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and Retail Sales Program, the emergency ordinance eases parking and sidewalk El Dorado County is restrictions and authorizes the allowing restaurants and use of shade structures given other retail establishments establishments follow social to expand outdoor distancing guidelines. operating options. The initiative permits — Debbie Manning, El Dorado Hills restaurants and retail outlets After nearly five months Chamber of Commerce president to take 50% of private parking of closures and economic devastation amid the and sidewalk spaces and convert coronavirus pandemic, many businesses can now them for dining or retail use “when the lot is take it to the streets given they follow county and immediately adjacent to the parent property,” state health and safety guidelines. according to the item brought forth to the board. “We need to keep our businesses active and “This ordinance really focuses on private Mountain Democrat photo by Dylan Svoboda open,” said Brett Sampson of the El Dorado parking spaces and sidewalks where the Wally’s Pizza Bar in Cameron Park is one El Dorado County restaurant County Office of Economic Development during businesses have permission from the owner to be to have taken over adjacent sidewalks and parking lots as businesses Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. adapt to the new reality brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. n See Restrictions, page A6 Dubbed the Temporary Outdoor Dining

“The more restrictions that we can lift on our small businesses, restaurants and retail stores, the more we will give them a chance.”

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The new Target store in Prospector’s Plaza off Missouri Flat Road in Placerville plans a soft opening Aug. 12 and grand opening Aug. 16.

Target set to open Aug. 12 Mountain Democrat photo by Kevin Christensen

Visitors turned out in large numbers at the Confluence of the American River in the Auburn State Recreation Area last weekend. State Parks planners are looking to accommodate increased visitation by creating more parking, campsites and areas for recreation that can be maintained and monitored.

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Plans to expand development within the Auburn State Recreation Area have been scaled down after area residents’ concerns of fire risk and traffic safety sent them back to the drawing board last year — but some are saying it isn’t enough. California State Parks’ and Bureau of Reclamation’s final environmental impact report and general plan/ resource management plan were released to the public last year in July. The assessment and plans serve to

guide future development and management of Auburn State Recreation Area and Auburn Project Lands to accommodate more visitors as population grows in surrounding El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento counties, as well as the Bay Area. Planners proposed 235 new campsites, raising eyebrows for members of the American River Community Coalition (formerly known as the Divide Action Coalition) and moving hundreds of stakeholders to write letters and emails bringing attention to what they say are added fire, traffic and river safety risks. Last month plans came back some 93 campsites less. The campsites spread across the eight management zones of the Auburn State Recreation Area. n

Dawn Hodson Staff writer Eager shoppers get ready to start your engines because the new Target store in Placerville is set to open. Target management is planning a soft opening Aug. 12 and a grand opening Aug. 16. Details on a possible grand opening celebration were not available by press time. Already sporting a Starbucks bar near the entrance, the shelves were in and mostly stocked Wednesday — although the mannequins still needed clothes. The department store is in the process of hiring employees with applications taken at a desk inside the front entrance. The former location of the old Kmart store (in Prospector’s Plaza on Missouri Flat Road), extensive renovations of the building have been going on since October. The shopping center was sold to Gryphon Capital and Rich Development last June for an estimated $24 million.

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Demonstrators rise up against human trafficking Kevin Christensen Staff writer “Kids are not for sale,” and similar messages were painted on signage on display in downtown Placerville Thursday. Demonstrators gathered at the El Dorado County Superior Courthouse steps July 30 — World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The day was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly officially in 2014; Thursday’s event was organized locally by Pollock Pines resident Megan Sweeney through the nonprofit Operation Underground Railroad that helps citizens and organizations fight human trafficking. Mountain Democrat photo by Kevin Christensen “I have two young children and this topic Demonstrators gather on the El Dorado County Superior Courthouse steps in really pulled at my heartstrings the more I downtown Placerville Thursday — World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. learned about the severity of the problem,”

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said Sweeney. “With children increasingly using electronics and the internet and predators guilty of human trafficking not at work amid the health crisis, it’s important to bring awareness to this worldwide issue.” Operation Underground Railroad was founded in 2013 by Timothy Ballard, a man who spent over a decade working as a special agent for the Department of Homeland Security where he was assigned to the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and deployed as an undercover operative for the U.S. Child Sex Tourism Jump Team. Sweeney said she helped organize Thursday’s event through Operation Underground Railroad’s national effort and finds Ballard to be a true inspiration. n

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“When I saw the opportunity to volunteer to organize I jumped at it,” said Sweeney. “He (Ballard) has done so much in this fight. While it’s about all human trafficking today we wanted to focus on child trafficking at this event today.” Other locals joined the demonstration to bring awareness to a problem they see growing worldwide and locally. Amy Sellers, from Placerville, has 10 children and five grandchildren. “I do fear for my children and grandchildren and I am here to stand for them,” said Sellers.

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July 2 9:35 a.m. A 24-year-old man reportedly damaged an electrical box on Main Street. 10:33 a.m. A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sacramento Street on charges of trespassing and allegedly starting a fire the previous night. 2:48 p.m. A 49-year-old man was arrested on Placerville Drive for reportedly having two outstanding warrants. 7:02 p.m. A 36-year-old man was arrested on Placerville Drive for reportedly possessing illegal drug paraphernalia.

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July 6 3:05 p.m. A 39-year-old man was arrested on Broadway on suspicion of public intoxication. 7:45 p.m. A 42-year-old man was arrested on Broadway on an outstanding warrant. 7:45 p.m. A 37-year-old man was arrested on Broadway for reported possession of a controlled substance and having an outstanding warrant.

July 7

9:24 p.m. A 30-year-old man was arrested on Broadway on an outstanding warrant and providing peace officers with false identification.

3:57 p.m. A 35-year-old man was arrested on Schnell School Road for allegedly obstructing justice.

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12:35 a.m. A 21-year-old woman was arrested on Placerville Drive on suspicion of public

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture has recently become aware of a number of reports regarding “mysterious and unsolicited seeds from China,” according to a press release issued by El Dorado County July 29. The seed packages, often labeled as jewelry, are being shipped to homeowners throughout the U.S., including El Dorado County. The state Department of Food and Agriculture is communicating with the United States Department of Agriculture to determine necessary actions for shipments received in California. In the meantime, El Dorado County Department of Agriculture officials are instructing residents not to open, plant or dispose of any unsolicited seed packets received, but to contact its office.

One county resident has already reported receiving a seed package. “Invasive species can devastate the environment, displace or destroy native plants and insects, severely damage crops and poison livestock,” said Charlene Carveth, El Dorado County Agricultural Commissioner. “Taking steps to prevent their introduction is the most effective method of reducing both the risk of invasive species infestation and the cost to control and mitigate those infestations,” she said. “We encourage recipients to contact our office for arrangements to drop off the seed packets or for a staff member to pick up the packet. If you did plant the seeds, please contact our department for additional direction,” Carveth added. The El Dorado County Department of Agriculture can be contacted at 311 Fair Lane, Placerville or by calling (530) 621-5520.

