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Noel Stack Managing Editor Property owners who paid the public safety facility fee on El Dorado County’s western end finally have received their refunds. In mid-December the El Dorado County Auditor-Controller’s Office issued 1,800 refund checks as authorized by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors earlier this year. Most of the checks are for around $230. Auditor-Controller Joe Harn and Sheriff John D’Agostini had requested that the fees be refunded in 2015 — they were charged to new development to fund a substation in El Dorado Hills but that plan was scrapped in favor of a new public safety facility in Placerville — however, Harn noted, it was a long and winding road to get board approval to actually refund the fees. This fee refund could be the first of several for county residents. The public safety facility fee is one of many impact fees included in the Austin vs. El Dorado County case still in litigation. In 2015 the Austins sued the county and a few special districts, alleging that the agencies violated California’s Mitigation Fee Act because they didn’t complete nexus studies on a timely basis as required by law yet continued to collect the fees. Harn informed the Board of Supervisors in writing in 2013, 2014 and 2015 of violations of the law in the levying of these building permit fees. In February of 2015 Harn and D’Agostini asked the county to stop collecting fees for a public safety facility in El Dorado Hills because the county had no plans to build such a facility and because the California Mitigation Fee Act had been violated. They also asked at that time that the fees collected be refunded. Early this year Supervisors Lori Parlin (District 4) and George Turnboo (District 2), along with Harn and D’Agostini, authored an agenda item seeking the Board of Supervisors’ authorization to send out refunds. “This took a lot longer than the sheriff and I expected, but we
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A Caltrans worker turns drivers around at Highway 50 and Ridgeway Drive in Camino Saturday night as Highway 50 was shut down due to heavy snowfall, low visibility and avalanche danger.
Highway 50 reopened; power outages persist Mountain Democrat staff Traffic was flowing again on Highway 50 from Placerville to Meyers Monday night after all lanes were shut down early Sunday due to heavy snowfall. That winter weather also brought with it downed trees into power lines, knocking out PG&E service for thousands of El Dorado County residents. While some have had their power restored, countywide 21,124 electric customers were still without power as of press time. Some 6,650 of those were in Placerville, 5,444 in Camino, 4,774 in Pollock Pines and more than 900 in both Garden Valley and Georgetown, according to PG&E’s outage website, as PG&E crews make Mountain Democrat photo by Eric Jaramishian
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Crop report shows apples still top Eric Jaramishian Staff writer A recently released 2020 crop and livestock report for El Dorado County reveals the county’s gross crop value was $72,208,890, down 3% from $74,516,035 in 2019. The annual agriculture and livestock report, prepared by county Mountain Democrat file photo agriculture experts and Apples and apple-related products were the staff, shows a breakdown county’s biggest moneymaker in 2020 with a of acreage, production and gross values of agriculture value of more than $22 million.
in El Dorado County. According to the report, apples and apple-related products were the county’s biggest moneymaker in 2020. With a value of more than $22 million, that figure went up by more than $2 million from $18,996,472 in 2019, a 16% increase. Total production increased for fresh apples by 809 tons in 2020 from 4,826 tons in 2019, while value per unit went up $65. Apples were
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Grady Eugene (Raymond) Combs
Dec. 14, 1943 - Dec. 18, 2021
Ray was born Dec. 14, 1943 in Los Angeles to Thomas H. Combs and Edna B. (Fitch) Combs. He left this earth Dec. 18. Ray moved to El Dorado County in 1959 when his family was split up. He was raised by his Aunt and Uncle Patsy and Doil Fitch. After graduating from El Dorado High School he went to work for Inter County Title Company. In 1974 Ray started Rimrock Water Company. He worked there until his passing. Ray made a lot of friends through his work. He enjoyed meeting his friends at Fire House Café in Diamond Springs and on Saturdays at Sweetie Pies in Placerville. Per Ray’s request there will not be any services. Anyone who knew him will miss his friendly smile.
Linda Marlene Barrentine (née Mills)
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Smoke rises out of a Placerville duplex fire Monday morning.
Dec. 18, 1946 – Dec. 14, 2021
Linda Barrentine, 74, of Rescue, Calif., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, four days before her 75th birthday. She leaves behind her children; Kenneth V. Barrentine Jr. (son), wife Leslie, grandchildren K. Vincent (III), wife Haylee and C. Wesley; Sheryl Quilling (daughter), husband Ty, grandchildren Zak and Taylor and many close relatives, friends and her loyal feline companion Missy. Linda was born in Modesto, Calif., the only child of Wilbur Mills and Mary Ann Mills (née Rowton). She was married at 16 and a mother a year later. She learned to drive at age 24. She was known by family and friends as a great mom, great cook and hard worker. She did cake decorating and became a beautician then combined her talents when the family bought Bonanza Burger Bar and fed hundreds of hard-working local construction workers in Carmichael. At age 36 she earned her GED. Soon after she would start working at Mervyn’s in Rancho Cordova, managing different departments and opening numerous stores in the region. She retired from Mervyn’s and started working for the Prison Industry Authority (Cal PIA) in accounting, retiring from Cal PIA in 2018. Loving to travel, she visited all of the islands of Hawaii, but preferred Maui. She also traveled through the Panama Canal, went to Spain and visited numerous other countries in Europe including France and Italy and traveled to many South American countries. She also traveled in North America, visiting Canada, Alaska, Louisiana, Tennessee, Florida and many other locations. At home she loved animals and over the years had: horses, dogs, goats, chickens and cats. She also crocheted, this year completing 216 scarves for people in need. Her baby blankets were cherished by those lucky enough to receive one. She was active in her church home, Park Community Church, a willing servant; cooking, cleaning, driving and supporting where she could. She loved her children, grandchildren, close family and friends immensely. Linda will always be remembered as a happy, sunny person who loved to laugh and have fun. She was immensely supportive and genuinely caring. None of us are ready to say goodbye so suddenly. She will be sincerely missed. The world has too few like her.
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Riding away with a smile Thomas Frey Staff writer On Christmas Eve Raiden Iverson soared down the ramp at Bayside Church of Placerville on his new bicycle. The 9-year-old Grizzly Flat youngster was there to pick out his new ride and he had a hard time finding the one he wanted. He initially wanted a green bike, but it was a red one with racing stripes that volunteer Mark Ryan helped him pick it out. Raiden’s smile stretched from ear to ear. The bikes came from Folsom Prison, where inmates restored them to be like new before they were picked up by Joe Ryan and the Cameron Park Rotary volunteers. Rotarians also donated helmets to everyone recieving
a bicycle. Ryan worked with Bayside Church of Placerville Pastor Al Soto to make the church a bicycle pick up spot for people in need or from the Grizzly Flat, which was ravaged by the Caldor Fire this summer. Volunteers Richard Ryan and Zach Horne were also on hand to help kids find their dream bike. Horne, a student at Providence Christian School, wasn’t paid in money, but in satisfaction. “Seeing the smile on his face was amazing,” Horne said. And bike recipients didn’t need a nudge from their parents to remember to say thank you. Instead they said it with so much joy it was obvious just how grateful they were. El Dorado County District 2 Supervisor
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Raiden Iverson, 9, of Grizzly Flat, smiles as he straps on his new helmet before riding his like-new bike provided by the Cameron Park Rotary and refurbished by Folsom Prison inmates. George Turnboo was at the church in support. “People lost everything. A lot of people were misplaced,”
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Editor’s note: This is part 1 of Dave Barry’s year in review. The column will continue in the Friday edition of the Mountain Democrat. s there anything positive we can say about 2021? Yes. We can say that it was marginally better than 2020. Granted, this is not high praise. It’s like saying that somebody is marginally nicer than Hitler. But it’s something. What was better about 2021? For one thing, people finally emerged from their isolated pandemic cocoons and started connecting with others. Granted, the vast majority of the people who connected with us this year wanted to discuss our car’s extended warranty. But still. Another improvement was that most stores got rid of those one-way anti-COVID arrows on the floor. Remember those, from 2020? You’d be halfway down a supermarket aisle, and you’d realize that you’d gone past the CheezIts, but you couldn’t turn around and go back because you’d be going AGAINST THE ARROWS, which meant YOU WOULD GET COVID. Ha ha! Was that
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President Joe Biden takes the oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as his wife, first lady Jill Biden, stands next to him during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20. powerful nation on Earth, is trying to get somebody to answer the intercom. This is difficult because pretty much everybody in his administration except Melania has bailed. The only people still in contact with Trump are the members of his inner circle, who are counseling the president in his ongoing effort to prove that the presidential election was RIGGED in a massive conspiracy that — although too complex and sophisticated for the so-called “courts of law” to understand — is transparently obvious to the My Pillow guy. On Jan. 6, Congress
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Letters to the Editor FEMA refuses to help Caldor EDITOR: he day after Biden visited Grizzly Flat was the vote to recall Gov Newsom. El Dorado County was one of the few counties that voted for the recall. Could it be that is why Caldor Fire victims are being punished by our government? Punishment is high on Biden’s list for dealing with voters who disagree with him. Pelosi, Feinstein, Padilla and Newsom all should be fighting to help California fire victims,. The fire didn’t choose sides in politics ... it just burned. SANDRA MATHEWS Placerville
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Area losing charm EDITOR: very historical section of Highway 49 is facing total destruction by reconstruction so that developers, various property owners and those who benefit from payola can enrich their pockets. Our illustrious supervisors will tell you that the area needs the tax base, low-income housing is mandated, that traffic and fire protection has already been studied and all requirements for safety etc have been assessed. That is pure stupidity. How can a 1.7 mile section of a narrow state highway already heavily impacted by three schools, two mobile home parks, a very busy post office, a fire station and multiple businesses (many in historical buildings) benefit from the traffic onslaught of three major developments with hundreds of cars trying to navigate a route to school or work. Hello frustration and road rage. Try driving that section when Union Mine activities let out or when Missouri Flat traffic hits. Yes — that big construction project at post office intersection didn’t help anything except probably another development (Black Rice Road?). It seems to me that the will of the people is ignored. It would be interesting if we could vote on these community-altering decisions and even more interesting to see if we were even listened to. It appears to me that the bridge roundabout/ monument discussion in downtown Placerville should have been settled by the people but still it goes on. What do we have to do to be heard?
