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The Oak Ridge High School Class of 2020 makes its way down Silva Valley Parkway Friday evening, above. The grad parade ended at Rolling Hills Christian Church, where students enjoyed goodies, music provided by a DJ and photo booths. Top right, grads Kristina Doran, left, and Vicky Vo pose in a social distancing photo booth. Bottom right, grads Emma Warmerdam, Kelsey Leet and Savanna Crist, left to right, celebrate together.

Oak Ridge grads celebrate ing to a car party at the Rolling Hills Christian Church parking lot.

Oak Ridge mom Theresa Miller, who works nights as a 911 operator Amid a banner waving and cheering for Sacramento County, was the glue crowd, Oak Ridge High School gradubehind the event that had cars snaking ates joyfully made their way down Silva through El Dorado Hills for more than Valley Parkway and an hour.

White Rock Road in a else drive-by parade Friday “Best way to describe has“Everybody great ideas; I just evening. execute off those the year ... crazy.”

A grassroots effort great ideas,” she said. fueled by moms of — Graduate Kristina Doran “Everyone wants to ORHS seniors, it give the class of 2020, began with a post by no matter what state or Renee Friedrich who town they live in, the best experience wanted to organize an alternate prom possible because they’ve all been totally event during shelter-in-place orders. robbed of all the end-of-year traditional Soon the Facebook group spawned a celebrations. We’re just making lemonplanning frenzy of various activities, including an Adopt-A-Senior group, n See CELEBRATION, page A5 senior videos as well as a parade leadSel Richard Staff writer

Trojan grads Paula Rabell, Shainika Mohan, Sofia Dias, Brecken Theders, Josh Carlsen and Jack Thompson, left to right, show off their silly sides at their graduation celebration.

(Their) voice from the past offers time-travel fun for graduates Sel Richard Staff writer

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A letter box outside RHMS teacher Jodie Roberts’ class awaits the memories and goals of graduating eighth-graders.

What would your younger self say to you now?

Some Oak Ridge High School seniors found out last week.

Rolling Hills Middle School teacher Jodie Roberts gives all her eighth-graders a chance to write a letter to themselves right before they enter high school. Four years later she mails the letters back to them and for many it comes as a complete surprise.

Oak Ridge High School senior Alex Dean was excited when he received his letter and only vaguely recalled writing it in eighth grade. “It was very nostalgic to read because it brought me back to what my life was like four years ago,” he said. “I was also surprised with what my goals were in eighth grade compared to now.”

Roberts has offered this tradition during her entire

tenure as a seventh- and eighth-grade math teacher.

“There have been a lot of letters sitting in my cupboard over 16 years,” she shared.

The idea came from her own eighth-grade language arts teacher, who mailed letters back to students after only a year. “I remember getting it out of the mail,” Roberts said. “I was really freaked out because the handwriting was my own but I did not remember writing it. It was weird.”

Her high school freshman teacher did the same thing, but this time the letter was kept until her senior year.

Roberts’ letter writing project is an amalgamation of the two. She suggests students put in both memories of middle school, friend groups as well as hopes and future goals. “Four years from now you probably won’t remember those moments and you may or may n

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Stellar local students The University of Utah congratulates more than 7,500 students who were named to the spring 2020 Dean’s List. The following students from El Dorado Hills made the list: Kianna Bonal, major listed as biology; Jack Cook, major as listed as pre-computer science; Kelsey Fairchild, major listed as theater; Seth Mawson, major listed as kinesiology; Tyler Silva, major listed as mechanical engineering; Alexa Van Komen, major listed as finance; and Sarah Wilkerson, major listed as kinesiology.

Bryce Creger of El Dorado Hills was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.

Creger was initiated at California State University, Chico.

Congratulations Oak Ridge varsity men’s volleyball player Sam Manfredi, who was named as an Optimist All-Star.

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Congrats, grad. What are your future plans?

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“I plan to attend CSU Fullerton and pursue a career in social work and music education.”

“I’m going to University of Portland to major in computer science.”

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El Dorado Hills

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I’ll be going to Folsom Lake College to transfer to San Diego State for mechanical engineering.”

“I’m going to University of Colorado, Colorado Springs to major in business economics.

I want to keep my options open.”

“I’ll be going to Boise State for business.”

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Library events Through Aug. 31: The El Dorado County Library hosts its summer reading challenge, Imagine Your Story. Register online at eldoradolibrary.beanstack.org.

June 10: Pick up art supplies in a drive-thru event at the El Dorado Hills Library, 9-10 a.m, for the Art Wednesday To-Go program. Share photos of your creations online.

LAUREN SWAN

DEBBIE PALMER Village Life photos by Noel Stack

The Rotary Club of El Dorado Hills celebrated local educators during its May 27 virtual meeting. Oak Ridge High School celebrated Lauren Swan, who teaches math and also coaches the varsity women’s golf team. Principal Aaron Palm called Swan, who was an ORHS student, a role model who has “a phenomenal work ethic.” Buckeye Union School District celebrated instructional coach Debbie Palmer. BUSD Superintendent David Roth said Palmer is an “incredible educator and human being” who is dedicated to helping the district succeed.

Rescue Union School District honored special education teacher Kirsten Hart. RUSD Superintendent Cheryl Olson said, “She’s a tireless worker,” adding that her goal is to make each child feel special and get the best education.

News bite The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce CHAMBER CA$H Recovery Rebate program is in full swing.

For every $100 participants spend in 95762 or at EDH chamber member businesses, they receive $10 cash back or can donate it to a favorite, local nonprofit in El Dorado County. “We are committed to our ‘Keep It Local 365’ program and now more than ever we need to encourage our residents to continue to buy local. What better way than paying you to buy local?” said Debbie Manning, chamber president/CEO. Program details can be found at eldoradohillschamber. org. For more information call (916) 933-1335, email chamber@eldoradohillschamber.org

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May 26 7:42 a.m. Theft from a vehicle was reported in El Dorado Hills (street not listed). Suspect(s) stole medication.

