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Supes OK split sale of downtown Placerville properties Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer

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El Dorado Gold 1848 plans for a museum at the old U.S. Post Office in downtown Placerville.

The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the sale of two county-owned properties — 515 and 525 Main St. — after years of vacancy. The nonprofit organization El Dorado Gold 1848 will acquire 515 Main St., known as the old U.S. Post Office and former District Attorney’s Office, and the city of Placerville 525 Main St., an adjacent annex building. The city of Placerville will enter into an agreement with Arts and Culture El Dorado to utilize 525 Main.

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At the April 13 Placerville City Council meeting City Manager Cleve Morris was authorized to negotiate and execute the purchase and sale agreement of 525 Main in the amount of $25,000. Arts and Culture El Dorado has agreed to provide to the city the full amount to be applied to the transfer of the building. The city will retain ownership of the building and, according to Morris, Arts and Culture El Dorado will bear the costs of repair, refurbishment and maintenance. El Dorado Gold 1848 will pay $100,000 for the larger property at 515 Main. Kris Payne, vice president of El Dorado Gold 1848, at the April 13 meeting said the organization intends to refurbish the

old post office for use as a museum with a focus on education and the display of historical artifacts. Arts and Culture El Dorado organizers say they plan to use the annex at 525 Main for an arts and agriculture space that will include a rooftop garden and demonstration kitchen with a focus on education and agritourism. At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting two residents made public comments on the proposed sale of the buildings stating concerns over the lack of public input into the process. Supervisors had no further discussion on the item and voted unanimously to approve both sales.

Catchin’ smiles — fish, too

Dawn Hodson Staff writer Road projects throughout the county have been given the go-ahead. To be funded this fiscal year, the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors at its April 13 meeting unanimously approved the roadway improvements. The county will receive just over $6 million in funds in 2021-22 from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. As part of the multi-year projects, in phase one hazardous trees and low-hanging foliage will be removed or cut back along roadways. In phase two roadside ditching and possible culvert repair will take place. Ditching is correcting drainage issues and making sure culverts are free of debris and are functioning to their fullest capacity. Phase three will consist of repairing damaged asphalt where needed. In phase four roads will get rubberized asphalt surface treatment and thermoplastic markings. With this surface treatment roads are expected to have a lifespan of 15-20 years. Projects are expected to begin in fall 2021 and be completed by summer/fall 2022.

Roads to be repaired El Dorado Hills — 2.5 miles of El Dorado Hills Boulevard between Green Valley Road and Wilson Boulevard South county — 4.84 miles of Bucks Bar Road between Pleasant Valley and Mt. Aukum roads Diamond Springs — 4.7 miles of roadway within the Diamond Springs area, including roads southeast of Highway 49 from Patterson Road to Koki Lane and north of Highway 49 from Grace Drive to Ryan Drive Greenwood — 5 miles of Greenwood Road between Highway 193 and Marshall Road South Lake Tahoe — 4.2 miles of roadway in the Cold Creek area of South Lake Tahoe between Pioneer Trail, Cold Creek Trail and Cold Creek

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Lots of fish were reeled in at Lumsden Pond Saturday in the Placerville Fishing Derby, including this 15.75-inch rainbow trout snagged by 6-year-old Cash Mastin of Placerville. Cash earned first place in the K-second grade division.

Derby nets fun at Lumsden It was a beautiful day for fishing Saturday at Lumsden Pond. Placerville’s little lake was stocked earlier in the week with about 500 pounds of rainbow trout, ready for young anglers to compete in the 33rd

Placerville Fishing Derby made possible by the Placerville Kiwanis Club, Placerville Lions Club, city of Placerville Recreation and Parks Department and El Dorado County Fish and Game.

Casting their lines with the help of grandpa Jack Vidal were Colton Mott, 12, Emma Mott, 8, and Wyatt Mott, 5, from left. Colton, who caught three fish with the biggest at 16 inches, won first place in the sixth to Rescue youngster Colt Fletterick, 6, nets a 14-incher to take third in his age group. eighth grade division; Emma tied for third in K-second with her two 14-inch fish; and Wyatt had the top catch See more photos and results on page A9 for preschoolers at 15.5 inches.

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Clarise Jane Needle, 87, of Camarillo, Calif., passed away peacefully Feb. 12. Clarise, known to her family and friends as Janie, was born Dec. 2, 1933, in Los Angeles, Calif., to James Thomas “Tommie” and Mary Irene Smith. After graduating from Washington High School in 1951, Janie embarked on a career in customer service lasting over 50 years and retired from the El Dorado County Superior Court system. Janie was a proud member of the Order of the Eastern Star for 73 years, serving in various leadership roles. Janie is survived by her husband of 65 years, Stuart Robert “Bob” Needle; children Ron (Janice) and Mark (Lisa); grandchildren Jordan, Jake and Allison; siblings Doreen and Dennis along with numerous in-laws, nieces and nephews.

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The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency Behavioral Health Division invites the public to review and provide comment on the fiscal year 2021-22 Mental Health Services Act annual update. The draft update provides information on current and new MHSA programs and budgets for 2021-22. MHSA components in the update include prevention and early intervention; community services and supports; workforce education

Mark James (MJ) Baker, 61, passed away unexpectedly on April 7. Mark was an avid golfer, lover of animals and an outdoorsman. He was born in Abilene, Texas to Rev. George and Pauline Baker who preceded him in death. He is survived by his two children Daniel Baker and Carmen Baker. MJ was the oldest out of five children and is survived by two brothers; Paul Baker and Joel Baker; two sisters Hope (Steve) Villines and Joy Baker; niece Hannah Villines and two nephews Benjamin (Carlie) Baker and Tyler Villines. Mark spent most of his childhood life in California. He attended North High in Salinas, Calif., and graduated from King City High School in King City, Calif. After high school Mark was in the California Conservation Corps in Angles Camp, Calif., for one year. Mark then went on to serve in the United States Air Force for 20 years and attained the rank of Master Sergeant. After retiring from the Air Force, Mark moved his family to El Dorado County where he worked at ParaMedical Labels for 22 years and Apple Mountain Golf Resort for 20 years. A celebration of life will be held in his honor on May 15 from 2-5 p.m. at Apple Mountain Golf Resort. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you consider a donation to Veterans Golf Program (veteransgolfprogram.org/), Shelter to Soldier (sheltertosoldier.org/) or any charity of your choice.

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1:36 p.m. Burglary was reported at a church on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.

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Intravenous vitamin therapy — a pay-it-forward business Sel Richard Staff writer A picture of health today, it’s hard to believe Carey Mencarini spent two years wheelchair-bound and on oxygen. “I was basically shutting down,” she said of the watershed event that led to her journey back to the living and her new business venture, IV Lounge. Before her illness was identified as Lyme disease in 2010, doctors mistakenly diagnosed her symptoms as a host of other ailments, including rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, depression and non-specific ALS. Even after diagnosis, Lyme disease is notoriously difficult to treat since it manifests itself differently in each individual. “Because the spirochete organism can live in any cell in your body, heart, muscle, tissue, bone, brain, it can mimic a lot of different things,” Mencarini explained. With a compromised immune system, Mencarini struggled with illness after illness, enduring numerous emergency room visits and hospitalizations. It was when she lost the ability to walk that she began weekly IV vitamin treatments. “Basically my Lyme doctor had given up on me and all my other doctors didn’t know what to do with me,” she said. “In order to keep myself alive, I

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comprehensive history of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on California would surely conclude that the state’s school children have been treated shamefully. The incessant political squabbling over closing and reopening schools and the sporadic Dan Walters efforts at in-home learning have once again demonstrated that the supposed adults who manage and operate public education in California are more focused on their own interests than on the wellbeing of students. Indeed, one could easily describe what has happened and not happened in the schools as child neglect on a massive scale. California schools were not a roaring success even before pandemic struck more than a year ago. By almost any measure, we lagged behind other states, particularly in meeting the needs of the more than three million students classified as poor or Englishlearners. The many billions of dollars that the Legislature appropriated to improve their outcomes under former Gov. Jerry Brown’s Local Control Funding Formula were often misdirected with little accountability. When the coronavirus reared its ugly head, schools were quickly shuttered and educators scrambled to replace classroom instruction with at-home instruction via the internet. But, once again, many of the children already at risk of failure were left behind, lacking the resources and/or familial support to participate. The damage has been huge, widening the already yawning gap between the at-risk students and their more privileged peers. A new report on impacts in Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation’s second largest school system, reveals the extent of the damage. LA Unified’s classrooms have been closed for more than a year and will only begin to reopen later this month, largely due to conflicts between the district’s managers and its unions — a syndrome that’s delayed reopening in many large urban districts. “The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the livelihoods, health, education, childcare and financial stability of millions,” states the report issued by Great Public Schools, a local advocacy group. “Students in Los Angeles Unified School District … are experiencing the painful loss of connection with their peers, teachers and school staff and serious loss of learning that will have lifelong consequences if not addressed. “We may not know the full impact of this last year on our students for another year or more, but the preliminary data we have paints an alarming picture,” the report adds. n

