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Shooter of woman who raised him to be sentenced n Supporters, detractors expected to speak on proposed 25-year prison stint Pat Lakey Staff writer Quick to candidly say she has been an alcoholic likely since birth, 49-year-old Tammy Ussery had 13-anda-half years’ sobriety the day she found her mother

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lying down a slope outside her mom’s house in Shingle Springs, the 65-year-old woman killed by a bullet to the head. Ussery’s life plunged into despair as a result of finding Dianna Redmon’s body, she said, blaming the real-life nightmare for the breakup of her engagement to a man she loved and for leading her to a return to alcohol and drug abuse. But Ussery, who said she’s been sober more than a year now, plans to attend a sentencing hearing for Ronnie Rawlin set for Friday in Dept. 7 of Superior Court and she plans to make a

statement — in support of the young man who fired the killing shot that took her mom’s life in January 2017. Others who think the 25-year prison sentence is not enough time for the murderer also plan to make statements before the judge passes final sentence inside the Fair Lane courtroom. Ussery, in an interview last week, recalled deciding to look for her mother at that particular spot, a location that apparently had been overlooked by law enforcement officers who also were trying to find the missing Redmon. She said

she had a dreadful, nagging thought that her teenage cousin Ronnie might be involved in whatever had happened. “I was thinking that he probably had tied her up somewhere,” said Ussery, who added that she “had a feeling” about the brushy slope. She explained that the then-16year-old Ronnie, who had been raised since the age of 5 by Dianna and husband Grady Redmon, had used that spot just below the house before, to stash whatever he wanted to hide from the family. n

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DUTY COVID-19 heroes head to the frontline Dawn Hodson Staff writer

The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded a lot of everyone, and especially of a group of licensed nurses and certified nursing assistants from the Pines at Placerville Healthcare Center. An alert went out the week before Easter that a skilled nursing facility in the San Francisco Bay Area was in trouble, according to Ben Larkey, administrator at the Pines at Placerville. “A significant infection of COVID-19 threatened the lives of its residents,” Larkey said. “A significant number of the staff at the Bay Area facility had become infected, including the top leadership. Then panic took hold. Another, even larger portion of the staff failed to come to work ... The situation became desperate, dangerous and chaotic.” The Bay Area care facility needed help. Previously a group of licensed nurses and CNAs (the isolation team) at the Pines at Placerville had trained for just such a job so when asked if they were willing to deploy, the answer was “yes” as long as they had time to make appropriate arrangements. Larkey contacted the facility and made the offer. The answer was immediate: “We need your help. But we need it now. If we cannot get staff within 24 hours we will have to evacuate (the building).” Larkey asked members of the isolation team if they could deploy for a month or so. Four immediately stepped up to go to work the next day. In doing so, Larkey said they probably saved lives. Once the isolation team arrived at the facility they found conditions were chaotic as the leadership team that had been brought in was brand new. They set about to calming and

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Nurses and nursing assistants from the Pines at Placerville stepped up to help residents at a nursing care facility in the Bay Area where a COVID-19 outbreak took place. Top row, left to right, nursing assistant Kyndall Sheehan, certified nursing assistant (CNA) Timothy Mejia and CNA Karina Gzell; bottom row, left to right, licensed vocational nurse Maggie Langdon, charge nurse Hannah Bryan and CNA Trista Wilson. organizing the situation. Frightened and confused residents were immediately comforted by the team. Rhythms and routines, such as getting residents up for showers and a clean shave, were restored. Two more staff from the Pines at Placerville joined the first four, followed by another six, totaling 12 staff deployed by April 16. Larkey said they all stayed for at least 30 days and some are still working down there more than 60 days later. The nurses and nursing assistants kept busy with each taking care of 20 to 26 patients divided among three units. One unit was for patients under investigation to determine if they were positive for COVID-19, one was an isolation unit for those

“The face of this new soldier is just as brave, just as faithful to the call of duty and just as deserving of our respect and honor as any generation of soldiers that have preceded them.” — Ben Larkey, administrator at the Pines at Placerville testing positive and the third was a clean unit. “At a certain point I wasn’t worried about my own health and instead it was about their safety,” said Pines at Placerville CNA Trista Wilson. n

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While the El Dorado County Fair was canceled due to COVID-19, people could still get a taste of some of those familiar carnival treats over the weekend. June 18-21 otherwise would have seen much more than tasty treat vendors take over the fairgrounds but making do with complications of the coronavirus, Active 20-30 Hangtown chapters No. 43 and No. 1034 Friday and Saturday were still able to n

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Janice Faye Myers was born to Russell and Eva Hauth on Nov. 4, 1938 in Richmond, Calif. She went to her heavenly home on June 13, 2020 in Silverton, Ore., after a lengthy illness. Janice spent the first few years of her life in Richmond, where her father worked in the shipyards during World War 2. She remembers being traumatized by the air raid sirens that were frequent in her early years. In 1946, Janice moved with her family, which included an older sister and a younger brother, a few miles east to the quaint, rural community of Walnut Creek, where she attended Pleasant Hill Elementary School and Walnut Creek Christian Academy. Through the influence of her sister Shirley, she accepted Jesus’ invitation to be her Savior and Lord at the age of seven. Her love for and commitment to him was the most important and conspicuous thing about her. During her first year at Western Baptist Bible College in El Cerrito, Calif., she fell in love with James (Jim) Myers and they married Aug. 24, 1957. Nine months and a few days later they welcomed Jeffrey into their young family, and then 15 months later identical twins, Stanley and Stephen. Laurel was born 21 months afterward and then Jennifer after another four years. In 1962 the family moved from Citrus Heights to Camino. Jim and Janice raised their family there and lived in the same home for 50 years. Together they took ownership of Myers Drywall Co. that was started in Placerville in 1958 by Al Myers (now Myers & Sons Drywall Inc.). Janice was a bookkeeper and homemaker. She poured her time and energy into making her home safe, welcome, beautiful and nurturing. She was an exceptionally wise and loving mother, a locally renowned gourmet cook and baker (she baked all the bread for her family), an excellent gardener and a fastidious housekeeper. She had the gift of hospitality and was not the least bit intimidated by regularly hosting large groups in her home. She volunteered her time, talents and resources to teach and help others, including teaching Jr. High Sunday School at her local church for more than 40 years, leading (with her sister) neighborhood Good News Clubs and ministering (with her sister) at multiple convalescent hospitals each week. She also played the piano and sang in duets and quartets (with her sister). In 2007, Jim and Janice’s daughter, Laurel, passed away, prompting them to move to Montana to help care for Laurel’s four-year-old son, who was adopted by Stephen and Kathy Myers. In 2013, Janice suffered a massive brain hemorrhage that nearly took her life. After spending several weeks in the hospital, she and Jim moved to Silverton, Ore., to live with Stanley and Mindy Myers, where her health gradually declined. She was placed on hospice care in April and went into the presence of her dear Savior surrounded by her husband, children and brother. She was 81. Janice is survived by her husband of 62 years James Myers; brother Russell Hauth Jr. of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; four of her five children — Jeffrey (Kathy) Myers of Placerville, Stanley (Mindy) Myers of Silverton, Ore., Stephen (Kathy) Myers of Newberg, Ore. and Jennifer (Joe) Cox of Folsom. Janice had 12 grandchildren and 26 greatgrandchildren. There will be a private memorial service for Janice on Aug. 1 in Silverton. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Janice’s name to ELLS International (ellsinternational.com), a non-profit organization founded by her son that focuses on training pastors in remote areas of the developing world.

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County’s COVID-19 test returns ramp up; case count grows Dylan Svoboda Staff writer The number of coronavirus cases that have been found in El Dorado County increased by 11.5 percent over the weekend. The county reported 1,518 additional tests since Friday afternoon, its highest weekend testing output to date. The previous weekend 435 tests were reported. There have been 145 reported cases since the county’s first COVID-19-positive test result was discovered March 20. As of Monday afternoon, there were 39 active cases of COVID-19, up from Friday’s reported 30 active cases. With 15 new cases reported since Friday — including nine in the Lake Tahoe area — that region now has had over half of cases countywide with 75. Three coronavirus cases were found in the greater Placerville area over the weekend, the community’s first known cases in several weeks. One new COVID-19 patient was found in the El Dorado Hills area. El Dorado Hills has had 29 coronavirus cases, outpacing every region in the county aside from the South Lake Tahoe area. With two new cases, the Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/El Dorado areas had their first coronavirus cases since June 1. In total, about 10,368 tests have been conducted on county residents to date, according to data

provided by the county. No residents are known to have died from the coronavirus in El Dorado County. There were no coronavirus hospitalizations as of press time. Men have had 79 of the 145 cases across the county. The median age of people who have contracted the virus is 44. Just over half of confirmed cases — 52% — involve patients between the ages of 18 and 49. About 32% are aged 50-64. Ten cases involve those 65 years or older, the age group said to be at the highest risk. Fourteen cases are in the 17-and-under age group. There have been 178,054 confirmed COVID-19 cases across California with 5,515 deaths, according to data updated Monday by the state Department of Public Health.

Testing A free COVID-19 appointment-only testing site is available in El Dorado County at Lake Tahoe Community College. The Tahoe location is open Tuesday through Saturday from 7 a.m.-noon and 1-7 p.m. Those wishing to be tested can register for an appointment at lhi.care/covidtesting. People without internet access can call (888) 634-1123. Test results are expected to take 48-72 hours. All test results will be entered into the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange site.

Hikers rescued near Wrights Lake Dawn Hodson Staff writer A California Highway Patrol Valley Division helicopter crew was able to rescue four hikers lost on the ElDorado National Forest Friday, just before sunset. The hikers were out near Pyramid Peak above Wrights Lake, a remote body of water southwest of Lake Tahoe. The area has several hiking trails but few access roads. The hikers had apparently become disoriented. El Dorado County Search and Rescue teams were sent out to a trail near the lake in an attempt to find the lost hikers.

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The California Highway Patrol Valley Division Air Operations helicopter arrived to assist and quickly located the hikers, according to CHP Valley Division Operations officials. CHP’s eye-in-the-sky, H-24, inserted two helicopter rescue team members on the peak above the hikers who were able to descended to the hikers and guide them to a suitable location where H-24 was able to land. The hikers were flown back to Strawberry Meadows where they were reunited with family, states a post to the CHP Valley Division Operations Facebook page.