8:13 a.m. Theft from a vehicle was reported in El Dorado Hills (street not listed).

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May 27 8:43 a.m. Deputies arrested a man on suspicion of public intoxication on Devon Way. He was later released.

3:19 p.m. A suspect allegedly took a package from and El Dorado Hills home after he delivered it (street not listed).

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Giant shoulders retire from Sac Youth Symphony

Susan Laird The Arts

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.� — Sir Isaac Newton

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Maestro Michael Neumann conducts a rehearsal of the Sacramento Youth Symphony. Neumann retires in June after growing the SYS for the last 40 years.

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t is easy to take greatness for granted when you live with it in the here-and-now. It is only when those talented individuals retire that we suddenly realize what giant steps they took for their art.

Case in point: The Sacramento Youth Symphony, founded in 1956, is one of the regional blessings for our young people. It cultivates musical talent, promotes love for music, advances a sense of unity and increases a student’s capacity for lifetime success.

Our kids can explore what it is like to go from recitals hosted by their teachers to playing their instruments in a larger setting with a larger audience.

And a real conductor.

For the last 40 years, the nationally applauded Sacramento Youth Symphony was under the baton of Maestro Michael Neumann.

It was a labor of love and personal sacrifice for a classically trained violinist with a sterling talent. He could have spent those decades in New York, London, Berlin or any

number of international venues.

Instead, he chose to remain in the Sacramento area and to devote himself to grow the love of the performing arts in our area’s young people.

The early years Neumann was born in South Africa in 1948 to Jewish parents who fled the Nazi Holocaust from Berlin. They took young Michael and his brother to classical music concerts in South Africa where he discovered his love of music — especially Beethoven.

His early violin instructor was Maria Neuss, the great-great granddaughter of the famous Czech composer AntonĂ­n DvorĂĄk (1841-1904).

The family immigrated to America in the early 1960s, eventually settling in San Francisco.

Neumann continued to pursue his interest in violin at Lowell High School. A music scholarship to San Francisco State College

(today’s SFSU) followed, then a full-ride music scholarship to the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music for violin performance — where he also earned his master’s degree in orchestral conducting.

Professional life After graduating, Neumann spent the next five years performing in the first violin section of the Birmingham Symphony in Alabama. He also conducted the Birmingham Youth Symphony.

The move to Sacramento came in 1978 when he accepted the job of assistant conductor and violinist for the Sacramento Symphony.

He took up the baton for the small Sacramento Youth Symphony a year later.

By this time, a wife and children were a part of his life. Sacramento was their home. He could uproot them to advance his career or n

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Amazing? Yes! Maria Wong White UCCE Master Gardener of El Dorado County

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few short years ago we were researching plants to create a shrub hedge and came across the usual ideas such as photinia, oleander, nandina, pyracantha ... and then found something called pineapple guava. Our criteria included plantings that would thrive without too much pampering, not need a lot of water and be deer resistant. And, of course, as a hedge we needed evergreen.

I can report that the hedge gets better every year. However, it’s the pineapple guava that’s so very exciting and I want to share what we’ve learned about this amazing plant. This shrub, sometimes trained as a tree, has so much to offer and has no drawbacks. I’m surprised not to see more planted in our neighborhood.

Pineapple guava (previously Acca sellowiana, now Feijoa sellowiana) is native to South America but is also grown in Europe, can be found in both Ukraine and India and is particularly popular in New Zealand. It’s an easy-to-find plant in local nurseries and we’ve also picked up named varieties at the UC Davis Arboretum plant sale. From gallon-sized plants, we’ve seen ours reach about 4 feet tall in five years. As shrubs, The

Sunset Western Garden Book projects them to reach 18 to 25 feet. Here in El Dorado County, the plant will survive in both Sunset zones 7 and 9.

I mentioned my basic research criteria- — deer-resistance, not needing much water and keeping foliage yearround. All criteria were met in the following four choices. With photinia we also get attractive changes in foliage color. With Nerium oleander we see masses of continuous bloom through the summer and fall. Nandina domestica has an airiness to its slender canes with multi-color foliage and berries.

Pyracantha is a berry-making machine that keeps birds crazy happy. (Photinia and oleander are toxic to animals and humans. Please research them before planting in your yard.) But,with the pineapple guava we get so much more: striking white blossoms in the spring and in late fall, if conditions are right, fruit appears — edible fruit.

On Nov. 22, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. at our local grocery store I spotted a stash of feijoa (the fruit of the pineapple guava) for sale at the princely sum of $2.49 each. Of course I made gleeful noises and took a snapshot. We harvested hundreds and hundreds of feijoa from our shrubs last year. Woohoo! We could be rich! We also happily gave many feijoa fruit away.

I’ve been told the fruit is delicious.

Literature says many people think they can taste some pineapple, some guava and a hint of mint. It’s definitely an n

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The El Dorado County Fair may not take place this summer as mass gatherings may not yet be permitted come July under the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan. The El Dorado County Fair brings in about $650,000 each year, which is roughly half of the fairgrounds’ annual budget.

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The COVID-19 pandemic is jeopardizing one California institution with roots that reach back to the Gold Rush.

The El Dorado County Fairgrounds, along with dozens of other local fairgrounds across California, are facing insolvency as the coronavirus-forced shutdowns take away much-needed revenue streams.

“Your local fairgrounds are the go-to place during disasters in your community — such as wildfires, floods, pandemics ... ” a press release from the El Dorado County Fair Association states.

