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STATELINE, Nev. — The American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament is happening this summer at Lake Tahoe, but like other major sporting events throughout the country, it will be made for television. Two-time defending champ Tony Romo, Steph Curry and Charles Barkley will lead a group of about 80 celebrities in returning to Stateline, Nev., for the 31st annual event July 8-12 at Edgewood Tahoe. The stars will compete live for nine Tahoe Tribune file photo hours over three days on NBC Sports The American Century Championship will look much different this year with no and at the end, all prize money will spectators lining the fairways and greens. be donated to coronavirus relief and
area nonprofits. More than $5 million has been raised over the years for local groups. Title sponsor American Century Investments, NBC Sports and the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority chose to move forward with the original dates that coincide with the resurgent tourism industry amid America’s emergence from virus lockdowns and the availability of the top-name celebrities who have brought the tournament to prominence since its Lake Tahoe debut in 1990. “Once our due diligence established that the tournament could be conducted n
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County’s coronavirus case total hits triple digits Dylan Svoboda Staff writer The coronavirus case count in El Dorado County has hit triple digits. County officials reported four new COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 102. With no new recoveries, the number of known, active cases in the county sits at 34. With three new cases, the Lake Tahoe area far outpaces the rest of the county with 45 residents testing positive for the virus. El Dorado Hills, which also saw one new case Thursday, sits next behind with 22 confirmed cases. Last week county health officials reported that one COVID-19 patient was hospitalized, requiring intensive care. The county reported 179 additional tests since Wednesday afternoon. About 6,706 tests have been conducted on county residents to date, according to data provided by the county. n
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Protestors hold up signs along El Dorado Hills Boulevard near Town Center Thursday evening.
Peaceful protest pops up in El Dorado Hills Town Center Sel Richard Staff writer
Chanting phrases such as “I can’t breathe” and “Hands up, don’t shoot,” protesters gathered Thursday evening on the sidewalks of El Dorado Hills Town Center to plead justice for George Floyd. Although an organized, larger event was postponed to next week, many still arrived to give voice to the
See COvid-19 cases, page A7
frustrations they feel in the wake of a viral video showing officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed and face-down George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn. After being transported by ambulance to an area hospital, Floyd was pronounced dead. Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder; the other three officers involved have been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree
murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. “We’re here to raise awareness and make sure that we’re not just another small city in America that doesn’t know what’s going on,” insisted El Dorado Hills resident Ammal Bashir. “You can’t just liberate people; you have to educate yourself as well.” Bashir stood with several members n
See Peaceful protest, page A7
Lost and found saves the day Dawn Hodson Staff writer
Lacy’s home, she said they were “emotionally exhausted and felt hopeless.” A chunk of cash that few could afford to lose, Will was in the process of looking for a job and the money in his wallet was what he had left of a recent paycheck. “He was beside himself and he really needed that money,” she said. Lacy called the O’Reilly store to see if anyone had found a wallet. Devin Allen, an employee at O’Reilly’s, answered the phone and in a stroke of luck he said he had found a wallet outside the store on the ground. Because it contained no ID but a large amount of cash, he put it in the store safe. He had even taken the extra step and called some of the customers who had been in earlier that day to ask if they had lost
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aturday, May 2, is not a day that Will Quinlan is likely to forget anytime soon. Stopping to eat with his girlfriend Julia at a Mexican restaurant next to the O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Placerville, he inadvertently dropped his wallet in the parking lot. A wallet with no identification but containing more than $600 in cash. According to Julia’s mother Cathy Lacy, it was only hours later that Quinlan realized his wallet was missing and the couple entered “panic mode.” Together they diligently retraced their steps in hope of finding the missing wallet. They checked with the restaurant but the wallet had not been turned in. When they arrived at
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Devin Allen didn’t think twice about returning a lost wallet containing over $600 to its rightful owner, Will Quinlan. Quinlan dropped his wallet in the parking lot in front of the O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Placerville and didn’t discover it was missing for several hours. Thoroughly grateful for its return, he offered Allen a reward, which Allen refused.
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vehicle. Edwards was stopped by deputies on the corner of St. Andrews Way and El Dorado Hills Boulevard for multiple vehicle code violations, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office. Deputies soon after discovered
9:09 a.m. Theft was reported on Valley View Parkway in El Dorado Hills. 12:30 p.m. A residential burglary was reported on Savage Road in Pleasant Valley. 10:20 p.m. A 47-yearold man was arrested on Blaze Trail in Grizzly Flat for alleged disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice. 10:56 p.m. A laptop and state disability checks were reported stolen on Meadow Lane Court in Placerville.
May 17 2:18 a.m. A 38-yearold woman was arrested on French Creek Road in Shingle Springs on suspicion of driving under the influence. 12:02 p.m. A motor home had its catalytic converter stolen on Business Drive in Diamond Springs. 2:06 p.m. A 42-yearold man was arrested on Vine Street in El Dorado Hills on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance. 4:30 p.m. Two men, ages 28 and 58, were arrested on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville after a probation search reportedly revealed illegal drug paraphernalia. 9:32 p.m. A man was arrested on Coach Lane in Cameron Park on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
May 18 2:36 a.m. A 26-yearold woman and two men, ages 27 and 28, were arrested on Valley View Parkway in El Dorado Hills after large
quantities of stolen mail were found in their vehicle from a nearby cluster mailbox.
May 19 12:00 p.m. A storage unit in El Dorado Hills was burglarized. 1:03 p.m. A 38-yearold man was arrested on Coach Lane in Cameron Park for allegedly attempting to cash fraudulent checks. 9:23 p.m. A 20-yearold man was arrested on Forni Road in Placerville for reportedly threatening to harm a police officer. 10:45 p.m. Suspect(s) allegedly stole a shotgun from a residence in Georgetown.
May 20 5:56 a.m. Suspect(s) reportedly broke a vehicle window in El Dorado Hills and stole property. 8:22 a.m. A suspect was reportedly checking for unlocked vehicle doors on Springburn Way in El Dorado Hills. 9:04 a.m. A suspect was reportedly checking for unlocked vehicle
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May 21 3:30 a.m. Two men, ages 27 and 31, were arrested in Cameron Park on suspicion of stealing catalytic converters from vehicles in an apartment
anything valuable. In the meantime, Quinlan called and Allen had him describe the missing wallet in great detail to confirm that it belonged to him. When Quinlan went by the store to retrieve the wallet he offered Allen a reward but Allen declined it. Allen said normally he doesn’t work on Saturdays and he just happened to be there filling in for someone else. “I was just checking the parking lot and noticed something,” he said. The same thing once happened to him. “My ex-wife had lost a wallet containing $800 and some good samaritan turned it in so I know the feeling.” Lacy was so impressed that she later wrote a letter to O’Reilly’s corporate
8:04 p.m. A 33-yearold man was arrested on Green Valley Road in Cameron Park for allegedly possessing illegal drug paraphernalia and driving without a license. 8:56 p.m. A 33-yearold man was arrested on Lotus Road in Gold Hill after he was discovered to be driving without a license and under the influence.
May 23 1:32 a.m. A 36-yearold woman was arrested on South Shingle Road in Shingle Springs after her car was stopped for reportedly speeding and straddling a middle lane. The suspect was found to also allegedly be in possession of narcotics.
office to tell them of Allen’s honesty in ensuring that the wallet and its contents were returned to its owner. “What’s so amazing about this story,” noted Lacy, “is because there was no ID or identification in the wallet, he could have easily picked up the wallet, found the $600 and said, ‘you snooze you lose’ but he chose to do the right thing.” Another employee at O’Reilly’s agreed with Lacy, calling Allen “one of the best employees we’ve ever had.” “I was just happy he was able to get his wallet back,” said Allen. “It’s just something that I would have hoped someone would have done for me. That’s the kind of the culture we embody here,” he said. “Do good to others so others do good to you in the end.”
