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Camino station closing, staff shifting Dawn Hodson Staff writer The El Dorado County Fire Protection District will close a Camino fire station, its Board of Directors decided at a special meeting Dec. 17, during which directors unanimously approved a business model change. Proposed by the Joint Labor Management Committee, the new model will improve services without raising taxes even though it includes closing down Station 21 on Carson Road, directors maintain. The district spends approximately $1.1 million to provide services from that fire station; the majority of the expenses being personnel costs. Fire personnel assigned to Station 21 will be transferred to Stations 17 and 19 and the district will rely more on Cal Fire to protect Camino. Target date for implementation of the business plan, including the station’s closure, is Jan. 16. The district will continue to use Station 21 for administration and fire prevention programs. The new business model is designed to “stop hemorrhaging people,” according to fire officials. EDCFPD Fire Chief Tim Cordero noted in a presentation the district strives to obtain a minimum staffing level of three firefighters per engine company; however, due to financial constraints that goal has not been achieved. The district recently approached voters for additional funding but they rejected that request — the message being that the fire district must live within its means. Cordero said the need for n
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Fire Station 21 in Camino is expected to close in mid-January as part of a cost-saving plan approved by the El Dorado County Fire Protection District’s board earlier this month.
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Vail Resort’s Heavenly Mountain Resort in Tahoe is covered in snow before last season.
Vail Resorts accused of labor law violations Tom Lotshow Vail Daily News A lawsuit filed against Vail Resorts on behalf of three employees is seeking class action status and alleges the company has repeatedly violated federal labor laws as well as state labor laws in Colorado, California, Utah, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, New York, Vermont and Michigan. The lawsuit was filed Dec. 3 in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado on behalf of Randy Dean Quint, John Linn and Mark Molina. It seeks class action status for eligible current and former employees who worked for Vail Resorts over the past three years. “Vail Resorts has exploited
plaintiffs and thousands of other seasonal employees in violation of federal and state labor laws for years, and these egregious practices continue to the present,” states the lawsuit, filed by California-based attorneys Edward P. Dietrich and Benjamin Galdston. “This action seeks to hold Vail Resorts responsible for its misconduct, fairly compensate plaintiffs and other similarly situated current and former Vail Resorts employees for damages preliminarily estimated to total more than $100 million.” Dietrich and Galdston declined to comment on the lawsuit, however they are looking for more current or former employees to join the class action. Vail Resorts did not respond to requests for comment.
The lawsuit states that while Vail Resorts has repeatedly touted its above-market hourly wages, it “willfully and systematically fails to pay its hourly employees for all hours worked at the hourly wage specified in employment agreements.” It alleges that ski and snowboard instructors and other employees, including ticket scanners and lift operators, are to various degrees not fully paid for their entire shifts, for “off the clock” work Vail Resorts requires or accepts, for some types of training, for travel and dressing time, or for the use, purchase or maintenance of their ski and snowboard equipment or their cellphones. n
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CAMINO — Recent rains and cooler temperatures across the region have lowered the threat of wildfires allowing Cal Fire’s Amador-El Dorado Unit to transition out of peak fire season effective 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 28, in Alpine, Amador, El Dorado and Sacramento counties. Statewide Cal Fire and firefighters from many local agencies responded to approximately 8,112 wildfires within the state responsibility areas that burned more than 1,443,152 acres. In the Amador-El Dorado Unit, Cal Fire responded to 290-plus wildfires that charred more than 6,838 acres. During the cooler winter months Cal Fire personnel will continue to actively focus efforts on fire prevention and fuels treatment activities as guided by the state’s Strategic Fire Plan and Unit fire plans. These activities are aimed at reducing the impacts of large, damaging wildfires, public safety and improving overall forest health. “After a historic fire season, I would like to encourage people to take advantage of the cooler and wetter conditions and work on improving their defensible space and removing unwanted vegetation from their properties,” said Unit Chief Mike Blankenheim. Residents are urged to continue to take precautions outdoors to prevent sparking a wildfire. A leading cause of wildfires this time of year is from escaped landscape debris burning. Before you burn, ensure it is a permissive burn day by contacting the local air quality district — El Dorado County Air Quality Management District can be reached at (530) 621-5897 — and make sure you have all required burn permits during burning, make sure piles landscape debris are no larger than 4 feet in diameter, provide 10 foot of clearance down to bare mineral soil around the burn pile and ensure that a responsible adult remains present at all times with a water source and a shovel.
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woman. both on probation, were arrested on Highway 50 near Cameron Park on charges of possessing stolen property and methamphetamine.
Dec. 2 10:17 a.m. Suspect(s) reportedly damaged several metal mailboxes and stole mail in Diamond Springs.
9 a.m. A male victim reported his tailgate was stolen off his truck in Cameron Park.
12:41 p.m. A vehicle burglary was reported in El Dorado Hills. 11:15 p.m. A 36-year-old woman with out-ofcounty warrants was arrested on Forni Road in Placerville on charges of possessing narcotics.
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2441 Headington Rd. Placerville, CA 95667 Phone: 530-295-5505 Fax: 530-295-1905 33 C Broadway Jackson 95642 209-223-9140 6TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT Kevin Kiley State Capitol, Room 4153 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-319-2006 Fax: 916-319-2106 Granite Bay District Office 8799 Auburn-Folsom Road, Suite A Granite Bay, CA 95746 Phone: 916-774-4430 Fax: 916-774-4433 1ST SENATE DISTRICT Brian Dahle State Capitol, Room 2054 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: (916) 651-4001 Fax: (916) 651-4901 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville, 95667 Phone: 530-622-4513 Division 1: George Osborne, 530-647-0350 Division 2: Pat Dwyer 530-642-4055 Division 3: Brian Veerkamp, 530-642-4055 Division 4: Lori Anzini, 530-642-4055 Division 5: Alan Day, 916-235-3295
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6:50 a.m. Multiple mailbox thefts were reported on Crystal Boulevard and Dolomite Drive in El Dorado.
6:44 a.m. A business was burglarized on Golden Center Drive in Diamond Springs. 10:35 p.m. A 37-year-old man on probation was arrested on Palmer Drive in Cameron Park after he was allegedly found sleeping in front a of business with alcohol.
12:03 a.m. A 57-year-old man was arrested on Patterson Drive in Diamond Springs for violating his post-release revocation by driving on a suspended license. 1:35 a.m. A 41-year-old man was arrested on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville on suspicion of driving under the influence. 8:46 p.m. A 38-year-old man was arrested on Bucks Bar Road in Placerville after he reportedly jumped from a vehicle and ran down a busy road and was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance.
4:15 p.m. Suspect(s) reportedly stole a generator and broke into a residence in Diamond Springs.
7:23 p.m. A 39-year-old man was arrested on Highway 193 in Georgetown on charges of possessing narcotics and large amounts of marijuana.
Dec. 10 1:16 a.m. Two suspects reportedly burglarized a business in El Dorado. 7:42 a.m. A 22-year-old inmate attempted to escape custody injuring a correctional officer on Forni Road in Placerville. 10:25 a.m. A catalytic converter was stolen from a Prius in Cameron Park.
7:05 p.m. A 33-year-old woman was arrested on Cambridge Road in Cameron Park for allegedly vandalizing vehicle tires with a knife.
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9:19 p.m. A suspect reportedly stole a cell phone from a business on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines.
1:24 a.m. Two men, ages 18 and 19, were arrested in Shingle Springs when EDCSO deputies assisted the Sacramento Police Department with a traffic stop and discovered the suspects allegedly were possessing a loaded firearm.
9:34 p.m. Deputies responded to a report os suspicious subjects posing as law enforcement on Coach Lane in Cameron Park.
Dec. 11 11:13 a.m. A 36-year-old woman on felony probation was arrested on Pony Express Trail in Cedar Grove on charges of possessing a firearm and ammunition.
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11:04 a.m. A 51-year-old man and felon was arrested on Highway 50 near Placerville for allegedly driving on a suspended license and possessing a stun gun.