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Letters to the Editor Much ado about nothing EDITOR:

any opinions have been given with regard to “lose the noose,” but many of those opinions are based on misinformation. The city seal is the emblem used by the city clerk to stamp official documents and does not have a noose. The city logo, adopted in the 1970s, is the logo used to identify the city’s assets/property and did have a noose. Recently, the City Council voted to update the city logo by removing the noose. Despite many claims that the city council is erasing Placerville’s history, Placerville’s history is too colorful and diverse to include references to every detail of history on the city logo. Despite many cries that our rights are being stripped away, updating a logo does no such thing. For example, private businesses may continue to use a noose in their logos and private citizens may wear clothing that depicts a noose. Because nothing says “Welcome!” like a noose. It’s the 21st century. Surely, there are more important matters to focus our attention on than the city updating its logo. LORNA WOODWARD Camino

All lives matter, right? EDITOR: p until a couple years ago I was color blind, until it was forced on to me. I’m still color blind. I feel this racist push on America should be canceled; like Abraham Lincoln and Washington canceled, like Muppets and Dr. Seuss canceled ... Constitution canceled ... Hangtown canceled ... you canceled! BLM, woke, canceled? It should be. Nation, be careful who you vote for or you too shall become a borg (Star Trek). “You too shall be assimilated!” TOM PESKO Diamond Springs

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Celebrating Earth Day EDITOR:

Each of us has a unique opportunity to heal our planet by transitioning to plant-based eating. We can begin with the 1-minute New York Times diet quiz. Then, let’s celebrate Earth Day by checking out the rich variety of plant-based meat and dairy products at our supermarket. The internet offers ample advice and recipes. PERCY MAILLOT Placerville

ith Earth Day April 22, we have reduced our carbon footprint by curtailing travel and our thermostat. We recycle. But we can do so much more by cutting our consumption of animal meat and milk products. Yes, that. A recent article in The Guardian argues that animal agriculture is a major driver of climate change, as well as air and water pollution, depletion of soil and water resources and destruction of wildlife habitats. Oxford University’s prestigious Food Climate Research Network reports that solving the global warming catastrophe requires a massive shift to plant-based eating. The Netflix feature “Seaspiracy” documents the devastating environmental impacts of the fishing industry. In an environmentally sustainable world, we must replace meat, fish and dairy products with vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds and grains, just as we replace fossil fuels with wind, solar and other renewable energy sources.

EDITOR: am responding to Jim Allen’s letter in the April 14 issue wherein he objects to letter writer Jeffery Scott’s earlier, very astute assessment of Rush Limbaugh. Mr. Allen, are you kidding? Can’t you recognize hate when you hear it? Rush Limbaugh spewed venom for decades. Rush Limbaugh was a hatemonger and a bombastic idiot. Period. SYLVIA MEDLEY El Dorado

What is going on? EDITOR: er the media and the NBA, the biggest threat to our social fabric appears to be white women in a position of authority, murdering innocent Black men. I can only hope that someday we all come to our senses. KEN STEERS Cameron Park

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Also, while our hile infrastructure could President certainly be modernized Joe and could use some Biden’s maintenance, it’s administration doesn’t not crumbling. seem to need an excuse According to the World to spend money, two Economic Forum, recurring arguments for U.S. infrastructure is his gigantic $2.3 trillion ranked No. 13 in the infrastructure proposal world — which, out are that our roads and of 141 countries, isn’t bridges are “crumbling” Veronique de rugy too shabby, especially and that modernization when considering the would generate enormous size of our country and the economic growth and jobs — hence its name, the American Jobs Plan. But challenges that presents. Yet as Washington Post columnist none of this clever marketing makes any of these claims true. Charles Lane notes, it would be more Let me start by pointing out that, accurate to bundle European nations to the extent that people think about together, since they share a significant roads and bridges when they hear amount of infrastructure, which the word “infrastructure,” they should would move the United States into fifth place. know that only $621 billion of the Moreover, while the American $2.3 trillion is for transportation — Society of Civil Engineers’ 2021 and of that sum, only $115 billion is report card gave the United States for repairing roads and bridges. The a C-, this is its best grade in two rest of the bill is mostly a handout decades — meaning that the quality to private companies that already of roads, bridges, inland waterways invest heavily in infrastructure. These or ports has been improving each subsidies will come with federal red year, without a congressional rescue tape and regulation and hinder job plan. This fact doesn’t quite fit the creation, not bolster it.

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crumbling-infrastructure narrative that politicians and the media like to tout. Academics also refute the idea that infrastructure is crumbling. Reviewing a large body of research in a National Bureau of Economic Research paper, Wharton University economist Gilles Duranton and his co-authors state, “Perhaps our main conclusion is that, on average, U.S. transportation infrastructure does not seem to be in the dire state that politicians and pundits describe. We find that the quality of interstate highways has improved, the quality of bridges is stable and the age of buses and subway cars is also about constant.” This is an important reminder that the private sector doesn’t seem to have any problem maintaining its infrastructure assets, as we see in the difference with railroads. Passenger rail is in mostly bad shape when owned publicly, whereas privately owned freight rail is mostly strong in quality. The best way to improve infrastructure isn’t to throw taxpayers’ money at it, but to privatize things such as passenger rail, airports and air traffic controllers, as many other

countries have done already. Also, while the idea that building infrastructure will bring about more economic growth makes for a good talking point, it doesn’t work in practice. It’s proven that when there’s already economic growth occurring in a specific area, infrastructure spending targeted to support the boom will promote even more growth. But simply building infrastructure in the hope that it will create growth isn’t supported by evidence. For instance, in their review of the literature, Duranton and his colleagues find “little compelling evidence about transportation infrastructure creating economic growth.” One reason is that a supply of more infrastructure is likely to be a total waste of money if there’s no actual demand for it. What’s more, looking at spending on highway construction in the Great Recession stimulus bill, economist Valerie A. Ramey concluded, “There is scant empirical evidence that infrastructure investment, or public investment in general, has a short-run stimulus effect. There are more papers

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that ﬁnd negative effects on employment than positive effects on employment.” What that spending does do, however, is displace private investments. This is unfortunate, since the Congressional Budget Office found that private spending produces twice the return as does public spending. Finally, in theory, government spending could lead to higher growth in the longer term. Unfortunately,

legislators’ well-documented tendency to make decisions based on politics often leads them to favor projects that are outdated, expensive and never proﬁtable at the expense of private and proﬁtable alternatives. Rail and transit projects come to mind. The bottom line is this: Politicians make a lot of promises, but we shouldn’t always believe them. Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

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Union Mine’s Isabella Veffredo can’t be stopped Thomas Frey Staff writer

When Isabella Veffredo stepped back on the soccer field after about a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she had no idea a big part of her future would be decided that day. The high school senior plays soccer for Union Mine and also for USA Stars Academy. Neither her club team nor high school team were able to play a game during the height of the pandemic. Then games and tournaments began to get scheduled as COVID-19 case numbers dropped — but the matches all got canceled. “My junior year was supposed to be the biggest recruitment year of my life and it was all put to a pause because of COVID-19,” said Veffredo, who scored 29 goals in her first three seasons at Union Mine. Veffredo and her team just wanted to play, and to do that she traveled to Arizona with USA Stars Academy to play three games in the Desert Cup. Veffredo fired one into the back of the net off a set piece in her first game. The second game was a defensive masterpiece where Veffredo dazzled with her technical skills, speed of play and communication. Little did she know Clayton Glasgow, the head women’s soccer coach at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D., was watching her play that day. Immediately after the tournament concluded Glasgow contacted Veffredo and invited her to visit the campus. When Veffredo went to South Dakota to visit the university in February tall cedar trees lining the campus caught the soft snowflakes that had yet to pitch the ground white. She immediately fell in love with the size of the campus and how open it was. The school has less than 1,000 students and her key classes will have just 10-20 students in them. She plans to major in biochemistry with the goal of going to graduate school for either pharmacology or holistic medicine. She trained with the team twice on that visit and said she felt like she fit in well with their style of play. Once her tour was complete she was offered a position on the team and a scholarship, which she accepted.

