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Michael Raffety Mountain Democrat correspondent Outingdale’s water diversion on the Middle Fork of the Cosumnes River stopped spilling Saturday, July 24, and the El Dorado Irrigation District began trucking in water Monday, July 26. Each 6,500-gallon water tanker carries 5,000 gallons of water four to five times a day from a treated water connection on Pleasant Valley Road 5 miles to Outingdale. Outingdale has 200 service connections with 193 of those active, according to Operations Manager Dan Corcoran, though there may be a few extra water users on the weekend. Monday morning EID General Manager Jim Abercrombie declared a Stage 4 water emergency for Outingdale, which the EID Board of Directors later that morning approved unanimously. Stage 4 limits bimonthly billing to 401 cubic feet of water per person, which is approximately 3,000 gallons of bimonthly water per person or 50 gallons per day per person. Automatic sprinklers are prohibited; watering must be done by hand with a shutoff valve or through drip irrigation system. The water is being delivered by El Dorado Water and Shower at a cost of $145 an hour. With no mobilization fee, it was the low bidder out of three trucking services. At an estimated 11 hours a day the cost per day will be $1,595. The contract is day-to-day but estimated to last 120 days for a total cost of $191,400. As of July 1, tankers delivering potable water must be certified by the Division of Drinking Water. Corcoran said water hauling will continue at least till Halloween. Meanwhile, a report by Corcoran said voluntary conservation efforts are beginning to show. The governor has declared a drought emergency in 50 of 58 counties and requested 15% voluntary reductions in water consumption. “We asked for a voluntary 15% reduction and the governor immediately copied us,” quipped Director Alan Day. Day also observed, “Some voluntary n

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olton Hein was saddled on his horse and ready to compete in the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, Iowa, with more time to think about the event he was about to partake in, goat tying, than the entire event would take. As soon as the 14-year-old from Placerville and his horse entered the arena at the Iowa State Fairgrounds they sprinted toward a goat, Colton jumping off his horse and tying up that goat in 8.54 seconds. “They had my time up on the big screen,” Colton said. “I saw it and I knew I did really well and that I won as long as my goat stayed tied.” Of the 201 routines completed at the Iowa State Fairgrounds during that event, Colton’s 8.54 sat at the top and won him a national championship. He won a Cinch Scholarship, a Gist Silversmiths gold and silver belt buckle, a Yeti ice chest and a saddle from Slone Saddles embroidered with “2021 World Champion Boys Goat Tying.” “It was rewarding after all the hard work I put into it,” Colton said. Colton said he practiced goat tying every day and then once every one to two weeks he would spend about two hours learning to step off a galloping horse — one of the hardest parts of the rodeo sport, he said. The future Union Mine High School freshman also competes in tie-down roping, team roping, chute dogging and ribbon roping. You might also recognize Colton as a past El Dorado County Fair Mutton Bustin’

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New Serrano subdivision’s fate up in the air Sel Richard Staff writer Parker Development’s proposed residential subdivision on the west side of Silva Valley Parkway between Russi Ranch Drive and Tong Road was met with a recommendation for denial from the El Dorado County Planning Commission due to requests for modifications to minimum lot size, minimum lot dimensions and building setbacks. The Serrano Village A-14 35.78-acre parcel houses 51 single-family residential lots ranging from 3,760 to 10,362 square feet, five landscape lots, one open space

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“Bob” was born in Detroit, Mich., and passed away in Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 11, from complications of a massive stroke. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Dolores (Denison); sons Richard (Bev) and David (Martina); eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Bob worked as a Precision Tool Grinder for Excello Corp. and later for McPhearson Broach Co. Bob joined the U.S. Navy in 1943 where he had World War II tours in the Mediterranean and Pacific Theaters including the Invasion of France, Invasion of the Philippines on the U.S.S. Tulagi as a Petty-Officer Second Class “Hook-Release man.” Bob was awarded several medals and ribbons for his tours and was extremely proud to be a WW II veteran, even telling stories up to the week prior to his death. Bob was most proud of all his family and called himself a “lucky man.” Bob loved to fish, hunt and bowl, but most of all Bob loved to laugh. A celebration of life will be held at Light of the Hills Lutheran Church, Cameron Park, July 31 at 11 a.m. with Military Honors. A live stream of the service will be available at loth.org.

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Tahoe Daily Tribune TWIN BRIDGES — One driver was killed and five people injured Thursday, July 22, in a three-car collision that closed Highway 50 for hours. Around 5 p.m. Thursday, the driver of a 2006 Saturn was reported to be driving aggressively westbound on Highway 50 near Tamarack Pines Road and Sierra-at-Tahoe Road. California Highway Patrol investigators said the driver of the Saturn was speeding and unsafely passing other vehicles when she lost control and crossed into the eastbound lane. The Saturn reportedly drove directly into the path of a 2015 Chevrolet that was traveling eastbound. The two collided, tearing the Saturn into two pieces. Half the Saturn, along with the driver, who had been fully ejected, collided with a 2013 Toyota that was following the Chevrolet. The driver of the Saturn succumbed to her injuries at the scene.

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This Saturn was spilt in half after hitting a Chevrolet July 22 on Highway 50 near Sierra-atTahoe Road. The occupants of the Chevrolet, all of whom were aged 20 years and younger, were transported to area hospitals by emergency medical personnel. One passenger was taken to Renown Medical Center in Reno with major injuries and the driver, as well as three other passengers, were taken to Barton Medical Center with major injuries. The driver of the Toyota was transported for treatment by family. The Chevrolet caught fire briefly and was

The driver of the Saturn died at the scene. put out by concerned bystanders who stopped to help. CHP investigators said alcohol does not seem

to be a factor in the collision. The driver of the Saturn has not yet been positively identified.

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USDA Forest Service With record-breaking drought conditions causing extremely low fuel moistures, the Eldorado National Forest increased its fire restrictions Monday to a forestwide campfire ban. No wood or charcoal fires will be allowed anywhere in the forest under these new restrictions. The restrictions apply to all campgrounds, developed sites and special use permits. “These restrictions are an immediate way to reduce the potential for wildfire given the conditions of the fuels on the forest,” said Forest Supervisor Jeff Marsolais. “I don’t take lightly the impact this will have on some of the visitors to the Eldorado National Forest but safety must come first.” These increased fire restrictions are authorized under Forest Order 03-21-12. Under this order the following acts are prohibited within the Eldorado National Forest: 1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or stove fire. 2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or

CRIME LOG The following was taken from El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office logs:

July 17 10:57 a.m. A 40-year-old man was arrested on Panorama Road in El Dorado for reportedly making threats. 3:15 p.m. A catalytic converter was reported stolen on Post Street in El Dorado Hills. 7:02 p.m. A 47-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a collision on String Canyon Road in Grizzly Flat. The collision also reportedly led to assault in self defense. 8:28 p.m. Two men, ages 22 and 29, were taken into custody on Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville after a parole search during a traffic stop.

July 18 3:50 a.m. A man in a shed on Lassen Lane in El Dorado Hills fled from deputies.

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building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material. 3. Welding or operating an acetylene or other torch with an open flame. 4. Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device that is properly installed, maintained and in effective working order in accordance with U.S. Forest Service standard 5100-1. Persons with a valid California Campfire Permit are not exempt from the prohibitions listed above. However, persons with a valid California Campfire Permit may use a portable propane campfire pit, stove or lantern that uses gas, kerosene, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel, with a shutoff valve, in an area at least three feet from any flammable materials. A violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both.

3:50 a.m. A 33-year-old man was arrested on El Dorado Hills Boulevard in El Dorado Hills after he was found to have outstanding felony warrants during a traffic stop. 7:43 a.m. A catalytic converter was reported stolen off a vehicle in Shingle Springs (street not listed). 8:26 a.m. Sales of catalytic converters were reported on Fath Lane in Diamond Springs. 3:22 p.m. A 49-year-old man was taken into custody on Fall Street in El Dorado on an outstanding warrant. 6:30 p.m. A 43-year-old man driving down Green Valley Road in Placerville was reportedly displaying false registration stickers, driving on a suspended license and had an oustanding warrant. He was placed under arrest. 7:20 p.m. A man, 40, and woman, 33, were arrested in Shingle Springs (street not listed) for reportedly stealing catalytic converters.

