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“No mask allowed” reads a sign placed in the window of Danette’s Brick Oven Pub in Placerville.

County files suit against 2 restaurants Eric Jaramishian Staff writer El Dorado County filed a complaint Nov. 8 against two Placerville restaurants — Apple Bistro and Danette’s Brick Oven Pub — for continual operation without health permits required by the state and county. The lawsuit seeks an order from the court to require the closure of the restaurants until both establishments obtain the required permits, according to a news release sent by the county’s Chief Administrative Office. Plaintiffs in the complaint include Jennette Waldow and Farmers Kitchen LLC for Apple Bistro and Thomas and Danette Inman for Danette’s. Due to violations of state and county health codes, the county Environmental Management Department suspended both health permits in the summer of 2020 for violating COVID-19 restrictions. Fines of $500 a day followed as the restaurants continued to operate without health permits. El Dorado County’s Communications Director Carla Hass told the Mountain Democrat that Apple Bistro’s fines now total around $203,200

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Community Economic Development Association of Pollock Pines Executive Director Jeanne Harper presents the family of fallen Galt police officer Harminder Grewal a memorial lantern at the Stars In Action celebration Nov. 11 at Apple Mountain Golf Resort in Camino. Grewal died in a car crash in Elk Grove in August on his way up to assist during the Caldor Fire.

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ommunity leaders, businesses and residents alike participated in a tribute to first responders who bravely fought the Caldor Fire that burned in El Dorado County August to October. Stars In Action was held at Apple Mountain Golf Resort in Camino Nov. 11 as a special thank you to those who fought the blaze and those who kept communities and residents safe, including staff from the U.S. Forest Service, Cal Fire, El Dorado County Fire Protection District, El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office, California Highway Patrol and the National Guard. Dinner, prize drawings, awards and a slideshow depicting the fire and first responders in action were all main attractions at the soldout celebration. Community Economic Development Association of Pollock Pines Executive Director Jeanne Harper said the event was wonderful and came off the way she wanted it to. PLACE ADDRESS LABEL HERE

Cal Fire firefighters Austin Adrian, Geoffrey Augustin and Josh Vickers, top row, from left, and Brandon Rylee and Diana Swart, bottom row, from left, pose for pictures at the event. “The whole goal of this was for those first responders to feel the love and I am as happy as I can possibly be,” Harper said. “Everything was upbeat — the camaraderie in the room, the laughter in the room and (it was) so filled with love going back and forth.” The family of fallen Galt police officer Harminder Grewal, who died in a car crash in Elk Grove responding the the Caldor Fire, were in attendance as part of a memorial. Harminder’s sister Navdeep Sidhu spoke to the audience, recounting that Grewal wanted to become a police officer since he was 9 years old. The family was presented a lantern etched with Grewal’s image as a gift in his memory. “I don’t know why god decided to take him so early,” Navdeep said. “He is brave and he will live in our hearts forever.”

Pullen gets 364 days in jail Thomas Frey Staff writer Ryan Pullen was sentenced Monday afternoon in El Dorado County Superior Court to 364 days in county jail with two years probation for felony possession of child pornography and misdemeanor child abuse. Pullen, a former Union Mine High School drama teacher, was found to have a video appearing to have been filmed with a discrete, strategically placed camera and edited into a seven-minute segment of students undressing. It included bare breasts, up-skirt shots and thong underwear, according to court documents. In total there were 15 different clips put together and edited with “slow motion, pauses and cutaways.” He was originally arrested Jan. 14 and when El Dorado County sheriff ’s detectives obtained a warrant to search Pullen’s home, they found several more videos containing child pornography and secret recordings of female students. Drugs were also located, including illegal mushrooms, a mushroom grow kit, marijuana, LSD, DMT and erectile dysfunction pills. At Monday’s sentencing hearing in front of

Navdeep Sidhu, sister of fallen Galt officer Harminder Grewal, speaks about her brother at Stars In Action, a tribute event for Caldor Fire first responders. Navdeep and her family attended the evening event, which included a memorial for Grewal. First responder agencies were not the only ones honored at the event. Pollock Pines businesses — Burger Barn, Crystal Valley Station/Shell and

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Norman L. Jones

Oct. 3, 1930 – Nov. 11, 2021

Norman Jones died at age 91. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years Merle Jones and his two children Andy (Norman) Jones and Kathleen Rougeux. He also is survived by his five grandchildren Shaun (Katie) Clay, Colleen (Elliott) Oberg, Heather Clay, Steven Jones, Janelle (Matt) Jones and seven great-grandchildren Jaylin, Gavin, Joshua, Hadessah, Penelope, Winifred and Madison. Norman was born and raised in Upper Lake, Calif. He graduated from Upper Lake High School and went to Santa Rosa Junior College. He then went into the Navy and served on aircraft and sea tender from 1950-54 in the Korean War. On returning home he attended college at California State University, Chico and California State University, Fresno obtaining his bachelor’s degree in agricultural. He then graduated with his teaching credential from University of California, Davis. He accepted his first teaching job at El Dorado High School in 1958 and became a log time resident of Placerville. Norman lived there with his family for 63 years. He started his career as an agricultural science teacher as it was a big part of the high school curriculum during that time. Alongside teaching, he coached the junior varsity and varsity wrestling team for many years. He taught in the science department until retiring in in 1990. Summers were spent camping with his family or working for the forest service as a high altitude water biologist. Developing conservation plans and water testing for Mammoth Lakes area, June Lakes Loop and Lake Tahoe in addition to water sources of the remote Eastern Sierra. Norman and Merle enjoyed many great years traveling with grandkids, reconnecting with old friends and being part of the Friendly Roamers in their motorhome. Norman and Merle have been active members of Gideons since 1962 and their church. They would appreciate donations to Gideons International in lieu of flowers. Services will be held Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. at Gold Country Baptist Church.

