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Court orders Apple Bistro to shut down Mountain Democrat staff El Dorado County Superior Court has issued a preliminary injunction for Apple Bistro to cease operations until a health permit is obtained.

The order came Feb. 18.

The restaurant’s health permit was revoked in July 2020 when management failed to comply with COVID-19 related restrictions, including wearing masks.

Under state law and local county ordinances meant to safeguard the public, all restaurants in the county must have a health permit to operate. Apple Bistro, located at 2740 Highway 50 in Placerville, is owned

by Jennette Waldow.

The county filed a lawsuit Nov. 8, 2021, seeking an order from El

Dorado County Superior Court requiring Apple Bistro to close until the owners obtained a permit.

“We stay open because we care and because of our right,” Waldow told the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors at its Nov. 16, 2021, meeting. “It’s not a law; it’s not a mandate. We did not vote on it; you did not vote on it and yet you are voting us out … you are trying to be bigger than we are. You’re not.”

Despite the injunction Apple Bistro was open Presidents Day weekend and hosted a music event Monday, according to posts to the business’ Facebook page. “Never fear, we are still here! Stop by all Presidents Day weekend, we are open. The gates may ■

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Apple Bistro management put up a large banner outside the Placerville restaurant declaring defiance of the mask mandate.

Photo by Michael Raffety

El Dorado Irrigation District Board President Lori Anzini on a tour of flume construction Feb. 17 looks at the bridge that will hold Flume 30 where it connects to the tunnel mouth housing for the Mill-to-Bull Creek Tunnel.

Flume rehab advances

Michael Raffety Mountain Democrat correspondent After a Feb. 17 tour of reconstruction of El Dorado Irrigation District flumes destroyed by the Caldor Fire, it became clear the most challenging project is completing Flume 4.

Hydro crews completed part of Flume 4 by rebuilding the wood section atop a high trestle. The challenge for Syblon Reid’s PLACE ADDRESS LABEL HERE

construction crews is they had to dig down 21 feet below that level to find competent material upon which to build a concrete canal.

At the Flume 4 construction site workers had holes drilled into the rock face on the uphill side and had laid out the fabric layer that will be anchored into the hillside and drain off water. Fill dirt will be tamped down over that and other fabric layers, ■

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Minutes after being married, Mark Boettcher and Lindsey Gonsalves of Cameron Park take photos outside the El Dorado County Recorder-Clerk’s Office where a large balloon display celebrates the unique date of Feb. 22, 2022.

2 is a magic number Thomas Frey Staff writer

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n the 22nd day of the second month of 2022 — 2/22/22 — a record number of couples were married by El Dorado County Recorder-Clerk staff.

“Our anniversary will always start with three twos. They call it an angel number,” said Jackie Vaca of Sacramento, who married Maxwell Vaca in the EDC Government Center Building B atrium Tuesday.

TROJANS TOPPLE McCLATCHY Oak Ridge girls hoops advance to finals at Golden 1.

In numerology, angel numbers are a repetitive sequence of three or four numbers that appear in life to convey a spiritual message. The numbers 222 are said to represent alignment.

The Vacas are college sweethearts from their time at the University of California, Davis. They had been engaged since July 2019 but had to postpone a wedding ceremony due to the pandemic.

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Timothy Craig Walker

March 26, 1952 – Jan. 31, 2022

Robert Douglas White

June 8, 1930 – Feb. 23, 2020

A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Robert “Bob” attended schools there before graduating from the University of Oregon in 1953, where he was enrolled in the Platoon Leaders Course with the Marine Corps and obtaining the rank of 2nd Lieutenant at graduation. He is a graduate of the Marine Corps Amphibious Warfare Course and the United States Army command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where he was one of the six Marines chosen each year to participate. He received his masters degree in business administration from National University in 1983, prior to his retirement from the Marine Corps. During his duty as CO of the 23rd Marines in San Francisco he served as President of the then 30,000 member Marines Memorial Association headquartered in San Francisco.

Colonel White’s 32 years of active duty service included tours across the Continental United States as well as Japan, Hawaii, Alaska and Okinawa. He performed various staff duties and commanded infantry units from platoon to regimental level. He was with the Military Assistance Command in Vietnam in 1967-68 and returned for the evacuation of South Vietnam in which he played an important part. Personal decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon ‘V’ distinguishing device, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Combat Action Ribbon and the Vietnamese Honor Medal First class. He held numerous other unit citations.

Upon his departure from active duty in 1983, Colonel White was a principal organizer of the San Diego County United Veteran Council, an alliance of over 30 veteran’s organizations. He was appointed the director of the San Diego County Veteran Service Office in 1987. During that time he was a principal in organizing the first Stand Down to address the homeless veteran’s issues, an event that continues today in cities across the nation. In 1985 Colonel White served as president of the San Diego Chapter of the Military Officer Association of America, was elected to a six-year term on the National Board from 1986-92 and served as a vicechairman of the board from 1996-98. He served on the Holiday Bowl Committee and was a life member of that Association.

Col. White was a life member of the National Eagle Scout Association and is a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award. He served as president of the San Diego Council of the Navy League of the United States in 1992, served as a National vice president from 1999 to 2002, was on the Council of Advisors of the United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot Museum Historical Society, served as vice president of the Big Bear Chamber of Commerce 1998-2001, chaired the Big Bear Veterans Park Steering Committee, chaired the annual Big Bear parade.

Colonel White had five sons, three of which attained the title of Eagle Scout and two were Life Scouts.

Bob and his wife, Donna, moved to Cameron Park in the Sierra Nevada Foothills in 2013 to finally enjoy retirement and be close to family.

Semper Fi, my love.

Tim, or Timmy to his friends, was born in Downey, Calif., on March 26, 1952 to Robert Glenn and Sallye Jo Walker; he was the third of three children. Tim spent most of his childhood in Coloma near the South Fork of the American River, a place that he always loved.

Tim served in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve from 1972-78, traveling abroad during some of his time in the service. In the early 1980s he met Laurie Prince of Georgetown and they married in 1983. Tim and Laurie had three children, the first, Shannon Marie, died shortly after birth. They then had two boys but later divorced.

Tim followed in his father’s footsteps by working for CalTrans. His initial employment took him to Dublin and Clearlake until he could finally get back to El Dorado County, settling in Placerville where he raised his boys. He spent many years at the Placerville Maintenance Station and worked his way up to lead worker. Tim loved his job and every winter worked nights to keep the roads clear of snow. Tim retired in 2014.

Tim died Jan. 31, from cancer. He was preceded in death by his infant daughter Shannon Marie, his ex-wife Laurie and his parents. Tim is survived by his sons Mathew and Tyler Walker, his siblings Gary Walker and Jacque Walker as well as nieces, nephews and so many great friends.

Tim loved telling stories and sharing memories. A celebration of his life will be held at Henningsen’s Lotus Park, 1-4 p.m. on Tim’s 70th birthday, March 26. Please come and share your stories of Tim.

Terry Pollard

Terry Dean Pollard was born to Al and Roberta Pollard April 4, 1949 in Wasco, Calif. For the past 30+ years he lived in El Dorado County. Terry worked for Pacific Gas and Electric for 37 years.

When he retired in 2004 he resumed his work for PG&E as a contractor working with Calinc to contribute his many years of knowledge in the electric construction field. He was very good at his job and continued working until June 2021.

Terry married Janet Sept. 27, 1985. They were very lucky to have a family they loved dearly. Terry loved extreme adventures, he jumped from perfectly good airplanes, off very tall bridges and boats moving at high speeds. He was a hard worker and provided for his family always. He loved to travel and together he and Janet traveled the world. Terry made friends easily, he had a very great sense of humor and always stopped and talked to strangers.

Terry you will be missed.

Terry was survived by his wife Janet; mother Roberta Pollard; sister Judy Bunker; daughters Julie Green and Dena Allen; son Joshua Hooker; grandchildren Ren, Rylie, Drew, Madison, Ella, Lydia and three great-grandchildren Lilly, Savannah and Madilyn. He was preceded in death by his father Al Pollard; sister Linda Boothe and his beloved grandson Tyler Allen.

There will be no funeral services but the family is planning a celebration of his life in June.

Auditor-controller releases latest sales tax report News release Auditor-Controller Joe Harn recently posted the El Dorado County Sales Tax update for the quarter ending September 2021 to the county’s website.

The report indicates that the countywide sales tax revenues increased by a meager 0.2% compared to the same period in 2020. This minimal overall increase in revenue is in sharp contrast compared to the 16.6% increase in the Sacramento region.

“The county’s sales tax revenues were flat in the third quarter and our revenues lag way behind other jurisdictions in the Sacramento region because one of the world’s biggest online retailers has changed the way it apportions sales tax,” Harn said. “Online transactions are no longer being reported in the community where the goods are actually delivered, but instead the sales tax is being paid to the municipality where the shipping warehouse is located.”

Although, this significant change in sales tax apportionment will have a minimal impact in the county’s current year financial position, assuming online sales continue to grow, the long haul impacts will have a powerful adverse impact on our county’s ability to provide services to our residents, the auditor continued.

The report can be found at edcgov.us/ Government/Auditor-Controller/Documents/ Sales%20Tax/2021-3.pdf.

CRIME LOG The following was taken from El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office logs:

1 p.m. Grand theft was reported at Storageville USA on Chuckwagon Way in Diamond Springs.

3:23 p.m. Deputies took a report of burglary on Fairway Drive in Cameron Park.

7 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Grizzly Flat Road in Somerset.