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2:14 p.m. A 31-year-old man on parole was arrested on Mosquito Road on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

8:49 a.m. A 54-year-old man was arrested on Broadway on a parole violation.

9:17 p.m. A 48-year-old man with a warrant out for his arrest was taken into custody on Fair Lane.

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3:09 a.m. A 36-year-old man was arrested on Broadway for reportedly being in possession of illegal drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance.

9:56 p.m. A 52-year-old man who was falling into a drainage ditch on Coloma Court was determined to be under the influence of alcohol and placed under arrest.

9:00 a.m. A 55-year-old man was arrested on Benham Street on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

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July 18 12:27 a.m. A 64-year-old man was arrested on Main Street on an active felony warrant. He was also reportedly in possession of a bottle of prescription medication, methamphetamine, hypodermic needles and marijuana.

2:15 p.m. A 30-year-old man was arrested on Main Street on suspicion of public intoxication. 4:50 p.m. A 31-year-old man with a warrant out for his arrest was taken into custody on Tunnel Street.

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Metal grinding ignites grass Mountain Democrat staff The use of a grinder on metal caused a spark, igniting dry grass and burning about 5 acres in the Gold Hill area midday Monday. Cal Fire officials say firefighters were able to quickly stop the blaze before it could damage structures along Lakeview and Hillock drives. As of 8 p.m. Monday the fire was 100% contained. Firefighters urge anyone who needs to perform grinding or welding work to be sure to have at least 10 feet of clearance from vegetation, a shovel and water nearby. Mechanical equipment should not be operation after 10 a.m. Photo courtesy of Cal Fire during peak fire season. About 5 acres of vegetation were scorched north of Placerville in the Gold Hill area Monday.

Wildfire smoke impacting area News release Air quality in El Dorado County is intermittently being impacted by smoke from wildfires in the region and state. County health officials are reminding residents to take precautions should wildfire smoke impact areas where they live, work and recreate. Wildfires can produce smoke that causes health problems, particularly for children, older adults and those with heart disease or respiratory issues, according to El Dorado County Air Pollution Control Officer Dave Johnston. Johnston advises residents to limit outdoor activity if they see or smell smoke. Additional precautions include the following: • Keep windows and doors closed as much as

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conservation was already baked into the system. It’s harder and harder to conserve.” Abercrombie noted that since 2013 there has been a 33% lower water consumption in the lower elevations and 28% lower in the upper areas of the water district. Corcoran said there are 10% more customers, while Board President Pat Dwyer said, “Summertime demand is six times more than winter demand.” Corcoran reported that 5,500 acre-feet of water are projected to be used in July, a 4% increase

over 2020. As of July 19, Caples Lake was 83% full, Silver Lake 74%, Echo Lake 93%, Lake Aloha 54%, Jenkinson Lake 70%, Weber Reservoir 52% and Folsom Lake 26%. Jenkinson Lake at Sly Park is expected to end the season in September with 21,500 acrefeet of water (52%) and end the calendar year with 15,200 acrefeet. Once Jenkinson Lake hits 65% of capacity at approximately 26,700 acre-feet, speed limits of 15 mph are imposed, ending

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‘Roaring back’ is just a campaign slogan, not reality

irtually every day, Gov. Gavin Newsom shows up someplace in California to proclaim, for the umpteenth time, that the state is “roaring back” from the COVID19 pandemic. These highly orchestrated events are Dan Walters billed as official state business, but in fact are merely political campaign appearances aimed at persuading voters to support him in the Sept. 14 recall election, mostly by touting one of the multibillion-dollar giveaways in his new state budget. “As the state comes roaring back from the pandemic, we’re laserfocused on getting this assistance out the door Gov. Gavin Newsom as quickly as possible repeatedly chants and providing supports that California is across the board to help Californians get back “roaring back” on their feet,” Newsom from pandemic, said at a recent stop but ignores the in Southern California to highlight a new state’s stubborn program to pay overdue socioeconomic rent. problems. One could conclude that Newsom, in parceling out cash from an unexpected windfall of revenue, is trying to buy votes with taxpayer money. There are three troubling aspects to that selfserving effort. One is that blatant campaigning under the guise of official business is unsavory. While not uncommon in other states, until now California governors have been fairly meticulous about separating official business from their re-election campaign events. The second is that in spending so much money so quickly Newsom may be endangering the state’s fiscal health. His predecessor, Jerry Brown, who preached frugality and was wary of launching new programs that could mushroom out of control, warned of the danger in a television interview this month. Brown said the state faces “fiscal stress” in the years ahead as revenues return to more normal levels. “The word is volatility,” Brown said. “Money

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Letters to the Editor Dollar General EDITOR: ollar General has been trying to establish a business in our area for years. I believe that the majority of residents want to support local stores that are owned and operated by people from this area. It doesn’t seem that a county governmental body should tell an area what it can and can’t have. California, especially in the rural areas, do not have incorporated areas that have their own governing bodies such as cities and villages. Our El Dorado County Board of Supervisors rules all such decisions. If places like Georgetown and Cool, etc., would become a city or village, it could make its own rules. Placerville and an area on the east side of the Sierra are the only two actually incorporated cities in the county of El Dorado. As much as Cool doesn’t want Dollar General it doesn’t have the governmental body that can keep it away, because it is the county that rules. The representative we have does not have the power to save us from that. MAE HARMS Garden Valley

Broken healthcare system EDITOR: he United States is not even ranked in the top 10 among industrialized nations in health care, yet the cost of health care in this country is the highest in the world and double the cost in France, the country with the highest ranking. More than 600,000 people have declared bankruptcy because of healthcare costs. The U.S. ranks 27th in the world in education and medical education falls somewhere in that dismal ranking. Today, our medical schools aren’t training institutions; they are businesses. They are not producing physicians; they are producing Dr. Feel Good, a provider following an algorithm, concerned about patient retention and profit, who will do whatever it takes to meet those goals, including over prescribing opioids. The business of health care is failing because health care should not be a business. The toxic

tentacles of capitalism are strangling the practice of medicine and destroying the entire system, which is being gutted for profit. The practice of medicine is reduced to managing computer programs. But a physician is more than a provider who manipulates technology. A physician understands there is an art to the practice of medicine and the doctor-patient relationship is a significant part of the healing process. The forces controlling medical training and health care are powered by money and profit and well versed in the manipulating words. There are reasons the nomenclature of medicine was changed. The words “doctor” and “physician” convey strength, respect and ability. The word “provider” conveys weakness and subservience. The practice of “internal medicine” is a discipline that requires intelligence and study. “Primary care” indicates caretaking only — a discipline devoid of intellectual substance. Does the public even care anymore or are they too immersed in their fantasy world of social media to pay any attention? The answer is not Medicare for all. Medicare doesn’t even work for the elderly. Nor is a singlepayer system the answer. The countries with singlepayer systems are scrambling to pay for them. The Affordable Care Act was designed by the insurance companies and has only increased their profits. The course of our society toward a nihilistic, self-gratifying technological world that promotes narcissism seems unstoppable. The golden age of medicine in this country — when physician training, science, technology, the art of medicine and caring empathetic integrity combined to produce the best health care in the world — has become just another victim of corporate America. This country has to have the political will to stand against the corporate oligarchy and institute a workable system like the tiered systems in the countries with the best health care. This country needs to wake up to the fact that money and material goods are not the most important things in life; one’s life is the most valuable thing one possesses and one’s life depends on good health care and excellent physicians. DALE COCO Cameron Park

Guest Column

The perverse agenda of Black Lives Matter

ince the new wave of race consciousness that has been sweeping our country, precipitated by the graphic video of the killing of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin, something very strange has happened. Somehow, what is Star perceived as a problem has become widely understood to be the solution. And it is endangering our country. If there remain citizens in America who, because of race or any other reason, are deprived of the benefits and protections of a free society, we should work to bring those benefits of freedom to them. The answer is not to abandon the principles that make us a free country. But this is what is happening. Those who are the loudest and most aggressive about what is supposedly wrong don’t want a free country. Their complaint is not about absence of freedom, but who has power and who will be in charge and running the show.

