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“The families are saying they find they are spending more time together, learning what priorities are.”

It may seem like an agoraphobic’s dream — the whole planet being told to stay home and avoid crowds — but the stressors caused by the coronavirus, a pandemic that has led to unprecedented — Michelle Godwin, changes in how New Morning Youth the world is run, and Family Services are no joking therapist matter.

Local mental health professionals are hoping the public will be aware of signs that indicate limits have been reached and the situation has become too much to handle for some. They advise not only heeding how stress may be impacting friends and family, but to keep an eye on yourself to avoid overwhelming feelings as the drama unfolds in the next few weeks, perhaps months, until the virus’ deadly threat is past. n

See Mental stress, page A3

Teens in quarantine

Dispatches from New Morning

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Birthday girl Jessa Bell sits outside her Placerville home Saturday afternoon as friends and family brought a caravan of birthday merriment with gifts, signs and horn-honking all while shouting “happy birthday” and never exiting their vehicles as part of a coronavirus-safe celebration of the youngster’s 10th trip around the sun. Jessa’s mother Melanie came up with the idea for a drive-by birthday party when last week her family participated in a similar shindig. Jessa could not have a traditional party with friends and cake due to COVID-19 social distancing and shelter-in-place orders.

Pandemic-proper party marks Placerville girl’s 10th

Annah Wilson, supervisor of the New Morning teen shelter in Placerville, asked some of the young people there how they were feeling about the virus-forced isolation. The following is a sample of responses, with client names changed for confidentiality purposes.

Shannon, age 16: I really miss my dance class the most. My teacher sends videos of herself so we can practice routines in our mirrors, but it just isn’t the same. I just rewind it, watch it again, rewind it, watch it again … over and over … because I miss her. Weird. But yeah, I guess I miss all my teachers. Doing school work n

“I can’t believe all those people drove by to say happy birthday and they did that just for me,” said Jessa, left photo, sitting in the middle of her street where a chalk-art birthday message was drawn. Jessa, right photo, waits with dad Jesse, brother Fisher and mom Melanie, from left, as friends and family were en route for her drive-by birthday party. Even Placerville police officers rolled through with birthday cheer.

See Teens in Quarantine, page A2

Dry Diggings is distilling a solution as COVID-19 spreads Jana Rossi Staff writer

The Placerville Police Department posted this photo of hand sanitizer donated to its officers by Dry Diggings Distillery in El Dorado Hills. The fine spirit maker has switched gears to produce sanitizer instead.

“This has given us the ability to help our community in a way others cannot. We are unique in that we have the knowledge on staff to pivot in the direction we did.”

Until recently, one wouldn’t necessarily associate a distillery that dispenses brandy, vodka and rum with one cranking out 5 to 300 gallons of hand sanitizer a day, but that was before COVID-19 entered the world.

Across the country it isn’t such a far stretch that places known for their 60- to 80-proof alcohol are now adding ingredients such as glycerin and hydrogen peroxide to their stock, trying in the best way they know how to be a small part of a solution to an enormous worldwide problem.

Cris Steller, owner of Dry Diggings Distillery is an El Dorado Hills community hero

— Cris Steller, owner of Dry Diggings Distillery doing just that. Steller’s hand sanitizer and disinfecting sprays are going to local emergency rooms, nurses, senior care centers, ambulance workers, police and fire departments — the front line workers who unfortunately are sometimes the least protected.

“This has given us the ability to help our community in a way others cannot. We are unique in that we have the knowledge on staff to pivot in the direction we did,” Steller said.

It was Steller’s relationship with

first responders that initiated the direction his distillery has taken.

“I knew the need would grow quickly,” said Steller, who added that he also realized the fastest way to get his product into the hands of the people who needed it most was to donate it.

“My bank account is only so deep,” Steller said, who is purchasing products such as gallon jugs and containers at retail, while the local needs continue to expand. n

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Rae Anino of Placerville died of heart failure after heart valve replacement surgery. Rae was born to Ray and Mary Foote and was the second of five children. Rae joins her brother (Dickie), father (Ray) and mother (Mary). She leaves behind her husband of 50 years (Joe), two children (Rebecca and Michael), two granddaughters (Allison and Emily), two sisters (Chris and Irene) and one brother (Bill). Rae moved to Placerville 20 years ago. She loved going on antique car tours with Joe in their 1914 Ford Model T. Rae also volunteered at El Dorado Historical Museum every Wednesday over the past 8 years. There will be a celebration of life at a later date. The family asks that in lieu of flowers or other items, donations should be made to the El Dorado Historical Museum in Rae’s name.

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Marshall Medical, according to hospital spokeswoman Brittany Garcia. That patient is no longer at the hospital, Garcia told the Mountain Democrat Monday.

In total healthcare providers have conducted 565 COVID19 tests on El Dorado County residents. About 100 tests are still pending while 450 residents have tested negative.

At least one of the cases appears to be locally acquired as county officials reported last Tuesday its first case of COVID19 from an unknown source.

County officials reported its first case of coronavirus in a county resident March 20. That

The number of coronavirus cases in El Dorado County is up to 15.

County health officials reported three additional cases Monday afternoon. COVID-19 cases have now been found in both the Western Slope and South Lake Tahoe areas.

The county had reported 12 cases Friday afternoon. Just 10 days ago El Dorado County had only two known cases of COVID-19.

Last week one patient was being treated for coronavirus at

individual recently visited sick family members in Central California where exposure is thought to have occurred. The woman remained in the Central Valley and fully recovered from mild symptoms.

Hours later, county officials reported another case of coronavirus in a county resident, this time in a man thought to have contracted the virus in the state of Washington. The man selfisolated and suffered mild symptoms but has fully recovered.

No deaths have been reported at this time.

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Dawn Hodson Staff writer El Dorado Community Health Centers is now offering televisits with doctors to make it easier for patients to talk to a health care provider remotely.

Patients can now talk to and see their doctor with a smart phone rather than having to come in.

The clinics have been offering the service since the March 17 to help patients play it safe and stay home to avoid any chance of contracting the coronavirus.

Diana Kantola, EDCHC communications director, said either the patient or that person’s provider can call and schedule a time to talk to a doctor. “We are trying to make it as simple as possible,” she said. “This allows people to stay at home and get medical advice before deciding if they need to see a doctor in person.”

Already ahead of the game, El Dorado Community Health Centers is one of 178 health care providers in California to receive an award from the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced March 24 that a total of $13,819,257 would be awarded to health centers across the state, with EDCHC receiving $57,703.

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Mat Hutchings, a physician assistant with El Dorado Community Health Centers, is able to consult with patients “face-to-face” using live video chat. to address screening and testing needs, acquire medical supplies and to boost telehealth capacity in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Televisits got a further boost March 30 when the California Department of Insurance directed health insurance companies to provide increased telehealth access for consumers during the COVID-19 state of emergency, an action affecting 2 million Californians covered by Department of Insurance-regulated health policies.

El Dorado Community Health Centers is also going to be providing drive-through screening and testing beginning Tuesday, March 31, to determine if people have contracted the coronavirus. A referral from a health care provider is required to be tested.

Teens in quarantine at home IS kinda cool in some ways though, because we get to do it at our own pace instead of being expected to be on the same page with everyone else in the room. Sometimes I’m a slow learner so it’s nice to have a break from classroom pressure.

DARREL, age 14: This quarantine is realllllllllllllllly impacting my mental health. I know that social distancing is important right now, but for some of us, being isolated in general can have a tendency to stir up … bad memories. When I don’t get a change of scenery during the day, my nightmares tend to be pretty

Drive-through screening and testing will be done at the Diamond Springs clinic at 4641 Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.

Kantola said the drivethrough clinic will do nasal swabs as a first choice but they are also able to collect oral samples. Test results take 5 to 7 days.

The cost of testing is covered by the state, according to orders issued March 5 by Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara.

The order made the coronavirus tests free if doctors decide they are medically necessary.

The departments of Insurance and Managed Health Care directed commercial and MediCal plans to waive co-pays and deductibles for medically necessary tests for COVID-19.

Continued from A1 bad. At least the staff here are really supportive — there is always someone awake at night to talk to and having regular sessions with my counselor (even remotely) helps a lot too. It’s also really helpful when staff takes us out for drives. My favorite is when we get to pick the music, crank it up loud and roll down all the windows on the freeway so we can scream our heads off into the wind!

ANDIE, age 15: When I was little my parents used to lock me and my siblings in the car for long periods of time without telling us where they were going. So yeah, this is

bringing up a lot for me around those feelings of being trapped in places and having no control. On the bright side, I did my roommate’s nails last night … I’m learning nail-art! I’m actually pretty good at it! We’re watching a lot of movies and hiking around the property for fresh air … and OMG I’m even caught up on ALL my homework! I never even thought that was (possible) LOL. JAMIE, AGE 13 Quarantine-shmorantine! I have food, I have a bed, I have Wi-Fi, I’m alive and there are fresh oranges in the kitchen from the food bank! I’m cool, bro! No complaints!

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Marshall Medical urges citizens to stay home Christiansen, a pediatrician with Marshall Medical.

Christiansen said the World Health Organization is probably the leading expert on the coronavirus and their message is simple. “Going through their site, I realized what they were advertising was one thing, Thomas Frey the same thing we have been Staff writer hearing since this started. To With the stay home “I read that one case, number of of course,� people testing one infection, currently, Christiansen positive for without using distance said. coronavirus Now, and separation will rapidly Christiansen shooting up lead to 2.4 infections and Marshall each day, Medical are in the United States.

Marshall doing what That leads to an Medical has they can to estimated 4.8 million joined up with spread the local businesses hospitalizations in the word. Marshall to spread tips United States, which we Medical on how to stop spokeswoman cannot sustain.� the spread.

