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The following people are on the arrest log of August 7, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:

JOSEPH ALCANTRA
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703947   JOSEPH   GABRIEL   ALCANTRA   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   33   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
243(E)(1)   M   BAT:SPOUSE/EX SP/DATE/ETC   $7,500.00

AMBER BITTLE
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703924   AMBER   DARLENE   BITTLE   F
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   38   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
11377(A)   M   POSSESS CNTL SUB   $2,500.00
11364(A)   M   POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA   $2,000.00

MELANIE BLANK
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703943   MELANIE   JEAN   BLANK   F
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
LT   20170807   INCUSTODY   46   SLPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
243(E)(1)       M   BAT:SPOUSE/EX SP/DATE/ETC   $7,500.00

DONA BLEULL
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703937   DONA   MARIA   BLEULL   F
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   INCUSTODY   55   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION   $7,500.00

ROY BROWN
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703940   ROY   LEE II   BROWN   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   36   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
273.5(A)       F   CRPL INJ:SPOUS/COHAB/DATE

CALVIN COMBS
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703941   CALVIN   CARL   COMBS   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   36   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
11377(A)       M   POSSESS CNTL SUB   $2,500.00
11550(A)       M   UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL SUB   $2,000.00

JAYSON DICKIE
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703949   JAYSON   SIDNEY   DICKIE   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
LT   20170807   INCUSTODY   37   SLPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
647(F)       M   DISRD CONDUCT:DRUG W/ALC   $500.00

LLOYD EDDY
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703934   LLOYD   CALVIN   EDDY   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   59   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
11550(A)       M   UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL SUB   $2,000.00

DONALD EVANS
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703938   DONALD   EUGENE SR   EVANS   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
LT   20170807   INCUSTODY   66   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION:ORIG CHGS 23152AVC, 14601.2AVC   $15,000.00
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION:ORIG. CHG 14601.2(A)VC   $15,000.00
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION   $15,000.00
23152(B)       F   DUI ALCOHOL/0.08 W/PRS   $100,000.00

DONAJEAN FARLEY
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703945   DONAJEAN   DUSTIN   FARLEY   F
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   INCUSTODY   48   PPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
647(F)       M   DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOHOL   $500.00

LARRY HUFFINE
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703932   LARRY   REED   HUFFINE   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PP   20170807   INCUSTODY   34   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
11377(A)       M   POSSESS CNTL SUB
14601.1(A)   M   DRIVE:LIC SUSPENDED/ETC
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION

ANTHONY KATELLO
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703929   ANTHONY   JAMES   KATELLO   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
LT   20170807   INCUSTODY   56   SLPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
273.5       F   INFLICT CRPL INJ SP/COHAB   $50,000.00
ENHANCEMENT   F   ENHANCEMENT   $60,000.00
ENHANCEMENT   F   ENHANCEMENT   $30,000.00

DANIEL LAWRENCE
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703926   DANIEL   PAUL   LAWRENCE   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   56   PPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
23152(B)       M   DUI ALCOHOL/0.08 PERCENT   $20,000.00
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION   $20,000.00

DENNIS LIBBY
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703944   DENNIS   LINCOLN   LIBBY   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   INCUSTODY   66   PPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION   $1,500.00
6-19-3(A)       M   ILLEGAL CAMPING IN A PUBLIC PLACE   $2,000.00

RYAN MARTIN
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703930   RYAN   DENHAM   MARTIN   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
LT   20170807   RELEASED   30   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
11364(A)       M   POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA   $2,000.00

MICHAEL MARTIN
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703927   MICHAEL   SAMUEL   MARTIN   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   56   PPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
647(F)       M   DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOHOL   $1,500.00

JOSE MARTINEZ
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703925   JOSE   ALEJANDRO   MARTINEZ   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   23   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
148(A)(1)       M   OBSTRUCT/ETC PUB OFCR/ETC   $3,000.00

JASON MENDOZA
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703939   JASON   JOHN   MENDOZA   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
LT   20170807   RELEASED   39   SLPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
23103       M   RECKLESS DRIVING:ADDT'L CHGS 14601.1(A)VC, 853.7PC   $7,500.00
602(M)       M   TRESPASS:OCC PROP W/O CON   $2,000.00
ENHANCEMENT   M   ENHANCEMENT:FOR BAIL PURPOSES ONLY   $2,500.00

SAMANTHA MONTERASTELLI
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703931   SAMANTHA   CAROL   MONTERASTELLI   F
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
LT   20170807   INCUSTODY   23   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
10851(A)       F   VEHICLE THEFT   $25,000.00
496(A)       F   REC KNWN STOLN PROP   $7,500.00
11364(A)       M   POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA   $2,000.00
ENHANCEMENT   F   ENHANCEMENT   $10,000.00
HANCEMENT   F   ENHANCEMENT   $15,000.00

NICHOLAS PAIM
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703946   NICHOLAS   JOSEPH   PAIM   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   29   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
459.5       M   SHOPLIFTING   $2,000.00
11364(A)       M   POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA   $2,000.00
ENHANCEMENT   M   ENHANCEMENT FOR BAIL PURPOSE ONLY   $10,000.00

MICHAEL SKENANDORE
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703936   MICHAEL   DARON   SKENANDORE   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
LT   20170807   INCUSTODY   25   ACSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
1551       F   FUG JUST:WARRANT ARREST

KALEY TERWILLIGER
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703928   KALEY   LENORE   TERWILLIGER   F
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   35   PCHP
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
23152(A)/23152(B)   M   DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS   $10,000.00

MATTHEW TURNE
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703948   MATTHEW   KARL   TURNE   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
LT   20170807   INCUSTODY   59   SLPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
23152(A)/23152(B)   M   DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS   $15,000.00

LEVORA WATTS
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703933   LEVORA   BERTRAM   WATTS   M
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
LT   20170807   INCUSTODY   52   SLPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
273.5(A)       F   CRPL INJ:SPOUS/COHAB/DATE   $50,000.00
236       F   FALSE IMPRISONMENT   $25,000.00
ENHANCEMENT   F   ENHANCEMENT   $165,000.00
ENHANCEMENT   F   ENHANCEMENT   $70,000.00

JENNIFER WINTER
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703935   JENNIFER       WINTER   F
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   RELEASED   45   EDSO
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
182(A)(1)       M   CONSPIRACY:COMMIT CRIME

JESSICA YOST
Arrest # -- 1st name -- Middle name -- Last name -- Gender
JN1703942   JESSICA   RENE   YOST   F
Where -- When -- What -- Years-Old -- Who
PV   20170807   INCUSTODY   24   PPD
Criminal Code -- Type -- Commonly Called -- Bail
273.5       F   INFLICT CRPL INJ SP/COHAB   $50,000.00

EDSO Actvity Log for 8/7/2017

@ 0301 27491 GC DEATH INVESTIGATION \ SO LAKE TAHOE EM1706868
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =63

@ 0632 27491 GC DEATH INVESTIGATION \ COOL EM1706873
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =57

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@ 0716 488 PC PETTY THEFT \ HACIENDA RD, CAMERON PARK EG1706872
A DEPUTY WAS DISPATCHED TO A REPORT OF THEFT FROM A VEHICLE.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 46

@ 0719 27491 GC DOCTOR'S CASE \ PLACERVILLE EM1706870
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 78

@ 0833 10851(A) VC VEHICLE THEFT \ HIGHWAY 50 , SOUTH LAKE TAHO EG1706871
STOLEN VEHICLE LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 50 NEAR ECHO SUMMIT. TWO SUBJECTS ARRESTED.
S01 ARRESTED MONTERASTELLI, SAMANTHA SEX=F AGE= 23
S02 ARRESTED MARTIN, RYAN SEX=M AGE=30

@ 0930 11550(A) HS UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL \ LEONI RD, FAIRPLAY EG1706880
A SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
S01 ARRESTED EDDY, LLOYD SEX=M AGE=59

