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State of the Lake
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Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Chairwoman Regina Cuellar and El Dorado County Fire Protection District Chief Tim Cordero got together Aug. 4 to help bring a new ladder truck to the county. Cordero presented Cuellar with a challenge coin in appreciation of their partnership.
Funds for new ladder truck get a lift Mountain Democrat staff El Dorado County Fire Protection District got a funding boost last week in its effort to purchase a new ladder truck. The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians presented a $600,000 check to Chief Tim Cordero Aug. 4 at Red Hawk Casino. Fire district officials say their current ladder truck is more than 30 years old and has outlived its useful service life. Ladder truck purchases are a significant n
See Ladder truck, page 7
Planners at work on trail through Emerald Bay Laney Griffo Tahoe Daily Tribune TAHOMA — Following several informational workshops this summer, members of the community were given the opportunity to weigh in on the proposed Cascade to Meeks Trail. The Cascade to Meeks Trail was highlighted as a top priority in the 2020 State Route 89 Corridor Management Plan and would create a walking and biking trail from the area of Cascade Lake to Meeks Bay through Emerald Bay. The trail is being explored through a partnership between the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and California State Department of Parks & Recreation, n
See Trail, page 6
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FAMOUSLY BLUE — Numbers are down for native Daphne zooplankton, which are an important part of Lake Tahoe’s food web and help regulate algae concentrations and water clarity.
Record highs, lows and opportunities at Tahoe Kat Kerlin UC Davis
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he University of California, Davis, Tahoe Environmental Research Center recently released its annual Tahoe: State of the Lake Report. The report describes the collapse of the zooplankton and mysis shrimp populations, an abrupt change in the phytoplankton community and the extent of algal growth impacting large sections of the Tahoe shoreline. “Any one of these changes would be a big deal in a single year,” said TERC Director Geoffrey Schladow, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis. “All three occurring at once is particularly alarming and a huge opportunity to learn lessons that can be used to inform future management.” The report informs nonscientists about important
factors affecting the health of the lake and provides the scientific underpinnings for restoration and management decisions within the Tahoe Basin. The report summarizes data collected during 2021 in the context of the long-term record of research at Lake Tahoe. UC Davis researchers have continuously monitored the lake since 1968.
Plummeting plankton a clear opportunity
Zooplankton numbers plummeted in the past year. These tiny aquatic organisms are an important part of the lake’s food web and help regulate algae concentrations. The decline of a nonnative zooplankton, the mysis shrimp, marks an opportunity to better understand lake clarity (the Tahoe clarity report was released last month). Mysis shrimp were introduced to the lake about 50 years ago, feasting on native Daphnia and other zooplankton that help
clean the water. After mysis abundance declined in Emerald Bay between 2011 and 2014, Daphnia — and water clarity — dramatically increased, resulting in larger kokanee salmon. Mysis later returned to the bay, and the process reversed itself. TERC researchers expect a similar episode to play out in Lake Tahoe itself over the next one to four years, with mysis numbers already at extremely low levels. To leverage this natural experiment underway, the report calls for more complete monitoring to understand the interplay among zooplankton, phytoplankton and clarity. “Eventually, mysis will return,” the report states. “The real question is whether the absence of mysis from Lake Tahoe will help restore clarity and, if so, is the deliberate removal of mysis in the future warranted.” Meanwhile, phytoplankton forming the base of the food n
See Tahoe report, page 7
More stop signs in the pipeline for EDH parkway Sel Richard Staff writer All-way stop signs were tentatively approved for the Greenview Drive and Serrano Parkway PLACE ADDRESS LABEL HERE
intersection in El Dorado Hills at last month’s El Dorado County Traffic Advisory Committee meeting, pending finalization of fresh traffic studies and the cooperation of the Serrano HOA in mitigation of sight line issues. The intersection has been discussed for several years since a request was submitted by the HOA in 2018. According to El Dorado County Traffic Superintendent Darryl Brown, a previous study showed that traffic volume did meet warrants for an all-way stop. No collisions were logged, though several near misses have been observed by residents. Brown said he has since discovered that the Sangiovese Drive
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Left turns from eastbound Serrano Parkway onto Greenview Drive can prove tricky for drivers. All-way stop signs might mitigate the problems. Serrano taking a left into Greenview, this is where the problem lies.” Though the community has been asking for stop signs
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Susan Joy Carpenter May 26, 1931 – July 31, 2022
Susan Joy Carpenter passed away July 31 after a prolonged illness. Known to her family and friends as “Joy,” she was born in Texas and moved to California as a youth. She married, settled in Rescue with her husband and raised her family. For many years, Joy worked as a fire lookout for CDF at Pine Hill and volunteered as an EMT for the Rescue Volunteer Fire Department. She served as a 4-H leader in the early days of Rescue Up-N-Coming 4-H Club and taught girls how to sew. In 1997, it was Joy’s great honor to be selected as an El Dorado Rose. Joy was an accomplished seamstress and crafter who always had an impeccable sense of style. She enjoyed beautifying her home and spending time outdoors. Joy is survived by her husband of 67 years, Francis Carpenter; her daughter Terilyn Moore; her son Bill Carpenter; her four grandchildren Melanie Peterson, Lindsay Moore, Kristopher Carpenter and Kassandra Duran; and her five great-grandchildren Eric Peterson, Sean Peterson, Gabriella Duran, Amelia Duran and Mina Carpenter. Joy will be laid to rest during a private ceremony at Jayhawk Cemetery in Rescue.
John Michael Fahy
Aug. 24, 1954 – July 19, 2022
John was born in Chatearoux, France to John Joseph Fahy and Janine Charpentier. His father was serving in the Air Force in France when he spotted the stunning Janine at a local dance. He spoke no French and she spoke no English. She dated him in secret as it was not proper to date a GI. One day John Joseph saw her taking a walk and decided to surprise her by joining her. He did not know that it was the funeral procession for her uncle so now the entire village knew they were dating. Soon they were married. John (Mike to his family) was their first born. He spoke only French until he was 6. John had an interesting and sometimes exciting childhood. The family was stationed in Turkey during the Bay of Pigs incident and remembered the family being packed and ready to evacuate if needed. He fondly remembered Turkish baths and street vendors carrying strong Turkish coffee on their backs to serve their customers. His nightly chore was to go down the street to the local bakery to buy warm bread for dinner. Because of his upbringing and living in many different places, John met friends easily and he could go to a party not knowing anyone and leave knowing everyone. He loved to, as he said “work the room.” John attended high school in Lubbock, Texas and always said that the song was true: the best thing about Lubbock was seeing it in the rear view mirror. He had dual citizenship with France and the U.S. When France tried to draft him for Vietnam, he decided that dual citizenship was not all it was cracked up to be. Those that knew him well were undecided which was worse, his French arrogance or his Irish pigheadedness, his wife, Mary Beth, said it was a tie. Eventually, John ended up in San Diego where he learned his lifelong trade as a stone and brick mason. Someone once described him as a, “prima donna artist.” He then became a licensed masonry contractor and started his own business, The House of Stone. John moved to the Bay Area and started working there. He placed an ad in the Contra Costa Times advertising his business. Through that ad, he met his wife of 36 years, Mary Beth. He later became a general contractor as well. John was also a certified medical coder and enjoyed coding ER charts and reading what unfortunate choices people made to end up being patients in an ER. John and Mary Beth lived in Clayton, Eureka and Crockett before moving to Placerville in 2003. John loved living in Placerville and Main Street was his domain. He was Heyday Cafe’s first customer when it opened. In 2017, John was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He successfully underwent treatment but was never the same. Because of the tumor he unexpectedly retired early. Simple things were much more difficult for him and he struggled greatly with things that he used to do with ease. John passed suddenly and unexpectedly at home. He is survived by his wife Mary Beth, his favorite sister Jane Brodie and his other sister, Jackie Hardy (yes there is a story there). He was a loving uncle to Jane’s children; niece, Dani Sticka (husband Jesse) and their twin daughters, Katherine and Sarah and nephew, Second Class Petty Officer Joseph Brodie, U.S. Navy (wife Donna) and their children, Genevieve and Remington. He also leaves behind his baby, Bella, the Queensland heeler. John loved red wine, cold beer, a great meal, a good cigar and throwing parties at home in Placerville. To give him a send off that he would approve of, a celebration of life was held at the home on Aug. 7.
