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Grand Jury finds fire resilience efforts ‘lacking’

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Eric Jaramishian Staff writer The El Dorado County Grand Jury took a hard look at the county’s vegetation management and defensible space for wildfire resiliency implementation.

More specifically, the Grand Jury weighed in on County Ordinance 5101 — the vegetation management ordinance.

The Grand Jury found the Vegetation Management Office, formed with the purpose of implementation and management of Ordinance 5101, “lacked expertise and adequate resources to meet the objectives of the ordinance.”

The Grandy Jury 2021-22 report spells out a highturnover rate in the office and a lack of consistency in the defensible space inspector position, resulting in limited inspections. Fire districts conducted parcel inspections through referral to the vegetation management office at a limited capacity due to limited resources available for the fire districts.

Program managers tasked to implement the ordinance had no experience in vegetation management and defensible space, according to the report.

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Trip to Green

How to detour around Highway 50 this weekend News release Getting around Placerville, whether on foot, bicycle or by automobile, is going to be a bit different this Saturday and Sunday.

It’s the first of three weekends this fall where traffic signals on both eastbound and westbound Highway 50 through the city of Placerville will be set to stay green so traffic may flow freely, part of the Trip to Green pilot program to PLACE ADDRESS LABEL HERE

alleviate tourist season congestion.

The closures are scheduled for 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. one weekend in three consecutive months — Aug. 6 and 7, Sept. 3, 4 and 5 and Oct. 1 and 2.

Northbound and southbound travel across Highway 50 at Canal Street, Spring Street (Highway 49) and Bedford Avenue will be closed to public traffic, allowing emergency vehicle access only, according to the El Dorado County Transportation Commission. Right-in and right-out access will remain available at Spring Street, Center Street and Bedford Avenue.

On Canal Street access in the north and southbound directions across Highway 50 will be prohibited for the duration of Trip to Green.

Detours around Highway 50 will remain in place for Main Street, Broadway and Placerville Drive.

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FUTURE FIREFIGHTER? Austin Carter, 3, of Placerville, above photo, is ready to meet his next first responder after exploring all the knobs and gadgets on an El Dorado County Fire Protection District Fire truck at the National Night Out community get-together at Sierra School in Placerville Tuesday.

Residents across the West Slope got together with local law enforcement and emergency personnel in the annual community-building event that rolls out nationwide. Garden Valley Fire Protection District Chief Wes Norman, left photo, is soaked after taking a seat over the dunk tank at the National Night Out party at Garden Valley Park in Garden Valley.

Mountain Democrat photo by Eric Jaramishian

Evelyn Whisnand, 6, of Placerville, left photo, enjoys the slip n’ slide at Sierra School. El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office correctional officer Derek Estes, right photo, chills next to a ‘53 Mercury Monterey on display at Camino Community Church for Camino’s National Night Out. El Dorado County sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Wunschel, left. shows off diving and water rescue gear to Sierra Wilson Ng, 9, Anna Lee, 8, and Marcus Lee, 8, at Pollock Pines’s National Night Out.

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Susan Joy Carpenter May 26, 1931 – July 31, 2022

Susan Joy Carpenter passed away July 31 after a prolonged illness.

Known to her family and friends as “Joy,” she was born in Texas and moved to California as a youth. She married, settled in Rescue with her husband, and raised her family. For many years, Joy worked as a fire lookout for CDF at Pine Hill and volunteered as an EMT for the Rescue Volunteer Fire Department.

She served as a 4-H leader in the early days of Rescue Up-N-Coming 4-H Club and taught girls how to sew.

In 1997, it was Joy’s great honor to be selected El Dorado Rose. Joy was an accomplished seamstress and crafter who always had an impeccable sense of style. She enjoyed beautifying her home and spending time outdoors.

Joy is survived by her husband of 67 years, Francis Carpenter; her daughter Terilyn Moore; her son Bill Carpenter; her four grandchildren Melanie Peterson, Lindsay Moore, Kristopher Carpenter and Kassandra Duran; and her five great-grandchildren Eric Peterson, Sean Peterson, Gabriella Duran, Amelia Duran and Mina Carpenter. Joy will be laid to rest during a private ceremony at Jayhawk Cemetery in Rescue.

John Michael Fahy

Aug. 24, 1954 – July 19, 2022

John was born in Chatearoux, France to John Joseph Fahy and Janine Charpentier. His father was serving in the Air Force in France when he spotted the stunning Janine at a local dance. He spoke no French and she spoke no English. She dated him in secret as it was not proper to date a GI. One day John Joseph saw her taking a walk and decided to surprise her by joining her. He did not know that it was the funeral procession for her uncle so now the entire village knew they were dating. Soon they were married.

John (Mike to his family) was their first born.

He spoke only French until he was 6. John had an interesting and sometimes exciting childhood.

The family was stationed in Turkey during the Bay of Pigs incident and remembered the family being packed and ready to evacuate if needed.

He fondly remembered Turkish baths and street vendors carrying strong Turkish coffee on their backs to serve their customers. His nightly chore was to go down the street to the local bakery to buy warm bread for dinner. Because of his upbringing and living in many different places, John met friends easily and he could go to a party not knowing anyone and leave knowing everyone.

He loved to, as he said “work the room.”

John attended high school in Lubbock, Texas and always said that the song was true: the best thing about Lubbock was seeing it in the rear view mirror.

He had dual citizenship with France and the U.S. When France tried to draft him for Vietnam, he decided that dual citizenship was not all it was cracked up to be. Those that knew him well were undecided which was worse, his French arrogance or his Irish pigheadedness, his wife, Mary Beth, said it was a tie.

Eventually, John ended up in San Diego where he learned his lifelong trade as a stone and brick mason. Someone once described him as a, “prima donna artist.” He then became a licensed masonry contractor and started his own business, The House of Stone. John moved to the Bay Area and started working there. He placed an ad in the Contra Costa Times advertising his business.

Through that ad, he met his wife of 36 years, Mary Beth. He later became a general contractor as well. John was also a certified medical coder and enjoyed coding ER charts and reading what unfortunate choices people made to end up being patients in an ER. John and Mary Beth lived in Clayton, Eureka and Crockett before moving to Placerville in 2003. John loved living in Placerville and Main Street was his domain. He was Heyday Cafe’s first customer when it opened.

In 2017, John was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He successfully underwent treatment but was never the same. Because of the tumor he unexpectedly retired early. Simple things were much more difficult for him and he struggled greatly with things that he used to do with ease.

John passed suddenly and unexpectedly at home. He is survived by his wife Mary Beth, his favorite sister Jane Brodie and his other sister, Jackie Hardy (yes there is a story there). He was a loving uncle to Jane’s children; niece, Dani Sticka (husband Jesse) and their twin daughters, Katherine and Sarah and nephew, Second Class Petty Officer Joseph Brodie, U.S. Navy (wife Donna) and their children, Genevieve and Remington. He also leaves behind his baby, Bella, the Queensland heeler.

John loved red wine, cold beer, a great meal, a good cigar and throwing parties at home in Placerville. To give him a send off that he would approve of, a celebration of life will be held at the home on Aug. 7 at 4 p.m. Be prepared to tell your favorite story about John – The Man, the Legend.

Cowboy hats and Hawaiian shirts are optional.

Parking is very limited, please plan to carpool.

For more details, email Johnfahy1954@gmail. com.

Marilyn Sykes

John Michael Tillotson

July 7, 1952 – June 10, 2022

Marilyn Ann Sykes passed away June 10 at the age of 69, in Placerville, Calif. Her battle with pancreatic cancer in recent months showed her typical courage in facing life challenges.

Marilyn was born in Clinton, Ill., on July 7, 1952 to Helen and Russell Sykes. She spent her school years in lllinois, graduating from Clinton High School in 1970. Family vacations to visit cousins, aunts and uncles in California were a highlight of her early life and she dreamed of living there.

She eventually settled in Placerville where she raised her two children Jeremy and Elizabeth and taught special education at Georgetown Middle School and at Golden Sierra High School.

As a single mother with limited resources she dreamed of providing her family a home and she bravely took on the task of building a sweat equity home while working and finishing her teaching degree. She shared the home and her life with her children and grandchildren for the rest of her life.

Marilyn is survived by her children Jeremy Sykes and Elizabeth Sykes of Placerville; grandchildren Dustin, Jeremy Jr., Cayden and Addison; siblings Vicky Hornback (Bend, Ore.), John Sykes (Gordonville, Va.), Jane Sykes (Freeland, Wash.) and Tom Sykes (Marysville, Wash.), and her beloved cats Oliver and Ziggy.

“Now I know why you always told me to be strong. You knew that one day I would need the strength to bear your loss.”

A memorial service will be held at Green Valley Church in Placerville on Aug. 11 at 1 p.m.

Kathleen Marie Kepus (Brown) 1943 – 2022

Kathleen Marie Kepus was born in Midland, Mich., to Helen and Harold Brown and was raised along with her younger brother John in their family home until she left for Michigan State University.

It was in her Kappa Delta sorority house where she fatefully met an enigmatic and handsome dishwasher named Chris Kepus with a brand new Chevy and the rest is history. Kathy and Chris had two children, Todd and Kara Kepus, who grew up moving across the country during the Xerox era, which ended upon Chris’s retirement in Sacramento. Throughout their journey from Seattle to Rochester to Boise to Salt Lake to Pittsford and finally Sacramento, Kathy supported her husband’s success and made each new home beautiful for the family, while keeping a sense of familiarity and comfort for her children.

