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Flames flicker as El Dorado Hills firefighters get to work extinguishing the blaze at Bertelsen Park Thursday.
Bathrooms ‘a total loss’ after EDH park blaze Noel Stack Managing editor
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Retiring Rescue Union School District Superintendent Cheryl Olson spends some time with students. Olson has worked more than 40 years in education.
A fire destroyed the bathrooms at Peter Bertelsen Memorial Park in El Dorado Hills just after 11 a.m. Thursday. “It’s a total loss,” said El Dorado Hills Community Services District General Manager Kevin Loewen, who posted a Facebook video a couple hours after the building, once used as the community pavilion, was consumed by flames. El Dorado Hills fire crews arrived at the scene, 801 Redwood Lane, at about 11:12 a.m. to find the large restroom building well involved in fire, EDH Fire Chief Maurice Johnson shared with the Mountain Democrat. “Crews were successful in extinguishing the fire, keeping it contained to the original building,” Johnson said. “The fire is under investigation and no injuries were reported.” Bertelsen Park is named after El Dorado Hills Fire Lt. Peter Bertelsen, who in 1965 lost his life in the line of duty. The nearly 11-acre park is one of the EDHCSD’s oldest, established in 1962.
EID to assess its aging water treatment plants Michael Raffety Mountain Democrat correspondent Thinking deep thoughts about four water treatment plants went into phase 2 April 26. After awarding a nearly $300,000 contract to consultant Carollo Engineers in June 2019, the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors added $566,600 plus $50,000 for capitalized labor costs, primarily for district engineering staff to work on the phase 2 study. Having looked deeply into the status and operation of treatment plants in Strawberry, Pollock Pines, Sly Park and El Dorado Hills, the consultant will now develop “an asset management plan for the district’s water treatment plants” that will “provide cost-effective solutions for aging assets, improve operational efficiency and maintain regulatory compliance.” The fifth water treatment plant at Outingdale was not assessed because it was recently upgraded with a new tank, new pump station and other improvements, including safer access to the diversion dam and associated facilities. Phase 2 “will develop a roadmap for future capital improvement programs over 20 years,” district engineer Tracey Eden-Bishop told the board. She added that the phase 2 plans will provide for rehabilitation and replacement. The plans will also prioritize projects and identify n
See EID, page A6
Rescue superintendent says goodbye to a ‘special place’
Jana Rossi Staff writer
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fter 41 years working in education, Cheryl Olson is exchanging her California lifestyle for Rocky Mountain air. The Rescue Union School District superintendent announced her retirement earlier this spring, saying goodbye to her many years in the California school system. “I love our community. I love living where I work because I enjoy seeing families out and about and in the store. I truly love what I do. My favorite thing to do is to go to the sites, help out in classrooms and support staff and students however I can. I will miss Rescue, the teachers and staff, the students and the families,” Olson told the
Mountain Democrat. Olson stepped into the superintendent’s role at RUSD four years ago, relocating from the Bay Area, where she was superintendent of the San Bruno Park School District. Much of her career was spent teaching in Redding, which launched her on the path to administration, first as a principal and then assistant superintendent in that Northern California community. One of her accomplishments she is most proud of, Olson revealed, was the ability to get her district open for in-person instruction early on during the pandemic. “I am extremely proud of our teachers and staff who worked hand in hand with us to make it happen. They were positive and determined to open safely and
successfully,” she said. “Our board was committed to making sure our schools could open. Our parents worked tirelessly too, partnering with us as never before, supporting their children’s learning and also navigating life, work, being learning coaches and everything else they had going on throughout the year. “It was not easy for anyone,” she continued. “I can honestly say that had we even had one group who had not supported our endeavors and supported our commitment to the health and safety protocols, it would not have worked. We have a district full of devoted, dedicated individuals who care about kids. That means the world to me.” Come July, Olson will join her n
See Olson, page A6
South Lake Tahoe mayor to run for county supervisor seat in 2022 Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — South Lake Tahoe Mayor Tamara Wallace announced last week she will run for El Dorado County District 5 Supervisor in the 2022 election. Wallace said she submitted her paperwork to the Secretary of State and El Dorado County Elections Department. “I’ve spent the last 23-plus years as a resident of District 5, both in South Lake Tahoe and Pollock Pines, concerned about either the reduction of services or complete lack of representation
for certain areas of the district,” Wallace said in a statement. “I plan to spend the next year and a half listening to all the communities in this district to find out how they want their representative to work for them. I will be spending time in every area (Kyburz, Strawberry, Tahoma, Twin Bridges, Pollock Pines, Meyers, Fallen Leaf Lake and South Lake Tahoe) no matter how small or large, to discuss the issues that are important to each neighborhood. I will find out how the county can better serve your needs, the needs of
Tamara Wallace District 5.” Wallace said she believes in compromise, that she will listen to all sides and is not afraid to make tough choices. “I understand that as an elected I don’t represent myself or my opinions and beliefs, but the citizens who I serve,”
she said. “This election should and will be about what you need. I have a decades-long history working with local government, a background in accounting, a dedication to hard work and record of leadership. My tenure on South Lake Tahoe City Council has been filled with success after success. Relationship building, balanced budgets, dealing with decades long deferred maintenance, finding a middle ground without compromising my values and ethics. Being able to disagree without being disagreeable.”
