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Supes spat over COVID conference Dawn Hodson Staff writer Following a deadlocked vote at last week’s El Dorado County Board of Supervisors meeting regarding whether to send a representative to an Oct. 29 conference to discuss the extended state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Friday Board Chairman Brian Veerkamp announced he had asked Sheriff John D’Agostini to attend.

Veerkamp said he did so “due to the importance of the issue that will be discussed.”

Sen. Brian Dahle, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, Sen. Jim Nielsen, Assemblyman James Gallagher and Assemblywoman Megan Dahle sent a letter requesting El Dorado County send a delegate to the conference, which will bring together rural county representatives to “seek common ground on topics such as the reopening of the economy and our civic life, the re-opening of our schools and actions in response to the state of California’s threat to withhold entitled funds from the counties.”

After Veerkamp announced his decision, Supervisor Sue Novasel issued a statement opposing the decision. “… El Dorado County Supervisor Chair Brian Veerkamp broke board protocol by announcing he is invoking emergency powers to require El Dorado County to pay for sending Sheriff John D’Agostini to a political ‘conference’ Oct. 29, which is being held by a select group of state senators in Red Bluff,” states Novasel in a press release. n

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A camera at the Bunker Hill fire lookout shows the Point Fire burning in the Eldorado National Forest Monday morning.

Fire burning in remote area of Eldorado National Forest Krysten Kellum Associate Editor

A fire burning in the Eldorado National Forest has scorched some 40 acres and was 0% contained as of Monday night, according to U.S. Forest Service officials.

The fire apparently started overnight Sunday or early Monday morning but was first reported to fire dispatch at 6:30 a.m. Monday. The fire is burning in a remote area of the forest northeast of Stumpy Meadows Reservoir and southwest of Hell Hole Reservoir.

Called the Point Fire, the blaze is in Placer County, north of Ellicot Bridge where the 2014 King Fire burned.

Fueling the flames are strong winds, grass, brush and timber slash. Firefighters reported n

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Members of Brian Ishmael’s family including his sister Brenda Brown, left, mother Kim Ishmael, left center, and father Don Ishmael, far right, join 12-year-old Dylan Neves, right center, who designed the plaque that was placed on a boulder along the El Dorado Trail dedicating a portion of the trail as The Ish Trail in honor of the fallen deputy.

Monumental day Kevin Christensen Staff writer

Exactly one year after El Dorado County sheriff ’s deputy Brian Ishmael was killed in the line of duty the officer, husband and father of three was memorialized Friday, Oct. 23 as a portion of the El Dorado Trail was officially dedicated in his name — The Ish Trail.

Family, friends, colleagues and the community gathered at the Forni Road and Ray Lawyer Drive park-and-ride in Placerville where people spoke in honor of the deputy who made the ultimate sacrifice.

The group then convened to the nearby trailhead where a boulder with a plaque designed by 12-year-old Dylan Neves was dedicated to Ishmael. The plaque features a thin blue line and blue ribbon wrapped around a tree.

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Power to more than 38,000 PG&E customers in El Dorado County was cut Sunday afternoon after PG&E executed a public safety power shutoff.

As of press time PG&E was projecting the outage would keep electric customers in the dark until Tuesday at 10 p.m.

PG&E initiated the shutoff in 38 counties across California after determining extremely dry, windy conditions could pose a risk to its electric system and threaten to start fires.

High winds were expected to end Tuesday morning at which time PG&E crews began patrolling electric lines to identify any damaged equipment.

Wind speeds as high as 94 mph were recorded by the National Weather Service at Alpine Meadows in the Lake Tahoe region Sunday night. Sunday night into early Monday morning at Hell Hole Reservoir winds topped out at 73 mph, Bald Mountain 49 mph and in the Strawberry area, 38 mph. The National Weather Service Tuesday morning reported a decrease in winds across Northern California with strong gusts expected to persist overnight in the Sierra.

PG&E set up six community resource centers around the county that were open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the power shutdown providing snacks and water, air conditioning/heating, device charging, ice, restrooms and washing stations, seating, small

medical device charging and Wi-Fi. Many of the public schools in El Dorado County were closed Monday and Tuesday due to the power shutoff.

Oak Ridge High School and Ponderosa High School were the only schools open in the El Dorado Union High School District Monday but by Tuesday all were back in session with the exception of El Dorado High School.

The Black Oak Mine Unified School District, which includes Golden Sierra High School, had all of its schools open except Northside School in Cool due to a technical glitch.

All schools in the Camino, Gold Trail, Mother Lode, Placerville, Pioneer and Pollock Pines school districts were closed Monday and Tuesday.

Survey finds 28% of local 11th graders use e-cigs News release Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s largest and longestrunning drug-use prevention campaign, turns 35 this year. Red Ribbon Week has informed millions of kids and parents about the danger of drugs and alcohol, influencing positive choices and behaviors. One drug that may not receive as much attention lately is nicotine, which is highly addictive.

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“El Dorado County protocol states that the chair ‘recommends, with consent of the board, supervisors to sit on committees and other organizations on which the board desires representation,’” continues Novasel.

“It is clear from action taken in the Oct. 20 board meeting the board did not give Supervisor Veerkamp authorization to appoint a supervisor or anyone else to the ‘conference’ in question. It is also clear Supervisor Veerkamp’s claim, after losing the vote, is now using ’emergency powers,’ a gross overreach of his powers as the chair and, in fact, is in direct violation of the vote taken Tuesday.”

The chair typically serves as the primary spokesperson for the Board of Supervisors during emergencies but due to prior personal commitments, Veerkamp said he is unable to participate in the “critical discussion.”

“Taking into consideration the risk to the public’s health caused by COVID-19, it is essential we also take into consideration the public health impacts of keeping businesses and schools closed,” states Veerkamp in a press release announcing his appointment of D’Agostini.

“To do so fully and have El Dorado County’s voice heard, it is imperative we have a seat at the table of this conference.”

But Novasel maintains Veerkamp disregarded the action of the board, undermining its ability to take action for the governance of the county. “I have served nearly six years with Supervisor Veerkamp and have always appreciated his rule of order and decorum,” states Novasel. “… I find Supervisor Veerkamp’s actions in this issue sadly misaligned with a political event that has questionable legal grounds for use of taxpayer funds.”

recently released its 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which measures a variety of risky behaviors, including tobacco use. The survey found that in California more than 42% of high school students reported having tried e-cigarettes and more than 18% reported using currently. More than 7% reported currently using smokeless tobacco.

The common thread among these products is flavored nicotine which the tobacco industry uses to spark curiosity and mask the harsh taste of tobacco.

If sweet fruity flavors seem harmless, the high dose of nicotine teens get when they use, isn’t.

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A Monday evening update from U.S. Forest Service officials reported a combination of roads and dozer lines have established line around the entire fire. Fire personnel remained on the fire through the night to monitor and secure fire lines.

