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Know your local history? A scavenger hunt planned for Placerville aims to share Gold Rush facts.

History-focused scavenger hunt in the works Photos by John Poimiroo

Steve and Pat Galeria sail their Lido, Fair Play, in the Camellia Cup Regatta held April 23-24 at Folsom Lake. The Lincoln couple tied for first place.

Rare tie at Camellia Cup John Poimiroo Staff writer

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L DORADO HILLS – Lido 14 and Banshee sailboats tied at the 55th Camellia Cup Regatta on Folsom Lake April 23-24 in a rare finish that had Steve and Pat Galeria on the Lido and Charles Witcher on the Banshee sharing honors as the Sacramento Valley’s finest sailors.

For the Galerias, a husband/wife team from Lincoln, it was their first win, while Sacramento’s Witcher is the winningest Camellia Cup Champion with 10 victories in the venerable cup’s history. Witcher is the only sailor to have ever tied twice (he did it once before in 1985).

Years before dozens of 14-foot Lidos competed in the regatta, yet it had been a decade since one had won, when Sacramento’s George Koch, then 85 years old, captured it in 2013. As for Banshee wins, they have come often and many, mostly due to Witcher’s prowess on the 14-foot, singlehanded racing dinghy.

To share honors as Camellia Cup champion, the Galerias on Fair Play, and Witcher on Ghost, finished first in all four of their qualifying races. The fifth and last race was a throw out.

For their reward, in addition to having their names jointly engraved on the 55-year-old silver cup the Galerias’ Lido and Witcher’s Banshee will be featured on next year’s Camellia Cup commemorative shirt. They were also presented with victor’s battle pennants for class.

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and the community members who played the game to the community,” said Helm.

Minors on Main will feature local historical figures carefully chosen to represent founders and prominent figures in the region’s history.

“The word miners is loosely used,” said Helm.

The figures chosen represent individuals who had historical significance during El Dorado County’s Gold Rush era, he said.

Some of the figures chosen include Snowshoe Thompson, who delivered mail between Placerville and Mormon Station (present-day Genoa, Nev.) on his 25-pound oak “ski-skates;” Charles E. Boles, AKA Black Bart, a stagecoach robber famous for robbing gold from Wells Fargo coaches; and John Studebaker, who gained prominence by selling wheelbarrows to minors before joining his brothers to found the Studebaker Corporation.

“We worked with the El Dorado County Museum Commission to come up with these individuals,” explained Helm.

“We’ve also included a

Miners on Main, a project of Leadership El Dorado’s Class No. 14, will send locals and visitors on a quest through history along Main Street, Placerville.

Plans for the scavenger hunt employ custom gold medallions with QR codes placed at various locations on Main Street highlighting lauded historical county figures.

Each year the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce hosts Leadership El Dorado, a program that was founded with the mission of educating and training the county’s future leaders. Each class lasts one year at the end of which alums choose a community enrichment project.

Class spokesperson Gordon Helm presented the Miners on Main project to the Placerville City Council April 12.

Helm had seen something similar when he attended a chamber study mission to Greenville, S. C., in 2019.

Greenville community members created a scavenger hunt, Mice on Main, that similarly led participants through that city’s commercial district.

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Proposed bike park hits bump in the track Sel Richard Staff writer Although a capital improvement project for an El Dorado Hills bike park was approved by the EDH Community Services District earlier this year, conceptual park designs were initially declined by PG&E, revealed CSD General Manager Kevin Loewen at last month’s board meeting.

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Scot Martin Hackbrath Goodale March 24, 1974 – April 10, 2022

Scot was born March 24, 1974 in Sacramento, Calif. and moved with his family in 1975 to Placerville. He passed away unexpectedly at home April 10 at the age of 48. Scot was a kind, fun, old soul with a gentle, dry sense of humor.

He valued his relationships with family, friends and co-workers; always ready to defend them if the need arose. He was skilled at teaching his cousins how to drive the tractors correctly; then with speed as he would say, “Now punch it!” He was adventurous when snow skiing, riding his dirt bike or participating in motocross. An accomplished player of video games. He was an avid reader of many subjects with science fiction being his favorite.

Scot volunteered for non profits and was always ready to help others. In his teenage years, he donated time to the Train Restoration Yards in Sacramento and Portola where Engine 4404 became his favorite. Subsequently, building his “O Gauge” train collection and becoming a World War II fighter plane enthusiast. As an adult he volunteered a couple years with the El Dorado County Search and Rescue Ground Team, honing his skills as a searcher. He also enjoyed many years helping the cooks at the SAR Crab Feeds. Scot believed in the good neighbor policy. When out on the community roads with his tractor he would help with minor road repairs, driveway aprons, unclog ditches and mow roadsides for fire safety.

He was a member of District 36 Motocross Riders, participating in Hair-Scrambles, with many trophies and plaques to show for it. And he loved the friends with family weekend gatherings at Sand Mountain in Nevada.

Scot graduated from El Dorado High School in 1992. Worked with M&W Engineering for three years, trained with ROP Teichert for one year followed by 25-years with Doug Veerkamp General Engineering as a heavy equipment operator. Scot’s career came from his passion of tractors that began as a toddler with his Tonka tractors. He loved his big tractors!!!

Scot was predeceased by his stepfather George Goodale; grandparents Dale and Rita Hackbarth and Richard and Barbara Lemming. He is survived by his mother Randi Hackbarth Goodale; father Bob Lemming; brother Keith Goodale; half-brother Kelsey Lemming and many aunts, uncles, a niece, nephews, cousins and friends. Celebration of life is June 18 at 4 p.m. at Fausel Ranch. In remembrance donations may be made to: Feather River Rail Society a non profit organization supporting the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola. wplives.org/donate.html.

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extreme drought, with severe drought conditions evident in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

“I’ve been with the National Weather Service for over 20 years and I’ve never seen the winter storm door just slam shut like that,” said NWS Reno’s, Chris Smallcomb. “It’s very unsettling.”

The NWS is predicting drier than normal conditions are likely this spring and warmer than normal conditions are highly likely this summer. Near-to

LAKE TAHOE — What began as a promising winter fizzled out in early 2022, leading to the driest January and February recorded across California and Nevada since record-keeping began.

On March 31 the National Weather Service drought monitor noted that 40% of California and 36% of Nevada is suffering from

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remembrance to the native Miwoks.”

The 4-inch medallions installed at semi-hidden locations along Main Street will bear a QR code folks can scan to visit a webpage and learn more about each figure. Clues on the webpage will move players in a counter-clockwise loop to the next location. At opposite ends of Main Street, prefatory plaques will invite visitors to play.

Some proposed locations are privately owned while others are on city and county-owned properties. Helm said he hoped to gain approval from the city to install the gameplay medallions prior to approaching private owners.

“Who will be in charge of long-term maintenance?”

Mayor Kara Taylor asked.

Helm suggested the city maintain the installations, adding that the class would provide extra medallions for future use.

“If we do this right, they’re going to be rather difficult to remove so there won’t be a whole lot of maintenance required,” he said.

The chamber will host the landing pages on the Visit-El Dorado.com website.

“You’re saying the city would take over the maintenance but what about the whole program,” asked Councilwoman Patty Borelli. “Who would administer that yearly?”

Helm noted once the installations were complete and web pages live, very little management would be needed. The chamber would continue to maintain its web presence.

The project is expected to cost roughly $5,000 to $6,000, according to Laurel Brent-Bumb, Chamber CEO. “This is of a positive economic impact to the county,” she said, suggesting city officials consider using unallocated American Rescue Plan Act funds toward the project.

“We’re not asking you to flip the bill,” she said. “But we hope you have enough enthusiasm for the program to make a contribution.”

County resident Leo Bennet-Cauchon said it was a good beginning.

“I think it could be improved by deeper community consultation,” he said, hoping to get more community involvement in the class project.

Resident Kirk Smith intimated that other historical groups within the county did not know about the project and suggested the project needed “help from actual people that know about history.”

Main Street shop owner Ruth Michelson said she thought the class should confer with historians who, “would want to have some input.”

“Thank you for doing it and I hope you make it collaborative,” she said. “You might present it to some merchants, the (Placerville Downtown Association) possibly, so that we might have some input as to where they might be downtown.”

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The following was taken from Placerville Police Department logs:

with warrants out for her arrest was taken into custody on Forni Road.

April 21

April 23

1:05 a.m. Officers cited a 35-yearold man for shoplifting on Forni Road.

5:14 a.m. A 32-year-old man was arrested on Main Street for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

12:01 p.m. A 35-year-old man was arrested on Placerville Drive for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

9:03 p.m. A 28-year-old man with a warrant out for his arrest was taken into custody on High Street.

April 22 1:26 p.m. Officers arrested a 57-year-old female on Marshall Way for possession of methamphetamine after conducting a search of her vehicle and finding contraband.

8:07 p.m. A 32-year-old man was cited for tampering with a Placerville Drive business’s electricity.

9:21 p.m. A 54-year-old woman

April 25 10:10 p.m. A 65-year-old man reported battery on Fair Lane.

April 26 11:13 p.m. Officers arrested a 48-year-old man on Benham Street for public intoxication.