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legislators’ addresses PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL City Hall 3101 Center St. Placerville 95667 530-642-5200 Mayor Dennis Thomas 916-267-3060 Vice Mayor Kara Taylor 530-306-0954 Patty Borelli, 530-622-5253 Jackie Neau 530-683-5669 Michael Saragosa 916-267-3060
DISTRICT 1 SUPERVISOR John Hidahl Office, 530-621-5650 DISTRICT 2 SUPERVISOR George Turnboo Office, 530-621-5651 DISTRICT 3 SUPERVISOR Wendy Thomas 530-621-5652 DISTRICT 4 SUPERVISOR Lori Parlin 530-621-6513 DISTRICT 5 SUPERVISOR Sue Novasel Office, 530-621-6577 So. Tahoe office, 530-621-6577 CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom State Capitol Building Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-445-2841 Fax: 916-558-3160
U.S. SENATE Dianne Feinstein 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-3841 No. 1 Post St., Suite 2450 San Francisco 94104 415-393-0707
2441 Headington Rd. Placerville, CA 95667 Phone: 530-295-5505 Fax: 530-295-1905 33 C Broadway Jackson 95642 209-223-9140 6TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT Kevin Kiley State Capitol, Room 4153 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-319-2006 Fax: 916-319-2106 Granite Bay District Office 8799 Auburn-Folsom Road, Suite A Granite Bay, CA 95746 Phone: 916-774-4430 Fax: 916-774-4433
Alex Padilla 112 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: 202-224-3553 Fax: 202-224-2200 Sacramento Office 501 I Street, Suite 7-600 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-448-2787 Fax: 202-228-3865
State Senator Brian Dahle State Capitol, Room 2054 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4001 Fax: (916) 651-4901
4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Tom McClintock 2200 A Douglas Blvd., Suite 240 Roseville, CA 95661 Phone: 916-786-5560 Fax: 916-786-6364 El Dorado Hills Constituent Service Center 4359 Town Center Boulevard, Suite 112 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Phone: 916-933-7213 Fax: 916-933-7234 5TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT Frank Bigelow State Capitol, Room 4158 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-319-2005 Fax: 916-319-2105
EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville, 95667 Phone: 530-622-4513 Division 1: George Osborne, 530-647-0350 Division 2: Pat Dwyer, 530-642-4055 Division 3: Brian Veerkamp, 530-642-4055 Division 4: Lori Anzini, 530-642-4055 Division 5: Alan Day, 916-235-3295
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Two Sacramento men suspected of burglarizing convenience stores in Placerville and Loomis were booked into the Placer County Jail April 29 — one found staying at a Days Inn motel in Rocklin and the other in Sacramento. Kawika Guthmann, 39, and Edward Caviness, 23, are charged with commercial burglary and conspiracy in connection to an April 28 smash-andgrab where the pair reportedly rammed the front of a Missouri Flat Road liquor store in Placerville with a stolen truck to force entry and
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take armfuls of lottery scratchers. Guthmann and Caviness are also suspects in an April 16 robbery and ransacking of Woody’s Market and Deli in Loomis. Both incidents were captured by video surveillance. In Loomis the suspects stole approximately
$25,000 worth of lottery scratchers and $500 worth of cigarettes, according to a news release from the Placer County Sheriff ’s Office. During the investigation Placer County detectives worked with a California lottery investigator
Town hall tonight to explore mobile home park affordability News release A town hall hosted by the El Dorado Community Foundation, partnered with Housing El Dorado and Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association, will explore sustainability and affordability within El Dorado County’s mobile home communities tonight from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Union Mine High School theater. To learn more and sign up for the event or submit questions to be addressed at the event visit eldoradocf.org/mobile. The event will also be livestreamed at facebook. com/eldoradocountynews. Panelists include Andy Carey, president of a Rancho Cordovabased operator of more than 35 mobile home parks; Doug Johnson,
representing the Western Manufactured Housing Communities Association; Frank Porter, vice-chair of Housing El Dorado; Tamara Janies, chair or the El Dorado Mobile Home Owners Coalition; John Bertaut, board member of the Golden State Manufactured Home League; and Shannon Mainwaring, vice president and CFO of Lake Oaks Mobile Home Community in Diamond Springs. The town hall will be moderated by El Dorado Community Foundation Executive Director Bill Roby and MC’d by county Supervisors John Hidahl and Wendy Thomas. Topics to be discussed include rent increases and long-term leases and the county General Plan in regards to mobile homes and affordable housing.
lake levels Stumpy Meadows Reservoir as of May 5 Water elevation 4,256 feet Water storage 18,262 acre-feet Percent full 91% Inflow 9.43 cfs Outflow 25.91 cfs Folsom Reservoir as of May 5 Water elevation 397.59 feet Water storage 363,000 acre-feet Percent full 37% Union Valley Reservoir as of April 27 Water elevation 4,829 feet Water storage 165,040 acre-feet Percent full 62% Inflow 367 cfs Outflow 56 cfs Loon Lake as of April 27 Water elevation 6,389 feet Water storage 42,880 acre-feet Percent full 62% Inflow 166 cfs Outflow 69 cfs Ice House as of April 27 Water elevation 5,427 feet Water storage 29,240 acre-feet Percent full 67% Inflow 73 cfs Outflow 61 cfs Lake Aloha as of May 6 Water elevation 13.6 feet
Water storage 1,811 acre-feet Percent full 36% Inflow 62.5 cfs Outflow 4 cfs Caples Lake as of May 6 Water elevation 49 feet Water storage 14,855 acre-feet Percent full 66% Inflow 120 cfs Outflow 28 cfs Echo Lake as of May 6 Water elevation 4.3 feet Water storage 1,322 acre-feet Percent full 68% Inflow 44.35 cfs Outflow 17.20 cfs Silver Lake as of May 6 Water elevation 17.25 feet Water storage 5,914 acre-feet Percent full 68% Inflow 154 cfs Outflow 14.3 cfs Sly Park as of May 6 Water elevation 106 feet Water storage 31,819 acre-feet Percent Full 77.5% Inflow 72 cfs Outflow 25 cfs South Fork American River below Chili Bar as of May 6 Peak flow 1,310 cfs
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There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Ten minutes after the quake, about 3,000 people reported feeling it on the USGS website. About 30 minutes later reports grew to almost 5,000. The 4.7 quake came about 10 minutes after an initial trembler was measured at 3.2 in the same location. Another smaller quake was centered under Lake Tahoe a few hours earlier. At 6:15 p.m. a 2.5-magnitude quake hit about two-and-a-half miles south of Dollar Point on the North Shore. Thursday’s seismic events come less than two weeks after a series of quakes up to 3.8 rattled the Tahoe Basin.