@ 1009 488 PC PETTY THEFT \ STRING CANYON RD, GRIZZLY FLATS EG1706876
VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- VICTIM REPORTED PETTY THEFT. DOCUMENTATION REPORT ONLY.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 27

@ 1016 594(A) PC VANDALISM \ VINE ST, EL DORADO HILLS EG1706877
VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- VICTIM REPORTED VANDALISM- DOCUMENTATION REPORT ONLY.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =66

@ 1021 488 PC PETTY THEFT \ ICE HOUSE RD, ICE HOUSE EG1706878
VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- VICTIM REPORTED PETTY THEFT. DOCUMENTATION REPORT ONLY.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =44

@ 1024 530 PC PERSONATE GET MONEY/ \ ALHAMBRA DR, CAMERON PARK EG1706879
VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- VICTIM REPORTED IDENTITY THEFT. DOCUMENTATION REPORT ONLY.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =42

@ 1200 530.5(A) PC GET CREDIT/ETC OTHER \ TELEGRAPH HILL DR, EL DORADO HILLS EG1706895
DETECTIVES RECEIVED AN ALLEGATION OF IDENTITY THEFT AND TRUST EMBEZZLEMENT.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 32
V02 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =59
S01 SEX=M SUSPECT AGE=54

@ 1222 00 IN INFO REPORT \ OLYMPUS DR, GARDEN VALLEY EG1706888
INFORMATIONAL REPORT.

@ 1300 28 VC REPOSSESSION \ CONSOLATION CT, SHINGLE SPRINGS EG1706893

@ 1312 27491 GC DEATH INVESTIGATION \ SOUTH LAKE TAHO EM1706891
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =24

@ 1355 488 PC PETTY THEFT \ BULLARD DR, EL DORADO HILLS EG1706884
VICTIM REPORTED PETTY THEFT DUE TO INTERNET SCAM - DOCUMENTATION REPORT ONLY.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 66

@ 1400 28 VC REPOSSESSION \ GREEN VALLEY RD, PLACERVILLE EG1706901
REPOSSESSION

@ 1409 11550(A) HS UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL \ PONY EXPRESS , POLLOCK PINES EG1706898
DURING A TRAFFIC STOP, A MALE WAS ARRESTED FOR BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
S01 ARRESTED COMBS, CALVIN SEX=M AGE=36

@ 1538 1065 IN RUNAWAY \ BRAUER RD, GEORGETOWN EG1706905
A FEMALE JUVENILE LEFT HER RESIDENCE WITHOUT HER MOTHER'S PERMISSION. THE JUVENILE WAS LATER LOCATED.
S01 SEX=F SUSPECT AGE=

@ 1819 5.56.100 CO VHR ORD \ COLD CREEK TL, SOUTH LAKE TAHO EG1706909
VHR ORD NOISE
S01 SEX=M SUSPECT AGE=31

@ 1905 243(E)(1) PC BAT:SPOUSE/EX SP/DAT \ PLACERVILLE EG1706910
A MALE ADULT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR MISDEMEANOR DOMESTIC BATTERY AND BOOKED INTO THE PLACERVILLE JAIL.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 32
S01 ARRESTED ALCANTRA, JOSEPH SEX=M AGE=33

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Please Note: Arrests are made based upon probable cause. All are entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty in a court of law.

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[Kirk Callan Smith]

Gloria Kirk Smith, 9/16/1922 - 8/1/2017

When she was a little girl, her mother told her: “Gloria, we trained you to be independent. But you’ve taken it too far!” Gloria Kirk Smith, from a long line of independent women, passed away on August 1st about six weeks short of her 95th birthday.

She died exactly where she wanted to be, in her home atop Sacramento hill on property that had been with her family for more than a century. Family was at her side.

Though short in stature, barely more than 5 feet, she had a big heart and was fiercely loyal to her family and the town she loved. Gloria and her husband, the late Thomas Callan Smith, owned a number of rental properties for more than sixty years.

Serving as an early day business incubator, they helped a great many scores of Placerville residents get started in business, made possible because of affordable rent on very attractive terms, like a month to month tenancy confirmed with nothing more than a handshake.

They pridefully looked at their commercial tenants as all but members of the family. Gloria collected a foot-tall stack of newspaper clippings about their commercial tenants and their successes.

They felt the same way about a great many of their residential tenants who with affordable rent were able to save for buying their first home. Mike Raffety, for example, a long-time editor of the Mountain Democrat, rented his first place from the Smiths when he first came to town long ago to work for the paper that was then located on Main Street next to the Hardware Store.

Gloria asked one of their commercial tenants, John Sanders of the Old Town Grill, “Now, exactly how long have you been here?” John with a big laugh said, “When I had hair and before yours turned white.”

Gloria did the bookkeeping for her husband’s Shell Station on Main Street in the 1950’s. That’s when she started a very large coin collection of mostly old silver dollars brought back by gasoline customers returning from gambling at the lake.

Later, she worked long hours in the family grocery store, the Drive-In Market at 115 Main Street that had earlier Tom Raley’s first market. That was a day when you could still know most of your customers.

She was an active supporter of historic preservation efforts in town like backing the successful efforts to save the Herrick Building that she remembers was home to the town’s Post Office on the second floor.

Her description of that mail collection spot sounded much like a modern Facebook page, a social hub where, in the absence of rural mail delivery, town folks regularly met their neighbors to keep up on current events; “Hey Joe, got any color in your mine?” or “Sue, how’s the pear crop this year?”

In recent years, she complained about post office visits; “You never see anybody you know there anymore.” Gloria, supporting many causes, and was also one of the major financial backers of the still pending litigation to stop the town’s courthouse from being closed, much as she and her husband joined other members of the business community in the 1970’s to save it from demolition when it was deemed not to be up to earthquake standards.

Gloria often expressed disappointment with city efforts to mess things up, as she saw it, like trying to build a roundabout, selling the old city hall buildings (she remembers when it was used to house the county library), and moving the Druid’s Monument, and blamed those things on “those newcomers.”

When asked to define newcomers she said, “Anyone who moved here after WWII.” Her family suspects Gloria’s mother would have said it was after World War One.

Gloria supported Measure K nearly five years ago in response the city’s stubborn 8 year-long effort to build a roundabout, signing ballot statements among other things, and told reporters: “It’s an absolutely asinine idea.” She was never accused of being bashful.

Like her mother before her, Gloria learned to drive cars at a young age and was an excellent shot with the long rile her grandfather gave her as a child. And just as her mother had served our country during WWI, supporting General Pershing’s American Expeditionary Force in France, Gloria served our country during the WWII. That started in the midst of her second year of college and she left to work for the government, teaching factory workers at a vital aircraft plant in Mississippi.

Gloria read several newspapers daily throughout her life but slowed in recent years to just one or two. She had a life-long fascination with old expressions along with their origins. She collected a number of books on that subject, which may have added to her very long list of “Gloriaisms,” many that cannot be printed. Apart from family collection of photographs of Placerville, she had one the largest collection of photo postcards of our town.

Gloria called buildings in town by their original name, like calling the city's Town Hall the “Purity,” home of a grocery store that occupied that spot many decades before. After finally giving up driving several years ago, she would complain if some shortcut was taken to drive home. Instead, she insisted on going down Main Street, a place that had no street numbers when she grew up here.

Business listings in newspapers or in the phone book would give only the name of the street, not a number, since everybody knew where to find buildings and people in her early day. The address for grandparent’s home was listed in the phone book nearly a century ago, not with a street number or even “Coon Hollow Road,” but simply as the “Kirk Ranch.”

Why? Because, as she said, if you were from here you knew where everybody was, it was just beyond Simon’s house on the corner and across from the “Simpson Ranch,” home of neighbor Charlie Simpson who delivered mail on Main Street when she was small. The town changed some since then, but not Gloria, as those who knew her would attest.