“They are the hub of the community … All of this could change due to the consequences of COVID-19.”

The coronavirus pandemic is endangering the county fairgrounds’ main revenue stream. Fair organizers announced in early May they will move this year’s event to July 9-12, barring further complications.

El Dorado County Fair and Event Center CEO Jody Gray was lucky enough to re-book the vendors, entertainers and judges for the event, which was originally planned for June 18-21.

But the longer the virus lingers, the less likely El Dorado County families and friends will enjoy corn dogs, cotton candy and carnival rides this summer.

Mass gatherings, like county fairs, will be the last events approved by the state under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s reopening plans.

Currently El Dorado County is dipping its toes into Stage 3 of Newsom’s reopening plan, while still formally in Stage 2. Retail outlets, dine-in restau-

rants and hair salons have reopened, but gyms and drinks-only bars are still closed.

The timeline for Stage 4, which includes large-scale events like sporting events, concerts or fairs, is still unknown. Gray told Village Life a few weeks back that El Dorado County’s fair wouldn’t take place without the state being in Stage 4 of the reopening process. Several other county fairs across California, such as San Joaquin and Orange counties, completely called off their 2020 events.

The annual fair is the out-and-out breadwinner for the El Dorado County Fairgrounds.

Each year the fair brings in about $650,000, which is roughly half of the fairgrounds’ annual budget, Gray said.

If the fairgrounds are closed for events through the year, it will lose about $1,266,000 in revenues and savings, she said.

As of last month, the fairgrounds had lost about $200,000 and counting in interim rental revenue. “It will be difficult to keep the gates open,” admits fair spokeswoman Suzanne Wright in the press release.

The shutdowns have exacerbated financial difficulties that were already nearly a decade in the making.

In May 2011, during the Great Recession, the state cut all $32 million in funding for California’s fairs. The EDC Fairgrounds, according to the press release, lost 25% of its funding due to the cuts.

Now, what’s kept the fair afloat since then is gone.

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Serrano HOA recall fizzles Sel Richard Staff writer

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After three hours of ballot counting, HOA Elections of California, acting as inspector of elections, informed Serrano HOA board meeting attendees last Friday that the recall failed to garner enough votes to proceed to the election of a contingent board. No public comment was made during an open forum offered prior to ballot counting.

Of the 2,129 ballots received, 1,065 yes votes were needed to pass the recall.

Only 810 voted for the recall, with 1,217 residents voting against.

Live-streamed on GoToMeeting, the recall election was the culmination of simmering discontent among a contingent of homeowners. The catalyst to the recall was a letter to county agencies regarding Parker Development’s Central El Dorado Hills Specific Plan development currently before the El Dorado County Planning Commission.

A portion of the CEDHSP hinges on a county General Plan amendment to redesignate the old executive golf course from recreational facilities-high intensity to residential zoning, an emotional and contentious issue for the community.

Sent on behalf of the Serrano El Dorado Board of Directors and signed by board president Donald Sacco, the letter was written “submitting its position on the CEDHSP application

before the Planning Commission and to eventually come before the Board of Supervisors.”

Serrano homeowners were not consulted as to this communication, many considering it a misrepresentation of their views. Sacco subsequently sent a follow-up letter stating, “Our board neither opposes or supports the Serrano Associates CEDHSP Application.”

This recall election follows the regular election held less than three weeks earlier in which board members Sacco and George Triano were both re-elected for an additional two-year term. The board has no legal authority to change timeframes for either election and was therefore forced to conduct both despite the awkward timing.

At the conclusion of the recall failure, Sacco acknowledged the resultant tension among Serrano residents, calling the election process arduous and challenging. “It is my hope that we can return our full time focus on managing Serrano in a manner that maintains its inherent value as one of the most livable communities in California,” he said, thanking supporters of the prevailing board.

“For those of you who supported the recall, I ask that we begin anew a dialog about our differences in which we base our opinion and conclusion on evidence based information yet allowing for a respectful difference of opinion should that be the outcome,” he concluded.

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Fair “El Dorado County Fairgrounds cut spending (in 2011), created new methods of generating revenue, streamlined interim rentals, ran a bar during the fair and 4th of July and created other events, such as the popular Crab and Chowder Gala,” according to the association.

All that has been put on hold thanks to the pandemic.

Since the shutdowns began, the fair has brought in virtually no money — relative to its regular budget, Gray said.

“We have sold about $1,000 worth of compost, we have had $175 in donations, about $200 in horse ride passes and that is about it,” she said.

Right now the EDC fair is digging into its savings account just to stay alive.

“We never expected to have to use all of our savings for one loss,” Gray said. “We were very fortunate until now. We have always been very frugal and proud of how we managed our finances. Thank goodness, otherwise, we really would be in worse trouble.”

And that will run out without financial relief or a recuperated income stream. Gray said the fair will

Continued from A4 “limp along” — if not close — if the status quo remains until 2021.

If the fair is indeed canceled, this year will be the first since World War II without a county fair on the West Slope.

The county’s first recorded fair was in 1859 in Coloma, according to the fair’s website. Until 1939 the fair was held at various locations including Coloma, Diamond Springs and downtown Placerville. That year it moved to its current location on Placerville Drive.

If this is the death knell, El Dorado County will be losing much more than the site itself.

Gray counts the fairgrounds as a vital community resource. The fairgrounds serve as a home for self-improvement classes, nonprofit fundraisers, evacuation and cooling centers, dog and car shows, weddings, funerals and countless other events and get-togethers.

“All fairs in California are in trouble,” Gray said. “Fairs should not be forgotten in the (COVID-19) bailout … Our fairgrounds are too important to be forgotten.”

South Lake Tahoe pauses fines, wants visitors back He said he wants community service officers to make sure businesses are keeping people safe and he’s been impressed with businesses self-regulating.