Fire resources responding include seven engines, three water tenders, three hand crews and firefighting aircraft.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Street racing nuisance noted in sleepy suburb Sel Richard Staff writer The recently opened Safeway Siena Ridge shopping center appears to be drawing a contingent of “Fast and Furious” wannabes. Residents who live near the intersection of Serrano Parkway and Bass Lake Road may be hearing sounds of street racing and other dangerous driving activity after sundown.

El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office has taken note, confirmed Sgt. Anthony Prencipe. “Our nightshift deputies appear aware and there are a number of extra patrols during the night on this roadway,” he assured, citing an additional patrol request in mid-October for “nightly drag racing.”

CHP reported only one incident in the last three months, despite numerous complaints on neighborhood online forums.

“Give us a call or the CHP,” insisted Prencipe, explaining that calling out dangerous activity on social media does nothing. “If it’s happening regularly and if we’re getting the calls, then we get a good idea of when it’s happening.”

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Bicycle and pedestrian safety grant awarded to county Kevin Christensen Staff writer El Dorado County announced last week that it has received a $100,000 grant from California Office of Traffic Safety for programs focusing on safety and awareness of bicyclists and pedestrians.

The grant funding will be used to develop an educational and community outreach program with an emphasis in areas of the County where data shows a disproportionately high number of pedestrian and bicycle collisions.

“El Dorado County’s Department of Transportation recognizes the potential of this program to encourage safe walking and bicycle behaviors for users of our growing active transportation network,” said El Dorado County Department of Transportation Director Rafael Martinez.

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For decades the tobacco industry has taken advantage of often weaker tobacco retail laws in rural areas and push misleading advertising, marketing and promotions that tie tobacco use to values such as strength, independence and resilience, while using images of cowboys, hunters and racecars to make smoking seem like it’s a part of life.

In recent years, they have added new products like e-cigarettes but the intent is the same. For example, the El Dorado Union High School District was part of the California Healthy Kids Survey that also measures risk-related behaviors. The 2018-19 survey found 28% of 11th graders reported using e-cigarettes in the past 30 days but only 4% report using traditional cigarettes.

The 2019 High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey also found that California high school students overall are using smokeless tobacco more than students nationally.

Part of the problem may also be perception of nicotine. “Make no mistake, nicotine is the tobacco industry’s tool to hook our kids to deadly products — that hasn’t changed. What’s changed is how they’re packaging this drug.

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The tobacco industry continues to target our communities and portray tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes or smokeless tobacco, as being less harmful, but that’s far from the truth, especially for youth,” said Shelly Brantley, project director of Rural Initiatives Strengthening Equity, a program dedicated to combatting tobacco’s harms in California’s rural communities, such as El Dorado County.

“Not only is nicotine a highly addictive drug for youth but nicotine

exposure can actually change the chemistry in teens’ brains and can impact learning, memory and attention,” said Brantley. “The tobacco industry views our kids as their next generation of customers and nicotine is their tool to hook them,” said Brantley. “We need to talk with our kids about what nicotine really is — it’s a harmful, addictive drug.

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Another vague decree from Gov. Newsom

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avin Newsom is fond — overly so — of declaring “big hairy, audacious goals” and doing something that implies he’s striving to achieve them.

However, he’s been compelled to devote virtually all of his time to managing crises this year: DAN WALTERS the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a recession as he shut down businesses to battle infection, a state budget deficit caused by the recession, record heat waves that overwhelmed the state’s power supply and wildfires of historic proportions.

Managing crises is essentially a reactive process while Newsom fancies himself a proactive striver and doer, not unlike, it should be noted, Jerry Brown in his first stint as governor four decades ago.

Newsom began the year in characteristic form, devoting virtually his entire State of the State address to homelessness and a chronic shortage of housing.

“After decades of neglect and inadequate responses, we are putting our entire state government on notice to respond with urgency,” Newsom declared. “We need a new approach. In the budget I just submitted, I proposed a new California Access to Housing Fund and, with it, a whole new way of investing in homeless solutions.”

He also declared “a commitment — right now, this year — to major reform that will eliminate red tape and delays for building critically needed housing — like affordable, multifamily homes — especially near transit and downtowns.”

Never mind. Within days of delivering that speech, Newsom issued his first emergency order on COVID19.

Newsom is now trying to return to a proactive mode by issuing sweeping executive orders on climate change that make headlines, but really are no more than declarations of lofty intent.

The first declared that California will ban the sale of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines by 2035, but the order only directed the Air Resources Board to explore how that might be done.

The second, issued earlier this month, directed state agencies to devise ways to “protect” 30% of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030 to reduce greenhouse gases and promote biodiversity, boasting that California would be the first state to adopt the “30-by30” program being advocated globally.

“Once again, California is taking on the mantle of global climate leadership and advancing bold strategies to fight climate change,” Newsom said. “The science is clear that, in our existential fight against climate change, we must build on our historic efforts in energy and emissions and focus on our lands as well.”

But what does “protect” actually mean?

Newsom’s order basically enacts a piece of legislation, aptly named Assembly Bill 3030, that passed the Assembly this year but died in the Senate Appropriations Committee without a vote.

It had an extensive airing in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee, whose staff raised the definition question, to wit: “It is a complicated task to determine how much of the state’s land, water and ocean resources are already protected, in part because there is no one uniform definition of ‘protection’ in state law. These and similar terms can represent a sliding scale depending on the types of restrictions and allowable uses, including the degree ■

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Letters to the Editor Penny wise. Pound poor.

EDITOR: he most consequential vote you will cast this election is for El Dorado Irrigation District director.

Please do not vote for the candidate who promises to save you a penny, or a nickel or a dollar on your bill. Vote for the candidate who will do what it takes to maintain our water infrastructure. Vote for the candidate who will do what it takes to retain quality, professional staff.

Water is life. We need water that is safe, secure, wholesome and sufficient.

Save your pennies elsewhere.

Vote for the candidate who will keep the water flowing, healthily and abundantly.

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Proposition 15 EDITOR: eady to vote for Prop. 15 now that its commercials are promising that the money will go to lowering your taxes? Excuse me, but haven’t they been telling you about all the good things that will be done with that money, not including lowering your taxes? How many times are they going to spend the same money?

Want to stick it to those big corporations, make them pay their share? Well, I have a secret to tell you: Those big corporations don’t really pay those taxes. That is just another cost of doing business that they pass on to their customers, which, when the dust settles, is you.

Actually, there is one thing the commercials promise that is true. Small businesses will pay less in taxes. After their landlords pass on their huge increases in property taxes in the form of higher rent, those small businesses will be out of business ... so no longer paying taxes.

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Save The Canal: How did we get here?

EDITOR: ave The Canal has received plenty of harsh criticism for our opposition to piping the Upper Main Ditch. While some would paint us as “a few adjacent landowners that want a water feature in our backyard,” our support and membership goes well beyond that, with far-reaching public concerns ranging from skyrocketing rates, lost historical values, ecological impacts, recreation, firefighting and for a

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limited few, property rights.