Lourdes “I read that — Dr. Brett Christiansen, Edralin said pediatrician with Marshall Medical she got on one case, one infection, the phone currently, without using Thursday with local businesses distance and separation like Spot On Signs and will lead to 2.4 infections Graphics, Western Sign in the United States. That Company, Eco Signs and leads to an estimated 4.8 Road-Tech and District 3 million hospitalizations in county supervisor-elect Wendy the United States, which we Thomas. cannot sustain,� said Dr. Brett Keith Wills of Western

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Mental stress

His efforts have not gone unnoticed.

Publicity has helped drive people to a Go Fund Me page set up at gofundme.com/f/ making-sanitizer-tofight-covid19.

Those receiving the donated sanitizer are also sharing their thanks.

The Placerville Police Department posted a heartfelt message after Dry Diggings Distillery recently donated a case of hand sanitizer to keep its employees safe. “We cannot thank them enough for what they did,� reads a PPD Facebook post. “We were at a point of running out of hand sanitizer because we are using so much of it and they came to the rescue. Truly, life saving.� “You are an exemplary model of how some businesses are able

out with electronic roadside messaging on Cameron Park Drive and Missouri Flat Road.

home because there are only 28 ICU beds in the county. “The only way we can

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Keith Wills of Western Sign Company donated the use of a truck with a large sign flashing different messages urging citizens to stay safe, not to touch their face and wash their hands while keeping social distancing. The truck is parked on Main Street so that drivers can see it as they drive along Highway 50.

Company has parked his truck next to Highway 50 on Main Street with a large electronic sign flashing messages that read: “Sick? Stay home,� “Stop COVID-19,� “Cover your cough,� “Social distance,� “Hands off face� and “Wash your hands.�

Spot on Signs and Graphics and Eco Signs donated banners and installation toward the effort. Road-Tech is helping

Thomas is allowing signage to go up on commercial property she owns. “Days matter for us to stem the spread of the virus,� Edralin said. “We have come up with this campaign to spread the word, not the virus.�

Christiansen said El Dorado County is one of the oldest counties by average age of its citizens and that it is important to socially distance and stay

really defend ourselves is to practice these things that Dr. Christiansen is talking about.

Mostly, staying away from each other and staying home and driving home the fact we have a short amount of time to affect the spread,� Edralin said. “We have the power to control where we go and how we act in this situation. We really only have one chance to try and do this.�

Continued from A1

With schools throughout El Dorado County closed, a majority of businesses no longer open and limited hours only for those services considered “essential� such as food vendors and medical suppliers, residents have had to readjust their days. Not only are the kids housebound, but professionally employed parents too are finding the four walls closing in as they either work from home or find themselves part of the throng signing up for unemployment benefits.

And it’s not just the days that have morphed into unknown and ever-changing challenges — who hasn’t heard the mutterings from sports fans, adrift of recent evenings, looking lost and highly annoyed at having to figure out what to do now that the game has been called off ‌ and off ‌ with no light at the end of the scoreboard?

While the first week of “camping out� at home may have been amusing in its novelty, the grumblings at the grocery store (the only place it’s almost considered OK to interact with others) have grown a shade less lighthearted, becoming more like serious beefs — and not only about the lack of meat in the store’s cold case.

And it’s only been what, roughly three weeks since the panic button seems to have been pressed locally?

What is week four going to bring? Week five ‌ week 20?

Since we’re all sheltering in place with our families, it could start feeling like the isolation is starting to crowd your thoughts — and you’re certain it’s causing the kids to act out and become a handful, especially while you and your spouse are trying to figure out the next move. Perhaps you wonder what others are doing to cope.

One of the best things you can do, advise the experts, is to realize you are not alone. Social media, for good and bad, has fused our world through communication, and it is that powerful element that can help navigate these days.

That’s why Michelle Godwin, clinical therapist supervisor for New Morning Youth and Family Services in Placerville, has been using “telehealth� to continue offering services to clients in the wake of the coronavirus emergency, with sessions accomplished remotely as she works from home. The youth and their families she counsels are at their own home or at the New Morning shelter, with “face-toface� therapy occurring only by live video feed.

She of course misses the “real life� contact with clients, said Godwin, 44, who has been with New Morning since July 2018 and working professionally in her field for some 15 years, but she understands

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Continued from A1 to adapt and help others during this unprecedented time,� posted Sacramento Regional Transit after receiving its donation. “We can’t thank you enough for your support!�

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good. the need for these “The families are saying they ostensibly drastic measures. find they are spending more time She said the kids and together, learning what priorities families participating in are,� said the therapist. “The the remote sessions have parents are telling us their kids adapted surprisingly well to are doing better, able to have the changes caused by the more quality time — that is a coronavirus’ assault. common theme.� “It’s an adjustment,�

Godwin quickly added that began Godwin, describing “there are some families where the metamorphoses forced it is stressing them out� and she

by COVID-19. “But I have and other New Morning staff found that parents and the make sure they are available for youth are resilient. We’re sessions. Call (530) 622-5551 to holding shorter sessions learn more or if you feel you are — but more frequently in crisis. — trying to support the The changes predictably parents’ (schedules). have taken a toll on mental “It’s a little more difficult health staff, at New Morning with the littler kids because Courtesy photo and elsewhere, with Godwin they are used to having New Morning’s clinical therapist supervisor, recounting that she was on ‘play therapy,’ where of Michelle Godwin, with her two “assistants,� vacation in Hawaii when fears course they interact with Dexter and Valli, works from her home last week. over the spread of COVID-19 toys and with (therapists).�

Godwin said Valli, her seeing-eye dog and a erupted on the local scene. When Godwin said most clients favorite of New Morning staffers, is “desperately she returned home she could and families have accepted bored and missing the interaction� now that hardly believe the quantum leap the video-streamed COVID-19 has put a halt to live visits. taken by reality. alternative, but some are “It was a whirlwind of everyone saying “we’ll wait until it’s getting together, going over options, how we would over,� referring to the health scare that has all but be able to do what we do,� said Godwin. “I really do paralyzed the planet.

The coronavirus began its worldwide war on people miss the daily interactions, with clients and with coworkers. But we’re trying to make the best of it — in Wuhan, China, spreading disease to continent we are blessed to live in this day and age, where we after continent, nation after nation, reaching the have the internet to keep us all connected.�

United States relatively recently and El Dorado Godwin said the public might wish to take a look at County in just the past three or so weeks. the Child Mind Institute web page childmind.org for Godwin and other administrators at New Morning great advice on handling stress, particularly in young began an advertising campaign early on, about two people. The site has myriad reference topics, such weeks ago, letting people know their mental health as “daily tips for parenting during the (coronavirus) services were available. crisis� and live chats with expert clinicians.

El Dorado County’s Department of Health and It breaks down areas such as self-care during the Human Services has kept its web page (edcgov.us/ pandemic, offering tips and advice designed to help Government/hhsa/Pages/EDCCOVID-19.aspx) all weather the global storm. updated with the latest advice regarding COVID-19 Because no matter how isolated we all have become and other factors that may come into play during the — we are not alone. crisis and beyond.

Theories are that the peak of the crisis has not been hit locally, with predictions of family isolation lasting far longer than at first speculated. Godwin said she is confident most people will adapt, as she has seen demonstrated by her clients — and that in fact there SINCE 1984!

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The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is now considered to be a national emergency. For most of us, it has created a great deal of uncertainty and concern. We at El Dorado Savings Bank believe it is important to remind everyone that the health of our customers and employees is for us, a top priority. We have a senior management response team monitoring the World Health Organization (WHO), the Center for Disease Control (CDC), and our local public health departments for updates and preventive measures for dealing with the outbreak.

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If you have been negatively impacted by illness due to COVID-19, and need additional assistance related to your El Dorado account, please contact us and let us know.

Finally, we feel it is important to remind you that criminals often use emergency declarations and fear to enact their scams. Remember, no one from El Dorado Savings Bank will ever call or email you asking for your personal information, username, or passwords. Never share any of these details with anyone contacting you.

We will continue to closely monitor the COVID19 emergency situation and evaluate additional measures to support our customers and employees.

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We are currently waiving payment fees, withdrawal fees, and foreign ATM usage fees.

We will work with our current loan members on loan extension and/or modifications.

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We are limiting the number of clients entering the branch at any one time. This controlled access model allows us to manage social distancing, while still giving you ready access to the branch.

During these unprecedented times, we want to share our proactive response to the evolving state of the COVID-19 crisis. Protecting the well-being of our clients, colleagues and communities remains paramount to our organization.

We continue to assess the needs of our clients and are available to discuss with you on a case-bycase basis. Please find below contact information according to your need: Home Loans • If you need assistance with your mortgage or home equity account, we have various support options available to you. To discuss assistance, call our Mortgage Assistance Group at (855) 691-7762, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT. Consumer and Small Business Deposit Products • If you need assistance related to refunds including overdraft fees, non-sufficient funds, monthly service charges, ATM fees, and CD early withdrawal, call (800) 238-4486, Monday-Friday: 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. PT; Saturday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT Small Business Lending • If you need assistance with monthly payments on your existing small business loan, call (877) 479-5236, or contact your Business Relationship Manager.

• If you are in need of disaster relief funding, please visit the Small Business Administration (SBA) website at www.sba.gov/disaster for disaster relief options.

Credit Cards We have flexible relief programs for our Consumer and Business credit card clients, including payment deferral, delinquency removal, and late fee waivers. Please contact: • Consumer (888) 642-3311, available 24/7.

• Business (888) 643-9800, available 24/7.

We’re making immediate adjustments to certain consumer and small-business products to make them more affordable for customers.

The temporary measures, which will be in place until March 31 and be re-evaluated as the situation evolves, are designed to help existing customers who have been affected by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

We understand the financial pressure that many of our customers, both consumers and businesses, are facing due to the coronavirus and we’re here to help,” said Andy Cecere, chairman, president and CEO. “We’re doing everything we can to limit the virus’ potential impact on our employees, customers and operations. The health and safety of our employees and the financial needs of our customers are our top priorities, and we are acting aggressively to ensure those.”

