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A rendering shows what the new bridge to Mosquito would look like, spanning ridge-top to ridge-top some 400 feet above the historical Mosquito Road Bridge currently connecting Placerville with Mosquito and Swansboro.
Funds for new bridge to Mosquito lined up Old Mosquito Road Bridge will remain in place for pedestrians, cyclists Thomas Frey Staff writer El Dorado County Deputy Director of Engineering Matt
Smeltzer was all smiles last week as the Board of Supervisors authorized the county director of transportation or designee to approve and
sign the $70 million project agreement with the California Department of Transportation to build a new bridge to Mosquito.
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The one-lane Mosquito Road Bridge — built in 1867 — gets about three weeks of maintenance at a cost of about $75,000 each summer.
The project to replace the 153-year-old Mosquito Road Bridge has been years in the making. It was awarded funding in 2011 to start the environmental and engineering work. After years of study, design, community meetings, public outreach, environmental clearance and utility coordination, the project was approved by the Board of Supervisors in 2017. Once the bridge project was approved the county Department of Transportation sought funding. On Feb. 3 DOT staff announced funding had been secured. The n
Outdoor dining was originally approved in downtown Placerville in June 2020 with eateries erecting makeshift dining areas in parking stalls along Main Street immediately in front of their establishments. Now, some residents and business owners are calling for restaurants that offer indoor dining despite COVID-19 restrictions and do not use their outdoor dining structures to take them down. Given the county remains in the Purple Tier as the coronavirus pandemic wanes on, city staff made a request of the Placerville City Council, pending any changes of the status of El Dorado County in the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, to extend the allowance for outdoor dining through May. Mayor Dennis Thomas at last week’s City Council meeting asked for clarification that participating establishments provide proof that the city would be covered by businesses’ insurance policies since patrons dine on city property when in parking stall seating areas. Placerville resident and business owner Tony Windle applauded the program to keep downtown restaurants viable, stating that, “The restaurants are a beacon for tourists and for our locals” and that they attract foot traffic essential to the Main Street economic outlook. He also made a request that if a restaurant has a tent on the street to, “Try to make it look really nice,” and commended some restaurants’ efforts. Another downtown business owner, Ruth Michelson, asked that if a restaurant leaves a shelter on the street without using it that it be removed. Other callers, referring to restaurants that allow indoor dining while their outdoor eating areas and tents remain empty, asked that the tents and eating areas come down. Callers also proposed that structures near crosswalks be transparent or removed for public safety concerns. Council member Micheal Saragosa said comments from the public provided good feedback to staff in enforcing compliance of the use permits but that the issues raised did not necessarily need to be written into the resolution extending outdoor dining. Development Services Director Pierre
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City staff unveils new website, 311 program Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer Placerville City Manager Cleve Morris presented the new city website that has been in the works for roughly two years to City Council Tuesday night. The site went live at 1 p.m. Feb. 23. Morris noted there are still some functions and items in the works but the site is fully functional. The site boasts a new look with recently developed functionality and features. Visitors are welcomed with drone and ground footage of Placerville cityscapes and events on the homepage. Morris thanked Paul Cockrell of Placerville Art Gallery for the footage and stated that this feature can be changed and updated as more
city footage is obtained. Some of the new functions include more user-friendly access to city council agendas, staff reports, city committee and commission meeting times and agendas and other pertinent information. Morris also pointed to the updated functionality of the “How do I?” section of the site that includes links to contact pages, permitting processes and code violation information. Morris then turned the presentation over to City Engineer Rebecca Neves, who unveiled the new 311 program integrated into the website. Neves walked the council through the various functions of the “Report a Concern” 311 program. City staff, working with Evogov 311, has n
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10:24 a.m. Trespassing was reported on Coach Lane in Cameron Park.
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1:47 p.m. Gasoline was stolen on Mira Loma Drive in Cameron Park.
10:20 a.m. A 50-year-old man was arrested on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville for failing to register as a sex offender.
2:06 p.m. Petty theft was reported in Mt. Aukum (street not listed).
