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Man gets life sentence for killing girlfriend, dog Laney Griffo Tahoe Daily Tribune

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Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit firefighters Wyatt Hasemeier, Bradley Rudolph and Derek Evans, from left, serve up their special chili recipe at the Battle of the Badges 911 Chili Cook-Off Saturday at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. See more photos online at mtdemocrat.com.

BEANS and BADGES First responders serve up support for New Morning youth shelter New Morning Youth and Family Services, local first responders and the El Dorado County community put on their aprons and served up a chili competition to remember Saturday, Feb. 22, at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds for the third annual Battle of the Badges — 911 Chili Cook-Off.

All proceeds from the ticketed event went to the nonprofit New Morning Youth and Family Services.

Funds raised will be used to ensure that the runaway, homeless and in-crises youth in El Dorado County have a safe place to stay, get food and clothes and receive the support of caring professionals.

Results:

People’s Choice second place: S.T.A.R. volunteers

People’s Choice Best Booth: El Dorado Hills Fire Department

est Culinarian in El Dorado B County: El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office

People’s Choice Best Chili: Georgetown Fire Department

Michael Seligsohn with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office spoons samples of chili to a hungry taste tester.

Firepup, a mascot for the National Fire Safe Council, paws some chili while 4-year-old Michael McCuistan of Cameron Park tries to steal a taste for himself.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — A Lake Tahoe man who murdered his girlfriend and dog in 2018 has been given a life sentence.

Jeremy Virgo, JEREMY VIRGO 49, on Friday was sentenced to 125 years-to-life for first degree murder and possession of an illegal firearm and assualting a police officer, in addition to an 18-year, n

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n Election Day is Tuesday, March 3 Every registered voter in El Dorado County has received a mail ballot.

The county also has vote centers set up where any voter can vote in person or drop off a completed ballot. Here are the center locations:

4-Day Vote Centers (open Feb. 29 – March 3) El Dorado Hills Library, 7455 Silva Valley Parkway, El Dorado Hills. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

El Dorado Hills Fire Station 85, 1050 Wilson Blvd. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Cameron Park Community Service District, 2502 Country Club Drive.

Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Diamond Springs: El Dorado Transit, 6565 Commerce Way. Hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm Georgetown: Black Oak Mine Unified School District, 6540 Wentworth Springs Road. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Placerville: Folsom Lake College El Dorado Center, 6699 Campus Drive. n

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DISTRICT 2 RACE

Candidates talk housing growth and rural character Dylan Svoboda Staff writer With the election on the horizon, District 2 El Dorado County Board of Supervisors candidates met Feb. 12 at the Cameron Park Community Services District, where they fielded questions from the League of Women Voters and the public.

Former supervisor Ray Nutting, El Dorado Hills Community Services District General Manager Kevin Loewen, business owners George Turnboo and Chris Cockrell, former Cal Fire director Ken Pimlott, Libertarian Party of El Dorado County Chairman Tyler Kuskie and Cameron Park Community Services District board member Felicity Carlson were in attendance.

They are all running to replace Supervisor Shiva Frentzen, who is

termed out.

The candidates spoke on issues ranging from budgeting, job duties, parks, internet service, fire prevention and traffic, but one issue stood far above the rest: dealing with housing growth while maintaining the county’s rural character.

Boosting county tourism is one potential way to maintain the region’s rural lifestyle and continue to bring in tax dollars, according to Pimlott.

“It’s critical that we balance the growth to support a viable county but in a way that continues to support our lifestyle and agriculture,” Pimlott said. “But there are conflicts. We have to determine how to support agritourism. How do we maintain our agriculture, our growers and bring people and tourists to the county while at the same time supporting jobs and providing affordable

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District 2 supervisor candidates Chris Cockrell, George Turnboo, Ray Nutting, Ken Pimlott, Tyler Kuskie, Kevin Loewen and Felicity Carlson, from left, take part in a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of El Dorado County on Feb. 12 in Cameron Park. housing?”

Kuskie echoed Pimlott’s sentiment on tourism, stating that the county should “stick to what their good at” by maintaining its rural setting and

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Georgetown 68/50 Coloma 74/52 Placerville 70/51 El Dorado Hills

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Pollock Pines Camino 66/45 66/47 Somerset 70/50 Fair Play 70/50

Cameron Diamond Springs Park 71/51 71/48

Somerset man suffers ‘major injury’ in collision

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A 64-year-old Somerset man suffered “major injuries” due to a Friday night vehicle collision on Grizzly Flat Road in which the other driver apparently escaped harm, according to the Placerville office of the California Highway Patrol.

Norm Dillinger was

transported to an area hospital following the 6:55 p.m. collision that occurred on a curve of the roadway.

Dillinger was traveling northbound on Grizzly Flat Road in a Toyota Corolla when for reasons still under investigation a southbound Volkswagen hatchback being driven by a 17-year-old crossed

into Dillinger’s lane, according to reports.

The teen, from Citrus Heights, was not named in information provided by the CHP. Dillinger reportedly hit his brakes trying to avoid a crash, but the left front of the Volkswagen struck the left front of the Toyota, according to reports. The impact

sent Dillinger’s vehicle rotating counterclockwise, with its rear end striking an uphill dirt embankment on the right shoulder of northbound Grizzly Flat Road. His injuries were classified as “major” by the CHP. The juvenile driver complained of no injury, according to the CHP officer on scene.

LEGISLATORS’ ADDRESSES PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL City Hall 3101 Center St. Placerville 95667 530-642-5200 Mayor Michael Saragosa, 916 267 3060

U.S. SENATE Dianne Feinstein 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-3841 No. 1 Post St., Suite 2450 San Francisco 94104 415-393-0707

Vice Mayor Dennis Thomas Kamala Harris 530-306-0954 112 Hart Senate Office Building Patty Borelli, Washington, D.C. 20510 530-622-5253 Phone: 202-224-3553 Fax: 202-224-2200 Kara Taylor 530-683-5669 Sacramento Office DISTRICT 1 SUPERVISOR 501 I Street, Suite 7-600 John Hidahl Sacramento, CA 95814 Office, 530-621-5650 Phone: 916-448-2787 Fax: 202-228-3865 DISTRICT 2 SUPERVISOR Shiva Frentzen 4TH CONGRESSIONAL Office, 530-621-5651 DISTRICT Tom McClintock DISTRICT 3 SUPERVISOR 2200 A Douglas Blvd., Brian Veerkamp Suite 240 530-621-5652 Roseville, CA 95661 DISTRICT 4 SUPERVISOR Phone: 916-786-5560 Fax: 916-786-6364 Lori Parlin 530-621-6513 El Dorado Hills Constituent DISTRICT 5 SUPERVISOR Service Center 4359 Town Center Sue Novasel Boulevard, Suite 112 Office, 530-621-6577 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 So. Tahoe office, Phone: 916-933-7213 530-621-6577 Fax: 916-933-7234 CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom 5TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT State Capitol Building Frank Bigelow Sacramento, CA 95814 State Capitol, Room 4158 Phone: 916-445-2841 Sacramento, CA 95814 Fax: 916-558-3160 Phone: 916-319-2005 Fax: 916-319-2105

2441 Headington Rd. Placerville, CA 95667 Phone: 530-295-5505 Fax: 530-295-1905 33 C Broadway Jackson 95642 209-223-9140 6TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT Kevin Kiley State Capitol, Room 4153 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-319-2006 Fax: 916-319-2106 Granite Bay District Office 8799 Auburn-Folsom Road, Suite A Granite Bay, CA 95746 Phone: 916-774-4430 Fax: 916-774-4433 STATE SENATOR Brian Dahle State Capitol, Room 2054 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4001 Fax: (916) 651-4901

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Fire destroys Pollock Pines home Dawn Hodson Staff writer A Pollock Pines home on Kokanee Lane took heavy damage after a fire broke out early Friday morning.

Reported at about 3:57 a.m.

Feb. 21, crews arrived on scene to find the resident had safely escaped with the top of the home fully aflame and the residence behind it threatened.

Firefighters established a water supply and deployed secondary lines, confining the fire to the original structure and dousing the fire within 30 minutes.

Despite quick response from firefighters, the fire consumed 75% of the living quarters of the home, according to El Dorado County Fire Protection District Division Chief Paul Lohan.

While the cause of the fire is still under investigation, Lohan said preliminary reports indicate the fire began in the bathroom.

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including 17, 19, 25 and 328 from the El Dorado County, unit 2761 from Cal Fire and unit 338 from the Pioneer Fire Protection District.

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The Friday morning blaze gutted the interior of a Kokanee Lane home in Pollock Pines. Investigators believe the fire began in the bathroom but the exact cause is not yet known.

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Buckeye principal camps out on school roof after students raise funds to fight cancer Kevin Christensen Staff writer Buckeye Elementary School Principal Kevin Cadden promised his students if they raised $2,020 in a Pennies for Patients fundraising drive for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society he would sleep on the roof of the school library.

The students came

through, and that’s where he pitched his tent Thursday night (they actually collected closer to $2,300).

“Sleeping on the school roof was a way for me to thank them for their generosity,” Cadden said. “Buckeye is a strong community that really cares and this was another example of that.”

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Buckeye students and parents, far left photo, look up at Principal Kevin Cadden on his roof-top perch for the night above the school library. Cadden, above left, settles in for the night in his tent. Cadden said it was a bit chilly but he was happy he did it and proud of the students for stepping up to help others.

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Members of the Placerville Recreation and Parks Commission listen as Jennifer Chapman presents her idea for a Gold Rush National Park Feb. 18.

Proposed Gold Rush National Park explored ■ Park would

connect local remnants of California’s history

Dawn Hodson Staff writer A skeptical but intrigued audience greeted the idea of a California Gold Rush National Park as advocate Jennifer Chapman gave a spirited presentation Feb. 18 before the city of Placerville Recreation and Parks Commission.

In the audience were the curious as well as supporters of the idea who came to find out what it was all about although in the end the commission voted not to participate until the idea is “tightened up.”

Describing the purpose of such a new park, Chapman said it would help preserve the remnants of the California Gold Rush as well as interpret the significance of the gold mining period in the history of the state and country. As such, Chapman envisioned such a national park as a partnership incorporating federal, state and local governmental entities as well as private parties.

Some of those different historical resources that could be included in the park would be the Druid Monument, the Confidence Hall and the Jane Stuart Building (affectionately known as the mustard and ketchup buildings), the 1912 courthouse, the Placerville downtown district, the 1928 Clay Street Bridge, the 1939 historical post office and annex, the Ivy House archaeological site and many other remnants of

that period.

“The area has heritage corridors both eastwest and north-south,” noted Chapman, adding that national parks are moneymakers, bringing in $20 billion in spending in 2018. Tying all the elements together, she suggested, would encourage more people to explore this area and to stay longer.

The country has over 400 national park sites, she noted. Creating a Gold Rush National Park would, she said, bring more people and money to this area in addition to helping preserve historical resources.

“It’s the idea of connecting to something larger,” she said, adding that the Gold Rush was about more than just finding gold.

It was a period of transformation when the state transitioned from a territory to statehood, grappled with whether it

would be a free or a slave state and underwent demographic change as vast numbers of people immigrated to California from across the United States and elsewhere in the world.

