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One dead in Placerville shooting

Eric Jaramishian Staff writer

One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Placerville Wednesday afternoon.

The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office narcotics team was serving a narcotics-related search warrant at a residence in the Baco Drive and Blairs Lane area around noon when an individual answered the door with an object deputies say appeared to be a firearm. Information regarding what actions led to at least one deputy shooting the person or how many deputies served the search warrant has not yet been released. The deceased’s identity or if that person resided at the home has also not been shared with the public.

No officers were injured during the incident and no weapon had been recovered as of late Wednesday afternoon, according to EDSO Sgt. Anthony Prencipe, who spoke to reporters several hours after the

Tahoe man pleads guilty to child molestation charges

Ashleigh Goodwin

Tahoe Daily Tribune

SOUTH LAKE

TAHOE — Local and former business owner Louis Williams Fiori, pleaded guilty Monday to two felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than the age of 14. The guilty plea was entered after the initial hearing was continued. In exchange for a deal, Fiori is expected to serve two concurrent life sentences in prison, according to the prosecution.

The disposition read in court April 24 by Deputy District Attorney Kassie Cardullo led the guilty party to

take accountability for lewd or lascivious acts, committed not once but multiple times over an extended period.

According to the

shooting. Prencipe confirmed the warrant was not marijuana related. Officers maintained a tactical team and resources at the scene to make sure the residence was clear of any other individuals. Some could be seen interviewing people at area businesses around 4 p.m. Wednesday.

At 6:30 p.m. sheriff’s officials reported via social media that SWAT and other law enforcement personnel had cleared the residence and determined no one else was inside.

“Now, an in depth investigation is being conducted as part of our Critical Incident Protocol Policy,” sheriff’s officials note on the EDSO Facebook page. “Investigations of critical incidents can place extraordinary demands upon the agencies involved. The goal of the Critical Incident Protocol is to help assure that such cases are thoroughly and fairly investigated. The investigation is conducted by EDSO and other outside agencies, including the District

Several EID projects funded

Michael Raffety Mountain Democrat correspondent

The El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors OK’d several capital expenditures at its April 24 meeting.

In February 2022 the board hired Water Works Engineers Inc. for slightly more than $1 million to design the Sly Park intertie. As the design progressed additions to the contract were made this January and again in February, totaling about $630,000.

At the April 24 meeting EID engineer Jon Money told the board the Sly Park intertie project had reached 60% completion on the basis of design. This prompted another $124,988 to Water Works for geotechnical services and $21,680 to Area West for topographic surveys.

The geotechnical services include eight borings and nine geophysical refraction surveys.

Additionally, the site of a former mill will be investigated for the extent of woody fill and evaluation of alternate alignments. At Reservoir A, which receives water from Jenkinson Lake, utility potholing will seek the pipeline and borings will aid design for the pump station foundation.

Mountain Democrat photo by Eric Jaramishian Law enforcement vehicles stand guard at a road barrier set up on Blairs Lane off Broadway in Placerville Wednesday afternoon. El Dorado Sheriff’s Office deputies were involved in a shooting nearby while serving a narcotics warrant.

Photo by Ashleigh Goodwin/Tahoe Daily Tribune

Lou Fiori is remanded to custody after entering guilty plea.

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Jason (Robert)

Shepherd

July 14, 1946 – March 1, 2023

Jason Shepherd passed away into the arms of Jesus March 1, 2023 at his home after being in hospice care for one year. His wife, Jan and granddaughter Lillyan were at his side. Born July 14, 1946 and raised in Packanack Lake New Jersey by Jonathan and Dorothy Shepherd. He joined the Air Force in 1967 serving as Sta Sergeant during the Vietnam war. Subsequently he was on disability through the VA for his heart disease due to exposure to Agent Orange. He was a member of the DAV 35 chapter, American Legion and VFW Post 10165 where he served as Chaplain in addition to serving in several ministries at Green Valley Community Church. He leaves behind his wife of 17 years, Jan and brother Tom Shepherd as well as step children Becky Cracknell, Bobby and Billy Shepherd, Eric Carr and daughters/ granddaughters Samantha and Danielle Shepherd. Grandchildren, Lillyan, Rachelle, Nathan, Aubri, Addilyn, Vince, Triston, Khaleesi and Raiden.

A celebration of life is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Thursday May 18, 2023 at Green Valley Community Church, 3500 Missouri Flat Road, Placerville. Donations to Snowline Hospice are appreciated in lieu of flowers.

Elwin ‘Al’ Veerkamp

Elwin ‘Al’ Veerkamp passed away peacefully at home at the age of almost 90. Al was a descendent of an early pioneer family who settled in El Dorado County in the 1850s. He grew up in Placerville at a time when walking down Main Street you knew most everyone. He attended local schools and graduated from the University of California at Davis in 1955. It was there that he met his future wife, Barbara.

He returned to Placerville after college, to raise his family, and start his beloved Gold Hill Nursery, which he operated for almost 50 years. During that time he propagated, and sold thousands upon thousands of landscape shrubs, trees, and commercial fruit trees. These thousands of trees can still be found all around El Dorado County.

Al also gave back to the community he loved with over 34 years on local school boards. He served on two grand juries and was a member of the El Dorado County Agricultural Commission for 30 years. He was also active in the California Association of Nurserymen.

He developed a love of nature and the outdoors as a child. Al spent every spare minute backpacking, hunting and fishing throughout the Sierra. He enjoyed oil painting, wine making, playing music and guitar, family get togethers and maintaining friendships. Al won many awards with his wine making. He always had a large vegetable garden and enjoyed cooking, especially Asian and Italian dishes along with his annual buck stew. He loved trips to the family cabins at Echo Summit and Pinecrest.

In later years, he found time to travel and enjoyed trips to Europe, Thailand, Spain, and China to name a few. He was especially fond of cruising and loved Alaska and the fishing there. He traveled to and hosted for the El Dorado County, People to People Japan Exchange program many times.

Al was preceded in death by his parents, Helen and Elwin; brother, David (Barbara), and daughter Kim Veerkamp Faul. Al is survived by his longtime sweetheart Norma Davidson of Placerville, who loved and cared for him in his final years; his sister, Eva of Sacramento and Garth (Randi) of Grass Valley; daughter, Pam (Chris) Loughman, of San Diego; daughter, Susan (Brian) Jenks, of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Alex, Natalie, Derek, Penelope, Cameron, Tyler, Rebecca, and Miranda, and great grandchildren Sadie, Charlie, and one more on the way.

He will be missed by family and friends. Donations can be made to Snowline Hospice of El Dorado County.

At his request, no services will be held.

Hard Rock casino shooting suspect held without bail

Edgar Delgado

Tahoe Daily Tribune

STATELINE, Nev.

— Video of a March 25 fatal shooting that occurred at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was played as part of a bail hearing in Stateline Tuesday afternoon.

The California man accused of shooting South Lake Tahoe resident Omar Reyes Garcia was ordered held without bail by Tahoe Township Justice of the Peace Richard Glasson. More than a dozen of Garcia’s friends and family attended the hearing where the video and a 911 tape of casino security reporting the shooting were presented by prosecutor James Sibley. It could be months before Edgar Delgado, 24, appears at a two-day

The following was taken from El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office records:

April 21

5:01 p.m. Grand theft was reported at a store on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.

5:34 p.m. Burglary was reported at a mobile home park on Mother Lode Drive in Placerville.

6:55 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 50-year-old man suspected of elder abuse on Stratford Circle in El Dorado Hills. He was listed in custody in lieu of $75,000 bail.

7:30 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 48-year-old man suspected of a probation violation on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville. He was listed in custody.

9:10 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Shingle Springs Drive in Shingle Springs.

11:04 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 38-year-old man suspected of possession of a controlled substance and illegal drug paraphernalia on Town Center

EDGAR DELGADO

preliminary hearing, according to defense attorney Thomas Villoria.

