Mountain Democrat. Friday, October 11, 2024 by mcnaughtonmedia

Committee revived to hash mobile home park issues

Eric Jaramishian Senior staff writer

El Dorado County reestablished a mobile home park ad hoc committee Oct. 8 to tackle issues regarding mobile home parks.

The committee will work with local stakeholders, including local organizations dedicated to advocating for a ordable housing in the area, to work on issues and collect data on mobile home park residents’ concerns about rent increases, old infrastructure and reported predatory practices.

This is the latest e ort in addressing the issues noted by the county and local a ordable housing nonproﬁ ts, including Housing El Dorado. The organization recently released a study into mobile home parks, detailing hardships that some park residents currently face.

Supervisors Brooke Laine, District 5, and George Turnboo, District 2, volunteered to sit on the committee.

“We are in a situation where in my park people are walking away from their homes; they’re abandoning them because they can’t sell them and they can’t upkeep them”

— Steven Noble

“I have received dozens of complaints … there are a lot of concerns,” Laine said. “I also have met with some park owners and have gotten some clariﬁ cation from them on the problems as they see (them) and where they are able to do more if we would like them too.”

The board unanimously voted to approve the reestablishment of the ad hoc.

“There was talk about if we could wait until January to do this, but in my mind this topic is ﬂ aring up again and I would rather get in front of it,” said District 4 Supervisor Lori Parlin.

Comments were made at the beginning of the meeting on reviewing rent stabilization legislation Tuesday from stakeholders and mobile home park residents.

Steven Noble, a resident of Sunset Estates in El Dorado Hills, said since 2022 when the park was bought out by an out-of-state company, his rent has gone up by more than 20%, echoing the concerns of many mobile home residents throughout the county who claim many will

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Eric Jaramishian Senior sta writer

New Mosquito Bridge hits 70% complete

Odin Rasco Senior sta writer

Despite setbacks from ﬁre, heat and rain totaling to almost 100 days’ worth of project delays, the Mosquito Bridge Replacement Project continues to make forward progress, hitting the 70% mark in September.

A recent project update town hall meeting held by the El Dorado County Department of Transportation and Shimmick Construction presented community members with a clearer picture of how far along the bridge has come, as well as what to expect in the coming months. For community members who still regularly traverse along Mosquito Road’s twist and turns and across its historical bridge, some project progress is clear as day; the two concrete piers which will one day support the deck of the bridge now tower into the air as they approach completion.

The presentation took viewers through a milestone-by-milestone recap of the progress already made, from the establishment of the trestles on either side of the canyon were two massive cranes sit to aid in construction to the latest update on how far the piers have come along — by midSeptember, six out of eight tiers had been completed on both.

After a recap of what has already been done, the presentation shifted to look at next

A Nevada City man suspected of a DUI crash involving several dogs on Latrobe Road near South Shingle Road last Friday was arrested on 34 counts of animal cruelty. Brady Fehr, 67, was booked into Wayne Brown Correctional Facility in Nevada City and faces 33 misdemeanor and one felony animal cruelty counts, according to the Nevada County Sheri ’s O ce. He was no longer listed on the inmate log as of Thursday morning.

steps and expected completion windows.

The pier columns at the north and south end of the canyon are both expected to be completed by November, with winter erosion control measures to be put into place around the same time. The tables which will sit atop the two piers are expected

to be completed by March 2025, with the superstructure of the bridge coming fully together in November 2025. Bridge barriers and a poly overlay on the bridge deck are expected to come shortly after the superstructure is complete, with a completion window set for December 2025.

The ﬁnal touches —

California Highway Patrol o cials say they were dispatched to a hit-and-run crash into a fence on Latrobe Road around 1 p.m. Oct. 4, discovering bystanders gathering numerous dogs at the scene which had reportedly been under the care of Fehr. The dogs escaped when Fehr hit a barbed-wire fence and opened a hole in his cargo box containing the animals; all were turned over to El Dorado County Animal Services. Fehr, driving a rented 2021 GMC Box Truck, reportedly ﬂed the scene into Amador County. Amador-area CHP o cers subsequently arrested Fehr on

drainage systems and completion of the realigned roadways — are set to come together in spring 2026, meaning the days of traveling across the old Mosquito Bridge and the series of switchbacks that lead to it to may be a thing of the past in just around a year and a half.

suspicion of being under the inﬂuence “of a combination of alcohol and drugs,” according to CHP O cer Andrew Brown. The Nevada County Sheri ’s O ce had been investigating Fehr since Oct. 1 and on Oct. 6 learned about the crash, which resulted in the death of one husky-type dog and injured several others. NCSO executed a search warrant at Fehr’s property. He cooperated with o cers as they seized 33 adult dogs and took him into custody. Fehr claimed he owned and operated an animal rescue called Mother Lode Husky

Mountain Democrat photo by Odin Rasco

Two towering cranes raise above the Mosquito Bridge Replacement Project site, which has recently hit the 70% completion mark, according to a presentation recently given by the El Dorado County Department of Transportation.

ESSENTIALS

OBITUARIES

Clinton “Clint” Boyce

Jan. 7, 1948 – Sept. 30, 2024

Clinton “Clint” Boyce passed away September 30th in Sparks, Nevada with his wife by his side following a yearslong battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He is survived by his loving wife Martha Boyce; 4 siblings Clyde Woodard, Dwayne Woodard, Jeanette Gomes, and Lynn Carver; 7 children and children-in-law Justin Boyce, Jacob Boyce, Christy Boyce, Dawn Francis, Sam Beaton, Jake Beaton, and Althea Beaton; 9 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren. He was born in West Virginia in 1948 and spent much of his childhood in Wisconsin. During his time in Wisconsin he often helped put food on the table for the family through hunting, fishing, gardening, and taking crops from local farms. He relocated to California in the late 1960’s where he found a job working for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. He remained there for over 25 years until his retirement. He loved the solitude that nature provided and spent much time engaging with nature through his loves of fishing, hunting, camping, and backpacking. If he wasn’t out in nature, you might even find him watching nature documentaries. He also loved to garden. He would spend the winters reading and researching crops to plant after the coldest days of winter had passed. He was always so proud of his tomatoes. He was a loving father who shared his appreciation for nature with his children through hunting, fishing, camping, and backpacking. He would participate in cub scouts, attend sports games, and encourage growth through many other activities. He had a wonderful sense of humor and made sure to share it with those around him all the way up until the end. With a self-satisfying grin, he would crack a joke or do something goofy. If others laughed, that was a plus, but he was enjoying himself all the same. When he eventually retired from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, he bought the little house in the woods that he had always wanted. He befriended and named the local wildlife which would come near the door. This would become the home that he would share with his wife, Martha, and comment regularly about the traffic on the quiet country road or the noises breaking through nature’s calm. His rescue dog, Pepper, became his constant companion during his journey with Dementia. He would bring Pepper everywhere he went, even carrying him when he’d go on miles-long walks, one of the symptoms of his disease. He touched many lives with his kind heart and good humor and surrounded himself with loved ones. A memorial Service and celebration of life will be held at Radiant Church, 4602 Missouri Flat Road, Placerville, CA on October 19th at 2pm. In the spirit of his love for casual attire, you are encouraged to dress in blue jeans and a t-shirt. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in his memory to the Lewy Body Dementia Association https://www.lbda.org/donate/ or to Foothill Dog Rescue in Shingle Springs, CA https:// foothilldogrescue.org/make-a-donation/.

Thomas Daniel Shinnick

Jan. 28, 1949 – Sept. 21, 2024

On September 21, 2024

Thomas Daniel “Mopar Dan” Shinnick died. Dan was born in Montana on January 28, 1949 and grew up in the Santa Ynez Valley of California on a cattle ranch. Even at a young age Dan understood the value of earning your own way, working hard and being a person that puts family above anything else. Dan was not only friend to everyone he met, he was a hero to his daughters, a best friend to his wife Debra for 45 years, and the greatest example of being a big brother and loyal son. He was a man to be trusted to do exactly what he said he would do, with a hand shake to confirm. Dan was full of life and had the most infectious smile and belly laugh. Dan has been a pilar of the Placerville community for well over 45 years. His construction company Shinnick Construction was a notable, trusted resource for not only the local area but surrounding areas throughout the region. In his over 30 years of business, he was well respected and gained countless lifelong friends. Dan’s love for classic cars goes without saying. He was meticulous about every detail which made him a highly respected person in the Mopar World and the industry of restoring classics back to their original beauty. His cars weren’t just a hobby they were an extension of his heart. He loved to spend hours in his garage and share his knowledge, reminisce and reflect on what it meant for him to return these cars back to prime show stoppers. Dan grew up as the oldest brother of 7 children, his sisters and brother meant the world to him. Their parents, Dot & Tom, navigated raising a family that understood the value in a hard days work and taking care of each other no matter what. Dan is survived by his wife Debra Thompson; daughters; Carrie Shinnick, Jennifer Hawley (Russell Hawley) and Wendy Santwier (Rodney Santwier); his sisters; Delores Ewing (Gene Ewing) and Patty Dixon (Dave Dixon); 7 adored grandkids and 6 great grandchildren, as well as several nieces and nephews. He is proceeded in death by his parents Dorothy and Thomas Shinnick; sister’s Doris Shinnick, Rosie VanReed, Penny Rose and brother’s Michael Shinnick and Leroy Shinnick, baby boy Shinnick and grandsons James and Jeremy Hawley. It has given us great comfort in hearing all the stories about how Dan has touched their lives and how he made them feel. You knew you were loved, he would tell you the truth, hold you accountable, and expect your very best all without judgement. Please join us as we celebrate the life well lived of Dan on 10/26 at Davies Family Inn Shadowridge Ranch on Fort Jim Road in Placerville, CA between 11-4 pm. A few of Dan’s classic cars will be on display for the day. For those that wish to bring their cars as well feel free as we know Dan loved them all . In lieu of flowers please feel free to donate to your favorite charity in his name.

LEGISLATORS’ ADDRESSES

PLACERVILLE CITY

COUNCIL

City Hall

3101 Center St., Placerville (530) 642-5200

EDSO CRIME LOG

The following information was taken from El Dorado County Sheri ’s reports: Sept. 1

12:38 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 60-year-old man on suspicion of possession of controlled substance and unlawful paraphernalia on Broadway in Placerville. He was released on $260,000 bail.

1:11 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 37-year-old man on suspicion of felony possession of rearm, violation of post release community supervision and contempt of court on Fairplay Road in Somerset. He was released on $260,000 bail.

6:13 a.m. California Highway Patrol o cers booked into jail a 31-year-old man on suspicion of parole violation on Saratoga Way in El Dorado Hills. He was listed in custody in lieu of $50,000 bail.

8:13 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 37-year-old woman on suspicion of trespassing on Mount Aukum Road in Somerset. She was later released.

