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Let it glow Photo courtesy of the El Dorado County Fire Protection District

El Dorado County firefighters work to extricate a crash victim from a vehicle on Ridgeway Drive in Pollock Pines.

Injured driver cut free from mangled truck Noel Stack Editor Mountain Democrat photo by Noel Stack

El Dorado County residents decked the halls, yards, roofs and more this holiday season, creating festive displays for eager Christmas light seekers to enjoy. Above, Travois Circle in Rescue never disappoints. A trip around the loop just off Green Valley Road will reveal many beautifully decorated properties.

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And don’t forget to take a walk down Christmas tree Lane in Placerville.

The traditional trees provided by the El Dorado County Christmas Tree Growers Association are worth a visit both during the day and night, left photo. Santa Claus had no trouble spotting this Royal Drive home in Cameron Park, above. The front yard is a colorful winter wonderland.

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Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to rescue a trapped motorist after a solo vehicle wreck on westbound Highway 50 west of Ridgeway Drive in Pollock Pines Sunday.

El Dorado County Fire Protection District first responders, assisted by a Cal Fire crew, successfully cut the 78-year-old driver free from his overturned 2014 GMC truck after responding to the 11:45 a.m. crash. Roger Beaver of Silver Springs, Nev., was transported to Marshall Hospital with suspected minor injuries, according to information provided by the California Highway Patrol.

CHP officer Andrew Brown confirmed the agency is investigating why Beaver’s truck left the roadway and ended up in the trees. He was the only occupant of the vehicle.

“There were no unusual roadway conditions,” Brown noted. “The road was dry and weather was clear.

“A seatbelt was used by the driver and likely contributed to less severe injuries,” he added. “We want to remind drivers that wearing a seatbelt and driving sober is a lifesaving combo through the holiday season.”

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This house on Five Mile Road in Camino goes all out on its Christmas decorations. The house is listed on christmaslightfinder.com, a directory of the most impressive light displays around the world.

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Mark Charles Ivani

Sept. 4, 1958 – Dec. 13, 2024

Mark was born and raised in his beloved city of San Francisco, then spent several years in Sonoma county before moving to the mountains west of Lake Tahoe where he passed on December 13th surrounded by his loving wife, Christy, his sons Nick and Matt, and his older sister Lisa. He is also survived by his younger sister, Kristen and his daughter Angela. Mark’s love of motorcycles, music, laughter, and sports allowed him to make new friends everywhere he went. He was a loving husband and father and will be deeply missed by his family and friends. A Celebration of Life memorial will be held in Pollock Pines in the spring.

Anthony (Tony) Joseph Couch Aug. 17, 1971 – Aug. 4, 2024

“I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark burn out in a brilliant blaze than be stifled by dryrot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”

—Jack London.

Anthony Joseph Couch, Tony, passed on to the next realm on August 4, 2024 in Santa Barbara, California. He was our little brother and we loved him. Tony’s star burned especially bright. He grew up in Pleasant Valley, southeast of Placerville, where creeks and rivers, forest and mountains, grasslands and verdant countryside were his home. This geography fed his adventurous spirit and he embraced it with his whole being. At an early age Tony demonstrated his thrill-seeking inclination when at three years old he was gifted a big wheel to replace his little Winnie-the-Pooh scooter. He immediately took it to the top of the steep driveway and fearlessly zoomed down the hill as fast as he could, hitting the brake just before entering the flowing Clear Creek. The rest is history. He built a BMX race track across the creek and a quarter pipe at the bottom of the driveway (for BMX and skateboard), and in the process became an amazing athlete, whose airborne prowess as a trickster was unmatched among his tribe of ‘80s and ‘90s locals. He loved to snowboard, a natural extension of his mad skill set that allowed him to explore wintertime in the High Sierra, where he was completely in his element. He told many tales of exploring these mighty mountains, including daring feats of entering old gold mine shafts and finding caves under water along the Cosumnes River in nearby Happy Valley and Bucks Bar. Like a real life Huckleberry Finn, he roamed far and wide, whether on foot, by bicycle or motorbike, or in his semi-restored Datsun Roadster. He was freedom incarnate and it suited him just fine.

Tony met and married Jennifer Anne Campbell in the early 90s and together they had three beautiful boys. After attending American River College, the couple started a small business, Town & Country Painting. While naturally creative, through owning his own business Tony acquired construction and handyman skills and learned the value and importance of sales, hard work and a job well done. He enjoyed using his hands to build and fix things and offered these skills to others. Tony was fun and damn funny. He loved puns, jingles, dad jokes, and one-liners. He had a million of them and could recite a handful at a moment’s notice. He could make just about anyone laugh. He could also charm. He knew what to say to break the ice and get the party started. His Martin Short (especially Ed Grimly) and Steve Martin (anything) comedy impressions were priceless. As an adult, Tony loved disc golf.

He started out playing with his older brother Kevin, and played all around Northern California, but Goldridge and Somerset were his home courses. Over the years he lived off and on in Placerville, Lake Tahoe, Strawberry, Greater LA and Santa Barbara, where he also played and made friends on the course. Tony made friends easily. He would strike up a conversation with anyone and find something they had in common.

This propensity led to many random discoveries of coincidental connection, oftentimes leading to lasting friendships or acquaintances, sometimes resulting in jobs. Wherever he found himself, he never stopped making new friends.

Tony was the youngest of six children. He is predeceased by his parents Patrick Shepard Couch and Peggy Helen Light Couch and his brother Kevin Thomas More Couch. He is survived by his three sons, Jered Sequoyah Campbell, Kailee Anthony Campbell, and Denali Oliver Campbell; and his four sisters, Katherine Helen Tulga, Julie Cecile Dunn (Tony), Sara Eileen Easterbrook (Keith), and Rachel Leonora Couch. We are filled with sorrow that Tony’s time here on earth was so brief, but cherish the memories of him living his life to the fullest. His bright light shines on in our hearts and in those who knew and loved him. May peace be with him.

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Erik Davenport

Cynthia “Cindy” Rae Holmes

Erik Davenport was born in San Jose, California and spent most of his younger years in Placerville. He passed away on Dec 16th in Placerville at the age of 74. Erik graduated from El Dorado High in 1968 and joined the United States Navy as a radio operator. Following his service in the Navy, Erik returned to Placerville. He managed numerous pear and apple orchards while embarking on a life-long career of home construction. Following years of building in the Placerville area, he went to Sitka, Alaska to build a home for his sister and her family on an island.

He returned to Placerville until summoned to build another home on the same island in 1983.

He remained in Sitka building custom homes in Sitka and the surrounding islands for nearly 30 years. He was even featured in the local paper, The Sitka Sentinel, for his unique and sturdy construction on the islands. His methods included use of a World War II era landing craft and helicopters to get supplies to the sites. He was a true craftsman who took great pride in his work. In 2012, he returned to Placerville to build a custom home for his brother and his family.

Erik enjoyed this time with family taking in his nephews’ sporting events and family celebrations.

Following the completion of his last major build, Erik moved with his wife Marilyn to Eugene, Oregon before becoming nomads with an RV to explore the west coast. Following a summer in Arizona, Erik and Marilyn returned to Placerville with their RV while looking to put down some more permanent roots. Erik is survived by his wife, Marilyn Durocher, stepson Joseph Einri, stepdaughter Sarah Durocher, stepdaughters Amy and Kiya Knight, sister Karen (Charlie) Haley, brother Kurt (Veronica) Raffetto, and three nephews, and a niece. A celebration of life will take place on January 25th, 2025 in Placerville.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Cynthia “Cindy” Rae Holmes, 75, of Placerville, California. Cindy passed away on October 18, 2024. Born on November 3, 1948, in Hawthorne, NV, Cindy was the daughter of the late Effie (Eather) Holmes and Raymond Holmes. A graduate of Mineral County High School in 1966, Cindy dedicated 20 years of her life to serving others as a part of the Emergency Department Admitting Team at Marshall Hospital, where her strength, kindness and attention to detail left an indelible mark. Cindy’s legacy is one of courage, generosity, and a magnetic presence. She had an unusual ability to connect with people from all walks of life, possessing a sharp intuition that allowed her to make meaningful relationships and provide valuable insight to others. Her bright and perceptive eyes reflected a soul full of wonder, empathy, and deep emotional intelligence. She lived life of her own accord, often finding light and laughter in the most ordinary moments.

