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‘Hey, Caltrans — don’t raise the Hwy 50 speed limit!’ Pat Lakey Staff writer It was a clear chorus heard Tuesday at Town Hall in Placerville, with the city engineer preaching to the choir regarding whether the speed limit on Highway 50 as it runs through town should be raised from 40
to 50 mph — but the ears that needed up the beat — even though that state to hear this particular tune weren’t division’s own rules seem to require present at Town Hall Tuesday. a representative attend such public A special meetings, meeting “Hopefully they’ll come to their senses called of the City solely for and agree with us.” Council, discussion held an — Patty Borelli, Placerville city councilwoman of a hour Caltransbefore its related regular meeting, found a smattering topic, according to City Engineer of local residents ready to express Rebecca Neves. their absolute opposition to such a Neves earlier had reported to plan, with everyone who took to the the crowd gathered for the 5 p.m. podium rendering a cappella solos meeting, explaining that city officials that struck the same chord: Don’t are squarely against raising the speed raise the speed limit, Caltrans! limit — but that they had received But Caltrans wasn’t there to pick a letter from Caltrans saying state
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statistics show such an increase is warranted ... and will happen. After Mayor Michael Saragosa and other council members expressed disappointment that no representative from Caltrans attended the Tuesday meeting, even though they were requested to do so, the mayor asked Neves whether, in fact, the state requires attendance by an official. n
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PG&E appears to be listening to Placerville n Utility assigns liaison to
communicate with local officials Pat Lakey Staff writer
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Despite it being one of the driest Februaries on record, it’s business as usual with the bright yellow petals of daffodils adding a pop of color to the scenery in downtown Placerville. It’ll be time to spring forward one hour Saturday, March 8, as daylight saving time begins. The spring equinox follows March 19.
It appears that PG&E has improved at least one of its lines in the wake of the dreaded public safety power shutoffs of the last couple years — the lines of communication. While the utility giant admittedly still must repair and replace woefully neglected power transmission lines and other infrastructure that tends to ignite fires in the event of windstorms — such as the destruction in 2018 of the city of Paradise in Butte County — Placerville officials appear to have gotten through to PG&E with concerns and complaints over how the power shutoffs have been handled throughout El Dorado County. Former mayor Mark Acuna, who also is a former PG&E employee, took the company to task publicly during last year’s power interruptions in October and November. Acuna was interviewed by the Mountain Democrat following incendiary comments the then-mayor had made at earlier Placerville City Council meetings, saying PG&E was n
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EID concept to build Texas Hill Reservoir no longer viable drawn recent inquiries from adjacent property owners regarding the current zoning of property within the proposed reservoir “take” line and what the district’s plans are for the property. Dawn Hodson The “take” line are parcels that Staff writer would be underwater “Texas Hill Reservoir is an idea Land in the or affected by Texas Hill whose time has passed.” the dam and area purchased — Tom Cumpston, former general counsel for reservoir. In years ago by El Dorado Irrigation District other words, the the El Dorado take line is the Irrigation high water mark of a reservoir. District to be turned into a reservoir The idea of a Texas Hill Reservoir was the topic of an informational dates back to the 1950s and 60s when presentation at Monday’s EID Board the idea was to build a new reservoir of Directors meeting. on Weber Creek south of Placerville. Presented by Engineering Director
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OBITUARIES Obituaries on this page are written and paid for by the families or funeral homes. They are edited minimally by the Mountain Democrat. To submit an obituary, call (530) 622-1255, e-mail obits@mtdemocrat.net, fax (530) 344-5092, or visit mtdemocrat.com under “Submission Forms” at the bottom of the website. Include contact information with all submissions.
James Allen New
Jan. 3, 1947-Feb. 22, 2020
Jim passed away peacefully at his home in Rescue after a long battle with cancer. Jim served as a Marine in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife Charlene; his children JJ, Holly and Heidi; his stepchildren Ryan and Anne; his grandchildren Angela, Olivia, Emily, Matt, Sarah, Joshua, Taylor, Henry and Klarissa; his brother David and sister Beverly. Services have been held.
Jane Van Camp
Nov. 14, 1945-Dec. 21, 2019
On the Winter Solstice Dec. 21, 2019, Jane Van Camp passed away at her home in Diamond Springs, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. She passed peacefully after receiving many meaningful visits from family and friends, with her children by her side. Jane had a profound love for the arts; music, theater, photography, painting and literature. She loved teaching, traveling, wildlife and the outdoors. Her friendships were precious to her. Perhaps most of all Jane loved being a mother to her two children as well as a grandmother. Jane was born in Berkeley, Calif., in 1945 and spent her childhood in the city. She would later earn her bachelor of arts and teaching credential at the University of California, Davis. She became an elementary school teacher, beloved by many students who still remember “Mrs. Van Camp.” Jane was also an entrepreneurial spirit, running a local communications and media business for many years. Jane was always passionate about community and dedicated much of her energy to causes and organizations meaningful to her. Jane’s contributions to the community of El Dorado County stretch far and wide, too numerous to detail. She lived her life with grace, passion, dedication and sincerity. She leaves behind hundreds of poems, sketches, art photos, paintings, nature films and writing awards. Jane is survived by her daughter, Katie Van Camp and her son Jamie Van Camp as well as her daughter-in-law Tiffany Van Camp and her grandson Miles. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American River Conservancy in Jane’s honor.
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Joyce Gay Pratt
Dec. 14, 1933-Jan. 29, 2020
Joyce Gay Pratt, a 62-year resident of Placerville, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 29, 2020. Joyce was born Dec. 14, 1933, in Fresno, Calif. She graduated from Fresno State, with a bachelor’s degree in vocal music. Joyce was married to John Pratt from 1957-79 and raised two children. Joyce shared her musical and artistic talents with the Placerville community in many ways. She was a local watercolor and pen and ink artist, a classroom teacher at Buckeye School, and taught art at Markham School and Sugarloaf Fine Arts Camp (where she was also the camp secretary in the early years). Joyce performed in Cantare, acted and sang in several Theater El Dorado productions, taught private voice lessons, tutored English learners and was the choir director at Federated Church for many years. After raising her children, Joyce worked 23 years for the USFS, as a docent and information specialist. She enjoyed sharing her love and knowledge of the forest with the public, retiring at age 76. One of Joyce’s favorite retirement activities was crocheting hats and donating them to many groups in the Placerville community. She loved spending time in her yard, watching all of the wildlife that visited, and feeding the deer and birds. Joyce will be missed by her daughter, Susan Musker (David); son, David Pratt (Cheryl); brother, Bert Bangsberg (Vera); cousin, Harlan Williams (Nancy); grandchildren Eric, Steven, and Leah Musker; nephews, Christian, Bryan, Andrew and Craig Bangsberg; and many friends. A private family gathering will be held at a later date. The family encourages planting flowers or trees in Joyce’s memory.
Marilyn Jean Stein Oct. 8, 1928-Jan. 5, 2020
Marilyn Jean Stein of Cameron Park passed away on Sunday, Jan. 5. The only child of Leonard and Wilda Dunwoody, Marilyn was born in Canton, Ohio in 1928. A talented pianist, Marilyn attended the St. Louis Conservatory of Music where she met Bill Stein, her husband of 66 years. Marilyn is survived by daughter Linda Hanssen; sons Stephen and James Stein; grandchildren Russell Hanssen, Stacy Hanssen, Brandon Stein, Kevin Stein, Megan Stein, Katy Badeaux, Kelly Stein, Stephanie Stein and Nathan Stein; greatgrandchildren Benjamin, Hunter, Parker, Presley, Reed, River and Everly. Marilyn would want to remember her children’s spouses as well; Bob, Pat, Gailane and Cindy — each of whom she loved as her own. She was preceded in death by her husband and son David. Marilyn devoted her life to her family. Due to Bill’s career with Shell Oil, she nurtured her often complaining children as they moved from Minneapolis to St. Louis, Los Angeles, San Rafael, Connecticut, Houston, Novato, Sacramento and finally Cameron Park. At each stop she created a loving home for them, finding the best schools, churches, lessons, sports, camps, doctors and dentists they needed. When the next move came she would do it all again without complaint (except for an alleged refusal to relocate to Des Moines, Iowa — a claim she never stopped disputing with her children). All of her children grew up enjoying the Broadway classics she would play on the piano and while few inherited her talent, they all gained their love of music, and the fellowship it provided, from Marilyn. Upon retirement, Bill and Marilyn moved into the golf course home Bill designed. He and Marilyn became active world travelers and Marilyn became an expert planner in her own right. In Bill’s long battle with Alzheimer’s, Marilyn was his constant companion, demonstrating the depth of her love through her patience and caring. In her final days Marilyn was surrounded by her family and friends each of whom miss her greatly. A private family service will be held at a later date in Cameron Park. In lieu of flowers, Marilyn would ask you to be kind to one another. The family requests that those wishing to remember Marilyn by gift consider michaeljfox.org (for Marilyn), ALZ.org (for Bill) or kidney.org (for David).
1:36 a.m. A burglary was investigated on Garden Valley Road in Garden Valley. 9:35 a.m. A 32-year-old man was arrested on Virada Road in Cameron Park for allegedly possessing a controlled substance and having an outstanding warrant. 10:48 a.m. A string of mailbox thefts were reported on Sudbury Court in Cameron Park. 2:58 p.m. Suspect(s) allegedly broke into a garage on Lotus Road in Lotus and stole property. 4:49 p.m. A vehicle’s rear window was allegedly broken on Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville. 7:35 p.m. A 46-year-old man was arrested on Cambridge Road in Cameron Park on suspicion of possessing controlled substances with the intent for sale.
Feb. 17 2: 16 p.m. Theft was reported on Daisy Drive in Pollock Pines. 2:45 p.m. A 33-year-old woman was arrested in El Dorado Hills for allegedly striking a victim with her fists and hitting the victim with a vehicle.
9:20 a.m. Identity theft was reported on Knollwood Drive in Cameron Park. 9:49 a.m. A vehicle burglary was reported on Wilkinson Road in Cameron Park. 9:55 a.m. A 41-year-old man was arrested on Georgia Slide Road in Georgetown for reportedly forging a bill of sale on a vehicle. 12:21 p.m. A 36-year-old man was arrested on Red Hawk Parkway in Shingle Springs on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance. 2:22 p.m. A 31-year-old man and 26-year-old woman were arrested on Wild Chaparral Drive in Shingle Springs for allegedly possessing narcotics for sale and transportation and possession of a controlled substance. 2:40 p.m. A suspect burglarized a trailer on Highway 49 near Coloma and stole DMV titles. 5 p.m. A cabin on Wentworth Springs Road in Georgetown was burglarized. 7:08 p.m. Vandalism was reported on Vine Street in El Dorado Hills.
7:42 p.m. An 18-year-old man was arrested on Gateway Drive in Cameron Park on suspicion of burglarizing multiple vehicles.
12:16 a.m. A 24-year-old man and 40-year-old woman were arrested on Palmer Drive in Cameron Park on suspicion of being in possession of drug paraphernalia, heroine, methamphetamine and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
8:32 p.m. A 52-year-old man was arrested on Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville after a traffic stop allegedly revealed he was in possession of drugs with the intent to sell.
Feb. 20
10:02 a.m. Mail was stolen on Sterling Way in Cameron Park from multiple mailboxes.
Feb. 18
12:26 p.m. Checks were stolen on Valley View Parkway in El Dorado Hills and reportedly used to attempt the purchase of a vehicle.
8:03 a.m. Two women, aged 30 and 51, along with a 27-year-old man, were arrested on Highway 193 near Cool on suspicion of carjacking and robbery. 8:57 p.m. Suspect(s) reportedly stole mail from multiple mailboxes on Sandpiper Way in Cameron Park. 12:12 p.m. A 31-year-old man was arrested on Coach Lane in Cameron Park on outstanding warrants.
Feb. 21 3:57 a.m. Suspect(s) attempted to burglarize a commercial establishment on Main Street in Diamond Springs. 6:52 a.m. Mail was stolen from multiple mailboxes on Toronto Road in Cameron Park.
12:58 p.m. A suspect entered a vehicle on Scenic Court in El Dorado Hills and later used stolen credit cards. 1:26 p.m. Mail was stolen from a mailbox on Oakwood Road in Cameron Park. 1:35 p.m. A 35-year-old man was arrested on Castana Drive in Cameron Park on suspicion of forcibly entering a residence. 3:21 p.m. A suspect stole credit cards from a mailbox on Ridgeview Drive in El Dorado Hills and made purchases with the cards. 7 p.m. A 28-year-old man was arrested on Banbury Cross Road in Shingle Springs on suspicion of stealing items from his roommate.