Councilmembers said they realize that casinos in Nevada are opening so the city needs to prepare for people to come and stay in the region, although California has not allowed lodging to reopen.

The council will formalize this decision during its June 9 meeting.

Bass also said he’d like the city to be in lockstep with the county and state so that when lodging does open, the council won’t need to meet, it will automatically open in the city.

The city is reopening parks, boat ramps and city facilities. Bathrooms at parks will be cleaned three times a day and will still be closed overnight. Campgrounds, picnic areas and playgrounds are still closed.

The city also approved an urgency ordinance that would relax regulations regarding temporary signage, building permit fees and outdoor restaurant seating due to COVID-19.

Laney Griffo Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — When COVID-19 first hit, South Lake Tahoe City Council took swift and aggressive action to slow the spread in the city, including putting in place the $1,000 citation for violating the state’s stay-athome order.

Now, with Barton Health bulking up its bed space and El Dorado County and the state moving through the reopening phases, the council is ready to get the city back to normal (or as normal as possible).

During its May 28 meeting the council voted to formally relax the citation for second homeowners. They also gave direction to the South Lake Tahoe Police Department to stop giving citations to visitors.

Councilmember Cody Bass said that in the beginning the city needed to protect local residents but two months later they need to shift gears from turning people away to supporting local businesses.

Letters

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not be friends with those people,” she tells her classes, sharing how the transition between middle school and high school was a significant one for herself.

She reads her own letters as examples for her students, which included goals such as “get a car,” or “have a boyfriend by the end of freshman year. He must be cute and nice.”

“That didn’t happen,” admitted Roberts, laughing.

“What you think is important right now might not be by the time you’re graduating,” Roberts said. “It’s fun to see if that becomes a reality and if your passions and your life took a different turn.

“I always tell the kids I’m not going to read your letter and it’s not graded. If you think this is the dumb-

est assignment ever, you don’t have to do it,” Roberts insists, admitting that some kids are excited about writing their letter, others not so much. And then there are the students she sees throughout the years who ask whether she still has their letter. “I want to ask them, ‘Do you remember anything else from my class other than that?’” Roberts joked.

Fielding 100-120 letters every year, Roberts only requests students bring in an envelope affixed with a forever stamp. If kids have moved, the school office tries to track down a forwarding address and some kids will even remember to send their new information.

“I do have a pretty good stack of returned mail through the years,” she revealed.

This year students will bring their letter to a drop box outside her door when they return their textbooks to the school. “I don’t expect to get a lot this year, unfortunately,” Roberts said.

Although she said her students became relatively comfortable with Google classroom and the online math platforms she used during shelter-in-place order, she knows distance learning is hard on some of her kids. And Roberts herself is looking forward to getting back to normal.

“I need to go to the beach. I just love to sit and listen to the waves,” she said, hoping restrictions will be lifted soon.

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ade.”

Although the events are not sanctioned by the high school, Miller credits ORHS Principal Aaron Palm with offering immediate support. “Without hesitation, he offered up the Oak Ridge parking lot and communication to parents schoolwide.”

With a class of more than 600 seniors, Miller worked with the California Highway Patrol to map out a route that involved only right turns and fourlane roads to avoid blocking traffic or crossing lanes.

The El Dorado Hills Fire Department led the procession.

Rolling Hills Church Executive Student Pastor Dan Pena got wind of the original idea to throw a car party in the Raley’s parking lot. “We’ve got a huge parking lot that can help people stay distanced,” he said. “It’s great it worked out.”

He contacted Miller, offering to host a free party for seniors with no senior parents allowed to attend or help, a tradition for senior grad night. “We’re just the end of the parade,” said Pena. “We just wanted the community to win.”

Numerous signs listing government guidelines were posted to remind kids to respect safety rules.

Seniors enjoyed free pizzas and drinks delivered to them throughout the evening. Kids were called up in small groups to get T-shirts printed by an on-site screen printer offering three different design options.

A DJ blasted popular tunes and two photo booths were set up with funny themes, one with a barrier so two friends could take photos together.

“It really sums up the end of the year,” said senior Ruqshana Amiri, while enjoying some good girl time with her pal Val Getman. “It gave everyone a chance to join together one last time.”

Senior Sofia Dias agreed. “I think it’s really special.”

Rolling Hills Church gave each senior a custom box which, upon opening, played Pomp and Circumstance and contained a $5 Dutch Bros gift card along with a pack of ramen noodles as first study session essentials. Vintage Grace, Vantage Point, District Church, Jesus Culture churches were on hand as well, offering their own seniors various gifts or helping to distribute refreshments.

Both Pena and Miller were quick to credit the community with the success of both the parade and car party. Parents donated $2,500 toward the event, Big Spoon donated frozen yogurt and almost 70 volunteers worked to organize the Rolling Hills parking lot. Pena and his wife, along with Miller and parent Jennifer Geeting, spent hours mapping out the 350 slots for the car party, honoring group requests as best they could.

Shellie Cook headed up eight junior parents to direct traffic in the ORHS parking lot at the start of the parade.

“The list of the class of 2020’s sports championships

Gardener exotic and the list of what one can do with the fruit is limited only to the imagination. Recipes using feijoa include cakes, jams and liqueurs. We had a blast making a variety of feijoa jams and butters and gifting them over the holidays. I still have enough in the freezer to try making some cakes or ice cream. The blossoms that will appear shortly, I’ve been told and have read, are like candy. Even better, plucking the petals does not impact fruit production. We can eat the yummy petals directly off the shrub or do something grownup and toss them in salads.

Lastly, looking beyond the orna-

Laird

Continued from A3 mental and edible, we find the Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County include pineapple guava on the list of fire-resistant plants for the landscape. (UCANR.edu and San Jose Mercury News Aug. 17, 2017).