As she signed on the dotted line officially becoming a member of the Tigers, her mind flashed back to the improbable odds she faced as a child. When she was born, she had club feet serpentine, her feet were tucked in toward her body and she said she wouldn’t have been able to walk if her parents hadn’t taken extreme measures. For the first year of her life she was taken in and out of Shriner’s Children’s Hospital in Sacramento to have her feet corrected using casts and when she was 3 she had surgery on her left foot where the doctors lengthened her Achilles tendon. “The doctors said I would never be a ballerina or a dancer but they never said anything about not being an amazing soccer player,” Veffredo said. She began playing soccer at age 3 — her dad was her first coach. She rose through the ranks and when she was 8 began playing for the USA Stars Academy where her coaches were former professional soccer players with a wealth of coaching experience. At Union Mine she took what she had learned and turned it into a starring role as a Diamondback freshman. The team went 13-6-1 on the season, Veffredo scoring 12 of the team’s 28 goals. In her first game against cross-town rival El Dorado High School, she scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win. In her sophomore and junior year the Diamondbacks scored 34 total goals — Veffredo was responsible for half of them. The defensive wizard recorded 42 steals, which was able to kick start the offense and help lead her to 17 goals those two years. She does all of this while carrying a 4.5 grade point average. “My mom and dad have been the biggest influences in my life and are 100% the reason why I am where I am today,” Veffredo said. “They helped me enhance all the best parts of me and helped me realize what I want to achieve. “My mom has taught me that everything happens for a reason and that I need to look on the positive side of everything,” Veffredo said. “She was right. If it wasn’t for COVID-19, Coach Clay would have never watched me play in Arizona and I wouldn’t be committed to Dakota Wesleyan with an amazing opportunity for success.”

Union Mine senior Isabella Veffredo signs a letter of intent to continue her soccer career at Dakota Wesleyan University in South Dakota.

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Rookie driver Wyatt Lakin of Diamond Springs claimed his second mini truck win of the season Saturday at Placerville Speedway.

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The impressive early season dominance of Justin Sanders continued April 17 at Placerville Speedway as the Aromas driver captured his third triumph in as many winged 360 sprint car races. Sharing victory lane Saturday night were Dan Jinkerson in the pure stocks, Wyatt Lakin in the mini trucks and Craig Holsted with the Bay Cities Racing Association Lightning Sprints. The 25-lap winged sprint car finale came to the line with Fremont’s Shane Golobic and Lincoln’s Tanner Carrick on the front row. When the green flag waved it was Carrick who shot to the lead with Justin Sanders quickly slicing his way up to second. The wheelman of the No. 4SA stayed glued to Carrick’s rear bumper and executed a picture-perfect slider in turn four to grab the lead on lap 11. Carrick and Golobic delighted the crowd with an entertaining back-andforth duel for the runner-up spot. The final stoppage of the race occurred with four laps remaining and that’s when Sanders once again checked out with ease to snag the checkered flag for his 16th career winged 360 win at the Placerville bullring. It marked his ninth overall victory of the 2021 campaign. Golobic, Carrick and Hollister’s Ryan Bernal showcased a torrid threecar battle over the final laps, which saw Golobic finish second ahead of 13th starter Bernal; Carrick and

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Roseville’s Jodie Robinson completed the top five. The pure stock feature was all about the Jinkerson brothers. Kevin Jinkerson started from the outside of the front row and quickly jumped into the lead but soon felt pressure in the form of brother Dan, who would assume the top spot on lap four. The duo proceeded to race closely for several laps. Following a caution on lap 11 though Dan kicked it into overdrive and charged away from the field in the closing stages. Dan Jinkerson crossed under the checkered to record his 32nd career pure stock victory at the Placerville Speedway over Kevin Jinkerson, Jason Palmer, Nick Baldwin and Russ Murphy. Rookie driver Wyatt Lakin of Diamond Springs returned to the Placerville Speedway and claimed his second mini truck win of the season Saturday. Howard Miller led the opening lap of the main event but Lakin quickly asserted himself as a favorite and charged to the point one lap later. A caution waved on lap four and during the restart Mike Miller was able to carve his way by for the lead in exciting fashion. Lakin returned the favor on lap seven and went on to take the checkered flag over Miller, Thomas Jenson, Tim Stanwood and Aaron Rupley. The traveling BCRA Lightning Sprints provided a 20-lap feature. Placerville’s own Terry Bergstrom led n

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the field from the pole but as they rounded turn four to click off the opening lap it was Rancho Cordova racer Craig Holsted who shot to the lead. Hunter Kinney then moved into second and hounded the rear of Holsted’s machine for several laps, prior to a caution on the ninth circuit. Kinney’s bid at victory then came to an end when he spun around with four laps remaining. Throughout the race Bergstrom found a higher line to his liking and kept Holsted within sight, but at the finish it was Holsted coming out on top over Bergstrom, Scott Kinney, Josef Ferolito and Hunter Kinney.

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Placerville Speedway is excited to put a cap on the month of April with the annual running of the Donnie Tilford Tribute this Saturday evening. Divisions attacking the quarter-mile during the Tilford Tribute include the traveling Tri-State Pro Stock Series, limited late models, pure stocks and mini trucks. The event honors the late Donnie Tilford, one the most beloved stock car drivers in the history of Placerville Speedway. During his final years Tilford mentored, sponsored and wrenched for various drivers well past his retirement from driving in 1991. A former Placerville super stock champion, Tilford succumbed to heart complications and passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 58 on March 18, 2014. “This weekend’s event will be a perfect way to honor one of Placerville Speedway’s greatest legends, Donnie Tilford,” said track promoter Scott Russell. Tilford’s love was racing stock cars on the dirt. He began racing in 1971 at the age of 17 at Placerville Speedway. The pit gate will open at noon this Saturday, with the front grandstand gate opening at 3 p.m. The pit meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. with cars on track for wheel packing at 5.

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Diamond Springs cowpokes are rodeo ambassadors Thomas Frey Staff writer Rodeo competitors Riley Smith and his sister Peyton always strive to get better. Riley, 14, and Peyton, 11, are like sponges, absorbing expertise from others who compete in rodeo events with horses, bulls, steers, goats and other animals. They study videos on everything from correctly tying a goat to building their own training mechanisms and then they put it to practice on their family’s Diamond Springs ranch. Earlier this month the siblings were each named ambassadors for Rodeokids.com where they will share what they’ve learned with the rodeo world. RodeoKids.com is on a mission of “providing for the future of rodeo,” according to the website. The site is a resource to improve horsemanship, find inspiration for the sport or to source tack and apparel. One of their roles as ambassadors will be making “challenge videos,” featuring training tips. Riley recently made one where he used an exercise ball to practice his coordination while roping. Peyton and Riley have also submitted a video on goat tying — and they love watching other ambassador’s videos. “The challenge videos are fun,” Riley said. “Everyone has their own unique practice drills and you get different ideas.” Riley and Peyton have been competing since 2018. They got their first horse in 2014 from their grandfather and were immediately hooked; their family soon had an abundance of animals including goats, rabbits, cattle and even more horses to join their dogs and cats. “My favorite event is goat tying,” Peyton said. “My favorite part about doing it is running down on your horse; it’s just so fast and fun.” Tie downs are also Riley’s favorite event. “You ride your horse with your rope and then you get to jump off and tie the calf on the ground,” Riley said. “There’s so many different parts to it. It adds a bunch of different events together.” The Smith family built a rodeo arena on their property, which came in handy to continue practicing during the COVID-19 pandemic. A lot of their training takes place on the ground, without a need for live animals. They have a wooden horse that is as high off the ground as a real horse. Riley and Peyton take turns sitting on the wooden horse, tossing a rope onto a wooden calf on the ground. “Learning how to rope was a little bit hard for me — trying to learn how to swing and getting your arm position,” Peyton said. Hard work has paid off as Peyton has won belt buckles in goat tying and the 2020 Taylorsville Junior Rodeo youth girls goat tying competition. She has also placed in barrel racing jackpots. “My goal when I’m older is definitely to make it to the National Finals Rodeo,” Peyton said. “My goal right now is to do well in high school rodeo and to make the state finals.” Riley has been competing in the junior high school division where he performed in an exhibition at the Folsom Professional Rodeo and has won several belt buckles in steer riding, breakaway roping, goat tying and all-around. He won his first saddle at the 2019 Woodside Junior Rodeo and won Reserve Junior All-Around boy for California High School Rodeo Association District 3 in 2020. He will be competing at the California Junior High Rodeo State Finals next month. “My goal is to make it to the junior high national finals this year in some of my events but mainly goat tying,” Riley said. The Smiths are homeschooled by their mother Faith. Before school each day the family feeds and cares for all the animals. Then they step into their classroom to hit the books — but when break time comes it’s back to the yard to work on rodeo drills. Once the school day is over they have a full training session. Riley and Peyton usually sign up for rodeos within two hours of their home but this year Riley competed in Utah. One of their favorite parts about competing is the camaraderie with fellow competitors. Riley and Peyton said they appreciate being shown the ropes and given tips. “When we were starting there were a lot of people helping us a lot,” Riley said. “Now since high school division starts in sixth grade, you can help the younger kids come up. What people did for you, you can go back and do it for the other kids that are younger and coming up.” The family also enjoys going to pro rodeo finals, which they have attended in Las Vegas and Arlington, Texas, where they saw some of their favorite rodeo stars like Iowa steer wrestler Jacob Edler. To view Riley and Peyton’s videos go to Rodeokids. com.