9:26 a.m. Trespassing reported on Sly Park Road in Placerville.

8:13 p.m. Battery reported on Fort Jim Road in Placerville.

9:13 p.m. Petty theft reported on Missouri Flat Road.

9:19 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 60-year-old woman on suspicion of disorderly conduct and possession of a controlled substance and unlawful paraphernalia on Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville. She was later released.

9:52 p.m. Petty theft reported on Gray Rock Road in Somerset.

9:54 p.m. California Highway Patrol o cers booked into jail a 46-yearold woman on suspicion of DUI at an unknown location. She was later released.

11:43 p.m. California Highway Patrol o cers booked into jail a 48-year-old woman on suspicion of DUI on Cold Springs Road in Placerville. She was later released.

Sept. 2

12:40 a.m. California Highway Patrol o cers booked into jail a 57-year-old man on suspicion of DUI on Highway 50 east in El Dorado Hills. He was later released.

2:24 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 37-year-old man on suspicion of violation of post release community supervision on Placerville Drive. He was listed in custody.

3:47 a.m. Battery reported on Sunset Lane in Shingle Springs.

7:47 a.m. Grand theft reported on Sierra Vista Road in Rescue.

10:49 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 38-year-old woman on suspicion of battery and child abuse on Oakridge Road in Placerville. She was released on $22,500 bail.

11:05 a.m. Grand theft reported on Bucks Bar Road in Placerville.

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11:32 a.m. Grand theft reported on Cambridge Road in Cameron Park.

1:18 p.m. Deputies booked into jail

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SUPERVISORS

EDC Government Center 330 Fair Lane, Placerville

District 1 Supervisor John Hidahl (530) 621-5650

District 2 Supervisor George Turnboo (530) 621-5651

District 3 Supervisor Wendy Thomas (530) 621-5652

District 4 Supervisor Lori Parlin (530) 621-6513

District 5 Supervisor Brooke Laine (530) 621-6577 (Placerville) (530) 621-6577 (South Lake Tahoe)

U.S. SENATE Laphonza Butler SD-G10 Dirksen Senate Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-3841 Alex Padilla 112 Hart Senate O ce Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-3553 Sacramento O ce 501 I St., Suite 7-800 Sacramento 95814 (916) 448-2787 5TH CONGRESSIONAL

DISTRICT Tom McClintock Constituent Service Center 4359 Town Center Blvd., Suite 210 El Dorado Hills 95762 (916) 786-5560 3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Kevin Kiley Constituent Service Center 6538 Lonetree Blvd, Suite 200 Rocklin 95765 (916) 724-2575 5TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT Joe Patterson District O ce 8799 Auburn

a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of trespassing and possession of controlled substance on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville. She was later released.

1:55 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 37-year-old woman on suspicion of giving false ID to an o cer on Palmer Drive in Cameron Park. She was released on $50,000 bail.

4:44 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 31-year-old man on suspicion of community supervision violation on Zeller Court in Diamond Springs. He was listed in custody.

5:39 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 27-year-old man on suspicion of robbery on Post Street in El Dorado Hills. He was released on $50,000 bail.

6:28 p.m. Burglary reported on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.

9:29 p.m. Battery reported on Knollwood Court in Cameron Park.

10:24 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 47-year-old man on suspicion of willful discharge of a rearm in a negligent manner on Pedro Hill Road in Pilot Hill. He was released on $25,000 bail.

11:34 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 34-year-old woman on suspicion of use of controlled substance on Highway 193. She was later released.

Sept. 3

12:51 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 54-year-old man on suspicion of child abuse on Fort Jim Road in Placerville. He was later released.

2:44 a.m. Battery reported on Forni Road in Placerville.

11:02 a.m. Vandalism reported on Green Valley Road in Placerville.

12:11 p.m. Battery reported on Pintail Court in El Dorado Hills.

12:16 p.m. Grand theft reported on Trotter Lane in Shingle Springs

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Takin' their feet to the streets

4 suspected of poaching in El Dorado County

Eric Jaramishian Senior sta writer

Four individuals were cited in El Dorado County for illegally poaching a deer during a traffic stop around 2 a.m. on Oct. 6.

An El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office deputy stopped a truck “driving at an excessive speed” in Pollock Pines on Highway 50. The vehicle contained a dead deer, partially covered by a tarp, in the bed of the truck, according to information provided by EDSO. After further investigation, it was

determined that the four occupants of the truck had no valid deer tags and only one had a hunting license but was not in possession of it at the time of the stop, officials note in a social media post, which added that a rifle was spotted in the rear passenger compartment. Additionally, the driver did not have his driver’s license in his possession.

All were cited for “a multitude of ﬁsh and game violations,” and the driver was cited for not having a driver’s license, according to EDSO o cials.

Motorcyclist flown to hospital with major injuries after crash

Odin Rasco Senior sta writer

An El Dorado resident was rushed to a local hospital by a California Highway Patrol helicopter Monday night after sustaining life-threatening injuries in a vehicle collision.

John Kelsey, 46, was riding along Greenstone Road on a motorcycle at around 6:50 p.m. Oct. 7 when he became involved in a collision with a Toyota Corolla. Kelsey sustained severe injuries to his pelvis, a compound fracture of an arm and an arterial bleed, according to CHP o cials.

First responders with the El Dorado County Fire Protection District were on the scene shortly after the incident; because of the severity of his injuries, a CHP helicopter, H-24, was called in to transport him to a hospital.

Kelsey was taken to Buckeye School, where the helicopter landed within 8 minutes of the 911 call, a CHP social media post states. He was taken to Sutter Roseville Medical Center; his condition is unknown.

The occupants of the Corolla did not report any injuries, according to CHP information. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.

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During a traffic stop early Oct.

an El Dorado County sheriff’s deputy spotted this allegedly poached deer in the pickup bed. Four people were cited for multiple California fish and game

Photo courtesy EDSO

Courtesy photo

California Highway Patrol’s H-24 helicopter responds to El Dorado County to aid in the medical evacuation of a motorcyclist who had been involved in a vehicle collision Monday, Oct. 7.

General election ballots sent to registered voters

Carla Hass

EDC Chief Administrative Office

Ballots for the Nov. 5 election have been mailed to all registered voters in El Dorado County. Voters will receive a combined county voter information and candidate statement guide along with their ballot. If a voter resides in a district where a local measure is being voted on, they will receive a separate combined measure guide. A state voter guide with statewide proposition information will be mailed to each household.

“Voters have three options for how they can return their ballots,” said Registrar of Voters Bill O’Neill. “Voters can vote in person at our Elections office in Shingle Springs or at one of three Vote Centers, by mail or they can fill out their ballot and return it to any of our 16 official drop boxes.”

Voters can sign up for Where’s My Ballot, a system that allows voters to track their vote-by-mail ballot — when it’s mailed, received and counted — offered by the

California Secretary of State by visiting ballottrax.net.

O’Neill reminds voters to sign and date their return ballot envelope for their vote to count and that no postage is needed if it is mailed.

Voters who prefer to vote at a Vote Center can do so beginning Oct. 26 daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Election Day 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

“Citizens are encouraged to come to our Elections office and watch the entire process, from the ballot sorting and signature verification process to the ballot extraction process and see how we protect the privacy of the voter, along with the manual audit, ballot tabulation and ballot adjudication where ballots are reviewed for write-in candidates and corrections,” said O’Neill. “We welcome voters to watch the process in person or via livestream.”

For more information about voting in the November Presidential General Election visit the Elections - El Dorado County website or call (530) 621-7480 or toll free at (800) 730-4322.

PPD nabs safety grant

• High-visibility distracted driving enforcement operations targeting drivers in violation of California’s hands-free cell phone law.

• Enforcement operations focused on the most dangerous driver behaviors that put the safety of people biking or walking at risk.

Placerville Police Department officials recently announced the agency has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to support its ongoing enforcement and education programs to help reduce the number of serious injuries and deaths on our roads. The grant program runs through September 2025.

“We are grateful to receive this grant, which will strengthen our traffic enforcement efforts and improve road safety,” Police Chief Joseph Wren said. “By increasing enforcement of traffic laws and focusing on high-risk areas, we aim to reduce dangerous driving behaviors, prevent crashes and make our roads safer for everyone.”

The grant will provide additional programs and resources, including: • DUI checkpoints and patrols focused on stopping suspected impaired drivers.

• Enforcement operations focused on top violations that cause crashes: speeding, failure to yield, stop sign and/or red-light running and improper turning or lane changes.

• Community presentations on traffic safety issues such as distracted driving, impaired driving, speeding and bicycle and pedestrian safety.

• Officer training and/or recertification: Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement and Drug Recognition Expert.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Nursing forum uncovers path to healing from healthcare

Marshall News release

Marshall, El Dorado County’s largest healthcare provider, recently convened its inaugural nursing forum, Heal from Healthcare. The panel session, presented by Marshall’s Nursing Governance Committee, focused on ways the organization has reacted to the current healthcare climate to foster healing among caregivers and an elevated environment for its patients.

The immense toll of the COVID19 pandemic brought widespread attention to the concern of burnout within the healthcare industry. As the pandemic spread, care providers were asked to do more with less, to work extended hours treating high volumes of gravely ill patients and to do it all even as they worried for their own health and that of their families.

In the months and years following the initial surge, many healthcare organizations made significant staffing and programmatic cuts to recover from the financial effects of prolonged reductions to high revenue service lines.

But not Marshall.

about working hard ... it’s about not being able to come up with solutions to do the work differently and more efficiently. “ Marshall’s Nursing Governance Committee was one program to grow out of this approach. Nurse representatives were selected from across the hospital’s departments and throughout the outpatient clinics. This peer-led effort gives nurses the voice to tell leadership what policies need to be changed and what resources are needed to do things differently, better and more efficiently. Rather than a traditional top-down approach, this is truly “from the bedside out.”

“Everyone needs to be empowered to speak up when they see something,” notes Siri Nelson, Marshall’s president and CEO. “Sometimes we can do what they suggest and sometimes we can’t, but when we’re in trouble is when those voices go silent. I firmly believe Marshall can become the place that gets it right. We can be the place where healthcare is what it should be. Not transactional, but about relationships, the space to be creative and showing our larger counterparts that you don’t have to be big to do it right. We can have a big difference in our community by being more nimble, more creative and by giving people the space to step back and think ‘how did that go and what could have gone better and what can we do differently as a team?’”

“We do have to be careful with our resources. This is a challenging time,” said Nicole Lamm, Marshall’s executive director of Specialty Nursing Services. “But if you keep cutting deeper and deeper, what you cut is creativity and ingenuity. We can’t do that in healthcare. We must keep the space for critical thinking.”