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Marilyn Ann Sykes passed away June 10 at the age of 69, in Placerville, Calif. Her battle with pancreatic cancer in recent months showed her typical courage in facing life challenges. Marilyn was born in Clinton, Ill., on July 7, 1952 to Helen and Russell Sykes. She spent her school years in lllinois, graduating from Clinton High School in 1970. Family vacations to visit cousins, aunts and uncles in California were a highlight of her early life and she dreamed of living there. She eventually settled in Placerville where she raised her two children Jeremy and Elizabeth and taught special education at Georgetown Middle School and at Golden Sierra High School. As a single mother with limited resources she dreamed of providing her family a home and she bravely took on the task of building a sweat equity home while working and finishing her teaching degree. She shared the home and her life with her children and grandchildren for the rest of her life. Marilyn is survived by her children Jeremy Sykes and Elizabeth Sykes of Placerville; grandchildren Dustin, Jeremy Jr., Cayden and Addison; siblings Vicky Hornback (Bend, Ore.), John Sykes (Gordonville, Va.), Jane Sykes (Freeland, Wash.) and Tom Sykes (Marysville, Wash.), and her beloved cats Oliver and Ziggy. “Now I know why you always told me to be strong. You knew that one day I would need the strength to bear your loss.” A memorial service will be held at Green Valley Church in Placerville on Aug. 11 at 1 p.m.
Paul Schrader, 82, passed peacefully in his Placerville home surrounded by his loving family July 31 after a short illness. Paul was born in Bloomfield, Neb., Nov. 15, 1939. Paul attended East High School in Sioux City, Iowa. Upon graduation he served four years in the Navy. He married Deanna Pine Aug. 25, 1962 at St. Boniface Church. Paul and Deanna started their family shortly after moving to California. He began his career with Safeway that same year and retired in 1995. Paul was an honorary member of the 3rd and 4th Degree of the Knights of Columbus, an active member of the American Legion, the SIRS and a member of the HIV/AIDS Spiritual Support Group of El Dorado County. Paul enjoyed golfing, traveling, stamp collecting, bowling, wine tasting and was an avid San Francisco Giants fan. Paul is preceded in death by his mom and dad, Nellie and Lawrence and his brother Larry. Paul is survived by his loving wife Deanna, four children Lori, Cathy, Christy and Paul; six grandchildren, one great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Saturday Aug. 27 at St. Patrick Church, 3109 Sacramento St., Placerville. Rosary will be at 10:30 a.m. followed by flag presentation, mass and reception. Paul will be laid to rest in a private ceremony at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetary.
July 7, 1952 – June 10, 2022
Kathleen Marie Kepus (Brown) 1943 – 2022
Nov. 15, 1939 – July 31, 2022
John Michael Tillotson
Kathleen Marie Kepus was born in Midland, Mich., to Helen and Harold Brown and was raised along with her younger brother John in their family home until she left for Michigan State University. It was in her Kappa Delta sorority house where she fatefully met an enigmatic and handsome dishwasher named Chris Kepus with a brand new Chevy and the rest is history. Kathy and Chris had two children, Todd and Kara Kepus, who grew up moving across the country during the Xerox era, which ended upon Chris’s retirement in Sacramento. Throughout their journey from Seattle to Rochester to Boise to Salt Lake to Pittsford and finally Sacramento, Kathy supported her husband’s success and made each new home beautiful for the family, while keeping a sense of familiarity and comfort for her children. This artfulness and love of decor kept Kathy active as she constantly curated the home where she and Chris finally “retired.” She loved hosting her family for holidays and would go all out with decor and thoughtful gifts, and most recently hosted her book club whose friendship and support she treasured. A loving mother, she became even more so as the proud grandmother of Charlie Rose Turner. At Grandma and Papa’s house there were always art projects and cookie baking, card games and walks with the dogs. For years Kathy enjoyed painting in her art studio before her time became more and more devoted to her treatments and medical appointments. Kathy’s stoicism and quiet strength amidst her battle with cancer characterizes the dignity and nobility of spirit, in which she will be forever remembered. The following lines were written by Kathy’s friends in the Sierra Renaissance Society in honor of her contribution to the El Dorado/Placer area: Kathy served as a board member of our first local chapter of the Sierra Renaissance Society and as member of its curriculum committee. She created an official SRS presentation, organized a panel of local authors while helping with table decorations, stage preparations and refreshments. Kathy co-chaired the SRS book club of 20 – plus members and when COVID forced closure of in-person activities, she and a cadre of five readers carefully continued meeting. The relationships deepened, “got us through COVID” and continued as the restrictions were lifted. While generously giving her talents to serve SRS, she fought her progressive illness with wicked dry humor, grace and style. “I can’t believe she is gone” — Linda Westwood. Kathy is survived by her brother John (Jaime) Brown; son Todd (Mai Li) Kepus; daughter Kara (Bryan) Turner and granddaughter Charlie Rose Turner. A memorial service/open house for friends and family will be held on August 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. Please contact Kara Turner at (916) 718-8870 for more information.
John Michael Tillotson passed away in the early morning of July 27 at 60 years of age. He had been living with lung disease and died peacefully in his sleep, knowing his family was with him. John was born on February 2, 1962 in Des Moines, Iowa to Brian and Patricia Tillotson. He passed away in his home in Placerville, California. John “JT” was an accomplished software engineer. Out of high school he began working in programming and technology. He was a devoted employee and spent over 20 years with his employer Franklin Templeton. He was a team player and great leader who valued his work and community. John spent many years known as “Mr. T” or “Coach.” He was involved in his kids’ scouting, softball, church and other activities. He was famous for blasting his stereo full volume and jamming on his air guitar until the strings broke. He loved attending rock concerts spontaneously and traveling the country just to watch a ball game in a new stadium. John had a fun loving, adventurous spirit that made people smile everywhere he went. John is survived by his four children Lauren (Chris Nosler), Amy, Grace and William. He is also survived by his mother, Patricia Tillotson, three siblings James Tillotson (Suzanne), Kelly Sharp (Denny), and Kerry Waughtal (Brett) and two grandchildren Eric and Charlotte Nosler. In his final days he expressed how loved and supported he felt by the people in his life. Friends and family are invited to celebrate his life on Aug. 9. A service will be held at Federated Church in Placerville at 11 a.m. A celebration of life will be hosted at his home in Placerville at 3 p.m. the same day. We invite you to join us or to play loud music to celebrate his life. John is deeply loved and truly missed.
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8:12 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Country Club Drive in Cameron Park.
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3:43 p.m. Burglary was reported on Corral Trail Road in Somerset.
8:56 a.m. Battery was reported on Bass Lake Road in Rescue.
4:08 p.m. Grand theft was reported at Cameron Oak Apartments on Cambridge Road in Cameron Park.
