Soaring forward
Take a hike
It’s a great time to explore the wonders of El Dorado County.
Oak Ridge volleyball spikes way into section semifinals. Sports, A7
Good Living, B1
171
C ali forn ia’s Olde st Ne w spaper
st
– E s t. 18 51
Volume 171 • Issue 55 | 75¢
mtdemocrat.com
Monday, May 9, 2022
Elbow grease
Curtzwiler files lawsuit against Barton Laney Griffo Tahoe Daily Tribune
Photos by Laurie Edwards
Some 300 volunteers took to Placerville’s parks and trails April 30 as part of the annual Rise and Shine Community Clean-up Day. At Rotary Park on Clark Street a group of helpers from VantagePoint Church, including Victoria Wells, Cassandra Chamberlain and Cameron Harney, pictured from left, work to spread a fresh layer of sawdust across a playground. Volunteers also picked up litter, pulled weeds and repaired park benches before being treated to lunch by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Gold Bug Park.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — El Dorado County District 5 Supervisor candidate Kenny Curtzwiler is taking on Barton Memorial Hospital in a defamation suit. In June 2020 Kenny Curtzwiler Jen Dawn, who is not an employee of Barton, made a Facebook post about Curtzwiler, which, according to the complaint, “included defamatory and damaging allegations.” Barton employee at the time Jenna Palacio commented on the post, allegedly furthering the accusations. “Barton has a policy in place regarding n
See curtzwiler, page A3
Aiello convicted of serial child molestation News release
Ellie Rodriguez of Lotus, Spencer Wendell of Folsom and Mary Wilde of Cameron Park put a fresh coat of paint on picnic tables at Benham Park.
An El Dorado County jury has convicted Jeffrey Keith Aiello, 59, of 10 counts of child molestation and one count of kidnapping. Aiello, a resident of Pilot Hill, molested six children between 1999 and 2015, according to a Jeffrey Keith Aiello news release from the county District Attorney’s Office. During the jury trial each of his victims testified to being molested by Aiello, a person they said they trusted. “The victims, now survivors, confronted
Gina Sherman, left, rakes leaves into piles adjacent to the walkway at Rotary Park. Christian Larsen, 13, right, with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, breaks out the power tools to trim weeds at Benham Park.
PLACE ADDRESS LABEL HERE
n
See Aiello, page A3
Meet judge candidate Lesley Gomes Barlow Mountain Democrat staff For the first time in eight years residents of El Dorado County will choose who they want to serve as their judge. Vacant judicial seats are commonly filled by appointment by the governor but on June 7 voters will decide between Lesley Gomes Barlow and Gary Slossberg for Superior Court Office 7.
PLUMBING L SPECIA vice Call
Repair or Ser
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
5000 OFF
$
*
other *When work is performed. Not good with any time only discount. Not valid on prior services. Limited
Barlow is a 15-year resident of Placerville who has worked as a deputy county attorney for El Dorado County and currently serves as such in Amador. She’s a single mother of three and an active member of the local faith community. An honors graduate from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, Barlow has more than 20 years of legal
Early Bird
to public service in El Dorado and Amador counties. “Barlow is aware that what happens inside the courtroom affects the community outside the courtroom,” reads a campaign statement. “She is nonpartisan with a faith-filled heart who is dedicated to building trust within her community.” n
30-Point Safety and Efficiency Test
$
99
00
Reg. $189
Hurry Before It Gets Hot!
Please present coupon • Not valid on prior services • Limited time only
Mt. Democrat
Lesley Gomes Barlow
See Barlow, page A2
A/C Tune-Up
– Plus –
FREE
practice inside and outside the courtroom, including a clerkship in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. She has also appeared before the California Court of Appeal, Third District. Barlow’s legal experience includes private practice in established law firms in Silicon Valley and Sacramento before dedicating her career
Lic. 559305
•
Est. 1979
HEATING • AIR • PLUMBING H
O
M
E
S
E
R
V
I
C
E
S
©Gilmore Inc. 2022
530-303-2727 702
www.gilmoreair.com
A2
Mountain Democrat mtdemocrat.com
Monday, May 9, 2022
ESSENTIALS OBITUARIES Obituaries on this page are written and paid for by the families or funeral homes. They are edited minimally by the Mountain Democrat. To submit an obituary, call (530) 622-1255, e-mail obits@mtdemocrat.net, fax (530) 344-5092, or visit mtdemocrat.com under “Submission Forms” at the bottom of the website. Include contact information with all submissions.
Gary Swasey
Aug. 30, 1940 – April 26, 2022
Gary Swasey graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a bachelor’s degree before teaching in El Dorado County as an elementary school teacher for 27 years. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. After he retired, he was a volunteer campground host for Sonoma County and the State of California for 15 years. Gary is survived by his wife Bobbie; children Brian, Andrew, Matthew and Heidi; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. Remembrance can be sent to Snowline Hospice and Arbor Day Foundation.
WEATHER
Affordable housing discussion Tuesday Eric Jaramishian Staff writer El Dorado County residents have a chance to give their input on developing affordable housing policies Tuesday, May 10, at the Board of Supervisors chambers. The Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission will co-host the informational
The following was taken from Placerville Police Department logs:
May 1
May 3
Coloma 58/41 Placerville 54/39 El Dorado Hills 58/40 Cameron Park 56/38
South Lake Tahoe 35/21
The following was taken from El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office logs: Map shows today’s Highs and overnight Lows
PLACERVILLE 5-DAY FORECAST Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
HIGH: 54° LOW: 39°
HIGH: 56° LOW: 39°
HIGH: 63° LOW: 44°
HIGH: 61° LOW: 47°
HIGH: 72° LOW: 51°
Partly cloudy skies during the morning hours will give way to occasional showers in the afternoon. High 54F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Partly cloudy. High 56F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy skies. High 63F. skies. High 61F. Winds WSW at Winds S at 5 to 5 to 10 mph. 10 mph.
Partly cloudy. High 72F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
April 28 12:58 a.m. Deputies investigated suspicious circumstances at an apartment complex on Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills. 10:56 a.m. Deputies investigated suspicious circumstances at the airpark on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park. 11:14 a.m. Suspicious circumstances were reported on the Missouri Flat Road end of the El Dorado Trail. 12:42 p.m. Assualt with a deadly weapon was reported at Lupin Lane and Columbine Way in Pollock Pines. 12:48 p.m. Suspicious circumstances were reported on Racquet Way in Diamond Springs.
Mountain Democrat
Winner of the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s 2011 “General Excellence” award
CONTACT US Monday - Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m
Retail Advertising
(530) 344-5048 / ibalentine@mtdemocrat.net
Classified Advertising
(530) 622-1255 / Fax: (530) 622-7894 (530) 622-1255 / classifieds@mtdemocrat.net Toll-Free from El Dorado Hills: (888) 622-1255
Obituaries (Submit @ mtdemocrat.com)
PUBLISHER
Richard B. Esposito
(530) 344-5055 / resposito@mtdemocrat.net
EDITORIAL STAFF
530-344-5062 / tfrey@mtdemocrat.net 530-344-5058 / andrew@mtdemocrat.com
Eric Jaramishian Staff writer 530-344-5063 / eric@mtdemocrat.com
GRAPHICS Graphics Manager
(530) 344-5049 / lettyb@mtdemocrat.net Click “Staff Directory” at the bottom of mtdemocrat.com for full staff directory
3:40 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Desperation Drive in Shingle Springs.
MISSED DELIVERY
put on hold, call our office at least one week prior to the first day to be stopped. You can also visit our website at mtdemocrat.com, scroll to the bottom and select “Customer Service.”
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Letty Baumgardner
April 29
6:47 p.m. Burglary was reported on Freedom Road in Placerville.
VACATION HOLDS
Call (530) 344-5000 to subscribe 3 mos. $35 +tax
6 mos. $61 +tax
1 yr.
2 yrs.
$104 +tax $192 +tax
MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT (ISSN 0745-7677) – Published Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for $104.00 per year (plus tax) by carrier, or by mail (includes applicable tax) in El Dorado County (other rates available upon request) by Mountain Democrat, Inc., 2889 Ray Lawyer Drive, Placerville, CA 95667. Periodical Postage Paid at Placerville, CA. Post Master: Send address changes to the Mountain Democrat, P. O. Box 1088, Placerville, CA 95667
Mackendrick Computers Since 1984!
New & Used Computers
10:15 p.m. Burglary to a vehicle was reported at a coffee shop on Saratoga Way in El Dorado Hills.
8:27 p.m. Burglary to a vehicle was reported on Park Drive in El Dorado Hills. 8:41 p.m. Burglary to a vehicle
Barlow
Highway 50 in Twin Bridges. 6:37 p.m. Battery was reported on Hazel Street in Pollock Pines. 7:05 p.m. Deputies investigated suspicious circumstances at a mobile home park on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines.
3:12 a.m. A 39-year-old woman was booked into county jail on felony burglary charges. She was taken into custody on Coach Lane in Cameron Park and released on $25,000 bail. 8:24 a.m. Trespassing was reported on Blair Road in Pollock Pines.
10:45 a.m. Burglary was reported at 42 Milestone Tract on Highway 50 in Twin Bridges.
8:29 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Robin Lane in Cameron Park.
10:47 a.m. Grand theft was reported at Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs.
9:22 a.m. Grand theft was reported at a business on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.
2:34 p.m. Grand theft was reported at a grocery store on Bass Lake Road in El Dorado Hills.
10:02 a.m. Grand theft was reported at an auto shop on Mother Lode Drive in El Dorado.
3:29 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Meadow View Lane in Placerville..
12:46 p.m. A suspect was reportedly drunk in public at a hotel on Greenleaf Drive in Placerville.
4:38 p.m. Battery was reported at a movie theater on Vine Street in El Dorado Hills. 7:53 p.m. Deputies investigated suspicious circumstances at a grocery store on Bass Lake Road in El Dorado Hills. 8:16 p.m. Assault with a deadly weapon was reported on Sanders Drive in Pollock Pines.
May 1
10:57 a.m. Suspicious circumstances were reported on Highway 49 in El Dorado. 12:19 p.m. A 51-year-old woman on probation was booked into county jail on felony burglary charges and conspiracy to commit a crime. She was taken into custody on Knollwood Court in Cameron Park and also suspected of illegal camping, trespassing and possession of illegal paraphernalia, misdemeanors. 2:40 p.m. Burglary was reported on Friedman Lane in Rescue. 3 p.m. Burglary to a vehicle was reported at Camp Sacramento on
LAKE LEVELS
Ice House as of May 5 Water storage 38,447 acre-feet Percent full 88% Inflow 176 cfs Outflow 0 cfs
According to campaign organizers, among those endorsing Barlow is Placerville Police Chief Joseph Wren. In a letter to Barlow, Wren states, “I believe that once elected you will exercise a prudent judicial temperament and apply the law in a fair and balanced way, staying clear of judicial activism.” Other local leaders supporting Barlow include District 2 Supervisor George Turnboo, District 3 Supervisor Wendy Thomas, El Dorado Irrigation District Director Brian Veerkamp, South Lake Tahoe city councilmember Tamara Wallace and El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley and Amador County Superior Court Judge Renee C. Day are also backing
Lake Aloha as of May 5 Water storage 4,446 acre-feet Percent full 89% Inflow 10 cfs Outflow 10 cfs Caples Lake as of May 5 Water storage 22,109 acre-feet Percent full 99% Inflow 52.00 cfs Outflow 53.80 cfs Echo Lake as of May 5 Water storage 1,787 acre-feet Percent full 92% Inflow 45.25 cfs Outflow 10.20 cfs Silver Lake as of May 5 Water storage 8,232 acre-feet Percent full 95% Inflow 125.96 cfs Outflow 43.80 cfs Sly Park as of May 5 Water storage 33,910 acre-feet Percent Full 82.6% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 39.50 cfs American River as of May 5 Flow 994.00 cfs
Barlow, according to campaign officials. “Lesley has been appearing in my courtroom regularly since September of 2017,” Day states. “I know her abilities well. As an advocate, she is strong and effective. She is respectful of all the parties and exercises her role with care. These are qualities you want in a judicial officer.” Slossberg, Barlow’s challenger, has been a superior court commissioner for the county since November 2020. He previously served as the family law facilitator and self-help attorney for the court and as the attorney for Live Violence Free. Find more information about Barlow’s campaign at lesleybarlowforsuperiorcourt.com.
El Dorado Funeral & Cremation Services Dignified Cremation From $895
Porch Pirate Safety Zone!
530-626-1399 384 Placerville Dr, Ste. B • Placerville
10:15 p.m. A 46-year-old man was booked into county jail on suspicion of disorderly conduct due to alcohol. He was taken into custody on Carson Road at Pony Express Trail in Camino.
Continued from A1
New & Refurbished Computers Sales & Service Sales and Service Now offering a SAFE place for your packages. Have your packages delivered here at NO CHARGE! Solving problems… it’s what we do!
5:13 p.m. A 47-year-old man was booked into county jail on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. He was taken into custody on Bucks Bar Road in Placerville.
8:04 p.m. A 58-year-old woman was booked into county jail for reportedly driving recklessly on a suspended license. She was arrested on Pacific Crest Court in Placerville.
Stumpy Meadows Reservoir as of May 4 Water storage 20,000 acre-feet Percent full 100% Inflow 20.80 cfs Outflow 2.21 cfs
Loon Lake as of May 5 Water storage 53,022 acre-feet Percent full 77% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 0 cfs
5:11 p.m. Suspicious circumstances were reported on Lents Hill Drive in Placerville.
7:16 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Pony Express Trail in Camino.
4:23 p.m. Suspicious
Union Valley as of May 5 Water storage 245,524 acre-feet Percent full 92% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 0 cfs
4:34 p.m. A suspicious suspect was reported at the skate park at Christa McAuliffe Park in Cameron Park.
5:39 p.m. Deputies assisted with a search and rescue at Bassi Falls off Ice House Road in the Eldorado National Forest.
1:16 p.m. Deputies investigated suspicious circumstances at the old Taco Bell on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines.
Folsom Reservoir as of May 5 Water storage 793,705 acre-feet Percent full 81% Inflow 4,772 cfs Outflow 1,214 cfs
circumstances were reported on Copperton Road in Camino.