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“You shouldn’t be in the healthcare field if you are not willing to put others in front of yourself,” adding that the whole team felt that way. “No one thought too much about, ‘Oh no what if I get sick?’ Instead it was, ‘these people need to be cared for, we need to care for them.’” Maggie Langdon, a licensed vocational nurse, shared a memory of one of the residents passing away. “It was heartfelt and emotional because she was alone and there was no one else but us willing to hold her hand or hold her,” recalled Langdon. Calling it an intense but very rewarding experience, the Pines at Placerville nurses and nursing assistants said the real-life training they experienced at the Bay Area facility might one day be put to good use back in Placerville. “I’d be willing to go back in a heartbeat because it’s such an interesting experience,” said charge nurse Hannah Bryan. “But they won’t let me ... the patients really appreciated us and thanked us for all the care they received.” Another thing that came from the experience was learning more about each other and gaining a new appreciation for each other. A lot of residents were asking for us by name, recalled the group. They said some residents didn’t know what was going on and didn’t realize they were sick or didn’t believe they were sick. Now back at the Pines at Placerville, these heroes and heroines were not able to return to work right away. First they had to be tested and come out negative before going into quarantine for two weeks. Then they were tested and had to come out negative again before they could return to work in Placerville. Liking this to a war, Larkey sees his staff as being similar to frontline soldiers in battle. “The face of this new soldier is just as brave, just as faithful to the call of duty and just as deserving of our respect and honor as any generation of soldiers that have preceded them,” he said. “And they stand ready to protect and serve the community of El Dorado County should significant danger ever come our way.”

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Locals mark Juneteenth on Courthouse steps Kevin Christensen Staff writer Dozens of people gathered on the steps of the El Dorado County Courthouse in downtown Placerville Friday, June 19, to mark Juneteenth — also known as Freedom Day, Liberation Day and Emancipation Day — a holiday celebrating the 1865 emancipation of slaves in the United States “We made a conscious commitment to have a regular and visible presence during this important time in our history to demonstrate that here, in our rural community of El Dorado County, we are ready to step up to be true allies,” said Jackie Jolly, one of Friday’s event organizers and a member of the El Dorado Progressives. “We have been asked by our black community to do some very simple things including see, hear and listen, and to most importantly follow those impacted. We were asked to come out on Juneteenth to defend the Black Lives Matter movement and demand that we invest in our black community. We are here today because we listened and we are following their lead.” This year Juneteenth

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Jackie Jolly, right, who helped organize Friday’s Juneteenth demonstration at the El Dorado County Courthouse, leads participants from across the street in chanting “Black Lives Matter,” “I can’t breathe” and more. has taken on renewed significance amid nationwide anti-racism protests following the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn., and Rashard Brooks in Atlanta, Ga., allegedly caused by law enforcement brutality. Many organizations nationwide, including the National Basketball Association, are now recognizing the holiday, announcing players and staff will be given a paid day off for the first time

in league history and moving forward. El Dorado High School senior Annabel Maquire, 17, was on hand as one of the young activist leaders in El Dorado County, helping to organize Friday’s rally. ”We must all join the fight for equality because everyone deserves to be treated equally with respect and love,” said Maquire. “I am hoping that by having these protests in Placerville we will continue to evoke

change in our county and bring awareness to the issues of racism here and in our community.” U.S. Senators last week announced legislation to make Juneteenth a national holiday. The bill was proposed by Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is a cosponsor. ■

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State’s bullet train could be derailed

s this the end of the line for California’s misbegotten bullet train project? A bipartisan majority of the state Assembly, including Speaker Anthony Rendon, has passed a resolution that directs the High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) DAN WALTERS to delay final contracts for the initial segment of the bullet train in the San Joaquin Valley until the Legislature appropriates $4.2 billion in state bonds. On its merits, that’s entirely logical. Why would the state commit to billions of dollars for land acquisition and construction without having the money in hand? It doesn’t do that for other public works, nor should it. However, in the context of rising legislative opposition to the project and sentiment for shifting the remaining bond funds to commuter transit projects in major urban areas, such a delay could be the beginning of the end. Construction on the San Joaquin Valley segment’s roadbed, roughly from Chowchilla to an orchard north of Bakersfield, has been under way for several years, using a mixture of state and federal funds. After becoming governor in 2019, Gavin Newsom publicly disparaged the bullet train’s viability but quickly retreated and proposed to extend the current segment northward to Merced and southward to Bakersfield, adding several billion dollars to the projected cost. The HSRA wants to begin acquiring land for the extensions on both ends and award contracts for track, electrification and other major components. “The only remaining opportunity for the Legislature to weigh in on the direction of the highspeed rail project occurs when (HSRA) asks us for the remaining $4.2 billion in bond funds,” one of the project’s chief critics, Assemblyman Jim Frazier, a Democrat from Discovery Bay, said in a statement. “We cannot allow HSRA, or any department, to enter into contracts that bind the Legislature’s approval of future appropriations,” Frazier continued. “The Legislature’s role in approving the budget must be respected before key decisions on the state’s largest infrastructure project are made.” Frazier chairs the Assembly Transportation Committee and has staged critical hearings on the HSRA’s latest business plan, which has also drawn criticism from the Legislature’s budget analyst, Gabe Petek. Not only did Newsom throw cold water on prospects for a statewide bullet train system — a project much beloved by predecessor Jerry Brown — but Speaker Rendon has openly called for redirecting remaining funds into commuter transit. “It is important to make sure that the High-Speed Rail Authority does not close the door to options other than the one created by a small handful of bureaucrats and the unelected authority board,” ■

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Letters to the Editor Placerville protest EDITOR: n the June 5 Mountain Democrat you printed a photo from the protest in Placerville that was truly disturbing: a young woman carrying a sign that read “White Silence equals White Violence.” This kind of hateful and incendiary message only serves to further increase racial division at a time when we need racial unity more than ever. Most importantly, that woman’s absurd slogan condemns all white people for the actions of a very, very few. There is a word for that ... and that word is racism. JULIE SUTTON El Dorado

One America EDITOR: s I reflect upon recent events I can’t help but think: Will the real Republicans please stand up? Traditional Republican values have been quality of education, conserving the environment, freedom and realistic foreign policy based on American leadership. Do you see these values represented in our country’s current leadership? I am a proponent of reaching across the aisle and I believe we can find many threads that bind us as opposed to divide us. Shouldn’t a true democracy be a culmination of alternative ideas resolved by compromise? We all want a healthy Earth for our children and grandchildren to thrive in, as well as the best education we can provide; we all want a world where poverty is eliminated and everyone is well fed with a roof over their head and we have all taken pride in America being a world leader. As we move forward my sincere hope is that the coronavirus has allowed many of us the time to realize what is really important in life. We all know that money and capitalism are cornerstones of our country’s history and growth, but the accumulation of wealth should not come at the expense of over half the population. Moving forward, instead of identifying ourselves as one political party or another, let’s identify ourselves as human beings. Let’s work together to find common ground and where common ground

isn’t found, let’s work together to find compromise. Let’s hold our government accountable to the same standards and let’s accept nothing less. This is our chance to make this country the best it’s ever been, but we have to work together and we have to let our voices be heard by voting and being a participant in our democracy, not just in November but in our everyday actions in the way we respect and care for one another. TAMARA JANIES Pollock Pines

EID uncaring and insensitive EDITOR: l Dorado Irrigation District Directors Michael Raffety (Placerville), George Osborne (Camino), Lori Anzini (Cameron Park) and Pat Dwyer (Logtown) recently voted to increase EID’s debt by $70 million to near record levels. Now at $370 million, that’s approximately $10,000 per family — all on our backs. With 40-plus million folks unemployed, what are they thinking? Last month, led by Raffety’s motion and seconded by Osborne, these same directors approved EID’s in-house Cost of Services Analysis, clearing the way for EID to raise single-family residential water rates (commodity) 17% next year, 42% over five years and up to 90% for agriculture. Only director Alan Day (El Dorado Hills) voted “no” on both of these items. Maybe EID General Manager Jim Abercrombie can afford these rate increases, at $300,000-plus per year in salary and benefits, but what about the person living on Social Security, minimum wage or recently unemployed? Making this even worse is the fact that Raffety pledged to “avoid adding to the debt” and to “balance the budget without exceeding the inflation index” in his March 25, 2016, election campaign article in the Mountain Democrat entitled “Raffety in Nov. EID race.” It’s time to vote out the incumbents Michael Raffety and George Osborne in this year’s November 2020 election. EID and its board are truly uncaring and insensitive. Read more at FixEID.com. CRAIG SCHMIDT Placerville

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What stressed-out humans (and horses) need

and embarrassment. xtreme stress “He’s not normally can cause us like this,” she insisted to behave in to Julie. “When I ride extreme ways. him at home he’s Anxiety can hamper perfectly calm and does our thinking, leading to everything I ask.” But, irrational actions that she added, it was the make things worse. That gelding’s first trip away causes more stress and from home — and his round it goes. pasture-mate. You know what I “I’ve had him for only mean. JENNIFER FORSBERG a few months. He came Interestingly, it’s the from a horse-rescue same for a horse, as I MEYER facility so I don’t know was reminded recently much about his history. by Colorado-based He may’ve been abused.” clinician Julie Goodnight. What a Julie, meanwhile, could see deep horse or human needs at the point lines of fear-sweat around the of greatest stress, Julie says, is a way gelding’s eyes. to calm down, to come back to the “This horse had forgotten everything self and return to a more productive he knew about his training,” she says. frame of mind. At one of her many clinics Julie met “He was getting angrier and more a horse that reminded her what it’s frustrated by the minute, crying out like to feel completely, totally stressed for help in the only way he knew how.” out. What the horse needed in that “He was a mess,” she recalls of the moment, more than anything, was a way to return to feeling safe and gelding. “Pawing, stomping, headsecure. butting his handler. Screaming at the “Only when his mind was calm top of his lungs. Tossing his head, would he be capable of learning and hurling himself to the right and left, growing,” Julie says, adding that the bouncing off the end of the lead line.” same is true of humans. As the horse’s owner struggled to “When our own minds are in contain him, her face showed shock

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turmoil, it’s hard to get any clear thinking done.” I’ll vouch for that. At the clinic Julie asked the horse’s owner if she could take control of the gelding for a moment. She knew what would bring him relief. “It took just 10 to 15 minutes of guiding his energy to calm him down,” she relates. “I directed him where to go, how fast to get there, how to act in the process. I provided him with structure, guidance and praise — making all the decisions for him so he didn’t have to think.” Then, when the horse began to soften in his mind and come back to himself, the world started to make sense to him again. “Once his focus came onto me, I stopped him and let him rest, turning my back to take away all the pressure,” she says. “It wasn’t long before he exhaled deeply, lowered his head and rested his busy mind and body. Soon he was licking his lips and dropping his head even lower, eyelids at halfmast” — all signs of more complete relaxation. Julie’s story made me think about how I respond to stress in my own life. As long as I stay focused on what’s upsetting me I stay locked in a swirl of anxiety.

But when I turn my focus to some routine thing — a mundane daily task in the house or barn — I can find relief. I can relax into the reassuring familiarity of the simple job. And when I do, it breaks the fixation of whatever upset me and I can begin to consider things calmly and rationally. I try to remember this when I’m dealing with others who are upset, too. That is, don’t focus on what’s upsetting them straight off the bat. Instead, create a little spot of normalcy to give the person’s mind a chance to unclench before any problem-solving begins. I think this is why the British are so fond of a cup of tea, proffered at any tricky juncture. It’s like wiping the emotional slate clean before addressing the issue at hand. Humans and horses both benefit from this strategy. “Horses are emotional animals, perhaps even more so than humans,” observes Julie. “When they’ve reached their limit and their emotions boil over, it can be a scary, daunting challenge for us. But what they need in that moment is to be understood. They need kindness, patience and a release of pressure.”