11:15 a.m. Burglary was reported on Blachard Road in Placerville.
4:25 p.m. Battery was reported at a mobile home park on Patterson Drive in Diamond Springs. 5:26 p.m. Burglary was reported on Winthrop Road in Placerville. 11:03 p.m. Battery was reported at a movie theater on Vine Street in El Dorado Hills.
July 24 12:52 p.m. Burglary was reported at Cambridge Garden Apartments on Country Club Drive in Cameron Park. 1:15 p.m. Burglary was reported on La Paz Court in El Dorado Hills.
July 25 7:21 a.m. Burglary was reported on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines. 8:16 a.m. Burglary was reported at a storage facility on Coach Lane in Cameron Park. 8:36 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Ridgeview Drive in El Dorado Hills. 12:52 p.m. Grand theft was reported at a bicycle store on Golden Foothill Parkway in El Dorado Hills.
11:18 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Ridgeview Drive in El Dorado Hills.
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Richard B. Esposito Publisher
Noel Stack Managing Editor
Krysten Kellum Editor
California Commentary
CalPERS’ $29 billion loss is more than just a flesh wound
“J
ust a flesh wound,” protests the Black Knight in Monty Python’s famous “Holy Grail” comedy, challenging King Arthur to continue their duel even after all his limbs have been severed. Similar happy talk is coming from Jon Coupal the management of California’s big public employee pension funds after CalPERS, the nation’s largest institutional investor, posted a loss of $29 billion. When CalPERS reported its end-of-fiscal-year performance, its July 20 press release was headlined, “Challenging global public markets, strong private market returns lead to varied performance.” Varied performance, indeed. Overall, the hit to the system’s portfolio of investments was a 6.1% decline for the fiscal year that ended June 30. Stocks and bonds took the biggest hit while its real estate holdings actually gained, helping to avoid an even a bigger loss. But the drop from $469 billion to $440 billion is bad news for taxpayers. Relax, say those who defend CalPERS and its system of “defined benefits.” Ted Toppin, the executive director of the Professional Engineers in California Government, one of the state’s most powerful unions whose members reap big pensions under CalPERS, states in a recent Capitol Weekly piece, “Don’t be alarmed” over these record losses. Well, of course not. His members and all participants in CalPERS — both currently retired or employed — can afford to relax because they know that if the investments by CalPERS are insufficient to cover their benefits, taxpayers are on the hook. So at the same time private-sector employees and the selfemployed watch their own retirement portfolios sink, they also have to worry about higher taxes to cover the losses of the big public pension funds. Fiscal watchdogs have been warning about this for more than 40 years only to be ignored by our elected leadership, whose cozy relationship with public-sector unions makes even modest pension reform nearly impossible. As this column warned back in 2018, “California’s pension crisis exists in large part due to the very nature of defined-benefit plans. Unlike definedcontribution plans, where the taxpayers’ obligation to each public employee ends with every pay period, defined-benefit plans depend on a projection of future investment returns. And therein lies the problem. California has been horribly wrong in its application of assumed rates of return, leading to hundreds of billions in unfunded liabilities. And this shortfall is n
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hat felt like a two-year grant drought changed this last application period. The California Climate Investments grant program awarded three out of six submissions and one forest health grant application, expected to treat of 1,500 acres. Local fire safe councils will oversee nearly $9 million in state-funded grants for understory fuel reduction projects. Additionally, there is currently over $3 million in federal grant awards from the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. The effort to mitigate wildfire threat is funded for landscapesize projects. These projects reduce the fuel load along miles of ridge lines, regardless of the property ownership. The expectation of a project size has drastically changed since the first grants came out in 2014. Initially, a $200,000 project treating 140 acres was a good size. The volunteers within the fire safe councils were able to initiate these projects in a timely manner by acquiring the necessary amount of signed right of entry agreements. This form is critical at the start of any project in determining the location of treatment acres and to allow contractors to enter a parcel. Today’s fuels reduction grants have become larger than what an all-volunteer organization should have to manage. The larger the project the longer it takes to acquire the needed number of ROEs along a continuous line of parcels. Typically, only a small number of parcel owners respond back to the initial letters FSCs send out. These letters are mailed after the grant has been awarded but before the grant contracts have been signed by all parties. This means FSCs spend more and more of their limit funds (community fundraising) on paper, ink, envelopes and stamps. Now it is normal to have to mail a second notice and then do some door-to-door contacts just to begin planning. Many parcel owners within El Dorado County will receive a notice of a project happening within their neighborhood from either a FSC or a resource conservation district. Please read over the letter describing the project’s goals and return a signed ROE
agreement soon after receiving it. These agreements cost you nothing and you receive thousands of dollars of understory fuel treatment on your parcel. Understand, these grants are not intended to masticate vegetation within 100 feet of a permitted structure. The defensible space zones remain the responsibility of the homeowner. This vegetation reduction will help make your neighborhood and community safer when a wildfire threatens your property. I am no longer involved with having to obtain ROEs and, honestly, want no part in having to get them for a $1-million-plus grant. Please be responsive if you receive an agreement in the mail. Sign it and return it or advise that you are opting out of the project. Being responsive will help the project execute smoothly. HEATHER CAMPBELL Pollock Pines
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ell it looks like President Dimwit has come down with COVID-19 a second time even after being vaccinated and boosted twice. This despite his having assured everyone the vaccines work and would prevent people from catching the disease. The man is a pathological liar in addition to being a crook. COVID-19 was never anything other than just another seasonal flu, which primarily affects the old, those with serious pre-existing health conditions and those with weak immune systems. But fear and punishing those raising any objections worked because powerful people were behind this scam — mostly the international bankers and their government partners in crime. If people want to get some idea of the international scope of the ruse and the drive behind it to bring about global government under the control of the UN, select corporations and the international bankers, the video “The Power Brokers You Never Elected” explains some of it. Of course, what the Build Back Better agenda (and n
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supervisors suggested nywhere you about seven topics for go, the world the Charter Review is plagued by Committee to consider politicians. and possibly bring Most were elected to back recommendations do the people’s business regarding charter but power seems to changes. Three of the follow the rule of Lord recommendations Acton, who said, “Power revolved around tends to corrupt and amassing more power. absolute power corrupts A fourth was to spend absolutely.” Larry Weitzman more taxpayer money. Politicians always The first pointless want more power and to recommendation was to extend term keep it for as long as they can. That’s limits to three consecutive terms for why they keep running for office. supervisors, which also ties into the This doesn’t apply to all politicians, fourth recommendation — expanding but most. And because of that axiom, the Board of Supervisors from five to politicians don’t really do the people’s seven members. That would increase business; they do the business that’s the board’s budget by 40%, never best for them. Most politicians think they are above the law and that is why mind having to remodel the recently remodeled board’s meeting room and Congress passes laws and rules that offices. don’t apply to themselves. Part of the excuse for these two Here in El Dorado County, the recommendations was voiced by Board of Supervisors is at it again. Wendy Thomas, the consummate At the June 14 board meeting, a politician who will run for office the new Charter Review Committee was rest of her life. Don’t think she doesn’t established to review the El Dorado County Charter (which is the supreme have eyes on the state Assembly or Senate. Thomas said as justification law of El Dorado County). It’s like for more seats and longer terms that our constitution and governs how our El Dorado County is “complex and county operates. Very few changes huge with a long learning curve.” have been made in the past because These are tired political arguments. most are shot down by an intelligent First, El Dorado County is not electorate. huge and complex. It is small and On that same agenda (item 46), the
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Giving the Board of Supervisors the power to appoint currently elected department heads would be a huge power grab … not highly populated. How do five supervisors cope in Los Angeles County, San Diego County, Orange County, Ventura County, Riverside County and San Bernardino County (the largest county in the country at more than 10 times the physical size and 10 times the population of EDC). And right now, those five supervisors are limited to one four-year term. San Diego County is more than double the size of EDC and has 15 times the population, yet it does fine with five supervisors and term limits of two four-year terms. Most California counties have five supervisors and a two-term limit and 27 of those counties have populations greater than EDC. Next on the power wish list are term limits for elected department heads and/or staggered election cycles and, finally, the worst idea, appointment of department heads by the Board of Supervisors. Many elected department heads are professionals, such as the auditor being a CPA and our recently retired treasurer also being a CPA. If you have a personal physician, for instance, would you want to be forced to select a new one every eight
years? Ditto for your dentist or CPA. These roles are up for reelection by the voters every four years. That is democracy. Giving the Board of Supervisors the power to appoint currently elected department heads would be a huge power grab and leave us open to reduced checks and balances. One of our electeds, Recorder-Clerk Janelle Horne, appears to be very efficient and talented in that she has reduced her staff from about 16 to 13.5. You want to chase her away? I am sure she is being courted by other CAOs. We don’t want to lose her. And besides, the voters get to decide if she is doing a good job. By the way, in the same time frame the supervisors added to their staff. Then there is the hair-brained idea of staggering elected department head elections. Why? This ridiculous idea will put us into a constant election cycle. It will cost the taxpayers more money. And it will give a termed-out supervisor a shot of running for more public offices. Termed-out supervisors have big war chests. Larry Weitzman is a resident of Placerville.