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LAKE LEVELS Loon Lake, as of July 26 Water elevation 6,402.1 feet Storage level 58,600 acre-feet Percent full 85% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 301 cfs Ice House, as of July 26 Water elevation 5,425.7 feet Storage level 28,620 acre-feet Percent full 66% Inflow 8 cfs Outflow 29 cfs Union Valley, as of July 26 Water elevation 4,860.7 feet Storage level 240,080 acre-feet Percent full 90% Inflow 4,245 cfs Outflow 4,849 cfs Stumpy Meadows, as of July 29 Water elevation 4,256.97 feet Storage level 18,390 acre-feet Percent full 92% Inflow 7.13 cfs Outflow 27.64 cfs Lake Aloha, as of July 29 Water elevation 16.06 feet Storage level 3,021 acre-feet Percent full 60%

Inflow 0.93 cfs Outflow 70 cfs Echo Lake, as of July 29 Water elevation 5.73 feet Storage level 1,853 acre-feet Percent full 95% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 0.44 cfs Caples Lake, as of July 29 Water elevation 58.31 feet Storage level 20,079 acre-feet Percent full 90% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 41 cfs Silver Lake, as of July 29 Water elevation 19.50 feet Storage level 7,073 acre-feet Percent full 82% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 4.70 cfs Sly Park, as of July 29 Water elevation 114.38 feet Storage level 36,864 acre-feet Percent full 89.8% Inflow 0.55 cfs Outflow 49.8 cfs American River, as of July 29 Flow 90.46 cfs

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8:27 a.m. Vandalism was reported at several businesses on Main Street after posters were glued to windows.

July 15

9:43 p.m. A 47-year-old man was arrested on Carson Road on an active warrant and reportedly transporting a controlled substance into the county jail.

7:49 p.m. Vehicle theft was reported on Broadway Court.

9:55 a.m. A suspect broke a surveillance camera on Fair Lane.

7:14 p.m. Petty theft was reported on Colin Road after three juveniles who had harassed another juvenile on social media stole an iPhone.

9:06 p.m. A 45-year-old man was arrested on Main Street on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance. 9:43 p.m. A 38-year-old man was arrested on Carson Road on an outstanding warrant. 10:38 p.m. A 37-year-old man was arrested on Forni Road on charges of disorderly conduct due to alcohol. 11:40 p.m. A 31-year-old man was arrested on Mosquito Road for allegedly possessing illegal drug paraphernalia.

July 10 8:17 a.m. A 69-year-old man was arrested on Main Street for allegedly sitting in a planter box and causing damage.

July 11 12:50 a.m. A 17-year-old girl was arrested on Cold Springs Road for reportedly driving without a license. 7:47 a.m. A sump pump was stolen on Broadway. 10:35 p.m. A 55-year-old man was arrested on Broadway on an outstanding warrant.

July 17 5:27 p.m. A 38-year-old man on parole was arrested on Via Montanosa Road on charges of trespassing, resisting arrest and assaulting officers.

July 18 8:45 p.m. A 25-year-old man was arrested on Broadway for trespassing. 9:21 p.m. A 15-year-old juvenile was arrested on Benham Street on a misdemeanor warrant.

July 19 2:05 p.m. A 39-year-old woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant. 3:06 p.m. A 59-year-old man was arrested on Marshall Way on a parole violation. 9:38 p.m. A 29-year-old female passenger in a vehicle was arrested on Cold Springs Road on a parole violation.

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7:55 a.m. Burglary was reported on Airport Road.

7:04 p.m. A 39-year-old man was reportedly stalking a woman on Ray Lawyer Drive.

9 a.m. Theft was reported on Fowler Way.

July 14 3:09 a.m. A 47-year-old man was arrested on Conrad Street for trespassing. 1 p.m. Vandalism was reported

2:19 p.m. A 39-year-old man was arrested on Broadway on charges of disorderly conduct due to alcohol. 3:57 p.m. Suspect(s) reportedly stole items from a victim on Schnell School Road.

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With most campgrounds 100% full, dispersed camping has increased throughout the forest, according to El Dorado National Forest officials. Now the forest is forming a fire prevention team to educate visitors on responsible recreation.

Surge in forest visitation prompts forming fire team Kevin Christensen Staff writer The El Dorado National Forest is hoping to get by with a little help from some friends amid a fire season that’s seeing a surge in visitors. The organization is bringing in a fire prevention team to address increased risks of human-caused wildfires associated with a higher-than-usual number of visitors — and it’s turning out to be a dryer than normal fire season, according to a press release from the Eldorado National Forest. “We estimate that we are having more than double our usual visitation for this time of year,” states forest fire management officer Jay Kurth in the release. “This is causing concerns about public safety, particularly if evacuation of popular recreation sites becomes necessary.” Illegal campfires across the forest are increasing the risk of wildfire, according to Kurth and, “the large number of vehicles parked along roadways is blocking emergency access for fire and law enforcement responders.” The fire prevention team will assist with public education and launching a regional outdoor safety campaign this week. Members of the prevention team come from Mount Shasta; Albuquerque, N.M., Redding; Missoula, Mont.; and other local specialists from the Eldorado National Forest with expertise in GIS mapping, fire prevention, law enforcement, recreation, fire suppression, fuels and public information.

“Our messages will remind visitors to take personal responsibility for preventing human-caused wildfires; for being prepared to evacuate in the event of a wildfire and for keeping the forest healthy,” states Kurth. The prevention team will incorporate elements from already established campaigns such as “Be Outdoor Safe,” “One Less Spark, One Less Wildfire,” “Ready, Set, Go!” and “Recreate Responsibly.” Recommended precautions include: • Preparing campsites for rapid and safe evacuation in the event of a wildfire. • Properly maintaining vehicles and trailers to avoid sparking fires. • Using legal gas stoves and gas ﬁre pits instead of making illegal campfires. • Choosing not to shoot ﬁrearms on hot, dry and windy days. • Treading lightly in the forest; leave no trace. • Properly disposing of trash and human waste. “We cannot control when and where lightning strikes but we can control our actions,” states fire prevention team leader Francisco Salazar. “Given the low precipitation this past winter in the central Sierra, the vegetation will ignite quickly. We’re here to recommend strategies for heightening awareness and ultimately protecting the public and the forest resources from human-caused wildfire and other recreation impacts.” For more information about recreation and current conditions on the Eldorado National Forest visit the forest website at fs.usda.gov/eldorado.

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Letters to the Editor Ready for Trump’s re-election EDITOR: here are only three more months until Donald Trump is reelected and I cannot wait. I cannot wait because the reelection would signal the return of sanity and common sense and the end of the hysteria currently gripping our great nation. How do I know that Mr. Trump will be reelected, you say? Well, just look at his competition. Do we really want to put ourselves and this great nation in danger of losing our sense of security and greatness? I for one do not. Why would I want to vote for someone who has and is currently openly espousing a socialist agenda that is totally contrary to the traditions and values that has made this nation the greatest nation in the world? I know I will awake on Nov. 4 and find that law and order and the security it brings has returned and Mr. Trump is back in the saddle. Taking liberty from the title of a popular ’70s song by The Clash, I think Mr. Trump’s campaign slogan should be “They fought the law and the law won,” Thank God. ANTHONY ARJIL Placerville

Cancel culture won’t bring absolution EDITOR: s a proud American, I’m beginning to think this cancel culture movement of destroying Confederate statues and erasing Confederate history might be good for America. Why? What was the Confederacy? The Confederacy represents the white South’s horrific sins of slavery, lynchings, Jim Crow laws and every other sin committed under the sun against the African-American community. If the left erases Confederate history in the name of absolution, which is what this is, wouldn’t that mean we as Americans are no longer obligated or need to feel guilty for these sins against the black community? In other words, there is no reason for the discussion of slave reparations, the need for social programs like Affirmative Action, quotas and the like. The erasure of Abraham Lincoln, abolitionists and the Union Army would complete the task, which why they are also being targeted. Can’t have people asking what slavery was and why we fought over it with Lincoln’s abolishing it. Think about it: If there is no evidence then there is no way to prove slavery ever existed — the left’s

true agenda. This applies to all targets of the cancel culture. Who would benefit the most? Leftist’s white society. Who would suffer the most? The minority, mainly, but ordinary Americans as well. Monumental exploits like the Civil War Buffalo soldiers, World War II’s Tuskegee airman, 761st Tank Battalion and 92nd Infantry Division as well as the personal accomplishments of Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Hiram Rhodes Revels and Joseph Rainey would be trivialized — mere ordinarily insignificant deeds lost to history. Even Obama’s legacy would be relegated to just the 44th president. Yes, Confederate history and all that it imbues is a truly tragic chapter of our history but without it we can’t gauge our progression as a society or the African-American community’s advancement. This is why a society needs to add to its history rather than its removal. RYAN FORD Placerville

