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Ceremonies will return to the El Dorado County Veterans Monument in Placerville Nov. 11 to mark Veterans Day.
Veterans Day honors return John Poimiroo Mountain Democrat contributor For the first time in two years, an in-person ceremony will be held at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument on Veterans Day — Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. The El Dorado County Veterans Alliance, which has been assigned by the county to oversee improvements to and ceremonies at the Veterans Monument, has announced in-person ceremonies will be reinstituted. The decision follows consultation with county Health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams, who authorized the public gathering. “Dr. Williams explained to us that nearly 73% of El Dorado County residents over 50 years old are now fully vaccinated,” EDCVA President Gary Campbell said. “Considering that and because the ceremony occurs outdoors, we determined it’s time to return to holding an in-person ceremony. Nevertheless, we encourage any unvaccinated person attending the ceremony to wear a mask for their own protection and that of other unvaccinated persons.” The EDCVA had discontinued in-person Memorial and Veterans Day ceremonies in 2020 and through this past Memorial Day due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, opting instead to conduct webcast and broadcast virtual ceremonies. “The pre-recorded virtual ceremonies were extraordinarily well-received with as many as 35,000 people watching this past Memorial Day ceremony,” Campbell said. “In comparison, only 1,000 to 2,000 people normally attend these ceremonies. “Regardless that virtual ceremonies draw more viewers, attending in person is particularly important to veterans and their families who are soothed by seeing warbirds fly overhead in tribute, smelling the n
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Smoke from the Caldor Fire laid down over Lava Cap Winery’s vineyards for weeks but much of the crop is expected to still yield quality El Dorado County wines.
Harvest optimistic
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ith the Caldor Fire fully contained El Dorado County residents and businesses are returning to normal, at least as normal as can be expected. The wine industry is no exception. It is no secret that wine is big business in this county with more than 70 wineries making the best use of the unique terroir, sun exposure and weather conditions. When the call to evacuate came for many county wine grape growers the worst was imagined. What if crops are lost? What if smoke damage is too great? What if entire wineries succumb to flames? And the fire came smack in the middle of some wineries’ harvest seasons. Other than some minor cases of smoke effects, most of the county’s grapes seem to have been saved from the worst. Miraflores Winery east of the community of Pleasant Valley is back to normal operations and getting cleanup under way on the property, which was right on the fire line. “Though the amount of damage to our estate vineyards was small (we lost just a few rows), approximately 70% of our forested
Winemaker and owner of Madroña Winery Paul Bush checks on a 2021 vintage after some time in the barrel. Local winemakers say that while some of El Dorado County’s harvest this year was effected by smoke from the Caldor Fire, most was not. acreage was burned, including two small outbuildings,” Miraflores staff reported in an email update to wine club members. Lava Cap Winery in Camino was not near the fire but did experience a thick layer of smoke that seemed to lie on the vineyard some days, according to Nolan Jones, marketing and outreach manager at Lava Cap Winery. They had many grapes already in production when the smoke started to affect the area. Management closed the tasting
room and focused on testing the various grapes for any smoke effects that might be present. “Our whites were totally fine; most of our reds were fine,” said Jones. “All of them were fine except the cabernet and the cab franc.” He added that perhaps they were more susceptible due to the time of their ripening coinciding with smoke coming through the region. “I think the Bordeaux grapes are n
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Parlin hopes to keep District 4 supe seat Mountain Democrat staff El Dorado County District 4 Supervisor Lori Parlin has announced she will run for re-election in 2022. “Representing the residents of District 4 has been a great honor and I am asking the voters to continue their support and confidence in me to represent them for another four years to ensure they
have a voice on the Board of Supervisors,” states Parlin, in a news release announcing her re-election campaign. Parlin said she is a strong advocate for communities and brings the community’s voice to board discussions. She said she also strives to communicate with constituents so there is an understanding of the constraints the board must work within.
“The public often feels that board decisions are made without consideration of public input,” states Parlin. “I work hard to share information with the public through my District 4 newsletter and on Facebook to help explain the processes we all have to follow and to ensure the community has the opportunity to be included and understand those
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General Plan, El Dorado County’s rural character is one of its most important assets and is something Parlin said she cherishes, has fought to retain and works to protect. Some District 4 residents in recent years have shown opposition for chain stores developers have proposed for their n
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County assessor reduces property taxes for Caldor Fire victims
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Twila Ann Grasmick, 71, joined the angels in Heaven Oct. 20, surrounded by her family. She leaves behind her daughter, Dawn Atchley; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; eight stepchildren; four nieces and nephews and many dear friends. Twila was born on Feb. 17, 1950, to the late Maxine Lacy and Lloyd Lacy in Yreka, Calif. Twila started working as a waitress when she was 22 to earn some extra money and never left the business. She met her husband, Charles Grasmick while she was working at Withams truck stop in Medford, Ore. After relocating to El Dorado County in 1989 she worked at Diggins in Diamond Springs and later had the opportunity to become the proprietor of The Waffle Shop on Broadway in Placerville, Calif. In 2005, Twila and Chuck opened C&T’s Restaurant in Pollock Pines, Calif. Twila loved to travel, especially spending time on the sandy beaches in Mexico with her family and friends. She enjoyed bowling with her friends, baking, sewing and knitting and her specialty was transforming laundry baskets into baby bassinets. She was a proud supporter of the local 4H auction and donated to almost every charity that asked her. She unselfishly touched the lives of many creating wonderful memories we will never forget! Twila was preceded in death by her husband, Chuck; her mother Maxine and father Lloyd; and her brother, Daniel. Twila will be laid to rest at noon Nov. 6 at Stearns Cemetery in Talent, Ore. A celebration of life will be held in Placerville at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Snowline Hospice.
The El Dorado County Assessor’s Office has processed the first batch of property tax value reductions for victims of the Caldor fire. About 500 residences, the majority of which are in the Grizzly Flat area, and about 130 cabins on U.S. Forest Service land located along Highway 50 are included in the first round of reductions. “Our goal is to get property tax relief out as quickly as possible,” stated county Assessor Karl Weiland. In the case of completely destroyed residential property the assessed value is being reduced by about 85%, leaving a 15% residual reflecting the underlying value of the land and credits for impact and other fees. Assistant Assessor Danielle Yandow explained that sometime in the next week or so, property owners will receive a supplemental notice from the assessor detailing actual reductions in assessed value. After a mandatory 30-day waiting period the auditor will process checks reflecting the property tax reductions. The checks will offset the already issued property tax bills. By law the existing legally authorized property tax installments must be paid by the delinquent date of Dec. 10 and April 10, 2022. The Assessor’s Office is working closely with the county Auditor’s Office as well as with the Treasurer/Tax Collector Office to ensure smooth processing. While property taxes based on the assessed value of the property will decrease, Yandow noted the
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other charges on property tax bills for items like ambulance service, solid and liquid waste are not being changed. In addition, P.A.C.E. loan charges will not be affected by the reductions. If a property has previously unpaid property taxes, the refund checks may be seized by the tax collector. “Property tax laws are very restrictive and the method of providing property tax relief really depends on when in the annual property tax calendar the calamity occurs,” stated Yandow. “The Angora Fire started June 23, 2007. The annual assessment roll had not been closed and so we were able to use an extension to change the values to reflect the destruction on the annual property tax bills. When the Caldor Fire started the roll had been closed, the taxes calculated and published online. A different approach is required under these circumstances” Reductions are in process for approximately 150 remaining properties with damaged or destroyed improvements, as well as other property types for which the Assessor’s Office has received calamity reduction applications from the property owner. Fire victims and property owners who have questions are encouraged to call the Assessor’s Office. The main office is located at 360 Fair Lane in Placerville and can reached by phone at (530) 621-5719. The South Lake Tahoe office is located at 3368 Lake Tahoe Blvd., Suite 103, and can be reached by phone at (530) 573-3422. Find property information, §170 calamity value reduction applications and more online at edcgov. us/assessor.
For the past two years Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies have been filmed in advanced and then streamed online with in-person gatherings restricted due to the pandemic. As many as 35,000 people watched this past Memorial Day ceremony virtually.
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gunpowder from a rifle salute, placing a flower on a memorial brick and hearing stirring speeches about service and sacrifice,” Campbell explained. Attendance at El Dorado County’s Memorial and Veterans Day ceremonies is much larger than what many other much larger communities attract for similar events. The EDCVA attributes El Dorado County’s success as resulting from its large
veteran community, the passion that El Dorado County residents have for veterans and a dedication by the EDCVA to conduct programs that are true to military drill and ceremonial order. Ceremonies include a parade of flags, presentation and retirement of colors, the national anthem, military order, patriotic music, speeches and proclamations, presentation of veteran of the year and other awards, ceremonial rifle
salute and taps. The El Dorado County Veterans Monument is located at 360 Fair Lane in Placerville (east of County Government Building 4). Ceremonies begin at 11 a.m. precisely and continue for approximately an hour to an hourand-a-half. More about the El Dorado County Veterans Monument is found at eldoradocountyveterans. org.
