Mountain Democrat, Friday, November 25, 2022

work $430K

Andrew Vonderschmitt Staff writer

The Placerville City Council approved moving forward on a $430,000 sewer main replacement on Hocking Street. The failing lines have been subject to overflows, blockages and other maintenance issues as they deteriorate.

Dewberry Engineers has been awarded a $50,000 extension on an existing technical assessment contract to prepare the final design and bid documents for the sewer replacement.

“It has reached the end of its service life and that’s putting it politely,” said City Engineer Rebecca Neves of the 65-plus-year-old sewer main that serves 17 lots on Hocking Street.

The sewer main in question is considered a priority due to its poor condition, according to Neves. Overflows, failures and excessive maintenance have been ongoing issues with the 4-inch sewer main over the years.

Approximately 670 linear feet of the 900-foot

Developer fees to get inflation adjustment

Eric Jaramishian Staff writer

El Dorado County is making a change to its Traffic Impact Fee program by switching how it adjusts the fees for inflation.

The Traffic Impact Fee program is used to fund projects such as road improvements to accommodate future growth. The fee is paid by developers and individuals building homes. The Mountain Democrat previously reported that the program is estimated to bring in more than $322 million, 2020 to 2040.

To better reflect impacts of inflation, Department of

Transportation staff requested support from the board to utilize the Construction Cost Index to calculate annual updates to the TIF program.

The CCI measures how much goods and building costs change compared to what they were in its base year. The county had been utilizing the Building Cost Index, which measures the average rate of changes to construction costs. Both are published by construction and engineering magazine Engineering NewsRecord.

The sharp growth of the Building Cost Index in 2021 contributed to an approximately

Pollock Pines honors

of community heroes

Eric Jaramishian Staff writer

Ahero is defined as someone who takes action, a sage who gives sound advice or a shepherd who guides their community.

These words came from Cold Springs Church Pastor David Cooke, speaking to an audience of Pollock Pines community leaders and outstanding citizens at the 16th Stars Come Out Awards Banquet.

These heroes were invited by the Community Economic Development Association of Pollock Pines to be honored Nov. 17 at Apple Mountain Golf Resort.

“Sometimes it’s appropriate to show up as a warrior, but sometimes it’s not. You need to act as the sage. Sometimes it’s appropriate to show up as the sage, but sometimes you really need the shepherd,” Cooke shared with the audience.

Community members dedicated and committed to Pollock Pines became the focus of the banquet for “showing up” for their community.

“(Campbell) has continued to be 100% involved with keeping us all

“Our hearts our souls, our homes, our businesses, we all thank (Campbell).”

Former Pollock Pines-Camino Fire Safe Council Chairperson Heather Campbell was presented a special award by CEDAPP Executive Director Jeanne Harper. Campbell was awarded for her efforts in fire protection and safety, including securing a $2.2 million grant for tree removal to curb the infestation of bark beetles in the county.

safe, with grant writing, training for new councils and more,” Harper said.

Campbell thanked Fire Safe Councilmember Pat Dwyer for

Mountain Democrat photo by Eric Jaramishian

Cold Springs Church Pastor David Cooke dresses as a sage to illustrate the meaning of a hero to the audience at the 16th annual Stars Come Out Awards event Nov. 17.

Heather Campbell, former chairperson of the Pollock Pines-Camino Fire Safe Council, is recognized as a community hero for her efforts in fire safety and protection.

Mason Charles Visman

Jan. 25, 1988 - Nov. 11, 2022

Mason Charles Visman passed away in Placerville on Friday, November 11. Born in Placerville January 25, 1988 to parents Brad and Kandi Visman, brothers BJ, and Joe. No services are planned.

Gloria Ada Saaf Bilotta

Aug. 28, 1937 - Nov. 12, 2022

Services are scheduled for 11 A.M. Saturday, Dec. 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6417 Main St., Georgetown, with a reception immediately following at St. James Catholic Church, 2831 Harkness St., Georgetown.

Richard (Jack) Garver

Oct. 31, 1931 – Oct. 20, 2022

Jack Garver of Cameron Park, Calif. passed away peacefully on Oct. 20, 2022 at Ponte Palmero in Cameron Park.

Jack was born in Convoy Ohio to his parents Edgar and Katherine Garver. He attended both elementary and high school in Convoy, Ohio.

On Sept. 9, 1950 Jack married his high school sweetheart Barbara Ann Spieth. They were married more than 68 years, until her passing in 2019.

For many years Jack and Barbara loved to travel in their 5th wheel and had many wonderful adventures as they traveled throughout 48 of the 50 states.

Jack worked in Quality Control at Aerojet for 35 years until his retirement. He was also an Air Force veteran.

Jack is survived by his son Mick (Suzanne), his daughter Kasey (Chuck) Silberman; his grandchildren Jeremy (Kelli) Garver, Zach, Jason (Sarah), Laurel, And Emily (Patrick Manning), Silberman and great grandchildren Jessica and Miranda Garver and Isabel Silberman. He is also survived by his brother-in-law Frank (Marilyn) Spieth and many nephews and many nieces.

Jack was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. He will be greatly missed by all.

Private services will be held for the family at a later date.

Rose Richmond (Blomquist)

Sept. 11, 1930 – Nov. 19, 2022

On Saturday, November 19, Rose Richmond (Blomquist), loving wife and sister, passed away peacefully at the age of 92.

Rose was born on September 11, 1930 in Altadena, Calif. to Ivar and Catherine Blomquist. Rose spent her childhood years in Pasadena & Baldwin Park, Calif. She met her husband, Richard “Dick” Richmond, through his Navy-friendship with her brother Ivar II, before moving to the Placerville area in the 1950’s.

Rose was an energetic part of her small-town community, being a member of many volunteer groups (her biggest passion was the American Heart Association) and taking part in countless local activities, like the Timber Little League. She began her career in banking at Motherlode Bank, and after a series of acquisitions, ended up as a valued employee at Bank of America.

When it was time to retire… She did! Rose and Dick traded in their Diamond Springs home for a home on wheels, traveling the country, spending time with their many friends & families, and becoming campground hosts at several di erent campgrounds… Which they loved immensely!

Rose spent her later years living in the Apple Valley area with her sisters, Charlotte and Nancy.

