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HOLY BLUE BEAM BATMAN — It’s not the Bat-Signal over Gotham, it’s a laser cast high into the night sky above Pilot Hill Sunday night as part of filming a music video.

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If you were in the Pilot Hill or Coloma area Sunday at about 6 p.m. you might have noticed a blue laser beam projected high into the sky.

Witnesses took photos and put a call out over social media in hopes of finding an explanation.

Rumors went wild that it was aliens, someone targeting aircraft overhead or a film crew working on a music video. Turns out it was the making of a music video for Brazilian DJ Alok, who is the n

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Placerville’s Christmas tree, above, lights up the night Friday as the annual holiday tradition known as the Festival of Lights was adapted due to COVID-19 concerns to be a virtual celebration — the 2020 Miracle on Main Street. Dozens still turned out downtown to watch the tree lighting and take in performances by musicians who came together from several area churches to spread holiday cheer. Placerville Vice Mayor Dennis Thomas and Mayor Michael Saragosa, right photo, greet Miracle on Main Street attendees and viewers at home. A production team, below, live-streams the event with hundreds watching online. Miss the fun? You can still watch the event online at mtdemocrat. com/local-vids.

Dawn Hodson Staff writer

Oak Ridge High School has moved back to full distance learning this week after 10 positive COVID-19 cases were reported there Monday morning. “… the move More than 160 is designed to students and/or staff prevent greater of the El Dorado Hills school are currently in disruption … ” quarantine, according — Ron Carruth, to a statement from El Dorado Union El Dorado Union High School District High School District superintendent Superintendent Ron Carruth.

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Early opening, COVID can’t curb tree-cutting crowds Thomas Frey Staff writer

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Vanessa and Michael Speer of Rancho Cordova, left photo, pick out a Christmas tree for their family at Indian Rock Christmas Tree Farm in Camino Friday. People waited as long as 45 minutes to get into the parking lot and start their hunt for a tree.

Sam Crowe of Jackson, right photo, looks at his family with delight after finding the perfect tree at Abel’s Apple Acres. The Crowes are one of many families who come to pick out their tree in El Dorado County every year.

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Lines to get in were long and parking lots were jam-packed but that didn’t stop local Christmas tree farm staff from helping people socially distance while finding that perfect conifer. Several farms even opened the weekend before Thanksgiving to allow customers the chance to pick out their tree without facing the crowds that normally come on Black Friday.

The crew at Indian Rock Tree Farm carried on for the first time without their fearless leader Larry Hyder, who died in July at the age of 90. For years Hyder roamed the property each night with his dog Jack to make sure everything on the farm was running fluidly.

This year employees at Indian Rock performed their jobs with precision just like Hyder would have done — of course, with a little more distance than normal.

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Delta (Dee) Rae (Whitney, Howard) Halcos Dec. 12, 1933-Oct. 12, 2020

Dee was born on Dec. 12, 1933 to Clifton and Helen Whitney in Manhattan, Kan. She had an older brother, Delbert, sister Marianne and a younger sister Jeanette.

The Whitney’s were farmers for many years in Manhattan until the Dust Bowl in 1936. The three Whitney families made the long trip to Southern California; some by car and some by train. They all settled in Fontana, Calif. The next few years were tuff with Dad working several different jobs trying to find a place where he fit in. But when Kaiser Steel Mill opened, he found his place. Delbert went to work at a dairy farm while Marianne and Dee cleaned houses and did baby sitting to help make ends meet. Life was good for our family.

Dee’s high school years were filled with softball and volleyball games. Her greatest joy was synchronized swimming which she did until she met Ted Howard at the age of 18. They were married in 1952 and had five children; Debra, David, Darla, Deann and Donna.

The next few years filled up her time raising their five children which she greatly enjoyed. She took up Oil Painting and really enjoyed landscapes, seascapes and missions. She was an amazing artist for sure.

In 1971 Ted and Dee started their label printing business. Her many duties in the office kept her very busy for many years.

In 1979 Dee and her Son, David (and his wife) moved up to Northern California and moved the family business to Diamond Springs and kept it running until she retired in 1997. (The company has been running ever since by her children). What a great business role model she was. Dee met Ron Halcos and they were married in 1981. Their life was full of fun times with traveling, fishing, bowling and golfing until their separation in 2015.

Dee had many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren whom will miss her greatly.

As Dee aged, she had to give up all her favorite sports and spent most of her time in her yard, thrift shopping or was found helping in her parish which she really enjoyed.

She will Forever be in our Hearts.

Brant James Alexander March 25, 1989 – Nov. 8, 2020

Brant passed in a solo vehicle rollover accident in Amador County. Brant is survived by his son Cyrus, daughter Charlotte, mother Suzanne Miller, father James Patrick Alexander, stepfather Bob Kamena Jr. and five sisters, three brothers and multiple Aunts, Uncles, nieces and nephews.

He will be missed by all. We Love You. Brant’s services will be at Green Valley Church in Placerville Dec. 3 at 1 p.m.

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With great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved son J.C. He was born and raised in Placerville where he graduated from El Dorado High School in 2003. He attended college in Santa Rosa and received a degree as a state land surveyor and civil engineer. He was a surveyor for the state of California Parks Department.

He is survived by his father John C. Wunschel Jr. of Placerville and mother Jolynda Christoperson, brother Jason and grandmother Ethel.

Services will be held at Wunschel Ranch at 2775 Cold Springs Road on Dec. 4 at 11 a.m. Reception to follow.

Beverly Jean Highberger

Feb. 5, 1927 – Nov. 7, 2020

Beverly Jean Highberger (Borden), born Feb. 5, 1927, passed away Nov. 7 in Bellingham, Wash. at the age of 93.

Beverly always spoke of growing up as part of a loving family, including mother Cecil, father Bert and brother Leonard, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Cecil made most all of Beverly’s clothes and is still remembered for her oatmeal rocks cookie recipe. Her father was captain of the fire department in Beverly Hills. The family enjoyed many camping and fishing trips in the Eastern Sierra.

Beverly was an art major at Santa Monica City College. It was on the way there via the city bus that she met her future husband, Buck, who was also a student at the college after serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II. A favorite memory of their dates was dancing to swing music. They were married on April 19, 1947, built a home together and raised four children (Kathleen, Debbie, Larry and Sandra) in Granada Hills, Calif.

Beverly was an avid dog lover and with her cousin would pick up stray dogs to find their homes. She worked as a wedding reception hostess at First Presbyterian Church in Granada Hills and was a dedicated volunteer for the American Cancer Society, collecting money door to door with a persistence, to honor her parents that had both died of cancer.

Beverly and Buck retired to El Dorado in 1981 and built another home together where Buck enthusiastically planted a berry farm. Beverly made numerous pies and jams and became known to her family as Grammy Pie. Beverly enjoyed collecting antiques and decorating their home with her “finds.”

Buck and Beverly enjoyed country western dancing together and were part of the Roundup group.

She also loved roses and was a huge fan of Debbie Macomber books, loving their happy endings.

Beverly moved to Bellingham in 2015 and lived close to her daughter Debbie and family.

She died with complications from Alzheimer’s disease.

Beverly was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years and by daughter Kathleen and son-in-law Dave.

She is survived by daughter Debbie and her husband Bryan; son Larry and his wife Karin and daughter Sandra and her husband Dimtri; grandchildren Kristina, Charlotte, Bryanna, Nick and Marissa and great-grandchildren, Cody, Alexia and Adalyn.

We know that you are so happy to be with Buck again. Jesus loves you and may you rest with grace and peace.

Thank you to all the caring staff at Spring Creek and Whatcom Hospice who showed Beverly such kindness.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, American Red Cross or Whatcom Hospice.

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Coronavirus cases surge across county Thomas Frey Staff writer Gov. Gavin Newsom warns that if coronavirus numbers do not curb, dramatic actions could be taken.

“If these trends continue, we’re going to have to take much more arguably drastic action,” Newsom said during a Monday press conference. He said that includes “the potential for a stay-at-home order for those regions in purple.”

The purple tier is California’s most restrictive tier of reopening guidelines and is reserved for counties with a positive COVID-19 case rate of more than 8%.

El Dorado County sits with a positive case rate of 9.5% per 100,00 people and is one of the 51 purple counties (out of 58) in California.

About four hours after Newsom’s press conference concluded El Dorado County officials released test results from Nov. 28-30 showing 231 positives out of 872 tests — 26.4%. It was the highest percent of positive test results seen in November since Nov. 17’s 27.4%.

Out of the 2,546 total positive cases that El Dorado County has seen since March, 45.5% have occurred since Nov. 2.

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2 crashes over holiday result in major injuries Democrat staff A Cameron Park man was booked into El Dorado County Jail Friday on suspicion of felony driving under the influence after he reportedly veered into oncoming traffic on Mother Lode Drive in Placerville — his pickup colliding with another pickup whose driver suffered major injuries.

Jeremy Lage, 44, at about 2:40 p.m. was approaching a curve eastbound on Mother Lode Drive just west of Green Leaf Drive in a 2002 Ford F250 when, according to reports from the Placerville office of the California Highway Patrol, he crossed into the path of Craig Gill, 58, of Lincoln, traveling westbound in a 1999 Ford F250.

Gill was transported to Marshall Hospital and then to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.

Lage reportedly suffered minor injuries and was also transported to Marshall Hospital before being booked. This collision is still under investigation, according to the CHP. ■

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Crash kills El Dorado man Dawn Hodson Staff writer An El Dorado man who sustained life-threatening injuries in a collision on Highway 49 in El Dorado Nov. 15 has died.