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Christopher died at 55 years of age. He achieved more in his life than most of us do. He taught a lot of people what acceptance and love mean, including his own family. He was diagnosed with Down Syndrome shortly after birth, but he was perfectly made by God. He came into our lives and changed us for the better. Christopher lived in the Placerville group home called Pathways for 25 years, where he continued to learn independent living skills. He worked at Mother Lode Rehabilitation Enterprises in Placerville for more than 25 years. His favorite jobs there were paper sorting, can crushing and truck assistant. Christopher participated in numerous Special Olympic sports, even traveling with teams to other states. His favorite was weight lifting because he could emulate his hero Rocky Balboa. Christopher died from complications from Alzheimer’s. He is survivied by his mother and step-father, Tom and Becky Zsoka; brother Timothy and wife Debbie and nieces Megan and Grace; his brother Michael and nephews James and Anthony and his aunt Stephanie Ratzburg and cousins Keith and Alyson. Christopher spent his last few years at Western Slope in Placerville being well loved and cared for by their staff.
Deborah (Debbie) Jane Harmon Jan. 19, 1950 - Feb. 16, 2021
Deborah (Debbie) Jane Harmon was born on Jan. 19, 1950 in Alameda, Calif., and died on Feb. 15, in Sacramento, Calif. She was a beloved daughter, wife, mother and grandmother. She will be welcomed by her husband Charles (Mike) Harmon. She is survived by her children, Benjamin, Joseph and Andrea (Banks) Harmon; her granddaughter, Charlotte Banks. She is also survived by her two brothers Dan Peterson and David Peterson; her two sisters, Darlene Peterson and Dee Mullaney. Debbie spent most of her life in Placerville, Calif., where she worked at Gold Country Retirement Community. She loved people and she had a way of making friends with anyone she encountered. She loved art, mostly painting and watercolor. She loved animals, especially her dog Abby. Her welcoming heart, kind nature and sense of humor will be greatly missed. Services will be held on Saturday, March 20, at 11 a.m. at Elevate Life Church, Sacramento, Calif. 95828.
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Jan. 31 11:10 a.m. A 34-year-old man occupying a vehicle that was to be towed due to expired registration was arrested for several outstanding warrants. 12:56 p.m. Stolen mail and identity theft was reported on Fairglade Road in Placerville. The suspect used the victim’s identity to purchase a cell phone. 4:12 p.m. A 38-year-old man was arrested on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville for reportedly being in violation of his probation, in possession of 19 ID cards belonging to other individuals and giving deputies a false name. 6:54 p.m. A 42-year-old woman was arrested on Creekside Court in Shingle Springs on charges of possessing a controlled substance.
Feb. 1 1:37 a.m. After contacting occupants of a suspicious vehicle on Silva Valley Parkway in El Dorado Hills deputies located a large quantity of controlled substances. Cash and paraphernalia were also found inside the vehicle. Arrested was a woman, 43, and man, 24. 7:57 a.m. Theft was reported on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park. 11:00 a.m. A 28-year-old man was arrested on Dawn Lane in Placerville for reportedly violating his parole and being in possession of a controlled substance. 1:20 p.m. Shoplifting was reported on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville. 3:30 p.m. A threatening message was reportedly found written in an El Dorado Hills bathroom stall (street not listed). 3:56 p.m. A cluster mailbox on Hidden Hills Drive in El Dorado Hills was reportedly vandalized. It’s unknown if any mail was stolen. 6:58 p.m. A 63-year-old man was arrested on Pineneedle Lane in Mosquito on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
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2:57 p.m. A 26-year-old man with a warrant out for his arrest was taken into custody on Highway 193 in Cool after reportedly making multiple traffic violations. 7:17 p.m. Theft of various items was reported at a retail store on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.
Feb. 3 5:16 a.m. No property was stolen but someone forced entry into a closed business on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park, breaking through a window. 9:39 a.m. Two suspects, a 42-year-old man and 29-yearold woman, took cash from a register and damaged property at a convenience store on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park. 10:41 a.m. A 42-year-old man was arrested on Coach Lane in Cameron Park for alleged possession and sales of narcotics, possession of stolen property and burglary. A 29-year-old woman was also taken into custody on a failure-to-appear warrant. 2:30 p.m. Petty theft was reported at an auto parts store on Palmer Drive in Cameron Park.
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10:46 a.m. A man, 37, and woman, 24, were arrested on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville after officers found them sleeping in a suspicious vehicle with illegal drugs and paraphernalia in plain view.
Feb. 5 7:03 a.m. Items were stolen from two vehicles parked in a residential driveway on Cascade Court in Camino. 8:35 a.m. A firearm was reported stolen in Cameron Park (street not listed).