8 a.m. Two stolen vehicles were located and recovered on Highway 193 in Kelsey. 8:44 a.m. A 34-year-old man was arrested on Highway 193 in Georgetown for using counterfeit money at a local business. 8:52 p.m. A 31-year-old man was arrested on Summit View Court in El Dorado after an outstanding warrant search revealed the subject was reportedly in possession of narcotics and illegal drug paraphernalia. 10:08 p.m. A 29-year-old man was arrested on Mira Loma Drive in Cameron Park for allegedly possessing drug paraphernalia and methamphetamine.
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Sean de Guzman, chief of California Department of Water Resources, Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Section, right, takes a reading in the third media snow survey of the 2020 season at Phillips Station. Nate Burely, center, and Molly White, also with DWR, help with the survey.
Survey shows snowpack at 47% of March average Dawn Hodson Staff writer The Department of Water Resources snow survey team on Thursday conducted its third manual measurement of the snowpack this year to disappointing results. Carried out at Phillips Station, which is located near Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort, the survey recorded 29 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 11.5 inches — 47% of the March average for the location. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water contained in the snowpack, providing a forecast of spring runoff. These results are a big change from January’s snow survey when DWR staff measured a snow depth of 33.5 inches and a snow water equivalent of 11 inches — 97% of average for the location. “Right now, 2020 is on track to be a below-average year but we could still see large storms in March and April that will improve the current snowpack,” said Sean de Guzman, chief of DWR’s Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Section. “While periods of dry conditions are expected in California, climate change has made them more unpredictable and extreme, which is why we must
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always use the water we have wisely,” he continued. DWR officials noted that while February has been very dry, it’s not unprecedented for California to be in this position. In 2018, after a dry start, March storms made up much of the deficit and brought California closer to normal that year. In addition to the manual surveys, DWR collects readings from 130 electronic snow sensors scattered throughout the state. Measurements indicate that statewide, the snowpack’s water equivalent is 11 inches, or 46 percent of the March average. Last month the statewide snowpack’s water equivalent was 12 inches, or 72 percent of the Jan. 30 average. The snowpack measured Feb. 27 is a critical element to all water resources managers in California, especially the State Water Project, which provides water to more than 27 million Californians and 750,000 acres of farmland. The state’s largest six reservoirs currently hold between 92% (Lake Oroville) and 132% (New Melones Lake) of their historical averages for this date. Lake Shasta, California’s largest surface reservoir, is at 107% of its historical average and sits at 78% of capacity.
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negligent in its maintenance of its infrastructure and that the power shutoffs that leave local residents in the dark for days at a time would not have been necessary had the utility done its job. Acuna said he had come to realize that PG&E’s transmission lines and other equipment had become so fragile that even a hint of especially windy conditions sent officials scurrying for the off-switch. He said he personally had seen PG&E employees doctoring maintenance reports, clearing numbers that while inaccurate resulted in a rosy bottom line for the power company, during the nearly 20 years he worked there. Acuna said the downward slide of the once highly respected PG&E resulted from the company going public and becoming “a darling of Wall Street” more concerned with its shareholders’ bottom line than with its customers’ safety. Acuna drew support from City Manager Cleve Morris in trying to have PG&E understand its public safety power shut-off orders often were based on faulty weather condition information, with the pair reporting to PG&E officials in San Francisco that “real-time” wind speeds, for example, did not justify pulling the plug in the Placerville area — but the lights went out anyway. The meticulously gathered information by the local team that included former acting El Dorado County Fire Chief Lloyd Ogan seemingly was ignored — except for once last year, when PG&E planned to shut down the power on Thanksgiving — but decided against that action after hearing from the trio that refused to remain quiet. Ogan had taken it upon himself to go out into the field and take multiple readings in specific local areas targeted for power shutdowns, monitoring wind speeds, humidity, temperatures — and reporting back to PG&E the numbers. PG&E listened — and perhaps the company intends to keep listening — it has assigned a liaison to communicate with local officials, a man who early last week spent two hours talking with Acuna, Morris and representatives from the El Dorado
Irrigation District and state Office of Emergency Services. Michael Lewis, a PG&E top official who Acuna said was “brought out of retirement in Florida to help PG&E regain stability,” told the gathering the power company “took full responsibility for the failures last year.” Instead of using weather readings for conditions in Sonoma, Napa, Chico and the Feather River Canyon near where Paradise once stood, El Dorado County will be looked at separately and not lumped into that area where power shutdown action frequently is deemed necessary. “We are not that kind of fire-weather or wind country,” said Acuna, who still sits on the City Council after his year as mayor. “It was a total admission that they were using a global approach to shutting off, needlessly, thousands of people instead of hundreds of people. “Michael Lewis said (PG&E) realized they needed to be more surgical — his word — in their approaches. “For the moment, we have them on the right track.” Acuna told the crowd at Town Hall last Tuesday that the Monday discussion with Lewis also resulted in “PG&E committing to faster restoration (of power) following public safety power shutoffs. “He also said they will redesign the (power) feed to Marshall Hospital so it will no longer be involved.” Acuna said he was gratified to realize that Lewis, a “senior local customer experience executive” with PG&E, “understands how the (electrical power delivery) system connects with the community.” “That was very much missing last year,” he said. “We were dealing with (PG&E) officials in a bunker in San Francisco who had no idea where Placerville Drive was ... this is a huge improvement.” The councilman added that Lewis, in response to a question regarding the very dry beginning of this year, confirmed that power shut-off events could begin earlier than they did last year and in 2018. “He said they are prepared for the possibility that they could be as early as September.”
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hank you to the Northern California Innocent Project out of Santa Clara College along with its attorney Melissa O’Connell. The group worked on the Ricky Davis case and found someone else’s DNA on the nightgown of Jane Anker Hylton, who was murdered in El Dorado Hills in 1985. Ricky Davis spent 15 years in prison convicted on Hylton’s murder. Thank you for Judge Kenneth Melikian for finding Davis “factually innocent “and expunging the arrest record. The judge also advised him the law allows him to seek monetary recompense for the 15 years he spent in prison as an innocent man. Thank you for District Attorney Vern Pierson admitting that detectives used questionable methods in interviewing a witness in prison in Oregon. Pierson also praised the Innocent Project’s work on the Ricky Davis case. One always appreciates a DA that truly aims for justice. Thank you to the DA and Sheriff ’s Department for arresting the man who apparently matches the mystery DNA — Michael Green, 51, in Placer County. I knew of Jane Anchor as a columnist for a newspaper my late father-in-law ran in Cameron Park for several years to help promote the shopping center he built there. Thank you to Recorder-Clerk Janelle Horne for setting up an indoor wedding space with seating for 25 for those who want a quick “Courthouse Wedding” and maybe don’t want to be married among the rubber plants and
Michael Raffety trees of the atrium of Building B and don’t want to travel all the way to South Lake Tahoe to one of the wedding chapels. Good idea, Janelle. Thank you to the Placerville Police for arresting an El Dorado High School teenager who threatened to “shoot up the school.” Thank you to New Morning Executive Director David Ashby for your 23 years of service and raising funds to move its youthful wards in to a bigger house. Ashby’s not the first director of New Morning and not the last, but certainly one of the most consequential. New Morning helps runaways, often unwanted youths and foster care castaways. The organization has counselors and helps bring troubled youths into the mainstream of life and school. Thank you to Cameron Park Safeway floral manager Michaela Freeman for her huge Valentine’s Day display. I happened to walk into that Safeway Feb. 11 on my was back from a water association committee meeting in Sacramento. Right near the main entrance I had to walk through a big Valentine archway promoting the floral department and Valentine balloons. Hard not to be inspired. n
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Letters to the Editor Protection from predatory, long-term leases EDITOR: id you know mobile home residents in some parks are being asked to sign 25-year leases? This predatory practice occurs when they are aware of a Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance attempt and know that any lease over 12 months exempts them from the protections under a Space Rent Stabilization. Residents are coaxed or, shall we say, intimidated into signing long-term leases with the promise of a minor yearly increase. The increase is still twice to three times the amount of their Social Security annual raise but they sign it anyway. What they don’t realize is that the guarantee is only good for the first few years of the contract and then they can raise the rents every 90 days with a 90-day notice. The good news is protection may be on the way. SB 999 seeks to prohibit the exemption allowing for all mobile home residents to be protected under a Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance. Protections like these are urgent, especially given the
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drastic housing shortage in California. The most vulnerable residents of our county and state need a Space Rent Stabilization Ordinance in place. Many mobile home residents saw drastic rent increases in 2020, some as much as 35%, and there are more to come. With a 1.5% Social Security increase this year, how long before these residents become homeless? Mobile home residents and all concerned residents of El Dorado County need to urge the Board of Supervisors and City Council to vote for space rent stabilization in El Dorado County, thereby, protecting veterans, the disabled, seniors and low-income families from economic eviction. TAMARA JANIES Pollock Pines
Trump’s lies EDITOR: onald Trump is without question the greatest liar who has defiled American history. We are by now accustomed to writing off the lies that got him elected — that Hillary Clinton was a criminal deserving to be locked up, Barack Obama was born in Kenya and Mexico would pay for his stupidly conceived “wall,” which is so poorly designed that it has to be
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protected from flash-flooding in Arizona by manually placed flood gates that must be left open for several months of the year. That last lie hinges on Donald’s claim that he is a great builder, rather than a fraudster who knows his way around a bankruptcy court. Now we are told that his new budget will propose cuts of $800 billion dollars to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, all of which he has in the past promised to leave alone. These lies follow his oft-repeated economic claims that he turned around a stagnant economy inherited from Obama, although even cursory examination of employment figures and economic growth show that Obama is the guy who turned around the Bush 2 disaster and initiated very quickly after his first inauguration what is now an 11-year growth period — the longest such stretch of economic success in our national saga. Trump’s trend lines merely continue those that Obama established. Fortunately, Obama built well and so far Trump’s economic blunders have failed to destroy what Obama left behind. Another whole subset of Trump lies regards the relocation of American factories from China n
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aging infrastructure n Feb. 21 the to ensure the level of El Dorado service and reliability our Irrigation customers expect. District sent out Here is a little notices for proposed background on just two rate adjustments for of the critical projects the years 2021 through faced by EID. To learn 2025. more about other The notice lays important projects I out a series of rate encourage our customers adjustments over those our upcoming years and details some Jim Abercrombie visit open houses or review of the drivers behind the our five-year capital need for the additional improvement plan posted on the EID rate revenue. website. EID personnel have worked to In late December 2019 EID staff develop the leanest possible rate began monitoring a leak on its schedule while still ensuring rates El Dorado Main No. 2 (EDM-2). generate enough revenue to help pay EDM-2 was constructed between for critical projects that have become 1975 and 1978 by the U.S. Bureau too pressing to defer any longer. We of Reclamation as part of the believe we have designed responsible rate adjustments that will do just that. Central Valley Water Project. For 2021, the average (medium use) EDM-2 originates at the District’s water customer would see an increase Reservoir 2 facility in Camino and is an indispensable artery in EID’s of $8.63 per bimonthly bill. The integrated water system. average wastewater customer would In addition to the communities see a reduction of $6.79 per bill. The from Camino through Placerville, average water/wastewater customer EDM-2 feeds the Gold Hill Intertie would see a rise of $1.84 per bill that in turn supplies Cameron Park and the average water/wastewater/ and El Dorado Hills residents. In fact, recycled water customer would see a EDM-2 is the primary water source $7.42 increase per bimonthly bill. for those communities during the What are these rates paying for? These rates are paying for reliability, winter months and aids the El Dorado Hills water treatment plant in the reinvestment in aging infrastructure, summer months to help meet peak and responsibility. Every EID worker demands. takes the responsibility of providing Ultimately there were three separate safe and reliable service 24/7 to our leaks identified in EDM-2 and were customers with significant pride. The repaired under emergency conditions. rates will fund key projects to replace
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EDM-2, like many of our distribution lines, is showing its age and the time for a proactive water line replacement program is now. The rate adjustments will help us pay for water line replacement as well as pay for the bond payments that finance the larger projects. One such large and extremely critical project is EID’s Folsom Lake Intake Project. At its Feb. 24 meeting, the EID Board of Directors unanimously approved a contract to move forward to replace this vital piece of infrastructure. The Folsom Lake Intake supplies raw water from Folsom Lake to the El Dorado Hills Water Treatment Plant where it is treated and then delivered to customers in El Dorado Hills. The water supplied through this system is critical to providing reliable drinking water service, especially during the warmer months when water demands increase dramatically. The Folsom Lake Intake project will restore reliable pumping capacity to the facility that was lost when pumps failed a number of years ago. Replacement of the intake facility will cost more than $42 million. We have deferred the project for as long as we safely can. It’s time now to reinvest in the system to ensure reliable drinking water deliveries continue to meet demand. In support of our call to our ratepayers to understand the critical need of the rate adjustments, EID will hold two open houses/public workshops where customers can
speak directly to our engineering and operations staff to learn about important projects that will be made possible with the funding from the proposed rates. The EID board will also be present at these meetings to hear ratepayer concerns. The first meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the Cameron Park Community Services District at 2502 Country Club Drive in Cameron Park. The second meeting will be held on Monday, March 23 at 5:30 p.m. at the EID headquarters at 2890 Mosquito Road in Placerville. EID’s board will consider the adoption of the proposed rates at a public hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, April 27. The hearing will be held at EID’s headquarters building located at 2890 Mosquito Road in Placerville. To learn more about the proposed rates go to eid.org/Prop218. We have facilities in our system that have become unreliable and are stressed to their limits. If the Folsom Lake Intake fails in the heat of summer, all EID customers would be impacted. If a flume or a major east-west water supply main fails in summer when water demand is high, it would mean severe water restrictions. The relatively modest adjustments we are asking for will help us rebuild the facilities and refurbish the aging infrastructure that tens of thousands of people in our community rely on. Jim Abercrombie is general manager of the El Dorado Irrigation District.
