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Lights, camera, action
School TV broadcast keeps students informed
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Vol. II, Number 36 • January 5, 2007
www.DanvilleWeekly.com
New year,
new laws
Who cares
about Britney?
Drivers must
exercise caution
in emergency zones
Teen weighs
Hollywood gossip
vs. world issues
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2007
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page 19
I resolve to get in shape
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ASKED IN DOWNTOWN DANVILLE
Q:
Is President Bush a hero or
a villain? He was on top of
both lists in a recent poll.
I want to preface this by saying it is difficult
because we are lucky to be Americans and I
want to respect the president. But how can we
respect a president who’s responsible for a
decline economically and socially and morally?
Lauren Graham
mom, former teacher
A hero. He’s a moral, good person. He’s got a
good momma and daddy. He makes decisions
based on what he believes is right, not what
makes him popular. I’m tired of movie stars
saying they are going to move to Canada if he
were re-elected—why didn’t they move?
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Villain. He’s creating more problems, bigger
issues. Terrorism isn’t going away. He’s creating more terrorists in the long run.
Jill Pauletich
works on production of commercials
Both. I feel he’s holding the country together
pretty well but I don’t agree with what he’s
doing with the war.
Morgan Huffy
student at Diablo Valley College
I think he’s a villain. He put the country in a
lot of turmoil and doesn’t know how to get us
out. That’s what villains do—they cause problems and don’t know how to get out.
Jarrod Russell
political science student at Sonoma State
A B O U T T H E C OV E R
Sandy McEnroe, owner of Fit Personal Fitness Studio on School Street in Danville,
keeps in shape all year round. Photo by Jordan M. Doronila. Cover design by Ben Ho.
Vol. II, Number 36
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arts programs in the schools. In this year’s state budget,
a one-time grant of approximately $80 per student was
established to provide supplies, equipment and/or professional development in art, music and physical education
for grades K-12. The district must allocate $2,500 to each
school, and the money does not need to be spent in this
fiscal year.
Additionally, an ongoing arts and music block grant of
approximately $15 per student was made by the state.
This ongoing funding may be used to hire staff, purchase
new materials, books, supplies, equipment and/or provide
professional development for grades K-12.
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said Christine Williams, assistant district superintendent of
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New laws take
effect Jan. 1
Motorists should be aware
of changes in driving rules
by Jordan M. Doronila
T
DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI
he California Highway
Patrol hopes new state laws
will stop minors from drinking and driving, as well as slow
down commuters during emergencies on the freeway.
The California State Legislature
passed a series of new traffic laws
that started taking effect Monday,
Jan. 1.
“Laws are created as guidelines,”
said California Highway Patrol
Officer Scott Yox.
One new law criminalizes driving under the influence for anyone
under the age of 21 with any alcohol in their blood.
“The state of California is showing that ‘no tolerance’ is going
to be absolutely enforced,” said
Yox. “I have made stops (of
minors) myself when I was out
and about.”
As before, drivers over 21 with
a blood alcohol content of .08 or
greater will be arrested for driving
while intoxicated.
Additionally, one of the new
laws requires drivers on the freeway to move over and reduce their
speed when emergency vehicles
are stationary in an adjacent lane
and have their emergency lights
on.
Yox recalled a tow truck driver
getting killed in Danville by a passing vehicle just a couple of years
ago.
“One of our greatest dangers is
traffic approaching on the freeways,” he said. “People are too
busy thinking of themselves and
driving.”
“Hopefully, this law will gain
some attention,” he added. “The
law has a definite benefit to it.”
In addition, the Legislature has
created an “Emergency Incident
Zone,” an area on the freeway
within 500 feet of a stationary
emergency vehicle. Motorists are
specifically prohibited from driving
in an unsafe manner in this zone,
Yox said.
Another new law prohibits motorists from allowing a person to ride in
the trunk of their cars and makes it
illegal for a person to ride in a trunk
of a vehicle.
Anyone who breaks this law is
subject to punishment of $100 for
the first violation, $200 for a second
violation, and $250 for a third or
subsequent violation.
Another new law increases penalties for a driver convicted of
reckless driving or being in a speed
contest when he or she causes one
or more of the following specified injuries: loss of consciousness;
concussion; bone fracture; loss of
limb, organ or long-term injury;
severe cuts or injuries; brain injury;
or paralysis.
Other new laws make it a crime
for a person to willfully flee or
evade a pursuing peace officer
by driving on the wrong side of
the road; create additional penalties for moving violations that
cause a collision or bodily injury;
and establish new regulations that
make California law conform to
federal requirements pertaining to
big rigs.
A law was also passed making
it illegal to use a handheld cell
phone while driving, but it will not
take effect until July 1, 2008. Yox
noted that this coming law provides
an exemption for emergency purposes. ■
January jogging
Beth Williams and her daughter Hannah, 4, start off the year with a jaunt down the Iron Horse Trail
near Del Amigo Road on Jan. 1. The trail was a popular place that day for joggers, walkers, bike riders,
scooters and skaters, in singles, in couples and in families. Everyone enjoyed the clear skies and a high
temperature of 60 degrees.