Fencing punted to HOA to limit access to EDH park Sel Richard Staff writer Frustrations ran high as district representatives sought resolution at last month’s El Dorado Hills Community Services District Board of Directors meeting. Although multiple residents reiterated desires to erect fencing around Kalithea Park, ultimately the decision was punted to the neighborhood HOA to handle. Community members made a show of force, many taking umbrage not only with General Manager Kevin Loewen’s reference to “caging” in the area but also the aesthetics of the district’s fencing design concepts. Most argued for the measure to ensure community safety and prevent what they felt were untenable conditions last summer, referencing burglaries, drugs, sex, noise, outsized crowds and even a gunshot through a resident’s living room. “It’s reasonable to expect that we live in a safe environment and feel safe in our homes and that’s been compromised by the activity at the park,” said resident Mike Roppolo. “I also don’t think it’s unreasonable to expect a restful night’s sleep.” “We’re concerned about the safety of each other, the whole community, everyone who goes to ‘heaven’ and the kids at the park,” insisted Promontory
resident Sita Burgess. “It’s enough already. Let’s stop talking about Kalithea. Let’s fix it.” “There’s no dispute that the park is closed at sunset and does not reopen until sunrise,” offered resident Carolyn Delaney. “While I understand the concern that parks should be open for all, this park is not open for any after sunset and the fencing would allow that to be completely clear to anyone once the park is closed.” Board members unanimously rejected the idea of the district providing fencing but offered the granting of an easement that would allow the HOA to erect its own fence. “This has been a long standing issue,” admitted board member Allan Priest. “We have spent more money in security, changes, signage and effort on this park than we have for the other 27 parks combined. I just cannot see spending $150,000 to $200,000 in taxpayers’ money to fence this park to address this particular issue when we know we’re going to still have to spend an inordinate amount of time on security … and other things that are still going to be a priority out there.” Both board Vice President Sean Hansen and member Ben Paulsen pointed out that some of the attention ■
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HOROSCOPE by Holiday Mathis ■ TODAY ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ve come to the point in an interaction where a softer stance will benefit all. Seek resolution, not conquest. This frees up energy to spend on more important and uplifting things. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). The intensity of emotion you feel can be disproportionate to your actual investment in the relationship, indicating a bit of unresolved historic pain in the mix. It’s an opportunity for dealing and healing. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Children like to be treated as though they were older, and adults like to embody the liberties of youth. Both will get their wish today, a day that favors closing generational gaps. CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s counterintuitive, though you’ll witness it firsthand and understand the truth of it: Things can be dark in a way that lets the light in. You’ll see very clearly and know exactly what needs to be done. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Though you carry yourself everywhere, the conscious awareness of what it’s like to be you waxes and wanes within. It’s strong today, this unequivocal feeling: Home is where you are welcomed to a place you never left. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you do what’s good for you, you’ll also help someone else. The opposite is also true, so take precautions against working too hard and doing too much. The burnout would not only be your own.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Because everyone is doing the same thing, it seems acceptable to miss the point. You’ll step back, only to see how appalling certain “normal” behaviors really are. Ultimately, this clearsightedness will lead to change. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It’s acceptable to make the wrong choice. People do it every day. Holding compassion in your heart for human error allows you to learn quickly. Wrong choices lead to right choices. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The person who challenges your ideas is helping you broaden and strengthen your mind. The challenger could come in many forms — gentle, antagonistic, intelligent, thuggish. There’s something to learn from all. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As for the thing that is weighing on you... don’t forget that you are part of the equation that gives it a particular kind of gravity. Change your position or drop it. The thing weighs the same, though not to you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll suddenly see the answer to a puzzle. It was there all along, of course, mixed in with the other pieces, just waiting for you to pick it out. Once seen, it’s so obvious you can never unsee it — a perfect fit. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). A quiet joy lightens your step now. You are buoyed by your undertakings, honored by your responsibilities, and you feel the full gift of your current position.
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Richard B. Esposito Publisher/Editor
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California Matters
Why all Americans should want the Arizona forensic audit
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his past voting cycle is the most controversial and distrusted election in U.S. history. More than 1,000 whistleblowers signed affidavits under penalty of perjury that they witnessed fraud. Just because the controlled HAROLD PEASE press no longer covers this, and censors all who do, does not mean that fraud was not witnessed by thousands. Why an audit in Arizona? Two reasons: 1.) Only 10,000 votes separate presidential contestants. And the Senate Republicans there are bold enough to cry foul. 2.) In Arizona 22,093 mail in ballots were “received” the day before they were mailed. How does that happen? In Arizona 33,400 illegal immigrants voted (a must see video rumble.com/ vdp7df-share-unmasked-have-we-uncovered-thetruth-about-the-2020-election.html). But the courts already established there was no evidence supporting election fraud. Not so. Several courts weighed in that plaintiffs had no standing (they themselves were not harmed), of which the Texas case was the most famous, but no court looked at a single piece of evidence. No court ruling established that there was no evidence of corruption, only that they themselves would not look at it. But some states already did recounts. That is true, but if you just do a recount of the same bogus votes, as in Georgia, wouldn’t you have the same bogus results? Wouldn’t you want to first remove the dead, illegal and previously moved-out-of-state voters? Or those who voted multiple times? Or flipped votes to the opposing candidate through computer interference. Or votes on mail-in-ballots that were on counterfeit paper not issued by the government or had no folds indicating that it had actually been processed through the mail — instead just dumped by trucks? In Maricopa County, Ariz., 1.9 of the 2.1 million votes were cast by mail. “That means that the election department folded the ballots three times, put them in an envelope and sent them to the voters. And then the voters, after putting their votes on the ballot, folded them three times and sent it back. So they’re looking for folds in the ballot.” (Stinchfield, May 3, Arizona Audit, Newsmax). If no folds then they are fake votes. So how does this audit differ from other audits? Transparency for one thing, with nine livestreaming cameras recording everything . This can be viewed in real time publicly and later for reference, if needed. Reviewers of each of the 2.1 million ballots are required to follow six processes. “A. Examine the physical ballot. B. Note any differences or observations about the thickness or feel of the ballot and, if necessary, attach thickness designator. C. If Election Day poll vote, note the ■
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Letters to the Editor A courageous vote EDITOR: irstly, I must disagree with George Alger and say that the vote by the City Council to remove the noose from the city logo was a courage vote. Despite the exaggerated rhetoric, the drama and threats of recall, the council members voted their conscience to have an inappropriate symbol removed. Secondly, let’s look at the reality of what it means. Just because they voted to have the noose removed does not mean the end of western civilization. Placerville will not become the next epicenter of Socialism. The Constitution will not be dismantled, freedom of speech will not be taken away, nor will the history of the three people hanged be erased from the history books. It simple means that the noose will be removed from the city logo. To say anything beyond that is hyperbole and not reality. Just as the swastika is a symbol for the Jews of the Holocaust, the noose is a symbol for African Americans of the 3,446 African Americans (and 1,297 white people) who were lynched during Jim Crow. It is a symbol of racism, injustice, hate, oppression and mob violence. It was a symbol that was used to remind African Americans: Step out of line and this can happen to you. I absolutely agree, the history of the three people hanged in Placerville should not be forgotten. However, that part of our history should not be glorified but should serve of a reminder of the dangers of letting our darker sides take control. Just as the swastika has no place as a symbol of pride or honor, nor should the noose. SCOTT TAYLOR Placerville
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Help out with wagon train EDITOR: riends of Placerville: Did you know that our wagon train events are not funded by our City Council? Did you know that the group that puts on the events — providing memories from our childhood and our children’s childhood — is not funded by our City Council? The organizers have to come up with the funds to pay for organization, security, booths and wagons — all on their own. How is this right? Why would our City Council not earmark monies to support events that we all have attended as children, events our children look forward to? Why would our City Council not be promoting wagon train with money, volunteers and media?