Nothing could make this clearer than the recent bizarre statement of Black Lives Matter about the current civil unrest in Cuba. Cuba is an unfree country. It has been run by communists for years. And, like all countries that are run by communists, the people Parker there live deprived and oppressed. This is not rhetoric. This is fact. Freedom House in Washington, D.C., is a nonpartisan organization that rates all the nations in the world according to how free they are. They rate nations according to political rights and civil liberties. Cuba ranks as one of the world’s least free countries. Out of a possible score of 100, Cuba scores 13. In political rights, out of a top score of 40, Cuba gets a 1. On civil liberties, out of a possible score of 60, Cuba scores 12. Yet, Black Lives Matters writes, “The people of Cuba are being punished by the U.S. government because the country has maintained its

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… the only sovereignty and self-determination that exists in Cuba is in the hands of the communist despots who run the place. commitment to sovereignty and selfdetermination.” As the information from Freedom House shows, the only sovereignty and self-determination that exists in Cuba is in the hands of the communist despots who run the place. Yet, in the opinion of Black Lives Matter, the suffering of the Cuban people is not due to the despots running Cuba, who deprive them of their freedom, but it’s caused by the free country, the USA, that is its nearby neighbor to the north. We don’t see many Americans fleeing to live in Cuba. But, per the Pew Research Center, there are more than 2 million Cuban Americans who left Cuba, or whose family left Cuba, to come to live in a country that is free. Moreover, per a survey done by Pew in 2020, 58% of Cuban Americans identify as, or lean toward, Republicans, compared with 38% who identify as, or lean toward, Democrats. Cuban Americans know

what oppression is about, and it’s why they care so much about being free Americans. “Since 1962,” states Black Lives Matter, “the United States has forced pain and suffering on the people of Cuba by cutting off food, medicine and supplies.” Yes, the United States maintains an economic embargo on Cuba. Why should our nation provide sources of revenue that will only go into the coffers of the communists who control everything? But, as The Wall Street Journal’s Mary O’Grady points out, contrary to BLM’s distortions, “food and medicine are exempt” from this embargo. The one thing that Black Lives Matter gets right is that almost a third of Cubans are Black and brown. Yet, somehow, Black Lives Matter thinks they will enhance the lives of these people of color by supporting

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Growlersberg inmate walks off, apprehended in Modesto California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation News release MODESTO — Edgar Benitez, 25, an incarcerated man who walked away from the Growlersberg Conservation Camp in Georgetown, was apprehended Sunday afternoon by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation’s Office of Correctional Safety. Utilizing various investigative techniques,

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p.m. He was taken into custody without incident. Benitez will be transported and rehoused at the Sierra Conservation Center and his case will be referred for consideration of charges. At approximately 11 p.m. Saturday, July 24, Benitez was discovered missing from his assigned housing area. A search was immediately launched by CDCR’s camp staff and the Office of Correctional

Safety was activated. Cal Fire and local law enforcement agencies were notified and assisted in the search. Benitez was received from Los Angeles County on Dec. 26, 2017. He was sentenced to serve nine years for driving under the influence causing bodily injury/death. Since 1977, 99% of all offenders who have left an adult institution, camp or communitybased program without permission have been apprehended.

Coronavirus cases up in county Mountain Democrat staff Coronavirus case rates are on the rise in the region and the Delta variant is circulating. El Dorado County officials on Monday reported 78 new cases over the last three days, Saturday through Monday, including 31 from El Dorado Hills, 22 from Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue, 15 from Placerville and 14 from Pollock Pines. While the county doesn’t have data on how many cases are the Delta variant or are breakthrough cases in vaccinated individuals, officials said they have been alerted to 11 variant cases all with lab collection dates between May and early July. Sixteen of the new cases are 17 years of age or younger, 22 are between 50-64, 12 are 65 or older and one date of birth is unknown.

The county’s two hospitals have 10 patients, including three in the intensive care unit. The county announced 26 assumed recoveries and deaths remained at 120 since two Placerville residents, both over the age of 65, died last week due to the virus. The county has had 10,935 cases overall and 10,378 assumed recoveries putting the active case count at about 437. If the state were still using the Blueprint for a Safer Economy, the county would be in the most restrictive tier with an adjusted daily case rate of 10.3, a positivity rate of 5.5% and a health equity quartile positivity rate of 8.5%. About half of county residents (92,204) are fully vaccinated (47.7%) and more than half (53.5%, 103,339) have received at least one dose.

Work to close Sienna Ridge Road News release El Dorado County’s Department of Transportation, in conjunction with Toll West Coast LLC, will implement a closure of Sienna Ridge Road from Hawk View Road to Bronzewing Place beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 28, for period of up to 90 days, following approval by the county’s Board of Supervisors at the meeting on July 27. This road closure will enable installation

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re-circulating mode • Consider creating a ‘clean room’ at home with an indoor air purifier • Limit pets’ outdoor activities While non-HEPA masks may help reduce the spread of viruses, they do not filter out fine particulates in wildfire smoke. Information on masks and smoke can be viewed at tinyurl.com/ uvt5k6nh. During this fire season El Dorado County may continue to be intermittently impacted by wildfire smoke. Smoke conditions can change quickly and vary greatly in El Dorado County because of the terrain, wind direction and weather.

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slow down through the work zone, expect delays during construction and allow extra time when traveling through the work zone in order to arrive at their destinations on time or use alternate routes to avoid the construction area. For more information regarding this construction project, contact the county DOT’s main line at (530) 621-5900 (select Option 3 for Engineering).

The El Dorado County Air Quality Management District has deployed more than 50 Purple Air monitors throughout the county to gather real time, location specific information about air quality. Residents can view this information in our area and wildfire location by visiting fire.airnow.gov and inciweb.nwcg.gov. For more information about air quality issues in El Dorado County visit AQMD’s website at edcgov.us/airqualitymanagement. The AQMD also has a web page dedicated to information about wildfire smoke and preventive measures at tinyurl. com/3dj5fs4b.

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comes and money goes. The federal government is going deeper into debt, they are spending money wildly. The state is now spending money. It is not sustainable.” Brown noted that the state is highly dependent on a relative handful of high-income taxpayers for its revenue, saying, “The growing utter inequality of the economy because the rich people make so damn much money and California happens to tax the rich people disproportionally … we need a more frugal, sustainable, more prudent way of doing business.” Finally, Newsom’s “roaring back” mantra sidesteps the state’s very real socioeconomic problems which, if anything, have worsened during the pandemic. California still has one of the nation’s highest unemployment rates with well over a million jobless workers. We had the nation’s highest level of poverty before the pandemic and it has surely increased. The major factor in California’s high poverty is the state’s very high cost of living, particularly for housing, but for other necessities as well, such as gasoline and utilities. Newsom has offered only token and/or short-term responses to those costs, such as rental and utility bill assistance and cash payments to low-income families that probably, as Brown warns, cannot be sustained. The state’s housing shortage continues to put upward pressure on rents and home prices and the $3.5 billion that Newsom’s new budget contains for affordable housing would build fewer than 10,000 units in a state that’s at least 80,000 units short of

meeting its own housing quotas each year. The key to the housing dilemma is making California more attractive for private investment, but Newsom and legislators have ducked the difficult policy choices to encourage such investment, such as reforming the California Environmental Quality Act and rebuffing efforts by construction unions to claim jurisdiction on housing projects. California will be truly roaring back when unemployment decreases, housing construction increases, the poverty rate declines, and educational achievement rises. Until then, it’s just a campaign slogan. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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oppressors rather than bringing them more freedom. And, indeed, Black Lives Matter has the same anti-freedom agenda in our country. The question is why this perverse group has so much credibility and power? What is wrong with our political and business leaders who support these enemies of human freedom? Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show “Cure America with Star Parker.”

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COMICS ■ SHOE by Jeff MacNelly

■ TUNDRA by Chad Carpenter

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County officials and construction crews celebrate Element 79’s first certificate of occupancy.