Cindy was a woman of many interests. She had a marked appreciation for music and dance, having expressed that it was possible to feel the emotion the musician or artist was trying to evoke, if one really let themselves be enveloped in the song. She dreamed of traveling to faraway places and had an adventurous, daring spirit. She was a fierce supporter of those in need and carried the torch of hope for others when they could not carry it themselves. She had compassion for all living things, especially animals in need, and strove to live life in a manner that was respectful and conscientious of all God’s creations. Cindy’s charisma, wisdom, and determination touched everyone she met, and she will be remembered for her sensational conversations, warm personality, enduring spirit and ability to see beauty in all things. She will be deeply missed, but her memory will live on in the hearts of all who had the privilege of knowing her. She is survived by her daughter, Tammie Rae Anderson; grandchildren, Danielle Morales and Nathaniel Anderson, sister, JoAnn Bowles; and her cherished friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Effie (Eather) Holmes and Raymond Holmes. According to Cindy’s wishes, no formal funeral will be held. A gathering to honor Cindy will be held in the spring, and details will be shared with family and friends.

For those who wish to show tribute to her, the family requests that donations be made to a local animal rescue organization of your choice.

Jan. 28, 1950 – Dec. 16, 2024

Sandra L. Folmer (Winton)

May 5, 1946 – Dec. 3, 2024

Sandra L. Folmer, 78, passed away peacefully at home under the loving care of family and Snowline Hospice of Placerville, CA. Born in Stockton, CA. May 5, 1946 to Florence Winton (Board) and Willard Arnold (Arnone) Winton, as firstborn, she remained their “#1” or “Ichiban” Daughter ever after. Survived by husband Doyle Folmer, daughters Vicki Gomez, Norma Folmer, Yvonne Tyler, sister Susan Winton, and brother-in-law Richard Sapudar, she was also blessed with many grandchildren (7) and great-grandchildren (15).

Preceded in death by mother, Florence Winton, father Willard Winton, brother Richard Winton and sister Patricia Winton, she will be greatly missed. Graveside interment (immediate family only) will be held January 7, 2025 at 1pm at Park View Cemetery, and a Celebration of Life all are welcome to attend will be held January 18th, 2025 at 1pm at Foothills Church 2380 Merrychase Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 (Call office at 530-677-3057 ) Check Park View’s Memorial Page via link below for complete “Tribute” Memorial: https://parkviewmortuary. tributecenteronline.com/obituaries/Sandra-LeaFolmer?obId=33950815

Joseph P. Williams

Sept. 8, 1927 – Nov. 8, 2024

WWII Veteran Joe Williams passed away in his home in El Dorado Hills at the age of 97. Born in Detroit, MI., his parents immigrated from Poland, entering through Ellis Island, their names changing from Wilinski to Williams. A proud World War 2 Navy Veteran, Joe served on the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt.

He visited many parts of the world, and was honorably discharged with a Victory Medal.

After college he entered the emerging new world of technology and became an expert in the beginning stages of computer development.

Joe was still a computer expert at 97. He was flown as a consultant around the country from New York, Chicago to Seattle. He met his first wife, Helen in Los Angles. They moved to El Dorado County in 1970 where they raised four children. Although he worked many long hours, he always found time for summer vacations that the family remembers as fun-filled adventures; especially boating on California Lakes and trips across the country. Joe built his home on Hollow Oak Drive 55 years ago, overlooking Folsom and Sacramento, with views of the costal range. It is still and will be the family and friends gathering place. He was known for his dry sense of humor, open mind and his extraordinary kindness.

Joe Williams is survived by his wife, DorothyIngram Williams; his daughter, Carlen Vincent of Cameron Park; his son, Jeffrey Ellsworth of Placerville; his sister, Irene Varney of Florida; his grandson, Ryan Gibson of Cameron Park; great granddaughter, Kyndell Turpen of Cameron Park; son, Grant Ingram of Somerset; grandson, Maxwell Ingram of Cameron Park; and beloved extended family. He will be missed and remembered by countless friends of all ages, In lieu of contributions, please give to your favorite charity; but Joe would be pleased if you took an hour with your loved one, perhaps pour a glass of wine and made a toast to the heavens.

Nov. 03, 1948 – Oct. 18, 2024

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PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL

Placerville City Hall 3101 Center St., Placerville (530) 642-5200 Mayor John Clerici jclerici@cityofplacerville.org

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CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom 1021 O St., Suite 9000 Sacramento 95814 (916) 445-2841

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Vice Mayor Nicole Gotberg Adam Schiff ngotberg@cityofplacerville.org B40B Dirksen Senate Office Building Ryan Carter Washington D.C., 20510 rcarter@cityofplacerville.org (202) 224-3841 Jackie Neau Alex Padilla jneau@cityofplacerville.org 331 Hart Senate Office Building David Yarbrough dyarbrough@cityofplacerville. Washington, D.C., 20510 (202) 224-3553 org

ElL DORADO COUNTY SUPERVISORS

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District 1 Supervisor

5TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

EDC Government Center 330 Fair Lane, Placerville Greg Ferrero (530) 621-5650

District 2 Supervisor George Turnboo (530) 621-5651

District 3 Supervisor Brian Veerkamp (530) 621-5652

District 4 Supervisor Lori Parlin (530) 621-6513

District 5 Supervisor

Brooke Laine (530) 621-6577 (Placerville) (530) 573-7918 (South Lake

Tom McClintock Constituent Service Center 4359 Town Center Blvd., Suite 210 El Dorado Hills 95762 (916) 786-5560

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District Office 6030 West Oaks Blvd., Suite 145, Rocklin 95765 (916) 435-0501

STATE ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 1

Heather Hadwick District Office 113 Presley Way, Suite 10 Grass Valley 95945 (530) 265-0601

STATE SENATE DISTRICT 4 Marie Alvarado-Gil Capitol Office 1021 O St., Suite 7240 Sacramento 95814 (916) 651-4004

District Office 4364 Town Center Blvd., Suite 313 El Dorado Hills 95762 (916) 933-8680

EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville (530) 622-4513 Division 1: Paul Penn PPenn@EID.org

Division 2: Pat Dwyer, Kevin Kiley PDwyer@EID.org Constituent Service Center 6538 Lonetree Blvd., Suite 200 Division 3: Chuck Mansfield, CMansfield@EID.org Rocklin 95765 (916) 724-2575 Division 4: Lori Anzini, LAnzini@EID.org STATE ASSEMBLY

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Cal Fire crew makes special delivery

Photos courtesy of Cal Fire AEU

Early last Thursday morning, firefighters from Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit Station 43 delivered nearly 600 gifts —along with bikes and gift cards — to New Morning Youth & Family Services in Placerville. This tradition, now in its 19th year, originated at Station 43 and has grown into a heartwarming community celebration. This Dec. 19 special delivery was made possible by the incredible generosity shown at a fundraising event held earlier in December. “(The community’s) support has helped brighten Christmas for some of our county’s most vulnerable children,” a Cal Fire AEU social media post notes. “From all of us in the Amador-El Dorado Unit, Merry Christmas and thank you!”

PPD CRIME LOG The following information was taken from Placerville police reports:

Dec. 10

Dec. 8

1:05 p.m. Trespassing reported at a school on Broadway.

10:22 a.m. Petty theft reported at a coffee shop on Broadway.

9:07 a.m. Trespassing reported on Broadway.

2:26 p.m. Petty theft reported on Woodridge Court.

2:15 p.m. Battery reported at a store on Main Street.

3:46 p.m. Officers booked into jail a 38-year-old woman suspected of trespassing and a probation violation on Broadway. She was listed in custody.

4:44 p.m. Vandalism reported at a school on Broadway.

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Dec. 11

6:54 a.m. Trespassing reported at an office on Pacific Street.

8:41 a.m. Officers booked into jail a 37-year-old man suspected of vandalism, obstruction and a probation violation on Main Street. He was listed in custody in lieu of $28,000 bail.

3:46 p.m. Officers issued a citation after responding to a fire on Forni Road.

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EDSO staff lead a robbery suspect to a patrol vehicle. The man allegedly stole items from a local business and assaulted a store staff member.

Deputies nab robbery suspect Mountain Democrat staff El Dorado County sheriff ’s deputies arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of robbery on Dec. 20.

Earlier in the month, Gage LeBaron allegedly stole sporting equipment from a local business and assaulted the store’s loss prevention officer when asked to return to the store to pay for the stolen items, according to an EDSO social media post. Deputies

picked up LeBaron Friday near Green Leaf Drive in Placerville and he was booked into the El Dorado County Jail just down the road.

“Stealing from our local businesses and assaulting their employees is not the way to start your holidays,” EDSO officials note in the post. “Stay on Santa’s good list by making good choices.”

Inmate records indicate LeBaron was released on $50,000 bail.

Gaines elected as BOE chairman News release SACRAMENTO — At its December board meeting, the California State Board of Equalization elected Ted Gaines as chairman and Sally J. Lieber as vice chair for 2025.