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could be used to develop other water resources or wastewater facilities. Mueller expressed doubt that the reservoir could ever be built given that its location is close to a critical habitat for red-legged frogs. To make the zoning change, the county would have to prepare an environmental document and General Plan amendment. The cost of all that on EID’s part would be $119,000 with the county picking up the rest of the cost. Speaking on behalf of the county at the meeting was Aaron Mann, senior planner, who explained that the recommended path is to change the zoning to residential. Deputy Director of County Planning Anne Devotay noted there are plans to take the item to the Board of Supervisors next month. President George Osborne said he was reluctant to divest the agency of the property while at the same time wanted to let people use their property the way they chose. Tom Cumpston, EID’s former general counsel, also spoke saying he represented the El Dorado County Water Agency in the 1995 sale of the Texas Hill properties to EID. “Texas Hill Reservoir is an idea whose time has passed,” Cumpston said, adding that subsequent analyses have shown that EID has cheaper and better water supply projects it is pursuing. Environmental constraints and need for additional land are also factors, he told the board. “Recall that EID owns only about 70% of the land needed — and the parcels yet to be acquired are, by and large, the most difficult and expensive ones. In terms of land acquisition all of the lowhanging fruit has been picked and the truly hard work remains undone.” Cumpston advised selling the land and using the proceeds to benefit EID customers. The other option would be to transfer the land to another entity for
public use as a regional park and open space and use the available credits for the transfer as offsets against environmental impacts of projects elsewhere. As a first step, Cumpston suggested pursuing a General Plan map amendment and also clearing up any other legal matters regarding the property and plans for its use. “Time, change and economics have passed that plan by,” he said, “but the Texas Hill properties are still a treasure that can provide a myriad of public benefits if the district begins today to view them in a new light.” As this was an information item, the board took no action. Mueller said staff plans to bring an action item to a future meeting for board approval of the environmental costs associated with pursuing the General Plan amendment.
El Dorado Main 2 repairs Also on Monday’s agenda was a status update on the El Dorado Main 2 Emergency Replacement Project from assistant engineer Kailee Delongchamp and senior civil engineer Patrick Wilson. The repairs were undertaken when two leaks were found in December of last year. A third leak was repaired Feb. 12. Delongchamp said those repairs had been substantially done despite their being completed under “less than ideal conditions” — primarily a lot of mud. Staff expects to return to the board later with a proposal to hire a consulting firm to assess the condition of and the estimated remaining service life of the El Dorado Main 2 transmission line. Radenko Odzakovic, EID’s drinking water operations manager, congratulated the staff on the excellent team work among the construction, engineering and finance staff. There were no injuries despite the repairs being done under difficult circumstances.
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to our shores, while in reality they are mostly going to other Asian countries for the same old cheap labor that made them leave in the first place. But Trump has indeed stimulated beyond anyone’s imagination the rapid growth of one industry — factchecking. Unfortunately the Trump cultists most in need of its product, Truth, have found it indigestible. To them, lies feel much more comforting. RONALD LANNER Placerville
The Ricky Davis miscarriage of justice EDITOR: In an interview concerning the wrongful conviction of
Ricky Davis, District Attorney Vern Pierson unashamedly declared that the business of his office is “to seek justice,” as if his office had had no involvement in sending Ricky Davis to prison for life. Our justice system is an adversarial one in which each side tries to win. When justice is served it is too often a question of resources: How many good attorneys can you afford? Many defendants, such as Ricky Davis, are unable to afford a proper defense, so the DA, who disposes of almost limitless resources, wins by default. When Gov. Newsom decided to stop implementing capital punishment I remember the howls of outrage emanating from some
letters in the pages of the Mountain Democrat. Ricky Davis escaped a capital conviction, but not by much, so I hope those letter writers will reflect upon the Ricky Davis case before continuing to support the death penalty. In 2011 Illinois abolished the death penalty when it found that of the 24 men
sitting on death row, 11 were innocent. How many innocent persons have been put to death in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Florida, Missouri and other states that are not as diligent in administering justice as Illinois? And we want to be called “a civilized nation.” JOHN GARON Placerville
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The district owns approximately 62% of the land needed to build the reservoir. The remaining land is privately owned with some parcels developed and others not. EID later decided to pursue less costly water projects with fewer environmental impacts. The White Rock/Alder Reservoir project was more cost-effective in terms of long-range storage potential and building cost. Before 2016 zoning for all parcels within the reservoir “take” line was residential and designated as open space in the El Dorado County General Plan. But residential zoning did not conform with the General Plan open space land-use designation. The county undertook a comprehensive zoning ordinance update and amendments to the zoning map to make the zoning land use designations consistent. The result was that most of the EID parcels were changed from residential to open space and most of the privately owned parcels were changed from residential to recreational-low intensity zoning. That was followed in 2019 by EID receiving inquiries from property owners within the reservoir “take” line about the district’s future plans for Texas Hill Reservoir. One inquiry arose after a property owner lost a potential sale of their property when the buyer learned of the new zoning restrictions. Another property owner learned that the construction of a home on their property was no longer compatible with the new zoning. The county has also received inquiries from property owners in the Texas Hill area regarding zoning issues. Property owners have the option of seeking an administrative permit or conditional use permit but those take time and money. Staff noted that the board could decide the land is surplus in which case a change in zoning back to residential would increase the value of the land. Revenue from its sale
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Thank you to the Sacramento Bee for dropping its Saturday paper (as of Feb. 22). Buying it in the store was like getting a half-baked Sunday paper and paying as much as the Sunday paper but not getting all the same sections, just some of them. The announcement was made Sunday, Feb. 16, on the front page of the Local section. Making the announcement was Lauren Gustus, editor of the Bee and McClatchy’s regional editor for the West. That’s customarily an announcement made by the publisher. They may not have a publisher. McClatchy Co. filed for bankruptcy. The company is likely to emerge from bankruptcy owned by a hedge fund. McClatchy’s financial downfall was acquiring Knight Ridder in 2006, leaving them with $4.5 billion in debt that sank the bloated organization like concrete shoes in the Sacramento River. Even Editor Gustus noted that the newspaper decline started in 2005 (a year before buying all the Knight Ridder newspapers). Heck, it began earlier than that as craigslist completely depleted classified newspaper ads. McClatchy’s stock plunged from $496 in 2006 to 75 cents. A better deal for 75 cents is an issue of the Mountain Democrat. Michael Raffety is a retired editor of the Mountain Democrat and a resident of the Placerville area.
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double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Lady Cougars and ime ticked away on Argonaut Lady Mustangs clashed the title-hopeful Lady earlier in a preseason matchup Cougars basketball team with the Lady Mustangs winning Thursday at Golden 1 convincingly 79-58 over the Center. Cougars, but Thursday’s final was No. 3-ranked El Dorado High a tight contest until the end. School came up just short of “This game was different than capturing a Division the previous one,” IV Sac-Joaquin Gray added. “They “As much as it hurts to lose a close one Section championship are extremely deep dropping to No. in a section title game, I am so proud of and play relentless 1-ranked Argonaut pressure defense the the girls and how hard they battled.” High School of entire game.” — Larry Gray, El Dorado High School basketball head coach Jackson by a score of The special day 45-37. kicked off with It was the first time the Lady Cougars’ in school history the El Dorado bus getting an escort from the junior guards Haley Kline added girls basketball team advanced 7 and Chloe Blankenship tallied 8 Placerville Police Department to the section finals at Golden 1 through downtown Placerville on points. El Dorado small forward Center in Sacramento and their their way to Golden 1 Center with Hailey Kimber grabbed 9 boards first title shot since 1979 when the community turning out to with senior center Kim Quicksall El Dorado beat Rio Linda High sweeping the glass for 8 rebounds root them on. School 56-48. El Dorado High School and adding 2 blocks. “As much as it hurts to lose a continues their season at the “We had our chances but with close one in the section title game, Blankenship and Quicksall California Interscholastic I am so proud of the girls and Federation State Basketball fouling out, it made it difficult for how hard they battled,” said head Championships in the Northern us in the last 90 seconds of the coach Larry Gray. California region next week with game,” explained Gray. Down 20-15 at halftime, the their opponent, date and time yet The Argonaut Mustangs were Lady Cougars battled back to to be determined. led by Lauren Bierman’s double-
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The student cheering section, left, kept the spirit alive as the Lady Cougars battled it out on the court. The Blue Crew, right, arrives outside Golden 1 Center in Sacramento to support the Lady Cougars in Thursday’s championship game.
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Chloe Blankenship, a junior guard for the Lady Cougars, left, appears dejected after fouling out as El Dorado’s chance of a title faded away. Junior guard Haley Kline, right, pulls up from three-point land to keep El Dorado alive.
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El Dorado High School senior Angus Cummings evades a Lindhurst High School midfielder in Tuesday’s win that vaulted the Cougar boys into Saturday’s championship against Natomas High School. Pick up Wednesday’s edition of the Mountain Democrat for results.