San Ramon Valley fire district is ready to rescue
Firefighters get three new trucks with increased capacity
JORDAN M. DORONILA
T
One of three new and bigger Tiller Trucks for the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection
District is ready to roll.
hree new bigger and better
fire trucks arrived last month
in the San Ramon Valley
Fire Protection District and are
ready to be used to rescue people
from burning buildings.
“We have a new piece of apparatus that has a greater ladder to
reach and has more maneuverability,” said Battalion Chief John
Viera, the project’s point man.
The district received the new
trucks from Pennsylvania on Dec.
15 to replace three old ones that
were reaching the end of their 25year service lives.
The new vehicles are tractor
“These firetrucks
have three times
the storage capacity
than the three trucks
they are replacing.”
—Battalion Chief John Viera
trailers and have 100-foot aerial
ladders and an operator area in both
the front and the back.
Viera said he had been working on the project for five years.
Manufacturer American La France
in Pennsylvania built the new trucks
and had its employees drive them
to Northern California.
The company also creates trucks
for fire districts in San Francisco,
Oakland, Fremont and Los
Angeles.
Viera said the district’s last three
trucks had aerial ladders that were
less than 100 feet. The old ones
had ladders that were 55, 75 and 85
feet.
“These have three times the storage capacity than the three trucks
they are replacing,” he said.
The trucks also can carry more
equipment and will have space for
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N E W S F R O N T
Smog K ing
School board doubles salary
Every two years...
You just gotta’ do it.
Elected trustees now earn $400 per month and get reimbursed for expenses
by Jordan Doronila
School board trustees approved
a measure last month that increases
their monthly salary by $200 to
$400. The motion was effective
Dec. 1, 2006.
The raise is the maximum
amount they can earn working as
a board member in the district, said
Terry Koehne, spokesman for the
San Ramon Valley Unified School
District.
“They doubled their compensation,” he said.
Trustee Bill Clarkson said the
board has not had a raise since
1990.
“It’s been 26 years,” Clarkson
said. “I think we are a bargain.”
Additionally, the trustees have
the option of participating in a
health and welfare benefits program provided for district employees. However, to participate, they
must pay for the benefits out of
their own pocket, Clarkson noted.
“We have no benefits,” he said.
He added that health insurance is
estimated to cost $800 to $2,000
“It’s been 26 years
(since we have had a
raise). I think we are
a bargain.”
—Trustee Bill Clarkson
depending on the individual’s situation.
Additionally, school board members may be reimbursed for all
expenses incurred in attending meet-
ings or making trips on official district business that is authorized in
advance by the board. The rate of
reimbursement cannot exceed limitations specified by district personnel.
Members of the Danville Town
Council also recently raised their
salary from $563 per month to
$675, effective Jan. 1. They do not
get benefits, said Denise Phoenix,
Danville
Human
Resources
Manager.
The school board vote for the
raise was 4-1, with Trustee Paul
Gardner opposed. ■
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Fire Instructor John Leonard and District Battalion Chief John Viera climb the backside
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Fire
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JORDAN M. DORONILA
digital gadgets in the future.
“They are like a rolling toolbox,”
Viera added.
Fire officials spent $2.1 million
from the district’s general fund to
purchase the new trucks, which
are expected to last for the next 25
years.
The trucks are officially called
100-foot, tractor-drawn aerial apparatus but are otherwise known as
common Tiller Trucks. The three will
be located in downtown Danville,
Blackhawk and at the Central Park
station in San Ramon.
Viera has been working in the
district’s apparatus committee for
quite some time, said Battalion
Chief Jack Barton.
“He’s been there since the beginning for the whole design of the
program,” Barton said.
The committee has captains,
engineers and firefighters who
were in charge of procuring the
new tiller trucks.
Barton noted that getting the
three new tiller trucks has been the
biggest change in the district since
he has been there. ■
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History on display
Document exhibit available
to be put on view
The Town of Danville has a
portable display of 20 historical
U.S. documents that is available
to be loaned to community centers or other venues that attract
people.
The exhibit helps people understand the impact and importance of
their freedoms in the United States,
said Councilwoman Karen Stepper.
They are authenticated copies of
the originals and date back to the
Mayflower Compact and the Civil
War.
The documents were displayed
in the Danville library in December
on mobile walls, which are now
in town storage. Interested parties
can make a request for the display,
Stepper said.
The documents include copies
of the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of
Rights, the Star Spangled Banner,
the Emancipation Proclamation,
the Gettysburg Address and the
Monroe Doctrine.
The display walls are approximately 20 feet by 5 feet and have
documents on both sides. They
weigh several hundred pounds.