5:57 p.m. A 41-year-old man was arrested on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville on charges of driving under the influence.
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7:30 a.m. Two men, both 28, were arrested in Cameron Park for camping illegally.
10:31 p.m. A 37-year-old man on probation was arrested on Coach Lane in Cameron Park on suspicion of public intoxication.
11:12 a.m. A 39-year-old woman and 45-yearold man were arrested on Highway 193 near Cool after a probation search revealed the discovery of a previously reported stolen shotgun.
10:20 p.m. A 21-year-old man and felon was arrested on Cambridge Road in Cameron Park on charges of possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Dec. 9
7:16 p.m. A 39-year-old man was arrested outside a business on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville for reportedly giving false identification, loitering and obstructing justice.
9:22 a.m. A victim reported a generator was stolen from their yard in El Dorado.
10:49 p.m. A 20-year-old man and felon was arrested in Georgetown on charges of possessing a firearm.
10:26 a.m. A 30-year-old woman with misdemeanor warrant was arrested on Highway 50 near Placerville for allegedly driving without a license and interlocking device. 6:10 p.m. A 63-year-old man with a warrant was arrested on Highway 50 near Shingle Springs on charges of possessing a controlled substance.
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utumn has been colorful, cold, windy, and wonderful. Great hikes, bike rides, wandering, paddling about. Now autumn is gone. Winter solstice was Dec. 21 this year, when autumn gave way to winter. Until then, the days continued to get shorter, the nights longer. Now, slowly but surely, the days will begin to grow just a little bit longer until spring and the vernal equinox. What that means for anyone going out into the forest or the trails is that we still need to stay aware of when we start our trek, how far we go. Returning to the trailhead before dark at this time of year is important, more so than when the days were long and warm. Dark comes early in the mountains, especially if you’re on the north side of any slope. When the sun begins to dip lower in the sky, the temperature dips right along with it. Cold comes early too. This is the time of year when snow starts to change the mountain landscape. As autumn deepens towards winter, and when winter takes over, more snow makes for a more dramatic change. At least, that’s what we all hope for. As this is written, there isn’t much snow out there. The trails above about 8,000 feet, especially in north facing and windprotected areas, have enough snow on them to require snow gear if you’re headed up into that realm. The trails and quite a few of the normal trail markers up there mostly aren’t visible. Below 8,000 feet there are areas that have some bits of snow, but not enough to obscure much of anything. That’s accurate as of the second week in December. Hope Valley has a couple of inches, preserved by the cold days and nights. The Crystal Basin has snow in the higher reaches. Lake level in the Tahoe Basin has some pockets in protected areas, but not much. Slow start to our snow season. Getting a few crosscountry kick and glides in before a lot more snow falls may take some searching. The snow in Hope Valley is just enough to ski on,
Charlie ferris maybe. Sometimes the best snow for cross-country skiing isn’t all that deep. The consistency of the snow makes all the difference for how you glide about. What is unknown right now is when cross-country centers might open. Our local downhill resorts have opened, with restrictions. The restrictions center around how many skiers are allowed at the resorts, in the lodges and parking lots. That may have an impact on crosscountry skiing, snowshoeing and backcountry treks. It may mean that more people head to the forest for a bit of cross country skiing or a hike on snowshoes. It may not as well, as the experience in the backcountry has little in common with the downhill resorts. Except at established cross-country resorts, there are no lodges, food or parking lots. Those cross-country resorts are likely to be under the same restrictions as the downhill resorts, when and if they open. Lessons for newbies to cross-country skiing may be scarce as well. Cross-country skis take some getting used to. That free heel bit complicates everything for those who are downhillers. This past summer collided with a record number of visitors to the forest, many of whom were firsttimers. It didn’t go especially well on several fronts. Trash was a major problem, with damage to the forest flora and fauna. The winter forest is unforgiving whether you’re an expert or new to being out there, much more so than summer in the forest. Anyone who is new to the winter forest should take great care in where they go and stay well within their abilities. What you can do right now if snow doesn’t add to what’s
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ov. Gavin Newsom already faces the complicated chore of filling several high-profile political positions. He’ll have a U.S. Senate seat to fill after Kamala Harris is sworn in as vice president. Dan Walters He’ll also name a new state attorney general if Xavier Becerra wins Senate confirmation as President-elect Joe Biden’s health and human services secretary. Thirdly, he has elevated California Secretary of State Alex Padilla to the Senate as Harris’ successor, as widely expected, and he’ll have to appoint someone to fill out Padilla’s term. Newsom has publicly commiserated with himself about dealing with all of the ambitious politicians seeking promotions into high office. And then, New Yorker magazine recently published a lengthy article describing Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s “cognitive decline” and waning political clout, which raises the possibility she will not finish out the remaining four years of her current term and give Newsom another big office to fill. Feinstein, first elected to the Senate in 1992, clearly was averse to running for a fifth full term California Sen. in 2018. However, Dianne Feinstein she was urged to do so by Democratic suffers from Party leaders, worried “cognitive decline,” that were Feinstein to retire it would according to a New touch off a fierce and Yorker magazine expensive scramble article. It raises the among Democrats that would divert possibility that she resources they wanted may not fill out her for Senate races in current term. other states. Feinstein reluctantly ran, which angered Democratic activists who had long criticized her centrist, collegial approach. Kevin de León, a former president pro-tem of the state Senate, challenged her and won the state Democratic Party’s official endorsement, but lost to Feinstein in a runoff. Anger from the left boiled up again when Feinstein failed, in her critics’ eyes, to vigorously oppose Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court during Judiciary Committee hearings. Most galling to those on the left is that she hugged and publicly praised the Republican Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham afterward. The outcry was so severe that Feinstein gave
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Letters to the Editor Gerrymandering EDITOR:
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r. Wilson writes a good letter on how gerrymandering needs to end. However, I wouldn’t hold my breath, Mr. Wilson. The party in power draws the district boundaries. The last time California’s Legislature was Republican was in the administration of Gov. Goodwin Knight. It’s been well over half a century since Republicans have controlled California, back when Dwight David Eisenhower was president. All the districts in this state drawn by the Legislature have been drawn by Democrats and with the Democrats firmly in control of California I wouldn’t expect their gerrymandering to end any time soon. GEORGE ALGER Placerville
Brace yourselves EDITOR: t has been interesting reading the gloating insults of local Democrats as they describe their new president-elect, while claiming to describe Mr. Trump as mentally-deficient, mean, vindictive, racist, a womanizing bully? Just ask Biden’s sexually assaulted former staff member, Tara Reade, his victims of racism or his first wife. A president who foments hate and discontent, also Joe Biden, encouraging rioters and justifying their actions against police officers and the rule of law. He’s a president who is a proven liar, adulterous, immoral, sinner, racist, snob and coward (from his basement?) Was Biden sleeping with “Dr. Jill” while he was married, as well as groping and sniffing his way through his campaign appearances? And he’s a killer who defunds the police and lets people, as well as businesses, die. Vice-President Biden was a part of the administration that began imprisoning children on the border and separating them from the adults they arrived with. Will anyone ask him about that? Or is the truth that many children were being used by unrelated adults to get a pass at the border and it was recognized as effective and recommended by both administrations? Remember that when a finger is pointed, there are three pointed back at you. When I look to the new administration, I hope
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that we can continue to protect our borders against a flood of illegal immigrants while we take time to figure out how to care for our citizens. In the midst of a pandemic, we need to get healthy and get our economy back on track so families can keep their homes and businesses. But for those of you who thought Joe Biden is an upgrade, brace yourselves. AMY SELLERS Placerville