Customers are encouraged to visit the U.S. Bank coronavirus webpage or contact our designated line at 888.287.7817 to speak with a customer service representative about products or customer assistance programs that may be available, including mortgage relief options.

Assistance for consumer and business customers For consumer customers we have made temporary adjustments to the Simple Loan, our transparent installment loan, and Personal Loan products.

For business customers, we have made temporary adjustments to business products like Quick Loan and Cash Flow Manager. Details on these temporary offerings can be found on usbank.com/ covid19.

Here in Placerville, we have two offices - on Sacramento Street, and our Instore Branch in the Safeway off Missouri Flat- managed by Tony Granados. Both Offices are covered by our Business Specialist Tony Doyle- a direct point of contact for our Business Owners. We are ALL here to assist the needs of our Community in the best way possible.

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We are in unprecedented times and as we all know our businesses (especially small businesses) will struggle through the restrictions and mandates that are needed to combat the crisis we are in today.

Below, you will see and find that Wells Fargo is committed to our community and businesses. Every day we are learning of new decisions from our leadership that will assist in supporting our business community. I will do my best to keep you up to date and informed on what steps we are taking to help those that need it the most. Your network and connection to business is critical during these times and I would ask that you share this information through your outlets.

At Wells Fargo, we are committed to helping our small business customers experiencing hardships, including those resulting from the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). One piece of guidance for small businesses is to reach out to their banker or see what resources your bank is offering at this time, such as our COVID-19 information center.

Wells Fargo small business customers impacted by issues relating to COVID-19 can call 1-800-2199739 to speak with a trained specialist to discuss options available to them. Any customer whose business may have been affected by the outbreak of coronavirus can request a payment deferment and waiver of late fees for up to 90 days.

We recognize that each business owner’s situation is unique so it’s important we in the financial sector help them determine the best solutions for their needs.

Digital tools can help you manage you business’ basic finances while adhering to recommended public health guidelines. For example, Wells Fargo small business customers can: • Bank online anytime—view documents online, access account activity, transfer money, pay employees and vendors, and set up alerts, and more from your internet-connected computer or mobile device.

• Deposit checks by phone—just snap a picture of the front and back to deposit endorsed checks to your eligible account with the Wells Fargo Mobil ® app.

• Tap to pay—when you’re out and about, you can safely pay in a touchless way with your digital wallet or contactless Wells Fargo card.

In addition, all business owners can take a look at some of the below resources to think about how they can approach difficult situations like this, including how to think about credit and business continuity: • Planning for workplace emergencies: Learn how to protect your employees and your business in the event of an emergency.

• Using credit to weather disruption: Five ways to financially prepare your business for a disaster.

• Disaster preparedness checklist: There’s nothing you do to lower the risk of a natural disaster like a hurricane. But there are measures you can take to protect your company’s bottom line from nature’s fury.

• Business continuity and disaster planning for your small business: Preparing your business for potential natural disasters can be a lifesaver.

You can also read more about how Wells Fargo is supporting the global efforts in response to COVID-19 in this news release.

Here are some additional links to our Wells Fargo online site – you will find information and links to all kinds of resources. Below are the direct links for Consumer Credit and Mortgage as I know this is on top of a lot of people’s minds this week. https://www.wellsfargo.com/financial-assistance/?linkLoc=fn – Personal Credit https://www.wellsfargo.com/mortgage/manage-account/payment-help/ - Mortgage Loans

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Options for Employers, Employees During School Closures School activities leave is one potential option for employees when schools close in an emergency.

In response to the coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) situation, many school districts are electing to shut down campuses for several weeks to attempt to mitigate the spread of the virus. These closures will undoubtedly have a huge impact on both employers and employees, but employers and employees have several options, including the use of vacation/paid time off (PTO), school activities leave and remote working arrangements, to help this situation.

School Activities/Emergency Leave The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) has specifically addressed school closures in a recent COVID-19 FAQ, highlighting the school-related emergencies leave provided by California law. While employees can utilize their vacation/PTO in accordance with company policies, certain employees can also use school activities leave.

In California, employers with 25 or more employees working at the same location must permit employees to take time off for certain child-related activities, including to address a child-care provider or school emergency. Such an emergency includes closure or unexpected unavailability of the school or child-care provider.

Employees may take up to 40 hours each year for school activities.

Employees are limited to eight hours per month for most activities, but that limitation doesn’t apply to emergencies. Thus, employees may be able to use all 40 hours for the current school closures.

Employers can require the employee to first use existing vacation, PTO or other personal leave, unless prohibited by a collective bargaining agreement. Depending on the employer’s policies, the employee may also take the leave unpaid.

Remote Working Many employers, including state and national government agencies, are also exploring remote working. Some employers already maintain a remote working policy, but those that don’t may want to start exploring the option soon if they have employees that can perform their job away from the office.

A good remote work policy contains: • The criteria for assessing whether an employee can work remotely; • How to handle home office expenses and other telecommuting expenses and logistics; • How managers can expect to manage productivity and adherence to company policies;

• How to handle off-the-clock issues if the employee is nonexempt; and • Confidentiality and privacy policies, including how the employee is monitored.

Employers may also consider using a remote work agreement that describes the expectations your company has for employees who work remotely.

Additional considerations include computer equipment, software and employer-provided telephones. Keep in mind that not all employees may perform jobs that are conducive to remote working; however, for those who can, putting a process in place will help mitigate some of the unintended consequences during flu or other viral outbreaks, such as schools shutting down for several weeks.

Paid Sick Leave Companies should also review and discuss with employees any other company leaves or arrangements that it provides.

The DLSE also points out that paid sick leave may be available for employees who are actually sick, caring for a sick family member or for preventative care when civil authorities recommend a quarantine. This is likely not available for most employees whose children are home because of a school closure.

However, it’s good to keep in mind that if someone is actually sick or there is an official quarantine, other leaves may be applicable, including paid sick leave, disability and others.

CalChamber has created a dedicated COVID-19 resources page with links to several federal and state agencies monitoring the situation and we will continue to provide updates as the situation develops.

James W. Ward, Employment Law Subject Matter Expert, Legal Writer and Editor

COVID-19 Industry Resources for El Dorado County We have created the following informational page with up to date information and resources: https://visit-eldorado.com/covid-19-industry-resources-for-el-dorado-county/

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Richard B. Esposito Publisher/Editor

Noel Stack Opinion Page Editor

Krysten Kellum Associate Editor

California Matters

Newsom veers off the rails

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uring his first couple weeks of managing California’s COVID19 crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s words and actions were impressively coolheaded and measured.

Recenlty, however, he veered off the rails, DAN WALTERS needlessly causing alarm and confusion as Californians were adjusting to the greatest public health threat in more than a century. He, like President Donald Trump, failed to grasp that the hyperbolic rhetoric of a political campaign is not tolerable in crisis management.

Newsom’s most spectacular misstep was, in a letter to Trump asking for use of a Navy hospital ship, flatly declaring, “We project that roughly 56% of our population — 25.5 million people — will be infected with the virus over an eight week period.”

Immediately, news outlets in California and around the world amplified that huge number and it scared the bejesus out of anyone who heard it.

Buffeted by demands for an explanation, Newsom’s spokespersons acknowledged that the number was a raw estimate unadjusted for efforts to slow the spread of infection — a vital context that the letter did not contain.

Very quickly Newsom himself appeared before cameras to announce a statewide order that Californians “shelter in place” and add the caveats that his letter sorely lacked.

“The numbers we put out today assume we’re just along for the ride, we’re not,” he said. “We want to manipulate this number down. That’s what this order is all about.”

However, he simultaneously implied a justification for his letter to Trump. “If we’re to be criticized at this moment, let us be criticized for taking this moment seriously,” he said. “Let us be criticized for going full force and meeting the virus head-on.”

Newsom’s second stumble involved the stay-athome order itself. It’s a rather technical document but Newsom’s verbal explanation of its provisions didn’t always comport with what the document said. Moreover, its list of exempted “essential” activities was lifted from a federal document pertaining to war, rather than being tailored to California and this crisis.

It left Californians confused about what they could and could not do, business owners confused about whether they should operate or must shut down and lay off their workers and local governments uncertain whether their own orders were superseded by Newsom’s declaration.

Finally, there’s the issue of martial law — or not.

Last month, while announcing that he might use National Guard soldiers to battle the spread of coronavirus, Newsom was asked about imposing martial law to enforce abatement orders.

Newsom replied that martial law could be used “if we feel the necessity,” adding, “I don’t want to get to the point of being alarmist but we are scaling all of our considerations.”

A few days later, when he did activate the Guard, social media lit up with speculation that the governor was about to declare martial law, compelling administration officials to issue denials.

“We don’t want this to be scary for people,” Brian Ferguson, spokesman for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, said. “This is a humanitarian ■

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Letters to the Editor Try watching it EDITOR: ames E. Longhofer, people who speak of Fox News hoax should probably watch the TV channel.

Think about it.

JOE GRAY Kelsey

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First Brown, now Newsom’s folly EDITOR:

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ould someone please ask Gov. Newsom why his stupid bullet train is still being constructed? Hard to believe that a “train to nowhere” is categorized as essential and still being built. In these very troubled times where so much money is needed to combat COVID-19 why are we standing by and watching this “turkey” continue to suck up our limited tax dollars? Why, governor?

Shut it down ... now.

JOSEPH G. WHITEN El Dorado Hills

Time on my hands EDITOR: ince I like so many others have an abundance of time on my hands while I sit at home isolating myself from the world, I am taking this opportunity to respond to Wendy Schultz’ column in the Friday Mountain Democrat.

