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Local school gardens partnership CPCSD budget CONTINUES TO BLOOM still in the red Rescue Union School District

Malachi Parker Staff writer

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hrough a highly collaborative partnership between Project Green and the Rescue Union School District, and with the support of several generous grants, the seven RUSD school gardens are set to flourish even more this year.

This partnership has already yielded significant results, with Project Green successfully securing multiple grants to support the ongoing development and enhancement of the RUSD school gardens.

Four schools — Lake Forest, Jackson, Rescue and Green Valley Elementary School — have each received grants from Raley’s. This funding will be used for garden supplies, tools, materials and other essentials.

In addition, Marina Village Middle School and Lakeview Elementary School have been awarded significant garden expansion grants from the El Dorado

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Project Green founder Gina Johnston helps students work in one of the many Rescue Union School District school gardens.

Faced with a deep budget deficit in the 2024-25 fiscal year the Cameron Park Community Services District Board of Directors has adopted a final budget that only lessens red ink.

The district’s preliminary budget deficit of $650,002 was cut to $578,132. Directors had the opportunity to shave an additional $141,514 off the deficit but as of now reject any staff reductions. Staff included in its report presented on Aug. 21 a proposed cut that would have eliminated the parks and facilities supervisor position and replaced a maintenance worker II position with a maintenance worker I. Cuts were proposed and approved in the areas of staff development, instructors, janitorial, fuel and fire turnout gear totaling about $27,000. The board also supported eliminating a planned $30,000 transfer to the CC&R budget and decided to start charging users who pay via credit card the merchant fees charged by credit card companies, saving the district an estimated $17,000.

The final budget also estimates $20,000 in additional revenue coming from pool rental fees.

CPCSD General Manager Alan Gardner said he also expects revenue increases with additional programs coming to the district for seniors and kids and the CSD will host two swim teams that will bring in money.

“I think the targets are a little aggressive, but I expect to hit those targets,” Gardener told Village Life.

“Yes, I think it’s achievable,” Board President Monique Scobey added.

The general fund budget did come with new expenses not included in the preliminary budget.

For the November election, the district will spend approximately $18,000 as determined by county ■ See BUDGET, page A7

Costco buys EDH property Noel Stack Editor Costco is back.

Four-and-a-half years after first proposing to build a warehouse superstore in El Dorado Hills, Costco has purchased approximately 40 acres on both sides of Silva Valley Parkway for its project, District 1 Supervisor John Hidahl confirmed in a message to the community.

“Site plans are pending, but there will be a substantial distance between the contemplated improvements and any residential or school property,” Hidahl shared, adding that the project would include a Costco store and fuel facility.

The site, located just south of the Serrano community and Oak Meadow

Elementary School, is dubbed the EDH 52 mixed-use center. The El Dorado County Planning Division’s project summary describes the entire plan as “304 multi-family residences provided within five four-story buildings and 14,000 square feet of retail building space contained within two buildings on the north side of Silva Valley Parkway (North Site) on 24.83 acres and an approximately 165,000-squarefoot warehouse retail center on the south side of Silva Valley Parkway (South Site) on 18.43 acres.”

The Planning website lists the project application as under review.

Resident’s gave the latest development mixed reviews after Hidahl’s Village Life photo by Odin Rasco ■ See COSTCO, page A7

Plans for a Costco are moving forward on this site between Clarksville Road and Silva Valley Parkway.

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UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County hosts There’s a Plant for That, 9 a.m. to noon at the Blackstone Community Clubhouse in El Dorado Hills. Join Master Gardeners and California Native Plant Society (CNPS) members and discover how to evaluate your yard to establish a native landscape, how to select and maintain plants, how to group plants by water needs and, if you only have a small space, the best native plants for containers. Register online at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey. cfm?surveynumber=43164.

Face in a Book in El Dorado Hills Town Center hosts James L’Etoile to celebrate his new thriller, “Served Cold,” 3-5 p.m. For more information call (916) 941-9401.

El Dorado Hills Brewfest returns for its sixth year, hosted once again at the lush and inviting Serrano Visitor Center Village Green from 3-7 p.m. Attendees can enjoy unlimited tasting privileges at 35+ craft breweries, cideries, wineries and more! VIP, General Admission, and

El Dorado Hills Town Center will be rockin’ with a free concert, 7-9 p.m., featuring Summer Night City. Visit EDHTownCenter.com for all the details.

The Rescue Community Center hosts Friday Night Out featuring live music, a barbecue dinner and more, 5-9 p.m. For tickets and more information visit rescuecommunitycenter.com.

Sept. 6 Imagination Theatre at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds presents “The 39 Steps” Sept. 6-29.

For tickets and more information go to itplacerville.org.

Sept. 7 The Gold Country Run 5k, 10k and kids runs will begin and end at El Dorado Hills Town Center.