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Probation officers get creative with technology El Dorado County Probation News release El Dorado County Probation has implemented and expanded the use of telecommunications and technology to ensure that supervised youth and adults have access to the programs and services they need during the COVID-19 crisis. Specifically, they have implemented software to stay in remote communication with supervised adults and youth who live in the community, technology to ensure youth in detention continue their educational classes and enrichment activities and have adopted new technology to enhance supervision in the shelter-in-place environment. Technology has allowed El Dorado County Probation to adapt and enhance their work in innovative ways, to keep clients and communities safe. “Our highly trained officers have quickly adapted to using effective technology to continue supporting
and connecting with our clients while keeping the community as safe as possible,” said local Chief Brian Richart, who also serves as president of the Chief Probation Officers of California. “For example, we are using technology to ensure that every youth in our care at our juvenile facility has full access to educational classes, service providers as well as family and community support during this crisis. “The importance of connectedness during this pandemic is ever-present on everyone’s mind, both in and outside of probation work. But our clients being connected, both for accountability and for support, is of paramount importance to the wellbeing of those individuals trying to turn their lives around and the safety of our communities. We are using new and expanded resources in all aspects of our work to ensure our clients and our officers remain connected.” Examples of technology adopted by El Dorado County Probation to support ■
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Dawn Hodson Staff writer Monday’s meeting of the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors will include a review of projections of how PG&E power shutoffs will affect agency operations this year. The board will also consider adopting a mitigated negative declaration on recoating two reservoirs. A cost analysis will be presented on relocating the district’s wastewater collections operations and maintenance facility from Bass Lake Road to the El Dorado Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant. The board will receive the 2019 annual audit and 2019 report on applying agreed upon procedures related to the appropriations limit. The board will be asked to award a contract to rehabilitate 5,400 linear feet of deteriorating wastewater pipe serving El Dorado Hills and Cameron Park to Express Sewer & Drain, Inc. for $530,730 and authorize additional funding of $15,000 for engineering construction support, $110,000 for capitalized labor and $50,000 in contingencies for a total of $705,730. The board will also be asked to award a contract to Auburn Constructors, LLC, for $476,300 for construction; and authorize additional funding of $29,100 for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) programming, $80,000 for capitalized labor and $59,000 in contingency, for a total funding request of $644,400 for the El Dorado Main No. 1 Pressure Reducing Station No. 5 Upgrade Project. Another series of contracts will be considered for the purchase of replacement vehicles, a backhoe and compact excavator and a sewer inspection van. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. and will be conducted via Zoom. Instructions on how to access the meeting via a phone, computer or other device is included in the agenda for the meeting which is posted on the district’s webpage at eid.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=13631.
‘Machine Gun Crazy Dave’ arrested after allegedly brandishing gun Tahoe Daily Tribune STATELINE, Nev. — An intoxicated man who was reportedly brandishing a gun at a crowded Lake Tahoe beach was arrested last week. Douglas County Sheriff ’s Office responded to Zephyr Cove Beach at about 1 p.m. June 3, and spoke with witnesses who said the suspect, David Miller, approached them calling himself “Machine Gun Crazy Dave.” He then showed them a handgun and magazine. Officers located Miller on the beach and he agreed to speak with them, according to a Sheriff ’s Office report. Miller’s speech was slurred and his eyes were bloodshot and watery, which led to a breath test that revealed a .156% blood-alcohol content. Miller admitted to having a
handgun and officers found a Sig Sauer 938, 9mm pistol with a magazine inserted in his backpack. The report said the hammer was cocked and the safety was off, although there was no round in the chamber, and the gun was in a Velcro holster. The backpack also reportedly held another magazine and a hunting knife. Miller was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm when under the influence of alcohol and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit. He was booked at the Stateline Jail. Miller had a pitbull with him, off leash, that was placed in the Stateline Jail kennel. The arresting officer noted that he had been eating lunch when he received the call and forgot to put on his body camera. Officers also noted the beach was crowded with visitors.
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California’s population may be peaking
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hen California, with 17 million residents, surpassed New York to become the nation’s most populous state in 1962 it was a cause for celebration. The state boomed during World War II and the postwar Dan Walters era, nearly tripling its population in just one generation. By the 1960s it was well on its way to becoming a global economic powerhouse. With the COVID-19 pandemic raging, a new state population report issued May 1 didn’t get much media attention. But it underscored an important trend: California may be hitting its population peak and could start seeing a decline in the not-toodistant future. The state Department of Finance calculated that California’s population growth — which had been as high as 600,000 a year in the 1980s — dropped to a net of 87,984 or 0.02% in 2019, leaving California just shy of 40 million people. Why? Two reasons. The first is that California’s production of babies has been declining while the number of people dying has been increasing. The second is that the number of people leaving California for other states has been far higher than those who move here, while foreign immigration also has been waning. Fewer babies, fewer young immigrants and the aging of the large post-World War II baby boom generation also means that as California’s overall population growth slows to near-zero, its elderly population is still growing. And since the elderly population is mostly white, California’s black, Latino and Asian communities are destined to become ever-larger components of the state’s socioeconomic mix. These demographic trends, if continued, would have enormous impacts even without the pandemic. If anything, the pandemic and the very sharp economic downturn it spawned will accelerate the trends, most likely retarding population growth even more. While the birth rate had been drifting lower for years, it took a steep dive when the Great Recession struck in 2007, falling from 15.4 per 100,000 population in that year to 11.3 last year. If the pandemic recession persists, we can expect another drop in births, plus an even stronger outflow of people to other states and weaker migration from other countries. Not only was the state population report issued during a pandemic, but also during a year when the federal government is conducting the decennial census, one that already had officials worried because many Californians — the poor, n
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Letters to the Editor Condemn racism and oppression regardless of race, class or gender EDITOR: or the past three months, our county has come together to focus on health, safety and education issues related to the pandemic. However, the troubling events of recent days also demand our acknowledgement and reflection as a community. We are disturbed by the tragic death of Mr. George Floyd, and hope that justice will prevail. With our county leaders, Sheriff ’s Office, police and fire departments, we condemn racism and oppression regardless of race, class or gender. As the county superintendent of schools, my thoughts rest with our young people and the adults who embrace them. Today, our children will seek to understand these events and questions will arise. As young people turn to adults, it is important that we listen and respond with honesty and empathy. As adults, we must teach them to peacefully stand up against injustice and inequity, acknowledging that violence is never the answer. As we navigate such challenging times my hope is that we remain unified in care for one another, our young people, the most vulnerable and for the communities in which we live. Dr. ED MANANSALA El Dorado County superintendent of schools
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A history lesson EDITOR:
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ow, Mr. Garon’s ramblings are becoming like Joe Biden’s incoherent inconsistencies. All the racism he attributes to Republicans is false except for Native Americans who got it from both sides. Here’s what you forgot to learn for your citizenship test. The Democratic South practiced slavery, enacted Jim Crow laws and founded the KKK that liberals always defame Republicans with. Democrat President Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal policy originated the Trail of Tears. Democrat-controlled Congresses passed the 1851 Indian Appropriations Act (reservations) and 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Democrat FDR signed EO 9066 interning the Japanese. As you put it, “til now” the most racist President Woodrow Wilson ... was a Democrat. More Democrats voted against the Civil Rights Act
of 1964 than Republicans. The DNC has never apologized for the internment, but Republican President Reagan issued an apology on behalf of all Americans. The DNC has never apologized for slavery but Republican President Lincoln freed the slaves. Democrat President Obama and the DNC both never publicly acknowledged the “Apology to Native Peoples of the United States,” or the “Apology for the Chinese Exclusion Act.” History demonstrates that Democrats are the true “xenophobes.” So as a Japanese American, next time you attend one of your “liberal white people offended for all” group meetings, maybe you should all ask yourselves, as Democrats, “Should I be offended of myself?” As for you lame excuse for liberals’ war on the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the Founding Fathers have been extremely prophetic in protecting us from individuals like you and it begs the question: “If you feel this country is so bad, why haven’t you moved to a country that better suits your opinions, lifestyle and reality?” “The lifestyle of the fool is right in his own opinion, but wise is the man who listens to advice.” Sadly, falls on deaf ears for most Democrats today. RYAN FORD Placerville
Things you can see EDITOR: ust a few comments in response to Chris Daley’s column “Things you can’t unsee ...” As usual, Chris cleverly crafts a false narrative where he excoriates civil libertarians protesting against government COVID-19 restrictions, accusing them of being “AR-15’d up, camo’d and spitting virus germs all over.” Chris laments his version of this protest scene from the Michigan Capitol as a picture “burning its way” into his consciousness. Funny, I don’t ever recall Chris expressing any moral outrage against the Antifa thugs who burned, looted and beat innocent people with bicycle locks. Further, I have yet to see a single image from any COVID-19 protest here in California that shows anyone with a weapon, destroying
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Finally, a judge dismissed the case — using the same documentation Fabian had showed the police. They released him — without any apology. The trauma still haunts him. Fabian says it evokes a sense of helplessness — a fear that “anytime there’s an encounter with law enforcement, getting arrested or even death could be the outcome.” Yet, as I watch protesters (even two lawyers were arrested) throwing Molotov cocktails at police officers, and I see opportunistic young people looting stores, and my privileged leftwing white friends say things like, “The looting of our society by unrestrained capitalism is worse.” I get even more furious. This country, and capitalism, has done more good things for disadvantaged people of all races than any society, ever. Fabian, despite his terrible experience, says that living as a black man in America is a gift. He came here as a teen from Jamaica. America, he says, gave him opportunity he would never have had elsewhere.