To parrot the talking point that says President Trump called the coronavirus a “hoax” is not just misleading but a characteristic of so many people who have a dislike of President Trump. To be accurate: In a speech in South Carolina on Friday, Feb. 28, President Trump called the Democrats politicization of his response to the coronavirus a hoax. He did not call the threat of this disease or the disease itself to be a hoax. The complete text of his remarks can be found online quickly. But rather than take a few minutes to find the truth Ms. Schultz blasts us with this canard.

We are in the midst of life-changing events. The results of this viral attack on America and the world will only be known many years from now with the hindsight of history. This scourge affects everyone regardless of political affiliation and to spew warrantless claims about how our leaders have attempted to handle this crisis is counter-

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RUSSELL ANDERS Camino

What those T-shirts really represent EDITOR: n a letter to the editor that appeared Friday, March 27, Mr. Doug Roscoe of Shingle Springs drew my attention once more to an interesting social phenomenon: “I am astounded,” he writes, “to see young people wearing Che Guevara T-shirts.”

Indeed, as a young person with at least one friend who owns a Che Guevara T-shirt, I am inclined to agree with Mr. Roscoe that they are rather astounding.

As he progresses, however, Mr. Roscoe seems less astounded than I. In fact, he waxes furious as he expresses his outrage at the shirt-sporting youths, the shirts they sport and the ideology those shirts represent and which “Biden, Sanders, Warren, AOC and the rest of the ‘cons’” threaten to usher into our country.

While Mr. Roscoe is absolutely correct to condemn the ruthless military executions Guevara presided over, I find the shirts fascinating less because I fear that one day roving bands of millennial snowflake guerrillas will institute “an autocratic political dictatorship” under one of “the cons,” than because they are illustrative of precisely why that is so unlikely.

A quick survey of Amazon.com reveals Che Guevara T-shirts produced and sold by DOBY Vintage, Interstate Apparel Inc., ShirtBLANC and numerous other companies, but none by the government of Cuba — or Venezuela for that matter — or by any of the countries that “decided that they could do a better job spending other people’s money.” On the contrary, it seems that Che Guevara shirts are almost entirely a product of “thriving markets based on voluntary commerce.”

So when I see Che Guevara T-shirts I find them fascinating not because I am so presumptuous as to suppose they are the work of “kids” who “are either overtly evil or utterly oblivious,” but because I recognize they are result of private companies intent on turning a profit by selling the feeling of revolution to my angsty generational compatriots.

The Che Guevara T-shirt embodies the fact that

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Kiley’s Corner

It’s a challenging time but we’re in this together

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or nearly 40 million Californians, 330 million Americans and people around the world, this is a surreal time. We are living through a sharp and sudden break from all normalcy. It is a moment of crisis in every sense — social KEVIN paralysis, economic upheaval and mortal peril.

It is also a moment where the relationship between citizens and government has become radically different. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently issued a statewide “Stay at Home” order to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. Such harsh, disruptive, previously unthinkable restrictions have become a matter of necessity. For that reason a relationship of trust,

openness, dialogue and accessibility between Californians and their elected representatives has never been more important.

On the last day before the Legislature left the Capitol, I urged my colleagues to put our differences aside and support the governor’s KILEY efforts to protect public health. We should all offer our own ideas and even criticism where appropriate, but only as part of a collaborative search for solutions. The partisan rituals of ordinary politics have no place in these extraordinary times.

To that end, we must work together to assure that this temporary economic shock is just that — temporary. That requires giving small businesses, employees and independent workers the relief they

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“The partisan rituals of ordinary politics have no place in these extraordinary times. To that end, we must work together to assure that this temporary economic shock is just that — temporary.” need to keep enterprises going until we can resume normal life. It also means pro-actively addressing other challenges that are sure to arise from extended isolation, including mental health concerns.

While my physical offices have been closed, our district team remains available to serve constituents during this time. The state recently launched a COVID-19 website with regular updates, information and resources.

Call my office at (916) 774-4430 or email Assemblymember.Kiley@ assembly.ca.gov and we can help connect you with the help that you need.

As Californians we have an

unmatched ability to take our circumstances and make the best of them. That’s what we must do, now more than ever. Social distance need not mean societal dissonance or spiritual discord. We’re in this together and the only way we can meet these challenges is together.

Whether we can rise to the occasion in the days and weeks ahead will determine the fate of untold lives and shape the future of our state.

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley represents the 6th Assembly District, which includes parts of El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento counties.

You can follow him on Twitter @ KevinKileyCA.

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mission to support health and safety.”

Each of these situations could have been avoided had Newsom chosen his words more carefully.

He should not have issued his 56% infection rate projection without the context he later provided, his administration should have been more specific about what the stay-at-home order meant and he should not have even cited martial law as a contingency unless he intended to use it.

The virus itself scares and confuses people.

The governor’s job is to reassure his constituents and persuade them, with precision, to do what’s necessary without adding to the fear and anxiety.

Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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we live in a society in which people relate to their emotions almost exclusively through material objects, in which their feelings of dissent or dissatisfaction are commodified, packaged and sold back to them — even if those feelings are directed at the very system of commodification itself.

Che Guevara led to the deaths of countless unfortunates without trial or due process, but he did so in the name of an ideology directly opposed to the kind of world we inhabit. Were he to see his visage commodified, branded and sold as it

currently is, Che Guevara would be horrified.

In light of this, it seems to me that a patriotic, America-loving capitalist like Mr. Roscoe ought to rejoice at the sight of a Che Guevara T-shirt.

In fact, I can think of nothing he ought to rejoice at more, for the Che Guevara T-shirt represents — in a way no other consumer good can — the commodification of everything, even of revolution, and the ultimate triumph of capitalism over the Red Menace.

WALKER SUNDQUIST Placerville

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS — If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s our business.

24-hr. answering service (530) 622-3500 www. westernsloped22.org American Assoc. of University Women, Foothills of EDC Branch.

Our mission is to advance gender equity for women & girls. Science & Math Camp Scholarships, Speech Contests, monthly programs & interest groups. Call Melanie 530-306-6604 or Laurel 530-417-7737 eldorado-aauw.ca.net El DORADO COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Dedicated to all aspects of ham radio. Meetings held on the fourth Thursday of each month at Federated Church, 1031 Thompson Way, Placerville, 7:15 pm. Visitors and non-hams welcome. Info at www.edcarc.net CANTARE CHORALE of the Sierra Foothills performs all styles of choral music and is always looking for talented new members. For information, audition, or to schedule an event see www. cantarechorale.com, call (530) 677-8463. or (530) 676-4432.

PLAY CRIBBAGE! **All skill levels** Learn to play by ACC Rules. **Beginner instruction available.** Compete in Weekly Tournaments. Gold Country Cribbers play Wednesdays at 6:00 pm. Call 916-768-4452 for more info!

DEMOCRATS – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Denny’s in Placerville, at noon, on the 4th Thursday of the month. Call (530)391-6414 or see edcdems.org for more information.

EDC MINERAL & GEM SOCIETY meets monthly on the 3rd Thursday, 7:00 PM, at the American Legion Hall, 4561 Greenstone Rd. Meetings include a presentation and refreshments. Visitors are welcome. We also share interests in earth sciences and lapidary & jewelry arts through field trips, workshops, educational outreach and events. Visit www.eldoradorocks.org.

Fleet Reserve Assoc, Br 275, Active Duty or Retired Veterans, USN, USMC, Coast Guard. Regular meeting on 4th Wednesday each month, social 5:30 pm, dinner 6:00 pm, and meeting 7:00 pm.

Veterans Memorial Building 130 Placerville Drive, contact Larry (530) 677-3925 GOLD RUSH CHORUS now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing four-part harmony in the barbershop style.

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Hangtown Women’s TENNIS Club. Women of every level welcome! Come play for fun & exercise! $30 annual membership includes monthly lessons. Weds 9-11 am. El Dorado High School courts, Acacia St., Placerville.

Includes monthly social activities. (925) 250-4656.

MARINE CORPS LEAGUE DET 697 Marines & FMF Corpsman social hour 6 pm, meeting 7 pm, second Wednesday monthly.

Veterans building 130 Placerville Dr. New members welcome Contact Richard Akin (530)622-9855 or MCL697.org NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS (free) designed for family members and caregivers/friends

supporting a loved one living with a mental health condition. 2 support groups are held monthly. For info: namieldoradocounty.org Placerville: 1st Tuesday at 7:00pm; County Gov Center, 330 Fair Lane, Conf-room C. South Lake Tahoe: 2nd Tuesday from 6:00 pm; Library, 1000 Rufus Allen.

Do your feet or hands tingle, feel numb, or hurt. The Placerville Neuropathy Support Group meets the 2nd Wed. of each month, 1 PM, Senior Center, 937 Spring St. Except: July, Aug. & Dec. Jan., Feb., March telephone meeting. Call Bev (877)6226298 for instructions.

Placerville Senior Softball Club. Welcomes all men and women ball players, slow pitch, 55 and older. Season is April through Sept. Contact Peter Cassella (760) 505-0400 petercassella@yahoo. complacervilleprospectors. org POLLOCK PINES-CAMINO ROTARY CLUB is seeking people interes ted in community service and interested in exploring a Rotary club of friendships, reasonable dues and endless satisfaction. Please call 530305-0872 for information regarding Rotary and an upcoming meeting.

Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA) for CalPERS retirees and spouses meets at Denny’s Restaurant, Placerville, January 20, March 16, May 18, July 20, September 21 and November 16, 2020 at 11:30 am. For information and programs call (530) 919-7515.

Senior PEER COUNSELING Seniors 55 and over who are grieving, depressed or having issues related to aging can meet one-on-one with a caring senior, professionally supervised and trained to listen and encourage. Call (530)621-6304 to leave a message and get started.

Soroptimist International of Placerville Become a Soroptimist today and change the world. When you join Soroptimist you get the opportunity to help the women and girls of your community, and beyond, realize their dreams. You will make life-long friends; lead a happy and healthier life; and, have a lot of fun! Soroptimist Intl of Placerville meets monthly the 2nd Wednesday night at 6:00 PM and the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays at Noon.