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“Yessir, it’s on page 48, at the very other than speed differential (listed by top” of Caltrans’ own “design manual,” Caltrans),” began Thomas, who then a publication she likened to serving as pointed out that the “straight line” that bureaucracy’s “bible.” depicted in Caltrans documents does Other not adequately state agency reflect the actual representatives conditions present “Having people jetting were present at in the curving, around us doesn’t make for elevation-varying Town Hall — two officers from the stretch that runs safe driving for us.” Placerville office through Placerville — Dennis Vanderpool, director of city limits. of the California transportation for El Dorado Union High Highway Patrol Travel conditions School District on that part of told the crowd the local CHP, Highway 50 too, is opposed to “are extremely raising the speed limit on the pertinent challenging, with six opportunities” stretch. for making turns off the roadway and Placerville police Chief James Ortega onto surface streets, she emphasized. added his voice to the crescendo, and El “(The Caltrans letter) doesn’t note the Dorado County Fire Chief Tim Cordero curvature of the terrain ... the extremely who routinely attends Placerville short merge lane at Mosquito Road ... City Council meetings nodded his the 45-degree turn at Center Street ... agreement with the other emergency the right turn at Center Street to merge first-responders. onto the freeway ... Comments from the crowd all were “And Fire Station 25 is nearby; it on the same sheet, with a member uses that Center Street turn (during of the El Dorado Union High School emergencies),” said Thomas, noting that District’s transportation division telling no mention of any emergency services’ the gathering he feels Caltrans did use of and access to the highway not take into consideration the “big, comprising the “city stretch” was made yellow buses” that turn right and left off by Caltrans officials. Highway 50 to pick up and transport And yet ... City Engineer Neves students to the high school and to warned the crowd that even though the Markham Middle School. city received the unanticipated Caltrans Dennis Vanderpool, director of letter just in late January saying that transportation for EDUHSD, thanked Caltrans “intends to increase” the City Engineer Neves for explaining that limit from 40 to 50 mph as a result of the city agrees with everyone (except preliminary Engineering and Traffic Caltrans, apparently) that the speed Survey, and that the letter called for a limit should not be increased. public hearing regarding that intent — “You really did a great job (on the Caltrans is free to do as it wishes. report),” said Vanderpool, who added The memo sent by Caltrans to the city, that school bus drivers already have summarizing its intent, states: “Based their hands full dealing with traffic at on this information (its own traffic the current 40 mph. survey) and our engineering judgment, “Having people jetting around us the existing 40 mph will be raised to 50 doesn’t make for safe driving for us,” he mph.” said. It doesn’t say “might” or “could,” Motorists who are flying on Highway stressed Neves. It says “will.” 50 past Placerville reaching speeds Three-by-five notecards for those beyond the posted limit, with some attending the Town Hall meeting hitting 50, 60 and even 70 mph if the were available, with many taking the three traffic signal lights oblige, are opportunity to scrawl their concerns. the very reason that Caltrans decided The cards, along with numerous other a change was needed on the stretch documentation, both from city staff and of highway that runs roughly from the public including schools officials Placerville Drive in the west to Point and emergency services personnel, View Drive in the east, according to will be sent to Caltrans forthwith, the Neves. gathering was told. She explained that Caltrans officials City Engineer Neves said she hopes as a matter or course review accident state officials heed the comments, reports and so forth and that because which she said include statistics and collisions occurring in the portion of measurements showing Caltrans Highway 50 in question are higher in that raising the speed limit will not, frequency than they apparently should physically, allow motorists to stop be, according to state standards, it was in time to avoid wrecks, given the decided that the speed limit should be distances involved. raised so that traffic might tend to travel But, she also told the crowd early at more the same speed. on, Caltrans made it clear it “does not It is the variance, from those going consider the emotional concerns of a 50 mph alongside those going 30 mph, community” in reaching such decisions. or even slower when trying to get into Neves cautioned that once Caltrans a turn-lane, and those coming to a full reaches this stage in its planned action, stop at the signal lights, that Caltrans “it’s usually a quick turnaround.” engineers point to as being the crux of “The letter to the city came Jan. 28, the perceived problem. Statistics, the with the public meeting called for Feb. letter to the city states, show that the 25 — it could take (as little as) a couple speed variance is too great for safety; months to implement,” said Neves, her therefor boosting the limit to 50 will words met with groans from the crowd. smooth out the traffic, equalize the flow. Using words like, “stupid,” and Poppycock, sang the Tuesday crowd, “insane,” all five council members echoing the city engineer’s lyrics reached unanimous consensus that summarizing her “take” on Caltrans’ the city vociferously let Caltrans know reasoning: “People are speeding, so let’s raising the speed limit on Highway 50 reward them by raising the speed limit as it passes through Placerville is not ...?” said Neves, voice hitting a high note welcomed. of incredulity. “Hopefully they’ll come to their senses Former mayor Wendy Thomas, now and agree with us,” said Councilwoman seeking a seat on the El Dorado County Patty Borelli. Board of Supervisors representing One member of the crowd, local District 3 that includes Placerville, resident Arne Johnson, applauded the attended the meeting and called city’s report and subsequent stance, but Caltrans’ plan to raise the speed limit by said he remains worried. 10 mph “grossly negligent.” She charged “To me, it sounds like they (Caltrans) that state officials failed to consider any are going to do what they want,” said other possible causes for the higherJohnson. “If someone gets killed than-normal vehicle accident rate for (because of increased speed limit), then the highway portion in question. that’s on them.” “Nowhere is there a causal possibility
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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). There is very little that you really have to do. What’s before you is all optional. It’s good to remember that every once in a while. And when you talk about your life, phrase it as what you “get” to do. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Many valuable discoveries have been made by chance by people seeking something else entirely. Then again, chance favors the seekers. Ask any of them, or just ask yourself today, as you’re definitely in the category. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The same problem seems life-altering for one person and able to be solved in a snap to another. Giving problems the scale they deserve in your life is an art that you’re executing better and better. CANCER (June 22-July 22). Friends will shape your day, and this will be a reminder about how important it is to have good people in your life -- people you admire and trust to be compassionate and kind.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Of course, the expectation that matters is the one you have of yourself, but that one can be pretty harsh and unreasonable. The expectations of others in your life will be kinder. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Relationships happen because you make them happen, and they continue because you cultivate them. The natural outcropping is that you’ll feel responsible for a part of another person’s happiness, and in fact, you are. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). When people ask you for reminders, they don’t have good organizational systems in place. On the bright side, this is the sort of extra little burden of responsibility that sparks a cool idea. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). At your heart, you’re an altruist. No person can exist alone. You are only completely satisfied with an outcome if you believe that others are benefitting as much as you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Though you’ll be tempted to act automatically and out of loyalty and a sense of justice, taking a moment to reflect will make all the difference, as right and wrong will not be so obvious.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). The big picture will come to you. All you have to do is close your eyes and wish a moment. It won’t be very hard for you to come up with excellent strategies.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Speaking well will take you far. Consider taking on a speaking project. To give a speech about your life, work or any topic at all really offers an all-encompassing sort of self-development.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). In a calm atmosphere, sudden movements are startling. In chaos, anything goes. You’ll be in both sorts of conditions. You’ll read the room and adjust accordingly.
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KNOW MARCH Spring Loaded means sun, snow and good times with friends and family in Tahoe South in March. This is the event that brings together the best of spring and winter with live music, loud outfits, lodging specials, restaurant deals and three weekends and two weeks of sun and fun. Festivities include on-mountain events at Heavenly Mountain Resort, Kirkwood Mountain, Sierra-at-Tahoe, happy hour specials, midweek entertainment and loads of live events and guest performers. For more information go to tahoesouth.com.
MONDAY, MARCH 2 Face in a Book, 4359 Town Center Blvd., Suite 113, in El Dorado Hills, hosts storytime for toddlers, preschoolers and their big people Mondays and Thursdays, 10-10:30 a.m. For more information call (916) 941-9401 or go to getyourfaceinabook.com. El Dorado County Older Adult Services is currently looking for volunteer drivers for its Senior Shuttle program. Senior Shuttle volunteer drivers generally help once a month, picking up seniors and delivering them to designated locations in El Dorado County, including shopping centers and other places of interest. Anyone interested in volunteering may pick up an application at the El Dorado County Senior Center, 937 Spring St. in Placerville or call (530) 621-6151. A copy of the volunteer application may also be downloaded at: edcgov.us/Government/ HumanServices/Pages/ volunteer_opportunities. aspx. Junior high and high school athletes can experience injuries just like professional athletes. Marshall Medical Center’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Department is now offering a free clinic for these student athletes who have suffered a nonconcussive injury within the past two weeks. The clinic is open Monday afternoons from 4-6 p.m. Located at 1000 Fowler Way, Suite 6, in Placerville, athletes receive an assessment by Bruce Akinaka, PT, ATC, as well as instructions for self-care at home and directions for healing and returning to their sport. Call (530) 3445430 for an appointment, walk-ins are also accepted.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3 The Widows Club meets at 9 a.m. every Tuesday morning at the Golden Waffle Café, 1449 Broadway in Placerville. The club is created to give support and friendship to help people through the grieving process. For more information call Don at (530) 363-7476 or Nancy at (530) 622-8276. Tuesday at Two, every Tuesday from 2-3 p.m. in the large craft room at the Placerville Senior Center, 937 Spring S. in Placerville. This is an informal poetry workshop in which all ages are welcome. For more information call (530) 2953496.
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Tim Robbins, center, Academy Award winner and director of “The New Colossus” will facilitate an in-depth discussion following the two performances at the Harris Center for the Performing Arts, March 3 and 4. Tickets are available online at harriscenter.net or from the Harris Center ticket office at (916) 608-6888.
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he Actors’ Gang brings “The New Colossus” to Folsom’s Harris Center for the Arts, 10 College Parkway in Folsom, March 3 and 4 — a moving tribute to the nation of immigrants. The Mountain Democrat spoke with Academy Award winner Tim Robbins, director of the production and Actors’ Gang founding artistic director, about the production’s origins, why he likes having emotional roles and the power of hearing immigrants’ stories. Question: Was there a reason you decided to perform this production at this time? Answer: “We started it five years ago during the Syrian Refugee Crisis. We’ve been performing it off and on for a while.” Q: What do you want the audience to talk about after the show and after the Q&A? What’s the topic you want on their on minds? A: “I want an audience to think whatever it wants to think. I don’t ever subscribe to the idea that I want an audience to think in one certain way. The great beauty of theater is that it creates dialogue. If you do your job well, it creates a vibrancy from a dialogue. “Entertainment can be various things. Entertainment can be a prestige that distracts and makes everyone happy for a while and then everyone is happy after the show. That’s a legit thing to do but it’s not what The Actors’ Gang tends to do. We tend to do plays that resonate deeply with audience members, that tell stories ... reflective of their own experience of the world that they are living in. There are their own concerns. Their own common emotional connections to stories have a lot to do with the way we present theater. “At the end of the show I come out and I talk to the audience about where they are from and I ask people to start sharing their stories or their own ancestors’ stories, immigration or what it was like to be a refugee. We’ve heard some incredibly inspiring stories. “The experience that happens after ... we hear these stories, it kind of empowers the audience to think about their own ancestors. After people share, what happens in the lobby afterward is pretty cool because those who didn’t get a chance to share or were too shy to share around other people end up staying and talking about their relatives. I would say that we’ve been experiencing that pretty regularly.” Q: How was it received when the idea was floating around before it actually became a production? A: “I have a very diverse company in
Los Angeles. Several actors for whom English is a second language, people who were immigrants or sons and daughters of immigrants. I had been looking to do a piece with them. We started talking when we saw what was happening with the Syrian Refugee Crisis and started asking ourselves what it is to be a refugee. Who are refugees? Who are we? What is our story? “I encouraged 12 of the actors in the company to write either their own story or their ancestors story of immigration. What I found is that they all found a common story — a story of needing to get away from a dangerous situation in order to get a better life for themselves or their future generations. “Another common story was what kind of courage it takes and what kind of strength it takes to survive that journey. We started to weave them together into a story — 12 different refugees from 12 different time periods speaking 12 different languages. The first time we did it, we saw immediately how deeply it resonated with the audience. It was only after two or three performances that we realized we really needed to talk to the audience because they were staying after the show and sharing their own experiences. Let’s make that part of the play. Let’s make the audience part of the play at the end. Really we are telling their story.” Q: Have you traced back your ancestors’ story? A: My grandfather did many years ago. John Robbins was the first Robbins to travel to America in 1640 in Connecticut. He died in 1660. His grave still exists. “My mother’s family came a little bit later up through the South. They came from England and Ireland. They (lived in) Mississippi and Kentucky and up in Missouri. Both of my grandparents grew up in the West. My father’s family were homesteaders in Washington state. My mother’s mother is actually a different story of migration — a woman who was cultured, forward-thinking, independent. (She) played violin for a string quartet ... had a family that she could no longer tolerate (because of ) racism. Particularly a brother named Doug who was a flatout bigot. She chose to leave and go to California.” Q: In speaking with the audience, have you ever found a story so captivating that you wanted to weave it into your production or encourage them in some way to write it down? A: “We have been hearing so many amazing stories. Here is what we are doing, we started in North Carolina and we have a bunch of cameras with us. Every night after we do our talk ... and we hear some of these stories from the audience, we invite many audience members back
who want to share their story and we have been filming them. So we have a whole backlog of them — incredible stories we are going to figure out how to share. I don’t know whether it will be part of a film version of ‘The New Colossus’ or whether we are going to do an independent project that’s a documentary that’s about immigration in America. “Extraordinary stories. On two separate nights in North Carolina. Two separate stories, both in Italy, of women that were promised to men that they didn’t want to marry, they took the dowry and bought a boat ticket and came to the United States. Of course, the relative is telling it with great pride. “Heard a story of this kid who tried to get legal migration, early 20th century, a boy who traveled alone. He had an address of his relatives pinned to his shirt (but officials) wouldn’t let him in so the kid jumps off the boat, swims to shore, hides out in horse stables ... is homeless. Doesn’t have the address of his family anymore because it got wet in the water, has to survive on his own. He is 9 years old. Eventually a family adopts him. That gentleman said it was his great-great uncle and he was one of the founders of Teamsters. “Another story also of people who helped — a ship’s captain that came into Ellis Island and there was a quota, a per month quota that had already (been) exceeded. The ship got turned around. There were 10 days until the next month started and its quota would begin and the people at Ellis Island told (the captain) to take them back to their origin country. And the ship’s captain instead went out to sea, fed his passengers for 10 days, then first thing in the morning on the first of the month, he sails into New York Harbor — the very first boat of the month and gets everybody in.” Q: Why is the production called “The New Colossus?” A: “Well there is a poem called ‘The New Colossus’ by Emma Lazarus that is on the base of the Statue of Liberty. It’s a poem that I find deeply inspiring. The famous lines are ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.’ But the lines after that are equally strong. ‘The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.’ “In other words, we are a strong enough country to take people who are in trouble that need help, who are homeless, who are troubled, who need us. That kind of strength is what we possess in this country. Not only will we let them in but we will guide your safe passage with a light. n
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prospecting foothill dining Healthy and tangy potatoes Idaho Potato Commission here are plenty of versatile and heart-y ways to include heart-healthy Idaho potatoes in meals. Succulent and tangy, these Heart-Healthy Idaho Potato and Chicken Skewers pack a lemon and garlic one-two punch that will tantalize taste buds. Perfect on a bed of fresh greens, these skewers are made with Idaho blue, white and red potatoes, chicken breasts, olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes and lemon juice and zest. Have leftovers? Store them in the fridge and plate them with some colorful veggies for a healthy dinner during the week.