Pet euthanasia EDITOR: et euthanasia, how should we view it? Many people don’t know what pet euthanasia is because of the formal name; others call it “putting an animal down” but they mean the same thing and sadly have the same end. If we have a pet we care about very much, the thought about saying goodbye breaks our hearts because we’ve built a special bond with them over the years and we want to have them by our side for as long as possible. What about when that pet gets sick or we can’t take care of them any more? What should we do? Many people have different opinions on what to do. Some pets reach a point they are too sick that they just can’t carry on while others become an inconvenience. In my opinion, the only valid reason for putting a pet down should be for a medical reason. While researching for a school paper I read an experience from a dog owner who held her dog in her arms that was being tortured with pain from the euthanasia that the doctor had given him. This doctor had used a very powerful shot that put the poor guy in pain instead of making his death more easy. Later that day the owner researched it and the veterinary hospital had no credentials or experience to perform this procedure. Some pet owners get rid of their pets because they aren’t convenient anymore and they request to put them down but how is that fair? That pet could’ve made another little kid very happy or could have been trained to help people with special needs. An alternative to euthanasia is a pet shelter; there are thousands nationwide. ELIZABETH PEREZ Diamond Springs
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The Balancing Act
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versus Missouri. The hat is now low, line drive kick referred sailed about 30 yards to as and was downed at “woke” the Missouri 35-yard society, or wokeness, is line as was the plan. destroying civilization. I Immediately after the did some thinking and kickoff and during figured out that woke the kickoff play, the means you woke up female kicker ran off to an “injustice” or are the playing field. In aware of some terrible other words, she didn’t ill in society. Larry WEitzman play defense in case I woke the other day there was a run back. to an injustice — Gov. She could have been hit (blocked) Gavin Newsom, who is rumored to be by a 300-pound lineman running 18 in 2024 presidential election mode, mph. And for this she received the commuted the death sentence of 737 co-special team player of the week murderers ... cop killers, serial killers in the SEC conference? The other and worse. All were convicted by a co-winner of the SEC special team jury of their peers and Newsom knew player of the week ran back a punt how to cure such an injustice, he return for the decisive touchdown in commuted their death sentence. Who the Florida SEC game. was the benefactor of the injustice? A less-than-ordinary play in a major Where was the outcry from the wokes, conference college football game wins the alleged enlightened ones? a special player of the week award Here’s another injustice for which because she is a female and only there was no outcry. A 6-foot, because she is a female. She didn’t 2-inch woman, her weight wasn’t even kick an extra point or a field listed (she is a goalie on her college women’s soccer team), made a single, goal. They couldn’t let her do that beginning of the second half kickoff in as that might result in a significant the SEC football game of Vanderbilt injury (to her). That’s why she ran off
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A less-than-ordinary play in a major conference college football game wins a special player of the week award because she is a female and only because she is a female. the field right after the kickoff. Where are the wokes, crying injustice or foul as this award clearly was a (political) injustice to some other special team player who really deserved recognition? What if the kick was made by a 10-year-old or an adult person who was 4 feet tall? Would they get an award? Maybe at least a participation trophy for mediocrity. If women are allowed to play on men’s football teams even though they are a significantly substandard player, why can’t men play on the women’s sports teams — and therein lies a huge problem for women’s sports. But first let me relate the story of another wannabe woman football player. Some time ago a girl’s family sued so she could be on the football team. They won, she played and she got crushed — had to have her spleen removed and other injuries. The family said they didn’t know football “was that rough” so they sued over her injuries.
Football will be destroyed so women can play. If women can’t play in men’s football there will be no football as we know it. So here is the other unintended consequence and its already happening in track and field. Trans women are competing and consistently winning against women born as such at birth. The women they are competing against are complaining. Where are the wokes standing up for this women’s cause? I like watching women’s college softball. It’s a quick game. The outfield fences range from 220 feet to as far as 250 feet in center field. Recently, I was watching a bunch of ordinary, 40-year-old-plus men practicing softball and they were consistently blasting balls over a 300-foot fence, way over. In college women’s softball, you are lucky to see one or two home runs a game. With
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trans women on the team and even a 250-foot fence there could be 50 or more home runs a game. The outcome is that there could be no women college athletics. Men are simply better athletes. They are bigger, stronger and quicker. They are better players.
But perhaps that is what the wokes want to accomplish — remove merit and ability from our society. The least meritorious and least able will be the standard. In that way everyone is equal. Sounds like Orwellian Marxism. Larry Weitzman is a resident of Placerville.
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up her seat on Judiciary, one of the Senate’s most failing to do so just after they have. They describe powerful positions. Feinstein as forgetting what she has said and The New Yorker article advanced the narrative of getting upset when she can’t keep up.” Feinstein’s fading political potency. New Yorker reported that Chuck Schumer, the It cited one public indication of “cognitive decline” Democratic minority leader, assigned someone in the 87-year-old senator: a hearing in November to keep an eye on Feinstein during the Barrett when she asked Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey a hearings. Afterward, he publicly but softly criticized question and then moments later asked exactly the her and had several private meetings, culminating same question. in her exit from the Judiciary Committee. Other examples in the article were what If, indeed, Feinstein is failing as much as the journalists call “blind quotes” from those who didn’t New Yorker article portrays, it’s difficult to see want to reveal their identities. The New Yorker her hanging on until her term is up in 2024. The quoted those saying Feinstein was still sharper than potential of a resignation plays into Newsom’s other aged senators. management of the game of musical offices. “But many others familiar with Feinstein’s Someone passed over this year might be considered situation,” it reads, “describe her as seriously for Feinstein’s seat and Newsom might even place struggling, and say it has been evident for several himself on that contingency list. years. Speaking on background, and with respect Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for her accomplished career, they say her short-term for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media memory has grown so poor that she often forgets venture explaining California policies and politics. she has been briefed on a topic, accusing her staff of The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Monday, Dec. 28, 2020
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FINANCIAL FOCUS situation. • Review your investment mix. As you consider your portfolio think about the events of these past 12 months e’re nearing and how you responded the end of to them. When COVID2020 — 19 hit early in the and for many of us it year and the financial will be a relief to turn markets plunged, did you the calendar page on find yourself worrying this challenging year. constantly about the However, we’ve still losses you were taking, got a few weeks left, SUZY O’NEAL even though they were which means you have just on “paper” at that time to make some year-end financial point? Did you even sell investments moves that may work in your favor. to “cut your losses” without waiting Here are a few suggestions: for a market recovery? If so, you • Add to your IRA. For the 2020 might want to consult with a financial tax year, you can put in up to $6,000 professional to determine if your to your traditional or Roth IRA or investment mix is still appropriate for $7,000 if you’re 50 or older. If you your goals and risk tolerance or if you haven’t reached this limit, consider adding some money. You actually have need to make some changes. • Evaluate your need for until April 15, 2021, to contribute to retirement plan withdrawals. If you your IRA for 2020, but the sooner are 72 or older you must start taking you put the money in the quicker it withdrawals — technically called can go to work for you. Plus, if you required minimum distributions or have to pay taxes in April you’ll be less RMDs — from your traditional IRA likely to contribute to your IRA then. and your 401(k) or similar retirement • Make an extra 401(k) payment. plan. Typically, you must take If it’s allowed by your employer, put these RMDs by Dec. 31 every year. in a little extra to your 401(k) or However, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief similar retirement plan. And if your and Economic Stimulus (CARES) Act salary goes up next year increase your suspended, or waived, all RMDs due regular contributions. in 2020. If you’re in this age group, • See your tax advisor. It’s possible but you don’t need the money, you can that you could improve your tax situation by making some investment- let your retirement accounts continue growing on a tax-deferred basis. related moves. For example, if you • Think about the future. Are you sold some investments whose value saving enough for your children’s has increased you could incur capital college education? Are you still on gains taxes. To offset these gains, track toward the retirement lifestyle you could sell other investments you’ve envisioned? Or have your that have lost value, assuming these retirement plans changed as a result investments are no longer essential of the pandemic? All of these issues to your financial strategy. Your tax advisor can evaluate this type of move, can affect your investment strategies so you’ll want to think carefully about along with others, to determine those that may be appropriate for your what decisions you may need to make.
