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BOS hears Fixer Upper DOT, airport budget needs Dawn Hodson Staff writer It was show and tell day at a special Monday meeting of the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors as two departments presented their tentative budgets for next year. First up was Department of Transportation Director Rafael Martinez whose budget request for 2021-22 is $87,569,855, down from this 2020-21’s budget of $112 million. Focusing most of his presentation on the Road Fund, which is used for capital improvement projects, maintenance, development and encroachment permits, Martinez noted that DOT is also responsible for maintaining other infrastructure such as guard rails, sidewalks and bridges. Martinez noted that typically the budget for the Road Fund is between $40 and $80 million with sources of funding being Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians tribal funds, developers, property taxes, the General Fund, Senate Bill 1, traffic impact fees, utility fees, the federal government, grants and the original gas tax. This year DOT spent about $20 million on road maintenance, according to Martinez. In the last seven years revenues used to maintain roads have decreased 8% while the cost to maintain them has gone up 35%. As a result, Martinez said DOT’s fund balance has gone from $14 million in 2012-13 to $1.6 million in 2019-20. Martinez said 20 to 30 years ago the county was getting considerable revenue from the federal logging fees, gas taxes and property taxes but revenue has not kept up with the rise in expenses and in the case of federal logging fees, that source of revenue has almost completely disappeared in the last few years. Reducing the number staff in the department and using more contract maintenance and new technology have cut DOT’s costs but despite that Martinez said he anticipates a $2.8 million deficit in the Road Fund in the coming fiscal year with a yearly $3 million dollar shortfall continuing into the future. Improving the infrastructure would require an additional $6 million a year in revenue, year over year according to Martinez. Looking ahead to the next fiscal year, Martinez noted that previously the board approved using $1.5 million in tribal funds to help fill the Road Fund gap, along with another $1.3 million in transient occupancy tax revenue the board n
See Budget, page 10
Mountain Democrat photos by Dawn Hodson
Roofer Debbie Haas climbs down from the top of the Fairplay-Aukum Community Hall in Fairplay where she was putting in new shingles April 15 as part of an effort to fix up the building so it can be used to benefit the community once again. Haas volunteered her skills and roofing materials were donated.
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through the donations of materials and time by generous people he Fairplayand businesses in the Aukum community, including Community Hall local wineries. is getting some needed One example of that rehabilitation with the generosity was from GAF, help of members of the North America’s largest Pioneer Volunteer Fire roofing manufacturer, Association and Pioneer which donated all the Fire Protection District. shingles and other Originally the Three materials used to re-roof Forks Grange the the building. When asked building, which is located to donate the materials, in Fairplay, later became the company only asked the Fairplay-Aukum that the person hired to Community Hall. Last do the work be either The hall will serve as a site for fundraisers or rented out for events. August the PVFA was a minority or woman. asked by the FairplayGAF then called Debbie was in need of some tender loving Aukum Community Hall Haas, owner of Debbie’s Roofing in care, especially if they wanted to Association to take it over. The Sacramento, who volunteered to do boards of the two groups, which had rent it out or use it for fundraising it although she said PVFA offered events. The group wanted to get overlapping members, then merged her some money to compensate her the repairs done as inexpensively as and now run the hall. for her time. possible as every penny saved goes Not put to much use last year Taking a week and half to do the to help support the Pioneer Fire due to the COVID-19 pandemic, job along with her brother, she Department. once the organization took the hall That effort has been helped along over they recognized the building n See Fairplay hall, page 2
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Ski resort officials reflect on operating amid pandemic Tahoe Daily Tribune The impacts of the coronavirus have had innumerable effects on businesses and Lake Tahoe’s ski industry wasn’t spared. Resorts adapted to the changing environment and put in place several protocols to keep lifts turning. Unlike other industries, resorts were allowed to operate in all tiers of the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, albeit with several restrictions. Virus restrictions and capacity limits significantly reduced visitation for many of the resorts, but despite all the hurdles, the resorts had a successful season. “COVID has had little impact on the part that matters most this season: actually skiing and riding downhill. That fact alone provided an element of normalcy and freedom that I think we all needed more than ever,” said public relations director for Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Liesl Hepburn in an email. “There were big differences in the lift lines and all the
non-ski experiences, but keeping the most essential component relatively unchanged felt really good.” While the snowpack is well below average this year, resorts reported the season had several ideal powder days. Hepburn says there are currently great spring skiing opportunities at Squaw Alpine and they are celebrating retromonth at the resort. Squaw Valley reported a total of 285 inches of snow this season at its upper mountain. The resort averages 400 inches of snow per year, including 91 inches of snow in March. This past month the resort reported 62 inches of snow. Squaw Valley had 74% of average snowfall. “I think this winter we all needed that mountain escape more than ever, and personally it gave me even a greater sense of appreciation for being able to recreate in the Sierra in our expansive outdoor environments,” said Joanna Mcwilliams, communications manager for Vail Resorts Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood, in an email. “It’s been incredible to see our community of
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The pandemic didn’t stop those who love hitting the slopes this winter season. skiers and riders come together to make this winter a success by following our safety protocols.” Vail Resorts also operated this season with new safety protocols and restrictions. “Interest in skiing and riding remains strong across all three of our resorts, and the skiing and riding have
been excellent,” said McWilliams. “Cumulatively, we’ve received over 17-feet of snow this season.” Northstar and Kirkwood had 58% of average snowfall. Snowfall at Heavenly came in at about 52% of average for the season and Diamond Peak Ski Resort n
