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Weevils put to work in EDC to combat invasive weeds Bureau of Land Management EL DORADO HILLS — Non-native rosette weevils were released last month at Magnolia Ranch in Coloma to combat invasive yellow starthistle. A joint effort of the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and University of California Cooperative Extension, this is the first time the weevils have been released for biological control on BLMmanaged public lands and only the second time the insect has been used in the United States. “Collaboration, cooperation and partnership have been key for this ground-breaking weevil release to become a reality,” said BLM Mother Lode Field Manager Elizabeth Meyer-Shields. “Yellow starthistle is an invasive weed that can outcompete native plants, harm

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Surveillance cameras inside a Missouri Flat Road liquor store in Placerville captured video Wednesday morning of at least two suspects using a truck to smash and break through the front door of the business only to steal armfuls of lottery tickets. The incident occurred at about 4 a.m. Officials with the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office say the truck, a white Ford dually, had been stolen out of the parking lot of an area hotel. The vehicle was later located abandoned a short distance away. Anyone with information that could help identify the suspects is Courtesy photo asked to contact Det. Christopher A suspect is seen robbing a Placerville liquor store of lottery tickets in the early Cooney at (530) 642-4709 or morning hours Wednesday. cooneyc@edso.org.

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“Right now for the public to come here, there’s really nowhere for them to go,” Cordero said. He also explained that up-to-date, standard equipment has literally outgrown the facility. Station 25 was built in 1951 as a volunteer station and not much has changed since then. Equipment may have advanced (and gotten bigger) but the station has a lot of catching up to do. To service the fire engines for instance, which have more equipment aboard than ever, Cordero said firefighters have to pull the rigs out of the bay and onto the sidewalk in order to perform necessary, daily checks. “We’d like to allow families to visit; let the kids crawl through the engines, spray water,” Cordero continued. He said as it is it’s simply not possible to safely host the community for these kinds of outreach efforts. The practical insufficiencies of the facilities are more of a challenge admitted Cordero. Fire fighters work a 48/96-hour work schedule. A firefighter will work 48 hours consecutively and then have four days off the clock.

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Eric Cavaliere steps down at Oak Ridge Thomas Frey Staff writer After winning the 2019 Division 1 SacJoaquin Section football championship and 114 games from 20072021 with hundreds of boys who became men through the family atmosphere created by Oak Ridge High School coaching staff, Eric Cavaliere announced he plans to step down as the Trojans’ head coach. The man known to his players as Coach Cav lead the Trojans into many fierce battles against foes like Jesuit, Rocklin, Del Oro, Folsom, Whitney and Granite Bay over the last 14 seasons as the head coach and many more as an assistant. The room was silent after he shared his decision, according to Brandon Barthel, who just finished his senior season. “It was very difficult,” Cavaliere said. “I get choked up at banquets and even at letter of intent signing days so this wasn’t easy for me to get through. The kids responded very well, very respectful. It was tough to get the words out, especially when it’s such a good situation.” He said there is no negative reason as to why he is stepping down, the coach shared, just that he would like to take a breather. “Other than being a great coach, he was a good friend,” said Justin Lamson, who played for Oak Ridge from 2017-19 and is now a quarterback at Syracuse University. “I could talk to him about life or decisions I had to make and it wouldn’t be weird at all. I would say he had a pretty big impact on me.” Cavaliere will remain at Oak Ridge and continue to teach health and physical education. He said he would eventually like to be on the freshman coaching staff if the new coach would like to have him, adding he wants to “enjoy football for the love of football.” When he stood in the pouring rain on the Sacramento City College football field Nov. 30, 2019, holding up the blue Division 1 Sac-Joaquin Section championship banner in front of his Trojans team that had just beaten Monterey Trail 35-27, he was at the mountain top. He did it with studentathletes who had been in that Jr. Trojans program since middle school and showed grit, toughness, love and respect to one another to get the job done.

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Oak Ridge head coach Eric Cavaliere stepped down from his position Monday after leading the team for 14 seasons. Cavaliere won 114 teams and the 2019 section championship. “He was a great coach and really knew how to connect with players on a level more than just football,” said Barthel, who had 48 catches for 714 receiving yards and five touchdowns as a junior during that magical 2019 season. “He really wanted to get to know the person and figure out how to help them.” Not only was the championship won with experienced players but also with a coaching staff that had been with Cavaliere for many years, some his closest confidants. The championship was more than 30 years in the making and can be traced to Cavaliere’s time as a player at Vacaville High School under coaching legend Tom Zunino in the 1980s. “[Coach Zunino] made it a family affair with football,” Cavaliere said. “The guys that he coached with were his best friends and you can see how strongly they were connected.” He said he always thought to himself that if he got the chance to be a head coach, he wanted to