Gaines currently serves as vice chair. As chairman, he will also serve on the threemember Franchise Tax Board.

“I look forward to leading a fair, transparent and accountable board that leads state property tax policy,” said Gaines.

Gaines was first elected to the BOE in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, representing the 1st Equalization District, which includes all or parts of 34 counties extending from Siskiyou and Modoc counties in the north to San Bernardino County in the south.

He has previously served 12 years in both the California State Assembly and State Senate, and as a member of the Placer County Board of Supervisors for eight yea Lieber was elected to the BOE in 2022, representing the 2nd Equalization District, which includes 19 counties extending from

Del Norte County in the north to Ventura County in the south.

She is a former member of the California State Assembly, previously serving as speaker pro tempore and as a member of the Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee. Lieber was also a member of the Mountain View City

9:57 p.m. Officers booked into jail a 37-year-old woman suspected of trespassing at a grocery store on Placerville Drive. She was later released.

11:21 p.m. Battery reported on Marshall Way.

6:29 p.m. Officers booked into jail a 44-year-old woman suspected of DUI on Davis Court. She was released on $15,000 bail.

8:40 p.m. Officers booked into jail a 40-year-old woman suspected of theft, possession of illegal drug paraphernalia and a probation violation on Main Street. She was later released.

Dec. 12 3:26 a.m. Officers booked into jail a 45-year-old man suspected of identity theft, obstruction, possession illegal drug paraphernalia. Being under the

9:29 a.m. Prowler reported on Coloma Street.

10:21 p.m. Officers booked into jail a 31-year-old man suspected of unlawful possession of teargas and multiple probation violations on Fair Lane. He was listed in custody.

Dec. 13 4:10 a.m. Officers booked into jail a 35-year-old man suspected of possession of a controlled substance, being under the influence of a controlled substance, obstruction, battery on a peace officer and a probation violation on Main Street.

He was listed in custody in lieu of $92,500 bail.

10:12 a.m. Vandalism reported at an apartment complex on Clay Street.

12:09 p.m. Battery reported at a grocery store on Placerville Drive.

Dec. 14 10:45 a.m. Officers booked into jail a 32-year-old man suspected of a probation violation on Placerville Drive. He was listed in custody in lieu of $40,000 bail.

4:55 p.m. Trespassing reported at a business on Placerville Drive.

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8:01 p.m. Vandalism reported at the parking garage on Center Street.

6:14 p.m. Indecent exposure reported on Main Street.

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Splintered and cracked wood can be seen on the east side railing of Mosquito Bridge as the result of damage caused by a vehicle Sunday, Dec. 22.

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Mosquito Bridge damaged but still open to traffic Odin Rasco Senior staff writer

El Dorado County transportation officials made an unplanned visit to the Mosquito Bridge in Placerville Sunday, Dec. 22, after California Highway Patrol officers received a call about damage spotted on the historical bridge that spans the South Fork of the American River.

Mosquito Fire Protection District representatives took to social media Sunday to warn commuters to avoid the bridge and take an alternate route home while the county sent out workers to inspect damage apparently caused by a vehicle.

After a review of the damage, El Dorado County Department of Transportation officials announced the bridge would be kept open for traffic; a maintenance crew was scheduled to revisit the bridge Dec. 23

to further assess repair options.

“Mosquito Bridge was inspected by the bridge supervisor and DOT management,” Deputy Director of Maintenance and Operations Brian Mullens states on Facebook. “We don’t feel that the damage warrants immediate repairs or closure. As you can see in the photos damage was limited to the 2 x 4 webbing on the east side railing. Bridge crew will reevaluate on Monday and schedule repairs as needed. We will notify Mosquito Fire and residents of any future repair closures.”

This is the second time since October that the bridge has sustained damage from a vehicle; on Oct. 29, a truck became wedged against the bridge’s railing, bending truss rods and breaking webbing along the side.

MFPD officials remind motorists to slow down and be careful while crossing the bridge.

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the investigation, Directors Mike Martinelli, Heidi Hannaman, Steve Ferry and Chuck King opted not to have another investigator tackle the subject. It was decided on a 4-0 vote that the report and its conclusions released to the board and public will be sent to the Fair Political Practices Commission for review and the CSD will take no further action unless the FPPC comes back with a recommendation.

Mattock recused herself from the item discussed at the Dec. 19 board meeting and left the room. The Mountain Democrat reached out to Mattock for comment after the meeting; she did not respond as of press time.

“I’m afraid if we just continue this, we’re just dragging this out and we’re just spending more money and we’re getting a poor product for something that ultimately is up to the voters,” Hannaman shared. “And the voters spoke just a few weeks ago, when they reelected Director Mattock. That is the ultimate judge and she beat the odds, and she’s here. So I’m not really willing to go forward with keeping this open.”

EDHCSD General Manager Mark Hornstra said the district paid approximately $11,150 for the investigation and report.

Director Ferry agreed with Hannaman and made the suggestion to forward the investigation to the FPPC. “… if we really pin this down as hard as we can pin it down over the next three or four months, we’re just gonna stop getting things done that this board needs to get done.”

Director Martinelli echoed those sentiments, sharing he didn’t think another investigation would reach a different conclusion. “I don’t believe it’s necessary to have, yet again, another investigation tie us up further, bog us back down.

“Did we make some mistakes?

Probably. Are there some things we can do better? Probably,” Martinelli added, “and I believe that we will figure them out and figure a better way forward. But it’s time; it’s time to move on. Put this to rest.”

“I think you said it best,” newly elected Director King responded to Martinelli’s comments. “If this is where we are, let’s move on. Let’s try to take care of some business.”

The investigation was prompted by Dean Getz, a frequent EDHCSD board meeting attendee and oftentimes critic, in early July and directors voted to hire an independent attorney to look into the issue in August. In a letter sent to the district, Getz claims both Mattock and Paulsen were aware that former EDHCSD General Manager Kevin Loewen, who resigned in December 2023, was working for district consultant DTA while also employed with the CSD. A report released earlier this year confirmed Loewen’s employment and noted it was a clear conflict of interest and violation of CSD policy.

That relationship, Getz alleged, led to district leadership’s refusal to sign a document attesting to the accuracy of LLAD assessments as prepared

by DTA. El Dorado County AuditorController Joe Harn requested the letter after he expressed concerns about discrepancies in DTA’s work.

Assessments were left off the property tax rolls for two years, amounting to an approximately $2.8 million loss for the CSD. The CSD Board of Directors later sued the auditor. “... as documented in the Loewen investigation, President Noelle Mattock admitted knowing that Loewen worked for DTA,” Getz’s letter notes. “Despite this knowledge, she

chose to initiate costly litigation with the county’s auditor-controller rather than risk exposing Loewen, DTA, or her awareness of Loewen’s conflict of interest with DTA, etc.

“I assert that district records support the fact that ... Paulsen actively participated in the district’s deliberate evasion of signing the attestations for DTA’s work products mandated by the county,” the letter continues.

In a public statement made at the August board meeting, Mattock denied knowing Loewen worked for DTA and called Getz’s accusations politically motivated as she and Paulsen were up for reelection.

Paulsen did not publicly respond to allegations and did not run to retain his seat.

Attorney Jennifer Shaw with the Shaw Law Group conducted the investigation and prepared a final report noting: Mattock’s and Paulsen’s explanations related to the attestation Harn required are more credible than Getz’s allegations.

It is more likely than not that Mattock and Paulsen acted for legitimate reasons in supporting the decision not to sign the 2022 and 2023 attestations Harn required.

Although the district lost revenue in 2022 and 2023 because of the board’s refusal to sign the attestations Harn required, the loss in revenue was not the result of Mattock’s or Paulsen’s alleged improper use of their authority.

It is more likely than not that the board’s refusal in fiscal year 2022 and fiscal year 2023 to sign the attestations Harn required did not violate any district policy.

Although the district is incurring attorneys’ fees in its litigation with the County, there is no evidence that the litigation is the result of Mattock’s or Paulsen’s alleged improper use of their authority.

EDHCSD directors and community members expressed many concerns about apparent holes in the investigation, notably that Shaw failed to interview Harn — a decision later revealed was made by Shaw on the advice of EDHCSD counsel Derek Cole as the district still has an active lawsuit against the county official. Shaw also apparently never requested email or text messages exchanged between CSD directors and the former general manager related to his consultancy business, which led several commenters to call it incomplete.