She was given a pacemaker at Marshall Hospital on May 1st when her pulse suddenly dropped to below 60 beats a minute. That was enough to provide several extra priceless months for her and those nearest to her, although a weakened heart was not expected to last forever.

She and her husband rented the building used by Snowline Hospice when it first came to town many to use as their first Thrift Shop and it was Snowline that lovingly provided very valiant and angelic care for both Tom and Gloria, each during their last few weeks on earth. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to pay homage are invited to contribute to Snowline Hospice, a group that keeps giving back so much.

Oh, and that photo of her on a horse? It was taken at the home of a local friend when she was a sophomore at El Dorado High School. Despite her broad smile of confidence, it was actually her first time on a horse. And judging from the terrified face of that animal, the horse must have been pleased that it was also her last time riding.

Graveside services are being planned for the morning September 16th at Union Cemetery on B Street. It is the resting place for a number of generations of Gloria’s family that dearly cherished this town along with its values and history.

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[Carla Hass]

(PLACERVILLE, CA) – The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors appointed Rafael Martinez as Director of Transportation, effective August 19th, 2017. He was most recently the Division Manager for Transportation for the City of West Sacramento.

“Rafael has an impressive resume relative to all facets of transportation, including capital improvement, engineering, construction, field operations, traffic technology, and planning,” said Chief Administrator, Don Ashton. “He’s been responsible for managing hundreds of millions of dollars in transportation projects over his career and is a great addition to the County.”

Recently the County reorganized what is now Community Development Services to include directors of three primary departments, of which is Transportation is one. In addition to his work in West Sacramento, Martinez also served as the City of Corona’s assistant traffic engineer and was promoted to transportation manager where he was responsible for planning the five-year Transportation budget, among other duties.

Martinez then held the position of Deputy Public Works Director for the city of Menifee to establish their newly-incorporated Public Works department where he led the operations, inspections, transportation and capital improvement divisions. He was rehired by the city of Corona as engineering manager overseeing the transportation and capital improvement projects divisions.

“I’m excited to utilize my experience to make a positive impact on the residents and visitors who travel and rely upon an efficient well-maintained road system in El Dorado County,” said Martinez. “My years of work in the industry have prepared me for both the internal workings of the department and its staff, as well as the external relationships with the public and elected officials. I’m looking forward to the challenge,” he added. Martinez holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and is a resident of Shingle Springs.

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[Gordon Helm]

The 5th annual Camino Community Action Committee Barn Dance is Saturday, August 26 from 5:30 until 9 at Rainbow Orchards.

Pre-event ticket price per person –$20
At the door – $25
(Kids meals for 12 and under is included in the price)
Adult food and drinks are sold separately
You must have ID to purchase alcohol

You can call 644-7421 for tickets or buy them online at:
www.caminocac.com/ccac-barn-dance/

This is our major fundraiser for all the programs we support in the community.

ABOUT CCAC:

Camino Community Action Committee (CCAC) is a small and hardworking group that sponsors events to improve our community.

CCAC works to keep our community safe and clean by:
- Holding a free annual Camino Clean-Up Day each May.
- Hosting the annual National Night Out community gathering on the first Tuesday in August and providing free hot dogs and s'mores for all.
- Requesting/receiving "Share the Road" signs from El Dorado County.

CCAC helps the needy in our community by:
- Holding "Camino Serves" nights at the Forester Restaurant, with proceeds funding people and programs with needs.
- Organizing the Christmas "Camino Gives" project that provides needed warm clothing and blankets for local families.
- Helping severely ill local residents with medical expenses.

CCAC helps Camino School by:
- Giving "scholarships" to Camino students who need monetary help to attend school field trips.
- Providing "scholarships" for Camino students who cannot afford student pictures or yearbooks.
- Providing funding for supplies and staffing for the Camino School Garden.
- Providing an annual Teacher Appreciation Luncheon each May.
- Obtaining volunteer help and funding to resurface the Camino School track in 2012.

Want to know more about what the Camino Community Action Committee does or get involved? Check out our website, where you can also sign up for e-mails about our events, at www.CaminoCAC.com.

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The following people are on the arrest log of August 8, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:

ALYSSA BAKER
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703967   ALYSSA   GAYLE   BAKER   F
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   INCUSTODY   43   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
14601.2(A)   M   DRIV:SUSP/ETC LIC:DUI:VIO   $7,500.00

AMORE BISHOP
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703969   AMORE   DE   BISHOP   F
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   INCUSTODY   25   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
11364(A)   M   POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA   $2,000.00

ROBERT BRENNAN
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703955   ROBERT   VINCENT   BRENNAN   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PP   20170808   INCUSTODY   56   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
20001(A)   M   HIT AND RUN:INJURY/DEATH

KELLY ESPERO
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703959   KELLY   RAE   ESPERO   F
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
LT   20170808   INCUSTODY   36   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
484(A)   M   THEFT OF PERSONAL PROP   $2,000.00
4573.5   F   BRING ALC/DRUGS IN PRISON   $25,000.00
459.5   M   SHOPLIFTING   $2,000.00
ENHANCEMENT   M   ENHANCEMENT   $5,000.00
HANCEMENT   M   ENHANCEMENT   $7,500.00

ERIK FERGUSSON
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703956   ERIK   ROBERT   FERGUSSON   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PP   20170808   INCUSTODY   21   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
23152(A)/23152(B)   M   DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS

ANNETTE FRANCO
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703966   ANNETTE       FRANCO   F
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   INCUSTODY   55   PPD
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION   $25,000.00

MARQUI FULLINGTON
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703950   MARQUI   SHEVONE   FULLINGTON   F
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   INCUSTODY   34   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
496(A)   F   REC KNWN STOLN PROP   $7,500.00
11364(A)   M   POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA   $2,000.00
11377(A)   M   POSSESS CNTL SUB   $2,500.00
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION   $2,500.00
6   M   POSSESS BURGLARY TOOLS   $2,000.00

JOSEPH HANANIA
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703957   JOSEPH   ANTHONY   HANANIA   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
LP   20170808   INCUSTODY   28   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
14601(A)   M   DRIV:SUSP/ETC LIC:RECKLES
22349   M   EXCESSIVE SPEED
27315   I   SEATBELT VIOLATION

JOHN NAVARRO
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703961   JOHN   RYAN   NAVARRO   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PP   20170808   INCUSTODY   32   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
484(A)   M   THEFT OF PERSONAL PROP

KENNETH ROBSON
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703951   KENNETH   LEROY   ROBSON   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   INCUSTODY   36   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
496(A)   F   REC KNWN STOLN PROP   $7,500.00
11377(A)   M   POSSESS CNTL SUB   $2,500.00
11364(A)   M   POSS UNLAW PARAPHERNALIA   $2,000.00
466   M   POSSESS BURGLARY TOOLS   $2,000.00
HANCEMENT   F   ENHANCEMENT - FOR BAIL PURPOSES ONLY   $75,000.00

LEGRANT ROMERO
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703952   LEGRANT   GERALD   ROMERO   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   RELEASED   58   PPD
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
Bail Amount For Each Charge
14601.2(A)   M   DRIV:SUSP/ETC LIC:DUI:VIO   $15,000.00
11377(A)   M   POSSESS CNTL SUB   $15,000.00

JEFFREY ROYE
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703960   JEFFREY   SCOTT   ROYE   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
LT   20170808   INCUSTODY   47   TCHP
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
23152(A)/23152(B)   M   DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS   $15,000.00

ROBERT STEWART
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703963   ROBERT   KENDELL   STEWART   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   INCUSTODY   57   PPD
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION   $5,000.00
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION   $5,000.00

RYAN SYLVA
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703970   RYAN   VICTOR   SYLVA   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   INCUSTODY   26   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
23152(A)/23152(B)   M   DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS   $10,000.00

