a pallet mill. And we’re going to have a fire resiliency building, especially to help the residents out, and Grizzly Flat will have that workforce housing there.”

Cockrell: “I think ADUs are a solution. I think there needs to be an even better opportunity for people to put an ADU on their property. That said, I hear the state doesn’t want anymore houses here. They don’t want any extra-low-income houses. We’re already 2,500 units behind on the extra-low side. We need some apartments. It goes into that uncomfortable area of discussion (if we should change the General Plan.) The General Plan allows us to do it but we have to mitigate the impacts that these larger dwelling developments have on the surrounding communities.

Right here at Country Club is one of them. It could have impacts on fire on Cambridge. We have to get together and get the community involved and get the supervisors to make these tough decisions.”

What can you do to help with the homeless issue in El Dorado County?

McCarty: “This is something that we need to take a holistic approach on. In my mind there are two aspects to this — there are people that have fallen on hard times; the other aspect is instances of drug addiction and mental health. As somebody

who commutes to Sacramento, I see this very much outside of my office window and sometimes it can be scary. I believe we need to work with our local law enforcement and our civil services to make sure people feel safe when they’re walking down the street, but also that we are not just incarcerating people who otherwise need services when it comes to drug addiction and mental health.”

Turnboo: “One of the things I voted ‘no’ on was the new navigation center. I recommended putting pallet homes next to the jail, which would have been a lot better, and (pallet homes are) springing up all over the (state) now. We need to address this problem, but the problem is (the navigation center) is not in a good place where it is right now. The jail is a perfect spot to work. We can feed them three times a day. We also have these Air Force bases and the houses there are sitting empty. We used to use them for the homeless; why aren’t we using them now? We need to bring that back.”

Cockrell: “What we are doing now is not working.

Redding has a very successful pop-up program, which is something that has proven to work and be effective.

You have to have social intervention, make sure they are getting back into employment. You also have to remove all drugs. The current situation is they have to have a referral unit. They check for drugs when (the homeless) are checked in and when they leave in the morning they’re given the drugs back. I don’t know what we are doing now is effective and needs to be modified.”

Will you help keep the Rasmussen Pond area as a nature area for the public or do you support the developer who wants to put in 160 homes?

McCarty: “I won’t necessarily decide one way or the other. I do believe there is a lot of very good reasons to keep that an open space. People use it for recreation; it is a valuable resource for our community and I don’t take that lightly at all. I think the plan as it stands, from my understanding (and) giving credit where it’s due, makes an effort to retain public assets to Rasmussen Pond to keep the trails open for recreation to the public. For me, smart development is not a bad choice. Let’s look at specific concerns and see if we can resolve it in the community, see if it is good for them then consider moving forward. We need to be ready to make a decision one way or another but I am absolutely sympathetic about keeping that as an open space and accessible for the public.”

Turnboo: “This is one I have to recuse myself on since it will come in front of the board eventually, but I really love that area. It’s absolutely beautiful. What I can say is right now, we need to fix the infrastructure that we have in Cameron Park and that’s one of the issues we need to address before any more development gets put in. That’s as far as I can go on this topic right now.”

Cockrell: “The discussion is does the General Plan allow this? We know we need housing. We have to go through and pay attention to these requirements that we should follow by law. There is always a question if (county) staff is providing you the answers to this stuff. You have to dig in and double check. That said, Rasmussen was a key feature in the Cameron Park area that caused our flooding that we experienced.

The problems with flooding haven’t been mitigated in the last year. We knew we needed to fix it and it hasn’t been done.”

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in custody.

9:25 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 52-year-old man suspected of a probation violation on Clark Street. He was listed in custody in lieu of $50,000 bail.

11:33 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 36-year-old woman suspected of a probation violation on Fair Lane in Placerville. She was listed in custody.

Feb. 4 1:09 a.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 73-year-old man suspected of DUI on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines. He was later released.

1:11 a.m. Vandalism was reported at an apartment complex on La Crescenta Drive in Cameron Park.

2:14 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 52-year-old man suspected of possession of a controlled substance, driving on a suspended license and begging on Forni Road in Placerville.

He was released on $29,000 bail.

5:55 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Ryan Drive in Diamond Springs.

8:27 a.m. Battery was reported on Highway 49 in Pilot Hill.

9:18 a.m. Petty theft was reported on Gold Ridge Trail in Pollock Pines.

10:46 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 41-year-old woman suspected of a probation violation on Cimmarron Road in Cameron Park. She was listed in custody in lieu of $40,000 bail.

11:12 a.m. Battery was reported at a store on Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills.

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1:57 p.m. Battery was reported at an apartment complex on Pleasant Valley Road in Diamond Springs.

6:28 p.m. Battery was reported on Shingle Springs Drive in Shingle Springs.

8:30 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 59-year-old woman suspected of organized retail theft on Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills. She was listed in custody in lieu of $55,000 bail.

8:34 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 47-year-old woman suspected of organized retail theft, felon in possession of a stun gun and unlawful possession of a tear gas weapon on Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills. She was listed in custody in lieu of $40,000 bail.

11:09 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 35-year-old woman suspected of burglary, vandalism, battery on a peace officer and a probation violation on La Crescenta Drive in Cameron Park.

She was listed in custody in lieu of $302,000 bail 11:22 p.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 39-year-old man suspected of DUI on Highway 50 (location not specified). He was later released.

Feb. 5 1:53 p.m. Robbery was reported at an office on Pleasant Valley Road in Diamond Springs.

7:05 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 37-year-old man suspected of driving on a suspended license on Arroyo Vista Way in El Dorado Hills. He was released on $25,000 bail.

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Furthermore, the program’s commitment extends to ensuring that each of the eight counties within the service area receives at least one awarded project.

After meeting these criteria, further projects will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis.

Examples of conservation practices include cover cropping, compost application, rangeland planting, pollinator hedgerow installation, mulching, reduced/ no tillage and more.

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at a November board meeting.

“When we got back from winter break I realized the work I needed to do to help students, I would not be able to accomplish,” Nelson said. “Bob, Pat and Bill were all very supportive while I was there. If there was any possible way to have remained there and made positive changes, I would have stayed. It’s just a messy situation. There were so many arguments and disagreements, and I just thought, ‘None of this stuff is important if the kids aren’t learning.’

Even though I’ve stepped away, I still care about my community. The kids on my street go to Camino and I hope they get the education they need.”

When Nelson was named superintendent/ principal in July — the fourth person to hold the title in the span of two years — Camino School had already been caught in a months-long strained relationship between the board and some staff and community members.

The inciting incident, according to many, was the surprise departure of superintendent/principal Patricia Horn midway through the 2022-23 school year.

The reasons for Horn’s resignation were never fully explained due to nondisclosure agreements that barred the board or Horn from discussing the matter publicly. Documents related to her short time at the school were later made public by the board after requests from parents. The documents indicated Horn’s original three-year contract had been changed to a single year four months into her employment and that Horn’s contract was changed rather

than terminated on the stipulation she “improve her job performance as superintendent/ principal and agrees to adhere to all laws, district policies and regulations and board direction.” The aspects of Horn’s performance the board found lacking were not made clear, and two months after the addendum to her contract had been added, Horn signed a separation agreement with the board of trustees.

A series of disagreements and complaints between the board and a coalition of staff and parents continued to crop up; one allegation of unfair placement of a longtime teacher on leave is currently being looked into by the California Public Employment Relations Board.

Though the leadership exodus at the school is another difficulty to navigate, Clark illustrated a potential silver lining in an EDCOE memorandum.

“While it is unfortunate that I am being asked to fill these vacancies, I believe this is a unique opportunity for a positive reset of CUSD’s culture,” he writes. “It is my hope and expectation that CUSD, with the support of EDCOE, will emerge from this transition in a few months and be better for the experience.”