Instead of widespread cuts, Marshall’s leadership has remained determined to expand and grow to continue to serve the community in the years to come. The focus has shifted to working differently and together, reducing burnout by realizing that the coworker next to you is just as important as the patient in front of you. Panel members at the forum agreed, “Burnout comes when you’re being told to do more with less, to keep doing what you’ve been doing without being creative and without the ability to come up with new ideas or programs. Burnout isn’t

The success of Marshall’s approach was evident when listening to panel members at the forum. “I was looking at leaving nursing. I was tired. I was burnt out. I was honestly a little jaded,” commented Alex, a nurse in Marshall’s ICU. “I came from previous employers who didn’t listen to their nurses or just didn’t care. When I came to Marshall everything changed. It reignited my flame because Marshall actually cares. It came down to the foundation and the basics of nursing, which is what I signed up for, and what I wanted to do ... to make a difference.”

Best in Basin Award winners announced

Jeff Cowen Tahoe Regional Planning Agency

LAKE TAHOE — The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board recently recognized nine projects and programs with Best in Basin awards for exceptional environmental design and stewardship of Lake Tahoe.

For more than 30 years, TRPA’s Best in Basin award program has annually recognized projects that exhibit outstanding planning and execution and lead the way in regional collaboration and environmental stewardship, according to TRPA. The award winners this year range from forest health projects to citizen science monitoring.

“Best in Basin award-winning projects provide outstanding environmental benefits for Lake Tahoe while also symbolizing what can be achieved when we work together to harmonize the human and natural environments,” TRPA Executive Director Julie Regan said. “We applaud the hard work, innovation, and stewardship included in this year’s winning projects.”

Best in Basin award recipients for 2022 and 2023

BEBOT, beach cleaning robot, Lake Tahoe beaches — Eco-Clean Solutions, JB Harris & JT Chevallier, Science and Innovation category.

Spooner Lake Frontcountry Improvement Project, Spooner Lake Nevada State Park — Nevada Tahoe Resource Team, Sustainable Recreation and Forest Health category.

IVGID Effluent Export Pipeline, Nevada State Route 28 — Incline Village General Improvement District and Granite Construction, Water

Quality and Watershed Restoration category.

Slaughterhouse Meadow Restoration Project, Glenbrook, Nev. — Glenbrook Homeowners Association, Forest Health and Defensible Space category.

San Bernardino Class 1 Bike Trail Project, Meyers — El Dorado County, Transportation and Sustainable Recreation category.

Saxon Creek Aquatic Organism Passage Project, Corral Trailhead Nevada Tahoe Conservation District, Water Quality and Watershed Restoration category.

Lake Tahoe Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Facility, South Lake Tahoe — Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Science and Innovation category.

Saint Joseph Community Land Trust Riverside Homes, South Lake Tahoe — Saint Joseph Community Land Trust, Affordable Housing and Community Revitalization category.

Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration Project, South Lake Tahoe — California Tahoe Conservancy, Water Quality and Watershed Restoration Project category.

Other significant projects were awarded honorable mention at this year’s awards.

• Desolation Hotel by the Pipkin Family, South Lake Tahoe.

• Tahoe Vista Recreation Area Improvements by North Tahoe Public Utility District, Tahoe Vista.

• 2nd Street and Barton Avenue Drainage Improvements by the city of South Lake Tahoe.

Nominations for the next awards will open later next year and will be for projects completed in 2024 and 2025. Those awards will be presented in September 2026. Additional information is available at trpa.gov/ how-we-operate/awards.

Bottom barriers successfully kill

17 acres of aquatic invasive plants

Katelyn

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — A peek under the bottom barriers at the Taylor and Tallac creeks and marshes reveal the mats successfully treated 17 acres of aquatic invasive plants in one of Tahoe’s largest aquatic invasive species control projects ever undertaken.

A few weeks ago, Lake Tahoe Environmental Improvement Program partners checked the roots under the dark and heavy sunlight depriving barriers. What they found was reassuring. Both the weed roots and above ground growth were dead. The mats that had laid there for about two years had killed the invasive plants, preventing their spread into

Lake Tahoe. Based of this root check, crews can now remove the barriers.

The public can expect to see divers and top-side crews in the area starting now. They advise those visiting the area to beware of loose rebar, which was used to hold the mats down. Helicopters may be in the area assisting with moving the heavy barriers. Removal could occur through winter until weather pauses the effort. Crews will remove any remaining barriers in the spring.

Barrier removal will complete just the first part of an even larger Taylor and Tallac Ecosystem Restoration Project, but the completion of this phase is worth celebrating.

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photo Best in the Basin winners and TRPA staff celebrate successful project that have

Photo courtesy of Lisa Herron, USDA Forest Service

Top-side field staff assists diver with rebar removal in June 2023. Visitors can expect to see similar activity during bottom barrier removal at Taylor and Tallac creeks and marshes starting October 2024.

Welsh Tahoe Daily Tribune

OPINION

California Commentary

This special session isn’t really ‘special’

Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet again forced the Legislature into special session to continue his war against the oil companies. This time, his proposal is to empower the California Energy Commission to “develop and impose requirements for refiners operating in the state to maintain minimum levels of inventories of refined transportation fuels meeting California specifications.”

The governor claims this will prevent price spikes but clearly doesn’t understand the laws of supply and demand. Even Joe Lombardo, the Republican governor of Nevada, and Katie Hobbs, the Democratic governor of Arizona, sent a letter warning that his proposal would increase prices, not lower them.

It isn’t the oil companies that are adding almost a dollar per gallon in direct taxes, indirect taxes and costly special fuel requirements. Add in the higher costs of simply doing business in California and you know why gas prices are about $1.50 more than the national average. It’s California.

Gov. Newsom and the Legislature could lower prices anytime they want. The reality is, they don’t want to. They want the tax money. They just don’t want you to be mad at them when you go to the polls, so they feign outrage. That’s what the special session is about.

So, since we don’t need a special session to lower gas prices, maybe we should have one about the multitude of other issues plaguing our state. Here are some suggestions.

Let’s call a special session on California’s highestin-the-nation homeless rate. According to the state auditor, California spent more than $24 billion on homelessness programs in the last ﬁve years and the problem has only gotten worse. The state’s most recent “point-in-time” count estimated more than 180,000 were homeless. That’s up 6% from the previous count.

Despite the state auditor noting that no one is tracking the impacts of this spending, the governor managed to talk the voters into throwing $6 billion more on the ﬁre earlier this year.

The Not So Weekly Daley

Letters to the Editor

Placerville’s survival

EDITOR:

Dear Placerville residents, are you aware that we are one of the fastest aging cities? Why then did we veto a large a ordable housing complex recently? I understand that limiting Placerville’s growth somewhat is important to keep the “small town feel” but that feeling isn’t very important if nobody can a ord to live here. And as our city continues to age, we are going to need more young people to help take care of them (of you).

Please remember this the next time you vote against a ordable housing in the area.

I am 30 years old, born and raised here. I’ve worked very hard the last 10 years to make this town a better place for young people (thereby making it a better place for us all) and I have to be honest; I’m getting tired.

I’m getting tired of having to couch surf or stay in a basement because I’m not married and my chosen profession doesn’t pay me enough to rent or own a home here.

I am a teacher and theater maker. I adore this town and the people in it. All I want to do is help tell the stories of people who live here, help peoples voices be heard and at the end of the day encourage young people to stay here and work to make it better, again, for us all.

Please remember that youth are crucial to the survival of a town like Placerville. Please remember that art is crucial to a town like Placerville.

I don’t want the city to be turned into a suburb anymore than you do, but medium-density a ordable residential buildings are so very important if we want this city to continue to exist.

CASEY ELLIS Placerville

Fire insurance modeling

EDITOR:

The Department of Insurance has recently proposed allowing catastrophe modeling in determining the availability and cost of insurance.

The current fire risk mapping classification by postal ZIP codes and Cal Fire maps is outdated. To assume all homes located within the same ZIP code have the same risk of wildfire is unreasonable. Our postal codes are inclusive of new home developments and remote rural homes on acreage.

Downtown Placerville’s 95667 is the same as Pleasant Valley and reaches beyond Kelsey up into the national forest nearly to Quintette. El Dorado Hills, 95762, extends past Rescue. Cal Fire maps show communities that range from “moderate” to “very high” risks all within one postal code. Cal Fire maps were intended to drive local planning decisions, not insurance decisions. They fail to recognize the significant di erences in a community’s terrain, fuel and risk of wildfire. Many communities have adopted significant fire mitigation e orts that don’t show on any map. Catastrophe modeling could be an alternative to evaluating risk and rate determination but only if it accounts for community mitigation e orts. El Dorado County is safer today from wildfires than it was 10 years ago. Cal Fire and their partners are more prepared with their rapid-fire suppression e orts, including air and ground attack. The current insurance crises is partially the result of overregulation and stifling of free market economics. If California had allowed competitive market forces to determine rates we would not be in our current self-imposed disaster. Using the AI technology of catastrophe modeling to determine availability and costs of insurance may be better than what we have, but only if the correct information is programed into the software.

KRIS PAYNE, PAT DWYER & HANK KRIZL Taxpayers Association of El Dorado County

The truth?

EDITOR:

Mr. O’Shea writes after the debate that basically anyone opposed to the open borders is racist and xenophobic. He points to a small school bus story that may or may

Taking one stormy trip down memory lane

Ican’t believe that six weeks or so ago, I began contemplating the idea of wintering in or around Sarasota on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Yes that Sarasota, the one in the middle of this year’s “hurricane alley.”

My other choice might be Vero Beach on the Atlantic side but it’s also likely to feel plenty of Milton’s wrath on his way out of the Sunshine State later this week. Maybe yesterday.

I have a dozen ﬁrst cousins in Vero and a big orange crate full of second and a few third cousins I don’t even know. The Brooklyn Dodgers’ spring training camp was there when I was growing up so, overall, another very good option, weather-wise, except for hurricanes — and ravenous Haitians. Cousin Sean Sexton, a real, actual Cowboy Poet, used to sell a beef or two every year to local Haitians, for some kind of festival (Voodoo? Maybe). They would come and butcher the steers right there on the ranch next to the squeeze chute where we branded the calves.

They always cleaned and tidied everything before they left with several hundred pounds of meat wrapped and ready for the ﬁre pit or boiling cauldrons. I couldn’t guess how many hungry partygoers they had to feed, but it must have been a welcome change from their everyday dog and cat fare.

Word now is that they just steal a couple of quarter horses from a neighbor’s ranch, rustle and slaughter a few head, pile it all into their new pickups paid for with misappropriated FEMA funds and drive on home to their elegant digs that Biden-Kamala bought them recently with money intended for school free lunch programs. True story. Check out Fox and Friends or OAN or GOP candidate speechwriters if you don’t believe me.

People in the know also report they eat the horses for dessert, not unlike their French ancestors. I’m not sure I believe that part of the narrative, but it does seem to be common knowledge among the neighbors in

At 80, I might want to reconsider fall and winter in San Diego, maybe Santa Barbara, somewhere warm and oceany without hurricanes or pythons or smooshed up land crabs

the cattle-raising areas of the county, generally. And, after all, a well-trained experienced quarter horse is way more valuable alive than your average market steer. So, I say bunk on the horse dessert story.

