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Residents A new year is here! powerless Eric Jaramishian Staff writer Some El Dorado County PG&E customers without power are outraged after learning they may have to wait until Jan. 5 for electricity to be restored. Other residents told the Mountain Democrat they were notified by PG&E that power restoration may not come before Jan. 9 or 10. Snow began falling Sunday and the inconvenience of the outages due to downed trees and power lines is felt countywide. Emily Saad, 33, who initially got a notification that her power would be restored Dec. 31, lives with her 102-year-old grandmother Emmeline Saad along with her mom and husband on Sand Ridge Road in south county, an area where 2,675 customers were affected as of Wednesday, according to PG&E data. “For a 102-year-old, almost a 103-year-old woman, this is pretty inconvenient,” Emmeline said. “Thank God I have my family and I’m not on oxygen.” Emily has lived in Placerville for 1 1/2 years. Emmeline moved from Ohio to live with Emily this summer. “We feel really bad because it is cold and

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we can’t make her comfortable 24/7,” Emily said. “She is coughing, she does have some breathing issues. So those are definitely exacerbated, but she’s doing a great job at being a real trooper through this.” Emily said if the generator is not on, Emmeline is bundled in her room with many blankets and immediately moves in front of her heater when power is on. AccuWeather reported a high of 39 degrees Fahrenheit in Placerville Wednesday and the temperature could get as low as 26 degrees Friday. Emily estimates at least a couple of inches of snow fell in her neighborhood. She said she spends around $40 a day on propane and gas to operate her smallpower generator for eight to 12 hours. “We’ve been having to constantly go out and get more gas this week just to make sure we’re in stock,” Emily told the Mountain Democrat. Even though they are being conservative by not running the generator 24 hours of the day, the cost to operate her generator until Jan. 5 will cost her about $400, assuming the power comes back on, Emily said. n

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The South Fork of the American River rushes through a serene snowscape at Randall Tract Dec. 26. El Dorado County communities near the 1,800-foot elevation mark and above saw winter make its mark and welcome in a new year this week. Happy New Year and best wishes to all in 2022.

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Caldor Fire chars 221,835 acres, devastates Grizzly Flat Eric Jaramishian Staff writer The Caldor Fire sparked Aug. 14 near Omo Ranch, one of a string of devastating California wildfires, becoming the 16th largest to burn in the state ever. Over a timeline of more than two months, the blaze burned 221,835 acres of land mostly in El Dorado County and in Amador and Alpine counties as well. Residents of Grizzly Flat, Somerset and

Pollock Pines were ordered to evacuate Aug. 17. Strong winds and fire fuels directed the fire north and east, destroying most of Grizzly Flat and displacing hundreds of residents. The fire destroyed nearly 1,000 structures. As the fire continued east, it pushed into the Tahoe Basin, forcing evacuation orders forresidents in the South Tahoe area, including Meyers, Christmas Valley, Tahoma and South Lake

Tahoe. The fire also jumped Highway 50. Fire and Caltrans officials closed the freeway from Pollock Pines to Meyers on Aug. 20 to keep residents and travelers safe while crews battled the blaze. In the most recent update in the Caldor saga, two men were arrested — accused by the El Dorado County District Attorney's Office of starting the fire. Prosecutors say witnesses and evidence suggest the father and son duo —

Travis Shane Smith, 32, of Folsom, and David Scott Smith, 66, of Somerset — were at the location where the fire started Aug. 14.

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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 .

Patricia Anne McCowen Steele

April 16, 1939 - Nov. 4, 2021 Patricia “Pat” McCowen was born in 1939 in Concordia, Kan., the third of five children born to Margery Peltier McCowen and John Henry McCowen. Like many families of the era, they left Kansas and headed west. When Pat was about 4 years old, they settled in Jasper, Ore., where her father worked as a mechanic for a lumber mill and her mother stayed home with the children. During her school years, Pat was a good student but she loved extra-curricular activities. She was a cheerleader, participated in the thespian club and the chorus, played saxophone in the band and was crowned Carnival Queen in her sophomore year. It was in high school that she met Philip “Jerry” Rains and they married right out of school. They moved to Hayward, Calif., to be near Jerry’s family. Over the next five years they had three daughters and bought their first home in Fremont. Pat went to work in the semi-conductor industry when her youngest child started school. Though she worked night-shift while still performing all her mom-duties, she enjoyed and took pride in her job. She formed several strong friendships among her co-workers. Pat and Jerry fulfilled a long-held dream when they moved to Garden Valley and built their own home in 1973-75. Pat was in a serious car accident in late 1973 which left her in traction for five months. She persevered, though, and enjoyed a short stint as stay-at-home-mom before pursuing her nursing education. She started her career as an LVN at Auburn Faith Hospital then earned her RN license. She continued to work there until her retirement at age 67. Pat and Jerry divorced in 1980, though they remained friends until his death. She soon met Stan Steele of Diamond Springs, to whom she remained married until his death in 2012. As a retiree Pat was able to devote more of her time to the things she loved. She utilized her nursing skills by volunteering with the Marshall Hospital Auxiliary, helping at the bedside and checking blood pressures for seniors. Always a skilled seamstress, she took crafting to a whole new level. She discovered a love of beadwork and jewelry-making which she continued to study, experiment with and perfect over the next several years. She was most proud when she able to combine these two passions, by participating in the Auxiliary’s Evening of Wine and Roses, where her jewelry was displayed and sold to benefit the auxiliary. An honest list of Pat’s favorite pastimes would have to include gambling at her beloved South Lake Tahoe casinos. Her love of gambling outweighed her dread of driving Highway 50! In addition to these endeavors, Pat continued to be a role model to her three nurse daughters and a doting grandmother, especially to her oldest grandsons with whom she spent countless days devoted to spoiling. Pat was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at age 80. She was able to stay in her home with the help of her family and caregivers for two more years. Pat moved into her daughter’s home in Woodland in May 2021. All of the friends and caregivers she met in the next few months were touched by her gracious manner. Despite her worsening dementia, she never lost her ability to put people at ease. She died in Woodland Nov. 4 in her own bed surrounded by family. Pat leaves behind her sister Sue Wassermann (Larry); brother Jay McCowen (Marilee); sister-inlaw Evelyn Genzel; daughters Deborah Rains (Leo), Cheryl Rasmussen, Barb Rains (Kirk); stepson Michael Steele; grandchildren Sean Thompson (Dede), James Rasmussen (Courtney), Emma and Sara Beasley, Bea, Francesca and Theodore Bastino, Brandon Steele; great-grandchildren Sienna, Maura and Maebel Thompson. She was dearly loved and is missed by all. A private family ceremony is planned. While not a religious person, Mom did have a deep faith in God. A handwritten poem, author unknown, was found in her bible upon her death. The last verse has been comforting for some of us left behind: He knows just what is best for me, And will make no mistake; So every step along the way, With perfect trust, I take. For those inclined, contributions may be made in her honor to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Low snow sequel Charles Loeffelbein shovels snow off his driveway on Canal Road in Placerville Wednesday morning. The Placerville area woke up to another couple of inches after a winter storm also brought a blanket of snow Monday.