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Diamond Springs is a rural, small town fast losing its identity and charm. How can we stop this catastrophe before our whole area is another L.A./ Orange County mess? KATHERINE ALLEN Diamond Springs
Involuntary PG&E switchover EDITOR: lease do not get me wrong. I am no fan of PG&E. However, what right does the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors have to switch our power from PG&E and necessitate current PG&E customers to opt out? How many customers will not understand the process and be switched without their full understanding and/or knowledge. My wife’s 90-year-old uncle got in trouble because he was unknowingly switched from PG&E. The new company kept calling him to pay bills he knew nothing about. Thank heaven we were at his home one day, received the call and straightened things out. The PG&E customers who have solar will be forced into a true-up when they are involuntarily switched.People who are having financial difficulties and are paying on a plan may be affected. I am all for supplementing fossil fuels with alternatives. We have solar. Those who think they can force “green energy” on others are shortsighted. Making everyone use solely electricity for heating homes and commercial buildings, cooking, heating water, powering all transportation ie: cars, trucks and buses, is not only impractical but impossible with the technology available. We already have problems with the supply of electricity in this state. Another company will buy power in the same markets as PG&E only on a smaller scale. So, of course they can brag about green. In my opinion, this is government overreach and big brother, in name of feel good politics. Certainly there must be something else the board can concentrate on. Let the free market take care of the problem. GARY ROSS Placerville
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recently learned declared. something The photo depicting fascinating. this parade is, on its In 1896 the own, worth the $12 Mountain Democrat price of this charming challenged the women little book. It shows a of Placerville to take Main Street brimming charge of the town’s with a marching band, popular Independence women in billowing Day Parade. Before skirts, countless then, the annual American flags and the event had always been festive arch constructed JENNIFER FORSBERG especially for the organized by men. Determined to show parade. The grand MEYER what the fairer sex could marshal of it all, Mrs. do, the women produced an all-day Anna Fox, sits proudly astride her extravaganza that included a salute of handsome horse, Pilot. The book, compiled by Nancy guns, a four-part parade and a livingDunk and published by The Bookery flag finale composed of 176 women — her popular used book store on and children dressed in red, white Main Street in Placerville — is a and blue. gem. I found myself captivated by As reported in “At the Heart of it, especially at this time of year, Gold Country: Placerville and Its when remembering bygone days is a Surrounding Area,” the editor of the tempting pastime. (Naturally, this is Democrat at the time conceded that particularly true for those of us with the women had in fact outdone the men. plenty of years to look back on plus an interest in what came even before “We are bound to admit that the then.) new woman is more than a match Of course we all know it was the for tyrant man. We surrender!” he
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Gold Rush that brought people pouring into this area after the discovery of the precious stuff in Coloma in January 1848. As the book details, by 1852 Hangtown, as it was then known, was the third largest city in California, after Sacramento and San Francisco. Previously the town was called Old Dry Diggins, the “Old” having been appended to differentiate it from several other areas known simply as Dry Diggings. Before the town’s name was officially changed to Placerville in 1854, the name Ravine City was also tossed around. I loved learning this. Ever since I worked in downtown Placerville (for the El Dorado County Employees Association) in the mid1970s, I’ve always thought Placerville is quaintly and even dramatically defined by the ravine walls it’s set against. So many great tidbits in this book. Did you know that, back in the day, some miners would act the role of ladies at balls and dances to make up for the lack of women in camp? “Any man with a patch on his bottom was considered as the
opposite sex for the dance,” the book reveals. Plus the Mountain Democrat actually began life as the El Dorado Republican in 1851. Three years later it assumed the name it has today. Did you know the highly useful term “rock bottom” stems from the Gold Rush era? It was coined from the unhappy circumstance “in which a miner literally hit rock bottom with no gold-rich gravel left to dig.” Also interesting: Coloma, birthplace of the Gold Rush, was so named because it sat in a valley called “Culloomah” by the Native Americans living there. Pinch-em-tight, meanwhile, was a curiously named mining town that once existed near Lotus. And but for a long-ago pear blight in the Camino area, Apple Hill might today be known as Pear Hill. Some of the book’s revelations have special resonance for me personally. For example, I learned that Clarksville, now a tiny hamlet just south of El Dorado Hills, was once a social center at the junction of
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Year in review to ensure that his enduring legacy, as president, will be that he inspired a tragic, futile and utterly stupid riot at the U.S. Capitol. OK, that wasn’t their goal. But it is what they accomplished. The Capitol riot is widely condemned, with much of the blame falling on Trump. He swiftly receives the harshest punishment allowed under the Constitution: He is permanently banned from Twitter, the first sitting president to suffer this fate since Chester A. Arthur. Also he is impeached again. Two weeks later Trump leaves the White House for good, with only quick action by the Secret Service preventing him from being hit by the screen door on his way out. The spotlight now shifts to incoming President Joe Biden, who takes the oath of office in front of a festive throng of 25,000 National Guard troops. The national healing begins quickly as Americans, exhausted from years of division and strife, join together in exchanging memes of Bernie Sanders attending the inauguration wearing distinctive mittens and the facial expression of a man having his
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, right, hands the Lombardi Trophy to Tampa Bay Buccaneers nose tackle Vita Vea while they celebrate the Buccaneers’ 31-9 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LV Feb. 7 in Tampa, Fla. … with many difficult challenges facing the nation, Congress finally sets aside the bitter bipartisan wrangling of 2020 and moves forward to the pressing business of holding another impeachment trial for Donald Trump. In a scathing indictment of his involvement in the Capitol riot, the House Democratic impeachment managers charge that Trump, by feeding the Jan. 6 Stop the Steal rally “wild
falsehoods” about the election, “is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of that day.” No, wait, those aren’t the scathing words of the House managers: Those are the scathing words of Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell! Who then votes to … acquit! McConnell is part of a broad ideological coalition consisting of 42 Republican and zero n
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pension changes without bargaining them with unions, violated the law and thus blocked federal aid to California transit systems. Brown disputed the finding and the issue wound up in federal court, where a judge ruled that the Department of Labor’s “failure to consider the realities of the process of public sector bargaining renders its decision arbitrary and capricious.” That decision, specifically affecting two local transit systems, kept federal funds flowing to California and former President Donald Trump’s administration rebuffed union efforts to have PEPRA overturned. However, Democrats are back in power with the election of President Joe Biden and once again the Department of Labor is threatening to cut off federal transit funds to all but the two systems affected by the previous federal court ruling. It potentially affects billions of dollars from the recently enacted infrastructure improvement program. The transit agencies are raising the alarm and
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is emulating predecessor Jerry Brown in opposing the Biden administration’s attack on PEPRA. Newsom, in a letter to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, asks for a reversal of its declaration, saying it’s legally flawed and would harm transit agencies and their passengers. “Public transit agencies rely more than ever on these federal grants just to keep trains and buses running and their workforces employed,” Newsom said in the letter. “The grants being withheld also help provide vital mobility to low-income seniors, individuals with disabilities, and other transitdependent riders.” Were California’s transit workers to be exempted from PEPRA, it would put Newsom and the Legislature in a bind. Politically, they are joined at the hip with public employee unions, which would then demand that millions of other workers should also be exempted, thereby gutting pension reform. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.
