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Revenues up for city budget Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer The Placerville 2022-23 budget shows projected increases in revenue allowing for additional staffing, vegetation management and bolstered capital improvement projects. The budget will return to City Council June 28 for adoption. Finance Director and Assistant City Manager Dave Warren presented the proposed budget to City Council June 14. According to Warren, the state Bradley Burns Sales Tax, used as a significant local economic indicator, saw a 7.3% increase in Placerville in the fourth quarter of 2021. The state and county sales tax pool, which Warren explained is online sales tax, saw a decrease of 5.5%. He credited the dip in online sales tax to people getting back to “normal” following the pandemic and returning to brick and mortar shopping. The General Fund is budgeted to increase roughly $1.2 million in expenditures. That’s 12.24% over 2020-21’s General Fund expenditures of $9.8 million. This increase will go toward expanding or modifying staffing in the Police, Administration, Engineering, Development, Community Services
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Kimo Ledward hangs out with Spartacus at his home in Georgetown. When the dog needed a place to live, Ledward was there without hesitation.
Saving Spartacus Thomas Frey Staff writer
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14 -year-old dog named Spartacus has had a tough go since the Caldor Fire destroyed his home in Grizzly Flat. Now he’s got a new life in Georgetown. Spartacus was a guardian dog at Stonebaker Ranch in Grizzly Flat. It was kind of a homestead situation, according to Kathy Hart of HartSong Ranch Animal Sanctuary. People could come and live there for free if they contributed to the wellbeing of the property. When the Caldor Fire left the property in shambles in August 2021, the owner — an elderly man named Chris — worked to find a temporary home for Spartacus with someone that lived in the area. A place was found but it was basically a dog run and kennel situation, according to Hart. She said Spartacus just went downhill from there. He stopped eating and he didn’t want to get up. He wanted to be back home. n
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Spartacus at his Grizzly Flat property.
and Finance departments, and includes a $75,000 contingency. General Fund revenues, comprised of 60% sales tax, are projected to also grow in 2022-23, by 12.65%. General Fund revenue totals would amount to $11 million. Comparing the General Fund to a single dollar, Warren showed the council the percentages of expenditures for each department. The Police Department and Community Services are expected to use the most funding, coming in at 34 and 27 cents, respectively. Other funds in the overall budget were projected to increase. Water funds grew $177,227 and sewer funds $221,053. Of the 15 smaller funds such as downtown parking, gas tax, Measures L and J and American Rescue Plan Act, only one will see a deficit. Warren commented on the Measure J Fund deficit. “Because of the revised sales tax projections, which are slightly lower, that fund has about a $61,000 deficit,” he said. “However, we do anticipate bankrolling about $272,000 this year in that fund.” The total operating budget is projected to grow roughly $2.5 million or 9.45% in n
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County finding funds for Ponderosa Road sidewalks Eric Jaramishian Staff writer The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the 2022 Capital Improvement Program PLACE ADDRESS LABEL HERE
at its June 14 meeting with one notable change regarding pedestrian safety on Ponderosa Road. Department of Transportation staff recommended supervisors authorize $500,000 in tribe funds to install sidewalks near the interchange of Ponderosa Road and Highway 50 up to Ponderosa High School. Department of Transportation Director Rafael Martinez said he expects high pedestrian usage for the sidewalks. Martinez hopes adding an additional $500,000 will qualify the county for an Active Transportation Program grant, a biannual funding opportunity for projects that encourage increased bicycling and
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A project in the Capital Improvement Program will implement sidewalks on Ponderosa Road near Highway 50 leading up to Ponderosa High School. Mountain Democrat photo by Eric Jaramishian
was so unsafe there,” said Board Chair Lori Parlin. “This is a worthy project.” Another topic came to discussion regarding the onramps and offramps at Cameron Park Drive and Highway 50. County Planning Commissioner Kris Payne, who spoke during public comment on the CIP discussion, reminded everyone
of his solution to implement slip ramps that would have drivers exit off Rodeo Road instead of Cameron Park Drive. “It is just a congested mess there,” Parlin said. “It actually has impeded a few proposed projects in that area because of the congestion. “At what point as the traffic backs up onto the highway, when
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OBITUARIES Obituaries on this page are written and paid for by the families or funeral homes. They are edited minimally by the Mountain Democrat. To submit an obituary, call (530) 622-1255, e-mail obits@mtdemocrat.net, fax (530) 344-5092, or visit mtdemocrat.com under “Submission Forms” at the bottom of the website. Include contact information with all submissions.
Ronald Darr Jr.
Ronald Darr Jr. passed away June 6 peacefully in his sleep from heart disease and asthma. He was preceded in death by his parents Ronald and Margaret Darr. He is survived by seven siblings Michael Sr. (Linda) Darr, Kevin Sr. (Terri) Darr, Rosemary (Patrick) Pendola, Eileen (David) Butterfield, Hanora (Robert) Morris, Mary (Jimmie) Owens and Thomas (Anne) Darr, and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Celebration of life will be held at Lyons Park 3633 Cedar Ravine Road, Placerville from 2-4 p.m. on July 10. No flowers please.
Jeannette Marini
Sept. 1, 1926 – June 6, 2022
Jeannette Marini, age 95, passed away peacefully June 6 in San Jose, Calif. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, the youngest child of James DeBartolo and Mary DeCapita DeBartolo; sibling to Dolores, Adelmo, Dena and Frank; all deceased. Married to Ernest Norge Marini (deceased) of Greenville, Penn., for 61 years. They spent most of their life together at their mountain home in Pollock Pines, Calif. She will be remembered for her active church life, love of singing and piano playing, her delicious cooking and fondness for feeding family and friends and her proud Italian heritage. She leaves behind a large, loving family, including many nieces and nephews. A memorial service on July 7 at 10 a.m. will be held at Oak Hill Funeral Home & Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Ave., San Jose, Calif. and is open to all who loved her. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations sent to Samaritan’s Purse, a Christian organization supported by Jeannette and Ernie.
Dean Russell Madeira
Oct. 1, 1931 – May 28, 2022
Dean was born in Bakersfield, Calif. He was the second of five children born to Paul and Evelyn Sneddon Madeira. He began working at age 9 delivering newspapers for the Bakersfield Californian and then for the Los Angeles Times at age 12. At age 15 he obtained a hardship family drivers license to be able to deliver the newspapers to the carriers, which was a better paying position. At age 17 he joined the U.S. Navy serving aboard the USS Salisbury Sound. After the service he held various salesman positions and donated time as a reserve for the Kern County Sheriff ’s Department. He married Ramona Brooks in 1949 and two daughters were born to this marriage, Karen in 1951 and Michele in 1952. He and Ramona divorced in 1961. Dean then married Sandra Pletcher, making their home in San Jose. There were three children born to this marriage; son Jeff in 1962, daughter Meritt in 1964 and daughter Kathy in 1969. In San Jose Dean was employed by the Santa Clara County Sheriff ’s Department fulfilling his dream of always wanting to be in law enforcement. He served in many divisions but patrol was always his favorite. He graduated from San Jose State with a BA in Criminal Justice Administration and also taught Administration of Justice classes, evening division, at San Jose City College. Dean led the formation of the Santa Clara County Peace Officer’s Association, which is still active. After serving 25 years he retired as Captain of the North County jail facility. Soon after retirement he helped form the Santa Clara County Department of Corrections. Upon his second retirement Dean and Sandy moved to Placerville in 1989 purchasing a home in the Pleasant Valley area where they lived for 31 years. He loved his home and with his many skills he added many beautifying additions. Many holidays and get-togethers with family were enjoyed here over the years. When they first arrived in Placerville he went to work part time for the El Dorado County Probation Department for two years doing pre-release recommendations, receiving letters of praise from two judges for his work. He then formed Madeira Group International doing pre-employment background investigations for 30 governmental agencies. He employed several investigators. After 10 years he sold the company to one of the investigators. Dean and Sandy traveled to Europe, the east coast and took several cruises. They were married for 61 years. Dean died with complications from Parkinson’s Disease on May 28 at home as he wished at 90. He was preceded in death by his brother Paul Madeira and his sisters Peggy Rocha and Jeanne Sandoval. His sister Grace Rockett is still living. He leaves behind his wife Sandy; son Jeff; daughter Karen and husband Mike Popplewell; daughter Michele and husband Carl Varney and their families of many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; daughter Meritt and husband Steve McClure and granddaughters Katrina and Kelly McClure; daughter Kathy Madeira and grandson Derek Nuse; son-in-law Dave Nuse; sister-in-law Pat Wynn; brother-in-law Leonard Sandoval and many nieces and nephews. He loved us all and he will be missed. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date. Whenever Dean heard an emergency siren he would say “they’re playing my song.
David Mark Hay
June 4, 1945 – June 15, 2022
David Mark Hay passed away peacefully with family by his side June 15 at the age of 77. David, the son of Cecil and Aloyse Hay and big brother to three sisters, was born on June 4, 1945. David grew up in Bangor, Mich., where he spent his days playing sandlot baseball with friends and his nights racing cars, claiming to have never been beat. After serving a tour of duty as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam, David’s hippie soul and cowboy spirit took him to California where he enjoyed a beach and mountain lifestyle with a dedicated group of wild and crazy friends. David met and married his wife and life-long partner Linda Callahan in the Lake Tahoe area. Together, David and Linda settled in Cameron Park to raise a happy and loving family, with two kids Jacob and Jessica. In Cameron Park, David spent many seasons coaching youth sports and sharing his love of skiing with his kids and their friends. He also worked proudly for 25 years as a building inspector for the city of Sacramento, supporting his kids through college and providing them opportunities he never had himself. In retirement, David lived in Sacramento, and eventually Bellingham with his wife and daughter. He was a natural as a grandfather who always kept the family laughing and happy with his humor, stories and relentlessly positive energy. An unapologetic liberal, David shared the values of compassion and acceptance with anyone who would listen. David is survived by his three sisters Betty, Ellen and Nancy, his wife of 44 years Linda; son Jacob; daughter-in-law Stacey; daughter Jessica; grandchildren Trevor, Hillary and Harrison; dog Sam and cat Izzy all of whom love and miss him very much. “Lately it occurs to me, what a long strange trip it’s been.” — Grateful Dead, Truckin’ Just keep truckin’ on, dad.