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Loon Lake as of April 20 Water elevation 6,385.8 feet Water storage 39,400 acre-feet Percent full 57 % Inflow 375 Outflow 56 Ice House as of April 20 Water elevation 5,424.7 feet Water storage 28,080 acre-feet Percent full 65% Inflow 155 cfs Outflow 34 cfs Sly Park as of April 22 Water elevation 3,454 feet Water storage 30,976 acre-feet Percent full 75%
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AWAITING ADDRESS CONFIRMATION 97 *Hospitalizations: 2 patients were in area hospitals with 1 in the ICU. Data provided by El Dorado County Public Health
American River April 20 Peak flow 1,400 cfs
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laughed as she recalled, “I didn’t know how big the job was or how steep the roof was.” Another offer of help came in the form of new plumbing, with the materials paid for but the labor donated by Brendan Owens of Owens Plumbing and Christian Beck, who last week were busy replacing all the water lines and installing a new urinal and fixtures in the bathroom. Firefighters also helped by moving boxes of old items into an adjoining meeting room. Dan Dwyer, chair of the PVFA, said the group has a contractor to paint the building but is hoping to find a paint supplier to donate the paint, emphasizing that money not spent goes back to helping the local fire department. Already Dwyer figures with all the donated help and materials, they have saved between $53,000 to $58,000 on what it would have cost to rehab the building. A longtime popular venue in the community, Dwyer said they already have people interested in renting the facility for a celebration of life event. The Pioneer Fire Department also uses the hall for meetings and training sessions and it could be used as an evacuation center in the event of a fire. Other future uses, once
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Plumbers Christian Beck and Brendan Owens dig up a water line to be replaced at the Fairplay-Aukum Community Hall. the repairs are completed, include renting it out for dances, graduation events and rummage sales. Dwyer said the PVFA needs to continue to do fundraisers in order to pay the taxes and maintenance on the building with a fundraiser planned for the fall, although no date has been set yet. The PVFA may also host a Christmas party for local children and crab banquets in January and February of next year. “We netted $30,000 at prior crab banquets,” Dwyer said, with any money raised going to help purchase equipment for
the fire department along with 15% for schools as students, teachers and administrators help out with events. Coming up much sooner, however, is the South County First Responder Fishing Derby May 15 at D’Agostini Reservoir with members of the PVFD helping out. Anglers 15 and younger interested in competing should register at bit.ly/ PFPDFishingDerby. Anyone who would like help give the Fairplay-Aukum Community Hall a new lease on life is asked to contact Lynette Dwyer at lynanddan@gmail. com or (530) 295-0566.
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What to expect in 2021 on the Eldorado National Forest USDA Forest Service The Eldorado National Forest is busy getting ready for its upcoming visitor season. Exciting upgrades to many developed recreation sites are under way or have been recently completed by forest partners Sacramento Municipal Utility District and El Dorado Irrigation District. These agencies manage reservoirs and support recreation facilities throughout the forest, which are part of their licensed hydroelectric power generation projects. These projects provide water storage, renewable energy and a vast number of recreational opportunities. Many recreation facilities are operated by another partner, Royal Elk Park Management, a forest concessionaire that oversees and maintains multiple sites under a special use permit. Recreation site closures while improvements are being made, changes in user fees and updates to the reservation system are important things visitors should know prior to their visit in 2021.
Closures for improvements
• Yellowjacket Campground and boat launch (all year) • West Point Campground, including access road from north Union Valley Road (all year) • West Point boat ramp and parking area from NUVR (after Labor Day) • Sunset boat ramp (after Labor Day) • Wolf Creek Group Campground and access road (all year) • Wolf Creek Campground from north Union Valley Road (after Labor Day) • Camino Cove Campground from north Union Valley Road (all year) Dru Barner Campground and day use (partial closures in 2021)
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• Caples Lake Campground • Silver Lake East Campground (additional improvements planned late 2021/2022) • Buck Island toilet installation • East Slab Creek hand launch boat access/day use·
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COMICS ■ SHOE by Jeff MacNelly
• West Slab Creek whitewater boating access/day use • Brush Creek Reservoir boat ramp/ day use • Northshore RV Campground • Loon Lake boat ramp/day use/ trailhead
Sites with new credit/debit fee machines
• Pyramid Creek trailhead/day use • Pipi Campground/day use • Pardoes Point Campground/day use • Wrights Lake Campground/day use • Icehouse Campground/day use/ boat ramp • Sunset Campground/day use/boat ramp • Wench Creek Campground • Yellowjacket Campground/day use/ boat ramp • Loon Lake Campground/day use/ boat ramp • Silver Lake Campground • Carson Pass trailhead
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Sunset-Union Valley now has all first-come, first-served sites listed in the Recreation.gov system. New facilities added to the reservation system in 2021: • Dru Barner Campground, Northshore Campground and Wench Creek Campground • Adventure Mountain selfcontained RV campsites
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Royal Elk Park Management fee updates
• Day use sites: $10 • Standard sites with water: $28 • Standard sites without water: $25 • Group sites have an adjusted value based on amenities and location
Day use areas with waived fees in 2021 Wrights Lake day use and trailheads and Kirkwood Lake day use will be fee-free in 2021 to provide an opportunity for additional public input on new fees at these sites. Check the forest website at fs.usda. gov/eldorado or call ranger stations ■
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Noel Stack Managing Editor
Krysten Kellum Associate Editor
California Commentary
The great gas tax ripoff continues
