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Free COVID-19 testing arrives in El Dorado County Kevin Christensen Staff writer

Free COVID-19 appointment-only testing sites are now open in El Dorado County.

The first site chosen is Ponderosa High School, 3661 Ponderosa Road in Shingle Springs. Testing began in the small gymnasium on the north side of campus Monday, May 4. Hours of operation are Thursday through Monday from 7 a.m.-noon and 1-7 p.m.

The second location is Lake Tahoe Community College, 1 College Drive in South Lake Tahoe. The Tahoe location began testing Tuesday, May 5, and will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 7 a.m.-noon and 1-7 p.m.

Those wishing to be tested can register for an appointment at lhi.care/covidtesting.

People without internet access can call (888) 634-1123. Test results are expected to take 48-72 hours. All test results will be entered into the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange site, according to county health officials.

“These are not antibody tests to detect whether someone has any level of immunity against COVID-19,” states El Dorado County Public Health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams in a press release issued Sunday. “These are nasal or nasopharyngeal swab tests that will determine if someone has the presence of the COVID-19 virus at the time of testing.

We’re making the test available to anyone in the county who wishes to have it, free of charge, even if they are asymptomatic.”

People with symptoms are the highest n

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Healthcare workers with OptimServe and Logistics Health set up inside one of the Ponderosa High School gyms Monday. The space is being used as a COVIDSee COVID-19 testing, page A7 19 testing site.

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cases jump to 53 Dylan Svoboda Staff writer

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The Maxwell family Micah, Mike, Emma and Brianna, from left, are “Maxwell strong” after Saturday’s showing of community support.

Local soldier gets surprise send-off as heads to war zone Black Hawk pilot returning to Afghanistan’s hellish challenges Pat Lakey Staff writer

Maxwell, of Placerville, is returning for his wo days after third deployment El Dorado to Afghanistan this County’s week, stopping first virus-spawned at Ft. Hood, Texas, stay-at-home order to regroup with his expired on the last comrades before they day of April — but head into “hot zones,” while the state’s where the skills he uses stricture remained in to guide Black Hawks place — a gathering on various missions, including forays into of 30 to 40 people enemy territory to was seen on a shaded rescue American and hillock just south of allied soldiers, will the Placerville city Mike Maxwell thanks drive-by well-wishers. be put to the test pool, near the Catholic once again. Maxwell church — and not all man at the center of attention on anticipates touching the rocky sands were observing the governor’s 6-foot this sparkling springtime Saturday, of Afghanistan, where terrorism social-distancing edict. saluting U.S. Army Chief Warrant against the West is known to breed, Instead, the folks who appeared to Officer and Black Hawk helicopter by summer. be throwing an old-fashioned The training in Texas might family picnic were seen not only “I was completely shocked when I be just what Maxwell needs shaking hands with one another, saw everyone here, with signs and to hone his skills and sharpen but exchanging actual hugs, all his capabilities before reaching everything — I thought it was a the while smiling and laughing. the war zones of Afghanistan And sure enough, within demonstration.”

— because his wife, Brianna, minutes of the people gathering managed to surprise the Army — Mike Maxwell, Army chopper pilot near the intersection of Big Cut officer with Saturday’s picnic Road and Benham Street, a and “send-off to a soldier.” siren’s scream cut through the latepilot Mike Maxwell for his service to “I was completely shocked when morning air as a county sheriff ’s the nation.

I saw everyone here, with signs and patrol vehicle pulled to a stop just a The deputy’s smile grew wider as everything — I thought it was a few feet from the group.

Maxwell, 48, in turn thanked the demonstration,” admitted Mike, as But no citations were handed out sheriff ’s officer for his own service, Brianna tried but couldn’t hide her — instead, salutations were issued both men sharing the vaunted calling n See Maxwell, page A6 by the deputy who spoke to the of being emergency first-responders.

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While confirmed coronavirus cases in El Dorado County grew over the weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that some California businesses can partially reopen as early as Friday.

The governor’s announcement is part of a four-phase plan to transition back to normal in the coming months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of restaurants, stores and n

See County Reopening, page A2

Cuts to city services to be painfully deep, officials told Pat Lakey Staff writer The most recent numbers released by local health officials show no deaths in Placerville due to the coronavirus pandemic — but the statistics fail to consider a different fatality rate stemming from the onslaught of COVID19.

The death of this year’s swimming season at the city pool at the Placerville Aquatic Center has left many in mourning. While the City Council voted last week to pull the plug on the popular warm-weather amenity, the panel also clearly suffered at having to make the tough call, blaming the virus for forcing their hand.

“It’s a bitter pill,” said Councilwoman Kara Taylor, explaining that she, along with her colleagues, sees the need for not opening the pool this season, which generally runs from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day. “I’m very sorry about that … but it’s something we have to do.”

Use of the pool is not the only service to fall victim to the virus — the city’s finance director warned that economic repercussions expected to hit the town, state, nation and world could be compared to a horrific wreck.

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Richard (Dick) N. Fults “Dickie Lau” March 26, 1946 - April 24, 2020

On Friday night, April 24, the world lost a truly incredible man. Richard (Dick) Norval Fults, affectionately known as Dickie-Lau, passed away in his home.

At his bedside were his lifelong love and devoted friend Janet Maineri, her sister Suzanne and two dear friends.

Dick died as he lived: with tolerance, optimism, patience, generosity of spirit, curiosity, humor, strength and grace.

Dick was born March 26 in Lawton, Okla., the son of Dixie and Norval Fults, and stepson of Bob Agnew. Dick’s personality was greatly shaped by his Oklahoma roots, growing up next door to his grandparents, Two-Mother and Two-Daddy. He had many stories from those times, as well as colorful anecdotes from life lessons learned working at Billy Bob’s Pawn Shop and Pont Ramey’s pool hall.

Dick was a child of the free-love, psychedelic 60s, embracing it all with his open-minded, adventurous spirit. He left Oklahoma for California, settling in Los Angeles and later the San Francisco Bay Area.

One of Dick’s life-changing events was his 1979 purchase of an Apple II computer. Shortly afterward, he founded his first business hosting swap meets for similarly minded computer hobbyists. “Computer Supermarket” later became “Microshows,” which over time added home shows to its offerings and was renamed “Richard James Corp.”

It was during the early days of Microshows that Janet Maineri came into his life. Dick and Janet remained beautifully entangled in a deep and loving friendship ever since. In 2014, Dick left the Bay Area for Placerville, a move that brought him closer to Janet and to his country roots.

Dick thoroughly enjoyed a good, sparring debate and had a wicked, edgy sense of humor. His genuine interest in other people combined with his downhome Okie friendliness found him making friends everywhere: with his neighbors, his landlord, the local post office clerk, his docs and nurses, and even one of his Bay Area Lyft drivers with whom he had lunch a couple of times.

Although a man of science, Dick’s exceptional curiosity and intelligence made him knowledgeable on a wide range of topics. His interests included science, ham radio, astronomy, photography, quantum physics, sci-fi, politics, computers, electronics, flying, sailing, traveling, food (the greasier, the better!) and cooking.

He loved figuring out how things worked and using his ingenuity to create, improve or repair things. That inventive mind was behind Dick’s second business, Flash and Pass, producing flash card study aids for folks preparing for their ham radio and pilot license tests.

Dick also had an incredibly sweet, sentimental side and a generous, big heart. He had a soft spot for kids, dogs and living beings of all kinds. He fed the birds and “critters” outside his home and welcomed ants and spiders within.

At Thanksgiving, he’d make a full turkey dinner with all the fixins, package it up and bring it in his suitcase to Oklahoma to share with his mom and stepdad, Dixie and Bob. At Christmas he would load up a couple of shopping carts with cool, fun toys, which he brought to Toys for Tots.

Dick was a once-in-a-lifetime friend: a multifaceted, uniquely interesting man who was deeply loved, cherished and treasured. He is truly irreplaceable.

Dickie Lau, you repeatedly told us “you ain’t gettin’ outta here alive.” For once, we were really hoping to prove you wrong.