Enjoy beautiful views, participant services and an exciting finisher’s event. For more information visit goldcountryrun.com.

The Shingle Springs Community Center’s quarterly pancake breakfast will run from 8-11 a.m. In addition to a tasty breakfast, visitors are invited to also visit the artisan faire which will

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Blaze puts damper on party rental business Noel Stack Editor Oil-soaked rags that spontaneously combusted are said to be the cause of a commercial building fire in El Dorado Hills on Aug. 28.

At approximately 6:22 p.m. Wednesday firefighters from the El Dorado Hills Fire Department, Cal Fire and the El Dorado County Fire Protection District responded to a commercial building fire on Golden Foothill Parkway in the El Dorado Hills Business Park. Upon reaching the scene, they found heavy smoke coming from one building used

by El Dorado Hills Party Rentals.

“Witnesses reported an explosion prior to the fire department arrival,” EDH Fire Deputy Chief Michael Lilienthal told Village Life. “Firefighters attacked the fire and contained the spread of the fire to only one business. The fire sprinkler system had activated and had largely controlled the majority of the fire.”

Damage estimate is $100,000.

“The El Dorado Hills Fire Department would remind our community that any oil-soaked rags are highly combustible,” Lilienthal shared. “They should be carefully discarded after they have fully dried and placed in a metal container away from any structures.”

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Fire hoses fill the parking spaces outside El Dorado Hills Party Rentals after the building caught fire on the evening of Aug. 28. Below, Inside the commercial space, items are melted due to the fire, which caused an estimated $100,000 in damage.

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ith many young people heading back to school, my 20-yearold son still has one more month of summer, so he and my dad recently hit the road for a trip north in a two-seat convertible. The car is older, but doesn’t show it in miles, coming out of hibernation at least a few times each year when my dad can drive with the top down. The car has become part of a larger family tradition between my three sisters’ families and mine, as well as one sure way to have quality bonding time in a family that includes 22 people. You see, my dad, or Poppy as he’s affectionately known to his 13 grandchildren, has been taking one at a time on a multi-day road trip in it.

With 13 grandchildren ranging in age from 9 to 26 years old, who gets to go and when comes down to availability.

So far, it’s happened in chronological order. The tradition started in 2021 with my eldest niece, but how my dad got the car is another story. When his younger brother died of ALS, his widow told my dad she wanted him to have the car. My dad and niece drove it from Georgia back to California through the Gulf states, reminding me of the saying, “It’s not the destination, but the journey” with their tales of white sand beaches and Route 66.

My dad, a U.S. history buff, puts time into planning the most interesting routes after getting feedback about which region of the country or state each grandchild would like to see. He’s also a family history buff, so the conversations and photographs are abundant, racking up along with the miles. The next spring he and my nephew toured Yosemite and its surrounding valley.

By 2023 my dad and another one of my nieces wound their way down Highway 1’s coastline.

There are few rules on these road trips. They need to find a time to go when they can drive with the top down, the grandchildren drive as long as Poppy doesn’t end up white knuckling it as a passenger and together they determine a daily start time that magically seems to work for both late-riser young adults and an early bird like Poppy, a balance I have yet to find with my children during summer vacation. Also, come hungry, because Poppy likes to eat at sit-down restaurants for both lunch and dinner, and he always picks up the bill.

My dad has been increasingly more eager to go on more than one of these trips a year, saying time isn’t on his side with 10 more grandchildren to go, so this summer each of my sons had their turns too. In June, just as our oldest graduated from college but before he found work, the two of them headed northeast, visiting Burney Falls, Crater Lake and Klamath Falls. After working all summer, our second son came home for a short respite before starting work again and then school. He and my dad decided on the Oregon coast for their unique adventure. My dad sent my sisters and me a text saying, “Drove down the Redwood Highway to the coast.

We did see the Smith River and Jack confirmed it was clear and cold … Off to Gold Beach tomorrow. Weather has been good, so we’ve been able to drive with the top down …”

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he shocking national political events have rightfully dominated the news of the past few weeks. But in relative obscurity, governments everywhere are still working and the California political establishment has been busy waging a war of deception and disempowerment against our citizens. This time, they’re targeting the ballot initiative process, an important form of direct democracy.

First is the death of the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, a voter-rights initiative aimed at putting the brakes on runaway taxes and fees plaguing our famously expensive state.

TPGAA would have put the tax- and fee-increase reins in voter hands, as summarized by the Wall Street Journal: “The initiative would require a majority of voters to approve taxes adopted by the Legislature. Both the Legislature and voters would have to approve regulatory action that increases state revenue. Charges for specific government services or products like fishing licenses would have to reflect the actual cost of providing the service or product. The initiative would also raise the threshold for localities to pass all special taxes to two-thirds.”

