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Liz Kane played the game of life like a pro
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Thomas Frey Staff writer On March 10 former Mountain Democrat sports editor Liz Kane passed away in Placerville at the age of 79. Kane always walked with a loving purpose whether it be seamlessly on the sidelines of every El Dorado County Liz Kane high school sporting event, the fairway to gently tap in a birdie on hole 18 at Cold Springs Golf and Country Club or the 2 miles she walked everyday through Placerville where she often caught up merrily with her neighbors. Liz and her husband Sammy had five children of their own, but from 1994-2013 while she worked at the Mountain Democrat, she treated every high school student-athlete as if they were her own. El Dorado High School coach Peanut Harms said he didn’t know how Liz made it to every meet that he coached or game that his daughters played in. “I think she really was emotionally attached to her craft,” Harms said. “She wasn’t just covering a sporting event, she was experiencing the sporting event and that came across loud and clear in a positive manner.” Liz was born in Hawaii where she lived during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Shortly after her family moved to Reno, Nev., where she met her future husband Sammy Kane. They soon married and moved to Orangevale where they raised a family. While her kids attended Pershing Elementary School the library wasn’t in great shape. Liz and Sammy stepped in and transformed the library. “They made shelves and a nice area for books and projects,” said her son Michael Kane. “My mom and dad made it into a really nice library.” There was always a game on at the Kane household and the kids all played sports. When they were playing in Little League games coached by Sammy, Liz would be perched behind home plate keeping score and taking notes before turning around a story for the Orangevale News. n
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The Placerville Garden Club got to work March 16 after they got wind litter was piling up and tall weeds filling in around the Veterans Memorial Building in Placerville. Lauralee Flannery, left, and Rick Colgate break out the weed wackers to cut down tall grass and ready the area for a flower bed. Home Depot donated $150 worth of supplies to the effort.
Joan Kilpatrick, left photo, gives a little TLC to a tree outside of Veterans of Foreign War Camerado Post 10165 headquarters on Placerville Drive. Green thumb Susan King, right photo, fills the new flower bed with mulch. Daffodils, iris and poppies will light up the area.
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Redistricting in the works in EDC Road projects Dawn Hodson Staff writer El Dorado County is moving forward with redistricting that will redefine state legislative districts as well as local supervisorial districts using data from the 2020 census. At last week’s Board of Supervisors meeting supervisors approved a process and timeline for carrying redistricting out, deciding to follow the same process used previously with the board and an internal redistricting team of staff overseeing the work. An internal redistricting team has already been formed and consists of the chief administrative officer, surveyor, county counsel and registrar of voters. Changes to districts are anticipated given that 2010 census data indicated El Dorado County grew by nearly 25,000 residents
from 2000 to 2010 and growth was spread disproportionately across supervisorial districts, with a loss of population in District 5 by 10% (currently Supervisor Sue Novasel’s district) and an increase in the population of District 2 by 46% (currently Supervisor George Turnboo’s district). Staff indicated it’s likely the 2020 Census will reflect similar swings in population that will affect district populations, requiring the re-drawing of boundary lines. The process to be followed will include setting up a redistricting webpage on the county’s website as a way to provide up-to-date information including agendas, minutes, meeting announcements, press releases, maps, etc. The web page will include, or link to, the following information: • A general explanation of the redistricting process for the
county • Procedures for a member of the public to testify during a public hearing or to submit written testimony directly to the board • A calendar of all public hearing and workshop dates with the time and location of the public hearing or workshop • The notice and agenda for each public hearing and workshop • The recording or written summary of each public hearing and workshop • Each draft map considered by the board at a public hearing In addition an e-mail address or comment form is to be established to allow for public comments and questions. People will have the ability to subscribe to the webpage so that they receive an e-mail notification when new
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The 900 block of Park Avenue in South Lake Tahoe is closed off Friday after man allegedly shot at law enforcement officers who responding to a report of someone trying to break into a hotel room at Three Peaks Resort. An investigation is ongoing. injured in the shooting, officials said. Tahoe SWAT and crisis negotiation teams responded to the scene and convinced the suspect to surrender.
Officials said the suspect’s injuries from being shot were not life threatening. The suspect was transported to Barton Memorial Hospital for treatment.