model his program after Vacaville. “What I will miss the most is the camaraderie between the coaches and the brotherhood that develops over time with these guys,” Cavaliere said. “The assistant coaches I’ve had in my time are incredible people and there is no way our program would be where it is without the assistant coaches, and that’s at all three levels; freshman, JV and varsity.” One of those coaches is Mark Watson and he is also stepping down. Watson was the Oak Ridge head coach from 1989-99 and the quarterbacks coach from 2007-21. Cavaliere began his coaching career as a wide receivers coach at Hiram Johnson in 1996 and 1997, where he got to learn under legend Max Miller who won 254 career games, most of which came at Cordova High School where the Lancers were a powerhouse in the 1980s. Cavaliere and his wife moved to El Dorado County before the 1998 ■

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alifornia, which has been mired in a pandemic recession for the last year, enjoyed some modest economic gains in March as the state’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%. Gov. Gavin Newsom, not surprisingly, Dan Walters immediately trumpeted the job report as showing “the steady progress that we need to bring California back.” He faces a recall election later this year and the state of the economy, particularly employment, will be one of the major factors in determining his fate. However, the governor’s rosy interpretation of the March numbers was an exercise in cherry-picking. A deeper dive into the monthly data paints a cloudier picture. For instance, Newsom said “California added 119,600 jobs in March,” but that’s only the number of payroll jobs in 11 major industries. A more pertinent Gov. Gavin number is that total Newsom, facing civilian employment, a recall election, which includes the selfemployed, increased by puts positive a much more modest spin on latest job 9,900. numbers, but the March’s unemployment rate, 8.3%, is a slight reality is cloudier. decline from February, but in the larger context, remains very high — the nation’s third highest, in fact, behind Hawaii (9%) and New York (8.5%). Four states were tied for the lowest jobless rate, 2.9%. Moreover, the official unemployment rate itself is misleading because it is merely the percentage of Californians in the labor force who were jobless and doesn’t take into account those who have dropped out of the labor force and are no longer seeking employment. California’s labor force declined by 40,000 persons between February and March and is down a half-million from February 2020, the last month before Newsom declared a pandemic emergency and began ordering businesses to shut down in an effort to slow COVID-19 infection rates. A more accurate comparison is that in March, 1.6 million fewer Californians were employed than had been working in February 2020. In March, California had regained 44% of the nonfarm jobs lost last year while the nation as a whole regained 62%. Within California, counties in the San Francisco Bay Area have seen their unemployment rates drop to levels approaching pre-pandemic levels, such as 4.8% in Marin County. Jobless rates, as usual, are much higher in agricultural counties such as Imperial (15.7%) and Colusa (15.4%). The situation in Los Angeles County, which has a

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Letters to the Editor Vaccine passport is bad idea EDITOR: am responding to those who think that issuing vaccine passports is a good idea. Have they thought about who is going to issue those passports? Who is going to look at them? Will we be unable to go from state to state, city to city, town to town, business to business without showing our passport? Remember in countries controlled by tyrannical governments you had to show your papers to travel or for no reason at all? I remember getting my Social Security card years ago and on the back it said to be used for Social Security only. How many times have we had to use our Social Security Number for all sorts of required identification issues such as banking, hospitals, etc.? What will this vaccine passport morph into? I am solidly opposed to the issuing of any sort of document that hinders the free movement of the citizens of the United States. That passport is one step closer to totalitarian rule. And, just so you know, I spent over one month in a hospital ICU and another month in rehab because of the virus. Five months out of the hospital, I am still on oxygen 24/7 and use a walker and I am still opposed to passports. RANDY ZIGELHOFER Placerville

principal. The school responded by forcing my son to eat lunch with his mom. They also pushed him toward online only instruction. That was the last straw. My wife pulled all three boys out of that school and put them back into their public schools. They are getting a better education and we are saving money, but the considerable stress this caused my family was a challenge to observe from overseas. Needless to say, a school on or near a military installation wouldn’t do what this private school did. Military and public schools — and I would guess most private schools — would engage in nondegrading disciplinary procedures designed to help the child. In 2020 SB 419 went into effect. The legislative intent of this law is to “provide teachers and school administrators with the means to foster safe and supportive learning environments for all children in California.” Yet SB 419 does not apply to private schools. It should. It’s a good law. If this law cannot be extended to private schools, then the market of citizens pursuing a private education should insist that their school adopt it as policy. It’s the right thing to do for all children to include those experiencing the emotional toll of a deployed parent. DANIEL BERNARDI El Dorado Hills