4:46 p.m. Suspicious circumstances were reported on Balmaceda Road in El Dorado.
May 2
5:19 a.m. Deputies investigated suspicious circumstances on Chaparral Drive in Shingle Springs.
8:52 a.m. Suspicious circumstances were reported on Forebay Road in Pollock Pines.
(530) 344-5086 / legals@mtdemocrat.net
Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer If you would like your delivery temporarily
9:51 p.m. Battery was reported at a mobile home park on Newtown Road in Placerville.
9:26 p.m. Battery was reported on Tah Nee Way in El Dorado Hills.
Public Notices
Call (530) 344-5000. If your Mountain Democrat is delivered by motor route carrier Krysten Kellum Editor and you have not received your paper by 530-344-5072 / kkellum@mtdemocrat.net 7 a.m., call us before 12 p.m. for same day delivery. If your Mountain Democrat Noel Stack Managing Editor is delivered by postal carrier and you do 530-344-5073 / nstack@villagelife.net not receive your paper, call us to make Mimi Escabar Special Sections Editor arrangements to have your paper delivered. 530-344-5070 / mescabar@mtdemocrat.net If you leave us a message, we’ll return your call. Thomas Frey Staff writer
9:48 p.m. Battery was reported on Mine Car Lane in Georgetown.
3:12 a.m. Battery was reported on Valley View Parkway in El Dorado Hills.
6:22 p.m. Burglary to a vehicle was reported at a pharmacy on Palmer Drive in Cameron Park.
(530) 622-1255 / obits@mtdemocrat.net
9:48 p.m. Burglary to a vehicle was reported on Park Drive in El Dorado Hills.
3:18 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Spoke Street in Pollock Pines.
10:24 a.m. Trespassing was reported at Light Canyon and Dark Canyon roads in Placerville.
TO PLACE AN AD
Office Hours:
was reported on Park Drive in El Dorado Hills.
April 30
10:35 a.m. Property was found on Spring Street.
Somerset 52/37 Fair Play 52/37
Diamond Springs 54/38
5:51 p.m. A 51-year-old man who was reportedly drunk in public and threatening officers was taken into custody on Broadway.
May 4
Pollock Pines Camino 43/29 45/33
and exploring the idea of an inclusionary housing policy. The policies are meant to encourage the development of low- and moderate-income households. Written comments can be sent to the clerk of the board at edc. cob@edcgov.us. The livestream for the event can be found at eldorado. legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
CRIME LOG
8:53 p.m. A 39-year-old man was arrested on Tunnel Street on an outstanding warrant.
Georgetown 49/36
workshop, where residents can have the opportunity to provide their input on policy concerning developing affordable housing in the county. The conversation will begin at 1:30 p.m. Part of the discussion will be geared toward policies other jurisdictions have implemented to address housing goals, highlighting policies that could be beneficial to the county
Graveside Funeral Service From $1720 Honest, up-front pricing. Don’t be overcharged or misled!
License # FD-2299
(530) 748-3715 (24/7) • 1004 Marshall Way • Placerville, CA 95667 (between Cedar Ravine & Marshall Hospital) PlacervilleFuneralandCremation.com
Follow us! facebook.com/MountainDemocrat Mountain Democrat is on Facebook, sharing breaking news, local stories and community events.
mtdemocrat.com Mountain Democrat Monday, May 9, 2022
A3
Mountain Democrat photo by Richard Esposito
Flags surround the California Peace Officers Memorial at the State Capitol May 2, left photo, as dozens of officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice were memorialized. Brian David Ishmael, the El Dorado County deputy killed in the line of duty in 2019, was one of 36 officers honored with their names placed on the monument, photo above.
Courtesy photo
Capitol honors for El Dorado County heroes Mountain Democrat staff On May 2 the names of 36 California officers killed in the line of duty were added to the California Peace Officers Memorial at the State Capitol grounds in Sacramento. Among those honored was El Dorado County sheriff ’s deputy Brian Ishmael, killed in October 2019 responding to a report of robbery at an illegal marijuana farm in south county Not held in 2020 or 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, California Peace Officers’ Memorial ceremonies have otherwise been held annually since 1977. Also enlisted on the monument is Galt police officer Harminder Grewal, who suffered fatal injuries in a head-on collision while on his way to assist with the Caldor Fire. Next year Cameron Park resident and Elk Grove motor officer Ty Lenehan’s name will go up on the monument. He was struck by a wrong-way driver on his way to work in January.
Courtesy photo
Family and colleagues of Galt officer Harminder Grewal, who was killed on his way to assist with Caldor Fire response, were in attendance for California Peace Officers Memorial ceremonies. A statue representing female police officers was unveiled during a candlelight vigil the evening before California Peace Officers Memorial ceremonies.
FINALLY, Medicare & Most
Insurance Companies Pay for Treatment of Neuropathy! CALL NOW 530-622-3536 NEUROPATHY IS A PROGRESSIVE CONDITION! DRUG FREE TREATMENT AVAILABLE. ACT NOW We are one of 280 clinics nationwide that specialize in the treatment of neuropathy
Courtesy photo
Law enforcement officers from across the state traveled to the State Capitol for the first California Peace Officers Memorial ceremonies since 2019.
What Causes It?
Healthy Nerve Healthy Blood Vessels
Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves often causing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and may also lead to serious balance problems. Diseased Blood Vessels This damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet. If not properly treated this lack of blood flow may Nerves Shrivel when cause the nerves to degenerate. Blood Vessels Weak and Disappear As you can see in Figure 1, as the blood vessels surrounding the nerves become diseased they shrink and shrivel. This process hastens the flow of vital Figure 1 nutrients to the nerves required to remain healthy. When these nerves begin to “die” it could lead to balance problems, pain, numbness, tingling and burning symptoms in the hands and feet.
In order to effectively treat your neuropathy 3 factors must be determined.
1
Courtesy photo
What is the underlying cause?
2
How much nerve damage has been sustained?
3
How much treatment will your condition require?
Drug Free Treatment Method
Curtzwiler
Continued from A1
commenting on social media, to which all employees agree,” said Barton Public Information Officer Mindi Befu. “Personal commentary by employees made on social media does not reflect the views of Barton Health nor do we control the personal opinions of our employees.” Joe Laub, who is representing Curtzwiler, said he isn’t able to say what the Facebook post said because it will come out in discovery during the trial. He did say it caused Curtzwiler to lose 70% of business for K & K Services, which he owns, based on
Aiello
how much money he had historically made and several contracts were canceled after the post. “Defamation and hate seems to be the current trend in society and to defame innocent people is wrong,” Laub said. “It’s time for the innocent to protect themselves and strike back.” Laub said the amount of compensation from Barton will be decided by a jury if Curtzwiler wins the case. The case was filed in El Dorado County District court Jan. 10.
Continued from A1
their abuser with dignity and grit and we could not be more proud of their bravery and strength,” state DA officials in the news release. The case was prosecuted by deputy district attorney Kassie Cardullo and specially assigned to El
Dorado County sheriff ’s Det. Mark Hangebrauck. Aiello will be sentenced by Judge Mark Ralphs June 14. Prosecutors said he faces multiple life sentences for his crimes.
Placerville, CA – Currently the most common method most doctor’s recommend to treat neuropathy is with the use of prescription drugs. Although these drugs may temporarily reduce your symptoms they may cause a feeling of discomfort and in some cases lead to a variety of terrible unwanted side effects. We have a different method!
Our advanced treatment method has 3 main goals
1
Increase Blow flow
2
Stimulate small fiber nerves
3
Decrease brain based pain
The treatment to increase blood flow utilizes a specialized low-level light therapy (not to be confused with laser therapy) using light emitting diode technology. This technology was originally developed by NASA to assist in increasing blow flow. The low level light therapy is like watering a tree. The light therapy will allow the blood vessels to grow back around the peripheral nerves and provide them with the proper nutrients to heal and repair. It’s like adding water to a tree and seeing the roots grow deeper and deeper. The amount of treatment needed to allow the nerves to fully recover varies from person to person and can only be determined after a detailed neurological and vascular evaluation. “My feet hurt so bad after sitting I could barely take the first few steps. I have had 11 treatments and no longer feel sharp or shooting pains and most of the tingling is gone. I now have full balance and can walk without pain. As Dr. Mooney explained the treatment is not painful, nothing uncomfortable, and is actually very relaxing.” – Neuropathy Pain Patient John Mooney, DC at Premier Healthcare will do a neuropathy severity examination to determine the extent of the nerve damage for only $47.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PAIN! CALL TODAY! John M. Mooney, D.C. QME 1980 Broadway, Placerville
Call 530-622-3536 NeuropathyPlacerville.com Most major health insurances are accepted, including BCBS, Aetna, Humana, and Medicare.
A4 Monday, May 9, 2022 Mountain Democrat mtdemocrat.com
OPINION
Richard B. Esposito Publisher
Noel Stack Managing Editor
Krysten Kellum Editor
California Commentary
Gas tax fight
W
ith the state government of California sitting on a budget surplus that exceeds $50 billion, Sacramento politicians can’t bring themselves to return a few dollars to middle-class taxpayers. While the cost of Jon Coupal consumer goods and services is rising rapidly, due mostly to feckless government policies, it is the cost of gasoline that truly sticks in the craw of average Californians. Conservatives in the Legislature, mostly Republicans, have accused the Democrats of intentionally running out the clock on providing gas tax relief before an automatic increase goes into effect May 1. That accusation is well-founded. Nearly a year ago Republicans in the state Senate pushed for a “gas tax holiday,” including a full suspension on state gas tax collection for the current fiscal year. The suspension could have easily been backfilled by the state’s overflowing general fund, which would protect transportation funding. Later, they offered amendments formally requesting the suspension of the state It is no surprise gas tax and postponing the pending increase. that a recent PPIC In the Assembly, poll reveals that who can forget the record percentages Democrats’ ambush of Assembly Bill 1638 by of voters believe Assemblyman Kevin they are overtaxed. Kiley, another gas tax suspension proposal? Again, by refusing to even hear the bill the ruling political class is revealed as wholly disconnected to the concerns of average citizens. That’s too bad because a one year suspension of the gas tax would have reduced the cost of fuel by 51.1 cents per gallon, providing instant tax relief. It is also an elegantly simple solution that would have been easy for state bureaucrats to administer. While the majority party in the Legislature has slow-walked gas tax relief, Gov. Gavin Newsom at least put the issue on the table by introducing some gas price relief in his original January budget as well as his March State of the State speech. But legislative leaders in both houses rejected his proposal, falsely claiming that transportation projects wouldn’t be fully funded. Rather, they said they would prefer some sort of direct payments to taxpayers but weren’t clear on who would get the money. Which brings us to today, exactly where we were a year ago except that now, both the price of gas as well as the gas tax are higher. It is no surprise that a recent PPIC poll reveals that record percentages of voters believe they are overtaxed. What is surprising, however, is why a majority of our elected representatives in Sacramento are turning a blind eye to the problem and not taking any meaningful action. If past is prologue, political foot-dragging on tax relief can be very dangerous. In the 1970s, the politicians refused to believe that taxpayers were serious about rising property taxes. Sure, a couple of yahoos named Jarvis and Gann n
See Coupal, page A5
Letters to the Editor ‘Magic’ water rights EDITOR: ear 1987: There was a water meter moratorium in El Dorado County and new building virtually stopped. SOFAR was no longer being discussed. The Realtor told me sadly that the building boom for this area was over. Yay, said I — I was looking for a small, stable, beautiful, country area with good medical, schools, recreation, etc., and it was all here. I bought, I built (with a well) and fell in love with Placerville. Five years later my well went dry but the El Dorado Irrigation District must have found those magical water rights that are referred to in these drought days because Serrano went in and Bridlewood and, and, and ... and now we are facing water rationing as even more developments are planned. Those water rights must indeed be magical with the assurance of never running dry like my well did. It is beyond comprehension, it is incredible and it is pure stupidity for the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors to even consider trusting EID when you review the history. And yet our rates are going up regularly. In short, there is not the water to support poorly planned developments, nor the roads, probably not even the sewers. The county is fast losing what most people come here to find. Bad decisions by planning and the board must be stopped. KATHERINE ALLEN Diamond Springs
Y
Response to Scott Taylor EDITOR:
W
ho’s Gilead? Scott Taylor fears “the wave of repressive measures and laws” in red states regarding abortion, gay rights and transgenderism might just be the “road to Gilead” (Mountain Democrat, April 29). My question: Who’s Gilead? Mr. Taylor is alluding to Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel and subsequent TV series “The Handmaid’s Tale.” In this futuristic dystopian novel the United States government and military has been overthrown by religious fanatics who establish the Republic of Gilead, a highly restrictive, patriarchal, autocratic state in which women lose their basic
rights. The tale is told by Offred, one of the few remaining fertile women, classified as a “handmaid,” who is forced to produce children for the “commanders” or the ruling elite. I suppose it is not impossible to believe that someday, something other than the United States might exist on this continent, but I think the smart money would be betting on a zombie apocalypse. But I digress. The Parental Rights in Education Act in Florida prohibits discussing “gender identity” in grades K-3, deeming it to be both age and developmentally inappropriate. The Alabama Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act criminalizes the use of puberty blockers and hormones with people under the age of 19. We are talking about mostly minors here. The Texas Heartbeat Act bans abortion after the detection of a fetal heartbeat, usually occurring at about the sixth week of pregnancy. Of course, the left is up in arms. And, true to form, as illustrated by Mr. Taylor’s letter, the left portrays itself and its constituency as the victims of oppression, being denied access to abortion or “gender-affirming treatment.” But is talking about “gender identity” to elementary school students not the first stages of brainwashing? Is not developing a gender “transition plan” in schools for students struggling with their sexual identity, even without the parents’ knowledge, psychological manipulation of the worst kind? Sounds like Gilead to me. And is not the Texas Heartbeat Act preferable to the Vermont “no-limits abortion bill,” which allows unlimited, unrestricted, unregulated abortion on-demand, including full-term abortions. Imagine a full-term baby being aborted at nine months and then discarded with the day’s medical waste. Is this not also Gilead? Mr. Taylor calls on the left to be the party of “practical solutions” rather than the party of “repressive laws.” But for too many of us in this country, the left is the source of our problems and an unlikely source of any solutions. Like the Republic of Gilead, the left is elitist and autocratic in nature. It redefines reality into whatever image best suits it — its politics on gender, reproductive rights, marriage being prime examples — and then imposes this new reality on the populace, further dividing the country. Welcome to Gilead. JEFF PRATHER Diamond Springs
Belltower
Scoop on the ruling against airline mask mandate
T
here has been all kinds of hooha about the federal judge who lifted the mask mandate for transportation. Fliers cheered, Uber riders have been happy and train riders undoubtedly have been happy. Not so lucky are New Michael York subway riders where the city still has a mask mandate. Shoplifters and other criminal types are still wearing masks, which is why I never thought it was a good idea when banks went along with the mask mandate. U.S District Judge Kathryn Kimball Miselle, of the Tampa, Fla., Division issued a 59-page ruling against the Centers for Disease Control’s transportation mask mandate. The ruling was stuffed with case precedents justifying nearly every sentence. The case against President Joe Biden (and other officials) and the CDC was brought by two individuals
for whom the mask mandate produces debilitating anxiety attacks. Also included as a plaintiff is the Health Freedom Defense Fund. Eventually, the plaintiffs dropped Biden as a defendant. One day after taking the oath of office Jan. 21, 2021, Biden issued Raffety an executive order directing executive officials to wear masks on various forms of transportation. Two weeks later on Feb. 3, 2021, the CDC published the mask mandate for transportation and transportation hubs. It issued the mandate without following the Administrative Procedures Act, stating, “It would be impractical and contrary to public health to delay the mandate.” “The mandate did not differentiate between kinds of masks based on their efficacy at blocking transmission,” the judge notes. Failure to wear a mask could have a person removed and result in a fine.