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New fire engine rolls into Pollock Pines El Dorado County Fire Protection District News release Firefighters at Station 17 in Pollock Pines are excited to deliver service in a brand-new fire engine. The El Dorado County Fire Protection District took delivery of the new Engine 17 at the end of June and it was put in service the first week of August. Plans to publicly welcome the new engine were delayed when the Caldor Fire heavily impacted Pollock Pines and surrounding communities a few weeks later. Engine 17 is a 2021 Pierce Enforcer Type 1 fire engine. This fire engine is specially designed to enhance structural firefighting capability but will also carry many tools and equipment commonly used for wildland firefighting, emergency medical services and specialty rescue calls such as automobile extrications and rope rescue calls. The new engine added several performance and safety enhancements over the vehicle it replaced. The
chassis is equipped with a 1,500 gallon-per-minute water pump that will offer increased pumping capacity. The vehicle is also equipped with HAAS Alert responder-to-vehicle collision mitigation technology. HAAS Alert provides real-time digital alerts to drivers that an emergency vehicle is approaching. Because this fire engine serves a mountainous area with challenging road conditions, the vehicle is equipped with independent front suspension. The upgraded suspension provides a higher clearance and enhanced maneuverability while driving. The fire engine also has a locking rear axle for improved traction in snowy conditions. Emergency and scene lighting are now all LED which is more energyefficient, provides better warning to motorists and enhances lighting for firefighters working around the fire engine during evening hours. The fire engine also has reflective chevrons on the rear of the vehicle to provide n
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United Way looking for tax prep volunteers News release Do you have a passion for helping our community? Each year the United Way and hundreds of volunteers help families and individuals who earn less than $66,000 annually file their taxes for free. Last tax season the Free Tax Prep program (also known as VITA) helped more than 4,000 families receive more than $7.5 million in tax refunds. The United Way is looking to grow that number with the help of new volunteers. For new volunteers tax prep training sessions are offered between November and January. Training is available and can be completed online or in person. During tax season volunteers commit approximately four hours per week to tax preparation service. Flexible schedules are available. Ability to volunteer in-person or from home is an option. With expectations that COVID19 restrictions will still be in place, volunteers will have the option to participate in various roles depending on their comfort level with in-person contact or their personal preferences. Volunteers are not limited to one role. • In-person service tax preparer — Some traditional in-person service sites will be able to reopen during tax season. These sites will have updated procedures and guidelines to enforce everyone’s health and safety, such as requirement of face masks, social distancing and availability of hand
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communities. “I have been advocating for many years that residents want new development to reflect their existing community character,” states Parlin. “Earlier this year I began the dialogue for the board to approve creating community design standards for new commercial and multi-family development in our rural centers. As a result, Georgetown will be the first rural center to engage in the process, followed by Cool, then Somerset and the remaining 26 rural centers.” Parlin also notes previous efforts
to establish design standards for community regions along the Highway 50 corridor, such as in Shingle Springs. “The bottom line is residents don’t want our county to become the next Folsom or Elk Grove and I agree with that sentiment,” continues Parlin. “Design standards send a clear message to developers that El Dorado County values its rural character.” In the November 2018 election Parlin ousted incumbent Michael Rannali with 48.2% of the vote to his 51.52%
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n 2013, then-Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote “Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government.” The book advances the idea of how government could use technology to “house the needs, concerns, information Jon COupal and collaboration of an enlightened digital citizenry.” The book was both well-written and compelling. Given the innovative ideas advanced in his book, it was disappointing to see the governor veto two bills that would have used technology to improve citizens’ accessibility to their government. First, Senate Bill 675 would have authorized a county board of supervisors, if they so choose, to allow property owners either older than 62 or those individuals on SSID regardless of age to pay their property tax in monthly installments. But the ability to bill in monthly installments, ubiquitous in the private sector and already possible in states including Idaho, Michigan, Ohio, and Texas, was apparently too much for the Golden State. Gov. Newsom vetoed the bill, stating that Californians struggling to pay their property taxes already had options and that the bill contained “significant administrative and fiscal burdens.” Despite Proposition 13, many retirees and seniors on fixed incomes still struggle to pay their property taxes in two big lump sums. SB 675 simply would have given homeowners an additional option to pay their taxes in a timely manner and, at the same time, allowed them to incorporate property taxes into their monthly budgets. But the governor’s newfound fiscal restraint when it comes to investing in things that would benefit the taxpayer and the inability for government to implement widely accessible technology apparently got in the way. Another example of a Newsom veto inconsistent with his earlier writings involved Assembly Bill 339. AB 339 would have enhanced community engagement by requiring public meetings of city councils and county boards of supervisors to include options for people to participate online or by telephone, as they were able to do during the pandemic. Opposition from local governments forced the bill to be narrowed to include what was apparently the poison pill, that it would only apply to cities and counties with more than 250,000 residents. Newsom vetoed the bill, stating it would “set a precedent of tying public access requirements to the population of jurisdictions” but also that the bill “limits flexibility and increases costs for the affected local jurisdictions trying to manage their meetings.” Government was able to master the technology during the pandemic, but to allow people who would otherwise be unable to make it down to city hall or the county office on a weekday and sit through five hours of interlocution before n
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Letters to the Editor Protection of our children EDITOR: s parents and grandparents we are responsible for caring for and protecting our children until they become adults. It’s our responsibility to teach our children well and we’re responsible for what others are teaching our children. As long as America is a nation of freedom, we have had freedom to choose what we want or don’t want our children to be taught. We are thankful for “school choice” with the options of homeschooling, Christian schools and charter schools available as alternatives to public schools, which are becoming more government controlled. It is concerning many of the subjects being taught are leaning more socialistic with political bias. School should be a safe place to ask questions and discuss your ideas freely without any fear of rejection or retaliation, whether it is popular opinion or not. Teachers in public school should remain neutral, leaving their own biases out. America has been known as the “land of the free” — that is why thousands of people are coming to America, legally and illegally, because it’s the best place in the world to live and raise your children. Years back our public schools were a safe place where the school boards and PTAs worked together for the good of teaching our children. Patriotism, morals and values were upheld in public schools. The Pledge of Allegiance was a daily routine across America in the classrooms. The words “one nation under God” were part of our daily pledge as we all stood together, with hand over heart, focusing on the American flag in the classroom. We will keep praying for America, our government, our public and private schools and, most important of all, for the protection of our precious children. CLAIRE & JEFF WINGER Somerset
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Fauci-approved research EDITOR: he gain of function research that resulted in COVID-19 is not the only research that Fauci approved. He also approved research in other countries in which dogs had their heads locked in mesh cages filled with hungry sand flies so that the insects could eat them alive. “They also locked
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beagles alone in cages in the desert overnight for nine consecutive nights to use them as bait to attract infectious sand flies.” In some cases the dogs had their vocal cords cut so the “researchers” would not be bothered by their incessant barking (thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/medicaladvances/578086-bipartisan-legislators-demandanswers-from-fauci). Now Fauci wants to experiment on your kids by forcing them to take a vaccine they don’t need in order that the companies making the vaccines can earn vast profits, some of which they will return to Democratic politicians in the form of “campaign contributions,” i.e. bribes. HERB GRANT Placerville
A response to McClintock EDITOR: recently read and enjoyed the Mountain Democrat article detailing the visit Congressman Tom McClintock and Kevin Kiley made to the Republican Women’s Federated Luncheon. I noticed a slight hypocrisy in the ideas discussed, however. During his speech, Congressman McClintock brought up some interesting issues plaguing our country — issues like “failing schools, faltering businesses, homelessness, rising crime, unaffordable housing,” etc. These are all very real and complex issues that are difficult to solve and present a challenge to anyone in office at a state or federal level. The issue lies in the next set of policy ideas discussed. Congressman McClintock showed opposition to taxation for government services, quoted as saying, “Turns out, free money is really, really expensive.” There are many truths to this statement. The federal government is often quite reckless with taxpayer dollars, but some amount of social services are required to solve many of the social problems McClintock listed just before. The solution lies within a restructuring of government spending. Thinning out bloated government agencies and reallocating this funding to programs like education, business security, and housing could improve many of the issues that McClintock is concerned about, without having an impact on taxation of individuals. The Center for International Policy’s Sustainable Defense Task
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wonder why fewer people trust the government every day. Interestingly, many other famous people have died from multiple myeloma. Major League Baseball players have been afflicted — Don Baylor, Steve Boros, Vern Ruhle and Mel Stottlemyre. The NFL Weitzman is not immune as it took the life of Stacy Robinson. It took the life of Apollo 13 Astronaut Jack Swigert, who advised, “Houston, we have a problem.” It took the life of “Everybody Loves Raymond” actor Peter Boyle and noted character actor Norman Fell. It killed the first woman candidate to run for U. S. vice-president, Geraldine Ferraro. It also took the life of one of the richest men in the world, Walmart founder Sam Walton. And perhaps it took the life of the most important man in my life, my dad, way back in 1968. It’s not a new cancer. One man who fought and beat the disease was former California state senator and assemblyman Tim Leslie, also
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When it becomes clear that Colin Powell died from cancer, more of the public will understand that the government lies, from Joe Biden on down. known as the “Dean of the California Legislature.” Now Colin Powell succumbs to this dreaded disease and every medical professional who treated Secretary Powell knows it ... yet the official line is that he died of COVID. Perhaps it is an attempt to scare people. Look who died from COVID, Colin Powell. That ought to scare a few million people into taking the jab. When it becomes clear that Colin Powell died from cancer, more of the public will understand that the government lies, from Joe Biden on down. More people will distrust the government, which is also trying to sell global warming with lies. Everything Biden has touched since becoming president has turned to garbage. The economy is in shambles with labor shortages caused by COVID mandates and lockdowns. Our supply chain is broken. In California thousands of independent truckers
ready to clear up the backlog of more than 100 container ships waiting to off load are barred by a California law that requires union membership. Inflation rockets skyward mostly from the government borrowing and paying people not to work. Our border crisis is even worse with almost two million illegals expected to be let in our country in the last nine months. At a recent “Town Hall” Biden said he doesn’t have time to visit the border yet he has spent 38 of his 40 weekends in office either at his Delaware home (19 weekends), Camp David (10 weekends) or White House (none weekends). Biden is arranging chartered flights in the middle of the night, shipping illegals to places like New York and Florida and using smaller, non-commercial airports (like Westchester County, N.Y.) so the general public doesn’t know.
