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EID looks to sell power to Pioneer Dawn Hodson Staff writer At a relatively short Monday morning meeting, the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors authorized General Manager Jim Abercrombie to enter into negotiations and execute a power purchase agreement with Pioneer Community Energy for the sale of electricity produced from the El Dorado Powerhouse. Staff anticipates the agreement will be similar to the existing one with PG&E but with changes to some terms. Since 2010 EID has had an agreement with PG&E for the sale of electricity from the El Dorado Powerhouse. The agreement expires in May and EID n

See EID, page A6

SLT, county leaders review 56 Acres project

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The Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights line up Saturday on a special rink made for NHL Outdoors at Edgewood Tahoe Resort in South Lake Tahoe. The following day, the Boston Bruins played the Philadelphia Flyers at the same venue.

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Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors and South Lake Tahoe City Council recapped the 56 Acres project during a special joint meeting Monday. Supervisors and councilmembers, along with county and city managers, met to review respective roles, as well as update the public on the project. The 56 Acres parcel is located in the center of South Lake Tahoe; however, the county owns 41 of the acres. The recreation center, library, city campgrounds and ice rink are all located on the land. The 56 Acres Master Plan is a joint effort between the city and county to update the area and provide for trails, n

See SLT, page A3

Thomas Frey Staff writer

the Boston Bruins defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 in Sunday’s contest. Each contest was played on a rink built on the 18th fairway of the golf course at Edgewood Tahoe Resort, which provided a view of the snowy mountains with the shore of Lake Tahoe just feet away. “It was really special,” said Bruins defenseman John Moore. “I’ve been fortunate to play in a couple of outdoor games and this one just blows them all out of the water.” The two 2021 outdoor games were originally scheduled to take place at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn., and Carter-Finley Stadium

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or close to 20 years fans have flocked annually to historical venues like Fenway Park or Notre Dame Stadium to catch their favorite National Hockey League teams play. From 2003-20 the NHL staged a total of 30 outdoor contests that have averaged more than 54,000 fans per game. Over the weekend the NHL had zero fans in attendance for the first time in outdoor history as the Colorado Avalanche took down the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in the Saturday game followed by

“It’s like I’m going back to the days when my dad was putting up the ice rink.” — Alex Tuch, Golden Knights right wing

in Raleigh, N.C., but with no fans allowed at those venues that hold a combined 97,000 fans, the NHL decided to postpone the games until 2022 and find a scenic venue instead. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league has considered n

See NHL, page A3

Local artists, poets celebrate Black History Month Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer Locals took to the downtown Placerville courthouse steps to share arts, poetry and fellowship Saturday afternoon. Members of Black Lives Matter El Dorado County and Poetry of the Sierra Foothills joined together to present art and poetry in celebration of Black History Month. The courthouse steps and front garden were adorned with art, social justice signs and an art station for kids complete with art supplies and free bubbles. Passersby honked horns and yelled from their car windows in support of the crowd as speakers and poets took the podium. Community organizer and artist Elizabeth DuBose, who had some of her artwork on display, kicked off the event with remarks about Black History Month. She then introduced poet Lara Gularte with Poetry of the

Sierra Foothills, who brought to the stage several local poets who read original and historical works for the occasion. In the line-up was El Dorado County Poet Laureate Emerita Taylor Graham, who shared an original piece. Others quoted such seminal works as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and the Robert Hayden poem, “Frederick Douglass”. Camino resident Michelle Greene said celebrating Black History Month with art is a natural fit and that in recent times social justice signage might have been “triggering” to some while art is “less confrontational,” and therefore a great way to create dialogue. Dubose said while there has been a lot of dialogue in the last year, art allows for varying dialogue and the chance for mutual respect. “First you respect the art that you see, then you n

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Dean “Dean’o” Thomas Webster Jr. Dec. 26, 1980 - June 6, 2020

Dean was born in San Jose, Calif., and soon moved to Pleasant Valley, Calif. He attended Gold Oak and Pleasant Valley School and graduated from Ponderosa High School, eventually moving to Greenville, Texas. Dean was a very caring person and loved all his friends. Dean enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together. He enjoyed motorcycle riding, fishing and shooting and had a deep love for his dog Jazzy. My son is truly missed and taken from us too early. Dean is survived by his mother Susan Webster of Greenville, Texas, father Dean Webster of El Dorado, Calif., sister Christina Webster of Greenville, Texas and niece and nephew Payge Lorda and Tyler Webster of Greenville, Texas.

Sharon J. Moore

March 26, 1934 - Jan. 16, 2021 Sharon J. Moore was born in Long Beach, Calif., March 26, 1934. Her maiden name was Sharon Jeanette Stroud. Her parents, Joseph and Cleta Stroud, moved from Texas to Long Beach during the depression years. She was their only child. During Sharon’s early years in elementary school, World War II had become a national crisis for the United States of America. Not long after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the city of Long Beach, Calif. went into a nighttime blackout mode. As she and her parents hunkered down in the hallway of their home, Sharon remembers being extremely frightened by the blasts of the anti-aircraft guns over the Long Beach City harbor. Finally, when the coast was clear, the guns stopped firing and the lights of Long Beach came on again. It was later discovered that all this military commotion was over the possible sighting of a Japanese reconnaissance plane flying about 2 miles off the city shoreline. When Sharon was 10 years old, she and her classmates were walking home from school. They tried to cross a busy boulevard, but a speeding car ran a red light and hit Sharon. She was pinned to the grill of the vehicle for two city blocks. Due to the accident, Sharon suffered major injuries — a broken leg and a broken arm, a severe concussion, numerous internal wounds and several external lacerations and abrasions. She was not expected to live, but she did. God had greater plans for Sharon. Years later, when World War II was over, Sharon attended Long Beach Poly High School. While in high school, she was an active member in the Scarabs sorority club. Sharon always had a grand time on Friday nights, sitting in the football stands with her sorority sisters and cheering on the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits. One of her close friends in the sorority was Marilyn Horne. After high school, Marilyn went on to become a famous opera singer, performing on television and starring in big opera productions around the world. In Sharon’s senior year of high school, she entered the Long Beach City beauty pageant. She did not win the event, but she was one of the top five finalists in the contest, including Miss Long Beach. For newsreel shots, Sharon and the other finalists got to ride down the main streets of Long Beach in a large convertible limousine. They were also filmed in their bathing suits jetting around the Long Beach harbor in a large motorboat. Later, Sharon and her high school friends got a big laugh when they saw those same beauty pageant newsreels during intermission at a local movie theater. The master of ceremonies for the event was actor Ronald Reagan. At the end of this festive occasion, Mr. Reagan gave Sharon a big kiss and went on to become Governor of California and President of the United States. After graduating from high school in 1952, Sharon and her friends visited Pepperdine University and went to the campus dining room to eat lunch. While in the dining room, she met Vernon L. Moore, a handsome young scholar and former Golden Gloves boxer (a top contender in his weight class). Their encounter became very romantic and after numerous dates they got married in 1952. In the years to come, they had two boys, Jack and Scott Moore. For the next several years, the Moore family lived in various places in Southern California.

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Dec. 26, 1960 – Feb. 11, 2021.

