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El Dorado County Department of Transportation staff presented a maintenance and operations update at the county Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday afternoon. DOT Highway Maintenance Superintendent David Marino led off with an organizational chart and listed DOT Maintenance Division’s duties: • Bridge Crew is responsible for bridge maintenance, curb, gutter and sidewalk repairs, graffiti removal and guardrail repairs. • Traffic/Signal Crew is responsible for sign maintenance, traffic signal and lighting maintenance and striping and marker maintenance. • Equipment Shops are responsible for heavy equipment maintenance and repairs — locations on west slope and Tahoe. • Road Crews are responsible for dead animal removal, drainage culverts, erosion control, grading, roadside ditching, right-of-way brushing and herbicide application, road maintenance, road repairs and street sweeping. “I do want to note that when … snow removal conditions exist all of these crews come together and do a collaboration of making sure snow removal happens and they also respond to emergency situations, as needed,” Marino added. Surface treatment applications completed by staff or via outside contract are: • Micro-milling — Removes the high points of existing pavement to restore proper grade and removes surface irregularities, improving ride-
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n a life built on service to family, profession and community, David Zelinsky has quietly become one of Placerville’s most trusted and admired figures. Now, after nearly 50 years in the area, Zelinsky is set to ride as the grand marshal at the 47th Hangtown Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 7 in Placerville — a distinction he greets with his trademark humility and humor. “I moved here in the bicentennial,” Zelinsky recalled of his arrival on July 4, 1976. “When the next July 4 comes, it will be a full 50.” But numbers, as a CPA, are just part of Zelinsky’s story. At the center are people and a drive to serve.
Roots that run deep Zelinsky’s path began in San Francisco, drifting north first for college at the University of California, Berkeley. “We were at Berkeley during the berserkley time,” he joked. He and Connie eventually crossed the border for a year at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. It was in those years, surrounded by social change, that he learned what it meant to endure and adapt. “I got my Mr. Degree,” he quipped. “That’s a bit of a joke, I got married, so I got my Mr. Degree.”
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David Zelinsky, seen here in front of the Veterans Memorial Building where he has contributed countless volunteer hours, will lead this year’s Christmas parade in downtown Placerville. He met his wife on campus. “My wife is the main thing I got out of Berkeley,” he said. “I realized I didn’t want to, you know, stop this relationship. I had to ask her a couple times … I was so young that I
had to have my parents’ permission.” Connie eventually said yes and the family grew: four children — Charlotte, Ben, Emily and Helen — each of whom he recounted with pride and gentle humor along with six
grandchildren.
A career spanning numbers, law and people Zelinsky first set out as a CPA, often ■ See GRAND MARSHAL, page A4
Commission OKs new gas station with conditions; group plans appeal Noel Stack Editor
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The proposed AM/PM station on South Shingle Road at Durock Road has received Planning Commission approval but an appeal is planned.
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Stephen Joseph Baker Oct. 7, 1949 – Nov. 9, 2025
Steve left this earth on November 9th, 2025 in favor of a new adventure. Steve was born in Everett, Washington on October 7th, 1949, the fourth of Roberta and Joe’s five children. He idolized his older siblings, Boyd, Bill and Bonnie, who all made inspiring role models with their intellect, heart, and humor. He was an inquisitive child, developing a lifelong love of animals, history and reading. The family moved to Whittier, CA when Steve was 14 years old. While attending Lowell High School, Steve won a national debate competition something anyone who met him could have easily guessed. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, and Master’s degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University. Upon graduation he worked for the State of California in the Department of Consumer Affairs, where he worked for 30 years. Upon retiring he put his passion for quality education to work by becoming a private post-secondary education consultant. He loved the diverse people and professions he met along the way. Steve was skilled in the art of variety, picking up many hobbies throughout his life —from kite flying, tennis, skiing, skydiving, photography, and bocce ball, to archiving family history. He was also an avid reader, who could not pass up a bookshop or library, ultimately owning enough books to start his own bookshop. His passion for thoughtful informed discussions combined with an equal passion for history and politics led him to participate in or lead several discussion groups and book clubs. Out of a deep interest in law and civic responsibility, Steve served as foreman on the Grand Jury of El Dorado County, and participated in several local initiatives, including the opening of the El Dorado Hills public library. In 1990, Steve’s beloved daughter Macey was born. Steve was a patient, loving and devoted father. He made it a priority to show his daughter the world. She eventually moved to London, England, which gave Steve a great excuse to visit her and ignite his passion for exploring Europe. Though Steve loved traveling the world, he cherished coming home to California. He had found no other place that rivaled the natural beauty of Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, or anywhere along the California coast. He is survived by his daughter Macey, brother Scott, partner Donna, and several much-loved nieces and nephews. In his new adventure Steve will be joyfully reunited with his parents, his brothers Boyd and Bill, and sister Bonnie, as well as many treasured friends, his childhood dog Taffy, and other pets he loved throughout his life. We will remember him with every sunset, ocean view, exceptionally delicious salmon filet, wild raspberry, beautiful piece of music, and shooting star. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Sierra Club.
Jane Munn McGinnis Jan. 23, 1944 – Nov. 3, 2025
In Loving Memory It is with great sadness, and triumphant Christian faith, we announce the passing of our beloved Jane Munn McGinnis at 1:23PM on November 3rd, 2025 at the age of 81, to be with her Lord Jesus Christ. Daughter of Vera Wattles of N. Dakota, Jane Munn McGinnis was a cherished friend & woman of God, a fully committed loving daughter, sister, and unashamed, dedicated disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ: a true friend and colleague whose presence brightened the lives of all who knew her. Born on January 23, 1944 near the Minn. North Dakota border, Jane McGinnis grew up in East Lansing, home of Michigan State University where her dad Clarence “Biggie” Munn was head football coach & athletic director 20+ years. Her loving mom was Vera Munn, who was a French instructor who had Jane reading at age 3. She loved camping & fishing trips with her Dad and brother. She was happily married 40 years to James McGinnis. Jane lived a life marked by an unusual heavenly kindness, generosity, and unwavering dedication to family & friends. She was known for her extreme positive and caring qualities: her victorious, bubbling faith, her care for the hurting especially the homeless she ministered to for year faithfully for years and years thru her sense of humor, compassion, work ethic, generosity and contagious faith. Throughout her life, Lady Jane (as some nicknamed her) was humble and touched countless hearts. She set an inspiring example through her life in actions and words. She was gifted at leading & launching Griefshare ministries in several churches. Jane McGinnis is survived by her sole older brother Michael Munn, as well as many, many dear friends and extended family. She will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing her. A funeral service will be held on Monday, November 24, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Pollock Pines Community Church. Family and friends are invited to join in celebrating the life of Jane McGinninis and share memories of her joy, and the joy of her Lord Jesus that she brought into our world. Jane Munn McGinnnis will forever remain in our hearts, remembered for a life well-lived and a legacy of love, kindness, and lasting impact for her undeniable, deep Christian faith & daily walk with her Lord Jesus.
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Douglas Sorenson 1945 – 2022
Doug was a kiddie cruiser in the Navy and was an airplane mechanic. Later in life this took him to the Reno Air Races with family and friends. Here, he met many fascinating people including astronauts, WWII heros and famous pilots. While living in Aptos, he was a cubmaster for many years and worked every fundraiser with our local Boy Scouts. His favorite was making pancakes for their pancake breakfast each year. Doug was preceded in death by his parents, Florence Benedict, Duane Sorenson and brother Michael. He leaves his wife Maggie, children Lori Turnbull (Tom), Drake, Dane (Megan) and Donovan (Jill). Ten very much-loved grandchildren, one great granddaughter and since added a great grandson, and survived by two brothers and two sisters from Minnesota. We miss you and your great hugs.
Lois Guy
Nov. 15, 1919 – Nov. 3, 2025
Lois Guy was born on November 15, 1919 to Orrin West Miller and Bessie Hinckley Miller on the family farm in Plainfield, Iowa. The only girl of 4 children, she loved to read from an early age, and excelled in school, becoming the valedictorian of her high school class. Lack of money due to the Depression meant she couldn’t go to college, so she borrowed money from her Aunt Marion and went to secretarial school. After one too many freezing winters in the Midwest, she moved to Los Angeles and worked as an executive secretary in the aerospace industry, while raising 4 children with her husband, Ed. After Ed’s death in 1997, Lois moved to Placerville to be near her daughter. She volunteered at Marshall Hospital, joined the Shakespeare Club, was an active member of Federated Church, read many books, and worked happily in her garden. Her many friends and family members remember fondly her kindness, her unremittingly positive attitude, and her chocolate mint brownies. Lois is survived by her sons, Don Smith (Jane), Ed Guy (Jan), and Rick Guy, her daughter, Kathy (John), her 9 grandchildren, and 15 greatgrandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 am on Dec. 31, at Federated Church, 1031 Thompson Way, in Placerville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Habitat for Humanity or Snowline Hospice.
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PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL
Placerville City Hall 3101 Center St., Placerville (530) 642-5200 Mayor John Clerici jclerici@cityofplacerville.org
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CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom 1021 O St., Suite 9000 Sacramento 95814 (916) 445-2841
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Vice Mayor Nicole Gotberg Adam Schiff ngotberg@cityofplacerville.org B40B Dirksen Senate Office Building Ryan Carter Washington D.C., 20510 rcarter@cityofplacerville.org (202) 224-3841 Jackie Neau Alex Padilla jneau@cityofplacerville.org 331 Hart Senate Office Building David Yarbrough dyarbrough@cityofplacerville. Washington, D.C., 20510 (202) 224-3553 org Sacramento Office ElL DORADO COUNTY 501 I St., Suite 7-800 SUPERVISORS Sacramento 95814 EDC Government Center (916) 448-2787 330 Fair Lane, Placerville
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8:35 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Highway 49 in Lotus. 12:36 p.m. Battery was reported on Sierra Springs Drive in Pollock Pines. 2:57 p.m. Vandalism was reported at a school on Ponderosa Road in Shingle Springs. 6:41 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Boeing Road in Cameron Park.
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8:39 a.m. Vandalism was reported at a church on Green Valley Road in Cameron Park.
Sept. 23
1:01 p.m. Trespassing was reported at an apartment complex on Greenwood Lane in Cameron Park.
7:10 a.m. Vandalism was reported at a school on Francisco Drive in El Dorado Hills. 8:43 a.m. Battery was reported on Investment Boulevard in El Dorado Hills. 11:13 a.m. Battery was reported on Spanish Flat Road in Garden Valley. 11:18 a.m. Trespassing was reported at an apartment complex on Mira Loma Drive in Cameron Park.
2:21 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Grouse Ridge Court in Cool. 5:12 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Antilles Drive in Cameron Park. 5:52 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Purple Martin Court in El Dorado Hills. 6:22 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville. 8:55 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Deer Valley Road in Rescue.
12:50 p.m. Battery was reported on Cutaway Lane in Placerville. An arrest was made.
Sept. 27
3:23 p.m. Deputies booked into jail a person suspected of obstructing or resisting a peace officer, assault with a deadly weapon, battery and probation violation on Cutaway Lane in Placerville. They were listed in custody in lieu of $30,000 bail.
11:02 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a person suspected of elder abuse and assault with a deadly weapon on Down the Hill Way in Placerville. They were listed in custody.
4:07 p.m. Vandalism was reported on Greenwood Lane in Cameron Park. 4:38 p.m. Trespassing was reported at a school on Pleasant Valley Road in Placerville. 7:35 p.m. Vandalism was reported on Souza Drive in El Dorado Hills.
Sept. 24 12:09 a.m. Battery was reported at a senior living community on Ponte Morino Drive in Cameron Park. 7:29 a.m. Trespassing was reported on Sierra Vista Road in Rescue. 9:19 a.m. Vandalism was reported on Robert J Mathews Parkway in El Dorado Hills. 2:45 p.m. Vandalism was reported at an apartment complex on Bass Lake Road in Rescue. 5:20 p.m. Burglary was reported on Agate Court in Pollock Pines. 6:32 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Camarc Drive in Rescue.
Sept. 25 1:56 a.m. Deputies booked into jail a person suspected of DUI, unlawful camping, possession of a firearm as a felon and obstructing or resisting a peace officer on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville. They were listed in custody in lieu of $77,500 bail. 10:17 a.m. Burglary was reported on Dianthus Lane in El Dorado Hills.
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11:43 a.m. Grand theft was reported on Pleasant Valley Court in Placerville.
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9:58 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Quartz Drive in El Dorado.
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7:27 p.m. Trespassing was reported at a store on Missouri Flat Road in Placerville.
8:44 p.m. Battery was reported on Golden Center Drive in Placerville.
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3:35 p.m. Battery was reported on Sly Park Road in Placerville.
9:30 a.m. Trespassing was reported on Wentworth Springs Road in Georgetown.
11:15 a.m. Trespassing was reported at a hotel on Main Street in Georgetown.
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2:47 p.m. Battery was reported at a school on Blackstone Parkway in El Dorado Hills. An arrest was made.
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1:21 a.m. Battery was reported on Down the Hill Way in Placerville.
12:06 p.m. Trespassing was reported at a department store on Town Center Boulevard in El Dorado Hills. An arrest was made. 12:39 p.m. Battery was reported on Canyon Valley Road in Diamond Springs. 5:28 p.m. Battery was reported on Valley View Parkway in El Dorado Hills. 6:35 p.m. Burglary was reported on Silent Path Road in Somerset. 7:28 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Old Bass Lake Road in El Dorado Hills. 7:43 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Pony Express Trail in Pollock Pines. An arrest was made. 9:55 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Mesa Verdes Drive in El Dorado Hills.