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occurring in good economic times when the state of California is relatively flush. A recession will quickly expose this short-sighted thinking.” It is difficult for citizen taxpayers to wrap their heads around the size of the problem. “A billion here and a billion there and pretty soon you are talking about real money,” as the late Sen. Everett Dirksen famously quipped. But the best way to assess the risks to taxpayers is to consider the amount CalPERS must have to fully meet its obligations both present and future. Prior to the record loss, CalPERS was 80% funded, which some consider to be “fully funded.” The loss of $29 billion reduces the investments to an extent that CalPERS is now only 72% funded. The risk to taxpayers, the ultimate backstop, is going up. Moreover, the notion that even at 80% funding CalPERS is healthy is wrong. The American Academy of Actuaries calls this “The 80% Pension Funding Myth,” noting, “plans should have as their objective accumulating assets equal to 100% of relevant pension obligations.”
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Diamond Springs Fire Safe Council to meet News release The Diamond Springs Fire Safe Council will hold a community meeting at the Mother Lode Lions Hall at the corner of Pleasant Valley Road and Missouri Flat Road at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11. After a long COVID-19 hiatus the group will gather to: • Brief the community on the recently awarded South County Fuel Reduction grant of over $2,000,000. This grant provides funding for roadside fuel clearance, selected shaded fuel breaks and public education for six Fire Safe Councils along the greater Pleasant Valley Road area. • Provide information on home hardening, defensible space and disaster planning for animals. • Provide an update on existing programs to help reduce fire danger (e.g., chipping, home preparedness assessments, etc.). • Receive an update on the transition from Code Red to the RAVE emergency mass notification system. • Discuss evacuation planning. Note: This DSFSC meeting will not focus on proposed developments in the area. For more information visit the DSFSC website at edcfiresafe.org/diamond-springs-fire-safecouncil or contact Denise Sweeney at esined815@ gmail.com/(530) 748-8156 or Paul Penn at paul@ enmagine.com/(530) 622-5694. To volunteer with the DSFSC and help protect the community from wildfire send an email expressing interest to dsfsc21@gmail.com or contact Sweeney or Penn.
Announcements AL-ANON is here for you if you are bothered by someone else’s drinking. Call for meeting times. (916) 334-2970. https://sacal-anon.blogspot.com El DORADO COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Dedicated to all aspects of ham radio. Meetings held on the third Tuesday of each month at the El Dorado Sheriff’s office, 200 Industrial Drive, Placerville, 6:30 pm. Visitors and non-hams welcome. Info at www.edcarc.net LEARN & PLAY CRIBBAGE Cribbage is a fun, fast paced game that will surely keep you on your toes! **All skill levels **Learn to play by ACC Rules (American Cribbage Congress) **Beginner instruction available **Compete in weekly Cribbage tournaments. Call 916-768-4452 for more information. Gold Country Cribbers play Thursday afternoon 1:00 pm at the Moni Gilmore Sr Center, 990 Lassen Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA. 95762 Ready for real change? CELEBRATE RECOVERY meets Wednesday nights at 6:30 pm at Bayside Church of Placerville, 4602 Missouri Flat Road, Placerville. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. We are a Christ centered recovery program to find healing and recovery from our hurts, habits, and hangups. Email elebratercovery@ baysideplacerville. com. Facebook: https:// www.facebook.com/ CRBaysidePlacerville. Struggling with life? Celebrate Recovery is for any Hurt, Habit or Hang-up. We are a faith-based recovery program for life’s issues and struggles. Join us Thursday nights at 6:30pm at Green Valley Church, 3500 Green Valley Rd, Placerville. Doors open at 6:15pm. Children’s programs are available for ages 3 months to 18 years old. Email: celebrate@ greenvalley.church. Find us on
Facebook: https://m.facebook. com/crgvcc/ DEMOCRATS – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Round Table Pizza–Missouri Flat Rd. in Placerville at noon on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Call (530)391-6414 or see edcdems. org for more information. GOLD RUSH CHORUS now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing fourpart harmony in the barbershop style. To learn more or to book a performance, call Howard at (530) 647-6513 or Kent (530) 651-3575 Hangtown Women’s TENNIS Club. Women of every level welcome! Come play for fun & exercise! $30 annual membership includes monthly lessons. Weds 8-10 am. El Dorado High School courts, Acacia St., Placerville. Includes monthly social activities. (805) 540-8654. Senior PEER COUNSELING of El Dorado County is seeking volunteer counselors. Do you possess such qualities as warmth, empathy and nonjudgement, as well as having varied life experiences, and being over the age of 55? If you do and would like to help and listen to fellow seniors who are dealing with age related issues such as loneliness, isolation, health and grief, we would love to talk to you. Counselors receive training and are supervised by a professional in the field. SPC Clinical Supervisor Jayann Askin, MFT, shares “We are looking for volunteers who are interested in psychology, counseling, and mental health and would like to be a part of a supportive group of ongoing learners in this field.” For more information on this greatly rewarding volunteer opportunity, please call 530-621-6304
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News release The Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District will serve as a pass-through agency to assist the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, Placer County Air Pollution Control District and Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District with an award of more than $7 million in federal funding for clean air projects to reduce particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution. The three air districts are contributing more than $6.5 million in cost share for a total infusion of more than $13.5 million to regional
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economies. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Targeted Airshed Program grant award will support new projects that reduce ambient PM2.5 pollution in several key areas: heavy-duty vehicle electrification, agricultural equipment replacement, alternatives to open burning, low-dust harvesting equipment and road dust. Funding will be available for projects that replace diesel school buses and highemission agricultural or harvesting equipment, support road paving to mitigate entrainment of road dust and incentivize residential biomass and n
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Caltrans, El Dorado County, The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and others including homeowners in the project area. They are currently conducting a feasibility study. As a part of the study, several different possible trail alignments were presented to the public during three different Zoom workshops. Following the workshops, the public was asked to take a survey that asked about possible trail alignments and other aspects of the project. “We hired a consultant team that went through this whole process of creating evaluation criteria for the whole segment, based on the cost, effects to character of the neighborhood, environmental concerns,” said Rebecca Cremeen, associate planner for TPRA, about how the alignments were developed. The possible trail segments were split into six different segments, which survey takers were able to weigh-in on. The survey was sent to more than 1,100 stakeholders of which 348 responded. As far as the popularity of alignment options, there was no clear leader. However, people’s opinions of the alignments is just one piece of information TRPA will use to determine the final alignment.