Miki was a beloved mother and grandmother. Miki was a teacher and passed on generations of Native American stories. She was the education coordinator for the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, where she wrote grants to get Native American youths into college. She worked at the Indian Education in Placerville, and taught Native American women talking circles. She loved the outdoors, playing the guitar and her family. Her main goal in life was to help the Native people and she did that. Miki is survived by her two daughters Ginella and Minnie Chastain, her eight grandchildren, Mariah, Nicholas, Levi, Anthony, Nora, Hawk, Ginella and Savanah, her spouse John Peterson and son-in-law Jason Silva. She will be greatly missed. We love you, Mom. Services are not to take place at this time but hopefully a celebration of her life at a later date. When Vernon got a teaching job at American River College in Placerville, California, the Moore family packed up in 1966 and moved north to El Dorado County. While living near Sacramento, Sharon earned a B.A. degree and a master’s degree at California State University, Sacramento. While earning these degrees, she worked in the library at Ponderosa High School and later in the library at Sac State. Following these collegiate achievements, Sharon was hired by El Dorado County to operate a government sponsored daycare center. She remained on this job for several years until her retirement. After retiring, Sharon continued to work part-time as a substitute teacher for a variety of school districts and allocated some of her time to being a member of the Shakespeare Book Club and Bridge Club in Placerville. Throughout her married life, Sharon was a dedicated mother and wife. She continuously put her family members before herself. She tried to make sure that her husband and kids were eating right and taking care of their health. To keep them healthy, Sharon always insisted that her boys eat a generous supply of vegetables at every meal. Therefore, with love and respect for Mom, the Moore boys learned to consume (with a partial smile) — asparagus, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and other “delightful” garden clippings. Whenever any of her men got sick or were recovering from surgery, Sharon remained at their bedside until they were well. She constantly provided unconditional love and total devotion to her family. Sharon always made sure her boys were dressed properly, spoke well, and behaved well, and oh yes, did their homework. Sharon always sent her boys to school with outstanding lunches and made sure their sport’s practice and game uniforms were always cleaned and put back in their duffle bags, even after a long day of work. Sharon loved to entertain. She decorated the house incredibly for every holiday and threw great dinner parties for friends, neighbors and family. Sharon seemed to be at her best when entertaining. People loved to come to her parties. Sharon was also a devout Christian all her life. Her Christian beliefs did not just begin and end at the doors of the church. She loved people and did everything possible to help those who were in need. When people were ill, down on their luck, destitute, or emotionally distraught, Sharon was always there to provide them with comfort, aid, food and shelter. As a true Christian, she practiced her compassion for others all the way up until her passing. On Jan. 16, 2021, Sharon J. Moore passed away of natural causes at Kaiser Hospital in Clovis, California. She was preceded in death by her husband Vernon L. Moore, who passed away on Dec. 13, 2020. Both Sharon and Vernon are survived by their sons Jack and Scott Moore, their grandson Hayden Moore and his wife Robin, granddaughters Brittainy Follett and her husband Chris, and Kasey Moore. Great grandsons are Micah Moore and Christian Follett and great granddaughter Emree Follett. Sharon’s graveside funeral is Friday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. at the Clovis Cemetery, Clovis, Calif. Due to the pandemic, only 25 people or less are allowed at the funeral. It is not a good time to travel to Fresno County due to the pandemic. Please send cards to Scott Moore, 412 Timmy Ave., Clovis, CA 93612 or Jack Moore, 499 Capitol Hill Ave., Apt. 12, Reno, NV 89502.

1:18 a.m. Deputies arrested two men, ages 26 and 27, on suspicion of possession of burglary tools following a traffic stop on Francisco Drive in El Dorado Hills. 7:15 a.m. Two burglaries were reported at an El Dorado Hills construction site (street not listed). Suspect(s) stole a water heater.

5:31 p.m. A 25-year-old man was arrested on Missouri Flat Road in Diamond Springs on a charge of disorderly conduct due to alcohol.

Jan. 25 1:47 a.m. Vandalism was reported on Sagan Court in Shingle Springs. 8:30 a.m. A 29-year-old man was cited after entering the courthouse on Main Street in Placerville and attempting to conceal methamphetamine.

11:21 a.m. A bicycle was found on Pamela Street in El Dorado Hills and turned over to deputies.

11:50 a.m. Forged checks were reported on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park.

12:33 p.m. A 34-year-old woman was arrested for reportedly possessing methamphetamine and more than an ounce of marijuana.

1:13 p.m. A garage door was graffitied on Bridgeport Drive in Cameron Park.

1:36 p.m. Numerous items found on Francisco Drive in El Dorado Hills were turned over to the sheriff’s department.

2:19 p.m. A bicycle was taken from a garage on Fall Street in El Dorado. The bicycle was later located and returned to its owner.

4:58 p.m. A residential burglary was reported on Rocky Springs Road in El Dorado Hills. The home is vacant but several items were stolen.

2:50 p.m. A 25-year-old man on probation was arrested on Highway 49 in Diamond Springs for allegedly being in possession of a controlled substance and illegal drug paraphernalia.

Jan. 22 9:16 a.m. A burglary was reported on Wilson Boulevard in El Dorado Hills. Suspect(s) broke into a detached garage. 3:36 p.m. A firearm found on De Sabla Road in Cameron Park was turned in to EDSO. 4:22 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Monte Mar Drive in El Dorado Hills.

7:46 p.m. A 68-year-old man was arrested on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville for reportedly possessing narcotics and illegal drug paraphernalia after he was observed passed out behind the wheel of a parked car. 10:29 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Willow Street in Pollock Pines.

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1:26 a.m. Deputies pursued a vehicle for 10.5 miles before a visual was lost after the driver failed to yield for a vehicle stop on a code violation on Highyway 50 near Shingle Springs.

12:04 a.m. A 50-year-old man was arrested on Pleasant Valley Road in Diamond Springs after deputies reportedly found he had a fraudulent registration tag on his vehicle and was in possession of a controlled substance. 12:44 a.m. A 39-year-old man was arrested on Willow Street in El Dorado after deputies learned he was a felon and in possession of

2:39 p.m. Deputies arrested a 21-year-old man after he allegedly became combative on Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills.

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CORRECTION In “Locals drop off message of support,” published in the Feb. 22 edition of the Mountain Democrat, Galen Ramos said he created a sign of support for law enforcement not in response to social unrest.

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Priest to resign from EDHCSD Sel Richard Staff writer Respected community member Allan Priest announced his imminent resignation from the El Dorado Hills Community Services Board of Directors at this month’s meeting. “It’s a very difficult thing for me to do, to walk away,” Priest admitted. “I’ve seen incredible progress over the last six-and-a-half years.” ALLAN Priest, a 21-year El Dorado Hills resident, and his wife Jen are moving to Placerville, making Priest ineligible to serve on the EDHCSD board. Effective May 15, Priest’s resignation opens a seat the remaining board members will fill by appointment to avoid a costly and extended special election. The vacancy must be filled within 60 days (by July 15) and requires public notice at least 15 days before the

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appointment is made. “The CSD board and community has benefitted greatly from Allan’s experience, knowledge and dedication,” said board President Noelle Mattock. “He is a valued board member and will be missed by us all.” Board member Ben Paulsen agreed. “Director Priest’s knowledge, insight and professionalism has been unmatched.” “It’s been an honor to sit with all four of you and to be on this board,” PRIEST Priest told his fellow directors. Because the vacancy will be filled in the second half of Priest’s term, the future appointee will stay through the expiration of that term, December 2022, or to the 2022 general election. Since moving to El Dorado Hills in 2000, Priest has not only served on the CSD board, but ■

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recreational and civic uses. A new recreation center and senior center are included within the plan. While no decisions were made on the project during the joint meeting, members of the public were given the chance to address both governing bodies on the plan. Most public comments centered around concern that the new senior center won’t provide enough services for the senior population and that their needs are being ignored.

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Feedback on the project is still being solicited and final plans won’t likely be approved until the end of 2021. During the joint meeting, there was also a review of county and city roles and responsibilities. The county only has two incorporated cities, South Lake Tahoe and Placerville. South Lake Tahoe, the bigger of the two cities, accounts for 11.6% of county residents. The county offers many countywide services, such as

mental health, jails, elections and district attorneys. The city has responsibility for services such as police and fire, parks and recreation, public works, water, solid waste and libraries. One of the big differences is that the state does not provide services through the city like it does with the county. No decisions were made during the meeting, it was informational only. Supervisor George Turnboo and City Mayor Tamara Wallace were absent from the meeting.

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Kayakers and boaters pulled up to the shore of Lake Tahoe at Edgewood Tahoe Resort in hopes of getting a peek of NHL action. The NHL staged two games over two days featuring the Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers.

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playing in nonstadium settings like this one before but “they were always rendered impractical because of the sheer volume of demand from our fans to attend.” The NHL picked Lake Tahoe over Lake Louise, Alberta; Grand Lake, Colo.; Park City, Utah and Stanley, Idaho. NHL organizers kept it simple and with no fans, many players were taken back to their childhoods when they played hockey outside on a frozen pond or an outdoor hockey rink built by their dads. “I’m like a kid on Christmas,” said Golden Knights right wing Alex Tuch. “It’s like I’m going back to the days when my dad was putting up the ice rink.” Even Bruins head coach Bruce Cassidy, 55, was taken back to when he was a kid playing hockey in Ottawa. “It was truly like a nighttime outdoor game like when you were a kid playing outside on the pond,” said Cassidy. “Our guys were really into it. They had a lot of fun playing the game tonight and I think it showed on the ice.” The Colorado-Vegas game began at noon Saturday. It was cold but sunny and there

were no clouds in sight. In the first period the playing surface started to become a little slushy because of the sun beating down on the ice. Players and referees were falling all over the place so Bettman postponed the game until 9 p.m. that night. After an intermission that lasted more than eight hours, the two Western Conference rivals were back on the ice to continue the game. “Kudos to the ice crew and everybody who put this whole event on for us,” said defenseman Cale Makar after the Avalanche’s win. “Obviously it was a very tough day for those guys dealing with all the problems we had but the ice was incredible tonight and, overall, it was just a really cool experience. You don’t get the scenic views at night but for us players it was definitely still pretty special.” While the pristine views were covered by darkness the cold surely reminded Makar of what it was like as a kid growing up in Calgary, lacing his skates up outside. “It’s cold, 24 degrees,” said Mike Tirico, who was doing the play-byplay commentary for NBC. “It feels like, with

the wind, 16 degrees here at 10:30 Pacific time in Stateline, Nev.” The Colorado Avalanche didn’t play a game from Feb. 3-13 because the team was self quarantining due to NHL COVID-19 protocol. During that break Captain Gabriel Landeskog, who earned a silver medal playing for Sweden during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, said he began to realize the Lake Tahoe game might be in jeopardy as the days passed with the Avs sitting at home. “These are games that you definitely don’t want to miss, especially not for COVID,” Landeskog said. “The overall experience, it was amazing. Once you’re out on the ice, it’s probably the purest form of hockey. The memory of a lifetime.” The Bruins game began shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday when it was still sunny out. By midpoint in the game, it was dark. The Bruins’ seven goals tied a record set by the New York Rangers at Yankee Stadium in 2014 for most goals ever scored in an outdoor setting. Three of the Bruins’ goals were scored by right wing David Pastrnak, who became the second player to