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Agencies to keep roads safe News release

Commissioner Amanda Ray said. “To help keep the roadways safe through the holiday and beyond, our officers will be out in force to deter, detect and remove impaired drivers.” During the previous New Year’s Day maximum enforcement period, 56 people were killed in crashes in California, according to CHP data. Sadly, half of vehicle occupants killed in the crashes were not wearing a seat belt. During that same 78-hour maximum enforcement period CHP officers made 709 arrests for driving under the influence throughout the state. To help bolster this year’s

SACRAMENTO — The ushering in of a new year brings with it the anticipation of a fresh start, positive changes and healthy resolutions. What it should not bring are headlines of tragedies caused by drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol. To encourage safe travel for those who are out on the road, the California Highway Patrol will conduct a maximum enforcement period starting at 6:01 p.m. Friday, Dec. 31, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 2. “Ringing in the new year should be an exciting time filled with celebration and hope,” CHP

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Pipers charged with murder in Roman Lopez case after mysterious year Thomas Frey Staff writer The community was demanding answers at the beginning of 2021. What happened to Roman Lopez, the 11-year-old Placerville boy who turned up dead a year earlier? Many helped search for Roman when he was reported missing in January 2020 before being found deceased in the Coloma Street rental house his father Jordan Piper, stepmother Lindsay Piper and seven other children were staying in. For more than a year no information was released by police as they conducted their investigation. That all changed Feb. 4, 2021, when

Placerville Police Chief Joseph Wren announced Jordan and Lindsay were arrested in Calaveras County on suspicion of child abuse and torture. Wren shared at a press conference the case involved the analysis of forensic evidence. He said the department seized electronic devices, reviewed data and worked with medical professionals and experts in the child abuse field. Charges filed against Jordan, 36, and Lindsay, 38, by the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office include torture and child abuse “under circumstances or conditions likely to produce great bodily injury or death.” n

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City Council decides to lose the noose Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer In April 2021 the Placerville City Council voted to remove the depiction of a noose from all city logos and assets, including street signs, vehicles and buildings. In May 2020 the subject appeared before the City Council. Earlier that year an online petition was circulated to gather signatures to remove the noose from the city’s logo as well as the Hangtown nickname from the town’s welcome sign. The effort quickly gained steam. In the midst of COVID-19 shutdowns in July 2020, the council pushed the discussion to January 2021, hoping a town hall type meeting would be possible by then. Unfortunately, no forum was possible in January, nor could it come that spring as several protests and counter-protests took place in Placerville. Instead, in January 2021 the council appointed Vice Mayor Kara Taylor and Councilwoman Patty Borelli to a committee to explore options of public engagement on the topic. An educational forum format was eventually accepted by the end of March 2021. A series of prerecorded educational videos covering Placerville’s history, including Native American history and the role of minority groups in the region was published on the Placerville city website. The council was expected to vote on the controversial topic at the next regularly scheduled meeting. For nearly a year residents and concerned individuals called into council meetings to voice their opinion regarding whether the noose issue should appear on the agenda. Letters to the editor in the Mountain Democrat, social media posts and campaigns, direct emails to City

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California Commentary

A lack of money isn’t California’s problem

alifornia’s rate of education spending continues its rapid escalation but expected increases in performance remain lagging. While taxpayers are doing their job, politicians, education bureaucrats and teacher unions aren’t doing Jon COupal theirs. The 40-year-old myth that Proposition 13 gutted education spending was never true to begin with, despite the progressive narrative, but now it has been exposed as utter fantasy. According to the federal government’s National Center for Education Statistics, in inflation-adjusted constant dollars, per-pupil spending in California for public elementary and secondary schools rose from $5,675 in 1969-70, to $7,377 in 1979-80, to $9,121 in 1989-90. For 2017-18, the most recent year for which statistics are available, per-pupil spending for K-12 public schools was $13,129 — the highest ever. As Reason Foundation’s Christian Barnard highlighted recently in these pages, “Inflationadjusted education spending in California grew by a massive 44.03% between 2013 and 2019 — the fastest growth among any state in the nation including the District of Columbia during that period.” That’s made us 17th in the nation in perpupil K-12 spending. So no, California’s schools aren’t hurting for cash as the foes of Prop. 13 would like you to believe. What California’s schools are hurting for is accountability. And as two recent news items show, it starts at the top. One example is a story reported by POLITICO about the questionable hiring of Daniel Lee, California’s first superintendent of equity. The state job, which pays a salary of up to $179,832, originated as a foundation-funded position paid for by a $700,000 grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. In July 2020, following the protests over the death of George Floyd, Lee went on the state payroll as a deputy superintendent for the California Department of Education. The purpose of the hire was to ensure the success of children of color in California. The only problem was that Lee lives and works in Pennsylvania. Politico reported that he “owns a Pennsylvania-based psychology firm and is president of the New Jersey Psychological Association’s executive board,” but his résumé shows “no prior experience in California or relationships with school districts in the state.” So how did he get hired for a six-figure-salary n