YVONNE TALAMANTEZ
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703953   YVONNE   DONNA   TALAMANTEZ   F
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   RELEASED   47   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
148(A)(1)   M   OBSTRUCT/ETC PUB OFCR/ETC   $3,000.00

KAYLEEN TARUPI
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703962   KAYLEEN       TARUPI   F
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   INCUSTODY   20   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
11550   M   UNDER INFLUENCE CNTL SUB   $2,000.00

PATRICK THORN
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703964   PATRICK   MARSHALL   THORN   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   RELEASED   53   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
242   M   BATTERY ON PERSON   $5,000.00
1203.2(A)   M   VIOL OF PROBATION

IVAN TSURKAN
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703968   IVAN   PETROVICH   TSURKAN   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   INCUSTODY   23   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
530.5(C)(2)   F   USE ID W/INT DEFRD:W/PC

ANNE VANCE
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703965   ANNE   LOUISE   VANCE   F
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PV   20170808   INCUSTODY   62   PCHP
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
23152(A)   M   DUI ALCOHOL   $15,000.00

CODEY WHITE
Booking Number   First Name   Middle Name   Last Name   Sex
JN1703958   CODEY   JAMES   WHITE   M
Facility   Date Booked   Status   Age at Booking   Arresting Agency
PP   20170808   INCUSTODY   26   EDSO
First 5 Charges   Misd or Felony?   Description
23152(A)/23152(B)   M   DUI:ALCOHOL/DRUGS

EDSO Actvity Log for 8/8/2017

@ 0953 459 PC BURGLARY \ PERLETT DR, CAMERON PARK EG1706897
VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- VICTIM REPORTED BURGLARY- DOCUMENTATION REPORT ONLY.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 56

@ 1005 AOA IN ASSIST OTHER AGENCY \ JOHNSON BL, SO LAKE TAHOE EG1706728
VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- AOA.
S01 ARRESTED BENECKE-MEDINA, CHYNNA SEX=F AGE= 26

@ 1010 530.5(A) PC GET CREDIT/ETC OTHER \ CIMMARRON RD, CAMERON PARK EG1706923
DEPUTIES RESPONDED FOR THE REPORT OF A FEMALE WHO WAS A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT AND ATTEMPTED FRAUD.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 60

@ 1253 211 PC ROBBERY \ MISSOURI FLAT RD, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1706924
TWO MALE SUSPECTS ENTERED A CONVENIENCE STORE. THE MALES HELD A FEMALE EMPLOYEE AT KNIFE POINT AND STOLE MONEY FROM THE CASH REGISTER. THE MALES FLED THE SCENE. LATER, THE MALES WERE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED BY THE VICTIM AND WITNESSES. THE MALES WERE ARRESTED.
V02 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 37
V03 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =4
V04 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 3
V05 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 6
S01 JUVENILE ARRESTED SEX=M AGE=15
S02 JUVENILE ARRESTED SEX=M AGE=17

@ 1309 470(D) PC FALSE CHECK/RECS/CER \ MESA VERDES DR, EL DORADO HILLS EG1706931
DEPUTIES RESPONDED FOR THE REPORT OF A SCAM. THIS REPORT WAS GENERATED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =34

@ 1458 242 PC BATTERY ON PERSON \ MISSOURI FLAT RD, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1706929 ASSAULT
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =37
S01 ARRESTED THORN, PATRICK SEX=M AGE=53

@ 1530 28 VC REPOSSESSION \ ENTERPRISE RD, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1706937

@ 1630 10.16.140 CC PRIVATE PROPERTY TOW \ FRANCISCO DR, EL DORADO HILLS EG1706936

@ 1750 28 VC REPOSSESSION \ RATTLESNAKE BAR RD, PILOT HILL EG1706939

@ 1957 602 IN TRESPASSING \ COZYDELL LN, SHINGLE SPRINGS EG1706944
UNKNOWN SUSPECT CHANGED THE LOCKS ON A FOR SALE PROPERTY.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 61

@ 2018 FOUND IN FOUND PROPERTY \ DIAMANTE ROBLES CT, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1706946
FOUND PROPERTY

[Distribution of personal information related to juveniles, victims of Domestic Violence and\or victims of sexual assault is unlawful.]

Please Note: Arrests are made based upon probable cause. All are entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty in a court of law.

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When children are abused or severely neglected, they must rely on adults to help them obtain justice and services. Who deserves an advocate more than an abused or neglected child? The heart of our program is the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), a specially trained and supervised community volunteer, appointed by a Juvenile Court judge. CASA advocates make a difference in the lives of abused and neglected children by researching and monitoring cases involving children in foster care.

CASA's typically take only one case at a time, allowing ample time to gather thorough information. They build relationships with their "CASA kids" by spending time with them, gathering facts about their life so they can report back to the judge; who can then make a more-informed decision as to what services and support are in the best interest the child. These decisions can have life-altering ramifications.

If you would like to help make a difference in the life of a child, consider becoming a CASA. Please visit us at www.casaeldorado.org for more information.

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The following people are on the arrest log of August 9, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:

EDSO Actvity Log for 8/9/2017

@ 0411 INFO IN INFO REPORT \ GOLDEN CENTER DR, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1706948
DEPUTIES CONTACTED SUSPICIOUS SUBJECTS NEAR A BUSINESS.
S01 SEX=M SUSPECT AGE=20
S02 SEX=F SUSPECT AGE=23

@ 0722 14601.1(A VC DRIVE:LIC SUSPENDED/ \ BROADWAY DR, PLACERVILLE EG1706952
SUBJECT WAS DISCOVERED DRIVING AN UNREGISTERED TRUCK ON HIGHWAY 50 IN PLACERVILLE WHILE HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE HAD BEEN SUSPENDED. THE DRIVER WAS CITED AND RELEASED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE.
S01 ARRESTED STITES, MATTHEW SEX=M AGE=30

@ 1200 SAR IN SEARCH & RESCUE \ FREEL PEAK , SO LAKE TAHOE EG1706957
SEARCH AND RESCUE INITIATED FOR A HIKER HAVING AN ALLERGIC REACTION ON THE PCT IN THE WILDERNESS.

@ 1230 INFO IN FOUND PROPERTY \ HIGHWAY 49 HY, EL DORADO EG1706956
A WALLET WAS FOUND.

@ 1250 SAR IN SEARCH & RESCUE \ ANGORA RIDGE , SOUTH LAKE TAHO EG1706959
SEARCH AND RESCUE INITIATED FOR AN INJURED BICYCLIST ON A TRAIL IN THE ANGORA RIDGE AREA.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =0

@ 1340 INFO IN FOUND ITEM \ BUNKER HILL RD, RESCUE EG1706960
DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO A FOUND PROPERTY REPORT. DEPUTIES COLLECTED THE PROPERTY WHICH WAS BOOKED FOR DESTRUCTION.

@ 1706 470(D) PC FALSE CHECKS/REC/CER \ CAMERON PARK DR, CAMERON PARK EG1706964
COUNTERFEIT BILL NO SUSPECT

@ 1735 INFO IN INFORMATION \ COACH LN, CAMERON PARK EG1706965
AN INFORMATIONAL REPORT FORWARDED TO COUNTY CODE ENFORCEMENT

@ 1808 459.5 PC SHOPLIFTING \ GOLDEN CENTER DR, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1706966
ADULT MALE STOLE TIPS FROM THE TIP JAR.
V02 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =32

@ 1812 647(F) PC DISORD CONDUCT:ALCOH \ MISSOURI FLAT RD, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1706967
ADULT MALE ARRESTED FOR BEING DRUNK IN PUBLIC
S01 ARRESTED EVERSEN, DONALD SEX=M AGE=58

@ 1933 273.6(A) PC VIO ORD:PREVNT DOMES \ LAMAR CT, CAMERON PARK EG1706972
VICTIM REPORTED SUBJECT VIOLATED COURT ORDER. VICTIM DIDN'T HAVE THE COURT ORDER FOR VERIFICATION.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 52
S01 SEX=M SUSPECT AGE=52

@ 1950 11364(A) HS POSS UNLAW PARAPHERN \ INDUSTRIAL DR, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1706971
ADULT MALE ISSUED A CITATION FOR POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.
S01 ARRESTED MOORE, KENDALL SEX=M AGE=46

[Distribution of personal information related to juveniles, victims of Domestic Violence and\or victims of sexual assault is unlawful.]