Ariel Rakel Luna
March 7, 1990 – June 9, 2022
With her family by her side, Ariel Rakel Luna passed away June 9 in Phoenix, Ariz., at 32 years old. Ariel was a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend who will be remembered for her compassionate heart, abundant generosity, silly sense of humor and boundless love for animals. Born on March 7, 1990, Ariel grew up in Placerville, Calif., as the youngest in her family. She was a happy and expressive child, despite being non-verbal for the first several years of her life. With the support of her family and programs, including PRIDE and Joy in Placerville and the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center in Sacramento, Ariel was able to develop her cognitive and social skills. She graduated from Edwin Markham Middle School in 2005 and El Dorado High School in 2009. From there, she completed the Job Corps trade school program in Sacramento, worked in various retail positions and eventually started and grew her own pet care business in Yuma, Ariz. Ariel found great joy in traveling to various states, dipping her toes in the ocean, listening to music and making picture collages. She was known for her carefully crafted birthday cards and letters to her loved ones, as well as handmade birthday posters for the animals at the Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Camp Verde, Ariz. As a frequent visitor to the wildlife park, she had an expansive knowledge of the animals there and delighted in sharing that information with any and all park visitors. Ariel is survived by her parents Richard Luna (Carolyn Bramson) and Shane Taber and her siblings Diego Luna, Olivia Luna (Regina Buenaobra) and Kira Luna. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Arthur and Mary Louise Taber and Teresa and Urbano Luna; her aunt Elizabeth Holly and many beloved pets, including cats Houdini, Puffball, Sunny and Torashima. Ariel’s last act of love was being an organ donor; our Hero gave extended life to three Arizona women. A celebration of life will be held at the Olde Vets Hall in Dixon, Calif., beginning at 11 a.m. July 9. Interment will be private in Dixon’s Silveyville Cemetery. To share a memory and/ or RSVP for the celebration of life, please visit gatheringus.com/memorial/ariel-rakel-luna/9311.
The following was taken from Placerville Police Department logs:
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June 10 6:20 a.m. A 30-year-old man suspected of being under the influence of a controlled substance on Main Street ran from and threatened officers. The man was taken to county jail.
June 12
3 a.m. A 35-year-old man was arrested on Placerville Drive on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance. 6:11 a.m. A 29-year-old man who refused to leave a Broadway business and was harrassing customers was determined to be under the influence and arrested.
5:48 a.m. A 32-year-old man was arrested on Broadway after he was reportedly screaming in the roadway.
9:05 p.m. A woman reported she was assaulted on Placerville Drive.
June 13
2:30 a.m. A 35-year-old man was arrested on Broadway on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.
9:50 a.m. Skimmers were found on ATM machines on Sacramento Street.
June 18
7:55 a.m. A-30 year-old man with an outstanding felony warrant was taken into custody on Quartz Mountain Drive.
June 14 5:33 a.m. A 35-year-old man was arrested on Broadway on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.
12:30 p.m. A 26-year-old man was arrested on Benham Street on reckless driving charges.
11:47 a.m. A 32-year-old man was arrested on Broadway on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.
3:41 p.m. A 47-year-old woman was taken into custody on Main Street on suspicion of public intoxication.
2:45 p.m. After two women reportedly got into a fight on Broadway, a 33-year-old woman was arrested, suspected of being under the influence of a controlled substance.
10:15 p.m. A 31-year-old woman suspected of battery refused to obey offcers’ commands and was arrested on Placerville Drive.
7:17 p.m. A 66-year-old man passed out in the Smith Flat Road area was arrested on public intoxication charges.
11:35 a.m. Burglary was reported on Smith Flat Road.
June 16
6:14 a.m. A 32-year-old woman was arrested on Forni Road on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.
6:30 a.m. A 31-year-old man who littered in a roadway walked away from officers as they attempted to make contact. The man was suspected of being under the influence of narcotics and taken into custody on Broadway. 3:10 p.m. Felony theft of alcohol was reported at a business on
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June 22 7:35 p.m. A 29-year-old woman was taken into custody on Placerville Drive after she was found to be drunk in public.
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GDPUD adopts budget, extends rate freeze Gloria Omania Georgetown Divide Public Utility District The Board of Directors of the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District held its regular meeting June 14, approving the water agency’s budget going into next year and maintaining a rate freeze that was set to expire June 30, among other action. Here is a summary of that meeting: Adopted the 2022-23 operating budget and Capital Improvement Plan: The Board of Directors adopted the 2022-22 operating budget and five-year Capital Improvement Plan, concluding a three-month budget review process that included a public workshop and review by the Finance Committee. The adopted budget projects a total estimated revenue of $7,213,628 which represents an 8% increase in revenue when compared to 2021-22 projected revenue. Total operating expenses are estimated at $5,198,106, which represents a 12% increase from the 2021-22 budget. The Capital Improvement Plan identifies a total of $1,808,823 in programs and projects.
lake levels
Stumpy Meadows Reservoir as of June 22 Water storage 19,515 acre-feet Percent full 98% Inflow 22.16 cfs/ Outflow 21.28 cfs Folsom Reservoir as of June 23 Water storage 848,558 acre-feet Percent full 87% Inflow 1,427 cfs/Outflow 2,239 cfs Union Valley as of June 23 Water storage 262,222 acre-feet Percent full 98% Inflow 0 cfs/ Outflow 0 cfs Loon Lake as of June 23 Water storage 67,337 acre-feet
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Extended the rate freeze to the end of the calendar year: The current rate freeze maintaining 2019 rates was due to expire on June 30. The adopted operating budget does not include the 5% rate increase scheduled to take effect July 1. GDPUD General Manager Adam Coyan provided an analysis of repairs and projects needed within the next 40 years, totaling more than $113 million, and recommended rates be increased to the full amount authorized through a Proposition 218 hearing process, which could save ratepayers more than $100 million over the next 40 years. The board extended the freeze to Dec. 31, noting the district will need to undergo another Prop. 218 process in the following year. It was acknowledged that the analysis by the general manager will be useful at that time. Issued a Level 2 water warning and implemented emergency water conservation measures: In response to drought regulations issued by the state of California the Board of Directors issued Level 2 water restrictions outlined in the District’s 2020 Urban
Water Management Plan. Detailed information is located on the District’s website at gd-pud.org/2022-droughtinformation. Adopted updated capital facility charges and meter installation fee schedules: Charges are levied by the district to new customers requesting a connection to the treated water system. Based on growth-pays-forgrowth principal established in District Ordinance 2007‑01, the following capital facility charges were established beginning June 14: Meter size 2022-23 fee Meter sizeinch $11,684 2022-23 fee 5/8 – 3/4 1 inch $28,670 5/8 – 3/4 inch $11,684 1-1/2 inch $57,337 1 inch $28,670 2 inches $91,743 1-1/2 inch $57,337 2 inches $91,743 The Board approved new labor and equipment rates to apply when determining the fee for new meters and installations. Authorized the general manager to execute a professional services agreement for consulting services for the Auburn Lake Trails Wastewater permit application: The
regulatory document, a waste discharge requirement order for the Auburn Lake Trails Wastewater Management Zone was issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board in 2002. Since 2002 new septic technologies have been developed, building regulations have been modified and monitoring and sampling requirements have been updated. The study will check on ability to add accessory dwelling units without degrading the system and look at the monitoring requirements for the systems not part of the community disposal system. In an effort to follow best management practices, the Board of Directors authorized the general manager to execute a professional services agreement with Bennett Engineering Services to evaluate a waste discharge requirement update. The total cost of $53,434 for these services will be billed on a time and materials basis. Authorized the issuance of a request for qualifications for a CEQA consultant: Special districts are required to follow California Environmental Quality Act analysis for
Sidewalks Percent full 97% Inflow 0 cfs/ Outflow 0 cfs Ice House as of June 23 Water storage 39,766 acre-feet Percent full 91% Inflow 26 cfs/ Outflow 0 cfs Lake Aloha as of June 23 Water storage 4,934 acre-feet Percent full 99% Inflow 20 cfs/ Outflow 20 cfs Caples Lake as of June 23 Water storage 22,271 acre-feet Percent full 100% Inflow 11.60 cfs/ Outflow 29.6 cfs
Echo Lake as of June 23 Water storage 1,986 acre-feet Percent full 102% Inflow 1.12 cfs/ Outflow 6.28 cfs Silver Lake as of June 23 Water storage 8,615 acre-feet Percent full 100% Inflow 10.46 cfs/ Outflow 4.81 cfs Sly Park as of June 23 Water storage 32,684 acre-feet Percent Full 79.7% Inflow 9.59 cfs/ Outflow 50.50 cfs American River as of June 23 Flow 127.20 cfs
projects. Directors authorized the district to select a qualified consulting firm to support staff ’s CEQA review and develop environmental documents for applicable projects prior to construction. Received presentation on energy management: The board received a presentation on solar/battery energy management options for the district by Terra Verde Energy, the preferred energy provider of the Association of California Water Agencies. Approved costs related to participation in the Garden Valley Fourth of July community event: The Board authorized the district’s participation in this event as an opportunity to strengthen its connection with the community. Board members and staff will host an informational booth and participate in the parade. The next board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 12, at 2 p.m. at the GDPUD Office, 6425 Main St., Georgetown. For additional information contact public information coordinator for GDPUD Gloria Omania by email at gomania@gd-pud.org.
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shift, the carpool lane and the drop lane coming eastbound up the hill. “For some reason, Caltrans doesn’t like those types of ramps, where you have a dual exit off of one location, they really hate that,” Martinez said. “Those lane additions have caused chaos there and it is a very dangerous area in my mind,” Parlin said. Parlin suggested that a group of citizens try to engage Caltrans. Martinez told the Mountain Democrat the cheapest improvement for the interchange would cost
upwards of $65 million. The Department of Transportation is considering conducting improvements to the area in phases. Additionally, Martinez said there are potentially 13 different projects that could become future CIP priorities should certain grants be awarded in the future, including Pleasant Valley Road sidewalk improvements at Pearl Place, El Dorado Trail improvements in Shingle Springs and guard rail replacements at various locations in the county.
“That is in addition to the $600,000 that we are spending between this spring and this coming fall with ARPA
money,” she said. “So $50,000 is not the entire amount we are spending on vegetation management.”