Absurd claims EDITOR: n his responses to letters criticizing Donald Trump, George Alger does not try to defend Trump’s undeniable corruption and lies, but engages in “what-aboutism.” A perfect example is his screed on July 24 in which he leaves no stone (Biden family member) unturned by dredging up debunked conspiracy theories spun out of clear air by the likes of Alex Jones, QAnon and Rush Limbaugh and amplified by Fox news. Wow. The all-encompassing scope of his so-called charges highlights the absurdity of it all. JOHN HERRMAN Placerville

Trusting science EDITOR: f science is right about the coronavirus pandemic, perhaps science is also right about climate change. Let us look at the evidence. Glaciers, polar icecaps and the permafrost are melting. Average annual temperatures are increasing with record high temperatures this year in Siberia, Antarctica and Death Valley. Devastating fires burn in Austria and the western United States. Something to think about. SCOTT TAYLOR Placerville

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raveling has recently gotten complicated. Canada doesn’t want any visitors from the U.S., including the Blue Jays baseball team, which is supposed to be based in Toronto. Poor fellows, they had to shuffle off to a AAA team park in Buffalo, Michael N.Y. They were lucky to wind up in New York state, which is requiring visitors from 31 states to quarantine for 14 days. There are no dine-in restaurants in New York City. We would fly to New York if they opened the restaurants and Broadway theaters. Our three favorite restaurants are the Strip (steak) Club, Sardi’s and any Turkish restaurant we can find. New York has gotten as silly as Hawaii. Travel to Hawaii and they require you to quarantine in your hotel room for 14 days. What fun.

Most people have a maximum of two weeks of vacation, sometimes only a week. Maine requires visitors to show evidence of a recent COVID-19 test that shows the visitor tested negative. These people really know how to kill off Raffety their economies. I’m not sure Florida doesn’t do the same thing to New Yorkers. Pennsylvania is still locked down. So much for visiting that state. Last time we were in Philadelphia it was hard to find a restaurant that didn’t require you to bring your own wine. Illinois closed restaurants again, just like California. I don’t know why anyone would visit California now. Flying anywhere doesn’t seem very fun. Wearing a mask in the airport and on a cross-country flight would be a mask too far. Not even sure I

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would feel all that keen being seated next to, in front of and in back of total strangers. In better times I would chat up the seat mate and my wife would find the person’s whole life story. And flying to Iceland and Norway is out for now. Europe has banned flights from the U.S. To get out of town we booked three nights at a BnB in Arnold in Calaveras County. It was a relaxing get-together for my daughter and son-in-law’s family (three Santos boys) and my son and daughter-in-law’s family (one son). Downstairs was a hot tub, pool table, ping pong and an air hockey table big enough for pairs to play. There were darts, but I couldn’t remember how to score it other than the first to get to 351 wins. I didn’t know from what distance one should throw. So I didn’t bother with darts. The two, 3 1/2-year-old boys played with magnet squares and triangles and put together age appropriate puzzles. One night we used a gas fire pit to roast marshmallows. The rest of the time we sat under

a large umbrella on the deck and chit-chatted. Another day Peter and Natasha and Cherie and I went to Murphys for wine tasting and the rest of the crew went to a park. The 3 ½-year-olds learned to say uncle and auntie. They already knew grandma and grandpa. They have some slightly different terminology for the Santos grandparents. The two older boys distinguish us as Grandpa Mike and Grandma Cherie. A minor disappointment was the Snowflake Lodge and Pool had a sign that read “Members and Guests only,” but it taped over the part about guests. Then we repeated the same gettogether for my wife’s birthday the next Friday. Missing, though, were the two older boys who were off doing something else. The 3-year-olds chased each other around the dining room table with glee.

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Pioneer Fire kicks around name change Dawn Hodson Staff writer Pioneer Fire Protection District Board of Directors may consider a name change in the future but not everyone is happy with anyone even suggesting such a change. A small rural fire fighting agency, Pioneer Fire serves the largest geographical district in El Dorado County including the communities of Mt. Aukum, Coyoteville, Fairplay, Grizzly Flats, Happy Valley, Leoni Meadows, Omo Ranch, Outingdale, Sandridge, Somerset, Sopiago Springs and Iron Mountain. Last year its board of directors kicked around the idea of changing the agency’s name to avoid confusion as there is no community named Pioneer in the district. There is one in neighboring Amador County, although Pioneer Fire doesn’t provide them with fire protection. The idea behind the name change is that it would help the district recruit personnel from outside the area and ensure people understand they serve multiple communities and not just one called Pioneer. Names considered were South County Fire-Pioneer or South County Fire and Rescue-Pioneer. One proposal was that the word Pioneer would be kept in the new name during a two-year transition period at the end of which the board could decide whether or not to retain it. It was expected that staff would continue to wear badges, uniforms and personal protection equipment that says Pioneer during the transition. Apparatus would slowly get the new identifiers as they needed to be upgraded and replaced. However, not everyone likes the idea. One of them is Grizzly Flats’ resident Phillip Dayton. Dayton formerly served on Pioneer Fire’s board of directors. Arguing for preserving the name Pioneer because of its historical value, he questioned if the name change is

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tied to Pioneer Fire wanting to eventually extend services to Amador County or consolidate with the Amador Fire Protection District. Dayton thought the idea was particularly suspect after Pioneer Fire and the Amador County Fire Protection District agreed in July to reopen Fiddletown Fire Station 123 and jointly staff it. The idea was to provide better protection to the south areas of Pioneer Fire’s coverage and the Fiddletown area for Amador. He also questioned what it would cost, adding that any confusion with a town in Amador has “not been a problem yet in the past 60 years.” Marie Fitts, who is vice chair of Pioneer Fire’s board of directors, said the board kicked around the idea last November but mainly as a conversation piece. “No decision has been made. We want to do what is in the best interest of the district overall,” she said. “A name change doesn’t change history.” Fitts said another reason for a possible name change is to put behind them some past “challenges” between the district and the county. Fitts said if they ever do decide to take up the issue seriously they will solicit the public’s input first. At present they are dealing with the same problems facing many other rural fire districts when it comes to financing operations. But Fitts said the board is very proud of what they’ve been able to accomplish, noting the efforts of Chief Mark Matthews. “Chief Mark Matthews is a great firefighter, great at getting grants and great at training. He’s made a lot of positive changes,” she said.

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It was, all in all, a good minivacation, getting out of town. The only shortcoming was I missed out on having lunch in Murphys on the way out with my friends whom I have known since my San Francisco Community College days. They live in Arnold. We had been set up to rendezvous until his wife developed a problem with her teeth and they had

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a path into the usual swamp of waste. In April Gov. Gavin Newsom made a secret deal to spend $1 billion on masks made by the Chinese electric vehicle company BYD. Some of the money was refunded in May when the firm was unable to gain the needed safety certification in time to meet the delivery deadline. The governor said there was a “little bit” of a delay because the masks were a new product that the company hadn’t manufactured before. Some critics wondered why California didn’t help to set up mask manufacturing in the state, saving money and employing out-of-work Californians or why the state hadn’t simply contracted with a firm such as 3M, an established manufacturer of N95 masks. Instead, California struck an $800-million deal with Bear Mountain Development Co. LLC in May. The company’s president was former Alabama Attorney General Troy King. The company’s local contact in California is a lobbyist in Sacramento. Bear Mountain was supposed to deliver 120 million surgical masks and 60 million face shields before May 2, but when only 9.7 million surgical masks and just

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489,000 face shields were delivered, California officials canceled the contract. Another highly questionable mask deal was reached with Blue Flame Medical LLC, a company that had been in business for just days when California wired nearly $500 million to the firm to purchase personal protective equipment. The firm was founded by two Republican political operatives who decided to get into the PPE business when the pandemic began. The state canceled the contract and had to claw the money back. All the examples of wasteful and reckless spending in the Follow the Money report were gleaned from official audits and media investigations. If you see something that belongs in next year’s report, email it to info@hjta.org. Put “Follow the Money” in the subject line. The report is available online at HJTA.org/followthemoney and can be downloaded or printed. And after you’ve read it, it makes a great dartboard. The challenge is to hit a spot that doesn’t show at least $100 million of wasted tax money. Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.