Frank Walter Van Dusen

Jan. 14, 1931 – Oct. 15, 2021

Frank Walter “VAN” Van Dusen, 90, of Carmichael, Calif., the past two years, died Oct. 15 in his home after a struggle with dementia. He was born Jan. 14, 1931 in Montebello, Calif., the son of Frank Walter and Savannah (Elam) Van Deusen. After graduating from Montebello High School, he worked as a plumber for 20 years, moving to Phoenix in the late 1950s, starting his own business, Arizona Plumbing. He married in 1966. In 1970 they moved to Sacramento, where Van worked selling health insurance until he bought some land in 1980 in Somerset. He spent the next 40 years developing the land and helping to build a home. Van was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Orvin (Gertrude) Ball, Bill Van Dusen, and sister Glenys Moore all of California. He leaves behind his wife of 55 years, Mary “Peg” Creel, three sons, George Vincent (Debbie) of Orangevale, Calif., Frank Doral of Coatsville, Pa., and Timothy Walter (Sandy) of West Chester, Pa., and sister-in-law Norma Van Dusen of Anaheim Hills, Calif.; five grandsons, five great-grandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild and a host friends. Van will best be remembered for “Doing it His Way.” Memorial service will be Friday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. at the Church of God of Carmichael, 5334 Whitney Ave., Carmichael, Calif., with Pastor David Goble officiating. Expressions of sympathy may be made online at greenvalleymortuary.com.

Christopher Gay

Christopher (Chris) Harry Gay passed away peacefully Monday evening, Nov. 8. He was 44 years old. He was born in Montpelier, Idaho to Terry and Gayle Gay. He is survived by his parents; his wife Renee Gay; his daughter Ashley Gay and his siblings Amy (Damon) Chamberlain, Abbie Palmer (Tim De Cair) and Jared (Pamela Jane) Gay. He was preceeded in death by his sister Kathleen Gay. Chris was a computer specialist for many years. He also worked for Sweet Septic and Sierra Ready Mix. He will be remembered for being such a loving, kind, tender hearted, fun filled, strong and steady man. A celebration of life was held Nov. 13. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of the Pines in Placerville. Chris will be buried at Green Valley Cemetery in Rescue, Calif.

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With the Our Children Our Choice movement calling for an end to state-ordered COVID-19 mandates in schools at a rally at the Capitol building in Sacramento Monday morning, protesters also demonstrated in Placerville that afternoon on the sidewalks in front of and across from the Main Street courthouse.

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Union Mine falls an inch short in playoff masterpiece Thomas Frey Staff writer The nose of the football rested just 1 inch from the end zone as Union Mine players watched in disbelief. In the waning moments of the Division IV Sac-Joaquin Section second round playoff game against Casa Roble Friday the Diamondbacks needed to score but came up just short to end their playoff run with a 35-33 loss. “It hurts really bad,” said senior tight end Nick Conant. “It’s tough knowing that we are done.” Many players have been competing and training together since they were kids in the Jr. Rattlers program. That chemistry showed all season, especially in the playoff game. “This is the tightest group I’ve ever been a part of,” said senior left tackle Jaxon King, who has been on varsity since he was a freshman. It was a back and forth affair all night and it took five rushing touchdowns from

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probably the best catch I’ve seen in person,” Owens said. “It was really, really special.” After Conant caught the football, he was off to the races to complete a 59-yard touchdown, his sixth of the season. Casa Roble scored two minutes later to regain the lead. Conant and Owens weren’t done. Conant opened the drive with a 4-yard catch before making another incredible 44-yard touchdown reception. “Nick Conant had the best game in his career by far,” said head coach Matt Ray. The Diamondbacks had a 27-21 lead that lasted until the beginning of the fourth quarter when Lindahl scored his fourth rushing touchdown of the night to give the Rams a 28-27 lead. With 3:16 to play Lindahl gave the Rams a 35-27 lead on his fifth touchdown of the night. Without an ounce of worry the Diamondbacks trotted out on the field ready to score. Owens started the drive by throwing a

47-yard dart to senior wide receiver Mason Matlack. A few plays later, senior Scott Smith scored his 12th rushing touchdown of the season to put the Diamondbacks within 2 points. Union Mine’s only option was a 2-point conversion to force overtime. Smith took a handoff and as he began to plunge toward the end zone, a defender got him from behind. Smith crashed to the ground, an inch away from keeping the season alive. “I wish there was something we could do,” Owens said. “I wish it wasn’t our last game.” The team won the Sierra Valley Conference title and Owens, Smith, King, Conant, Parker Mallot, Joe Repass, Alijah Smith and See UMFB, page A7

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Dept. 1 Judge Vicki Ashworth, Deputy District Attorney Lisette Suder said nine former students have been identified in videos between 2016-18 and all nine were notified. “The actions of this defendant are very disturbing and they’re very disturbing for many reasons,” Suder said. “The most important reason is the violation of trust that he created for these victims. Mr. Pullen was their teacher. He was their mentor. He was their coach. They didn’t even have a chance to say stop or they didn’t have a chance to report his actions because they had no idea this was happening to them. Such conduct is reprehensible.” Suder said former students who don’t know if they were involved are also having a hard time. “This defendant’s actions are disturbing for the uncertainty, the anxiety and the frustration that he created for so many other former Union Mine students and drama club members,” Suder said. Pullen read from a prepared statement, saying he was “deeply remorseful and ashamed for having violated my student’s trust.” He also said he has joined a 12-step program. “In recovery step eight is making a list of those we’ve harmed,” Pullen said. “When I realized the length of my list and the depth of the pain I caused I wept.” Two of Pullen’s victims spoke in court just before he was sentenced. One former student, Emma Sanguinetti, said she went to Union Mine between 2014-18 and that the theater was her favorite place because she felt seen, equal and loved. She said she confided so much in him and can no longer watch any of her performances because it takes her right back to the crime scene. “I went to him anytime I struggled with any class issues or confusion over a boy,” Sanguinetti said. “It breaks