“This report has done nothing to satisfy my concern relevant to the issue,” King noted in a lengthy statement made before directors decided to move on. “I truly wish this had been a thorough, fact finding investigation with a solid timeline and a true effort to uncover supporting documents whenever possible so we could put this behind us and move on …. I believe a good investigation would have done so much more for the integrity, accountability and transparency of the board of directors and Directors Mattock and Paulsen.”

Getz expressed multiple frustrations related to the investigation, including Cole’s guidance of Shaw even though the CSD attorney had previously said he would not be involved in the process. He said the attorneys focused too much on whether Mattock and Paulsen gained monetarily.

“An example of a personal gain for a wrongful act is if a public official uses … the staff or any of the other resources of the agency to cover up

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A Christmas message

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

By Francis P. Church, first published in the New York Sun in 1897. e take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of the Sun: Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, If you see it in the Sun, it’s so. Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?

Virginia O’Hanlon Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age.

They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus!

It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias.

There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The external light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove?

Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond.

Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! He lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

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••• Francis P. Church’s editorial, “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus,” was an immediate sensation, and went on to became one of the most famous editorials ever written. It first appeared in the New York Sun in 1897, 117 years ago, and was reprinted ■ See YES, VIRGINIA, page A7

Letters to the Editor A relationship with God EDITOR: od loves you. He doesn’t love you because you do everything right; he loves you because you deserve it regardless.

I always feel like i don’t deserve the love of God because I am a sinner. Everytime I sin, I run away from him in shame when the best thing to do was to run into his arms. It’s difficult living in the truth that you are doing something wrong but it is worse living in blissful ignorance.

I realized loving God isn’t about being perfect; it’s about seeking help because you aren’t. If you were perfect, you wouldn’t need him. When you are the most broken, that’s the perfect time to ask him to fix you. You deserve love. You didn’t choose any of this. You didn’t choose to be broken.

We are broken because it pushes us to find out how to fix ourselves. The funny thing is, the harder you try to put yourself back together, the more you crumble. The only thing that can put us back together is God. I think the funniest argument is when people say, “if God is real then why does he allow so

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much suffering?” As human beings, we are given free will. The suffering is a result of our misuse of our free will. If we didn’t have a choice of following God, would it really be an act of true love? Choosing him for yourself is the greatest representation of what love is. Having enough faith to give your life to a person you’ve never met is love. Bless it be to the ones who have never seen him and still believe. I pray all of you find him.

One day, you will have every Earthly desire and realize it means nothing; it never filled that hole.

I pray when that day comes, you look toward the sky.

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Christmas then this is hristmas is a joyful season one of your best gifts but always of all. Don’t fight about has some the place where you will challenges. spend Christmas. Make The place of Christmas the best of wherever you is often a question. end up and celebrate Mary and Joseph ended with whoever is around. up in Bethlehem when The presents of Jesus was born. They Christmas are often had gone there to pay stressful. Presents are taxes. Paying taxes is expensive and often we never fun but something don’t know what to buy GLENN MOLLETTE we have to do. The place and how much to spend. they ended up when You may have a lot of Jesus was born was probably not their gifts to buy or maybe you don’t have a single person for whom you will buy a desired location to bear their first gift. If you can afford to buy gifts and child but they made the most of the want to then enjoy the opportunity. location.

If finances are meager this year, then Location trips a lot of people up on Christmas. Many have no choice. They be honest with yourself and others and say our list and budget is very will spend Christmas in the nursing limited this year. Don’t put yourself in home or jail. Many have no options. financial jeopardy by spending money They may be too elderly or sick to you don’t have. The greatest gift is travel. They may not have any place the baby Jesus. Focusing on Him will to go. If you have options then be bring more peace than a house filled thankful. If you have a place to spend

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The greatest gift is the baby Jesus. Focusing on Him will bring more peace than a house filled with gifts. with gifts.

The pageantry of Christmas often becomes work. How many lights can you string on your roof or around your shrubbery? I enjoy putting up lights on a warm day but despise taking them down in January. Just remember what goes up must come down, eventually. Try to find a mild weather day and you won’t feel like the grinch.

The pressure of Christmas gets to a lot of people. People die in December.

Loneliness takes over, Stress becomes paramount. People get depressed.

Christmas should never be a time of loneliness, stress or pressure but it was a difficult time for Mary and Joseph. They were poor people.

Bringing a child into the world in a stable would not be considered an option for most of us. Traveling was

a hassle and very difficult back then.

While they were overjoyed with the baby Jesus, life’s circumstances were not easy. Later, they would flee to Egypt for the safety of their family which had to add to their pressure.

The person of Christmas must be our focus in order to truly celebrate this season. Let’s not lose sight of the main character in the Christmas story. If we do, then we will focus on the place, presents, pageantry and pressures of Christmas. Thus, we will miss out on the real joy that the heavenly host proclaimed to those shepherds watching their sheep.

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men,” (Luke 2:14).

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“Anyone exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning is in a lifethreatening emergency,” said Dr. Rais Vohra, medical director for the Fresno/Madera Division of CPCS. “Carbon monoxide is insidious, and people don’t realize that they are being poisoned. It’s a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas produced from burning fuel and totally undetectable to the human senses.”

If a detector goes off, assume that a real danger is present, and get all people and pets out of the structure immediately and into fresh air. Call 911 and seek medical help right away. Do not re-enter until a professional declares it safe.

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annually until 1949 when the paper went out of business.

Thirty-six years after her letter was printed, Virginia O’Hanlon recalled the events that prompted her letter: “Quite naturally I believed in Santa Claus, for he had never disappointed me. But when less fortunate little boys and girls said there wasn’t any Santa Claus, I was filled with doubts. I asked my father, and he was a little evasive on the subject. It was a habit in our family that whenever any doubts came up as to how to pronounce a word or some question of historical fact was in doubt, we wrote to the Question and Answer column in the Sun. Father would always say, If you see it in the Sun, it’s so, and that settled the matter.”

Virginia O’Hanlon went on to graduate from Hunter College with a bachelor’s degree at age 21.

The following year she received her master’s from Columbia, and in 1912 she began teaching in the New York City school system, later becoming a principal. After 47 years, she retired as an educator.

Throughout her life she received a steady stream of mail about her Santa Claus letter, and to each reply she attached an attractive printed copy of the Church editorial. Virginia O’Hanlon Douglas died on May 13, 1971, at the age of 81, in a nursing home in Valatie, N.Y.

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their misconduct, to pursue a personal lawsuit or otherwise shield themselves from accountability,” Getz said. “They’re deriving a personal benefit from the use of money that was intended to be used for the public benefit, not their benefit.”

EDH resident Bill Jamaca also shared his concerns with Cole’s definitions. “So I I’m disappointed that Mr. Cole sounds more like a defense attorney than an advocate for the citizens of El Dorado Hills,” Jamaca said during public comment. “His characterization of personal benefit seems way off to me. Personal benefit and political benefit are almost the same thing in this context.”

Cole didn’t respond to public comment but he did advise the four directors present that the entire board should take a close look at the district’s Board of Directors Code of Conduct and make revisions to ensure more clarity in the language as it relates to investigations of board members.

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Council and is currently serving as chair of the board.

“It has been an honor to serve as chair of the Board for 2024 and I am grateful to my colleagues for allowing me to serve as vice chair in 2025,” said Lieber.

Announcements AL-ANON is here for you if you are bothered by someone else’s drinking.

Call for meeting times. (916) 3342970. https://sacal-anon.blogspot.com AMERICAN ASSOC. OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN Foothills of EDC Branch. Our mission is to advance gender equity for women & girls. Science and Math Camp Scholarships, programs & interest groups. Leave voicemail for Laurel (530) 417-7737 or Sara (530) 4177138 eldorado-ca.aauw.net AMERICAN LEGION POST 119 welcomes Veterans and guests to attend our monthly membership dinner and meeting the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 PM. Legionpost119.org CAMERON PARK NEWCOMERS CLUB meets the first Wednesday of each month at 10:30 at the Light of the Hills Lutheran Church, 3100 Rodeo Rd., CP, 95682. New and current local community members are welcome for fun and games throughout the month. For further information contact Jill Butler at 530-295-7448.

El DORADO COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Dedicated to all aspects of ham radio. Meetings held on the third Tuesday of each month at the El Dorado Sheriff’s office, 200 Industrial Drive, Placerville, 6:30 pm. Visitors and non-hams welcome. Info at www.edcarc.net PLAY CRIBBAGE Join the Gold Country Cribbers 916-212-2465 or 916-768-4452.

We Play - We Teach - We Have Fun. Wednesdays 4:00 PM. Gilmore Senior Center 990 Lassen Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA Struggling with life? CELEBRATE RECOVERY is for any Hurt, Habit or Hang-up. We are a faith-based recovery program for life’s issues and struggles. Join us Thursday nights at 6:30pm at Green Valley Church, 3500 Green Valley Rd, Placerville.