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LAKE LEVELS Stumpy Meadows Reservoir as of April 27 Water storage 20,000 acre-feet Percent full 100% Inflow 32.40 cfs Outflow 2.21 cfs Folsom Reservoir as of April 28 Water storage 746,851 acre-feet Percent full 76% Inflow 5,699 cfs Outflow 1,282 cfs Union Valley as of April 28 Water storage 245,441 acre-feet Percent full 92% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 0 cfs

2:15 p.m. A 32-year-old man was arrested on Blairs Lane for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

Loon Lake as of April 28 Water storage 49,374 acre-feet Percent full 71% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 0 cfs

5:44 p.m. Officers arrested a 28-year-old man on Placerville Drive for being under the influence of a controlled substance.

Ice House as of April 28 Water storage 36,447 acre-feet Percent full 84% Inflow 184 cfs Outflow 0 cfs

Lake Aloha as of April 28 Water storage 4,524 acre-feet Percent full 90% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 10 cfs Caples Lake as of April 28 Water storage 21,686 acre-feet Percent full 97% Inflow 42.75 cfs Outflow 10.60 cfs Echo Lake as of April 28 Water storage 1,355 acre-feet Percent full 70% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 5.80 cfs Silver Lake as of April 28 Water storage 7,472 acre-feet Percent full 86% Inflow 111.81 cfs Outflow 13.20 cfs Sly Park as of April 28 Water storage 34,124 acre-feet Percent Full 83.2% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 33.10 cfs American River as of April 28 Flow 916.50 cfs

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“I think it’s a great idea because it brings something fun to the town,” said Placerville resident Kathi Lishman.

She suggested a project proposing to place signs in town needed to take more time and thought, “It’s a new idea, maybe it needs a little more time.”

Councilman Dennis Thomas confirmed that the QR code landing pages could be changed in the future.

“The landing page could be changed to whatever you want,” he said. “It’s not necessarily a static thing, it could be living, changing.”

Taylor asked city staff if the long-term expense for maintenance would be minimal. Community Services Director Terry Zeller agreed the costs would be minimal. Helm confirmed that each medallion costs roughly $15 to manufacture.

Councilwoman Jackie Neau had some concerns about the placement of the gameplay medallions and the possibility of future similar projects.

“If you’re going to let one group, you need to let all the groups,” she said. “We might want to think a little ahead.”

Neau proposed that medallion locations be open to further discussion with City Council and that a standard could be put into place.

“A lot of people have talked about this and somebody actually took the time and invested the energy and did it, and that’s what it takes,” Thomas said.

“I’ve seen this happen a lot over the last couple of years, somebody comes up with a great idea then all of a sudden everybody wants to jump on it and say ‘well I got something better,’ well, you didn’t,” he said. “You didn’t. These people did.

“I’m fully on board with the effort they put in and I support them.”

Vice Mayor Michael Saragosa agreed that the project deserved support.

“Don’t let perfection get in the way of progress,” he said.

Borelli lauded the fact-finding Chamber of Commerce trips where ideas like these can come from.

Taylor recognized the possible flexibility of the project in the future.

“I think it’s a great starting point,” she said.

“I kind of want to echo Dennis’s comments — a lot of people spoke about getting more feedback and more community involvement,” she said. “If you want to do that I would absolutely encourage you to do so, but at the end of the day this is your project.

“I am all for empowering groups to come up with a project and bring it to the city and take ownership of it.”

Taylor clarified that ARPA funds that have not been allocated would be part of upcoming discussions during the city’s budget cycle. The chamber’s request for a contribution would be considered then.

Saragosa moved to give staff discretion to work with the Leadership El Dorado Class approving the program and installation locations of historical scavenger hunt medallions. The motion passed unanimously.

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Saratoga Park bringing zipline fun to EDH Sel Richard Staff writer Construction has begun on Saratoga Park and its accompanying trail, recreational areas that are part of Saratoga Estates — the gated, 317-unit, single-family residential development located north of Highway 50 just east of the Sacramento/El Dorado County Line along Saratoga Way. The 2-acre public park, located on the northwest corner of Saratoga Way and Wilson Boulevard, will feature play areas for 2-5 and 5-12 age groups, inclusive play elements, a shade structure, lighted parking lot and a restroom.

But the most anticipated draw of the park is the future playground zipline.

The only other park in the vicinity that sports a zipline is the private park within the Saratoga Estates community, an amenity that has proven somewhat of a destination.

“The zipline in the (private) park has been so successful that it’s brought in people from all over the place,” admitted Price Walker of Elliott Homes. “This park will also have one and hopefully will take some pressure off of that one.” He assured that although the zipline within the development is down for maintenance, it will be back up and working soon.

Due to supply chain issues with equipment, Walker forecasted that the new park will likely take another 10 months to complete. “We’re ready to have it done quicker,” he said. “It’s a frustrating time. We’re really excited to get it up and open.”

The trailhead and open space are complete. The approximately 1.7 acres located between Highway 50 to the south and Saratoga Way to the north cannot be used for active

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play. It is a passive-use, landscaped area and accepted by the district for park impact fee credit. The trailhead provides parking, a shade structure and a bike fix-it station.

The trail itself, which requires grading and some paving, is located off Saratoga Parkway at the end of the Promontory trail and will connect Platt Circle in the Crescent Ridge development through Saratoga Estates to Promontory Community Park.

Construction of Saratoga Park and trail was awarded to Olympic Land-Construction, in coordination with Elliott Homes, for $2,304,100.

However, the trailhead and open space work was previously awarded to Hemington Landscape Services Inc. for $848,281 in August 2021. At that time, Hemington was the lowbidder and also offered change order adjustments at no cost.

Hemington was considered for the main park and trail, but was rejected as its bid was more than 5% greater than Olympic’s. “It is clear that Olympic Land-Construction is the lowest responsible bidder and has many park projects under their belt that meet and exceed the district’s expectations,” assured El Dorado Hills Community Services District Principal Planner Tauni Fessler.

Capital Improvement Project No. 961 was funded anticipating expenses related to the construction of the trailhead and open space portions of the Saratoga project. The project is funded through park impact fee credits and the current work will not require additional allocation adjustment. Ongoing maintenance of the public facilities will be paid for through Community Facilities District 2019-01.

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Interagency Fire Center, since Jan. 1 20,262 wildfires have already burned approximately 865,290 acres across the U.S. This is well above the 10-year average of 14,522 wildfires and 669,042 acres burned. Above normal significant fire activity is forecast across most elevations, including the Lake Tahoe Basin during June and July.

“With the current conditions and predicted outlooks, we are preparing for a fire year similar to the last three — taking all of the lessons that we learned from the Caldor, Dixie and other large fires into consideration,” said Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Fire Chief Carrie Thaler. “We will continue to work closely with our local, state and federal partners in all of our pre-season preparedness activities.”

Lake Tahoe firefighters and land managers use fuels management treatments, such as mechanical and hand thinning, and prescribed fire to reduce excess vegetation buildup that can feed unwanted wildfires. These proactive management actions help protect communities and homes from future wildfires. To complement these actions there are steps residents and communities must take to improve community wildfire preparedness.

The time to prepare for the next wildland fire is now. Last year’s Caldor Fire revealed how wildland fires outside of the Tahoe Basin can spread into and threaten homes and communities.

The Tahoe Fire and Fuels Team encourages homeowners and residents to take responsibility for preparing

families, homes and property for the next wildfire by completing defensible space clean up around homes and property; developing and reviewing evacuation plans; signing up for reverse 911 notifications; contacting local fire districts to schedule free defensible space evaluations; learning about free chipping services; and talking to neighbors about the importance of wildfire preparedness.

It is also important to know what a Red Flag Warning is — days with strong winds and low humidity resulting in rapid fire spread. All this information and more is available on the Tahoe Living with Fire website at tahoelivingwithfire.com/.

Visitors to El Dorado County can do their part to prevent wildfires by understanding when and where wood and charcoal fires are permitted before igniting a fire. National Forest lands around Lake Tahoe are under year-round fire restrictions. This means wood and charcoal fires are only permitted in provided metal fire rings and grills in open, developed campgrounds.

Wood and charcoal fires are never permitted in the following locations: Desolation Wilderness, Meiss Country or any other backcountry location, beaches or picnic areas or anywhere else in the forest. Propane appliances with on/ off valves are allowed with a valid California Campfire Permit available at readyforwildfire.org/permits/ campfire-permit/.

To learn more about living with fire visit tahoelivingwithfire.com/getinformed/understanding-fire/.

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Letting the dirt fly on the new park are, left to right: Rick Hureaux with Innovative Construction Services, EDHCSD Parks and Recreation Director Mark Hornstra, District 1 Supervisor John Hidahl, Vice President of Product Development for Elliott Homes Price Walker, President of Fuhrman Leamy Land Group Steve Fuhrman, CSD General Manager Kevin Loewen, CSD Board Director Ben Paulsen, CSD Board Director Sean Hansen and CSD Principal Planner Tauni Fessler.

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California Commentary

Just say ‘no’ to no-bid state contracts

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uring the past two years Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has paid billions of dollars in secretive, no-bid contracts with little to no transparency.

Now Newsom is deploying his same secretive approach to Jon Coupal a growing number of other public contracts.

All Californians, irrespective of party affiliation, should be deeply concerned.

Especially troubling is the Newsom administration’s perverse penchant for no-bid contracts, many of which renew automatically. Since 2020 his administration entered into more than 8,000 no-bid contracts, many of which were valued at more than $25 million. By the end of 2020, the total amount was nearly $12 billion.

The latest example? Instead of simply suspending the state’s gas tax, Newsom wants to award a no-bid government contract to a yet-to-be-named thirdparty vendor to manage a process of providing rebates to Californians, a lot of busywork to distract drivers from the fact that he’s making them pay the state’s highest-inthe-nation gas taxes.

