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County records first COVID-19 death Dylan Svoboda Staff writer

Despite recent upticks in local cases and nearly four months since the first case was reported March 20, El Dorado County had avoided any coronaviruscaused fatalities until last week. El Dorado was by far the largest California county without a COVID19 death. Health officials reported the county’s first death on a weekend when coronavirus cases jumped by 49 over a three-day period, Saturday through Monday. As of Monday evening, officials reported 443 confirmed coronavirus cases across the county; 200 are active cases and three patients are hospitalized

A Lake Tahoe area resident died from the coronavirus Friday, July 17, El Dorado County Public Health officials announced in a statement. “This morning we received the very sad news that a male over 65 years of age died yesterday of complications from COVID-19,” county Public Health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams states in the announcement released Saturday. “Our thoughts and condolences go out to his family and friends during this very difficult time.”

with the virus — one of whom is in the ICU. With 12 new cases reported Monday, the Lake Tahoe region accounts for nearly half of the countywide cases with 210. Twenty-one new cases were reported in the El Dorado Hills area, bringing that area’s total to 102. This weekend’s count found cases throughout most of the West Slope’s less populated locales with three cases in Pollock Pines/Camino/Kyburz, two in Diamond Springs, seven in the greater Placerville n

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Battle over ancient tribal village still simmering

Grinning grads

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Democrat photo by Sel Richard

Oak Ridge High School graduate Nate Howard is all smiles while getting his tassel adjusted by the photographer at the El Dorado Hills school’s drive-thru graduation ceremony Friday. Howard plans to attend Cal Poly in the fall.

ORHS celebrates grads — drive-thru style Sel Richard Staff writer

t was a quiet but celebratory atmosphere as Oak Ridge High School 2020 graduates finally had their moment. Friday evening cars snaked through the Oak Ridge parking lot for a drive-thru ceremony where each graduate was announced as they walked across a stage. Oak Ridge Principal Aaron Palm

said he had hoped to provide the seniors with a more classic ceremony by planning the event for later in the summer. But with COVID-19 cases rising across the state and nation, Palm made the difficult decision to implement the back-up plan that followed strict social-distancing guidelines and provided minimal contact between graduates. n

“I thought it was pretty great that Oak Ridge was still holding something for graduates.” — ORHS grad Trent Hew

Calling the city of Placerville’s bulldozing in the area of an ancient Indian village on Upper Broadway a “act of war,” the Wopumnes NisenanMewuk Tribe of El Dorado County is gathering signatures at local farmers markets and other venues in a skirmish to turn the tide their way. During construction of a $6 million bikeway project in the area, work halted mid-April in one relatively small section after it was found that an Indian grinding rock was in the vicinity, with the contractor immediately shutting down the heavy machinery that already had scraped a driveway to the private property. City officials have called the find at the apparent archeologically significant site “inadvertent” and contend the hired construction team was within its contract rights to cut into the dirt bank there, seeking to better accommodate the building of a retaining wall. But Wopumnes tribe members, who said they were aware of the significance of the site for at least 100 years, say the city shut down the work only after the tribe told the city it was about to destroy an important piece of their history. (City Engineer Rebecca Neves has publicly thanked the tribe for bringing the matter to the city’s attention.) Because the city did not consult with the Wopumnes tribe, its members contend, but rather listed the Native American tribe that runs Red Hawk Casino as legally fulfilling the city’s obligation to screen for the possibility of uncovering historical sites, mistakes were made that if not caught by the Wopumnes easily could have destroyed the village site. City Engineer Neves has said the city’s hands are tied when it comes to which tribe may be used as a consulting party to such projects, with the Native American Heritage Commission in Sacramento confirming that the Mewuk is not currently recognized as a tribe for that legal standing. Neves said any tribal consultants on city projects must be validated by the NAHC; that’s the law.

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See Battle, page A6

Locals back the badge Dawn Hodson Staff writer Waving flags, banners and signs, about 100 locals gathered in Placerville along Highway 50, on Main Street and on the Bedford Avenue pedestrian over-crossing to show their support for law enforcement Friday afternoon In turn they were greeted with a cacophony of horns from passing cars and trucks as well as a river of flags on display by those driving by. The purpose of the demonstration was to support, stand up and speak up for law enforcement, American businesses, President Trump and for America as a nation of law, according to a press release from the Republican Party of El Dorado County, “It was wonderful,” said participant Vicki Cecil. “Every truck that went

by gave us a big honk and all but two people either gave us a honk or a thumbs up. “There was no destruction, just smiles and happy people,” she added. “It was like America was coming together to say we want our police to protect us.” Sad about the destruction occurring elsewhere in the country, especially in places like Seattle and Portland, Cecil noted that people can disagree without burning down or vandalizing buildings. “As the saying goes: ‘Your freedom stops where my nose begins,’” she said. “The people in Oregon don’t want this. It’s sad we’re afraid to speak out. But we need to start taking a stand or we’re going to lose the country. George

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Demonstrators supporting the police and rule of law wave flags and share their message in downtown Placerville Friday.

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Celian Luther Adams July 18, 1920-July 8, 2020

Born to Fred and Marjorie Adams in Orosi, Calif., Celian Luther Adams died of old age at his home in Mosquito. Celian was a World War II veteran, logger and Placerville area resident since 1938. He volunteered with school industries during 25 years at Colegio Linda Vista in Chiapas, Mexico. Predeceased by siblings Alvah Adams, Daphne Glover and Eletha Evans. Survived by his devoted wife Betty of 66 years; six children; Gloria Keeping, June Mitchell, Janet Taylor, Fred Adams, Linda Adams and Lanita Medina; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren.

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8:32 p.m. A 28-year-old man was arrested on Green Valley Road in Cameron Park on suspicion of possessing stolen property, burglary tools and illegal drug paraphernalia. 8:41 p.m. A 35-year-old man was arrested on Pony Express Trail in Cedar Grove on a parole violation.

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1:03 p.m. A suspect stole mail from a mailbox on Alhambra Drive in Cameron Park. 1:27 p.m. Vandalism was reported on Ox Trail Way in El Dorado Hills. 6:30 p.m. A 36-year-old man was arrested on Sierra Oaks Drive in El Dorado on suspicion of possessing stolen property and heroin.

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Regarding a page one story that ran July 17 about whether the hangman’s noose depiction should be eliminated from cityowned property including stationery, business cards, street signs and buildings, Placerville City Councilwoman Kara Taylor did not use the phrase “at least” when explaining why she favored voting on the issue during the council’s most recent meeting; that was paraphrased by the staff writer. What she did say is that such an action would constitute a “small change” and emphasized that the discussion that evening was not regarding George the hanging dummy nor the name Hangtown or Old Hangtown, which she said are entirely separate issues from the noose remaining a city-sanctioned symbol. Councilwoman Taylor told the Mountain Democrat, “The point that I clearly made during the meeting was that ‘our official city logo and business cards are marketing materials for the city and it is prudent and appropriate for cities to occasionally re-evaluate and update their marketing materials to keep them relevant.’ I don’t believe the noose on our city’s official documents and marketing materials is doing the town any favors.”

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More housing in the works for active seniors Sel Richard Staff writer A new active adult community proposes to add to the thriving El Dorado Hills senior neighborhoods south of Highway 50. At last week’s EDH Area Planning Advisory Committee meeting, Lennar Homes of California Director of Forward Planning Sean MacDiarmid discussed the Heritage at Carvson Creek project, located south of Carson Crossing Drive and directly east of Lennar’s existing Heritage El Dorado Hills community. The proposed project requires a land use zoning change to the El Dorado Hills Specific Plan, with 57 acres of industrial and 33.3 acres of research and development property re-designated to an 84-acre residential village, a 3.1-acre community center and a 1.7-acre commercial site (located at the north end of the project). The age-restricted community could include up to 415 units with private streets, a homeowners association to maintain the landscaping and common areas and a clubhouse located at the community center site. “There’s a growing need to house aging baby boomers,” said MacDiarmid, pointing out the benefits of the project. “Lennar

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A land-use designation change is required for the Heritage at Carson Creek project to move forward in El Dorado Hills, south of Highway 50. has seen a significant increase in desire for active adult communities as the population continues to age.” MacDiarmid, who serves as Heritage El Dorado Hills HOA president, said his favorite part of HOA meetings is hearing about the fun events the neighborhood plans. “Our intent here is that we would continue that sort of lifestyle into this proposed project site. It will be a separate stand-alone HOA from the existing Heritage El Dorado Hills community but it will have similar types of opportunities.” Home amenities include wider hallways

and zero threshold showers accommodate older residents. And, MacDiarmid pointed out, the flat topography, relatively rare in the area, is well-suited for active adults. In addition, he noted, the senior community would have a low impact on student generation in the local school district. On the south end, a future regional park is proposed, tying into the public trail system at the north of the project and connecting to the existing trail system of Heritage El Dorado Hills. The trail system would remain open and accessible to the public. And as to how the park would be paid for, referencing the

neighboring Heritage El Dorado Hills community’s current disagreement over its own park maintenance, MacDiarmid indicated that a portion of the expense would fall to the residents. “This project will be responsible for entering into some sort of financing district to cover the maintenance of parks throughout the CSD but in terms of what form that will take, that will require further coordination with the CSD and we’re committed to doing that,” he said. APAC member John Raslear was concerned that the 8-foot-wide public trail would not be wide enough and also