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recently began offering IV therapy at Delta Family Chiropractic in Cameron Park on Fridays and Saturdays, with plans to offer the services at an El Dorado Hills location in June. An El Dorado Hills Town Center storefront open seven days a week is slated for early 2022. After a basic exam and health screening, clients relax in the comfortable, spa-like atmosphere once they have chosen from a variety of formulas including the Immunity, Detoxify or even the Hangover. IVs range from $125 to $275 and take up to 45 minutes depending on individual hydration levels. Vitamin injections are also available for those in a hurry and cost $25 to $70. Colfax resident Joy Scott has battled Lyme disease for the past 10 years, but her doctor

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KNOW Now FLUX Youth Arts Virtual Exhibition is now accepting submissions in any medium for its virtual exhibition that will focus on the challenges faced by El Dorado County youth in the time of COVID-19 and social unrest. Artworks may be submitted in any medium including visual arts, written arts, music, dance, mixed media, sculpture, installation and performance. Sculptures and installations may be submitted in the form of photography, while performance art may be submitted in the form of video. Submissions due by 11:59 p.m. Monday, May 3. For more information visit artsandcultureeldorado. org/flux-submissionguidelines. Purchase your ticket now for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra’s ninth annual Golf For Kids’ Sake helicopter ball drop on May 24. Need not be present to win. Only 1,000 balls will be sold. To purchase contact Jamie Pitts Garcia at (530) 3061199 or jamie@bbbsns.org. The Marshall Foundation For Community Health invites people to a virtual celebration of excellence in nursing by honoring a nurse who has touched their life. The nurse (or nurses) acknowledged will receive a special recognition letter and will be featured in a commemorative Honor a Nurse video. Honor a Nurse donations supports the Mathewson-Bonser Nursing Scholarship fund. For more information visit marshallfound.org.

April 24 Celebrate Earth Day at Forebay Community Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be volunteer opportunities, children’s activities, food, gate prizes, vendors and much more. This year’s theme is fire prevention. Face in a Book in El Dorado Hills Town Center hosts special events on Independent Bookstore Day: Meet the Corgis (11 a.m. to noon), music by Pete Schroeder (noon to 2 p.m.), meet authors Claire Booth and James L’Etoile (2-3 p.m.), decorating with books demonstration (3-4 p.m.). Events will be held outdoors. For more information call (916) 9419401. The 31st annual Kids Day at the Park, a safari drivethru adventure, takes place 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Mineshaft, 2300 Mineshaft Lane in Rancho Cordova. Free admission and activities. The adventure is geared toward kids ages 0-12 and their adults.

“The Journey” by Myra Cooper Holmes

Play & experimentation Alcohol ink painter brings her work to Gold Country D. Lee Reyes Gold Country Artists Gallery

old Country Artists Gallery, an award-winning artists’ cooperative in Placerville, is now showing the work of its newest artist — alcohol ink painter Myra Cooper Holmes. Cooper Holmes is a talented artist who works in several media and is widely appreciated in Northern California for her wire mesh sculptures. Her family has long been involved in her creative process. Her mother was an accomplished artist famous for her woodcarvings of birds and her brother is also a sculptor. When Cooper Holmes first started using alcohol inks, she said it allowed her curiosity and sense of adventure to lead the way. “I had play dates with my good friend and with one of my granddaughters, music rocking and just had fun. And that is how I developed my style with alcohol inks: play and experimentation,” Cooper Holmes explained. Cooper Holmes faced some interesting challenges when she began working with alcohol inks. “One of the difficulties of the media is that the colors are not those that we learned in art school,” she said. “There is no alizarine crimson, cobalt blue, cadmium orange or yellow ochre. Alcohol inks have colors with names such as meadow, sandal, bottle, pesto and, one of my favorites, mermaid. In the beginning there were no color charts and very few places to purchase the inks. I ordered them online, wondering as I ordered the color pebble, what the heck color am I getting?” Cooper Holmes overcame the difficulties of the medium and now has a palette of about 70 brilliant colors. Alcohol ink can be applied to many kinds of surfaces, but Cooper Holmes favors waterproof, synthetic yupo paper, because the colors stay brilliant on its non-absorbent surface. Quick evaporation of the alcohol helps the colors set. The artist said she loves the challenge of controlling the inks’ flow and its fluidity creates an organic look she enjoys. She uses a variety of brushes and pens and delights in the contrast of loose strokes alongside intricate bird details of feathers and dragonfly wings. In Cooper Holmes’s painting “My

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“Meadowlark over Xabatin” by Meyo Marrufo embody the gifts of the land and the artists’ transformative labor. This gathering of individuals, ranging from emerging artists to well-known practitioners, provides a glimpse into the tribal landscapes of the region and the active connections that have been maintained for millennia. From pre- and postcontact utilitarian tools, garments, adornment and regalia to contemporary digital illustrations, the exhibition offers a unique opportunity to appreciate the depth of relationship

of the artists to their materials and to each other. Not only do Peconom, Marrufo, LaPena and Lanouette share in common their ancestral ties to the land, as students and teachers they are also connected through contributions to the continuous flowering of contemporary cultural arts in the region. An artists’ talk will take place virtually at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 20. Confidence Firehouse Gallery is located at 489 Main St. in Placerville. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Sunday.

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he Diamond Springs Art Association hosted its 2021 Spring Art Show earlier this month at the El Dorado County Government Center in Placerville. Judged by artist Richard Batho, the exhibit featured dozens of works with “Days End” by Sue Davis receiving the Best of Show and People’s Choice awards. The following is a list of award winners: Theme: “Cello Player” by Cathie Adams, first; “Kitty Ballet” by Sherry Morris, second; “Bright Light Fever” by Dave Sauvé, third; “Tragedyn

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Cheetah brothers arrive at Sac Zoo The Sacramento Zoo is thrilled to welcome almost 4-year-old cheetah brothers, Rowdy and Zig Zag, who will be on exhibit at the zoo beginning on Friday, April 23. “The boys” arrived from Wildlife Safari in Winston, Ore., on Sunday, April 11, accompanied by a team of Sac Zoo staff. After their arrival, the brothers were given nearly a week to settle into their new surroundings off exhibit and allow time for the zoo’s animal care and health staff to begin working on a cheetah husbandry and welfare program. Rowdy and Zig Zag were allowed access to their new exhibit this week, without public access of the viewing areas, allowing the brothers a few days to settle into their newly renovated exhibit. The cheetah habitat is the zoo’s former Australia habitat that received some nice upgrades prior to the cheetahs’ arrival including lovely green grass, heating elements under their arched shade structures/ shelters, a glass panel for up-close viewing, a behind-the-scenes area that will ultimately take guests on specially designed tours to learn more about the cheetahs. These, and other various upgrades were all made possible thanks to wonderful supporters. The cheetahs’ former home, Wildlife Safari, has the most successful cheetah breeding program of any AZAaccredited facility in the nation. We are excited

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Production co. seeks local talent News release Inspireworks Productions, a Christian production company, is filming its first feature film this June and July in Georgetown and Placerville. The film will be directed by SAG actor and producer Melissa Goad and based on “They Don’t Cast Shadows,” a book by Bob Leone. The story follows a teenage girl’s journey when a spiritual rebirth gives her the ability to see angels and demons; she finds romance and danger as she battles the demons who have overrun her rural hometown. The production company is casting for all roles, including featured background and smaller roles. Producers will also need people for larger crowd scenes for the high school, high school bus students,

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churchgoers, shoppers and townspeople. Those wanting to audition are invited to The Stage at Burke Junction in Cameron Park, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 1. Actors need to prepare a modern-day monologue. Sides will be available as well.

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Explore California history in Sacramento Traci Rockfeller Cusack Sacramento History Museum SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento History Museum, which now has more followers on TikTok than any other museum in the world, has reopened for indoor visitation and resumed popular Old Sacramento Underground tours and Gold Fever! games that take place throughout the historical district and the Old Sacramento Waterfront. Sacramento History Museum Inside the museum, visitors can explore 7,000 square feet of display space with a spacious layout for easy physical distancing. In addition to making a stop at the historical print shop on the main floor — and possibly getting glimpses of the nowfamous docent Howard Hatch busy at work — a must-see exhibit is titled California in Print: Highlights of the Eleanor McClatchy Collection that went on display in the R. Burnett Miller Gallery on the third floor just before the shut-down in March 2020. The exhibit showcases rare items and collectibles from the Eleanor McClatchy Collection that she donated to the city of Sacramento and the Center for Sacramento History. Eleanor (1895-1980) was the granddaughter of James McClatchy, who became editor of The Sacramento Bee in 1857, its founding year. Eleanor went on to preside over the newspaper from 1936 to 1978. In addition to helping to run the family newspaper business (also known as the “three Bees” — Sacramento Bee, Modesto Bee and Fresno Bee), she was also an avid collector of California history. While only a small percentage of her important and impressive collection will be on display, the exhibit highlights priceless items such as original Gold Rush era maps

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Catch gold fever with Mayor Swift during special events in Old Sacramento this month. showing where gold could be found, first-edition rare books printed in California, letter sheets from 1850s miners, a page from the Gutenberg Bible, dime novels from the 1870s and 1880s and more. The Sacramento History Museum is located at 101 I St. in Old Sacramento and is open Tuesdays through Sundays (closed Mondays) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for adults, youth ages 6 to 17 cost $5 and are free for children 5 and younger.