When the initiative qualified to be placed on the ballot this November, what did Gov. Gavin Newsom, the man who supposedly represents all 40 million Californians, do? He sued to get it removed from the ballot and a hyper-partisan California court sided with the governor and removed the measure. The governor and Legislature can’t let anything disrupt their endless taxing and spending. The people won’t even have a chance to tighten the reins on government growth. So much for democracy.

Next up are two cynical, pro-crime smokescreens floated by the Legislature and Gov. Newsom to cloud the result of an actual tough-on-crime initiative on the November ballot.

The initiative, Prop. 36, would undo some of the infamous Prop. 47, which essentially legalized shoplifting under $950 and gave blessing to open-air

drug markets, turning California into a criminals’ paradise and pushing retailers to the brink.

Prop. 36 will put some teeth back into the criminal justice system, protect businesses and families, punish criminals for a change and mend the social fabric weakened by rampant crime and drug-den takeovers of our public spaces.

But the California Legislature is sadly and shockingly procriminal. To them, “the system” is always the problem, never the people who are filling up shopping carts and walking out of stores in broad daylight with no fear of punishment.

So, they sprang into action by drafting a package of bills that sounded tough-on-crime but included “poison pills,” meaning the bills would be voided if Prop. 36 passed. Voters reading the ballot summary for Prop.

36 could have been confused, thinking they were weakening law enforcement by voting for the measure.

Thankfully, this shameful deceit eventually collapsed under a massive outcry by law enforcement and a public weary of crime.

After the bills failed, Gov. Newsom floated another initiative to compete with Prop. 36, again to soften and undermine the commonsense changes found in the people’s initiative. That last-minute effort cratered as well because even legislative Democrats refused to support a competing proposition to Prop. 36, leaving the people with an honest chance to change the course of the state this coming November.

Sacramento Democrats also understand that having Prop. 36 on the ballot hurts their chances in November. Their efforts to thwart the reforms in the initiative are as much political as they are philosophical.

Instead of obsessive politicking, the Democrats should look at their own policies and try to understand why a measure that punishes criminals, creates safe neighborhoods and businesses and closes drug markets is considered an electoral threat to them.

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Permit process frustrations prompt review, changes Eric Jaramishian Senior staff writer El Dorado County Planning and Building Department staff are making efforts to improve the development review and permitting process through a number of initiatives to increase the department’s efficiency.

Permit backlogs and communication lapses between permit applicants and county staff are acknowledged issues, as noted during the Aug. 20 El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting.

Efforts to improve efficiency include upgrading the TRAKiT system — the county’s software tool to automate management of project development, permitting and code compliance — increasing transparency between project applicants and county staff and working on internal efficiency.

Deputy Director of Economic Development and Administration Kyle Zimbleman told the board staff will start by reviewing application forms and requirements to erase out-of-date and inconsistent information, with the goal of creating a “master application” with specific information to each individual project to help streamline the process. Staff’s intent is to have the application available online and to amend any county codes and regulations where necessary.

“We are scouring through all of those, trying to get a consistent format and feel and up-to-date information, and (analyzing) the appropriateness of the information requested for different development stages, trying to find out what is necessary on these applications, what has changed over time that we still have that may not be necessary and cumbersome on the applicants,” Zimbleman explained.

Staff want to create a process for adding all such data into TRAKiT. “The capability is not quite there yet, but we are working on ways where that information doesn’t have to be re-entered from an existing application,” Zimbleman said.

Planning and Building staff will also create a working group among county departments and outside agencies that utilizes TRAKiT, which will host regular meetings to dissect the application process and enhance communication across all related county departments.

“There are still outside struggles with outside departments and things outside of our control but what we can control is our internal processes within our departments,” Zimbleman said.

New performance measures, including responding to phone calls and emails within two business days, meeting deadlines for application completeness and permit issuance and creating a process for inputting all related data into TRAKiT are also being looked

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officials. District officials also project their water bill to increase $15,000 more than expected as rates have gone up.

“District staff will continue to work together to identify cost savings opportunities and expand on revenue generating programming,” a staff report notes.

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“Silva Valley cannot support this,” commented Daphney Hewitt. “Why not go up the hill further?

There is one literally less than 8 miles away! There is so much traffic already at Serrano and Oak Meadow traffic.”

“In my opinion, it makes sense to me, and I live in EDH,” Roger Price noted. “The Folsom store is always super crowded, and is only going to get worse with the south of 50 new home developments.”

In a statement reacting to the news, El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce leaders expressed hope that county officials “will make sure the El Dorado Hills community is taken care of when it comes to tax revenue and impacts the addition will bring.”

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Regarding TRAKiT, staff are implementing improvements in collaboration with IT and other jurisdictions that use the system.