Glasson set a June 12 hearing to work on a schedule.

Sibley read letters from Reyes Garcia’s older brother and cousins asking that Delgado not be released.

Brother Cesar Garcia said the pair were raised

Boulevard in El Dorado Hills. He was later released.

11:53 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 42-year-old man suspected of possession of a controlled substance for sale and illegal drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of a firearm on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Parl. He was listed in custody in lieu of $175,000 bail.

April 22

6:04 a.m. Vandalism was reported at the Mosquito Bridge.

11:55 a.m. Grand theft was reported at a thrift store on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines.

1:55 p.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 62-year-old woman suspected of DUI and hit & run causing property damage on Aberdeen Lane in El Dorado Hills. She was later released.

2:55 p.m. Battery was reported on Service Court in Diamond Springs.

3:39 p.m. Battery was reported on Valley View Parkway in El Dorado

by their single mother and that Omar took over caring for her when he moved.

“He was a kind, generous and outstanding young man,” he said. “Delgado has proven to be dangerous and already attempted to flee.”

Reyes Garcia was shot in the head at 8 a.m. at the Center Bar in the Hard Rock. According to law enforcement the two men had been drinking in the bar before then.

Sibley said Delgado pointed the Glock 26 alleged to be the murder weapon at Reyes Garcia’s neck and face three times before he pulled the trigger. There were at least eight other casino patrons and the bartender in the immediate vicinity when the shooting took place.

Hills.

4:04 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Mosquito Road in Placerville.

4:43 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 41-year-old man suspected of disorderly conduct on Panorama Drive in Placerville. He was later released.

2:52 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 23-year-old man suspected of evading a peace officer on Highway 50 (location not specified). He was later released.

7:43 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 35-year-old man suspected of child abuse on Valley View Parkway in El Dorado Hills. He was released on $50,000 bail.

April 23

12:32 a.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a

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Villoria argued the shooting was an isolated incident that would not have occurred if his client had been sober.

No blood draw or other test had been conducted after California authorities stopped the vehicle being driven by Delgado’s girlfriend when he was arrested, and the 9mm Glock 26 was recovered.

The weapon was registered to Delgado.

Investigator Steve Schultz testified he spoke with Delgado an hour after the shooting, where he said he didn’t recall what happened. Schultz said Delgado smelled of alcohol, but that he didn’t seek a blood test.

Investigator Nadine Jenkins testified she

48-year-old man suspected of DUI on Highway 50 at Cameron Park Drive. He was listed in custody.

2:54 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 36-year-old man suspected of driving without a license on Highway 50 (address not specified). He was released on $7,500 bail.

4:45 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 37-year-old woman suspected of driving on a suspended license on Coach Lane in Cameron Park. She was released on $25,000 bail.

4:52 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 38-year-old man suspected of identity theft, possession of a controlled substance and illegal drug paraphernalia and carrying a concealed dagger on Coach Lane in Cameron Park. He was listed in custody in lieu of $12,000 bail.

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Car ‘miraculously’ avoids trees in downhill plunge

A woman in her 70s who lost control of her vehicle, which then rolled down an embankment at Highway 49 and Pedro Hill Road near Cronan Ranch, sustained only minor injuries from the accident Tuesday afternoon.

The woman’s vehicle plunged 150 feet down an embankment while avoiding every tree and staying on its wheels on the way down, according to an El Dorado County Fire Protection

5:36 a.m. Burglary was reported on River Road in Garden Valley.

8:43 a.m. Vandalism was reported on Baker Road in Placerville.

10:41 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 34-year-old man suspected of a felony probation violation on Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville. He was listed in custody.

11:23 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 56-year-old man suspected of DUI and driving on a suspended lives on Casina Place in El Dorado Hills. He was

District social media post. The combination of those factors were described as “miraculous” on the post. EDCFPD firefighters from Engines 25 and 17 arrived at the scene shortly after 3 p.m., utilizing a Jaws-of-Life eDRAULIC spreaders to remove the driver from her vehicle. First responders were then able to quickly get the driver into the Medic 25 ambulance utilizing a rope system to aid in the climb up the embankment.

The woman was transported to Marshall Medical Center for treatment.

Crime log Continued from A2

released on $25,000 bail.

2:56 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 56-year-old man suspected of giving false identification to law enforcement on Olson Lane in El Dorado Hills. He was released on $8,000 bail.

5:27 p.m. Burglary was reported on Wentworth Springs Road in Georgetown.

8:17 p.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 47-year-old woman suspected of DUI on Highway 50 at Carson Road in Camino. She was later released.

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New paradigm to understand Earth’s climate

Today’s climate science is dominated by the Greenhouse Theory (GT) proposed as a conjecture by Svante Arrhenius in 1896. The “climate crisis” claimed by mainstream media is solely based on projections by climate models relying on GT and supported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. However, these models have shown rather poor skills in reproducing observed climatic changes.

In his book “Unsettled,” Prof. Steve Koonin states, “The failure of even the latest (IPCC) models to warm rapidly enough in the early 20th century suggests that it’s likely that the natural ebbs and flows of the climate system, have contributed significantly to the warming of recent decades.”

The poor performance of climate models is not surprising since new research published by Dr. Nikolov and Dr. Zeller (physical scientists at the U.S. Forest Service) reveals the Earth’s climate is controlled by Solar Radiation and total Atmospheric Pressure (SRAP), not greenhouse gases. The Nikolov-Zeller findings, based on analysis of modern NASA planetary data, demonstrate the GT violates basic laws of thermodynamics known for 170 years. For example, GT claims the atmosphere warms the Earth surface by trapping outgoing radiant heat. However, an open system cannot trap heat. Unlike a glass greenhouse, the atmosphere has no roof and heat accumulated at the surface is quickly dispersed through convection (the vertical rising and expanding of air).

According to the Nikolov-Zeller analysis, the Earth’s atmosphere boosts the global surface temperature by nearly 90° C, not 33° C as assumed by GT for 120 years. This atmospheric thermal e ect is a form of adiabatic heating caused by total air pressure and not related to greenhouse gases. It’s well known that the top of a mountain is cooler than its foothills, because the air pressure at the mountain top is lower than the pressure in the foothills. The drop of air temperature with elevation due to decreasing pressure is called lapse rate and equals about -6.0 C per km. This explains why the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro at 5,895 meters is covered with permanent glaciers despite being near the Equator.

The SRAP model makes no reference to greenhouse gases, yet it accurately describes the global temperatures of rocky planets and moons in the solar system over a very broad range of physical conditions including those of Venus, Earth, Mars and our moon.

The Not So Weekly Daley

Letters to the Editor

Grand jury needs you

EDITOR:

Irecently did some research on the El Dorado County Grand Jury. One thing I discovered may be of interest to the residents of the county. According to the Penal Code, jurors are only to serve on the grand jury for two years. (PC §901 (b). Yet over the last few years there have been at least 10 jurors who have served more than two years. One juror has served six years.

Part of the reason may be there have not been enough volunteers. I have noticed a lot of signs and banners throughout the county placed by this year’s grand jury to boost recruitment. Hopefully there will be a lot of new recruits so the judge can follow the Penal Code. It would be great to have new jurors with fresh ideas and enthusiasm to do a good job for our county.

Apply online at edcgov.us/grandjury. Deadline is May 15.

And thanks to the grand jury for raising awareness.

PATRICIA SWANSON El Dorado Hills

The state

EDITOR:

of our government

Although I frequently disagree with Ken Steers, this time I think he’s onto something. His description of dystopian state and federal government is becoming reality in some places and threatens to become even more pervasive.

One doesn’t have to look far to find states that are meddling in peoples’ private lives to a previously unheard-of degree. Matters such as personal health, what books we read and what courses are taught in school are being dictated by government instead of doctors, teachers and parents. There are unprecedented attempts at voter suppression and congressional interference in state and local court matters.