The Mountain Democrat welcomes letters up to 300 words. Letters may be edited. We reserve the right to edit submissions. Include your name, address and phone number for verification purposes.
Email: editor@ mtdemocrat.net
The mandate excludes children younger than 2 and persons with a disability that prevents them from safely wearing a mask. It also excludes a person who must wear an oxygen mask; or is actively eating, drinking or taking medication; or to catch their breath if feeling winded; or to communicate with someone who is hearing impaired. That’s a lot of exceptions. Anxiety is not a recognized exception. “The Administrative Procedures Act requires that reviewing courts ‘hold unlawful and set aside agency action’ that is ‘arbitrary’ and ‘capricious; ‘in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or limitations, or short of statutory right; or that was issued ‘without observance of procedure required by law,’” Judge Mizelle wrote. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky relied on the section of the Public Health Services Act of 1944 for authority. That act “empowers the CDC director to promulgate regulations aimed at ‘identifying, isolating and destroying diseases.’” “For purposes of carrying out this act and enforcing such regulations, the [CDC] may provide for such
inspection, destruction, fumigation, disinfection, sanitation, pest extermination, destruction of animals or articles found to be so infected or contaminated as to be sources of dangerous infection to human beings or other measures, as in his judgement may be necessary,” the act states, according to Section 264. The judge wrote, “Since Congress enacted it in 1944, the Public Health Services Act has been ‘generally limited to quarantining infected individuals and prohibiting the import or sale of animals known to transmit disease.’ “It has rarely been invoked,” the ruling continues. “Within the past two years, the CDC has found within Section 264(a) the power to shut down the cruise ship industry, stop landlords from evicting tenants who have not paid their rent, and require persons using public conveyances to wear masks. The courts have concluded the first two of the measures exceeded the CDC’s statutory authority under Section 264.”
Snail Mail: Letters to the Editor P. O. Box 1088, Placerville 95667
n
See Raffety, page A5
Main Office: 2889 Ray Lawyer Drive Placerville 95667
mtdemocrat.com Mountain Democrat Monday, May 9, 2022
Raffety
Announcements
Continued from A4
found and the choices made,” reads the decision. Judge Mizelle was careful in her reading of “And so, the decision is arbitrary and capricious and the statute: “The opening sentence of Section due to be ‘set aside’ and remanded to the agency. 264 grants the CDC power to issue regulations “Because our system does not permit agencies to that ‘in its judgement are necessary’ to prevent act unlawfully in pursuit of desirable ends, the court communicable disease. The second sentence declares unlawful and vacates the mask mandate.” ‘informs the grant of authority by illustrating The Biden administration is appealing this the kinds of measures that could be necessary: inspection, fumigation, disinfection, sanitation, pest decision. I doubt it will get a different ruling. Michael Raffety is a retired editor of the Mountain extermination, and destruction of contaminated Democrat and a resident of the Placerville area. animals and articles.’ In other words, the second sentence narrows the scope of the first.” The CDC claims the “sanitation“ measure or an “other measure” akin to sanitation for its mask Continued from A4 mandate. The judge consulted a dictionary from 1946 and concluded, “Sanitation is limited to put a strong tax measure on the ballot, Proposition cleaning measures.” 13, but, in their view, it went way too far and the “Wearing a mask cleans nothing,” the judge wrote, voters would surely reject it, wouldn’t they? later noting, “Sanitation is limited to property.” But politicians back then, as now, underestimated Judge Mizelle also found the CDC’s mask the anger of the people. mandate to be a “major rule,” which required By the time the Legislature comprehended the it to allow for 30 days of comment before size of the tsunami coming at them, it was too late. implementation. To exempt itself from such a Not even an alternative property tax initiative that comment period it would have to provide a lot more was viewed as too little too late could save them. justification for its mask mandate than perfunctory Prop. 13 passed by over 66%. statement. Yogi Berra said it’s déjà vu all over again. We have The judge noted the CDC took two weeks after a strange feeling that inaction on tax relief could the president’s executive order and could have taken inflict serious damage on the ruling party come another two weeks for comments. November. Just like it did in June of 1978. “The court cannot conclude that the CDC Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis articulated a rational connection between the facts Taxpayers Association. The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Monday, May 9, 2022
Coupal
NEW YORK TIMES CROSSWORD Crossword
31 Bonus performance 1 Part of the leg 33 Total pro between the knee and ankle 36 Dinosaur whose name means 5 Certain athletic “winged finger” honorees, for short 38 Designer Chanel 9 Lodging near 40 Fooled a highway 41 Indefinite interchange quantity 14 Crazy, in Cancún 42 Dinosaur whose 15 Strap attached to name means a horse’s bit “three-horned face” 16 Proverbial saying 47 Barbie’s beau 17 Enthusiastic 48 Easter decorating 18 Crumbly salad need cheese 49 Rip into bits 19 Karate studios 51 Insult, informally 20 Dinosaur whose 52 Prefix with name means genetics or Pen “swift seizer” 54 Go by, as time 23 Sneaky devil 58 Dinosaur whose 24 Cause for a name means confession “thunder lizard” 25 To the ___ 61 Sci. class for degree many future pre-meds 28 Impose (upon) ACROSS
ANSWER C A R D T A B L E
O P E R A G O E R
N O C A M E R A S
P A S T A
G R U E L
A U R A L
S L A M S D R A W M E S H
64 Jason’s ship, in Greek myth 65 ___ a move (start dancing) 66 Gem from an oyster 67 Fully cooked, as steak 68 Falco of “Nurse Jackie” 69 Letters on a gearshift 70 Crossed (out) 71 A buck or two?
Monday, May 9, 2022
Edited by Will Shortz 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
No. 0404
8
9
10
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21 24 28 34
35
38
29
30
36
25 31
31 Sch. in Columbus 32 Supplement 33 Longtime home appliance brand 35 What “X” might mean 36 Type who’s out of touch with reality 39 Veer sharply 42 Church donation 43 Some frozen drinks 47 Wrath 48 Something about nothing, perhaps 49 Candy piece with white sprinkles 50 Metaphorical source of some government funds 54 Snack (on) 55 Running on ___ 56 Burden 58 Situation that might lead to extra time 59 “By Jove!”
ACROSS 1 Doesn’t include 6 Very top 10 Vegetable in borscht 14 ___ cat 15 Drifting ice 16 Stow, as cargo 17 Fragile art form crafted with air and heat 19 Chair parts that tend to wear out quickly 20 Source of bills, for short 21 Paint application 22 Piece of material used to strengthen a garment 23 Props for “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” in “Annie” 25 Starter on the mound, often 28 Censoring sounds 30 ___ Gatos, Calif.
ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE H O V E L
I C I L Y
A C T E D
C O R G I
E C I G S
A P B P E A P R N
27
41
44
45
48
46
49
47 50
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
S L A V S
26
32
40 43
13
37
39
42
12
22
23
33
11
DOWN 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 1 Many Balkan 58 59 60 inhabitants 2 Squalid dwelling 61 62 63 64 65 3 In a standoffish manner 66 67 68 4 Fall asleep on 69 70 71 the couch, perhaps 5 Handy Andy, by PUZZLE BY DEREK J. ANGELL another name 29 Genesis console 43 Reaction of silent 56 “Wake Up Little 6 Go off course maker ___” (1957 hit but obvious suddenly for the Everly disapproval 30 Steady 7 Gyro bread Brothers) equestrian gaits 44 Car at an TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 8 Loses it auction, maybe 32 Loops into an 57 Perfuming 9 One-named U L I N S P I R I T online convo compound 45 Reserved for a singer called the L O S E T A D A T E select customer 33 Played a role “Queen of Pop” 58 Loon or dodo N T F A R C I C A L 46 Actress Ward 34 Buckingham 10 Bad smell A S A T E D E L L 59 “King” of this Palace dog breed 50 Applied, as puzzle? S C H L E P D Y S 11 ___ Mahal foundation or 35 Modern smokes 12 Narcissist’s S P R A Y T A N powder 60 Rudely stare 37 Alternatively, in a problem E R O N S P I C E D 53 Filled with text 61 Zoom, for one N E D O M A K A S E 13 “___ Miz” wonder 39 Condition that T Z P L A C E N T A 21 Henhouse may involve 55 One who’s easily 62 The “p” of m.p.h. I Z A R D R Y N A T 22 Like the score repetitive urges, shocked or for short scandalized 63 Prohibit 4-4 N A M E I T R O T H T O M E M I NThe E RNew 25 York Unacceptable Times Syndication Sales Corporation S U R E M A S A L A620 OnlineYork, subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past 26Eighth “I might,Avenue, if you’re New N.Y. 10018 E R A D O N E D A Y Forwilling puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). to ask” Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 E A L S S I N E W S 27 ___ of Troy Read about For Release Tuesday, May and 10,comment 2022 on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay.
Crossword
N M V O R E D F E O C I R F O X F O I S P T E O G C E R A D Y E E P I B R O N I O A R L W D L E
P I T A T R O T S T R E X
S M N A A D P T O S I N E N O D A T O P S H R E E L O S A G O L L E D
O T E L D A G E O J O S R N T H C O R E C T Y L S O M E K E N D A P S E U R U S B U S T E D I E D E E R
60 Comment before a stupid stunt … or a hint to the ends of 17-, 25-, 36- and 50-Across 63 Jay with a “Garage” 64 It’s a thought 65 Desktop accessory 66 Home of the tree of knowledge 67 Nuisance 68 Gets ready to wash, say DOWN 1 Classic rock standard with Spanish lyrics 2 Considering everything 3 Walked heavily 4 London’s ___ Gardens 5 Align, as multiple devices 6 Company with a “spokesduck” 7 Division of the earth’s crust 8 Dawn goddess 9 Important markings on treasure maps 10 Mont ___, highest of the Alps 11 A voice might be heard within this 12 Attorney general under Ronald Reagan 13 Lab simulation 18 Pretend to be, at a Halloween party, say
A5
Edited by Will Shortz 1
2
3
4
5
6
14
9
10
24
28
26
29 33
41
27
30
32
40
31
34
35
37
38
42
47
13
22 25
36
12
19
21
23
11
16
18
20
50
8
15
17
39
7
No. 0405
43
48
44
45
46
49
51
52
55
53
56
54 57
59
60
61
63
64
65
66
67
68
58 62
PUZZLE BY BRUCE HAIGHT
22 “You should never, ever do this!” 24 Divisions for weightlifters 26 Spot 27 College in New Rochelle, N.Y. 29 Soda can features 33 Best ___ (Academy Awards category) 34 “It doesn’t excite me much” 37 Opera set in Egypt
46 Baseballs and basketballs, but not footballs 49 Neglected 39 Holder of neighborhood compressed data 51 Turn one’s attention to 40 Stirred up 52 Parts 41 Relevant 53 Finish by 44 Portmanteau 57 Jazz singer Sylvia for a radical environmentalist 60 In the know Wheatley 45 Like crosswords 61 Phillis wrote one “to on Monday Neptune” vis-à-vis those in the rest of the 62 “Get off the week stage!” 38 “Micro” or “macro” subject, for short
Online subscriptions: Today’s puzzle and more than 7,000 past puzzles, nytimes.com/crosswords ($39.95 a year). Read about and comment on each puzzle: nytimes.com/wordplay.
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. CANTARE CHORALE of the Sierra Foothills performs all styles of choral music and is always looking for talented new members. For information, audition, or to schedule an event see www. cantarechorale.com, call (530) 677-8463. or (530) 676-4432. DEMOCRATS – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Round Table Pizza–Missouri Flat Rd. in Placerville at noon on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Call (530)391-6414 or see edcdems.org for more information. 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. NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP ZOOM MEETINGS occurring. Keep up-to-date for in person to resume as allowed at web site NAMIeldoradocounty.org. Warmline: 530-306-4101 Meeting 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Tuesdays 6-7:30 pm. NAMI Family Support Group ZOOM link https://us02web. zoom.us/j/3401819716 Meeting ID: 340 181 9716 One tap mobile +16699009128, 3401819716
Do your feet or hands tingle, feel numb, or hurt. The Placerville Neuropathy Support Group meets the 2nd Wed. of each month, 1 PM, Senior Center, 937 Spring St. Except: July, Aug. & Dec. Jan., Feb., March telephone meeting. Call Bev (877)6226298 for instructions. Placerville Senior Softball Club. Welcomes all men and women ball players, slow pitch, 55 and older. Season is April through Sept. Contact Dean Panell simplefolk1028@yahoo.com (530) 620-4755, or Kelly Heavin sfd5r5ter@aol.com (530) 919-0386 POLLOCK PINES-CAMINO ROTARY CLUB is seeking people interes ted in community service and interested in exploring a Rotary club of friendships, reasonable dues and endless satisfaction. Please call 530305-0872 for information regarding Rotary and an upcoming meeting. Senior PEER COUNSELING 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. Soroptimist International of Placerville wants to meet you! Are you looking to impact your community, make new friends with dynamic women, and feel good about your efforts? Our mission is to improve the lives of women and children. Explore the joy of being a member of a Club that makes a significant difference in many lives. Contact us at (530) 344-1476 or sipplacerille@soroptimist. net or visit https:/ / siplacerville.org/. (Meetings can be attended in person or via Zoom, until COVID19 distancing is no longer required.) TOPS Club, Inc. meets Tuesday 9:00–11:00 am, Veterans Hall (downstairs) 130 Placerville Dr. For more information call Bonnie (530) 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. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2680 Looking for new members. First years dues paid by the Post. Meeting is the 2nd Friday of each month at 6:30 pm. Call Primo at (530) 626-5753 WOMEN VOTERS League of Women Voters of El Dorado County voter education. For information go to lwveldorado.org or (530) 672-3141.