Feb. 21 4:21 a.m. Burglary was reported at a residence at the Cambridge Garden Apartments on Country Club Drive in Cameron Park.

12:42 p.m. Grand theft was reported at White Rock Village on Valley View Parkway in El Dorado Hills.

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Photos courtesy of the El Dorado County Fire Protection District The Ford F-150, left photo, went down the steep river bank and into the South Fork of the American River along Highway 50 Saturday afternoon. Firefighters used rope rescue techniques to access the crash site, right photo.

Driver dies in crash into American River Mountain Democrat staff A 43-year-old Modesto man who crashed into the South Fork of the American River off Highway 50 Saturday was pronounced dead at the scene.

El Dorado County Fire Protection District firefighters say they were dispatched to an area off Highway 50 east of Ice House Road to find a damaged gaurd rail and a truck down a steep river

bank, resting in the South Fork.

Firefighters were quick to get down the river bank and enter the water to check for victims.

The driver, the sole occupant of the 2021 Ford F-150, had been ejected and had succumbed to his injuries, according to a news release from fire district officials. California Highway Patrol investigators say it was not clear if the man had been wearing a seatbelt.

The crash was reported just after 4:30 p.m. The F-150, which was reportedly traveling eastbound on Highway 50, appeared to have been the only vehicle involved.

Firefighters utilized a low-angle rope rescue system to assist law enforcement with removal of the victim’s body.

Cal Fire personnel also assisted with the incident.

The CHP is investigating.

Policy changed for equipment use on steep slopes in Tahoe News release LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board on Feb. 23 approved policy changes that will help increase the pace and scale of forestry work in the Lake Tahoe region to reduce the threat of catastrophic wildfire.

The decision expands the areas where ground-based mechanical equipment can be used on steep slopes. The new policy will promote forest and ecosystem resilience to disturbances such as climate change, the agency officials said.

Steep terrain can be more difficult and resource-intensive for land managers to reduce hazardous forest fuels. Prior to the update, Lake Tahoe agencies could use ground-based

mechanical equipment on slopes up to a 30% gradient, while work on steeper slopes was limited to hand crews, pile burning and aerial logging to protect water quality from potential erosion.

Research recently completed in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station and the University of Idaho showed that the use of newer mechanical equipment in combination with hand crews on slopes between 30% and 50% would not cause significant impacts to the watershed. The research also showed the new policy would increase forest and ecosystem resilience to disturbances such as fire, insects and disease and climate change.

“The Caldor Fire and the surge

of megafires in the region are clear directives for us to improve our forest health policies to better protect communities and the environment from wildfire,” TRPA Executive Director Joanne S. Marchetta said.

“TRPA is committed to advancing science-based practices that protect the lake and bolster our resilience to ever-growing wildfire threats, especially given the need for fuels reduction work in untreated areas narrowly missed by the Caldor Fire.”

The policy change will facilitate additional forest health projects on steeper slopes. Approximately 61,000 acres in the Tahoe Basin have slopes from 30% to 50% and nearly half of that area is in wildland-urban interface defense and threat zones near communities where hand crews

continue to work. Additionally, postfire assessments of the Caldor Fire show that steeper slopes tended to burn at higher severity than other areas.

“This is a game-changer for fuels reduction in the basin,” Chief Scott Lindgren of Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District said. “Hilly terrain is a significant portion of the Tahoe Basin and with the right kind of equipment, we can do quality fuel reduction work and protect the environment at the same time.”

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California Matters

No plan yet for the bullet train’s soaring price tag

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ourteen years ago, largely due to enthusiastic support from then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California voters approved a $9.95 billion bond issue for a statewide bullet train system.

DAN WALTERS The initial plan said the project would cost $33 billion, limited service would begin by 2025 and the system would be complete by 2030, whisking passengers between San Francisco and Los Angeles in 2½ hours.

Never mind.

The High-Speed Rail Authority’s latest “business plan,” released this month, projects that a complete system could cost more than $100 billion, not counting future inflation. Moreover, the agency has not yet pinned down the $25 billion it needs just to build the 171-mile starter line between Merced and Bakersfield.

Construction crews have only begun to build roadbed for the San Joaquin Valley segment and no track has been Costs keep rising laid. Optimistically, it for California’s will be almost a decade before passengers can bullet train ride on it. project, but the The rail authority officials who pumps out revisions to its business plan each manage it can’t year, almost always tell us how it raising projected costs will be financed. but never laying out realistically how they will be covered.

So far, about half of the $9 billion in the bond issue reserved for the bullet train has been spent, along with a few billion more from a federal grant.

The other $995 million in bonds were designated for local rail service to feed into the system.

The rail authority and Gov. Gavin Newsom want the Legislature to commit the remaining $4.2 billion in bond money to keep construction going in the San Joaquin Valley and make plans for later expansion. However, legislative leaders have balked, saying spending it on the bullet train would be a waste and demanding that the money be diverted into better commuter rail service in Southern California.

It’s been something of a stalemate but the impasse could be broken this year because Newsom’s 2022-23 budget proposes to spend $3.25 billion on local transit systems, thereby potentially placating legislators who have held up the bond funds.

The new business plan also expresses hope that the recent passage of a $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure improvement program could yield some money.

“While there has been a lot of focus on the differences between our approach to advancing high-speed rail in California and that proposed

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Letters to the Editor At the Georgetown Library, poem on EDITOR: salute to our libraries serving everyone in the community in the best and worst of times. Thanks to Sara Schwartz, library patron, and C. R. Kendall, library commissioner, District 4, for their letter to the editor, “Libraries are more than reading,” dated Feb. 14.

The Georgetown Library hosts a poetry group where participants discover that words have power. The Thursdays at Two poetry workshop is led by Taylor Graham, EDC poet laureate, 2016-18. Graham shared that she leads a similar workshop in Placerville and wanted to bring the same approach to the Divide. Participants read from a list of notable poets and bring poetry to share. There is a “word can,” where participants pull a word or phrase from a can and use what they pull as a prompt to write a poem.

Poetry can reveal a new way of seeing the world you thought you knew. By sharing what you write you may find that others will connect with your words and relate to what you are saying. There are different reasons why people join the Thursdays at Two group. From Bobby, “I need something to push me along. I love to write and need challenges.” From Sarah, “This is a way to get out of my comfort zone and expand my horizons.”

In our libraries, poetry can be a catalyst that gathers people together promoting an environment for writing about who we are and where we live. Throughout history people have used poetry as a form of self-expression by reflecting their own lives and what they observe.

Poetry groups give us voice and our community is the better for it.

Many thanks to the libraries that host and support groups such as this.

LARA GULARTE EDC Poet Laureate, 2021-2023 Diamond Springs

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Unintended consequences EDITOR: ue to the recent school board decisions not to enforce the state’s mask mandate, teachers have been caught in the crossfire.

These decisions were presumably made because of the recent protests, some of which went way too far — filming illegally on campus, haranguing the principal of Buckeye Elementary School on video about his raise, harassing him and his family at their home, and even confronting some students

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who were wearing masks (so much for being in favor of mask choice).

Teachers, who were given practically no notice, had to figure out how to deal with the change.

One, who chose to support the state guideline, was removed from the classroom. Another, caught on an illegal video made by a student that went viral (shared by the same people who were protesting at the Buckeye principal’s house), has been doxxed and is receiving death threats for doing her job. Another, who has a 90-year-old parent at home, is considering whether keeping her job is worth the risk.

Meanwhile, a member of one of the boards that voted not to enforce the mandate actually made a $500 donation to the family who has been harassing Buckeye school all these months. I guess we’re living in bizarro world after all.

I would just like to ask our school board members, as a parent whose children went through the Buckeye and EDUHSD districts, to think about the downstream consequences of your decisions, not only on parents and students, but on teachers as well.

We have some wonderful teachers. Without Mrs. Tuller at Oak Ridge and Mr. Baginski at Ponderosa, my special needs child might not have graduated. My girls spoke very highly of Mrs. Madsen, Mrs. Rhyan, Mr. Lealos and many others including Coach Rhyan for wrestling, Mr. Varoff for band — and that’s just the high schools.

By listening to a small, loud and, frankly, obnoxious bunch of people, you board members have thrown our teachers under the bus. Every school board in our district has openings in the upcoming November election. I encourage civicminded people who care about our schools, our teachers and education to consider stepping up and running for a school board.

DAWN WOLFSON Cameron Park

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e have lived in El Dorado County for years and have seen Diamond Springs grow. Now, after reading the letter to the editor in the Mountain Democrat dated Jan. 28, (we learned) a roundabout is planned for one of the intersections on Diamond Springs’ main street. Then I read that the townsite has already been declared a historical site (No. 487).

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Kiley’s Corner

It’s time to make crime illegal again in California

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n January Gov. Gavin Newsom compared Los Angeles to a “third world country” after organized groups broke into rail cars and stole thousands of packages. Train company officials released data showing a 160% year-over-year KEVIN increase in theft along their lines, blaming the spike on changes to how low-level offenses are prosecuted.

This trend of rising property crime is sweeping the state, according to an analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California. Just this month stores in Roseville and Folsom have been hit by shoplifters. No community is immune from these trends.

The reason for this theft epidemic is not a mystery. In 2014 the state

passed Proposition 47, which removed consequences for stealing. The initiative reclassified a number of felony theft offenses as misdemeanors. Not surprisingly, with these consequences removed, our state saw more crime.

