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Veterinarian faces trial on animal cruelty Dawn Hodson Staff writer
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Dr. Dean Bader, seen here during an earlier court appearance, will face charges related to the mistreatment of hundreds of animals at a Shingle Springs property.
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Twenty-two dead animals were found in refrigerators and freezers on the property. Some of the removed animals had to be euthanized later due to poor health. Three witnesses testified at Bader’s hearing: Capt. Alexis Shaw and field officer Deb Burge with Animal Services and James Peterson, an investigator with the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office. All three were present when the Winstons were served with an eviction notice and the animals removed from the rental property. Shaw described the property as including a large, two-story home, a barn and a trailer. Charel Winston lived upstairs in the house while Alma Winston (Charel’s wife) lived in the trailer along with her elderly mother and seven birds, 14 cats, 59 dogs and a fish tank. Describing the conditions in which the animals were kept, Shaw noted they were kenneled in stacked cages without food and
Shingle Springs veterinarian Dr. Dean Bader will be held over for trial it was decided at a July 22 preliminary hearing in El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Daniel Proud’s courtroom. Bader faces three counts of cruelty to animals and failure to report animal abuse or cruelty in connection with the arrest and conviction of Alma and Charel Winston. The Winstons were evicted from their rented property in Shingle Springs May 2, 2019, with more than 300 animals removed by El Dorado County Animal Services. In January of this year the couple pleaded guilty to multiple accounts of felony animal cruelty as well as injury to an elder adult. Those animals included 12 birds, 27 cats, 153 dogs, 70 pigeons, five chickens, 14 ducks, one goose, five goats, nine exotic animals (lizards and fish), 20 horses and two alpacas.
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Jana Rossi Staff writer After a two-hour meeting held via Google Meet, parents learned the possible fate of their children’s education with a confirmation sent out the following day. On July 21 El Dorado Union High School District officials proposed that the fall session should begin with distance learning, citing limited resources available to hold in-person classes in a safe manner. The proposal went to the EDUHSD Board of Trustees and was relayed to parents via email July 22. “... our recommendation to the board is to focus our energy on distance learning to start the school year and pivot to in-person learning as soon as it is safe and we are cleared by Public Health,” states the letter signed by EDHUSD Superintendent Ron Carruth. n
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A helicopter with PG&E contract employees departs from the Placerville Airport Thursday to locate hazardous vegetation and trees that pose a threat to power lines.
This fire season PG&E hopes for less impact
Heyday Café owner Ben Carter, above, clears plates after a family finishes dinner in the new outdoor area the downtown Placerville restaurant set up. Carter and other El Dorado County restaurants adapted their seating capacities by expanding outdoor service with wooden barriers and other innovative methods after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced July 13 a statewide ban of all indoor dining due to recent surges in COVID-19 cases. At right, customers enjoy al fresco dining at Pizza Bene! in Placerville. Mountain Democrat photo by Kevin Christensen
Dylan Svoboda Staff writer After power shutoffs left El Dorado County residents in the dark last fall, PG&E officials claim it’ll be much different this fire season. During the July 21 El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting, PG&E spokesman Brandon Sanders said the beleaguered utility company took significant efforts to shorten and narrow power shutoff events and reduce wildfire risk in El Dorado County. Infrastructure-wise, several PG&E projects are already either finished or under way. Throughout the West Slope, the company n
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Mountain Democrat photos by Jana Rossi
Wally’s Pizza Bar in Cameron Park added a parking lot tent to accommodate diners like Elizabeth and D.J. with son Julius, above right. Mimosa House’s outdoor seating was expanded into the courtyard at El Dorado Hills Town Center, above left. Seen here are happy diners Patsy Bunfill and Krissy Mangan, celebrating Delaney Mangan’s (right back) 10th birthday with best friend Cadyn Nettleton and brother Reese Mangan.
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Louis “Louie” M. Bartley
August 1946-July 20, 2020
Louis “Louie” M. Bartley, 74, of Placerville, Calif., passed away peacefully in his home July 20, 2020. Louie was born in August of 1946. He is survived by his wife, Patricia “Patti” Bartley. Louie and Patti met in San Diego, Calif. They were married on Christmas Eve in 1967. Louie served two tours during his time in the Navy, this was throughout the Vietnam War. After Louie finished out his last tour while in the Navy, he moved his family to West Sacramento, Calif. After he moved he started working for Spreckels Mining Co., with his brother Leonard. After a change of heart and envisioning a better future for his family, he went to work for PG&E as a linesman. He continued his career there for 41 years before he retired. Louie was a driven man, with an unmatched work ethic. However, Louie’s life wasn’t just work. He was quite the jokester, with a great sense of humor. He loved to tell a joke or two, to whoever would listen. And most of all he loved his family very much! They we’re the light of his life. Louie is preceeded in his death by his beloved grandson David “Beau” Bartley and nephew Brian Lawson. Louie is survived by his wife Patti, and their three children Debbie, David/Lupe, and Patrick; grandchildren Rori/Jimmy, Meagan/Aaron, Ryin/ Sheila, Paige/Mikie, Raechel, Andrea, Darlene, Jessica/Alec, and William; 15 great-grandchildren Kerys, Mason, Kindred, Charlotte, Caleb, Rylee, Landon, Scarlett, Harper, Reagan, Carter, Leo, Cheyanne, Baylynn and Penny; his sisters Bonita “Bonnie” Chapdelaine, Cora Stone and many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Louie will be deeply missed by his family and all who had the privilege to encounter his sweet soul.
Vincent James Tornincasa Jr.
Dec. 25, 1952-July 15, 2020
Vincent James Tornincasa Jr., age 67, passed away peacefully at his home in Camino, Calif., with his family by his side on July 15, 2020. He was born Dec. 25, 1952 in Youngstown, Ohio, to Vince Sr. and Anna. He married the love of his life, Laura, in March of 1977. Vince was a loving son, husband and father first and foremost. He treasured his wife and children and embraced every moment with them. He lived his life full throttle and was a true original. Vince is survived by his wife Laura; mother Anna; siblings Larry, Don and Debbie; children Michael, Natalie, Heather and Kristin and five grandchildren Savy, Enzo, Rocky, Frank and Mari. All of these he loved and touched deeply. Some of his final words he shared with family were, “It’s never too late to have fun.” Words he himself lived by.
Shirley J. Jones
Dec. 18, 1939-July 20, 2020
Shirley passed away peacefully on July 20 at home surrounded by family. Born in Camino, Calif., Shirley had many fond memories of her childhood spent out “on the cable” and of the small town she grew up in. She graduated from El Dorado High School in 1957 and spent the majority of her life in El Dorado County. Of all her many talents, Shirley loved to create quilts. She was very active in her local quilting club. Shirley is preceded in death by her father and mother (Charles and Ana Ross) and brother (Jay Ross). She will be missed by her loving husband Ron Jones; children Craig and Dawn Cooper, Jeff and Stacey Jones and daughter Jamie McLeod (Jones); sisters Betty Bean, Charlene Lewin and Susan Cooper; grandchildren Cammie Cooper, Caitlynn Fauci-Cooper, Ross McLeod and Dylan McLeod. Shirley also has four great-granddaughters who lovingly called her Gran-Nan. A private family service will be held by Shirley’s family at a later date. Please contact a family member for further information. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made in Shirley’s name to Snowline Hospice. “I LOVE YOU MORE”
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Virginia Mae Sloan
April 24, 1923-June 21, 2020
Virginia Mae Sloan (Vicki), was born April 24, 1923, in Oakland, Calif., and died at home June 21, 2020, of pancreatic cancer. She had just celebrated her 97th birthday two months prior. Virginia graduated from Berkeley School of Art where she met her lifelong partner and husband Angus (Bud) John Sloan. She married Bud Sloan, the second son of Agnes and Gilbert Sloan, in 1946. After World War II she moved from Oakland with husband Bud Sloan to Camino, Calif., and became part of the John Winters/Sloan Family Ranch. She was the mother of son Robert John Sloan. Vicki became a valuable part of the pear and apple ranch industry and a member of The Mountain Girls Club, The Red Hat Society and a teachers’ aide in art at Camino Union Elementary School. She retired her school duties in 1995 to care for her husband who preceded her in death on Dec. 23, 1996. Vicki loved to travel with her many friends and family and loved to share her spoon collection and pictures from around the world. She was goodhearted, warm and held many special events at her home. She will be fondly missed by her many friends and family. Vicki’s memorial service will be held on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020, at 4 p.m. in Camino. Contact Thomas Sloan at (916) 860-9207.
H. Earle Ford
June 14, 1935-June 27, 2020
Longtime resident H. Earle Ford died June 27, 2020, at a Sacramento hospital. He was born Hubert Earle Ford June 14, 1935, in Presque Isle, Maine. His family descends from the William Foord of Marshfield, Mass., family line, one the earliest if not the first of the Ford namesake to settle in the New World. Like so many of his generation who grew up during the Great Depression and World War II, the extreme hardships shaped who he was, developing a proud, self-reliant spirit. At an early age he worked in the potato fields helping to support the family and as a pre-teen would hunt with his brother to provide food for the family. Many times he reminisced if they didn’t shoot anything they often would go hungry. After high school he joined the Marine Corps in 1953 and earned an Expert Rifleman’s Badge. He would have to qualify twice to earn this distinction; his first qualification was disallowed due to windy conditions. Ironically he scored four points better in his first attempt. During his duration he would be stationed at Parris Island, S.C.; Cherry Point, N.C.; and Puerto Rico. Discharged in 1958 Earle, his siblings and mother came west to Southern California. On a blind date he met the love of his life Patricia Martin of Hawaii. They would soon marry and have three boys. In May of 1971 the family decided to move to Placerville. Wishing his own family would never know the hardships of his childhood, making sure they had a consistent roof overhead, food on the table, clothes and shoes to wear, he would, with no experience in construction, build the family home. Leaving before daybreak for his job as a journeyman machinist, he would come home and spend his evenings from 5 o’clock to 9 or 10 at night working on the house. He never took a weekend off the four years it took him to build it, doing everything himself except electrical, flooring, sheetrock and roof. The family still lives in the house today. Earle was preceded in death by his two grandsons Pvt. Tyler H. Ford in 2005 and Marshall K. Ford in 2016; brother Ronald J. Ford and parents Leland E. Ford and Helen E. Kamahele (McNally). He is survived by a sister Linda Akui of Kaneohe, Hawaii, his wife of nearly 60 years Patricia; sons Kevin, Ryan and another son and his wife with their children; a son and wife, a daughter and husband plus a baby girl as well as his grandson Joshua Earle Ford of Nevada City, Calif. He will also be missed by his many nephews and nieces, and George, the family cat who viewed him as his comfort human. No services pending.