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12:48 p.m. A laptop was reported stolen from a Royal Troon Place residence in El Dorado Hills. 7:11 p.m. Burglary was reported on Talking Mountain Trail in Cool.
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implemented the system for citizens to report various problems within city limits. From the home page of the website, a resident can click on the “Report a Concern” button that will bring them to a program that allows them to report various concerns including potholes, parking issues, accessibility issues, code violations and more. Neves clarified that a citizen can sign up for the service with a valid email address to utilize the features. Once a request for service is submitted the user will receive email or text updates on progress on addressing the concern. A visit to the 311 request tracking page last week showed a map of Placerville dotted with a handful of color-coded pins marking locations of submitted requests for service. While most requests are forwarded to the proper department heads for resolution Neves said emergency situations like flooding or public safety issues will be sent to on-call staff for immediate attention. Neves reminded the council that the 311 reporting system is not an emergency dispatch and the public is reminded to use 911 when reporting actual emergencies.
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Dawn Hodson Staff writer Last week the El Dorado County sheriff ’s narcotics unit served search warrants pertaining to what authorities describe as a large-scale narcotics sales operation. Five people were arrested on felony charges, including possession of heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl for sale. Other charges were felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Seized during the warrant search were 6.33 pounds of fentanyl, 2.92 pounds of heroin, 0.76 pounds of methamphetamine, 200 fentanyl pills, $66,573 in cash and four firearms. No further information as to the identities of those arrested or where the arrests were made was available from the Sheriff ’s Office. Sgt. Eric
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new bridge will have two lanes and cost about $70 million — an amount that will come from federal Highway Bridge Program funds. Those funds won’t come immediately so in the meantime the county plans to utilize Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians tribal funds, road funds and possibly its General Fund until the money is reimbursed by the Highway Bridge Program. The Highway Bridge Program will reimburse the county $17.3 million in 2021-22, $32.2 million in 2022-23 and $20 million in 2023-24, according to staff reports. The bridge will soar 400 feet above the South Fork of the American River and will be 1,200 feet in length. It will connect the communities of Mosquito and Swansboro to Placerville. With construction anticipated to begin in the middle of 2022, it could take about two-and-a-half years to complete the bridge, according to staff reports. “It’s going to be a beautiful bridge,” Smeltzer said. “It will be a wonderful safety improvement for the community over there.” The project has been years in the making. It was awarded funding in 2011 to start the environmental and engineering work. After a decade of study, design, community meetings, public outreach, environmental
clearance and utility coordination, construction is in sight. The existing Mosquito Road Bridge is roughly 6 miles north of Highway 50 and 2.3 miles south of Mosquito and Swansboro. The Mosquito Road Bridge can be traced back to 1867 and was completely redone in 1939. Even though the bridge has received at least three weeks of maintenance estimated at $75,000 each summer for decades, Smeltzer said the bridge has a sufficiency rating of zero on a scale that goes up to 100 meaning it is structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. “It’s very vulnerable as far as safety goes,” Smeltzer said. “It doesn’t mean the bridge is going to be closed. It just means it’s not in very good shape.” The safety hazards go well beyond driving on the historical bridge. The blind switchbacks on the roads immediately following the bridge have caused a lot of issues over the years, according to Smeltzer. “There have been accidents on them,” Smeltzer said, “some pretty severe, including at least one fatality that I know of. The bad curves, switchbacks and steep grades will be eliminated with this bridge.” Once the new bridge is finished, the old bridge will remain for cyclists and pedestrians to cross the river.