Scott Louis, 51, was driving a 2015 Dodge Challenger southbound on Highway 49 just south of Union Mine Road at about 2:30 p.m. that Sunday afternoon, possibly at a “high rate of speed, greater than 65 mph,” when, according to investigators with the Placerville office of the California Highway

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The initial investigation shows Louis’ vehicle went off the western roadway edge, then crossed onto the eastern side of the road, leaving the roadway and colliding into a sign, power pole and fence. He was taken by air ambulance to Sutter Roseville Hospital where he on Nov. 22 succumbed to his injuries.

Louis, a former advertising representative for the Mountain Democrat, leaves behind a wife and daughter.

The incident remains under investigation.

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On Thanksgiving 29-year-old Nikita Simonov of Lincoln was sent to Marshall Hospital with potentially serious

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number of students testing positive will increase and trigger hundreds of more students being required to quarantine following the Thanksgiving holiday weekend,” Carruth said. “If this were to take place, in-person final exams may not be possible.”

Distance learning began Tuesday and is expected to end Friday. In-person instruction under the hybrid learning model is planned to begin again Dec. 8.

“We understand a temporary return to distance learning may be disheartening, but the move is designed to prevent greater disruption … Four days of distance learning will ensure that all students receive live, albeit online, instruction in preparation for end of semester finals,” Carruth said.

School officials are monitoring sports and co-curricular activities such as band, drama and choir, with all athletic and extracurricular activities canceled this week.

The El Dorado Union High School District Board of Trustees indicated last month it plans to fully open schools the week of Jan. 11 as long as conditions are safe to do so.

As of Nov. 30 the district had a total of 26 active student COVID-19 cases and one active staff case, according to district data. In addition, 155 students are in quarantine along with 11 staff.

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DJ Alok wasn’t in El Dorado County, according to Tim Anderson, president of Folsom-based Nu Salt Laser International, but part of his soon-to-be released music video was filmed off Pedro Hill Road.

Anderson said one of his products, the Laser Space Cannon was used in a segment of the video, which was filmed at his family’s property. Nu Salt Laser International bills it as the “brightest full-color laser in the world,” with 1,000 watts of solid-state lasers that collimate into one beam.

The Laser Space Cannon was seen as far away as Folsom, Anderson said, adding that he had notified some neighbors the laser would be used; a helicopter was also part of the production.

Calls still came in to the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office, according to Sgt. Eric Palmberg, with deputies dispatched to investigate and verify an FAA permit had been granted to shine such a powerful light or laser skyward.

A neighbor who did not want to be identified said she and her husband first spotted the beam driving home from Cool and then pulled up to the Pedro Hill Road house to see what “looked like a compact spotlight shooting way up into the sky.”

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McGee’s Christmas Tree Farm opened the weekend before Thanksgiving and also still had sizable crowds on Black Friday. Unless visitors arrived early Friday morning, parking would be hard to come by at McGee’s, which sold out of all their Christmas trees by the end of the weekend.

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n first two weeks of November, I spent some time chatting with Apple Farms and wineries to gather insights about the effect the pandemic has had on these businesses. This year the Apple Hill Growers season started earlier and enjoyed more midweek business than previous years. Overall, it appears 2020 was the same or better than in 2019. Some report up to a 30% increase in business. The El Dorado Winery Association indicates that in 2020 wineries welcomed fewer visitors to their tasting rooms but those that came spent more money than in previous years. Many wineries have invested in infrastructure to meet COVID restrictions, such as outside tasting areas and

reservation systems. There were also reports of additional labor costs associated with serving fewer customers.

Wholesale wine sales have seen some marked improvements.

On November 16th we got the news that El Dorado County has moved into the most restrictive Purple Tier. Under the Purple Tier, many local businesses will need to modify their operations, including restaurants, wineries and fitness centers by moving their service outdoors only and retail stores reducing occupancy to 25%. For more information on the Tiers and Industry-Specific Guidance for various business sectors, please see the State’s Blueprint

for a Safer Economy www.cdph. ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/CDPH%20 Document%20Library/COVID-19/ Dimmer-Framework-September_2020. pdf. This is quite a setback moving into the winter months.

Here is how the El Dorado County Visitors Authority is responding to this newest challenge. We have paused our social media campaign and adjusted our messaging to be in line with these new restrictions. We have also paused production on an exciting new video project that showcases the “Adventure in Taste Rooted in Place Road Trip.” We will move forward with that project once we have moved into the Red or Orange Tier.

In the short term, we are looking for ways we can support the community.

We will be sharing stories of curbside creativity, shop small, virtual holiday festivities, etc. We will continue to keep our industry partners informed about the changing landscape. We are also working on a couple of unique culinary collaborations with Taste Magazine and Visit California that we hope to launch in January.

I encourage you to join the conversation online through any of our social media platforms and sharing your El Dorado favorites. Keep up to date with industry news and hidden gems in your own back yard. Visit-ElDorado.com is the best place to start.

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5. Settle in, and finish off your El Dorado County movie themed adventure! Here are some movies to consider:

3. On the way home pick up local specialty fixin’s for refreshments a. Maybe some Tahoe Red Zinfandel from madronavineyards.com b. Or a cocktail made with Tahoe Blue Vodka: www. tahoebluevodka.com c. And something good to eat from any of our awesome eateries (you can even order in if you prefer!) www.visit-eldorado.com/dining

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CALENDAR Christmas Tree Farms Open Make it a Family Tradition! The Christmas tree season begins the day after Thanksgiving and ends on Christmas Eve, though some farms close early due to a limited supply of mature trees. If you can, come on a weekday—you’ll avoid the crowds. Remember that December days are short, so you should plan to cut your tree by 4:30 p.m. chooseandcut.com Apple Hill Pies, Apple Cider, and many other homegrown goodies. Applehill.com Community Observatory Folsom Lake College-El Dorado Center, Campus Dr. Free. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 7:30pm–9:30pm.

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SOL Community Farmers’ Market Sundays, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Community Farmers’ Market featuring Local, Organic Farms, quality Artisans, excellent Food, Iced Drinks and Wine.

Dec 05 Home Inspirations DIY Stamping Workshop 9 a.m.–11 a.m. $25 includes 2 hours of in depth information, hands on stamping, and more. Visit www.eventbrite.com/e/iron-orchid-designs-diy-stamping-workshop-tickets-127238478715?aff=ebdssbdestsearch to purchase tickets now.

Dec 05 Virtual Christmas Tree Lighting 6–7 p.m. El Dorado Hills Town Center Theater Plaza, 2085 Vine Street, El Dorado Hills. Livestream on Facebook.

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Dec 10 American River Conservancy Winter Dinner 2020 Virtual Event 6–7 p.m. Enjoy music, Elena’s year-end summary, a toast to our mutual successes, and special recognition for our top 2020 supporters. This virtual event will be live for about 30 minutes via Zoom conference call. Zoom call link: zoom.us/j/92280594590. The call will support the first 100 viewers who join and recorded for everyone else.

Dec 12 Winter Craft Fair— Friends of the Bayley House 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Locally made crafts, warm food and drink, seasonal music, free parking, the warmth of the season and new friendships. Still Seeking Vendors! www.bayleyhouse.net/wcf for more information and vendor application.

Dec 05, 12 & 19 Carriage Rides in Town Center 4:30 p.m.–9 p.m. Come take an old fashioned horse drawn carriage ride around Town Center! All proceeds will benefit the Hands4Hope Education Program.

2 riders $15, 3 riders $20, 4 riders $25, and 5–6 $30.00. edhtowncenter.com/ upcoming-events/ carriage-rides/

California’s New Worker Classification Law When Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) went into effect January 1, 2020, it significantly altered the way California law distinguished between employees and independent contractors. Not only did AB 5 codify the California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, 4 Cal. 5th 903 (2018) (Dynamex) — it also expanded it.

Stated simply, AB 5 made the independent contractor classification test established in Dynamex, referred to as the “ABC test,” the general rule in most circumstances, though it created several exceptions, for which the common law classification test applies.

Early in the 2020 legislative session, shortly after AB 5 went into effect, the California Legislature introduced roughly 30 bills seeking to either amend or repeal AB 5 — and over the course of the session, that number dropped to one. Assembly Bill 2257 (AB 2257) was the only bill left standing, and Governor Gavin Newsom signed it into law on September 4, 2020.

Because the bill was designated as urgent, it went into effect immediately upon signing.

AB 2257 doesn’t change the basic framework established by AB 5, but it revises and clarifies existing provisions and creates additional industry exceptions to the ABC test.

Given the significant changes to the independent contractor landscape in California, it’s important for employers to understand both standards and when each applies. Here’s your roadmap to worker classification compliance in California.

“ABC Test” vs. Common Law “Borello Test” In Dynamex, the Court adopted a new test, commonly referred to as the “ABC test,” for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor for purposes of applying California’s wage orders. Under the ABC test, a worker is classified as an employee unless the employer can establish all three of the following: A. That the worker is free from the hiring entity’s control and direction in connection with performance of the work, both under the contract for the performance of the work and in actually performing the work; B. That the worker performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business; and C. That the worker is customarily engaged in an independently established trade, occupation or business of the same nature as the work performed.

