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Defense disputes ‘outlandish’ bullet theory Odin Rasco Staff writer After nearly two years of delays and rescheduling, the pretrial hearing for the father and son accused of starting the Caldor Fire began Tuesday, Nov. 28, in El Dorado County Superior Court. Charges alleging Travis Shane Smith and his father David Smith recklessly started the devastating 2021 fire were first filed in December 2021. Caldor burned 221,835 acres, caused great bodily harm to emergency personnel and residents and consumed more than 1,000 structures — including the majority of the town of Grizzly Flat. Additionally, father and son are charged with illegal possession of firearm silencers and Travis is also alleged to have converted a firearm into, or manufactured, a machine gun. Though the pretrial hearing is primarily focused on the presentation of evidence and interviewing of witnesses to determine if charges against the Smiths hold enough water to be taken to trial, the nascent forms of the cases attorneys on both sides may present began
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Mark Reichel and Linda Parisi, at left, prepare for proceedings in El Dorado Superior Court Department 1, seated with their clients Travis Shane Smith and David Smith, who are accused of starting the Caldor Fire. The pretrial spilled past the two days set aside for the hearing, and will reconvene in late December. to take shape over the course of two days in court. Robert Bossard, a former county resident who moved away in the wake of Caldor, was the first witness brought out to testify by El Dorado County Deputy District Attorney Jay Linden. Bossard had been camping for nearly a week close to Dogtown Creek between Leoni Meadows Camp
and Omo Ranch when the initial embers of the Caldor Fire began to burn Aug. 14, 2021. Bossard shared that he had shared camp with another local, Micheal Patrick, who went by the name Miner Mike, and the two had been recreationally gold panning at the creek while camping off the unpaved road designated 9N60. Being aware of drought
conditions across the state, Bossard explained he and Patrick kept to cold meals or using a small camp stove to make coffee, and had not brought guns or used the fire pit during five days of camping. Bossard claims he had not seen any people other than Patrick until Saturday afternoon, when two men driving a Polaris RZR side-by-side offroad vehicle passed by their
campsite. Shortly after seeing the duo pass over a hill, Bossard said he heard gunshots from what he thought to be a handgun — “maybe five or 10 rounds, rapidfire” — coming from the area the RZR had driven toward. Half an hour or so later, by Bossard’s estimation, the sideby-side drove past the camp again, with the occupants calling out
to Patrick and him, warning of a fire. “They yelled out to us ‘there’s a fire down there,’ and that they had tried to stomp it out but it had gotten too big,” Bossard testified. He added that the passenger of the vehicle had mumbled something and shushed at the driver when saying they had tried to stomp the fire out, and said something akin to “don’t say that.” Bossard saw the two men drive a short distance down the road and overheard them make a 911 call — “you can hear a lot out in the woods” — while Patrick went over the hill to get a look at the fire. “When he came back he said, ‘I vote we bug out of here right now,’” Bossard testified. The Smith’s defense attorneys Mark Reichel and Linda Parisi spoke with reporters Tuesday afternoon in the courthouse lobby, describing the prosecution’s anticipated case as lacking in scientific merit. “We are at the very beginning of the story,” Reichel told reporters. “What we’re starting to see, I think they’re going n See Pretrial, page A6
Tahoe scientists join strike for equal state pay Katelyn Welsh Tahoe Daily Tribune
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Striking stateemployed scientists were chanting and holding signs along Lake Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe Nov. 17 as drivers passed by, acknowledging their
hand-written sign that read, “Honk if you value clean water.” Scientists from many agencies, including the Lake Tahoe Regional Water Control Board, California Tahoe Conservancy, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Cal Fire joined a threeday rolling strike that started in Sacramento Wednesday, Nov. 15. They’re seeking equal pay, equal work and salary relationships with supervisors, according to strike captain Adam Henriques. The California Association of Professional Scientists union has been working toward a new agreement with CalHR after the old one expired more than 1,300 days ago in July 2020. Henriques said some colleagues get paid up to 27% more than others
for essentially the same job duties. Some job descriptions only differ by one word. He noted the disparity has grown since 2004. Senior Environmental Scientist Laurie Scribe at the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board added, “We’re hoping to send a message to Gavin Newsom that he should value scientists’ salaries in addition to saying that he values science and he wants California to be a science leader. He’s got to pay scientists a fair wage.” She said scientists do the research and collect the data to keep water, air and human health protected. “We want CalHR and the governor to value science like he says he does,” Scribe continued. Henriques said CAPS has been using legal processes through union
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Tahoe scientists from California state agencies gather on Lake Tahoe Boulevard in South Lake Tahoe to join a three-day rolling strike Friday, Nov. 17. negotiations with the state over the threeplus years since the last contract expired. CAPS media and communications consultant Jon Ortiz said it felt like the state was asking the union to bargain against
itself, seeming “like the administration just wanted concession.” After about three years of this, CAPS went to the Public Employee Relations Board, which determined the state and union were at an impasse in which
further meetings without the assistance of a mediator were considered futile. According to Henriques, this also meant it nullified the no-strike provision in n See strike, page A3
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Frank P. Russo, II passed away the evening of August 28, 2023 at Marshall Hospital after a long fight with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He recently was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara F. Russo, who passed away March 2023. Known around Placerville as “Cheech” wearing his cowboy hat and sunglasses, always have something clever to say, in his East Coast accent (which was usually unexpected just to get a reaction or a laugh). He loved socializing, grocery shopping, and cooking. He participated for many years, along with his wife, at Placerville’s Shakespeare Club. In a home his father built, Frank P. Russo II was born in Queens, New York, on April 10, 1932. He was the first born son to Viola and Rosario Russo. He was named after his beloved grandfather Frank Paul Russo, who had traveled to America from Nicosia Sicily, Italy and had become a successful businessman and farmer in New York. When Frank was a young boy he spent his summers with his grandfather on his 365 acre ranch in Hopewell Junction, New York. Farming became young Frank’s passion, leading him to switch high schools to enroll at a Farmers Program at New Town High. Frank had to get up extra early every day to get across town, taking a trolley back and forth to school. Then he went off to college, where he graduated in 1948 from the University New York Delhi, majoring in Agriculture. In 1953 Frank enlisted in the Army, with a good friend Thomas “Tommy” Lindblom, and the pair was stationed at Fort Ord, California. The two young men purchased their first car together, a green 1949 Ford Convertible and then drove from New York to the West Coast together. Their convertible made them quite popular around the military base. They would often travel to Santa Barbara — where Frank met and fell in love with his first wife Mona Best. They married in 1955 and purchased their first home in Goleta, California where they welcomed their son Frank P. Russo III in 1956. Frank followed in his family’s footsteps of being in the construction business and became a licensed contractor. Frank specialized in stucco, which perfectly fit into the Santa Barbara architecture. When he moved to Placerville in 1978 he built his own home with stucco and Spanish tile roofing. He continued as a stucco contractor in Northern California until he retired in Placerville, California. Frank P. Russo II is survived by his brother Charles “Sandy” Russo and his wife Madeline and their children of Flushing New York; his son Frank P. Russo III and his wife Elizabeth of Virginia Beach, Virginia and their children and grandchildren; daughter Angela Meisenheimer and her husband James of Dixon California and their sons; daughter Marie Demo and her husband Murray and their children, of Los Altos, California; daughter Suzanne Sloss and her husband Raymond and her daughters and grandchildren of Palmer, Alaska. In lieu of flowers kindly make a donation to Snowline Hospice of El Dorado County. A Military Service is scheduled for Dec 15, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery, 5810 Midway Rd, Dixon, California. Private reception to follow.