A6
Monday, May 9, 2022
Mountain Democrat mtdemocrat.com
SPORTS
COMICS ■ SHOE by Jeff MacNelly
■ TUNDRA by Chad Carpenter Mountain Democrat photo by Jana Rossi
Spectators watch a wiffle ball game played to raise funds for Bryce Bazor, an Oak Ridge student battling cancer.
Batter up for Bryce Jana Rossi Staff writer Oak Ridge High School senior Bryce Bazor has been battling a rare form of bone cancer, chondroblastic osteosarcoma. This past weekend supporters came out to raise funds to help the Bazor family. On April 30 the El Dorado Hills Saloon held a watch party for the University of San Diego baseball game where a former baseball player and friend of Bazor plays. The saloon donated 20% of food and drink sales. The following day supporters
■ RUBES by Leigh Rubin
■ SPEED BUMP by Dave Coverly
turned out for a day-long wiffle ball tournament held at Stonebarger Field in El Dorado Hills. “We have been overwhelmed and so thankful for all of the support from our community,” mom Jenni Bazor said. “To see all the people come out and show Bryce they care has been amazing. We could not ask to live in a more generous and supportive community. We are so thankful for all the people who put in hours of work planning these events over the past few days and everyone who has come out and donated to the cause. EDH is amazing.”
LEAGUE CHAMPS
SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9
Courtesy photo
Ponderosa softball clinched the Foothill Valley League championship for the first time since 2012 with a 4-0 win over Lincoln Thursday. Against West Park on Tuesday, Chase Mueller and Ana Niles combined to throw a no-hitter. The Bruins have three more regular season games before the postseason begins.
Paying one lump sum for the subscription not in your budget?
Try...
Solutions to puzzles in Classified section of newspaper.
HOROSCOPE by Holiday Mathis ■ TODAY ARIES (March 21-April 19). You don’t require people to prove themselves to you, yet they come through time and again. It’s because you see the best in others -- and that’s exactly what emerges. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). As a rule, you don’t trouble others with what you can do for yourself. But just because you can do a thing doesn’t mean you should. Given the sheer quantity of your responsibilities, perhaps it would be prudent to delegate. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There are many others doing something similar to what you’re doing, and yet, rest assured, you measure up just fine. It gets even better when you leave the comparisons to others and focus on your own performance. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Had you been afforded the luxury of choice, you’d have opted for a simpler arrangement. But then you’d be missing out on these strange complexities keeping you so sharp. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll have to adjust your communication to fit your audience. Likely, the shift that’s needed is a move from the language of logic to the romance language of your heart. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you see someone who has what you want, you’ll think good thoughts, thus aligning yourself with what it takes to attract the same. What you seek is seeking you. Stick with what works for as long as it does.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Self-consciousness has a way of interrupting your flow. It’s like a kink in the cord connecting you to your power source. You’ll feel the most connected to who you are in those moments when the concept is irrelevant. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Stars turn up the intensity, and what you’re working on will need to be finished sooner than you were expecting. It will only make you work more efficiently! Take a well-deserved break tonight. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You have your hopes set on a destination, and you’ll eventually get there. But what if most of the fun to be mined is in these discoveries you’re making along the way? How would that change your mindset? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Fiddle with your emotional EQ to see if you can turn down some of the highpitched noise interference happening in the stereo of your mind today. You’ll clear up disagreements so all can keep moving along. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The day plays out like a comedy in which crossed communication, wrong assumptions and silly mistakes merely contribute to the sweet satisfaction of an ending that ties it all together. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll repeat yourself out of necessity, passion and purpose. It doesn’t matter if you do it the same or a little different each time. It only matters that you stay the course, as this is important work.
EZ-PAY 9 /MONTH $ 50
• One LESS check to write • One LESS stamp to stick • One LESS envelope to seal • One MORE reason to subscribe
530 344-5000
20 560 PLACERVILLE DRIVE, PLACERVILLE
% OFF!
Soil Amendments
(Across from Placerville Natural Food Co-Op)
530-622-5190 • Appleseedhorticulture.com Open: Mon-Fri 9am-6pm • Sat 9am-5pm • Sun 10am-4pm
Must present coupon code: AHMD0522 Appleseed Horticulture Expires 05/31/22
mtdemocrat.com Mountain Democrat Monday, May 9, 2022
A7
ORHS boys volleyball team rallies Jana Rossi Staff writer Coach Range Larson said his Oak Ridge boys varsity volleyball team is really starting to gel and their record shows it — the Trojans were second place in the league headed into playoffs with confidence after beating undefeated Whitney High School in three straight sets. With so much to cheer about this season, even the dads got in on the action and created their very own DADzone; outfitted in Hawaiian shirts, they keep the fans engaged and the team’s spirits high. Larson and Oscar Poort’s first season as co-head coaches ended before it began. After tryouts in 2020 COVID hit and Oak Ridge was forced to shut down its sports program. Playing time last year was cut short once again due to COVID and the high school season was capped at only league games. At the same time, many returning volleyball players had conflicts with other sports they played when Mountain Democrat photo by Jana Rossi the volleyball schedule was Oak Ridge seniors Owen Schumacher, Alex Marquez, Zac Vogan, Ian Long, Winston Long, Christian Long, Jack Gillingham, Zach Lerner, Sean Dwyer and changed. This meant in 2022 Jake Slinger smile after their win over Rocklin in three sets. Joining them are coaches Oscar Poort, left, and Range Larson. most of the starting roster hadn’t played volleyball in two years. Come next season, Larson and supportive and willing after watching his older sister home Tuesday evening — Senior Jack Gillingham, and Poort will have their to get better. Most of all, I play competitively. the team’s first 2022 CIF setter and captain for the hands full replenishing the am extremely happy to have Sac-Joaquin Section playoff “I think we surprised a lot Oak Ridge team, is one of the varsity team as it is currently coaches who are willing to game. Thursday the Trojans of people and ourselves for players who returned from stocked with 10 graduating help us improve our game beat Pleasant Grove 3-1 coming together after not the hiatus after playing his seniors. Larson said he’s and make my experience the playing for so long and having and tomorrow night they freshman year. A guard for optimistic. “We will have best it’s ever been.” will travel to Woodcreek for this great season,” he said. the Oak Ridge basketball a young team next year; Marquez said he has been the Division 1 Sac-Joaquin “Most of our guys, including team, he was unable to join however, we will still be playing volleyball since he Section semifinals. myself, play other sports and the volleyball team when the very competitive,” the coach was in the fourth grade, Outside hitter and captain are shocking teams with all two seasons overlapped last predicted. “As it looks right winning MVP in middle Alex Marquez, who is club players by beating them year. Although basketball now, we will only have two to school two years in a row. currently leading the league in three sets. I know we can has always been Gillingham’s three seniors next year, (but) He started playing for Oak with number of kills per make a long run in playoffs primary sport, having played we have three sophomores Ridge on the junior varsity set this season, shared, “I and I am excited to see how since he was 3 years old, currently on varsity that have team and has played three am grateful to have a full far we go.” and this year he earned the years on varsity. He also plays club experience and battle season with players I have The team has a 14-8 overall offensive MVP title for his with our seniors every day in for the club team, Aspire, barely been able to play with record and 7-3 in league Oak Ridge team, he took up practices and often see game as a defensive specialist and due to COVID. I am glad to play. The varsity Trojans beat volleyball in middle school time.” outside hitter. have a team that is so fun McNair High School 3-0 at
YEAR-ROUND
CLOG-FREE GUARANTEE
TH GU
TT
LIFETIME WARRANTY
1
NATIO
1
’S
YEAR-ROUND!
E
N
WE INSTALL
Money Down, $
2
1
A ND
0 0 Interest, $0 Monthly Payments for 12 months $
BACKED BY A
D
40 OFF %
PROTECT YOUR HOME 365 DAYS A YEAR
R
Windows and Patio Doors! BUY ONE, GET ONE
ER GUA
275119
Interest accrues from the date of purchase but is waived if paid in full within 12 months. Minimum purchase of 4.
4.7 OUT OF 5 BASED ON 95,000+ REVIEWS “My overall experience was great. I love the window, and from sales to scheduling, the experience was very good. The installers are highly skilled professionals and I would recommend Renewal by Andersen to all my contacts.” – LYNN F. | RENEWAL BY ANDERSEN CUSTOMER
4ORE9EF% FICIENT
1
Micromesh
2
uPVC Frame
2
KEEP THE HEAT IN AND THE COLD AIR OUT! Solving your window problems and having a comfortable home is easy and enjoyable when you choose Renewal by Andersen. With this great offer, you save money on your window project – and you’ll also save on high energy bills for years to come!
M
Keep the heat in and the cold out.
Hanger
3
Call by May 31 for your FREE consultation.
855-760-1216
Existing Gutter
4
EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME OFFER!
15
%
OFF
YOUR ENTIRE PURCHASE *
+
10
SENIORS & MILITARY!
%
OFF
+
5
%
OFF
TO THE FIRST 50 CALLERS ONLY! **
FINANCING THAT FITS YOUR BUDGET!1 Promo Code: 285
Subject to credit approval. Call for details.
1
CALL US TODAY FOR
A FREE ESTIMATE DETAILS OF OFFER: Offer expires 5/31/2022. Not valid with other offers or prior purchases. Buy one (1) window or entry/patio door, get one (1) window or entry/patio door 40% off, and 12 months $0 money down, $0 monthly payments, 0% interest when you purchase four (4) or more windows or entry/patio doors between 1/1/2022 and 5/31/2022. 40% off windows and entry/patio doors are less than or equal to lowest cost window or entry/patio door in the order. Subject to credit approval. Interest is billed during the promotional period, but all interest is waived if the purchase amount is paid before the expiration of the promotional period. Financing for GreenSky® consumer loan programs is provided by federally insured, federal and state chartered financial institutions without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, or familial status. Savings comparison based on purchase of a single unit at list price. Available at participating locations and offer applies throughout the service area. See your local Renewal by Andersen location for details. License number available upon request. Some Renewal by Andersen locations are independently owned and operated. 2Values are based on comparison of Renewal by Andersen® double-hung window U-Factor to the U-Factor for clear dual-pane glass non-metal frame default values from the 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, and 2018 International Energy Conservation Code “Glazed Fenestration” Default Tables. "Renewal by Andersen" and all other marks where denoted are trademarks of Andersen Corporation. © 2022 Andersen Corporation. All rights reserved. RBA12848 *Using U.S. and imported parts.
1
1-855-821-0789
Mon-Thurs: 8am-11pm, Fri-Sat: 8am-5pm, Sun: 2pm-8pm EST For those who qualify. One coupon per household. No obligation estimate valid for 1 year. *Offer valid at time of estimate only 2The leading consumer reporting agency conducted a 16 month outdoor test of gutter guards in 2010 and recognized LeafFilter as the “#1 rated professionally installed gutter guard system in America.” Manufactured in Plainwell, Michigan and processed at LMT Mercer Group in Ohio. See Representative for full warranty details. CSLB# 1035795 DOPL #10783658-5501 License# 7656 License# 50145 License# 41354 License# 99338 License# 128344 License# 218294 WA UBI# 603 233 977 License# 2102212986 License# 2106212946 License# 2705132153A License# LEAFFNW822JZ License# WV056912 License# WC-29998-H17 Nassau HIC License# H01067000 Registration# 176447 Registration# HIC.0649905 Registration# C127229 Registration# C127230 Registration# 366920918 Registration# PC6475 Registration# IR731804 Registration# 13VH09953900 Registration# PA069383 Suffolk HIC License# 52229-H License# 2705169445 License# 262000022 License# 262000403 License# 0086990 Registration# H-19114
A8 Monday, May 9, 2022 Mountain Democrat mtdemocrat.com
Planning Commission to hear cannabis cultivation Eric Jaramishian Staff writer The El Dorado County Planning Commission will have a hearing next week to decide if commercial cannabis cultivation will become a reality in the county. Cybele Holdings CEO Lee Tannenbaum will go before the Planning Commission Thursday, May 12 with his proposed south county operation. “I’m still cautiously optimistic but things are finally looking up,” Tannenbaum said. Cybele Holdings will be the first cannabis cultivation farm if the Planning Commission approves of
Tannenbaum’s conditional use and operating permits. “It is a very difficult system to get through, and I am grateful that I’m being given the opportunity to get in front of the Planning Commission,” Tannenbaum said. The business would sit on 5.5 acres on Freshwater Lane, about 2 miles south of the Sand Ridge Road intersection. Tannenbaum, who said he was the first to apply for a cultivation permit in the county, noted he has invested approximately $2 million on buildouts and the application process. The Shingle Springs resident said he waited more than two years to get his cultivation application OK’d by the
Sheriffs Office, the step keeping the business from moving forward. Additionally, a questionnaire in the application process has caused a dispute between interested growers and the county for being “too invasive,” which even lead to the El Dorado County Growers Alliance to seek legal action against the county. “It’s too difficult for normal people to get through and that’s the problem with the current system,” Tannenbaum told the Mountain Democrat. In a letter to the Planning Commission, Tannenbaum states that Cybele Holdings will provide new jobs to the county, have active security on the property, preserve agricultural land and pay cannabis cultivation taxes to
the county. “Cybele not only meets all of the county’s excessive regulatory requirements, they will improve the conditions in their neighborhood while mitigating any potential impacts of its operation,” continues Tannenbaum’s message to planning commissioners. Tannenbaum previously told the Mountain Democrat that aspiring county growers are looking into putting together a ballot measure for the November election that would make it easier for growers to cultivate cannabis in the county, including changing the definition of ownership when growers apply for cultivation, one issue the growers had with the application process.