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e the trustees of Detachment 697 of the Marine Corps League, Placerville, condemn racial prejudice, political bigotry, rioting and lawlessness and the operation of cancel culture. We are a patriotic, non-political organization which, among other things, collects toys for low-income children for distribution during the Christmas season. The Santa Claus in question was not invited to participate by Toys For Tots or the Marine Corps League. We invite all members of the community to support Toys for Tots 2021. ERIC NELSON Placerville
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as Trump responsible for inciting (defined as to encourage or stir up) the attack on our Capitol? Some say yes, while others say no. Some might contend the mob would have done the same without Trump. Let’s take another perspective and say you and a neighbor are having a disagreement about the use of a parking space. Your neighbor goes to your new 4X4 truck, releases the brakes and pushes it out of the space. The truck then rolls down the hill and over a cliff and is totaled. Your neighbor says his initial actions were appropriate but he never intended for it to go over the cliff so he is not responsible. Like your neighbor, Trump says his actions were also appropriate and does not take responsibility for the negative consequences of his actions that incited the riot at our Capitol. With your wrecked 4X4 it may be possible for the brakes on your truck to fail without encouragement, back out of the parking space unprovoked and eventually roll over the cliff by an act of God, but, like the attack on our Capitol, this was provoked, illegal and had consequences. JIM ROTH Placerville
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n the Feb. 24 Mountain Democrat was a very interesting letter to the editor commenting on my column of Feb. 1, part of which talked about the state of California’s incompetence with computers and software. The letter writer, Matt Michael Silveira of Placerville, listed four instances of California state government using big tech cloud services of Amazon, Google and Salesforce. Using cloud services doesn’t bother me so much as some of the ancillary services of these technology behemoths. The one item that particularly alarmed me from Silveira’s list was “the California Secretary of State’s voting site uses Facebook pixel tracking technology to link Facebook accounts and preferences for traceable ‘metadata’.” Just what the heck do Facebook accounts have to do with voting? It’s bad enough that Google, Facebook and Twitter worked to suppress information voters might have needed during the
2020 campaign. They claim rights of private companies, but recent urging by Democrat congressional members to suppress information from the other party and its voters puts those companies at risk of violating the First Amendment of the Constitution, especially if Raffety the companies appear to follow direction of these government officials. Two people who always have interesting information about El Dorado County history are Kirk Smith and Phil Berry. Phil Berry sent me a copy of his letter to the editor, which has not been published as of the writing of this column. Phil’s letter added information to my Feb. 15 column about Bob Ramsey and the library in the Purity building (now Town Hall). After reading my column my wife pointed out that the first library was in a house where the Placerville Post Office is currently located. She even remembered the name of the librarian,
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Miss Ganz (spelling a guestimate). Phil Berry did indicate that Bob Ramsey “can be considered the founder of the El Dorado County Library system.” Ramsey was a high school English teacher in the 1940s, maybe even part of the 1930s. El Dorado High School was the only high school until Ponderosa High opened in 1963. South Lake Tahoe was closed off in the winter and had a very small population. Youth from Tahoe, Georgetown and the American River Canyon would board in town to go to high school. Phil wrote that Ramsey started the library in the back of the city clerk’s office upstairs in Confidence Hall, known as the “Catsup Building.” The clerk would check out books. The City Council met upstairs there. I remember as a reporter covering council meetings there. The “Mustard Building” next door was the police station with a big picture window to see who had come out of a nearby bar and was driving home. After World War II Ramsey thought Placerville needed “a regular library.” He successfully led a drive for a special library property tax. After
that the county acquired the house at the intersection of Sacramento and Benham streets. Once the Purity Store closed the library was moved to there. Phil Berry was one of Bob Ramsey’s students in the 1950s. Phil recalled one time Ramsey was writing on the blackboard when the boys in the back of the room created a disturbance, which Ramsey ended by throwing the chalk and bouncing it off the boy’s head, thus ending the disturbance. That sure brings back memories of my seventhgrade English teacher. In 1955 Phil Berry’s father was killed in a logging accident. The library established a children’s book section and named it the William B. Berry children’s book library. In the 1960s Phil Berry was president of Friends of the Library. In Phil’s letter to me that is not part of the letter to the editor, he notes that there used to be four justice courts, most of which were presided over by elected justices who were not lawyers, with the exception later of the Georgetown Justice Court. Dick Pacileo was justice of the El Dorado District
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Court before he ran for sheriff. Before the yellow building became part of City Hall it was also the Placerville Justice Court, Judge Jim Palmer presiding. Phil Berry, an attorney, had several cases there. All cases were either misdemeanors or civil cases under $5,000. I had one case at the El Dorado Court, where Tom Smith, the youngest judge court justice based in Georgetown and a lawyer, came to the El Dorado Court to hear cases. Originally the El Dorado Court was in the judge’s home at the El Dorado Y. The fourth justice court was at South Lake Tahoe. Justice court judges included a retired California Highway Patrol officer, a real estate broker and a farmer, Phil said.