my heart that somebody like you, as a friend, could break that trust. The results of your actions have hurt me and other students who looked up to you.” Another former student, Joy Hensley, said it completely changed how she viewed her high school experience. “Now almost a year later, I still struggle with knowing what has happened,” she said. “That constant anxiety that I am being watched. Ryan Pullen broke hundreds of students trust, his actions are just vile and disgusting.” Pullen, 38, will have to register as a sex offender for life. Pullen taught at Union Mine from 2014 until the beginning of 2021 when he was arrested. In January he was asked by Assistant Principal Lindsey Kovach to share videos of school events to a Google Drive folder to create a recruitment video for incoming eighth-graders. According to filings from the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, Pullen shared a “homemade edited video of multiple female students undressing and changing into costumes” instead. When Pullen realized his error he “made up a story about accidentally sending pictures of his recently deceased mother and got permission from Kovach to go onto her computer and delete them,” state DA documents. Kovach was suspicious of his actions and demeanor and notified the school’s IT department staff, which went in and recovered the video before turning it over to the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office. “The true heroes in this case are the vice principal and the other school administrators at Union Mine,” Suder said. “The vice principal followed her gut when something didn’t seem correct and other school officials followed proper procedures and immediately notified the Sheriff ’s Office.”

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Richard B. Esposito Publisher

Noel Stack Managing Editor

Krysten Kellum Editor

California Matters

California needs details on its hydrocarbonfree future

ell, that was awkward. Gov. Gavin Newsom stalled for weeks on attending the recent global conference on climate change in Glasgow, then announced at the last moment that he would, only to just as suddenly Dan Walters announce that he wouldn’t “due to family circumstances” which were never explained. Instead, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis led a couple of dozen administration officials and legislators to the conference and they were largely confined to the sidelines. Newsom’s last-minute decisions stymied California reporters who had planned to cover his performance on the international stage, because they came too late to apply for press credentials. Journalists could only monitor from afar, which rendered California’s tertiary participation to almost a non-event, from a news standpoint. Kounalakis told CalMatters reporter Emily Hoeven, who had planned to accompany Newsom to Glasgow: “The overall message is the strength of If, as Gov. Gavin California’s subnational Newsom proclaims, leadership and the power of our California will innovation economy to be hydrocarbon help the world scale up on climate solutions.” free, he needs to Kounalakis took that explain how it will message to one of the happen and what panel discussions in which she participated, the effects on saying, “California Californians’ lives has been the tail that will be. has wagged the dog on environmental protection.” She cited Newsom’s order to ban the sale of gasolinepowered cars by 2035, contending, “We are the largest consumer market in the United States and this standard is most certainly already shaping the future.” Having the lieutenant governor travel all that way, by hydrocarbon-powered transport at no small expense, to merely echo what Newsom has been saying for the past three years was pretty lame. That said, it’s high time Newsom put some meat on the bones of his sweeping promises that California will lead humankind into a brave new hydrocarbon-free future. If California is to ban sales of gasoline-powered cars in the next 14 years, how will it be done? While California leads the nation in the sale of battery-powered vehicles, they still are only a tiny percentage of overall auto purchases.

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Letters to the Editor A disabled veterans life EDITOR:

y name is Mike Williams. I graduated El Dorado High School in 1971 and 90 days post graduation I was in the U.S. Navy boot camp. No need for me to talk about the Vietnam War. I was a Navy corpsman. It was terrible. I am 100% disabled veteran. There are only 1,150 100% disabled veterans in the USA. I’m almost 70 now and have been blessed to be able to live and house our veterans on 40 acres granted to me by a man who wants to bless us veterans. I built the first site— a home with a full kitchen, bedroom and porch looking over Folsom Lake. My bedroom is built to view the lake and stars — the perfect place to heal and plan. I have a 100-year-old tortoise who sleeps on my deck. Her name is Patience. Did I tell you I live off the grid? Visitors welcome. We have a quad taking us to the lake, 60 chickens, 11 horses, 50 goats and lots of hummingbirds. I’m a great cook. MIKE WILLIAMS Pilot Hill

Thanking Percy Maillot EDITOR: enjoy Mr. Maillot’s occasional letters and would like him to know that he changed at least one person’s mind. I have been a vegetarian and hypocritical vegan for a long time. Replacing cow’s milk with nut milk is a no-brainer, but cheese? Mr. Maillot’s last letter showed me I have to do it. SYLVIA MEDLEY El Dorado

Early treatment EDITOR: t’s clear the medical establishment’s strategy of conquering COVID-10 with vaccinations has failed. The United Kingdom Health Safety Agency released a COVID-19 safety report Oct. 7 that showed most COVID deaths were fully vaccinated individuals in September. The Swedish Public Health Agency reported that 70% of the 130