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Resorts hopeful recent snow sticks as lifts start spinning Miranda Jacobson Tahoe Daily Tribune LAKE TAHOE — Lake Tahoe ski resorts rejoiced last week when early snowfall dumped 2 to 3 feet of snow on top of their mountains. Palisades Tahoe celebrated its opening day Friday and the rest of the resorts will begin opening over the next several weeks. While skiers eagerly anticipate getting out on the mountains, those preparing the resorts for opening as early as next month are hopeful the recent snow will provide a good base for the rest of the season. “It’s probably too early to tell,” said Director of Marketing for Diamond Peak Ski Resort Paul Raymore. “We’re hopeful this (snowfall) will have cold temperatures and will serve as a great base, but that’s kind of in Mother Nature’s hands at this point.” Diamond Peak received about 30 inches of snow and is preparing for its opening day Thursday, Dec. 9. “Our mountain operations teams and our snow making teams in particular are working at any opportunity to build on this base and add some man-made snow when possible with the hope to get a good foundation for the season laid down here soon,” Raymore said. Raymore said this year Diamond Peak will offer competitive wages starting at $17 an hour with the opportunity for an increase depending on experience. “Given everything people have lived through these past 18 months with the pandemic, we’re seeing a lot of people aren’t necessarily stoked to return to their same old jobs,” said Raymore. “The ski industry offers a great seasonal alternative for folks who are looking to do something fun, meet some new people, but also something financially rewarding.” To help spread the word about the benefits of working at the resort, Diamond Peak host a job fair from 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6. Raymore said he is excited to welcome new employees, as well as welcome back returning faces. As for COVID-19 restrictions, staff plans to wait for official guidance from Washoe County and
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the state of Nevada. Many resorts in California set to open this season have already released their COVID-19 guidelines, along with some exciting upgrades riders can look forward to. Ski California, a nonprofit that represents 34 ski resorts in Nevada and California, including Heavenly and Kirkwood mountain resorts and Sierra-at-Tahoe, is excited for their resorts to open up this season. “Ski California resorts safely operated all season long, giving skiers and riders a sense of normalcy while recreating outdoors in an otherwise challenging time,” said Ski California president Michael Reitzell in a statement in early October. “As the 2021-22 season approaches, resorts in California and Nevada have invested in further enhancing the guest experience and are continuing to seek out efficiencies and technologies that allow them to offer a seamless, and in many cases, contactless way to have an awesome day on the mountain.” Heavenly Mountain Resort, which got more than 2 feet of snow last week, will open Nov. 19 with business as usual at full capacity and no online reservations for skiing or riding. However, the resort will still require cashless transactions and face masks indoors with reservations still required for on-mountain, indoor restaurants, along with proof of vaccination for anyone 12-plus years of age at
any indoor dining quick-service cafeteria-style restaurant. This year, Heavenly will be working on upgrading the North Bowl lift to transition to a fourperson chair to increase capacity and reduce waiting times at lifts. Kirkwood Mountain Resort will follow many of the same guidelines as Heavenly, although their opening date will be later in the season on Dec. 3. The mountain just received about 2 feet of snow and management there is excited to promote Expedition Kirkwood. The program will offer multiple clinics and private lessons for riders, including AIARE classes. Homewood Mountain Resort, which received 36 inches of snow last week, will open Dec. 10 in celebration of their 60th anniversary season. The ski resort offer a number of deals for those learning to ride, including the Easy As 1-2-3 adult lesson packs, in which participants receive a season pass when they complete the program. One resort’s opening will look a little different this year. In the aftermath of the Caldor Fire, Sierra-at-Tahoe staff are working tirelessly to evaluate damage and determine what operations might look like this winter. What is certain is that the West Bowl is will be closed as fire damage continues to be assessed on that part of the mountain. For more information about the opening of each resort and to see their specific guidelines for the season, visit Ski California’s website at skicalifornia.org.
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being allowed to make their three-minute-or-less comment was simply asking too much. Regrettably, these two vetoes reflect only the latest examples of California’s opposition to technological innovation. Exhibit A to this inexplicable resistance is, of course, the billions of dollars that were lost to EDD fraud. Years of auditor’s reports highlighted the technological and procedural issues at the unemployment office, but the governor, his predecessor and the Legislature chose to act only after the horse was out of the barn. Nor did they act on the DMV, where Californians were made to suffer through long lines and out-of-date technology until the revelation of a
secret DMV office for VIPs near the state Capitol embarrassed the governor and Legislature into action. The argument that California doesn’t have the public resources to invest in technology that makes paying property taxes easier or increases public participation in local government simply doesn’t wash — certainly not while we’re still spending billions on a bullet train to nowhere. That project might have been a technological triumph when Leland Stanford was governor, but not Gov. Newsom, the technocrat who wasn’t. Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
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Our energy supply is in full decline because of Biden’s new restrictive regulations. Prices for energy have gone up more than 50% in less than a year, all in the name of another Biden lie, global warming. Wait until you see your energy bill for heating this winter. Hot showers, fuhgeddaboudit. We already know about the messes he has created in Afghanistan, China and elsewhere. The credibility of Biden, et al, is gone and to use the death of a great American servant to perpetuate the COVID lie and mandates is especially heinous. Larry Weitzman is a resident of Placerville.
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Force even came up with a plan that could shave off $1.2 trillion while keeping all necessary defense intact. While just an example, this is money that could be used to help homeless people get back on their feet. The voting population of California and America as a whole need to pressure politicians to restructure large budgetary spending so that we can have the social services we need, without having to pay for the ones we don’t. ROBERT MUNNERLYN Somerset
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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/ El DORADO COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Dedicated to all aspects of ham radio. Meetings held on the fourth Thursday of each month at Federated Church, 1031 Thompson Way, Placerville, 7:15 pm. Visitors and non-hams welcome. Info at www.edcarc.net The El Dorado County of Republican Women Federated meet on the 4th Thursday of every month at 5:30PM. Email to get location of meeting edcrwf1952@ gmail.com. We are looking to have other conservative women join our group. Feel free to come to a meeting and check us out. Please contact -chilcoat_edcrwf@ netzero.com CANTARE CHORALE of the Sierra Foothills performs all styles of choral music and is always looking for talented new members. For information, audition, or to schedule an event see www. cantarechorale.com, call (530) 677-8463. or (530) 676-4432. 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. Fleet Reserve Assoc, Br 275, Active Duty or Retired Veterans, USN, USMC, Coast Guard. Regular meeting on 4th Wednesday each month, social 5:30 pm, dinner 6:00 pm, and meeting 7:00 pm. Veterans Memorial Building 130 Placerville Drive, contact Larry (530) 677-3925 Save America Freedom Car Caravan. Bring your flags support Conservative Values First Saturday of every month. Hwy 50 Ray Lawyer Park and Ride, Placerville to Watt Ave and back. Meet 11:30A.M. Depart 12:00 noon 530-240-5896 GOLD RUSH CHORUS now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing four-part harmony in the barbershop style. To learn more or to book a performance, call Howard at (530) 647-6513 or Kent (530) 651-3575 Hangtown Women’s TENNIS Club. Women of every level welcome! Come play for fun & exercise! $30 annual membership includes monthly lessons. Weds 9-11 am. El Dorado High School courts, Acacia St., Placerville. Includes monthly social activities. (925) 250-4656.
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El Dorado senior Chloe Gautschi won her second Sierra Valley Conference championship with a time of 18:58 Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Folsom Lake College. El Dorado won both the boys and girls team championships while Union Mine was runner-up.