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revenues and increased expenditures of around $1.9 million or 8.89%. Revenues in 2022-23 would total just under $29 million and expenditures $23.5 million. Additional or expanded staffing requests for the Police, Finance, Engineering, Development Services, Community Services and Administration departments came in at a net cost of $836,690. “These (costs) are any changes in ongoing programs,” he said. “Could be new positions or additions to programs.” Warren highlighted the 33 proposed capital improvement projects for 2022-23. The total costs for the projects come in at $5.9 million and include a phone system upgrade, road repairs, storm drain replacements and bicycle and pedestrian facility improvements. Warren handed the presentation over to Police Chief Joe Wren to walk the council through the Police Department’s requests, including female locker room space and a computer-aided dispatch/record management system upgrade. For more than 20 years the department has used a system called TracNet for computer-aided dispatch and record management. “It had its limitations but our staff was able to work around that and pull out of that system more than it was capable of providing us,” said Wren. The El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office used the same system until a recent update of its system to Sun Ridge Systems’ integrated public safety software system. The El Dorado Hills-based provider integrates 18 separate applications including CAD/ RMS and a jail management system in its software. The upgrade by the county has meant that city and county law enforcement systems were no longer linked. With the system upgrade local law enforcement will be able to better coordinate, said Wren. Warren then passed the mic to Community Services Director Terry Zeller to highlight the Community Services CIP requests. “Of course, we have the fuel reduction treatment,” Zeller said. Fuel reduction treatment projects on city-owned properties come to more than $209,000 for a total of 11 properties. A larger shaded shelter at Lions Park is proposed at $63,000. Work is ongoing at the old city hall building on Main Street. “The historic city hall re-roof project is a continuation of the starts and stops we have had with historic
city hall,” said Zeller. “It would be a follow-up to the shoring that was completed the year before last to stop internal deterioration on the inside of the building.” The project will be paid for by ARPA, according to Zeller. The cedar shake roof and stone veneer repair on the Bell Tower on Main Street will come in at just over $10,000. According to Zeller, repairs need to be accomplished “since it is such a central and visible part of our city identity.” City Engineer Rebecca Neves took over to highlight some of the Engineering Department’s projects. “As you can see, we have quite a few projects coming up,” she said. The public safety building environmental clearance coming in at $250,000 and the public works corporation yard improvements at just over $558,000 were at the top of the list. Both of which are largely funded by ARPA. “Take care of the ones who take care of us,” said Neves of the two projects aimed at improving public safety and public works facilities. Neves walked the council through several road maintenance, paving, culvert repair, storm drain and water main projects. These included annual patch paving signage maintenance and street striping. “It’s always amazing to me how much signage and stripping actually can change the feeling of a road or a corridor,” she said. “Keeping our stipping refreshed and keeping our signage refreshed helps encourage more positive behavior in terms of driving and parking around town.” Roads slated to get a fresh layer of pavement include Coon Hollow Road, Morrene Drive, Dimity Lane and Middletown Road. Included in the Engineering Department’s CIP request is the replacement of an Orangeburg pipe. “Every CIP we go through and add at least one Orangeburg replacement,” she said. Orangeburg pipe is a pipe made from wood pulp, water-resistant adhesive and oil tar pitch. It was used from the 1860s through the 1970s. It can break easily and is susceptible to tree roots and other failures. Warren wrapped up the presentation by reminding the council members and the public that the full 150-page budget document would return to City Council for adoption. Mayor Kara Taylor wanted to clarify to the community that the added $50,000 vegetation management line item in the budget was not the only money being spent on vegetation management.
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nce again, the California Legislature has engaged in the most meaningless exercise imaginable — passing the state budget. In other states, where progressivism is less dominant, the annual budget is an important Jon Coupal legislative act. In California, it means squat. If the enactment of the annual budget is so pointless, why does the Legislature even bother to pass it? The answer is simple. The Constitution requires the passage of a budget bill in order for members of the Legislature to receive their paychecks. It wasn’t always The “budget this way. But in 2010 the Legislature put bill,” which is Proposition 25 on supposed to be the ballot. Entitled the “On-Time Budget a comprehensive Act of 2010,” its real spending plan for purpose was to repeal the requirement that the fiscal year the budget bill receive a reflecting the two-thirds vote of both policy priorities of houses. Knowing that voters are rightfully the state, has now suspicious of lowering morphed into an any vote threshold, the Legislature sold voters ongoing legislative the proposal by saying process that has that if they approved Prop 25, budgets would no beginning and be passed on time, with no end. greater transparency and that legislators would forfeit their pay if the budget was late. All three of these representations were lies. The reality — since Prop. 25 passed California has had no budget process. The “budget bill,” which is supposed to be a comprehensive spending plan for the fiscal year reflecting the policy priorities of the state, has now morphed into an ongoing legislative process that has no beginning and no end. “Budget bills” are now being enacted nearly a year after the June 15 deadline, despite legislators being able to collect their paychecks in the meantime. After Prop. 25 became law, dozens of bills have been designated as “budget related” even though they have nothing to do with the budget, just to take advantage of Prop. 25’s easier rules for passing bills. Many bills that would otherwise require a twothirds vote can suddenly become an “amendment” to a budget bill and then they can be passed with only a simple majority. There’s no requirement for a hearing in the legislative committee that has jurisdiction over that area of policy and the public n
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Letters to the Editor Wagon train EDITOR: s a lifetime resident of Placerville I was very disappointed that our town did not put on a valid parade for the wagon train. It had been a tradition since 1949. What happened to the street dance? The celebration at the fairgrounds? Where have our traditions gone? What has happened to our town? SHERI ZANDONELLA Placerville
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Bribery EDITOR: ribery is against the law for all of us, except for politicians. The Supreme Court has made it so. They have found that political money isn’t just money, but free speech. And, that it also applies to corporations, who are really just people who have the right to give politicians money, as it is their free speech right. If you bribe someone it is likely you will go to jail — if you give bribes to a politician, no problem. The Supreme Court has made it so. Think about it. JAMES E. LONGHOFER Placerville
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ith uncontrolled inflation, historic gas prices, food shortages, unrealistic property values and no effort to help the people of the Caldor Fire with FEMA, our governor will probably be reelected. He and Slow Joe Biden have done nothing but talk. “Slick” Newsom sits in his gated community with his “partner,” who runs nonprofits no one has any idea who they help, and laughs at the people who struggle. He promises “relief ” from the gas prices, but has done nothing. He never comes “up the hill” from his castle to visit the people of rural counties, except to get “photo ops” — and then leaves. He is not a “man of the people,”he is a man of urban living. He focuses on L.A., San Francisco, San
Diego and Sacramento with no regard for us. He lies. He said during his run for governor he “would follow California’s Constitution” on the death penalty. Once elected, he put a moratorium on the law. He hobnobs with celebrities at the French Laundry and the Super Bowl, celebrates weddings with the Gettys and goes on vacation out of the country at the beginning of the gas surge. All this and more — and people of California still want “Slick” as the chief operating officer of this state. I look for a movement to divide the state, to make the rural communities able to control their own destiny. WELZA DEAN PANNELL Somerset
Humanizing homelessness EDITOR: want to thank the county’s Human Rights Commission for putting on an excellent forum called “A Day in the Life of a Homeless Person.” In addition to speakers from the Upper Room, Housing El Dorado and Continuum of Care, four people who are experiencing homelessness shared their stories. I’ll let the four individuals speak for themselves. Watch the video on the county Human Right’s Commission website once it’s posted. If you have a human heart, listening to their stories will change your attitude toward homelessness. We do not have enough affordable housing in this county. We do not have enough support for the disabled, domestic violence victims, veterans and the economically disadvantaged. People claim we have a mental illness, not a housing problem. They say we have an addiction, not a housing problem. The reality is that we have all of the above, but we could help those who are addicted and those who are mentally ill a lot more effectively if they had a roof over their heads and available services. Other people just need the housing and can’t find something that they can afford. The county is finally moving toward providing services that can help people get into a stable and permanent living arrangement, and getting more affordable housing
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undertaking. here are 75 EVs are significantly million to more expensive 80 million than ICE vehicles — passenger $35,000-$40,000 v. vehicles produced $25,000. ICE vehicles and sold annually have an average annual worldwide. In the price increase of 2-3% United States about 17 (except in the last year million vehicles are sold and a half thanks to the and about 12 million Biden administration are produced each year. creating an inflation The biggest producer Larry Weitzman rate well north of 8%). is China at about 25 EVs have had more million and just behind significant price increases, with the U.S. is Japan at nearly 10 million. Tesla leading the way with 5% price Of that 75 million to 80 million increase in both March and June this total, electric car sales account for year. about 4.2 million worldwide, with Nearly 40% the cost of an EV is U.S. sales of about 500,000. That the battery and we can expect those equates to about 5% of total vehicle costs to go up. Batteries in 2021 were sales. about $132 a kWh, meaning a 100To have all new vehicles become kWh battery for an EV (most EVs EVs, it will take 20 times the have smaller batteries) would cost production. On top of that, it will about $13,200. That would yield a require about 20 years for a total range of 300-350 miles. But batteries internal combustion engine (ICE) fleet replacement at an EV production are made with expensive metals and rate of 100%. At the rate of expansion materials — lithium, cobalt, nickel, etc. This year the same battery is of EV sales, it probably will take 40 projected to cost about $171 a kWh or years until there are no more ICE about $17,100. Add to that the cost of vehicles — and that’s in a perfect the vehicle’s control system, cooling marketplace. That is beyond a huge
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Hydro, nuclear and petroleum are all in the green communists’ disfavor. Where and how are we going to get the power to charge our EVs? system, motors, etc., and you can see why a long-range Tesla Model 3 goes for nearly $60,000. ICE powertrains average between $5,000-$10,000, depending on the car. ICE vehicles are made from aluminum and steel — plentiful materials with a stable supply and relatively inexpensive. Without government mandates and intervention in consumer choice (which is happening now), EVs cannot compete with ICE vehicles, especially commercial trucks of which there are tens of millions on our roads. The Biden (Iron Curtain) administration has raised the price of gasoline by limiting petroleum production. It was done through the creation of regulations, not by laws passed in Congress. In some places, since the last election, gasoline has nearly tripled. Biden has also made it more difficult to finance new drilling and recovery projects. It is our current leader’s intent to make gasoline
so expensive as to make ICE cars unwanted because of fuel expense. If competition was allowed and fuel wasn’t being artificially limited, EVs couldn’t compete with ICE vehicles. Think about this: 60% of electricity is from petroleum and electricity is getting expensive, going up in price about 20% and climbing. Not to mention our grid is already “overtaxed.” Grid operators warn of rolling blackouts as wind and solar prove to be very expensive and unreliable (producing only about 10% of our grid power). Hydro is another 10%, nuclear is about 20% and petroleum makes up the balance. Hydro, nuclear and petroleum are all in the green communists’ disfavor. Where and how are we going to get the power to charge our EVs? Charging at night with solar doesn’t work and charging stations are few and far between.