AT GDPUD

COVID-19 economic impact emerges Dawn Hodson Staff writer The economic fallout from the COVID-19related shutdown of the economy showed up at the July 14 meeting of the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District’s Board of Directors as the board wrestled with what to do about customers who have overdue bills. At the meeting the board was asked to waive the first reading of an ordinance that allows the district to put a lien on people’s property if their water bills and annual assessment district levies have not been paid by June 30. Staff said as of the meeting there were 284 delinquent accounts amounting to $66,081 in unpaid bills. Usually at this time of year, according to staff, there are 20 to 40 delinquent water customers and the unpaid balance is only $12,000. Following a discussion the board approved sending delinquent accounts to the county to be added to people’s property tax bills on a 4-1 vote, with President Dave Souza and Directors David Halpin, Dane Wadle and Cindy Garcia voting yes and Director Mike Saunders voting no. Also discussed at length was an opinion piece written by Director and Treasurer Garcia that appeared in the Georgetown Gazette. Interim General Manager Jeff Nelson said some of Garcia’s statements were untrue, such as her assertion that Nelson hired an outside consultant to help investigate the

district’s internal fund transfers. She also states in the article she wasn’t sure the previous year’s net income of $1.19 million had been transferred to the Capital Reserve Fund and she criticized the proposed sale of water to the Westlands Water District. Nelson said the district hadn’t received permits for the water transfer yet and even if they do get permits they may not be able to transfer all 2,000 acre-feet of water, so it’s not a done deal. “I just wanted to clarify that,” he said, adding that Garcia apologized to him later. In Garcia’s opinion piece she also states $1.1 million had gone missing. Director David Halpin said the money was not missing and that he or others who had served as treasurer would be glad to explain where the money was. “As our treasurer, you were unanimously voted on by us to look after our funds,” said Halpin. “Not to be asking staff or submitting articles to the local newspaper wondering what’s going on. It’s your responsibility as the treasurer to have those answers and report back to the board and the community and assure

us that the funds you are responsible for as treasurer are managed appropriately ....” Garcia apologized for some of her comments and lauded Nelson for his help in getting her the information she needed to answer her questions. Nelson then went on to report that the consumer confidence report had gone out to customers. He also said the California Department of Fish and Wildlife had a few questions about the potential water transfer and wanted to survey two locations to check for the presence of the yellow-legged frog. Operations Manager Darrell Creeks reported Stumpy Meadows Reservoir was 96% full as of last week. On a different matter, he reported staff has been having a problem with people dumping trash at Greenwood Lake and living out there. He suggested putting up a gate even if it would not be popular with the public. President Souza said he would contact the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office for help with the problem. Nelson was also authorized to erect a gate. Staff reported the

Spanish Dry Diggins tank recoating project had been completed and the tank put back in service. The final cost of the project was $156,300, including construction and inspections. Nelson said he expects a lower budget surplus this year than initially projected but still wants to under take several capital improvements. The capital improvement budget for this fiscal year is $2.9 million, with the most costly project being the meter replacement program at $1.9 million. The district is in the process of applying for a state loan to pay to replace the meters. Other capital improvements Creeks said should be prioritized include roof repairs, removing the old water treatment plant and buying a gunite machine so staff can line the canals themselves rather than pay someone else to do it. Creeks said many pump stations also need to be rebuilt as they were originally constructed 40 years ago. Nelson went on to suggest revisiting the list of capital improvement projects once the ■

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mentioned safety issues with a French drain placement adjacent to the trail. “Class 1 bike paths, which is what you see alongside the roads that are separated from the roadway, are multi-use trails for pedestrians and bikes and are typically 8 feet in width,” explained El Dorado County Planning Commission Chair Jon Vegna, suggesting an additional shoulder to provide extra space. Among the other benefits MacDiarmid listed are the reduction of the over-supply of industrially zoned property as well as traffic density. The current specific plan land uses would generate approximately 32,000 daily trips whereas the proposed project would generate 55% less at about 14,000 trips, according to information provided by the developer.

Afternoon peak hour studies show 2,800 PM peak trips, but the proposed project use show a little more than 1,100. In response to several more comments regarding traffic, MacDiarmid assured that additional traffic studies are under way and would likely require some project modifications. He estimated full build-out to take approximately five years, assuming a rate of eight home sales per month. Environmental reports have not yet been submitted, although he indicated a desire to expedite the process. “We think it’s a good fit for the area,” said MacDiarmid. “It has an improved economic impact to the county versus the proposed land uses and most importantly it significantly reduces traffic impacts.”

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State budget ‘balanced’ with massive new debt

ast month Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a 2020-21 state budget he described as “balanced, responsible and protects public safety and health, education and services to Californians facing the greatest hardships.” Whatever its other DAN WALTERS virtues may be, the budget is far from “balanced,” at least as most folks outside the Capitol would define it. The 2020-21 budget spends far more — at least $20 billion more — than projected revenues, even including billions of dollars from the state’s emergency reserve. The gap is closed, at least on paper, by running up the state’s credit card with debt of one kind or another, the most spectacular example being how it treats the budget’s largest single expenditure, state aid to school districts for the education of about 6 million kids. It authorizes those districts to spend more or less what they would spend if the state wasn’t being battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, if its economy wasn’t in recession and if the state’s revenues weren’t in a nosedive. However, in actual money, the budget will give them at least $11 billion less than the authorized spending and assumes that local school officials will close the gap from their own reserves or by going into debt themselves. Under the state Constitution, the deferments must be made up in subsequent years, so in reality the state is borrowing money from the schools. Billions more dollars counted as revenues in the budget are actually loans from dozens of state special funds — money collected for specific purposes, such as licensing fees — that also must be repaid eventually with interest. The most interesting special fund raid is money set aside to rebuild the east wing of the state Capitol, which houses Newsom’s own office and those of legislators, as well as committee hearing rooms. The budget grabs $734 million and authorizes the issuance of bonds — borrowed money — for the construction project. The budget counts about $4.5 billion in revenue from suspending a couple of corporate income tax breaks. But the suspension will be in effect for several years, generating about $9 billion for the budget. It’s really a massive loan from the affected corporations that would have to be repaid when they claim the accumulated tax credits after the suspension expires. The sneakiest bit of borrowing is an assumption that the budget will save $2.8 billion, half in the general fund, by reducing the pay of state workers ■

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Letters to the Editor Cameron Park CSD ignoring seniors EDITOR: he Cameron Park Community Center suspended operations March 14. This was done to ensure that the district met the local and state mandates to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We are now in July and the center is still closed. The number of virus cases is so minute in this county that most businesses, when allowed, have opened. Why, after gyms, bars, restaurants, hotels and other private businesses are opening, is there still no answer to why or when our community center is going to open? We have a senior room at the center and for the past four months all seniors have been kept from using this room. The only activity left to the seniors is to walk the mile around Cameron Park Lake, but now they are charging $3 per person to do that. In my mind, with very few cases in the area, why shouldn’t we (with masks and social distancing) be allowed to use this room? Seniors are tired of this happening with no explanation, no timeline for reopening and no one willing to help. The general manager and board members are sympathetic, but no offer to help. We seniors are being told that we don’t mean anything to this community. WILLIAM CAREY Cameron Park

Leading the charge for affordable housing EDITOR: would like to extend a special thanks to the Placerville City Council, Mayor Saragosa and council members for the recent approval of several affordable/workforce housing projects. I see your efforts as inspiring and knowledgeable, driven by a real desire to see positive changes in our county, but there is more work to be done. We still need to address El Dorado County’s estimated 3,000 affordable housing unit shortage, according to the updated May 2020 California

Housing Partnership report on El Dorado County’s affordable housing needs. Your recent actions to address these affordable housing shortages will allow Placerville to provide affordable housing for seniors, veterans and lowincome residents, as well as attract and support a necessary workforce struggling to put a roof over their heads. Due to the fallout of the coronavirus, the need for affordable housing will only increase and the work has to start today. Thank you for leading, Placerville, to address the severe shortage of affordable/workforce housing and to see the possibilities of new projects with an open mind and seek alternatives. TAMARA JANIES Pollock Pines