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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). You will meet the idea at the intersection of a memory and a dream. Let it board your vehicle, and take it as far as it will go with you. This is a good one and will make fine company. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Belongings will echo your emotional state. Something you’ve been wearing, toting or looking at every day needs to go. Chuck it and you’re immediately lighter. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The deliveries, the visitors, the amusements... All drop in on their own schedule — one you’ll get no forewarning about. The door opens, and in comes the future. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’ll live truthfully in a fantasy, commit to a delusion or believe what you know couldn’t possibly be. This is what it takes to make magic real, which will be your goal, your pleasure and your privilege. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You are in pursuit of something you can’t quite put your finger on. A moment of astonishment, a wondrous beat, a magical experience of the ordinary... You don’t know what form it will come in, but you’ll know it when you’re in it. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll buzz with electric insight, especially in the realm of personal relationships. This is tender territory, however, so don’t give all your knowledge and advice. Hold back, read the room and then go cautiously forward.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). First-time happenings don’t have to be amazing to be memorable because the inherent surprise of novelty is, in and of itself, impressive. This principle will work for you as you present something entirely new. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). It feels as though someone is performing for you. They play a character of what they believe the role should be instead of bringing who they are to the task. You can train your perception to see through the show. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ve seen much of the situation, but not too much. You still have enough wide-eyed optimism to look forward to what’s coming around the bend. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). One theory of selfrealization suggests that who you are is essentially how you explain yourself to yourself. Work out the verbiage. It’s a project worth spending time on. A little eloquence on the matter goes a long way. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Get the big things right, and the small matters will come together brilliantly. You can depend on your intuition to guide you through quests of all sizes, from finding love to finding your keys. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Vanity serves its purpose. Pay attention your image now so later you can relax and do your work without worrying about what you look like doing it.
El Dorado and Union Mine cross country teams stole the show at the Sierra Valley Conference finals Wednesday, Oct. 27, at Folsom Lake College. The two El Dorado County schools combined for seven of the top 10 finishers in both the girls and boys races also featuring squads from Rosemont, Liberty Ranch, Galt and Bradshaw Christian. Placing in the top 10 warrants All-League honors. Union Mine finished second as a team in both races while El Dorado won each league championship. It’s an improvement for Union Mine, which finished third as a team the last time this event was held in 2019. “I’m really proud of (my teammates),” said El Dorado senior Chloe Gautschi, who won the individual league title a second time. “We’ve had quite a few injuries this season and a little bit of doubt, but I’m really proud of them for sticking together and pushing through it.” Gautschi won with a time of 18:58 and senior teammate Hannah Crone took second place. For Gautschi and Crone, it’s the third time each have made the top 10. The only time they didn’t make the AllLeague team was in 2020 when a league final wasn’t held due to COVID-19. El Dorado junior Benjamin Sallee took the boys title with a time of 16:04. He was trailed by senior teammate Cody Foxworthy who was five seconds behind him. “Cody did well,” Sallee said. “He helped me keep that pace and he was always right behind me, keeping me going.” Sallee said it’s very helpful to have someone out in front running with you. Union Mine senior Thomas Reed, El Dorado sophomore Braidon Campora and Liberty Ranch senior Raghav Vasudevan were in a similar battle for third on the Folsom course that Union Mine head coach Kyle Fujitsubo — known as Coach Fuji — calls one of the hidden gems in Northern California. “The course is all hard-pack fire road, providing excellent
footing for fast times,” Fujistubo said. “The elevation gain is just the right amount to change up the cadence and
with a time of 17:54. Lukas Pagan, an El Dorado sophomore took seventh.
El Dorado junior Benjamin Sallee and senior Cody Foxworthy keep pace through the Folsom Lake College cross country course.
Union Mine sophomore Ramona Reed finished third at the Sierra Valley Conference championships. Her time helped the D’backs finish in second as a team.
stride but not over exert runners.” The final challenge of the course — runners must climb a hill just before the finish line, which is rare, according to Coach Fuji. The trio of Vasudevan, Reed and Campora went back and forth all race before Vasudevan crossed the line three seconds ahead of Reed and six seconds ahead of Campora, who rounded out the top five with a time of 16:53. It’s Reed’s second All-League honor and he was joined on the podium by senior ninthplace Jesse Wadelton
El Dorado freshman Luka Peeters became the fifth Cougar to be named All-League when he finished tenth with a time of 17:58. Peeters joins Sallee, who was second in 2019, as one of only three freshmen to be named All-League since 2016. The girls race didn’t see any freshmen make All-League but Ella Johnson of El Dorado and Cami Catron of Union Mine came close and took 11th and 12th. While Gautschi and Crone were first and second, they were joined n
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Tahoe sees increase in boats carrying invasive species Tahoe Daily Tribune STATELINE, Nev. — The number of boats trying to launch at Lake Tahoe while carrying aquatic invasive species rose to uncharted levels in 2021. Tahoe’s watercraft inspection program intercepted more boats than ever this season carrying aquatic invasive species while the number of watercraft being inspected also showed an uptick, but no new invasive species have been detected in the lake, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency announced Monday. Inspectors intercepted 28 boats with invasive Dreissenid mussels, marking the most ever found in a single season, more than the 20 discovered in
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by fellow Cougars sophomore Rory Miller and senior Abigail Gonsalves on the All-League team. Union Mine sophomore Ramona Reed had a masterful performance coming in third place behind Crone. “One of the things I tried to do most was stick behind the second El Dorado runner, which was what kind of kept me going,” said Reed, coming off a win at the Flat Sac Invitational Oct. 23, where fellow D’back sophomores Lylia Zmerzlikar and Delaney Palmer rounded out the top three. On Wednesday Reed was once again joined by Zmerzlikar and Palmer on the podium as they each set personal records, finishing sixth and seventh, respectively. The Union Mine program has grown and has nearly two times as many runners as it did last year —
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2020 and half that many the prior year. Traveling boats and trailers are the most common way aquatic invasive species are spread. This substantial increase in intercepted mussels stems from a large number of newly purchased boats from other states with known aquatic invasive species and a general increase in boating activity and travel. “With an uptick in the volume of boats, higher numbers of infested boats is expected,” said Thomas Boos, who directs the program for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. “The program is one of the best in the nation because we are so thorough, but it’s startling to see this shift. Boaters really need to be helping us.” If Dreissenid mussel species, including zebra and
many are freshman. In the frosh/ soph races Union Mine was well represented by Aiden Engelardt, Andrel Martinez, Tavin Dacanay and Jonathan Carrick in the top 10 of the boys race and Jenna Meyer, Isabella McRitchie and Diana Mora in the top 10 of the girls race. All are ninthgraders except Dacanay, a sophomore. The varsity teams will now race at the subsections Saturday, Nov. 6, in Angels Camp. From there it’s off to the section championships Nov. 13 at Willow Hills Reservoir in Folsom for those that qualify. Reaching the section championships isn’t the end goal however as teams eye the state championship Nov. 27 at Woodward Park in Fresno. Sallee and Foxworthy each ran in the state championship in 2019 while Gautschi and Crone ran at state in their freshman and sophomore years.
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a little later … they were a little closer to veraison,” he said. Veraison is when a grape is beginning to ripen, build up sugars and start changing colors. The metabolic shift goes from accumulating acids to accumulating sugars. “It appears that after veraison the grapes are more susceptible to smoke. There are certain points along that ripening curve that they are particularly susceptible,” Jones explained. At Madroña Vineyards, also in Camino, owner and winemaker Paul Bush kept the public updated through his newsletter as the harvest progressed, noting any effects the smoke might have caused. In one update he addresses the question on many people’s minds: “Why can’t you just make a smoky wine?” According to Bush, those smoke effects that might lead to smoky characteristics, which many wine lovers might actually enjoy, would more than likely be bound to unfermented sugars present in all wines. Those elements could “unbind” over time, making a wine radically different from what was bottled originally. This could lead to a wine with extremely varying flavor profiles from bottle to bottle. “One may taste fine, the next like a wet campfire and the third like licking an ashtray,” Bush said. Madroña did various bucket fermentations throughout the vineyard and had the resulting vino tested. The overwhelming result seems to be similar to other vineyards — red grapes were affected more than white grapes, and those were already
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fermenting. As smoke settles in a vineyard if it is less than 24 hours old, it may be more likely to be absorbed into the grape skin, according to University of California, Davis, viticulture and enology researchers. Also, one point to remember is that red wine is made with the skin intact, whereas white wines are made without the skin. Most of Madroña’s red grapes will go into making more rosé wines, including a Rucksack Cabernet Franc Rosé. “Rosé lovers should be really excited about this year,” Bush said. All in all, Paul, who runs the winery along with wife Maggie, has considered the challenges regarding their red grapes an educational experience. “The 2021 vintage with all its challenges has actually pushed us to learn more about making great wines,” said Bush. “Understanding the nuances and influences of a particular vintage makes us think outside the box even more to produce the best wine.” The overall outlook on El Dorado County’s 2021 grape harvest seems to be optimistic. “The wineries of El Dorado County are committed to producing wine of outstanding quality and this year is no different,” said Kara Sather, El Dorado Winery Association executive director. “Consumers can rest assured that local winemakers will not bottle wine that has been influenced by the presence of smoke. As in the past, any wines put forward to the consumer will continue to be of the highest quality and reflect the beautiful soils, terroir and elevation that our mountain-grown fruit is known for.”