In lieu of flowers please consider a contribution in Dick’s name to the Placerville Boys and Girls Club: bgce.org. Memorial info, photos and stories of Dick’s life can be found at dickfults.forevermissed.com

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El Dorado County schools to adhere to original start date Dawn Hodson Staff writer The school year will remain the same in El Dorado County despite possible earlier start dates elsewhere in the state to make up for lost instruction time.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday indicated schools could start the upcoming academic year earlier than usual in order to account for the loss of in-person classroom instruction due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The start for the upcoming school year could be moved to either the end of July or the beginning of August, according to the governor.

In response El Dorado County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Ed Manansala on April 30 issued the following statement: “In El Dorado County, school districts have calendars that begin in early August and will maintain their originally scheduled start date.

“All district superintendents and the

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A majority of county school districts will start the new school year Aug. 10, although conditions under which they will open is still up in the air given concerns about COVID-19. county superintendent of schools are in close communication and collaboration with Dr. Nancy Williams, El Dorado County Public Health Officer, to ensure that all decisions are made with the safety and health of all students, staff and families in mind. We thank the community for their patience and understanding during these uncertain times.”

Manansala said the difference between El Dorado County

County reopening schools across the state.

Many retail outlets, such as bookstores, florists and toy stores, can reopen for curbside pickup under the new guidelines laid out Monday. Most manufacturing and logistics operations can resume as well. A more detailed list of guidelines is expected to be released by the end of the week.

If permitted, some California cities and counties will be able to

move further into “phase 2” of Newsom’s plan.

Local governments wishing to move further along the reopening process, such as opening restaurants for dine-in service, can submit a “containment plan” that must meet requirements for hospital bed capacity, testing ability and contact tracing capabilities, Newsom said Monday.

Hard-hit cities and counties can still impose stricter guidelines than

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those laid out by the state, according to the governor.

The governor’s announcement comes just days after El Dorado County and several other counties across the state asked Newsom to begin easing stay-at-home orders that have been in place since March 19.

Citing a low COVID19 case count, the Board of Supervisors and county health officials sent Newsom’s office a letter last month asking for permission to reopen the local economy. El Dorado County officials let their countywide stay-at-home order expire at the end of April.

Meanwhile, the county experienced one of its worst increases in coronavirus cases in several weeks over the weekend. The county reported six new cases Monday evening, bringing the total confirmed cases to 53.

The county conducted about 230 new tests over the weekend. The previous weekend 200 tests were given with just one returning positive. About 2,470 tests have been conducted on county residents to date, according to the data.

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Four additional South Lake Tahoe area residents tested positive for the virus, bringing the number of known infected patients there to 20, the most in the county. One additional case was reported in both El Dorado Hills and Cameron Park/ Shingle Springs area, bringing the case count in those regions to 19 and five respectively.

Four cases have been found in the Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/ Rescue area. The greater Placerville area remains at five cases and two cases have been found in the north county.

One case of COVID-19 has been reported in both the Pollock Pines/ Camino/Kyburz area and the south county.

No cases in the Diamond Springs/El Dorado area have been reported as of Monday evening.

Women each make up 28 of the 53 cases in the county. The median age of people who have contracted the virus is 47. More than half the cases — 53% — involve patients between the ages of 18 and 49. About 40% are aged 50-64.

There are four cases involving those 65 years or older, the age group said to be at the highest risk.

There are 54,937 confirmed coronavirus cases across California with 2,294 deaths, according to data updated Monday by the state Department of Public Health.

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Team members worked directly with superintendents of El Dorado County’s 15 school districts to conduct a comprehensive, situational analysis and determine their needs. The information was reported to the California Department of Education.

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and other districts in the state is that this county was very quick in shifting to distance learning. Within a week of announcing the closure of school facilities, El Dorado County made the shift while other districts in the state may have taken four to five weeks, according to Manansala.

That meant very little loss of instruction time.

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Cookin’ at the club

Boys and Girls Club administrative assistant Jasmine Diebele rolls out dozens of dinners.

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Meals served at Boys and Girls Club don’t resemble what comes to mind when one thinks of cafeteria food and the to-go eats offered amid the pandemic are no different. Roberto Failla, club sous chef, tops zesty pulled-pork sandwiches with pickled onions last week. The sandwiches then went into packaged dinners for the Boys and Girls Club community meal program that provides youths with free food served curbside outside of the Placerville facility each weekday from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Boys and Girls Club Executive Chef Brooks Buchanan preps a black bean salsa to accompany a pick-up meal. Buchanan, who perfected his culinary skills at Sacramento area and Las Vegas eateries, is leading live, online cooking classes Wednesday afternoons at bgce. org/virtualclub. The Boys and Girls Club also offers a variety of other virtual activities including music, art, education and more.

Tyler McNab, with Boys and Girls Club youth development, readies to-go meals outside the Placerville clubhouse. Meal demand is averaging around 200 a day, according to club staff.

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OPINION

Richard B. Esposito Publisher/Editor

Noel Stack Opinion Page Editor

Krysten Kellum Associate Editor

Guest Column

Quarantine and a free society

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quarantine is the forced confinement of a person who has contracted or been exposed to an infectious disease.

Although it is a longstanding police power of governments, it is seldom used because seldom needed — sick Tom McClintock people generally stay home on their own.

When it must be used it is subject to due process: the right to contest the order in court, to present evidence that the order is invalid and to have it vacated.

What is happening today is radically different and profoundly un-American: the indefinite and indiscriminate home detention without due process of perfectly healthy people on the pretext that they might catch a contagious disease. While it is true that some people may be infectious without knowing it, that’s no different from a wide variety of other contagious diseases that have been with us for generations and are far more lethal than COVID-19.

Although some local jurisdictions prohibited large public gatherings during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918, never before has any American government attempted to confine an entire population in its homes, order the mass shuttering of businesses and deliberately plunge tens of millions of Americans into unemployment, poverty and despair.

This new power, asserted in increasingly arbitrary and aggressive manners by public servants turned masters, is antithetical to our First Amendment right to peaceably assemble and our Fifth Amendment right to not be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law. The courts recognize some restrictions of these rights but only by “the least restrictive means,” not arbitrary and unreasonable edicts.

In California this abusive power has been used to deny citizens the right to protest the abuse itself.

In North Carolina the Raleigh Police Department declared, “Protesting is a non-essential activity.” In Pennsylvania police fined a woman $200 for taking a solitary drive in her own car. A San Diego woman is threatened with a $1,000 fine and jail-time for promoting a protest on Facebook. Ironically, while law-abiding citizens are arrested for exercising rights guaranteed under their Bill of Rights, authorities are releasing thousands of criminals from prisons and in California, forbidding sheriffs from holding a wide class of criminal suspects, including burglars.

The greatest threat of this newly asserted power is to fundamentally alter the relationship between Americans and their government. It is the ageold question that Cecil B. DeMille framed in his introduction to “The Ten Commandments,” “Are men the property of the state, or are they free souls under God?” Every time we step outside our homes the risks we face multiply. A free society assumes that its citizens are competent to assess those risks, balance them against the avoidance costs and to manage their decisions in a generally responsible way. It’s called common sense and is a necessary prerequisite for self-government and liberty.

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Letters to the Editor County library a great asset EDITOR: he Placerville and Pollock Pines branches of the El Dorado County Library deserve a big shout-out for their recently implemented Library Hold Delivery Service, by which library staff will deliver, by appointment only, available holds to your vehicle at select locations.

The library has worked closely with the county’s public health officer to develop safety protocols for materials handling and staff/patron safety and, per the shelter-in-place directive, asks that patrons make their pick-up appointments in conjunction with their essential grocery store visits. All materials have undergone an established waiting period and have been handled only by staff whose hands have been sanitized and who wear fabric face masks.

At pick up locations staff will place materials on your vehicle while you either wait in your vehicle or maintain a 6-foot distance during delivery. The library, though currently closed, continues to reach out and provide a much-needed service to the community.

GEORGE LLOYD Placerville

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Girls in scouting EDITOR: ’m an 11-year-old Scout from Troop 911 Shingle Springs. I am working toward finishing my communications merit badge and the completion of First-Class rank.

I think people take the term “Boy Scouts” very literally. And who wouldn’t? It’s only boys, right?