One of the vacated board seats was filled quickly, relieving Downs of his temporary position, as Christy Holt will fill the vacancy left by Morris’ departure. The board is scheduled to appoint an additional member during a special meeting March 4 and may fill the remaining vacancies as well, depending on how many applications are

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submitted, according to county Superintendent of Schools Ed Manansala.

After the board gains new members, the search for a new superintendent/principal will begin. The timing is fortuitous for the school, Manansala remarked, as February and March is the time when such recruitment is typically undertaken. Until the role is filled, Meg Enns will serve as an interim superintendent/principal.

Enns retired from the Gold Oak Union Elementary School District in June 2023.

“Meg is very experienced and understands the local community,” Manansala said. “She’s there to support the district in this time of transition, but she’s not interested in the long-term role.

We want to bring a sense of stability to the

school and an idea of the renewal that is coming so CUSD can fully refocus on the children and the community.”

Parents and staff are hopeful the leadership shake-up marks a turning of the page for the school, and have expressed their hope for the future.

“The overall temperature at the school just feels hopeful,” stated Jamie Reyes, president of the Camino Parent-Teacher Organization. “I feel that so many positive things are in store for our school and for our kids moving forward.

Mrs. Enns has been the perfect person to come in and help us navigate this time and if we can find someone for the permanent position who is half as amazing as she has been we will undoubtedly be in good hands.”

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KNOW Stellar students Congratulations to Zachary Hilliker of El Dorado Hills, who was named to the University of Tampa Dean’s List.

Congratulations to Reese Ferriman of El Dorado Hills, who was named to the College of William & Mary Dean’s List.

Feb. 14 UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County host Gardening in Small Spaces, 9 a.m. to noon at the Cameron Park Community Center. Join Master Gardener Mike Pavlick in a discussion that will cover site location, design, raised bed options, container gardening and other methods that will allow anyone to garden in a small backyard setting.

The El Dorado Community Foundation has partnered with Sierra Business Council to bring a pair of brainstorming workshops to the West Slope of El Dorado County on the topic of creating sustainable and equitable jobs within the El Dorado County region. These workshops are scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Boys & Girls Club EDC Western Slope and 2-4 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Hidden Star Orchards in Camino. Register on Eventbrite.com.

Miraflores Winery hosts Wednesday Wine & Tacos, 3-5 p.m. at the Placerville tasting room. For more information call (530) 647-8505.

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ince its opening last September, the Tahoe Blue Event Center has seen sporting events, comedians and family shows. Coming Feb. 17-18, the new indoor facility in Stateline, Nev. will feature reggae artists from around the world, including Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley and half-brother Stephen Marley (sons of the famous Bob Marley), Stick Figure and Collie Buddz.

Event promoter Dan Sheehan has established himself as the Bill Graham of reggae and island music productions since 2003.

“We have a great love for music,” said Sheehan, 47, including his wife Amy in the comment. ”I didn’t play an instrument growing up, but I started going to Reggae on the River from ’97 to ’03. I fell in love with the gathering of festivals.”

Sheehan’s love led him to start his promotion company, Good Vibez. In 2010 he established the California Roots Music & Arts Festival in Monterey, where he lives.

“We operated under the California Roots umbrella from 2012 to 2021 and then we got reintroduced and revitalized in Good Vibez Presents,” he said. “Everything we produce and own now is under the Good Vibez Presents umbrella.”

This year’s first-time Winter Reggae Festival line up for Saturday, Feb. 17 (for which there were still single-day tickets available at press time) includes Miki Rae & The Hooligans, The Green, Collie Buddz and the Marley brothers.

Damien “Jr. Gong” Marley is the recipient of four Grammy awards. His name is derived from his father’s nickname of Tuff Gong. Likewise, older brother Stephen has been the recipient of eight Grammys — three as a solo artist, twice as producer of Damien’s music and threetimes as a member of oldest brother

Saturday headliners Stepehn marley, above, and Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley.

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108 is really great Special to the Mountain Democrat

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illie Bedegrew, an 18-year Gold Country Senior Living resident, recently celebrated her 108th birthday. She was born in Monterey Park and is proud to be a native Californian.

Her life started with excitement; Billie was about to be born and the doctor was late arriving, so she was delivered by her father.

The family relocated to Sacramento when Billie was 17. She met her future husband through a friend while she was a senior at Sacramento High School. They married while she was in college.

Billie and her husband had three children who all live locally. They all love living in the Sierra foothills.

Billie is the proud grandmother to six and great-grandmother to three.

Billie worked as a “Girl Friday” in a dental office and in her spare time took many classes in different crafts.

One of her early travel memories is a car trip in 1925, across country

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Billie Bedegrew is all smiles, posing with her delicious birthday cake. The Placerville resident turned 108. to New Jersey to see her grandparents. She and her dad were both excited because the car could travel 30 miles per hour, but she also remembers having to get out and push the car at one point when they came to a hill.

Her favorite travel destination has been to

Australia, so naturally she thinks air travel is a major improvement over the Model-T. Billie’s sister lived to be 102. In addition to good genes, she thinks a can-do attitude has allowed her to have an active lifestyle and she has no plans to slow down now.

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Granite found at Griffith Quarry was used to construct many buildings in San Francisco and Sacramento in the 1800s.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Take action without worrying whether you’ll win or lose. The action is the win. It won’t matter if the idea is fully formed or the move goes as expected. Life will be different and better because you follow your heart’s compass.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Each relationship is a chord formed by the combined notes of two or more people.

You’ll love the music you make with others today. Small groups make happy songs, but the best come in the form of a duet.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Sharing information is only a very minor aspect of today’s communication, which is mostly about the exchange of emotion. You’ll be especially good at conveying acceptance and love. Reassurance feels good to give and receive.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your psychic gifts are flowing, and you use them to pull in the more delicious parts of life, including creative expression. Inspiration whispers pure, fresh ideas into your ear. Later, you’ll be thanking the muses.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You bring a sweet energy to every relationship. Whether it’s a friendly interaction with a clerk or a conversation with your dearest, you’ll raise the level of enthusiasm. You simply join people where they

are, then turn things up a notch.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll be so effective because you consider your audience and cater your communication to go right to the heart. Once you get clear the impact you want to have, your creative instincts take over.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). People don’t know what to expect from you, and the element of surprise is working for you now. You don’t need an exciting plan because your mere presence invigorates with effervescence.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s wonderful to feel safe and wanted. You strive to give this feeing to others, creating a bubble of trust where sharing warmth feels natural. A new spark will make a special relationship burn brighter.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Good things happen when you simply say yes. You’ll agree to work and play, responsibility and the reception of gifts. Tonight, taking care of small details will bring disproportionately substantial satisfaction.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). As much as you do not wish to wound the object of your affection, were you to ask cupid to pull back his bow, he would strike the target swiftly and precisely, as directed. The choice is really yours.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re a lover, not a fighter.

When in doubt, you go for the hug. You’re radiating beautiful vibes that go straight to the heart, change the emotional weather around you and draw people into the sunshine.

began in late 1864 when Griffith established the granite quarry on land leased from the Central riffith Quarry Pacific Railroad. A basic is a registered structure was completed California on Feb. 6, 1865, and the Historical Landmark first load of cut stone listed on the National was shipped less than a Register of Historic week later.

Places, as a former Griffith, like his father granite quarry near before him, worked Penryn. in the Penrhyn Slate Why would a granite Quarry in North Wales.

Outdoor columnist quarry be a historical The “h” was dropped landmark? Granite from to Americanize the name from the this quarry was used to construct original Welsh spelling and settled many buildings in San Francisco and on the name, and spelling, we know Sacramento, including parts of the today.