Please contact us at 530344-1476 or siplacerville@ soroptimist.net TOPS Club, Inc. meets Tuesday 8:00-11:00 am, Veterans Hall (downstairs) 130 Placerville Dr. For more information call Bonnie (530) 644-4668 Helping millions take off pounds sensibly since 1948.

UPPER ROOM DINING HALL located at 1868 Broadway, Placerville. Feeding the hungry 365 days a year.

Food served from 4 to 5:30PM daily. Hall opens at 2 pm, open all holidays.

Avail for families, seniors, veterans, and any who need a meal. Help us Feed the Hungry. Volunteers and monetary contributions always welcome P.O. Box 484, Placerville CA 95667 or (530)497-5146.

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 2680 & AUXILIARY meet the 2nd Friday of every mo, 6pm Soc ½ Hour & 6:30pm Business Meeting. Veterans Memorial Bldg., 130 Placerville Dr. (530)391-6314 WOMEN VOTERS League of Women Voters of El Dorado County voter education.

For information go to lwveldorado.org or (530) 672-3141.

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KNOW Upcoming events Save the date for the eighth annual Golf for Kids Sake scheduled May 18 at the Serrano Country Club in El Dorado Hills. This event benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra, which includes El Dorado County. For more information call (530) 6261222 or visit bbbsns.org.

The El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Lunch, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and the Business Expo & I Love Film Mixer, 4-8 p.m., have been rescheduled for May 29 at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville.

For more information call (530) 621-5885.

Cancelations Camellia Cup, the oldest and largest sailing regatta in the Sacramento Valley, has been canceled. The 54th Camellia Cup — scheduled to occur April 4 & 5 — was canceled by the Folsom Lake Yacht Club. The race will not be rescheduled to another date in 2020. More about Camellia Cup and the Folsom Lake Yacht Club is found at FLYC.org.

The Fabulous Liars Band has canceled its April 11 performance at HWY 50 Brewery in Camino.

The Pollock PinesCamino Rotary announces the cancelation of the following events: • The Interact Community Breakfast scheduled for April 11.

• The Pollock Pines Community Flea Market scheduled for April 18.

• Strikes for Scholarship scheduled for April 18 has been postponed until September. The new date for the event will be announced on the website as soon as it has been determined.

All About Equine has decided to postponed the Boots & Bling event from May 2 to a late summer/ early fall date.

El Dorado County Ag in the Classroom is officially canceling Farm Day on May 5 in Placerville.

Other programs, including Fields of Learning, are temporarily on hold until more information is available regarding the “shelter-in-place” order’s possible extension and when schools will resume session. Ag in the Classroom will be on pause, at least through April 16 in alignment with the El Dorado County Office of Education and state requirements.

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EPHYR COVE, Nev. — During these challenging times everyone can use some good news, which is why the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition recently announces its 2019 Bicycle Achievement Awards.

Each year the LTBC honors those who have made significant advancements to promoting safer bicycling and walking opportunities for the Lake Tahoe-Truckee area.

LTBC received 13 nominations for the 2019 awards and is pleased to announce the following Bike Achievement Awardees:

Public agency: City of South Lake Tahoe The city of South Lake Tahoe in 2019 finished the Sierra Boulevard Complete Streets Project and continued its bike path winter plowing program.

The Sierra Boulevard Complete Streets Project added bike paths, bike lanes, sidewalks, pedestrian lighting and streetscape to a 0.6-mile stretch of Sierra Boulevard in the heart of South Lake Tahoe.

The city also continued its commitment to wintertime snow removal on local bicycle paths allowing residents and visitors to safely reach their destination despite historic snowfall during January and February, 2019. The City continues to plow their paths this winter.

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Charles Nelson, above with his award, has been a dedicated member of the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors since its inception in 2002. Below, the South Lake Tahoe parks crew poses with their well-deserved honor.

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njoy this trail before it gets too hot. Filled with wildflowers, waterfalls and North Fork American River views, Steven’s Trail in Colfax is a must-do trail for day hikers.

Much of this trail is exposed so make sure Mary West you take plenty of water Outdoor columnist and sun protection for the 9-mile, in-and-out hike that ends at the edge of the American River.

Many of the trails in our area I would describe as a walk. Steven’s Trail is a legitimate hike with significant elevation change so be prepared.

The beginning of the trail runs parallel to I-80 but the sound of traffic gives way to running water and the cool air of the wooded trail. Along the way pine and manzanita line the path with oak and laurel. After crossing the balance beam across a small creek the trail opens to the sun and a trail sign sends you to the right. Not far along the trail splits; go left along the canyon wall. Emerald green ferns seem to spring directly from rocks near the waterfalls in the shady inside curves that follow the mountain side.

This crossing is tricky. The rocks are not solid stepping stones. Watch your footing. After the crossing, be on the lookout for a shallow cave to peek into. Once on your way enjoy breathtaking view of the American River and the Iowa Hill Bridge far below.

The sheer variety of wildflowers in spring, through summer and well into fall draws me back time and time again. The quantity and quality of the varied blossoms and blooms in pale peach, bright orange, blue, red, the brightest white and deepest purple are just a few of the eye-catching shades of color to enjoy. The air was strong with Coyote Mint on my last visit. Look for the round blue blooms. The peach Monkey Face flowers grew in profusion this year.

Once at the water’s edge pick a spot for lunch with family and friends and relax. Rest up before the uphill return trip to the parking area.

Poison oak is also a factor along this trail, which narrows in spots. Mountain lions have been known

Wildflowers pop up all along Steven’s Trail. Enjoy them and the stunning river views. to inhabit the area so taking friends is always a good idea. Pay attention as there are steep drop-offs that may make you think twice if you have a fear of heights.

With the many cautions I have offered, you should know I have been taking my sons on this trail since they were 7 and 10 years old. The trail is well-marked and well-worn.

Get to Steven’s Trail by taking Interstate 80 east to Colfax, exit at Canyon Way. Turn left and follow the frontage road to the end. The trailhead and paved parking lot with bathroom and signage are located here.

Every trail has its inherent risks. That being said, if you enjoy hiking in our foothills enjoy Steven’s Trail for the flowers, river, canyon, waterfalls and the adventure.

Mary West is author of the book series “Day Hiker — Gold Country Trail Guides,” a collection of the Day Hiker columns where West shares her longtime love of the outdoors and favorite hikes in Northern California’s Gold Country and beyond (available on Amazon). West was the recipient of the 2017 and 2019 CRAFT Award for Best Outdoor Newspaper Column by the Outdoor Writers of California.

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GROW FOR IT! extra produce can allow both you and the organization to do what each does best. That’s where Plant a Row for the Hungry (PAR) comes in. It’s an international magine you organization that didn’t have encourages home Robin Stanley enough food gardeners to plant UCCE Master Gardener of extra plants so they to eat. What would that be like can donate their El Dorado County physically and surplus to groups emotionally? Unfortunately, that serve the people in need of many individuals and families healthy and delicious food. on the West Slope experience You may be wondering how this on a regular basis. that works. This is the 13th year In a letter to donors James the UCCE Master Gardeners McDonough from the Upper of El Dorado County have been Room writes, “Last year the local resource for produce we served 55,983 meals to donations. You’ll just need to go those in need. Our work is to the website for the link to the more in demand than ever list of 11 food banks, food closets — we are serving meals in and agencies that would love record numbers. We could to have you donate fresh fruits not have done this without and veggies to them. Details your generosity and our great on locations, times and contact volunteers giving over 17,523 information are all provided, hours.” including a map of the sites, While you might not be able or which are located all over the willing to volunteer directly with West Slope, on par-edc.org. an organization like the Upper Beginning last year Master Room, which serves hot meals Gardeners hold a contest to see 365 days a year, sharing your who will donate the most. Last

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year it ran for six months. This year it will run from March 15 to Dec. 31. The winner will receive a $50 prize. If weighing your produce is too hard, just estimate the weight. After you donate go on the website and enter your name, email address, what you donated and the weight. Find the link at ucanr. edu/par-edc-donations.

Last year SHARE, a food closet supported by 10 local churches, provided food for 2,788 local families. When I managed a community garden for Federated Church, where SHARE is located, I always told my fellow gardeners that if they were having a bad day just show up at SHARE with some bags of tomatoes and the reaction will surely have you leaving with a smile on your face.

When I asked clients why SHARE was important to them, a woman bringing two men said they are both disabled and on SSI and their monthly check doesn’t go far enough to buy adequate food. Another woman had just been discharged from Marshall Hospital and had no place to go and could only eat ■

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International Wolf Center News release Free, educational programming about wolves is offered by the International Wolf Center. These programs come as students across the United States find themselves at home instead of the classroom to fight the spread of COVID-19.

Efforts include free webinars, complete lists of resources and even morning preschool storytimes on Facebook Live.

“We know there’s great demand for opportunities to learn from home,” said IWC Executive Director, Grant Spickelmier. “We’re excited we can step up to help. It’s because of our support from members and donors across the world that we’re able to offer these programs at no charge.”

Free STEM Tuesday WolfLinks Among the new initiatives the Center is participating in are free STEM Tuesday WolfLink programs.

These are offered in partnership with the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration.

The online programs are free for all students in grades K-6. The first webinar is at 9 a.m. Central Time on April 7. The second is at 11:45 a.m.

Central Time on April 14.

To register for these free STEM webinars visit the center’s website at wolf.org.

Friday pack update webinar After a successful launch, the International Wolf Center offers free Wolf Care webinars every Friday this spring. To view this week’s webinar use this link: zoom.us/j/833049973.

A free download of Zoom software may be required.

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Books and videos list Want your kids to stop playing video games for a while? The center’s outreach department compiled a complete list of age-appropriate videos and books at bit.ly/wolfbooks.