Time was when the resident poor folk and lots of not so poor folk would go out into the forest or swamp and hunt deer or the ubiquitous wild boar for their protein and relish a week without a side of catﬁsh or worse, road-kill possum, with every meal.

No more — not since Biden and Kamala began redirecting the national protein reserves to the needy and not so needy but mostly to the undeserving, fresh out of prisons and insane asylums from “down there” or “over there” but not from here. And especially to the ones who don’t even bother to clean up the o al when they’re done with all the butchering. Put that sh*t in the bed of my new F-150 or Cybertruck? C’mon, man!

A point of clariﬁcation: 50-60 years ago you could count on a veritable

bounty of decent roadkill just about every summer morning. The night played hell on possums, raccoons, snakes, fawns and foxes out for an evening stroll. Also land crabs by the gazillions, which practically paved the sandy roads in our neck of the woods. Then came modern roads and Burmese pythons. The only roadkill you can ﬁnd now would be an overfed, drunk “illegal” or a recently escaped Venezuelan lunatic. A roadkill “trans” person is still pretty rare, given Florida’s new anti-LGBTQ+ guidelines. The closest I ever came to a hurricane-like event was in late summer 1950. We were driving home to California, almost out of Florida when my dad turned on the car radio. He whipped around and started zooming the 300 miles back to my grandparents’ house.

A big nor’easter was blowing in fast, kind of an almost but not quite

CHRIS DALEY

JON COUPAL

Coupal

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Maybe we need a special session on why California has the second-lowest literacy rate in the country. According to the EdVoice Institute, 60% of California students are not reading at grade level by the third grade and approximately 28% of California adults are not literate.

Assembly Bill 2222 would have required phonicsbased reading instruction that research shows is more e ective but it didn’t get a hearing because the teachers’ union opposed it.

How about a special session on California’s highest-in-the-nation home prices? The median home price in California was $906,600 according to the latest numbers from the California Association of Realtors. They calculate a minimum annual income of $236,800 was needed to qualify for the purchase of a median-priced, existing singlefamily home.

But that might be hard to do if you can’t ﬁnd a job. Might be good to have a special session on why California has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, California had a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.3% in August

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2024. That puts us just ahead of Illinois, Nevada and the District of Columbia.

Meanwhile, Proposition 32 asks voters to raise the state’s minimum wage from $16 to $18 and then adjust it annually for inﬂation. Unfortunately, raising the hourly minimum wage often results in businesses cutting hours and laying o workers — once again proving the adage that the real minimum wage is zero.

Or what about our soaring home insurance rates? Let’s have a special session about that. Many insurers have simply stopped writing policies in California and the ones that remain are raising rates as fast as they can. State Farm has requested permission from the state’s insurance commissioner to raise rates 30%. Allstate is raising them 34%.

Now, a study from Insurify says they expect car insurance rates to increase 54% in California; that’s more than double the national average.

California has a lot of problems. Maybe we should talk about those instead of playing political games about gas prices.

Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.

Letters Continued from A6

not have been true to support his point. The school bus incident whether it happened or not is insignificant. What is not insignificant is the damage, crime and students displaced out of their schools by the influx of illegals. Just look at some Ohio cities that have had their populations increased by 50% with illegals, Look at Chicago, New York, Aurora and Denver, Colo., and on and on. Look at an administration flying illegals all over the country in the middle of the night. And why are they doing this? Political power. For the short term oppose voter ID and other election security measures. In the long term get the millions of illegals on the fast track to voting, making the Democrats as dominant as the Communist Party is in China.

Conservatives and Trump get a lot of heat for opposing the so called bipartisan border bill. But in it was a poison pill that would have put millions on a pathway as short as ﬁve years to voting. Pelosi famously uttered, “Pass it to see what’s in it.” That border bill is a good example of why they might want you to do just that.

GEORGE ALGER Placerville

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hurricane. My brother Mike and I spent most of the next many hours on Nana’s screened in porch watching stu ﬂy past the house. Palm fronds, coconuts, avocados, oranges, small animals and every kind of debris imaginable. At 6 and 8, we were mesmerized and clamored to be let out to join the fun, but the adults said it was too dangerous. “Yay” we pleaded to no avail.

Next day, our treat was picking up all the trash and maybe treasure blown in from who knows how far away. At 6 and 8, that was good times.

At 80, I might want to consider fall and winter in San Diego, maybe Santa Barbara, somewhere warm and oceany without hurricanes or pythons or smooshed up land crabs. Of course San Diego and Santa Barbara have plenty of “others,” but generally not the pet eating variety. So far.

Author’s note: Not a single Haitian marauder neither a crazy Venezuelan nor an innocent land crab was harmed during this production.

Chris Daley is a biweekly columnist for the Mountain Democrat.

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COMICS

Backwood brush, trees burned in Forebay Fire

Odin Rasco Senior staff writer

A small fire singed around an acre and a half of grass, brush and trees in a secluded spot in the forest off Forebay Road north of Pollock Pines Tuesday afternoon.

A fire detection camera spotted smoke cresting above treetops off Forebay Road north of the South Fork American River at around 9:11 a.m. on Oct. 8, according to information from the U.S. Forest Service. When first spotted, the fire was approximately 100 square feet in size, with reports from the air indicating the fire was spreading at a moderate speed and had the potential to burn more than 100 acres. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 9:50 a.m., encountering steep terrain and narrow, curving roadways that made access difficult.

It was initially announced that forward progress of the fire was stopped at 11:46 a.m., with the fire 3.5 acres in size, though information shared by a USFS representative later indicated progress had been stopped at 1:30 p.m. with the fire only 1.5 acres in size. Containment had not been achieved at this time, according to fire officials, and the fire has not been fully extinguished. Crews from the U.S. Forest Service, Cal Fire, Rescue Fire Department and El Dorado County, Diamond Springs-El Dorado and Garden Valley fire protection districts responded to the call. One firefighter was injured while responding; his or her condition is unknown.

No structures were damaged or are considered threatened by the fire. USFS law enforcement is still investigating the cause of the blaze.

As the project approaches the final stretch, DOT staff made sure to keep residents aware that some lengthy traffic interruptions are were still on the horizon. After schools close in May 2025, Mosquito Road will be closed at the gates for 10 weeks (until early August) to allow for uninterrupted construction flow and maintenance on the existing historical bridge. Large loads of rebar and construction materials, as well as daily concrete truck deliveries, are expected to continue daily through

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Haven when NCSO made contact with him Oct. 2, investigating a complaint that 60-plus husky-type dogs were roaming on the 24000 block of Banner Quaker Hill Road in Nevada City. Fehr told law enforcement officers he owned 47 dogs and 14 belonged to another rescue.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Friends may learn more than they want to know about one another but are nonetheless willing to incorporate it into a bigger picture for the simple reason that love does not always get to choose what it wraps around. Love just wraps.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Some people take a long time to get comfortable. Let the process of building trust happen over the course of months, not hours. Don’t be in a hurry. Anyone who feels rushed will retreat.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There are equations that don’t make sense and maybe never will, but you still keep coming back, hoping for a little illumination. Even if the mystery continues to go unsolved, you will somehow feel richer for revisiting today.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s not selfish to focus on yourself with love unless you cut others out in the process. Knowing that selfishness can turn any scene into a cage, you choose to include more people into your big, colorful world.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The words you long to hear live in a secret drawer of your mind. Can you take them out?

Articulate them to yourself? It might feel strange, but it would be the release to start a magic flow, giving you more of what you need.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Don’t look at the puppet; look at the puppeteer. See the peer pressure, the corporate interest, the family line... People who would seem to be acting independently quite simply aren’t, if only because

no man is an island.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re communicating well. People know what to make of you, how to please and delight you, also what to expect of you and how likely you are to surpass their expectations. You see, and you are seen.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Opinions are optional. Not everything needs to be categorized, valued, organized or figured out. It’s enough to go through the day a little breezy and open to letting the world do the work.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Decide on a single concentration for the day. Of course, you’ll have more that needs tending, but it just helps to have one focus in mind. One concrete accomplishment you can point to at the end of the day will give you confidence.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There are definitely people around you who want something from you. The question is, who is good for you? Try for the objective point of view that will help you see it. If you were on your own side, would you also be on their side?

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Text can be deceiv

spend more money when they are watching each other spend money. Marketplaces have their own curious chemistry. In today’s case, a frenzy is implied.

Animal control officers noted numerous violations and gave Fehr 24 hours to get into compliance. Though some improvements were made at his “rescue,” they seized one dog, Chance, due to “inadequate care and apparent illness,” NCSO reported.

While NCSO was recovering the dogs Oct. 6, the agency noted that two of the them required emergency care due to poor health and injuries, including a broken leg on one which had possibly occurred in the traffic incident.

Barriers

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“This marks an exciting step in the ultimate restoration of this invaluable habitat,” said TRPA Aquatic Invasive Species Program Manager Dennis Zabaglo. “This is one of the basin’s largest wetlands and its restoration is a cornerstone of the collaborative work to restore the Lake Tahoe region.”

As many of those living in the region have come to know, these wetland areas provide critical habitat to aquatic and riparian species, while often being common recreation spots.

“Left unchecked, aquatic invasive plants can have devastating impacts on Lake Tahoe’s ecosystem and recreational resources,” EIP partners maintained.

The invaders can impact Tahoe’s renown water quality and clarity by increasing nutrients and water temperatures, and decreasing dissolved oxygen. This creates less than ideal conditions for native species and desirable recreational fish.

Parters plan on monitoring the project area annually, or more often if funding will allow, to ensure new infestations don’t take root. There is a real threat of spread based on proximity to other source

the next year, with intermittent traffic control and flagging. Motorists are encouraged to reduce speeds in the area, watch for signs, yield for pilot vehicles and stop for flaggers. When complete, the new bridge will take all vehicle traffic; the existing historical bridge will be left in place and converted to serve bicycle and pedestrian traffic. The road will be realigned to connect to the new bridge, which will span 1,180 feet across the canyon at a height of 400 feet above the river.

Chance succumbed to his illness days later.

“We are devastated to have lost Chance but are grateful all the dogs are in safe places now. The safe seizure of this many dogs wouldn’t have been possible without the help of several community groups and businesses,” said NCSO Animal Control Supervisor Stefanie Geckler. “Many of the dogs are available for immediate adoption and could use loving homes.”

Those looking to adopt a rescued dog are asked to contact Sammie’s Friends at (530) 471-5041. The Nevada County shelter is also accepting donations to help provide fuel, nourishment and medical care to all rescued dogs. Donations should be earmarked “Chance.”

populations, according to the team.

