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A Very Merry

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El Dorado Hills residents didn’t disappoint this holiday season, setting up wonderful light displays all over the community. Above, a home on Borgata Way definitely has the Christmas spirit.

The Village Life staff wishes everyone a merry Christmas. Treasure this time with family and friends.

Billingsley took his own advice — live to bring joy Thomas Frey Staff writer

Village Life photo by Thomas Frey

Folsom Prison inmates load up refurbished bikes to be distributed to folks in El Dorado County. From left are Larry Farrell, Alfonso Juarez and Mike Galan. The trio worked full time over the last year to fix up 225 bikes.

Ride on n Prisoners, Rotarians team up to repair and give away bikes Thomas Frey Staff writer

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ome 225 bicycles were lined up in front of Folsom Prison ready to be taken away by Cameron Park Rotarians Dec. 14.

The bikes sat where Johnny Cash stood in 1968 before his iconic concert that turned into his first live album and topped music charts for weeks.

Since the program was founded in 1986 by Rotarian and Cameron Park resident Joe Ryan, prisoners at Folsom Prison have worked full-time at redemption, refurbishing bicycles collected by Cameron Park Rotary to be distributed to youngsters and folks who need them.

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hether it was spending quality time with his family and friends, working as a probation officer and columnist or volunteering with the Mother Lode Lions Club, Bob Billingsley lived every chapter of his 82 years of life to the fullest. He found a purpose in everything he did until his passing Nov. 22 and it was rare others wouldn’t benefit from everything in his life’s work.

The foundation for all of that was his wife Monika. Bob’s son Mark told the story of how his parents met. Bob was 15, Monika, 14, when he first laid eyes on her. He was playing basketball at a church in El Cerrito. He and his buddies noticed girls across the street working on a play and went over to talk to them. It was a quick match and they dated for about four years before spending the next 63 years married. He lived for her, and she for him. Whenever he had a chance, he would play “Edelweiss” from “The Sound of Music,” her favorite song in honor of her German heritage.

They raised three children — Shelley, Mark and Heidi in Placerville, later retiring to El Dorado Hills.

“He was a great guy and the world is a sadder place without him,” said longtime friend and

Village Life file photo by Shelly Thorene

Bob Billingsley and his wife Monika at a Placerville Fellowship and Newcomers Club event in 2016. retired El Dorado County public defender Steve Tapson. “He was outgoing, personable, had a sense of humor and got along with everybody.”

Bob was born in Illinois and moved with his parents to the East Bay during World War II, where his father served as the Richmond police chief.

Bob graduated from California State University, San Francisco, with a degree in sociology and

began working for Fry’s grocery stores in the Bay Area.

He was managing the most successful store in the chain and was paid very well for his efforts. Bob and Monika had Shelley at the time and he was putting in 60-80 hours of work a week.

“He said he worked so many hours he didn’t really even know his daughter,” Mark said. “He’d n

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Through Dec. 24: Share your list and snap a pic with Santa Claus at the California Welcome Center in El Dorado Hills Town Center, through Dec. 24. No appointment necessary.

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Gallery show Through Jan. 13: The Gallery at 48 Natoma in Folsom hosts the Found in Nature exhibit. Email cabraham@folsom.ca.us or call (916) 461-6601 for more information and to make a reservation.

Holiday performance Dec. 22: El Dorado Musical Theatre presents High Voltage: Holiday Celebration at 7 p.m. at Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. This show has become a fan favorite for the holiday season. It features both new and classic holiday songs, all done with High Voltage’s unique flair. Purchase tickets at edmt.info/high-voltageshows-2021-2022.

Blood drive Dec. 30: Vitalant will hold an El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 and IMAX Theater blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. at 2101 Vine St. The Bloodmobile will be in the parking lot. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment at donors.vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM486 or call Vitalant at (877) 2584825 and mention blood drive code SMFM486.

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“A candy cane toy that looks like candy cane but it’s not; it’s black.”

“A couple of Tootsie Rolls.”

“Roller skates.

That’s all I want for Christmas.”

Crime watch The following information was taken from El Dorado County sheriff’s reports:

Nov. 18

Nov. 22

8:02 a.m. Vandalism was reported at an El Dorado Hills Boulevard apartment complex.