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has no opportunity to submit public comments or to question their representatives about their votes for the bills. The process is now so scripted, it makes a Kabuki dance look like improvisational theater. Longtime political writer Dan Walters labeled the 1,000-page budget “another sham, drafted largely in secret with minimal public exposure and many blanks to be filled in later.” Even the decidedly leftof-center Sacramento Bee succinctly summarized the state of play with this headline: “California Democrats passed a fake budget so they could get paid. Taxpayers have to wait.” One party rule in California has resulted in the continuing slide toward a corrupt and dysfunctional legislative body. Regrettably, that institution has, for the last decade, enacted laws intended only to
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cement their control of the state and the Prop. 25 scam is just one example. As more citizens and productive businesses move out-of-state to escape the insanity, those of us who remain must continue to fight for meaningful change. Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
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built. If you don’t like seeing people camping out in our hills, behind our stores and along our rivers, be a part of the solution. It’s long past time. DAWN WOLFSON Cameron Park
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Refueling an EV takes at least six times as long Yeah, I know, “I charge at night at home” — (so as an ICE vehicle at a supercharger. And then there what do you drive at night?). When energy becomes is the charging infrastructure. According to Dan scare, what are you going to do? “I’ll buy solar Walters, California has one charging station for panels.” How much do they cost? A 6-kWh system is 31 EVs. States on the East Coast are worse. And $15,000 to $20,000 and it will take 24-plus hours Walters noted only 73% of stations in the Bay Area to charge your 100-kWh battery (no solar power work. It will take decades to meet demand and the at night). EVs might work for retired folks, but for cost for energy will be as high as gasoline (which people who use their vehicles ... fuhgeddaboudit. In will actually become cheaper as EV sales rise and fact, 78% of EV owners also own a conventional car. The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation ICE sales fall). Larry Weitzman is a resident of Placerville. 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Monday, June 27, 2022
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AL-ANON is here for you if you are bothered by someone else’s drinking. Call for meeting times. (916) 3342970. https://sacal-anon. blogspot.com American Assoc of University Women, Foothills of EDC Branch. Our mission is to advance gender equity for women & girls. Science and Math Camp Scholarships, programs & interest groups. Leave a voicemail for Laurel 530-4177737 or Sara 530-417-7138. eldorado-ca.aauw.net LEARN & PLAY CRIBBAGE Cribbage is a fun, fast paced game that will surely keep you on your toes! **All skill levels **Learn to play by ACC Rules (American Cribbage Congress) **Beginner instruction available **Compete in weekly Cribbage tournaments. Call 916-768-4452 for more information Gold Country Cribbers play Thursday afternoon 1:00 pm at the Moni Gilmore Sr Center, 990 Lassen Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA. 95762 Struggling with life? Celebrate Recovery is for any Hurt, Habit or Hang-up. We are a faith-based recovery program for life’s issues and struggles. Join us Thursday nights at 6:30pm at Green Valley Church, 3500 Green Valley Rd, Placerville. Doors open at 6:15pm. Children’s programs are available for ages 3 months to 18 years old. Email: celebrate@greenvalley. church. Find us on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ crgvcc/ Everyone is welcome, El Dorado County Republican Women Federated meets on the 4th Thursday of each month. 5:00PM for social and food, 6:00-7:00/7:30PM meeting and speaker. Location: El Dorado Community Hall, 6139 Pleasant Valley Road, El Dorado, CA. Take Oriental Street across from the Post Office. Please join us for food, friendship and education. CANTARE CHORALE of the Sierra Foothills performs all styles of choral music and is always looking for talented new members. For information, audition, or to schedule an event see www. cantarechorale.com, call (530) 677-8463. or (530) 676-4432. DEMOCRATS – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Round Table Pizza–Missouri Flat Rd. in Placerville at noon on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Call (530)391-6414 or see edcdems.org for more information. Fleet Reserve Assoc, Br 275, Active Duty or Retired Veterans, USN, USMC, Coast Guard. Regular meeting on 4th Wednesday each month, social 5:30 pm, dinner 6:00 pm, and meeting 7:00 pm. Veterans Memorial Building 130 Placerville Drive, contact Larry (530) 677-3925 GOLD RUSH CHORUS now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing four-part harmony in the barbershop style. To learn more or to book a performance, call Howard at (530) 647-6513 or Kent (530) 651-3575 Hangtown Women’s TENNIS Club. Women of every level welcome! Come play for fun & exercise! $30 annual membership includes monthly lessons. Weds 8-10 am. El Dorado High School courts, Acacia St., Placerville. Includes monthly social activities. (805) 540-8654. NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP ZOOM MEETINGS occurring. Keep up-to-date for in person to resume as allowed at web site
NAMIeldoradocounty.org. Warmline: 530-306-4101 Meeting 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Tuesdays 6-7:30 pm. NAMI Family Support Group ZOOM link https://us02web. zoom.us/j/3401819716 Meeting ID: 340 181 9716 One tap mobile +16699009128, 3401819716 Do your feet or hands tingle, feel numb, or hurt. The Placerville Neuropathy Support Group meets the 2nd Wed. of each month, 1 PM, Senior Center, 937 Spring St. Except: July, Aug. & Dec. Jan., Feb., March telephone meeting. Call Bev (877)6226298 for instructions. Placerville Senior Softball Club. Welcomes all men and women ball players, slow pitch, 55 and older. Season is April through Sept. Contact Dean Panell simplefolk1028@yahoo.com (530) 620-4755, or Kelly Heavin sfd5r5ter@aol.com (530) 919-0386 POLLOCK PINES-CAMINO ROTARY CLUB is seeking people interes ted in community service and interested in exploring a Rotary club of friendships, reasonable dues and endless satisfaction. Please call 530305-0872 for information regarding Rotary and an upcoming meeting. Senior PEER COUNSELING of El Dorado County is seeking volunteer counselors. Do you possess such qualities as warmth, empathy and non-judgement, as well as having varied life experiences, and being over the age of 55? If you do and would like to help and listen to fellow seniors who are dealing with age related issues such as loneliness, isolation, health and grief, we would love to talk to you. Counselors receive training and are supervised by a professional in the field. SPC Clinical Supervisor Jayann Askin, MFT, shares “We are looking for volunteers who are interested in psychology, counseling, and mental health and would like to be a part of a supportive group of ongoing learners in this field.” For more information on this greatly rewarding volunteer opportunity, please call 530621-6304 Senior PEER COUNSELING Seniors 55 and over who are grieving, depressed or having issues related to aging can meet one-on-one with a caring senior, professionally supervised and trained to listen and encourage. Call (530)621-6304 to leave a message and get started. TOPS Club, Inc. meets Tuesday 9:00–11:00 am, Veterans Hall (downstairs) 130 Placerville Dr. For more information call Bonnie (530) 409-2399 Helping millions take off pounds sensibly since 1948. UPPER ROOM DINING HALL located at 1868 Broadway, Placerville. Feeding the hungry 365 days a year. Food served from 4 to 5:30PM daily. Hall opens at 2 pm, open all holidays. Avail for families, seniors, veterans, and any who need a meal. Help us Feed the Hungry. Volunteers and monetary contributions always welcome P.O. Box 484, Placerville CA 95667 or (530)497-5146. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2680 Looking for new members. First years dues paid by the Post. Meeting is the 2nd Friday of each month at 6:30 pm. Call Primo at (530) 626-5753 WOMEN VOTERS League of Women Voters of El Dorado County voter education. For information go to lwveldorado.org or (530) 672-3141.
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Orlando was good to Tumble Time Gymnastics in the 2022 National Gymnastics Association nationals as eight Cameron Park competitors earned a national championship. “Nationals went really well,” said national champion Cheyenne Jones. “Our team did really good and awards are always my favorite because that’s where you get to cheer for your team members. We grabbed each other’s hands hoping we get first because we have no idea until we get up on the podium.” Jones and Annika Cole — who is going to Simpson University in Iowa for gymnastics in the fall — also qualified for the NGA National Team with a stellar showing. “Annika works hard, she is determined and she’s hit that pinnacle,” Tumble Time co-owner Haylee Brown said. “Cheyenne Jones had huge wins this year and she’s been really impressive.” Joining Jones as a national champion was Lexi Lehr, Brooke Davis, Kali Hunt, Lillian Oby, Hudson Boston, Gordon Brown and Mason Brown. Many more competitors took home second and third-place finishes, which Brown said she is very proud of. National champions Davis and Oby
are level 2s coached by Lexi Malm. “Lillian is very mature,” Malm said. “I have a very sarcastic sense of humor and she catches on to it every single time so it’s fun getting to joke around with her. Brooke is my little firecracker and she’s super ambitious and she’s very silly too. But she always comes in and puts in the work, puts in the effort and it pays off.” Malm did gymnastics when she was younger but mostly did tumbling and then cheer in high school. About a year ago while coaching Malm, 22, decided she wanted to compete in gymnastics again. “I was coaching but I was seeing all the girls on my level compete and I kind of thought to myself that I think I still have it in me,” Malm recalled. Brown said it was impressive that Malm was able to come in and compete in the uneven bars again because of the difficulty of the skills and the toll it can take on the body. “One of the hardest skills in gymnastics is a kip on the bars, which you have to have for this level of gymnastics,” Brown said. “To come in later and be able to get that skill. It’s impressive.” While coaching levels 2-4, Malm also competed as a level 6 over the last year. She kept increasing her scores and n
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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). Someone drops the guard and welcomes you into a wacky, personal world. Enjoy the tour. Just remember, it’s but a glimpse. Only the security guards really know what happens in the museum’s off hours. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Just because an idea is zany doesn’t mean it won’t work. A bit of ridiculousness will harmonize with the practical logistics and offer an effective solution. Whimsical air signs are balance to your grounded energy. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Teaching is the best way to learn something thoroughly. In doing so, you will find out where the gaps in your own education lie and then fill them in to achieve the next level of mastery. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re hesitant to get caught up in big talk. It is often the case that people who think they know something have less to share than those who are sitting quietly and watching the action. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Heroes don’t need a crisis to prove their heroism. They can be spotted as they perpetuate standards of human decency in normal circumstances and for no apparent benefit. You recognize heroes because you are one. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Although you are in the mood to risk it all, “it all” doesn’t want to be risked and will seem to cling to you, begging you to reconsider. You would be wise to do so. This mood will pass, and you’ll still have all your resources.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll communicate and learn with greater ease, but more importantly, with more interest in your subject. Your curiosity is not only a boon to the processes but it also makes your work much more fun. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The day is characterized by a smoothness that allows you to move faster and with a one-track focus. With the concentration of a skilled ninja, you’ll complete a mission stealthily and take back the prize to your loved ones. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Even if you expect things to go right, you’re still grateful when they do. Your appreciation means more than you know. So often the satisfied customers go silently on their way, and only the unhappy ones speak up. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If the various parts of your life were represented in tectonic plates, this would be a day when two plates try to take up the same space. Tension builds and then it’s released, with a gentle shake to all sides. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your focus is required. Fear may disguise itself as distraction. Face it instead. What you’re doing is a little hard at first, but once you get in the swing, you’ll be glad you didn’t waste time on anything else. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Being tired or overwhelmed can pull a shadow over your thinking. Tired thoughts can be less helpful and even less truthful. But after you’ve rested and taken good care of all needs, you’ll hear the cheerful truth with clarity.