The ABC test is more rigid and inclusive

than the older common law classification test, commonly referred to as the Borello test (S. G. Borello & Sons, Inc. v. Department of Industrial Relations, 48 Cal.3d 341 (1989) (Borello)). Under the Borello test, the most important factor in determining proper worker classification is whether the business has the right to direct and control the manner and means of performing the work (sometimes referred to as the “right to control” test). In addition to the right to control, several factors must be considered, including: • Ability to discharge at will, without cause; • Whether the one performing services is engaged in a distinct occupation or business; • The kind of work, and whether it’s usually done under close direction or supervision or by a specialist without supervision; • Skill required in the particular occupation; • Whether the principal or the worker supplies the instrumentalities, tools and the place of work for the person doing the work; • Length of time for which the services are to be performed; • Method of payment, whether by the time or by the job; • Whether the work is a part of the principal’s regular business; and • Whether the parties believe they’re creating the relationship of employer-employee.

These two tests overlap, but the significant difference is that the Borello test doesn’t require a business to satisfy all factors. Rather, courts consider and weigh the factors in each case, making it more flexible and less demanding than the rigid ABC test.

AB 5 Expanded the ABC Test After the Dynamex decision, the ABC test was applicable only to the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Orders. The new law enacted by AB 5 (that has been further modified by AB 2257) codified and expanded the ABC test, applying it to both the Labor and Unemployment Insurance Codes, as well as the IWC Wage Orders. This means the ABC test is the general rule in determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor — though the law contains numerous exceptions. If an exception applies, then employers should use the Borello test in most cases.

AB 5 also clarified that the meaning of the

Wishing You the Happiest of Holidays and a Prosperous New Year We have come to the end of what has been a challenging year for our businesses and the economy in our neighborhood and the nation. We have all worked to move through the challenges with optimism. The Chamber has continued to work hard with commitment and diligence to speak for you, our members, at the local, state and federal levels. We are proud to represent you and make sure your voice is heard to protect your business.

As a member of the El Dorado County Chamber family, we want you to know that we are working for you, and that your membership investment in the Chamber is the right one.

The Chamber continues to offer opportunities for you to network with other businesses in the County through informative and productive Zoom and internet connections. We provide as a benefit of membership a free link on our frequently visited website. We publish a monthly newsletter via constant contact and print that remains on-line for the entire month with a

discount for advertising for members. The Chamber relocation guide where you are listed is referred to as the “Chamber Yellow Pages.”

We provide business referrals and relocation information. Our Business Showcase/ I Love Film Mixer that we hope will be coming up in March gives you exposure to thousands of local consumers.

The many Chamber action Councils work for Agriculture, Education, Public Affairs, Tourism and Film to continue to benefit the entire County.

Your Board of Directors, Action Councils and Chamber staff, value your membership. We know budgets are tight and decisions are difficult so, we THANK YOU for your continued support of your Chamber. Without you we could not continue to serve business and the community with our outstanding programs and advocacy.

Our Chamber members are the BEST in the WEST. WE APPRECIATE YOU! Looking forward to a great 2021, Chief Executive Officer

terms “employee,” “employer,” “employ,” or “independent contractor” and “any extension of employer status liability” as they are used and defined in the Labor and Unemployment Codes and the IWC Wage Orders remain intact.

For example, the definition of an “employee” in Wage Order 2 includes beauty salon workers/stylists who rent or lease chairs or space.

Remember, businesses must continue to be aware of any nuances in these definitions as stated in the wage orders or statutes governing their specific industries.

Notably, the law includes a public enforcement provision. Under AB 5, the law allowed the Attorney General and a city attorney for a city with a population of 750,000 or more (San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Diego) to bring an action for injunctive relief against businesses suspected of misclassifying workers as independent contractors. AB 2257 amended this section to also allow any district attorney to bring such an action. The California Attorney General and local governments brought several enforcement actions in 2020, but with AB 2257’s enforcement expansion, we may see an increase in enforcement actions at the local level.

Exceptions to the ABC Test The law contains numerous exceptions to the ABC test. With the additions made by AB 2257, there are now more than 100 distinct exceptions, which vary in their specificity and complexity. Some are vague while others are extremely specific and narrow, qualified by multiple criteria and statutory references. Many of the specifics are included in the descriptions below to illustrate the law’s complexity and emphasize that, regardless of whether an exception seems clearly applicable or not, businesses using contractors should consult with legal counsel regarding their circumstances under the newly-modified law.

Additionally, the law also provides that if a court determines the ABC test “cannot be applied in a particular context,” the Borello test will govern whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. Employers will have to wait and see how the courts utilize this provision.

Excerpted from A Roadmap to California’s Worker Classification Law

By James W. Ward, J.D.; Employment Law Subject Matter Expert/ Legal Writer and Editor, CalChamber For the complete whitepaper, contact the Ellen Vaughn, El Dorado County Chamber, 530-621-7541

The Trees are Up! We implemented a new system this year, and with the exception of a few glitches we think the lottery method worked well. When notified that they had “won” a tree, many expressed that they had never been able to secure a tree before and were so happy to be able to participate this year.

We can all enjoy the holiday spirit that these lovingly-adopted trees bring to our community at a time when many traditions have been missed. Please send us your tree decoration pictures! psi@eldoradocounty.org or www.facebook.com/ ElDoradoCountyChamber We have a few sponsors we’d like to thank for helping to make this possible: Parker Development El Dorado Disposal Palos Verdes Properties Allison Granville Karmiol Michael Saragosa High Sierra Industries Frieda B. Runyon Foundation We are also grateful to these volunteers who gave their time: Jason and Courtney Jackson Steve and Jackie Neau PV Youth Group Gordon Helm John Caswell Scot Pigg Russ Brett John Marquez Richard Esposito Christa Campbell Dolly Wager

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’m thankful.

Yes, we’ve got the pandemic, lockdowns, a worsening deficit, etc.

But we still live in a relatively free country at the most prosperous time in human history.

The pandemic showed that when people are faced with crises, we John Stossel adjust. Restaurants switched to takeout and outdoor dining. Grocery stores began curbside pickup. Companies mass-produced masks, hand sanitizer, ventilators and, now, vaccines. I hide from COVID-19 by staying home; yet, thanks to new services such as Zoom, I can research this column and make my weekly videos from my couch.

That’s brought benefits. I no longer have to deal with traffic congestion.

Traffic jams are a good example of what ecologist Garrett Hardin called the “Tragedy of the Commons.”

Because roads are free, more people drive and roads are often congested. If roads were subject to “peak-load pricing, charging higher prices during times of peak demand and lower prices at other times,” Hardin wrote, then we’d have fewer traffic jams.

I bring this up now because a similar Tragedy of the Commons nearly killed the Pilgrims. When they landed at Plymouth Rock, they started a society based on sharing.

Sharing sounds great.

But sharing, basically, is collective or communal farming, which is socialism. Food and supplies were distributed based on need. Pilgrims were forbidden to selfishly produce food for themselves.

That collective farming was a disaster. When the first harvest came, there wasn’t much food to go around. The Pilgrims nearly starved.

Since no individual owned crops from the farm, no one had an incentive to work harder to produce extra that they might sell to others. Since even slackers got food from the communal supply, there was no penalty for not working.

William Bradford wrote in his “History of Plymouth Plantation” that the colony was ridden with “corruption” and “much was stolen both by night and day, before it became scarce eatable.”

People eager to provide for their families were less eager to provide for others. Bradford wrote, “Young men, that were most able and fit for labour, did repine that they should spend their time and strength to work for other men’s wives and children without any recompense.”

Ultimately, said Bradford, shared farming “was found to breed much confusion and discontent and retard much employment that would have been to their benefit and comfort.”

The Pilgrims “begane to thinke how they might raise as much corne as they could, and obtaine a beter crope (so) they might not still thus languish in miserie.”

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Letters to the Editor COVID-19 — What are the answers?

EDITOR: have two thoughts about the impact of COVID19.

First, let’s take the information given to us by the New York Times article of Aug. 29 titled “Your Coronavirus Test is Positive, Maybe It Shouldn’t Be.” They write: “The PCR test amplifies genetic matter from the virus in cycles; the fewer cycles require, the greater the amount of virus, or viral load in the sample. The greater the viral load, the more likely the patient is to be contagious.

“This number of amplification cycles needed to find the virus, called the cycle threshold, is never included in the results sent to doctors and coronavirus patients, although it could tell them how infectious the patients are.

“Most tests set the limit at 40 cycles, a few at 37.

Tests with thresholds so high may detect not just live virus but genetic fragments, leftovers from infection that pose no particular risk — akin to finding a hair in a room after a person has left, Dr. Mina said.”

On one Thursday the United States recorded 45,604 new coronavirus cases, according to a database maintained by The Times. If the rates of contagiousness in Massachusetts and New York were to apply nationwide, then perhaps only 4,500 of those people may actually need to isolate and submit to contact tracing. Mull that over for a little while.

Second question: I understand, and would like more clarity, that hospitals get paid by Medicare for signing death certificates. One rate for COVID death, $13,500 and another rate for any other death, $8,500. What would be the COVID death rate if those payouts were reversed? If the cycle on the PCR test is at 40 cycles then 95% more deaths could be attributed to COVID. Just asking.

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aybe I’ve seen one too many of those “Karen” videos — some adult thinks it’s just fine to bully, berate, insult and verbally abuse some low-wage retail clerk because of a mask policy. I’ve had jobs like that; my kids have had jobs like that. A 19-year-old making $8 an hour does not make policy. The bully sees the clerk

as a weak target and doesn’t have the guts to go to someone with any real power or authority.