COVID deaths, Sept. 1-24, involved fully vaccinated individuals. In the U.S. we are starting to see similar numbers. In Vermont 25 of the 33 COVID deaths reported in September were people fully vaccinated. El Dorado County has not yet reached such a high percentage. Still, 10 of the 42 county COVID deaths since May 1 were fully vaccinated people. The county has not reported the breakdown for September or October. The percentage of vaccinated deaths could be higher; it appears protection from the vaccine lasts only a short time. Rochelle Walensky, director for the Centers for Disease Control, admitted Aug. 5 on CNN that fully vaccinated people who get COVID-19 can spread the virus to others, even if they are not symptomatic. The medical establishment’s COVID-19 efforts have been vaccinations and treatment given to only very ill patients. Though it’s clear vaccination isn’t going to conquer COVID-19. A person very close to me recently became ill. Her doctor referred her to a testing facility in Cameron Park before he would see her. She tested positive for COVID-19 and the doctor at the testing facility wrote a prescription. He told her to go home, but if she got a great deal sicker to go to the emergency room. When the pharmacy filled the prescription I was surprised to see it was a cough inhaler and nothing to treat COVID-19. In a few days she became sicker and went to the emergency room at Marshall. She was hospitalized for several days but fortunately recovered. I feel the medical establishments refusal to treat COVID-19 until it is far advanced and life threatening has resulted in tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths. It’s not murder, but it’s certainly not good medicine either. It was recently contended by some people in Nebraska that it was illegal for doctors to give early treatment (using two drugs —ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine) to COVID-19 patients. The Nebraska attorney general was asked to write an opinion. Instead of limiting the opinion to Nebraska laws, the AG’s Office did major research into the studies dealing with the safety and effectiveness of the drugs and put that information n

See Letters, page A5

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The United States needs to sort out its military spending

e’re out of Institute’s John Glaser, Afghan“that virtually no istan. region of the world (is) Good. We considered non-vital.” should have gotten out This grandiosity before. started after WWII. Our involvement “No longer would there was America’s we canonize George longest war, longer Washington’s warning than the Civil War, against entangling World War I and World alliances,” writes Glaser. War II combined. We “Or extol the counsel John Stossel accomplished little good of John Quincy Adams and plenty of bad. Tens that America ‘goes of thousands killed. A trillion dollars not abroad, in search of monsters to spent. destroy.’” Now the Taliban wear American Now we repeatedly go abroad, uniforms and fly American planes. searching for monsters. Hawks say, “If we just stayed a little Many Americans believe the military and our use of military force longer ... “ shrank after WWII and after the It’s not true. Soviet Union collapsed. But it’s not Yes, there had been a drop in true either. violence in Afghanistan. But that “The United States has engaged did not mean we were winning. The in more military interventions in Taliban were just waiting because the past 30 years than it had in the former President Donald Trump preceding 190 years altogether,” announced we were going to leave. Glaser points out. Now what? We post soldiers all over the world: Will we continue to try to police the 50,000 in Japan; 35,000 in Germany; world? 26,000 in South Korea. Why? Is it Probably. America’s job to protect South Korea Washington defines U.S. national from North Korea? Taiwan from interests so broadly, says the Cato

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China? Israel from Iran? We spend more on defense than the next 10 countries combined. We can’t afford to keep doing that. We can’t afford to keep funding defense contractors’ cost overruns. In my new video, Cato defense analyst Eric Gomez explains why Congress never does anything about that. “A lot of members of Congress don’t want it fixed,” he says. Defense contractors cleverly produce weapons in different states. Lockheed Martin boasts that F-35 parts are made in 48 states. “If you’re a member of Congress,” says Gomez, “they’re spending that money in your district ... You don’t want that taken away from you.” An earlier draft of President Dwight Eisenhower’s “militaryindustrial complex” speech called it the “military-industrial-congressional complex.” In Afghanistan, America spent $43 million to build a gas station (normal ones cost $500,000). Why? Some central planner decided this gas station should dispense natural gas, even though almost no cars can use it. At least in Afghanistan our government did try to limit American

involvement. Instead of having U.S. soldiers fight ... forever, America would train and equip Afghans so they could defend themselves. But that didn’t work either. The U.S. spent $200 million trying to teach Afghan soldiers to read. Five years later, half still couldn’t read. The problem, says Gomez, is that American officials don’t “have any clear sense of where things are going to go, what our objective is.” “We have an objective,” I push back. “Make the world safe for democracy.” “In Afghanistan, we had objectives of making it safe for democracy,” says Gomez. “We had objectives of turning Iraq from Saddam Hussein into a democratic and rich society. The record has not been very good.” No. Now the military budget exceeds $700 billion and the Defense Department says it will spend more money fighting climate change because the “climate crisis” is an “existential” threat. Give me a break. Spending patterns are driven by inertia. Year after year, they give about the same share of money to the Army,

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Will California have an adequate infrastructure of charging stations? Will it even have enough electrical power available for charging, given that it sometimes cannot meet current demand during hot summer days? Simultaneously, Newsom wants to eliminate all power generation from natural gas and other hydrocarbon sources, so what’s the plan for that conversion? Can we develop enough solar and wind power to meet all demands for juice? What will we do when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow? We would need immense banks of batteries or other storage facilities to take up the slack. Will there be enough lithium to construct those batteries without depending on other nations? Newsom also wants to stop oil and gas production in the state by 2045? Where are the details and how will the impacts on the petroleum industry’s thousands of workers — in the fields, in the

refineries and in the gas stations — be mitigated? If California is to be hydrocarbon-free in just a few decades, will that mean banning diesel-powered ships from California’s ports and jet planes from the state’s airports? Will we even have airports anymore? If we can no longer buy gasoline-powered lawnmowers and other tools, how will we do the work they now perform? Will homes, hospitals, schools and other vital buildings be left without backup power from standby generators when the grid goes down? Will firefighters no longer have chain saws and bulldozers to battle wildfires? These are serious questions and issuing sweeping decrees without telling us how hydrocarbons will be eliminated and what the effects will be on our lives is political malpractice. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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Navy and Air Force, even though today’s threats in the document. from places like China mean the Navy and Air Force I think anyone reading the document will be are much more important. convinced that it’s a very good idea that these drugs Politicians and the Pentagon need to make some be used early to save lives. The 48-page document choices. What exactly is the military’s mission? contains internet addresses where all these studies If America hopes to be both safe and prosperous, and articles can be found — everything in one the military should focus on defending America place. Go to the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office itself. website, click on the “Opinions” tab and select John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How Opinion No. 21-107. I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and PHIL BERRY The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation Became the Scourge of the Liberal620 Media.” Placerville Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Wednesday, November 17, 2021

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A TRIBUTE TO OUR VETERANS, ARMED FORCES THIS

VETERAN’S DAY Marines ★ Army ★ Navy ★ Air Force ★ Coast Guard If you love this country as much as we do, on this Veteran’s Day, help us recognize a few of the more than 18,000 unsung heroes, Veterans, and current servicemen and women who live here in El Dorado County. Help us recognize the fine people in this community that protect us each and every day, as well as all who have served before them. It is because of their service we have enjoyed our freedoms and way of life here in El Dorado County. A simple hug and thank you to any Veteran or current Armed Forces member is a small token to the tremendous sacrifices they commit.