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t may be difficult to believe, but there is a state law, the State Leadership Accountability Act, that commands state agency heads to personally ensure that their programs are performing honestly and effectively. Its stated rationale is, DAN WALTERS “Prevention and early detection of fraud and errors in program administration are vital to public confidence and the appropriate and efficient use of public resources.” It’s difficult to believe because California’s government is afflicted with managerial messes for which no one is held personally accountable, such as the truly horrendous meltdown of the Employment Development Department. EDD was inundated with applications for state and federal unemployment insurance benefits early last year when Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down much of the economy to battle COVID-19. As claims processing bogged down, the department waived many anti-fraud validation procedures and just shoveled money out the door. That led to at least $11 billion in fraudulent payments and an official rebuke from the U.S. Department of Labor about California’s laxity. In reaction to fraud, EDD began holding up or even canceling benefit payments. Meanwhile, the feds told the state to revisit cases that lacked the required verification and claw back any excess payments. Thus, while fraudsters made out like bandits — literally — hundreds of thousands or even millions of legitimate claims have been stalled, sometimes for months. Two recent reports by state Auditor Elaine Howle laid out EDD’s miscues on claims processing and fraud. Howle also noted that her office had catalogued EDD’s structural shortcomings in a 2011 report that was largely ignored. The question about who should be held responsible for this bureaucratic Chernobyl hung over a recent legislative hearing. During their questioning of Howle and EDD leaders, including newly installed director Rita Saenz, legislators gingerly probed for answers, but Saenz and her underlings were clearly reluctant to specify who screwed up. Only Assemblyman Jim Patterson, a Fresno Republican, and Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, a Democrat from Los Angeles, appeared interested in seeking personal accountability. Instead, the legislators were more inclined to recite horror stories of their unemployed constituents mistreated by EDD. ■

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hen I read the article about the Shingle Springs Community Center needing help, I knew I had to respond. Shortly after my wife, daughter and I moved to El Dorado county, almost 40 years ago, we attended a Halloween dance at the center with friends. I have fond memories of that event and the community we have been privileged to call home. The hall wan’t fancy and there was nothing special about the event — except the people. They were friendly, sincere and welcoming. We’re donating to help the center get by until it can make it on its own again. A little help can go a long way. What do you say? RANDY PALMER Rescue

Thanks for supporting veterans EDITOR: would like to thank all in Georgetown and Cool for donating to the helmets in Mar-Val, Georgetown Hotel and Holiday Market in Cool. Helmets for heroes is a fundraiser to help past, present and future veterans here in California. The helmets program in El Dorado County produced from July 2019 to July 2020, $7,333. The state did over $73,000. There are over 13,000 veterans in El Dorado County. Once again thank you very much. BILL BRYANT Sons of American Legion Post 119, Placerville

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ichael Raffety is correct about the state of California and its technology. But under Gavin Newsom’s leadership, something even more insidious is taking place: embedding

big tech into state agencies. This quiet transition is rapidly gaining momentum as California agencies transition their broken IT systems to big tech and cloud services owned by Amazon, Google and Salesforce as well as others. Take into consideration the following: • The California EDD now uses ID.me to capture and validate your personal data (facial recognition, Social Security Number, passport number) as a condition to obtaining unemployment benefits. • The California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program uses Lendistry.com to qualify for grant relief and required a business owner to upload its personal and business tax returns for two years to this company in order to be evaluated for a grant, as well as a driver’s license and other personal identity documents. • The California Department of Public health uses Salesforce.com to track “contact traces” for COVID monitoring and Google’s API (which tracks device location) to support smart phone COVID alerts. • The California Secretary of State Office’s voting site uses Facebook pixel tracking technology to link Facebook accounts and preferences for traceable “metadata.” This is a small number of examples of this sort of big tech in big government. But consider this: As a resident of California, a U.S. citizen and a taxpayer, you are never given full disclosure or a choice of consent. In each example, you must consent by default in order to use the system or gain access to information from a state agency. The personal data in each one of these examples is no longer held by the agency itself, but is consumed, processed, transmitted and stored in a private company’s cloud platform. The state of California owes its residents a clear set of disclosures and the right of informed consent when it partners with big tech. Newsom proudly signed the CCPA extensions. If businesses in California must comply then the state should set the example. MATT SILVEIRA Placerville

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“I went to a foot doctor igh heels and he said, ‘Your foot mystify does things it shouldn’t me. Yes, I be able to do. That bone know why there … You’ve created women wear them — I that bone. It doesn’t occasionally wear them belong there,” the actress myself. They elongate told Net-a-porter.com. and flatter your legs, Experts disagree on plus they accentuate the whether high heels “womanliness” of your directly cause bunions gait and posture. They’re or simply contribute sexy, in other words. JENNIFER FORSBERG to them. Search online What I don’t MEYER for “celebrities with understand, however, bunions,” however, and is why women think you’ll find visual evidence that makes they need to wear them other than the connection hard to ignore. on a date, say, or for a fancy evening But when have women let pain out. To put it more bluntly, do we or even injury stand in the way of really need them in the workplace? enhanced beauty? Almost never. (A Especially these days, in the era of side note to prove my point: Years our raised consciousness about sexual ago, I scratched my cornea with a harassment? straight pin while attempting to Even more basically, why do we separate eyelashes clumped together women subject ourselves to the with mascara. Fortunately, though torture of heels at all? If you’ve never amazingly painful, the injury was just worn them, you can’t imagine how a scratch and it healed. Still, what exquisitely painful they can be. could I possibly have been thinking? They force your weight onto the Obviously, not thinking.) balls of your feet, frequently squishing Our culture reveres high heels, (sometimes deforming) your toes sometimes to outrageous extremes. along the way. The glamorous Cannes Film Festival In a column on high heels I is one place where, arguably, heels wrote in 2013, I shared how Sarah make sense. Yet some female film Jessica Parker, who played the professionals would prefer not to wear stiletto-wearing Carrie Bradshaw on the uncomfortable shoes as they walk television’s trendsetting “Sex and the up and down the streets of Cannes, City,” described how her fashionable doing the business of filmmakers. Manolo Blahniks had deformed her But wear them they must, according feet.

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to official policy. British actress Emily Blunt was furious at 2015’s Cannes event after women in flat shoes — including the wife of a film director, attending his film — were turned away from premieres. “Everyone should wear flats, to be honest,” Blunt told The Telegraph, though she herself wore mustardcolored stilettos on the red carpet. (Yes, it’s a contradiction. We’ve all been there.) At the 2019 Cannes event it happened again, when a security guard tried to bar a flats-wearing Variety critic from entering a screening. (The guard relented when the reporter threatened to post a video depicting the encounter on Variety’s website.) And so it goes. That’s why I was so delighted to see Kamala Harris, our new vice president, celebrated for her championing of classic Converse sneakers. She wore them regularly on the campaign trail, showing off her impressive collection of Chuck Taylor All-Stars. I found that encouraging and it made me think back to the first time I ever wore a pair of modern athletic sneakers, decades ago. It was grand! My feet felt not just comfortable, but pampered — a new experience. More important, my stride in those shoes was confident and groundcovering. I felt I could conquer the world in this footwear. Why, I thought at the time, would anyone ever wear

anything but these on their feet? Well, it’s complicated. I was reminded of that during a different moment of the 2020 campaign, when Kamala Harris sat for an interview with CNN’s Dana Bash. I couldn’t help but notice that both of these smart, high-achieving professional women were wearing nearly identical tan-colored high-heel pumps. At one time feminism eschewed heels, considering them a tool that oppressed women by making them vulnerable sex objects. (Anyone who’s ever tried to run in heels knows the term vulnerable is not an exaggeration.) Now, though, modern feminism celebrates a woman’s right to wear froufrou footwear and whatever else she darn well pleases. The question for me is, why do heels “please” women so? “At the end of the day, all assets count, right?” designer Gabriela Hearst recently told the Washington Post, adding, “Beauty is a tool to attract.” True enough. And as many who routinely wear high heels have noted, the attractiveness of the shoes can make a woman feel powerful. “There’s just something about a heel — especially for women in a man’s world — that makes me feel stronger,” actress Kristin Chenoweth told CBS’s

