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Pony Express Trail safety upgrades slated for spring Eric Jaramishian Staff writer A pedestrian and bicycle safety improvement project is on the horizon for Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines, expected to commence in spring 2024. The improvement work includes construction of a multiuse bike and pedestrian path along the stretch n See upgrades, page A7
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The crosswalk in front of 50 Grand Restaurant on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines can be seen with two traffic cones and no signage indicating its presence. That is expected to change when the El Dorado County Department of Transportation commences its pedestrian and bicycle improvement project for Pony Express Trail next spring.
Talk of recall follows Robbins’ SF Gate op-ed n Councilman proposes $23
minimum wage, cap on vacation homes for tourism-challenged SLT Miranda Jacobson Tahoe Daily Tribune
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Wading upstream, students measure the depth of a waterway in the Crystal Basin Recreation Area of the Eldorado National Forest. As part of the Watershed Education Summit, students are given hands-on experience with watershed management work, measuring a wide range of variables that contribute to the health of a stream.
Students gather data pool at Watershed Education Summit
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Students confer with Golden Sierra teacher Brad Mason about some of the data they collected as part of the three-day Watershed Education Summit.
After multiple years on hiatus following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Watershed Education Summit once again brought together local high school students,
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South Lake Tahoe City Council member Scott Robbins is facing some heat following his op-ed article published in SF Gate that detailed different ways Lake Tahoe communities are struggling, and possible solutions that not all agree with. The op-ed addressed ways Robbins and his constituents feel South Lake locals are being priced out, claiming “Tahoe’s relationship with tourism is abusive and it must be meaningfully reformed in ways that support, rather than exploit, the local environment and workforce.” The piece also speaks on environmental impacts that come with tourism, ranging from trash-covered beaches, especially during summer holidays, to lack of adequate public transportation leading to more vehicle miles traveled. He raised issues with the Lake Tahoe Destination Stewardship Plan, described as a “greenwashing effort” designed to not impact the tourism industry. “It does not have to be this way,” Robbins states in the op-ed.
Scott Robbins “The following needed reforms may be perceived as radical, but so is the scale of the problem.” The op-ed proposes solutions such as increasing the minimum wage to $23 per hour, raising the Tourist Occupancy Tax to 18% (consistent with Hawaii), implementing vacancy taxes on empty second homes, capping the number of allowed second homes at 25% of all housing units and defunding the Lake Tahoe Visitors Authority to redirect its $3 million per year in collected taxes to fund litter removal and microtransit services. Robbins explained these claims and issues he raised in the op-ed are nothing new, and something he ran n See robbins, page A3
Prescribed burns heating up on forest lands Mountain Democrat staff Eldorado National Forest personnel burned about 250 acres of understory fire fuels in the Peavine Ridge Road area Oct. 17-19 and they next plan to burn roughly 120 acres off the 5000 block of Sly Park Road the week of Oct. 23, according to information from the U.S. Forest Service. The prescribed burning project in the Peavine Ridge
area was in the vicinity of Jaybird Canyon Road northeast of Pollock Pines. Next week’s burn is in Pollock Pines south of Jenkinson Lake, bordering private lands in the communities of Sierra Springs and Sly Park Estates, El Dorado Irrigation District lands and the Sly Park Conservation and Environmental Education Center. Depending on wind n See Prescribed burns, page A5
Flames burn through understory vegetation in the Peavine Ridge Road area as part of an effort to reduce fire fuels on the Eldorado National Forest. U.S. Forest Service photo by Stephanie Calloway
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Marcia Raty
Aug. 14, 1932 – Sept. 28, 2023
Marcia Raty, 91, a longtime resident of Georgetown, California, passed away Thursday, September 28, 2023, in Auburn, California. Marcia is preceded in death by her husband of 71 years, Keith Raty. Marcia is survived by her seven children: Marcella Raty, Cheryl Gallardo, Connie Reed, Renée Townsend, Keith (“Skip”) Raty, Marc Raty, and Douglas Raty. She is survived by twelve grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, and her brother Frederic Dewart and wife Joanne of Marysville, California. Marcia was born in Long Beach, California, to Frederic and Sonia Dewart. She moved to Georgetown with her parents and brother in 1945. As a young child, Marcia and her family would travel from Los Angeles to Long Canyon, California, where her father had a gold mine and a cabin in which the family would stay. Marcia married Keith Raty in 1949. They raised seven children together. Marcia was an avid reader with a wonderful sense of humor. She loved reading books during the long winters and gardening in the summer. Marcia was also a true problem-solver, a great cook, and an extremely hard worker. She took such good care of her family and of her mother. Marcia will be greatly missed by a family that thanks her for all of the memories she made with them. No memorial service is planned at this time.
Michael Allan Raynal April 17, 1961 – Oct. 11, 2023
Michael Raynal age 62, of Camino Ca passed away on October 11,2023. He was born on April 17th 1961, in Pacifica Ca. Mike was known for his steadfast faith and love for his family. Mike had a range of hobbies, fishing, hunting and marathon running. His love for these activities brought him closer to nature. Michael’s logical and tender-hearted nature left a lasting impact on everyone he met. His words of wisdom “Think with the end in mind” will continue to resonate with others. As well as his “Ugga Mugga’s and Love You’s for his daughters. Mike is survived by his loving wife, Carin Raynal, And his two daughters, Amanda Raynal and Danielle Raynal-Dowell. He was also an extremely proud Papa to grandson, aptly named after him Michael Jace Raynal. His parents Allan and Lea Raynal and brothers Rodger and Phillip Raynal, also mourn his loss. A Celebration of Life will be held in honor of Mike at Green Valley Community Church In Placerville Ca, January 11th at 1 pm . The address for the service is 3500 Missouri Flat Road, Placerville Ca 95667. Mike Raynal will be deeply missed by all who knew him. His memory will forever be cherished, and his legacy will live on through the love and impact he had on others.
Jessie Gregg
Oct. 1, 1940 – Oct. 9, 2023
Jessie Gregg of Placerville California went home to Jesus peacefully at the age of 83 surrounded by his loved ones on October 9, 2023. Jessie was born to Robert “Red” and Lottie Gregg on October 1, 1940, in Jumbo, Oklahoma. He was the middle of three boys, which included Junior and Johnny Gregg. Jessie married Mary Ann in 1961 in Silver City, New Mexico. Jessie and Mary Ann built a rich life together, raising sons Jamey and Jason. Jessie’s life was dedicated to Jesus and this was demonstrated in the manner in which he lived his life and loved his family as well as his support of Placer Heights Church. Jessie enjoyed hunting, camping, riding and racing motorcycles, auto racing and spending time with his family. Jessie worked in the lumber industry until 1966 when he opened a successful upholstery business in Placerville. Jessie retired at 65. Jessie will be greatly missed by his loving and devoted wife of 62 years Mary Ann, his two sons Jamey and Jason, seven grandchildren, six greatgrandchildren, as well as brothers-in-law, sisters-inlaw, nieces, nephews, and countless friends. A celebration of Jessie’s life will be held November 11, 2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at Gold Country Baptist Church 3800 N Shingle Rd, Shingle Springs, CA 95682. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital to honor Jessie. https:// raise.stjude.org/JESSIEWGREGG. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7
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Sheridan Kramer Ferriera
March 7, 1997 – Oct. 5, 2023
May 15, 1936 - Sept. 20, 2023
Sheridan Kramer Ferriera passed away peacefully at home in Placerville CA on September 20th 2023. Sheridan was born in California in 1936, he was 87 years old and surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife Nancy Jane (Harvey) Ferriera of 67 years along with his four sons Riff, Ron, Rick and Rand, grandchildren Rory, Jennie, Elysa, RJ, Angelo, Tony and great grandchildren, Tessa, Avery, Peyton and Adelyn. Sheridan is now with his family and friends including his grandson, Cory. Sheridan’s parents owned an ice cream plant and seven retail stores and in the bay area. In 1946 his family sold the businesses and found Coloma and purchased 1000 acres along the South Fork of the American built the well-known Coloma Beach Resort. Sheridan graduated from the one (1) room school house in Coloma and helped his family build and manage the resort. He played the saxophone in the high school band, loved track and field but most of all he loved playing football running back. Sheridan loved long bow hunting including making his own custom wood arrows. Sheridan (Squirt, as he was called by in high school and Nancy both graduated from El Dorado High School where they first meet and fell in love. Sheridan and Nancy married in 1956 in Placerville. Sheridan attended Sacramento City College where he continued to play football. He originally wanted to be an architect and while in college he designed a two-story hotel for his father that included heated floors and sidewalks, and in 1958 his father built the ACE High Hotel on state line in South Lake Tahoe. Sheridan graduated from Sacramento State in 1961 the year that his fourth son was born. He worked full time, raised a family and attended and paid for college on his own. Sheridan was hired by Aerojet in Rancho Cordova for his degree in Mathematics. He was one of the mathematicians that worked on calculating the solid fuel propellant for rockets including the most advanced solid-fueled unclear weapon the Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Sheridan left Aerojet and went to work for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation for his knowledge of computers and in 1965 moved his family to Cupertino. You could say that he was one of the first in the computer movement that started the now famous “Silicon Valley.” He worked on the first computers that used “punch cards” and “real to real” tapes to store information before the invention of the silicon computer chips of today. Sheridan was a very busy man; he was a Boy Scout Master for many years was well as the president of the local swimming club. He bought run-down houses and remodel them on the weekends including adding additions on to his personal homes. He loved to take his sons hunting with a real focus on wild bore and deer hunting as well as training his hunting dog whiskey for pheasant. He was so passionate about hunting he was one of first to join the American Sportsman’s Club in the early 1970’s. Sheridan loved new adventures and travel and in the late 1970’s he traveled to Africa to invest in raw diamond mining and to look for gold. He took an early retirement at age 42 from the big city job to move back to the mountains of El Dorado County. Sheridan and Nancy both loved the country life and coming home to their parents, family and friends was very special time. Eventually he designed and built their dream home in Placerville where his wife remains. He was not retired long before he purchased the rights to an unfinished hospital lab software project. Sheridan was an expert in binary code and machine language. He spent years finishing the programming and started a business called PC Lab automating hospital blood labs. He was the sole owner and operator that supported as many as 13 hospitals coast to coast. Sheridan loved architecture and decided to build a family vacation home on the beach in Mexico where he spent over 20 years enjoying their view of the Sea of Cortez. All of Sheridan’s family still live and work in El Dorado County from Placerville to South Lake Tahoe. He was loved, respected, and will be greatly missed.