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Letters to the Editor Meatless New Year’s resolution EDITOR:

ith Christmas and Hanukkah behind us, we look forward to the new year and New Year’s resolutions: to step away from social media, lose some weight and, perhaps, to go vegan. Yes, that. A third of consumers report reducing consumption of animal foods. Hundreds of college campuses, schools, hospitals and corporate cafeterias have embraced Meatless Monday. Even fast-food chains like Chipotle, Burger King, Subway and Taco Bell have rolled out plant-based options. Now McDonald’s is hinting at a plant-based burger in 2022. New plant-based companies are creating healthy, eco-friendly, delicious plant-based meats, while meat industry giants have invested heavily in plantbased meat development. According to the Good Food Institute, sales of plant-based foods that directly replace animal products have grown 27% in the past year to $7 billion. Sales of plant-based cheeses, butter, yogurts and ice creams are exploding at a 50% growth rate and plant-based milks now account for 35% of the milk market. A vegan New Year’s resolution requires no sweat or deprivation — just delicious, healthier options that are better for your health, the planet and the animals. PERCY MAILLOT Placerville

Make the right decision — get vaccinated EDITOR: accines are truly a modern miracle, preventing untold suffering and millions of deaths. Our ancestors would have given anything to have had vaccines as they watched many of their children die. If it were not for vaccines, many of us would not be alive today. Vaccine mandates are nothing new in the United States. The first recorded vaccine mandate was given by George Washington during the Revolutionary War. He mandated that all his troops

be vaccinated against smallpox. There’s not a U.S. school that does not require students and staff to be vaccinated. There’s not a U.S. medical facility that does not require its employees to provide proof of vaccination or immunity. There’s not a person serving in the military who is not vaccinated. People applying for citizenship must have proof of vaccinations or immunity. Even Fox News headquarters has a COVID vaccine mandate. While some people see these mandates as infringements on their liberties; they are not meant to be. Their sole purpose is to prevent the spread of disease and illness and to save lives. With vaccines it could not be clearer; the benefits far outweigh the risks. Healthy People, a department in the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, estimates that for the children born during a calendar year, vaccines will prevent 14 million cases of illness and 33,000 deaths among those children and will save billions in healthcare and other costs while in most years there are no deaths from vaccines. The truth is that vaccines have a better safety record than many common over-the-counter meds such as aspirin, Tylenol, Motrin and children’s cough and cold medicines. Less than 100 years ago communicable illnesses caused untold suffering and death. In my own family, three of my paternal grandmother’s siblings died and another was developmentally delayed almost certainly because my great-grandmother contracted an illness while pregnant. Several of my grandparents’ cousins also died in childhood. An aunt contracted polio and spent months recuperating. More soldiers died during the Civil War of communicable diseases and dysentery than on the battlefield, including a great-greatgrandfather. Helen Keller was blind and deaf because of a febrile illness. The BBC estimated that 300 million people died worldwide of smallpox in the 20th century. Other sources put the death toll as high as 500 million. I am old enough to remember going to the local gym to get my sugar cube infused with the polio vaccine. At the time, everyone knew a child or of a child who had contracted polio. Our parents could n

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Guest Column

More government, less religion — the progressive doctrine

not caring about child ne great poverty. mystery Build Back Better is the would have increased persistent the credit from $2,000 refusal of those on the per child to $3,000, left to abandon what is or $3,600 for children clearly not true. younger than 6. That is, that the In a particularly means for reducing destructive move, they the burden of poverty detached any work is more government requirement from spending. Star Parker receiving the Child Tax It all really started Credit. in the 1960s under A team of University of Chicago President Lyndon B. Johnson. economists estimates providing a He declared in his State of the new, generous Child Tax Credit, with Union address in January 1964 an no work requirement, would result “unconditional war on poverty in in 1.5 million parents leaving the America.” Despite tens of trillions workforce. of spending since then, poverty More government, less work. This is remains and so does the conviction of somehow the answer that Democratic progressives that it can be wiped out Party leadership is serving up to us with government spending. for how to build a better future for Worth recalling is that the our nation. Where does the passion of avalanche of government spending Democrats really lie — in improving launched in the 1960s was followed in the 1970s by runaway inflation. lives of Americans or in dramatically We now face the latest round of this expanding government? misguided idea with the expansion of Equally revealing is what does not the Child Tax Credit in the Build Back interest progressives at all. A little more than a decade ago, Better Act — now derailed thanks to Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill at Sen. Joe Manchin. the Brookings Institution publicized Fellow Democrats are now all over what they called the “success the beleaguered senator for allegedly

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sequence.” The success sequence consists of three steps in behavior to avoid poverty. Complete at least a high school education, work full time and wait until age 21 before getting married and then having children. According to testimony of Haskins in the U.S. Senate in 2012, those following the “success sequence” have a 2% chance of being in poverty and a 75% chance of reaching the middle class. But the success sequence doesn’t much interest progressives because the focus is about individuals taking personal responsibility for their lives in a free country. The “personal responsibility” part and the “free country” part have little standing in the Democratic Party. Also of little interest to our progressive friends is that larding down our economy with massive amounts of government retards economic growth. Why would anyone think slow economic growth is good for the poor, let alone any American? As Americans allow themselves to be convinced that government is the answer to their lives, they become more likely to abandon faith and religion, which provide the light and principles for individuals to take control of their own lives.

New data from the Pew Research Center shows the toll that secularization is taking on our country. According to Pew, 63% of Americans in 2021 identify as Christians, compared with 78% in 2007. In 2021, 29% indicated they have no religion, compared with 16% in 2007. Whereas in 2007, 56% said religion was “very important” in their lives, in 2021 this was down to 41%. Perhaps as we close out 2021, we should again recall the words of America’s first president, George Washington, in his farewell address: “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. ... And let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle.” Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and host of the weekly television show “Cure America with Star Parker.”