Some of El Dorado County’s finest senior student-athletes played in the baseball, volleyball and softball Optimist AllStar games this month. In volleyball, the Large Schools North Team coached by Oscar Poort and Range Larson of Oak Ridge won the hotly contested game 25-22, 25-23, 25-23 behind strong performances from Trojan seniors Alex Marquez, Jack Gillingham and Ian Long. Marquez — an outside hitter — was named the North Team Outstanding Player and is going to Santa Clara University while Gillingham will be attending Washington State University. Long is headed to Utah Tech University. In baseball, Andrew Uharriet of Oak Ridge and Nick Arnett and Benny Maxinsoki of Ponderosa were apart of the Large Schools South 15-12 win. Uharriet is going to California State University, Sacramento, while Arnett is off to
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Alex Marquez was named North Team Outstanding Player after his team won in three sets. Willamette University and Maxinoski will further his studies at University of Nevada, Reno. Ponderosa teammates Emilia Miehe and Samantha Ream helped
lead the Large Schools South team to a 20-4 win in softball. Miehe is headed to Friends University while Ream is off to the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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A flatbed trailer, left, served as shelter for Spartacus in the months following the Caldor Fire. Spartacus explores with his new pal Gretchen, above. Florida man Donald Riniker, right, greets Spartacus on the Grizzly Flat property where the mixed-breed dog was living.
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With Spartacus’ health in decline, Chris made the decision about three months ago to bring him back to the property to live alone. He arranged for Spartacus to be visited about three times a week by a woman who would feed him and hang out with him no matter what the weather conditions were. She left a bag of food there so Spartacus could eat while she wasn’t there. She got him a dog bed and built him a shelter under a flatbed trailer. “This woman is a hero in my opinion,” Hart said. “She made it her mission to care for him. She fell in love with Spartacus.” Each time she made a visit, Spartacus would do a happy dance and would tag along on walks around the property. When she would head to the gate to leave though, he never followed her. “He had no inclination or desire whatsoever to leave his home,” Hart said. With bears in the Grizzly area scavenging for food along with other predators, the woman began to worry about Spartacus. Recently when she went to visit, the bag of food she had left previously was missing. She thought it was either a bear, mountain lion or raccoon coming in to take the source of food. She began reaching out to rescue organizations and got in contact with Tiffany Eide, director of the Underground Railroad — a dog-rescue division of HartSong Ranch, which is based in Greenwood. Eide posted the situation on the HartSong Ranch Facebook page and Donald Riniker, who was in the area on a visit from Florida immediately reached out
It only took three days from the time the HartSong Ranch Facebook post went out before Spartacus was in his new home. “We just knew we needed to help this dog and the universe just lined itself up and the perfect home was found for him,” Hart said. “It just couldn’t have had a happier ending.” HartSong normally pays for all expenses, including vet bills if someone fosters an older dog, but in this case, Hart said Ledward wants to be responsible for all of Spartacus’ bills. HartSong has animals looking for a home. Go to hartsong.org to learn more or to donate.
to help. “He has devoted his retirement years to saving dogs,” Hart said of Riniker. Riniker told Eide he didn’t feel good about Spartacus staying in Grizzly Flat and wanted to get him that day. Riniker said it didn’t matter that a foster wasn’t lined up, he would take care of the dog as long as was needed. Riniker’s friend Kimo Ledward of Georgetown happened to call him around that time, not knowing about the dog. Riniker told Ledward about Spartacus and said the plan was just to get the dog and figure out later what the next step would be. Ledward, who has two dogs of his own, said, “Bring him over. “I wasn’t in the market for another dog but I just was compelled by his survival story. This is a perfect place for him.” Spartacus spent the night with Riniker. He said the mixed-breed was covered in stickers and burrs, which were plucked out as the pooch got a bath. “It’s incredible he is still alive. Don said the first night at his house he literally slept with one eye open the whole time,” said Ledward. “He wouldn’t sleep too much here the first couple nights either but now I think he knows that he’s safe.” “Spartan” as he is called by Ledward, gets along with both of his dogs — Sue and Gretchen. “He’s just an old man. He doesn’t try to play with them,” Ledward said. “I’ve never heard him bark.” Spartacus likes venturing through his new property and each time goes further than the previous time. “I think he’s just in heaven,” Ledward said.
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less than a year in was able to qualify for nationals in Orlando herself. After coaching national champions, it was her turn to compete. While she didn’t win, Malm recorded some personal best scores and was thrilled she was able to show herself she could do it. “I’m not doing it for the scoring. I’m just doing it to have fun and to get back out there because I still can,” Malm said. “Not a lot of adults are doing gymnastics but I think it’s also partly because they don’t know they can. I didn’t know I could.” Brown, who previously coached gymnastics at Utah State University, has expansion plans for Tumble Time, which she co-owns with Jenni Peters. Brown said the waitlist to sign up for classes is hundreds of names long.
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ugs have it rough! Insects are, for the most part, tiny and defenseless. Insects are a major food source for millions of different kinds of animals. Imagine being in
danger of being eaten every day of your life! Luckily, we bugs have come up with some clever ways to protect ourselves from being eaten by predators.
If a bug can’t be seen, it won’t get eaten. Cicadas sing loudly, but they are very hard to see because their bodies match the tree trunks on which they sit.
Beauregard loves bugs. He sits quietly and watches carefully to see how many bugs he can spot in a day. On Monday he spotted two bugs. Each day since then he has doubled the number of bugs spotted. Record in his notebook how many bugs he spotted each day for two weeks. What day did he first spot more than 100 bugs?
Rain forest treehoppers or thornbugs look like thorns on a twig. These bugs feed together and face the same direction to look even more like real thorns. Phasmids or stick insects resemble leaves or sticks. They can grow up to 20 inches long and are the longest insects in the world.
The planthopper looks more like a leaf than a bug. How many planthoppers can you find hiding in the leaves at left? Standards Link: Life Science: Understand insect relationships with their physical environment.
Have you ever heard of a stinkbug? There are many kinds of bugs called stinkbugs. They all have a special scent gland in the thorax that produces fluids that smell disgusting.
How many cicadas do you see?
Some bugs can squirt this smelly fluid at attackers. If enough fluid lands on an attacker, it may kill it. Usually, it only creates a burning feeling or temporary blindness.
Fluid Meanings
Some bugs avoid being eaten by tasting terrible. The monarch butterfly lays its eggs on milkweed plants. Its caterpillars grow up eating milkweed, which makes them taste bad. Lots of animals can’t eat milkweed, because it tastes awful and even makes some animals sick.
Look through the newspaper and find synonyms for the word fluid. Try replacing the word fluid on today’s Kid Scoop page with each of the synonyms you found. Does the synonym change the meaning of any of the sentences?
When the caterpillar becomes a butterfly, the bitter-tasting chemicals from the milkweed are still in its body. Birds and other predators learn that the orange and black beauty is a snack to avoid.
Standards Link: Life Science: Students know that organisms have distinct structures and body systems that serve specific functions in growth, survival and reproduction.
regory wakes up to discover that he has become a giant beetle! Surprisingly, no one notices him one bit. Not even when his slippery beetle self falls down the stairs and he lies there wriggling, all six legs in the air. Unscramble the title of this book. Then, check it out at your library this summer!
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Read age-appropriate text in a variety of genres.
CAMOUFLAGE Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop SQUIRT stories and activities. CICADAS H O T W T N E C S N MILKWEED D E E W K L I M D A FLUID S M I M I C S I I T PHASMIDS GLAND G O K S A G U T M T SCENT G L C D Q L B T S A ATTACKER E G A L F U O M A C TWIG O S N N G B I E H K MIMICS MONARCH E A S S D T E R P E SNACK N H C R A N O M T R EGGS Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical BUGS words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
FLUID
The noun fluid means a liquid or something that flows easily. Water is a fluid. Milk is a fluid, too. Try to use the word fluid in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.
Wacky Bug
ANSWER: A chocolatecovered elephant.
Standards Link: Grammar: Identify and use adjectives in reading and writing.
Complete the grid by using all the letters in the word HIDE in each vertical and horizontal row. Each letter should only be used once in each row. Some spaces have been filled in for you.
Standards Link: Vocabulary: Identify and use synonyms and antonyms.
Buggy Adjectives
Look through the newspaper and find 10 adjectives that describe one or more of the bugs on today’s Kid Scoop page. Use these adjectives to write a paragraph about the lives of bugs.
Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums to 20,000.
Make up a weird and wacky bug and describe what it looks like, where it lives and what it eats.
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KNOW Stellar students Congratulations to Andrew Bellas of El Dorado Hills, who was named to the Miami University President’s List. Congratulations to the following local students who were named to the George Fox University Dean’s List: Cameron Park — Elisa Garr and Nathan Garr; El Dorado Hills — Madison Gruver, Gabrielle Hartman and Emma Webb; Placerville — Mary Fleming; Shingle Springs — Ryin Streeter.
Now The El Dorado County Certified Farmers Market Association hosts the following markets: El Dorado Hills Town Center, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Sunday; Placerville Cinema, 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday; Burke Junction in Cameron Park, 8 a.m. to noon every Wednesday. For more information visit eldoradofarmersmarket. com/markets. Pay It Forward El Dorado County hosts an Ashlee’s Toy Closet Toy Drive through June 30. Donate new, unwrapped toys at locations throughout the county. Email info@ payitforwardedc.com for more information. The Widowed Persons Club provides a support group for widowed men and women of all ages, as well as a wide range of social activities through which they have an opportunity to make new friends and find a new direction in their lives. General meeting luncheons for members and guests are held on the fourth Friday of each month at 11:30 a.m. A social hour precedes the meeting. The meetings are at Cold Springs Country Club in Placerville and the cost is $16. Reservations required. Regular breakfasts are set at 8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Denny’s in Placerville, Wednesdays at Beef & Brew in Diamond Springs and Wednesdays at Denny’s in Cameron Park. For those interested in joining or to make reservations contact Glenda at (530) 295-8374 or Nancy at (530) 6228276.