Understand that it was not just what the El Dorado Irrigation District proposed, but also how it went about it, that united us in our opposition and forced legal action.

EID lost public trust early. It began with the delivery of purported “legal documents” falsely claiming 120-foot-wide easements through many of our homes. EID tried to use this as leverage to strongarm us into providing new 40-foot easements with additional burdens. Does anyone believe the current proposed pipe alignment would be going down Blair Road if they had 120-foot easements along the canal?

“It’s only going to cost $3.4 million” — another lie (cost now estimated at $17.7 million, a five-fold increase). Now water loss claims have magically increased by at least 40%.

Next we heard there is a “state mandate” to pipe this section of the main ditch — a false claim … as later confirmed by EID’s general counsel in responding to our public records request.

That flooding in Cedar Grove caused by EID’s abandonment of the Middle Main Ditch, which led to lawsuits against EID — no need to worry about that inevitability for the Upper Main Ditch segment.

Really? And are we supposed to feel good about the negative findings of the wetland assessment after learning that the lead author is the spouse of EID’s then general counsel and major project proponent?

EID’s required public meeting for the draft environmental impact report did not provide the public with a podium from which we could share our concerns. It was a choreographed sales pitch designed to divide and conquer. EID Division 1 Director, George Osborne didn’t even bother to show up. Oh, and good luck getting it on the agenda at EID board meetings.

The Upper Main Ditch may be imperfect, but it is reliable. EID never tried to mitigate the problems with the existing system, which could have saved many millions of dollars and preserved some of the values cherished by so many. Those millions could be used to address real threats to the water delivery system, like vulnerable wooden flumes in remote, fire prone areas. Or how about the Safeway and CVS parking lots that drain down the road and directly into the Forebay Dam that feeds the canal.

EID has not acted as an honest broker. It simply would not address concerns raised about the serious flaws in the project design or the potential impacts it would create.

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pox on He reached out to both your those who hadn’t voted houses.” for him — to me! — I’ve felt asking for our guidance this sentiment too often and help “so we can work during this election cycle. together and unify our I’m frustrated with the great country.” excesses of the political Regarding all people left and sickened by the and all nations of the chaos and divisiveness of world, he said, “We will the political right. seek common ground, The only thing I know not hostility; partnership, JENNIFER FORSBERG not conflict.”

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MEYER I didn’t vote for Donald his tone throughout the Trump in 2016. His behavior repulsed campaign and it sounded fantastic. He me. By the time of the election I was so clearly seemed to mean it. I believed weary of the country’s growing disunity him.

I was ready to get behind our new To my husband, I wrote in an email, president and pull for him to succeed.

“Maybe he campaigned that way His victory speech the day after the because he knew it would get him election gave me hope. elected. Maybe he’s going to govern in a “Now is the time for America to bind much better way.” the wounds of division,” he said. “I To my daughter, then in college, I pledge to every citizen of our land that I reflected on the desirability of yin and yang of government. will be president for all Americans and “Maybe it’s time for a tincture of yang, this is so important to me.”

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who knows,” I said.

To my editor, I wrote, “I didn’t vote for him, but I’m trying to rally support for him now. The system worked and no one got shot. So, onward.”

It didn’t last. Apart from that victory speech, unity seemed to be the last thing on Trump’s mind. He soon set about tearing us apart in ways I could never have imagined of any politician — much less a president.

He called Democrats “vicious and despicable,” “totally unhinged” and “crazed lunatics.” Republicans who countered him were “human scum.”

Journalists were “the enemy of the people.” He redefined “fake news” to mean anything that cast him in a negative light.

He also retweeted appalling and even racist material, then claimed he didn’t see the bad part or that “it was a joke.”

He refused to reject conspiracy theories — even those of QAnon, a group the FBI has called a domestic terrorist threat.

Meanwhile, though he had

campaigned as a different kind of Republican, once in office he pushed through a plutocratic corporate-tax giveaway, tried to roll back healthcare coverage for millions and never delivered on a promised infrastructure program.

Then came COVID-19. According to researchers at Cornell University, Trump has been the “single largest driver” of misinformation about the pandemic. According to Johns Hopkins, the U.S. now has the fifth highest deathper-capita rate in the world — ahead of all other western countries.

And we’re surging again. On Oct. 22 we hit a new national record high — 83,000 confirmed cases in a single day.

Yet Trump insists we’re “rounding the corner,” still doesn’t require mask-wearing at his rallies and calls his overall pandemic response “phenomenal.”

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of human access.”

In fact, the meaning of “protect” varies greatly even among its advocates, as the staff report detailed.

That lack of specificity is why those who catch fish, farmers, hunters, housing developers and others opposed the bill. They saw it as carte blanche for state agencies to issue restrictive land use rules.

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So Newsom gets another headline attesting to his “bold strategies,” but as with his decree on cars we won’t know, perhaps for years, whether it has any concrete meaning.

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Far-left positions don’t reflect mainstream “The Lancet” and the “New England Journal of Democratic values, however, and the Dems nominated Medicine” have urged voters not to re-elect Trump.

Going further still, “Scientific American” and “Nature” moderate Joe Biden — not one of the many other, further-left candidates. have endorsed Biden.

Still, I long for a viable third party, one even more And, to return to my original point, in spite of his centrist that would force both current parties to opening promise hostility and conflict continue to be moderate their own platforms. his default modes.

Until one appears, and given a forced choice, I’ll Four more years of Trump is not what we need. But always opt for the candidate of basic human decency. neither are the Democrats a perfect answer.

This election, that’s Biden.

After the 2016 election Jonathan Haidt, author of The president we need must restore dignity to the best-selling book “The Righteous Mind: Why the presidency; guide his party on a moderate, Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion,” conciliatory course; and allow the Republicans a had excellent advice for Democrats: Don’t doublechance to heal their own party. down on identity politics.

Then, with both parties tracking more to the center, Yet that has occurred. The far left, including they can again serve as the yin and yang of our the Black Lives Matters movement, has become increasingly unreasonable in many of its demands. It’s political system as the founders intended.

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“When we lived in Rocklin it became an event and people came out to see it and it just kept getting bigger and bigger,” Brandie said.

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Sugar Skull Art Walk begins Saturday

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Kevin Christensen Staff writer A special Sugar Skull Art Walk on Placerville’s Main Street is planned Oct. 31 through Nov. 3.

Participating businesses will have ofrendas (offerings/altars) in their shop windows lit at night for the Day of the Dead-inspired event organized

by SOL Community Famers Market Director Luli Velasco and her sisterin-law Melinda Velasco. Local artists will design and build their themed ofrendas between now and Oct. 30.

Participating businesses include Flowers on Main, Athena Art Spa, Serpentine Studio, Violets are Blue, Lobos del Mar, Placerville art galleries and Arts & Culture El Dorado.

“The mission of the Sugar Skull Art Walk is community building through the shared experience of honoring ancestors passed. Whether it be Indigenous lives, Black lives, first responders lives, youth, elders ... no matter, we honor community together,” Luli said.