Sub-par, no-bid After the horrible mess contracts risk the the Employment squandering of Development Department made taxpayer dollars and by distributing renewing no-bid payment cards in contracts without 2020, one has to wonder, what could reviewing their merits go wrong? not only wastes During the same period that cash and taxpayer money no-bid contracts but is also a way of were being handed out, behested skirting California’s payments on behalf contracting process. of the governor surged. These are “donations” for charitable or governmental purposes that are specifically requested by elected officials, often from companies with business before the state. In 2020 alone $227 million was “donated” at the “behest” of the governor, a huge spike compared to just $12.1 million in 2019. This even got the attention of the Los Angeles Times, which wrote, “Many of the donors have other business before the governor, received no-bid government contracts over the last year or were seeking favorable appointments on important state boards,” which “creates the appearance of a pay-to-play system.”

Sub-par, no-bid contracts risk the squandering of taxpayer dollars and renewing no-bid contracts without reviewing their merits not only wastes taxpayer money but is also a way of skirting California’s contracting process.

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Letters to the Editor Mental Health Awareness Month EDITOR:

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ay is Mental Health Awareness Month.

As a volunteer and advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this month I am asking everyone to join us and demand #MoreForMentalHealth.

My family and I have personally been impacted by the death of our youngest brother, Raymond, who died by suicide at the young age of only 24 years old.

I am doing more by calling on my legislators at the federal and state levels to support legislation that will fund the implementation of 988 and the suicide and mental health crisis system across our nation, particularly for those in underserved communities.

Currently, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available at 1-800-273-8255 and de-escalates the crises of tens of thousands of callers each day. On July 16, those in distress and those that support them will be able to reach the Lifeline through a simple, three-digit number: 988.

By making the Lifeline more accessible through this shorter number, calls, texts and chats to the Lifeline’s network of crisis call centers are expected to increase. It is vital that the federal government work with states to ensure callers in distress will have: 1) someone to call, 2) someone to come help, and 3) somewhere safe to go. We must act now to secure funding to equip call centers and community crisis response services throughout the country with staff and resources to respond to everyone in crisis.

Join me this month in urging our federal and state public officials to do #MoreForMentalHealth.

You can start by visiting moreformentalhealth.org.

Together, we can help #StopSuicide.

MARGIE GARCIA Placerville

Our trees EDITOR: lacerville has so many species of trees in people’s yards they warrant a tree walk — beautiful specimens living out their lives naturally. But the street trees and others on public property are something else. The majestic black locust on Coloma Street near Spring Street has been

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beheaded. The big limbs of the sycamores around the corner on Spring Street have been amputated to look like victims of leprosy whose fingers have been absorbed into their hands.

Could Placerville use a tree warden? In 1636 Boston enacted an ordinance preventing “trees planted in the settlement from being spoiled.” And, beginning in 1899, all of the New England states mandated that every city and town have a tree warden to oversee the care and maintenance of public shade trees. This in response to the ugliness of the newly industrialized America that exists to this day.

Tree wardens protect trees “against destructive forces that might include persons, insects and diseases.” They are voted in by the public or appointed by the city or town. The position demands training in arboriculture, the science of tree care and good communication skills. How about it?

ELIZABETH CAFFREY Placerville

Mexico ignoring Russia sanctions EDITOR: pparently Mexico doesn’t see fit to join the international community in its condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by means of economic sanctions. Therefore I call for two things. One, put in place economic sanctions on Mexico a step or two below the ones put upon Russia. Maybe they will quit their “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” stance and see the light. Two, a boycott of Cinco De Mayo. If Americans are willing to stomach the price of fuel and across-the-board inflation, then refusing to participate in a foreign country’s celebration of an obscure military victory against the French seems appropriate.

Do you really want to spend money on Coronas and guacamole knowing it will either directly or indirectly benefit Russia’s illegal war.

You know how the old saying goes: If you lay down with Russians, you will smell like swine. Putin is like a rabid dog and here in El Dorado County, good ole U.S. of A., we all know what you do with a rabid dog.

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was more expensive have been writing than gasoline. Drivers for years about of plug-in hybrids the high cost of ran on gasoline like a electric cars and conventional vehicle. their operation. Electric When the battery runs cars cost more per down on a plug-in mile for energy than hybrid, it simply conventional cars and becomes a conventional certainly more than car with similar hybrids, especially in efficiency.

California, where PG&E The price of gas is charges 49 cents a Larry Weitzman coming down a bit with kilowatt hour on Tier 3, oil at about $100 a which most EV owners barrel and the national average price use. That means the average EV for a gallon about $4.12. But with coal owner at 3.5 miles a kWh is spending and natural gas on the rise (providing 14 cents for every mile he/she drives.

A hybrid is more like 10 to 11 cents. At the energy for 60% of our electrical Trump presidency gas prices, it would energy production), electricity is only becoming more expensive. Natural be 4 to 5 cents. gas is doubling and coal tripling Severin Borenstein, the in price, mostly due to the Biden distinguished E.T. Grether professor administration war on hydrocarbons. at the Haas School of Business at This makes EVs less economical than University of California, Berkeley conventional vehicles. and a faculty director and director And, within the last month or so emeritus of the Haas Institute of Energy, recently said as much. As EVs have become more expensive. he explained, up to six months ago, The Tesla Model 3 just had another when gasoline was only $4 to $5/ price increase with the long-range gallon, plug-in hybrid owners would model basing at about $55,000 and the base performance model hitting not re-charge their cars as electricity

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near $62,000. The Model Y is even more expensive. The original Model 3 had a price tag of $35,000 and a year ago it was $37,000. Now a base Model 3 is more than $48,000, an almost 40% increase in its original price. The reason? Tesla wasn’t making money then but now it is.

Batteries are also going up in price.

EVs are more expensive than about 90% of all new car transaction prices, which a year ago averaged a bit more than $30,000. With rampant inflation, new car prices have risen more than 30% (average new car transaction price has risen to $43,7000) and used car prices are up about 28%. For EVS, the least expensive vehicles on a per mile basis are non-plug-in hybrids and there are some terrific non-plug-in hybrids from Toyota, Hyundai and other manufacturers.

I’ve not been a fan of Tesla, its largest shareholder Elon Musk and all EVs. But that is changing as Musk recently revealed his anxiety with the political left. Turns out Musk is a libertarian and basically believes in less government. He has no issue competing against conventional

petroleum cars (with 60% of electricity produced from petroleum, EVs are not quite carbon free). Musk envisions besting them on a level playing field. Fair enough.

But Musk is also concerned about the level playing field of free speech and said recently, “I believe free speech is a societal imperative for a functioning democracy.” He understands the damage social media has been doing with its left-wing censorship regarding platforms like Facebook and Twitter. At a recent conference Musk shared, “Having a public platform that is maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilization.” Musk is aware of the mainstream, leftwing media being untrustworthy with a public trust level of just 36%. Just 31% of independent voters trust the media and only 11% of Republicans do. While 68% of Democrats have trust in the media, that number slid 5 percentage points in the last year.

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SB 1367 were set for a hearing on April 26 in the contract to the Valencia Branch Laboratory to Senate Governmental Organization Committee. process COVID-19 tests for the state. Less than a Transparency is non-partisan or at least it should year later we learned of shocking waste and fraud be. No-bid state contracts should never become the occurring in the lab. The truth came out thanks to norm and when they are deemed necessary there selfless whistleblowers, one of whom is now being must be strict accountability to prevent waste, sued by the company operating the lab. fraud and abuse. The public’s confidence in the For months Senate Republicans called for a full contracting process must be restored. release of the state investigations on the lab. For Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis months the state stalled, ultimately complying only Taxpayers Association. Scott Wilk is the current after the contract had already auto-renewed.

Senate Republican Leader and represents California Because of this fiasco and the larger problem of no-bid contracts, one of the co-authors of this 21st Senate District which includes the Antelope, column, Sen. Scott Wilk, introduced three bills — Santa Clarita and Victor valleys. which the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association supports — to bring accountability to the process: SB 947, SB 1271 and SB 1367.

Continued from A4 SB 947 would empower employees of state freeing the web platform of left-wing bias and government contracts to blow the whistle on fraud, opening it to all political speech. After refusing waste or abuse by granting them whistleblower a board seat that would have limited his stock protections already afforded to state workers. SB ownership to about 15%, Musk made a $44 billion 1271 would require no-bid contracts of $25 million offer to all shareholders ($54.20/share or a nearly or more to be subject to oversight of the Joint 20% premium) to take the company private and for Legislative Budget Committee prior to renewal or freedom of speech. extension of the contract. SB 1367 would prohibit With Twitter not wanting the left to lose control, a state agency from awarding a contract to entities Twitter’s board of directors voted for a “poison pill” that have provided behested payments on the plan to try to prevent the Musk takeover. Musk governor’s behalf in the preceding 12 months. looks to have prevailed as today the Twitter board Thankfully, SB 947 unanimously passed out of accepted his offer.

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AL-ANON is here for you if you are bothered by someone else’s drinking. Call for meeting times. (916) 3342970. https://sacal-anon. blogspot.com American Assoc of University Women, Foothills of EDC Branch.