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Originally a Texas state holiday, Juneteenth is now celebrated annually throughout the United States with varying official recognition. The day commemorates Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger announcing federal orders in Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865, proclaiming that all people held as slaves in Texas were free. Although Abraham Lincoln’s famous

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Emancipation Proclamation given Jan. 1, 1863, had officially freed slaves almost two and a half years earlier, Texas, the most remote of the slave states, had a low presence of Union troops, so enforcement of the proclamation had been slow and inconsistent until Granger’s announcement. Juneteenth is recognized by 47 states and the District of Columbia as a state holiday or observance.

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Rendon said in a recent statement. “The voters ever-escalating costs and the abject lack of a clear have been given no voice since 2008 and their elected public benefit have eroded political support for the representative, the Legislature, has had no vote since bullet train and the new Assembly resolution indicates 2012.” that it finally could be doomed — justifiably so. Another complicating factor is a sharp decline in Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes revenues from the state’s cap-and-trade system of for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media allocating allowances for greenhouse gas emissions. venture explaining California policies and politics. Brown and the Legislature agreed to give the project 25% of funds from quarterly auctions of emission Continued from A4 allowances and that provided hundreds of millions of dollars each year. As do we. The most recent auction, however, generated It’s worth remembering. Kindness, patience and just $25 million and the future of cap-and-trade is a release of pressure is a gift we can give ourselves uncertain unless it’s changed to compel industrial and our family, friends and others … whenever the emitters to pay more. Legislators are discussing stress of these difficult times boils over. whether to give the California Air Resources Board Jennifer Forsberg Meyer is a columnist with the authority to retool the program, the subject of a highMountain Democrat. Leave a comment for her The Newago. York Times Syndication stakes political battle a couple of years online, Sales or for Corporation a reply, reach her at jfmfeedback@ 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 Years of land acquisition and construction delays, gmail.com For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Wednesday, June 24, 2020

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Tammy Ussery, daughter of Dianna Redmon who was fatally shot in 2017, holds her mother’s picture as she hopes for a lighter sentence to come for Ronnie Rawlin, her cousin, convicted in Redmon’s killing.

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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). Sometimes your natural inclinations are not quite enough to bring the situation in order. Think ahead. Anticipate problems. What can you learn or practice to ready yourself? TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It is good to have a broad understanding of how things work, though it is not necessary to know all about all. Once you have an overview, step back and decide which part interests you enough to drill down deeper. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Greatness behaves greatly. Smallness plays in petty sandboxes, prying too minutely into unpleasant matters. Your results will be commensurate with the scale in which you are playing. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Generosity is the mark of class. It will be noble and gallant to see what matters and overlook quite a lot else. Effectiveness requires some things be judiciously left unnoticed. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). People are doing their best. When you believe that all are acting in accordance with their own heart and understanding, it is hard to fault anyone. It is better to leave the scene than to hover around the object of your annoyance. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You have it in your head that you owe people, although your feelings on the matter make you less than objective. What would an incredibly loving and supportive advocate say about the situation?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Of all the things in life to be wasted or lost, time is among the most precious because you can never get it back. You’ll make the most of your hours now, thinking ahead and bringing something to do while you wait. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When you want to know what your face is like, you look in a mirror. When you want to know what your mind is like, you need a different sort of reflective agent. A friend will work beautifully for this today. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). If virtue is its own reward and vice is its own punishment, why does it feel so hard to be good sometimes? And why is it so much fun to do bad things? Moral dilemmas will be a theme. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Learning is like cardio. It activates pleasure centers of the brain while energizing the whole body with greater health. You have not even begun to know the force of your own intellect. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Most people don’t devote themselves to futile activities on purpose, but it so happens that there is futility hidden inside some activities that seem like perfectly good ideas on the surface. Look into the layers today. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your thoughts have even more power than usual, so be careful how you focus yourself. Realities will be quickly borne of your ideas. Fill your head with enjoyable outcomes.

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She said she decided to check there, just to make sure. That’s when she found her mother lying dead, the grisly effects of a 9mm bullet all too apparent. It would be learned as the case unfolded in juvenile and eventually in adult court that the killing shot was delivered as Dianna Redmon sat reading a religious tract, something she had picked up that day at a Bible-study gathering. “She had just come back from a Biblestudy meeting and a woman from the church later said my mom couldn’t wait to get home and share it with Ronnie,” said Ussery. As Dianna sat at a kitchen table at the family home on Neef Lane, poring over the words that had ignited her hope, Ronnie retrieved a handgun that belonged to Grady and, reportedly angry over harsh words earlier that day between himself and the woman who raised him — he fired. Ussery said the title of the pamphlet was “Driven to Eternity.” Dianna’s only daughter dabbed at her eyes as she recalled that detail. The tears seemed to reflect a soul who had seen too much of her life disintegrate. So why on Earth would Tammy Ussery, driven to her knees by the heartless slaying of her mother, now become the best, perhaps only, champion of the young man who fired the gun? “I didn’t just lose my mother that day,” she explained. “I lost the boy who considered me mom, sister and cousin over the years — I lived with Ronnie since he was 5 years old. “And I think 25 years in prison is too much for him — I don’t think he understands just what that will mean for him.” Ronnie, now a legal adult of 19 years, late last month accepted a plea bargain offered by the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, an offer that carries 25 years of “straight time,” with no allowances for good behavior. It’s the low term for first-degree murder, but Ronnie’s cousin doesn’t think he should have been charged in the first degree, that second-degree homicide charges would have been more appropriate. And, said Ussery, she is unhappy that the DA’s Office didn’t tell her in January, when the offer was made to Ronnie Rawlin, that the plea deal was on the table. She had requested of deputy DA Lisette Suder that she be kept informed of any case matters and was assured that would occur, said Ussery. She added that Rawlin’s attorney Jim Clark of Placerville did not present a competent defense and did not do what he told Ussery he would do, request a continuance instead of taking the plea deal. Suder sees things differently. Attorney Clark sees things differently. Ussery’s ex-husband Robert Ussery, Dianna Redmon’s niece Lisa Myrick and many

others — see things differently. What deputy DA Suder sees is a conniving, manipulative 16-year-old Ronnie who not only found his uncle’s gun but lied many times in order to retrieve the weapon. Ronnie was born to a drug-addicted mother and he and his sister were placed in the care of relatives, Dianna stepping up to try to give the boy the discipline and opportunities that would form a good life. Suder sees a young man who not only shot his aunt but bound her body and tried to hide it down the slope outside the home, where it lay until Ussery’s discovery. She looks at his actions following the slaying — taking Dianna’s cell phone and sending texts pretending to come from the dead woman, trying to create an alibi after the fact. She looks at Ronnie Rawlin and sees the teenager who took the very same gun to Ponderosa High School within days of the murder, where school officials and law enforcement would find it stashed in his locker after a teacher said alcohol was detected on the student, leading to their search. The prosecutor sees the kid who told an ex-girlfriend that he planned “to shoot up the school.” Robert Ussery, Tammy’s former husband, told the Mountain Democrat his view on Dianna Redmon is a woman who while capable of enforcing the house rules with a firm hand also was “a wonderful person” he came to know since 1987. As his and Tammy’s son spent time with the Redmons over the years, Robert said he saw clearly that it was up to Dianna to make sure rules were followed, while husband Grady indulged in being “Pops, the fun guy.” Robert Ussery, who plans to speak in court Friday, said Ronnie deserves more like 50 years in prison, adding that the now 19-year-old “killed the one person who had his back, no matter what.” Dianna’s niece Lisa Myrick said she agrees that the 25-year sentence seems light, not enough punishment for the killer who took “Dini” away from those who loved her. “We all want him to get more (time in prison),” said Myrick, who Robert Ussery said was likely the closest of all to Dianna Redmon. “Dini was more like my mother than my aunt — four years ago when I was fighting breast cancer she helped me with everything — gardening, cleaning. “She would bring me tea — we would pray and she would remind me I need to be here for my girls.” Myrick said she and Dini had plans to put Dianna’s renowned quilting skills to work soon, creating a project with a fight-breast-cancer theme. Myrick, who today reported she is cancer-free, said they never got the chance. Rawlin’s sentencing is set for 1:30 p.m. Friday in Dept. 7.

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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 deposit. When he takes money out of his savings account, that is called a withdrawal. 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 oranges: $1.99

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5 puppy pops: $12

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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.

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WITHDRAWAL INTEREST BALANCES MISTAKES DEPOSIT ACCOUNT SAVINGS CHORES PARENT MONEY MONTH PLAN BANK BOOK PAYS

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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.

Think of your best exaggeration. For example: Our Thanksgiving turkey was so big that we couldn’t fit it through the door.

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June 24 The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce hosts an orientation event for new and longtime members on Zoom, 5-6:30 p.m. Learn more about how the chamber is a tremendous resource as well as the opportunities that await. For more information call (916) 933-1335 or visit eldoradohillschamber.org.

June 25 The Shingle SpringCameron Park Chamber of Commerce hosts Thriving Thursday, a virtual networking event, at noon on Zoom. For more information call (530) 6778000. Music in the Mountains’ Virtual Summerfest features a live at-home cello concert with Gabriel Martins on its YouTube channel free for everyone to enjoy. For more information visit musicinthemountains.org. n

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Clara Neilsen, seated, celebrates her 100th birthday last Saturday with her family and friends in a COVID-19 safe drive-by birthday party at the Gold Country Retirement Center in Placerville.

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ar after car drove by on June 20 with people honking, yelling “Happy Birthday” and showing off signs they made to honor Clara Neilsen who turned 100 on Saturday. Neilsen, who lives at the Gold Country Retirement Center in Placerville, sat outside with her son Steven Neilsen, daughter-in-law Nancy Neilsen, granddaughter Julie Neilsen and grandson Brian Neilsen. Clara treated her body like a temple and ate healthy throughout her life and never

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June 26 The El Dorado County Library is hosting its third annual Comic Con — online. Look forward to comic and pop culture trivia, Facebook live craft tutorials, a comic book workshop via Zoom, a social media art contest and more.

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June 27 Rainbow Camino Ridge, Snows Road at Fuji Court in Camino, will be open for You-Pick Blueberries June 27 & 28 and July 4 &5. For more information call (530) 644-1594 or email rainboworch@gmail.com. Bluestone Meadow, 2025 Carson Road in Placerville, hosts lavender harvesting June 27 & 28. For more information visit bluestonemeadow.com.

Love Birds Coffee & Tea Co. hosts a grand opening at its new location, 4181 Highway 48, Suite 100, Diamond Springs, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Musician Bob Rawliegh will perform live, noon-2 p.m. For more information visit lovebirdscoffeendtea.com. American River Conservancy Board President Scott Vail, a retired firefighter, will lead a Cronan mountain adventure hike, 9 a.m. to 1p.m. This 5-6-mile loop hike takes guests from the Cronan trailhead to the Down and Up Trail to the Connector Trail toward Magnolia, then turn back and take the new Connector Trail back to the top of the mountain and back down to Cronan. It is an intermediate hike with fairly steep elevation changes and great views. Well-behaved dogs on leash OK. Fit 12-year-olds and older welcome. Rain cancels. Contact ARC to sign up and for meeting location (Pilot Hill area). Suggested donation: $5/members, $10/ non-members. Contact julie@arconservancy.org or (530) 621-1224 for more details. Miraflores Winery, 2120 Four Springs Trail in the Pleasant Valley area, is serving four-course luncheons on the Vineyard Terrace on Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. This weekend chef Damon Braham is cooking. For reservations call (530) 647-8505.