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Blake Aaron Craw was born March 7, 1997 in Jackson CA. Blake had an irresistible smile, he could make anyone laugh with his wonderful sense of humor, always making those around him smile. He was loved by everyone who met him. His love for football and basketball was no secret to those that knew him. He was a loving son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend. Blake will be laid to rest at the Sunset View Cemetery in Jackson, CA.
George Hicks
Dec. 6, 1948 – Oct. 7, 2023
George T. Hicks, 75, passed away on October 7, 2023 peacefully in his sleep with his loving wife by his side. George was born on December 6, 1948, in Weld County, Colorado. George had a strong work ethic and was the proud owner of Spanky’s Pizza in Placerville for over 40 years. He dedicated himself to his business and took great pride in providing delicious food and a welcoming atmosphere for his customers. In his leisure time, George enjoyed watching sports and golfing with his friends. He found solace in the company of his family and appreciated the simple pleasures of life. George was a man of integrity, kindness, and loyalty, and he will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. George is survived by his loving wife, Shawn, his sons, Jeff, Steve, and Taz; his grandchildren, Whitney, Ryan and Lexi, his great-grandsons, Kaine, Jamison and Draco, and his siblings Kathy and Aaron. He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen Charles and Mildred Arlene Hicks, and his brother, Scott. A ceremony to honor George’s life will be held at a later date. In the meantime, his family and friends will continue to gather to share memories and support one another during this difficult time. George Thomas Hicks will forever be remembered for his unwavering dedication to his family, his passion for his work, and his genuine love for those around him. May his soul rest in eternal peace.
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News release The El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office will offer a class on cyber security from 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Camino Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3520 Carson Road in Camino.
Pioneer warns of scams Community Energy has received a handful of reports that individuals are canvassing homes in our service territory and misrepresenting themselves as employees of Pioneer Community Energy,” said Eckert. The public is reminded that: Pioneer Community Energy does
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News release Pacific Gas and Electric Company invites north valley and Sierra region customers to a virtual town hall to learn more about work in their region and discuss tips for safety and energy savings. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 5:30-7 p.m., PG&E experts, including Regional Vice President Joe Wilson, will provide a brief presentation during which participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, according to a PG&E news release. During the meeting PG&E officials will also provide an update regarding a pair of proposed California Public Utilities Commission decisions regarding rate increases. The proposed decisions would impact funding for PG&E’s undergrounding plans between now and 2026.
Moving 2,100 miles of powerlines underground over the next three years is estimated to come at an additional cost to a typical PG&E customer of about $3.40 a month, according to PG&E spokesman Paul Moreno. CPUC officials responded with a proposal for 200 miles of undergrounding and an alternate proposed decision for about 973 miles, Moreno noted. A CPUC decision could come in early November. The event can be accessed through the below link, by phone or through PG&E’s website, pge.com/webinars. Join the meeting at bit.ly/46xIIjp or Dial-in: (800) 475-8405 Conference ID: 9580470 ■ See TOWN HALL, page A5
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on that ultimately helped get him elected. “There’s five people, knuckle draggers, that don’t like what I have to say, but there’s hundreds and hundreds more that do,” said Robbins. “I’m more concerned with the vox populi.” (Vox populi is latin for “voice of the people”). Robbins said he has received positive reviews of his piece since it was published, racking up likes on social media that indicated to Robbins there are people who believe in his message. “That’s a pretty positive indicator of a positive response to the content of the article,” said Robbins. “I got many dozens of positive direct messages as well. The people that seem to be outraged were the same handful of people that had been determined to continue on this trend of regional exploitation of our environment and our workforce. “So I’m not surprised by those voices either but I think the public response to this has been overwhelmingly supportive.” Robbins has received backlash from the article, with the South Tahoe Chamber of Commerce Director and CEO Duane Wallace reporting to the Tahoe Daily Tribune there have been calls to him for a recall petition to be called against Robbins. “People and other organizations are calling me in good numbers saying they want to do just that,” said Wallace. “They are offering to get signatures and put up financial support.” Wallace explained he is not at liberty to share which individuals or organizations are in support of a recall and that he is trying to listen to the needs of community members
rather than advocate for anything. “The problem is that tourism is down,” said Wallace. “In fact, the most recent second-quarter sales tax count is down 5% per the city and we were down 15,000 room nights this year, per the lodging reports. Those real numbers speak for themselves. There is no reason to kick businesses while they are already down. Enough is enough.” Wallace noted the mission of the chamber is to support local businesses and the community and as CEO of the chamber, he will be opposing yet another tax suggested by City Council, as he was directed to by his chamber board. “The small businesses are very worried by council members who want to go back to the tax well for the fourth time in the past five years. Three taxes were passed,” said Wallace. “The taxes proposed will cause ever higher prices of local goods, the price of homes and will hurt the very workers and renters they claim to help.” Wallace believes it is not possible to raise taxes on tourism without causing lost work hours or lost jobs and that local prices would rise higher than neighboring communities, leading tourists and locals to shop elsewhere. “Now is not the time. We have already been through the pandemic, choking smoke from nearby fires, then a full community evacuation from the Caldor Fire,” said Wallace. “Now we have runaway inflation, climbing interest rates, record gas prices, high food prices and large increases in property insurance if it can even be obtained.” This is not to say that the chamber and Wallace are not supportive of affordable housing and transportation
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understand the issues that continue to face local communities. “It’s important for the public to understand that these individual issues all overlap and they all concentrate into a system in our region that is just not supportive.” Robbins noted some items he’d like to address have been put on the City Council agenda, whereas others are still under way. Recently, the council voted unanimously to develop a Workforce Housing Bill of Rights, which would be the first in the region. “That’s a low hanging fruit that we can do right away,” said Robbins. Other items up for discussion are raising the minimum wage and raising funding for affordable housing development. To read Robbins op-ed published Sept. 28 in SF Gate go to bit.ly/ RobbinsOPED.