But partners are ready to meet any new infestation with urgency to protect the area and investment, which to date totals $4,721,947. The public can help preserve the effort by removing and properly disposing any plant fragments they encounter. They can also take care to ensure their motorized and non-motorized crafts are free of all invasive species before traveling to other areas. One way of making sure invasive species don’t a hitch a ride is by cleaning, draining and drying watercraft and gear before moving between water sources or other parts of the lake. The Tahoe Keepers Program trains the public how to clean, drain and dry, between locations.

Barrier removal crews will work during the day in order to only minimally impact migrating fish, which typically make their journey during dusk and evening hours.

Crews will also monitor water quality impacts and will install turbidity curtains if the amount of disturbed sediment reaches the threshold established by the project permit. The curtains may have shortterm impacts on migrating fish.

n SHOE by Jeff MacNelly

n TUNDRA by Chad Carpenter

n RUBES by Leigh Rubin

n SPEED BUMP by Dave Coverly

by Holiday Mathis

The new Mosquito Road bridge could be open for vehicle traffic in spring 2026.

Mountain Democrat photo by Odin Rasco

Forum Continued from A4 Committee Continued from A1 become homeless due to the rising costs.

“One of the positive outcomes from COVID was that it helped us move our culture faster,” said Nelson. “It created an outside pressure that allowed us to break down the inertial barriers to change. We were able to pivot to do the right thing as a team.”

View the full recording of the Health from Healthcare forum at: youtu.be/R-dFGTEcThM?si=8o7VYG4DK1KbwB6J.

About Marshall Marshall is an independent, nonprofit community healthcare provider located in the heart of the Sierra foothills. Marshall includes Marshall Hospital, a fully accredited acute care facility with 111 beds in Placerville; several outpatient facilities in Cameron Park, El Dorado Hills, Placerville and Georgetown; and many community health and education programs. Marshall has over 220 licensed practitioners and over 1,400 employees providing quality healthcare services to more than 180,000 residents of El Dorado County.

Sunset Estate residents also bear the burden of upkeep of the homes while also paying for utilities and dealing with rising costs, which is costing renters $2,500 to $3,000 a month, Noble told the board.

“We are in a situation where in my park people are walking away from their homes; they’re abandoning them because they can’t sell them and they can’t upkeep them,” Noble shared.

Housing El Dorado President Maureen Dion-Perry said she was pleased to see the ad hoc committee’s reestablishment and asked if a

moratorium could be established on rent increases while the ad hoc members work with stakeholders to come up with solutions.

“I think we are putting people in a very hard place,” Dion-Perry said. “We’ve got the positive side of establishing the ad hoc; while we also look at the reality of owners who will use this opportunity to raise prices out of control potentially during this time while the ad hoc does this work.”

Board Chair Wendy Thomas said while it would be beyond the scope of the board to establish anything now, it could be a conversation in the future for the ad hoc committee.

STEM subjects help people to better understand the world around us. And they help us to solve problems we see in the world. STEM workers solve problems such as how to clean up rivers, how to make clean energy, how to fight deadly diseases, how to make computers and how to explore space.

A flower grows at the end of a stem of a plant. That’s one kind of stem.

STEM learning is often hands-on and fun. It is experiments, making and testing things, fixing things and more. YOU be the scientist and try this cool experiment!

Sports Page Math

Find all of the scores of the winning teams on the sports page. Add up the scores. What do you get?

Hypothesis: Materials:

In these magic square puzzles, you fill in the missing numbers so that each row and column and diagonal adds up to the same number. Look at the example, then try the ones below.

Only one of the shapes below can be folded into a box with four sides, a top and a bottom and no extra flaps. Work with a family member to take a guess. Then, carefully cut each shape out and see if you guessed correctly!

Today, businesses are interested in kids knowing about another kind of STEM This STEM is spelled from the first letter in the words:

Observe: What happens?

This in th

Investigate: (What do you think will happen?) Hold the straw by its side and try to quickly stab it through the potato.

Repeat stabbing the potato with a new straw. But this time, place your thumb over the top of the straw, covering the opening.

Observe: What happens?

OBSERVE

The verb observe means to watch or examine something closely.

In the kitchen, I could observe the chef making our dessert.

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

Describe a normal day in the year 2050. Do kids still go to school? Do people drive cars? What new inventions have been created? Do people vacation on the

ANSWER:

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IN THE KNOW

Oct. 12

The Cameron Park Community Clean-Up Day

will be held at Camerado Middle School 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information visit cameronpark.org.

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County hosts

Compost & Vermiculture, 9 a.m. to noon at the Pilot Hill Grange, 1701 State Highway 193 in Cool. Join Master Gardener Patrick Daubert to learn how compost provides valuable nutrients for your garden soil. Compost also helps retain moisture, which saves water, suppresses weeds, prevents soil erosion, and loosens compacted soils for better drainage and water retention. Patrick will also explain how to work with worms. Visit mgeldorado. ucanr.edu/Public_Education to register.

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County hosts Living

Among the Oaks, 9 a.m. to noon at the Sherwood Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in Placerville. El Dorado County is graced with handsome and enduring California Oaks that are vital to our natural environment. Join Master Gardeners for a presentation on the various methods to maintain and protect these wonderful trees and learn how to identify the various species. Parking permits required; purchase a $2 permit at any kiosk. While we have plenty of space, seating is limited. Bring a portable chair if you wish. Visit mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/ Public_Education to register.

Enjoy a Farmers Market event, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Tractor Supply Company, 1360 Broadway in Placerville. There will be vendors, kids activities, an Animal Outreach of the Motherlode adoption information booth, music and more.

The Hands4Hope Fall Festival will be held at the El Dorado Hills Town Center Oct. 12 & 13. Held in the Steven Young Amphitheater during the two day farm-themed festival, this engaging event highlights the diverse agricultural community of El Dorado County, o ering a range of activities for all ages. Experience the joy of games, pumpkin decorating, tractor hayrides, a dessert walk and the 4-H Animal Exploration area from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Logtown Hot Dog Social and Firewise Day at Station 44, 6109 Quartz Drive starts at noon. Dogs served noon to 2 p.m., drawing and conest is a 2 p.m. and live auction is at 2:30 p.m. Dogs, buns, condiments, chips and soft drinks provided, bring a side dish, salad or dessert if you like.

El Dorado County Jesus Fest will be held at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds from 3-7 p.m. Admission is free. There will be music from local artists, food trucks, a bounce house and prize giveaways.

Incognito will perform at 4 p.m. at HWY 50 Brewery in Camino. For more information visit hwy50brewery.com/ live-music.

Red Dirt Ruckus Trio will perform at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville at 4 p.m. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

Enjoy Trivia Night at 5:30 p.m. at the Bumgarner Camino tasting room. Bring your friends, family and brainy types for this super-

Law & Order

Save the Graves digs up historical crime stories

Special to the Mountain Democrat

Save the Graves returns to Placerville Union Cemetery, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. Attendees can expect a professional theatrical presentation that is equal parts entertainment and education. Organizers hope the performances connects the audience with speciﬁc characters in local history, the locales where key events transpired and each other.

This is year ﬁve the Save the Graves, whose mission is to restore, protect and celebrate the county’s rich legacy of historical cemeteries. The 2024 edition features 10-12 minute monologues pulled from the back pages of the El Dorado County Library’s Rare Book Collection and old WANTED posters. All eight characters were involved in one of four sensational crimes that were front page news in their day.

• The Susan Newnham murder — A tale of Victorian spiritualism, unrequited love … and murder in Ringgold.

• The John Lowell murder — Rookie DA Marcus Bennett successfully prosecutes a gruesome Mormon Island murder case but has a change of heart.

• The 2003 Folsom Prison break, manhunt and shootouts in Pilot Hill and Manzanita Hill.

• The Bullion Bend robbery, which cost a young sheri ’s deputy his life; the ﬁrst line of duty death in the county.

“Most people have never heard of these crimes,” said theatrical director Kathleen Young, who ﬂeshed out the Law and Order theme with the Save the Graves creative team. She had ﬁnal say over the crimes being depicted and how the stories are being told.

Why aren’t these stories better known? Save the Graves president Mike Roberts shared his theory.

“The events surrounding the Gold Rush are fascinating; the stories have been told and retold,” he said. “But after that, not so much.”

The ﬁrst generation of gold miners came and went, for the most part. Pointing at Placerville Union Cemetery, Roberts explained, “Those who followed created the place we live. Lots of them are buried right here. What better place to tell their stories?

“Our performances explore the lives of the men and women who are part of that overlooked history,” he added. “The ﬁrst-person perspective lets us dig into these characters, their motivations, their ambitions, their accomplishments.

“These stories connect us to our history, the place we live, and ultimately to each other,” Roberts continued, maintaining those connections are healthy. “They make us better people. They also make El Dorado County a better place to live, a better place to visit and a better place

to be.”

Roberts makes a case for local cemeteries being an ideal place to go about all that connection building. “They’re a great place to start, but we have to make them presentable.”

When he ﬁrst got interested in local history, local cemeteries were “deplorable,” he said. “They were disgraceful. I couldn’t understand why no one was doing anything about it.”

He joined the county Cemetery Advisory Committee in 2014 and learned the myriad and complex reasons why the maintenance and restoration of old cemeteries is such a challenge.

“Its all about money,” he said. “People want to see these places better maintained but no one wants to pay for it.”

He co-founded Save the Graves with Andrew Vonderschmidt and Charlie Basham in 2019 to do something about it. Vonderschmidt and Basham had previously volunteered at a long-running theatrical fundraiser staged in a Long Beach Cemetery and set about replicating the formula here.

The inaugural event was staged during rolling PG&E blackouts, but was nonetheless fairly well attended and positively received. The ﬁrst round of cemetery projects followed in 2020. Most were inexpensive DIY volunteer e orts. The ﬁrst round of headstone repairs didn’t happen until 2022.

Since then, projects have included large volunteer headstone cleaning e orts, section/row signage, informational signage on notable cemetery “residents” and interesting cemetery lore, brush clearing, terrain improvements, road repairs, plumbing repairs, handrail installation and headstone straightening. Save the Graves partnered with Iron Workers Local 118 on a grand steel entryway arch in 2023 and sponsored the painting of all seven mausoleums this year, thanks to a grant from the Placerville Cannabis Community Beneﬁt Fund.

A Veterans TOT grant funded several veteran projects this year:

• Identifying all the veterans graves in Union Cemetery — LDS volunteers looked up more than 5,000 names to conﬁrm veterans status

• Cleaning hundreds of veteran headstones

• Straightening dozens of “leaners.”

• Ordering and placing headstones on the graves of veterans with no marker.