Race relations EDITOR:

endy Schultz wrote an article about Juneteenth in the July 3 edition of the Mountain Democrat. She admitted to not knowing a lot; however, that didn’t keep her from expressing her opinion. I would recommend to Ms. Schultz — and to every citizen who votes, for that matter — that she sign up to take a week of ride-alongs with the Sacramento Police Department. After that week she will know a lot more about what she admits she does not now know. I would look forward to reading her article that follows her experience and comparing it with her recent Juneteenth article. BILL HUBARTT Shingle Springs

Trump’s latest meltdown EDITOR:

hile Republicans are trying mightily but unsuccessfully to depict Joe Biden as a senile, mentally incompetent candidate, their star performer, Donald Trump, continues to make a total fool of himself, confounding even staff ■

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Guest column

Engage local government on COVID-19 fiscal impacts

f you aren’t at the table, you are on the menu. As local governments deal with the economic fallout of COVID-19 these are words to live by for citizens. While state and federal funds may soften the blow, elected officials will soon make tough choices and ANDY taxpayers need to be engaged. The Taxpayers Association of El Dorado County is dedicated to monitoring the county’s local governments, educating voters and recommending sound policies. Last month we sent local elected officials across the county a list of recommendations for addressing COVID-19 impacts. We are also sharing with the public in the hopes that they will get involved with local government entities and help them meet the challenge of COVID-19 in a way that respects taxpayers. We encourage local governments to approach any tax and fee increases skeptically. In the March election voters overwhelmingly rejected most tax and bond proposals. Elected officials must understand

that between the federal, state and local governments, citizens are overtaxed. If revenue increases must be considered, they should only proceed with strong community support already established, clear benefits specified and strong, independent NEVIS oversight to make sure the money actually goes to provide those benefits. Elected officials should challenge staff to find innovative “win-win” solutions that can cut costs without hurting public services. Some of these may have been revealed by the COVID-19 emergency itself. For instance, some supervisors may find that they can maintain accountability while having staff work from home full or part time, saving on overhead costs while improving employee morale. In other cases perhaps technology can reduce the need for travel. If allocated positions have been vacant for a significant period of time, they should be eliminated unless extenuating circumstances exist for keeping them on the books. This is also a moment for elected

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officials to have hard conversations about structural improvements to increase efficiency. For instance, it may be a better value to contract out for some general services instead of utilizing government employees. Officials can negotiate with employees to take on a larger share of their pension and benefit costs. If certain departments have employees who are busy at different times of the year, it may be possible to share those positions instead of paying two separate salaries. Small fire departments and school districts should consider sharing employees with other entities or even fully consolidating. Long-term change isn’t easy but now is the time to do it. If the above options are not enough to close the budget gap, service cuts will need to be considered. In considering cuts, elected officials must view the complete, long-term picture. It’s rarely as simple as just subtracting numbers from the expense side of the ledger. Skimping on some items, like equipment or road maintenance, could lead to even bigger costs. Neglecting services that sustain resident quality of life could hurt property values, in turn decreasing future tax revenue. Other options, such as postponing new projects for

a year or two, may not have the same tradeoffs. Some local governments will escape pain because of their wise decisions to save during good times. That said, they should still be conservative. Economic forecasts are highly uncertain but most experts expect it will take a few years for the economy to return to pre-COVID levels. Officials who draw down all or most of their reserves this year may find themselves with a big problem next year. Most importantly, elected officials must act transparently and encourage public participation and voters should demand that they do so. Data and information should be shared readily and in a format the public can understand. Officials should hold public meetings at various times of the day and evening and take advantage of live streaming, video conferencing and social media services to encourage broad participation. Only with broad engagement can leaders truly understand the needs and desires of the people they serve. It’s up to both leaders and citizens to make sure that engagement happens. Andy Nevis is president of the Taxpayers Association of El Dorado County.

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via deals negotiated with their unions. The details differ from union to union but, generally, workers will be required to work two days each month without pay, offset somewhat by reducing their contributions for fringe benefits. The kicker is that those unpaid work days will go onto the books as time off to be taken with pay later and doubles the ceiling on accumulated time off. So eventually the state will be repaying workers and probably at

hourly rates substantially higher than their current salaries. The budget declares that the extra time off must be taken before an employee retires or resigns, but that’s a polite fiction. A smart worker will use up the extra time off first and bank other vacation or time-off days, which will then become larger lumpsum payments when employment ends. When the reduced fringe benefit contributions are included in the equation, it’s really a multi-

billion-dollar, high-interest loan from workers. All of these loans assume that the state’s economy and tax revenues will recover in subsequent years so they can be easily repaid. It’s a multi-billiondollar wager with taxpayers on the hook if it’s a loser. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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members with his incoherent rants about, well, just up our cities.” about anything and nothing. Trump voters may feel incentivized to blow up In his July 14 Rose Garden mind-boggler, he said, the windows on Trump Tower if it would divert among many other things, that Biden’s platform attention from the increasingly insane moron with would “incentivize illegal alien child smuggling,” whom they have saddled this once-respected but that it would abolish immigration enforcement, now-pitied country of ours. But in may be too late our police departments and our prisons (“I guess”) for that. Trump’s “managing” of the COVID-19 and that Biden’s energy plan “means no windows, catastrophe may result in Americans becoming cold office space in the winter, warm office space in extinct sooner than we ever thought possible. the summer.” Biden would defund our military and RONALD LANNER Placerville Democrat mayors wouldn’t mind “if terrorists blew The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Wednesday, July 22, 2020

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area and four in the Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue region. To date, 36 of the 443 county cases have been among those 65 and older, the age group said to be at the highest risk; 62% are in the 18-59 age category. About 7.7% of tests reported since Friday came back positive for COVID-19. The county reported 636 additional tests over the weekend. In total, about 15,955 tests have been conducted on county residents to date, according to the data. There have been 391,538 confirmed COVID-19 cases across California with 7,694 deaths, according to data updated Monday by the state Department of Public Health.

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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). It is not necessary to fight the old guard. Nor is it your responsibility to overturn the powers that be. For now, it is enough to observe and note where change needs to happen. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Your habits are perfectly positioned to match up with certain goals and with how you see yourself and who you want to be in this lifetime. This is a magic alignment. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The poet Kahlil Gibran perfectly described your day today when he said, “Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgment wage war against your passion and your appetite.” CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your thought process is like a television in which you can’t control the programming, but you can choose what you’ll watch. And if you choose wrong, you can always change the channel. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Maybe something has changed; maybe nothing has changed. However you need to see it, look at it that way. You’ll be adept at creating the exact mindset you most need in order to get this day done right. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Great positions require authority sufficient to fill the role. Without this, no effect is possible. Before you take on a responsibility, you’ll make sure you have all you need to not only meet the expectation but also exceed it.

customer whose service was mistakenly cut off. The board went on to approve the formation of an ad-hoc grant writing committee. The grants will be used to pay for future capital improvements. Directors Saunders and Garcia volunteered to serve on the committee.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Those who insist that people pay them respect are showing the world that they have not yet done the work required to deserve it. Respect is an organic gift and can only be earned along the way. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). When you give it your best shot, either nothing much happens and you learn how not to do it, or magic happens that you may or may not be able to repeat. So you absolutely can’t lose by trying! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Your environment changes, and your behavior will change right along with it in a natural and free-flowing way. New habits will lead you to a very good place. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re a weaver! You’ll weave a lineup of happy thoughts into an overall positive attitude and attract harmonious relationships and loving, cheerful people. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Logically, you know that you have more than enough, and yet there is a small and unsure part of you that needs reassurance and might buy too much. Take a friend with you to the store. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). No one wants to be honored for their position; they want to be honored for what they personally bring to it. With your bright eyes and busy mind, you’ll figure out the political landscape at hand.

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Additionally, Neves has told City Council members that she and other city officials have made it clear to the Wopumnes Nisenan-Mewuk that the city would be glad to help the tribe attain NAHC recognition but that the offer so far has not been taken up. Instead, it appears the Wopumnes are asking members of the public to sign the petition in support of a referendum that would “acknowledge the Wopumnes as the local, aboriginal tribe of Placerville for the purpose of tribal consultation in matters of (the California Environmental Quality Act) and send a letter to the (NAHC) endorsing the Wopumnes” for inclusion on the NAHC’s sanctioned approval list. But that’s not the only weapon in the Wopumnes’ arsenal — the tribe also would like to see its own choice of archeological experts be named to examine and evaluate the significance of the site of the village that lies just north of Upper Broadway. The property, owned by a man who reportedly is not a member of the tribe, lies across from the shopping area that includes the Dollar Store. While the city wishes to use its own “cultural team” that includes an expert with an masters in anthropology, is on the Register of Professional Archeologists and has worked in the profession for more than 40 years in Placerville and other areas of the county, the Wopumnes want to have members of the UC Davis Archeological Department conduct the sensitive work. The tribe already had UC Davis experts onsite earlier this year and reported the archeologists found the potential for uncovering significant artifacts to be impressive. The Wopumnes begin their proposed referendum with the statement that the tribe “need(s) to have the ability to protect their sacred sites … the city has abstained from doing that” by affirming its contract with REY Engineers Inc. to perform the archeological evaluation. The City Council approved the contract affirmation at its June 23 meeting. But because the Mewuk village sitting atop a hill overlooking the bike path construction work was not discovered by the city’s experts and arguably was nearly destroyed, the tribe contends its voice should be heard in deciding who’s to dig into its cherished past. “Driving a giant excavator onto the site, digging it out and hauling away truckloads of dirt is only the beginning of the damage to the site ...” states Wopumnes tribal spokesman Louis Smith III in an email to the Mountain Democrat. “... where the excavator dug out the top landscape, destroyed and displaced those artifacts forever.” Smith did not cite precise artifacts “destroyed or displaced” but said the action by the city-hired construction crew “has caused the tribe much distress and is considered an act of violence perpetrated on them by the city.” Smith added that the tribe thinks the city “cut into the parcel boundaries without notice,” contending that there existed no description in city plans that showed a possible “impingement into the sacred site: No drawings, no description, no permits, no tribal sign-off, no warning.” City Engineer Neves has said the contractor was working well within the legal project description, that there is wiggle room in contracts that allows the firm to use its own discretion where it is believed