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tate needs billions to fix highways despite gas tax” was just one headline in reaction to a report issued by Caltrans last week. The response from California taxpayers — “You’ve got to be kidding.” California has Jon COupal the highest gas tax in the nation and yet, if one believes the bureaucrats, it just isn’t enough to fix our roads and highways and $6 billion more is needed annually. But the truth is we have plenty of money to meet the need if the money were spent for its intended purposes. The claim that billions more are needed was revealed in Caltrans’ draft 2021 State Highway System Management Plan. Luckily, I’m fluent in Bureaucratese and in Taxpayer. Allow me to translate from one to the other: “The SHSMP presents a fiscally constrained allocation of available funding (translation: not enough money) for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the SHS (translation: for road repair). The 2021 SHSMP identifies a $6.1 billion annual shortfall that imposes a constraint requiring transportation objectives to be prioritized (translation: Give us the money or we’ll kill the project in your district).” The gross misspending, waste and diversion of gas tax revenues into projects having nothing to do with roads or highways. In fact, Caltrans admits that as it tries to focus “available funding on core system assets,” it is “simultaneously increasing our investment in bicycle and pedestrian transportation modes to help achieve climate goals and provide more equity in transportation system access.” Where is the “equity” in a regressive gas tax, now the highest in the nation at 62.47 cents per gallon? For average Californians, the ability to drive to work, take kids to school and run errands is not a luxury, but the state’s Legislature priced it like a luxury when it raised gas taxes and vehicle registration fees by passing Senate Bill 1 in 2017. How does California’s gas tax compare with the states to which Californians are fleeing in droves? Here’s the data from the Tax Foundation: Texas, 20 cents per gallon; Florida, 42.29 cents per gallon; and Nevada, 33.78 cents per gallon. (These three states have no income tax and their roads are better). Although SB 1 raised taxes with the promise that the money would be used to repair crumbling roads and bridges, about 30 percent of the revenue raised by the tax hike is designated for other transportation priorities, including public transit, bike lanes and walk paths. And the law includes not one reform to address the well-documented waste at the California Department of Transportation. The California State Auditor has repeatedly cited Caltrans for a lack of cost controls, leading to waste, fraud and abuse. And in November, the Reason Foundation Annual Highway Report ranked California’s highways 43rd in the nation in overall cost-effectiveness and condition. n
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EDITOR: see many signs telling me its a national historic trail, others call it the Pony Express route, another calls it the Lincoln Highway. If they’re so proud of this strip of asphalt that runs from Shingle Springs to Pleasant Valley, why won’t they clean it up? This road is a trash-strewn mess, has been for a long time. Calls to the county (I’ve made a few) seem to fall on deaf ears. Is it money they’re trying to save? I haven’t seen my property tax bill go down. Now they have $2 million of transient tax money to spend. I can’t think of a better way to spend some of it. DENNIS THILO Placerville
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ith the noose vote our City Council just proved that they have something in common with the jellyfish. Neither one has a spine. Bowing to woke pressure, a lot of which came from the outside, they voted to remove the noose from signs, etc., even though it had nothing to do with racism and in decades here I have never heard anyone say otherwise until this woke revolution enveloped the land with its sign removals, statue destruction, etc. There may, however, be a way to bring common sense and forthright backbone back to Placerville. The last time the City Council tried to ram something the people didn’t want down their throats it was the round-a-bout at Cedar Ravine and Main Street. That time the people rose up, gathered signatures on petitions and put the question on the ballot. The people told the City Council where they could stick their round-a-bout and it’s not there now. The same could be done now. Petitions could be circulated, signatures gathered and the question put on a ballot for the people to decide. If enough people wanted the return of our Old West historical references the City Council could again be told where to go. Those five jellyfish that comprise the City Council don’t necessarily have to be the final word. GEORGE ALGER Placerville
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e have been put on notice by people who do not live here and want to remove our history from our town — all in the “name of political correctness” and “being offended.” The truth: It’s all about control (Socialism 101). They want to control how you live and how you think. This is in opposition to the principles of the Constitution that once guaranteed “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” to everyone. Everywhere you look, our country and our society are in the process of being cleansed of all history. Statues are torn down. History is being re-written in the image of a utopian state where all are socialists, but some are better than others. Socialism is not the principle that created this country. However, the principle that did — freedom — has allowed socialism to fester in the shadows for years. Now, it is forefront and in your face. We have allowed, by our own apathy, to not be on guard to protect our freedoms that were so carefully crafted by our Founding Fathers. They, along with all the people killed protecting this country, are rolling over in their graves. Another, hard to control principle is human nature. Look at every society in human history; there are the “haves and the have nots.” Feudalism, tribalism and even religions are not free of human nature. Some want to tell everyone else how to live and think while they reap the rewards from the subservience at the expense of the “have nots” who do their bidding and fight their useless wars. Socialism is not any different. Some of the tools for controlling have changed. Now the catch words are “offended,” “political correctness,” “global warming,” etc. Fear has never been left out of the play book. We are manipulated everyday by the practice of PRS — Problem, Reaction, Solution. What is the answer to this rush to socialism? First, pull up our collective pants as a country and stop bending over to those who think they are better. We were given the power to change our government legally and non-violently. We were given in the Constitution, the power to use recall, referendum and initiative when we hold grievance against our governments for how they conduct our business. Hold our elected officials responsible for their actions. Serving in government is supposed to be a privilege, not a career. BRIAN DeBERRY Placerville
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say that the problem of moral law in the “Upanishads” is solved by fulfilling the words of Shakespeare in Hamlet. For ‘self ’ however, we should understand ‘Self ’: This above all. — to thine own self be true; And it must follow, as night the day, Raffety Thou canst not be false to any man.” The “Upanishads” were not internally consistent and often repetitive. It’s also where the Wheel of Life comes in. Failure to properly meditate enough to find God will result in a person coming back to live in another life — as another person or some other life form. In the “Bhagavad Gita” there is a hell of sorts. Krishna, the god of love says, “Those who follow my doctrine and who have faith, and have good will, find through pure work their freedom. But those who follow not my doctrine, and who have ill will, are men blind to all wisdom, confused in