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his month marks the first anniversary of the American River Conservancy event WakamatsuFest150, commemorating the sesquicentennial of the first Japanese to settle in America. To have its story told, ARC commissioned for the play “Gold Hill Samurai” to be written, produced and performed at WakamatsuFest150. Sierra Community Access Television-Channel 2 now brings that story to viewers. As is noted on seetheelephant.net, “‘Gold Hill Samurai’ is a new play inspired by the life of Okei-san and the earliest Japanese settlers in California who founded the Wakamatsu Tea & Silk colony. ‘Gold Hill Samurai’ first premiered at the WakamatsuFest150. In 2018 American River Conservancy commissioned See The Elephant to create a play for the 150th anniversary of the Wakamatsu Colony in Coloma. Jamie Van Camp,

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African-American to hold the chair’s role for the commission. “I am humbled and honored to transition into this role at this moment in time,” he said. “I look forward to supporting our state leaders as we work to address systemic inequalities within education.” Toston has been a county level administrator for 15 years in California and Washington state. He previously served as the vice-chair for ACSE and the chair for the Coalition for Adequate Funding in Special Education. El Dorado County Superintendent Dr. Ed Manansala expressed, “We are in an unprecedented time in education and Mr. Toston is an exceptional individual to be leading the commission at this moment. Mr. Toston is an authentic leader who embodies a deep commitment to equity and the needs of all students. He will bring great value to El Dorado County and statewide, through enhancing and transforming critical systems that impact 6.2 million students in California.” For more information about EDCOE and job opportunities visit edcoe.org.

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Clara Neilsen, seated, celebrated her 100th birthday last Saturday with her daughter-in-law Nancie Neilsen, left, her son Steven Neilsen, standing right-center, granddaughter Julie Neilsen, standing right, and grandson Brian Neilsen, right kneeling. camp well before it launched in 1959 and is one of the camp’s founding staffers. She remained a board member for more than 50 years. While Clara was never known for her fine arts talent, it really meant a lot to her because she noticed in school how people in sports hung out with each other, or people going to college hung out with each other, but there wasn't really any groups of people who participated in arts like music, drawing or theater. "There wasn't any room for those who didn't fit those categories," Neilsen said. "Sugarloaf opened up all those possibilities. It amazes me. I can't believe what a success it's been." It meant a lot to Neilsen when people she knew from Sugarloaf participated in her 100th birthday celebration.

There’s more It doesn't stop there, Clara was also a commander of the classroom. She started out working as a local school board member for Mosquito District. "I belonged to the first local school boards association for El Dorado County," she said. Clara was an El Dorado County Office of Education board member for nine years and for 18 years, Neilsen was a El Dorado Office of Education committee member. She was also a

teacher’s assistant for kindergarten, second grade and special education classes. Clara was drawn to education because the adults around her growing up were not educated as we would measure it today and she wanted to see education grow. For 47 years, Neilsen was an honorary member of the Delta Kappa Gamma International Women’s Society, Epsilon Chi Chapter in El Dorado County. Neilsen also founded the Placerville Emblem Club more than six decades ago. The organization annually provides holiday food baskets to those in need, a Christmas Party for Head Start children, backpacks for young children in need, scholarships for local high school seniors, gifts to seniors in residential facilities for Mother’s and Father’s Day and packages for soldiers serving overseas. On the day her age became a century, Clara walked down to the street and as vehicle after vehicle drove by, some giving her gifts, she smiled and waved with her family and knew that all her hard work in the El Dorado County community was worth it. “I was dumbfounded and totally shocked,” Neilsen said. “It was awesome for people to take time out of their day to come here and do this for me.”

Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000414 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOUTH lAKE TAHOE MINI STORAGE, located at 1030 Industrial Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150/Mailing Address: 3950 Civic Center Drive, Suite 300, San Rafael, CA 94903 Registered owner(s): Mini Management LLC, 415 Coloma Street, Sausalito, CA 94965 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: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jeff Hines JEFF HINES, MANAGER OF MINI MANAGEMENT LLC 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 May 6, 2020. 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) 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24 7799 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000457 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE MEADOW, located at 7502 Green Valley Road, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 1140 Gold Strike Dr., Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Katie Combellack, 1140 Gold Strike 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: May 26, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Katie Combellack KATIE COMBELLACK 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 May 26, 2020. 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) 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24 7800 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000439 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIGNATORY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, located at 2531 Sierra Vista Rd., Rescue, CA 95672 Registered owner(s): 1. Antone Hernandez, General Partner, 2531 Sierra Vista Rd., Rescue, CA 95672, 2. Catherine Hernandez, General Partner, 2531 Sierra Vista Rd., Rescue, CA 95672 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Antone Hernandez ANTONE HERNANDEZ 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 May 14, 2020. 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) 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24 7801

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JARITT MElVIN BECK CASE NO. PP20200086 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JARITT MELVIN BECK A PETITION for Probate has been filed by MATTHEW OWENS in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that MATTHEW OWENS 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

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good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: August 5, 2020 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: JON L. ZITOMER Zitomer & Roberts, P.C. 3420 Coach Lane, Ste. 8A Cameron Park, CA 95682 (530) 676-8041 6/10, 6/17, 6/24 7824 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000480 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OFF THE GRID, located at 4800 Union Mine Road, El Dorado, CA 95623/Mailing Address: PO Box 524, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Kelly Johnson, 4800 Union Mine Road, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kelly S. Johnson KELLY S. JOHNSON 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 June 3, 2020. 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) 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1 7825

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 SIlVA VAllEY PKWY BIKE PATH DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT will be received either through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest) or at the front counter of 2850 Fairlane Court, Building C, Placerville, California, until July 2, 2020 at 2:00 PM, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read by the Department of Transportation. 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. The Proposal including the Bidder’s Security, Form 590, and Payee Data Record shall either be submitted through Quest or submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “PROPOSAl FOR SIlVA VAllEY PKWY BIKE PATH DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT” CIP NO. 72313, CONTRACT NO. 4750 TO BE OPENED AT 2:00 P.M. ON JUlY 2, 2020 The Project is located along Silva Valley Parkway and the Silva Valley Parkway Class I Bike Path, in El Dorado Hills in the County of El Dorado. The Work to be done is shown on the Plans, and generally consists of, but is not limited to: Constructing drainage improvements along the Silva Valley Parkway Class I Bike Path. Drainage improvements include construction of interceptor swales, HMA shoulder ditches, HMA overside drains, pipe drainage inlets, plastic pipe culverts, hydroseeding, rock slope protection, HMA dike, and HMA paving. Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the plans, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, or these Special Provisions must be performed, constructed or installed. -Bids are required for the entire Work described herein. -The Contract time is THIRTY (30) WORKING DAYS. -For bonding purposes the anticipated Project cost is less than $230,000. -A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on June 17, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom. The meeting information is as follows: https://zoom.us/j/94826246043, Meeting ID: 948 2624 6043, (669) 9009128 US (San Jose), (346) 248-7799 US (Houston), (253) 215-8782 US (Tacoma). Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory. -This Project is being formally bid in accordance with Public Contract Code 22032 and County of El Dorado Ordinance Code section 3.14.040. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be viewed and/ or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www.questcdn.com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest Project # on the Department of Transportation’s website at http://www.edcgov.us/ Government/DOT/pages/BidsHome.aspx. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, on the Quest website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be downloaded for $30.00 by inputting the Quest Project #6870072 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 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. The Foundation Reports, Cross Sections, and Revised Standard Plans will be provided in pdf format as Supplemental Information, on Quest’s website, to all planholders who acquire the Contract Documents digitally through Quest. 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. D I S A D VA N TA G E D BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PARTICIPATION: For Federal-aid projects, DBE requirements of Title 49 Part 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 26) apply. Bidders are advised that, as required by Federal law, the County of El Dorado has implemented Disadvantaged Business Enterprise requirements for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). Comply with Section 2-1.12 and Section 5-1.13. In accordance with 49 CFR 26, Bidder will take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority firms, women’s business enterprises and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Contract goal is 17 %. PREVAIlING 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, and in case of projects involving Federal funds, Federal wage requirements as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor have been included in the Contract Documents. In the case of Federally funded projects, where Federal and State prevailing wage requirements apply, compliance with both is required. This Project is funded in whole

or part by Federal funds. Comply with Exhibit D of the Draft Agreement and the Copeland Act (18 U.S.C. 874 and 29 CFR Part 3), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7 and 29 CFR Part 5), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-330 and 29 CFR Part 5). If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department of Transportation will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by Contractor and subcontractors, Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the Federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. AWARD OF CONTRACT: As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit payment and performance bonds along with evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement constitutes abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. Award will then be made to the next lowest, responsive, responsible Bidder. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the County, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the County in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Securities eligible for deposit hereunder are be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Reference the Contract Documents package, which includes the Notice to Bidders, Plans, Specifications, Draft Agreement and Proposal for contractual requirements not listed in this “Notice to Contractors” newspaper advertisement. 6/10, 6/12, 6/15, 6/17, 6/22, 6/24 7828 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000432 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KEY2lIFE JANITORIAl, located at 4260 Monk Rd., Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 2070, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Jennifer Gutierrez, 4260 Monk Rd., 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: May 1, 2015. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jennifer Gutierrez JENNIFER GUTIERREZ 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 May 11, 2020. 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

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Public Notices  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) 7830 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/1