But that changed on Feb. 1, 2018, when the BSA let girls join scouting. I was one of the first girls to join scouting, joining Feb. 2, 2018, and becoming one of the founders of the only co-ed troop in my area.

Scouting is a series of tasks called requirements that you need to complete to earn rank up. There are seven ranks to earn. You start at Scout, which is the first rank, and once you complete the requirements you have a scoutmaster conference and begin working toward the next rank and so one.

There are also merit badges, which are activities of their own category with their own requirements.

You must earn 21 out of the 135-plus badges to complete your scouting career.

Earning your ranks isn’t the only thing to Scouts, though. You can do so many other cool things as well. Some examples are camping, biking and going to week-long merit badge camps where you can

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have a cabin with your friends. I’m so glad I was able to have this experience and the things I learned will stay with me forever.

AMELIA WENDIE CORDEIRO Placerville

Out of bullets EDITOR: retired from the Army in 1988. I do know before I retired that we had ammunition. But, now, Mr. Trump tells us that before he arrived, in 2017, we had no ammunition. So between 1989 to 2017 incompetence allowed our ammunition to go down down to zero.

This because when he took office (or soon after), a top general told him that the military was out of ammunition. What a revolting development this was — the United States military out of ammunition. And, only because Mr. Trump is a can-do executive, we now have ammunition. Thank you, Mr. Trump, from all the military personnel carrying a weapon.

Top generals don’t lie so when he returned to the Pentagon, a butterfly net was dropped over his head and he was taken away to a mental hospital.

Even a crazy general knows that if we were out of ammunition for 28 years (1989-2017), a sergeant major or second lieutenant would have noticed and told their battalion commander.

So rest easy, America. Mr. Trump must have been confused or he was telling a fib and there was no general.

Think about it.

JAMES E. LONGHOFER Placerville

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Thanks for your advice EDITOR: his newspaper provides the community with a valuable service; for example: by supporting Trump’s Death Cult that utilizes the best science in supporting our impeached president’s ever-changing positions.

Just the other day the Democrat regaled us with a hilarious takeoff by our Larry Weitzman, who humbly began by saying “While I haven’t done a significant amount of medical research ...” and went on touting the benefits he swears by in preventing COVID-19 by drinking lots of Schweppes tonic water for its hydroxychloroquine.

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would see an increase n April of $8.63 per bimonthly 27 the El water bill (a little more Dorado than $4.30 per month).

Irrigation These additional District Board of dollars do not mean Directors voted to maintaining status approve the five-year quo — they will rate schedule outlined actively help fund vital in the Proposition infrastructure repairs 218 notice sent to all like the Folsom Lake customers in February. intake project that The EID board Jim Abercrombie refurbishes a facility has authorized this that provides EID’s important and needed only access to one-third of its water funding and has also asked staff supply. to redouble its efforts to discover The funds will also help pay for cost savings and pursue grants flume replacement projects in the to potentially offset future rate high mountainous terrain in the adjustments. We will continue to seek out every option at our disposal. eastern portion of our service area that will benefit all customers and And due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 crisis, the board has asked the communities in which they live.

For the average water and to review the need for the proposed wastewater customer, 2021 will see 2021 rates during the December an increase of $1.84 per bill — that’s 2020 budget review process.

92 cents per month. This adjustment These rate adjustments will not is lower because the wastewater rate take effect until 2021 and they are for average users will go down by authorized to go through 2025.

In 2021 the average water customer nearly 5 percent in 2021.

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Over the years the needs of our complex infrastructure have continued to grow. With line breaks becoming an increasingly regular occurrence, we have been making a concerted effort to expand our water line replacement program. The rates will provide necessary funds to speed up some much needed repairs in our water distribution system.

The measures we are investing in now and over the next five to 10 years will pay off with a more resilient system that will serve our community for generations to come.

I want our customers and community to know that these important rate adjustments will provide funding that will be carefully stewarded to benefit the entirety of EID’s service area. We are committed to investigating every avenue to lower costs for projects, obtain grants and ensure that our customers’ hardearned rate dollars are invested conservatively, diligently and with maximum benefit.

Continuous dedication to service — I am acutely aware of the anxiety

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facing many in our community as we deal with the effects of the COVID19 pandemic. I am proud of the response seen within our El Dorado County community. As essential workers providing vital services, EID personnel have been deployed to continue to serve our customers and our community throughout this situation.

EID remains committed, as always, to providing its customers with safe and reliable water. Highly trained and licensed district personnel treat drinking water to meet or exceed stringent state and federal drinking water requirements. I want to reassure our community that EID’s water treatment facilities are designed to eliminate pathogens, including viruses and bacteria — our water remains safe and secure.

We are prepared to deal with this and other emergencies and will maintain a laser focus on ensuring our community has access to the vital services it relies on.

Jim Abercrombie is general manager of EID.

Main Office: 2889 Ray Lawyer Drive Placerville 95667

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Did she have COVID-19?

EDH mom struggles through illness, can’t get tested Jana Rossi Staff writer When Michelle Call felt winded after walking up her driveway one March day she chalked it up to being a little out of shape, although she hiked daily. Her upset stomach she thought, could have been from not eating well that day.

“The next day aches and pains,” she shared in a letter. “I still wanted to eat; in fact I had a grumbling stomach.

“Certainly this was not a normal stomach flu where food makes you sick and you lose those last 5 pounds,” she continued. “I was awakened in the middle of the night at 2 a.m. with a weird cough.

My chest felt tight and it made me feel the need to breathe deeply.

Why? Was this an asthma attack?

No wheezing. But it felt the same tightness and hard breathing.”

A fever and nausea followed.

“My throat hurt. My head couldn’t think straight. My chest hurt,” she wrote. “All mild symptoms but my body felt nervous.”

It wasn’t until the 41-year-old El Dorado Hills resident received an email outlining symptoms of the novel coronavirus, ahead of her son returning home from a mission trip in Brazil, that she started to put the pieces together. To this day Call has not been tested and therefore cannot be certain she was infected with COVID-19, but she said her symptoms were in line with what the Centers for Disease Control has posted on its website.

Call, a fifth-grade teacher at John Adams Academy, became ill

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Michelle Call wears one of the masks she and her children made during this health crisis. In March the El Dorado Hills teacher became ill with symptoms matching those of COVID-19 but she wasn’t been able to get tested. the first week her school switched to an online platform. For the first couple days of her illness she continued to teach. She said she didn’t want to be absent from her students during their initial introduction to the online world.

When her symptoms worsened she enlisted help from other teachers.

Once she realized that she could be infected with COVID-19, Call said she immediately began to self-isolate from her family, though three of her six children ended up with mild, similar symptoms.

Call’s fever hovered around 100.4 degrees; she was achy, her throat was sore and nothing she did would relieve it. Her stomach was upset yet she was hungry. One of the worst symptoms, she said, was a burning feeling similar to

indigestion but the harsh sensation was felt in her lungs.

With each new symptom she said she contacted her doctor and several times requested to be tested, but she was repeatedly told to self-isolate and that she didn’t fit the criteria for testing — not a first responder or in the high-risk category and her symptoms were not severe enough.

On one occasion, Call said, when she felt she couldn’t breathe she once again called her doctor and was told if she could walk across her room she didn’t need to go to the hospital. After 14 days the fever broke, but not before it hit a peak on day five.

During her time in isolation Call said she attempted to get into the drive-through testing in Sacramento. An online form is required and after filling it out she said she was again told she didn’t qualify.

She joined a call with Congressman Tom McClintock and a Naval ship doctor from New York. During her call in she was able to relay her experience to the Naval doctor, who gave her the same response — she didn’t qualify for testing at the time.

El Dorado County announced its first COVID-19 cases March 20. Since then there have been 53 confirmed cases out of 2,470 people tested, according to figures available at press time. No one in El Dorado County has died from the disease and of the confirmed cases 43 have fully recovered.

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EID OK’s flume replacement, talks of possible water sales Dawn Hodson Staff writer The El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors has approved funding to replace of flumes 38 and 39/40. The flumes convey one-third of the district’s drinking water supply and are showing their age. The water is also used to generate power.