■ RUBES by Leigh Rubin

EDH Town Center apt. project progressing Mountain Democrat staff

■ SPEED BUMP by Dave Coverly

Element 79, the luxury apartment complex in El Dorado Hills Town Center, recently received its first certificate of occupancy for one completed building. The project owned by AG Spanos Corporation includes two, fourstory attached apartment buildings blending Old World style and modern luxury. The complex houses more than 200 one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 546 square feet to 1,382 square feet. Amenities include

a five-story parking garage, fitness center, swimming pool, wine lounge, hammock garden and wellness studio. For more information about the complex call (833) 634-6308 or visit element79apartments.com. The apartment project has been years in the making. The original project pitched in 2014 was met with some community opposition and a lawsuit, which was resolved in 2018. A revised project was approved shortly after and construction on Element 79 began in mid-2019.

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El Dorado County officials next week will host a second public hearing on redistricting. The meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, may be attended virtually via Zoom or in person at the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Chambers. The U.S. Constitution requires a count every 10 years of the nation’s residents. Census data is used for geographically defining state legislative districts in the year following a census. At the conclusion of each census process, the county must analyze population data in order to redraw district boundaries to ensure districts are substantially equal in population as required by the Constitution and

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HOROSCOPE by Holiday Mathis ■ TODAY ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll be the one who brings everyone together. Does knowing they will influence one another for better and worse make you reconsider your guest list? TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Trials are your best teachers. You’ll meet challenges that affirm your strength and resourcefulness. Fellow earth signs Virgo and Capricorn prove worthy team members. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Nonproductive stretches can be uncomfortable or even alarming for movers like you. Don’t fight it; ride it. Something excellent will come out of the break, and it actually won’t put you behind at all. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Not all boundaries are meant to keep others out. Often the fences and limits provide a much-needed sense of order. Lay down a few rules to give structure to today’s uncharted territory. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Everyone falls. Whether you fall down, fall short or fall for the tricks and traps of a wild world, there’s only one thing to do -- pick yourself up and walk on with the lesson in your pocket. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). “Just be yourself,” they say. Meanwhile, “yourself” isn’t the easiest person to “just be,” when you’re in the process of exploring and becoming. So instead, experiment and be whoever you want to be in the moment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You cultivate an atmosphere of emotional safety around you. People sense you’ll take care of them and make their lives a little easier, maybe even momentarily delightful. No wonder you’re popular. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It requires courage to take a chance. Give yourself credit for assuming a risk, carrying it and being big enough to accept the consequences, whatever they may be. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Maybe the mystics and geniuses are right about life being an illusion. The question is what to do about it. Can you dream differently? What would it take to pierce the perception that entraps you? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Stimulating environments engage the mind, but when they go on for too long, the imagination suffers. Creativity needs the breathing room that only boredom can provide. A dull stretch is the precursor to inspiration. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Boasting, posing and posturing is the behavior of insecurity and under-confidence. You get the best out of yourself and others by offering the remedy of kind attention and acceptance. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The relationships you cherish the most will be the ones that demand something of you and afford you the opportunity to emotionally expand. When it comes to love, you get what you put in.

in compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. State Assembly Bill 849 requires cities and counties to engage communities in the redistricting process by holding public hearings or workshops and doing public outreach. The county created a redistricting webpage at edcgov.us/Government/ Elections/Pages/County-of-ElDorado-Redistricting.aspx with basic information on how to get involved. The workshop will be recorded and will be available to the public on the webpage within two weeks. This is the second in a series of public workshops to inform the community and to receive public input on the redistricting process. There are two more public workshops scheduled for Oct. 14 and Nov. 3.

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champ. Colton finished in 15th place in tie-down roping among competitors from all over the country, including Texas, New York and South Dakota. Colton said his coach and sponsor Leigh Semas helped him with “everything” and that he couldn’t have competed at the national level if not for support from El Dorado County residents and businesses. This will be Colton’s last go-around in goat tying as he is moving up to high school rodeo, where he will be roping calves instead. “Goat tying is the first step of learning how to tie with the piggin’ string and start calf roping,” Colton said. Calf roping and team roping will be his two main events in the high school circuit.

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A cyclist, above left, enjoys Stanford Rock Trail’s “forest flow” — a style of trail with built-in features like bermed turns, rollers and jumps. The trail culminates at a mountaintop summit, above right, with handcrafted log benches as well as views of Lake Tahoe in one direction, Granite Chief Wilderness in the other.

Tahoe trail rerouted for ‘forest flow’ The Stanford Rock Trail features unique terrain that allows mountain bikers to maintain speed with minimal pedaling or braking necessary.

News release SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, has completed the Stanford Rock Trail project on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe. The project involved more than three years of handbuilt singletrack construction, yielding more than 5 miles of trail with over 2,200 feet of elevation gain. The project increases trail access for nonmotorized users — mountain bikers, hikers and equestrians alike, who seek to enjoy the beauty of Lake Tahoe. The Stanford Rock Trail project involved a major reroute, transforming a steep and eroded historic logging road to a sustainable, hand-built recreational trail. The terrain is unique for Tahoe as it provides the perfect grade for “forest flow” — a style of trail with built-in features like bermed turns, rollers and jumps that allow mountain bikers to maintain speed with minimal pedaling or braking necessary.

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“The goal was to reward users with big views and a downhill trail that has the feeling of skiing or snowboarding through the trees, or pumping the surface of a peeling wave,” said Sandor Lengyel, trail crew leader with TAMBA. “There are no straight lines on the Stanford Rock Trail.” The trail culminates at a mountaintop summit with handcrafted log benches as well as views of Lake Tahoe in one direction, Granite Chief Wilderness in the other. TAMBA will officially open the

trail with a ribbon-cutting event July 30. The public is welcome. Details to be announced on TAMBA’s social media channels. Stanford Rock required more than 5,000 hours of labor to complete. The project was led by TAMBA volunteers and supplemented by grant-funded trail crews made possible by support from donors. To learn more or volunteer visit tamba.org. To further support sustainable, multiple-use trails in Tahoe, donate directly to TAMBA at tamba.org.

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The site will be served by a private internal road network accessible via a primary entrance off Russi Ranch Road. Regarding water access, Purciel maintained that El Dorado Irrigation District has deemed facilities sufficient to fully serve the project. Due to the requirements of the specific plan and other county noise requirements, a sound wall is planned along the west, south and southeast edges of the project. And as the project falls within the El Dorado Hills Specific Plan EIR, the project is statutorily exempt from the requirements of CEQA. “No impacts have been identified which were not previously analyzed and mitigated in the Specific Plan EIR,” Purciel said. “This project is consistent with the El Dorado Hills Specific Plan.” Much discussion centered around the area’s dearth of affordable housing, which several commissioners felt was an issue left unanswered by the developer. Serrano Associates Director of Government Relations Kirk Bone responded with frustration at being questioned on smaller lot sizes and driveways yet reprimanded for the project’s lack of affordable housing. “Clearly the added density does give us an opportunity to provide less expensive homes than your traditional production home,” Bone

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Parker Development’s newest addition to the Serrano subdivision proposes 51 single-family residential lots near Highway 50. pointed out. “These will be smaller homes on smaller lots, which will provide some opportunity for folks who can’t afford the fancy production homes that are still available in Serrano.” But Commissioner Cheryl Bly-Chester was dissatisfied with the effort. “Where we have high-density housing, we would want to also know that people of lesser means can maybe get into them,” she said. “Serrano is known as

an exclusive community and exclusive can also be read as exclusionary.” Commission Chair Jon Vegna noted that affordable housing is not a project requirement and therefore presents no basis for denial. Ultimately, the decision came down to the requested design waivers. “The design waivers proposed do not meet the design waiver requirements as specified in the staff report,” insisted Bly-Chester. The project was

recommended for denial with Commissioners Vegna and John Clerici voting in favor of the project and Amanda Ross, James Williams and Bly-Chester voting against. Further discussion of the project has been continued to Aug. 12, when the commission will hear official findings. Additional language was also added regarding noise attenuation based on recommendations from the included noise study.