Included are publicly available videos on PBS and YouTube, plus book recommendations for preschoolers, elementary school students and middle school students through adults.

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Wolf storytime For the youngest pack members, the center’s education staff will hold a weekly preschool storytime featuring an appropriate wolf book. These broadcasts will be held on Mondays at 10 a.m. Central Time. These will be shown on the Center’s Facebook page through Facebook Live. That page can be found at facebook.com/ InternationalWolfCenter/.

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soft food so she was grateful to get what she needed, as well as some sympathy for her plight from the volunteers.

Speaking of ways people will benefit from your donations, guests of the Upper Room told me theirs “is the only hot meal I get all day” and, “It’s delicious and nutritious and I don’t know what I would do without it.”

Just think how easily you can make a positive impact on people. Get growing!

An added note — as I write this the COVID-19 coronavirus situation is unfolding. If any restrictions of food or produce donations are implemented Master Gardeners will post them on the PAR website.

In response to COVID-19 and Calif-ornia Department of Public Health and El Dorado County Health & Human Services guidelines, UCCE Central Sierra will cancel all El Dorado County and Amador County Master Gardener public events and classes. This remains in effect through May 10 and will be updated as public health guidelines change.

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classes are valued by county residents and appreciate continued support and understanding during this public health challenge. Canceled classes and events could be offered at a future time if feasible; refer to ucanr. edu/edmg, which will be updated with the latest changes as they occur.

Stay safe and follow recommended health and sanitation practices in the coming weeks.

For more information on the UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County visit mgeldorado.ucanr. edu. Master Gardeners are still available to answer home gardening questions via email mgeldorado@ ucanr.edu or call (530) 621-5512, or use the Ask a Master Gardener option on the website. Looking for garden inspiration, while the Sherwood Demonstration Garden is closed due to COVID-19, the website has pictures, plants lists and much more at mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/ Demonstration_Garden. To sign up for notices and newsletters visit ucanr.edu/master gardener e-news.

Master Gardeners is also on Facebook and Instagram.

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every Friday with all proceeds benefiting the nonprofit Tahoe Fund’s support of LTBC’s Bike Racks for Businesses program, which installed 127 new bicycle racks (parking for 254 bicycles) throughout the Lake Tahoe-Truckee region. In addition, the Squaw Village Neighborhood Company contributed $5,000 in match funding to the bike rack program. Combined with an additional $10,000 contribution from SVAM, the two organizations contributed more than $45,000 to improving bicycle parking in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

Individual: Charles Nelson Charles Nelson has been a dedicated member of the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition Board of Directors since its inception in 2002 and is one of the region’s most prominent advocates for bicycle safety and increasing ridership. Nelson’s leadership and support of LTBC’s mission has been demonstrated in many ways, including leading efforts to pass local ballot measures for sustainable bicycle trail funding, spearheading bike valets at countless events, serving on South Lake Tahoe’s Bicycle Advisory Committee and teaching bicycle maintenance and safety to youth during the Lake

Tahoe Bicycle Challenge. Charles’ positive impact on the region’s bicycle and pedestrian community is undeniable.

LTBC would like to recognize all of the nominations it received for the 2019 awards as many organizations, businesses and individuals deserve credit for making Lake Tahoe more bicycle friendly: • Individual: Michelle Glickert, Amy Berry, Janet Phillips, Jim Marino, Donaldo Palaroan; • Organization: Central Federal Lands Highway Division, Tahoe Fund, Nevada Department of Transportation/Granite Construction; • Business: Lakefront Professional Building, Ground Control Systems.

About Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition The Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization with a mission to make Tahoe more bicycle friendly.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Giving your loved ones the best of you will be a lot easier when you don’t feel deprived. Just because you choose to serve others doesn’t make you their servant. Make sure the roles are balanced.

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CANCER (June 22-July 22). A drop of sentimentality can infuse the moment with feeling. Too much of it is like too much honey in the tea. It becomes so overly sweet that the other flavors become indistinguishable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Hands-on is the quickest way to learn. As for today’s interesting work, you wouldn’t want to do it all of the time, but having this experience enriches your perspective.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). There are legends of people living to be hundreds of years old. The truth of them is doubtful, and yet, certain practices make you feel like you’re getting younger. You’ll do more of those today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The impression you get when you meet someone new will be like a line drawing in a coloring book. You’ll fill in the colors with subsequent visits, but the initial form will remain.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Don’t worry about making anyone like you, convincing the skeptics or pleasing the audience. When you do what you’re interested in doing, a team will emerge quite naturally to support you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Not every idea you have is worth following, but the good ones will keep coming back to mind. Some of them have persisted for years, and you’re just now giving them their due.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Moods are conveyed in facial expressions and fonts, body language and lighting, music and weather. Close your eyes and try to see the mood inside you. Don’t let its message be muffled by the external world.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Much about who you are was forged by others when you were too small to make your own decisions. Now that you are able to control some of your circumstances, you’re forging your character out of choice.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Since regret never moved things forward, you’ll use what you’ve learned to make new choices. An excellent one will have the sort of quick outcome you can immediately build upon.

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Save Time with Meal Hacks These easy meal hacks makeEasy dinner time a lot less stressful I FAMILY FEATURES

f it feels as though your life is too busy, you’re not alone. Many families experience the feeling of constant busyness, but there are ways to save time around the house and lift some of those burdens.

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Look for recipes with as few ingredients as possible. Dishes that include longer ingredient lists typically require more legwork in the kitchen, which usually involves additional prep steps and sometimes longer cook times. Plus, you’re more likely to already have the necessities on-hand for recipes that call for 5-10 ingredients rather than lengthy lists.

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f you rely on a rooftop or indoor antenna for your TV viewing, changes that may affect your local channels are happening.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is making more airwaves available for new high-speed wireless services and, as a result, some over-the-air TV broadcast frequencies will change.

“Some TV stations across the nation are changing frequencies to help make airwaves available to meet ever-growing consumer demand for high-speed mobile broadband services such as 5G,” said Jean Kiddoo, FCC incentive auction task force chair. “The channel numbers on the TV are not changing, but viewers who use a rooftop or indoor antenna need to rescan their televisions to continue receiving those channels. The process is the same as when viewers first connected

their TVs to the antennas and scanned them to find local channels, and the FCC has resources to help viewers who may need assistance.”

Viewers who watch TV with antennas need to rescan their TVs, but don’t need to buy new TVs or purchase converter boxes. Cable and satellite subscribers are not affected by these changes.

The frequency changes are happening on a rolling basis through July 2020, so not all changes will happen at the same time. TV stations will give you at least 30 days’ notice that their channels are changing frequency. You should be on the lookout for announcements by your local channels on when to rescan, and if you notice a channel you normally watch is missing, try rescanning in case you missed the notice.

For more information and tips on how to rescan, visit fcc.gov/TVrescan or call 1-888-CALLFCC (1-888-225-5322).

Rescanning your TV to receive the new frequencies is the same process you used to find your local channels when you first set up your TV. To rescan, look in your TV remote control’s “menu” for “channel scan,” “program,” “rescan,” “auto tune” or “auto search” in the “setup” or “channel” function.

Even without these frequency changes, it is typically a good idea to periodically rescan your TV to update the channels you receive since local stations sometimes add new “subchannels” to their programming.

While some TVs do this automatically, you may need to select “scan” or “auto-tune”

from the TV menu to start the scanning process.

If you have difficulty, consult your TV owner’s manual or call the manufacturer’s customer service line for more detailed instructions on how to run a channel scan to find local TV channels. If you need to contact customer service, you can find that information in your TV owner’s manual or on the manufacturer’s website.

Once the rescan is complete, you should receive all available digital TV channels through your antenna. Except in rare circumstances, no new equipment or services are required.

Common Transition Questions How will I know it’s time to rescan?

Some local TV channels will change frequencies at various times through mid-2020. Your local TV stations will announce their specific “rescan days” on which you will need to rescan. You should be on the lookout for public service announcements and “crawls” running across your TV screen.

Broadcasters will provide at least 30 days’ notice that their channel is changing frequency.

A good rule of thumb is to rescan your TV anytime you notice a missing channel. If you haven’t rescanned in a while, you may be surprised by how many other channels are now available.

Who will be affected by the transition?

People who watch television with an antenna will be affected.

Millions of consumers across the country watch free, overthe-air TV using an antenna. Cable and satellite subscribers will not need to take any action.

Will channel numbers change?

No, the channel numbers you see on your TV are not changing, but you will need to rescan your television to

update it to find the new frequencies so you can continue receiving those same local channels.

How can I find out which TV stations are changing frequencies?

The FCC website has an interactive map where you can insert your zip code to see which of your local TV channels will be changing and the dates during which you should be watching for the station to announce its “rescan day.” To access the map, visit fcc.gov/media/engineering/dtvmaps.

Why are frequencies changing?

The frequency changes are making more airwaves available to meet the demand of American consumers and businesses for increased mobile broadband capacity, new 5G wireless and other advanced high-speed mobile services currently being developed.

How can I find more information?

For more information and tips on how to rescan, visit fcc.gov/TVrescan or call 1-888-CALLFCC (1-888-225-5322) and choose option No. 6.

Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000289 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RETURN TO ROOTS FARM, located at 6041 Foxtail Rd., Somerset, CA 95684 Registered owner(s): Alexandra Stanfield, 6041 Foxtail Rd., Somerset, CA 95684 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 3, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Alexandra Stanfield ALEXANDRA STANFIELD 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 March 6, 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

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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) 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 7600

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE T.S. NO.: 2019-01069 lOAN NO.: RMF4021143 APN: 085-082-11-100 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 5/3/2018. 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 a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. 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. Trustor: JASON TONY BAYS AND MELISSA ANNE BAYS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: SUPERIOR LOAN SERVICING Recorded 5/25/2018 as Instrument No. 2018-0020189-00 in book, page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, Date of Sale: 4/7/2020 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $144,838.52 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 2590 Swansboro Road Placerville, Ca 95667 A.P.N.: 085-082-11100 “As Is Where Is” The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or

other common designation, if any, shown above. 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.