June 27 Vitalant will host an El Dorado Hills Community blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be located in the parking lot near the baseball fields at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District, 1021 Harvard Way. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment at donors.vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM019 or call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 and mention the same blood drive code. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows. Main Street Collective performs at 6 p.m. at the Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets visit tickets. clubgreenroom.com.
June 28 If you have no idea where to begin with your family history check out the Family Search class at the El Dorado California Family History Center, 3275 Cedar Ravine Road in Placerville. This is a free class offered at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. For more information call (530) 6211378. CountryHouse in Folsom and Granite Bay host ■
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Master of (logo) art Oak Meadow third-grader wins art competition Sel Richard Staff writer
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elected over almost 20 other submissions, Oak Meadow Elementary third-grader Jingyang Zhang’s new logo for the Meet the Masters art program eked out a win by three votes. Jingyang constructed his design on a computer using Paint 3D, revealing he was quite deliberate in his process. “I decided to use the color wheel,” he told The Mountain Democrat. “Then I put a paintbrush in the bottom right corner.” He went on to explain that the colors he chose for the letters represent RGB, the primary colors of light. Oak Meadows’ Meet the Masters is an art curriculum run and taught entirely by parent volunteers and has suffered its share of damage from COVID-19 shutdowns. Through the program, students learn about a particular artist and then create a piece of art inspired by that artist. Artists featured in these sessions range throughout history and a year’s syllabus could cover luminaries such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Joan Miro, Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Rembrandt van Rijn, Rosa Bonheur and Paul Gauguin. However, parents have only recently been allowed back in classrooms at the elementary school, causing a dearth of volunteers. “We noticed that there’s such a huge disconnect at Oak Meadow just because everybody has been off campus,” noted Meet the Masters chair Amy Gaal, who spearheaded the logo revamp
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Lu Zhai’s third-grade Mandarin immersion class at Oak Meadow Elementary celebtrates classmate logo winner Jingyang Zhang with donated ReThink Ice Cream. contest. “We thought it would be a great way to create a buzz about the program and revitalize it because it pretty much died during COVID.” Although a few stepped up, Gaal said the volunteer network is in crisis. “So many people don’t know each other,” she said sadly. “It’s a volunteerrun community. If you don’t have any volunteers, the program dies.” The benefits of the program are multifold, Gaal explained. Not only do students learn about influential art figures and the history surrounding their lives, but also ways to look at art and the various media that artists use. Over the years students have worked with everything from watercolor crayons and pastels to ink, clay, sandpaper and even wire.
“Kids are so curious and I think they just love learning about different ways of doing art — and also learning about the artists themselves,” said Gaal. “It’s fantastic to see them light up.” Six artists are traditionally covered throughout the year but as parents have only been back on campus since this past January, this term’s curriculum covers just three: Henri Rousseau, Michelangelo and Edward Hopper. Gaal points out that the program encourages thinking and differing perspectives. “Hopper liked to create images that brought up questions,” she said, referencing one painting in which a woman looks out onto a field. “The kids came up with all kinds of answers as to what she was looking at.” Budding artist
The winning Meet the Masters logo uses bright colors. Jingyang said his favorite project to date was a seascape inspired by Hopper. “I feel amazed when I do art,” he said, admitting that he especially enjoys cutting up stuff. As winner of the logo contest, his class was treated to ice cream from local
company Rethink Ice Cream, which offers a low sugar, lactosefree but deliciously rich alternative to traditional ice cream. “I hope that having that logo on our website makes him proud,” said Gaal. “I think it’s great for kids to see their work in action.”
Camino school district welcomes new leader Dina Gentry EDC Office of Education
a strong advocate for doing what is best for students — academically, socially and he Camino Union emotionally. School District Board of “I am humbled to be part Trustees unanimously of the Camino Union School approved the selection of District,” shared Horn. Patricia Horn as the new “Camino is a special place superintendent/principal. with amazing students, “On behalf of the board families and staff. The of trustees, I would like community has been through to welcome many challenges Superintendent and has “I am humbled to be recently Patricia Horn demonstrated to our amazing part of the Camino incredible team,” CUSD resilience. Union School Board President Together we District. Camino is Judy Morris are going to said Following a special place with continue the the June 21 work of doing amazing students, meeting. “We great things for are confident families and staff.” students.” that her The El Dorado — CUSD Superintendent County Office strengths and Patricia Horn of Education attributes will blend well supported with our talented staff and the Camino Board with the supportive community. We recruitment and selection are grateful to Matt Smith for process. his eight years of dedicated “Superintendent Horn leadership and excited about is a trusted and proven the future of the Camino leader in El Dorado County” Union School District.” said El Dorado County Horn began her career in Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ed Manansala. “She will education in 1994, serving positively engage students, as a teacher and an assistant families and educators in an principal for the San Juan authentic manner and will Unified School District. In be an advocate and leader 2017 Horn transitioned to principal at Sierra Elementary for the Camino community. Superintendent Horn will School in Placerville. She is
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PATRICIA HORN enhance the network of El Dorado County district superintendents who collectively aim to make our education system exceptional
for all.” Horn will begin her new position July 1. For more information regarding CUSD visit caminoschool.org/en-US.
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prospecting Tahoe student spearheads campus memorial garden Ashleigh Goodwin Contributor
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OUTH LAKE TAHOE — After a devastating loss in 2021, South Tahoe High School senior Abel Arce spearheaded a project to produce a memorial garden situated in the heart of the campus. In a collaborative effort, grief and heartbreak were channeled with the help of students and staff to produce a space to reflect, relax and commemorate those gone too soon. With funding provided, support from staff members and contributions from the student body, the school now has a culinary herb and plant garden, a rock garden featuring painted rocks, a succulent garden, sculptures and a safe space for the students. “My junior year I lost my best friend to suicide,” Arce said, “I didn’t know how to handle it at first, because I didn’t really feel anything.” While sitting in the STHS Learning Center, a large classroom and adjacent outside space, Arce got the idea to leave a legacy in honor of his friend and make a difference on campus. Katie Wheelen, a special education teacher, awarded Arce the project manager position and started working to make his dream a reality.
Photos by Ashleigh Goodwin/Tahoe Daily Tribune
A memorial garden has been established at South Tahoe High School by student Abel Arce, seen at left speaking with Superintendent Dr. Todd Cutler. The space revitalization was initiated in Wheelen’s first year on campus. In the early 2000s, special education students built raised garden beds that ultimately fell into disrepair over the years. Wheelen and school psychologist Natalie Collin went to work finding funding to make the garden a reality. Students diligently outlined the process, cost and plan of execution which was used in the requests for grant monies. The El Dorado County California Retired Teachers’ Association provided funds to purchase the chosen plants and necessary resources to care for
them. Embarc Tahoe Cannabis Dispensary provided a $1,000 grant to furnish the area with tables and chairs. The furniture was assembled by the carpentry and construction class supervised by Tom Castles. The furniture was recently delivered to complete the welcoming ambiance. This year several seniors turned to the garden to complete their capstone project; senior projects have been a cornerstone for all graduates at STHS since 1995. Through the completion of this rigorous project students plan, research and execute a series of assignments that encourage a deep dive
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into potential career paths. According to the STHS website it is “designed to afford graduating seniors the opportunity to investigate a career, learn a new skill or do some recreational activity they always wanted to do, all the while pushing themselves beyond what they previously thought they could do.” Michael Maxwell’s senior project displays his interest and expertise as a horticulturist. A part of the memorial garden, Maxwell’s legacy will produce herbs for the future culinary classes to use in their menus and provide ample
opportunity to enjoy the educational benefits of researching, designing and installing plants. “The Memorial Garden is a special place, this school is a great place with great people,” said Lake Tahoe Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Todd Cutler, who got teary eyed talking with Arce about the impact this project has had on the campus. “What an incredible gesture, execution and follow through on behalf of the students. It’s meaningful to the kids,” said Principal Justin Zunino. “Katie Wheelen was a huge part of the garden. We are very proud of this treasure. Abel’s artwork and the
support provided by Katie are a treasure for us.” The day of her interview to join the STHS team Wheelen was featured on the front page of a newspaper for her work on high altitude gardening. Zunino said the principal at the time saw the article and struck a deal to build a garden. Sustaining the garden has been shouldered by the staff involved in the process. Senior English teacher Anneliese Tillson’s classroom borders the memorial garden. Tillson said, “Without a proper sprinkler n
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ekaela Edralin, DMD, has completed the Doctor of Dental Medicine degree at the College of Dental Medicine-Illinois at Midwestern University. An official graduation ceremony and conferring of degrees took place in Downers Grove, Ill., Thursday, May 26. Edralin graduated summa cum laude, in the top 5% of her class. She was also inducted into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon honors society, an honor bestowed on the few graduates who have demonstrated the highest levels of academic excellence and ethical behavior and demonstrate the traits of future leaders in the dental profession. Nekaela is the
Nekaela Edralin daughter of Agrifino and Lourdes Edralin. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills in 2013 and earned a bachelor’s of science degree in biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2017.