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information is added to the webpage. At least four public forums will be scheduled in different geographic areas and/or there will be an option to participate remotely. At least one public hearing in which the public is invited to provide input regarding the composition of the supervisorial districts is required before the board draws a map. At least four public forums are required to be conducted on map alternatives where the public can review the maps, provide feedback and ask questions of the redistricting team. Of these at least two public hearings must be held after the board has a draft map and one must be held on a Saturday, Sunday or after 6 p.m. on a weekday. Upon receipt of census data the Surveyor’s Office will use its Geographic Information System mapping program to analyze and map district boundaries. The Surveyor’s Office plans to produce three to six map alternatives. All map alternatives will be labeled and accompanied by a written summary description so the public and interested parties can easily track map changes, as they may evolve through the process. Through an online mapping system the public will be able to view maps and data layers to gain an understanding of each proposal. Following the conclusion of public forums the Board of Supervisors will schedule a formal public hearing on the map alternatives. A second public hearing will be scheduled for the board to adopt one of the map alternatives on or before Nov. 15. A schedule for conducting the redistricting process has been established, although legislation is pending in the California Legislature to alleviate the deadline. Such changes could affect upcoming elections. As of now the U.S. Census Bureau plans to deliver data to be used for reapportioning districts in the House of Representatives to the president by April 30. Between May and September El Dorado County will hold its first public hearing on a pre-draft map. At the hearing the public will be invited to provide input regarding the composition of supervisorial districts, which is required before the Board of Supervisors draws a draft map. In September a second public hearing may be scheduled before the board draws a draft map of district boundaries. The US Census Bureau will send data to be used by the states for redistricting by Sept. 30 — a delay from the traditional date of March 31. By the end of October 2021 the statewide prisonadjusted count will be released along with public participation tools. During October the Surveyor’s Office will analyze the data and develop map alternatives. Draft maps will be published for public review. A third public hearing will be scheduled so the public can provide input on the draft maps. At the fourth public hearing the public will be invited to provide input on draft maps. The map alternative will be adopted via ordinance. In November 2021 the revised map is expected to be published seven days prior to adoption. By Nov. 15 the board will adopt the new district boundaries in order to meet the Dec. 15, 2021 deadline. When a county has a regular election occurring after Jan. 1, 2022, and before July 1, 2022, elected leadership must adopt district boundaries not later than 174
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She wrote on and off for various newspapers in the area while her children were in school. Once the kids all graduated from high school, Liz and Sammy moved to Placerville where they quickly became entrenched in the Cold Springs golf community. They loved golfing together and Liz wrote for “The Mulligan,” which was the newsletter at the country club. In 1994 Liz covered her first game for the Mountain Democrat. At many sporting events she covered over the next nearly 20 years, Sammy would be at her side, enjoying the contest too. “They were so supportive of each other,” said Mountain Democrat Special Sections Editor Mimi Escabar, who worked with Liz throughout her tenure. “Sammy was always right there, didn’t interfere … he wasn’t trying to butt into her work or anything.” Gregg Wilkinson still fondly remembers receiving a call from Liz after he won the prestigious State Fair Men’s Amateur Golf Championship in 1998. Liz had covered Wilkinson’s achievements since his days on the green for Golden Sierra High School. “The first quote that I had was, ‘I just feel great tonight,’” Wilkinson told the Mountain Democrat last week after digging up that edition of the Mountain Democrat. “I think that just shows you what kind of person and reporter she was. She was concerned about the feelings in the person and not just the boxscore of an event. “I’m thankful that 23 to 25 years later I look back on these things with fond memories.” Karen Norwood ran for Ponderosa High School in the 90s and remembers seeing Liz at every event. A few years later when Norwood returned as a Bruins coach, she was amazed at her memory of how kids had done. “She was just so dedicated to it,” Norwood said. “Whenever she was out the kids would get excited to see her coming up. She was an amazing woman.” During her entire tenure at the Mountain Democrat, the Ponderosa wrestling program was among the state’s elite and Liz covered the team’s home matches and then would travel to cover them in the postseason. Tyson Escobar, who became the head coach of the wrestling program in 1999, said Liz always had a keen awareness that enabled her to write stories that weren’t always about the star athlete. He said she would talk to the sophomore who just got called up to varsity and ask how he was adjusting or the lineman who made the block for the game-winning touchdown. “She was fantastic about highlighting the kids and their success,” Escobar said. “She really wanted to focus on the team aspect and it was like that across the board in all sports. If the Mountain Democrat had a hall of fame, Liz Kane would definitely be in it.” Back at the office after attending sporting events she carefully crafted each sentence to give every word purpose. “Having the opportunity of working with Liz in the later part of her newspaper career, I can say she was passionately dedicated in her reporting coverage of all local community and high school sporting events,” said Mountain Democrat Publisher Richard Esposito. “She was a hardworking, conscientious sports editor who was