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS INVITING BIDS 1. Receipt and Opening of Bids. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by the Rolling Hills Community Services District (“DISTRICT”), P. O. Box 5266, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, and will be publically opened and read aloud for the Work entitled “Road Resurfacing Maintenance Shadow Hills 2020 Project,” as follows: DEADLINE FOR BID SUBMISSION: July 17, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Bids must be postmarked by this date in order to be considered, or arrangements made to hand deliver the seal bid to the DISTRICT in advance of the Bid Submission deadline. BID OPENING DATE: July 21, 2020 All bids will be opened and read aloud at the special meeting of the Board of Directors of the DISTRICT on July 21, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at Holiday Inn Express (Town Center), El Dorado Hills, California. SUBMIT BIDS BY MAIL TO: Rolling Hills Community Services District P. O. Box 5266 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 2. General Project Description. The project, as more particularly described in the Bid Documents, includes all labor, materials, tools, equipment and services to perform asphalt maintenance – seal coat - to the Shadow Hills neighborhood located within the DISTRICT with the application of one heavy coat of asphalt sealer over the entire area to be sealed. The maintenance area, estimated at approximately 170,000 square feet, is depicted on the Attachments included in the Bid Documents. In addition, the work shall consist of restriping/re-lettering existing thermoplastic with white Cal Trans Spec traffic paint. Bidders must determine the quantities of work required and the conditions under which the work will be performed. All work shall be in accordance with approved DOT standards. In addition, Bidders are asked to submit an add-on bid proposals for crack-fill and repair work, as follows: • Crack fill within entire Shadow Hills subdivision; • Remove and replace sections of asphalt within Shadow Hills subdivision as depicted on Attachment 1 of the Bid Documents; • Remove and replace sections of asphalt within Stonebriar subdivision as depicted on Attachment 2 of the Bid Documents; • Repaint 8 speed bumps within Springfield Meadows and repaint stop/ line at Stonebridge and Manchester as depicted on Attachment 3 of the Bid Documents. Each bidder must submit a Schedule for Performance of the resurfacing area and information as to how the bidder will handle community relations and time line for ingress and egress. 3. Contractor’s License Requirements. A bidder must be a contractor, holding a valid Class A license issued by the State of California, to perform the work for this project. The license must be active and in good standing as of the date of receipt of bids and must be maintained in good standing throughout the term of the contract. 4. Minimum Wage Requirement. Bidders are hereby notified that, pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq., the California Director of Industrial Relations has ascertained the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and rates in the locality where this work is to be performed. The prevailing rates are available on the State of California Department of Industrial Relations website at www.dir.ca.gov or from the DISTRICT at P. O. Box 5266, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762. It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to which the contract is awarded, and upon any subcontractor under the Contractor, to pay not less than the specified prevailing wage rates to all laborers, workers, and mechanics employed in the execution of the contract. 5. Obtaining Bid Documents. A complete set of bid documents, including a copy of the Supplemental Conditions (if any), Technical Specifications and Plans (if any) and other Bid Documents may be obtained by written request. For further information on obtaining Bid Documents, contact Chaney Hicks, General Manager, at gm@rollinghillscsd.org or Linda Stone, Board Secretary/Clerk, at csdclerk@gmail. com 6. Bid Bond. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check or bidder’s bond payable to Rolling Hills Community Services DISTRICT for an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid. This guaranty will be forfeited to, paid to or retained by the DISTRICT as damages should the bidder to which the Contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract or fail to present satisfactory bonds and/or insurance, as detailed in the Bid Documents, within ten business days of receipt of the DISTRICT’s Notice of Award of the Contract. A bidder’s bond must be issued by a California admitted surety, and comply with applicable law 7. Substitution of “or Equal” Materials. A bidder may propose one or more “equals” or substitutions for products listed in the Bid Documents by manufacturer name, brand or model number, unless the Bid Documents specify that the product is necessary to match others in use. Complete information for products proposed by a Bidder as an equal must be submitted to the Project Manager for review, at least ten business days before the time specified for bid opening in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders contained in the Bid Documents. 8. Payment (Labor and Materials) and Performance Bonds. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a Payment (Labor and Materials) Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, a Faithful Performance Bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price, and a Maintenance Bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the contract price. The bonds must be obtained from an admitted surety and comply with applicable law. The successful bidder will also be required to furnish insurance as set forth in the Bid Documents. 9. Permits. The successful bidder shall apply for and obtain at its cost any permits required for all work, except as otherwise specified in the Bid Documents. 10. Mandatory Site Pre-Bid Conference. Two pre-bid conferences and tours of the sites will be held. Attendance at one of the two pre-bid conferences is mandatory. The pre-bid conference dates and times are: (1) June 29, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.; or (2) June 30 at 10:00 a.m. Social distancing in accordance with the recommendations of the CDC will be utilized. Meet at the 2013 Bailey Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 (property address is reference point, do not contact resident). The purpose of the Pre-Bid Conference is to review the bid requirements, to receive bidder questions and to review the sites. Each bidder is responsible for signing the attendance sign-in sheet at the Pre-Bid Conference to ensure qualified bid status. Attendance at the entirety of one of the pre-bid conferences is mandatory and is a pre-qualification for a bid to be deemed responsive. 11. Award of Contract. A. Each bidder shall comply with and agree to all instructions and requirements in this Notice Inviting Bids and in the Bid Documents. All bids must be submitted on the prescribed bid proposal form included in the Bid Documents. B. The DISTRICT reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in a bid. The DISTRICT will award the contract, if awarded, to the responsible bidder with the lowest

responsive bid and whose bid proposal complies with the requirements prescribed. Such award, if made, will be made within ninety (90) calendar days after the opening of the proposals. All bids shall be valid for a minimum of (90) days after the scheduled date for the opening of bids. 12. Notice of Compliance Monitoring. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. All Bidders and listed subcontractors must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations at the time of bid submission. Dated: June 9, 2020 ROLLING HILLS COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT By: /s/ Chaney Hicks Chaney Hicks, General Manager 6/12, 6/24 7841 NOTICE OF LIEN SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to the California Self-Storage Self-Service Act, Section 21700-21716 of the Business & Professions Code, the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said stored property. The undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding at the location where said property is stored. Pollock Pines Storage 2933 Forebay Rd. Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Unit No. #31: Laurel Hicks Items: Miscellaneous LIEN SALE(S) WILL BE HELD: Date: July 8, 2020 at 12:00pm Location: 2933 Forebay Rd., Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Successful bidders must present a valid form of identification and be prepared to pay cash for purchased items. All items are sold “as is” and must be removed at the time of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event that a settlement is reached between the owner and tenant. 6/24, 7/1 7844 COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FACILITIES DIVISION NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the County of El Dorado, State of California that sealed bids for work in accordance with the Contract Documents, Construction Task Catalog®, and Technical Specifications designated: COUNTY OF EL DORADO JOB ORDER CONTRACTING (JOC) CLASS B – GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR BID #20-968-050 BID #20-968-051 BID #20-968-052 All bids must be received by the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division, located at 330 FAIR LANE, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA, NO LATER THAN 3:00 P.M. on JULY 15, 2020. The time stamp clock located in the office of the Chief Administrative Office will serve as the official time clock. Bids will be opened publicly and read by the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division. 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 shall be executed in accordance with the instructions given and on the forms provided in the Contract Documents furnished by the County of El Dorado, Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest). All bids must be clearly marked on the envelope: “BID FOR JOB ORDER CONTRACTING” BID #20-968-050 or BID #20-968-051 or BID #20-968-052 Three (3) bids are being advertised simultaneously utilizing the same Project Manual and Construction Task Catalog®, with one (1) bid form package. LOCATION/DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: A Job Order Contract is an indefinite quantity contract pursuant to which the Contractor may perform an ongoing series of individual projects involving repair, remodel, or other repetitive work for any County department on existing County property at different locations throughout the County. The work shall not include new construction, design, or contract drawings. The bid documents include a Construction Task Catalog® containing construction tasks with preset unit prices. All unit prices are based on local labor, material, and equipment prices and are for the direct cost of construction. The Contractor will bid FOUR (4) sets of adjustment factors to be applied to the unit prices. One set of Adjustment Factors for West Slope general facilities/ property, one set of Adjustment Factors for West Slope secured facilities/property, one set of Adjustment Factors for nonsecured facilities/property located in the Tahoe Basin and one set of Adjustment Factors for secured facilities/property located in the Tahoe Basin. Each set of Adjustment Factors will include an Adjustment Factor for performing work during Normal Working Hours (6:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday) and an Adjustment Factor for performing work during Other Than Normal Working Hours (6:00 pm to 6:00 am Monday through Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and Holidays). All Adjustment Factors apply to every task in the Construction Task Catalog®. All Unit Prices listed in the Construction Task Catalog® are priced at a net value of 1.0000. The Adjustment Factors shall be an increase or decrease to all the Unit Prices listed in the Construction Task Catalog®. For example, 1.1000 would be a 10% increase to the Unit Prices and 0.9500 would be a 5% decrease to the Unit Prices. Bidders who submit separate Adjustment Factors for separate Unit Prices will be considered non-responsive and their bid will be rejected. Thereafter, as projects are identified the Contractor will jointly scope the work with the Project Manager. The Project Manager will prepare a Detailed Scope of Work and issue a Request for Proposal to the Contractor. The Contractor will then prepare a Proposal for the project including a Job Order Price Proposal, Schedule, Sketches or Drawings, a list of subcontractors, and other requested documentation. If the Proposal is found to be reasonable, a Job Order may be issued. A Job Order will reference the Detailed Scope of Work and set forth the Job Order Completion Time, and the Job Order Price. The Job Order Price is determined by multiplying the preset unit prices by the appropriate quantities and by the appropriate Adjustment Factor. The Job Order Price shall be a lump sum, fixed price for the completion of the Detailed Scope of Work. A separate Job Order will be issued for each project. Extra work, credits, and deletions will be contained in additional Job Orders. The County selected The Gordian Group’s (Gordian) Job Order Contracting (JOC) System for their JOC program. The Gordian JOC Solution includes Gordian’s proprietary eGordian® JOC Applications and Construction Task Catalog®, which shall be used by the Contractor to prepare and submit Job Order Proposals (using the Unit Prices defined in the Construction Task Catalog®), subcontractor lists, and other requirements specified by the County. The Contractor shall be required to execute Gordian’s JOC System License and Fee Agreement, and pay a 1% JOC System License Fee to obtain access to the Gordian JOC Solution. A. Minimum and Maximum Contract Values: There is no Minimum Contract Value. The Maximum Contract Value is $2,500,000, with one option to increase the Maximum Contract Value to the amount currently authorized by the California Public Contract Code during the term of the Contract. The Contractor is not guaranteed to receive this volume of Job Orders. B. The contract term commences ninety (90) days after Contract execution OR upon first Notice to Proceed, whichever occurs first. C. The term of the Job Order Contract will be either for one year or when issued Job Orders totaling the Maximum Contract Value have been completed, whichever occurs first. All Job Orders must be issued but not necessarily completed within one calendar year of the commencement date of the first Job Order. All Job Orders issued during the term of this Contract shall be valid and

