Mountain Democrat, Friday March 3, 2023

Arrest made in 1979 Tahoe cold case

Decades-old rape kit DNA helped investigators identify suspect

found a DNA match for an unrelated crime in Washington state, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office. The arrest of Harold W. Carpenter, 63, is the result of dogged detective work on the part of investigators in El Dorado County and the Spokane Police Department, as well as an initiative from the Washington attorney general that resolves to examine evidence in a backlog of thousands of unexamined sexual

— Bob Ferguson, Washington Attorney General

assault kits statewide.

Carpenter is in the Spokane County Jail on a fugitive charge, pending extradition to California on a murder warrant, states a press release from the District

No power to the people

n Snow causes major outages

Odin Rasco

Staff writer

A swath of power outages hit the foothills up and down the state Tuesday evening, impacting more than 20,000 people throughout El Dorado County, according to service disruption information from PG&E.

a South lake tahoe man puts his snowblower to work on several feet of snow piled outside a residence.

Another storm on way

Mountain democrat staff

After a break in stormy weather to end the week, another potent storm is set to impact the region this weekend.

The National Weather Service in Reno issued a winter storm watch that goes into effect at 10 a.m. Saturday and lasts through Monday morning for total snow accumulations of 1-5 feet above the 2,500-foot elevation and 2-3 feet above 7,000 feet. Snowfall of

2-14 inches is possible down to 1,000 feet.

Winds could gust up to 60 mph, with 100 mph gusts possible along the Sierra crest.

The weather service warns of dangerous travel conditions such as downed trees and white-outs that may lead to road closures. Power outages are also possible. The heaviest snowfall is expected Saturday afternoon through Sunday.

Some roads remain closed from

the multi-day blizzard that exited the region Wednesday. In Tahoe parts of State Route 89 and 88 were closed and Interstate 80 finally reopened Wednesday night to passenger vehicles but big rigs were being held from Applegate to the state line as of Thursday morning.

For road conditions, call 511 or visit quickmap.dot.ca.gov. Due to the lingering impacts of

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Residents of Georgetown, Garden Valley, Somerset, Placerville, Camino and Pollock Pines found their power out at around 9 p.m., with most still without electricity Wednesday night. By press time Thursday, most Placerville residents had seen their power come back on, but elsewhere folks were still left in the dark. The outages all appear to be weather related, with heavy snow and strong winds causing trees and branches to fall and make contact with power lines, according to Paul Moreno, a spokesperson for PG&E.

Efforts to restore power were stalled by weather and road conditions, with PG&E having to get creative in its response.

“The snow has also delayed access for our crews to assess outages and established an estimated time of restoration,” Moreno writes in an email. “Snowed-in roads, trees across roads and avalanche warnings delay progress, but we are pushing through by using snowcats, side-by-side vehicles and even donning snowshoes to assess and repair. We are also using clear skies today to fly.”

Moreno adds that crews from other regions and contractors had been brought in to assist.

Once assessments have been made, restoration times will be posted and customers can receive updates by calling (800) 743-5002 or visiting pge.com/outages.

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Tahoe Daily Tribune photo by Bill Rozak

“every untested kit could be a potential break in a cold case.”

OBITUARIES

William L. Azevedo

Nov. 3, 1933 - Feb 21, 2023

Dear family and friends. Mr. Bill Azevedo passed away Feb. 21 at the age of 89. He grew up on a farm in Gridley, Calif., and eventually set down roots in Diamond Springs. He worked at Safeway and then Lucky’s in Placerville. He is preceded in death by his wife, Jean; daughter, Jeanette; and his sister, Elda Marie Azevedo. He is survived by his son, Tim and his brother Alvaro Azevedo, nieces, nephews and cousins. He will be missed by many. Services will be March 7 at 11:00 a.m. at Chapel of the Pines, and internment after at Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery. Friends and family are welcome. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Shriners Hospital. Reception at his home in Diamond Springs for friends and family.

Joseph Scott Womack

Feb. 11, 1989 - Jan. 25, 2023

Our beloved Joseph Scott Womack leaves behind his wife Carly, parents Paul & Judy, brothers John (Whitney), James, nieces & nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, and the rest of the Womack family and friends who all love and miss him.

Joseph graduated from Union Mine High School in 2007, then studied Environmental Sciences with a specialty in Hydrology at California State University, Chico, graduating in 2014.

Joseph lived life to the fullest, enjoying many hobbies from gardening, fishing, cooking, playing and collecting video games, TV shows, amassing a large collection of character figurines and spending as much time with his wife, family and friends as possible. Joseph always helped his friends and family through thick and thin, and loved them all. We shall all thank Joseph through telling our stories and memories about him.

There will be a celebration of life on Saturday April 8 at the American Legion Post 119, 4561 Greenstone Rd. Placerville, Calif. from 3 - 7 p.m.

Doris Berryman

Stinson Keeler

April 24, 1919 - Jan. 10, 2023

Doris Berryman Stinson Keeler passed away on Jan. 10, at her home in Cameron Park, where she had lived for more than 40 years. Born in Grass Valley on April 24, 1919, she was 103 years old. She leaves behind a son, Stuart Stinson, of Shingle Springs; a daughter, Noel Stinson Kolak, of Santa Fe, New Mexico; a sister, Brita Berryman Rozynski, of Nevada City; a first cousin, Edwin Nettell, of Moab, Utah; and numerous nieces and nephews. Greatly missed by family, friends, and former colleagues at Ponderosa High School in Shingle Springs, she will be remembered always for her kindness, her storytelling skills, and her beautiful, handwritten letters. A celebration of her life will take place in the spring. Memorial donations may be made to Snowline Hospice of El Dorado County.

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VACATION HOLDS

David William Wolfenden

Aug. 26, 1961 - Feb. 17, 2023

David William Wolfenden died Feb. 17, at age 61, at home with his wife, after a long battle with alcoholism. He is survived by his wife, Karen Wolfenden; his mother Joan Wolfenden; his brother Charles (“Chuck”) Wolfenden and his brother-in-law Michael Budd. He was preceded in death by his father John Wolfenden and his sister-in-law Kathy Budd. David was born on Aug. 26, 1961 to John and Joan in Yuba City, Calif. He lived in Citrus Heights until age 7, then in El Dorado County (Shingle Springs and Placerville) from age 7 until his death. He attended Latrobe Elementary and Middle School then graduated from Ponderosa High School. In his youth, David spent much time with his extended family and friends throughout Northern California, including many happy hours outdoors (his favorite place) working on their family farm, camping, hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Ponderosa Equestrians for many years at his family’s arena on South Shingle Road in Shingle Springs. His building talent showed from an early age, to include building a treehouse with electricity before age 10.

As an adult, David was a talented master carpenter for nearly 40 years and a true artist with wood, whose many beautiful projects can be seen throughout Northern California, to include custom homes in El Dorado County, historic remodels in Midtown Sacramento, commercial work in Sacramento and the Bay Area, and intricate staircases in El Dorado and Sacramento Counties and in many fine homes throughout the Bay Area. He earned his California State Contractor’s License in 2010.

David and Karen met in 2001, began dating in 2004 and were married in 2006. They spent many wonderful hours together hiking, backpacking and snowshoeing in Desolation Wilderness, Yosemite and other locations in Northern California as well as enjoying many beautiful trips to Kauai, Minnesota and other places in California and the U.S.

David was also an avid history buff and loved to read and watch shows about WWI, WWII and Viking and ancient history. During his periods of sobriety, David was an active member of the AA and recovery communities in El Dorado County and Sacramento.

A memorial service for David will be on Friday, March 3, 2023 at Green Valley Mortuary and Cemetery, 3004 Alexandrite Drive in Rescue, Calif. Visitation will be held from 10:00 to 10:55 with the service beginning at 10:55. This will be followed by a celebration of life get-together at their home in Placerville, with directions to be provided at the service (or reach out directly to Karen if not attending the service).

Thanks to Snowline Hospice and their wonderful staff for assisting in providing David and his family comfort during his final hours. If you wish to donate to Snowline Hospice in Dave’s honor, please see their donations website. https:// snowlinehospice.org/ways-to-give/

Marjorie Ann

McCormick

Marjorie Ann McCormick, 87, went to her heavenly home on Jan. 23, in Placerville surrounded by family. Marjorie was born in Peoria, Illinois and spent her childhood on a dairy farm in Wisconsin.