Rose’s joy and happiness in life truly transformed the lives of everyone she encountered. She brought a bounty of beauty to everything she did, and she had a remarkable ability to connect with people.

Rose was preceded in death by her father Ivar, her mother Catherine, her husband Dick, and her brother Ivar II. She is survived by her sisters Charlotte Young & Nancy Kraus, and by her brothers Charles “Chuck” Blomquist & Richard Blomquist, as well as her many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of a traditional memorial service, the family will gather privately in celebration of Rose’s life.

Remembrances & donations can be sent to JHC Hospice: https://www.jhccenter.org/jhc-hospice/

The following was taken from Placerville Police Department logs: Nov. 10

12:39 a.m. Officers cited a 19-year-old woman reportedly driving without a license and with expired registration on Highway 50 in Placerville.

9:27 a.m. Battery was reported on Oak Crest Circle.

8 p.m. Officers arrested two men, ages 38 and 56, on suspicion of burglary on Placerville drive.

10:22 pm. Officers cited a 28-year-old man reportedly driving without a license and with

Sewer main

expired registration on Bedford Avenue.

Nov. 13

6:39 p.m. Officers arrested a 29-year-old man who had an outstanding warrant on Placerville Drive.

Nov. 14

9:07 a.m. A vehicle was reported stolen from a city lot on Center Street. The vehicle was later recovered.

4:13 p.m. Officers booked into jail a 31-year-old man suspected of vehicle theft, possession of a controlled substance and

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sewer line runs through several private lots. Since construction in the mid-1950s, outbuildings and other private property improvements have been built over or adjacent to the line further complicating replacement options.

“The most e ective, e cient and least impactful to both the city and private residences is to consider doing a trenchless construction to replace the main,” said Neves.

A lengthy technical assessment performed by Dewberry Engineers, which was awarded the contract in January, provided two options for replacing the sewer main.

Option one, coming in at $420,000, would burst the approximately 670 linear feet of 4-inch main running through private properties and replace it with a 6-inch line, replace two manholes and install another three.

Pipe bursting is a method by which the existing pipe is opened and forced outward by a bursting tool. As the expansion device is pulled through the existing pipe, it pushes that pipe radially outward until it breaks apart, creating a space for the new pipe.

Option two at $430,000 would burst only 530 linear feet of the existing main and install a bypass diverting flow from upper Hocking Street to the street line instead of the backyards of residents. Option two also eliminates two of the five proposed manholes.

Replacement of failing pavement on Hocking Street will be part of either construction project.

“Is there a potential of damage to private property doing pipe bursting like that?” asked Councilman Dennis Thomas.

“Nothing is ever 100% foolproof,” said Neves. “However, we are operating fully within our easement.”

Neves explained that with the sheds, pools and

probation violations on Highway 50 at Point View Drive. He was listed in custody in lieu of $220,000 bail.

6:04 p.m. An assault was reported on Broadway.

11:42 p.m. Officers cited a 53-yearold man reportedly found in possession of methamphetamine in Main Street.

Nov. 15 10:57 a.m. Officers took possession of and later destroyed narcotics found in a hospital restroom on Marshall Way.

2:35 p.m. A license plate was reported stolen while a vehicle

was parked on Center Street.

4:01 p.m. Officers booked into jail a 37-year-old man suspected of disorderly conduct on Broadway.

8:43 p.m. Officers cited a 55-yearold woman who had an active warrant on Broadway. She was released at the scene after signing a written promise to appear.

Nov. 16

4:24 p.m. Officers booked into jail a 51-year-old woman suspected of vandalism on Fair Lane. She was later released.

8:36 p.m. An assault was reported on Schnell School Road.

other improvements on the easement the pipe bursting option would be much less impactful than an open trench construction.

“We are doing everything we can to mitigate (damage to private property),” she said.

“If there is damage to those facilities because they built over our easement, they’re responsible for those repairs,” clarified City Manager Cleve Morris.

“Are they being notified of that?” asked Councilwoman Patty Borelli.

Public outreach has been robust and the property owners are fully aware of the project and possibility of damage, Neves said.

Thomas pointed out the percentage of pipe needing replacement was a small fraction of the existing sewer lines in city limits.

“It’s not that much; how many miles do we have,” he asked.

“Roughly 48 miles,” said Neves.

“So this is a fraction of that and we’re spending roughly $430,000 on it,” he said.

“People often ask, you know, ‘why is our sewer rate so high?’” Thomas said. “It is expensive to maintain our sewers.

“I’m not a fan of that. I don’t want to have to pay more.”

“I think it’s any town,” said Borelli. “It’s called maintenance.”

Neves added further clarity explaining that many municipalities only maintain roads and storm drains.

“Sewer and water are operated and maintained by outside agencies,” she said. “The services that the city provides are far beyond the services that agencies 10 times its size provide.”

“The fact that we are a community that is 5.8 square miles with 11,000 people with 60 miles of water, 48 miles of storm drain, 48 miles of sewer and roughly 49 road miles, and a wastewater treatment plant is a lot to take on,” Neves continued. “We are able to provide those services for our customers because we have dug in and done it because that’s what the community needs.”

Council members voted unanimously to pursue option two and approved the budget appropriation to extend Dewberry Engineering’s contract to design the replacement project. Final designs and bid documents will come back to the council before moving forward with the next steps.

Dog dies in Pollock Pines house fire

A Nov. 18 fire at a home in Pollock Pines was well involved when El Dorado County Fire Protection District crews first arrived.

While no residents reported injuries in the Drop Off Road blaze, firefighters said one dog perished. Fire crews were dispatched to the scene at about 2 p.m. that Friday afternoon and had flames doused in about two hours, noted fire officials.

The fire is under investigation.

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Driver hits woman outside of clubhouse

A Placerville woman was air-lifted to Sutter Roseville Medical Center Nov. 18 with serious injuries after she was hit by a car as it crashed into the clubhouse at the Diamond Springs Mobile Home Park.

According to Placerville California Highway Patrol investigators, Alice Morrow, 80, was struck by a 2019 Subaru Impreza driven by Lois Booth-Lidberg, 85, also a Placerville resident, as it drove through the clubhouse’s front wall around 5:40 p.m.