Our mission is to advance gender equity for women & girls. Science and Math Camp Scholarships, programs & interest groups. Leave a voicemail for Laurel 530-4177737 or Sara 530-417-7138. eldorado-ca.aauw.net 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/ El DORADO COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Dedicated to all aspects of ham radio. Meetings held on the third Tuesday of each month at the El Dorado Sheriff’s office, 200 Industrial Drive, Placerville, 6:30 pm. Visitors and non-hams welcome. Info at www.edcarc.net Everyone is welcome, El Dorado County Republican Women Federated meets on the 4th Thursday of each month. 5:00PM for social and food, 6:00-7:00/7:30PM meeting and speaker. Location: El Dorado Community Hall, 6139 Pleasant Valley Road, El Dorado, CA. Take Oriental Street across from the Post Office. Please join us for food, friendship and education.

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Fleet Reserve Assoc, Br 275, Active Duty or Retired Veterans, USN, USMC, Coast Guard. Regular meeting on 4th Wednesday each month, social 5:30 pm, dinner 6:00 pm, and meeting 7:00 pm.

Veterans Memorial Building 130 Placerville Drive, contact Larry (530) 677-3925 Save America Freedom Car Caravan. Bring your flags support Conservative Values First Saturday of every month.

Hwy 50 Ray Lawyer Park and Ride, Placerville to Watt Ave and back. Meet 11:30A.M. Depart 12:00 noon 530-2405896 GOLD RUSH CHORUS now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing four-part 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. Women of every level welcome! Come play for fun & exercise! $30 annual membership includes monthly lessons. Weds 9-11 am. El Dorado High School courts, Acacia St., Placerville. Includes monthly social activities. (805) 540-8654.

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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 of El Dorado County is seeking volunteer counselors.

Do you possess such qualities as warmth, empathy and non-judgement, as well as having varied life experiences, and being over the age of 55? If you do and would like to help and listen to fellow seniors who are dealing with age related issues such as loneliness, isolation, health and grief, we would love to talk to you.

Counselors receive training and are supervised by a professional in the field. SPC Clinical Supervisor Jayann Askin, MFT, shares “We are looking for volunteers who are interested in psychology, counseling, and mental health and would like to be a part of a supportive group of ongoing learners in this field.”

For more information on this greatly rewarding volunteer opportunity, please call 530621-6304 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.

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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.

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TOPS Club, Inc. meets Tuesday 9:00–11:00 am, Veterans Hall (downstairs) 130 Placerville Dr. For more information call Bonnie (530) 409-2399 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.

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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.

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El Dorado’s Emma Pizzuti competes in triple jump at the Sacramento Meet of Champions April 23. The senior is one of two athletes to break an El Dorado High School Track and Field record at the meet, triple jumping 36-feet, 3.25 inches.

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How often does a high school compete in a prestigious track and field meet and have two athletes break three school records in one afternoon?

This dream of any coach became a reality at the Sacramento Meet of Champions April 23 at American River College in Sacramento.

It was a record-breaking day for two El Dorado High School seniors, power athletes Hannah Crone and Emma Pizzuti. While Crone was setting a new record for the women’s 100meter hurdles on the track, Pizzuti took to the sand and leaped past the previous school record in triple jump.

“Since El Dorado has been around since 1919 a school record is a monumental, historic accomplishment. To have Hannah and Emma break school records on the same day was other worldly,” El Dorado track and cross country coach Peanut Harms said. “I won’t be surprised if they break their own school records in the upcoming championship part of our season.”

Crone’s swift 15.56 second 100meter hurdle time placed first in the event. The school’s previous record was 15.65 seconds, held by Peanut’s daughter Cora Harms since 2009.

Pizzuti leaped past the Cougars’ triple jump record with her 36-foot, 3.25-inch jump, earning her second place at the meet. Pizzuti was .25 inches from first place.

“It was actually very surprising. I’ve

been getting better throughout the season but I definitely did not expect this because it was such a big event,” Pizzuti said.

The previous triple jump record was 35 feet, 10.5 inches, set in 2007 by Traynor Lewis.

Crone also placed first in the women’s 300-meter hurdles race, breaking her own record of 45.49 by nearly a second. Her time was 44.63 seconds and is now the third-fastest time in the Sac-Joaquin Section.

That 300-meater hurdles record was first broken by both Tiffany Brewster and Crone in the same race back in 2019 at the Division 4 finals, when Crone was a freshmen. Crone ran the faster time in that race.

In long jump triple-crown Crone tied the school record at the Sierra Valley Conference Double Dual meet April 20 with a jump of 18-feet, .5 inches. That record is now tied for the third-longest jump in the entire Sac-Joaquin Section, according to assistant coach Jen Copeland.

The prior weekend she completed a heptathlon (seven events over two days of competition), where she bested last year’s score for a total of 4,190 points. Some highlights include a high jump of 5 feet, 4.25 inches, a 26.7 second 200-meter dash and 2:30.5 in the 800 meters.

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For today, giving of yourself will be far more satisfying than giving (SET ITAL) to (END ITAL) yourself.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). People will tell you who they are. They won’t even realize they are doing it, but the truth of your presence will draw out the truth of theirs, and all will be known.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Is your personal life a roller coaster, an elevator or a walk in the park? As you focus on the basics like health and well-being, other things fall into place to put relationships on an even keel.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It does seem that exciting events should be coming into your life on their own, but unfortunately, the cosmic coordinator isn’t getting the message. No worries -- this is an opportunity to plan it just the way you like!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). However well-defined and obvious your needs may be to you, another person still isn’t seeing it. Maybe you don’t want to spell it out, but that may be what it takes to get the fulfillment you so deserve.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re able to be generous with those who need you because you invest your energy well. Sometimes that means declining frivolous asks and avoiding those who want you to do their dirty work.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Don’t overthink the day. What occurs naturally will be the harmonious and best. To overprepare, strategize or obsess will put weird vibes into your project. You’ll get successful outcomes from a chill attitude.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The smart plans don’t always come from your conscious mind. You’ve been making simple, intuitive decisions based on what your heart and body need, and as you continue in kind, you’ll grow in strength and joy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s not such a bad mistake to accidentally repeat the same thing to the same person. You might even call it “branding” and do it on purpose. People around you will need to hear things multiple times before it sinks in.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You work through things easily with those who share your ability to laugh at life.

With humorless people, it’s a little harder to make things jive. So whenever possible, go where the funny ones are.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’d walk across hot coals to help someone, but unless that person is on the other side of hot coals, it’s totally unnecessary. Discover what’s needed before you put yourself out.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Finding a tranquil space within yourself will be much easier after you find a tranquil space in your environment. Either clear or create a space of your own or go exploring to find one.

Management System he Hope Valley project popped up in area and all along February 2021.

Highway 88 is a In CalTrans’ mitigated mountain wonder. It’s that negative declaration for way due to the enormous the project, analysis finds efforts of many people “less than significant” over many years who impact on the “scenic preserved it from rampant vista.” development.

There is a fair argument The Highway 88 corridor for significant impact, from Markleeville to Charlie ferris despite what CalTrans Woodfords, through Hope officials think. Every Valley, past Kirkwood, aspect of the project is described as Woods Lake, Caples Lake and Silver “less than significant” or “no impact” Lake, over the Carson Spur and in the MND. Carson Pass is simply outrageously Friends of Hope Valley disagree. beautiful.

The group, formed in 1986 to stop That uninterrupted view is under large electric transmission lines from threat. CalTrans is proposing a $26 million-dollar-plus project that would being run through Hope Valley, urges anyone who’s ever fallen in love with “install traffic management systems Hope Valley and the Carson Pass area and roadside safety improvements to submit comments on the project to in and around the Kirkwood and Caltrans planners.

Carson Pass area at 13 various Public comment on the project has locations in Amador, El Dorado been extended to May 2. and Alpine counties on highways Written comments may be 88, 89 and 4. The scope of work submitted to Scott.Guidi@dot.ca.gov. includes changeable message signs, The final environmental document streetlights, vehicle detection systems, on the project is expected to be closed-circuit television camera systems, roadway weather information complete in August 2022, with rightof-way acquisition completed March systems, highway advisory radios, 2024 and construction starting Oct. electronic message signs and 2024. Work could be completed as maintenance vehicle pullouts.” soon as March 2026.

The project would install five CalTrans already has these large digital road signs along Highway 88, electronic signs along Highway 50 including one at Picketts Junction, from El Dorado Hills to Pollock Pines one on Highway 89 near Markleeville and at highways 50 and 89 in Meyers, and another on Highway 4 near the western boundary of Alpine County.

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Crone has her eyes set on qualifying for the state finals.

“Hopefully I can get my (300-meter hurdles) time down to the low 44s or the high 43s and I hope to (beat my personal record) in long jump,” Crone said. “It might be a bit of a stretch, but we’ll see.” “(Crone) keeps gets better and better every week,” Peanut said. “She is in great position to compete in the next level. She might become a hall-offamer for the school.”

Crone signed on to compete in track and field for University of California, Davis, in the fall.

Pizzuti said she never got the hang of long jump but in her senior year is excelling at triple jump. Since her freshman year she has been competing in the 200- and 400-meter dashes Peanut pulled her aside one day to try triple jump. After running through some exercises he determined she

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Pizzuti’s sister Arianna is also a Cougar hall-of-famer in sprints and competed on El Dorado’s 2015 sectionwinning cross country team.

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cup they had to overcome five other boats in the Open Centerboard Class, which was manned by formidable competitors aboard a Melges 15, two International 505s, a Sunfish and another Lido crewed by brother-sister team of El Dorado Hills’ Peter Davies, 17, and his sister Katie, 13, who were sailing a Lido in their first regatta.