As a teenager, the family moved to California where she graduated from Grant Union High School in Sacramento. She married and raised 4 children. She had a passion for and taught dance for several years. She moved to El Dorado County in 1973 where she had many active roles in the Chamber of Commerce, Golden Chain Counsel, the Arts Counsel, Emblem Club, Optimist club, Toastmasters and Business and Professional Women Club. She worked many years at 49er Credit Union until she retired in 2007. She loved serving others and was very social. Her joy was contagious and she always had a smile to share.

We are sure she is dancing in heaven with her first born and only son.

She is survived by her three daughters, several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews as well as many friends. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, April 13 at 1:00 p.m. at Green Valley Community Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society or Green Valley Community Church.

Norma Laverne Nelson

McIntyre

Aug. 29, 1925 - Feb. 16, 2023

Norma Laverne Nelson

McIntyre passed in her sleep and was released into the arms of our Heavenly Father and His son Jesus Christ on Feb. 16. She was the third child and only daughter born to Nels O. Nelson (Oscar) and Hulda Hawkins on Aug. 29, 1925 in Roseville, Calif. She was proceeded in death by her mother when she was 11 years old. She was raised by her aunt Karin who was a blessing in her life and the one who got her started playing the piano, which was her lifelong passion. And for us the grateful recipients of that and many other talents. She attended San Juan High School and played french horn in the band. It was there she met a dashing trumpet player and her future eternal companion, Leslie J. McIntyre. They courted through high school and after graduation Norma attended Sacramento City College where she obtained a 2 year teaching credential. It was during WWII Les had enlisted in the Army Air Corps and shipped out to Italy. She taught 1-8 grades in a 1 room school in Tahoe City, Calif. When Les was discharged from the service, they were married on a cold, rainy Christmas Eve in 1945 in Roseville, Calif. They worked a short time on the turkey ranch with Les’s brothers before they left to work for a dairy farmer in Wolf, Calif. It was there they welcomed their son, Peter (1951), and daughter, Priscilla (1953) into the world. They eventually moved to Ophir, Calif., ran their own dairy and sold milk to Crystal Dairy. Their son, Tim arrived in their home in 1957.

Changes in the market forced them to consider their options and the decision made for Les to go to Dental School. During the dental school years she supported the family doing child care, and secretarial work. After dental school, 1969, they settled in Cameron Park then built Hilltop House (12-sided adobe) in Shingle Springs over-looking the Sierras. Norma managed the dental o ce until their retirement in 1989. Following their retirement, they served two missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints. First to Fiji and then to Zimbabwe, Africa. Always together they were able to travel the world. Norma loved gardening around Hilltop House and especially enjoyed digging up and moving rocks, until her pry bar was taken away by her ever watchful husband.

She is survived by her husband, Les, of 77 years, son Peter (Carol), daughter Priscilla Gibson (Tim), son Timothy-preceded her death in 2000, Emma his wife is still living, 9 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. She is known for her kind and generous heart, sharing what she has learned from her life experience, her quick wit and humor, her laughter, and of course her love of music. She had a heart-felt desire to share and teach the younger generation. She was positive and optimistic because of her faith and belief in God and His plan. She always held her head high but never higher than anyone else’s .

A Celebration of her life will be Saturday March 4, at 11:00 a.m., at 3431 Hacienda Rd, Cameron Park, Calif.

Heavy snow causes warehouse to collapse

Tahoe Daily Tribune

Heavy snowfall from the recent series of storms caused a structure to collapse in South Lake Tahoe.

South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue responded Wednesday morning to a report of a structure collapse on Melba Avenue that department officials confirmed was standing the day before. Upon responding, it was discovered the heavy snow load completely flattened the building, a warehouse, and left just one wall standing, officials stated.

Capt. Tom Kerley and Chief Kim George donned snowshoes to access the standing wall since front access was unavailable.

“Consider snow loads on your own roof,” officials warn in a new release. “Hire experts to remove snow if you are

seeing greater than 3 feet on your roof.” Following a big snow in March 2011, the

Mountain Democrat reported roof collapse at multiple businesses in Pollock Pines.

The front of the building was completely flattened.

crime log

The following was taken from El Dorado County Sheriff’s logs:

Feb. 18

1:21 a.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 61-yearold man suspected of DUI on Highway 50 at El Dorado Road in Placerville. He was later released.

11:48 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Garlenda Drive in El Dorado Hills.

2:15 p.m. Vandalism was reported at a restaurant on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park.

8:31 p.m. Vehicle burglary was reported at a trailhead on Highway 50 in Pollock Pines.

11:02 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 19-year-old woman suspected of possession of marijuana on school grounds during school activities on Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville.

11:50 p.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 33-year-old woman suspected of DUI and hit and run causing property damage on South Shingle Road in Latrobe. She was later released.

Feb. 19

12:45 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 43-year-old man suspected of evading officers, driving on a suspended license, resisting arrest and a felony probation violation on Durock Road in Shingle Springs. He was listed in custody in lieu of $515,000 bail.

1:22 a.m. Battery was reported on Red Hawk Parkway in Placerville.

1:45 a.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 22-year-old man suspected of DUI on Highway 50 at Cameron Park Drive. He was later released.

9:09 a.m. Vandalism was reported on Nelson Court in Camino.

9:27 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Deakin Place in El Dorado Hills.

10:59 a.m. Vandalism was reported on Wedge Hill Road in Placerville.

11:09 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 28-year-old man suspected of transporting/selling narcotics, possession of narcotics and felony child abuse on Peavine Ridge Road near White Hall. He was listed in custody in lieu of $150,000 bail.

1:19 p.m. Vandalism was reported on Slug Gulch Road in Somerset.

2:17 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 39-year-old man suspected of receiving stolen property, DUI, petty theft and possession of a controlled substance on Country Club Drive in Cameron Park. He was listed in custody in lieu of $103,500 bail.

3:12 p.m. Vehicle burglary was reported at an apartment complex on Cimmarron Road in Cameron Park.

3:34 p.m. Grand theft was reported at a store on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.

8 p.m. California Highway Patrol officers booked into jail a 52-year-old woman suspected of disorderly conduct on Grizzly Flat Road on Grizzly Flat. She was later released.

Feb. 20

12:02 a.m. Deputies arrested a suspect reportedly brandishing a weapon at a mobile home park on Mother Lode Drive in Placerville.

1:05 p.m. Deputies cited a suspect at a gas station on Bass Lake Road in El Dorado Hills.

7:11 a.m. a burglary was reported on Echo Summit Road at Echo Summit.

8:26 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Shoo Fly Road in Placerville.

9:45 a.m. Grand theft was reported at a ranch on High Hill Road in Placerville.

9:55 p.m. Vandalism was reported at a gym on Mother Lode Drive in Placerville.

3:14 p.m. Vandalism was reported on Kentucky Flat Road in Georgetown.

4:07 p.m. Vandalism was reported on the golf course on Serrano Parkway in El Dorado Hills.

4:59 a.m. Burglary was reported at a camp on Wrights Lake Road in Pollock Pines.

9:37 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Valley View Parkway in El Dorado Hills.

Feb. 21

6:57 a.m. Burglary was reported at the post office on Highway 49 in Pilot Hill.

a.m. Vandalism was reported at a school on Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville.

at an office on Amber Trail in Pollock Pines.

7:10 p.m. Battery was reported on Red Hawk Parkway in Placerville.

9:48 p.m. Deputies arrested a person on suspicion of public intoxication on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.

Feb. 22

8:07 a.m. Battery was reported on Dianthus Lane in El Dorado Hills.

10:06 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Wonson Way in Garden Valley.

11:29 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Patterson Drive in Diamond Springs.

12:25 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 49-year-old man suspected of assault with a firearm, illegal possession of a firearm and willful discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner on Jilltree Lane in Georgetown. He was released on $190,000 bail.

4:50 p.m. Vandalism was reported on Pearl Place in Diamond Springs.

6:55 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 39-year-old woman suspected of disorderly conduct and trespassing on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville. She was listed in custody in lieu of $14,00 bail.

11:35 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 56-year-old man suspected of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and a felony parole violation on Indian Creek Road in Placerville. He was listed in custody.