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KNOW July 28 The Shingle SpringsCameron Park Chamber of Commerce’s July mixer will take place at Pregnancy Counseling Services, 3105 Cedar Ravine, Suite 103, Placerville, 5:30-7:30 p.m. For more information about the mixer, or to book at mixer at your place of business send inquiries to membership@ sscpchamber.com.

July 29 El Dorado Hills Town Center hosts Live on the Boulevard, 7-9 p.m.: Swift Country (July 29), Big Crush (Aug. 5), Life in the Fastlane (Aug. 12), Forejour (Aug. 19), CCSegeR (Aug. 25), Folsom Lake Symphony (Sept. 2) and House of Floyd (Sept. 9).

July 31 The Mills Station Arts and Culture Center in Rancho Cordova hosts a Water Color Workshop with David Peterson at 11:30 a.m. For more information visit rcmacc.org. Arts & Culture El Dorado presents Expressive Therapies — Collage and Mixed Media, 10 a.m. to noon on Zoom. No previous art experience necessary. Materials provided by Arts and Culture El Dorado. Expressive Therapies is a free program open to foster parents, adoptive parents and caregivers in El Dorado County. This program pairs artists with therapists to tailor artistic workshops geared toward helping those parents and caregivers who are experiencing stress, trauma, anxiety or grief. For more information or to sign up visit artsandcultureeldorado. org/expressive-therapies.

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he eighth annual Farm to Table 20 Mile Taste will be held 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7, at Rainbow Orchards in Camino. The fundraiser will include a picnic meal and auction. Hickory Wind, led by vocalist Cheryl Kent, will provide a country-folk/Americana sound appreciated by music lovers of all ages. In light of current times, Ag in the Classroom has downscaled the event to include a boxed picnic-style meal from Old Town Grill’s John Sanders that participants can either take home or enjoy in the orchard. The picnic dinner includes half a roasted garlic herb chicken (served chilled), charred polish sausage, grilled vegetable pasta salad, cilantro lime corn and black bean salad, fresh fruit cup, cornbread and honey butter. Desserts will be provided by Rainbow Orchards. Ag in the Classroom is a nonprofit organization that brings agricultural programming to El Dorado County youth through several programs, including Farm Day, Fields of Learning and Ag Literacy. “We’re not trying to make money,” said Christa Campbell, Ag in the Classroom board president. “We just want to keep providing agricultural programs to our youth.” Campbell said Ag in the Classroom operates within a slender margin in order to bring agriculture lessons to students of all ages. Fundraisers like the 20 Mile Taste help to cover overhead and ensure future sustainability. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased on the Ag in the Classroom website, agintheclass-edc.org/events.

Pattie Chelseth, of Shingle Springs, above, second from left, is mobbed by California Montessori Project students wanting to pet Sammy, a 6-week old Icelandic sheep at a previous Farm Day hosted by Ag in the Classroom. At right, Tomas, a 16-year-old alpaca owned by Sara Munday of Camino is every bit as curious as the students visiting him on Farm Day.

Tahoe native competes on NBC’s ‘Making It!’

Aug. 1 Fleet Reserve Association Branch 275 invites the public to its monthly first Sunday Breakfast with the Vets. Volunteers prepare and serve a full menu breakfast in the dining room of the Veterans Memorial Building, 7-11 a.m. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for kids and all proceeds stay local to assist needy veterans and their families.

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Aug. 2 The California Republican Assembly meeting takes place at Denny’s, 99 Fair Lane in Placerville. Arrive by 6:15 p.m. for ordering and socializing. Meeting starts at 7 p.m. Topics include celebrate America, Newsom recall, brochures n

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OUTH LAKE TAHOE — One South Lake Tahoe native is making it on the television show “Making It!” The NBC show hosted by Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman invites makers from all over the country to compete in complicated do-it-yourself crafts to determine who is the best. This season’s roster includes Tahoe native Adam Kingman. “Growing up in Lake Tahoe I spent a lot of time outside and there was always an element of outdoor stewardship,”

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This summer 14 transitional-age youth gained professional skills and hands-on experience during an innovative internship program through the El Dorado County Office of Education. In response to the pandemic, the program was expanded to include homeless along with former and current foster youth. Initiated in 2009, this annual program provides at-risk youth with meaningful guidance, training and employment opportunities. Overcoming the challenges of the pandemic, EDCOE adhered to health and safety regulations to ensure the program was possible for students during this summer. Sheila Silan, EDCOE’s Foster Youth Services Program Coordinator, stressed the benefits of the program. “Especially during this pandemic, we are very appreciative of employers who were willing to factor in another young worker into their already challenging COVID protocols and procedures,” she said. “Without their extra flexibility and willingness we would not be able to do this program during these challenging times.” Interns began with a week at EDCOE gaining soft skills to help them professionally. Behavioral health and youth specialists from the area taught time management, problemsolving, healthy relationships, conflict resolution, stress management and more. Next, the youth attended workshops on résumé writing, interviewing, communication, health and substance abuse offered by the Golden

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ow that we are in the second year of another drought, do you really want to go to the trouble and expense of keeping a sea of grass alive? Is it finally time Deborah Nicolls to switch to a truly UCCE Master Gardener of drought-tolerant yard? El Dorado County How do you get started? The first thing you must do is shrink or eliminate your lawn. Fall is a good time to get started with that in an environmentally friendly way by sheet mulching. Sheet mulching will kill existing plants, suppress future weed growth, keep the soil moist and greatly benefit the tiny creatures in your soil that are so vital to healthy plant growth. Weed whack or mow the area to be mulched and remove bulky plants and invasive weeds. Cap sprinkler heads or convert them to drippers. If it is dry, soak the area to start decomposition. If you like a tidy look, edge your lawn area, cutting back 8 to 12 inches from paths, patios or fences. Dig down 3 inches. If you want to put in large plants, do so now by digging holes into the existing lawn area. Now comes the sheet part of the mulching. Lay out a water- and air-permeable barrier on top of your lawn, such as cardboard, newspaper or burlap. Cardboard and newspaper are both items you may have around already and cardboard can be scavenged from many locations. Do not use cardboard with shiny colors or photos. Remove any tape or staples. You will need quite a bit of material because whatever you use should overlap by 6 to 8 inches. No daylight should be able to get through to the old lawn. Wet the cardboard so it lies down and shape it around obstacles. Keep it away from the base of any plants you are keeping. Once you are done, layer with compost and mulch. Compost is not necessary with native plants but will help build the soil for others. Put 3 to 5 inches of mulch over the soil. Tree prunings, wood chips, leaves, straw or even pine needles will work. Plant into the mulch by punching holes through the sheet layer. Plants in 4-inch pots can be planted on top of the cardboard if you used compost. It will take months for the grass to fully decompose, so keep it covered and moist. Try to time new plantings for when rain is forecast. Be sure and keep your compost and mulch away from tree trunks and stems. For help with selecting native plants to replace your lawn go to the WUCOLS Plant Search Database at ucanr.edu/sites/WUCOLS/Plant_ Search/ or gardenplanner.calscape.org/. For further information on sheet mulching go to ucanr. edu and in the search window type sheet mulching. Enjoy your new landscape. Due to the pandemic, Master Gardener events will for the foreseeable future continue to be limited. Find the new online class schedule at mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Public_Education_ Classes/?calendar=yes&g=56698 and recorded classes on many gardening topics at ucanr.edu/ sites/EDC_Master_Gardeners/Public_Education_ Classes/Handouts_-_Presentations/. The Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open 9 a.m. to noon Fridays and Saturdays through October. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the number of people allowed in the garden at one time is limited to 10; masks and distancing are required. Check the website for more details at ucanr.edu/sites/EDC_ Master_Gardeners/Demonstration_Garden. Have a gardening question? Master Gardeners are working hard remotely and can still answer questions. Leave a message on the office telephone at (530) 621-5512, or use the “Ask a Master Gardener” option on the website, mgeldorado.ucanr.edu. Sign up for notices and newsletters at ucanr.edu/master gardener e-news. Master Gardeners are also on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Cornhole tourney planned in Sac Traci Rockefeller Cusack News release SACRAMENTO — Ahead of the California Classic NBA Summer League at Golden 1 Center Aug. 3-4, DOCO (Downtown Commons) and the Sacramento Kings announce an inaugural DOCO Summer Classic. The special weekend of family-friendly activations will take place 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 31 through Aug. 1 and feature a cornhole tournament — open to all ages and skill levels — in partnership with the California Cornhole Association. The cornhole tournament will consist of 16 courts set up on the main DOCO plaza area with Saturday’s matchups focused on novice/backyard players and Sunday for advanced/competitive players. While walk-ups are welcome (if space is available), interested cornhole players can register in teams of two by visiting calcornhole.com. Proceeds from participation will be donated to the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. The DOCO Summer Classic event will also include numerous free Kids’ Zone activities such as inflatables, a rock-climbing wall, games, interactive entertainment, balloon twisters and hand-painters. In the west plaza area, in partnership with Verge Center for the Arts, a talented local artist will create a canvas mural alongside an Olympics Watch Zone viewing area featuring a large-scale LED screen. A popular Makers Market will be set-up on Saturday for guests to shop for handmade specialty items in the spacious, open-air environment and live music and DJ performances. For more information visit DOCOSacramento.com.