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ennsylvania’s Peter Brothers Trucking delivers goods all across America. Owner Brian Wanner says Pennsylvania bureaucrats now are driving him out of his home state. “We have no say,” JOHN STOSSEL complains Wanner. “We can’t do anything about it.” “No say” because Pennsylvania’s new rules don’t come from Pennsylvania. They come from California. “I don’t want to be anything like California,” Wanner said. Too bad for him and other Pennsylvania truck owners, because Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board decided their state will automatically copy California regulations. California’s rules will raise the price of a new truck by about one third. Trucks that once cost $190,000 will now cost about $260,000. California regulators said this new airpollution regulation is needed because the trucks Wanner drives “contribute greatly to ... serious health and welfare problems.” That’s ridiculous, says Wanner. “We have come so far in the last 40 years. In 1980 one truck produced as much (pollution) as 60 trucks today.” “So to reduce pollution, we want people to buy new trucks,” I point out. “But if you put these costs on us that we cannot afford, we’re going to just run the older trucks,” responds Wanner. “The regulators don’t think about that?” I ask. “They do not,” Wanner replies. “They do not see the consequences of what they’re doing.” Now truckers like Wanner will just buy trucks in neighboring states. “We can go to Ohio and get cheaper trucks,” he says. So there won’t be any pollution reduction. The new rule will just hurt Pennsylvanians who sell trucks. Who are these regulators? Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Air Board is mostly made up of people from unrelated departments, like the Fish and Boat Commission, the Game Commission, the Historical & Museum Commission. I doubt that many know much about air pollution. “The whole idea of having a regulatory board like this is, ‘Oh, these people are experts,’” says attorney Caleb Kruckenberg of the Pacific Legal Foundation. “’They know what they’re talking about. They’re smarter than the lawmakers.’ But if you look at the board, that’s not true. These are just random bureaucrats who work in the government, and they say, ‘I don’t know. Let’s follow California.’” ■ See STOSSEL, page A5
Letters to the Editor Permit process improvements EDITOR: find it ironic to read an article in our paper describing a Grand Jury report admonishing the El Dorado County Building Department for being difficult to deal with. Then, in a subsequent article, to read that the same department offering amnesty for un-permitted past projects. In my opinion, it is precisely the convoluted process they have developed which makes people wary, if not scared, to get a permit for even the simplest of projects. Not to mention, the right to search the property for other deficiencies which they, as bureaucrats, have deemed necessary. Why should people need to jump through hoops and wait weeks or months to obtain a permit for a simple project? To line the coffers of the county? To make a bureaucrat feel important? My solution? A walk-up window to serve the average person who wants to follow the law but is not an architect or engineer. Some place to submit a simple drawing, some photographs, general list of materials and simple scope of work, and get a permit immediately or within five working days at the most. The process needs to be pared down and simplified. Less controlling behavior. Not more. More guidance and constructive help for the average person. More belief in people who, on the whole, are responsible and honest — people who simply want to make improvements to their property in a timely and efficient manner. Let’s get back to trusting people GARY ROSS Placerville
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of Rejoicing with the Torah) the Iran funded terrorist group, Hamas, made a sudden, wellcoordinated, well-financed, unprovoked attack on Israel killing more than 1,000 Israeli men, women and children. Biden’s State Department’s immediate response: “Both sides must exercise restraint.” Unbelievable. Does this reflect Biden’s pro-Iran anti-Israel posture? Did Biden’s releasing $6 billion of Iran’s frozen assets to Iran give Hamas the impression that Biden would favor them over Israel and trigger Hamas’ horrific attack on Israel? Did Biden’s decision not to invite Israel’s leader, Netanyahu, to the White House signal to Iran and Hamas his negative posture toward Israel? Did Biden’s repeated willingness to try to negotiate Iran’s compliance with the nuclear deal’s requirements rather than act, beginning in 2021, indicate to Hamas that it was highly unlikely that Biden the negotiator would take any action against them? Did Biden’s holding up a shipment of military funds to Ukraine, when Russia was amassing arms along the Ukrainian border, signal to Hamas and Iran that it was highly unlikely that Biden would intercede in Hamas’ aggression toward Israel? Did Biden’s failure as a military leader in the chaotic withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan signal Biden’s incompetence in exercising effective military actions? Did Biden’s weakening of his own military indicate his disinclination to use military interventions? Oct. 1 an article notes, “Weakness is Lethal: Why Putin Invaded Ukraine … Putin invaded (Ukraine) because he believed that NATO was weak.” Since the U.S. is the major leader in NATO, this implies that Putin also saw Biden as weak. So did Hamas and Iran. Six days later, Hamas attacked Israel. CURT WEIDMER, MD, MPH Captain, U.S. Army Medical Corps (1968-70)
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bureaucrats the power he Biden to dictate the prices administration that Medicare will just announced pay for some of the a new cancer most commonly used research initiative, prescription drugs. the Precision Surgical Officials announced the Interventions program, first 10 drugs subject to as part of the president’s price controls in August, recently relaunched with more to follow Cancer Moonshot. each year. The aim of the The United States broader Moonshot SALLY C. PIPES is home to some of program is to slash the the best and brightest cancer mortality rate research scientists and entrepreneurs in half within the next 25 years. The — and the deepest pocketed investors. new PSI initiative will help advance They’re working tirelessly to find new that goal by funding research into treatments and cures for cancer. In new technologies and techniques fact, cancer mortality rates were down that surgeons can use to identify and 27% between 2001 and 2020. excise cancerous cells with minimal But these companies pursuing damage to healthy tissue. breakthrough treatments, especially It’s a worthy initiative — but startups, require huge investments to any survival gains eked out by take their ideas from the lab through better surgical techniques will clinical trials and FDA approval. almost certainly be canceled out That journey costs on average more by the drug pricing policies in the than $2 billion per FDA approved administration’s signature piece of drug, counting in the costs of failed legislation, the Inflation Reduction research projects that don’t bear fruit. Act. The IRA, signed into law on About 90% of promising treatments Aug. 16, 2022, gave Washington that enter clinical trials ultimately fail
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But these companies pursuing breakthrough treatments, especially startups, require huge investments to take their ideas from the lab through clinical trials and FDA approval. That journey costs on average more than $2 billion per FDA approved drug … along the way. The only reason investors are willing to take such risks is the prospect of a substantial return on their rare successes. The IRA’s price controls — which are aimed at the most commercially successful “blockbuster” drugs — throw that investment calculus into question. Already, pharmaceutical companies are feeling the impact of the new legislation and altering their drug research and development plans. Right after the IRA was passed, Alnylam stopped development of its drug Amvuttra, which was being studied to treat Stargardt disease, a hereditary eye condition causing vision loss in children and young adults. The company cited the Inflation Reduction Act as the reason for halting the third phase of its
study. The IRA is sure to take a severe toll on the creation of new medications. One recent study projected that the law will result in 139 fewer new medications coming to market over 10 years. To beat cancer, we need to leverage all the tools at our disposal. That includes bold new surgical techniques for cancer. But it must also include more and better drug treatments of the kind the Biden administration is busy killing off. Sally C. Pipes is president, CEO and Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Health Care Policy at the Pacific Research Institute. Her latest book is “False Premise, False Promise: The Disastrous Reality of Medicare for All” (Encounter 2020). Follow her on Twitter @sallypipes.
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Kruckenberg is suing Pennsylvania on behalf of truckers like Wanner, arguing that what Pennsylvania does violates the Constitution. “Nobody in Pennsylvania has ever voted for the standards that now control Pennsylvania.” I push back. “So what? California seems to have a lot of money. I could see a state saying, ‘Yeah, let their regulators figure out how we reduce pollution and we’ll save money doing what they do.’” “If people want something,” Kruckenberg replies, “their legislature is supposed to pass it.” California’s rules will soon get even more expensive because Gov. Gavin Newsom has decreed that soon, all new vehicles must be electric. “But electricity comes from fossil fuels,” Kruckenberg points out. In Pennsylvania, some comes from coal, and most comes from natural gas. So to power all-electric trucks, Pennsylvania will burn more fossil fuels. Still another problem: electric trucks are heavier. “That’s harder on the roads,” says Wanner, adding, “Electric trucks have a very low mileage radius, so you can’t work all day. It’s nothing that you can take across the United States.” Pennsylvania’s regulators don’t seem to care. They just want to do what California does. “Why would we allow our state to give away their law making procedures to California?” asks Wanner. “That’s not the American way. If we want to follow California, we can move there! I don’t want to be anything like California.” Every Tuesday at JohnStossel.com, Stossel posts a new video about the battle between government and freedom. He is the author of “Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media.”