The Galerias demonstrated poised and steady sailing, through both light and moderate winds that built to 8 knots. Lidos — developed in Southern California and Banshees in Foster City — are both known to do well in light air, but the Galerias’ Lido had to overcome all the varied boats in its class even when winds strengthened in two of the five races sailed. Witcher dominated the six-boat Banshee Class to place his name once again on its perpetual trophy.

Winning the five-boat Red Keel Class was Fusion, a Santana 20, captained by Folsom Lake Yacht Club’s Mark Erdrich of Sacramento.

2019 Camellia Cup Champion Emilio Castelli, representing the Richmond Yacht Club, won the five-boat Laser class on Leaky Lena. And, Dave Samson of the Fresno Yacht Club, sailed Slo Mo, a Catalina 22 to win the five-boat Blue Keel class.

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Also competing at Hobie Cove on Folsom Lake, were radiocontrolled sailboats, organized by the Sacramento Model Yacht Club as a separate element of Camellia Cup. Eight J-class model yachts (1/16th-scale replicas of America’s Cup yachts of the 1930s, as big as 8.5-feet long) competed, with SMYC’s Gene Novak winning the class, sailing his replica of SVEA, a Swedish J-boat that in 1942 never was able to compete in the America’s Cup due to World War II. Radio-controlled sailboat racing is governed by U.S. Sailing with rules similar to those used by full-sized sailboats. Many R/C sailors sail and compete on full-sized boats, though the sport also includes sailors who don’t. The national championships for the J-boats and Canterbury Js will occur during Sacramento Sail Week in 2023.

The Folsom Lake Yacht Club was established in 1957. It is located at Brown’s Ravine within Folsom Lake State Recreation Area in El Dorado Hills. FLYC conducts sailboat racing, cruises and social events.

More about these clubs is found at flyc.org and sacmyc.net.

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May 3 Powell’s Steamer Company and Pub, 425 Main St., presents Eric Hill & Jonny Mojo for Taco Tuesday on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 4-7 p.m.

Stop by for some good food and good tunes. For more information call (530) 626-1091.

May 4 The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce hosts luncheon with Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Hills Church, 800 White Rock Road in El Dorado Hills. To register and for more information call (916) 933-1335 or visit eldoradohillschamber.org.

Vitalant will host a Shingle Springs community blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 3821 Quest Court (off Durock Road), Shingle Springs. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment at donors. vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM551 or call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 and mention the same blood drive code. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.

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May 2 Vitalant will host an El Dorado Hills community blood drive, noon to 4:30 p.m. with the Bloodmobile located in the parking lot near the baseball fields at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District office, 1021 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills.

Donors are encouraged to make an appointment at donors.vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM019 or call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 and mention the same blood drive code. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.

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ioneer Union School District recently held its first STEAM family night — STEAM into Pioneer. The acronym stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math. The family event was filled with laughter, experimentation and, above all, learning. El Dorado County is a wonderful environment to facilitate hands-on learning through STEAM and PUSD is committed to be at the forefront of connecting students, family, school and county for a robust learning model.

“This event was a huge success because of the creativity and commitment of our team,” Principal Deborah Atkins shared about the event. “Every teacher came up with age-appropriate activities for their students and our community partners, including Ag in the Classroom, Sly Park Environmental Center, the Girl Scouts and the Foothill Garden Club, provided hands-on experiences that delighted students and parents alike.”

The STEAM into Pioneer event saw a wide range of stations to visit, with activities designed for all grade levels, preschool through eighth. There was particular care taken in the planning process, facilitated by teachers Adam King and Boyd Holler, to make sure all subjects within the

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Pioneer USD students got to participate in hands-on experiments during the STEAM into Pioneer event. At one STEAM station families learned about wind tunnels, above. Water was the focus at another station, below left. Guests also enjoyed bilingual science stories, below right.

STEAM spectrum were represented in a fun and engaging manner. PUSD students were learning to put their science and mathematics skills to work while sharing

the learning with their families and community partners. Over a dozen stations were offered, including hydroponic gardens, wind tunnels, Battlebots, an art walk, boat engineering, a

math game station and bilingual science stories.

More than 200 individuals attended STEAM into Pioneer and PUSD is excited to plan more frequent

family nights in the future. A huge thank you to all those that helped plan, presented and attended.

For more information about PUSD visit pioneer.k12.ca.us.

Women’s Fund El Dorado hosts its annual Grants Gala, 5:30-8 p.m. at Saureel Vineyards, 1140 Cold Springs Road in Placerville, and community members are welcome to attend. Grant recipients will be formally recognized and the accomplishments of 2021 grant recipients will be celebrated. This event includes a catered buffet dinner. Get tickets online at womensfundeldorado. org/events. For more information call (530) 3061857.

The Placerville Area Chess Club meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Denny’s in Cameron Park, 3446 Coach Lane. For more information call Neville Arroues at (530) 642-9043.

Now The Widowed Persons Club provides a support group for widowed men and women of all ages, as well as a wide range of social activities through which they have an opportunity to make new friends and find a new direction in their lives.

General meeting luncheons for members and guests are held the fourth Friday of each month at 11:30 a.m.

A social hour precedes the meeting. The meetings are at Cold Springs Country Club in Placerville and the cost is $16. Reservations required. Regular breakfasts are set Tuesdays at 9 a.m. at Golden Waffle Café in Placerville, Wednesdays at 9 a.m. at Beef & Brew in Diamond Springs and Wednesdays at 9 a.m. at Denny’s in Cameron Park. For mire information Glenda at (530) 295-8374 or Nancy at (530) 622-8276.

Key Club member honored for her efforts Dina Gentry Kiwanis of Placerville The Kiwanis Club of Placerville recently awarded El Dorado High School sophomore and Key Club Treasurer Aubrey Bonham with the Student Service Leader of the Month Award for April.

“It is an honor to be part of Key Club and it is nice to be recognized for my involvement,” Aubrey said after receiving her award.

“Congratulations, Aubrey,” said Brian Veerkamp, Placerville Kiwanis president. “As a former student of EDHS, I am proud that you are leading by example and empowering others along the way.”

Aubrey has been part of the club for two years and as treasurer is responsible for monitoring the club’s finances, tracking fundraising and ensuring that funds are spent on club approved projects.

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The Outdoor Adventure Campout was an overnight camping experience, April 23-24, for Girl Scouts in kindergarten through 12th grade.

Participants chose from one of four “trails,” to focus their weekend on fishing, horses, paddling or target sports. All girls honed their outdoor survival skills, climbed a rock wall, swam in a lake, camped with their troop and learned more about nature.

According to the 2021 Outdoor Participation Trends Report, funded by the Outdoor Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Outdoor Industry Association, 2021 had the highest rate of American participation in outdoor activities on record, largely due to COVID-19. However, nearly half of the U.S. population did not share in the positive health outcomes of the outdoors. In addition, female participation in outdoor activities remained stagnant at just 46%, despite the fact 51% of the U.S. population is female. The study also revealed an extreme lack of diversity in outdoor activities, with

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Girl Scouts Heart of Central California recently treated 600 Scouts to a weekend of outdoor activities, including rafting, archery and horseback riding.

nearly 75% of outdoor participants identifying as white.

At Girl Scouts, leaders believe girls are forces of nature and meant for outdoor adventures.

GSHCC is dedicated to supporting year-round outdoor experiences because every outdoor adventure grows a Girl Scout’s “I’ve got this” attitude. And once they unlock that confidence, they’ll aim as high as the stars they see outside their tents.

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LTCC president DeFranco named PROmoter of the Year News release SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Community College Public Relations Organization of California recently recognized Lake Tahoe Community College Superintendent/President Jeff DeFranco with its annual PROmoter award for his leadership and support of community colleges and their marketing and communication efforts.

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4 Springtime Skin Care Tips

Subtle Care for Sensitive Skin For many, spring skin care can be as simple as following a basic routine. However, those with more sensitive skin may require additional attention. Try this calming, cleansing at­home remedy to moisturize and tone sensitive skin.

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pring brings sunshine and plenty of exciting opportunities to head outdoors for fun with family and friends. While those joyous moments make the season special, all that sun exposure can wreak havoc on the skin without the proper precautions.

Whether you’re dining outdoors, going for a swim, sweating out a bike ride or just spending a few moments soaking up some sun, it’s important to ensure you’re taking care of your body so you can enjoy those rays all season long.

example is watermelon, which is 92% water and can help restore fluids.

Prioritize Skin Protection Whether you’ll be in the sun for a few minutes or a few hours, it’s paramount to protect skin by applying sunscreen. On days when the UV index is 3 or higher, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends applying a broad spectrum sunscreen SPF 15 or higher.

Another option is to wear light, loose clothing that covers as much of the skin as possible while staying comfortable in the heat.

Stay Hydrated

Refresh Your Face

As an important aspect of overall health, stay­ ing hydrated also helps maintain your skin’s water content. Be sure to drink plenty of water throughout the day, especially as temperatures rise and you spend more time outdoors. Another delicious way to avoid dehydration – leading to energy drain, in mild cases – is to eat fruits and vegetables with high water content. One

As one of the parts of the body that sees the most sun exposure, your face is perhaps the most important area to care for during the sunnier months. An at­home, all­natural DIY facial offers a brightening, hydrating way to treat yourself.