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state job in California? Lee is a longtime close from the pension reforms. That could happen friend of state Superintendent of Public Instruction again, as would the calls by other bargaining units Tony Thurmond and was even in Thurmond’s to be exempted as well. wedding. Perhaps it was the revelation that public If that were to happen, we’d see an even greater school students would be learning more about share of the taxpayers’ money diverted away from cronyism than equity that precipitated Lee’s public services to cover pension debt. California has sudden, recent decision to resign. the money to properly fund our schools, it’s how the Another example of our leaders’ unwillingness to dollars are spent that’s the problem. be held accountable for education dollars reaching Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis students is in the state’s pension systems. While Taxpayers Association. California made modest reforms in 2013, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System is only 66% funded, with $100 billion in unfunded Continued from A4 liabilities on the books. And, if President Biden gets his way, it is likely to get worse. not get us vaccinated fast enough. The Biden administration is withholding access How ironic that within two generations, science to $12 billion in federal public transit funding and vaccines are vilified. The news media knowingly unless California upends those aforementioned broadcasts misinformation. Politicians purposely pension reforms. A letter from the Department encourage the anti-vax sentiment for political gain of Labor says that California’s Public Employees’ while most of them have been vaccinated. Daily in Pension Reform Act “continues to interfere with this country, 100,000 people are diagnosed with the collective bargaining process regardless of the COVID and there are 1,000 deaths. If enough specific terms of workers’ collective bargaining people get vaccinated, this could all be prevented agreements now in existence.” and the nightmare would be over. SCOTT TAYLOR The move is reminiscent of a similar attempt Placerville by the Obama administration to gut PEPRA. The White House eventually lost in court but not before The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation California temporarily exempted transit workers

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Editor’s note: This is part 2 of Dave Barry’s year in review. Part 3 will appear in Monday’s edition of the Mountain Democrat.

May ... the CDC further relaxes its COVID-19 guidelines in response to new scientific data showing that a lot of people have stopped paying attention to CDC guidelines. At this point these are the known facts about the pandemic in America: -- Many Americans have been vaccinated but continue to act as though they have not. -- Many other Americans have not been vaccinated but act as though they have. -- Many of those who got vaccinated hate Donald Trump, who considers the vaccines to be one of his greatest achievements. -- Many who refuse to get vaccinated love Donald Trump. What do these facts tell us? They tell us that we, as a nation, are insane. But we knew that. In a chilling reminder of the U.S. infrastructure’s vulnerability to cyberattack, Colonial Pipeline is forced to shut down a major East Coast fuel pipeline after suspected Russian hackers break into the corporation’s computer system and obtain naked photos of top executives with a duck. We’re kidding, of course. The duck was fully clothed. In any event, the pipeline is reopened after Colonial pays the hackers a ransom of nearly $5 million, thereby sending a stern warning to any would-be future hackers that this is an excellent way to obtain money. President Biden proposes a fiscal 2022 federal budget of $6 trillion, to be raised by what the White House describes as “an exciting new partnership with Herbalife.” In other administration news, Major the former White House dog escapes from his rehabilitation facility and robs a convenience store. The northeastern U.S. witnesses a majestic natural phenomenon that takes place just once every 17 years as trillions of “Brood X” cicadas emerge from the soil, shed their skins, and — like countless generations of cicadas before them -— are harshly criticized for their lifestyle decisions by millennial and baby boomer cicadas. The world heaves a sigh of relief after a huge

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Medina Spirit, with John Velazquez up, crosses the finish line to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs May 1 in Louisville, Ken. rocket booster, which had been in an unstable orbit, plummets to Earth without hitting an inhabited area. Many scientists believe that the rocket was launched by China, but the Chinese government insists that it most likely originated in a bat. In other space news, the Mars rover Perseverance deploys Courage, a $53 million blender that becomes the first appliance to successfully produce a frozen daiquiri on another planet. In sports, the Kentucky Derby is again tarnished by scandal when drug tests reveal that the apparent winner, Medina Spirt, was carrying, instead of a human jockey, what race officials describe as “a highly modified Ken doll.” But the PGA championship has a happier ending when Phil

Mickelson, in a feel-good story that inspires older guys everywhere, loses to Tom Brady. Speaking of older guys, in ...

June ... President Biden goes to Europe to participate in an important and historic photo opportunity with the other leaders of the G7 economic powers, which are Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Google, Facebook and Mattress Giant. In a formal joint statement issued after the meeting, the leaders declare that everybody had, quote, “a nice time.” Biden also meets with Queen Elizabeth II, who has met with every U.S. president since we started having them. Biden then goes to Geneva for a summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which Biden warns Putin that these darned Russian hackers better stop hacking into the U.S. infrastructure, or by golly we are going to call shenanigans. Putin insists that Russia has nothing to do with the hacking or “any future hacking incidents currently in the planning stages.” Putin offers to help investigate the problem by means of a special investigation app that he helpfully installs on Biden’s phone. The two leaders then engage in a ceremonial exchange of social security numbers. Both sides describe the meeting as “fruitful.” In sadder administration news, Champ, the other White House dog, passes away. Major, speaking through his legal team, declares that he has an alibi. New York City holds a mayoral primary featuring several thousand Democratic candidates and an estimated one Republican. The big issue for voters is the rising crime rate, as exemplified by the discovery that Staten Island is missing. In an effort to make the election more exciting, the city decides to use a new “ranked choice” voting system scientifically designed to eliminate the possibility that anybody will ever know for sure who actually won. The Democratic front-runner is believed to be either (a) former police n

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captain Eric Adams, who is the Brooklyn borough president as well as possibly a resident of New Jersey, or (b) the late Ed Koch. U.S. intelligence officials release a much-anticipated report on UFOs contradicting speculation that mysterious aerial phenomena observed by military pilots are extraterrestrial spacecraft. “In fact,” concludes the report, “it’s dragons.” In other space news, the rover “Perseverance” celebrates its fourth month on Mars by deploying Fortitude, a $279 million rotating multifaceted reflective sphere believed to be the first fully operational disco ball on another planet. But the news turns grim again in ...