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ACROSS 1 Part of a constellation 5 Facing the pitcher 10 Top Olympic medal 14 Parasitic insects that suck 15 Digestive aid brand 16 Song for a diva 17 Prefix with knock or lock 18 Position sought every six years 20 Close guy friend 22 In his Webby Lifetime Achievement Award acceptance speech (which is limited to five words), he said “Please don’t recount this vote” 23 What unagi is, at a sushi bar

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Chris Shane of Gryphon Capital said other new tenants who have already signed leases include Habit Burger, The Mattress Firm and Tesla, which will operate a supercharging station in the center. “I grew up in Northern California and know the market well,” said Shane. “I’m very excited to bring this shopping center back to life and believe it will be the dominant

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shopping center in the area.” Save Mart also plans to renovate its store in the shopping center. Ellia Karres, senior director for real estate for Save Mart, said improvements will include new floors, new paint and a new reconfiguration of the store’s interior with work scheduled to begin around August or September and finish before Thanksgiving.

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The largest reduction in campsites came in the Mammoth Bar Zone where 50 proposed individual campsites were downsized to 15 and in the Auburn Interface Zone, 50 to 25. “We took a closer look at campsites proposed in each location and further evaluated the number of campsites that could be successfully sited at each location,” states Jim Michaels, senior specialist with the California State Parks and Recreation Department. “However, we do not believe well-developed and managed campgrounds are a primary ignition source of wildfires, but rather increased use of lands not monitored or maintained.” Other revisions include: • Clarified and added measures to address wildfire risk prior to any new facility development, including providing fuel clearance around proposed facilities, developing evacuation plans, providing any needed access improvements and coordinating/consulting with local fire agencies. • Clarified the process and added measures to address wildfire risk, trail impacts and other concerns prior to opening new public vehicle access to the river at Rocky Point. • Added measures to communicate river hazard risks and changeable river flows to visitors. • Added and strengthened guidelines to work with Caltrans and other agencies to address traffic circulation and parking issues at the Confluence of the North and Middle Forks of the American River, and other locations to ensure vehicles and pedestrians can access areas safely, including developing shuttle services. Though formal details for shuttle services were not included in recent documentation, the preliminary general and resource management plan states, “Shuttle or transit services could be developed in coordination with local jurisdictions and/or concessionaires and could reduce parking congestion by providing an alternate means to access recreation opportunities that do not require parking within Auburn State Recreation Area.”

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The American River Community Coalition is a grassroots organization founded in early 2019 by Cool resident Lora Dobrovolny. Its members disagree with the premise that population growth has to result in an increase in visitors to the Auburn State Recreation Area. “Visitation can be controlled by

putting in place systems other parks within the State Parks system use to control crowding, such as instituting reservation systems and/or limiting parking opportunities,” states the coalition in a response to state parks’ revisions. “No visitor capacity controls are suggested in this plan.” The group claims California state law would prohibit Auburn State Recreation Area’s expansion if existing traffic at the Confluence is heavily congested. They also find the study paid for by California State Parks to be “fatally flawed.” “The study states the busiest time at the Confluence is the weekday morning commute, not the weekend. It notes a downhill section from the Quarry to the river is shown as having no slope (0% grade). The roadway lanes are listed as 12-feet wide when it is actually 10-feet in many places. Nowhere in the study are the hairpin turns and blind corners accounted for. Weekend traffic is described as cars only; no trucks, campers or horse trailers. The average speed from the bridge to the quarry with light traffic is assumed to be over 40 mph. Residents would like to know who is able to travel through this canyon traveling continuously at that speed,” states the coalition. Among other concerns of the ARCC are budgetary issues raised by within the ASRA. And the coalition thinks State Parks should be footing the bill for potential increases in the need of emergency services for river rescues as a result of increased usage of the river. “State Parks should be responsible for paying for emergency services that follow from their decisions on park operations. For now they keep making plans that ignore these hazards and their associated expenses in money and in lives,” states the coalition. “Who pays for these State Park back up emergency services?’ We do, through our state and local taxes.” The Auburn State Recreation Area, situated along the Placer and El Dorado County line and managed by California State Parks, includes approximately 30,000 acres of public land along nearly 40 miles of the north and middle forks of the American River. State Parks currently manages the Auburn State Recreation Area through a managing partner agreement with the Bureau of Reclamation. The final environmental documents can be found at parks. ca.gov/PlanASRA or the Bureau of Reclamation webpage.

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KNOW Now The El Dorado Hills Community Services District and El Dorado Hills Rotary Club are partnering for the inaugural Community Key Hunt, which has begun. This event will offer safe exploration of CSD parks over a six-day hunt; 600 keys will be hidden throughout 22 parks. Each day anywhere from two to six parks will have keys hidden in them. The park where keys are hidden will be revealed at 9 a.m. daily on Instagram and Facebook. To find out if you have a winning key, bring the keys you’ve found to El Dorado Hills Community Park on Friday, Aug. 7, from 9-11 a.m. or 3-5 p.m. There will be 10 keys that unlock prize baskets. Participants will be limited to three keys per child per day.

Aug. 6 Marshall’s Stroke Support Group is going virtual. In an effort to maintain the safety of attendees, the group will meet virtually using the platform Google Meet every first Thursday, noon to 1:30 p.m. These meetings provide an opportunity to learn more about dealing with the effects of a stroke, browse community resources and to share personal experiences in a positive, supportive environment. For more information call (530) 626-2793. Join Maestro Ryan Murray at 7 p.m. for A Brief History of Opera. As the music director of Opera Modesto and the 2018 recipient of the American Prize for Opera Conducting, Maestro Murray is uniquely qualified to lead musiclovers through a tour of the art form. RSVP is required. To learn more or to RSVP to concerts and educational discussions visit musicinthemountains. org.

Aug. 7 The California State Fair Digital Festival continues with a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. located at Cal Expo through the Main Gate in Building A. Learn more at bit.ly/ BloodDriveCalExpo. Cordova Community Council presents Friday Moonlight Movies, 8:30 p.m. at Village Green Park, 3141 Bridgeway Drive in Rancho Cordova. Admission is free but reservations are required. Upcoming shows are “Shrek” (Aug. 7) and “Finding Nemo” (Aug. 14). Make a reservation at cordovacouncil.org/fridaymoonlight-movies.

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Richard Wilson, standing, wishes Ray Snider a happy birthday during Snider’s 100th birthday celebration at Gold Country Retirement Community July 29. The event required masks and social distancing for all in attendance.

A century well lived Snider turns 100 after military, engineering career Thomas Frey Staff writer

itting inside the gates of Gold Country Retirement Community in Placerville, Ray Snider celebrated turning 100 years old by having several of his friends wish him a Happy Birthday from outside the gate. Snider sat in a chair surrounded by balloons as people who came to wish him well sang him “Happy Birthday” and each walked up to the gate individually to have some personal words with Snider from about 10-feet-away. A century ago in 1920, Ray was born in Idaho where he lived until he graduated from high school. Shortly after high school, Ray joined the military where he served in World War II mostly in Belgium from 1942-46. After serving the United States, Snider returned home where he married Marie in 1947 and then enrolled in the engineering school at the University of California, Los Angeles and began a career in engineering shortly after. His family lived and worked in El Centro, Sunnyvale and Mountain View before he and Marie retired and moved to Placerville to enjoy their golden years. They liked Placerville because it is a small town that is close to a bigger city in Sacramento. Marie passed away in 2011 and since then, Ray has been a part of the The Widow’s Club of El Dorado County. Ray enjoyed working hard to help support his family and enjoyed traveling with his wife after they retired.