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safe staffing levels exists in four of the district’s six engines companies and that absent any additional revenue streams officials had to seek alternative methods to achieve safe staffing levels. With the Cal Fire resources available at Station 20 on Mt. Danaher Road in Camino, EDCFPD will now partner with Cal Fire under what’s called the Amador Plan. Authorized by Public Resources Code 4144, this plan allows local governments to contract with Cal Fire to provide year-round fire protection services at Cal Fire stations that would normally be closed during the “non-fire” season. Current staffing at Station 20 includes a year-round state mission engine and a seasonal state mission engine. The district will contract to have the seasonal engine provide year-round coverage from Station 20. The coverage will consist of “all risk” responses. Implementing the Amador Plan will allow for the reallocation of three captains and three firefighters from Engine 21 (Camino) plus three additional firefighters to be assigned to Engine 17 (Pollock Pines) and three additional firefighters to be assigned to Engine 19 (Placerville). The financial cost to the district is expected to be limited to “non-fire season” coverage. EDCFPD has begun the process of establishing a selection and testing criteria for the position of engineer. In the event all positions cannot be filled, the district will establish a “priority fill” order until 15 engineer promotions are achieved. In the interim, staffing levels will consist of two firefighters per engine. The district will also establish an “acting engineer” list. Worried about attracting and retaining staff, the business plan includes incentive pay for those with a paramedic certification. That includes 12% for firefighter/paramedics, which represents no change from their current pay; engineer/paramedic, 6%, new rank and incentive schedule; and
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captain/paramedic, 6%, no change from current pay. During the business model transition, personnel won’t be allowed to downgrade or otherwise allow their paramedic license, LEMSA accreditation or other requirements to lapse. However, the district will continue to sponsor and support an EMT to paramedic program. EMTs who successfully complete the paramedic upgrade will have the first opportunity to be hired. To maintain engine/medic rotations and reduce “forced movement,” the district will now adhere to a “rank for rank” model with regards to shift trades. Overtime, either voluntary or mandatory, will also adhere to “rank for rank,” with the addition of “acting” assignments when applicable. Qualified personnel will be eligible to “work down” one rank under the same classification. Rules were also set regarding pay for overtime, regardless if voluntary or mandatory, and for overtime procedures. The district will also ensure that all newly hired firefighters have successfully completed the State Fire Training (SFT), Accredited Regional Training Program (ARTP) or Accredited Local Academy (ALA) prior to be hired. If the district identifies a qualified candidate who does not meet this minimum requirement, the district will sponsor the candidate through the SFT, ARTP or ALA. Board members insisted the new business model and partnership with Cal Fire will improve coverage in Camino while staying within the existing budget, noting that the partnership will allow the district to enhance staffing to the three-firefighter model for Engines 17 and 19. In approving the motion, the board also included the need to issue a press release on the new business model and to also possibly hold a town hall meeting to answer questions from the public.
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“All told, Vail Resorts fails to pay snow sports instructors for more than 2.5 hours of work per day in violation of the the (Fair Labor Standards Act) and applicable state law,” the lawsuit alleges. According to the 167-page lawsuit, Quint has worked as a seasonal Vail Resorts employee and full-time snow sport instructor for seven years at Beaver Creek Resort. The lawsuit estimates he worked 470 hours that he was not paid for from December 2017 to December 2019, as well as 422 hours of unpaid overtime. Linn — also a resident of Colorado who has worked as a part-time and fulltime snow sports instructor at Beaver Creek — worked 213 hours he was not
paid for from December 2017 through March 2020, as well as 130 hours of unpaid overtime, according to the lawsuit. “Vail Resorts knowingly failed to compensate plaintiffs and thousands of other similarly situated employees at their relevant hourly rate for all time worked. Vail Resorts also knowingly failed to reimburse plaintiffs and others similarly situated for costs associated with their smartphones and tools of the trade used in performance of their jobs and for the benefit of Vail Resorts. In violation of federal and state laws, Vail Resorts has illegally reaped millions of dollars at the expense of plaintiffs and other class members,” the lawsuit states.
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SUDOKU Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9
Solutions to puzzles in Classified section of newspaper.
HOROSCOPE by Holiday Mathis ■ TODAY ARIES (March 21-April 19). While it’s wise to give your energy to those who can best appreciate it, to give it where it is most needed and will never be returned is sublime. You’ll surpass your own ego for the sake of doing what is right. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll be in a position to give feedback. Less will be more. Give 10 excellent points, and you’ll get polite nods but nothing will be remembered. Express one big takeaway and improvements follow. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You will have all of the success you are prepared for, which is, of course, the perfect amount. How does this make you feel? It’s the perfect time to work on your fear of success, which is more prominent in you than a fear of failure. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Love, in its most thrilling form, is extremely unreasonable. When you’re feeling the fervor, it’s hard to leave the other person alone. Though you’ll like how it turns out when you leave plenty of space for longing. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There are days you plan to seize, days you were told to seize, days that seem ripe for the seizing. Then there are days you were born to seize, or perhaps the day was born to seize you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Every silence has its own soundless tone. There’s someone whose silences you have come to learn so well that their tones bounce inaudibly in the echo chamber of your heart, nonetheless vibrating with meaning.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You will not be sure what is stopping you until you ask yourself the good questions, which are not tricky in the least. In fact, the most excellent question is so obvious you missed it: “What’s stopping me?” SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You have a drive to elevate the mundane. You’re not trying to push ordinary things out of their place in this world; rather, you’re trying to leverage a whole section of settled, dingy world back up into the sunlight. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Rarely does “I need some time to think about it” result in answers, if it even results in thinking. The actual message is, “I need some time to figure out how to present the answer that is already inside.” CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When someone unknowingly rubs you the wrong way or hurts your feelings, you have been known to react internally in several ways you won’t show. You like to work things about between you and you first. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re about to sing yourself to the world. Don’t waste all the courage and coolness this takes with bad timing. Make sure to let it ring out when you have the best chance at being heard. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Your talents breathe with grace. Your actions beat with soul. There’s no way you should diminish this by throwing shade at your own accomplishments. Go on and shine at full brilliance.
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KNOW Now Soroptimist International of Placerville seeks to bring charitable ideas to fruition. According to Ryan Patrick Hanley, author of “Our Great Purpose,” a happy life requires more than quiet thoughts of benevolence toward our fellow man. True joy starts with action, demonstrating concern for others. Fulfill your goals of leading a happy life by becoming a Soroptimist. Call (530) 344-1476, email sipplacerville@soroptimist. net or visit siplacerville.org. Meetings can be attended in person or via Zoom until COVID-19 distancing is no longer required. The El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program is looking for volunteers to help prepare cold packs for home-delivered meals and the take-out meal service, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. About 700 cold packs are prepared each day at the Placerville Senior Center, 937 Spring St. Volunteers may sign up for one or more days of the week, as interested. For more information call (530) 6216160. The Senior Nutrition Program is a service of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency. The Placerville Lions Club members are asking for donations for the White Cane Fund to continue to provide sight-related services (eye exams, glasses) for those in the community who cannot afford it. Send donations to: Placerville Lions P.O. BOX 346 Placerville, CA 95667 Or donate on Go Fund Me: gofundme.com/placervillelions-white-cane-fund The 14th annual Art Studio Trek featuring the works of artists in Roseville, Rocklin, Granite Bay and Loomis is online through Dec. 31. For more information visit artstudiontrek.com. Capital Stage presents “The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley,” a radio play, through Jan. 1. Tickets are free and available now at capstage.org/thewickhams-a-radio-play. The El Dorado Hills Chapter of National Charity League Inc., the nation’s premier motherdaughter volunteer organization, announces its annual membership drive and has begun accepting applications from women with daughters currently in sixth grade through ninth grade. For more information, prospective members are encouraged to visit the El Dorado Hills Chapter’s website, nationalcharityleague. org/chapter/eldoradohills, or send an email to membershipeldoradohills@ nclonline.org. Applications will be accepted through Jan. 15, 2021.