Mr. Steers’ fears about totalitarian government are closer to being realized than at any time in our history. Sadly, the party which prided itself on e orts to limit government has been transformed into something out of George Orwell’s “1984.”

ROB PURDIE Cameron Park

Response to representative Kiley

EDITOR:

We expect our representatives to be focused on improving the problems in our area. In order to accomplish this task they must listen to their constituents and must also understand the facts. Spreading misinformation with misleading statements does not help us to move forward.

On April 12 Congressman Kevin Kiley published an opinion in the Mountain Democrat entitled “Making California more A ordable.” Unfortunately, this article had some very misleading statements that need to be clarified.

Representative Kiley states that California has the highest income taxes in the country. California has a sliding income tax schedule so, yes, the wealthiest do pay among the highest taxes in the country, but for a person making $75,000/year California ranks 13th in the country.

He goes on to state that Californians are leaving the state in record numbers, over 900,000 in the last three years. This number might be true but as far as the percentage of Californians that leave the state this number is less than .3% of its population. There are nine states with a greater population loss by percentage than California.

Rep. Kiley states he voted to repeal the appointment of 87,000 IRS agents that would target middle-class, working people and small businesses. This just is not true. These agents were appointed to go after high-earning individuals and businesses that have been using loopholes to lower their taxes or avoiding taxes completely. The Congressional Budget O ce estimates the GOP IRS defunding bill would increase the deficit by about $114 billion over 10 years.

Most recently, Rep. Kiley joined colleagues to pass the Lower Energy Costs Act (HR 1). He states, “This bipartisan, landmark legislation will lower gas and grocery prices, reduce utility bills and make everyday goods more a ordable. It is the most significant legislation in recent history for making our country more energy independent.” However, HR 1 would do just the opposite, replacing proconsumer policies with a thinly veiled license to pollute. It would raise costs for American families by repealing household energy rebates and rolling

■ See LETTERS, page A5

Spring in Texas — remember your ‘thou shalt nots’

Spring cleaning in Texas ain’t the same as anywhere else.

Anywhere else you might take out that dusty hallway carpet and beat it senseless with a baseball bat. You might consider gathering some unwanted Levi’s and Birkenstocks and dropping them o at the Goodwill or a local shelter. Anywhere else in America, you might just call those guys who come and haul away all your accumulated junk from the past year.

In Texas, you post copies of the Ten Commandments in every school and start punishing children who “take unto them a graven image” or “who worship another god before Me.” If you’re quite vigilant and/or lucky, you might catch that rascal Joshua coveting Deborah, his “AP False Prophets” lab partner, or worse. Although imagining worse could also get “you” in trouble.

The o ces of vice principals throughout Texas will be awash in

juveniles who failed to “honor their fathers and their mothers” to the full satisfaction of the state. And woe be unto those who befoul recess by “taking the name of the Lord in vain” during a dodge ball or mumbledepeg match.

Any urchin who shows up for class Monday without having “kept holy the Sabbath” over the weekend is in for a rough week ahead. And God help the delinquent who “bore false witness against his/ her/its/their neighbor.”

(It is currently unclear whether Texas law recognizes “bearing false witness” or “neighbor-coveting” as higher on the “thou shalt not …” list. But trust Texas legislators to sort it out in a timely manner.)

Catching thieves and adulterers and killers in the classroom, on the playground, in the cafeteria and bathrooms or even during assemblies is pretty straightforward. You catch them red-handed in the act or you believe Goody TwoShoes, the school snitch, who told you that a proscribed

event occurred. Then you follow the to-be-determined procedure, per the upcoming Senate-passed protocol. Easy.

Meanwhile, however, teachers and other school sta must use their best judgement to remand youthful violators to the appropriate authorities in less well-defined circumstances.

Can’t you just picture all those poor public servants running themselves ragged trying to actually enforce the somewhat ethereal first three Commandments? Because, unfortunately, the modern American classroom simply isn’t equipped to provide for, not to mention enhance, the spiritual wellbeing of today’s youth.

Thus, idolatry, blasphemy and atheism need to be scourged at home or at church, mosque, synagogue, (think: religious place or entity, but mostly down at the local Texas Christian establishment).

A quick review of the Bible reminds that there are 613 laws or rules that must be obeyed. If I were a Texas teacher, I would paper the walls with my favorite “shalts and shalt nots” from that list.

Leviticus 19:11 through 19:14 warns us “not to steal stealthily” nor “rob openly” and especially don’t “curse the deaf.” If any of those things should happen, one may choose to employ the ever popular but complicated “Red Heifer” remedy.

Deuteronomy 21:4 explains, “When a murdered person is found in open country and the murder is unsolved, break the neck of a calf by the river valley.”

Exodus on the other hand cautions us “not to kidnap,” but it is perfectly OK to “kill a false prophet” again per Deuteronomy. And while we’re at it, “Make no covenant with Canaanites or their gods.”

CHRIS DALEY

■ See CLIMATE, page A5

DARWIN THRONE

Any urchin who shows up for class Monday without having “kept holy the Sabbath” over the weekend is in for a rough week ahead.

NED NIKOLOV

Climate Continued from A4

Hence, the baseline (long-term) temperature of our planet is controlled by SRAP, not greenhouse gases. On multidecadal to centennial time scales, Earth’s climate is driven by variations of cloud albedo, i.e. the amount of sunlight reflected by clouds.

Albedo variations alter the solar radiation reaching the surface, thus causing periods of warming and cooling. This conclusion, based on the decrease of cloud albedo measured by satellite sensors (such as CERES) since 2001, is sufficient to explain the entire warming observed during the 21st century. This figure shows an almost perfect agreement between the albedo estimated by the Nikolov-Zeller model from observed surface temperatures and the one independently measured by CERES.

These results indicate human carbon emissions played no role in recent warming. Published research by other teams indicates changes of cloud albedo are likely driven by solar magnetic activity, but the exact mechanisms are still under investigation.

Earth’s global temperature has varied about ±1° C around a long-term mean of 13.2° C over the last 1,000 years. Nikolov and Zeller found these fluctuations were most likely caused by variations of cloud albedo, not CO2. The sensitivity of Earth’s global temperature to albedo variations is -1.0° C per 1% change of albedo. Hence, the 1.3° C warming since the beginning of the industrial revolution can be explained by a 1.3% decrease of planetary cloud albedo without invoking industrial CO2 emissions.

Research by Prof. John Kleppe shows the sun also influences precipitation on Earth. For the past 20 years Kleppe has studied dead trees at the bottom of Fallen Leaf Lake in the Lake Tahoe Basin. His analysis of tree-ring data shows that some 1,000 years ago California experienced a 200-year megadrought, which was much more severe than any modern drought. His recent work focused on determining the cause for the California megadroughts. In a paper presented at the American Geophysical Union conference last year, Kleppe demonstrated there were three interacting “signals” that modulate the precipitation pattern in the Sierra Nevada: the sun’s Gleissberg cycles; the reversal of the sun’s magnetic field every 11 years; and the circulation of Earth’s atmosphere. His model shows the drought of the 1930s, something the IPCC models don’t show.

These research findings indicate the current hysteria over the burning of fossil fuels is unwarranted. For more information visit climateveritas.com.

El Dorado Hills resident Darwin Throne is co-founder of Handar, one of the largest meteorological data collection companies in the world using the GOES satellite. He developed atomic frequency standards at Hewlett-Packard. He has master’s degrees in electrical engineering and physics degrees from the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Ned Nikolov is a physical scientist with the U.S. Forest Service specializing in the development of fire-weather and climate applications to support wildland fire management.

Letters Continued from A4

back historic investments to increase access to cost-lowering clean energy technologies. Instead of protecting American consumers, it would pad oil and gas company profits — already at record levels — and undercut our public health and environment. A quick look at the summary of HR 1 shows that it is a gift to the oil and gas companies.

In order for us to live a better life, to have a government that serves us, we need a representative who does not play politics with us, nor spreads misinformation. Let’s get the facts straight.