I hope your interest in the pineapple guava has been piqued. There is a Feijoa Fact Sheet at fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu. Also check out what California’s rare fruit growers have to say at crfg.org.

Currently we are in Phase 2 resumption of activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Master Gardener events will for the foreseeable future be limited. Please

see the calendar of events for learning opportunities. We realize our public classes are valued by county residents and we especially appreciate your continued support and understanding during this public health challenge.

Have a gardening question? Master Gardeners are working hard remotely and can still answer your questions.

Leave a message on our office telephone at (530) 621-5512 or use the Ask a Master Gardener option on mgeldorado. ucanr.edu. Master Gardeners are also on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

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

this fall was absolutely insane. With the list of universities they’re going to and even the academic decathlon, this class of 2020 is really special,” insisted Miller.

“They’re damn close to perfect in my book.”

With numerous social media posts touting not only the events’ success, but also that it was more fun than traditional graduation ceremonies, many are calling for the parade to become a yearly tradition.

A more traditional graduation ceremony is tentatively scheduled to take place 8 p.m. Friday, July 17, in the Oak Ridge stadium.

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“I am thrilled and honored to be joining the SYS team,” Murray said. “As a young musiRoad less traveled cian growing up in Sacramento, I was one of Realizing that he could the many players to be legitimately use the SYS inspired by my time in as a stepping stone to SYS. I am really excited advance his own career, to join the team and Neumann chose a difcontinue the fantastic ferent career goal. He work that has been done decided to grow the small

by Maestro Neumann. I youth orchestra into a look forward to getting regional powerhouse. to know all of the SYS That was his gift back to community and to all of the arts.

During Neumann’s Courtesy photo the great music we will tenure the SYS grew Maestro Ryan Murray takes the baton, leading the Sacramento make together.” from just 55 memMaestro Neumann Youth Symphony this month. bers to more than 400 is a friend to many in from throughout the our community. He is a Sacramento Valley region. Thousands of young people frequent member of the audience at the Folsom Lake benefited from his time, training and wisdom. Some Symphony and I am sure he plans to continue his suphave gone on to have professional music careers of port of the SYS during his retirement. their own.

So, from the heart and on behalf of the arts comIt is a tremendous legacy — and on Neumann’s munity: Thank you, Maestro. Thank you for those retirement, a daunting one. years of practices and performances. For holding a high standard, yet always being willing to work with the young learner. For writing recommendations for Taking up the baton students. For growing their talents. For showing them the way forward. For always being a friend.

Maestro Ryan Murray is an SYS alum and an Happy retirement, Maestro Neumann. We look foraward-winning conductor in his own right. He takes up the baton for the SYS Premier Orchestra for the ward to seeing you with the rest of us in the audience next season. for many, many more years.

Murray is excited to follow in the footsteps of his Send your event for consideration in Susan’s column to beloved mentor. slaird@handywriting.com.

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Homeownership and It’s now at 51.3% — the the strength of the real estate market is lowest on record — and according to dependent on employment. Folks who the labor department, nearly 11 milare unemployed or underemployed lion people reported working part-time don’t usually buy homes. Historically because they couldn’t find full-time when employment is increasing the work. economy is expanding, home sales are Those unemployment numbers are brisk and home values are appreciatlikely to get worse, according to Jeff ing. When the economy isn’t creating Michael, executive director at the jobs or losing them, homes sales and Center for Business and Policy Research values stall as they did during the Great at the University of the Pacific in Recession of 2008.

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These are basic, long-held economic “We expect another million jobs lost principals accepted by real estate econo- in May and the unemployment rate mists. That’s why it’s surprising home could surpass our initial projections of values are not collapsing when we are 19% statewide,” Michael said. experiencing the worst unemployment How high? Some labor economists since the Great Depression of the 1930s. are saying 25% of Californians could be The median selling price for homes unemployed by June. in El Dorado County, currently around A record number of unemployed $510,000, is about the same as a year Californians is likely to be the new ago. That might seem a bit unusual normal. Many small businesses will not when 2.3 million Californians lost their reopen, larger companies are downsizjobs in April and the state’s unemploying and a few — like Tesla — will likely ment rate spiked to 15.5%. El Dorado move out of California.

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The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings, fell 21.8% to 69.0 in April. Year-overyear contract signings shrank 33.8%. An index of 100 is equal to the level of contract activity in 2001.

“With nearly all states under stay-athome orders in April it is no surprise to see the markedly reduced activity in signing contracts for home purchases,” said Lawrence Yun, NAR’s chief economist.

The latest pending home sales numbers reveal the greatest decline since NAR began tracking such transactions in January 2001. However, Yun said he expects that April will be the lowest point for pending contracts and the month of May, consequently, will be the lowest point for closed sales.

“While coronavirus mitigation efforts have disrupted contract signings, the real estate industry is ‘hot’ in affordable price points with the wide prevalence of bidding wars for the limited inventory,” he said. “In the coming months, buying activity will rise as states reopen and more consumers feel comfortable about homebuying in the midst of the social

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A sign that buyers’ comfortability may be growing is seen in NAR’s most recent Flash Survey, as 34% of Realtors reported successfully completing nearly all aspects of transactions while adhering to social distancing procedures.

Pointing to data from realtor.com, Yun said new listings were up in April 2020 from one year ago in 34 metro areas, including Virginia Beach, Va., Sioux Falls, S.D., Odessa, Texas, Summerville, Ga., and Las Cruces, N.M. “Given the surprising resiliency of the housing market in the midst of the pandemic the outlook for the remainder of the year has been upgraded for both home sales and prices, with home sales to decline by only 11% in 2020 with the median home price projected to increase by 4%,” Yun said. “In the prior forecast, sales were expected to fall by 15% and there was no increase in home price.”