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

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Public Notices  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 (714) 730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP.com, using the file number assigned to this case 201901069. 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. 3/11/2020 SUPERIOR LOAN SERVICING, BY ASSET DEFAULT MANAGEMENT, INC., AS AGENT FOR TRUSTEE 7525 Topanga Canyon Blvd.

Canoga Park, California 91303 Sale Line: (714) 730-2727 Julie Taberdo, Sr. Trustee Sale Officer A-4721586 03/18/2020, 03/25/2020, 04/01/2020 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 7618 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000309 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: G 2 G RESTORATION, located at 4621 Hawk Hill Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Cody Gulyas, 4621 Hawk Hill Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 12, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cody Gulyas CODY GULYAS 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 March 12, 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) 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8 7620 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000311 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE BARBER SHOPPE FOR lADIES AND GENTlEMEN, located at 3000 Green Valley Rd. Suite 6, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 2265 Winterhaven Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): The Barber Shoppe Inc., 2265 Winterhaven Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: 4567447.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 11, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jamie Gregory JAMIE GREGORY, 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 March 12, 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) 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8 7621

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF KATHlEEN MARIE SNOW AKA KATHY M. SNOW CASE NO. PP20200044 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of KATHLEEN MARIE SNOW, aka KATHY M. SNOW A PETITION for Probate has been filed by ANDREW J. SNOW in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that ANDREW J. SNOW 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: April 29, 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: MICHAEL YEE Yee Law Group 4010 S Land Park Drive, Ste. B Sacramento, CA 95822 (916) 927-9001 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 7622 El DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT REQUEST FOR PRE-QUAlIFICATION OF BIDDERS FOR PUBlIC WORKS PROJECT El DORADO HIllS WATER TREATMENT PlANT (EDHWTP) SCADA IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NUMBER 18065.01 RFQ20-05 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed APPLICATIONS will be received no later than 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, local time, at the front desk of District’s Customer Service Building located at 2890 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 for the El Dorado Hills Water Treatment Plant (EDHWTP) SCADA Improvement Project, Project No. 18065.01 (“Project”).

Only pre-qualified firms will be eligible to bid on the Project. A California Classification C-10 contractor’s license is required. The anticipated work of the Project generally consists of installing networking equipment and cabling, modifying existing PLC’s, installing new PLC’s, PLC programming, and SCADA programming at the EDHWTP. The project is located in El Dorado Hills, California. The estimated construction cost is $1,900,000. The estimated date of construction is fall of 2020 through February, 2021.

PUBLIC WORKS LAWS. The project is a public works project subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). To be qualified for this project, a contractor must be registered with the DIR. In addition, pursuant to prevailing wage laws, copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file at the District’s principal office and are available on request.

Interested firms may obtain a copy of the Request for Pre-Qualification (RFQ) from the District’s website at www.eid. org. Note that the reference procedure requires the reference information be sent directly by the reference to EID by the above date. [Or] Note that the reference procedure requires the reference information be sent directly by the reference to EID no later than 3:00 PM on April 15, 2020.

Questions regarding this project should be directed to the Project Manager by emailing Mr. Patrick Wilson at pwilson@ eid.org or by calling 530-642-4079.

Dated this 18 day of March, 2020 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT /s/ Elizabeth Dawson Elizabeth Dawson, P.E., Engineering Manager 3/18, 3/25, 4/1 7624 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SC 20200036 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Cain Andrew Beck filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: CAIN ANDREW BECK Proposed name: KEVIN ANDREW BECK 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: APRIL 10, 2020, 1:30 P.M. DEPT. 4 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 1354 Johnson Blvd., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.

3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat.

This order has been filed on FEBRUARY 26, 2020. /s/ Michael J. McLaughlin MICHAEL J. MCLAUGHLIN, Judge of the Superior Court 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8 7626 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000314 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GREENWOOD DAWN, located at 4487 Edgewater Dr., Greenwood, CA 95635/Mailing Address: PO Box 55, Greenwood, CA 95635 Registered owner(s): 1. Amber Malley, 4487 Edgewater Dr., Greenwood, CA 95635, 2. Gregory Malley, 4487 Edgewater Dr., Greenwood, CA 95635 This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 13, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Amber Malley AMBER MALLEY 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 March 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) 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8 7627

El DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT ADVERTISEMENT TO BID PACIFIC TUNNEl REHABIlITATION PROJECT NO. 16044.01 CONTRACT NO. E20-03 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed Bids will be received no later than 3:00 p.m., local time, on May 6, 2020, at the Lobby Desk of the El Dorado Irrigation District Office, 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville, CA 95667 for Construction Services for the Pacific Tunnel Rehabilitation, Project No. 16044.01. Bids must be delivered before the submittal deadline, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. District will reject all Bids received after the specified time and will return such Bids to Bidders unopened.

The work shall consist of constructing a concrete invert for the tunnel as well as placing shotcrete for the walls and ceiling for the entire 180+ foot length of the tunnel.

Project will improve the construction access to the tunnel. Bidding Documents contain the full description of the Work.

A California Classification A contractor’s license is required. A mandatory pre-bid meeting and site visit is scheduled for 8:00 a.m., local time, Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at the Lobby Desk of the El Dorado Irrigation District Office, 2890 Mosquito Rd., Placerville, CA 95667.

PUBLIC WORKS LAWS. The project is a public works project subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the

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Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). To be qualified for this project, a contractor must be registered with the DIR. In addition, pursuant to prevailing wage laws, copies of the prevailing wage rates are on file at the District’s principal office and are available on request.

Contract documents and drawings are only available electronically. Contract Documents may be obtained on the District’s website located at http://www.eid. org/doing-businesswith-eid/procurementand-contracts. The Engineer’s Estimate is $2,000,000.

Questions regarding this project should be directed to the Project Manager by emailing Mr. Cary Mutschler at cmutschler@eid.org, or by calling 530642-4182.

Dated this 25th day of March, 2020 EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT /s/ Elizabeth Dawson Elizabeth Dawson, P.E., Engineering Manager 3/25, 4/1, 4/8 7632 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000319 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BROADWAY SMOKE AND VAPE, located at 1390 Broadway Ste A, Placerville, CA. 95667/Mailing Address: 9720 Vintage Park Dr., Sacramento, CA., 95829 Registered owner(s): A.S Retail Inc., 1390 Broadway Ste A, Placerville, CA. 95667 This business is conducted by A Corporation, State of Incorporation: California.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 18, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Arvinder Shah ARVINDER SHAH, President I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on March 18, 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) 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15 7634 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000292 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SHIRO SHEARS SACTO, located at 1537 Radford Loop, El Dorado Hills, CA., 95762 Registered owner(s): Jim Whitesell, 1537 Radford Loop, El Dorado Hills, CA., 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 20, 2015.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jim Whitesell JIM WHITESELL 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 March 9, 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) 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/15 7636

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE TS NO. CA-19-873006-Cl ORDER NO.: 191198362-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/12/2016. 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): MEGAN BUCKS AND CHRISTOPHER BUCKS, WIFE AND HUSBAND AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP Recorded: 7/15/2016 as Instrument No. 2016-0032240-00 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California; Date of Sale: 4/16/2020 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: $394,542.15 The purported property address is: 3203 PIONEER HILL ROAD, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 096070-033-000 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-19-873006-CL. 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 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-19-873006-CL IDSPub #0161660 3/25/2020 4/1/2020 4/8/2020 3/25, 4/1, 4/8 7638 NOTICE OF AUCTION SAlE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a mobilehome, registered to DIANNE PAULA RITCHIE c/o ROBERT HEDRICK, interested parties BOB HENDRICK, BRENDA HEDRICK and described as a 1964 MELODY HOME mobilehome, Decal Number ABI5847, Serial Numbers A10467486456S53, Label/Insignia Numbers 249040, and stored on property within Whispering Pines Mobilehome Park, at 6008 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines, California 95726 (specifically the space designated as Space #9 within the park), will be sold by auction at the mobilehome park at Whispering Pines Mobilehome Park, at 6008 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines, California 95726 (specifically the space designated as Space #9 within the park), on April 10, 2020, at 11:00 a.m., and such succeeding sales days as may be necessary, and the proceeds of the sales will be applied to the satisfaction of the lien, including the reasonable charges of notice, advertisement, and sale.

This sale is conducted on a cash or certified fund basis only (cash, cashier’s check or traveler’s checks only). Personal checks and/or business checks are not acceptable. Payment is due and payable immediately following the sale.

No exceptions. The mobilehome and/or contents are sold as is, where is, with no guarantees.

This sale is under the authority of California Civil Code 798.56a and Commercial Code 7210.

Unless a written waiver is received from park management, the mobilehome and contents must be removed from the park within 10 days. The buyer will have no right to the space after the home is removed.

DATED: March 16, 2020 /s/ JOSEPH W. CARROLL Attorney for WHISPERING PINES MOBILEHOME PARK 610 Fulton Avenue, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95825 (916) 443-9000 3/25, 4/1/20 CNS-3354497# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 3/25, 4/1 7641 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000293 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUPERIOR lEGAl SUPPORT SERVICES located at 5170 Golden Foothill Parkway, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Igor Prokopyev, 2230 Valley View Pkwy. #1024, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762, 2.