Time Travel Tours Two history-rich Time Travel Tours program offerings have recently resumed and both start at the Sacramento History Museum. The interpretive Old Sacramento Underground tours — officially

launched in 2010 — provide guests with the unique opportunity to explore what has been hidden beneath the city for more than 150 years while uncovering the facts and legends that lie below historic buildings and sidewalks. Tour guests explore excavated foundations, enclosed pathways and interesting archaeology exhibits while hearing sounds of 1860 street life. Entertaining and knowledgeable tour guides lead the way while recounting tales of the devastation, perseverance and determination that led to California’s only successful streetraising project. Old Sacramento Underground Tours take place at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and at 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. on Fridays. Special safety measures are in place and

tours are limited to 10 guests. Tour guide and guests are required to wear masks, sanitized sound equipment helps everyone stay physically distant and complimentary hand sanitizer is available in the museum and in each underground space. Old Sacramento Underground Tour tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for kids 6-17, free for children 5 and younger. In addition, guests to the Old Sacramento Waterfront can experience what it was like to catch gold fever while getting actively involved in the intriguing Gold Fever! games. Participants take on personas of characters in history — or “real-life rascals” — who scratched and clawed their way to make this area the center of the Gold Rush. Never the same experience twice, Gold Fever! games relive Sacramento’s early days when gold fever ruled amid horrible disasters that threatened fates and fortunes. To spice things up even more, elements of chance are introduced that could change the fate of tour guests. Through the course of the lively tours that meander through the historical district, visitors discover if they successfully escaped the many floods, if they managed to keep their gold dust (or lost it all at the gambling tables) and if they survived the fires, disease and the occasional steamboat explosion. Gold Fever! game slots are available on Fridays at 1 and 3 p.m. Groups are limited to 10 guests from the same household and need to maintain physically distancing from others. Tickets are $12 per person and kids 5 and younger are free (and need to be included in the 10 guest count). Guides and guests must wear masks and maintain physical distancing. All Time Travel Tour tickets include n

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Reopened RR museum offers memorable experiences Traci Rockfeller Cusack California State Railroad Museum SACRAMENTO — After being closed for nearly a year, the California State Railroad Museum recently reopened for indoor visitation at 25% capacity (or a maximum of 125 visitors at a time) and with safety measures and protocols in place. While some of the exhibits remain temporarily closed — including the walkthrough train cars and hands-on children’s area — the world-class museum offers an amazing variety of exhibits and activations in addition to an awe-inspiring collection of large scale locomotives and historical rail equipment on display. And, just steps away from the museum, the California State Railroad Museum Foundation continues to offer popular weekend excursion train rides on the Sacramento Southern Railroad that are perfect for families and individuals interested in enjoying a memorable and nostalgic outdoor experience aboard a historic locomotive. For those interested in visiting the historical district and Old Sacramento Waterfront, outlined below are a few must-see and must-do exhibits and activations offered by the California State Railroad Museum & Foundation. Exhibit: Bent to the Task: The Industrial Art of Ray Carrington — first floor: First debuted in January 2020, 35 intriguing sculptures are showcased in the visually impactful Bent to the Task exhibit, all created from repurposed scrap and rail materials such as hand tools, railroad spikes and track plates that local artist Ray Carrington from Vacaville collected decades ago from abandoned railroad logging and sawmills in Northern California. Capturing the

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Exhibit: The Magic of Scale Model Railroading — third floor: Presented and curated by the National Model Railroad Association, the public debut of the all-new The Magic of Scale Model Railroading coincided with the reopening of the museum April 1. A project first envisioned in 2004 by the NMRA and of appeal to all ages from children to the young-at-heart, the philosophy of the comprehensive and visually-exciting exhibit is designed to introduce and attract a new generation of scale model railroading enthusiasts. Visitors are treated to an impressive number of model train layouts and locomotives, information panels, a timeline of scale model railroading and much more. On display: Central Pacific Coach No. 12 — in roundhouse: On special display aboard a flatbed in the museum’s spacious roundhouse,

is the Central Pacific Coach No. 12 that was originally built in 1868 by Sam Brannan. The rare and historical railcar has been at the Calistoga Depot for past 42 years and was carefully relocated to Old Sacramento for rehabilitation and display. The railcar is historically significant as it is one of only two passenger cars that traveled in the very first transcontinental train trip across North America. In fact, this “survivor” passenger coach was in attendance during the world-famous ceremonies at Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869, before returning to Sacramento while attached to Gov. Stanford’s special train. Weekend excursion train rides — outdoors on the Sacramento Southern Railroad: Excursion train ride guests delight in the sights, smells and sounds of an authentic, historical locomotive as it rolls along the levees of the Sacramento River for a 6-mile, 45-minute roundtrip excursion. The experience offers guests the chance to enjoy train travel from an earlier era. Train ride experiences are available in open-air gondolas with café style chairs or in comfortable and cushioned enclosed coach cars. In addition to a deep clean each morning, train cars are cleaned in between each train ride with special attention focused on hightouch points such as grab irons and handrails. The California State Railroad Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. While subject to change, weekend excursion train rides depart at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. And, starting on April 23, Friday departures will be added at 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Due to the popularity of the rides, advance online tickets are recommended. For more information visit californiarailroad.museum.

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The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera presents Seductive Strings at 7 p.m. Under Stuart Chafetz, string players from Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera play the sizzling “Asturias” of Isaac Albéniz and “Malagueña-Milonga” by SP&O Principal Harpist Anna Maria Mendieta (orch. Jeremy Cohen) plus Grieg’s beguiling “Holberg Suite.” For more information visit sacphilopera.org/spring-soirees-digital-series. California Stage, 1723 25th St. in Sacramento, hosts outdoor

theater events: “Third Age,” a radio drama in the courtyard. For tickets and more information visit calstage.org. California Stage, 1723 25th St. in Sacramento, hosts free, outdoor art exhibits: Art sales (April 24), Anna Skacel (May 8). Times vary. For more information visit calstage.org. Trio7 presents an online concert at 7 p.m. on YouTube. Visit youtube.com/watch?v=Uu-iX41HZlM.

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Comedy Mask” by Katherine Thatcher, fourth. Landscape: “Peaceful Bliss” by Virginia Ottow, first; “Walk in The Woods” by Sherry Morris, second; “Sunrise” by Ann Hauck, third; “Yosemite Falls” by Jan Hord, fourth. Seascape: “Days End” by Sue Davis, first; “Washington Coast” by Carol Lundquist, second; “Rebel of The Sea” by Sherry Morris, third; “Ocean Waves” by Jan Hord, fourth. Floral: “Gladioli” by Ann Hauck, first; “Wall Flower” by Shirley Row, second, “Fall Leaves” by Cathie Adams, third; “Dogwood” by Ann Hauck, fourth. People: “Sitting Maiden,” first; “Homeless” by Cathie Adams, second. Life: “Howl is This” by Sherry Morris, first; “Buddy” by Virginia Ottowa, second; “The Burger Barn of Pollock Pines” by Sherry Morris, third; “Night Flyer” by Vicky Wood, fourth. Photography: “Winter Morning” by Toni ConleyWiden, first; “Sophie’s Reflection” by Dave Sauvé, second; “Sunset Pot” by Shirley Rowe, third; “Oakville Grocery” by Virginia Ottowa, fourth. Other: “Imagination” by Virginia Ottowa, first; “Junk-Study I” by Shirley Rowe, second; “Green Door” by Shirley Rowe, third; “Dragon Flyer” by Vicky Wood, fourth.