The exhibit will be used in
memorial services and spaces for
war veterans, such as the All Wars
Memorial in Oak Hill Park.
The documents were obtained by
the National Exchange Club and
are authenticated copies. Rochelle
Flotten, assistant to the Town
Manager, worked with a graphic
designer and followed the guidance
provided by the Town Council to
create the project. ■
Shawn Stepper and his fiancée Jill Pagliaro peruse the display of historical documents
that was at the Danville Library during the reception after the Mayor’s Installation and
Awards Ceremony in early December.
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TRACK LIGHTS
DAR presented Good Citizen Awards to (l-r) Susan Friedberg, Carolyn Talley and Jenna
Schuck. Not shown, Megan Kirkaldie.
DAR honors four students
The Mt. Diablo Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution (DAR) presented
Good Citizen Awards to four
local high school girls at its annual Christmas Tea in December.
The girls honored were Susan
Friedberg from Monte Vista High
School; Carolyn Talley from San
Ramon Valley High School; Jenna
Schuck from California High
School; and Megan Kirkaldie
from Athenian High School.
Their parents, teachers and counselors were also at the tea.
These awards are based on the
students’ academic standing and
participation in school and community activities.
The Mt. Diablo Chapter meets
in the Vista Room at Hillside
Clubhouse in Rossmoor at 11:45
a.m. the second Tuesday of the
month. At its next meeting, Jan.
9, Past California State Secretary
Cheryl Rios will present a program
on DAR Insignia: The Significance
and the History.
DAR welcomes prospective
members to attend its meetings.
Anyone who has an ancestor that
fought in or rendered aid in the
American Revolution may be eligible for membership in the DAR.
The Mount Diablo Chapter was
organized Jan. 10, 1961, by 13
founding members.
For more information, call
Chapter Regent Barbara Beratta at
837-8551. ■
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Danville vs.
a global village
E
very time I leave town, I find
myself saying, “This sure
ain’t Danville.” (“Ain’t” for
emphasis.) This happens in San
Francisco as I drive round and
round the city blocks looking for a
parking place, as well as in Central
Valley towns that I navigate on my
way somewhere else. There may
be other places in the country and
in the world that match this area
for physical beauty, good weather,
and the ease of living enjoyed in
well-planned suburbs, but there are
many, many more that do not.
People here know Danville is
unique but it is still an eye opener
to learn the facts about the diversity
in the world. The World Citizen
Foundation collected information
about populations worldwide and
compiled a “global village” of 100
people, keeping the ratios from
throughout the planet. The residents of this global village would
be half male and half female, as
follows:
• 61 from Asia
• 21 from China
• 17 from India
• 13 from Africa
• 12 from Europe
• 5 from the United States
• 1 from Australia/New Zealand
This sure doesn’t resemble
Danville. And the languages spoken are interesting, too; fewer than
10 percent would speak English. It
breaks down to:
• 22 speaking a Chinese dialect
(18 speaking Mandarin)
• 9 speaking English
• 8 speaking Hindi
Darn, I was hoping English was
more universal than that.
On the religious side, there would
be:
• 32 Christians
• 19 Moslems
• 6 Buddhists
• 1 Jew
• 68 non-Christians, 15 of whom
would be non-religious
What a diverse world we live in!
It humbles me and makes me want
to reach out to meet some of these
people. Surely their outlook on
everything from the origins of the
earth to child-rearing to what constitutes a good meal must be different from mine. Even people I know
from around here seem to differ
quite a bit in their backgrounds and
perspectives, so reaching out further for a conversation would be a
real eye-opener. Unfortunately we
probably wouldn’t speak the same
language.
Additional statistics in this global village are sad. There are only
30 out of the 100 who have enough
to eat. And although 88 of them are
old enough to read, 17 of them can-
not. Oh, and this village of 100 has
one teacher. Actually I’m surprised
there are that many teachers in the
world. That’s good news.
When I passed through Heathrow
Airport in the fall, I definitely
knew I wasn’t at home—the long,
snaking line waiting to go through
the security check contained more
people than I’ve ever seen in the
whole of downtown Danville,
except maybe at the Fourth of
July parade. And the crowd was
diverse, in appearance and in languages. But we all had something
in common: We could afford to fly
internationally and we had somewhere to go. So obviously this was
not a cross-section of the world’s
total population.
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is shrinking whether
or not we ever travel.
Just read the labels
on your clothes and
household goods.
So what will the world look
like in 100 years or 200 years?
Are Danville and environs going
to begin to resemble the world
at large? Will those of European
descent still prevail? Will English
be the predominant language? Ah,
for a glimpse into the future.
This look at the present from a
global viewpoint puts our home
into perspective. We know the
world is shrinking whether or not
we ever travel. Just read the labels
on your clothes and household
goods. Although some clothes proclaim they are “Made in the USA,”
I don’t see any clothing factories
around here. At this very moment,
my husband is assembling an
exercycle that is labeled Hecho in
China.
