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What’s up with graduation?

Students, administrators get creative to celebrate class of 2020 Democrat staff Faced with social distancing and sheltering in place amid the coronavirus pandemic, local high school seniors are not able to mark their achievements with traditional graduation ceremonies this year.

High schools in El Dorado County are each approaching the challenge a little differently so here’s the scoop as schools ready to launch students toward their next big step in life.

El Dorado class of 2020 cruisin’ to Bell Tower Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum

Highway 50 through downtown Placerville is lined with signs recognizing the class of 2020’s achievements with all local schools’ mascots depicted. The signs went up thanks to a team effort between the El Dorado High School class of 2000 reunion committee, the El Dorado County Chamber Leadership Class 14 and Spot on Signs and Graphics.

High Hill Ranch to host private grad ceremony; county says no way

El Dorado High School is holding a special graduation for its class of 2020 in downtown Placerville. Taking precautions amid the COVID-19 health crisis, there will be a parade-like ceremony Thursday, May 28.

“El Dorado High School, the city of Placerville and the Placerville Police Department needed to ensure the class of 2020 was honored,” said Tara Grudin, vice principal at EDHS. “The class of 2020 faced more adversity n

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Dylan Svoboda Staff writer The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a wrench in graduation celebrations across the world.

With traditional ceremonies canceled left and right, some folks from one Folsom high school have apparently planned a ceremony of their own despite public health pleas.

With health and safety in mind, El Dorado County officials have stepped in to stop it.

The private ceremony, hosted by parents from Vista del Lago High School, is set for Saturday, May 30, at High Hill Ranch in Apple Hill. More than 200 Vista seniors and their families are expected.

After getting wind of the upcoming event through Facebook, county leaders sent High Hill Ranch owner Jerry Visman a letter Thursday insisting he scrap the planned ceremony. n

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Photos by John Poimiroo

Despite the coronavirus pandemic the El Dorado County Veterans Alliance wasn’t going to let Memorial Day at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument in Placerville go without traditional ceremonies Monday. Local leaders and a gathering of a limited number of the county’s veterans gave speeches, brought out the colors, laid a wreath and played taps with a camera crew filming as no attendees were invited due to social-distancing health and safety recommendations. The pre-recorded ceremony was broadcast Memorial Day on cable Channel 2 (Sierra Community Access Television) and can be viewed online at youtu.be/4h5Gqh7cNfI.

Apple Hill Growers denounces planned graduation event Dylan Svoboda Staff writer

The Apple Hill Growers Association has denounced a planned graduation celebration set for next weekend at High Hill Ranch.

“The Apple Hill Growers (AHG) endorses and fully supports both the state and El Dorado County guidelines for safely reopening our farms and wineries,” a written statement from the group reads. “The health and safety of our employees and guests are paramount. “… AHG does not support any member activities that do not comply with the state and county reopening guidelines, including the recent plan involving High Hill Ranch’s event organized with Vista del Lago High School.”

Lori Wolfrey, one of the event organizers, told the Mountain Democrat Friday that the event will be “no different from what’s going on at Folsom Lake.”

Some similar congregations, she added, are already permitted under Stage 2 guidelines.

High Hill Ranch is a member of the Apple Hill Growers Association. Visman could not be reached for comment Friday.

Placerville Mayor Michael Saragosa and El Dorado County Supervisor Brian Veerkamp, left photo, place a commemorative wreath during Memorial Day ceremonies. Veterans from each branch of the military line up, right photo, as the camera crew captures Veterans Alliance President Gary Campbell’s opening remarks.

El Dorado household has coronavirus outbreak Tahoe Daily Tribune El Dorado County health officials announced seven coronavirus cases Friday found in the same household, including six kids younger than 18 years old.

The household is located in the Diamond Springs/ El Dorado area and all patients were tracked to an earlier positive result in the home. The six kids are the first cases in the 17-andyounger age group. The

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Man killed, another injured; ATV driver suspected of DUI Pat Lakey Staff writer A Sunday evening ride on an ATV on which three Placerville men in their 40s all were riding without seat belts or helmets ended in tragedy when one of the passengers was killed after the vehicle overturned.

The incident that was reported to the California Highway Patrol’s Placerville office just after 7:30 p.m. would result in the driver of the 2020 Can-am Defender being arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol-causing injury and for gross vehicular manslaughter.

Killed in the Sunday wreck that occurred on private property on Tanglewood Drive in Placerville was Jason Lord, 47.

Let ‘em know you’re back in business Dawn Hodson Staff writer

LEGISLATORS’ ADDRESSES PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL City Hall 3101 Center St. Placerville 95667 530-642-5200 Mayor Michael Saragosa, 916 267 3060

U.S. SENATE Dianne Feinstein 331 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

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Vice Mayor Dennis Thomas Kamala Harris 530-306-0954 112 Hart Senate Office Building Patty Borelli, Washington, D.C. 20510 530-622-5253 Phone: 202-224-3553 Fax: 202-224-2200 Kara Taylor 530-683-5669 Sacramento Office Mark Acuna 501 I Street, Suite 7-600 530-622-8922 Sacramento, CA 95814 DISTRICT 1 SUPERVISOR Phone: 916-448-2787 Fax: 202-228-3865 John Hidahl Office, 530-621-5650 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 2 SUPERVISOR DISTRICT Shiva Frentzen Tom McClintock Office, 530-621-5651 2200 A Douglas Blvd., DISTRICT 3 SUPERVISOR Suite 240 Roseville, CA 95661 Brian Veerkamp Phone: 916-786-5560 530-621-5652 Fax: 916-786-6364 DISTRICT 4 SUPERVISOR Lori Parlin El Dorado Hills Constituent 530-621-6513 Service Center DISTRICT 5 SUPERVISOR 4359 Town Center Boulevard, Suite 112 Sue Novasel El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Office, 530-621-6577 Phone: 916-933-7213 So. Tahoe office, Fax: 916-933-7234 530-621-6577 CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR 5TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT Gavin Newsom Frank Bigelow State Capitol Building State Capitol, Room 4158 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sacramento, CA 95814 Phone: 916-445-2841 Phone: 916-319-2005 Fax: 916-558-3160 Fax: 916-319-2105

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The following is from El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office logs: 4:10 a.m. A 19-year-old man was arrested on Lancelot Court in Cameron Park on suspicion of public intoxication.

6:57 a.m. A golf course was vandalized on Serrano Parkway in El Dorado Hills when suspect(s) reportedly drove a vehicle onto the grass.

12:38 p.m. A 36-year-old man was arrested on Honpie Circle in Shingle Springs on suspicion of public intoxication and probation violation.

1:08 p.m. Vehicle burglary was reported on Sterling Way in Cameron Park.

5:19 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Bear Creek Court in Garden Valley.

8 p.m. Vehicle burglary was reported on Tam O Shanter Drive in El Dorado Hills.

May 10 2:06 a.m. Suspect(s) attempted to burglarize a store on Crystal Boulevard in El Dorado.

7:27 a.m. Suspect(s) broke into a vehicle on El Dorado Road in Diamond Springs.

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To keep members updated on the COVID-19 situation the El Dorado Hills chamber has established an information page, eldoradohillschamber.org/newsevents/covid-19-updates-andresources, devoted to the topic.

El Dorado Hills chamber staff is also reaching out regularly to chamber members to see how they can help and have provided businesses with state guidelines for reopening to get them back on the road to recovery.

The El Dorado Hills chamber has also been active in using ZOOM and webinars to connect government officials with the business community and advocate on behalf of the county to move beyond Stage 2. Nicholson said

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May 11 10:30 a.m. A vehicle was taken without permission on Little Canyon Road in El Dorado.

4:10 p.m. Theft was reported on Business Drive in Cameron Park.

4:31 p.m. A bicycle was reported stolen at an apartment complex on Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville.

May 12 8:06 a.m. A 59-year-old man was arrested on Coach Lane in Cameron Park for allegedly driving a car without a required interlocking device (breathalyzer) and tampering with vehicles in a parking lot.

12:40 p.m. Suspect(s) reportedly stole checks from a victim and attempted to cash them on Green Valley Road in Placerville.

3:32 p.m. Two suspects left a store on Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills and took items without paying.

12:50 p.m. A 36-year-old man was arrested on Canterbury Circle in El Dorado Hills after deputies reportedly discovered narcotics in a probation search.

1:05 p.m. Suspect(s) reportedly broke into a locked area of a reservoir on Forebay Road in Pollock Pines.

May 15 1:32 a.m. Vehicle burglary was reported on Cimmarron Road in Cameron Park.

4:33 p.m. A male suspect with a mask shoplifted from a store on Mother Lode Drive in Shingle Springs.

10:52 p.m. A man was arrested on Cameron Park Drive in Cameron Park on suspicion of being drunk in public.

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5:54 a.m. A 49-year-old woman was arrested on Marshall Way in Placerville for allegedly violating probation.

11:08 a.m. Suspect(s) reportedly broke a window on a vehicle on Silva Valley Parkway in El Dorado Hills and stole a purse.

12:47 p.m. Theft was reported on

9:09 a.m. A DoorDash driver reportedly stole a package from a doorstep on Valley View Parkway in El Dorado Hills after dropping off food.

12:30 p.m. Residential burglary was reported on Savage Road in Pleasant Valley.

PLACERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME LOG The following is from Placerville Police Department logs:

May 7 10:59 a.m. Trespassing was reported on Sacramento Street in Placerville.

5 p.m. A 33-year-old man was arrested on Main Street on suspicion of trespassing and allegedly stealing a beverage.

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May 8 9:21 a.m. A 30-year-old man was arrested on Placerville Drive for violating his probation.

8:33 p.m. A vehicle was reported stolen on Forni Road.

8:33 p.m. A 37-year-old man was arrested on Forni Road on an

1:57 a.m. A 59-year-old man was arrested on Center Street for alleged disorderly conduct due to alcohol.

May 11 7:40 a.m. Three unknown, masked suspects broke into a business on Fair Lane and stole items.

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All they ask is that businesses display the signs in a visible location for at least 30 days to ensure that potential customers and chamber members know the business is “Back In Business”.

The chamber also has tips to help businesses successfully reopen, including how to build a COVID19 plan, steps to take in practicing social distancing, what to include in an enhanced cleaning schedule and how to market a COVID-19 plan. More details on these steps are on the form as well as free signs that can be printed to help businesses implement a plan.