Although each of the four indices is down on a month-over-month basis, an encouraging development is that the rates of declines are lower in the Midwest, South and West, compared to the drops seen in March 2020.

The Northeast PHSI sank 48.2% to 42.6 in April, 52.6% lower than a year ago. In the Midwest, the index dropped 15.9% to 72.0 last month, down 26.0% from April 2019.

Pending home sales in the South fell 15.4% to an index of 87.6 in April, a 29.6% decrease from April 2019. The index in the West slipped 20.0% in April 2020 to 57.1, down 37.2% from a year ago.

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A hallway near the staircase leads to the the second bonus room and a front bedroom with a double-door closet and a full bathroom.

The master suite is on the first floor and boasts a gorgeous, beamed ceiling, gas fireplace and backyard access. The spalike master bathroom has a deep soaking tub, glass shower, two sinks, a private toilet and large walk-in closet.

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The Human Resources Department is currently accepting applications for multiple limited Utility Worker Positions within the Hydroelectric Division of Operations.

Under direct supervision performs a variety of manual labor assisting District staff with maintenance and construction activities of tasks associated with the installation, repair and maintenance of water distribution and collection systems, canals and water conveyance systems used for the operation of the hydroelectric power plant, irrigation ditches, and lakes; and operates light and moderately heavy power driven equipment.

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New home sales hold steady in April Stephanie Pagan National Association of Home Builders In a sign that the housing market is stabilizing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 0.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000 units in April, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. The April rate is 6.2% lower than the April 2019 pace.

“The April data for new home sales show the potential for housing to lead any recovery for the overall economy,” said Dean Mon, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Shrewsbury, N.J. “Because the housing industry entered this downturn underbuilt, there exists considerable pent-up housing demand on the sidelines. The experience of the virus mitigation has emphasized the importance of home for most Americans.”

“The April estimates from Census came in better than forecast, so there is a possibility of a downward revision in the next release,” said NAHB Chief

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Economist Robert Dietz. “Nonetheless, the data matches recent commentary from builders and reflects recent gains in mortgage applications. Despite significant challenges in overall economic conditions, the months’ supply held steady at a reasonably healthy level of 6.3.”

A new home sale occurs when a sales contract is signed or a deposit is accepted. The home can be in any stage of construction: not yet started, under construction or completed. In addition to adjusting for seasonal effects, the April reading of 623,000 units is the number of homes that would sell if this pace continued for the next 12 months.

Inventory edged lower to a 6.3 months’ supply, with 325,000 new single-family homes for sale, 3% lower than April 2019. Of that total, just 78,000 are completed, ready to occupy. The median sales price was $303,900. The median price of a new home sale a year earlier was $339,000. Median prices were lower, due to increased use of builder price incentive in April.

Regionally, new home sales were up 8.7% in the Northeast, 2.4% in the Midwest and 2.4% in the South. New home sales were down 6.3% in the West.

Unfortunately, during times of hardship, families are often targeted by fraud artists attempting to take advantage of those needing assistance. The COVID-19 crisis is no exception, with many scammers pretending to extend a critical lifeline to struggling homeowners through so-called “foreclosure rescue fraud.”

According to Freddie Mac, this scheme involves bad actors offering false promises of being able to save your home from foreclosure.

Common elements of this fraud include the following: • Requiring you to sign over the title to your home.

• Asking you to sign unfamiliar documents and/or share your personal information.

• Charging you rent to stay in your home and/or potentially promising that you can purchase your home back when your financial situation improves.

Another common fraud involves a third party guaranteeing you a loan modification with a reduced mortgage payment. Such scams may operate similarly as foreclosure rescue fraud, as fraudsters collect an upfront fee and promise to work with your loan servicer on your behalf.

So what can you do to protect yourself?

• Don’t disclose. Never provide your information via phone or internet until after you have verified the caller or company’s identity.

• Be suspicious. If someone has contacted you asking for personal or sensitive information, do your homework to verify the validity of the request before providing any information. Contact your servicer (the company listed on your mortgage statement) and confirm that they called you asking for information.

• Spot imposters. Scammers across the globe can make any name or number appear on your caller

ID or email. Protect yourself from spoofing by letting calls go to voicemail first. If a call is important, the caller will leave a message. If you do answer and it is a robocall, don’t press any numbers. Just hang up.

• Report fraud. Freddie Mac will never reach out to offer a refinancing opportunity or new loan over the phone. If you have been contacted by someone claiming to represent Freddie Mac, you can report it by visiting sf.freddiemac.com/ working-with-us/fraud-prevention/ feedback.

While there are fraudsters out there offering false promises, know that there is real assistance on offer during this crisis, too. Contact your loan servicer to discuss your options. If Freddie Mac owns your mortgage and you are a homeowner unable to make you mortgage payments due to a decline in income resulting from COVID-19, you can learn more about available mortgage relief options by visiting MyHome.

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Calhoon Based upon the unprecedented economic contraction economists do not expect a V-shaped recovery. This selfimposed recession will likely last until 2022.

Based on the enormity of the loss in jobs, and

Continued from B2 contrary to historical data, homes continue to hold their value. Here are a few factors holding up prices: The number of county homes currently for sale is historically low. May and June are typically

peak months for listings.

Last year at this time we had 850 homes for sale.

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county homes continues to exceed our existing supply.

New home construction is a limited. When existing inventory levels are low new home construction normally fills in the demand. That’s not happening. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports housing starts fell 30% in April.