In the midst of a global pandemic people are still complaining about masks?

Yes, they are not perfect. Body armor is not perfect – wearing it one can still get wounded or killed. It just improves the odds for you and the person standing near you.

But this is the measly molehill on which they want to plant their flag of defiance? When did we become a country with so many whiny piss-ant wussies?

They don’t like the “nanny state”? The governor wants them to wash their hands and social distance and wear masks. What next? Is he going to mandate that we brush our teeth? Well, if tooth decay was highly contagious and had killed a quarter million Americans in a year, you’re damn straight he should mandate brushing your teeth.

Are their grandkids going to be proud of that stance? It doesn’t require any self-sacrifice or courage or generosity or empathy or contribution to society or service to the community or respect for your neighbors — merely a stand for temporary personal comfort and convenience.

If my parents’ generation had that attitude, today there would be a swastika on every flag flying in Europe.

BILL DANZ Placerville

California voters EDITOR: n a recent article Dan Walters pointed out that most California voters vote Democrat but are much more conservative when it comes to policy as we can see with the defeat of affirmative action, the victory of independent contractors working for Lyft, Uber, etc. and the retention of the cash bail system for jail releases.

Why, one might ask? Ironically Pelosi might have the answer.

With initiatives, people are forced to look at the policy being advanced itself and judge its merits or lack thereof. Whereas with candidates there are many districts in California that, as Pelosi said, would vote for a glass of water with a (D) after it.

Explains a lot, doesn’t it? May be why so many taxpayers are fleeing this state while tax consumers come in.

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unique society. he jousting Oddly, ordinary over Gov. Americans Gavin increasingly resist such Newsom’s categorization. We appointment of a U.S. intermarry, we happily senator to succeed Vice live in integrated President-elect Kamala neighborhoods, we have Harris is fast becoming and adopt children of the epitome — or nadir mixed ethnicity, we — of identity politics. send our children to It’s a mindset in integrated schools and which the personalities, Dan Walters we embrace food and talents, character and music from disparate accomplishments cultures. That’s especially true in of individual human beings are California, the most ethnically and secondary to being defined by their culturally complex of the 50 states. race, ethnicity, gender, age and/ or sexual identification — and are Harris herself is both a product of the melting pot vision — her mother expected to automatically reflect the migrated from India, her father from values and mores of their designated Jamaica and they met as students at categories. the University of California — and of Inevitably, then, politics becomes the politics of identity. Depending on a competition among identity the audience and the moment, she groups for power and distribution identified herself as Black or Indoof public goods — a modern version American, but she also married a of tribalism that succeeds the earlier white man who is Jewish. vision of America as a melting pot Not surprisingly, therefore, Newsom that blends immigrant cultures into a

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... politics becomes a competition among identity groups for power and distribution of public goods — a modern version of tribalism ... is feeling pressure from identity groups to choose a new senator from within their ranks, each saying Newsom “must” pay homage with an appointment.

Willie Brown, the former Assembly speaker and San Francisco mayor who was also Newsom’s political mentor, is leading a public drive for a Black woman to succeed Harris, who is also a former Brown protégé.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed, still another Brown protégé, is on his list, along with Congresswomen Karen Bass of Los Angeles and Barbara Lee of Oakland.

The LGBTQ Victory Fund is another group publicly pushing Newsom to make history by appointing the nation’s first openly non-heterosexual senator.

Several women’s organizations are demanding that Newsom replace

Harris with another woman.

Finally, Latino groups are pressing Newsom to honor the state’s largest ethnic group by appointing California’s first Latino senator.

Asked about his intentions during a briefing on COVID-19 last week, Newsom said he doesn’t have a selfimposed deadline, “But progress has been made in terms of getting closer to that determination.”

The odds-on favorite among political handicappers is that Newsom will appoint a Latino, possibly Secretary of State Alex Padilla, who has a lengthy and close relationship with the governor.

As the cynics — or realists — see the situation, Newsom has already given a nod to Black and LGBTQ groups by naming Martin Jenkins to a seat on

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the state Supreme Court. He could placate one of the other groups by naming a successor to Padilla in the Secretary of State’s Office. The same dynamics would apply if he chose another Latino, Attorney General Xavier Becerra, for the Senate.

While the competition for Newsom’s senatorial appointment typifies identity politics, it also demonstrates their unfortunate aspect of ignoring what should be the most important factor. We should have someone in the Senate of good character and demonstrated competence and who

approaches the position with an independent mind, as the state’s other senator, Dianne Feinstein, has done.

It should not matter which identity group wins the competition. It should matter that whomever Newsom chooses will be seen as representing every Californian, not just one faction of the state’s 40 million residents.

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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Venezuela do now.

The Pilgrims’ solution: private property.

In 1623 the collective farm was split up and every family was given a plot of land. People could grow their own food and keep it or trade it. “It made all hands very industrious, so as much more corn was planted than otherwise would have been,” wrote Bradford. “Women now went willingly into the field, and took their little ones with them to set corn; which before would allege weakness and inability.”

The Pilgrims flourished because they turned to private property.

So be grateful for private property, a foundation of capitalism.

Your grocery story may not have had the small turkey you wanted this year, but it has much more of what you want than people in the Soviet Union ever got.

When you’re shopping for dinner or stocking up for Lockdown 2.0, be glad that you have so many options available.

If government controlled the production of turkeys and toilet paper, this would have been a very, very unhappy Thanksgiving.

John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.”

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AL-ANON is here for you if you are bothered by someone else’s drinking. Call for meeting times. (916) 3342970. www.ncwsa.org/d6-10/ American Assoc. of University Women, Foothills of EDC Branch.

Our mission is to advance gender equity for women & girls. Science & Math Camp Scholarships, Speech Contests, monthly programs & interest groups. Call Melanie 530-306-6604 or Laurel 530-417-7737 eldorado-aauw.ca.net 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 3rd Thursday of every month at 5:30PM. We are currently meeting at the Herrick Building, 301 Main Street, (across from Cary House).

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.

PLAY CRIBBAGE! **All skill levels** Learn to play by ACC Rules. **Beginner instruction available.** Compete in Weekly Tournaments. Gold Country Cribbers play Wednesdays at 6:00 pm. Call 916-768-4452 for more info!

DEMOCRATS – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Denny’s in Placerville, at noon, on the 4th 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 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.

MARINE CORPS LEAGUE DET 697 Marines & FMF Corpsman social hour 6 pm, meeting 7 pm, second Wednesday monthly.

Veterans building 130 Placerville Dr. New members welcome Contact Richard Akin (530)622-9855 or MCL697.org NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS (free) designed for family members and caregivers/friends

supporting a loved one living with a mental health condition. 2 support groups are held monthly. For info: namieldoradocounty.org Placerville: 1st Tuesday at 7:00pm; County Gov Center, 330 Fair Lane, Conf-room C. South Lake Tahoe: 2nd Tuesday from 6:00 pm; Library, 1000 Rufus Allen.

Do your feet or hands tingle, feel numb, or hurt. The Placerville Neuropathy Support Group meets the 2nd Wed. of each month, 1 PM, Senior Center, 937 Spring St. Except: July, Aug. & Dec. Jan., Feb., March telephone meeting. Call Bev (877)6226298 for instructions.

Placerville Senior Softball Club. Welcomes all men and women ball players, slow pitch, 55 and older. Season is April through Sept. Contact Dean Panell simplefolk1028@yahoo.com (530) 620-4755, or Kelly Heavin sfd5r5ter@aol.com (530) 919-0386 POLLOCK PINES-CAMINO ROTARY CLUB is seeking people interes ted in community service and interested in exploring a Rotary club of friendships, reasonable dues and endless satisfaction. Please call 530305-0872 for information regarding Rotary and an upcoming meeting.

Senior PEER COUNSELING Seniors 55 and over who are grieving, depressed or having issues related to aging can meet one-on-one with a caring senior, professionally supervised and trained to listen and encourage. Call (530)621-6304 to leave a message and get started.

Soroptimist International of Placerville wants to meet you! Are you looking to impact your community, make new friends with dynamic women, and feel good about your efforts? Our mission is to improve the lives of women and children. Explore the joy of being a member of a Club that makes a significant difference in many lives.

Contact us at (530) 3441476 or sipplacerille@ soroptimist.net or visit https://siplacerville. org/. (Meetings can be attended in person or via Zoom, until COVID19 distancing is no longer required.)

TOPS Club, Inc. meets Tuesday 8:00-11:00 am, Veterans Hall (downstairs) 130 Placerville Dr. For more information call Bonnie (530) 644-4668 Helping millions take off pounds sensibly since 1948.

UPPER ROOM DINING HALL located at 1868 Broadway, Placerville. Feeding the hungry 365 days a year.

Food served from 4 to 5:30PM daily. Hall opens at 2 pm, open all holidays.

Avail for families, seniors, veterans, and any who need a meal. Help us Feed the Hungry. Volunteers and monetary contributions always welcome P.O. Box 484, Placerville CA 95667 or (530)497-5146.

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2680 Looking for new members. First years dues paid by the Post.

Meeting is the 2nd Friday of each month at 6:30 pm. Call Primo at (530) 626-5753 WOMEN VOTERS League of Women Voters of El Dorado County voter education.

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KNOW Now Remember the Cameron Park Community Services District’s annual Old Fashioned Christmas Craft Faire? This year it’s not so old fashioned — it’s virtual. The CSD has created a platform for shoppers to connect with vendors from previous years and purchase their amazing homemade goods.