Now, he’s a capitalist who owns things. He smiles as he says he sees “a cultural black renaissance: promotion of black education, ownership and acquiring assets as a top priority.” America, he says, is the land of opportunity. Even if some cops are racist bullies. Yet, so much that is exceptional about America is drowned out by the loudest voices on the extremes. On one side, we have an “unraveling” president, as George Will puts it, an angry bully “banging his spoon on his highchair ...” On the other side are the leftists who defend the violence and looting, like the masked Antifa children who want to destroy capitalism. On Twitter I watched video of a group driving around in a MercedesBenz, passing out bricks (for protesters to throw). I applaud the young black woman who called them “stupid” and tossed the brick back into their car, yelling: “This white b---- giving a group of black men a brick to throw!
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About 30 protestors showed up for a third consecutive night of demonstrations in downtown Placerville Thursday night. Protests have been taking place throughout the country in the weeks following the May 25 death of George Floyd involving four Minneapolis police officers, one of whom has been charged with second-degree murder. This time protestors returned to the Ivy House parking lot on the corner of Main Street and Cedar Ravine Road. Interim Placerville Police Chief Joseph Wren said the demonstration was peaceful with only one incident of a local transient man harassing organizers. He was quickly removed from the scene.
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the nonwhite and the undocumented — are very difficult to count accurately. A new study by UCLA researchers found that the poorest neighborhoods in Los Angeles County also tend to have the lowest census response rates and the highest rates of COVID-19 infection. “As things stand now, the only way to prevent an extreme undercount in some areas of the county would be for a horde of in-person census takers to descend on parts of the city with the greatest chance of coronavirus transmission,” study leader Paul Ong said. “Given the ongoing health concerns, it remains to be seen whether in-person interviews will even be viable during the current census.” Whatever the census decrees California’s
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EDITOR: ernall Dowse supports the president 100%. I find that astonishing giving his bungled response to the COVID-19 crisis and his deplorable handling of the aftermath of the George Floyd killing. Former White House staff, military brass and several Senate Republicans are wavering in their support for him. It’s painful to watch as he uses militaristic force to clear peaceful protesters at Lafayette Square so he can get his picture taken at a nearby church waving a Bible (not his own). Has he tried to calm the nation? Has he promised
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population to be, it also will become the basis for calculating California’s share of the nation’s 435 congressional seats. The state gained seven seats after the 1990 census, thanks to a growth of 6 million people in the 1980s, but it gained just one new seat after the 2000 census and none after the 2010 census. California is on the bubble for possibly losing a seat this time around, which would drive home the new reality that its 170 years of strong population expansion have come to an end. Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.
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property or deliberately spitting virus germs on law enforcement. Of course, Chris continues this column with another of his incessant tirades attacking all people, places and ideas that may have a conservative perspective. Finally, the image that burns into my consciousness, Chris, is of a 75-year-old Vietnam veteran being arrested by Fresno PD for failing to step aside from a restaurant door as he and others peacefully protested the right of that business owner to stay open and make a living. What is “seen” in the Fresno event is the courage that man displayed. By the way, Chris, those heroes in Fresno, mostly elderly, were all wearing sensible shoes. ROBERT SCHUMACHER Camino
change? He has shown marginal empathy for the Floyd family? Instead he pulls his strongman act and threatens to use the United States military against protesters (American civilians). Donald Trump is an incompetent president and is incapable of true leadership. He is wholly unqualified to lead this country. His presidency is a disgrace. As for the rest of the world loving to live here I don’t believe that is the case. News reports around the globe showing violence and pandemonium in the U.S. have sparked outcry from abroad. The international reaction has not been positive. We need a real leader in the White House and, as Bernall says, elections are coming up. Hopefully, we can end this four-year national nightmare in November. BILL COLLINS Camino
Learn about Q EDITOR: am appalled that you would promote Q-Anon on your editorial page. It’s a ridiculous conspiracy theory that’s also dark and evil. If you’ll read some details about it, I hope you’ll see what I mean. But if you put it on your editorial page without knowing more about it then that’s unconscionable. DOROTHY WILSON Placerville
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You know that s--- could get them killed!” It could. No one wins in these clashes. I assume there is less racism in America than there once was, but there’s no way to prove that. Even if there were, Malcolm X wrote, “If you stick a knife in my back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches, there’s no
progress.” But I think that’s the wrong way to think about it. George Floyd’s killer was arrested and other cops who abused their power were fired and arrested. In the past, police officers were never prosecuted. For years in America the percentage of
interracial marriage has steadily increased. That suggests progress. Burning police stations and looting stores won’t speed that progress. It sets us back.
John Stossel is author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.”
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Top hurdle record holders at El Dorado High School, Hannah Crone and Tiffany Brewster are neck and neck in the 100m hurdle race while practicing social distancing in a virtual meet.
El Dorado track and field athletes competes virtually
■ TUNDRA by Chad Carpenter
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ot all was lost in the 2020 track and field season. El Dorado High School athletes kept competition alive with virtual meets — a first for the sport. Sophomore Hannah Crone will continue on to compete in the first-ever National Scholastic Athletics Foundation and athletic.net sponsored Virtual National Championships. Cougars track and field continued independent training after its 2020 track season ended abruptly.
■ RUBES by Leigh Rubin
Athletes turned in incredible results and personal records as part of El Dorado’s virtual track meets. Athletes could run on any open track throughout the country and were hand-timed using social-distancing guidelines. Video proof and marks were all uploaded and validated on Athletic.net. Schools from all across the country participated in these meets, including St. Thomas More in Connecticut.
400m 1:01.6; 100m hurdles 16.08 PR; 300m hurdles 46.03; long jump 17’ 11 1/2” PR (only .25” from the EDHS all-time record.) Crone is El Dorado High School’s No. 1 record holder in the 300m hurdles. El Dorado junior Tiffany Brewster: 100m 12.46 PR; 400m 1:09.2; 100m hurdles 16.1 PR. Brewster is the No. 2 record holder in the 300m hurdles. Sophomore Chloe Gautschi: 1,600m 5:33 PR.
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Sophomore Hannah Crone: 100m 12.13 PR; 200m 26.3 PR;
Junior Dominic Raffetto: 200m 25.84; 400m 58.0; 800m 2:08.8 PR; 1,600m 4:35.0 PR. Sophomore Coleman Tobin: 200m 26.2; 400m 58.0; 800m 2:11 PR; 1,600m 4:41.0 PR; 3200m 10:20.0 PR. Junior Sean Johnston: 200m 24.74; 400m 57.14 PR; 1,600m 4:48.0 PR. Charles Chelberg: 1,600m 4:47.6 PR. Sophomore Cody Foxworthy: 1,600m 5:34; 3,200m 10:26.