Doors open at 6:15pm. Children’s programs are available for ages 3 months to 18 years old. Email: celebrate@greenvalley.church. Find us on Facebook: https://m.facebook. com/crgvcc/ DEMOCRATS – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Round Table Pizza– Missouri Flat Rd. in Placerville at noon on the 3rd Thursday of the

month. Call (530)391-6414 or see edcdems.org for more information.

GOLD RUSH CHORUS now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing 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. Come play tennis for fun and friendship. Meet at El Dorado High School, Acacia Street, Placerville, Wed 9 AM – 11 AM. (June - Aug 8 AM – 10 AM). Social activities, lessons.

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KNOW Stellar student Congratulations to Jason G. Sousa of El Dorado, who recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in avian medicine.

Now Freedom Church, 4414 Commodity Way in Cameron Park hosts a drive-thru Nativity open nightly, 6-9 p.m. through Dec. 27 (closed Christmas Eve).

Sutter Street Theatre in Folsom presents “A Laura Ingalls Wilder Christmas” through Dec. 29. For tickets and more information call (916) 353-1001 or visit sutterstreettheatre.com.

B Street Theatre presents “A Christmas Carol” at The Sofia in Sacramento through Dec. 29. For tickets and more information call (916) 4435300 or visit bstreettheatre. org.

Dec. 26 Experience Hanukkah!

Join the El Dorado Hills Town Center community and Rabbi Yosef 6:30-8 p.m. in the Steven Young Amphitheater for this cultural celebration.

Enjoy the melodies of Hanukkah songs, savor delicious traditional foods, and warm your spirits with a variety of hot beverages. The menorah display will be on display through Jan. 3.

Dec. 27 Vitalant will hold an El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 & IMAX Theater blood drive noon to 2:30 p.m. at 2101 Vine St. The Bloodmobile will be parked near the movie theater on the north side. Donors will receive one in-hand Fandango movie voucher. Donors will also receive a T-shirt and $15 gift card from Vitalant, and donors must be opted into the Vitalant donor rewards program to receive these items. Make an appointment at donors.vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM486 or call(877) 258-4825 and mention the same code. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.

RxEMEDY will perform at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville 8-11 p.m. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

Dec. 28 Get your dancing shoes ready, as local 10-piece horn band HipNosis presents an afternoon show, 3-6 p.m. at the Powerhouse Pub in Folsom.

Jerry Rabago will perform at 4 p.m. at HWY 50 Brewery in Camino.

For more information visit hwy50brewery.com/livemusic.

Don’t miss the Sugarloaf Winter Campfire show, 7-9 p.m. at Imagination Theater on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville.

Enjoy music, dance and Rama performed by Sugarloaf Fine Arts camp alumni, staff and special guests.

Tickets available at bit.ly/ SSFWC2024.

Ryder Thieves and Red Dirt Ruckus will perform at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville 8 p.m. to midnight. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

Black Irish Band will perform at Sutter Creek Theatre in Sutter Creek 7-9 p.m. For tickets and more information call (916) 425-0077 or visit suttercreektheatre.com.

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olor them happy Annual contest entries delight the judges

Mimi Escabar Special Sections Editor

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he entries in the annual Mountain Democrat Christmas Coloring Contest never cease to amaze the judges and this year was no exception. The artistic ability, attention to detail and a flair for originality was demonstrated over and over again in the entries. There are a lot of talented young artists in El Dorado County.

The judges — Jody Franklin, El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce director of tourism; Sylvia Coleman, artist; and Bill Robinson, artist — took their time in selecting the winners and were very impressed with all the entries.

“Each year we see such unique work. It is amazing how each child puts their own stamp on the picture,” said Franklin.

“The use of shading and color was particularly stunning this year,” said Coleman.

Robinson felt the way some children added extra details to the work made each so special.

The entries were judged on originality, neatness and imagination.

The winners along with family and friends gathered at the Mountain Democrat office on Placerville Drive to receive their prizes, have their photos taken and enjoy some refreshments.

There were several repeat winners and one winner was from Los Angeles. She worked on her entry while visiting her grandmother in Shingle Springs over Thanksgiving vacation.

The first-place winners in each age category won $50, a gift bag from the Mountain Democrat and a gift card from Gularte’s Pizza and Deli; second place won $20, a gift bag from the Mountain Democrat and a bag of popcorn from Nibblers Popcorn Company; and third place won $10 and a gift bag from the Mountain Democrat and Pocky Sticks from Chris Jones.

The winners The 6 and younger winners: Third place, Harlow McWilliams, 4, Shingle Springs (Los Angeles); second place, Kayden De Lacy, 6, Camino; and first place, Wade Russell Hewitt, 5, Camino.

Ages 7-9 winners: Third place, Kyrie Johnson, 7, Placerville; second place, Jordyn Downey, 9, Placerville; and first place, Evie Schott, 9, Cameron Park.

Ages 10-12 winners: Third place, Eden Hustrulid, 12, Placerville; second place, Allie Schott, 11, Cameron Park; and first place, Evan Marker, 11, Folsom.

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FIRST PLACE WADE RUSSELL HEWITT, 5, CAMINO

THIRD PLACE HARLOW McWILLIAMS, 4, SHINGLE SPRINGS (L.A.)

SECOND PLACE KAYDEN DE LACY, 6, CAMINO

FIRST PLACE EVIE SCHOTT, 9, CAMERON PARK

SECOND PLACE JORDYN DOWNEY, 9, PLACERVILLE

THIRD PLACE KYRIE JOHNSON, 7, PLACERVILLE

FIRST PLACE EVAN MARKER, 11, FOLSOM

SECOND PLACE ALLIE SCHOTT, 11, CAMERON PARK

THIRD PLACE EDEN HUSTRULID, 12, PLACERVILLE

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Cheers to a very Merry Christmas T

o celebrate (or survive) this special time of year a specialty cocktail may be in order. Marielle Thoma, mixologist at The Independent Bar and Restaurant in Placerville, has put her creative skills on display with a series of holiday drinks and shared the recipes for two of her festive libation.

White Christmas Cosmo 2 ounces Chopin Vodka 1 ounce white cranberry 1/2 ounce fresh lime juice 3/4 ounce Cointreau Mix together in a shaker with ice and strain into a martini glass, garnish with a lime wheel and three pomegranate seeds floating on the wheel.

Winter Sour

Mountain Democrat photo by Noel Stack

The Winter Sour, left, and White Christmas Cosmo are sure to delight family members wanting a festive libation on Christmas Day.

2 ounces vanilla-chai infused bourbon 1/2 ounce pure maple 1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice 1 egg white Shake the egg white in a shaker until fluffy, add the other ingredients and shake and serve in a rocks glass with a large cube of ice, garnish with grated nutmeg and star anise.

There are many more festive cocktails to try at The Independent on Main Street in Placerville.

Thoma is introducing new concoctions daily that feature yummy combinations to make for a spirited holiday celebration.

ROTARY HELPS FAMILIES HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS

Mountain Democrat photos by Noel Stack

El Dorado Hills Rotarians played Santa’s helpers at the final 2024 EDH Rotary meeting, creating Christmas packages for is deserving local families. Rotarians packed up non-perishable food, Christmas presents and more into the care packages. Each of the six families receive a $200 Grocery Outlet gift card and each child within the families received a $50 Walmart gift card. Above left, Rotarians Chris Brown and Nathan Hansen join club President Axel Hannemann, left to right, in sorting the donations club members brought to the Dec. 18 breakfast meeting. Above right, Rotarians Sherie Tobin, left, and Nathan Hansen wrap up the gift cards.

GROW FOR IT! Winter windowsill flowering plants

One plant that is sure to brighten winter is the Primrose, Primula spp.

They can grow inside and outdoors and can add so many different colors lowering plants will add color to your windowsill. It does best at and brighten your living space 65 degrees but can tolerate slightly during the winter months. higher temperatures indoors.