Ray Snider, above, speaks with his friend Nancy Ehrlich at his 100th birthday celebration July 29. Below, Ray Snider holds up his arms as his friends outside the gate sing him “Happy Birthday.”

Aug. 8 Enjoy a day at Wrights Lake where you will explore different geologic environments, including meadows, forests, glacial and water features with spectacular views of Crystal Basin. This 8 a.m. hike, led by American River Conservancy volunteer Barbara Houghton, a California professional geologist and certified hydrogeologist, will include an overview of the region’s geologic history. This is moderate hike of about 4 miles with 1,200-foot elevation change. Ages 12 and older welcome. Well-behaved dog on-leash welcome. Suggested donation: $5/members or $10/non-members. Contact ARC to sign up and for meeting location (Pollock Pines area) at julie@ ARConservancy.org or (530) 621-1224.

Friends sing to Ray Snider as he celebrates his birthday. Ray Snider, above, reads a birthday card during his 100th birthday celebration at Gold Country Retirement Community July 29.

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Safe steps in food handling, cooking and storage are essential to prevent foodborne illness. You can’t see, smell or taste harmful bacteria that may cause illness. Follow the four steps of the Food Safe Families campaign to keep food safe: • Clean — Wash hands and surfaces often • Separate — Don’t cross-contaminate • Cook — Cook to the right temperature • Chill — Refrigerate promptly

Preparation Always wash hands with warm water and soap for 20 seconds before and after handling food. Don’t cross-contaminate. Keep raw meat, poultry, fish and their juices away from other food. After cutting raw meats, wash cutting board, utensils and countertops with hot, soapy water.

Cutting boards, utensils and countertops can be sanitized by using a solution of 1 tablespoon of unscented, liquid chlorine bleach in 1 gallon of water. Marinate meat and poultry in a covered dish in the refrigerator.

Thawing Refrigerator: The refrigerator allows slow, safe thawing. Make sure thawing meat and poultry juices do not drip onto other food. Cold Water: For faster thawing, place food in a leak-proof plastic bag. Submerge in cold tap water. Change the water every 30 minutes. Cook immediately after thawing. Microwave: Cook meat and poultry immediately after microwave thawing.

Cooking Cook all raw beef, pork, lamb and veal steaks, chops, and roasts to a minimum internal temperature of 145 degrees F (62.8 degrees C) as measured with a food thermometer before removing meat from the heat source. For safety and quality, allow meat to rest for at least three minutes before carving or consuming. For reasons of personal preference, consumers may choose to cook meat to higher temperatures. Ground meats: Cook all raw ground beef, pork, lamb, and veal to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F (71.1 degrees C) as measured with a food thermometer. Poultry: Cook all poultry to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (73.9 degrees C) Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

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2020 is New Morning Youth & Family Services 50th anniversary. Throughout the year there will be 50 years’ worth of stories about the New Morning Shelter. Readers will see stories from staff and board of directors as well as stories about the children who the agency has served through the eyes of the staff and some stories directly from the clients.

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crisis call came in late at night regarding Shelly, a 9-year old female. She had a history of repeatedly running away from home. This behavior resulted in her family having to keep her in their line of sight at all times and they had come to the point where they urgently needed a break. Shelly also had difficult behaviors such as an excessive amounts of energy, a short attention span and high need for control over her environment. The shelter was able to secure a bed for her and Shelly’s

parents brought her in around 11 p.m. The arranged length of stay for five days. During this time, Shelly adjusted well to the program offered at the shelter and she was easily redirected during periods of disagreement. Her mother came to pick her up as scheduled and expressed gratitude for the support offered by the shelter. Plans were made to bring Shelly again if needed. For 50 years New Morning has provided a safety net of services to youth and their families in El Dorado County, including the only 24-hour emergency youth shelter in the county for homeless, runaway and in-crisis youth. The nonprofit provides professional counseling services to children age birth to 18 and supports children and youth who are victims of abuse, struggling with alcohol and drug issues, experiencing trauma and facing school failure. Other services include parent education, assist youth aging out of foster care and Latino outreach.

EDCOC launched a new opioid prevention campaign News release

he El Dorado County Opioid Coalition (EDCOC) has launched it’s new opioid prevention public education campaign, “Your Pain is Real. So Are the Risks.” The EDCOC works to prevent opioid addiction and overdose in El Dorado County through its treatment, safe prescribing and naloxone distribution programs and has now started working with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Through its recently awarded opioid coalition grant, the EDCOC and CDPH, in partnership, have launched the “Your Pain is Real. So Are the Risks Campaign.” The goal is to increase awareness about the dangers of prescription opioid medications and encourage patients to discuss safer pain options with their doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, physical therapists and drug treatment counselors about safer pain management options. The misuse and diversion of prescription opioid pain medication (e.g. hydrocodone, oxycodone, morphine and codeine) has become a multi-faceted public health crisis that can lead to addiction, overdose,

and death. In 2018, 48 El Dorado County residents were hospitalized because of an opioid-related overdose. In addition, seven El Dorado County residents died from an opioidrelated overdose in 2018. (More opioid overdose data is available on the California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard.) El Dorado County, in response to the national, state-wide and local opioid crisis, created it’s opioid collation in the fall of 2017. It is comprised of more than 120 partners which include hospitals, clinics, the public health department, medically assisted treatment programs, drug and alcohol treatment centers, law enforcement agencies, high school districts, community-based organizations and concerned citizens. The coalition meets quarterly, with the next meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 12:15 p.m. — location to be determined. If you would like information regarding local opioid treatment resources or the El Dorado County Opioid Coalition visit the website at edcopioidcoalition.org or contact Chris Weston, Project Director, cweston@ comcast.net or project manager Kirsten Rogers at rogers_kirsten@ comcast.net.

Senior nutrition program continues to offer daily, hearty, drive-up meals El Dorado County Health And Human Services Agency News release

he El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program continues to offer drive up Take Out meals for El Dorado County residents ages 60 years or older, due to COVID19 precautions. The daily menu is prepared by a registered dietitian to provide a hearty, nutritious meal. To participate in the take-out program, seniors must reserve their meal in advance. Seniors can pick up a meal daily, Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. at one of the following drive-up locations in El Dorado County: •Placerville Senior Center •Cameron Park Community Center •Pioneer Park Community Center •Greenwood Community Center

•Pollock Pines Community Center •South Lake Tahoe Senior Center To reserve a meal, call (530) 6216160. Meals must be reserved in advance up until the day before picking up the meal. When leaving a message, please include your full name, date of pickup and location where you’re planning to pick up a meal. A daily pick up schedule can also be arranged. On the day of the meal pick up, seniors drive up, give their name and are provided with their reserved meal. Voluntary contributions are accepted. The suggested contribution is $3/ meal. For questions, call (530) 621-6160 or Senior Information and Assistance at (530) 621-6369. Information about senior programs can also be found at edcgov.us/SeniorService.aspx.

n the first of July 2020 the Lion’s Club had a change of seats held on the board of directors. These members were nominated for their positions and sworn in as follows: •Helen Rivard, immediate past president; •Joy Martin, president; •Rich Martin, first vice president; •Ellen Yevdakimov, second vice president; •Lauren Bellnap and Denise Metz, 1 year director; •Valerie and Larry Bellnap, two year director;