Photos courtesy of El Dorado County Fire Protection District

Firefighters attack a house fire in Pollock Pines Nov. 18.

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was the Cal Fire Amador-El Dorado Unit and the Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District.

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Sutter Roseville officials report Morrow is in fair condition. The collision is under

investigation. CHP officials noted DUI is not suspected.

Photos courtesy of Diamond Springs-El Dorado Fire Protection District The clubhouse at the Diamond Springs Mobile Home Park was damaged Nov. 18 when a car hit it. A bystander suffered major injuries.

The vehicle hit the front wall and window of the clubhouse.

Crews work to open up the residence’s roof.

Newsom resumes his homelessness crusade

As he was celebrating his landslide re-election Nov. 8, a reporter asked Gavin Newsom what his most important issue would be during his second term.

He quickly replied that it would be confronting homelessness and the state’s chronic shortage of housing.

It was a déjà vu moment. Nearly three years earlier, Newsom had devoted virtually all of his second State of the State address to those issues, particularly the many thousands of people camped on the streets and sidewalks of California’s major cities.

Letters to the Editor

A challenge issued

EDITOR:

We have a serious question to ask the Gang of Five (aka the Board of Supervisors): Why is county staff and county equipment being used to promote the Dorado Oaks Subdivision?

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“Let’s call it what it is, a disgrace, that the richest state in the richest nation — succeeding across so many sectors — is failing to properly house, heal and humanely treat so many of its own people,” Newsom told legislators, while outlining a series of proposals he wanted them to enact.

“The biggest risk is not taking a risk on homelessness,” Newsom later told reporters.

“The biggest risk is denying the reality that we see on the streets and sidewalks across the state. The biggest risk is abdicating responsibility, pointing fingers.”

However, just a few weeks after Newsom delivered that speech, he declared a state of emergency as the murderous COVID-19 pandemic hammered the state. He shut down much of the state’s economy to limit spread of the disease and the pandemic became his preoccupation for the next two years while the state’s worst-in-the-nation homelessness crisis deepened.

A few days before winning re-election, Newsom stepped back into the homelessness crisis in a big way — harshly criticizing local government officials for failing to write aggressive and effective plans to spend state funds to reduce the number of unhoused people.

“Californians demand accountability and results, not settling for the status quo,” Newsom said in a statement as he suspended distribution of the funds. “As a state, we are failing to meet

In my opinion, it is not their job. I am sure they are not donating their time or presence or work for nothing.

Recently, residents of Diamond Springs and concerned residents attended two meetings to discuss their concerns with this project and others around Diamond Springs and El Dorado. The first was held at a Diamond Springs Advisory Committee meeting in the Board of Supervisors’ chambers. The second was at the Mother Lode Lions Hall. In both cases, county staff from the Department of Transportation did most of the talking to the public assembled.

In my opinion, they were selling this subdivision creation to the public. That is not their job. Their job is to inspect and make recommendations to make sure the subdivision complies with county design criteria.

The Dorado Oaks Subdivision will have a major impact on the increasing gridlock in Diamond Springs. This concern was raised by residents and in the draft environmental impact report for this subdivision; the roads around this proposed subdivision are worn-out — like most roads in this county due to wrong priorities and minimal maintenance.

Now, the county is letting the “cat out of the bag,” so to speak. Suddenly, after years of little maintenance, DOT is doing major work on roads that could be of issue like George’s Alley, Tullis Mine Road and apparently roads that will be used by this subdivision into Deer Park.

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to smell the fish market. They are fixing these roads to help remove the road issue problems prior to the subdivision’s approval by the Planning Commission and ultimately the supervisors — against the voiced concerns of local residents. Diamond Springs does not need this or any other huge subdivisions until maybe our local infrastructure — roads, sewer and water — is sufficient.

So now I issue this challenge to the Gang of Five: bring chairs and sit as a group in front of Deb’s Frosty 3:30-5:30 p.m. on any normal workday, except holidays. This should show them what local residents, emergency equipment and residents commuting to the south county deal with every day — morning and night. If they do not attend, then maybe they should not have a vote on the approval of this subdivision.

The lack of planning by their predecessors has created a problem. A roundabout or an additional 384 homes with maybe an additional 768 cars will not make the problem any better, only worse.

BRIAN DeBERRY Placerville

Meat without slaughter

EDITOR:

In a landmark ruling destined to save billions of animal and human lives, the Food and Drug Administration recently ruled that meat cultivated from animal cells is safe to eat. The ruling was granted to Upside Foods, funded by Bill Gates and Richard Branson, but also by meat industry giants Cargill and Tyson Foods.

In the past decade, the cultivated-meat industry has grown to more than 150 companies on six continents, backed by $2.6 billion in investments. They all grow meat from animal cells in clean manufacturing plants, rather than in cruel, filthy factory farms.

An estimated 70 billion animals are macerated or suffocated at birth or raised in tiny cages each year to produce today’s animal meat and dairy offerings. Consumption of these products has been linked conclusively with elevated incidence of killer diseases.

Production of animal-based foods pollutes our waterways and groundwater supplies, destroys wildlife habitats and accounts for 20% of greenhouse gas emissions.

The forthcoming massive switch from animal agriculture to plant-based and cultivated meat and dairy products offers a truly monumental change in kindness to animals, human health, environmental pollution and global warming.

PERCY MAILLOT

Daley It’s about time for a little payback — GOP style

The Not So

Ican’t wait to see the Republicans back in control of the House of Representatives. With any luck at all, they will fix a few things the Democrats have so far failed to fix and it’s unlikely the current majority will get to it before the first week of January.

One issue to be tackled is how much we’re paying at the gas pump these days. Another has to be Benghazi. We haven’t seen the Democrats turning that hoary old stone over lately. “Never have, never will” is what I’m thinking.

Bought anything at a grocery store recently? I have and I can tell you it hasn’t been pretty, not just recently but for the last couple of years. Since Biden moved into the White House, frankly. This situation has to be reversed ... and sooner rather than later. However, what’s probably more important right now is that Hillary’s 30,000-plus emails are still missing.

Were they at Mar-a-Lago? It’s possible, but the FBI hasn’t mentioned them as far as I know. And if the Ukrainians know anything —

after all the money and war stuff we’ve given them — you might expect to hear of them “knowing” something about some 30,000 emails. Wouldn’t you know if you had more than 30,000 of anything? I think I would, but it’s not about me, yet.