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roads between Sacramento and the Sierra — “with a population of 17,000 people and four hotels at its peak.” Good heavens, who knew? It makes me wonder if my late father, Bill Forsberg, was aware of that startling fact. He lived in Clarksville for a few years in the early 1970s and some of my fondest memories are of visiting him in the little white clapboarded house he rented. Then there’s the Gold Bug Mine, on Bedford Avenue a mile from downtown Placerville. When it opened in 1888 it was known as the Hattie Mine, according to the book. Today it’s a park with an information center, museum and gift shop, all surrounded by hiking areas. But … in early 1973, when I began dating the man who would become my husband, Hank Meyer lived at that Gold Bug Mine in a humble little cabin
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where the gift shop now stands. In an arrangement with the city, Hank paid his rent by keeping an eye on the grounds there. Rustic and romantic is how I viewed it back then and the rest is history. If you’ve lived in this area for some time, you too may learn items of personal interest from this entertaining little book. And even if you’re a newcomer to gold country, you’ll discover facts that make living here all the more rewarding. Moreover, in these unsettled times, looking back is a lot less stressful than looking ahead. Happy New Year! Jennifer Forsberg Meyer is a columnist with the Mountain Democrat and the author of “Friends With Four Legs.” Leave a comment for her online or, for a reply, reach her at jfmfeedback@gmail.com.
The El Dorado County of Republican Women Federated meet on the 4th Thursday of every month at 5:30PM. Email to get location of meeting edcrwf1952@ gmail.com. We are looking to have other conservative women join our group. Feel free to come to a meeting and check us out. Please contact -chilcoat_edcrwf@ netzero.com CANTARE CHORALE of the Sierra Foothills performs all styles of choral music and is always looking for talented new members. For information, audition, or to schedule an event see www. cantarechorale.com, call (530) 677-8463. or (530) 676-4432. DEMOCRATS – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Round Table Pizza–Missouri Flat Rd. in Placerville at noon on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Call (530)391-6414 or see edcdems.org for more information. Fleet Reserve Assoc, Br 275, Active Duty or Retired Veterans, USN, USMC, Coast Guard. Regular meeting on 4th Wednesday each month, social 5:30 pm, dinner 6:00 pm, and meeting 7:00 pm. Veterans Memorial Building 130 Placerville Drive, contact Larry (530) 677-3925 Save America Freedom Car Caravan. Bring your flags support Conservative Values First Saturday of every month. Hwy 50 Ray Lawyer Park and Ride, Placerville to Watt Ave and back. Meet 11:30A.M. Depart 12:00 noon 530-240-5896 GOLD RUSH CHORUS now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing four-part harmony in the barbershop style. To learn more or to book a performance, call Howard at (530) 647-6513 or Kent (530) 651-3575 Hangtown Women’s TENNIS Club. Women of every level welcome! Come play for fun & exercise! $30 annual membership includes monthly lessons. Weds 9-11 am. El Dorado High School courts, Acacia St., Placerville. Includes monthly social activities. (805) 540-8654.
NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP ZOOM MEETINGS occurring. Keep up-to-date for in person to resume as allowed at web site NAMIeldoradocounty.org. Warmline: 530-306-4101 Meeting 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Tuesdays 6-7:30 pm. NAMI Family Support Group ZOOM link https://us02web. zoom.us/j/3401819716 Meeting ID: 340 181 9716 One tap mobile +16699009128, 3401819716 Do your feet or hands tingle, feel numb, or hurt. The Placerville Neuropathy Support Group meets the 2nd Wed. of each month, 1 PM, Senior Center, 937 Spring St. Except: July, Aug. & Dec. Jan., Feb., March telephone meeting. Call Bev (877)6226298 for instructions. Placerville Senior Softball Club. Welcomes all men and women ball players, slow pitch, 55 and older. Season is April through Sept. Contact Dean Panell simplefolk1028@yahoo.com (530) 620-4755, or Kelly Heavin sfd5r5ter@aol.com (530) 919-0386 POLLOCK PINES-CAMINO ROTARY CLUB is seeking people interes ted in community service and interested in exploring a Rotary club of friendships, reasonable dues and endless satisfaction. Please call 530305-0872 for information regarding Rotary and an upcoming meeting. Senior PEER COUNSELING Seniors 55 and over who are grieving, depressed or having issues related to aging can meet one-on-one with a caring senior, professionally supervised and trained to listen and encourage. Call (530)621-6304 to leave a message and get started. Soroptimist International of Placerville wants to meet you! Are you looking to impact your community, make new friends with dynamic women, and feel good about your efforts? Our mission is to improve the lives of women and children. Explore the joy of being a member of a Club that makes a significant difference in many lives. Contact us at (530) 344-1476 or sipplacerille@soroptimist. net or visit https:/ / siplacerville.org/. (Meetings can be attended in person or via Zoom, until COVID19 distancing is no longer required.) TOPS Club, Inc. meets Tuesday 9:00–11:00 am, Veterans Hall (downstairs) 130 Placerville Dr. For more information call Bonnie (530) 644-4668 Helping millions take off pounds sensibly since 1948. UPPER ROOM DINING HALL located at 1868 Broadway, Placerville. Feeding the hungry 365 days a year. Food served from 4 to 5:30PM daily. Hall opens at 2 pm, open all holidays. Avail for families, seniors, veterans, and any who need a meal. Help us Feed the Hungry. Volunteers and monetary contributions always welcome P.O. Box 484, Placerville CA 95667 or (530)497-5146. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2680 Looking for new members. First years dues paid by the Post. Meeting is the 2nd Friday of each month at 6:30 pm. Call Primo at (530) 626-5753 WOMEN VOTERS League of Women Voters of El Dorado County voter education. For information go to lwveldorado.org or (530) 672-3141.
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Downtown Placerville was relatively deserted Monday morning as power was out and folks stayed home through the heavy snow.
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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). Though it’s fun to be seduced, whether it’s a seduction to get you to buy a product, join a group or be personally enticed, you’re no easy mark. You want the truth more than the seduction. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Believe it or not, people are paying attention to you. This is no time to misjudge your own capabilities, underestimate your strength or be clueless as to the charisma you wield. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Ask yourself why you’re holding on to something. Is it because you’re afraid of what will change if you let go? If fear is the only thing holding you back, it’s a sign to get brave and make the change. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Being attached to the appearance of things could get in the way of knowing the real essence of them. To know what things are, forget what they are supposed to be. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Even though the way a person acts is a reflection of who they are, you still get the strange feeling that you are someone other than the person enacting your behavior. You are bigger than even your best choices. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s a time to muscle your way through. When you feel depleted, don’t back down. Instead, make a push. You’ll get a second wind and accomplish something remarkable.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). How can you make it easy for people to do the thing you really want them to do? This is the secret to success that can be applied across many areas of life. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re happy to be the witness, not the judge. You may be asked to give a verdict anyway, but think twice before you do. Even seemingly innocuous opinions could have an unintended influence. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Emotions could cause you to improperly or unhelpfully magnify or minimize the impact of things. Make things as big or small in your mind as you need them to be. Find the scale that is easy for you to manage. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Creativity isn’t something you acquire; it’s something you’ve had all along. Like Dorothy’s ruby slippers, you only need to know how to access the magic to be transported. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’re appropriately mild-mannered for most of the day. But there will be brief moments when intense emotions will help you go at your purpose harder, so don’t be afraid to feel your feelings. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You can never have enough friends and connections. You don’t even have to try to meet new people; it just happens naturally as you go about your day.
their way into snow country to fix downed lines. “Access is a major challenge as we are seeing lots of snow, downed trees and road closures, which can make it challenging to reach locations where we need to make repairs,” said PG&E spokeswoman Megan McFarland. In Placerville 44 sites have been identified that require repair, according to McFarland. Crews are coming in from other areas to help. Anyone who comes across a downed power line is urged to report it to 911 and PG&E at (800) 743-5000, according to McFarland, who warned, “If you see a line down, please assume it’s energized and stay away.” The winter storm, which is forecast to continue to bring rain and snow to the West Slope through Wednesday, dropped as much as 15 inches of snow overnight Monday in Pollock Pines — on top of the foot or so folks were already trying to shovel out from. Lower elevation communities
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like Placerville, Cool, Diamond Springs and El Dorado saw a few inches of snow accumulate. The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab based at Donner Pass shared record-breaking statistics that shatter December 1970’s snow total of 179 inches. The new December record sat at 202 inches of snow Tuesday morning with more on the way. The month is also now the third-snowiest on record, with January 2017’s 238 inches and February 2019’s 221 inches at the top of the list. Some Tahoe ski resorts were closed amid the height of the storm — they reported there was just too much snow to ensure the safety of guests. Other resorts were trying to run lifts but in a limited capacity and on a delayed start. At Kirkwood Mountain Resort, where all roads in and out were impassable Monday, staff was trying to get one chairlift running by midday for the skiers and snowboarders lodged there. Kirkwood management said the mountain got 20 inches
of new snow overnight Monday and snow safety operations were challenged by heavy winds and snow on the ridge. By midday Tuesday three chairlifts were running at Kirkwood. Heavenly Mountain Resort officials reported Tuesday they had several lifts spinning after ceasing operations Monday. As of Tuesday afternoon, Interstate 80 was closed from Colfax in Placer County to the Nevada state line due to low visibility. Highway 88 was shut down from Dew Drop in Amador County to the Carson Spur while crews conduct avalanche control. Highway 89 between Tahoe City and Squaw Valley was impassable Monday following an avalanche and while that stretch was reopened the road was still closed Tuesday from Eagle Point Campground to 2 miles north of Bliss State Park due to snow. For current highway conditions visit Caltrans’ road information website at roads.dot. ca.gov/roadscell.php.