In solidarity with the Sugar Skull Art Walk, Día de Los Muertos (Day of

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the Dead) festivities are planned for the farmers market Sunday, Nov. 1.

Festivities will include Danza Aztecs dancing performances and Mexican singing and guitar by Calaca Dulce with an open-mic stand hosted by Mignon Geli of Indigenous Soul.

There will be food by Sweet Pairings plus street tacos and agua frescas by Limonada. Local wine will be provided

by Lucky Boy. Participants include crafters, upcyclers, Empty Bowls, UCANR Cal Fresh, Project Eco Friends and Mexican and Native American vendors.

The Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico and elsewhere associated to the Catholic celebrations of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. The multi-day holiday involves family and friends gathering to pray for and remember their ancestors. During Día de Los Muertos celebrations sugar skulls are often used to decorate ofrendas.

Traditional sugar skulls are made from a granulated white sugar mixture pressed into special skull molds. The sugar mixture is allowed to dry and then the skull is decorated with icing, feathers, colored foil and more.

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They feel seen and heard. Your manner of relating is a gift, an emotional balm. Such exchanges are more valuable than most realize. Indeed, they can alleviate suffering.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Relationships, like time, are always moving forward. So don’t be surprised if the thing that worked three months or three years ago will work differently now, or won’t work at all. This is an invitation to get creative.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re ditching the guided tour and striking out on your own. After all, who can tell you what you’re interested in? Not even you, but you’ll know it when you see it.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Some problems need to be approached as you would a garden. You pay attention for a short while -- seed, weed, trim -- and then you leave it to do what it will until your next visit.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Among your goals is one that’s as ambitious as it is undefined. Perhaps the reason you haven’t stated exactly the result you are looking for is that it’s intangible; it’s a feeling or a state of mind.

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GROW FOR IT! rattling loudly and its head raised and ready to strike, but rattlesnakes can strike from any position. Coiling warns other creatures to stay back, ere in El Dorado County a defensive behavior they use when we have only one species of crawling away would put them in rattlesnake, the Northern danger of attack. A rattlesnake will Pacific Rattlesnake. The following is defend itself from perceived threats important information not everyone but, given the opportunity, it will knows about this resident of our area. usually avoid confrontation.

Dark brown, olive, gray, reddish “Rattlesnakes are among the most Laurel Rady brown, yellowish or tan, the reasonable forms of dangerous UCCE Master Gardeners rattlesnake blends in with its wildlife.

Their first line of defense is of El Dorado County surrounding environment. Large, dark to remain motionless; if you surprise blotches with dark edges and light them or cut off their retreat, they borders mark its back, with corresponding blotches along each side. There are well-defined rings on the offer an audio warning. If you get too close, they head for cover. Venom is intended for prey so lower end of its tail above the rattles. A light stripe they’re reluctant to bite.” Leslie Anthony. “Snakebit: extends diagonally from the eye to the corner of the Confessions of a Herpetologist,” Greystone Books, mouth. Although most are 3-4 feet long, they can 2008. grow up to 5 feet long.

Rattlesnakes are a fascinating and valuable part of Rattlesnakes prefer rocky slopes and outcroppings our local ecosystems as predators that keep diseaseand rocky areas in grasslands, woodlands and carrying animals under control. Also, their venom forests. Although primarily nocturnal, they can is used in a variety of vital medical applications. be active at dawn and dusk, during periods of But their populations are dwindling due to lack of excessive daytime heat and during the day when temperatures are less intense. In cold-winter areas knowledge about their roles and habits. Be sure to they remain in their dens in burrows, caves and read the second article in this series in next week’s rock crevices.

Mountain Democrat for vital information about Females begin bearing young at about three how to live safely in harmony with our rattlesnakes. years of age and breed annually thereafter, giving You can also find a University of California IPM live birth to eight to 15 young between August and Pest note at ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/ November. Baby rattlesnakes emerge fully formed, pn74119.html. ready to hunt and defend themselves. They sport Master Gardeners continue to offer gardening bright yellow tails but no rattles — just a single classes online. Upcoming sessions include Putting button that makes no sound. As they age, they grow Your Vineyard and Garden to Bed (Oct. 31), rattles and lose the yellow color.

Growing Succulents (Nov. 4) and Shade Gardening Rattlesnakes shed their skins up to three times (Nov. 7 & 14). Go to mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Public_ a year, adding a new segment to their rattles each Education_Classes/ for registration instructions time. But they also break or lose some rattles, so and to see all upcoming online classes. the number of rattles on a rattlesnake’s tail does not Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Master accurately reveal a rattlesnake’s age.

Gardener events will for the foreseeable future be Rattlesnakes are pit vipers, meaning they possess limited. See the Master Gardeners’ calendar of a heat-sensing pit on each side of their head, used events for learning opportunities. The Sherwood to detect warm-blooded prey. They don’t see color Demonstration Garden, 6699 Campus Drive in but they see thermal heat emanating from animals and can detect differences in temperature down to a Placerville, is open to the public, 9 a.m. to noon Fridays and Saturdays. State and county public fraction of a degree. health guidelines require Master Gardeners’ to limit Rattlesnakes eat birds, lizards, snakes, frogs, visitors to 10 at a time (including docents) and insects and small mammals. They locate prey while ask that they practice social distancing and wear moving around and lie in wait near their trails. face coverings. Restrooms will not be open. Check They strike at and release passing prey and then mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/Demonstration_Garden for follow the envenomated animal’s trail and swallow more information. it whole.

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Local cyclist debuts at Tour de France Roberta Long Special to Mountain Democrat

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n elite international sports men and women making their first appearance in a premier event are called debutants for men, debutantes for women. This year, Neilson Powless, who grew up riding the trails in the Sierra Nevada foothills with his family, rode for the first time in the world’s most prestigious cycling race.

On Aug. 29 Powless joined 32 other debutants in a field of 176 riders on a trip of a lifetime from Nice to Paris.

They would ride an average of five hours a day for 21 days, in wind and rain and beautiful sunny days, through small villages and into large cities, past historical sites and lovely pastoral scenes, climbing steep summits and descending at high speed. They would get two rest days.

The journey would take them from the Maritime Alps across Provence country to the Pyrenees, along the Atlantic coast and back to eastern France through the Central Massif highland region, into the Alps near the Italian-Swiss border, north to the foothills of the Jura mountains. The final day of racing before the procession into Paris would be dedicated to the sole Time Trial of the Tour. Time trials are usually held on relatively flat terrain, but premier events often add a climb to even out the competition among different specialists. Stage 20 started in northeastern France in the city of Lure, elevation average 961 feet. The Time Trial ended with an ultra steep 3.66-mile ascent to the ski resort of La Planche des Belle Filles at 3,766 feet in the Vosges mountains, 22.37 miles total.

On Sept. 20 Powless joined the field of 146 surviving road warriors for a 76-mile, three-hour cruise through the French countryside on a gently undulating road from Mantes la Jolie west of Paris to their final destination, the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

A spectacular race

The 107th Tour de France was dominated by a dual between two Slovenian riders, friends off course, but fierce rivals in competitions. Primoz Roglic, 30, is on Team Jumbo Visma.