Kent Davenport
Kent (EDUHS Class of 1964) passed on to his next adventure on August 15, 2023. He leaves behind his dearly beloved wife (Carolyn), daughters (Sarah and Jordan), as well as his special canine companion (Scarlatt). Kent finished his Orthopedic Residency at UCSF in 1976 and moved to Honolulu. He traveled the world, biking thru New Zealand, Norway, and unintentionally thru a fire storm in Yellowstone. Kent enjoyed fishing in British Columbia, heli-skiing in Colorado, mountain climbing in Peru, driving his Porsche, and even traveling with a group from the Russian Science Academy to explore Kamchatka Peninsula where they lived off the land for three months. Farewell and happy adventuring. We will miss you.
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12:35 p.m. A person allegedly drunk in public was reported on Durock Road in Shingle Springs.
11:41 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 44-year-old man suspected of possession of a controlled substance for sale and other drugrelated offenses on Cimmarron Road in Cameron Park. He was listed in custody in lieu of $10,000 bail.
It is with great sadness that we announce that Steven Bryan Megee has completed his journey in this world and has passed onto the next. He lived in Somerset for many years where he passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from natural causes on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Steve was born in Modesto on May 22, 1959 to George and Sue Megee. The young family moved to the Placerville area when he was one year old, which was to be his home for the rest of his life. He graduated from Herbert Green Middle School, Ponderosa High School, and Sierra Junior College. In high school, Steve ran far and wide on the Cross Country Team. Even running to Coloma for fun! From a young age, he loved the outdoors. This love led him to be an avid hunter, fisherman, backpacker, rock climber, and metal detector. Few people have traveled and enjoyed our place on Earth as much as Steve did. As a young man Steve worked at several restaurants in Placerville. For almost 30 years, he was an armored car guard. When he retired, he was glad to no longer “carry a gun for a living”. Steve is very busy right now visiting with many family members, friends, and his beloved brother, Darren, who left before him to break trail to the next world. Once he catches up with all of them, we need to listen for Steve’s spirit. Remember to listen very carefully, because he is a long way away, and we must listen with our hearts not our ears. We invite all to attend a remembrance service at Chapel of the Pines on Cold Springs Road in Placerville on Friday, December 8th at 11:00 am. Graveside services will be held immediately following the service at the Odd Fellows Cemetery on Lime Kiln Road in Diamond Springs.
1:56 p.m. Burglary was reported at Alder Creek Tract in Pollock Pines.
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6:42 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 39-year-old man suspected of burglary, receiving stolen property, vehicle theft and conspiracy to commit a crime on Highway 50 in Placerville. He
12:17 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 23-year-old man suspected of burglary and vandalism on Iron Wood Drive in El Dorado Hills. He was listed in custody in lieu of $60,000 bail.
May 22, 1959 – Nov. 23, 2023
2:23 a.m. Officers arrested a 27-year-old man who had an outstanding warrant on Placerville Drive. The suspect was also cited for alleged possession of illegal drug paraphernalia and driving on a suspended license. 4:35 p.m. A bicycle was found on Broadway Court and booked at the police station for safekeeping. 6:49 p.m. Officer cited a 54-yearold woman allegedly driving on a suspended license on Broadway.
Nov. 14 2:34 p.m. Officers cited a 52-yearold man allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and a pipe on Pierroz Road.
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Nov. 17 3:23 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a 33-year-old man suspected of possession of a substance similar to toluene on White Rock Road in El Dorado Hills. He was later released. 4:10 a.m. Assault with a deadly weapon was reported on Ice House Road in Pollock Pines.
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8:48 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 30-year-old man suspected of assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism, burglary, receiving stolen property, vehicle theft and conspiracy to commit a crime on Highway 50 (town not specified). He was listed in custody in lieu of $175,000 bail. 8:59 p.m. Officers made an arrest after responding to a burglary report on Ironwood Drive in El Dorado Hills.
Water storage 14,781 acre-feet Percent full 66% Inflow 44.47 cfs Outflow 93.00 cfs Echo Lake as of Nov. 30 Water storage 129 acre-feet Percent full 7% Inflow 0 cfs Outflow 10.20 cfs Silver Lake as of Nov. 30 Water storage 1,348 acre-feet Percent full 16% Inflow 3.73 cfs Outflow 34.00 cfs Sly Park as of Nov. 30 Water storage 33,643 acre-feet Percent Full 82% Inflow 2.97 cfs Outflow 31.47 cfs American River as of Nov. 30 Flow 67.21 cfs
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8:15 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 29-year-old man suspected of burglary, receiving stolen property, vehicle theft and conspiracy to commit a crime on Highway 50 (town not specified). He was listed in custody in lieu of $85,000 bail.
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7:30 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a 38-year-old man suspected of burglary, receiving stolen property, vehicle theft and conspiracy to commit a crime on Highway 50 (town not specified). He was listed in custody in lieu of $115,000 bail.
LAKE LEVELS Folsom Reservoir as of Nov. 28 Water storage 486,879 acre-feet Percent full 62% Inflow 1,094 cfs Outflow 1,902 cfs Union Valley as of Nov. 28 Water storage 164,059 acre-feet Percent full 62% Inflow - cfs Outflow - cfs Loon Lake as of Nov. 28 Water storage 43,226 acre-feet Percent full 62% Inflow - cfs Outflow - cfs Ice House as of Nov. 28 Water storage 29,613 acre-feet Percent full 68% Inflow 13 cfs Outflow - cfs Caples Lake as of Nov. 30
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Students were evacuated from Ponderosa High School after the school received a bomb threat via email at 7 a.m. Friday morning, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff ’s Office. EDSO’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team was called, clearing the Shingle Springs campus for the safe return of students. No suspicious packages or explosive devices were found, according to EDSO Sgt. Kyle Parker. Ponderosa Road at Mineshaft Lane and Meder Road were closed
to traffic while the EOD Team canvassed the school. Parker told the Mountain Democrat the threat is being investigated. This is the second incident in two weeks where a bomb threat was directed toward an El Dorado County School. Providence Christian School in Shingle Springs and Tahoe Prep Academy in South Lake Tahoe were forced to evacuate the morning of Nov. 17 after a large email chain that went out to hundreds of California schools contained a bomb threat. Little is known about the bomb threats, but the two incidences do not appear to be related, according to Parker.