Dec. 28 Vitalant will host an El Dorado Hills community blood drive at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District, 1021 Harvard Way, El Dorado Hills. The Bloodmobile will be in the parking lot near the baseball fields, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call (877) 2584825.
Dec. 30 Vitalant will host a community blood drive at the El Dorado Hills Regal theater, 2101 Vine St. The Bloodmobile will be in the n
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Placerville resident Ann Atkins stands with panels for her Stained Glass Secret Garden, a gift for the children’s garden at Shriners Hospital in Sacramento. Atkins is designing 14 panels that include flowers, ferns, mushrooms, birds, ladybugs and butterflies surrounding an owl, bunny, skunk, chipmunks and a 6-foot peacock.
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Placerville artist donating stained-glass panels to children’s hospital Kevin Christensen Staff writer
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hildren are a gift to the world and an El Dorado County artist is donating her own gift to bring cheer to some special little ones. Placerville stainedglass artist Ann Atkins is creating a Stained Glass Secret Garden — a gift for the children’s garden at Shriners Hospital for Children in Sacramento. The Stained Glass Secret Garden will be housed in a 8-foot by 8-foot by 10-foot pergola and includes 14, 2-foot by 6-foot panels that each take approximately 70-90 hours to complete — with 4,000 pieces of glass. Atkins, who moved to Placerville more than three years ago from Philadelphia after her husband Ed died, said she took on the project for families — especially children. “Children deserve and need our very best,” she explained. “Children, their families and caregivers struggling to stay afloat and just get through the day need a place of respite to refuel.” In addition to the Secret Garden, the hospital’s pergola will have butterflies, bells and hummingbirds suspended from the rafters. The three walls will each hold four stained-glass panels with the entrance having one panel on each side. Each panel features a different design, from pumpkins to peacocks, flowers to squirrels and other unique inspiring art created by Atkins. Atkins was once a college instructor, counselor and director of a family support center while living in Korea, England and Germany. She received a master’s degree from Boston University that included studies at the University of
Ann Atkins works on a stained-glass panel, above, one of many headed for the Shriners Hospital garden. Below in the finished panel with more that will be placed in a pergola at the hospital.
Cambridge. The Placerville artist has authored three biographies “Eleanor Roosevelt-Unleashed,” “Golda Meir – True Grit” and “Marie Curie – A Nobel Life.” She is a self-taught stained glass artist with no formal art education in the discipline. “I just have an eye for design, how the piece should ‘feel’ and fit in the final location,” she said. “The rest is details.” Early on she created stained-glass projects for friends, businesses and churches as an aside. She’s now taking the discipline more seriously.
“Now stained glass is full time and my love of doing large projects like writing a book led me to this idea of the Stained Glass Secret Garden,” she continued. “I didn’t want it for my property. I wanted it to be a gift to the public, especially children.” Atkins said after moving to Placerville she was looking to connect to the community. While taking yoga classes at Main Street Yoga, she said she spoke with a new friend with a connection to Shriners Hospital for Children in Sacramento. That friend introduced her to Alan Anderson, the hospital’s
director of development. “It just was coincidence they were in the process of renovating their children’s garden and once I showed him one of my panels and idea - he just got it,” she explained. “He is such a kind and gracious man.” Money and materials for the project that will be completed in spring 2021 is being raised entirely by Atkins through her GoFundMe account. Her goal is to continue to enjoy the process of her new passion and to bring beauty into the world, she told the Mountain Democrat. “I love the challenge
of big projects and the learning process that goes with it — whether that is building landscaping walls and greenhouses, researching and writing biographies or raising a family; right now it is large-scale stainedglass projects as gifts to communities,” she explained. “The Stained Glass Secret Garden is only the first.” By giving children a special place at the hospital to engage their imagination, she said she hopes, if only temporary, they can just be a child in the moment and even help others. “The Stained Glass Secret Garden will provide a quiet respite for families, caregivers and staff. The rich colors of the glass brings reassurance and the beauty of art brings hope,” Atkins explained. Atkins lives with her son Blaine, an artist in his own right at Royal Six Tattoo Shop in Placerville, who helped give her ideas for the Shriners Hospital project. She’s receiving a special gift of her own from a child by caring for her new granddaughter, Miriam, born in February. ”It is a great joy to be a part of Miriam’s days. Her curiosity and happy squeals makes me laugh and keeps me mindful of just how precious our life is,” Atkins shared. Shriners Hospital for Children provides advanced care and procedures for orthopaedic and neuromusculoskeletal conditions and injuries, burns, spinal cord injuries, cleft lip and palate and other complex healthcare needs. For more information visit shrinershospitalsforchildren.org/ shc. To learn more about Atkins and donate to her cause, search for the Stained Glass Secret Garden on Facebook.
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ASK A CARE MANAGER can try and twinkle or smile but it just isn’t the same. “No touching!” It feels like a warning he cookies are parents would give to long gone. Hugs squabbling kids sharing are sadly a thing a back seat. It still feels of the past too. A new like a punishment. year is upon us and I, Think about what for one, am hopeful. a hug or a handshake First the cookies Carol Heape conveys from you to — long a tradition Elder Options someone else. You want children and then to show affection. You grandchildren would take a day or grab a kid and give them a hug. You two to come to Grandma’s house want to tell a friend how glad you to bake holiday cookies. Recipes are to see them. Upon meeting them, were pulled that were old, tattered, a hug is in order. Your adult child but treasured. Over the years the lost their job. A person you know children grew up and made their well had to shut down their small own traditions. Their children, as business. Your close friend just lost soon as they could cut out or frost his spouse but you can’t give him a a reindeer or gingerbread man, close, loving hug because you may were standing at Grandma’s counter infect each other. Oh my goodness! frosting and using sprinkles like You can say what you feel but you pros. may feel it’s inadequate. Sometimes This past December we had two words just don’t cover it. It’s of our granddaughters come over to the warmth of another person’s make their favorite recipes — two arms around you with a word of cooking and baking at once. It was encouragement, sympathy or love a huge success and it was fun. They that is needed. How can grief be are both taller than me and only expressed and shared without a hug? because of the pandemic did they Now hugs are not for everyone. have time from their normally hectic Some people were not brought and busy days to bake cookies once up hugging or showing that kind more with Grandma. I’d like to think of aff ection. Others went through we’d do this again next Christmas experiences whereby hugs and but who’s to say. They are growing touching were bad experiences. up and, after all, if the hugs went Those thoughts and feelings should away went away this year what will be respected by all. 2021 bring? Handshakes are such a customary, I never realized how important accepted way to greet others. hugs were until they were not They are used as a method of allowed. Keeping our distance introduction, renewing a past from others became a vital way to acquaintance or “sealing a deal.” not be exposed to COVID-19 so Much less formal than a hug, it still hugs were definitely out. So, too, gives permission to each other to were handshakes. Early on those touch. Remember the old adage, transitioned to elbow “shakes” but “You can tell how a person is by their you can’t do those with 6 feet of handshake.” These days I wonder separation so those mostly went away too. Smiles disappeared behind how you tell how a person is. You cannot shake their hand nor they masks and you can’t always tell how yours ... plus no hugs and a mask the person is feeling by looking at their eyes. Although expressive, eyes that covers the lower half of your
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Public Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1096 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DIAMOND VAPE, located at 622 Pleasant Valley Rd, Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: PO Box 1115, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Diamond Vape, LLC, 622 Pleasant Valley Rd, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 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/ Deep Rai DEEP RAI, 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 12/02/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28 8439 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1094 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. JP LANDMARK CONSTRUCTION, 2. CFM, located at 1961 Rocky Springs Rd, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Jonathan A Prettol, 1961 Rocky Springs Rd, El Dorado Hills, CA
95762, 2. Karen D Prettol, 1961 Rocky Srpings Rd, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/16/2010 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jonathan A Prettol JONATHAN A PRETTOL 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 12/02/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28 8440
Here’s what I hope I hope people stop dying due to COVID-19. I hope the vaccines just being introduced are safe, effective and available free to anyone. I hope people will begin to put their lives back together, get jobs back, be able to pay their bills and once again send their children safely off to school. I hope churches can safely welcome back their parishioners, hospitals are once again reliably available to anyone/everyone who needs them in an emergency and healthcare staff can work a regular shift without having patient(s) die. I’d like to be able to go the movies in person although Netflix is an OK substitute in a pinch. College students could once again return to campus and classes in person. In fact, students of all ages from preschool, grade school, middle school and high school can resume and bring the children back together so they can “hang out” or whatever it is called these days. Basketball, football, baseball and other sports can try and pick up the season wherever it is on the calendar. After-school activities are offered again and safe. Dance recitals are rehearsed and planned as a community event. Buses can run with passengers actually sitting together. Places of employment can decide how much of the work is best done virtually and what the advantages will be to actually have employees in a brickand-mortar building once again. Travel may be able to be resumed more normally with more trains, planes, and automobiles on the move. Gatherings. Oh, how I miss gatherings. Large family parties, office Christmas parties, luncheons, social events, pot luck suppers, lunch with friends or a large community meeting such as Kiwanis or the