This artfulness and love of decor kept Kathy active as she constantly curated the home where she and Chris finally “retired.” She loved hosting her family for holidays and would go all out with decor and thoughtful gifts, and most recently hosted her book club whose friendship and support she treasured. A loving mother, she became even more so as the proud grandmother of Charlie Rose Turner. At Grandma and Papa’s house there were always art projects and cookie baking, card games and walks with the dogs. For years Kathy enjoyed painting in her art studio before her time became more and more devoted to her treatments and medical appointments. Kathy’s stoicism and quiet strength amidst her battle with cancer characterizes the dignity and nobility of spirit, in which she will be forever remembered.

The following lines were written by Kathy’s friends in the Sierra Renaissance Society in honor of her contribution to the El Dorado/Placer area: Kathy served as a board member of our first local chapter of the Sierra Renaissance Society and as member of its curriculum committee. She created an official SRS presentation, organized a panel of local authors while helping with table decorations, stage preparations and refreshments.

Kathy co-chaired the SRS book club of 20 – plus members and when COVID forced closure of in-person activities, she and a cadre of five readers carefully continued meeting. The relationships deepened, “got us through COVID” and continued as the restrictions were lifted.

While generously giving her talents to serve SRS, she fought her progressive illness with wicked dry humor, grace and style.

“I can’t believe she is gone” — Linda Westwood.

Kathy is survived by her brother John (Jaime) Brown; son Todd (Mai Li) Kepus; daughter Kara (Bryan) Turner and granddaughter Charlie Rose Turner.

A memorial service/open house for friends and family will be held on August 10 from 4 to 6pm.

Please contact Kara Turner at (916) 718-8870 for more information.

John Michael Tillotson passed away in the early morning of July 27 at 60 years of age.

He had been living with lung disease and died peacefully in his sleep, knowing his family was with him. John was born on February 2, 1962 in Des Moines, Iowa to Brian and Patricia Tillotson. He passed away in his home in Placerville, California.

John “JT” was an accomplished software engineer. Out of high school he began working in programming and technology. He was a devoted employee and spent over 20 years with his employer Franklin Templeton. He was a team player and great leader who valued his work and community. John spent many years known as “Mr. T” or “Coach.” He was involved in his kids’ scouting, softball, church and other activities. He was famous for blasting his stereo full volume and jamming on his air guitar until the strings broke. He loved attending rock concerts spontaneously and traveling the country just to watch a ball game in a new stadium. John had a fun loving, adventurous spirit that made people smile everywhere he went.

John is survived by his four children Lauren (Chris Nosler), Amy, Grace and William. He is also survived by his mother, Patricia Tillotson, three siblings James Tillotson (Suzanne), Kelly Sharp (Denny), and Kerry Waughtal (Brett) and two grandchildren Eric and Charlotte Nosler. In his final days he expressed how loved and supported he felt by the people in his life.

Friends and family are invited to celebrate his life on Aug. 9. A service will be held at Federated Church in Placerville at 11 a.m. A celebration of life will be hosted at his home in Placerville at 3 p.m. the same day. We invite you to join us or to play loud music to celebrate his life. John is deeply loved and truly missed.

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EID to concrete another 100 feet of flume Michael Raffety Mountain Democrat correspondent

A $2,280,830 construction bid to replace a flume segment went to Sierra Mountain Construction Inc. July 25 at the board meeting of the El Dorado Irrigation District.

The bid was part of a $3.1 million project that included construction engineering inspection, capitalized labor and a 10% contingency. It was unanimously approved by the board.

The project includes 100 feet of flume between two stacked rock walls built in 1874-76. The rock wall beneath the 100foot section of flume is part of an old slide area and is unstable, according to EID staff. This section was rebuilt as an elevated flume when PG&E owned the canal. EID construction crews added stabilization braces to the 25-foot-high elevated section.

Included in the bid is removing 75 feet of rock wall and encapsulating 15 feet in concrete, constructing 200 feet of mechanically stabilized wall and constructing 100 feet of concrete U-channel canal and 40 feet of box culvert. The spur road will also be repaired. To gain full access will require removal of a propane tank and slab, plus gas lines, along with later

replacement of both.

Called an “abutment project,” this will make the way for concrete replacement next year of 940 feet downstream of this abutment. Design expenses for this section will be brought to the board in August. This section of the 1,900-footlong flume was last replaced in 1993.

Upstream from the abutment project is 900 feet that was replaced in 2013.

The 100 feet of elevated flume being concreted atop an MSE wall was last replaced in 1948.

The district has replaced 5,500 feet of flume with concrete. There are 8,000 feet of wooden flume remaining, according to Elizabeth Dawson, engineering manager.

In other action, the board unanimously approved a lumber rack storage system for Camp 5, where the hydro crew is based. Currently 400 feet of specialty lumber for flume replacement is stacked on the floor of the warehouse. After the Caldor Fire the board authorized doubling that lumber, thus requiring a rack system. At a total cost of $225,000, which include capitalized labor and contingency.

The Hydro Lumber Rack System itself is $121,295. Two other essential items already are an $82,000 forklift and a $9,900 sprinkler system upgrade.

July 14 8:20 a.m. A suspect forced entry into a building on Placerville Drive and took money from an ATM. 2:56 p.m. A 32-year-old man was arrested on New Morning Court on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

6:09 p.m. A 35-year-old woman was taken into custody on Placerville Drive for reportedly being under the influence of drugs/alcohol.

July 15 12:56 p.m. Theft of inventory was reported at a Broadway grocery store.

7:53 p.m. A package was reported stolen from outside an apartment door on Tunnel Street.

8:54 p.m. A 65-year-old woman who was reportedly drunk in public was arrested on Main Street.

9:03 a.m. A 32-year-old man was arrested on Cold Springs Road on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

July 20 4:20 a.m. Burglary was reported on Placerville Drive.

July 21 12:10 a.m. A 37-year-old man was arrested on Placerville Drive for reckless evasion of a peace officer.

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8:06 p.m. A suspect was drunk in public at a gas station on Cambridge Road in Cameron Park.

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July 25 8:38 a.m. A 51-year-old man was arrested on Placerville Drive on an outstanding warrant.

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8:25 a.m. A 35-year-old man was arrested on Quartz Mountain Drive on an outstanding warrant.

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11:08 a.m. A 36-year-old woman on probation was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled subtance and in possession of a controlled substance. She was taken into custody on Benham Street.

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3:04 p.m. Battery was reported on Hub Street in Pollock Pines.

4:02 p.m. A 27-year-old man was booked into county jail on charges connected to DUI and having a suspended license for DUI. The suspect was arrested on Nelson Canyon Road in Kelsey.

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Travelers may use these roads to travel east and west. To cross Highway 50 they can take Placerville Drive, Ray Lawyer Drive, Clay Street, Carson Road, Mosquito Road and Schnell School Road.

Pedestrian/bicycle crossings on Highway 50 will be detoured from Canal Street and Spring Street for safety. Alternative access is provided at the existing pedestrian/bicycle overcrossings located at Coloma Street/Center Street and at Bedford Avenue.

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State, city and county leaders point out that permanent improvements take time to plan, design, fund and ultimately construct. Until a longterm solution is identified, Trip to Green is a lower-cost solution. It will also demonstrate how potential infrastructure improvements could improve traffic flow through Placerville.

Some residents have asked EDCTC officials why the signals must stay green all day instead of just extending the length of time signals are green.

Turns out Caltrans has been working on extending the green signals for more than 10 years to help mitigate traffic congestion. It’s currently set at 120 seconds/two minutes max in the east/west direction and that’s the longest setting that can be implemented safely, according to Caltrans officials. This is because of the lengthy vehicle stacking/queueing that occurs on the side streets of Bedford, Spring and Canal. When signals are held longer than two minutes, drivers at Canal/Spring/Bedford have been known to think the signal itself has malfunctioned and violate the red lights, creating very unsafe and illegal cross-traffic movements.

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t’s amazing, in a way, that as California’s politics drifted leftward over the past several decades, the iconic symbol of its once-conservative mien, Proposition 13, has remained intact.

Overwhelmingly passed by voters in 1978, Dan Walters Proposition 13 froze property tax rates (1% plus bonds) and limited the growth of taxable values to 2% a year as long as property did not change hands. It also made it more difficult to enact new taxes of any kind, either by politicians or voters.

Like all tax policies, Proposition 13’s provisions were arbitrary. With property tax bills soaring at the time due to high inflation, anti-tax gadflies Howard Jarvis and Paul Gann saw an opportunity and took it, overcoming fierce opposition from leaders of both political parties and those who disliked the notion of tax and spending limits.

Proposition 13’s critics widely assumed that California’s iconic it would be temporary property tax because either the courts would invalidate limit, Proposition the measure or voters 13, has survived would repeal it. Neither attempts to happened. Both the state Supreme Court and the repeal or change U.S. Supreme Court it for 44 years, upheld its constitutional but a new study validity and in subsequent years, voters bolstered its claims that it’s provisions. a racist tool and The state’s leftward turn calls for changes. in the last quarter-century has spawned new efforts by those who detest Proposition 13 — public employee unions and other advocates of additional spending — to modify or repeal it, but so far they have been unsuccessful.

Opponents believed that the most salable change would be to remove property tax limits on commercial property, while leaving them in place for houses and other residential property. They chose 2020’s presidential election, with an anticipated heavy turnout of anti-Donald Trump Democratic voters, as the most favorable venue. However, they couldn’t make the sale for a “split roll” and Proposition 15 was defeated, albeit not by a wide margin.

So what’s next in the perpetual battle over Proposition 13?

Earlier this summer some left-of-center academics ginned up a new study framing Proposition 13 as a racist tool because white and Asian homeowners allegedly receive disproportionately high benefits from its limits vis-à-vis Black and Latino Californians.

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Letters to the Editor A war zone EDITOR: y son spent three years of his life fighting in Afghanistan. The fear of him not making it home was honest and terrifying.

During the 20-year Afghanistan war, our country lost 2,345 troops. People whose families loved and depended on lives permanently shattered.