Sept. 28 2:46 a.m. Battery was reported at an apartment complex on El Dorado Hills Boulevard in El Dorado Hills. 3:28 a.m. Trespassing was reported at a car dealership on Mercedes Lane in El Dorado Hills. 3:27 p.m. Grand theft was reported on Diamond Meadows Loop in Diamond Springs. 3:37 p.m. Battery was reported on Howard Crossing Road in Placerville. 5:39 p.m. Battery was reported at a grocery store on Post Street in El Dorado Hills. 7:38 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Texerna Court in Placerville. 8:16 p.m. Trespassing was reported on Sierra Vista Road in Rescue.
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Fall colors pop against the dark blue sky after a storm passed through Placerville Monday afternoon. The significant weather event over several days brought more than 4.5 inches of rain to the region, according to weather reports. Sunny and partly cloudy skies are in the forecast for this weekend.
Murderer gets 28 years in prison collapsed lung and a El Dorado County lacerated liver. She District Attorney’s ultimately survived. Office An autopsy later News release confirmed that Silvia Castillo died from On Nov. 14 approximately 41 Bernardo Castillo stab wounds to her was sentenced to 28 head, chest and back. years to life in state Investigators also prison and agreed to noted that Silvia’s waive an additional vehicle was missing three years of from her home. custody credit. The Later that day, sentence follows law enforcement the 2017 murder of located Bernardo his mother, Silvia BERNARDO CASTILLO Castillo in El Centro, Castillo, and the driving his mother’s attempted murder of stolen vehicle. his 4-year-old niece, identified as O.E. His clothing was soaked in blood, On June 13, 2017, O.E.’s parents which Department of Justice testing dropped her off at her grandmother confirmed belonged to both Silvia and Silvia’s home in Placerville before O.E. leaving for work. Bernardo Castillo, As the case concludes, the District who was temporarily living there, Attorney’s Office acknowledged the was also at the residence. When long-standing impact of the crime. O.E.’s father returned that evening, District Attorney Vern Pierson stated, he discovered Silvia deceased in “This was an act of unimaginable the living room with multiple stab violence. While no sentence can undo wounds and found O.E. on the floor, the harm done to this family, we are critically injured from more than a grateful that O.E. survived and that dozen knife wounds. justice has now been served. Our O.E. was rushed to the hospital, hearts are with the survivors as they where she underwent treatment for continue to heal from this tragedy.” life-threatening injuries, including a
SLT City Council hits 2–2 stalemate on appointment Eli Ramos
Tahoe Daily Tribune SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — After hearing over 20 applicants for the South Lake Tahoe City Council seat, councilmembers could not break their 2-2 votes, eventually delaying a potential appointment to the next meeting. If the council cannot break its 2-2 vote by Dec. 12, the seat will automatically go up for special election. Previous candidates Aimi Xistra and Heather Cade-Bauer were in the applicant pool, which netted points from Mayor Cody Bass and Councilmember Scott Robbins. Bass and Robbins both referenced the “will of the people” and the applicants’ previous involvement in civic life through running campaigns in the previous election. Bass in particular said Xistra’s appointment could represent the will of the people since she came in third behind Keith Roberts and David Jinkens. The mayor further maintained a special election could do a disservice to applicants,
especially if they had to run two campaigns to maintain their seat after the June to November period was over. However, Roberts and Jinkens were unwilling to vote in favor of Xistra’s appointment. Jinkens expressed some support for Douglas Williams, but stayed firm in his position he wanted a special meeting to discuss the applicants further. Roberts said he was not interested in soliciting more applicants and shared
the frustrations on wanting to vet them. Motions to appoint Xistra, to appoint Heather Horgan, to hold a special meeting and to call for a special election all failed. By default, the item will be pushed to the Dec. 9 City Council meeting. If the council fails to make an appointment either at the Dec. 9 meeting or before the end of the Dec. 12 deadline, then, by default, a special election will be held in June 2026.
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Grand Marshal working extra hours — sometimes literally sleeping on the floor of his office. “I always wanted to live in the mountains,” he explained. “I wanted to have my own CPA practice.” Zelinsky was en route to Susanville where there was only one CPA in practice. “I figured half the people were pissed off at them by now, so I would take that half,” he said. But his father told him of a CPA office for sale in Placerville, so he stopped to take a look along the way. That detour was an act of providence to Zelinsky. With a growing family and a knack for problem-solving, his focus widened. “Everything I did was sort of like Abraham Lincoln studying at night at your desk,” he explained. “I took correspondence courses and some night school … I never borrowed any money.” His practice broadened into law in order to better help his clients. “I would tell people, ‘You need an estate plan’ or ‘You need to incorporate,’” he said. After a while he decided that he should write the estate plans and do the incorporations.
Volunteering: a lifelong calling While establishing his professional credentials, Zelinsky poured himself into community work — from coaching sports to leading the Placerville Lions Club and more. Yet his most significant impact may be as an advocate for veterans, despite never serving himself. “I was raised very patriotically,” he said, recalling stories of his father’s time in the Coast Guard and their household’s “victory at sea” evenings. That respect, he stressed, became empathy and action as he encountered veterans in need. He recounted a case that changed his trajectory — a World War II veteran whose vulnerabilities demanded an exceptional level of fiduciary care. “He was maybe the sweetest man on the planet, sort of the Labrador of humanity,” Zelinsky said. “When the VA says no, it means not yet … No is less work than yes. So when no comes out, you hear ‘not yet.’ Be a good Winston Churchill. Never, ever give up.” It was a lesson not only for veterans but also for himself. “I had to marshal his assets and get everything — I had to run his life for the last eight years of this,” Zelinsky recalled. “And so one of the things I had to do was to get him his veteran benefit … it was about $1,700 a month and every penny made a difference.”
Bureaucracy, battles and belief Navigating the system was not always smooth. Zelinsky told of a bureaucratic mistake in which the VA believed his client was a women’s roller derby star in South Carolina. “They had a 1099 with a wrong Social Security number or
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David Zelinsky was names El Dorado County Senior of the Year in 2024.
something,” Zielinski said. “I’m supposed to go to Oakland for a hearing. I don’t even want to go to Oakland … So I put together a package and ship everything off to the American Legion.” Eventually, with dogged persistence and some help from “Stephanie from St. Paul, Minnesota,” the case was resolved. Zelinsky now draws upon that first success every time he helps a veteran through the process of claiming service benefits, appealing rejections or accessing care. “We’re always treating the tip of the iceberg instead of the iceberg,” he said about helping those with layered vulnerabilities — mental health, addiction, homelessness. “I’ve had wins and losses.”
Loss, reflection and resilience The emotional toll of service is something Zelinsky does not soften. “There have been situations which were a matter of life and death. Not me, but others,” he said, referencing the delicate balance between victories and heartbreak in his community work. “There’s been life saved and lives lost. So it’s part of what keeps me going — it’s existential.” He described the tragedy of a young veteran’s suicide and a murdered woman he’d once tried to help. But he also celebrated unlikely comebacks: the infantryman-turnedcounselor, the reunified family, the veteran who found dignity in final years.
A full life in retirement Though medical issues forced him to quit his practice — “I got autoimmune disease… my skin and my body do not like each other,” he explained — Zelinsky’s days have never been fuller. “I don’t like just sitting there doing nothing. I don’t watch TV… Every day now I walk seven miles. That’s my goal,” he said. In addition to serving as chair for the Placerville Fire Safe Council, he sits on the board of the El Dorado County Republican Central Committee and is the chair of the local Sierra Club “for cognitive dissonance,
but I get along with everybody.” He jokes that in industrial arts class growing up, teachers would say, “‘I will give you a C if you don’t touch my tools,’” yet he has never shied from getting his hands or heart involved in projects from animal adoption events to forestry challenges.
The honor of humility Approaching the Christmas parade, Zelinsky is notably selfdeprecating. “The embarrassing part is having my name, you know, heightened in any way,” he said. “If that part could be minimized, that would be better.” Instead, he is eager to highlight the causes and organizations dear to him. “With the banner, it is going to have a Placerville Fire Safe Council emblem, it’s probably going to have some Marine Corps League emblem … hopefully the American Legion will get an emblem in time.”
A life measured in kindness Through all of it, Zelinsky downplays praise. “I do receive a lot of positive feedback. Of course, everyone gets a little negative feedback.” His hope for the future is simple. “I’m very much wanting to get more people into the Placerville Fire Safe Council. We need some new energy there,” he said, already searching for ways to draw in newcomers and revitalize efforts. After decades of wins and losses, Zelinsky managed to glean wisdom from a life spent in service. “Judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment, Winston Churchill,” he said. “I’ve learned so much more from my failures than my success.” Approaching 50 years of service in Placerville, Zelinsky remains proof that compassion, humility and a relentless desire to help can shape not just a life but an entire community. The Hangtown Christmas Parade is Dec. 7 starting at 1 p.m. on Broadway and going down Main Street.
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Drivers traveling along the 1,083 miles of El Dorado County maintained roads who encounter a hazard will soon be able to report the problem with the help of an app. EDC Department of Transportation staff is testing a GovPilot complaint tracking system that could go live as early as next month. “We have been fully aware that our complaint tracking system is not efficient and not super userfriendly,” DOT senior administrative analyst Ashley Johnson admitted at the El Dorado County Board of
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has been put into pending status, when crews are working on the problem and when it has been completed, Johnson noted. The app includes only county-maintained roads, which will help eliminate unnecessary staff time responding to inquiries related to road issues handled by Caltrans or the city of Placerville. In response to a request from District 4 Supervisor Lori Parlin, Johnson said they would look into adding those municipalities’ contact information when the automatic reply is sent to the reporting person. “We are currently testing the system,” she told the supervisors. “Ideally we would like to go live at the end of this year.”
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ability. • Micro surface — A thin application containing polymer modified emulsion and graded aggregate that can also be applied thicker for slight rutting. • Rubberized chip cape seal — An integrated process, with one treatment followed by one or two more processes that gives strength to the rubberized chip seal with the added benefit of a quieter, smoother ride. This repair can last a decade or more, Marino noted. Completed projects during the most-recent construction season were: Governors Subdivision Phase 2 in El Dorado Hills; E-16 Phase 2 (Pleasant Valley Road to four corners); Larsen and Barkley roads Phase 1 in Camino; Salmon Falls Phase 2 (Gallagher Road to Green Valley Road); Christmas Valley Area Phase 1 (residential roads off South Upper Truckee); and Cable Road (dirt section). Funding sources for maintenance and repair projects comes from Senate Bill 1 (gas tax), Tribal funds, Transient Occupancy Tax, grants and, in the Tahoe Basin, Measure S. “Each of those funding sources do have limitations as you know,” DOT senior administrative analyst Ashley Johnson said. When looking at funding that does not have limitations, such as SB 1, the DOT team looks across each of the county’s five districts and comes up with an approximate square footage of roadway work that can be addressed in each. The presentation notes, “Ideally, road selections consist of 80% of fair roads and 20% of bad roads.” “When we address a smaller portion of our bad roads, we are able to address a greater amount of roads
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Supervisors’ Nov. 18 meeting. GovPilot offers an app residents can download as well as a link on the DOT website. “While they’re out there, for better or worse, they will be able to take pictures of everything and send it to us,” Johnson explained. “It is a cloud-based reporting system so we will be able to instantly get that from them. It’s not something where we have to go in and check an email. It comes automatically in the system with an app.” DOT and IT staff have tailored the program so the right person within the department gets the complaint. The app will also communicate with the complainant, informing them when the issue
countywide,” Johnson explained. “And through this process, with limited funding, we have seen an increase of our CPI from 2018, which was 64, to 2024 we were at 69. We are hopeful that when we get out next one in December of this year or January, our PCI will hopefully increase.” Supervisors heaped praise on DOT crews’ efforts. Driving within his district, District 2 Supervisor George Turnboo noted, “I just appreciate E 16. I made it all the way to Holliday Market all the way to River Pines. It’s beautiful — outstanding job.” “Your responsiveness, it’s amazing with the number of miles of roads we have and how remote some of them are,” District 4 Supervisor Lori Parlin added. District 5 Supervisor Brooke Lane said she respects the good work of DOT; however, noting that she has advocated for more road repairs in the Tahoe Basin since she took office, Laine maintained she still thinks her district “is at a disadvantage when it comes to roads compared to other districts in the county,” “The fact of the matter is, for District 5, just under 50% of our roads are either categorized as poor or failing,” Laine asserted, noting in District 1 and District 4 only 13% of their roads “all together” either failing or poor and in District 2 and District 3, 20% combined are poor or failing. “We’re at 44%,” Laine said of her district, which stretches from the Tahoe Basin to Pollock Pines — all popular tourist destinations. She also questioned the methodology of using fewer roads in the basin to determine average daily trips as compared to the other districts. “We are so far behind all the other districts I feel there has to be some
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with the condition that the station’s car wash will not operate until specific Ponderosa Road interchange improvements are complete or Jan. 1, 2030 (which ever comes first). Four days later the SSCA announced its decision to appeal the project’s approval to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors; a hearing will be scheduled as early as January 2026, according to the alliance. “It is SSCA’s position that the ARCO station or any other business on that property should not begin construction until after the road improvements are completed to relieve the significant traffic congestion that we are all dealing with,” the alliance noted in an email. Traffic and circulation were among the top concerns discussed at last week’s commission meeting, which lasted several hours in part due to technical difficulties. Many opined that during peak traffic times, especially when school is in session at Ponderosa High School, an additional gas station would only exacerbate an already congested roadway. The intersection of South Shingle Road where it meets Mother Lode Drive and Durock Road already has two gas stations, both on the east side of the main artery. “Impatient drivers may choose to pull a u-turn on South Shingle or use a small engine repair business’ driveway instead,” Shingle Springs resident Jeanette Maynard told commissioners of those using the ARCO gas station slated for the west side of South Shingle. “This will exacerbate traffic congestion and be dangerous. “Cars trying to return to the freeway via Durock will have to navigate traffic that is already often severely backed up,” she continued. “The stoplight does not allow sufficient time for vehicles to turn left. Cars backed up on Durock will be expected to allow cars leaving ARCO to cut in front of them — that will not go well.” Commissioners analyzed at length the project’s circulation plan, which will significantly shift when Durock Road is realigned as part of the county’s 2025 Capital Improvement
Program U.S. 50/Ponderosa Road Interchange Phase 1B project. This project includes realignment of approximately a quarter-mile of Durock Road to South Shingle Road/ Sunset Lane and potential widening of the eastbound off ramp as part of a larger interchange project. Zach Oates, senior civil engineer with the county Department of Transportation, said construction of the Durock realignment is scheduled sometime in the 2027-28 fiscal year, with 2028 being more likely. The work is expected to take about 18 months, putting the road opening sometime in 2030. District 4 Commissioner Tim Costello, whose district includes the project site, had several reservations, with traffic as it is chief among them. “It will make traffic worse, even if there is one more car,” he said of the project. He and District 2 Commissioner Bob Williams voted against accepting the environmental analysis and granting the CUP. District 1 Commissioner David Spaur, District 3 Commissioner Jeff Hansen and District 5 Commissioner Patrick Frega supported staff ’s recommendations, with the car wash condition added: • Adopt the mitigated negative declaration based on the initial study prepared by staff in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act guidelines; • Adopt the mitigation monitoring reporting program in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(d); and • Approve CUP 23-0007, based on the findings and subject to the conditions of approval as presented. As noted by both a spokesperson for the applicant and county staff, a gas station on the parcel is allowed by right per its current zoning; a CUP for the project is required because it includes a car wash. Brothers Mark and Matt Strauch operate 12 AM PM/ ARCO convenience stores, with nine featuring tunnel washes, according to the company website. Three are in El Dorado County — Placerville, Cameron Park and El Dorado Hills.