July ... as COVID-19, which we thought was almost over — this is like the eighth or ninth time we have thought this — appears to be surging again in certain areas because of the delta variant, which gets its name from the fact that it is spread primarily by fraternities. The problem is that many Americans have declined to be vaccinated, despite the efforts of pro-vaccine voices to change the minds of the skeptics by informing them that they are stupid idiots, which is usually a persuasive argument. In response to the surge, the CDC issues new guidelines urging Americans to “do the opposite of whatever we said in our previous guidelines, not that anyone is paying attention.” In the month’s most upbeat story, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos pioneer a new era in billionaire leisure travel by going up in private suborbital spacecraft. The two flights are radically different: Branson’s takes off in New Mexico and returns to earth in New Mexico; whereas Bezos takes off in Texas and comes down in Texas. Space enthusiasts say these missions will pave the way toward a future in which ordinary people with millions of spare dollars will be able to travel from one part of a state to a completely different part of that state while wearing matching outfits. In other space news, the Mars Rover Perseverance celebrates Independence Day by deploying Intrepid, a $172 million laseractivated extruded-meat cylinder believed to be the first hot dog successfully prepared on another

planet. Unfortunately because of a software glitch Intrepid’s $37 million Condiment Propulsion Module overshoots its target and squirts 27 grams of specially engineered space mustard onto Valiant, the $52 million first-ever extraterrestrial picnic blanket. In Tokyo, the pandemic-delayed 2020 Olympic games (motto: “Later, Smaller, Sadder”) finally gets under way with the majestic Nasal Swab of Nations. This is followed by the ceremonial lighting of the Olympic Torch, which for safety reasons is a small vanilla-scented bath candle that is immediately extinguished to prevent it from attracting crowds. Let the games begin! In other sports news, major NCAA rules changes allow college athletes to cash in on name, image and likeness for the first time ever, wink wink. The biggest beneficiary, signing a sponsorship deal estimated to be worth more than $100 million, is the University of Alabama’s highly touted incoming freshman quarterback, Tom Brady. Meanwhile the Cleveland Indians, responding to mounting public pressure, announce they are officially changing their name to the Washington Redskins. The month ends with the deltavariant surge worsening, bringing back mask mandates and socialdistancing requirements as health experts, government officials and the media join together to convey the following clear, consistent and reassuring message to the public: — You should get vaccinated, because the vaccine will make you safe. — But remember that even if you get vaccinated, you can still get infected. — Also you can infect others and kill them. — So just because you’re vaccinated, don’t go around thinking you’re safe. — NOBODY IS SAFE YOU FOOL. Speaking of confusion, the big story in ...

August ... is the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan, a country that, thanks to 20 years of our involvement, has been transformed — at a cost of many lives and more than $2 trillion — from a brutal, primitive undemocratic society into a brutal, primitive undemocratic society with a whole lot of abandoned American military

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Naohisa Takato of Japan shows off the Gold medal he won by defeating Young Wei Yang of Teipei in the Men’s 60kg Judo final at Nippon Budokan during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on July 24.

hardware lying around. Most Americans agree we have accomplished our mission, which is the same mission that the Russians had in Afghanistan before us and the British had before them; namely, to get the hell out of Afghanistan. The Biden administration, noting that the president has more than 140 years of experience reading teleprompter statements about foreign policy, assures everyone that it has a sound exit plan allowing for every possible contingency and insists that the withdrawal is going well. This assessment is confirmed by observers on the ground, particularly Jen Psaki, with the ground in her case being the White House Press Briefing Room. Observers who are actually in Kabul paint a somewhat darker picture of the withdrawal, more along the lines of what would have happened if the Hindenburg had crashed into the Titanic during a soccer riot. It is a tragic time for America, particularly our military, but it is also a time we are reminded that when things go bad, we are a nation whose leaders can be relied upon to step up and not take personal responsibility. The Biden people blame Trump, for naively making a bad deal with the Taliban; the Trump people blame Biden, for botching the exit. So in the end — this is the beauty of our current political environment — everybody has somebody else to blame and nobody is responsible. American leadership has come a long way since the days of Dwight Eisenhower, who, on the eve of D-Day, wrote a short, plainly worded letter, to be published if the invasion failed, in which he said that the blame was his alone. What a loser. In more positive news, the FDA grants full approval to the Pfizer vaccine, a move that opens the door, at last, for millions of unvaccinated people to come up with a new excuse not to get it. Meanwhile the delta variant continues to surge, especially in the South. Among the worst-hit states is Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis, faced with skyrocketing case numbers, focuses, laser-like, on the root problem: local school boards flagrantly attempting to make decisions about local schools. In other state news, Andrew Cuomo announces that he is resigning as governor of New York because he is a warm and loving human being who did absolutely nothing wrong. On the fad front, the Milk Crate Challenge briefly takes center stage as the latest fun new way for internet dimwits to injure themselves. There is no conclusive proof that all of these “challenge” fads — the Tide Pod Challenge is another example — originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China, but you have to wonder. Meanwhile global climate change continues to be a big concern as scientists release disturbing satellite images showing that the Antarctic ice sheet, for the first time in thousands of years, has developed a Dairy Queen.

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Jordan was also charged with failure to provide for a child while Lindsay was charged with the crime of poisoning. “Lindsay Marie Piper willfully and unlawfully mingled a poison and harmful substance with food, drink, medicine and pharmaceutical product,” according to the criminal complaint filed by the DA. It was also reportedly found that Roman was malnourished and dehydrated at the time of his death. “We have the evidence that proves the crimes beyond reasonable doubt,” Wren said.

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Caldor

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Square denied the request due to a contractual obligation to keep Rite Aid’s sign up but an agreement was eventually reached and the Rite Aid logo no longer appears on the sign.

Bail was set at more than $1 million for each of the Pipers. In November the District Attorney’s Office was able to add a murder charge against each of the Pipers following interviews with other kids who were living at the Coloma Street house. Bail was eliminated as El Dorado County Superior Court Judge Vicki Ashworth allowed the murder charge to be added. The Pipers pleaded not guilty to the new charges and remain in custody. They will be back in court next month.

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the fire's origin and investigators reportedly found ammunition casings that appeared to have been recently expelled. Two silencers were found in a burn pile at David’s Somerset home. A machine gun and incendiary ammunition was also seized during the investigation. Starting off with a bail of $1 million each, that amount went down significantly at the request of the Smiths' attorneys, allowing both to post bail. They will return to court Feb. 1. Fire crews held the fire just miles from Lake Tahoe, but the impact of the fire on the lake gave cause for concern due to ash runoff. The League to Save Lake Tahoe sampled the lake water after an atmospheric river storm in late October and determined the quality was "surprisingly good" with little to no impact in its initial readings. Long-term effects have yet to be determined. A thick layer of smoke affected many communities and businesses in the county for weeks, including those in the wine-making industry. Some wineries were in the middle of harvest when the fire broke out and while wineries reported smoke damage to some crops, a majority of the county's grapes survived Caldor. Four El Dorado Irrigation District flumes that burned during the fire will need replacing and will cost $17 million