That is why I’m horrified that in the same 20-year period, Chicago has lost over 12,500 people senselessly murdered. Families’ lives shattered forever.

Why do the people in charge of this country ignore this horrific war zone? Where is the National Guard? Where is our sense of humanity for the children who live and die in a place in America that is used as a political tool? Where is the anger and outrage from the media and politicians? Do we not care that children in Chicago have no chance to practice their Constitutional right to pursue Happiness?

I can only believe this catastrophe is a shining example of systemic racism, a corrupt system that doesn’t care.

KEN STEERS Cameron Park

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Gun violence EDITOR: eople like Scott Taylor who focus on gun control as the best answer to gun violence actually promote more gun violence than they stop. The reason that gun control policies like Taylor advocates make our streets and schools more dangerous is twofold.

First of all those planning to murder or who have murdered are not likely to be quaking with fear of gun control violations. Make more laws about buying guns in stores? Hell, people can usually have no trouble getting illegal guns within 24 hours on the street.

The second problem is that Taylor, like tunnel vision, distracts from the real problems. What real problems? For one thing there was the release of thousands of violent felons under Brown’s initiatives where people were conned into thinking they were just releasing non-violent felons. Then there are the parolees caught with guns and ammunition and instead of going back to prison on their original sentences and facing trial for the fresh felonies of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, they are instead held for a 10-day timeout called a “flash incarceration” and released

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to go back to preying on the public.

Scott Taylor’s tunnel vision on gun violence is like trying to hide and restrict matches while at the same time turning arsonists loose in droves. It is in this way that people like Mr. Taylor promote more violence than they stop.

GEORGE ALGER Placerville

Gun Free Zones EDITOR: o Gun Free Zones save lives? A little research reveals the following: Sandy Hook, 2012, 28; Robb Elementary, 2022, 22; Stoneman Douglas, 2018, 17; Columbine, 1999, 15; Santa Fe, 2018, 10; Red Lake, 2005, 10; Rancho Tehama Reserve, 2017, 6; Nickel Mines, 2006, 6; Westside, 1998, 5; Marysville Pilchuck, 2014, 5; Thurston, 1998, 4; Oxford, 2021, 4.

The above 128 lives were clearly not saved by Gun Free Zones. This does not include locations other than elementary through high schools or shootings prior to 1998, as they may not have been subject to Gun Free Zone laws. I also have not included locations other than schools that might be designated Gun Free Zones.

A search for mass shootings prevented by Gun Free Zones reveals none. It did reveal studies showing that about 98% of mass shootings occur in Gun Free Zones. Others claim that it is only 10-13%, while 70% of mass shooting occur in homes. So what is the difference? It is all a matter of the definition of a mass shooting.

The claim that 70% of mass shooting occur in homes is in itself quite revealing. A domestic murder-suicide could be a mass shooting, clearly not what comes to the mind of most people as a mass shooting. The following link is instructive (including that a “good guy with a gun” stops 5.1% of total active shooter incidents): en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Mass_shooting.

So do you think, in your heart of your heart that a deranged person, intent on killing as many people as possible, is going to be stopped by a sign reading “Gun Free Zone”? Gov. Newsom clearly does, as he intends to make the entire state of California effectively a Gun Free Zone. Either he is an idiot or his goal is not to save lives, but to ban guns in defiance of the Constitution he has sworn to uphold, even if it costs lives.

In either case, is he fit to be governor?

COLTON MEYER Somerset

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ant to pay no federal income tax?

Move to Puerto Rico.

Really. If you move to the island, you can legally pay none. There’s also no capital gains tax.

You just have to give 4% of your income to Puerto Rico.

John The tax break was started by a Puerto Rican politician who’d watched years of high taxes fail to improve life on the island.

He decided to try something different.

Obviously, it’s a popular idea, when people learn about it.

Tens of thousands have applied for the exemption and applications tripled last year.

YouTube star Logan Paul moved his show from California to Puerto Rico to take advantage of the tax deal.

Investor Peter Schiff says, “I did it for the obvious benefit of being able to keep most of what I own ... It’s too bad

that Puerto Rico didn’t do this decades ago.

They wouldn’t be in the economic trouble they are today.”

“A lot of people are moving down here,” says social worker Melissa DaSilva in my newest video. Two years ago, she ran a therapy business in Rhode Island. Now she Stossel runs it remotely from Puerto Rico. “I’m saving 25% of my income.”

She loves her new life.

“I wake up and I have the ocean in front of me. I go out my back door, the rainforest is off in the distance. It’s just a magical place to live.”

Given that this tax break is so big, it’s surprising that most Americans haven’t heard about it.

“People just don’t really talk about it much,” says DaSilva. “There’s this fear that people from the state side are going to come down and take over everything.”

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... these new Puerto Ricans aren’t exactly conquerors. They’re a mix of entrepreneurs, tax haters, crypto millionaires and ordinary people who just want to keep more of their money.

Given Puerto Rico’s history, she says, that fear is justified. “The Spaniards came and decided it’s going to be their island and decimated all the native people. Then the United States comes down and they decide it’s going to be their island.”

But these new Puerto Ricans aren’t exactly conquerors.

They’re a mix of entrepreneurs, tax haters, crypto millionaires and ordinary people who just want to keep more of their money. By bringing wealth and skills to Puerto Rico, they create opportunity for Puerto Ricans. One report states they have already created 40,000 new jobs.

“If you don’t pay taxes, aren’t you hurting Puerto Rico?” I ask DaSilva.

“I do pay taxes,” DaSilva replies. “I provide other things as well.” She sells digital art and donates part of her sales

to local nonprofits.

Billionaire Brock Pierce moved to Puerto Rico and now helps run the charity Toys for Tots. He also is renovating a hotel abandoned after Hurricane Maria. That’s expected to create 300 jobs. Others are building hurricane-resistant farms, tech companies and schools.

But some people always see such investment as a problem. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., calls the tax incentive “horrifying.”

“It’s an example of the continued colonization of the people of Puerto Rico,” she complains. “We are essentially importing a ruling class.”

She seems to think that if someone makes money, others must lose, as if there are only winners or losers. This is

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picture of disparities that undercut California’s values related to equal opportunity for all.”

So on one hand it blames Proposition 13 for disparities and on the other says it “cannot causally connect” them to Proposition 13. That qualifies as intellectual dishonesty — starting with a conclusion and then cherry-picking data to make its case.

The study concludes, “Scholars, public finance experts, local leaders and movement builders should collectively determine what it will take to overcome political and taxpayer resistance to changing Proposition 13 and other policies that constrain taxation and budgetary decision-making in California.”

That statement is also revealing. The study’s real goal is getting more tax money to spend, not righting some moral wrong that it cannot convincingly prove.

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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The income and wealth disparities among Californians are well-known and regrettable but they stem from multiple reasons that have nothing to do with Proposition 13, as the study, conducted for and released by the Berkeley-based Opportunity Institute, alleges. White homeowners benefitted heavily from property tax limits because they were more likely to be homeowners in the first place.

The study essentially catalogs a bunch of social ills that emerged after Proposition 13’s passage and attempts to tie them to the measure — guilt by chronological association, one could say. But the effort is undercut by one revealing paragraph: “We find that housing-wealth disparities have widened.

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These are two entirely different experiences, which are only loosely connected. Solo, or you and your partner, is pretty simple. Set up, relax and the time is your own to do what you want.

With children?

Simple isn’t part of the experience. It is a wonderful experience, just a bit more involved.

First the gear you need will test your ability to get it all in one car no matter how big the car is, no matter the age of your children, or how many children you will take with you.

The age of your little campers dictates what you take. Their favorite stuffed animals, a few toys, books, puzzles, some crayons or colored pencils and paper, and whatever else they decide they must have.

When you get to your campsite you’ll find your young children are complete dirt magnets.

When they get out of the car, they will instantly look like they’ve been rolling in the dirt and mud for days.

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Young pirates take to the waters of Wrights Lake in the Eldorado National Forest. bright and colorful, even your older kiddos, as well as you. Looking like a tree is not your best move. You want to be able to see them easily and they need to see you easily.

Young children will quickly test your ability to keep track of them. They’ll explore everything in sight, follow any butterfly, dragonfly, blowing leaf or ground squirrel that crosses their field of vision. Your job is to keep them in sight all of the time. They’re faster than you think.

Once you get your campsite set up it’s time for a snack, then a little exploring. What trails are around that you’ll be able to hike? Which ones can your youngest navigate?

Which one are you most likely to end up carrying your youngest at some point?

Our nearby national forests — Eldorado, Tahoe, HumboldtToiyabe — have some of the best camping opportunities you’ll ever find. On our forests camping comes in two versions. One is dispersed camping, which is outside of a developed campground, the other is in developed campgrounds.

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campsites in our nearby national forests will have a lake as part of the campground. Anytime you’re around any body of water while camping keep an even closer watch on your young ones.

Anytime you are in a boat of any kind everyone should wear an approved and appropriate life jacket.

It’s good to have a book about the trees, flowers, land critters, ducks, geese and birds with you. A little education in the guise of camping is simply fun. We always take “The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada” by John Muir Laws.

At your campsite the only place you can have a fire is in the fire ring.

Keep young campers away from it. When you leave your site to explore that fire needs to be dead out.

Now, about food.

There are three items you must have with you, no exceptions: graham crackers, marshmallows, chocolate bars. S’mores rule the food chain out there. Everything else is secondary.

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Final stretch at speedway Gary Thomas Placerville Speedway The final stretch of the championship push begins this Saturday as Big Trophy Night launches the start of the three remaining point races and the last full month of competition on the quarter-mile.

Winged sprint cars, limited late models and the pure stocks will all be vying for one of the special, 5-foot tall perpetual trophies handed out to winners on Big Trophy Night.