Under Prop. 47 KILEY criminals can enter a store and steal up to $950 of merchandise without as much as a slap on the wrist. Thieves actually carry calculators as they ransack businesses to make sure the value of the stolen goods doesn’t exceed that threshold.

Voters were told that this so-called Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act would provide needed criminal justice reforms. In reality, it has been a disaster for public safety,

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Voters were told that this so-called Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act would provide needed criminal justice reforms.

In reality, it has been a disaster for public safety … taking away the tools we need to rehabilitate drug offenders and opening the door for rampant retail theft. That is why it was universally opposed by law enforcement groups across the state.

We must act to end this failed experiment. My bill, AB 1599, would give voters a chance to reconsider Prop. 47. Californians deserve that chance. While Gov. Newsom has declared, “We will not walk back” the measure, the tide is turning.

More and more Californians are making it clear that the status quo is intolerable.

A recent Univeristy of California, Berkeley IGS poll co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times found that

78% of voters believe crime has risen statewide and 65% say it has gone up in their local community. Most importantly, they favor changing Prop. 47 by a 2-to-1 margin.

On March 8 the Assembly Public Safety Committee will consider my bill, which has more than a dozen co-authors. It’s time for the Legislature to correct years of failed policies and put the safety of our communities first. It’s time to make crime illegal again.

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley represents the 6th Assembly District, which includes parts of El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento counties. Follow him on Twitter @ KevinKileyCA.

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by some in the Legislature, there should be no such as relying on a separate system to carry question that the availability of new federal and passengers between San Francisco and San Jose state funding presents an opportunity to close and route changes in Southern California. that divide and agree on investments that allow In fact, it’s at least a 50-50 bet that the line statewide high-speed rail to move forward in between Merced and Bakersfield will be the only tandem with other high-priority regional projects.” truly high-speed segment — and that’s only if Brian Kelly, the agency’s top executive, states in a enough money can be found to build it. foreword to the plan.

Dan Walters is a journalist and author However, the plan still doesn’t tell us how the who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, starter line, which now is envisioned to be double- nonpartisan media venture explaining California tracked and electrified, will be fully financed, policies and politics. much less identify a source for the other $75-plus billion to complete the project.

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Oak Ridge girls hoops on to section finals Mark DeVaughn Special to the Mountain Democrat

Ella Ray, left, and Teagan Brown, right, of Oak Ridge defend McClatchy’s Nina Cain in Wednesday’s Sac-Joaquin Section Division I semifinal on their home court.

EL DORADO HILLS — Beaming a smile and nursing a few bruises, Ella Ray of Oak Ridge spoke of a cure no trainer’s room can offer.

The senior center drew much satisfaction from a 47-41 victory Wednesday over McClatchy in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I semifinals. With the 6-foot-3 Ray holding court at the post, the Trojans smothered the Lions with interior defense.

“I’m sore,” Ray said. “I don’t know if I could play another quarter, but I feel good. That’s what winning does.”

When McClatchy got within 3 points in the third quarter, the Trojans locked down the Lions and closed out the third on a run, taking a 14-point lead.

“I feel like we locked down with defense,” Ray continued. “It was one of the best defensive games we’ve played in some time. (McClatchy) attacks the basket really well but they didn’t get as many opportunities because of our defense.”

Top-seeded Oak Ridge (24-5) advances to Saturday’s section title game against No. 2 Folsom

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at Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center. The Sierra Foothill League neighbors will tip off at 6 p.m.

While the Lions (19-6) boasted superior team speed, the Trojans set the pace. Oak Ridge never trailed and led by as many as 16.

With 26 points, senior guard Teagan Brown emerged as the offensive star. Oak Ridge held a 23-14 halftime lead. Brown both led and avoided the charge during a pivotal stretch of the first half.

Brown picked up her second foul with just 3:12 remaining in the first quarter. The McClatchy cheering section — which nearly filled the east side of Oak Ridge’s gym — got louder. But the Trojans grew their lead. Brown attacked the basket and avoided further fouls.

“I know the team is counting on me to get buckets and put (them) on my back,” Brown said. “I just go to the rim hard and create what I can create.”

No other Trojan came close to scoring doublefigures. Senior forward Abby Helwig scored six points while playing lockdown defense. Sophomore point guard Jessica Crannell had four points. Oak n

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Road to Golden 1 ends in Galt for Union Mine the middle of the second quarter until Liberty Ranch pulled away to take a 13-point lead into the locker room.

“We fell apart toward the end of the second quarter and then we really just couldn’t get back to who we are,” Mottashed said.

By the end of the third quarter, the Hawks’ lead grew to 17.

“I think we got behind and so the natural reaction was to try to press and try to get up a lot of shots and that just worked against us,” said Union Mine head coach Ryan Williams.

Each time Union Mine scored, the Falcons answered before eventually winning by 21.

“It’s always gonna be pretty tough when you’re just that close to reaching Golden 1 Center,” said senior big man Nick Donlan, who pulled down seven rebounds.

To make it this far, the Diamondbacks had to win two close playoff games.

“I think we did some world shocking with Sonora and with West Park,” Donlan said.

In the opening round, the D’backs came from behind to beat West Park 58-50. Then in the second round Monday at Sonora in front of a hostile crowd the game came down to the wire.

With the D’backs holding a slim 62-61 lead in the fourth, senior Austin Sweeney grabbed an offensive

Thomas Frey Staff writer GALT — After a pair of exhilarating section playoff wins the Union Mine boys basketball team fell to Sierra Valley Conference rival Liberty Ranch 62-41 in the Division IV Sac-Joaquin Section semifinals Wednesday.

“They shut us down,” said junior guard Mason Mottashed, who scored 20 points. “It was hard to get into the stuff we wanted to get into tonight.”

Although the Diamondbacks lost, their season isn’t over and the team will play in the CIF Northern California Regional Tournament beginning next week.

Liberty Ranch and Union Mine have played big games against each other over the years, including several that would decide who the Sierra Valley Conference champion would be.

The last time the Falcons or Diamondbacks didn’t win the SVC was the 2014-15 season so it was only fitting that these two squads would be meeting with a trip to the section finals at Golden 1 Center on the line.

With so much on the line, the game was a natural sellout as No. 1-seed Liberty Ranch packed its side of the stands and No. 5-seed Union Mine fans filled up the other, making the 50-mile drive from Gold Country to Galt.

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rebound that he powered straight back up, extending the D’backs lead to 64-61 with 1:12 to play.

Sonora tied the game up. Then on the D’backs final possession of the game, Union Mine went for the win.

The initial shot was no good but Donlan grabbed the offensive rebound and scored his 11th and 12th points of the night moments later to give his team a 66-64 lead to silence the crowd with 1.6 seconds left. The final Sonora shot missed, setting up the semifinal game between Union

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Now the Diamondbacks will wait to see who they play in NorCals.

After being so close to Golden 1 Center hardwood the Diamondbacks could have another chance to play there in the state championship if they win the NorCal bracket.

“Anytime you have a drought of five or six days you’ve got to use that time to get better,” said Williams.

“You can’t sulk, can’t pout. We’ve got a few days off so we need to get better.”

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Ridge finished the third quarter on a 16-5 run after McClatchy trimmed the lead to 27-24.

The Lions “like to drive and kick but we focused on communicating and knowing where people were,” Oak Ridge head coach Steve White said.

“We broke down a few times but that’s going to happen. I’m really proud of our effort, our concentration and attention to detail.”

Nina Cain led McClatchy with 13 points. The freshman post player has already verbally committed to the University of California, Berkeley.

Ahead 31-24, Oak Ridge finally found its offensive groove midway through the third quarter. Four different players scored baskets over the final 4:15. Helwig, Ray and

Crannell joined Brown in finding the hoop during the run.

The teams combined for just a trio of three-pointers; Brown made her team’s only long-range bucket.

Further proof of the defensive theme: The Trojans scored four points in the final quarter, yet held McClatchy comfortably at bay.

Oak Ridge took a 45-29 lead with the opening basket of the period. The Lions then chipped away at — but never seriously threatened to claim — the lead. Only in the final seconds did the visitors trim their deficit to two possessions.

“We’re really good at communicating,” said Ray, who scored five points. “We don’t let anyone get to the basket. That’s our main focus.”

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In memory of my beloved husband

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I take comfort knowing you are with our Heavenly Father … and someday we will once again be together.

You are my Sunshine.

Forever and always my Love, Tanya I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.

I could see that you were crying you found it hard to sleep.

I spoke to you softly as you brushed away a tear, “It’s me, I haven’t left you, I’m well, I’m fine, I’m here.”

I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour your tea, You were thinking of the many things and memories of me.

I was with you at the shops today, your arms were getting sore.

I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today; you tend it with such care.

I want to re-assure you, that I’m not lying there.

I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.

I gently put my hands on you; I smiled and said, “it’s me.”

You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.

I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there.

It’s possible for me, to be so near you everyday.

To say to you with certainty, “I never went away.”

You sat their very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew… in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.

The day is over… I smile and watch you yawning and say “good-night, God bless, I’ll see you in the morning.”

And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide, I’ll rush across to greet you and we’ll stand, side by side.

I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.

Be patient, live your journey out…then come home to me.

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The metrics like money, followers, distance and time, although relevant, have little to do with what you’ll produce today with your heart, hands and best intentions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you’re working for the result, you’ll burn out at some point. It is not as sustainable as the sort of work that you enjoy and would do whether you got the result or not.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You love it when the people around you feel warm. However, you’re not willing to set yourself on fire to accomplish this.