Please Note: Arrests are made based upon probable cause. All are entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty in a court of law.

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[CHP – Placerville]

The CHP Placerville Office is pleased to introduce our new Commander! Lieutenant Matt Stover joins us from his last assignment at the State Capitol in Sacramento.

While assigned to the CHP - Capitol Protection Section, Lieutenant Stover was in charge of Field Operations which had oversight of the CHP Mounted Patrol Unit, Hazardous Device Detail (Bomb Squad,) Bicycle Patrol Unit and the CHP SWAT team.

Lt. Stover also instructed CHP Cadets while assigned to the CHP Academy. Lt. Stover has also worked at CHP Headquarters, and field assignments in Truckee, Santa Barbara and South Los Angeles.

We welcome the diverse CHP experience Lt. Stover brings to El Dorado County and are looking forward to seeing what ideas he will bring to further our goal of providing the highest level of Safety, Service & Security.

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A Sad Farewell from TheCenter:

Turning Tragedy Into Triumph - Kacie’s Ride For Hope Ends Run After Raising Close To $200,000 For Victims of Domestic Violence.

Kacie’s Ride for Hope to End Domestic Violence turned tragedy into triumph after more than 11 years of educating the community about domestic violence. Pat Barron, his late wife Sharon and a dedicated circle of friends created a legacy that will endure long after the roar of their motorcycles fades from the mountains.

In July 2006, 40-year-old Kacie Barron was shot and killed by her ex-boyfriend in the driveway of her Placerville home. Kacie Barron loved riding motorcycles and in September 2006 Kacie’s brother Pat Barron gathered a small group of Kacie’s friends to do a motorcycle run to honor his sister. They decided to ride to Hope Valley which was Kacie’s favorite run. Little did he know that he would turn honoring Kacie’s memory into hope for thousands of victims of domestic violence.

Pat established Kacie’s Ride for Hope to End Domestic Violence, a nonprofit organized to host a motorcycle run through Hope Valley every year with the goal of educating the community about domestic violence and raising funds for The Center for Violence-Free Relationships, the agency that helped Kacie as she sought to leave her ex-boyfriend.

The ride started small with about 75 riders in 2006, and grew to host over 400 riders in recent years. Kacie’s Ride for Hope was a very popular event that drew in motorcycle riders from all across California, Oregon and Nevada to make the run from downtown Placerville through Hope Valley.

Raising close to $200,000 over the past 11 years, Kacie’s Ride for Hope has provided safety and shelter to families fleeing violent homes. The Center used funds raised through Kacie’s Ride to help victims by providing counseling for them and their children, by providing legal assistance to help with custody and child support issues, restraining orders and divorce filings. Thousands of victims and their children have been helped over the years all due to Pat honoring his sister’s memory.

In 2014, The Center for Violence-Free Relationships dedicated their 18-bed safe house to Kacie Barron. Now called Kacie’s House, A Place of Healing, A Place of Hope, it welcomes families fleeing from violence and lets them know that there are wonderful folks in the community that support and care about them. Those entering Kacie’s House hear the fantastic story of how one woman’s struggle ended and how it sparked the creation of something powerful that would bring healing and hope to so many in our community.

This September there will be no rumble of bikes roaring to life to remember one of their own whose life was cut short, but there will be memories that last a lifetime for those that helped build a legacy to honor Kacie Barron… and she will live on in the memories of those that come to Kacie’s House broken but leave healed and full of hope.

Kacie’s Ride for Hope will not be held this year, but there are still families that need your help. If you would like to make a donation in honor of Kacie Barron or Kacie’s Ride for Hope please visit www.thecenternow.org.
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Thank YOU to all the Volunteers!

On behalf of the Board of Directors, the staff and the volunteers at The Center for Violence-Free Relationships, we want to humbly thank Pat Barron and all of the wonderful volunteers at Kacie’s Ride for Hope.

You all have made a difference and you have truly touched so many lives. We will wait to see what your next adventure will be.

Pat Barron

Sharon Swayze Barron

Jay Aliff

Richard Artz

Deanna Austin

Linda Barbour

Stacey Bixby

Becky Boltz

Katherine Boone

Robert Bowen

Janet Bradley

Niki Breedlove

Ron Breedlove

Stefani Breedlove

Tim Breedlove

Tori Breedlove

Jenny Bridges

Jessica Bridges

Skylar Brooks

Shaelyn Butler

Don Carlsun

Jerri Carlsun

Micaela Carrero

Eric Christopherson

Gregg Cinnamon

Natalee Sue Clark

Milana Cleveland

Jason Crol

Dale Daneman

Conner Dashnan

Patty David

Debbie de Ryk

Kevin de Ryk

Elena DeLacy

Alicia Denhart

Myrrh Dodgson

Jeremy Daniel Donaldson

Alicia Donhardt

Jennifer Dorrell

David Duncan

Jessica Duncan

Rebecca Duncan

Troy Duncan

Valmarie Duncan

Troy Duncan, Jr.

Bonnie East

Brittany Faria

Sally Flake

Jim Gibford

Patricia Gibford

Grant Gibson

Angie Glace

Jalyn Gonsalves

Megan Gonzales

Karen Gould

Henry Gracia

Deloris Griggs

David Hall

Dale Hansen

Lorene Hansen

Rich Hefner

Jeremy Henderson

Tammy Hileman

Erik Holst

Luana Holst

Nathan Holverstott

Donna House

Roger House

Angel Hutchens

Calee Hutchens

Steven Hutchens

Calee Hutchinson

Nancy Hyzer

Lindsay Jarvis

Charlotte Jefford

Gary Johnson

Gene Johnson

Stephanie Johnson

Taylor Johnson

Austin Jones

Billy Jones

Teresa Jones

Tyler Jones

Nichole Kane

Rebecca King

William King

James Kohlstedt

Kelly Kohlstedt

Brandie Lamb

Dan Larkin

Scott Layton

Steve Leandro

Samantha Lewis

Paul Lewis, Sr.

Lindsey Loy

Johnner MacDonald

Betsy MacGillivray

Merrily Maloney

Lorraine Matthews

Newton Matthews

Patricia McIntyre

Taylor McLendon

Kathryn McNeil

Lee-ann Mendoza

Elizabeth Mesena-Tharp

Tripp Mikich

Kandie Mincks

Ron Moore

Katie Mueller

Philip Navarro

Jerry Neilsen

Nancy Neilsen

Marty Oberlander

Ashley Obrien

Kelly Osborne

Patricia Owens

Cathy Parker

Ben Parks

Joshua Pepper

Abby Piker

Cali Piker

Danielle Missy Piker

Gracie Piker

Karen Pitts

Tiffany Plotts

Eunice Pond

Sarah Pond

Anthony Portillo

Eric Portillo

Hunter Portillo

Jo Rasmussen

Norma Ray

Susan Read

Kamie Richardson

Karen Rogers

Karen Schambach

Phillis CMA Schlitt

Alexander Schwartz

Chris Schwartz

Diane Lin Schwartz

Lilly Schwartz

Nick Selbman

Curtis Shampine

Erin Shampine

George Shampine

Doug Shelstad

Liz Shelstad

Jennifer Shields

John Sikora

Sharai Smith

Danielle Sneed

Penny Sneed

Robin Souza

David Springer

Jennifer Stilwell

Irene Stites

Brittny Sutton

Duane Swanson

Michelle Szetela

Jamie Talley

Tony Tamburelli

David Tharp

Elizabeth Tharp

Guy Swayze Tharp

Hailey Tharp

Marissa Tharp

Tessa Tharp

Frank Todd

Laura Todd

Dustin Trevino

Nicole Trevino

Ashea Tucker

John Tucker

Kenneth Utley

Ashley Vargas

George Vargas

Lisa-Anne Vargas

Annie Walker

Nikolaus Walls

Ann Warren

Gary Warren

Desinee Weinberger

Bailey West

Cassidy Whitecotton

Jann Williams

Linda Williams

Ted Williams

Allicia Willis

Karen Willis

Sarah Willis

Tamara Wilson

Thomas Wilson

Stefani Young

Stacie Zakskom

Marie

Please visit our website at www.TheCenterNow.org.