“We have had our first discovery meetings and the main thing that came out of these meetings was training, which is needed on all fronts,” Zimbleman told the board. “Not the basic training since we have been using this system for seven years now, but just consistent training for on-boarding staff and outside agencies.”

County staff are also working on public information strategies to be more transparent with applicants on the process and timelines, including incorporating customer service feedback to initiate service improvements. Staff will also increase communication with fire departments, the El Dorado Irrigation District and other partnering agencies to review TRAKiT for more efficient user-prompted information about the status of a permit or application, Zimbleman said.

Another consideration is a quarterly department newsletter that would include data and statistics for the permits processed as part of transparency efforts; this newsletter would be posted on county webpages and social media.

The supervisors noted marked improvements while weighing in with their own suggestions and comments on how to improve the departments’ processes.

District 1 Supervisor John Hidahl put emphasis on making sure applicants are aware of what will be required for their projects.

“To me, one of the best ways to do that is a checklist, which states the things they are going to have to present and in certain timeframes, so they know if they want to get their project approved in, let’s say six months, they have a marching order they have to follow,” Hidahl said.

Zimbleman noted while such checklists exist, timeframes are still unpredictable without concrete data.

“It will be nice to have actual data saying, for example, ‘the last quarter all permits were processed in this amount of time,’ just so people have a real indication of how long it takes,” Zimbleman responded.

District 4 Supervisor Lori Parlin said many projects are straightforward, but more complicated applica-

tions are the ones that hit hiccups.

“That’s where we get the complaints,” Parlin said. “Those are the ones that really need help with expectations and clarity.”

Parlin also added the backlog of applications is due to idle projects and staff should follow up.

“Folks have to decide what they want to do, and if we are not checking with them along the way with what they want to pursue, it’s likely they are not making a decision if they do not have to, and why would we have this long backlog of things because people are not making decisions?” Parlin questioned.

The department will also conduct interviews for insight on workload, accountability and workplace culture to gain recommendations and boost employee retention and morale, Zimbleman said.

Staff will update its customer service standards to enhance employee expertise and improve service as well.

“The goal of all this is to provide all employees the opportunity for training and professional development as we can provide it and to create an environment of succession planning so when folks take off, we have an idea of who is going to step up,” Zimbleman said.

District 5 Supervisor Brooke Laine had her own set of issues to address for the Tahoe area of the county, sharing stories of significant delays in permitting projects in her area as well as notable understaffing at the Planning and Building Department’s Tahoe extension.

“I know that we are working to try and address these problems, but it has to be a very high priority,” Laine said. “From what I gather, there are tweaks and fixes that need to be made down here on the West Slope, but we are completely broken up in Tahoe and we need to be a No. 1 priority.”

Planning and Building Director Karen Garner affirmed Laine’s sentiments, noting no staff live near the Tahoe office. Garner assured Laine filling Tahoe positions and public outreach are priorities.

“Our goal is to have a fully functioning independent office in Tahoe that can handle probably 95% of permits that come in the front door,” Garner said.

Board Chair Wendy Thomas commended staff for acknowledging the shortcomings and coming up with plans to address them. ”There have been areas where the public has not received our best and we are working actively to address that. We see it and we’re working and putting in resources and time to address that.”

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Community Foundation. These funds will help expand and enrich the gardening spaces, providing even more opportunities for hands-on learning and environmental stewardship.

This collaborative effort extends beyond grant acquisition. In May, Project Green and RUSD funded a gazebo for Rescue’s garden and contributed funds toward the construction of a new greenhouse at Jackson. These additions are enhancing the educational experiences for RUSD students, providing them with enriched outdoor learning environments.

Campus gardens offer benefits to students beyond the educational. Many choose to spend their time in the gardens during recess and lunch, enjoying the special, beautified areas they help create. The open grounds invite friends and individuals from all classes and programs to visit, socialize or do homework in a calm and quiet place.

The partnership engages students in various meaningful ways. This past spring, two Eagle Scout projects

were completed in collaboration with RUSD, further enriching gardens at Jackson and Pleasant Grove.

Looking ahead, the district announced that its goal is to have all school gardens certified as Wildlife Habitats by this November. Marina Village and Pleasant Grove achieved this milestone last May. “Our partnership with Rescue Union School District is a shining example of what can be achieved when a community comes together to invest in its future,” shared Gina Johnston, the RUSD garden coordinator and founder of Project Green. “These gardens are not just about growing plants; they’re about growing minds, fostering a love for the environment and creating spaces where students can learn and thrive. We are proud to be part of this journey, and we look forward to seeing the continued impact of these green spaces on our students and schools.”

For more details on the value of school gardens and this partnership contact Johnston at projectgreenedc.@ gmail.com or visit projectgreencommunity.org.

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“We know all of our patients.