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Christmas tree farms in El Dorado County, above, brought in $1,812,763 in 2020. Wine grapes, right photo, took a $2,428,914 hit in total value between 2019 and 2020, decreasing 20% from $12,092,373 in 2019 to $9,663,459 in 2020.
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weren’t ever going to drop the issue,” Harn said. “The homeowners got their money back. That is how it is supposed to work.” “This should have been done years ago,” said Supervisor Parlin. “I am glad that the public is getting its money back.” El Dorado Hills homeowner and refund recipient Bill Mayer said, “I really appreciate Joe going to bat for all of us homeowners and facilitating this refund. It is apparent that Joe and Sheriff D’Agostini were ignored for years and they had to be relentless in order to finally convince the supervisors to refund these fees.” Andy Nevis, president of the El Dorado County Taxpayers Association, wrote in an email to the Mountain Democrat, “The association strongly supports these refunds to taxpayers.
When government collects a fee for a project and later decides that the project is no longer needed, the appropriate course of action under state law is to return the funds as soon as possible. While overdue, we are pleased that these affected taxpayers are finally being repaid.” El Dorado Hills area property owners who paid the public safety fee from 2007 to 2016 are eligible to receive the refund. The checks in the mail not only brought some unexpected joy to property owners, but also the auditor, who noted, “Normally I get phone calls from residents with questions and in some cases complaints about their tax bills. Now I am getting phone calls from happy taxpayers saying, ‘Thank you for the refunds.’”
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Year in review Democratic senators, which means Trump joins the distinguished list of U.S. presidents, including Abraham Lincoln, who technically were not convicted of anything. And thus our political and media classes, after literally years of obsessing about Donald Trump, are finally free to continue obsessing about Donald Trump for the foreseeable future. A massive ice storm blasts much of the nation, taking an especially brutal toll on Texas, where record-setting cold temperatures knock out power to large areas and wreak devastating havoc upon millions of cells in the brain of Sen. Ted Cruz, who, despite being (Just ask him!) the smartest person on the planet, decides this would be a good time to dash off to Cancun. Meanwhile the management of the Texas power grid is harshly criticized by members of Congress who could not personally reset a home circuit breaker without the help of at least four consultants and a pollster. In the month’s most positive news, the NASA rover Perseverance, after traveling 293 million miles through space, lands safely on the surface of Mars. Technically it was supposed to land on Venus, but as a NASA spokesperson observes, “a planet is a planet.” The rover sends back breathtaking video revealing that Mars has an environment
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March … Congressional Democrats pass the Biden administration’s COVID-19 relief package, which will cost $1.9 trillion, which the United States will pay for by selling baked goods to foreign nations. In a prime-time address after signing the bill, President Biden says there is “a good chance” that Americans will be able to gather together “by July the Fourth.” He does not specify which one. Meanwhile, as millions more Americans are being vaccinated every day, medical experts on cable TV unanimously agree on the following facts: — The situation is definitely getting better. — Or not! There are all these “variants.” — If you are vaccinated, you may resume leading a normal life. — NOT SO FAST, BUCKO. — At least we can stop wearing these masks pretty soon. — Or maybe we should keep them on! For years! — Although nobody
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New York City Governor Andrew M. Cuomo speaks at a pop up vaccination site at Mt. Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem March 17. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in their ongoing effort to escape the unbearable scrutiny resulting from their association with the British royal family, spend two hours on national TV talking with Oprah Winfrey about the British royal family. Plans are announced for a concert to benefit the beleaguered couple, headlined by Willie Nelson. On the wokeness front, Dr. Seuss joins the lengthening list of individuals who are deemed to be problematic, which also includes George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Pepe LePew and Mr. Potato Head. Also people are starting to take a hard look at the Very Hungry Caterpillar, and if you have to ask why YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM. International shipping is seriously disrupted when the Suez Canal, which a lot of us totally forgot about after ninthgrade history class but apparently is still a thing, is blocked by a massive container ship that became wedged sideways after the pilot attempted to take a shortcut suggested by Waze. After six days of frantic efforts, tugboats are finally able to free the ship, aided by an unusually high tide and what maritime experts describe as “a really big jar of Vaseline.” Meanwhile the situation at the nation’s southern border rages out of control. We are referring here to Miami Beach, although things are also not great on the Mexico border. The big debate in Washington is whether or not to describe the border situation as a “crisis,” which is a solid indication of how
likely Washington is to actually do anything about it. But as winter turns to spring, the national mood begins to shift, and in ...
April … a new spirit of racial harmony spreads across the land, a spirit that is best described by the words “April Fool.” But seriously, the national mood remains racially tense. A major issue is Georgia’s new voting law, which critics say targets minorities, and which prompts Major League Baseball to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta. There is no comparable effort to move the Masters golf tournament, which by longstanding tradition is held in 1958. Meanwhile in a Minneapolis courtroom: Whew. There is some welcome news on the COVID-19 front as the CDC declares it is not necessary to wear a face mask “provided that you are fully vaccinated, and you are outdoors, and you are part of a small gathering, and everybody in this gathering has also been fully vaccinated, and all of you periodically, as a precaution, emit little whimpers of terror.” The CDC adds that “we, personally, plan to spend the next five to 10 years locked in our bedroom.” President Biden, in his first speech to Congress, promotes his infrastructure plan, which would cost $2.3 trillion, and his American Families plan, which would cost $1.8 trillion, with both plans to be funded by what the president describes as a “really big car wash.” In other executivebranch news, Major, one of the two official Biden
administration German shepherds, is sent away from the White House for what a spokesperson calls “additional training.” Since moving into the executive mansion, Major has bitten two people, one of whom was a Secret Service agent, although reportedly not the same one who was bitten by Rudy Giuliani. In Congress, a group of Democratic legislators introduce a controversial bill that would add four justices to the Supreme Court. This bill is expected to be hotly debated, especially since, under a provision inserted by Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) it would also permit the New England Patriots to have 15 players on the field. The Census Bureau announces that some states will lose seats in the House of Representatives because of a nationwide population shift toward what demographers categorize as “regions with Waffle Houses.” In other state news — this is a true item — Randy Quaid announces via tweet that he is “seriously considering” running for governor of California against Caitlyn Jenner. We see no need to add a punchline here. In space news, the NASA Mars rover Perseverance deploys Ingenuity, an $80 million mini-helicopter that becomes the first aircraft to make a flight on another planet, ascending to an altitude of nearly 10 feet, from which vantage point scientists on Earth are able to determine that the Martian environment consists of what a NASA spokesperson describes as “even more dirt than we originally thought.”
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KNOW Now The Actors Theatre of Sacramento presents No Humbug Christmas Carols, an adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” featuring traditional holiday carols and songs through Jan. 2 at California Stage, 2509 R St. in Sacramento. For more information call (916) 501-6104. The Gallery at 48 Natoma in Folsom hosts the Found in Nature exhibit through Jan. 13. The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday for free, self-guided tours for individuals or groups. Additional self-guided tour hours are available with an advance reservation; email cabraham@folsom.ca.us or call (916) 461-6601 for more information. Global Winter Wonderland presents Imaginarium360: Light Up the Night at Cal Expo in Sacramento, through Jan. 16. Along with the stunning light displays, Imaginarium360 will have carnival rides, games and food to ensure fun for all ages. For tickets and more information visit imaginarium360.com. Cordova Community Council presents The Fall Show, a juried art show, through Jan. 22, at Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Drive. The reception and the show are free and open to the public.
Dec. 30 Vitalant will hold an El Dorado Hills Stadium 14 and IMAX Theater blood drive, noon to 4 p.m. at 2101 Vine St. The Bloodmobile will be in the parking lot. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment at donors. vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM486 or call (877) 258-4825 and mention blood drive code SMFM486. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.