While I’m on Ukraine, you’ll notice they don’t call it “the Ukraine” anymore. I want to know who is to blame (I have a culprit in mind and I’ll bet you do too) for such a dramatic change, not just in a name but in the history of a centuries-old country. Imagine if someone or some political entity suddenly changed New York’s name to “the New York.” We’d want to get to the bottom of that odd maneuver and I’m counting on the new Republican majority to restore Ukraine’s proper historical title as “the Ukraine.”

Frankly, I also want to know where Nancy Pelosi and a certain other someone were and what they were doing the day “the Ukraine” became Ukraine. “Not sayin’ — just sayin’” as they say.

Florida endured two unusually late-

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season hurricanes in the past couple of weeks. I’m a native Floridian and I’m not happy with this situation. Meanwhile, “the New York” is suffocating under a monstrous blanket of snow. Anyone seen Gavin Newsom lately? Massive wildfires suddenly morphing into massive, early winter-like blizzards? That can’t be purely coincidental.

Top Republicans like Jim Jordan and Kentucky’s Representative James Comer have made it abundantly clear that, as committee leaders, come January they’re going after the root of our many problems.

It might surprise you to know the incoming GOP attack dogs long ago picked up the scent and are now hot on the trail of that stupendously powerful bane of our existence — the amazingly and wickedly elusive Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden; stepson of First Lady Jill Biden.

Understanding how that blackguard fomented one incredibly destructive and one somewhat average lateseason hurricane is way above my pay

grade. Messrs. Jordan, Comer and their acolytes, however, are soon to be ensconced in the rarified seats of that location. Woe unto Hunter Biden; commensurate and concomitant woe unto Joe and Jill.

It had to be quite a considerable feat to raise prices at all the gas pumps here and around much of the world. And don’t forget, all the while, he was skyrocketing the price of bread, okra, condoms, Crest, two-by-fours, FungiNail, drywall and Spam to mention just a small range of necessities.

Joe was vice president early on as things deteriorated while Hunter was generating a substantial inventory of filthy lucre, compliments of a big energy company in “the Ukraine.” It would be natural to assume Jill was only generating a small amount of clean lucre at the alleged community college where she allegedly taught those years.

Hunter piled up a ton more filthy lucres from China, it’s been reported, and Joe allegedly reaped a Chinese

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DAN WALTErS

Nearly three years after California Gov. Gavin Newsom promised to aggressively work on California’s homelessness crisis, he’s once again placing it atop his agenda.

it’s fairly uncertain how or if or when serving truth and justice on hunter Biden and the rest of his criminal enterprise will bring down the cost of unleaded or diesel …

Drivers be buck aware

California Deer Association, El Dorado County Chapter News release

It’s that time of year again when bucks begin the chase portion of the annual deer rut.

At this time of year larger bucks that are often primarily nocturnal become active. The bucks will remain active throughout the day and night in pursuit of the next doe that is in season to breed.

Bucks will create scrapes under low-hanging branches throughout their home range and continually check these scrapes as the does in the area will urinate on them. When a buck smells a doe near ovulation he will track her down and begin to pursue her. This portion of the rut is referred to as “the chase.” This chase is particularly deadly; most often for the doe as she will dash forward randomly to evade her pursuer, often crossing roadways.

Deer dashing into roadways and cars traveling at high speed create the perfect storm for vehicle vs.

deer collisions. According to Dr. Fraser Shilling of the University of California, Davis, Road Ecology Center, the first road-killed animals in California were reported in 1920 by UC Berkeley professor Joseph Grinnell. Shilling reported to California Deer Association that State Farm Insurance estimates insurance claims for deer strikes account for about 21,000 deer killed per year in California by vehicles. California hunters take approximately 23,000 deer per year.

One of the biggest game changers in vehicle vs. deer collisions is to decrease speed. Going slower on rural roads allows the deer to clear the roadway or can allow motorists to slow or stop the vehicle in time. High beams helps illuminate the shoulders of the road where the deer will enter. Sheriff-elect and CDA EDC volunteer Jeff Leikauf mentioned he brings special attention to El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies this time every year to be extra deer-aware while driving.

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the urgency of this moment. Collectively, these plans set a goal to reduce street homelessness 2% statewide by 2024. At this pace, it would take decades to significantly curb homelessness in California — this approach is simply unacceptable. Everyone has to do better — cities, counties and the state included. We are all in this together.”

Newsom was even more pointed in a Los Angeles Times interview, saying, “Deliver damn results. … It’s a crisis. Act like it. Everybody step up. I’m not the mayor. You want me to come in? I’ll do the job. I’ll do it. Happily. I’ve been going into cities cleaning up encampments. Has anyone gotten the hint? If someone did that to me when I was mayor, I’d be like, ‘OK, I got it.’”

Newsom’s action touched off angry reactions from local officials, who complained that he was seemingly “pointing fingers” in violation of his 2020 injunction.

“Now is not the time to play politics when people’s lives are at stake,” Carolyn Coleman, CEO of the League of California Cities, replied to Newsom. “Failing to release state funding will not put roofs over the heads of Californians or deliver desperately needed supportive services.”

Polls tell us that homelessness — or at least its squalid visibility — looms large in the public’s consciousness and it was a significant factor in this year’s

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elections. Newsom didn’t have to worry about his own re-election, but it was the pivotal issue in the hard-fought battle for the Los Angeles mayoralty and figured in other local campaigns.

If Newsom does run for the presidency despite his current denials of interest, one can be certain that homelessness would be a weapon for his opponents — unless he can point to significant reduction, or blame someone else for the failure.

Dan Walters is a journalist and author who writes for CALmatters.org, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media venture explaining California policies and politics.

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junkload of those for a few years there. Rep. Jordan and Rep. Comer, along with Rep. Margery TaylorGreene, if truth and justice serve, will put all these so-called “alleged and allegedly and reported(s)” to the test in seven weeks or so, according to sources close to the alleged miscreants.