Located above the South Fork of the American River between Ice House Road and Bull Creek Road, both flumes are constructed of wood. Flume 38 was last replaced in 1990. Flume 39/40 was built in 1948 and last worked on in 2012.

The work will consist of replacing 776 feet of the wooden canal with concrete. A bridge and siphon will also be replaced with box culverts.

The contract to do the work was awarded to K.W. Emerson for $8,251,024; GHD for $1,179,556 for inspection and construction engineering services; $340,000 for capitalized labor; $30,000 for environmental support; and $980,058 for contingency — a total funding request of $10,780,638.

Voting to approve the work was President George Osborne and Directors Mike Raffety, Pat Dwyer and Alan Day. Voting no was Director Lori Anzini.

On a different agenda item the board voted 5-0 to award a construction contract to Telstar Instruments for $1,071,793; an on-call contract of $94,975 to Inferrera Construction Management for construction inspection services; a $199,820 contract to HERWIT Engineers for construction engineering services; and additional funding of $296,159 for capitalized labor and contingency for a total of $1,662,747.

The money will be used for a process controls improvement project at the Deer Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant which includes upgrading automation equipment at the facility, improvements to operating procedures, the SCADA system and pumping systems.

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to stay at home. If they believe venturing beyond their front doors is a manageable risk, they are free to venture into the world, taking those precautions that to them seem most prudent. In an epidemic their assessments of risk might convince them to avoid crowded theaters or restaurants, wash their hands more frequently, avoid handshakes, wear masks or become hermits. These acts don’t require force and don’t make demands on others. They are a

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The board also unanimously approved funding for a smaller construction program under a utility agreement between the state of California Department of Transportation and EID for $805,000 plus $355,000 for a total of $1,160,000. The project involves the relocation and installation of pipelines associated with the Highway 50 Camino Safety Project.

Designed to improve safety on Highway 50 in the Camino corridor, the Caltrans project will consist of installing a concrete median barrier, maintaining existing acceleration/deceleration lanes at-grade intersections, constructing a new undercrossing to mitigate for loss of left-turn movements, constructing access to the new undercrossing for local connectivity and constructing a wildlife undercrossing.

As part of the project Caltrans is installing an underpass at Carson Road and two of EID’s key large transmission lines will need to be relocated to accommodate the project. Splitting the cost of the relocation, Caltrans is paying for the relocation of the one of the lines and EID is paying for the other.

A last project unanimously approved by the board was awarding a contract to Big Valley Electric for $831,750 for construction plus $127,175 for capitalized labor and contingencies for a total of $958,925 for the Critical Water Facility Generators Project.

In 2018 the district purchased six generators in response to PG&E power outages and installed them at six different pump stations in order to ensure the steady flow of water in the event of a power shutdown.

Because of time constraints the generators were installed temporarily. This contract will complete permanent installation of the generators including all necessary conduit and electrical upgrades.

Operations Director Dan Corcoran told the board a grant request to help pay for generator costs is being

matter of individual judgment and choice.

The choice of an octogenarian with emphysema in New York City might be very different from a healthy college student in Iowa.

Only a fool would claim the omniscience to make an informed judgment for every person in every circumstance in every community.

Sadly, the crisis has revealed that fools abound in public office and that a fool with power can quickly become a petty tyrant.

In this pandemic many elected officials have abandoned the practices of a free society and crossed some very bright lines that separate free Americans from those unfortunate to live under authoritarian regimes.

Communist China pioneered the practices now inflicted on our own citizens. That should scream a warning to us all.

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Unfortunately a large trial by the VA just found that more patients died after using the stuff than benefited, but when you practice medicine without a license you occasionally give unwanted heart attacks. Nice try, Larry.

The Democrat also served us by printing the medical thoughts of Tom McClintock, that greyhaired wonder from Elk Grove who supports the Death Cult even into his old-age vulnerability. He

discredits far-off estimates of the virus’ ability to kill us here in District 4, largely because of that uncertainty — kind of like when he famously said in these pages that when Obamacare opened for business the American medical system would crumble into chaos. Nice try, Tom, but thank you for your newly found milk of human kindness.

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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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satisfied smile at fooling her husband of nearly eight years. Brianna had help in organizing the red, white and blue festooned picnic ground studded with pro-Maxwell hand-painted signs. A member of her “Bad Moms” group, Lindsay Moffett, had pitched in and her smile, too, reflected the success of the secret endeavor.

Photos by Laurie Edwards “The Bad Moms all take care of each other,” said Moffett, adjusting a The Maxwells hold up patriotic artwork that Emma Maxwell’s transitional kindergarten teacher precious package strapped to her chest where 6-week-old Lincoln David Mrs. Rickey gave Mike Maxwell in wishing himB:10” well on his next deployment.

T:10” Moffett managed to sleep through the excitement.

S:9.5” The ostensibly socially distanced picnic and drive-by wishes occurred from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, with those showing up and cruising past including Placerville police, county sheriff ’s deputies, local California Highway Patrol and several firefighters, along with a nearly constant flow of old friends and loyal locals. The rumble of a motorcycle club that drove up from Sacramento to deliver a plaque to Mike Maxwell put an exclamation point on the proceedings, the leader of the pack himself a military veteran.

Just as Mike began talking about how humbled he was by the size of the crowd that tried, mostly in vain, to observe the social-distancing rule, he was distracted by the staccato blaring of a car horn mere feet away on Fiske Street.

“Oh, hey! Thanks for coming out, thank-you!” shouted Mike as the four or five occupants of the vehicle delivered their own shouts of encouragement for the chopper pilot soon heading back into harm’s way.

“Those are some of our old neighbors,” explained Brianna, who then turned to see a foot team of youngsters approaching on the sidewalk, flanking a man who was smiling so widely that his ears seemed attached to his grin. Julian Ross, his wife Nicole Ross and their passel of children all had traveled from Sacramento to Placerville to be part of the surprise going-away party for Mike.

But it’s not as though Mike is going to miss Julian — they’re buddies who are both deploying back to Afghanistan to serve together, once again, in Charlie Co. 2-135th GSAB DUSTOFF. Brianna Maxwell knows what all those letters mean — because she was a dispatcher in Afghanistan in 2008-09, during her own military career, with her duties including sending med-evac helicopters including Black Hawks into hot zones. In fact, she and Mike met in Afghanistan and despite the fact that he was an officer … well, he turned out to be a gentleman too.

The couple has two children, 9-year-old Micah and Emma, 5. The family has lived in Placerville for six years.

Nicole Ross, who married Julian relatively recently, said this is her first experience at being the woman left behind, adding that she organizes a wives’ support group in the greater Sacramento area, “taking care of the military families after deployment.”

Asked what it felt like, knowing the man she loves is going into extreme danger, Nicole smiled and said, “I am scared, and it’s a little depressing, I’ll say that — but I’ll be keeping busy, because between the two of us, we have 10 kids — and eight of them are home-schooled right now, because of the virus Nicotine’s addictive, but it’s also a neurotoxin that can harm situation.” teens’ developing brains. And the changes can be permanent.

Hot zones come in many varieties, obviously, but the confident Nicole appears to be up to home-front duties.

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considered by the state.

A last project approved by the board may be useful in paying for some of these improvements. It consisted of a negative declaration pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act on a possible sale of up to 8,000 acrefeet of water.

Not a new concept, in 2015 the district sold water to the Westland Water District. Then in 2018 it sold water to the Dudley Ridge Water District and Kern County Water Agency.

The water would be sourced from Weber Reservoir, Silver Lake and Caples Lake.

While EID does not have a contract at present to sell water, the possibility exists for a water sale later in the season.

Brian Deason, an environmental resources supervisor with EID, said the transfer from Caples and Silver lakes could be done as soon as May. The proposed sale did not go unnoticed, receiving 33 comments from individuals and entities plus another four comments after the deadline had passed for comment.

Entities weighing in included SMUD, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the El Dorado County Water Agency and

the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Deason noted in his presentation that those expressing opposition to the project did so based on the assumption that the proposed transfer would reduce the water level in lakes where water would be sourced.

He assured the board that water transfers, if they happen, will meet meet all rules regarding lake levels and minimum streamflow requirements.