Olga Prokopyeva, 2230 Valley View Pkwy. #1024, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 9, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Igor Prokopyev IGOR PROKOPYEV /s/ Olga Prokopyeva OLGA PROKOPYEVA 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 March 9, 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) 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 7649

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF BENJAMIN AllEN lEACH; AKA: AllEN lEACH; AKA: B.A. lEACH CASE NO. PP20200049 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BENJAMIN ALLEN LEACH; aka: ALLEN LEACH; aka: B.A. LEACH A PETITION for Probate has been filed by LONA PHIPPS in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that LONA PHIPPS 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: April 29, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 495 Main Street, 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: RICHARD L. KIMBELL Attorney at Law 322 West Center Street Yreka, CA 96097 (530) 842-1605 4/1, 4/8, 4/15 7650 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) will hold a public hearing on the items described below at 5:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, on April 22, 2020. Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20 (March 17, 2020), the Commission will hold this meeting by teleconference. Individual locations of Commissioners will not be provided or made accessible to the public, but the public may participate via teleconference at 712-775-7031, access code 403-016.

Executive Order N-29-20 requires agencies holding meetings via teleconferences to let the public know how they may access the agency’s public meetings. If the meeting will proceed in a manner that differs from this notice due to different technological issues or the termination of the state of emergency that necessitates this meeting being held by teleconference, such alternate procedure shall be specified on the Commission agenda and on the Commission’s web site (www.edlafco.us).

The public hearings scheduled for the April 22, 2020 meeting are as follows: 1. Consider and adopt CEQA Categorical Exemption §15183 for the Snyder Annexation into the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID); LAFCO Project No. 2019-05. The landowner of APN 006011-022 (60.0 acres) has submitted a petition to annex into EID in order to receive water service for a future singlefamily residence. The parcel is located in the Gold Hill area, southwest of the intersection of Cold Springs Road and Manzanita Lane.

2. Report of the Ad Hoc Budget Committee and consideration and adoption of a proposed LAFCO budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21 along with budget priorities and goals.

Meeting materials will be available five days before the meeting. Any person may submit oral or written comments. Staff will distribute written comments to the Commission if submitted 24 hours before the meeting. If you have any questions, you may contact the LAFCO office during normal business hours at (530) 295-2707; José Henriquez, Executive Officer, 550 Main Street, Suite E, Placerville, CA 95667.

EL DORADO COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION JOSÉ C. HENRÍQUEZ, EXECUTIVE OFFICER MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT TO BE PUBLISHED ONE TIME ONLY: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 4/1 7651 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000328 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SCOREWRITE SYSTEM, located at 151 Powers Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Janet Reymann-Greenhill, 151 Powers Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Janet ReymannGreenhill JANET REYMANN-GREENHILL 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 March 20, 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) 4/1, 4/8, 4/15, 4/22 7653

PUBlIC NOTICE RESOlUTION NO. 2020-08 OF THE El DORADO HIllS COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTING THE FINAl ENGINEER’S REPORT, ESTABlISHING THE SARATOGA ESTATES lANDSCAPE & lIGHTING ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 41 AND DIRECTING AUDITOR OF El DORADO COUNTY TO lEVY AND COllECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAl YEAR 2020-21 WHEREAS, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Part 2 of Division 15 of the California Streets and Highways Code) (commencing with Section 22500), provides that the Board of Directors of the El Dorado Hills Community Services District (the “District”) may determine and levy an assessment for the installation, maintenance, and servicing of improvements owned and operated by the District; and WHEREAS, on November 5, 1996, California voters approved Proposition 218, entitled “Right to Vote on Taxes Act,” which added Articles XIIIC and XIIID to the California Constitution (“Proposition 218”) which established procedural requirements for the formation and administration of assessment districts; and WHEREAS, in order to expedite the proceedings, the property owner has submitted a Waiver and Consent to the District Board for all properties in the Saratoga Estates Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 41 (the “LLAD”) waiving rights conferred by Proposition 218 with respect to the approval of the new assessment by mailed ballot and the 45-day time period for balloting.

WHEREAS, the District retained DTA to prepare an Engineer’s Report pursuant to Article XIIID of the California Constitution and in accordance with the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972; and WHEREAS, on February 13, 2020, the District Board of Directors approved Resolution No. 2020-05 approving the Preliminary Engineer’s Report and setting the time and place of a public hearing; and WHEREAS, DTA has filed with the District Board of Directors a Final Engineer’s Report (the “Engineer’s Report”) which contains (a) a calculation of the portion of the installation and maintenance of the improvements that constitute a special benefit to parcels in the LLAD; (b) a methodology for assigning assessments

to individual parcels; (c) a listing of each lot or parcel of property that would be subject to the assessment; (d) the amount of the assessment for each lot or parcel for the 2020-21 fiscal year.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOlVED by the El Dorado Hills Community Services District Board of Directors as follows: 1. The Board of Directors hereby adopts and confirms the Engineer’s Report and the diagram and assessment as set forth in the Engineer’s Report for the LLAD. 2. Final adoption and approval of the Engineer’s Report as a whole, and of the plans and specifications, estimate of the costs and expenses, the diagram and the assessment, as contained in the report as hereinabove determined and ordered, is intended to and shall refer and apply to the report, or any portion thereof, as amended, modified, or revised or corrected by, or pursuant to and in accordance with, any resolution or order, if any, heretofore duly adopted or made by this Board.

3. The assessment to pay the costs and expenses of the maintenance of the improvements for fiscal year 2020-21 is hereby levied. For further particulars pursuant to the provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, reference is hereby made to Resolution 2020-04 Initiating the Proceedings for Formation of Saratoga Estates Landscaping and Lighting District No. 41 and Ordering the Preparation of the Engineer’s Report.

4. Based on the oral and documentary evidence, including the Engineer’s Report, offered and received at the hearing, this Board expressly finds and determines (a) that each lot and parcel of land will be specially benefited by the maintenance of the improvements at least in the amount, if not more than the amount, of the assessment apportioned against the lots and parcels of land, respectively, and (b) that there is substantial evidence to support, and the weight of the evidence preponderates in favor of, the aforesaid finding and determination as to special benefits.

5. The adoption of this Resolution constitutes the levy of the assessment on each of the lots or parcels in the LLAD for Fiscal Year 2020-21.

6. Funds collected from the LLAD shall be expended only for the special benefit of parcels within the LLAD Boundaries as defined by the assessment diagram included with the Engineer’s Report.

Any unexpended funds raised by the Assessment remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried over to be utilized for the same purposes in the next fiscal year.

7. Immediately upon the adoption of this Resolution, but in no event later than the second Monday in August following such adoption, the Secretary of the Board shall file the assessment roll with the Auditor of the County of El Dorado for the LLAD. 8. Upon such filing, the County Auditor shall enter on the County assessment roll opposite each lot or parcel of land the amount of assessment thereupon as shown in the assessment. The assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as County taxes are collected and all laws providing for the collection and enforcement of County taxes shall apply to the collection and enforcement of the assessments. After collection by the County, the net amount of the assessments, after deduction of any compensation due the County for collection, shall be paid to the El Dorado Hills Community Services District.

9. Upon receipt of the moneys representing assessments collected by the County, the General Manager shall deposit the moneys in the District Treasury to the credit of the improvement funds previously established under the distinctive designation of the LLAD. Moneys in the improvement fund shall be expended only for the maintenance, servicing, construction or installation of the improvements.

4/1 7655 NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DEClARATION AND NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING El DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT PACIFIC TUNNEl REHABIlITATION PROJECT The El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) proposes to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Section 15000 et seq., Title 14, California Code of Regulations) for the Pacific Tunnel Rehabilitation Project (proposed Project). The proposed Project consists of a complete replacement of the upstream and downstream portals and replacement of the existing timber invert and timber sidewalls within the existing canal tunnel using air-placed concrete as a replacement for the timber components.

The proposed Project would also require improvements to existing access roads, including minor surface grading and realignment. The approximately 14-acre project site is located south of State Route (SR) 50 in unincorporated El Dorado County near Fresh Pond, approximately 15 miles east of Placerville and 4 miles east of Pollock Pines. Portions of the project site are within the Eldorado National Forest and lands owned by EID. Tunnel rehabilitation would consist of the complete replacement of the upstream and downstream portals, removing the existing timber invert and timber sidewalls within the tunnel, and relining the tunnel with air-placed concrete.

Road improvements would be necessary to provide construction access. These improvements would include minor surface grading to address rutting and/ or potholing within the existing footprint of Park Creek Road and Canal Access Road.

Approximately 1,200 feet of Tunnel Access Road between Canal Access Road and the tunnel site would require re-alignment and grading to provide safe all-weather access.

Project construction is anticipated to take approximately 6 months. The project site is not identified on the lists specified in Government Code section 65962.5.

EID is the lead agency under CEQA for the proposed Project and has directed the preparation of an Initial Study (IS) on the proposed Project in accordance with the requirements of CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines, and EID’s guidelines.

The IS describes the proposed Project and assesses the proposed Project’s potentially significant adverse impacts on the physical environment. It concludes that the proposed Project’s potentially significant or significant adverse effects on the environment could be mitigated to less-than-significant levels; therefore, a proposed MND has been prepared.

Agencies and members of the public are invited to comment on the proposed IS/ MND. The comment period is from April 1, 2020 to April 30, 2020. The proposed IS/ MND can be reviewed at EID’s Customer Service Building, 2890 Mosquito Road, Placerville, CA 95667 or on the EID web site at www.eid.org/ceqa. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 2020.

Comments can be sent to Michael Baron, Environmental Review Analyst, El Dorado Irrigation District, at the address above or by email at mbaron@eid.org. The EID Board of Directors will hold a public hearing to consider the IS/MND on May 11, 2020, or at a subsequent regularly scheduled board meeting. Meetings typically begin at 9:00 a.m. Please check EID’s website for information regarding the meeting format: https://www.eid.org/about-us/board-ofdirectors/meetings-agendas-and-minutes.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California law, it is the policy of the El Dorado Irrigation District to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require information or materials in an appropriate alternative format; or if you require any other accommodation for this meeting, please contact the EID ADA coordinator at 530.642.4045 or email at adacoordinator@ eid.org at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the District to make reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility.

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