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10:06 a.m. Theft was reported on Day Break Way in El Dorado. 12:23 p.m. Theft was reported on Sterling Way in Cameron Park. 10:54 p.m. A dog was reported stolen in Shingle Springs.
June 23 6:53 a.m. A vehicle was burglarized on Los Santos Drive in Cameron Park. 9:58 a.m. A wall was vandalized on a building behind Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills.
12:25 p.m. Suspect(s) reportedly entered a building on Product Drive in Shingle Springs and stole items. 1:33 p.m. Vandalism and mail theft from a cluster mailbox was reported on Jenkinson Circle in Pollock Pines. 8:30 p.m. A 31-year-old man was arrested in Shingle Springs on suspicion of public intoxication.
June 26 8:23 a.m. Two suspects attempted to burglarize a business on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines.
11:34 a.m. Suspect(s) graffitied signs, trash cans, wooden benches and pavement on Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills.
10:04 a.m. Suspect(s) broke into a residence on Kensington Court in El Dorado Hills and stole items. 10:11 a.m. Theft and trespassing were reported on West Green Springs Road in El Dorado Hills.
2:47 p.m. A vehicle was burglarized on Lotus Road in Coloma. 4:45 p.m. A vehicle was burglarized on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville. 8:19 p.m. Burglary was reported on Fort Jim Road in Placerville.
June 27 9:55 a.m. Vandalism was reported on Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills. 2:18 p.m. A 19-year-old man was arrested on South Shingle Road in Shingle Springs on charges of throwing a brick and damaging property.
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Tank recoating, water line replacement on tap for EID Dawn Hodson Staff writer The El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors opened the utility's checkbook at the July 13 meeting and unanimously voted to spend close to $9.5 million on a long list of capital improvement projects. Leading the way, the most expensive project approved was $4.56 million to recoat and inspect Reservoir 2 and 2A water tanks. Originally constructed in 2004, the two, 5.75 million gallon tanks located in Camino serve as a major water transmission hub for the entire district, from Camino to El Dorado Hills, and are the largest potable water storage facilities operated by EID. Work will include completely removing the existing coating, a thorough assessment of each tank's components, replacing beams and center column supports, applying new interior and exterior coating and installing safety equipment and sample stations. Advanced Industrial Services Inc. will be paid $4,480,690 to undertake the project while MCS Inspection will be hired to conduct the specialty coating inspection services at a cost of $83,600. With the project expected to extend into next year, the only controversy that arose was when Director Pat Dwyer said the decision to transfer revenue or the application of revenues to a project should be a board decision and taken up as a separate line item. The staff report noted that due to the nature of the work, the project was not considered a
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Two, 5.75 million gallon water tanks in Camino will get upgraded thanks to action taken by the EID board earlier this month. capital expense and instead funding would originate from the Operations Department Drinking Water Division operations budget. Finance Director Mark Price added that while Dwyer was correct about it being a board decision, the reasoning behind the way the project will be funded is related to cash flow. Another big project approved was a water line replacement in Pollock Pines. Prompted by frequent leaks and complaints from customers about rust in the water, staff proposed replacing 600 feet of cast iron and steel pipe on Pony Express Trail and 3,400 feet of steel and asbestos cement pipe in the vicinity of Easy Street. The Easy Street project also comes with installation of six new fire hydrants. A project costing slightly more than $2 million, the contract to undertake the construction was awarded to Doug Veerkamp General Engineering Inc. for $1.7 million. Additional costs will be $150,000 for capitalized labor and inspection, $16,177 for material testing and $188,680 for
contingency. Staff said a Proposition 84 grant will cover $1 million of the Easy Street project. In the discussion that followed, Director Dwyer asked if low bidders on projects, in this case Doug Veerkamp, later submit change orders that drive up the original cost of projects. Engineering Director Brian Mueller said the district's history of working with Veerkamp had generally been good and it wasn't an issue. A different contract was awarded to Big Valley Electric for a little more than $1.1 million for construction of the El Dorado Hills Water Treatment Plant Automation Rehabilitation Project. Affinity Engineering was approved for construction inspection services at a cost of $104,800. Additional project costs included $180,000 for capitalized labor and $170,000 for contingencies for a total cost of $1,586,800. Senior Civil Engineer Liz Carrington explained that the existing programmable logic controllers at the plant, which control plant automation capabilities, have outlived their design
Upcoming school year the topic at Tuesday meeting Dylan Svoboda Staff writer As August creeps closer, the upcoming school year for most El Dorado County students is still up in the air. That may change this week. The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will hold a joint meeting with the county Office of Education and Public Health Department on reopening plans for schools across the county at 1 p.m. Tuesday. It’s unclear if a final decision will be announced Tuesday, but with a majority of schools’ first day set for Aug. 10 a clear verdict is imminent. Many California school districts, including several in Sacramento and Placer counties, have opted to start the year fully online. School districts in counties on the state’s coronavirus watch list aren’t likely to reopen their doors come mid-August, according to information shared at a press conference from Gov. Gavin Newsom last week. El Dorado County has thus far avoided joining the state watch list, which also includes further restrictions on businesses. But that could soon reverse. In recent weeks El Dorado County has inched closer to the threshold required to land on the watch list. County Public Health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams has said it is “inevitable” that El Dorado joins the 35 other California counties with further health regulations on schools and businesses. Counties must be off the monitoring list for 14 days before school districts are allowed to reopen, according to public health guidelines released by the state. With watch list potential in mind, one local school district is going fully remote to start the year. El
Dorado Union High School District announced Thursday it would be “unable to safely open schools for our students and staff ” due to a lack of testing capacity and a coronavirus case count near the state watch list threshold. For schools that do reopen, most teachers and students are required by the state to wear masks and follow social distancing recommendations, among a long list of other requirements and recommendations. Tuesday, the public will hear from Dr. Williams and El Dorado County Office of Education Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ed Manansala. To participate in the remote meeting call (530) 621-7603 or (530) 6217610. The Meeting ID is 942 8163 0554. To observe the livestream of the Board of Supervisors meeting go to zoom.us/j/94281630554. To make a comment through Zoom press the “raise a hand” button. If joining 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 three minutes. To view board meetings via Facebook Live visit facebook.com/ ElDoradoCountyNews. The board does not use this function and will not see any comments posted during the livestream. All participants in the meeting will be recorded. For those who choose not to observe the board meeting but wish to make a comment on the specific agenda item, submit comments via email by 4 p.m., the day prior to the meeting to the clerk at edc.cob@edcgov.us. Comments will be placed into the record and forwarded to the board. The clerk is available at (530) 6215390 for more information.
lives and new parts are no longer available from the manufacturer. The project includes replacing the obsolete PLCs with new current technology. On a different project, Associate Engineer Kailee Delongchamp recommended approval of a contract with Doug Veerkamp
General Engineering for $327,480 for construction of the Caples Spillway Channel Stabilization Project plus another $172,720 for other services for a total cost of $500,200. Delongchamp explained that undertaking the project is a requirement of their Project No. 184 FERC license. While the board approved the contract, Director Dwyer suggested that in the future the board be given a closeout report on all projects including what the capital improvement plan had originally estimated the cost of a project to be, what the board approved to be spent and the bottom line cost once the project was completed. President George Osborne also asked for an update on what EID agreed to do in return for getting the FERC license given the
ongoing nature of what is being required of the utility. The last project approved was repairing the El Dorado Powerhouse roof. Staff reported that leakage is causing structural damage and inadequate drainage is creating a safety hazard due to the high voltage bus work and switchgear. Improvements will also need to be made to an existing ladder egress from the powerhouse that can be used in the event of an emergency. The work will be conducted by Best Contracting Services Inc. at a cost of $315,345 plus another $192,202 for capitalized labor, contingencies and professional services. PG&E will share in the cost of the project, contributing $125,407. Other spending was authorized by the board on consent calendar items.