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EDITOR: see Jeffrey Scott wrote a letter criticizing Larry Weitzman’s complimentary article on Rush Limbaugh. In it he used the standard leftists labels like racist. Basically liberals call just about everybody who disagrees with them a racist and many other usual labels they hurl at ideological opponents. They overuse these labels to the extent that they begin to have no meaning. Like when kids called each other names like saying they had cooties. By the way, Rush’s main sidekick, Bo Snerdley, who he praised almost every day and who was his right hand man, is Black. Of course since Rush was on radio, Jeffrey Scott would have no way of knowing that before making a fool of himself. GEORGE ALGER Placerville

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resident Biden with some economists has proposed saying the stock market some new will take a 15% dive, capital gain meaning everyday taxes, actually nearly Americans will lose doubling the current about $1 trillion of value rates from about 20% in their 401Ks. With to almost 40%. And such high capital gain when you add in state taxes, people will run capital gains, for which for cover — moving taxes paid are mostly to tax-free municipal nondeductible on the bonds, real estate rental Larry Weitzman income, corporate federal income tax return, the effective bonds and high-yield capital gain rate can be as high as 57% mortgage investments, just to name a in states like California, New Jersey few. When investment money leaves and New York where more than 20% the stock market it means more of our population resides. sellers than buyers and stock prices fall. Boy, he is going to soak the rich. While the government may project Not. more tax revenue, the growth will Without getting into an economic be less and more likely negative. dissertation, such a high tax rate will What creates more tax revenue is stall the country’s economic engine. lower taxes. When Ronald Reagan in It will reduce new venture capital 1981 lowered taxes with the highest and hit more than 60% of American marginal tax rate dropping from 70% taxpayers as that many Americans to 50% to 28% by 1988 and capital own stocks, bonds, real estate and gains were cut by about 25%, federal other capital investments. tax revenues grew at the fastest rate The hit to 401Ks could be huge

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Here is the problem: Democrats think these new taxes will create a huge boost in revenue (socialists don’t understand economics and/or human nature). in our country’s history, from about $600 billion to about $1.1 trillion in just 10 years, doubling again 10 years later when in 2000 federal tax revenues hit $2 trillion fueled by the dot.com boom. In 2001 revenues dropped when the bubble burst. During this time marginal tax rates and capital gain rates remained relatively low, fueling the average 10% annual rise in federal tax revenues. Here is the problem: Democrats think these new taxes will create a huge boost in revenue (socialists don’t understand economics and/or human nature). With their fuzzy math and thinking, if taxes are raised business will remain constant. The government reported about $900 billion in capital gains in 2018 under the President Trump boom and about $170 billion in taxes. Democrat think doubling the capital gain taxes will amass an

additional $170 billion in revenue. It doesn’t work that way as history will tell us. In 2007 the federal government reported about $900 billion in capital gains and about $140 billion in revenue, but by 2009 that number dropped to about $260 billion and just $36 billion in revenue and stayed relatively low until the Trump boom took place when promises of tax cuts actually took place. But the socialist Democrats will spend like there will be additional revenue. They did that in 2009-12, amassing a total federal deficit of about $5 trillion. The same scenario is about to happen again. First there was the nearly $2 trillion stimulus plan. Now there is a $3 trillion infrastructure

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election draws nearer. He has a lot — his political career — riding on whether the economy fully reopens in June and, as he hopes, Californians feel positive vibes about their personal economic futures when ballots arrive in the mail. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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plan on the table, which includes the economy killing Green New Deal. That’s $5 trillion alone without even considering the rest of the federal budget, which is about another $5 trillion. That’s a total of $10 trillion of spending in one year, more than double the total federal outlays for all of 2020. And Democrats think they’re going to pay for it with business killing tax increases? It has never worked in the past and it won’t work in the future. Economics is always correct. But socialists think they’re smarter ... the feds are going to come a knockin’. Larry Weitzman is a resident of Placerville

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quarter of the state’s population, is depressing the entire state. Its jobless rate of 10.9% is one of the highest of any major metropolitan area and reflects the huge job losses from shutdowns of hotels, restaurants and other service sectors. The governor has promised to fully reopen the economy by June 15, but that assumes there is no resurgence of the virus. Moving toward full employment also assumes that parents who had dropped out of the job market to take care of their housebound children will return to work once schools have resumed classroom instruction. School reopenings have been very slow, however, largely due to stalemates between school administrators and unions over salaries and working conditions. Economists, including those in Newsom’s finance department, believe that fully returning to prepandemic levels of employment will take several years. Therefore, by recall election day next fall, the state probably will still have a relatively large number of workers who have been unable to find work or have given up and dropped out of the labor force. Newsom, no doubt, will continue to put a positive spin on the employment numbers as the recall