California State Capitol. According Mary West is author of the book to the U.S. National Register of series Day Hiker – Gold Country Trail Historic Places, this mill was the first Guide I, II and III (second edition successful granite polishing mill in available on Amazon). The books are California. The property covers 23 a collection of the Day Hiker columns acres and has 3 miles of trails. The where West shares her longtime love trails take you through the ruins of of the outdoors, favorite hikes in the polishing mill and some of the quarry holes where granite was taken. Northern California’s Gold Country and beyond. West was the recipient of You can learn more about the history the 2017 and 2019 Craft Award for of Griffith Quarry at the mining Best Outdoor Column and the 2020 museum at the corner of Taylor Road and Rock Springs Road in the town of Craft Award for her second book in the Day Hiker series by the Outdoor Penryn in Placer County.

The history of the town of Penryn Writers of California. Follow her on is closely linked to the mill. The town Facebook and Instagram.

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GROW FOR IT! Irresistible bleeding hearts

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acific bleeding hearts are a California native.

When you see one you will magically fall in love with it.

In the wild, Dicentra formosa occupies the understory in coniferous forests. They grow best in partial shade in moist wooded areas. The pink heart-shaped flowers are attached to leafless stems and hang in small, branched clusters above soft, fern-like leaves.

These perennials are part of the poppy family and grow 6-18 inches in height.

This could be a perfect plant for many of us in El Dorado County who live at or above the snow line.

We have pine trees in our yards. At the lower elevations of El Dorado County full shade and irrigation are required.

Once established, the irrigation can be reduced. Bleeding hearts should always be mulched to keep their rhizome root systems healthy. They grow best in humusrich, well-drained soil.

They do not tolerate soggy soil. They are not heavy feeders so if they are growing in a rich

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UCCE Master Gardener of El Dorado County soil that is amended annually, they probably will not need fertilizer.

They are great in beds and borders, in cottage gardens, in rock gardens or underplanting shrubs.

Although bleeding hearts can spread though their rhizome system, they can also be propagated by dividing the rhizomes and transferring them to small pots with the “eye” at soil level. They may bloom the following year. Seeds can be collected in summer, but germinating the seeds is not easy. Seeds need moist, cold stratification if they do not get a natural overwinter treatment outdoors.

The native bleeding heart flowers are bright pink or light pink to white depending on sun exposure and soil.

Nursery cultivars range

from red, bright pink to light pink to white. Some rarer colors are purple, blue and yellow.

Bleeding hearts attract butterflies and are the host plant for a white butterfly in the swallowtail family known as Parnassius clodius. This butterfly is native to the West Coast from British Columbia to California, including Nevada.

If ingested, all parts of the plants may cause an upset stomach and the foliage may cause skin irritation to those with skin allergies.

Wear gloves and other protective clothing if you are sensitive to plant allergies. Although these plants are beautiful, they can be toxic to animals, most commonly cattle, sheep and dogs.

You can see bleeding hearts in the Shade Garden within the Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville. They have long lasting blooms from spring though mid-summer. Flowers will stop in the heat of summer and may start again in late summer to early fall as the weather cools.

Starting March 1, the Sherwood Demonstration Garden will be open 9 a.m.

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Bleeding heart flowers are bright pink or light pink to white. The native flowers thrive in humusrich, well-drained soil. to noon Fridays and Saturdays. Check the website for further information at ucanr. edu/sites/EDC_ Master_Gardeners/ Demonstration_Garden.

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Take your sweetheart on a Valentine’s Day carriage ride, 4-8 p.m. at El Dorado Hills Town Center in front of South Fork Grille. Riders will receive a special Valentine’s Day rose. Proceeds benefit Young Life. For more information and to book a ride online visit edhtowncenter.com.

Bring your sweetheart to the Valentine’s Dance with Hank Biggs Band at 8 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

Feb. 15 El Dorado State hosts its monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at The Breakroom, 4131 South Shingle Road, Shingle Springs. The topics are about forming a new state and Gary Kinghorn will speak about the grand jury and its role.

Welsh guitarist Gareth Pearson will perform at 7 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

Feb. 16 The Sierra Renaissance Society presents The American River Conservancy, a presentation by Elena DeLacy, 1-2:30 p.m. at the Mother Lode Lions Hall, 4701 Missouri Flat Road. Admission free for members; public invited to attend two meetings each year for free. The

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Sierra Renaissance Society of El Dorado County is dedicated to lifelong learning and hosts presentations and workshops throughout the year.

For more information visit srsedc.org.

visit sactheatre.org.

The Funicellos will perform at 5 p.m. at HWY 50 Brewery in Camino.

For more information visit hwy50brewery.com/live-music.

Third Saturday Art Walk in downtown Placerville, 4-8 p.m., will feature a fundraiser for a foundation assisting Caldor Fire victims. This fundraiser takes place at Art Studio 360, featuring photos by Tracey Sirbello entitled “Resilience: Photos from the Caldor Burn Scar” — 50% of photo sales will be donated to the West Slope Foundation. See a preview of these stunning photos on Art Studio 360’s Facebook page.

Sirbello is also donating the free raffle prize that evening. Five galleries will be open and many restaurants and retail establishments will be running specials based on the theme “renewal.”

Coyote Hill Band will perform at 8 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

Audioboxx will perform at Red Hawk Casino’s Stage Bar Feb. 16 & 17.

For more information visit redhawkcasino.com.

El Dorado Musical Theatre presents Disney’s “High School Musical,” Feb. 16-25 at Harris Center for the Arts, 10 College Parkway in Folsom.

For tickets and more information visit harriscenter.net or call (916) 608-6888.

The Gallery at 48 Natoma presents Abstract Ideas, featuring art

by Linda Nunes and Matt Rhoades, Feb. 16 through April 18. In the adjacent Community Art Gallery, art from the Children’s Art Classes at the Folsom Art Center is on display through April 11. For more information call call (916) 461-6601 or visit folsom.ca.us.

The Stage at Burke Junction in Cameron Park presents “Almost, Maine,” Feb. 17 through March 10. For tickets and more information visit stageatburke.com.

Sacramento Theatre Company presents “Heathers: The Musical,” Feb. 16-25. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-6722 or

Moody Cats will perform at 7 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

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Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0028 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PACK AND SAVE FIREWOOD, located at 2841 Still Meadow Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Victoria E Murphy, 2841 Still Meadow Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/09/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Victoria E Murphy VICTORIA E MURPHY 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 01/10/2024.

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) 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14 12716 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0054 following

Battle of the Badges – 911 Chili Cook-Off takes place 4-8 p.m. at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds (Forni Building), 100 Placerville Drive in Placerville. For tickets and more information visit 911chili.org.

See The Elephant Theatre Company hosts the Queer Family Re(you) nion, 6 p.m. at the Placerville Shakespeare Club. The event is free.

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Ziggy’s band, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers.

Sunday’s line up features Stick Figure, False Rhythms, The Elevators and The Movement. Otis Otes will

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doing business as: MOM’LL DO IT HOUSEKEEPING, located at 2321 Apache Pass Rd, Somerset, CA 95684 Registered owner(s): Nicole Leeann Crouss, 2321 Apache Pass Rd, Somerset, CA 95684 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/ Nicole Leeann Crouss NICOLE LEEANN CROUSS, 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 01/18/2024.

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) 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14 12723 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0050 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EL DORADO BEVERAGE COMPANY, located at 4331 Rancho Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682

in Southern California. Frontman and self-taught multi-instrumentalist Scott Woodruff has written and produced the group’s seven fulllength albums and one instrumental album. The live band consists of vocalist, producer and guitarist Woodruff, keyboardist Kevin Bong (KBong), drummer Kevin Offitzer, bassist Tommy Suliman, guitarist, keyboardist and backup vocalist Johnny Cosmic and percussionist Will Phillips.