10:53 a.m. A forgery was reported at the car dealership on Mercedes Lane.

12:03 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Bridlewood Drive.

3:40 p.m. A loitering subject was reported in the area of Prairie Falcon Drive and Summer Drive. The suspect left prior to deputies’ arrival.

7:02 a.m. A burglary was reported on Senegal Way. 10:23 a.m. Vandalism was reported at an office on Town Center Boulevard.

1 p.m. Trespassing was reported in the area of Blackstone Parkway and Valley View Parkway.

1:16 p.m. A vehicle burglary was reported at a Park Drive school.

4:38 p.m. Trespassing was reported in the area of Palmdale Drive and Carson Crossing Drive.

6:08 p.m. A battery was reported on Canterbury Circle.

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Nov. 23

12:31 p.m. Grand theft was reported at an apartment complex on Valley View Parkway.

1:31 p.m. A burglary was reported at a facility on Town Center West Way. 3:17 p.m. Vandalism was reported at a gas station on El Dorado Hills Boulevard.

8:34 a.m. An illegal entry was reported at a hotel on Town Center Boulevard.

12:23 p.m. A battery was reported on Hawks Flight Court.

3:55 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Montgomery Place.

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Billingsley come home and she would be sleeping and he always woke up before she did. He said this isn’t what he wanted to do.”

He put his degree to use and began working probation in Alameda County and figured out he wanted to continue that career path.

In 1972 the family moved to Placerville.

“You felt so well loved that you didn’t want to disappoint him,” Mark said. “I was never really worried about being disciplined necessarily, I was worried about disappointing him.”

Mark recalled one time, he doesn’t remember why, when he got in trouble. Bob came home and heard about it. Instead of getting on Mark right away, he just began to read the newspaper as his son waited anxiously.

“I remember feeling so terrible I disappointed him that any punishment would have been better than the silent treatment,” Mark said.

Mark saw firsthand how strong Bob’s approach was and followed his example when he became a father. Their relationship grew stronger with time and they spent many nights in Bob’s courtyard enjoying cigars as adults.

“We always kind of joked that we like to have cigars and solve the world’s problems,” Mark said. “By the time we finished the cigar we had the world’s problems solved. It was a great time to sit and reflect. We talked philosophy, politics, sports and we shared a lot of the same interests so making conversation was always very easy.”

Bob become an El Dorado County probation officer with the move to Placerville, making many long-lasting friendships with everyone from the parolees he worked with to Tapson.

Bob and Tapson were part of a group that became hooked to tennis during the John McEnroe/Jimmy Connors tennis boom in the 1970s and they played roughly three times a week for more than 30 years.

Tapson said he could always tell Bob — known as Mr. B to the people he worked with on probation — really cared about

Continued from A1 • May your life be filled with flowers, stars and a ton of love. Don’t forget that love begins when you get outside yourself.

— The last bullet in the final “Billingsley’s Bullets”

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Bob Billingsley, center, is sworn in as a probation officer in 1974 — a job he kept until retirement in 1996. helping them turn their lives around.

“He went out of his way to try and keep his probationers on the straight and narrow and he worked with them as well,” Tapson said.

Even after his clients’ probationary periods came to an end, Mr. B was always there to help as they continued to stay out of prison, started families and stayed clean if they had an addiction.

“He checked up on them quite a bit,” Mark said. “I think he really took delight and satisfaction in seeing people turn their lives around after serving their time and repaying their debt to society.”

Bob retired in 1996 and spent the final years working for the special investigations unit for the Bureau of Prisons where he co-authored a book identifying prison tattoos.

When he retired from probation his next life passions filled his plate like the doughnuts he loved eating. He began writing columns for the Mountain Democrat (also published in Village Life) and volunteered for the Mother Lode Lions Club — two things he got to do with Monika.

With the Lions Club he joined the Community Action Team. If people were moving and needed help, Bob and his team — in their 60s and 70s — could be seen lifting heavy armoires down flights of stairs.

“It was a lot of guys who would go out and they would do yard work for seniors or people who couldn’t do it anymore,” said former Lions Club

president Maryellen Ware. “They built ramps, just did all sorts of things.

He loved it.”