■ SPEED BUMP by Dave Coverly
El Dorado High School sophomore Hannah Crone competes in the long jump. She recorded a 17’ 11.5” jump only .25” from the all-time school record.
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adults and youth under probation’s supervision include: Technology for youths’ education: Secure Zoom video conferencing is being used to help youth continue their education with online classes proctored by teachers from home and probation staff within the facility. Youth with additional needs receive additional one-on-one time with teachers and therapists on the phone and by video. In addition, video and telecommunication technology is being used for youth to access any court proceeding and ensure visits with family members as well as other community support. Enhanced virtual supervision: With Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring (SCRAM) systems software, probation can augment supervision through GPS. Officers use TouchPoint software, which allows adults under probation’s supervision to check in via an electronic form using
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a smartphone and communicate with their officers who can identify client need and areas of risk in terms of compliance. The Nexus software platform we have recently adopted brings an added element of support for our officers to focus their conversations with clients and improve their use of evidence-based practices in a time when these skills matter more than ever. Technology for day reporting center: Trained officers are continuing group meetings and services by using online group conferencing where supervised adults have opportunity for ongoing growth and uninterrupted support that they need during this crisis. “El Dorado County is a leading example of how probation is adapting to ensure every adult and youth continue to receive the programs, supervision and support they need,” said Karen Pank, CPOC executive director. “County
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No residents are known to have died from the coronavirus in El Dorado County. After a household outbreak that resulted in seven cases within one family, Diamond Springs/El Dorado’s case count jumped to 11 late last month. With one additional case reported last week, eight cases of the coronavirus have been found in the Cameron Park/Shingle Springs/Rescue area. The greater Placerville area has had seven cases. The south county, north county and Pollock Pines/ Camino/Kyburz areas of the county have a total of four, three and two confirmed cases, respectively. Men have had 54 of the 102 cases across the county. The median age of people who have contracted the virus is 46. More than half of the confirmed cases — 52% — involve patients between the ages of 18 and 49. About 32% are aged 50-64. Seven cases involve those 65 years or older, the age group said to be at the highest risk. Nine cases are in the 17-and-under age group. There are 117,687 confirmed COVID-19 cases across California with 4,361 deaths, according to data updated Thursday by the state Department of Public Health. Free COVID-19 appointment-only testing sites are available in El Dorado County at Ponderosa High School and Lake Tahoe Community College. The Ponderosa facility is open for appointments Thursday through Monday from 7 a.m.-noon and 1-7 p.m. and the Tahoe location is open Tuesday through Saturday from 7 a.m.-noon and 1-7 p.m. Those wishing to be tested can register for an appointment at lhi.care/covidtesting. People without internet access can call (888) 634-1123. Test results are expected to take 48-72 hours. All test results will be entered into the California Reportable Disease Information Exchange site.
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platforms. The impacts to probation throughout the pandemic have been huge, but departments like El Dorado are going above and beyond their normal call of duty to ensure community safety and client success.” For information visit cpoc.org.
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try to win again but the sense of safely, we were compelled to do community and charity fundraising everything possible to go forward in will be most important.” support of our friends in the Lake NBC and tournament partners at Tahoe resort community, who have hosted the event for 30 years,” stated Edgewood and host hotels developed a comprehensive safety plan American Century Investments that includes enhanced cleaning CEO Jonathan Thomas in a press protocols at both the course and release. “The American Century hotels, on-course sanitation stations Championship remains a prominent and restrictions on large organized brand-building event that provides dinners and a platform for us evening events. to tell a national “We have our arms Only the television celebrities audience about around the precautionary and essential how our firm is aspects because health tournament staff having a positive will be allowed impact on society. and safety are the on the course Also, we’re priorities. As we’ve all and all will be excited to bring a seen, golf can be played required to follow live, competitive social distancing sporting event in a responsible, sociallyguidelines. to TV viewers, distanced way.” The something that competition is a has been deeply — Jon Miller, president of 54-hole modified missed over the programming for NBC Sports Stableford format past few months.” tournament often “While this referred to as the Super Bowl of 31st edition will be different than celebrity golf. Curry, Aaron Rodgers, any previous tournament, this Romo and Barkley will be joined by demonstrates a unique example of a contingent of Hall of Famers led prominent stakeholders supporting by Jerry Rice and entertainment each other and in turn, the personalities including Ray Romano, destination and the community that Alfonso Ribeiro and Larry the Cable absolutely loves this event,” said Carol Chaplin, president and CEO of Guy, among others. A total of 13 Hall of Famers and 19 active NFL, the LTVA. “It signals an important NBA and NHL players are expected. message of renewal for Lake Tahoe.” Several NFL coaches are expected, “There’s a tremendous amount including Sean Payton, Saints; Matt of challenging work to be done,” Nagy, Bears; and Frank Reich, Colts. said Jon Miller, president of programming for NBC Sports, which Additional celebrity commitments will be announced in mid-June. owns and operates the tournament. Along with two-time defending “We have our arms around the champion Romo, there’s three-time precautionary aspects because winner Mark Mulder and two-time health and safety are the priorities. champion Jack Wagner, one of two As we’ve all seen, golf can be played players, along with Jim McMahon, in a responsible, socially-distanced to have played in all 30 celebrity way.” Two-time defending champ Romo, championships. First-timers who have committed the former Dallas Cowboys’ All-Pro include Chris Harrison of The quarterback and NFL television Bachelor; former MLB stars Adrian analyst who has played in multiple Beltre, Chase Utley and Brian PGA Tour events, expressed his McCann; plus Cooper Kupp, wide support for the decision. receiver and Andrew Whitworth, “The event has a tremendous offensive tackle of the Los Angeles tradition and is critical to that Rams. beautiful resort region,” Romo said in the release. “It’ll be fun to
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June 13 Join Jamie Hieronimus of Shoshone Heritage for instruction in creating dreamcatchers, passed down through generations through an American River foraged dreamcatcher class from 9-10:30 a.m. Hieronimus’ mission is to connect people with nature and God. Gaining knowledge along the light nature walk to the river, along with plant identification and usage are major lessons in the making of a foraged dream catcher. All materials and instruction provided. Ages 18+ welcome. Contact ARC to sign up and for meeting location (Dave Moore Nature Area). Cost: $50/members, $60/nonmembers. Contact julie@ arconservancy.org or (530) 621-1224 for more details.
Virtual wine events Learn, taste and laugh with local winemakers from the comfort of your own home with virtual adventures. For more information visit eldoradowines.org. • June 13: Skinner Vineyards hosts a Rhône exploration with winemaker Adam Smith. • June 18: Learn to blend a super Californian with Crystal Basin Cellars at 6 p.m. • Mondays: El Dorado Edge #unfiltered offers an insider’s perspective into the quirks, stories and life as a winemaker at 7 p.m. • Fridays: Cooking class with Lisa and Justin of Mediterranean Vineyards at 5:30 p.m.
“March Madness” by Isabella Ryder
“Which Way” by Randy Honerlah
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hat did the artists of Gold Country Artists Gallery do to keep creativity alive during the stay-at-home time of the coronavirus pandemic this spring? The riot of bright colors slung wildly across the canvas of Isabella Ryder’s “March Madness” certainly captures the chaos of the first weeks of the shut down. Randy Honerlah paints an image of two geese practicing social distancing while not sure “Which Way” to go, but are sure about wearing masks … even if they’re doing it wrong. As the pandemic continued it became clear there would be no quick resolution. We stayed at home, not knowing what would happen next. We felt sorrow for the suffering in our communities. But even in the darkest days, many of us rediscovered the pleasure that comes with having a different kind of time to spend. Some of us learned to bake sourdough bread, dug in to gardening, pulled out the old board games. Some sought to help others by making masks. Some wrote letters instead of just
“Bursting Out” by Roy Moffat texting; would the postal service still be delivering? Yes. “You’ve Got Mail,” Carol Quinn assures us, even way out to the isolated homestead depicted in her oil painting. We are grateful for our postal workers, who made sure we still got our mail. Some of us were like the little creatures, hiding, peering out between
“English Roses” by Barbie Smith the rocks in Debbie Claussen’s delightful painting “Hidden Treasures.” Do they think we can’t see them? Were we just like them, hiding from invisible threats? We would peer out of our windows and over the tops of our masks and hope we n
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Straight Line Construction awards final prizes
Stellar students
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Congratulations to the following El Dorado Hills residents who recently graduated from the University of San Diego: Connor Hountalas earned a bachelor’s degree in finance; Mikhail Mabourakh earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and business administration (graduated magna cum laude); Megan Priest earned a bachelor’s degree in biology (graduated magna cum laude); and Payton Wichert earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture (graduated cum laude).