Donate to our cause at www.TheCenterNow.org/donate/

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[Molly Coolidge. Img: Sherilyn Lum-Alarcon]

South Lake Tahoe, CA – Recovering from a major joint surgery doesn’t usually inspire the idea of snowshoeing by moonlight, but that’s exactly what Carol Bennis, age 75, was asked to do during her recovery last February.

Carol had never been on snowshoes before, or hiked at night, but when she heard her surgeon and other patients at a similar stage of recovery would be there, she decided to try it out.

On a clear night at Tallac Historic Site, Carol and twelve other patients joined Barton Health clinicians and Forest Service rangers on a “wellness walk” through the snow. Carol loved the experience.

“This opportunity enabled me to step out of my comfort zone, make new friends, and learn the history of the area from the ranger,” she said. “Lucky me.”

Carol’s winter “wellness walk” and the idea of “nature as medicine” spurred the creation of Wellness Outings, one of Barton Health’s newest wellness programs. Orthopedic surgeon, Stephen Bannar, MD, noticed that, while South Lake Tahoe is surrounded by public land and plenty of opportunities to enjoy nature, his patients were often too nervous to head outside and incorporate physical activity into their recovery.

Research indicates that time in nature lowers blood pressure, heart rate, and cortisol levels. It increases concentration, memory, and attention spans. It has been shown to boost immunity and is particularly beneficial for at-risk populations, such as those recovering from surgery, who often spend less time outside. These benefits were something Dr. Bannar wanted his patients to experience.

“Can I prescribe nature as medicine?” he asked.

Indeed, he can. In fact, there are a number of researchers and medical providers who support this idea. Nature prescriptions have been commonly used in Japan since 1982 to reconnect people with the outdoors. Dr. Bannar and Khristy Gavigan, a registered nurse, saw an opportunity and partnered with the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit to provide a unique healing experience for their patients.

“Our idea was to unite health providers with public land managers to facilitate health benefits for those at-risk populations,” said Gavigan. “Partnering with the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit rangers provided that interpretive piece where they could support the logistics, help identify the appropriate outings, and deliver a message about the connection between community wellness and ecosystem health.”

Participants were inspired by their experience, not only reconnecting with nature, but connecting with other people. Isolation is often an issue for those who are recovering at home, especially if they’re concerned that they may injure themselves further by heading out.

“Having Barton’s medical professionals on-hand gave folks the confidence to come out and join the walk, whereas they previously may have been worried about leaving home,” said Dr. Bannar.

Though the program just launched, it has already been recognized as an innovative way for the US Forest Service and health care organizations to improve community health. In June, Dr. Bannar, Khristy Gavigan, and partner, Joseph Flower from the U.S. Forest Service, were asked to share their idea at RecX, a conference run by the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, DC.

The focus of the conference was “Great Ideas for the Outdoors” and the Barton team shared the successes of the Wellness Outings and the implications for health across the country.

“We need to change our mindset from treating disease to promoting wellness,” said Dr. Bannar. “A prescription for nature can enable accessibility for at-risk groups as well as preventive medicine for other members of the community.”

For Carol, she saw both the physical and emotional health benefits.

“Public lands are special treasures and not to be taken for granted…but appreciated and respected, not only for their beauty, but for their power to heal,” she said. “The land is truly a gift that must be re-gifted to each generation.”

Wellness Outings are scheduled monthly with Barton Health and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. The comprehensive program includes options for people with chronic or terminal illness, patients recovering from surgery, and at-risk youth. Interested community members can watch the RecX presentation and get additional information about the Wellness Outings by going to bartonhealth.org/wellnessoutings.

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Deanna Lois Hamilton, Sept. 29, 1944 - July 18, 2017

A celebration of her life will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26 at Shadowbrook Farm, 1180 Shadowbrook Lane, El Dorado Hills, Calif., 95762.

Deanna passed away peacefully on July 18, after a brief and fierce battle with cancer. She was the loving wife of 54 years to her high school sweetheart, Jarrett L. Hamilton, and sister to William Van Nuys. She was preceded in death by sister Patricia Hopkins. She was beloved mother to Jennifer Donald, Jarrett Scott Hamilton, Danielle Mickelson and Pete Van Nuys; adored mother in-law to Warren Donald, Mary Jane Hamilton, Kris Mickelson and Lori Van Nuys, cherished grandmother to Ashley, Bri, Samantha, Rachel, William, Molly, Jack, Vince, Isabelle, Mallory, Sierra, Lucky, Jake and was preceded in death by Connor.

Deanna was born on Sept. 29, 1944, in Steubenville, Ohio. She graduated from Jefferson Union High School in 1962. Upon her marriage she embarked on many adventures that led to living in Key West, Fla.; San Diego; Columbus, Ohio; Chicago; Cleveland; and Half Moon Bay, where she landed for a bit before arriving in the Sierra foothills.

Along her way she raised a beautiful family that she loved dearly. She was a brilliant business woman having started two of her own businesses: The Gold Mine and Lou Lou’s. Known as Dee or Mrs. H to many, she opened her home to everyone, always offering homemade meals and great conversation. With all her accomplishments, her family was forever her focus and she loved the life she had created with her husband, Jarrett, on their 58-year journey.

She will be forever remembered for her inspiration, her cooking, her company and her love. She will be forever missed.

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[Andrew Westney, Law 360]

Law360, New York (August 10, 2017, 8:25 PM EDT) -- The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians urged a California federal judge on Wednesday not to put into effect his decision to compel arbitration in a battle between the tribe's casino and a union, saying the tribe is likely to win its appeal to the Ninth Circuit.

U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley ruled on July 12 that the tribe must go before an arbitrator to determine whether its suit against Unite Here International Union, as well as the union's suit against the tribe on claims that the tribe violated a memorandum of agreement when it fired two employees of the Red Hawk Casino for supporting the union, can be handled by an arbitrator.

The Shingle Springs tribe in a motion Wednesday asked to stay enforcement of that judgment, arguing that the "sole intent" of the agreement between the tribe and the union was that the tribe remain neutral on employees' selection of a union, and didn't provide for the tribe to go to arbitration over firing the employees.

An arbitration provision dealing with the discharge of employees is more typically found in a collective bargaining agreement, and it would actually constitute an unfair labor practice under the National Labor Relations Act because it would involve recognizing a union that doesn't represent the majority of employees, the tribe said.

"Because any agreement to [arbitrate] issues pertaining to the terms and conditions of employment would be illegal, the court must refrain from enforcing the arbitration clause under these circumstances," the tribe said.

The Shingle Springs Band filed suit against Unite Here in May 2016, arguing that the June 2012 memorandum of agreement is not a collective bargaining agreement and does not allow the union to arbitrate personnel decisions such as discipline or terminations before it has established majority status.

The union, which filed its own suit in February 2016, accused the tribe of violating the MOA and its provision on neutrality in regard to an employee's decision to join a union, according to its complaint.

Judge Nunley ruled in July that an arbitrator should judge the arbitrability of the dispute between the tribe and the union under the dispute resolution framework set out in the MOA.