Chapman suggested such a park would be governed by an advisory board drawn from entities under different jurisdictions that would remain autonomous yet be part of the whole. For example, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park would remain a state park and Gold Bug Park remain a city park yet also be part of the new Gold Rush National Park.

To give the audience an idea of how the park could operate she described how other park partnerships work such as the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor that is made up ■

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California Matters

Wake-up call: Housing construction drops in state

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avin Newsom came into the governorship a year ago having made many promises to accomplish great things or, as he put it, “big hairy, audacious goals.”

Perhaps the most audacious was to solve California’s everDan Walters growing shortage of housing by building 3.5 million more units by 2025.

Specifically, he pledged in an online article to “lead the effort to develop the 3.5 million new housing units we need by 2025 because our solutions must be as bold as the problem is big.”

During his inaugural address Newsom said he would implement “a Marshall Plan for affordable housing,” likening it to the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Building 3.5 million housing units in seven years translates to an average of 500,000 a year. However, during the first year of his governorship housing construction actually decreased for the first time in a decade, according to a new report issued this week by the Construction Industry Research Board.

Despite a surge in the final two months of 2019, the year ended with 110,218 new housing starts, the CIRB said, down 7% from 2018.

Not only is the number scarcely a fifth of what the governor-to-be promised, it’s scarcely half the state’s official target of 180,000. In other words, California is seeing its shortage worsen.

Newsom’s promises also have contracted. He now calls the 3.5-million unit pledge “a stretch goal” and told the Los Angeles Times, “It’s a stubborn issue.

You can’t snap your fingers and build hundreds of thousands, millions of housing units overnight.”

In fact, his assertion that we need 3.5 million more housing units is totally off base. It comes from a now-discredited study by a research firm that assumed California’s housing market is comparable to New York City’s.

Nevertheless, Sen. Scott Wiener continued to use the number while trying, unsuccessfully, to persuade the Senate last month to approve his legislation, Senate Bill 50, that would have made it easier to build some kinds of housing in some areas by overriding local zoning laws.

A more reasonable, but still difficult, goal would be to build perhaps a million more units in the next five years, close to the state’s official target.

California, the CIRB notes in its report, was building around 200,000 units a year in the first decade of the century until the Great Recession clobbered the state and cut production by as much as 85%.

Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat, could not persuade the Senate to move his bill, largely due to opposition among his fellow Democrats from Los Angeles County and Newsom’s unwillingness to intercede.

However, something like SB 50 is needed to overcome local opposition to multi-family construction — apartments and condos — that n

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Letters to the Editor No more tax increases EDITOR: eople, have you looked at your actual property tax bills? If not, do it before you vote again.

The voters voted in two Los Rios Community College District debts already in the elections of 2002 and 2008; the voters also voted in two El Dorado Union High School District debts dated 1997 and 2008 and the voters voted in a Pollock Pines Elementary debt in 2012 — all totaling $118 on my tax bill now.

Be informed and vote no on any new tax increases as we are already paying for them.

PHIL WHALEN Pollock Pines

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District 4 House of Representative candidates EDITOR: unday’s Sacramento Bee provided candidates the opportunity to answer questions regarding taxes, homelessness and bipartisanship. Of the District 4 candidates only Tom McClintock declined to answer.

This leads me to conclude that 1) these are nonissues or 2) he is so complacent about his support in our county that he doesn’t have to bother. Hopefully the voters will show him otherwise.

ALDA LEAHY Placerville

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Ken Pimlott is a proven leader EDITOR: o you want a proven leader for your District 2 supervisor?

Ken Pimlott is certainly the right candidate for the job.

Ken and I serve on the Aukum Fairplay Fire Safe Council. We had a meeting Wednesday night. Once again I was impressed with his skills as a leader and organizer. Ken led a council neighborhood workshop last Saturday and summarized the outcomes of the workshop for us at the meeting. During the presentation he shared how the meeting went, how he had engaged the community and what the next steps were. He praised all of us who had worked on the publicity and organization for the event. He made certain that everyone at the meeting knew that this was not just his event, even though he was the lead organizer, but that the event belonged to everyone who had been involved.

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Ken Pimlott is a leader because he knows that to get the work done, we have to work as a team.

Since we have been working together on the Aukum Fairplay Fire Safe Council I have seen him reach out to other members positively again and again — whether to accept someone else’s ideas or whether to offer genuine praise for a job well done. Plus, the job always gets done in record time.

Do you want a proven leader for your District 2 supervisor? My vote is for Ken Pimlott.

MARY ELLIOTT-KLEMM Somerset

Congressman McClintock is fighting for us EDITOR: his is in response to Barbara Goad’s letter, stating: “It must be election time, because we only see Congressman McClintock every two years.”

Well, Ms. Goad must be totally out of touch because over the last 12 months I and others have had the opportunity to see and hear Congressman McClintock speak at several public events in the county, with more scheduled.

If Ms. Goad had attended she would be amazed by our congressman’s knowledge about our nation’s history and his facts about legislation and policies that over time have had either positive or negative impacts.

Barbara, have you and other critics watched or read his speeches from the House floor available on CSPAN or the congressman’s website? In doing so, one will soon learn our congressman has consistently led the charge — fighting for our water, forests and farmlands while at the same time being recognized for such by many of his peers, state water purveyors, farmers and ranchers.

Additionally over the last several months, as a member of both the House Judicial and Natural Resources committees, the congressman has been required to spend more time in Washington, D.C. Additionally he continues to be sought out by major television networks and other media, doing numerous interviews, representing our state and his constituents.

Earlier this month the congressman introduced an amendment to require local counties’ approval of HR 2546, aka Wilderness Designation Bill. He cited three objectives for our public lands policy, adopted

by Republicans when they were in the House majority, to include: Restore public access to the public lands, restore good management and restore

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why the Tahoe Regional fter a Planning Agency is gangbuster proud to once again start to the sponsor the Heavenly winter season Snowshoe program in a lot of us in Tahoe partnership with local are wondering where organizations. For the all the snow has gone. past five years fifthSitting here at the graders from South end of February with Lake Tahoe area schools snowpack numbers have been afforded the dwindling, snow lovers opportunity to get up are chomping at the bit, Joanne Marchetta on the mountain and waiting to see the storm learn about the natural track shift back our way. environment where they live.

Still, the mountains have been As part of the Vail Resorts Epic buzzing with activity as skiers and Promise program, Heavenly is giving snowboarders race to the mountains more than 300 local fifth-graders a to enjoy what natural snow we’ve chance to access the mountain and received and are ever thankful for the ride up the Heavenly Tram to see Lake assist from local resorts’ snowmaking Tahoe from a spectacular vantage operations.

With or without snow, we are point. But this is more than just a scenic ride. Up on the mountain the fortunate to live in an area that students strap on snowshoes — many provides so much in terms of outdoor for the very first time — and prepare recreation and natural beauty. We to learn about the environment in should also be reminded that not which they live. everyone has access to the amenities Broken up into small learning our local resorts have to offer. That’s

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groups, the kids hit three scientific learning stations while getting the hang of snowshoeing through the forest. First-up is the station crewed by volunteers from the Sierra Avalanche Center with a demonstration of the tools and methods that avalanche forecasters use to analyze the stability of the snowpack — and the dangers that avalanches pose to people recreating in the backcountry. Always a highlight of the day is when the Heavenly avalanche dogs arrive. Normally one lucky student gets to be safely buried in a snow cave and students can see first-hand how good the dogs are at search and rescue. It’s practice for the dogs and great fun for the kids.

Next up is a stop at the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science station.

The elements of a Tahoe winter are harsh and survival skills are a must for area wildlife if they hope to survive until spring. Here students get a chance to learn about the survival techniques that wildlife use to make it through the winter, activities like

hibernation, migration and staying active. Facilitators hide items like fur and feathers in the snow for the students to find; think of it as a scientific scavenger hunt. Often there are actual animal tracks for these young learners to track and explore.

At the final learning station Heavenly and TRPA team up to teach the students about some of the intricacies of the Lake Tahoe Basin watershed. Students learn about the art and science of snow making and how the science of meteorology is paramount to whether the conditions are right to make snow. Students take temperature, humidity and snowdepth measurements. Based on what they’ve learned they make a final prediction on whether the conditions are appropriate to fire up the snow guns.

This adventure learning program is sponsored in part by the South Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition — a collaborative made up of more

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Plan to eradicate non-native fish in Lake Tahoe concerns anglers Laney Griffo Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Resource Conservation District is proposing a program to eradicate some invasive fish in Lake Tahoe.

The Target Invasive Fish Control Program will target smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, brown bullhead and goldfish.

“This project is targeting invasive fish that were illegally introduced and are not managed by any state wildlife agency for recreational fishing,” said Mollie Hurt, Director of Programs for Tahoe RCD in an email. “These species are known to predate upon, and compete with both native and non-native aquatic species (fish and amphibians), as well as native recreational sportfish. In addition, these species are known to disrupt ecosystem function and create negative ecological effects to food web dynamics and composition.”

Different control methods would include electrofishing which introduces an electric field to the water that temporarily stuns the fish, benthic electrode arrays which lethally electrocutes fish eggs,

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Goldfish that grow to be quite large in Lake Tahoe are among the nonnative fish targeted by the program.

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fishing nets and traps, angling and education outreach and triburtar exclusions weirs that catch fish and removes them from the stream.

The proposed program would not use chemicals to eradicate the fish.

Tahoe Fly Fishing Outfitters owner Victor Babbitt is concerned that these eradication methods won’t work.

“I don’t think they have the proper science yet,” Babbitt said. “I don’t think they could eradicate, they could just knock the population down but it would require an annual budget to stay on

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middle- and low-income families in urban centers need and entice developers and investors to jumpstart production.

Notably, while overall housing starts declined by 7% last year, the CIRB report tells us that multifamily housing dropped by 11%, which is going in precisely the wrong direction. One wonders whether the decline had something to do with the passage of a Newsom-backed statewide rent control bill.

We need to get off the 3.5 million figure that Newsom trumpeted during his campaign and that

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top of that.”

“Control work could potentially harm non-target species,” Hurt said. “However, mitigation measures are designed to reduce effects to the health and safety of other species.”

She also said qualified biologists and technicians will implement and monitor control measures to reduce effects to non-target species.

One potential impact could be improvements to native fish such as the Lahontan cutthroat trout

Wiener continued to cite and establish a more reasonable and reachable goal.

Most of all, we need to precisely pinpoint the impediments to construction, whatever they might be, and attack them ruthlessly.

The CIRB report should be a wake-up call. We need less talk and more action.

Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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the federal government as a good neighbor to those communities impacted by public lands. McClintock has declared HR 2546 is the direct opposite of these policies.

McClintock said, “This bill imposes severe restrictions on the public’s use of two-and-a-half million acres and their lands. One-and-a-half million acres would be put off limits to such innocent things as as mountain bikes and even strollers and remove roads to reach campsites or even emergency equipment to access.”

He also said the bill makes good forest management impossible by forbidding foresters to use their science to protect, groom and care for forests by assuring that trees have room to grow strong.

In November McClintock and 11 members representing western states introduced the Water for Optimization for the West Act that will provide a pathway to water abundance, noting that over the years, “Environmental groups have used the law to block construction of new reservoirs, resulting in man-made droughts that have devastated entire communities.”