Tahoe agencies preparing for busy tourism season Miranda Jacobson Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — With summer around the corner and a lineup of events on the horizon in communities all around Lake Tahoe, agencies everywhere are preparing for a large number of visitors this season. As more visitors and businesses centered around tourism come to the basin, the Center for Responsible Travel and their partners are going to be guiding regional agencies through the process of creating the basin’s first stewardship plan, Destination Stewardship. The plan aims to create an approach to tourism management that will focus on environmental, cultural, social and economic stability. “It is a strong strategy for bringing people together, engaging stakeholders, supporting economic stability, protecting natural and cultural amenities, and improving access for all,” said Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Public Information Officer Jeff Cowen. “One of Destination Stewardship’s core goals is ensuring communities, land managers, and tourism agencies are wholly invested in the decisionmaking and planning process.” Work toward a stewardship plan began in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when TRPA brought together land managers,
visitors authorities, nonprofits and other recreation based in sustainability. “The successes that have come out of that coordination will continue to build this summer with ambassadors working at recreation hot spots, additional garbage management and volunteer litter cleanups, and coordinated messaging through regional marketing campaigns that encourage transit use and off-peak travel or recreation site use,” Cowen said. While work on the plan is done throughout the summer, CEO and President of the South Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority Carol Chaplin and her team are preparing for visitors while also keeping COVID in mind. “We continue to monitor not only COVID variants, but other economic pressures on travel such as gas prices and compressed air service schedules,” said Chaplin. “With that said, our lodging partners are reporting strong interest and bookings. With a robust event schedule, we hope that helps attract visitors, however, we are also promoting mid-week stays to fill nights typically a bit softer than weekends.” Multiple summer concerts and events are set to kick off soon in the basin, including the 2022 Lake Tahoe Summer Concert Series, Live at Lakeview, and the Heavenly Village
May 11, 2022 - California Day of the Teacher
Summer Concert Series, and agencies are expecting the same, if not more visitors than last year. “You have to keep in mind that wildfire impacts were significant toward the end of the 2021 summer season and we certainly hope that’s not the case this year,” said Chaplin. Fire safety preparation is set to begin now, with the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit encouraging those who visit and live in the area to understand what a red flag warning is (days with strong winds and low humidity) along with preparing homes and properties. “Remember, it’s not a matter of ‘if ’ the next wildfire will occur, it’s a matter of ‘when’,” said U.S. Forest Service PIO Lisa Herron. Wildfire prevention begins with knowing where burning is prohibited. Locations include 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 permit. “Summer always brings heavy uses of beaches and hiking or biking trails,” said Chaplin. “Outdoor recreation is very much in demand. Our iconic Emerald Bay will continue to be an attraction.” Other places Chaplin expects to be highly impacted this summer include The Shops at Heavenly, the gondola and areas for mountain activities, with the busiest times for businesses beginning in late June and continuing into mid-September. With the housing market slowing down around the basin due to rising interest rates on homes and lack of inventory, and occupancy rates going
up, it’s important for agencies to continue to build a balance for the tourists and residents this summer. “Tourism is a $5.1 billion industry in the Lake Tahoe Basin,” said Chaplin. “Our community members have built their lives and careers around visitor spending. But, as we move forward celebrating this industry, we also want to make sure our visitors help us in our efforts toward destination stewardship that preserves our wonderful environment, assets and activities. There is a collaborative effort toward this initiative that involves not only the visitor bureaus, but land management agencies, the TRPA, Tahoe Fund and more.” Promoting travel to the area is important to Nevada Lt. Governor Lisa Burkhead, who is the tourism chair as well. “It’s really important for me in this role to promote all of the incredible outdoor spaces that we have in our state, including Tahoe, which happens to be one of my childhood favorites,” said Burkhead. Burkhead’s advice to any visitors coming to the area is to prepare ahead of time and stay organized with scheduling, due to the large amount of traffic that can build up in the basin, especially on the South Lake side. She also recommends being present in the moment while traveling, and really appreciating the outdoor space. “There were a lot of challenges during the pandemic, but some of the positive things that came out of it was this sense of really appreciating our outdoor space,” said Burkhead. “And we certainly have a lot of incredible outdoor spaces in our beautiful state, and Lake Tahoe comes to the top of the list for me.”
THANK YOU to
ALL EDUCATORS Photo by M. Rydel/Marine Taxonomic Services, LTD
An aerial photograph shows underwater barriers placed in the marshes adjacent to Baldwin and Kiva beaches at Lake Tahoe.
FOR YOUR CONTINUED DEDICATION AND SUPPORT OF OUR YOUTH!
YOU are the heart of our communities, powering our future!
California Retired Teachers Association - División 73 - El Dorado County Working to protect and advocate for retired and active educator’ pensions and other retirement benefits to support public education in our communities. Non Partisan
Invasive species removal resumes in Tahoe marshes Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — Project work to eradicate invasive plants has resumed at Taylor Creek and Tallac Creek marshes in South Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, began the project in November by removing vegetation from the marsh in preparation to install underwater bottom barriers in the marshes adjacent to Baldwin and Kiva beaches this spring, TRPA officials stated when the project began. Bottom barriers are mats laid underwater to deprive weeds of sunlight they need to grow. The barriers help control and eradicate invasive plant species such as Eurasian watermilfoil and will be in place through 2025. Invasive plants affect wildlife habitat, outcompete native plants and can impact recreation and water quality. Beachgoers and other recreationists
should avoid the marsh areas where work is taking place and be aware of underwater hazards posed by the slippery bottom barriers and metal rebar stakes. The Taylor Creek and Tallac Creek watersheds have been damaged by historical grazing, recreation infrastructure, construction and erosion, according to TRPA. The degraded condition has promoted the introduction of aquatic invasive weeds to the creeks and marshes that threatens native species and alters the marshes’ natural ecosystem. Controlling invasive plants is the first phase in a larger, comprehensive Taylor and Tallac Creeks Restoration Project, according to the agency. Both aquatic invasive species control and creek restoration are components of the Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program, one of the nation’s most ambitious landscapescale restoration programs involving more than 80 organizations around the Tahoe Basin.
Good Living
Section B
in
el
dorado
county
Hike in Nature at its most spectacular
D
esolation Wilderness shines in its remarkable combination of granite and water. Ever-present lakes are found in ice carved granite basins, called cirques, whose sides are massive granite walls rising to heights of 500 to 1,000 feet or higher above these sapphire blue lakes that dot the landscape. Most of these pristine gems are linked to one another by crystal clear streams. The streams — those marvelous streams with their rough and tumble cascades falling into quieter pools and ponds — are particularly exciting to see in the spring as they make their way from lake to lake, continuing down and out of the wilderness. Desolation Wilderness boasts more than 130 streams and lakes — all joys to behold.
Lake Aloha
The experience of Desolation Wilderness n Story and photos by William J. Finch
S
ummer is coming. The Lake Tahoe region of El Dorado County is a wonderful vacation choice for any family. The forests, mountains, lakes and streams of the county beckon adventurers to engage many outdoor recreation opportunities. One of the most popular adventures people look forward to is a mountain hiking experience in the awesome Desolation Wilderness. Having your own wilderness experience can be realized by day-hiking along the trails or overnight camping in the back country. Desolation Wilderness is a remarkable place; it is close, easy to get to and only moderately difficult to hike up into the high country. The wilderness seems to beckon and give encouragement to continue upward. High in the wilderness the hiking is only as strenuous as you want it to be. Trails meander easily along streams and by lakes or you can hike up challenging slopes to take in broad vistas of the mountains and the lakes and streams below. n
See Desolation wilderness, page B4
Thank you for Voting us #1 Assisted Living Facility in El Dorado Hills!
GE OAKS SENIOR CARE VILLA
2020
Our There’s No Place Like Home
Brand New!
Our Services Include: ■ 24-Hour Well Qualified and Professional Staffing ■ Daily Activity Program with Morning Exercising ■ Three Delicious & Nutritious Meals Served Daily ■ Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care ■ Daily Housekeeping, Laundry, and Linen Service ■ Transportation To & From Medical Appointments ■ Assistance With Bathing, Dressing, and Grooming ■ Complete Medication Management ■ Private Rooms & Restrooms ■ Shared Rooms for Couples
Where Seniors Are Family. 24/7 Assisted living that keeps residents engaged and active. • 15 Private rooms with outdoor living space. • Our smaller facility allows for personalized care for each resident. • Our on-site chef can easily accommodate any special diet needs.
■ On-site Podiatry and Salon Services ■ Personalized Care for All Residents
•
(916) 294-7685
2021
1011 St. Andrews Dr., El Dorado Hills (2.5 miles off Hwy. 50 on El Dorado Hills Blvd.)
Contact us today to schedule a tour of our campus!
(916)939-0962
2920 Tam O’ Shanter Drive, El Dorado Hills www.eldoradohillsseniorcare.com State Lic. Fac. No. 09700067, 097000667, 097001653, 097001794, 097001962, 097000406
B2
Good Living — IN EL DORADO COUNTY
Walk in Nature
and marvel at its rare jewels
Monday, May 9, 2022
Pine Hill Preserve is one of a kind
■ Story by Sherri Bergmann
T
Photo by LS Couper DVM Photography
Pine Hill Flannelbush in the preserve plays host to a native carpenter bee.
he Pine Hill Preserve is centered around Green Valley Road in western El Dorado County. It stretches from the South Fork of the American River in the north, southward in Cameron Park near Highway 50. The California Native Plant Society recognizes more than 740 plant species found in this area, which makes the preserve one of the most floristically diverse areas of the world. The PHP was established in 2001 and is home to eight rare plant species. Four are endemic, which means they don’t grow anywhere else in the world, one is nearly endemic and the others are found in a few places elsewhere. This assemblage of rare plants is part of a unique community that only grows in the Gabbro soils. The Pine Hill Gabbro formation began 175 million years ago when a volcano on the Pacific plate was pushed into the continental plate (a process known as plate tectonics). The soil that formed from this intrusion is termed Gabbro soil. The U.S. Geological Survey has described the soils as the “Rescue series,” named after the nearby Rescue community. In the unique combinations of the soils and climate, with adaptations over time, these plants have become constrained to this area.
How are the plants protected? “The Pine Hill Preserve rare plants are protected by the different designations of the lands that are set aside for their conservation and by management of their habitats,” explained Graciela Hinshaw, Pine Hill manager with the Bureau of Land Management. “These land designations include the BLM Pine Hill Area of Critical Environmental Concern and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Pine Hill Ecological Reserve.” Hinshaw also pointed out the laws and ordinances that help to protect these rare plants, “Laws under the Endangered Species Act and the California Endangered Species Act provide for the federally and state listed species conservation and recovery,” Hinshaw said, “and there are ordinances in El Dorado County ... to protect the Gabbro soil rare plants through mitigation requirements. “Ten federal, state and local agencies and private, nonprofit organizations work together under a cooperative management agreement to determine species conservation needs and develop strategies to preserve the Gabbro plants and habitats in perpetuity,” she continued. “The BLM, the CDFW and the EDC hold ownership of the different parcels that compose the PHP system. All the CMA partners participate providing technical advice, informing about regulatory requirements, conducting volunteer and education/ outreach work, helping to manage habitats, acquiring lands to set aside for protection and funding these and other management related activities.”
Photo by Sherri Bergmann
Stebbins’ morning glory is a vining, trailing perennial with large, trumpet-shaped white flowers and highly dissected leaves — the only morning glory to exhibit this characteristic. It is found only in the Pine Hill Preserve and is listed as an endangered or threatened plant by the federal government. The California Native Plant Society also helps care for the land and works to help others to gain appreciation and care for the unique area that hosts the rare and endangered plants. The CNPS El Dorado Chapter recently provided free guided walking plant tours to point out unique plants at the Pine Hill Preserve. Shingle Springs resident Greg Jaeck marveled at the beauty around him during the tour. “There is so much uniqueness and variety of plants in such a short stretch,” he shared. “I’m glad there was foresight of saving this area.”
Wildfire concern Due to the increasing number of wildfires in the state and county, Hinshaw said steps are taken to protect the preserve. “One
of the main activities on PHP managed lands is the reduction of the fuels load through prescribed fire and mechanical treatments, to enhance habitat for the rare plants and help to prevent catastrophic wildfire events in areas immediately adjacent to the PHP,” she explained. But, ironically, sometimes a little fire isn’t a bad thing for some plants. Debra Ayres, vice president of the CNPS El Dorado Chapter, described how some plants, such as the federally endangered endemic Pine Hill Flannelbush (Fremontodendron decumbens), whose seeds are spread by Harvester ants, germinates only after a fire. The CNPS El Dorado chapter’s website provides information on living with wildfire, how to help your home survive a wildfire, landscaping with native plants ( including fire resistance) and more on wildfire prevention and restoring landscape after a fire.
Still learning Both Ayres and Virginia (Ginna) Meyer, a retired professor of Sacramento City College Field Ecology and field coordinator for the local CNPS El Dorado Chapter, have done extensive study on the unique plants in the Pine Hill Preserve ... but they are still learning. Questions remain, especially about the Photo by LS Couper DVM Photography
A common native used to demonstrate the floral anatomy of this species during the May 1st Pine Hill Preserve plant walk.
Pine Hill Flannelbush. They don’t know how old the few flowering plants at the preserve are or how long it takes for a seedling plant to mature and produce flowers. Both said they hope to see the young plants mature and flower during their lifetime. Learn fascinating information about the variety of plants of El Dorado County, which include native and rare, while soaking in the beauty of the county’s landscape. Some tours conducted by the CNPS also include bird watching. Visit eldoradocnps.org/ news-events/field-trips for professionally guided field trips.