Most inside plants prefer indirect, Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera x. yet bright light, and, for that, east or buckleyi, is many gardeners’ favorite. south windowsills are the best. Direct Buds on the tips of the leaves produce sunlight might burn your plants. the flowers. To ensure bud set for next Plants grow toward the light so turn Kit Smith Christmastime bloom, give the plant your pots regularly. cool nightly temperatures between UCCE Master Gardener of Most homes are about 50% drier 50 and 55 degrees and 14 hours El Dorado County than plants need. They like 75% of darkness starting in November. humidity and good airflow through Schlumbergera can take full sun the leaves. The soil should be sufficiently loose to year-round and prefers less water than the average assure good drainage. Water to moisten the soil indoor plant. This plant can live for decades. and let it flow through the pot. If the plant is in Fan Iris, Trimezia, also likes full sun and wants a saucer, empty the water. Let the plant dry out lots of water including spraying daily. between waterings. A growing and flowering plant The Fiesta begonia is a colorful tuber with deep takes more water, and its fragrance is most potent red flowers against dark green leaves. in the morning and after watering. Feed the soil Crown of thorns, Euphorbia milii, loves to bloom nutrients a few times a year depending on the and likes to be kept on the dry side, but don’t allow specific plant’s needs. Keep windowsill pots apart it to completely dry out. to give plants room to grow. Trim wilted and dead The African violet, Streptocarpus spp., is also leaves and snip healthy leaves to keep the plant popular and comes in many colors. It likes higher shapely. than average nighttime temperatures and to be watered underneath in a saucer. Be careful to keep water off the violet’s leaves and blossoms.

Cyclamen will bloom in a cooler windowsill and with bright indirect light. It likes a moister environment in both soil and humidity.

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bout four months ago, our family’s life changed forever.

Our fiercely strong, active and independent mother suffered two nearly back-to-back strokes. As a family, we were blindsided. Our mother was healthy, actively working and traveling. Throughout this journey there were days when everything felt uncertain; however, we tried our best to remain positive and present to support our parents to encourage healing. At times, this was a challenge as what we didn’t expect to experience was the sheer amount of ageism our mother would experience.

At approximately 3 p.m. on Aug. 1, I met my parents at the emergency room. They had just returned from a camping trip when my mother started having balance issues.

I followed her back to the room, where we were promptly met with numerous medical professionals. A cat scan was ordered and we received the unfortunate results. She had had a stroke.

Shortly after the initial hustle and bustle had died down, a nurse walked in the room and asked, “How do you walk at home?”

My mom looked at me confused and before we could even utter a word, he repeated, “HOW. DO. YOU. WALK. AT. HOME?” Frustrated with his booming voice and slow pronunciation, I quickly stated that she was completely independent and walking fine before the stroke. Snidely, I added that she could hear just fine as well. After my reply, he quickly left the room without another word. My mom and I looked at each other in disbelief.

Shortly after our encounter with the nurse, a physician entered the room and boldly asked, “How’s retirement”? This time, my daughter Emma was present. Before my mother could even utter a word, Emma said, “Do you know who this woman is? She is an active member of our community who has been actively working in a business she started over 36 years ago. When not working, she has been traveling the world with her husband.”

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Liz Heape-Caldwell with her mother Carol Heape.

My mom quickly added, “I still drive and even buy my own groceries too.” Shocked, the physician quickly changed his topic of questioning.

Unfortunately, these were not isolated incidents. My mother, a credentialed care manager and social worker, who spent the last 45-plus years advocating for the most vulnerable amongst us was now being demeaned and made to feel less than because of her age.

In 2022, The University of Michigan completed a study in which 93% of older adults reported experiencing at least one form of ageism daily.

Ageism is a dangerous form of discrimination that has proven to lead to poor health outcomes, reluctance to seek assistance and/ or medical care and feelings of low selfesteem, isolation and loneliness. Yet even though the risks are known, it continues to occur.

According to the American Society on Aging, ageism can be categorized into five main types.

• Internal ageism: This refers to how one sees themselves as aging individuals and may include discrimination against others within the same age group.

For example, an older adult who blames age when misplacing their car keys would be considered internal ageism.

• Implicit ageism: This refers to the unconscious feelings, behaviors and biases toward certain age groups. For example, the doctor who walked into my mother’s room and assumed she was retired was practicing implicit ageism. He doubled down on this approach when he next asked

her who drove her to appointments. Clearly, this was before her reply about her driving/ grocery shopping ability.

• Interpersonal ageism: This involves ageist behavior or comments that occur between individuals.

This can be conscious or unconscious behavior.

For example, when the nurse repeated his question in a slow, loud voice as if my mother could not hear his question would reflect interpersonal ageism.

He assumed because she did not immediately answer him and is 82, she was hard of hearing.

• Cultural ageism: This includes negative language, jokes and messages about individuals who are aging. For example, the word senior is used frequently when describing an older adult. However, the National Center for Reframing Aging has been completing an ongoing initiative to eliminate this biased term and include language that does not feel “othering.” In 2020, The American Medical Association issued new guidance that stated terms such as senior, elderly and the aged are discriminatory stereotypes that must be avoided.

• Institutional ageism: This refers to restrictions in laws, policies and practices. An example of institutional ageism would be a company forcing its workforce of a certain age to retire.

During my years as a credentialed care manager, I have frustratingly encountered the five main types of ageism on many occasions.

However, now being exposed to it as a daughter was a perspective I didn’t n See CARE, page B5

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All aspects of Oakenfold’s legacy are coming together with Perfecto 30 — a expansive series debuting in 202324 spanning unique global events, musical releases and exclusive artist/ DJ performances that reflect not just 30-plus years of the Perfecto imprint’s success, but the goalpost-moving achievements of Oakenfold, Perfecto’s co-founder and figurehead, as well.

Indeed, it’s hard to separate Perfecto’s landmarks from Oakenfold’s storied history as arguably the first global superstar DJ, paving the way from Ibiza and the Glastonbury main stage to smash Las Vegas residencies as a hit-making producer for everyone from Happy Mondays to Madonna

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and U2; a pioneer of contemporary electronic music soundtracks for games and hit Hollywood movies like “Swordfish” and “The Bourne Identity”; and an innovator of DJ culture across genres, crucial in bringing underground club sounds from trance to EDM to a worldwide mainstream audience (and that’s just a partial list).

“Paul’s attitude in starting Perfecto was quite visionary, quite refreshing I think he started a brand, really, that also happened to be a label,” Pete Tong notes in the upcoming documentary “Welcome to Perfecto.”

Perfecto 30 includes a series of remixes and DJ mix recordings featuring everyone Oakey OGs like Carl Cox to new jacks like Franky Wah. Meanwhile, Oakenfold plans to revisit Perfecto classics and deep cuts like PPK’s “ResuRection,” Planet Perfecto’s “Bullet in a Gun” and his own smashes like “Starry Eyed Surprise” (the hit collaboration with Crazy Town’s Shifty Shellshock from n See SNOWBALLED, page B6

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expect to gain. I was watching the most important woman in my life suffer a major health crisis, while feeling disappointed and upset with how she was being treated.

One day, during a visit at the acute rehab, my mom and started talking about how she was treated. Through frustrated tears, she stated that those who had been tasked to care for her forgot who she was as a person. They had forgotten her human side. Not once did anyone stop to see her as the person she is, the contributions she has made and the thoughts and feelings she had. Instead, everyone made assumptions about her age, abilities and her present disabilities.

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Forcing bulbs such as the Paperwhite Narcissus and Amaryllis can produce taller windowsill flowering plants. Place the bulbs in a container without holes, fill the bottom with something like marbles, place the bulbs root-side down and fill water to touching the bottom of the bulbs. Place the container in a dark and cool location, between 32 and 50 degrees (40-45 degrees is optimal), until roots develop. As it takes 12-16 weeks to root, you might have to keep this option in mind for future years. Forced bulbs do not rebloom.

Enjoy your bright windowsill plants by taking care of them and they will reward you with lovely blooms in the dead of winter.

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They never took a moment to get to know and truly see her.

So, what can we do? How as a society, can we be better. In the wise words of my mother, Carol S. Heape, “We need to honor individuals and the lives they have and are living. We need to find a better way to truly see everyone as individuals, instead of their age and diagnosis. Remember that people are people.”

Liz Heape-Caldwell, is the co-owner and COO of Elder Options Inc. As a certified care canager, Liz works with the most vulnerable populations to ensure all individuals receive the care, advocacy, compassion and guidance they deserve.