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previously undocumented work would improve and advance the result. Pointing out that “39 resources (artifacts) were found” within the area of potential effect in environmental surveys conducted by city contractors in 2017 and 2018, involving a one-mile radius around the entire bike lane project — “and not one of them was the resource found April 16, 2020.” “The city environmentally cleared the project — twice — and even though the resource is sitting partially in the right of way, it was never discovered because it had never been documented or recorded by anyone who knew about it,” said Neves. The contractor did not realize the ancient village lay just a few yards away from the newly cut driveway, the city engineer added. Once that was established, she emphasized, work on that part of the Upper Broadway Bike Path project was immediately suspended. But that’s apparently where the battle began. Smith and the Wopumnes tribe say Neves has assured them that an archeological review was done prior to the heavy equipment getting under way, but added, “Yet she has been unable to produce a copy.” In addition to citing the two professional studies giving clearance to the city to send in the bulldozer, Neves has taken responsibility for the incident and reported recently to the City Council that “creative work” by city staff has resulted in a redrafting of the Upper Broadway Bike Path plans. Two retaining walls now no longer are a part of the picture and some future bike lanes won’t be as wide as originally envisioned, she has said, but some sidewalks will extend farther and other amenities realized as the city uses some $800,000 in resultant savings. And some of that money will go toward properly documenting the cultural significance of the Mewuk village, she told the council. It’s a site that tribal members say should excite history lovers — and it’s a site Neves said she is glad wasn’t destroyed. “The very best way to protect a resource is to document it,” said Neves. “If there are (other historical sites) out there that folks know about ... by all means, let us know where they are.” Emphasizing that the NisenanMewuk village “has been under the protection of the Wopumnes tribe for over 100 years,” Smith added, “the famous photograph of a Nisenan Indian and three women standing barefoot in front of their roundhouse, featured in the Smithsonian Museum, is of Chief Hunchup, his wife, sister and daughter of the Wopumnes tribe. “They lived in Placerville and interacted with family who owned the Upper Broadway parcel.” It remains unclear how many voter signatures are needed for the referendum, according to tribal authorities, who said they have been unable to acquire a voter boundary map from the city or from the county Elections Department that would show how many registered voters are within Placerville; a percentage of the whole must be achieved. There also is a 30-day time period in which to collect signatures, but because the map has not been made available, tribe members contend the countdown should not begin until they are in possession of accurate information. Day 21 without a map occurred Thursday, July 16.

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KNOW Now Mills Station Arts & Culture presents Roaring in the ’20s, the second annual Rancho Cordova Arts Members Show, through July 25. For more information visit rcmacc. org. Watercolor Artists of Sacramento Horizons is accepting paintings for the WASH 2020 Open Exhibition through July 30. Up to three paintings can be accepted. For more information email alyslynn@att.net.

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very year Arts and Culture El Dorado bestows the Normadene Carpenter Award, which recognizes extraordinary commitment to culture and creativity. This year Arts and Culture El Dorado is honoring the memory of four bright lights in the community who were great supporters of the arts. At the present time, due to the coronavirus restrictions, the 2020 Normadene Carpenter Awards will be celebrated virtually. We invite the community to join us in recognizing the life and legacy of these four extraordinary individuals whom we lost recently in a short span of months. Donations to the Normadene Carpenter Award help support Arts and Culture El Dorado’s ongoing programs. As a special honor this year, Arts and Culture El Dorado has established a Young Artist Award in the name of each of our 2020 honorees to be awarded on an annual basis.

July 22 Vitalant will host a Shingle Springs community blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. (closed for lunch 3-3:45 p.m) at Elks Lodge, 3821 Quest Court (off Durock Road), Shingle Springs. The blood drive is sponsored by the Placerville Elks Lodge No. 1712. For more information or eligibility questions call Vitalant at 1-877-258-4825.

July 23 El Dorado County Republican Women Federated invites all Republican women to join them at the next meeting at 5:30 p.m. at Roundtable Pizza, 3975 Missouri Flat Road, Suite 240. The club welcomes new members and encourages individuals who’d like to socialize and order food to come around 5 p.m.

July 24 The Widowed Persons Club hosts a general meeting luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Enjoy burgers, potato salad and watermelon. Cost is $14 (please have correct change or a check). For more information contact Don at (530) 3637476 or Nancy at (530) 622-8276. Cornerstone of Hope, a two-year transitional home for women and their children, is having a food truck fundraiser, 3-8 p.m. at Pollock Pines Community Church, 6361 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines. Enjoy treats from Chando’s Tacos, Bacon Mania, The Dinner Station and Snow Cones. For more information call Linda at (530) 409-4322.

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ick Bush earned his Ph.D. in metallurgical and materials science engineering at Stanford University in 1961. In 1973 he established Madroña Vineyards, one of the first vineyards and wineries in El Dorado County. Bush was passionate about the arts in all forms and was a longtime supporter of the El Dorado County Community Concert Association and El Dorado Arts Council (now Arts and Culture El Dorado), for whom he served as a board member. He and his wife Leslie assisted in funding theaters to showcase El Dorado County’s talent. He was also a member of the American River Conservancy and cared deeply about any environmental issue that affected his community. To honor him, the Richard H. Bush Young Artist Award in Music has been established.

oey Cattone was a bright light in the world of visual art in El Dorado County. A prolific self-taught artist, Cattone worked in many artistic mediums and her work is held in private and public collections. A dedicated community supporter of the arts, she volunteered for and supported the efforts of Arts and Culture El Dorado and was a member of the El Dorado Hills Art Association and the Tahoe Art League. Her works have appeared on the cover of Vine Times magazine, been featured in Style Magazine, and she was voted No. 1 Favorite Artist for two years running. Cattone has also been featured in the Folsom Connect. Her painting “Serenity” was purchased by Marshall Medical Center for its new wing. To honor her, the Joey Cattone Young Artist Award in Art has been established.

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July 25 Meander through a beautiful meadow of the Middle Fork of the Cosumnes River with lunch adjacent to a waterfall. Enjoy a brief discussion of meadow restoration project with volunteers from the Cosumnes Coalition. This is an intermediate, highelevation, 2-mile hike with some steep areas and slippery/rocky terrain on an undefined trail. Steady rain or lightning storms cancel. Ages 12 and older welcome. Contact the American River Conservancy to sign up and for carpool meeting location (Pollock Pines area) at julie@ ARConservancy.org or (530) 621-1224. Suggested donation: $5/members or $10/non-members. Miraflores Winery, 2120 Four Springs Trail in the Pleasant Valley area, is serving four-course luncheons on the vineyard terrace on Saturdays and Sundays with seatings from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. On July 25 & 26 chef Robb Venditti is preparing a throwback classics menu. For reservations call (530) 647-8505.

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ane Van Camp earned her bachelor of arts and teaching credential at the University of California, Davis, and then became an elementary school teacher who was beloved by many students. A profound lover of the arts, Van Camp also had an entrepreneurial spirit. She ran a local communications and media business for many years and loved teaching, traveling, wildlife and the outdoors. Passionate about community, She gave much of her energy to causes and organizations which were meaningful to her. She leaves behind hundreds of poems, sketches, art photos, paintings, nature films and writing awards. To honor her, the Jane Van Camp Young Artist Award in Nature-Inspired Art (any medium) has been established.

anny Langston earned his degree in drama at University California, Santa Barbara, in 1968, then went on to proudly serve his country in the Navy. While serving he formed a theater group to entertain both his fellow troops and their families. Langston was described as a Renaissance Man. He had many interests including all aspects of theater, photography, genealogy and travel. Langston was active in Theatre El Dorado and co-founded Imagination Theater with Peter Wolfe. He acted in and directed many productions throughout his life. While working in Imagination Theater, Langston mentored many people and helped to foster their love of theater. To honor him, the Lanny Langston Young Artist Award in Theater has been established.