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Good data collection can be hard work, left photo, — students would often have to clamber over logs and steep terrain to get the measurements they needed, making frequent checks to be sure they weren’t losing accuracy along the way. Students participating in the Watershed Education Summit, right photo, gain valuable information on multiple facets of watershed management, including discussions on sustainable forestry.
With measuring lines crossing overhead, left photo, students stand on a path of dry ground in the middle of the waterway and use a surveying laser to map the layout of the stream. Some students found themselves wading through the water, right photo, in order to collect the information they needed. Data collected during the Watershed Education Summit in the past has led to changes in how the area’s watershed is managed and understood.
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teachers and resource specialists to participate in a watershed monitoring project that spans more than two decades. Students from Oak Ridge, Golden Sierra, El Dorado and other high schools from around the region found themselves in the Crystal Basin Recreation Area of the Eldorado National forest in late September, eschewing classrooms and desks for a hands-on approach to natural science. The program provides high schoolers with a literal and metaphorical toolkit for watershed monitoring, giving them a practical and stream-level perspective on subjects vital to understanding an important part of the region’s ecosystem. First started in 1997, the educational outing has generated a long-term data set that improves understanding of watershed conditions and is used by groups involved in natural resource management in the South Fork American River watershed. Splitting into teams set with their own projects to tackle, students are paired with teachers and representatives from stakeholders in the watershed, such as employees of the El Dorado County and Georgetown Divide resource conservation districts, Sierra Pacific Industries, One Tree Planted and the U.S. Forest Service. The leadership provides valuable insight into the working world of natural resource management and conservation, providing a larger context on the measurements collected during the three-day event. “Today’s education is much more classroom oriented; gone are the days of doing many kinds of field trips and getting kids in the field actually touching things,” said Alan Liu, an ORHS parent who volunteered to chaperone for the event. “I think it’s fantastic, the ability to organize this large group of people to do data collection over a three-day period. It’s
such a cool opportunity. When I was going through Berkeley we didn’t do this kind of stuff.” The data collected runs the gamut from micro to macro, with some students measuring rocks and pebbles found in the stream substrates while others map the topography of the stream itself using a combination of surveying lasers and old-fashioned measuring tape and yard sticks. Other students might be found waist-deep in the water, hammering tags into trees and large branches that have fallen into the waterway and become a lasting element in its layout. The techniques employed meet the level of rigor required professionally, following stream condition inventory protocol developed by the Pacific Southwest Region of the U.S. Forest Service. Though the primary focus of the program is providing students with the opportunity to engage with natural sciences directly and give them experiences that may help them explore and better understand watersheds and scientific practice, the data students collect can have real-life impacts. “The original reason we started studying these particular streams is because the Forest Service was going to be doing some renovation and restoration,” explained Brad Mason, a science teacher at Golden Sierra who has been involved with the Watershed Education Summit since the beginning. “Data we collected showed there was much less nutrients and therefore less bugs in the water than what would be expected. It turned out that SMUD (who originally had operational control of the area) was getting rid of any debris that was coming downstream. They were pulling it out of the reservoir and burning it, so the new lease agreement with the Forest Service had them dump it over the face of the dam, keeping those nutrients in the water. That’s something that came about as a direct result of the data collected by students.”
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of Pony Express Trail from Sly Park Road to Sanders Drive. The project, which is now estimated to cost more than $4 million due to inflationary spikes, includes new signage, striping of the roads and lighted crosswalks; the crosswalks are located at Forebay Road, Cox Street, Sanders Road and one at 50 Grand Restaurant. The project has been in the planning stages for five years, according to Department of Transportation Director Rafael Martinez, who recognized the community’s need to improve safety along Pony Express. “There are a number of missing segments of sidewalk and shoulders on (Pony Express Trail) that need to be addressed,” Martinez said. “The planning stages were time consuming; otherwise we would have started construction sooner.” Pony Express Trail safety concerns came to a head in late May when an appliance van struck five children who were walking in one of the crosswalks. The incident sparked an outpouring of concern from the community and calls to address safety shortfalls. That particular crosswalk in front of 50 Grand has crosswalk stripes painted across the roadway but no signage. Following the May incident orange cones were placed in the middle of the crosswalk. During the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors’ Oct. 10 meeting, where a unanimous decision was made to award Doug Veerkamp General Engineering Inc., the contract bid, District 5 Supervisor Brooke Laine said the project would include moving the 50 Grand-located crosswalk half a
block toward Sly Park Road for better driver visibility. “The people of Pollock Pines have been worried about this area, accented by the tragedy with the children getting hit in the crosswalk,” Laine said. “I know that it was not the Department of Transportation’s desire to not do this project sooner, that there were a whole bunch of steps needed to be taken and if we could have prevented that accident, we would have done everything within our power to do that. It was just awful timing.” Pollock Pines residents also called to change the area into a commercial district, which would allow the county to lower the road’s miles per hour limit to 25. Laine said that process would be complicated due to building setbacks. “The reason why they had to build back was because Caltrans had a right-of-way through there. For years, that was being reserved by the state of California to be the road to Tahoe, which we know they didn’t do so they have since abandoned it,” Laine said. “In the meantime everyone had to build back off the easement and now that very situation is creating their inability to be a business district … it’s a conflict.” Martinez said his department will look into all possible solutions to lower the speed limit in the area. The board’s action during the meeting also included raising the expected costs of the project, which will be offset through various funding sources such as a $523,593 Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Intergovernmental Agreement Fund to help address funding shortfalls.
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“Is this necessary?” LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’re well-liked. Today that translates into invitations, conversations and interesting developments. You can be counted on to pick up the social slack and keep the good vibes circulating. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your confidence comes from a wellspring of integrity. You know what you’ve done, what you have, and who you are. You don’t require constant reminders of your greatness or tons of reinforcement to feel good. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Native American wisdom states, “The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes had no tears.” You’ll deeply appreciate the colors that arch through your world today because you’ve weathered a dark night of the soul. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Your imagination is aglow. Keep track of as many of these ideas as you possibly can. While there are too many to possibly follow through on them all, there will be one or two obvious standouts worth acting on now. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). No one is born knowing. Ignorance is acceptable when it is naive, but you’re feeling too sophisticated to go on without knowledge of certain topics. You’ll pursue them now with an open heart and mind. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll truly feel the equality of all people and you’ve an affinity for everyone. That’s why your choice will be a real dilemma. Someone has to stay, and someone has to go. Don’t vacillate. Choose fast.
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harlotte Higgins, a local novelist, essayist and playwright, is poised to author the next act of her remarkable career as she embarks on a residency at The Stage at Burke Junction, a local nonprofit theater company based in Cameron Park. The residency will begin with a production of Charlotte’s latest play, “Alabama Women,” in November. During the residency, Charlotte will also facilitate a playwriting workshop for the community before workshopping her own play, “Rogues.” Born in Fairfield, Ala., Charlotte knew in junior high she would grow up to be a writer. Soon after graduating from the University of Alabama, she relocated to San Francisco, where she made her living writing in different modes — journalistic, corporate and finally creative. Already a seasoned writer, Charlotte encountered “an entirely different animal” in writing for the stage and soon co-founded a theater company where she performed her own works. By the time she and her wife, Irene Goleski, moved to El Dorado County nearly three decades ago, she had committed herself fully to playwriting. As Charlotte enters her residency at Burke Junction, her literary imagination is at an inflection point. While
The El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce hosts the Business Showcase and I Love Film Mixer, 4-8 p.m. on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville. Admission is free. Incognito will perform at 5 p.m. at HWY 50 Brewery in Camino. For more information visit hwy50brewery.com/livemusic Ideateam will perform at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com. Rockify will perform 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Red Hawk Casino’s Stage Bar. For more information visit redhawkcasino.com.
Oct. 21 The El Dorado County Fair and Event Center Swap Meet takes place 9 a.m. to 1 p.m, rain or shine on the fairgrounds in Placerville. PCS Health in Placerville hosts a Walk for Life. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and the walk starts at 9:45 a.m. For more information visit pcshealth. org/supporters/event. Save the Graves returns to Placerville Union Cemetery, this year presenting J. & J. Blair: A Family Affair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Early El Dorado County influencers share their stories in multiple performances throughout the day. For more information visit savethegraveseldorado.org.