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The Ponderosa boys water polo team defeated Lodi 16-13 Saturday at the Roseville Aquatic Center to become Sac-Joaquin Section champions. Junior Anthony Benedetti led the way with eight goals. The girls took second place in the section, falling in the championship to Lodi 5-3. It’s the first time in school history the boy’s and girl’s teams both made it to the section finals. The teams were to play again Tuesday as they moved on to the CIF NorCal Water Polo Championships.

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Andrew Duran were named to the conference’s All-League team. Owens was named Sierra Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 1,488 yards and 15 touchdowns and rushing for 444 yards and nine touchdowns. It was a team that looked forward to

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and Danette’s total around $185,100. The owners of each establishment requested a hearing to give reasons why their permits should not be suspended but failed to appear, prompting Environmental Management to revoke both licenses in September 2020, according to cease and desist letters sent to each eatery this Oct. 22. Both restaurants continued to operate for more than a year until getting the cease and desist letters, requesting a response within seven days. The letters were ignored, according to the press release. “The county has provided ample opportunity for the owners of these establishments to appeal the suspension of health permits prior to

their revocation, to correct course or cease operations for the health and safety of their patrons. They have defied state law, county ordinances and administrative orders to close,” states County Counsel David Livingston in a news release. “They have left the county no other course of action than to involve the Superior Court.” Waldow declined to comment to the Mountain Democrat and the Inmans could not be reached for comment as of press time. In January Apple Bistro management told the Mountain Democrat the fines were illegal and unconstitutional. “We’re not closed and we’re not going to close,” they said, arguing that the COVID-19 shutdown was not law but a recommendation.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Since you won’t pay lip service to any result you can’t actually deliver, you’ll find yourself experimenting, stretching to see what is reasonable, possible and comfortable. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You are compassionate, warm and empathetic yet still within your preferred boundaries. It’s not so comfortable enforcing them, but it gets easier the more you do. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Hesitation shows weakness. But contemplation isn’t hesitation. While thinking and experimenting, you’re uncommitted. You won’t make a move until you’re sure, then you will move with confidence. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re compelled to clean up your environment and you consider it your responsibility even though you technically had nothing to do with the mess. This may be true on an emotional or physical level today. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re approachable, interested in others and quick to lift the conversation. Your playfulness walks a line, and you’re better off sticking to the safe side of that line; you’ll make friends. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your generosity shows in the way you compliment, encourage and attend to others. The spirit in which you interact with others makes a positive difference in the world that money alone just can’t make.

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Ceremony honors young Tahoe organ donor Miranda Jacobson Tahoe Daily Tribune SOTUH LAKE TAHOE — A gathering of family, friends and first responders Saturday at Genoa Town Hall honored South Lake Tahoe teenager Kimber Palma who, along with her grandmother, was killed in a car crash four years ago. “I’m reminded every day [of her daughter] but I was just reminded again what a positive impact Kimber has on people’s lives,” said Kimber’s mother Morgan Palma. “It’s been four years since the accident and she is still having an impact on people.” The 13-year-old Palma and her grandmother died in 2017 in a car accident. Since then, Morgan and her family have lived with Kimber in their memories every

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Kimber Palma’s family, above, was joiend by friends, community members and first responders recently gathered to celebrate the memory of Kimber Palma through a floragraph donated by Nevada Donor Network. day. Earlier this month a floragraph, which is a picture of Kimber created from natural materials, was available to decorate for those

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he Olmstead Loop Trail in the Cool area of the Auburn State Recreation Area is an 8.6-mile stroll through wide-open spaces. Though 8.6 miles may seem like a lot, have no fear. It seems like every time I venture out this way, a new trail cutoff has been worn into the fields — some more pronounced than others. If you get lost, which is easy enough to do, ask an equestrian, cyclist or fellow hiker the way. I usually keep the radio towers to my south and Highway 49 to the east when hiking in this area. I love this hike in late fall. It can be muddy but it’s not hot. You need to pick your battles. Off Highway 49 park in the car lot not the trailer lot. Head out on the trail at the south end of the horse staging area. The Olmstead Loop Trail meanders parallel to Highway 49 south behind a few horse ranches before it cuts west and into the oak woodland that makes up much of the area. Ponds dot the area, some more seasonal than others. In winter it’s best to hike here after things have dried out for a week or two. If you go after a rain, you will find puddles, some quite large, to get around. Follow the trail markers to Knickerbocker Creek. Cross the road and continue on Olmstead or follow the road or the trail that runs parallel to the road back to the horse staging area and parking lot near the Cool Fire Station. Extend the hike by crossing the road and you will find yourself crossing the Auburn to Cool Trail or Coffer Dam Trail and off to Salt Creek to Pointed Rocks Trail past the signs for the Wendell T Robie Trail (twice). These are cutoffs to the Western States Trail. You get to the headwaters of Salt Creek before returning to the Cool Fire Station and the parking lot. Some elevation change down and up from Knickerbocker

Mary West Outdoor columnist Creek leads to more steep hill climbs and down slopes. The hill tops out with some nice views. Much shorter loops are in the area and provide meadows, ponds and wildflowers in spring. It is worth checking out any time of year. I am always reluctant to send people on the Olmstead Loop. The directions have never been very clear. Maps don’t seem to answer all the questions, especially if a mud puddle has given you cause to go off trail. To get there from Auburn take Interstate 80 to Highway 49 south toward Placerville.