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“It’s the difference between eating and starving,” declared Sen. John Laird, a Santa Cruz Democrat. “The people of California are pissed off and so are we,” added Assemblyman Mike Gipson, a Democrat from Carson. One Howle audit, without naming her, put the onus for one of the worst decisions on Julie Su, who headed the state labor agency and thus oversaw EDD. Su directed EDD to drop the verification standards to speed up claims processing. That opened the door to fraud and generated the rebuke from the U.S. Department of Labor that may require some legitimate recipients to repay benefits if their eligibility cannot be retroactively established. Will Su face accountability? Not in California since President Joe Biden has nominated Su for the No. 2 position in the Department of Labor. She may,

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however, face some rough questioning during Senate confirmation hearings about her role in the massive fraud. What about Sharon Hilliard, who was EDD’s director during the meltdown? After 37 years with EDD, Hilliard suddenly retired at the end of the year — whether voluntarily or otherwise is uncertain. “Sharon is a dedicated public servant and we owe her our gratitude for leading the department through the pandemic,” Newsom said. Newsom bears some responsibility since he was governor when the debacle occurred, but former Gov. Jerry Brown, who ignored the 2011 audit of EDD’s shortcomings, should also be included on an accountability list, if there is one. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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Erin Moriarty in a piece on the history of high heels. But is that where we women want our strength coming from? On a red carpet, maybe. But at work? In the office? Or would it be better for it to come from the power of our great ideas and our outstanding contributions? Maybe someday women will be able to wear comfortable shoes wherever they want and still

be taken as seriously as they deserve. Is the vice president’s occasional sneaker wearing a tiny step in that direction? I hope so. Jennifer Forsberg Meyer is a columnist with the Mountain Democrat. Leave a comment for her online, or for a reply reach her at jfmfeedback@ gmail.com.

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

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The 20.9-megawatt El Dorado Powerhouse, a part of Project 184, is state-certified as a source of renewable “green” energy. EID plans to engage in negotiations to sell energy from the powerhouse to Pioneer Community Energy.

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staff said PG&E apparently has no interest in renewing the agreement with competitive terms so a new agreement with a new buyer was needed. After reaching out to several other potential buyers, EID staff selected Pioneer Community Energy. The 20.9-megawatt El Dorado Powerhouse is part of EID’s Project 184 system. It is a state-certified source of renewable “green” energy and 100% “carbon-free.” It produces 2-10 megawatt (MW) hydropower units and 20.9 MW per hour total at full flow. In an average year the powerhouse generates 86,500 MWh, in a wet year 109,500 MWh and in a dry year 63,000 MWh. All energy generated at the powerhouse is sold and put into the grid. EID has separate meters at its facilities to pay for its own power uses. The water agency has other powerproducing projects as well. It is in the process of completing solar projects at both its El Dorado Hills and Deer Creek wastewater treatment plants. The one at Deer Creek is new. The one in El Dorado Hills is an expansion of a solar site that’s been there since 2006. Staff said the power generated will offset about 60% of the energy needed to run each plant. Not alone in looking at alternatives to PG&E, last November the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted to seek membership in the community choice aggregation program run by Pioneer Community Energy. Under such an arrangement Pioneer Community Energy negotiates contracts with power generators with the goal being to lower costs and give Pioneer more control of the energy mix, including offering “greener” generation. The investor-owned utility transmits the electricity for individual customers within a certain jurisdiction. Customers retain the right to optout and stay with their existing power supplier. The California Public Utilities Commission is expected to approve the county’s implementation plan in spring 2021. Once that happens Pioneer will begin purchasing power in order to provide service to customers in El Dorado County beginning in 2022.

GM authority In other actions EID’s board increased the general manager’s authority to approve contracts, procurements, change-orders and funding for the capital improvement plan up to $100,000. Previously the general manager had the authority to approve contracts, procurements and funding for the capital improvement plan up to $50,000 and construction contract change-orders up to $100,000. Staff said increasing the general manager’s authority would streamline the contracts and procurement process, increase staff efficiency and provide the general manager with consistent approval authority while the board would retain the decisionmaking over how the majority of EID’s dollars are spent. Staff illustrated that point by comparing the past two years, noting that if the spending authority of the general manager had happened in 2019, about 44% of the contract item awards would have been delegated to the general manager and the board would have retained direct decision-making authority over 90% of the dollars spent. If the spending authority changes had occurred last year, 31% of the contract item awards would have been delegated to the general manager and the board would have retained direct decision-making authority over 98% of the dollars spent. In the discussion that followed, Director Lori Anzini worried the board was becoming complacent in its ability to say yes or no when it came to funding projects. She also wondered what the spending thresholds were for the general manager in other water agencies. Staff noted they did a check but the threshold varies by agency. Director Brian Veerkamp then suggested periodically reviewing the results of increasing the general manager’s spending authority as a way of monitoring the effects of the change. The board then voted to increase the general manager’s authority 3-1 with board President Pat Dwyer and Directors George Osborne and Brian Veerkamp voting yes and Director Lori Anzini voting no. Director Alan Day was absent from the meeting.

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immersed himself in the community through organizations such as the Oak Ridge High School Foundation and Booster Club, Rolling Hills Church, 3Strands Global Foundation and Assistance League Sierra Foothills. First elected to the CSD board in 2014, he has served both as vicepresident and president along with contributing on multiple committees throughout the years. But Priest said he is most proud of the part he played in the Bass Lake Park land acquisition, which spanned four separate land parcels covering more than 200 acres and took nearly five years to procure. “It’s fantastic,” said Priest about the future regional park. As a former environmental consultant, Priest said outdoor education has always been a goal for him. “It’s really a story of two parks,” he explained of the active and passive uses that involve both ballfields and conservation land. “It’s just a unique opportunity for the entire county, let alone El Dorado Hills.” He also points to the New York Creek Trail interpretive signage and curriculum, developed for the five schools along the route, as a step forward in outdoor education … and he doesn’t want it to end there. Priest plans to continue his involvement with the Promise Foundation, a nonprofit group that supports the CSD with fundraising and plays a major role in the

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development of Bass Lake Park through its Bass Lake Working Groups. He plans to step down as president to fulfill a less prominent role in public outreach and fundraising. In vetting candidates for his CSD board replacement, Priest said he is looking for leadership and a view to the future. “What the board and the community need is somebody with the energy and desire to represent the CSD out in the community, collaborate with other agencies, break down walls and really be assertive and aggressive to ensure that we’ve got the facilities, the funding and the public engagement and input that we need to succeed,” he said. Although Priest said he looks forward to spreading out with more acreage and perhaps a few goats and chickens, there are special things he will miss about El Dorado Hills. “Definitely the trails and walking,” he said, mentioning daily jaunts with his two Labrador puppies. “And we’ve really come to appreciate the restaurants and the whole Town Center experience — just going down by the lake and having dinner at any of the great restaurants down there. “I’ve been so happy and proud to represent the CSD as well as the schools and everything else we’ve been involved in,” Priest continued. “It’s been fantastic to raise two great kids here in this community and I think both Jen and I will miss it a lot.”

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n SPEED BUMP by Dave Coverly Artwork is set out on display in front of the courthouse in downtown Placerville Saturday, top photo, as part of a Black History Month celebration. Community organizer and artist Elizabeth Dubose, right photo, delivers remarks at the event.

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Black History  Continued from A1 learn who created it and respect that artist,” she said, adding that through art and a thoughtful exchange about its meaning, one could gain more understanding of a community. Black History Month began as Negro History Week, established the second week of February 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. Later, in 1976 President Gerald Ford proclaimed the entire month of February as Black History Month in America and invited the public to, “Seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every endeavor throughout our history.”

a poem El Dorado County 2016-18 poet laureate Taylor Graham wrote this poem about a painting of George Floyd at Saturday’s Black History Month event in Placerville. Floyd died in May 2020 after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer.

Black History Month on a painting of George Floyd He sits on the bench in front of the courthouse, along with our bags we put down to lighten our load, waiting. He’s been sitting before the courthouse till he’s blue in the face. The courthouse door is closed, it’s Saturday. How long has he been sitting? Ages. We’re only here for an hour or so, to make art and poetry, to talk and look. Then we’ll take up our bags and leave. He’ll still be here. No, he’s just a picture, an effigy, an exhibit. He isn’t real. He is.