News bites The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone who served in the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division at any time. For information about the association and its 99th annual reunion in Kansas City, Mo., Sept 23-27, visit 2ida.org/99thannual-reunion or contact Bob Haynes at 2idahq@ comcast.net and (224) 225-1202. *** New to El Dorado Hills or simply want to meet new friends? Join El Dorado Hills Newcomers, the women’s social club with a heart. The club’s membership drive is happening now through June 30. Signing up by June 30 ensures that your name and contact information will be in the club’s printed n
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traight Line Construction held the finale for their home improvement giveaway on Friday, May 29 at its headquarters in Shingle Springs. In all, $52,000 worth of home improvements were given away, bringing the program to conclusion. Straight Line Construction owner Jack Borba and his team created the Nominate a Hero or Someone in Need giveaway opportunity, offering up to $125,000 in home improvement services for medical professionals, first responders, small business owners or someone in need of help during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The giveaway was a tremendous success,” said Borba. “There were shocks and surprises throughout filled with inspirational situations.” The Shingle Springs business owner created the giveaway at a $50,000 value and received interest from other local businesses and vendors and watched it grow to $125,000 in donated services in just less than 48 hours. “We quickly realized that this is a very challenging time for so many in our community and looked for ways our team could help give back and protect what matters — home and shelter.” Borba shared the giveaway program was a victory for both Straight Line Construction and the community. Nominees in four different counties (El Dorado, Placer, Amador and Sacramento) qualified to win weekly drawings that began April 4. “I was able to bring back nearly all my employees during the pandemic after some were off for a month,” Borba added. “We gave away 15 projects and now will be working on them and received a lot of referrals booking us for a long while out. Add it’s helped members of the community in this hard time and it’s a win/win.” He explained that he believes the spirit of giving is crucial at this time and when you give you will receive. “You can’t help but be blessed when you bless others.” n
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Nancy Crowder, above left, from Cameron Park celebrates winning a new roof valued at $20,000 at the finale of the Straight Line Construction giveaway by owner Jack Borba, right, on May 29. Crowder’s daughter and two grandchildren were in attendance. Below, Malissa Magorian from Foresthill smiles in shock after she learns she won new solar panels from Solar Savings Direct out of Cameron Park worth $15,000. She received the news from Solar Savings Direct owner Grant Gluck, left, and Borba.
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Local photographer Dylan Silver uses his talents to capture Lake Tahoe’s beauty beneath the surface. He recently had a new book published showcasing this underwater work.
Photographer captures Tahoe’s beauty beneath the surface Cheyanne Neuffer Tahoe Daily Tribune
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ake Tahoe is known for breathtaking views and clear blue water. The mountains are easily seen, but have you really looked underneath the water’s surface? “Clarity: A Photogenic Dive Into Lake Tahoe’s Remarkable Water,” a new book by local author Dylan Silver, delves into the depths of the lake and its underwater beauty. Silver had his book published at the end of May. The clarity of Lake Tahoe’s blue waters have been researched since the 1960s and once spanned over 120 feet. The author of “Clarity,” Dylan Silver, collected more than 100,000 unique underwater photos over four years. Silver said that he loved swimming and spending time underwater at Tahoe. His photos include Tahoe’s infamous boulders, deep depths, crystal clear waters and more. Silver’s immense archive led him to create something more than just a “passion project.” University of Nevada, Reno Innevation Center helped Silver fuel what he needed to create his book. The center made an investment in Silver’s photography. His compilation of photos reflect the lake’s submarine scenery in
winter, spring, summer and fall. The book encompasses all corners of the lake in 191 color images. “Lake Tahoe speaks to everybody in a different way,” said Silver in a press release. This book reminds people how beautiful and unique the water is but Silver also says he hopes that it inspires people to protect Lake Tahoe
even in small ways. “There are not many bodies of water with this sort of clarity,” he said. During his underwater adventures he saw the sunken forest and sunken barges at Emerald Bay. Silver said these were some of his favorite moments taking photos. Some of his other favorite moments
were when the snow was falling in the winter and the beaches were empty. “Those moments when it felt like I had the lake all to myself are why I originally started shooting in the water,” Silver said. Silver saw the eye-opening beauty of the sunken forest and history of the sunken barge, but he also saw a lot of trash. Silver said that there wasn’t a day that he didn’t see trash during his expeditions. He said there was a “shocking” amount of trash lining the bottom of the lake including cans, bottles and plastic. Executive Director of the League to Save Lake Tahoe, Darcie GoodmanCollins, wrote the forward of the book which brings to light some of the challenges facing Lake Tahoe. While capturing the underwater images, Silver came across severe pollution and algae. Ironically, 2017 was the worst year on record for lake clarity. That same year, Lake Tahoe’s first organized underwater cleanup took place. “I think the more people that see the water and connect with it, the more likely they are to protect it,” Silver said. “Clarity” was published by Schiffer Books. To purchase the book or for more information visit tahoeclarity.com/ store/clarity.
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Images of Hope looking for new background image with contest News release Images of Hope is looking for a new background image for this year’s Pink in the Night Cancer Awareness Month activities. The theme is “All Colors All Cancers” and the deadline for submission is Aug. 1. For anyone wishing to enter, here are the contest rules: 1. Artwork must be original and created by submitting artist. 2. Artwork must use the theme “All Colors, All Cancers.” 3. Artwork must be submitted by Aug. 1.
2020 is New Morning Youth & Family Services 50th anniversary. Throughout the year there will be 50 years’ worth of stories about the New Morning Shelter. Readers will see stories from staff and board of directors as well as stories about the children who the agency has served through the eyes of the staff and some stories directly from the clients.
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lyssa entered foster care at 13. She dealt with a lot of cyberbullying and ridicule at school for being the poor kid. In her third foster home, the foster parents did not give her the attention and support she needed. She recalls how difficult it was to get basic hygiene products like shampoo, deodorant or toothpaste. Alyssa also has a skin condition and the foster parents wouldn’t get the medicine she needed. Alyssa was introduced to New Morning Youth & Family Services when she participated in a college/ career field trip that was hosted by New Morning. She later attended a few workshops at the shelter and eventually participated in the New Morning’s Foster Youth Launch (FYL) program.