to repair, according to EID officials. While no deaths were reported in direct connection to the Caldor Fire, one Grizzly Flat resident, 57-year-old Martin Hardy Creel, remains missing since evacuations were ordered Aug. 17. His family has not heard from him since and detectives have not been able to locate him. Creel’s white Dodge pick-up was found abandoned in Grizzly Flat near Sciaroni and Grizzly Flat roads, authorities say. While thousands of residents were waiting to go home, the county stepped up in a big way to help those who were displaced and lost their homes. Nonprofits, faith-based communities and businesses provided food, shelter and other services to help and comfort worn-down residents. There was even a Caldor Fire Santa (whose real name is Morgan Earle), who provided evacuated children with Legos to help distract them from the disaster. Many signs could be seen throughout the county on overpasses and surrouding firefighters' base camp at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, thanking crews for their service and sacrifice. One Galt police officer, Harminder Grewal, died in a car crash en route to help fight the Caldor Fire. The Caldor Fire was reported to be fully contained Oct. 24.

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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.

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Monks from the Gaden Shartse Norling Monastery work on an intricate mandala during one of their earlier visits to El Dorado County. They return Jan. 2-14.

California Stage presents “An Iliad” based on Homer’s “The Iliad,” Jan. 7 through Feb. 5 at the Dennis Wilson Theater, 1725 25th St. in Sacramento. For tickets and more information call (916) 451-5822 or email calstage@gmail.com.

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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. 11 Gold Country Woodcrafters open meeting is held at 7 p.m. at Park Community Church. Face mask requested if guests do not have shots. Visitors welcome. The group meets the second Tuesday of each month and is open to all levels and disciplines of woodworking. For more information visit goldcountrywoodcrafters. com. B Street Theatre presents “Broke-Ology,” Jan. 11 through Feb. 20 at The Sofia, 2700 Capitol Ave in Sacramento. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-5300, visit bstreettheatre.org or email tickets@bstreettheatre.org.

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The Tibetan Buddhist Monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery perform a chanting ritual during an earlier visit. The 2022 visit includes several community events.

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he Sacred Arts Tour of Gaden Shartse Norling Monastery returns 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. The monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery located (in exile) in Southern India, who know and love the Sierra foothills and surrounding communities, are bringing a mandala specifically for El Dorado County and the surrounding area in response to the devastation recently suffered because of the Caldor Fire and other regional fires. To usher in 2022 the monks will create the mandala in the image of Dukar, which means “white umbrella” or “white parasol.” With her umbrella she shields us from negative energies and emotions and offers healing from natural disasters. During the tour the monks will share their arts and culture as well as Tibetan perspectives on the Buddha’s teachings and offer empowerments, healings and blessings for individuals, families, businesses, the environment, pets and the community at large. The opening ceremony and Dharma talk explaining this mandala will begin at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 2, at 7533 Green Valley Road in Placerville. The public can view the daily progress of the sand mandala at the same location. The sand mandala creation culminates with a closing ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14. This event helps support Gaden Shartse Monastic College, which is situated in the remote countryside of southern India. It was founded in 1969 as an effort to re-establish one of the great monastic traditions of Tibet — the Gelug tradition followed by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. A small group of elder monks and 15 young boys, all of whom had managed to escape the destruction in Tibet, settled on land given to them by the Indian government in Mundgod, Karnataka. Today the college is at the forefront of the revival of Tibetan Monastic education with more than 1,600 resident students, teachers, scholars and spiritual practitioners. More than 70% of the members are between the ages of 10 and 25 n

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Tickets are still available for the remaining “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” performances presented by Broadway Sacramento at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center. The unforgettable show features songs from the original film, including “Pure Imagination,“ “The Candy Man“ and “I‘ve Got a Golden Ticket,” alongside a toe-tapping and ear-tickling new score from the songwriters of “Harispray.” Get ready for Oompa-Loompas, incredible inventions, the great glass elevator and more, more, more at this everlasting showstopper. Performances are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 and 1:30 p.m. Jan. 1& 2. For tickets and more information visit broadwaysacramento.com

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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.

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and 80% of these were born in Tibet. To this day, young monks arrive at the monastery weekly from Tibet, seeking shelter and education. Due to the success of the academic program and the quality of the teachers at the monastery, Gaden Shartse has established a reputation as being the leader in the field of Buddhist and Tibetan studies.

Schedule Jan 2: Placerville venue open for mandala viewing, 2-8 p.m. Opening ceremony, 4-5:30 p.m. Jan. 3: Land blessing in Grizzly Flat, 9981 Grizzly Flat Road, 10:30-11:30 a.m.. The community is invited to watch Tibetan Buddhist monks, along with the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, gather for earth blessing and healing ceremonies in the burn scar of the Caldor Fire. Placerville venue open for mandala viewing, 1-8 p.m. Dharma Talk: Climate Change & the Six Delusions, 6-7:30 p.m. in the Placerville venue. The monks present a talk and discussion on climate change and its roots in the Six Delusions that human beings cling to in their daily lives, how these delusions relate to our everyday lives and how we might overcome them to heal our planet and reverse the process of global warming. Jan. 4: Placerville venue open for mandala viewing, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dharma Talk: Beginning a Buddhist Practice, 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Placerville venue. This talk will provide information on how one can begin a Buddhist practice followed by a Q&A session. If you have an interest in Buddhist philosophy or have wondered about what a Buddhist practice is, this is a great place to learn more. Dharma Talk: The Four Noble Truths – Foundations of Buddhism, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Placerville venue. The monks present a talk on the cornerstone of all Buddhist teachings world wide. Every human experiences some sort of suffering in their lifetime: illness, injury, tragedy and eventually death. The Four Noble Truths consist of: The Truth of Suffering; The Truth of the Origin of Suffering; The Truth of the End of Suffering; and The Truth of the Path to the End of Suffering (the Eight Fold Path).