Last week President Trump invited Congressman McClintock and fellow House members Kevin McCarthy and Devin Nunes to join him in

Bakersfield, where the president signed the memorandum to maximize water deliveries and optimize power generation for communities and farms in California and implement improved measures to protect endangered species and their habitats in the Central Valley.

Congressman McClintock must be re-elected and continue speaking up for rural counties, freedoms and nation of law.

TERRY GHERARDI Cameron Park

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than 20 member organizations, including TRPA. The goal is to bring environmental education and environmental awareness to a new generation of young learners. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency is proud to have been working with the Heavenly snowshoe program since its inception.

TRPA firmly believes that planting the seeds of environmental stewardship, education and awareness at a young age will help to preserve and protect Lake Tahoe for generations to come.

Joanne S. Marchetta is executive director of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency.

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The youngest of seven siblings, the Diamondback forward emerged from the crowd. The senior’s fast-break layup with 11 seconds left lifted No. 2 seed UM to a 69-68 home win over seventh-seeded Venture Academy of Stockton.

“My brothers have pushed me through everything,” said the 6-foot senior, who scored a game-high 25 points. “I’m definitely the shortest in my family, so at least I have some hand-eye coordination.”

The win vaulted UM into the section semifinals for the first time since 2006-07 — when current head coach Ryan Williams was on the roster. The Diamondbacks (21-9) hosted No. 3 Liberty Ranch last night, with a trip to Friday’s final at Golden 1 Center at stake.

The quarterfinal included a full deck of dramatics and U-turns.

Union Mine overcame a 15-point deficit (63-48) with under six minutes remaining.

After the home team led 48-43 midway through the third period, the Mustangs embarked on a 20-0 run. Union Mine seemed incapable of overcoming their foes’ superior athleticism. Fans sensed an inevitable loss.

But Williams had a trick up his dress shirt sleeve: a 1-3-1 zone defense. UM deployed it in the final minutes; the Diamondbacks hadn’t used that alignment all season.

“I didn’t want to give (Venture Academy) too much time to adjust,” Williams explained. “I waited until they had one timeout left, to force their hand.

The playoffs are different. By this stage, everyone has film on you. In the playoffs, you have to have something special to make a difference.”

The 1-3-1 zone relies on aggressiveness. Instead of playing the ball, a defense aims to clog opposing passing lanes. Anticipation and deflections create turnovers and fast break opportunities.

The UM alignment’s middle section — Vaughn, Sean Akers and Mikey Wright — provided the biggest difference. A junior guard, Matt Hemmenway called the tactics “full-blown chaos.”

The deficit — 10 points with two minutes to play — shrank under relentless pressure. By the time Hemmenway made a layup and drew a foul with 53 seconds left. Union Mine trailed 67-68.

But the momentum hit an abrupt halt. The junior missed the ensuing free throw.

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D’back Anthony Vaughn makes a last-second layup to put Union Mine back in the lead by one point over Venture Academy of Stockton in Friday’s night’s playoff game.

“I still wasn’t worried,” said Hemmenway, who finished with 10 points. “I know my guys. I knew we would come back and win. I knew our team would do it.”

Vaughn said last season’s first-round home loss loomed in his mind.

“The seniors coming to the locker room and they’re all balling their eyes out. I didn’t want that,” he said. “The win feels amazing. There was something left in us. We weren’t ready to be done.”

After Hemmenway’s errant foul shot, Union Mine needed one more defensive stop for a chance at victory.

With the shot clock winding down, Venture Academy missed a contested shot. UM rebounded.

Akers then dribbled toward midcourt before finding Vaughn, who sliced through two defenders en route to the hoop.

“I’ve missed a few of those shots,” Vaughn admitted. “But not that one.”

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Three El Dorado County high school girls basketball teams (El Dorado, Oak Ridge and Golden Sierra) earned the chance to play at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento by winning their Sac-Joaquin Section semifinal playoff games Monday night.

El Dorado 59, Calaveras 51 The No. 2-ranked Lady Cougars basketball team of El Dorado High School made history, defeating No. 3-ranked Calaveras High School 59-51 in the Division IV Sac-Joaquin playoffs.

With the win El Dorado advanced to Golden 1 Center in Sacramento to face the Argonaut Mustangs from Jackson on

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Golden Sierra High School junior center Sarah Kuhl posts up a Union Mine defender earlier in the season. Kuhl and her No. 2-ranked Golden Sierra teammates earned a showdown at Golden 1 Center Friday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m. against No. 1-ranked Colfax High School in the Division V Sac-Joaquin Section Championships.

Thursday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m., for the Division IV section championship. It is the first time in school

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Cougar junior guard Chloe Blankenship led El Dorado with 18 points and senior center Kim Quicksall and junior guard Haley Kline chipped in with 13 points.

Oak Ridge 66, McClatchy 52 The No. 3 ranked Oak Ridge Lady Trojans were road warriors in their 66-52 triumph over No. 2-ranked McClatchy in their Division I Sac-Joaquin semifinal battle on the hardwood.

The win notches a much-anticipated contest between the Trojans and No. 1-ranked St. Mary's from Stockton at Golden 1 Center on Friday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m.

Golden Sierra 58, Le Grand 48 The No. 2-ranked Golden Sierra Lady Grizzlies won their Division V Sac-Joaquin playoff home game versus No. 6-ranked Le Grand High School by a score of 58-48.

The semifinal victory propels Golden Sierra to Golden 1 Center to face No. 1-ranked Colfax Friday, Feb. 28 at 10 a.m.

POSTSEASON ROUNDUP Girls soccer No. 2 Buckingham 1, No. 6 Golden Sierra 0

Boys soccer No. 2 Buckingham 1, No. 6 Golden Sierra 0

Boys basketball No. 1 Jesuit 83, No. 8 Ponderosa 59 No. 5 Calaveras 57, No. 4 El Dorado 47

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n TUNDRA by Chad Carpenter

Photos by Billie West

Oak Ridge High School senior Kaden West (195 lbs.) celebrates a win over Roseville’s Ethan Bandy at the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Wrestling Championships at Stockton Arena Feb. 21-22. West took second place in Saturday’s finals and will compete at the state level this weekend. Nine El Dorado County grapplers placed at the Masters Meet. Those who placed sixth or higher qualified for CIF State Championships, which begin Thursday at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield and conclude Feb. 29. Placing seventh were Golden Sierra High School senior Logan Gross (145 lbs.), Oak Ridge High School junior Clark Franshem (152 lbs.) and Ponderosa High School junior Jake Lewallen (160 lbs.).

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Ponderosa High School senior Jake Griffiths, pictured in a 170-pound bout with Oak Ridge High School senior Gabe Guzman, took fourth place.

Guzman finished sixth.

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Michael Mallot (113 lbs.), a senior from Union Mine High School, placed sixth.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s a difference between being carefree and being uncaring. You’re attracted to happy, lighthearted people who are also empathetic and intelligent -- in other words, people like you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Structure inspires. This is why thousands of years later, Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids get visitors by the droves. Fates favor your structural fortifications today, whether through routine, business plan or blueprint.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Compromise isn’t always the way to please both parties. When each settles for something different from what’s wanted, it’s a lose-lose.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s not like you can go buy willpower when your supply is running low. But you can replenish by demanding less of yourself and taking it a bit easier. This is kindness you deserve. Be sweet to yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There’s no reason to believe a stranger is the enemy, or the hero, lover, rainmaker...

Resist projecting onto people what you want them to be. The stranger is only an opportunity to know who the stranger is.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Everyone on the outside of a group wants to know what’s going on inside. The longer the line at the door, the more interesting the experience seems. Use the principle in your social life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The gods don’t rush around.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It will be a little tricky to find balance in your thought processes, but there’s good in whatever side you err on. If you overthink things, at least you care. And underthinking them shows a certain level of trust in the universe.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Stay humble. It will be challenging because you’ll be complimented and given power. You’ll be praised and given options and shown better things than the others get to see. Regardless, keep your ego as small as possible.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The things people will let slip -- that they’re thinking of you, that you’re one of the dear ones... -- these things matter and are more telling than is comfortable. You’re a favorite. How does that feel?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Forcing yourself to behave won’t work. The childish part of you doesn’t care what the mature part wants. Distraction, gentleness, framing things differently, incentives, patience -- these are the self-parenting tactics you need.

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of 524 miles of navigable waterway, 365 miles of Canalway trail and 200 cities, towns and villages.

Such a model would offer greater protection to historical resources such as Old Dry Diggins Mine, Hangtown Creek, documents pertaining to various Native American treaties, the Pearson Soda Works Building, the history of the Pony Express and its connection to Wells Fargo, Fiddletown as a Chinese heritage site, El Dorado Ranch and the Miwok heritage site, the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm and the geology of the gold strike itself — encompassing an area 120 miles long and 4 miles wide.

Chapman said themes that could be included would be the effects of mass migration on creating a diverse population in California, the displacement of tribes in California by immigrants, the development of the canal system and of the water rights

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system, alterations to the ecosystem and the salmon fisheries, the effect of gold wealth on economic trends in the state and country and how gold mining led to developments in mining technology, transportation and communications.

Chapman suggested forming a working group to explore the concept further. The group could advocate for funding to study the issue and for support from Congress.

In the public comments that followed people expressed different concerns and interests. Jonathan Burgess suggested that history of the area represent everyone and someone with an independent point of view should tell the Gold Rush story.

Longtime resident Kirk Smith said the idea could bring economic development to the area and he wondered what kind of grant money is available to study the idea. He also

Neau asked for a letter of intent as she wondered if the National Park Service is interested in the idea. She also thought it necessary to talk to city residents about how such a designation would impact them. As an alternative she suggested just putting up signs about different historical resources to avoid the bureaucracy involved in forming a national park.

With various members on the commission suggesting the idea needed “tightening,” the commission unanimously passed a motion not to participate in the idea until it’s better defined and especially as it doesn’t fall under their purview as a commission.

That motion was passed by commissioners Jerry Barton, Andrew Mathews, Jackie Neau and Tiffany Brewster. Commissioner Kristin Becker was not in attendance.

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where he has fought with developers to maintain open space and build parks throughout El Dorado Hills. He added that actively seeking out additional tourism could be a threat to “ruralness” itself.

“I’ve been securing hundreds of acres during my time (as the general manager of the EDHCSD),” Loewen said. “... I’m actively pursuing that because I value [open space] too.”

Also drawing on his past, Nutting leaned on development policies set during his initial stint on the board of supervisors. He claimed that his work on county timber and agricultural policies have saved tens of thousands of acres from further growth.

“In El Dorado County, 75-90% of its land base,

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decried that while the El Dorado Canal allowed the development of Placerville, the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors has voted to tear it out.

John Clerici, a former Placerville City Council member, suggested to first ask city residents if they think it’s a good idea. “Do residents want this? It will take a lot of heavy lifting,” he said, adding that the historical resources listed by Chapman are not at risk and that it’s agriculture that sustains the area — not mining.

Chapman responded that such a park would involve more than just Placerville and she wasn’t asking the city to take it on but instead to be open to the idea.

Asked if she had talked to the National Park Service about the idea, Chapman said she had broached the idea but they aren’t allowed to lobby.

Interested in something more specific, commission member Jackie

because of the (agricultural) and timber policies, will never be developed,” Nutting said.