MARY ELLIOTT-KLEMM Somerset

Daley Continued from A4

The Old Testament being pure hell on Canaanites, I’d have a complete-the-sentence contest featuring, “the only good Canaanite is a …”

A fun composite of shalt nots includes: “Do not tolerate soothsayers, engage in astrology, utter incantations or cast spells, try to contact the dead, consult with mediums, converse with wizards or do sorcery.”

All things considered, it’s also probably best “not to burn your children in a sacrificial fire to Molech (see also Moloch).”

And finally to all you kids in Texas schools, “Only be with those who worship Him, the One God, love Him, fear Him and sanctify His name!” Or else, dammit!

Chris Daley is a biweekly columnist for the Mountain Democrat.

Suspect Continued from A2 spoke with Savannah Raquel Tautaupele, 26, who was driving the getaway car, a 2023 white Toyota 4Runner. Tautaupele said Delgado told her they had to pack up and head for Mexico.

Villoria said he had Delgado’s passport and that the man’s parents would ensure he complied with bail conditions. He said Delgado’s previous criminal history was limited to an intoxicated person misdemeanor.

“This was an isolated incident,” Villoria said. “Had he not been intoxicated this would never have occurred.”

While Nevada law has changed regarding bail, there is still an exception to bail in the case of a first-degree murder.

“By law, he is not entitled to bail under these circumstances,” Sibley said.

Glasson said to protect the community and ensure Delgado is available for court hearings he was denying bail.

An estimated 100 law enforcement officers responded to the Hard Rock that Saturday morning for a report of an active shooter.

A fundraiser for Reyes Garcia raised $41,191 of the $35,000 goal on gofundme.com.

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ceLeBrAte recOvery meets Wednesday nights at 6:30 pm at Bayside Church of Placerville, 4602 Missouri Flat Road, Placerville. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. We are a Christ centered recovery program to find healing and recovery from our hurts, habits, and hangups. Email elebratercovery@ baysideplacerville. com. Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/ CRBaysidePlacerville.

Struggling with life? ceLeBrAte recOvery is for any Hurt, Habit or Hang-up. We are a faith-based recovery program for life’s issues and struggles. Join us Thursday nights at 6:30pm at Green Valley Church, 3500 Green Valley Rd, Placerville. Doors open at

6:15pm. Children’s programs are available for ages 3 months to 18 years old. Email: celebrate@ greenvalley.church. Find us on Facebook: https://m.facebook. com/crgvcc/ DemOcrAts – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Round Table Pizza–Missouri Flat Rd. in Placerville at noon on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Call (530)391-6414 or see edcdems. org for more information.

GOLD rUsH cHOrUs now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing fourpart harmony in the barbershop style. To learn more or to book a performance, call Howard at (530) 647-6513 or Kent (530) 651-3575

Hangtown Women’s teNNis club. Join fun-loving women Wednesdays 9am-11am at El Dorado High School. Lessons, social events, only $50/year. Call Cindy 805-540-8654.

mArsHALL HOsPitAL

AUxiLiAry is looking for volunteers. It is a rewarding opportunity to do something for the community. We will be holding interviews on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Please contact Linda Grimoldi at 530-6202240 or call the Auxiliary Office at 530-626-2643.

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)6216304 to leave a message and get started.

tAxPAyers AssOciAtiON Of eL DOrADO cOUNty

Our mission is to educate the public on tax issues that affect them. Our meetings are held every Monday morning from 7:30 to 8:30 at Denny’s Restaurant, Fair Lane Drive, Placerville. Meetings are open to the public except the first Monday of each month. For more information call Louis (530) 622-6763. We are a nonpartisan organization

TRUCk HUNT

The California Highway Patrol in Placerville is looking for the driver and/ or owner of a 1991 silver/ gray Dodge Dakota truck that was involved in a major-injury hit-and-run crash on Union Mine Road April 19.

CHP officials said the driver fled the scene and the vehicle was later found abandoned. Anyone who recognizes the truck or can identify the driver, owner or property the vehicle is usually parked on is asked to call the CHP at (530) 748-2450 or (916) 861-1300.

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El Dorado Hills fire personnel work to free a trapped person following a vehicle

Valley Parkway Tuesday.

Woman hurt in EDH solo crash

Odin Rasco

Staff writer

An El Dorado Hills resident was hospitalized following a singlevehicle accident in which her Lexus SUV overturned on Silva Valley Parkway Tuesday afternoon.

The driver, a 66-year-old woman, lost control of her vehicle at 2:40 p.m. near West Glenmore Way and crashed into a tree, according to California Highway Patrol officials. The impact sent the vehicle back into

the road, trapping the woman until El Dorado Hills Fire Department firefighters were able to assist.

The driver was transported to Marshall Medical Center with suspected major injuries, CHP officer Andrew Brown said.

The roadway was closed temporarily while firefighters removed the driver from the SUV and cleared the vehicle from the roadway.

The cause of the crash is currently under investigation by the CHP.

Solutions to puzzles in Classified section of newspaper.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Novelty may very well be a basic human need and not one to ignore today. Your mind keeps wandering, a sign that maybe what you’re doing isn’t all that interesting to you right now. What can you change up?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You are a resource to many, though it’s hard to be completely accessible to one’s own self. Even when the answers are to be found within, it’s a hard place to look for things. For starters, it’s not well lit. Ask a friend to uphold the flashlight of objectivity.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Rapport builds with agreement, but also with a certain degree of disagreement.

Interacting with a clone seems like it would be fun for a time, but ultimately people thrive on the very same personality differences that cause friction.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The results you’re getting will turn a few heads. Your work will be noticed and even highlighted before your peers. Take it in stride — gracious but low-key — so as not to arouse envy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Don’t be surprised if by midday you’re already dreaming of putting on your pajamas. A cozy Friday will seem massively appealing and if you don’t make it out at all tonight, you won’t miss out on a thing.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The journey without reflects the journey within and vice versa, although they can take an awful long time to catch up with each other. Just know that whatever you’re working on or experiencing, it will eventually come together,

every last bit of it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re very close to finding the lucrative niche that will pay you for the unique expression of your talent. You just need to ask more questions. At the intersection of their need and your gifts, there is a goldmine.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). If it works, it works. For today, accept it without question. You’ll have time to go back and figure it out later, but there’s an opportunity in the balance. If you hesitate, you might miss it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll be caught up in heartfelt giving, even if all you are giving is a smile, a listening ear or a respectful presence. The value of things is not to be underestimated. You never know the last time another person felt the warmth of acceptance. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). However much you want to break down the process and analyze it in depth, leave that for a day when you have more time. Today, you’re wise to go with the flow with what’s working for as long as it does.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re happy to do more and consume less. The satisfaction of learning and the joy of accomplishment is so fulfilling that it diminishes the need to accumulate cheap, transient pleasures.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Connections are gold. However many people you know, you always have room for more. You’ll add to your contact list this weekend. Ask to be introduced because people might not think of it on their own.

n SHOE by Jeff MacNelly

n TUNDRA by Chad Carpenter

n RUBES by Leigh Rubin

n SPEED BUMP by Dave Coverly

of EDH Fire

wreck on Silva

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Gary Thomas Placerville Speedway

The Hoosier Tires championship season forges on at Placerville Speedway this Saturday night, as four divisions of fury roar into the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. Continuing its 58th season of competition, Placerville Speedway continues to provide great family entertainment and some of the best racetrack cuisine in California at the Speedway Café.

All four of the traditional points awarding divisions come together at the track on Saturday, including the Thompson’s Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Anrak Ltd. Late Models, the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks and Mini Trucks. It will be an excellent showcase of the grassroots racing that has made Placerville Speedway a favorite among fans in the Golden State.

Last time out with

the Thompson’s Family of Dealerships Winged Sprint Cars it was Auburn’s Andy Forsberg, who snagged his 200th career victory. The ninetime track champion finds himself atop the standings heading into

this Saturday’s show.