My grandfather was a justice court judge in Baker, Ore., until his 80s when he was defeated by a younger person. My grandfather’s background was running a pool hall downtown, with card games in the back. He was popular in town. His court was a long oak table flanked by law books and a spittoon and was in the basement of the courthouse. When I visited Baker in the late 1990s I looked in the basement window for the court and it looked like it had become a
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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WESTERN TREE REVIVAL, located at 304 Kohli Ct, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Dillon A Nitzen, 304 Kohli Ct, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/02/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Dillon Nitzen DILLON NITZEN I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/03/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210036 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Kaleb Tristan Coil filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KALEB TRISTAN COIL Proposed name: KALEB TRISTAN COAD 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 23, 2021, 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
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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 1, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1 8650 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0146 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COLOMA GOLD TOURS, located at 6209 Clark Mtn Rd, Lotus, CA 95651 Registered owner(s): Jeremy J Kaderka, 6209 Clark Mtn Rd, Lotus, CA 95651 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/02/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jeremy Kaderka JEREMY KADERKA, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/02/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1 8651 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0106 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WM SPORTHORSES, located at 2350 Keystone Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): ONE/TWENTY1 IMMERSIVE INC, 2350 Keystone Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CALIFORNIA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 1/1/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lisa M Watts LISA M WATTS, CEO, ONE/ TWENTY1 IMMERSIVE INC I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the
Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/26/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1 8654 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0107 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: L MICHELE DESIGNS, located at 2350 Keystone Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): ONE/TWENTY1 IMMERSIVE INC, 2350 Keystone Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a
Corporation, State of Incorporation: CALIFORNIA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/1/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lisa M Watts LISA M WATTS, CEO, ONE/ TWENTY1 IMMERSIVE INC I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/26/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS Legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8655 2/8, 2/15, 2/22, 3/1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0172 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. AMERICAN RIVER RAFTING, 2. AMERICAN RIVER RESORT, 3. AMERICAN RIVER RECREATION, located at 6019 New River Road, Coloma, CA 95613/Mailing Address: PO Box 455, Coloma, CA 95613 Registered owner(s): American Whitewater Expeditions, Inc, 5981 New River Road, Coloma, CA 95613 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/1980 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Arnie Chandola ARNIE CHANDOLA, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/10/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8669 2/15, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0177 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MARCOS CAFE, located at 7221 State Hwy 49, Lotus, CA 95651/Mailing Address: PO Box 845, Lotus, CA 95651 Registered owner(s): Justin A Boyd, PO Box 845, Lotus, CA 95651 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/01/2018 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Justin Boyd JUSTIN BOYD, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/10/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8670 2/15, 2/22, 3/1, 3/8 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KATHLEEN TULLIS BREHM CASE NO. PP20210007 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KATHLEEN TULLIS BREHM A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JOHNNY HEMPHILL in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that JOHNNY HEMPHILL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 3, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court
before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: MATTHEW D. SCOTT, ESQ. Law Office of Matthew D. Scott 1013 Galleria Blvd., Suite 290 Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 953-5517 2/15, 2/22, 3/1 8671 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT A. WARDEN CASE NO. PP20210026 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT A. WARDEN A PETITION for Probate has been filed by PHYLLIS A. WARDEN a/k/a PHYLLIS A. MORLAN in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that PHYLLIS A. WARDEN a/k/a PHYLLIS A. MORLAN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: April 14, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: KEVIN A. JAMES Becker, Nelson, Center & James 263 Main Street, Level 2 Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 295-6400 2/15, 2/22, 3/1 8672 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0199 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WALKER FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT CONSULTING, LLP, located at 3312 Cambridge Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: PO Box 1577, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Carl T Walker, 3312 Cambridge Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Limited Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/11/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Carl Walker CARL WALKER, PARTNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/16/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