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Noose symbol: History or hate EDITOR: n a recent article the Mountain Democrat reported on demonstrators opposed to the Placerville City Council’s vote to remove the noose from the city logo — a town divided by a noose as a symbol of “history” or “hate.” Which was it when a noose was seen hung over electrical lines in downtown Placerville? This recalls old Hollywood westerns seeking a quick revenge whether innocent or guilty, a theme exploited for TV audiences, justice for an injustice. Think back to the old westerns like the “Cimmaron Strip,” or “Gunsmoke” — the image of stiff-backed lawmen, upholding the rule of law, “white man’s law,” representing justice and swagger toward the laws of others, usually Indians. Westerns always showed small towns with mobs and a lynching acceptable by mob standards. The noose, an image for social and racial control, a ritualized act of violence with a swinging body as showtime for its audience. “Hang them, said one E. Gould Buffum was there, and mounting a stump begged them, in the name of God, humanity, and law, to desist from their meditated action. But the miners, now warmed with drink, would not listen to him. The prisoners were bad men, and this thing must be stopped at once. So, with ropes round their necks, the three condemned were driven in a wagon under a tree, and there hanged; after which they were cut down and buried in their blankets. And thereupon the place which before this was known as Dry Diggings was for a time called Hang town.” From the Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Vol. XXXVI, Popular Tribunal Vol. I, PP. 144-145. William Faulkner said, “The past is not dead. It’s not even the past.” A remembered history of vigilante justice should haunt these present times. LARA GULARTE Diamond Springs
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ssemblyman Frank Bigelow spoke to the Conservative Republican Assembly May 3. At least a dozen people showed up for the guest speaker. I’m told it was a pretty good turnout. Since the last time I saw Bigelow — when MICHAEL we had spoken to him about legislation affecting the El Dorado Irrigation District — he has grown a Van Dyke beard. Bigelow, a cattle rancher from Madera County, won his last election unopposed. At the May 3 meeting he spoke a little about his family’s history. His great-grandfather was a logger until he decided that was too risky and began the Bigelow Stage Co. Bigelow said most beef is imported. If we had to depend on U.S. beef
alone there would only be a 30-day supply. “A lot of ranches are out of business” as a result of the state’s takeover of wells in the Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley, an action known as SIGMA — the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. RAFFETY Other ranches have been converted to growing nuts and grapevines, Bigelow said. Bigelow also serves as a volunteer firefighter and has been an emergency medical technician for 50 years. At a previous speaking event he revived a doctor who suffered a heart attack. That reminded me of one of our Lions Club members who was saved by his son performing CPR on him. Before election to the Assembly in 2012 Bigelow was on the Madera County Board of Supervisors and
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served a term as president of the California State Association of Counties. The assemblyman also talked about water rationing. Currently SB 606 calls for allocating 55 gallons per day per person, listed as use “per capita.” Different standards apply for commercial, industrial and agricultural irrigation and general landscaping irrigation. By 2025 it will change to 52 gallons per day per capita. Bigelow warned that Assemblywoman Laura Friedman, D-Burbank, is proposing to reduce that to 45 gallons per day indoor use per capita and then 35 gallons within five years. The water use is measured by output from district water treatment plants, not by individual user. Bigelow considers that a way for the state to grab senior water rights. ••• Somebody is always thinking of ways to be holier than thou and impose their constrictive policies on
the rest of us. Take Black Rock, for instance. Black Rock, a hedge fund based in New York City, is one of the top three shareholders of more than 80 percent of the S&P 500, according to the May 1 Wall Street Journal. Black Rock is pressuring companies to identify “climate risk” and certain social issues as well as board diversity — not mentioned is the number of rental properties Black Rock owns. ••• Having written in my last column about the Bhagavad Gita and its notions of finding God within oneself, I found this item in our church program for May 2 from an epistle of John: “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.” I figure that counts loving my wife, my children and their spouses and my grandchildren. Michael Raffety is a retired editor of the Mountain Democrat and a resident of the Placerville area.