kind of plan for how we’re going to catch up,” Laine said, adding in District 1 65% of roads are listed in excellent condition but only 29% in Tahoe. “How do we strike that balance? I wish not to take from other districts — I want everyone in the county to have accessibility — but we have a clear distinction between needs here and I just don’t know how we balance that.” “With limited funding it is difficult to figure out how to address that,” Johnson responded, noting Tahoe area voters’ passage of Measure S, which increased the community’s TOT taxes to further fund road maintenance and snow removal, will likely help with the disparity. During public comment, Woodrow Deloria, executive director of the El Dorado County Transportation Commission chimed in with the fact that SB1 revenue is going down and its allocation is determined by county population, not visitors. “Our piece of the pie is getting much smaller because the gas tax revenue is declining and it is not taking into account who’s actually using the system and that’s something we really need to work on advocating to change,” Deloria told the board. Johnson and Assistant DOT Director John Kahling both noted that DOT staff takes its direction from the board, and he said supervisors could change up how funding is allocated for road maintenance projects. “If the board wants us to do things differently, here we are,” Kahling said. “We’re happy to do that split
however you want but, without that clear direction from the board, we’re not going to do anything controversial with splitting up the money.” Parlin also acknowledged the road condition disparity in the supervisorial districts but also noted it’s cheaper in the long run for the county to spend more on keeping good roads good so they don’t fall into the poor or failing category. “There is a methodology to all of this,” she said. “It is difficult, I agree. I wish we had a bazillion dollars to fix them all.” District 1 Supervisor Greg Ferrero added the No. 1 complaint he hears from constituents in El Dorado Hills is that the community generates more property tax revenue than other districts but received the standard 20% (which is what each of the five districts receives) budgeted for road maintenance. “We have expectations for our roads also,” Ferrero said. “It’s not a simple process,” District 3 Supervisor Brian Veerkamp conceded, “and I think, overall, we’re doing pretty darn good.” Staff will return to the board this winter with the most recent pavement condition report and the in the spring with the SB 1 2026-27 funding resolution. Projects slated for the 2025-26 construction season are: Larsen and Barkley roads Phase 2, and North Canyon Road Phase 1; Sly Park Road Phase 2 (Mormon Emigrant to Pleasant Valley Road), Leisure Lane, Park Creek and Mormon Emigrant Trail; Highland Village and Lakeridge Oaks; and Green Valley Road (Cameron Park Drive to Lotus Road).
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he word steward has a variety of meanings. In faith communities, stewardship means exercising prudence and thoughtful oversight of the financial resources of a place of worship. In the business world, a steward is someone who has the responsibility to JON COUPAL manage another’s assets with a legal, moral and ethical obligation to act in the best interest of the beneficiary above their own. The same applies to roles like a trustee managing a trust, a board member overseeing a company or nonprofit, or an investment steward responsible for plan assets. Although Californians should expect that our elected leaders act as good stewards of public funds, rarely is that the case. Examples of how the state misuses our tax dollars are legion. But one that came to light recently is the stunning story of a Los Angeles County employee who received a $2 million payout from the county for keeping her job. Wait, what? In a story broken by LAist, as KPCC and Southern California Public Radio is now known, it was revealed that the chief executive officer Although Californians for the county, Fesia Davenport, was should expect that paid $2 million for our elected leaders damages including alleged harm act as good stewards to “reputation, of public funds, rarely embarrassment and emotional distress.” is that the case. But the kicker is that Examples of how the she is still employed state misuses our tax as CEO. Usually, when we dollars are legion. hear about large payouts to public employees, it is the result of wrongful termination litigation. For example, one of the larger public employee wrongful termination verdicts in California was a $2.85 million award to a former police officer who sued the city of Riverside for retaliation. But in the instant case, there was no termination as Davenport still retains her title as CEO. So what justifies the $2 million jackpot? According to media reports, her beef with the county is over the passage of Measure G, a voter-approved measure that reorganizes county government. One provision of the measure changes the CEO’s position from an appointed office to one subject to an election of county voters. Measure G was put on the ballot by the Board of Supervisors and approved by the voters in 2024. It doesn’t take effect until the 2028 election. Nonetheless, the fact that the Board of Supervisors placed Measure G on the ballot obviously hurt Davenport’s feelings. In a letter
Letters to the Editor County workers deserve better EDITOR: retired from the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency in December of 2020 after 27 years, and I was a proud, 27-year member of AFSCME Local 1. I attended the recent Hold El Dorado Accountable rally held outside the Board of Supervisors’ offices because I wanted to be one more voice for fair wages, and I wanted to learn more about the issues facing Operating Engineers Local 3 members. They have now been working without a contract for two years. I want the public to know that county employees work hard and do not take advantage of taxpayer dollars. They keep our roads safe, inspect our buildings to ensure they’re safe, answer emergency dispatch calls to help protect residents’ safety and so much more. These workers deserve to be paid a prevailing wage. The turnover in El Dorado County is very high because the salaries the county pays are so low. Being a training ground for other counties deprives El Dorado County of the ability to create and retain experienced and knowledgeable workers. I would like the public to know that it’s
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Thinking about the future EDITOR: limate scientists continue warning that animal agriculture is a major driver of greenhouse gas emissions, yet national climate plans still tiptoe around reducing meat consumption.
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At last count on Tuesday, 18 family and friends were scheduled to gather at my house for Thanksgiving. That’s about average … Thanksgiving was 2015. In 1941, Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Thanksgiving in America would always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday instead of the “last Thursday” of November. (In deference to the American business community, never again to compete with Christmas shopping, so the story goes.) At last count on Tuesday, 18 family and friends were scheduled to gather at my house for Thanksgiving. That’s about average give or take three or four over the last 30-plus years. In fact, two of Georgette’s sisters got married at our Thanksgivings several years apart. Of that 18, at least three are mostly vegetarians. Two are long-time guests
for whom I usually grill up some salmon or a few jumbo shrimp. The third is a new friend who recently moved back to the U.S. after many years living and working in Europe. Our traditional holiday shenanigans might prove a bit of a culture shock, but she will be warmly welcomed into our Thanksgiving family. A number of notables share Nov. 27 birthdays along with Bill Nye, some of whose names I don’t recognize. However, Jimi Hendrix was born that day in 1940. You might remember Jimi as the wizard who famously rocked the “Star Spangled Banner” at Woodstock Aug. 18, 1969. I missed that event being otherwise occupied
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We cannot meaningfully address climate change while ignoring one of its largest contributors. Relying on “efficient production” or “methanereducing additives” will not solve a systemic problem. We must confront the reality: raising animals for food requires vast land, water and feed resources, and generates more emissions than most of us realize. A shift toward plant-based diets is one of the most effective tools we have — immediately available, scientifically supported and healthier for our communities. The longer we delay, the higher the cost to future generations. PERCY MAILLOT Placerville
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getting married the day before in Vero Beach, Fla. Bruce Lee, of martial arts and movie fame, arrived on Nov. 27 two years after Hendrix, in 1942. Caroline Kennedy made her first appearance that day in 1957. Eventually, she served as U.S. Ambassador to Japan and later to Australia under Presidents Obama and Biden. For years, I was absolutely sure I had heard that Queen Elizabeth II was a Nov. 27 kid, but alas, that’s not true. And while I am neither notable nor care to be, I did join that merry band Nov. 27, 1944. So happy birthday to us all next week, and I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’m sure I will. Chris Daley is a biweekly columnist for the Mountain Democrat.
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to county counsel, she states, “Measure G is an unprecedented event, and has had, and will continue to have, an unprecedented impact on my professional reputation, health, career, income, and retirement. My hope is that after setting aside the amount of my ask, that there can be a true focus on what the real issues are here — Measure G has irrevocably changed my life, my professional career, economic outlook, and plans for the future.” As offensive as the $2 million payout is to taxpayers, the fact that the county tried to keep the settlement confidential is a further betrayal of the
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Announcements AL-ANON is here for you if you are bothered by someone else’s drinking. Call for meeting times. (916) 3342970. https://sacal-anon.blogspot.com AMERICAN ASSOC. OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN Foothills of EDC Branch. Our mission is to advance gender equity for women & girls. Science and Math Camp Scholarships, programs & interest groups. Leave voicemail for Laurel (530) 417-7737 or Sara (530) 4177138 eldorado-ca.aauw.net AMERICAN LEGION POST 119 welcomes Veterans and guests to attend our monthly membership dinner and meeting the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 PM. Legionpost119.org CAMERON PARK NEWCOMERS CLUB meets the first Wednesday of each month at 10:30 at the Light of the Hills Lutheran Church, 3100 Rodeo Rd., CP, 95682. New and current local community members are welcome for fun and games throughout the month. For further information contact Jill Butler at 530-295-7448. El DORADO COUNTY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB Dedicated to all aspects of ham radio. Meetings held on the third Tuesday of each month at the El Dorado Sheriff ’s office, 200 Industrial Drive, Placerville, 6:30 pm. Visitors and non-hams welcome. Info at www.edcarc.net PLAY CRIBBAGE Join the Gold Country CribbersWe Play - We Teach - We Have Fun Wednesdays 4:00 PM Gilmore Senior Center 990 Lassen Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA 916-212-2465 or 916-768-4452 Struggling with life? CELEBRATE RECOVERY is for any Hurt, Habit or Hang-up. We are a faith-based recovery program for life’s issues and struggles. Join us Thursday nights at 6:30pm at Green Valley Church, 3500 Green Valley Rd, Placerville. Doors open at 6:15pm. Children’s programs are available for ages 3 months to 18 years old. Email: celebrate@greenvalley.church. Find us on Facebook: https://m.facebook. com/crgvcc/ DEMOCRATS – Come meet with the United Democrats of El Dorado County at Round Table Pizza– Missouri Flat Rd. in Placerville at noon on the 3rd Thursday of the month. Call (530)391-6414 or see
edcdems.org for more information. GOLD RUSH CHORUS now welcomes both men and women to share the joy of singing four-part harmony in the barbershop style. To learn more or to book a performance, call Howard at (530) 647-6513 or Kent (530) 651-3575 HANGTOWN WOMEN’S TENNIS CLUB. Come play tennis for fun and friendship. Meet at El Dorado High School, Acacia Street, Placerville, Wed 9 AM – 11 AM. (June - Aug 8 AM – 10 AM). Social activities, lessons. Minimal cost. Not a beginners group. Some tennis experience/ability required. Call Monica 530-306-7066. MONDAY CLUB BRIDGE seeks more players. The club is a very informal, friendly group and invites interested men and women party bridge players to join. The club meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at Denny’s Restaurant on Fair Lane in Placerville at 10:00 am. Addiction or Relationship problem? Call 530 231-7728 our free counseling can help you. Positive Realism, 3430 Robin Ln., Cameron Park. Meet first and third Wednesday of every month, 7pm. Come and enjoy a paid lunch with the Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA) for CalPERS retirees and spouses.The meetings are held at 11:30 AM on May 19, July 21, September 15 and November 17, 2025 at Denny’s (3446 Coach Lane) Cameron Park. Call 530 919 7515 for programs and information. SENIOR PEER COUNSELING Seniors 55 and over who are grieving, depressed or having issues related to aging can meet one-on-one with a caring senior, professionally supervised and trained to listen and encourage. Call (530)621-6304 to leave a message and get started. TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION OF EL DORADO COUNTY Our mission is to educate the public on tax issues that affect them. Our meetings are held every Monday morning from 7:30 to 8:30 at Denny’s Restaurant, Fair Lane Drive, Placerville. Meetings are open to the public. For more information call Louis (530) 622-6763. We are a non-partisan organization.