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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). Someone is expecting you to pull a rabbit out of your hat, and can you blame them? You’ve done this trick before to astonishing effect. Now for the key question: What’s in it for you? TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll get props. These are probably deserved, but you won’t feel that way. Even if you think you haven’t earned this respect and admiration, don’t deflect it. A simple thank you is all that’s needed. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Go with the momentum. Resist the urge to make a thing perfect or start over the “right” way... this is just fear talking. Keep going; you’ll be able to build on what you have. Work what’s working. CANCER (June 22-July 22). There’s the reason why you like each other, and then there’s the (SET ITAL) real (END ITAL) reason why you like each other, and they are seldom the same reason. The relationship will thrive in awareness and service of the real reason. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The title of a poem by Paige Lewis reads, “In the Hands of Borrowers, Objects Are Twice as Likely to Break.” The notion holds true today, so be neither a borrower nor a lender. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are needed for your talents. In some ways, you are indispensable. And while it feels good to do something that another cannot, it’s also a lot of responsibility that could get burdensome if held for too long. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). It’s absolutely brilliant to have

something, and it’s absolutely brilliant to not have it. Each is its own kind of brilliance. Not worrying about a loss or gain... that’s liberation. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Now, more so than last week, you get attached to the thing you do routinely. Use this to your advantage by adding that one thing you want to be a part of your daily life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Someone you admire is having a regular roller coaster of a time lately. Following someone so unpredictable is an adventure that, in a weird way, makes you feel grounded by comparison. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What clear and poignant observations have you — and now for someone to tell them to... it’s true they would be wasted on someone close to you. For now, preserve and save them just for you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Animals don’t have leisure time, because they have no delineation between what they (SET ITAL) have to do (END ITAL) and (SET ITAL) get to do (END ITAL). It’s all just what they’re doing. You’ll benefit from an animalistic approach, reducing mental noise caused by definitions. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are aspects of you, caused by your sensitivity, that you sometimes want to change. There’s nothing wrong with these parts of you, but they make certain situations more difficult. Instead of changing, create workarounds.

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KNOW Stellar students Congratulations to the following local students who earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2020 semester at the University of Kansas: Jay Hageman, Cameron Park, School of Business; Meghan Dennehy, El Dorado Hills, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; Chris Hubbard, El Dorado Hills, School of Business; and Jason Ondrof, El Dorado Hills, School of Education & Human Sciences. Congratulations to the following local student who earned honor roll distinction for the fall 2020 semester at the University of Wyoming: Alexis Christine Littleford of El Dorado Hills.

Now Share the love this season with Love What Is, the Center for Violencefree Relationships’ latest fundraiser; 100% of proceeds directly support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Purchase a T-shirt online at wewearbecausewecare. org/purchase-we-wearshirts. Placerville Women’s Club is offering a $1,000 scholarship to any El Dorado County adult female wishing to further her education. This scholarship can be used for vocational training or academic education. For more information or to receive an application form contact Connie at (530) 409-9910 (call or text). Applications must be submitted by March 1. The online application for the 2021-22 Friends of the California State Fair scholarships is open now through March 2. The Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program is a collaborative effort between the Friends of the California State Fair, the California Exposition & State Fair, the California State Fair Agricultural Advisory Council, the Ironstone Concours Foundation and Blue Diamond Growers. This program seeks to motivate well-rounded, high academic achievers. Visit calexpostatefair.com/ participate/friends-of-theca-state-fair. Empty Bowls is seeking artists to donate bowls for the spring Empty Bowls Soup Supper, which helps raise funds to feed the hungry at the Upper Room Dining Hall in Placerville and for Earth’s Angels Farm in Winnebaga, Ghana. The bowls will be sold at a “to go” soup supper at the El Dorado Fairgrounds on Saturday, March 6. Contact gwenyaeger66@gmail.com if you can donate or if you have any questions. The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program Home-Delivered Meal Service is looking for dedicated, caring volunteers to help deliver meals weekdays from 10:15 a.m. to noon to homebound seniors in the South Lake Tahoe area. A volunteer generally works one day a week on an assigned route. Volunteers who are not available for a weekly commitment can serve as back-up drivers who fill in as needed. For many homebound seniors, the daily personal contact is as vital as the meal. The Senior Nutrition Program is a service of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency. For more information call (530) 6216160. n

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ith coronavirus concerns frequently sidelining service projects, many are looking for creative ways to give back. Some El Dorado Hills Scouts have found a way. This February Girl Scout Troop 692 and Cub Scout Pack 550 adopted Valley View Sports Park with the guidance of parent Stephanie Setzer-Phillips, who has children in both organizations. “I’ve been trying to find any kind of service project. That’s really hard to do right now with COVID so when this program got pushed last year, we kind of jumped on it,” Setzer-Phillips explained. “It’s a perfect way for our kids to be giving back.” Her children attend nearby Valley View Charter Montessori, which made it a natural fit. On a monthly basis the Scouts will pull weeds, pick up trash, wipe down signs and clean picnic tables. They will also take on three major projects throughout the year: paint the backstop

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Scouts have adopted Valley View Sports Park as part of the El Dorado Hills Community Service District’s Adopt-a-Park program. for Little League, plant wildflower seeds and install new bark beneath the play structures. “We’re hoping that after this year is done we can continue to do it for as long as CSD needs us,” said SetzerPhillips.

Launched last fall, the El Dorado Hills Community Service District’s Adopt-aPark trial program offers opportunities for groups and individuals to get involved in their community while building appreciation and awareness for local

parks and trails. Valley View Sports Park is the first to benefit. Workers receive gloves, trash pickers, Adopt-A-Park vests and other cleaning supplies to keep their local park looking beautiful. Sam Setzer-Phillips, 8, is glad to be

contributing. “I like having clean parks and littering can kill the animals,” he said. “I think it’ll be a good thing to clean the playground,” said Carina Xiong, 9, who was having fun looking n

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Air Force JROTC program takes off at Union Mine Thomas Frey Staff writer

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nion Mine High School and the El Dorado Union High School District leaders tried for years to bring an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program to the county. The dream has turned into a reality and a chance for high school students to learn from Maj. George Adams, who spent more than 20 years in the Air Force and recorded several hundred hours of combat flying, including in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. In the program’s inaugural semester, every student is taking Aerospace Science 100 and Leadership Education 100. About 20% of JROTC is a wellness program in which students work on their physical, mental and emotional fitness. JROTC aims to grow into a four-year program and thus far has about 70 kids participating. Maj. Adams teaches it all. UMHS junior Blake Bishop said he likes learning from Adams because he is so knowledgeable. Bishop wants to join the military after high school and said so far he likes how the program will help him prepare for his future career. “I feel like it gives me the mindset and the knowledge to go in and be the best person I can be,” Bishop said. “I’m grateful to be in this class. n

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AIR FORCE JROTC FACTS The Air Force JROTC staff includes 31 headquarters personnel and nearly 1,900 retired Air Force officer and enlisted military instructors. There are approximately 870 AFJROTC units with more than 125,000 cadets in high schools across the United States and selected Department of Defense Dependent Schools in Europe, the Pacific, Puerto Rico and Guam. “AFJROTC provides citizenship training and an aerospace science program for high school students. Secondary school students who enroll in the AFJROTC program are offered a wide variety of curricular and co-curricular activities,” states the program’s official website. “The program explores the historic and scientific aspects of aerospace technology and teaches high school students self-reliance, self-discipline, and other leadership characteristics. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) concepts are also an important part of this world-class program. By Title 10 United States Code, the program is a citizenship program and not chartered as a recruiting program for the military services and those students who participate in AFJROTC do not incur any obligation to the Air Force. “AFJROTC objectives are to educate and train high school cadets in citizenship and life skills; promote community service; instill a sense of responsibility; and develop character, leadership and self-discipline through education and instruction in air and space fundamentals and the Air Force’s core values of integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do,” the website continues.

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Union Mine High School student Blake Bishop, right, listens as Maj. George Adams explains an Air Force Junior ROTC project. Bishop is one of 70 students who joined the JROTC program in its first year at Union Mine High School. “It sounds like an awesome opportunity,” Bishop said, “especially because I want to go into the military after high school.”