• Installing a memorial bench and rock overlooking Union cemetery’s historical Grand Army of the Republic section, which contains many Civil War veterans. In 2023 the work expanded to the historical El Dorado Cemetery, where dozens of veteran headstones have been cleaned, repaired and reset by volunteer

Mountain Democrat le photo by Noel Stack

Daniel Blair portrayed his great-great-great grandfather Mathew Blair I in the 2023

Save the Graves production, An all Blair Family Affair. This year’s event scheduled on Oct. 19 focuses on crimes in El Dorado County.

Photo by Mike Roberts

Happy headstone cleaner Vicki Pease helps restore the stones at the cemetery. Save the Grave events help fund these projects.

Nick Carter’s Harris Center concert is coming up

Ed Sengstack Harris Center for the Arts

OLSOM — As part of his Who I Am world tour 2024, Harris Center for The Arts presents Nick Carter in concert on Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7:30 p.m.

Sparking his career at the age of 12 years old, Nick Carter became an international pop superstar as the youngest member of iconic boy band, Backstreet Boys. Carter’s 30-year entertainment career has spanned far beyond the stages of sold-out arenas, with an array of projects in television and film, as well as a philanthropist and author. To date, the

Backstreet Boys are the best-selling boy band in history and are one of the world’s best-selling music artists of all time.

In 2002, Carter released his debut solo album, “Now or Never,” through Jive Records, which debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified Gold in the U.S., Japan and Canada. This debut marked the beginning of a successful solo career alongside his Backstreet Boys fame, with Carter releasing three studio albums to date.

Carter has remained a beloved figure in popular culture throughout the years, touring with the Backstreet Boys for their DNA World Tour beginning in April 2022. He’s a proud father of three and also recently joined the Backstreet Boys for the band’s Backstreet’s Back at the Beach Cancun concert series in April 2024.

Carter’s first solo tour in seven years, the international Who I Am tour, has been extended from its initial fall run in 2023, and has completed successful legs in the United States, Canada, Europe and South America. Carter finishes the year-long tour with this second North America leg in late 2024

For the upcoming concert dates, the singersongwriter is set to perform tracks from his solo catalog — including his latest single releases “Never Break My Heart (Not Again),” “Made For Us” and “Superman” — as well as Backstreet Boys favorites and other music hits with a personal significance to Carter.

Harris Center for the Arts is located at 10 College Parkway in Folsom, For tickets and more information call (916) 608-6888 or visit HarrisCenter.net.

This picture show

introduces a little horror, a lot of fun

TATELINE, Nev. — Late-Nite Productions presents “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” hosted by original cast member Brad Majors aka Barry Bostwick. The show will include a live shadow cast acting out the movie on stage with audience participation, VIP meet and greet and a costume contest — all taking place on Friday, Oct. 18, at the Bally’s Lake Tahoe Showroom.

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” the longestrunning theatrical release in film history, celebrates its 49th anniversary kicking-off two national tours in more than 40 cities.

Fans will be able to meet and talk with Bostwick, acclaimed star of this original cult classic in person. Bostwick and Patricia Quinn’s iconic portrayals of Brad Majors and Magenta, respectively, have thrilled generations of fans for nearly 50 years.

“It’s fun, noisy and rude and only exists today because of the dedicated fan base and incredible ‘shadow casts’ from around the world. They make it spectacular entertainment every show,” Bostwick explained as to why “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is one of film history’s most enduring classics. “It is nicely naughty. They bring the party. They invite you to participate. It’s rock and roll! “Three generations of party goers have passed it down from one to another,” he continued. “It is a rite of passage from innocence to understanding and questioning.”

The show will also feature a costume contest, a performance by the local Shadow Cast and a memorabilia display with artifacts and costumes from the movie. The Shadow Cast hilariously acts out the movie on stage while the movie plays on screen.

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is the iconic little movie that conquered Hollywood. The hit movie stars Tim Curry as the devious and fabulous Frank-N-Furter, Meatloaf, Bostwick and Susan Sarandon as everybody’s favorite nerdy couple — Brad and Janet — and the film’s creator Richard O’Brien as Riff Raff.

Tickets start at $25 (plus tax/fees) are available online at Ticketmaster.com or by visiting/calling the Bally’s Box Office, 55 U.S. Highway 50, Stateline, and (775) 588-3515.

Photo by Elliott Deseure Photography Nick Carter brings his Who I Am World Tour 2024 to Folsom on Saturday, Oct. 19.

rammy-nominated Hawaiian slack-key guitarist Stephen Inglis joins forces with longtime friends and musical collaborators Barry Sless (Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, Phil Lesh & Friends) and Rob Barraco (Dark Star Orchestra, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Dead) to bring the Skeleton Krewe Trio to Northern California in October.

The live shows in Marin, Sonoma, Chico, Humboldt, and the Sierra foothills will dive into a musical stew of Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan classics, originals, Hawaiian songs and more. Special guests Jay Lane (Dead & Company) and Pete Sears (Jefferson Starship, Moonalice, David Nelson Band) and Danny Leuhring (Terrapin All-stars), will also join the trio for select shows.

Born and raised in Honolulu, Inglis is a master of the Hawaiian slack-key guitar and a Grammy-nominated artist. As the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Ki Ho’alu Legacy Award — honoring the art of slack-key guitar — Inglis is no stranger to accolades, including recognition at the Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, Hawaii’s highest

music honor. His duet album with the legendary Dennis Kamakahi, “Waimaka Helelei,” is part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection. Inglis’ career got a jumpstart when, still in his teens, he formed a group with Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann.

Barraco, a professional musician for decades, is perhaps best known for his extensive work with Phil Lesh & Friends, The Dead and Dark Star Orchestra. He’s been a key member of Dark Star Orchestra since 2005 and has released a solo album titled “When We All Come Home,” co-written with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter.

Marin County’s pedal steel guitarist Sless has toured extensively with acts like The David Nelson Band and Phil Lesh & Friends. Currently a regular member of Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros and Moonalice, Sless has been performing for over three decades, cultivating a love for Hawaiian music through his trips to the islands.

The Skeleton Krewe comes to the The Green Room Social Club, 251 Main St. in Placerville, at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

Renowned jazz musicians to play Amador roadhouse

The Drytown Social Club welcomes world class jazz when the The Scott Amendola, Dan White, Mat Muntz Trio play at 4 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 13.

With White on tenor saxophone, Muntz on bass and Amendola on drums, percussion and electronics, this will be the trio’s inaugural show. Putting together three creative forces has one end goal — to dig deep, jump in the pocket, be creative, invite the audience in and have a blast doing it.

There’s a long history of tenor, bass and drum trios. They carry that torch with the idea of bringing their vibe to the concept.

Amendola, the drum kit isn’t so much an instrument as a musical portal. As an ambitious composer, savvy bandleader, electronics explorer, first-call accompanist and capaciously creative foil for some of the world’s most inventive musicians, Amendola applies his wide-ranging rhythmic virtuosity to a vast array of settings. His closest musical associates include guitarists Charlie Hunter, Nels Cline and Joe Parker, players who have each forged a singular path within and beyond the realm of jazz.

As a sideman, Amendola has performed and recorded with a vast, stylistically varied roster of artists. Over a career spanning more than three decades, Amendola has forged deep ties across the country and throughout the world.

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The Skeleton Krewe comes to the The Green Room Social Club, 251 Main St. in Placerville, at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11.

Photo by Lenny Gonzalez Scott Amendola will be joined by Dan White and Mat Muntz for the trio’s first performance at Drytown Social Club.

MOAA w/ Blone Noble and Pink Stiletto @ 5pm Knockout, 3223 Mission St, San Francisco

Blackwater Railroad Company @ 6pm Tupelo, 1337 Grant Ave, San Fran‐cisco Versoul: Full Blast Tour: Sacramento @ 7pm The Golden Bear, 2326 K St, Sacra‐mento

Baby Kia @ 7:30pm Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco

Rotary Club of Davis Weekly Lunch & Program @ 12pm See website for details. ro‐taryclubofdavis.com Davis Com‐munity Church, 421 D Street, Davis. teainsworth@gmail.com

EDH Library - Coloring and Tea @ 3:30pm Drink tea, color, and relax. El Do‐rado County Library | El Dorado Hills Branch, 7455 Silva Valley Parkway, El Dorado Hills. 916-3583500

A Conversation with Larry David (16+ Event)

@ 7:30pm Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, San Francisco

wintersdowntown @gmail.com

West Coast Premier of Rogues @ 5pm / $25 West Coast Premier of "Rogues" A play by Charlotte Higgins, Directed by Lori Russo The Stage at Burke Junction, 3300 Coach Lane, Suite E-1, Cameron Park. stageatburke@ gmail.com

Tantra Speed Date®Sacramento! Meet Singles Speed Dating @ 5:30pm / $50-$140 Join the speed dating revolution with a 94% connection rate! Meet singles & ignite connections through fun, chemistry-building games! Yoga Shala Sacramento, 2030 H Street, Sacramento. help@ tantrany.com

Fentanyl @ 6pm Neck Of the Woods, 406 Clement St, San Francisco

Sean Mason @ 7:30pm Studio Theatre - Mondavi Center, Davis

Rival Consoles @ 8pm Gray Area / Grand Theater, 2665 Mission St, San Francisco

Adam Jay @ 9pm Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St, Sacra‐mento

DJ Eddie Edul: Mix Downtown Saturday On The Rooftop @ 9pm Mix Downtown, 1525 L St, Sacra‐mento

Brenda Mallory: In the Absence of Instruction @ 12pm In the solo exhibition, Brenda Mal‐lory includes prints, multi-media and installation artworks to con‐sider the complex relationships and structures of power and iden‐tity. Gorman Museum of Native American Art, 181 Old Davis Road, Davis. cngorman@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-6567

Fox and Bones @ 2pm Private House Show, Mar‐tinez Bray: Solo Acoustic at Boring Rose Brewing, El Dorado Hills - 1 year Anniversary @ 2pm Boring Rose Brewing Co., 4363 Town Center Blvd Suite 110, El Do‐rado

Larry David @ 7:30pm Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove St, San Francisco

Sunset Rubdown @ 8pm / $25 The Independent, San Francisco

SonReal @ 8:30pm Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco

Banda Toro @ 9pm El Toro Night Club, 2470 San Bruno Ave, San Francisco Los Cadetes de Linares

@ 9pm El Toro Night Club, 2470 San Bruno Ave, San Francisco

Artist's Journal Workshop with Misuk Goltz (6Sessions) @ 10am / $190 Learn to make an artist's journal in this workshop with Misuk Goltz! Pence Gallery, 212 D Street, Davis. pencesocialmedia@ gmail.com, 530-758-3370

Tai Chi Classes @ 10am New tai chi classes offered at the Davis Arts Center Davis Arts Cen‐ter, 1919 F Street, Davis. duanke jie68@gmail.com 10 Years with Conquer Divide & Enemy of Fate @ 7pm Gold�eld Trading Post Sacra‐mento, 1630 J St, Sacramento