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SPORTS Oak Ridge faces Grant in football semifinals tonight Mike Bush
Mountain Democrat correspondent A trip to the CIF SacJoaquin Section Football Playoffs Division I title game is on the line at Trojan Stadium on Friday. No. 2 seed Oak Ridge (8-3) welcomes No. 3 seed Grant (7-4), out of Sacramento in a semifinal game scheduled to start at 7 p.m. “We’re very excited moving on,” said Oak Ridge head coach Casey Taylor. “We’re looking forward to playing a real good game in the semifinals.” Oak Ridge, which took second place in the rugged Sierra Foothill League, reached the semifinal game after coming from behind to post a 14-13 win over No. 7 Central Catholic, out of Modesto, at Trojan Field on Nov. 14. Grant, which is a member of the Metro Conference (a D-II league), posted a 35-22 victory over No. 6 Edison of Stockton also on Nov. 14. The Grant-Oak Ridge winner will battle the other winner in the semifinal game between No. 4 Monterey Trail of Elk Grove at topseed Folsom, which is also being played today at 7 p.m.
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Oak Ridge quarterback Nick Johnson (12) gets ready to handoff the football to running back Jasen Womack (10) in a CIF SJS D-I playoff game against Central Catholic at Trojan Stadium on Nov. 14. Tonight, the Trojans will host Grant in a semifinal game. The winners will play for the section’s D-I blue banner at Sacramento City College on Friday, Nov. 28, at 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s semifinal game at Trojan Stadium is the first time Oak Ridge and Grant have played each other in
the playoffs. The Trojans and Pacers have faced each other in non-league and league games since the early 2010s.
The key to tonight’s game, Taylor pointed out, is n See FOOTBALL, page A9
Cross country section meet yields triumph, heartbreak Nate Monley
Special to the Mountain Democrat Willow Hills Park in Folsom was awash in a sea of high school colors on Saturday, Nov. 17, as cross country athletes representing the more than 200 high schools in the Sac-Joaquin Section competed to send their fastest runners on to the state meet in Fresno. For most, this is the culmination of a long season that begins with summer miles in June and finishes with this weekend’s section championship race through the grueling hills and long, gentle downslope finish line around the Willow Hills Reservoir. High school tents festooned the park, while the amplified announcing of Scott Abbott, executive director of the Sacramento Running Association, called in each runner at the finish throughout the day. A cadre of the fastest runners advanced to the state final in Fresno in a few weeks, including several local teams and individuals. Ponderosa High School brought home one of the most compelling storylines
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Above, Clara Pinjuv, Jane Reed, Madeleine Reiman and Angel Hammonds round the first corner on the way to a third-place team finish for Union Mine JV girls.
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Cross country runners Emelyn Angelo and Sadi Angelo helped their Ponderosa High School team get a spot at the state meet in Fresno. of the day with its girls varsity squad fighting for a team qualification to the state meet. Led by second- and third-place finishes from Emelyn Angelo and Sadi Angelo, the heroes of the finish were Ponderosa’s third, fourth and fifth runners — Alex Grunder, Avery Wilson and Mabel Best
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— who put forth mighty efforts and finished high enough to push the Lady Bruins into second place as a team. “We never dreamed our 3, 4, 5 would score us into state,” Coach Brian Weiland reflected on the accomplishment. “Avery stepped it up and was the difference
maker today.” Ponderosa’s boys team won the section by more than 20 points and will hang a banner in their gym, led by top-10 finishes from Grady Morris, Braden Himley and Devin Maldonado. Another notable finish for the Bruins was a schoolrecord 11:30 2-mile time from sophomore Dusty Smith, propelling his team to the JV section championship in Division III. It was a different, gutting day for
the Union Mine Diamondbacks. Despite placing sixth and eighth overall in the Division IV boys championship — spots that would normally virtually guarantee a ticket to state — the top two boys, David Warden and Patrick Pinjuv, missed advancing due to the team and individual scoring system in cross country. On the girls side, three seniors missed the race, and the top finisher, freshman Serin Monley, fell short of advancing to state by
one place. At the same time, the future looks bright for the Diamondbacks. Along with returning varsity boys Patrick Pinjuv, Christian Whitmore-Cardenas, Ryder WhitmoreCardenas and Mason Cardozo, the JV girls finished within two points of first place as a team, the JV boys team placed fourth and Monley was the fastest freshman in the girls Division IV varsity race. n See CROSS COUNTRY, page A9
Trojan runners race to place at sections Special to the Mountain Democrat The Oak Ridge High School varsity boys cross country team took first at last weekend’s Sac-Joaquin Section Championships at Willow Hills Park in Folsom while the varsity girls took second. “Varsity boys Thomas Capelli, Roman Zamora, Wesley Ewing, Dax Whann, Oscar Carrillo, Ben Gutierrez and Bailey Van Leemput put in a tremendous team effort to win sections,” Coach Rob Fairley shared. “They raced very strong on the two-loop, hilly 5K Willow Hills course. This is the second time our boys have won
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The Trojans’ varsity boys cross country team earned a first-place finish at Sac-Joaquin Section Championships. sections. 2011 was the varsity boys’ last section championship.” Capelli and Zamora placed in the top 10.
Capelli had the second fastest time at Oak Ridge on the 5K Willow Hills course with a time of 15:56.9. Troy Esparza
in 2022 set the school record with a time of 15:51.3. n See TROJANS, page A9
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“We had a day full of hard efforts, season bests, personal records and heartbreak,” said Coach Kyle Fujitsubo. “However, it was a day that our team can build off, our seniors can be proud of and our runners will be hungry to finish in the spring during track and field.” Coach Fuji also gave a shout-out to senior runners Maggie Hopson, Eliza Hodnett, Selah Monley, Laila Chamberlain, Anakin Azevedo and David Warden. As for the elder statesman of foothills high schools, El Dorado continued its remarkable run on the girls’varsity side, spearheaded by top-10 finishes from their dynamic duo, Kendall Campora and Ameliana Amorosa. Amorosa was particularly notable, posting a Willow
Hills PR with nearly a one-minute improvement over her 2024 time. The Lady Cougars advanced to the state meet with a third-place overall team finish. Along with Campora and Amorosa, they saw strong efforts from freshmen Serenity Lemmon and Misty Blair, portending an even stronger El Dorado team in the future. Coach Peanut Harms commented that his team has even more in the tank for state, particularly with smarter starts and finishes. “We’d rather win the last 400 than the first 400,” said Harms. “We’re going to have our strongest team of the year at state.” El Dorado’s JV boys squad also had an impressive day, placing third as a team led by Mason Pike and Marshal French.
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Varsity girls Adriana Ingargiola, Giuliana Martino, Addie Yip, Maya Day, Emi Madsen, Sutton Paulsen, Lauren Tiedeman also put in a terrific team effort to qualify for the state meet. Three varsity girls — Ingargiola, Martino, Yip — placed in the top 10. “We are hoping all the varsity girls will be strong and healthy ... for the state meet,” Fairley said. The JV boys’ team — Rocket Buu, Doug Dudek, Isaac Briggs, Cooper Smith, Owen Kraft, Carter Suchanek, Linden Pike — placed fourth in the
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competition. The sophomore boys’ team — Austin Mackovic, Braden Laxamana, Filip Kruckenberg, Jack Clarke, Paul Madsen, Rob Anderson, Braden Bennett — placed first. “We had some individuals who raced very well in the JV girls race — Loti Boucher, Josie Springer, Serena Ratcliff — and the Frosh/Soph girls race — Elise Sale, Serapha, Emily Ratcliff,” Fairley added. “We are taking two teams to the state meet which will be a blast!” The state meet will be held Nov. 29 at Woodward Park in Fresno.
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making fewer mistakes that results in penalties. The Trojans and Central Catholic were whistled for many penalties in their playoff game. “We, obviously, have to play better ... to have a chance,” said Taylor after his Trojans defeated the Raiders. “We didn’t play our best (against Central), so we have a lot of improving to do.” The Trojans’ offense has many weapons for the Pacers’ defense to face when they hit the field. Oak Ridge platoons two quarterbacks in junior Nick Johnson and sophomore Luke Taber. Johnson has completed 76 of 129 passes for 1,197 yards and nine touchdowns this season. Taber has thrown 39 completed passes out of 61 attempts for 485 yards and three touchdowns. Jasen Womack has been a Swiss Army knife for the Trojans. The senior running back who doubles as a wide
receiver has 117 carries for 560 yards and nine touchdowns. In the air, he’s hauled in 32 receptions for 412 yards and two touchdowns for a combined 11 touchdowns this season. On defense, the Trojans have an all-star cast of players who have 30 or more tackles. Ascheli Andrade, a middle linebacker, leads the way with 80 tackles. Another middle linebacker in Brayden Molloy and outside linebacker Ben Rivas, only a sophomore, have 63 tackles each. Oak Ridge is gunning to play in its fourth consecutive section title game. Grant is looking to play in its fourth consecutive section title game, having to move up to D-I this season after playing in D-II and D-III in recent years. The Pacers won the D-II crown in 2024 and collected two more blue banners in D-III in 2023 and 2022.
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HOROSCOPE by Holiday Mathis ■ TODAY ARIES (March 21-April 19). Today it’s not just about knowing what steps to take; it’s knowing what order to take them in. Get the help of someone who’s done it, and don’t be afraid to ask lots of questions. Getting the order right is absolutely crucial to a successful outcome. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You can feel deeply for what others are going through and still know that not every situation is yours to rescue. Because your first responsibility is to yourself and your inner circle. When that is taken care of, then you can extend compassion outward. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your vibe is delightfully odd today, and the right people will love it. Expect curious glances and unexpected introductions. When the universe sends kindred spirits your way, get their number. The plot thickens from here. CANCER (June 22-July 22). You’re skilled at weighing options, which is great for understanding but not great for momentum. When you’ve decided on a direction and are ready to progress, close off all other roads. Commit to one destination and route, and success will follow. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Tides of change are powerful and pointless to fight. Stay relaxed, and provide no resistance. Float through. Eventually, seas calm, and that’s when you can start to swim again in the direction that makes sense. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). If you reach and they run, you’re not in a relationship of reciprocity; you’re in a game. It’s better to be in a dance than a game. There’s no chasing in dance, just maintaining space to avoid stepping on toes.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll see how you’re a little different from who you were, and that’s proof of how you’ve grown and where you’re going, too. Today brings indicators you can use when you decide what stays and what goes for the new version. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You pay attention, notice how things work and show genuine interest in others. This way of being has you blending and contributing. It’s social savvy. It’s cultural intuition. It’s why you belong everywhere. Your curiosity, humility and respect make any environment feel like home. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Newness is often inherently uncomfortable, which is why not everyone is an adventurer. But you know the secret. You never know where you might find belonging until you step out of the places where you already belong. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The person you can be silly around is a treasure in your realm of relationships and worthy of special care. Don’t think in terms of what you need to do to keep connected; think in terms of what you can do that’s over the top. Make a memory. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). An eagle sees sharply from above; an owl sees in the dark — animals develop sight suited to finding their food. You, too, see what you seek. Your longings and goals determine what stands out to you in the world. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’re a kind of channeler today. Once the channel opens, insights will start to flow effortlessly — an abundance of ideas, phrases, plans, solutions will seem dictated from a wiser part of yourself. Grab a pen and get this down as fast as it comes to you.
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KNOW Nov. 21 The Sierra Renaissance Society presents a Veteran Panel Discussion by Dick Morris who will be joined by a panel of veterans from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Mother Lode Lions Hall in Diamond Springs, 4701 Missouri Flat Road. Admission is free for members; the public is invited to attend two meetings for free. The Sierra Renaissance Society of El Dorado County is dedicated to life-long learning and hosts presentations and workshops throughout the year. For more information visit srsedc. org. The Stage at Burke Junction presents Homegrown Comedy from 8-10 p.m. For tickets and more information visit stageatburke.com. Soaked In Bleach (Nirvana tribute) will perform 7-11 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com. Ariel Jean band will perform at the Red Hawk Casino Stage Bar, 8 p.m. to midnight. For more information visit redhawkcasino.com. The City Theatre at Sacramento City College presents “The Nutcracker: a British Panto” through Dec. 14. For more information visit citytheatre.net. The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley presents The War And Treaty with opener Thunderstorm Artis at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information visit thecenterforthearts.org.