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Charlotte’s celebrated oeuvre blossomed from the fertile ground of her Alabaman upbringing, her latest play, “Rogues,” digs into the rich soil of Gold Country. “’Rogues’ is the first play I’ve written that doesn’t take place in the South,” Charlotte explained. “It’s actually kind of Placerville; although I’ve given it a fictional name. It seems I’ve gotten the South out of my system, for a little while, at least.” While the change in setting may seem a radical departure, her underlying focus remains the same: small towns and those who live in them. “I wrote a lot about the South, but my themes are universal,” Charlotte shared. “I love small town writing. I don’t write about Manhattan apartment buildings. I write about rural people.” In Charlotte’s plays, those rural people often exist at a confluence of social issues, but her plays are not polemical. “I don’t want to write a play that will beat people over the head
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Playwright Charlotte Higgins brings engaging, small town stories to The Stage at Burke Junction, beginning with “Alabama Women.” with a message. There is nothing more brutal that you can do to an audience and nothing that they resent more,” she noted with a laugh. “My intention is to tell an honest story, to be truthful and to tell it as much from the heart as I can tell it, and then let the audience decide how
they feel about it.” Although “Rogues” may be a mere setchange in the ongoing production of Charlotte’s dramatic corpus, her residency at Burke Junction represents an entirely new script, opening the curtain on a new form of engagement with the place that she
has long called home. Charlotte, unable to find venues on the Western Slope, has staged her plays in neighboring cities not by preference, but by necessity. In The Stage at Burke Junction, she has found a stage to match her scripts. n See Higgins, page B5
Ofrendas pop up on Main Street
Smith Flat House in Placerville presents Home Grown Comedy with Carlos Rodriguez and Morgan Anderson. Dinner is at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information call (530) 621-1003 or visit smithflathouse.com.
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Oct. 22 Placerville’s Tractor Supply, 1360 Broadway, invites customers to attend a pet adoption event, noon to 5 p.m. Other activities planned include a photo frame craft for kids and pet treat tasting. For more information call (530) 6219936. Music on the Divide presents Lacy J. Dalton at the I.O.O.F. Hall in Georgetown, at 3 p.m. For tickets and more information visit musiconthedivide.org.
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The community ofrenda at Main Street Yoga is one of several set up in Placerville.
he much-loved Sugar Skull Art Walk returns for its fourth year featuring multiple ofrendas from local artists and community members in galleries and storefronts along historical Main Street. In partnership with Arts and Culture El Dorado, the Native American Center for Arts and Culture, the Asociación Guadalupana and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, the Sugar Skull Art Walk, “Will be a unique opportunity for the community to gather in a way we never have before,” said Melinda Velasco, Sugar Skull Art Walk founder and managing director. “We look forward to collaborating with local organizations and individuals as we continue to build
and nurture this project for many years to come.” The community art project connects the community through education, artistic mentoring and vision development. The Sugar Skull Art Walk, “Honoring Our Ancestors” engages local Spanish-speaking, Latinx, Indigenous, artist and student communities in creating ofrendas for los Días de los Muertos. The project emerged after Velasco wanted to do something to bring the community together. “There was a lot of conflict in 2020,” she said, explaining vitriol over pandemic masking requirements, strained race relations and the divisive controversy over the noose depicted on the Placerville city logo was taking its toll. An art event focusing on antiracism was planned at the Placerville Town Hall in July 2020. “So that was the first attempt at trying to kind of knit things together,” n See Sugar skulls, page B8
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prospecting Concert association welcomes exceptional cello quartet Jeannette Maynard News release
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l Dorado County Community Concert Association kicks off its 2023-24 season with Rastrelli Cello Quartet on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at Union Mine High School’s Theatre at the Mine. The four gentlemen of the Rastrelli Cello Quartet began working together in 2002 and have devoted themselves since to exploring and experiencing the cello’s world of sound. They are committed to tradition, but completely uncoupled from the conventional approach, which only serves as a solid foundation. The ensemble has built up a unique and broad repertoire, the likes of which can’t be found anywhere else. The very personal bond that the quartet has with its home city of St. Petersburg is manifested through the name the musicians chose for their ensemble — inspired by the 18th century architect responsible for a number of prominent historical buildings in St. Petersburg. Bartholomeo Rastrelli shaped the image of the city in northern Russia like no other. The Rastrelli repertoire consists almost exclusively of arrangements by
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The accomplished Russian musicians with the Rastrelli Cello Quartet have performed glorious chamber music, orchestral classics, as well as popular music, jazz, klezmer and tango on festival stages, concert halls and radio stations worldwide. Sergio Drabkin, one of the quartet’s founding members. Under the artistic direction of the charismatic virtuoso Kira Kraftzoff, Drabkin’s refined compositions lead the quartet on a journey through an individual and often unexpected musical landscape. Each musician contributes his unique character, experiences and perspectives to the overall picture.
Two of the artistic director’s former students, Mischa Degtjareff and Kirill Timofeev, also members since 2002, also add to the quartets ongoing success. The four Rastrelli cellists only perform music that they themselves love — that’s a matter of absolute conviction when it comes to putting together their programs. The quartet
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Still time to join The El Dorado County Community Concert Association has been bringing world-class entertainment to the greater Placerville area since 1950 and the 2023-24 season is no n See Concert, page B8
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Art display generated through human-machine symbiosis News release
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ACRAMENTO — The Crocker Art Museum announces AI Am I? ARTificial Intelligence as Generated by Alexander Reben, on view Oct. 22 through April 28, 2024. This exhibition asks audiences to consider the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the future of art and daily life. By presenting a range of works Reben created before and after the advent of currentgeneration large AI models, it also doubles as a brief history of this emergent field. In 2022 generative AI, a broad category of technologies capable of producing content including text, imagery, video and audio, became the subject of intense public discourse. Some worried these tools would invalidate the role of the human in creative production, while others regarded it as a great unlock for human creativity. Some have taken their pessimism further, seeing doomsday in the outputs. If machines are already this powerful, how long will it be before the robot takeover so often depicted in dystopian science fiction? These developments were many years in the making. A handful of artists, particularly a small group in the 2010s, identified the incredible potential of AI — both as a threat and opportunity — and developed fluency creating with it. In the process, artists became critical translators for otherwise inscrutable technologies, embodying Marshall McLuhan’s
claim that art operates as a “distant early warning system that can always be relied on to tell the old culture what is beginning to happen to it.” Across his work with robots, software and algorithms, Reben has established himself as a leading translator, developing a practice based on investigations in what he calls “human-machine symbiosis” since 2012. The term isn’t simply a semantic flourish. It reflects the artist’s sense of our emerging and evolving relationships with machines. The stretched canvas, paint pigments and the chisel were all new technologies at one point, and humanity has confronted the effects of new forms of automation many times before. Yet artificial intelligence provokes a novel question: how should humans relate to tools that can learn and improve themselves? Through a body of work exploring humanmachine symbiosis, Reben takes this question a step further by asking: are machines entities with whom we should cooperate? And if so, to what degree? This line of research is evident in the title of Reben’s solo exhibition at the Crocker, AI Am I? (which was generated with the aid of AI) and further in the artworks that comprise the show. In the series from which the exhibition draws its name, AI Am I?, Reben inverts the expected role of humans and machines. “The AI prompts the human instead of the human prompting AI,” he explained. Reben’s practice offers glimpses for a possible
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Music festival celebrates spirit of the gold miners News release
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RYTOWN — California State Highway 49 connects Gold Rush mining camps, ghost towns, old buildings, gold mines and forgotten cemeteries. This Saturday the Drytown Social Club on the historical roadway will connect people
with country, blues and American acts at its second music festival, 2-10 p.m. Bands familiar on the bill include The Truckaderos, California Stars and Herald Sessions Trio with their unique brand of country blues as well as Moonlit Mustangs and headliner Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash.