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The Tibetan Monks ceremoniously dissolve the mandala they painstakingly created and dedicated to the Buddha of Wisdom during a previous dissolution ceremony. Jan. 5: Placerville venue open for mandala viewing, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dharma Talk: Accepting & Embracing Growing Older, 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Placerville venue. You are invited to a very special morning talk that may be beneficial to those who are experiencing, or will soon experience, the aging journey. Q&A session to follow. Jan. 6: Placerville venue open for mandala viewing, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tibetan Story Hour with Venerable Tenzin Lekshey with Q&A, 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Placerville venue. Bring the kids and join the tour’s English translator as he reads children’s stories reflecting the theme of compassion. After story time the kids are encouraged to ask Tenzin any questions

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fear, anxiety and misunderstanding. This angst can be calmed with Buddhist teachings on the death process. Dharma Talk: Karma – Cause & Effect, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Placerville venue. Karma is a deep and subtle concept in Tibetan Buddhism. Karma commonly refers to the initial action, whether intended as good or bad, as well as the consequences and eventual results of those actions. Jan. 8: Placerville venue open for mandala viewing, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Off-site workshop: Strengthen your meditation practice with the monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery, 10:30 a.m. to noon at Confidence Firehouse, 489 Main St. in Placerville. In this workshop with the Lama you will learn the foundations of Tibetan Buddhist meditation to help you start a new practice or enrich your existing practice. Discussion with Gaden Shartse Buddhist Monks & Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians – Environmental Stewardship of the Land, 4-5:30 p.m. at the Placerville venue. Jan. 9: Placerville venue open for mandala viewing, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Community Pet Blessing, 10 a.m. to noon at a location to be announced. Bring your furry, feathered and four-legged family members to a sacred blessing by a monk. The pet blessing will send positive energies and blessings of prayers of the body, speech and mind from the Lama. The vibrations of light having a beneficial effect of removing sickness, or any other negative imprints of the pet. A variety of pets are welcome from cats to dogs, fish, bunnies and even a picture of your pet. Off-site workshop: Sand Mandala & Tibetan Calligraphy (all ages), 2-4 p.m. at the Confidence Firehouse Gallery, 487 Main St. in Placerville. Join the Tibetan monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery for a fun morning learning how to write your name and more in beautiful Tibetan letters, and also try your hand at making simple sand mandala (simple, yes) using the very same instruments the monks use to make the big Dukar sand mandala. Pre-registration recommended. Call or text (530) 919-3113 or email pvillefriendsoftibet@gmail.com. Empowerment: Manjushri (Buddha of Wisdom), 6-7:30 p.m. at the Placerville venue. Manjushri is a wisdom deity of Tibetan Buddhism, or a Bodhisattva (Great Being) who wields a powerful sword used to cut through ignorance. There are wrathful and peaceful forms. This empowerment is for a peaceful form. Wisdom helps us see what needs to be done and what is to be abandoned. Through this practice we receive the clear energies to do this. Jan. 10: Placerville venue closed so the monks can rest and do their chores. Jan. 11: Placerville venue open for mandala viewing, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Dharma Talk: The 6 Perfections; Generosity, Ethics, Patience, Joyful Perseverance, Concentration & Wisdom, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Placerville venue. A talk by Geshe Wangchuk focuses on the important mental states needed to reach positive goals. Jan. 12: Placerville venue open for mandala viewing, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Healing Ritual: Ched Drol, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Placerville venue. Ched drol, in Tibetan, means “to make free of obstacles” and is a ritual for removing obstacles that hold us back from achieving enlightenment. This ritual involves a lot of audience participation, including having rainbow yarn, symbolizing negative patterns, wrapped around us.

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Johnny Winter. The Pyramids are also considered another powerhouse with well-known and beloved artists Peter Wilson, John Girton, Ty Smith and Eric Menig. Between them they have dozens of years of experience and — much like the show’s headliners — aim to drive people onto the dance floor and into a good time. “This is an exciting gig for the Pyramids. We’ve played in town for several decades,” said Wilson. “The last time this band took the stage at the Miners Foundry was for the christening of the new dance floor in 2015. It’s not such a new dance floor anymore but it’s certainly one of the best places to have a party I know of. We would encourage folks to bring their dancing shoes.” The New Year’s Eve bash featuring Grease, Grit, and Grime with special guests The Pyramids takes place at Miners Foundry, 325 Spring St. in Nevada City. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins at 9 p.m. For tickets and more information visit minersfoundry.org or call (530) 265-5040.

Then the string is ritually cut to symbolize cutting through obstacles that have held us back. Ched Drol has been a crowd favorite wherever the monks present it. Jan. 13: Placerville venue open for mandala viewing, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Empowerment: Medicine Buddha, 6-7:30 p.m. at the Placerville venue. Medicine Buddha has been described as a doctor who helps heal illnesses and increase strength of mind and will in order to remove suffering. Jan. 14: Placerville venue open for mandala viewing at 10 a.m. Dukar Dissolution Ceremony, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Placerville venue. At 5:30 p.m. Geshe Wanchuk will give a brief explanation of the mandala meaning. The Dissolution Ceremony, always a standing-room-only event so arrive early, begins at 6 p.m. The monks will ritually bless the mandala and then sweep it away. The dissolution of the sand mandala, symbolizing impermanence and non attachment, begins as the monks offer closing chants and prayers. The blessed sand is then swept up into a pile and then again into small portions which will then be given to all those in attendance.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1227 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, located at 4641 Post St Unit 5586, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: PO Box 5586, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Russell Darnell, 4641 Post St Unit 5586, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 4/1/2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Russell Darnell RUSSELL DARNELL, PHD 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

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF WILLIAM ROY MCCALLISTER CASE NO. 21PR0019 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of WILLIAM ROY MCCALLISTER A PETITION for Probate has been filed by DONNELL LYN SCOWCROFT in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that DONNELL LYN SCOWCROFT 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 19, 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. Legal notice continued on the next page