For a true glow­up from the comfort of your own home, try this quick and easy solution: Mix

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“Community colleges have compelling stories to share,” said DeFranco. “We should and do highlight the lifechanging opportunities we can provide as engines of social and economic mobility for our students. We believe in the power of storytelling and how this changes our students’ lives. When we communicate clearly and consistently, it’s easier for our students to navigate college successfully. This was never more true than during the pandemic and Caldor Fire evacuation. LTCC strives to communicate well to our various stakeholders and we’re pleased CCPRO recognizes our efforts.”

CCPRO of California represents and serves the community colleges, public and governmental relations, marketing, and design professionals statewide at 116 community colleges. Each year at its annual conference, CCPRO provides marketing and public relations professionals with a unique opportunity to network with peers, share best practices and challenges, and collect and share work and career advice.

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members. Aubrey has recruited eight new members since joining and has become a mentor and example for other members.

Key Club Advisor Sophie Cabrera explained, “Aubrey is the chair of the Duffy Park Community Garden project and was instrumental in its conception and development. She presented the idea before the city Parks Division and the Placerville City Council, gaining approval for the project. Despite the challenges of the past year, she remains committed to ensuring the project’s completion.

“Aubrey’s enthusiasm for the fellowship the key club offers is evident through her efforts to coordinate and plan events,” Cabrera continued.

“Aubrey coordinated the fall rally and when the opportunity to attend the Key Club District Convention arose, Aubrey figured out the costs and proposed a budget that included individual member donations, club fund donations and a request for Kiwanis funds. Thanks to Aubrey’s efforts five club members attended the district convention. At the convention, Aubrey was a delegate representing EDHS and part of the delegation that elected the new district governor and board.”

In addition to her key club responsibilities, Aubrey is an avid thespian and active in theater. She performs in Studio 81 at EDHS and in Imagination Theatre productions. Sophie concluded, “Aubrey’s passion, positive attitude and bright and enthusiastic spirit embody Key Club values and she represents the best of our youth.”

For more information regarding Placerville Kiwanis and how a student can join a service club call Dina Gentry, past-president, at (530) 457-7597 or visit placervillekiwanis.org.

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Watermelon Mask and Toner

2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt (to help exfoliate and purify) with 1 tablespoon of watermelon juice (for hydration). Apply the mask to your face and neck for 10 minutes then rinse off and pat your skin dry.

Watermelon Banana Mask: 1 tablespoon watermelon juice 2 tablespoons ripe mashed banana Watermelon Toner: 1/3 cup watermelon juice 1 tablespoon witch hazel 1 teaspoon distilled water To make watermelon banana mask: In bowl, mix watermelon juice (for hydration) and mashed banana (to ease inflammation). Apply mask to face and let sit 10­15 minutes before rinsing with warm water. Pat dry.

To make watermelon toner: In small bowl, combine watermelon juice with witch hazel and water. Apply toner to clean face and let sit 2­3 minutes before rinsing with warm water.

Pat dry.

Store in refrigerator in airtight container up to 5 days.

Keep Your Whole Body in Mind While your face is likely to see a lot of sun, that shouldn’t mean neglecting the rest of your body.

This gentle body scrub can give you that glow you’re looking for with a sweet, fruity scent.

Here’s how to exfoliate and polish your skin: Combine 1 1/2 cups of white sugar, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1/4 cup of watermelon juice.

If you’d like, add 1 teaspoon of microplaned watermelon rind zest and 1 tablespoon of olive oil.

Store the scrub in an airtight container up to 1 week and, when you shower, gently rub a handful of scrub on your skin then rinse thoroughly and pat dry.

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Board boosts nonprofits with ARPA grants EDC Chief Administrative Office News release The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved providing nearly $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act grants to nonprofit organizations to help recoup some of the losses incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The impact of COVID-19 on nonprofits that provide critical services to our residents has been vast and long-lasting,” said Board Chair Lori Parlin after the April 25 meeting. “These grants act as an influx of money that would otherwise come from these organizations engaging in normal fundraising activities.”

Organizations were required to submit an application stating the need for the grant funds, evidence that they suffered economic loss as a result of the pandemic and that they are a 501(c)3.

The board approved grants to 24 local nonprofits.

• Ag in the Classroom $18,427 • Assistance League Sierra Foothills $17,009 • Cade Strong $23,442.50 • Cantare Chorale of the Sierra Foothills $5,000 • Clean Tahoe Program $10,000 • EDC Mineral and Gem Society $20,343.97 • EDC Veterans Alliance $40,949 • El Dorado County Fair Association *$813,000 (some funds previously received) • El Dorado Museums Foundation $2,375 • El Dorado National Forest Interpretive Association $20,000 • El Dorado Search and Rescue Council $61,814 • Friends of the Library of EDC $65,000 • Gold Discovery Park Association $164,098 • H.E.L.P $15,436 • H.E.R.O Scholarship Fund $2,000 • Jackson Elementary School PTO $35,000 • Lake Tahoe Community College Foundation $252,000

Mountain Democrat file photo by Shelly Thorene

Ag in the Classroom, which sponsors the very popular Farm Day at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds for local students, is one of many nonprofits to receive ARPA funds from the county to continue its work. Above, kids meet an 11-year-old goose named Clark held by his owner, Sara Monday, at a previous Farm Day event.

• Lake Tahoes Shining Stars $33,889.50 • MORE $213,306 • Music on the Divide $3,500 • Ponderosa High School Band Boosters $3,000 • Shingle Springs Community Center $24,315.62 • Sierra State Parks Foundation $50,000 • Tahoe Youth & Family Services $85,026

The board also voted unanimously to expend $2.1 million in ARPA grants to small businesses.

“We look forward to a robust interest among our small businesses to receive these grants to help them return to a pre-pandemic level, support their employees and families and give a boost to our economy,” added Parlin.

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Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0409 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FROGGIE FRONTIER PRESCHOOl, located at 1001 Olson Ln, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Kristin Jennings, 1560 Hidden Bridge Rd, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kristin Jennings KRISTIN JENNINGS, 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 04/06/2022.

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) 10247 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF STEPHEN JADIE BARRINGER CASE NO. 22PR0095 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of STEPHEN JADIE BARRINGER A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TOMAS BARRINGER in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that TOMAS BARRINGER 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 1, 2022 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

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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: SOOJIN KIM The Law Office of Soojin Kim 4989 Golden Foothill Pkwy, Suite 6 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 (916) 847-5440 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 10275 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0434 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FOOTHIll ORCHARD CARE, located at 4177 La Sierra Dr, Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: PO Box 712, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): 1. Ryan C Bell, 4177 La Sierra Dr, Diamond Springs, CA 95619, 2.

Skyla A B Bell, 4177 La Sierra Dr, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/13/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ryan Bell RYAN BELL, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/13/2022.

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) 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 10276 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DOUGlAS C. PICKEll CASE NO. 22PR0092 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DOUGLAS C. PICKELL A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JOSHUA J. PICKELL in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that JOSHUA J. PICKELL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act with limited Authority.

(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 1, 2022 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: PARHAM SHEKARLAB - SBN 330790 8611 Greenback Lane Orangevale, CA 95662 (916) 308-0367 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 10298 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHERyl ANN COOPER CASE NO. 22PR0043 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CHERYL ANN COOPER A PETITION for Probate has been filed by GERALD LOUIS MESSER, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests

that GERALD LOUIS MESSER, JR. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 4, 2022 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.

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Public Notices  ALYSSA L. BOLAN Seasons Law, P.C. 3500 Douglas Blvd, Suite 250 Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 786-7515 10299 4/22, 4/27, 5/2 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 MISSOURI FLAT ROAD PHASE 1 – CLASS I TRAIL CONNECTION Will be received by the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation, through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest), until May 13, 2022 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://us02web. zoom.us/j/85329017178 (669)9009128 US (San Jose), (253)2158782 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 along Missouri Flat Road, in Diamond Springs 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 188 linear feet of Class I bike path including grading and paving, concrete retaining wall, curb, gutter, and sidewalk, striping, and rock ditch improvements. 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 TWENTY (20) WORKING DAYS. For bonding purposes, the anticipated project cost is less than $300,000.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on May 4, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation, 2441 Headington Road, Placerville, CA. The meeting will be held in the downstairs conference room.

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 # 8134256 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.

DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) For FederalPARTICIPATION: aid 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 12%. The UDBE Good Faith Effort Submittal Information Handout and the County of El Dorado DBE Training Presentation is available at http:// www.edcgov.us/Government/DOT/ pages/DBE.aspx. The problems and solutions listed in the Handout apply to DBE Good Faith Efforts Submittals.

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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 State prevailing wage rates in the county performing the work is subject to the determination 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 State prevailing wage rates for the county performing the work are also on file at the Department of Transportation’s principal office, and upon request.

In the case of projects involving Federal funds, Federal wage rates as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor have been included in the Contract Documents.

Issuance of addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be in accordance with the Project Administration section of the Notice to Bidders.

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).

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.