Jan. 2 The Sacred Arts Tour of Gaden Shartse Norling Monastery will return to Placerville, Jan. 2-14. Since 2001, Placerville Friends of Tibet, in collaboration with Sierra Friends of Tibet, have hosted this arts and culture tour. For a full schedule visit placervillefriendsoftibet. org. ■
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welve lucky people got to bring home these quilts, but now anyone can enjoy them at home,” said Images of Hope founder and Cabinet Chair Wendy Goossen, discussing with the Mountain Democrat the nonprofit’s 2022 Quilt Calendar now available. The organization serves El Dorado County residents who have been affected by cancer in some way. The staff ’s work creates opportunities for patients and their family members to connect with the arts community and participate in many aspects of the arts. As a nonprofit much of what the all-volunteer cabinet does is fundraise to support the services offered. For many years a favorite fundraiser of the community has been the auction of handmade quilts at an Images of Hope event, according to Goossen. Prior to COVID-19 shutdowns the quilts were auctioned in person at the Garden Party in the Orchard (formerly White on White). In 2020 the cabinet had to rethink how to approach the effort; 12 quilts were already donated but there was no plan in place to get them to the public until founding Cabinet Member Bill Robinson, who also coordinates Banners on Parade, stepped up with a “virtual” suggestion. “I had done the (online)
“Chicken Quilt” pieced and quilted by Kim Miks Banners on Parade auction in the fall,” he said. “I suggested that we do the same with the quilts.” In order to create the online auction, high-resolution photos of the quilts were necessary. Once the auction was up and running Robinson had another idea. “I kept having the number 12 running through my head,” he said. “And then it clicked — 12 is a great number for a calendar.” Robinson went to work designing the calendar and presented the option to the
cabinet; members agreed that it could make a good fundraiser considering the shortage of Images of Hope fundraising activities the last two years. “Timing was not great for calendars yet,” he admitted, explaining that waiting until the end of the year has made them more relevant and marketable.
Quilters’ delights Suzie Quinnell, a 20-plusyear quilter and founding Images of Hope cabinet
member, said quilters are very giving individuals who love working with their hands. “After doing it for a while, most of our quilts are made for charity,” she said. “Of course our families get a lot of our quilts but at some point you’re doing it because you love the art of making a quilt.” She admits that the final use is rarely thought out when planning a quilt. Some targeted uses are planned from the outset. “Most of us who belong to the local guild make comfort quilts for Child Protective Services or the Sheriff ’s Office,” Quinnell said. But often times a quilter finds inspiration in a single piece of fabric they have found. Goossen, a quilter herself, marvels at the artistry of quilting. “It’s an almost undiscovered art form,” she shared. “The work that goes into these quilts is just amazing.” Each quilt can take up to 100 hours to complete, depending on the style and sophistication of pattern.
12 months of quilts The calendars are a great way for Images of Hope to remain connected to the community throughout the year, according Goossen. Also, individuals who did not purchase a quilt now have an opportunity to enjoy the artistry of each. The calendars can be viewed on the Images of Hope website, imagesofhopeeldorado.com. They are available for $15 each at Placerville Newsstand in downtown Placerville and High Sierra Quilters on Broadway in Placerville — while supplies last.
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rban hiking is great when the weather is unstable as you can duck into a coffee shop if the rain picks up. Our historical foothill towns are a great place to get your steps in. Sacramento has a rich history that a tour on foot will teach you. San Francisco is an urban hiking paradise, if you enjoy the city like my friend Jane does. Jane has lived and worked in San Francisco for more than 30 years. She walks most everywhere she goes or rides her bike. On weekends she is a walking tour guide. I joined Jane for a walking tour recently that was three hikes in one. We covered a lot of ground. The first of our hikes was Portsmouth
Mary West Outdoor columnist Square or the heart of Chinatown and the history lessons began immediately. From ships abandoned in the Yerba Buena Harbor by those seeking their fortune in gold to the history of the Pony Express to the redwood forest in the middle of the city, I was overwhelmed by the intensity of activity that took place here in 1850 and the pace has only increased since. Photo by Mary West ■
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s the last dark days of December quickly head toward a shiny new year, gardeners of El Dorado County have grandiose thoughts of planting Pauline Atkins and nurturing their UCCE Master Gardener of 2022 dream garden. El Dorado County This is the perfect time to set up a garden journal. Although it might seem like an outdated idea, keeping a garden journal could significantly add to the success of your gardening efforts. Record keeping is an important tool for all gardeners. Relying on your memory is certainly not the best option. A personal gardening log will help keep track of your garden’s cycles and progress. This information will ultimately prove to be invaluable in the coming years. It will help you build on your successes and avoid repeating any planting challenges or disappointments. Whether you choose to use a simple spiral notebook style journal, which allows you to write your thoughts and make sketches of your garden, or a more progressive approach with an online journal where you can easily tap out your notes, including pictures, it doesn’t matter. What does matter is that you faithfully archive your annual garden information. What are the significant gardening facts which should be noted? On the first page of your new journal, put your name, the year, estimated last frost and first frost. Ready, set, go. Let us start with climate. Since El Dorado County covers a large area, there are several Hardiness Zones that should be realized before you start planting. The USDA Hardiness Zone Map, planthardiness.ars.usda.gov, is very helpful in determining your specific hardiness zone number. To determine your estimated last frost in spring and first frost in fall/winter, search online for The Old Farmer’s Almanac (almanac.com) or Frost Dates Calculator (almanac.com/gardening/ frostdates). At both sites, enter your ZIP code and it will provide recommendations. Although not exact, this information is necessary for success. Keep in mind that many properties contain microclimates due to our sloping foothills location. Factor that into your site analysis. Other important climate data to note in your journal would be daily temperature, sun/shade ratio, rainfall (or lack of ) and wind patterns. What to plant? That depends on the type of garden you desire for your property. It could
What are the significant gardening facts which should be noted? On the first page of your new journal, put your name, the year, estimated last frost and first frost. Ready, set, go ...
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Keeping a garden journal could significantly add to the success of your gardening efforts. Record keeping is an important tool for all gardeners. be an abundant veggie garden, a lush variety of flowers, an outdoor kitchen herb garden or an orchard that will span generations. Or it might be a combination of several different gardens. Make sure to note in your journal specifics in each garden. Other items that could be noted in your journal include seed and/or seedling names, location of plants, the need for sun/shade exposure, soil type, irrigation, fertilizer, compost, correct number of plants per site to avoid overcrowding, crop rotation, weeds, garden pests and garden pollinators. Love your bees. Gardening is an art, but it is also a science. By diligently keeping a garden journal over the years, you will be rewarded with beautiful, productive gardens to share with your family and friends. Happy garden journaling! Master Gardener classes are offered
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Tahoe Fund partners with Raley’s to launch a new way to donate Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Fund and Raley’s are promoting responsible tourism while inspiring residents and visitors to reduce plastics in Lake Tahoe through a unique new social campaign. The companies have partnered with the social good platform PixlBank to launch the photo campaign, which focuses on the “Drink Tahoe Tap” message and is part of a larger initiative called I Love Tahoe. In stores or online, people will be directed to the Drink Tahoe Tap campaign page on the I Love Tahoe website where they can upload a photo of themselves drinking Tahoe Tap water. They can then share their photo directly to their social media pages to unlock a $10 donation from Raley’s that will
go toward installing water refill stations to help reduce plastic water bottle waste in Tahoe and to work with partners at UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center and the Tahoe Water Suppliers Association. “We are always looking for creative ways to encourage people to take care of Tahoe,” states Tahoe Fund CEO Amy Berry in a press release. “We think this is a fun way to drive more people to drink Tahoe Tap instead of using plastic water bottles. We are thankful to our partners at Raley’s for continuing their efforts to get this message out.” The campaign is an extension of the partnership with Raley’s to promote Drink Tahoe Tap water bottles in their stores. Drink Tahoe Tap water bottles are available for purchase at all nearby Raley’s locations.
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Glover named new CEO for Tahoe chamber Tahoe Daily Tribune STATELINE, Nev. — Lake Tahoe South Shore Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Chair Tiffany Zabaglo recently announced that Mike Glover will take over as chief executive officer for the Tahoe chamber. Glover is a graduate of the Western Association of Chamber Executives and an accredited chamber executive. He was previously president/CEO of the Hood River, Ore., Chamber of Commerce as well as the chief executive at VisitBend, the destination marketing organization serving the Bend, Ore., region. He has deep roots in the Tahoe area, having started his career at Heavenly Mountain Resort, later working for the Incline Village-Crystal Bay Visitors Bureau and two different hotel properties in the Reno area. He has a master’s degree in parks, recreation and tourism from California State University, Sacramento. “I am honored to have been selected to lead this active, engaged organization and work with such a dedicated board and staff,” states Glover in a press release. “I am delighted to return to my Tahoe roots. I look forward to connecting with the chamber’s members and partners.” “We’re excited to welcome Mike to our South Shore community and work with him to support our local businesses,” Zabaglo said. “He has an impressive chamber and tourism background and comes to us from a region with many similar opportunities and challenges. We’re pleased to have his executive leadership as we take Tahoe Chamber to our next level of value and services for our members and the community we serve.” Glover takes over the CEO position from Steve Teshara, who remains a member of the chamber team as its government affairs and legislative advisor. For more information visit tahoechamber.org.
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Coit Tower, above, is a must-see destination when visiting San Francisco. Below, the city skyline is another exceptional view.