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Shiner (aka Tobi), top, naps with his friend Mustard at their forever home. inside.” The plan worked and the dogs were rescued and taken for immediate veterinary care. The veterinarian confirmed the dogs were very malnourished and surgery was needed for one of them to remove the embedded metal collar. The veterinarian said there were signs these two boys took care of each other when fending for themselves. Tobi cleaned Ash’s wound where the collar was embedded, which the vet said helped keep him alive. Once the dogs received medical treatment, Animal Services officers transported them to the Diamond Springs shelter for ongoing monitoring and care. At the shelter Tobi always let Ash eat his fill of food before helping himself. The boys gained weight and trust as volunteers and staff worked with them daily. Ash was adopted in November to a patient and ■

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Prune your trees’ lower limbs to reduce the threat of fire around your property. Creating defensible space is really a bit of an art. As climate change causes more frequent and larger fires to happen in our state, we are learning to be smarter. More and more studies are being conducted to try and figure out what types of prevention really do work and what types are less effective in terms of homeowner preparation. We really don’t need to be sitting ducks. We can create a buffer of defensible space and also harden our homes against wildfire. This will not guarantee that our homes and every memento we hold dear may not be reduced to a couple hundred cubic feet of toxic ash someday, but it can greatly increase the odds in our favor. Join Master Gardener Alice Cantelow on Feb. 27 to learn more about the nuts and bolts of firewise landscaping on your property. There will also be a review of some of the latest science-based findings on defensible space. Register in advance for this virtual class at ucanr.edu/survey/survey. cfm?surveynumber=32832. Due to the pandemic, Master Gardener events will for the foreseeable future continue to be

limited. Find the new online class schedule at: mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Public_Education_ Classes/?calendar=yes&g=56698 and recorded classes on many gardening topics at ucanr.edu/ sites/EDC_Master_Gardeners/Public_Education_ Classes/Handouts_-_Presentations/. The Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open on the first and second Saturdays of the month 9 a.m. to noon. The number of people allowed in the garden at one time is limited; masks and distancing are required. For more details visit ucanr.edu/sites/EDC_Master_Gardeners/ Demonstration_Garden. Have a gardening question? Master Gardeners are working hard remotely and can still answer your questions. Leave a message on the office telephone at (530) 621-5512 or use the “Ask a Master Gardener” option on mgeldorado.ucanr.edu. Master Gardeners are also on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. For more information on the UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County visit mgeldorado.ucanr.edu. To sign up for notices and newsletters visit ucanr. edu/master gardener e-news.

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Feb. 25 Naomi André, author of “Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement,” will give a talk titled Engaging Opera as Popular Culture and Social Justice at 4 p.m. Register at ucdavis.zoom.us/ meeting/register/tJcldeyorTovHtRNVQJ72UYPwA2O_hS6565. Slavyanka Chorus will host an online evening of Russian poetry (with translations) spanning the 19th through 21st centuries with Ben Rifkin, professor of Russian Literature at Hofstra

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Feb. 27 UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County present Fire-wise Landscaping with Master Gardener Alice Cantelow, 9-10:30 a.m. Fire-wise landscape: did you know that many plants can be fire-wise that are not water-thirsty? Register in advance for this meeting at ucanr.zoom.us/meeting/register/

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At the El Dorado County Office of Education, the transportation team is honored for safely and compassionately driving students with disabilities to school locations throughout the county. Team members drive vans and Type A buses to and from 19 different campuses with unrelenting focus on student safety and big hearts. During the month of February the team celebrates the Love the Bus/Van Driver program and received well-deserved recognition for its hard work. “Each week this month we are doing something a little special to show our appreciation for our bus and van drivers,” explained Transportation Director Paul Bracco. “We kicked off the month with a ‘Love the Bus/Van Driver’ banner hanging on our office deck. Thus far, we have celebrated our drivers with cookies, cupcakes, breakfast burritos and will cap off the month with a personalized item for each of the drivers.” Anne Hunt has been driving at EDCOE for almost two years. “My first glance at the ‘I love the bus/van’ banner was — this is awesome,” she said. “It defines us as we are an unmarked building. The little extra appreciation of treats this month has been welcomed.”

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Scouts Continued from B1 for candy wrappers and used bandaids. “We should always try to help the community.” “These young volunteers are tomorrow’s leaders. They embody the program’s slogan ‘Love Where You Live’ and we are thankful for their commitment,” said CSD board President Noelle Mattock, excited to kick off the program. For more information email CSD Volunteer Coordinator Meleya Walker at mwalker@ edhcsd.org.

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Samuel Setzer-Phillips (8, 3rd grade), Michaela Setzer-Phillips (6, kindergarten) Sarah Honoroff (5, kindergarten) Charlotte Setzer-Phillips (4) Stephanie Setzer-Phillips pick up trash around the fence at Valley View Sports Park.

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“Each February we invite students, schools and Having driven for seven years, Tony Patti, educators to highlight the important role and remarked, “I wake up every morning looking show appreciation for the bus/van drivers have in forward to coming to work at EDCOE. Seeing the the community and the students that they serve,” ‘Love the Bus/Van’ banner is a nice daily reminder Bracco added. “We have also mailed out recognition of appreciation and what we are all about.” forms for each program classroom for the teachers Robin Jarrett has driven for eight years and and students to share their appreciation for their shared, “The event to promote the team of drivers driver(s). When the forms are has been very welcoming and returned, they are showcased appreciated,” “I am truly honored to be on our dispatch window for The Love the Bus/Van Driver program was started working with this great group of our drivers to read. “Many drivers have in 2007 by the American drivers. They all come to work overwhelmingly expressed School Bus Council. The their appreciation for the purpose of the program is daily with the focus of safety, recognition and to ‘be to celebrate the positive passion and professionalism.” appreciated.’ Our drivers play influence transportation — EDCOE Transportation Director Paul Bracco such a critical role in each providers have on learning through stories that span the our students lives each and every day,” he continued. “In some cases, our drivers nation. Tamara Clay, EDCOE executive director of Special set the tone to how a student’s day will go based on how they are greeted in the morning. I am truly Services, spoke about the stories of inspiration that honored to be working with this great group of many drivers shared. “Our drivers have a special drivers. They all come to work daily with the focus connection to our students,” she said. “They are of safety, passion and professionalism.” dedicated to doing whatever it takes to ensure that EDCOE is currently hiring loving and dedicated they get to school and home safely. Many of them individuals to join the team of drivers. Applications have transported the same students for years and are due by 3 p.m. March 8. For more information are a critical part of the students’ and families’ visit edjoin.org/edcoe. educational experience.”

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There are several perks that I feel will help me as a person.” It’s an ideal route if students have interest in going into the military after high school, but students are never be pressured to join the service. “It’s not a recruiting program,” Adams assured. “I don’t push them to go one way or the other. If they are interested in that, I will be their advocate and help them kind of navigate that.” Adams said the skills learned in the program translate to life whether that be in the military or another path. Senior Angelina Cuevas said she joined JROTC because her counselor said it would be really good for college applications. Now that she is in it and learning leadership skills, she said she wishes the program had been at Union Mine since she was a freshman. “I definitely would have done it for four years and it would have been really good for college,” Cuevas said. “I’m really excited for the rest of the class.” Community projects are also a big part of the class. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the students haven’t been able to do many yet, but when an opportunity comes available the JROTC program hops on board. Jan. 25 Union Mine hosted the first sanctioned high school sporting event in Northern California and cross country coach Kyle Fujitsubo needed help. Portions of the races were at the entrances and exits to the school where many of vehicles pass. Fujitsubo put out an email to all members of the Diamondbacks staff asking if they could assist to keep athletes safe. Within minutes of the email being sent, Adams and the JROTC program volunteered. “As soon as Maj. Adams volunteered I knew that I could rest assured that when the race crossed paths with the only entrance and exit to the school, that all runners were going to be safe,” Fujitsubo said. During five races on that afternoon the cadets helped control traffic so runners only had to think about their feet on the trail. The class will also take trips to close by Air Force bases like Beale and Travis, where students will receive presentations from people working at the base, tour an aircraft and maybe even watch some T-38 Talons take off. As the program expands, Adams said seniors will help lead classes. The program is open for anyone who would like to join. “We get to do stuff like rocketry, learn to fly drones, shoot air soft and work on computers,” said junior Ben Varozza. “We are going to get to do a lot of really cool things as well as learn about the history of aviation.”