In addition to the three

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speedway regulars, the traveling Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association returns to complete the bill on Saturday.

With three events remaining, Auburn’s Andy Forsberg has a ninth winged 360 sprint car title within his sights.

After a runner-up finish at the Mark Forni Classic he has extended his advantage over Jodie Robinson to 36-markers.

Forsberg has one win and leads the way with five top-five finishes in the first 10 events.

Placerville’s Shane Hopkins has had some

consistent runs this year and ranks third in points, followed by Elk Grove’s Bubba Decaires and Chico’s Michael Ing. The pit gate will open at noon, with the front grandstand gate opening at 3 p.m. The pit meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. with cars on track at 5:15. Hot laps, qualifying and racing will follow.

Placerville Speedway is located on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville. For more information on log onto placervillespeedway. com.

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COVID-19 pandemic also further stalled enforcement of county vegetation management, according to the report.

In late 2021 the Vegetation Management Office consisted of one administrative assistant.

Grand Jury findings show the county had no comprehensive plan to implement Ordinance 5101.

Enforcement was not conducted due to a lack of decision on which county department would be responsible for enforcement. The county also never decided on what penalties would be applied, the Grand Jury found.

To address the lack of a defensible space inspector, the county contracted with the El Dorado Hills Fire Department to inspect county areas from July 1, 2021, to Dec. 31, 2021.

The fire department conducted 428 inspections on 254 parcels. It found 77% of the inspected parcels were defensible space compliant and recommended the county Board of Supervisors develop a plan to reduce the number of refusing property owners to allow government inspectors to verify the parcels are compliant with Ordinance 5101.

Ordinance 5101 still has not been fully implemented and enforced since its approval in 2019, states the Grand Jury report.

In addition, county properties are in violation of the county’s own ordinance, notes the report.

The Grand Jury found the county failed to address its lack of compliance due to conflicts on which county agency was responsible for maintaining the parcels, a lack of county personnel to perform the actions and difficulty contracting with outside vendors due to issues in the Memoranda of Understanding with various labor organizations representing county staff.

The first annual review of Ordinance 5101 and update to the Board of Supervisors came Feb. 5, 2021, nearly two years after the ordinance’s adoption.

The county again contracted with the EDHFD for $250,020 to conduct defensible space inspections in Diamond Springs and Rescue between April 1, 2022 and March 31, 2023.

In September 2021 county leaders tasked the Chief Administrative Officer to implement a wildfire resiliency and vegetation management work group to review lessons learned from the Caldor Fire and to recommend fire-defense

strategies.

The first priority for the work group was finding resources for defensible space funding, in which the El Dorado Resource Conservation District was contacted to hire a county community wildfire protection coordinator for 18 months.

The workgroup is being headed up by an interim leader with expertise on the subject matter, the report states, which has improved communication and coordination across the 13 fire organizations in the county.

The workgroup, consisting of a core of county leaders, field experts and public and private entities, has plans to conduct countywide assessments identifying at-risk areas, determine measures of success, track and report on progress and establish a broad stakeholder-based organized structure.

Workgroup participants recommended implementing a new Wildfire Resiliency Office with appropriate staffing and resources to meet county goals by Dec. 31, 2022.

Its first priority is to take a leadership role by working with county fire districts and coordinating strategies with organizations with defensible space expertise.

The office had only three authorized full-time equivalent staff to achieve the Board of Supervisors’ goals, the report states.

The Grand Jury report also addressed the increasing difficulty of property owners obtaining fire insurance, stating the matter should be a priority for the Wildfire Resiliency Office.

Recommendations from the Grand Jury include providing the Wildfire Resiliency Office with funding, resources and staffing, having the Board of Supervisors follow up with the office and receive quarterly updates from the CAO and directing county departments to comply with its own ordinance and clear its properties violating the ordinance by June 30, 2023.

The Grand Jury also recommended the Board of Supervisors decide on enforcement of Ordinance 5101, which needs to be amended by Dec. 31, and to send a letter to the state insurance commissioner to advocate for insurance companies to provide or continue to provide fire insurance for rural areas.

The full Grand Jury report will be published in the Wednesday, Aug. 10 edition of the Mountain Democrat.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You will witness inspiring examples of sharing and caring — indeed you may be the instigator of these acts, as you will be moved to express the deep affection you feel for loved ones.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The well-known solution is not the one for you. You pull things together in unexpected and fascinating configurations and will raise eyebrows, praise and money as a happy result.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Relationships don’t fix the problems of individuals, though they may distract from those problems or cloak them in a different garb. Each individual must ultimately solve for their own soul.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Fighting for a principle isn’t so hard.

Many people have what it takes. Living up to a principle is the real challenge. Start there, because if you can’t live up to the principle, maybe it’s not worth fighting for.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). When you’re interested in someone, everything they say intrigues you. Even ordinary topics are made riveting. You’ll find a little introspection on the matter to be beneficial. What do you think is really driving your curiosity?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You offer something that people

will quickly get used to having in their daily lives. You’ll either fill a need they didn’t realize they had, or you’ll create a need by providing something very interesting.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). In the juggle of your daily life, you may drop a few balls and that’s to be expected. Even the professionals who practice thousands of hours drop a few, but the main thing is getting quickly back in the flow.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Hooray! You’re on the final stretch of a project. You’ve been at this so long it’s hard to remember the before times. You had no idea what you were getting into back there but giving up just isn’t your style.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). If you have a list, you’re already ahead of the competition. You won’t get to everything on it, which is good. “If you have accomplished all that you planned for yourself, you have not planned enough.” — Edward Everett Hale AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). While there is such a thing as wise anger, it’s rare. Most of the frustrations you experience today can be overcome when you learn a different way to think about them. You’ll be so helped by your curious and open mind.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). There’s no benefit to holding back or playing it cool today. Express your feelings.

Whatever excites you will revitalize others too. Let people see your interest, curiosity and happiness. You never know who needs the joy infusion.

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The Olde Coloma Theatre continues its summer season with “The Watered Down Saloon” or “A Trip Out West.” Written by Melynda Tipton and directed by Lauren Baasch, this funfor-the-whole-family production runs every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. through Aug. 28. For more information call (530) 6265282.

Aug. 5 Want to find great bargains?

Stop by the St. Patrick Church Ladies Society annual Rummage Sale 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 5 and 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 6 This is a great sale with a wide variety of items available in the church hall at 3109 Sacramento St. in Placerville. For more information call (530) 6220373.

The El Dorado Hills Community Services District hosts a National Night Out celebration. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office and El Dorado Hills Fire Department are partnering with the CSD to offer this event with free food, children’s activities, law enforcement demonstrations and more at Community Park, 5:30-8 p.m.

Boeger Winery in Placerville hosts Enchanted Evenings with live music, food trucks and great wine, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The music lineup features: Waiting for Sunday (Aug. 5), Jason Weeks (Aug. 12), Jax Hammer (Aug. 19) and Loose Engines (Aug. 26).

For more information visit boegerwinery.com/events.

Andis Wines in Plymouth hosts National White Wine Day Celebration, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 5-7. For more information call (209) 245-6177 or email info@ andiswines.com.

Cordova Community Council hosts Friday Night Concerts at 7 p.m. at Village Green Park with the following acts: Funk Shui (Aug. 5). For more information visit cordovacouncil.org.

Aug. 6 UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County hosts the Fall & Winter Vegetables class with Master Gardener Zack Dowell, 9 a.m. to noon at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville. For more information email mgeldorado@ucanr.edu or ■

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Imagination Theater on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville presents “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” through Aug. 7. For tickets and more information visit ITPlacerville.org.

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imes are hard right now, but travel is on the rise once again. If you have the means, take a road trip. It’s truly amazing what seeing another part of this beautiful country can do for the soul, body and mind. My husband and I recently finished a sojourn of more than a 2,200 miles roundtrip.

Although our travels took us to areas in eastern Oregon and Washington, our primary goal was a visit with my nephew, whose eastern Washington property is just a little over a mile from the Canadian border.

Some might scoff at spending all that time and distance to visit a nephew, but this young man is definitely different. He is the 49-year-old son of my brother, Dave, who passed away at the age of 23. Dave’s son, Steve, didn’t know he was adopted until the age of 13. When he discovered he had an entirely different family “out there,” he was excited to meet them.

We have tried to keep connections since then, although it has been difficult with both of my parents passing and the distance between California and Washington.

Nonetheless, we did the 2,244 mile trip to Curlew along the Kettle River in Ferry County, Wash., up Highway 395 via Interstate 5 to Highway 299.

It turned out to be one of our most enjoyable excursions ever.

California drivers will be familiar with Highway 395 through Reno, the Owens Valley and Mojave Desert, but the route through Oregon and Washington is an experience of its own. The entire route runs through four states — California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington — but as it connects Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, 395 is also referred to as the Three Flags Route.

To get to 395, traveling north on Interstate 5 wasn’t our first choice, but high wind warnings for trucks and campers were in effect the day we left. The route to Highway 299 turned out to be a great way to connect with 395 at Alturas, as 299 comes into 395 above where

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Colorful layers of ancient rock are exposed in the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. the wind warnings had been issued. The highway drives through the Shasta-Trinity National Forest as well as the Modoc National Forest, so there were many select areas for us to camp for free almost directly off the road.

On the way up, many of the campgrounds we passed were closed but the following week they had opened in spite of a few days of inclement weather and some snow.

And, although gates and chains were open no fees were yet being collected at most of them.

Beautiful scenery

Along 299 are mountains and streams feeding the Pit River, a beautiful and free river. It is just one of three rivers in the United States that cross the Cascade Range. The other two are the Klamath and the Columbia, which were very impressive.