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Latest patent legislation a big win for entrepreneurs and small businesses “Mr. Watson. Come here,” Alexander Graham Bell said to his aide. “I want you.” hose were the first words transmitted through Bell’s breakthrough technology, the telephone. The history books document that KAREN KERRIGAN moment, but a pivotal event took place three days earlier. On March 7, 1876, the U.S. Patent Office granted Bell patent No. 174,465, cementing his legacy as the inventor of the telephone. At the time, Bell did not operate a large business. The prototype telephone was built in a small workshop with help from just a single assistant. Yet, as a result of the patent, Bell was able to secure funding and expand the Bell Telephone Company. Without legal protection, Bell’s competitors could have copied his creation without consequence. Today Bell’s feat is harder to replicate. Over the last decade patent protection for small businesses has eroded considerably. Fortunately, Congress is working to strengthen our patent system. Two recently introduced bills — the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) and the PREVAIL Act — would reinforce patent protection and nourish America’s ecosystem of small-business innovation. Bell’s patent story isn’t a dated historical artifact. Consider the case of a revolutionary innovation born in a Stanford dorm room a century later. The patented algorithms behind Google’s search technology gave rise to one of the world’s foremost digital businesses. By protecting its intellectual property, Google could raise capital, invest in research and forever change how the world finds information. Patent rights are oil to the innovation engine. Absent legal protection for new products and services, entrepreneurial risk-taking and small businesses are put at risk. Better-funded rivals and corporate behemoths can exploit the innovations of entrepreneurs without consequence, which discourages investment. Without strong patent protection, inventors and small businesses fearing vulnerability to copycats also hesitate to disclose their innovations, reducing the free exchange of ideas. And weak patent rights hinder licensing, turning a revenue driver and efficiency producer into a risk. Regrettably, various U.S. court cases and legal interpretations over the last decade have significantly eroded patent protections. One example is the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank in 2014, which imposed strict eligibility requirements for software patents. This
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Letters to the Editor Due process for everyone EDITOR: understand the tribal mentality of our politics today. I realize that by mentioning George Santos, Bob Menendez and Donald Trump, folks on the left and right will respond. But here I go anyway. All three of these people have the constitutional rights of due process. Everybody deserves their day in court, and the foundation to our criminal system is innocent until proven guilty by a jury of their peers. The federal government, politicians and the news media have lost most of their credibility — and rightfully so. All three men were elected. If they choose to fight their charges, then that is their right. If convicted of any felonies, then let the chips fall where they may at that point. Santos has said he isn’t running again. Menendez and Trump want their days in court. My question is: what if the voters decide to elect these three men if they are convicted? Will the federal government decide it knows what’s best for our country? What if these men are found innocent after their elections and lose their seats? Will the government, media and politicians give
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them their jobs back? I don’t know why anyone would ever run for public office today. KEN STEERS Cameron Park
Stop trial by media EDITOR: n Nov. 10 the Sacramento Bee published an editorial titled “Actress Keke Palmer’s claims of domestic violence should be believed, not belittled.” I wrote a letter to the editor in reply, which did not get published. Maybe my thoughts will get a better reception here. The article talks about Ms. Palmer’s claim that her former partner, Darius Jackson, was physically and emotionally abusive. Ms. Palmer and her son, Leodis, now have a restraining order against Mr. Jackson which prevents him from seeing his son. The editorial writer has taken the position “believe the woman,” likely without having seen a shred of actual evidence that Mr. Jackson is guilty. If the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard case has
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home. Front yards on hen I took the street are Kentucky down the green and well cared family for. Looking at the photos street, one is sure all the on top of my dresser to neighbors wax their cars polish the top, I found every Saturday.” some old newspapers. In Dorr’s feature I I’m not sure why under wrote: “Dorr and his the framed photos were campaign committee a collection of “clips” meet at 7 a.m. at Sam’s from the Mountain Town. Next on the Democrat of October MICHAEL RAFFETY agenda is precinct 1984. They were a series of walking. Door-to-door full-page profiles of candidates for the campaigning was decisive when he defeated Arliene Todd in 1980. November election. I cranked those “‘One of the problems I run into is out when Editor Ursula Smith was they want to talk. More people know on vacation and I, as city editor, was running the newsroom in her absence. me. They talk about everything,’ Dorr says.” One set of candidates at the time Back to Richins: “Paul met Aleene was incumbent supervisor Bob Dorr (his wife of 11 years) on a visit to his and challenger Paul Richins. Both hometown of Weaverville, where she candidates represented El Dorado was teaching school …. Richins was Hills. on his high school’s student council I enjoy rereading my work. The second paragraph of the Richins story and was picked as an all-league athlete by the Shasta-Cascade League. reads, “Paul Richins’ house sits on a He made all-league in three sports: side street of an architect-designed
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“He still has the trim, clean-cut appearance of a basketball guard, lacking the height of a center or forward. His hair is standard-issue American slightly blond …” football, basketball and track. “He still has the trim, clean-cut appearance of a basketball guard, lacking the height of a center or forward. His hair is standard-issue American slightly blond. When he laughs the top of his nose crinkles up and the laugh is expelled in a short burst of air.” Other notable sections in the profiles read: “After passing the bar and spending four years in office, Dorr has acquired the common mark of an office holder, the easy recitation of his term’s achievements.” “Richins’ platform is charging an energy export fee on utilities ending sending hydroelectric power out of the county, annex western El Dorado County to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and allow
the El Dorado Hills Community Service District to buy power from the Western Area Power Administration.” At a debate Dorr said he won the coin toss and “Dorr was armed with a legal opinion that said the electricity export fee was flatly illegal, unconstitutional and the suggestion of utility rebates to county residents from such a tax would constitute a gift of public funds.” Dorr’s profile ends with the fact that he flew 267 missions during a 10-month tour of duty at Bien Hoe Air Base in Vietnam. “Engraved on a plaque on his office wall is the name his comrades gave him — ‘Safety Dog’.” Next: Jack Sweeney vs. Al Tuttle. Michael Raffety is a retired editor of the Mountain Democrat and a resident of the Placerville area.
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also has a lower standard of proof than traditional courts, leading to more patent invalidation. The PREVAIL Act and PERA would help to deter these threats to innovation and small companies. The PREVAIL Act would reform the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, making it less likely to drain resources and time from inventors. PERA would clear up a decade of legal cases that have muddied patent waters. Together, these two bills give peace of mind, strengthened incentives and more opportunities for small businesses and start-ups to scale and compete. Karen Kerrigan is president and CEO of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council (sbecouncil. org) in Washington, D.C.
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taught us anything, it is that you cannot simply The writer is right that Ms. Palmer should not take one person’s word in a case like this. Men lie. be belittled. But she should not be automatically Women lie. Statistics show that both women and believed either. Fairness and justice dictate that a decision men commit domestic violence, often where mutual affecting a person’s whole life, their career and their battering occurs. People put their children in the ability to have a relationship with their children middle to win custody battles, financial advantages should be based on facts, not gossip. Journalists are and validation. My point? We live in a country where due process not judges, opinions are not facts and allegations are not proof. is supposedly important and where a person is Too many people’s lives have been ruined due to innocent until proven guilty. So why are we trying trial by media. Don’t buy into the frenzy. Wait for Mr. Jackson in the media like this? the facts. To raise awareness? The way to raise awareness DAWN WOLFSON about domestic violence is to tell the truth about it. The New York Times Syndication Sales Corporation Cameron Park The truth is that sometimes men620 areEighth victims too. Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10018 For Information Call: 1-800-972-3550 For Release Monday, December 4, 2023
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Defense attorneys Linda Parisi and Mark Reichel, left photo, speak with reporters about the pretrial. “Nothing will ever show in any fashion that they caused this fire,” Reichel said. Cal Fire Battalion Chief Erik Feidler, right photo, testifies on the witness stand Tuesday regarding the investigation into the cause of the Caldor Fire.