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Most of all, Perfecto 30 will celebrate the full heritage and influence of the dance-music empire Oakenfold has built — from helping create DJ superstars out of the likes of Hernaìn Cattaìneo, Mark Ronson and David Guetta to

bringing underground dance sounds to fresh ears. Indeed, with trance revivalists like Evian Christ currently redefining the big room sounds Oakenfold popularized and neo-electronic groups like Sextile exploring the Manchester grooves he helped produce in the studio for Happy Mondays, Perfecto’s diverse sound remains more relevant than

Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1088 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHIPPING SPACES, located at 4800 Salmon Falls Rd, Pilot Hill, CA 95664 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Donna L Bonin, 4800 Salmon Falls 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Donna Bonin DONNA BONIN, 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 11/26/2024 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) 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 12/25 13974 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1055 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INTRACLOUDING, located at 2598 King Richard Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Sue Barrett, 2598 King Richard 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: 11/04/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sue Barrett SUE BARRETT 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 11/13/2024 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) 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 12/25 13979 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1089 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PACIFIC SPINE & STRUCTURE, located at 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway Ste 157, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Diana M Matson, 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway Ste 157, 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: 02/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ ________ DIANA MATSON, 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 11/26/2024 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) 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 12/25 13980 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1092 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAUNA ON WHEELS, located at 4962 Rocking Horse Ln, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Georgina Gilmore, 4962 Rocking Horse Ln, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/25/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Georgina Gilmore GEORGINA GILMORE, 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 11/26/2024 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) 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 12/25 13981 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1091 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: FB-2023-1173 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 12-072023 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: 1. EL DORADO STORAGE CENTER, 2. ROBSON REALTY EXPERTS, 3. BODYVENUE Street Address: 4515 Kruk Trl., Placerville, CA 95667 Business Mailing Address: 4700 State Hwy 49, El Dorado, CA 95623 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): 1. Mark E. Robson, 4700 State Hwy 49, El Dorado, CA 95623, 2. Kathleen E. Robson, 4700 State Hwy 49, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business was conducted by a Married Couple.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Mark E. Robson MARK E. ROBSON, 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 11/26/2024 The Statement of Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name must be published in a newspaper once a week for four successive weeks and an affidavit of publication filed with the county clerk within 30 days after publication has been accomplished.

The Statement should be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the principal place of business is located. The Statement should be published in such county in a newspaper that circulates in the area where the business is conducted (Business & Professions Code 17917).

Any person who executes, files, or publishes any fictitious business name statement, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) (Business & Professions code 17930) 12/4, 12/11, 12/18, 12/25 13982 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1111 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 5 STONE, located at 5513 Milton Ranch Rd, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Michael L Ruelas, 5513 Milton Ranch Rd, Shingle Springs, 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: 11/01/2024

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This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/04/2024 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) 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2513991 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1108 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GO PRO PLUMBING, located at 4040 Cameron Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Go Pro Construction Inc, 4040 Cameron Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Brian Martin BRIAN MARTIN - 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 12/04/2024 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) 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2513992 FILE: PFI-242079 TITLE ORDER NUMBER: P-640417 LOAN: FRENCH A.P.N.: 093-080-015-000 AND 093-080-007-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/25/2019. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: KEVIN DOYLE CRAWFORD A SINGLE MAN Recorded 07/01/2019 as Instrument No. 2019-0025497-00 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 8/20/2024 in Book , Page , as Instrument No. 2024-0023314 of said Official Records, WILL SELL on 1/8/2025 At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 at 10:00 AM AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State hereinafter described: See Exhibit “A” Attached hereto and made a part hereof EXHIBIT “A” LEGAL DESCRIPTION The land described herein is situated in the State of California, County of El Dorado, unincorporated area, described as follows: Parcel One All that portion of the Northeast quarter of Section 4, Township 09 North, Range 12 East, M.D.M., described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the Northeast quarter of Section 4, Township 09 North, Range 12 East, M.D.B.&M., thence 1000 feet in a Westerly direction along the North boundary of Section 4, Township 09 North, Range 12 East,

M.D.B.&M., thence in a Southerly direction parallel to the East boundary of Section 4, Township 09 North, Range 12 East, M.D.B.&M., to a point on the boundary between the Northeast quarter and the Southeast quarter of Section 4, Township 09 North, Range 12 East, M.D.B.&M.; thence 1000 feet in an Easterly direction along the boundary line between the Northeast quarter and the Southeast quarter of Section 4, Township 09 North, Range 12 East, M.D.B.&M., to a point on the Easterly boundary of Section 4, Township 09 North, Range 12 East, M.D.B.&M., thence in a Northerly direction along the Easterly boundary of said Section 4, Township 09 North, Range 12 East, M.D.B.&M., to the place of beginning. Parcel Two All that land situate in the Northeast quarter of Section 4, Township 9 North, Range 12 East, M.D.M., in the County of El Dorado, State of California and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the centerline of Doll House Road and the North line of Section 4, T.9N., R, 12E., from which the Northeast corner of Section 4 bears N. 89 deg. 38’ 45” E. 1508.56 feet to 2 inch capped iron pipe stamped RCE 26342-1988, 33, 34, 4, 3; thence from the true point of beginning along the centerline of Doll House Road the following five courses; S. 6 deg. 14’ 58” E. 84.67 feet, S. 1deg.

46’ 38” W. 98.77 feet, S. 1 deg. 07’ 59” E. 110.34 feet, S. 7 deg. 52’ 19” W. 58.23 feet, S. 28 deg. 26’ 12” E. 24.14 feet, thence leaving said centerline S. 27 deg. 02’ 06” E. 30.35 feet to a 3/4” capped iron pipe stamped RCE 26342-1988, thence continuing S. 27 deg. 02’ 06” E. 504.48 feet to a similar pipe, thence No. 89 deg. 38’ 45” E. 270.00 feet to a similar pipe, thence N. 00 deg. 26’ 41” E. 850.00 feet to a 3/4” capped iron pipe stamped RCE 26342-1987 on the North line of Section 4, thence along said Section line S. 89 deg. 38’ 45” W. 483.43 feet to a 3/4” capped iron pipe stamped RCE 26342-1988, thence continuing along said Section line S. 89 deg. 38’ 45” W. 25.13 feet to the point of beginning. Said land is also shown as Tract 1 on the Record of Survey Map filed January 12,1989 in Book 16 of Record of Surveys, at Page 54. The property address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5201 DOLLHOUSE ROAD, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown herein.

Total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $604,914.46 In addition to cash, the trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. In the event tender other than cash is accepted the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed with interest thereon as provided in said Note, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself.

Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case PFI-242079. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Dated: 11/21/2024 PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as said Trustee 12190 Herdal Drive, Suite 9 Auburn, California 95603 (530) 8888411 By: STELLA SHAO, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER DIRECTIONS MAY BE OBTAINED PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN REQUEST SUBMITTED TO THE BENEFICIARY C/O PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., 12190 HERDAL DR., SUITE 9, AUBURN, CA 95603, WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. PLACER FORECLOSURE,

INC. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0468272 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 12/11/2024, 12/18/2024, 12/25/2024 12/11, 12/18, 12/25 13994 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1094 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VIBRANT ROOTS, located at 3460 Robin Lane Unit 1G, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 7019 Lakewood Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Gina T Elias, 7019 Lakewood Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/03/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Gina Elias GINA ELIAS 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 11/27/2024 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) 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2513999 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV2683 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: John Francis Roos filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: FRANCIS JOHN ROOS JOHN FRANCIS ROOS Proposed name: FRANK JOHN ROOS FRANK JOHN ROOS 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 31, 2025, 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 DECEMBER 4, 2024. /s/ Gary Slossberg GARY SLOSSBERG, Judge of the Superior Court 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2514000 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1109 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CIA MEDIA, located at 4326 Rimini Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: CIA Enterprises, 4326 Rimini Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ian I. Carver IAN I. CARVER, GENERAL PARTNER 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 12/04/2024 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) 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2514001 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1106 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RUAN HEATING AIR & PLUMBING, located at 4944 Windplay Drive Ste 108, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Huachao Ruan, 4944 Windplay Drive Ste 108, 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: 05/11/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Huachao Ruan HUACHAO RUAN, 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 12/04/2024 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) 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2514002 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1107 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIERRA FOOTHILLS MEDIA, located at 3000 Braeburn Ln, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Apple Hill Media LLC, 3000 Braeburn Ln, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Rebecca Anderson REBECCA ANDERSON, MANAGER 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 12/04/2024 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) 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2514003 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1110 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HANGTOWN CHOPPERS, located at 2828 Goldcrest St, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: 1. Brian L Jones, 2828 Goldcrest St, Placerville, CA 95667, 2.