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The internship program culminated in a celebratory luncheon at EDCOE with El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ed Manansala. Interns received a certificate of completion, a letter of reference and a résumé. “Thank you to Sheila, her team members, our agency partners and community leaders who ensure these young adults have meaningful opportunities to learn, serve and fulfill

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Reasons why mutts rule Best Friends Animal Society News release America has a long history of affection for mutts. Two of cinema’s most famous dogs — Spike from “Old Yeller” and Higgins from “Benji” — were mutts adopted from shelters. Heroic mutts such as Balto, the sled dog who brought lifesaving diphtheria medication to remote corners of Alaska, are immortalized in bronze statue form. Even the currently fashionable “doodles” selling for thousands of dollars are a mix of two dogs (which is really just a mutt). Ask veterinarian Erin Katribe, Best Friends Animal Society’s medical director, and she’ll tell you about two very special mutts that hold a place in her heart. “As an adult, the first dog I had was a rescue mutt that I encountered at the local, nonprofit clinic where I was volunteering before vet school. Akasha and I were immediately connected and we spent the next 16 years together. She was my ‘heart’ dog,” Katribe said. More recently, Franklin, a Hurricane Harvey and distemper survivor, who is an indiscernible combination of breeds continues to teach Katribe. “In the beginning it was about canine distemper and now it’s about love and life, as only a dog can teach us humans,” she added. Those who have adopted pets all have stories like this. That’s why Best Friends Animal Society is celebrating National Mutt Day this July 31 by sharing why mutts often make for the very best of friends: 1. No two mutts are alike. That can make your dog the talk of your block, the latest social media star or simply a great companion. “Every time I walk through a shelter, large or small, I see a stunning array of dogs of all shapes and sizes,” Katribe said. “Each one is beautifully unique.” 2. Mixed breed dogs (aka mutts) tend to have a lower risk of hereditary diseases than purebred dogs. “Even when breeders make efforts to remove dogs

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Who can resist these faces? Oftentimes, mutts have purebreed temperment without associated genetic problems.

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with heritable medical problems from their breeding pools, some conditions will get by undetected in earlier generations,” Katribe said. “Hereditary problems are very common at puppy mills or with irresponsible breeders, as breeding stock is not selected for based on any health criteria.” 3. The temperament of a mutt can be just as solid as a purebred. “While some breeds do have behavioral tendencies related to their breeding (for example, herding behavior in dogs bred for that purpose), there are no guarantees that a purebred dog will follow that tendency,” Katribe explained. “The reality is that every dog is an individual.” 4. Most mutts are not born in cruel puppy mills or other unfortunate circumstances, Katribe noted. “For dogs that are bred and born in puppy mill situations or by irresponsible breeders, both the parents and puppies are often kept in inhumane and unsanitary conditions. While the puppies get

sold, the parents can live in these horrible conditions for many, many years.” 5. If you really like purebreds, you can find a mutt that’s pretty close. “One strategy to get the best of both worlds — choose a mutt that is primarily of your chosen breed,” Katribe said. “You’ll get the hardiness of a mutt with the look and, potentially, behavioral tendencies of your chosen breed.” Whether you have a beloved mutt at home or are thinking of adding a dog to your family, Katribe suggests visiting your local shelter to see how you can help dogs awaiting adoption. “If you aren’t able to adopt right now, consider fostering or even taking a dog on a short outing to get them out of the stressful shelter environment for a night or a few hours,” she said. “If fostering is not an option, then volunteer or donate — shelters can’t save lives without the support of their community.” Find a local mutt at the El Dorado County shelter. Visit edcgov. us/AnimalServices for more information.

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was. Offerman was shocked, saying, “He was my childhood hero.“ Adam studied industrial design, which he describes as form meeting function. He’s worked on creating outdoor gear and he’s currently a design consultant in San Francisco, where he’s worked on everything from installation design to tech products. “Basically anything you can touch and interact with,” Adam explained. “It’s somewhere between art and engineering.” He watched a previous season of “Making It!” and didn’t see any industrial designers on the show. So he sent in an audition tape and just a few weeks later he was accepted on the show. “I was stoked; there was a little bit of disbelief because it happened so fast,” Adam said. The show is currently half-way through the season and the Tahoe native said the experience has been “far better” than he could’ve expected. “Nick and Amy are such thoughtful hosts and I love working with other creatives,” he shared. “It’s a creative, utopian workspace.”

So far, Adam said he has had a few especially memorable experiences. One being in episode four when everyone dressed up in costumes. “It was so lighthearted, so silly.” He also built a lending library for Seattle that changes color, which he said has been one of his favorite projects. But one of the most memorable experiences came from an interaction he had with Poehler. “Amy said to me, ‘Everytime we go by your work station, you stop and explain what you’re doing to us and we learn so much from you,’” Adam said, prompting a question from the designer. “How do I continue to tell stories and teach?” Most of the crafts he’s built on the show have included used outdoor gear, such as climbing rope, plywood or retired skis. “I want to inspire people to bring a second life to all these pieces you’ve brought with you on all your adventures,” he encouraged. New episodes air on Thursdays at 8 p.m. on NBC and the season can be streamed on Peacock.

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Aug. 3 The Widowed Persons Club, created to give support and friendship to help through the grieving processing, meets for breakfast at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Waffle Shop Cafe in Placerville; 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Beef & Brew in Diamond Springs and 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s in Cameron Park. For more information contact Don at (530) 363-7476 or Nancy at (530) 622-8276.

Aug. 5 The St. Patrick Ladies Society hosts its 83rd annual rummage sale 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 5 & 6, and 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 7 at 3109 Sacramento St. in Placerville.

Aug. 6 The El Dorado Hills Community Services District hosts a National Night Out event at Community Park, El Dorado Hills Boulevard and Harvard Way. See the unveiling of the El Dorado County sheriff’s mobile command unit, take a photo in the Bear Cat and learn more about favorite nonprofits by visiting their interactive booths. The Mills Station Arts and Culture Center in Rancho Cordova presents movie night featuring “Soul” at 6 p.m. For more information visit rcmacc.org. The Cordova Community Council presents free concerts at 7 p.m. at Village Green Park: Auto Reverse (Aug. 6), Jax Hammer (Aug. 13), JukeBox SF (Aug. 20) and Take 2 (Aug. 27). For more