The tribe appealed that ruling to the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday and asked the judge to stay his judgment pending the appeal, saying the tribe has a high likelihood of success in the appeal, or at least raises a substantial legal issue to be considered.

Because Unite Here doesn't yet represent a majority of the employees in the bargaining unit at the casino, it only has standing to enforce the tribe's neutrality on the selection of a union, not to try to enforce issues over employee firings that properly belong in a CBA, the tribe said.

Allowing Unite Here to enter into a CBA with the tribe would actually give the union an unfair advantage over other unions, thereby harming the public interest, the tribe said.

Representatives for the parties were not immediately available for comment Thursday.

The tribe is represented by Christopher F. Wohl and Alexandra M. Asterlin of Palmer Kazanjian Wohl Hodson LLP.

The union is represented by Kristin L. Martin of Davis Cowell & Bowe LLP.

The tribe's case against the union is Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians v. Unite Here International Union, case number 2:16-cv-01057, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

The union's case against the tribe is Unite Here International Union v. Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, case number 2:16-cv-00384, also in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

--Additional reporting by Joyce Hanson, Adam Lidgett and Christine Powell. Editing by Catherine Sum.

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[PRpond]

According to the filing, the Wilton Rancheria's donation was a payment of $24,500 to Camino, Calif.-based Moore Methods Inc. The donation was ...

‘Save our Elk Grove Mall’ Supported by Wilton Rancheria, Region Business Files Financial Disclosure

An independent expenditure committee calling themselves “Save our Elk Grove Mall” filed a financial disclosure statement for the six month period June 30, 2017 with the Elk Grove City Clerk’s office last week.

The California Form 460, which was recorded August 1, listed two major non-monetary donations. Those two donations were from the Wilton Rancheria and Region Business and were valued at $24,650 and $1,750 respectively.

The Wilton Rancheria is currently pursuing the development of a 2,500 slot machine $400 million casino within Elk Grove City limits with the help of its Las Vegas-based financier, Boyd Gaming. Region Business has been one of several local business groups and elected officials who have been advocating on behalf of the Wilton Rancheria for the project, which is proposed to be located on a portion of the moribund Outlet Collection at Elk Grove.

According to the filing, the Wilton Rancheria’s donation was a payment of $24,500 to Camino, Calif.-based Moore Methods Inc. The donation was described as a survey of registered voters.

Region Business’ donation of $1,750 was for payment to Bagatelos Law Firm in San Francisco. The expenditure was described as petition gathering services.

The disclosure form also notes that the Save Our Elk Grove Mall carries debt of $28,904 as of June 30. The two largest creditors of the committee are expenditures for Moore Methods and Bagatelos Law Firm.

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The statement also includes the longer name for the committee. That name is “Save Our Elk Grove Mall, major funding provided by Wilton Rancheria, supported by a coalition of Elk Grove’s Outlet Collection Mall Developer The Howard Hughes Corporation, Region Business Inc. – Sacramento’s regional business association, Native Americans, local businesses, community citizens ad groups all supporting the economic welfare of the City and Citizens of Elk Grove.”

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[PRpond]

The following people are on the arrest log of August 10, 2017, as reported by the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Department:

EDSO Actvity Log for 8/10/2017

@ 0017 13700 IN VERBAL DISPUTE \ CIMMARRON RD, CAMERON PARK EG1706975
A REPORT OF A VERBAL DISTURBANCE

@ 0020 647(H) PC LOITER/ETC PRIVATE P \ PLAZA DR, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1706974
A TRANSIENT MALE WAS CITED FOR PROWLING AT A LOCAL BUSINESS.
S01 ARRESTED SNYDER, TIMOTHY SEX=M AGE=36

@ 0624 488 PC PETTY THEFT \ LAGO VISTA DR, EL DORADO HILLS EG1706984
DEPUTIES RESPONDED FOR THE REPORT OF A THEFT FROM A VEHICLE
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =51

@ 0701 487 PC GRAND THEFT \ MONTRIDGE WY, EL DORADO HILLS EG1706982
DEPUTIES WERE DISPATCHED TO A THEFT FROM A VEHICLE. MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS WERE TAKEN FROM THE UNLOCKED VEHICLE.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =56

@ 0744 459 PC BURGLARY \ BREESE CR, EL DORADO HILLS EG1706950
VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- VICTIM REPORTED VANDALISM. DOCUMENTATION REPORT ONLY.

@ 0805 SUSP CIR IN SUSPICIOUS CIRC \ BLACKTAIL LN, PLACERVILLE EG1706983
VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- VICTIM REPORTED SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =34
S01 SEX=M SUSPECT AGE=0

@ 0808 470 PC FORGERY \ PALMER DR, CAMERON PARK EG1706990
AN ADULT MALE ATTEMPTED TO PAY FOR SEVERAL ITEMS WITH A FRAUDULENT BILL AT A PHARMACY IN CAMERON PARK.

@ 0851 470(A) PC FORGERY:INTENT:DEFRA \ CAMERON PARK DR, CAMERON PARK EG1706987
A SUSPICIOUS PLASTIC CARD WAS LOCATED INSIDE AN ATM CARD SLOT AT A BANK IN CAMERON PARK. THE BANK DID NOT REPORT ANY LOSSES AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

@ 0947 11364(A) HS POSS UNLAW PARAPHERN \ CAMERON PARK DR, CAMERON PARK EG1706989
S01 ARRESTED WIGIERT, WILLIAM SEX=M AGE=48

@ 1045 27491 GC DEATH INVESTIGATION \ SO LAKE TAHOE EM1706992
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =79

@ 1145 28 VC REPOSSESSION \ FALL TRAIL CT, PLACERVILLE EG1706996

@ 1150 594(A) PC VANDALISM \ WENTWORTH SPRINGS RD, GEORGETOWN EG1706993
VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- VICTIM REPORTED VANDALISM AND PETTY THEFT FROM SCHOOL PROPERTY.

@ 1200 487 PC GRAND THEFT \ NEWTOWN RD, PLACERVILLE EG1707000
UNKNOWN SUSPECT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE STOLEN VICTIM'S DOG.
V01 SEX=M VICTIM AGE =66

@ 1221 488 PC PETTY THEFT \ SHELBY CR, EL DORADO HILLS EG1706997
VIA EDSO ON LINE REPORTING SYSTEM- VICTIM REPORTED PETTY THEFT.
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 17

@ 1400 647(F) PC DISORD CONDUCT:UI/DR \ LA VISTA DR, PLACERVILLE EG1707006
SUBJECT WAS ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION AND RELEASED PER 849(B) PC.
S01 ARRESTED FARLEY, DONA JEAN SEX=F AGE=48

@ 2135 28 VC REPOSSESSION \ DOLLY VARDEN LN, POLLOCK PINES EG1707017
REPOSSESSION

@ 2135 243(E)(1) PC BAT:SPOUSE/EX SP/DAT \ CAMERON PARK EG1707018
AN ADULT MALE WAS ARRESTED FOR DOMESTIC BATTERY
V01 SEX=F VICTIM AGE = 20
S01 ARRESTED TIMMERMAN, JOESPH SEX=M AGE=19

@ 2209 13700 PC DOMESTIC ARGUMENT \ BESTAFA CT, DIAMOND SPRINGS EG1707020
DOMESTIC ARGUMENT BETWEEN A MALE AND FEMALE

[Distribution of personal information related to juveniles, victims of Domestic Violence and\or victims of sexual assault is unlawful.]

Please Note: Arrests are made based upon probable cause. All are entitled to the presumption of innocence until proven guilty in a court of law.