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Heart-Healthy Idaho Potato and Chicken Skewers Yield: 4 servings Calories: 230 Sodium: 200 mg Fat: 7 g Protein: 25 g Cholesterol: 7 mg Lemon-garlic flavored chicken and red, white and blue potatoes are skewered and then tossed on the grill for 10 minutes tops. Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (squeezed from one lemon) 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest (from one lemon) 1 tablespoon minced garlic 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper pinch crushed red pepper flakes 1 pound boneless chicken breast, cut into 1 ½-inch chunks 4 gourmet “baby” Idaho grown blue potatoes 4 gourmet “baby” Idaho grown white potatoes 4 gourmet “baby” Idaho grown red potatoes 4 or 5 (12-inch) wooden skewers (soaked in water for at least 1 hour) or metal skewers Directions In a medium mixing bowl, using a whisk, combine the oil, lemon juice and lemon zest, garlic, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper flakes. Measure out 1/3 cup of the dressing mixture and set it aside. Add the chicken pieces to the bowl with the remaining dressing and toss well to coat them with dressing; set aside. (Chicken can be marinated in the refrigerator up to one day in advance of serving.) Wash the potatoes and place them in a microwave-safe bowl. Add 3 tablespoons water to the bowl and cover. Microwave on high for 5-7 minutes, until tender. While the potatoes are cooking, pre-heat the grill to medium-high. Assemble the skewers: thread 3 pieces of marinated chicken onto each skewer. Follow that with a red, then a white, n
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Education leaders win ACSA awards El Dorado County Office of Education
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n Feb. 20 the Association of California School Administrators: El Dorado County Charter (ACSA) hosted the Distinguished Service Awards Banquet at David Girard Vineyards to celebrate several individuals who significantly contribute to the high-quality education system that supports the county’s students and families. “ACSA is proud to honor all of our great administrators that work tirelessly every day for students,” said Aaron Palm, charter president and Oak Ridge High School principal. “This year’s honorees are true models for school leaders. They symbolically represent all of the impressive leaders in our county. ACSA is proud of their accomplishments and their service to our community. We are honored to be able to recognize them.”
Award winners included Black Oak Mine Unified School District’s Jingle de Lange, presented by Chief Business Official Sid Albaugh Buckeye Union School District’s Karen LaLonde, presented by Superintendent Dr. David Roth El Dorado County Office of Education’s Kathy Daniels, presented by County Superintendent Dr. Ed
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Rescue Union School District’s Janice Klee is serenaded by the district’s team before she received her award. Manansala El Dorado Union High School District’s Serna Teixeira, presented by Superintendent Dr. Ron Carruth Gold Trail Union School District’s Aidan Harte, presented by Superintendent Scott Lyons Mother Lode Union School District’s Dr. Sadie Hedegard, presented by Superintendent Dr. Marcie Guthrie Pioneer Union School District’s Coleen Rothballer, presented by Superintendent Annette Lane Placerville Union School District’s Kim Aros, presented by Superintendent Eric Bonniksen Rescue Union School District’s Janice Klee, presented by Sean
Gold Trail Union School District Superintendent Scott Lyons presents the award to Aidan Harte. Martin El Dorado County Superintendent Dr. Ed Manansala closed the evening and
expressed, “The quality of El Dorado County is reflected in the quality of its schools. The high expectations
and effective practice of El Dorado County educators are a foundational component.”
‘Ramblin’ Red’ offers two stories in one between the covers Book: “Ramblin’ Red” Author: Michael Easterling Publisher: Valley Oak Publication, January 2020, softcover and Kindle versions, 202 pages
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t’s been a prolific year for Michael Easterling. With “Sweet Hope — An Appalachian Ghost Story” published last April, “Jasper,” published in December and now, “Rambling Red” published in
January of this year joining two previously published novels, “The Water at the End of the World” and “Christmas Eve on the Underground Railroad and Other Christmas Stories.” Prolific definitely describes this Pleasant Valley author. “Ramblin’ Red” is a departure from Easterling’s historical fiction which is often based on myth and legend. In “Red” a lonely middle-school student
living on the outskirts of a small, rural town discovers a passion for writing. And not just any writing — Milton Mickelsen writes westerns and his main character is a rootin’, tootin’ cowboy. As Milton maneuvers his way through bullies, boring teachers and the angst of middleschool, he spends his free moments, including those during class, writing some excitement into his life with the adventures of his alterego, Ramblin’ Red and his amazing horse Cricket. With the help of a compassionate adult, Milton discovers interests in the real world that bring him wild adventures of
his own. Meanwhile, Ramblin’ Red has landed in a small town, entered himself in a riding, shooting, roping contest and met a lady doctor and a bandit. Milton’s character comes from Easterling’s own experience of moving to a remote mountain area when he was in middle school. While his parents built a home, they lived with no phone, insulation or plumbing and no television. “My friends lived 20-30 miles away, so my social life ended with the final school bell,” said Easterling. “Fortunately, we had books.” Sports books were Easterling’s genre of choice in middle-school
instead of westerns, but with the help of the library, he branched out. Now, he reads a variety of fiction and nonfiction and is always on the lookout for a good novel. “Ramblin’ Red” is two stories in one; double your fun. It is geared toward middleschoolers, but older adults may also find Milton’s growth as a person and his story of a rambling man who finds a home, intriguing. “Ramblin’ Red” and all of Easterling’s books are available at Amazon.com in both softcover and Kindle versions. Locally, they can be purchased at The Bookery and Placerville News Company, both on Main Street in downtown Placerville.
Enjoy lunch with the Senior Nutrition Program El Dorado County Health And Human Services Agency
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he El Dorado County Senior Nutrition Program prepares a hot nutritious lunch every Monday through Friday for the suggested donation of $3 per meal. Adults 60 years or older, including a younger spouse, are invited to enjoy lunch served from noon to 12:30 p.m. at any one of the eight community dining centers located throughout the county. Locations include: El Dorado Hills, Cameron Park, Diamond Springs, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Greenwood, Somerset and South Lake Tahoe. No reservation is necessary. Several new menu items will be featured in March that include a French dip sandwich, rosemary infused pork and a chicken meatball sandwich with mozzarella and marinara. In addition to the favorites, salmon lovers will see baked salmon on the March menu every week, complete with the annual savory corned beef that will be served on March 17.
“The Senior Nutrition Program provides a great opportunity to enjoy a well-balanced, nutritious and affordable meal,” said Richard Todd, program manager of El Dorado County Senior Services. “It also enables retired adults to stay connected with others.” He added, “Volunteers help make this program possible. Getting involved as a volunteer is another key to remaining healthy and engaged.” The Senior Nutrition Program utilizes volunteers as home delivered meal drivers or as nutrition site volunteers. Nutrition site volunteers are greeters at a sign-in desk or they work in the kitchen or dining room helping with lunch service and clean up. For questions or to volunteer call the Senior Nutrition Program at (530) 621-6160. Senior Nutrition is a program of the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency. For information about other senior services visit edcgov.us/hhsa.
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2020 is New Morning Youth & Family Services 50th year anniversary. Throughout the year there will be 50 years’ worth of stories about the New Morning Shelter. Readers will see stories from staff and board of directors as well as stories about the children who the agency has served through the eyes of the staff and some stories directly from the clients.
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ew Morning Shelter has helped me several times in my life. When I was younger I had a safe haven to stay. During my middle school I had a turbulent experience. Being a troubled youth I had lost faith in the system. I needed a safe place to stay and New Morning was there for me when the system had failed me. The people were able to look past my file and see me for who I really was. They allowed me to keep a somewhat normal middle school experience in the school of my choice. Their accommodation was outstanding. I especially want to thank Patty who is a very special chef and guiding force that made New Morning feel like home. Most importantly New Morning always encouraged me even though my situation was different. I always felt like I could be something more. If it wasn’t for New Morning shelter I would not have the skills to adapt that I possess today. For 50 years New Morning has provided a safety net of services to youth and their families in El Dorado County, including the only 24-hour emergency youth shelter in the county for homeless, runaway and in-crisis youth. The nonprofit provides professional counseling services to children age birth to 18 and supports children and youth who are victims of abuse, struggling with alcohol and drug issues, experiencing trauma and facing school failure. Other services include parent education, assist youth aging out of foster care and Latino outreach.
St. Stephen’s Church presents speaker series St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
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t. Stephen’s Church, 1001 Olson Lane in El Dorado Hills, is presenting a speak series on Wednesday evenings. The 2020 Speaker Series from March 4 through April 1 will start at 5 p.m. with dinner and then the program at 5:30 p.m. The community is invited. Why a series on Creativity and “Beginning Again?” As mature adults age their spiritual needs do change. It is a unique time in a person’s life to look back and celebrate the blessings, release the sorrows and look to new horizons. The series will be a rich opportunity to engage the creative and spiritual side of life, regardless of one’s particular religious background and a great opportunity to connect.
Speaker topics March 4, “Vitality” with Rosie Cox — How do you define “vitality?” There is a lot of pressure in our culture to look younger and somehow “be more” or better than we are. Hear about self-acceptance and defining vitality for yourself in ways that nurture and support. March 11, “Community Connection”
with John Hidahl — You don’t have to run for office to be involved in your community and to work for the things that matter to you. Hear about creative and fun ways to stay connected. March 18, “Purpose” with Betty January — What do you do all day every day? How much of your life has a sense of purpose? In the years that remain, what are the things that are worthy of your time and energy? March 25, “Faith” with Brenda Hanson Smith — A community of faith and a connection to a power beyond ourselves can be very beneficial to us, regardless of which faith journey we embrace. Hear about the rewards of “letting go” of control and embracing the mysteries of life in the company of others. April 1, “Resilience” with Melody Moore — Many of us have navigated tremendous challenges. When Moore’s daughter was murdered, she was faced with crippling grief as well as raising her grandchildren. What has kept her resilient? Each participant will receive a free copy of Julia Cameron’s “Its Never Too Late to Begin Again.” For more information call (916) 933-1441 or email St-steph@sslcedh. org.