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Lakeview Social opens as hangout for locals, visitors Laney Griffo Tahoe Daily Tribune
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OUTH LAKE TAHOE — Since being built in 1946, the property at 3135 Harrison Ave. has been a home, a moped shop, a SUP rental shop, a wedding chapel, a wine tasting room and a coffee shop and now it will be a gathering place for the neighborhood to hang out, relax and listen to live music. The property, which was most recently Revive Coffee and Wine, is now Lakeview Social and while the building itself is keeping its original personality, the front courtyard has received a complete makeover. Much will remain about the well-loved previous business, including the barrel room and the same great coffee. However, Lakeview Social has built upon the success of Revive and expanded its offerings. A food truck will live full time at the location, as well as a mobile tap trailer — allowing Lakeview Social to offer 13 different beers. The food truck offers breakfast, snacks and lunch/dinner options including a bibimbap burrito that is to die for. “We have a little bit of everything, it’s kind of like a coffee shop meets a beer place … so we have people coming in the morning, then coming back at night for our beer and our live music,” said Lakeview Social General Manager Sara Calvert. Patrons can order on their phones and receive texts when their food is ready, allowing people to order from the beach and walk-up when it’s time to eat. While all of the food is easy to grab and go, the redone outdoor area is the perfect place to sit, relax and chow down. New walkways make navigating the area easy and all new tables and chairs have been placed, in addition to several new permanent fire pits. A new, bigger stage has been placed out front and Lakeview Social has officially become home to the Live at Lakeview Afterparty. Local businessman Luca Genasci has added Lakeview Social to his growing portfolio which includes two AleWorx locations, Cocktail Corner and The Bistro. Calvert hopes to see Lakeview Social become more of a local hangout than the other businesses in the AleWorx family. While the close beach access will attract tourists, Calvert envisions the space
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Lakeview Social kept the original building intact but revamped the outdoor space to make it more welcoming and cozy. being used again and again by residents of the Al Tahoe neighborhood. “We get the good tourists that are just in town for the evening or the weekend and then we get the locals that come back almost every evening for a glass of beer or wine,” Calvert said. Like all of Genasci’s businesses, Lakeview Social is community-focused, so many local businesses were utilized to bring the place to life, including Alpine Metals, Tahoe Outdoor Living, even down to the contractors. Even items he couldn’t buy locally were ordered through local vendors so money could stay in the community. The Lakeview Social team is excited to use the outdoor space for large nonprofit events and fundraisers. There are two wedding spaces in the back of the property which Revive built. Revive Events will still be hosting the weddings. There are 65 weddings already scheduled. The ribbon-cutting will held from 4-6 p.m. Friday, July 1. Attendees will get a free beer or wine welcome drink. A band will be playing noon to 5 p.m. and a DJ 6-10 p.m. For more information visit lakeviewsocialtahoe.com.
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Jolene Brackey, author of “Creating Moments of Joy,” a Zoom event, 4-5 p.m. Brackey will discuss fun and simple ways to bring joy into every day for those with dementia. Those interested in attending should email info@countryhouse.net to be added to the RSVP list and get their personalized Zoom link.
Music in the Mountains presents “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” a concert performed live with the film, 7 p.m. at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. For more information visit musicinthemountains.org.
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June 29 Music in the Mountains presents A Trip to the Highlands featuring Alasdair Fraser, 7 p.m. at The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley. For more information visit musicinthemountains. org. The El Dorado Hills Community Services District hosts a Valley View Sports Park Party, 5-8 p.m. Enjoy free food, music and family-oriented activities and games. Be sure to bring your picnic blanket.
June 30 A ribbon cutting for Sam’s Town Cyclery’s new location will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 4050 Durock Road, Suite 1, Shingle Springs. Enjoy Community Nights at Rucksack Cellars in Placerville, 6-8 p.m., featuring live music and wine. See Kelsey Boys. To reserve a table call (530) 644-5948. The Placerville Area Chess Club meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Denny’s in Cameron Park, 3446 Coach Lane. For more information call Neville Arroues at (530) 642-9043.
July 1 Vitalant will hold an El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX Theater blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be parked near the movie theater on the north side. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment at donors.vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM486 or call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 and mention the same code. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.
Miraflores Winery, 2120 Four Springs Trail in the Pleasant Valley area, hosts Brunch and Bubbles with chef Tara Martinez July 2 & 3. The Latin Flare menu is breakfast taco salad with potatoes, breakfast sausage, pickled onion, jalapeño, cilantro, cabbage paired with lime-coriander mimosa; eggs Benedict on sopas with shredded pork, Tara’s famous hollandaise paired with pineapple-jalapeño mimosa; Mexican chocolate pot de crème with shortbread cookie paired with Miraflores “Gabriel” mimosa; and Tara’s freshly baked cinnamon roll paired with “Creamsicle” mimosa. Each mimosa is handcrafted by Chef Martinez, using Miraflores sparkling wine and a variety of fresh juices, fruit, herbs and spices. Reservation times are 10 a.m. to noon or 1-3 p.m. Call (530) 647-8505 or email info@mirafloreswinery.com to make a reservation.
July 11 Snowline Hospice will host the Snowline Online Auction, July 11-17. A special event will be held 6-8 p.m. July 14 at Aji in El Dorado Hills Town Center. Bidders will have the chance to win amazing experiences. All proceeds will benefit Snowline Hospice in its ongoing mission to serve the community by supporting patients near end-of-life and guiding loved ones through grief.
July 16 The Great American Triathlon — a run, bike and paddle event — will again take place on the beautiful American River Parkway and raise funds for the American River Parkway Foundation and CASA El Dorado. To register visit greatamericantriathlon.com.
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El Dorado Hills Town Center presents the Fireworks & Freedom Concert, 6-11 p.m. Enjoy the Kids Zone hosted by Hands4Hope, 6-9:30 p.m., and the Big Crush dance band in the Steven Young Amphitheater, 8-11 p.m. Live music will also be performed in the theater plaza, 6-9:30 p.m. and the fireworks begin at 9:30 p.m.
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Neon Moon, performing a unique mix of blues, rock and country, will perform at Bones Roadhouse in Placerville, 7-10 p.m. For more information visit neonmoon.band.
July 3 The El Dorado Western Railroad offers train rides the first and third Sundays of the month, weather permitting, at the El Dorado Station, 4650 Oriental St. The train leaves the station at 10 and 11 a.m., noon and 1 p.m. For more information call (530) 6633581.
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NEW TODAY Are you passionate about wine? Have you always wanted to learn the process of turning grapes into wine? Lava Cap Winery is a winery, located in Placerville, is seeking a temporary, full time cellar worker (hourly position) to add to our team for the 2022 harvest. Applicants must be able to demonstrate high attention to detail, awareness of job safety, the ability to complete tasks according to instruction, a strong work ethic and a willingness to be a key member of our winery. Performs various work assignments to include: racking, pumping, clarifying and blending of juice and wine. Operates and cares for tanks, barrels, pumps, presses, hoses and other cellar equipment. Assists in all phases of winemaking processes as well as care, maintenance, and sanitation of all equipment and facilities. This is a great opportunity to learn about the production of premium wine from a dedicated and passionate staff. Attendance/Schedule: Up to 6 days a week, 10 hours a day. Must have flexibility with scheduling, willing to work various days. Will require overtime and weekend work during harvest as needed. Position to begin immediately. Lava Cap offers generous compensation. To apply please submit a resume to nolan@lavacap.com.
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The Georgetown Divide Public Utility District invites applications for the position of: FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE AIDE SALARY RANGE: $18.01 to $24.14 per hour plus benefits, depending on qualifications. OPENING DATE: June 6, 2022 FINAL FILING DATE: July 5, 2022 An application can be printed from the District website at www.gd-pud.org or request an application by emailing Stephanie Beck at slbeck@gd-pud.org. Return a completed application to the District office by mail, or email to: slbeck@gd-pud.org. Georgetown Divide Public Utility District P.O. Box 4240 Georgetown, CA. 95634 For further information call (530) 333-4356 or visit our website at www.gd-pud.org
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Ladies’ Society helps six grads News release The St. Patrick Church Ladies’ Society announces the 2022 recipients of the six, $1,500 scholarships. The students receiving the funds are: Alex Kai, Seton Home Study; Sophia Mechling and Gabriel Rivera from El Dorado High School; Selena Rios and Cristobal Soto from Union Mine High School; and Camilla Martinez from Golden Sierra High School.
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The members of this ministry are proud of these very deserving students and parishioners. Academic excellence and service to the community are both taken into account in awarding these scholarships. The ladies are pleased to be able to help students on their way to higher education and thank all of the members of the parish and the Placerville community who have supported the Ladies’ Society in its efforts to raise funds to assist these worthy seniors.
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locals and visitors; it draws people back year after year to make lifelong memories. The new plan also marries responsibility for protecting the lake with intelligent economic planning.
The lake, plus ... While the lake is the primary attraction, there are many uniquely Tahoe experiences that set the region apart. A typical Tahoe day may include a private boat excursion, wine tasting on a yacht or classic wooden boat, or scenic paddlewheel boat ride to Emerald Bay plus a night of world-class gaming and nightlife at South Shore casinos. Or perhaps a morning standup paddleboard or clear kayak session plus a tour of local brewpubs. A bike ride overlooking the lake plus a lakefront meal. The possibilities are nearly endless; simply start with the lake and then select an adventure.
Total experience The phrase “Awe and then Some” is a fitting
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRIGSBY lABEl llC, located at 4995 Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 502 E Whitmore Ave, Modesto, CA 95358 Registered owner(s): GRIGSBY LABEL LLC, 4995 Hillsdale Circle, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: DE The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/12/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Craig Hardy CRAIG HARDY, CFO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 05/12/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27 10481 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0637 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RECRUITERS FORCE, located at 1109 Bevinger Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Monica P Adragna, 1109 Bevinger Drive, 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: 11/20/2018 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Monica Adragna MONICA ADRAGNA, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 05/31/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE
THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27 10482 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0632 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PlACERVIllE WATER, located at 104 Bluejay Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): 1. Randall S Watkins, 104 Bluejay Drive, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Kelli L Watkins, 104 Bluejay Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Married Couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Randall S Watkins RANDALL S WATKINS I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 05/31/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27 10483 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV0702 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Karen Lynn Musial filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: KAREN LYNN MUSIAL Proposed name: LYNN JOSEPHINE MUSIAL 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: JULY 29, 2022, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on MAY 27, 2022. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27 10485
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system and daily attention we don’t know how it will survive.” STHS is asking for community assistance in maintaining this campus treasure. As Wheelen prepares to retire this year the school’s beloved garden has been reinvigorated. For those interested in contributing to the garden’s irrigation system, email jzunino@ltusd.org.
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tagline at front-and-center in the marketing creative used to launch the new Visit Lake Tahoe brand and will be brought to life via stunning imagery of Lake Tahoe juxtaposed alongside action-packed shots of uniquely Tahoe experiences.