After connecting with 395 at Alturas and traveling north along the Emigrant Trail Scenic Byway, we had hoped to visit Stringer’s Wild Plum Winery and Distillery that uses Southern Oregon and Northern California wild plums for its wonderful alcoholic concoctions, including a plum brandy.

Unfortunately, they were closed both times we passed.

One thing about traveling the same highway in both directions on a road trip such as this is that you can map out places you want to visit on the return. Since we hightailed it up to Curlew in four days, we did just that — noting sights such as the Juniper Sand

The Abert Rim escarpment looms over Lake Abert and the valley floor.

Dunes State Park in Oregon, John Day Fossil National Monument in Oregon and a variety of national forests in both Oregon and Washington.

Having camped in California state and federal lands for more than four decades, we have seen the demise of user-friendly facilities.

We found forests and campgrounds in both Oregon and Washington to be much more more accommodating to the general visitor.

Driving along the Emigrant Trail Scenic Byway we saw migrating pelicans and cranes.

The gracefulness with which pelicans fly is quite a sight anywhere.

On the return trip along the same stretch of highway, the weather turned cloudy and snowy with some fogginess.

With visibility at a short distance, we only heard the distinct twitter of the pelicans rather than saw them.

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brings Big Easy to Grass Valley The Center For The Arts News release GRASS VALLEY — On Aug. 5 New Orleans icon and ambassador Trombone Shorty brings some Big Easy flavor to The Marisa Funk Theater at The Center For the Arts, 314 West Main St. in Grass Valley.

His live shows are known for their raw power and exhilarating energy, and he will be showcasing tracks from his latest album, the critically-acclaimed “Lifted.”

Recorded at his own Buckjump Studio, “Lifted” sees Shorty and his bandmates crash through funk, soul and psychedelic rock with transcendent performances, set to bold songwriting that explores grit and determination in hard times.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show will begin at 8 p.m.

Having recently performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, this tour also comes on the heels of the release of his first album of original music in five years, “Lifted.”

Highlights from the past few months also include his first-ever GRAMMY win for his work on Jon Batiste’s album, an appearance on the GRAMMY Salute to Paul Simon (airing later this year on CBS), and an in-depth interview with Marc Maron’s WTF podcast where Marc attested, “I can’t remember the last time I heard a power horn band like that.”

It was after midnight when Trombone Shorty stepped offstage at the House of Blues in New Orleans, but he wasn’t done playing yet. Not by a long shot.

“I had an idea for a new song right after the show,” said Shorty, “so the band and I decided to go straight into the studio and record it that night. We were still sweaty and buzzing from the energy of the gig and we definitely carried that vibe into the session with us.”

Take a listen to “Lifted,” Trombone Shorty’s second release for Blue Note Records, and you’ll hear that same ecstatic energy coursing through the entire collection. Produced by Chris Seefried (Fitz and the Tantrums, Andra Day), the album finds the GRAMMY-nominated NOLA icon and his bandmates tapping into the raw power and exhilarating grooves of their legendary live show, channeling it all into a series of tight, explosive performances that blur the lines between funk, soul, R&B and psychedelic rock.

The writing is bold and selfassured, standing up to hard times and loss with grit and determination, and the playing is muscular to match, mixing pop gleam with hip-hop swagger and second line abandon. Wild as all that may sound, “Lifted” is still the work of a master craftsman and the album’s nimble arrangements and judicious use of special guests — from Gary Clark Jr. and Lauren Daigle to the rhythm section from Shorty’s high school

marching band — ultimately yields a collection that’s as refined as it is rapturous, one that balances technical virtuosity and emotional release in equal measure as it celebrates music’s primal power to bring us all together.

“I think this is the closest we’ve ever gotten to bottling up the live show and putting it on a record,” said Shorty, whose audiences have grown exponentially in recent years. “Normally when I’m in the studio, I’m trying to make the cleanest thing I can, but this time around, I told everybody to really cut loose, to perform like they were onstage at a festival.”

If anybody knows their way around a festival, it’s Trombone Shorty. Born Troy Andrews, he got his start (and nickname) earlier than most: at 4, he made his first appearance at Jazz Fest performing with Bo Diddley; at 6, he was leading his own brass band; and by his teenage years, he was hired by Lenny Kravitz to join the band he assembled for his Electric Church World Tour. Shorty’s proven he’s more than just a horn player, though. Catch a gig, open the pages of the New York Times or Vanity Fair, flip on any late-night TV show and you’ll see an undeniable star with utterly magnetic charisma, a natural born showman who can command an audience with the best of them. Since 2010, he’s released four chart topping studio albums; toured with everyone from Jeff Beck to the Red Hot Chili Peppers; collaborated across genres with Pharrell, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, Foo Fighters, ZHU, Zac Brown, Normani, Ringo Starr and countless more; played Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk, Newport Jazz, and nearly every other major festival; performed four times at the GRAMMY Awards, five times at the White House, on dozens of TV shows and at the star-studded Sesame Street Gala, where he was honored with his own Muppet; launched the Trombone Shorty Foundation to support youth music education; and received the prestigious Caldecott Honor for his first children’s book.

Meanwhile in New Orleans, Shorty now leads his own Mardi Gras parade atop a giant float crafted in his likeness, hosts the annual Voodoo Threauxdown shows that have drawn guests including Usher, Nick Jonas, Dierks Bentley, Andra Day and Leon Bridges to sit in with his band, and has taken over the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s hallowed final set, which has seen him closing out the internationally renowned gathering after performances by the likes of Neil Young, the Black Keys and Kings of Leon.

“I owe all that to my mother,” said Shorty. “She passed recently, but she continued to inspire me right up until she transitioned, and that’s why I put a picture of her holding me up at a second line on

the cover of this album. She lifted me up my whole life.”

That sense of excitement and liberation is palpable on “Lifted,” which opens with the addictive “Come Back.” Fueled by a bottomheavy rhythm section, buoyant keys and bright flashes of brass, the track pairs a hip-hop groove with hard rock energy as Shorty delivers silky smooth vocals that float effortlessly above the instrumental fray. As its title might suggest, the song is a reckoning with loss and regret, but like much of the album, it refuses to surrender to disappointment, keeping its chin held high as it presses forward and fights for what it wants. The effervescent “What It Takes” gets profoundly funky as it celebrates the strength and growth that can emerge from times of struggle, while the bittersweet “Forgiveness” leans into the band’s R&B side as it works to move on from pain and betrayal, and the blistering “I’m Standing Here” (which features a mind-bending guitar solo from Gary Clark Jr.) rushes headlong into the maelstrom.

“I grew up watching wrestling as a kid,” Shorty said with a laugh, “and I if I was a wrestler, ‘I’m Standing Here’ would be the song they played when I came into the ring. It’s all about standing tall no matter what life throws at you.”

Shorty makes sure to celebrate the good times on the album, too, reveling in the joy of love and friendship and family throughout.

The spirited “Might Not Make It Home” commits to letting go and living in the moment; the playful “Miss Beautiful” embraces the thrill of desire while offering a twist on the second line tradition, with an electric bass stepping in for the tuba; and the feel-good “Everybody In The World” (which features the New Breed Brass Band) finds common ground in our universal desire for love and acceptance.

But it’s perhaps the electrifying title track, which lands somewhere between Earth, Wind & Fire and Shorty’s old tourmate Lenny Kravitz that best encapsulates the spirit of the album, wrapping earnest emotion in a high-octane package that offers you no choice but to move your body.

“The whole time we were making ‘Lifted,’ I couldn’t help but think about how much fun it would be to get onstage and play it for an audience,” Shorty recalled “Usually when I make an album, I record the songs first and figure out how we’re going to present them live afterwards, but with this record I was in the studio imagining the lights flashing on the hits and the audience singing everything back to us. I could see the whole thing in my head.”

For Trombone Shorty, the show never ends. Not by a long shot.

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stops we made in Oregon was Chandler State Park. We found we were following in the footsteps of 19th century explorer Capt. John Frémont. The land was donated to the Oregon State Highway Department by S.B. and Hattie Chandler in 1929. A sheep and cattle rancher, Chandler was one of the largest landowners in the vicinity at the time (1870-1930).

It is the area where pine trees were first seen by those traveling from the east.

Just north of Chandler State Park, Highway 31 splits off from 395 and travels northwest along the Oregon Outback Scenic Highway from Valley Falls to LaPine through a variety of small towns. With hot springs and petroglyphs along that highway traveling northwest, a detour would have been welcome, but since we were on a timetable, we stayed on our 395 course along the Abert Rim, a fascinating geological area of alkaline lakes (thus the pelicans and cranes) and incredible escarpments.

Abert Rim is one of the highest fault scarps in the country, rising 2,490 feet above the valley floor, and ending with an 820foot sheer-sided basalt cap. It was formed during the Miocene era at a time when basaltic flood lavas covered much of eastern Oregon. In subsequent faulting, great blocks were tilted and Abert Rim is at the western end of one of these blocks, while Lake Abert lies on top of another. Stretching more than 30 miles from Lakeview north to Alkali Lake, Abert Rim is also the longest exposed fault scarp in North America.

The Chewaucan River enters Lake Abert from the south, but it has no outlet. The lake level varies depending on rainfall and it nearly completely dried up 140 years ago. The escarpment and lake were first mapped in 1843 by Frémont, who named it after his commanding officer Colonel John James Abert.

Goose Lake in southern Oregon and northern California is part of this saline area, as well. This truly is one of the most amazing parts of the Great Basin, which spans nearly all of Nevada, much of Utah, and portions of California, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming and Baja California, Mexico.

Change of scenery

As with most road trips, there are expanses of extreme boredom driving through sagebrush and flat, open spaces. This was true of the area between the Abert Rim and Burns, but less than 20 miles north of the small Oregon town, we were once again graced with national forest land.

The Malheur National Forest on top of Devine Ridge Summit was a sharp contrast to the portion of highway we had just traveled.