Barton Foundation donates funds for community health improvements Barton Health
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he Barton Foundation provided more than $360,000 in funding during 2019, delivering a profound community impact made possible by philanthropy and donor generosity over the year. Medical equipment, new technology, care provider education and support, expanding access to mental and behavioral health services and funding for local organizations were all aspects of the Barton Foundation’s scope of giving last year, as part of its commitment to community well-being through Barton Health. More than one third of the Barton Foundation investments in 2019 went to purchasing medical equipment, bringing in new technology and offering training and education opportunities for care providers. Some of the new equipment and technology upgrades include an additional infant warmer in the Barton Family Birthing Center; a specialized camera to detect retinopathy — the leading cause of blindness in the United States; ventilators to support patients with chronic respiratory conditions at home; and medical technology to allow for sharper images guiding wrist and hand orthopedic surgeries. Barton’s 2018 Community Health Needs Assessment identified mental and behavioral health as the most pressing health issue of the area. The Barton Foundation dedicated sizable funding in 2019 to community organizations working to address this issue. Additional support provided by the foundation last year went to improving access to mental and behavioral health services and renovating two emergency department rooms at the hospital for patients in crisis. As part of the Barton Foundation’s vision to positively impact the health of the community by providing financial resources, funding was given to an array of local support, education and health improvement efforts. Financial aid was given to cancer patients for access to Barton’s Cancer Support Services. The foundation’s 2019 grant cycle awarded $50,000 to 15 local carebased organizations. Further training and medical equipment was given to community police, fire and educators for the “Stop the Bleed” program, which trains first responders how to care for trauma victims. The Barton Foundation’s mission is to inspire philanthropy for the health of the community. Up next in the Barton Foundation’s annual programming, Pink Heavenly will take over Heavenly Mountain Resort’s California Base Lodge on March 21, celebrating fundraising efforts that directly benefit wellness programs through Barton’s Cancer Support Services. For more information, giving and upcoming events with the Barton Foundation visit bartonhealth.org/foundation.
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Lester Shoff celebrates his 102 birthday at Ponte Palmero in Cameron Park on Feb. 2
Lester Shoff celebrates turning 102 years old Dawn Hodson Staff writer
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t was happy days on Friday as Lester Shoff celebrated his 102 birthday at Ponte Palmero in Cameron Park in the company of his niece, Diane Shoff. As his blue eyes twinkled, that day also earned him some kisses from the staff who wished him many more. Shoff has lived in the assisted living facility for the last three years according to his niece who lives in Shingle Springs. Born Feb. 21, 1918 in a small coal mining town in Pennsylvania called Amesville, Shoff came from a big family of 14 brother and sisters. His father and oldest brother both died in a coal mining accident before he was born. His niece said he was drafted into the military and served in the army from 1941 to 1945 where he became a Staff Sergeant. He apparently spent most of his army career island hopping in the South Pacific. “They cleaned things up for the Marines to come back,” is something my uncle used to say recounted his niece. While in the South Pacific he had a couple of close calls, one of which garnered him a purple heart. While in the Phillipines he was shot in the back by a sniper but luckily it escaped his spine. Another close call came when he was bit by a scorpion. The medic told him to expect to die within a half hour of the bite. Fortunately, the scorpion was out of poison and he suffered no ill effects.
Coming to California In 1949 he and his family moved to California. He then went to work at Lockheed as a research specialist in plastics. His niece said he worked on the adhesive used to attach the tiles to the space shuttle. He continued working at Lockheed until he retired. His niece said her uncle married once late in life. He was 68 at the time and was visiting Arizona when he went to a dance where he met his wife Muriel and it was love at first sight. Once married they spent many happy years together traveling and taking cruises. They had no children together but she brought six children from a previous marriage with her. Describing her uncle as having a great sense of humor, his niece attributed his longevity to drinking a glass of wine every night. He had stopped smoking when he left the military. She said he was also very active, going scuba diving, dancing, golfing and traveling. “My uncle would never go to a wedding,” his niece said. “He would attend the reception so I was surprised when I got the call from him telling me that he was getting married.” Not ones to let such an occasion pass, the staff at Ponte Palmero planned a big party for him later that day in the retirement community.
Scholarships available for adventures Tahoe Rim Trail Association
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he Tahoe Rim Trail Association (TRTA) is passionate about ensuring that everyone can experience the benefits of time spent outdoors. This summer, in partnership with the OK 2 B Different Foundation, scholarships are available for teens aged 12 to 17 to join the TRTA’s Youth Backcountry Camp (YBCC) program. The YBCC program hosts four-day backpacking trips to get youth unplugged and outside to discover and experience firsthand the beauty of the Lake Tahoe region. The TRTA provides all the gear, food and instruction necessary for this life changing expedition. Teens develop life skills through team building and leadership activities, connect with the great outdoors and learn wilderness skills while sleeping under the stars, swimming in alpine lakes and discovering the flora and fauna of the Tahoe Basin. The OK 2 B Different Foundation and the TRTA are providing scholarships to ensure any teen
that would like to explore Lake Tahoe’s backcountry through an epic backpacking adventure can regardless of their ability to pay the program’s $365 registration fee. To receive a scholarship visit the TRTA’s website and complete the simple scholarship application form or contact Julia Kaseta at juliak@tahoerimtrail.org. More information regarding the TRTA’s Youth Backcountry Camp program and registration are available online at tahoerimtrail.org/youthbackcountry-camps. Space is limited and filling up fast. The 2020 camp dates are June 23-26, ages 12 to 14; July 27-30, ages 14 to 17; and Aug. 11-14, ages 12 to 14. The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, founded in 1981, is a nonprofit organization that works to inspire stewards and preserve the Tahoe Rim Trail system. For more information about the Tahoe Rim Trail Association or to become a member or volunteer contact the TRTA at info@ tahoerimtrail.org or visit the website at tahoerimtrail.org.
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at 9 a.m. every Wednesday morning at Beef ‘N’ Brew, 4232 Fowler Lane in Diamond Springs, and Denny’s, 3446 Coach Lane in Cameron Park. For more information call Don at (530) 363-7476 or Nancy at (530) 622-8276.
at 10:30 a.m. Join the fun, including games and events. Everyone in or near Cameron Park is welcome — newcomers and oldies. For more information call (530) 677-8497.
4 through April 22 in Cameron Park. Registration is required. Call (530) 626-2990.
St. in Placerville, hosts Karaoke with One Leg Chuck every Wednesday, 8-11 p.m. Sing a song or simply sing along. For more information call (530) 303-3792.
The Random Strangers hosts the singer/songwriter open mic, 7:3010:30 p.m. at Powell’s Steamer Co., 425 Main St. in Placerville. For more information call (530) 626-1091.
Cosumnes River Horsemen’s Association meets the first Wednesday of every month. Interested in: trail riding, horse camping, networking — call
Marshall Community Health Education hosts a Fall Prevention Class, 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays, March
The Cameron Park Newcomers meets the first Wednesday of the month
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he El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce is offering scholarships to graduating seniors from El Dorado Hills who plan to continue their education by attending a university, college or vocational school. The chamber will award three $750 scholarships to worthy students in 2020. The scholarships are funded through proceeds from El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce events. New this year are Chamber Member Scholarships, generously funded
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The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit organization, founded in 1986 to serve and advocate for the local business community. The mission of the chamber is strengthening the local economy, representing business interests to government, promoting the community, providing members business connections and influencing political action. For more information contact the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce at (916) 933-1335 or visit eldoradohillschamber.org.
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“That for me always represented what this country was about. It’s not like the hateful rhetoric of immigrants has started in the past few years. This has been around forever. Every single wave of migration was met with racism, with xenophobia, with hateful rhetoric. It’s a time-honored tradition of politicians since the beginning of time, divide and conquer. As long as people are fighting with each other they won’t notice how corrupt we are in the way that we run things. This device is nothing new. The Italians met it when they first came. The Irish need not apply. You should see some of these racist cartoons from the late 19th century about Italian and Irish immigrants. They were made into this kind of demonized race of people. That poem is for me, the counter balance to that hateful rhetoric.” Q: Do you find that sometimes the discussion after the performance turns to this immigration issue or do people generally stick to their stories? A: “Last night we had a guy say to us that there was a guy he knew that was just arrested by ICE and is being held in detention. We’ve heard stories of illegal detentions; we’ve heard stories of moving where they are incarcerating people. Two nights ago we heard a story of a father being ripped away from his children, his children crying in the street. It does come up in discussion because people have a vested interest in it. “We don’t tell people what to say and we don’t censor anybody. People are willing to stand in front of other people and testify and I’m all for that. That is what a free and open society should be about. We have had nobody that has stood up and defended what is happening right now. That might be pretty telling.” Q: Are there challenges in balancing a career in movies and television while also serving as the artistic director for The Actors’ Gang? A: “It’s challenging to run a nonprofit for sure. It’s a difficult thing. Trying to maintain an organization that does an immense amount of volunteer work, getting funding for that. “We are currently in 13 state prisons running 15 yards. We have rehabilitation programs; The Actor’s Gang has been doing this for 12 years. We’ve managed to figure out a pretty effective rehabilitation — 89% reduction in prison infractions for people who have been through our program.
“We also run educational programs in 12 Los Angeles area schools — elementary, middle and high school. We do after-school programs. “We do reentry programs for formerly incarcerated people who are entering society. We do work in the juvenile detention centers and we produce anywhere from four to eight shows per year plus touring. It is quite challenging balancing all of that with a career in Hollywood. “But I have found that throughout the years, it’s been 38 years now, the thing that has kept me most grounded and centered and focused and growing as an artist has been The Actors’ Gang. It’s a great lesson in humility to be able to walk into a theater and either perform for or direct for a live audience. You can’t cheat that. They are going to tell you how they feel by their reaction at the moment. Oftentimes in Hollywood you can get in a little bubble, a selfcongratulatory bubble. The only reaction you hear is from people you’re paying to represent you and that can be unhealthy sometimes.” Q: Is there a particular reason that you have had a career drawn to emotional roles and emotional films and emotional theater? A: “I haven’t done a comedy for a while but I love doing them. I’ve done some cameos in ‘Austin Powers’ and ‘Anchorman’ and those types of movies. So I like doing them. I enjoy comedy. I like satire. I like telling stories that resonate with people — that move people. “The great thing about theater and movies, as well, is you get people in a room and they have an opportunity and this is particularly true in theater. You have an opportunity to create a live moment with a new audience every night. Every night is going to be a different chemistry. At that moment you can create a community. You can create a shared emotion. In other words, people can laugh together or they can cry together; they can be angry together. They can pop into a collective fear and they can share that regardless of their politics or their points of view or who they are or where they are from. “In these times in such a decisiveness it is such a gift to have a theater and a theater company where we can travel around and create a common experience for people — a common shared emotion. That is something that unites people. After uniting them through emotion, to then speak with them and share their stories, it’s something that I feel very thrilled by right now.”
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Entry Program for Homeless people in El Dorado County; Learnings; John Hidahl, El Dorado County Board of Supervisors — Action Plan for Emergency Supportive Housing for Homeless people on the Western Slope and a field trip to 14 Forward Tiny Houses Village in Marysville; and a formerly homeless middle school student on what homelessness is like as a child. A small group discussion will cover what is needed to reduce homelessness in the community. There will also be a collection for the Student BackPack Project to collect backpacks and supplies for middle and high school students. Snacks, school The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation supplies, grooming items, socks sweatshirts are needed. 620personal Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y.and 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Monday, March 2, 2020
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Tahoe Blue Vodka announced that the brand received top honors in the 2019 SUNSET International Spirit Competition earning Best of Class, Gold and 92 points in the vodka category. This prestigious nod comes on the heels of Tahoe Blue Vodka accelerating to become the fastestgrowing vodka brand in California. “This is a tremendous acknowledgement for a vodka that I sold out of the back of my car less than seven years ago,” said Matt Levitt, Tahoe Spirits CEO. “We believe deeply in the high quality and distinct taste of our product, so to have Tahoe Blue Vodka recognized by such an influential competition is a huge honor and nod to our brand.” Founded in 2012 Tahoe Blue Vodka, which is owned by South Lake Tahoe-based Tahoe Spirits Inc., is known for its distinctly clean taste and smooth finish — a result of combining Lake Tahoe sourced water and for its unique process of distilling three vodkas separately, then blending together. The craft vodka brand is also committed to giving back, having donated more than $100K from its proceeds to Lake Tahoe based conservation efforts. SUNSET Magazine launched the SUNSET International Spirit Competition this past August, making it a dynamic addition to the widely respected and influential international wine competition it has sponsored since 2012. The esteemed panel of judges for SISC include influential media members, successful distillers, large volume buyers and other professionals from the spirits industry. Tahoe Blue Vodka is gluten-free and known for its clean, crisp taste and smooth finish, giving consumers a taste of the Tahoe lifestyle yearround. Since its conception, the brand has won numerous spirit competition awards. For more information visit tahoebluevodka.com.