Think in terms of your own needs, appetites and delights.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You provide what they want; they buy it. Neither showmanship nor influence nor persuasion will be necessary because the deal already satisfies the desires of all.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). While you could do many things today, only one is important to your main goal. Humorist Josh Billings advised, “Be like a postage stamp -- stick to one thing until you get there.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you’re relaxed, they’ll relax. When you’re lifted, they’ll be lifted.

Relationship rifts and more can be healed with hugs. There’s no better relief than a heart-to-heart embrace.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You, at full concentration, are a powerful force. But if you divide yourself among too many responsibilities, there won’t be enough of you to create impact in any single role.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). As a result of your ambition, you’ll set lofty goals that you’re unlikely to achieve. Even so, you’ll get further than if you hadn’t aimed so high. All success is significant, and your spirits stay high as you interpret it as such.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll attend events your friends invite you to. The Scandinavian proverb applies: Go often to the house of thy friend; for weeds soon choke up the unused path.

CAPRICORN: The crowd takes notice... you’re in excellent form. You’ll interact with someone who is clearly enchanted by you, and you can soak it up without worry. You offer excellent attention and should expect the same from others.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your life and work experiences will prove useful. A profound impact can be made without even telling your story. Rather, you influence others through your example.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Today’s challenges require boldness. Your bravery, your support of what you believe is right and your facilitation of justice make you indispensable. It will be easy to sleep tonight, knowing that you put in a solid day’s work.

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“Mechanical thinning can be a much more efficient and effective option when used in suitable locations, especially when hand crew capacity is a limiting factor,” Walker added. “This change will help increase the pace and scale of forest restoration to meet the goals of the Lake Tahoe Basin’s Multi-Jurisdictional Fuels Strategy and would contribute to Forest Service efforts to advance forest health in collaboration with partners nationwide through our newly launched 10-year strategy,Confronting the Wildfire Crisis: A Strategy for Protecting Communities and Improving Resilience in America’s Forests.”

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again covered over with tampeddown qualified fill dirt until the 21 feet needed to connect to the wood flume section is reached.

From there it will be a raised canal.

Beyond the dug-out section the dirt is already suitable and at grade to install the concrete canal to complete Flume 4.

Progress is already evident at Flume 5. Two sides of the canal base have been concreted where the flume will connect to the exit portal of the Esmeralda Tunnel. A wire cage is ready for concrete to form the chute for the creek that will go underneath and tumble down along 270,000 cubic yards of rock downstream to protect against erosion. Once the chute is concreted the bridge over the river will be formed for concrete.

Some of the distances from the ready-mix trucks require two concrete pumpers at different intervals.

After the bridge, forms will begin the concrete canal from the tunnel EID photo by Jesse Saich over the bridge and on toward the Syblon Reid construction crews begin to fill in a foundation for a section of El Dorado Irrigation prepared surface for concrete canal District’s Flume 4 Feb. 17, where they had to dig down to find a competent base. They will need to construction to replace Flumes 5 fill it back up 21 feet, including fabric layers anchored into the rock face upslope. and 6.

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The access road to Flume 30 was built from scratch except the original canal bench that was replaced by the Mill-to-Bull Creek Tunnel. Syblon Reid built a concrete bridge to connect the concrete flume from the tunnel mouth housing where the flume takes a sharp turn to the right. Under the bridge are 2-by-4s separating the bridge from the two thick bases.

Those wood blocks will be replaced with rubber-like cushions that will absorb any seismic activity. Beyond the bridge, equipment is shaping the canal bench.

Going from Flume 30 back around to Flumes 4, 5 and 6 are half a day’s drive to different access roads built and upgraded by Syblon Reid. The contractor had to plow several feet of snow off the roads Jan. 7 The quick summary for Flumes 5 and 6 is that they are ready to form and pour as soon as rebar is delivered. Flume 30’s slopes have been scaled and equipment is preparing the canal bench.

The reconstructed flume sections are expected to be ready to flow water by April.

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look closed, however we have someone there to let you in. So stop by, don’t be shy, and say hi,” stated one post.

Carla Haas, spokeswoman for the county, said county authorities are hopeful Apple Bistro’s owners will meet the requirements of the injunction and be able to operate with a valid health permit as soon as possible. She also said there is no enforcement planned at this time.

Some county residents spoke in support of Apple Bistro at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting.

“I can no longer support a board that is acting like a tyrannical entity and that is not here to support or better the community,” Placerville resident Myra Lowder said, threatening to spearhead a recall effort of the board for “not supporting businesses with the same issues.”

Addressing comments from the Apple Bistro loyalists, Chief Administrative Officer Don Ashton said, “While we recognize the different opinions relative to this matter, all food establishments are required by the California Health and Safety Code and the county’s ordinance code to have a health permit and Apple Bistro has been operating

without one for over a year and a half.”

“As someone who used to own a deli, closed down now due to COVID, I support any business that could make it through this pandemic and come out alright,” Placerville resident Tiffany Moore told the board and Ashton.

In September 2020 the county provided Apple Bistro with $22,736 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act monies to offset the costs of the impact of COVID-19 mandates, according to a news release from El Dorado County’s Chief Administrative Office.

The county issues health permits to more than 800 facilities. Only three restaurants — Apple Bistro, Danette’s Brick Oven Pub and El Dorado Café — operated outside the state’s COVID-19 mandate, resulting in their health permits being suspended or revoked. Danette’s Brick Oven Pub and El Dorado Café worked with the county to resolve all issues and obtain the required permits, states the news release.

The injunction applies not only to Waldow and her company but also “agents, employees, representatives and all persons acting under, in concert with or for them.” The injunction

is effective immediately and remains in place until trial in the lawsuit, which has not yet been scheduled. A trial setting conference is scheduled to take place March 14.

County officials say they have made it clear to the owners of Apple Bistro that to obtain a permit they would need to take the following steps: (1) fill out a new permit application; (2) make a $2,313 payment, which is a mandatory penalty for operating a restaurant without a permit under California Health and Safety Code § 114387; (3) allow the county to perform a routine health inspection of the restaurant; and (4) as with all restaurant inspections, correct any health violations identified during the inspection.

County officials note that they pursued the preliminary injunction after Apple Bistro owners failed to take any of these steps.

Separately the county’s lawsuit requests that the court assess fines of up to $500 per day for operating Apple Bistro without a permit in an amount to be determined at trial. Although the county has not waived these fines, it has thus far not required Apple Bistro to pay these separate fines in order to obtain a permit.

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Mark Boettcher and Lindsey Gonsalves, left photo, get ready to say “I do” Feb. 22 as El Dorado County Recorder-Clerk Janelle Horne officiates. Maxwell and Jackie Vaca of Sacramento, right photo, are wed by El Dorado County Registrar of Voters Bill O’Neill.

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Sacramento County Feb. 22 were all booked.

“What better day than a day that is once in a lifetime,” Jackie said. “It’s always going to be special.”

Her husband Maxwell said he was filled with “pure happiness” to finally get hitched.

Eighteen ceremonies were performed — the most Janelle Horne has seen in a single day since she was elected recorder-clerk in 2018.

Couples could choose to be married nearly anywhere at the government center. Some picked a private wedding room or the atrium and some went outside by a large oak tree on a hill.

Lindsey Gonsalves and Mark Boettcher of Cameron Park met 16 years ago and decided to get married on 2/22/22.

“We decided to get married this year and this was a good date,” Boettcher said.

Two is also the number Boettcher wore as a hockey player.

“After being together for almost 16 years I would have to say (I feel) complete,” Gonsalves said. “He is an amazing person and I am so lucky and blessed to have him in my life and heart forever.”

The couple was first in line to be wed and Horne officiated down in the atrium.

After Lindsey and Mark said “I do” they went outside to take photos by a balloon display Horne purchased for the special occasion from local business Balloon Art Celebrations. Five big gold balloons in the shape of the numeral 2 spanned about 15 feet.

Weddings were booked back-to-back throughout the day and officiated not only by Horne but also her staff, who are all deputized commissioners of marriage, and deputy for the day Registrar of Voters Bill O’Neill.

Roseville couple Amanda and Michael Hernandez came up the hill to to be united in marriage on the unique date. They met in 2012 when Michael asked her to dance and they began dating shortly after.

“I thought that this date would be a perfect chance to finally tie the knot,” Amanda said.

Joined by friends and family, Amanda’s father walked her down the aisle — or through the atrium in this case — before vows were recited and Michael kissed his bride.

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Now The Stage at Burke Junction, 3300 Coach Lane, Suite E1, Cameron Park, presents “Love and Baseball” through March 6. For tickets and more information visit stageatburke.com.

Imagination Theater presents “Grease” through March 13 at the theater on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. For more information visit itplacerville.org/grease.

Feb. 25 Matt Fremont & Doug Not Josh will perform at 5 p.m. and Grateful Bluegrass Boys takes the stage at 9 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club, 251 Main St. in Placerville.

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Matt Rainey will perform 8-11 p.m. at the Placerville Public House, 305 Main St. in Placerville. For more information visit placervillepublichouse.com.

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Smith Flat House, 2021 Smith Flat Road in Placerville, is having Latin dance lessons. For more information and to sign up call (530) 621-1003.

Ryder feels a direct connection to the Earth and its landscapes, nurturing the artistic soul within her and radiating throughout her work. To capture the tactile nature of the world around her, she experiments by repurposing and recycling familiar textiles in unusual ways, leading to works of startling beauty described as edgy, color saturated and evocative.