Sheehan and his team at Good Vibez Presents strive to provide fans with the “you-had-to-be-there memory,” emphasizing not just the music, but art, food, drink, commitment to safety and the friendliness of their staff.

With the belief that ”your favorite band should be a list 10 miles long,” Good Vibez Presents introduces fans to new talent and help that talent grow. They also believe music is one of the few things which can truly bring people of various backgrounds together. “Community is everything,” and “There is no Planet B,” the group says.

Significant to that belief and to the festival circuit as a whole, in 2019 California Roots Music & Arts Festival was in the running to become the first “certified” green festival in California and in 2020, when the test results came out, Cali Roots had won the title. With partnerships of other businesses, Sheehan’s productions have created a successful waste diversion program, elimination of single use cups, use of compostable dining ware and reduced landfill waste by 90% in 2022.

Partnering with Environmental Innovations, Blue Strike Environmental and the California Green Business Network, to name a few, Cali Roots helped to establish

benchmarks for environmental needs during festival gatherings.

Cali Roots also was an early adopter of self-serve water stations in 2013 and eliminated the single-use plastic bottle in 2015. In fact, they diverted more than 500,000 single-use plastic cups and bottles through their Steel Pint & REVERB’s Rock n’ Refill programs, sold more than 40,000 multi-use steel pint cups and Nalgene bottles, and enhanced local vineyards with 50,000 pounds of composted food waste. They also have donated 1,300 pounds of leftover food from catering, hospitality and vendors to the Monterey County Food Bank.

Good Vibes Presents is responsible for additional productions including Bluegrass and Beyond, Rebels & Renegades, the Lake Tahoe Summer Reggae Festival (planned for Aug. 3-4), and the Holo Holo Festival (of island music) in Sacramento, the first held last summer. While having produced hundreds of concerts and festivals (including some rock ‘n’ roll) throughout the West Coast, Hawaii, Arizona, North Carolina and New Mexico since 2003, Sheehan’s productions are now focused strictly on reggae and island music in Las Vegas, Sacramento and Monterey.

“Most shows don’t sell out, some do,” said Sheehan.

Having visited the Tahoe Blue Event Center, Sheehan said it’s a great venue with Oakview Group controlling its entertainment operations.

“Our team is excited to be back in Tahoe,” he said. “Hitting the slopes in the morning followed by grooving to reggae in the evenings, I can’t think of a better pairing.”

More information on the Lake Tahoe Winter Reggae Festival is available at tahoeblueeventcenter. com.

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Registered owner(s): Rancho Olivo Vineyards LLC, 4331 Rancho Road, 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: 01/17/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Nello Olivo NELLO OLIVO, MANAGER 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 01/17/2024.

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) 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14 12724 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0060 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FRONT PORCH SIGN COMPANY, located at 4575 Pony Express Trail, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Deanna L Hart, 4575 Pony Express Trail, Camino, CA 95709

This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Deanna L Hart DEANNA L HART 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 01/19/2024.

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) 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14 12725

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/15/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Christopher Wolfe CHRISTOPHER WOLFE, 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 01/19/2024.

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) 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/14 12726

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0057

AMENDED SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) (FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT) CASE NO. (NUMERO DEL CASO) C22-01810

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VISION BUILT CONSTRUCTION, located at 2574 Crown Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Vision Built LLC, 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA

NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): WCWS, Inc. aka West Coast Wine and Spirits, a California Corporation; Elizabeth Ramos, an Individual, Red Bucket Wine, LLC, a California limited liability company; Jodar Vineyards & Winery, Inc., a California Corporation; Mark Wooldridge, an individual; Atherstone Foods,

Inc. dba Glass Onion Catering, a California Corporation; Creative Fine Foods, LLC, a California limited liability company, Tom Atherstone dba Glass Onion Catering, an individual; Mediterranean Vineyards, LLC, a California limited liability company; Jill Osur, an individual; Paul Haley aka Paul Stewart, an individual; One Brick Wine, LLC, a California limited liability company; Jana Kramer, an individual; Parkhurst Wine and Provisions Co., LLC, an Oregon limited liability company; Mark Enlow, an individual; Myka Cellars, Inc., a California Corporation; Myka Estates, Inc., a California Corporation; Mica Raas, an individual, Fringe Wines, LLC, a California limited liability company; Taylor Gibson, an individual; Twin Rivers Viticultural Services, LLC, a California limited liability company; Raul Arechiga, Jr; Teneral Cellars, Inc.; and Does 1-100 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLANTIFF; (LO ESTÁ DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE) AIM Business Capital, LLC 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 Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  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 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin eschuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de que Ie 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 lIamada telefonica 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 mas informacion 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 Ie quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que Ie de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte Ie podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que lIame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede lIamar a un servicio de remision 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 poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las coutas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un case de derecho civil.

Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pudea 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 Contra Costa 725 Court Street Martinez, California 94553 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): CARY D. MCREYNOLDS Ponist Law Group, P.C. 100 Pine Street, Suite 1250 San Francisco, CA 94111 (925) 385-8545 DATE (Fecha): 9/28/2022 Clerk, (Secretario) by /s/ T. Schrader, Deputy (Adjunto) 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 12746 COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FACILITIES DIVISION NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the County of El Dorado, State of California that sealed bids for work in accordance with the Contract Documents, Construction Task Catalog®, and Technical Specifications designated: COUNTY OF EL DORADO JOB ORDER CONTRACTING (JOC) CLASS B – GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR BID #24-968-036 must be received by the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division, located at 330 FAIR LANE, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA, NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. ON MARCH 6, 2024, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The time stamp clock located in the office of the Chief Administrative Office will serve as the official time clock. Bids will be opened publicly and read by the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division.

All bids must be clearly marked on the envelope: “BID FOR JOB ORDER CONTRACTING” BID #24-968-036 LOCATION/DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: A Job Order Contract is an indefinite quantity contract pursuant to which the Contractor may perform an ongoing series of individual projects involving repair, remodel, or other repetitive work for any County department on existing County property at different locations throughout the County. The work shall not include new construction, design, or contract drawings.

The bid documents include a Construction Task Catalog® containing construction tasks with preset unit prices. All unit prices are based on local labor, material, and equipment prices and are for the direct cost of construction.

The Contractor will bid FOUR (4) sets of adjustment factors to be applied to the unit prices. One set of Adjustment Factors for West Slope general facilities/property, one set of Adjustment Factors for West Slope secured facilities/property, one set of Adjustment Factors for nonsecured facilities/property located in the Tahoe Basin and one set of Adjustment Factors for secured facilities/property located in the Tahoe Basin. Each set of Adjustment Factors will include an Adjustment Factor for performing work during Normal Working Hours (6:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday) and an Adjustment Factor for performing work during Other Than Normal Working Hours (6:00 pm to 6:00 am Monday through Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and Holidays).

All Adjustment Factors apply to every task in the Construction Task Catalog®.

All Unit Prices listed in the Construction Task Catalog® are priced at a net value of 1.0000.

The Adjustment Factors shall be

an increase or decrease to all the Unit Prices listed in the Construction Task Catalog®. For example, 1.1000 would be a 10% increase to the Unit Prices and 0.9500 would be a 5% decrease to the Unit Prices. Bidders who submit separate Adjustment Factors for separate Unit Prices will be considered non-responsive and their bid will be rejected.

Thereafter, as projects are identified the Contractor will jointly scope the work with the Project Manager.

The Project Manager will prepare a Detailed Scope of Work and issue a Request for Proposal to the Contractor. The Contractor will then prepare a Proposal for the project including a Job Order Price Proposal, Schedule, Sketches or Drawings, a list of subcontractors, and other requested documentation. If the Proposal is found to be reasonable, a Job Order may be issued.