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n July 17 Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state would not allow more than 90% of the kids in California to return to classrooms to start the school year. This decision will have incalculable consequences for millions KEVIN KILEY of students and families. For months school districts have been working on plans to offer in-person and online educational options. These options range from in-person “hybrid” models where students would be placed in smaller cohorts and socially distanced, to virtual academies and homeschooling. But rather than encouraging these options and supporting local decisionmakers, the state has instead adopted a onesize-fits-all mandate that will keep students out of the classroom for the foreseeable future. While the governor insists this approach is the only way to protect public health, there is growing evidence that teachers and students could return to the classroom safely. Our nation’s pediatricians and leading science nonprofits are recommending a safe return to the classroom, making the case that the risks of not returning are far greater. The American Academy of Pediatrics “strongly advocates that all policy considerations for the coming school year should start with a goal of having students physically present in school” in guidelines released in June. Their guidance warns, “Lengthy time away from school and associated interruption of supportive services often results in social isolation, making it difficult for schools to identify and address important learning deficits as well as child and adolescent physical or sexual abuse, substance abuse, depression and suicidal ideation. This, in turn, places children and adolescents at considerable risk of morbidity and, in some cases, mortality.” The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine echo this sentiment in its report: “Weighing the health risks of reopening K-12 schools in fall 2020 against the educational risks of providing no in-person instruction, school districts should prioritize reopening schools full time, especially for grades K-5 and students with special needs.” One such risk is the detrimental impact school closures will have on equity and student learning. According to the report, “Without in-person instruction, schools risk children falling behind academically and exacerbating educational inequities.” The concerns surrounding equity have been well documented in studies on the impacts of school closures at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. McKinsey found that engagement rates for low-income students lagged behind high-income students by 30 percent and that distance learning and technology gaps would “exacerbate existing achievement gaps by 15 to 20 percent.” The Brookings Institute identified significant learning losses as a result of closing schools and highlighted “the reality that the crisis is having an unequal impact on our most underserved communities.” If the mental wellbeing and significant learning ■
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Letters to the Editor The choice is clear EDITOR: here are two choices facing Americans right now: Support the rule of law or support the rule of the mob. The mob advocates destroying property, defacing public monuments, promoting lawlessness through police defunding and lecturing “white America” about so-called “social injustice.” This group is largely composed of self-loathing, entitled, young, white liberals who have been raised by indulgent parents, taught to expect everything while contributing nothing, rewarded for participating but not performing and demanding that we embrace an ideology that denigrates America and everything it represents. These extremists are using intimidation and smear tactics reminiscent of the McCarthy era to destroy anyone who disagrees with their Marxist beliefs. It is unfair, unethical and illegal to cancel peoples’ careers and livelihood because they have the temerity to profess a differing opinion, protect their hard earned property, honor law enforcement, cherish our culture or practice a religious faith. The bedrock of our nation is equality and our Constitution guarantees every citizen certain unalienable rights and delineates a democratic process for changing our rules and laws. Yes, there are problems in America. But when differences arise we as Americans engage in civil discourse, address our grievances and concerns to our elected representatives and we vote. We must never allow our democracy to be dismantled by activists who “feel” angry about our past history, label every white person as inherently racist and seek to instill their ideals and policies through violent, destructive protests. The time for passivity is over. The choice is clear. This threat can only be contained by the silent majority who must now stand up and unequivocally reaffirm that the rule of law shall prevail. What choice will you make? ROBERT SCHUMACHER Camino
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Hanging up Old Hangtown EDITOR: here’s no doubt we’re seeing some very radical changes in the United States right now. People want to change the National Anthem because Francis Scott Key was a slave owner. People
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those numbers were not n April the high enough opponents Washington did two things to inflate Post published them: one by counting an article, “Will deaths with COVID-19 as Americans wear masks the same as those dying to prevent coronavirus spread?” It listed a variety from COVID-19 and of reasons why some will two, infecting nursing not wear masks. homes with patients with Unfortunately it missed the virus. Turns out that the main one — masks more than 40% of those help make and keep dying were in nursing HAROLD PEASE America afraid. The homes. When a drug media, World Health used to treat malaria — Organization and the Centers for hydroxy-chloroquine — was found to cure the coronavirus as well, instead of Disease Control have been wrong excitement over the finding, the media on virtually every aspect of the virus, and their accomplices unsuccessfully from early estimates of American did everything to discredit its use. death predictions from 2 million to Clearly their agenda was to make and 3 million to even the practicality of keep Americans afraid. wearing a mask. For many wearing It is clear to most the virus had been masks represents submission to those weaponized for the 2020 election. It with little regard for the Bill of Rights, damaged Trump’s best economy in not selfish insensitivity to others who might get the virus from the unmasked, U.S. history, nearly ended the popular Trump rallies, justified Biden’s nonas those who wish to take our liberty aggressive presidential campaigning openly say. because of his obvious cognitive failings, One bluntly said, “If Donald Trump had not been elected president it would provided the rationale for three or less presidential debates and vote by mail not be hyped.” efforts — all benefiting the Democrats. Another, “Nothing more will be said The absolute best strategy for keeping of it if Joe Biden is elected president.” Americans afraid is to keep them The media began with the horrific wearing and practicing the symbols death prediction of millions. When
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of fear — masks, distancing, partially closed churches and in small groups. It is a constant reminder that the emergency is present and ongoing. The next best is to keep children from returning to school. That there exists no science that keeping children out of school is a benefit to them does not matter, nor that virtually all of Europe has opened classrooms. Nor did it matter that the Asian Pandemic of 1957 with a death of 116,000 Americans or the Hong Kong Pandemic of 1968 with 100,000 deaths may still be more than the 130,000 dying from COVID-19, subtracting at least 25% of those who did not actually die from COVID-19, but with it. The populations were much lower then and they wore no masks, closed no businesses, restaurants, churches, sporting events, schools, colleges or large gatherings. The population of America is 328,239,523. Do the math, dividing this number by 130,000 deceased equals .0004 X 100 =.04% —infinitesimally low. Dividing by the 3 million who got it and recovered, .009 or 0.9% is not even 1% of the population. This is why the vast majority of Americans cannot identify a family member or close friend dying from COVID-19. Still, the left has Americans
paralyzed and perpetually afraid. The death rate of the flu two years ago, 61,000, did not even make the news, but this is a presidential election. Again the media have lost credibility. The same sources now pushing the narrative that those not wearing masks are doing so because of their selfishness and insensitivity toward others are the same people and outlets wrong at every turn respecting the coronavirus. But none of this is new. We count nine times when these same media outlets, organizations and persons attempted to upend, even by coup d’etat, the 2016 presidential election. Let’s review these attempts, three happening simultaneously before Trump took office. Spygate, the Trump Tower wiretapping, demonstrations in cities all over the United States (presumably funded by George Sores, to refuse the results of the 2016 election with signs “Not My President”) and, finally, the Republican “Never Trumpers” movement. Once inaugurated the effort to get someone in his administration to declare him unfit so as to use the 25th Amendment to remove him followed. Then the Russia hoax and the resultant 2 1/2 year Robert Mueller Investigation. This
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losses of our students is not enough, I have heard from countless working parents who say they simply cannot balance the demands of providing for their family with the challenges of distance learning. The essential workers in our economy also need a place to send their children while they provide essential services. No student or teacher should be forced back into the classroom if they are not comfortable or if they are in a high risk category. But they should also not be kept out of the classroom if that’s where they want to be. Our state should follow the recommendations of our science and health community and provide both home-based and safe classroom-based choices for families this fall.
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followed by disclosure of the FBI/CIA coup attempt to undefended as they watch these same sources excuse unseat him, next the Ukrainian hoax, followed by the non-wearing of masks for rioters and anarchists but failed impeachment. Nine easily documented attempts condemn such for the rest. If most cannot identify a to remove Trump from office. On issues relating to family member who has died from this disease after Trump it is hard to find anything upon which these almost six months of headlines of death, why would media were accurate. they trust these falsifying sources? To many the Trump endured three congressional investigations: preservation of the Bill of Rights and not wearing the the Mueller and Horowitz reports, each exonerating symbols of control and fear are all they have to resist him, and the U.S. Senate impeachment trial acquitting those who want to make and keep Americans afraid him. He suffered more unjustified opposition/ and take our liberty. persecution than all U.S. presidents combined. Dr. Harold W. Pease is a syndicated columnist and So what is the main reason so many refuse to an expert on the United States Constitution. He has wear masks? Americans cannot be convinced that dedicated his career to studying the writings of the politicalization of the coronavirus is not the 10th Founding Fathers and applying that knowledge to attempt to oust Trump and bring down America and current events. He taught history and political science the anarchists the 11th. Many The feel used, betrayed andSyndication from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. New York Times Sales Corporation 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Monday, July 27, 2020
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El DORADO COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Dedicated to all aspects of ham radio. Meetings held on the fourth Thursday of each month at Federated Church, 1031 Thompson Way, Placerville, 7:15 pm. Visitors and non-hams welcome. Info at www.edcarc.net CANTARE CHORALE of the Sierra Foothills performs all styles of choral music and is always looking for talented new members. For information, audition, or to schedule an event see www. cantarechorale.com, call (530) 677-8463. or (530) 676-4432. PLAY CRIBBAGE! **All skill levels** Learn to play by ACC Rules. **Beginner instruction available.** Compete in Weekly Tournaments. Gold Country Cribbers play Wednesdays at 6:00 pm. Call 916-768-4452 for more info! DEMOCRATS – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Denny’s in Placerville, at noon, on the 4th Thursday of the month. Call (530)391-6414 or see edcdems.org for more information. Fleet Reserve Assoc, Br 275, Active Duty or Retired Veterans, USN, USMC, Coast Guard. Regular meeting on 4th Wednesday each month, social 5:30 pm, dinner 6:00 pm, and meeting 7:00 pm. Veterans Memorial Building 130 Placerville Drive, contact Larry (530) 677-3925 GOLD RUSH CHORUS now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing four-part harmony in the barbershop style. To learn more or to book a performance, call Howard at (530) 647-6513 or Kent (530) 651-3575 Hangtown Women’s TENNIS Club. Women of every level welcome! Come play for fun & exercise! $30 annual membership includes monthly lessons. Weds 8-10 am. El Dorado High School courts, Acacia St., Placerville. Includes monthly social activities. (925) 250-4656. MARINE CORPS LEAGUE DET 697 Marines & FMF Corpsman social hour 6 pm, meeting 7 pm, second Wednesday monthly. Veterans building 130 Placerville Dr. New members welcome Contact Richard Akin (530)622-9855 or MCL697.org NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS (free) designed for family members and caregivers/friends supporting a loved one living with a mental health condition. 2 support groups are held monthly. For info: namieldoradocounty.org Placerville: 1st Tuesday at 7:00pm; County Gov Center, 330 Fair Lane, Conf-room
C. South Lake Tahoe: 2nd Tuesday from 6:00 pm; Library, 1000 Rufus Allen. Do your feet or hands tingle, feel numb, or hurt. The Placerville Neuropathy Support Group meets the 2nd Wed. of each month, 1 PM, Senior Center, 937 Spring St. Except: July, Aug. & Dec. Jan., Feb., March telephone meeting. Call Bev (877)6226298 for instructions. Placerville Senior Softball Club. Welcomes all men and women ball players, slow pitch, 55 and older. Season is April through Sept. Contact Dean Panell simplefolk1028@yahoo.com (530) 620-4755, or Kelly Heavin sfd5r5ter@aol.com (530) 919-0386 POLLOCK PINES-CAMINO ROTARY CLUB is seeking people interes ted in community service and interested in exploring a Rotary club of friendships, reasonable dues and endless satisfaction. Please call 530305-0872 for information regarding Rotary and an upcoming meeting. Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA) for CalPERS retirees and spouses meets at Denny’s Restaurant, Placerville, January 20, March 16, May 18, July 20, September 21 and November 16, 2020 at 11:30 am. For information and programs call (530) 919-7515. Senior PEER COUNSELING Seniors 55 and over who are grieving, depressed or having issues related to aging can meet one-on-one with a caring senior, professionally supervised and trained to listen and encourage. Call (530)621-6304 to leave a message and get started. Soroptimist International of Placerville Become a Soroptimist today and change the world. When you join Soroptimist you get the opportunity to help the women and girls of your community, and beyond, realize their dreams. You will make life-long friends; lead a happy and healthier life; and, have a lot of fun! Soroptimist Intl of Placerville meets monthly the 2nd Wednesday night at 6:00 PM and the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays at Noon. Please contact us at 530344-1476 or siplacerville@ soroptimist.net TOPS Club, Inc. meets Tuesday 8:00-11:00 am, Veterans Hall (downstairs) 130 Placerville Dr. For more information call Bonnie (530) 644-4668 Helping millions take off pounds sensibly since 1948. UPPER ROOM DINING HALL located at 1868 Broadway, Placerville. Feeding the hungry 365 days a year. Food served from 4 to 5:30PM daily. Hall opens at 2 pm, open all holidays. Avail for families, seniors, veterans, and any who need a meal. Help us Feed the Hungry. Volunteers and monetary contributions always welcome P.O. Box 484, Placerville CA 95667 or (530)497-5146. WOMEN VOTERS League of Women Voters of El Dorado County voter education. For information go to lwveldorado.org or (530) 672-3141.