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The popular notion of karma is what goes around comes around. Obviously, you want good karma and you don’t want bad karma coming back to you. mind: they are lost.” Later, on the same page, “It is greedy desire and wrath born of passion, the great evil, the sum of destruction: this is the enemy of the soul.” The popular notion of karma is what goes around comes around. Obviously, you want good karma and you don’t want bad karma coming back to you. But in the “Bhagavad Gita,” “Karma is the force of creation, wherefrom all things have their life.” In another section is a verse that reminds me of something from the Book of Common Prayer. The “Bhagavad Gita” speaks of “God of the winds and waters, of fire and death! Lord of the solitary moon, the Creator, the Ancestor of all.” From the Book of Common Prayer comes the “Song of Creation” “O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord O ye stars, bless ye the Lord O ye showers and dew, bless ye the
Lord.” From about 500 BC, when those two Sanskrit poems were written, I now switch to the first century AD. Pat Johnson, legal secretary to the El Dorado Irrigation District counsel, gave me a book three years ago that is all of 31 pages, called “on the Shortness of Life” by Lucius Seneca. The Stoic philosopher was born in Cordoba, Spain, in 4 BC and died in Rome in 65 AD. Just this week I finally read it. It seemed to be an intimidating title. He begins by noting that some animals live longer than man. I can think of several, such as Galapagos turtles and Greenland sharks. “Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently generous measure to allow the accomplishment of very great things if the whole of it is well invested. But when it is squandered in luxury and carelessness, when it is
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It’s infuriating to hear Caltrans moan that it needs more money for road repair when, in a move that incensed both taxpayers and drivers in the Central Valley, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order in 2019 that redirected gas tax money to fund railway systems and other non-road projects. Assemblyman Jim Patterson, R-Fresno, noted that the diverted funds would have increased stretches of Highway 99 from four to six lanes in the Central Valley to alleviate what Caltrans
itself called a “bottleneck” along this major freight corridor. When it comes to highway construction and maintenance, California delivers a low level of service at an inflated cost. We can fix this by directing gas tax revenues to projects that do the most good for the state’s driving public and by reducing our transportation bureaucracy. Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
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Do your feet or hands tingle, feel numb, or hurt. THE PLACERVILLE NEUROPATHY SUPPORT GROUP meets the 2nd Wed. of each month, 1 PM, Senior Center, 937 Spring St. Except: July, Aug. & Dec. Jan., Feb., March telephone meeting. Call Bev (877)6226298 for instructions. PLACERVILLE SENIOR SOFTBALL CLUB. Welcomes all men and women ball players, slow pitch, 55 and older. Season is April through Sept. Contact Dean Panell simplefolk1028@yahoo.com (530) 620-4755, or Kelly Heavin sfd5r5ter@aol.com (530) 919-0386 POLLOCK PINES-CAMINO ROTARY CLUB is seeking people interes ted in community service and interested in exploring a Rotary club of friendships, reasonable dues and endless satisfaction. Please call 530305-0872 for information regarding Rotary and an upcoming meeting. SENIOR PEER COUNSELING Seniors 55 and over who are grieving, depressed or having issues related to aging can meet one-on-one with a caring senior, professionally supervised and trained to listen and encourage. Call (530)621-6304 to leave a message and get started. SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF PLACERVILLE wants to meet you! Are you looking to impact your community, make new friends with dynamic women, and feel good about your efforts? Our mission is to improve the lives of women and children. Explore the joy of being a member of a Club that makes a significant difference in many lives. Contact us at (530) 344-1476 or sipplacerille@soroptimist. net or visit https:// siplacerville.org/. (Meetings can be attended in person or via Zoom, until COVID19 distancing is no longer required.) TOPS Club, Inc. meets Tuesday 9:00–11:00 am, Veterans Hall (downstairs) 130 Placerville Dr. For more information call Bonnie (530) 644-4668 Helping millions take off pounds sensibly since 1948. UPPER ROOM DINING HALL located at 1868 Broadway, Placerville. Feeding the hungry 365 days a year. Food served from 4 to 5:30PM daily. Hall opens at 2 pm, open all holidays. Avail for families, seniors, veterans, and any who need a meal. Help us Feed the Hungry. Volunteers and monetary contributions always welcome P.O. Box 484, Placerville CA 95667 or (530)497-5146. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2680 Looking for new members. First years dues paid by the Post. Meeting is the 2nd Friday of each month at 6:30 pm. Call Primo at (530) 626-5753 WOMEN VOTERS League of Women Voters of El Dorado County voter education. For information go to lwveldorado.org or (530) 672-3141.
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hose driving around downtown Placerville a couple weeks ago might have spotted two young men with a sign inviting the community to learn more about family history. It’s one of the ways they’re serving the community as missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “We have been busy offering lots of service in the community,” said Elder Blake from St. George, Utah. “We offer small-scale help to individuals — like help with yard work or picking up litter as we go about. Other times, we are organized in larger groups of missionaries and participate in largescale service projects like landscaping, food drives or community family history initiatives.” Elder Blake and his companion Elder Quintana from New Mexico, agree that helping out at the community family history event in Placerville has been one of their favorite service projects. “This area is rich in history,” said Elder Blake, “and we are both avid genealogy fanatics. We got to go around downtown Placerville inviting others to learn about their roots, cultures and background, as well as share our own. It was an awesome way to build unity in the community and share our history with each other. We think it’s great to learn about and celebrate our differences and build upon our similarities.” For Elder Capron of Mesa, Ariz., and his companion, Elder Haynie from Commerce, Ga., a completely different service project stood out — building a pen for eight adorable, energetic puppies. “Trying to work around eight puppies proved to be a challenge, keeping them away while working and being a distraction with their tiny teeth and paws,” said Elder Haynie. For Sister Lyons of Orlando, Fla., and her companion, Sister Finck, of Alberta, Canada, it
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Elder Ammons and Elder Torbenson invite passersby to learn more about their family history at the nearby family history booth.