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Jane took me through the posh residences as well as the Barbary Coast — the red-light district in its day but the birthplace of jazz and dance halls too. Jane and I made our way to the largest Chinatown outside of China and shared the stories of miners, but also the slave trade. Stories of the railroad builders and the rock stars who frequented Chinatown were enchanting. We ate fortune cookies and sipped green tea while we took in the sights. A trip to Fisherman’s Wharf is a must. Jane met me after I did the traditional tourist attractions. We set out to hike from Pier 39 to Coit Tower. The views of the city as the sun began to set were stunning. The view of Yerba Buena Island and its role in our state history is awe inspiring. An urban hike in San Francisco is a big undertaking. I would suggest several outings over several days ... and eating in North Beach is another must. Urban hiking means walking on concrete sidewalks and paved roads so take care of your feet, knees and back. I had concerns before I agreed to Jane’s itinerary. She made sure she didn’t take me anywhere I wouldn’t feel completely safe. If recent news reports have made you hesitant to go to the City by the Bay, I tell you my visit was free of such fears as I found the city not overcrowded, but clean and friendly as I walked both day and evening. Mary West is author of the book series “Day Hiker – Gold Country Trail Guide I, II and III” (available on Amazon), a collection of the Day Hiker columns where West shares her longtime love of the outdoors, favorite hikes in Northern California’s Gold Country and beyond. West is the recipient of the 2017 and 2019 CRAFT Award for Best Outdoor Column and the 2020 Craft Award for her second book “Day Hiker – Gold Country Trail Guide” series by the Outdoor Writers of California. Follow West on Facebook and Instagram.
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Jan. 7 Art & Wine with Something MORE takes place virtually this year. Art sales will begin Friday, Jan. 7, culminating with a free, virtual celebration at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14, that will have special performances and featured artists. Meal ticket holders will receive a delicious John Sanders meal to be heated and enjoyed at home. Proceeds will benefit the Peggy DeWolf Memorial Garden Plaza being constructed in front of MORE for outdoor community events.
Jan. 10 The Murer House is offering Italian language classes, beginner to advanced, either in person or via Zoom. Sessions are eight weeks in duration and begin the week of Jan. 10. For additional details and enrollment visit murerhouse.org/language_classes.
Jan. 17 Vitalant will host an El Dorado Hills community blood drive, 12:30-4:30 p.m. The Bloodmobile will be located in the parking lot near the baseball fields at the El Dorado Hills Community Services District, 1021 Harvard Way. Donors are encouraged to make an appointment at donors.vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM019 or call Vitalant at (877) 258-4825 and mention blood drive code SMFM019. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows. El Dorado Hills Girl Scouts in kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to a Girl Scouts Reunited event, 2-4 p.m. at Vintage Grace church in El Dorado Hills. The event is hosted by Troop 240 Scouts as part of their Silver Award project. Instead of ticket sales, items will be collected at the door for MJ’s Project and Vintage Grace’s new playroom. To register (required) and for more information email gsreunited@gmail.com. Jan. 29 The Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills presents its annual Crab & Tri Tip Feed at the EDH Community Services District gym, 1021 Harvard Way. Enjoy a great meal, raffle, silent auction, dancing and more at the Blue Hawaii-themed event. For tickets and more information visit edhcrabfeed.com. Send items for In The Know to nstack@mtdemocrat.net.
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News release Exhilaration Station in Placerville, a traumainformed family resource and educational play center for all abilities, will host a Noon Year Party for families, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31. Along with open playtime, there will be fun
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Servings: 4 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 tablespoon espresso powder 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 8 ounces Mascarpone cheese 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons cocoa powder wafers or fruit, for dipping
In medium bowl, whisk heavy whipping cream and espresso powder until blended. In large bowl, use hand mixer to beat cream cheese until smooth. Add Mascarpone cheese and beat until combined. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating after each addition. Add vanilla extract; beat mixture. Add espresso mixture; beat until soft peaks form. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Spoon mixture into serving bowl. Sprinkle with cocoa powder. Serve with wafers or fruit.
Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ELIMINATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE TO MARSHALL HOSPITAL 11/22/21 Marshall Wound Care Center, an outpatient clinic of Marshall Hospital, no longer offers Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in their clinic located at 1095 Marshall Way, Placerville and this service is being removed from the hospital license. The three nearest available comparable services are located below and accept Medi-Cal/ Medicare: • Mercy San Juan Medical Center, 6501 Coyle Ave, Carmichael • Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, 155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley • Hyberbaric Medical Services, 2108 O’Farrell St., San Francisco Facility: Marshall Wound Care, 1095 Marshall Way Ste. 203, Placerville, 530-344-5496 Parent Company: Marshall Medical Center, 1100 Marshall Way, Placerville, 530-622-1441 Parent Company CEO: Siri Nelson, President & CEO Marshall Psychiatry services were added in error and will be removed from select locations and from the hospital license under Other Approved Services. The three nearest available comparable services are located below and accept Medi-Cal and Medicare: • Marshall Psychiatry, 3581 Palmer Drive, Ste. 202, Cameron Park • El Dorado County Mental Health, 670 Placerville Drive, Placerville • El Dorado County Community Health Center, 4327 Golden Center Drive, Placerville Facilities: Outpatient Services – Psychiatry 3581 Palmer Drive Ste. 602, Cameron Park 4341-B Golden Center Dr., Placerville 5137 Golden Foothill Pkwy, El Dorado Hills 1095 Marshall Way, Placerville Parent Company: Marshall Medical Center, 1100 Marshall Way, Placerville, 530-622-1441 Parent Company CEO: Siri Nelson, President & CEO 12/10, 12/13, 12/15, 12/17, 12/20, 12/22, 12/24, 12/27, 12/29, 12/31/21, 1/3/22, 9769 1/5, 1/7,1/10, 1/12 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1295 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MR HANKYS SEPTIC SERVICES, located at 3060 Handson Hollow Rd, Georgetown, CA 95604/Mailing Address: 12499 Folsom Blvd #89, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 Registered owner(s): Kevin J Allen, 12499 Folsom Blvd #89, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/03/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kevin Allen KEVIN ALLEN, 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 12/03/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION
17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 12/29 9779 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1296 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NU VISIONS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, located at 7074 Fourth Ave, Tahoma, CA 96142/Mailing Address: PO Box 567, Tahoma, CA 96142 Registered owner(s): James M Halajian, 7074 Fourth Ave, Tahoma, CA 96142 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/02/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ James Halajian JAMES HALAJIAN 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 12/03/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 12/29 9780 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1289 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IB HAULING, located at 2427 Knollwood Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Leland E Hendricks, 2427 Knollwood Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an
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Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/28/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ ________ LELAND HENDRICKS 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 12/01/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 12/29 9781 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1297 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GEARTOOTH ALEWERKS, located at 7553 Green Valley Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Geartooth Alewerks, LLC, 3176 Life Way, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/01/2018 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jay P Ganz JAY P GANZ, MANAGING MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/03/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE
THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 12/29 9783 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1311 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. TAILWIND CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY, 2. WEBSTER ENGINEERING, located at 6100 Enterprise Drive, Suite H, Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: PO Box 2214, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Webster Engineering, Inc., 2261 Holland Dr, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/08/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Katherine Webster KATHERINE WEBSTER, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 12/09/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/21, 1/5/22 9802 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1310 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EL DOUGHRADO, located at 5518 Daisy Dr., Pollock Pines, CA 95726/Mailing Address: PO Box 2022, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Taylor E Herren, 5518 Daisy Dr., 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: 12/9/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Taylor Herren TAYLOR HERREN, OWNER/ OPERATOR 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 12/09/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/21, 1/5/22 9803 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1314 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WHISPERING HANDS WELLNESS, located at 4448 Pleasant Valley Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Brandie S Peterson, 4448 Pleasant Valley 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/ Brandie Peterson BRANDIE PETERSON, 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 12/09/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/15, 12/22, 12/29/21, 1/5/22 9804