Most candidates agreed that the county’s general plan will be key in determining growth levels over the coming years. Turnboo said no exceptions should be made on behalf of developers looking to make changes in favor of additional growth.

“I’m going to make sure we follow the 2004 general plan and maintain that rural lifestyle that we all love,” Turnboo said.

Cockrell added that the board should prioritize transparency when a general plan amendment for additional growth is proposed while keeping in mind the burden being placed on the Highway 50 corridor.

Carlson said there are three prerequisites that must be met if she is to support new growth in El Dorado County.

“Further development needs to happen only if there’s adequate infrastructure, if it’s not in an extreme fire zone and if people in the county can afford it,” Carlson said. “Otherwise, people are going to continue to drive farther and farther distances and I don’t think that does anything to improve our rural nature.”

The candidates are running to represent District 2, which encompasses south county, much of Cameron Park and portions of Shingle Springs and El Dorado Hills.

The primary election will be held March 3.

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8-month sentence for previous crimes, by El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Kingsbury.

Virgo shot his girlfriend, Debra Ann Patton, and their dog, with a shotgun on Feb. 11, 2018 in Tahoma, on Lake Tahoe’s West Shore.

Prior to the sentencing, Virgo’s attorney, James Warden, read a statement that his client had written.

Since Virgo hadn’t been able to speak at prior trials, he wanted to make a statement.

“First of all, I’d like to say that I am deeply sorrowful

for what happened and I think about it everyday,” the statement read. “I’m sorry for what I’ve done and I know there’s no taking it back. If I could, I would do anything to make things right. I realize that there is not much I can do.”

A local member of the Church of Christ, Ron Glaser, has been visiting Virgo almost every week for the past two years.

Glaser said he’s seen a change in Virgo over the past two years.

“I don’t tell him what to do

but I give him choices,” Glaser said. “We talk a lot about choices we make. He sees his wrong choice.”

“Since I’ve been in (jail) I have come to believe in Jesus Christ and I read my bible every day and I plan on getting baptized when I get the chance,” Virgo’s statement continued. “I am trying to turn my life around at least.”

Patton’s sister, Mandy Palmateer-Perez, and her family, were also present at the sentencing.

“The horror of losing Debbie in such a brutal manner has

forever changed our family,” Palmateer-Perez said to the court. “It is a terrible nightmare you can’t wake up from.”

She continued to say her health, along with the health of their other sister, has been negatively impacted by the case.

“The pain and anguish you inflicted upon my family is a lifetime sentence we don’t deserve and cannot ever escape from,” Palmateer-Perez said. “It is the request of my family that the maximum penalty for the crime that the defendant was

convicted for be imposed.”

The judge admitted Virgo might be remorseful but she was still horrified by his crime.

“This was a horrifically tragic case,” Kingsbury said. “I can’t imagine what the victim felt in her final moments, fleeing from shotgun blasts.”

Virgo qualifies for parole but not until he serves his first 125 years. It’s nearly impossible he’ll be released but because he qualifies for parole, he’s able to get a job in prison.

He will serve his time in Deuel Vocational Institution in Tracy.

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However, some commercial anglers are concerned about possible impacts to non-native fish, such as the mackinaw trout.

“Cutthroat don’t live well with mackinaw,” said Nor-Cal Charters Lake Tahoe Captain Andrew Lubrano.

Even though mackinaw aren’t being targeted by this program, Lubrano is concerned they may eventually be eliminated to make room for cutthroat.

Still, Lubrano is staying optimistic.

“There isn’t a lot of evidence that [cutthroat] will be a successful fish in Tahoe but if they are, it will be a net gain for everyone,” Lubrano said.

Babbitt also agrees that there hasn’t been proof that the cutthroat can survive. He says he would support the effort if he knew it would work but for now, it seems like a money grab.

Ultimately, he thinks anglers like himself would be the most impacted by this program, if the population of species he fishes drops or disappears.

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KNOW Wednesday, Feb. 26 The Widows Club meets at 9 a.m. every Wednesday morning at Beef ‘N’ Brew, 4232 Fowler Lane in Diamond Springs, and Denny’s, 3446 Coach Lane in Cameron Park. For more information call Don at (530) 363-7476 or Nancy at (530) 622-8276.

The Random Strangers hosts the singer/songwriter open mic, 7:30-10:30 p.m. at Powell’s Steamer Co., 425 Main St. in Placerville.

For more information call (530) 626-1091.

Placerville Public House, 414 Main St. in Placerville, hosts Karaoke with One Leg Chuck every Wednesday, 8-11 p.m.

Sing a song or simply sing along. For more information call (530) 303-3792.

Thursday, Feb. 27 Face in a Book, 4359 Town Center Blvd., Suite 113, in El Dorado Hills, hosts storytime for toddlers, preschoolers and their big people Mondays and Thursdays, 10-10:30 a.m.

For more information call (916) 941-9401 or go to getyourfaceinabook.com.

The Return of Gray Wolves to California — Join Pamela Flick, the senior California representative for Defenders of Wildlife, for an overview of the natural history of the gray wolf and its ecological role and current distribution in California and North America from 6-7:30 p.m. The discussion highlights efforts to bring back the wolf to the Rockies and implications of wolf recovery in the western states. For more information email julie@ ARConservancy.org or call (530) 621-1224.

Gamblers Anonymous meets from 7-8:30 p.m. every Thursday evening at the Firefighters Memorial Hall, 3744 China Garden Road in Diamond Springs.

For more information call Jon S. at (530) 4096243, the hotline at (855) 222-5542 or go to gamblersanonymous.org.

Placerville Public House, 414 Main St. in Placerville, hosts Thinkin’ and Drinkin’ Team Trivia hosted by the very interesting and amazing Abadashery every Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

There will be fun themes, music trivia and unusual tie-breakers. For more information call (530) 3033792.

Eclectic Americana outfit Dustbowl Revival will perform at 7 p.m. a Harlow’s, 2708 J St, Sacramento, in support of the Jan. 31 release of its new album “Is It You, Is It Me” (Thirty Tigers). The Los Angeles-based ensemble has spent a decade pushing the boundaries of American roots music, creating songs that meld folk, funk and soul and performing transcendent live shows.

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NAVIGATING AN UNCANNY VALLEY Lynn Hershman Leeson video still from “Shadowstalker,” 2019, a dual channel video installation, 12 minutes.

n What are the invisible mechanisms of current forms of artificial intelligence?

How is AI impacting our personal lives and socioeconomic spheres? How do we define intelligence?

How do we envision the future of humanity? de Young Museum News release SAN FRANCISCO — As technological innovation continues to shape our identities and societies, the question of what it means to be or remain human has become the subject of fervent debate.

Taking advantage of the de Young museum’s proximity to Silicon Valley, Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI arrives as the first major exhibition in the U.S. to explore the relationship between humans and intelligent machines through an artistic lens. Organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, with San Francisco as its sole venue, Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI will be on view through Oct. 25.

“Technology is changing our world, with artificial intelligence both a new frontier of possibility but also a development fraught with anxiety,” said Thomas P. Campbell, director and CEO of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. “Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI brings artistic exploration of this tension to the ground zero of emerging technology, raising challenging questions about the future interface of human and machine.”

The exhibition, which extends through the first floor of the de Young and into the museum’s sculpture garden, will explore the current juncture through philosophical, political and poetic questions

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Installation view of Zach Blas’ “The Doors,” part of the Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI exhibition. and problems raised by AI. New and recent works by an intergenerational, international group of artists and activist collectives — including Zach Blas, Ian Cheng, Simon Denny, Stephanie Dinkins, Forensic Architecture, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Pierre Huyghe, Christopher Kulendran Thomas in collaboration with Annika Kuhlmann, Agnieszka Kurant, Lawrence Lek, Trevor Paglen, Hito Steyerl and Martine Syms — will be presented.

The Uncanny Valley In 1970 Japanese engineer Masahiro Mori introduced the concept of the “uncanny valley” as a terrain of existential uncertainty that humans experience when confronted with autonomous machines that mimic their physical and mental properties. An enduring metaphor for the uneasy relationship between human beings and lifelike robots or thinking machines, the uncanny valley and its edges have captured the popular imagination ever since. Over time the rapid growth and affordability of computers, cloud infrastructure, online search engines and data sets have fueled developments in machine learning that fundamentally alter our modes

of existence, giving rise to a newly expanded uncanny valley.

“As our lives are increasingly organized and shaped by algorithms that track, collect, evaluate and monetize our data, the uncanny valley has grown to encompass the invisible mechanisms of behavioral engineering and automation,” said Claudia Schmuckli, curator in charge of Contemporary Art and Programming at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

“By paying close attention to the imminent and nuanced realities of AI’s possibilities and pitfalls, the artists in the exhibition seek to thicken the discourse around AI. Although fables like HBO’s sci-fi drama “Westworld” or Spike Jonze’s feature film “Her” still populate the collective imagination with dystopian visions of a mechanized future, the artists in this exhibition treat such fictions as relics of a humanist tradition that has little relevance today.”

In detail Nestled within the museum’s garden Pierre Huyghe presents “Exomind (Deep Water),” a sculpture of a crouched female nude with a live beehive as its head. With its buzzing colony pollinating the

surrounding flora, it offers a poignant metaphor for the modeling of neural networks on the biological brain and an understanding of intelligence as grounded in natural forms and processes.

In the museum’s contemporary art galleries, Ian Cheng’s digitally simulated AI creature BOB (Bag of Beliefs) also reflects on the interdependency of carbon and silicon forms of intelligence.

An algorithmic Tamagotchi, it is capable of evolution, but its growth, behavior and personality are molded by online interaction with visitors who assume collective responsibility for its wellbeing.

In “AAI” (artificial artificial intelligence), an installation of multiple termite mounds of colored sand, gold, glitter and crystals, Agnieszka Kurant offers a vibrant critique of new AI economies, with online crowdsourcing marketplace platforms employing invisible armies of human labor at sub-minimum wages. Simon Denny also examines the intersection of labor, resources and automation. Presenting 3-D prints and a cagelike sculpture based on an unrealized machine patent filed

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Friday, Feb. 28 The Widows Persons Club is created to give support and friendship to help through the grieving process. The once a monthly luncheon and meeting is scheduled on the Fourth Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Cold Springs Country Club in Placerville.

The menu is lasagna and Caesar salad for $14. Try to have the correct change or write a check when paying for lunch. For more information call Don at (530) 363-7476 or Nancy at (530) 622-8276.

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Christopher Kulendran Thomas “Ground Zero,” Schinkel Pavillon.

Pierre Huyghe “Exomind (Deep water),” concrete cast with wax hive, bee colony.

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The Tibetan Buddhist Monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery, left, prepare beef and vegetarian momos while Wendy Wood, top right, from Placerville and Diana Dunk of Mount Aukum slice watermelon and tomatoes for a benefit dinner hosted at Federated Church in Placerville. About 80 people attended the event designed to celebrate and raise funds for the Buddhist monks visiting the community.

Venerable Tenzin Lekshey, left, and Geshe Lharampa Jampa Wangchuk, right, roll the dough for the momos prior to putting the beef inside the popular South Asian dumpling.

Lekshey said momos are prepared in Tibet for special celebrations.

Below left, the momos are ready to cook.

About 80 people attended the event designed to celebrate and raise funds for the Buddhist monks visiting the community.