Nov. 22 The El Dorado Hills Town Center begins its Elf on the Boulevard scavenger hunt daily through Dec. 24. Children search and find the hidden elves in participating businesses get their holiday map stamped by each business. The first 200 children to return their completed map will receive a special gift and all names of participants will be entered to win one grand prize. For more information visit edhtowncenter.com. The Cameron Park Community Services District will host a Christmas Craft Faire at 2502 Country Club Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring unique handmade gifts, holiday cheer and a special visit from Santa and the Elves. For more information visit cameronpark.org. Mellowood Vineyard in Fair Play will host a Welcome Fall Soup Soiree from noon to 5 p.m. For more information visit mellowoodvineyard.com. Mastroserio Winery in Fairplay will host Improvisation Jazz with Ruggero and Friends from noon to 4 p.m. For more information visit mastroseriowinery.com. Hangtown Thrash Presents: Tomb of MInerva + Dread + Beheader + Serpentera will take place, 6-11 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com. Ride Captain Ride will perform at the Red Hawk Casino Stage Bar, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. For more information visit redhawkcasino.com. Toogood Winery in Fairplay n See KNOW, page B4
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It’s a hard knock life for the cast of “Scenes from Annie” performing for the public tonight at the Dream Catchers EDH’s campus in El Dorado Hills.
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Dream Catchers EDH Theater’s latest production “Scenes from Annie” opened on Nov. 14 to an audience of mostly family and friends. Dream Catchers is a nonprofit day program that provides adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities opportunities to socialize, gain job skills and participate in group activities including theater. Dream Catchers CEO and Executive Director Jonathan Reis is also the director of the theater and said the staff is very proud of the hard work that went into this production. “We’re going into our third year at our new location and this show is bigger and better than our shows before this. I wanted to use as many songs as possible from all of the different “Annie” performances. I also took some liberties with a part of the show. A fun addition was one thought of by Jai who plays plays Miss Hannagan. As is the name of the show, ‘Scenes from Annie’ gives us the best moments of Annie.” Jai, the actor who plays Miss Hannagan said he enjoys playing the part adding “Miss Hannagan is an antihero, not a villain. She’s a little greedy and she doesn’t like children.” Connor, who plays Rooster said his character is a “bad con-artist who, along with Lilly St. Regis, trick Daddy Warbucks into thinking that he is Annie’s father.” Will, who plays Daddy Warbucks describes his character
The titular heroine/orphan contemplates what might happen tomorrow when the sun comes out, above, while the cast brushes up on its ensemble work, below. as “a grand billionaire who only cares about money, power and fame.” Will said he has performed in several other productions at Dream Catchers including “Mary Poppins,” “Grinch” and “Aladdin.” He said, “I like performing.” Another performance of the play is open to the public on Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at 5041 Robert J. Mathews Parkway, Suite 400, El Dorado Hills. To RSVP for Friday’s performance, contact: autumng@ dreamcatchersedh.org. Tickets are available at the door.
About Dream Catchers EDH Dream Catchers EDH is a nonprofit organization that supports individuals
with intellectual and developmental disabilities by offering programs that build independence, confidence and community connection. The organization
emphasizes values such as safety, self-advocacy and inclusivity, and provides tuition waivers to all participants who need them. Dream Catchers EDH is also developing a future
“Dream Home,” designed to offer a safe, supportive living environment for adults with IDDs seeking greater independence. Learn more at dreamcatchersedh.org.
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Holiday concert “Jingles & Jazz” coming to the IOOF Hall Lynn Schardt Music On The Divide
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he holiday spirit will be in full swing the weekend of Dec. 6-7 in Georgetown. The whole community looks forward to the first weekend of December each year for the Christmas tree lighting, the Parade of Lights, the craft fairs and the concert in the decorated IOOF Hall. This year, Music On The Divide is bringing a wonderful Christmas show performed by Cantare Chorale of the Sierra Foothills in collaboration with Folsom Lake College Falcon’s Choir, Oak Ridge High School Jazz Combo and special guest instrumentalists. The program will include a jazzy take on favorite seasonal classics such as “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” “Somewhere in My Memory,” “It’s Beginning to Look Like a Lot Like Christmas,” “Santa Baby” and “Where Are You Christmas?” The Cantare Chorale is a mixed soprano, alto, tenor and bass choir of 20-30 members who love to sing all
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The Cantare Chorale will be joined by several special guests at the IOOF Hall on Dec. 6-7. styles and genres of music. Concerts include classics, madrigals, folk music, popular, jazz, seasonal, modern arrangements, and more — both accompanied and a capella. They incorporate educational components to inform, engage and educate the audiences.
Cantare Chorale was formed in 1992 to bring quality choral music to El Dorado County. In the past 33 years, the chorale has performed more than 300 times for the local community and brought their voices as far as Carnegie Hall in New York City. Since 2014 the chorale
has been under the exceptional leadership of Artistic Director Mariia Pechenova, who is also music professor of vocal and choral programs at Folsom Lake College. They are accompanied by talented pianist Wendy Payton, who also accompanies the choir at Union Mine
High School, serves as choir director, hand bell director and organist for First Lutheran Church in Placerville, and teaches piano and organ in Shingle Springs, Placerville and at El Dorado Hills Music. Doors will open to members of MOTD and online ticket holders at
2 p.m. on Dec. 7, and for door ticket sales at 2:30 p.m. The music will run 3-5 p.m., with an intermission for festive snacks and beverages in the back hall. Tickets may be purchased at the door, as space allows, with cash or check only. Tickets in advance are at eventbrite.com.
Re:Visions Home Goods debuts fresh Holiday makeover Dina Gentry
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra Re:Visions, the beloved volunteerrun home goods store in Cameron Park, welcomed the community on Nov. 11 following a full holiday redecorating effort that transformed the shop into a festive destination for seasonal décor, unique gifts and one-ofa-kind home treasures. Re:Visions is operated entirely by volunteers, and every item sold is donated by community members. As a result,
100% of proceeds benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northern Sierra and its mission to provide life-changing mentorship programs to youth across El Dorado, Nevada and eastern Placer counties. Visitors can now stroll through the store to find decorated Christmas trees, a wide variety of holiday décor, curated home goods and an ever-changing selection of gift items just in time for the season of giving. “This is truly one of the most magical times of the year at Re:Visions,” said Lisa
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The store has taken on a festive atmosphere for the holidays. purchase at Re:Visions and every donation made to BBBSNS moves us closer to securing a brighter future for the children we serve.” The community is encouraged to support the mission by shopping at Re:Visions, donating quality goods, volunteering or making a financial contribution at BBBSNS.org. Re:Visions is located in the Goldorado Shopping Center in Cameron Park and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more visit the Re:Visions Facebook at tinyurl.com/yuubpzf7.
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concert at the Torch Club Nov. 30. The band, known for its tight horn section, soulful vocals and genre-blending sound, will take the stage for its first-ever performance at the historical club. Doors open at 3 p.m., with tickets available at the door. HipNosis 2.0 marks a major shift for the group after more than three years with its previous configuration. The new lineup will showcase original compositions from members of the collective, along with reimagined arrangements of well-known songs. The band’s style spans funk, jazz, soul, blues and rock, with “an eclectic mix” of material planned for the debut show, according to the group. The concert will also be HipNosis’ final performance of 2025. Founded on the idea of pairing “hip” — a stance in opposition to an unfree world — with “nosis,” meaning esoteric or spiritual knowledge, the group says its evolution into HipNosis 2.0 represents a new creative direction. The band promises fresh material, standout solos and the polished musicianship that has defined its sound. “This is a very special event you won’t want to miss,” the group said in its announcement. For more information visit sacblues.org.
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l Dorado County Federated Church will bring its free concert series back to the community on Sunday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. with a performance by the PaCaRe Trio, whose program celebrates the beloved films of Studio Ghibli. The ensemble — violinist Paolo Reyes, cellist Carrie Miller and pianist Renee Harris — will perform themes from “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Kiki’s Delivery Service” and “Princess Mononoke.” The musicians, each
accomplished in their own right, aim to create an afternoon of familyfriendly music that resonates with fans of the iconic animation studio as well as newcomers. Make a Joyful Noise, the church’s ongoing concert series, is designed to make live music accessible to all. Admission is free, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. El Dorado County Federated Church is located at 1031 Thompson Way in Placerville. For more information, visit eldoradofederatedchurch.org or call (530) 622-0273.
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Tenn., including at Third Man Records, the recording studio founded by musician Jack White. Her recent credits also include sets at The Comedy Store on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles and The Mothership in Austin. “Going Going Goine!” will feature a lineup of regional comedians, blending character work, live auction segments and variety-style comedy. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund. Birrer said the show is designed to spotlight local talent while offering audiences something “a little different” from a traditional stand-up night. The event will take place at The Stage at Burke Junction in Cameron Park. For tickets and more information visit stageatburke.com.
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olsom Lake Symphony has announced the winners of this year’s Young Artists Competition. “Congratulations to all our participants,” FLS officials note. “This year’s competition was extremely competitive and the talent level in our community continues to be amazing.”
Winners Grand prize — Arthur Bekdjanov, 15, violin Division 1 — First: Emrys Tu, 11, piano; second: Alex Tao, 10, piano; third: Catherine Liu, 10, piano. Division 2 — First: Haruki Murata, 14, violin; second: Yichen Huang, 13,
piano; third: Ishan Gotter, 14, violin. Division 3 — First: Gavin Dudgeon, 16, violin; second: Preston Yen, 17, cello; third: Kanako Hayashi, 16, piano. Competition winners will be in recital in Stage 3 at the Harris Center for the Arts on the Folsom Lake College campus in Folsom at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. They will perform a variety of works including the first movements from Bruch, Sibelius and Vieuxtemps violin concertos, movements from Beethoven, Grieg and Ravel piano concertos and more. The grand prize winner will perform with the symphony at its March 14, 2026, Family Concert. For more information visit folsomlakesymphony.com.
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apital Stage will present a special limited run and the Sacramento premiere of “I and You,” a celebrated drama by Bay Area native and nationally recognized playwright Lauren Gunderson. Named “the most produced playwright” by American Theatre Magazine for several consecutive years, Gunderson has built a devoted following for stories that center on women, balance humor and heart, and pose thoughtful questions to audiences. Capital Stage patrons may remember Gunderson’s co-authorship of the popular “Christmas at Pemberley” series, a holiday staple for the company in recent years. With
“I and You,” she shifts the focus to high school students Caroline and Anthony, strangers who are abruptly paired when Anthony arrives in Caroline’s bedroom to work on an English project she didn’t realize was due the next day. Washington Speaks called the play “unforgettable. The end will leave you gasping.” The Capital Stage production will be directed by Imani Mitchell, known to local audiences for “Predictor.” The cast features McKenna Sennet, a past participant in Playwrights’ Revolution making her mainstage debut, and the return of Braeden Harris, who appeared in “Georgiana & Kitty.” “I and You” runs Dec. 3–28 at Capital Stage in Midtown Sacramento. For tickets and more information visit capstage.org.
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The Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera presents “Bluebeard’s Castle” at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information call (916) 476-5975 or visit sacphilopera.org.
Ed Wilson will perform at Helwig Winery in Plymouth from noon to 3 p.m.
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The Morgan Wallen Experience will perform at 7 p.m. at Sutter Creek Theatre in Sutter Creek. For tickets and more information call (916) 425-0077 or visit suttercreektheatre.com.
The Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera presents Opera on the Go with Goldie B. Locks & the Three Singing Bears, The beloved children’s story brought to life like never before. The free, all ages event will take place at Mary L. Stephens Davis Library, 315 E. 14th St., Davis. For tickets and more information call (916) 476-5975 or visit sacphilopera.org.
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Nov. 28 Ring in the holidays at the Hometown Holiday on Main annual Tree Lighting celebration on Main Street in Placerville from 4-8 p.m. The event will include live holiday entertainment, live music with the Golden Cadillacs, specials at Main Street merchants and eateries and a visit from Santa Claus at T.W. Bonkers. For more information visit cityofplacerville.org.
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Open Mic Night hosted by Garratt Wilkin will take place, 5-8 p.m. and Rockstar Karaoke from 8-11 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.
Matt Rainey & The Dippin Sauce Friendsgiving will take place, 7-10 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.
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The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley presents Live From Laurel Canyon, Songs of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at 7 p.m. For tickets and more information visit thecenterforthearts.org.
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Marty O’Reilly will perform, 4-6 p.m. and the Music of Garcia and Kahn will perform, 7:30-9:30 p.m. at The Green Room Social Club in downtown Placerville. For tickets and more information visit clubgreenroom.com.
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El Dorado County Federated Church will host the free concert series, Make A Joyful Noise, at 2 p.m. with a performance by the PaCaRe Trio. The program includes music from the beloved films of Studio Ghibli including themes from “My Neighbor Totoro,” “Kiki’s Delivery Service” and “Princess Mononoke.” The trio features Paolo Reyes, violin; Carrie Miller, cello; and Renee Harris, piano. Admission is free and seating is first come, first served. For more information about the work of Federated Church visit eldoradofederatedchurch.org or call the church office at (530) 622-0273.
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Olde Coloma Theatre presents “Thrice Upon a North Pole Christmas” ... Or ... “Get Lost, Jack Frost!” through Dec. 21. For tickets and more information go to oldecolomatheatre.com. Nick Eng Band will perform at the Red Hawk Casino Stage Bar, 8 p.m. to midnight. For more information visit redhawkcasino.com. The Center for the Arts in Grass Valley presents Django Festival All Stars featuring Veronica Swift at 8 p.m. For tickets and more information visit thecenterforthearts.org.