Ryder utilizes traditional artistic media — paints, pastels, pencils, inks, dyes — and begins her artwork by painting two separate canvases, which she then cuts into strips and “reweaves” to

Feb. 26 There are three Swap Meets at the El Dorado County Fair & Event Center left for the season: Feb. 26 (rain or shine), March 19 (shine only) and April 9 (shine only).

The public is welcome to come join in the fun, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Go to eldoradocountyfair.org/ swap.html to reserve a space and make a payment.

The Camellia Show and Competition will be on display 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the sixth annual Camellia Dayat the historical Murer House and Gardens, 1125 Joe Murer Court in Folsom. There is no charge to attend, tour Murer House or enter the camellia contest. For more information contact Rhonda DesVoignes at bdesvoignes@comcast.net or call the Murer House at (916) 413-9231.

create fascinating new patterns in a single, twodimensional image with a three-dimensional quality.

While her subject matter starts with something familiar, by the time she completes one of her “tapestries” it appears as something entirely different with hidden images and illusions of movement in the work.

With the world in constant turmoil, Ryder said she finds that her artistic constructions are a great outlet to express her feelings. For her work “Planet in Crisis,” Ryder painted two canvases in lines and shapes with acrylics and used an air compressor to disseminate the paint.

After separating and reweaving the canvases in various widths and angles, she repainted the surface to create a sense of earth and atmosphere building catastrophic heat.

For “Moving On,” Ryder utilized a simple, lightly washed pink and lilac background with modest movement

“Tulips” by Jean Stiles in metallic gold lines to honor the new beginnings of the year 2022.

Ryder developed both abstract and representational styles that evoke a passionate response from the viewer. She explained that for “Winter Storms” she again employed two separate canvases painted with slightly different values of blue and green, cut and rewove them and overlaid them with various colors to create the essence of a winter storm crackling with

energy and movement.

Ryder defines her true success in her lifelong involvement with the visual arts as not so much the sale of her artwork, but rather with the great satisfaction she finds in the deep bond created with others who are emotionally touched by her work.

Good energy A native Californian, Steffen lives and creates her artwork in the Sierra foothills where her rose bushes, lavender plants and a summer vegetable

garden provide peace and inspiration for her creations.

Always intrigued with various art forms, Steffen continually drew and painted and immersed herself in photography and stained glass. Searching for “her” medium, she found her true passion while taking lessons using a flamework glass torch, melting glass for the first time in 2006, which led to the development of her Fire Spirit Beads.

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The 34th annual Sacramento Black Expo takes place 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at California State University, Sacramento.

The Black Expo theme this year is “Live The Impossible Dream.” Free entry for everyone. Event includes entertainment, a variety of vendors and soul food.

Jazz Gitan Trio will perform 8-11 p.m. at the Placerville Public House, 305 Main St. in downtown Placerville. For more information visit placervillepublichouse.com.

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For the third year running the community event will be a drive-thru dinner. Despite the adversity and readjustments in the past two years, the community continues to support the event and its cause according to a release from the organization.

Teaming up, once again with well-known philanthropist and restaurateur John Sanders, the Empty Bowls Committee hopes to exceed its fundraising efforts from the past two years. Sanders offers three new soups — Gold Miner’s Stew, Salmon Saffron and Tuscan Tomato Florentine — and teams up with Mother Lode Rehabilitation Enterprises volunteers, who provide dessert to go with the soup and bread combo.

The 2020 and 2021 events earned a combined $22,000 and this year committee members hope to raise more than $15,000, serving 450 dinners.

Feeding the hungry is a cause close to committee member Maureen Dion-Perry’s heart. She said she’s fortunate to see, first hand, the connections between various organizations like Upper Room, Hands4Hope, etc., and the commitment and passion of community members who take on this kind of work.

“It makes me feel very good about what we are doing,” she told the Mountain Democrat.

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In a Gotham-like city, a terrible water shortage caused by a 20-year drought has led to a government-enforced ban on private toilets. The citizens must use public amenities, regulated by a single malevolent company that profits by charging admission for one of humanity’s most basic needs. Amid the people, a hero decides he’s had enough and plans a revolution to lead them all to freedom.

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Actors Summer Smith, Nick Roton, Ana Radwan and Adele Trapp, left to right, tackle a toilet revolution in “Urinetown,” opening Feb. 25 at Sutter Street Theatre.

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Finding the Sacred Born with question marks

In the old growth forest

about my past,

I listen for footsteps,

my people,

and hear birdsong.

I step inside myself

In this place of rest,

and find running water,

this ancestral path of migration,

stones too heavy to bring up.

the air pulses angelic

These waters fill the banks

from the throat of a sparrow.

with gold dust and granite,

In my hands, the smell of prayer

shining mica and quartz.

gathered in a lavender bouquet.

No heaven here, but root,

Madrone bark,

alluvial and veined.

red and gold,

Still, I hear voices,

flames like candles.

see ghosts drift in and out,

Crows on the church roof

the drone of the river.

a choir of ancestors chanting.

First published by “A Bird Black As The Sun, California Poets on Crows and Ravens.”

Lara Gularte lives and writes in the Sierra foothills of California. She is El Dorado County Poet Laureate 2021-23. Her book of poetry, “Fourth World Woman,” was recently published by Finishing Line Press. “Kissing the Bee,” her book about her California pioneer ancestors, was published by The Bitter Oleander Press in 2018. Nominated for several Pushcart Prizes, she has been published in national and international journals and anthologies. Gularte is a teaching artist of creative writing and poetry with arts in Corrections at Mule Creek State Prison.

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Wildfire-inspired art debuts News release

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ENO, Nev. – The Caldor Fire of 2021 raged up the Western Slope of the Sierra Nevada, destroyed the community of Grizzly Flat, crested Echo Summit, then burned both sides of Christmas Valley where artist Shelley Zentner and her family live. Miraculously, a narrow strip of green at the bottom of the valley was preserved between two “wings” of charred forest.

“After we returned from evacuation, I began collecting charcoal from the fire to draw with,” Zentner shared.

“It felt like a healing thing to do at a time when we, as a community, were reeling from shock and devastation.

“The drawings and paintings in this collection are a response to the surreal landscape we found ourselves in, and the complex emotions associated with our home surviving when so many others were lost,” she continued. “As a cancer survivor, my practice is always to seek light in dark times. So, when the first morning light spilled over the valley ridgeline through the trees, it was a deep impulse that called me to capture those rays dancing magically through the charred forest. Combining charcoal with soft colored pastels, I made intuitive, impressionist drawings that captured the fragile beginnings of renewal. The

color was returning already.”

The artist noted that extreme drought was also apparent in the river that runs through the valley.

“Blooms of bright green algae had collected in warm water that appeared frozen in time, its beautiful stillness an ominous testament to the lack of rain,” Zentner said. “Perfect reflections of the forest were painted on the surface, yellow aspen leaves gathered on the shore like confetti. Responding with my own paint, tall slender oils that echo the cathedral-like trees seemed a fitting tribute.”

See Zentner’s work in the new show, Call & Response, on display at Sierra Arts Foundation, 17 Virginia St., Suite 120, Reno. The exhibit is open March 2-28, with gallery hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturdays. A reception for the artist will be held 5-7 p.m.

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Zentner is a Welsh artist who has called the United States home for 17 years. Her work has been exhibited internationally since 1996 at venues that include The Museum of Modern Art, Wales, The Bristol Guild of Art and The Royal Cambrian Academy.

She had the honor of meeting art enthusiast Prince Charles in 2002.

She lives with her husband and daughter in Christmas Valley, near South Lake Tahoe.

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nConcert Sierra will present Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer in Grass Valley on Tuesday, March 1, with shows at 2 and 6:30 p.m.

Chanticleer is named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” and is known throughout the world for its seamless blend of 12 male voices. The group’s program titled “Awakenings” spans six centuries of music, focusing on the themes of reawakening and dawn, with works by William Byrd, Monteverdi, Ayanna Woods, Augusta Read Thomas and others. The concert concludes with an epic, 12-part work, “Birds of Paradise” by Steven Sametz, in which each singer takes a turn being different birds on their way to transcendence.

“Singing has not been the safest act this past year,” said Chanticleer music director Tim Keller. “The program is a reflection in music of what we’re all going through.”

The program has works that speak of renewal and hope, including “The Rewaking” by Augusta Read Thomas and “Sunrise,” an arrangement of a recent hit single. The concert will conclude with a Chanticleer staple, Richard Evans’ “Journey to Recife,” arranged by Joseph H. Jennings, who was the group’s music director for

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See Chanticleer in Grass Valley Tuesday, March 1. Two performances are scheduled. more than 20 years.

This concert was originally scheduled Jan. 16 but postponed due to the omicron surge. “The January concert was sold out with a large waiting list, so we’re pleased to be able to provide two shows on March 1 to accommodate more concertgoers,” said InConcert Sierra’s artistic director Ken Hardin.

“An added reason for scheduling an evening show is because it’s a Tuesday,” Hardin added. “The extra performance will accommodate both

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those who work during the day and, importantly, the young composers enrolled in our education program, Composers Project with Mark Vance.”

On Jan. 6 Chanticleer countertenor Kory Reid worked with the program’s 17 students via Zoom to assist with their current assignment of writing for voice and one instrument “They are brilliant students — so smart and full of passion for writing

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Joshua Riley plays a trumpet solo of “Pink Panther” at a recent Music On The Divide concert.

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music,” said Reid. “They impressed me with their profound questions. We’re all impressed the program exists; it’s really amazing.”