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Scholarship deadline app is extended News release Assistance League Sierra Foothills, a local all volunteer organization committed to improving the lives of those living in El Dorado County, has extended the application deadline for its two scholarships. The new deadline for both scholarships is Friday, March 20. The scholarships are available in two categories — the Advantage Scholarship and the Community Service Scholarship. In each category there is one or more scholarships available totaling $5,000. The Advantage Scholarship is available to recognize those who have overcome challenges and are interested in furthering his or her education. The Community Service Scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated exemplary unpaid volunteer community service. Both scholarships are for students planning to pursue or continue their education at a four-year college, a community college or a vocational/technical/business school. Those interested in applying can go to calocalscholarships.org and fill out the general scholarship application and also view additional criteria required by the organization. All applications are now due on or before the new deadline of March 20. For questions or additional information contact Mary Helen Fischer at maryhelen.fischer@gmail. com.
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(The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d) (2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED December 16, 2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On March 19, 2020 at 01:00 PM, Main Entrance, El Dorado County Superior Courthouse - Placerville Main Street Branch, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on December 28, 2015 as Instrument No.
2015-0060076-00, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, executed by RUSSELL C MCDOWELL, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for FINANCE OF AMERICA MORTGAGE LLC as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 5742 MARJORIE WAY, POLLOCK PINES, CA 95726 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining
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principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $237,175.19 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is
accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that
may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA05000759-19-1. Information about postponements that are very short in
duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 02/11/2020 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA05000759-19-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Frances DePalma, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www. Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction. com at 800.280.2832 Trustee Corps may be acting as a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Order Number 69831, Pub Dates: 02/24/2020, 03/02/2020, 03/09/2020, MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 2/24, 3/2, 3/9 7516
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Public Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000201 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: US VAlVE SUPPlY, located at 1815 Hillside Ct., Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: 4641 Post St. PO# 4516, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Kenneth K. Jahn, 1815 Hillside Ct., 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: January 28, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kenneth K. Jahn KENNETH K. JAHN 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 February 14, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16 7523 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000214 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COURTYARD COWORKING, located at 550 Main St. Suite B2, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): NUBRAND LLC, 550 Main St. Suite B2, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company , State of LLC: 201507210136. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 19, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Adam Paine ADAM PAINE, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on February 19, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16 7525 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000216 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FIRE SAFE PROS, located at 805 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Jagtar Chima, 805 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 19, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jagtar Chima JAGTAR CHIMA 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 February 19, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 2/24, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16 7526
NOTICE OF lIEN SAlE Pursuant to the California Self-Service Self-Storage Facility Act (Beg. at 21700 of B&P code), Ray’s Stor-All, located at 5714 Pleasant Valley Road, El Dorado, CA 95623, will hold a PUBLIC Auction as outlined below: Items to be sold: Furniture, appliances, tools, household items. Unit: Tenant: 27/79/89/ Ron Tarasiewicz 92/103 177 M. Kiblinger 70 D. Polhemus 120 G. Francis 259 S. Vasquez 245 E. West 206/243 J. Chasteen 74 C. Turley 72 K. Krohn 73 S. Gil 121 R. Florence lIEN SAlE WIll BE HElD: Date: Saturday, March 7, 2020 Time: 10:00 A.M. Successful bidders must present a valid ID (CDL. etc.), be prepared to pay CASH for goods, and (possibly) provide a REFUNDABLE cash cleaning deposit. 2/24, 3/2 7528 COUNTY OF El DORADO, CAlIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the County of El Dorado, State of California, that sealed bids for work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents for HANKS EXCHANGE ROAD AT SQUAW HOllOW CREEK BRIDGE REPlACEMENT will be received at the front counter of 2850 Fairlane Court, Building C, Placerville, California, until Friday, March 20, 2020 at 2:00 PM, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read by the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation. No Bid may be withdrawn after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days. Bids must be executed in
accordance with the instructions given and forms provided in the Contract Documents furnished by the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation through Quest Construction Data Network (Quest). The Proposal including the Bidder’s Security shall be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “PROPOSAl FOR HANKS EXCHANGE ROAD AT SQUAW HOllOW CREEK BRIDGE REPlACEMENT PROJECT” CONTRACT No. 3916 / CIP No. 77135 TO BE OPENED AT 2:00 P.M. ON MARCH 20, 2020 The Project is located along Hanks Exchange Road, in the County of El Dorado. The Work to be done is shown on the Plans, and generally consists of, but is not limited to: Construction of a cast-inplace pre-stressed concrete slab bridge over Squaw Hollow Creek; relocation of an existing EID 10” waterline; grading and paving for the new bridge approaches; signing, striping, and drainage system improvements. Other items or details not mentioned above, that are required by the plans, Standard Plans, Standard Specifications, or these Special Provisions must be performed, constructed or installed. The Contract time is ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY (160) WORKING DAYS. For bonding purposes the anticipated project cost is less than $3,700,000. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for this Project on MARCH 11, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the County of El Dorado Department of Transportation, 2441 Headington Road, Placerville, CA. The meeting will be held in the downstairs conference room. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is not mandatory. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be viewed and/ or downloaded from the Quest website at http://www.questcdn.com. Interested parties may also access the Quest website by clicking on the link next to the Project Name or entering the Quest project # on the Department of Transportation’s website at http://www.edcgov.us/Government// DOT/BidsHome.aspx. Interested parties may view the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, on the Quest website at no charge. The digital Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be downloaded for $15.00 by inputting the Quest Project #6280939 on the websites’ Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN. com at (925) 233-1632 or info@questcdn. com for assistance in free membership, registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. To be included on the planholders list, receive notification of addenda, and to be eligible to bid interested parties must download the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, from Quest. Those downloading the Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, assume responsibility and risk for completeness of the downloaded Contract Documents. The Contract Documents, including the Project Plans, may be examined in person at the Department of Transportation office at 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville CA. However the Department of Transportation will no longer sell paper copies of the Contract Documents. CONTRACTORS lICENSE ClASSIFICATION: Bidders must be properly licensed to perform the Work pursuant to the Contractors’ State License Law (Business and Professions Code Section 7000 et seq.) and must possess a ClASS A license or equivalent combination of Classes required by the categories and type of Work included in the Contract Documents and Plans at the time the Contract is awarded, and must maintain a valid license through completion and acceptance of the Work, including the guarantee and acceptance period. Failure of the successful Bidder to meet this Contract requirement will result in the forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: No contractor or subcontractor may bid on any public works project, be listed in a bid proposal for any public works project, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1. D I S A D VA N TA G E D BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PARTICIPATION: For federal-aid projects, DBE requirements of Title 49 Part 26 of the Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR 26) apply. Bidders are advised that, as required by federal law, the County of El Dorado has implemented Disadvantaged Business Enterprise requirements for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). Comply with Section 2-1.12 and Section 5-1.13. Bidder will take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that minority firms, women’s business enterprises and labor surplus area firms are used when possible. The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Contract goal is 14%. PREVAIlING WAGE REQUIREMENTS: Contractor’s attention is directed to the requirements of Division 2 Part 7, Chapter 1 of the California Labor Code, including but not limited to Sections 1773, 1773.1, 1773.2, 1773.6, and 1773.7. The general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done has been determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Interested parties can obtain the current wage information by submitting their requests to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Statistics and Research, PO Box 420603, San Francisco CA 94142-0603, Telephone (415) 703-4708 or by referring to the website at http:// www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/PWD. The rates at the time of the bid advertisement date of a project will remain in effect for the life of the project in accordance with the California Code of Regulations, as modified and effective January 27, 1997. Copies of the general prevailing rate of wages in the county in which the Work is to be done are also on file at the Department of Transportation’s principal office, and are available upon request, and in case of projects involving federal funds, federal wage requirements as predetermined by the United States Secretary of Labor have been included in the Contract Documents. In the case of federally funded projects, where federal and state prevailing wage requirements apply, compliance with both is required. This Project is funded in whole or part by federal funds. Comply with Exhibit D of the Draft Agreement and the Copeland Act (18 U.S.C. 874 and 29 CFR Part 3), the Davis-Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. 276a to 276a-7 and 29 CFR Part 5), and the Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. 327-330 and 29 CFR Part 5). If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the general prevailing wage rates determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the higher wage rate. The Department of Transportation will not accept lower State wage rates not specifically included in the Federal minimum wage determinations. This includes “helper” (or other classifications based on hours of experience) or any other classification not appearing in the Federal wage determinations. Where Federal wage determinations do not contain the State wage rate determination otherwise available for use by Contractor and subcontractors, Contractor and subcontractors must pay not less than the federal minimum wage rate which most closely approximates the duties of the employees in question. AWARD OF CONTRACT: Bids will be considered for award by the Board of Supervisors. The County of El Dorado reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any irregularity in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible Bidder and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interests of the County. As a condition of award, the successful Bidder will be required to submit payment and performance bonds along with evidence of insurance prior to execution of the Agreement by the County. Failure to meet this requirement constitutes abandonment of the Bid by the Bidder and forfeiture of the Bidder’s security. Award will then be made to the next lowest, responsive, responsible Bidder. RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive one hundred percent (100%) of payments due under the Contract from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payment by the County, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the County in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. Securities eligible for deposit hereunder are be limited to those listed in
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Section 16430 of the Government Code, or bank or savings and loan certificates of deposit. Reference the Contract Documents package, which includes the Notice to Bidders, Plans, Specifications, Draft Agreement and Proposal for contractual requirements not listed in this “Notice to Contractors” newspaper advertisement. 2/28, 3/2, 3/4, 3/6, 3/9, 3/11 7544
the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-19-868599-JB IDSPub #0160923 3/2/2020 3/9/2020 3/16/2020 3/2, 3/9, 3/16 7548
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000238
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to California Business and Professions Code, Chapter 10,21700-21716, The following will be sold at Public Auction. Sale will be conducted on March 16, 2020 at 9:00 am at Placerville Self Storage Located at 1066 Locust Ave Placerville CA, 95667. All purchases are sold as is, where is, and must be removed within 48 hours from the close of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of a settlement between owner and obligated party. Unit # 12 William O. Putzke – unit size 10x35 - Household items - Boxes Furniture - Clothing - tools - Collectibles Unit # 84 Diana L. Romero - unit size 10x10 – Household items - Boxes - Clothing Collectibles - tools - Furniture. Unit #113 Jennifer D. Dermer - unit size 10x25 - Household items - Boxes Furniture - Clothing - tools - Collectibles Unit #243 Gary Anderson - unit size 5x10 Household items - clothing - boxes - tools - furniture - collectibles Unit #246 Stevan Conrad - unit size 5x10 Household items - tools - clothing - boxes - furniture - collectibles Unit #251 Levi M. Wyren - unit size 5x10 Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #272 Malani Zulim - unit size 5x10 Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #298- Justin L. Rasco - unit size 5x10 - Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #299 Jennifer Reed - unit size 5x10 Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #302 Kirstin J. Straley - unit size 5x10 - Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #339 Alyssa G. Baker - unit size 10x10 Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit # 374- Kauilani I. Otake - unit size 10x15 - Household items - tools - boxes clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #411 Cheroane Fulmer - Collectibles/ kitchen aides/VHS/lamps/Cassettes/ bedroom furniture/clothing/shoes/dresser/ toiletries/bookcase/books/fans/15+ boxes/10+ bags/camping gear. Unit #422 John M. Davies - unit size -10x20 - Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #504 Thomas D. Booth - unit size 5x5 - Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #511 Karen M. Kilgore - unit size 3x4 Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #610 Claudia L. Lavell - unit size 5x5 Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #631 Nicholas A. Guisa - unit size 5x5 - Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #707 Mathew Gaston - units size 5x5 Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #721 Guy Johnson - unit size 5x5 Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles Unit #735 Cassie L. Davis - units size 5x5 Household items - tools - boxes - clothing - furniture - collectibles 3/2, 3/9 7547 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE TS NO. CA-19-868599-JB ORDER NO.: 1147939 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/26/2017. 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. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by 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 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): ALLESSANDRA M. AUSTINCLARK, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN. Recorded: 6/30/2017 as Instrument No. 2017-0026676-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California; Date of Sale: 4/2/2020 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Main Entrance of the El Dorado County Superior Courthouse - Placerville Main Street Branch, located at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $457,734.34 The purported property address is: 1313 DOWNIEVILLE DR, EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 125-61114-100 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-868599-JB. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ZIPPIN BEE, located at 1552 Halifax Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/ Mailing Address: PO Box 4496, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Annette Kimura, 1552 Halifax Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 2. Debbie Shin, 19007 Brookhaven Drive, Saratoga, CA 95070, 3. David Kimura, 1552 Halifax Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 4. Leeza Suyeda, 19007 Brookhaven Drive, Saratoga, CA 95070 This business is conducted by a General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 24, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Annette Kimura ANNETTE KIMURA 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 February 25, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 7554