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The neighborhood HOA can get an easement to place a fence between the gates at Kalithea Park to help curb ongoing problems.
received by the area is due to the neighbors themselves, referencing a YouTube video that features a home just inside the Promontory gate and shows Kalithea Park. Paulsen outlined district actions thus far, including increased security, strategically timed sprinklers, slacklining and hammock bans near homes, a temporary alcohol ban,
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family in Colorado and said she looks forward to traveling and spending time in the outdoors doing what she loves — hiking, cross country skiing and paddle boarding. She said she also plans to spend a good amount of time volunteering and will continue to teach administrative courses. In a letter she addressed to parents in her district announcing her retirement, she wrote that she will work with El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ed Manansala in the recruitment for her replacement. “I have been honored and privileged to serve in Rescue. It is a very special place,” Olson shared. “Cheryl has been such an asset to our district. She
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Continued from A3 added cameras, signage and coordination with law enforcement. The park connects to Promontory along Powers Drive where the private gated community is afforded an easement along Kalithea Park’s frontage and remains mostly unfenced. Although Mattock conceded that some gaps on district property could benefit from barriers, she put the responsibility for fencing along the easement on the HOA, an agreement similar to the fencing surrounding Alan Lindsey Park. “This is an HOA that wants to be separated from this park,” she said. “If the HOA wants that, that is incumbent upon that HOA. I’m happy to grant them the easement.” In addition, the district plans to erect
barriers near the western access into the park to prevent passage through gaps on either side of the pedestrian gate. Parking lot gates will remain unaltered. “You have a park you have called a crown jewel,” resident Richard Ross told the board. “In any place, in any country where they have crown jewels, oftentimes they must make greater effort to protect them and I think Kalithea Park is in such a situation.” “We do have a plan in place in case we experience the issues that happened last year,” assured Mattock. “We welcome people into our community to use our public parks and our public trails. That’s not going to change. We take everybody’s concerns seriously because we care. That’s why we’re here.”
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ways to extend the useful life of the treatment plants. Reservoir 1 in Pollock Pines was built in 1961 and improved in 1988, according to district engineer Patrick Wilson. The sedimentation basin is cleaned once a year. Reservoir 2 was built in 1975 and updated in 1989. The El Dorado Hills Water Treatment Plant was built in 1960 and upgraded in 1992, with its capacity increased in 2004. It uses a plate settlement process to aid sludge removal. The treatment plant at Strawberry was built in 1993. There is an issue with the raw water pump in the South Fork of the American River. Reservoir A receives its water from Jenkinson Lake and can’t be shut down, Wilson said, making
it difficult to replace. Phase 1 deep thoughts produced a pie chart from Carollo Engineers that showed 50% of the water treatment plants were in acceptable condition with only minor defects; 3% were in good condition; 22% were in need of immediate rehabilitation or replacement; 6% were in poor condition with significant deterioration and in need of renewal soon; 18% had moderate deterioration requiring maintenance. Carollo will prepare cost estimates for capital project needs for the four treatment plants. Director George Osborne asked what impact piping the Main Ditch would have on Treatment Plant 1. Eden-Bishop answered that it would reduce sedimentation.
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mages of Hope will host two events to raise funds and awareness of its mission to provide art therapy to anyone in the community impacted by cancer. 2020 was a difficult year for anyone, not the least of which were the nonprofit organizations that found it difficult or near impossible to serve their missions and doubly difficult to raise the necessary funds to accomplish that work. Images of Hope made the transition to a virtual format for many healing art classes when the pandemic hit, continuing to serve cancer patients and their families through an especially difficult time.
The Mountain Democrat reported on Wendy Goossen’s efforts with Images of Hope back in 2012 at the organization’s founding. “Art therapy is so important to the healing process because people don’t just want to talk about their experience with cancer — they want to move ahead with some positive action,” said Goosen, founder of Images of Hope. That guiding principle has continued through the years of Images of Hope’s service to the community. Marshall Foundation for Community Health acts as the organization’s fiscal sponsor. The term fiscal sponsor, however, is somewhat of a misnomer as a sponsor in this regard does not actually underwrite or finance the sponsored organization. According to the National Council of Nonprofits, “A fiscal sponsor is a non-profit organization that
provides fiduciary oversight, financial management, and/or other administrative services to help build the capacity of charitable projects.” Another benefit of fiscal sponsorship is the ability to use the sponsor’s nonprofit designation to make donations tax-deductible. A fiscal sponsor does not give money to or seek grants for the sponsored organization; 100% of Images of Hope’s funding comes from individual donations, fundraising events and efforts and grant writing work of the volunteer cabinet. “We rely on the philanthropic efforts of generous community members and grants,” Goossen explained, adding that the events Images of Hope hosted throughout the year were major factors to the financial health of the organization. ■
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Two such events, in years past, have been the Garden Party in the Orchard (formerly White on White) and Pink in the Night. Pink in the Night focuses on distributing pink lights to storefronts throughout the community to light up the night in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October and usually culminates in a live event to connect with the community. Last year no live events were hosted but the lights went up just the same and a new “All Colors, All Cancers” art installation was placed at the Bell Tower on Main Street, Placerville. The Garden Party in the Orchard, Images of Hope’s largest fundraiser of the year, held at Rainbow Orchards in Camino, had become a mainstay in the community’s social calendar over the years. However, it had to be completely canceled in 2020 as it was scheduled for June, just months into the national shutdown and stay-at-home orders. “One of the things that we have missed most is connecting with and educating the community,” said Goossen. She noted that these events gave the public a chance to talk about the disease and learn from others who have been through the journey, adding that cancer is something that touches everyone’s lives but is still a taboo subject to talk about. “Making it something we can easily talk about is a focus of Images of Hope’s work.” Two opportunities to connect with Images of Hope and support its works are coming up.
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Online quilt auction Several quilts have been created and donated to Image of Hope for an online auction. In years past quilts have been auctioned off at the Garden Party in the Orchard as well as other events. The quilts are on display in several locations throughout Placerville through the month of May until the end of the auction. The auction runs May 21-31 and can be found at biddingowl.com/ImagesofHope.