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Sacramento staple Geoffrey Miller will kick off the day. Miller’s honky tonk and rockabilly music tells a life’s story in the tone of country music. Shaped by years of playing in honky tonk bars, his band purveys the discovery of a lost musical heritage and the true life world of heartaches, wine and neon and the incarnation of personal truth rooted in the living lore of Americana country music. Closing the night, Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash is described by Rolling Stone as “pure Americana heart and soul.” The band is the voice and vision of songwriter Mark Stuart. Since forming the group in 1995, he’s performed with most every major artist in the country and Americana music community. Strong songwriting and great musicianship keep
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Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash headline a music festival this Saturday in Drytown. these musicians at the forefront of the growing alternative country scene. “The Bastard Sons never were, and never will be, a Johnny Cash tribute band,” Stuart said. “It’s always been about honoring the musical ideals of our heroes and paying respect to the originality, integrity and independence that
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“It’s a lovely jewel box of a theater,” Charlotte said of Burke Junction. “It’s right in our backyard and they’re doing edgy, interesting work, and they’re doing it well.” From this jewel box, Charlotte will pluck talented artists, engaged audiences and something even more precious — an opportunity for service. “I saw this residency as an opportunity to give back
to this community,” Charlotte shared, adding she intends to raise funds for a free workshop for at-risk youth, where they could “tell their stories in a safe, welcoming environment.” She said she also hopes to spotlight — and remunerate — talented artists in the community, especially young people. “The arts are incredibly important for the character and soul of a community.
We should do everything we can in the world to support them. If I have to be a busker for the arts, well, I’ve done it before.” In the meantime, Charlotte can be found working on “Rogues,” whose cast of female caregivers she describes affectionately as “feral cats.” “I sit down in the morning and my characters walk into the room, and I just say, ‘What are you going to do today?’”
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The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TRINTY MASSAGE, located at 9501 Swanbrook Ct, Elk Grove, CA 95758 Registered owner(s): Gregory M. Ota, 9501 Swanbrook Ct, Elk Grove, CA 95758 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/25/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Gregory Ota GREGORY OTA, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 09/25/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12319 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0956 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ClEARlY SPEAKING SPEECH THERAPY, located at 3327 Granada Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Hayden E Zenk, 3327 Granada Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Hayden Zenk HAYDEN ZENK, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in
this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 09/21/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20 12322 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0969 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BETSY BOWEN CONSUlTING, located at 2626 Gold Court, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: 6730 Claim Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Elizabeth G Bowen, 6730 Claim Street, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Elizabeth G Bowen ELIZABETH G BOWEN, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 09/27/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION
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17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20 12324 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0964 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BRICKKICKER HOME INSPECTION SERVICES, located at 2116 American River Trl, Cool, CA 95614 Registered owner(s): Frank T Curtis, 2116 American River Trl, Cool, CA 95614 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/13/2013 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Frank Curtis FRANK CURTIS, MANAGER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 09/25/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20 12326
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0968 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TIMElESS POOlS BY MKI, located at 3500 Four Springs Dr, Rescue, CA 95672 Registered owner(s): Miller & Kness, Inc, 3500 Four Springs Dr, Rescue, CA 95672 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: ______ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/20/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Matthew K Kness MATTHEW K KNESS, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 09/27/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 9/29, 10/6, 10/13, 10/20 12328 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0988 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GIllY’S TRUCK TESTING, located at 4504 Missouri Flat Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): 1. Sean Cherrington, 4504 Missouri Flat Rd, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Lee Burdick, 4504 Missouri Flat Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sean Cherrington SEAN CHERRINGTON
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/02/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 12340 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0989 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NORBAC MAINTENENCE, located at 6063 Brogan Way, El Dorado Hills, CALIF 95762 Registered owner(s): Alejandro Gomez Rubio, 6063 Brogan Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Oct 2, 2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Alejandro Gomez Rubio ALEJANDRO GOMEZ RUBIO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/02/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED
IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 12341 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0990 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE PROSPECTOR, located at 594 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Kenneth R Bell, 594 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ken Bell KEN BELL I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/02/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 12342 legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0991 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HONEYSUCKlE CREATIVE, located at 3169 Piper Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Nicole Shebl, 3169 Piper Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Nicole Shebl NICOLE SHEBL, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/02/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12343 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 T.S. NO.: 2023-05576-GSE APN: 101-293-043-000 PROPERTY AddRESS: 6318 POllOCK AVE, POllOCK PINES CA 95726 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/26/2013. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: ARTHUR H. HOWE an unmarried man Duly Appointed Trustee: Nestor Services, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 11/1/2013 as Instrument No. 20130055841-00 in Book -- Page -- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California Date of Sale: 11/9/2023 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: Main entrance El Dorado County Superior Courthouse - Placerville Main Street Branch, 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $91,139.47 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 6318 POLLOCK AVE POLLOCK PINES CA 95726A.P.N.: 101-293-043-000The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (800) 7936107 or (888) 902-3989 or visit these internet websites www.auction.com
or www.nestortrustee.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2023-05576-GSE. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANTS: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (800) 793-6107 or (888) 902-3989 or visit these internet websites www.auction.com or www.nestortrustee.com, using the file number assigned to this case 2023-05576-GSE to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: 9/28/2023 Nestor Services, LLC214 5th Street, Suite 205Huntington Beach, California 92648Sale Line: (888) 902-3989 Giovanna Nichelson, Trustee Sale Officer EPP 38277 Pub Dates 10/06, 10/13, 10/20/2023 10/06, 10/13, 10/20 12347 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0966 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WORld HERB lIBRARY, located at 5689 Gold Hill Road, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: 3405 Angel Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): World Herb Library, 5689 Gold Hill Road, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/27/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Robert Brucia, Vice President ROBERT BRUCIA, VICE PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 09/26/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 12348 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0995 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: IMPACT TABlE, located at 705 Gold Lake Dr Unit 250, Folsom, CA 95630/Mailing Address: 850 N Circle Drive, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registered owner(s): Your Life On Purpose LLC, 705 Gold Lake Dr Unit 250, Folsom, CA 95630 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/01/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Marssie Versola MARSSIE VERSOLA, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/04/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/6, 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 12350
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1015 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: dEANNA’S SAlON, located at 3150 Gilmore Street, Suite 2, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 5260 Moon Shine Hill Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Deanna J Hopkins, 5260 Moon Shine Hill Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/27/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Deanna Hopkins DEANNA HOPKINS I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/09/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 12373 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0979 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HOME INSPIRATION, located at 414 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): New Beginnings Gold Country, 4512 Missouri Flat Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Limtied Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/30/2011 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Randy Haskins RANDY HASKINS, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 09/28/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 12374 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1014 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: COBRA SElF dEFENSE SACRAMENTO, located at 3550 Rosecrest Cir, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Top Tier Coaching LLC, 3550 Rosecrest Cir, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Susan A. Prieto SUSAN A. PRIETO, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/09/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS
OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 12375 NOTICE OF PETITION TO AdMINISTER ESTATE OF PATRICIA ANN BUTlER CASE NO. 23PR0197 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PATRICIA ANN BUTLER, PATTI BUTLER A PETITION for Probate has been filed by KATHLEEN E. APLANALP in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that KATHLEEN E. APLANALP BALL be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: November 13, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 at 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: C. MICHAEL FINEN 3461 Robin Lane, Suite 4 Cameron Park, CA 95682 (530) 677-7100 10/13, 10/20, 10/27 12376 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-0966 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: B4 VINYl dESIGNS, located at 3020 Wochanga Way, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Nicole V Bare, 3020 Wochanga Way, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/04/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Nicole V Bare NICOLE V BARE I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/04/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 12377 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1002 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FOOTHIll GARdEN APARTMENTS, located at 2890 Cinsant Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Jensen Rasmussen Ranch LLC, 2890 Cinsant Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: California The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: October 26, 2018 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Craig Rasmussen CRAIG RASMUSSEN, MANAGER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be