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[Dina Gentry, Communications Director. Pictured: Deborah Atkins, Assistant Principal, Camino Elementary School & Camino Polytechnic (A Science and Natural Resources Charter School)]

The Camino Union School District would like to announce the selection of Deborah Atkins as the new Assistant Principal of Camino Elementary School and of Camino Polytechnic – A Science and Natural Resources Charter School (previously known as Camino Science and Natural Resources Charter School). “I am honored to have this opportunity to serve the students, families, and educators of Camino Union School District,” Atkins expressed. “I look forward to promoting the exciting educational opportunities that the district offers through Camino Polytechnic and the traditional school. The science and natural resources charter offers a choice for almost everyone, from a home school option, to a hybrid program where students attend a few days a week, to a full on-site program that is focused on hands-on learning.”

Atkins brings with her a wealth of experience and training including credentials in Administration, Reading and Literacy Leadership, and Multiple Subject Teaching with a Supplementary Subject in Business. She has a strong reputation for setting high expectations for academic achievement for all students and has a proven track record of her ability to engage parents and community partners in supporting school activities.

She began her teaching career in 2004 with the Los Banos Unified School District, teaching Kindergarten, first, and third grades as well as working as a Reading Intervention Specialist. While there, she piloted one-to-one devices with her students and helped to implement the school district’s technology initiative. Atkins is most proud of her role as the organizer for the school’s Agriculture Awareness Day, an annual event that brought the farm to school, along with 4-H, FFA and community business members. “Coming from the central valley, I was delighted to discover the strong connection Camino has to agriculture and the natural resources that are so abundant in El Dorado County.”

Prior to coming to Camino, Atkins worked with the Folsom Cordova Unified School District as a Title I Academic Coach. In this role, she served as the site program monitor for federal and state compliance monitoring; advised the administrative team on instructional strategies; implemented newly adopted ELA curriculum; and provided guidance on best practices for designated and integrated ELD strategies. She also diligently worked to build stronger relationships with ethnically diverse families through various means such as the English Learners Advisory Committee, the PTA and community volunteer programs.

For more information about Camino Elementary School and Camino Polytechnic Charter School - visit: www.caminoschool.org or find us on Facebook and Instagram.

The mission of the Camino Union School District is to provide a high-quality standards-based education for all students, preparing them academically, socially and emotionally for success in high school and as productive citizens in our diverse society.

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[Vern Pierson, EDC District Attorney]

On October 23, 2016, a resident of the City of Tahoma was having a small outdoor party at their home. This party was attended by local resident Jerry Mills. During the party, there was an argument between Mr. Mills and another partygoer. In an effort to defuse the situation, the homeowner stepped between Mr. Mills and the partygoer. Mr. Mills then focused his attention on the homeowner and started arguing with her. During that argument, Mr. Mills punched the homeowner in the face twice, knocking her unconscious after the second punch. The homeowner suffer bruising and a concussion.

On August 8, 2017, Jerry Mills pled “no contest” to violating Penal Code section 243(d); Battery with Serious Bodily Injury. Mr. Mills was found guilty by the court and sentenced to 180 days in the El Dorado County Jail, placed on formal supervised probation for a term of 4 years, and will have to totally abstain from the use of alcohol during the term of probation.

A Criminal Protective Order was issued naming the homeowner as a protected party.

This case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Casey Mandrell.

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[California County News]

Hung Out To Dry....

Under the urgency cannabis ordinance approved last year, cannabis fees in Calaveras County are supposed to be spent on specific items related to enforcement of the program. But on Tuesday, Calaveras County Auditor Controller Rebecca Callen said Sheriff Rick DiBasilio had misspent more than $120,000 of that money, using it instead for criminal investigations, bookings, and other expenses unrelated to the ordinance.

Callen called the revelations embarrassing.

“It jeopardizes and tarnishes the county. It shows the county’s lack of ability to properly handle funds.”

As a result of the sheriff’s actions, the county is now at serious risk of litigation, she added.

DiBasilio disputes the auditor controller’s findings and says the funds were not misspent. But even after a closed session on the subject, Callen did not waver.

“I hope for a corrective action,” Callen said.

This is just the latest controversy to arise over the 2016 urgency ordinance that allowed for cultivation of commercial marijuana in the county. Many are unhappy with the direction things have taken since then and Calaveras -- now brimming with marijuana -- is considering an outright ban on commercial cannabis.

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[Carla Hass]

(PLACERVILLE) – El Dorado County health officials received confirmation this week that a bird found in the South Lake Tahoe area of El Dorado County has tested positive for West Nile virus, the first for 2017. The bird, a Stellar’s Jay, was found on July 31st.

So far this year, West Nile virus activity has been reported in 28 California counties, including neighboring Sacramento and Placer counties. There have been four human cases of the virus reported from Kings, Kern, San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties.

Confirmation of the first West Nile virus positive bird means the virus is circulating between birds and mosquitoes and there is heightened risk of infection in humans. It’s important to take precautions. Last year, four West Nile virus positive birds were identified in El Dorado County on the western slope.

One human case was reported.

West Nile virus can be transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes get the virus when they feed on infected birds. The illness is not spread from person-to-person. While most people infected with the virus show no symptoms, some may have high fever, severe headache, tiredness and/or a stiff neck that can last several days to several weeks. The most serious cases of West Nile virus infection can lead to encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain, which can be fatal.

Mosquito surveillance programs are in place throughout the County. Activities include trapping and identifying mosquitoes, treating neglected swimming pools, and reporting and testing dead birds. The El Dorado County Public Health Division conducts human surveillance activities and health care providers are asked to routinely test human cases of viral meningitis and encephalitis for West Nile virus.

The following tips are given to help prevent West Nile virus:

- Drain standing water around the property and keep water in swimming pools, ponds and water troughs circulating or treated with "Mosquito Dunks" or mosquito fish.

- Apply insect repellent that contains DEET or another approved substance (e.g. picaridin, oil of lemon eucalyptus or IR 3535) on exposed skin when outdoors.

- Dress in long sleeves and pants when outdoors among mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are most active at dusk and dawn.

- Make sure doors and windows have tight fitting screens, kept in good condition.

- Report dead birds and tree squirrels to the State West Nile Virus hotline at (877) WNV-BIRD (877-968-2473) or online at www.westnile.ca.gov. Wear gloves and place the dead bird or squirrel in a double plastic bag if you dispose of it yourself.

Mosquito problems and neglected swimming pools should be reported to the Environmental Management Division at (530) 621-5300 on the West Slope or (530) 573-3450 in South Lake Tahoe. Additional West Nile virus information can be found at www.westnile.ca.gov or www.edcgov.us/emd.

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[Lexi Boeger, Boeger Winery] {photo taken and frequently used by Measure E supporters to denigrate ABC-ED members on social media}

STATEMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUSINESS AND COMMUNITIES OF EL DORADO (ABC-ED)

In 2016, ABC-ED stood up in public and warned that Measure E was illegal and would strangle El Dorado County’s economy. We said that traffic-control Measure Y, approved by 72% of the voters in 2008, was working and should continue as-is.

The small group who wrote and promoted Measure E didn’t like that at all. They attacked ABC-ED members personally, and called us “tools of developers”. They insisted that their wholesale re-write of Measure Y was the only answer to “save our county,” and they persuaded just enough people that Measure E barely passed last November.

We’re not developers or their tools – we are farmers, businesspeople, and residents who love El Dorado County. We want it to thrive, and we reject name-calling and political extremism.

Guess what? We were right about Measure E. Judge Stracener of the El Dorado Superior Court recently invalidated its key policies as unconstitutional and unlawful. He said that the Measure E policies would impede County government, create inconsistencies in the County General Plan, coerce County property owners, and take private property rights without due process.

Measure E’s boosters are busy spinning their resounding legal defeat as a victory in social media, and are most certainly hatching new plans to further their agenda. Don’t be fooled. Measure Y has produced more than $240 million in developer fees to maintain and improve the level of service on both County roads and Highway 50.

Let’s put aside illegal and poorly written initiatives and stay the course with Measure Y – it’s thought out, well constructed, reasonable and has worked for El Dorado County since 1998.

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