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On Saturday, June 5, supporters can head to Rainbow Orchards and pick up a gourmet charcuterie box provided by John Sanders of Old Town Grill with a customized charcuterie board included. The boxes can either be taken home or enjoyed in the orchard picnic-style on a seasonal spring evening, 4-7 p.m. Supporters can also enjoy a preview of the 2021 Placerville Banners on Parade before they are installed on Main Street. The cost is $55 per box and can be purchased at ImagesOfHopeElDorado.org. “We have always tried to give back to the community, as much as the community supports us,” said Goossen. For more information about Images of Hope visit the website at ImagesOfHopeElDorado.org.
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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. - 4 p.m.; Friday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. El Dorado Irrigation District is seeking:
Distribution Operator I/II/III Type: Full Time Salary/Pay Rate: I: $26.96-$32.78; II: $28.36-$34.47; III: $29.81-$36.23 Deadline to Apply: 05/18/2021 5:00 PM The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for one position as a Distribution Operator I/II/III in our Drinking Water Operations Division. This is a flexibly staffed position, and we are accepting applications for Distribution Operator I, II, and III. Under supervision performs a wide variety of semi-skilled and skilled tasks associated with the operation, maintenance and construction of the District’s water distribution system; collects water samples; monitors water quality parameters in drinking water; and maintains a wide variety of State documents and records.
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HIRING! Program Assistant (Confidential) w/ EDCOE Starting @ $4,172/mo. For info & to apply, visit www.edjo.in/1391905 Deadline 5/13/21 3PM EOE/SP4110 LCAP Aide Mother Lode USD (Placerville, CA) Is hiring a LCAP Instructional Aide 8:55 am – 12:10 pm/183 work days $15.67 - $19.53 hrly. on clasif. salary range Complete job description & app @ www.edjoin.org Questions, contact Joni Campos 530-622-6464 x 415 Deadline: 5/13/21
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The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Limited Term - Construction and Maintenance Worker I in the Collections Division of the Operations Department. Under supervision, the Construction and Maintenance Worker I will routinely perform a variety of construction, maintenance, and repair work on wastewater collection systems and facilities. This is the entry level class in the Construction and Maintenance Worker series. Incumbents work under immediate supervision while learning job tasks, progressing to general supervision as procedures and processes of assigned area of responsibility are learned. Direct experience in collection system maintenance and construction, including hydro-cleaning, CCTV, and repair of underground piping and assets is highly desirable.
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The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for a Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator-in Training in the Wastewater Division of Operations. Under supervision performs a variety of semi-skilled and skilled tasks associated with the operation and maintenance of the District’s wastewater treatment plant; monitors treatment plant system operations; responds to alarms; collects and analyzes water samples; and maintains and submits a variety of State documents and records. For a complete job description and the REQUIRED application, please visit our website at www.eid.org or call 530-642-4020.
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Public Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0434 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LAUGHING CROW & COMPANY, located at 3111 Carlson Drive, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Christine A McLaughlin, 3111 Carlson Drive, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/14/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Christine McLaughlin CHRISTINE MCLAUGHLIN, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/14/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION
17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 8897 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0435 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SKADOOSIE, located at 5641 Dragon Springs Road, Placerville, CA 95667
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Registered owner(s): Skadoosie LLC, 5641 Dragon Springs Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/13/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Janet Lopina Demaria JANET LOPINA DEMARIA, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/14/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION
17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 8898 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0436 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NCOMPASS RECRUITING SERVICES, located at 3247 Warren Ln, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): N C O M PA S S RECRUITING CALIFORNIA, INC, 3247 Warren Ln, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation:
CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/29/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ David Obad DAVID OBAD, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/14/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF
A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8899 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0477 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PINT SIZED RANCH, located at 2256 Cable Rd, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Ginny E Carlson, 2256 Cable Rd, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/21/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ginny Carlson Legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices GINNY CARLSON, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/21/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17 8921 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER VALENCIA CASE NO. PP20190249 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CHRISTOPHER ROBERT VALENCIA; CHRISTOPHER VALENCIA A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TYLER VALENCIA in the Superior Court of California, County of: El Dorado County THE PETITION for probate requests that TYLER VALENCIA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 2, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: C. KIPP WORDELL Wordell Law Group 919 Reserve Drive, Suite 105 Roseville, CA 95678 (530) 470-0900 4/26, 5/3, 5/10 8922 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210192 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Bill S. Jose, Jr. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: BILL SAMPAYAN JOSE, JR. Proposed name: BILL SAMPAYAN CONRADO 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: JUNE 4, 2021, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on APRIL 8, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17 8924
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0494 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PRECISION CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION, located at 5025 Miners Valley Rd, Pilot Hill, CA 95664 Registered owner(s): Cameron H Harney, 5025 Miners Valley Rd, Pilot Hill, CA 95664 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/19/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cameron Harney CAMERON HARNEY, 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 04/27/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24 8945 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0430 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. DSA OF EL DORADO COUNTY FOUNDATION, 2. DSA OF EL DORADO FOUNDATION, located at 300 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 11899, Newport Beach, CA 92658 Registered owner(s): El Dorado Cover 6 Foundation, 300 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Andrew Howitt ANDREW HOWITT, SECRETARY I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/13/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24 8946 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RENEE A. D’ONOFRIO AKA RENEE ANNE D’ONOFRIO CASE NO. PP20210088 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ESTATE OF RENEE A. D’ONOFRIO aka RENEE ANNE D’ONOFRIO A PETITION for Probate has been filed by ANTONIO D’ONOFRIO & PASQUALE D’ONOFRIO in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that ANTONIO D’ONOFRIO & PASQUALE D’ONOFRIO, jointly 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 23, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined