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Elder Capron has his hands full of puppies as he helps build a puppy pen. was impossible to pick a favorite. “We have participated in so many service projects,” said Sister Lyons. “We can’t even keep track of them all.” They’ve raked, shoveled snow, stacked wood, transported chickens and chicken coops and helped move massive rounds of cut up trees for firewood and
fire prevention for an older couple. One of the most satisfying service projects has been teaming up other missionaries to help Anne and Robert Cardosa build Our Healing Forest, a nonprofit camp for foster kids in Camino. “It is an amazing place with multiple houses
built in the trees that will allow children in difficult positions to be able to find release from stress and do fun projects out in nature,” said Elder Anderson of Sweet, Idaho. “It was a ton of fun working together for such a neat project in such a beautiful area.” n
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Hands4Hope challenge: join the fun and go for a run Bella Hsueh ORHS Hands4Hope Club vice president The Hands4Hope Youth Board invites the community to join the fun and go for a run to benefit The Center For Violence-free Relationships, as well as the Hands4Hope – Youth Making A Difference Education Program, by being a part of the Miles4Smiles spring fundraiser — a virtual walk, run or hike event. Those who sign up can participate from any location. Online registration is open now through May 1 with the event taking place May 10-17. The goal of this event is to bring awareness to domestic violence and raise funds to help those affected by it. The Hands4Hope Youth Board is a group of determined H4H leaders from seven local high schools in El Dorado and Sacramento counties. After experiencing the effects of COVID-19 on a nonprofit firsthand, board members realized how critical
it is to financially support local organizations during these times. As a result, they decided to direct the majority of the proceeds from the Miles4Smiles fundraiser to benefit The Center for Violence-free Relationships, with a portion going to support the Hands4Hope Education Program. Setting a fundraising goal of $4,000, the youth leaders hope that, together, everyone can work toward creating healthier relationships in the community. Despite the numerous challenges faced in the past year, Hands4Hope – Youth Making a Difference volunteers discovered ways to remain active in the community and support local organizations through creative events. Challenged with limited time and opportunities due to the pandemic, the Hands4Hope Youth Board chose to organize Miles4Smiles as a virtual event. The registration fee of $30 includes a Miles4Smiles T-shirt. Participants can sign up by themselves or as a team (four,
Marshall Medical Center welcomes new physician assistant to its team Brittany Garcia Marshall Medical Center Marshall Medical Center welcomes Audrey Rose Lewkowitz, PA-C, a primary care physician assistant to Marshall Family Medicine in El Dorado Hills. She treats acute illnesses and chronic conditions and practices preventive medicine in patients of all ages, however has special interests in allergy, women’s health and mental health. A Sacramento native, Lewkowitz earned dual bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and biological sciences from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and California State University, Sacramento, respectively. She went on to obtain dual master’s degrees in biological sciences and physician assistant studies from Louisiana State University, Shreveport, and LSU Health Science Center at Shreveport, respectively. Lewkowitz’ medical experience is in family and internal medicine, having worked for medical groups in both California and Louisiana. Her medical philosophy is taken from Benjamin Franklin, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound in cure.” When it comes
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Hands4Hope – Youth Making A Difference is a nonprofit, youthdriven organization with the mission to inspire and empower youth in leadership and service. The nonprofit offers hands-on education and community engagement opportunities to youth from kindergarten through 12th grades through school-based and afterschool programs in Sacramento and El Dorado counties. For more information visit hands4hopeyouth. org or call at (916) 294-7426.
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AUDREY ROSE LEWKOWITZ to providing care, Lewkowitz’ goal with each patient is to build a strong rapport and earn their trust in order to provide the best quality of care. Lewkowitz lives in the Sacramento area with her husband and two children. When she’s not at work, she enjoys good food and wine, traveling and spending time with family. To make an appointment call (530) 344-5400. She is accepting new patients.
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dent, nonprofit community healthcare provider located in the heart of the Sierra foothills. Marshall Medical Center includes Marshall Hospital, a fully accredited acute care facility with 111 beds in Placerville; several outpatient facilities in Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills and Georgetown; and many community health and education programs. Marshall has more than 200 licensed practitioners and 1,600-plus employees providing quality healthcare services to more than 180,000 residents of El Dorado County.
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“We absolutely love every project that we do because there’s literally nothing better than helping people,” said Sister Lyons. “There’s always a way to make a difference in someone’s life if you’re willing to put effort into it, be creative and you’ll be surprised at the ways you can be of service to someone. There are a lot of trees in California.” Sister Smith from Houston, Texas, and Sister De Almeida from Heber City, Utah, recently helped out at a “JustServe” project getting Easter bags ready for kids in need. Sometimes, there are surprises along the way. “This last Saturday there ended up being poison oak all over the property,” said Sister De Almeida. “We tried our best to avoid it and washed up really well if we accidentally touched it. We still had lots of fun helping move wood and gravel around.” “We didn’t expect to move a chicken coop down a mountain but we did,” reported Sister Henderson of Burlington, Wyo., and her companion, Sister Langford, from Cedar City, Utah. “We are also surprised every time we see the difference we made when clearing out brush in so short an amount of time.” “A while back we ran a Facebook post seeing who needed help in the area and couldn’t do it themselves,” said Elder Anderson. “We had so much feedback, which was amazing.