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Ty Stewart, left, and Ty Uber of Ponderosa lost the majority of their high school baseball season due to COVID-19. Uber, who is also the Bruins starting quarterback, won’t be able to take the field until Jan. 8 at the earliest.

Andrew McMullen holds up his helmet in celebration after Oak Ridge won the Division 1 SacJoaquin Section title in December. McMullen and the rest of the Trojans will have to wait until Jan. 8 to strap up their pads in a game again.

Fall sports set to begin games starting Dec. 28; football kicks off Jan. 8 Thomas Frey Staff writer

he CIF announced Monday that fall high school sports including football will be pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It has been determined that the most effective way to deliver Fall, Winter and Spring for the 2020-21 school year is to condense the three seasons of sport into two seasons of sports,” said Michael S. Garrison, commissioner of athletics for the Sac-Joaquin Section. “This allows for a longer season, emanating any type of truncated season and helps with the spacing between particular sports and the overlap of certain sports between seasons.” All sports have been put into either a “Fall” or “Spring” category. In the fall category is volleyball, water polo, cross country, football, field hockey, gymnastics, Division VII soccer and skiing and snowboarding. In the spring category badminton, Division I through Division V1 soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, wrestling, basketball, golf, baseball, competitive cheer, softball, track and field and lacrosse will take place. In the fall, cross country, soccer and water polo will start games Dec. 28 while volleyball will open its season Dec. 29 and football will kickoff Jan. 8. In the spring, soccer will have its first game March 1 while badminton, tennis, wrestling and cheer will start March 8. The following day basketball will begin.

On March 22, baseball and softball will start their seasons and then on March 29 golf, swimming, lacrosse and track and field will open their seasons. Each season will last about two months before playoffs begin. Playoffs will be about the same length as they have been in the past with a few sports making adjustments to have fewer teams. This schedule means that the latest a sport will end is June 26 when state championships for baseball, softball and track and field will finish. Currently, summer rules will be in place through Dec. 7. If each school’s district and public health officials allow, teams can do anything they were previously able to do during the summer. While football teams can practice, all football contact is prohibited. According to Cal-Hi Sports, this is the first time since 1918 when the Spanish flu pandemic took place that high school sports schedules have changed. That year, CIF football playoffs were cancelled and boys basketball was not played at all. The CIF will continue to evaluate the situation in case sports cannot begin in December and January. “We will continue to monitor the pandemic situation across the SJS and will come up with measures to reduce the length of the seasons if it comes to that. But we are hopeful that high school sports will happen in January,” said the Sac-Joaquin Section in a press release.

Racing vets snag Placerville Speedway wins on Saturday Gary Thomas Placerville Speedway

ather’s Kalib Henry battled his way to the lead and fended off a late-race challenge from Shane Hopkins and Ryan Robinson en route to his third career victory at the Placerville Speedway Saturday night. Henry’s triumph in the Thompson’s Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car feature came aboard the always potent McColloch RV Repair and Storage No. 17 machine. With his third victory he moves into a tie on the all-time 360 win list with several drivers including Dan Belton, Don Hanson, Rick Hays, Darrell Arnold, Bobby McMahan, Brent Kaeding, Tim Kaeding, Chuck Gurney Jr., Kyle Larson, Cory Eliason and Alan Bradway. Sharing victory lane with Henry at the “Prelude to the Forni” were Dan Jinkerson with the Ltd. Late Models, Les Friend with the Pure Stocks, Mike Miller with the Mini Trucks and Joel Hannagan with the Vintage Hard Tops. Early on in the Sprint Car feature it was Quilcene, Wash., driver J.J. Hickle who held command over the field at the helm of the Worden Family No. 63 mount. Track prep had taken place prior to the start of the 25-lap main event and gave a multi-groove surface to competitors, which lent to some fantastic racing all through the pack. Henry pressured Hickle from the outset, before blasting into the lead on lapeight. Even though caution flags over the opening stages kept drivers out of traffic the action remained intense. Placerville’s Shane Hopkins worked the bottom side of the speedway to perfection and carved his way into second while having an entertaining race with Foresthill’s Ryan Robinson. As the laps wound down the top-three closed up and put on an exciting show right down to the end for everyone watching on Flo Racing. Henry hit his marks and held off all challengers to cross the checkered flag for the victory over Hopkins, Robinson, Hickle and Redding’s Chase Majdic. Picking off heat race wins with the Sprint Cars were Henry, Hopkins, Justin Bradway and Hickle. Majdic opened the night by earning the ADCO Driveline and Custom Exhaust Fast Time Award by clocking a 10.864 around the quarter-mile. A total of 25 cars competed at the Prelude to the Forni. Last season saw Diamond Springs racer Jinkerson claim an amazing nine Pure Stock wins overall. Making the move to the Ltd. Late Model division this year it only took him three races to end up in victory lane aboard the Lightfoot Automotive No. 23 machine. It didn’t come easy for Jinkerson however, as reigning track champion Ray Trimble did keep him honest for much of the contest. Trimble closed the gap ever so slightly, but Jinkerson made no mistakes and crossed under the checkered flag for his first career Ltd. Late Model triumph. Trimble came home in the runner up position over Jay Norton, Dan Brown Jr. and Tyler

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Kalib Henry celebrates his win at Placerville Speedway Saturday in the Winged 360 Sprint Car feature. Lightfoot. Rounding out the field in the 20-lap contest were Eddie Gardner, Paul Gugliomoni, Matt Davis and Tom Tilford. Jinkerson also captured the lone heat race held during the night.

Dan Jinkerson won the Ltd. Late Models race on Saturday at Placerville Speedway. The Pure Stock main event capped the evening’s action and provided a thrilling conclusion to the program, which saw Les Friend narrowly beat out Nick Baldwin for the win. Things were fast and furious right from the get-go in the 20-lap feature with Clarence Holbrook and Nick Baldwin racing side-by-side for several laps out front. Friend had settled into the third spot and bided his time over the early stages.

Baldwin eventually assumed command and had built up a sizable advantage. Just when it looked like he would go on to pick up the win however, lapped traffic came into play and Friend roped him in quickly. With just a couple laps left it became a thrilling fight for the lead and ultimately saw Friend make the move by in a gaggle of lapped cars to narrowly nip Baldwin at the line. It marked Friend’s 16th career win in the division at the Placerville bullring. The official margin of victory read as 0.098 seconds. Both drivers should be commended for putting on a breathtaking show over the final laps. Completing the top-10 were Holbrook, Kevin Jinkerson, Jason Leonard, Zach Lindgren, Ryan Murphy, Kenny Bernstein, Jim Brookshire and Stephanie Hanson. Heat races with the Pure Stocks were claimed by Bernstein and Friend. A solid field of 16 Pure Stocks signed in during the event that was presented by Jay’s Mobile Welding and Fabrication. After winning opening night with the Mini Trucks on Independence Day, Mike Miller returned on Saturday and made it back-to-back in the division. He claimed the triumph over Howard Miller, Kevin Tremblay, Tom Stanwood and Michael Murphy. Picking up heat race wins with the “truckers” were Tremblay and Howard Miller. Racing returns to Placerville Speedway on Saturday July 25 when the annual Mark Forni Classic converges at the track. Divisions competing will include the Thompson’s Winged 360 Sprint Cars, the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints, Pure Stocks and the Mini Trucks. The 15th annual event can be seen live via pay-per-view on FloRacing.

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he Hands4Hope Youth Board was in a bind when its annual fundraiser, The Upper Supper, a pasta dinner scheduled for April 2020, was cancelled due to COVID-19. This year the Youth Board chose to benefit the Upper Room in Placerville and moved by their mission, were determined to find another way to help. After numerous brainstorming sessions, they came up with a Virtual Escape Room to replace this fundraising event. With the sale of 91 tickets for the Stolen Stars Escape Room and the purchase of approximately $601 worth of food items in their virtual grocery store, the Hands4Hope Youth Board raised a total of $1,331. The board combined this amount to the $375 it had raised from its carriage rides fundraiser at El Dorado Hills Town Center in December, for a grand total of $1,706, all going to help the Upper Room Dining Hall. “When we were told our Upper Supper benefit dinner for The Upper Room in Placerville was canceled, the youth board was devastated. We had worked so hard getting sponsors, donations, planning decorations and much more. This especially hit hard for graduating seniors, because this was our last opportunity to organize a Youth Board fundraiser,” said Youth Board President and graduate of Union Mine High School Mary Matlack. Alyssa Countryman, incoming Youth Board President shared, “Our team was devastated that the hard work and dedication we put toward our dinner would not be shown, however, we were ready to put our creative minds to work.” About a month after receiving the news that the Upper Supper was canceled, the Youth