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An avid golfer and Mountain Democrat sports reporter at the time, Liz Kane, center, has a good laugh with professional golfers Walter Zembriski, left, and Orville Moody, right, during the Swing for Charity event at Serrano Country Club in October 1999. endeared by coaches and athletes alike.” While sports editor from 2000-11 Liz took great pride in being able to see many of her 12 grandchildren play sports in the Sacramento area — especially when their schools matched up against schools in El Dorado County. After turning over the position of sports editor in 2011 Liz continued covering sports until 2013. “When she retired it was sad,” Harms said. “There was not another Liz.” Long after Liz put down her pen for the final time, she continued to have an impact at the Mountain Democrat. “After she retired she became a surrogate grandma to my little boy and always made him laugh and feel loved,” said Mountain Democrat Managing Editor Noel Stack. “She was also a comfort to this new mom at the time, offering encouragement and support. I will make sure Caiden remembers her and all the smiles she brought to our family.” On March 10, 2021, Liz lay resting, her family at her bedside. “We said a prayer and as soon as she said ‘Amen,’ she took her last breath,” said daughter-in-law Michele Kane. Liz died from health complications and a broken heart after Sammy, her husband of 61 years, passed away in December. There will be a private ceremony in the summer in Lake Tahoe where the family enjoyed taking vacations every summer.
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Richard B. Esposito Publisher/Editor
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hortly after the cooling of the Earth when I was a younger man, I managed political campaigns for governor, for mayor, for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House. Some of my candidates, in spite of my brilliant managing, actually won. Mark Shields I learned early on that legendary Speaker of the California State Assembly Jesse “Big Daddy” Unruh was absolutely correct when he observed, “Money is the mother’s milk of politics.” Raising campaign contributions taught me an important theological truth: God gives money to the least interesting, least appealing and, often, the most irritating of Her creatures. I cannot count the number of perfectly good days that were spoiled by my, in soulless pursuit of a big campaign contribution, pretending to listen to Some Rich Guy’s stupid theory about how a cadre of Presbyterians were plotting to take over the local school board or why any increase in the nation’s indefensibly low minimum being paid to America’s most marginalized workers constituted a lethal threat to the beleaguered private equity profession. The irrationality of raising campaign contributions is obvious on its face. We, candidates, managers or political people approach a perfect (often imperfect) stranger and dun him or her for large contributions to our candidate or our cause, all the while pretending naively or just foolishly that the well-heeled stranger expects absolutely nothing in return. Those who give to a campaign have, I can assure you, some specific expectation — either a change in the zoning law that will allow the donor’s proposed project to go forward, an ambassadorship to an English-speaking country or, perhaps, just a minor adjustment in the tax code exempting corporations that were founded in Delaware before May 13, 1977. I can recall the first time the pervasive corruption of campaign fundraising dawned on me. I was interviewing a Massachusetts state officeholder in his office on assorted policy and political matters. This officeholder had a devoted and trusted secretary, a sweet-looking older woman who might have been his grandmother. In the course of my scheduled 30-minute interview, the secretary, on four different occasions, politely but insistently interrupted to tell my source that “Mr. Green” was on the phone and had to speak to my source briefly. Each time the call was from “Mr. Green,” and I stepped outside so as not to eavesdrop on a private conversation. It was only later that evening when a more worldly female colleague of mine explained that “Mr. Green” was shorthand for an important campaign contributor. It made sense. The late Sen. William Proxmire, the maverick Democratic senator from Wisconsin, for whom I n
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Letters to the Editor A heartfelt thank you EDITOR: along with the entire Placerville Union School District family would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the Placerville families and the community as a whole for all you have done over this past year. On March 13, 2020, all schools were shut down with the original thought that we would be back open in a couple of weeks. Those couple of weeks turned into a year of students not returning to campus in a traditional format. Since August we have been serving students in both a hybrid and virtual format but we know that even though students have been on campus these formats have added to the stress and strain of families and businesses. We are excited that all students who are currently in our hybrid format will be coming back to campus in a traditional format starting the week of March 22. Over the past year we have partnered with our families in the education of children in our district and you have done a phenomenal job. Students who have had support outside of school have shown tremendous gains academically. We know that you have spent extra time before and after work helping your children with assignments, Zoom calls and communicating with their teachers. We are also aware that many of you had to cut back on your work hours to make this happen. These sacrifices will have long-term benefits. We are also extremely grateful to our community’s businesses, churches and nonprofits that have stepped up and supported our students. We have seen this done through allowing them to utilize Wi-Fi, providing child care and doing whatever you can to support families in need. These are the actions that make Placerville such a wonderful community. I also want to thank the Boys and Girls club and the El Dorado County Office of Education Extended Day program for your willingness to be flexible in meeting the needs of students. Your willingness to open your doors while still complying with state safety guidance allowed students to succeed. We know that those decisions were not easy but we have never been more appreciative of the partnership we have. I would be remiss if I didn’t also thank Dr. Nancy Williams and her team at the El Dorado