chamber meetings would not only be allowed but welcomed. Workshops, in-service training and professional conferences would once again be able to be planned and scheduled. In-person meetings to meet and discuss and decide important issues would be on the calendar. The ability to see a person in their environment and to be able to meet face-to-face would gain value once again. Imagine “face-to-face” means seeing the person, the whole person, without a mask. I’m not sure when this will be but I have to hope it will happen. The New Year is close — 2021. Those in the entire world are holding our collective breaths. Will the new vaccines and the restricted measures put in place by desperate government officials be enough to turn the tide? How many more people will get sick with COVID19 and be hospitalized? How many more lives will be lost through a lack of concern for themselves or others by not being careful? Hope is a great word. A year ago we as a people didn’t know the impact of what having it and not having it would bring. For many families, hope for the vaccine came too late to save the loved ones who are gone forever. But here’s what I think it means: • Help others & stay healthy by wearing a mask and social distancing. • Operate on the assumption that your life depends on it. • Promote positive healthy habits and attitudes for all you come in contact with. • End the pandemic so we can all live our lives. Finally, the hugs. Let’s be at a place where hugs can come back. It’s like roller skating or bowling. It’s a skill you don’t forget. When it’s safe, a hug can be a great way to make someone’s day. Second choice: a handshake. After all, you may need to “seal a deal” with one. Bring on 2021. We’re ready, we hope. Carol S. Heape, MSW, CMC, is he founder of Elder Options Inc. and an elder herself. She earned her BSW and MSW from California State University, Sacramento, and is a certified care manager. Founded in 1988, Elder Options supports older adults, the disabled, and their families by creating care services that enable your loved one to experience a life lived fully every day. For more information visit elderoptionsca.com.
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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 11/30/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 12/28 8441 T.S. NO.: 2020-00530-CA A.P.N.:093-270-048-000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 7000 RICKETY ROAD, SOMERSET, CA 95684 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a) and (d), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1085 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRANSCENDENCE, located at 6273 Linda Dr, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Shelli D Johnson, 6273 Linda Dr, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/29/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Shelli D Johnson SHELLI D JOHNSON I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares
face and theirs. How does one “seal a deal” these days? Believing that COVID-19 was a flu-like problem back in March 2020 that would disperse in several weeks, little did any of us know the toll it would take individually and collectively for the next seven months (and still going), with hundreds of thousands dying and millions becoming ill. As the end of 2020 approaches, a common theme is “I’ll be glad when 2020 is over.” As I write this with little of 2020 left, I do wonder what 2021 will bring.
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 05/10/2005. 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. Trustor: EARL ARNOLD YEAGER, AN UNMARRIED MAN, DAVID ALLEN YEAGER, AN UNMARRIED MAN, AND ANTHONY DEAN YEAGER, AN UNMARRIED MAN ALL AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 05/19/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0041252-00 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, Date of Sale: 01/20/2021 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE 495 MAIN STREET, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 161,884.94 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, 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, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 7000 RICKETY ROAD, SOMERSET, CA 95684 A.P.N.: 093-270-048-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The 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: $ 161,884.94. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt.
If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE 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 this 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 (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www. altisource.com/MortgageServices/ DefaultManagement/ TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2020-00530-CA. 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 Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 237
Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 http://www.altisource. com/MortgageServices/ DefaultManagement/ TrusteeServices.aspx ____________________________ Trustee Sale Assistant Date: October 21, 2020 WESTERN PROGRESSIVE, LLC MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. 12/14, 2/21, 12/28 8458 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1106 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DROP ZONE CARD SHOP, located at 2740 King Richard Dr, El Dorado Hills, CALI 95762 Registered owner(s): Hugh A Sims, 2740 King Richard Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Hugh A Sims HUGH A SIMS, 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 12/04/20. 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 Legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8463 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, 1/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1125 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IV LOUNGE, located at 5461 Pyracantha Dr, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Ha Dang, ND, LAC, 991 Kekin Street, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/06/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ha Dang HA DANG, ND, LAC 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 12/09/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8464 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, 1/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1076 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FINITE PLUMBING, located at 5120 Sierra Oaks Drive, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Christopher T Smith, 5120 Sierra Oaks Drive, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/24/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Chris Smith CHRIS SMITH, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 11/24/20. 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) 8465 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, 1/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1072 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DUTCH DOOR INTERIORS, located at 2755 Carlson Drive, Shingle Springs, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 2795 E. Bidwell Street, Suite 100 #181, Folsom, CA 95630 Registered owner(s): Reflect Next Consulting, Inc, 2755 Carlson Drive, Shingle Springs, 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: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Heidi Burger HEIDI BURGER, SECRETARY 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 11/23/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/21, 12/28, 1/4, 1/11 8485 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1077 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LSTC OF CALIFORNIA, LLC, located at 1415 Broadway, Placerville, CA 95667-5903/Mailing Address: PO Box 5350, Bend, OR 97708 Registered owner(s): Les Schwab Tire Centers of California, LLC, 20900 Cooley Rd., Bend, OR 97701 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/30/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Corey J. Parks COREY J. PARKS, SECRETARY I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 11/25/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/21, 12/28, 1/4, 1/11 8486 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1144 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TAYLOR MAID HOME CLEANING, located at 4160 Zeller Ct., Diamond Springs, CA 95619/ Mailing Address: PO Box 143, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Taylor A Kreuzberger, 4160 Zeller Ct., Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Taylor Kreuzberger TAYLOR KREUZBERGER 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 12/16/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/21, 12/28, 1/4, 1/11 8490 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LOUIS ELLERY HOFFMAN AKA LOUIS E. HOFFMAN CASE NO. PP20200230 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LOUIS ELLERY HOFFMAN aka LOUIS E. HOFFMAN A PETITION for Probate has been filed by SHARON L. HOFFMAN in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that SHARON L. HOFFMAN 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