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in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Law Office of Jennifer Thaete 2600 Kitty Hawk Rd., Ste. 108 Livermore, CA 94551 (925) 447-0134 5/3, 5/10, 5/17 8947 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0502 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RAYLEE LIGHTING AND ELECTRIC, located at 1321 Moccasin Trail, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Raymond G. Alvarado, 1321 Moccasin Trail, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/28/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Raymond G. Alvarado RAYMOND G. ALVARADO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 04/28/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24 8948 NOTICE TO ALLEGED FATHER OF RIGHT TO FILE ACTION TO DETERMINE PATERNITY (Family Code section 7662, subd. (a)(2)) Case Number: PA20200051 To (alleged father): CESAR CANALES It has been alleged that you are, or could be, the birth or natural (biological) father of the minor child whose name is (child’s name) VIOLET BEVERLY ANN JOLIN and who was born on (child’s date of birth) OCTOBER 15TH 2020. The mother of the child is: BRIDGET JOLIN. The minor child has been, or will be, placed for adoption, or is the subject of a pending adoption request. If you wish to establish that you are the natural father of the minor child you must file a legal action/case with the court to establish your paternity within 30 days of the date of service of this notice on you or within 30 days after the birth of the child, whichever date is later. (California Family Code section 7631.) If you do not file a legal action to establish you are the birth or natural father of the child within the required time then you will not receive any further notice concerning the adoption of the child, you will have no right to object to the adoption, and the child may be adopted. (California Family Code section 7662(a)(2).) If you wish to obtain further information about your legal rights with respect to the minor child, you should consult an attorney as soon as possible. /s/ Joshua Courtney Name of Attorney/Petitioner Dated: 04/23/2021 Filed in El Dorado Co. Superior Court on Apr 28, 2021 by S. Schmidt, Deputy. 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24 8949 COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the County of El Dorado, State of California, that sealed bids for Work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents for 2021 VARIOUS WEST SLOPE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECTS, CONTRACT No. 5513, will be received by the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest), until MAY 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read by the Department of Transportation. The bid opening will be held virtually through Zoom. The virtual meeting can be accessed via the following: https://zoom. us/j/99082887835 / Meeting ID: 990 8288 7835 / (669) 900 9128 (San Jose) / (346) 248 7799 US (Houston) / (253) 215 8782 US (Tacoma). No Bid may be withdrawn after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days. Bids must be executed in accordance with the instructions given and forms provided in the Contract Documents furnished by the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest). The Proposal including the Form 590, Payee Data Form, Bidder’s Security, and any other required documents shall be submitted through Quest. The Project is located in the
Placerville, Cameron Park, and Pollock Pines area of El Dorado County. The Work to be done is shown in Exhibits A, B, C, and D and generally consists of, but is not limited to the removal and replacement of hot mix asphalt roadway sections, raising and lowering of iron and construction of ADA compliant curb ramps. Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the Contract Documents must be performed, constructed, or installed. - The Contract time is FORTY (40) WORKING DAYS. For bonding purposes the anticipated Project cost is less than $900,000. - A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on May 18, 2021 at 1:00 P.M. at the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation, 2441 Headington Road, Placerville, CA. Requirements for masks and social distancing will be enforced. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory. - This Project is being formally bid in accordance with Public Contract Code 22032 and County of El Dorado Ordinance Code section 3.14.040. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www.questcdn. com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest Project #7723290 on the Department of Transportation’s website at http:// www.edcgov.us/Government/DOT/ pages/BidsHome.aspx. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, through the Department of Transportations’ website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be downloaded for $30.00 by inputting the Quest Project #7723290 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. To access the electronic bid form, download the project/request documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement screen. To be included on the planholders list, receive notification of addenda, and to be eligible to bid interested parties must pay for and download the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be examined in person at the Department of Transportation’s office at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville CA. However, the Department of Transportation will no longer sell paper copies of the Contract Documents. CONTRACTORS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: Bidders must be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) and must possess a CLASS A license or equivalent combination of Classes required by the categories and type of Work included in the Contract Documents and Plans at the time the Contract is awarded, and must maintain a valid license through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to obtain proper adequate licensing will constitute a failure to execute the Contract and will result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may bid on any public works project, be listed in a bid proposal for any public works project, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PARTICIPATION: The County of El Dorado affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. P R E VA I L I N G WAGE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq., including but not limited to Sections 1773, 1773.1, 1773.2, 1773.6, and 1773.7, the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, PO Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 703-4708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/ OPRL/PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997. Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Department of Transportation’s principal office, and are available upon request. In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code Section 1810, eight (8) hours of labor constitutes a legal day’s work upon all work done hereunder, and Contractor and any subcontractor employed under the Contract must conform to and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1810 through 1815. This project is subject to the requirements of Title 8, Chapter 8, Subchapter 4.5 of the California Code of Regulations including the obligation to furnish certified payroll records directly to the Compliance Monitoring Unit under the Labor Commissioner within the Department of Industrial Relations Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in accordance with Section 16461. AWARD OF CONTRACT: As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit bonds and evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement constitutes abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. Award will then be made to the next lowest, responsive, responsible Bidder. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive
one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the County, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the County in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Securities eligible for deposit hereunder are be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Reference the Contract Documents package, which includes the Notice to Bidders, Plans, Specifications, Draft Agreement and Proposal for contractual requirements not listed in this “Notice to Contractors” newspaper advertisement. 5/3, 5/5, 5/7, 5/10, 5/12, 5/14 8950 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION/ LIEN SALE This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and are stored at the Life Storage location listed below. Life Storage #619 4501 Latrobe Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at a public auction to be held online at www. StorageTreasures.com, which will end on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at 10:00 am VLAD BADEKA - Hsld gds/Furn /s/ Megan James 5/3, 5/10 8953 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0520 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BAILEY BUILDERS, located at 6164 State Hwy 49, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Bailey Home Improvement Inc., 6164 State Hwy 49, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Michael Bailey MICHAEL BAILEY, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 05/03/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 8975 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0535 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PSYCHIC SHOP PLACERVILLE, located at 2920 Paul Bunyon Rd, 1, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: 685 Placerville Dr, 305, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Michael P Mitchell, 685 Placerville Dr, 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: 05/04/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Michael Mitchell MICHAEL MITCHELL, 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 05/05/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 8978