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s parents we feel the pressure: When do we allow our children to have cell phones? If/when repeated the same questions and they can have access to social media? comments. However, the comments Having two girls, let me tell you, the she made were not out of distress struggle is real and I eventually caved but excitement. She was so excited to under the pressure. see my husband, her grandson, that Now that some of our children she told him time and time again, have these tools how can they be “Brian you are so tall! How tall are Liz Heapeused for good? Wasn’t it Spider-Man you? I think I might be shrinking?” Caldwell who said, “With great power comes We all laughed with her and patiently great responsibility?” Is it possible continued to answer her questions Elder Options for these technological children, who each time she asked. are proficient with social media, As our visit progressed, some of to use their power for good to engage with their the family went into the other room to talk and my grandparents and great-grandparents? Perhaps youngest daughter Savannah sat with Barbie. When those with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease? we came back to the common room, what we saw Recently, my husband, two daughters and I made was both heartwarming and thought provoking. a trip to Southern California on what we fondly Savannah and her great-grandmother were playing call the “grandparents tour.” One stop was to see on Snapchat. Both were giggling, trying different my husband’s grandmother, Barbie. Barbie is an filters where they were cute little bunnies and amazing woman who lives in her own home with chatting about life. During this time Barbie had her husband. Years prior Barbie was diagnosed stopped her repetitive loop. She was no longer asking with Alzheimer’s disease. Even with this disease, the same questions and was focused on interacting she functions very well with the assistance of her with her great-granddaughter. It was spectacular. caregiver and daughter, who are present regularly. How did this happen? How did this young girl so You notice Barbie’s cognitive deficits because she is quickly figure out how to communicate effectively very repetitive. with her great-grandmother with Alzheimer’s “The main cause of behavioral symptoms in disease? Quite simply, purely by accident. Alzheimer’s and other progressive dementias is the There is an abundance of research on how listening deterioration of brain cells which causes a decline in to relevant music, looking through old pictures and the individual’s ability to make sense of the world. In participating in art therapy can assist those with the case of repetition, the person may not remember dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. “Music and art can that she or he has just asked a question or completed enrich the lives of people with Alzheimer’s disease. a task,” according to the Alzheimer’s Society Both allow for self-expression and engagement, (Alzheimer’s Association, 2019). even after dementia has progressed,” the Alzheimer’s This was the case with Barbie, as she regularly Society notes (Alzheimer’s Association, 2019).

Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0126 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. CLEARVIEW SCREENS & SHADE, 2. ADVANCED GARAGE & CLOSET, located at 4822 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Craig Roberts Home Improvements Inc, 4822 Golden Foothill Parkway Suite 3, 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: 01/05/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Craig J Roberts CRAIG J ROBERTS, 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 01/28/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 8628 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0128 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HOME AND RANCH CO-OP, located at 4930 Hotchkiss Hill Rd, Georgetown, CA 95634/ Mailing Address: PO Box 638, Georgetown, CA 95634 Registered owner(s): 1. Audrey Greenlaw, 4930 Hotchkiss Hill Rd, Georgetown, CA 95634, 2. Marcol Greenlaw, 15610 Rim Dr, La Pine, OR 97739 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Audrey Greenlaw AUDREY GREENLAW 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 01/28/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 8629 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0084 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAC READERS, located at 8228 Trevi Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): SPOWER2, 8228 Trevi Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/09/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Usha R. Datla USHA R. DATLA, OWNER/ 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 01/20/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 8630 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0092 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAND AND SALT BOUTIQUE, located at 565 Dali Ct, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Andrea M Torrao, 565 Dali Ct, 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Andrea Torrao ANDREA TORRAO, 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 01/21/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS

However, there is little research on the use of social media platforms such as Snapchat and the potential benefits to individuals with cognitive deficits. In Barbie’s case, her repetition ceased. She was engaged, focused and, most importantly, happy while Savannah was able to communicate with her great-grandmother in a fun and interactive way. For a moment in time the generational gap was bridged. A great-grandmother with Alzheimer’s and a techsavvy young girl connected on a level they had not been able to reach for years. What does this mean moving forward? Is it that app’s like Snapchat are the next best communicative tool for those with Alzheimer’s or dementia? Probably not. However, it provides a way for the younger generation to connect with their older family members while also providing a potential bonus of calming behaviors associated with cognitive diseases. So next time you are at a family function and are annoyed with your child on their phone, re-direct them to some family members who might enjoy becoming a puppy, wearing a flower crown or swapping faces. I promise it will be a great time for all involved. Liz Heape-Caldwell is the chief operating office of Elder Options Inc. As a Certified Aging Life Care Manager, Liz enjoys getting to know her clients and their families to determine which course of action would best for the individual. Her passion for care management comes from being able to assist others, regardless of age or socioeconomic status. In her spare time Liz enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, who she regularly has to tell to get off their phones.

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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) 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 8631 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ALLEN M PERRY II CASE NO. 34-2021-00293138 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ALLEN M PERRY II A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TINA PERRY in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento. THE PETITION for probate requests that TINA PERRY 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: May 6, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 129 at 3341 Power Inn Road, Sacramento, CA 95826 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: TINA PERRY 2729 Taft Street Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 678-9111 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8652 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0155 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SPA SERVICE MASTER, located at 1620 Pheasant Way, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): J & J Consulting Services Inc, 1620 Pheasant Way, 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: 12/21/2018 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jennifer McCarty

JENNIFER MCCARTY, SECRETARY 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 02/04/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8656 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0060 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALARMPRO, located at 3501 Cedar Creek Rd, Mt Aukum, CA 95656/Mailing Address: PO Box 282, Mt Aukum, CA 95656 Registered owner(s): 1. Brad J Vadnais, 3501 Cedar Creek Rd, Mt Aukum, CA 95656, 2. Golvia A Vadnais, 3501 Cedar Creek Rd, Mt Aukum, CA 95656 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/12/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Brad Vadnais BRAD VADNAIS I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/13/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8657 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0156 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CLEAR WATER CONSULTING, located at 2584 Greenwood Lane, Unit 10, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: PO Box 244, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Sara C Knizek, 2584 Greenwood

Lane, Unit 10, 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: 01/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sara Knizek SARA KNIZEK, 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 02/04/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8658 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0141 The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: 1. QUIXOTIC CLOTHING, 2. QUIXOTICCLOTHING.COM, located at 2789 Kaweah Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): 1. Carlos Medina, 2789 Kaweah Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682, 2. Jacqueline Medina, 2789 Kaweah Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682 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/ Carlos Roger Medina CARLOS ROGER MEDINA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/01/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8659

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARY DOLORES SILVA CASE NO. PP20210024 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARY DOLORES SILVA A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TAMMIE BROWNING & TRISHA FEHRT in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that TAMMIE BROWNING & TRISHA FEHRT 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 24, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: TAMMIE BROWNING PO Box 95 Rescue, CA 95672 (916) 296-3331 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 8660 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0082 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PRO-PLANT, located at 1510 Creekside Lane, Rescue, CA, 95672 Registered owner(s): Christopher Ziyalan, 1510 Creekside Lane, Rescue, CA, 95672 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/ Christopher Ziyalan CHRISTOPHER ZIYALAN, 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).) Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/20/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8661 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0182 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CONE KINGS, located at 2746 Carnelian Cir., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Perms Business Group LLC, 2746 Carnelian Cir., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Michael Braun MICHAEL BRAUN, MANAGING GENERAL MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/11/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8673 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0179 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: I FIX HANDYMAN SERVICES, located at 1089 Crestline Cir, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Farid Zadran, 1089 Crestline 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Farid Zadran FARID ZADRAN, 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 02/11/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 8674 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0183 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KIMBER HEAT AND AIR, located at 3810 Millbrae Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): William Jim Elrod, 3810 Millbrae Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/29/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ William Jim Elrod WILLIAM JIM ELROD, 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 02/11/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 8675 NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY (NON-FORECLOSURE) CCP 701.540 OR 716.020 Court Case #: SCV258490 Sheriff’s File # 20000790 Under a WRIT OF EXECUTION issued by the Superior Court, County of Sonoma, State of California on 06/09/2020 on a Judgment rendered on 09/07/2018 ln Favor of: David Lonich And against: David Fred Blakefield, et al For the sum of: $179,176.23 I have levied upon all the right, title, claim and interest of the judgment debtor(s): David Fred Blakefield real property in the county of El Dorado described as follows: The Land Referred to Herein Below is Situated in the City of Placerville, County of El Dorado, State of California and is Described as Follows: Lot 7 of Bedford Woods Subdivision, Filed in the Office of the County Recorder, County of El Dorado, State of California on January 23, 2002 in Book I of Maps at Page 124. Property located at the street address commonly known as 7 Bedford Avenue, Placerville, CA 95667 APN: 050-620-07-100 Minimum bid, if applicable: $0.00 PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS SHOULD REFER TO SECTIONS 701.510 TO 701.680 INCLUSIVE OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURES FOR PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EFFECT OF THE SALE AND THE LIABILITY OF DEFAULTING BIDDERS. PUBLIC NOTICE lS HEREBY GIVEN that I will proceed to sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash in lawful money of the United States, all the right, title, claim and interest of said judgment debtor(s) in the above described property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said judgment, with accrued interest and costs on 03/10/2021 at 10:00 am at the following location: El Dorado County Sheriffs Office - Placerville, 200 lndustrial Drive Placerville, CA 95667 Directions to property location may be obtained from the levying officer upon written or oral request. Dated: 02/08/2021 at city of South Lake Tahoe John D’Agostini, Sheriff County of El Dorado State of California Joe R Abramson, Esq 21700 Oxnard Street Suite 1770 Woodland Hills CA 91367 By /s/ Rebecca Arellano Sheriff’s Authorized Agent Liens may be present which may or may not survive this levy 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 8676 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0188 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SNOWLINE VIDEO, located at 6151 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726/Mailing Address: 6261 Starkes Grade Road, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Thomas H Okumoto, 6261 Starkes Grade Road, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Thomas H Okumoto THOMAS H OKUMOTO 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 02/12/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 8677