The board voted 5-0 to adopt the negative declaration for the proposed water sale. Director Dwyer suggested in the future more public outreach should be done, saying doing so would save a lot of “time and angst.”

In other reports EID General Manager Jim Abercrombie said staff is starting to plan for changes in the stay-at-home order and when it will be safe to open the district’s recreation areas.

Operations Director Dan Corcoran also provided an update on the snowpack and weather, noting that while conditions have improved since last month, precipitation is below average. As far as the snowpack, Caples Lake is at 69% of average, the Upper Carson watershed at 68% and the Lower Carson watershed at 73%.

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estimated at $7 billion,” reported Dave Warren, who also is assistant city manager for Placerville, as he updated the council last week.

Before the world shifted dramatically in response to the virus, Warren in early March had delivered to the five members of the council a mid-year budget report, telling them how well the city was doing then. Unemployment sat at just over 3% in Placerville, a number that hadn’t been that positive “since the 1960s,” Warren said.

A week later, after Gov. Gavin Newsom directed “non-essential” businesses throughout the state to shutter, schools to close and people to stay at home, that mid-year report became “obsolete,” the finance director recounted.

Unemployment in the city now is predicted to hit 10%, according to Warren.

“Quite honestly, I did not see it coming the way it did,” said Warren, whose calm delivery belied the stark news he delivered to the council. “You mentioned the Great Recession of 2008,” Warren continued, referring to an earlier comment by Councilman Mark Acuna. “That was like a slow-moving train wreck — this was like a high-speed, head-on collision.”

So far for Placerville, Warren continued, instead of having enough money in the city’s reserves, there already is a more than $1 million hit to the General Fund, with City Manager Cleve Morris requesting the council not only keep the pool closed but to authorize a hiring freeze, dictate strict overtime limits and authorize the city manager to discuss with employee unions other cost-containment measures.

Because some 70% of the city’s budget pays for employees, Morris warned that “any significant cost reductions will include personnel. “ Morris told the council last week that between $960,000 and $1.4 million in cuts must be made, due to the economic impact of shutting down the city since midMarch.

The council members, meeting virtually as they isolated in their respective homes, appeared subdued, with Councilman Acuna noting, “We didn’t have a flush budget to begin with — there are no easy cuts to make.

“People (will) think, ‘Oh, the city just won’t get a new truck or they won’t go out and paint a building,’ but we weren’t going to do that stuff anyway, correct?” Acuna asked Warren. “(The budget outlook at mid-year) didn’t include any bells and whistles,” affirmed the finance director, who added, “I want to remind folks we’re actually (at) 17 fewer positions than we had in ‘08.”

The recession that began in 2008 that saw waves of public employees losing their jobs, City Hall curtailing its hours and other belt-tightening measures taken

by Placerville may be just a blip on the radar compared to the devastation left by the coronavirus impact, Warren warned. With COVID-19 figuratively gobbling up the sales tax revenues since mid-March as most businesses did not operate and still remain closed, the city’s economic lifeblood slowed from a flow to a trickle, the finance director reported.

Warren said his numbers depend on the city getting back to normal soon, with speculation that the statewide order will be over by June 1 factoring into his budget prognostications.

“If for some reason we open a little sooner, that would help,” he said, then quickly added, “I’m not suggesting anything — just purely from a numbers standpoint.”

Prior to the 5-0 approval of actions suggested by the city manager and staff, it was noted several protests regarding keeping the city pool closed had been received. (In addition to the $135,000 the city spends each year to operate the aquatic center, it was pointed out that health concerns regarding the virus would dictate it being closed to the public anyway, at least initially.)

Those protesting mentioned the health benefits of swimming, along with giving kids who have been cooped up and not going to school for weeks a place to unleash some pent-up energy — and give parents a break.

But one caller who spoke at last week’s meeting called the pool “a luxury” and said the city must do all it can to survive.

“This is probably the biggest economic collapse any of us will see in a lifetime,” warned Mike Drobesh, a former member of the Placerville Planning Commission.

“You need to start right now, pinching every penny, every dollar ... that you can.

“The COVID virus isn’t what’s going to kill us — it’s the economic collapse that’s going to kill us.”

Vice Mayor Dennis Thomas, who often disagrees with Drobesh on city issues, said he found himself nodding as the caller spoke. Thomas urged his colleagues to help the city drastically curb spending, saying, “In my opinion, this could get worse really quickly.

“I say that partly from emotion but partly from being in business for many, many years,” said the pharmacy owner.

Finance Director Warren promised an update on the situation at the next City Council meeting, set for May 12.

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could look different if people who experienced illnesses like Call get tested.

A benefit to getting tested now would be to find out whether her blood is rich in COVID-19 antibodies that could be used to help treat others battling the virus. Donated plasma from recovered patients is used in a treatment called convalescent plasma therapy. Call said she reached out to a local clinic last week to see if she could get an antibody test and was told it is not available.

The Mountain Democrat contacted the California Department of Health, asking about the status for future

COVID-19 testing

COVID-19 testing.

“The governor has announced that the state is working in partnership with Abbott to launch 1.5 million serology tests to 130 sites across the state,” officials responded. “The state is still in the process of determining how we plan to allocate those resources.”

Editor’s note: On May 3 El Dorado County officials announced they will open two appointment-only community sites for COVID-19 testing (not antibody testing) for residents. To register for an appointment visit lhi. care/covidtesting or call (888) 6341123.

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priority and the two locations are scheduled to be operational for a minimum of two months, according to Williams.

The two free testing site openings follow Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent announcement the state was adding more than 80 community COVID-19 testing sites in California focused on underserved communities.

Each site will provide up to 132 tests a day.

“There is absolutely no barrier to being tested,” Williams stressed, noting that “citizen status will not be checked, cost is covered either by your medical insurance or by the state if you are uninsured and if someone is without identification, testing staff will generate a unique identifier number to obtain results. The only requirement is an appointment,” states Williams.

After being tested patients will receive a card at the time of testing directing them to a website for test results. Patients who test positively will be contacted via telephone by a nurse.

“If you’re curious as to whether an illness you had this winter was COVID-19, this is not the test for you,” states Williams.

“Being tested at one of these sites will only tell you if you currently have an infection, which is most likely if you have symptoms now or if you had contact in the last few days with someone who had COVID-19,” continues Williams.

“Some people are infected who have had no symptoms but they most likely spent significant time around people who had symptoms prior to that, like a household member.”

In determining where to locate new testing sites, the state looks at both rural and urban areas where Californians would have to travel between 30 and 60 minutes to reach an existing testing site or hospital. That information was then evaluated based on underserved populations to address known disparities and median income so residents have access to testing regardless of socioeconomic status.

Antibody testing available in Placerville Marshall Lab, located at 681 Main St., No. 102 in Placerville, is testing people for antibodies associated with COVID-19.

People who have antibodies can donate blood to help others suffering from the disease. The test is for people who feel they may have had (or been exposed to) COVID-19 and don’t want to pay the money or wait for Quest Lab appointments in Cameron Park and other locations in the county.

The test requires a doctor’s order and medical insurance — Medicare will cover the cost. People should wait at least one month after symptoms are no longer present for the test to be accurate.

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horoscope by Holiday Mathis n today ARIES (March 21-April 19). If you don’t ask, the answer is almost always no. But there are those rare moments when providence itself seems to be reading the wish of your mind, the want of your heart. It is granted before it is verbalized. O glory day!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Grit is the quality most associated with success in the current atmosphere.

It takes a good deal of the stuff to persevere when things get weird, and twice as much to soldier into the unknown.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Power can be acquired in more than one way now. For instance, you can gain leverage, shed dependencies or more likely a combination of both. Much depends on the opposition. How much might do you need?