The composer students are anxious to hear the ensemble and meet Reid in person.

InConcert Sierra’s COVID-19 audience restrictions include a vaccinated-only attendance policy with masks required indoors. The continuation of the mask mandate is also a requirement of the artists so they feel safe performing. In addition, the audience will be limited to halfcapacity to allow for social distancing.

There will not be a pre-concert forum nor formal intermission and the concert will be 60-70 minutes.

The performances take place at the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 12889 Osborne Hill Road, Grass Valley. For tickets and more information visit inconcertsierra.org or call (530) 2733990.

InConcert Sierra, is a Nevada County nonprofit organization that presents high-caliber classical music performances and robust music education offerings for all ages.

Founded in 1946, ICS is celebrating 75 years as an integral part of Nevada County’s arts community.

n Feb. 13 Music On The Divide held the 27th Young Musicians Concert in the Georgetown IOOF Hall. The program was unusually brief this year as a few inductees had to drop out due to unforeseen circumstances. But the recitals from the seven musicians who performed were well received by the audience and earned enthusiastic applause.

The first pianist to energize the audience was Samantha Creiglow, playing “Racing Cheetah” by Kristin Allred. Next up, Basilio Lira got toes tapping by playing “Buffalo Strut” by Timothy Brown.

Following the pianists, Joshua Riley played a brilliant trumpet solo of “Pink Panther” by Henry Mancini, accompanied by his teacher Diana Haynie. Pianist Sophia Kai next performed the lovely “Lady’s Slipper Waltz” by Melody Bober. With the audience feeling the groove, Moira Curtaz took the stage and delivered two haunting piano selections — “Music of the Night” by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the theme from “Jurassic

Park” by John Williams.

In a changeup, Olivia Walters joined her teacher MaryBeth Dowd in playing two piano duets — “Easy Street Blues” and “Jazz Walk” by Martha Mier. Then Olivia mesmerized the audience with a lyrical interpretation of “Violet Melody” by Patrik Pietschmann. The final pianist, James Spaugh, electrified the hall with a powerful, evocative performance of “Hollow Knight Medley” by Christopher Larkin.

Three musicians who had passed the audition and were on the program to perform but regrettably unable to be there were trumpeter Julia Rogers, mandolin, violin; Tucker Hoel, piano; and John Hoel, banjo.

Sharon Dwight was the lead chairperson and moderator of the event. She set up the auditions, the dress rehearsal and concert.

The sparkling afternoon program was enjoyed by the concertgoers celebrating the accomplishments of this year’s group of exceptional talent.

They may have already inspired the next generation of budding musicians.

One child in the audience was heard to say, “That looks like fun … I want to do that.”

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Rubber Band Bullet will perform at 5 p.m. and Full Blast takes the stage at 9 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club, 251 Main St. in Placerville. For more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

Feb. 27 A vintage wedding dress fashion show and tea is open to the public at the Placerville Shakespeare Club, 2940 Bedford Ave. in Placerville. Doors open at noon. For tickets and more information call Call Peg at (530) 957-2402 or Linda at (530) 647-1355.

Feb. 28 Radiohead Tribute Night begins at 6 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club, 251 Main St. in Placerville. For more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

March 6 Dine from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Buttercup Pantry, 222 Main St. in Placerville, and the restaurant will donate 5% of the day’s profit to the El Dorado County Animal Services Spay and Neuter Fund.

March 19 The 11th annual The Spirit of Benny virtual 10k/5k fun run and walk will be held March 19 through April 3. Online registration will close March 4 midnight. Proceeds will go to New Morning Youth & Family Services, whose mission is to provide quality professional social services to enhance the lives of Western Slope El Dorado County youth and their families. Visit raceroster. com/events/2022/54523/the-11th-annual-spirit-of-benny-virtual10k5k-fun-run-and-walk.

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“Once I lit that torch, I knew it was what I wanted to do. I have never done another piece of stained glass since,” she said with a laugh. The name Fire Spirit Beads came to her naturally. “I wanted to combine the fire of the torch with the good energy I feel when I view my garden through my studio windows.”

Steffen creates beautiful collections of handmade, flamework glass beads and pendants for wearable art, as well as components for jewelry designers to use in their own pieces. She also makes intricate glass marbles and whimsical glass creatures, including zany-looking octopuses that glow in UV light.

Steffen works with a torch, a variety of Italian, German and American glass rods and a kiln to fashion her original and unique off-mandrel pendants, implosion marbles, shot glasses and the handmade beads she integrates into her jewelry creations.

Her desire to learn and construct new things led her to utilize sterling silver for unique earrings and bracelets and clay to create cups, trays and bowls.

Steffen inspires others by teaching and sharing her craft. Her advice? “Don’t give up. Keep working on your passion and everything will eventually fall into place.”

Light and shadows While walking along Main Street in downtown Placerville, a window filled with artwork caught the eye of artist Stiles. She opened the door to a gallery filled with wonderful art created by many local artists. Stiles always wanted to join an art gallery and Gold Country Artists Gallery seemed a perfect fit. She became a member in the year 2000.

Growing up in the Bay Area, Stiles’ passion for art was her constant companion from a young age. She earned a degree in fine arts from Scripps College, became a member of many art organizations, including Diablo Studio Potters, the Sierra Pastel Society and the Placerville Art Association. Her artistic interests are broad. She constantly works to improve her craft by attending numerous workshops in oil painting, watercolors and pastels.

Stiles is a master pastel artist who finds endless inspiration in the many localities and landscapes she visits and memorializes in her collection of photographs. While design plays a strong and important element in her creations, she said she loves the little things she must figure out to make a picture work. She particularly enjoys the challenge of capturing the light and shadows of landscapes.

Stiles describes her style as both representational and impressionistic. Her pastel scenes “Fronfroid Abbey” and “Canal du Mide,” locations in the Provence region in the south of France, reflect the French Impressionist style she favors. Stiles easily communicates her love for these scenes, explaining her use of pastels for the intense colors and varied textures they provide to an artwork.

Stiles’ floral studies capture the play of light on shapes to create texture. Her use of the complementary purple, orange and yellow colors of her “Tulips” is a lovely example of her skill. Stiles’ “Apple Blossoms” feels bright and airy, like spring caught on the canvas. The petals of each blossom are brought to life by Stiles’ adept use of her palette of pastels.

Stiles said she finds endless inspiration in the amazing world around her and by the influence of other artists the results of which she greatly enjoys sharing with us.

Gold Country Artists Gallery, 379 Main St. in Placerville, features the work of many awardwinning regional artists working in fields as diverse as fine jewelry, photography, fused glass, wood turning, pastels, colored pencil, scratch board and watercolor, acrylic and oil painting.

The gallery is open daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information call (530) 642-2944 or visit goldcountryartistsgallery.com.

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This position is subject to Department of Justice Fingerprint clearance. Please contact the GDRD office 530823-9090 or go to our website www.gdrd.org to download an application. Application deadline March 1st, 2022.

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the dinner so nothing will go to waste.

This year’s event will focus on supporting three organizations. The Upper Room Dining Hall in Placerville serves up to 300 meals per day in its Broadway location and has been a recipient in the past. The Hands4Hope – Youth Making A Difference Emergency Food Pantry opened in January 2021 and serves families who are food insecure. Hands4Hope volunteers have worked at the Empty Bowls events for a number of years.

The international recipient will be Earth Angels in Winneba, Ghana, West Africa, which is in the final stages of building a sustainable fish farm that will serve the community in a number of ways.

This is Earth Angels’ third year receiving funding.

Learn more at earthsangels.org/about-us.

The aim to sharing resources with international nonprofits is to highlight the universality of

hunger.

“Recognizing that there is hunger throughout the world,” said Dion-Perry.

Local students and artists have been hard at work creating the bowls for which Empty Bowls has come to be known. Each dinner ordered will include a handmade bowl while supplies last. Professional local artists have, once again, donated their handcrafts that will be on sale at the event to benefit the efforts.

The soup supper to go will be served 2-5 p.m.

Saturday, March 5, at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. Each meal will include a choice of soup, bread and dessert. The cost is $35. Bottles of local wines from Boeger and Madroña are available for $20 each.

Orders can be placed at edpjc.org and must be placed on or before March 1.

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

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/13/2022.

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) 9978 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0072 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ANSYNC lABS, located at 5090 Robert J Mathews Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): ANSYNC, INC., 5090 Robert J Mathews Prkwy, 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: 10/15/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sam Miller SAM MILLER, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/18/2022.

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) 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 9979 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0074 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PAlMER REAl ESTATE, located at 9346 Greenback Lane #2, Orangevale, CA 95662 Registered owner(s): Foxfire Group Inc, 9346 Greenback Lane #2, Orangevale, CA 95662 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: 8-7-12 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Colette Palmer COLETTE PALMER, CEO, FOXFIRE GROUP INC. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/18/2022.

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) 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 9980 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0079 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: G N C, located at 3450 Palmer Dr, Ste 2, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): JIVANJYOT INC., 3450 Palmer Dr, Ste 2, Cameron Park, 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: 05/01/2012 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Bhavinkumar Patel BHAVINKUMAR PATEL, 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 01/19/2022.

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

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of Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, “Urinetown” is an irreverently humorous satire in which no one is safe from scrutiny. Praised for reinvigorating the very notion of what a musical could be, “Urinetown” catapults the “comedic romp” into the new millennium with its outrageous perspective, wickedly modern wit and sustained ability to produce gales of unbridled laughter.