Seltzer @ 7pm Neck Of the Woods, 406 Clement St, San Francisco

Ski Mask The Slump God @ 7:30pm Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove St, San Francisco

The Happy Return @ 8pm The Chapel,

Friday Oct 18th

O-Town: Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre (supporting Nick Carter) @ 8pm Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, 1010 Ulatis Dr, Va‐caville O-Town will join Nick Carters as his special guests in part of his

Brenda Mallory: In the Absence of Instruction @ 11am In the solo exhibition, Brenda Mal‐lory includes prints, multi-media and installation artworks to con‐sider the complex relationships and structures of power and iden‐tity. Gorman Museum of Native American Art, 181 Old Davis Road, Davis. cngorman@ucdavis.edu, 530-752-6567

Brendan Borrell on Paddling Through the Heart of California

@ 4:30pm / Free Join us on Oct. 16th in the Multipurpose Rm. of the Student Community Cen‐ter at UC Davis from 4:30 to 6 pm for Brendan Bor‐rell's seminar on "Paddling Through the Heart of Cali‐fornia". Student Commu‐nity Center, 397 Hutchison Drive, Davis. ecpeters@uc davis.edu, 530-754-0909

DJ Platurn @ 6pm Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St, Napa

Locals Night: The Get Down Presents vinyl Aaliyah to Ziggy! @ 6pm / $5-$10 Blue Note Napa, Napa

Chris Cain @ 6:45pm Biscuits & Blues, 401 Mason St, San Francisco

Katie Von Schleicher

@ 7pm Harlow's, 2708 J St, Sacramento

S.R. Laws

@ 7pm Fox & Goose Public House, 1001 R St, Sacramento Giacomo Fiore

@ 7pm The Lab, 2948 16th St, San Fran‐cisco

Olivia Barton @ 8pm Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 1710 Mission Street, San Francisco

Tai Chi Classes @ 10am New tai chi classes offered at the Davis Arts Center Davis Arts Cen‐ter, 1919 F Street, Davis. duanke jie68@gmail.com

Legacy RoundtableAuthors of the Napa Valley @ 5:30pm / $35 Yountville Community Center, 6516 Washington Street, Yountville

EDH Library - Fiber Arts Group @ 5:30pm Knitting, crochet, sewing, embroi‐dery and more! El Dorado County Library | El Dorado Hills Branch, 7455 Silva Valley Parkway, El Do‐rado Hills. 916-358-3500

Tasting Room and Kitchen, 1221 Harter Avenue, Woodland. the hive@zspecialtyfood.com, 530-668-0660 Clementine Darling @ 6pm Carpe Diem Restaurant & Bar, 1001 2nd St Suite#185, Napa The Cosmo Alleycats @ 7pm Regiis Ova Caviar & Champagne Lounge, 6480 Washington St, Yountville Jason Movrich & Friends @ 8pm Local Edition, 691 Market St, San Francisco

TMU @ 8pm Old Ironsides, 1901 10th St, Sacra‐mento

An-ten-nae: Dimond Saints @ 10pm 1015 Folsom, 1015 Folsom St, San Francisco Solano Walk to End

Alzheimer's 2024 @ 8:30am Annual Alzheimer's FundRaiser Harbor Plaza, 520 Solano Street, Suisun City. solanowalk@alz.org, 925269-4302

El Dorado Hills Fine Art Festival @ 10am Join us for the second annual El Dorado Hills Fine Art Festival – a playful joining of �ne art and your community library! El Dorado County Library | El Dorado Hills Branch, 7455 Silva Valley Parkway, El Dorado Hills. 916-358-3500

Yoga at The HIVE with Kaia FIT Woodland @ 10am / $15 Start your morning off with yoga in our pollinator garden. Instructor, Holly Pulket, will connect breath, body and mind

Rock of Ages theme with the band Character Assassins and a

dinner menu by Chef Lisa Scott. For tickets and more information visit 1850winecellars.com/pages/events.

Folsom Lake Symphony’s season begins with New World, a concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Harris Center. For tickets and more information visit harriscenter.net or call (916) 608-6888.

The Nipper Brothers will perform at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

The Handblown Glass Pumpkin Patch is back, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 12 & 13 at The Gallery at 48 Natoma in Folsom. Choose from more than 6,000 handblown glass creations and enjoy seasonal displays, free popcorn and more.

Sutter Street Theatre presents “R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps,” a familyfriendly spooky play, Oct. 12 and through Nov. 3. The show starts at 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with a special 4 p.m. Halloween show Thursday, Oct. 31. For tickets and more information call (916) 3531001 or visit sutterstreettheatre.com.

Sutter Street Theatre’s Olde Tyme Radio Show will perform a reading of Orson Wells’ famous 1938 “The War of the Worlds” broadcast. The show will begin at 4 p.m. For tickets and more information call (916) 353-1001 or visit sutterstreettheatre.com.

The California Museum’s 11th annual Día de Los Muertos Fiesta will celebrate the opening of its new Day of the Dead-themed exhibit, Arte de Inspiración: Día de los Muertos 2024. Highlights will include appearances by exhibit artists; entrées and custom cocktails for sale by Mayahuel Restaurant and Tequila Museum; live music and dance performances; sugar skull workshops; craft activities and more. For details visit Fiesta2024.eventbrite.com.

Watch the Knight Foundry crew fire up an antique blacksmith forge, pour and craft hot metal during its monthly demonstration day. Visitors can tour at their own pace, meeting and talking with knowledgeable docents throughout the complex. Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Knight Foundry is located at 81 Eureka St., Sutter Creek. Learn more by emailing info@knightfoundry.com or call (209) 560-6160.

Zenn VuDu will perform at Sutter Creek Theatre in Sutter Creek at 7 p.m. For tickets and more information call (916) 425-0077 or visit suttercreektheatre.com.

Paul Emery Presents announces the return of Haute Trash to the iconic Nevada Theatre at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information visit paulemerymusic.com/haute-trash-2.

Fairytale Town presents Safe & Super Halloween, 5-9 p.m. Oct. 12-13 and 19-20. For more information visit fairytaletown.org.

Rick Estrin and the Nightcats will perform at The Sofia in Sacramento. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-5300 or visit bstreettheatre.org.

The California Museum presents Arte de Inspiracón: Día de los Muertos 2024 Oct. 12 through Nov. 17. For more information visit californiamuseum.org.

Oct. 13

El Dorado Western Railroad offers excursion rides with trains running on the hour, 10 a.m. through 1 p.m., weather permitting, at the El Dorado Station. For more information visit facebook.com/ ElDoradoWesternRailroad.

Foothill Dog Rescue is holding a free microchip clinic for El Dorado County residents only from 9 a.m. to noon at 4131 S. Shingle Road, Suite 14, Shingle Springs. No registration required. No breeders. All dogs must be secured on a leash by owner, DAPP and rabies vaccines, microchip including registration. All cats must be secured in a carrier by owner. HCP vaccine, rabies and microchip including registration. Mediterranean Vineyards in the Fair Play area hosts Love in Every Note, a charity event to raise funds for Shriners Hospital for Children –Northern California. There will be several musicians spreading the love during the day. Guests will also enjoy wine and food. For tickets and more information visit medivineyards.com.

A blanket drive to help homeless cats and dogs stay warm and cozy will be held noon to 4 p.m. in Lions Park (past the library) on Stafford Drive in Folsom.

Mandy Barnett performs at the Harris Center at 2 p.m. For tickets and more information visit harriscenter.net or call (916) 608-6888.

The Tritones will perform at 3 p.m. at HWY 50 Brewery in Camino. For more information visit hwy50brewery.com/live-music.

Music in the Mountains presents Courtney Daniels Sings Binns Melander. For tickets and more information visit musicinthemountains.org.

The Crocker Art Museum presents a classical concert at 3 p.m. For tickets and more information visit crockerart.org.

UC Davis presents the Empyrean Ensemble in concert at the Pitzer Center. The performance will feature three works by Ph.D. alumni; there will be a pre-show talk beginning at 6:15 p.m. and the music will begin at 7 p.m.

Oct. 15

Vitalant will host an El Dorado Hills community blood drive noon to 2:30 p.m. The Bloodmobile bus will be parked near the baseball fields EDH Community Services District, 1021 Harvard Way. Make an appointment at donors.vitalant.org and use blood drive code SMFM019 or call (877) 258-4825 and mention the same code. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.

Powell’s Steamer Company and Pub, 425 Main St., presents Eric Hill and Jonny Mojo for Taco Tuesday on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 4-7 p.m. Stop by for some good food and good tunes. For more information call (530) 626-1091.

Damn Tall Buildings will perform at The Sofia in Sacramento. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-5300 or visit bstreettheatre.org.

Oct. 16

Snowline Health Dementia Connection Caregiver Support Group meets 1:30-3 p.m. at Green Valley Church, 3500 Missouri Flat Road in Placerville. This is a free caregiver support group and also available is an activity enrichment group (respite) for those with memory loss.

The Amador-El Dorado Forest Forum will host Andrew Mishler, the newly appointed Placerville District ranger on the Eldorado National Forest. The meeting will be at the Golden Dragon Restaurant, 1341 Broadway in Placerville. Social Hour begins at 6 p.m., dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the presentation will start at 7:15 p.m. To reserve a space for dinner contact Diane Dealey Neill at dianedealeyneill@gmail.com or (530) 417-1960 by Monday, Oct. 14, at 5 p.m.

Are you nervous about the fire season? Have questions about home hardening and creating defensible space? Join the Camino Fire Safe Council at 6:30 p.m. at the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit headquarters, 2840 Mt. Danaher Road in Camino.

Line dancing with Sara Schindler will be held at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville at 6:30 p.m. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.

The Crocker Art Museum presents a Kingsley Lecture Series at 1:30 p.m. For tickets and more information visit crockerart.org.

Capital Stage in Sacramento presents “The Heart Sellers” Oct. 16 through Nov. 17. For tickets and more information call (916) 995-5464 or visit capstage.org.

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Take a Baroque musical journey in Grass Valley

Sydney Joyce InConcert Sierra

RASS VALLEY — InConcert

GSierra presents a special performance featuring Le Consort, a renowned French Baroque ensemble of four young, charismatic musicians who have already achieved star status in the world of Early Music, as noted by the Library of Congress, on Monday, Oct. 14.

The ensemble is co-directed by celebrated violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte and harpsichordist Justin Taylor and includes violinist Sophie de Bardonnèche and cellist Hanna Salzenstein.

Le Consort will explore the nuances of English Baroque music as influenced by Italian masterworks in their program, From Naples to London. The ensemble specializes in the trio sonata genre, and the program features music by Baroque masters such as Purcell and John Eccles, alongside their Italian contemporaries Vivaldi, Corelli, Veracini and Nicola Matteis a Neapolitan violinist and composer active in London, as well as German composer/performer J.S. Bach. The program offers a mix of well-known pieces and exciting new discoveries.