Feb. 23

8:10 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Slug Gulch Road in Somerset.

10:45 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 41-year-old man suspected of a probation violation on Cambridge Road in Cameron Park. He was later released.

11:47 a.m. Grand theft was reported at a store on Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills.

3:01 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Silver Ridge Lane in Placerville.

3:25 p.m. Battery was reported on Saddlehill Road in Placerville.

4:04 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 72-year-old man suspected of disorderly conduct at a Missouri Flat Road shopping center. He was later released.

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Healthy Nerve

Healthy Blood Vessels

Diseased Blood Vessels

Nerves Shrivel when Blood Vessels Weak and Disappear

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Figure 1

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Photos courtesy of South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue

One wall remained standing after the roof of a warehouse at South Lake Tahoe gave in to the snow.

Study to identify rates that meet EID’s needs

At its Feb. 13 meeting, the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors heard an information item about EID’s more than 50 aboveground storage reservoirs. These facilities are vital components of our community’s drinking water, wastewater and recycled water systems and critical for ensuring our customers’ access to safe and reliable services.

More than half of these storage facilities are welded steel tanks that range in age from 13 to 63 years. Industry standard is to recoat tanks every 15 years to minimize the need for structural repair and maintain the life expectancy of the facility.

Unfortunately, the district has been unable to maintain this pace due to fiscal limitations and staffing resource allocations, which has resulted in increased repair costs and sometimes the need for full replacement.

In that information item presented to the board (available on the district’s website along with every board agenda item for each board meeting) and in our ongoing capital improvement program, district staff is urging increased efforts to undertake these projects so as to manage costs and minimize service impacts going forward.

These types of investments are present in EID’s most recent operating budget and we will continue to advocate for additional efforts as our investments continue to age. It is not only storage tanks. The CIP includes projects of equal importance to every EID ratepayer to support their expectation to receive safe and reliable services.

These projects span from important flume construction to water and sewer main replacements and ongoing service line replacements that affect each customer across EID’s 220-square-mile service area in one way or another. Whether you see construction trucks on your street or if district crews are working 20-plus miles away performing necessary upgrades to our treatment plants to continue delivering clean, safe drinking water, be assured we are at work for our customers.

While the financial needs of the district’s infrastructure may seem daunting, your qualified staff and a team of outside experts are carefully examining proposed funding plans for the board of directors’ consideration. The forthcoming cost of service study will integrate the required costs, allowing the board to make a fully informed decision in balancing service reliability and health and safety needs with rate affordability.

It is essential to keep in mind that, similar to those maintenance activities you complete at home or on your vehicle, the cost of deferred

n See Abercrombie, page A5

Lock up the doctors, parents, school counselors, liberal church leaders, drug makers and pharmacists, other distributors, physiology teachers, ambitious politicians and, last but not least, genderchallenged children. That will encourage moms and dads to resist giving into the pressure from all those miscreants above.

Idaho and Florida, two of my favorite places, currently lead the pack in finalizing a range of legislation banning and outlawing all kinds of treatments for self-indulgent and “entitled” minors. The ones who think they can overturn God’s handiwork especially if they whine loud enough and long enough.

The groundswell of support for such regulations, laws and concomitant penalties is breathtaking. Nine marchers carrying signs and wearing caps with an array of supportive

Letters to the Editor

Mail (lack of)

EDITOR:

Here in Mosquito, as of Feb. 27 it was 10 days since we (or any of our neighbors) have received any mail or packages. That Monday morning we went to the post office, got nothing but were told that of 10 routes five were not being done due to lack of staff. I have seen no mention of it in the paper and no information from the post office.

Is this not a matter of concern? RICHARD NOYES Placerville

Mail delivery woes

EDITOR:

No mail four out of eight days.

The mail delivery for our route, which has been deteriorating the last seven or eight years, has reached a new low. Although the “Informed Delivery” email to me from the USPS showed mail to be delivered on the following dates: Tuesday, Feb. 14; Thursday, Feb. 16; Saturday, Feb 18; and Tuesday, Feb. 21 ... none was received on any of those dates. We have put up with the mail delivered to the wrong house for years. We simply exchange “their mail for our mail” like good neighbors do. We have even accepted the fact that when our usual mail deliverer, Will, is not on duty there is a good chance there will be no delivery. But enough is enough.

Someone, and I expect it should be the postmaster, needs to get their eye on the ball. We have medications delivered by mail and delivery of same is expected and needed. Additionally, mail which isn’t delivered on time sits in a truck and is mangled as was a package I received. It was ripped and had lost two of the five items which were supposed to be inside.

These issues — misdirected, undelivered or mangled mail — are just not acceptable and are not, I suspect, the norm at a well-managed postal area.

NICK TONE

Placerville

Homeless navigation center

EDITOR:

It has been about a month since the homeless navigation center opened at the site of the old juvenile hall in Placerville. In the heart of

messages were observed Saturday near the entrance to Disney World. Another halfdozen rallied raucously outside a Botox clinic in Boise. It is unclear how or whether the latter event actually related to protocols common to “gender-affirming” medical treatments.

All told, the rallygoers outnumbered those minors seeking or currently receiving relevant treatment by more than 300%, according to a clutch of shade-tree fact checkers.

That figure was reversed in San Francisco where the four kids being treated far outweighed Bob “Nob” Hill supporting the new laws. When asked by reporters, Hill explained “a fella from out of town” offered him $11.95 for a cup of coffee in return for demonstrating against “ungodly” doctors, hospitals and child welfare advocates opposing the proposed laws in neighboring states and jurisdictions. He also said he was

the El Dorado County Government Center, nested between the Building Department, public library and major county services the vast majority of county residents will need to utilize, is a center for the homeless that supposedly has the best of intentions.

Intended to provide what Supervisor Wendy Thomas referred to in the Mountain Democrat as “wraparound” services to those who are homeless, the center has resulted in numerous calls for service and a near-death drug overdose. The true story — these “wraparound” mental health and substance abuse services are very limited and cannot meet the demand created by shelter residents. The EDC Health & Human Services Agency is providing mental health and substance abuse services only a handful of hours a week. The community has been led to believe that Volunteers of America will provide the majority of these services, but this cannot be possible since the organization has no access to the county systems and services in place.

Supervisor Thomas may be “proud that El Dorado County has come together with our community and the city of Placerville to meet the needs of our unhoused neighbors, our residents and our business community.” She is likely more proud she has been able to convince the majority of the Board of Supervisors to move some of the homeless away from her family’s properties on Broadway — all at taxpayers’ expense. This is evidenced by the way the county and related entities have limited admission to the homeless navigation center to residents of illegal homeless encampments, particularly the homeless encampment located on Upper Broadway.

This means the hundreds left homeless in Grizzly Flat due to the horrific Caldor Fire would be turned away from receiving services at the new center.

Instead of actually working with homeowners and the business community, the majority of our elected supervisors have embarked on a Housing First rabbit hole that will expend millions of dollars in grant money in the name of helping the homeless. The exclusivity and lack of communication is evidenced by the shelter only being able to currently house 26 people, although it was intended to house 60. This is because those setting-up the shelter failed to properly communicate with related entities in regards to safely housing shelter residents. The true benefactors of this grant money are the Thomas family, county bureaucrats who can expand their workforce and connected nonprofits, who will

n See letters, page A5

The groundswell of support for such regulations, laws and concomitant penalties is breathtaking. Nine marchers carrying signs and wearing caps with an array of supportive messages were observed Saturday …

lucky to “bum a smoke” from the stranger, which helped seal the deal.

Members of a small society of Bible salesmen held up traffic in several cities intermingling with local “squeegee-men.” Combining the otherwise disparate groups added significantly to the media coverage and suggested a rather larger turnout than was the actual case.

Various scouting organizations rounded up more than 14 Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts outside of Nashville who expressed “like a lot of shame” that long-time friends were even considering “like going all-trans” on them.

State and local legislators are paying close attention to public reaction both to opponents and proponents of harsher laws and stiffer penalties for those practicing or encouraging

“gender-related” medical intervention.

Such legislators have the uncanny ability to look at a group of two dozen or fewer participants and “see” hundreds if not thousands of zealous supporters on the street. They can also hear those legions demanding the legal restriction (or complete outlawing) of gender-based studies, research, experimentation, physical, spiritual and pharmaceutical surgery — anything that might relate to or inspire minors (and their parents or guardians) to try to alter nature.