The snow blanketed the campground like a crusty patchwork jacket; the trees were still bare and few flowers were blooming, as spring had not yet arrived in the south-central Oregon mountains.

Topping more than a dozen summits, the road took us up and down from more than 5,500 feet to 4,300 feet, more or less. Although we were farther north and the summits were much

lower than our 7,000 and 8,000 foot Sierra Nevada summits, snow was still on the ground in mid-April. Being more than 500 miles north within the first two days certainly made the difference.

Trying not to drive more than five or six hours in a day was challenging, as both my husband and I enjoy making tracks when traveling. We made it to Curlew within four days of leaving our home in Garden Valley — a oneway trip of more than 1,100 miles.

The visit

We spent three short days along the Kettle River with my nephew, and his wife and son, meeting them for the first time.

The beautiful Kettle River is a tributary of the Columbia, flowing south from Holmes Lake in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia toward Midway, B.C. Joined by several tributaries, the river crosses the Canada-U.S. border into the United States in Ferry County, where my nephew bought his property. It then turns and flows north back into Canada, passing

by Grand Forks; then, the Kettle flows east for approximately 10 miles before it turns south again and re-enters the U.S. It is the only river in the country that flows into, out of and back into the United States, entering the Columbia River at Lake Roosevelt, a reservoir impounded behind Grand Coulee Dam. The Kettle River is undammed making it one of just a few rivers with consistent flow in the Pacific Northwest.

Before we exited the state of Washington, we spent a couple of nights in the Coleville National Forest along Sherman Creek, one of the Kettle River tributaries.

Highway 20 parallels this stream through most of its length. This section of Highway 20 is designated as a scenic byway.

Fishing, beautiful fall foliage displays, hunting and camping are major visitor draws in this portion of the region. The small historical town of Republic is nearby where a free camper dump station was available of which we took advantage.

The return

Instead of making our way through the Tri-Cities area of Pasco, Kennewick and Richland, Wash. on the return trip, we traveled along the Columbia River Gorge on highways 12 and 730. The Columbia River provides more than 40 percent of the total U.S. hydroelectric generation with 14 dams along its 1,243-mile course. It is the fourth largest river in the United States by volume and has the greatest flow of any North American river entering the Pacific Ocean. It also forms the boundary between Oregon and Washington as it meanders westward through the Cascade Range.

At several junctures on the trip we were following the Lewis and Clark Trail, and Sand Point Station State Park Recreation Area was no less part of the expedition. This was the area in 1805 where Capt. Lewis and his team camped overnight and traded trinkets they had with local natives for 40 dogs and six prairie cocks to replenish their food supply. This part of the

gorge was quite beautiful with the expanse of the river as far as one could see looking more like a lake than a river.

At this point we had left Highway 395 to take some back roads toward the Juniper Sand Dunes State Park in Oregon.

Although the sand dunes recreation was not something we were prepared for, we were able to pitch camp there.

Traveling south again the following day on Highway 37, we traversed through ranch lands and rolling hills. The beauty of the rolling ranch lands was a stark contrast to our first route north through the Tri-Cities area. We had made the right decision to leave our 395 route and follow the country roads.

Although we had passed through Pendleton, Ore. from the south heading north along 395 in the first few days of this sojourn, the town took on a new feeling entering from the north at Highway 37 heading south. We talked with a gas station attendant, which you will always find ready to assist in Oregon, who informed us that the area we had just gone through along Highway 37 was the largest producer of mustard grown in North America. A fascinating tidbit also was that the mustard seed is sent to North Dakota, where it is made into Ollie’s brown

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The Pit River, in Northern California outside of Redding, is just one of three rivers that crosses the Cascade Range. mustard and distributed with a message on every bottle — “OSH” or “Ollie Says Hi.” The attendant said the brand is widely distributed.

Weather always a variable

We hooked back up with Interstate 395 outside of Pendleton, ready for a bit of boredom in the scenery; however, the weather gave us no time to be bored. In a short period, we experienced heavy hail, icy rain, snow and high winds that put our trust and patience in ourselves and our rig to the test. As all ended well, both were rewarded

and we pulled into a beautiful campground again in the national forest, awakening to a blanket of snow.

Similar to Highway 50, Interstate 395 could also share the moniker of “the loneliest highway,” as it stretches for miles in both directions straight, narrow and practically empty of other vehicles.

Enjoying the drive and the ride, we pulled over often along the lonely road just to take in the view of distant mountains, rolling hills, barren landscape and to let our dog roam.

Our last major stop on this particular trip was the John Day Fossil Beds

National Monument about 30 miles west of the small town of John Day, Ore. At this point, we ventured off our 395 path once again traveling west on Highway 26. If ever in the neighborhood of this wondrous region, it’s worth the detour for its beauty alone.

The monument is broken into three separate units — Sheep Rock, Painted Hills and Clarno — but Painted Hills and Clarno were considerably farther off our path, so we contented ourselves on a visit to Sheep Rock.

All three areas were first established as state n

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parks beginning in 1927, but by 1975 all three were shifted into one national monument.

Filled with age-old mountains weathered to expose a fossil record of more than 40 million years of the Age of Mammals, the John Day Fossil Beds is the only place in the western hemisphere that captures this much time. Discovered during the 1860s gold rush in Oregon near present-day Canyon City, fossils were collected by U.S. Cavalry soldiers assigned to escort gold shipments headed for the United States Mint in The Dalles. They took the specimens to Thomas Condon, a minister in The Dalles who often held lectures on geology at his church. He recognized the importance of the fossils, and today the state-of-the-art paleontology center is named after Thomas Condon. More than

500 fossils are exhibited at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center and entry is free.

The John Day River, along with several creeks and streams, flow through the beautiful region of these fossil-encrusted mountains. Named for a man whose claim to fame was having his clothes stolen, the John Day River is one of the many tributaries of the Columbia River to the north. No camping is permitted in the national monument, so we found a beautiful area along the South Fork of the John Day River outside of the small town of Dayville. We enjoyed the area so much, we returned two days in a row and found the best hike of our two-week trip inside the monument area.

The final evening of our trip took us to the Pit River Campground off 299. The Pit River is the

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This particular location had an easy put-in spot for intrepid river souls and provided us a restful evening before returning to our El Dorado County hamlet.

Traveling this vast country is no easy task, but it is worth every mile. The United States, especially the roads less traveled, appeal to ones desire for solitude and freedom. Take the time to see areas of this great country when the opportunity arises; you never know where the road may lead. Happy Trails!

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buttered and salty ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ HH 1/2 PG, 1 hours 46 minutes Animation, Action, Adventure Now playing in theaters

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can’t quite figure out Warner Bros./ Discovery/DC/ whatever you want to call the multimerger corporation that now owns and runs what used to be Warner Bros. Pictures.

They can’t grasp how to make a proper Superman sequel with Henry Cavil (the best Superman since Christopher Reeve) or a successful “Justice League” franchise featuring several of the most well-known literary characters on Planet Earth, but they can pump $100 million dollars into an animated film featuring the Man of Steel and his dog, voiced by “The Office” star John Krasinski and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and give it a large theatrical release instead of putting in on HBO Max like they’ve been doing with other content the last year or two. Interesting.

As mentioned, the film is not really about Superman, however. It’s about Supes’ best friend; his dog “Krypto” and his adventures with other Super-animals.

I suppose if DC’s live action world-building is a mess you can always go the “Secret Life of Pets” route, which is pretty much what you are getting here with “League of Super-Pets,” a fun but ultimately forgettable entry into the DC film patheon.

The film is enjoyable enough. I had the pleasure of being able to take my almost 6-year-old son to this film, his first press screening with Daddy.

I figured this was the perfect movie to have him tag along on and I was right. For those curious about his review; He enjoyed himself and reiterated “I liked that movie” the next morning. He is the target audience for an animated superhero film with animals, after all. He was engaged the whole time and generally seemed to enjoy himself.

What I found most interesting was that the movie didn’t “stick” to him like other content — be it “Pokemon,” “Spider-Man,” or “Roblox.” Usually, akin to most kids, if he likes something he will find other forms of media featuring those characters. He loves watching the “Pokemon” cartoon which has led him to learn how to play the card game (a great way of learning critical and analytical thinking as well as learning basic arithmetic). Anytime he sees something “Pokemon” he gets excited. Similar to Spider-Man and other kid-friendly properties.

Why not “Super-Pets?”

It has Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and a plethora of comic book heroes, after all!

What I find great about these superheroes is you can create content for just about any age

Joshua B. Porter Democrat correspondent demographic. You can go with the dark, gritty and violent nature of this year’s “The Batman” (rated “PG13” but was just a few steps from being “R”), to the colorful and pet-loving nature of “DC League of SuperPets,” also featuring the Caped Crusader. It’s usually at its best when it’s unique content, though, which this really isn’t. I don’t blame WB for going after that sweet “The Secret Life of Pets” money, but it makes this film not very original or inspired, and because of that I would be surprised if it made anywhere near the original “Pets” box office.

DC on film used to blaze its own trail long ago with the grandaddies of superhero films; “Superman: The Movie” (1978) and

“Batman” (1989). Now they are so far behind the likes of Marvel that they have become reactionary instead of revolutionary in cinema like they were 40-plus years ago. With the breaking news this week that the liveaction “Batgirl” film slated for HBO Max has been shelved and other significant costcutting measures by the studio, it looks like it will still be a long time before DC on film catches up with the type of consistent and high quality content that builds brand loyalty both in children and adults.

“DC League of SuperPets” is fine Saturday entertainment for the family, but there is a “been there, done that” aspect to it with the other animated fare I previously mentioned.

Time for WB/DC to stop being followers with these IP’s and become leaders again.

Joshua B. Porter is a writer/director/producer.