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better visibility. When the fire engine is used in rope rescue operations, firefighters can now quickly attach rope systems to the engine using new rope rescue attachment points. The intervals at which fire engines are replaced are influenced by industry standards, vehicle reliability and safety, cost of operation and the need to carry updated equipment. Since the previous apparatus was purchased, the district has added water rescue equipment, changed from gas-powered hydraulic extrication equipment to batteryoperated equipment, added gas monitors, added rescue struts, rotary
saws and more. These improvements often require storage reconfiguration that can be further optimized when a new fire engine is custom designed and built. Since Engine 17 was able to increase to a safer staffing level of three personnel earlier this year, the roomier cab of the new fire engine now offers better accommodation for the additional personnel and more room for essential equipment. This allows for better organization and ultimately more efficient operation on emergencies. Engine 17 will directly serve the Pollock Pines, Sierra Springs, Strawberry and Kyburz communities.
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El Dorado freshman Luka Peeters became just one of three freshman since 2016 to finish in the top 10 of the Sierra Valley Conference championship.
Another with your year has uniform on! John “Craig” gone by I used to Escobar without February 1, 1960 – sit on your November 1, 2000 you and with bed at night & every passing day listen to all your I’m closer to being in stories & there wasn’t Heaven with Jesus, You, anything you didn’t Dad, and my sister Joy share, and to this day who we lost this year ... I I still treasure those Can Only Imagine memories. I still live on the After you were grown property where Dad & and had a family of your I raised you & Lori and own, my house was still where you raised your the gathering spot for boys and Lori & Doug family meals and “big raised their family. As time wrestling” after our legacy continues, every meal grandkids & great I couldn’t be more grandkids continue to proud of my family and work and play on the would do it all over land again in a heartbeat I am thrilled to see Time slips by and life the sport you loved so goes on, but from our much continue in our hearts you’re never gone family. Many years ago I watched your Dad We think about you play baseball for the always, we talk about Placerville Bartlett’s and you too then you at El Dorado We have so many High School, now memories, but we wish named John Escobar we still had you Field. Word has it Until we meet again that all the girls would my darling, swoon when you walked through the halls at Love, Mom school on game day
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The hands of time turned back to the 1980s for a little Halloween fun at the El Dorado County Recorder’s Office Friday, left photo. Kneeling are Kimberly Preston, Catarina Christensen and Tanya Cain, from left. Standing are Samantha Kicks, Michelle Whitford, Becky Bridgeman, Lorna Rogers, Laurie McMcormick and Recorder Clerk Janelle Horne, from left. Witches, devils and an Oregon Trail unfortunate haunt the Government Center, right photo. The team from the Auditor-Controller’s Office from left, Dena Young, Heidi Middleman, Joy Shaw, Constance Tover, Alison Winter and Sonja Cook.
Staff at the Tax Collector’s Office rocked country and rock-and-roll outfits, left photo. Top row from left are, Cami Roberts, Janet Graham, Lexi Hall and Veronica Grimshaw. Bottom row from left, Julia Tate, Willie Quillen, Ruth Thompson, Jessica Book, Karen McHatton, Cali Piker and Jennifer Stebbins. At the Surveyor’s Office, right photo, staff also got into the Halloween spirit. Jesus Melchor came to work dressed as Boo the Bounty Hunter, Jennifer Carlton as a cat, Adam Bishop as Night King, Jane McCluskey as a Vampire and County Surveyor Brian Frazier as the game boss from “Squid Games.”
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KNOW Now Now is the time for adventurous American high school students to apply for the prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange scholarship to Germany. The CBYX scholarship is for motivated high school students who want to experience a culture and learn a language through a full immersion experience. Learn about German culture first-hand by living with a host family and attending a German high school. To learn more or to start an application go to USAGermanyScholarship. org. The deadline to begin an application is Dec. 1 for the 2022-23 program year. The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program is looking for dedicated, caring volunteers for the home delivered meal program. A volunteer generally works one day each week on an assigned route, delivering meals 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed for all locations: Pollock Pines, Cameron Park, Garden Valley and Georgetown, Placerville, Diamond Springs, Shingle Springs and El Dorado Hills. To learn more about volunteering for the Senior Nutrition Program call (530) 6216160 or visit edcgov. us/humanservices. The Senior Nutrition Program is a service of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency.
Nov. 2 The Widowed Persons Club, created to give support and friendship to help through the grieving processing, meets for breakfast at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Waffle Shop Café in Placerville; 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Beef & Brew in Diamond Springs and 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s in Cameron Park. For more information contact Don at (530) 3637476 or Nancy at (530) 622-8276.
Nov. 3 The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors will hold a special redistricting meeting at 9 a.m. in the board’s meeting chambers, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville. Members of the public may address the board in-person or via Zoom to make a public comment. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. The public should call into (530) 621-7603 or (530) 621-7610. The meeting ID is 898 1472 0584. To observe the live stream of the Board of Supervisors meeting go to https://us06web.zoom. us/j/89814720584.
Nov. 6 The Placerville Shakespeare Club invites the community to its Bluegrass & Brews concert featuring the Quartz Mountain Ramblers. Join in on the fun for an afternoon of great music, brew tasting, wine and beverages. Concert tickets ($20) include beer tasting and popcorn. No host wine, beer and beverages will also be available. The concert will be held at the Clubhouse, 2940 Bedford Ave. in Placerville, 4-6 p.m. Doors open at 3 p.m. Call Cherie at (916) 337-5045 for advance reservations. Tickets may be purchased at the door, but seating is limited. n
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Old-fashioned fun awaits guests at California Pioneer History Day, coming to Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park Saturday, Nov. 6.
California Pioneer History Day to celebrate diversity of pioneers
Gary Zavoral & Sherri Bergmann Special to the Mountain Democrat
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California Pioneer History Day highlighting the contributions of groups traditionally underrepresented in California’s history will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma. This is the fourth California Pioneer History Day event, which occurs every other year. The third biennial event in 2019 attracted about 5,000 people in one day, thrilling history buffs of all ages. The family friendly event, which features many hands-on activities for both children and adults on pioneer life, will include historical exhibits and demonstrations from the Chinese Friends of the Railroad; Gold Rush Jewish Community; the Black peacetime military unit, the Buffalo Soldiers; the Mewuk Nisenan Native American tribes; the Japanese Wakamatsu Farm; and the Mormon Battalion, six of whose members were with James Marshall in Coloma when he discovered gold. “There are many groups and individuals who were instrumental in the settling and building up of California, but their stories are rarely told,” said Dennis Holland, president of the California Pioneer Heritage Foundation, which co-sponsors the event. “Telling this history at the site of the gold discovery is appropriate, as that ignited the greatest rush for riches in the world and created this wonderful melting pot of people representing nearly every race and religion settling in California. That made it the most diverse state in the nation and it still is today.” During this year’s California Pioneer History Day, more than two-dozen interactive exhibits and activities organized into two “tent towns” will straddle Highway 49, the main thoroughfare into Coloma. The free event features historic reenactments and displays, a parade with descendants of early California pioneers, musical
Learn about the Buffalo Soldiers, above, and other fascinating groups at the historical celebration. Two camps will be set up in Coloma, giving visitors a glimpse of what life was like for everyone, including the youngest pioneers, below. entertainment and various activities for families and children, including a cannon that shoots candy, free wagon rides, pioneer games and children’s crafts. Historical displays will demonstrate how the pioneers met their needs and how they traveled, cooked and laundered their clothes. Visitors can try their skills making bricks, candles, toys, dolls and other crafts, quilting and even cooking a biscuit on a stick over a campfire. Old-time photos with pioneer garb will also be available. Naomi Harper, representing a pioneer woman demonstrating cooking biscuits on a stick, elaborated on how simple meals were the staple for the hard life of the Mormon Battalion and early pioneers. “Life on the trail with the Mormon Battalion was not easy,” she said. “The battalion marched from Council Bluff, Iowa, to San Diego — a distance of over 2,000 miles. Many of the meals were very simple. The idea of biscuits on a stick came from journal entries and sometimes this was all the soldiers had to eat.” Harper explained, “Dough was mixed by opening up a bag of flour. When the water and flour were mixed, each man got a branch like a walking stick,
went to the sack and took a lump of dough. He pulled the dough out into a long string and wrapped it around and around the stick. Then it was held close to the fire until it was considered baked. Today, we use refrigerated biscuits and cook them over coals. Families coming to the event can expect to cook their own biscuit on a stick and afterwards sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar.” There will also be several historical reenactments
featuring mountain men, frontier justice, an authentic medicine man mixing formularies of the day and others portraying famous historical figures. Bob Shoff has been portraying Monterey Jack, a figure for a mountain man and fur trapper, for 48 years at different historical events. With a camp set up duplicating what a mountain man or fur trapper n
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he invitation to the Hope for the Future event reads, “Eat, Drink and Be Giving.” The Saturday, Nov. 6, afternoon at Silverthorne Meadows will raise funds to help Caldor Fire victims and to rebuild Hope Day Center in Galati, Romania, which was devastated by a flash flood this summer. “Hope is a place where kids are allowed to stay,” event organizer Rodica Lack said. Starting at 2 p.m. guests will enjoy delicious Romanian cuisine, listen to the bluesy and reggae sounds of local musician Ken Masuda (aka L-daWg) and check out fabulous items up for auction. The wonderful afternoon at Silverthorne Meadows, an enchanting wedding venue at 3099 North Canyon Road in Camino, will generate money to help rebuild the community devastated by fire in El Dorado County and to rebuild hope abroad. The event is staffed and funded by generous donors and volunteers so that 100% of the funds
raised will be donated. Hope for the Future is a nonprofit organization. Lack, a Re/Max agent in Placerville, is the founder and president of Hope for the Future. It has been helping orphan and needy children since 1996. The nonprofit’s vision and mission statement is to break the circle of poverty by providing a safe environment and an education to needy and abandoned children in Romania. “As needs arise here in our community, Hope for the Future always gives a helping hand,” Lack said. “Even though our mission for the last 25 years has been to help orphan and needy children in Romania, we can not turn a blind eye to the devastation that happened in our town to our neighbors, coworkers and friends,” she explained. “The devastating Caldor Fire has affected El Dorado County in many ways. Hope for the Future will share the money from the Apple Hill event, between the rebuilding of the Day Center in Galati Romania and the rebuilding of hope here at home in El n
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The El Dorado Chapter – National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, under the direction of Regent Ann Chambers and Historic Preservation Chapter Chairman Ellen Osborn, proudly facilitated the placement of an historical plaque commemorating the development of the Placerville Union Cemetery over the past 150 years through the support of the local community as well as a number of fraternal organizations. An honored guest at the event was California’s State Society District II NSDAR representative Ruth EdmondsonJohnson. The idea for the historical plaque began five years ago, after the El Dorado Chapter had placed a plaque on the Fausel House and was envisioning a new way to honor the heritage of the community. A marker listing the story behind the development of the Union Cemetery seemed to be a perfect project. What started out as a simple concept, turned out to be much more complex as records from deeds, tax records, ledgers, organizational minutes, cemetery records and even a will were uncovered, examined and aligned. Through the examination of meeting minutes, it was
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This new plaque was recently dedicated at the Placerville Union Cemetery thanks to the efforts of the El Dorado Chapter – National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, many of whom attended the dedication event, below.