A performance by Le Consort is a musical journey through 17th-century England and Europe, examining the different styles of violin trio sonatas.

“We feel as an ensemble that it’s a repertoire that is sometimes a bit

neglected,” said harpsichordist Justin Taylor. With a core membership that has remained constant since their founding in 2016, Le Consort’s performances achieve a level of musical cohesion typically found in long-standing quartets. This year marks their second North American tour, following extensive performances throughout Europe.

“I’ve been watching Théotime Langlois de Swarte, and he is phenomenal. When I learned about Le Consort, my heart nearly stopped when the opportunity to present this ensemble came up, and I jumped on it. I know our audience will be astounded, and I’m excited to hear the accolades after their performance. It will be Baroque music like we’ve never heard before,” said Ken Hardin, ICS artistic director.

Langlois de Swarte is a thrilling violinist whose virtuosity has garnered rave reviews and whose passion has introduced Baroque music to new audiences. He is the first Baroque violinist to be nominated as Soliste Instrumental at the Victoires de la Musique Classique in 2022, also earning recognition in the recording category.

The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at 12889 Osborne Hill Road (Seventh-day Adventist Church) in Grass Valley. For more information please visit inconcertsierra.org or call (530) 2733990.

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Bryan McIntyre. McIntyre has also repaired a dozen very early headstones at Placerville Old City Cemetery. Several were lying in pieces, often buried up to a foot underground. Anyone who would like to apprentice under McIntyre to learn conservation-grade headstone restoration and repair practices should contact info@ savethegraveseldorado. org. Applicants must be available to work short shifts mid-day, midweek.

The headstone repair effort at Old City Cemetery is part of a partnership between Save the Graves and Placerville Emblem Club No. 287, which formally adopted the cemetery in 2023. They organized local volunteers to replace the old flagpole and build an attractive bench. The club also funded a thorough cemetery cleanup and worked with Save the Graves to get the headstones cleaned.

Save the Graves work in 2024 and 2025 is being funded by

grants, donations, and the purchase of ads in the program for this unlikely theater event staged in an even more unlikely location.

When Young arrived in 2023, she immediately faced the challenge of staging a formal theatrical event and hosting several hundred visitors in a century-and-a-halfold cemetery with no parking, no running water and exactly one electrical outlet.

“There are burials in the walkways, a moonscape terrain and squirrel holes large enough to house a wombat,” she said. “But we’ve got a dedicated team working on it … (It’s) also it’s incredibly beautiful in the early morning and late afternoon light.”

Stages have become more consolidated and centralized over the years. The 2024 edition has two main stages on either side of a hilltop mausoleum structure which once housed a fountain. The audience will be seated among the graves. The cemetery is located at 650 Bee St.

A third, less formal

stage, will host an irreverent depiction of El Dorado County’s first female deputy sheriff, Lulu Cook, by actor Jan Le Pouvoir, who portrayed Suffragette Johanna Pinther Kane in past Save the Graves events. Between the excellent performances, Roberts will discuss Save the Graves projects, the history of Placerville Union Cemetery, the transformation of Placerville Old City Cemetery and Victorian mourning, symbology and death practices. Grants from El Dorado County, the Community Foundation and The Latrobe Fund, as well as generous donations from Placerville’s leading families and fraternals all helped finance this year’s event and set the stage for even greater accomplishments in 2025.

Admission to the Save the Graves event is $15 for adults; kids 17 and younger get in free. Funds raised support the restoration, protection and celebration of El Dorado County’s rich legacy of historical cemeteries. For more information visit savethegraveseldorado. org. Save the Graves hosted several cemetery tours in 2024, with more to come in 2025. Sign up for announcements of tours and other events and work parties on the website.

Photo by Julien Benhamou

Le Consort will explore the nuances of English Baroque music as influenced by Italian masterworks during its Oct. 14 concert.

Save the Graves Continued

3 Queens of Motown will get the audience on their feet

Leila Srouji The Center for the Arts

GRASS VALLEY — The Center for the Arts presents 3 Queens of Motown by Nathan Owens in the Marisa Funk Theater on Oct. 18. This is a high-energy show with a nine-piece band that you won’t want to miss — celebrating the music queens of R&B, rock and soul: Diana Ross, Tina Turner, and Aretha Franklin.

Bay Area native with vocal talent as large as the bay itself is Samantha Alexes, pays tribute to Aretha Franklin. As a young girl growing up in the big city, she was exposed to many forms of the arts like singing, modeling, painting and acting. At a very young age, she started singing opera in a special program designed for young adults, which was just the beginning to the many genres of music she would explore. By the time she was a teenager, she had turned into a serious entertainer with numerous state and national talent titles under her belt and became a multiple beauty pageant winner as well. Her love for the theater brought her to star in such musicals like “Carmen Jones,” “The Wiz,” “Sparkle” and “Pippin” at community theatre. Grammy nominee and recording artist Lea Sweet, the “Black Queen of

Country Music,” rocks paying tribute to Tina Turner. At an early age, she was invited to see her first concert which was Ike and Tina Turner. At age 6, she became inspired and dreamed of becoming a rock star and entertainer like Turner. Sweet began writing, singing and playing songs by age 9 and continued to progress, releasing two albums and two singles and going on international tours in China, Europe, Netherlands, Austria, Mexico, Portugal and Venezuela. She is well-versed in singing rock and country music which lead her to becoming one of the world’s best Turner tribute with dancers. Native

of San Francisco but brought up with southern roots and mentors like the Godfather of Soul James Brown, she excelled to international tours with legendary Jimi Jamison, Loverboy Mike Reno, Bobbi Kimball (Toto) and the James Brown Band.

Born in San Mateo, Stacy Carter pays tribute to Diana Ross. Carter’s singing career began in the Bay Area, during her senior year of high school when she performed regularly at Great America in Santa Clara. After moving to Southern California and singing locally in the Los Angeles club scene, Carter’s career took on an international flavor when she moved

to Japan. During the three years she lived in Tokyo, she opened for popular groups such as Klymaxx and Lakeside, and while she was in Japan her love for singing jazz standards began to blossom. She also sang with numerous Japanese and American acts, performed on TV, in clubs and at the world-famous Budokan. She has recorded an album, performed voice overs for commercials and modeled.

Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at The Center for the Arts, 314 West Main St. in Grass Valley. For tickets and more information visit thecenterforthearts. org or call (530) 274-8384.

CDFW seeks artists to enter California bird stamp art contest

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is conducting its annual art contest to select the design for the state’s 2024-25 upland game bird stamp. The California Upland Game Bird Stamp Art Contest is open to all U.S. residents ages 18 and older, excluding current and former CDFW employees. The 2024-25 stamp will feature the white-winged dove. Entries will be accepted Oct. 28 through Dec. 6.

fruit and nectar of the cactus, they also aid the cactus in distributing its seeds.

Entries must include at least one white-winged dove, preferably in a habitat or setting representative of California. Entries will be judged on originality, artistic composition, anatomical accuracy and suitability for reproduction as a stamp and print. The contest will be judged by a panel of experts in the fields of ornithology, conservation, art and printing. The winning artist will be selected during a judging event in December.

The white-winged dove is slightly larger and a bit more plump than the mourning dove. These browngray doves have a white edge to their folded wing and a dark cheek line. The iris of an adult is red and is set off by a brilliant blue “eyeshadow.” In flight, this dove surprises with whitetipped outer tail feathers, while the white coverts become a flashy midwing stripe standing boldly against its dark primary feathers.

An upland game bird validation is required for hunting migratory and resident upland game birds in California. The money generated from stamp sales is dedicated to upland game bird-related conservation projects, education, hunting opportunities and outreach. CDFW sells more than 150,000 upland game bird validations annually.

White-winged doves now commonly breed in the arid southern desert region of the state between April and August. Though they are regular visitors in agricultural communities, their occurrence here is thought to be recent and in part supported by the filling of the Salton Sea. Whitewinged doves mostly overwinter in Mexico and Central America and play an important ecological role in aiding the pollination of the giant saguaro cactus. While the doves utilize the

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Jubilate Homeschool Academy Performing Arts presents “Little Women” through Oct. 12 at Imagination Theater at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds. For tickets and more information, go to jhpag.booktix.com/dept/main/e/LW.

Broadway At Music Circus presents “Mrs. Doubtfire” at the UC Davis Health pavilion in Sacramento through Oct. 13. For tickets and more information call (916) 557-1999 or visit broadwaysacramento.com.

Olde Coloma Theatre presents “A Werewolf’s Tail, Or, Hilda’s Haunted Hilltop” through Oct. 27. Doors open Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m.

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White was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up near Buffalo, N.Y. He attended Ohio State University, studying music education and jazz performance.

White has established himself as a highly collaborative saxophonist and composer currently on tour with Huntertones, Lake Street Dive, Cory Wong, and Kurt Elling SuperBlue featuring Charlie Hunter with recent performances at Bonnaroo, Madison Square Garden, North Sea Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz Festival and on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Muntz is a bassist, composer and bagpiper whose work fuses jazz improvisation, microtonality and non-Western instrumentation into a dynamic, experimental sound. Known for creating music that balances intensity with emotional depth, his compositions have been praised by

Any individual who purchases an upland game bird validation may request their free collectible stamp by visiting wildlife.ca.gov/licensing/ collector-stamps. For collectors who do not purchase a hunting license or upland game bird validation, or for hunters who wish to purchase additional collectible stamps, an order form is also available on the website. For contest information and entry forms visit wildlife.ca.gov/uplandgame-bird-stamp.

and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, go to oldecolomatheatre.com.

The Stage at Burke Junction presents the West Coast premiere of “Rogues” through Nov. 3. All show dates will have 1 and 5 p.m. showtimes. For tickets and more information visit stageatburke.com.

Sutter Street Theatre presents “Evil Dead the Musical” through Nov. 3. For tickets and more information call (916) 353-1001 or visit sutterstreettheatre.com.

B Street Theatre in Sacramento presents “What the Constitution Means to Me” at The Sofia through Nov. 10. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-5300 or visit bstreettheatre.org.

The Wire as “rare and rewarding … possessing a strangeness which is positively thrilling” and The Guardian for their “wild, distorted energy.” Muntz has performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Blue Note Beijing and the Umbria Jazz Festival. His work has earned him awards from The Shed, Brooklyn Arts Council, and NYSCA and in 2022 he was selected for the International Gugak Workshop in Seoul, furthering his engagement with global music traditions.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in jazz bass performance from Manhattan School of Music (2016) and a master’s in music composition from University of California, Berkeley.

The Drytown Social Club is located at 15950 Highway 49 in Drytown. Tickets are available at feistwines.com or at the door.

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Samantha Alexes as Aretha Franklin Stacy Carter as Diana Ross Lea Sweet as Tina Turner

Courtesy photo Artists are invited to submit their work for the 2024-25 upland game bird stamp featuring the white-winged dove.