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rowing plants by seed is a centuriesold practice that still makes sense for today’s gardener. Seeds aren’t expensive and are an easy propagation method if you follow Kate Halvorson a few basic growing guidelines. Seeds also UCCE Master Gardener of provide a greater variety El Dorado County of plants than buying nursery starts and seeds can be started indoors before your outdoor growing season begins.

Begin by selecting quality seeds from reliable sources, such as a local nursery, or by mail/online order from the many beautiful seed catalogs out this time of year. Heirloom or open-pollinated seeds have certain advantages, such as when they are saved and handed down from one gardener to another, the resulting plants have consistent quality, appearance and, in the case of veggies, flavor. If you grow something you really like save that plant’s seeds for future gardens. They’re not only a proven performer for your climate, but the seeds are free.

Store collected seeds in sealed envelopes or small jars in a cool, dry place. Check these containers often for too much moisture, which appears as droplets on the inside cover, and vent the lids if necessary.

Get seeds off to a good start with a few basic supplies: just starting media and clean pots or seed cells. Seed-starting media isn’t “dirt” or regular soil, which is too heavy, but instead, a light-weight mixture of finely textured, aerating materials such as peat or vermiculite. Seed starting media can be homemade (but be sure it is free of weeds and insects) or is available commercially. Loosely fill clean, small planting pots or cell packs about threequarters full with thoroughly-dampened planting media. Previously used pots or cells can be re-used after they’ve been sterilized with a solution of nine parts water to one part bleach.

Follow seed packet directions for sowing seeds.

A general guideline is to plant the seed two to four times as deep as the diameter of the seed, being careful not to plant too deeply. It’s a good idea to put two or three seeds into each planting hole, so that later, the strongest seedling can be selected and weaker seedlings can be pulled. Label pots with the plant’s name and the date you started the seeds.

Keep planted seed pots moist and in a warm spot until they germinate. Use a small spray bottle to lightly mist the pots to keep their growing environment humid. Seed trays can be used with small amounts of water underneath the pots and then top-covered with clear plastic wrap, bags or covers to maintain moisture. Seeds require different conditions to germinate, but indirect sunlight, fluorescent light and low-temperature warming mats can help.

When seedlings emerge, remove covers and put them in a bright, well-aired spot such as a sunny south-facing window. Sit back and admire your

“babies” for a few days. When the seedlings develop their true leaves, those leaves above the very first cotyledon leaves it’s time to transplant them from the small cells or pots to a larger growing container. Congratulations, you’re well on the way to becoming a seedy gardener.

Join Master Gardeners Gail Fulbeck and Debbie Hillel to learn much more at their free Propagation from Seed class, Saturday, Feb. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon at Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville (weather permitting). The presentation includes selection and germination of seeds, types of starting media, size of containers and the process of growing out, hardening off and transplanting seedlings.

Participants will have an opportunity to plant seeds to take home. Seeds and containers are provided; bring clean gloves to participate.

For more information on the UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County visit mgeldorado. ucanr.edu. Master Gardeners are available to answer home gardening questions Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to noon, by calling (530) 621-5512 or send an email using the Ask a Master Gardener option on the website. Walk-ins are welcome at the office, 311 Fair Lane in Placerville. Visit the Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville behind Folsom Lake College, El Dorado Center. See mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/ Demonstration_Garden for more information and days and hours of operation or call to schedule a tour. To sign up for notices and newsletters see ucanr.edu/master gardener e-news. Master Gardeners are also on Facebook and Instagram.

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l Dorado County’s art community came together to benefit the El Dorado Union High School District’s Independence High School Arts Program Feb. 15 at Jack Russell Farm Brewery in Camino.

The fundraiser was a collaborative effort by musicians, artist and businesses to raise money for students who rely on the Independence High School Arts Program for materials, lessons and as a vital source to further artistic endeavors.

Headlining for the event were Nat Keefe of the popular band Hot Buttered Rum and the special evening was capped off with a live recording by the duet of Bill and Jilian Nershi of The String Cheese Incident.

The evening kicked off with a free, two-hour performance by El Dorado County’s MerryGold trio of Steve Schultz (accordion), Alex Stephens (guitar/vocals) and Jillian Secor (lead singer/guitar.)

“It’s nice to see people supporting arts for youth in the county,” Stephens said. “We were happy to be a part of the event.”

MerryGold has a history of reaching out to youth, having played for kids at the juvenile hall and Stephens said he has worked with “at-risk” youth.

“Sometimes access to artistic outlets can be life changing for kids who struggle academically or socially,” shared Stephens. “It is an important cause.”

Artist Jacquelyne Price from Placerville and owner of Jacue Price Art painted during the event and contributed a portion of her earnings to the art program.

“If it was not for my art teacher challenging and believing in me as an artist, I may have never experienced the self-acceptance and growth that art has brought to my life,” explained Price. “It is so important to nurture the cognitive and artistic development of our youth.”

Local partners and sponsors contributing to the evening of art included Pure Life Collective, Jack Russell Brewery, Boeger Winery, Global Good, Sacred Arts Studio, Dedrick’s Cheese, Totem Coffee and Marco’s Café.

Democrat photos by Kevin Christensen

El Dorado County’s MerryGold, above, performs at the Partnership Tour’s benefit concert at Jack Russell Farm Brewery to raise funds for the Independence High School Arts Program. Below, Alexis Bowen from Somerset shows her jewelry and art to attendees.

Independence High School Independence is a continuation high school that provides alternative education for students struggling with studies in high school and at risk of not graduating. IHS is for students for who have difficulty achieving in classes where lecture and testing are the primary means of evaluating student achievement.

The youth organization epitomizes a unique learning approach where students receive strong support and close guidance helping to build confidence and resilience. As a result students connect to their education and learn in more meaningful ways.

Exploration, creativity and a practical application helps navigate the learning process at IHS. Smaller classroom with more individualized instruction and greater flexibility are offered in the overall program.

IHS staff believes students learn in a variety of ways, at different paces and need a number of avenues to reach their full potential.

Marshall Medical recertified as a Primary Stroke Center Marshall Medical Center News release Marshall Medical Center is honored to have been recertified as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, the organization that accredits hospitals nationwide.

Intense work by Marshall’s stroke team put into place strict protocols for treating emergent stroke patients arriving at the emergency department. A dedicated stroke team, including a physician, registered nurse, phlebotomist, pharmacist and CT technician stands at the ready to respond to all potential stroke patients. Following protocols and national standards, Marshall’s Stroke Team upholds a high standard of care to earn this distinction.

In addition to treating emergent patients in the emergency department, Marshall upholds the same high standards of care for

patients experiencing stroke while in the hospital. The stroke program is designed so that all patients receive the same level of care and response.

“This achievement is a great reflection of the quality stroke care we provide to our patients,” Janice Weaver, stroke specialist at Marshall, said. “With stroke, time is of critical importance and our protocols ensure we are able to treat these patients in a time sensitive manner, using the latest technology and medicine, to reduce damage from stroke and provide the best outcomes possible.”

Marshall Medical Center is an independent, nonprofit community healthcare provider in the heart of the Sierra foothills. Marshall Medical Center includes Marshall Hospital, a fully accredited acute care facility in Placerville; several outpatient facilities in Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills and Georgetown; and many community health and education programs.

The El Dorado County Association of Realtors,

The El Dorado Association Realtors, Honor Our TroopsCounty Committee Is gathering of names for the Spring 2020 shipment of care packages to Honor Our Troops Committee ANY of the War Zones or “Hot Spots.” 2019 Is gathering names for the Christmas If you know anyone who ispackages serving whotoisthe fromANY El Dorado County or shipment of care of the has a relative who lives in El Dorado County, please contact: War Zones or Hot Spots Cyndi Romano (916) 207-4194

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Raley’s Food For Families donors raise $2.1 million Chelsea Minor Raley’s Markets

western Nevada. The food bank leaders support the more than 1.4 million food insecure individuals in these areas with services and food donated by Raley’s.

“Although we all have unique and very personal reasons for where and why we give, clearly, our customers care deeply about alleviating hunger and helping their neighbors. We are so fortunate to share this ability to make a difference with such generous donors that shop at our stores,” said Becca Whitman, executive director of Raley’s Food For Families.

This year the organization expanded the holiday bag product to include more variety. Working with its food bank partners and keeping nutrition top

of mind, Raley’s Food For Families developed a product list that caters to the direct needs of its local communities. For some food agencies, this annual campaign keeps the warehouse full well beyond the holiday season.

In calendar year 2019 Raley’s Food For Families made a significant change, increasing donation capabilities for its generous customers. Raley’s introduced the option to make a donation on check stand pin pads at 128 locations. With the support of this technology, it helped increase 2019 holiday donations by more than 30 percent.

To learn more about Raley’s Food For Families and to learn how to donate visit foodforfamilies.org/ donate.

canary in the mine. they work to keep decay at bay by replacing broken Hito Steyerl addresses the political risks of windows in abandoned homes with paintings. introducing machine learning into the social A series of video works addresses and resists the sphere. Her installation “The City of Broken perpetuation of societal bias and discrimination Windows” presents a collision between commercial within AI. Trevor Paglen’s “From Apple to Anomaly” applications of AI in urban planning along with assembles thousands of training images according communal and artistic acts of resistance against to their categorization in ImageNet, one of the neighborhood tipping: one of its short films depicts largest visual data training sets used for image a group of technicians purposefully smashing recognition, and reveals AI’s hidden reliance on windows to teach an algorithm how to recognize the human labor and biases that are built into the The Newfollows York Times Syndication Corporation sound of breaking glass and another a group system,Sales undermining neutrality.

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“Shadow Stalker” critiques the problematic reliance on algorithmic systems, such as the military forecasting tool Predpol now widely used for policing that categorize individuals into preexisting and often false “embodied metrics.”

Stephanie Dinkins extends the inquiry into how value systems are built into AI and the construction of identity in “Conversations with Bina48,” examining the social robot’s (and by extension our society’s) coding of technology, race, gender and social equity.

Martine Syms posits AI as a “shamespace” for misrepresentation. For “Mythiccbeing” she has created an avatar of herself that viewers can interact with through text messaging. But unlike service agents such as Siri and Alexa, who readily respond to questions and demands, Syms’s “Mythiccbeing” is a contrarious interlocutor, turning each interaction into an opportunity to voice personal observations and frustrations about racial inequality and social injustice.

Countering the abusive potential of machine learning, Forensic Architecture will pioneer its application to the pursuit of social justice. The proposition of a “Model Zoo” marks the beginnings of a new research tool for civil society built of military vehicles, missile fragments and bomb clouds — evidence of human-rights violations by states and militaries around the world.

Christopher Kulendran Thomas’s and Annika Kuhlmann’s video “Ground Zero” poses the philosophical question of what it means to be human when machines are able to synthesize human understanding ever more convincingly. Set against the violent background of ethnic cleansing in Sri Lanka and the subsequent emergence of a contemporary art market, it employs AI-generated characters of singer Taylor Swift and business man Oscar Munoz to reflect on issues of individual authenticity, collective sovereignty and the future of human rights.

Lawrence Lek’s sci-fi-inflected film “Aidol,” which explores the relationship between algorithmic automation and human creativity, projects this question into the future. It transports the viewer into the computer-generated “sinofuturist” world of the 2065 eSports Olympics: when the popular singer Diva enlists the super-intelligent Geomancer to help her stage her artistic comeback during the game’s halftime show, she unleashes an existential and philosophical battle that explodes the divide between humans and machines.