The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce has also been very busy in letting customers know their members are reopening.

Angela Nicholson, who is the communications and events director for the chamber, said they, along with the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce have established a small business grant relief fund. The grants are for up to $1,000 for unpaid invoices with

If you’ve opened up and are back in business, the county chambers of commerce want your customers and the community to know.

To help in this process the El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce will be announcing new business re-openings every Monday through its email distribution list and throughout the week on its Facebook page, including hours of operation and special services.

Fill out a form at form. jotform.com/201387091232146 to have a business’ reopening promoted and to receive a free #BackInBusinessElDoradoyard sign.

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Suffering major injuries and taken to SutterRoseville Medical Center for treatment was Robert Brazeal, 43.

The driver of the ATV that overturned for as yet unknown reasons, according to the CHP, was 46-year-old Jonas Clark, who reportedly suffered minor injuries and was taken to Marshall Hospital.

Victim Lord was pronounced dead at the scene.

A helicopter was called to transport Brazeal to the Roseville medical facility.

No word on Brazeal’s condition was available at press time, nor had Marshall Hospital confirmed whether Clark’s reportedly minor injuries resulted in his being treated and released or whether he was admitted there.

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Veterans remembered

U.S. Army veteran Jim Wassner and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Victor Mansfield, above, both members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Camerado Post 10165, place flags and crosses on veterans’ headstones Friday at El Dorado Cemetery in El Dorado. Graves throughout the county were decorated with the stars and stripes for the Memorial Day weekend thanks to the efforts of local veterans groups. El Dorado resident Stan Hill, right photo, a U.S. Air Force veteran, takes a moment to remember his father, Stanley Peter Hill, also a veteran and a fourth-generation El Dorado resident laid to rest at El Dorado Cemetery.

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Give them a motel room, no more problem Pat Lakey Staff writer Placerville City Council members deal with serious matters on any given day and with the coronavirus pandemic their tasks have increased dramatically. That’s why it came as a relief to hear that one situation, at least, was recently resolved.

The council at its most recent meeting heard from a member of the public that a dumpster was being used by at least one transient, a man who would sleep either inside the trash container or nearby

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The guy would get up in the morning and start selling items retrieved from the dumpster, placing his wares in the parking lot to earn a little cash, according to the caller.

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Richard B. Esposito Publisher/Editor

Noel Stack Opinion Page Editor

Krysten Kellum Associate Editor

Guest Column

Is this about the election or the virus?

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o many things are hitting us fast, hard and from all directions. It is increasingly difficult to sift through the messages to find truth as everything — even a virus — has been weaponized. So honest people have to ask, “Is HAROLD PEASE this about the election or the virus?” Who benefits most?

I was a boy when the Asian Flu Pandemic, originating in Singapore, attacked America leaving 116,000 dead in 1957. I was in college when more than 100,000 people in the U.S. died of the highly contagious, Hong Kong Flu in the 1968 pandemic (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). I contracted both. Both exceeded the death rate of COVID-19.

No one spoke of shutting down the economy, businesses, schools and churches. The media did not frighten us with nightly death tallies and Congress did not rush forward with grants and loans valued at $4 trillion to help ease difficult times. People were not quarantined to their homes for weeks — even months. No-one wore face masks or social distanced 6 feet from others. No one was arrested for going to work or being on public beaches. No governors openly violated the 1st and 4th Amendments of the Constitution. We did not stop shaking hands or attending public dances.

Nobody was paranoid of normal social discourse.

Nor did we do any of these things just two years ago when 61,000 people died of influenza in the 2017-18 flu season or last year when 34,000 died of the same. It was life. The media in modern history had never focused on the body count of flu that takes thousands each year — until now. Nobody thought to benefit politically.

Until now no country self-destructed its economy over a pandemic. They came and went and the economies thereafter remained good because we let them alone. Even the ‘20s were prosperous times following the Spanish Flu of 1918 that took approximately 675,000 in the United States of a much smaller population. As bad as that was, at least six times worse in death, we did not shut down the economy by governmental decree, make it unlawful to go to work and church or violate the Bill of Rights.

So why now? Because we have been made to be afraid and stay afraid.

Death in America with the present Wuhan coronavirus is, as of May 20, at 90,340. “Now we know that it’s likely to be closer to maybe a really aggressive flu season” (Ingram Angle, April 23).

This is the number who died with COVID-19. The number who died from COVID 19 is at least 25% less — probably far less.

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Letters to the Editor Enabling?

EDITOR: have read and it’s been said, that if we could save just one homeless person it would be worth it.

At what cost? Is this individual a homeless person or is he/she a street person drawing SSA benefits?

Such people can also earn between $300 and $700 a day, by standing at offramps or street corners with their signs.

Would you like to earn that kind of part-time money, void of taxes? With this information, do you want to continue enabling these folks?

Many years ago I was employed as an administrator of a one-year, live-in alcohol and drug recovery program. The highest number of residents in the program at one time were 62 men, women and children. I estimated our success rate at roughly 5% — probably closer to 3%. We need to realize there are homeless, but most are street people who are there by choice. They are not all broke. The more limitations you put on their lives the quicker they leave the comfort and protection you offer them. It is a choice between freedom, responsibilities and enabling.

Likewise, is this coronavirus being used to addict us? Is our government an enabler due to politics?

Depending on who’s information we use, it is estimated this so-called deadly virus facing us has a death rate of .03% to 6%. Is this worth bankrupting America? How many small businesses are already bankrupt?

How about the lady who was thrown in a Texas jail for opening her small business because she needed the money to feed her family and just exist?

She was given a seven-day jail sentence and fined $7,000 because she was considered “selfish.” Thank you, judge, for saving her life.

This lockdown is akin to a cop giving you a ticket and inferring he just saved your life. I don’t want — nor do I need — a nanny state. I want a freedom state. Just tell me what I need to know to help me through this crises and let me make my own decisions. It would help by issuing us masks that are known to be certified for this virus and the

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length of time they can be worn before disposal. If people refuse to wear them, that is their choice.

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Why the Republicans can’t help America EDITOR: hose with long memories will recall that within a few short years after the second World War, Republican columnists and commentators became constants on editorial pages and radio stations nationwide.

Their major domestic theme was that government was inherently incapable of doing great things and that power should devolve to the private sector.

Rich American businessmen knew best what the country needed and only they should be able to unlock the keys to the kingdom.

This idea did not fly very high during the war, when a Democratic-led country was deeply involved in winning an historical conflict against enemies regarded by most Americans as evil and dangerous, though a hostile right wing never fully accepted the legitimacy of Democratic governance with its New Deal innovations.

I remember, for example, being told by a wealthy conservative that he was not about to buy war bonds to fund “Mr. Roosevelt’s War,” a typical opposition attitude among the upper classes.

Much of this country’s success in wartime was due to the prior modernization and mobilization designed to shorten the Great Depression, resulting in such innovations as rural electrification, mass production, weapons manufacture, creation of a two-ocean Navy, etc. These great enterprises led to a mind-set among Americans that we could do great things well and quickly, in direct contradiction to the demeaning of government that conservatives tried to foster.

Ever since the well-funded fertilization of “movement conservatism” the denigration of government has continued. Social Security

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t’s always fun when my wife brings some yellowed copy of an old Mountain Democrat editorial page she found as she is cleaning out boxes in the garage so she can park the car inside.

This particular page was from Monday, Dec. MICHAEL 12, 1988. I forgot we had columnists Andy Rooney and Mike Royko in this edition. I recall we used to have Bob Green and Louis Rukeyser also.

We had some topnotch must-read columnists.

My Belltower column in this particular edition had the headline “Shifting winds in Eastern Bloc may bring out the truth.”

Only a year later the wall came down as East Germany allowed its residents to visit West Berlin and 2 million flooded through Checkpoint Charlie. Two years after this column Germany was reunited as one country.

I spent a lot of time hunting up a quote to begin that column. The quote for that column was “And that’s the world in a nutshell — an appropriate

receptacle — Stan Dunn” Boy, that sure applies to our current affairs, especially when looking at nutcases like Govs.

Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, J.B Pritzker of Illinois, Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.

RAFFETY The truth my Dec. 12 column wrote about was who liberated Plzen, Czechoslovakia (since broke up into two countries) in World War II. Local retired commercial photographer Erik Petersen was a tank driver in Gen. George Patton’s 16th Armored Division of the Third Army when they drove the Nazis out of Plzen May 3, 1945. They halted 40 miles east of Plzen to wait for the German garrison at Prague to surrender to the Americans instead of the Russians.

On May 8 Germany surrendered.

Patton’s 16th Armored Division remained in Plzen until Sept. 17.

During that time the town put up a plaque thanking Patton’s 16th Armored Division and likewise the 16th also put up a plaque to

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commemorate their victory.

The mischief began later when the Soviet Communists took control of Czechoslovakia and they claimed to have “liberated” Plzen.

Erik was indignant when he saw a National Geographic magazine say the Russians liberated Plzen.

He knew better, because he had been there in person with Patton’s 3rd Army. He wrote the National Geographic and I took up his cause.

Erik eventually prevailed and by that time Czechoslovakia was freed from the Iron Curtain and welcomed Erik Petersen back. The celebration of liberation day by the 16th Armored Division turned into and annual event with Czechs restoring old Jeeps and dressing up in uniforms. Petersen eventually got a group of buddies to join him, including one of Patton’s grandsons. Erik was always feted by being at the head of the parade. The bronze plaques were recovered also.

Plzen is famous for its beer, which is now owned by Anheuser-Bush in-Bev. The editorial in the same edition was about the Electoral College.

Each state’s number of electors equals the number of U.S. senators and representatives, thus giving small states a voice in choosing the

president. This was set up during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

If we chose the president by popular vote presidential campaigns would concentrate on California, New York and Florida, resulting in those states choosing a president.

Three presidents won the Electoral College but not the popular vote: Donald Trump in 2016, Benjamin Harrison in 1888 and Rutherford Hayes in 1876. Should there be a tie vote in the Electoral College or no candidate receives a majority, then it goes to the House of Representatives, with each state’s delegation casting a single vote. In 1800 Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson each received 73 electoral votes (There was no popular vote then). It took 36 ballots to finally elect Jefferson. Again in 1824 the House chose John Quincy Adams over Andrew Jackson.

State laws require the electors to vote in accordance with the popular vote. The issue of unfaithful electors was recently argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. I’m betting against elector independence. That would be chaos.