Maryellen and her late husband Dewey spent many nights with the Billingsleys, leading to a “terrific friendship.”

When he began writing at the Mountain Democrat, the Wares became some of his biggest fans.

“We always read his columns,” Ware said.

For 23 years he authored “Heard Over the Back Fence” and “Billingsley’s Bullets.”

Since he didn’t know how to type, he handwrote his columns and Monika not only typed them up, but edited them.

He was a Democrat living in a Republican county and he was never afraid to gracefully pen his outside-the-box thoughts.

“I think some of the things he talked about were confrontational in a good way,” Mark said.

“In a way a friend would check another friend. He had a unique perspective and he did a lot of research himself.”

Former Mountain Democrat managing editor Pat Lakey said it was a treasure having Bob in the newsroom during those years.

“He had the biggest heart for others and he hated to see anyone suffering from life’s blows,” Lakey said. “I wish the newspaper’s readers still could turn to ‘Heard Over the Back Fence’ or ‘Billingsley’s Bullets’ and enjoy the homespun wisdom Bob shared for so many years.”

Bob’s office at the paper was known as the “Land of Golden Twinkies.” He would always bring in doughnuts or Twinkies for everyone, but secretly, it was an excuse for him to have some.

Any time Bob and Monika went on vacation, it was a guarantee he would find a doughnut shop, oftentimes making friends with the owners.

The couple’s favorite spots were Eden, Utah, and Pismo Beach.

“They visited friends and they kicked the crap out of retirement,” Mark said. “They did it right.”

Bob would always walk the 2-mile trip to the pier and back at Pismo and then he would walk straight to the doughnut shop.

“Whatever could justify a trip to a doughnut shop he’s gonna do,” Mark said. “He never met a doughnut or a doughnut shop he didn’t like. I don’t think they existed in his world.”

Mark was a journalist for more than a quarter-century at the Sacramento Bee and became a middle school teacher about five years ago. To honor his father, he has his students call him Mr. B. There will be a roast/ memorial Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. at the Lions Club on Missouri Flat Road in Diamond Springs.

It will be more of a roast than a memorial with plenty of doughnuts, cigars, cookies and everything else Bob loved. Bob was often asked to emcee for his friends when they retired and he loved it so much he bought a suit for those occasions.

“He was the No. 1 person to do a roast,” Ware said. “He was a great friend, a terrific Lion and he will be sorely missed.”

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Alfonso Juarez worked all year fixing bikes brought to the prison. On a chilly Tuesday morning earlier this month they gleefully lined up all the bikes they had spent so much time working on. Galan said the job gives him a chance to make up for his mistakes. Farrell and Juarez said it gives them great satisfaction to know the bikes will be enjoyed.

Some of the bikes come to Folsom so beaten down that when they are put back together, parts from three bikes could be used to rebuild one bike, according to Juarez, who noted that the brakes are the hardest part to fix.

All bikes are test ridden to make sure they are ready for a new life. Farrell said the group of three makes extra sure any bike given to a little kid is extremely safe.

The bikes were released by Folsom Prison Warden Rick Hill in front of representatives from the Folsom Moose Lodge, Cameron Park Rotary Club, Union Gospel Mission, El Dorado County Probation and the El Dorado County Office of Education.

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Best BestSandwich Contractor: Straight Line Construction

Serving the El Dorado County area since 1999, Jack Borba’s commitment to quality and hard work has helped Straight Line Construction grow tremendously in a relatively short time.

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The company now offers residential services for roof replacement and repairs, windows, skylights, gutter systems, decks and siding. Straight Line also offers great customer service, a friendly team and high-quality craftsmanship. The new location offers customers the ability to view product samples, textures and colors in easing their remodeling process. Borba and his team also give back to the community in hosting fundraisers and supporting the food bank.

Back Forty Texas BBQ celebrates 25 years in business this March — a quarter century of serving up fingerlicking barbecue.

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The pit master starts at 3 a.m. each day, smoking all the meats slowly. The menu includes mouth-watering pork and ribs, barbecue chicken, pulled pork, tri tip, brisket and more. Back Forty’s side items are also cooked fresh daily.