“The Doors,” a newly commissioned installation

by Zach Blas, by contrast shines the spotlight back onto the present and on the culture and ethos of Silicon Valley as ground zero for the development of AI. Inspired by the ubiquity of enclosed gardens on tech campuses, he has created an artificial garden framed by a six-channel video projected on glass panes that convey a sense of algorithmic psychedelia aiming to open new “doors of perception.” While luring visitors into AI’s promises, it also asks what might become possible when such glass doors begin to crack.

WEST SACRAMENTO — Raley’s Food For Families annual Holiday Drive raised $2.1 million this holiday season, the largest amount ever donated in the organization’s 33 years of hosting the event.

The donations came from customers, vendors and team members and will make a direct impact on those suffering from food insecurity in Northern California and Nevada.

Raley’s Food For Families partners with 12 regional food banks across the company’s footprint, stretching from northern California through

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at Imagination Theater on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds Friday, March 6 & 13, 7 p.m.

Matinee, Saturday, March 7 & 14, 11 a.m.

Matinee, Sunday March 8 & 15, 2 p.m.

Tickets $15 per person

A New Jersey married couple opens a cafe in the California desert and takes on an aspiring young actress as their waitress. This chance encounter takes us through 40 years of friendships, dreams, heartaches and romance, culminating in a joyful, surprise ending. The show runs March 6 to 15 (6 performances.)

For more information call the director, Holly Salvestrin, at (530) 306-9440.

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SuPREME CHoColaTiER Gold Key Storage, Placerville • Mountain Democrat Serrano Associates LLC • The Clipper • The Windfall Royal TRuFFlE Coloma Resort El Dorado Savings Bank Frank’s Body Shop, Inc. Peek Family Fund at El Dorado Community Foundation

CHoColaTE CuPCakE Dan and Kelly DeWolf Madeline Majer, DDS Marshall Medical Center Tom and Jane Meuser Michael and Cherie Raffety Turner Street Apartments, Ginny Weiseth

CHoColaTE MaRblE Edward Jones Investments, Stacey Caso-Turk, AAMS El Dorado Disposal Minuteman Press Placerville Stymeist, Inc. The Idea Factory, Louise Olsen River City Bank Thompson Family of Dealerships Joe Vicini, Inc. Daryl and Lori Warden

CHoColaTE CHiP Jack and Shelley Carman Trudy Meyer, Lyon Real Estate Augie and Darlene Moran

Tanya Moran, in memory of Tony Moran Callie and Bill Neville

Palm Accountancy, Inc. Rainbow Orchards The Blue Beadle, Judith Brooks

A big thank you to the El Dorado High School Athletic Boosters who provided much needed volunteer power!

The Following Vendors Helped Make This Event Possible!

FooD & bEVERagE VEnDoRS Annabelle’s Chocolate Barsotti Family Juice Co. Caffe Santoro Crack’d Toffee

Delloree’s Confections Diane Wilkinson Catering Dickey’s Barbeque Pit Enchanted Forest Dining Experience Gold Country Retirement Community

Linders Fancy Toffee Kinetico Placerville Public House Trufflicious

bEER & WinE VEnDoRS 1850 Wine Cellars Tasting Room Bumgarner Winery Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards Colibri Ridge Winery & Vineyard

Crystal Basin Cellars Enchanted Forest Dining Experience Fenton Herriot Vineyards Findleton Estate Winery Gold Hill Vineyard

Hwy 50 Brewery Mediterranean Vineyards Nello Olivo Wine Sierra Vista Vineyards & Winery

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We would like to gratefully acknowledge our emcee and auctioneer Brian Veerkamp!

Thank you to all the individuals and businesses who contributed wonderful auction items that made the Chocolate Affair so special!

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Debbie McClenahan with Assistance League, left, learns more about nonprofit organization Walk with Austin from Adam Reininger at the WFED Ballot Showcase.

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his year Women’s Fund El Dorado will grant a record $108,000 to nonprofit agencies located on El Dorado County’s Western Slope. A nonprofit collective giving organization, WFED pools funds collected from its members to create a grants program. Which nonprofits will receive funding this year is the question 250 members and guests of WFED came to the Cameron Park Community Center on Feb. 6 to decide.

Grants Committee Chair Ann Curtis welcomed WFED members and guests to the Ballot Showcase and the evening was closed by WFED Chair Dickson Schwarzbach.

Both commented on the quality of this year’s applicants and praised each agency’s ability to articulate its project.

The Ballot Showcase featured 17 agencies winnowed from the 45 that submitted proposals. Representatives from each agency were available to explain their programs and answer questions as attendees visited tables set up around the room. Appetizers were provided by the Foothill Grill, which offers catering and dinner options provided by El Dorado High School’s ROP Culinary Arts students.

This year three Impact Grants (up to $8,000 each), two Inspiration Grants (up to $30,000 each) and three Acorn Grants (up to $8,000 each) will be awarded to agencies addressing diverse needs. The six Inspiration Grant finalists are: Arts

and Culture El Dorado (Historic Downtown Placerville Cultural District); Community Resource Center (Black Oak Mine Unified School District); El Dorado High School (Vaping, Drugs, Alcohol and Violence Prevention and Intervention and The Connections Project); Sierra Elementary School (Defending Hope with Social Emotional Learning and Counseling Services at Sierra School); Upper Room Dining Hall (Generate Hot Meals 365); and Walk With Austin. (Inclusive Playground at Bass Lake in El Dorado Hills).

Each of WFED’s 420 members will have the opportunity to vote online through Feb. 29. WFED funds the projects with the most member votes in each category.

“By pooling our donations, WFED is able to fund full projects. This gives nonprofits predictable funding for a high priority project” said Schwarzbach.

About WFED Women’s Fund El Dorado, a fund of the El Dorado Community Foundation, is open to all for a donation of $200 (or more) per year. In addition to grants to local nonprofit agencies, WFED also awards the annual Wickline Scholarship to women needing assistance in pursuing higher education and provides financial assistance to meet the medical, mental health, dental and optical needs of women and children through the Lighthouse Fund. For details visit womensfundeldorado.org.

Enjoy fun March programs at Fairytale Town in Sac Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Celebration Sunday, March 1, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

— “Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is youer than you.” And there was no one quite like Dr. Seuss! Celebrate Theodore Seuss Geisel’s birthday at Fairytale Town with Seuss-themed hands-on activities around the park and a nonstop read-aloud of your favorite Seuss books. “If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good.” This program is free with paid park admission.

Toddler Time Tuesdays, March 3 through May 26, 10-11:30 a.m. — Toddler Time is a fun play-based learning experience just for little ones ages 2 through 5.

Each week features a different lesson exploring a children’s book through storytime along with an up-close animal introduction. Interactive craft time, singing and sensory play are also part of the fun. Advance registration is required. Registration is $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

The registration fee is per session and includes the class and park admission for one child age 2 through 5 and one parent or caregiver.

Volunteer Orientation Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m. to noon — Help make magic at Fairytale Town as a volunteer. Fairytale Town is looking for mature, dedicated, hard-working volunteers who would like to give back to their community.

Sign up for the Volunteer Orientation

to learn about the various volunteer opportunities at Fairytale Town, including special events, summer camps, on-demand shifts and the Volun-teen Program for those ages 13-18.

African Storytelling Festival Saturday, March 21, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. — Local storytellers will come together at Fairytale Town to celebrate and share stories tracing the history of African-Americans from Africa to the New World. The festival is free with paid park admission.

Girl Scout Badge Nights March 25 & 26, 5- :30 p.m. — Calling all Girl Scout Daisies. Join us for an evening of fun and earn your Space Science Explorer badge.

The 2.5-hour workshop will fulfill all badge requirements and include a snack break. Scouts will receive a certificate and their badge at the conclusion of the event. Choose either the Wednesday or Thursday badge nights for your troop to join in on the fun. Registration is $15 per scout.

Advance registration is required. To register visit fairytaletown.org/scouts.

Cesar Chavez Day Tuesday, March 31, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Fairytale Town will be open on Cesar Chavez Day, weather permitting.

For more information about any of the upcoming programs and events above visit fairytaletown.org or call (916) 808-5233.

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Artist Susan B. Keale is having an exhibition at Gold Country Retirement Community, 6041 Golden Center Court in Placerville, through April 22. For more information call (530) 621-1826.

The Stage at Burke Junction, 3300 Coach Lane in Cameron Park, presents “Brilliant Traces” by Cindy Lou Johnson and Chris Smith.

The play runs on weekends though March 1. In the middle of rural Alaska, during a particularly violent snow storm, a mysterious bride with

cold feet arrives at a hermit’s cabin, jolting both man and woman to share their past agonies, passionately wrestle their painful present and consider the possibilities of love’s healing touch.

For more information go to stageatburke.com.

The Fabulous Liars will perform at Placerville Public House, 414 Main St. in Placerville, 8-11 p.m.

Imagination Theater, 100 Placerville Drive on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds and Events Center, presents “Moon Over Buffalo” through March 1. For more information call (530) 6420404 or go to ImaginationTheater.net.

UCCE Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County is having a Cheese Making, Make and Take Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at the Bethell-Delfino Agricultural Building, 311 Fair Lane in Placerville. Lasagna for dinner. Yes. Oh

no, we don’t have any cheese. In this Make and Take Workshop learn how to make mozzarella and ricotta cheese in time to use it for a lasagna dinner. It is a quick and easy process.

Cost is $20 to cover supplies. Pre-registration is required at ucanr.edu/feb29-makentake.

Saturday, Feb. 29

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County presents a class Propagation from Seed at the

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Compensation: $100 for each in-person meeting, plus applicable travel expenses.

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El Dorado Transit Equipment Technician I/II Equipment Technician I Hourly Salary: $19.09 $25.59 with benefits Equipment Technician II Hourly Salary: $21.08 $28.25 with benefits California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) El Dorado County Transit Authority invites applications for the position of Equipment Technician I/II. Application and job description available at Transit Office, 6565 Commerce Way, Diamond Springs, CA 95619, (530) 6425383 or www.eldoradotransit.com.

Filing deadline: Friday, February 28, 2020 at 4:00 P.M. A Current Department of Motor Vehicle official K-4 printout of your driving record must accompany your application, run no more than 60 days prior to the date your application is received by Human Resources. EOE

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The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Information Technology Technician I/II. The District is seeking a customer centric, technically skilled, team player with excellent interpersonal skills to fill the position of Information Technology Technician. Under supervision, this position configures, installs, maintains, and repairs the hardware, operating system, software and associated peripheral equipment associated with physical and virtualized personal computers, mobile devices, printers and VoIP telephone equipment; works on project tasks supporting technology implementations; assesses user training needs and trains users of effective use of applications as appropriate; makes recommendations regarding hardware and software acquisitions.

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Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) is accepting applications for, Substitute School/Staff Secretary and Office Assistants based at the Sly Park Conservation and Environmental Education Center in Pollock Pines, CA. Sly Park is a residential environmental education school in the El Dorado National Forest, approximately 50 miles east of Sacramento. Please apply at www.scoe.net (916)228-2332.