April 8 winner Tony Gomes of Modesto has shown immense speed thus far and currently sits second in points, followed by Hanford’s Michael Faccinto, Placerville’s Shane

Hopkins and Wilton’s Ashlyn Rodriguez.

The Anrak Corporation Ltd. Late Models make their fourth appearance of the season on Saturday. Auburn’s Ray Trimble picked up the big

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$1,000 victory this past Saturday at the Tilford Tribute.

Trimble has also scored a pair of runner up finishes and leads the standings by way of his exceptional consistency. Diamond Springs’

Dan Jinkerson, Matt Davis, Placerville’s Tyler Lightfoot and Live Oak’s Matt Micheli complete the top-five.

Oakley’s Nick Baldwin has once again started o the Red Hawk Casino Pure Stock campaign in outstanding fashion.

Last Saturday the multi-time Placerville Speedway champion raced to the $500 triumph during the Tilford Tribute, his third win of the year already. He leads the standings over Diamond Spring’s Kevin Jinkerson, Camino’s Ken Bernstein, Elk Grove’s Micky D’angelo and Greenwood’s Chris D’angelo. Former Mini Truck titlist Mike Miller of Rancho Cordova captured the Tilford Tribute last week and brings the point lead into Saturday’s action. Placerville’s Paige Miller, Diamond Springs’ Wyatt Lakin, Placerville’s

Adopt A Pet

See more racing action at the Placerville Speedway on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placervile this Saturday evening.

El Dorado Transit to host public workshops

El Dorado Transit

News release

On Wednesday, May 5, the El Dorado County Transit Authority (El Dorado Transit) will hold two public workshops to give the public the opportunity to discuss their transit needs. The workshops will be held at the following times and locations:

Attorney’s O ce, Placerville Police Department and South Lake Tahoe Police Department.”

The area remained closed o to the public Thursday morning though

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and protection, once at the ages of 7 and 8, a second time at ages 12 and 13, according to the bail motion filed in October 2021 by the El Dorado County District Attorney’s O ce.

The motion stated the victims, sisters, were made out to be liars by Fiori and not believed by their mother, the defendant’s current wife.

“After some disclosures to law enforcement, no one believed [them],” the bail motion states.

Fiori acknowledged and apologized for the continuous molestation of his two step-daughters, according to the bail motion filed by Cardullo.

Fiori’s accountability came only after being suspected of additional obscene crimes against children, more than 400 miles away from South Lake Tahoe, in Riverside.

In 2021 the defendant was arrested in Riverside County for possession of child pornography where he ultimately confessed to the sexual abuse of his two step-daughters.

Before Judge Thomas A. Smith, Fiori entered a guilty plea with barely an audible whisper and a feeble shrug.

Cardullo said, “Your honor I couldn’t hear him,” after which

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The two contracts were unanimously approved by the board.

Another project that added up to slightly more that $1 million is a construction contract to low bidder TNT Industrial Contractors for $805,730 to construct a new building around the compressor tanks near Kyburz to keep them from freezing in the winter. The compressors produce a blast of air to keep the fish screens clean. The compressors need their own building to avoid overheating the electronics that control the equipment.

An upgraded generator will be installed along with an automatic transfer switch and consolidation of electrical service to single 480-volt service.

Additional costs include construction engineering services of $77,361, capitalized labor of $60,000 and

Speedway

• 9:30-11 a.m.

Placerville Town Hall

549 Main St., Placerville

• 6:30-8:30 p.m.

El Dorado Hills CSD Pavilion

1201 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills

For more information on El Dorado Transit routes, schedules and fares, visit the website at eldoradotransit. com or call (530) 642-5383.

residents were permitted to go to and from their homes.

As of press time Thursday, no additional information had been released.

Judge Smith required Fiori to repeat himself.

It was expressed by the tough-oncrime deputy DA that Fiori needed to acknowledge each felony count by entering separate pleas for sex crimes committed against each of his stepdaughters.

Earlier this month Cardullo told the Tribune that in California’s threestrikes system, Fiori, if ever released, would immediately be subject to another life sentence if he was to be convicted of a third strike.

“Fiori is currently facing pending charges in Riverside County and will still need to resolve his case in Riverside despite his plea in the El Dorado case,” according to Cardullo. El Dorado County is known, even to criminals, as tough on crime.

“It makes me proud to be able to work in a county that actually enforces the laws so we can better protect victims,” Cardullo told the Tribune.

Kyle Neddenriep, Fiori’s defense attorney, had no comment.

Judge Smith ruled Fiori be remanded to custody, without bail, to be sentenced on May 15.

contingency of $94,000. The total approved by the board April 24 was $1,037,091.

Also approved April 24 was $229,280 to KPR Consulting Inc. to buy filter valves for Reservoir A Water Treatment Plant at the base of Jenkinson Lake. The lead time to acquire new filter valves is eight months.

There are 12 valve filters at Reservoir A Water Treatment Plant.

Finally, the board rescinded the district’s Stage 1 Water Alert. This follows the governor’s end to mandatory conservation and the heavy rains and snowpack that have produced favorable conditions for the district’s water supplies. Jenkinson Lake at Sly Park is more than 100% full. Outingdale’s supplies are also plentiful.

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Paizlee Miller, Pilot Hill’s Luke Costa and other favorites will be on hand for the truckers.

Adult tickets on April 29 cost $18, while seniors 62+, military and juniors 12-17 will be $16. Kids 6-11 cost $7 and those five and under are free. Purchase tickets online at eventsprout.com/event/ppr-2023 or at the gate on race day. Grandstand seating is general admission this Saturday night, except for the reserved seats marked for season ticket holders. Pit passes can be purchased at the pit gate or on Pit Pay to take advantage of the expanded seating area on the hill.

The pit gate will open at noon with the front gate opening at 3 p.m. Happy Hour is o ered when the gates open until 6 p.m. in the grandstands featuring live music performed by Mix Up along with discounted Coors Light and Coors Original at the beer booth. The pit meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, ADCO Driveline qualifying and racing will follow.

For those who can’t make it to the track, CaliDirt.TV will provide live flag-to-flag coverage of every Placerville Speedway point race this season. The live streaming service

also includes each event with the Sprint Car Challenge Tour in 2023. Fans can purchase through a monthly membership or on a per race basis via calidirt.tv.

For more information visit placervillespeedway.com.

SPEEDWAY SCHEDULE

May 6: Thompson’s Dealerships

Winged 360 Sprint Cars, USAC Western States Midgets, BCRA Wingless Lightning Sprints and Mini Trucks — First Responders Night

May 20: Winged 360 Sprint Cars, Ltd. Late Models, Pure Stocks and Hunt Magnetos

Wingless Tour — John Padjen Kids Bike Night presented by Pizza Factory

IN THE KNOW

April 28

The seventh annual Stand Up for MORE will be held at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. Headlining will be the hilarious Eddie Brill with comedian Steve Bruner also performing. For tickets and more information visit morerehab.org/ event-details/stand-upfor-more-2023.

The Breakers will perform, 5-8 p.m. at HWY50 Brewery in Camino.

Ponderosa Stage Productions presents “The Bold, The Young, and the Murdered” at Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs, April 28 & 29 and May 4-6. For more information visit pondodrama.com.

Starbright Entertainment presents Fleetwood Mask – A Fleetwood Mac experience, 7:30 p.m. at Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. For tickets and more information call (916) 608-6888 or visit HarrisCenter.net.

Little Hurricane performs 8-11 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit tickets. clubgreenroom.com.

Live music at Red Hawk Resort + Casino continues with live music at the Stage Bar, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. See Mike Furlong Band (classic rock) April 28; and Maxx Cabello (blues/rock) April 29. Visit redhawkcasino.com for more details.

April 29

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County hosts its ornamental plant sale, 8 a.m. to noon at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville. check the inventory preview at mgeldorado.ucanr.edu.