Visit sites.google.com/ view/cpchristmascraftfair.

This holiday season El Dorado County Child Protective Services will collect gift cards and distribute the cards to foster children and youth living in the community.

With the community’s generous support the agency hopes to provide gift cards to 350 children for the holiday season and to give throughout the year for special occasions.

Some great options include: Target, Walmart, Starbucks, Ross, Tj Maxx, Old Navy, Amazon, Subway, fast food, gas cards or any other local national chain stores. Donate gift cards

by Dec. 5. For questions and/or to drop off cards call the clerical staff at Child Protective Services at (530) 642-7100 or email Debbie Allwine at debbie. allwine@edcgov.us.

The El Dorado Hills Community Services District invites holiday decorators to submit photos of their home for the inaugural Holiday Lights Decorating Contest, Through Dec. 10. For more information and to submit entries contact Mike Cottrell at (916) 614-3215 or mcottrell@edhcsd.org.

Santa is busy getting ready for the season and his elves will deliver children’s Christmas wishes to the North Pole. Santa would love to hear from all his young friends and will write back (please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your letter).

Through Dec. 15, letters to Santa Claus can be deposited in the holiday mailbox outside the Norm Rowett Pavilion or sent to: Santa, North Pole c/o El Dorado Hills CSD 1021 Harvard Way El Dorado Hills, CA 95672 Visit Santa Claus at the California Welcome Center, 2085 Vine St., Suite 105, and have photos taken by Charm Photography through Dec. 24. Reservations are required. Secure your spot at edhportraits.com/ bookings-checkout/santaphotos-california-welcomecenter/book.

Children are invited to pick up a passport at any participating El Dorado Hills Town Center Elf Hunt business and then head out to find hidden elves in the stores, receiving a sticker for each elf found. Return filled passports to Face in a Book

by Dec. 24 and get entered to win a $250 Town Center gift card. Winner is chosen on Monday, Dec. 28.

Dec. 3 Marshall’s Stroke Support Group is going virtual. In an effort to maintain the safety of attendees, the group will meet virtually using the platform Google Meet every first Thursday, noon to 1:30 p.m. These meetings provide an opportunity to learn more about dealing with the effects of a stroke, browse community resources and to share personal experiences in a positive, supportive environment.

For more information call (530) 626-2793.

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ec. 5 will be a day to remember at Burke Junction, when memories of loved ones who died will be honored at the Lights of Life tree lighting ceremony.

The event was launched two years ago when residents who were looking to honor their loved ones by purchasing a tree to be placed along the Highway 50 corridor that runs along downtown Placerville were unable to due to the popularity of that tradition, according to Cameron Park event organizer Loretta DeNoon.

This year’s event at the popular Cameron Park shopping center, it is hoped, will be the start of an annual tradition, DeNoon said.

Lights of Life trees dedicated to a loved one (or loved ones) are purchased for a $20 donation (supports those who cannot pay) and come complete with solar lights and a plaque, provided by Red Hawk Casino, with the family’s name and their loved one’s name. At Saturday’s event a slide show will be played featuring two pictures of those being remembered and a loved one will be able to stand up and say a few words as well. The trees will be affixed to the fencing surrounding the Burke Junction retail area and on display the entire month.

DeNoon said they have plans for 50 trees but if people would like to sponsor additional trees organizers will keep it going. Nobody will be turned away if they cannot make the $20 donation.

To add to the holiday festivities, guests will enjoy music, hot chocolate and and volunteers will be on hand to assist anyone wanting a little extra help decorating.

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Families decorate trees for lost loved ones at the Lights of Life event two years ago. This year’s event will be held Dec. 5.

Adhering to COVID-19 guidelines, masks will be required and the trees are placed 6 feet apart for decorating.

The tree lighting ceremony begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at 3300 Coach

Lane in Cameron Park. Questions can be directed to burkejunctionlightsoflife@ gmail.com. Applications to sponsor a tree are available at Slingshots sports bar located in Burke Junction.

Sixth annual Tahoe Film Fest returns to North Shore Cheyanne Neuffer Tahoe Daily Tribune

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he sixth annual Tahoe Film Fest, looking a bit different with an auidence wearing masks,returns to highlight inspiring, award-winning films and show captivating environmental, American and International Independent films at the Incline Village Cinema and the Crystal Bay Club.

The festival runs Dec. 3-6.

When the Tahoe Film Festival Director, Robert Roussel secured the 27 films for the festival in late July, COVID-19 cases had decreased and Roussel said, “Things were doing OK.” Movie theaters, salons and restaurants were open at limited capacity.

“Everything was on track until late October,” he said.

COVID-19 cases began to increase once again.

Due to California’s regulations regarding COVID-19, NorthStar Cinema which was one of the venues for the film fest, is now temporarily closed.

Between Incline Village Cinema and the Crystal Bay Club, 21 films will be shown this year.

“Purple Mountains” directed by Josh “Bones” Murphy, is one of the much anticipated films being shown Dec. 3 at the Incline Village Cinema.

“Purple Mountains” follows professional snowboarder and mountaineer Jeremy Jones on his journey to find a common ground with people of diverse political backgrounds while finding key uniting shared values.

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“The New West and the Politics of the Environment” and several other groundbreaking films come to the Tahoe Film Fest.

In a mission to bring attention to climate change, Jones first tries to understand people’s hopes and fears surrounding it. He plans to be in attendance of the showing of this film.

Other outdoor, environmental films include “Solving for Z,” “Akashinga: The Brave Ones,” “The New West and the Politics of the Environment” and “Gunda.”

Other films include “Parasite,” “Critical Thinking,” “Citizen Penn,” “Ema,” “Sibyl,” “Shirley,” “Clemency,” “Monsters & Men” and “The Cave.”

The festival will also be showing several films about prominent musicians including “Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things,” “Billie,” “The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash,” “Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time,” “Miles Davis: The Birth of Cool” and “Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President.”

While the Incline Village Cinema and Crystal Bay Club Casino Crown Room are still open, they are operating at 25% capacity. Both venues are allowing up

to 50 people inside.

The Crystal Bay Club Casino Crown Room has capacity for 750 people, but they are erring on the side of safety and will be allowing only 50.

Roussel said he thought Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak was going to shut down operations again during Sunday’s press conference. “We were ready to postpone, but he didn’t so we are going forward,” said Roussel. “It is going to be very safe. Our priority is safety and guidelines are in place.”

Regulations will include masks, socialdistancing and there will be contactless check-in at the box office.

Temperatures will also be taken upon entry.

The six films that were to be screened at the NorthStar Cinema, will be part of Tahoe Film Fest’s upcoming virtual, “Best of the Best” showing. It will include the past best films along with the six films that were not shown during the festival which include “Blood on the Wall,” “That’s Wild,” “Rebuilding Paradise,” “Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce

Chatwin,” “Public Trust” and “Kiss the Ground.”

Tickets can be purchased individually for each film or purchase an All Access Pass for

$50. Proceeds go toward science research and education at University of California, Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center.

Online ticket sales end at midnight the night before each film’s showing. Tickets will be available each day at the theater box offices 30 minutes prior to the start of each film as long as seats are available.

There will be no refunds; however, if the festival is postponed due to COVID, all tickets will be honored at the rescheduled event.

Check the Tahoe Film Fest Event Facebook Page for ticket availability updates during the festival. For more information, visit tahoefilmfest.com.

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Urban hiking allows people to enjoy local architecture and history. It’s a great alternative for those who can’t make it to the woods.

Day hiker City and Grass Valley in Nevada County or Amador County’s Sutter he views are Creek and more. If varied ... the trail you are feeling really is usually level ... adventurous, head up to it is a high-traffic trail Downieville and beyond but with so much to see in Sierra County. and do, urban hikes are Urban hiking gives a great option during you warm coffee shops the holidays. COVIDto duck into should rain 19 is definitely a factor or snow find us on our this holiday season. urban trail. You can also Mary West We all want to support add some weight-lifting Outdoor columnist local business, but they if you do your shopping are not all open. This at the same time. is a way to get out and see what our History lessons, architecture, new options are and put some steps into vistas and new ideas of places to go our day. and things to do can all be found on Highway 49 is a favorite drive for such an urban hike. You may also me to hit multiple foothill towns be surprised how many miles you to show off to visiting friends can travel on foot in town. Look for and family during the holidays. local docent or self-guided tours. By Shopping, dining, wine and beer example, each Saturday at 10 a.m. the tasting and so much more await.

Placer County Museum in Auburn Start in Placerville’s downtown in El offers a docent-led walking tour.

Dorado County, Auburn’s old town Check for COVID-19 restrictions. or Tahoe in Placer County, Nevada Put on your hiking boots, fill your

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Downtown Placerville is a great place to enjoy an urban hike. Window shop, support small businesses and enjoy a cup of warm coffee while getting some exercise. water bottle and let’s go to town — to hike.

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.

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start to appear in the Edwardian years.

As the decades progress beyond 1918, recipes become more vertical in layout.

Typeface names go Light and hope from School House to If you think about Art Deco to New York. it, December — the Color graphics (which darkest month of the were expensive) begin to year — is actually a appear more frequently season of light. Light in the 1920s. Young breaks the darkness and flapper wives wear short symbolizes hope. Entire skirts and have their neighborhoods decorate The Arts hair bobbed. to the hilt. In my neck No matter the decade, of the woods folks are all young customers are adding even more outdoor décor. portrayed as fashionable and smart.