It’s fairly uncertain how or if or when serving truth and justice on Hunter Biden and the rest of his criminal enterprise will bring down the cost of unleaded or diesel let alone supreme or even plantbased fuel, but without a doubt Jordan, et al are going to be up to the challenge. Likewise, if you are anxious for the price of okra and Fungi-nail to return to “normal,” you don’t have long to wait.

A few months ago I was the victim of Sudden (sensorineural) Hearing Loss (SSHL). My left ear now only functions as the holder for the left side of my glasses. Around the same time I was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease and, adding insult to injury, I’ll turn 78 the day after tomorrow. I don’t even know Hunter Biden and I’m sure he doesn’t know me, yet I can’t think of anyone else with enough “mojo” to inflict SSHL and chronic kidney disease on a total stranger apparently from some secret location.

As I said above, I can’t wait for the Republicans to be back in control of what matters most to most Americans — the impending conviction of Hunter Biden and the downfall of all Bidens everywhere.

I hope your Thanksgiving was as good as it could be. And be especially thankful knowing better days are just around the corner.

Chris Daley is a bi-weekly columnist for the Mountain Democrat.

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From sections to state the runners go

Eric Jaramishian Staff writer

Oak Ridge, Ponderosa, Union Mine, Golden Sierra and El Dorado high schools will all send athletes to compete at the state cross country championships Nov. 26 at Woodward Park in Fresno.

The El Dorado County athletes showcased the golden nature of their speed and athleticism Nov. 12 at the Sac-Joaquin Section finals at Willow Hills Reservoir in Folsom.

Competing in Division 1, the Oak Ridge girls varsity seven-athlete team placed first out of 10 teams overall for a slot at state. Each athlete finished in the top 25 out of 74 runners.

Leading the Trojans was senior Brooke Butler who placed first, running the 5K course in 18:47 minutes. Trailing just behind her in second was freshman Adriana Ingargiola with a time of 18:52.

On the boy’s side, senior Troy Esparza came in fifth place out of 77 runners and will compete at state in Division 1. He ran his race in 15:51 minutes, crushing the Oak Ridge school record of 16:12 minutes for the course. That record was set in 2010 by Benji Xie, according to head coach Rob Fairley.

The Ponderosa Bruins also had

a historic day. Junior Joshua Chu won the Division 3 boys varsity race, coming in at 15:36. He led the Bruins for second overall out of 10 teams.

The Bruins girls varsity team placed first in Division 3, led by senior Addie Payne who took third place with 19:38.

This is the first time in Bruins history to have both the boys and girls team qualify for the state meet, said head coach Karen Wylie-Norwood. Ponderosa is also the only local school to send a boys and girls full team to the state meet this year.

The El Dorado Cougars competed in Division 3 and qualified a full girls varsity team. Junior Braidon Campora will join them. He placed seventh and recorded a finish of 16:10.

The Diamondbacks varsity girls are headed to state after they placed third overall in their Division 4 race. Led by junior Ramona Reed with a time of 21:00, the Diamondbacks became state qualifiers for the first time as a team since 2008.

Golden Sierra senior Landon York will also go to state after placing fifth out of 68 runners in the Division 5 race with a 17:39 time. Also placing fifth for the Grizzlies in her race out of 54 runners was sophomore Zofia Bradford, who ran the race in 20:39 minutes.

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Oak Ridge freshman Adriana Ingargiola (No. 847) and senior Brooke Butler (No. 835) take on the competition at the Sac-Joaquin Section Cross Country Championships Nov. 12 held at Willow Hills Reservoir in Folsom.

Ponderosa High School’s Joshua Chu establishes the lead at the Sac-Joaquin Section Cross Country Championships. The speedster ran the 5K course in 15:36, placing first in his division.

Heroes Continued from A1 being her mentor on all things fire safety before urging the audience to take advantage of the grant, stating the infestation of the beetles will get worse.

“It’s a huge opportunity for us to reduce the risk to our homes, our driveways and our access roads,” Campbell said.

CEDAPP’s Frank Maio was awarded the CEDAPP “ED” Gold Panner award for his volunteer efforts in the community, most of all his leading effort as construction manager for developments at Forebay Community Park.

Harper noted she was impressed with his knowledge of the community and willingness to help wherever needed.

“Frank had to make a personal decision to sacrifice his own dream of a bike pump track in the park in order to enable the rest of the plan for the park and playground to move forward,” Harper said.

“I do it because when that park is built my joy is going to be able to sit there listening to kids laugh. That’s really what motivated me to do this,” Maio explained.

Amy Rath, Ron Little and Brett Nelson were also named “true heroes” at the banquet and received special plaques in recognition of outstanding community engagement and volunteerism.

Rath, a member of the Pollock Pines Friends of the Library, was recognized for her devotion of time to the Pollock Pines Library.

Little was honored for extensive volunteer work, including volunteering at community clean-up days.

Fees Continued from A1

16% increase in fees in all TIF zones, according to Senior Civil Engineer Zach Oates.

TIF amounts are adjusted for inflation each year to take into account regional and local construction costs.

Since 2008 the BCI and CCI have averaged annual increases of 3.8% and 3.3%, respectively. From December 2021 to September 2022 the BCI increased 9.2% while the CCI increased 5.5%.

“Since about June or July this year, we notice that the rate of increases between the two indices has plateaued and its following historical trends prior to 2020,” Oates said.

Prior to 2020, the annual increases of the two indices were within 1% of each other each year.

The county utilizes CCI for the Bass Lake Hills Specific Plan Public Facilities Financing Plan and the Saratoga Estates Affordable Housing Fee. Oates noted other local agencies using CCI for TIFs include the cities of Rancho Cordova and Folsom and Placer County.

Oates stated he had not heard of any agencies averaging out the two indices in response to an inquiry from the board.

“Since the two trends have followed so closely over the years prior to 2020,

“I was impressed with how much effort there was within our community to make improvements for all of us,” Little said.

Sly Park program director Nelson was recognized for his work as president of the Pollock Pines-Camino Rotary Club.

The Youth Award went to Kaydence Vanetti Fox, a Ponderosa High School student and Miss Teen El Dorado County first runner-up, for being an outstanding and exemplary youth in the community. One of her past teachers, Pinewood Elementary Principal Kim Little, presented the honor.

“I’ve never met a student who was more determined and hardworking than Kaydence,” Kim said. “I’m proud to say she’s my friend and proud to say she is one of my heroes.”