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Daughter’s Garden,” the vibrant yellow flowers spark an immediate sense of joy. The painting is full of life, light and dazzling color, with two Rufous hummingbirds courting a jewel-colored Anna’s hummingbird perched amongst the blossoms set against a sunny blue sky. Cooper Holmes’s expertise as a sculptor has broadened her ability to express shape and form in her paintings. As seen in her painting “The Texan,” she “sculpts” the feathery textures of the bird and frames the bird with a masterful background of hills rolling with complex shadows and the illusion of depth. Cooper Holmes’ painting “The Journey” was inspired by her daughter’s photograph of a desert scene, along with a charming relationship she developed with a roadrunner. While Cooper Holmes was living in Southern California a roadrunner took up residence in her yard. Every day she tossed the roadrunner a treat, leading it closer and closer to her house until one day the roadrunner hopped into her house and clacked a demand for its treat, creating a perfect photo opportunity. Cooper Holmes recreated her daughter’s desert scene, with its layered rock walls, shallow stream, the day moon and folded blues of the desert sky and added to it her roadrunner. The viewer might wonder if “The Journey” is the one taken by the roadrunner or the artist’s own journey from her first experience with the medium of alcohol ink to becoming a master of the technique. Gold Country Artists Gallery, 379 Main St. in Placerville, features the work of many awardwinning regional artists working in fields as diverse as fine jewelry, photography, fused glass, wood turning, pastels, colored pencil, scratch board and watercolor, acrylic and oil painting. The gallery is open daily from noon to 5 p.m. For more information call (530) 642-2944 or visit goldcountryartistsgallery.com.

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Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0372 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE FREE BIRD, located at 2753 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Registered owner(s): Aaron M Abrams, 2491 Bertha Ave, 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: 06/06/2010 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Aaron Abrams AARON ABRAMS, 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 03/29/2021. 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) 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 8831 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0355 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BLACK JACK INN, located at 985 Park Ave, South Lake

Tahoe, CA 96150/Mailing Address: PO Box 18692, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96151 Registered owner(s): The Mountaineer, LLC, 985 Park Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/20/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Pradip Patel PRADIP PATEL, GENERAL PARTNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 03/24/2021. 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) 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 8832 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0298 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BARREL WERKS, located at 2100 Valley View Parkway, #1214, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/ Mailing Address: 111 N Castanya Way, Portola Valley, CA 94028 Registered owner(s):

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Perry R Roberts, 2100 Valley View Parkway, 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: 03/10/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Perry Ryan Roberts PERRY RYAN ROBERTS, 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) 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 8833 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0373 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SEEK N SHRED, located at 827 Governor Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Manuel Soto, 827 Governor Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 2. Jennifer Soto, 827 Governor Drive, 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Manuel Soto MANUEL SOTO 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 03/29/2021. 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) 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 8834 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210135 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Michelle Lee Jack filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MICHELLE LEE JACK Proposed name: MICHELLE LEE ROSE 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: MAY 14, 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 MAR 18, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 8835 SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) CASE NO. PFL 20170811 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): Ronald Naastad You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page. Petitioner’s name is: Heather Naastad You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in

California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. The name and address of the court is: EL DORADO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 495 Main Street Placerville, CA 95667 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, is: Heather Naastad PO Box 551 Cool, CA 95614 P: ( ) DATE: Nov 03, 2017 by /s/ Randi Corrasa, Deputy 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 8836 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0365 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IN THE CHAINS DISC GOLF, located at 3266 Cimmarron Rd 42, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Eric W Heath, 3266 Cimmarron Rd 42, 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Eric Heath ERIC HEATH 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 03/25/2021. 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 Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  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) 8837 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0403 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHRISS CUSTOM CLOSETS, located at 5616 Pony Express Trail, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Steven C Flock, 5616 Pony Exprees Trail, Camino, CA 95709 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/ Steven C Flock STEVEN C FLOCK, INDIVIDUAL 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 04/05/2021. 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) 8860 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210121 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Jessica Albano Smith and William Richard Backman Smith filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: SAMUEL RICHARD SMITH Proposed name: WOLF RICHARD SMITH 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: MAY 21, 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 11, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 8861 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0370 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FRIENDS OF THE VETERANS MONUMENT, located at 1448 Crocker Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): El Dorado County Veterans Alliance, 1448 Crocker 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: 7/1/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ John R Poimiroo JOHN R POIMIROO, SECRETARYTREASURER/OFFICER 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 03/29/2021. 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) 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 8862 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0382 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STOP N SAVE #130, located at 639 Pleasant Valley Rd, Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: 461 S. Milpitas Blvd #1, Milpitas, CA 95035 Registered owner(s): Charanjeet S. Kapoor, 461 S. Milpitas Blvd #1, Milpitas, CA 95035 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 3/30/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Charanjeet S. Kapoor CHARANJEET S. KAPOOR 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 03/30/2021. 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) 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 8863 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0407 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALL STAR TREE SERVICE, located at 5055 Bonanza Auto Rd, Shingle Springs, CA 95682/Mailing Address: Box 1600, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Phillip Cornelius, 5055 Bonanza Auto Rd, 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: 4/1/21 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Phillip Cornelius PHILLIP CORNELIUS 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 04/05/2021. 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) 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 8864 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0400 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUNSHINE9, located at 5125 Brentford Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Rattan Root LLC, 5125 Brentford Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Samantha Huong Thi Pham SAMANTHA HUONG THI PHAM, MANAGING MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/02/2021. 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

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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) 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 8865 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0411 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SEIIKI CELLARS, located at 3680 Leisure Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Holly’s Hill Vineyards, LLC, 3680 Leisure Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/20/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Carrie Bendick CARRIE BENDICK, MANAGING MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/06/2021. 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) 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30 8866 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM RADIO PATH DESIGN STUDY NO. 14 RFP21-07 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PROPOSALS will be received via e-mail no later than 3:00 p.m. on May 7, 2021, local time, to the El Dorado Irrigation District at ContractManagement@eid.org. The work shall consist of providing professional services for a comprehensive evaluation of the communication needs for the District’s water and wastewater system facilities. The Request for Proposal is available on the EID website at www.eid.org/ contracts. Questions regarding this project should be directed to the Project Manager by emailing Ms. Liz Carrington at lcarrington@eid.org, or by calling 530-642-4077. Dated this 9th day of April, 2021 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT /s/ Elizabeth Dawson Elizabeth Dawson, P.E., Engineering Manager 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 8867 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOHN ALBERT DOLCINI CASE NO. PP20210067 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN ALBERT DOLCINI A PETITION for Probate has been filed by ALBERT B. DOLCINI and LILLIAN C. DOLCINI in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that ALBERT B. DOLCINI and LILLIAN C. DOLCINI 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 19, 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: DAVID M. DELEHANT, ATTORNEY AT LAW 1555 River Park Drive, Suite 108 Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 641-6100 4/9, 4/16, 4/23 8868 COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the County of El Dorado, State of California, that sealed bids for work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents for US 50/BASS LAKE RD EB OFFRAMP SIGNALIZATION will be received by the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation, through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest), until May 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read by the Department of Transportation. The bid opening will be held virtually through Zoom. The virtual meeting can be accessed via the following: https://zoom.us/j/97775875746 (669)900-9128 US (San Jose), (253)215-8782 US (Tacoma), (346)248-7799 US (Houston).. No Bid may be withdrawn after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days. Bids must be executed in accordance with the instructions given and forms provided in the Contract Documents furnished by the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest). The Proposal including the Bidder’s Security, Form 590, and Payee Data Record shall be submitted through Quest. The Project is located at the intersection of the US 50 eastbound off-ramp and Bass Lake Rd in the County of El Dorado. The Work to be done is shown on the Plans, and generally consists of, but is not limited to: Constructing a signalized intersection for the intersection of Bass Lake Rd and the US 50 eastbound off-ramp. The project includes the removal of existing street lights, trenching and conduit installation, pavement restoration, installation of new traffic signal poles, mast arms and luminaires, installation of new service pedestal and department-furnished controller cabinet, wire installation and connections, striping removal and installation, installation of new roadside signs, and electrical service connection. Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the plans, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, or these Special Provisions must be performed, constructed or installed. The Contract time is THIRTY-FIVE (35) WORKING DAYS. For bonding purposes the anticipated project cost is less than $625,000. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on April 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the project location, Intersection of Bass Lake Road and US 50 East Bound Off-Ramp, El Dorado Hills, CA. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www.questcdn. com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest project # on the Department of Transportation’s website at http://www.edcgov.us/ Government//DOT/BidsHome.aspx. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, through the Department of Transportations’ website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be downloaded for $30.00 by inputting the Quest Project # 6597490 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. To access the electronic bid form, download the project/request documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement screen. To be included on the planholders list, receive notification of addenda, and to be eligible to bid interested parties must download the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be examined in person at the Department of Transportation office at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville CA. However the Department of Transportation will no longer sell paper copies of the Contract Documents. CONTRACTORS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: Bidders must be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) and must possess a CLASS A license or equivalent combination of Classes required by the categories and type of Work included in the Contract Documents and Plans at the time the Contract is awarded, and must maintain a valid license through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to meet this Contract requirement will result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may bid on any public works project, be listed in a bid proposal for any public works project, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. P R E VA I L I N G WAGE REQUIREMENTS: Contractor’s attention is directed to the requirements of Division 2 Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code, including but not limited to Sections 1773, 1773.1, 1773.2, 1773.6, and 1773.7. The general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of