Farmers markets are in full swing. The El Dorado County Certified Farmers Markets Association markets are as follows: 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays in the Regal Cinema parking lot in Placerville; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays at El Dorado Hills Town Center; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays at the American Legion Hall parking lot in South Lake Tahoe; and 8 a.m. to noon Wednesdays at Burke Junction in Cameron Park. The Hangtown Farmers Market is held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays at 345 Placerville Drive. The El Dorado County Farm Trails Farmers Markets are held 4-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays near the Bell Tower in downtown Placerville and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays at Marshall Hospital. Hands4Hope - Youth Making A Difference is collecting school supplies to serve 500-plus youth in need in El Dorado County. Donations can be dropped off at the Hands4Hope – Youth Making A Difference Youth Center and admin office at 5005 Windplay Drive, Suite 2, El Dorado Hills, or Snap Fitness, at either 1248 Broadway in Placerville or 3975 Durock Road, Suite 104, in Shingle Springs, through July 30. For more information or to see a list of supplies needed, visit hands4hopeyouth.org/news or call (530) 556-5864. Lake Tahoe Dance Festival 2021 takes place through July 30. Lake Tahoe Dance Collective is back on stage with an exciting lineup of guests. For more information visit laketahoedancecollective.org/laketahoedancefestival. Pet Food Express, including the new El Dorado Hills Town Center location, hosts its annual Fill the Food Bank campaign through

Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0752 The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: 1. CA SYSTEMS, 2. FARM TO FLAME CANDLEWORKS, located at 4347 Fowler Lane, Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: PO Box 5405, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Kevin P McPeters, 4347 Fowler Lane, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/30/2014 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kevin P McPeters KEVIN P MCPETERS, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 06/30/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9231 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0735 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CUTTING EDGE POOL SERVICE, located at 880 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Jonathan C Nixon, 880 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/25/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jonathan C Nixon JONATHAN C NIXON, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 06/25/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9236 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0753 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HICKORY LANE FLOWER FARM, located at 2860

Hickory Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Janet Bland, 2860 Hickory 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: 04/29/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Janet Bland JANET BLAND 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 06/30/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28 9237 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0754 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE VINTAGE TRADEWINDS, located at 6500 Perry Creek Rd, Somerset, CA 95684 Registered owner(s): Amy M Davis, 6500 Perry Creek Rd, Somerset, CA 95684 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/15/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Amy M Davis AMY M DAVIS, OWNER/OPERATOR 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 07/01/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28 9238 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0738 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BALANCE & BLISS MASSAGE THERAPY, located at 438 Main Street C1, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 413, Coloma, CA 95613 Registered owner(s): Gina T Longo, 438 Main Street C1, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual.

Aug. 1 to help struggling Californians care for their beloved dogs. This campaign is even more critical this year due to COVID-19’s unprecedented impact on Californians. Learn more at petfood. express/community-outreach. California Stage, 1723 25th St. in Sacramento, hosts outdoor theater events: “Seeing Double,” Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (through Aug. 8). For tickets and more information visit calstage. org. The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival is back at Sand Harbor State Park through Aug. 22. Enjoy “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged): A Riotously Irreverent Romp” by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield. The production is directed by Charles Fee and will begin each night at 7:30 p.m. Additionally, the event will have a showcase series featuring different performances and music groups. For more information and to purchase tickets visit laketaheoshakespeare.com. Registration is open for the first Walk with Austin TRYathlon, an adaptive swim, bike and run event open to children with special needs and scheduled for Sept. 25. For more information email walkwithaustin@gmail.com. The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program is looking for dedicated, caring volunteers for the home delivered meal program. A volunteer generally works one day each week on an assigned route, delivering meals 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed for all locations: Pollock Pines, Cameron Park, Garden Valley and Georgetown, Placerville, Diamond Springs, Shingle Springs and El Dorado Hills. To learn more about volunteering for the Senior Nutrition Program call (530) 621-6160 or visit edcgov.us/humanservices.

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The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/28/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Gina Longo GINA LONGO, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 06/28/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4 9252 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0772 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GPLUMBING, located at 4547 Pony Express Trail, Camino, CALI 95709 Registered owner(s): Gordon W Petley, 4547 Pony Express Trail, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/05/2005 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Gordon Petley GORDON PETLEY, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/09/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4 9262 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0697 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH WINES, located at 7400 Perry Creek Road, Somerset, CA 95684/Mailing Address: Linda Fox, c/o Compliance Connection, Inc., PO Box 3699, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 Registered owner(s): Mount Saint Joseph Wines, LLC, 8233 Foxfire Drive, Orangevale, CA 95662 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: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Gary McCollum GARY MCCOLLUM, MANAGER

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 06/16/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4 9263 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0757 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: YOUR SENIOR ASSISTANT, located at 7600 State Hwy 193, Garden Valley, CA 95633/ Mailing Address: PO Box 697, Garden Valley, CA 95633 Registered owner(s): Mary-Kathleen Smith, 7600 State Hwy 193, Garden Valley, CA 95633 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/02/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ MaryKathleen Smith MARY-KATHLEEN SMITH, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/02/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/14, 7/21, 7/28, 8/4 9264 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210358 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Roger Jerez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ROGER NIDES JEREZ ROGELIO JESUS N. JEREZ ROGER JESUS JEREZ Proposed name: ROGER NIDES JEREZ ROGER NIDES JEREZ ROGER NIDES JEREZ 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not

be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: SEPTEMBER 3, 2021, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on JULY 12, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 9270 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0790 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAMINO FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER, located at 3070 Camino Heights Drive, Ste B, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Judith Brandt Do Inc, 3070 Camino Heights Drive, Ste B, Camino, CA 95709 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: 07/07/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Alex Giloff ALEX GILOFF, SECRETARY I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/15/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11 9280 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0793 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE SULTRY SQUIRREL, located at 5320 Rocky Ridge Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Dustin Russell, 5320 Rocky Ridge Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Dustin Russell DUSTIN RUSSELL 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 07/15/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF

A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9281 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0786 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AQUAMARINE POOLS, located at 2862 Aquamarine Circle, Rescue, CA 95672 Registered owner(s): Aquamarine Pool Service Inc, 2862 Aquamarine Circle, Rescue, CA 95672 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: 07/13/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Marc Aldridge MARC ALDRIDGE, 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 07/13/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9282 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0728 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAN MARINO SOLUTIONS, located at 701 San Marino Ct, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Sean and Jessica Sehnem, 701 San Marino Ct, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sean Sehnem SEAN SEHNEM 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 06/24/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9283 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOHN JOSEPH PEARSON, JR. AKA JOHN J. PEARSON, JR. CASE NO. PP 20210141 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of JOHN JOSEPH PEARSON, JR. AKA JOHN J. PEARSON, JR. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MAURA EASTWOOD in the Superior Court of California, County of EL DORADO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MAURA EASTWOOD 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: 09/15/21 at 8:30AM in Dept. 8 located at 295 FAIR LANE, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner JONATHAN P. HUBER - SBN 225809 HUBER FOX, P.C. 650 UNIVERSITY AVE., STE 113 SACRAMENTO CA 95825 7/21, 7/23, 7/28/21 CNS-3491680# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 7/21, 7/23, 7/28 9285 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210362 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Jenny McCormack filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JENNY MCCORMACK Proposed name: JENNY TRINH MCCORMACK 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: SEPTEMBER 03, 2021, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on JULY 15, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 9290 7/21, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0808 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PROFENCE RENTALS, located at 4400 Business Dr. Ste. 200, Shingle Springs, CA 95682/ Mailing Address: PO Box 850, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Profence Rentals Inc, 4400 Business Dr. Ste. 200, 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: 12/23/2019 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Paul Funk PAUL FUNK, 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 07/22/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY

CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 9310 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0809 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. VINBIDS, 2. VINBIDS.COM, located at 2045 Wood Mar Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Luis Calvillo, 2045 Wood Mar 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: 06/24/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Luis Calvillo LUIS CALVILLO 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 07/22/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 9311 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0812 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EL DORADO TRANSPORT, located at 5821 Mother Lode Dr, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 944, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): El Dorado Water & Shower Inc, 5821 Mother Lode Dr, 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: 07/23/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Chad Wilkinson CHAD WILKINSON, 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 07/23/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 9312 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0813 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIERRA GATE SERVICE, located at 2320 Bountiful Way, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): William D Ladley, 2320 Bountiful Way, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ William Ladley WILLIAM LADLEY 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).)