Other businesses and community members were also named by CEDAPP as being part of a “community of heroes” — Jim and Kim McCarthy of 50 Grand Restaurant, Adam and Abby Rohrbough of A-Team Tree Service, Dan Princeau, Tim Cordero with the El Dorado County Fire Protection District, Mike Barr of Barr Excavating, Richard Esposito with the Mountain Democrat, Kim Little with the Rotary Club, Snowline Little League, Unique Nails, Robert and Tina Henderson of the Windfall, Lauralee Green and Beverly Read with Z Group Real Estate, as well as Darby Patterson, Greg Leonisio, Justin Comer and Leonard “Sandman” Rivard.

Honorees were congressionally recognized by Dana Jorgensen, field representative for Assemblyman Frank Bigelow.

you might move one way one year and move back the next, so it would average itself out,” Oates said.

Oates also told supervisors the county utilized Caltrans’ CCI before using ENR’s BCI prior to 2008.

“The decision back then was that the Caltrans index fluctuated,” Oates explained. “It had higher peaks and lower valleys and wasn’t as smoothed out as the ENR indices, which was a big part of going with ENR.”

The board briefly pondered the idea of directing DOT staff to average out ENR’s indices before Oates commented the CCI is more applicable to roadway projects that make up a majority of TIF program projects.

DOT Director Rafael Martinez recommended adopting the CCI index that would come back to supervisors if its use needs to be reconsidered.

“It’s only now due to the supply chain deficiencies we’ve had over the last two years that we’ve had a large influx,” Martinez said. “If my staff and I continue to see this large differential, we could bring it back to the board and say there is too much of a differential and we might want to take an average to get the best of the indices.”

Supervisors voted unanimously to change from utilizing the BCI to CCI for the fee adjustments.

COMiCS

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You take care of everyone, but who takes care of you? As a self-made individual, you believe you’re the best candidate for that job too. Someone will offer to help you. Accept. Because whether you think you need it or not, you do deserve it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). If there’s one person you shouldn’t wage war against, it’s you. You may not be overjoyed with your current choices, but you still need to get on your own side. That’s the power position that allows you to do better in the future.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The first step to breaking out of a rut is recognizing you are in one. Step two is to stop doing what you’re doing, which only makes the rut deeper. The third step involves an anchor on the outside that you can latch onto to lift up and out.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s wonderful when your vision matches what the group wants. Now you just need everyone to agree on getting there in more or less the same way. You’ll pave the way with good communication, gentleness and mutual respect.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Since good people can do bad things, and bad people can do good things, you’re glad it’s not your job to judge the hearts and actions of all. Well-aware that the entire scope of people’s motiva tions is unknowable, you’ll handle a situation fairly.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). It’s better to highlight a flaw than hide it. In doing so, you’ll probably learn that the feature in question is not a flaw at all; rather, it’s an opportunity in the making. The right application is everything.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Relief is at hand, but first you must empty what’s full: the trash, the inbox, the overstuffed bag, the stress-driven mind and more. Open it up, take it out, let it go. Better things come when you make room for them.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). In case you’re wondering whether you won or lost, the answer is both. You can spin it in any direction you like with that brilliant imagi nation of yours. What is the true desire of your heart?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Feeling over whelmed is natural when you’re following an ambition. Take a breath and consider that it’s really OK to be in over your head. Whether the water is deep or shallow doesn’t matter; you’ll inevitably swim near the surface.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). When there is chaos around you, you find refuge in a calm mind. The chal lenge is harder when things around you are calm, but your mind is chaotic. You’ll seek to improve your mental control with new tricks and techniques to good effect.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You crave variety, nov elty and adventure. The more out of your element you get, the luckier you’ll be. Even so, a guide who knows the territory will be key, saving you much time and trouble as you learn the best a place has to offer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Make space in your life for you being you. You have always possessed natural talents and you will continue to possess them for as long as you live. A simple agenda awaits: remember what you’re good at, do it, be happy.

n SHOE by Jeff MacNelly

n TUNDRA by Chad Carpenter

n RUBES by Leigh Rubin

n SPEED BUMP by Dave Coverly

Adam and Abby Rohrbough, above, of A-Team Tree Service flex their award at the 16th annual Stars Come Out Awards Banquet at Apple Mountain Golf Resort Nov. 17. Amy Rath, left photo, is thrilled to be honored as a hero for her volunteer work and dedication to the Pollock Pines Library. Mountain Democrat photos by Eric Jaramishian

Christmas Coloring Contest

Joe Craven rockin’ at IOOF Hall

Lynn Schardt Music on The Divide

Joe Craven & The Sometimers will serenade the Georgetown IOOF Hall audience Sunday, Nov. 27 — a concert rescheduled after the Mosquito Fire interrupted the Sept. 11 booking by Music on The Divide. This concert will continue the highenergy fall lineup of musical events at the IOOF Hall on Main Street and Highway 193. How to describe the music of Joe Craven & The Sometimers? Acidrockgrass? Jazz fusion Americana? To try to box it in would be to crush the exuberant creative spirit that happens when Craven (mandolin, fiddle, percussion, vocals), Jonathan Stoyano (bass/vocals), Bruce MacMillan (guitars, Dobro/vocals), Barry Eldridge (drums) and harmony vocalist Hattie

Craven play together.

“No genre left behind” is their musical motto and they accomplish the task with joyful abandon, playing paradigm-shattering, free-range music that entices and excites. Their recent album, “Garcia Songbook,”

has played to raving five-star reviews: “The arrangements are so fresh and so full of surprises that you may find yourself laughing out loud. And the musicianship is stellar.”

With 35 years in the biz, Craven has worn a lot of hats —

instrumentalist, vocalist, music producer, actor, storyteller and creativity educator. In folk tradition, he mashes up ideas and sound tools from unexpected places, creating new music altogether. Craven

California poet to share inspirational words

News release

Poetry of the Sierra Foothills in celebration of Native American Heritage Month presents featured poet Stephen Meadows at Chateau Davell Winery Sunday, Nov. 27.

Stephen Meadows’ “Winter Work” is a collection that resounds with intense observations of place. Each poem is a clean and reverent gesture of understanding natural elements, the damage we inflict upon the land and history. With brevity

and precision, he takes readers on a journey of illness, grief, love and quiet joy.