Tadej Podachar, 21, is on UAE TeamEmirates. The chase started in Stage 7, with Roglic in second place and Podachar in 16th with 1 minute 25 seconds behind. By Stage 9, Roglic had taken first place and wore the yellow jersey to identify him as race leader. Roglic held onto the yellow jersey for the next 11 stages, with Podachar moving up to seventh place in Stage 9 and second place in Stage 13. Podachar remained in second place until the time trials, when he started 57 seconds behind Roglic. This time it was Podachar who had the power and as he crested the summit to the finish line he more than made up for the time deficit.

This time it was Roglic who came in second, 59 seconds behind.

Podachar won the 2020 Tour de

France and took the trifecta in the competition. In addition to winning the yellow jersey, he won the polka dot jersey for King of the Mountain and the white jersey for Best Young Rider. Sam Bennett broke Peter Sagan’s seven-year winning streak to take the green jersey for Best Sprinter.

Powless, wearing bib No. 77 for EF ProCycling Team, came into the race with a reputation for being an all-around rider, a good climber and descender, a fast time trial racer, a smart and willing domestique (support rider) for team leaders Rigoberto Uran and Dani Martinez and a personable team member.

He lived up to his reputation and more. After 90 hours and 23 minutes in the saddle, Powless completed his first Tour de France in 56th place overall among 146 finishers. His highest ranking came in Stage 6 on Sept. 3 when he finished fourth overall and celebrated his 24th birthday.

He won 23rd place in the King of the Mountain competition. He was ninth Best Young Rider. Rigoberto Uran used Powless’ domestique talents to come in eighth in the Tour. With his help, Dani Martinez won Stage 13 and finished in 28th spot. EF Pro Cycling finished fourth in the team competition.

Unexpectedly, Powless received the most attention for his breakaway artistry. During Stage 13 NBCSports television color commentator Bob Roll observed Powless “jumps out of the pack like a caged rabbit.” His teammate, Jens Keukeleire, called him “this year’s Breakaway King.”

Sports news media referred to him as a “breakaway superstar.”

Racing with a large group of riders in peloton formation shoulder to shoulder and wheel to wheel is dangerous.

One slip on the road, one second of inattention and several riders can go down like dominoes. This happened to Powless in Stage 10 on an open road while traveling around 34 mph. He was inside one rider on the right when a cyclist in front knocked him to the deck, creating a multiple crash. Fortunately, his injuries were not serious. He was able to hold onto the medical car at 40 mph as the scrapes on his arms were being treated. He finished the race and got up the next day to continue.

Finishing the Tour de France takes not only skill and strength, but luck. His accident didn’t put him out of the race.

Powless had no mechanical problems, no tire punctures to cause precious loss of time. He did have a near miss on Stage 8 on a corner descending into a left-hand turn and traveled through the crowd on the grass, politely saying, “Excuse me,” as he regained the pavement. Lessons learned, he said.

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Two themes formed Neilson Powless’ upbringing — his love of cycling and his pride in his Native American heritage.

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Neilson Powless powers up a steep mountain road on a breakaway with a rider on his wheel.

toddler. His father, Jack, was a triathlete and raced in Ironman competitions. His mother, Jeanette, called Jen, competed as a marathoner in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Active athletes all their lives, both are now coaching a new generation.

Jack and Jen introduced Neilson and his older sister, Shayna, to outdoor athletics. Both navigated naturally to endurance sports. Eventually, each settled on cycling. Shayna rides for American professional women’s team TWENTY20.

The family lives in Roseville. Powless said there is a trail near their home that he could hop on and ride into the hills almost all year round.

To pay for their children’s races, their bikes and equipment, their travel and other expenses, Jack and Jen asked their community for support and the response was positive, with fundraisers, donations and sponsorships. Erin Gorrell, co-owner of Folsom Bike in Folsom and El Dorado Hills, said Jack and Jen reached out to Folsom Bike for support. They are a great family, said Gorrell, and we were happy to help.

Folsom Bike provided sponsorship and support. Neilson rode on their elite mountain bike team.

“It’s a privilege to be part of his career,” she said. “He is humble, a team player. He’s been traveling to Europe since he was 15. He’s poised, wise, wellrounded.”

Jack and Jen made sure their children became familiar with their Native American heritage. Neilson and Shayna are 25% Oneida, one of the five Iroquois Nation tribes and recognized as tribal members. They were able to spend time with family at the Oneida reservation near Green Bay, Wis. Neilson Powless visited with his grandfather, Matthew, who was a U.S. Army paratrooper and military boxing champion. As Powless became successful in cycling, his grandfather told him how proud he was and that his grandson was a warrior for pursuing his dreams.

He is aware that he is a role model for young Native American people and welcomes the responsibility. By

pursuing his own dream, he hopes to encourage indigenous youth to set their own goals and chase them.

Powless first major success came in the 2016 Amgen Tour of California, when he rode for the American AxeonHagens Berman Development team and finished ninth. He was also named SRAM Best Young Rider. That same year he won the hardest stage of the Tour de l’Avenir in France. In 2017 he won the U.S. national under-23 road title, and was 2nd in the pro championship.

In 2017 he graduated from domestic racing to WorldTour status when he signed a two-year contract with Dutch team LottoNL-Jumbo, now Team Jumbo-Visma. He joined fellow young American rider Sepp Kuss. He rode in his first grand tour in 2019 at the Vuelta Espana, where he was recognized for his contributions to team leader Primoz Roglic.

When EF Pro Cycling invited Powless to join their team in 2019 after watching his performance in the Vuelta, he accepted. He wanted to represent an American team on the WorldTour.

EF Pro Cycling is a Universal Cycling International WorldTeam, which ranks it in the highest category in professional road racing.

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In a message posted on the team’s website after the race, Powless said, “I feel like I’m coming out of this Tour a much better rider than when I came in.”

He spent 19 hours 13 minutes in breakaways, learning how to ride with some of the best riders in the world, and with some of the best riders chasing him. That was almost two hours longer than the next best time.

“A lot of calories burned and a lot of energy used but I think that just being able to do that, racing aggressively just has accelerated my growth in these three weeks,” he added.

The young boy who watched WorldTour riders racing around the Capitol building in Sacramento with his dad and was fired up to ride with them some day is now living his dream.