ADVERTISEMENT REqUESTING BIDS REqUEST FOR BIDS FOR ASPHALT PATCH PAVING RFB # P22-001-CST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BIDS will be received via mail or drop off no later than 3:00 p.m. on January 7, 2022 local time, to the El Dorado Irrigation District located at: El Dorado Irrigation District 2890 Mosquito Road Placerville, CA 95667 The following professional services is to be performed during a twelve (12) month period with the option to extend for two additional one year periods. The construction work to be rendered (“Work”) consists of approximately 126,000 square feet of asphalt patch paving, 10,000 square feet of slurry sealing, 20,000 linear feet of saw cutting and 2,500 linear feet of traffic line painting and 126,000 square feet of Grinding/ Cold Planing to be performed within the period of twelve (12) months at various locations throughout El Dorado County, California as needed by the District. The Request for Bid is available on the EID website at: h t t p s : / / w w w. e i d . o rg / H o m e / Components/RFP/RFP/1635/134 Questions regarding this solicitation should be sent to: Cstlawrence@ eid.org Work performed under this contract qualifies as “public works” (Labor Code § 1720). Public works projects are subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and are subject to payment of prevailing wages. To be qualified for this service category, a contractor must be registered with the DIR. In addition, pursuant to prevailing wage laws, copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file at the District’s principal office and are available upon request. Dated this 8th day of December 2021 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT Christine St. Lawrence, Buyer II (530) 642-4125, Cstlawrence@eid.org 9806 12/15, 12/29 COUNTY OF EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The County of El Dorado, State of California, Department of Transportation (Department of Transportation) HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that they will receive sealed bids for work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents for MOSqUITO ROAD AT SOUTH FORK AMERICAN RIVER BRIDGE REPLACEMENT through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest). The Department of Transportation will accept bids until February 11, 2022 at 2:00 PM, at which time they will publicly open and read all bids. The bid opening will take place virtually through Zoom. Access to the virtual meeting will be via the following: https://us06web. zoom.us/j/89272205559 (669)9009128 US (San Jose), (253)215-8782 US (Tacoma), (346)248-7799 US (Houston). No Bid withdrawal after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless there is a delay of the award for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days. Execution of bids must be in accordance with the instructions, forms, and Contract Documents Legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices the Department of Transportation through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest). Submittal of The Proposal including the Bidder’s Security, Form 590, and Payee Data Record shall be through the Quest website for Project # 7267650. The Project is located along Mosquito Road, 1.3 miles north of the Mosquito Rd/Kona Drive intersection, in the County of El Dorado. Details for performance of the Work are in the Plans and Contract Documents. They generally consists of, but are not limited to construction of a cast-in-place pre-stressed concrete segmental box girder bridge over South Fork American River; construction of soil nail, ground anchor, soldier pile, and reinforced concrete retaining walls; construction of cast-in-drilled-hole (CIDH) concrete piles and optional micropiles; and grading, paving, and drainage system improvements for the re-aligned roadway. Performance, construction, or installation of other items or details not mentioned above, that are in the Plans, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, or these Special Provisions. Bidding for this Project consists of a Base Bid (Schedule A) with all Pier 2 Alternative Bids (Schedule B through D) and Pier 3 Alternative Bids (Schedule E through H) in accordance with the Proposal, Special Provisions, and Agreement. All bids will be compared by the summation of Proposal Pay Items and Bid Price Schedule bid for the Base Bid (Schedule A), lowest schedule bid for Pier 2 (Schedules B, C, or D), and lowest schedule bid for Pier 3 (Schedules E, F, or G). In the event of a discrepancy between the unit price bid and the extended unit total as stated on the Proposal, the County uses the amount bid for the unit price in calculating the additive total of the bid items for purposes of award, including revisions by Addenda, and as specified in the Proposal instructions. The All Bidder’s Letter and Notice of Award will state the Base Bid (Schedule A) with lowest Pier 2 and Pier 3 Alternative Bid Schedules of Work recommendation for award to the Board and award by the Board respectively. The Contract time is FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY (580) WORKING DAYS. For bonding purposes, the anticipated project cost is less than $56,000,000. County will conduct a mandatory pre-bid meeting for this Project on JANUARY 19, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at the County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation, 2441 Headington Road, Placerville, CA. The meeting will occur in the downstairs conference room. County will enforce State requirements for masks and/or social distancing. Staff will conduct a trip to the jobsite after the pre-bid meeting for interested Bidders to attend. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is mandatory. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, are available to view and/or download 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 # on the Department of Transportation’s website at http:// www.edcgov.us/Government//DOT/ BidsHome.aspx. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, through the Department of Transportations’ website at no charge. Download of the digital Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, is available for $30.00 by inputting the Quest Project # 7267650 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN. com at (952) 233-1632 or info@ questcdn.com for assistance in free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. To access the electronic bid form, download the project/request documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement screen. Eligibility for inclusion on the planholders list, receipt of addenda notifications, and bid submittal, requires that interested parties must pay for and download the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, are available for examination in person at the Department of Transportation office at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville CA. However, the Department of Transportation will no longer sell paper copies of the Contract Documents. CONTRACTORS LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: Bidders must have proper licensure to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) with a CLASS A license or equivalent combination of Classes required by the categories and type of Work included in the Contract Documents and Plans at the time of Contract award. Bidder must maintain the valid license(s) through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to obtain proper adequate licensing will constitute a failure to execute the Contract and will result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may bid on any public works project, be eligible for inclusion in a bid proposal for any public works project, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PARTICIPATION: The Department of Transportation, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby notifies all Bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full and fair opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award. For Federal-aid projects, DBE requirements of Title 49 Part 26
of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 26) apply. The Department of Transportation advises Bidders that, as Federal law requires, the County of El Dorado implements Disadvantaged Business Enterprise requirements for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). Comply with Section 2-1.12 and Section 5-1.13. In accordance with 49 CFR 26, Bidder will take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority firms, women’s business enterprises and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Contract goal is 14%. The UDBE Good Faith Effort Submittal Information Handout and the County of El Dorado DBE Training Presentation is available at http:// www.edcgov.us/Government/DOT/ pages/DBE.aspx. The problems and solutions listed in the Handout apply to DBE Good Faith Efforts Submittals. P R E VA I L I N G WAGE REQUIREMENTS: Contractor’s attention is directed to the requirements of Division 2 Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code, including but not limited to Sections 1773, 1773.1, 1773.2, 1773.6, and 1773.7. The State prevailing wage rates in the county performing the work is subject to the determination by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, PO Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 7034708 or by referring to the website at http://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/ 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 State prevailing wage rates for the county performing the work are also on file at the Department of Transportation’s principal office, and upon request. In the case of projects involving Federal funds, Federal wage rates as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor have been included in the Contract Documents. Issuance of addenda to modify the Federal minimum wage rates, if necessary, will be in accordance with the Project Administration section of the Notice to Bidders. In the case of Federally funded projects, where Federal and State prevailing wage requirements apply, compliance with both is required. This Project is funded in whole or part by Federal funds. Comply with Exhibit D of the Draft Agreement and the Copeland Act (18 U.S.C. 874 and 29 CFR Part 3), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 3141-3147 and 29 CFR Part 5), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 3701 and 29 CFR Part 5). AWARD OF CONTRACT: Consideration of bids for award will be by the Board of Supervisors. 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 and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interests of the County. As a condition of award, the Department of Transportation requires the successful Bidder to submit bonds and evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement constitutes abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. Subsequently, award will be to the next lowest, responsive, responsible Bidder. The Office Engineer must receive all required documents within ten (10) business days of the date of the Notice of Award of Contract letter. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the County, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the County in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Securities eligible for deposit hereunder are be limited to those listed in Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Reference the Contract Documents package, which includes the Notice to Bidders, Plans, Specifications, Draft Agreement and Proposal for Contractual requirements not listed in this “Notice to Contractors” newspaper advertisement. 12/17, 12/20, 12/22, 12/24, 12/27, 12/29 9812 INVITATION TO BID Fire Station 49 Roof & Gutter Replacement Prevailing Wage BID NUMBER: 22-001 TITLE: Station 49 Roof and Gutter Replacement Contact: Spencer Morgan Contact Phone: 530-626-3190 BIDS DUE DUE DATE: Friday January 14, 2022 by 3:00 PM LOCATION: Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District – Station 49 501 Pleasant Valley Road Diamond Springs, CA 95619 MAIL ADDRESS: 501 Pleasant Valley Road Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Tax Exempt# A-1836-16 Federal Employer # 94-225-046 Submit Bid in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the outside: BID #22-001 – Station 49 Roof. Bids must be received at the address above no later than the date, time and location indicated. Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District (“DSED Fire”) is requesting submission of statements of qualifications (“Statement(s)”) and proposals (“Proposal(s)”) from highly qualified and experienced individuals, partnerships, corporations, associations, professional organizations, or entities (“Firm(s)”) to provide DSED Fire with roof removal, re-roof, fascia, gutter replacement, and dry rot repair at Fire Station 49, located at 501 Pleasant Valley Road Diamond Springs, CA 95619. A complete Bid Package may be picked up at Station 49 at 501 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, CA or may be found on our Website: www.diamondfire.org. 12/22, 12/24, 12/27, 12/29, 12/31/21, 1/3, 1/5, 1/7, 1/10, 1/12, 1/14, 1/17, 1/19, 1/19/22 9821