Pair the best barbecued meat with beans, close slaw, Gram’s chili or mac and cheese. Dine in or carry out your meal. Back Forty Texas BBQ also caters.

Owners Jerry and Shelley Cobb and their team put out the best meal they can every day except Mondays — the day the barbecue crew takes a rest.

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Best Sandwich Best Financial Planner: Shari Merle, LPL Financial

A resident of El Dorado Hills since 1976, Shari Merle builds relationships that span generations. “I still work with some of my original clients and now I’m working with their kids,” she said, a testament to her ethics, honesty and integrity.

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A former tax preparer, Shari offers a unique perspective. “I understand taxes and how they affect your finances,” she explained. She and her son Steve are both Certified Financial Planners and are fully licensed for stocks, bonds and life insurance products. You can rest assured that she will be true to her personal motto, “No matter what, I do what’s right for the client, not for me.”

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Walk with Austin making all-abilities playground a reality Sel Richard Staff writer Kids with disabilities are just a little closer to romping at a local playground. At the December El Dorado Hills Community Services District Board of Directors’ meeting, Walk with Austin presented the CSD with a $34,000 check toward the construction of an all-abilities playground at the future Bass Lake Regional Park. The funds were raised from the recent Walk with Austin TRYathlon event in which kids with disabilities competed in an adaptive swim/bike/run or roll event.

“The event was so successful,” Walk with Austin founder Holly Reininger said. “We only had 20 participants but you can see the community’s love for this concept through what we raised that day.”

Reininger expressed gratitude for the CSD’s role in organizing the competition at which more than 70 volunteers were on hand at the community park and pool. “How many people you had there to help, it was incredible,” she said. “Everything went so smoothly and all the parents were thrilled.”

Future fundraisers will include a trail etiquette event at Bass Lake on March 19 and the 2022 TRYathlon on Oct. 1. Reininger said she hopes to double participation at the second annual race.

“Kudos to you guys for such an amazing job,” EDHCSD Board President Noelle Mattock commended. “You’ve been a great community partner; you’ve really taken on that partnership role. As a board member I really appreciate it and I’m sure the staff really appreciates it as well.”

Walk with Austin has pledged to raise $250,000 by the time the playground’s construction breaks ground. Current donations total $80,000. For more information or to donate visit walkwithaustin. org.

Village Life photo by Sel Richard

The El Dorado Hills Community Services District received a generous donation from Walk with Austin to help fund an all-abilities playground. Left to right are EDHCSD General Manager Kevin Loewen, CSD Director Ben Paulsen, CSD Board Vice President Sean Hansen, CSD Board President Noelle Mattock, Walk with Austin founder Holly Reininger, CSD Director Heidi Hannaman and CSD Director Michael Martinelli.

Task force aims to save lives Jana Rossi Staff writer El Dorado Hills Fire Station 85 hosted the first Placerville Regional Campaign Against Impaired Drivers Task Force meeting with sobering facts shared by CHP public information officer Andrew Brown and Ophelia Torpey from the CHP Research and Planning Section.

The Placerville Police Department was awarded a $54,000 grant from the Office of Traffic Safety in September.

Funding will be used for programs to reduce traffic collisions related to impaired drivers. The 12-month grant program runs through September 2022.

Shortly after receiving the money, Placerville Police Chief Joseph Wren said the funding will be used “to provide necessary traffic enforcement measures along with educational materials and programs that will help with the goal of reducing serious injury and fatal

crashes on our roads,” Data gathered from 2017-2019 ranks Placerville in the top 20 sites for DUI crash rates, with Highway 50 in the Placerville area taking the lead for most DUI crashes. Out of the 767.5 miles under the CHP Placerville Area Jurisdiction, there were 315 DUI involved crashes and 20 of those were fatalities. While factors such as unsafe speed and improper turning lead for primary crash factors, DUI crashes take the No. 3 spot, CHP officials shared.

Education is a priority for Brown, who said he is looking for opportunities to get the word out about driving under the influence of all substances, with marijuana impairment being as prevalent as alcohol since its recreational legalization in California.

Goals of the community task force are to reduce the number of DUI victims injures and/or killed. The task force will hold quarterly meeting starting next year.