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Continued from A1 witnesses to build their case upon, including investigators from Cal Fire and the DA’s Office, the defense’s cross examinations gave a peek at the arguments they may rely on if a trial is ordered. Both Parisi and Reichel pulled at threads in testimony regarding how suspects were investigated, trying to call into question if investigators had failed to pursue the right leads in suspects. Referring to dispatch records from the Caldor Fire, Reichel asked witnesses involved in the initial response to the wildfire about an alleged 8 p.m. radio call from Pioneer Fire Protection District Chief Mark Matthews saying forward progress of the fire had been stopped. None of the witnesses questioned said they remembered such a call taking place. “I do not recall any radio traffic like that,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief Josh Vickers said. “There was never a moment we were not trying to actively engage that fire.” While questioning Cal Fire Battalion Chief Erik Feidler, who worked on the wildfire investigation team for the Caldor Fire, Parisi and Reichel focused on two other potential suspects. Referring to a recording made by another investigator and later heard by Feidler, Parisi attempted to pursue testimony on the secondhand information someone had heard an Andy Freeman suspected his father, William “Billy” Freeman of starting the fire. Given the parties-removed status of the claim in the recording, Parisi was unable to pursue the line of questioning due to a hearsay objection, with Linden arguing the defense was “fishing” for other evidence. Sustaining the objection, Judge Vicki Ashworth said, “This isn’t a fishing expedition for discovery.” Matthews, who died of cancer last year, was on record as one of the first people on the scene when the fire began. Investigation found Matthews had taken his pickup truck offroad to get eyes on the scene as quickly as possible. Feidler shared that Matthews had been identified
with the theory that bullets caused this fire, which is a theory without any support in the scientific or expert community. I think it’s going to be an outlandish theory, which always requires superior, outlandish evidence, which we’re not going to see. The people are going to go forth with what sounds like a theory that so far has not been advanced anywhere, probably wouldn’t be taught to a high school class for physics, but is going to be tried to be used to convict these people of a crime.” “They did not attempt to hide their identity, did nothing to hide they were at the location and repeatedly called law enforcement to let them know there was a fire,” Parisi added. “There was nothing reckless in their behavior. What has become clear is that the Forest Service did not properly maintain that area. There are a lot of questions as to what was done in response to the fire, and now looking to the Smiths to say they were responsible for this immediate ignition is not supported by the scientific evidence.” Closing the impromptu debrief with the press, Reichel stated his unwavering belief in the innocence of the Smiths. “They didn’t cause the fire, under any circumstances. There could never be any evidence, ever. And that’s the one thing I am certain of, that nothing will ever show in any fashion that they caused this fire.” Parisi and Reichel would not comment as to wether or not their clients had fired guns in the area on the day of the fire. Though Reichel and Parisi claim there is no scientific backing to the idea bullets can cause a fire, an August 2013 paper published by the U.S. Forest Service titled “A study of ignition by rifle bullets” found that “bullets could reliably cause ignitions, specifically those containing steel components (core or jacket) and those made of solid copper.” Linden declined to discuss the pretrial with reporters. While the prosecution brought out a line of
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as a suspect during the investigation, but “we came to the conclusion that he was not responsible for the fire.” Prior to joining on with the Pioneer Fire Protection District, Matthews had worked in Arizona and Oregon. Feidler testified that during the course of his investigation, he had been told by a fire investigator in Arizona that “there were multiple cases” in which Matthews was a suspect. None of those cases led to an arrest or prosecution, according to Feidler, who noted that despite requests for them, he never received copies of documents related to those investigations. Feidler also testified he had been made aware Matthews was removed from operations on the Carr Fire but had not been told the reason for his removal. The defense’s questioning looked at when investigators first approached Matthews the day after the fire started. In a recording of the conversation, Matthews can be heard saying, “Actually, could you guys just arrest me so I could get some rest?” followed by laughter. Though the defense’s questioning appeared to consider this sentence as a possible admission of guilt, Feidler responded that he believed it was said as a joke. “With this transcript from Matthews, is this not possibly a kind of ‘My Cousin Vinnie’ moment?” Linden asked, referring to a moment in the film when the transcript of an interrogation was misinterpreted when read back in court in a different tone. Originally set to take place over two days, attorneys agreed early Wednesday more time would be needed to see the pretrial to a firm resolution. The Smiths are set to return to Department 1 Dec. 20 at 8:30 a.m.; after the pretrial concludes, Ashworth will decide if the case presented against the Smiths has enough merit to continue to trial. The Smiths have been out of custody on bail since Dec. 2021, when their bail amounts of $1 million were reduced to $25,000 for David and $50,000 for Travis.
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Work with a parent to make these fun holiday treats.
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strawberries
small bowl
1. Lay filter flat.
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4. Cut out shapes along the edge of the folded filter. These can be semi-circles, triangles or just lines.
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1. Fill your cake pan container with water, leaving a little space at the top.
3. Fold in half again (and one more time if you can). 5. Open the filter and lay it flat to see your snowflake design.
ribbon or string
2. Place bowl in center of pan and weigh down with a rock or heavy soup can.*
3. Place berries and leaves in water. Freeze overnight.
4. The next day, fill your sink with warm water. Put your cake pan in the water just long enough to loosen the ice ring. Remove the bowl.
6. Paint your snowflake with watercolors. Add some glitter for extra holiday sparkle!
5. Carefully take ice ring out of the cake pan and tie a long ribbon to it to hang it from a tree branch outside.
pretzel sticks
vanilla wafer
Look through the newspaper for a weather report. Design your own symbols for different kinds of weather conditions including frost, snow, sun, rain, wind, clouds, fog and thunder and lightning.
*Skip this step if using bundt pan.
chocolate frosting
1. Thread three marshmallows onto each skewer. 2. Use frosting as glue to stick on vanilla wafer hat brim. 3. Use frosting dots to make eyes, mouth and buttons. 4. Slice off the tip of a strawberry to form the top of the hat, using frosting as glue.
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The ice wreath will melt slowly, but in the meantime, you can enjoy this festive decoration! TRY THIS: You can glue several snowflakes to a long strip of red, white, gold or green paper to make a cool holiday table runner.
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3. Glue tree pieces onto a craft stick trunk. Glue a loop of chenille stem to hang ornament.
Make your own holiday cards by clipping out words and pictures from your local newspaper. Add a two-line rhyme for a special holiday greeting. Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.
Write a poem about winter that is no more than five lines long.
6. Cut a strip of fruit leather and wrap around to form scarf.
7. Insert pretzel sticks for arms.
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KNOW Dec. 4 Join the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Toys from the Bearcat program, in partnership with the Food Bank of El Dorado County and the Shingle Springs-Cameron Park Chamber of Commerce, for a holiday celebration, 5:30-8 p.m. at the food bank, 4550 Business Drive in Cameron Park. New toys, frozen turkeys or monetary contributions will be accepted. Activities will include caroling, a raffle and photos with Santa. The Folsom Lake College Vocal & Choral Program presents a voice recital at 3 p.m. at Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. For tickets and more information visit harriscenter.net or call (916) 608-6888.