“Memories make story and Meadows makes the geography of feeling a map of locations we want to explore.” —Nomadic Press

“‘Winter Work’ is the play of a soaring brilliance proving through poetry that all phenomena exist at a crossroads, all spirits are both loved and unnamed. In these poems are some of the greatest feats of wisdom I have ever read. In this book, life is the galaxy

of brief settings, and none of its shapes go uninvestigated. And your imagination is left to cherish all of the food of rebellion littered about the very room you sit and read this work in.” —

Tongo Eisen-Martin, eighth Poet Laureate of San Francisco Meadows, who lives in Garden Valley, is a California poet with roots in both the Ohlone and the pioneer soil of his home state. He was born and raised on the Monterey Bay and received his secondary education at University of California, Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz, where he earned his bachelor’s degree, and went

Poem of the Month

TOGETHER ON THE PATH

This one acorn waits On the bench to be rediscovered.

The old ones knew to gather it, roast and crush it, create food with it. Others came and laughed at the old ways and the old ones, laughed with rifles and knives and disease until the old ways were washed away in the bloody streams,

trampled with the acorns under dusty foreign boots.

This one acorn heard the Mother’s whisper

‘This, too, shall pass,” and to the deer and flicker, fox and bear who wandered by, gently spread the word that hope was alive. They, in turn, shared the call

With native and immigrant to come, bring loving care back to this land.

This one acorn vibrates to the life beat of the ancient, and new drum.

It was nourished By our commingled streams of sweat and tears, our land of shared dust and bones. It is the middle way, as are we.

Patti Farrington wrote her first poem at age 7 and was amazed that people could perform such magic. In four years of high school she managed six years of English classes, including working as yearbook copy staff where she had her first published poem. At a seminar in writing poetry led by beat poet Michael McClure, she discovered her voice. She has a bachelor’s degree in English/communications from California State University, East Bay. Her poem “When Do We Listen” placed second at the Sonoma County Fair. She is a member of the T@2 Poetry Workshop in Placerville and her work is included in “Capturing the Seasons of Wakamatsu” and “Light From the Dark: Haikus from the 2019 PG&E Black Out.” When not writing, she sings with Placerville Threshold Singers, an a cappella service choir that sings at the bedside of the dying.

STEPHEN MEADOWS

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See Joe Craven & The Sometimers this Sunday in Georgetown.

(530) 626-1450.

Community Gift Trees are up at El Dorado Hills Raley’s, El Dorado Hills Safeway, El Dorado Hills Library, Cameron Park Library, Placerville Raley’s, Placerville Library and Pollock Pines Safeway. Select a card from a tree and purchase a gift for a child in need. For more information contact Dana Schmalz at (530) 676-0707, Dschmalz@catalystcomm.org or Patricia Gordon at (530) 295-2305, Pgordon@edcoe.org.

The history-based scavenger hunt Miners on Main has

begun. The game features 10 prominent historical figures of the El Dorado County Gold Rush for participants to discover as they walk a loop along Main Street, Placerville. There are 10 medallions "hidden" between Sacramento and Clay streets. Each medallion will include a unique QR code that participants can scan with their phones to learn about the individual who had some historical significance during the California Gold Rush. A clue will be provided to find the next Miner on Main. Clue sheets for those who want to play without using a smart device will be available at some

Recycled garden art

Oftentimes, it is the personal objects thoughtfully placed in our garden that make it a unique and beloved spot. Sometimes these objects are natural, sometimes purchased art or even a rescued family artifact. Consider decorating your garden with recycled accents that are truly yours alone.

An artisanal tin angel, pounded out of African barrel scraps, sails by on my porch’s backboard, holding upright overgrowth of a Wintercreeper (Euonymous fortunei ‘Emerald Gaity’). When it seems the angel is disappearing into that variegated foliage, the creeper’s top strands are pegged down into the ground so they can root and be reborn.

Consider garden art used as a special memorial. Bricks, once painted by his classmates and surrounded by a wooden frame, became a platform for a serene birdbath in memory of our lost son. A graceful bench near my mother’s favorite tea roses honors her.

And I remember Mom when I fill the recycled-wood bird feeders and wait for spring at the birdhouse capped with a folded license plate. Mom was

a Depression-era bride and so would appreciate the thrifty materials.

Buried in an old house garden’s ivy, we found a birdhouse made from weathered barn wood with a porch, made from a door hinge, and entry hole made from an electrical outlet cover and a second birdhouse made with a bent tin roof and a front porch made from a doorknob.

In an informal garden the older and rustier the materials used for the birdhouse, the better it seems to fit.

Someone’s junk is another’s treasure: I was surprised by my hubby’s request to save a skeletal metal plow. Turns out it was his grandmother’s, actually used a hundred years ago in her Trinity County garden. The plow’s wheel and frame are now a structural backdrop to an old rose plot. And a heavy metal computing scale wheel from Dayton, Ohio, was part of a commercial meat slicer; it now braces up a planter box wall. Indeed, any metal or wooden wheel’s circular grace contrasts nicely with fence post angles and straight garden pathways.

Collected river rocks, especially in pale colors, provide interesting visual bumps in an expanse of ground cover, especially if the groundcover drapes

long, new growth over and under the rock. Herbs such as oregano and rosemary, natives such as beard tongue (Penstemon spp.) or groundhuggers like stonecrop (Sedum spp.) — all of which tolerate dry conditions — will appreciate the nurturing below-ground when a rock covers moist roots and mulch. Odd numbers of rocks, particularly three or five, are particularly pleasing as a focal point. Using recycled objects as garden art is only limited by your imagination. My hubby’s 1954 Willys truck bed should be repurposed as a planter box, with cab, wheels and all intact, according to an inventive friend. Might as well, since it’s been 33 years stalled near a hose bib and garden annuals would be more beautiful than the blackberry vines now growing through the floorboards. Hmm.

Master Gardener classes are offered

monthly throughout the county. Find the full class schedule at mgeldorado. ucanr.edu/Public_Education_ Classes/?calendar=yes&g=56698 and recorded classes on many gardening topics at mgeldorado.ucanr.edu/ Public_Education/Classes.