Drive into the canyon and cross the Highway 49 bridge from Placer to El Dorado County. Follow Highway 49 to enter the town of Cool. Just before the stop sign look for the Cool Fire Station on your right. This is also the entrance into the Auburn State Recreation area parking area. There is a $10 day-use fee. Mary West is author of the book series “Day Hiker – Gold Country Trail Guide I, II and III” (available on Amazon), a collection of the Day Hiker columns where West shares her longtime love of the outdoors, favorite hikes in Northern California’s Gold Country and beyond. West is the recipient of the 2017 and 2019 CRAFT Award for Best Outdoor Column and the 2020 Craft Award for her second book “Day Hiker – Gold Country Trail Guide” series by the Outdoor Writers of California. Follow West on Facebook and Instagram.

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The Divide Women’s Club has resumed its monthly meetings at 10 a.m. at the Georgetown Community Center, 6329 Lower Main St. All women of the Divide are welcome to attend and membership is open to all. For further information contact Ali Wenger at (510) 579-7960 or Carol Davis at (530) 320-0822. For those who are not vaccinated, masks are encouraged. The Placerville Women’s Club, a nonprofit social club for women new to the area and longtime residents, will host its next luncheon at 11 a.m. at the Cold Springs Country Club in Placerville. Entertainment this month is speaker Jerrie Beard, volunteer coordinator at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park in Coloma. If interested in attending and for more information call (530) 622-8563 or (530) 391-3410. A Holiday Craft Faire will be held at the Rancho Cordova City Hall, 5-7:30 p.m. Find unique gifts for everyone on your list. Arts and Culture El Dorado hosts Poet Laureate Lara Gularte for The Firehouse Sessions: a series of workshops and poetry readings centered on ekphrasis, the practice of describing visual art in a literary mode. The artwork displayed in Confidence Firehouse Gallery will serve both as inspiration and as backdrop for these intimate, illuminating dialogues between disparate mediums, 6 p.m. at the gallery, 487 Main St. in Placerville. Toogood Cellars, 304 Main St. in Placerville, is having a Wine Bottle Candle Glass workshop hosted by Gather Studio at 6 p.m. Participants will create natural soy candles. Learn the candle making process and pour a scented candle utilizing a Toogood wine bottle as the vessel of the candle. The workshop Includes a free glass of Toogood wine; additional wine by the bottle or glass will be available for purchase. Call the studio at (916) 872-1316 to book a spot.

Nov. 19 The Sierra Renaissance Society will resume its presentation schedule, 1-3 p.m. at the Diamond Springs Lions Hall, 4701 Missouri Flat Road. The annual business meeting will be followed by a presentation: “Water, What We Have, Need and Worry About.” All members are encouraged to attend and the public is welcome as space permits. Rainbow Orchards will provide treats. Masks are required. For more information visit srsedc.org. Holiday Craft Faire in the Pines will feature 25 vendors selling locally crafted, one-of-a-kind, affordable gifts, Nov. 19 & 20. Shoppers will also enjoy soups, sandwiches, warm drinks, entertainment and raffle prizes. The fair runs 5-9 p.m. Friday 5-9 pm and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center, 2675 Sanders Drive in Pollock Pines. This is a fundraising event benefiting the PPCCC and other local organizations.

Nov. 20 UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County hosts a Growing Citrus class with Master Gardener Phyllis Lee, 9-10:30 a.m. Sign up for this free virtual class to see how you can grow citrus successfully in the community. Registration is required for this virtual class, at any time before or during the session. Register at surveys.ucanr.edu/survey. cfm?surveynumber=35609. The Cameron Park Community Services District hosts the Old Fashioned Christmas Craft Faire, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the community center, 2502 Country Club Drive. With more than 50 local handmade craft vendors signed up, this is sure to be a hot spot for the most unique holiday gifts this season.

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Construction & Maintenance Worker I – Drinking Water Salary: I: $24.90-$30.26 Date Opened: October 29, 2021 Filing Deadline: Open until filled. First review of applications on November 19, 2021 The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Construction & Maintenance Worker I to fill multiple positions in the Drinking Water Division of Operations. Under supervision performs a variety of maintenance and construction tasks associated with the installation, repair and maintenance of the water distribution system, and operates light and moderately heavy power-driven equipment. For a complete job description and the REQUIRED application, please visit our website at www.eid.org or call 530-642-4074.

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Enjoy Third Saturday Art Walk in downtown Placerville, 4-8 p.m. Join in for the $5 drink specials at Public House, Powell’s and Green Room if you mention Third Saturday Art Walk. Dance to live music at the Belltower and hear open-mic poetry at TooGood Winery, 6-7:30 p.m., with the theme of “Season of Small Kindnesses” hosted by El Dorado County Poet Laureate Lara Gularte. Gnome artist and author Caitlin Thomas will be at Mattywag’s, artist Joyce Auteri presents an oil painting demonstration (“realism with a loose brush”) at Art Studio 360 and meet woodcuts artist Oran Miller. The band Flannel will slow-core indy rock, 6-8 p.m., at Winesmith. The featured new gallery will be Native American Center for Arts and Culture on Center Street, which hosts an opening reception for the After the Burn art show, 4-8 p.m. Foothill Wine Fest featuring tastes from award-winning wineries takes place 4-7 p.m. at Palladio Folsom’s Lifestyle Center. Ticket includes a complimentary wine glass and unlimited tastings along with live music and food vendors. Purchase tickets at foothillwinefest.com. The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera returns to the renovated SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center, beginning fittingly with Beethoven’s “The Consecration of the House” overture. Then, Jeffrey Kahane plays Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 17” while conducting from the keyboard and, to conclude, Sibelius’ sweeping “Symphony No. 2.” For tickets and more information visit sacphilopera.org.