Dec. 5 The El Dorado Hills Fire Department hosts the Holiday Heroes Food & Toy Drive and Santa Run, Dec. 5-8. For a map of routes and stops visit edhfire.com/news-events/ santa-run. Drew Butts, Dylan Punturo and Jazze will perform at 7 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.
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Artist Lora Watts sits in front of the latest mural she designed for Lake Forest Elementary School in El Dorado Hills. She has several more projects in the works at other area schools.
Dec. 6 The El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce hosts its Holiday Luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Patra Corporation in EDH Town Center. RSVP required. Visit eldoradohillschamber.org or call (916) 933-1335. The Ponderosa High School Band presents a winter concert on the Shingle Springs campus at 6:30 p.m. The El Dorado High School Music Program presents a winter concert in the school’s large gym in Placerville at 7 p.m. Matt Fremont and Jonny Mojo will perform at 7 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com. Irish Christmas in America takes the stage at The Sofia in Sacramento. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-5300 or visit bstreettheatre.org.
Dec. 7 Lantz Lazwell will perform at 7 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com. The Folsom Lake College Dance & Music Department presents “Nutcracker Reimagined” at 6 p.m. at Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. For tickets and more information visit harriscenter.net or call (916) 608-6888.
Dec. 8 The El Dorado Hills Community Services District hosts the Senior Christmas Luncheon at 10:30 a.m. in the CSD gym. Preregister at eldoradohillscsd.org. The Cameron Park Fire Department spreads holiday cheer during the 2023 Santa Parade, Dec. 8-10. For more information visit cameronpark.org. Evening carriage rides are offered 5-8 p.m Fridays n See Know, page B3
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old, gray walls and black asphalt don’t stand a chance when Lora Watts takes
notice. The graphic designer and artist has made it her mission to brighten local schools by designing beautiful murals meant to inspire the children and staff who pass by them every school day. “I was just struck by how the schools felt institution-like,” Watts explained. Project Luma was born and thus far the El Dorado Hills resident has brought colorful cheer to nearly a dozen El Dorado County schools — some completed and some in process. “I want to be able to do as many schools as possible,” she said while sitting in the courtyard at Lake Forest Elementary School in El Dorado Hills, where several impressive murals have been completed. The project begins when Watts identifies her newest canvas. She then reaches out to school leaders and parent-teacher groups with a proposal. From there, fundraising begins while Watts perfects her design and works with local artists and volunteers who will complete the mural. Watts said she designs art that’s both easy to paint and economical. “Having good … things on n See Project Luma, page B6
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Lora Watts reinvigorated a mural at Jackson Elementary School in El Dorado Hills. Her goal is to create joyful and inspiring spaces for students and teachers.
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NCLINE VILLAGE Nev. — Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino presents a winter wellness program for guests and residents. The resort will host multiple Elemental Immersion events throughout the season providing a fullday of focused, intentional wellbeing experiences led by area professionals. “We are thrilled to bring back our popular Elemental Immersion experience this winter at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe,” said Julie Orblych, director of spa and wellness at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino. “The events are curated to provide a customized wellness journey for each individual participant in a small and welcoming group setting. The itinerary has been carefully-curated to provide a full-day of thoughtful and intentional wellness sessions from some of the area’s best professionals and is designed
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A cold plunge into Lake Tahoe is part of the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Elemental Immersion experience. to encourage relaxation, balance and both physical and spiritual wellbeing.” The first Elemental Immersion of the winter
season will take place Saturday, Dec. 9, with check-in at 9:30 a.m. The morning session will commence with a wellness
session led by Brooke Haley, a RYT yoga teacher and reiki master. Haley will walk participants through a breathwork class where
they will practice Wim Hof breathing techniques. Guests will then take part in an intention-guided cold plunge in the naturally chilled waters of Lake Tahoe, followed by a chef-prepared meal at Lone Eagle Grille curated to reflect wellbeing focus. The Elemental Immersion will continue in the afternoon with a sound healing session led by Gyongyver Rindour, who is certified by the International Academy of Sound Healing. Participants will be surrounded by the sounds of water, wind, flutes, gongs and Tibetan bowls to provide vibrational acoustics designed to help cleanse and clear out overactivity of the mind, and encourage a sense of presence and balance. The event will conclude with a “letting go” fire ceremony where attendees will write down things that may be holding them back in their wellness journey which they have the option to share n See Immersion, page B4
Big Brothers Big Sisters Northern Sierra snags Rite Aid grant Sarah Pollo News release Big Brothers Big Sisters Northern Sierra received a $10,000 neighborhood grant from Rite Aid Healthy Futures to continue advancing its important mission. Part of its overall Empowering Children signature initiative for Rite Aid Healthy Futures, the grants help nonprofits address the toughest health and wellness challenges kids face today. Big Brothers Big Sisters Northern Sierra joins 370 other grassroots organizations that each received a $10,000 grant for general operations.
The funds will help them continue to deliver critical services as inflation, food insecurity, troubling mental health trends and other converging factors impact children. “We are thrilled to announce this news ... and beyond grateful to Rite Aid Healthy Futures for their generous support of one-to-one mentoring in our community, said Brenda Frachiseur, BBBSN chief executive officer. “These grant monies will be put to good use helping our organization increase the number of children in our mentoring programs and reduce the number of Littles waiting for a Big Brothers or Big
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News release Volunteer income tax counselors will be available at various locations throughout El Dorado County through April 15. The American Association of Retired Persons, in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board provide this service free to middleand low-income taxpayers of all ages, with special attention to seniors. Electronic filing is available at all locations. This method ensures that returns are processed faster and with fewer errors, providing for quicker refunds. Those desiring to use the service of the Tax-Aide or Vita program should make an appointment to secure a date, time
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and location convenient for them. Appointments are available Monday through Saturday, depending on the site. For appointments in El Dorado County visit eldoradotaxes.org or call one of the following phone numbers: Placerville Senior Center (limited to income of $66,000 or lower): (530) 497-0380; Gold Country Retirement in Placerville: (530) 303-8115; Cameron Park Community Center: (530) 395-3101; Garden Valley Fire Department: (530) 235-6332; or Pollock Pines: (530) 497-0368. For more information about AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, including what type of service is available where and which documents you need to file your taxes, visit eldoradotaxes.org or call (888) 227-7669.
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and 4-8 p.m. Saturdays at El Dorado Hills Town Center Theater Plaza, Dec. 8-23. These charming rides not only offer a memorable experience but also contribute to the greater good, as proceeds benefit both Young Life and Hands4Hope.
Fair 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Find great gifts from vendors and enjoy treats. Santa will be there noon to 2 p.m. for photos.
Decker & Petty will perform at 5 p.m. at HWY 50 Brewery in Camino. For more information visit hwy50brewery.com/live-music.
Sierra Symphony presents Hallelujah! It’s Christmas at 4 p.m. at the Cameron park Community Center. Tickers are available at the door an online at sierrasymphony.org.
Smokey Red Band will perform at 7 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com. Jonathan Richman featuring Tommy Larkins on drums will perform at The Sofia in Sacramento. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-5300 or visit bstreettheatre.org.