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Unintended consequences EDITOR: yes glaze over when you talk politics or the economy, but humor me and go through this exercise. You have lost your job and when you get up this morning you see your bank passbook laying on the table with a dollar bill protruding from it. When you open it you see that not only is the balance zero but, to your horror, there is a balance due from you of thousands of dollars. There is also a note from your legislator that reads, “Sorry we had to do this, but we left you this dollar bill to pay rent and buy groceries for this year.” Sound familiar? I know this is starting to hurt your brain, but stick with me here. You’re saying to yourself, “I never voted for all this.” Well, yes you did. Votes have consequences and don’t cry if the same ones who voted for the past two bills go on to raid your passbook endlessly now that they have found that they can. You owe it to yourself and your kids to find out how your legislator voted on the two “stimulus bills.” If you’re still not convinced, look up the list of things where the bulk of this money went, aside from your dollar bill. Now, visualize the sweet faces of your kids, grandkids and maybe you have great-grandkids. Widen the frame and now you see they are hitched to a huge plough, 10 times larger than they are. The brand name on the side of the plough? National Debt. Shame on every one of us who votes for even
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have bought them for reasons of vanity or being a “do-gooder.” And the report states there is little data to show any benefit with respect to reducing greenhouse gasses from the purchase of these partially taxpayer paid for EVs. And the report states CARB can’t tell which program creates what benefit and that the program benefits are too overlapping. Yes, there may be some benefit, but which program or spending is creating the benefit? The auditor’s report is replete with evidence (or the lack thereof ) showing how lacking CARB’s data is. Also according to the report, CARB failed to collect and/or analyze data to determine whether some of its programs provide the socioeconomic benefits to certain groups that were to benefit. I am sure CARB’s staff all benefited nicely with cushy jobs, high salaries and benefits and great retirement — not so for those alleged program beneficiaries. They are still mired in poverty and with a lack of opportunity. Specifically, the report states with respect to its expensive Cap and Trade program, which costs consumers $3
billion annually for the purpose of maximizing economic benefits and job creation, “CARB has been slow to measure the jobs its programs create or support and the benefits of job training its programs require.” It’s another income redistribution failure whose main beneficiaries are the rich, government workers, government expansion and pork. Maybe it pays to be a pig farmer. Cap and Trade is Robin Hood in reverse. Take money from the working class and give it to rich people buying their EVs. And Cap and Trade is one of the key elements to save us from greenhouse gases and global warming? While there has been a reduction in GHGs, CARB can’t identify through credible data which program is accomplishing what. Perhaps the biggest reduction of GHGs is the use of more natural gas power plants, something CARB has little to do with. Perhaps most of the state’s reduction is not due to the tens of billions of dollars taken from consumers and taxpayers because of Cap and Trade and taxes but from a transition to
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worked on Capitol Hill for three years, refused to accept political action committee contributions or major campaign contributions, which he mailed back to the individuals or interests that had sent them to him. Proxmire was blunt about money and politics: “The people who are giving the money (PACs and large campaign contributions) are just trying to buy a vote.” He was right when he said it
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CASA lunch fundraiser is back on the menu Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer Child Advocates of El Dorado County hosts its annual lunch box fundraiser April 15 as a drive-thru event. The annual event was postponed and eventually canceled in the midst of pandemic-related shutdowns in spring 2020 although the work of the organization continued. This year organizers took the opportunity to revamp the fundraiser to adhere to state and local COVID-19 guidelines, address public menu requests and create a new way to honor first responders. The 2021 event is dedicated to the late Superior Court Judge Patrick J. Riley, whose vision resulted in courtappointed special advocates organizing in El Dorado County in the 1990s. On April 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. preordered box lunches will be available to pick up at several locations throughout El Dorado County. Pick up locations • El Dorado County Fairgrounds Plaza, Placerville • Rolling Hills Church, El Dorado Hills • South Lake Tahoe Library Supporters will find new sandwich and salad options for their lunch box provided by High Sierra Industries, a premier food sponsor. Box lunch cost is $13.50. An additional new option to the ordering process allows participants to support first
responders in the area. If they choose this option CASA will choose the community first responder and deliver a meal to them. No pick-ups are allowed for this option. Box orders can be made up until March 25 on the CASA website casaeldorado.org or an order form can be picked up at the CASA office, 347 Main St. in Placerville.