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Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville, from 9 a.m. to noon. Weather permitting participants are invited for a presentation on the selection and germination of seeds, starting media, containers, growing out, hardening off and transplanting seedlings. Following the presentation, participants will have an opportunity to plant seeds to take home. Seeds and containers are provided; bring clean gloves to participate. There is a $2 parking fee. For more information call (530) 621-5512.

Madroña Vineyards, 2560 High Hill Road in Camino, is having Portopia. There are three sessions with Madroña’s New-World Port featured in a variety of ways — paired with delicious food like blue cheese macaroni and cheese or arugula pesto pizza with figs and prosciutto or paired with chocolate, walnuts and blue cheese. There are also marinates, dressings and reduction sauces. It’s not just after-dinner wines. There is the dry expressions of Portuguese blends as well. The menu for 2020 is shaping up with the opportunity to taste the 2019 Alvarelhão. For tickets call (530) 6445948.

Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000051 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HANGMAN TATTOO, located at 250 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: 3100 Graybar Mine Rd., Garden Valley, CA 95633 Registered owner(s): Andrew William Brundage, 3100 Graybar Mine Rd., Garden Valley, CA 95633 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 13, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Andrew William Brundage ANDREW WILLIAM BRUNDAGE 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 January 13, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 7441 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000118 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: UPPER lEVEl CARPET ClEANING, located at 5821 Zarahemla Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Chase C. Webb, 5821 Zarahemla Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 29, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Chase Webb CHASE WEBB 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 January 29, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 7442

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200055 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Robin Jelinek filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ROBIN JELINEK Proposed name: ROBYN CHRISTINE JELINEK 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: APRIL 10, 2020, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

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

This order has been filed on JANUARY 31, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 7449 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000140 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SDR DESIGNS, located at 3271 Stonehurst Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Stephanie Riordan, 3271 Stonehurst Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 5, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Stephanie Riordan STEPHANIE RIORDAN 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 February 5, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE

COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7467 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000142 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DAG151 INVESTIGATIONS, located at 4306 Arenzano Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): David Goldberg, 4306 Arenzano Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ David Goldberg DAVID GOLDBERG 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 February 5, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7468 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000143 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PEYTON’S PlACE BEAUTY, located at 3420 Coach Lane Unit 5, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 4076 Chestnut Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Peyton L. Carnahan, 4076 Chestnut Lane, 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: November 22, 2019.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Peyton L. Carnahan PEYTON L. CARNAHAN 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 February 5, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7469

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200071 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Sarah Aubrey Taylor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SARAH AUBREY TAYLOR Proposed name: TAYLOR AUBREY SLAVICH 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: MARCH 20, 2020, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

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

This order has been filed on FEBRUARY 5, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/5 7470 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000144 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ElITE WINDOWS & GUTTERS, located at 1544 Wyndham Pl., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Jacob Sirmans, 1544 Wyndham Pl., 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: February 4, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jacob Sirmans JACOB SIRMANS

Shadow Ranch Vineyard, 7050 Fairplay Road in Fair Play, is having warm toasty pita chips, topped with a homemade feta cheese spread accented with mint and lemon juice topped with fresh tomatoes, Kalamata olives, cucumber and drizzled with olive oil pair with the 2016 Barbera every Saturday and Sunday in February. For more information call (530) 620-2785.

Crackin’ Crab for Kids to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Dorado County takes place 6-10 p.m. in the Forni Building on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, 100 Placerville Drive in Placerville. For more information visit bbbs-edc.org/events/crackincrabforkids.

The Gold Trail Grange of Coloma, 319 Highway 49 in Coloma, is hosting the Island of Black and White at its annual scholarship fundraiser. The 2020 theme is LeapYearPalooza dance with proceeds benefiting local high school students furthering their education. Last year the grange was able to provide $5,000 to deserving students. Doors open at 7 p.m.

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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 February 5, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7471 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000146 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: The iStudy Group, located at 681 Main St. Ste. 104, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 3000 Green Valley Rd. #14, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Independent Study HQ LLC, 3000 Green Valley Rd. #14, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Caroline J. Malley CAROLINE J. MALLEY 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 February 5, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7472

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SAlE OF REAl PROPERTY (NON-FOREClOSURE) CCP 701.540 Court Case#: FL858759/PC20190275 Sheriff’s File # 19000400 Under a WRIT OF EXECUTION issued by the Superior Court, County of Sacramento, State of California on 03/26/2019 on a judgment rendered on 06/01/1992 In Favor of: Kris B Frost (Cardwell) And against: Stephen C Frost For the sum of: $199,859.20 I have levied upon all the right, title, claim and interest of the judgment debtor(s): Stephen C Frost real property in the county of El Dorado described as follows: 1690 Digger Tree Court, Cool, CA 95614 The dwelling is the house, located at 1690 Digger Tree Court, Cool, California 95614 (hereinafter the “subject property”) and more particularly described as follows: The following described real property in the Unincorporated Area of Cool, County of El Dorado, State of California Lot 248, of Auburn Lake Trails Unit No. 1, filed March 19, 1970 in Book E, of Maps at page 55, El Dorado County Records APN: 072-104-09-100 Minimum Bid Amount (if applicable) $315,000.01 PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS SHOULD REFER TO SECTIONS 701.510 TO 701.680 INCLUSIVE OF THE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURES FOR PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EFFECT OF THE SALE AND THE LIABILITY OF DEFAULTING BIDDERS. PUBlIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will proceed to sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash in lawful money of the United States, all the right, title, claim and interest of said judgment debtor(s) in the above described property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said judgment, with accrued interest and costs on 03/04/2020 at 9:00 am at the following location: El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Placerville, 200 Industrial Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 Directions to property location may be obtained from the levying officer upon written or oral request.

Dated: 01/28/2020 at city of Placerville John D’Agostini, Sheriff County of El Dorado State of California By: /s/ Bonita Strain Sheriff’s Authorized Agent Dudugjian & Mazey 13 Sierragate Plaza Bldg B Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 786-7272 2/19, 2/21, 2/26 7473 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000098 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TIKI OUTFITTERS, located at 5105 Trailside Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Sybren Wright, 5105 Trailside Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 2. Cherlene Wright, 5105 Trailside Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 24, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cherlene Wright CHERLENE WRIGHT 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 January 24, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7474 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000082 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAlIFORNIA COMMERCIAl lENDING, located at 3258 Aldridge Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Colleen Zorzi, 3258 Aldridge Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 21, 2015.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Colleen P Zorzi COLLEEN P ZORZI 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 January 21, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7475 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000150 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. CA ElITE PROPERTIES, 2. CAlIFORNIA ElITE PROPERTIES & lENDING, 3. MOBIlE HOME PARKS COMPlIANCE GROUP, 4. CA ‘N COMPlIANCE, 5. ElITE PROPERTIES, 6.

ElITE lENDING, located at 3258 Aldridge Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Colleen P Zorzi, 3258 Aldridge Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Colleen P Zorzi COLLEEN P ZORZI 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 February 5, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7476 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000129 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: REGAl RENOVATIONS, located at 4864 Hillbrook Dr., El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Nathan Spiva, 4864 Hillbrook Dr., El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 16, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Nathan Spiva NATHAN SPIVA 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 January 31, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7478

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000153

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000188

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: QUIlT TRAIl PROJECT, located at 3210 Sand Ridge Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Linda L. George, 3210 Sand Ridge 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: February 6, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Linda L. George LINDA L. GEORGE 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 February 6, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/12, 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7479

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CONSIDER IT DONE STAGING, located at 3941 Park Dr. Suite 20-720, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Lisa Carr, 4122 Torrazzo Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lisa Carr LISA CARR 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 February 13, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7503

NOTICE OF lIEN SAlE Unless all rents and fees are paid by February 29, 2020, the belongings of the following tenants, which are currently stored in the respective units at Affordable Self Storage, 1900 State Hwy 49, Placerville, CA 95667, will be sold at this location at NOON on March 7, 2020 for CASH ONLY for the high Lien bid. All interested parties, please call our office at 530-622-8143.

UNIT # TENANT/ADDRESS 022 Douglas Gufstafson 5079 Nawal Dr. El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 INS 1 Mary Quilty 2921 Forebay #12 Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Maribeth Whelan Facility Manager Affordable Self Storage 2/19, 2/26 7486 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000183 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WEllMAN WORKS, lTD., located at 2701 Justin Woods Court, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Vickie Christensen, 2707 Justin Woods Court, 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: January 1, 1997.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Vickie Christensen VICKIE CHRISTENSEN 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 February 12, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7501 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000187 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHATEAU NO. 7 - A SAlON, located at 6395 Pony Express Trail #7, Pollock Pines, CA 95726/Mailing Address: 4221 Kingswood Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Allison White, 6395 Pony Express Trail #1, 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: February 1, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Allison White ALLISON WHITE 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 February 12, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7502

NOTICE OF PUBlIC SAlE Pursuant to the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act, (B & P Code Sections 21700 et. seq.) County of El Dorado, State of California, the undersigned will sell at public Lien Sale by competitive bidding at the following location at the date and time shown, personal property including, but not limited to: furniture, boxes and/or other household items, unless otherwise noted.

Location: GoldKey Storage 4980 Golden Foothill Parkway El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Date: March 4, 2020 Time: 10:00 am Units(s) for Auction: #W244 Alexander Sudarma All Sales are subject to prior cancellation in the event of the settlement between owner and obligated party. Owner reserves the right to bid at the sale. Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid or pull property from the sale. Terms and inspection prior to sale.

Auctioneer: Facility Manager 2/19, 2/26 7505 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000127 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FOOTHIll CONSTRUCTION, located at 4860 Starlight Court, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): 1. Taylor Carlson, 4860 Starlight Court, Shingle Springs, CA 95682, 2. Graysen Carlson, 4860 Starlight Court, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 29, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Taylor Carlson TAYLOR CARLSON 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 January 31, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7507 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000190 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PENNY’S MOUNTAIN CABIN, located at 1465 Friant Dr., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150/Mailing Address: 3785 Castaic Ct., West Sacramento, CA 95691 Registered owner(s): 1. Mohinder S Sandhu, 3785 Castaic Ct., West Sacramento, CA 95691, 2. Surinder K Sandhu, 3785 Castaic Ct., West Sacramento, CA 95691 This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Mohinder S Sandhu MOHINDER S SANDHU 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 February 13, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.

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Public Notices  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) 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7508

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200090 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Roy Karen filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ROY JOUTIS KARKKAINEN Proposed name: ROY KAREN 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: APRIL 24, 2020, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

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

This order has been filed on FEBRUARY 13, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 2/19, 2/29, 3/4, 3/11 7509 T.S. NO. 19-58534 APN: 120-504-004-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE YOU ARE IN DEFAUlT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/19/2005. UNlESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOlD AT A PUBlIC SAlE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPlANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOUlD CONTACT A lAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a 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 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by 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.

Trustor: CHITO Z. BERNARDINO AND KUN C. BERNARDINO, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: ZBS Law, LLP Deed of Trust recorded 8/25/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0071096-00, The subject Deed of Trust was modified by Loan Modification Agreement recorded as Instrument 2011-0056013-00 and recorded on 11/23/2011, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, Date of Sale: 3/16/2020 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the main entrance of the County Courthouse 495 Main Street Placerville, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $817,195.57 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed.

Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1597 lOS AlTOS COURT El DORADO HIllS, California 95762 Described as follows: LOT 272, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP ENTITLED, “LA CRESTA, UNIT NO. III”, FILED FOR RECORD OCTOBER 31, 1989, IN BOOK “G” OF MAPS, PAGE 143, AND AS MODIFIED BY CERTIFICATE RECORD DECEMBER 6, 1990, IN BOOK 3473, PAGE 187, OFFICIAL RECORDS. A.P.N #.: 120-504-004-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. 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.

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 (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 19-58534.

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.

Dated: 2/13/2020 ZBS law, llP , as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: (714) 8489272 www.elitepostandpub.com _________________________________ Michael Busby, Trustee Sale Officer This office is enforcing a security interest of your creditor. To the extent that your obligation has been discharged by a bankruptcy court or is subject to an automatic stay of bankruptcy, this notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a demand for payment or any attempt to collect such obligation. EPP 31170 Pub Dates 02/19, 02/26, 03/04/2020 2/19, 2/26, 3/4 7511 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000181 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ElDERS CHOICE OF El DORADO COUNTY, located at 6440 Crystal Blvd., El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Sharon Barnes, 6440 Crystal Blvd., El

Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 11, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sharon Barnes SHARON BARNES 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 February 11, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7513 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000197 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 707 SB & GlASS, located at 801 No Way Out Ct., Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: PO Box 346, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Shahin Memari, 801 No Way Out Ct., Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 12, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Shahin Memari SHAHIN MEMARI 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 February 14, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/19, 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7514 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000180 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRIUMPH NUTRITION, located at 3871 Missouri Flat Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Flying Ace T-Shirts, Inc., 3871 Missouri Flat Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cara Hogue CARA HOGUE, 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 February 11, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 7529

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NO. (NÚMERO DEL CASO) PSC1905994 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): The heirs and devisees of J.J. CLEMENT (also known as JOSEPH JEAN JOHN CLEMENT), deceased, and all persons claiming by, through or under said decedent; and ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PlANTIFF; (LO ESTÁ DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE) COACHELLA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS, a Joint Powers Authority under the laws of the State of California NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

Read the information below.

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

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away.

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

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

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después

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Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que Ie quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que Ie de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte Ie podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que lIame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede lIamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las coutas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un case de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pudea desechar el caso. legal Description of Subject Real Property THE REAL PROPERTY AFFECTED

BY THIS ACTION IS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IDENTIFIED AS ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER 669-480-030 AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: IN THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 4 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO MERIDIAN, LYING NORTHEASTERLY OF TRACT MAP NO. 30054, AS SHOWN BY MAP ON FILE IN BOOK 348 OF MAPS, PAGES 91 THROUGH 102, INCLUSIVE, RECORDS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY RECORDER, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36; THENCE NORTH 00°12’45” EAST ALONG THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER A DISTANCE OF 952.78 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID TRACT MAP NO. 30054; THENCE CONTINUING NORTH ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, NORTH 00°12’45” EAST A DISTANCE OF 160.53 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE LEAVING SAID EASTERLY LINE, NORTH 48°14’55” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 317.22 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 36; THENCE SOUTH 89°40’23” EAST ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 42.32 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 48°14’55” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 260.68 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID EASTERLY LINE; THENCE SOUTH 00°12’45” WEST ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 37.41 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; SUBJECT TO EXISTING EASEMENTS, COVENANTS, RIGHTS AND RIGHTS-OFWAY OF RECORD. CONTAINING 8,090 SQUARE FEET OR 0.186 ACRES MORE OR LESS. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT Palm Springs District 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): KENDALL H. MACVEY, BAR NO. 057676 Best Best & Krieger LLP 3390 University Avenue, 5th Floor Riverside, CA 92502 P: (951) 686-1450 F: (951) 686-3083 DATE (Fecha): 8/26/2019 by /s/ V. Lopez, Deputy (Adjunto) 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 7530 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING The County of El Dorado Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the Supervisors Meeting Room, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 on March 26, 2020, at 8:30 a.m., to consider Parcel Map Time Extension P-E19-0001/Ponte Palmero submitted by Cameron Park Senior Living, LLC to request two 1-year time extensions to the approved Ponte Palmero Tentative Parcel Map resulting in a new expiration date of December 12, 2022.

The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 083-350-057, consisting of 19.87 acres, is located on the west side of Ponte Moreno Drive approximately 1,000 feet north of the intersection with Palmer Drive, in the Cameron Park area, Supervisorial District 4. (County Planner: Evan Mattes, 530-621-5994) (Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section 15162 and 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines)** Staff Reports are available two weeks prior at https://eldorado.legistar.com/Calendar. aspx All persons interested are invited to attend and be heard or to write their comments to the Planning Commission.

If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us. **This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the above-referenced section, and it is not subject to any further environmental review.

To ensure delivery to the Commission prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted by Thursday the week prior to the meeting.

Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the Commission meeting will be delivered to the Commission prior to any action.

COUNTY OF EL DORADO PLANNING COMMISSION TIFFANY SCHMID, Executive Secretary Date: February 26, 2020 2/26 7531 El DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PRE-QUAlIFICATION OF BIDDERS FOR PUBlIC WORKS PROJECT 2020 PIPElINES PROJECT PROJECT NUMBERS 17023.01, 18007.01, 18018.01, 18027.01 AND 18040.01 RFQ20-04 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed APPLICATIONS will be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2020, local time, at the front desk of District’s Customer Service Building located at 2890 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 for the 2020 Pipelines project, Project Nos. 17023.01, 18007.01, 18018.01, 18027.01 and 18040.01 (“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 water or wastewater pipe and appurtenance replacements. The projects are located in El Dorado County, California.

The estimated construction cost

is $4,450,000. The estimated date of construction is summer of 2020 through spring of 2021.

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. Note that the reference procedure requires the reference information be sent directly by the reference to EID no later than 3:00 PM on April 3, 2020.

Questions regarding this project should be directed to the Project Manager by emailing Ms. liz Carrington at lcarrington@eid.org or by calling 530642-4077.

Dated this 26 day of February, 2020 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT /s/ Elizabeth Dawson Elizabeth Dawson, P.E., Engineering Manager 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7532 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE TS NO. CA-19-872337-BF ORDER NO.: 8760168 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/1/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. 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 remaining 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 ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JEFFREY J. CLARK, AN UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 12/6/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0101537-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California; Date of Sale: 3/18/2020 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 unpaid balance and other charges: $579,435.94 The purported property address is: 3024 CORSICA, EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 124-120-030-100 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 916-939-0772 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-19-872337-BF. 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. 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 sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’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. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 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-19-872337-BF IDSPub #0160559 2/26/2020 3/4/2020 3/11/2020 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7533 FIlE NO. - 16-11831 APN - 085-082-09-100 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER SWANSBORO COUNTRY PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION (ASSOCIATION) COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AND A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT (LIEN) DATED 09-14-2017. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 03-19-2020 at 2:30 PM, Outside the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse located at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667, ALLIED TRUSTEE SERVICES, (Trustee) 990 Reserve Drive #208, Roseville, CA 95678, (877) 282-4991 under and pursuant to Lien, recorded 09-25-2017 as Instrument 20170042672-00 Book - - Page - - of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, CA, WILL CAUSE TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check/ cash equivalent or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale) the property owned by JASON TONY BAYS AND MELISSA ANNE BAYS, situated in said County, describing the land therein: A.P.N.: 085-082-09-100 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2518 SWANSBORO ROAD PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. File No. - 16-11831 Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the sums due under the Lien.

The estimated total unpaid balance at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $9,654.32. THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE 90-DAY POST-SALE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AS SET FORTH IN CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 5715(B). Association heretofore executed

and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. 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 Association, 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 for information, using the file number assigned to this case: 16-11831. 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. DATE: February 12, 2020 ALLIED TRUSTEE SERVICES, Trustee KATHLEEN YOUNG, Authorized Signature 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7534 T.S. NO.: 9462-5521 TSG ORDER NO.: 191015386-CA-VOI A.P.N.: 078-030-029-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 09/15/2006. 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. Affinia Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 09/20/2006 as Document No.: 2006-0064062-00, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, executed by: DUSTY D. SIMMONS AND ERIN A. SIMMONS, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS JOINT TENANTS , as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state).

All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the above referenced Deed of Trust. Sale Date & Time: 03/18/2020 at 10:00 AM Sale Location: At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3737 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD (Unincorporated Area), PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $170,146.10 (Estimated).

Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction.

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

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information.

If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call, 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.nationwideposting.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, T.S.# 9462-5521. 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. 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. Affinia Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 833-290-7452 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www. nationwideposting.com or Call: 916-9390772. Affinia Default Services, LLC, Omar Solorzano, Foreclosure Associate This communication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only.

NPP0367832 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 02/26/2020, 03/04/2020, 03/11/2020 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7535 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000115 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JANES HOUSEKEEPING & MORE, located at 3135 Garden Circle #13, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Erika Rocha, 3135 Garden Circle #13, 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: January 28, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Erika Rocha ERIKA ROCHA 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 January 28, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 7536

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FIlE NO. 2020A0000153 THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME QUIlT TRAIl PROJECT, 3210 Sand Ridge Rd., Placerville 95667 THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME REFERRED TO ABOVE WAS FILED IN EL DORADO COUNTY ON February 6, 2020.

Linda L. George, 3210 Sand Ridge Rd., Placerville CA The business was conducted by an Individual /s/ Linda L. George Statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on February 21, 2020.

(See section 14411 ET SEC., Business and Professional Code) 2/26, 3/4, 3/11, 3/18 7537 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING The County of El Dorado Zoning Administrator will hold a public hearing in the Building C Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 on March 18, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the following: Tentative Parcel Map P180005/White Rock Village submitted by EAST RIDGE INVESTORS, LLC request to divide a vacant 136.7-acre parcel into four parcels ranging in size from 0.426 to 84.904 acres. Lots 1, 2 and 3 will be zoned Open Space (OS) and Lot 4 will be zoned Valley View-Estate Residential Large Lot (VV-ERLL). Access to Lot 4 will be via a private driveway from Valley View Parkway. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 118-130-039, consisting of 136.7 acres, is located on the south-east side of the Valley View Parkway and White Rock Road intersection, in the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisorial District 2. (County Planner: Melanie Shasha, 530573-7904) (Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section 15182 of the CEQA Guidelines)* Staff Reports are available two weeks prior at https://edcgov.us/Government/ planning/Pages/zoning_administrator.aspx All persons interested are invited to attend and be heard or to write their comments.

If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence submitted at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to County of El Dorado, Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us. *This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the above-referenced section, and it is not subject to any further environmental review.

To ensure delivery prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted to Planning Services by Friday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the meeting will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any action.

COUNTY OF EL DORADO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TIFFANY SCHMID, Planning and Building Department Director February 26, 2020 2/26 7538 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GlEN DE MARIA CASE NO. SP20200007 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GLEN DE MARIA A PETITION for Probate has been filed

by SHANNON DE MARIA in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that SHANNON DE MARIA 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 18, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 4 at 1354 Johnson Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 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: ARTHUR S. WEIL Law Office of Arthur S. Weil 671 Oak Grove Ave. Ste. K Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 322-4244 2/26, 3/4, 3/11 7539

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Appreciation Day on the 20th of every month.

Product demo’s & discounts throughout the month.

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