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210230 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Rosalie Baker filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: RILEY ROSE HOOVER Proposed name: RILEY ROSE BAKER 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: JUNE 18, 2021, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on APRIL 29, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 8980 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0440 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: POLYNESIAN GIRL, located at 3000 Gopher Hole Road, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 298, Somerset, CA 95684 Registered owner(s): Island Girl Wines, LLC, 3000 Gopher Hole Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/9/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jeremy Vander Velde JEREMY VANDER VELDE, 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 04/15/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8981 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0426 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: 2019A0000927 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 08/12/2019 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: THE WILD PEA Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 464 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): Jaclynn J Grover, 464 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 This business was conducted by an Individual. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jaclynn J Grover JACLYNN J GROVER 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 04/12/2021. The Statement of Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name must be published in a newspaper once a week for four successive weeks and an affidavit of publication filed with the county clerk within 30 days after publication has been accomplished. The Statement should be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the principal place of business is located. The Statement should be published in such county in a newspaper that circulates in the area where the business is conducted (Business & Professions Code 17917). Any person who executes, files, or publishes any fictitious business name statement, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) (Business & Professions code 17930) 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31 8983
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ASK A CARE MANAGER the Part D Prescription Drug Plan. Part D was originally proposed by President Bill Clinton in 1999, then by both political parties and t’s interesting when Houses of Congress and you hear an older President Bush during person strongly say, 2002 and 2003. The “I think the government final bill was enacted needs to mind their own as part of the Medicare Carol Heape business and leave us Modernization Act of alone. We don’t need Elder Options 2003 and went into them.” effect on Jan. 1, 2006. My inside voice says, “Wait a Social Security — income paid to minute, I would bet you are receiving adults who worked and put into the some type of government assistance. program. Benefits can be accessed It’s the government that put these at age 62 but if an individual is still programs in place to help us.” working the longer he/she delays the As adults older than 65, almost all beginning of Social Security benefits, of us (with the exception of retired the larger the monthly payment. federal employees, who receive All working adults pay into Social specific benefits that take the place Security with their employers paying of or exceed the public benefits a share as well. The exceptions are discussed here) receive and depend public employers i.e., federal, state, on programs we have either paid in local governments who may or may to or receive due to our age. I think not pay into Social Security. President younger adults are unaware of the Franklin D. Roosevelt signed this history of how these programs came legislation into law during the Great into place and why. It’s only when a Depression recognizing that working working individual begins to consider adults needed a cushion to help as retirement that the issue becomes they aged and left the workforce. important. Are you a veteran? If so, you may be When I speak with an individual receiving VA benefits due to a service about help for their older family connected injury or disability you member, the question of health incurred while on active duty. You insurance coverage is pertinent. may also be receiving VA healthcare However, asking if the person has benefits through a local or regional Medicare often will give me the VA health facility. There has been a response, “I think so.” Medicaid or stronger public opinion about benefits Medi-Cal, as it’s called in California, and services for veterans in the last is often mixed up with Medicare. few years. As a result Congress has Perhaps it would be helpful to worked to lessen wait times and understand these government expand services to eligible service benefits, how to qualify, what they members. Military benefits can be cost and how it affects us overall. traced back to the Civil War, when Medicare — health insurance living survivors or their widows were for adults 65 and older. There are awarded benefits for their service. In exceptions to the age requirement fact, going back to the Revolutionary due to an earlier disability or health War those who fought and survived condition. Depending on our income, were allotted land as a benefit for Medicare may not cost us anything serving the colonies. or a monthly premium may be What are some of the other benefits deducted from our Social Security that the government helps with? earnings to assist with the costs. Although there are certain programs This health insurance is available to that concentrate on younger families anyone living legally in the United and children, I’d like to continue to States. President Lyndon Johnson review how the government helps signed this legislation into law in older adults. July 30, 1965. Changes have been Social Security was never intended made over the years to benefit us, the beneficiaries including adding ■ See CARE MANAGER, page B6
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the federal government that in most cases provide all or a majority of the funds for the states. An example in California that we’ve been participating in for some years now is a good program to help individuals on Medi-Cal move into an approved assisted living facility. This placement is in lieu of remaining in a nursing home or at risk in a community setting. Other programs assist people with disabilities, individuals in managed care programs and specifically coordinating care for Medicare/Medi-Cal patients commonly called “Medi-Medi” to assure quality care for beneficiaries. What do you know about In Home Supported Services? This is a California program but common in other states with another name that supports individuals in their own home by assigning hours to help the person with daily activities such as walking, bathing, eating, getting groceries and supervision for individuals with memory impairment who are unsafe by themselves. Having someone come in several days a week for a few hours may be just enough help the person needs to allow them to remain home safely longer. In order to receive IHSS services a person must be Medi-Cal eligible or on SSI. There are other programs funded by federal funding “passed through” the state down to the Area Agency on Aging that in most cases are there to help support individuals and family caregivers in a home setting. Again, these few hours a week help support 24/7 family caregivers with some hours they are off duty and can get a bit of rest. So I would say to those who complain about “the government interfering with my life” to stop and think just a minute or two and see what we all as older adults are participating in and receiving. These programs and services were put in place by our elected officials as a safety net that I do not take for granted. I say, “Thank you for the collective vision of the presidents and Congress.” Carol S. Heape, MSW, CMC, is the founder of Elder Options serving Placerville and the Sacramento region since 1988 and an elder herself. For more information visit elderoptionsca. com.
Choose Wellness TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY & MIND It’s Women’s Health Month and a reminder to make your health a priority. HEALTHY STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION •
Schedule preventive screenings - mammograms and pap tests can detect diseases early when they are treatable
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Eat a balanced diet - to provide energy, maintain a healthy weight, build strong bones, prevent disease and boost your mood
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Practice good sleep habits - to improve mental and physical well-being
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Monitor alcohol intake - moderation is the key
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Protect your lungs - smoking and vaping weakens lungs and increases risk of serious complications
3D MAMMOGRAPHY IS HERE Earlier detection just got better We are excited to provide advanced technology for our patients. With 3D mammography at Marshall, you can expect: • improved diagnostic accuracy from detailed images • earlier detection of breast cancer • reduced false positive call backs • low-dose x-ray that meets FDA safety standards
Is it time to schedule your mammogram? Speak to your doctor about what screenings are recommended for you.
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