4. Chosen artwork will be used as the background for the upcoming Pink in the Night programs. 5. Entries should be scalable to 24-inches by 36-inches or comparable ratio; file types: .jpeg, .png, .pdf. 6. Send submissions to andrew. vonderschmitt@gmail.com with the subject “Poster Contest.” 7. Winning artists will be given full design credit on all uses of submitted artwork. 8. First place artist will receive $50 cash and a $50 gift certificate to The Independent Restaurant. 9. Second place artist will receive a
At one of the career fairs Alyssa attended with the FYL class, she learned about post high school career options. There, she found her passion for hair and makeup. Alyssa signed up for the Cosmetology Regional Occupational Program and is getting ready to graduate in the fall. Alyssa is planning on opening her own salon in the future. She was very appreciative of the supplies that New Morning provided her. Alyssa says she learned budgeting and time management in FYL that has really helped with her classes along with the support from her New Morning mentor. 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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Amazing Usable 20 Acre Parcel with direct access to a year round 5 Acre Pond. This beautiful acreage is easy access, approx. 75% is fenced. There is power to the corner of the property. Build your dream home, run cattle, grow crops or just come and enjoy the beautiful location. Happy Valley Ranches is a unique private subdivision with fifteen 20 acre parcels set in Somerset CA. There are homes, open lots and vineyards within the subdivision. See Private gate entrance left of boat. Your private access to pond. DRE#01274232
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This spectacular home features a large master suite, 2 spacious bedrooms plus a den/office. Beautiful flooring throughout. The kitchen is a chef’s delight with hickory cabinets, granite counters tops, an Island, walk in pantry. Enjoy the ambience of the split rock gas log fireplace in the living room. 2 car garage. Nicely landscaped yard. Private patio area. Enjoy the convenience of only minutes away from downtown yet you can relax and enjoy the privacy of your home at the end of the road cul de sac. DRE#01246556
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Vaulted knotty pine ceilings, subtle use color throughout, filtered natural light, greenery out of every window, beautiful wood accents, updated kitchen & baths, back patio from which to enjoy the waterfall and space for kids & pets to play, landscaped with Bee & Bird friendly - deer & drought resistant plantings, pesticide free for 25 years the vegetable garden with raised beds, apple trees, pear espalier, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries & more would make Mr. McGregor envious and entice Peter Rabbit! Room for a spa off of of the remote master suite, workshop for hobbyist, RV parking, wine storage, stainless & black appliances make for a very stylish 2,590±, 3+ bedroom move in ready home! Check out the virtual tour tours.martinbeebee.com/1599394?a=1
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Possibility for multi generational living! Open concept main floor with plenty of room in the flowing kitchen, living and dining area. Wood stove in the spacious living room and take in all of the beauty of your one acre parcel in a desirable area of Camino! The generous master bedroom has access to the beautiful back deck that overlooks the majority of this gorgeous, usable property. Second bedroom and updated bathroom are conveniently located on the main floor along with the master. Downstairs you will find more great entertaining, living, storage, etc. space! Downstairs is accessible from the outside as well as the 3 car garage and has it’s own living area, wood stove, bedroom, and full bath. In addition to the large 3 car garage, there is also a tool shed!
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Anniversary Robert Nixon and Janet Wind Nixon celebrate 50 years of marriage June 8. The couple wed June 8, 1970, in Webster Groves, Mo., and immediately moved to Oakland, where Bob was the morning report clerk at the Oakland Army Base. The couple has two children and one grandchild— son Aaron Nixon, who resides in Oakland, and daughter Amber Nixon De Buizer (Dr. James De Buizer) and grandson Ryker De Buizer, who reside in Santa Clara. The Nixons have been Cameron Park residents for 41 years. Bob worked more than 30 years in insurance claims, retiring in 2001 as a liability claims administrator for the California Fairs and Expositions. Jan worked as a classroom teacher at Gold Trail School in Placerville for 28 years and was also the Gold Trail District GATE consultant and enrichment program coordinator for 13 years, leaving the latter position in 2019. Bob currently keeps busy by working on the property, helping older neighbors and taking the occasional trip to Reno. Jan is a 35-year member of the Gold Country Treasure Seekers, loves genealogy research and is known as the Jewelry Lady of Cameron Park for her knowledge of vintage and antique jewelry and for past jewelry shows.
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can lift the spirits of not wouldn’t get caught. just the artist, but also There was an interim of those who behold that of waiting to see what work. would happen over Carol Clark has the next few weeks sculpted glass in and months. Several of energetic swirls of artists found time to bright blues to create create some truly lovely the “Wave,” a most work. For example, vivacious piece of jeweler Ron Runtenelli glasswork. Roy Moffat’s crafted a pendant exuberant water color called Turquoise of a flower “Bursting Black Jade from an Out” is a joyful work unusually intriguing to see and reminds us stone. Barbara that even when the Steffen created a world seems a dim place lighthearted flamework Flamework glass octopus by Barbara Steffen. there is still beauty glass octopus. Doug that breaks through to Parks shared a crisp remind us that this, too, shall pass photographic view of Caples Lake in the Kirkwood Gold Country Artists Gallery, located in area, near Carson Pass, reflecting the nearby downtown Placerville at 379 Main St., is operating mountains in the “Thawing” water of the lake. under a temporary schedule and will return to its Barbie Smith captured a quaint, simple and regular hours when it is safe to gather in groups dignified still life with “English Roses.” again. At this time the gallery is open every day As the seriousness of coronavirus became clear except Tuesday, noon to 5 pm. Gold Country Artists photographer Lisa Aikenhead found solace in the Gallery features the work of many award-winning, infinite beauty of nature. She captured the serenity regional artists working in fields as diverse as fine she found on the Oregon coast in her black and jewelry, photography, fused glass, wood turning, white image “Ocean Sculptures,” where the ocean’s pastels, colored pencil and scratch board, as well power hovers on the cusp, like the quiet between as watercolor, acrylic and oil painting. For more the crashing of waves, a moment of peace during a information call the gallery at (530) 642-2944 or time of dread. The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation “Ocean Sculptures” by Lisa Aikenhead visit goldcountryartistsgallery.com. As we begin to reopen our communities, we may 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 feel a lightness of spirit as hope and health may For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 resurge. Artwork created during the stay-at-home For Release Monday, June 8, 2020 time reminds us that the gift of creative expression
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Though the Straight Line Construction giveaway has ended, Borba said the company may again do something in the future. “Yeah, we have not worked out the details, but I think we will do something similar and not exactly the same. The next program I think will probably have a new swimming pool as one of the prizes.” Founded in 1999 by a third generation contractor, Straight Line Construction began as a roofing company. They are now offer residential services for roof replacement and repairs, gutters, decks, siding and window replacement.
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Duane Miller, a resident of Camino, was nominated by his wife Jessica and won a brand new HVAC system from Kleenair Heating and Air Conditioning located in Sacramento valued at $15,000. “I was humbled to learn that my wife nominated me and that I won amongst thousands of entries,” said Duane Miller. “I want to thank Jack with Straight Line Construction along with their workers for their generosity and appreciation of all those who serve the public within this community.” Duane has been serving the community as a critical first responder as a firefighter for 27 years, and for the last 17 of those years has been with Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. “He was so surprised! The first thing he said when we spoke after he won was that ‘it was the best Father’s Day gift ever,’” said Miller’s wife Jessica. “Duane is such a giving father, brother, husband, and human...but he is so very humble. We think he deserves the world, and he says ‘it’s all just what I am supposed to do. It’s my job.’” Nancy Crowder, from Cameron Park and nurse with Kaiser for 22 years as a patient technician, came away with the roof directly from Straight Line Construction valued at $20,000. ”I am a Fish radio listener and I saw on Facebook there was contest for front line workers,” said Crowder. “I got excited and entered that day and everyday after that.” Crowder said winning the roof meant a lot because of her father. ”I wanted to win because I wanted to fix up the house I am living in. My dad is on hospice and I have not been able to see my dad. This is his home I am living in and I am going to inherit this house,” Crowder added “In honor of my dad I wanted to win. The board and care is keeping family away. I used to visit my dad every day after I finished my shift. It has been so hard not seeing him. So when I saw the contest it was to win for my dad – my favorite patient.” Melissa Magorian, of Foresthill and EMT for American Medical Response in Placer County for 14 years, was the lucky winner of new solar unit from Solar Savings Direct out of Cameron Park worth $15,000. She explained she does not do her job for recognition, “I do it because I love to help people.” “Being selected for this is beyond exciting for me and my family. I can’t tell you how humbled we are to receive something like this,” said Magorian. “My girls and I inherited my parents house after my father lost his 4 year battle with cancer last July and my mother was killed by a DUI driver in 2014. The last few months of my father’s life the power bill was in the $400 range. I was worried I would not be able to pay an enormous bill like that as a single mom with one salary. With this solar system I know there will not be an enormous bill to worry about anymore. I would like to thank Jack Borba and everyone at Straight Line Construction, Grant and Jessica Gluck and everyone at Solar Savings Direct and all of the other businesses that made this giveaway possible. And of course, I would like to thank my best friend from Chicago, Jennifer Palm, for nominating me.” Wayne and Nicole Garris from Davis were the lucky winners of a new sliding glass door valued at $2,000 from Straight Line Construction themselves. The Garris’ head a bible study and were nominated by member Natalie Mvondo. ”We are grateful to win,” said Wayne. “We honestly were astounded to get this because we don’t consider ourselves heroes. We really did not feel worthy of this.”