Legislators such as these have been pretty successful in lots of places recently and it looks like they may hold sway in many more for the foreseeable future. Thank the Lord and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Chris Daley is a biweekly columnist for the Mountain Democrat.

The Not So Weekly Daley I say we just lock ’em all up. Who’s with me on this?

CHrIS DaLEy

JIM abErCroMbIE

Abercrombie Continued from A4 maintenance is far more significant in the end, in terms of both finances and the potential risks.

Over the coming months, EID will work hard on an updated cost of service study. We encourage any customer interested in following this process to sign up for project notifications on the website once available. Cost of service studies are just that: an instrument for determining if EID’s cost of providing its existing and/or proposed vital services are adequately funded by its rates.

With the range of important projects on our schedule to complete held alongside our mandate to provide safe and reliable services, we anticipate needing to adjust current rates to account for the rising cost of undertaking vital infrastructure replacement and exceedingly high inflationary pressures.

The costs of maintaining our services are unfortunately not immune to the same factors affecting other living expenses and we are aware of these effects while also maintaining our charge of meeting the health and safety needs of our community.

EID personnel are working to develop the leanest possible rate schedule while still ensuring rates

generate enough revenue to help pay for critical projects — like recoating the storage reservoirs — that have become too pressing to defer any longer.

We are mindful of the effects any rate adjustment has on our customers and the communities we serve. As we go further in the cost of service analysis, we are committed to developing rates that meet, but do not exceed, the costs required to provide each of EID’s vital services.

Jim Abercrombie is general manager of the El Dorado Irrigation District.

Letters

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spend a lot of taxpayers’ money all in the name of humanity.

The Board of Supervisors need to revisit the sheriff’s plan of helping the homeless; it will actually solve the problems of the “unhoused.” It’ll cost a fraction of what the homeless navigation center is costing taxpayers and will provide safety, dignity and respect to those in need.

TODD WHITE

Chairman, EDC Republican Party

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Counting the county’s homeless

Eric Jaramishian Staff writer

Data from El Dorado Opportunity Knock’s latest Point-In-Time count, which took place in February 2022, suggests a downward trend in homelessness in El Dorado County. According to the study, 511 people experienced homelessness in 2022, down from 613 individuals in 2019 and 602 in 2017.

Of those numbers, 438 were counted as unsheltered, less than the 480 counted in 2019. Out of 110 shelter beds available on the night of the count, 73 were utilized. This is down from 142 beds available in 2019. Less beds were available due to space requirements of COVID-19, states the PIT report.

Thirty-one out of 51 beds available were used for transitional housing. The 2017 count showed 119 transitional housing beds available with 47 utilized.

Within the sheltered but homeless population in El Dorado County, there were 53 persons 25 or older, nine persons between the ages of 18 and 24 and 11 persons younger than 18. The number of adults decreased by 57%, and youth younger than 18 increased by 22% between 2019 and 2022. There were no sheltered individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 in 2019.

Within the unsheltered population in El Dorado County, 343 individuals were reported as 25 or older, 75 were between the ages of 18-24 and three were reported as younger than 18.

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storms and road conditions, the El Dorado County Office of Education reports some schools in the county remained closed Thursday. School was not in session for students in the Black Oack Mine, Camino Union, Gold Oak Union, Indian Diggings, Lake Tahoe Unified and Pollock Pines Union school districts. Louisiana Schnell Elementary School in Placerville was closed Thursday because of the power outage.

Mountain travelers are urged to have an emergency kit that includes tire chains, extra food and water and clothing and be prepared to spend an extended amount of time in the vehicle.

45 ___ Newman, author of “Heather Has Two Mommies”

“Once the storm arrives, travel may be difficult or impossible for an extended period of time,” National Weather Service officials warn.

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Winter Work

Work never stops for El Dorado Irrigation District crews that must brave the elements to inspect and maintain infrastructure and keep hydro power plants running and drinking water flowing for customers. The EID team is able to access high country flumes, canals and more with a snowcat for inspection, and to clear any debris, down trees or snow/ice.

Guo to help with water resource restoration

Eric Jaramishian

Staff writer

The El Dorado Water Agency has filled its bottle with a new water resources engineer.

Rebecca Guo is new to the agency’s official staff but is not treading uncharted waters. Guo previously assisted EDWA in promoting water management and implementation of the Water Resources Development and Management Plan meant to achieve water resiliency.

Guo has also conducted work on the American River since 2016, often collaborating with EDWA on storm water resource management, small water systems, long-range planning, environmental compliance, fire recovery and grant application development.

Now Guo is in charge of overseeing various water resource projects for EDWA, including working to help the Grizzly Flat Community Services District with North Canyon Creek and Big Canyon Creek watershed restoration efforts, which provide the sole water supply for the community of Grizzly Flat. The work will require reforestation of the area burned in the 2021 Caldor Fire, tree removal strategies and soil stabilization.

“(Recovery is) a long process and not something that happens overnight. They sustained a lot of damage,” Guo said.

Guo helped develop the application which granted the agency nearly $2 million in federal funding for the restoration of Grizzly Flat’s water supply.

Additionally, Guo will help facilitate a watershed plan for the American River to address challenges it faces including fire, population growth, changes in climate and dwindling snowpacks.

The water agency is conducting a list of projects to improve the watershed’s efficiency in collaboration with the Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation District and the U.S. Forest Service.

Those plans are expected to be done early summer 2023, according to Guo.

Guo will have her hands full helping the county become more resilient to future flooding events such as what residents experienced on New Year’s Eve 2022, which caused havoc in multiple areas of the county.

“We definitely need to take into

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EID personnel clears snow from walkways to safely patrol canals and flumes, removing hazard trees, ice and other debris as they go.

Photo by Matt Heape EID hydro staff work as a team to open a gate buried by snow to access facilities.

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WonderWall

The Turkish American Association of California recently hosted

Davis to raise awareness and collect funds to help those suffering in Turkey after devastating earthquakes struck the region last month. Locally, EDH residents have joined the organization’s efforts.

Residents join Turkish earthquake relief efforts

Sel Richard Staff writer

With the death toll in Turkey rising to more than 44,000 since the Feb. 6 earthquakes, the Turkish community in El Dorado Hills has leapt into action.

Cigdem Askin, a teacher associate at Silva Valley Elementary who was born and raised in Turkey and immigrated to the United States in 1985, belongs to Silicon Valley Turks, a group of volunteers who are working in Turkey and the U.S. to deliver goods to families.

“At first we felt helpless because of how far away we live from our country,” said Askin, who has been touched by her community’s response. “The outpouring of donations was much more than I expected. Within a day and half after I shared on my social media in El Dorado Hills, we received enough donations to fill up a truck and a minivan.”

Askin said families need everything — winter clothing, shoes, blankets,

baby formula, diapers, wipes, food, heaters, tents, generators, batteries and everything else a human would require to live their daily life. Unlike the U.S., having home insurance is rare in Turkey. “Most of the Turkish people truly lost everything they worked for all of their life.”

Turkish Consulates located throughout the United States have issued lists of needs and Turkish Airlines will be transporting donations to Turkey, alleviating the burden of shipping costs. Askin also noted sorting and transporting donations to designated locations has been challenging.

Although initial efforts focused on non-monetary donations, as per guidance received from the Turkish Consulate, sufficient amounts of items were reaching the affected areas after the first week. “We started to focus our efforts on raising awareness and collecting monetary donations,” said Demet Candas Green, president of n See RELiEf page A9

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Caltrans shared this photo Tuesday night from Echo Summit. While Highway 50 might be plowed, it will give motorists tunnel vision. Snow and rain are forecast to return to El Dorado County Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

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a gathering in

Attorney’s Office.

On Sept. 28, 1979, Patricia Carnahan had been beaten, strangled and left for dead at a South Lake Tahoe campground. Her body was recovered and investigators gathered evidence, including using a sexual assault kit that provided a DNA sample. No suspects were arrested. She was visiting California on a trip from her home in Arlington County, Virginia.

Carnahan’s identity was unknown and she was buried in a nondescript grave marked, “Unidentified Female.”