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After the Hands4Hope Youth Board had to cancel its annual fundraising dinner due to COVID-19, the board got creative and took its fundraiser online, creating the Stolen Stars Virtual Escape Room. The escape room was a huge success and the Youth Board raised a total of $1,331 for the Upper Room Dining Hall in Placerville. Board reconnected over Zoom and decided that a global pandemic was not going to hinder its

“I am proud of what we were able to accomplish in such a short time, especially given the circumstances. The Youth Board is all about empowering and developing the future leaders of our generation through the service of helping others with empathy and compassion. ” Mary Matlack, Youth Board President and graduate of Union Mine High School efforts to help those in need, especially when the need was greater now than ever. After brainstorming ideas for virtual fundraisers, the group settled on the idea of an online escape room and virtual shopping cart for donations. The Stolen Stars Escape Room was a great way for people to donate and solve a fun puzzle all from the safety and comfort of their home. The virtual shopping cart allowed people to buy certain

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Public Notices  material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on June 25, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7908 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000548 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BETTER CARS, located at 3535 Heck Dr., Rescue, CA 95672 Registered owner(s): 1. Beau Lemire, 3535 Heck Dr., Rescue, CA 95672, 2. Amy Knieriem, 2300 Los Trampas Dr., Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Beau Lemire /s/ Amy Knieriem BEAU LEMIRE AND AMY KNIERIEM I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on June 30, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7909 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200147 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Citrina Louise Erhardt filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CITRINA LOUISE ERHARDT Proposed name: CITRINA MAY LEE GARIBAY 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: AUGUST 7, 2020, 8:31 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 MARCH 11, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 7935 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000525 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BOS CONSTRUCTION, located at 5350 Grassy Run Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): 1. Bradley Owen Stubblefield, 5350 Grassy Run Road, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Brooks Lane Stubblefield, 5350 Grassy Run Road, 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: June 19, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Bradley O. Stubblefield BRADLEY OWEN STUBBLEFIELD I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on June 19, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7936 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000555 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOlDENSTONE WEAlTH MANAGEMENT, located at 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 2982 Aberdeen Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Sanjay Varshney, General Partner, 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 2. Andres Villegas, General Partner, 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sanjay Varshney SANJAY VARSHNEY 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 July 6, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 7937

El DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT ADVERTISEMENT TO BID PACIFIC CREST TRAIl BRIDGE PROJECT NO. 06081H.01 CONTRACT NO. E20-06 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed Bids will be received no later than 3:00 p.m., local time on August 12, 2020, at the Lobby Desk of the El Dorado Irrigation District Office, 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville, CA 95667 for Construction Services for the Pacific Crest Trail Bridge, Project No. 06081H.01. Bids must be delivered before the submittal deadline. District will reject all Bids received after the specified date and will return such Bids to Bidders unopened. The work shall consist of constructing bridge abutments and trail to bridge apron transitions, and installing a prefabricated bridge already procured by the District, over the Echo Conduit open channel that runs through the Pacific Crest Trail. Bidding Documents contain the full description of the Work. A California Classification A contractor’s license is required. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m., local time, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at the District’s Camp 5 Hydro Headquarters, 7225 Highway 50, Pollock Pines, CA, 95726, and then proceed to the Project Site, Atwood Road near Echo Lakes Road. PUBLIC WORKS LAWS. The project is a public works project subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). To be qualified for this project, a contractor must be registered with the DIR. In addition, pursuant to prevailing wage laws, copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file at the District’s principal office and are available on request. Contract documents and drawings are only available electronically. Contract Documents may be obtained on the District’s website located at http://www.eid. org/doing-business-with-eid/procurementand-contracts. The Engineer’s Estimate is between $50,000 and $75,000. Questions regarding this project should be directed to the Project Manager by emailing Mr. John Kessler at jkessler@ eid.org, or by calling 530-642-4056. Dated this 15th day of July, 2020 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT /s/ John Kessler for Elizabeth Dawson, P.E., Engineering Manager 7/15, 7/22, 7/29 7938 PUBlIC NOTICE RESOlUTION NO. WA-6-2020 OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE EL DORADO COUNTY WATER AGENCY OF THE INTENTION TO DRAFT AN UPDATED GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN PURSUANT TO THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT WHEREAS, California Water Code section 10753 authorizes a local agency to adopt a groundwater management plan pursuant to California Water Code sections 10750 et seq., for basins or portions of basins within the jurisdiction of the agency that are not already subject to a Groundwater Management Plan; WHEREAS, the Tahoe Valley South Subbasin was designated by the Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) as basin number 6-005.01 (“TVS Basin”); WHEREAS, the El Dorado County Water Agency (“EDCWA”) boundary overlies the entire TVS Basin; WHEREAS, the South Tahoe Public Utility District (“District”) boundary overlies the majority of the TVS Basin; WHEREAS, the District adopted Resolution No. 2986-15 electing to be the Groundwater Sustainability Agency (“GSA”) for the portion of the TVS Basin within its service area boundary on July 16, 2015, submitted its GSA Formation Notification to DWR on August 12, 2015 (“2015 GSA Formation Notification”), and was recognized as the exclusive GSA for the portion of the TVS Basin located with the District’s service area boundary on November 17, 2015 (“South Tahoe Public Utility District GSA”);; WHEREAS, EDCWA adopted Resolution No. WA-11-2017 electing to be the GSA for the portion of the TVS Basin outside of the District’s service area boundary on June 14, 2017, submitted its GSA Formation Notification to the DWR on June 15, 2017 (“2017 GSA Formation Notification”), and was recognized as the exclusive GSA for this portion of the TVS Basin on September 13, 2017 (“El Dorado County Water Agency GSA”); WHEREAS, the District prepared and submitted to DWR, with the EDCWA’s support, both the 2014 GMP and an analysis of basin conditions as alternatives to a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (“GSP”); WHEREAS, on July 17, 2019, DWR determined that the 2014 GMP satisfied the objectives of the Act and approved it as an existing plan alternative to a GSP (“DWR Approved Alternative”); and, WHEREAS, the District and the EDCWA desire to continue to cooperatively and sustainably manage groundwater resources within the TVS Basin and to coordinate implementation of the DWR Approved Alternative in accordance with the Act. WHEREAS, on May 21, 2020, the District adopted a resolution of intention to draft an updated 2014 GMP for the South Tahoe Public utility District GSA; WHEREAS, on June 22, 2020 and June 29, 2020, in accordance with Water Code § 10753.2(a), the EDCWA published a notice of public hearing on whether to adopt a resolution of intention to draft an updated 2014 GMP for the El Dorado County Water Agency GSA; WHEREAS, on July 8, 2020, the EDCWA held a public hearing to consider whether to adopt a resolution of intention to draft an updated 2014 GMP for the El Dorado County Water Agency GSA; WHEREAS, the EDCWA believes the District and the EDCWA should continue to cooperatively and sustainably manage groundwater resources within the TVS Basin and coordinate implementation of the DWR Approved Alternative in accordance with the Act. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOlVED AS FOllOWS: 1. The Board of Directors of the EDCWA deems it advisable and in the best interest of the EDCWA to draft an update to the 2014 GMP for the El Dorado County Water Agency GSA pursuant to Water Code section 10750 et seq.; 2. The EDCWA is authorized to draft an update to the 2014 GMP for El Dorado County Water Agency GSA consistent with the DWR Approved Alternative; 3. The EDCWA is authorized and directed to publish this Resolution of intention to draft an update to the 2014 GMP for the El Dorado County Water Agency GSA pursuant to Water Code section 10753.3; 4. The General Manager is directed to take any additional action necessary and appropriate to implement this Resolution. 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Water Agency at a meeting duly held on the 8th day of July, 2020, by the following vote and signed by Chairman Veerkamp: Ayes: Frentzen, Wadle, Veerkamp; Noes: None; Abstain: None; Absent: Parlin, Sheehan. 7/15, 7/22 7939

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200321

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000607

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Christopher Doody, Kennedy Doody filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CHRISTOPHER RENÉ DOODY KENNEDY LAUREN DOODY SAVANNAH CLAIRE DOODY Proposed name: CHRISTOPHER RENÉ CAPOZZOLI KENNEDY LAUREN CAPOZZOLI SAVANNAH CLAIRE CAPOZZOLI 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: SEPTEMBER 11, 2020, 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 JULY 6, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 7942

The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. PORTIllO RANCH, 2. PORTIllO CHRISTMAS TREE FARM, 3. WEST COAST ADVENTURE PARK, 4. WEST COAST PRO SHOP, located at Green Valley & Greenwood, 323-640-001, 323-640-006, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 3061 Rancheria Ct., Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Portillo Ranch LLC, 3061 Rancheria Ct., Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 6, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Eric Portillo ERIC PORTILLO, MANAGER 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 July 16, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 7961