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in this court as follows: February 10, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: MICHAEL E. PETERSEN 2828 Easy Street Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 622-5670 12/21, 12/28, 1/4 8491 COUNTY OF EL DORADO CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE FACILITIES DIVISION NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the County of El Dorado, State of California, that sealed bids for work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents designated: 300 FAIR LANE, PLACERVILLE DEMOLITION PROJECT BID #21-968-011 will be received by the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division, at 330 FAIR LANE, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA, until 3:00 p.m. on January 26, 2021, at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read by the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division. No Bid may be withdrawn after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days. Bids shall be executed in accordance with the instructions given and on the forms provided in the Contract Documents furnished by the County of El Dorado, Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division through the Quest Construction Data Network (Quest). The proposal including the Bidder’s Bond shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “300 FAIR LANE, PLACERVILLE DEMOLITION PROJECT” BID #21-968-011 TO BE OPENED AT 3:00 P.M. ON JANUARY 26, 2021 LOCATION/DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The project is located at 300 Fair Lane, Placerville, California in El Dorado County. The Work to be done as shown on the Plans, generally consists of, but is not limited to: A. The furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment for the site demolition as shown or required per the contract documents. Bids are required for the entire work described herein. B. The contract time shall be Fortyfive (45) calendar days. C. For bonding purposes the estimated project cost is approximately $400,000. D. A Pre-Bid Job Walk is scheduled for this project on January 7, 2021. BIDDERS OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL MEET AT 300 FAIR LANE, PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA SHARPLY AT 10:00 A.M. ATTENDANCE AT THE PRE-BID JOB WALK IS MANDATORY. ONLY THE BIDS OF FIRMS WITH REPRESENTATIVES IN ATTENDANCE AND WHO HAVE SIGNED THE SIGN-IN SHEET WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION AND AWARD. REPRESENTATIVES SHALL FOLLOW COUNTY COVID-19 POLICY WHILE ON COUNTY PREMISES WHICH INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE USE OF FACE COVERINGS AND PHYSICAL DISTANCING OF SIX (6) FEET. THE COUNTY POLICY IS AVAILABLE AT: https:// www.edcgov.us/Gover nment/ BOS/Documents/E-11%20 COVID-19%20Workplace%20 Guidelines.pdf. In order to limit the disruption to the conduct of business, the meeting date listed will be the only opportunity for bidders to visit the site. The Bidder’s representative will be required to sign an attendance sheet and provide the name of the firm being represented. The County will post on the Quest website such Addenda as the County in its discretion considers necessary in response to questions arising and information presented at the Pre-Bid Job Walk. Oral statements shall not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective. Addenda and answers to questions deemed relevant and appropriate issued as a result of the Pre-Bid Job Walk shall constitute the sole and exclusive record and statement of the results of the PreBid Job Walk. PRE-BID COMMUNICATIONS & REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI): Questions will be accepted in writing only, through submission to the Quest website under the Quest Project #7394677 “Project Q&A”, by email, or in hard copy, until 5:00 P.M. on January 13, 2021. Pre-bid communications and RFI are to be emailed to: kady.leitner@edcgov.us with BID #21-968-011 – RFI as the subject, or in hard copy delivered to: County of El Dorado, Procurement & Contracts, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667, BID #21-968011 – RFI. Answers to questions deemed relevant and appropriate will be posted on Quest on or about January 19, 2021. Oral responses concerning the content of the Plans and Contract Documents shall not be relied upon and will not be binding or legally effective. Addenda will be uploaded in pdf format to Quest’s website and Quest will issue an automatic email notification to all plan-holders that have acquired the Contract Documents digitally through Quest. The list of plan-
holders will be available on Quest’s website under “View Planholders”. OBTAINING OR INSPECTING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The contract documents may be viewed and/or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www. questcdn.com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest project #7394677 on the Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contract’s website at http:// edcapps.edcgov.us/contracts/invite. asp. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents on the Quest website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents may be downloaded for $15.00 by inputting the Quest project #7394677 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact Quest CDN.com at 925.233.1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance with free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. To be included on the planholders list and receive notification of addenda, interested parties must download the Contract Documents from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. Physical paper copies of the Contract Documents, including Plans, may be examined at the County of El Dorado, Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contract Division located at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, California; however, the Chief Administrative Office will no longer issue paper copies of the Contract Documents to bidders. CONTRACTORS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: Bidders shall be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) and shall possess a C-21 Building Moving/Demolition Contractor License at the time the bid is submitted, and shall maintain a valid license and certification through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to obtain proper adequate licensing at the time of contract award shall constitute a failure to execute the Contract and shall result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security, and may result in legal penalties. BUSINESS LICENSE: The County Business License Ordinance provides that it is unlawful for any person to furnish supplies or services, or transact any kind of business in the unincorporated territory of El Dorado County without possessing a County business license unless exempt under County Ordinance Code Section 5.08.070. The Bidder to whom an award is made shall comply with all of the requirements of the County Business License Ordinance, where applicable, prior to beginning work under this Contract and at all times during the term of this Contract. REQUIRED LISTING OF PROPOSED SUBCONTRACTORS: Each Proposal shall have listed therein the name and address of each subcontractor, to whom the Bidder proposes to subcontract portions of the work in an amount in excess of 1/2 of one percent of its total bid in accordance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, commencing with Section 4100 of the Public Contract Code. The Bidder shall also describe in the Subcontractor Listing the work to be performed by each subcontractor listed. The work to be performed by the subcontractor shall be shown by listing the description of the work, and portion of the work to be performed by the subcontractor in the form of a percentage calculated by dividing the work to be performed by the subcontractor by the lump sum bid price. At the time the bids are submitted all listed subcontractors shall be properly licensed to perform their designated portion of the work. The Bidder’s attention is invited to other provisions of the Act related to the imposition of penalties for a failure to observe its provisions by using unauthorized subcontractors or by making unauthorized substitutions. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project or awarded a contract for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1771.1(a), 1725.5. Bids will not be accepted from unregistered contractors except as provided in section 1771.1. EMISSIONS REDUCTION: Contractor shall comply with emission reduction regulations mandated by the California Air Resources Board, sign the certification of knowledge in the Agreement, and provide County a Certificate of Reported Compliance when road legal diesel vehicles with a gross vehicle weight over 14,000 pounds are included in their fleet. Contractor must require all subcontractors to comply with such regulations and provide County a Certificate of Reported Compliance for each sub-contractor with road legal diesel vehicles over 14,000 pound gross vehicle weight. NONDISCRIMINATION: Attention is directed to the following Notice that is required by Chapter 5 of Division 4 of Title 2, California Code of Regulations. NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR NONDISCRIMINATION PROGRAM (GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 12990) P R E VA I L I N G WAGE REQUIREMENTS: In accordance with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1770 et seq., the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. These wage rates appear in the California Department of Transportation publication entitled General Prevailing Wage Rates. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 7034708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr/PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997. Copies of the general prevailing rate
of wages in the County in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Chief Administrative Office, Facilities Division, and are available upon request. In accordance with the provisions of Labor Code 1810, eight (8) hours of labor shall constitute a legal day’s work upon all work done hereunder, and Contractor and any subcontractor employed under this Contract shall conform to and be bound by the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1810 through 1815. BID SECURITY: A bid security shall be provided with each bid. Bid security shall be in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid for the Work and shall be cash, a certified check, or cashier’s check drawn to the order of the County of El Dorado or a Bidder’s Bond executed by a surety satisfactory to the County of El Dorado on the form provided in the Proposal section of these Contract Documents. AWARD OF CONTRACT: The County of El Dorado reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder(s) and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interests of the County. The Purchasing Agent will recommend the bids for award by the Board of Supervisors. As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit bonds and evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement shall constitute abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. Award will then be made to the next lowest responsible Bidder. BIDDERS PROTEST PROCEDURES: The Chief Administrative Office, Procurement & Contracts Division, will notify all bidders in writing of its recommendation for award or rejection of bids, and the date and time on which the recommendation for award will be considered and acted upon by the Board of Supervisors (“Notice of Intent to Award”). All bidders may attend the Board of Supervisors meeting, address the Board, and be heard. Within 5 working days from the date of the Notice of Intent to Award, the Bidder protesting the recommendation for award must submit a formal written protest to the Procurement & Contracts Division, stating in detail the basis and reason for the protest. The Bidder must provide facts to support the protest including any evidence Bidder wishes to be considered together with the law, rule, regulation, or criteria on which the protest is based. The Bidder may attend the Board of Supervisors meeting at which the recommendation and bid protest will be considered. If the Bidder is not in attendance at that time, the bid protest may be dismissed by the Board of Supervisors without further consideration of the merits and the decision of the Board of Supervisors on the bid protest shall be final. PAYMENTS: Attention is directed to Article 5 –PAYMENT of the Contract. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: Attention is directed to Article 21 – RETAINAGE of the Contract. BY ORDER OF the Board of Supervisors, County of El Dorado, State of California. Authorized by the Board of Supervisors on December 15, 2020 at Placerville, California. 12/23, 12/28 8492 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1089 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RUST & ROUGE, located at 6806 Diamond Drive, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Rachel Renardson, 6806 Diamond 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: 11/01/2020 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Rachel Renardson RACHEL RENARDSON, 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 12/01/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/21, 12/28, 1/4, 1/11 8493 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1143 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIERRA LAND CLEARING, located at 5370 Grassy Run Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Justin H Lehr, 5370 Grassy Run Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Justin Lehr JUSTIN LEHR, 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 12/15/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8494 12/21, 12/28, 1/4, 1/11 NOTICE OF FORFEITURE TO: ALL PERSONS CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, OR LEGAL INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING SEIZED PROPERTY: Notice is hereby given that the property described below was seized by law enforcement officers on the respective dates set forth below, at the listed locations, for violation(s) of the Health and Safety Code section(s) indicated. 1. $4,448.00 U.S. Currency seized 9/2/20, at 2064 Riesling Way, Placerville, CA for HS11359: Control no. 20-30 The Monterey County District Attorney has initiated proceedings for the non-judicial forfeiture of the above-described property. You have 30 days from the date of last publication of this notice or 30 days after actual notice, to file a verified claim opposing forfeiture, stating your interest in the property, with the Superior Court Clerk located at 1200 Aguajito Road, Floor 1, Monterey, CA 93940. You must provide a file-endorsed copy of your claim to the District Attorney, at 1200 Aguajito Road, Room 301, Monterey, CA 93940, to the attention of Emily Hickok. The above control numbers have been assigned to each respective case. Use the appropriate number for identification on all claims and other correspondence. Claim opposing forfeiture (MC-200) forms are available online and at the District Attorney’s Office at the address set forth above. If your claim is properly filed and served, the District Attorney will decide whether to file a petition for forfeiture with the court to contest your claim. If the District Attorney files a petition, you have a right to a hearing, which includes (without limitation) the following rights: a right to use the subpoena powers of the court to order witnesses to attend, a right to testify on your own behalf, a right to submit evidence showing the legitimacy of the seized assets, and a right to cross examine opposing witnesses. This is a civil action and you have the additional right to represent yourself or hire your own attorney. Failure to timely file and serve a verified claim will result in the property being declared or ordered forfeited to the State of California without further notice or hearing. DATED: December 16, 2020 JEANNINE M. PACIONI District Attorney Monterey County /s/ Emily Hickok Deputy District Attorney 8496 12/21, 12/28, 1/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2020-1097 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DWB TECHNOLOGY, located at 2201 Francisco Drive, Suite 140-541, El Dorado Hills, California 95762 Registered owner(s): DQJ Tech LLC, 2201 Francisco Drive, Suite 140-541, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Desi Judilla DESI JUDILLA, 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 12/03/2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/28, 1/4, 1/11, 1/18 8509
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Donate your old car to Snowline News release Snowline Hospice has announced it is now accepting all types of vehicles as part of its donations program. Snowline’s new partnership with NCS Vehicle Donations allows donors to easily give to Snowline by donating vehicles of all types and conditions. Cars, trucks, RVs, boats, motorcycles and specialty vehicles like golf carts, ATVs and fleet vehicles are all accepted through the program, regardless of mileage. Even most vehicles that don’t run are accepted. All donors need to do is to contact NCS and schedule a vehicle pickup, declaring they would like the proceeds to go to Snowline Hospice. Donors will not need to pay even a penny for towing services or donation processing. “Snowline is excited to have partnered with NCS, which enables us to accept vehicle donations from anywhere in the United States,” said Snowline Hospice CEO Tim Meadows. “These funds will enable Snowline to continue caring for terminally ill patients with hospice, supportive care, grief and spiritual care services, as well as help support our extra programs like We Honor Veterans, pet therapy, music therapy, Sunshine Letters and our support group for children called Healing All Together.” • Vehicles are accepted from any state in the U.S. • Proceeds that are generated from the resale of your donated vehicle will go directly to Snowline Hospice • Vehicles cannot be donated directly at the Snowline Thrift stores, but by contacting NCS • NCS can be reached at (866) 829-2918 or at ncsvehicledonations.com Snowline Hospice, established in 1979, is a nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to serving our community by enhancing the lives of those with chronic, serious illness and patients nearing end of life. For more information visit snowlinehospice.org.
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Jan. 7 Marshall’s Stroke Support Group is going virtual. In an effort to maintain the safety of attendees, the group will meet virtually using the platform Google Meet every first Thursday, noon to 1:30 p.m. These meetings provide an opportunity to learn more about dealing with the effects of a stroke, browse community resources and to share personal experiences in a positive, supportive environment. For more information call (530) 6262793.
Jan. 11 Mother Lode Rehabilitation Enterprises announces that its premiere event held for the last 17 years to focus on the amazing one-of-a-kind art created by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities will go virtual. Art sales will begin Jan. 11 with a virtual celebration planned at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16. For more information visit morerehab.org.
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Employment FREELANCE REPORTERS The Mountain Democrat, California’s oldest newspaper, is looking for a community-minded reporter to take freelance assignments. Assignments will range from news coverage to features. Freelance reporters must have interviewing skills and photography experience and be able to meet deadlines. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in journalism or equivalent experience, knowledge of AP style, photography skills and familiarity with social media. Interested candidates should email a resume, writing and photography samples and a brief cover letter to Krysten Kellum at kkellum@mtdemocrat.net.
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Construction & Maintenance Worker I:
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Pay Range: $24.41-$29.67/per hour FFD: December 31, 2020
Pay Range: $24.41-$29.67/per hour FFD: December 31, 2020
The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Construction and Maintenance Worker I for an eligibility list to fill current and future positions in the Collections Department of the Operations Division. Under supervision, the Construction and Maintenance Worker I/ II will routinely perform a variety of construction, maintenance, and repair work on wastewater collection systems and facilities. This is the entry level class in the Construction and Maintenance Worker series. Incumbents work under immediate supervision while learning job tasks, progressing to general supervision as procedures and processes of assigned area of responsibility are learned. Direct experience in collection system maintenance and construction, including hydro-cleaning, CCTV, and repair of underground piping and assets is highly desirable. You must be in possession of or have the ability to obtain a Class B driver’s license within probationary period. This position requires overtime, availability to perform standby responsibilities and emergency response. For a complete job description and the REQUIRED application, please visit our website at www.eid.org or call 530-642-4020.
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The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Construction and Maintenance Worker I for an eligibility list to fill current and future positions in the Drinking Water Department of the Operations Division. Under supervision performs a variety of maintenance and construction tasks associated with the installation, repair and maintenance of water distribution systems and operates light and moderately heavy power-driven equipment. You must be in possession of or have the ability to obtain a Class B driver’s license within probationary period. This position requires overtime, availability to perform stand-by responsibilities and emergency response. For a complete job description and the REQUIRED application, please visit our website at www.eid.org or call 530-642-4020.
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Jan. 30 The Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills presents a drive-thru crab and tri-tip dinner. Pre order online at edhcrabfeed.com and pick up your meal at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District, 1021 Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills.
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November 19, 2020 through January 4, 2021, get a great vehicle and support a great cause. With every new Subaru purchased or leased, Subaru will donate $250 to your choice of charities that benefit your local community.** **Subaru will donate $250 for every new Subaru vehicles old or leased from November 19, 2020 through January 4, 2021, of international charities designated by the purchaser or lessee. Purchasers/lessees must make their charity designations by January 31, 2021. The four national charities will receive a guaranteed minimum donation of $250,000 each. See your local Subaru retailer for details or visit subaru.com/share. All donations are made by Subaru of America, Inc. Pre-approved Hometown Charities may be selected for donation depending on retailer participation. Certain participating retailers may make an additional donation to the Hometown Charities selected.
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