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Association hosts poster contest for the environment Tahoe Rim Trail Association News release Help the Tahoe Rim Trail Association plant seeds of stewardship around Lake Tahoe by creating a poster to educate the public on how to take care of the environment. Kids, get your creative juices flowing and make a difference at the same time. The Tahoe Rim Trail
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illustrate and/or describe the Seven Leave No Trace principles, and get creative. This contest is open to youth, ages 5-17. All images and artwork must be original work and contestants must submit a signed Terms and Conditions document along with their entry to be considered in the contest. Find more information and the resources needed to be the winner of the Tahoe Rim Trail Poster Contest on the TRTA webpage, tahoerimtrail.org/poster-contest/ Questions? Contact Julia Kaseta at juliak@ tahoerimtrail.org.
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LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities (Tahoe Network), with generous support from the Tahoe Fund, hosts a free, virtual screening of the award-winning documentary “Wilder than Wild: Fire, Forests and the Future” through the Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema through June 11. “Wilder than Wild” is a one-hour documentary that reveals how fire suppression and climate change have exposed western landscapes to large, high-intensity wildfires. The film explores strategies that are being developed to help mitigate the impact of these fires. The screening at Tahoe Art Haus & Cinema is part of a larger effort to engage communities in conversations about the future of wildfire. An online Q&A panel featuring both a local fire district representative and forest management expert will follow the screening on June 11 at 5 p.m. The Tahoe Network recognizes the importance of building community awareness about mitigation strategies in this new age of wildfire and strives to prepare people and property for wildfire by coordinating efforts on a neighborhood scale. “Unfortunately, living in a forest like we do in Tahoe means living with the threat of catastrophic wildfire,” said Tahoe Fund CEO Amy Berry. “We are so excited to make this terrific film available for everyone to watch for free to learn more about the history of wildfire. It is definitely worth an hour of your time.” To watch the film visittahoearthauscinema.com/ shows/wilder-than-wild.
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directory. For more information email EDHNCemail@Gmail.com. *** In this time of sheltering in place are you contemplating changing things up a bit? Find new friends, have fun and help others in significant ways by joining Soroptimist International of Placerville. Soroptimist is a service organization that strives to improve the lives of women and children by enabling economic empowerment. This year Soroptimist has helped a widow after her husband died in the line of service; helped women and children avert homelessness; provided scholarships to local high school graduates; and helped Marshall Hospital Foundation prepare for the COVID-19 virus with a significant donation. Call (530) 344-1476 for more information. *** Are you or your kids looking to spread some good cheer while staying home during COVID-19? Older Adult Services of HHSA is requesting cheerful letters, artwork and poems from children and adults to be sent to the Placerville Senior Center. These items will be distributed through 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. Items will be removed from the original envelope then distributed. Some items may be posted to the HHSA Facebook page. For more information call (530) 621-6369 or email ssia@edcgov. us.
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Reduce Your Risk of Another Heart Attack or Stroke
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fter a heart attack or stroke, as many as 1 in 4 survivors will have another one. However, lifestyle changes and working closely with your doctor to manage your health may minimize the risk of a repeat event. Sticking to secondary prevention routines – by eating healthy, being active and taking medications as prescribed – is important as cases of COVID-19 increase. “A heart attack or stroke is a very scary experience, and people try to avoid revisiting that difficult time,” said neurologist Lee Schwamm, MD, chair of the American Stroke Association and professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School “Unfortunately, the risk of a repeat stroke is high, and lifestyle changes to reduce a person’s risk are almost always necessary to reduce those odds.” Up to 80% of second clot-related strokes and heart attacks may be prevented by making healthy choices. Consider these tips from the American Stroke Association’s secondary heart attack and stroke prevention initiative, sponsored nationally by Bayer. Blood Pressure: Work with your doctor to ensure you’re maintaining a healthy blood pressure level below 130/80. High blood pressure is both a leading cause and major risk factor for stroke and heart attack. Cholesterol: Medication and healthy lifestyle habits can help keep high cholesterol in check. Blood Sugar: Having diabetes, which is caused by high blood sugar, more than doubles your risk of stroke. Some people have diabetes and don’t know it until a medical emergency happens. Medications: If you are prescribed medications for high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes, make sure you take them as prescribed. If you had a clot-related stroke or a heart attack, your doctor may recommend aspirin to help prevent another event. Aspirin is not appropriate for everyone, so talk to your doctor before beginning an aspirin regimen.
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Smoking: If you smoke, stop. Smoking increases the risk of stroke and heart attack because it damages blood vessels, which can lead to blockages. Physical Activity: Being physically active at least 30 minutes a day, most days of the week or 150 minutes per week is recommended by the American Stroke Association. Even as COVID-19 cases strain emergency medicine, calling 9-1-1 still provides access to life-saving treatments for people experiencing medical emergencies like heart attacks or strokes. Emergency medical responders can assess symptoms, begin treatment and transport the patient to the most appropriate hospital, if necessary. Based on current information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it appears people 65 and older and people of any age with underlying medical conditions, such as heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, are more likely to be infected and develop more severe symptoms. Stroke survivors may face increased risk for complications if they get COVID-19. Find more resources to help manage your risk at stroke.org/oneisenough.
Know the Warning Signs for Strokes and Heart Attacks
Even as COVID-19 cases strain emergency medicine, experts say calling 9-1-1 is still the best way to access life-saving treatments for people who are experiencing heart attack or stroke symptoms. Heart attacks and strokes are medical emergencies. If someone is experiencing stroke or heart attack symptoms, he or she should call 9-1-1. Emergency medical responders can assess symptoms, begin treatment in the ambulance and transport the patient to the most appropriate hospital, if necessary. Hospitals have plans in place to keep potentially contagious patients away from others and keep surfaces clean. Calling 9-1-1 and activating Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ensures you have the best possible chance to beat a heart attack or stroke. EMS can begin treatment in the ambulance and take you to the hospital best suited to care for you in an emergency.