This survey data will be shown to members of the steering committee who will agree on the alignment, which will happen throughout the fall. Those alignments will then be looked at on a more granular level such as where bathrooms and vista lookouts could be placed. However, the trail is not a done deal. “This feasibility report is one tool that the agencies will use to determine whether or not to even go forward with this trail,” Cremeen said. “It might be that based on the report that its not feasible or that it’s feasible in some areas and not in others.” If it is moved forward, there will still be many environmental impact surveys conducted. During the process, the public will have several opportunities to weigh-in. Cremeen is hoping to put another draft of the plan out to the public this winter. “This is the dream, right, this is the vision. Getting it to reality, it takes time, it takes detail, it takes work, elbow grease, it takes patience,” said TRPA Public Information Officer Jeff Cowen. “That’s Rebecca’s role in this and TRPA’s role in this is to put in the work and not give up on the dream and to not let that vision fail.” To learn more about the project and follow its progress visit westshoretahoetrail.com.
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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). The law of reciprocity, which is a spiritual tenet, a religious cornerstone and an inescapable physical reality, will be very immediately represented in your life. You’ll be delighted at what zings back to you today. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You know intense people with passions and tempers. Consider your part in the drama they always seem to stir up. Might your steadiness and stability allow them to fly off the handle? If so, is it acceptable to you? GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Different actions net different results. So much is going well, it would be a gamble to change what you’re doing and how you’re doing it or alter your course even a small amount. If you’re going to take the risk, make it a calculated one. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Communicating with your favorite people will be part of the fun. Quick responses convey affection. You’re a genius at steering interactions to a sunny, easy place. You sense where pressure points are and navigate away from them. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). When a thing is going well, you leave it alone. It’s just now better to be grateful for what comes than push for more. A hotheaded person you know may act rashly today. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It is said that the blessings of life are deeper than what can be appreciated with the senses. Even so, sensory input seems to take you there. Because you’re so open, you’ll follow your perceptions to spiritual
and emotional places. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Empathy is a strength, and yet you never believe you have enough of it. You constantly strive for a better understanding of the other person’s perspective, sometimes out of kindness, other times out of strategy. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The odd ideas will be the most fun to execute. Perhaps the oddest one is to arrange to do nothing for a stretch of time. It’s surprising what happens when you give yourself space and the freedom to be your own creature. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Very accomplished people will also be quite humble, partly because their focus on the work is more fulfilling than ego gratification, and because the truly secure have less need of extra attention. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ll be fascinated by mystery, drama and obscure motivations. It’s like you’re doing a jigsaw puzzle. You have to get a good amount of it clicked in before you’ll know the picture that’s coming together. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll notice where the voids are. As much as you’d like to fill in the blanks and supply what’s needed, don’t rush to do so. First, seek more listening and understanding. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). If an activity doesn’t bring you challenge, money or joy, then what does it bring you? The answer will teach you something about yourself and begin an internal shift. You’ll close some doors and open others.
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agricultural chipping as an alternative to open burning. Residents and businesses within the jurisdictions of El Dorado County AQMD, Placer County APCD and YoloSolano AQMD will be eligible to apply for funding through their respective agencies. Road paving will occur on specific roadways in El Dorado County through a coordinated effort between El Dorado County AQMD and El Dorado County Transportation Department. After considering past and current efforts, these projects were targeted by the Air Districts as the most efficient and effective strategies for achieving the greatest amount of additional PM2.5 emission reductions in the region. The Sacramento region currently does not meet all national ambient air quality
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LYMPIC VALLEY — Resort at Squaw Creek, a spacious mountain resort in North Lake Tahoe’s Olympic Valley, announces new summer dining experiences for guests and local residents. The resort debuts updated menus at its Six Peaks Grille and Sandy’s Pub restaurants under the direction of executive chef Wade Eybel. “We are excited to announce brand new dining options available in our beautiful North Lake Tahoe setting,” said Eybel. “My team and I designed the menus to showcase the incredible local ingredients farms can provide in the area, with several options directly sourced from
the Tahoe Food Hub and Pinecone Kitchen. We invite our guests and local residents to visit the resort for an unforgettable dining experience, whether you’re looking for a casual meal in our Sandy’s Pub or finedining in our signature restaurant Six Peaks Grille.” The new menu at Six Peaks Grille provides several updated dining options including a deepsea red crab dish served with kumquat, avocado and Asian pear, as well as pan-seared diver scallops served with maitake mushrooms. Additionally, the menu now features a farro risotto served with tempura and fermented vegetables and a chocolate miso demi, as well as several updated side dishes including
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Located in California’s Olympic Valley, Resort at Squaw Creek provides a premier mountain getaway to North Lake Tahoe. The resort offers a year-round destination with many amenities. mushroom burger with a bacon mushroom jam and more. Sandy’s Pub continues to provide delicious barbecue selections including the St. Louis Ribs from Salmon Creek Farm and a freerange half chicken. The restaurant is open daily between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. The new summer
dining experiences were created by Eybel and his culinary team. With more than 20 years of experience working in hotels, Eybel has held culinary leadership positions at high-end luxury resort destinations throughout the country, from Purgatory Resort in Durango, Col. to The Resort at Glacier St. Mary Lodge in Montana.
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Miners Foundry presents jazz News release
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EVADA CITY — Their famous father started out living the cowboy life in Northern California before becoming one of the premiere legends of Jazz. The musical influence of Dave Brubeck will be easy to hear as brothers Chris (trombone, bass) and Dan (drums) Brubeck along with guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb, spend an evening in Nevada City entertaining patrons with their straight-ahead jazz style. The group of renowned musicians have been touring the country playing concert series, colleges and jazz festivals as the Brubeck Brothers Jazz Quartet and will be at the Miners’ Foundry, 325 Spring St. in Nevada City, Thursday, Aug. 11. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show is at 8 p.m. During the pandemic, the brothers discovered outtakes from their fathers’ hugely popular “Time Out” recording sessions and decided to release them. Chris said, “Some of the outtakes are better than what is on the famous “Time Out” record, so we assembled alternate takes and found other tunes that were not on there and put out the record “Time Outtakes.” That got a lot of air play. The quartet will bring their own distinctive flair
but will also feature a good amount of their dad’s music in a delayed celebration of what would have been his 100th birthday in 2020. In describing what people can expect, Chris said, “There are so many things we call jazz — from Dixieland to Smooth Jazz. We are not smooth jazz and we are not Dixieland. We inherited a lot of musical taste from our dad. We are not super hard bop. We are not Avant Garde. It’s pretty much hard swinging mainstream jazz.” But, he added, because of the age they are, they also add a little bit of funk. Brother Dan will play amazing drum solos with a more rock and roll viewpoint. DeMicco is known for his incredible chops. Lamb is reportedly always taking chances and Chris plays electric fretless bass with his own unique style. He concluded, “People really have been enjoying our concerts. People shouldn’t be afraid they will be alienated by hearing it. We come right down the middle. We kick butt. It’s exciting and happy and beautiful too.” The Miners Foundry provides a no host full bar and snacks available for purchase. Tickets are available online at minersfoundry.org. For more information go to info@minersfoundry. org or call (530) 265-5040.