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This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/23/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 9313 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0810 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: APOLLO DENT REPAIR, located at 8717 Blythe Ave, Orangevale, CA 95662 Registered owner(s): 1. Ivette C Eversole, 8717 Blythe Ave, Orangevale, CA 95662, 2. Eric L Eversole, 8717 Blythe Ave, Orangevale, CA 95662 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Eric Eversole ERIC EVERSOLE, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/23/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 9314 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROSALIE E. FINLEY CASE NO. PP20210153 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROSALIE E. FINLEY A PETITION for Probate has been filed by GEORGE APPELBAUM in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that GEORGE APPELBAUM be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: September 22, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: GEORGE APPELBAUM 2980 Whitethorn Road Shingle Springs, CA 95682 (530) 676-5396 7/28, 8/4, 8/11 9315

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-0770 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHERRI DONLON POTTERY, located at 4425 Aventine Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Sherri Donlon, 4425 Aventine Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 1, 2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sherri Donlon SHERRI DONLON 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 07/09/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, 8/18 9316 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS NO. CA-20-881520-NJ ORDER NO.: 200097641-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/11/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the accrued principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): CORNELIA J DUNNAGAN, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN Recorded: 4/18/2007 as Instrument No. 20070025440-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California; Date of Sale: 9/1/2021 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse located at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Amount of accrued balance and other charges: $383,809.96 The purported property address is: 3775 PARK DRIVE, EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762 Assessor’s Parcel No. : 120-620-013-000 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-9390772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the trustee: CA-20-881520-NJ. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if

you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-20-881520-NJ to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. The undersigned trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the mortgagor, the mortgagee, or the mortgagee’s attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 916939-0772 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-20881520-NJ IDSPub #0173991 7/28/2021 8/4/2021 8/11/2021 7/28, 8/4, 8/11 9317 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. NO.: 2020-05151 A.P.N.: 043-370-006-000 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO ABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/23/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2424h(b), (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: STEPHEN A. MCDERMOTT AND SUSAN E. MCDERMOTT, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: Entra Default Solutions, LLC 1355 Willow Way, Suite 115, Concord, California 94520 Phone: (925)272-4993 Deed of Trust Recorded 12/30/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0109401-00 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, to be sold: Date of Sale: 8/24/2021 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $34,413.95, Street Address or other common designation of real property: 4534 PONY EXPRESS TRAIL CAMINO AREA, CA 95709 A.P.N.: 043-370-006-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. We are attempting to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a

title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-6832468 option 1 or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2020-05151. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 800-683-2468 option 1, or visit this internet website www. servicelinkASAP.com, using the file number assigned to this case 202005151 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Date: 7/21/2021 Entra Default Solutions, LLC Marisa Vidrine, Foreclosure Specialist A-4732880 07/28/2021, 08/04/2021, 08/11/2021 7/28, 8/4, 8/11 9318 NOTICE OF LIEN SALE Public Lien Sale Notice of Public Auction As Defined by California Self Storage Facilities Act, Business and Professions Code Section 2170021716. Cameron Park Five Star Self Storage 4040 Flying C Road/Cameron Park, Ca. 95682 Date of Sale: August 9,2021 Time of Sale:1:00PM Auction will be conducted entirely onsite. Auctioneer: NORCAL Storage Auctions, Inc./ #7900468597 Phone: (530)672-4100: Agent for Owner Property being sold: General Household Items. Nick Hodgson/K018 Five Star Self Storage 4040 Flying C Rd. Cameron Park,CA. 95682 Senior Manager: George Houx Ph: (530)672-4100 Auction Ad Dates: Wednesday, 7/28/21 and Wednesday, 8/4/21. 7/28, 8/4 9319 ANNOUNCEMENT – PUBLIC NOTICE Vacancy for the position of Director, Mosquito Fire Protection District September 2021 – December 2022 This is a volunteer position that will require a commitment to attend monthly meetings. The Director will be appointed to fill the unexpired term noted above. All Directors, which compose a five-member board, have a vested interest to operate the business of the District to the best of his or her, ability, and conscience. If interested, please contact the District Board Clerk @626-9017 or at MFPRCLERK@MFPD.US Letters of interest must be received on or before May 7, 2021 by Mail, or email to MFPDCLERK@ MFPD.US The Board of Directors will select and appoint the new director to complete the term September 1, 2021 – December 2, 2022 7/28, 7/30 9320 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Garden Valley Fire Protection District has scheduled a public hearing to be held on August 03, 2021 at the hour of 9:30 a.m. in the GVFPD meeting room, 4860 Marshall Road, Garden Valley, California for the purpose of considering Resolution 2021-04 of the Board of Directors ordering the levy and collection of annual assessments related to fiscal year 2021-2022. At said hearing the Garden Valley Fire Protection District will consider all comments made by interested persons. Lisa Howard, Secretary Board of Directors Garden Valley Fire Protection District 530-333-1240. 7/28, 7/30/, 8/02/2021 7/28, 7/30, 8/2 9321

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ARC hosts basket class, concert, backpacking trip Area from the Grayhorse Valley Trailhead (15E11). Start off the day with a hike up to the end of the Grayhorse valley up to the saddle. From the east, we will be able to see the Granite Chief Wilderness. We will hike down Shanks Cove Trail, which has beautiful waterfalls and pools and camping at Whisky Creek for the evening. On Sunday morning we will take a short hike up to Five Lakes and go swimming. When we return, we will break camp and head back along the backside of the Picayune Valley. This is an overnight trip, so bring your own backpack with supplies and food. Hike difficulty intermediate with 1,200-foot elevation gains at the beginning and end of the hike, a total of 16 miles round trip. Dog-on-leash and ages 14 and older with backpacking experience welcome. This is not a beginner’s backpacking trip. Meeting location Georgetown area. Cost: $40/ members, $55/non-members. High clearance vehicles and drivers needed. Indicate desire when signing up. To register visit app.donorview. com/m4Je1. For more information about ARC visit arconservancy.org.

News release The American River Conservancy offers several events to get your nature fix in August.

A Bountiful Harvest Basket of Fruits, Vegetables and Blooms – Ikebana Workshop Saturday, Aug. 7, 9 a.m. to noon — The luscious colors of the end of summer are generously displayed in the fruits, vegetables and flowers so prevalent at this time of year. Sogetsu Ikebana pairs the full range of late summer earth delights including dried leaves and stems. The students will weave their own baskets from curly willow and other dried materials and then arrange fruits, vegetables and flowers in them to express the bounty of the harvest. Teacher is Yasmin Spiegel, whose Flower Name, “Ki Dou,” translates as “Her own Special Way.” Spiegel comes to Ikebana from a background in theater, costume and set design and the hobbies of stained glass and ceramics. She began studying with Kika Shibata Sensei, a Sogetsu

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ARC volunteer Tom Dodson will lead an exploration of the Granite Chief Wilderness Area in mid-August. (More wine available for suggested donation.) Cost: $15. Children younger than 12 get in free. Meeting location Placerville/Gold Hill area. To register visit app.donorview. com/8W01L.

evening in the Keyaki Garden at Wakamatsu Farm and hear your favorite classic rock, blues, jazz and country tunes. Still Rock’n & Friends is your local “feel good music” band. The band members (Craig Harper, Dennis Edwards, Lenny Brann and John Hobbs) all live on the Divide. Still Rock’n enjoys having guest musicians sit in on a few songs and that just adds to the good vibes the musicians like to put out. Cost includes concert and complimentary glass of wine. Bring your own glass or purchase a Klean Kanteen cup for $10.

Ikebana second-generation master, in 2003. Spiegel is a third level teacher of Sogetsu. She is at home with both traditional Ikebana forms as well as more modern sculptural arrangements. Ages 7 and older with adult supervision welcome. Meeting location Gold Hill area. Cost: $25/members, $35/nonmembers. To register visit app. donorview.com/MDAjD.

Endless Summer Nights – Concert at the Farm Saturday, August 21, 5:308:30 p.m. — Enjoy a warm

Granite Chief Whiskey Creek / Five Lakes / Shanks Cove Trail / Overnight Backpack Saturday, Aug. 14, 8 a.m. to Sunday, Aug. 15, 5 p.m. — ARC volunteer Tom Dodson will lead this exploration of the Granite Chief Wilderness

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