A Job Order will reference the Detailed Scope of Work and set forth the Job Order Completion Time, and the Job Order Price. The Job Order Price is determined by multiplying the preset unit prices by the appropriate quantities and by the appropriate Adjustment Factor.

The Job Order Price shall be a lump sum, fixed price for the completion of the Detailed Scope of Work. A separate Job Order will be issued for each project. Extra work, credits, and deletions will be contained in additional Job Orders.

The County selected The Gordian Group’s (Gordian) Job Order Contracting (JOC) Solution for their JOC program. The Gordian JOC Solution™ includes Gordian’s proprietary JOC Information Management System (“JOC IMS”), construction cost data, and Construction Task Catalog® which shall be used by the Contractor solely for the purpose of fulfilling its obligations under this Contract, including the preparation and submission of Job Order Proposals, Price Proposals, subcontractor lists, and other requirements specified by the County. The Contractor shall be required to execute Gordian’s General Terms of Use and pay a 1% JOC System License Fee to obtain access to the Gordian JOC Solution™. The JOC System License Fee applies to all Job Orders issued to the Contractor under the terms of this Contract. The Contractor shall include the JOC System License Fee in the Adjustment Factors.

A. Minimum and Maximum Contract Values: There is no Minimum Contract Value.

The Maximum Contract Value is $2,500,000, with one option to increase the Maximum Contract Value to the amount currently authorized by the California Public Contract Code during the term of the Contract. The Contractor is not guaranteed to receive this volume of Job Orders.

B. The contract term commences ninety (90) days after contract execution OR upon first Job Order Notice to Proceed, whichever occurs first.

C. The term of the Job Order Contract will be either for one year or when issued Job Orders totaling the Maximum Contract Value have been completed, whichever occurs first. All Job Orders must be issued but not necessarily completed within one calendar year of the commencement date of the first Job Order. All Job Orders issued during the term of this Contract shall be valid and in effect until work has been completed and accepted by County. All terms and conditions of the Contract apply to each Job Order.

D. Each Job Order shall set forth the Job Order Completion Time which is the amount of time allotted for the Contractor to complete the Detailed Scope of Work.

E. The successful Bidder(s) shall be required to furnish both a payment bond the amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) and a performance bond in the amount of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) on the forms set forth in the Contract Documents.

Prior to beginning additional work, Contract holders will be required to re-bond for an additional amount as determined by County for anticipated work for both the payment and performance bonds once the total of completed and outstanding Job Orders reaches $1,500,000, the amount of the original bond.

F. A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for this contract on February 15, 2024 starting PROMPTLY at 10:00 a.m. in the County of El Dorado’s Board of Supervisors Meeting Room located at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, California.

ATTENDANCE AT THE PRE-BID MEETING IS MANDATORY. REPRESENTATIVES SHALL FOLLOW COUNTY COVID 19 POLICY WHILE ON COUNTY PREMISES WHICH MAY INCLUDE THE USE OF FACE COVERINGS. PLEASE REFER TO COUNTY POLICY E-13 AVAILABLE AT:https:// www.edcgov.us/Gover nment/ BOS/Documents/Board%20 Policy%20E-13.pdf. The Bidder’s representative will be required to sign an attendance sheet and provide the name of the firm being represented. The County will post on the Quest website such Addenda as the County in its discretion considers necessary in response to questions arising and information presented at the Pre-Bid Meeting. Oral statements shall not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective.

Addenda issued as a result of the Pre-Bid Meeting shall constitute the sole and exclusive record and statement of the results of the PreBid Meeting.

PRE-BID COMMUNICATIONS & REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI): Questions will be accepted in writing only, through submission to the Quest website under the Quest Project #8866462 “Project Q&A”, or by email until 5:00 P.M. on February 21, 2024 Pre-bid communications and RFI are to be submitted to the location shown on the Quest website under the Quest #8866462 “Project Q&A”, or emailed to: tyler.prince@ edcgov.us with BID #24-968-036 – RFI as the subject. If a response does not require an addenda, answers to questions deemed relevant and appropriate will be uploaded to Quest on or about February 28, 2024. Oral responses concerning the content of the Plans and Contract Documents shall not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective. Addenda will be uploaded in PDF format to Quest’s website.

To receive notification of addenda, interested bidders must be included on the planholders list.

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• E-mail your public notice to legals@mtdemocrat.net • Be sure to include your name and phone number

OBTAINING OR INSPECTING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The contract documents may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest Construction Data Network (Quest) website at http://www.questcdn. com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link located on the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contract’s website at http:// edcapps.edcgov.us/contracts/invite. asp and entering the Quest project #8866462.

Interested parties may view the Contract Documents on the Quest website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents may be downloaded for $22.00 by inputting the Quest project #8866462 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact Quest CDN. com at 952.233.1632 or info@ questcdn.com for assistance with free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Physical paper copies of the Contract Documents, including Plans, may be examined by appointment at the County of El Dorado, Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division located at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, California 95667; however, the Chief Administrative Office will no longer issue paper copies of the Contract Documents to bidders. To view the Contract Documents in person, contact Tyler Prince by phone at 530.621.6438 or by email at tyler. prince@edcgov.us.

By paying for and downloading the digital Contract Documents, interested bidders are automatically included on the Planholders List. The list of planholders will be available on Quest’s website under “View Planholders.” Those downloading the Contract Documents assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. To be eligible to bid, interested parties must be included on the Planholders List.

ONLY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE PROJECT PLANS, DOWNLOADED FROM QUEST AND SUBMITTED BY A BIDDER INCLUDED ON THE PLANHOLDERS LIST WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR BID SUBMITTAL. CONTRACTORS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: Bidders shall be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code section 7000, et seq.) and shall possess a Class B – General Building Contractor’s license at the time the bid is submitted, and shall maintain a valid license through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to obtain proper adequate licensing shall constitute a failure to execute the Contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security, and may result in legal penalties.

C O N T R A C T O R REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project or awarded a contract for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1771.1(a), 1725.5. Bids will not be accepted from unregistered contractors except as provided in section 1771.1.

P R E VA I L I N G WAGE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code section 1770, et seq., the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations.

These wage rates appear in the California Department of Transportation publication entitled General Prevailing Wage Rates. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 7034708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997.

Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, and are available upon request.

In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code section 1810, eight (8) hours of labor shall constitute a legal day’s work upon all work done hereunder, and Contractor and any subcontractor employed under this Contract shall conform to and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code sections 1810 through 1815.

BID SECURITY: A bid security shall be provided with bid. Bid security shall be in the amount of $25,000.00 and shall be cash, a certified check or cashier’s check drawn to the order of the County of El Dorado or a Bidder’s Bond executed by a surety satisfactory to the County of El Dorado on the form provided in the Proposal section of these Contract Documents.

S E C U R I T I E S SUBSTITUTION: Pursuant to Public Contract Code section 22300, and at the request and expense of the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded, securities in a form approved by the County shall be permitted in substitution for money withheld by the County to ensure performance under the Contract.

BUY AMERICA: This Project is subject to the “Buy America” provisions of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, as amended by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, and the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Contractor agrees that it will comply with all of the applicable “Buy America” provisions and will hold County harmless, pursuant to the Indemnity provisions set forth herein, for any violations of these laws.

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS: All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal.