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Public Notices  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: ROBERT M. LOGAN Folsom Lake Law 404 Natoma Street Folsom, CA 95630 (916) 351-0197 9807 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST TITLE ORDER NUMBER: 1977554CAD LOAN: SHORT FILE: PFI-211622 A.P.N.: 084-110-004 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/11/2019. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: JACOB CONKLIN, A SINGLE MAN AND TAYLOR GABLE, A SINGLE MAN, AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded 06/21/2019 as Instrument No. 20190024085-00 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 9/9/2021 in Book , Page , as Instrument No. 2021-0058083 of said Official Records, WILL SELL on 01/12/2022 At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 at 10:00AM AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State hereinafter described: THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 9 AND THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 10 IN SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST, M.D.B.&M., IN THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. The property address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: VACANT LAND DARK CANYON RD, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $87,875.75 In addition to cash, the trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. In the event tender other than cash is accepted the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed with interest thereon as provided in said Note, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. 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The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 916-939-0772 or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case PFI-211622. 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. 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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) 12/17, 12/24, 12/31/21, 1/7/22 9813 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1288 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALICE RODRIGUEZ COUNSELING, located at 1020 Suncast Lane, Suite 104, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 427 Maul Oak Ct, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Alice Rodriguez Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Inc., 1020 Suncast Lane, Suite 104, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/1/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Alice Rodriguez ALICE RODRIGUEZ, PRESIDENT, ALICE RODRIGUEZ LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELOR, INC. 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) 12/17, 12/24, 12/31/21, 1/7/22 9814 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1304 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ALCON CREATIONS, located at 4626 Carol Ln, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Carmen Alcantara, 4626 Carol Ln, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/12/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Carmen Alcantara CARMEN ALCANTARA 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 12/08/2021. 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

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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) 12/17, 12/24, 12/31/21, 1/7/22 9815 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1332 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRAMPAS NUT FARM, located at 4730 Chrome Ridge Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Michael T Tilson, 4730 Chrome Ridge Rd, 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/ Michael Tilson MICHAEL TILSON, 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 12/14/2021. 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) 12/17, 12/24, 12/31/21, 1/7/22 9816 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1319 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DESTINATION AESTHETICS, located at 1162 Suncast Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 768 University Ave., Sac., CA 95825 Registered owner(s): Destination Aesthetics, Inc, 768 University Ave, Sac, CA 95825 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CALIFORNIA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Shawna Chrisman SHAWNA CHRISMAN, OWNER/ 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 12/13/2021. 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) 12/17, 12/24, 12/31/21, 1/7/22 9817 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1294 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SAD SPORTS, located at 3068 Meyers Road, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): SAD Sports, LLC, 3068 Meyers Road, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/26/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Thomas Sanchez THOMAS SANCHEZ, 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) 12/17, 12/24, 12/31/21, 1/7/22 9818 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 COUNTY OF AMADOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 21-30 SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION ACTIVITIES PROJECT DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The County of Amador is requesting proposals from qualified Consultants to prepare and conduct Outreach and Engagement Services for Substance Use Disorder Prevention Activities aimed at increasing resiliency, health and well-being of Amador County youth and community. It is anticipated that one firm will be selected to perform all services related to Substance Use Prevention in collaboration with Amador County Behavioral Health Department. Qualified bidders may acquire a bid package at the office of General Services Administration located at 12200 B Airport Road, Martell, CA, 95654 telephone (209) 223-6375 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday; or downloaded from Public Purchase website at www.publicpurchase. com. Sealed bids will be received by the County of Amador Purchasing Office; by U.S. Mail at 12200 B Airport Road, Jackson, CA 956429527; by U.P.S., Federal Express, or by other courier to 12200 B Airport Road, Martell, CA; 95654, until 1:30 PM, Thursday, January 13, 2022 at which time sealed bids will be opened and read in the office of the Director of General Services Administration, located at the above Martell address. Bids received late, will be rejected and returned unopened. Telephone, Facsimile (FAX) and E-Mail bids will not be considered. 12/24, 12/31 9822 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1356 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIERRA PEDDLERS, located at 6845 Hood Dr, Garden Valley, CA 95633 Registered owner(s): Sherri L Dunning, 6845 Hood Dr, Garden Valley, CA 95633 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/12/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sherri Dunning SHERRI DUNNING 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 12/20/2021. 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) 12/24, 12/31/21, 1/7, 1/14/22 9827

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1309 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PALMS ANYTIME STORAGE, located at 4830 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 26969 Beaver Lane, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Registered owner(s): Carol Marie Keck Meyer Irr. Fam. Protection Trust, 26969 Beaver Lane, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 This business is conducted by a Trust The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Sept 7, 2016 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Carol Marie Meyer CAROL MARIE MEYER, TRUSTEE, IRREV. FAMILY PROTECTION TRUST 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 12/08/2021. 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) 12/24, 12/31/21, 1/7, 1/14/22 9828 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1350 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IRIE THE COLLECTION, located at 1145 Elm Ave, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Margaret E Gibson, 1145 Elm Ave, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Margaret E Gibson MARGARET E GIBSON, 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 12/20/2021. 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) 12/24, 12/31/21, 1/7, 1/14/22 9829 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1351 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PRIMAL SERVICES, located at 2342 Pintail Ln, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Jose Esparza, 2342 Pintail Ln, 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: 12/20/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jose Esparza JOSE ESPARZA, 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 12/20/2021. 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) 12/24, 12/31/21, 1/7, 1/14/22 9830 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1348 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. GREYFOX, 2. GREYFOX OFFROAD, 3. GREYFOX FINANCIAL SERVICES, located at 3135 Wiltse Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): 1. Logan D Copp, 3135 Wiltse Road, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Nicole P Copp, 3135 Wiltse Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Logan Copp LOGAN COPP 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 12/17/2021. 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) 12/31/21, 1/7, 1/14, 1/21/22 9839 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1355 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MTJ CONSTRUCTION INNOVATION, located at 3429 Montero Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): MTJ Innovation LLC, 3429 Montero Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/20/2021 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Joshua Kelley JOSHUA KELLEY, 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 12/20/2021. 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) 12/31/21, 1/7, 1/14, 1/21/22 9840 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2021-1298 The name(s) of the business(es): Gold Dust Located at: 312 Main St. Suite 106, Placerville, CA 95667 County of EL DORADO Is (are) hereby registered by the following owner(s): Corina Perdue, 616 Myrtle Ave, Placerville, CA 95667 Marcy Harmon Kim, 616 Myrtle Ave, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). S/ Corina Perdue, This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed with the County Clerk. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before that time. 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). This statement was filed with the County Clerk of El Dorado County on 12/03/2021. I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office. By: Janelle K. Horne County, Recorder/Clerk, El Dorado County 12/31/21, 1/7, 1/14, 1/21/22 CNS-3542428# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 12/31/21, 1/7, 1/14, 1/21/22 9841

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