Coronavirus Website, Youth Conservation Corps hiring, CLAC cancelled, Nominate a Senior, Vineyards approved, Cool on L.A. Times front page

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In This Issue:

• EDC Coronavirus-19 Website & Press Release

• Apply now for the Youth Conservation Corps

• Cancelled - Coloma Lotus Advisory Committee

• Nominate a Senior of the Year

• Article - Vineyards project approved in EDH

• Article - Cool, CA on front page of L.A. Times

EDC Coronavirus-19 Website & Press Release

El Dorado County Public Health has launched this website page for local updates on the coronavirus-19:

 https://www.edcgov.us/Government/hhsa/Pages/EDCCOVID-19.aspx

Updated - March 12, 2020

Current Status:

El Dorado County health officials and agency partners are closely monitoring the outbreak of novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) that originated in China.

• El Dorado County - As of March 12, 2020, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Pacific time, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in El Dorado County
• California - As of March 12, 2020, at 7:00 a.m. Pacific time, there are a total of 198 positive COVID-19 cases in California and four fatalities.  For the latest California information - Click here
• United States - For national information about COVID-19, including number of cases - Click here

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Apply for the Youth Conservation Corps

WOULD YOU LIKE TO WORK OUTDOORS THIS SUMMER?

If you are 15 to 18 years old come join the Eldorado National Forest's 2020 Generation Green Program!

Generation Green is part of the Youth Conservation Corp. It is a program designed to accomplish needed conservation work on public lands, while gaining an understanding and appreciation of our National Forests.

Applications Due – By 4:30 pm on March 26th, 2020 at the Eldorado National Forest Supervisor's Office, 100 Forni Road, Placerville CA 95667

You may pick up an application packet at the Eldorado National Forest Supervisor's Office
- OR –
Download a copy of the application from: https://www.fs.usda.gov/working-with-us/opportunities-for-young-people/youth-conservation-corps-opportunities

JOB DETAILS:
• Pay: $13 per hr.
• Work Schedule: 40 hours per week (Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm)
• Dates: Monday, June 8th – July 31st, 2020
• Location: 100 Forni Rd. Placerville, CA 95667

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Be at least 15 years old by June 8th, 2020 and have not reached age 19 by July 31st, 2020
• Complete an application & essay
• Be a US citizen or permanent resident of the United States
• Provide a valid U.S. Social Security number or have applied for a valid Social Security number
• Provide or be able to obtain a work permit from the State of California

If you have any questions about the program contact:
Audrey French, Conservation Ed. Program Specialist
530-295-5619
audrey.french@usda.gov

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Cancelled-Coloma Lotus Advisory Committee

CANCELLED:
Thursday, March 26, 2020, at 6:30 pm 
Gold Trail Grange
319 State Highway 49, Coloma

More information at: https://www.edcgov.us/Government/planning/Pages/Coloma-Lotus-Advisory-Committee.aspx

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Nominate A Senior of the Year

Do you know an outstanding older adult or a married couple aged 60 years or older who has performed exemplary work in El Dorado County as a volunteer? Consider nominating them for the Senior of the Year Award. The annual "Senior of the Year" award will be presented by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on May 19, 2020, at the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 330 Fair Lane in Placerville, and is hosted by the El Dorado County Area Agency on Aging and the Commission on Aging.

Nominees for the Senior of the Year award must be El Dorado County residents with active community volunteer service within the last two years. Nomination forms are available at the Placerville Senior Center or on-line at http://www.edcgov.us/HumanServices.

Nominee submissions must be received by April 30, 2020. For more information, please call (530) 621-6255 or send an email to star.walker@edcgov.us.

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