2/7, 2/14 12747 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0095 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MASTERS OF WELLNESS LBW ENTERPRISES, located at 3710 Many Oaks Lane,

Shingle Springs, CA 95682/Mailing Address: PO Box 52, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registrant Name & Mailing Address: Lisa Brandon, PO Box 52, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/08/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lisa Brandon LISA BRANDON, 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 01/25/2024 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) 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 12752 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0107 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRACE FOODSERVICE SALES, located at 4832 Danbury Cir, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant Name & Mailing Address: Jason M Rhoades, 4832 Danbury Cir, 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: 01/01/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jason Rhoades JASON RHOADES 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 01/26/2024 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) 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 12754 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS FLUMES 4, 45 SECTION 3, 45A, 46A, 47A, 47B, 52A, AND SPILL 3 CRIB WALL PROJECT NUMBERS MULTIPLE RFQ24-03 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed APPLICATIONS will be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2024, local time, at the front desk of District’s Customer Service Building located at 2890 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 for the Flumes 4, 45 Section 3, 45A, 46A, 47A, 47B, 52A and Spill 3 Crib Wall projects, Project Nos. – Multiple (“Projects”).

Only pre-qualified firms will be eligible to bid on these Projects.

A California Classification A contractor’s license is required.

The anticipated work of the Projects generally consist of replacing Project 184 flumes and associated work therein. All projects are located near Pollock Pines, California. The estimated construction costs and dates of construction can be found in the RFQ. PUBLIC WORKS LAWS. All projects are public works projects and are subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). To be qualified for these projects, 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 26th day of January, 2024 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT /s/ Jon Money Jon Money, P.E., Engineering Manager 1/31, 2/7, 2/14 12756

TSG NO.: 8787315 TS NO.: CA2300289362 APN: 115-440-048-000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2289 BRANNAN WAY EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 03/04/2021. 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 02/29/2024 at 01:00 P.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 03/05/2021, as Instrument No. 2021-0015605, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of EL DORADO County, State of California. Executed by: WILLIAM L QUIRANTE AND YOLANDA SALAZAR, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) Main Entrance 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: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 115-440-048000 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2289 BRANNAN WAY, EL DORADO HILLS, CA 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 made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created 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 $ 640,487.33.

The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned 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 website www.Auction.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA2300289362 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 Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction if conducted after January 1, 2021, 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 855-976-3916, or visit this internet website https://www. auction.com/sb1079, using the file number assigned to this case CA2300289362 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, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, 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. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company

4795 Regent Blvd, Mail Code 1011-F Irving, TX 75063 FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 800-280-2832NPP0446251 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 01/31/2024, 02/07/2024, 02/14/2024 12757 1/31, 2/7, 2/14 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV0158 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Mary Katherine McFarland Riedel and Matthew David Riedel filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. RYDER JAMES MCFARLAND RIEDEL b.

MADISON ISABELLA MCFARLAND RIEDEL Proposed name: a. RYDER JAMES RIEDEL b. MADISON ISABELLA RIEDEL 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: MARCH 8, 2024, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat.

This order has been filed on JANUARY 26, 2024. /s/ Gary Slossberg GARY SLOSSBERG, Judge of the Superior Court 12760 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0058 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MODKITCHN, located at 4382 Blanchard Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant Name & Mailing Address: Morgan Larson, 4382 Blanchard Rd, 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: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Morgan Larson MORGAN LARSON 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 01/19/2024 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) 12761 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0045 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WATERFALL HOMECARE, located at 3146 Benham Court, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 415 Placerville Dr. Suite B, PMB 373, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant Name & Mailing Address: Waterfall Homecare Inc, 415 Placerville Dr. Suite B, PMB 373, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 3/17/2017 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Martin Pawson MARTIN PAWSON, 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 01/16/2024 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 Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  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) 12762 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0097 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIERRA LAND CLEARING LLC, located at 5370 Grassy Run Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant Name & Mailing Address: Sierra Land Clearing LLC, 5370 Grassy Run Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/07/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Radford Lehr RADFORD LEHR, 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 01/26/2024 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) 12763 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV0116 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Nora A. Gerhardt filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: NORA ANN GERHARDT Proposed name: NORA ANN TRAVERSARO 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: MARCH 22, 2024, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat.

This order has been filed on JANUARY 22, 2024. /s/ Gary Slossberg GARY SLOSSBERG, Judge of the Superior Court 12764 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0093 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. KROEKER ENTERPRISES, 2. M & J ASSOCIATES, located at 6163 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registrant Name & Mailing Address: Ken R Kroeker Enterprises, 2474 Waxwing Lane, 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: 12/09/1969 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ken Kroeker KEN KROEKER, 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 01/25/2024 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) 12765 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV0080 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Jennifer Paige Wenger filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JENNIFER PAIGE WENGER Proposed name: JENNIFER BETH GERMANO 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: MARCH 15, 2024, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat.

This order has been filed on JANUARY 10, 2024. /s/ Gary Slossberg GARY SLOSSBERG, Judge of the Superior Court 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 12766 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0082 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIERRA SHINE, located at 2560 Sleepy Hollow Dr, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registrant Name & Mailing Address: Joseph M Chaloupka, 2560 Sleepy Hollow Dr, 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: 01/23/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Joseph M Chaloupka JOSEPH M CHALOUPKA 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 01/24/2024 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) 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 12767 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0078 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. TROUBLEMAKERS, 2. THE SILVER BULLET SHAVE ICE, located at 7221 CA-HWY 49, Lotus, CA 95651 Registrant Name & Mailing Address: Flint & Fortune Hospitality Group, PO Box 1081, Lotus, CA 95651 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/23/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Daniella Faieta DANIELLA FAIETA, 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 01/24/2024 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) 1/31, 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 12768 PUBLIC NOTICE: RELOCATION OF MARSHALL MEDICAL CAMERON PARK CARDIOLOGY & PULMONOLOGY OUTPATIENT SERVICES Date: 1/29/23 Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 1255.25, Marshall Medical Center is providing public notice of its plan to relocate

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its Cameron Park Cardiology and Pulmonology Outpatient Services.

Effective Date: April 30, 2024 Current Address: 3102 Ponte Morino Dr. Ste 100, Cameron Park, CA 95682 New Address: 3501 Palmer Dr Ste 204, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Marshall Medical’s Cameron Park Cardiology and Pulmonology Outpatient Services will relocate due to the sale of the building currently leased. The transition to the new location is expected to be completed by late April 2024, ensuring no disruption to scheduled services and appointments for patients.

The Cardiology and Pulmonology staff of 20 will remain unaffected, and Marshall Medical Center is committed to providing highquality, compassionate care at the new location. All services currently offered will continue seamlessly.

For patients seeking comparable services near the existing location, below is a list of options serving Medicare and Medi-Cal patients: Cardiology: • Marshall Medical Center Cardiology, 5137 Golden Foothill Parkway, Ste 200, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 • Folsom Cardiology, 4921 Golden Foothill Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 • Marshall Medical Center Cardiology, 1004 Fowler Way, Ste 4, Placerville, CA 95667 Pulmonology: • Marshall Medical Center Pulmonology, 1004 Fowler Way, Ste 4, Placerville, CA 95667 • Dignity Health, 6555 Coyle Ave, Ste 215, Carmichael, CA 95608 • Pulmonary Medicine Associates, 1508 Alhambra Blvd, Ste 100 Sacramento, CA 95816 For any inquiries or comments regarding this relocation, please contact: Marshall Medical Center 1100 Marshall Way, Placerville, CA 95667 Phone: 530-622-1441 Siri Nelson, President and CEO Marshall Medical Center 1100 Marshall Way, Placerville, CA 95667 Phone: 530-622-1441 2/2, 2/5, 2/7, 2/9, 2/12, 2/14, 2/16, 2/21, 2/23, 2/26 2/28, 3/1, 3/4, 3/6, 3/8 12779 EL DORADO HILLS COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (EL DORADO HILLS FIRE DEPARTMENT) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE PROGRAM UPDATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Dorado Hills County Water District Board of Directors, in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 66000) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, will conduct a public hearing at its regular meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at 1050 Wilson Blvd., El Dorado Hills, California to consider the updated Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and proposed Development Impact Fee Program.