His most recent project, the feature film “No Evidence OF Man,” recently won “Best Original Screenplay of a Feature Film” at the 2022 Madrid International Film.

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Music legend Taj Mahal and Quartet to entertain in NorCal The Center For The Arts News release The Center for the Arts welcomes blues band Taj Mahal Quartet to the Marisa Funk Theater Saturday, Aug. 6.

Taj Mahal doesn’t wait for permission and convention means nothing, but traditions are holy.

He has pushed music and culture forward, all while looking lovingly back on six decades of music making. No one is as simultaneously traditional and avant-garde.

At 80 he is a towering musical figure — a legend who transcended the blues not by leaving them behind, but by revealing their magnificent scope to the world.

“The blues is bigger than most people think,” he said. “You could hear Mozart play the blues. It might be more like a lament. It might be more melancholy.

But I’m going to tell you: the blues is in there.”

His exploration of music began as an exploration of self. He was born into a musical family in 1942 in Harlem to musical parents. Raised conscious of his African roots and from the beginning, he found the blues magnetic, even as most artists around him in the Northeast were exploring other sounds.

In 1967, his self-titled debut announced the arrival of a bold, young bluesman. The following year ushered in two milestones: sophomore album “The Natch’l Blues” dropped and he performed in

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The Rolling Stones “Rock and Roll Circus,” a film featuring performances from the Stones, The Who, Marianne Faithfull and others meant for the BBC but pulled and kept from public eyes until 1996.

In 1969, full of music and only just beginning, Taj Mahal released “Giant Step/De Ole Folks at Home,” a massive double album that hinted at his refusal to be boxed in. The ’70s were a productive and ambitious recording period for him that included the Grammy-nominated soundtrack for the film “Sounder.” In the ’80s, he moved to Hawaii and fell in love with sounds native to the island as he toured constantly, while incorporating Latin, reggae, Caribbean, calypso, cajun, jazz and more — all layered over a distinctly Afrocentric roots

base he’d been raised to rediscover. For Taj Mahal, the ’90s were incredibly prolific with back-to-back Grammy wins for the Best Contemporary Blues Album, honored for two dynamic projects with the Phantom Blues Band: “Señor Blues” and “Shoutin’ in Key.” The list goes on into the 21st century and as he thinks about the dozens and dozens of albums, collaborations, live experiences and captured sounds, he finds satisfaction in one main idea. “As long as I’m never sitting here, saying to myself, ‘You know? You had an idea 50 years ago and you didn’t follow through,’ I’m really happy,” he said. “It doesn’t even matter that other people get to hear it.

It matters that I get to hear it — that I did it.”

A 2017 Grammy win for “Taj Mo,” his collaboration with Keb’ Mo’, brought his Grammy tally to three wins and 14 nominations and underscored his undiminished relevance more than 50 years after his solo debut. Blues Hall of Fame membership, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association and other honors also punctuate his résumé.

Don’t miss the legendary blues artist and performer Taj Mahal at The Center for the Arts’ Marisa Funk Theater, 314 West Main St. in Grass Valley, Aug. 6. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show is at 8 p.m. For more information visit thecenterforthearts.org/event/taj-mahal-quartet or call (530) 274-8384.

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Public Notices  FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0769 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AlMIGHTY FOOD CO, located at 4355 Town Center Blvd, Suite 114, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/ Mailing Address: 6992 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623 Registered owner(s): Pearls Fine Things, 6992 Crystal Blvd, El Dorado, CA 95623 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/11/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Nick L. Dedier III NICK L. DEDIER III, MANAGING MEMBER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

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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) 10650 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0767 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PCS HEAlTH, located at 3105 Cedar Ravine Road, Suite 103, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Pregnancy Counceling Services of EDC, 3105 Cedar Ravine Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Craig Holderman CRAIG HOLDERMAN, TREASURER 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 07/11/2022.

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) 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 10651 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0765 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: C M MOBIlE WElDING, located at 1681 Arikara St., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Registered owner(s): Charles L Milligin, 1681 Arikara St., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/07/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Charles Milligin CHARLES MILLIGIN, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/11/2022.

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) 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 10652 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0764 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE VINE, located at 3907 Park Dr, Suite 110, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 3305 Gopher Ridge Dr, Folsom, CA 95630 Registered owner(s): The Vine Ventures, LLC, 3907 Park Dr., Suite 110, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/10/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lisa HallGomez LISA HALL-GOMEZ, SECRETARY 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 07/11/2022.

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

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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) 7/15, 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 10653 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0780 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BUCKEYE PAINTING, located at 3007 Estepa Dr., #F, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Devin L. Nolan, 3007 Estepa Dr., #F, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 4, 2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Devin Nolan DEVIN NOLAN 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 07/14/22.

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) 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 10677 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0777 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STREATIVE DIGITAl, located at 4650 Gamebird Court, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): STREATIVE Digital, LLC, 4650 Gamebird Court, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 8, 2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Nicole C. Scott, CEO NICOLE C. SCOTT, 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 07/13/2022.

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) 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 10678 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0786 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GROCERY OUTlET OF PlACERVIllE, located at 1426 Broadway, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Kemp Family Grocery, 5204 Heather Ranch Way, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: not applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ David M. Kemp, CEO DAVID M. KEMP, 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 07/18/2022.

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) 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 10679 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2022-0793 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: lIVE EDGE GIFTS, located at 690 Crestview Dr., Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Richard Horrell, 690 Crestview Dr., Diamond Springs, CA 95619; Chantal Horrell, 690 Crestview Dr., Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by A Married Couple.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/19/22 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Richard Horrell RICHARD HORRELL 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 07/19/2022.

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) 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 10681 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CRESCENCIA AUGUSTA ARANDA CASE NO. 22PR0194 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CRESCENCIA AUGUSTA ARANDA A PETITION for Probate has been filed by DELLILA HODGSON in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that DELLILA HODGSON 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: October 12, 2022 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: MELANIE V. De MARCO BPE Law Group, PC 2339 Gold Meadow Way, Suite 101 Gold River, CA 95670 (916) 966-2260 7/22, 7/29, 8/5 10682

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV0945 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Margaret Korzewski filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MARGARET KORZEWSKI Proposed name: MALGORZATA KORZEWSKI 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: SEPTEMBER 16, 2022, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

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

This order has been filed on JULY 13, 2022. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 10684 7/22, 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 PUBlIC NOTICE Dr Mark L. Tong’s office will be destroying outdated medical records starting August 15, 2022. If you are/ were a patient of Dr. Tong’s, and have not been seen in the past 24 calendar months, and would like a copy of your medical records before they are destroyed, you must contact his office at 530/344-9200 before August 15, 2022. Thank you for trusting us with your care.

7/25, 7/27, 7/29, 8/1, 8/3, 8/5 10689 NOTICE OF SAlE OF REAl PROPERTY NO. 21PR0059 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CAlIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF El DORADO PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT DANIEL DEL MONTE, Public Guardian, representative of this conservatorship estate, will sell at private sale, under the terms and conditions specified below, the real property of the estate, situated in the County of El Dorado, California, more commonly known 3097 Cedar Creek Rd, Mount Aukum, Ca 95656 and described as follows: single family residence, APN: 046-320006-000. Please contact Realtor Sally Long John, of Century 21, at telephone number 530-306-0821 Written offers for this property will be received at the realtor’s office on or before August 5, 2022. Sale will be made on or after August 5, 2022 to the person making the highest and best offer for the property.

EL DORADO COUNTY SPECIFICALLY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, EITHER IMPLIED OR EXPRESSED CONCERNING THE CONDITION OF THIS PROPERTY. SAID PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AS IS BASIS. The terms and conditions of sale are all cash to seller in lawful money of the United States of America with $13,750.00 (5%) down to accompany the offer and the balance to be paid on close of escrow, which will close 10 days after court confirmation of sale. The personal representative reserves the right to reject any bid that is less than $275,000.00 For further information, please contact the Realtor.

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July 25, 2022 Daniel Del Monte Public Guardian David A Livingston County Counsel TDT 7/27/22, 7/29/22, 8/5/22 7/27, 7/29, 8/5 10698 PUBLIC NOTICE Gold Trail Union School District PUBLIC NOTICE FOR CONSTRUCTION BIDS The Gold Trail Union School District is seeking a licensed contractor with experience working with California public schools for constructing a shade structure project at: Gold Trail School 889 Cold Spring Road Placerville CA 95667 The project would involve the installation of two 40Wx30Lx10H shade structures on the upper playground area of the Gold Trail School and include, architect, DSA, Lab and welding inspection fees.

A mandatory bid walk-through is scheduled for Friday, August 12, 2022 at 9:00 a.m.

The project must be completed by November 30, 2022.

Construction firms wishing for additional information on the project should contact Brad Jackson at bjackson@gtusd.org. Sealed bids are due to: Aidan Harte Chief Business Officer Gold Trail Union School District Located in Sutter’s Mill School Administration Building 4801 Luneman Road Placerville, CA 95667

by Friday, August 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., at which time bids will be opened and publicly read aloud.

7/29, 8/5 10703 NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Pursuant to the California SelfService Storage Facility Act, (B&P Code 21700 et.seq.), the undersigned will sell at public Lien Sale at the On-Line Auction site www.SelfStorageAuction.com for the following location. The On-Line Auction will end at date/time shown below. The auction will consist of personal property including, but not limited to: furniture, boxes, clothing, business items, toys, tools and/ or other household items, unless otherwise noted.

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Time: 6:00 P.M. Location: Sentry Storage – Shingle Springs 4041 Wild Chaparral Drive Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Unit(s) for Auction: Ryan Anderson, John Barth, Chris Dunbar, Cindy Klein, Kelly Rackley, Ann Warren All sales are subject to prior cancellation. Owner reserves the right to bid. Terms, rules and regulations are available On-Line.