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•Helen Rivard, secretary; •Derrell Roberts, treasurer; •Gene Tabb, membership director; •Lauren Bellnap, secretary assistant; These members will be the acting Board through 2020 -2021. They will be making plans for activities the Lion’s make that funds community events. The Lions Club motto is “We Serve” and one of the responsibilities is to help fund eye glasses for those who do not have the resources. The Lion’s Club is always looking for members to participate. Call President Joy Martin at (530) 303-3149 or Helen Rivard at (530) 409-2687 for more information.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Being stuck is a thing that happens when you’re afraid of loss. Once you’re willing to lose a thing, you can drop it. There’s suddenly some wiggle room, if not an entire swath of space you can simply walk on out of. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If you can’t quite put words to this thing you’re doing, don’t let that bother you. As suggested by the ancient philosopher Laotzu, “The way is ever nameless.” GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There is no need to reach or struggle for your contentment; you only need to claim it if you want it. If you don’t, that is fine, too. It will be waiting for you either way. CANCER (June 22-July 22). When you can’t lessen the measurable impact of a thing, you can still alter the immeasurable elements. Only you can determine how much it means to you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You can love a plant all you want, but it will grow according to the sunlight and soil, not according to your love. To position and provide what’s required for thriving -- this is how to effectively love a plant or anything else. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you experience it at home, and then, when you try to get away from it it’s still there but no matter where you go, that means that you’re it. This is about the best news you could get; that the thing is well within your locus of control.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The river never stops. It is moved by water falling from the sky to the mountaintop, where water rushes down to the deepest part of the ocean. You, feeling stuck, are, in fact, in motion. Your connection to others makes it so. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Even though you receive praise for being versatile and adept at many endeavors, you’d feel like you’re somewhere instead of everywhere. Today, you long for and will achieve, focus. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Before you ask a person to give you something, you might want to check to make sure that it is within their ability to do so. This one assurance will steer interactions in a productive direction. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There is a point in which the most productive thing you can do is nothing at all. Think of a screw. If you tighten it past a certain point, it becomes stripped and no longer can perform its purpose. Know when to stop. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Your mindset around money and what it’s for is changing. Try this on: You have enough and therefore you are rich. Could this statement be true? How does it make you feel? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The infinite is formless, which is why we need frames made out of our judgments and rules, our boundaries and negations. It’s a day to use and celebrate the word “no,” as it creates the frame around all your yesses.

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Sunshine letters to the 50 states and beyond Lori Mortensen Special to the Democrat

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nowline Hospice is a familiar presence in El Dorado County. Established in 1979, this nonprofit, community-based organization continues to support chronically and terminally ill patients and their families. In response to the pandemic, organizers came up with a new idea to reduce the feelings of isolation for both hospice patients and their families — Sunshine Letters.

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“The Sunshine Letter Program delivers individual letters to patients’ mailboxes every week. Every letter received by one of our patients is written by people just like you. Sunshine Letters exemplifies our patient-centered mission with that same compassion and dignity: one letter at a time,” said Snowline Hospice volunteer Melissa Utermoehlen. Although it’s a letter-writing program, it’s not a pen-pal exchange. Instead, volunteers address their letters with the phrase, “Greetings to you.” Then the letters focus on the positive, while avoiding COVID19, terminal illness, politics, religion and overly personal information. Letters may be typed or handwritten and are signed with first names only. One especially memorable Sunshine Letter was written by a child in El Dorado County. “It was filled with sweetest sentiments that only a child could give and was complete with the child’s very own drawings,” said Utermoehlen. Patients who receive the Sunshine Letters are grateful that

“someone would take the time to write them” and that “receiving a letter has given them hope.” Snowline Hospice made an ambitious goal — to receive letters from all 50 states. Since the program began in Northern California in March 2020, it has received more than 1,200 letters from 43 states with hopes that the last seven states — Alabama, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kentucky, Vermont and Nebraska — will join in too. Since the response in the United States has been so successful, Snowline Hospice would like to take Sunshine Letters program worldwide. Snowline Hospice hopes this opportunity will encourage connections across generations, races, nationalities and borders. Emailed letters will be sent to their patients with that same purpose: to spread joy and cheer. Anyone can write letters. For more information about the Sunshine Letter Program and Worldwide Sunshine, visit JustServe. org and snowlinehospice.org.

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Aug. 10 Sacramento Theatre Company hosts virtual summer camps in August for children in first through eighth grade. Musicals of the ‘60s; Aug. 10-14: Magical Musicals; and Aug. 17-21: Under the Sea. For more information and to register email education@ sactheatre.org.

Aug. 12 Check out this American River Conservancy adventure for stand-up paddle board enthusiasts, beginner to intermediate. Enjoy the beauty and serenity of Lake Clementine in the Auburn State Recreation Area with volunteer Ami Stroud, 9-11 a.m. Participants will need to bring a paddle and board (hard shell or inflatable) and be able to stand on their board for two hours with enough balance to drop to their knees or bottom to absorb waves from power boats. Instruction on paddle strokes will be provided. Ages 14 and older welcome. Suggested

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Aug. 15 American River Conservancy volunteer Tom Dodson leads an exploration of the Granite Chief Wilderness Area from the Grayhorse Valley Trailhead, Grayhorse Valley Trail (15E11). Hikers will start off the day with a hike up to the end of the Grayhorse Valley up to the saddle. From the east they 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 the group will be hiking back up along the backside of Picayune Valley. This is an overnight trip, so bring a backpack with supplies and food. Hike difficulty, intermediate — with 1,000-foot elevation gains at the beginning and end of the hike, a total of 14 miles round trip. Age

Public Notices  PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF 2020-2021 PRELIMINARY BUDGET Diamond Springs - El Dorado Fire Protection District NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at 3:00 p.m. on June 9, 2020, at the Board Chambers of the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District, Station 49, 501 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, California 95619, the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) of the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District, California (the “District”) adopted the 2020-2021 Preliminary Budget. The 2020-2021 Preliminary Budget is available for inspection at the Districts Main office located at 501 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, CA 95619. The Board of Directors will meet at 3:00 p.m. on September 8, 2020 at the Board Chambers of the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District, Station 49, 501 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, California 95619 to adopt the 2020-2021 Final Budget. Any person may appear at the Board Meeting on September 8, 2020 to be heard regarding any item in the budget or regarding the addition of other items. If you have any questions, please call the District Office at (530) 626-3190. Dated: June 10, 2020 Secretary of the Board of Directors Diamond Springs / El Dorado Fire Protection District 7902 7/3, 8/3, 9/2 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000562 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TEN-8 TRUCKING, located at 5540 Daisy Dr., Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): 1. Brad Hagberg, 5540 Daisy Dr., Pollock Pines, CA 95726, 2. Cynthia Hagberg, 5540 Daisy Dr., Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September 14, 2014. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cynthia Hagberg CYNTHIA HAGBERG I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 7, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7924 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000541 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HERD MENTALITY T SHIRT DESIGN, located at 4921 Crescent Hill Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): 1. Briget Mitchell, General Partner, 4921 Crescent Hill Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682, 2. Lisa Schamaun, General Partner, 4921 Crescent Hill Lane, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by Copartners. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Briget Mitchell BRIGET MITCHELL /s/ Lisa Schamaun LISA SCHAMAUN I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on June 24, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7931 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000533 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: B&L ENGINEERING, located at 4605 Shooting Star Rd., Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): 1. Brent W Humenick, 4605 Shooting Star Rd., Pollock Pines, CA 95726, 2. Lauren M Humenick, 4605 Shooting Star Rd., Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 23, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lauren Humenick LAUREN HUMENICK I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of

El Dorado County on June 23, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 7932 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000521 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. POP ART GALLERY, 2. POP ART, 3. POP ART CUSTOM FRAMING GALLERY, located at 433 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Daniel E. Anderson, 433 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 1, 2010. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Daniel E. Anderson DANIEL E. ANDERSON I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on June 18, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/13, 7/20, 7/27, 8/3 7933 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000588 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIAMOND QUALITY KENNELS, located at 4760 Dusty Lane, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 1962, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): 1. Julia K. Thrift, 4760 Dusty Lane, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Sean Gallagher Gen Partner, 4760 Dusty Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 13, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Julia Thrift JULIA THRIFT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 13, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7949 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000589 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIAMOND QUALITY MOBILE NOTARY SERVICES, located at 4758 Dusty Lane, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: PO Box 1962, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Julia Thrift, 4760 Dusty Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 13, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Julia Thrift JULIA THRIFT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 13, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES

minimum is 14 years old with backpacking experience. This is not a beginner’s backpacking trip. Cost: $40/members, $55/nonmembers (high clearance vehicles and drivers needed. Indicate desire when signing up). Contact ARC to sign up and for meeting location at julie@ARConservancy.org or (530) 621-1224.