Michael Raffety is a retired editor of the Mountain Democrat and a resident of the Placerville area.

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Celebrity golf in Tahoe shaping up to be TV event, if it happens Tahoe Daily Tribune STATELINE, Nev. — The celebrity golf tournament at South Lake Tahoe is up in the air, but if it happens, it will be a far different event than ever before and geared for television.

American Century Championship celebrities will not be swarmed by adoring fans seeking autographs. Instead, celebrities will walk the course with no fans lining the fairways and greens and the signature 17th hole won’t be the same massive beach party with thousands packed into a small area.

“Right now, in this world, if it happens, it’s going to be a different deal,” said Phil Weidinger, the tournament’s public relations director. “We want to be extremely careful and we want to do it right from a health standpoint.”

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Our mission is to advance gender equity for women & girls. Science & Math Camp Scholarships, Speech Contests, monthly programs & interest groups. Call Melanie 530-306-6604 or Laurel 530-417-7737 eldorado-aauw.ca.net El DORADO COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Dedicated to all aspects of ham radio. Meetings held on the fourth Thursday of each month at Federated Church, 1031 Thompson Way, Placerville, 7:15 pm. Visitors and non-hams welcome. Info at www.edcarc.net

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NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher hits from the beach last year on the 17th hole. tournament director to Douglas County, changes this year include no tickets being sold, no bleachers, no tents, no VIP fireworks or dinner party and only celebrities, their families and officials working at the 31st

annual event will be allowed inside Edgewood Tahoe.

Douglas County commissioners will discuss the tournament during their regular meeting at 1 p.m.

Thursday, May 21, and possibly approve

a permit to move forward with the event on Wednesday through Sunday, July 8-12, a day less than the normal length of the tournament.

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unlikely to pass it on and that it overwhelmingly takes those older than 65 with preexisting conditions. The Journal of American Medical Association, April 22, concluded that 94% of coronavirus patients in New York City hospitals suffered from preexisting conditions.

The odds of you dying from this virus from those contracting it “can vary from, at most, eight-tenths of a percent in New York City to twoone-hundredths of a percent in Phoenix.” (“An Advantaged Disease, Indeed.” By William J. Bennett and Seth Leibsohn, April ‘06).

What we know now is that states like South Dakota and Georgia, without lockdowns damaged their economies least. States like Florida and Texas that protected the aged had minimal death rates next to states like New York City and New Jersey.

So again, is this about the election or the virus? In the questions below which political party benefits most from making a “somewhat normal” pandemic into the most fearful event in a century so close to an election?

How do you kill the greatest economy, the greatest unemployment records and Trump’s gigantic rallies attended by 20% Democrats, just prior to the election? Why are blue state governors so slow to open their economies before Nov. 3, if possible?

Which party is most advantaged by an economy unable to get back to normal?

How would fear of human contact and normalcy cause the people to want mail-in voting, which is said to advantage one political party — especially in swing states?

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Which is advantaged by keeping the people in fear? Why is the Centers for Disease Control so adamant about counting deaths with COVID-19 rather than only deaths from COVID-19? Why did Democrat governors send COVID-19 patients to nursing homes in Washington, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey especially when in the latter two the hospital ship Comfort was available but mostly unused? Was it to inflate the death numbers? Why is the proven and vastly effective drug hydroxychloroquine opposed by Democrat media outlets and governors?

How more easily could the Democrat media shift the narrative from the alleged BidenBurisma-Ukraine and China Scandals and divert investigations on FBI and DOJ and alleged FISA corruption to COVID-19? Finally, how better could the media shelter Biden from past corruption, obvious cognitive problems and coming devastating debate performance?

So is this about the election or the virus? Given the fact that Trump has been the target of constant coup d’etat attempts to remove him by the same media who hyped the fear on this virus, I think it fair to pose this question.

Dr. Harold Pease is a syndicated columnist and an expert on the United States Constitution. He has dedicated his career to studying the writings of the Founding Fathers and applying that knowledge to current events. He taught history and political science from this perspective for over 30 years at Taft College. To read more of his weekly articles visit LibertyUnderFire.org.

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is periodically undermined by Republican administrations led by those who seek to profit from privatization, as are public schools. Publicly funded health insurance is a constant target of conservatives, who are incidentally the recipients of massive publicly funded benefits in their banking, insurance, energy and manufacturing enterprises.

Today we see this playing out in our radicallyextremist right-wing government as it seeks to enrich the rich and skewer the poor in its response to the viral pandemic. The right is, however, in danger of being split ideologically — there are still many conservatives who prize the lives of their friends and relatives. We see this in the solid majorities of Americans in every state who support

their state governments’ efforts to shelter in place, keep businesses largely closed until safe to patronize and other public health measures needed to create safe environments.

But before we can get to those life-saving goals, we have to expunge the self-defeating idea of modern conservatism that government is by nature corrupt and and must be subservient to business interests. In other words, we must immunize ourselves to a poison as bad as the pandemic. To do otherwise can only keep us in the grip of our most corrupt and incompetent national government in our once-respected history.

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California temporarily authorizes online hunter education courses California Department Of Fish And Wildlife In response to the delay of in-person California hunter education classes due to COVID-19, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is temporarily allowing new hunters to complete their education requirements entirely online.

Prior to COVID-19, California offered a traditional in-person course or a hybrid online/in-person class with a certified Hunter Education Instructor. Because all classroom instruction opportunities have been suspended, California will temporarily waive the in-person requirement, allowing students to complete the full course of instruction online.

“Online only certification is a temporary solution to allow Californians the ability to fulfill their hunter education requirements and obtain a hunting license during these unique times,” said David Bess, CDFW deputy director and chief of the Law Enforcement Division. “We don’t want anyone to miss out on the chance to earn their certification before the fall hunting seasons, so we believe this is a reasonable solution, given the circumstances.”

When deemed safe to do so,

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CDFW intends to return to the prior system, including a minimum level of in-person instruction with a certified HEI. “We value our 1,000 extremely dedicated volunteer instructors enormously, and we’re anxious to see them back in front of students as soon as possible,” Bess added.

Effective immediately, prospective hunters may earn their hunter education certification online. More information is available at wildlife. ca.gov/hunter-education. The cost for the course is $24.95. Successful prospective hunters who complete and pass the online course will be able to immediately print a paper Hunter Education Completion Certificate, which will qualify them to purchase a hunting license. Their CDFW online license profile will automatically be updated with their Hunter Education Certification within two days.

Prospective hunters are advised that the deadline to apply for California’s Big Game draw is June 2. CDFW advises new hunters to set a goal of completing the online certification by May 31 to allow time for the automatic update of their CDFW license profile.

CDFW license profiles can also be updated by presenting the paper certificate to a CDFW license agent.

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As planned, the ceremony is in direct conflict with statewide stay-athome orders and the county’s Stage 2 reopening guidelines.

“The county does NOT authorize this event and is hereby directing you to stop this activity that would unnecessarily put the attendees, your employees and the citizens of El Dorado County at increased risk of contracting the highly communicable COVID-19 disease,” the letter reads. “…Unless you have written authorization from the state, we will consider this event, and any other events occurring at High Hill Ranch while the county is in Stage 2, to violate your county permits that require you to obey all state and federal health and safety laws,” the letter continues. “Persisting in these unlawful activities may result in civil and criminal penalties.”

In addition to breaking the stayat-home orders, High Hill Ranch would be violating the county’s Ranch Marketing Ordinance if the event were to be held, the county stated.

Event organizers claimed on Facebook that they had permission from the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office to hold the event, according to the county’s letter. No such permission, the county claimed, was handed out by anyone in the agency.

A Facebook post from one of the event organizers described a payto-attend outdoor picnic-like event.

Students must pay between $55 and $75 to take part in the ceremony, depending on when the ticket is bought. The organizers booked food trucks and planned to set up about 40 tables on the ranch blacktop.

The efforts come at a critical time for El Dorado County’s fight against the COVID-19 outbreak.

About two weeks ago the county began tiptoeing its way through Stage 2 of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reopening plan. Stage 3, when bars, salons and gyms can reopen, could be weeks away, barring worsening conditions. A setback now could prolong the ongoing

shutdowns and the county’s march toward normalcy.

“If there is an outbreak attributable to (a) violation of the state’s order, El Dorado County could face renewed restriction on activities and/or face delays in its ability to engage in critical ranch marketing activities in the fall, further impacting our residents and local economy,” the letter states.

But organizers claim the event is no different from activities already permitted under Stage 2 guidelines.

“Why can restaurants, retail stores and grocery stores open up while we can’t hold a socially distanced picnic for our students? They’ve been waiting their entire lives for this day and its being taken away from them,” said event organizer Lori Wolfrey.

Wolfrey said they’re planning to distance people at least 10 feet apart during the event.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced local schools to get creative for graduating students. Oak Ridge High School pushed its in-person commencement to mid-July. Vista del Lago High School is hosting a drivethrough ceremony.

Mass gatherings are prohibited under Newsom’s stay-at-home order until Stage 4 of his reopening plan.

Newsom has indicated that Stage 4 — which includes large graduation ceremonies, sporting events with fans and live concerts — won’t happen in California until herd immunity and a COVID-19 vaccine are developed. If everything goes right, a vaccine could arrive within a year to 18 months, experts have said.

El Dorado County Public Health Officer Dr. Nancy Williams said earlier this month she would guess that it would be more than six months before the county enters Stage 4 of the reopening plan.

To date El Dorado County has avoided a larger COVID-19 outbreak like those in metropolitan areas of Los Angeles and New York. So far 67 county residents have tested positive for the virus and none have died.

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Planners approve DOT CIP program Dawn Hodson Staff writer The El Dorado County Planning Commission gave its OK to the Department of Transportation’s 2020 annual Capital Improvement Program, finding it consistent with the county General Plan with the addition of one more project — the South Tahoe Greenway/Upper Truckee River Bridge at Johnson Meadow.

Staff explained the process used to establish the CIP involved developing a 20-year growth forecast using a travel demand model to determine the infrastructure needed to maintain acceptable levels of service and determining funding sources available for those improvements.

The proposed CIP includes a list of traffic-impact-mitigation-fee-funded projects for the western slope of the County, west of Echo Summit.

A traffic impact mitigation (TIM) fee is a fee levied by a local government or public agency to ensure that new development projects pay for all or a portion of the costs of providing public infrastructure or services to the new development.