Homeowners are prepared to weather this storm. During the Great Recession 1 million California homeowners lost their homes. Many foreclosures were due to a job loss, little or no equity, high interest loans and poor lending decisions. Today county homeowners have a huge amount of equity in their homes, financed with low, fixed-rate mortgages and underwritten by much tighter lending standards. For homeowners who are having a problem making mortgage payments there is a moratorium on housing foreclosures and most lenders offer a mortgage forbearance program to homeowners impacted by the economic lockdown.

Delusional or optimistic? Another difference between the 25 million unemployed today and the 11 million unemployed in 2008 is attitude. During the 2008 recession folks were walking away from their homes and mortgages.

They had lost any hope that the economy, their jobs or their home values would bounce back quickly. The one bright spot in last week’s Labor Department report was that nearly 80% of the unemployed said they expected to return to their jobs in the coming months.

“Those jobs will all be back and they’ll be back very soon,” said President Donald Trump in response to the recent jobs report.

Let’s hope he’s right.

Ken Calhoon is a real estate broker in El Dorado County. He can be reached for questions and comments at ken@kencalhoon.com.

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5 ways to master a move StatePoint Media While real estate agents report that far fewer people than normal have been moving during the COVID-19 pandemic, that may soon change. A recent Harris Poll found that nearly a third of U.S. adults living in urban areas are considering a move to less densely populated cities in the wake of the pandemic.

Others may not be fleeing the pandemic but simply want or need to move, either for a job change or other reason.

If you find yourself preparing to move during these uncertain times, here are some tips to help it go more smoothly.

1. Make a checklist: Set a timeline for completing such tasks as packing, cleaning and registering the kids for school.

Staying ahead of the process can help avoid last-minute headaches and make your to-do list seem more manageable.

There are even free apps available to help.

2. Organize and purge: Moving is the perfect opportunity to decide what you really want and need in your new home.

To lessen the load on moving day, hold a garage sale – following proper social distancing guidelines – or donate unwanted items to charity. You can make the unpacking process simpler by arranging similar items together and labeling each box accordingly, such as kitchen utensils with cups or clothing of a particular season. You can even label a box as “open me first� for items you’ll need immediately.

3. Notify those who need to know: Let your insurance agent know that you’re moving as soon as possible to be sure you’re covered. You’ll also want to

discuss how your needs will change. For example, if this is your first time buying a house, you’ll need a homeowners policy versus renters insurance. On the other hand, if you’re downsizing from a house to an apartment, you’ll still want to ensure your belongings are covered, which you can do with renters insurance.

Be sure to also call your utility providers to cancel or transfer service and fill out a change of address form with the United States Post Office. You’ll also want to update your address with your bank and credit card companies.

4. Consider what’s covered: You may want to consider moving insurance.

Some companies, like Erie Insurance, will cover you during the move and say it’s usually not necessary to purchase an additional policy. Keep in mind there are limits for certain kinds of misplaced, lost or stolen personal property. Your insurance agent can walk through that with you.

5. DIY or hire a pro. While during “normal� times you might recruit family and friends to help you with the move, given ongoing social distancing guidelines, now may not be the right time to ask. If it’s a small move, you may be able to handle it on your own or with the help of just a few immediate family members. Otherwise, consider hiring moving professionals who know the proper safety protocols and will be better equipped to protect your possessions and make sure they’re transported safely.

While moving can seem overwhelming, a bit of prep and planning go a long way. By mastering your move, you’ll be sitting down and relaxing in your new home in no time.

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ADDRESS

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$492,000 $1,495,000 $3,395,000

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© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 38

Here’s a fun project that lets you create simple animated cartoons!

Fold a strip of 3” X 11” paper in half, so that it is 3” tall by 5 1/2” wide.

Open the folded “book” and draw a little bird with its wing pointing down as shown.

Close the “book” and trace the little bird, but draw his wing pointing up.

Curl the cover of the “book” around a pencil as shown. Wrap it tight and keep it there for a few minutes.

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Move the pencil back and forth quickly again and again so that the curled paper covers and uncovers the picture of the little bird below. It should look like the bird is flapping its wings!

Circle all the money amounts you can find in the newspaper in one minute. Now tally the amounts you found. How much do they add up to?

hen the most valuable baseball card of Elizabeth’s collection disappears, her mother’s new date and a suspicious baseball card dealer are likely suspects.

Unscramble the title of this book.

Then, check it out at your local library this summer!

OPTICAL ILLUSIONS BORDERS DEALER ICEBERG BENT CIRCLE RULER RAINBOW TALLY EYES SQUARE TROVE LINE DATE

Here are a couple of other animations to try …

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

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ILLUSION

The noun illusion means something that tricks your eyes into seeing something not as it really is.

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

School Closed Forever?

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Stansbury an updated ranch home Simpler is better in the Northlake Associated Designs

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he contemporary ranch-style Stansbury has an open, welcoming look. Sidelights flank the door, and a wealth of additional windows sparkles across the front.

Shake-textured siding accents the upper triangles of each of its four front gables, while brick veneer columns and cladding bespeaks permanence. Each of the four shining coach lights is backed by a framed rectangle of custom brick, set in an intriguing herringbone pattern.

This single-level plan is traditional in the placement of a living room and dining room, accessed via mirror-image arched openings off the foyer. Built-in hutches flank the living room’s mess-free gas fireplace, while another long hutch in the dining room fills about half of one side wall. A nearby opening feeds into the hallway and kitchen.

Day-to-day family living takes place in the core rooms at the rear. The family room is almost entirely open to the kitchen and nook. A gracefully arched opening marks the boundary, in tandem with a raised counter and eating bar.

Working at the built-in cook top, your eyes can take in almost every corner of the family living area, along with much of the patio and rear landscape. A sliding glass door fills the widest wall of the

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bayed nook, so this space is naturally bright. It also boasts an abundance of counters and cupboards.

A second gas fireplace serves as a focal point in the family room. Light washes in through slender windows on both sides.