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000604 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VOlUTION GAllERY, located at 452 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Zachary E Pangborn, 250 Middletown Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: October 15, 2011. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Zachary E Pangborn ZACHARY E PANGBORN 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 July 16, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 7958 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000605 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FlUTOPIA, located at 2159 Cardiff Circle, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Francesca Anderson, 2159 Cardiff Circle, 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: July 16, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Francesca Anderson FRANCESCA ANDERSON 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 July 16, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 7959 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000537 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: lOVE BIRDS COFFEE AND TEA COMPANY, located at 4181 Highway 49, Ste. 100, Diamond Springs, CA 95619/ Mailing Address: 3790 Sheridan Rd., Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): 1. Garrett Sanders, 3790 Sheridan Rd., Cameron Park, CA 95682, 2. Jasmin Sanders, 3790 Sheridan Rd., Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Garrett Sanders GARRETT SANDERS I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on June 23, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 7960

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000553 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TROPICAl DAYDREAMS TRAVEl, located at 2660 Cambridge Rd., Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Stephanie Webber, 2660 Cambridge Rd., Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Stephanie Webber STEPHANIE WEBBER 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 July 2, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 7964

NOTICE OF PUBlIC WORKSHOP El Dorado County Air Quality Management District Proposed amendments to Rule 215 – Architectural Coatings NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Dorado County (EDC) Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has scheduled a public workshop on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at the office of the Air Quality Management District, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, CA 95667 from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss proposed changes to Rule 215 – Architectural Coatings. To comply with social distancing requirements from the Governor, the public participation will be handled remotely and only by telephone. If you wish to participate in the public workshop, please contact the AQMD immediately during business hours at (530) 621 7501 or via email aqmd@ edcgov.us to be added to the meeting participants list. Western EDC has been classified as “nonattainment” for the federal 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard. Since Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions are precursors to ozone formation, one of the strategies to control ozone pollution is to reduce VOC emissions from existing stationary sources. On October 26, 2007, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted a Suggested Control Measure (SCM) for architectural coatings. The purpose of the SCM is to promote uniformity among district rules, improve enforceability, and achieve additional reductions of VOC emissions from the application of architectural coatings. Rule 215 limits the emissions of VOCs from the use of architectural coatings (paints). To achieve further emissions reductions, in June 2017, the AQMD amended Rule 215 to incorporate the requirements of the 2007 SCM. Although the 2017 amendment was reviewed and approved by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 staff in 2017, upon further review in 2019, EPA staff determined that there were slight language differences between the 2007 SCM and Rule 215. AQMD staff is now proposing a minor revision to Rule 215 to correct the language differences. The VOC content limits in proposed revised Rule 215 are the same and are not stricter than those found in the SCM. The other air districts within the Sacramento Federal Ozone Nonattainment Area: Sacramento Metropolitan; Placer County; Yolo-Solano; and Feather River air districts; have all revised their architectural coatings rules to be consistent with the SCM. Copies of this notice, the proposed rules and the draft staff report are posted on AQMD’s website at: www.edcgov.us/ AirQualityManagement. Written comments prior to the workshop are preferred. Please provide comments in writing to: El Dorado County AQMD, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, CA 95667. You can also submit comments via email to aqmd@ edcgov.us. Questions should be directed to Rania Serieh, Air Quality Engineer (530) 621-7509. 7/22 7966 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING El Dorado County Air Quality Management District Proposed amendments to Rule 215 – Architectural Coatings NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Dorado County (EDC) Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has scheduled a public hearing on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, during the EDC Board of Supervisor’s Public meeting, at 9 AM or thereafter. Public participation instructions are listed below and on the EDC Board of Supervisor’s agendas. AQMD staff is recommending the AQMD Board of Directors adopt proposed amendments to Rule 215 – Architectural Coatings. Western EDC has been classified as “nonattainment” for the federal 8-hour ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard. Since Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions are precursors to ozone formation, one of the strategies to control ozone pollution is to reduce VOC emissions from existing stationary sources. On October 26, 2007, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted a

Suggested Control Measure (SCM) for architectural coatings. The purpose of the SCM is to promote uniformity among district rules, improve enforceability, and achieve additional reductions of VOC emissions from the application of architectural coatings. Rule 215 limits the emissions of VOCs from the use of architectural coatings (paints). To achieve further emissions reductions, in June 2017, the AQMD amended Rule 215 to incorporate the requirements of the 2007 SCM. Although the 2017 amendment was reviewed and approved by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 staff in 2017, upon further review in 2019, EPA staff determined that there were slight language differences between the 2007 SCM and Rule 215. AQMD staff is now proposing a minor revision to Rule 215 to correct the language differences. The VOC content limits in proposed revised Rule 215 are the same and are not stricter than those found in the SCM. The other air districts within the Sacramento Federal Ozone Nonattainment Area: Sacramento Metropolitan; Placer County; Yolo-Solano; and Feather River air districts; have all revised their architectural coatings rules to be consistent with the SCM. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if adopted, Rule 215 will be submitted through the CARB to the United States EPA as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may examine the proposed rule and associated documents at the office of the Air Quality Management District, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, CA 95667 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday by advance appointment. The rule is also available for review at the following web address http:// www.edcgov.us/AirQualityManagement. You may also request a copy at the AQMD office listed below. Please provide any comments on the rule in writing at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 or via aqmd@ edcgov.us. The rule will be considered for adoption by the AQMD Board of Directors during the public hearing on August 25, 2020. Please contact Rania Serieh at (530) 621-7509 if you have any questions or to make an appointment. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: To comply with social distancing requirements and the stay at home order from the Governor, the Board Chambers will be closed to members of the public and all public participation will be handled remotely. The public should call into 530-621-7603 or 530-621-7610. The Meeting ID is 957 4691 0556. To observe the live stream of the Board of Supervisors meeting go to https://zoom. us/j/95746910556. If you are joining the meeting via zoom and wish to make a comment on an item, press the “raise a hand” button. If you are joining the meeting by phone, press *9 to indicate a desire to make a comment. The clerk will call you by the last three digits of your phone number when it is your turn to speak. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes. To view Board of Supervisors meetings via Facebook Live, go to https://www.facebook.com/ ElDoradoCountyNews. Please note the Board will not be using this function and therefore will not see any comments posted during the livestream. By participating in this meeting, you acknowledge that you are being recorded. If you choose not to observe the Board of Supervisors meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment via email by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at edc.cob@edcgov.us. Your comment will be placed into the record and forwarded to the Board of Supervisors. The Clerk of the Board is here to assist you, please call 530-621-5390 if you need any assistance with the above directions to access the meeting. 7/22 7967 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING El Dorado County Air Quality Management District Proposed Amendments to Rule 1000 Emission Statement & Rule 1000.1 Emission Statement Waiver NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Dorado County (EDC) Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has scheduled a public hearing on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, during the EDC Board of Supervisor’s Public meeting, at 9 AM or thereafter. Public participation instructions are listed below and on the EDC Board of Supervisor’s agendas. The Board of Directors will consider the adoption of revisions to Rule 1000 Emission Statement and to Rule 1000.1 Emission Statement Waiver. Western EDC has been designated as a non-attainment area for the 1997, 2008 and 2015 federal eight-hour ozone standards by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The AQMD is required to implement and enforce regulations that will promote progress towards attaining the federal ozone standard. The Federal Clean Air Act (CAA), Section 182(a)(3)(B), Emissions Statements requires all ozone non-attainment areas to have in place a program that requires emission statements for stationary sources of Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions. Rule 1000 and Rule 1000.1 were adopted by the District in 1992 to meet the emissions statements requirements of the CAA. In May 2020, EPA Region 9 staff reviewed Rule 1000 and Rule 1000.1 and concluded that they do not meet all the requirements for emissions statements as set forth in Section 182(a)(3)(B)(i) and Section 182(a)(3) (B)(ii); respectively. The AQMD is proposing amendments to Rule 1000 and Rule 1000.1 to satisfy the requirements of the CAA. The proposed amendments to Rule 1000 and Rule 1000.1 will not result in any changes to AQMD operations as none of the stationary sources are using the waiver and throughput emissions from all stationary sources are being submitted to AQMD on an annual basis. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if adopted, Rules 1000 and 1000.1 will be submitted through the California Air Resources Board to the United States EPA as a revision to the State Implementation Plan. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may examine the proposed rules and associated documents at the office of the Air Quality Management District, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, CA 95667 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday by advance appointment. These rules are also available for review at the following web address http://www.edcgov. us/AirQualityManagement. You may also request copies at the AQMD office listed below. Please provide any comments on the rules in writing at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 or via aqmd@ edcgov.us. The rules will be considered for adoption by the AQMD Board of Directors during the public hearing on August 25, 2020. Please contact Rania Serieh at (530) 621-7509 if you have any questions or to make an appointment. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: To comply with social distancing requirements and the stay at home order from the Governor, the Board Chambers will be closed to members of the public and all public participation will be handled remotely. The public should call into 530-621-7603 or 530-621-7610. The Meeting ID is 957 4691 0556. To observe the live stream of the Board of Supervisors meeting go to https://zoom. us/j/95746910556. If you are joining the meeting via zoom and wish to make a comment on an item, press the “raise a hand” button. If you are joining the meeting by phone, press *9 to indicate a desire to make a comment. The clerk will call you by the last three digits of your phone number when it is your turn to speak. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes. To view Board of Supervisors meetings via Facebook Live, go to https://www.facebook.com/ ElDoradoCountyNews. Please note the Board will not be using this function and therefore will not see any comments posted during the livestream. By participating in this meeting, you acknowledge that you are being recorded. If you choose not to observe the Board of Supervisors meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment via email by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at edc.cob@edcgov.us. Your comment will be placed into the record and forwarded to the Board of Supervisors. The Clerk of the Board is here to assist you, please call 530-621-5390 if you need any assistance with the above directions to access the meeting. 7/22 7968