Dec. 9 The Rescue Community Center hosts a Holiday Craft & Gift Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Find great gifts at the more than 20 vendor booths. Tour many of its historical houses, rarely open to the public during Christmas in Coloma at Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 9 & 10. Hear the history told by costumed docents. Games and holiday crafts and a visit with Santa will keep young and old entertained. Fresh greens, ribbons and bows will be available for wreath-making activities. The Coloma Community Market takes place 1-4 p.m. at the same location Saturday. The Amani Spiritual Center, 2558 Greenwood Drive in Cameron Park, hosts a Holiday Craft
Ed Wilson will perform 1-4 p.m. at Fenton Herriott Vineyards in Placerville.
Kevin & the Keyboard Shortcuts will perform at 4 p.m. at HWY 50 Brewery in Camino. For more information visit hwy50brewery.com/ live-music.
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The Oak Ridge High School Band presents a new holiday-themed drive-thru music event. The Jingle Drive takes place 5-8 p.m. at the Harvard Drive parking lot. Enjoy holiday music while driving under light displays, drive-thru concessions and a fun game for the kids. RxEmedy will perform at 8 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com. The Folsom Lake College Youth Chamber Orchestra presents a winter concert Dec. 9 & 10 at Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. For tickets and more information visit harriscenter. net or call (916) 608-6888. The Folsom Lake Symphony presents Happy Holidays concerts Dec. 9 & 10 at Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom. For tickets and more
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You have your hand on the dial of your emotions. Maybe you can’t exactly choose how you feel, but you will be able to turn the heat up or down so you can warm, simmer or boil your feelings according to your recipe for this day. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your participation in groups may be minimal, but in a short amount of time you’ll still manage to inspire others to take action. You won’t have to tell anyone what to do. You’ll do it yourself and make it look cool. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The way to deep spiritual wisdom is deceptively simple. Do the right thing in the moment, do it again in the next. If the “right thing” isn’t obvious, it’s usually less, not more — care instead of neglect. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Learning calms you. The more you understand something, the less you’ll worry about it. Patience will be required for all that is unresolved, and tolerance for all that is resolved. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You need a better idea of where you are. Today’s “map” comes in the form of expert estimation, insight from friends and other guidance. Maps can’t come close to your experience of reality, but the context will aid your journey nonetheless. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Millions of your choices led you to be here, and one or two different ones would have landed you somewhere else entirely. In many ways, today’s events have come from the creative center of you. Do not doubt your power to make a new scene.
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information visit harriscenter. net or call (916) 608-6888. Sutter Street Theatre presents Olde Tyme Radio Christmas.
For more information call (916) 353-1001 or visit sutterstreettheatre.com. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Sutter Street Theatre presents “The Quiltmaker’s Gift,” Dec. 9-30. For tickets and more details call (916) 353-1001 or visit sutterstreettheatre.com.
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Celebrate the holiday season at Fairytale Town in Sacramento with lights, festive décor, snow, Santa and more at Fairytale Town’s Winter Wonderland, 1-7 p.m. For more information visit fairytaletown.org.
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Music in the Mountains presents the Happy Holidays concert, Dec. 9 & 10 at The Center for the Arts in
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Now Sacramento City College’s City Theatre brings a new British panto to the stage: “Mother Goose” through Dec. 10. For tickets and more information visit CityTheatre.net. Olde Coloma Theatre presents “Twice Upon a North Pole Christmas” or “There’s Snow Time Like the Present” through Dec. 17. For tickets and more information visit
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Public Notices FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1064 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TEENYWEENYTV, located at 2595 Dudley Drive, Rescue, CA 95672 Registered owner(s): TEENYWEENYTV LLC, 2595 Dudley Drive, Rescue, CA 95672 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: 09/14/2023 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Stephen Edward Perry STEPHEN EDWARD PERRY, 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 10/26/2023. NOTICE-IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920, WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code) 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4 12443 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1090 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRAVITY TREE EXPERTS, located at 6270 1/2 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726/Mailing Address: PO Box 1202, Placerville, CA 95667 Registered owner(s): Jacob K Derrick, 6270 1/2 Pony Express Trail, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to
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oldecolomatheatre.com. Imagination Theater on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds in Placerville presents “Matilda” through Dec. 23. For tickets and more information visit itplacerville.org. Sutter Street Theatre presents “Holiday in the Hills” through Dec. 23. For tickets and more information call (916) 353-1001 or visit sutterstreettheatre. com. B Street Theatre at The Sofia in Sacramento presents “’Tis The Season: Around the World” through Dec. 23. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-5300 or visit bstreettheatre.org. B Street Theatre at The Sofia in Sacramento presents “Snow Fever” through Dec. 24. For tickets and more information call (916) 4435300 or visit bstreettheatre. org. Capital Stage in Sacramento presents “Georgiana & Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley” through Dec. 24. For tickets and more information call (916) 995-5464 or visit capstage.org.
Immersion Continued from B2 with the group. They will throw the piece of paper into the resort’s pool-side fire pit as a symbolic gesture. Throughout the day, participants of the Elemental Immersion will have access to the resort’s spa facilities and amenities including a spacious heated outdoor pool, oversized whirlpools, spa relaxation areas and more. In addition to the winter kick-off event, the resort will host Elemental Immersion experiences next year on Jan. 20, Feb. 10 and March 9. Registration for the events is required and can be made by calling (775) 886-6745.