Call it COVID rebellion or holiday Sensible, older matrons dress more cheer. Stringing up Christmas lights conservatively through the decades (or blue Hanukkah lights) is a strong and they are portrayed as wise.

American tradition. And if you remain Some of the food choices of our in your car as you drive town streets, ancestors are startling. Remember, you are socially distanced as you enjoy these people raised most of their glad tidings of the season. own food. “Heirloom” seeds were In addition to my family’s holiday everyday seeds to them. G-M-O traditions of singing, shouting were three letters of the alphabet. and chanting, I enjoy selecting the Only 20 percent of the population food. And so begins another annual lived in cities. Most folk lived in the tradition: thumbing through a countryside until after World War II treasure trove of cookbooklets. so introducing a new product took I have over a century’s worth of some doing. these little advertising gems, the It had to be better. It had to be result of 70 years of collecting. My economical. It had to taste good. late mother began the collection and And that meant the ads had to be I continue to share her passion for creative. Seeing how innovative new good recipes. Both my parents were in products were introduced … can make product marketing and development you laugh out loud. The sense of so they appreciated the evolution of history here is so thick you can taste the mini-cookbook genre, too. it.

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This is a fun hobby. Every garage sale is an adventure and the occasional foray onto eBay can yield fantastic results. These fun little items also make great gifts.

The artwork in these beauties is exquisite. A word to the wise: the covers may not have gorgeous art, since these were meant to be used.

Open the pages, though, and a beautiful world will inspire you.

The earliest cookbooklets from the Victorian era often feature fewto-no illustrations and the recipes are laid out horizontally. Color pages

At our house no holiday is complete without a delicious JELL-O mold in the liturgical color of the season.

When JELL-O was introduced nationwide to America in the ’20s, there were just four flavors: orange, lemon, strawberry and raspberry.

Early powder packets of the fruity dessert contained small, accordionfolded recipe papers of delicious “JELL-O salads” that would make every family happy for just pennies a day. Each recipe was illustrated n

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Vintage “cookbooklets” are advertising ephemera from the last century. They shed light on the recipes, tastes and ideals of generations of Americans.

Photo by David Endsley

The JELL-O Museum in Le Roy, New York, is a treasure trove of Americana. Columnist Susan Laird greatly enjoyed discovering the history of the wiggly, jiggly dessert on a visit in 2014.

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re you longing for the beauty and appeal of a traditional Christmas tree in a size that will work well in a smaller space? Every year more options are available and two of the best are rosemary and Norfolk Island pine. They can be found at many nurseries and big box stores.

Their smaller scale is ideal for a tabletop in an apartment, nursing home or hospital room or for someone who just wants an easy-care holiday plant.

Rosemary — This time of year you can often find rosemary (Salvia rosemarinus) sheared into a pyramid shape to resemble a mini Christmas tree. Its fresh scent is invigorating in the middle of winter and its leaves can be a savory addition to stews and roasts.

Place it in bright light in a south or westfacing window. The more light, the better, or it tends to drop leaves.

Keep the soil evenly moist by checking the pot every few days.

The most common mistake with rosemary is under-watering; rosemary doesn’t like to dry out completely.

After Christmas, you can move it outside and plant it as soon as your area is frost-free, usually in early May. Plant it in a sunny location, fertilize it every few months with a slow-release, pellettype product and let it grow naturally. You don’t need to maintain the topiary or pyramidal shape unless you prefer to.

Norfolk Island pine — The Norfolk Island pine (Araucaria heterophylla) is another nice choice for a live Christmas tree. It is a long-lasting tropical plant native to the South Pacific and must remain indoors during the winter months.

Like rosemary, it makes a great tabletop tree for wherever space

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Laurel Rady UCCE Master Gardener of El Dorado County is limited. Smaller ornaments and mini lights are recommended when decorating Norfolk Island pines because their branches cannot sustain the weight of heavier ornaments. Remove decorations promptly after the holidays to prevent damage to needles and branches.

The biggest advantage of a Norfolk Island pine is that it can grow indoors for many years. It prefers bright, mostly indirect light.

It is temperamental with respect to soil moisture — never wanting to be too wet or too dry. Consistent and thorough watering when the top of the soil dries out will help ensure longevity. Increased humidity in the winter also is necessary to keep the plant thriving indoors. You can take a potted tree outdoors in late spring if you like, but keep it in a shaded spot. Bring it inside

before temperatures drop to 40 degrees F. If properly placed and watered, a Norfolk Island pine is fairly easy to maintain, preferring more neglect than nurture. It requires little fertilization — watering with a soluble fertilizer once a month in spring and summer should be sufficient. It also prefers to be a bit pot-bound, meaning that it does not require repotting every year. Repotting into a slightly larger container with a well-drained commercial potting mix every four years should be adequate.

A Norfolk Island pine will let you know if something is wrong in its environment; if conditions do not meet its liking, the lower limbs may turn yellow or brown and fall off prematurely.

Popcorn, cranberries, pinecones, paperchains, paper stars and orange slices are attractive decorations for your mini Christmas tree.

Putting them together is a wonderful family project and using them to decorate one of these two plants makes for a lovely and affordable gift tree for someone you love.

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HOROSCOPE by Holiday Mathis ■ TODAY ARIES (March 21-April 19). New relationships have their own special magic, a spark that can largely be created by our fantasies of who we want people to be and who we want ourselves to be.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Of all the notable sounds you’ll hear during the day, the two you’ll enjoy most will be your name on the lips of a delightful someone and the low din of life in the distance, uninterrupted by anything that requires your attention.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Wanting a particular outcome too badly makes you less aware of the nuances of timing. Help yourself play it cool by doing what it takes to return to a state of relaxed neutrality.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It seems like with sufficient evidence to make your point, the others would concede without drama. It is not so, as everyone has their own opinion about the evidence. The only way to reduce drama is to drop out of the fight.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Items in your everyday life get out of control, seeming to have lives of their own or decaying in some way before your eyes. When the back of the closet and the refrigerator are decluttered, so will be your mind.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). The easiest people to be around today will be neither related to you nor reminiscent of anyone from your original family. You’ll see another side of yourself because they do.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The anchors of life are very useful and can keep you from drifting, emotionally or otherwise, to parts unknown. But you’re supposed to lower them when the ship is at rest, not en route.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). With the internet alive and eager with information, you have to be a little judicious about what you ask. There are things you really don’t want to know. Once you learn, you cannot unlearn, so go carefully.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You like the look of the situation and now it’s time to do a deeper dive. Is there substance here to match? If there is, then you’ll know within 10 questions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You cannot develop yourself and ignore yourself at the same time. You are a reliable entity who must be listened to, first by you.

Put self-approval before validation from others, and then act on what you approve of.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Certain individuals seem crystalized against the truths you hold so dear. On the bright side, if it were not the case, you wouldn’t have nearly the drive to explore, practice and celebrate this important part of who you are.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You would rather do the listening than the talking, but what’s out there to listen to today will either be too quiet to hear or, quite frankly, not worth listening to. Take this as an invitation. The world needs your contribution.

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ommunity Hub 2 hosted a food and diaper distribution event last month at the Cameron Park Library that benefitted approximately 200 families in need.

This effort was made possible by the Hub 2 team, Placer Food Bank, Feed El Dorado and volunteers from El Dorado County Office of Education, Placerville Kiwanis and the community.

Feeding America lists El Dorado County with 23,220 food-insecure individuals or 12.8% of the population. Current resources in the region have only assisted an average of 3,000 individuals, leaving 20,220 unassisted each month.

“Placer Food Bank is committed to nourishing El Dorado, Nevada and Placer counties,” noted Gorge Lupercio, Placer Food Bank’s director of operations. “Through the Feed Our Future Program, PFB is honored to sponsor the Free Farmers Market at the Hub 2 Cameron Park Library location. In collaboration with EDCOE; El Dorado County Health and Human Services, Older Adult Services; and the Cameron Park Library, PFB has seen the number of clients continually increase from 85 in June to 185 in November. That means more than 570 people had increased access to nutritious food through this

combined effort of First5 Hub 2 and PFB. “Over the past year PFB has increased food distributions throughout Placer and El Dorado counties from three sites to nine: five sites in Placer County and four sites in El Dorado County,” he continued.

“Through education, public awareness and actionable steps for community members, current and future donors, corporate and business partners we can work together to uplift our community, feed our hungry and expand our services to include more families and individuals in need.

Hunger isn’t going anywhere and neither is Placer Food Bank.”

Paul Zappettini, Placerville Kiwanis member, volunteers at several food distribution events. “Placerville Kiwanis has partnered with the Placer Food Bank to distribute produce, dairy and dry food items to food-insecure families in El Dorado County,” he explained. “I am proud that Placerville Kiwanis volunteers are now working at the Community Hub 2 distributions that help families in the Cameron Park area.”

Jesus Cordova, EDCOE Family Specialist, helps produce this and several similar events around the county. He expressed, “Our food distribution project would not be possible without the support and n

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Share the warmth this holiday season Provide warm clothing, hot meals and shelter from freezing temperatures to neighbors in need News release SACRAMENTO — Volunteers of America announces annual Share the Warmth. Every winter people die on the street in the community without shelter from the elements. This year significant efforts have been made to provide emergency housing, but needs are spiking. More families, men, women, seniors and veterans are facing unemployment, hunger, homelessness and hopelessness.

As temperatures drop across the region, VOA’s Share the Warmth officially kicks off and will run through the end of 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the campaign will be a virtual drive to raise $25,000 to purchase the supplies community members need to stay warm and sheltered this winter.