The Internet with its news and
photos presents the entire world in
a bundle, but small parts of it are
vastly over-represented while others
are under-represented. Newspapers
and television also show scenes
from around the globe and glimpses into others’ lives. But the stats
from the World Citizen Foundation
are the best way I’ve found to grasp
the reality of our planet’s population. And these statistics highlight
how unique our home truly is. ■
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E D I T O R I A L • T H E O P I N I O N O F T H E W E E K LY
Keeping our
roads safe
Some laws have been around forever. “Thou shalt
not kill” comes to mind. But driving laws have been in
a constant state of fine-tuning since the horseless carriage came into widespread use less than a century ago.
Since too many people forego common sense when
driving, these laws are necessary.
On Jan. 1, several new traffic laws went into effect in
California. One of the new laws takes a further, logical
step against underage drinking and driving, in a true
zero-tolerance law. Before, only administrative action
could be taken against the driver’s license of a person
under 21 who was driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .01 or greater; it is now illegal for anyone
under 21 to drive with any amount of alcohol in their
system. It was high time this driving law was brought
into accordance with
the state law that prohibits anyone under It was high time
21 from purchasing or this driving law
consuming alcohol.
was brought into
Another new law accordance with the
created an Emergency
Incident Zone. Drivers state law that prohibits
within 500 feet of a anyone under 21
stationary emergency from purchasing or
vehicle that has its
consuming alcohol.
emergency lights on
must now slow to a
safe speed and move out of that lane. It sounds reasonable but, unfortunately, emergency responders are
often the victims of vehicles that do not slow down for
a tow truck on the side of the freeway.
The Reckless Driving and Speed Contests law
increases the penalties for anyone convicted of this
offense when it causes one of eight specified injuries. This law might come under the heading of being
responsible for one’s actions. The outcome of reckless
driving might be considered a matter of luck, but when
people drive irresponsibly they indeed should be held
accountable for any negative consequences.
Responsible drivers were already following these
safe practices but the laws had to be enacted to make
the others comply. The new law against driving while
holding a cell phone does not take effect until July 1,
2008; alas, common sense does not seem to prevail
with cell phone use and otherwise responsible people
are not self-regulating to stop this dangerous practice.
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POLICE BULLETIN & LOG • OBITUARIES • BIRTHS & WEDDINGS
POLICE LOG
The Danville Police Department
made the following information available. Under the law, those charged
with offenses are considered innocent until convicted.
Wednesday, Dec. 27
• Vandalism on Ramsgate Ct. at 3:08
p.m.
• Accident, property damage, on
Hartz Ave. at 8:20 p.m.
• Disturbance on Messian Pl. at 10:55
p.m.
• Party disturbance on Ambience Way
at 11:39 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 28
• Noise disturbance on Ambience
Way at 1:01 a.m.
• Barking dog disturbance on Danville
Oak Pl. at 6:09 a.m.
• Vandalism on St. Mark Ct. at 9:31
a.m.
• Public nuisance on Tassajara Ranch
Dr. and Zenith Ridge at 5:08
p.m.
• Disturbance on San Ramon Valley
Blvd. at 6:41 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 29
• Auto burglary on Hartz Ave. at 9:27
a.m.
• Vandalism on Hartz Ave. at 10:03
a.m.
• Misdemeanor hit-and-run on
Camino Amigo at 10:14 a.m.
• Auto burglary on Hartz Ave. at 10:28
a.m.
• Suspicious circumstances on
Merrimac Pl. at 11:17 a.m.
• Petty theft on Silverwood Ct. at
11:53 a.m.
• Auto burglary on Mariposa Ct. at
12:14 p.m.
• Battery on Diablo Rd. and El Pintado
Rd. at 1:06 p.m.
• Auto burglary on William Ct. at 1:09
p.m.
• Bomb threat on Holbrook Dr. at 5:52
p.m.
• Fight disturbance on Crow Canyon
Rd. at 5:55 p.m.
• Battery on Crow Canyon Rd. at 6:24
p.m.
POLICE BULLETIN
• Accident, major injuries, on northbound I-680 and Sycamore
Valley Rd. at 10:28 p.m.
• Identity theft on Shelby Ct. at 11:06
p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 30
• Battery on Hartz Ave. at 12:07 a.m.
• Fireworks disturbance on St.
Norbert Dr. at 12:08 a.m.
• Defrauding innkeeper on Rainbow
Cir. at 1:46 a.m.
• Petty theft on Fostoria Way at 8:27
a.m.
• Petty theft on Camino Ramon at
9:17 a.m.
• Threats disturbance on Camino
Ramon at 9:51 a.m.
• Fight disturbance on Plumeria Ct. at
3:16 p.m.
• Auto burglary on Camino Tassajara
and Sycamore Valley Rd. at 3:41
p.m.