found that the Palmyra Masonic Lodge had extended invitations to other fraternal societies to join them in the creation of the cemetery. As a result, nine fraternal organizations
were involved over time with contributions and purchases of land upon which they could bury their members, spouses and relocate graves that had been created elsewhere.
Although the current headstones reflect a range of burial dates, it was determined that the original interment took place on May 10, n
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Pioneer Union School District school counselor Carlyn Spencer is the lucky recipient of a Teacher Grant from the California Retired Teachers Association; 40 teachers were chosen at random from submitted applications throughout the state. Carlyn will put the $100 grant to good use in the creation of a wellness center at the school. The center will be a place where children under stress can find a peace with bean bag chairs, books, puzzles and quiet activities that allow them time to self-regulate. Some students Spencer sees are students who have lost their homes in the Caldor Fire. There is a need for services to meet the emotional needs of those students as well as the many students who are attempting to readjust after the unsettling and abnormal experiences of COVID19. Members of CalRTA also donated more than $750,000 in grants, scholarships and donations to schools and current and future teachers last year. Each year CalRTA highlights retired teachers’ contributions by celebrating Retired Teachers Week. This year’s event Nov. 7-13 marks the 23rd year the celebration has been held during the organization’s 92-year history. In 1929, as the
On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Freedom Church in Cameron Park held its third annual First Responders Lunch. Starting in 2019 with an open invitation to local sheriff, California Highway Patrol and fire agencies to come by for a free lunch to say “thank you” for all they do in the community and let them know Courtesy photo they are supported and Sheriff’s officials dine on the Freedom Church patio during prayed for every day, the church’s recent First Responders Lunch. the event has grown significantly over the This special lunch sandwich lunches were past three years. In has fast become a put together fresh by 2020 church volunteers a staff of volunteers. favorite fall event and converted the event Guests either ate on volunteers said they into a drive-thru the church patio or look forward to serving and delivery dining picked up orders to those who put their experience. go. Volunteers also lives on the line for TheThis Newyear Yorktri-tip Timessteak Syndication Salesmeals. Corporation delivered their community. 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Monday, November 1, 2021
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1871, more than 150 years ago. As a preservation of the history, Osborn presented Julianne Melchor, administrative analyst with El Dorado County’s Cemetery Division, with a copy of the research. In the process of the review of the unfolding story, it became apparent that the significance of the Union Cemetery was such that it might be approved by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, resulting in the NSDAR seal being affixed, indicating the location’s historical significance. NSDAR sets a high standard for approving such markers, requiring clear evidence of the site’s history and importance to the community, adding to the already meticulous attention to the details behind the development of the plaque. Coordinating approvals with both the NSDAR and the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors was ultimately achieved in spite of delays created by the COVID-19 pandemic, just in time for the dedication of the marker to take place as a special program, immediately preceding El Dorado County Buried History Organization’s recent Save the Graves living history and cemetery tour event, continuing to build upon the long story of a community coming together to celebrate its unique place in history. The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 with a mission to promote historical preservation, education and patriotism. Membership is open to any woman older than 18 who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution. It is a nonprofit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization. To learn more visit DAR.org and for more information about the El Dorado Chapter or if you wish to learn about your Revolutionary War ancestors contact Chapter Regent Ann Chambers at chambers.ann@gmail. com.
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had, he said he likes to show people what it was like to live the rough life in the mountain wilderness and how they survived. Other demonstrations to take visitors back in time will be a unit in period uniforms to reenact the safety precautions taken as they fire a replica of the cannon purchased from Capt. John Sutter in 1848. The Pony Express will also recreate a mail hand-off and free wagon rides will be available. The parade featuring descendants of early pioneers and other historical groups will start at 10 a.m., followed by an opening ceremony with guest speaker Rep. Tom McClintock, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives whose 4th district includes Coloma and what is referred to as the Gold Country. California Pioneer History Day is sponsored by the California Pioneer Heritage Foundation and organized by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints throughout Northern California. Besides the Mormon Battalion, which came to California as a U.S. military unit to fight in the Mexican-American War, other members of the Church of Jesus Christ who were in California before the Gold Rush included those from the ship Brooklyn, who fled religious persecution in the east by ship and landed in presentday San Francisco in 1846. The Latter-day Saints helped found
Pioneer History Day’s events 9 a.m. Interactive booths open (main information area) 9:30 a.m. Parade line-up — anyone can join, but it’s especially open to families who are descendants of early settlers of California, and march behind a banner called California Pioneer Descendent. Families can print their family name on a hand sign (provided at booth) and march in memory of their ancestors who came to California. Meet at the information booth next to the museum. Early pioneer time period attire is optional. 10 a.m. Parade begins (main information area) 10:20 a.m. Opening ceremony/flag posting/muskets salute/ cannon firing (main stage). VIP introduction and recognitions (main stage) 11 a.m., 12:30 & 2 p.m. Candy cannon firing (west of main museum — Upper Tent Town) 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entertainment (main stage) 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free wagon rides (Lower Tent Town, east of Highway 49) 11:30 a.m., 1:30 & 2:30 p.m. Cannon and musket firing and Pony Express hand-off (Lower Tent Town) 3 p.m. Event and interactive booths close cities, build schools, start farms, print newspapers and spark the Gold Rush. Some of their history will be told during California Pioneer History Day. “There are many who have sacrificed greatly to build this state into a place of beauty and security for those who live here,” said Carl B. Cook, a general authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints whose greatgrandfather was in the Mormon Battalion. “It’s my great desire to honor those who went before our generation for their sacrifices, dedication and foresight. They saw opportunity where others saw hardship, and I think they set a pattern for us today to do hard things and to do things that would bless our posterity.” While the event is free, the state parking
fee is $10. Food concessions will be available or attendees can bring their own lunch. Water and popcorn will be sold in Upper Tent Town with other food items sold in Lower Tent Town. Maps will be available to show activity and food locations. Visitors can dress in period clothing, which adds to the fun, but is optional. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma features a museum and visitors center, a replica of John Sutter’s sawmill where gold was discovered in 1848 and many other buildings that recreate the town of Coloma during the Gold Rush. The museum will be open with free admission during Pioneer History Day. For more information call the park’s museum at (530) 622-3470.
Pioneer History Day’s activities Upper Tent Town (west of Highway 49)
U.S.-China Railroad Friendship Assoc.