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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) 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 8231 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0845 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: PlACERVIllE’S MAIN EVENT, located at 301 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Tributary..., LLC, 376 Main Street, Camino, CA 95709 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: 09/24/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Heidi Mayerhofer HEIDI MAYERHOFER, 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 09/25/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 8232 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0877 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: HOME lOAN SAVVY, located at 1094 Manning Dr., El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): East Bay Mortgages, Inc., 1094 Manning

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: Not Applicable.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Vicki Lynn Bonardi VICKI LYNN BONARDI, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 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 10/02/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28 8233 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0894 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: E SPA MASSAGE, located at 4364 Town Center Blv, Suite 114, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Hui Zheng, 5836 Oak Garden Court, Orangevale, CA 95662 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/06/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Hui Zheng HUI ZHENG, 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 10/07/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT

GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 8242 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0903 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: NEW MAN’S KARATE, located at 4568 Missouri Flat Road Suite 3, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Newman & Company, 4568 Missouri Flat Road Suite 3, 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: 01/14/2019.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Scott Newman SCOTT NEWMAN, 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 10/07/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code)

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0862 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: 2018A0001351 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 11/28/2018 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: INNOVATIVE SOlUTIONS Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 5006 Arlington Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): Innovsols Inc., 5006 Arlington Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business was conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: California Signature of Registrant: /s/ Demosthenes Pasadis DEMOSTHENES PASADIS, 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 09/29/2020.

The Statement of Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name must be published in a newspaper once a week for four successive weeks and an affidavit of publication filed with the county clerk within 30 days after publication has been accomplished. The Statement should be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the principal place of business is located. The Statement should be published in such county in a newspaper that circulates in the area where the business is conducted (Business & Professions Code 17917).

Any person who executes, files, or publishes any fictitious business name statement, knowing that such statement is false, in whole or in part, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) (Business & Professions code 17930) 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 8252 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0833 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: T AND T MURDER MYSTERIES INK, located at 5710 Rocky Ridge Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): 1. Tessa H Anderson, 5710 Rocky Ridge Road, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Taylor

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Public Notices  G Anderson, 5710 Rocky Ridge Road, 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/ Tessa Anderson TESSA ANDERSON, GENERAL PARTNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).)

This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 09/23/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 8253 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0904 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JAY OF All TRADES, located at 825 Mount Ranier Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): James W Price, 825 Mount Ranier 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: 10/07/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ James W Price JAMES W PRICE, 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 10/07/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8254 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200507 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Jing Lin filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JING LIN Proposed name: ASHLEY LIN 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: DECEMBER 4, 2020, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

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

This order has been filed on OCTOBER 2, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 8255 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0908 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WIllIAMS GROUP 7, located at 5315 Florentino Loop, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Innovations at Sierra Foothills Academy, 5315 Florentino Loop, 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: 10/06/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ayanna Williams AYANNA WILLIAMS, 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 October 8, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 8256 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0920 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: YESJOM, located at 3281 Verano Ct, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): Susan Holmlund, 3281 Verano 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: 09/30/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Susan Holmlund SUSAN HOLMLUND, 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 October 9, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 8257 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0902 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CHARMFUl CREATIONS, located at 6838 Onyx Trl, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registered owner(s): Kelly E Murray, 6838 Onyx Trl, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Kelly Murray KELLY MURRAY 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 October 7, 2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 8258

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200425 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Gerald Lee Sparks filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: GERALD LEE SPARKS Proposed name: JERRY LEE SPARKS 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: NOVEMBER 20, 2020, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

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

This order has been filed on AUGUST 26, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 8260 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME PC 20200494 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Robyn Diane Strick filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: ROBYN DIANE STRICK Proposed name: ROBYN DIANE PALAZZOLO 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: DECEMBER 4, 2020, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682.

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

This order has been filed on OCTOBER 1, 2020. /s/ Dylan Sullivan DYLAN SULLIVAN, Judge of the Superior Court 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9 8279 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0936 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GREENWOOD GARDENS PACKAGING & HARVEST ACCESSORIES, located at 4230 Wild Lilac Lane, Greenwood, CA 95635 Registered owner(s): Charles W Smirl, 4230 Wild Lilac Lane, Greenwood, CA 95635 This business is conducted by an Individual.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/15/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Charles W Smirl CHARLES W SMIRL 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 10/15/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 8284

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0939 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GlASS UP INDUSTRIES, located at 3179 Laura Belle Ct., Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Tyler Wilkins, 3179 Laura Belle Ct., 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: 10/14/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Tyler Wilkins TYLER WILKINS, 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 10/15/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 8286 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0927 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WEll BY THElMA, located at 2100 Valley View Parkway, Apt. 1827, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): Thelma M. Zuniga, 2100 Valley View Parkway, Apt. 1827, 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: 10/1/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Thelma M. Zuniga THELMA M. ZUNIGA 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 10/12/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 8287 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0941 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: JN PROCESSING, located at 3204 Rapallo Place, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registered owner(s): MIKILROBIN INC, 3204 Rapallo Place, 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: 10/15/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ronald T McLaughlin RONALD T MCLAUGHLIN, 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 10/16/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 8288

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROBERT lEON FEATHERSTONE CASE NO. PP20190030 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERT LEON FEATHERSTONE, ROBERT FEATHERSTONE, LEON FEATHERSTONE A PETITION for Probate has been filed by KARI BENTON in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado.

THE PETITION for probate requests that KARI BENTON 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: November 18, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 8 at 295 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Petitioner: KARI BENTON 8445 Fair Oaks Blvd Carmichael, CA 95608 (916) 346-6858 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 8289 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0868 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RANDREW IMAGE CONVERSION, located at 5000 Highcrest Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registered owner(s): 1. Wojciech B Lewalski, 5000 Highcrest Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682, 2. Margaret Ponulak-Lewalski, 5000 Highcrest Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Margaret Ponulak-Lewalski MARGARET PONULAK-LEWALSKI, 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 09/30/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 8290 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0938 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GINA’S GARDEN, located at 4525 Meadow Creek Rd, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Janice L Cristian, 4525 Meadow Creek 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: 01/15/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Janice Cristian JANICE CRISTIAN, 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 10/15/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 8291

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE TRUSTEE SAlE NO. 131175-11 lOAN NO. N5780BW TITlE ORDER NO. 95312839 APN 105-030-17-000; 105-030-19-000; 105-030-16-000; 105-030-20-100; 105-030-21-000 TRA NO. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02/20/2017. 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 PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. THE MONEY MAN CORPORATION as the duly appointed Trustee WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state) all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, described as follows: Trustor(s): GOLD COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT, LLC Deed of Trust: recorded on 03/03/2017 as Document No. 2017-0008994-00 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California, Date of Trustee’s Sale: 11/10/2020 at 10:00AM Trustee’s Sale Location: At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 The property PARCEL 1: TRACT NO. 1, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN RECORD OF SURVEY ENTITLED, “ALL THAT PORTION OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 10 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST, AND SECTIONS 33 AND 34, TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST, M.D.B. & M.” FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ON AUGUST 30, 2011, IN BOOK 33 OF RECORD OF SURVEY, AT PAGE 2. PARCEL 2: TRACT NO. 2, AS SHOWN ON THAT CERTAIN RECORD OF SURVEY ENTITLED, “ALL THAT PORTION OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 10 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST, AND SECTIONS 33 AND 34, TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH, RANGE 9 EAST, M.D.B. & M.”, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ON AUGUST 30, 2011, IN BOOK 33 OF RECORD OF SURVEY AT PAGE 2. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 4050 LAKEVIEW DRIVE, PLACERVILLE, CA 95667. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said 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 said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $1,915,373.37 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary may elect to bid less than the full credit bid. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default

and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. 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 916-9390772 or visit this Internet Web site www. nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 131175-11.