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in effect until work has been completed and accepted by County. All terms and conditions of the Contract apply to each Job Order. D. Each Job Order shall set forth the Job Order Completion Time which is the amount of time allotted for the Contractor to complete the Detailed Scope of Work. E. The successful Bidder(s) shall be required to furnish both a payment bond the amount of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) and a performance bond in the amount of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) on the forms set forth in the Contract Documents. Prior to beginning additional work, Contract holders will be required to re-bond for an additional amount as determined by County for anticipated work for both the payment and performance bonds once the total of completed and outstanding Job Orders reaches $1,500,000, the amount of the original bond. A Pre-Bid Meeting is scheduled for this Contract on June 24, 2020 starting PROMPTLY at 10:00 a.m. in the County of El Dorado’s Board of Supervisors Meeting Room located at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, California. ATTENDANCE AT THE PRE-BID MEETING IS NOT MANDATORY. The County will post on the Quest website such Addenda as the County in its discretion considers necessary in response to questions arising and information presented at the Pre-Bid Meeting. Oral statements shall not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective. Addenda issued as a result of the Pre-Bid Meeting shall constitute the sole and exclusive record and statement of the results of the PreBid Meeting. QUESTIONS: Questions will be accepted in writing only, through submission to the Quest website under the Quest Project #6918956 “Project Q&A”, by email, or in hard copy, until 5:00 P.M. ON JULY 1, 2020. Questions can be emailed to: kady. leitner@edcgov.us with 2020 Job Order Contracting – Question as the subject; or in hard copy delivered to: County of El Dorado, Procurement & Contracts, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667, 2020 Job Order Contracting – Question. Answers to questions deemed relevant and appropriate will be posted on the Quest website on or about 5:00 P.M. ON JULY 6, 2020. OBTAINING OR INSPECTING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents may be examined: • Online 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 and entering the Quest project #6918596 after navigating to the link for: Projects Currently Out to Bid: QuestCDN on the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contract’s website at http://edcapps. edcgov.us/contracts/invite.asp. • Interested parties may view the Contract Documents on the Quest website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents may be downloaded for $15.00 by inputting the Quest project #6918596 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact Quest CDN.com at 925.233.1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance with free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. • Physical paper copies of the Contract Documents, including Plans, may be examined at the County of El Dorado, Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division located at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, California; however, the Chief Administrative Office will no longer issue paper copies of the Contract Documents to bidders. To be included on the planholders list and receive notification of addenda, interested parties must download the Contract Documents from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. CONTRACTORS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: Bidders shall be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) and shall possess a Class B – General Building Contractor’s license and shall 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 shall constitute a failure to execute the Contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. BUSINESS LICENSE: The County Business License Ordinance provides that it is unlawful for any person to furnish supplies or services, or transact any kind of business in the unincorporated territory of El Dorado County without possessing a County business license unless exempt under County Ordinance Code Section 5.08.070. The Bidder to whom an award is made shall comply with all of the requirements of the County Business License Ordinance, where applicable, prior to beginning work under this Contract and at all times during the term of this Contract. REQUIRED LISTING OF PROPOSED SUBCONTRACTORS: No subcontractors will be listed with the bid. Each individual Job Order under the Contract shall have listed therein the name and address of each subcontractor, to whom the Bidder proposes to subcontract portions of the work in an amount in excess of 1/2 of one percent of its total Job Order Price Proposal in accordance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, commencing with Section 4100 of the Public Contract Code. The Bidder shall also describe in the Subcontractor Listing the work to be performed by each subcontractor listed. The work to be performed by the subcontractor shall be shown by listing the description of the work, and portion of the work to be performed by the subcontractor in the form of a percentage calculated by dividing the work to be performed by the subcontractor by the lump sum bid price. At the time the Job Order Price Proposal is submitted all listed subcontractors shall be properly licensed to perform their designated portion of the work. The Bidder’s attention is invited to other provisions of the Act related to the imposition of penalties for a failure to observe its provisions by using unauthorized subcontractors or by making unauthorized substitutions. Pursuant to recently enacted legislation (SB 854, Stat. 2014, Chapter 28), no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for public works project (submitted on or after March 1, 2015) or awarded a contract for a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1771.1(a), 1725.5. NONDISCRIMINATION: Attention is directed to the following Notice that is required by Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2, California Code of Regulations. NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR NONDISCRIMINATION PROGRAM (GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 12990) PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq., 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. These wage rates appear in the California Department of Transportation publication entitled General Prevailing Wage Rates. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 703-4708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/ dlsr/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 Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, and are available upon request. In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code 1810, eight (8) hours of labor shall constitute a legal day’s work upon all work done hereunder, and Contractor and any subcontractor employed under this Contract shall conform to and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1810 through 1815. BID SECURITY: A bid security shall be provided with bid. Bid security shall be in the amount of $25,000.00 and shall be cash, a certified check or cashier’s

check drawn to the order of the County of El Dorado or a Bidder’s Bond executed by a surety satisfactory to the County of El Dorado on the form provided in the Proposal section of these Contract Documents. AWARD OF CONTRACT: The County may at its sole discretion, award up to three (3) individual Contracts, each with a maximum amount of $2,500,000. Bidders may bid separately on any or all of the JOC Bids; however, only one Contract may be awarded to any bidder. Award will be made to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder on each JOC Bid. The lowest responsive and responsible bidder on a bid will be excluded from consideration for award of each successive JOC Bid. The County of El Dorado reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder(s) and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interests of the County. No Bidder is to be awarded more than one Job Order Contract under this solicitation. The Purchasing Agent will recommend the bids for award by the Board of Supervisors. As a condition of award, the successful Bidder(s) will be required to submit bonds and evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement shall constitute abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. Award will then be made to the next lowest responsible Bidder. BIDDERS PROTEST PROCEDURES: The Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division, will notify all bidders in writing of its recommendation for award or rejection of bids, and the date and time on which the recommendation for award will be considered and acted upon by the Board of Supervisors (“Notice of Intent to Award”). All bidders may attend the Board of Supervisors meeting, address the Board, and be heard. Within 5 working days from the date of the Notice of Intent to Award, the Bidder protesting the recommendation for award must submit a formal written protest to the Procurement & Contracts Division, stating in detail the basis and reason for the protest. The Bidder must provide facts to support the protest including any evidence Bidder wishes to be considered together with the law, rule, regulation, or criteria on which the protest is based. The Bidder may attend the Board of Supervisors meeting at which the recommendation and bid protest will be considered. If the Bidder is not in attendance at that time, the bid protest may be dismissed by the Board of Supervisors without further consideration of the merits and the decision of the Board of Supervisors on the bid protest shall be final. PAYMENTS: Attention is directed to section 6.2 APPLICATIONS FOR PAYMENT of the Conditions of the Contract. 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 shall be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION: All communications relative to the Contract Documents and Plans shall be directed to Michele Weimer, Purchasing Agent, County of El Dorado Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667, telephone: (530) 621-5670. No oral responses to any questions concerning the content of the Contract Documents, Construction Task Catalog®, and Technical Specifications will be given. All responses will be in the form of written addenda to the Contract Documents and/or Construction Task Catalog® and/or Technical Specifications. BY ORDER OF the Board of Supervisors, County of El Dorado, State of California. 6/17, 6/24 7845 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GENE COUNTRYMAN CASE NO. PP20200079 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GENE COUNTRYMAN A PETITION for Probate has been filed by KATHRYN CAIN in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that KATHRYN CAIN 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: August 5, 2020 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: HEATHER R CHUBB The Chubb Law Firm 1833 Iron Point Road, Suite 120 Folsom, CA 95630 (916) 241-9661 6/17, 6/24, 7/1 7846 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF A PROPOSED ORDINANCE MODIFYING FEES COLLECTED BY THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE County of El Dorado Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard. To comply with social distancing requirements and the stay at home order issued by Governor Newson on March 4, 2020, all public participation will be via telephone or live stream, pending the lifting of such requirements. To participate by telephone, the public should call 530-621-7603 or 530-621-7610. The Meeting ID is 983 9311 6803. To participate by live stream, the link is: https://zoom.us/j/98393116803. At the public hearing, the Board of Supervisors will receive oral and written testimony regarding the adoption of the proposed ordinance modifying fees collected by the Treasurer-Tax Collector Department. The purpose of the ordinance is to align the fees with the cost of providing the services, except where the fee amounts are mandated by California statute. The proposed ordinance also incorporates the Business License Fee Schedule which formerly was adopted by resolution. Incorporating this fee schedule into the ordinance will achieve greater public accessibility and transparency. A copy of the proposed ordinance and data required by Government Code, Section 66016, indicating the amount of

cost, or estimated cost, required to provide services for which the fees will be levied and the revenue sources anticipated to provide the services, will be available for public review at least 10 days prior to the public hearing in the Treasurer-Tax Collector Department, 360 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days following adoption thereof. Dated: June 3, 2020 Karen E. Coleman, MBA, M.Acc., Treasurer-Tax Collector 6/15, 6/24 7847 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000498 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EVERMORE STEEL, located at 2866 Grandview Street, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 101 N Brand Blvd., 11th Floor, Glendale, CA 91203 Registered owner(s): Bryan P. Chase, 2866 Grandview Street, 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: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Bryan P. Chase BRYAN P. CHASE 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 June 11, 2020. 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) 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8 7848

EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT SLY PARK WATER TREATMENT PLANT (RES A) PLC REPLACEMENT 19033.01 RFQ20-07 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed APPLICATIONS will be received no later than Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at the District office located at 2890 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 for the Sly Park Water Treatment Plant (RES A) PLC Replacement Project, Project No. 19033.01 (“Project”). Only pre-qualified firms will be eligible to bid on the Project. A California Classification A or C-10 contractor’s license is required. The anticipated work of the Project generally consists of installing networking equipment and cabling, modifying existing PLCs, installing new PLCs, PLC programming, and SCADA programming at the Reservoir A/Sly Park Water Treatment Plant. The project is located at 5560 Sly Park Road, Pollock Pines, California. The estimated construction cost is $600,000. The estimated date of construction is November 1, 2020 through April 1, 2021. PUBLIC WORKS LAWS. The project is a public works project subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). To be qualified for this project, a contractor must be registered with the DIR. In addition, pursuant to prevailing wage laws, copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file at the District’s principal office and are available on request. Interested firms may obtain a copy of the Request for Pre-Qualification (RFQ) from the District’s website at www.eid. org. Note that the reference procedure requires the reference information be sent directly by the reference to EID no later than 3:00 PM on July 15, 2020. Questions regarding this project should be directed to the Project Manager by emailing Mr. Patrick Wilson at pwilson@ eid.org, or by calling 530-642-4079. Dated this 17 day of June, 2020 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT \s\ Jon Money for Elizabeth Dawson Elizabeth Dawson, P.E., Engineering Manager 6/17, 6/24, 7/1 7849 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000478 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KPG MANAGEMENT, located at 2261 Ashford Place, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 2201 Francisco Dr. #140-359, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Jeremy Karpel, 2261 Ashford Place, 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: March 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jeremy Karpel JEREMY KARPEL 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 June 1, 2020. 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) 6/17, 6/24, 7/1, 7/8 7850

APN: 101-100-030-000 TS NO: CA07000695-19-1 TO NO: 190902953-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/ or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED September 18, 2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On August 6, 2020 at 01:00 PM, Main Entrance, El Dorado County Superior Courthouse - Placerville Main Street Branch, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on September 20, 2017 as Instrument No. 2017-0041715-00, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, executed by SHELBY CERA SCHAPPERT, A SINGLE WOMAN AND CHASE W JOHNSON, A SINGLE MAN AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for VITEK REAL ESTATE INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. DBA VITEK MORTGAGE GROUP

ITS SUCCESSORS AND/OR ASSIGNS as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5498 GILMORE ROAD, POLLOCK PINES, CA 95726 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $269,202.65 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000695-19-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 6-1020 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000695-19-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Frances DePalma, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www. Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction. com at 800.280.2832 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. NPP0370524 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 06/17/2020, 06/24/2020, 07/01/2020 6/17, 6/24, 7/1 7851 APN: 325-380-002-000 TS NO: CA07000091-20-1 TO NO: 200018058-CA-VOI NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED November 3, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On August 13, 2020 at 10:00 AM, at the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on November 8, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0076461-00, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, executed by HAZEL M. HANKS, TRUSTEE OF THE HAZEL M. HANKS REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST OF 2006, DATED MAY 1, 2006, as Trustor(s), in favor of FINANCIAL FREEDOM SENIOR FUNDING CORPORATION, A SUBSIDIARY OF INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3151 LIFE WAY, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $397,401.63 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall

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Public Notices  be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000091-20-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. June 12, 2020 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000091-20-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Frances DePalma, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www. insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose. Order Number 71969, Pub Dates: 06/17/2020, 06/24/2020, 07/01/2020, MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 7852 6/17, 6/24, 7/1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Rescue Fire Protection District has scheduled a public hearing to be held on July 8, 2020 at the hour of 6:00 p.m. in the RSLS Hall, 5221 Deer Valley Road, Rescue, California for the purpose of considering the following resolutions of the Board of Directors: (1) Resolution 2020-02, Ordering the Levy and Collection of Annual Assessments related to fiscal year 2020-2021; and (2) Resolution 2020-03, Setting the Appropriation Limits for the 2020-2021 fiscal year for the Rescue Fire Protection District as described in Article XIII B of the State Constitution. The proposed appropriation limits are $1,346,604.15. At said hearing the Rescue Fire Protection District will consider all comments made by interested persons. Stephanie Layton, Clerk to the Board of Directors of the Rescue Fire Protection District 530-6771868. 7862 6/24, 6/26 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF FRANCES E. FORNI CASE NO. PP20200097 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of FRANCES E. FORNI A PETITION for Probate has been filed by LANCE S. FORNI in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that LANCE S. FORNI 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: August 19, 2020 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: MICHAEL E. PETERSEN Michael E. Petersen, Inc. 2828 Easy Street, Suite 2 Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 622-5670 7867 6/24, 7/1, 7/8 NOTICE INvITING INFORMAL BIDS (Reduced for Publication, full Notice to Bidders is provided on the City’s RFP website.) For Lower Main Street Asphalt Rehabilitation CIP No. 41910 City of Placerville, California June 17, 2020 Description of Work: This project will consist of applying Type 2 Slurry per 2018 State Standard Specification 37-3 to the asphalt street surface to extend its usable life. This project is locally and state funded and is a prevailing wage project. The project location will begin where Main Street crosses under Hwy 50 on its western limit. The eastern limit will be past the intersection of Main Street and Spring Street, up to the intersection of Spring Street and Highway 50 at the southern crosswalk. The project contains an estimated 179,000 SF of roadway surface from the western side of the intersection of the of Main Street (HWY 49) and Spring Street, beyond the intersection of Main Street and Pacific Street (Hwy 49), and continues on Highway 49 up to the intersection of Sacramento Street/ Pacific Street (Hwy 49). The eastern limit is at the intersection of Main Street and Sacramento Street, at the west side of the westernmost crosswalk. All roadway striping will be replaced with thermoplastic paint adhering to the State Standard Specifications. This is considered a roadway maintenance project in nature and is subject to local regulations, City of Placerville code and ordinances, including wage rates, civil rights, etc. Bids are due by July 2, 2020, 9:00 am. A sample Contract Agreement is included as Attachment A. • City Council Contract Award: July

14, 2020 Additional information is available by contacting the Public Works Department. Contact information is provided below. All bidder questions shall be submitted via email to the contact information below. Please submit bids by the due date to: City of Placerville – City Clerk’s Office Attn: Nick Stone, Public Works Director 3101 Center Street, 4th Floor Placerville, CA 95667 Ph: (530) 642-5250 Email: nstone@cityofplacerville.org 6/22, 6/24 7870 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000460 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE ATTIC, located at 970 Lodi Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150/ Mailing Address: 2170 South Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Registered owner(s): Barton Healthcare System, 2170 South Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 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: June 1, 1960. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kelly Neiger KELLY NEIGER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 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 May 27, 2020. 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) 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15 7872 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000474 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COSUMNES ACRES, located at 6900 Kays Way, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): 1. Michael Bradburn, 6900 Kays Way, El Dorado, CA 95623, 2. Natalie Bradburn, 6900 Kays Way, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 29, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Natalie Bradburn NATALIE BRADBURN, 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 June 1, 2020. 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) 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15 7873

ORDER TO REQUEST TO CONTINUE HEARING Jeremy J Ortega you are hereby notified to appear in said court on date and time below. Case #PFL20200018 DV-116 Order to request to continue hearing (1)Protected party-Juan and Jeanne Ortega (2)Restrained party-Jeremy J Ortega (3b)New court date-07/17/2020 Time 8:30 am Dept 5 495 Main St., Placerville, CA (4b)Temporary restraining order in full force and effect from 02/13/2020. Expires 07/17/2020 This is a court order filed 05/15/2020 6/24, 7/1, 7/8 7874 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000522 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WHITEWATER PIZZA COMPANY, located at 7310 Hwy 49, Lotus, CA 95651/Mailing Address: PO Box 826, Lotus, CA 95651 Registered owner(s): 1. Zachary Hall, 3840 Luneman Rd., Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Shawn Martin, 5670 Thompson Hill Rd., Placerville, CA 95667, 3. Stephanie Martin, 5670 Thompson Hill Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by Copartners. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 18, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Shawn Martin SHAWN MARTIN 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 June 18, 2020. 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) 6/24, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15 7878

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TRUSTEE SALE NO. : 00000008620791 TITLE ORDER NO.: 191098076 FHA/vA/PMI NO.: 43-43-6-1484294 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST,

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DATED 02/21/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 02/27/2017 as Instrument No. 2017-0008119-00 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of EL DORADO County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: PATRICIA A MATTHEWS, A WIDOW, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 07/21/2020 TIME OF SALE: 10:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE MAIN STREET ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 495 MAIN STREET, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1890 GOLDMAN LANE, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95667 APN#: OLD: 049-230-18-100; NEW: 049230-018-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $296,927.38. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000008620791. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES and POSTING 714-7302727 www.servicelinkASAP.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 3990 E. Concours Street, Suite 350 Ontario, CA 91764 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 05/28/2020A-4724231 06/24/2020, 07/01/2020, 07/08/2020 6/24, 7/1, 7/8 7879 PUBLIC NOTICE Interested persons are invited to comment on the following wireless telecommunications facility named “CVL02132” located at 1308 Al Tahoe Blvd., S. Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, CA, and specifically on potential effects to historic properties located at or near this facility, if any. The site consists of a proposed antenna collocation on an existing 115’ monopine. Comments regarding potential effects to historic properties should be submitted by email to KerryWilloughby@ AceEnvironmentalLLC.com. Address: 9976 Peak Lookout St., Las Vegas, NV 89178, (702) 614-4431. This notice is provided in accordance with the regulations of the FCC 47 CFR Part 1, Subpart I and Appendices B and C. 6/24 7880 COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY DEvELOPMENT SERvICES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO BIDDERS 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 designated: SILvER SPRINGS PARKWAY OFFSITE (SOUTH SEGMENT) CONTRACT NO. 4076, CIP NO. 76108 will be received by the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation(Department of Transportation), wither through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest) or at the front counter of 2850 Fairlane Court, Building C, Placerville, California, until July 16, 2020 at 2:00 p.m., at which time bids will be publicly opened and read by the Department of Transportation. The bid opening will take place both in person at 2850 Fairlane Court, Building C, Placerville, California as well a virtually through Zoom. The virtual bid meeting can be accessed via the following: https:// zoom.us/j/99578870266 (669)900-9128 US (San Jose), (253)215-8782 US (Tacoma) (346)248-7799 US (Houston). No Bid may be withdrawn after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days. Bids must be executed in accordance with the instructions given and forms provided in the Contract Documents furnished by the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest). The Proposal including the Bidder’s Security, Form 590, and Payee Data Record shall be submitted either through Quest or in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “PROPOSAL FOR SILvER SPRINGS PARKWAY TO BASS LAKE ROAD (SOUTH SEGMENT)” CONTRACT NO. 4076, CIP NO. 76108 TO BE OPENED AT 2:00 p.m. ON JULY 16, 2020 If Bidders are submitting a bid electronically through QuestCDN, page P-3 through P-7 are not required to be filled out and turned in, the Bid Item List in Quest will be completed in place of pages P-3 through P-7. LOCATION/DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The Project is located along Silver Springs Parkway, near El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, and Rescue in the County of El Dorado. The Work to be done is shown on the Plans, and generally consists of, but is not limited to:

A. Construction of a new intersection, roadway, concrete medians, concrete sidewalks, concrete curb and gutters, storm drain systems, rock-lined ditches, retaining wall, asphalt paving, signage and striping, fencing, temporary and permanent erosion control measures, adjusting utility covers to grade, clearing and grubbing, and tree removals. Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the plans, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, or these Special Provisions must be performed, constructed or installed. B. Bids are required for the entire Work described herein. C. The Contract time is ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (160) WORKING DAYS. D. For bonding purposes the anticipated Project cost is less than $6,000,000. E. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on JULY 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the County of El Dorado Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, 2441 Headington Road, Placerville, CA. The meeting will be held in the downstairs conference room. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory. F. This Project is being formally bid in accordance with Public Contract Code 22032 and County of El Dorado Ordinance Code section 3.14.040. OBTAINING OR vIEWING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www.questcdn.com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest Project # on the Department of Transportation’s website at http://www.edcgov.us/Government/ DOT/pages/BidsHome.aspx. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, on the Quest website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be downloaded for $15.00 by inputting the Quest Project # 6391445 on the websites’ Project Search page. In order to submit an electronic bid through Quest, Bidders must pay an additional $30 to Quest. Please contact QuestCDN. com at (952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn. com for assistance in free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. To access the electronic bid form, download the project/request documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement screen. To be included on the planholders list, receive notification of addenda, and to be eligible to bid interested parties must download the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be examined in person at the Department of Transportation’s office at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville CA. However, the Department of Transportation will no longer sell paper copies of the Contract Documents. The cross sections and the following Supplemental Project Information/ Information Handout will be provided in pdf format as part of the Contract Documents on Quest’s website to all planholders who acquire the Contract Documents digitally through Quest: • “Geotechnical Exploration, Silver Springs Parkway Extension,” by ENGEO, dated March 3, 2017 DELAYED NOTICE TO PROCEED: Refer to section 8-1.04C of the special provisions regarding the anticipated timing of issuing the Notice to Proceed. 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 bids are submitted, 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. BUSINESS LICENSE: The County Business License Ordinance provides that it is unlawful for any person to furnish supplies or services, or transact any kind of business in the unincorporated territory of the County of El Dorado without possessing a County business license unless exempt under County Ordinance Code Section 5.08.070. The Bidder to whom an award is made must comply with all of the requirements of the County Business License Ordinance, where applicable, prior to beginning Work under this Contract and at all times during the term of this Contract. 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. An inadvertent error in listing a subcontractor who is not registered pursuant to Section 1725.5 in a bid proposal shall not be grounds for filing a bid protest or grounds for considering the bid nonresponsive if the requirements of Labor Code section 1771.1 are met. EMISSIONS REDUCTION: Contractor must comply with emission reduction regulations mandated by the California Air Resources Board, sign the certification of knowledge in the Agreement, and provide County a Certificate of Reported Compliance when road legal diesel vehicles with a gross vehicle weight over 14,000 pounds are included in their fleet. Contractor must require all sub-contractors to comply with such regulations and provide County a Certificate of Reported Compliance for each sub-contractor with road legal diesel vehicles over 14,000 pound gross vehicle weight. SUBCONTRACTOR LIST: Each Proposal must have listed therein the name, contractor’s license number, DIR number, and address of each subcontractor to whom the Bidder proposes to subcontract portions of the Work in an amount in excess of 0.5% of the total bid or $10,000, whichever is greater, in accordance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, commencing with Section 4100 of the Public Contract Code. The Bidder must also describe in the Subcontractor List the Work to be performed by each subcontractor listed. The Work to be performed by the subcontractor must be shown by listing the bid item number, bid item description, and portion of the Work to be performed by the subcontractor in the form of a percentage (not to exceed 100%) calculated by dividing the Work to be performed by the subcontractor by the respective bid item amount(s) (not by the total bid price). The percentage of each bid item subcontracted may be submitted with the Bidder’s bid or sent via email or fax to Brian Franklin, County of El Dorado Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, email- Brian.Franklin@ edcgov.us, Fax-(530) 626-0387 by 4:00 p.m. on the first business day after the bid opening. The email or fax must contain the name of each subcontractor submitted with the Bidder’s bid along with the bid item number, the bid item description, and the percentage of each bid item subcontracted, as described above. At the time bids are submitted, all listed subcontractors must be properly licensed to perform their designated portion of the Work. The Bidder’s attention is directed to other provisions of the Act related to the imposition of penalties for failure to observe its provisions by using unauthorized subcontractors or by making unauthorized substitutions. An inadvertent error in listing the California Contractor license number on the Subcontractor List will not be grounds for filing a bid protest or grounds for considering the bid non-responsive if the Bidder submits the corrected contractor’s license number to Brian Franklin via fax or email as noted above within 24 hours after the bid opening, provided the corrected contractor’s license number corresponds to the submitted name and location for that subcontractor. NONDISCRIMINATION: Comply with Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2, California Code of Regulations and the following. NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR NONDISCRIMINATION PROGRAM (GOvERNMENT CODE