• Suspicious circumstances on Hartz
Ave. at 4:39 p.m.
• Petty theft, shoplift, on Railroad Ave.
at 7:49 p.m.
Attack on bouncer ends in arrest
Danville police arrested a man on suspicion of battery after he
allegedly hit a bouncer outside of Elliott’s Bar on Hartz Avenue in
Danville last week.
Danville police Sgt. Troy Craig said that Thomas Keller, 39, of
San Ramon, clenched his two fists and punched the bouncer when
he was denied re-entry to Elliott’s near midnight, Friday, Dec.
29, according to the police report. Keller was unable to control
himself due to his intoxication, Craig said.
The 28-year-old bouncer is 6-foot-2 and weighs 280 pounds,
while Keller is 5-feet-2 and weighs 140 pounds, reported Craig.
After being punched, the bouncer took Keller to the ground and
held him until the police came, according to the report.
“It was a light restraint,” Craig said.
He added that staff members at Elliott’s saw the San Ramon
man nearly falling to the ground several times.
He was taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.
—Jordan M. Doronila
OBITUARIES
Joan M. Nie
Danville resident Joan M. Nie,
63, passed away Dec. 23.
She was born June 7, 1943, in
Tacoma, Wash., and was raised
in Seattle; she graduated from the
University of Washington in 1965.
A long-time member of Danville’s
Community Presbyterian Church,
she played an important role in the
formation of its Senior Center, now
called Prime Time. She was known
primarily for her strong faith in battling multiple sclerosis, and caring
deeply for her friends and family.
She is survived by her husband
of 41 years, John E. Nie; daughter
Julie Lazar and her husband Joe of
Walnut Creek; son Jay Nie and his
wife Ronda of Corona; and brother
Jack Rafn and his wife Marilyn of
Seattle.
A memorial service is scheduled
for 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 12, in the
sanctuary of Community Presbyterian
Church, 222 W. El Pintado, Danville.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in
her memory may be made to the
Multiple Sclerosis Society, 150
Grand Ave., Oakland 94612.
Dorothy Marie Macklin
Moore Bird
Dorothy Marie Macklin Moore
Bird, a resident of Danville,
passed away in Danville on Dec.
20 at the age of 88. She was
known as Dottie to her friends.
She was born Oct. 15, 1918,
in Columbus, Ohio, one of three
children born to Park and Grace
Macklin. She married Alan Moore
in 1940, who passed away in 1973.
They were noted for providing a
“home away from home” for high
school friends of their son, Greg,
as well as seeing all their children
graduate from college.
She married Daniel K. Bird
in 1979. They lived in Beaver
Creek, Ohio, until both retired
from Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base in 1981. They then moved
to California where they resided
in Pleasanton for 15 years.
She was active in Toastmasters,
serving in every officer position
and rising to the rank of Able
Toastmaster. She also served as a
volunteer at the Kaiser Outpatient
Office in Pleasanton and as an
election board member, until
she suffered strokes. During her
final years, her caregiver Yolanda
Garcia provided her with a deep
friendship as well as care; her son
Ryan became another grandchild
to Dottie.
She is survived by her husband,
Daniel K. Bird; three children,
Richard Alan (Nonnie) Moore
of Hayward, Judith Moore (Hal)
Young of Danville, and Gregory
(Terri) Moore of Los Altos;
brother Robert (Marty) Macklin
of Columbus, Ohio; three stepchildren, Mike (Mirka) Bird of
Bonn, Germany, Joan (Max) Bird
of Helena, Mont., and Mary K.
Bird-Guilliams of Wichita, Kan.;
six grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Her older sister, Virginia, preceded her in death.
A memorial service was held
Dec. 30 at Wilson & Kratzer
Chapel of San Ramon Valley in
Danville. Memorial contributions be made to the Ryan Garcia
Educational Fund, c/o Yolanda
Garcia, 209 Paraiso Drive,
Danville, CA 94526.
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S T O R Y
My resolution is to take my kids fishing more. They
both love going out on the boat and it is a great way
to spend time with them. I want my son to catch his
first fish this year. He will be 3 in March. He went fishing with me several times last summer, but doesn’t
quite get what fishing is all about yet. By this spring
and summer, he should be ready for the task. My
daughter (Erin, at left), who will turn 5 in March, is
already a seasoned pro! She loves to come fishing
and no longer wants Daddy to help her reel the fish
in.
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—Mike Ireland
Danville canine cop
Mike Shimansky is sworn in as Danville
mayor.
John Bellandi, own of Alamo Hay and
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I hereby resolve...
January means a new start
in our striving for perfection
N
ew Year’s resolutions—
we make ’em, we break
’em; we love ’em. And
some people who have been
in our news pages this year
have shared their resolutions
and plans for 2007.
I usually make three resolutions and two
wishes.