false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/05/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 12378 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1021 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NOVA ROOFING, located at 5069 Cedar Dr, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Sabastian Lopez, 5069 Cedar Dr, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/10/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Sabastian Lopez SABASTIAN LOPEZ I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/10/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 12379 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1019 The following person(s) is/ are doing business as: 1. KP lOGISTICS, 2. KARlAS KORNER BOOKKEEPING, located at 3170 Scott Valley Ct, Fiddletown, CA 95629/Mailing Address: PO Box 229 Mt Aukum, CA 95656 Registered owner(s): Karla Pohl, 3170 Scott Valley Ct, Fiddletown, CA 95629 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/08/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Karla Pohl KARLA POHL I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/10/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 12380 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1018 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CEdAR ROSE NURSERY, located at 6502 Gold Hill Rd., Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 894 Hillcrest St, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Dylan T Ferreira, 6502 Gold Hill Rd., Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Dylan Ferreira DYLAN FERREIRA I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares
as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/10/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12381 10/13, 10/20, 10/27, 11/3 PUBlIC AUCTION lIEN SAlE PLACERVILLE MINI STORAGE PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 530-344-1234 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned intends to sell the personal property described below to enforce a lien imposed on said property pursuant to Sections 21700 through 21716 of the Business and Professions Code, Section 535 of the Penal Code and provisions of the Civil Code. The Undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on the 24th day of October at 9:30 am on the premises where said property has been stored and which is located at 4040 Stage Court, Placerville, Ca county of El Dorado, State of California. The following units consist of misc. items: Pat Lee unit 270 Peter Palmore unit 069 Shirley Curtis unit A137 Purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase in CASH. All purchased items are sold AS is WHERE is and must be removed within the time given. Sale subject to cancellation in the event of settlement between the owner and the obligated party. Auction services conducted by: Storage Auction Experts Lock cut by Storage Auction Expert John Cardoza #5860870. Dated October 13th and October 20th 12382 10/13, 10/20 NOTICE OF lIEN SAlE Notice is hereby given that a public lien sale of the following describes personal property will be held online at www.storageauctions.com Auction Date: Sunday November 05, 2023 at 9:00 am Location: Placerville Self Storage, 1066 Locust Avenue, Placerville, CA, 95667 The contents of the rental storage units all containing household goods and belonging to the following persons will be sold: Nicky Torres Penny kelly This notice is given in accordance with the provisions of Section 21700 et seq of the Business & Professions Code of the State of California Published: October 20, 2023 and October 27, 2023 The Mountain Democrat 12398 10/20, 10/27 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1036 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HAZEl & BECK, located at 2889 Mace Rd, Camino, CA 95709 Registered owner(s): Ainslie E Allen, 2889 Mace Rd, Camino, CA 95709 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/31/2018 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ainslie Evan Allen AINSLIE EVAN ALLEN I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/16/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12400 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1035 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. EVERYdAYSAVVY, 2. BARGAINSHOPPERMOM, located at 540 Alta Vista Ct, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Heidi Timms, 540 Alta Vista Ct, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices above on: 10/15/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Heidi Timms HEIDI TIMMS I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/16/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12401 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10
Residential / Historic District Zone to modify an existing single-family residence to: (1) Construct a 279 square foot addition; (2) Remove existing shake, board and batten, and T1-11 and replace with fiber cement shake and horizontal wood board and batten siding; (3) Remove existing aluminum windows and replace with vinyl windows; (3) Replace front door; (4) Modify existing color scheme; and (5) Find the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 and Section 15331; Location: 2925 Wood Street, Placerville, CA. / APN: 001161-014; Property Owner: Alan Ming (CGC Renovations, LLC) and Chris Kalsbeek. Site Plan Review (SPR) 82-05-R3: Consideration of a Site Plan Review application for a Major Change to the approved Site Plan within the Commercial Zone: (1) For a re-imaging from Marathon to VP Racing Fuels including modification of the exterior color scheme and existing signage; and to (2) Find the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15301; Location: 99 Placerville Drive, Placerville, CA. /
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1003 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ElDER OPTIONS, INC, located at 630 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667/Mailing Address: 630 Main Street, PO Box 2113, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Elder Options, Inc, 630 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: ____ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/01/1988 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Elizabeth Caldwell ELIZABETH CALDWELL, COO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/05/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12403 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10 PUBlIC NOTICE, CITy OF PlACERvIllE PlANNING COMMISSION PUBlIC HEARING The Placerville Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on November 7, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Town Hall (549 Main Street) on the following agenda items: Site Plan Review (SPR) 23-12: Consideration of a Site Plan Review application within the Single-Family
APN: 325-160-024; Property Owner: Panjab Properties, LLC; Applicant: Miriam Guzman, SRD Signage. For further information regarding these applications, project files are available for review at the Development Services Department during regular business hours, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. prior to the public hearing; alternatively, the public may view filed documents via the Planning Division’s, Current Development Projects webpage: https://www.cityofplacerville.org/ current-development-projects. The Planning Commission may propose modifications or other conditions deemed to be appropriate. Any persons interested in these matters are invited to attend and present testimony on the proposed applications. If you challenge the action taken on these matters in court, the challenge may be limited to those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence to the Development Services Department at, or prior to, the public hearing. Written comments on these projects may be submitted at the hearing or prior to the hearing, by mailing, delivering them to the Development Services Department, Planning
NOTICE OF PUBlIC INTERNET AUCTION ON NOvEMBER 1, 2023 OF TAX-DEFAUlTED PROPERTy FOR DElINQUENT TAXES Made pursuant to Section 3702, Revenue and Taxation Code On July 26, 2023, K. E. Coleman, El Dorado County Tax Collector, was directed to conduct a public auction sale by the Board of Supervisors of El Dorado County, California. The tax-defaulted properties listed below are subject to the Tax Collector’s power of sale and have been approved for sale by a resolution dated July 26, 2023 of El Dorado County Board of Supervisors.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1034 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BATTlE OF THE BADGES, located at 1286 Villagio Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Pay It Forward Foundation, 1286 Villagio Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Marcela Nugent MARCELA NUGENT, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/16/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 12402 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10
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The internet sale will be conducted Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. online at the website www.Bid4Assets.com, as a public auction to the highest bidder for not less than the opening bid as shown on this notice. Research the item prior to bidding. Due diligence research is incumbent on the bidder. The winning bidder is legally obligated to purchase the item. Only bids submitted via the internet will be accepted and a pre-registration is required online at www.Bid4Assets.com for El Dorado County Tax Sale Auction. This year there will be two online tax sale auctions conducted simultaneously on behalf of El Dorado County through Bid4Assets. #1. Tax Sale Auction for real property: Bidders will be required to submit a refundable deposit of $3,000.00 (three thousand dollars). #2. Tax Sale Auction for Timeshares: Bidders will be required to submit a refundable deposit of $250.00 (two hundred and fifty dollars). All bidders must submit deposits electronically at www.Bid4Assets.com by October 27, 2023. The deposit will be applied to the successful bidder’s purchase price. Full payment and deed information indicating how title should be vested is required within 48 hours after the end of the sale. Terms of payment are limited to wire transfer, ACH or cashier’s check. A California transfer tax will be added to and collected with the purchase price and is calculated at .55 per each 500 or fraction thereof. All property is sold as is. The county and its employees are not liable for the failure of any electronic equipment that may prevent a person from participating in the sale. The right of redemption will cease on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at the close of business and properties not redeemed will be offered for sale. If a parcel is not sold, the right of redemption will revive and continue up to the close of business on the last business day prior to the next sale. If the parcel is not sold at the November public auction, the parcel may be re-offered within 90 days.
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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN STEWART, aka JOHN CHARLES STEWART A PETITION for Probate has been filed by VICTORIA ANN SINGH in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests
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More information may be obtained by contacting the Tax Collector at http://www.edcgov.us/TaxCollector or by calling (530) 621-5800.
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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF jOHN STEwART AkA jOHN CHARlES STEwART CASE NO. 23PR0258
If the properties are sold, parties of interest, as defined in California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 4675, have a right to file a claim with the county for any excess proceeds from the sale. Excess proceeds are the amount of the highest bid in excess of the liens and costs of the sale, which are paid from the sale proceeds. Notice will be given to parties of interest, pursuant to law, if excess proceeds of $150 or greater result from the sale.