They’re our friends,” said Dr. Stanec, who works alongside his wife and office manager, Elena, in his Cameron Park office. “The experience in our office is very personal. We’re very small and greet each patient by name when they walk in. It’s a comfortable, homey place to have dental work done, and we like it that way.”

Dr. Stanec has been in dentistry in the Cameron Park area since 2002. As a kid, he was “always into science and math” and loved the idea of owning his own business. “I ran a lawn-mowing business as a kid — always had some kind of business going — so becoming a dentist and owning my own practice just made sense,” said Dr. Stanec. Dr. Stanec did his undergraduate work at Cal Poly,

San Luis Obispo and then attended dental school at Northwestern University in Chicago. He graduated from Northwestern in 2001 and says that, although he was born and raised in San Jose, it was a natural draw to open his practice in the foothills.

“Elena and I love this area. We had a lot of family and friends here and thought it would be a great place to raise our kids.”

In his office, Dr. Stanec offers a full scope of general and cosmetic dentistry with expertise ranging from porcelain veneers and dental implants to crowns and bridges and more. Unlike many other dentists, Dr. Stanec doesn’t employ dental hygienists or other technicians but does all of his dental work himself.

“I spend a lot of one-on-one time with my patients. It’s fun for me to do the work myself because I get to spend more time with my patients and hang out with them and really get to know them. It makes it fun to do what I do,” said Dr. Stanec.

Another advantage of keeping his practice small is that, because he sees every patient one at a time, Dr. Stanec can be very thorough and immediately answer any questions that come up. He is also able to really respect his patients’ time. “I am almost always early or on time,” said Dr. Stanec. “My patients know that, so they’re usually early or on time for their appointments, too. It’s a win win for everyone.”

Dr. Stanec is located at 3955 Cameron Park Drive — in Cameron Park. His office is right near the Goldorado Shopping Center, directly across from the new Walgreens on Palmer Drive, and is very conveniently located for all of his patients. The move is just one more way Dr. Stanec shows his commitment to providing the best possible care for his patients.

“I look forward to going to work and getting to see who’s on the schedule every day,” said Dr. Stanec.

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Acclaimed TV late-night show host and standup comedian Jay Leno will host a celebration of Folsom Lake College’s 20th anniversary at the Harris Center for the Arts starting at 7:30 p.m.

Prior to Leno, a Sip and Stroll with food and wine vendors will begin at 5:30 p.m. For tickets and visit harriscenter.net or call (916) 608-6888.

Sept. 8 Face in a Book in El Dorado Hills Town Center hosts Dr. Nazzy Pakpour … with insects, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in honor of her new book “Please Don’t Bite Me: Insects that Buzz, Bite, and Sting.” For more information call (916) 941-9401.

Bachelors of Broadway, a trio of dashing men performing melodies from stage and screen, will perform at the Harris Center for the Arts beginning at 2 p.m. For tickets and more information visit harriscenter.net or call (916) 608-6888.

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Sept. 10 Snowline Health Dementia Connection hosts Caregiver Support Group and Activity Enrichment Group for people with memory loss, 12:30-3 p.m. at Foothills Church, 2380 Merrychase Drive in Cameron Park.

Sept. 11 UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County hosts Putting Your Garden to Bed, 9 a.m. to noon at the Cameron Park Community Center. Master Gardeners will discuss preparing your garden beds for winter and spring planting, soil health, cool season planting, composting/mulching and pruning. Register online at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/ survey.cfm?surveynumber=42792.

Sept. 13 The El Dorado Veterans Stand Down takes place 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 13 & 14 at the Veterans Memorial Building, 130 Placerville Drive in Placerville. The event will feature dental and vision services, veteran informational booths, great music, food and more. For more information call (530) 621-5146.

Sept. 14 The EDH Summer Fest, hosted by the El Dorado

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The Stage at Burke Junction presents Bill Roby’s 90-minute Tsunami of Change educational discussion, 6-7:30 p.m. As part of the UC Davis Center on Regional Change, Roby will share what has been learned and the impact on businesses, politics, community development and changing demographics of El Dorado County in the next 10 years.

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Sept. 15 El Dorado Western Railroad offers excursion rides with trains running on the hour, 10 a.m. through 1 p.m., weather permitting, at the Shingle Springs Station. For more information visit facebook.com/ ElDoradoWesternRailroad.

Grammy-nominated performer Michael Feinstein will perform Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett featuring the Carnegie Hall Ensemble at the Harris Center for the Arts. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information visit harriscenter.net or call (916) 608-6888.

Now El Dorado County Certified Farmers Markets offer fresh fruit and vegetables and much more: Burke Junction in Cameron Park, 8 a.m. to noon Wednesdays; Placerville Cinema, 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays; and El Dorado Hills Town Center, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. For more information visit eldoradofarmersmarket.com.

Sutter Street Theatre presents “The Secret Garden” through Sept. 8. Shows run Saturday and Sundays at 1 p.m. For tickets and more information call (916) 353-1001 or visit sutterstreettheatre.com.