The show features music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics

by Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis, who also wrote the book. This production is directed by Alison Gilbreath with musical direction by David Williams and choreography by Demjuan Julian.

Showtimes for “Urinetown the Musical” are 8 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, plus 4 p.m. Sunday Feb. 27. Then the performance moves to 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, March 5-20. Sutter Street Theatre is located at 717 Sutter St., Folsom. For tickets and more information call (916) 353-1001 or visit SutterStreetTheatre.com.

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OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 9981 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0128 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: lOTUS SAlON & BOUTIQUE, located at 7170 State Hwy 49 Suite 8, Lotus, CA 95651/ Mailing Address: 1240 Stags Leap Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Kasey R Hail, 1240 Stags Leap Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 1/30/22 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kasey Hail KASEY HAIL, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/31/2022.

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) 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 9982 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0157 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: METAlS CAPITAl, located at 5272 Twin Cedars Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Chris M Stidham, 5272 Twin Cedars Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/01/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Chris Stidham CHRIS STIDHAM 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 02/07/2022.

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) 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 10001 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0158 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. OUTDOOR ESCAPE CANDlE CO, 2. OUTDOOR ESCAPE, located at 1664 Hedland Place, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Elle Tappan Brown, 1664 Hedland Place, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/15/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Elle Tappan Brown ELLE TAPPAN BROWN 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 02/07/2022.

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) 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 10002 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0071 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE lOCAlS CHOICE HAIRCUTTING, located at 2540 Lake Tahoe Blvd. #5, So. Lake Tahoe, Ca., 96150/Mailing Address: 2696 McNair Dr., Palm Harbor, FL 34683 Registered owner(s): 1. Shelby Bentley Brennan, 2696 McNair Dr., Palm Harbor, FL 34683, 2. Bonnie J. Eddy, 600 Long Valley Rd., Gardnerville, NV 89460 This business is conducted by a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Aug. 13, 2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Shelby Bentley Brennan SHELBY BENTLEY BRENNAN, GENERAL PARTNER OF THE BONNIE EDDY & SHELBY BRENNAN PARTNERSHIP I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/18/2022.

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) 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 10003 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0156 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAlO SUPPlIES, located at 5260 Marybelle Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Halo Supplies LLC, 5260 Marybelle Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/06/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Matthew Charles Wallace MATTHEW CHARLES WALLACE, MANAGING MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/07/2022.

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) 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 10004 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE TS NO. CA-21-894853-NJ ORDER NO.: 8771696 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/26/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the accrued principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JACK ARNSWALD AND EMMA ARNSWALD, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 2/1/2006 as Instrument No. 20060006927-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California; Date of Sale: 3/9/2022 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse located at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Amount of accrued balance and other charges: $366,703.49 The purported property address is: 5166 FAWN DRIVE, POLLOCK PINES, CA 95726 Assessor’s Parcel No. : 042-352-001-000 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

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

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-9390772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the trustee: CA-21-894853-NJ. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code.

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

There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-21-894853-NJ to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last

and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. The undersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee, or the mortgagee’s attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916-939-0772 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp.

TS No.: CA-21-894853-NJ IDSPub #0176482 2/11/2022 2/18/2022 2/25/2022 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 10005 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JUlIANNE H. RUMSEY CASE NO. 22PR0029 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JULIANNE H. RUMSEY A PETITION for Probate has been filed by PETER RUMSEY in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that PETER RUMSEY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 30, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: KEVIN A. JAMES Becker, Nelson, Center & James 263 Main St, Level 2 Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 295-6400 10006 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 T.S. NO. 097497-CA APN: 325-360-032-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 9/24/2019. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 4/14/2022 at 2:30 PM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 9/30/2019 as Instrument No. 20190041018-00 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of El Dorado County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: DENNIS S. ROWE, AN UNMARRIED MAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE; Outside the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse located at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3330 GOLD NUGGET CT, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $124,150.78 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 097497-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code.

If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 097497-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee.

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

Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 10018 2/18, 2/25, 3/4 COUNTY OF AMADOR INVITATION TO BID 22-07 TREE MORTALITY MITIGATION PROJECT #15B PROJECT DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The County of Amador is requesting sealed bids from qualified Licensed Timber Operators (LTO) and C-61/D-49 certified Tree Service Companies (TSC) to provide Tree Mitigation services in the project

area delineated in Invitation to Bid 22-07. The services requested will include all operations related to the safe, legal, efficient cutting of dead and/or dying trees, selective removal of trees and treatment of associated slash and debris that pose a hazard to county infrastructure (primarily roads). Said services must meet all applicable State and/or Local regulations.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be conducted on site at 9:00 a.m. March 16, 2022 at the Walgreens parking lot, 475 State Highway 49, Sutter Creek, CA. Attendance at this meeting is strongly recommended.

Qualified bidders may acquire a bid package at the office of General Services Administration located at 12200 B Airport Road, Martell, CA, 95654 telephone (209) 223-6375 between the hours of 9:00 a.m.

4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday; or downloaded from Public Purchase website at www.publicpurchase. com.

Sealed bids will be received by the County of Amador Purchasing Office;

by U.S. Mail at 12200 B Airport Road, Jackson, CA 95642-9527; by U.P.S., Federal Express, or by other courier to 12200 B Airport Road, Martell, CA; 95654, until 1:30 PM, Thursday, April 7, 2022 at which time sealed bids will be opened and read in the office of the Director of General Services Administration, located at the above Martell address.

Bids received late, will be rejected and returned unopened. Telephone, Facsimile (FAX) and E-Mail bids will not be considered.

2/25, 3/4 10031 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0166 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CADE STRONG, located at 3140 Ken Derek Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): 1. Christopher Stanich, 3140 Ken Derek Lane, Placerville, CA 95667, 2.

Stacy Stanich, 3140 Ken Derek Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/11/2015 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Christopher Stanich CHRISTOPHER S TA N I C H , 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 02/08/2022.

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) 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11 10034 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0189 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INTERIORS BY SHO, located at 2562 Knollwood Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Shoshana Padilla, 2562 Knollwood Drive, 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: 02/14/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Shoshana Padilla SHOSHANA PADILLA, 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 02/15/2022.

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) 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11 10035 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0187 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NORTH FORK FIRE, located at 2010 Upper Black Rock Rd, Cool, CA 95614/Mailing Address: PO Box 305, Cool, CA 95614 Registered owner(s): Darian Holter, PO Box 305, Cool, CA 95614 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to

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transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/14/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Darian Holter DARIAN HOLTER 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 02/14/2022.

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) 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11 10036 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0186 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHARKYS CUSTOM EDGE, located at 5783 Sierra Springs Ct., Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Anthony D Miller, 5783 Sierra Springs Ct., 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: 02/14/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Anthony Miller ANTHONY MILLER, 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 02/14/2022.

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) 2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11 10037 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT BASS LAKE TANK #1 & #2 RECOATING TRACKING NUMBER T2021.22 RFQ22-03 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed APPLICATIONS will be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, local time, at the front desk of District’s Customer Service Building located at 2890 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 for the Bass Lake Tank #1 & #2 Recoating project, Tracking No. T2021.22 (“Project”).

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

A California Classification A contractor’s license is required.

The anticipated work of the Project generally consists of recoating two existing 4.1 million gallon welded steel drinking water storage tanks, two externally and one internally. The project is located at 3030 Crystal View Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762.

The estimated construction cost is $3,000,000 to $3,500,000. The estimated date of construction is Fall 2022 through Fall 2023.

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

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

Questions regarding this project should be directed to the Project Manager by emailing Mr. Patrick Wilson at pwilson@eid.org, or by calling 530-642-4079.

Dated this 25th day of February, 2022 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT /s/ Radenko Odzakovic Radenko Odzakovic Drinking Water Manager 2/25, 3/4, 3/11 10052 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: SCOTT EDWARD PRESCOTT CASE NO. 22PR0039 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in

the WILL or estate, or both of SCOTT EDWARD PRESCOTT. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MORGAN H. PRESCOTT in the Superior Court of California, County of EL DORADO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MORGAN H. PRESCOTT 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: 04/06/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 8 located at 295 FAIR LANE, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner MICHAEL HODNETT - SBN 287142 LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL J. HODNETT 6741 STATE HWY 49 EL DORADO CA 95623 2/25, 2/28, 3/4/22 CNS-3558347# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 2/25, 2/28, 3/4 10053 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC SEC. 6105) ESCROW NO. 14095T NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made.

The name(s), business address(es) to the seller(s) are: TOORAJ AGAHI AND ADOREA AGAHI AND SIERRA SUBWAY STORES, INC., 4181 HWY 49, SUITE 400, DIAMOND SPRINGS, CA 95619 Whose chief executive office is: 6529 PONY EXPRESS TR, POLLOCK PINES, CA 95726 Doing Business as: SUBWAY #39931 (Type – FRANCHISE SANDWICH SHOP) All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: NONE The name(s) and address of the buyer(s) is/are: SUKHBIR KAHLON AND MK & JK INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 2072 LAMEGO WAY EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762 The assets to be sold are described in general as: FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND GOODWILL and are located at: 4181 HWY 49, SUITE 400, DIAMOND SPRINGS, CA 95619 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the anticipated sale date is MARCH 15, 2022 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2.

[If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 958212665 and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be MARCH 14, 2022, which is the business day before the sale date specified above.