With support from local donors and businesses, warm supplies will be purchased and delivered to the people who often risk health complications due to cold weather because of unstable housing or lack of financial resources — families and individuals experiencing homelessness, people living with serious mental health challenges, seniors and veterans.

Funds will also support job placement,

mental health counseling and recovery programs that prepare our neighbors with the tools to end homelessness.

Last winter, thanks to generous corporate and community supporters, more than 2,000 individuals in Northern California and Northern Nevada received hats, gloves, coats, warm meals and shelter.

COVID-19 has presented many challenges this year and it has been especially difficult for those transitioning from homelessness, living with mental illness or recovering from addiction or moral injury.

The programs VOA manages in partnership with city and county leaders are evidence-based with proven results. On any given night nearly 3,000 people are brought in from the cold in the region. The VOA team is empowered to heal the whole person, helping clients make real and sustainable changes in their lives.

“Warmth is not just physical,” said Anna Darzins, care coordination manager at the new women’s Meadowview Navigation Center in South Sacramento. “The community’s support for people experiencing hardship gives them hope for brighter days. In addition to raising critical funds, Share the Warmth also gives

our guests the knowledge that someone else out there cares about their wellbeing.”

Now through Dec. 31, community members interested in supporting Share the Warmth are encouraged to make a gift through VOA’s donation

page at voa-ncnn.org/sharethewarmth or by texting “sharethewarmth” to 44321. For more information on donating or sponsoring the program contact Christie Holderegger at (916) 213-4133 or cholderegger@voa-ncnn. org.

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One of the crucial partners in this effort is a new organization called Feed El Dorado.

In 2019 Feed El Dorado was formed to assist families with after-hour food distributions in the Georgetown area. In the midst of the pandemic, Feed El Dorado teamed up with Placer Food Bank to establish drive distributions in Georgetown, Placerville, Pollock Pines and Cameron Park. The drive-thru distributions have been a huge success and will be the new “normal.”

Feed El Dorado’s vision is to serve those, with the intent, to alleviate hunger to all in El Dorado County.

Community Hubs are a partnership between First 5 El Dorado, county libraries, EDC Early Care and Education Planning Council, EDC Child Abuse Prevention

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In addition to food, community members can get diapers, wipes and learning materials. Hub Team members are offering their services virtually through social media to increase access to story times, support groups and other opportunities to connect.”

For more information about Community Hubs visit first5eldorado.com/communityhubs.

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foreseeable future continue to be limited. Master Gardeners are doing their best to provide virtual learning opportunities.

There are currently no events scheduled, but the public can find recorded classes on many gardening topics online: ucanr.edu/sites/ EDC_Master_Gardeners/ Public_Education_Classes/ Handouts_-_Presentations/.

The Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville, is open to the public open twice monthly through March: 9 a.m. to noon on the first and second Saturday.

State and county public health guidelines require a limit of 10 visitors at a time (including docents) and ask that everyone

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Restrooms will not be open.

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with beautiful color graphics. The illustrations showed an ideal, molded dessert.

Imagine my surprise when I discovered the JELL-O Museum in Upstate New York. It has the original oil paintings on display, along with advertising memorabilia. The CocaCola Museum in Atlanta features similar ad themes. (Who else knows how to make a Coca-Cola cake?)

Depression and war era The focus on the family budget increases in booklets from the 1930s.

The hat fashions are the real tip off.

The bobbed hair remains, but the skirts are a tad longer. The fashions are beautiful, but not overly frivolous — unless a movie star is promoting the product. Color is still a valued marketing tool but it is usually found in premium booklets that the customer had to send for.

Ephemera cookbooklets from WWII (printed 1942-1945) carry a patriotic vein. Most are printed on less-expensive paper. Feeding the family at home needed to be creative.

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With the notable exception of 1976 (our republic’s bicentennial), the tone shifts away from America and to the

individual. Care for one’s family is still important but the Me Generation is the primary focus in many pieces.

It’s as if the Vietnam War took away more than just our young men. It took away a chunk of America’s soul and self-image as a good country, too.

When I travel in Europe, I notice that Swedes love Sweden. Brits love Britain. The French love France. My lifetime has seen fewer and fewer Americans willing to like — let alone love — their own land. That’s a shame.

There’s a lot to take pride in here.

This is the country that put a man on the moon. We will send the first woman to the moon and we will send astronauts to explore the solar system.

Will we send them with Tang orange drink? Who knows?

Americans are an innovative people.

We come from every nation and ethnicity and religious sect on the planet. We care. And boy, do we love to cook and to embrace every cuisine as our own.

As we celebrate the end of the year no one wants to remember, take a look at your family’s favorite recipes and the ideals that inspired them.

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Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-0923 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HUMMINGBIRD RIDGE FARM, located at 6961 Grizzly Flat Rd., Somerset, CA 95684/Mailing Address: 3200 United Dr. #C, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): 1. Ryan Bell, 3200 United Dr. #C, Cameron Park, CA 95682, 2. Skyla Bell, 3200 United Dr. #C, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/1/2020.

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RYAN BELL 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 10/12/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED

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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) 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 8368

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1028 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOLDEN HILLS EYECARE OPTOMETRY, located at 3840 El Dorado Hills Blvd Ste 103, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 3240 Collingswood Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Joshua Baer OD INC, 3840 El Dorado Hills Blvd Ste 103, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable

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This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 11/06/2020.

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Public Notices  section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8369 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200547 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Tatjana Thorne filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: TATJANA THORNE Proposed name: TATJANA THORPE MARTIN 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: JANUARY 8, 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 27, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 8370 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1041 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROJECT, located at 3334 Cessna Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Donelle Raye Anderson, 3334 Cessna Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/10/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Donelle R. Anderson DONELLE R. ANDERSON, OWNER 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 11/12/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8387 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1040 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RADON ADS, located at 5170 Golden Foothill Pkwy, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Carter Kash, 940 Bliss 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Carter Kash CARTER KASH, 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 11/12/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8388 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1042 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. VISIONARY REALTY GROUP, 2. VRG, 3. VRG

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, 4.

TEAM ENVISION, 5. VISIONARY REALTY GROUP INC, located at 3420 Coach Lane Suite 9, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Visionary Realty Group Inc, 3420 Coach Lane Suite 9, 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: 02/01/2010 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jesse Crawford JESSE CRAWFORD, 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 11/13/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 8393 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED ADOPTION OF A DEVELOPER FEE STUDY AND THE INCREASE OF THE STATUTORY SCHOOL FEE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Governing Board of the El Dorado Union High School District will hold a hearing and consider input from the public on the proposed adoption of a Developer Fee Justification Study for the District and an increase in the statutory school facility fee (“Level I Fee”) on new residential and commercial/ industrial developments as approved by the State Allocation Board on January 22, 2020 The adoption of the Study and the increase of the Level I Fee are necessary to fund the construction of needed school facilities to accommodate students due to development.

Members of the public are invited to comment in writing, on or before December 15, 2020, or appear in person at the hearing at 6:30 P.M. on December 15, 2020, at the following location: Union Mine High School 6530 Koki Lane El Dorado, CA 95623 Materials regarding the Study and the Level I Fee are on file and are available for public review at the District Office located at 4675 Missouri Flat Rd. Placerville, CA 95667.

Posting Dates: • Friday, November 27, 2020 • Wednesday, December 2, 2020 11/27, 12/2 8390 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1044 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS, located at 1588 Sean Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Thomas K Burke, 1588 Sean Drive, 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: 11/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Thomas K. Burke THOMAS K. BURKE, 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 11/13/2020 NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 11/18, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 8394 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1043 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IN HIS NATURE, located at 3962 Audubon Dr, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Paula Pearson, 3962 Audubon Dr, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/12/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Paula

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Pearson PAULA PEARSON, 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 11/13/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 8418 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Diamond Springs / El Dorado Fire Protection District Community Facilities District No. 2006-01 – Annexation No. 08 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at 3:00 p.m. on December 8, 2020, or as soon thereafter as practicable, at the Board Chambers of the Diamond Springs / El Dorado Fire Protection District, Station 49, 501 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, California 95619, the Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”) of the Diamond Springs / El Dorado Fire Protection District, California (the “District”) will hold a public hearing on the establishment of Diamond Springs / El Dorado Fire Protection District Community Facilities District No. 2006-01 (the “CFD”), the proposed rate and method of apportionment of the special tax (the “Special Tax”) to be levied on certain property within the CFD. On October 11, 2006, the Board of Directors adopted a resolution entitled “Resolution of Intention of the Board of Directors of the Diamond Springs / El Dorado Fire Protection District, County of El Dorado, California, Declaring it Intention to Establish Diamond Springs / El Dorado Fire Protection District Community Facilities District No. 2006-01 and to Authorize the Levy of a Special Tax Therein to Finance Certain Services” (the “Resolution of Intention”) stating its intention to form the Diamond Springs / El Dorado Fire Protection District Community Facilities District No. 2006-01 pursuant to the MelloRoos Community Facilities Act of 1982, as amended, commencing with Section 53311 of the California Government Code (the “Act”), and to levy Special Taxes to finance fire suppression services, emergency medical services, and fire prevention activities.