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0191 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BOYECHKO DENTAL, located at 3420 Coach Ln, Ste 6, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Oksana Boyechko DMD APC, 4200 Mother Lode Dr, Ste A, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 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/ Oksana Boyechko OKSANA BOYECHKO, 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 02/12/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 8678 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 March 9, 2021 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 January 2020 to January 2021 based on the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index (per the City Code). The meeting will commence virtually at 6:00 P.M. via Zoom Video Communications. Public Input is Encouraged 2/17, 2/24 8679 NOTICE OF LIEN SALE NOTICE OF LIEN SALE: 2/17/21 DATE OF SALE: 3/3/21 @5pm Notice of Lien Sale: February 17, 2021 Name of person who rented the unit: James & Michelle Carner Unit Number: 5 Palms Anytime Storage 4830 Golden Foothills Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95667 Description: 10x20 unit full, chairs, footstools, numerous boxes, wheel chair, mattress, end table, screen door, hamper, clothing, walker Auction posted on https://www. storagetreasures.com/ 2/17, 2/24 8681 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0216 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RT S MOBILE WELDING, located at 5401 Merchant Circle, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Wendy Adams, 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/04/2013 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Wendy Adams WENDY ADAMS, 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 02/19/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 8696 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0217 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 3 FOLD CORD, located at 5407 Merchant Circle, El Dorado, CA 95623/Mailing Address: 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): 1. Dexter F Adams, 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623, 2. Simone R Adams, 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623, 3.

Wendy L Adams, 6965 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Wendy Adams WENDY ADANS, GENERAL PARTNER 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 02/19/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 8697 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0215 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A PERSONAL TOUCH CLEANING, located at 4077 Alice Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): A Personal Touch Cleaning, Inc., 4077 Alice Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/10/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Christopher Adams CHRISTOPHER ADAMS, 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 02/18/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 8698 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0213 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CALIFORNIA SUPPLY & LOGISTICS, located at 6100 Enterprise Dr Unit F, Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: 5647 Pine Haven Dr Unit A, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): 415 Design Build, 200 Valley Dr Ste 28, Brisbane, CA 94005 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/18/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kenneth J Crompton KENNETH J CROMPTON, 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 02/18/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 8699

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0186 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. BEAR FLAG HOME LOANS, 2. BEAR FLAG PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, located at 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Bear Flag Realty & Co, 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Martin Atencio MARTIN ATENCIO, 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 02/11/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 8700 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0208 The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: BLITZ ORGANIZATION, located at 4213 Borders Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Kristina K Lewis, 4213 Borders Drive, 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: 02/15/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kristina Lewis KRISTINA K LEWIS, 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 02/18/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/17 8701 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The County of El Dorado Zoning Administrator will hold a public hearing in the Building C Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 on March 17, 2021, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the following: Variance V20-0003/ Prosper Falls submitted by CHERYL BLY-CHESTER request to reduce the required 30-foot side yard setback to five feet to allow for development of an accessory-dwelling unit (ADU) with attached traffic rated wine/root cellar and 3,000-gallon water tank. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 046-431-014, consisting of 3.96 acres, is located on the west side of Wood Duck Way, approximately 100 feet west of the intersection with Summerhill Road, in the Somerset area, Supervisorial District 2. (County Planner: Bianca Dinkler, 530-621-5875) (Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15303(e) and 15305(a) of the CEQA Guidelines)* Staff Reports are available two weeks prior at https://edcgov. us/Government/planning/Pages/ zoning_administrator.aspx All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Zoning Administrator in advance of the hearing. In light of COVID-19, all persons may be required to observe and participate in the hearing remotely as in-person attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID-19 recommendations as the hearing date approaches. For the current remote options, including whether in-person attendance is allowed or a potential change in hearing location if in-person attendance resumes, please check the meeting Agenda no less than 72 hours before the meeting, which will be posted on line at https:// edcgov.us/Government/planning/ Pages/zoning_administrator.aspx. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written

correspondence delivered to the Zoning Administrator at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us. *This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the abovereferenced section, and it is not subject to any further environmental review. To ensure delivery prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted to Planning Services by Friday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the meeting will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any action. COUNTY OF EL DORADO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TIFFANY SCHMID, Planning and Building Department Director February 24, 2021 2/24 8702 NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of El Dorado, as lead agency, has prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the below referenced Project. The Draft MND analyzes the potential environmental effects associated with the proposed Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This Notice of Intent (NOI) is to provide responsible agencies and other interested parties with notice of the availability of the Draft MND and solicit comments and concerns regarding the environmental issues associated with the proposed Project. LEAD AGENCY: County of El Dorado, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 CONTACT: County Planner: Matthew Aselage, 530-621-5977 PROJECT: P19-0010/Hoekstra Tentative Parcel Map PROJECT LOCATION: The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 087-030-036, consisting of 160.25 acres, is located on the south side of Coulter Lane, approximately 2,435 feet south of the intersection with South Shingle Road, in the Latrobe area, Supervisorial District 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request for a Tentative Parcel Map for a four lot residential subdivision consisting of four parcels of approximately 40-acres each from an existing 160.25-acre parcel. PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: The public review period for the Draft MND set forth in CEQA for this project is 20 days, beginning February 25, 2021, and ending March 16, 2021. Any written comments must be received within the public review period. Copies of the Draft MND for this project may be reviewed and/or obtained in the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667, during normal business hours or online at https://edc-trk.aspgov. com/etrakit/ by typing the first word of the project name in the search box. Please direct your comments to: County of El Dorado, Planning and Building Department, County Planner: Matthew Aselage, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or EMAIL: planning@edcgov.us PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing before the Zoning Administrator has not been scheduled. Once that date has been determined, a public notice will be issued. COUNTY OF EL DORADO PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT TIFFANY SCHMID, Director February 24, 2021 2/24 8703 NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of El Dorado, as lead agency, has prepared a Negative Declaration (ND) for the below referenced Project. The Draft ND analyzes the potential environmental effects associated with the proposed Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This Notice of Intent (NOI) is to provide responsible agencies and other interested parties with notice of the availability of the Draft ND and solicit comments and concerns regarding the environmental issues associated with the proposed Project. LEAD AGENCY: County of El Dorado, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 CONTACT: County Planner: Matthew Aselage, 530-621-5977 PROJECT: P20-0002/Sand Ridge Tentative Parcel Map PROJECT LOCATION: The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 046-410-014, consisting of 10 acres, is located on the south side of Sand Ridge Road, approximately two miles west of the intersection with Bucks Bar Road, in the Somerset area, Supervisorial District 2. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Request for a Tentative Parcel Map for a two lot residential subdivision consisting of two 5-acre parcels each from an existing 10-acre parcel. PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: The public review period for the Draft ND set forth in CEQA for this project is 20 days, beginning February 25, 2021, and ending March 16, 2021. Any written comments must be received within the public review period. Copies of the Draft ND for this project may be reviewed and/or obtained in the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667, during normal business hours or online at https://edc-trk.aspgov. com/etrakit/ by typing the first word of the project name in the search box. Please direct your comments to: County of El Dorado, Planning and Building Department, County Planner: Matthew Aselage, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or EMAIL: planning@edcgov.us PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing before the Zoning Administrator has not been scheduled. Once that date has been determined, a public notice will be issued. COUNTY OF EL DORADO PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENT TIFFANY SCHMID, Director February 24, 2021 2/24 8704

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Boys Team Charity members Eileen Griffin and her son Grant Griffin help re-rock the path on New York Creek Trail in El Dorado Hills.

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BTC welcomes new members El Dorado and Sacramento counties. “Of all the philanthropies where we volunteer, those with the highest number of service hours are: Special Olympics NorCal (186), the El Dorado Hills CSD (154) and Upper Room Dining Hall (124),” said parent and BTC-EDH board member Jenn Bailey. “We are proud to continue the tradition we have started helping those in need in our community and we look forward to welcoming new members this spring.” There are BTC chapters now in five western states. The BTC-EDH chapter has been active since 2017. For more information visit btceldoradohills.chapterweb.net or email Bailey at jennbaileybtc@gmail. com.

News release Boys Team Charity hosts its annual new member drive Feb. 26 through March 8. BTC is a volunteer service organization dedicated to developing an altruistic spirit in young men through the active participation of parents and sons in philanthropic projects in their communities. Any boy in grades seven12 at the start of the 2021 school year who lives in the Oak Ridge High School attendance area, or attends Oak Ridge, is eligible for membership. Since last March members of BTCEDH have collectively filled more than 1,000 philanthropy hours by assisting more than 20 organizations throughout

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