Nov. 21 Toogood Winery, 7280 Fair Play Road in Fair Play, is having Private Port Tastings on Sundays, Nov. 21 & 28 with seatings at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. To make a reservation call (530) 6201910. Taste 12 ports in one visit. Ports will be paired with an assortment of cheeses and sweet bites. Mastroserio Winery, 7351 FairPlay Road in Fair Play, presents Sunday Afternoon Jazz, 1-4 p.m. featuring Ruggero’s Quintet — Ruggero Mastroserio (tenor sax), Martin Dean (keyboard), Chaz Mullinaux (guitar-vocals), Michael Burk (up-right bass) and George Moore (drums). Enjoy pairing Italian style wines with Italian authentic pizza. To make a reservation call or text (530) 417-4321.

Nov. 23 Vitalant will hold an El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX Theater blood drive, noon to 4:30 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be parked near the movie theater on the north side, 2101 Vine St. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment at donors.vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM486 or call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 and mention blood drive code SMFM486. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.

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trees bear fruit on new growth. How much water a citrus requires depends on soil type, the time of the year and the age of the tree. Planting the tree’s root ball 1 inch above the soil line for good drainage and on a mound or in a pot helps protect the tree from phytophthora root rot or fungal disease. Water to a depth of 2 feet and never allow the root system to dry out. Even watering assists in blossom set and will prevent the skin from splitting in navel oranges. A 10-foot diameter, mature orange tree requires from 2 gallons in January to 15 gallons of water twice to three times weekly in July. A young, non-bearing citrus tree requires one-quarter to onehalf pound of actual nitrogen per year. A mature tree requires 1 pound of actual nitrogen per year. The application should be made in late summer; follow all fertilizer label directions carefully. Fertilizing earlier in the year is now discouraged as the flush of new growth brings in unwanted pests. Signs of iron deficiency include

yellow leaves with green veins. Lastly, citrus grown in pots may need additional micronutrients in small quantities bimonthly June through September due to nutrients being leached. Currently, our county has a few pests like citrus red spider mites, scale or leaf miners that do minimal damage. We are watching for the Asian citrus psyllid, which can carry a disease called Huanglongbing (HLB). It has been found in Southern California. The disease kills the tree within five years and there is no cure. To avoid bringing this devastating disease to our area, buy your trees from a reputable nursery in our county and don’t take cuttings from trees. Additional information on growing citrus trees may be found at homeorchard. ucdavis.edu/Fruits_&_Nuts/Citrus. Find the Master Gardeners’ class schedule at mgeldorado. ucanr.edu/Public_Education_ Classes/?calendar=yes&g=56698 and recorded classes on many gardening topics at mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/

Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1140 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: APPlE MIll STORAGE, located at 3095 Carson Rd, Camino, CA 95709/Mailing Address: PO Box 482, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): 1. Rick F Williams, 4065 N Canyon Rd, Camino, CA 95709, 2. Lisa M Williams, 4065 N Canyon Rd, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/22/2011 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lisa M Williams LISA M WILLIAMS, 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 10/21/2021. 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) 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17 9626 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1141 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. RElIANT, 2. RElIANT lAND MANAGEMENT, located at 2051 Moonbeam Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Reliant Construction Inc, 2051 Moonbeam Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/20/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ AaronMichael Grgich AARON-MICHAEL GRGICH, 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 10/21/2021. 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) 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17 9627 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1091 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. DIEHl INTERIORS,

2. GAIl lESlEY DIEHl INTERIORS, located at 3009 Cooley Court, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Walter & Diehl Consultants Inc., 3009 Cooley Court, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/27/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Raymond Richard Walter, President, Walter & Diehl Consultants, Inc. RAYMOND RICHARD WALTER, 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 10/05/2021. 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) 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 9659 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1166 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: A WOODY TREE COMPANY, located at 5518 Daisy Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726/ Mailing Address: PO Box 2022, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Curtis D Herren, 5518 Daisy Drive, Pollock Pines, CALI 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/28/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Curtis Herren CURTIS HERREN 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 10/29/2021. 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) 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 9660 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1160 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE lOCAl TAKE AND BAKE PIZZERIA 2, located at 5020 Ellinghouse Dr, Suite F, Cool, CA 95614/Mailing Address: 5170 Marshall Rd, Suite 1, Garden Valley, CA 95633

Public_Education/Classes. The Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open 9 a.m. to noon Fridays and Saturdays through November. Check the website for more details at ucanr.edu/sites/EDC_ Master_Gardeners/Demonstration_ Garden. Do you want to become a Master Gardener community volunteer? Master Gardeners of El Dorado County will offer a training class starting in January 2022. Recruitment has begun. Find out more about the program and sign

up for an informational meeting at ucanr.edu/sites/MG_of_CS/About_ Us/Becoming_a_UCCE_Master_ Gardener. Have a gardening question? Master Gardeners are working hard to answer your questions. Leave a message on the office telephone at (530) 621-5512 or use the “Ask a Master Gardener” option on the website, mgeldorado.ucanr.edu. To sign up for notices and newsletters visit ucanr.edu/master_gardener_enews. Master Gardeners are also on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

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Registered owner(s): 1. Dean D Cook, Jr, 5170 Marshall Rd, Garden Valley, CA 95633, 2. Theresa M Cook, 5170 Marshall Rd, Garden Valley, CA 95633 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Theresa M Cook THERESA M COOK, 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 10/28/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 9662 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1142 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: lISA’S FARMHOUSE CREATIONS, located at 1270 Lower Lake Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Lisa K Smith, 1270 Lower Lake Ct, 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: 10/11/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lisa K Smith LISA K SMITH, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/21/2021. 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) 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 9663 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1191 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CROWN MIDWIFERY, located at 4359 Town Center Drive, Suite 217, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/ Mailing Address: 2201 Francisco Dr #140-134, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Rebekah Torres, Licensed Midwife Inc., 2201 Francisco Dr #140-134, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a