NOTICE OF PUBlIC WORKSHOP El Dorado County Air Quality Management District Proposed Amendments to Rule 1000 Emission Statement & Rule 1000.1 Emission Statement Waiver NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Dorado County (EDC) Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has scheduled a public workshop on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at the office of the Air Quality Management District, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, CA 95667 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss proposed changes to Rule 1000 Emission Statement and to Rule 1000.1 Emission Statement Waiver. To comply with social distancing requirements from the Governor, the public participation will be handled remotely and only by telephone. If you wish to participate in the public workshop, please contact the AQMD immediately during business hours at (530) 621 7501 or via email aqmd@ edcgov.us to be added to the meeting participants list. Western EDC has been designated as a non-attainment area for the 1997, 2008 and 2015 federal eight-hour ozone standards by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The AQMD is required to implement and enforce regulations that will promote progress towards attaining the federal ozone standard. The Federal Clean Air Act (CAA), Section 182(a)(3)(B), Emissions Statements requires all ozone non-attainment areas to have in place a program that requires emission statements for stationary sources of Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions. Rule 1000 and Rule 1000.1 were adopted by the District in 1992 to meet the emissions statements requirements of the CAA. In May 2020, EPA Region 9 staff reviewed Rule 1000 and Rule 1000.1 and concluded that they do not meet all the requirements for emissions statements as set forth in Section 182(a)(3)(B)(i) and Section 182(a)(3) (B)(ii); respectively. The AQMD is proposing amendments to Rule 1000 and Rule 1000.1 to satisfy the requirements of the CAA. The proposed amendments to Rule 1000 and Rule 1000.1 will not result in any changes to AQMD operations as none of the stationary sources are using the waiver and throughput emissions from all stationary sources are being submitted to AQMD on an annual basis. Copies of this notice, the proposed rules and the draft staff report are posted on AQMD’s website at: www.edcgov.us/ AirQualityManagement. Written comments prior to the workshop are preferred. Please provide comments in writing to: EDC AQMD, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, CA 95667. You can also submit comments via email to aqmd@edcgov.us. Questions should be directed to Rania Serieh, Air Quality Engineer (530) 6217509. 7969 7/22 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING Before the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District Proposed 2015 Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP) Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) Update Analysis NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Dorado County (EDC) Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has scheduled a public hearing on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, during the EDC Board of Supervisor’s Public meeting, at 9 AM or thereafter. Public participation instructions are listed below and on the EDC Board of Supervisor’s agendas. The Board of Directors will consider the adoption of a Revision to the 2015 Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP) for Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT). The following action will be considered at the hearing: • Approve the Proposed Negative Declarations for all of the published Control Techniques Guidelines (CTG) identified in Appendix Table A of the Staff Report and Table 1 of the Resolution stating that there are no sources subject to these CTGs in El Dorado County. • Determine all SIP-approved District rules meet RACT and that there are no “major sources” of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) or Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) in El Dorado County. • Adopt a resolution thereby approving the 2015 RACT Update Analysis as a revision to the Ozone SIP. Sections 182(b)(2) and 182(f) of the Federal Clean Air Act require ozone non-attainment areas to implement RACT for sources that are subject to CTG documents issued by U.S. EPA and for “Major Sources” of VOC and NOx, which are ozone precursors. RACT requirements are to ensure that significant source categories at major sources are controlled to a “reasonable” extent, but not necessarily to Best Available Control Technology or Maximum Achievable Control Technology levels expected of new sources. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines RACT as the lowest emission limitation that a particular source is capable of meeting by the application of technology (i.e., devices, systems, process modification, or other apparatus or techniques that reduce air pollution) that is reasonably available considering technological and economic feasibility. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if adopted, the resolution and supporting documentation will be submitted through the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to the EPA for incorporation into the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). This action would constitute a SIP revision. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all interested persons may examine the Staff Report, Resolution and all associated documents at the office of the Air Quality Management District, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, CA 95667 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday by advance appointment. The proposed document is also available for review at the following web address http://www.edcgov. us/AirQualityManagement. You may also request a copy at the AQMD office listed below. Please provide any comments on the rule in writing at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 or via aqmd@edcgov.us. The Staff Report, Resolution and all associated documents will be considered for adoption by the AQMD Board of Directors during the public hearing on August 25, 2020. Please contact Rania Serieh at (530) 621-7509 if you have any questions or to make an appointment. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS: To comply with social distancing requirements and the stay at home order from the Governor, the Board Chambers will be closed to members of the public and all public participation will be handled remotely. The public should call into 530-621-7603 or 530-621-7610. The Meeting ID is 957 4691 0556. To observe the live stream of the Board of Supervisors meeting go to https://zoom. us/j/95746910556. If you are joining the meeting via zoom and wish to make a comment on an item, press the “raise a hand” button. If you are joining the meeting by phone, press *9 to indicate a desire to make a comment. The clerk will call you by the last three digits of your phone number when it is your turn to speak. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes. To view Board of Supervisors meetings via Facebook Live, go to https://www.facebook.com/ ElDoradoCountyNews. Please note the Board will not be using this function and therefore will not see any comments posted during the livestream. By participating in this meeting, you acknowledge that you are being recorded. If you choose not to observe the Board of Supervisors meeting but wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please submit your comment via email by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the Board meeting. Please submit your comment to the Clerk of the Board at edc.cob@edcgov.us. Your comment will be placed into the record and forwarded to the Board of Supervisors. The Clerk of the Board is here to assist you, please call 530-621-5390 if you need any assistance with the above directions to access the meeting. 7/22 7970

B8 Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Mountain Democrat mtdemocrat.com

America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride, Tour de Tahoe postponed to 2021 Tahoe Daily Tribune

he 29th annual America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride, that was rescheduled to merge with the 18th Annual Tour de Tahoe on Sunday, Sept. 13, has been postponed to its traditional dates in 2021 due to COVID-19. The annual America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride is scheduled for Sunday, June 6, 2021. Both events traditionally provide more than $5 million in economic benefits to Lake Tahoe communities and more than $35,000 in donations to many local nonprofit organizations. Bike the West monitored reopening phases and developed rules of the road and rules of the ride for all participants to comply with all COVID-19 protocol restrictions, but mass participation sports events or gatherings of 50 or more persons will be the last in Phase and Stage 4 and in the order of reopening by California and Nevada. “After nearly 30 years of producing our Lake Tahoe bicycling events, it is disappointing for Bike the West as well as for the thousands of loyal participants that traditionally attend,” said Curtis Fong, event director, in a press release. “This includes both The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training and the National Psoriasis Foundation’s National Fundraising Team, which depend on raising funds for their organization. We feel this is the responsible and right decision to make for the health, safety and welfare of all participants, our volunteers and the local community’s surrounding Lake Tahoe.” “As a health-based organization that serves a community of immunocompromised patients, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society supports Bike the West’s postponement decision and taking proactive action to help prevent the spread of COVID-19,” said Amy Moore, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s national director of event strategy, in the release. “We are thankful for more than two decades of valued partnership with Curtis Fong and Bike the West,” said Kris Brockmier, director of field operations for the National Psoriasis Foundation. “LLS and our Team In Training teammates look forward to returning to America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride in 2021 and adding to the more than $105 million raised to support LLS’s investment in groundbreaking research to advance blood cancer cures and its first-in-class patient education and services, including financial support and clinical trial

Tahoe Daily Tribune

The 18th annual Tour de Tahoe set to begin Sept. 13 has been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. navigation.” Individuals who still plan to head to Tahoe are welcome to keep their booking at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The resort will honor the special room rates offered to Tour de Tahoe guests. The resort will also assist those who prefer to cancel or rebook their rooms for 2021. For any questions or changes to current reservations email sales@ hrhctahoe.com or call (775) 589-7666. All pre-registered participant registration fees will be transferred to ride both events next year, offering a two for one value as refunds are not possible. For more information visit bikethewest.com.

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