Non-TIM-fee-funded CIP projects are also included in the CIP and funded with a variety of other sources.

Since those non-TIM-feefunded projects are not needed to accommodate new development, they do not meet the nexus requirements pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act and are not eligible for TIM fee funding. Non-TIM-fee-funded CIP projects include such things as bike/pedestrian facilities, bridge replacement projects and projects that address a safety concern or existing deficiency.

The 2020 CIP also includes a list of unfunded developments the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors may add once funding has been identified.

In the discussion that followed

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Commissioner James Williams asked where the majority of money would come from for projects where there had been a change in cost, saying it added up to around $12.5 million.

He went on to comment that the community already feels the level of service is not at an acceptable level as he wondered if the department had made any kind of estimate of funding losses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Director of Transportation Rafael Martinez responded that his department hadn’t determined the impact of COVID-19 yet but did expect projects to be more expensive in the future due to inflation.

Martinez agreed with some of Williams’ comments, noting that he was working on a presentation that he would give at some future date.

The item was then put to a vote and approved 3-1 with Chairman Jon Vegna and Commissioners Jeff Hansen and Gary Miller voting yes and Commissioner Williams voting no. Commissioner Amanda Ross was absent from the meeting.

A request to extend by six years a 38.57-acre, approved tentative subdivision map submitted by Norm Brown in the El Dorado Hills area was also OK’d.

The subdivision is planned to include 90 residential lots, two rightof-way lots and four open-space lots. Participating in the meeting electronically, resident DeeAnne Gillick suggested one-year rather than six-year extensions as she worried about fire maintenance on the property. In response, Brown said he has the property cleared of vegetation annually. The commission went on to approve the time extension on a 4-0 vote.

On another item, the hearing to consider Fast Freddy’s Lube Express Expansion project was continued to May 28. A business located in the Shingle Springs area, the continuance was granted so the owner could make revisions to site plans. That action was approved 4-0.

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such efforts have included webinars with the county chief administrative officer, the county health director and a townhall meeting with Congressman Tom McClintock.

On May 1 the El Dorado Hills chamber took it a step further, launching a Recovery Rebate program to help stimulate the local economy. So for every $100 spent in area code 95762 or at El Dorado Hills chamber member businesses (receipts required), the person receives $10 cash back, up to $200 per household, or they can donate it to their favorite nonprofit. Check the chamber’s webpage at eldoradohillschamber.org/ for more information.

And to help customers see who’s reopened the chamber has created “OPEN” signs and is taking them out to local businesses. “It’s another way to get the word out,” said Nicholson.

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and celebrities and their families, also being allowed in the gates are resort employees, volunteers, NBC TV staff, Lake Tahoe Visitor Authority staff, Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District EMTs, Douglas County law enforcement and limited media.

The event has been drawing record crowds over the last few years with 50,000-plus fans showing up during the week and about 15,000 for the busiest days.

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use of the dumpster and its bounty and that police had responded at least twice to roust the transients.

But the vexing situation no longer exists, added the commander, at least for the next three months.

“We contacted the two transients and they’ve both been moved into temporary housing up in Pollock Pines.”

The men were taken to a motel where several homeless people have been placed, where they will be

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sheltered and fed for the next 90 days, courtesy of government funding that seeks to stem the spread of COVID19 by paying for as many homeless as possible to “shelter in place.” In this case, a nicer place than a dumpster.

Wren added that the owner of the Weinerschnitzel property has been advised about how he could better secure the premises “and make it less desirable for people who want to camp there.”

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during unprecedented times similar to our pioneers.”

A check-in for students and drivers begins at 4:30 p.m. at the Grocery Outlet parking lot on Broadway, with a final check coming at 5:15 p.m.

Organizers are asking those participating in the parade — starting at 5:30 p.m. sharp — to enter the lot using the east entrance near the Dollar Tree store.

Local police officers and firefighters will lead the parade, escorting the cars carrying graduates to Main Street and the Bell Tower.

“We are so happy and thankful to be able to host a graduation parade.

Thanks to the city of Placerville, Placerville Police Department and El Dorado County Fire this will be a wonderful and fully supported event,” said EDHS Principal Matthew Barnes. Barnes also thanked merchants along the route for supporting the school and students.

Graduates will be in the passenger seat as the cars approach the Bell Tower, splitting into two lanes. Onlookers will be able to see the EDHS class of 2020 exit vehicles, obtain a diploma cover and have their photos taken with the Bell Tower in the background before proceeding down Main Street.

The idea of using the historical Bell Tower was developed through a committee of students, parents and staff who put their heads together via Google Meet.

Guidelines for the parade include having adult drivers for the graduates, occupancy of the vehicle limited to the number of seat belts available, allowing only the graduate to exit the car at the Bell Tower and for each automobile in the parade to have a visible sign with the graduate’s name on the front or side of the car.

Bill Smith Photography is commemorating the occasion by taking photography on the traditional graduation stage in the EDHS stadium Friday.

“I hope all of our graduates participate and I look forward to seeing each of them at the Bell Tower ready to take on the next phase of his or her life,” Barnes said.

If the coronavirus situation allows, EDHS will hold another traditional graduation ceremony Saturday, July 25 at 8 a.m., according to Grudin.

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Oak Ridge High School Principal Aaron Palm in mid-May unveiled plans for an in-person graduation to be held this July.

Palm sent multiple surveys to gauge parent and senior wishes for both the timing and type of event. An overwhelming majority requested an in-person graduation with the caveat that the ceremony be held during the summer once restrictions were lifted. Only 8% asked for a virtual graduation.

“Overall the survey results told us that people were willing to wait to have an in-person graduation,” said Palm in a post to parents.

Oak Ridge’s ceremony is scheduled to take place 8 p.m. Friday, July 17, in the Oak Ridge stadium but Palm warns that it will be a highly restrictive event. “We want to ensure people that graduation will abide by all state and county health guidelines for COVID-19 at the time of graduation,” Palm said, assuring that students will stand 6 feet apart and audience members will need to socially distance themselves. “It will have only the basic elements of a graduation.”

Palm also mentioned the potential that only two people may be allowed to attend the event for each graduate.

“The later in summer the event was planned, the more likely the restrictions are to be eased or lifted,” said Palm. He added that the later date allows for the school and parents to plan ahead for the ceremony but does not affect athletes who may need to report to universities early for fall sports.

The ceremony will have each senior walk across the stage, hear their name and take a picture with their diploma. For those unable to attend, the event will either be live streamed or recorded.

If social distancing and crowd size limitations don’t allow for an in-person event, a back-up plan is in place; the school plans to set up a stage in the parking lot with the stadium as a backdrop. A parade of cars will drive up and graduates will step out of their car for a picture with their diploma on the stage. Graduation speeches will be pre-recorded and families can listen to the speeches in their cars during the parade.

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Ponderosa High School administrators are working on a couple of different scenarios for their 2020 graduates, according to Principal Lisa Garrett. On Friday, July 24, one of two ceremonies will take place depending on the degree of social distancing recommended by El Dorado County health officials when that time comes.

“The range of ideas goes from a version of a semi-traditional ceremony held at the stadium with limited guests (or no guests) spaced 6 feet apart to bringing graduates through in groups of 50 to a drive-by where only the graduate can jump out of their car and walk across a stage with name reading and photo,” Garrett said.

Consistent with other area schools, student speeches will be prerecorded with a live stream at the stadium for families and friends.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Bad feelings need air, too. There’s no one correct way to release them. Some pestiferous feelings are effectively processed through the structure of media, sports, art or religion.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You hate to say no, but it’s necessary for honest living. It’s easier when no comes quickly, briefly and impersonally. No offer can be right for everyone.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The last thing you want to be perceived as right now is bossy. Even if you are the boss, asserting authority will only go over well if done with genial diplomacy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You don’t need a dance floor. All you need is a floor. Your dance will be spontaneous, if subtle, and expressive of an emotion you know well, just not usually at this level of intensity.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). A true empath, you will read all cues, mostly without even being aware you are doing it. And you’ll hear people before they tell you in words what it is they are feeling.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Many learn a thing, but few act on it. It is action, not education, that creates change. When you make your move, it will be straight to the top, mostly because of your timing and initiative.

Graduating seniors at Golden Sierra High School will mark their milestone achievement with a drive-by graduation ceremony Friday, May 29, from 6 to 7 p.m.

“Our hope was that we could distance graduates and families by putting graduates in the stands and families on the field. Even under these circumstances, the concern over COVID is simply too great. Like many others, therefore, we are planning a ‘drive-by’ or ‘parade-style’ graduation ... the safest option under the circumstances.”

As a part of this ceremony families and their graduates will line up in their vehicles to make a trip around the track in the school stadium. While remaining in the car graduates will receive their diplomas, yard signs and flowers/balloons.

School officials are asking that parents drive the car to facilitate the process in the safest way possible. Teachers will be in attendance to help celebrate and cheer on students. Parents are encouraged to decorate their vehicles and graduates are requested to wear their caps and gowns.

As for the speeches by the valedictorian and salutatorian, Meyers said the staff are working on a plan that will probably involve recording and making them available over the internet.

Independence ready to roll Independence High School is holding a drive-through graduation ceremony Wednesday, May 27 at 6 p.m.

The school’s 78 graduating seniors will ride through the parking lot of Union Mine High School with their families while listening to pre-recorded speeches from staff members and fellow students.

The seniors will ride through to the sound of noisemakers while photographers and videographers capture one of the biggest moments of their lives on camera.

Each student will exit their cars, walk across a makeshift stage and have a professional photograph taken, just as they would during a noncoronavirus impacted ceremony.

Students will make stops all along the route, pausing to pick up diplomas, congratulatory red roses and individually boxed truffles.

“We’re doing everything we can to make this as positive and wonderful for them as possible given the circumstances,” said Assistant Principal Jennifer Myers. n

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Union Mine to hold senior event Union Mine High School will have to wait until at least July 24 to have a graduation ceremony for its 250 seniors, but in the meantime, the school will have a Senior Cruise for the Class of 2020 on May 28 from 6-8:30 p.m.

The event will provide students and families one final chance to drive down Union Mine Way as a student.

Staff, teachers, families and the associated student body will line the parade route to celebrate the class of 2020; students will receive their official diplomas during the event.

“It is more like a final rally and celebration for the graduates,” said Union Mine Assistant Principal Lindsey Kovach. “We hope to hold traditional graduation on July 24.”