Join the Rise & Shine Community Day of Service, 8 a.m. to noon., and work with other fun-loving volunteers as they clean up, fix up and spruce up parks and community spaces.

For more information visit placervilleriseandshine-2020. eventbrite.com.

The 18th annual CCAC Camino Clean Up Day takes place 8 a.m. to noon at 4621 Pony Express Trail in Camino. Proof of Camino residency is required. For more information visit caminocac.com.

Don’t miss out on Placerville’s 36th annual Spring Fishing Derb y,

AUTHOR, AUTHOR!

Placerville Shakespeare Club salutes local wordsmiths

Andrew Vonderschmitt

Mountain Democrat correspondent

It makes sense. An historical organization whose namesake is arguably one of the most renowned authors of Western literature is bound to honor authors in one way or another. Since 2008 the Placerville Shakespeare Club has celebrated local writers who are published in a variety of genres. One of the club’s stated purposes is to “cultivate and improve the minds of its members.” The annual Authors’ Day event, Sunday, April 30, certainly fits that bill.

The day includes presentations from participating authors, who will speak about their experiences in the industry, their chosen brands of storytelling and the act of writing in general. A question and answer session

will conclude each

presentation. When not on stage addressing the assembly, each author will be at their respective tables speaking with the public and signing books. Light refreshments will be available throughout the day.

Gayle Richard, Authors’ Day committee co-chair said, the lineup of local authors for this, the 14th annual event, all have interesting genres to talk about.

“I had no idea mystery could also be funny,” she shared.

Richard has read all the books being presented at the event and said reading a local writer has a special connectedness for locals adding that the event brings the community together.

“It’s a great way to help give back to the community,” she said. From memoir to mystery, rural life to

historical fiction the lineup has a lot to offer a literary crowd. Plus it helps fund a good cause.

“All the proceeds from book sales and this whole event go toward the Molly Hurd Scholarship Fund,” said Richards. “This is one of the major fundraisers for that particular scholarship program.”

The club awards multiple scholarships each year totaling in the neighborhood of $5,000, depending on

revenue from this event and a couple smaller fundraising efforts.

“I think it’s a great way to learn about some

of our local authors,” said Richard. “And it’s a win-win situation.”

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High-schoolers to receive Poetry Out Loud awards

Arts and Culture El Dorado News release

Three El Dorado County high school students received honors at this year’s Poetry Out Loud competition. They will receive their awards during the final Laureate Trail stop at the Placerville Public Library, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29. It will be an opportunity to recognize the students’ accomplishments and the hard and selfless work of their teachers.

The 2023 El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud Finals were scheduled for Friday, Feb. 24, at Imagination Theater. Due to extreme weather conditions the competition was moved to a virtual format. Everyone involved — from teachers to students to judges — adapted quickly to ensure the competition succeeded.

“This was an excellent year for Poetry Out Loud,” noted Jordan Hyatt-Miller, program manager. “Our lead teachers worked hard to generate excitement and engagement at the school level,

resulting in a solid group of competitors from each school. Their powerful recitations jumped off the screen for our judges. We were honored to have such gifted young students participate in the competition, and to have our county’s champion, Alison Lee, represent our community at the California State Finals.”

In the 2023 competition Oak Ridge High School’s Lee took first place and represented El Dorado County at the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition, which concluded

March 19. Charter University

Prep’s Summer Smith took second place and was the runner-up for the statewide competition. Union Mine’s Gabrielle Garlick rounded out the winners in third place. Sacramento County resident Alex Yue won the 2023 California Poetry Out Loud Finals at the state competition. She will represent the state at the national finals in May in Washington, D.C. Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition for high school students.

In El Dorado County the competition is administered by Arts and Culture El Dorado in partnership with the California Arts Council. A vehicle for inspiration and instruction, Poetry Out Loud provides students with various resources to help them memorize, interpret and recite poetry, instilling in students an appreciation of poetry and a sense of accomplishment and confidence in their public speaking abilities.

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“A writer never has a vacation. For a writer life consists of either writing or thinking about writing.” — Eugene Ionesco

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May

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and Joe: Crisis Cops”

Follows two police of cers who divert people from jail and into mental health treatment one 911 call at a time. LIMITED

6:00pm – 8:00pm

O’Connell Street Band will jam at Placerville church

energetic jigs

News release

El Dorado County Federated Church hosts O’Connell Street Band in concert at noon

Sunday, April 30.

Led by John O’Connell, the band features fiddle, mandolin, guitar, cittern, whistle and vocals. These talented musicians will share traditional Irish tunes ranging from

Singing sensations team up for Harris Center show

News release

FOLSOM — Harris Center for the Arts presents two exceptional music performances in one evening. Taylor Dayne and Sheena Easton take the stage at 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 30. Between them, these two pop icons have garnered nine Grammy Award nominations, two Grammy Awards, two Billboard Music awards, one American Music Award, six platinum albums, five gold albums, 39 Billboard Top 20 singles, and 11 No. 1 Billboard singles. With a career spanning three decades, Dayne’s groundbreaking debut single “Tell It To My Heart” turned her into an overnight international star in 1987. She followed the smash hit with 17 Top 20 singles over the course of her three-decade career, including No. 1s “Love Will Lead You Back,” “Prove Your Love” and “I’ll Always Love You.” Dayne has sold more than 75 million albums and singles worldwide, earned three Granny nominations, an American Music Award, multiple New York Music Awards and she received New York Music Hall of Fame honors and ranked as the No. 18 Female Dance Artist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. She is one of the very few artists in musical history

to successfully crossover into almost every musical genre and chart with hit singles in pop, dance, R&B, adult contemporary and rock.

Equally recognized for her songwriting talent, Dayne wrote many of her own hits as well as

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Poem of the Month

A lonesome dove amid stands of pine.

A love of outdoors and creature’s equine.

Braving dust storms, sleet and hail, pressing onward to deliver the mail.

Nerves of steel a passion for speed,

PONY EXPRESS

all beneath him on his hell-bent steed.

Mochila bags flappin’, spurs dug in, dust clouds billowing where hooves have been.

Reins pull in the lathered horse at the battered way-stop inn. A fresh steed waits, mochila bags slap on ready for the next leg of the journey, to begin.

25 years of customer service she began writing at age 50. Sue has published six children’s books and six books of poetry including her book “The Travels of Trevor the Turtle.” Her poetry has been published

Courtesy photo Tickets are going fast to see Sheena Easton at Harris Center for the Arts.

Spring into fun at Old Sacramento festival

Traci Rockefeller Cusack News release

SACRAMENTO — The Sacramento History Museum invites the community to celebrate the season during a fun, free and family-friendly Old Sacramento Spring Festival Sunday, April 30. The second annual festival takes place 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the 1849 Scene — the sycamore-shaded lawn just across from the Sacramento History Museum and California State Railroad Museum — at the Old Sacramento Waterfront.

A collaboration of the Sacramento History Museum, Sacramento Living History, and the Sacramento Country Dance Society, the Old Sacramento Spring Festival is highlighted by hourly dances around a 15-foot maypole — complete with a crown and ribbons — as well as traditional country dances to live music performed by the six-member Quite Carried Away band.

Over time and throughout centuries, similar spring celebrations and traditions cross various cultures. In Sacramento spring celebrations date back to 1885 when the Grand Festival of Flowers honored philanthropist and art museum founder Margaret Crocker. The upcoming Old Sacramento Spring Festival draws from that tradition, as well as camellia festivals that celebrated Sacramento’s now 160-year association with its official flower.

In addition to dancing, attendees can also enjoy demonstrations by the Sacramento County Dance Society, hands-on arts-and-crafts stations, hobbyhorse races, gold panning, lawn games and more. For more information visit sachistorymuseum.org.

Singers

Tina Turner’s “Whatever You Want.”