The Sherwood Demonstration Garden is open Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon, through November. Check the website for details at ucanr.edu/sites/EDC_ Master_Gardeners/Demonstration_ Garden. Have a gardening question? Master

Susan CoreyMcAlpine UCCE Master Gardener of El Dorado County

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Get creative with your garden art. Recycled items can make great focal points.

Eagles tribute brings hits to Folsom

Center for the Arts News release

FOLSOM — One of These Nights –

The Songs of the Eagles returns to Harris Center for the Arts Saturday, Nov. 26.

With five No. 1 singles, six Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards and six No. 1 albums, the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s. At the end of the 20th century, two of the group’s albums, “Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)” and “Hotel California,” are ranked among the 20 bestselling albums in the United States.

One of These Nights brilliantly re-creates the harmonic sounds of the legendary Eagles. Blending five-part harmonies and three guitars, the show tightly executes the magical compositions of such songs as “Best of My Love,” “Witchy Woman,” “Lyin’ Eyes,” “The Long Run” and the exquisitely layered “Hotel California.”

One of These Nights’ unstoppable medleys, seamless transitions and note-perfect performances feature true professional musicians and singers. The articulation,

thoughtfulness and uncompromising dedication of One of These Nights captivates the audience to where they feel like they are at an actual Eagles concert.

“These are not just a bunch of guys who got together and said hey, let’s sing some Eagles songs,” said John Zurflueh of Starbright Entertainment, sponsor of this show. “Quite the contrary, they are excellent musicians and singers, most of who have been in this

band before and have extensive knowledge of Eagles music.”

One of These Nights is committed to providing an audience the best Eagles music experience. Group members shared, “As long as the music is performed with enthusiasm, accuracy and conviction, it doesn’t matter who is performing it and that is our goal. We really feel that our concert covers all those criteria and that audience members will agree.”

Shop with a purpose on Museum Store Sunday

News release

SACRAMENTO — Complete with a variety of holiday specials and plenty of in-stock inventory on hand, a number of Sacramento area museums are proud to participate in Museum Store Sunday, Nov. 27.

• Aerospace Museum of California: Looking for the perfect holiday gift for the aviation enthusiast on your list? At the Aerospace Museum every dollar earned in the gift shop goes right back to the museum. The expanded gift shop is full of apparel, books, vintage model kits, aviation toys and more and offers a special 10% off on stocking stuffers. For more information call (916) 643-3192 or email info@aerospaceca.org.

• The California Museum: Shoppers are encouraged to get a jumpstart on holiday shopping with the museum store’s wide range of unique items, including books, games and puzzles, children’s products, jewelry, exhibit items and more. The museum will offer 10% off store purchases for non-members and 20% off for museum members, excluding food and beverage and clearance items. For more information visit californiamuseum.org/event/museumstore-sunday.

• California State Railroad Museum: For the first time, the California State Railroad Museum Store is offering 20% off the exclusive “Prairie Mountain Wildflowers” reproduction dinnerware. This pattern was used on Southern Pacific Railroad dining cars, 1930s-50s. The limited-time offer is available in store and online (californiarailroad.museum) Nov. 26-27.

• Folsom History Museum: The

museum store offers 10% off all purchases Saturday and Sunday. This also includes 10% off Folsom History membership. Folsom History members will receive an additional 10% off purchases (for 20% off total).

In addition, Cheryl Anne Stapp (author of “Sacramento Chronicles,” “The Stagecoach in Northern California” and four more nonfiction California history titles) will be available, 2-3 p.m. Sunday to sign copies of her books (available at the museum store). For more information visit FolsomHistory.org.

• Sacramento History Museum: Shoppers are encouraged to share the history of the Gold Rush region while enjoying 20% off all books. From Lake Tahoe to Land Park, from Donner Summit to Downtown Sacramento, the museum offers books filled with photos and stories of the towns and neighborhoods in our region. Shoppers will also find classic games and toys, holiday ornaments and beautiful minerals and rocks. For more information call (916) 808-7059 or visit sachistorymuseum.org.

• Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park: Shoppers can enjoy 10% off total in-store purchases Sunday. Items found in the Sutter’s Fort Museum Store are carefully curated, resulting in distinctive and unique offerings that include books, collectibles, replicas, craft kits, supplies, toys/ games and more. Holiday Mystery bags that include a $40 worth of gift cards are available for $25. For more information visit suttersfort.org/ event/museum-store-sunday-6thannual.

For more information about the sixth annual Museum Store Sunday, Nov. 27, visit museumstoresunday.org.

The show begins at 7:30 p.m. at Harris Center for the Arts on the Folsom Lake College campus, 10 College Parkway in Folsom. For tickets and more information visit harriscenter.net or call (916) 608-6888.

Gardeners are working hard to answer your questions. Use the “Ask a Master Gardener” option on mgeldorado.ucanr.edu or leave a message on the office telephone at (530) 621-5512. To sign up for notices and newsletters visit ucanr.edu/master gardener e-news. Master Gardeners are also on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Poet

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In addition to writing poetry, Meadows has dedicated more than 30 years to public radio as a programmer of folk music from America, Canada, Ireland and the British Isles, in addition to working 20-plus years as an educator and mentor in the public schools. Meadows is a descendant of native peoples who built the Carmel Mission, Gold Rush families who settled in the gold country of the foothills and a farm family in Carmel Valley.

The event begins at 2 p.m. at Chateau Davell Winery, 3020 Vista Tierra Drive in Camino. For more information call (530) 644-2016.

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has made music with Jerry Garcia, David Lindley, David Grisman, Alison Brown, Howard Levy, Vassar Clements, Rob Ickes and many other innovative artists. He is a featured artist/educator in the PBS television series “Music Gone Public” and has created music and sound effects for commercials, soundtracks and computer games.

Tickets to this special, high-octane concert will be available at the door. Adults tickets are $20, students $5. Advance tickets are available at bit. ly/CravenIOOF. Doors open at 2 p.m. for MOTD members and 2:30 p.m. for the public. The concert runs 3-5 p.m. with a 15-minute intermission.

(530) 556-5359

Harris

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Eagles fans won’t want to miss the Saturday show with One of These Nights – The Songs of the Eagles in Folsom. The group will perform popular hits that will have audience members singing along.