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on the goal of surveying the childcare needs of parents and families in El Dorado County — distributing surveys to major employers such as county agencies, county offices of education and smaller businesses. Members looked to understand the issue of childcare instability from both the employer’s and the employee’s perspective; 119 employers and 503 employees responded. Both groups indicated that childcare was a barrier for the workforce, with many employees who responded highlighting that they often missed work, arrived late or have to leave early due to childcare concerns. The council used this data, in combination with real-time information highlighting the compounding effects of the pandemic’s influence on local childcare capacity, to present to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors three main recommendations. 1) Including Child Care Planning Council representatives in Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee meetings. 2) Allow fast-tracking permitting and zoning applications to

accommodate applications for new childcare programs, as well as those looking to expand. 3) Reduce or eliminate fees tied to expansion applications for childcare providers. In addition to supporting increasing the number of providers in our community, the Child Care Planning Council is dedicated to growing the knowledge and agency of those providers who are already in the field. Working in tandem with quality programs such as Quality Counts El Dorado and the local Resource and Referral Agency Catalyst Community, the council is helping to impact positive change within the community. Everyone benefits from childcare providers who are better informed, supported and advocated for at the local and state-wide level. No matter where you fit into the childcare equation, the council invites you to reach out — whether to find out more about care for young children, becoming a provider or perhaps finding out more information about joining the Child Care Planning Council. Call (530) 295.2493 for more information.

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passed a myriad of resolutions to encompass changes needed to put the plan into action. The basin-wide plan identifies a broad range of policies, programs and projects TRPA officials said need to comprehensively improve Tahoe’s transportation system over the next 25 years. The agency said in a report that over the last five years, the update was developed with support from two states, local governments and transportation partners. In the plan the current transit system will be modernized, the Tahoe Trail to encircle the lake will be completed and new technology for travel will be supported, according to the agency. In total 8,517 people helped inform the development of the plan, including 2,173 through direct engagement at meetings and 6,344 through surveys. The full plan may be viewed at trpa.gov/rtp.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0340 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BUBBLES AND CHALK, located at 4221 Sparrow Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682/ Mailing Address: 3450 Palmer Drive, 4-250, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Bubbles and Chalk Toys LLC, 4221 Sparrow Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/19/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Breck Petrinovich BRECK PETRINOVICH, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 03/19/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 8869 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0417 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EVANS CLASSIC CONCRETE, located at 2401 Patton Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): West Coast Classic Enterprises, 2401 Patton Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/20/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Tina M. Evans TINA M. EVANS, SECRETARY I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/07/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS

AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 8870 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0374 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JULES COOKIE CREATIONS, located at 3356 Gold Ridge Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Julie L. Cardwell, 3356 Gold Ridge Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Julie L. Cardwell JULIE L. CARDWELL I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 03/29/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 8871 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0353 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LENDIO OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, located at 3941 Park Drive, Suite 20-581, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): True North Consulting, LLC, 3941 Park Drive, Suite 20-581, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: Delaware The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Brett Sargent BRETT SARGENT, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code

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that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 03/23/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3 8872 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0434 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LAUGHING CROW & COMPANY, located at 3111 Carlson Drive, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Christine A McLaughlin, 3111 Carlson Drive, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/14/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Christine McLaughlin CHRISTINE MCLAUGHLIN, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/14/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 8897 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0435 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SKADOOSIE, located at 5641 Dragon Springs Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Skadoosie LLC, 5641 Dragon Springs Road, Placerville, CA 95667