Specifically, the Board of Directors will consider approving the Development Impact Fee Nexus Study, which has been prepared to establish the nexus between the imposition of an updated Development Impact Fee Program (“Development Impact Fees,” or “Fees”) and the estimated reasonable cost of providing the services for which the Fees are being charged. The Board of Directors will also consider adopting, by Resolution, the Development Impact Fees based upon a reasonable relationship between the use of Development Impact Fees and the type of development project on which the Fees are imposed as indicated by the Development Impact Fee Nexus Study.

Development Impact Fees collected will be used for the acquisition, installation, and construction of the capital infrastructure identified in the Nexus Study.

Any interested person may appear at the public hearing and present written testimony or speak in favor or against the proposed Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and Development Impact Fees Program.

The proposed Development Impact Fee Nexus Study and Development Impact Fees Program is available for inspection by interested taxpayers at the El Dorado Hills Fire Department Administrative Office at 1050 Wilson Blvd. El Dorado Hills, California, Monday through Thursday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please contact Jessica Braddock, Director of Finance at (916) 933-6623, ext.

1020, or by email at finance@edhfire. com for more information.

Tim White, Board President El Dorado Hills County Water District (Fire Department) By: Jessica Braddock, Director of Finance and Board Secretary 2/2, 2/14 12781 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0117 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ONE WORLD CLEANING SERVICES, located at 3237 Grace Drive, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Jacob D Ivers, 3237 Grace Drive, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/31/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jacob Ivers JACOB IVERS, 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 01/31/2024 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) 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 12782 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0027 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EL DORADO BLOOMS, located at 7360 Clove Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Alyssa M Rugg, 7360 Clove Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Alyssa Rugg ALYSSA RUGG 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 01/09/2024 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) 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 12787 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0075 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VALENZ MEXICAN KITCHEN, located at 3275 Coach Lane, Suites A & B, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: PO Box 2133, Winton, CALIFORNIA 95388 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: AB Valenzuela Enterprises, LLC, PO Box 2133, Winton, CA 95388 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/ Antonio Valenzuela ANTONIO VA L E N Z U E L A , 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 01/24/2024 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) 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 12788 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0105 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SDHC PHARMACY, located at 5175 Hillsdale Circle, Ste. 151, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: samedayhealthcare, inc., 5175 Hillsdale Circle, Ste. 151, 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: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Vaibhav Shah VAIBHAV SHAH, 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 01/26/2024 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) 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 12789 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0106 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MEDNRX, located at 151 Hillsdale Circle, Ste. 152, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: PO Box 99440, Emeryville, CA 94662 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: GOHEALTHNOW, INC., PO Box 99440, Emeryville, CA 94662 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Steven A. Gest STEVEN A. GEST, 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 01/26/2024 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) 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 12790 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0116 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LASEROLOGY, located at 4546 Superior Dr, Camino, CALI 95709 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: David H Lawrence, 4546 Superior Dr, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/30/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ David Lawrence DAVID LAWRENCE, 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 01/31/2024 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) 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 12791 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0127 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CEDAR SPRINGS LEARNING CENTER, located at 6029 Gold Meadows Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Cedar Springs Waldorf School Inc, 6029 Gold Meadows Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/01/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lawrence Palley LAWRENCE PALLEY, TREASURER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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

This statement filed with the county

clerk of El Dorado County on 02/01/2024 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) 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 12792 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0129 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIERRA HOME MORTGAGE, located at 3450 Palmer Dr Ste 4-198, Cameron Park, CALI 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Bryan C Wild, 3450 Palmer Dr Ste 4-198, Cameron Park, CALI 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/01/2017 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Bryan Wild BRYAN WILD, BRANCH MANAGER 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 02/02/2024 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) 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 12795 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0132 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALL PRO CHIMNEY SERVICE, located at 4710 Green Canyon Rd, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: PO Box 1665, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: 1. Jason M Bowman, PO Box 1665, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Arisse D Bowman, PO Box 1665, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Married Couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jason Bowman JASON BOWMAN, 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 02/02/2024 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) 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 12796 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0086 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOBILE NOTARY AND LIVE SCAN FINGERPRINTING, located at 2600 Otter Trail, Cool, CA 95614 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Janet A Edwards, 2600 Otter Trail, Cool, CA 95614 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: NA Signature of Registrant: /s/ Janet A Edwards JANET A EDWARDS I declare that all information in Legal notice continued on the next page

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(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 01/24/2024 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) 12797 2/7, 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 APN: 325-360-026-000 TS NO.: 23-06583CA TSG ORDER NO.: 230442129 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED MAY 29, 2020. 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. Affinia Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded May 29, 2020 as Document No.: 2020-002462600 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, executed by: Trenton Taylor an unmarried man, and Wanda Taylor an unmarried woman, joint tenants with rights of survivorship, as Trustor, will be sold AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER for cash (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by 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). 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, and as more fully described in the above referenced deed of trust.

Sale Date: March 20, 2024 Sale Time: 10:00 AM Sale Location: At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 File No.:23-06583CA The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3071 Twelve Oaks Lane, 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 made in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $323,002.75 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due.

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) 758-8052 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website, www.xome. com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 23-06583CA. 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 website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: 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 (800) 758-8052, or visit this internet website www.xome.com, using the file number assigned to this case 23-06583CA 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.

File No.:23-06583CA 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.

For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.xome.com or Call: (800) 7588052.

Dated: January 30, 2024 By: Omar Solorzano Foreclosure Associate Affinia Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd., Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 (833) 2907452 NPP0446247 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 02/07/2024, 02/14/2024, 02/21/2024 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 12798 COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the County of El Dorado, State of California, that sealed bids for Work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents designated: EL DORADO TRAIL-MISSOURI FLAT ROAD BIKE/PEDESTRIAN OVERCROSSING PHASE 2 CIP No. 36109002, CONTRACT No. 8144 will be received by the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation (Department of Transportation), through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest) until March 11, 2024 at 2:00 P.M., at which time bids will be publicly opened and read by the Department of Transportation. The bid opening will take place virtually through Zoom. The virtual bid meeting can be accessed via the following: http://tinyurl.com/MoFlatPOC Meeting ID: 225 438 962 65, Passcode: YX5gxT530-447-0967, Phone Conference ID: 257 862 782#.

The Project is located along Missouri Flat Road, near the community of Diamond Springs in the County of El Dorado. The Work to be done is shown on the Plans, and generally consists of, but is not limited to: Furnishing and installing a prefabricated steel pedestrian overcrossing structure, including precast prestressed concrete girders, mechanically stabilized earth retaining walls, structural concrete, hot mix asphalt paving, metal handrailing, signing, and striping.

Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the plans, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, or these Special Provisions must be performed, constructed or installed.

Bids are required for the entire Work described herein.

The Contract time is ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) WORKING DAYS. For bonding purposes the anticipated Project cost is less than $5,000,000.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on February 29, 2024 at 2:00 P.M. at the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation, 2441 Headington Road, Placerville, CA. The meeting will be held in the downstairs conference room.

Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory.

The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www.questcdn. com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest Project # on the Department of Transportation’s website at http://www.edcgov.us/ Government/DOT/pages/BidsHome. aspx.

Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, on the Quest website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be downloaded for $30.00 by inputting the Quest Project #8915541 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information.

To be included on the planholders list, receive notification of addenda, and to be eligible to bid interested parties must download the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, from Quest.

Those downloading the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents.

The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be examined in person at the Department of Transportation’s office at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville CA. However, the Department of Transportation will no longer sell paper copies of the Contract Documents.