Labor Statistics and Research, PO Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 7034708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/ PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997. Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Department of Transportation’s principal office. AWARD OF CONTRACT: Bids will be considered for award by the Board of Supervisors. The County of El Dorado reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interests of the County. As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit payment and performance bonds along with evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement constitutes abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. Award will then be made to the next lowest, responsive, responsible Bidder. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the County, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the County in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Securities eligible for deposit hereunder are be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Reference the Contract Documents package, which includes the Notice to Bidders, Plans, Specifications, Draft Agreement and Proposal for contractual requirements not listed in this “Notice to Contractors” newspaper advertisement. 4/14, 4/16, 4/19, 4/21, 4/23, 4/26 8884 NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY STATEWIDE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 21-01 (SARATOGA ESTATES (PHASE 2A, 2B, 2C, & 3)) COUNTY OF EL DORADO STATE OF CALIFORNIA On April 1, 2021, special assessments for the financing of public improvement districts in the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (the “Authority”) Statewide Community Infrastructure Program Assessment District No. 21-01 (Saratoga Estates (Phase 2A, 2B, 2C, & 3)) County of El Dorado (the “District”), were recorded in the office of the Superintendent of Streets of the Authority. The property owners within the District have waived their entitlement to pay all or any portion of the assessments levied upon their property in cash within thirty days after the recordation of the assessments in the office of the County Recorder of the County of El Dorado. These assessments affect only certain property, the owners of which have voluntarily participated in the Authority’s Statewide Community Infrastructure Program. Bonds will be issued according to the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 representing unpaid assessments and bearing interest at a rate not to exceed 12% per year. Thereafter, unpaid assessments will be payable in installments of principal and interest over a period of not to exceed thirty (30) years. Dated: April 16, 2021 and April 23, 2021 BRIAN MOURA, Secretary California Statewide Communities Development Authority 4/16, 4/23 8886 PUBLIC AUCTION LIEN SALE 49er MINI STORAGE 527 Truck Street Placerville, CA 95667 (530)626-3362 April 27th 2021 @ 10:00am Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700 through 2176 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The Undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 27th day of April 2021 at 10:00am on the premises where said property has been stored and which is located at 49er Mini Storage, 527 Truck Street, Placerville, CA county of El Dorado, State of California. The following units consists a misc. of household, garage, and personal items: B133 Justin Kremer N328 Paul Smick Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in CASH. All purchased items sold AS is WHERE is and must be removed at time of sale. Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between the owner and the obligated party. Auction services conducted by: Storage Auction Experts John Cardoza # 5860870--------Dated this April 16th & 23rd 2021 4/16, 4/23 8887 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0433 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DOWN TO EARTH LANDSCAPING, located at 5060 Mother Lode Dr, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Mike P Christolos, 5060 Mother Lode Dr, 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/ Michael Christolos MICHAEL CHRISTOLOS, 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 04/13/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 8888 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0432 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. NORTHWEST INSPECTIONS, 2. SPENCERS HANDYMAN SERVICE, located at 1521 Winding Oak Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Spencer Peters, 1521 Winding Oak Lane, 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: 03/12/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Spencer Peters SPENCER PETERS, 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 04/13/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 8889 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0375 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BLUE LAKE ANIMAL CARE CENTER, located at 1154 Emerald Bay Road, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Registered owner(s): Tahoe Veterinary Group, Inc, 1154 Emerald Bay Rd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 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: 7/5/16 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Neil Powell NEIL POWELL, CEO 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 03/29/2021. 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) 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 8890 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0420 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HYDRO HANDLE, located at 6770 Marshall Rd, Lotus, CA 95651/Mailing Address: PO Box 1160, Lotus, CA 95651 Registered owner(s): Tigra B Soleil, 6770 Marshall 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: 04/07/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Tigra Soleil TIGRA SOLEIL, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  (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 04/08/2021. 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) 8891 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0428 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GEORGE BABIY, located at 2150 Forestlake Dr, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 Registered owner(s): Heorhiy Babiy, 2150 Forestlake Dr, Rancho Cordova, CALI 95670 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/12/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Heorhiy Babiy HEORHIY BABIY, 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 04/12/2021. 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) 8892 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0427 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE HOOK, located at 3941 Park Drive, Suite 20619, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Michael H Frenchik, Jr, 3941 Park Drive, Suite 20619, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/01/2019 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Michael H Frenchik, Jr MICHAEL H FRENCHIK, JR, 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 04/12/2021. 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) 8893 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 PUBLIC AUCTION NOTICE Gold Key Storage Placerville, 4040 Stage Court, Placerville, CA 95667 will be having an Auction on April 27, 2021 at 9:00 am. The Auction will be conducted by Storage Auction Experts. All units have various household, garage items, tools, miscellaneous items in them. Units #306 Michael Sheehan, #A106 Amanda Ruhle, #A129 Adele Painter, #22 Yasuyuki Tokoshima, #163 Catrina Arens, #130 Ronnie Reyes, #133 and #135 Richard Meagher, #138 Adele Painter, #C231 Michael Sheehan, #210 Sheena Sneed, #217 John McGillvray 4/16, 4/23 8894

COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the County of El Dorado, State of California, that sealed bids for Work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents for MERRYCHASE/ COUNTRY CLUB - SIDEWALKS, CLASS II/III BIKEPATH AND SILVA VALLEY PKWY/HARVARD WAY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, CONTRACT No. 4546, CIP No. 72312 & 72378, will be received by the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation (Department of Transportation), through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest) until May 14, 2021 at 2:00 P.M., at which time bids will be publicly opened and read by the Department of Transportation. The bid opening will take place virtually through Zoom. The virtual bid meeting can be accessed via https://zoom. us/j/95368487470, Meeting ID: 953 6848 7470, call in numbers: 669-9009128, 253-215-8782, 346-248-7799. No Bid may be withdrawn after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days. Bids must be executed in accordance with the instructions given and forms provided in the Contract Documents furnished by the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest). The Proposal including the Bidder’s Security, Form 590, and Payee Data Record shall be submitted through Quest. The Project is located along Merrychase Drive and Country Club Drive in Cameron Park, and at the intersection of Silva Valley Parkway and Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills, in the County of El Dorado. The Work to be done is shown on the Plans, and generally consists of, but is not limited to construction of sidewalk, curb and gutter, asphalt paving, solar powered flashing beacons, pavement striping, and various minor concrete work. Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the plans, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, or these Special Provisions must be performed, constructed or installed. - The Contract time is EIGHTY (80) WORKING DAYS. - For bonding purposes the anticipated Project cost is less than $2,000,000. - A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on May 5, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the field at the intersection of Silva Valley Pkwy. and Harvard Way. State requirements for masks and social distancing will be enforced. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory. - This Project is being formally bid in accordance with Public Contract Code 22032 and County of El Dorado Ordinance Code section 3.14.040. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www.questcdn. com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest Project # on the Department of Transportation’s website at http://www.edcgov.us/ Government/DOT/pages/BidsHome. aspx. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, through the Department of Transportations’ website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be downloaded for $30.00 by inputting the Quest Project #7429370 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. To access the electronic bid form, download the project/request documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement screen. To be included on the planholders list, receive notification of addenda, and to be eligible to bid interested parties must pay for and download the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be examined in person at the Department of Transportation’s office at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville CA. However, the Department of Transportation will no longer sell paper copies of the Contract Documents. CONTRACTORS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: Bidders must be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) and must possess a CLASS A license or equivalent combination of Classes required by the categories and type of Work included in the Contract Documents and Plans at the time the Contract is awarded, and must maintain a valid license through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to obtain proper adequate licensing will constitute a failure to execute the Contract and will result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may bid on any public works project, be listed in a bid proposal for any public works project, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PARTICIPATION: For Federalaid projects, DBE requirements of Title 49 Part 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 26) apply. Bidders are advised that, as required by Federal law, the County of El Dorado has implemented Disadvantaged Business Enterprise requirements for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). Comply with Section 2-1.12 and Section 5-1.13. In accordance with 49 CFR 26, Bidder will take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority firms, women’s business enterprises and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Contract goal is 15%. 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Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Department of Transportation’s principal office, and are available upon request, and in case of projects involving Federal funds, Federal wage requirements as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor have been included in the Contract Documents. In the case of Federally funded projects, where Federal and State prevailing wage requirements apply, compliance with both is required. This Project is funded in whole or part by Federal funds. Comply with Exhibit D of the Draft Agreement and the Copeland Act (18 U.S.C. 874 and 29 CFR Part 3), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141-3147 and 29 CFR Part 5), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701 and 29 CFR Part 5). If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department of Transportation will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by Contractor and subcontractors, Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. AWARD OF CONTRACT: As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit bonds and evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement constitutes abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. Award will then be made to the next lowest, responsive, responsible Bidder. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the County, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the County in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Securities eligible for deposit hereunder are be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Reference the Contract Documents package, which includes the Notice to Bidders, Plans, Specifications, Draft Agreement and Proposal for contractual requirements not listed in this “Notice to Contractors” newspaper advertisement. 4/21, 4/23, 4/26 4/28, 4/30, 5/3 8910 TITLE ORDER NO.: 1769895CAD TRUSTEE SALE NO. 85242 LOAN NO. 399232671 APN: 123-340-017-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/13/2019. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 5/13/2021 at 2:30 PM, CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS, AS TRUSTEE as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 3/20/2019 as Instrument No. 2019-0009369-00 in book N/A, page N/A of official records in the Office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, executed by: 6003 WESTERN SIERRA WAY LLC, A WYOMING LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY , as Trustor PS FUNDING, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION , as Beneficiary WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). At: Outside the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse located at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667, NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE – continued all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County, California described the land therein: Lot 76, as shown, on the Map of “Serrano Village M, Unit No. 1”, filed in the Office of the County recorder of El Dorado County, State of California on August 20, 2004, in Book “J” of Maps, at Page 36. Excepting therefrom all oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances, inert gases, minerals and metals, lying below a-depth of 500 feet from the surface of said land and real property, whether now known to exist or hereafter discovered, but without, however, any right to use the surface of said land and real property or any portion thereof above a depth of 500 feet from the surface of such land and real property for any purpose whatsoever, as excepted and reserved in the Deeds from El Dorado Hills Investors, ltd., a California limited partnership, recorded October 23, 1989, in Book 3227 of Official Records, at Pages 279 and 303. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The