With a truly distinctive vocal style and powerful range, she created a unique vocal sound all her own that defined an era by her music. As the late ’80s moved into the ’90s, her chart-topping songs came with her. Her cover of Barry White’s “Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love” and “Send Me A Lover” brought a strength and power to a female voice seldom heard in history. Dayne’s international radio and record success along with her stage presence and world tours took her musical message of love and passion straight to the heart of her fans and audiences worldwide.

By the late ’90s Dayne’s career grew further as an actress. She appeared in film, TV and stage, from Broadway favorites like Elton John’s awardwinning production of “Aida” to working with legendary composer Jules Styne to reprise the role of Fanny Brice on Broadway. Dayne also appeared in movies, including “Love Affair” with Warren Beatty and Annette Benning and co-starred in Denis Leary’s TV drama “Rescue Me.” She also starred in the HBO film “STAG” and co-starred on Showtime’s original series “Rude Awakening” while continuing to record, write and produce her last two studio albums, “Naked Without You” and “Satisfied,” which yielded her No. 1 hit “Beautiful” and Top 10 chart hit “Unstoppable.”

Easton, whose career has spanned four decades, was born in Bellshill, Scotland, the youngest of six children. Her recording career has included gold and platinum albums in the United States, Europe and Asia.

With chart-topping hits like “Morning Train: 9 to 5,” “Sugar Walls,” “Modern Girl,” “We’ve Got Tonight” (featuring Kenny Rogers), “U Got the Look” (featuring Prince) and “For Your Eyes Only” (from James Bond), Easton has sold more than 20 million

records worldwide. She has received two Grammys, and was the first — and still only — artist to have a Top 5 record on each of Billboard’s primary singles charts.

She also has a list of notable acting credits including a five-episode appearance on “Miami Vice,” a co-starring role opposite Stacy Keach in a John Carpenter-directed trilogy for Showtime titled “Body Bags,” as a guest star in the syndicated cult series “The Highlander” and a starring role in UPN’s “Ghost Stories.” Other appearances have included guest roles on “Brisco County” and “Tech Wars” as well as a starring role in Showtime’s “Outer Limits.”

On Broadway Easton starred as Aldonza/Dulcinea in “Man of La Mancha” opposite the late Raul Julia’s Don Quixote. Throughout its yearlong run, the play remained one of the top five grossing hits at the box office. She also starred on Broadway as Rizzo in the hit musical “Grease” and as Dorothy Brock in “42nd Street” at the Theatre Royal in London’s West End.

Easton has been busy with frequent appearances in Las Vegas, where she has been a major attraction for the last two decades, and she was recently inducted into the Las Vegas Hall of Fame.

Seen in venues not only nationally but internationally, Easton continues to perform her hits and fan favorites. She is most at home working with her band, but has expanded her love of the concert stage as a guest vocalist in various programs with symphonies across the nation. This allows her to blend her romance with various styles of music — American standards, pop and Broadway.

Harris Center for the Arts is located at 10 College Parkway in Folsom. For tickets and more information call (916) 608-6888 or visit HarrisCenter. net.

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Dance around the maypole at the Old Sacramento Spring Festival April 30.

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Country legend comes to Sutter Creek

News release

SUTTER CREEK

— Sutter Creek Theatre hosts Lacy J. Dalton, a Grammy nominated singer/songwriter from Bloomsburg, Penn., inducted into the North American Country Music Association International Hall of Fame in 2017.

Dalton is one of the most instantly recognizable voices in music — the woman People Magazine called “Country’s Bonnie Raitt.” She was awarded Top New Female Vocalist of the Year in 1979 by the Academy of Country Music and quickly rose to national prominence with her hit single “Crazy Blue Eyes,” a song that raced to No. 7 on the Billboard Country Charts.

Dalton’s collaboration with Willie Nelson on his “Half Nelson” CD was a high spot. She was the only woman featured on that recording (which included singing legends Ray Charles, Neil Diamond, Merle Haggard, Julio Iglesias, George Jones, Leon Russell, Carlos Santana, Mel Tillis, Hank Williams Sr. and Neil Young) and was awarded a Platinum Record for it. She also received a Gold Record from Hank Williams Jr. in 1985 for her support performances throughout his Five-0 Tour.

Dalton’s records are legendary million-airplay cuts: “Hard Times,” “Crazy Blue Eyes,” “Hillbilly Girl with the Blues.” “Takin’ it Easy,” “Everybody

Makes Mistakes,” the worldwide hit “Black Coffee” and her signature song “16th Avenue,” the anthem for Nashville songwriters voted one of Country’s Top 100 songs ever by Billboard Magazine. Her career includes accomplishments in music, film and radio. As an independent artist with her own label called Song Dog Records, Dalton has released three albums, “Wild Horse Crossing” in 1999, a tribute to Hank Williams Sr. titled “Here’s To Hank” in 2010 and her first Americana album, “The Last Wild Place Anthology,” in 2006. In 2019 that CD won the Pete Huttlinger Award for Music Excellence from boards of Strictly Country Magazine and the Spirit Awards. She recently recorded some electrifying new music for an EP released in January 2019.

When hearing the signature song “Scarecrow,” her good friend Rev. Barbara Ann Fletcher remarked, “That song makes you a whole new you and it makes me a whole new me.”

Dale Poune provides great supporting vocals and guitar and mandolin.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and show begins at 7 p.m. at the historical Sutter Creek Theatre, 44 Main St. in Sutter Creek. Open seating, beer and wine available. For tickets and more information visit suttercreektheater.com.

Bite into this sweet Sutter Street musical

News release

FOLSOM —Sing the songs of happily ever after at Sutter Street Theatre’s production of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” now playing.

This family musical contains a zany, wisecracking Mirror who will only answer if spoken to in rhyme, as well as a whole court full of funny and bubbling characters. It hums with 14 lively songs, including a scary forest ballet. Snow White runs away from the evil Queen and seeks refuge with seven little miners. But the Queen and her sister, a oncepowerful witch, need “a locket from the pocket of a princess that is pure.”

“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” with book, lyrics and music by Carol Weiss, is directed by Allen Schmeltz with music and choreography by Connie Mockenhaupt. Performances are scheduled at 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through May 21 at Sutter Street Theatre, 717 Sutter St. in Folsom. For tickets and more information call (916) 353-1001 or visit SutterStreetTheatre.com.

Comedy ensues in adaptation of ‘The Alchemist’

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SACRAMENTO — City Theatre at Sacramento City College brings Ben Jonson’s popular comedy “The Alchemist” to the stage in a new adaptation. Adrienne Sher adapts and directs the play highlighting the humor in Jonson’s script. The production opens Friday, April 28, and runs through Saturday, May 13.

When Master Lovewit flees the city for the country to avoid the plague, he leaves his butler, Jeremy, in charge of his London house. Jeremy then masquerades as Captain Face and joins forces

with Subtle, a fellow conman, and Dol Common, a prostitute. Together they use the house as their headquarters to dupe the greedy and gullible residents of London with promises of wealth, immortality and marital bliss. Jonson’s most famous comedy was first performed in 1610. The playwright (1572-1637) was a writer, theorist and dramatist of the English Renaissance era, whose reputation is second only to William Shakespeare. He is best known in the theater arts for writing satirical comedies. His most successful comedies include “Volpone” (1606),

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“To me, Poetry Out Loud means bringing stories to life by weaving one’s own experiences into the words of the poem,” Lee said. “What I love most about poetry is that individuals connect with poems uniquely and Poetry Out Loud allows students to express themselves through their interpretation of each poem.”