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installed sectionalizing devices that can redirect power and break the electrical grid into smaller parts. “They are going to allow us to be more granular and nimble in how we operate the grid during a power shutoff,” Sanders said, adding that sectionalizing devices will limit the number of customers affected by shutdowns when they occur. PG&E has also undertaken some “system hardening” efforts over the past year, including installing stronger electricity poles, undergrounding overhead lines and no longer using trees to support infrastructure, all of which reduce wildfire risk, according to Sanders. Construction should begin soon on two microgrids — one in Georgetown and another in Pollock Pines — designed to provide electricity to certain customers and shared community resources during future power shutoffs. The utility company’s goal, according to Sanders’ presentation, is
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and help underserved customers create critical, defensible space to protect their homes from fire across our service area,” states PG&E Utility CEO and President Andy Vesey. Last fall El Dorado County experienced four, multiple-day power shutoffs, with some incidents affecting more than 50,000 county customers. If PSPS events do return this fire season, PG&E seeks to make the experience a little more bearable, Sanders said. The company aims to give customers at least 48 hours notice before turning their power off and more resources will be dedicated to the company’s “community resource centers” during power shutoffs. Last fall, Sanders said, some resource centers served merely as a place to charge phones and get Wifi. This year resource centers will have a security guard on site and each visitor will be provided snacks and coffee.
to “reduce the number of customers impacted by (Public Safety Power Shutoffs) by one-third compared to 2019.” And those shutoff events, if all goes right, should be shorter as well. PG&E aims to restore power to customers twice as fast as last year through additional crews, expanded helicopter fleets and infrared equipment. Every year PG&E inspects and monitors every overhead electric transmission and distribution line, either on foot or by air, with some locations patrolled multiple times. Since the tree mortality crisis began, the energy company has increased foot and aerial patrols in high firerisk areas to twice a year and up to four times a year in some locations. This year PG&E expects to patrol over half its overhead distribution lines at least twice. That effort aimed at curbing wildfires and PSPS events in the county was on display last week.
PG&E conducted aerial patrols on the West Slope last Tuesday through Thursday to identify dead trees that could pose a wildfire or other public safety risk. Both Cody Hoffer, from Diamond Springs, and Zach Marshall, of Garden Valley, participated in those patrols by helicopter Thursday morning on behalf of PG&E, departing Placerville Airport. “We can cover over 300 miles in a few days to locate dead trees that are a problem near power lines that would take one month by foot,” explained Hoffer. “We survey the land, record the spot on our software to focus on and then ground crews zero in on that area for closer looks.” PG&E is also partnering with the El Dorado County Fire Safe Council on projects to reduce fire threats and recently granted the council some funds. The projects will help “create fuel breaks to protect communities, clear vegetation from evacuation routes
another vet advised that Tin Cup be euthanized but the Winstons refused. When the Winstons were removed from the property in 2019, Tin Cup was euthanized on the scene. Another horse also had to be euthanized later despite receiving emergency care.
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water. The cages themselves were filled with urine, feces, dirt, cobwebs and mold. Urine and feces were also on the walls of the two-story house. A litter box for the cats had several inches of solid litter loaded with urine, which Shaw said would take a couple of years to accumulate. The animals were described as emaciated, extremely dirty and many had torn mouths from chewing on their cages. Shaw testified she believed the animals chewed on the cages and even the walls out of hunger and boredom. Some of the animals also had serious medical conditions. One horse in particular was discussed during the hearing. A pony called Tin Cup had been treated repeatedly by Dr. Bader. The pony had a missing leg due to an injury. The Animal Services officers testified they were limited in what they could do because they were advised in 2012 that the animal was under the care of Bader. In 2017 they requested proof from Bader that he had examined Tin Cup but said they never received a report. At one point the horse was brought to Dr. Bader’s office and put in a back room for six months, according to testimony. Later Bader and
Bader and the Winstons During the hearing it was established that Bader was the veterinarian of record dating back to at least 2013, according to Animal Services. Shaw testified that an Animal Services officer talked to Bader on June 1, 2012, and he told the officer all the animals were in good condition. She also said Bader told the agency he was responsible for the animals on the property. Shaw said she responded to the Winstons’ property approximately 20 times due to multiple complaints about the number and poor condition of the animals. She said it was no secret “this was a problem residence” and Animal Services had received complaints about the Winstons beginning in 2012. Shaw admitted Animal Services relied on Dr. Bader’s assessment as to the health of the animals since the
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— Deputy district attorney April Flores authorities weren’t given access to the homes where the animals were kept. On one visit to the property in February 2016, Shaw testified that Bader met her at the gate and told her the dogs were healthy and would be vaccinated, adding there was no need for officers to come into the homes. Shaw said the doctor did show her papers indicating he vaccinated approximately 60 dogs. She told the court the veterinarian said he didn’t vaccinate all the dogs because some weren’t healthy enough. Burge testified she had contact with Charel Winston beginning in 2012 after receiving complaints about the animals’ treatment. She noted there were complaints about Charel Winston’s treatment of her dogs at another property as well. Burge said both Charel and Bader confirmed he was the Winstons’ vet. Burge said Animal Services staff was on the property at least 50 times, calling the conditions deplorable. She said Bader never interfered with them being there but the Winstons did. She testified there were frequent calls by neighbors about Tin Cup and that both she and Shaw visited Bader’s clinic when Tin Cup was housed there. She said Bader even paid for a farrier to trim the horses’ hooves. Burge visited the property in February 2016 regarding a complaint about the condition of the horses, testifying that Animal Services officers found dirty or no water for the horses, dirty stalls and poor living conditions. The Winstons were given notice of a violation and officials revisited the property in March.
Staff concerned Investigator Peterson testified he was at the Winstons’ property on May 2 when they were evicted and videotaped the insides of the buildings. He also interviewed several of Bader’s ex-employees. He shared that several said they were confused by the nature of the relationship between Bader and the Winstons as the Winstons continually brought animals in deplorable conditions into the clinic. They described the dogs as dirty and displaying kennel behavior caused by confinement. Some dogs looked like they had broken bones that had not been correctly set so the animals couldn’t properly walk. Peterson told the court that former employees also said Charel Winston was allowed unlimited access to the clinic and supplies and never paid for anything, including medication; they were told she was allowed to take whatever she wanted without payment. The investigator also said Bader’s staff told him that when Tin Cup was brought to the clinic the pony was in poor health, filthy and emaciated and the stump where his leg had been amputated was rotting flesh. When one of them asked Bader if the pony should be euthanized, Peterson testified, he told her it was “none of her damn business.” Peterson said he also interviewed Gabrielle Kirby, Bader’s former clinic manager, who told him the Winstons brought 100 to 150 different animals to the clinic when she worked there. The investigator shared that Kirby described the animals as dirty, smelly, covered in urine and feces and in poor health; she advised reporting the Winstons but Bader reportedly said if they were reported he wouldn’t
get funding for his clinic. Relaying Kirby’s statements, Peterson said Bader went to the Winstons’ property once a month but years earlier had gone out more frequently. She also told the investigator Bader always acted with care toward the animals. A neighbor of the Winstons was also interviewed. Peterson said he complained of the noise and smell from the property plus all the flies. The neighbor reported the horses were left out in the rain and uncared for and the stalls were so muddy and dirty the horses didn’t have a dry place to lie down. according to the investigator’s testimony. A search warrant was served on Bader’s Shingle Springs clinic May 17, 2019. Shaw said during the search they found mail from AT&T for Alma Winston’s mother but addressed to Bader’s clinic. They also found an account for Charel Winston listing charges of $81,000 and a check from Bader to Charel for $1,500 dated from 2015. Other documents found on the Shingle Springs ranch had Dr. Bader’s signature on them, Shaw testified, and there were also multiple bottles of prescription drugs on the property from Bader’s clinic. The dates on the bottles ranged from 2011 to 2019.
A blind eye? In her summary, deputy district attorney April Flores pointed out that Bader turned a blind eye to the animal cruelty. Citing the strange relationship between the couple and Bader, she listed the continual bringing of animals to his clinic in poor condition, the $81,000 bill the Winstons owed, their taking of supplies and drugs without paying for them and Bader paying for the farrier. Between the strong smell from the confined animals, poor condition they were in and deformities, Flores maintained, there is no way he could have been unaware of what was going on. “His failure to act resulted in years of pain and suffering on the part of the animals,” Flores said. Bader’s attorney Dain Weiner said Bader did his job of treating the animals and that both Bader and Animal Services were aware of the horrible conditions that existed. Weiner maintained that Bader believed Animal Services already knew about those conditions, saying there is no evidence he did anything inappropriate with Tin Cup and there is no evidence Bader prevented Animal Services from doing its job. Flores responded by saying Bader should have reported the Winstons instead of blaming Animal Services as they relied on Bader’s judgment about the condition of the animals. She also maintained that Bader continued to be involved with the Winstons even after they were evicted from the property and the condition of the animals was known. Ruling on the matter, Judge Proud decided Bader had to have been aware of the situation and chose to be complacent about the level of animal cruelty given the number of animals brought to his clinic in bad condition. He set the date for Bader’s arraignment — 9 a.m. Sept. 4 in Department 2. At that time Bader will have the opportunity to plead guilty or not guilty and, if he pleads not guilty, a trial date will be set.
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KNOW Now 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.
Aug. 6 Marshall’s Stroke Support Group is going virtual. In an effort to maintain the safety of attendees, the group will meet virtually using the platform Google Meet every first Thursday, noon to 1:30 p.m. These meetings provide an opportunity to learn more about dealing with the effects of a stroke, browse community resources and to share personal experiences in a positive, supportive environment. For more information call (530) 626-2793.
Aug. 7 The California State Fair Digital Festival continues with a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. located at Cal Expo through the Main Gate in Building A. Learn more at bit.ly/ BloodDriveCalExpo.
Farmers Markets El Dorado County Certified Farmers Markets are scheduled as follows: Wednesdays: Burke Junction at the corner of Coach Lane and Strolling Hills Road in Cameron Park, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays: Walking trail at the corner of Main Street and Cedar Ravine Road in Placerville, 8 a.m. to noon Sundays: El Dorado Hills Town Center, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
News bites The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who served in the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division at any time. For information about the association and its 99th annual reunion in Kansas City, Mo., Sept 23-27, visit 2ida.org/99thannual-reunion or contact Bob Haynes at 2idahq@ comcast.net and (224) 225-1202.