The following are types of services to be provided for and financed by the proposed CFD: Fire suppression services, emergency medical services, and fire prevention activities and other services including but not limited to (i) the costs of contracting services, (ii) equipment, vehicles, ambulances and paramedics, fire apparatus, supplies, (iii) the salaries and benefits of District staff that directly provide fire suppression services, emergency medical services, fire prevention activities and other services as defined herein, respectively, and (iv) District overhead costs associated with providing such services within the CFD. On each July 1 following the Base Year, the increases attributed to salaries and benefits shall be calculated and limited to the increase based on the Annual Escalation Factor.

The Special Tax will finance Services that are in addition to those provided in or required for the territory within the CFD and will not be replacing Services already available. The Special Tax provides only partial funding for fire suppression services, emergency medical services, and fire prevention activities operation and maintenance.

Except where funds are otherwise available, a special tax sufficient to pay for such services and related incidental expenses authorized by the Act, secured by recordation of a continuing lien against all nonexempt real property in the CFD, will be levied annually within the boundaries of the CFD. Under no circumstances will the special tax authorized to be levied within the CFD be increased as a consequence of delinquency or default by the owner of any other parcel or parcels used for private residential purposes and located within the CFD by more than 10 percent.

Commencing with Fiscal Year 20202021 and each subsequent Fiscal Year, a special tax shall be levied as follows: (1) $651.02 per lot for Developed Single-Family Residential Property; (2) $521.86 per unit for Developed Multi-Family Residential Property; (3) $0.16 per building square foot for Developed NonResidential Property; (4) $20.59 per lot for Entitled Planned Single-Family Residential Property; and (5) $20.59 per lot for Entitled Planned MultiFamily Residential Property.

Commencing with Fiscal Year 20202021, and for each subsequent Fiscal Year, the CFD Administrator shall calculate the Special Tax Requirement based on the definitions in Section A of the Rate and Method of Apportionment, and levy the Special Tax as follows until the amount of the Special Tax levied equals the Special Tax Requirement.

First, the Special Tax shall be levied each Fiscal Year on each Assessor’s Parcel of Developed Property Proportionately between Developed Single-Family Residential Property, Developed Multi-Family Residential Property, and Developed NonResidential Property, up to 100% of the applicable Maximum Special Tax. Second, if the Special Tax Requirement has not been satisfied by the first step, then the Special Tax shall be levied each Fiscal Year on each Assessor’s Parcel of

Entitled Property Proportionately between Entitled Planned SingleFamily Residential Property and Entitled Planned Multi-Family Residential Property up to 100% of the applicable Maximum Special Tax for Entitled Property.

Any taxpayer who believes that the amount of the Special Tax assigned to a Parcel is in error may file a written notice with the CFD Administrator appealing the levy of the Special Tax. This notice is required to be filed with the CFD Administrator during the Fiscal Year the error is believed to have occurred. The CFD Administrator or designee will then promptly review the appeal and, if necessary, meet with the taxpayer.

If the CFD Administrator verifies that the tax should be changed the Special Tax levy shall be corrected and, if applicable in any case, a refund shall be granted.

Special Tax as levied pursuant to the description above shall be collected in the same manner and at the same time as ordinary ad valorem property taxes; provided, however, that the CFD Administrator may directly bill the Special Tax, may collect Special Taxes at a different time or in a different manner if necessary to meet the financial obligations of the CFD or as otherwise determined appropriate by the CFD Administrator.

Every five years after the establishment of the CFD, the Board of Directors may reexamine, if deemed necessary by Board of Directors, the necessity of the continuance of the Special Tax through the preparation of a Fiscal Impact Analysis, otherwise the Special Tax shall be levied in perpetuity.

If at least 12 persons have been registered to vote within the territory of the CFD for each of the 90 days preceding the close of the public or protest hearing, the vote in the special election shall be by the registered voters of the CFD with each voter having one vote. In that event, the special election shall be conducted by the Registrar of Voters of the County of El Dorado and shall be held on a date selected by the Board of Directors and the ballots for the special election shall be distributed to the qualified electors of the CFD by mail with return postage prepaid, and the special election shall be conducted as a mail ballot election pursuant to Elections Code Section 4101.

If at the time of the close of the protest hearing less than 12 persons have been registered to vote within the territory of the CFD, the vote shall be by the landowners of the CFD, with each landowner of record at the close of the protest hearing having one vote for each acre or portion of an acre of land that he or she owns within the CFD. In that event, the special election shall be conducted by the Secretary of the Board of Directors.

At the hearing, the testimony of all interested persons, including all taxpayers or persons owning property in the area, for or against the establishment of the CFD, the extent of the CFD, the furnishing of a specified type or types of public facilities or services will be heard. If 50 percent or more of the registered voters residing within the territory proposed to be included in the CFD, or the owners of one-half or more of the area of the land in the territory proposed to be included in the CFD and not exempt from the Special Tax, file written protests against the establishment of the CFD, and protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the value of the protests to less than a majority, no further proceedings to create the CFD or to levy the Special Tax shall be taken for a period of one year from the date of the decision of the Board of Directors. If the majority protests of the registered voters or the landowners are only against the furnishing of a specified type or types of facilities or services within the CFD, or against levying a specified special tax, those types of facilities or services or the specified special tax shall be eliminated from the resolution of formation.

All terms not defined herein shall be as defined in the Resolution of Intention to Establish the CFD. The complete texts of the Resolution of Intention to Establish the CFD, the proposed Rate and Method of Apportionment of the Special Tax among parcels of real property in the CFD, and the boundary map of the CFD are on file in the office of the Secretary of the Board of Directors and available for public inspection.

If you have any questions, please call the District Office at (530) 626-3190.

Dated: November 20, 2020 Secretary of the Board of Directors Diamond Springs / El Dorado Fire Protection District 11/25, 12/2 8421 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PAUL D. HLADIK CASE NO. PP20200206 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PAUL D. HLADIK A PETITION for Probate has been filed by PATRICIA LYNN TOMPKINS in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that PATRICIA LYNN TOMPKINS 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 20, 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: CLARA YANG Law Office of Clara Yang 2810 Coloma St., Ste. A Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-3624 11/25, 12/2, 12/9 8422 NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Pioneer Union School District, Somerset, CA, here after referred to as “OWNER”, acting by and through its governing board and representatives, in accordance with Public Contract Code 20118.2, is requesting bids, for the furnishing of Category One E-Rate Wide Area Network Connection under a Request for Proposal (RFP) #239-21A.11 WAN for Pioneer Union Elementary School District.

All bids shall be delivered to Infinity Communications & Consulting, Inc. located at 4909 Calloway Drive, Suite 102, Bakersfield, CA 93312 by 12/14/2020 up to, but no later than 1:00 p.m. (Pacific Time). Proposals received after the specified due date, time or other than at the location shown will be considered non-responsive.

Each bid must conform to the RFP and bid documents. Copies of the RFP and bid documents are available and must be obtained from the following website: http://www. infinitycomm.com/projects.

The services requested depend on partial funding from the School and Libraries Division’s E-rate Program and California Public Utility Commission’s California Teleconnect Fund (CTF). All contracts entered into as a result of this advertisement shall be contingent upon the approval of discounts from the Universal Services Administrative Company (USAC) and CTF and the OWNER’s acceptance of the discounts. The Contractor shall be responsible to invoice and collect payment of the discounted contract amount from USAC and CTF. The undiscounted contract amount will be the maximum amount that the OWNER is liable. On the day of the bid the Contractor shall supply their Service Provider Identification Number (SPIN) and must certify that their SPIN is “current”, to have their proposal considered. OWNER is requesting a three (3) year contract with two one (1) year voluntary contract extensions. Contract will begin on July 1, 2021.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days after the date set for the opening of bids. For information or questions regarding bidding, please email Bryanda Ramirez at p1bids@ infinitycomm.com Board of Education of the Pioneer Union Elementary School District Project #239-21A.11 11/25, 12/2 8423 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1079 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. GRC WHOLESALE, 2. GRC COMPANY, located at 4949 Windplay Drive Suite 200, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Guy R Corr, 2073 Portsmouth Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Guy R Corr GUY R CORR, 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 11/25/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 8432 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1064 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAMERON AIRPARK LIQUOR, located at 3181 Cameron Park Dr #109, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Lakhdata Inc, 3181 Cameron Park Dr #109, 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: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Parmjit Singh Khaira PARMJIT SINGH KHAIRA, 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 11/20/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8433 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DUANE BOBBY MATTHEWS CASE NO. PP20200194 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DUANE BOBBY MATTHEWS A PETITION for Probate has been filed by CAROLE STEVENS in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that CAROLE STEVENS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: September 23, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: JUSTIN M. CLOUSER, ESQ. 1512 Hwy 395 N, Ste. 1 Gardnerville, NV 89410 (775) 782-2888 8434 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1082 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GREEN VALLEY FARM, located at 4921 Rattlesnake Bar Rd, Pilot Hill, CA 95664/Mailing Address: PO Box 5206, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Chamy T Lee, 4921 Rattlesnake Bar Rd, Pilot Hill, CA 95664 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/20/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Chamy T Lee CHAMY T LEE 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 11/25/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 8435

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Pure Life offers a wide variety of alternative medicine for patients Our caring and knowledgeable staff will be happy to assist you with all your medical cannabis needs.

(530) 677-3911

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3420 Coach Lane, Suite 2 Cameron Park

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★ Helping Build El Dorado County Since 1977 ★

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(530) 622-7873

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537 Pleasant Valley Road #2, Diamond Springs BCC Lic.# C10-0000090-LIC

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Mon-Sat: 10am – 8pm Sun: 10am – 7pm

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3046 Chapel Street, Placerville One block behind Buttercup Pantry

Lic #347417