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Thursday Night Market at Burke Junction runs through Sept. 26 at the Cameron Park shopping center. Enjoy vendors, food and entertainment 5-8 p.m.

Arts and Culture El Dorado, in collaboration with the El Dorado County Historical Museum and Placerville News Company, host Specters on Glass: Studio Portraiture in Early 20th Century Placerville at the Switchboard Gallery through Oct. 6.

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The Gift of Kids, Inc. Jennifer Tommasini 5130 Golden Foothill Parkway El Dorado Hills 916-521-1835 www.thegiftofkids.net I would like to thank everyone for their vote for #1 Favorite Daycare and continuing to trust us with your precious children. I love being part of this community and helping children learn and grow. With 4 children of my own (now 26, 23, 14 and 13), my own journey began in the daycare preschool field because I was unhappy with the care and education I was receiving.

educated in child development, CPR and First Aid certified, and make it a priority to continue their education.

The Gift of Kids Inc. is celebrating 25 years in business, with 15 years in our same location, Business Park 1. We could not have done it without the many wonderful families here in the community that I have called home for 20+ years! Again...Thank you from I have been blessed to have a large the bottom of my heart for facility in El Dorado Hills where helping me live out my dream in I employ 30 loving teachers and a business that I love and families care for 200 children. We offer that continue to bless us with their education and care for babies, children. We have newly renovated Preschoolers, Pre-K, and private the inside of our school, so come Kindergarten. Don’t be fooled by by to check it out and say hello our large size, our teachers make anytime! each classroom homey and warm.

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5921 Pleasant Valley Road, El Billed as an “annual meanderDorado ing through barns, old buildings and Picker’s Paradise other places along the Golden Chain 4210 Greenwood Road, Garden Highway,” this is a fun opportunity to Valley drive along Highway 49, explore these Hours for the barn crawl are 3-7 p.m. places and enjoy a little shopping for Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and objets d’art. In addition to supporting 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Visit tinyurl. local business, some items for sale supcom/EDCbarncrawl to learn more. port the community. For example, the sales of painted fence boards at Aunt Lucy’s Nest benefit the work of a local Apple Hill is open artist who takes her therapy dog to work with hundreds of seniors in care As the leaves start turning red and facilities. Another stop, Farmstead on gold throughout the month, scope out Main, offers cookies, breakfast treats, the offerings in the Apple Hill area, breads, confections and handmade n See LAIRD, page B5 greeting cards.

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GROW FOR IT! Plant life cycle

Examples of herbaceous perennials include daylils fall approaches, ies, dahlias and peonies. you might want Tender perennials such as to know if you petunias are sold as annuwill see one of your als in our area because favorite garden plants they cannot tolerate cold again in 2025. Knowing winters. the life cycle of the plant It is important to will help you solve this know the United mystery. A plant’s life States Department of cycles can be classified Agriculture hardiness as annual, biennial, or for your garden Anne Bettencourt zone perennial. when determining if a UCCE Master Gardener of perennial might survive Annuals complete a life cycle in one growing winter in your yard.

El Dorado County season. You sow seeds El Dorado Hills and into soil, seeds germinate, Placerville are Zone 9b, foliage grows, flowers bloom and seeds but further up the hill, Pollock Pines, are produced. Annual plants die after is zone 8b. The following website will seed production. These seeds can prohelp you find the hardiness zone for duce new plants next year and then the your garden: planthardiness.ars.usda. cycle continues. Zinnias, sweet peas, gov. sunflowers, snapdragons, and Gerbera Many annuals bloom from late spring daisies are but a few annuals that grow through the first frost. Perennials such well in our area. as a peony only bloom once each growBiennials generally require two grow- ing season while other perennials such ing seasons for their life cycle. During as roses can produce an abundance of the first growing season, seeds gerblooms each season. When purchasminate and the root system, stem and ing plants, perennials tend to cost more leaves develop. Season two produces than annuals. You might want to think flowers and then seeds. Just like annuof the purchase of a perennial as an als, biennial plants die after seed proinvestment because if cared for propduction. Hollyhocks and foxgloves are erly, it will continue to thrive for many two examples of biennials. Fun fact, years. carrots are biennials. The edible taproot Mixing perennials and annuals in of a carrot is harvested during the first your garden is a good choice. Perennial growing season long before seed proshrubs can be focal points, while annuduction. Edibles like Swiss chard, beets als can add color and texture to your and parsley are also biennials harvested landscape. Who doesn’t like seeing a prior to seed production. beautiful azalea in bloom in spring folPerennials tend to grow for many lowed by beautiful rose blooms in sumyears, but plant viability depends mer? Colorful annuals such as petunias, on cold hardiness at the location. verbena, lobelia or calibrachoa might Perennials can be woody or herbaceous. be a nice addition to this picture during Woody perennials include rose, azalea, summer months. Changing out sumbutterfly bush and Daphne. Woody mer annuals for favorites such as maristems of these plants don’t die back golds in fall can certainly brighten up during winter. Herbaceous perennials your garden. Happy gardening! die back to ground level after a killThe Sherwood Demonstration Garden is ing frost, but the root system, bulb or open 9 a.m. to noon Fridays and Saturdays. tuber can survive beneath the surface.