Free, upcoming CNPS events Plant walk: 10 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m., Sunday, May 15. Walk starts at the Old Flume Trail, Highway 49 north of Placerville, across from the Red Shack. To carpool, meet at 9:45 a.m. at the Placerville Library parking lot, Fair Lane, Placerville. If you need to return early, let the leaders know. Walk along a steep trail of about 2 miles down to the South Fork of the American River that traverses through forest and passes by an old flume that once carried water from Chili Bar downstream to Lotus. See and learn about the spring wildflowers,
ferns, trees and shrubs of the foothill forest. For more information and to sign up visit eldoradocnps. org. Frequently check the website for new walks and other events Ginna Meyer’s Favorite Hikes: 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at Veterans Memorial Hall, 130 Placerville Drive in Placerville. Meyer will reveal her favorite hiking places and why. Guests will also learn more about El Dorado County’s beautiful native plants and a number of other places to explore native plant diversity and receive resources for discovering even more. Although this is a general meeting for the CNPS El Dorado Chapter, the public is invited. Meetings usually include a showand-tell about one or more seasonally notable plants, announcements of upcoming chapter events and projects and a speaker presentation. It’s a great way to mingle and meet interesting new friends who share an interest in plants and the natural places of the surrounding foothills. No RSVP is required.
More resources To further help the public learn more about the county’s native plants, the CNPS El Dorado Chapter recently held a grand opening of The Nature Nook at the Placerville Library that features four distinct gardens — Shrub Shelter, Pollinator Garden, Oak Tree Canopy and Native Meadow. All provide ideas for landscaping with native plants for your own garden and feature how they help preserve the local ecosystems. The CNPS has native plant sales twice a year. University of California Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners of El Dorado County have great native plant and garden ideas at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville. Contrary to the popular belief you should plant in the spring time, Master gardener Gail Fulbeck explained it is best to plant native plants in the fall because all the subsequent rain helps the roots get established. Then, in the spring, they are ready to grow. Once native plants are established they don’t need much water and adapt well to the climate.
Good Living — IN EL DORADO COUNTY
Monday, May 9, 2022
Drive to Nature
B3
FINALLY, Medicare & Most
Insurance Companies Pay for Treatment of Neuropathy! CALL NOW 530-622-3536 NEUROPATHY IS A PROGRESSIVE CONDITION! DRUG FREE TREATMENT AVAILABLE. ACT NOW We are one of 280 clinics nationwide that specialize in the treatment of neuropathy
What Causes It?
Healthy Nerve Healthy Blood Vessels
Peripheral neuropathy is a result of damage to the nerves often causing weakness, pain, numbness, tingling, and may also lead to serious balance problems. Diseased Blood Vessels This damage is commonly caused by a lack of blood flow to the nerves in the hands and feet. If not properly treated this lack of blood flow may Nerves Shrivel when cause the nerves to degenerate. Blood Vessels Weak and Disappear As you can see in Figure 1, as the blood vessels surrounding the nerves become diseased they shrink and shrivel. This process hastens the flow of vital Figure 1 nutrients to the nerves required to remain healthy. When these nerves begin to “die” it could lead to balance problems, pain, numbness, tingling and burning symptoms in the hands and feet.
In order to effectively treat your neuropathy 3 factors must be determined. Photo by Barbara L. Steinberg
At Evergreen Lodge near Yosemite, a mixture of fully furnished cabins and cottages accommodate up to six guests. If you want something more natural, check-out the “custom camping” rates.
CALIFORNIA RAMBLING
Tuolumne County offers iconic Yosemite, Gold Rush history, High Sierra adventures Barbara L. Steinberg Special to the Mountain Democrat
W
e flee our urban environs by way of traffic-laden highways. Just beyond the city life, the landscapes of Tuolumne County are pastoral. We see wideopen spaces neatly hemmed by fences, carefully rowed orchards and vineyards and cattle lazily munching tender green shoots. Slow rolling valleys lead to seasonally snowcapped peaks and the promise of Yosemite. Just beyond, the road begins to climb into undulating Sierra foothills. The arms of craggy oaks, beside the velvet and golden way seem a welcoming embrace. Outdoor recreation abounds in Yosemite. Autumn to spring the complement of cyclical activities — fall foliage and wildflower hikes to snowboarding and skiing — is Yosemite at its finest. Ice skating at Curry Village beneath the splendor of Half Dome and Glacier Point followed by the warmth of an outdoor fire ring is a winter dream. Seasonal waterfalls are brought roaring back to life by winter snows and rain. Any visit must include a hike to Yosemite Falls. Stream-fed from high in the Desolation Wilderness, it is the highest waterfall in the United States. Seasonally accessible by car, Glacier Point, directly above Camp Curry, is often engulfed by summer tourists. Inspiring views of the valley are well worth the drive or hike. However, Glacier Point Road will be closed to all traffic in 2022 to rehabilitate and improve the road. There will be 30-minute delays in 2023. The only access to Glacier Point will be via the Four Mile, Panorama and Pohono trails, which are all strenuous hikes. During the snow season, a one-day out-and-back excursion is for only the most skilled cross-country skiers. Millions throng to see the splendor of Yosemite’s granite cliffs, cascading waterfalls, and giant sequoias. During late spring and throughout the summer months, Yosemite is teeming with guests from around the world. After summer, the visitor tide ebbs and the park begins an unhurried progression into a recurring hibernation. Off-season, fewer cars on the roads in, out and around are definitely a big plus. The availability of lodging throughout the region is much more attainable. Lodging possibilities range from grand dame of the park, The Ahwahnee Hotel, to the family oriented Yosemite Valley Lodge and Curry Village, which includes motel rooms, cabins with and without baths and unheated canvas tents. Checking online will provide additional information about accommodations, amenities and rates, plus the availability of wonderfully priced packages. Plan early to give yourself the best options. Travel updates are available on most regional websites. The majestic lady of park lodging is The Ahwahnee. This celebrated hotel rests grandly among the pines and by the Royal Arches, a dramatic granite wall popular with climbers. The Ahwahnee’s regal architectural details combine the best of the Art Deco and Arts & Crafts movements
with a splash of Native American and Middle Eastern influences and include spacious common areas and 99 elegantly appointed hotel rooms. Surrounded by dogwood trees, 24 cottages provide a private showing of dazzling red foliage during autumn. Hotel rooms have stunning views of Half Dome, Glacier Point and Lower Yosemite Falls (which can be dry depending on the time of year). Yosemite Village is an easy walk or shuttle ride from the hotel. The Ahwahnee will be closed Jan. 2 to March 2, 2023, for renovations. Yosemite Valley Lodge is ideal for families. There are 245 rooms, including four family rooms, which include one double bed, three single beds, a sofa bed and a dining table. After registering, be sure to check out the tour desk for upcoming activities. Inquire about rooms with views of nearby Yosemite Falls and enjoy a peaceful stroll along the Merced River. Within easy striking distance of Yosemite Valley Lodge are many dining options and Mountain Room Lounge. The food court offers a cafeteria-style selection of dining options. Kids will be happy to pick and choose their food favorites and pre-packaged items are perfect for backpacking or hiking. After a day of sightseeing, unwind next to the Swedish-style fireplace at the Mountain Room Lounge where libations and late-fare are currently available for dinner. Denegan’s Deli and the Village Store provide a wide selection of sandwiches, beverages and supplies to get you through the day. Yosemite Valley offers a variety of dining opportunities. The Village has the largest collection of fast foods from tacos and burritos to deli sandwiches, burgers and drinks. Picnic lunches can also be arranged through your hotel. Some places are open intermittently, so check online or ask at your front desk before heading out. With the ongoing staffing issues, some venues are open on a limited basis or closed entirely. So, again, plan ahead. Your hunger satiated, tour Yosemite Museum where numerous displays focus on the heritage and culture of the Ahwahnechee people who lived in the valley. In Tuolumne County country roads and winding lanes traverse the region. Easy access to Yosemite is via Highway 120, historical Highway 49 and California State Route 108. These picturesque byways pass by historical towns and untold scenic wonders. Enjoy the sights and an occasional stop along the way for sightseeing and shopping — antiques, art galleries, museums, state parks, trendy boutiques, farm stands and wineries — California’s past and present lives on in these Gold Rushera gems. Discover your pioneer spirit and choose to overnight in Sonora, Groveland or Jamestown. In addition, Tuolumne County is also home to two state historic parks. Frozen in time, Gold Rush history survives at Columbia State Historic Park. Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, located in Jamestown, is home to one of America’s last operating ■
See RAMBLING, page B6
What is the underlying cause?
1
How much nerve damage has been sustained?
2
3
How much treatment will your condition require?
Drug Free Treatment Method
Placerville, CA – Currently the most common method most doctor’s recommend to treat neuropathy is with the use of prescription drugs. Although these drugs may temporarily reduce your symptoms they may cause a feeling of discomfort and in some cases lead to a variety of terrible unwanted side effects. We have a different method!
Our advanced treatment method has 3 main goals
1
Increase Blow flow
2
Stimulate small fiber nerves
3
Decrease brain based pain
The treatment to increase blood flow utilizes a specialized low-level light therapy (not to be confused with laser therapy) using light emitting diode technology. This technology was originally developed by NASA to assist in increasing blow flow. The low level light therapy is like watering a tree. The light therapy will allow the blood vessels to grow back around the peripheral nerves and provide them with the proper nutrients to heal and repair. It’s like adding water to a tree and seeing the roots grow deeper and deeper. The amount of treatment needed to allow the nerves to fully recover varies from person to person and can only be determined after a detailed neurological and vascular evaluation. “My feet hurt so bad after sitting I could barely take the first few steps. I have had 11 treatments and no longer feel sharp or shooting pains and most of the tingling is gone. I now have full balance and can walk without pain. As Dr. Mooney explained the treatment is not painful, nothing uncomfortable, and is actually very relaxing.” – Neuropathy Pain Patient John Mooney, DC at Premier Healthcare will do a neuropathy severity examination to determine the extent of the nerve damage for only $47.
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PAIN! CALL TODAY! John M. Mooney, D.C. QME 1980 Broadway, Placerville
Call 530-622-3536 NeuropathyPlacerville.com Most major health insurances are accepted, including BCBS, Aetna, Humana, and Medicare.
Prepare for power outages today
WITH A HOME STANDBY GENERATOR $0 MONEY DOWN + LOW MONTHLY PAYMENT OPTIONS Contact a Generac dealer for full terms and conditions
REQUEST A FREE QUOTE
CALL NOW BEFORE THE NEXT POWER OUTAGE
(877) 354-1432
FREE
7-Year Extended Warranty* – A $695 Value!
*To qualify, consumers must request a quote, purchase, install and activate the generator with a participating dealer. Call for a full list of terms and conditions.
B4
Good Living — IN EL DORADO COUNTY
Desolation Wilderness Varied vistas Lush coniferous forests fill the lower elevations of Desolation; however, higher up where glaciers exposed and polished broad expanses of granite thousands of years ago forest settings are sparse. Single trees and modest groupings of trees, along with other flora, grow in small areas among granite slabs and boulders where just enough soil has come into existence to provide sustenance. Wide varieties of flowering plants typically grow around the edges of lakes,
Continued from B1
streams and near other sources of moisture. Surprising to some is the abundant plant life that also exists in the higher barren rocky landscape. All you have to do is to look down beside your feet. Unless standing on solid granite, you immediately see small flowering plants everywhere. The spectacular wilderness flower show begins soon after the snow melts and continues throughout most of the hiking season. Even in late summer and early fall, it is possible to step back into springtime if you climb up high enough.
PURCHASE • REFINANCE
FIXED RATE LOANS 15 Year Term Fixed Rate Loan RATE APR
2.625 3.79 3.500 2.90
180 Monthly Payments of $6.72 $7.15 per $1,000 Borrowed 30 Year Term Fixed Rate Loan RATE APR
3.500 4.29 4.125 3.66 360 Monthly Payments of $4.49 $4.85 per $1,000 Borrowed
Check the El Dorado Advantage:
✔ No Application Fee ✔ No Prepayment Penalty ✔ Local Processing and Servicing
Serving our local communities for over 60 years PLACERVILLE • 4040 El Dorado Road • 530-622-1492 PLACERVILLE • (Downtown) 247 Main • 530-622-0833 W. PLACERVILLE • Placervil e Dr. & Ray Lawyer • 530-626-3400 DIAMOND SPRINGS • 694 Pleasant Valley Road • 530-626-5701 CAMERON PARK • 4060 Cameron Park Drive • 530-677-1601 POLLOCK PINES • 6462 Pony Express Trail • 530-644-2363 EL DORADO HILLS • 3963 Park Drive • 916-933-3002 GEORGETOWN • 6310 Hwy. 193 • 530-333-1101
Maximum loan $650,000, primary 20%20% minimum cashcash downdown payment on Maximum loan $424,100.00, primaryororvacation vacationresidence. residence. minimum payment purchase.25% 25%equity equity required required on loans available underunder different terms.terms. on purchase. on refinance. refinance.Other Other loans available different LOAN TERMS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
www.eldoradosavingsbank.com Se Habla Espanol 800-874-9779
Mountain Democrat 3.1806” wide by 6” high
Orchard & Vineyard SupplieS
Open tO the public!
Livestock & Deer Fencing!
Now in Stock!
now in stock!
Gallon SizeS available!
Weed Prevention is Fire Prevention
Green Tree
Maintains Strength For Years! 1.67 Gallons Makes over suPer concentrate 200 Gallons Hours: M-F 8:30-5pm Sat 9-1pm
Water taNkS 300-5,000 Stove PelletS
$
289 $630 Per Ton
Monday, May 9, 2022
Per baG
4600 Missouri Flat Rd. Placerville • (530) 622-2640
We’ll Get You Back on the Road!
Horsetail Falls Without the discussion of granite, you would not have a complete portrait of Desolation Wilderness. Granite is everywhere, from relatively flat smooth polished bedrock terrain upon which you can easily walk — creatively labeled “Sierra Sidewalk” — to the peaks and cliffs and masses of rough jagged rocks and well-rounded car-sized boulders, called erratics, having been chaotically strewn around the landscape by retreating glaciers. It is an open space in which you may hike and climb to your heart’s content — truly a playground for adults as well as children. Adding to the inspiring sights are the sounds of this mountain wonderland. Just listen to the soft sounds of gentle breezes wafting through the pine boughs and the louder gusting winds whistling through the high rocks and peaks. Listen to the water as it tumbles along in babbling brooks or falls swiftly with roaring force down steep cliffs. Listen carefully for the sounds of birds and other animals that live here.