About CASA Child Advocates of El Dorado County advocates for and empowers the abused, neglected and at-risk youth in the community by providing court appointed volunteers who speak up for the needs of children and make a positive impact in their lives. The heart of the program is the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), a specially trained and supervised community volunteer, appointed by a Juvenile Court judge. CASA advocates make a difference in the lives of abused and neglected children by researching and monitoring cases involving children in foster care. CASAs typically take only one case at a time, allowing ample time to gather thorough information. They build relationships with their “CASA kids” by spending time with them, gathering facts about their life so they can report back to the judge; who can then make a more-informed decision as to what services and support are in the best interest the child.
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2021 Nature Bowl activities include a scavenger hunt, creating an enviromercial and much more. The event runs through May 14.
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Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer The American River Conservancy and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife have issued a challenge to all families with school-age kids to participate in this year’s modified Nature Bowl. For more than 35 years CDFW has hosted this team science competition open to students in third through sixth grade with the goal of helping children explore, value and understand their local environments. In years past the event has been hosted in-person at a natural resource site in California’s north-central region. This year there will be no gathering. Instead, ARC and CDFW have opened the event to all school-age kids (and their families) who
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Get out in nature and participate in this year’s Nature Bowl Family Challenge. Some lucky participants will win prizes. want to participate. “With the arrival of spring, it’s time for rejuvenation, time to emerge from winter hibernation, time to get outside and give your family a healthy dose of what’s needed — nature,” it states on the CDFW website. “Your challenge is to work together as a family to compete
in these five naturethemed activities — and possibly win cool nature-related prizes.” The activities that can be completed are: • Nature relay: Take a scavenger hunt safari to see the natural world nearby • Nature investigations: Discover n
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). A key part of relationships is watching out for one another. You’ll definitely show up to the task, though you might do so quietly and from a supportive distance, ready to assert yourself only as needed. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Just because you can make something work doesn’t mean you should. What if you knew that what you really wanted was guaranteed to come with only a few more changes, a little more work and a willingness to hold out? Well, it is. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Perhaps it isn’t possible to get to the bottom of a mystery. However, you could definitely learn enough to advance to a more secure place where the wilder speculations have been resolved. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ve a strong appetite now, not for food but for other things that make life delicious. Approach as you would a buffet, taking taste-sized samples so as not to make yourself uncomfortably full. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You could piece together your own education on the matter for free, but you’ve done so much of this. Give yourself a break and save yourself time. Pay for quality training. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Because you listen to people, they tell you things they wouldn’t mention to other people. Today, your best responses will be nonverbal and have to do with holding a soft, receptive space.