The press release notes that in 2015 investigators with the El Dorado County Cold Case Homicide Unit revived the case. A forensic anthropologist from California State University, Chico, exhumed Carnahan’s body and detectives placed photos of her jewelry in a newspaper. Family members identified a pendant worn by Carnahan and after comparing and confirming family DNA that matched the victim’s, the body was released to them for proper burial.

But the killer remained a mystery until recently when authorities in Washington tested a sexual assault kit collected in a 1994 rape investigation. The rape case was deemed “unproveable” in 1994 and the kit remained untested until 2023.

Once the kit was tested, the CODIS system — the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System — found the DNA collected from the Washington victim also matched the DNA evidence collected from Patricia Carnahan, identifying the suspect in her murder as Harold Carpenter.

Investigators from El Dorado County developed probable cause to arrest Carpenter for murder and traveled to Spokane to assist police in the arrest. This is one of the oldest cold case murders in the country to be solved through a sexual assault DNA review run through CODIS, according to the DA’s Office.

“This is the 13th case solved after the creation of the cold case task force,” states El Dorado County District Attorney Vern Pierson in the press release. “I’m proud to say our Cold Case Unit is one of the most successful of its kind in the

United States. Sadly, Ms. Carnahan was buried in a potter’s field under a headstone of an ‘unidentified female.’ Because of the tireless dedication of our investigators, she was identified and returned to her family. Now due to multi-state collaboration by numerous agencies her killer will finally be held accountable.”

Funds from the Washington Attorney General’s Office’s Sexual Assault Kit Initiative paid for the 1994 sexual assault kit’s testing, allowing the suspect’s DNA profile to be added into CODIS. The Washington initiative to eliminate a backlog of untested sexual assault kits in Washington began in 2017, when the Attorney General’s Office was awarded a $3 million federal grant to fund the work.

“Cases like this illustrate the need to test every sexual assault kit and get their DNA profiles loaded into the federal database,” Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson notes in the press release. “Every untested kit could be a potential break in a cold case. Hard work and crossstate collaboration made this case successful. I’m grateful for the hard work from law enforcement to pursue justice in this case.”

Carpenter is being held without bond in Spokane as the extradition process has begun. The Spokane rape case will not continue forward as the statute of limitations has expired and the victim is now deceased.

Anyone with information about this case or Harold Carpenter is asked to contact the El Dorado County Cold Case Task Force at (530) 621-4590 or email us at coldcasetaskforce@edcda. us.

Law enforcement agencies assisting in the investigation include the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, Spokane Police Department, Spokane County District Attorney’s Office, Washington State Attorney General’s Office, Lassen County District Attorney’s Office, Lassen County Sheriff’s Office, California Department of Justice-DNA Crime Lab, California Department of Justice-Latent Prints, Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Arlington County Police Department in Virginia.

Odin Rasco Staff writer

The varsity boys basketball teams from both Ponderosa and Union Mine high schools lost in the first round of the CIF State Boys Basketball Championship Tuesday evening. Ponderosa’s Bruins faced down the Wildcats from Oakland High in a home game. The home-court advantage failed to carry the Bruins

to a win, with the Wildcats taking the lead by the end of the first quarter and not letting it slip. Oakland won 78-50.

Union Mine’s varsity team traveled to San Mateo to battle against Hillsdale High. The Diamondbacks fought tooth and scale for a win against the Fighting Knights but ultimately came short. The game came to a close just one shot shy of going into overtime, with Hillsdale winning 61-59.

Bruins, D’backs battle in CIF state championship TOC wrestling marks Rod Hedlund’s 50 years

Rod Hedlund will be honored March 4 for his 50 years as director of the Northern California Tournament of Champions Junior High Wrestling Tournament.

Presenting Hedlund’s award at 5 p.m. in the main gym at Del Oro High School in Loomis will be Mark Fuller, four-time Olympian and head coach of Lincoln High’s wrestling program, according to a news release from David Publicover with the TOC.

In addition to helping the region’s

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account how we’re planning our different projects, like when we tie it back to the watershed projects, including (figuring out) how improving upper watershed forest health affects localized flooding in more semi-urbanized areas,” Guo said. “Some areas experienced a lot of debris flow through our different watershed projects but through our different watershed projects we could help create areas that would protect them. It is all stuff we as an agency have to consider.”

Guo has nearly 15 years of experience in all things related to water resources issues, including long-term water supply reliability, drought resiliency, flood management and hydrologic and hydrology studies.

Prior to joining EDWA Guo was a principal water resources engineer with Stantec for more than 13 years, conducting a wide range of appraisal, reconnaissance and feasibility-level investigations for multi-benefit water projects.

Guo assisted with flood management modeling for the Central

young wrestlers grow in the sport, Hedlund started the wrestling program at Golden Sierra High School and coached Grizzlies grapplers for 25 years — the school’s gym is even named for him.

The TOC was started in 1969 by Paul Mello and Dick Harrah with the help of the Georgetown Rotary Club; it is considered the premier wrestling tournament in Northern California for students in grades six through eight, states the news release. Its goal

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Valley Flood Protection Plan and did work for the San Joaquin River Restoration Program.

“Everything is so interrelated, so it keeps things interesting,” Guo said. “Water is such an exciting thing and there is lots of work to do here in El Dorado County.”

Guo has a master’s of science in civil and environmental engineering from Stanford University. Her other credentials include being a licensed professional civil engineer in California, a certified Envision specialist by the Institute of Sustainable Infrastructure and a certified project management professional.

“Rebecca brings extensive relevant experience and knowledge to the water agency and over the past several years, she has contributed to many of our important programs and projects,” states Ken Payne, EDWA general manager, in a press release. “She will be an integral member of our team as we continue to advance our critical water resource planning efforts for El Dorado County and the surrounding region.”

Mountain Democrat file photo by Eric Jaramishian Bruin Marco Moorman prepares to take a shot as teammate Lake Leibscher looks on at a division playoff game for Ponderosa. The Bruins lost at home Tuesday in the first round.

Mountain Democrat file photo by Krysten Kellum Rod Hedlund, pictured with wife Suzanne in 2010, was integral in strengthening the athletic programs at Golden Sierra High School, in particular wrestling.

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This represents a 4% decrease in unsheltered adults older than 25, a 13% decrease in the number of people between the ages of 18 and 24, and an 84% decrease in the number of youth younger than 18 experiencing unsheltered homelessness between 2019 and 2022. Men comprised most of the homeless population with 325, 63.6%, of the total population, whereas females accounted for 32.6%. Those identified as transgender, questioning or non-binary accounted for 3.8%.

Within El Dorado County, data indicates 87.8% of the homeless population are white and 5.3% are of Asian descent, and comprised 89% and 2.3% of the homeless population, respectively. The average life expectancy for individuals

experiencing homelessness is 25 years less than those in stable housing, notes the report.

Surveys were administered using Simtech’s Counting Us mobile app to conduct the count of homeless individuals the morning of Feb. 23 on the West Slope and Feb. 24 in South Lake Tahoe.

Using a team of community volunteers, this effort resulted in 321 unique surveys and 184 observation reports.

Incoming survey data was monitored in realtime through a web-based regional command center to reduce the likelihood of duplication and ensure data quality and count accuracy.

Regardless, the count does have its limits, Point in Time organizers report. The count does not reflect the total number of people

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was to bring together the very best young wrestlers in Northern California. Over the years, several high school state champions and place winners, NCAA champions and place winners, and even Olympic wrestlers have experienced the excitement of participating and succeeding in this prestigious tournament. Hedlund took over as tournament director in 1973.

From 1969 to 1980, the TOC was held at either Ponderosa High in Shingle Springs or El

Dorado High in Placerville.

From 1981 to 2001, it was held at Golden Sierra. Since 2002, the TOC has been held at Del Oro. This year marks the 54th TOC. Hedlund has remained a passionate advocate for junior high and high school wrestling in California since he started his wrestling coaching career in 1971 at Orland High, continues the news release. In 1973 Hedlund began coaching at Georgetown Elementary School and became

Relief Continued from A7 the Turkish American Association of California, Sacramento Chapter. “It will take years to recover from this devastating earthquake, so raising funds to contribute to the ongoing relief efforts in the area is our current goal.

“The sad truth is the damage from the earthquake was so widespread. 11 cities were hit, close to 13 million people were affected,” Green continued. “So every one of us knows somebody who is directly affected.”