On May 28 the seniors will make their way through a 2-mile parade route from the Green Valley Community Church to Union Mine High School where teachers, families and friends greet the grads.

Bitsy Kemper whose son is graduating from Union Mine set up a GoFundMe page to generate funds to make decorations. The fundraiser’s goal of $675 was hit and then continued to raise more than $1,000.

“I was floored at reaching $675 and more than floored we hit $1,000,” Kemper said.

With the money in hand, a group of about a dozen parents and school faculty members started to make lawn signs, decorations for the parade and gift bags for each graduating senior. Three giant banners from 4 Directions Signs & Graphics have also been printed that will hang in various places including one that will sit over the Missouri Flat Road overpass.

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The four new cases make 78 overall in the county, with more than one-third in the Tahoe region (27), and 21 residents still fighting the virus.

Three of the four residents are women and three cases range in from age 18 to 49 and one is in the 50-64 age group. No recoveries were reported Monday and there have been no virus-related deaths.

The county has administered 5,498 tests, including 421 since Friday.

There are 94,558 confirmed COVID-19 cases across California with 3,795 deaths, according to data updated Sunday by the state Department of Public Health.

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Virtual Happy Hour The Shingle SpringsCameron Park Chamber of Commerce hosts Thirsty Thursday Networking Happy Hour on Zoom, 5:30 p.m. May 28. The event is sponsored by Cynthia Howlett, Certified Massage Therapist. For more information call the chamber at (530) 6778000.

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A nursery that runs until August, according to nursery manager Marissa DeVille, during the next few months staff and volunteers will rescue, treat, feed and ultimately release 400500 birds back into the wild.

The youngest of their charges look like they just hatched and are cared for in the triage room. Sitting in bowls lined with Kleenex, their down feathers stick up helter-skelter and many have their eyes still closed.

But lack of eyesight doesn’t keep these hatchlings or nestlings from being hungry. As soon as the door to their incubator is open they let the volunteers know it is time for a feeding.

Older birds are cared for in a different room and are so advanced they are already plotting their escape — especially the jays.

DeVille said the birds end up in SWR’s care largely due to human interaction — a tree is cut down containing a nest or a bird is caught by a dog or cat.

“This year we are seeing more birds due to people being quarantined at home,” she said. “On Monday we had 100 birds and normally this time in

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Marissa DeVille, Sierra Wildlife Rescue’s baby bird nursery manager, feeds some hungry house finches at the Diamond Springs facility. The nursery still needs more volunteers ... if you have some free time. the season we only have 20.”

The bird species cared for in the nursery vary — robins, finches, scrub jays, oak titmouses, Steller’s jays, starlings, sparrows and

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A special team handles bigger birds such as raptors, turkeys and water fowl.

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Sierra Wildlife Rescue volunteer Carrie Snell of Placerville, above left, feeds some hungry birds. The nursery releases hundreds of rehabilitated birds into the wild each season. Above right, young and hungry woodpeckers wait for their meal at the Sierra Wildlife Rescue baby bird nursery.

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Container gardening can add unique beauty to your garden. Don’t be afraid to experiment.

GROW FOR IT! A container planting primer

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he recent quarantine because of COVID-19 may be keeping folks at home, but those who are gardeners still have plenty to keep them busy. Many outdoor chores have been accomplished and now it’s time to do something fun with container plantings.

If you have enough space available, a grouping of pots with different plantings always looks good. Try to use odd numbers of pots — 3, 5, 7 and so on — because it looks more pleasing to the eye. One large container will also look good as a focal interest. The pots do not have to be the same type or shape if grouped; tall, slender pots look good next to shorter square or round pots. Experiment with placement before plants go in.

The type of container used influences how often the plant will need to be watered.

Terra cotta pots are very porous and tend to dry out quickly, while glazed pots hold in more moisture. It’s important to make sure all pots have drainage holes on the bottom.

When ready to fill a container, do not use soil from your garden; it is too heavy and may contain disease pathogens and/or pests. Use potting soil, which can be found at any garden center or nursery. It will hold moisture while still draining well.

Do not put anything but potting soil in the pot. Don’t add gravel, styrofoam pellets or anything else on the bottom. These materials take up room that would otherwise be filled with soil, making the pot much smaller for its plant. Also, water does not pass through a gravel layer at a container’s bottom as quickly as it passes through soil, so the pot’s soil will become saturated. Root rot can result because roots are not getting necessary oxygen.

Watering containers can be a bit of a balancing act; too much or too little and the plantings may suffer. A good method is to water containers thoroughly when the

Sue McDavid UCCE Master Gardener of El Dorado County soil surface becomes dry to the touch.

During the hottest part of the summer this can mean watering at least every day. Apply water until you see it draining from the bottom; this means that moisture has reached the deepest roots. Avoid wetting foliage at the end of the day because without sunlight and warmth it will stay wet longer, making it more susceptible to foliar diseases.

To provide plants with the food they need, adding fertilizer to the potting mix at planting time is ideal. Then give your container plantings regular doses of an organic, watersoluble fertilizer at half strength and apply it every two to three weeks until the end of the growing season.

Give your containers a good primping every week or so, deadheading faded blossoms and removing damaged or diseased leaves and stems. When cutting off faded blooms cut the flower stems back to a leaf node or main stem. Some plants need a total overhaul by midsummer; shearing a plant by half is sometimes needed. The plant will recover in a couple of weeks and look refreshed again.

Container planting just another dimension

of gardening.

In response to COVID-19 and recent California Department of Public Health and El Dorado County Health and Human Services guidelines, UCCE Central Sierra has canceled all El Dorado County and Amador County Master Gardener public events and classes through May 31. This cancellation will be updated as public health guidelines change.

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

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

For more information on the UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County visit mgeldorado.ucanr. edu. Master Gardeners are still available to answer home gardening questions via email mgeldorado@ucanr. edu or call (530) 6215512 or use the Ask a Master Gardener option on the website. To sign up for notices and newsletters visit ucanr. edu/master gardener e-news. UC Cooperative Extension Central Sierra staff is working remotely and available to answer questions and address needs during this unprecedented situation. Master Gardeners is also on Facebook and Instagram.

Container gardening is a great way to add plants to a space where in-ground planting isn’t possible.

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National Charity League seniors get atypical send-off Sel Richard Staff writer

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izzie Allison is feeling the love.

As a senior and founding member of the National Charity League El Dorado Hills chapter, she and seven other seniors would normally participate in a senior recognition luncheon during which hundreds of NCL members gather to honor graduating members.

National Charity League is a program where mothers and daughters in grades 7-12 embrace community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.

A multi-generational philanthropic organization, NCL members volunteer close to three million hours annually to more than 4,000 charities throughout the nation.

Due to coronavirus concerns the annual luncheon was canceled and instead seniors have been surprised

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National Charity League El Dorado Hills seniors Lizzie Allison, Victoria Ferrero, Jena Brasil, Abbie Curtis, Shelby LeMarquand, Kayla King, Grace Geeting and Josefine Meerjanssen, left to right, received special surprises celebrating their contributions to the organization. with organized weekly events for the past month. Lizzie Allison, Jena Brasil, Josefine

Meerjanssen, Abbie Curtis, Victoria Ferrero, Grace Geeting, Shelby LeMarquand and

Kayla King all enjoyed Zoom calls, a parade with flowers and balloons, sidewalk chalk

messages, college gift baskets and an NCL senior yard sign. Most of the seniors are founding

members, King being the sole non-founding member.

In its inaugural year NCL EDH fielded 50 members. Five years later it is 241 members strong serving 16 charities. Lizzie’s mother, Paula, founded the local chapter when Lizzie was in seventh grade. “I have witnessed her incredible leadership and have watched NCL grow from a small group of four close friends to a full on nonprofit that is changing lives,” said Lizzie.

Members volunteer at the charity of their choice, although each NCL class focuses on a particular charity for the year, the seniors’ charity being Foothill Dog Rescue. Many of the seniors are also on the Team Celebrate board, a non-profit Lizzie started, which decorates and packs birthday boxes with party supplies for foster n

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Abbie and her mother Dianne Curtis, above lefft, pose for a photo after Abbie received her NCL EDH gift basket. National Charity League El Dorado Hills member Lizzie Allison was surprised with a yard sign and balloons. The organization’s seniors received many hands-off surpises to recognize their contributions.

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Story 20: Arlene

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This devastated her mother and she began drinking heavily. One night, her mother went to jail for several DUIs and other charges. The court decided she was an unfit mother and since there was no other family available to take care of Arlene, the little girl went into foster care.

At first, it was great because she finally was able to be a part of a family that really cared about her, or so she thought. A couple of weeks after she moved in her foster parents decided that it wasn’t going to work so Arlene was sent to another home. The second home wasn’t as nice as the first one, but they took care of her better than her mother did. However, after three weeks the agency determined that the foster home was not appropriate for foster care and Arlene went somewhere else.

By the third home, Arlene convinced herself that no one wanted her in this world. To alleviate those feelings she started to behave in a way that would gain her a lot of attention and she would accept whatever affection she could get. She began being n

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School board, community members honored Dina Gentry EDCOE The El Dorado County School Boards Association recently honored school board and community members for their 2019 contributions to public education in El Dorado County.

Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was necessary to cancel the EDCSBA annual Awards Dinner for 2019-20. In lieu of that opportunity, EDCSBA and the El Dorado County Office of Education arranged to distribute the awards to the recipient’s local school districts for presentation. In letters

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addressed to award recipients, James Scot Yarnell, EDCSBA president, expressed, “On behalf of El Dorado County School Boards Association and its member districts and the El Dorado County Office of Education, Superintendent Dr. Ed Manansala and I thank you for your invaluable support and contributions to public education in El Dorado County.”

Awards were selected in five different categories: Educational Statesmanship: William “Bill” Drescher, Black Oak Mine Union School District, is an advocate for public

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children.

“I feel so blessed to have such an incredible team of mothers and daughters who have truly impacted and shown foster children that they are loved and that they matter. NCL has made it possible to celebrate the birthdays of 12,000 foster kids in El Dorado County and beyond,” Lizzie said.

“I am blown away with the incredible support and kindness my fellow members have shown me and my senior class” she added. “I am truly thankful and feel so loved and blessed by their friendships.”

Lizzie will transfer as a junior to UC Berkeley Haas School of Business this fall, having replaced her last two years of high school with two years at Los Rios Community College.