Clear communication As a destination marketing organization representing a diverse group of partners, it’s imperative the new Visit Lake Tahoe brand be as clear as the lake in its communications. To accomplish this feat, the Lake Tahoe Visitor Authority collaborated with Noble Studios of Reno, Nevada to create both the marketing creative and initial media plan for the upcoming 2022 summer season. The new Visit Lake Tahoe “Awe and then Some” branding and messaging will utilize both traditional and digital placements targeting drive markets and key gateway air cities. For more information about the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority and its Visit Lake Tahoe brand launch visit VisitLakeTahoe.com.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PAUl HARVEY TINCHER CASE NO. 22PR0145 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PAUL HARVEY TINCHER A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TIFFANY TINCHER in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that TIFFANY TINCHER 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 24, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: TIFFANY TINCHER 4081 Shale Ridge Road Georgetown, CA 95634 (530) 391-0258 6/13, 6/20, 6/27 10512 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 bids submitted through Quest for Work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents designated: 2022 DOT MAINTENANCE PAVEMENT REHABIlITATION PROJECTS will be received by the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest), until July 6, 2022 at 2:00 PM, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read by the Department of Transportation. The bid opening will be held virtually through Zoom. The virtual meeting can be accessed via the following: https://zoom. us/j/99082887835 / Meeting ID: 990 8288 7835 / (669) 900 9128 (San Jose) / (346) 248 7799 US (Houston) / (253) 215 8782 US (Tacoma). No Bid may be withdrawn after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days. Bids must be executed in accordance with the instructions given and forms provided in the Contract Documents furnished by
the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation through Quest. The Proposal including the Form 590, Payee Data Form, Bidder’s Security, and any other required documents shall be submitted through Quest. The project is located in the South Lake Tahoe, Georgetown, Diamond Springs, and El Dorado Hills areas of El Dorado County, CA. The Work to be done is shown in Exhibits A, B, C, D and E and generally consists of, but is not limited to: the removal and replacement of hot mix asphalt roadway sections, raising and lowering of iron and, placement of grind able geosynthetic pavement reinforcing fabric, and construction of ADA compliant curb ramps. Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the Contract Documents must be performed, constructed, or installed. Bids are required for the entire Work described herein. The Contract time is SIXTY (60) WORKING DAYS. For bonding purposes the anticipated project cost is less than $1,250,000. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on June 29, 2022 at 2:00 p.m at the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation, 2441 Headington Road, Placerville, CA. The meeting will be held in the downstairs conference room. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www.questcdn. com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest project #8194850 on the Department of Transportation’s website at http:// www.edcgov.us/Government//DOT/ BidsHome.aspx. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, 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 #8194850 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (925) 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 download the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be examined in person at the Department of Transportation office at 2441 Headington Road, Placerville CA. However the Department of Transportation will no longer sell paper copies of the Contract Documents. The cross sections and the Revised Standard Plans will be provided as supplemental information in pdf format as part of the Contract Documents 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, 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 meet this Contract requirement will result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may bid on any public works project, be listed in a bid proposal for any public works project, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE (DBE) PARTICIPATION: The County of El Dorado affirms that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation. P R E VA I l I N G WAGE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq., including but not limited to Sections 1773, 1773.1, 1773.2, 1773.6, and 1773.7, the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, PO Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 703-4708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/ OPRL/PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997. Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Department of Transportation’s principal office, and are available upon request. In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code Section 1810, eight (8) hours of labor constitutes a legal day’s work upon all work done hereunder, and Contractor and any subcontractor employed under the Contract must conform to and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1810 through 1815. This project is subject to the requirements of Title 8, Chapter 8, Subchapter 4.5 of the California Code of Regulations including the obligation to furnish certified payroll records directly to the Compliance Monitoring Unit under the Labor Commissioner within the Department of Industrial Relations Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in accordance with Section 16461. AWARD OF CONTRACT: As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit 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. 6/15, 6/17, 6/20, 6/22, 6/24, 6/27 10526 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD TUESDAY JUNE 28, 2022 AT 12 NOON, FOR CONNIE LANE COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT. LOCATION WILL BE 5504 CONNIE LANE IN SHINGLE SPRINGS, CA. AT CORNER OF MINGLEWOOD LANE AND CONNIE LANE.THE CONNIE LANE COMMUNITY SERVICE DISTRICT WILL ESTABLISH, BY RESOLUTION, THAT THE PROP FOUR APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL 2022-2023 WILL BE $33,572.93 THE CLCSD’s FINAL BUDGET WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED. COMMENTS BY INTERESTED PARTIES WILL BE CONSIDERED. CONTACT FOR INFO CATHERINE 530 676-8212 6/22, 6/24, 6/27 10563
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GARY H. PEARCE CASE NO. PP20210080 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of GARY H. PEARCE. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ROBERT PEARCE in the Superior Court of California, County of EL DORADO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ZACHARY YOUNG 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: 08/17/2022 at 8:30AM in Dept. 8 located at 295 FAIR LANE, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner JONATHAN P. HUBER - SBN 225809 HUBER FOX, P.C. 650 UNIVERSITY AVE., STE. 113 SACRAMENTO CA 95825 6/24, 6/27, 7/1/22 CNS-3597614# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 6/24, 6/27, 7/1 10566 PUBlIC NOTICE Vacancy Announcement PROJECT COORDINATOR Position: The purpose of the Project Coordinator is to facilitate watershed-scale collaborations, promote integrated management efforts, and support implementation activities within El Dorado County. Full Position Details: www. eldoradorcd.org To Apply: Interested candidates must submit a resume, cover letter and three professional references by 4:00 p.m. July 15, 2022. Applications received after that date may NOT be considered. Mail email packets to: Mark.Egbert@ca.usda.gov or mail to: El Dorado County & Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation Districts, 100 Forni Road, Suite A, Placerville, CA 95667. Please clearly identify position being sought in first sentence of the cover letter. The Resource Conservation Districts prohibit any discrimination in their programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and marital or familial status. The RCDs are equal opportunity employers. 6/22, 6/24, 6/27 10569
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resh air, warm sun and delicious foods make brunch a favorite weekend event. Set the stage (and the table) for an inviting experience with recipes that cover all the bases from snacks and desserts to a mouthwatering main course. Tide the appetite of your guests with Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus served with toasted flatbread or tortilla chips before dishing out Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole for a simple centerpiece. Just as those delectable dishes are vanishing, pull Brown Sugar Pound Cake out of the oven and pair with sweetened whipped cream and fresh fruit for a sweet finishing touch. Visit Culinary.net to find more ways to broaden your brunch menu.
Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole
Perfect for any brunch occasion is a delicious dish that can be made a day in advance, simplifying your morning prep before guests arrive with growling stomachs. Prepared the day before and chilled overnight, this Overnight Apple Cinna mon French Toast Casserole is ready to bake to perfection in the morning with a gooey interior and crisp exterior filled with mouthwatering flavor. Drizzle with glaze then dish out to loved ones for a delicious way to make brunch easy. Find more breakfast and brunch recipes at Culinary.net.
Overnight Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole Servings: 12 Nonstick cooking spray 1 package (20 ounces) French bread, cubed, divided 1 can (20 ounces) apple pie filling 9 eggs 1 cup half-and-half 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 cup powdered sugar, plus additional (optional) 2 tablespoons milk, plus additional (optional) Spray 8-by-8-inch glass baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In baking dish, add 10 ounces cubed French bread in bottom of dish. Pour apple filling over bread. Top with remaining cubed French bread. Set aside. In medium bowl, whisk eggs, halfand-half and cinnamon. Pour evenly over bread. Cover with aluminum foil and chill overnight. Heat oven to 325 F. Remove foil and bake 50-60 minutes. Let cool 10-15 minutes. In small bowl, whisk powdered sugar and milk. Add additional, if needed, until pourable glaze is reached. Drizzle over casserole before serving.
A Fresh, Flavorful Brunch Bite Brunch is a perfect opportunity to entertain friends and family with delicious recipes that will delight their taste buds. For example, this smooth hummus is paired with tender New Zealand grass-fed lamb loin chops and fresh toppings for flavor in every bite. Ready in less than 30 minutes, this Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus recipe is made using Atkins Ranch lamb, which is available at your local Whole Foods Market and hails from New Zealand where the animals are grass-fed 365 days a year and allowed to roam and graze freely over lush green hills and pastures. The result is a lean, finely textured, flavorful meat that tastes just as nature intended. Visit beefandlambnz.com for more recipes, cooking tips and information.
Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus Prep time: 15 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Servings: 4-6 Lamb: 4 Atkins Ranch grass-fed lamb loin chops 1 teaspoon cumin powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Hummus: 1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1/4 cup tahini 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon paprika 3 tablespoons olive oil
Spiced Grass-Fed Lamb Over Hummus
For serving: 1 Persian cucumber, small diced 1 small tomato, diced 2 tablespoons roasted pine nuts (or 2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds) parsley, chopped lemon wedges toasted flatbread or tortilla chips To make lamb: Remove lamb from bone, dice meat into
small cubes and transfer to medium bowl. Add cumin powder and salt. Toss to coat. Marinate while preparing hummus. To make hummus: Drain chickpeas, reserving 1 tablespoon liquid. Rinse chickpeas under running water then drain. In bowl of food processor, pulse chickpeas, chickpea liquid and garlic until
chickpeas and garlic are chopped. Add tahini, lemon juice, salt, cumin, paprika and olive oil. Mix until smooth paste forms. Taste and adjust by adding more salt, lemon juice or olive oil, as desired. Transfer hummus to large platter and spread it out. In large skillet, heat extravirgin olive oil over high heat until hot. Add lamb and cook
30 seconds without moving. Turn lamb over and cook 30-60 seconds, repeating until all sides are browned. Remove from pan and let rest 5 minutes. To serve, place cucumbers and tomatoes in well of hummus then top with lamb, pine nuts and parsley. Top with squeeze of lemon juice and serve with flatbread or tortilla chips.
Satisfy Cake Cravings with a Brunch-Worthy Dessert
Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Whether your brunch feast consists of bacon and eggs, pancakes and waffles or a combination of favorites, you can cap it off with a sweet treat for the perfect ending. After all, no celebration is complete without dessert. Once the table is cleared of the main courses, dish out decadent bites of this Brown Sugar Pound Cake baked with
high-quality ingredients like C&H Sugars to end the meal on a sweet note. Top with whipped cream and your crowd’s favorite fruits like strawberries and blueberries or serve the toppings separately for a customizable treat. Visit chsugar.com for more brunch recipe ideas.
Brown Sugar Pound Cake
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. In large bowl, beat sugar and butter until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add vanilla. In separate bowl, combine 1 3/4 cups flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to sugar mixture. Pour batter into pan. Bake 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan and turn out on rack to cool completely. Top with sweetened whipped cream and fresh fruit, if desired.
Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Servings: 8 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for coating pan, divided 1 cup packed C&H Light Brown Sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 4 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt sweetened whipped cream, for topping (optional) fresh fruit, such as strawberries and blueberries, for topping (optional)