CANCER (June 22-July 22). The life you love comes to you as you design it. You don’t have to do everything today, as there will be plenty of times when life meets you in the middle, though initiation will fall to you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re not the same person with your family as you are with friends. You even slightly change yourself with each friend — a sign of developed social skills and an adaptive mind. Even so, you’ll aim for more uniformity.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your ideals are so lofty that maybe there is no realistic hope of catching up to your ambitions. In many ways, you are better because of this — not happier, or more comfortable, but better.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re not doing what you do to make money. You’re doing it to shift lives, including your own, toward the sunshine. Of all the things exchanged today, money will be the least significant.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). No one gets through life being good at one thing and one thing only. This is why you’re making it a point to gain skills, try new things and figure out what more you have to contribute.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It’s like you have a feelings factory inside you, and today’s production will depend on which machinery you start up. You’ll get whatever you yourself trigger. Go for the joy levers.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your heart speaks through attractions, interests, generosity and deep feeling. Fear speaks through judgment, criticism, punishment and anxious feelings. Stay in your heart’s lane.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). In every relationship, time together has a unique quality to it. Time apart also has a unique quality to it. How you think of the other person in those gaps is an essential part of the relationship.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ve recovered before.

Each time, the route back is different. What’s the same is that it goes one step at a time. The direction doesn’t matter today. Any step will do. It’s the movement that counts.

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KNOW News bites Congratulations to Arianna Witham from El Dorado Hills, who was recently honored among Dixie State University's largest graduating class in history.

Shingle Springers 4-H Club is proud to present 2020 graduates Haley Richardson and Samantha Schwagerus with their Leadership Scholarship.

Both Haley and Samantha demonstrated leadership as club officers, project junior leaders, diverse committee involvement, and community volunteers.

Both girls were active in school FFA as well community soccer teams. We are proud honor Haley and Samantha and wish them well as they continue in the educational goals. *** Are you or your kids looking to spread some good cheer while staying home during COVID-19?

Older Adult Services of HHSA is requesting cheerful letters, artwork and poems from children and adults to be sent to the Placerville Senior Center. These items will be distributed through our volunteers and staff to local homebound seniors in the community, particularly those in the county’s Home Delivered Meals Program.

During this difficult time,it’s important to reach out to others to let them know we’re thinking of them.

Join us in this wonderful outreach opportunity.

Send all mail to: El Dorado County Older Adult Services Information and Assistance Program 937 Spring St. Placerville, CA 95667 All participants' privacy will be protected. Please only put first names on letters, artwork or poems.

Staff will quarantine items for seven days to ensure safety. Items will be removed from the original envelope then distributed. Some items may be posted to the HHSA Facebook page.

For more information call (530) 621-6369 or email ssia@edcgov.us. *** Choices for Children can help connect essential workers and at-risk families with funding sources for childcare during the COVID-19 crisis.

“We are very grateful for all of the essential workers that are supporting our community during these challenging times, we are here to help you," said Jennifer Lawrence, CFC resource and referral manager.

Those interested can call the Cameron Park office at (530) 676-0707.

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Amia and Alex Ares, who attend Camerado Springs EDCOE full-Inclusion preschool and Valley View Charter Montessori, complete their distance learning lessons together. Since schools have closed, the EDCOE Curriculum, Instruction & Accountability team has sprung into action to help teachers and students adjust.

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he COVID-19 pandemic has changed education for the short- and long-term future. School facilities will remain closed through the end of the 201920 school year, but educating El Dorado County students and supporting educators and families remains a top priority for the El Dorado County Office of Education.

Since these events began to unfold, the EDCOE Curriculum, Instruction & Accountability team has met regularly via Zoom and worked countless hours to provide resources and tools that impact many beneficiaries. Team members worked directly with the superintendents of El Dorado County’s 15 school districts to conduct a comprehensive situational analysis and determine their needs.

“Given school district geographic and socio-economic diversity, superintendents’ needs varied greatly regarding internet connectivity, food service capacity, etc. This information was collected and reported to the California Department of Education which is working to support districts at the state level,” explained Gigi Marchini, director of CI&A. “Districts also requested professional development support on

Amia Ares watches her teacher, EDCOE’s Wendy Quenzer, conduct “Daily Circle Time” where she engages in fun activities like dancing. digital platforms such as Google Classrooms and so our team partnered with our IT department to provide training to more than 90 educators — including special education and court school teachers.”

CI&A also provides districts with grant writing support services. The El Dorado Union High School District and CI&A wrote for a Tobacco Use Prevention Education

grant through the California Department of Education.

If awarded, this grant will provide ample resources for the district to address the increases in vaping as well as other tobacco products.

“The TUPE grant process was voluminous with the final grant amounting to nearly 170 pages. Without the tremendous support of Dr. Kistler (EDCOE’s director of Program

and District Support) and the CI&A team, the submission of this grant would have never occurred. Dr. Kistler and Ellen Kroon (program assistant), along with Nora Mays from El Dorado County Health and Human Services, spent countless late nights and weekends in partnership with EDUHSD to develop a thorough and innovative plan to curb the use of vaping devices and tobacco in the district,” EDUHSD Senior Director of Student Support and Innovation Chuck Palmer noted.

“Over my 25 years in education I have partnered with numerous agencies in the writing of multiple grants.

I have never experienced the level of support, collegiality and tireless effort as I have from Dr. Kistler and her team at EDCOE as well as that of Nora Mays,” he added. “We are truly fortunate to have such incredible folks in our county who care so deeply for our students and community.

EDUHSD is beyond thankful for their partnership.”

CI&A is also focused on providing digital and physical resources that support all students including Englishlanguage learners and those ages 0-5. Our youngest students are supported by EDCOE’s Head Start and State Preschool programs where early learning coaches, teachers n

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*** The El Dorado Community Foundation announces that the Veterans MiniGrants cycle is now open to charitable organizations, including 501(c) corporations, churches, governments and schools.

Applications will be accepted through May 31.

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The trail leads to a jungle like setting at the bottom with a flowing creek, boulders and

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here is little doubt that members of The Gold Country American Sewing Guild (ASG) love to sew. Although all of the ASG regular monthly sewing groups, as well as their Spring Sew Camp, have been canceled or postponed along with all other group activities in the nation, nothing is going to keep these members from sewing.

A recent study by the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine concluded that the most effective face masks made were “constructed of two layers of high-quality, heavyweight ‘quilters cotton’ with a thread count of 180 or more with a tight weave.”

This is exactly what most ASG members have in their personal stashes, either left over from a project, or a purchase made and waiting for time to make the project. With a penchant toward community service for many of the members, it came as a natural fit for sewers to make much needed masks. They use their personal stashes, as well as generously donated supplies from High

Sierra Quilters and from Chris at the Placerville Safeway who donated 1,000 twist ties to be used for fitting the nose area of the masks. This was easily accomplished while practicing the mandated national, state and county stay at home guidelines.

Some of the recipients of the masks include Kaiser facilities, Snowline Hospice, Marshall Hospital, Folsom Mercy, Sutter Amador Hospital, Sew for Vets and lots of friends, family members and family members’ places of business. Although the majority of masks stayed local, some went as far as New Jersey and Oregon and many other locations. Surgical caps and mask sets were donated to Kaiser as well as masks.

One member donated 75 yards of fabric to other members for the cause. Several members donated 1/4-inch elastic to other members, as that elastic is like gold — most online retail places are estimating they won't have it in stock again until sometime next summer.

Although it is difficult to get a count of the number of masks made by this group, it is safe to say that it has approached 2,000 — and counting.

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community post on Facebook called out to El Dorado Hills orthodontist Dr. Jeffrey Kwong.

Folsom Family Practice Dr. Megan Babb was looking for area dentists with 3D printing capabilities willing to help create personal protection equipment for local healthcare professionals.

Having purchased a 3D printer six months prior, Kwong jumped into action. After downloading a design file from makethemasks. com he was ready to go.

The process is long; his machine churns out one mask each hour, but the impact is big. All masks are donated to frontline workers at Dignity Health.

"I want to say thank you to the frontline workers who are keeping us safe, and I am glad to be able to contribute," Kwong said.

The Montana Mask, as it is called, was created by two doctors and a microbiologist in Billings, Mont.

While the 3D masks are not FDA approved or of the same quality as N95 masks, homemade masks are CDC approved for use when other personal n

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Local orthodontist Dr. Jeffrey Kwong holds up part of the mask he’s making with his 3D printer.

Finished masks are donated to Dignity Health.

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Two impressive seniors earn 4-H scholarships News release The El Dorado County 4-H Management Board has announced the two winners of the 2020 4-H Memorial Scholarship, which is awarded to graduating seniors who are active 4-H members.