Enjoying the experience I also want to introduce you to the experience of engaging solitude while on your Desolation Wilderness hiking adventure. In order to immerse yourself fully in experiencing solitude, you must intentionally involve all your senses so as to enable your thorough and complete immersion in the wilderness environment. For this experience to be fulfilling, you essentially need to be by yourself — away from people in a quiet place surrounded by all that is nature. When you see what looks like an opportune place to leave the trail, do so safely. However, since we always advocate hiking with a buddy, I recommend you share the experience with someone who will concentrate on having his/her own solitude experience without intruding on yours.
Subaru Certified
Your Local Collision Experts Since 1986 (530) 622-7588 stymeistautobody.com
The Blue Hole
Experiencing the wilderness is akin to celebrating being alive. Look around, not just glance but see everything and take it all in — the sights of long vistas, lonely vultures floating on air currents high above, and the short views of things close like the ageless rock, blooming flowers and insects feasting on gifts from the flowers. Take pictures, not just quick snapshots but thoughtfully composed pictures. Be creative. Be artistic. Make as many digital memories as you can to stimulate the recall of special times. Taking pause to do this will slow your pace, which is a good thing. Listen carefully to all that is going on around you. Listen for the chirps and calls of the birds, the shrieking warning whistle of the marmot to his kin as you approach his habitat. Enjoy the movement of the water in the streams from its almost soundless babbling to the heavy crashing cascades down steeper slopes. Pause for the almost silent sound of breezes through the trees. Moreover, rejoice in the silence of the wilderness as it allows you to fully experience the solitude of the place you are in. Feel the gentle breeze cool on one cheek and contrast that with the warmth of the sun on the other cheek. Touch the roughness of the granite, the different kinds of rough from tree bark, the shocking cold of the swiftly moving water in the stream and contrast that with the warm surface water in the stillness of a pond. Breathe deeply the fresh air of the wilderness (Muir called this the breath of wildness) free of the bad air left behind in the lowlands. Taste the cold mountain water (filtered water, of course). Food tastes better in the wilderness. That is certainly true of hot chocolate and broth. Connect by physically engaging the wilderness. Sense your body adjusting to the hiking challenges of steep irregular terrain and jumping from boulder to rock when making your way through a
deep chasm or crossing a stream. Feel your body appreciate the rest you give it when you stop for a snack or when you soak your feet in a cold snowmelt pool. Sense the feeling of refreshment as you ready yourself to continue. When the hike is over, acknowledge having had a very worthwhile experience as you recognize your feelings of satisfaction and achievement. Even feeling tired after a long day is part of a wilderness experience. All of which contribute to a heightened sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. Happiness achieved. Stress attenuated. It is not uncommon for wilderness visitors to experience spiritual feelings. Authors describe an awareness that they are in the presence of something greater than themselves and are overcome by the stimulating awesomeness and the sheer vastness of our Desolation Wilderness. Numerous writers have shared their thoughts and feelings about this kind of connection with the land. In particular, John Muir expressed himself often as he talked about the immersive qualities of the wilderness as you “become one” with the wholeness of the mountains, the day and the experience. Remember Muir’s invitation: “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. ... Now with so much more meaning in light of the previous discussion. Muir continues this epistle with a message for our older hikers: “... As age comes on, one source of enjoyment after another is closed, but nature’s sources never fail.”
Notes about planning a visit to Desolation Wilderness Visitors to the Lake Tahoe region who want to experience a
day spent in the real wilderness have several wonderful portals of entry. The main trailheads on the west side of Lake Tahoe (the east side of Desolation Wilderness) on Highway 89 are Eagle Falls, Bayview and Glen Alpine with views of Lake Tahoe along the way. From these you can hike to beautiful places like Eagle Lake, Cascade Falls, Maggie’s Peaks, Velma Lakes and climb Mt. Tallac from which the view of Lake Tahoe is breathtaking. Trailheads on the south side of Desolation Wilderness off Highway 50 are Echo Lakes and Pyramid Creek (still sometimes referred as the Twin Bridges Trailhead). The Ralston Trailhead is closed until further notice due to the Caldor Fire last fall. From the Echo Lakes Trailhead you can hike to Lake Aloha and other lakes along the way. From the Pyramid Creek you can hike up to the base of an awesome waterfalls named Horsetail Falls (or to the top of it). (Note: This trailhead may not be open at the beginning of the hiking season but is expected to open later on. Check with the U.S. Forest Service). Still farther around to the west side of Desolation Wilderness are the Twin Lakes and the Rockbound trailheads from Wrights Lake that take you up into granite high country with its long vistas waiting to be explored. The Forest Service expects the forest road to Wrights Lake to be open shortly after the snow melts. The Lyon’s Creek Trailhead on the way to Wrights Lake is closed until further notice due to the Caldor Fire.
Getting more To get an even greater and more enduring sense of the wilderness, I encourage visitors to backpack in and spend at least one night to experience a wilderness sunset, a night sky full of stars and a glorious sunrise welcoming you to a new day. If possible, I strongly encourage two nights minimum to allow you to expand upon your experience. Hiking permits: Here is the very latest information available on acquiring permits and parking at the time this article was printed. However, things are “subject to change” so checking with the Forest Service as the time for your visit nears is a prudent thing to do. For information call the Placerville Ranger Station at (530) 6442324 or the USFS Supervisor’s Office in South Lake Tahoe at (530) 543-2600. Day hiking paper permits attached to n See Desolation wilderness, page B5
Good Living — IN EL DORADO COUNTY
Monday, May 9, 2022
Desolation Wilderness
B5
Continued from B4
daypacks are once again required. They are available at trailheads. You should fill out the form, tear off the bottom stub and deposit it in the slot in the bottom of the permit box. Then attach the top half to your daypack where it can be easily seen by a ranger. Overnight permits are required. At the time that this article was printed, about 70% of the available permits to camp overnight in the wilderness backcountry are available online through recreation.gov. The decision as to whether to issue the remaining 30% locally had yet to be made as of the publishing date of this article. If the decision is made to locally issue the remaining 30% “on the day of walk-in” basis, they will be issued at the Placerville Ranger Station in Camino (open seven days a week) and at the Forest Service Supervisor’s Office on College Drive in South Lake Tahoe (not open on the weekends). If the decision is not to issue “on the day of ” permits at the above sites, then 100% of the permits will be online. The “walk-in” permits, if made available, are on a “first-come” basis only on the day you plan to
enter the wilderness — not before. When you get your permit (either by download or in person), sign it and carry it with you. If it is decided to make 30% of the permits available locally, you will have to come to the Placerville Ranger Station or the Supervisor’s Office the day-of. Plan to arrive early as I have seen long lines form before the doors open. Due to what we expect to be a high demand for backpacking permits this summer, you should apply for a Desolation Wilderness permit reservation as early as possible. This will ensure getting the wilderness destination location you want as they are controlled by a quota system. Parking can be a problem at all trailhead locations so plan to arrive early to secure one of the remaining places. Parking fees will be in place this coming summer hiking season. The Eagle Falls trailhead fee at Emerald Bay will continue this year at $5. A new $10 fee will be will be charged at the following trailheads: 1. Twin Lakes and Rockbound. Both trailheads are located at Wrights Lake. 2. Pyramid Creek (Twin Bridges) along Highway
Premier Business Directory
50. 3. Bayview parking area located across Highway 89 from the Inspiration Point Emerald Bay scenic viewing overlook. Bear canisters are strongly recommended for overnight treks not entirely because of bears but to protect your food items from the little critters that will smell them out and sometimes chew holes in your tent or backpack to get to them. At the moment, bear canisters are available for rent (for free, however, a credit card is required) from the Placerville Ranger Station, but not at the South Lake location. You will be asked to deposit the canister in the collection bin at the Ranger Station when you return from the wilderness. To be on the safe side, you are encouraged to rent or buy one before you hike. Please remember not to store any food in your car. There are no food lockers at Desolation Wilderness trailheads. Remember to hike responsibly. Do your research online at the wilderness volunteer website desowv.org and recreation.gov beforehand; also review the 10 essentials and read the ethics of Leave No Trace at lnt.org/ why/7-principles.
To advertise, call (530) 344-5028
DIAL-A-PRO ads are listings of local professionals in all trades. Call (530) 344-5028 to place your ad today! HandyMan
Bookkeeping
Local Bookkeeping Services to fit any budget, free consultation and discounts for new clients. Visit www.cphbookkeeping for more info.
Painting
American Eagle Painting
HANDYMAN SERVICE
Deck restorations, concrete staining & pressure washing
Residential/Commercial
Residential • Commercial Interior • Exterior Specializing in repaints
• Painting • Drywall • Carpentry • Flooring • Decks • Fencing • Plumbing Reasonable Rates • Electrical • Pressure Washing References available • Stucco • Cabinets upon request Unlicensed Contractor
Contact Mike (530)
Bus Lic #011716
906-7919
Steven Martinez
Owner • Operator Bus. # (530) 919-7612 (916) 530-7016 americaneaglepainting4@gmail.com Lic# 960086
Spring Specials
Construction
Hauling
Painting
SOMMERDYKE CONSTRUCTION
Got Trash? Call Nash!
BAXTER’S PAINTING
DECKS • ADDITIONS • REMODEL
Doors • Crown Molding • Siding • Dryrot Repair Free Estimates
30 yrs exp
Cell:(530) 363-0751 Home:(530) 622-0788
Commercial • Residential • Real Estate
Nash Hauling (530) 303-2073
KURT SOMMERDYKE Contractors License #480911
Lic#2019-062810
Hauling And Cleaning
Construction
CAMARA CONSTRUCTION
C GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS C
Decks • Over Hangs • Arbors • Fences • New Construction Remodels, Painting, etc. • Full Design Services Available In-home inspection for new buyers. Don’t get cheated, make sure you’re getting what you’re paying for with an unbiased home inspection. John and Sarah Camara, Owners Licensed, Bonded & Insured • Lic. #729819 Placerville, California Over 30 Years Experience
(530) 903-3045
“Speedy Service and Satisfaction, ALWAYS!”
www.placervilledeckbuilders.com
Hauling & Clean ups — All Areas —
Large & Small jobs! Mobilehome Removal Experts! Clean, polite service
7 dayS: 8aM-9pM
(530) 409-5455
Construction
Fast, Fair, Friendly
On-site Contractor Assures You of Personalized Attention for Your Building Project
www.AJNConstruction.com
Available for weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, & one time cleaning. Reliable, honest, and has 20 years of experience. Call for a free estimate
530-622-5429
margaritalherrera@icloud.com
Licensed
INC.
Service Calls
JEFF IMBODEN CSL #840010
We Charge By the Job, Not by the Hour
✔ Gutter Installation, guards, repair, cleaning ✔ Roof — Tile and shingle repair, cleaning ✔ Consulting and roof inspections ✔ Real Estate roofing inspections & certifications
Insured
• Water Heater Specialist
934-2440
Dominic Stone — Owner
Call today! (530) 558-0072 2014Rod.F@gmail.com
Bus. Lic. #053457
Insured
Elite Roofing
Yard Clean-up • Maintenance Weedeating • Trimming Tree Pruning & Removal Free Estimates • Fully Insured
J. Tyler Wiese, Owner, Contractor’s Lic #956824
Can now process mobile credit card payments.
ProPerty Clearing
(530)
306-8474
Place your ad with us
and get results! Call (530) 344-5028
Since 1992
New Roofs • Re-Roofs • Repairs
Celebrating 25 Years in business!
Lic. 649751
• Tile Repair • Real Estate Roof Inspections & Certs • Wood shake to • Mobile Home Composition composition conversions • Modified Bitumen One-Ply Senior • Seamless Gutters System • All Types of Repair Work Discount
(530) 676-3511
www.eliteroofing.com
Tree Service
DaviD Santana State Contr. Lic.
www.domcoplumbing.com
Roofing
Sprinklers Repair • Drip Systems Fence Repair • Clean Ups • & Hauling
877808
Free estimates
• Septic Pumping Services • Drain cleaning, repiping • Trenchless Pipe Replacement
• Residential & Commercial
Landscape Maintenance
ROOFING & GUTTER SERVICES
Immediate Response!
(916)
Rodriguez Yard Maintenance
Gutters
916-317-2237
CL#828505
24-Hour Emergency Service! 7 Days a Week
Landscape Maintenance
IMBODEN’S ELECTRIC (530) 647-1746 (530) 957-3322 (cell)
(530) 409-3980
Cal. St. Lic #388168 • Bonded • Fully Insured
• All Pumping Repairs
916-370-0651
Lic. 351106
Residential
40 years experience
Plumbing
Maggie’s House Cleaning
Electrical Contractors
Commercial
Professional • Neat • Experienced Rated Finest Exteriors in El Dorado County
House Cleaning
GUARANTEED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
■ Additions ■ Remodeling ■ New Construction ■ Consultation ■ Plans/Designs ■ Custom Homes
(916) 806-9741
Residential • Commercial Interior • Exterior
— “We offer Grade-A quality service to our customers.”
Tree Removal Brush Clearing Tree Limbing 24 hour Emergency Services Free Estimates
(530) 306-9613 Adam Rohrbough, Owner Operator
Locally Owned • Pollock Pines Serving El Dorado County • Bus Lic 058736 CSLB 991861 Workers’ Comp Insured LTO A11207
Well Drilling
GARY C. TANKO WELL DRILLING, INC.
Pump sales & service
30 years experience in the area CSL # 282501
(530) 622-2591
B6
Good Living — IN EL DORADO COUNTY
Monday, May 9, 2022
Preservation of Nature
Courtesy photos
Tahoe Rim Trail volunteers have been stewards of the trail for the last 40 years.
LOOK WHO’S 40!