This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/13/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Janet Lopina Demaria JANET LOPINA DEMARIA, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/14/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 8898 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0436 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NCOMPASS RECRUITING SERVICES, located at 3247 Warren Ln, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): N C O M PA S S RECRUITING CALIFORNIA, INC, 3247 Warren Ln, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/29/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ David Obad DAVID OBAD, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/14/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 8899 COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the County of El Dorado, State of California, that sealed bids for Work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents for MERRYCHASE/ COUNTRY CLUB - SIDEWALKS, CLASS II/III BIKEPATH AND SILVA VALLEY PKWY/HARVARD WAY INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS, CONTRACT No. 4546, CIP No. 72312 & 72378, will be received by the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation (Department of Transportation), through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest) until May 14, 2021 at 2:00 P.M., at which time bids will be publicly opened and read by the Department of Transportation. The bid opening will take place virtually through Zoom. The virtual bid meeting can be accessed via https://zoom. us/j/95368487470, Meeting ID: 953 6848 7470, call in numbers: 669-9009128, 253-215-8782, 346-248-7799. No Bid may be withdrawn after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days. Bids must be executed in accordance with the instructions given and forms provided in the Contract Documents furnished by the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest). The Proposal including the Bidder’s Security, Form 590, and Payee Data Record shall be submitted through Quest. The Project is located along Merrychase Drive and Country Club Drive in Cameron Park, and at the intersection of Silva Valley Parkway and Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills, in the County of El Dorado. The Work to be done is shown on the Plans, and generally consists of, but is not limited to construction of sidewalk, curb and gutter, asphalt paving, solar powered flashing beacons, pavement striping, and various minor concrete work. Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the plans, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, or these Special Provisions must be performed, constructed or installed. - The Contract time is EIGHTY (80) WORKING DAYS. - For bonding purposes the anticipated Project cost is less than $2,000,000. - A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on May 5, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. in the field at the intersection of Silva Valley Pkwy. and Harvard Way. State requirements for masks and social distancing will be enforced. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory. - This Project is being formally bid in accordance with Public Contract Code 22032 and County of El Dorado Ordinance Code section 3.14.040. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www.questcdn. com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest Project # on the Department of Transportation’s website at http://www.edcgov.us/ Government/DOT/pages/BidsHome. aspx. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, through the Department of Transportations’ website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be downloaded for $30.00 by inputting the Quest

Project #7429370 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. To access the electronic bid form, download the project/request documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement screen. To be included on the planholders list, receive notification of addenda, and to be eligible to bid interested parties must pay for and download the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be examined in person at the Department of Transportation’s office at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville CA. However, the Department of Transportation will no longer sell paper copies of the Contract Documents. CONTRACTORS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: Bidders must be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) and must possess a CLASS A license or equivalent combination of Classes required by the categories and type of Work included in the Contract Documents and Plans at the time the Contract is awarded, and must maintain a valid license through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to obtain proper adequate licensing will constitute a failure to execute the Contract and will result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may bid on any public works project, be listed in a bid proposal for any public works project, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PARTICIPATION: For Federalaid projects, DBE requirements of Title 49 Part 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 26) apply. Bidders are advised that, as required by Federal law, the County of El Dorado has implemented Disadvantaged Business Enterprise requirements for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). Comply with Section 2-1.12 and Section 5-1.13. In accordance with 49 CFR 26, Bidder will take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority firms, women’s business enterprises and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Contract goal is 15%. P R E VA I L I N G WAGE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq., including but not limited to Sections 1773, 1773.1, 1773.2, 1773.6, and 1773.7, the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, PO Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 703-4708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/ OPRL/PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997. Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Department of Transportation’s principal office, and are available upon request, and in case of projects involving Federal funds, Federal wage requirements as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor have been included in the Contract Documents. In the case of Federally funded projects, where Federal and State prevailing wage requirements apply, compliance with both is required. This Project is funded in whole or part by Federal funds. Comply with Exhibit D of the Draft Agreement and the Copeland Act (18 U.S.C. 874 and 29 CFR Part 3), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141-3147 and 29 CFR Part 5), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701 and 29 CFR Part 5). If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department of Transportation will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by Contractor and subcontractors, Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. AWARD OF CONTRACT: As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit bonds and evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement constitutes abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. Award will then be made to the next lowest, responsive, responsible Bidder. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the County, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the County in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Securities eligible for deposit hereunder are be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Reference the Contract Documents package, which includes the Notice to Bidders, Plans, Specifications, Draft Agreement and Proposal for contractual requirements not listed in this “Notice to Contractors” newspaper advertisement. 4/21, 4/23, 4/26 4/28, 4/30, 5/3 8910 NOTICE TO BIDDERS:

The El Dorado Union High School District (EDUHSD) maintains a database of vendors interested in receiving direct solicitations for small facilities and maintenance construction projects valued over $15,000.00. If you have applied to be included on our Bidders’ List in previous years, you will need to re-apply. If your licensed contracting firm is interested in being included in this database, please contact EDUHSD and request a bidder application form. Upon receipt of your completed Bidder’s Application, your company information will be included on our Bidders List. Inclusion on the EDUHSD Bidders List does not guarantee your firm will be awarded any work, nor does it obligate the District in any manner. This Bidder’s List will be valid from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. For questions or application, please contact: El Dorado Union High School District Maintenance Department 6540 Commerce Way Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Phone (530) 622-0140 jcain@eduhsd.k12.ca.us California Labor Code section 1725.5 requires all contractors to register with DIR prior to bidding, being listed on a bid proposal, being awarded or engaging in the performance of any public works contract. 4/26, 5/3 8915 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0477 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PINT SIZED RANCH, located at 2256 Cable Rd, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Ginny E Carlson, 2256 Cable Rd, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/21/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ginny Carlson GINNY CARLSON, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/21/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS

OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17 8921 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER VALENCIA CASE NO. PP20190249 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CHRISTOPHER ROBERT VALENCIA; CHRISTOPHER VALENCIA A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TYLER VALENCIA in the Superior Court of California, County of: El Dorado County THE PETITION for probate requests that TYLER VALENCIA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 2, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: C. KIPP WORDELL Wordell Law Group 919 Reserve Drive, Suite 105 Roseville, CA 95678 (530) 470-0900 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 8922 PUBLIC NOTICE On Thursday, May 20, 2021, the Board of Directors of the El Dorado Hills County Water District (Fire Department), at their regular meeting, will meet for the purpose of amending the 2020/21 Final Budget. Any taxpayer may appear and be heard regarding the increase, decrease, or omission of any item of the budget or for inclusions of any additional items. Information is available for inspection by interested taxpayers at the El Dorado Hills Fire Station, 1050 Wilson Blvd., El Dorado Hills, California, or by emailing finance@edhfire.com. Timothy J. White, Board President El Dorado Hills County Water District BY: Jessica Braddock, Board Secretary DATED: April 20, 2021 4/26, 5/3 8923 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210192 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Bill S. Jose, Jr. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: BILL SAMPAYAN JOSE, JR. Proposed name: BILL SAMPAYAN CONRADO 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: JUNE 4, 2021, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on APRIL 8, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17 8924 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0494 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PRECISION CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION, located at 5025 Miners Valley Rd, Pilot Hill, CA 95664 Registered owner(s): Cameron H Harney, 5025 Miners Valley Rd, Pilot Hill, CA 95664 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/19/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cameron

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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) 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24 8945 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0430 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. DSA OF EL DORADO COUNTY FOUNDATION, 2. DSA OF EL DORADO FOUNDATION, located at 300 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 11899, Newport Beach, CA 92658 Registered owner(s): El Dorado Cover 6 Foundation, 300 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Andrew Howitt ANDREW HOWITT, SECRETARY I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/13/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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(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 23, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section

1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Law Office of Jennifer Thaete 2600 Kitty Hawk Rd., Ste. 108 Livermore, CA 94551 (925) 447-0134 5/3, 5/10, 5/17 8947 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0502 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RAYLEE LIGHTING AND ELECTRIC, located at 1321 Moccasin Trail, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Raymond G. Alvarado, 1321 Moccasin Trail, 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: 4/28/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Raymond G. Alvarado RAYMOND G. ALVARADO 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 04/28/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24 8948 NOTICE TO ALLEGED FATHER OF RIGHT TO FILE ACTION TO DETERMINE PATERNITY (Family Code section 7662, subd. (a)(2)) Case Number: PA20200051 To (alleged father): CESAR CANALES It has been alleged that you are, or could be, the birth or natural (biological) father of the minor child whose name is (child’s name) VIOLET BEVERLY ANN JOLIN and who was born on (child’s date of birth) OCTOBER 15TH 2020. The mother of the child is: BRIDGET JOLIN. The minor child has been, or will be, placed for adoption, or is the subject of a pending adoption request. If you wish to establish that you are the natural father of the minor child you must file a legal action/case with the court to establish your paternity within 30 days of the date of service of this notice on you or within 30 days after the birth of the child, whichever date is later. (California Family Code section 7631.) If you do not file a legal action to establish you are the birth or natural father of the child within the required time then you will not receive any further notice concerning the adoption of the child, you will have no right to object to the adoption, and the child may be adopted. (California Family Code section 7662(a)(2).) If you wish to obtain further information about your legal rights with respect to the minor child, you should consult an attorney as soon as possible. /s/ Joshua Courtney Name of Attorney/Petitioner Dated: 04/23/2021 Filed in El Dorado Co. Superior Court on Apr 28, 2021 by S. Schmidt, Deputy. 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24 8949 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 2021 VARIOUS WEST SLOPE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECTS, CONTRACT No. 5513, will be received by the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest), until MAY 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read by the Department of Transportation. The bid opening will be held virtually through Zoom. The virtual meeting can be accessed via the following: https://zoom. us/j/99082887835 / Meeting ID: 990 8288 7835 / (669) 900 9128 (San Jose) / (346) 248 7799 US (Houston) / (253) 215 8782 US (Tacoma). 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 Form 590, Payee Data Form, Bidder’s Security, and any other required documents shall be submitted through Quest. The Project is located in the Placerville, Cameron Park, and Pollock Pines area of El Dorado County. The Work to be done is shown in Exhibits A, B, C, and D and generally consists of, but is not limited to the removal and replacement of hot mix asphalt roadway sections, raising and lowering of iron and construction of ADA compliant curb ramps. Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the Contract Documents must be performed, constructed, or installed. - The Contract time is FORTY (40) WORKING DAYS. For bonding purposes the