4/22, 4/25, 4/27, 4/29, 5/2, 5/4 10300 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DENNIS C. MCCOMB CASE NO. 22PR0087 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DENNIS C. MCCOMB A PETITION for Probate has been filed by ANNE L. MCCOMB in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that ANNE L. MCCOMB 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: May 25, 2022 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: DRUMMOND T. MCCUNN McCunn Law PC 8780 Auburn Folsom Road

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WAYNE BONSER CASE NO. 22PR0097 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WAYNE BONSER A PETITION for Probate has been filed by MARINA PATROVNA BONSER in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that MARINA PATROVNA BONSER 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 8, 2022 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: BRANDON J. SMITH BJS Law, Inc 1380 Lead Hill Blvd STE 106 Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 426-2507 4/25, 5/2 5/9 10304 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0460 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: J AND B RENTALS, located at 1840 Green Valley Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 2201 Francisco Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Brad S Barroso, 1840 Green Valley Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 2.

Judy L Barroso, 1840 Green Valley Road, 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: 12/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Brad Barroso BRAD BARROSO 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 04/21/2022.

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) 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 10305 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF REUBEN DOUGLAS CARVER III CASE NO. 22PR0053 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of REUBEN DOUGLAS CARVER III A PETITION for Probate has been filed by GRANT DOUGLAS CARVER in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that GRANT DOUGLAS CARVER 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: July 20, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: CLARA YANG, ESQ. Law Office of Clara Yang 2810 Coloma St., Ste. A Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-3624 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 10317 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0446 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. SKINNER, 2. SKINNER VINEYARDS, 3.

SKINNER VINEYARDS AND WINERY, 4. SKINNER WINERY, located at 2625 Starbuck Road, Rescue, CA 95672/Mailing Address: 8054 Fairplay Road, Fair Play, CA 95684 Registered owner(s): Skinner Vineyards LLC, 8054 Fair Play Road, Fair Play, CA 95684 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Michael G. Skinner MICHAEL G. SKINNER, MANAGING MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/18/2022.

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) 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 10319 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GIANCARLO SCLIPPA CASE NO. 22PR0103 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of GIANCARLO SCLIPPA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CARLO SCLIPPA in the Superior Court of California, County of EL DORADO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CARLO SCLIPPA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 06/22/22 at 8:30AM in Dept. 8 located 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 ERIK P. LARSON - SBN 210098 SPENCER T. MALYSIAK LAW CORPORATION 3500 DOUGLAS BLVD, STE. 200 ROSEVILLE CA 95661 4/29, 5/2, 5/6/22 CNS-3578207# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 4/29, 5/2, 5/6 10321 PUBLIC NOTICE Pioneer Fire Protection District Accepting Bids for Septic System Repair Location: 7061 Mt Aukum Rd, Somerset CA 95684 For Bid information see pioneerfire. org website Deliver Bids to admin@pioneerfire. org Bid Opening date 4/29/2022 5pm Bid Closing Date 5/13/2022 5pm 4/29, 5/2, 5/4, 5/6, 5/9, 5/11 10324 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0478 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LOCHER ADVENTURE, located at 3301 Dusty Gold Ln, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Garrett D Locher, 3301 Dusty Gold Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/24/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Garrett Locher GARRETT LOCHER 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 04/27/2022.

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) 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 10326 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0485 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: UCREATE, located at 2049 Moonstone Cir, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Luke S Banner, 2049 Moonstone Cir, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/19/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Luke Banner LUKE BANNER 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 04/27/2022.

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) 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 10327 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BETTY LOU FRANKLIN CASE NO. 22PR0101 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BETTY LOU FRANKLIN A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JODY FRANKLIN in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that JODY FRANKLIN 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 8, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: LAURA ROSE NELSON Becker, Nelson, Center & James 263 Main Street Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 295-6400 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 10328 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that City of Placerville Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, May 17 at 6:00 P.M. at Town Hall, 549 Main Street, Placerville, CA, to consider and make recommendation to City Council regarding the following project: Zoning Change ZC 22-01: Request for the definitions of types of lodging facilities including the regulation of short-term rentals and to allow for transient short-term rentals within the Highway Commercial and Commercial Zone Districts.

Environmental Review: Per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City has determined this project to be Exempt in accordance with Section 15303 of the California Environmental Quality Act (Conversion of an Existing Structure from One Use to Another); and Section 15303(b) (New Construction of Small Facilities).

For further information regarding this application, you may review the files for this request at the Development Services Department during regular business hours, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. prior to the public hearing.

The Planning Commission may propose modifications or other conditions deemed to be appropriate. Any persons interested in this matter are invited to attend and present testimony either for or against the proposed application. If you challenge the action taken on this matter in court, the challenge may be limited to raising only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Development Services Department at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Written comments on the project may be submitted at the hearing or prior to the hearing, by mailing or delivering them to the Development Services Department, Planning Division, 3101 Center Street, 2nd Floor, Placerville, CA 95667, or by email: pv.planning@gmail.com. For inclusion in the agenda packet to be distributed, written comments of interested parties should be submitted to the Development Services Department prior to Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk (530) 642-5531 at least 72 hours before the meeting, if possible.

Pierre Rivas, Development Services Director 5/2 10329 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION/ LIEN SALE This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and are stored at the Life Storage location listed below.

Life Storage #619 4501 Latrobe Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 916-933-4040 And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at a public auction to be held online at www.

StorageTreasures.com, which will end on Thursday, May 26th at 10:00 am RUBY JOHN - Hsld gds/Furn MATTHEW ENGEBRETSON - Hsld gds/Furn HAILEY KASINGER - Hsld gds/Furn BARRY GORDON - Hsld gds/Furn, Construction Equip, Tool/Appliances /s/ J. Carroll 5/2, 5/9 10330

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LAST DAY! “GROUND WATERS” @ 8pm @ 6pm San Francisco-based artist Liz The War�eld, 982 Market St, San Sunset Squares Slice Shop, 553 Di‐ Hickok’s solo exhibition at CHUNG @ 6:30pm Francisco visadero St, San Francisco | NAMONT art gallery in Noe Valley.

Gold�eld Trading Post, 1630 J St, //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Don’t miss your last opportunity to Sacramento Billie Marten Broken Compass experience this series in person. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 8pm / $15 Bluegrass LIVE at SacYard CHUNG | NAMONT, 4071 24th Dead Lakes Cafe Du Nord, 2174 Market St., Street, San Francisco. info@chung Community Tap House @ 6:30pm San Francisco namont.com, 415-795-1643 @ 6pm Gold�eld Trading Post, 1630 J St, //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Nick Paul //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SacYard Community Tap House, Sacramento Papooz 1725 33rd St, Sacramento Magical //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 8pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Featured The Kronos Quartet Comedy: The Independent, 628 Divisadero @ 7pm St, San Francisco Nick Paul Featured Miner Auditorium, 201 Franklin //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Live at Street, San Francisco The Small Calamities: Pa‐ ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Country @ 7pm Golden 1 Center, 500 David J Stern Walk, Sacramento

Sacra‐ mento River Cats vs. Las Vegas Aviators @ 6:45pm / $13-$69 Sutter Health Park, 400 Ballpark Drive, West Sacramento "The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin" @ 7pm / $15-$30 San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco

@ 6:30pm Folsom Ho‐ tel, 703 Sutter St, Folsom

Editor's Pick Skunk Funk: Reggae on the Creek 2022

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Magic Fusion starring Chase Hasty featuring Kaileigh

per Space, Small Calami‐ ties, Harlow's Monkeys

Magic Fusion

@ 7pm Magic Fusion Show, 1001 Heavenly Village Way #50, //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// South Lake Tahoe Magic Fusion Starring Magic Fusion starring Nick Chase Hasty featuring Paul Social Media Strategies Kaileigh @ 9pm / $32-$42 Summit Public Agencies @ 9pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly and Government The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly @ 9pm Knockout, 3223 Mission St, San Francisco

Mon 5/09 Jenny Don't And The Spurs

Green River Brewing & Taproom, 4513 Putah Creek Rd, Winters

@ 8:30am / $449-$749 May 9th - May 12th Leverage Social Media to Human‐ ize Your Agency and Engage Your Communities. Join us virtually, this May 9 -12, 2022. San Francisco. breanna.jacobs@gsmiweb.com

Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

Building Education's Spring Speakeasy Fundraising Event ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

Wed 5/11 Featured

JustJovani

@ 9pm Monarch, 101 6th St, San Fran‐ cisco

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Roni Size

Rotary Club of Davis Weekly Lunch + Program

@ 9pm 1015 Folsom, 1015 Folsom St, San Francisco

@ 12:15pm See website for details . University Park Inn and Suites, 1111 Richards Boulevard, Davis. jen.kukis@ed wardjones.com, 530-564-4655

Fri 5/13 Featured

Immersive Van Gogh (Off Peak) [N]

@ 2pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

@ 5pm Concerts In The Park, 910 I St, Sacramento

Alukah

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Washington St, 824 Washington Street, Fair�eld. sheenab@ fsusd.org

Francisco @ 8pm / $30 Your Host, Mina Harker, will tell you the history Nob Hill and other San Francisco treasures, and how vampires have played a very im‐ portant role in that history. Nob Hill, Meet on the corner of California & Taylor Streets where the park is., San Francisco. sfvamptour@ya hoo.com, 650-279-1840

Frida Kahlo San Francisco

@ 6:30pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco Magic Fusion Starring Chase Hasty featuring Kaileigh

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Vallejo Symphony Concert - The DANCE

Mandolin Manny: Whole Earth Fes‐ tival 2022 @ 7pm UC Davis Activities and Recreation Center, 232 One Shields Avenue, Davis A.O. Gerber @ 7pm The Independent, 628 Divisadero St, San Francisco