Public Notices 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 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
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
Stroke warning signs can be remembered using the acronym F.A.S.T.: n F – Face drooping n A – Arm weakness n S – Speech difficulty n T – Time to call 9-1-1
Heart attack warning signs include: n Chest discomfort. n Discomfort in other areas of the upper body such as one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. n Shortness of breath. n Breaking out in a cold sweat n Nausea n Lightheadedness
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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 PUBlIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE - In accordance with Sec.106 of the Programmatic Agreement, T-Mobile West, LLC plans to upgrade an existing telecommunications facility at 3865 El Dorado Road Placerville, CA 95667 . Please direct comments to Gavin L. at 818-898-4866 regarding site SC09142A. 6/5, 6/8/20 CNS-3368947# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 6/5, 6/8 7804 PUBlIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE - In accordance with Sec.106 of the Programmatic Agreement, T-Mobile West, LLC plans to upgrade an existing telecommunications facility at 3466 Ponderosa Road Shingle Springs, CA 95682 . Please direct comments to Gavin L. at 818-898-4866 regarding site SC59959B. 6/5, 6/8/20 CNS-3368948# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 6/5, 6/8 7805
NOTICE OF PUBlIC MEETING Nashville Trail Community Service District meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 24th -- 6:30pm at 3020 Wagon Master to pass budget, appropriation limitation and discuss direct charge. Contact Randy at 530-626-0571 for more information. 6/5, 6/8, 6/10 7811 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF REYNA ORTEGA TAPIA CASE NO. PP20200088 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of REYNA ORTEGA TAPIA A PETITION for Probate has been filed by SONIA TAPIA AND SANDRA VILLA SENOR in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that SONIA TAPIA AND SANDRA VILLA SENOR be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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: August 26, 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: PETER P. VLAUTIN, III Law Office Of Peter Vlautin 1020 Suncast Lane, Suite 101 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-9335 (916) 365-9734 6/8, 6/15, 6/22 7816 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SUSAN HElANDER ESPEY CASE NO. PP-2020-0031 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SUSAN HELANDER ESPEY A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JORDAN ESPEY in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that JORDAN ESPEY 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: GLENDA R. CLAREMON 4144 Crondall Drive Sacramento, CA 95864 (916) 481-9377 6/8, 6/15, 6/22 7817 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF GERAlDINE E. KUHN CASE NO. PP20200087 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GERALDINE E. KUHN A PETITION for Probate has been filed by NICHOLAS KUHN in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that NICHOLAS KUHN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 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: August 26, 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: PETER P. VLAUTIN, III Law Office Of Peter Vlautin 1020 Suncast Lane, Suite 101 El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-9335 (916) 365-9734 6/8, 6/15, 6/22 7818 PUBlIC NOTICE NOTICE OF TIME FOR FIlING APPlICATIONS FOR EQUAlIZATION BOARD OF EQUAlIZATION, El DORADO COUNTY Notice is hereby given that Applications for Equalization on the 2019-2020 Assessment Roll for Period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, may be filed with the Clerk of the Board pursuant to Rule No. 305 (Cal. Adm. Code, title 18) as follows: An application filed by personal delivery to the Clerk, must be received between July 2, 2020 and November 30, 2020, by 5:00 p.m. An application filed by mail, must have the postage prepaid, be properly addressed and be postmarked by November 30, 2020 to be deemed properly filed within the required period. Application forms are available on the county website at: https://www.edcgov. us/, Board of Supervisors, Assessment
Appeals or from the Board of Supervisor’s Office. Forms must be filed with: El Dorado County Board of Supervisors Clerk of the Board 330 Fair Lane Placerville, CA 95667 BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Kim Dawson, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and ex officio Clerk Of the Board of Equalization By: Kyra Scharffenberg Sr. Deputy Clerk 6/8
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NOTICE OF PUBlIC lIEN SAlE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to California Business and Professions Code, Chapter 10,21700-21716, The following will be sold at Public Auction. Sale will be conducted on June 16, 2020 at 1:00 pm at Placerville Self Storage Located at 1066 Locust Ave Placerville CA, 95667. All purchases are sold as is, where is, and must be removed within 48 hours from the close of sale. Sale is subject to cancellation in the event of a settlement between owner and obligated party. Unit # 22 - Karen Lyons - Power tools/ suitcases/coffee table/end table/ collectibles/appliances/4+ totes/sofa/Love seat/Bedroom furniture/Clothing/Dresser/ Mirror/Mattress/Night stand/Dryer/30+ boxes/Sledge hammer. Unit #214 - Edward T. Pippin - Power tools/ suitcases/collectibles/2 totes/clothing/mail box/work bench. Unit #268 - Cyndee Hontz - Tools/ suitcases/collectibles/dishes/utensils/ Pans/Totes/Clothing/shoes/Gas can/10+ boxes Unit #272 - Thomas J. Muzzy - Cleaners/ wood/Lamps/bedroom furniture/clothing/ pillows/dresser/mirror/camp gear. Unit #298 - Justin L. Rasco - Cleaners/ lamps/totes/clothing/shoes/toiletries/ combustibles/misc. Table. Unit # 374 - Kauilani Otake - Barrels/toys/ hand truck/dolly/metal/patio furniture/ collectibles/dining table/chairs/totes/ stools/bar/book case/desk/misc. Table/ office supplies/pictures/paintings/ Antiques. Unit # 408 - Avis Miller - Toys/paper/ glass/BBQ/Suitcases/trunks/end table/ entertainment center/games/stereo/ clothing/bedding/pillows/mattress/box spring/toiletries/vacuum/books/monitor/ printer/misc. Table/pictures/paintings/30+ boxes/Power strip. Unit #610 - Claudia Lavell - Toys/totes/ purses/clothing/shoes/toiletries/bathroom items. 6/8, 6/15 7820 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the hour of 6:30 p.m. via Teleconference Zoom Meeting https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/87107846736 (Meeting ID: 871 0784 6736), for the purpose of establishing, by resolution, the Appropriation Limits for the Fiscal Year 2020-21 for the Cameron Park Community Services District as described in Article XIII B of the State Constitution. The proposed appropriation limits are $11,687,819. At said hearing, the Cameron Park Community Services District will consider all comments by interested persons. Date: June 8, 2020 Jill Ritzman, Secretary Board of Directors of the Cameron Park Community Services District 6/8 7821 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 at the hour of 6:30 p.m. via Teleconference Zoom Meeting https:// us02web.zoom.us/j/87107846736 (Meeting ID: 871 0784 6736), for the purpose of approving the Preliminary Budget for the Fiscal Year 2020-21 for the Cameron Park Community Services District. At said hearing, the Cameron Park Community Services District will consider all comments by interested persons. Date: June 8, 2020 Jill Ritzman, Secretary Board of Directors of the Cameron Park Community Services District 6/8 7822 NOTICE OF PUBlIC HEARING Public Hearing: 2020-2024 El Dorado County Area Plan for Senior Services, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, 10:00am via Zoom. The Public Hearing will be conducted by the Area Agency on Aging (530) 621-6150. Public comment invited. Contact Yasmin Hichborn at 530-642-4833 or via email at yasmin.hichborn@edcgov.us 6/8 7823
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lacer Nature Center will be offering summer camps beginning June 16 and going until Aug. 6. The Nature Center will be offering eight different themes for its summer classes and each theme will be three days from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The summer camps will follow the state and county’s guidelines for COVID-19 and the camp will be taking extra steps to ensure camper and staff safety. To sign up go to placernaturecenter.org or call (530) 878-6053. Dirt made my lunch (ages 6-12) June 16-18, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Come learn about the flora and fungi that sustain us and the ecosystem and all the ways they benefit our lives. Attendees will get their hands dirty in the garden, learning about different plant parts, how plants transform solar energy into chemical energy and how we can help plants grow with sustainable (and regenerative) practices. Flutterbys (ages 6-12) June 23-25, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Do you know the order of the honeybee hive? Or what their dance means? Get your insect nets and bug viewers, because there will be a scavenger hunt. You will learn about life cycles, inspect insects and explore the pollinators’ habitats. We will trap specimens to study but there will always be an insect release ceremony. Howlers (ages 6-12) June 30-July 2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Can you howl like a coyote or walk like a fox? Explore our local foothill mammals. Learn to identify animal trails, tracks, scat and more. Examine different mammal skulls, teeth and adaptations. Feel the fur of our mammals big and small. Prehistoric creatures: On the ground, in the air and water (ages 6-12) July 7-9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Dinosaurs are everywhere — and
not just on the land, but in the sea and in the air. And they’re not just a thing of the past — dinosaur descendents may be living in your backyard. Come learn about the prehistoric creatures that once roamed the land. We will investigate their behaviors, adaptations and habitats on ancient Earth. Mighty minerals and radical rocks (ages 6-12) July 14-16, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Dig this. From earthquakes to erupting volcanoes and meteorites to crystals, rocks are all around us. We will dig into geological studies of the rock cycle, fossils and minerals and how they have shaped the living world around us. Geology will rock your world! Water worlds: In the flow (ages 6-12) July 21-23, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Immerse yourself in the world of water. We will learn about how humans are a part of the water cycle and how we influence the Earth’s most limited resource. Exploring the local watershed, we gain insight into how we can help protect and conserve the water that gives us life. Wilderness leadership (ages 11+) July 28-30, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: Come get lost. We will learn wilderness leadership skills, tricks for surviving in the wild, and about native life ways. Doing nature crafts and playing games, we hone our senses and build environmental awareness. This camp is designed for young naturalists who want to deepen their relationship to the natural world. Environmental leadership (ages 11+) Aug. 4-6, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: What is going on with the environment? What can you do to sustain the environment? We will explore our recent droughts and changing weather, issues facing California agriculture, and how they affect the foods we eat, alternative energy and its impact, including making cookies with a solar oven. Participate in a poster contest for PNC and make a presentation to the public.