We definitely learned how much we can do to help, since our two hours of work could do more than some people could finish in a week. However, it took some scheduling to figure out how we could get it all done — but we did.” Service also provides a great opportunity to serve with others in the community. “We are always happy to see how many of our brothers and sisters enjoy serving the community alongside us,” said Elder Quintana. “Some are understandably reluctant to accept service from strangers and that can be a challenge, but we realize every day that there truly is a lot of goodness in the world and in our communities. Sometimes we just have to open our eyes to see it.” Today there are 20 missionaries serving in the El Dorado Stake from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Missionaries donate their time to serve for 18 months to two years. More than 50,000 full-time missionaries are currently serving around the world. To contact the missionaries serving in El Dorado County about possible service opportunities visit facebook. com/ComeUntoChristElDoradoCA. For more information about family history, Our Healing Forest and JustServe visit eldoradofamilyhistorycenter.org, ourhealingforest.org and JustServe. org, respectively.
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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EMBER BARBERSHOP, located at 3161 Cameron Park Drive #107, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 5121 Priscilla Lane, Sacramento, CA 95820 Registered owner(s): Rebecca Nocon, 5121 Priscilla Lane, Sacramento, CA 95820 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/ Rebecca Nocon REBECCA NOCON, OWNER OPERATOR 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 03/31/2021. 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) 8842 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0379 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RING OF FIRE BBQ, located at 3590 Carson Rd, Camino, CA 95709/Mailing Address: PO Box 6429, Folsom, CA 95763 Registered owner(s): 1. Rebecca A Wachtman, 3052 Latham Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 2. Kenneth M Wachtman,
3052 Latham Lane, 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: 03/01/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Rebecca A Wachtman REBECCA A WACHTMAN, 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 03/30/2021. 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) 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 8844 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0385 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIG PLACERVILLE, located at 4320 Eugene Ct, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Kindt Industries LLC, 4320 Eugene Ct, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 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/ Robert Kindt ROBERT KINDT, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter
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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 03/31/2021. 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) 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 8845 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0386 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: O HALLORANS APPLE TRAIL RANCH, located at 2261 Cable Road, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Kelly A O Halloran, 2261 Cable Road, 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/ Kelly O Halloran KELLY O HALLORAN, 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 03/31/2021. 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) 4/5, 4/12, 4/19, 4/26 8847 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0340 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BUBBLES AND CHALK, located at 4221 Sparrow Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682/ Mailing Address: 3450 Palmer Drive, 4-250, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Bubbles and Chalk Toys LLC, 4221 Sparrow Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/19/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Breck Petrinovich BRECK PETRINOVICH, 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 03/19/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF
A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 8869 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0417 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EVANS CLASSIC CONCRETE, located at 2401 Patton Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): West Coast Classic Enterprises, 2401 Patton Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/20/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Tina M. Evans TINA M. EVANS, SECRETARY 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 04/07/2021. 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) 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 8870
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0374 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JULES COOKIE CREATIONS, located at 3356 Gold Ridge Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Julie L. Cardwell, 3356 Gold Ridge Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Julie L. Cardwell JULIE L. CARDWELL 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) 8871 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0353 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LENDIO OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, located at 3941 Park Drive, Suite 20-581, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): True North Consulting, LLC, 3941 Park Drive, Suite 20-581, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of Legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices LLC: Delaware The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Brett Sargent BRETT SARGENT, 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 03/23/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8872 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0434 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LAUGHING CROW & COMPANY, located at 3111 Carlson Drive, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Christine A McLaughlin, 3111 Carlson Drive, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/14/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Christine McLaughlin CHRISTINE MCLAUGHLIN, 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 04/14/2021. 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) 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 8897 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0435 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SKADOOSIE, located at 5641 Dragon Springs Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Skadoosie LLC, 5641 Dragon Springs Road, 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: 04/13/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Janet Lopina Demaria JANET LOPINA DEMARIA, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.