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. Date: 10/13/2020 MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC., AS AGENT FOR THE MONEY MAN CORPORATION, AS TRUSTEE 11707 Fair Oaks Blvd., Ste 202 Fair Oaks, CA 95628 (916) 962-3453 Sale Information Line: 916-939-0772 or www. nationwideposting.com TARA CAMPBELL, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT MORTGAGE LENDER SERVICES, INC. MAY BE A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0371761 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 10/21/2020, 10/28/2020, 11/04/2020 10/21, 10/28, 11/4 8292 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The name(s) of the business(es): Idle Wheels RV Center Inc Located at: 4625 Missouri Flat Rd, Placerville, CA 95667, El Dorado County.

Is (are) hereby registered by the following Owner(s): Idle Wheels R.V. Center, Inc., 4625 Missouri Flat Rd, 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: 11/30/2013 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Mark Weldy, President NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the filed date. This statement was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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).

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

By: Janelle K. Horne Recorder/Clerk, El Dorado County Assigned File No.: FB2020-0826 On 09/21/2020 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11/20 CNS-3408478# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 8293 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The name(s) of the business(es): 1. Vivo Specialty Food Brokerage, 2.

Vivo Specialty Located at: 3400 Koala Ln, Placerville, CA 95667, El Dorado County.

Is (are) hereby registered by the following Owner(s): Vivo Foods LLC, 3400 Koala Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 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: 05/01/2015 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Mark Marasco, Officer/Manager Vivo Foods LLC NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the filed date. This statement was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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).

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

By: Janelle K. Horne Recorder/Clerk, El Dorado County Assigned File No.: FB2020-0828 On 09/21/2020 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11/20 CNS-3408493# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 8294 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The name(s) of the business(es): Truffel Huntress Located at: 1020 Wallace Rd, Placerville, CA 95667, El Dorado County.

Is (are) hereby registered by the following Owner(s): Staci O’Toole Erjavec, 1020 Wallace 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: 12/22/2014 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Staci O’Toole Erjavec NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the filed date. This statement was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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).

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

By: Janelle K. Horne Recorder/Clerk, El Dorado County Assigned File No.: FB2020-0827 On 09/21/2020 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11/20 CNS-3408496# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 8295 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The name(s) of the business(es): Independent Tile & Stone Located at: 1250 Margaret Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, El Dorado County.

Is (are) hereby registered by the following Owner(s): Scott Michael Ludovissy, 1250 Margaret Ave., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This business is conducted by: An Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/19/2015 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Scott Michael Ludovissy NOTICE: This fictitious business name statement expires five years from the filed date. This statement was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. 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).

I hereby certify that this is a correct copy of the original statement on file in my office.

By: Janelle K. Horne Recorder/Clerk, El Dorado County Assigned File No.: FB2020-0825 On 09/21/2020 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11/20 CNS-3408497# THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT 8296 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2020-0824 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KINDER PREP PRESCHOOl, located at 3645 Rosecrest Circle, El Dorado Hills,CA 95762 Registered owner(s): 1. Jessica Wanland, 3645 Rosecrest Circle, El Dorado Hills,CA 95762, 2. Ned Wanland, 3645 Rosecrest Circle, 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: 09/01/2020.

Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jessica Wanland JESSICA WANLAND 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 09/21/2020.

NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 11/11 8297

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT RESOlUTION OF NECESSITY TO THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT DIAMOND SPRINGS PARKWAY 1B, CIP #72334, ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NO.: 327-270-003 The El Dorado County Department of Transportation is in the process of acquiring right of way for the Diamond Springs Parkway – Phase 1B Project, CIP #72334 (“Project”). You are hereby notified that the County of El Dorado Board of Supervisors, at its meeting to be held on November 17, 2020 at 8:00 a.m., at 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, California, will be asked to decide if the following conditions have been met concerning your property and, if so, to adopt a Resolution of Necessity (“Resolution”) authorizing the acquisition of a portion of the property by eminent domain for the Project: (A) The public interest and necessity require the project.

(B) The project is planned or located in the manner that will be most compatible with the greatest public good and the least private injury.

(C) The property sought to be acquired is necessary for the project.

The law provides you an opportunity to appear and be heard on the matters cited above. Failure to file a written request to appear and be heard within 15 days after the notice is posted will result in waiver of the right to appear and be heard.

To view the Notice of Intent to Adopt Resolution of Necessity in its entirety, please visit: https://www.edcgov.us/ Pages/newsroom.aspx 8237 10/28 NOTICE OF PUBlIC lIEN SAlE Apple Mill Storage 4041 Carson Rd. Camino Ca. 95709 per the California Self Storage Facility Act, Section 21700, California. Auction on November 5, 2020, 10:30am of Storage Units C22 and C43 Contents unknown belonging to Anthony Pefley. Sold “AS IS Basis” 10/28, 11/4 8332 NOTICE OF DECISION County of El Dorado Planning Services has approved the following project: Staff Level Design Review DR19-0007/El Dorado County Community Health Center submitted by THE NEENAN COMPANY (Agent: Angie Aguilera) a request for a Design Review permit for the construction and operation of a new single story 30,490 square foot medical clinic/administration building and related site improvements including two 25-foot wide access driveways, 184 parking spaces and two freestanding monument signs. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 327-213-034, is zoned Community Commercial - Community Design Review Combining Zone/Residential, One-Acre (CC-DC/R1A), consists of 12.42 acres, and is located on the south side of Missouri Flat Road, approximately 0.1 mile north of the intersection with Forni Road, in the Placerville area, Supervisorial District 3.

(County Planner: Tom Purciel, 530-6215903) (Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared)** **This is a notice of intent to adopt the negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration that has been prepared for this project and which may be reviewed and/ or obtained in the County of El Dorado, Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667, during normal business hours or online at https://edc-trk.aspgov.com/etrakit/ Search/project.aspx by typing the first word of the project name in the search box. A negative declaration or mitigated negative declaration is a document filed to satisfy CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act). This document states that there are no significant environmental effects resulting from the project, or that conditions have been proposed which would mitigate or reduce potential negative effects to an insignificant level.

The decision to approve this project may be appealed to the Planning Commission by submitting the approved appeal form and applicable fee to the County of El Dorado, Planning and Building Department within the appeal period. The appeal period is ten working days starting on October 28, 2020 and ending at 5:00pm on November 10, 2020.

Any questions regarding the project may be directed to the County planner, Tom Purciel at 530-621-5903. The project file, including the Conditions of Approval, is located at the County of El Dorado, Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 and may be viewed during normal business hours.