I resolve (courageous commitment, determined
decision and persistent persevering):
1. To put an end to divorce on the planet by fixing
people up with their true soulmate using my revolutionary new discovery Psychtrology.
2. To cure TPS (toxic parent syndrome), which
most people suffer from and don’t even know it.
3. To become a Godzillionaire and to take over the
Internet and then turn it off.
I only have one wish (dream) this year—to get
on the cover of Oprah Magazine promoting myself
as “the worlds first and only Psychtrologist.” A
second wish would be to get people to unplug
their “anti-social devices” (iPods) and listen to real
(live) music or the wind in the trees, or birdsong
and also just to enjoy everyday life more.
My New Year’s resolution is to celebrate all year!
—Philip Hellsten
aka Starman1111-Group Avatar
Oh PUNish me! My 2007 resolution is to double
the celebration of political commentary and reap
the benefits of public reaction. My joy in 2006 was
the exceptional humor celebrated among many
Alamo Region residents. My goal for 2007 is to
draw out more joyously foolish Alamo Region
residents and pursue bigger and better DAZE.
In 2006, we celebrated many parodies of public
political events as DAZE in the Park, DAZE up a
Creek, School DAZE, DAZE at the Lake, and the
coming DAZE of the Maytag repairmen of Alamo
Council (MAC) as “the loneliest people in town.”
Such humor is not a celebration for all. Our more
public citizens find it hard to laugh because they are
so captured in the DAZE of their lives. Few can actually note that even in silence the majority of Contra
Costans are laughing at the political results. I will
consider my resolution a success when I have our
public citizens laughing with us.
It will be somewhat like pursuing peace in our
lifetime and being more satisfied with trying than
the failure the efforts bring.
Joyous and successful 2007!
—Hal Bailey
Alamo resident and frequent
letter to the editor writer
To floss.
To finish one of the 14 novels on my bedside
table.
To walk the dogs before work, even if it’s 29
degrees outside.
To finish unpacking from my move to Danville
(back in July).
To fix my broken headlight that was damaged
when I rear ended a passenger vehicle that suddenly stopped for an SRVUSD school bus.
—Margie Brown
Assistant Superintendent,
Facilities Development, San
Ramon Valley Unified School
District
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My New Year’s resolution for 2007 is a promise never to tell a lie, emulating the Father of our
Country, George Washington, my hero. Few realize
Washington was born in what is now Texas. Upon
reaching 16, he became interested in politics and
also received an ax from his father as a birthday gift.
One afternoon when his parents were out, he used
the ax to chop down the mesquite tree in his parents’
front yard.
When his parents came home they, of course,
noticed the fallen tree. George went directly to
his Father and said, “Father, it was I who chopped
down the mesquite tree. What are you going to do
to me?” His father said, “George, I’m not going
to punish you, but we must move from Texas to
Virginia. No Texan can be successful in politics
who is so honest.” And so it has been ever since.
We are a parent cooperative
school offering preschool,
pre-kindergarten and
kinderprep programs.
—Danville Mayor
Mike Shimansky
My resolution is perhaps to get more active in the
VFW and probably to do more traveling. I’d like
to do more for the veterans. Perhaps arrange some
luncheons for them. I’m going back to Alaska. I’d
like to concentrate on fishing. These are the things I
want to do.
—Tony Carnemolla
trustee of the Veterans Memorial
Building
It’s a new year and there’s going to be some
improvements. You betcha. For starters, we’re
going to get those Christmas lights down and
packed away, if there’s room after all the new
decorations we bought. And if we can’t squeeze
everything back into the attic, we’re going to make
room. We’ll just go through the house and get rid
of everything we don’t use, or need, or can’t find
all the parts for, even if we might regret it later
when we remember why we got the thing in the
first place and go looking for it, but it isn’t there
because we put it in the pile of donation pick-up
stuff in a rash and impulsive moment of ingratitude for all the wonderful things we have, forgetting that it’s not the things that are important, but
the cherished memories they invoke. Or, maybe
we’ll just celebrate Christmas all year!
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My Jan. 1 resolution is to keep off all
the weight that I had lost while I was campaigning this year. And to keep all of my New Year’s
resolutions that I do make until at least my next
birthday. And I think I could do that. It just so
happens my next birthday is Jan. 2.
Friday, January 19th
12 - 2 p.m.
Beth Batchelor, artist and founder of the Alamo-Danville
Artists Society
2. Keep up good humor in spite of negative events.
3. Each clean, clear, new moment (which hopefully
is about to enter my life) must be unsullied with remnants of the negativism experienced in the previous
minute. Each unused minute will now be filled with
art, love of life and patience.
4. To replace most of my three-minute closet hangers
with one-minute hooks to declutter the clutter!
5. To inspire my art students to create award-winning paintings with my guidance.
6. To create an active group of folks who will fight
the addition of “harmless” food additives. Many
food colors have a gradual accumulative effect and
have been proven to be cancer causing.