Rescheduled The eighth annual Golf for Kids Sake at the Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills has been postponed to Monday, Aug. 17. For more information or to register visit bbbsns.org/events/ golf-event. The Bob West Drive for Marshall golf tournament has been rescheduled to Friday, Sept. 11. The golf committee will continue to prepare for the tournament and monitor the COVID-19 situation. If necessary, a decision will be made by mid-July to cancel the tournament. The date of the Placerville Shakespeare Club’s 2020 annual Giant Rummage Sale has been changed to Friday, Sept. 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 2940 Bedford Ave. in Placerville. In addition, a Saturday only garden sale will begin at 8 a.m. For more information visit placervilleshakespeare.com.
El Dorado High graduate inducted into United States Naval Academy United States Naval Academy News release
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onah Harm a graduate of El Dorado High School in Placerville, was officially inducted into the Naval Academy Class of 2024 on July 19 as part of the basic midshipman training during the Plebe Summer. Approximately 1,200 candidates are selected each year for the Academy’s plebe or freshman class, and each student is required to participate in Plebe Summer. Last year the Naval Academy received over 16,000 applications for the Class of 2023. During this time, plebes have no access to television, movies, the internet or music and restricted access to cell phones. They are only permitted to make three calls during the six weeks of Plebe Summer. The pressure and rigor of Plebe Summer is carefully designed to help plebes prepare for their first academic year at the Naval Academy and the four years of
challenge, which awaits them. As the summer progresses, the new midshipmen rapidly assimilate basic skills in seamanship, navigation, damage control, sailing and handling yard patrol craft. Plebes also learn infantry drill and how to shoot 9 mm pistols and M-16 rifles. Other daily training sessions involve moral, mental, physical or professional development and team-building skills. Activities include swimming, martial arts, basic rock climbing, obstacle, endurance and confidence courses designed to develop physical, mental and team-building skills. Forty hours are devoted to the instruction of infantry drill and five formal parades.
Academy history Founded in 1845, the U.S. Naval Academy today is a four-year service academy that prepares midshipmen morally, mentally and physically to be officers in the naval
service. More than 4,400 men and women representing every state in the U.S. and several foreign countries make up the student body, known as the Brigade of Midshipmen. U.S. News and World Reports has recognized the Naval Academy as a top five undergraduate engineering school.
Instruction Midshipmen learn from military and civilian instructors and participate in intercollegiate varsity sports and extracurricular activities. They also study subjects such as leadership, ethics, small arms, drill, seamanship and navigation, tactics, naval engineering and weapons and military law. Upon graduation, midshipmen earn a bachelor of science degree in a choice of 25 different subject majors and go on to serve at least five years of exciting and rewarding service as commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps.
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Local Girl Scout partners with 3Strands Global on scouting Gold Award Project 3Strands Global News release
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ake the world a better place," this is a line from the Girl Scout law that means so much to Girl Scouts around the world. As a part of this incredible organization, Allyson Jolly, a rising junior at Ponderosa High School, has been a Girl Scout since kindergarten. Always active in community service through scouting, Key Club, Warm Winters, and FFA her Girl Scout Gold Award project is the most impactful opportunity she has had to date. The Girl Scout Gold Award is equivalent to the Boy Scout Eagle Award with prerequisites and culminating in a lasting and self-sustaining act of community service that must total at least 80 hours of work. These projects provide girls with many life skills such as communication, financing and planning. For her project, Allyson wanted to do something that directly benefited her community but also wanted to make an impact in an area that is often overlooked and even considered taboo. She chose to work with the local organization 3Strands Global Foundation which helps human trafficking victims or at-risk youth. One resource it provides is employmentrelated tools such as resume materials and professional attire. “Employment allows them to transition to self-sufficiency and
establishes a sense of self-worth,” said Kaitlyn DiCicco, reintegration program manager and one of Allyson’s project advisors. Through past community service opportunities, Allyson had the opportunity to work with 3Strands collecting and delivering work clothing. However, through this effort, she quickly realized their warehouse was difficult to navigate and was disorganized, which led to a lot of wasted time for social workers like DiCicco. Thus, Allyson was hit with the inspiration to create the “Empowerment Clothing Closet,” an organized, convenient space for 3Strands employees and volunteers to store professional attire with a method for inventory tracking. To sustain the project an on-going partnership with Ponderosa FFA of which Allyson is also a member has been established to replenish the closet. Eighty-seven hours and nine months later Allyson’s project was complete. She was able to overcome the challenges she was faced with through the donations and assistance of
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Allyson Jolly of Ponderosa High School partners with 3Strands Global. community members, including the Kiwanis Club of Placerville, family and friends. After the submission of a 20-page report outlining her project’s details and her key learnings, she was approved by the Girl Scout Heart of Central California Council for her Gold Award. “The empowerment closet project will
serve our survivors so well and offer such great support to our reintegration staff. Allyson’s dedication and diligence are inspiring and we are immensely grateful for her thoughtfulness and partnership,” said DiCicco. Allyson keeps up a growing legacy of local Girl Scout Service Unit No. 152 that has had members earn
this prestigious award now three years in a row and with several girls in progress looks to continue the streak in 2021. On June 14, Allyson received the Gold Award via an on-line ceremony. “The most rewarding part of completing this project was knowing that I made an impact in my own community,” Allyson said.
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2020 is New Morning Youth & Family Services 50th anniversary. Throughout the year there will be 50 years’ worth of stories about the New Morning Shelter. Readers will see stories from staff and board of directors as well as stories about the children who the agency has served through the eyes of the staff and some stories directly from the clients.
Story 29: A teen’s COVID story I am 14, I’m about to become a sophomore in high school and I live in El Dorado County. Since the COVID19 shutdown, things in my house had become intolerable. My parents have always been arguers, but since my dad lost his job and my mom’s hours were cut, it had gotten out of control. I felt like I had a target on my back. They started to have their “nighttime drinks” at noon and didn’t stop until they went to bed. I tried to stay out of the house as much as I could but there were only a few places I could go. I even slept on friends’ couches just to getaway. Last week was the worst! I woke up to smashing glassware and screaming. My parents got into a fight early and mom left. I guess she went to stay with friends and said she wanted a divorce. It left me and my father feeling depressed and his drinking got out of control. That day, he hit me so hard it left a bruise across my face. I know it wasn’t “him,” he was just
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really upset. I was so drained and distressed. I wanted to die. I had nowhere to go until a friend’s mom told me about the New Morning Shelter. I was hesitant but I had no other choice. They dropped me off at the shelter. The staff was welcoming and kind. They had a counselor who talked to me. They showed me my room and asked me if I wanted to eat. But I wasn’t hungry. I was sad, but at least I had a bed to sleep in and there was no yelling. After a few weeks, my parents and I were able to have rational conversations. It did get better and I eventually went home. Mom moved out and dad was getting his drinking under control. I thank New Morning for giving me a safe place to be during a really bad time in my life. For 50 years New Morning has provided a safety net of services to youth and their families in El Dorado County, including the only 24-hour emergency youth shelter in the county for homeless, runaway and in-crisis youth. The nonprofit provides professional counseling services to children age birth to 18 and supports children and youth who are victims of abuse, struggling with alcohol and drug issues, experiencing trauma and facing school failure. Other services include parent education, assist youth aging out of foster care and Latino outreach.
Local teen awarded college scholarship from EDCAR Top Achievers Club News release
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his past spring local teenager Morgan Ashleigh Young, received a letter in the mail from the El Dorado County Association of Realtors Top Achievers Club. In that envelope was a congratulatory letter and a scholarship check worth $1,000. Morgan squealed with delight as she opened the envelope and read through the letter. She read that she had been selected to receive one of the coveted scholarships given by EDCAR to help her cover the cost of her upcoming undergraduate education. Young recently graduated from Visions in Education with honors and in the top 1% of her senior class, which was more than 1,200 students. This fall, she will be pursuing a bachelor of science degree in
computer science and engineering at the honors college of the University of Nevada, Reno. She is also a University of Nevada, Reno Presidential Scholar and she plans on going on the advanced track to achieve her undergraduate engineering degree and her master’s degree in business administration in five years. “I’m really grateful to the Top Achievers Club for this scholarship and its investment in my future,” Young said. The El Dorado County Association of Realtors Top Achievers Club gives out anywhere from $14,000-$20,000 in scholarships every year to El Dorado County High School seniors. The Top Achievers Club awards these scholarships as a way of recognizing the achievements of outstanding high school seniors in El Dorado County.
The Medicine Horse Project named 2020 top-rated nonprofit
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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). When you stand where you can see, you stand where you can be seen. What should you expose, and what should you protect? This is the big decision of the day. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You may be detached from the place and time when a feeling was born, but there are portals that bring you back -- symbols, images, smells -- and you can feel it as sure as the first time. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Hardships strengthen people. Of course, it’s a concept that’s much more palatable in hindsight. While in the thick of it, a person may not feel strong at all, but getting to the other side is its own badge of endurance. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You will fill in for something or someone who is absent. You do not have to be as the other would be. Do you in the space and everyone, including you, will learn something new. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Resistance may or may not be futile, but it’s certainly not the best way to get leverage. Turn into the force that comes at you. Give way, or join it. Then wait. You will sense your moment of power. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you know exactly how much you’re going to win or lose, it’s not a risk; it’s a transaction. Doing a thing so many times that your prediction about the result is almost always right takes the risk factor plum out of the equation. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Tackle the most difficult
issues first and the other ones will either suddenly seem like nonissues or actually be nonissues, swept into the current of bigger solutions. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re in the process of a rebuild. This is not going to be what it was, but it’s also not an entirely new creation. You’ll take the best of what worked before and bring it into the future. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s silly to waste time on the question of who deserves what. Credit and blame are seldom distributed according to what people deserve. Focus on doing the most with what you have. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There may be dozens before you, but your eyes keep returning to only one. It’s because what you exchanged has become a tether secured firmly to the core of your attention. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). What affects one person makes others feel vulnerable, as they realize the tenuous fragility that is life. This is why you like to spread good news wherever you find it. Today, you’ll find it in plenty. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There are things that belong inside of you and things that would be better placed outside of you. You’re the one who gets to decide, though note that, as a rule, burdens get lighter when you share them.
he Medicine Horse Project announced today it has been named a 2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits. The Medicine Horse Project provides rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of horses that have suffered abuse, abandonment, neglect or have fallen into the slaughter pipeline. The project also partners those rescued animals with humans seeking hope, healing and inspiration working with veterans, women’s empowerment and at-risk-youth resulting in sending a ripple effect of healing and overall well-being throughout the community and via the lives that have been touched. “We are honored to be named a 2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit,” said
Executive Director Chris Nichols. "We are proud of our accomplishments this year, including rescuing seven former kids camp horses and placing six of them into forever loving homes and providing lifetime sanctuary to the seventh." The Top-Rated Nonprofit Award is based on the rating and number of reviews that The Medicine Horse Project received from volunteers, donors and aid recipients. The Medicine Horse Project is a great example of a nonprofit making a real difference in their community,” said Perla Ni, CEO of GreatNonprofits, “The award is well-deserved recognition not only of its work, but the tremendous support it receives, as shown by the many outstanding reviews it has received from people who have direct experience working with The Medicine Horse Project”.