Nov. 29 Imagination Theatre at the El Dorado Fairgrounds in Placerville presents “Into the Woods” through Dec. 21. For tickets and more information visit itplacerville.org. Rockify will perform at the Red Hawk Casino Stage Bar, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. For more information visit redhawkcasino.com. Toogood Winery in Fairlplay will host a Private Reserve Wine Tasting at 11:30 a.m. and again on Sunday, same time. For more information visit toogoodwinery.com. Lacy J Dalton will perform at 7 p.m. at Sutter Creek Theatre in Sutter Creek. For tickets and more information call (916) 425-0077 or visit suttercreektheatre.com. The Sutter Creek Art Show will take place at the Sutter Creek Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and again on Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call (209) 304-0867.
Now Placerville Arts Association will host 59th National Mother Lode Art Exhibition through Nov. 22 at the Mills Station Arts & Culture Center in Rancho Cordova. For more information visit placervillearts.com. Arts and Culture El Dorado will host “In the Meadow” presented by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Exhibits and Collections Center in partnership with concept:art+movement through Jan. 11, 2026 at the Switchboard Gallery. For more information visit artsandcultureeldorado.org. Cantiga Wineworks, 5980 Meyers Land in Somerset, is having Happy Hour with Fritz on Fridays from 3-6 p.m. Come for the wine, stay for the games, conversation and community. For more information call (530) 621-1696. Miraflores Winery, 2120 Four Springs Trail in Placerville, is having Sparkling Sundays, the one day of the week where two fabulous sparklers are poured. Try a complimentary tasting of Blanc de Noirs and Brut. Both are crafted with organically grown grapes from Sonoma County and created in the traditional Methode Champenoise style. Call (530) 647-8505 or email info@mirafloreswinery.com for more information. Shadow Ranch in Somerset will host Grilled Cheese Sundays every Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. through winter. For more information visit shadowranch.com. B Street Theatre in Sacramento presents “Dog Mom” through Nov. 30 at The Sofia in Sacramento. For tickets and more information call (916) 443-5300 or visit bstreettheatre.org. Falcon’s Eye Theatre presents “Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play” through Nov. 23 at Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College. For tickets and more information call (916) 608-6888 or visit harriscenter.net. Harris Center for the Arts in Folsom presents “Chicago” through Nov. 23. For tickets and more information call (916) 608-6888 or visit harriscenter.net. Elder Options is accepting donations for its Carrie’s Corner Holiday Giving campaign through Dec. 15. Collecting blankets and socks, activity sets and games, baking kits, puzzles, personal care items, hats, gloves, gardening supplies and herb gardens. Donations can n See KNOW, page B5
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Classes led by Callista Angelli on Mondays from 2-3:30 p.m., through Jan. 19. For questions or to register email callista_ angelli@yahoo.com.
The Gallery at 48 Natoma presents Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer, an exhibition of prints/posters by renowned printshop and community space Taller Arte de Nuevo Amanecer in Woodland, on view through Jan. 8, 2026. For more information call (916) 461-6601 or visit folsom.ca.us/government/parksrecreation/facilities/gallery-at48-natoma.
The Sacramento Fine Arts Center in Carmichael presents Abstract Intentions through Nov. 22. For more information visit sacfinearts.org. The Sacramento History Museum presents RCAF in Mictlán: 50th Anniversary of Dia de los Muertos on display through April 5, 2026. For more information visit sachistorymuseum.org.
The 2025 Toys for Tots El Dorado County/Placerville campaign is underway and the iconic Toys for Tots campaign donation containers can be found at businesses throughout the county. For further information and documentation requirements visit placerville-ca.toysfortots. org.
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through Jan. 25, 2026. To learn more visit famsf.org/exhibitions/ art-of-manga. Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento presents Black & Gold – Traditional and Contemporary Japanese and Chinese Ceramics through Dec. 31; Black Artists in America: From the Bicentennial to September 11 through Jan. 11, 2026; Pueblo Pottery – Native American Pottery and Sculpture through Dec. 31, 2030; A Taste of Beauty, Spoons of Africa from the collection of Richard Ulevitch through Jan. 11, 2026 For more information visit crockerart.org.
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California Railroad Museum presents the Restored No. 9 Steam Locomotive and companion Exhibit are on display inside the historic roundhouse through January 2026. For tickets and more information visit californiarailroad.museum. Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento hosts Art Rx, Docent led discussions for those with chronic pain and their friends, family and caregivers, second and fourth Saturdays at 11 a.m.; Meet Me at the Museum: tours designed for visitors with Alzheimer’s and other dementias, using art observation and conversation to foster engagement and social
interaction, second Fridays at 11 a.m.; and Highly Descriptive Tours, 50-minute tours with detailed verbal descriptions and guided discussion for blind or low-vision individuals and their guests, fourth Fridays at 1
p.m. For more information visit crockerart.org. The Mills Station Arts and Culture Center in Rancho Cordova hosts Live Model Drawing classes every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Learn more at rcmacc.org.
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Applications are open to join the Placerville Public Art Committee. The committee will include seven members representing the community, arts, design and local history. To learn more visit artsandcultureeldorado. org/public-art-committeeapplication.
FINAL FILING DATE: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. First review date for applications will be held on November 26, 2025. An application can be printed from the District website at www.gd-pud.org or request an application by emailing Stephanie Beck at slbeck@gd-pud.org. Return a completed application to the District office by mail, or email to: slbeck@gd-pud.org. Georgetown Divide Public Utility District P.O. Box 4240, Georgetown, CA. 95634 For further information call (530) 333-4356 or visit our website at www.gd-pud.org
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City Theatre will open ‘The Nutcracker, A Panto’ tonight at Sacramento City College.
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Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band is celebrating the season with a tribute to Mannheim Steamroller.
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ANCHO CORDOVA — The community is invited to join the Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band in celebrating the season with “A Fresh Aire Holiday – Celebrating the Music of Mannheim Steamroller.” The festive program will be performed on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. at Koreana Plaza, 10971 Olson Drive, and again on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. at the Cordova Performing Arts Center, 2239 Chase Drive, in Rancho Cordova. Admission is free, and guests are encouraged to bring non-perishable food donations to support the Rancho Cordova Food Locker, assisting local families during the holiday season. This year’s program highlights the groundbreaking sound of Mannheim Steamroller, the American music group founded by composer and producer Chip Davis. Davis founded the ensemble in 1974 and described its style as “eighteenth-century classical rock.” Known for blending classical traditions with modern rock and electronic elements, Mannheim Steamroller has re-imagined holiday music for more than four decades and has sold millions
of records worldwide. The concert will feature Mannheim Steamroller favorites including “A Fresh Aire Christmas,” “Joy to the World,” “Pat-A-Pan,” “Celebration,” “Greensleeves,” and selections from The Polar Express, plus more festive surprises designed to fill the audience with holiday spirit. At the Dec. 14 performance the band will be joined by the Cordova High School Concert Choir, adding a rich choral dimension to the joyful celebration. Families, friends and music lovers of all ages are welcome to attend this free, family-friendly event. It offers a perfect way to enjoy the magic of live music, celebrate community spirit and share in the warmth of the season. Under the direction of Tom Seaton, the Rancho Cordova River City Concert Band is a volunteer-driven community ensemble dedicated to bringing quality concert-band music to the greater Sacramento area. The band provides opportunities for local musicians to perform and fosters a love of music through free public concerts and engagement with the community. For more information visit rcrccb.org or follow the band on social media.
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ACRAMENTO — City Theatre at Sacramento City College will present “The Nutcracker, A Panto” by Christine Nicholson and Luther Hanson, directed by Hanson. The production opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. Performances run through Dec. 14 with evening and matinée showings. All performances will be held in the Art Court Theatre in the Performing Arts Center on the Sacramento City College campus at 3835 Freeport Blvd. Join Dame Drosselmeier, Fritz, Panto Rocking Horse, Clara and the Nutcracker as they prepare to fight the Mouse King and save their holiday party. Expect singing, dancing, plenty of bad jokes and, as always, candy. The show is fun for the whole family. “The Nutcracker, A Panto” is directed by Hanson. The artistic team includes Jonathan Blum, music direction; Corey Winfield, vocal direction; Lisa Ross, choreography; Nicole Sivell, costume design; Wiley, scenic and sound design; Isaiah Leeper, lighting design; Scott Bailey, properties design; and Kayla Carrero, stage manager. The cast includes Josh Laquian, Mia Matista, Mark Silver, Joshua Dalton, Charley Blunt, Dennis Redpath, Sarah Palmero, Matt Nelsenador, Andrew DeCamp, Jacob DeHart, Marcus Wilson, Japeth Xiong, Myah Doty, CJ Renteria, Makedah Mills, Ryler Maier, Sinead Kennedy, Holly Nicola and Riley J. Burke. A panto, short for pantomime, is a family-friendly theatrical comedy that blends music, slapstick humor, exaggerated characters and often audience participation. The art form often involves the tradition of men playing female roles (dame) and young women playing young male roles (principal boy). Popular around the holidays, pantos typically reimagine familiar fairy tales with local jokes, improvisation and playful asides, creating an energetic, interactive experience for all ages.
About City Theatre City Theatre is the performing arts program at Sacramento City College, part of the Los Rios Community College District. Its season includes four Mainstage productions, two Storytime Theatre children’s shows and the elementary school touring troupe known as the Pennywhistle Players. Storytime Theatre returned in spring 2023 and continues today. Each summer, City Theatre produces the Sacramento Shakespeare Festival. The company welcomes all students and community members to audition and participate in its award-winning productions. For tickets and more information visit citytheatre.net.
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One year Beatrice, a young girl in Uganda, received a goat as a gift. t first she didn’t think it was such a great gift. What she really wanted was money to go to school. ut Beatrice’s family was very poor. There was little money for medicine, clothes, blankets or food. School was simply a dream.
Much to Beatrice’s surprise, the goat changed all that!
Unscramble these words to find out the other kinds of gift animals Heifer International can provide to people in need.
And, the one little goat gave more milk than her family could drink, so they could sell it and make money.
fter a few months of selling the goat’s milk, Beatrice had enough money to go to school!
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Beatrice’s goat was a gift from an organization called Heifer International. Children and adults can both help Heifer International give farm animals and training to needy families around the world. The gift of a goat is $120. Or you can share the cost with others for a $10 donation.
rinking the goat’s milk made Beatrice and her five younger sisters and brothers healthier. The manure from the goat fertilized the garden and made it more productive.
To find out how you can give a goat to a family visit www.heifer.org.
Beatrice named her goat Mugisa. Use the code to find out what that means. Do you think that was a good name for her goat?
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
When we typed this press release we made some mistakes in letter combinations. Can you match the correct letter combinations to the correct words? Some combinations belong in more than one place.
From Dog Biscuits to a Water Buffalo, 4th Graders Make a Difference Kathy Zeichman’s f _ _ rth-
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HEIFER MEDICINE MARKET MILK MANURE MONEY SURPRISE MUGISA FARM GOAT ANIMAL COINS GIFT BEATRICE UGANDA
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Helpful Hunt
Look through today’s newspaper and find five or more ways people are helping others.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Standards Link: Civics: Understand the role of volunteerism and organized groups in social and political life.
When Heifer International gives a goat or other animal to a family, the family must “pass on the gift.” Recipient families give the animal's first female The cost of any offspring to animal purchased another includes training family in and medicines to need. That keep the animal family, in healthy. turn, passes on the gift to another family. So one gift multiplies throughout the community!
In addition to farm animals, people can give the gift of trees at www.heifer.org. Young trees, called seedlings, can be planted to create a small family orchard of fruit or nut trees. The fruit of the trees provides good nutrition and extra fruit can be sold at market to provide income for a family, too.
It’s a Numbers Game
Find a partner. Each partner takes a different color pen or crayon. Circle as many numbers as you can in one minute on the front page. Who circled the most numbers over 50? Whose numbers add up to the highest sum?
bi _ _ uits to fill 181 orders, the students sent H _ _ fer Internat _ _ nal $250 to
pur _ _ ase a water buffalo for a n _ _ dy family.
Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use context clues to understand the meaning of words.
Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums.
Creepy Animal Facts Find the two identical goats.
Standards Link: Geography: Understand the patterns and networks of economic interdependence.
Which animal do you think is the creepiest? Why? Write three facts about your chosen creature.
… helping others in time of need.
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Legion of Honor to host The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco News release
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AN FRANCISCO — From the ninth to the first centuries BC, in the period before the Roman empire, Etruscan culture flourished in present-day Tuscany, Italy, leaving behind a rich history and traditions reflected in artistic objects found in tombs, temples, sanctuaries and homes. Organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (the “Fine Arts Museums”), the new exhibition “The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy” will present nearly 200 objects from the ancient civilization, such as bronze and terracotta vessels and sculptures, dazzling gold jewelry and other treasures, including recently excavated bronze sculptures on view to the public for the first time.
Etruscan art surrounded by equally stunning and fascinating works that are little known or even unknown. Many of these works have never been seen in the United States before.”
Master metalworkers The exhibition will feature a variety of bronze sculptures, mirrors and elaborate vessels, revealing the Etruscans’ renowned metalworking skills. They exported their wares and natural resources and imported ideas and goods from their trading partners, including Egypt, the Near East and mainland Greece. Etruria was rich in metals, particularly copper, tin and iron; consequently, the Etruscans became master bronzesmiths who exported their finely crafted products throughout the Mediterranean region.