A wide window bay expands the Stansbury’s owners’ suite. Outfitted with a couple of easy chairs, this quiet retreat is a great place to relax or even doze off.

Both walk-in closets are plenty roomy.

Associated Designs is the original source for the Stansbury 30-500. For more information or to view other designs visit AssociatedDesigns.com or call 800-634-0123.

he Northlake is a minimalist’s dream. This cozy vacation cottage would be at home on a lake, ocean beach, or tucked into a mountain grove.

Slender wooden posts support a gabled entry porch, while perennially charming Craftsman-style windows sparkle across the front. Cedar shingles fill the two front-facing gable ends, both of which are accented by decorative supports.

Abundant natural light spills into the vaulted entry and great room through a transom and clerestory windows. This room has a surprisingly spacious feel.

The ceiling line rises up from the front, peaks, then slopes down at the rear. Even the lowest parts of the ceiling are several feet higher than average.

Natural heat emanates from a cleanburning, low-maintenance pellet stove that nestles into a brick-lined alcove by the stairs. The built-in cabinet that fills most of the rear wall has a display area on top. This could serve as shelving for books and games, while housing a home entertainment center as well. Sliders on the left access a screened porch, ideal for bug-free outdoor meals.

The kitchenette is directly to the right of the entry. Its ceiling is lower, but oth-

erwise this space is totally open to the great room. Cupboards, counters and appliances rim two walls. Twin windows fill half of the third, creating a delightful view from the kitchen table.

A storage room and combination bathroom/utility room fill out the rest of the Northlake’s main floor. Washer and dryer are stacked to maximize space usage. Additional storage is also available under the stairs. Double doors in the vaulted loft upstairs open onto a frontfacing balcony with a wooden handrail.

Associated Designs is the original source for the Northlake 30-504. For more information or to view other designs visit AssociatedDesigns.com or call 800-634-0123.

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SUNDAY MARKET 8am-1pm Open June 7 – October TOWN CENTER at Highway 50

Meet friends, swap recipes, shop & celebrate community.

WEDNESDAY MARKET- 8am-Noon

SATURDAY MARKET - 8am-Noon

Open June 3 – September CAMERON PARK BURKES JUNCTION

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CAMERON PARK

EL DORADO HILLS

PLACERVILLE ~ 4340 Golden Center Dr. #A

Safeway Center

Raleys Shopping Ctr.

Missouri Flat Rd, behind McDonald’s

(530) 672-4500

(916) 939-5300

(530) 295-4444

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Jim Kasper 530-330-2541

530-672-4530 Marilyn Goff #00935416

www.marilyngoff.com

SINGLE STORY HOME

Trent Andra #01453724

$459,000

19071898

PLACED AMONG PICTURESQUE VINEYARDS

• Charming wrap around porch welcomes you to this 3bd home on 7+ acres • Spacious floor plan showcases vaulted wood beamed ceilings, floor to ceiling rock hearth framing wood burning fireplace and large picture windows • Extras include central vacuum, whole house generator, irrigation well & more • Wooded acreage features apple trees, fig trees, 2 car detached garage with workshop room in the back, RV pad w/water & electric hook ups, large barn & storage area under house • Property is perfect for a vineyard, horses and farm animals

20020886

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Elegant Country Living on 46 Beautiful acres with Mountain Views! This dream home was built with meticulous attention to detail. Gourmet kitchen/family room w/gas fireplace, opens to a large covered patio. The game room has a wet bar, fridge, built in lrg screen TV, and a gas fireplace.

The formal dinning room features 16 ft ceilings, a butlers pantry and built in storage. The 4757 sq ft one story home features 3 master bedrooms, office - the main Master contains a fireplace, sitting area, jetted tub, large shower, walk in closet with built-ins+island. Radiant floor heat throughout, 11 thermostats, and 3 A/C units. There is a 3-car extra deep garage - a 40 X 60 metal shop with 2 12 ft roll ups + drive through. The property is usable, completely fenced and cross fenced. It has been cattle grazed and is parklike. Property is adjacent to the El Dorado Trail with miles of riding trails.

Many personal items are included - Call for more info.

· Create your own piece of heaven within this lovely 3bd home · Vaulted wood beamed ceilings create a feeling of spaciousness while the wood stove provides cozy warmth for the winter months · Newer flooring throughout the home including hardwood floors in the kitchen and the dining room · Set on .63 peaceful acres w/nice landscaping that includes a partially covered patio perfect for entertaining 20029291

#01242494

SOLD!

$1,700,000

SOLD!

A quiet serene community in a rural setting. Hilltop building sites, views, seasonal creek, trees, cleared meadows. The area has many wineries and close to National forest.

Electricity to site, well, pump, w/holding tank - original well report shows a high production well. Property has a large green house.

20007511

$625,000

Homes & Land For Sale!

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$205,000

40 ACRES IN CAMERON PARK

40 acres in this area is a rare find. The rectangular shaped property borders Cameron Estates and Marble Valley. There are views of the mountain snow peaks along with Valley Views. Build your dream estate or possibly split it into four 10 acre parcels.

The easement road starts at the end of Native Lane with a stone road to property.

20004894

$695,000

B O N U S S T U D I O A PA R T M E N T • 3-4bd custom home located at the end of the road for ultimate privacy • 2,040sf spacious floor plan showcases wood floors, crown molding, high ceilings, recessed lighting, wood burning fireplace & picture windows • Bonus studio apartment is not included in the square footage at the back of the house w/ separate entrance & full bath, perfect for in laws • Extra perks include a huge dog run, solar, Rocky Ridge internet w/great speeds at a discounted rate, RV/boat parking and 5.49 acres

20019535 #00935416

$499,900

Marilyn Goff ❖ 530-672-4530