COUNTY OF EL DORADO PLANNING SERVICES TIFFANY SCHMID, Planning and Building Department Director October 28, 2020 10/28 8333

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Haunted yard

Ready for spooktacular

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the Thomas’ filled their entire car with scent to hit the nose. donations for the kids.

“We are trying to appeal to all the “I’ve never seen a kid so happy to get senses (but) you can’t really touch,” Kraft Mac and Cheese,” Mike said. “It Brandie said. “The best haunts are the was a very humbling experience.” ones that appeal to all five senses.”

This year the Thomas’ decided Child Mike, along with 15 or 16 volunteers, Advocates of El Dorado County would will be inside the yard looking to catch be the recipient of any donations. people by surprise and leave them CASA works with at-risk youth in screaming for shock. the community and provides court“We’ve had grown men pee their appointed volunteers who speak up pants,” Brandie said. for the needs of children and make a Mike said he had never created or positive impact in their lives — a cause worked in a haunted house/yard until he near and dear to the Thomas’ hearts. met his wife. Now he’s hooked.

Due to COVID“Getting behind 19 restrictions, the the scenes and doing The haunted yard is located at 5774 couple asks that all Sierra Springs Drive in Pollock Pines and it — it’s so much fun,” donations made this Mike said. “I jump will be open 7-11 p.m. on Halloween. year come through from place to place; I a digital donation come out in different link. For more information check out sections. Now that I’ve got some people the Sierra Springs Haunters group on in my room, we are probably going to be Facebook. playing off each other.”

The way they scare has also slightly Mike said only about 20 square feet of changed due to the pandemic. All the their backyard is not Halloween oriented actors — most of whom are local kids at the moment. Each year the haunt between the ages of 10-17 — will wear gets bigger and this year it is the biggest masks. Brandie will let people inside the they’ve attempted so far. There’s also a high-fear section of the haunted yard lot of Halloween decor in the front yard, and will make sure social-distancing is including a full-sized casket, so people maintained. can see a lot from the road.

Once inside the high-fear area, every Their neighbors are also participating sense will be on high alert, including and have graveyards in their front yard smell. Visitors will get a sweet treat to make the spook-fest even bigger. For during all the scares when the fog people who don’t want to go into the machine fires up ... take a deep breath high-fear section of the backyard there’s (at first) but then watch out for another plenty to do and see in the front yards.

Halloween celebrations?

Oct. 30 The El Dorado Hills Community Services District hosts the Drivethru Trunk or Treat event, 4-7 p.m. at the CSD, 1021 Harvard Way in El Dorado Hills. Attendees will remain in their vehicles and are encouraged to wear their Halloween costumes.

Mosquito firefighters host Dyer After Dark, 5:30-8 p.m., at Dyer Lake Park, 6770 Sluice St., Mosquito. Enjoy a costume contest, JackO-Lantern carving and more. For more information visit mosquitoca. com/dyerafterdark.

Oct. 31 The El Dorado Wine Country Halloween Mask-arade, noon to 4 p.m., invites wine lovers to wear their coolest, COVID friendly masks and enjoy food/wine pairings and activities at participating wineries.

Reservations at each winery are required. To see a list of participating wineries and for more information visit the website visit-eldorado.com.

The Cameron Park Community Services District hosts Trail of Treats on Halloween. The 1.1 mile loop around Cameron Park Lake will be set up for kids wearing their Halloween costumes to stop at community volunteer booths or trunks to trick-or-treat.

All participants must pre-register; day-of registration or walk-ins will not be available. Register for this event online at cameronpark. org or call (530) 677-2231.

Placerville Lions Club presents the Goodies Grab N’ Go Halloween Drive-Thru, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at 4701 Missouri Flat Road, Placerville.

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CSL #840010

Clean, polite service

Tree Removal Brush Clearing Tree Limbing 24 hour Emergency Services Free Estimates

(530) 306-9613

7 dayS: 8aM-9pM

(916) 806-9741

Adam Rohrbough, Owner Operator

Sprinklers Repair • Drip Systems Fence Repair • Clean Ups • & Hauling

Call today! (530) 558-0072 2014Rod.F@gmail.com

Insured

Landscape Maintenance (530) 626-1100 FAX (530) 626-1201 www.cohd.net

DaviD Santana

Yard Clean-up • Maintenance Weedeating • Trimming Tree Pruning & Removal Free Estimates • Fully Insured

Contractors License #810180

ornia f i l a C OVERHEAD DOOR, INC.

Residential & Commercial • Wide Selection of Styles Garage Doors • Electrical Openers • Full Service

State Contr. Lic.

877808

Can now process mobile credit card payments.

ProPerty Clearing

(530)

Locally Owned • Pollock Pines Serving El Dorado County • Bus Lic 058736 CSLB 991861 Workers’ Comp Insured LTO A11207

Well Drilling

Rodriguez Yard Maintenance

Garage Doors

Our Visit ! e m Co room Show

— “We offer Grade-A quality service to our customers.”

Large & Small jobs!

Mobilehome Removal Experts!

Bus. Lic. #053457

www.eliteroofing.com

Tree Service

Landscape Maintenance

Service Calls

Lic. 649751

• Tile Repair • Real Estate Roof Inspections & Certs • Wood shake to • Mobile Home Composition composition conversions • Modified Bitumen One-Ply Senior • Seamless Gutters System • All Types of Repair Work Discount

— All Areas —

(530) 409-5455

Since 1992

New Roofs • Re-Roofs • Repairs

Hauling & Clean ups

Lic. 351106

IMBODEN’S ELECTRIC

6524 Commerce Way, Unit A, Diamond Springs

906-7919

www.domcoplumbing.com

Elite Roofing

Residential/Commercial

www.AJNConstruction.com

Residential

Dominic Stone — Owner

Roofing

HANDYMAN SERVICE

Electrical Contractors

Commercial

934-2440

(916)

J. Tyler Wiese, OWNER, Contractor’s Lic #956824 www.foothill-service.com

Hauling And Cleaning

GUARANTEED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

• Septic Pumping Services • Drain cleaning, repiping • Trenchless Pipe Replacement

• Residential & Commercial • All Pumping Repairs

FREE Estimates

Construction

■ Additions ■ Remodeling ■ New Construction ■ Consultation ■ Plans/Designs

INC.

Immediate Response!

We Charge By the Job, Not by the Hour

HandyMan

CAMARA CONSTRUCTION

www.placervilledeckbuilders.com

CL#828505

24-Hour Emergency Service!

7 Days a Week

• Water Heater Specialist

Construction

(530) 903-3045

916-693-1133

richardbrowngeneng@yahoo.com

SOMMERDYKE CONSTRUCTION

Free Estimates

YARD MAINTENANCE & HANDYMAN • Irrigation Repair • Fence Repair • Clean-Up Work • Timer, Valve, and Sprinkler Repair • Bark, Planting, General Labor

(530) 306-5248

Construction

30 yrs exp

15 Years Experience

306-8474

GARY C. TANKO WELL DRILLING, INC.

Pump sales & service

30 years experience in the area CSL # 282501

(530) 622-2591

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