Askin’s own family escaped the brunt of the devastation as they live in the Western Turkey.

“However, we have friends who live in city of Adana,” she shared. “They are safe and sound, but unable to sleep in their homes because of fear of possible aftershocks.”

An additional 6.3 magnitude earthquake confirmed their fears on Feb. 21. Askin shared earthquake victims and volunteers work side by side and though some families have moved in with extended relatives in different cities, many are not as lucky and live in tents or shelters.

Even the smallest efforts can have an impact, including raising awareness through social media, making cards, writing notes of encouragement and even providing online services. Askin and her family will fly to Turkey to personally deliver goods to families in need. “The recovery is going to take many, many years,” she said.

“Any amount helps,” assured Green. Currently, $1 is equivalent to 18.85 Turkish Lira. “$10 buys about 36 loaves of bread, 130 bottles of water, 70 diapers, 50 menstrual pads, one blanket, four meals or 50 rolls of toilet paper.” The TAAC recently hosted a gathering in Davis to raise awareness and collected more than $3,000 in two hours. Lemonade stands and bake sales have raised approximately $1,000.

“To this day, we receive daily messages or emails asking if we still collect non-monetary donations such as blankets, winter coats, etc.,” said Green. “It is heartwarming to see this kind of care and support from the communities we live in here in the U.S.”

“Even though we are safe and sound here, we all are deeply sad; we all are grieving,” she continued. “So please make sure to check on your Turkish friends, neighbors, classmates and be supportive. They need it.”

El Dorado Hills resident Bill Tobin, Rotary relations manager at ShelterBox USA, reported at the EDH Rotary meeting last week ShelterBox is on the ground in Turkey providing temporary shelters and supplies to victims as the quakes flattened more than 11,000 buildings. Visit shelterboxusa.org to learn more.

To support the Turkish earthquake relief efforts, see the list of organizations below. Businesses can make donations or help by scheduling fundraising events.

Sacramento Chapter of Turkish American Association of California is a nonprofit organization supporting Turkish Americans and is registered with Benevity. Follow on Facebook or Instagram for upcoming fundraising events. Volunteer opportunities are available for high school students. For more information email communications@ taaca.org.

AHBAP is a nonprofit organization in Turkey led by singer Levent Haluk. Known as the “rock star with a big heart,” Haluk personally visits Turkish families to do dishes or take care of those taken ill. Visit ahbap.org.

Bridge to Turkey provides services and scholarships for the education of children who have lost their parents or family members and may be placed in orphanages or foster homes. Visit bridgetoturkiye.org.

experiencing homelessness due to the count being conducted on a single night in February. Other factors impact data gathering such as weather, available volunteers and COVID-19’s prevalence; it is likely the PIT count is an undercount, note officials. Additionally, respondents could decline to answer survey questions, resulting in missing values in survey results. Therefore, the total number of respondents for each question will not always equal the total number of surveys conducted.

The PIT count involved 77 volunteers and the results were submitted to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for U.S. Census Data. The full report, which was posted November 2022, can be viewed at edokcoc.org.

tournament director for the TOC. In 1978 he started the wrestling program at GSHS, where he was the head coach for 25 years.

Coming out of a school population of only 500 students, Hedlund’s wrestling teams won the Golden Empire League Championship 11 times, including nine consecutive times from 1994 to 2002, notes the news release, adding that his teams had a league record of 65 wins and three losses from 1990 to 2002. In 1998 they won

the Sac-Joaquin Dual Meet Division III Title and he was named Sacramento Bee Metro Coach of the Year. Hedlund was also instrumental in the formation of the Small School CIF Section for wrestling in the Sac-Joaquin Section. In 2012 he was inducted into the California Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Hedlund himself wrestled at Castro Valley High, where he was a member of two section championship teams. At California State University, Chico, he was a Far Western

Conference runner-up and a NCAA Division II Nationals qualifier.

The news release adds that Suzanne Hedlund, Rod’s wife, managed the head table at the TOC for 44 years. In 2010 Suzanne received a Lifetime Service Award from the California Wrestling Hall of Fame for her dedication to youth wrestling. Suzanne has organized and worked the head table at more than 100 wrestling tournaments. For more information visit the TOC website at norcaltoc. com.

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Now

B Street Theatre at The Sofia, 2700 Capitol Ave. in Sacramento, presents

“The Flying Machine: The Story of the Wright Brothers” through March 4. For tickets and more information visit bstreettheatre.org.

The Stage at Burke Junction in Cameron Park presents “Becky’s New Car” through March 5. For tickets and more information visit stageatburke.com.

El Dorado Musical Theatre presents Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” through March 5, at Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. For tickets and more information call (916) 6086888 or visit harriscenter. net.

Gold Bug Park & Mine in Placerville is open Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information visit goldbugpark.org.

March 3

Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open again every Friday and Saturday for open garden days, 9 a.m. to noon. Take a leisurely stroll through all 16 themed gardens. Docents are on-site to assist with any questions regarding Sherwood Demonstration Garden or your personal garden. May be closed for inclement weather or poor air quality. Check the website before visiting: ucanr.edu/sites/ EDC_Master_Gardeners/ Demonstration_Garden.

The Neon Moon Band will perform 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 4561 Greenstone Road in Placerville.

Smith Flat House Placerville hosts line dance lessons, 6-9 p.m. the first Friday of the month. For more information call (530) 621-1003 or visit smithflathouse.com.

Live music at Red Hawk Resort + Casino continues every weekend in March at the Stage Bar. Bands will perform every Friday, 8 p.m. to midnight, and Saturday, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. — March 3: Bobby Zoppi and the Corduroys (country), March 4: Groove Ride (dance/ ’70s variety), March 10: We are the 60s (’60s variety), March 11: Moonshine Crazy (country), March 17: Kirk Matthew and the Los Vaqueros (country rock), March 18: Clean Slate (dance/ Top 40), March 24: Hill Street Band (Top 40/ classic rock), March 25: American Mile (country rock) and March 31: Ariel Jean (country). Visit redhawkcasino.com for more details.

Amor al arte

n Artist’s Spanish inspiration becomes exceptional exhibit

News release

SAN FRANCISCO — The Fine Arts

Museums of San Francisco presents Sargent and Spain, the first exhibition to explore the influence of Spanish culture on the dynamic visual practice of the American expatriate artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925).

His fascination with Spain, which developed over the course of seven visits taken from 1879 to 1912, resulted in a remarkable body of work. The exhibition will present an array of Sargent’s dazzling oils, watercolors, drawings and never-beforeexhibited photographs from his personal collection, which explore Spain’s rich culture (both historic and modern), its people and its magnificent urban and rural landscapes. Sargent and Spain will be on view at the Legion of Honor museum, the exclusive West Coast venue for this exhibition.

“Chronicling moments from John Singer Sargent’s numerous visits to Madrid, Granada, Tarragona and other Spanish locales over several decades, we are delighted to host Sargent and Spain at the Legion of Honor,” said Thomas P. Campbell, director and CEO Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. “In this setting, Sargent’s luminous paintings of the landscapes, people, architecture and the works of art that he studied during the course of his travels will resonate with our own holdings of Spanish paintings, particularly those by Diego Velazquez and El Greco.”

Celebrated as the definitive society portraitist of his era, and noted for his artistic virtuosity, Sargent influenced a generation of American painters. Sargent was born in Florence, Italy, to American parents and traveled to Spain from his homes in Paris (1874-1882) and London (1882-1925). Sargent traveled widely across the country, from Madrid

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Photos courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

“Women at Work” by John Singer Sargent, ca. 1912, oil on canvas, is one of dozens of works on display at the Legion of Honor exhibit dedicated to the artist.

“La Carmencita Dancing” by John Singer Sargent, 1890, oil on canvas.

this Saturday.

SCSO & guests highlight European composers

News release

SACRAMENTO —

The Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra

and five outstanding soloists return to the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center stage for the 27th season with a dramatic performance titled European Masterworks Saturday, March 4.

For one night only, the SCSO’s professional symphony orchestra and large chorus, under the direction of Conductor Donald Kendrick, will perform two dynamic late-Romantic works: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford’s stunning “Stabat Mater” and Felix Mendelssohn’s powerful Second Symphony “Lobgesang.” The concert begins at 8 p.m. Ticket holders can expect the following:

• Pre-concert talk hosted by Kendrick at 7 p.m.