Poetry Out Loud profoundly impacts the students who choose to participate. Beyond their exposure to a rich literary heritage, collected in the Poetry Out Loud anthology from which they select their poems, the students also get the opportunity to engage with poetry outside the classroom, which situates the

“The Alchemist” (1610) and “Bartholomew Fayre” (1614). Jonson’s comedies are praised for their comic exaggeration and satire of human vice, command of colloquial language and precision of classical devices. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on April 28 & 29 and May 4, 5, 6, 11 & 12; and at 2 p.m. on April 30 and May 7 & 13 in the Art Court Theatre in the Performing Arts Center on the Sacramento City College campus, 3835 Freeport Blvd. in Sacramento. Tickets may be purchased at CityTheatre.net or in-person one hour before the performance begins.

poems in a new, vibrant context. The act of recitation recasts poetry as an embodied art form rather than an abstract work of contemplation, possibly igniting a lifelong passion for poetry. Learn more about the program at artsandcultureeldorado. org/2023-el-dorado-countypoetry-out-loud.

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Lacy Dalton will perform with Dale Poune Saturday night in Sutter Creek.

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The evil Queen (Wren Grant,) left, tempts Snow White (Georgia Zak) in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” now playing at Sutter Street Theatre.

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Hear the best of Main Street Collective, 8-11 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit tickets.clubgreenroom.com.

April 30

The West Slope Foundation, volunteers in the California Governor’s Office, Pioneer Volunteer Firefighters Association, Pioneer Fire Protection District, Fair Play Community Hall Association and other resources host a free event, noon to 4 p.m., for the communities of Grizzly Flat, Somerset and Fair Play in the parking lot of Station 38 located at 7061 Mt. Aukum Road. The event will introduce the Neighbor to Neighbor program, which will include educational workshops, training and field exercises on disaster preparedness, home hardening, go-bag workshops, fire-safe landscaping and other important information.

Musician Ed Wilson will perform 5-7 p.m. at Mraz Brewing in El Dorado Hills.

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The authors being celebrated are:

Claire Booth — mystery

Nancy Harman — historical fiction

Roselle Madrone — memoir

Jennifer Forsberg Meyer — rural life/pets

Cindy Sample — comedic mystery

Forsberg Meyer is in no way a stranger to the written word. She recalls writing her first ‘book’ titled “Don’t Be Mean,” at a very young age.

“However old you are, when you first start to — write with the big fat pencil,” she advised.

She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from California State

University, Sacramento, and spent some time as a research writer for the California Department of Education. She credits her appreciation of wild animals to her tenure as the public information officer at the California Department of Fish and Game.

Among other things Forsberg Meyer is a columnist at the Mountain Democrat. She started her career as a journalist in the 1980s, editing and publishing the California Horse Review and later became a freelance writer for Horse & Rider eventually retiring as Senior Editor.

“I’m a horse fanatic,” she admitted. “So that was really fun, writing

about horses.”

A friend mentioned to her that Forsberg Meyer should write a column for the Mountain Democrat.

“I went to lunch with Mimi (Escabar) and mentioned that I’d like to write a column,” she said.

Escabar took the idea to the editor and

the rest is, as they say, history. You can find her columns, The Rural Life, once a month in the Mountain Democrat.

The 14th annual Authors’ Day at the Placerville Shakespeare Club, 2940 Bedford Ave., begins at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 30. Visit placerville-shakespeare. com for more details.

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Event celebrates Chinese culture, contributions

Traci Rockefeller Cusack

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SACRAMENTO — The California State Railroad Museum and Foundation announce a special event, Moving Together in Harmony – A Purple Silk Concert, that includes musical performances by the Great Wall Youth Orchestra Saturday, April 29. The performances will showcase music from different cultures played on traditional Chinese instruments. Plus, a post-performance documentary titled “Son of the Railroad” will highlight the Honorable Judge Michael Kwan’s behind-thescenes stories of the 150th celebration of the Golden Spike. It depicts how Judge Kwan takes on multiple roles as a descendant of the Chinese railroad workers, the first Chinese American judge in the history of Utah and an outstanding community leader, to tirelessly put the Chinese railroad workers on the map of U.S. history.

The Moving Together in Harmony – A Purple Silk Concert special event and documentary presentation

will take place inside the railroad museum’s East Theater starting at 2 p.m. The Great Wall Youth Orchestra plays Chinese musical instruments

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and performs a variety of music. Many of the students are recent immigrants or first-generation Americans, and the orchestra offers a special connection between their origins and heritage

and their life in the United States. This performance is a fundraiser for the Purple Silk Music Education Foundation, a nonprofit that supports music education for inner-city youth. Founded by Sherlyn Chew, the purpose of PSMEF is to teach Chinese music to K-12 students in Oakland. Tickets to Moving Together in Harmony – A Purple Silk Concert include admission to the California State Railroad Museum and attendees are encouraged to explore the museum’s Chinese Railroad Workers’ Experience that offers insight into the Chinese workers who built the western portion of the nation’s first Transcontinental Railroad. To complete the rail-related experience, event participants are encouraged to take an excursion train ride along the Sacramento Southern Railroad. Offering the region’s only historic and authentic train ride experience, weekend excursion train rides depart at 10 and 11:30 a.m. and 1, 2:30 and 4 p.m. each weekend day (train rides are not included with event tickets). For more information visit californiarailroad.museum.

Ruthie Foster comes to The Center

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GRASS VALLEY — The Center for the Arts presents Ruthie Foster with opener Royal Wood in the Marisa Funk Theater April 29.

Foster’s latest album provides a guide for how to move through the world with equal parts compassion and resolve. “Healing Time” is Foster’s ninth studio album and represents a new high water mark for the veteran blues artist — a collection of songs possessing pure power, like a tidal wave of musical generosity. “Healing Time” finds Foster pushing her boundaries as a singer and songwriter more than ever before, creating a truly live-sounding atmosphere with the help of her band, who sound refreshingly loose and lived-in throughout these 12 songs.

Foster was born into a gospel-singing family in Gause, Texas, and knew early on music was her path while singing in choirs and studying music and engineering in college. She joined the Navy and sang in the Navy band throughout the southeastern U.S. and post-duty in local folk venues in New York City. Holding to her desire to play strains of American roots music that she grew up on, her determination led her to turn down an Atlantic Records deal and take the independent route, self-releasing her first album, “Full Circle,” the success of which paved the way to a long relationship with record label Blue Corn Music.

“Healing Time” is the latest jewel in Foster’s accomplished 25-year career, which includes multiple Grammy nominations and collaborations with

fellow luminaries like Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. For her latest, Foster contributed more to the writing process than she had on any of her previous albums, effectively refining her own songcraft in the process.

“With this album, I dug deep and tried to go for the best way to write,” she explained. “This album says a lot about the period we were making it in, and how I wanted to find my way out of it.”

Work on the album began in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, as Foster enlisted previous collaborators like Gary Nicholson and Grace Pettis to pitch in during the writing process — as well as every member of her band. “I wanted my band involved in the entire process of this album,” she added, and they also played a large role in recreating the sound that Foster had become drawn to after spending time with her vinyl collection. “I was aiming to keep these songs sounding like they came from that era, which says a lot about where I am in my life, too.”

Veteran producer Mark Howard brought new ideas to Foster’s table. “Mark’s ability to turn a song’s arrangement upside down was intriguing and sometimes challenging for me,” she said. “It was a lot to wrap my head around, but he made me think outside of the box I didn’t even know I was in.”

Producer Dan Barrett, who also worked with Foster on 2017’s “Joy Comes Back,” then took the helm along with several Black Pumas members, Barrett brought in a collection of Austin’s finest backing musicians, like n See Foster page B7

The Great Wall Youth Orchestra will perform a variety of songs on Chinese musical instruments during a special concert at the California Railroad Museum.

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Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Ruthie Foster will perform in Grass Valley this Saturday.

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Glenn Fukunaga (The Chicks, Shawn Colvin).

“This combination gave these songs a breath of fresh air, and it all came together very organically,” Foster said.

“Healing Time” is a work that explores such extremes as being human often brings to the surface, reminding listeners that even when we feel like we’re at the top, we’re ultimately still finding our way.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. at The Center for the Arts, 314 West Main St. in Grass Valley. For tickets and more information visit thecenterforthearts.org or call (530) 274-8384.

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