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In addition to fresh fruit, pies, apple cider donuts and other goodies, many farms offer vendors with items perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Visit applehill.com for more.

Enjoy this opportunity to see fall vistas.

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has been translated into Mandarin and published by World Literature, a journal of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Her debut short story collection “Wildflowers” is published by PAWA Press (2023).

Parayno earned a bachelor’s degree from San Jose State University, a master’s from University College Cork and a master’s in fin art from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she received a Lynda Hull scholarship.

She serves on the board of PAWA, a nonprofit arts organization and independent publisher dedicated to supporting Filipinx and Filipinx American

writers and artists and on the executive committee for Litquake.

Parayno moved to El Dorado County from the Bay Area in 2020 and co-facilitates the Cameron Park Library Writers Workshop with Lara Gularte, El Dorado County Poet Laureate Emeritus.

She lives and works in Cameron Park as an animal communicator and freelance development professional for social justice nonprofits. Currently, she is working on a teenage runaway memoir set in upstate New York in the mid-1980s.

For more information visit beverlyparayno.com.

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ow is it that fall is just around the corner? Our beautiful at Red Hawk Casino – Koto Buffet. This all-you-can-eat luncheon county has so many amazing things to do year-round is sponsored by Jacki Pabst Photography and our guest speaker is but fall is especially lovely in El Dorado County!

California 4th District Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil. You aren’ t WE’VE MOVED! Our new location is right across the street going to want to miss this opportunity to hear her speak.

at 3430 Robin Lane, Building 1, Ste. 100, Cameron Park, CA 95682. With the support and help of many Chamber members our moving day went smoothly and we opened for business on Monday, July 29th at our new location. Stop by and check out our new digs!

Our Chamber continues to have an open-door policy and encourages ALL our members to get involved. Did you know that you don’t need to have a business to be a member? We also have individual memberships available for those We had a great networking luncheon sponsored by the El wanting a place in the community Dorado County Republican Committee with our guest speaker El and to help build our Chamber.

And we are always looking for Dorado County Auditor/Controller Joe Harn. new ambassadors to help our SAVE THESE DATES for September: Chamber.

September 5th is our Networking After Hours Mixer hosted by Blissful Gardens, 5:30 -7:30pm. Bring a raffle prize to promote President your business and mingle with other Chamber members.

SSCP Chamber of Commerce September 26th at 11:45am is our monthly networking luncheon

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The SS/CP Chamber Needs Volunteers!

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SEPTEMBER September (Fridays to Sundays) CP Rotary Club Observatory From 8:30pm to 10:30 pm, weather permitting, the observatory is open to the public on weekend evenings. Trained docents show the many celestial wonders of the universe through two 14-inch telescopes. Folsom Lake College, El Dorado Center, Campus Drive (continue through the back parking lots to the left of the observatory gate). For info and closure updates, call (530) 642-5621, Ext. 9.

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The Gateway region’s most popular market with more produce and commodities than ever before. Choose from fresh fruits and vegetables, homemade honey and jams, cheeses, and other household favorites. For more information, contact Jim Coalwell at (530) 622-1900 or email jim@redshack.com.

September 14 Sunshine Food and Family Fest Come to Henningsen Lotus Park in Coloma from 11am to 9pm and experience a wonderful family event. Featured will be all genres of music, a succulent lineup of food curated to represent our amazing area, crafts and art vendors, and activities for families (bounce house, water activities, art & craft stations, games, sports, and more)! For more information, email: svnshinecreations@gmail.com

networking luncheon! Guest speaker is El Dorado County Auditor/Controller, Joe Ham. Cost is $18 for Chamber members, and $23 for non-members.

Contact the Chamber for more details at (530) 6778000.

September 29 Gold Rush Gymkhana Horse Show Registration at 8:15am; start time at 9am. Fun for the whole family, and beginners are welcome and encouraged. Events include Pole Bending, Barrels, California Barrels, Single Stake and Egg & Spoon Race! Call or text Tamara Moore for more information at (530) 721-0242. Or email: starsandspurstraining@gmail.com

September 21 Sample The Sierra Come enjoy South Lake Tahoe’s Farm-To-Fork festival, Sample The Sierra, from 1-4pm at Bijou Community Park. Purchase tickets online: https:// samplethesierra.com/, Kids under 10 free.