Lacey Neufeld, 2828 Goldcrest St, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Brian Jones BRIAN JONES, PARTNER Legal notice continued on the next page

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(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 12/04/2024 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) 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2514004 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1113 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TYBEE LOTUS HYPNOSIS, located at 7291 Hwy 49, Lotus, CA 95651/Mailing Address: PO Box 455, Lotus, CA 95651 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Saen Dailey, PO Box 455, Lotus, CA 95651 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/ Saen Dailey SAEN DAILEY, 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 12/05/2024 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) 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2514005 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1117 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: REVIVE FITNESS, located at 4224 Fowler Ln, Suite 102, Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: 700 David Cir, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Andrew L Robertson, 4224 Fowler Ln, Suite 102, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: _____ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/05/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Andrew Robertson ANDREW ROBERTSON, 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 12/05/2024 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) 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2514006 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1086 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WP SITE SERVICES, located at 3005 Venture Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Wilkinson Portables Inc, 3005 Venture Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 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: 11/13/24 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kym Wilkinson KYM WILKINSON, GENERAL MANAGER 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 11/26/2024 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) 12/11, 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/2514007 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF THELMA MAE GARDINER CASE NO. 24PR0329 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of THELMA MAE GARDINER A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JOYCE ANNE FILATREAU in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that JOYCE ANNE FILATREAU be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: January 27, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 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: MICHAEL C. BELDEN SBN: 242538 Bakerink, McCusker & Belden 105 E 10th Street Tracy, CA 95376 (209) 835-9592 12/11, 12/18, 12/25 14009 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF COREY W. MITCHELL CASE NO. 24PR0325 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of COREY W. MITCHELL A PETITION for Probate has been filed by LYNWOOD “BUTCH” W. MITCHELL in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that LYNWOOD “BUTCH” W. MITCHELL 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 27, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 at 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 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.

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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: MICHAEL G. ABRATE 601 University Avenue, Suite 225 Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 550-2688 12/11, 12/18, 12/25 14010 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1128 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LUDWICK HOME INSPECTION, located at 3940 Tawanka Rd, Somerset, CA 95684 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Curtis Demoney Ludwick, 3940 Tawanka Rd, Somerset, CA 95684 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/01/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Curtis Ludwick CURTIS LUDWICK, 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 12/10/2024 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) 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1, 1/8/25 14021 SUMMONS Daniel S. Cucchi (SBN 287132) dcucchi@avdiscucchi.com Nick S. Avdis (SBN 229597) navdis@avdiscucchi.com Jeffrey J. Crosswhite (SBN 308403) jcrosswhite@avdiscucchi.com AVDIS & CUCCHI, LLP 1415 L Street, Suite 410 Sacramento, California 95814 Telephone: (916) 659-7500 Attorneys for Plaintiff NORTH STATE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC. SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF EL DORADO SUMMONS Case No. 24CV2624 Calendar Preference per CCP § 867 NORTH STATE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC., a California corporation; Plaintiff, v.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE MATTER OF THE VALIDITY OF EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT’S RESOLUTION NO. 2024-025 APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024 FACILITY CAPACITY FEE UPDATE AND RELATED ACTIONS; EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT; EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND DOES 1 TO 25; Defendants.

CCP 861.1 NOTICE: TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE MATTER OF THE VALIDITY OF EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT’S RESOLUTION NO. 2024-025 APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024 FACILITY CAPACITY FEE UPDATE AND RELATED ACTIONS [CASE NO. 24CV2624; SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF EL DORADO]: YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF NORTH STATE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC., a California corporation; NOTICE! AVISO! You have been sued.

You may contest the legality or validity of the matter by appearing and filing in the El Dorado County Superior Court, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682, a written answer to the complaint not later than [JANUARY 20, 2025], which is 10 or more days after the completion of publication of this summons.

A letter or phone call will not protect your rights in this matter. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. Persons who contest or support the legality or validity of the matter will not be subject to punitive action, such as wage garnishment or seizure of their real or personal property.

You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on

time, you may lose the case by default, In this action, Plaintiff NORTH STATE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC., on behalf of its members, challenges the validity of EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT’S RESOLUTION NO. 2024-025 APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024 FACILITY CAPACITY FEE UPDATE AND RELATED ACTIONS. The El Dorado County Irrigation District recently adopted a new facility capacity charge or fee applicable to new residential construction.

Plaintiff challenges the fee under the California Mitigation Fee Act on the grounds that it exceeds the estimated reasonable cost of providing water to age-restricted residential dwelling units.

CCP 861.1 AVISO A TODAS LAS PERSONAS INTERESADAS EN EL ASUNTO DE LA VIGENCIA DE LA RESOLUCIÓN NO. 2024025 APROBANDO LA ADOPCIÓN DE LA ACTUALIZACIÓN DE LA TARIFA DE CAPACIDAD DE LAS INSTALACIONES DE 2024 Y ACCIONES RELACIONADAS: Podrá impugnar la legalidad o validez del asunto presentándose y presentando a (El Dorado County Superior Court, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682) una respuesta escrita a la demanda a más tardar el [20 DE ENERO DE 2025], que es 10 o más días después de finalizar la publicación de la citación.

Las personas que impugnen o apoyen la legalidad o validez del asunto no estarán sujetas a medidas punitivas, tales como embargo de salario o embargo de sus bienes muebles o inmuebles.

En esta acción, el demandante NORTH STATE BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC., en nombre de sus miembros, impugna la validez de la RESOLUCIÓN NO. 2024-025 APROBANDO LA ADOPCIÓN DE LA ACTUALIZACIÓN DE LA TARIFA DE CAPACIDAD DE LAS INSTALACIONES PARA 2024 Y ACCIONES RELACIONADAS. El Distrito de Irrigación del Condado de El Dorado adoptó recientemente un nuevo cargo o tarifa por capacidad de instalación aplicable a nuevas construcciones residenciales. El demandante impugna la tarifa en virtud de la Ley de Tarifas de Mitigación de California con el argumento de que excede el costo razonable estimado de suministrar agua a unidades de vivienda residencial con restricción de edad.

12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1/25 14024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1140 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EMPIRICAL POLICY, located at 2770 Coloma Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Randall Hagar, 2770 Coloma Street, 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: 01/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Randall Hagar RANDALL HAGAR 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 12/13/2024 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) 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1, 1/8/25 14025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1125 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ACCURATE TAX SERVICE, located at 3350 Country Club Dr Ste 106, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Accurate Tax Service Inc, 3350 Country Club Dr Ste 106, 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: 11/09/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Adrian Rounds ADRIAN ROUNDS, 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 12/10/2024 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) 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1, 1/8/25 14026 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1138 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SNOWLINE CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN AND PERMITTING, located at 5899 Sly Park Rd, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Jim D Mault, 5899 Sly Park Rd, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/01/1986 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jim D Mault JIM D. MAULT 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 12/12/2024 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) 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1, 1/8/25 14027 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 24CV2765 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Alexis Katherine Markan filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ALEXIS KATHERINE MARKAN Proposed name: ALEX K. MARKAN 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 31, 2025, 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 DECEMBER 11, 2024. /s/ Gary Slossberg GARY SLOSSBERG, Judge of the Superior Court 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1, 1/8/2 14028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1130 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NADIA’S MAC SHACK, located at 3006 State Highway 49 #A&B, Cool, CA 95614/Mailing Address: 2661 Mameluke Hill Rd, Georgetown, CA 95634 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Nadia Buchwald, 2661 Mameluke Hill Rd, Georgetown, CA 95634 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/ Nadia Buchwald NADIA BUCHWALD, 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 12/11/2024 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) 12/18, 12/25/24, 1/1, 1/8/25 14029 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2024-1152 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TUSSEY RANCH, located at 5460 Porter Ranch Rd, Garden Valley, CA 95633 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Jaime Allison Tussey, 5460 Porter Ranch Rd, Garden Valley, CA 95633 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jaime Allison Tussey JAIME ALLISON TUSSEY, INDIVIDUAL 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 12/19/2024 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) 12/25/24, 1/1, 1/8, 1/15/25 14044 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS EL DORADO COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL IS SEEKING PROPOSALS FROM QUALIFIED CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL DEFENSIBLE SPACE SERVICES ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF THE COUNTY Release Date: 12/17/2024 Closing Date: 01/10/2025 Grant funding has been obtained to provide defensible space assistance to residents on the Western slope of El Dorado County. The Councils are seeking qualified contractors to perform defensible space services.

Please download a complete copy of the Request for Proposal at: www.edcfiresafe.org or email grantadmin@edcfiresafe.org, or contact EDC Fire Safe Council at 515 Main Street Ste. 103, Placerville, CA 95667. Please note the bid period closes on January 10, 2025. If you are interested, you must submit a complete proposal before 5:00pm.

12/25, 12/27 14045 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GARY ALAN BRUSCO CASE NO. 24PR0331 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GARY ALAN BRUSCO A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JEFF LEIKAUF, EL DORADO COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that JEFF LEIKAUF, EL DORADO COUNTY PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR 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: February 7, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 4 at 1354 Johnson Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: KIMBERLY A. STRAND 3108 Ponte Morino Dr., Suite 240 Cameron Park, CA 95682 (530) 677-1693 12/25/24, 1/1, 1/8/25 14046

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