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Placerville’s Marguerite Parlor No. 12, Native Daughters of the Golden West are set to begin a year of focusing on the preservation of California history.
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Public Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0710 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TEPS VIllA ROMA ITAlIAN RESTAURANT, located at 3450 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150/Mailing Address: 4900 Hopyard Road, Suite #100, Pleasanton, California 94588 Registered owner(s): Dial Logistics LLC, 4900 Hopyard Road, Suite #100, Pleasanton, Cali 94588 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/22/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Srinivasa Tallam SRINIVASA TALLAM, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the
Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 06/24/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A
focus on this question, what our days can look like fully lived out, keeps the Snowline team always focused on serving with our hearts wide open. In addition to overseeing hospice, it was Ellinwood’s vision in 2015 that helped launch Snowline’s homebased palliative care program, Supportive Care, specialized, in-person medical care to people living with serious illness. Each of Snowline’s programs is framed around a strong, multi-disciplinary team. It is this team, that Ellinwood related, also drew her to palliative care. “You have to have all the disciplines to do our work, caring for the whole person. Joining with a group of specialists, like those caring for a hospice patient, who all come together to give of their unique skills is so rewarding.” If you are interested in volunteering for Snowline contact Jodie at jregan@ snowlinehospice.org. If you are interested in supporting Snowline or have questions contact Laurie at lheyman@ snowlinehospice.org.
Parlor Continued from 9 at the El Dorado County Historical Museum and the Tallman & Fountain Museum in Placerville; local librarian and historian Bonnie Battaglia; Colleen Moore, responsible for creating the Historical Museum’s El Dorado Western Railroad and longtime member of the group working on preservation of the Bayley House in Pilot Hill; and Dee Goodspeed, a former State Chairman of the California History and Landmarks Committee,” Harper said. Harper has been appointed state chairman of the Mission Restoration Committee. Marguerite Parlor No. 12 President Harper encourages prospective members interested in working on historical projects to contact her for more information at (916) 281-6183 or by e-mail at harmarharper@ sbcglobal.net. NDGW offers membership exclusively to adult men and women born in California. The parlor is currently in need of a financial secretary and there are still openings for people willing to head up the following NDGW committees on the local level: Veterans’ Support and Welfare, California Lighthouse Preservation, the NDGW Home and the NDGW Children’s Foundation.
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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) 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8 10663 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0774 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOSQUITO FIRE SAFE COUNCIl, located at 6367 Log Cabin Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): El Dorado County Fire Safe Council, 5221 Deer Valley Road, Rescue, CA 95672 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Maureen Julian
MAUREEN JULIAN, TREASURER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/13/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8 10664 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0776 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIERRA PINES SPEECH, MYOFUNCTIONAl, AND DEVElOPMENTAl SERVICES, located at 5982 Ridgeway Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Sarah E Estes, 5982 Ridgeway Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to
transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/12/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sarah Estes SARAH ESTES I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/13/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices 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) 10669 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0722 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAMBRIDGE GARDEN APARTMENTS, located at 2690 Country Club Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 151 Callan Ave, Ste 213, San Leandro, CA 94577 Registered owner(s): Cambridge 2690, LLC, 11 Crooked Stick Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/01/2015 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Hen-Shin Wu HEN-SHIN WU, MANAGING MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 06/28/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10670 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV0876 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Brian Allen Wolfgang filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: BRIAN ALLEN WOLFGANG Proposed name: BRIAN ALLEN HAYS 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: AUGUST 19, 2022, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on JUNE 28, 2022. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 10688 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0796 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SERRANO POOlS El DORADO HIllS, located at 4641 Post St Box 5155, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762. Registered owner(s): Scott W Schork, 4641 Post St Box 5155, 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: 07/20/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Scott Schork SCOTT SCHORK I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/20/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 7/25, 8/1, 8/8, 8/15 10690 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0826 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CEDAR WEST PROPERTIES, located at 309 #1 Placerville Drive, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 1047, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Sean S Freedland, 3995 Audubon Drive, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/01/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sean Freedland SEAN FREEDLAND, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/26/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8/1, 8/8, 8/15, 8/22 10711 T.S. NO. 22001230-1 CA APN: 046-440-56-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/19/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: CLINT DAVINO, A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: ZBS Law, LLP Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/27/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0044091-00 of Official Records of El Dorado County, California; Date of Sale: 08/22/2022 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the main entrance of the County Courthouse 495 Main Street Placerville, CA Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $154,566.07 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common designation of real property 2061 SHADOW ROCK ROAD SOMERSET, CA 95684 Described as follows: Parcel A, as shown on that certain Parcel Map entitled “A portion of the NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of Section 36, T.9N, R.11E, M.D.M., being Parcels 1 & 2 of P.M. 3-1”, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of said County on March 26, 1984 in Book 32 of Parcel Maps, at Page 112. A.P.N #.: 046-440-56-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be
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aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 866-266-7512 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com using the file number assigned to this case 22001230-1 CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 866-266-7512 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com using the file number assigned to this case 22001230-1 CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Dated: 07/25/2022ZBS Law, LLP, as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 , Irvine, CA 92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (714) 848-7920 For Sale Information: 866-266-7512 or www. elitepostandpub.com Rick Mroczek, Trustee Sale Officer This office is enforcing a security interest of your creditor. To the extent that your obligation has been discharged by a bankruptcy court or is subject to an automatic stay of a bankruptcy, this notice is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a demand for payment or any attempt to collect such obligation EPP 35050 Pub Dates 08/01, 08/08, 08/15/222 8/1, 8/8, 8/15 10712 NOTICE OF PUBlIC AUCTION/ lIEN SAlE This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of State law, there being due and unpaid charges for which the undersigned is entitled to satisfy an owner and/or manager’s lien of the goods hereinafter described and are stored at the Life Storage location listed below. Life Storage #619 4501 Latrobe Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 916-933-4040 And, due notice having been given, to the owner of said property and all parties known to claim an interest therein, and the time specified in such notice for payment of such having expired, the goods will be sold to the highest bidder or otherwise disposed of at a public auction to be held online at www. StorageTreasures.com, which will end on 8/25/2022 at 10:00 am CANDEE GOULD - Hsld gds/Furn ALEXANDER BARCLAY - Hsld gds/ Furn /s/ Megan James 8/1, 8/8 10714 COUNTY OF El DORADO CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FACIlITIES DIVISION NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the County of El Dorado, State of California, that sealed bids for work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents designated: SHAKORI GARAGE REPlACEMENT BID #22-968-062 will be received by the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division, online through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest) Project #8219309, until 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time on August 25, 2022, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read by the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division. The bid opening will be held virtually through Zoom. The virtual meeting can be accessed via the following: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/83261215127. Meeting ID: 832 6121 5127/ (669)900-6833 US (San Jose), (253)215-8782 US (Tacoma), (346)248-2299 US (Houston). lOCATION/DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The project is located at 1121 Shakori Drive, Meyers, California in El Dorado County. The Work to be done as shown on the Plans, generally consists of, but is not limited to: A. The furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment for the demolition of the existing equipment garage and the construction of a new building as shown or required per the Contract Documents. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. B. The project must be substantially complete and ready for occupancy by November 1, 2023. C. For bonding purposes the estimated project cost is approximately $3,300,000. D. A Pre-Bid Site Visit is scheduled for this project on Thursday, August 11, 2022. BIDDERS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES SHAll MEET AT 1121 SHAKORI DRIVE, MEYERS, CAlIFORNIA SHARPlY AT 11:00 A.M. ATTENDANCE AT THE PRE-BID SITE VISIT IS MANDATORY. REPRESENTATIVES SHAll FOllOW COUNTY COVID-19 POlICY WHIlE ON COUNTY PREMISES WHICH CURRENTlY INClUDES, BUT IS NOT lIMITED TO, THE USE OF FACE COVERINGS AND PHYSICAl
DISTANCING OF SIX (6) FEET. THE UPDATED COUNTY POlICY IS AVAIlABlE AT: https:// www.edcgov.us/Gover nment/ BOS/Documents/E-11%20 COVID-19%20Workplace%20 Guidelines.pdf. In order to limit the disruption to the conduct of business, the meeting date listed will be the only opportunity for bidders to visit the site. The Bidder’s representative will be required to sign an attendance sheet and provide the name of the firm being represented. The County will post on the Quest website such Addenda as the County in its discretion considers necessary in response to questions arising and information presented at the Pre-Bid Site Visit. Oral statements shall not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective. Addenda and answers to questions deemed relevant and appropriate issued as a result of the Pre-Bid Site Visit shall constitute the sole and exclusive record and statement of the results of the PreBid Site Visit. OBTAINING OR INSPECTING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The contract documents may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest Construction Data Network (Quest) website at http://www.questcdn. com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link located on the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contract’s website at http:// edcapps.edcgov.us/contracts/invite. asp and entering the Quest project #8219309. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents on the Quest website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents may be downloaded for $30.00 by inputting the Quest project #8219309 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact Quest CDN. com at 952.233.1632 or info@ questcdn.com for assistance with free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. To access the electronic bid form, download the project/request documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement screen. Physical paper copies of the Contract Documents, including Plans, may be examined by appointment at the County of El Dorado, Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division located at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, California; however, the Chief Administrative Office will no longer issue paper copies of the Contract Documents to bidders. To view the Contract Documents in person, contact Kady Leitner by phone at 530.621.5150 or by email at kady.leitner@edcgov.us By paying for and downloading the digital Contract Documents, interested bidders are automatically included on the Planholders List. The list of planholders will be available on Quest’s website under “View Planholders.” Those downloading the Contract Documents assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. To be eligible to bid, interested parties must be included on the Planholders List. ONlY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, INClUDING THE PROJECT PlANS, DOWNlOADED FROM QUEST AND SUBMITTED BY A BIDDER INClUDED ON THE PlANHOlDERS lIST WIll BE CONSIDERED FOR BID SUBMITTAl. PRE-BID COMMUNICATIONS & REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI): Questions will be accepted in writing only, through submission to the Quest website under the Quest Project #8219309 “Project Q&A”, by email, or in hard copy, until 5:00 P.M. on July 20, 2022. Pre-bid communications and RFI are to be submitted to the email shown on the Quest website under the Quest #8219309 “Project Q&A”, emailed to: kady.leitner@edcgov.us with BID #22-968-062 – RFI as the subject, or in hard copy delivered to: County of El Dorado, Procurement & Contracts, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667, BID #22-968-062 – RFI. If a response does not require an addenda, answers to questions deemed relevant and appropriate will be uploaded to Quest on or about July 25, 2022. Oral responses concerning the content of the Plans and Contract Documents shall not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective. Addenda will be uploaded in PDF format to Quest’s website. To receive notification of addenda, interested bidders must be included on the planholders list. CONTRACTORS lICENSE ClASSIFICATION: Bidders shall be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) and shall possess a California Class B – General Building Contractor license at the time the bid is submitted, and shall maintain a valid license and certification through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to obtain proper adequate licensing shall constitute a failure to execute the Contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security, and may result in legal penalties. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project or awarded a contract for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1771.1(a), 1725.5. Bids will not be accepted from unregistered contractors except as provided in section 1771.1. P R E VA I l I N G WAGE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq., the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wage rates appear in the California Department of Transportation publication entitled General Prevailing Wage Rates. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 7034708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997. Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the County in which the
Work is to be done are available upon request. In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code 1810, eight (8) hours of labor shall constitute a legal day’s work upon all work done hereunder, and Contractor and any subcontractor employed under this Contract shall conform to and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1810 through 1815. BID SECURITY: A bid security shall be provided with each bid. Bid security shall be in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid for the Work and shall be cash, a certified check, or cashier’s check drawn to the order of the County of El Dorado or a Bidder’s Bond executed by a surety satisfactory to the County of El Dorado on the form provided in the Proposal section of these Contract Documents. Bidders are required to submit either an electronic Bidder’s Bond through Surety2000 or a PDF copy of a hard copy Bidder’s Bond with their bid. If a bid security other than a Bidder’s Bond is being used, Bidders must upload a PDF copy of the bid security with their electronic bid submittal. If a PDF copy of the bid security is uploaded, the original bid security and acknowledgment must be provided to the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, after the bid opening but before the end of business on the first business day after the bid opening. If the Bidder chooses to utilize Surety2000, by submitting their bid, Bidder hereby agrees to hold the County of El Dorado harmless from and waive any and all claims against the County of El Dorado for any claims or damages that arise from or are related to the Bidder’s use of Surety 2000. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS: The successful Bidder shall be required to execute a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond for not less than one hundred percent of the construction price, issued by an Admitted Surety, an insurance organization authorized to transact business in the State of California. SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES: Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payment is permitted under Public Contract Code § 22300. INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS: All bidders should carefully review the Instructions to Bidders for more detailed information before submitting a Bid Proposal. 8/3, 8/8 10721 NOTICE OF lIEN SAlE Notice is hereby given that a public lien sale of the following describes personal property will be held online at www.storageauctions.com Auction Date: August 16, 2022 at 9:00am Placerville Self Storage, 1066 Locust Avenue, Placerville, CA 95667 The contents of the rental storage units belonging to the following persons will be sold: Cheroane Fulmer, Household goods Jeremy King, Household goods Alicia D Blanco, Household goods Christina A Valles, Household goods David F Jackson, Household goods Marshall John Steward, household goods Crystal Chrtismas, household goods Katlin Cunan, household goods Gwendolyn Crook, household goods The notice is given in accordance with the provisions of Section 21700 et seq of the Business & Professions Code of the State of California Published: August 3rd and 8th, 2022 The Mountain Democrat 8/3, 8/8 10723 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0827 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PREMIER AUDIT SOlUTIONS, located at 2328 Keystone Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 455 Capitol Mall, Ste 605, Sacramento, CA 95814 Registered owner(s): Restuccia & Harrison, Inc, 2328 Keystone Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kelly K Bruns KELLY K BRUNS, 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 07/27/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29 10734 NOTICE OF SAlE In accordance with the provisions of the California Uniform Commercial Code & section 798.56a(e) of the California Civil Code, there being due & unpaid storage for which Cedar Grove MHP, LLC (Cedar Grove Manufactured Housing Community) is entitled to a lien as Warehouseman on the 1971 Biltmore mobile home, Decal Number ABG2909, Serial number 2256, located at 4860 Pony Express Trail. Space #44, Camino, CA 95709, held on account of Valerie L. Stower & Robert McGregor [REGISTERED OWNERS, LEGAL