Senior Abbie Curtis looks back fondly on her stints helping at the Foothill Dog Rescue Bow Wow Block Party. “My mom and I worked a five-hour shift of parking lot duty,” she reminisced. “As boring at that sounds, I really valued the time I was able to spend with her that day.”

Abbie noted that although the chapter has grown, her senior class is now smaller but more tightly knit. “I remember starting in seventh grade with around 20 other girls in my grade,” she said. “Now it’s just the eight of us and we’re closer than ever.

“All the things NCL has done have really made me feel special and appreciated,” Abbie said of this year’s celebrations. “The entire chapter went above and beyond!”

Abbie will attend Colorado State University this fall, majoring in animal science.

Senior Jena Brasil’s most memorable moments include helping at the El Dorado Hills Library Harry Potter Halloween, Hands4Hope Fall Festival and Team Celebrate box-wrapping events.

“These were the events where we got to be crafty and creative and they were often events I looked forward to all year,” she said.

Jena plans to attend San Diego State University this fall to study environmental science. “From there I hope to find a career either in the Environmental Protection Agency or with a nonprofit environmentalist group,” she shared, excited to see where the future takes her.

As for missing the in-person Senior Recognition, Jena said she is nonetheless feeling loved and appreciated. “Special surprises every week were all organized by the amazing class of 2021 and when they graduate they deserve all of this and more,” she insisted. “I think because of them this year’s senior recognition has been more wonderful than any of us could have expected.”

Festivities were spearheaded by current NCL EDH president Susie Graybill. “Many of the ideas were hers,” said president-elect Terri Young.

Normal NCL philanthropic activities have been somewhat curtailed due to shelter-in-place orders, although members continue to seek alternatives.

“They have been able to take part in our new partnership with Operation Gratitude, where we made paracord bracelets for healthcare workers and the military,” said Young.

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Leader in Boardsmanship: Barbara Bannar, Lake Tahoe Unified School District, for making significant contributions n

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promiscuous and put herself at risk for STDs and pregnancy. She said that she didn’t care if she got pregnant because she wouldn’t mind having a little baby to hold, cuddle and love.

About a year later, at 15, Arlene became pregnant and the father didn’t want anything to do with the baby. Since her foster parents weren’t equipped to care for a baby, she was once again sent to another foster home. Finally, she found the one foster family that accepted her circumstance.

Because of this new foster family’s commitment, care and love for Arlene, they began taking her to therapy services through New Morning. After six months of services, she learned new tools for coping and also realized she was capable of finishing high school and eventually attended college.

She graduated with a business degree and is the childcare director of a daycare center.

For 50 years New Morning has provided a safety net of services to youth and their families in El Dorado County, including the only 24-hour emergency youth shelter in the county for homeless, runaway and in-crisis youth. The nonprofit provides professional counseling services to children age birth to 18 and supports children and youth who are victims of abuse, struggling with alcohol and drug issues, experiencing trauma and facing school failure. Other services include parent education, assist youth aging out of foster care and Latino outreach.

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Apple Hill Growers help grads News release The Apple Hill Growers Association is proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Norma Brubaker Scholarships.

There were many impressive student applications and the Apple Hill Growers Scholarship Committee selected three students to award scholarships to this year.

Nathan Hill is a graduate of El Dorado High School. Nathan plans to attend college at California Poly, San Luis Obispo with a projected major in statistics. Nathan has been active in marching and symphonic bands and has been a varsity athlete, team captain and MVP in basketball and volleyball.

Nathan also committed his time in high school to the California Scholarship Federation, Key Club, youth mentoring and tutoring and volunteering with Ag in the Classroom and Apple Hill Growers events and activities. In addition, Nathan helped at numerous fundraisers and activities for St. Patrick Church, including the Empty Bowls community event and the annual Ladies

News release Ponderosa High School and plans to Society Rummage Sale. Nathan also The St Patrick Church Ladies’ attend Oregon State University with excelled academically as an AP Scholar, Society announces the 2020 a major in forestry. Madison excelled earned his academic letter as a junior, recipients of the six, $1,500 throughout high school with a rigorous and competed in the math steeplechase, scholarships. course load that earned her many an annual competition between high academic excellence awards. Madison schools in the school district.

The students receiving the funds are: Edith Rivera-Guerrero, Nathan also dedicated herself to Future Farmers Jenna Love is a graduate of Ponderosa Hill, Leslie Calderon of El Dorado of America and environmental science High School. Jenna will begin her High School; Annelise Baer of programs. With FFA, Madison assisted college study at Modesto Junior College Union Mine High School; Makenna in community service activities and with a major in agriculture and hopes Swars of Ponderosa High School; fundraisers. She obtained a California to continue on to a four year college and Koby Maitland of the Virtual State FFA Degree and the Youth to finish her studies in agriculture.

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“We are pleased to join family and friends in congratulating the graduating class of 2020 for its academic achievement and wish the students the very best as they begin a new chapter in their lives,” said Gloria Wright, general manager of the Palladio.

“Congratulations Class of 2020.”

The event will take place noon to 4 p.m. at the Palladio shopping mall’s parking lot near Nordstrom Rack at 440 Palladio Parkway in Folsom Social distancing guidelines are strongly encouraged. Graduates must be dressed in their cap and gown and remain in their vehicles during the drive thru procession. One gift card and one order of churros will be provided each high school and college graduate only.

Event rules and more information can be found on Palladio’s website, GoPalladio.com.

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“For anyone who likes to fundraiser — Salute “I used to hate birds or nature, this is a to Wildlife — due to worms,” laughed DeVille. “Now I can unique opportunity ...” the coronavirus.

At the same do it.”

— SWR bird nursery manager time, DeVille Keeping everything Marissa DeVille acknowledged how as virus free as generous people have possible, DeVille already been when the call went out noted that everyone is asked to wear for the need for Kleenex and Kleenex a mask, with a pile of them having boxes for the baby birds. “It’s nice been donated. There are also separate feeding stations for the birds, sanitizer people care even though Kleenex is in such high demand,” she said. and wipes are everywhere and people DeVille noted that besides birds, entering the building get their Sierra Wildlife Rescue cares for other temperature taken. animals that have been injured or “We have about 50 volunteers orphaned, including possums (which this year which is more than usual,” help rid the area of ticks), skunks, said DeVille. “I think people are bobcats, coyotes, owls and hawks. A dying to get out of the house due to different rescue group in Tahoe deals quarantining and are feeling closer to with larger mammals. nature although we’re always looking Aside from volunteers helping out for more volunteers of all ages. in the baby bird nursery, SWR also “For anyone who likes birds or needs people willing to have a flight nature, this is a unique opportunity cage on their property where birds to get up close to them, to see how can learn to eat on their own and fly they eat and the different behaviors before being released. Cages range in of different species from the time size from 4-feet-by-4-feet-by-8-feet they are just out of the egg to being up to 8-feet-by-8-feet-by-12-feet. released,” she added.

People who would like to volunteer, People interested in helping out in donate or learn more about the work the nursery are first given a tour of of Sierra Wildlife Rescue can call the facility on Pleasant Valley Road (530) 621-2020 or email DeVille at in Diamond Springs, put through mdeville807@gmail.com. To get on a training program and then given the baby bird feeding schedule contact practice in feeding the birds.

Tami Blanc at chivanblanc@aol.com The organization would also or visit sierrawildliferescue.org. appreciate any donations as it had

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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 volunteers and staff to local homebound seniors in the community, particularly those in the county’s Home Delivered Meals Program.

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. Some items may be posted to the HHSA Facebook page.

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*** To support the health and safety of the community, the American River Conservancy is partnering with local organizations to provide food to those in need. During the month of May the American River Conservancy is managing a Snack Food Drive for the Center for Violence FreeRelationships, which operates the community’s “safe house.”

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Outstanding Community Organization: El Dorado Union High School District School Resource Officers and Women’s Fund El Dorado for their notable contribution to education of valuable resources, time and financial support; effective collaboration with education and community leaders; development of innovative solutions to complex challenges facing public education; and broad support and active involvement in the community.

Outstanding Community Members/Volunteers: Sol Nisbet, Black Oak Mine Union School District; Lee Miller, Placerville Union School District; Patty Power, Rescue Union School District; and Ben Glickman, Rescue Union School District, for their steadfast commitment to our schools. They developed innovative programs, donated countless hours and have gone above and beyond to ensure our students grow beyond the classroom.

Dolores Garcia Memorial Spirit of Boardsmanship Award: Debbie Akin, El Dorado County Office of Education, and Tim Cary, El Dorado Union High School District. This is the highest award a board member can receive and the pinnacle of awards for boardsmanship. These individuals demonstrate exemplary performance in leadership, service, community relations and advocacy, with current knowledge on educational trends and legislation. They provide community leadership on educational issues and advocate on behalf of students and public education, contributing to the success of all students through exceptional leadership.

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Public Notices  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

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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000405 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: INTROSTORY, located at 3040 Courtside Dr., Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Noel Villalpando, 3040 Courtside Dr., Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Noel Villalpando NOEL VILLALPANDO 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 29, 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) 5/11, 5/18, 5/27, 6/1 7728 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000389 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RGS RENTAlS, located at 3949 Errante Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Riley Global Solutions LLC, 3949 Errante Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 1, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jeffrey G. Riley JEFFREY G. RILEY, MEMBER 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 20, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 5/13, 5/20, 5/27, 6/3 7732

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARIE ORPHA lEE TIRAPEllE CASE NO. PP20200064 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MARIE ORPHA LEE TIRAPELLE A PETITION for Probate has been filed by LEON TIRAPELLE in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that LEON TIRAPELLE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates

Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: July 1, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: LAURA ROSE NELSON Becker, Nelson, Center & James 263 Main Street Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 617-1692 5/13, 5/20, 5/27 7733 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000408 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COMPANION ANIMAl HOSPITAl, located at 3275 Coach Lane Suite F, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Felton Veterinary Practice, Inc., 3275 Coach Lane, Suite F, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 27, 2009.

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

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on May 1, 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) 5/18, 5/27, 6/1, 6/8 7741 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000412 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STACMed, located at 4944 Windplay Drive, Ste. 112, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): STAC Systems, Inc., 4944 Windplay Drive, Ste. 112, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: Nevada.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 1, 2020.