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Public Notices 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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0218 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BUDGET BLINDS OF ELK GROVE, located at 5331 Florentino Loop, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Suman & Lovila Shrestha, 5331 Florentino Loop, 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: 01/20/2018 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Suman Shrestha SUMAN SHRESTHA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 02/19/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29 8746 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CARL EDWIN ROSS CASE NO. PP20210021 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CARL EDWIN ROSS A PETITION for Probate has been filed by SAFARI NATALIE ROSS in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that SAFARI NATALIE ROSS 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
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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: JOHN B. PALLEY Meissner Joseph Palley & Ruggles, Inc. 1555 River Park Drive, Suite 108 Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 920-5983 3/8, 3/15, 3/22 8748 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SALLY ANN DYKSTRA CASE NO. PP20210035 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SALLY ANN DYKSTRA A PETITION for Probate has been filed by GEORGE JOSEPH RYNO in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that GEORGE JOSEPH RYNO 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: April 28, 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: CLARA YANG, ESQ. Law Office of Clara Yang 2810 Coloma St., Ste. A Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-3624 3/8, 3/15, 3/22 8749 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0297 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GORILLA ROCK FARM, located at 6521 Slug Gulch Road, Fairplay, CA 95684 Registered owner(s): 1. Jon M Helms, 6521 Slug Gulch Road, Fairplay, CA 95684, 2. Kelly C Helms, 6521 Slug Gulch Road, Fairplay, CA 95684 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2013 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jon M.
Helms JON M. HELMS, 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 03/10/2021. 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) 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 8769 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0281 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BELOVED EDITIONS, located at 2495 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Kirk C Van Leuven, 2545 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kirk Van Leuven KIRK VAN LEUVEN, 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 03/05/2021. 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) 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 8770 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0292 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MY RAFTING PHOTOS, located at 1165 Galston Dr., Folsom, CA 95630 Registered owner(s): Scott Blankenfeld, 1165 Galston Dr., Folsom, CA 95630 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/ Richard Scott Blankenfeld RICHARD SCOTT BLANKENFELD 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 03/09/2021. 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) 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 8771
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0293 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SISTER’S CAFE, located at 3300 Coach Lane Suite D-8, Cameron Park, CA 95682/ Mailing Address: 8056 Vintage Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 Registered owner(s): Beatriz Ramos Rodriguez, 8056 Vintage Way, Fair Oaks, CA 95628 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/ Beatriz Ramos Rodriguez BEATRIZ RAMOS RODRIGUEZ 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 03/09/2021. 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) 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 8772 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JULIA DIANE FINNIGAN CASE NO. PP20210046 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JULIA DIANE FINNIGAN A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TIMOTHY FINNIGAN and NICOLAS SCRIPOCH in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that TIMOTHY FINNIGAN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 12, 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: LAURA ROSE NELSON Becker Nelson Center & James 263 Main Street Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 617-1692 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 8792 NOTICE TO CREDITORS ERIC S. MEYER, ESQ. - State Bar No. 258354 BRANDON J. SMITH, ESQ. - State Bar No. 308604 MEYER LAW OFFICES 1483 Shore Street West Sacramento, CA 95691 Phone: (916) 226-9906 Fax: (916) 226-9907 Email: eric@meyerlawoffices.com Email: brandon@meyerlawoffices. com Attorneys for Trustee, Brian Dolcini SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO In the Matter of:
THE DOLCINI LIVING TRUST dated April12, 2016 David Francis Dolicini, Grantor and Decedent Brian Dolcini, Trustee. Case No.: PP 20210044 [PROPOSED] NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF DECEDENT [PROBATE CODE § 19003] NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent, that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the El Dorado County Superior Court, 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, California 95667, Case No. PP 20210044, and mail or deliver a copy to Brian Dolcini, as Trustee of The Dolcini Living Trust dated April 12, 2016, wherein decedent was the settlor, c/o Brandon J. Smith, Esq., Meyer Law Offices, 1483 Shore Street, West Sacramento, California 95691, within the later of four months after MAR 08 2021 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors), or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 30 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, or you must petition to file a late claim as provided in Section 19103 of the Probate Code. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested. Dated: 3/2/21 MEYER LAW OFFICES /s/ Brandon J. Smith By: Brandon J. Smith Attorney for Brian Dolcini, Trustee 8793 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0268 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOUNTAIN G ENGINEERING, located at 1851 Lotus Rd, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: 1180 Iron Point Rd. Ste 320, Folsom, CA 95630 Registered owner(s): Mountain G. Enterprises Inc., 1851 Lotus 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: 9/3/2015 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Marcos Gomez MARCOS 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 03/04/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12 8794 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210122 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Debbie Banks on behalf of Oliver Leonard filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: OLIVER WAYNE LEONARD Proposed name: OLIVER WAYNE LEONARD BANKS 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 30, 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 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 MARCH 12, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 3/22, 3/29, 4/5, 4/12 8795
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El Dorado baseball wins opener Craig Breibart Special to the Mountain Democrat The El Dorado High School baseball team won its season opener against rival Union Mine High School Wednesday 16-3. Union Mine got off to a fast start as junior Mason Schmeekle
doubled in two runs and the Diamondbacks scored three first-inning runs. El Dorado answered back with two runs of its own in the bottom of the first. With the Cougars still trailing 3-2 in the second inning, senior Kyle Breibart stepped up to the plate with two on base and two
outs and homered over the leftfield fence to give El Dorado a 5-3 lead. The Cougars never surrendered the lead again and senior pitcher Ethan Terrazas tossed a complete-game gem, giving up two earned runs on three hits.