Celebrate the bounty and heritage of the Sierra Nevada region with tastings, shopping, and more!

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September 21 Third Saturday, Placerville Art Walk Saturday from 5-8pm, come have fun in Historic Downtown Placerville. Main Street galleries and merchants host changing art shows and late-night shopping every third Saturday of the month.

Demonstrations, refreshments, music and more.

Placerville Downtown Association, 376 Main St., Placerville. Read more on EventCrazy.com.

October 11–13 Coloma Gold Rush Live 2024 Join us from 10am to 4pm Saturday, or 10am to 3pm Sunday, to take a walk back in time. Explore our re-creation of an 1850 tent town, mining camp, assay/claims office, gambling hall, general store, blacksmithing and more! Admission is $15 per vehicle. For mor information, call (530) 622-3470.

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Artists explore the beauty, diversity of nature Gallery at 48 Natoma News release

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OLSOM — The Gallery at 48 Natoma announces Tide Pools, an exhibition of paintings by Becky Miller and glass sculptures by Tom Carter on view Sept. 6 through Nov. 8. Both artists create and record natural worlds in their work using abstract, liquid forms that mirror the diversity of nature.

Though they use different media, these artists share a love for the unique movement of water and its beautiful resonances with light and color.

Miller, a Reno native, said her work “reveals her deep fascination with the organic movement and individual personalities that characterize all living things.” Her paintings explore these personalities, showing us the textures and hues that populate the unique environments of tide pools. Flora and fauna come together in a daz-

“Shining Water” by Tom Carter zling dance of paint, just as the waves crash upon the shore.

Carter works with meticulously fashioned float glass, created through a process of floating molten glass on molten metal. He described his practice as an ongoing dialogue with his materials, “I work with recycled window glass which has a reputation of being quite obstinate …. It humbles me and I learn something that inspires me for future projects,” Carter shared. He cre-

ates vessels that exemplify the crisp, blue surface of his beloved home, Lake Tahoe.

The public is invited to celebrate Tide Pools at a free opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, with refreshments and live music. The artists will be present.

The Gallery at 48 Natoma is managed by the Folsom Parks and Recreation Department and showcases art by regional and national professional artists, area museum collections and traveling exhibitions. It

“Barnacle Boogie” by Becky Miller offers high quality original art exhibitions to the community.

The gallery is free and open to the public. The Gallery, free and open to the public, is located at

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be arranged by appointment. For more information, contact William J. Simmons, curator of the Gallery at 48 Natoma, at wsimmons@folsom.ca.us or (916) 461-6687.

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The Michael Feinstein — Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett featuring the Carnegie Hall Ensemble comes to Harris Center for the Arts on Sept. 15.

OLSOM — Harris Center for The Arts presents Michael Feinstein — Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett featuring the Carnegie Hall Ensemble, a special evening with the Grammynominated recording artist performing on Sept.

15 Award-winning and Grammy nominated recording artist Michael Feinstein has partnered with Carnegie Hall to entertain and educate through his latest live touring show. Following the show’s spectacular March 27, 2024, soldout debut at Carnegie Hall, Feinstein has served as ambassador for the leg-

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endary New York City venue, which has been home to some of the most iconic performers in music history, including Feinstein himself, to spread the cultural significance of the hall, its musical influence and its big band era history.

Performing with the specialized Carnegie Hall Ensemble, Feinstein is visiting venues around North America with this initial show paying tribute to American songbook master Bennett created specifically for this musical partnership.

Feinstein’s close friendship with Bennett — who he calls “one of the most enduring icons of the 20th century” — will add a profound layer to this tribute, as their shared camaraderie brings depth to each note performed.

Bennett made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1961 on a benefit performance for Martin Luther King Jr.’s Southern Christian Leadership Conference, part of an all-star lineup that included Frank Sinatra, the “Rat Pack” and many more.

Bennett first headlined at Carnegie Hall in 1962 and went on to perform on the hall’s illustrious stage more than another 20 times.

In addition to his recognition as one of the

leading musical entertainers and piano virtuoso of recent decades, Feinstein’s work as an educator, archivist, interpreter and ambassador of the Great American Songbook has established the popular and honored musician as a pre-eminent force in contemporary music. His dazzling career as a top-selling and critically acclaimed recording artist and a star performer on Broadway, and the world’s great concert stages has earned him five Grammy Award nominations, a special Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre for his Feinstein’s New York venue, two Emmy nominations of his television specials, and acclaim for his NPR series. His live concerts have spanned the globe including such iconic venues such as The White House, Buckingham Palace, Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House.

See Michael Feinstein — Because of You: My Tribute to Tony Bennett featuring the Carnegie Hall Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, at Harris Center for the Arts, 10 College Parkway in Folsom. For tickets and more information call (916) 608-6888 or visit HarrisCenter.net.

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