7. To reconstruct Contra Costa Academy of Fine
Arts by getting an active new board of directors, volunteer staff and most of all a space for the classes.
—Beth Batchelor
artist
—Fred Turner
Laughter Yoga Leader, Salon at the
Gallery Organizer
“A riveting tale of murder, treachery, and
skullduggery at the highest levels.”
I moved out of my house in 1989 and I still have
a box in public storage in Livermore. My New
Year’s resolution is to finally go over there and pick
it up. It’s full of old table saws and my kids’ tape
and record collections from back then. I’m not sure
what’s taken me so long.
—*Seattle Times
“Robert Dugoni has put the thrills
back in the genre.”
—John Bellandi
owner of Alamo Hay and Grain
My resolution is kind of quirky. The No. 1 thing I
want to do in 2007 is to put together an event where
500 singles spend the whole weekend together. I’m
already looking into having it at the Marriott. We’ll
have classes, cocktails, makeovers and a panel of
men and women answering why men do this or
women do that. Imagine doing what I do for a living.
My job is one big party.
—Jeannine Kaiser
founder of Dating IQ
My New Year’s resolutions for 2007 are as follows:
1. To tout Al Gore’s message in his movie “An
Inconvenient Truth” and to actively heed his advice.
Jeff Seaberg poses with an actress from the zany production,
“Wigged Out.”
1. Be less rude to phone solicitors
2. Cut fewer people off on the freeway.
3. Laugh more, eat less fried salt and more chocolate. Chocolate makes me laugh.
4. Find a faster off-freeway rush hour route from
Walnut Creek to Danville.
5. Destroy cell phones using “Feelings,” “My Heart
Will Go On” or “The Macarena” as ring tones.
—Jeff Seaberg
director-producer of “Wigged Out”
at Victoria’s Hair Onstage
—Nelson DeMille
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in high-octane prose...a winner.”
—John Lescroart
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PEOPLE & LIFESTYLES IN OUR COMMUNITY
Lights, camera, action
School TV broadcast teaches skills to fifth-graders, keeps everyone informed
PHOTOS BY
. DORONILA
JORDAN M
L
ook. Smile. And speak
—clearly. The camera is
watching you.
Once a week, fifth-graders
from Vista Grande Elementary
School in Danville prepare and
rehearse broadcasting local
news live on Vista Grande
Television (VGTV), their
school’s own station. They
work under the guidance of
adult media professionals.
Every Wednesday morning at 8:30 a.m., the rest of
the student body spends
12 to 15 minutes watching their peers report on
the happenings in and
around their community.
Among the recent stories covered was Pearl Harbor
veterans at a memorial service atop
Mount Diablo talking about the other
soldiers who died in the war. They also
highlighted what’s new at the school.
“VGTV keeps us up to date about all
the activities here at Vista Grande,” said
first-grade teacher Rebecca Wilson. “It
informs us about people and places in
our community.”
“It improves children’s public speaking and leadership skills,” she added.
“It increases school
unity.”
Wilson’s students said they enjoy
watching VGTV.
“I like VGTV,” said Hailey Hickey,
6. “They do sports reporting.”
“I like the music,” said Krista Cleary,
also 6.
“I like pictures,” said 7-year-old
Winston Shoemaker.
Vista Grande started VGTV more than eight
years ago. Fifth-graders
who are elected to public
positions in school, such
as president, vice president
and commissioner, produce
the program.
Kids learn how to
interview people and put
together stories in a broadcast, which is aired in all
Vista Grande classrooms
each Wednesday morning.
Students work the
camera, too.
Several media professionals in the Bay
Area volunteer their
time and give direction
to the students. Charles
Traylor, a documentary
maker from San Ramon,
and former radio producer
Leonard Nelson spend their
Tuesday mornings helping
the budding TV journalists
at Vista Grande.
Traylor’s
oldest
child, Pascale, was involved
in VGTV in 1998.
“It’s been going on for a while,” he
said about the program.
Some of the professional advice
Clockwise from top left: Jenna
Turley, 10, produces a VGTV program at Vista Grande Elementary
School in Danville; Ben Wensley, 10,
concentrates as he works the camera;
Darren Hannan, 7, Carson Bull, 6, and
Chris Lapp, 6, sit spellbound watching
VGTV; Sarah Peterson, 10, consults
with an adult professional on how to
present a book about camp cooking to
her peers; center: a classroom broadcast over VGTV.
L I V I N G
The 411
B Y K AT H A R I N E O ’ H A R A
The 411: Celebrity gossip distracts from real issues
A
s long as Hollywood
exists, so will the tabloids,
entertainment shows and
the population’s endless fascination with the lives of the rich and
famous. In light of the recent craze
over the verbal duel between “The
Donald” and Rosie O’Donnell,
Nicole Richie’s drug bust and the
Britney Spears-Paris Hilton partying ordeal, I think it is best we
take a step back and reprioritize. In
the larger spectrum of things, does
anyone really care that Britney
Spears doesn’t wear underwear?