SECTION 12990) Comply with Section 7 1.02I(2), “Nondiscrimination,” of the Standard Specifications, which is applicable to all nonexempt State contracts and subcontracts, and to the “Standard Califor nia Nondiscrimination Construction Contract Specifications” set forth therein. The specifications are applicable to all nonexempt State construction contracts and subcontracts of $5,000 or more. Comply with the fair employment practices provisions in the Draft Agreement contained in these Contract Documents that will apply to this Contract. PREvAILING 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 1810, eight (8) hours of labor constitutes a legal day’s work upon all work done hereunder, and Contractor and any subcontractor employed under this 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. BID SECURITY: A bid security must be provided with each bid. Bid security must be in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the Bid for bid and must be cash, a certified check or cashier’s check drawn to the order of the County of El Dorado or a Bidder’s Bond executed by a surety satisfactory to the County of El Dorado on the form provided in the Proposal section of these Contract Documents. If a Bidder is submitting an electronic bid through Quest, the following requirements apply. Bidders are required to submit either an electronic Bidder’s Bond through Surety2000 or a PDF copy of a hard copy Bidder’s Bond. If a bid security other than a Bidder’s Bond is being used, Bidders must upload a PDF copy of the bid security with their electronic bid submittal. If a PDF copy of the bid security is uploaded, the original bid security must be provided to the Department of Transportation after the bid opening but before the end of business on the first business day after the bid opening. If Bidder chooses to utilize Surety2000, by submitting their bid, Bidder hereby agrees to hold the County of El Dorado harmless from and waive any and all claims against the County of El Dorado for any claims or damages that arise from or are related to the Bidder’s use of Surety2000. BID PROTEST PROCEDURE: The protest procedure is intended to handle and resolve disputes related to the bid award for this Project pursuant to County of El Dorado policies and procedures. The protest procedure is an extension of the formal bid process and allows those who wish to protest the recommendation of an award after bid the opportunity to be heard. Policy: Upon completion of the bid evaluation, the Department of Transportation will notify all Bidders of the recommendation of award, the basis therefore, and the date and time on which the recommendation for award will be considered and acted upon by the Board of Supervisors. All Bidders may attend the Board of Supervisors meeting at the time the agenda item is considered, address the Board of Supervisors, and be heard. Procedure: If a Bidder wishes to protest the award, this is the procedure: 1. The Department of Transportation will review the bids received in a timely fashion under the terms and conditions of the Notice to Bidders, and notify the Bidders in writing, at the fax number

designated in the Proposal, of its recommendation including for award or rejection of bids (“All Bidders Letter”). 2. Within five (5) business days from the date of the “All Bidders Letter,” the Bidder protesting the recommendation for award must submit a letter of protest to and must be received by the County of El Dorado, Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, Attention Brian Franklin, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667, and state in detail the basis and reasons for the protest. The Bidder must provide facts to support the protest, including any evidence it wishes to be considered, together with the law, rule, regulation, or criteria on which the protest is based. 3. If the Department of Transportation finds the protest to be valid, it may modify its award recommendations and notify all Bidders of that decision. If the Department of Transportation does not agree with the protest, or otherwise fails to resolve the protest, it will notify the bid protestor and all interested parties of its decision and the date and time that the recommendation for award will be agendized for the Board of Supervisors’ consideration and action. The Department of Transportation Division will also include in its report to the Board of Supervisors the details of the bid protest. 4. The Bidder may attend the Board of Supervisors meeting at which the recommendation and bid protest will be considered. The Board of Supervisors will take comment from the Bidder, staff, and members of the public who wish to speak on the item. In the event that the Bidder is not in attendance at that time, the bid protest may be dismissed by the Board of Supervisors without further consideration of the merits; and The decision of the Board of Supervisors on the bid protest will be final. AWARD OF CONTRACT: Bids will be considered for award by the Board of Supervisors. The County of El Dorado reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interests of the County. As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit 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. The Office Engineer must receive all required documents within ten (10) business days of the date of the Notice of Award of Contract letter. 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. PROJECT ADMINISTRATION: Submit all Requests for Information (RFI) during the bid period to the above referenced Department of Transportation’s Contact email or to the email shown on the Quest website under the Quest # 6391445 “Project Q&A”. If the response does not require an addendum, a response will be posted as a response to Bidder’s inquiry on the Quest website under “Project Q&A”. It is the Bidders’ responsibility to check this website under “Project Q&A” for responses to Bidders’ inquiries during the bid period. Addenda will be uploaded in pdf format to Quest’s website and Quest will issue an automatic email notification to all planholders that have acquired the Contract Documents digitally through Quest. The list of planholders will be available on Quest’s website under “View Planholders”. No oral responses to any questions concerning the content of the Contract Documents will be given. All responses will be in the form of written addenda to the Contract Documents or written responses to Bidders’ inquiries. Responses to Bidders’ inquiries and addenda will be posted on the Quest website as described above. BY ORDER OF the Director of the Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, County of El Dorado, State of California. Authorized by the Board of Supervisors on June 23, 2020, at Placerville, California. 6/24 7881

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The County of El Dorado Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the Building C Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville CA 95667 on July 9, 2020 at 8:30 a.m., to consider recommendation for adoption of proposed Title 130 Zoning Ordinance Major Amendments (OR17-0002) project submitted by EL DORADO COUNTY. The major amendments include but are not limited to: 1) Expand the allowable commercial and/ or industrial zones for uses including: distillery, professional and medical office, full service winery facility, vehicle sales and rentals, self storage (mini storage), drive through facilities, and mobile services consistent with the intent of each respective zone (Article 2, Table 130.22.020 Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for the Commercial Zones, and Table 130.23.020 - Industrial/R&D Zones Use Matrix); 2) Expand the allowable agricultural zones for the following agricultural land uses: ranch marketing uses for agricultural grazing lands, and full service winery facilities consistent with the intent of each respective zone (Article 4, Table 130.40.260.3 - Ranch Marketing Uses for Agricultural Grazing Lands and Table 130.40.400.1 - Wineries Allowed Use Matrix); 3) New or expanded uses by Conditional Use Permit including drive-through facilities with improved development standards (Article 4, Section 130.40.140 – Drive-Through Facilities), and full-service wineries outside of General Plan Agricultural Districts (Article 4, Table 130.40.400.1 – Wineries Allowed Uses Matrix); 4) Modifications to planning permit processing, public noticing requirements and procedures, and repeating uses for temporary use permits in Article 5, Chapters 130.50 (Application Filing and Processing), 130.51 (General Application Procedures), and 130.52 (Permit Requirements, Procedures, Decisions, and Appeals); 5) Minor text corrections and modifications for consistency with state law; and 6) Modifications to eleven (11) definitions in the Glossary (Article 8, Section 130.80.020 - Definitions of Specialized Terms and Phases) for Campsite, Community Care Facility, Distillery-Large Commercial, Distillery-Craft, Drive-Through Facility, Drive-Through Entrance, DriveThrough Exit, Drive-Through Lane, Stacking Area, Mobile Services, and Restaurant. The proposed amendments to Title 130 Public Notice Requirements and Procedures also required changes to the noticing requirements in Title 120 (Subdivisions) for consistency between the two County Ordinances. The sections proposed for modification apply to noticing requirements under Tentative Maps, Parcel Maps, Lot Line Adjustments, and Certificate of Compliances. (County Planner: Efren Sanchez 530-621-6591) (CEQA Addendum to 2015 Targeted General Plan Amendment-Zoning Ordinance Update [TGPA-ZOU] Project EIR prepared)** Agenda and Staff Reports are available prior at https://eldorado.legistar. com/Calendar.aspx All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Planning Commission in advance of the hearing. In light of COVID-19, all persons may be required to observe and participate in the hearing remotely as in-person attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID-19 recommendations as the hearing date approaches. For the current remote options, including whether in-person attendance is allowed or a potential change in hearing location if in-person attendance resumes, please check the meeting Agenda no less than 72 hours before the meeting, which will be posted at https://eldorado.legistar. com/Calendar.aspx. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us. **A CEQA Addendum is a document filed to satisfy CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). This document states that the Title 130 Zoning Ordinance Major Amendments would not result in any new or more sever impacts than those previously analyzed in the 2015 TGPAZOU Project EIR. The CEQA Addendum, together with the 2015 TGPAZOU Project EIR, will be utilized by the County as the environmental clearance for the Title 130 Zoning Ordinance Major Amendments project in accordance with Sections 15162 and 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines. To ensure delivery to the Commission prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted by Thursday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the Commission meeting will be delivered to the Commission prior to any action. COUNTY OF EL DORADO PLANNING COMMISSION TIFFANY SCHMID, Executive Secretary June 24, 2020 6/24 7868

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