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(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/14/2021. 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) 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 8898 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0436 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NCOMPASS RECRUITING SERVICES, located at 3247 Warren Ln, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): N C O M PA S S RECRUITING CALIFORNIA, INC, 3247 Warren Ln, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/29/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ David Obad DAVID OBAD, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/14/2021. 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) 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 8899 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%. P R E VA I L I N G WAGE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq., 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) 703-4708 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, 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 NOTICE TO BIDDERS:
The El Dorado Union High School District (EDUHSD) maintains a database of vendors interested in receiving direct solicitations for small facilities and maintenance construction projects valued over $15,000.00. If you have applied to be included on our Bidders’ List in previous years, you will need to re-apply. If your licensed contracting firm is interested in being included in this database, please contact EDUHSD and request a bidder application form. Upon receipt of your completed Bidder’s Application, your company information will be included on our Bidders List. Inclusion on the EDUHSD Bidders List does not guarantee your firm will be awarded any work, nor does it obligate the District in any manner. This Bidder’s List will be valid from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. For questions or application, please contact: El Dorado Union High School District Maintenance Department 6540 Commerce Way Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Phone (530) 622-0140 jcain@eduhsd.k12.ca.us California Labor Code section 1725.5 requires all contractors to register with DIR prior to bidding, being listed on a bid proposal, being awarded or engaging in the performance of any public works contract. 4/26, 5/3 8915 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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0477 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PINT SIZED RANCH, located at 2256 Cable Rd, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Ginny E Carlson, 2256 Cable Rd, 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: 04/21/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ginny Carlson GINNY CARLSON, 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 04/21/2021. 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) 8921 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER VALENCIA CASE NO. PP20190249 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CHRISTOPHER ROBERT VALENCIA; CHRISTOPHER VALENCIA A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TYLER VALENCIA in the Superior Court of California, County of: El Dorado County THE PETITION for probate requests that TYLER VALENCIA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 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: C. KIPP WORDELL Wordell Law Group 919 Reserve Drive, Suite 105 Roseville, CA 95678 (530) 470-0900 8922 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 PUBLIC NOTICE On Thursday, May 20, 2021, the Board of Directors of the El Dorado Hills County Water District (Fire Department), at their regular meeting, will meet for the purpose of amending the 2020/21 Final Budget. Any taxpayer may appear and be heard regarding the increase, decrease, or omission of any item of the budget or for inclusions of any additional items. Information is available for inspection by interested taxpayers at the El Dorado Hills Fire Station, 1050 Wilson Blvd., El Dorado Hills, California, or by emailing finance@edhfire.com. Timothy J. White, Board President El Dorado Hills County Water District BY: Jessica Braddock, Board Secretary DATED: April 20, 2021 8923 4/26, 5/3 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210192 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Bill S. Jose, Jr. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: BILL SAMPAYAN JOSE, JR. Proposed name: BILL SAMPAYAN CONRADO 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: JUNE 4, 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 8, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17 8924
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Continued from 1 and maintenance-related costs. In addition he requested supplemental funds of $251,191 for staffing, equipment and improvements to facilities. He noted staff was working on resolving a backlog of leases, streamlining insurance review requirements for using the Ebix software system, collecting for hangar leases, updating the policy related to fixed-base operators and had completed a benchmark study on comparable airports in the region. There are also plans to hire a consultant to conduct a department-wide fee study that includes an analysis of airport fees. The board meeting wrapped up with a presentation on the budgeting process and where the county gets its money and where it goes. Revenue sources include property taxes, sales taxes, transient occupancy taxes, franchise fees, discretionary funds, state/federal funds for mandated programs and special revenue funds for restricted purposes. Property taxes are a major source of unrestricted revenue for the county General Fund. That revenue is distributed with special districts receiving 24.7% of the total, cities 4.7%, the county 23.5%, schools 40.8% and the county in lieu of vehicle licensing fees 6.3%. Staff project property tax revenue will grow by 3.8% in the coming fiscal year. Tentative appropriations are capital and non-governmental 12%, general government 10%, health and human services 32%, law and justice 25% and land use and development 21%. Over the next two months department funding requests will be evaluated and a budget book will be prepared by May 28 with a public hearing on the budget scheduled for June 7.
approved for road maintenance in 2021-22. That reduced the funding gap to approximately $50,000 with staff recommending the remaining deficit be remedied with an additional General Fund allocation. During the discussion Supervisor John Hidahl suggested looking at the idea of a sales tax increase, suggesting it could raise $6 million dollars toward fixing roads. Supervisor Wendy Thomas was doubtful a sales tax would pass given people already feel overtaxed. Supervisor Sue Novasel, who represents the Tahoe region, brought up that the city of South Lake Tahoe is discussing the possibility of a user tax to improve its roads. Supervisor Lori Parlin questioned why the state isn’t paying the counties more to maintain roads as promised in SB 1. She suggested county staff start calling the state and asking them, “Where’s our money?” As the discussion turned to possibly increasing the TOT fee to bring in more revenue for road maintenance, Supervisor George Turnboo noted that previously the county received $10 to $15 million a year in logging fees but now is lucky to receive $50,000 a year. He suggested that bringing logging back in the county would not only generate revenue but also result in a healthier forest.
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Supervisors also listened to a presentation on the two airports operated by the county. Chris Perry, assistant director of Planning and Building, proposed a budget of $1,883,679 for the new fiscal year with revenue from rents/leases, grants and use of the fund balance, along with a requested $343,828 in General Fund contributions to cover ongoing staffing, operational
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was 51%. “It was a good season,” said Paul Raymore, Diamond Peak marketing manager. “It never felt too busy.” Diamond Peak also had several COVID-19 restrictions in place. Raymore said that he noticed more people on the mountain mid-week due to the influx of new residents and more flexibility as several jobs and school went remote. He said conditions were good, but they didn’t have as many powder days as they hoped for. However, they opened a week earlier and stayed open a week later due to the quality from their snow machines. Keith Lederman, communications manager for Sierra-at-Tahoe said that overall their snowfall was below average, at about 60%, but conditions were good throughout the season. Lederman said the coverage was good and they too had great powder days. The terrain park was also open throughout the season. While the resort had its last day on April 11, Lederman said they wanted to finish the season on a high note while the snow conditions were still good. Sierra, like nearly every other resort, saw a decline in the amount of visitors due to the pandemic. “It was overall below average, but we were pleased to see the demand grow after the holiday season,” he said. At the beginning of the season, he said people
“Everyone went back to the basics,” said Lederman. “People really embraced ‘make your car your lodge.’” He said that since Sierra’s lodge was closed, other than offering take-out options, they were afraid to lose the “community aspect” of the resort. However, people adapted and visitors’ vehicles became their own personal lodges and the parking lot became the aprés hangout complete with barbecues. “Everyone seemed genuinely happy,” he said. While resorts have been impacted the last two years by the pandemic, they have a positive outlook on next winter and hope to return to a sense of normalcy. The resorts who used a reservation system this year, don’t plan on using it next season. Lederman says they are optimistic and confident that they will be able to offer the lodge next season as well. Season pass prices also are set to be slashed next season at Northstar, Kirkwood and Heavenly. Vail Resorts announced a 20% reduction in passes for its 34 North American resorts. Closing dates (weather and conditions permitting): Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows’ closing day will be May 31. Sierra At Tahoe, Sugarbowl, Kirkwood, Tahoe Donner and Homewood closed April 11. Northstar, Diamond Peak, Heavenly, Boreal and Soda Springs closed April 18.