street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 6003 WESTERN SIERRA WAY EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit $1,544,984.20 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election of Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. DATE: 4/16/2021 CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALISTS, AS TRUSTEE, as Trustee 8190 EAST KAISER BLVD., ANAHEIM HILLS, CA 92808 PHONE: 714-283-2180 FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION LOG ON TO: www.stoxposting.com CALL: 844-477-7869 PATRICIO S. INCE’, VICE PRESIDENT CALIFORNIA TD SPECIALIST IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. “NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 844-477-7869, or visit this internet Web site www.stoxposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case T.S.# 85242. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.” For sales conducted after January 1, 2021: NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (844) 477-7869, or visit this internet website www.STOXPOSTING.com, using the file number assigned to this case 85242 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid; by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code; so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 8914 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210172 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Eric Jason Sampson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ERIC JASON SAMPSON Proposed name: ERIC JASON THOMAS 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: MAY 21, 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 APRIL 6, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14 8916 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0472 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EL DORADO IMAGING, located at 2574 Raleigh Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): El Dorado Imaging LLC, 2574 Raleigh Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Valerie Rondone VALERIE RONDONE, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/20/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14 8917 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GARY H. PEARCE CASE NO. PP20210080 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GARY H. PEARCE A PETITION for Probate has been filed by MICHAEL W. GORMAN in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that MICHAEL W. GORMAN 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: June 2, 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: FRANCIS A. LA POLL Gilfix & La Poll Associates LLP 2479 E. Bayshore Rd, Suite 220 Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 493-8070 4/23, 4/30, 5/7 8918 NOTICE OF INTENT AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (Pursuant to CEQA Section 21092 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15072) EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROJECT The El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) proposes to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Section 15000 et seq., Title 14, California Code of Regulations) for the El Dorado Canal Diversion Vegetation Management Project (proposed project). The proposed project consists of the implementation of a vegetation management project on approximately 42-acres of EID property near the El Dorado Canal in the vicinity of the El Dorado Diversion Dam, immediately adjacent to U.S.

Highway 50 and approximately 1.5 miles southwest of the town of Kyburz in El Dorado County, California. Vegetation management proposed by EID is designed to protect critical facilities located in a very high fire hazard severity zone while serving to reduce fuel loads and create defensible space for neighboring communities located in the wildland urban interface. The proposed project would be funded by a California Climate Investments Fire Prevention Grant administered by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Fire Prevention program is designed to improve resiliency of forested and forest-adjacent communities and upper watershed forests while achieving climate goals. The proposed project would employ a variety of vegetation management prescriptions such as mechanical mastication and hand treatments, removal of fuel ladders, and tree pruning to inhibit vertical fire spread and the potential for crown fire. Planning and layout for the treatments will occur in spring of 2021. Fuels reduction work is planned to begin in late summer to early fall of 2021 with treatments occurring through February 2022. The proposed project site is not identified on the lists specified in Government Code section 65962.5. EID is the lead agency under CEQA for the proposed project and has directed the preparation of an Initial Study (IS) for the proposed project in accordance with the requirements of CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines, and EID’s guidelines. The IS describes the proposed project and assesses the proposed project’s potentially significant adverse impacts on the physical environment. It concludes that the proposed project’s potentially significant or significant adverse effects on the environment can be mitigated to less-than-significant levels; therefore, a proposed MND has been prepared. Agencies and members of the public are invited to comment on the proposed IS/MND. The comment period is from April 23, 2021 to May 24, 2021. The proposed IS/MND can be reviewed at EID’s Customer Service Building, 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville, CA 95667 or on the EID web site at www.eid.org/ ceqa. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 26, 2021. Comments can be sent to Doug Venable, Environmental Review Analyst, El Dorado Irrigation District, at the address above or by email at dvenable@eid.org. EID will hold a public hearing to consider the IS/MND on June 14, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. during a regularly scheduled meeting of the EID Board of Directors. Please check EID’s website for information regarding the meeting format: https://www. eid.org/about-us/board-of-directors/ meetings-agendas-and-minutes. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California law, it is the policy of the El Dorado Irrigation District to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require information or materials in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require any other accommodation for this meeting, please contact the EID ADA coordinator at 530.642.4045 or email at adacoordinator@eid.org at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the District to make reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility. 8919 4/23 EL DORADO RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 04-2021 RELEASE DATE: April 13, 2021 CLOSING DATE: Proposals must be received by May 20, 2021 by 4:00 p.m. PROJECT TITLE: “FA50 PHB – SIERRA SPRINGS UNIT” CONTACT PERSONS: Mark Egbert District Manager Mark.Egbert@ca.usda.gov El Dorado Resource Conservation District 100 Forni Road, Suite A Placerville, CA 95667 (p) 530-295-0120 (Cell) 530-957-3472 The RCD is seeking proposals from qualified and experienced contractors to provide all labor, materials and equipment necessary to carry out the FA50 PHB – SIERRA SPRINGS UNIT (Project). The RCD retains the right to award to one or more contractors to ensure that the Project is completed within the specified time frame. PROJECT SUMMARY The Project is Phase B of the Fire Adapted 50 series of projects identified by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), U.S. Forest Service, the El Dorado Resource Conservation District and the Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation District and is consistent with the Fire Adapted Communities component of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy. Fire Adapted 50 was developed to strengthen and expand existing fuel breaks in the Wildland Urban Interface/Intermix (WUI) zone of the SOFAR Watershed and consists of several projects primarily located along the Highway 50 corridor where there have been five large and devastating fires in the last 40 years. PROJECT OBJECTIVES The overall objectives of this Project are to return forests and uplands to a more managed, fire resistant condition and to ensure that the community’s risk to wildfire has been reduced. This fuel modification treatment strategy has identified the Project as a WUI defense zone where the focus is on protecting life and property. This strategic fuel management project should help to contain wildfires and facilitate longterm stewardship through practices such as continued mechanical and hand treatment and prescribed fire. Full RFP can be obtained at the Districts website: www.eldoradorcd. org 4/23, 4/26, 4/28 8920

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MSRP $26,910. 36-month lease on approved credit, $6,000 due at signing includes tax, title, fees and $0 security deposit. 10,000 miles per year, plus 15¢ per mile in excess. Cannot be combined with any other incentives or offers. 1 at this offer. Stock/VIN: 18097S/MH308446

Lease for only

2021 SUBARU OUTBACK CVT

plus tax for 36 mo STOCK/VIN: 18379S/M3198993

Model: MDB-01

MSRP $27,845. 36-month lease on approved credit, $7,700 due at signing includes tax, title, fees and $0 security deposit. 10,000 miles per year, plus 15¢ per mile in excess. Cannot be combined with any other incentives or offers. 1 at this offer. Stock/VIN: 18379S/M3198993

2021 SUBARU ASCENT PREMIUM 7 PASS CVT Lease for only

199

plus tax for 36 mo STOCK/VIN: 18287S/M3440972

Model: MCC-12

MSRP $38,301. 36-month lease on approved credit, $7,400 due at signing includes tax, title, fees and $0 security deposit. 10,000 miles per year, plus 15¢ per mile in excess. Cannot be combined with any other incentives or offers. 1 at this offer. Stock/VIN: 18287S/M3440972

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