Bear Flag Revolt
Valley of the Great Salt Lake
Brick making
Youth Enlistment March
California/Oregon Trails
Lower Tent Town (east of Highway 49)
Candle making
Biscuit making
Family history
Buffalo Soldiers
Gold Rush Jewish contributions
Dutch oven cooking
Information booth
Frontier justice and frontier medicine
Main stage entertainment
Frontier music & square dancing
Medical services
Gold discovery
Native Daughters of Golden West
Gold Rush trains
Olde Tyme photos
Horse & wagon rides
Pioneer doll making/laundress
Information booth
Pioneer toys
Mormon Battalion
Rope making
Mountain Men
Sacred Indian Grinding Rock
Pioneer discovery at Gridley
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The Fair Play Harvest Festival is Nov. 6 & 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The wineries of Fair Play will be pairing delicious fall fare with their favorite fall wine offerings. The ticket includes access to each of the 19 participating wineries, a commemorative Fair Play Harvest Festival wine glass, small bites at each winery and wine tasting. There is no need to make reservations at the wineries. Just choose a starting winery to pick up your glass, wristband and program and then head out for a fun time. Go to eventbrite.com/e/fair-playharvest-festival-tickets-175835989177. Girls Night Out 2021 on Main Street in historical downtown Placerville will be a night full of fun, music, activities in participating shops, shopping, a fashion show and more, 4-9 p.m. Don’t forget to buy Bling Bags at Ambiance or Robinson’s Pharmacy. The Georgetown Divide Rotary Club hosts its annual auction and steak dinner to be held at 5 p.m. at the Georgetown IOOF Hall. Proceeds benefit the Golden Sierra Scholarship Fund. Tickets are available from a Rotarian or at Patti Smith’s office in Georgetown. The CASA virtual gala, Strong Voices, takes place online 6-7 p.m. with the auction now open. For more information visit casaeldorado.org.
encouraged. Checks must be mailed by Nov. 4 to CEDAPP, PO Box 424, Pollock Pines 95726. For more information call (530) 613-1332.
at donors.vitalant.org and enter blood drive code SMFR645 or call Vitalant at 877-258-4825 and mention blood drive code SMFR645. Walk-ins will be welcome if space allows.
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Shop and taste all in one place at the annual Christmas Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 13 & 14 at Hart 2 Hart Vineyards and Everhart Cellars in Pilot Hill. The event will host more than 30 vendors, family fun, food trucks and live music. Admission is free.
Suicide Prevention Education and Resources helped save lives in El Dorado County. A final reunion for those involved in and those who benefited from SPEAR is set at Sienna Restaurant in El Dorado Hills. At least one person who thrived thanks to help from SPEAR will speak at the luncheon. To RSVP call Vivian at (209) 834-5110. Vitalant will host a blood drive at Placerville Seventh Day Adventist Church, 6831 Mother Lode Drive in Placerville, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment
Toogood Winery, 7280 Fair Play Road in Fair Play, is having Private Port Tastings on Sundays, Nov. 7, 14, 21 & 28 with seatings at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. To make a reservation call (530) 620-1910. Taste 12 ports in one visit. Ports will be paired with an assortment of cheeses and sweet bites. Music in the Mountains presents the fall choral concert featuring “Requiem for the Living” composed by Dan Forrest, 3 p.m. at The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley. For tickets and more information visit app.arts-people.com/index. php?show=130613.
Nov. 8 Vitalant will host an El Dorado Hills community blood drive, 12:30-4:30 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be located in the parking lot near the baseball fields at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District, 1021 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment at donors.vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM019 or call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 and mention blood drive code SMFM019. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.
Nov. 9 Vitalant will host a Georgetown community blood drive, 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the Oddfellows Hall, 6240 Main St. in GeorgetownDonors are encouraged to make an appointment at donors.vitalant.org and enter blood drive code SMFM028 or call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 and mention blood drive code SMDM028. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows. Gold Country Woodcrafters open meeting is held at 7 p.m. at Park Community Church. Face mask requested if guests do not have shots. Visitors welcome. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month and is open to all levels and disciplines of woodworking. For more information visit goldcountrywoodcrafters.com.
Nov. 10 The Pollock Pines-Camino Fire Safe Council hosts a Caldor Fire recovery meeting, 6-8 p.m. at the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center. Join by Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8531523 5986?pwd=QytkcE9za2FUanpCU2I1dzFIZEk2dz09. Meeting ID: 853 1523 5986. Passcode: 676572.
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Charles B. Mitchell Vineyards, 8221 Stoney Creek Road in Fair Play, is having a Bottle Your Own Wine event Nov. 11-14. This will be the last BYO of the year. Come and be a winemaker and bottle, cork, seal and label your own wine. There will be three wines to choose from: barbera, zinfandel and merlot. If you can’t make it, just give us a call at (530) 620-3467 and we will bottle it for you.
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A Cool Crafters’ Faire will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cool Feed & Ranch Supply in downtown Cool where Highway 49 meets Highway 193. This event benefits HartSong Ranch Animal Sanctuary in Greenwood.
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lü Egyptian will be in Placerville at Outbreak Brewing, 5-8 p.m. Nov. 5 and PJ’s Roadhouse, 9 p.m. to midnight Nov. 6. Blü Egyptian is a young jamband from Chico. The musicians met in the recording arts program at high school. Half the band was from Paradise and had to relocate to Chico after the Camp Fire in 2018. They all met at the Inspire School of the Arts and Science, a charter school next to the high school. Two of
the members were in a metal band prior to the shutdown. When school shut down due to the pandemic, the group of friends started to jam and write music. They were performing live on Twitch from their rehearsal space, inspired by their favorite bands like the Grateful Dead, Phish and Santana but with new influences from the festival scene. The band recorded a four-song EP in 2020 with original songs and then recorded a debut album with local legend Dale Price, which was
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1096 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: UPPER SIERRA MAGNIFICA CHRISTMAS TREE FARM, located at 2500 B Hassler Road, Camino, Cali 95709/Mailing Address: PO Box 2253, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Casa Camino Enterprises LLC, PO Box 2253, Placerville, CA 95667 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Roxane Arnett ROXANE ARNETT 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 10/06/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9572 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1 SUMMONS CASE NO. PC 20210067 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: TANJA SARGENT, AN INDIVIDUAL, AND DOES 1 TO 25 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PlANTIFF: SANG HENRY STEPHEN, AN INDIVIDUAL, AND MARY LEE, AN INDIVIDUAL NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may
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Audiences are encouraged to see The Falcon’s Eye production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” both in the theater and at home for different experiences. place on stage. At the same time, audiences at home will view a live cinema production. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-7, Nov. 12-14 and Nov. 18-21 at the Harris Center
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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) 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8 9590 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1072 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FORTITUDE FIDUCIARY SERVICES, located at 5360 Sharon Lane, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 722, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owners: Amber Peters, 5360 Sharon Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Amber Peters AMBER PETERS 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 10/01/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/18, 10/25,11/1, 11/8 9591
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GREGORY SCOTT HOGUE CASE NO. PP20210209 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GREGORY SCOTT HOGUE A PETITION for Probate has been filed by MARGARET MCFADDENHOGUE in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that MARGARET MCFADDENHOGUE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: January 12, 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: TYSON E. HUBBARD DOWNEY BRAND LLP 621 Capitol Mall, Floor 18 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 444-1000 10/18, 10/25, 11/1 9592
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210544 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Trenton Maurice Freitas filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TRENTON MAURICE FREITAS Proposed name: ELISEO MAURICIO MONTALVO 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: NOVEMBER 19, 2021, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on OCTOBER 7, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8 9594 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20210542 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Gabriel Kenneth Freitas filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: GABRIEL KENNETH FREITAS Proposed name: GABRIEL JOSE KENNETH MONTALVO 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: NOVEMBER 19, 2021, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in
the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on OCTOBER 7, 2021. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 9595 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1114 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. EPIC CAR WASH SOlUTIONS, 2. EPIC CAR WASH BUIlDERS, located at 11311 Trade Center Drive Suite 110, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742/Mailing Address: 3052 Boeing Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): ESELLERSPRO INC, 3052 Boeing Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682 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: 01/01/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ricardo Fratarcangeli RICARDO FRATARCANGELI, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/12/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9596 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1116 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: lOVE AND BUTTERCREAM CAKERY, located at 3103 Aberdeen Ln., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Jennifer Kim, 3103 Aberdeen Ln., El legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jennifer Kim JENNIFER KIM 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 10/13/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9597 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1117 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STRETCH FAB WORKS, located at 585 Lockie Rd, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: PO Box 1381, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Jason C Warden, 585 Lockie Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jason C Warden JASON C WARDEN, 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 10/13/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9599 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8 SUMMONS CASE NO. PCl 20191007 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: JOSEPH F. CUNNINGHAM AKA JOSEPH F. CUNNINGHAM JR., DOES ONE THROUGH TEN YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PlANTIFF: N O RT H E R N CALIFORNIA COLLECTION SERVICE, INC. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: EL DORADO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 3321 Cameron Park Drive Cameron Park, CA 95682 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: STEVEN D. CRIBB - SB#206232 ATTORNEY AT LAW 700 Leisure Lane