were still hesitant, but after showcasing their precautions, businesses ramped up and in January through March with strong demand. Due to limited capacity requirements mandated by the state, resorts adapted by limiting the amount of parking, capacity and introducing protocols on the lifts and on the slopes, including closing lodges. A few resorts also implemented a reservation system for both day and season pass holders. Squaw Alpine removed the sale of walk-up tickets and limited the supply of advance purchase tickets which accounted for around 70% fewer day tickets than prior years. Capacity was also limited on the chairlifts, aerial tram and funitel. To operate, resorts were mandated to require masks which added another component to the unique season. Hepburn says that while Squaw Alpine was concerned about compliance regarding masks and distancing in the beginning, they set up strong enforcement and visitors were happy to comply with the policies. “We are about having fun, and that part isn’t much fun. But our guests have been overwhelmingly cooperative, and appreciative of seeing us take action,” Hepburn said. After a day on the slopes, traditional lodge and aprés were paused, but people adapted.
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Chris’s Custom Closets “Make the Most of the Space You Have” All Closets — Bedroom, Walk-in, linen, Pantry, Garage shelving • All Interior trim Work • Baseboard Crown Moulding • Windows • Mantels • Doors • Wood Flooring
$$$ AffordAble Cost $$$
Chris flock
530-957-6950
HANDYMAN SERVICE • Painting • Drywall • Carpentry • Flooring • Decks • Fencing • Plumbing Reasonable Rates • Electrical • Pressure Washing References available • Stucco • Cabinets upon request
Contact Mike (530)
906-7919
SOMMERDYKE CONSTRUCTION
Hauling & Clean ups
Cell:(530) 363-0751 Home:(530) 622-0788
KURT SOMMERDYKE Contractors License #480911
Large & Small jobs! Mobilehome Removal Experts! Clean, polite service
7 dayS: 8aM-9pM
(530) 409-5455
Construction
GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS
CC
Decks • Over Hangs • Arbors • Fences • New Construction Remodels, Painting, etc. • Full Design Services Available In-home inspection for new buyers. Don’t get cheated, make sure you’re getting what you’re paying for with an unbiased home inspection. John and Sarah Camara, Owners Licensed, Bonded & Insured • Lic. #729819 Placerville, California Over 30 Years Experience
“Speedy Service and Satisfaction, ALWAYS!”
www.placervilledeckbuilders.com
Fast, Fair, Friendly
On-site Contractor Assures You of Personalized Attention for Your Building Project
www.AJNConstruction.com Lic. 351106
530-622-5429
Call today! (530) 558-0072
Insured
Landscape Maintenance
DaviD Santana
(530) 647-1746 (530) 957-3322 (cell)
Tree Removal Brush Clearing Tree Limbing 24 hour Emergency Services Free Estimates
(530) 306-9613
Service Calls
Yard Clean-up • Maintenance Weedeating • Trimming Tree Pruning & Removal Free Estimates • Fully Insured
JEFF IMBODEN CSL #840010
State Contr. Lic.
877808
Can now process mobile credit card payments.
ProPerty Clearing
(530)
Locally Owned • Pollock Pines Serving El Dorado County • Bus Lic 058736 CSLB 991861 Workers’ Comp Insured LTO A11207
Well Drilling
Sprinklers Repair • Drip Systems Fence Repair • Clean Ups • & Hauling
IMBODEN’S ELECTRIC
www.eliteroofing.com
“We offer Grade-A quality service to our customers.”
Adam Rohrbough, Owner Operator
Rodriguez Yard Maintenance 2014Rod.F@gmail.com
Lic. 649751
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margaritalherrera@icloud.com
Electrical Contractors
Residential
Celebrating 25 Years in business!
• Tile Repair • Real Estate Roof Inspections & Certs • Wood shake to • Mobile Home Composition composition conversions • Modified Bitumen One-Ply Senior • Seamless Gutters System • All Types of Repair Work Discount
Tree Service
916-370-0651
Bus. Lic. #053457
Since 1992
New Roofs • Re-Roofs • Repairs
(916) 806-9741 (530) 676-3511
Available for weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, & one time cleaning. Reliable, honest, and has 20 years of experience. Call for a free estimate
Licensed
www.domcoplumbing.com
Elite Roofing
Landscape Maintenance
GUARANTEED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Commercial
934-2440
(916)
Maggie’s House Cleaning
Construction
■ Additions ■ Remodeling ■ New Construction ■ Consultation ■ Plans/Designs
• All Pumping Repairs
House Cleaning
CAMARA CONSTRUCTION
(530) 903-3045
• Water Heater Specialist
Roofing
— All Areas —
Free Estimates
30 yrs exp
• Septic Pumping Services • Drain cleaning, repiping • Trenchless Pipe Replacement
• Residential & Commercial
Dominic Stone — Owner
Hauling And Cleaning
Doors • Crown Molding • Siding • Dryrot Repair
INC.
Immediate Response!
We Charge By the Job, Not by the Hour
Bus Lic #011716
Construction
DECKS • ADDITIONS • REMODEL
CL#828505
24-Hour Emergency Service! 7 Days a Week
Residential/Commercial
Unlicensed Contractor
lic# 069030
Plumbing
306-8474
GARY C. TANKO WELL DRILLING, INC.
Pump sales & service
30 years experience in the area CSL # 282501
(530) 622-2591
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