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

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on May 4, 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) 5/18, 5/27, 6/1, 6/8 7742 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000409 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: R+R CREATIVE MARKETING SERVICES, located at 6221 Crystal Blvd., El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Rachelle Reimers, 6221 Crystal Blvd., El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 28, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Rachelle Reimers RACHELLE REIMERS 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 May 1, 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

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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) 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8 7743 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000420 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SlATE CREEK ANIMAl HOSPITAl, located at 5630 Mother Lode Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Dr. Christina Vos, Individual, 5630 Mother Lode Drive, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 5, 2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Dr. Christina Vos DR. CHRISTINA VOS 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 May 7, 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) 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10 7747 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000395 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EMISSIONS X, located at 3790 Skis Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Michael Hanaway, 3790 Skis Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: October 17, 2014.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Michael Hanaway MICHAEL HANAWAY 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 23, 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) 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10 7748 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000417 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MIDDlEFORK VINEYARDS, located at 5200 Di Arie Road, Mt. Aukum, CA 95656/Mailing Address: PO Box 589, Mt. Aukum, CA 95656 Registered owner(s): C.G. Di Arie Vineyard & Winery, LLC, 5200 Di Arie Road, Mt. Aukum, CA 95656 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Chaim Gurarieh CHAIM GURARIEH, MANAGING MEMBER 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 May 7, 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) 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10 7749

NOTICE OF PUBlIC lIEN SAlE STORAGEVIllE USA In accordance with the provisions of the California SelfStorage Facility Act Section 21700 et seq. of the Business and Professions Code of the State of California the undersigned’s contents of a large storage unit will be sold at public auction on May 28, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. Boxes & misc. items stored at 3675 Chuck wagon Way Placerville Ca. 95667 County of El Dorado by Keven Greene.

Property is sold on an “AS IS BASIS” Sale is subject to cancellation.

(530)-622-9999 5/20, 5/27 7752 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. 2020A0000415 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JM SIZEMORE & SON CONSTRUCTION, located at 1700 Saint Garth Way, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s):

1. Jerry M. Sizemore, 1700 Saint Garth Way, Shingle Springs, CA 95682, 2.

Christopher J. Sizemore, 1700 Saint Garth Way, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 26, 1999.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jerry M. Sizemore JERRY M. SIZEMORE 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 May 6, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES 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) 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17 7764

REqUEST FOR INFORMATION ON DOMESTIC WATER SUPPlIES A Timber Harvesting Plan (THP) will be submitted to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).

The THP is located in El Dorado County and portions of the THP area extend from Quintette to the east about 1.5 miles and to the south about 4 miles. The proposed THP includes portions of sections 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 29, T12N R12E, all MD B&M. This notice is to request information about surface domestic water supplies from Class I, II, and IV watercourses that receive drainage from the THP area and are within 1000 feet downstream of the THP boundary. Watercourses that may be affected include: Sailor Ravine, Tunnel Creek, Whaler Creek, and unnamed associated tributaries to the above-named water bodies. If you have any information about surface domestic water supplies from these watercourses, please contact (within 10 days of the publication date): Sierra Pacific Industries P.O. Box 680 Camino, CA 95709 Any responses will be submitted with the THP to CAL FIRE for review. If any surface domestic supplies are noted, the THP shall contain mitigation necessary to protect the water supply.

5/27 7765 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at the hour of 6:00 pm at 7061 Mt. Aukum Rd, Somerset California, or conducted by Teleconference if necessary Due to COVID 19 Protocols, for the purpose of establishing, by resolution, the appropriation limits for the 2020-21 fiscal year for the Pioneer Fire Protection District as described in article XIII B of the State Constitution. The proposed appropriation limits are $1,053,279.00. At said hearing the Pioneer Fire Protection District will consider all comments by interested persons.

May 12, 2020, Eileen Strangfeld, Secretary Board of Directors of Pioneer Fire Protection District.

5/27, 5/29, 6/1 7766 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING On June 11, 2020, beginning at 9:30 a.m., the Silver Fork Elementery School District will hold a public hearing on the 2020-2021 proposed budget via Zoom.

Meeting agenda and link will be available on the district web site, www.ppesd.org/ silverfork.

The 2020-2021 proposed budget will be available for public inspection 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on June 8, 2020 at the Silver Fork Elementary School District Office, 2701 Amber Trail, Pollock Pines, and on the district web site, www.ppesd.org/silverfork.

5/27 7767 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING On June 10, 2020, beginning at 4 p.m., the Pollock Pines Elementary School District will hold a public hearing on the 20202021 proposed budget via Zoom. Meeting agenda and link will be available on the district web site, www.ppesd.org.

The 2020-2021 proposed budget will be available for public inspection 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on June 5, 2020 at the Pollock Pines Elementary School District Office, 2701 Amber Trail, Pollock Pines, and on the district web site, www.ppesd.org.

5/27 7768 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING On June 10, 2020, beginning at 9 a.m., the Placerville Union School District will hold a public hearing on the 2020-2021 proposed budget via Zoom. Meeting link will be available on the district web site, www.pusdk8.us.

The 2020-2021 proposed budget will be available for public inspection beginning at 8 a.m. on June 5, 2020 at the Placerville Union School District, 1032 Thompson Way, Placerville, and on the district web site. www.pusdk8.us.

5/27 7769 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING On June 11, 2020, beginning at 6 p.m., the Pioneer Union School District will hold a public hearing on the 2020-2021 proposed budget in the Pioneer USD Multi-purpose Room, 6862 Mt. Aukum Road, Somerset.

The 2020-2021 proposed budget will be available for public inspection beginning at 5 p.m. on June 8, 2020 at the Pioneer USD Office, 6862 Mt. Aukum Road, Somerset, and on the district web site, www.pioneerusd.org.

5/27 7770 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING On June 10, 2020, beginning at 5 p.m., the Mother Lode Union School District will hold an online public hearing on the 2020-2021 proposed budget via Zoom. Agenda and Zoom link will be available on the district web site www.mlusd.net.

The 2020-2021 proposed budget will be available for public inspection beginning at 5 p.m. on June 5, 2020 on the Mother Lode Union School District web site, www. mlusd.net.

5/27 7771 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING On June 10, 2020, beginning at 5 p.m., the Indian Diggings School District will hold a public hearing on the 2020-2021 proposed budget via Zoom. The online meeting details will be available on the district web site, www.indiandiggingsschool.com.

The 2020-2021 proposed budget will be available for public inspection beginning at 5 p.m. on June 3, 2020 on the Indian Diggings School District web site, www. indiandiggingsschool.com.

5/27 7772

NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING On June 11, 2020, beginning at 6 p.m., the Gold Trail Union School District will hold a public hearing on the 2020-2021 proposed budget in the Gold Trail Middle School Library, 889 Cold Springs Road, Placerville, and online. Meeting link will be available on the district web site, www.gtusd.org.

The 2020-2021 proposed budget will be available for public inspection beginning at 5 p.m. on June 8, 2020 at the Gold Trail Union School District Office, 1575 Old Ranch Road, Placerville.

5/27 7773 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING On June 10, 2020, beginning at 7 p.m., the Buckeye Union School District will hold a public hearing on the 2020-2021 proposed budget in the Buckeye USD Board Room, 5049 Robert J. Matthews Parkway, El Dorado Hills, and via Zoom. Meeting link will be available on the district web site, www.buckeyeusd.org.

The 2020-2021 proposed budget will be available for public inspection beginning at 7 p.m. on June 5, 2020 in the Buckeye USD Board Room, 5049 Robert J. Matthews Parkway, El Dorado Hills, and on the district web site, www.buckeyeusd.org.

5/27 7774 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING On June 11, 2020, beginning at 7 p.m., the Black Oak Mine Unified School District will hold a public hearing on the 20202021 proposed budget in the Black Oak Mine USD Board Room, 6540 Wentworth Springs Road, Georgetown, and via Google Meets. Meeting link will be available on the district web site, www.bomusd.org.

The 2020-2021 proposed budget will be available for public inspection beginning at 4 p.m. on June 8, 2020 at the Black Oak Mine USD Office, 6540 Wentworth Springs Road, Georgetown, and on the district web site, www.bomusd.org.

5/27 7775 CITY OF PlACERVIllE, CAlIFORNIA COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the City of Placerville, State of California, that sealed bids will be received by the Community Services Department for work in accordance with the Project Plans (Plans) and Contract Documents designated: HISTORIC CITY HALL INTERIOR VERTICAL SHORING AND EXTERIOR LATERAL WALL BRACING PROJECT PROJECT NO. 41902 Bids are to be submitted and received electronically through Quest CDN, available to be submitted until June 16, 2020 at 2:00 pm. No bid may be withdrawn after the time established for receiving bids or before the award and execution of the Contract, unless the award is delayed for a period exceeding sixty (60) calendar days.

Bids shall be executed in accordance with the instructions given and forms provided in the bound Contract Documents furnished by the City of Placerville, Community Services Department. All proposal forms, securities, and any other required documents shall be submitted electronically.

NOTE: This is a condensed version of the Notice to Bidders. The complete Notice to Bidders can be found within the contract documents.

LOCATION/DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The project is located at Historic City Hall at 487 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667. Project consists of constructing an interior shoring system to transfer the load of the building from its unreinforced masonry exterior west wall to the shoring, and constructing an exterior bracing system that prevents the wall from lateral movement. The bracing is intended to remain in place through a renovation process until the exterior west wall can be redesigned to handle the building’s loads and forces per code. There is an active tenant in the adjoining building (489 Main Street) that uses the first floor of 487 Main Street for art gallery space. The tenant will be moved out and not be using the space through the project schedule.

The building at 487 Main Street was constructed in 1860 to serve as the City’s first Fire Station. It was in continual public use until 2005, and was leased in 2016 to Arts & Culture El Dorado as an art gallery space on the first floor only. The first floor of the adjoining building at 489 Main Street is currently occupied by their offices. The expectation is that once the shoring is in place, renovations to the building can commence.

OBTAINING OR INSPECTING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: The Contract Documents and Plans are available on May 26, 2020 and may be previewed and downloaded for free online at https://www.cityofplacerville. org/rfp-rfq-projects-out-to-bid. or by visiting https://www.questcdn.com/ and searching Bid# 41902. Access https:// www.questcdn.com/ or contact support at https://www.questcdn.com/questcdn/ subscribe/join.html for assistance to join.