Recipients must have made outstanding contributions to 4-H during their academic years, have a desire to continue working in 4-H and have high scholarship achievement. They must have lived in EI Dorado County for at least two years, be currently enrolled in 4-H and have achieved Gold Star rank to apply for the scholarship.

Payton Darrah from Union Mine High School is completing her 10th year of 4-H as a member of the Southside Topnotch Club. Payton lives on a ranch where she and her brother Jarrett have their own cattle herd. They both show livestock competitively throughout the United States. It is what they do, it is what they love and it is who they are.

This year in 4-H Payton is in three projects: beef, swine and market goat. Payton is also serving as a teen leader for the 4-H beef project.

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The beef group is a countywide, so membership is large. They will have 35-plus head of cattle from their beef group that members will show at the county fair this year.

As a teen leader Payton spends a lot of time throughout the year with the newer and younger members. At the beginning of the project, she spends many hours on the road helping members look through potential calves and helping them decide on the

best one to raise. She also visits their homes throughout the year, working with them on their feeding program and practicing showmanship. Payton enjoys having the opportunity to work with members, sharing information and knowledge that she has gained over the years. What she enjoys most is watching them succeed and enjoy showing at the fair.

Payton also is a youth representative for the Livestock

Advisory Committee, which she claims is a lot of fun too. This was her third year serving on the LAC, helping organize for the beef show for the county fair. Payton attended county level meetings to discuss the rules and any changes needed to make the next fair better, participated in fundraising for awards, designing and ordering belt buckles, banners and ribbons for the beef show and designing the beef barn layout and stall assignments.

Over the years 4-H has taught her a lot about being a better, more responsible person. Payton is currently in her second year in the ROP (Regional Occupational Program) in her high school district where she is studying cosmetology.

Payton enjoys learning about hairstyling, specifically coloring.

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the trail is lush with ferns in winter and wild grape vines in summer. A thick area of mint, in its season, begs you to pick a leaf or two. Be aware that poison oak and blackberry vines crowd the trail in many areas. Snails and lizards also call this area home so make sure you look beneath your feet as well as up to the canopy of trees to get the full effect of this trail.

At the bottom of the 1.7-mile trail, you find Hobokin Creek. Water cascades over boulders and fallen trees. The trail continues across the creek, so depending on your schedule you can continue your trek to Dead Truck, Ruck-A-Chucky, Dru Barner and Western States trails, among other destinations.

The 2-mile hike to Dead Truck from the trailhead is a gentle, downhill stroll on a well-maintained trail. As you walk deeper in the trees seem taller and vines hang more densely.

In winter the ferns grow all along the canyon wall.

The moss on the trees is heavy with rainwater. You can hear the rush of the creek below.

At the first switchback you find a sign reading several trail options. Turn away from the sign and continue down the switchback. After a couple of short switchbacks you will come to a similar sign.

Instead of turning on the switchback look at the sign straight ahead of you on the trail. This sign will show Dead Truck 1-mile. Your journey will continue deeper into the woods with the sound of Canyon Creek keeping you company along the way.

Soon you come to Canyon Creek with Hobokin Creek right behind it. I can in no way encourage you to cross these creeks if you do not feel confident doing so. This is a lovely spot to pull up a rock and listen to the gentle babbling of the creek over stones as it continues downstream.

In the warmer months the creek is lower and river rocks, exposed and dry, make for a much safer crossing. If you choose to cross the two creeks the trail will continue up the bank and to the left.

The trail narrows in places. Downed trees and hanging branches may be hurdles along the way.

Wet leaves and slick mud are also common hazards.

At 1.9-miles you reach another sign, showing you at the foot of Dead Truck Trail marked STEEP. Facing the sign, turn 180 degrees and you will see a footpath over to the creek and a cliff face blanketed in green in the wet season. Take the path and you can hear the falls get louder the closer you get. Shuffle down to the pool below. Again, I cannot suggest you cross the creek this last time, but the view of the falls is from the other side. When the water is low there are exposed rocks, but with heavier flows a crossing can be treacherous.

If you choose to cross you earn the prize of a view of the waterfall. Once you have enjoyed the falls, the pool and the peace and quiet of this trail, prepare for your return.

The 2-mile hike out is moderate due to the uphill climb back to Gate 3. Take your time, drink plenty of water, watch for slugs and newts in the wet season.

Take care crossing the creeks and before you know it you will hear the cars coming into the gate and your adventure will be at its end.

To get to American Canyon Trail take Interstate 80 to the Elm Street exit in Auburn toward Placerville. Follow Highway 49 into the Canyon from Placer County into El Dorado County and out to the town of Cool.

At the stop sign in Cool turn left on Highway 193. Drive five miles to Pilgrim Way. Turn left to

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The creek on the trail leading to Dead Truck Falls is a lovely sight but can be a bit perilous to cross. Beautiful butterflies, below, are often seen on the trail. gate three of Auburn Lake Trails. Just before the gate you see room for three or four cars on your right. Park and you see the trail sign marking the trailhead.

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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In response In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) and recent California Department of Public Health and El Dorado County Health & Human Services guidelines, UCCE Central Sierra will cancel all El Dorado and Amador County Master Food Preserver public events and classes. This cancellation remains in effect through May 31, and will be updated as public health guidelines change.

We realize our public classes are valued by County residents and we especially appreciate your continued support and understanding during this public health challenge. We will attempt to offer our cancelled classes and events at a future time if feasible.

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

UCCE Master Food Preservers are available to answer home food preservation questions; leave a message at (530) 621-5506 or email us at edmfp@ ucanr.edu. For more information about our program and events, visit our website at ucanr.edu/edmfp.

Sign up to receive our ENewsletter at ucanr.org/ mfpenews/. Find us on Facebook, too (UCCE Master Food Preservers of El Dorado County).

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Those like Kwong using their 3D printers to make and donate PPEs are doing so at their own expense and with the help of community donations. For more information on how to help email Dr. Kwong at info@jkortho.com or call (916) 933-0532. If you have a 3D printer or would like to donate masks email Megan.babb@dignityhealth.org.

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Some fruits dry better than others; apples, apricots, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, figs, grapes, peaches, pears and plums dry very well. Blackberries, cantaloupe and citrus don’t dry as well.

Some vegetables dehydrate better than others.

Beets, cabbage, carrots, celery, green peas, green peppers, mushrooms, onions, garlic, potatoes, tomatoes and turnips dry well. A word of caution, onions, hot peppers and garlic can produce a strong odor indoors. They may be best suited to process outdoors. Mixing these vegetables with others may also transfer an undesirable flavor.

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and instructional aides are working hard to provide developmental experiences for families.

This year first-year educators are not only facing challenges as new teachers, but they are also teaching in unprecedented education conditions.

Educators are reconfiguring instruction to meet student and family needs in unique circumstances.

“Our team provides a New Teacher Induction program that supports both new teachers and their mentors. Through this experience, we are encouraging educators to work creatively within the new constraints and continue to provide meaningful learning opportunities,” said coordinator of Professional Development MaryJo Verbitsky.

“Teachers are pretty creative people and some of the ideas that they have come up with are amazing.

The standards and expectations of teaching and learning have not changed, but the way in which we support students is shifting. We continue to host seminars and trainings for participating teachers and mentors.”

CI&A looks forward to continuing to support programs, districts, educators and students to help navigate these waters. For more information regarding EDCOE and CI&A visit edcoe.org.

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time academic load. Payton wants to learn about business and finance because someday she is going to open her own salon and day spa. She is excited about this career and future business goal because it will allow her to stay close to her roots.

This is what Payton said about what 4-H has done for her. “Well, in truth, it has made me the person I am today. It has taught me responsibility, how to have positive work ethics, financial record keeping and most importantly the drive and passion to be the best I can. I think that moving into the next phase of my life, I am prepared. Susan Polgar’s quote, ‘Win with grace; lose with dignity,’ is definitely the most important thing 4-H has taught me.”

Haley Richardson is from Ponderosa High School and is

completing her ninth year in 4-H with the Shingle Springers 4-H group. She is in market lamb, pygmy goat and market goat project.

Haley is also the teen leader for the pygmy goat project. This year she is helping many younger members prepare their lambs for show and give them advice that she has learned through her years in the project.