@ 8pm / $35-$65 Ruth Crawford Seeger, Music for Small Orchestra Ruth Crawford Seeger, “Rissolty Rossolty” Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 Soloist David Fung Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 Empress Theatre, 330 Vir‐ ginia Street, Vallejo. vallejosym phony@gmail.com, 707-643-4441

@ 7pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

@ 8pm / $15-$30 San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco

@ 7pm Ceasar Chavez Park, Sacramento

Kevin Saunderson

@ 7:30pm / $10-$30 Artistic director Paul Flight leads the award-winning California Bach Society in J.S. Bach’s magnificent St. John Passion, a work of unpar‐ alleled dramatic intensity and tran‐ scendent beauty. St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco. info@cal bach.org, 650-485-1097

Management 2022

Sun 5/08

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@ 8pm / $15-$30 San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco

US Open Cup Rd 4: Sacramento Republic FC vs. Phoenix Rising FC

@ 8pm / $18 Cafe Du Nord, 2174 Market St., San Francisco

Persons" at the Presidio Theatre

@ 8pm / $50 The West Coast Premiere of The Residents brooding rock oratorio @ 7:30pm / $14-$49 "God in 3 Persons" with John San‐ Heart Health Park, 1600 Exposition born. Presidio Theatre, 99 Moraga Blvd., Sacramento Avenue, San Francisco. info@pre //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// sidiotheatre.org

@ 7:30pm Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa

@ 8pm Cafe Du Nord, 2174 Market St, San Francisco

After The Burial / Thy Art Is Murder //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Artisan Fair

@ 1pm Suisun Waterfront, Suisun City, Su‐ isun

Flamin' Groovies

@ 6:30pm Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa

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@ 7:30pm / $10 Feinstein's at The Nikko, 222 Ma‐ son Street, San Francisco

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"The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin" @ 8pm / $15-$30 San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco

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"Blood at the Root" @ 8pm / $16-$21 Phoenix Theatre San Francisco, 414 Mason St., San Francisco

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American Mile: Jan's Lounge @ 8pm Jan's Lounge, 9222 Greenback Ln, Orangevale

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"Encore" @ 8pm / $19-$30 New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Fran‐ cisco

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ANAND WILDER, Caregiver @ 9pm / $18 Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco

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DJ AJB @ Nebula on Main Nebula on Main Lounge & Eatery, 301 Main St, Vacaville

Temple Nightclub

@ 10pm Temple, 540 Howard St, San Fran‐ cisco

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Sun 5/15

@ 1pm 48th Avenue, next to Ocean Beach, 48th Ave, San Francisco

"Encore"

@ 2pm / $19-$30 New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Fran‐ cisco ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

"Encore" @ 8pm / $19-$30 New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness Avenue, San Fran‐ cisco

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OLE Health Family Fiesta

@ 3pm / $75 To celebrate its 50th Anniversary, OLE Health is inviting the commu‐ nity to join the celebration at the //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// OLE Health Family Fiesta Sunday, Magic After Dark: Robert Magic Fusion Starring May 15 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. The Hall Un�ltered (18+) Robert Hall CIA at Copia (The Culinary Institute @ 9pm / $32-$42 @ 9pm / $32-$42 of America), 500 1st Street, Napa.

The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly tom@fullerandsander.com, 707Village Way, South Lake Tahoe Village Way, South Lake Tahoe 486-8968 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 8pm Cobb's Comedy Club, 915 Colum‐ bus Ave, San Francisco

Thu 5/12

Rotary Club of Winters Weekly Lunch @ 12:15pm / $5-$20 Buckhorn, 2 Main Street, Winters

Editor's Pick DJ A.J. Bee: DJ AJB @ Andy's Pub (Vacaville, CA) @ 9:30pm Andy's Pub, 519 Main Street, Va‐ caville

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Magic Fusion starring Nick Paul @ 4:30pm / $22-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

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"The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin"

@ 7pm / $15-$30 San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco

FOOLiE: DJ Dials & 1015 Folsom present Imanbek @ 10pm 1015 Folsom, 1015 Folsom St, San Francisco

Miranda Love @ Social House

@ 6pm Social House, 1001 Heavenly Vil‐ lage Way, South Lake Tahoe

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Magic Fusion starring Nick Paul @ 7pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

Sat 5/14 Craw�sh & Cabernet

@ 2pm / $150 Craw�sh season is upon us!! We’re thrilled to invite you to our inau‐ Samson, New Circle, gural Craw�sh & Cabernet spring Sutros event at Bennett Vineyard in @ 7pm / $12 Coombsville. Mark Herold Wines / Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Bennett Vineyard, First Avenue, Mission Street, San Francisco Napa. sierra@heroldwines.com, //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 707-256-3111

@ 9pm / $12 Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco

@ 9pm Cafe Du Nord, 2174 Market St, San Francisco

@ 7pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

KT Tunstall

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@ 6pm / $25 Harry Chin" Bearcubs Ace of Spades, 1417 R @ 2pm / $15-$30 @ 9pm St., Sacramento San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Cafe Du Nord, 2174 Market St, San Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco Magic Fusion Starring Francisco //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Chase Hasty featuring Ashley Mehta, REHMA Claude VonStroke Kaileigh @ 4pm MARRS Building, 1050 20th St, CA 95811, USA, Sacramento

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DIPDOWN 11 Backyard Costume Party w/ Hot Mountain Dips, Great //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// North Special, Caltucky & "The Paper Dreams of Mad Archaic Harry Chin"

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The Green Room Social Club, 251 Main St, Placerville

@ 8pm Bimbo's 365 Club, 1025 Columbus //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Ave, San Francisco

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Featured @ 10am Celebrate Mother's Day at the only places where the "Surf Meets the Turf" in San Francisco - Beach Chalet and Park Chalet! Beach Chalet and Park Chalet, 1000 Great //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Highway, San Francisco. dustin@ Lorna Luft chaletrestaurants.com, 415-314@ 8pm / $53 6160 Feinstein's at the Nikko, 222 Ma‐ //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// son Street, San Francisco Zak Fennie: Mother's Day "The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin"

Editor's Pick

Phil Grif�ths: Paco Romane & Friends at //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Cobb's Comedy Club

Tue 5/10

Editor's Pick Late for the Train

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@ 9am / $100-$780 May 10th - May 11th DeveloperWeek Management 2022 is the conference for addressing //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// engineering leadership's most foundational challenges. Сан Франциско. info@devnetwork.com

Mother's Day at Beach Chalet and Park Chalet

@ 7pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco

@ 8pm / $15-$30 San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco

@ 9pm Public Works, 161 Erie St, San //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Francisco

J.S. Bach ST. JOHN PASSION

Necronomicon

@ 7:30pm SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Van Ness Ave, San Francisco

@ 9pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

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Quartet

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Bad Mother Nature

@ 7pm Monarch, 101 6th St, San Fran‐ cisco

Immersive Frida Kahlo San Francisco

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"The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin"

@ 7pm DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Francisco

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Magic Fusion Starring Chase Hasty featuring Kaileigh

@ 3pm / $15-$30 San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco

Open Mic at the Nikko ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

Fri 5/06

Red Voodoo: Concerts In The Park

@ 9am Vallejo Farmers' Market, 400 Georgia St, Vallejo "The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin"

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Tiny Stills @ 7pm / $125 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Join Building Education's Spring / Devon Speakeasy Fundraiser! Enjoy Immersive Van Gogh (Off Kay & the @ 7:30pm / $25 cocktails, hor d'ouevres, a live Peak) [N] The Magic Patio, 3264 Mission St, Solutions auction, and a night of dancing @ 3pm San Francisco while supporting our mission to / Mata‐ SVN West San Francisco, 10 South //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// end extreme poverty through edu‐ Van Ness Ave, San Francisco moska!

Breathing Room / LOUIZA / cation! Monroe, 473 Broadway, //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 7pm Flora Flora / Rose Haze San Francisco. shew.wendy@ Immersive Frida Kahlo Cafe Colonial, 3520 Stock‐ @ 7:30pm gmail.com, 415-881-0163 Jessica San Francisco ton Blvd, Sacramento Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell St, San //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 5:30pm Andrews Francisco The Convalescence SVN West San Francisco, 10 South Armijo High School //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Music: @ 7pm Van Ness Ave, San Francisco Presents “The 25th Annual Baywav at Temple DNA Lounge, 375 11th St, San Dixon //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Putnam County Spelling Nightclub (Cinco de Mayo) Francisco May Fair Bee,” @ 10pm //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Featured @ 7pm @ 7:30pm / $12 Temple, 540 Howard St, San Fran‐ "Harry Potter and the Armijo High School will present, Dixon May Fair, 655 S 1st cisco Cursed Child" “The 25th Annual Putnam County St, Dixon //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @ 7pm / $59-$279 Spelling Bee,” as the spring musi‐ Hamooniii, Zeker, and Curran Theater, 445 Geary Street, cal. Performances will be held in Moof in the Gold Bloc San Francisco the Armijo Cafetorium Stage. 824 David Gerard @ The Magic Patio: SIGNS

Gaby Castro: Vallejo Farmers Market

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@ 7pm / $32-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

Featured

@ 7pm / $59-$279 Curran Theater, 445 Geary Street, San Francisco

Kojaque

@ 7:30pm Gold�eld Trading Post, 1630 J St, Sacramento

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GOOF, Dead End Job, Just Dandy, Stanton @ 8pm / $10 Brick and Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco

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Street Urchinz

@ 9pm / $22-$42 The Loft Theatre, 1001 Heavenly Village Way, South Lake Tahoe

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