The following Supplemental Project Information will be provided in pdf format as part of the Contract Documents on Quest’s website to all planholders who acquire the Contract Documents digitally through Quest: Foundation Report, Revised Standard Plans Bidders must be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) and must possess a CLASS A license or equivalent combination of Classes required by the categories and type of Work included in the Contract Documents and Plans at the time the Contract is awarded, and must maintain a valid license through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to obtain proper adequate licensing will constitute a failure to execute the Contract and will result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security.

No contractor or subcontractor may bid on any public works project, be listed in a bid proposal for any public works project, or engage in the performance of any contract

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for public work unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1.

Contractor must comply with emission reduction regulations mandated by the California Air Resources Board, sign the certification of knowledge in the Agreement, and provide County a Certificate of Reported Compliance when road legal diesel vehicles with a gross vehicle weight over 14,000 pounds are included in their fleet.

Contractor must require all subcontractors to comply with such regulations and provide County a Certificate of Reported Compliance for each sub-contractor with road legal diesel vehicles over 14,000 pound gross vehicle weight.

For federal-aid projects, DBE requirements of Title 49 Part 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 26) apply. Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the County of El Dorado has implemented Disadvantaged Business Enterprise requirements for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). Comply with Section 2-1.12 and Section 5-1.13.

Bidder will take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority firms, women’s business enterprises and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Contract goal is 21%.

In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq., including but not limited to Sections 1773, 1773.1, 1773.2, 1773.6, and 1773.7, the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations.

Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, PO Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 7034708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/ PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997.

Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Department of Transportation’s principal office, and are available upon request, and in case of projects involving Federal funds, Federal wage requirements as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor have been included in the Contract Documents.

Addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be issued as described in the Project Administration section of this Notice to Bidders.

In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code 1810, eight (8) hours of labor constitutes a legal day’s work upon all work done hereunder, and Contractor and any subcontractor employed under this Contract must conform to and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1810 through 1815.

This Project is subject to the requirements of Title 8, Chapter 8, Subchapter 4.5 of the California Code of Regulations including the obligation to furnish certified payroll records directly to the Compliance Monitoring Unit under the Labor Commissioner within the Department of Industrial Relations Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in accordance with Section 16461.

In the case of Federally funded projects, where Federal and State prevailing wage requirements apply, compliance with both is required.

This Project is funded in whole or part by Federal funds. Comply with Exhibit D of the Draft Agreement and the Copeland Act (18 U.S.C. 874 and 29 CFR Part 3), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141-3147 and 29 CFR Part 5), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701 and 29 CFR Part 5).

If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department of Transportation will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations.

Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by Contractor and subcontractors, Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question.

Bids will be considered for award by the Board of Supervisors. The County of El Dorado reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interests of the County.

The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the County, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the County in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Securities eligible for deposit hereunder are be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit.

Reference the Contract Documents package, which includes the Notice to Bidders, Plans, Specifications, Draft Agreement and Proposal for contractual requirements not listed in this “Notice to Contractors” newspaper advertisement.

2/7, 2/9, 2/12, 2/14, 2/16, 2/21 12799 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ELMER RAY HAMLETT CASE NO. 24PR0023 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ELMER RAY HAMLETT A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JERAMIAH HAMLETT in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests

that JERAMIAH HAMLETT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 25, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 at 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: AMBER K. GILL, ESQ. 905 Highland Point Drive, Suite 100 Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 671-3138 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 12800 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MICHAEL STEPHEN MATTOCH CASE NO. 24PR0015 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MICHAEL STEPHEN MATTOCH A PETITION for Probate has been filed by MORGAN C. MATTOCH in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that MORGAN C. MATTOCH be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 25, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 at 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: SOOJIN KIM 4989 Golden Foothill Pkwy, Suite 6 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 (916) 847-5440 2/7, 2/14, 2/21 12801 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0155 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MAGNUMONE REALTY, located at 8301 Martinique Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/ Mailing Address: 4708 Gatwick Court, Rocklin, CA 95677 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Julie B Jalone, 4708 Gatwick Court, Rocklin, CA 95677 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/08/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Julie B Jalone JULIE B JALONE, 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 02/08/2024 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) 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/6 12813 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV0208 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Anthony Moneymaker filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ANTHONY JUSTIN BRACKENSICK Proposed name: ANTHONY JUSTIN MONEYMAKER 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: MARCH 24, 2024, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat.

This order has been filed on FEBRUARY 2, 2024. /s/ Gary Slossberg GARY SLOSSBERG, Judge of the Superior Court 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/6 12814 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-0111 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAPPY CHEEKS FACE PAINTING, located at 3025 Alhambra Drive, Ste 305, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Glittery LLC, 3025 Alhambra Drive, Ste 305, 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: 01/01/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Denise Warner DENISE WARNER, 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 01/29/2024 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) 2/14, 2/21, 2/28, 3/6 12815 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CLARENCE WILLIAM STRICKLER CASE NO. 23PR0212 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CLARENCE WILLIAM STRICKLER A PETITION for Probate has been filed by WILLIAM KIRK STRICKLER in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that WILLIAM KIRK STRICKLER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 11, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 at 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: WILLIAM STRICKLER 3825 Fruitvale Rd. Lincoln, CA 95648 (530) 906-0306 12816 2/14, 2/21, 2/28 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Placerville Traffic Impact Mitigation (TIM) Fee Consideration of an Adjustment for Inflation A Public Hearing has been scheduled to be held during the February 27, 2024 regular City Council Meeting, at which time City Council will hear public comment on the annual TIM Fee adjustment.

The adjustment is proposed to increase the City’s TIM Fees to cover inflation increases from December 2021 to January 2024 based on the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (per the City Code).

The meeting will commence at 5:00 P.M. at Town Hall, 549 Main Street, Placerville Public Input is Encouraged 12817 2/14, 2/16 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2024, at 6:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the El Dorado Hills Community Services District Pavilion, 1021 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills, CA, for the following purpose: To determine whether certain delinquent garbage collection charges shall be a lien against the Collection Premises located in a Mandatory Collection Area and after determining that certain delinquent garbage collection charges shall be a lien against Collection Premises, approve a 2024 Resolution making delinquent garbage collection charges a lien upon the real property from which service was furnished or chargeable. At said hearing the El Dorado Hills Community Services District will consider all comments of interested persons.

Mark Hornstra Interim General Manager El Dorado Hills CSD 12818 2/14 SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE PROPOSING MODIFICATIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTIONS OF THE CANNABIS PROGRAM On February 27, 2024, at its regularly scheduled meeting, the County of El Dorado Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 to consider adoption of an ordinance making changes to the administrative portions of the County’s cannabis program. The proposed ordinance changes would: 1) Incorporation of the State definition of owner; 2) Require issuance of the cannabis operating permit upon completion of the conditions of the use permit, 3) Remove the requirement for resubmission of all application materials upon renewal of an operating permit; 4) The Agricultural Commission will review cannabis projects only involving land zoned for or designated agricultural or lands adjacent to agricultural lands; and 5) Implement a multiyear cannabis license.

The Board of Supervisors will also consider and vote on whether the ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) based on the CEQA Guidelines 15060(c)(2) and 15061(b) (3) as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the modifications to the administrative potions of the cannabis program will not have a significant effect on the environment, and this change will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

The meeting shall be held both in person and virtually. Instructions for participating in the meeting, additional information on this matter, and copies of associated documents, including the full and complete copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance can be found at https://eldorado.legistar. com/Calendar.aspx. The full text of the proposed ordinance is also available upon request to the Clerk of the Board. All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Board of Supervisors in advance of the public meeting. If you challenge the proposed ordinance in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public meeting. Any written correspondence should be directed to the Board of Supervisors at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: edc.cob@edcgov.us. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days after passage.

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