Corporation, State of Incorporation: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/04/21 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Rebekah Torres REBEKAH TORRES, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 11/04/2021. 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) 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1 9679 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1193 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HIGHROAD MOTORS, located at 1864 Broadway, Suite E, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Highroad Motors LLC, 2350 Larsen Dr, Camino, CA 95709 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: 11/01/2013 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Morgan Burgess MORGAN BURGESS, MANAGING MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 11/04/2021. 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) 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1 9680 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ERIC AlAN NIElSEN, DECEASED CASE NO. 21-PR0023 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ERIC ALAN NIELSEN, deceased A PETITION for Probate has been filed by GINA R. KLUMP in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that GINA R. KLUMP 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: January 19, 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: GINA R. KLUMP 30 5th Street, Suite 200 Petaluma, CA 94952 (707) 778-0111 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 9681 NOTICE OF lIEN SAlE Notice is hereby given that a public lien sale of the following describes personal property will be held online at: www.storageauctions.com Auction Date: November 23, 2021 Placerville Self Storage, 1066 Locust Avenue, Placerville CA 95667 The contents of the rental storage units belonging to the following persons will be sold: Dana K. Williams, Household Goods Ruben I. Marantes, Household Goods This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of Section 21700 et seq of the Business & Professions Code of the State of California Published: November 10th and 17th, 2021 The Mountain Democrat 11/10, 11/17 9682 NOTICE OF PUBlIC lIEN SAlE STORAGEVIllE USA In accordance with the provisions of the California Self-Storage Facility Act Section 21700 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California the undersigned will be sold at public auction on November 17, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. miscellaneous items stored at 3675 Chuck wagon Way Placerville Ca. 95667 County of El Dorado for DEBRA POWEll. Property is sold on an “AS IS BASIS”. There is a minimum $100 cleaning deposit on all units. Sale is subject to cancellation. (530)-622-9999 11/17 9704 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2021-1223 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 8K WINES, located at 120 Jacquier Ct, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Fenton Herriott Vineyards LLC, 120 Jacquier Ct, 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/ Nathan Pereau NATHAN PEREAU, MANAGING MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the

Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 11/10/2021. 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) 9705 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CORNElIA JANE BREDEHOFT DUNNAGAN CASE NO. 21PR0012 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CORNELIA JANE BRENEHOFT DUNNAGAN A PETITION for Probate has been filed by ROBERT W. HERBERT, SR. in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that ROBERT W. HERBERT, SR. 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: December 8, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: THOMAS R. VAN NOORD 3350 Country Club Drive, Suite 202 Cameron Park, CA 95682 (530) 677-1025 11/17, 11/22, 11/29 9706

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Sac Harvest Festival supports small biz n Fall shopping

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News release For many independent artists and makers, 2020 was a devastating blow because of the COVID-19 event closures. Now there’s a feeling of hope amongst many small businesses because they are able to once again participate in events like the Sacramento Harvest Festival, happening Nov. 19-21 at Cal Expo. “In 2020 we had a temporary rebrand to ‘Harvest Market,’ which allowed us to operate under the same regulations that farme’s markets did,” said Nancy Glenn, owner of the Harvest Festival Original Art and Craft Show. “We did unfortunately lose some exhibitors who couldn’t weather the storm, but we are starting to see that many of our exhibitors

are finally beginning to feel optimistic about the future.” The Harvest Festival is one of the largest art and craft shows on the West Coast and hundreds of artists depend on the annual show as a platform to sell their products. “Our show was built on supporting the independent artist and small businessperson, so we are extremely glad to be able to continue that mission,” said Glenn. The festival organizers said it is following all health guidelines set forth by the county and the state. The Sacramento Harvest Festival boasts thousands of American handmade crafts, including original art, jewelry, pottery, clothing, specialty foods, home décor and much more. Throughout the weekend there will also be strolling entertainment, delicious festival foods and artist demonstrations. For more information visit harvestfestival. com or call (9125) 392-7300.

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Creative crafters and artists are back for this year’s Sacramento Harvest Festival.

Valhalla Holiday Faire brings crafters together News release It’s time to deck the halls and reserve Santa’s reindeer parking spot for the 25th annual Valhalla Holiday Faire, Nov. 19-21. With more than 30 vendors showing their hand-crafted holiday and Lake Tahoe-themed goods, everyone is sure to find unique gifts for their family and friends. While the kids and grandkids will love seeing Mr. and Mrs. Claus on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Valhalla will host musicians playing holiday favorites on Friday and Saturday evenings. The Peanuts Gang Trio will be featured Friday night, 5-7 p.m. They were a hit in 2019 and they even got to meet the actor who voiced Schroder in the Peanuts cartoons. This year Valhalla has added a member’s only night with music by

Robin Orr on Saturday, 5:30-7 p.m. Members will receive a free drink ticket and a bonus raffle ticket upon entry and there will be member-only giveaways throughout the evening. Members are welcome to invite their friends to join them for this special night of shopping and fun. Valhalla Tahoe hopes to grow by showing locals the benefits of becoming a member of the community’s nonprofit performing arts center. Masks will be required inside the venue and admission will be limited to 100 people at one time. Limited parking is available in Valhalla’s parking lot. Overflow parking is available along Highway 89, in the dirt parking lot outside Valhalla’s gate and at the Tallac Historic Site parking lot on Heritage Way (one street past Valhalla). For more information visit valhallatahoe.com/special-events.

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