Women’s Honor Society awards scholarships Women’s Honor Society News release
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he local chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, Honor Society of Key Women Educators, has awarded two scholarships of $1,000 each to two educators in El Dorado County schools. Recipients are Edith West and Amy Pirkl. West is studying at California State University San Francisco for a teacher of the visually impaired credential with a master's degree in education. Pirkl is studying at California State University, Sacramento for a masters in TK-12 education leadership and a preliminary administration services credential. The scholarships are funded by Book Mark sales and other chapter fundraisers, as well as through the donations of friends and members. The scholarship is named the Edna Miller Continuing Education Scholarship in honor of a longtime member. The scholarships are awarded annually and are not based on financial need. The awards are offered to assist women in El Dorado County who already have a BS or BA degree and are actively pursuing an initial or additional educational credential.
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE PETITION OFFICIAL City of Placerville TITLE AND SUMMARY USE OF OLD CITY HALL BUILDING AS VISITOR CENTER AND FIRE MUSEUM This proposed initiative would declare that the former City hall buildings at 487 and 489 Main Street be used and restored as Confidence Fire Museum and Emigrant Jane Visitor Center, as presented by the Wopumnes Tribe and Gold Rush Fire Brigade before the City of Placerville City Council, which the initiative states occurred on May 28, 2019. The proposed initiative would also declare that restoration would include restoration of the buildings’ original features prior to the 1910 fire. The proposed initiative would require that any alterations to the interior or exterior of the buildings be consistent with the Secretary of the Interiors 2017 Standards for Treatment of Historic Property.It would further require the City to retain these buildings or to release the buildings to the County of El Dorado or a district within the County for the same purpose. 3557153.1 The Confidence Fire House & Emigrant Jane buildings at 487-489 Main Street, once served as City Hall and are also known as the “Mustard and Ketchup buildings’’. Shall these buildings be used and restored as Confidence Fire Museum and Emigrant Jane Visitor’s Center as presented May 28, 2019 by the Wopumnes Tribe and Gold Rush Fire Brigade, restored to its 1910 grandeur, with the Interior and Exterior of these buildings to consistent with The Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Property, version 2017, and the City is to retain these buildings on behalf of its citizen owners or they may be released to El Dorado County or a District within El Dorado County for these same purposes? YES_______ NO ________
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The 2020 Honda Pilot is this generation’s new minivan with plenty of V6 power.
2020 Honda Pilot Black Edition Mitchell Weitzman & Larry Weitzman Democrat correspondents
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emember minivans? Now think about this for a moment: How many new minivans do you see on the road? In my youth it seemed like every third car on the road was a people carrier. In 2020 I hardly see any brand-new ones; the answer seems to be that minivan buyers simply switched to SUVs. Maybe it’s because minivans are simply uncool and became a cliché of new parents. Regardless of the reason, what if there was a vehicle that is a marriage of both? Enter the Pilot. This Pilot Black Edition is, you guessed it, black and lots of it. The wheels are black, the interior is black (albeit with red perforated seat inserts) and so are the exterior trim pieces. It’s the Black Edition, in case you forgot, and if you did there’s a pretentiously large Black Edition badge adorning the tailgate. Black is normally a slimming color, but that rule seems to be thrown out. It’s less a tailored tuxedo look and more like Patrick Dempsey going to a Halloween party in an emo teenager costume. The Pilot is just a bit shapeless and wayward in execution. With no pronounced proportions, it just kind of is. The hood is too short, the distance between the dash and front axle is nonexistent and the rear is far too bulbous. As a result, it definitely looks more van than SUV. By no means an ugly car, there appears to be no real inspiration in the design, especially when there are great-looking competing SUV alternatives. If you told me it was styled after a mango, I’d believe you. The front grille section is nicely done, though, to somewhat save it. Interior space is huge in the front and rear. I like the front folding arm rests for your right elbow when driving. Everything inside is put together well, but the materials leave a little to be desired at more than $50,000. The outright quality of the leather and all the furnishings and trim pieces pale in comparison to a Highlander Limited or Mazda CX-9. The leather has a texture to it, too, which you might like or dislike, but still feels rubbery and cheaper in contrast to those key rivals. The red seat inserts do look nice, doing favors to break up an otherwise dark and unexciting interior. The infotainment is easy
The Pilot Black Edition has black interior with the best third-row space in its class. enough to use and has all the normal bells and whistles, like CarPlay and Android Auto, but it seems tiny. In fact, it is, having only half the surface area of the Highlander’s 12-inch unit. It does win on rear seat space and third row space, though, with cubbies galore. The ungainly design does reap rewards in outright space, but it all just feels like a class lower than those it needs to compete with. Of course, this one has all the safety systems you’d come to expect in 2020 and the second row has a rear entertainment system for young ones. These have become more useless as the age of the iPad and smartphone has taken over amongst kids. An obligatory large moonroof lets in extra light to make the cabin feel even larger. However, on a hot 90+ degree day, between the black paint and interior, it did turn into an oven when parked in the sun. Settled behind the wheel, the driving position feels too high and too forward, kind of like a minivan. The throttle is strangely heavy, too. This makes the Pilot feel slow in normal driving, but slow the Pilot is not. Put your foot through the pedal’s long and heavy travel and an orchestra awakes in front of you. The 3.5L, 280 horsepower V6, with Honda’s proprietary and defining VTEC, makes beautiful noises above 5,000 RPM and races for the redline. The 9-speed automatic works just fine, but improves with snappy, full-throttle upshifts; 0-60 is handled in 6.5 seconds, besting the V6 Highlander, and also taking the crown in 50-70 at 3.5 seconds and 4.7 seconds uphill, a strong showing up the slopes. The Pilot then is no slouch and it’s the Pilot’s main party trick for sure. It’s just odd they made the throttle so weighty, because you really need to dig deep with your foot to reveal this charismatic and powerful motor. Around corners the Pilot is not
at home, feeling like the large barge that it is behind the wheel. You can argue that a vehicle like this is not designed nor meant to impress corner enthusiasts, but a Highlander has sharper reflexes and responds with more control. The ride quality is fine, but could be better still, especially given how much body roll occurs on a curving freeway onramp. Don’t expect this to be driven in the sporty fashion that the aggressive all-black look might suggest. Fuel economy from the potent V6 is fair, but then again the new Highlander is a class-leader for naturally aspirated V6s. Where the Highlander achieved 30 on level freeway, the Pilot mustered 27. In a trip up Interstate 5 and back for 250 miles, the Pilot only managed 25, albeit at the higher 75 MPH that Interstate 5 is normal for. It was quiet for the trip at freeway speeds and the front chairs provided great comfort and support for the duration. The Pilot then, for a mainstream car, finds itself in an odd niche. It’s less SUV and more minivan, but if you wanted a minivan you can still buy a minivan. And if you want a spacious SUV, I’d suggest a Highlander or Telluride/ Palisade. But, for those who want the in-between, the Pilot has got that segment cornered. The Pilot is a good car, let’s be certain of that, but in the age of new rivals and refreshed longtime foes it is simply outclassed. And here’s a tip: save a little and buy the Elite trim instead. Or, if you don’t need the space, the Passport. Honda Pilot Black Edition As-tested price: $50,715 3/5 Pros: Wonderful V6 power, best third-row space in class Cons: Outclassed and outdriven by rivals, too much minivan Verdict: A minivan for those who don’t want a minivan
THE CITIZENS’ PLAN FOR THE RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF HISTORIC RESOURCES: OLD CITY HALL FIRE MUSEUM AND VISITOR’S CENTER The City of Placerville has decided to go ahead with converting the Old City Hall from its Civic duty to apartments by soliciting an RFP for construction work on the buildings. This conversion is violation of CEQA and destroys the historic integrity of a building on the National Register. This Initiative is to be placed on the November 2020 ballot. Part 1. Title. This initiative shall be known as the Citizens’ Plan for the Responsible Management of Historic Resources: OLD CITY HALL FIRE MUSEUM AND VISITOR’S CENTER. Part 2. Findings and Declarations. The People of the City of Placerville hereby find and declare all of the following: ****** Statement of Reasons Whereas: The residents of Placerville have a profound and deep appreciation for our historic roots, which are at the center of the world’s largest migration in history, the events of the California Gold Rush, and; Whereas: Historic character is very much a part of the City’s economic stability, attracting visitors and residents alike, and; Whereas: Confidence Hall, built in the Fall of 1860, is considered California’s oldest standing example of the Gold Rush era Hand Drawn pump firehouse, housed Confidence engine No. 1 and the Placerville Volunteer Fire Department, used as the County Fair Exhibit Hall, and for Druid Grove #1 Fundraiser Galas. Emigrant Jane, built in 1861 housed the City Offices, Jail and Courthouse, and; Whereas: The Volunteer Fire Department deeded Confidence Hall to the City for repairs somewhere about 1910, and; Whereas: The Native Daughters and Native Sons of the Golden West placed historical marker plaques on each of the buildings May 15, 1954, honoring their place in history, and; Whereas: Confidence Hall was recorded on the National Register, January 4, 1982 #82002174. Whereas: In 2005 the community was polled through their utility bill and 83% of the respondents said they wanted the buildings to be retained by the City and 71% responded in favor of Civic Government use such as a Visitor’s Center/ Museum, and; Whereas: After the poll, the City Council promptly put the buildings up for sale, three times, each sale defaulted due to the buildings needing seismic upgrades, and; Whereas: The City Council had the opportunity during the 83 years of occupation and ownership to refurbish the buildings for public enjoyment, yet has not done so, and; Whereas: The Gold Rush Fire Brigade has shown interest in restoring the buildings as a Visitor’s Center and Fire Museum with the assistance of over 14 organizations including the aboriginal Wopumnes Tribe, and; Therefore, we the residents of Placerville hereby express our will to protect and restore the Confidence Fire House & Emigrant Jane buildings at 487-489 Main Street. We declare these buildings be used and restored as a Confidence Fire Museum & Emigrant Jane Visitor Center as presented May 28, 2019 by the Wopumnes Tribe and Gold Rush Fire Brigade, including the restoration of original features prior to the 1910 fire. The Interior and Exterior of these buildings shall only be altered consistent with The Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Property, version 2017. Further we require the City to retain these buildings on behalf of its citizen owners or they may be released to El Dorado County or a District within El Dorado County for these same purposes. *********************Michael Drobesh, Proponent, address on file