Rituals, divination, religion
A landmark exhibition The exhibition, opening in May 2026 at the Legion of Honor museum, will present the latest advances in scholarship, translation of the Etruscan language and archaeological discoveries, offering visitors modern insight into the ancient culture. Visitors will also gain an understanding of Etruscan contributions to Western architecture, art and engineering — contributions historically overshadowed by those of the ancient Greeks and Romans. “Though lesser known than their Roman counterparts, the Etruscans left behind a legacy of outstanding gold and bronze craftsmanship, creating objects of unparalleled beauty,” said Thomas P. Campbell, director and CEO of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. “After 10 years of careful research and planning, we’re delighted to bring this exhibition to U.S. audiences and hope guests leave with a deep appreciation and understanding of Etruscan artistic achievements and inventions.” “I have wanted to bring the Etruscans to the forefront for many years,” said Renée Dreyfus, exhibition curator and George and Judy Marcus Distinguished Curator and Curator in Charge of Ancient Art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. “This exhibition tells the story of this overlooked culture, featuring icons of
As a devoutly religious society, the Etruscans put their metalworking and goldsmithing skills to work creating intricate ritual and burial objects. Luxurious grave goods from a wealthy woman’s burial will be on view, including gold jewels and silver, gilded and bronze objects on loan from the Vatican’s Gregorian Etruscan Museum. The section on women will reveal their high status in Etruscan society. Etruscan daily life included divination, rituals and strict religious rules determined by a priestly class. Exemplifying this, the Linen Book of Zagreb — a third-century BC calendar of rituals and sacrifices for specific days of the year and the longest Etruscan inscription known to exist — will be featured in the exhibition, marking its first appearance in the United States. Also on view will be several bronze and terracotta objects with Etruscan inscriptions, two vessels inscribed with the Etruscan alphabet and the lid of a cinerary urn depicting a reclining man holding a liver, a ritual object used to predict the future.
Enduring influence Much of Etruscan technology and architecture, such as their elaborate temples and public buildings, sophisticated hydraulic
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Etruscan, Finger Ring with the Ambush of Achilles, 550-500 B.C. Gold-plated silver and gold. works, complex city planning and engineering projects, was adopted by the Romans. The exhibition will end with a gallery revealing the Etruscans’ influence on ancient Rome and the merging of the two cultures as the Etruscans were integrated into the Roman state and received Roman citizenship.
Ancient art at the Fine Arts Museums Ancient art has been an integral part of the Legion of Honor and the de Young since each museum was founded. Antiquities were considered essential to any museum in the early 20th century, and both M.H. de Young, founder of the de Young, and Alma Spreckels, cofounder of the Legion of Honor, furnished their institutions with a variety of ancient objects. The works they brought to each museum and those added over the years cover a broad geographic and chronological range across the ancient Mediterranean basin, primarily Egypt, the Near East, Greece, the Aegean Islands, Etruria and Rome. The Legion of Honor is home to several rare works of high quality and importance dating from the fourth millennium BC through the classical, late antique, early Christian and Islamic periods. Splendid examples of art from these early civilizations, spanning more than 5,000 years, provide the foundation for the understanding of Western art and
Photograph courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Etruscan, Black-figure Nikosthenic amphora, ca. 530-510 B.C. Terracotta. the progression of cultures over time. Ancient art objects on view at the Legion include sculptures, figurines, vessels, jewelry and carved reliefs made of marble and other stones, bronze, gold, ivory, terracotta, wood and glass. Notable works include an Assyrian stone relief and carved ivory n See ETRUSCANS, page B10
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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: GEORGE CILLEY 550 Main Street, Suite B1B Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 663-8823 11/7, 11/14, 11/21 15350 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2025-1007 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOURDOUGH SWEETS, located at 4417 Larkin Mine Rd, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Laurie J Gomes, 4417 Larkin Mine Rd, Diamond Springs, CA 95619 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/16/2025 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Laurie J Gomes LAURIE J GOMES, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/16/2025 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) 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28 15352 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2025-0990 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: KALEIDOSCOPE KIDS, located at 2776 Moss Creek Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Milissa M Forni, 2776 Moss Creek Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/10/2025 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Milissa Forni MILISSA FORNI I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/10/2025 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) 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28 15353 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO. FB2025-1040 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. FIXDIRECTLY, 2. 365 HOME OFFICE, located at 3524 Rocky Ridge Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: 365HomeServices Corporation, 3524 Rocky Ridge Way, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/02/2024 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Shaju
John Chemmannre SHAJU JOHN CHEMMANNRE, CEO I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/27/2025 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) 15354 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CAROLYN MAE HOWELL CASE NO. 25PR0248 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CAROLYN MAE WALL A PETITION for Probate has been filed by JENNIFER ANN LARSON in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that JENNIFER ANN LARSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held Legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices in this court as follows: December 1, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 at 2927 Meder Road, 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. Petitioner: JENNIFER ANN LARSON 342 Cobblestone Dr. Vacaville, CA 95687 (707) 330-6061 11/7, 11/14, 11/21 15355 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1060 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: GRADIOM, located at 2021 Green Valley Rd, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762/Mailing Address: 3941 Park Drive, Ste 20-177, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Funkaar Institute Inc, 3941 Park Drive, Ste 20-177, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Corporation, State of Incorporation: CA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/22/2025 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Ambreen Hanlon AMBREEN HANLON, PRESIDENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 11/03/2025 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) 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28 15356 File No.: 24-12802 APN: 085-671-007-000 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER S WA N S B O R O C O U N T RY PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION (ASSOCIATION) COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS AND A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT (LIEN) DATED 07-10-2024. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 12-04-2025 at 2:30 PM, Outside the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse located at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667, ALLIED TRUSTEE SERVICES (Trustee), 1601 Response Road, Suite 390, Sacramento, CA 95815, (877) 282-4991, under and pursuant to Lien, recorded 07-17-2024 as Instrument 2024-0020012 Book - - Page - - of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of EL DORADO County, CA, WILL CAUSE TO BE SOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check/cash equivalent or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale) the property owned by EDWARD T BRANSCOME, situated in said County, describing the land therein: APN: 085-671-007-000 Any bid that is not cash must be made directly payable to “Allied Trustee Services”. Winning bid checks received not payable directly to Allied Trustee Services (i.e. containing third-party endorsements) must be replaced within five business days after the sale. The winning bidder will be contacted at the phone number and/ or email address provided for further instructions. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 3201 STOPE DRIVE , PLACERVILLE, CA 95667 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the sums due under the Lien. The estimated total unpaid balance at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $8,502.69. THE PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD SUBJECT TO THE 90-DAY POSTSALE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AS SET FORTH IN CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 5715(B). THE RIGHT OF REDEMPTION BEGINS WHEN THE SALE IS FINALIZED PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2924m. Association
heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default. The undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located, and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. 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. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the Association, 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 (844) 477-7869, or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING. COM for information, using the file number assigned to this case: 24-12802. 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: 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 (844) 477-7869, or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING.COM for information, using the file number assigned to this case: 24-12802 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an ‘eligible tenant buyer’ or ‘eligible bidder,’ you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. DATE: October 21, 2025 ALLIED TRUSTEE SERVICES, Trustee TANYA HALL, Authorized Signature 11/14, 11/21, 11/28 15369 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JERRY CHRISTOPHER JURISICH CASE NO. 25PR0303 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JERRY CHRISTOPHER JURISICH A PETITION for Probate has been filed by GERALD JOHNSON in the Superior Court of California, County of El Dorado. THE PETITION for probate requests that GERALD JOHNSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: December 22, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. in Dept. 9 at 2927 Meder Road, 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
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form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: MARK SAAKIAN Saakian Law, APC 3500 Douglas Blvd, Ste 180 Roseville, CA 95661 (916) 597-0770 11/14, 11/21, 11/28 15371 TS No: CA07000726-23-2 APN: 060-351-027-000 FKA 060-351-27-100 TO No: S-LH-CA-220017-TSG NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE (The above statement is made pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(1). The Summary will be provided to Trustor(s) and/or vested owner(s) only, pursuant to CA Civil Code Section 2923.3(d)(2).) YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED November 24, 2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM, at the Main Street entrance to the County Courthouse at 495 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on November 30, 2017 as Instrument No. 20170054269-00, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of El Dorado County, California, executed by MICHAEL J. RAYMOND AND SANDRA L. RAYMOND, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary, as nominee for LIVE WELL FINANCIAL, INC. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 6950 FOOLS CANYON ROAD, GEORGETOWN, CA 95634 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $634,527.95 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. 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, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may visit the Internet Website address www.nationwideposting. com or call Nationwide Posting & Publication at 916.939.0772 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA07000726-23-2. 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 NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER 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 916.939.0772, or visit this internet website www. nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA07000726-23-2 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Date: November 10, 2025 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA0700072623-2 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 Phone: 949-252-8300 TDD: 711 949.252.8300 By: Loan Quema, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.nationwideposting. com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Nationwide Posting & Publication AT 916.939.0772 NPP0481075 To: MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT & PLACERVILLE TIMES 11/14/2025, 11/21/2025, 11/28/2025 11/14, 11/21, 11/28 15372 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EL DORADO IRRIGATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the El Dorado Irrigation District Board of Directors will conduct a Public Hearing during the District’s regular Board meeting on Monday, December 8, 2025 at 9:00 A.M. The Public Hearing will be held to review and receive public comments, and to consider adoption of the District’s proposed 2025-2026 Mid-Cycle Operating Budget, 2026 Capital Improvement Plan Budget, and 2026-2030 Financial Plan. The proposed budgets establish anticipated revenues and expenditures for District operations and other financial programs for the upcoming fiscal year. If you have questions regarding this Public Hearing, please contact Jennifer Sullivan, Board Clerk, at (530) 642-4055. Copies of the proposed budgets and financial plan will be available on the District’s website at www.eid.org after Wednesday, December 3, 2025. ADA ACCESSIBILITY: It is District policy to offer its public programs, services, and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require information or materials in an alternative format, or if you require any other accommodation, please contact the District’s ADA Coordinator at least 72 hours before the meeting by phone at (530) 6424045 or by email at adacoordinator@ eid.org. /s/ Jennifer Sullivan Jennifer Sullivan Board Clerk El Dorado Irrigation District 11/21 15376 amended ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25CV1754 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Jacqueline Virginia Foss filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: JACQUELINE VIRGINIA DILLARDFOSS Proposed name: JACQUELINE VIRGINIA FOSS 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: DECEMBER 12, 2025, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 2927 Meder Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on NOVEMBER 5, 2025. /s/ Gary Slossberg GARY SLOSSBERG, Judge of the Superior Court 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15378 SUMMONS CASE NO. 25CV2470 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: JESSICA WUNSCHEL, and DOES 1 through 10 inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLANTIFF: JOSHUA PRIESTER NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney,
you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: EL DORADO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 2927 Meder Road Cameron Park, CA 95682 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: DALE R GOMES, ESQ.; NICOLE CRAWFORD, ESQ. The Law Offices of Dale R. Gomes 438 Main Street, Ste A Placerville, CA 95667 (530) 497-5921 DATE: 09/19/2025 Shelby Wineinger Clerk, by /s/ K. Abuzov, Deputy 15381 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1070 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: THE BREADSMITH, located at 2179 Lindenwood Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Bradley Stockton, 2179 Lindenwood Dr., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Bradley Stockton BRADLEY STOCKTON 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 11/06/2025 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) 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15382 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1024 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: BILT PERFORMANCE, located at 8540 S Shingle Rd, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Elijah Hanes, 8540 S Shingle Rd, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/21/2025 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Elijah Hanes ELIJAH HANES, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/21/2025 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) 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15383 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1083 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: EL DORADO HILLS TAEKWONDO, located at 1136 Suncast Lane Unit 6, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: El Dorado Hills Taekwondo LLC, 1136 Suncast Lane Unit 6, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company, State of LLC: WY The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/01/2025 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Nicholas Beard NICHOLAS BEARD, MANAGER
I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 11/10/2025 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) 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15384 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1006 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: FULL CAB SKATE, located at 5300 Buckhorn Rd, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: 1. Merit Beshai, 5300 Buckhorn Rd, Pollock Pines, CA 95726, 2. Dalton King, 5300 Buckhorn Rd, Pollock Pines, CA 95726 This business is conducted by a General Partnership The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/14/2025 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Merit Beshai MERIT BESHAI, GENERAL PARTNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/16/2025 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) 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15385 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1076 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RRANCH GROOMING, located at 3561 Castlebrook Rd, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Lillyan M Oskoui, 3561 Castlebrook Rd, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/09/2025 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lillyan Oskoui LILLYAN OSKOUI, 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 11/10/2025 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) 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15386 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1080 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: WILLOW AND OAK GIFT BOUTIQUE, located at 3300 Coach Ln, Suite E7, Cameron Park, CA 95682/Mailing Address: 6260 S Shingle Rd, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Cari L Clinkenbeard, 6260 S Shingle Legal notice continued on the next page