• Five outstanding soloists: Marina Harris (soprano), Jennifer Mitchell

(soprano), Kelly Clark (mezzo-soprano), Chadwick Somers (tenor) and Craig Verm (baritone)

• Projected supertitle translations

• Free post-concert reception plus a meet and greet with performers

“We are delighted to present Mendelssohn’s rarely-performed ‘Lobgesang Symphony No. 2’ on the same program with Stanford’s moving ‘Stabat Mater,’” said Kendrick.

The SCSO is a California educational nonprofit organization established in 1996, providing world-class choral-orchestral music for the people of the greater Sacramento region and beyond.

To purchase tickets visit sacramentochoral.org or call the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center box office at (916) 808-5181. The center is located at 1301 L St. in downtown Sacramento.

christie mystery rolls onto sutter street stage

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FOLSOM — Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, the passengers rely on detective Hercule Poirot to identify the murderer — in case he or she decides to strike again.

Sutter Street Theatre presents Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express,” opening March 3 at the Folsom Theater. This production is adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig and directed by Connie Mockenhaupt. The show is rated

PG-13.

“A love letter to the original material, with a swift moving script adaptation by Ken Ludwig .... Everything you could want — broadly drawn characters, exotic settings and a spectacular murder with no shortage of suspects.” — BroadwayWorld

“Agatha Christie is not the bestselling novelist in history for nothing and Ken Ludwig’s adaptation strikes the perfect balance of the cerebral and the comic. Get on board — it’s a great ride.” — Houstonian Magazine

Performances are scheduled 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4:30 p.m. Sundays at the theater, 717 Sutter St. in Folsom. For tickets and more information call (916) 353-1001 or visit SutterStreetTheatre.com.

Photo by Allen Schmeltz Actors Gary Giurbino and Mike Jimena, standing left to right, star in a classic whodunnit with Julie Rosch Williams and Janine LaForge, seated left to right. “Murder on the Orient Express” opens March 3.

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The Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra showcases musicians’ talents at a special concert

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If you’ve read this column for an extended period of time you will be aware that I love the “Rocky” film franchise. From my first in-theater experience with a “Rocky” flick viewing the fourth entry in 1985 with my dad to watching the films on old VHS tapes recorded off HBO or other cable channels (and sometimes from the ABC Sunday Night Movie!). I’m perhaps dating myself here but, rest assured I was pretty darned young when the original film series came out. A bit of history: After 16 years away from the character after the underwhelming “Rocky V” (1990), actor and creator Sylvester Stallone returned to put an exclamation point on one of cinema’s most beloved characters. 2006’s “Rocky Balboa’’ was a sequel no one asked for and yet it returned Rocky into the pop culture lexicon. Instead of running from the fact that Stallone and his character were past their primes it embraced that truth and gave the series a way to end with dignity and grace. It was a beautifully made loveletter to the series by its creator. It also delivered one of the most iconic series of lines in film history: “It ain’t about how hard you’re hit; it’s about how you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward!” I work with several people from Gen Z and they may not know the Rocky movies very well, but they all

know this specific dialog. A quick look at Etsy or Amazon shows hundreds of poster and T-shirt options with that quote. It was the perfect way to send Rocky off into the sunset. That is until filmmaker Ryan Coogler (“Fruitvale Station,” “Black Panther”) pitched an idea (Coogler and his father also watched the “Rocky” movies religiously) that would see Balboa serving as a mentor to Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), the son of late friend and former rival Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers). The unlikely contender became a critical and financial champion while scoring Stallone a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination in 2016 (which he should have won) for his protrayl of the aging former champ.

The film was followed up three years later with “Creed II.” Coolger had gone on to greener pastures with Marvel but director Steven Caple Jr. delivered a quality sequel that packed an emotional punch with where it left Mr. Balboa at the end of the film. It was a good place to leave the iconic character so the “Creed” franchise could focus on its namesake. Which brings us to the present day and “Creed III,” a film that shows Adonis thriving in both his career and family life until a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy resurfaces, forcing a faceoff that’s about more than just a fight. It’s the first “Rocky” or “Creed” film not to feature Rocky Balboa in the character’s 47 year history. So, does this

“Creed” film have enough of the eye of the tiger to keep punching without the “Italian Stallion” in its corner? Yes and no.

Can “Creed III,” with actor Michael B. Jordan taking over helming duties (his directorial debut), stand on its own enough to be a compelling and entertaining film without Stallone? Yes. Does it suffer because of it? Also yes.

Performance-wise, Jordan, Tessa Thomson and the rest of the ensemble are effective as alway and the addition of Jonathan Majors, who was one of the bright spots in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” is a well-executed and emotionally satisfying one. Majors is going to be a star for a long time so it’s always a pleasure to see him chew on scenery here as a friend from Creed’s past.

The film — solid, if not a bit clunky and rushed in parts — of course can manage without Stallone. Anyone can train Creed. But it’s the moments in-between that miss him. He’s the secret sauce. He brings heart and earnestness to every film the character is in. The movie can mostly stand on its own but feels like a three-legged table without him. It’s also bizarre how much they scrubbed any photograph or mention of him. There’s one scene in particular that should have absolutely had Rocky there. It will be interesting if the parties involved move past their differences and bring Balboa back for one last hurrah so we can have a proper goodbye to the character.

Ding. Ding.

Joshua B. Porter is a writer/director/producer. His most recent project, the feature film “No Evidence OF Man,” won Best Original Screenplay of a Feature Film at the 2022 Madrid International Film Festival but the award is currently lost in the mail due to the UK Royal Mail strike. He can be reached at @joshuabporter or joshuabporter@mtdemocrat. net.

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City Theatre brings contemporary flair to a Jane Austen classic story

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SACRAMENTO — City Theatre at Sacramento City College brings Jane Austen’s beloved novel “Persuasion” to the stage in a new adaptation called “Beyond Persuasion.”

Lori Ann DeLappeGrondin adapts and directs this Austen play fusing the production with contemporary elements. The production plays through Sunday, March 12.

The play

“Beyond Persuasion” adapts “Persuasion,” fusing the Regency era and contemporary times. When Anne Elliot was persuaded to end a relationship with Capt. Fredrick Wentworth, little did she know that she would meet him eight years later. Do Anne and Fredrick get a second chance at love?

“Beyond Persuasion” follows the story of the admirable and sweet Anne, the heroine who has a resigned outlook that she will not marry. The story centers on

themes of love and rekindled romance and comments on the lavish and superficial life of Bath, where the story is partly set.

Amidst the satire of the superficiality of highstatus society, there is also a Royal Navy influence found through Wentworth and others that hints at an outgoing

or fulfilling life outside of society’s pretensions.

“Beyond Persuasion” marks DeLappeGrondin’s first fulllength, solo written play. She has also written multiple 10-minute and one-act plays for various festivals with her longtime writing partner, Kayla Carerro. Performances for

“Beyond Persuasion” are held in the auditorium in the Performing Arts Center on the Sacramento City College campus at 3835 Freeport Blvd. in Sacramento. Tickets may be purchased online at CityTheatre. net or in-person one hour before the performance begins.

Lolo’s Lounge returns with dynamic duo

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GRASS VALLEY — The Center for the Arts presents the esteemed cabaret series Lolo’s Lounge featuring Cassidy Joy in the Marisa Funk Theater on March 5. Now in her second year of hosting and performing with unique and talented guests who are locally known in many different music genres, Lorraine Gervais is happy to welcome Joy to share the stage with her. As original members of the Velvet Foxes in early 2020 (along with Alvetta Newby-Jones), they’ve been looking forward to having an opportunity to sing together again — and here it is. With this show they’ll perform the music of some of their favorite women singers of rock, soul and pop, starting back in the 1960s with Laura Nyro, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Tributes to other music legends will include Dionne Warwick, Carly Simon, Norah Jones, KD Lang, Christine McVie and many more. As always, the band onstage behind them is comprised of a core group of stellar players — Ray Sayre, Tim Bulkley and Charlie Faber, with very special guest bandmates Chris and Jon Kelly on guitar, trumpet, piano and backup harmonies.