anticipated Project cost is less than $900,000. - A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on May 18, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation, 2441 Headington Road, Placerville, CA. Requirements for masks and social distancing will be enforced. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory. - This Project is being formally bid in accordance with Public Contract Code 22032 and County of El Dorado Ordinance Code section 3.14.040. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www.questcdn. com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest Project #7723290 on the Department of Transportation’s website at http:// www.edcgov.us/Government/DOT/ pages/BidsHome.aspx. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, through the Department of Transportations’ website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be downloaded for $30.00 by inputting the Quest Project #7723290 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. To access the electronic bid form, download the project/request documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement screen. To be included on the planholders list, receive notification of addenda, and to be eligible to bid interested parties must pay for and download the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be examined in person at the Department of Transportation’s office at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville CA. However, the Department of Transportation will no longer sell paper copies of the Contract Documents. CONTRACTORS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: Bidders must be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) and must possess a CLASS A license or equivalent combination of Classes required by the categories and type of Work included in the Contract Documents and Plans at the time the Contract is awarded, and must maintain a valid license through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to obtain proper adequate licensing will constitute a failure to execute the Contract and will result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may bid on any public works project, be listed in a bid proposal for any public works project, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PARTICIPATION: The County of El Dorado affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. P R E VA I L I N G WAGE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq., including but not limited to Sections 1773, 1773.1, 1773.2, 1773.6, and 1773.7, the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, PO Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 703-4708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/ OPRL/PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997. Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Department of Transportation’s principal office, and are available upon request. In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code Section 1810, eight (8) hours of labor constitutes a legal day’s work upon all work done hereunder, and Contractor and any subcontractor employed under the Contract must conform to and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1810 through 1815. This project is subject to the requirements of Title 8, Chapter 8, Subchapter 4.5 of the California Code of Regulations including the obligation to furnish certified payroll records directly to the Compliance Monitoring Unit under the Labor Commissioner within the Department of Industrial Relations Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in accordance with Section 16461. AWARD OF CONTRACT: As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit bonds and evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement constitutes abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. Award will then be made to the next lowest, responsive, responsible Bidder. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the County, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the County in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Securities eligible for deposit hereunder are be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Reference the Contract Documents package, which includes the Notice

to Bidders, Plans, Specifications, Draft Agreement and Proposal for contractual requirements not listed in this “Notice to Contractors” newspaper advertisement. 5/3, 5/5, 5/7, 5/10, 5/12, 5/14 8950 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On May 18, beginning at 6 p.m., Latrobe School District will hold a public hearing on the 2021-2022 proposed budget and Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) in the Miller’s Hill School Library, 7900 S Shingle Rd., Shingle Springs. The 2021-2022 proposed budget and LCAP will be available for public inspection beginning at 12 p.m. on May 13 at the Miller’s Hill School Office, 7900 S Shingle Rd., Shingle Springs. 8951 5/3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE On June 3, 2021 at 1:05 PM the El Dorado County Transit Authority will hold a public hearing per government code 29080 to consider the final operating and capital budgets for Fiscal Year 2021/22. This hearing will be held via Zoom Teleconference and can be accessed by phone 1-669-9006833 or computer a by using the following link https://us02web.zoom. us/j/833772503?pwd=N0RYRGkxM nkzNUtQemsrRjVQdm5BZz09. The Meeting ID is 833772503 Meeting Password is 2021. The adopted preliminary operating budget and the adopted preliminary capital improvement plan and budget are available for review at www. eldoradotransit.com/news and at 6565 Commerce Way, Diamond Springs, CA 95619, due to social distancing concerns, please call (530) 642-5383 to schedule an appointment. Any member of the public may submit comments. Oral comments will be accepted and recorded during the teleconference. Written comments submitted before May 26, 2021 to the Secretary of the Board will be included in the published agenda. Written comments received after May 26, 2021 will be entered into the meeting’s minutes and the Board will consider all comments at the appropriate time. Submit comments to Megan Wilcher, Secretary to the Board, 6565 Commerce Way, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 or mwilcher@eldoradotransit.com 8952 5/3 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 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 27, 2021 at 10:00 am VLAD BADEKA - Hsld gds/Furn /s/ Megan James 5/3, 5/10 8953 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The County of El Dorado Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the Planning Commission Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 on May 27, 2021, at 8:30 a.m., to consider the following: Tentative Subdivision Map Time Extension TM-E20-0005/ Southpointe Meadows submitted by HAMDI KANAAN to request for three one-year discretionary time extensions to approved Southpointe Meadows Tentative Subdivision Map (TM16-1529) creating seven residential lots ranging in size from 1 to 1.3 acres resulting in a new expiration date of April 26, 2025. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 110-450007, consisting of 8.04 acres, is located on the east side of Castec Way approximately 1,200 feet east of the intersection with Lakehills Drive, in the El Dorado Hills area, Supervisorial District 1. (County Planner: Bianca Dinkler, 530-6215875) (Previously Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration) Agenda and Staff Reports are available prior at https://eldorado. legistar.com/Calendar.aspx All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Planning Commission in advance of the hearing. In light of COVID19, all persons may be required to observe and participate in the hearing remotely as in-person attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID19 recommendations as the hearing date approaches. For the current remote options, including whether in-person attendance is allowed or a potential change in hearing location if in-person attendance resumes, please check the meeting Agenda no less than 72 hours before the meeting, which will be posted at https://eldorado.legistar.com/ Calendar.aspx. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@ edcgov.us. To ensure delivery to the Commission prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted by Thursday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the Commission meeting will be delivered to the Commission prior to any action. COUNTY OF EL DORADO PLANNING COMMISSION TIFFANY SCHMID, Executive Secretary May 3, 2021 5/3 8954