Aug. 17 Enjoy the a day on the course for the eighth annual Golf for Kids Sake at Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills. For more information or to register visit bbbsns.org/events/golf-event.

Aug. 18 Vitalant (formerly known as BloodSource) will hold an El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX Theater blood drive, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be in the parking lot on the north side of the movie theater, 2101 Vine St., El Dorado Hills. For more information call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825.

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NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7950 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000591 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIRECT HOME SOLUTIONS, INC, located at 4128 Heinz Rd., Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Direct Home Solutions, Inc, 4128 Heinz Rd., Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Joseph Michael Lewis Jr JOSEPH MICHAEL LEWIS JR, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 14, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7951 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000540 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUBURBAN FAMILY INSURANCE AGENCY, located at 895 Embarcadero Dr., Ste. 206, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Katie Maureen Auberlin, 1449 Sutter Creek Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 10, 2015. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Katie Maureen Auberlin KATIE MAUREEN AUBERLIN I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on June 24, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7952 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000554 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MB CONFIDENTIAL INVESTIGATIONS, located at 5000 Windplay Dr. Ste. 3-101, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 4475 Streambed Court, Folsom, CA 95630 Registered owner(s): Mark Buchert, 4475 Streambed Court, Folsom, CA 95630 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 30, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Mark Buchert MARK BUCHERT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 6, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7953 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000597 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ABORN POWERS, located at 3161 Cameron Park Dr. #205, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Aborn Powers, Inc., 3161 Cameron Park Dr. #205, Cameron Park, CA 95682

This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lauren Prichard LAUREN PRICHARD, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 15, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7954 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000600 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TAHOE FIRE GLASS, located at 2030 E St. Spc. 49, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Registered owner(s): Molly Bennett, Sole Proprietor Individual, 2030 E St. Spc. 49, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 13, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Molly E. Bennett MOLLY E. BENNETT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 15, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7956 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000620 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. HERO’S HEART, 2. BENNETT AWARDS, 3. RECOGNIZE SOMEONE, located at 2885 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 8, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Bennett Gallery, Inc., 2885 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Alice Bennett ALICE BENNETT, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 22, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17 7980

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to California Business and Professions Code, Chapter 10,21700-21716, The following will be sold at Public Auction. Sale will be conducted on August 7, 2020 at 1:15 pm at Placerville Self Storage Located at 1066 Locust Ave Placerville CA, 95667. All purchases are sold as is, where is, and must be removed within 48 hours from the close of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of a settlement between owner and obligated party. Unit #132 Arnulfo Sanchez - Exercise equipment/collectibles/Dining table/ Chairs/Appliances/Refrigerator/Freezer/ Love seat/toaster/10+ Totes/Bedding/ Mirror/Pictures. Unit # 298 Justin L. Rasco - Cleaners/ L a m p s / To t e s / C l o t h i n g / S h o e s / Combustibles/Toiletries/Misc. Table. Unit # 307 Robert C. Damron - Power tools/Tools/Hobby equipment/4+ totes/ Bar/speakers/clothing/skill saw/toiletries/ Golf Clubs. Unit #339 Alyssa G. Baker - Gardener lawn equipment/tools/suitcases/collectibles/ gas can/propane tank/Cassettes/CDs/ DVDs/Clothing/Bamboo/toiletries/Books/

Magazines/Musical Instruments/Camp gear. Unit #374 Kauilani Otake - Barrels/Toys/ Hand truck/Dollie/Pipe/Metal/Wood/Patio furniture/Collectibles/Dining Table/Chairs/ Bar stools/totes/Book case/Books/Desk/ Misc. Table/Office supplies/Pictures/ Paintings/Antiques. Unit #440 Natalie E. Scarbrough – Trash Cans/Gardener Equipment/Patio Furniture/ Bunk beds/Collectibles/Totes/Cooler/Sofa/ Bedroom furniture/Clothing/Bedding/ Dresser/Mattress/Box spring/Night stand. 7/27, 8/3 7981 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT LOUIS LANCE CASE NO. PP20200114 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT LOUIS LANCE A PETITION for Probate has been filed by CHARLES C. LANCE in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that CHARLES C. LANCE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: September 30, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: CLARA YANG Law Office of Clara Yang 2810 Coloma St., Ste. A Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-3624 7/27, 8/3, 8/10 7982 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000573 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MY PTEZ, located at 4671 Golden Foothill Pkw., Ste. 101, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: PO Box 4408, El Dorado Hills Registered owner(s): Gray Step Software Inc, 4671 Golden Foothill Pkw., Ste. 101, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Gary Cichella GARY CICHELLA, BUSINESS MANAGER, GRAY STEP SOFTWARE INC. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 10, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17 7983 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000559 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHRISTIAN ATTORNEYS OF AMERICA, located at 1700 Carnegie Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Moseley Collins Ministries, A Nonprofit Corporation, 1700 Carnegie Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Moseley C. Collins MOSELEY C. COLLINS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on July 6, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT

GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17 7984

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2020, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., at the El Dorado Hills Fire Station, 1050 Wilson Blvd., El Dorado Hills, California, for the purpose of establishing, by resolution, the appropriations limit for the 2020-2021 fiscal year for the El Dorado Hills County Water District as described in Article XIII B of the State Constitution. The proposed appropriations limit is $47,599,783. At said hearing the El Dorado Hills County Water District will consider all comments by interested persons. Documentation used in the determination of the appropriations limit is available for public review and may be obtained by contacting Jessica Braddock, Director of Finance at (916) 9336623 ext. 1020. Date: July 24, 2020 El Dorado Hills County Water District (Fire Department) Charles J. Hartley, President By: Jessica Braddock, Board Secretary 7/29, 8/3 7990 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT REQUEST FOR BIDS CONCRETE RESTORATION RFB20-005CST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BIDS will be received via mail or electronic mail (e-mail) no later than 3:00 p.m. on August 14, 2020 local time, to the El Dorado Irrigation District located at: El Dorado Irrigation District 2890 Mosquito Road Placerville, CA 95667 The following professional services is to be performed: 1. Rolled Curb and Gutter Restoration 2. Standard Finish Driveway Restoration 3. Custom Finish Driveway Restoration The concrete remediation will be completed throughout various locations in El Dorado County within a twelve (12) month period as needed by the District. Note: The District has the option to extend the term for one or two additional oneyear period(s) at the same rates proposed by the Contractor and approved by the District’s General Manager. The Request for Proposal is available on the EID website at: https://www.eid.org/doing-business-witheid/procurement-and-contracts Questions regarding this solicitation should be sent to: cstlawrence@eid.org Work performed under this contract qualifies as “public works” (Labor Code § 1720). Public works projects are subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and are subject to payment of prevailing wages. To be qualified for this service category, a contractor must be registered with the DIR. In addition, pursuant to prevailing wage laws, copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file at the District’s principal office and are available upon request. Dated this 29th day of July, 2020. EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT /s/ Noel Russell Noel Russell Water Construction Supervisor/ Project Manager 8/3, 8/10 8005 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000608 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INFINITE DIESEL PERFORMANCE, located at 4253 Sunset Ln., Shingle Springs, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 3067 Alhambra Dr Suite B, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Infinite Diesel Performance, Inc, 3067 Alhambra Dr Suite A, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Richard Walton INFINITE DIESEL PERFORMANCE, INC. - 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 July 20, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24 8007