Dated: FEBRUARY 10, 2022 SUKHBIR KAHLON AND MK & JK INC, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION,, Buyer(s) 819591-PP MT DEMOCRAT 2/25/22 2/25 10054 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #01-2022 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL FORESTER TO THE EL DORADO RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2022 CLOSING DATE: Proposals must be received by March 9, 2022, by 4:00 p.m.

PROJECT TITLE: “Caldor Fire Recovery - Forest Restoration Action Plan, Phase I” CONTACT PERSON: Mark Egbert District Manager El Dorado Resource Conservation District 100 Forni Road, Suite A Placerville, CA 95667 Mark.Egbert@ca.usda.gov INTRODUCTION The Caldor Fire started on August 14, 2021, about two miles east of Omo Ranch and four miles south of Grizzly Flat. The fire burned approximately 166,808 acres on the Eldorado National Forest (ENF), 9,885 acres on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (TMU), 2,076 acres on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, 40,183 acres of private or state lands, and in three counties (Eldorado, Alpine, and Amador). As of October 19, 2021, the Caldor Fire had burned 221,835 acres.

PROJECT OBJECTIVE The RCD proposes to select one (1) or more Registered Professional Foresters. Specific objectives and treatments that would occur under this Project include: 1) treat small private landowners and National Forest System lands affected by

the Caldor Fire and adjacent to post fire restoration areas to reduce the potential for additional negative impacts from wildfire in the future by removing accumulated debris and dead trees; 2) conduct site preparation and reforestation actions to re-establish forest cover where appropriate; 3) increase potential carbon sequestration and achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction through the reforestation of the burned area; 4) identify measures and implement measures to protect watershed values and water quality in watersheds that are important sources of domestic and ecological water supply; and 5) utilize the project as an educational opportunity for informing others about community response to wildfire.

Full RFP can be accessed at the RCD website: www.eldoradorcd.org NONDISCRIMINATION: The program or activities conducted under this agreement will be in compliance with the nondiscrimination provisions contained in Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-259); and other nondiscrimination statutes: namely, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and American’s With Disabilities Act of 1990.

2/25, 2/28, 3/2 10055 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #02-2022 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT TO THE EL DORADO RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT RELEASE DATE: January 24, 2022 CLOSING DATE: Proposals must be received by March 9, 2022, by 4:00 p.m.

PROJECT TITLE: “Caldor Fire Recovery - Forest Restoration Action Plan, Phase I” CONTACT PERSON: Mark Egbert District Manager El Dorado Resource Conservation District 100 Forni Road, Suite A Placerville, CA 95667 Mark.Egbert@ca.usda.gov INTRODUCTION The Caldor Fire started on August 14, 2021, about two miles east of Omo Ranch and four miles south of Grizzly Flat. The fire burned approximately 166,808 acres on the Eldorado National Forest (ENF), 9,885 acres on the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (TMU), 2,076 acres on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, 40,183 acres of private or state lands, and in three counties (Eldorado, Alpine, and Amador). As of October 19, 2021, the Caldor Fire had burned 221,835 acres.

PROJECT OBJECTIVE Specific objectives and treatments that would occur under this Project include: 1) treat small private landowners and National Forest System lands affected by the Caldor Fire and adjacent to post fire restoration areas to reduce the potential for additional negative impacts from wildfire in the future by removing accumulated debris and dead trees; 2) conduct site preparation and reforestation actions to re-establish forest cover where appropriate; 3) increase potential carbon sequestration and achieve greenhouse gas emissions reduction through the reforestation of the burned area; 4) identify measures and implement measures to protect watershed values and water quality in watersheds that are important sources of domestic and ecological water supply; and 5) utilize the project as an educational opportunity for informing others about community response to wildfire.

Full RFP can be accessed at the RCD website: www.eldoradorcd.org NONDISCRIMINATION: The program or activities conducted under this agreement will be in compliance with the nondiscrimination provisions contained in Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-259); and other nondiscrimination statutes: namely, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and American’s With Disabilities Act of 1990.

2/25, 2/28, 3/2 10056 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #04-2022 FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL FORESTER TO THE EL DORADO COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT RELEASE DATE: February 15, 2022 CLOSING DATE: Proposals must be received by March 11, 2022, by 4:00 p.m.

PROJECT TITLE: “EL DORADO COUNTY COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PROJECT: (SS-2, GF18)” CONTACT PERSONS: Mark Egbert District Manager El Dorado County RCD Mark.Egbert@ca.usda.gov INTRODUCTION The El Dorado Resource Conservation District (RCD) and the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council (FSC) proposes to implement the El Dorado County Community Wildfire Protection Project (Project) which aims to reduce fuel loads and fire hazards and improve forest health within the Wildland Urban Interface/ Intermix (WUI) zone. The Project is an innovative all-lands hazardous fuel reduction project aimed to create fire resilient forest ecosystems and fire-adapted human communities.

The emphasis of the Project is on connected treatments across federal and non-federal lands designed to defend hardened infrastructure points, high value investments and critical habitats. Proposed activities would include non-commercial thinning of mixed conifer natural stands, roadside vegetation clearing including hazard tree removal, mastication of woody fuels, and watershed restoration activities.

The Project has identified two locations where fuel hazard reduction activities will take place: 1) Sierra Springs Shaded Fuel Break (SS-2) 2) Grizzly Flat Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project (GF18) Full RFP: www.eldoradorcd.org 2/25, 2/28, 3/2 10057

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS #03-2022 FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL FORESTER TO THE EL DORADO COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT RELEASE DATE: February 15, 2022 CLOSING DATE: Proposals must be received by March 11, 2022, by 4:00 p.m.

PROJECT TITLE: “EL DORADO COUNTY COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PROJECT: (SS-2, GF18)” CONTACT PERSONS: Mark Egbert District Manager El Dorado County RCD Mark.Egbert@ca.usda.gov INTRODUCTION The El Dorado Resource Conservation District (RCD) and the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council (FSC) proposes to implement the El Dorado County Community Wildfire Protection Project (Project) which aims to reduce fuel loads and fire hazards and improve forest health within the Wildland Urban Interface/ Intermix (WUI) zone. The Project is an innovative all-lands hazardous fuel reduction project aimed to create fire resilient forest ecosystems and fire-adapted human communities.

The emphasis of the Project is on connected treatments across federal and non-federal lands designed to defend hardened infrastructure points, high value investments and critical habitats. Proposed activities would include non-commercial thinning of mixed conifer natural stands, roadside vegetation clearing including hazard tree removal, mastication of woody fuels, and watershed restoration activities.

The Project has identified two locations where fuel hazard reduction activities will take place: 1) Sierra Springs Shaded Fuel Break (SS-2) 2) Grizzly Flat Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project (GF18) Full RFP: www.eldoradorcd.org 2/25, 2/28, 3/2 10058 PUBLIC NOTICE Vacancy Announcement Field Technician Background: Resource Conservation Districts are grassroots government organizations that advise and assist individual landowners and public agencies in planning and implementation of conservation practices for the protection, restoration, or development of land, water, and related natural resources.

The El Dorado County Resource Conservation District (1940) and the Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation District (1953) (RCD’s) are local, independent, nonenforcement, non-regulatory, selfgoverned districts organized under Division 9 of the Public Resources Code. Each RCD advises and assists individual landowners and public agencies in planning and implementation of conservation practices for the protection, restoration, or development of land, water, and related natural resources.

Position: The purpose of the Field Technician is to facilitate watershed-scale collaborations, promote integrated management efforts, and support implementation activities within El Dorado County.

To Apply: Interested candidates must submit a resume, cover letter and three professional references by 4:00 p.m. March 25, 2022. Applications received after that date may NOT be considered. Mail complete packets to: El Dorado & Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation Districts, 100 Forni Road, Suite A, Placerville, CA 95667. Electronic files are allowed and must be sent to Mark.

Egbert@ca.usda.gov. Please clearly identify position being sought in first sentence of the cover letter.

Full announcement: https://www. e l d o r a d o r c d . o r g / s / Va c a n c y _ Announcement_2022-wlba.pdf The Resource Conservation Districts prohibit any discrimination in their programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status.

2/25, 2/28, 3/2, 3/4, 3/7, 3/9 10059 NOTICIA PÚBLICA Vacante en la Junta de Gobierno del Distrito Escolar Unidode Placerville El Distritio Escolar Unido de Placerville nombrará a un miembro de la Junta para llenar la vacante creada por la renuncia de Sarah Sleppy. El término del nombramiento comenzará el 20 de abril de 2022 y finalizará el 9 de diciembre de 2022.

La Junta aceptará solicitudes de personas interesadas que sean votantes registrados y que residen en el Distrito Escolar Unido de Placerville. Para solicitar el nombramiento de la Junta, complete un paquete de solicitud que está disponible en la Oficina del Distrito ubicada en 1032 Thompson Way, Placerville, California. La solicitud debe devolverse a Eric Bonniksen, Superintendente a más tardar el viernes 11 de marzo de 2022 a las 4:00 p.m.

2/25, 2/28, 3/2, 3/4, 3/7, 3/9 10060 PUBLIC NOTICE Placerville Union School District Governing Board Vacancy The Placerville Union School District will appoint a Board Member to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Sarah Sleppy. The term of the appointment will begin on April 20, 2022 and end December 9, 2022.

The Board will accept applications from interested persons who are registered voters and who reside in the Placerville Union School District.

To apply for the appointment to the Board, please complete an application packet that is available at the District Office located at 1032 Thompson Way, Placerville, California. The application is to be returned to Eric Bonniksen, Superintendent no later than Friday March 11, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.

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