Public Notice Question: Shall the General Plan be amended under the Central Business District, with the “Downtown Placerville Historic District” map defining the boundary of the District proposed by the “Historical Advisory Committee” on June 16, 2012, with the following description “For the purpose of identifying historic resources in planning matters, this map illustrates Main Street, bounded by Forni Road to Mosquito Road, including Hangtown Creek, and the Southern Pacific Railroad corridor, as having a period of significance for the Downtown Placerville Historic District described as 1848-1942 – from the discovery of gold in Coloma to the end of non-essential gold mining during World War II.” this must be implemented within 60 days of certification creating the specific district thereof. YES_______ NO ________ NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE PETITION Notice is hereby given of the intention of the person whose name appears hereon to circulate a petition within the City of Placerville for the purpose of requiring the City Council and Staff to amend the most current General Plan, under the section header “Central Business District (CBD)” to include the “DRAFT Downtown Placerville Historic District”, June 16, 2012 map as created by the Historical Advisory Committee of 2012. THE CITIZENS’ PLAN FOR THE RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF HISTORIC RESOURCES: DOWNTOWN PLACERVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT IDENTIFICATION Part 1. Title. This initiative shall be known as the “Citizens’ Plan for the Responsible Management of Historic Resources: DOWNTOWN PLACERVILLE HISTORIC District Identification”. Part 2. Findings and Declarations. The People of the City of Placerville hereby find and declare all of the following: ****** Statement of Reasons Whereas: The residents of Placerville have a profound and deep appreciation for our historic roots, which are at the center of the world’s largest migration in history, the events of the California Gold Rush, and; Whereas: the history of Placerville is old and not new, and; Whereas: Historic character is very much a part of the City’s economic stability, attracting visitors and residents alike, and; Whereas: four residential historic districts have been designated – namely Spring Street - Coloma Street.; Bedford Avenue - Clay Street; Cedar Ravine; and Sacramento Street - Chamberlain Street – yet, the downtown area along Main street which began as a mining camp and became a regional center of commerce and transportation has not received designation as a district despite having many historic structures intact, and other features that add rich feeling and association with the gold mining period in this part of the City, and; Whereas: the historic significance of Placerville is directly related to its role as a mining camp that developed into a regional supply center and transportation hub during the gold mining period, and; Whereas: a Historical Advisory Committee was established in 2011and developed a map of the Downtown Placerville Historic District that was based on local knowledge and the City’s 1984-1985 historic resources inventory, and was adopted by the committee in 2012, and; Whereas: the public had an opportunity to review the 2012 map of the Downtown Placerville Historic District when it was presented during a joint meeting of the Planning Commission and Historical Advisory Committee on March 18, 2014, and; Whereas: The City Council has had the opportunity, but has not taken action to designate the “Downtown Placerville Historic District”, and; Be it ordained by the People of the City of Placerville: That the City shall amend the General Plan, Central Business District, with the “Downtown Placerville Historic District” map defining the boundary of the District proposed by the “Historical Advisory Committee” on June 16, 2012, with the following description “For the purpose of identifying historic resources in planning matters, this map illustrates Main Street, bounded by Forni Road to Mosquito Road, including Hangtown Creek, and the Southern Pacific Railroad corridor, as having a period of significance for the Downtown Placerville Historic District described as 1848-1942 – from the discovery of gold in Coloma to the end of non-essential gold mining during World War II.” This must be implemented within 60 days of certification creating the specific district thereof. ****************Michael Drobesh, proponent, address on file OFFICIAL City of Placerville TITLE AND SUMMARY GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO CREATE AND DEFINE DOWNTOWN PLACERVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT This proposed initiative would direct the City of Placerville to amend its general plan with a map defining the boundaries of a Downtown Placerville Historic District and a description of the purposes of the map. The Initiative states that the map was proposed by the City’s Historical Advisory Committee on June 16, 2012. The Initiative requires that the City implement the initiative and create the district within 60 days of certification. 3557087.4 ////
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very January for the past 18 years, the streets of western Nevada County have been filled with activists, environmentalists, authors, artists, audiences and filmmakers alike, all celebrating at SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival. Wild & Scenic believes in the power of the communal festival and theatrical experience. However, due to the impacts of COVID-19 on large public gatherings, Wild & Scenic is now rethinking what the festival experience looks like. With the forecast of uncertainty around how COVID-19 will continue to impact these larger public gatherings, the decision has been made to move the 19th annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival to a completely virtual platform. Wild & Scenic depends on the support of so many in the community from volunteers, speakers and attendees to local businesses like hotels and restaurants. Wild & Scenic remains committed to the mission of inspiring activism through film and is excited for the opportunities this new virtual festival platform
Public Notices PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Board of Directors of the El Dorado Hills County Water District (Fire Department) adopted a preliminary budget on Thursday, June 18, 2020. The preliminary budget is available at the El Dorado Hills Fire Station, 1050 Wilson Blvd., El Dorado Hills, California, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for inspection by interested taxpayers. The Board of Directors of the El Dorado Hills County Water District (Fire Department) will meet for the purpose of fixing the Final Budget at its regular meeting on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 5:30 p.m., and any taxpayer may appear and be heard regarding the increase, decrease, or omission of any item on the budget or for inclusion of any additional items. Charles J. Hartley, Board President El Dorado Hills County Water District BY: Jessica Braddock, Board Secretary DATED: June 26, 2020 7/6, 7/27 7904 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000539 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARC FORCE WELDING AND FABRICATION LLC, located at 3386 Stope Dr., Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Arc Force Welding and Fabrication LLC, 3386 Stope Dr., Placerville, CA 95667 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: June 6, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Trevor Quick TREVOR QUICK 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 24, 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) 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27 7905
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Rescue Fire Protection District has scheduled a public hearing to be held on September 9, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. in the RSLS Hall, 5221 Deer Valley Road, Rescue, California for the purpose of considering Resolution 2020-07, Adopting the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. At said hearing the Rescue Fire Protection District will consider all comments made by interested persons. Stephanie Layton, Clerk to the Board of Directors of the Rescue Fire Protection District 530-6771868. 7/6, 7/27 7906 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200290 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Stephanie Tovera filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: BRAELYNN ROSE CSEREP-DAVILA Proposed name: BRAELYNN ROSE TOVERA 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 14, 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 JUNE 16, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 7/6, 7/13, 7/20, 7/27 7907 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000562 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TEN-8 TRUCKING, located at 5540 Daisy Dr., Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): 1. Brad Hagberg, 5540 Daisy Dr., Pollock Pines, CA 95726, 2. Cynthia Hagberg, 5540 Daisy Dr., Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September 14, 2014. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cynthia Hagberg CYNTHIA HAGBERG 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 7, 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) 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 7924 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000541 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HERD MENTALITY T SHIRT DESIGN, located at 4921 Crescent Hill Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): 1. Briget Mitchell, General Partner, 4921 Crescent Hill Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682, 2. Lisa Schamaun, General Partner, 4921 Crescent Hill Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by Copartners. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Briget Mitchell BRIGET MITCHELL /s/ Lisa Schamaun LISA SCHAMAUN 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 24, 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) 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 7931 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000533 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: B&L ENGINEERING, located at 4605 Shooting Star Rd., Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): 1. Brent W Humenick, 4605 Shooting Star Rd., Pollock Pines, CA 95726, 2. Lauren M Humenick, 4605 Shooting Star Rd., Pollock Pines, CA 95726 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 23, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lauren Humenick LAUREN HUMENICK 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) 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 7932 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000521 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. POP ART GALLERY, 2. POP ART, 3. POP ART CUSTOM FRAMING GALLERY, located at 433 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Daniel E. Anderson, 433 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 1, 2010. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Daniel E. Anderson DANIEL E. 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 June 18, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920,
will afford it in reaching audiences that would otherwise be unable to attend the festival. Not only will the amazing lineup of films Wild & Scenic is known for be presented, but there are plans to incorporate the festival’s tradition of workshops, talks and chats, networking and more into this new digital space. More than ever Wild & Scenic is looking to the power of film for its ability to inspire and transform, to heal and unite us, to highlight our resilience and to give us hope. Wild & Scenic invites everyone to accompany Wild & Scenic through this uncharted territory. Please sign up for the newsletter at info@ wildandscenicfilmfestival.org to be the first to hear more about this exciting new festival experience. While the future remains uncertain, the strength we find in community and creativity is powerful and enduring. As Wild & Scenic’s theme for 2021 says, it is indeed “resilient by nature” and look to the planet for inspiration as it adapts and innovates the ways in which everyone works together.
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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) 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 7933 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000588 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIAMOND QUALITY KENNELS, located at 4760 Dusty Lane, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 1962, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): 1. Julia K. Thrift, 4760 Dusty Lane, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Sean Gallagher Gen Partner, 4760 Dusty Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 13, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Julia Thrift JULIA THRIFT 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 13, 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) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7949 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000589 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIAMOND QUALITY MOBILE NOTARY SERVICES, located at 4758 Dusty Lane, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: PO Box 1962, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Julia Thrift, 4760 Dusty Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 13, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Julia Thrift JULIA THRIFT 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 13, 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) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7950 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000591 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIRECT HOME SOLUTIONS, INC, located at 4128 Heinz Rd., Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Direct Home Solutions, Inc, 4128 Heinz Rd., Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Joseph Michael Lewis Jr JOSEPH MICHAEL LEWIS JR, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 14, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.
THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7951 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000540 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUBURBAN FAMILY INSURANCE AGENCY, located at 895 Embarcadero Dr., Ste. 206, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Katie Maureen Auberlin, 1449 Sutter Creek Dr., 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 10, 2015. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Katie Maureen Auberlin KATIE MAUREEN AUBERLIN 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 24, 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) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7952 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000554 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MB CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIONS, located at 5000 Windplay Dr. Ste. 3-101, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 4475 Streambed Court, Folsom, CA 95630 Registered owner(s): Mark Buchert, 4475 Streambed Court, Folsom, CA 95630 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 30, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Mark Buchert MARK BUCHERT 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) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7953 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000597 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ABORN POWERS, located at 3161 Cameron Park Dr. #205, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Aborn Powers, Inc., 3161 Cameron Park Dr. #205, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lauren Prichard LAUREN PRICHARD, CEO 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 15, 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) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7954
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TAHOE FIRE GLASS, located at 2030 E St. Spc. 49, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Registered owner(s): Molly Bennett, Sole Proprietor Individual, 2030 E St. Spc. 49, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 13, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Molly E. Bennett MOLLY E. BENNETT 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 15, 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) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7956 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000620 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. HERO’S HEART, 2. BENNETT AWARDS, 3. RECOGNIZE SOMEONE, located at 2885 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 8, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Bennett Gallery, Inc., 2885 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Alice Bennett ALICE BENNETT, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 22, 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) 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17 7980
NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to California Business and Professions Code, Chapter 10,21700-21716, The following will be sold at Public Auction. Sale will be conducted on August 7, 2020 at 1:15 pm at Placerville Self Storage Located at 1066 Locust Ave Placerville CA, 95667. All purchases are sold as is, where is, and must be removed within 48 hours from the close of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of a settlement between owner and obligated party. Unit #132 Arnulfo Sanchez - Exercise equipment/collectibles/Dining table/ Chairs/Appliances/Refrigerator/Freezer/ Love seat/toaster/10+ Totes/Bedding/ Mirror/Pictures. Unit # 298 Justin L. Rasco - Cleaners/ L a m p s / To t e s / C l o t h i n g / S h o e s / Combustibles/Toiletries/Misc. Table. Unit # 307 Robert C. Damron - Power tools/Tools/Hobby equipment/4+ totes/ Bar/speakers/clothing/skill saw/toiletries/ Golf Clubs. Unit #339 Alyssa G. Baker - Gardener lawn equipment/tools/suitcases/collectibles/ gas can/propane tank/Cassettes/CDs/ DVDs/Clothing/Bamboo/toiletries/Books/ Magazines/Musical Instruments/Camp gear. Unit #374 Kauilani Otake - Barrels/Toys/ Hand truck/Dollie/Pipe/Metal/Wood/Patio furniture/Collectibles/Dining Table/Chairs/ Bar stools/totes/Book case/Books/Desk/ Misc. Table/Office supplies/Pictures/ Paintings/Antiques. Unit #440 Natalie E. Scarbrough – Trash Cans/Gardener Equipment/Patio Furniture/ Bunk beds/Collectibles/Totes/Cooler/Sofa/ Bedroom furniture/Clothing/Bedding/ Dresser/Mattress/Box spring/Night stand. 7/27, 8/3 7981 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT LOUIS LANCE CASE NO. PP20200114 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT LOUIS LANCE A PETITION for Probate has been filed by CHARLES C. LANCE in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that CHARLES C. LANCE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions
without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: September 30, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: CLARA YANG Law Office of Clara Yang 2810 Coloma St., Ste. A Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-3624 7982 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000573 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MY PTEZ, located at 4671 Golden Foothill Pkw., Ste. 101, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: PO Box 4408, El Dorado Hills Registered owner(s): Gray Step Software Inc, 4671 Golden Foothill Pkw., Ste. 101, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Gary Cichella GARY CICHELLA, BUSINESS MANAGER, GRAY STEP SOFTWARE INC. 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 10, 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) 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17 7983 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000559 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHRISTIAN ATTORNEYS OF AMERICA, located at 1700 Carnegie Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Moseley Collins Ministries, A Nonprofit Corporation, 1700 Carnegie Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Moseley C. Collins MOSELEY C. COLLINS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 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) 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17 7984
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experienced this spring is not what it will look “This is either a relief or bitterly disappointing like this fall. This fall will be more engaging, with news to all of us,” he continued. “We absolutely higher expectations and greater supports,” he realize our students need to return to school. We writes. also recognize that Public Health has not been “We are focused on emotional wellness, mental allocated the resources needed from the state and health and helping transition our freshmen are not able to meet the basic needs of testing to school,” he continues. “We are planning on for students and staff at this time. Thus, it is limited, on-campus opportunities and support.” clearly unsafe to bring everyone back starting on “COVID-19 continues to cause great frustration Monday, Aug. 10.” and disruption to education. We had pictured Students who spent nearly three months ourselves back with students on campus in at home during last school year shared their August and this move to online learning has frustrations. dashed those dreams,” said Oak Ridge Principal “I am happy it is keeping everyone safe, but it Aaron Palm. “We simply can’t wait to be able is definitely harder with communication with my to bring our students back so we can share this teachers and I would much rather be at school,” great campus with them. But incoming Oak Ridge High it is now up to us to put our School junior Madi Moore “Kids need face-to-face online learning plan into told the Mountain Democrat. interaction with teachers and place and ensure this is a “I was looking forward to going back to school to see peers. They need routines and strong academic year for our students.” my friends and with online consistency. What they are This decision comes on school it takes away from me the heels of county Health being able to be as social.” receiving now are disrupted Officer Nancy Williams “I wish we were going to schedules, separation from stating publicly that El school because I learn better Dorado County is close to in school and I miss seeing friends and fear about the placed on the state’s all of my school friends. I unknown world they live in.” being watch list — a list Gov. Gavin don’t like online and can’t — Kim Buckmaster, parent Newsom closely monitors wait until we go back,” added when deciding a county’s incoming junior Annabelle ability to stay open. Tornberg. There are six criteria that will land a county on El Dorado Hills mother of four Kim Buckmaster the watch list: told the Mountain Democrat she strongly feels • Doing fewer than 150 tests per 100,000 kids should be in school. She has three children residents daily (over a seven-day average) attending Oak Ridge High School and one at • More than 100 new cases per 100,000 Silva Valley Elementary School. residents over the past 14 days “Not one of them did well with the distance • Having more than 25 new cases per 100,000 learning last spring,” she shared. “Kids need faceresidents and an 8% test positivity rate to-face interaction with teachers and peers. They • 10% or greater increase in COVID-19 need routines and consistency. What they are receiving now are disrupted schedules, separation hospitalized patients over the past three days • Fewer than 20% of ICU beds available from friends and fear about the unknown world • Fewer than 25% ventilators available they live in.” Any county that makes the list must see its “I am not only worried about their academics figures drop below the thresholds for 14 days but about their mental health as well. They need before being allowed to reopen. to be in school.” El Dorado County has had relatively low Carruth stresses in his letter the district’s desire numbers and stayed below indicators that have to “bring everyone back sooner than later” and placed other counties on the watch list. July 18 also promises more engagement with students the county saw its first COVID-19 related death, while they study at home. but low numbers in the ICU have kept ventilators “Please know that the distance learning you
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906-7919
CL#828505
Bus Lic #011716
Immediate Response!
INC.
We Charge By the Job, Not by the Hour • Septic Pumping Services • Drain cleaning, repiping • Trenchless Pipe Replacement
• Residential & Commercial • Water Heater Specialist • All Pumping Repairs
934-2440
(916)
Dominic Stone — Owner
www.domcoplumbing.com
In-Home Care
Plumbing
Comprehensive In Home Care
Somerset Plumbing Company
Caregivers Available • Senior and Child Care • Grocery Shopping • Meal Prep • Transportation • Housekeeping • More
Diamond Springs, CA 95619
530-626-7842 Commercial Residential Industrial
Credit Cards & Apple Pay Accepted
Somerset, CA
530-295-1130
License HCO #94700005
Landscape Maintenance
Roofing
Rodriguez Yard Maintenance
Sprinklers Repair • Drip Systems Fence Repair • Clean Ups • & Hauling
Call today! (530) 558-0072 2014Rod.F@gmail.com
Bus. Lic. #053457
Insured
Elite Roofing Celebrating 25 Years in business!
Can now process mobile credit card payments.
ProPerty Clearing
(530)
306-8474
(530) 676-3511
15 Years Experience
YARD MAINTENANCE & HANDYMAN • Irrigation Repair • Fence Repair • Clean-Up Work • Timer, Valve, and Sprinkler Repair • Bark, Planting, General Labor INSURED • BUS. LIC# 052772
916-936-5190 • ogglervazquez@icloud.com • www.californiagreengarden.com
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www.eliteroofing.com
— “We offer Grade-A quality service to our customers.”
Tree Removal Brush Clearing Tree Limbing 24 hour Emergency Services Free Estimates
(530) 306-9613 Adam Rohrbough, Owner Operator
Locally Owned • Pollock Pines Serving El Dorado County • Bus Lic 058736 CSLB 991861 Workers’ Comp Insured LTO A11207
Well Drilling
CALIFORNIA GREEN GARDEN
916-693-1133
Lic. 649751
• Tile Repair • Real Estate Roof Inspections & Certs • Wood shake to • Mobile Home Composition composition conversions • Modified Bitumen One-Ply Senior • Seamless Gutters System • All Types of Repair Work Discount
Tree Service
Yard Clean-up • Maintenance Weedeating • Trimming Tree Pruning & Removal Free Estimates • Fully Insured
877808
Since 1992
New Roofs • Re-Roofs • Repairs
DaviD Santana State Contr. Lic.
CA Lic. 817230
Serving all of El Dorado County
Landscape Maintenance
HANDYMAN SERVICE
csL#496-984
24-Hour Emergency Service! 7 Days a Week
Landscape Maintenance
Our Visit ! e m Co room Show
Contact Mike (530)
I Remove All Unwanted Items from Private & Commercial Properties. Senior Discounts
Lic#2019-062810
Garage Doors
Unlicensed Contractor
(530) 344-1267 • (916) 988-5903
(916) 910-4588 • (530) 303-2073
530-622-5429
Residential
discount exteriors painting
Plumbing
Nash Hauling
Electrical Contractors
Commercial
(916) 806-9741
Got Trash? Call Nash
Construction
■ Additions ■ Remodeling ■ New Construction ■ Consultation ■ Plans/Designs
exteRioR specialists
Hauling And Cleaning
CAMARA CONSTRUCTION
www.placervilledeckbuilders.com
Residential commeRcial
‘The Best for Less’
7 dayS: 8aM-9pM
Construction
(530) 903-3045
Painting
GARY C. TANKO WELL DRILLING, INC.
Pump sales & service
30 years experience in the area CSL # 282501
(530) 622-2591
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