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advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): MARK C MCNULTY, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 9/28/2020 as Instrument No. 2020-0053650 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California; Date of Sale: 12/21/2023 at 1:00 PM Place of Sale: At the Main Entrance of the El Dorado County Superior Courthouse - Placerville Main Street Branch, located at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $290,324.58 The purported property address is: 6990 TAMALPAIS RD, GARDEN VALLEY, CA 95633 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 088-262002-000 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-2802832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this internet website http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-23-961974-AB. 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 website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 800-280-2832, or visit this internet website http:// www.qualityloan.com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-23-961974-AB to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OWNEROCCUPANT: Any prospective owneroccupant as defined in Section 2924m of the California Civil Code who is the last and highest bidder at the trustee’s sale shall provide the required affidavit or declaration of eligibility to the auctioneer at the trustee’s sale or shall have it delivered to QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION by 5 p.m. on the next business day following the trustee’s sale at the address set forth in the below signature block. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary’s Agent, or the Beneficiary’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the
note holders right’s against the real property only. Date: QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION 2763 Camino Del Rio S San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800280-2832 Or Login to: http://www. qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 QUALITY LOAN SERVICE CORPORATION . TS No.: CA-23-961974-AB IDSPub #0189412 11/20/2023 11/27/2023 12/4/2023 11/20, 11/27, 12/4 12491 T.S. NO. 115196-CA APN: 123-250-026-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 11/28/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 1/18/2024 at 2:30 PM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 12/14/2007 as Instrument No. 20070076823-00 of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of El Dorado County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: GUY A ARCHBOLD, TRUST DATED MAY 3, 2006 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON 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; Outside the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse located at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOT 26, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP ENTITLED “AMENDING MAP OF VILLAGE I, LOT A2 SERRANO”, FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ON NOVEMBER 6, 2002, IN BOOK I OF MAPS, AT PAGE 141 AND AMENDED BY THAT CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED DECEMBER 6, 2002 AS DOCUMENT NO. 2002-0095809, OFFICIAL RECORDS EXCEPTING THEREFROM all oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances, inert gases, minerals and metals, lying below a depth of 500 feet from the surface of said land and real property, whether now known to exist or hereafter discovered, but without, however, any right to use the surface of such land and real property for any
purpose whatsoever, as excepted and reserved in the Deeds from El Dorado Hills Investors, Ltd., a California Limited Partnership, recorded October 23, 1989, in Book 3227 of Official Records, at page 279 and 303. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 504 SILVANER COURT, EL DORADO HILLS, CA 95762 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 held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $366,733.43 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. 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 or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. 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, legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices 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 (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 115196-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: Effective January 1, 2021, you may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855) 313-3319, or visit this internet website www.clearreconcorp.com, using the file number assigned to this case 115196-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 8880 Rio San Diego Drive, Suite 725 San Diego, California 92108 12496 11/20, 11/27, 12/4 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FIlE NO. FB2023-1097 File Number of Fictitious Business Name Statement: FB2020-0965 Date Fictitious Business Name was filed in El Dorado County: 10/20/2020 Fictitious Business Name(s) to be abandoned: GlACIER PEAK WINDOW AND SOlAR ClEANING Fictitious Business Name Street Address: 986 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) HAVE ABANDONED THE USE OF THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Registrant name(s) & address(es): Eriberto Corona, 986 Pleasant Valley Road, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business was conducted by an Individual. Signature of Registrant: /s/ Eriberto Corona ERIBERTO CORONA, 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 11/14/2023. 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) 12497 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE UNDER DEED OF TRUST TITlE ORDER NUMBER: P-603528 lOAN: 1184CFl-1 FIlE: PFI-231911 A.P.N.: 104-390-006-000 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/13/2020. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: JOSHUA L. WILLIAMS, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded 11/23/2020 as Instrument No. 2020-0067963 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 8/7/2023 in Book , Page , as Instrument No. 2023-0022022 of said Official Records, WILL SELL on 12/20/2023 At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 at 10:00 AM AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State hereinafter described: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. The property address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1025 DONKEY LANE, RESCUE, CA 95672 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Total amount of the unpaid balance
of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $1,333,240.04 In addition to cash, the trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on 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, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. In the event tender other than cash is accepted the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed with interest thereon as provided in said Note, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. 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 916-939-0772 or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case PFI-231911. 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 website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case PFI-231911 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Dated: 11/13/2023 PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as said Trustee 12190 Herdal Drive, Suite 9 Auburn, California 95603 (530) 8888411 By: STELLA SHAO, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER DIRECTIONS MAY BE OBTAINED PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN REQUEST SUBMITTED TO THE BENEFICIARY C/O PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., 12190 HERDAL DR., SUITE 9, AUBURN, CA 95603, WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0443493 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 11/20/2023, 11/27/2023, 12/04/2023 11/20, 11/27, 12/4 12499 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE UNDER DEED OF TRUST TITlE ORDER NUMBER: P-603532 lOAN: 1184CFl-2 FIlE: PFI-231912 A.P.N.: 102-010-011-000 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/13/2020. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: JOSHUA L. WILLIAMS, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded 11/23/2020 as Instrument No. 2020-00067965 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 8/7/2023 in Book , Page , as Instrument No. 2023-0022024 of said Official Records, WILL SELL on 12/20/2023 At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 at 10:00 AM AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST
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BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State hereinafter described: As more fully described on said Deed of Trust. The property address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 794 KANAKA VALLEY ROAD, RESCUE, CA 95672 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $1,333,240.04 In addition to cash, the trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on 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, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. In the event tender other than cash is accepted the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed with interest thereon as provided in said Note, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. 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 916-939-0772 or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case PFI-231912. 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 website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 916-939-0772, or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case PFI-231912 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Dated: 11/13/2023 PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as said Trustee 12190 Herdal Drive, Suite 9 Auburn, California 95603 (530) 8888411 By: STELLA SHAO, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER DIRECTIONS MAY BE OBTAINED PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN REQUEST SUBMITTED TO THE BENEFICIARY C/O PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., 12190 HERDAL DR., SUITE 9, AUBURN, CA 95603, WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0443494 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 11/20/2023, 11/27/2023, 12/04/2023 11/20, 11/27, 12/4 12500 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SAlE UNDER DEED OF TRUST TITlE ORDER NUMBER: P-603540 lOAN: 1184CFl-3 FIlE: PFI-231913 A.P.N.: 102-010-009-000 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/13/2020. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as trustee, or successor trustee, or substituted trustee pursuant