Seller reserves the right to refuse any bid or pull property from sale.

Publish on Friday, July 29, 2022 and Friday, August 5, 2022 7/29, 8/5 10705 T.S. NO.: 2022-01508 APN: 054-332-006-000 PROPERTy ADDRESS: 4171 LIME KILN RD PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95667-6922 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 12/31/2019.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.

The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

Trustor: Jason Fitzpatrick, a single man Duly Appointed Trustee: Nestor Trustee Services, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 12/31/2019 as Instrument No. 20199005631500023 in Book -- Page -- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California Date of Sale: 9/1/2022 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: Main entrance El Dorado County Superior Courthouse - Placerville Main Street Branch, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $370,909.80 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 4171 LIME KILN RD PLACERVILLE, CALIFORNIA 95667-6922 A.P.N.: 054-332-006-000 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either

of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code.

The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 793-6107 or (888) 902-3989 or visit these internet websites www. auction.com or www.nestortrustee. com, using the file number assigned to this case 2022-01508. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANTS: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code.

If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (800) 793-6107 or (888) 902-3989 or visit these internet websites www. auction.com or www.nestortrustee. com, using the file number assigned to this case 2022-01508 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale.

Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: 7/22/2022 Nestor Trustee Services, LLC 2850 Redhill Avenue, Suite 240 Santa Ana, California 92705 Sale Line: (888) 902-3989 Giovanna Nichelson, Trustee Sale Officer EPP 35047 Pub Dates 07/29, 08/05, 08/12/2022 7/29, 8/5, 8/12 10706 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV0895 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Daisy Evans filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: DAISY NICOLE EVANS Proposed name: DAISY NICOLE TURNEY 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: AUGUST 26, 2022, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

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

This order has been filed on JULY 27, 2022. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 10708 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0812 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: DARIA REALTy & MORTGAGE, located at 1307 Souza Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Munther Yousif Jabouri, 1307 Souza Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/21/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Munther Jabouri MUNTHER JABOURI, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 07/22/2022.

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) 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 10709

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0787 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: STUDIO 59, located at 1241 Hawks Flight Ct., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Roebbelen Contracting, Inc., 1241 Hawks Flight Ct., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 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: N/A Signature of Registrant: /s/ Joe DeBiasio JOE DEBIASIO, CFO 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 07/18/2022.

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) 7/29, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19 10710 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0845 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FOREST MASSAGE, located at 2650 Cameron Park Drive #290, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Li Cao, 2820 Camino Del Rey, San Jose, CA 95132 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/31/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Li Cao LI CAO, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 08/01/2022.

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) 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 10720 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 22CV1061 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Stephanie Ann Cavolt filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: STEPHANIE ANN TAYLOR Proposed name: STEPHANIE ANN CAVOLT 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

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

This order has been filed on JULY 29, 2022. /s/ Lauren C. Bowers LAUREN C. BOWERS, Judge of the Superior Court 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 10725 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at the hour of 6:30 p.m. at the Cameron Park Community Center, 2505 Country Club Drive for the Second Reading to establish and adopt a district schedule of a First Responder Service Fee for the Cameron Park Community Services District. At said hearing, the Cameron Park

Community Services District will consider all comments by interested persons.

Date: August 3, 2022 André Pichly, Board Secretary Board of Directors of the Cameron Park Community Services District 8/5 10726 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0842 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HOME FRONT PAINTING, located at 3640 Thorson Dr, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Daniel E Partain, 3640 Thorson Dr, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/31/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Daniel Partain DANIEL PARTAIN 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 08/01/2022.

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) 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 10727 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0843 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: AMERICAN MULE GROUP, located at 5050 Robert J Mathews Parkway, Ste 400, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Cris Steller, 175 Spanish Street, Sutter Creek, CA 95685, 2. Casey Newman, 8845 Voula Lane, Wilton, CA 95693 This business is conducted by a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 8/1/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cris Steller CRIS STELLER, GENERAL PARTNER 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 08/01/2022.

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) 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 10728 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0844 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GOLDENEyE STUDIO, located at 1106 Suncast Lane, Unit 7, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Christina M Crosby, 1106 Suncast Lane, Unit 7, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2018 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Christina Crosby CHRISTINA CROSBY, OWNER OPERATOR 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 08/01/2022.

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) 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 10729 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0836 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. EXPRESS FUEL & MART, 2. EXPRESS FUEL, located at 3920 Shingle Springs Drive, Suite 210, Shingle Springs, CA 95682/ Mailing Address: 3108 Ponte Morino Drive, Suite 210, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Acorn Enterprises, 3108 Ponte Morino Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: ____ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/01/2017 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Tom Roberts TOM ROBERTS, 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 07/29/2022.

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) 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 10730 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0814 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: MOUNTAIN HIGH SALON AND SPA, located at 6544 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Stacy M Wyrick, 3079 Easy St, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/18/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Stacy Wyrick STACY WYRICK 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 07/22/2022.

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) 10731 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0850 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CALIFORNIA MASONRy CONCEPTS, located at 2306 Dartmouth Place, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Mark Brian Brockschmitt, 2306 Dartmouth Place, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/01/2022 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Mark Brockschmitt MARK BROCKSCHMITT 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 08/02/2022.

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) 10732 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2022-0851 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LOVE IN PHOTOS, located at 5760 Rocky Ridge Rd, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: 3317 El Valle Way, Antelope, CA 95843 Registered owner(s): 1. Lavinia B Lung, 5760 Rocky Ridge Rd, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Edwart J Lung, 5760 Rocky Ridge Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lavinia Lung LAVINIA LUNG 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 08/02/2022.

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) 10733 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING To consider the Resolution Adjusting Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan (BLHSP) Public Facility Financing Plan (PFFP) Fees NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on August 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, the County of El Dorado Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to receive oral and written testimony regarding the adoption of the proposed resolution revising the area-specific fees, previously set in 2004. The proposed fee will be collected from developers upon the issuance of a building permit within the Plan Area. Interested parties are invited to write their comments in support or opposition to the Resolution to the Board of Supervisors in advance of the hearing.

InHEARING light of COVID-19, all persons may be required to observe NOTICE OF A PUBLIC and participate in the hearing remotely as in-person attendance may be To consider the Resolution Adjusting Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan (BLHSP) Public Facility Financing Plan restricted depending on the current COVID-19 recommendations as the (PFFP) Fees hearing dateGIVEN approaches.

For the current options, please NOTICE IS HEREBY that on August 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., orremote as soon thereafter as the matter can check be heard, the County of El Dorado Board of Supervisors hold a publicat hearing to receive oral and the meeting Agenda, which will bewillposted https://eldorado.legistar. written testimony regarding the adoption of the proposed resolution revising the area-specific fees, com/Calendar.aspx, no less than 72 hours before the meeting. Any written previously set in 2004. The proposed fee will be collected from developers upon the issuance of a correspondence directed to invited the Board of comments Supervisors, building permit within theshould Plan Area. be Interested parties are to write their in support330 Fair or opposition to the Resolution to the Board Supervisors advance of the hearing. lightpublic of COVID-hearing, Lane, Placerville, CA 95667.

Atof least tenin(10) days prior to Inthe all persons may be required to observe and participate the hearing remotelyby as in-person a19,copy of the proposed resolution and indata required Government Code attendance may be restricted depending on the current COVID-19 recommendations as the hearing date section indicating the please amount of meeting cost, Agenda, or estimated approaches.66016 For the current remote options, check the which will be cost, posted atrequired to provide the services for which fees and the revenue https://eldorado.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx, no less the than 72 hourswill beforebe the levied meeting. Any written correspondence should be directed to the Board of Supervisors, Lane, Placerville, for CA 95667.

At review sources anticipated to provide the services330 willFairbe available public least ten (10) days prior to the public hearing, a copy of the proposed resolution and data required by with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at the following address: 330 Government Code section 66016 indicating the amount of cost, or estimated cost, required to provide Fair Lane, California orsources online at https://www.edcgov.us/ the services for Placerville, which the fees will be levied and 95667 the revenue anticipated to provide the services Government/DOT . will be available for public review with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at the following address: 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, California or online at https://www.edcgov.us/Government/DOT Proposed changes are95667 outlined below for the 2022. If you . have any Proposed changes are outlined below for the 2022. If you have any questions regarding this process, or questions regarding this process, or if you would like additional information, if you would like additional information, please contact Adam Bane, Supervising Civil Engineer, please Adam Bane, Supervising Civil Engineer, Department of Departmentcontact of Transportation, at 530-621-5983.

Transportation, at 530-621-5983.

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Friday, August 5, 2022

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It’s time for the annual Happy Healthy Pets photo contest!

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Be sure to include pet’s name, name of pet’s owner, city of residence and the pet’s favorite activity. Photos will be considered for Happy Healthy Pets, published inside both the Mountain Democrat and Village Life in September.

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Find everything gem at the Gem Fair, Aug. 5-7 in Sacramento.

Gem Faire to dazzle in Sacramento News release SACRAMENTO — Gem Faire, America’s Premier Jewelry and Bead Show, returns to Scottish Rite Center Aug. 5-7.

Explore the largest selection of fine jewelry, crystals, gemstones, beads, minerals, earth’s treasures and much more. Take advantage of buying direct from the importers and wholesalers.

From loose gemstones, raw minerals and millions of bead strands to finished jewelry, fashion accessories, supplies and tools, find them all under

one roof. Jewelry repair, cleaning and ring sizing services are available while visitors shop.

Guests will also enjoy displays and demonstrations by Sacramento Mineral Society.

Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the venue, 6151 H St., in Sacramento. Admission is $7 and valid for the entire weekend.

Free parking. For more information visit gemfaire.com or contact Gem Faire Inc. at (503) 252-8300 or info@ gemfaire.com.

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