OWNERS, JUNIOR LIENHOLDERS] & due notice having been given to the parties known to claim an interest therein & the time specified in such notice for payment of such charges having expired, notice is hereby given that the 1971 Biltmore mobile home will be sold at public auction on August 23, 2022, at 10:00 AM at 4860 Pony Express Trail #44, Camino, CA 95709. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that payment must be made by certified funds within seven (7) days of the date of sale & at the time the mobile home is removed from the premises. The mobile home & contents must be removed from the premises within seven (7) days of the date of sale. Any purchaser of the mobile home will take it subject to any liens pursuant to Health and Safety Code §18116.1. Dated: [8/8/2022 & 8/15/2022] 8/8, 8/15 10735 INVITATION TO BID The Emergency Services Authority is currently accepting bids for Ambulance remounts. For more information contact us at 530-6420622 or visit our website at edcjpa. org. The closing date to submit a bid is Tuesday, September 6th, 2022. 8/8 10736 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JAMES llOYD GAllOWAY, SR. CASE NO. 22PR0093 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JAMES LLOYD GALLOWAY, SR. A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JAMES GALLOWAY, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that JAMES L. GALLOWAY, JR. 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 7, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: CHERYL L. SOMMERS Law Office of Cheryl L. Sommers 2401 Waterman Blvd., Suite A4, #223 Fairfield, CA 94533 (510) 659-9800 8/8, 8/15, 8/22 10737 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0839 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CURRICUlUM CONNECTIONS, located at 4140 Carson Road, #A, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Dawn H. M. Setters, 4140 Carson Road, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/28/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/________ DAWN SETTERS I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/29/2022. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8/8, 8/15, 8/22, 8/29 10738
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Light, Flavorful Meals to Beat Summer Heat Family Features
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ot days enjoying the summer sun are often best paired with meals that won’t drag you down, meaning lighter fare should be on your family’s menu. Skip the heavy recipes that leave you feeling uncomfortable and instead put a flaky, delicious option like wild salmon at the center of your plate. Fresh, wild-caught California king salmon is available through mid-October, making it a perfect choice for satisfying warm weather dishes. Featuring tender, flaky meat with a rich, buttery flavor ideal for grilling, king salmon is also heart-healthy and packed with omega-3 fatty acids. The fishery is managed responsibly to ensure there is never overfishing so you can feel good about the local, melt-in-your-mouth salmon. Plus, a portion of the commercial license fees are used to support habitat restoration projects, meaning money goes back to the fishery each time you enjoy it. If it’s simply too hot to cook outdoors, Pan Seared Salmon with Cucumbers and Creme Fraiche offers a reprieve from the heat by putting your stovetop to work. Mix fresh cucumbers, red onion, dill and creme fraiche for a cool, creamy side then sear salmon seasoned with salt and pepper for a savory summer dish.
Pan Seared Salmon with Cucumbers and Creme Fraiche Recipe courtesy of chef Laura Kenny, Real Food Catering, on behalf of the California Salmon Council Servings: 4 Cucumbers and Creme Fraiche: 4 cucumbers, sliced 1/8-inch thick (about 4 cups) 1 small red onion, diced 2 tablespoons sea salt 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar 1 tablespoon dill, chopped
1/4 cup creme fraiche
2-8 hours. Drain water from cucumbers and onions by pressing firmly (do not rinse). Add vinegar and toss to combine.
Pan Seared Salmon: 1 1/2 pounds salmon fillet salt, to taste pepper, to taste 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
Just before serving, stir in dill and creme fraiche.
To make cucumbers and creme fraiche: In medium plastic container or flat-bottomed bowl, place cucumbers in single layer then sprinkle in some red onion and some salt. Repeat 4-5 times until all cucumbers and onions are layered. Cover and refrigerate
To make pan seared salmon: Debone and cut salmon into four pieces; season lightly with salt and pepper, to taste. In large saute pan, heat grapeseed oil and sear salmon. When slightly golden-brown, flip salmon and cook just long enough to sear other side. Remove from pan and place on platter with cucumbers and creme fraiche.
Cedar Plank Salmon with Miso Soy Glaze Recipe courtesy of chef Laura Kenny, Real Food Catering, on behalf of the California Salmon Council Servings: 2 2 cedar planks 2 teaspoons honey 1 tablespoon white miso 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar 2 teaspoons soy sauce 1 garlic clove, minced 1 pound salmon fillet, skin on, cut into two pieces salt, to taste pepper, to taste To prepare cedar planks: Soak planks in water 1 hour. Heat oven to 375 F. Wash, oil and bake planks about 10 minutes to cure. Heat grill to medium-high heat for indirect grilling. In small bowl, mix honey, miso, rice vinegar, soy sauce and garlic. Cut salmon to fit planks. Season salmon with salt and pepper, to taste; spread miso mixture on flesh side. Let stand at room temperature 10-15 minutes. Lay salmon on planks skin side down. Place planks on grill adjacent to heat source and close lid. Cook 15-25 minutes, depending on thickness, until internal temperature reaches 125-135 F. Transfer salmon and planks to platter and serve.
Take Summer Grilling to New Heights with a Versatile Veggie Family Features
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he fresh flavor of favorite foods pulled hot off the grill makes summer cookouts a treasured pastime for families across the country. This year, you can make new memories at those backyard barbecues by keeping in mind that grilling isn’t only about charred burgers and steaks – delicious, grilled vegetables can be just as enjoyable. Nutritious and full of antioxidants, sweetpotatoes are a perfect option for summer recipes as they’re easy to grill in a recipe like Sweetpotato Wedge & Purple Cabbage Salad with Poppyseed Dressing. Hearty yet light for a tasty side dish, this salad is effortlessly simple and combines crispy purple cabbage, juicy tomato, velvety feta and poppyseed dressing around sweetpotato wedges as the star of the show. With nearly 70% of the nation’s sweetpotatoes produced in North
Carolina, the state is the largest producer in the country of the year-round veggie ideal for grilling on those hot summer days. As a versatile superfood, their rich nutritional value and ease of use in a variety of dishes make them an ideal ingredient in recipes ranging from breakfasts and salads to protein bowls, tacos and more. In addition to cooking on a classic grill, sweetpotatoes can also be prepared using a griddle. Until Sept. 30, you can enter the North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission’s Blazin’ Blackstone Giveaway to win one of 14 prize packages including the grand prize: a 28-inch XL Culinary Pro with Rangetop Bundle. Join fellow “griddlers” by sharing a photo of your favorite sweetpotato recipe and encouraging friends, family and online followers to do the same. Learn how to enter the giveaway and find more information at ncsweetpotatoes.com.
Sweetpotato Wedge & Purple Cabbage Salad with Poppyseed Dressing Recipe courtesy of the North Carolina SweetPotato Commission Servings: 4 2 North Carolina sweetpotatoes 1/2 head purple cabbage 1 tablespoon olive oil salt, to taste pepper, to taste 6 tablespoons poppyseed dressing, divided 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
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cups grape tomatoes, halved tablespoons feta cheese, crumbled Preheat grill to 400 F.
Scrub and wash sweetpotatoes. Cut each into six wedges. (If sweetpotatoes are long, consider cutting wedges in half.) Parboil sweetpotatoes 5 minutes, drain and cool 5 minutes.
Shred cabbage into thin slices. Toss sweetpotatoes with olive oil and salt and pepper, to taste. Place sweetpotato wedges on grill perpendicular to grates over direct heat; grill about 3 minutes on each side, or until tendercrisp with grill marks on each side. Remove from grill and set aside.
In zip-top bag or large bowl, toss cabbage with 4 tablespoons poppyseed dressing until coated. Add parsley and tomatoes; toss. To serve, place sweetpotato wedges on bed of dressed cabbage and drizzle with remaining poppyseed dressing then sprinkle with cheese. Serve warm or cold.