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chance we could get it back,” Andrew said. Marlee had a ring on her other hand they used as a placeholder. They finished with the ceremony and went to dinner at Riva Grille. That evening, the couple, who had heard about the efforts of Clean Up the Lake, went on to the Facebook group Tahoe Scuba Diving and posted a cry for help to get their ring back. “We got an overwhelmingly high response,” said Marlee. The group’s founder, Phill Abernathy, said he could help them the next morning. When they arrived the next day Marlee said she could no longer see the ring in the water and was panicked. Rusk had drawn a heart on the pier above where the ring had landed. Abernathy said he didn’t think the ring would’ve moved too far away and with the heart, he had a general idea of where to look. He said he started by moving smaller rocks but eventually got to a large boulder. He found
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Continued from 3 Diver Phill Abernathy presents the newlyweds with their wedding ring he retrieved from Lake Tahoe’s chilly waters.
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a rusty pipe to wedge the boulder out of the way. He looked in a crack and saw a crawdad guarding the ring, then used a nail to shift the crawdad and hook the ring to navigate it up through the rocks. “I came out of the water and said I had another question,” Abernathy said. “I asked, ‘Is this what your ring looks like?’ and presented them the ring.” Abernathy said they were clearly excited. “He saved the day; he saved the whole weekend,” said Marlee. Both Kents couldn’t
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say enough about how nice and helpful Abernathy had been. “Whether you’re on the top of the mountain or the bottom of the lake, you feel like you’re on top of the world seeing people’s faces light up,” said Abernathy. The Kents said the ring was “seasoned” by spending the night in the lake. “It makes the ring a little more special,” Marlee said. “We’re happy to have that experience in such a beautiful place,” Andrew added.
Ky joined the Gold Country Team in 2020 right after the start of the Pandemic. Throughout this mis-adventure, Ky has impressed the team with her positive approach to life even during times of hardship! Ky’s friendly face during this time of isolation—helping our family members and supporters who could not visit their loved one, get messages, packages, and phone calls to the residents who have been missing their families has been a wonderful help. Her role as front desk concierge has been to reassure those arriving on campus that all is okay even though we are locked down and visitors cannot visit. Ky, a native of El Dorado County, is known to many in our local community, pre-COVID, as the proud owner of a Fitness Center. When Covid closed workout centers/gyms, Ky found us! Turning the loss of the fitness world into our gain! Ky has brought her sunshine smile and enthusiastic personality to co-workers, residents, family members and visitors. Thank you Ky for serving as the face of Gold Country.
minimum non-federal match requirement in which DOT staff requests $3,527,500 in Sacramento Municipal Utility District funds as the match funds. The estimated cost of the project is $6,955,000 with FLAP grant funds providing $3,427,500 and SMUD funds providing $3,527,500. Staff will bring an item to the board in April for consideration of a resolution to apply for the FLAP grant. Another new project consists of restriping Pleasant Valley Road from two to four lanes from Highway 49 to Toyan Drive in Diamond Springs. The estimated project cost is $409,000 with 100% funding provided by Traffic Impact Fee funds. The board approved changes to the five-year Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program; the Airport Capital Improvement Program using Federal Aviation Administration grants and local matching funds; and Capital Overlay and Rehabilitation Program using external funds as they become available for road rehab projects. Those projects include Marshall Road to Highway 193, Mt. Aukum Road to Sierra Springs Drive, Sierra Springs Drive to Mormon Emigrant Trail, Latrobe Road to Highway 50 and Carousel Lane to Ponderosa Road. DOT staff also presented the board with 10 pages of DOT capital improvement projects that are needed but unfunded with board Chair John Hidahl remarking, “There’s no way we’re going to be able to do all this.” DOT Director Rafael Martinez said he would return to the board in June for adoption of the entire 2021 capital improvement plan.