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IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15 8687 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0104 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PROJECT PROFESSIONAL, located at 8109 Damico Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): SACDEV, INC, 8109 Damico Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA C4655002 The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/19/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cody Mavis CODY MAVIS, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 01/26/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15 8688 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF THOMAS R. SIMPSON CASE NO. PP2021-0020 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of THOMAS R. SIMPSON, aka THOMAS ROBERT SIMPSON A PETITION for Probate has been filed by PAMELA STAHLY in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that PAMELA STAHLY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: April 7, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: PAMELA STAHLY 4346 Oakdale Place Pittsburg, CA 94565-6256 (925) 813-1650 2/22, 3/1, 3/8 8689 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT WILLIAM GILMET CASE NO. PP20200196 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT WILLIAM GILMET A PETITION for Probate has been filed by KATHY GILMET in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that KATHY GILMET 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 17, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: CHERYL L. SOMMERS Law Office of Cheryl L. Sommers 5011 Golden Foothill Parkway, Suite 5A El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 (916) 597-2686 2/22, 3/1, 3/8 8691 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0201 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CARATT CONSULTING SERVICES, located at 804 Mast Ct, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Wyatt D Gomez, 804 Mast Ct, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Wyatt D Gomez WYATT D GOMEZ, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/17/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/22, 3/1, 3/8, 3/15 8692 BUCKEYE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT INVITATION TO BID 1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Buckeye Union School District (“District” or “Owner”) will receive sealed bids for the following project, Valley View Charter Montessori Permanent Modular Classroom Project. 2. Sealed Bids will be received until Tuesday, March 16; 2021; 2:00 p.m., at the District Office, located at 5049 Robert J Mathews Parkway, El Dorado Hills CA, 95762 at or after which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be non-responsive and returned to the bidder. 3. The Project consists of: Site work for one 30’ x 32’ permanent modular classroom including but not limited to; site utilities, concrete work, and landscaping. The anticipated timeline for this project is to issue NTP on March 22nd, 2021 and require substantial completion by August 6th, 2021. Work at the site will not be permitted until June 14th, 2021. 4. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders. 5. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California Contractor Licenses: A License and/or B License The Bidder’s license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time of the bid opening and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract. 6. As security for its Bid, each bidder shall provide with its Bid form • a bid bond issued by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District, • cash, or • a cashier’s check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the Buckeye Union School District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price. This bid security shall be a guarantee that the Bidder shall, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services
as stipulated in the bid. 7. The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100 % Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the contract for the Project. 8. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. 9. The successful Bidder and its subcontractors shall pay all workers on the Project not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are available from the District or on the Internet at: <http://www.dir.ca.gov>. Bidders and Bidders’ subcontractors shall comply with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 of the California Labor Code. 10. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on Thursday, March 4th, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. at the site; 1665 Blackstone Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762. All participants are required to sign in at the site. The site visit is expected to take approximately 30 minutes. 11. Contract Documents are available in pdf format starting on February 22nd, 2021, by contacting the office of the Architect; Kirk Brainerd; kbrainerd@ksbarch.com; 530-417-0347; Costs and ordering of printing shall be the responsibility of the contractor. 12. The District’s Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening. 13. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on: The base bid amount only. 2/22, 3/1 8695 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0234 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MARISSA KATHLEEN PHOTOGRAPHY, located at 4625 Voltaire Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Marissa K Brown, 4625 Voltaire Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Marissa Brown MARISSA BROWN, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/23/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22 8712 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0214 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUMMIT ROOFING CO, located at 3418 South Upper Truckee Road, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150/Mailing Address: PO Box 16603, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151 Registered owner(s): Anthony Adam DiJiosia, 3418 South Upper Truckee Road, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 1/1/2000 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Anthony Adam DiJiosia ANTHONY ADAM DIJIOSIA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/18/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT
DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22 8716 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0190 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AR SIGN AND DESIGN, located at 3104 Boeing Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Andrea Rieger, 3104 Boeing Road, 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: 1/21/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Andrea Rieger ANDREA RIEGER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/12/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22 8717 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0237 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: J MICHAEL ESTHETICS, located at 3332 Heights Drive Suite 240, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 7863 Brockwood Way, Citrus Heights, CA 95621 Registered owner(s): Joseph Cervantes, 7863 Brockwood Way, Citrus Heights, CA 95621 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Joseph Cervantes JOSEPH CERVANTES I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/24/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/22 8721 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION/ LIEN SALE This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and stored at the Life Storage location listed below. Life Storage #619 4501 Latrobe Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at a public auction to be held online at www. StorageTreasures.com, which will end on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 10:00 am ALLESSANDRA CLARK - Hsld gds/ Furn TV/Stereo Equip Off Furn/ Mach/Equip Acctng rcrds/Sales Sampls VLAD BADEKA - Hsld gds/Furn DIANE HILL - Hsld gds/Furn RUBY JOHN - Hsld gds/Furn TV/ Stereo Equip Tools/Applnces MATTHEW ENGEBRETSON - Hsld gds/Furn /s/ Megan James 3/1, 3/8 8722
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