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Public Notices Rd, Shingle Springs, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Cari Clinkenbeard CARI CLINKENBEARD, 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 11/10/2025 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) 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15387 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: 25CV2859 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner: Mandi Renee McBroom filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: MARCEL INEZ BROOKS Proposed name: ZAIDYN MILO MCBROOM 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: DECEMBER 19, 2025, 8:30 A.M. DEPT. 9 AT SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF EL DORADO, 2927 Meder Road, Cameron Park, CA 95682. 3. A copy of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Mountain Democrat. This order has been filed on NOVEMBER 5, 2025. /s/ Gary Slossberg GARY SLOSSBERG, Judge of the Superior Court 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15388 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1044 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CAKED, located at 1430 Broadway, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Mandy Evans, 1430 Broadway, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Mandy Evans MANDY EVANS 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 10/28/2025 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) 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15389 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1063 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SOUTH FORK SOAP COMPANY, located at 4180 Bright Hope Mine Rd, Kelsey, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: 4182 Bright Hope Mine Rd, Kelsey, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Aliesia A Van Eck, 4182 Bright Hope Mine Rd, Kelsey, CA 95667 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Aliesia Van Eck ALIESIA VAN ECK
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 11/03/2025 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) 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15390 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1077 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: RMC POOL SERVICE, located at 5091 Savona Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Riley M Carpenter, 5091 Savona Dr, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Riley Carpenter RILEY MICHAEL CARPENTER 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 11/10/2025 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) 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15391 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-0991 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: ARX INVESTIGATIONS, located at 1264 Hawks Flight Ct, Suite 200, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Donald D Garrett III, 1264 Hawks Flight Ct, Suite 200, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/11/2025 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Donald Garrett DONALD GARRETT, OWNER I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).) This statement filed with the county clerk of El Dorado County on 10/13/2025 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) 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5 15392 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Extra Space Storage, on behalf of itself or its affiliates, Life Storage or Storage Express, will hold a public auction to satisfy Extra Space’s lien, by selling personal property belonging to those individuals listed below at the location indicated: 4501 Latrobe Road Eldorado Hills, CA 95762 on 12/02/2025 at 10am Lily Dilts The auction will be listed and advertised on www.storagetreasures. com. Purchases must be made with cash only and paid at the above referenced facility in order to complete the transaction. Extra
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Space Storage may refuse any bid and may rescind any purchase up until the winning bidder takes possession of the personal property. 11/21 15408 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 fiscal year 2026, as required by Article XIII B of the State Constitution, during the District’s regular Board meeting on Monday, December 8, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. Documentation used in determining the appropriations limit is available upon request beginning November 21, 2025, by contacting Jennifer Sullivan, Board Clerk, at (530)6424055. The meeting materials and public participation instructions for the December 8 Board meeting will be available for download from the District’s website at www.eid.org after Wednesday, December 3, 2025. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California law, it is the policy of El Dorado Irrigation District to offer its public programs, services, and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including individuals with disabilities. If you are a person with a disability and require information or materials in an appropriate alternative format, or if you require any other accommodation for this meeting, please contact the EID ADA coordinator at (530)642-4045 or email adacoordinator@eid.org at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Advance notification within this guideline will enable the District to make reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility. 11/21 15409 NOTICE OF LIEN SALE 12/4/25 10AM AT 2028 5TH ST, SO LAKE TAHOE 23 FORD LIC# B20207X UT VIN# 1FBAX9C85PKB20207 11/21 15410 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY No. 24PR0200 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF EL DORADO PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Olivia Byron Cooper, Public Guardian, representative of this conservatorship estate, will sell at private sale, under the terms and conditions specified below, the real property of the estate, situated in the County of El Dorado, California, more commonly known 881 Conrad Ct., Placerville, CA 95667 and described as follows: Single Family Residence (APN: 001-181-018-000). Please contact Realtor Sally Long Johns, of Century 21, at telephone number (530) 3060821. Written offers for this property will be received at the realtor’s office on or before December 03, 2025. Sale will be made on or after December 13, 2025, to the person making the highest and best offer for the property. EL DORADO C OU N T Y SPECIFICALLY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, EITHER IMPLIED OR EXPRESSED CONCERNING THE CONDITION OF THIS PROPERTY. SAID PROPERTY WILL BE SOLD ON AS IS BASIS. The terms and conditions of sale are all cash to seller in lawful money of the United States of America with $15,000.00 (5%) down to accompany the offer and the balance to be paid on close of escrow, which will close 10 days after court confirmation of sale. The personal representative reserves the right to reject any bid that is less than $300,000.00 (Listing Price or Appraised Value). For further information, please contact the Realtor. All sales are subject to confirmation by the Superior Court and no sale may be consummated, and no deed may be recorded and delivered to a purchaser until court confirmation has been acquired by the personal representative. November 17, 2025 Olivia Byron Cooper Public Guardian David A. Livingston Chief Assistant County Counsel TDT (11/21/25; 11/26/25;12/3/25) 11/21, 11/26, 12/3 15412 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The County of El Dorado Planning Commission will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room, 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA 95667 on December 11, 2025, at 8:30 a.m., to consider the following: Planned Development PD23-0002/Greenstone RV and Boat Storage submitted by Paul and Karen Funk to allow for the construction and operation of an RV and boat storage facility, consisting of 151 rentable parking spaces, and a 540-square-foot rental office with an alternative landscape plan. The property, identified by Assessor’s Parcel Number 319-260-066, consisting of 5 acres, is located at the north side of Greenstone Cutoff, approximately 550 feet north of the intersection with Mother Lode Drive, in the Kingsville area, within the El Dorado Diamond Springs Community Region, Supervisorial District 4. (County Planner: Lela Shelley, email: Lela.Shelley@edcgov. us) (Mitigated Negative Declaration) Agenda and Staff Reports are available two weeks prior at https:// eldorado.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Project Information is available online at https://edc-trk.aspgov. com/etrakit/. To view attachments, please login or create an E-Trakit account and search the project name or application file number in the search box. All persons interested are invited to write their comments to the Planning Commission in advance of the hearing. If you challenge the application in court, you may be limited to raising only those items you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing. Any written correspondence should be directed to the County of El Dorado Planning and Building Department, 2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, CA 95667 or via e-mail: planning@ edcgov.us. To ensure delivery to the Commission prior to the hearing, written information from the public is encouraged to be submitted by Thursday the week prior to the meeting. Planning Services cannot
guarantee that any FAX or mail received the day of the Commission meeting will be delivered to the Commission prior to any action. COUNTY OF EL DORADO PLANNING COMMISSION KAREN L. GARNER, Executive Secretary November 21, 2025 11/21 15413 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF PLACERVILLE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF PLACERVILLE CITY COUNCIL will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 549 Main Street, Placerville, CA 95667, on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM, for public input and discussion, and adoption, to consider all evidence and reports to a proposed resolution and ordinance amending the City of Placerville’s Master Fee Schedule and amending Chapter 22 of Title 1 of the Municipal Code which establishes fees and charges for City services and cost comparison system. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES are invited to attend said HEARINGS and express opinions or submit written comments for or against the proposed resolution and ordinance. FURTHER INFORMATION, including a copy of the services that will be charged, fees for those services, and the cost required to provide such services are available for inspection at the City’s Administration Department, City Hall, 3101 Center Street, Placerville, CA 95667, or by telephone at 530.642.5200. 11/21 15417 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1107 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: SIERRA PINES MOBILE MANOR, located at 9461 Highway 193, Placerville, CA 95667/ Mailing Address: PO Box 166, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: 1. Bruce Elisher, PO Box 166, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Elizabeth Elisher, PO Box 166, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Married Couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 3/26/2014 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Elizabeth Elisher ELIZABETH ELISHER 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 11/18/2025 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) 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12 15418 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1108 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: CRYSTAL CAVES MOBILE HOME PARK, located at 8074 Perry Creek Road, Somerset, CA 95684/Mailing Address: PO Box 166, Placerville, CA 95667 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: 1. Bruce Elisher, PO Box 166, Placerville, CA 95667, 2. Elizabeth Elisher, PO Box 166, Placerville, CA 95667 This business is conducted by a Married Couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 6/20/04 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Elizabeth Elisher ELIZABETH ELISHER 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 11/18/2025 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) 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12 15419 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1105 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: OAK CREEK CONSTRUCTION, located at 3951 Los Santos Dr, Cameron Park, CA
95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Jaime R Gutierrez, 3951 Los Santos Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jaime R Gutierrez JAIME R GUTIERREZ 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 11/18/2025 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) 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12 15420 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1102 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: TURKEY TROT PROVISIONS, located at 3070 Deer Knoll Rd, Cameron Park, CALI 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: 1. Patricia Manley, 3070 Deer Knoll Rd, Cameron Park, CA 95682, 2. Christopher Knopp, 868 Alameda Ave, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150 This business is conducted by a Married Couple The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/15/2025 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Patricia Manley PATRICIA MANLEY 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 11/17/2025 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) 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12 15421 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1101 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: LUSH LANDSCAPING,
located at 3954 Los Santos Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: Lazaro Magdaleno, 3954 Los Santos Dr, Cameron Park, CA 95682 This business is conducted by an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/17/2025 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Lazaro Magdaleno LAZARO MAGDALENO, 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 11/17/2025 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) 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12 15422 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. FB2025-1057 The following person(s) is/are doing business as: 1. EL DORADO COUNTY PAGEANT, 2. MISS EL DORADO COUNTY PAGEANT, 3. GOLD COUNTRY PAGEANT, located at 4524 Loch Haven Way, Sacramento, CA 95842 Registrant’s Name & Mailing Address: 1. Jodi Martin, 4524 Loch Haven Way, Sacramento, CA 95842, 2. Alora Martin-Assenza, 4524 Loch Haven Way, Sacramento, CA 95842 This business is conducted by Copartners The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/3/2015 Signature of Registrant: /s/ Jodi Martin JODI MARTIN 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 11/03/2025 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) 11/21, 11/28, 12/5, 12/12 15423
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County of El Dorado (“County”) intends to conduct a public hearing on January 6, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. or thereafter to consider adoption of an updated Fire Impact Nexus Study and a resolution revising development impact mitigation fees on behalf of the El Dorado County Hills County Water District - El Dorado Hills Fire (“District”) pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act (Cal. Gov. Code §66000 et seq.) and El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 13.20, for the purpose of funding the cost of fire protection and equipment needed due to new development in the District. The current fee has been developed in accordance with a Fire Development Impact Fee Justification Study. The proposed fees are as follows: Residential Development Fee Per Living Area Sq. Ft. Residential Single Family $1.65 Residential Multifamily $2.14 Residential Mobile Home $1.82 Assisted Living Facility $3.30 Accessory Dwelling Unit < 750 sq. ft. Exempt Accessory Dwelling Unit ≥ 750 sq. ft. $1.65 Nonresidential Development Per Building Sq. Ft. Retail/Commercial $3.19 Office $4.33 Industrial $2.85 Agriculture $0.42 Warehouse/Distribution $1.52 For information on this matter, and copies of associated documents, including the fee nexus study, may be obtained at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors located at 330 Fair Lane, Placerville, CA, or by calling (530)621-5390 or on the County website at: https://www. eldoradocounty.ca.gov/Land-Use/Planning-and-Building/Planning-Division/ Planning-Fees/AB-1483-Reporting. 11/21, 12/6 15375 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING SOUTH TAHOE REFUSE – AREA B (formerly American River Disposal) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED RATE INCREASE Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at 1:00 p.m. on December 9, 2025, by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors which will be held via Zoom at the Board of Supervisors' Chambers, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, Placerville, California. The public hearing will consider the request by South Tahoe Refuse Co. to increase the residential and commercial rates. To view the complete Agenda Item and full rate schedule, please visit the El Dorado County Board of Supervisor's calendar website at eldorado.legistar.com and select the agenda for December 9, 2025, or contact the Environmental Management Department directly at (530) 621-5300. Examples of the current and proposed rates, effective January 1, 2026, are as follows: RESIDENTIAL Current Rate New Rate (1) 32-Gallon Can Picked Up Weekly $22.67 $23.83 (1) 45-Gallon Can Picked Up Weekly $26.31 $27.65 COMMERCIAL Per 32-gallon can/bag or $6.32 $6.64 extra 32-gallon ca/bag Per cubic yard or extra cubic yard $23.87 $25.09 Per compacted cubic yard or $54.26 $57.03 extra compacted cubic yard 11/21, 11/28 15414
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plaques from the ancient site of Nimrud; an Achaemenid Persian wall relief from the palace of Xerxes in Persepolis; Egyptian mummies and coffins; a 4,000-year-old carved wood figure of Seneb, the Egyptian royal scribe; and a Sasanian silver-gilt bowl, as well as classical marble sculptures and painted vases.
the Mediterranean basin, European painting, sculpture and decorative arts and the largest collection of works on paper in the American West. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are located on land unceded by the Ramaytush Ohlone, the original inhabitants of what is now the San Francisco Peninsula. The greater Bay Area is also the ancestral territory of other Ohlone peoples, as well as the Miwok, Yokuts and Patwin. We acknowledge, recognize and honor the Indigenous ancestors, elders and descendants whose nations and communities have lived in the Bay Area over many generations and continue to do so today. We respect the enduring relationships that exist between Indigenous peoples and their homelands. We are committed to partnering with Indigenous communities to raise awareness of their legacy and engage with the history of the region, the impacts of genocide and the dynamics of settler colonialism that persist today. Learn more at famsf.org.
About the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, comprising the de Young in Golden Gate Park and the Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park, are the largest public arts institutions in San Francisco. The Legion of Honor was modeled after the neoclassical Palais de la Légion d’Honneur in Paris. The museum, designed by George Applegarth, opened in 1924 on a bluff in Lincoln Park overlooking the Golden Gate. It offers insight into the art historical, political and social movements of the previous 6,000 years of human history, with holdings that include ancient art from
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Attributed to Eagle Painter (active 530 - 500 B.C.), Caeretan Hydria, 520‒510 B.C. Terracotta.
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