Joy is a multi-genre vocalist, instrumentalist and songwriter with roots spanning from Celtic and folk music to classic rock, country, pop and beyond. Most prominently known for being half of the local female folk duo Sugar Mountain (with Karen Woerner), Joy has also made a

name for herself as a successful solo artist and band leader, contributing vocals throughout the years to Cousin Cricket, The Rayos, Objects In The Mirror, Achilles Wheel, The Velvet Foxes and more. In 2019 Joy was chosen to record vocals on a Peter Blachley album alongside folk legends David Mansfield and Henry Diltz and in 2021 Sugar Mountain was the opening group for international guitar icon Tommy Emmanuel. While her solo material

consists of some original songs, Joy identifies most as an interpretive singer, finding inspiration from music decades and centuries before, while breathing new life into old melodies.

Doors open at 6 p.m. for Lolo’s Lounge featuring Cassidy Joy. The show begins at 7 p.m. at The Center for the Arts, 314 West Main St. in Grass Valley. For tickets and more information visit thecenterforthearts.org or call (530) 274-8384.

Photo by Bruce Clarke

Capt. Frederick Wentworth (Jonathan Blum), Louisa Musgrove (Lauren Ormond), Elizabeth Elliot (Mia Matista), Sir Walter Elliot (Pete Eden) and Anne Elliot (Shelby Saumier), left to right, gather in “Beyond Persuasion,” coming soon to Sacramento City College.

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Cassidy Joy and Lorraine Gervais team up for a great show at The Center for the Performing Arts.

Sierra artist on display at retirement community

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British artist and Camino resident David Yapp will exhibit a selection of his fine art prints, reproduced from his original oil paintings, at Gold Country Retirement Community, March 3 through May 5. The exhibition includes many views from the Sierra foothills and mountains.

Alongside the prints are some of the fascinating stories. Discover some

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(the city he frequented the most) to nearby Toledo and Cuenca, Seville and Granada in the south and Camprodón and Santiago de Compostela in the north. Visits to the Majorcan towns of Valldemosa and Palma in 1908 rounded out his experience.

“We are thrilled to host this magnificent exhibition, which presents astonishingly beautiful works by Sargent and attests to his embrace of Spanish culture,” said Emma Acker, associate curator of American Art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. “These technically dazzling, creatively inspired and deeply moving artworks capture a sense of the joy and excitement Sargent must have felt during his wide-ranging explorations of Spain, reminding us of the opportunities travel o ers for growth, discovery and inspiration.”

Sargent and Spain is arranged in six sections that trace the artist’s multifaceted approaches to portraying the landscapes and culture of Spain. The first section, Velázquez and the Spanish Masters, features powerful early oils that the young artist produced during his first trip to Spain. Immersed in Spanish art at the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Sargent learned to adapt the palette and brushwork of the Spanish Old Masters he studied, especially that of his aesthetic hero Diego Velázquez. In addition to his copies after their work, this gallery will showcase paintings by Spanish Old Masters whom Sargent admired, as well as his original compositions that reveal their influence.

The second section, Dance and Music, reveals Sargent’s enthusiasm for the performing arts he enjoyed in Spain. These works impart the artist’s admiration for the Spanish Roma peoples’ flamenco dance, dress, and music. Such paintings include “Spanish Roma Dancer” (1879-1880) and “The Spanish Dance” (18791882) plus his full-length oil portraits of the acclaimed Spanish dancer Carmen Daucet Moreno, known as La Carmencita. This section also includes an array of spectacular studies that Sargent developed in preparation for his tour de force depiction of a flamenco performance, El Jaleo (1882).

The next three sections showcase Sargent’s travels throughout Spain, where he was captivated by both rural and urban locales, the countryside, coasts, gardens and the people he met, depicted in brilliant oil and watercolors. Architecture and Gardens features Sargent’s views of Spanish architecture, including

local history and meet the interesting characters Yapp has encountered on his painting excursions.

Meet the artist at the artist’s reception, 4-6 p.m. Friday, March 3, at Gold Country Retirement Community, 6041 Golden Center Court in Placerville. Drinks and finger food will be available.

Yapps’s prints will be available to purchase. To discover more about the artist and to see a selection of his paintings go to davidyapp.com.

works of stunning Spanish royal palaces and environs, such as the Alhambra and Generalife located in Granada. Works in The Land and Its People divulge Sargent’s passion for depicting the people of Spain, including the Roma people of Granada, and their surroundings.

The views in this section point to how wide ranging Sargent’s travels in Spain were, from the panoramic view of the snowcapped peaks in Sierra Nevada (1912) to the shadowy interior of a stable filled with pack mules in “Stable at Cuenca” (1903).

Majorca presents the artist’s intense fascination with the Mediterranean island’s dazzling and varied terrain, with lush fruits and foliage, which he explored during his two visits there.

The exhibition will conclude with a gallery dedicated to Sargent’s interest in Religion and Spirituality, presenting works inspired by Spanish Catholic religious imagery, which he admired for its visual and spiritual power. Displayed here will be studies of soaring cathedrals, crucifixions and Madonnas, many of which were made in preparation for Sargent’s ambitious mural cycle at the Boston Public Library, the “Triumph of Religion” (1890-1919). The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, lends photographs from Sargent’s personal collection of Spanish devotional sculptures, which also aided his development of the library project.

Sargent and Spain is on view through May 14 at the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco at Lincoln Park, 100 34th Ave. More information regarding tickets can be found at legionofhonor.org/visit-us.

Back row: Corbin Weatherby, Charlotte Patton, Spencer Weston

Front row: Truman Weston, Mark Tuttle

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Photo courtesy of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco “Majorcan Fisherman” by John Singer Sargent, 1908, oil on canvas.

“Blueberry Field Sunset” by David Yapp

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March 4

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County hosts Grow and Show, 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville. After learning some basics about parts and needs of plants, children will plant a succulent cutting in a small pot. Then they can also plant a bean seed in another pot. They will take their plant home, care for it and watch it grow and in June they can enter their plant in the El Dorado County Fair. Children may decorate the pot or make it look like a fairy garden. Their plant will be on display during the fair for all to see and they might even win a ribbon. They will receive a short booklet with the basics of plants and how to care for them. Register at ucanr.edu/grow-and-show.

Miraflores Winery in Placerville hosts an event with wine writer Mike Dunn and Miraflores winemaking consultant Marco Cappelli, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mike will sign copies of his newest book, “The Signature Wines of Superior California,” which features a beautiful section on Cappelli, Miraflores Winery and Mission wine in California. No reservations required.

Toogood Estate in Fair Play hosts Bottle Your Own Wine weekends, March 4 & 5, March 11 & 12 and March 18 & 19. No reservations required. For more information call (530) 620-1910.

Gwinllan Estate hosts its blending seminars noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 4, and Saturday, March 18, from noon until 4 p.m. Those interested in learning some blending techniques and having a fun-filled day making their own personal blend are invited. To RSVP email info@gwinllanestate.com or call (530) 723-2879.

Sierra Vista Winery in the Pleasant Valley area hosts musician Patrick Walsh, 4-6:30 p.m. Enjoy pizza, wine and live music. For more information email rhone@sierravistawinery.com or call (530) 622-7221.

Musician Ed Wilson will perform at Solid Ground Brewing in Diamond Springs, 4-7 p.m.

The Ponderosa High School Band and Jazz Band Ensembles hosts Music & Marinara at 6 p.m. Enjoy live music and a delicious pasta dinner catered by Skipolini’s plus dessert and raffle basket

drawings. Tickets are presale only. Purchase them online at ticketstripe.com/Music-Marinara2023.

The Neon Moon Band will perform 8-11 p.m. at The Placerville Public House, 305 Main St. in Placerville.

The Tahoe Rim Trail Association presents How to Complete the TRT: A Guide Panel Discussion, 2 p.m. at the Galena Creek Visitor Center in Reno. This event is free and pre-registration is required. Visit tahoerimtrail.org.

March 5

Face in a Book in El Dorado Hills Town Center hosts bestselling author Susan Wels, who will lead a discussion on her book “An Assassin in Utopia,” 1-2:30 p.m. For more information call (916) 941-9410 or visit getyourfaceinabook.com.

Miraflores Winery in Placerville hosts Soup Sundays. Stop by for wine tasting, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and enjoy a complimentary cup of soup prepared by Chef Tara Martinez every Sunday through March 26.

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