TRTA celebrates trailblazing success while sitting by the fire. Tickets can The Tahoe Rim be purchased at Trail Association is tahoerimtrail.org/ celebrating its 40th event/40th-celebration. anniversary after having The mission of to postpone in 2021 due the Tahoe Rim Trail to wildfires. Association is to Join the association maintain and enhance for a party to commemthe Tahoe Rim Trail orate four decades of system, practice and groundbreaking, trailinspire stewardship and making adventures. preserve access to the There’s no better way In 1984 the Tahoe Rim Trail Association turned the first dirt on natural beauty of the to enjoy this milestone Lake Tahoe region. the trail. Construction began at Luther Pass. than to gather together The Tahoe Rim our ever-growing Trail is one of the most iconic and beautiful community of diverse trail users, volunteers, donors, long-distance recreation trails in the world. The board members and partners to share stories from 165-plus mile single-track trail is open to hiking, years of dedication to the Tahoe Rim Trail. Enjoy equestrians and mountain biking (in most areas). dinner, a no-host bar, live music from the Great The trail circumnavigates the ridge lines of the Lake Basin Brass Band and a TRT History Walk in a Tahoe Basin, crossing six counties, four national beautiful outdoor space with views of Lake Tahoe. forests, three wilderness areas, two states and The event will be held 4-8 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at one state park. The Tahoe Rim Trail Association Tahoe 4-H Camp, 4H Camp Road in Stateline, Nev. also manages approximately 30 miles of side and Guests can participate in a raffle to win new connector trails. gear and a silent auction to bid on TRT relics News release
The Public Square
A local marketplace to find what you are looking for…To post your message, call us at 530-622-1255, Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Employment
n sudoku solutions
NEW TODAY Pioneer Union School District is hiring! Please see our current listings on edjoin.org. We currently have vacancies for: Maintenance and Operations Coordinator, Outreach Coordinator, 6th-8th Grade STEAM/Intervention Teacher, Principal/Intervention Specialist, K-8 Music Teacher EXPERIENCED enthusiastic sales person for part time work. Please bring resume to Lighthouse 451 Main Street Placerville
Wanted NEW TODAY LADY BUGS WANTED Top $ $ $ paid for several gallons. They are moving into their mountain nests along the creeks and springs this month. Please bring them to naturalpestcontrols.net in Orangevale Ca 95662. Phone 916-726-0855 and talk to Jeff for more info
For Sale CLUB CAR FOR SALE good batteries, good tires, good condition. $3500 (530) 676-4617
Solution to Puzzle 1
For Rent Apartment for Rent in Downtown Placerville 2 bd/2 ba, washer & dryer, water, sewer, and garbage included. No pets/No smoking. References and credit check required, $20.00 nonrefundable fee $2500/mo plus deposit. Email cindy.cogil@truecolorlitho.com Call or text 530.409.1140 PLACERVILLE-$1.00 a square foot, includes utilities, 200sf – 720sf each, office, storage, light industrial? 4600 Missouri Flat Rd, (530) 622-2640
wanna sell? 622-1255
Cambridge Garden Apartments
Cameron Park 1, 2, 3 bedrooms, close to freeway, covered parking and pool. small pets aCCepteD.
(530) 677-6210
On-Site Mgmt.
Solution to Puzzle 2
Newspaper Delivery
Rambling
Continued from B3
railroad roundhouses. Known as “The Movie Railroad,” the park’s locomotives have been featured in more than 200 movies. Yosemite’s north gateway, Highway 120, passes through the town of Groveland and the warm welcome of the three-diamond Groveland Hotel. Greeting guests since 1849, the hotel’s 17 newly renovated rooms provide outstanding lodging for adventures both in and out of the park. Save some strength to enjoy the nightlife — the Iron Door Saloon (yes, real iron doors) claims to be the California drinking establishment continuously operated for the longest time. Highway 108 skirts the edges of Sonora before snaking its way to highways 49 and 120. An outstanding jumping-off point to play and stay in Tuolumne County. Filled with local shops, art galleries, taprooms, dining, theater and museums, Sonora’s historical downtown is truly where it all happens. The newly renovated Hotel Lumberjack is urban chic and within walking distance of all the fun. Relax at Amala Detox & Tea Lounge, a one-ofa-kind experience. Wine and beer tastings feature award-winning Sierra vintages and brews. Not to be missed, Indigeny Reserve, a 160-acre preserve and apple orchard, specializes in organic hard ciders, apple brandy and fruit-infused vodka. Bring a picnic and a designated driver. Outside the park boundaries, Evergreen Lodge and Rush Creek Lodge & Spa at Yosemite offer couples and families a rare opportunity to enjoy all of Yosemite, including the little-visited Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. In the early 1920s, damming of the Tuolumne River created the eight-mile-long Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. While surrounding landscapes may be winter white, Hetch Hetchy is frequently spring-like and otherworldly. You’ll delight in fern grottoes, sunlit granite, crashing waterfalls and treefrog wetlands. The bonus is that you can hike for hours undisturbed by other day-trippers. At Evergreen Lodge, a mixture of fully-furnished cabins and cottages accommodate up to six guests. Or if you want something more natural, check-out their “custom camping” rates. It’s the beauty of sleeping under the stars, without any of the hassles of pitching a tent. Rush Creek, Yosemite’s first new lodge in 25 years, opened in June 2016. A variety of accommodations and amenities create superb opportunities to unwind and explore. Playgrounds, indoor and outdoor games, swimming pools, family hikes, luxury spa, disc golf and s’mores, there’s literally something for everyone. Both lodges provide an assortment of food and libations — indoor and alfresco dining — as well as general stores to fill in the hunger and thirst gaps. Also known as the Golden Chain Heritage Corridor, Highway 49 passes through charming and historical towns. Highway 49 has more than its share of twists and turns and slow-moving vehicles. Relax and enjoy the ride. Remember, getting there is half the fun. If you’ve never driven to Yosemite via Highway 120 you may want to avoid Old Priest Grade, which is sometimes recommended by GPS apps. This incredibly steep, 2-mile stretch of road is not for the weak of heart. We love it and wouldn’t think of going any other way, but never with a trailer or motor home. Think about staying on Highway 120 on the west side of the canyon. This will meet Old Priest Grade at the top. About a 6-mile trek, the New Priest Grade bypass is longer and somewhat winding, but the easy ascent can accommodate trailers, motor homes and tour buses. If heading down the “vertical” Old Priest Grade, make sure your brakes are in good working order. With the continued constraints surrounding COVID and infrastructure closures, you should consider visiting the park before May 20 and after Sept. 30. To reduce traffic congestion and improve the visitor experience, day-use reservations will be required. Reservations are only required for peakuse times between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day. If you enter the park on a Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System bus or with an authorized tour group, you do not need an additional reservation or permit. Fares vary but include the $35 per car park entrance fee. YARTS operates daily and is an excellent option in Tuolumne County from mid-May through September. Check online for dates and times. Once you reach Yosemite Valley, hybrid electric shuttles provide transportation to valley attractions. Professionally guided trips are available at Evergreen Lodge and Rush Creek Lodge, which include park fees and relieve you of the hassle of securing a day-use pass. If you have lodging or camping reservations inside the park, you will not need an additional day-use reservation. For more information visit visittuolumne.com.
You Could Be Running Your Own Business
If you’d like to be your own boss and work just a few hours a night — become a Mountain Democrat Newspaper Distributor. It’s your own business. You pay no fees or dues. And you can increase your profits from your own services & sales efforts. Routes currently available in the Placerville, Diamond Springs & Cameron Park areas Submit a résumé or application today. 2889 Ray Lawyer Dr., Placerville
Attn: Ian
Or email: ibalentine@mtdemocrat.net
You must be 18 or older, have a valid driver’s license, well-maintained vehicle and proof of auto insurance.
Do Business with a Professional You Can Meet in Person ✓ Eliminate Your Mortgage Payments ✓ Receive a Lump Sum, Monthly Payments or a Line of Credit ✓ Have Cash in Your Emergency Account Earns up to 6% to Use as you Like
Drop By or Make an In-Home Appointment - We’ll Come To You!
Good Living — IN EL DORADO COUNTY
Monday, May 9, 2022
Public Notices 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 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 Granite Bay, CA 95746 (916) 773-6100 4/25, 5/2 5/9 10303 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
B7
• E-mail your public notice to legals@mtdemocrat.net • Be sure to include your name and phone number
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
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 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 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT MCDERMOTT, AKA ROBERT A. MCDERMOTT, AKA ROBERT ARTHUR MCDERMOTT, AKA BINGO BOB MCDERMOTT CASE NO. 22PR0094 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT MCDERMOTT, aka ROBERT A. MCDERMOTT, aka ROBERT ARTHUR MCDERMOTT, aka BINGO BOB MCDERMOTT A PETITION for Probate has been filed by CELIA WELLS in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that CELIA WELLS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 15, 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: JOHN A. RUNTE Attorney at Law 713 Court Street Jackson, CA 95642 (209) 257-1898 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 10355 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF HARRY HERBERT WIllIAMS CASE NO. 22PR0112 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of HARRY
HERBERT WILLIAMS A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JAMES B. WILLIAMS in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that JAMES B. WILLIAMS 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. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: July 6, 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 10356 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 NOTICE OF lIEN SAlE Foothills Tow-SLT LIEN SALE: 20-SUBA License: 8PIH294 / CA Vin: JF2GTAPC0L8214036 to be sold at 10:00 am on 5/24/2022 @ 950 Eloise Ave S Lake Tahoe, CA 5/9 10357 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BUlK SAlE (UCC SEC. 6105) ESCROW NO. 14213T NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the seller(s) are: RICHARD DAMAS AND JANICE DAMAS, 3670 AUDUBON DR, CAMINO, CA 95709 Whose chief executive office is: N/A Doing Business as: CEDAR WEST PROPERTIES (Type – PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY) All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: POST OFFICE BOX 1047, CAMINO, CA 95709 The name(s) and address of the buyer(s) is/are: SEAN FREEDLAND AND CORTNEY FREEDLAND, 309 PLACERVILLE DR. STE 1 PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 The assets to be sold are described in general as: ALL STOCK IN TRADE, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND GOODWILL and are located at: 3670 AUDUBON DR, CAMINO, CA 95709 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the anticipated sale date is MAY 25, 2022 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. [If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 958212665 and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be MAY 24, 2022, which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: APRIL 19, 2022 SEAN FREEDLAND AND CORTNEY FREEDLAND, Buyer(s) 933047-PP MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 5/9/22 10358 5/9 PUBlIC HEARING NOTICE On June 2, 2022 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 2022/23. This hearing will be held via Zoom Teleconference and can be accessed by phone 1-669-900-6833 or computer a by using the following link https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/ 82578749339? pwd= UUpzTDJKUGcxdn JoV2pJbDJhbnZLUT09. The Meeting ID is 82578749339 Meeting Password is 2022. 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. Any member of the public may submit comments. Oral comments will be accepted and recorded during the teleconference. Written comments submitted before May 25, 2022 to the Secretary of the Board will be included in the published agenda. Written comments received after May 25, 2022 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 10359 5/9 NOTICE OF lIEN SAlE 2002 Toyota Rav4 JTEHH20V420174767 05/26/2022. at 10:00 am Apple Mill Storage 4041 Carson Rd. Camino Ca 530 647 0619 5/9 10360
B8
Good Living — IN EL DORADO COUNTY
Monday, May 9, 2022
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 51
Thrifty, I’m doing really GREAT at saving my money!
I knew you could do it, Fritter! It’s exciting just watching your money grow and grow and grow, isn’t it?
Fritter is trying to save $10 per month so that he can have enough money next summer to go to the Six Wags Amusement Park
Grow? How do you make dollars larger? Gee, all my money is still the same size as regular money. Uhhh, forget I said anything and just keep saving, Fritter!
Fritter has been putting the money he is earning into a savings account which earns him money called interest!
Talk with your family about times you’ve had to all save money to do something or ge something. Talk abou t spending mistakes t that have been made and what was learned from them.
Work with a family member to come up with solutions to these challenges. Evan collects stickers from the grocery store vending machine. Each one costs 50¢. He buys one each time his family shops, which is usually three times a week. Evan earns $3.00 a week pulling weeds in his neighbor’s yard, so he spends half of his money each week on stickers and saves the rest in his piggy bank. This week, the grocery store replaced the old sticker machine with a brand new one. The stickers are bigger, but they cost $1.00 each. If he buys three, he’ll spend all his money every week.
When Fritter puts money into his savings account, that is called a deposit. When he takes money out of his savings account, that is called a withdrawal. For example, looking at his savings account book, you can see that Fritter deposited $5.00 that he earned doing chores on October 15. You can also see that he made a withdrawal of $7.00 on October 18.
Look at what Fritter spent money on this week. Is there anything you think he could have done without? How much money would he have saved if he didn’t buy two or more things on the list? socks: $3.50 movie ticket: $9.00 large popcorn: $6.50
5 puppy pops: $12
oranges: $1.99
toothbrush: $2.50
2 comic books: $4.00
Circle every other letter to discover a very easy way you can help your family save some money every month.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Small to Large
Find six amounts of money in today’s paper. Look at the advertisements and news articles, too. Cut them out and glue them onto a piece of paper from smallest value to largest value. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
2 packets of candy: $6.00
WITHDRAWAL INTEREST BALANCES MISTAKES DEPOSIT ACCOUNT SAVINGS CHORES PARENT MONEY MONTH PLAN BANK BOOK PAYS
Maria walks and feeds her Aunt Meredith’s dog, Zinger, every day after school. Maria gets $2.00 per day for taking such good care of Zinger.
Newspaper Scavenger Hunt
Find these things in today’s newspaper: a numeral over 1,000 a numeral between 10 and 100 a telephone number an address a zip code an age
Maria wants a new bike that costs $75. If she saved all her money each week, she could buy the bike in about two months. But Maria downloads music from her favorite bands at $1.30 per song a couple times a week. She also buys a smoothie for $3.95 on Saturdays with her friend Katie. Sometimes they go to a movie, which costs $7.00 per ticket.
Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
S A M I S T A K E S
H Y P A R E N T V G T S E R E T N I D N
N B A N K U A P E I
This week’s word:
M N G C L M P Y O A
The noun account means a record of money received and money paid out.
L A W A R D H T I W
I had saved money in my account after doing chores.
O I K O O B L A P V L A C H O R E S S S
B A L A N C E S T N
ACCOUNT
Try to use the word account in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family.
Exaggerate!
Think of your best exaggeration. For example: Our Thanksgiving turkey was so big that we couldn’t fit it through the door.