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) 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 7558 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000189 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HIGH SIERRA EVENTS, located at 6230 Enterprise Dr., Diamond Springs, CA 95619/Mailing Address: PO Box 1598, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Shauna Meyer, 6230 Enterprise Dr., Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Shauna Meyer SHAUNA MEYER 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 February 13, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 7559
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000239
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000244
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: VAllARTA MEXICAN RESTAURANT & CANTINA, located at 263 Placerville Dr., Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: 7451 Foothills Blvd. Ste. 180, Roseville, CA 95747 Registered owner(s): J & J Food Enterprise LLC, 7451 Foothills Blvd. Ste. 180, Roseville, CA 95747 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: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Francisco J. Macias FRANCISCO J. MACIAS, MANAGER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on February 25, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 7556
The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. JONAS POOl & SPA, 2. JONAS HEATING AND COOlING, located at 5785 Pleasant Valley Road, Suite 201, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Jim Jonas Inc., 5785 Pleasant Valley Road #201, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Corporation, State of Incorporation: California. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Robbin JonasKronk ROBBIN JONAS-KRONK, CFO JIM JONAS, 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 February 26, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 7560
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000174 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: C M ElECTRIC, located at 2190 Cable Rd., Camino, CA 95709/Mailing Address: PO Box 633, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Charles J. Yurgelevic Jr., 2190 Cable Rd., Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 1, 2020. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Charles J. Yurgelevic Jr. CHARLES J. YURGELEVIC JR. 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 February 10, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23 7557 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000242 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HIGHER lEVEl ROOFING, located at 3705 Four Springs Dr., Rescue, CA 95672 Registered owner(s): Cody Hall, 3705 Four Springs Dr., Rescue, CA 95672 This business is conducted by an Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cody Hall CODY HALL 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 February 26, 2020. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY
NOTICE OF PUBlIC MEETING FOR DISCUSSION OF POSSIBlE STATE CDBG APPlICATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Placerville will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday March 10, 2020, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers at 549 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 in order to discuss possible applications for funding under the 2020 fiscal year’s (July 1st to June 30th) State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program and to solicit citizen input on possible competitive and supplemental activities to be included in the application. The Community Development and Economic Development Allocations of the State CDBG program will publish a combined “Notice of Funding Availability” (NOFA) each program year. Eligible cities and counties may submit applications for CDBG funds under the NOFA. The 2020 CDBG maximum is $3,500,000. The Economic Development “Over-the-Counter” (OTC) Allocation requires a separate application with a maximum limit of $6,000,000 per year. The NOFA also includes the Native American and Colonia’s Allocations. The Native American Allocation is only for areas with high concentrations of low-income Native American residents, who are not part of a federally recognized Native American Indian tribe or Rancheria. The Colonia’s funding is only for designated communities within 150 miles of the Mexican-American border. Eligible activities under the above allocations in the NOFA consist of: homeownership assistance and housing rehabilitation programs; public facility and public improvements projects (including public improvements in support of new housing construction); public service programs, planning studies, economic development business assistance and microenterprise activities. Eligible activities paid for with State CDBG funds must meet one or more of the three national objectives listed in CDBG federal statutes as follows: benefit to low income households or persons; elimination of slums and blight; or meeting urgent community development need. The City of Placerville anticipates submitting two applications under the NOFA published during this NOFA for land acquisition for two affordable housing developments. The City of Placerville has or anticipates receiving approximately $ZERO in CDBG Program Income that must be expended prior to expending awarded grant funds. The purpose of this public hearing is to give citizens an opportunity to make their comments known regarding what types of eligible activities the City of Placerville should apply for under the State CDBG program. If you require special accommodations to participate in the public hearing, please call 530-642-5531 to arrange for those accommodations to be made. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable accommodations to assure accessibility at the meeting. If you are unable to attend the public hearing you may direct written comments to the City of Placerville, City Clerk’s Office, 3101 Center Street, Placerville, CA 95667, or you may telephone 530-642-5531. In addition, information is available for review at the above address between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, excluding holidays. The City of Placerville promotes fair housing and makes all its programs available to low and moderate income families regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual preference, marital status or handicap. 3/2 7561
SUMMARY OF REVISED ORDINANCE NO. 5101 A REVISION OF SECTION 8.09 VEGETATION MANAGEMENT AND DEFENSIBlE SPACE OF TITlE 8: PUBlIC HEAlTH AND SAFETY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: The Board of Supervisors adopted a revision to Ordinance 5101, Chapter 8.09 Vegetation Management and Defensible Space of the El Dorado County ordinance code at their regular meeting of February 25, 2020. It is the intent of the County that this Ordinance shall apply to an annual program for the abatement of the growth and/or accumulation of weeds, grasses, shrubs, dormant brush, hardwood slash, tree limbs, hazardous vegetation and combustible materials on all improved parcels and designated unimproved parcels within the County and maintenance of those parcels to prevent vegetation from growing back. The Board of Supervisors’ revision to the ordinance code includes the following: Section 8.09.030: Definitions This section was revised to clarify existing definitions outlined in the ordinance; as well as to add and define additional terms, such as, County Emphasis Area, Wildfire Risk Area, Enforcement Official and Investigative Official. Section 8.09.050: Legal Authority for the County Ordinance This section was revised with updated language derived from the California Fire Code and California Code of Regulations. Section 8.09.070: Duty to Remove and Abate Hazardous Vegetation and Combustible Material This section was revised to clarify defensible space requirements for improved parcels and designated unimproved parcels. Section 8.09.080: Enforcement Officials This section was revised to clarify the enforcement official and to identify a process for agencies that provide fire protection services within the County to become enforcement officials. Section 8.09.085: Investigative Officials This section was added to the ordinance. Section 8.09.090: Inspection This section was revised to include both enforcement and investigative officials. Section 8.09.110: Enforcement Procedure This section was revised to differentiate between County Emphasis Areas and Wildfire Risk Areas. Additionally, dates related to hazard abatement were removed from the Ordinance to allow the Vegetation Management Program to determine suitable dates through the program’s operational plan. Section 8.09.120: Appeals Procedure This section was revised to remove dates related to the appeals procedures from the Ordinance to allow the Vegetation Management Program to determine suitable dates through the program’s operational plan. Section 8.09.140: Removal of Hazardous Vegetation and Combustible Material This section was revised to remove dates related to removal of hazardous vegetation from the Ordinance to allow for the Vegetation Management Program to determine suitable dates through the program’s operational plan. Information regarding a Meet and Confer process was added. Section 8.09.160: Levying of Abatement Costs Against Property This section was revised to remove dates related to levying abatement costs from the Ordinance to allow for the Vegetation Management Program to determine suitable dates through the program’s operational plan. Section 8.09.170: Penalty – Infraction This section was revised to add an educational program option for the first violation. A full and complete copy of the full text of the proposed ordinance is available for viewing in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, California. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days following the adoption hereof. Ayes: Frentzen, Veerkamp, Parlin, Novasel, Hidahl Noes: None Absent: None ATTEST KIM DAWSON Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: /s/ Tabetha Smith Deputy Clerk /s/ Brian Veerkamp Brian Veerkamp, Chair, Board of Supervisors APPROVED AS TO FORM COUNTY COUNSEl By: /s/ David Livingston Title: County Counsel 3/2
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KAREN SCHUBERT GENOUD CASE NO. PP20190251 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KAREN SCHUBERT GENOUD A PETITION for Probate has been filed by RAYMOND SCOTT DRASHER in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that SUSAN DIDRICKSEN 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: March 25, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: CRAIG A. HARRIS Law Offices of Daniel A Hunt 798 University Avenue Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 488-9788 3/2, 3/9, 3/16 7564
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Local students make honor roll at Oregon State University News release Oregon State University in Corvallis announces the students who have made the scholastic honor roll fall term. A total of 1,711 students earned a straight-A (4.0). Another 4,920 earned a B-plus (3.5) or better to make the list. To be on the honor roll students must carry at least 12 graded hours of course work. Students on the honor roll include: Cool — 3.5 or better: Gabrielle A. Gutierrez, senior, kinesiology and Joshua M. Murry, junior, accountancy. El Dorado Hills — 3.5 or better: Reese A.
Benson, senior, computer science; Claire M. Cahill, senior, computer science; Trevor A. Engle, senior, construction engineering management; Taylor J. Gann, freshman, marketing; Samantha G. Short, freshman, university exploratory studies; and Aidan R. Walker, freshman, general engineering. Placerville — 3.5 or better: Madalyn R. Hemingsen, senior, psychology. Rescue — 3.5 or better: John H. Behman, senior, elect and computer engineering. Shingle Springs — 3.5 or better: Austin J. Wilmoth, senior, computer science. Tahoe City — 3.5 or better: Jamie J. Lanza, freshman, psychology.
Oregon State University As one of only two universities in the nation designated as a land, sea, space and sun grant, Oregon State serves Oregon and the world by working on today’s most pressing issues. The more than 32,000 students come from across the globe and the programs operate in every Oregon county. Oregon State receives more research funding than all of the state’s comprehensive public universities combined. At the campuses in Corvallis and Bend, marine research center in Newport and top-ranked Ecampus online degree programs, the university excels at shaping today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders.
El Dorado Community Foundation announces 2020 board of directors Katy Peek, one of the foundation's founders, has stepped into the vice president role this year. She will spend two years in that role before becoming the board president in 2022. The other 2020 board officers are Mike Barsotti, treasurer and Jana Ellerman, secretary. The foundation board has one new face this year in Brian Veerkamp and one returning face in Shelbi Bennett. Wendy David, Ed Manansala, Pam Maxwell, David Orr York and Allan round Sales out theCorporation rest of the El Dorado Community The New TimesPriest Syndication 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 Foundation Board of Directors for the start of this new decade. For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Friday, February 28, 2020
El Dorado Community Foundation The El Dorado Community Foundation introduces its 2020 board of directors. The new president is Dan Staszak of Staszak and Co. Staszak is a CPA and has been on the foundation board since 2016. In addition to being the new board president, he also chairs the foundation’s finance committee. Last year’s president Karen Carter remains on the board for one final year as past president and will be missed when she terms off at the end of 2020.
Trade, trends and market dominate wine symposium
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News release Every aspect of the wine and winegrape industry, from science and technology to trends and markets, came under the microscope as experts, economists, scientists and researchers from around the world shared their perspectives with thousands of industry professionals at the 26th Unified Wine & Grape Symposium (Unified) in Sacramento. As the largest wine and grape industry show of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, the Unified offered some of the first insights on how markets, production and technology will shape the coming year. Coupled with 28 sessions featuring a record 128 presenters covering topics ranging from consumer trends to climate change, the Unified also hosted a two-day trade show of more than 700 exhibitors. “If you’re looking to stay competitive, get a full understanding of what’s happening in the wine and grape industry and make key connections, the Unified Symposium is the place to be,” said John Aguirre, president of the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), co-presenter of the Unified with the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV). With back-to-back large crops and oversupplied markets in 2018 and 2019, concerns of an oversupply dominated much of the conversation at Unified. That, combined with the growth of competing new beverage products, fueled interest in presentations addressing new market expansions, alternative wine packaging and trade war impacts. Held for the first time at Cal Expo in Sacramento, the three-day conference made full use of the site’s eight conference rooms, as well as its 200,000-square-foot trade show space. Cal Expo will serve as the Unified’s site again next year from Jan. 12-14, 2021, with plans to return to the newly renovated Sacramento Convention Center in 2022. “Cal Expo had many positive attributes that worked well for our show this year,” said Dan Howard, ASEV’s executive director. “We’ve had positive responses to this temporary move from exhibitors and attendees and we look forward to using insights gained this year to make the 2021 show even stronger.” For more information visit the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium website at unifiedsymposium. org.
Comic Con artists wanted News release The El Dorado County Library is looking for artists to join its third annual Comic Con set for Sunday, June 28 from 1-4 p.m. at the El Dorado Hills Library, 7455 Silva Valley Parkway. Participating artists will be able to sell their work and are encouraged to donate a piece to the prize raffle. All mediums are welcome but work must be appropriate for all ages. The library is looking for artists who specialize in: comic books and manga, fantasy and science fiction and pop culture and fan art. Interested artists needing more information can contact Sandra Kelsey at sandra.kelsey@edcgov.us.
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