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF LORENE REID CASE NO. 21PR0036 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LORENE REID (aka LORENE PANDZA, aka LORENE WENTZ) A PETITION for Probate has been filed by TERRI DUMONT in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that TERRI DUMONT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: January 26, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: DIANNA M. WILKE Law Office of Dianna M. Wilke 915 Highland Pointe Drive, Suite 250 Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 837-9091 12/22, 12/29/21, 1/5/22 9823 REPORT OF SALE AND PETITION FOR ORDER CONFIRMING SALE OF REAL PROPERTY CASE NO. PP 20210037 HEARING DATE AND TIME: 02-02-2022 8:30AM DEPT. 8 1. Petitioner (name of each): CLAYTON STOLP is the personal representative of the estate of the decedent, conservatee, or minor and requests a court order for: approval of commission of (specify): 5% of the amount of: $199,000. Additional bond is not required. 2. Description of property sold Interest sold: 100% Street address and location (specify): 5137 Clear Creek Road, Placerville, CA 95667 3. Appraisal Date of death of decedent or appointment of conservator or guardian (specify): July 17, 2021 Appraised value at above date: $160,000 Appraisal or reappraisal by probate referee has been filed. 4. Manner and terms of sale Name of purchaser and manner of vested title (specify): Mitch and Lorrina Foster, Joint Tenants Sale was private on (date): October 13, 2021 Amount bid: $199,000 Deposit: $2,000 Payment: Cash 5. Commission A written exclusive contract for commission was entered into with (name): Linda Babin, Lyon Real Estate Cameron Park Purchaser was procured by (name): Susan Wise, Coldwell Banker Realty, a licensed real estate broker who is not buying on his or her account. Commission is to be divided as follows: Seller pays both agents, total is 5%. 6. Bond Amount before sale: none Additional amount needed: none 7. Notice of sale 8. Notice of Hearing Special devisee: None. Special notice: Required written notice will be given. Personal representative, conservator of the estate, or guardian of the estate: Petitioner (consent or notice not required). 9. Reason for sale Necessary to pay: devise The sale is to the advantage of the estate and in the best interest of the interested persons. 10. Formula for overbids Original bid: $199,000 10% of first $10,000 of original bid: $1,000 5% of (original bid minus $10,000): $9,450 Minimum overbid (a + b + c): $209,450 11. Overbid Required amount of first overbid (see item 10): $209,450 12. Petitioner’s efforts to obtain the highest and best price reasonably attainable for the property were as follows (specify activities taken to expose the property to the market, e.g. multiple listings, advertising, open houses, etc.): Property was publicly marketed via MLS commencing September 30, 2021. 13. Number of pages attached: Date: November 10, 2021 MICHAEL L. JOHNSON (Type or Print Name of Attorney) /s/ Michael L. Johnson (Signature of Attorney) I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: November 11, 2021 CLAYTON STOLP (Type or Print Name of Petititoner) /s/ Clayton Stolp (Signature of Petitioner) 12/29/21, 1,5, 1/12/22 9824
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1342 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SERAPHIM STUDIO, located at 5030 Treemont Drive, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Julia Shanks, 5030 Treemont Drive, 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: 6/20/2018 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Julia Shanks JULIA SHANKS 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 12/16/2021. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12/22, 12/29/21, 1/5, 1/12/22 9825 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The County of El Dorado Zoning Administrator will hold a public hearing in the Building C Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 on January 19, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the following: Conditional Use Permit CUP21-0005/Rapha Cattery submitted by ALAN AND GRETA STRONG to allow operation of a small home-based cattery business consisting of no more than 15 pedigree ragdoll cats. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 109-450-007, consisting of 5.0 acres, is located on the southeast side of Fernwood Drive, approximately 2500-feet south of the intersection with Farrell Road, in the Shingle Springs area, Supervisorial District 2. (County Planner: Matthew Aselage, 530-621-5977) (Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15303 of the CEQA Guidelines)* Staff Reports are available two weeks prior at https://edcgov. us/Government/planning/Pages/ zoning_administrator.aspx Project Information is available online at https://edc-trk.aspgov. com/etrakit/. In order to view attachments, please login or create an E-Trakit account and search the project name or application file number in the search box. All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Zoning Administrator in advance of the hearing. In light of COVID-19, all persons may be required to observe and participate in the hearing remotely as in-person attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID-19 recommendations as the hearing date approaches. For the current remote options, including whether in-person attendance is allowed or a potential change in hearing location if in-person attendance resumes, please check the meeting Agenda no less than 72 hours before the meeting, which will be posted on line at https:// edcgov.us/Government/planning/ Pages/zoning_administrator.aspx. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Zoning Administrator at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us. *This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the abovereferenced section, and it is not subject to any further environmental review. To ensure delivery prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted to Planning Services by Friday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the meeting will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any action. COUNTY OF EL DORADO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR CHRIS PERRY, Interim Planning and Building Department Director December 29, 2021 12/29 9835
the project name or application file number in the search box. All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Zoning Administrator in advance of the hearing. In light of COVID-19, all persons may be required to observe and participate in the hearing remotely as in-person attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID-19 recommendations as the hearing date approaches. For the current remote options, including whether in-person attendance is allowed or a potential change in hearing location if in-person attendance resumes, please check the meeting Agenda no less than 72 hours before the meeting, which will be posted on line at https:// edcgov.us/Government/planning/ Pages/zoning_administrator.aspx. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Zoning Administrator at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us. To ensure delivery prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted to Planning Services by Friday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the meeting will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any action. COUNTY OF EL DORADO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR CHRIS PERRY, Interim Planning and Building Department Director December 29, 2021 12/29 9836 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The County of El Dorado Zoning Administrator will hold a public hearing in the Building C Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 on January 19, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the following: Tentative Parcel Map P21-0005/El Dorado Senior Village Apartments submitted by SERGEI OLESHKO for a streamlined ministerial Tentative Parcel Map Permit in accordance with the provisions of California Senate Bill 35 (SB 35) (Streamlined Ministerial Approval of Affordable Housing) for a Tentative Parcel Map reconfiguring two (2) lots existing as a 5.881-acre parcel and a 2.31-acre parcel into two proposed lots of 3.56-acres (Parcel One) and 4.51-acres (Parcel Two). The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 331221-034, consisting of 8.2 acres, is located on the south side of Pleasant Valley Road, approximately 600feet west of the intersection with Koki Lane, in the El Dorado area, Supervisorial District 3. (County Planner: Matthew Aselage, 530621-5977) (Statutory Exemption pursuant to Section 15268 of the CEQA Guidelines)* Staff Reports are available two weeks prior at https://edcgov. us/Government/planning/Pages/ zoning_administrator.aspx Project Information is available online at https://edc-trk.aspgov. com/etrakit/. In order to view attachments, please login or create an E-Trakit account and search the project name or application file number in the search box. All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Zoning Administrator in advance of the hearing. In light of COVID-19, all persons may be required to observe and participate in the hearing remotely as in-person attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID-19 recommendations as the hearing date approaches. For the current remote options, including whether in-person attendance is allowed or a potential change in hearing location if in-person attendance resumes, please check the meeting Agenda no less than 72 hours before the meeting, which will be posted on line at https:// edcgov.us/Government/planning/ Pages/zoning_administrator.aspx. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Zoning Administrator at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us. *This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the abovereferenced section, and it is not subject to any further environmental review. To ensure delivery prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted to Planning Services by Friday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the meeting will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any action. COUNTY OF EL DORADO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR CHRIS PERRY, Interim Planning and Building Department Director December 29, 2021 12/29 9837
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
APN: 098-180-29-100 TS NO: CA07000327-16-1 TO NO: 8621466 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
The County of El Dorado Zoning Administrator will hold a public hearing in the Building C Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 on January 19, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the following: Conditional Use Permit CUP20-0005/Saratoga Lane Outdoor Auto Storage submitted by ADAM CROXTON to allow for the construction and operation of an outdoor vehicle storage area with associated sales and rentals. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 109-213-010, consisting of 1.33 acres, is located on the north side of Saratoga Lane approximately 0.2 mile southeast of the intersection with Robin Lane, in the Cameron Park area, Supervisorial District 2. (County Planner: Evan Mattes, 530-621-5994) (Mitigated Negative Declaration) Staff Reports are available two weeks prior at https://edcgov. us/Government/planning/Pages/ zoning_administrator.aspx Project Information is available online at https://edc-trk.aspgov. com/etrakit/. In order to view attachments, please login or create an E-Trakit account and search
(The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED July 8, 2015. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On February 17, 2022 at 01:00 PM, Main Entrance, El Dorado County Superior Courthouse Placerville Main Street Branch, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on July 10, 2015 as Instrument No. 2015-003166900, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, executed by AMBER JAUREQUI, A MARRIED WOMAN AS HER SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC
REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for JMAC LENDING, INCORPORATED as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5621 SAW MILL ROAD, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated 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 obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $708,697.64 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. 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. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Website address www.Auction. com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000327-16-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 800.280.2832, or visit this internet website https://tracker. auction.com/sb1079/, using the file number assigned to this case CA07000327-16-1 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: December 21, 2021 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA07000327-16-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866660-4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www. Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 NPP0397829 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 12/29/2021, 01/05/2022, 01/12/2022 12/29/21, 1/5, 1/12/22 9838
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