Sacramento, CA 95815 (916) 929-0130 DATE: DEC 24, 2019 Clerk, by /s/ Sonal Dillon, Deputy 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8 9601 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE TS NO. CA-20-884162-JB ORDER NO.: 200196724 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/9/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the 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. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): HANNS BERGQUIST AND AMY MAXAM, HUSBAND AND WIFE, AS COMMUNITY, PROPERTY, WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP Recorded: 5/10/2017 as Instrument No. 2017-0018867-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California; Date of Sale: 11/9/2021 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $416,050.72 The purported property address is: 2850 HILLTOP DRIVE, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 050-150-016-000 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 1-866-5394173 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-20-884162-JB. 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 website. 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 1-866-539-4173, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-20-884162-JB to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you
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have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 1-866-539-4173 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-20-884162-JB IDSPub #0175204 10/18/2021 10/25/2021 11/1/2021 10/18, 10/25, 11/1 9602 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1136 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NAIlS BY SHEllY, located at 6151 Pony Express Tr. Suite #2, Pollock Pines, CA 95726/ Mailing Address: PO Box 242, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Shelly Morrow-Madison, 6151 Pony Express Trail, Suite 2, 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: 01/01/1991 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Shelly Morrow-Madison SHELLY MORROW-MADISON 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 10/20/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15 9620 PUBlIC NOTICE NOTICE OF GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER VACANCY SIlVER FORK ElEMENTARY SCHOOl DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a governing board member vacancy occurred on September 29, 2021, and now exists on the Silver Fork Elementary School District Board due to the resignation of a member of the governing board filed with the County Superintendent of Schools on September 29, 2021. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, in accordance with Education Code Section 5091, the remaining members of the Silver Fork Elementary District Governing Board provisionally appointed Brett Schlueter on October 27,2021, to fill the vacancy. Unless a petition calling for a special election to fill the vacancy, containing a sufficient number of signatures, if filed in the office of the County Superintendent of Schools, 6767 Green Valley Road, Placerville, CA 95667, the provisional appointment of Brett Schlueter, shall become an effective appointment, and he shall serve until the next regularly scheduled election for governing board members. The deadline for filing the petition calling for a special election is no later than 4:00 p.m., on November 10, 2021 Dated: October 27, 2021 /s/ Pat Atkins Clerk/Secretary of said Governing Board 10/29, 11/1, 11/3, 11/5, 11/8, 11/10 9646 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1153 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. THE TIMESAVING TC, 2. CK REAl ESTATE SERVICES, located at 4905 Golden Foothill Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 3941 Park Dr, 20645, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): CK Real Estate Brokerage, 4905 Golden Foothill Pkwy, 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: 12/24/2007 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cheri Kilby CHERI KILBY, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/27/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT
DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22 9648 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1152 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOUNDS lIKE A DREAM, located at 5024 Klondike Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Alpha Theta Gamma LLC, 5024 Klondike Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Christina Cervetti CHRISTINA CERVETTI, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/27/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22 9649 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1154 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: El DORADO BREAD CO, located at 4881 North St, Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: PO Box 1123, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Deanne M Newman, 4881 North St, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/27/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Deanne Newman DEANNE NEWMAN, 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 10/27/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22 9650 FC# 8294.00134 APN: 077-011-069-000 NOTICE OF DEFAUlT AND FOREClOSURE SAlE WHEREAS, on June 25, 2009, a certain Mortgage Deed of Trust in the amount of $938,250.00 was executed by CECIL VIRGIL MARTIN, TRUSTEE OF THE MARTIN FAMILY REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST OF 2009 as trustor(s) in favor of GENWORTH FINANCIAL HOME EQUITY ACCESS, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS LIBERTY REVERSE MORTAGE INC. Formerly known as liberty Reverse Mortgage, Inc. as beneficiary, and was recorded on June 30, 2009, as Instrument No. 2009-0032047, in the Office of the Recorder of EL Dorado County, California; and WHEREAS the beneficial interest in the Mortgage Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (“Secretary” or “HUD”), pursuant to the following assignments: Corporate Assignment of Deed of Trust from LIBERTY HOME EQUITY SOLUTIONS, INC. FORMERLY KNOWN AS GENWORTH FINANCIAL HOME EQUITY ACCESS, INC. FORMERLY KNOWN AS LIBERTY REVERSE MORTGAGE INC. BY ITS ATTORNEY IN FACT REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. dated January 28, 2016, in favor of SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, recorded on March 24, 2016, as Instrument No. 2016-0011810-00, in the Office of the Recorder of EL Dorado County, California; and WHEREAS the entire amount delinquent as of October 30, 2021, is $844,952.15; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire
amount of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable. NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single-Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B (the “Act”), and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, which is recorded herewith, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 23, 2021, at 10:00 AM local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder: LEGAL DESCRIPTION: A PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST ONEQUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 10 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST, M.D.B.& M., MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 18; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER NORTH 89° 44’ 45” EAST 2469.07 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 09° 44’ 40” WEST 1899.07 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF AN EXISTING CREEK COMMONLY KNOWN AS WEBER CREEK THE FOLLOWING EIGHT COURSES AND DISTANCES: 1) NORTH 82° 51’ 00” WEST 307.45 FEET; 2) NORTH 74° 18’ 00” WEST 228.94 FEET; 3) NORTH 73° 51 ‘00” WEST 262.85 FEET; 4) NORTH 65° 40’ 00” WEST 302.05 FEET; 5) NORTH 78° 21’ 00” WEST 400.41 FEET; 6) SOUTH 86° 28’ 00” WEST 143.06 FEET; 7) SOUTH 54° 00’ 00”WEST 396.00 FEET; AND 8) SOUTH 87° 33’ 00” WEST 238.80 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THE AFORESAID SOUTHWEST ONE -QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 18, NORTH 00° 01’ 08” WEST 1733.86 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Purportedly known as: 3303 Weber Road, Placerville, California, 95667 The sale will be held at: THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE 495 MAIN STREET, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 Per the Secretary, the estimated opening bid will be $847,457.15. There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his pro rata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders, except the Secretary, must submit a deposit totaling ten percent (10%) of the Secretary’s estimated bid amount in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Ten percent of the estimated bid amount for this sale is $84,745.72. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $84,745.72 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to Nemovi Law Group, APC. We will accept certified, or cashier’s checks made payable to the bidder and endorsed to Nemovi Law Group, APC if accompanied by a notarized power of attorney or other notarized authorization authorizing Nemovi Law Group, APC to deposit the check into the firm’s trust account on behalf of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of: $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due. If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the Foreclosure Commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder. There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others after a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant. The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this Notice of Default and Foreclosure Sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Secretary, before public auction of the property is completed. The amount that must be paid if the Mortgage Deed of Trust is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is based on the nature of the breach, this loan is not subject to reinstatement. A total payoff is required to cancel the foreclosure sale, or the breach must otherwise be cured, if applicable. A description of the default is as follows: FAILURE TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL BALANCE WHICH BECAME ALL DUE AND PAYABLE BASED UPON THE DEATH OF ALL MORTGAGORS AND THE PROPERTY IS NOT THE PRINCIPAL
RESIDENCE OF AT LEAST ONE SURVIVING BORROWER. Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. The sale date shown on this Notice of Default and Foreclosure Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Secretary, the Foreclosure Commissioner or a court. For Sales Information please call (855) 986-9342 or visit the website www.superiordefault.com using the file number assigned to this case FC# 8294.00134 . Your ability to obtain sales information by Internet Website or phone is provided as a courtesy to those not present at the sale and neither Nemovi Law Group, APC nor the website host makes any representations or warranties as to the accuracy or correctness of the information provided thereby. Nemovi Law Group, APC and its agents do not assume any responsibility for reliance on any information received by telephone or website. THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. It will be necessary for you to attend all sales in order to obtain the most current information. Neither Nemovi Law Group, APC nor its agents will be liable for any loss you may sustain in using or receiving any information obtained online or by phone. Date: October 22, 2021 By Genail M. Nemovi, Attorney Nemovi Law Group, APC Foreclosure Commissioner 2173 Salk Ave., Suite 250 Carlsbad, CA 92008 Phone: 760-585-7077 sales info (855) 9869342 (FC# 8294.00134 SDI-22225) 11/1, 11/8, 11/15 9651 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF TODD BRIAN JACOBSEN CASE NO. SP20210045 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of TODD BRIAN JACOBSEN, TODD BRYAN JACOBSEN A PETITION for Probate has been filed by CAROL JACOBSEN in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that CAROL JACOBSEN 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: November 17, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 4 at 1354 Johnson Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: CAROL JACOBSEN 3421 Lake Lesina Drive San Jose, CA 95135 (408) 828-8817 11/1, 11/8, 11/15 9652 PUBlIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ElECTION ADMINISTRATION PlAN TWO-YEAR REVIEW AND NOTICE OF PUBlIC MEETING CONSIDER COMMENTS ON ElECTION ADMINISTRATION PlAN FOR El DORADO COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by Bill O’Neill, the El Dorado County Registrar of Voters, that a public meeting will be held for the purpose of receiving comments on the Election Administration Plan as approved on November 15, 2019. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Election Administration Plan (Plan) and subsequent amendments are posted on the Registrar’s website at www.edcgov.us/elections. The Plan is available in English, Spanish and Chinese in accordance with federal and state law. Comments on the Plan may be submitted using the on-line comment form on the Registrar’s website (www.edcgov.us/elections), by email at elections@edcgov.us, in writing (address above), or in person at the public meeting. Meeting Date: November 15, 2021 Meeting Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Meeting Location: El Dorado County Planning Hearing Room 2850 Fairlane Ct Placerville, CA 95667 For more information regarding this meeting, please call (530) 621-7480 or email elections@edcgov.us. This is an accessible facility. Requests for documents in accessible formats, interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or other accommodations should be made by calling the County Elections Department at (530) 621-7480 or by emailing your request to elections@ edcgov.us, no later than five working days prior to the meeting. 11/1, 11/3, 11/5, 11/8, 11/10, 11/12 9653
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