PARCEL NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION The Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN), when used to describe property in this list, refers to the assessor’s map book, the map page, the block on the map, (if applicable), and the individual parcel on the map page or in the block. The Assessor’s maps and further explanation of the parcel numbering system are available in the Assessor’s Office. The properties that are the subject of this notice are situated in El Dorado County, California, and are described as follows:
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Division, 3101 Center Street, 2nd Floor, Placerville, CA 95667, or by email to pv.planning@gmail.com. For inclusion in the agenda packet, written comments of interested parties should be submitted to the Development Services Department prior to Monday, October 30, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting should direct such request to the City Clerk (530) 642-5531 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting, if possible. 10/20 12404
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that VICTORIA ANN SINGH be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: December 4, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 at 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent,
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you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: MICHAEL YEE Yee Law Group 4010 S Land Park Drive, Suite B Sacramento, CA 95822 (916) 927-9001 12405 10/20, 10/27, 11/3
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700.00 AVILA ROSEMARY I certify that the foregoing is true and correct. k. E. COlEMAN El Dorado County Tax Collector Executed at Placerville, El Dorado County, on September 11, 2023. Published in the Mountain Democrat on October 6, October 13, and October 20, 2023. 10/6, 10/13, 10/20 12332
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UPCOMING EVENTS On Your Feet! NOVEMBER 2-5, 2023
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THEIR MUSIC, THEIR STORY, THEIR PASSION... On Your Feet! is the story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, two people who— through an unwavering dedication to one another and their pursuit of the American dream— showcased their talent, their music, and their heritage to the world in a remarkable rise to global superstardom. SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC SONGS OF ALL TIME... Featuring music by Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, and Miami Sound Machine, including Grammy Award winning songs “The Rhythm is Gonna Get You,” “Conga,” “Anything for You,” “1-2-3,” “Get On Your Feet,” and “Here We Are.” Prepare to be on your feet from start to finish!
Ruben Studdard & Clay Aiken Twenty | The Tour NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Ruben Studdard & Clay Aiken are thrilled to reunite 20 years after captivating audiences during their historic run on the second season of Fox’s American Idol in 2003. Due to overwhelming demand, and on the heels of the first leg of their critically acclaimed Twenty | The Tour, the multiplatinum recording artists are hitting the road again for the second leg of their reunion tour. From Clay’s iconic rendition of “Bridge Over Troubled Water” to Ruben’s soulful single “Flying Without Wings,” join America’s favorite odd couple for an unforgettable evening of music and memories, delivered as only these true superstars can.
MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS BY CHIP DAVIS NOVEMBER 28, 2023
TWO SHOW TIMES: 2PM & 7:30PM
Chip Davis, founder and creator of Mannheim Steamroller, is celebrating over 35 years of his annual Christmas concert tour, making it the longest running concert tour in the entertainment industry! A Grammy Award winner, Mannheim Steamroller has sold more than 41 million albums, with over 31.5 million in the Christmas genre. Their holiday CDs have become synonymous with Christmas and occupy top positions on Billboard’s Seasonal Chart every year. This year’s show will feature classic Christmas hits from the Mannheim Steamroller holiday albums, along with multimedia effects in an intimate setting.
Masters of Illusion JANUARY 7, 2024
Starring the world’s greatest awardwinning magicians, this 21st century magic show is unlike anything you have seen before – filled with modern illusions and arts of deception, performed live on stage. Audiences will be held at the edge of their seats by the jaw-dropping grand illusions, and laugh out loud at the hysterical comedy magic as performers from around the world combine fantasy, fervor and flair with magic created in front of their very eyes.
Tickets available online or call the box office: HarrisCenter.net (916) 608-6888
hase Bisson brings his art to The Green Room Social Club in Placerville through Nov. 14. Bisson was born in San Diego in 1992, but spent much of his life in El Dorado County. His life’s travels have taken him to Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Portland and Seattle, among other places. Bisson spent two years on and off homeless on the West Coast, traveling by bike and bus. He sporadically took community college art classes while working minimum wage jobs, including restaurant, coffee shops, retail, political activism, online publishing, wine sales, gas stations and industrial recycling. He has spent much time in Placerville over the years, performing at Cosmic Café in the past. He eventually enrolled at the University of California, Davis and earned a bachelor’s degree in studio art in 2022 with honors and a departmental citation award. His work was most recently exhibited in 2022 at the d’Art Center in Dynamic II, a national juried contemporary art exhibition in Norfolk, Va. He resides in Placerville. “My subjects include memories, dreams, psychologies and relationships, intersecting to construct an exploration of what it means to be a person,” Bisson shared. “I explore themes of loneliness, madness and love, among other things,” he continued. “I use photos sometimes and if I’m painting another person, involve them in the
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See exceptional works by local artist Chase Bisson at The Green Room Social Club through Nov. 14. process. It’s important for a person being painted to have a say in their representation. “It is protest in many ways — against the disconnect, against the failure of intimacy, against the identity constructed for me by others, and a protest to more deeply understand what it is like and to be a person who has made mistakes but aims to be better,” he said of his art. An opening reception will take place at The Green Room, 251 Main St. in Placerville, 3-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21. Meet the artist and enjoy music by Tamra Godey.
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exception. The association relies on memberships to present the concerts. The 2023-24 season’s prices are $80 per adult membership and $20 per student membership for the sixconcert series. A family membership option is also available for $180,
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including two adults and two K-12 students. To learn more about the upcoming season and how to become a member or purchase tickets at the door call (530) 556-9498 or visit ElDoradoCommunityConcerts.com.
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she said. The community art show’s moderate success led Velasco to think in terms of shared experiences. “I had been doing personal ofrendas for over 30 years,” said Velasco, adding that every culture shares the experience of loss and honoring the departed. So, to her, erecting ofrendas for the community in storefronts along Main Street made sense. The ofrenda (literally translated as “offering”) is an altar created to honor one or more departed family members, ancestors and or friends. They can be dedicated to one person, an entire family, a community, social issues or beloved public figures. These offerings often include photos of loved ones, the honoree’s favorite foods or drinks, personal items and other items that represent the departed. Traditionally marigolds, calaveras (often colorful representations of skulls or skeletons), candles, salt, various religious symbols, incense, Papel Picado (paper banners) and, of course, sugar skulls (skulls made of sugar and decorated with colorful icing) are placed on the ofrenda. These offerings are believed to encourage the departed to visit the living from beyond. As they smell their favorite foods and recognize their family, personal belongings and photographs they long to join in the celebrations of the living. The tradition is practiced during Días de los Muertos or The Day of the Dead commonly believed to date back more than 3,000 years to early pre-hispanic indigenous cultures including Olmecs, Toltecs, Mixtecs, Zapotecs, Maya and Aztecs. It is celebrated on the first two days of November and is an explosion of life affirmation and celebration of the departed. Velasco, joined by sister-in-law Luli Velasco, approached various shops on Main Street about being part of this community event in 2020. Several locations participated and either hosted local artists who built altars or, like The Bookery, the merchants built their own ofrenda. “The Bookery was on it immediately,” she said. “Several merchants built their own.” Something seemed to connect in that first year. In 2021 Velasco was joined by James Marquez, director of the Native American Center for Arts and Culture and the Center Street Gallery. “He opened up his space and we made sugar skulls,” said Velasco. “He just made everything available.”
From there the event has grown to include more merchants, galleries and community participation. “It’s all just kind of coming together with this sort of shared experience of life and death.” This year programming has expanded to include more offerings, increased community participation, and a rich showing of community partnerships. Center Street Gallery and Switchboard Gallery ofrendas will be on view through Nov. 4. Ofrendas created by local artists will be on display in multiple storefronts on Main Street beginning Oct. 28 and a map will be available at both galleries. The Placerville Library, 345 Fair Lane, will display an ofrenda honoring Latinx writers. Other library events include, in collaboration with the Student Ofrenda program, Day of the Dead-themed story-telling hours for visiting student groups. Poetry and performances by Lara Gularte, El Dorado County’s poet Laureate emerita, writer Estela VictoriaCordero, highly acclaimed bilingual poet and writer Zheyla Henriksen and spoken word poet Rina Wakefield of Myrtle Tree Arts Collective take place 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25. The event will open with face painting by local artist Rebecca Billingsley of Rabbit Hole Studio. On Thursday, Nov. 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m., a community Día de los Muertos procession will commence along Main Street from the Switchboard Gallery at 525 Main St. heading toward the Bell Tower, where contributions to the community ofrenda can be made. The walk will conclude with a celebration at the Center Street Gallery, 3182 Center St. The festivities will include face painting and appetizing foods prepared locally by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. Live Mariachi music will be featured and The Maquilli Tonatiuh Aztec Dancers will make a special appearance. Exhibitions Curator and Special Projects Manager at Arts and Culture El Dorado, Marya Osucha said she is excited to partner with the Sugar Skull Art Walk. “Their outreach and education work is incredible and promise to build important connections within our community.” For more information on the Sugar Skull Art Walk visit sugarskullartwalk.com and for information on Arts and Culture El Dorado’s exhibition visit artsandcultureeldorado.org/ community-ofrendas.