to the Deed of Trust executed by: JOSHUA L. WILLIAMS, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded 11/23/2020 as Instrument No. 2020-0067870 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 8/7/2023 in Book , Page , as Instrument No. 2023-0022026 of said Official Records, WILL SELL on 12/20/2023 At the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667 at 10:00 AM AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at the time of sale in lawful money of the United States), all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State hereinafter described: All that portion of Lots 1, 2 and 3 of Section 5, Township 10 North, Range 9 East, MDB&M, described as follows: Parcel 3, as shown on that certain map filed in the office of the county recorder, County of El Dorado, State of California on June 6, 1974 in Book 5 of Parcel Maps at Page 170. The property address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: VACANT LAND: 102-010-009-000, RESCUE, CA 95672 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $1,333,240.04 In addition to cash, the trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on 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, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. In the event tender other than cash is accepted the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed, advances thereunder, with interest as provided therein, and the unpaid principal balance of the Note secured by said Deed with interest thereon as provided in said Note, fees, charges and expenses of the trustee and the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. 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 916-939-0772 or visit this internet website www.nationwideposting. com, using the file number assigned to this case PFI-231913. 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 website. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Dated: 11/13/2023 PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., as said Trustee 12190 Herdal Drive, Suite 9 Auburn, California 95603 (530) 8888411 By: STELLA SHAO, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER DIRECTIONS MAY BE OBTAINED PURSUANT TO A WRITTEN REQUEST SUBMITTED TO THE BENEFICIARY C/O PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC., 12190 HERDAL DR., SUITE 9, AUBURN, CA 95603, WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. PLACER FORECLOSURE, INC. IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0443495 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 11/20/2023, 11/27/2023, 12/04/2023 11/20, 11/27, 12/4 12501 REqUEST FOR PROPOSAlS FOR ENvIRONMENTAl CONSUlTANT SERvICES ASSOCIATED WITh AMERICAN RESCUE PlAN ACT FUNDED WATER SySTEM IMPROvEMENTS The Grizzly Flats Community Services District (“District”) is soliciting proposals for professional services associated with improvements (“Work”) to the District’s drinking water system. The proposed Work will receive funding from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”). Water system improvements consist of, but are not limited to, construction of a new water storage tank, upgrades to the existing water treatment plant, and cleaning a water storage reservoir. Professional services shall include compliance with ARPA, state, and local environmental codes and requirements, including preparation and coordination of environmental studies and documents (NEPA/ CEQA). Professional services shall include, but are not limited to: • Determine any environmental requirements that are unique to
ARPA funding; • Prepare NEPA and CEQA studies and documents as needed for project and funding compliance; • Recommend any mitigation measures that may be appropriate for the Work; • Assist District staff with public review of, approval of, and recording the documents; • Provide regular correspondence to District staff of progress, findings, and recommendations. • Complete required documentation for environmental compliance based on the 2 project schedules included as additional documents on the Grizzly Flats CSD website located on the homepage at www.grizzlyflatscsd.com. Use Firefox or Bing browser. Interested parties shall request a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) from the District. Selection of the Environmental Consultant will be based on staff experience, successful history of recent past projects of similar size and complexity, project understanding and approach, and proposed cost. Due Date: Interested parties must submit PDF electronic proposals no later than 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 18th, 2023. Please submit proposals to the attention of Kim Gustafson, General Manager, gfwater@sbcglobal.net. Questions regarding the project shall be directed to Scott Myers, District Engineer, scott@h2ourban.com. 11/24, 11/27, 11/29, 12/1, 12/4 12515 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DOROThy h. MATThEWS, AKA DOROThy hARRIET MATThEWS, AKA DOROThy MATThEWS CASE NO. 23PR0290 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DOROTHY H. MATTHEWS, also known as DOROTHY HARRIET MATTHEWS, also known as DOROTHY MATTHEWS A PETITION for Probate has been filed by AMBER RAE MCPHERSON in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that AMBER RAE MCPHERSON 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: January 22, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 at 3321 Cameron Park Drive, Cameron Park, CA 95682 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: ERNEST H. TUTTLE, IV Gibson & Tuttle, Inc. 100 Estates Drive Roseville, CA 95678 (916) 782-4402 11/27, 12/4, 12/11 12516 NOTICE INvITING BIDS RESCUE UNION SChOOl DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rescue Union School District, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as “District”, will receive prior to 2:00PM on January 9, 2024 sealed bids for the award of a Contract for the following: CUPCCAA BID NO. 2024-RS001 Gym Modernization and Expansion Project at Rescue Elementary School, comprising of alterations to existing Gym Building, converting lockers and toilet rooms into a serving kitchen, modification of storage room to include a restroom and janitor room, addition of a platform / teaching station to the Gym, with stairs and a wheelchair lift, addition of a new shade structure, demolition of non-DSA structures, and miscellaneous site work, all in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Division of the State Architect under Application No. 02-120982. Bids shall be received in the Office of the Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, Lisa Donaldson, at 2390 Bass Lake Road, Rescue Union School District, California and shall be opened and publicly read aloud at the above state time and place. Any bids received after the time specified above or after any extensions due to material changes shall be returned unopened. This Project is being let in accordance with the informal bid requirements of the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (“CUPCCAA”) set forth in Public Contract Code section 22000 et seq. (specifically, the formal bidding procedures in Section 22032(c)). Prequalification All General Contractors as well as all Mechanical, Plumbing, and Electrical Contractors bidding on
the Rescue Elementary School – Gym Modernization and Expansion Project must be pre-qualified prior to submitting a bid on that project. The prequalification packet is available with the bid documents. The last date to submit a fully completed questionnaire is December 14, 2023 by 5:00PM. The District will release the list of Prequalified Contractors by 5:00PM on December 19, 2023. Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference There will be a mandatory Pre-Bid Conference at 9:00AM on December 14, 2023 at Rescue Elementary School. Any General Contractor bidding on the Project who fails to attend the entire mandatory job walk and conference will be deemed a non-responsive bidder and will have its bid returned unopened. Miscellaneous Information The bid documents are available from California Design West Architects, 2100 19th Street, Sacramento, CA 95818, (916) 446-2466, Contact Anne Perkins, aperkins@ca-dw. com. Digital plans and specs for this project will be complimentary. Bidders may also review bid documents at local Builders. Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code and be licensed to perform the work called for in the Contract Documents. The successful bidder must possess a valid and active Class B License, at the time of bid and throughout the duration of this Contract. The Contractor’s California State License number shall be clearly stated on the bidder’s proposal. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding. Each bidder shall submit with its bid — on the form furnished with the Contract Documents — a list of the designated subcontractors on this Project as required by the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act, California Public Contract Code section 4100 et seq. In accordance with California Public Contract Code section 22300, the District will permit the substitution of securities for any moneys withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract. At the request and expense of the Contractor, securities equivalent to the amount withheld shall be deposited with the District, or with a state or federally chartered bank as the escrow agent, who shall then pay such moneys to the Contractor. Upon satisfactory completion of the Contract, the securities shall be returned to the Contractor. Each bidder’s bid must be accompanied by one of the following forms of bidder’s security: (1) cash; (2) a cashier’s check made payable to the District; (3) a certified check made payable to the District; or (4) a bidder’s bond executed by a California admitted surety as defined in Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120, made payable to the District in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. Such bidder’s security must be in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the maximum amount of bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into the proposed Contract, if the same is awarded to such bidder, and will provide the required Performance and Payment Bonds, insurance certificates and any other required documents. In the event of failure to enter into said Contract or provide the necessary documents, said security will be forfeited. All work related to this bid is subject to the California Prevailing Wage laws, Labor Code section 1720, et seq., and related statutes. The prevailing wage rates are on file at the District, and are also available from the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations. A contractor or subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code or engage in the performance of any contract for public work, as defined in the Labor Code, unless currently registered and qualified to perform public work pursuant to Labor Code section 1725.5. No bidder may withdraw any bid for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the opening of bids. Separate payment and performance bonds, each in an amount equal to 100% of the total Contract amount, are required, and shall be provided to the District prior to execution of the Contract and shall be in the form set forth in the Contract Documents. All bonds (Bid, Performance, and Payment) must be issued by a California admitted surety as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure section 995.120. Any request for substitutions pursuant to Public Contract Code section 3400 must be made at the time of Bid on the Substitution Request Form set forth in the Contract Documents and included with the bid. ________________________ RESCUE UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT 12/4, 12/11 12535 PUBlIC NOTICE OF ThE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF El DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors will consider adopting an appropriations limit resolution for 2024 as required by Article XIII B of the State Constitution during the District’s regular Board meeting on Monday, December 11, 2023 at 9:00 A.M. District Board Meetings are open to in-person attendance by the public and conducted virtually. The public may participate in the District’s Board meeting by teleconference or web conference via the instructions below. Members of the public who participate in the meeting via teleconference or web conference will be given the opportunity to speak and address the Board, and their comments will be included in the recording of the meeting. The meeting materials and public participation instructions will be available for download from the District’s website at www.eid.org after Wednesday, December 6, 2023. Documentation used in the determination of the appropriations limit is available upon request by contacting Rachel Sarge, Legal Secretary at 530.642.4144. /s/ Jennifer Sullivan Jennifer Sullivan Clerk to the Board El Dorado Irrigation District 12/4 12540
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opportunities,” Watts explained. “Where do kids spend most of their time? Where can it make the most impact?” The artist has recently set her sights on school blacktops. “Think of the blacktop as a plaza,” she said. “It’s the center of the school and it should be more fun.” Watts’ ideas include creating pathways on the blacktop, adding new seating areas and putting splashes of color on
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