Lambs is one of Haley’s favorite projects, and she is delighted to spend her last year of 4-H raising lambs.

Haley has been in the pygmy goat project for nine years and this is her fifth year being a teen leader. She loves being a teen leader and shares her knowledge with the younger members to help them become more involved and excited to be in 4-H. She works with the members to increase their goat knowledge and help them

become better at showmanship.

With the Shingle Springers 4-H Club Haley has participated in many community service activities, including donating pop tops, making foster kid bags, donating to the cake auction and singing Christmas carols to the elderly over the winter break.

Haley has thoroughly enjoyed every single minute she has been in the 4-H program. She has developed many leadership skills, participated in various community service activities and learned the importance of helping others and 4-H has further her growth as an individual.

In addition, the projects she has participated in, including pygmy goats, lambs, market goats, steer, swine and leadership development, have contributed to her desire to become a large animal veterinarian.

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4-H has helped her to develop a passion for animals and she realized that this love could become a career that she could live every single day. Haley feels a deep connection to livestock and the supportive community around it.

Haley wants to become a livestock veterinarian to give back to the community that has done so much for her. She will be taking steps to achieve that goal, with plans to attend the University of Idaho, where she has been accepted under the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, majoring in animal and veterinary sciences (pre-vet).

“I could not have accomplished this without being involved in 4-H and I am thankful for all the people who have guided me along my journey,” Hayley said.

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She lays from 50,000 _________ to as many as 200,000 eggs!

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This is her nursery.

It can take ___________ for the eggs to hatch. The mother octopus stays with her eggs the entire time. She protects the eggs from _______________. She waves her tentacles gently over the eggs. The moving water keeps them clean and _____________ them with plenty of oxygen.

But watching the eggs means she can’t go ____________ to feed herself. Sadly, after the eggs hatch and she releases them into the ocean, she dies.

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Read the article below and circle the six errors you find. Then rewrite the article correctly on the lines below the article.

The wolf spidur is a caring mom. While most spiders wrap their eggs in a silken pouch and leaf them behind, this mom carries her egg sac on her back.

She carry it everywhere she goes. If it fall off, the wolf spider mom puts it back on. And once her eggs hatch, she takes care of the little crawlers and let’s them ride on her back until they are reddy for life on their own.

Standards Link: Life Science: Animals adapt in different ways in order to survive.

mama alligator covers her eggs with old, rotting plants. As the plants rot, they give off heat which means mama doesn’t have to sit on her eggs to keep them warm.

Donkey mothers may be the most devoted of all. They will not let any other animal come between them and their babies.

Even if a curious little kitten comes close, a donkey mom will chase it away.

Help the alligator find her way back to the nest.

While she may not sit on her eggs to keep them warm, a mama alligator does stay close to the nest to protect the eggs from predators.

Once her babies are born, she carries them around in her jaw for protection.

Find the differences between the mother donkey and its foal and their reflection in the pond.

The temperature of an alligator’s nest determines if a baby alligator will hatch as a girl or a boy.

Less than 86°F: All girls

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86°F - 89°F: Both boys and girls

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Imagine you could fire your mom. Look through the newspaper to find all of the different people and companies you would need to hire to replace your mother. How much would it cost for one week? One year?

Write about a woman you admire. Include three or more reasons why you selected this woman.

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Public Notices  PUBLIC NOTICE Placerville Union School District Governing Board Vacancy The Placerville Union School District will appoint a Board Member to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Sean Frame.

The term of the appointment will begin on June 3, 2020 and end December 4, 2020.

The Board will accept applications from interested persons who are registered voters and who reside in the Placerville Union School District. To apply for the appointment to the Board, please reach out to Kim Aros, Administrative Assistant at karos@pusdk8.us or 530-622-7216 ext.

2236 to receive an application packet. The application packet is due back no later than Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

4/22, 4/24, 4/27, 4/29, 5/1, 5/4, 5/6 7692 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000375 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WILLIAM GUNN WINES, LLC, located at 2120 Four Springs Trail, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 1390 Broadway B362, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Alvarez Vineyards, LLC, 2140 Four Springs Trail, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jordan Mingle JORDAN MINGLE, MANAGER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on April 10, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION.

THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13 7693 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000354 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SUMMIT CONSULTING, located at 621 Powers Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Dion Nugent, 621 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: March 27, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Dion Nugent DION NUGENT 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 April 3, 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) 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13 7694

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200198 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Sandra Palmer Allen filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

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Present name: SANDRA PALMER ALLEN Proposed name: SANDI ANN MCCROSSIN 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: JUNE 12, 2020, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

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 APRIL 16, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13 7695 PUBLIC NOTICE Shareholders of Placerville Gold Mining Co. are hereby notified of the annual shareholders meeting scheduled the week of May 20th, 2020. Call (425) 672-4719 for details.

4/29, 5/1, 5/4, 5/6, 5/8, 5/11 7707 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. 2020A0000380 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FLOORING EUROPEAN TOUCH, located at 2969 Ridgeview Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Dan Constantin, 2969 Ridgeview 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: April 9, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Dan Constantin DAN CONSTANTIN, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor

punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on April15, 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) 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27 7716

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 May 27, 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 hearing scheduled for the May 27, 2020 meeting is as follows: 1. Public hearing to consider and adopt the Final LAFCO Budget, which projects the expenditures and revenues for Fiscal Year 2020-21. The Proposed LAFCO Budget was approved by the Commission at the April 22, 2020 meeting and was distributed to all funding agencies per Government Code §56381.

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, May 6, 2020 5/6 7717 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The County of El Dorado Zoning Administrator will hold a public hearing in the Building C Hearing Room, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 on June 3, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the following: Tentative Parcel Map P190012/Green Leaf Drive submitted by JAI SHRI RAM HOSPITALITY GROUP, LLC for two commercial parcels of 3.37 acres and 0.32 acres from an existing 3.69 acre parcel. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 327-140-044, consisting of 3.69 acres, is located on the east side of Green Leaf Drive and Mother Lode Drive and immediately south of the intersection with Missouri Flat Road, in the Placerville area, Supervisorial District 3.

(County Planner: Bianca Dinkler, 530-6215875) (Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15315 of the CEQA Guidelines)* Staff Reports are available two weeks prior at https://edcgov.us/Government/ planning/Pages/zoning_administrator.aspx All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Zoning Administrator in advance of the hearing.

In light of COVID-19, all persons may be required to observe and participate in the hearing remotely as in-person attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID-19 recommendations as the hearing date approaches. For the current remote options, including whether in-person attendance is allowed or a potential change in hearing location if in-person attendance resumes, please check the meeting Agenda no less than 72 hours before the meeting, which will be posted on line at https://edcgov.us/ Government/planning/Pages/zoning_ administrator.aspx. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Zoning Administrator at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane

Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@edcgov.us. *This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the above-referenced section, and it is not subject to any further environmental review.

To ensure delivery prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted to Planning Services by Friday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the meeting will be delivered to the Zoning Administrator prior to any action.

COUNTY OF EL DORADO ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TIFFANY SCHMID, Planning and Building Department Director May 6, 2020 5/6 7718 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO. 2017A0000277 THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME CAMERON PARK COMPUTER SERVICES, 3450 Palmer Drive #4-286, Cameron Park, CA 95682 THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME REFERRED TO ABOVE WAS FILED IN EL DORADO COUNTY ON March 6, 2017.

Mark Anthony Germanos, 3450 Palmer Drive #4-286, Cameron Park, CA 95682 The business was conducted by an Individual /s/ Mark Anthony Germanos Statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on April 9, 2020.

(See section 14411 ET SEC., Business and Professional Code) 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27 7719 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On May 19, 2020, beginning at 6 p.m., the Latrobe School District will hold a public hearing on the 2020-2021 proposed budget at the Latrobe School District Office, 7900 S. Shingle Road, Shingle Springs.

The 2020-2021 proposed budget will be available for public inspection beginning at 9 a.m. on May 15, 2020 at the Latrobe School District Office, 7900 S. Shingle Road, Shingle Springs, and on the district web site, www.latrobeschool.com.

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