In order to submit a bid on this project, the Contractor must be added to the plan holders list through QuestCDN and submit their bid electronically through that forum and pay a total of $45.00 to QuestCDN. To access the electronic bid forms, download the project/request documents and click the online bidding button at the top of the advertisement screen. When a Bidder is submitting an electronic bid through QuestCDN, the following requirements apply. Bidders are required to submit either an electronic Bidder’s Bond through Surety2000 or a PDF copy of a hard copy Bidder’s Bond. If a bid security other than a Bidder’s Bond is being used, Bidders must upload a PDF copy of the bid security with the electronic bid submittal. If a PDF copy of the bid security is uploaded, the original bid security must be provided to the Community Services Department after the bid opening, but before the end of business on the first business day after the bid opening. If Bidder chooses to utilize Surety2000, by submitting its Bid, Bidder hereby agrees to hold the City of Placerville harmless from and waive any and all claims against the City of Placerville for any claims or damages, whatsoever in nature, that arise from or are related to the Bidder’s use of Surety2000.”

This is a locally funded project through the City’s General Fund; subject to local regulations, City of Placerville code and ordinances, including wage rates, civil rights, etc.

All bidders’ questions shall be submitted in writing to the City via email at the contact information provided below: City of Placerville Community Services Department Attn: Terry Zeller, Director 549 Main Street Placerville, CA 95667 Email: tzeller@cityofplacerville.org 5/27, 5/29 7777 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors hereby notices a public hearing pursuant to former Government Code § 25210.77e, given continuing effect through Government Code § 25210.3(d), and Government Code § 25830, Public Resources Code § 41901, and El Dorado County Ordinance Code § 3.30.03, to confirm the annual written report for the previously established Waste Management Fees within County Service Area No. 10 (CSA 10) for the fiscal year 2020/2021 fiscal year, noting that the annual fees listed below are pre-existing charges authorized under state law, and have been in place and collected since prior to the effective date of Proposition 218 (November 6, 1996) with no change in the amounts or methodology for calculating the amounts. The purpose of the hearing is to comply with the annual reporting requirements under former County Service Area law. The hearing for County Service Area 2, 3, and 9 benefit assessments/ services charges and County Service

Area 10 Waste Management Fees will be conducted concurrently.

Solid Waste (Charge Code 73292): $17.00 per equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) within the West Slope of CSA 10, including the City of Placerville, for the purpose of Solid Waste Management.

Liquid Waste (Charge Code 73293): $15.00 per improved parcel that requires septage disposal services, but which are not otherwise served by a public sewer system within the unincorporated of the Western Slope of CSA 10 for the purpose of Liquid (Septage) Waste Management.

Litter Abatement (Charge Code 73299): $6.00 per improved parcel within Zone of Benefit C, the unincorporated area of the Tahoe Basin of CSA 10 for the purposes of contributing toward the Clean Tahoe Program and the County’s Integrated Waste Management Plan for the Tahoe Basin, including litter abatement, waste reduction and recycling programs.

Household Hazardous Waste (Charge Code 73294): $3.00 per EDU within CSA 10 for the purpose of Household Hazardous Waste Management.

Solid Waste Reduction SLT (AB 939) (Charge Code 73295): $3.00 per improved parcel within the incorporated City of South Lake Tahoe within the Tahoe Basin area of CSA 10 for the purpose of contributing toward the Integrated Waste Management Plan for the Tahoe Basin, including waste reduction and recycling programs.

A complete listing of all affected parcels and the Solid Waste and Household Hazardous Waste Generation Table of Equivalent Dwelling Units for CSA No. 10 Fiscal Year 2020/2021 by which certain fees described herein are determined are on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, are available at the County of El Dorado website: http://www.edcgov. us with the Board of Supervisors Agenda Reports for June 9, 2020, and on file with El Dorado County Community Development Services Administration and Finance.

Said hearing will be held at the meeting place of the Board of Supervisors, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA at 10:00 A.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at which time the Board will hear objections and protests to the fees. Letters commenting on or objecting to these fees may be mailed to the Board office at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 by June 8, 2020.

DATED: April 24, 2020 County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation 2850 Fairlane Court Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-7595 5/27, 5/29, 6/1, 6/3, 6/5, 6/8 7780 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors hereby notices a public hearing, pursuant to former Government Code § 25210.77a(b), given continuing effect through Government Code § 25210.3(d), and El Dorado County Ordinance Code § 3.30.03, to confirm the annual report of benefit assessments/service charges within the following Zones of Benefit within County Service Area No. 2, County Service Area No. 3, and County Service Area No. 9 for Fiscal Year 2020/2021, noting that the benefit assessments/service charges are pre-existing charges that are authorized under state law, amounts of the benefit assessment/service charges have been in place and collected since prior to the effective of Proposition 218 (November 6, 1996), and that there have been no changes to the amounts or methodology for calculating the amounts since they were established. The purpose of the hearing is to comply with annual reporting requirements under former County Service Area law. The hearing will be conducted concurrently for County Service Areas 2, 3, and 9 benefit assessments/service charges and for County Service Area 10 Waste Management Fees.

CSA 2 - Road Zones Arrowbee Zn A Hidden Lake Zn B CSA 3 - Snow Removal Equipment Zones South Shore Zn 98501 West Shore Zn 98504 City of South Lake Tahoe CSA 3 – Vector Control Mosquito Abatement CSA 9 Lighting/Landscape Zones Highlands Vlg 1&2 Zn 98507 Barnett Business Pk Zn 98534 Emerald Meadows Zn 98580 CSA 9 - Drainage Zones Carson Crossing Drive Zn 98310 Creekside Est Zn 28 Stonegate Village Zn 31 La Cresta Zn 41 Bar J Ranch Zn 45 Waterford Zn 44 Parkview Heights Zn 48 Stoneridge Zn 50 Ridgeview Estates Zn 51 Crescent Ridge Zn 52 Green Valley Hills Zn 53 Village Center Zn 55 Winterhaven Zn 58 Fairchild Vlg Zn 59 Southpointe Zn 62 Marina Hills Zn 63 Marina Woods Zn 65 Summit Zn 66 Crown Valley Zn 67 Eastwood Park Zn 71 Oak Tree Meadows Zn 73 Long View Estates Zn 76 Sierra Sunrise Zn 77 Sundown Estates Zn 78 Cavalry Meadows Zn 79 Creekside Greens Zn 98389 CSA 9 - Road Zones Oakleaf Circle Zn 13 Carlson Drive Zn 15 East El Largo Zn 21 Gilmore Vista Zn 22 Tegra Zn 23 Walnut Drive Zn 24 Creekside Drive Zn 27 Many Oaks Lane Zn 32 West Greensprings Zn 37 King of the Mountain Zn 38 Randolph Canyon Zn 39 Blanchard Estates Zn 45 River Pines Estates Zn 46 Rancho Ponderosa Zn 54 Green Valley Oaks Zn 69 A complete listing of all affected parcels and benefit assessment amounts is on file with the Clerk of the Board, is available at the County of El Dorado website: http://www.edcgov.us, with the Board of Supervisors Agenda Reports for June 9, 2020, and on file with El Dorado County Department of Transportation.

Said hearing will be held at the meeting place of the Board of Supervisors, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA at 10:00 A.M., or as soon as possible thereafter on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at which time the Board will hear objections and protests to the assessments. Letters commenting on or objecting to these actions may be mailed to the Board office at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 by June 8, 2020. If an assessment is contested, the hearing may be continued by the Board until a later date.

DATED: April 24, 2020 County of El Dorado, Department of Transportation 2850 Fairlane Court Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 621-7595 5/27, 5/29, 6/1, 6/3, 6/5, 6/8 7781

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Follow this “recipe” and start a lemonade stand of your own!

Have you heard the phrase, “Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees”? The sad truth is, money does not grow on trees. We have searched the world over and can’t find one anywhere.

But what if we did? It might look something like this. How much money can you find growing on our silly money tree? (Each “leaf” is a $1 bill.)

Discuss with your child ways you earned spending money when you were a child. Help them think of ways th can earn moneyey .

The Big Question Do you plan how to use your money wisely — for spending, saving, investing and donating?

But how do you get money to put in the bank?

It might be nice if people would just give you money. But most people get money by earning it.

That means they do some sort of work in exchange for money.

This is called income.

You will need to invest a little cash to get started. Visit or call a local store to find out the cost of the items you need. Add up your costs to determine your price and profit. Here is what the math looks like:

EXPENSES: 12 lemons cost ............................... $1.20 1 3/4 cups of sugar cost ................. .20 10 paper cups cost ......................... .60 Total cost for 10 cups of lemonade: $2.00 INCOME: 10 cups of lemonade at 50¢ each ... $5.00

PROFIT: (The money you make after covering your expenses) ................. $3.00 Try this to earn some money: Ask the neighbors on your block If you can take their pooches For a nice long

With a box for a counter, There’s money to be made From lemons, water, sugar By selling

Earning money around the house Really isn’t super hard.

Just ask a parent if you can help By weeding in the

On a hot day, you might sell 100 cups of lemonade! How much money would you earn?

Make a big sign to attract people to your stand. If it is OK with your neighbors, put up several signs to direct people to your stand.

Can you think of three more ways you could earn some money?

If you have some old toys Here’s an idea that will not fail: You can make yourself money By having a garage

Maybe someone that you know, Maybe even right next door, Would pay you a buck or two To pick up something from the

A lemonade stand can be just a box or a portable table.

Remember to smile and say “Thank you!” to every customer.

Look through the newspaper for pairs of words that rhyme.

Can you find five or more pairs in a short time?

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow written directions.

Olivia and Logan each set up a lemonade stand.

Count how much money they each made.

Who made the most?

INVESTING DONATING INCOME LEMONS RHYMES GARAGE MONEY TREES TRUTH BLOCK GROW EARN BANK WORK KIDS

R M G N I T A N O D

H A K R N B L O C K Y I N A C G M Y O H

M N E E O S E E R T

This week’s word:

DONATE

E Y G R M O W N W U

The verb donate means to make a gift of or contribute.

E G A R A G R M R T

Tom was able to donate a large sum of money to the school’s fundraiser.

S N O M E L W O O R

N B A N K G S D I K I N V E S T I N G T

Try to use the word donate in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members.

Are numbers needed?

Find an advertisement in your newspaper.

Rewrite the ad and substitute the words many, few, several, etc. for the numbers. Are the numbers necessary? Why or why not?

How do you earn money?

Do you do chores? What kind of jobs do you do?

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