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American Legion hosts Boys State youth Special to the Democrat The El Dorado Post 119 American Legion’s selections for Boys State recently met at the Pizza Factory on Broadway in Placerville as the Boys State meeting at the state Capitol was canceled. American Legion Boys State is among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for U.S. high school students. A participatory program in which students become part of the operation of local, county and state government, Boys State was

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ddie Jorgensen is rooted deep in the local live entertainment scene. Spanning a career booking shows at venues throughout Northern California since 1988, a drummer in various bands, a music distribution rep at Bertelsmann Music Group and Sony BMG and former freelance writer for all types of live events including (but not limited to) the Sacramento, San Francisco and Reno-Lake Tahoe regions, Jorgensen knows the pulse of the region’s music climate and is excited to now be in a new chapter doing what he loves best: booking shows for his own Blackfish Productions, a moniker that hearkens back to his teenage years. Born into a family of hard workers, Jorgensen’s father, Kurt Jorgensen Sr., started his career climbing poles installing and maintaining cable but quickly moved his way up through the ranks and became the senior vice president of Viacom International at the time of his retirement. His father helped bring the first cable infrastructures to San Francisco and Nashville, Tenn. He learned from his father early that, “If you work hard and shoot straight, you will get where you need to,” said Jorgensen. In a strange twist of fate, Jorgensen also has ties to Nirvana’s late frontman, Kurt Cobain. His grandfather, John “Jack” Ehrhart, delivered Kurt Cobain at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, Wash. See the opening scenes of the “Montage Of Heck” documentary released in 2015, the

exact time when he found out about his grandfather’s role as a doctor to one of his favorite songwriters ever. And while his younger sister jokes there may be a deeper family connection, just knowing one of his musical idols came into this world via his late grandfather is more than enough.

Music a constant Jorgensen grew up a drummer — starting on a practice pad at 9 — and then worked closely with manager Tom Gaffey at 18 to help book sporadic punk/funk/metal allages shows at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma. He soon moved on to attend University of California, Davis, much at the prodding of his father, where he dug into a communications degree and became the promotion director at KDVS 90.3 FM. It was there that he launched his own Blackfish radio show where he constantly changed show styles, much to the chagrin of indie elitists and the station’s director. From world music to reggae, punk to alternative, indie to spoken word, death metal to an all Pink Floyd radio show, there was no genre of music that was off-limits and Jorgensen spent countless hours listening and taping (via cassette tapes) the station’s records and compact discs any chance he could get. He also booked campus shows for the UCD Entertainment Council and worked at the now-defunct Wherehouse Records in Davis. Additionally, he worked as a backstage security monitor after his record store Moun tain D emocr at 220011 0 9

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Chance meeting Following graduation, Jorgensen moved to San Francisco and worked at a Wherehouse Records in the Sunset district. It was there me met a cable installer and poised the question, “Do you by chance know my father?” After explaining it was, indeed, Kurt Jorgensen Sr., the man who pretty much built San Francisco’s first cable system and helped bring on tons of new subscribers, the cable installer replied with a resounding “Yes, your father is a hero to all of us out here,” he was overcome with emotion and shook Jorgensen’s hand before leaving. He later moved to Sacramento and took a job with K&K Music selling drums and accessories while staying rooted in the music scene. Jorgensen then moved on to music distribution at the sadly defunct Valley Media, a one-stop distribution hub and later was hired directly by BMG Distribution to sell and market its records to Tower, Borders, Best Buy, Sam Goody, independent stores with a territory spanning into Nevada and a large portion of California. BMG soon merged with Sony and Jorgensen worked at Sony BMG until the major tectonic shift to digital music which ultimately spelled the fate of brick and mortar music stores and, ultimately his job. He quickly landed a job at yet another one-stop called Super D based in Woodland (just like Valley Media and featuring some alumni) but the job was shortlived as Jorgensen did not enjoy the environment and had health issues that had him on leave for nearly three months.

Many jobs All the while, Jorgensen concurrently freelanced for over 12 publications previewing and reviewing live shows and reviewing record releases for local publications such as Sacramento News & Review (16 years), The Sacramento Bee, SF Weekly, Reno/Tahoe Best Bets, Alive & Kicking (local publication), and many more. He enjoyed the writing opportunity but to make ends meet he had to carry several part-time jobs including sales, marketing and even demos for store staff and customers at area natural food stores. As if that weren’t enough, he worked as a stagehand for the Local 50 working many in-town and out-of-town concerts as well as trade shows, including the inaugural concert at the Golden 1 Center by Paul McCartney in 2016 where he wrote a preview of the show before working the show’s load-out. By 2018, Jorgensen was offered a chance to become a talent buyer via SBL Entertainment owner and CEO, Scott Brill-Lehn who founded SBL many years before. As the talent buyer for SBL, he had booked shows in four states (California, Washington, Oregon and Idaho) as well as programming virtually all the live music at The Sofia (inside the

B Street Theatre). He also booked music and comedy and podcasts at the historical Crest Theatre (where he initially saw Kurt Cobain play with Nirvana) following the model made by Brill-Lehn as their demographic was considerably older.

New challenge Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early March 2020, beginning with his first postponement of folk legend, Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary fame), Jorgensen rescheduled nearly 350 plus shows over the calendar year. Some shows moved a record five times on their own at venues in four states. He spent nights, days and weekends working with agents to move shows based on evolving regulations. However, he all too recently parted ways with SBL Entertainment and has now resurrected his own company, Blackfish Productions (started 32 years ago), to book shows as soon as health officials will allow. “The agents and artists want to perform. This time at home has been tough on them and I’ve seen way too many lose their jobs. Artists want to be on the road, on the stage, with their fans. However, my credo is ‘safety first, music second’ and I will move any currently scheduled shows from 2020 into 2021 and beyond until we’re fully legitimate to have full or diminished capacity shows. Once more, I am doing everything in my power to help agents who were laid off but kept their roster.” “I want to thank both Scott BrillLehn for the opportunity to join their company and Elliot Prestwich (current CFO as Brill-Lehn has since exited in late 2019) for helping keep the company financially viable during COVID-19. It’s better that I exit stage left and exit amicably” Although Jorgensen booked 100% of SBL Entertainment’s shows, he has let agents and venues who he works with day in and day out decide when/ if they want to move their shows to Blackfish Productions in 2021. The support has been overwhelming for Jorgensen from the industry and he is now ramping up a small network of close friends to cover / work his shows in California, Oregon and Washington. “Booking acts is an ideal situation for me. I am able to take care of the consumer via negotiation and agent relationships to, ultimately, give the customer the best ticket price and experience for their hard-earned dollars. Likewise, I understand how important it is to fulfill the myriad needs of the artists who must be paid fairly for their efforts and artistry,” explained Jorgensen. “If anything, my job as a talent buyer going forward is a tribute to two Kurts who both exited way too soon and have inspired me to no end. Nobody is really dead until they’re forgotten and I will never forget either of you, especially my father, and will do my best to live up to his legacy. I think I have said enough and will let the music do the talking from here.” Visit the new blackfishproductions. net site which is now in its infancy and will be getting a major facelift during the COVID-19 downtime.