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CHP Placerville public information officer Andrew Brown shares impaired driving facts with attendees at the first Placerville Regional Campaign Against Impaired Drivers Task Force meeting earlier this month.

Redistricting process under way for EID electoral divisions every 10 years following the decennial federal census.

Redistricting is the process of adjusting the division boundaries to ensure that all divisions have equal populations and are in compliance with all state and federal laws.

“District staff is working to create division boundary alternatives that comply with all mandatory criteria,” said EID General Counsel Brian Poulsen. “Analysis of demographic changes help ensure the population in each EID division is equally distributed.”

With census data in hand, an interdepartmental team

Jesse Saich El Dorado Irrigation District In August the El Dorado Irrigation District began the process of analyzing the population in each of its five electoral divisions to determine how the population had changed in light of new census data. This process is known as redistricting.

All jurisdictions that have electoral divisions, including special districts like EID’s Board of Directors, must equalize the populations of their respective divisions

of EID employees headed by the legal department has begun the process of identifying population changes across EID’s electoral divisions. The process must be completed by April 17, 2022, in advance of the next election in November 2022.

The district is committed to including public participation in the redistricting process. The following methods can be used as the redistricting effort continues to submit written comments or information, including ■

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Friends of the Library’s fundraiser in final push Claire Purtich Friends of the El Dorado Hills Library The Friends of the El Dorado Hills Library End-of-the-Year Campaign is in full swing to meet its goal of raising $30,000 before Dec. 31. To date the group has raised more than $7,000; continued community support is vital to meeting the goal.

Recent times have seen high demand on the library — more early reader books were checked out than any previous year, more than 3,000 volunteer hours were contributed and nearly 1,000 new library cards were issued.

“While the library has stepped up during the pandemic in new and innovative ways, much of this would not be possible without the dedicated volunteers and financial support from our community to the Friends of the El Dorado Hills Library. Now more than ever we need them and the community to be able to support the library so we can continue this important work,” said Jan Robbins, EDH Library branch manager.

The Friends of the El Dorado Hills Library encourages community members, recent and long-term, to give their

financial support to sustain and expand the library’s resources by donating to this end-of-year campaign. Members are thrilled that this year the Serrano Men’s Book Club will again allow the Friends to use their annual donation as a match for the first $10,000 of donations.

To give, visit friendsoftheedhlibrary.org/ give.

Donors contributing $75 or more will receive a newly created and customized canvas tote. Donations of $250 will automatically convert to a lifetime Friends membership and donors will receive the new tote bag.

This year marks the 15th year anniversary of the opening of the El Dorado Hills Library. As more and more families move to El Dorado Hills, the demands on library resources increase each year. Every day the library is overwhelmed with requests for more books. Seniors want more access to new fiction books; teens are waiting months for the hottest releases; and the shelves in the early reader section cannot be replenished fast enough to meet demand. Only with the financial generosity of community members can the library continue to provide the needed resources.

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Cody Garcia as Willy Wonka and the company of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” bring their performance to Sacramento this month.

Get your golden ticket to see Willy Wonka and his friends should enjoy, with its broad appeal across multiple generations. It does include very mild adult humor, and the children face some alarming repercussions for their actions while visiting the infamous Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory.

Before entering the theater, all ticket holders, regardless of age, are required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, with the final dose at least 14 days prior to performance time. As an alternative, they can show proof of a negative result from a COVID test, taken within one day of performance time for a rapid antigen test or two days of performance time for a PCR test.

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Be sure to stop by on the 20th each month for vendor demos, discounts, and giveaways!

Check out our full menu here: purelife.wm.store Curbside Pickup Available

NOW OPEN FOR RECREATIONAL SALES! 651 Main Street in Placerville

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Offering Recreational & Medicinal Cannabis Sales!

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(530) 677-5700 (916) 933-1522 (855) 424-4481 4070 MOTHERLODE DRIVE SHINGLE SPRINGS

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Commercial Storefront Windows Patio Doors Cabinet Glass Mirrors Fogged or Broken Dual Pane Units • Custom Shower • Custom Shelves

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530-622-6417 • placervilleglass.com

3046 chapel street, placerville One block behind Buttercup Pantry

(530) 622-7873 537 Pleasant Valley Road #2 Diamond Springs

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

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december 22, 2021