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season and he began looking for another football job. “I called every high school basically from Rancho Cordova to Placerville saying ‘Hey, I’m in the area and I want to get involved in coaching,’ and the only person who called me back was Mark Watson, who was the head coach at Oak Ridge,” Cavaliere said. “This obviously changed my life. Mark has been a mentor to me for a very long time and is somebody that I am incredibly lucky to be able to do this with the

whole way through.” Mark’s daughter Megan has caught the coaching bug herself and is the co-head coach of the Trojans’ freshman football team. Cavaliere was the outside linebackers and wide receivers coach at Oak Ridge in 1998 and 1999 before becoming defensive coordinator from 2000-03 under new head coach Chris Jones. In 2004 he became a co-head coach at Ponderosa with Darren Jonutz, who would become Cavaliere’s defensive coordinator at

Oak Ridge in 2011. In 2005 Cavaliere and his family moved to Arizona for a year, where he was an assistant for a team that went 13-1 and lost in the Arizona state championship. Even though he was only in Arizona for a year, he said he still talks to those coaches regularly. He returned to Oak Ridge in 2006 as defensive coordinator before taking over as head coach in 2007 when Jones left to start the football program at Vista del Lago. Cavaliere won 33 games in his first five years as head coach before winning 12 games in both 2012 and 2013. From 2012 to 2019, Cavaliere won at least

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at practice.” Catchings said Cavaliere has looked out for him since he was a freshman. He admired how organized the coach … as well as Cavaliere’s choice of footwear. “In addition to being organized, Coach Cav sure knows how to rock some Birkenstocks,” Catchings said. “I happen to have a pair myself and I knew we would get along when I saw him in the same ones. “It’s tough to see coach go but I support him and I know he wants the best for our programs.” Catchings’ brother Bryan also played at Oak Ridge and now plays football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “I’ve had a wonderful

experience at Oak Ridge High School,” Cavaliere said. “I truly believe that there is no better place to teach and coach in all of Northern California. I’m just so thankful and feel so lucky to have been a part of it.”

Career head coaching numbers for Eric Cavaliere: Wins: 118 10-win Season: 6 Record vs. Rocklin: 8-5 Record vs. Granite Bay: 5-5 Record vs. Jesuit: 4-0 Record vs. Del Oro: 6-4

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weevil was approved for release to help reduce densities of yellow starthistle in the western U.S. The weevil originated in the Mediterranean region and evolved to specifically eat yellow starthistle. The weevils are a cost-effective control method because they are less labor intensive and can treat large infestations of weeds that are difficult to access. They also are a safe option because they do not attack crops or native plants. The USDA Agricultural Research Service in Albany provided the plant-eating weevils for the Magnolia Ranch release. Once the weevils are established it is hoped they will reproduce and expand their range in the coming years. “These weevils will complement the insects that state and federal partners have previously released in the Pacific west to attack the flowerheads and reduce the seed production of yellow starthistle,” said ARS Entomologist Dr. Lincoln Smith. “It will take several years to see results, since the weevils only have one generation per year. But once established the populations will grow exponentially.” Any good experiment needs a catalyst and that was provided by the UC Cooperative Extension Service. It

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GARY C. TANKO WELL DRILLING, INC.

Pump sales & service

30 years experience in the area CSL # 282501

(530) 622-2591

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