From speculation, many teenagers
today seem to be far more interested in celebrity gossip than the war
in Iraq and other daily, worldwide
tragedies.
It seems that in suburbia we are
all so bored with our own lives that
we tend to turn to others’ lives for
amusement.
“I kind of keep up with celebrity nonsense … out of sheer boredom,” said Nina Umont, a Monte
Vista High School junior. “My
mom buys People magazine, and
if I have nothing better to do, I
read about Nicole Richie’s arrest or
Lindsay Lohan accidentally flashing the world. I think the average
American likes the idea of living
vicariously through these celebrities, or seeing how similarly stupid
they can be to us. Perhaps it is comforting to see such rich and famous
people acting somewhat ‘normal.’”
The public is somewhat relieved
at the sight of such acclaimed people making mistakes because it
makes their own mistakes look half
as bad. Celebrity drama provides
people an escape and a way by
which to detract from their own
problems.
The knowledge of celebrity lives
also seems to be a common ground
for a lot of people—a conversation
starter of sorts. Many are familiar
with the latest People magazine
cover story or Access Hollywood
episode, and this provides a common topic of discussion.
“Gossiping about celebrities
gives people something to talk
about whether it be one admiring
or relating to their favorite star, or
criticizing another,” said Andrew
Taverrite, a junior at San Ramon
Valley High School.
Mocking celebrities allows for a
sort of guiltless criticism, where one
can scrutinize another without getting in trouble. It is interesting how
people tend to glom onto the lives of
people they have no personal connection to, and care so much about
their honeymoon spot, divorces,
depression and eating disorders.
“I’m not interested in celebrity
gossip because I am not personally
attached to these people and thus
have no need to follow the drama
in their lives. I have my own drama
to worry about and issues to take
care of,” said Aisha Siddiqui, an
SRVHS junior.
It is disappointing that the public
has stooped to such a low level
that inordinate amounts of time
and energy are devoted to following these attention-craving people.
The fact that a person like Paris
Hilton has been able to achieve
stardom based merely off her par-
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ent’s wealth, her good looks and
scandalous behavior, says something about our society. Paris’ fame
rides on the back of the public, who
financially support her pathetic
pursuits—singing, clothing design,
etc.—that have only stemmed from
her achieved fame. But isn’t it supposed to be the other way around?
A person should become famous
due to an outstanding ability or talent, not suddenly decide that they
are famous enough to sustain a
singing career. Because consumers
are drawn to Paris Hilton’s drama
and purchase a magazine or tabloid
with her story on the cover, her bad
behavior—and terrible voice—is
being rewarded with upgraded status and fame.
Not only are these infamous stars
given endless attention from the
public, but many are adored and
revered by the thousands of children (and adults) who hopelessly
aspire to be just like their favorite
star.
“A lot of teens view celebrities
as role models and are thus drawn
to talking about their latest drama,”
said Taverrite.
But the behavior a lot of these
celebrities engage in serves as anything but a good example, in my
opinion.
When it comes down to it, there
is a multitude of problems far more
worthy of the world’s attention than
who stole whose husband or wore
the same dress to the Academy
Awards. The forceful nature of the
media that consumes the lives of
teens all over the nation is causing
this coming generation of teenagers to be completely ignorant
of issues such as global warming,
world poverty, AIDS and the war in
Iraq—issues that, unlike the drama
of celebrities, will truly affect their
lives if not attended to soon.
The 411 offers information
and insight on the teen scene by
Katharine O’Hara, a junior at
San Ramon Valley High School
who spends her free time going to
concerts, enjoying her friends, and
playing the piano.
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ell, it’s been a wonderful
holiday season and I have
eaten my fair share of holiday meals and homemade treats. I’ve
imbibed my fair share of wine, cocktails and champagne. I’ve endured my
fair share of indigestion and holiday
weight gain. But, alas, all things must
eventually come to an end. It’s a new
year and it’s time to turn our thoughts
to healthier eating. I hope one of your
resolutions this year will be to eat and
drink better than in 2006. There are
plenty of good reasons to make that
pledge.
During the past 20 years, adult
obesity has risen significantly in the
United States. Recent data from the
National Center for Health Statistics
show that 66 percent of adults 20-plus
years of age in the U.S.—more than
136 million people—are obese. The
trend is not just among adults: 25 million or one-third of U.S. children and
teens ages 6-19 years are overweight.
That percentage among young people
has more than tripled since 1980.
According to the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention,
obesity among Americans raises
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overweight or obese increases the
risk of many diseases and health
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and conditions, the CDC cites the
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• Coronary heart disease
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Research suggests that combining antioxidants within one meal provides more
immunity aid than eating any one type alone. Fit combos of these foods into
your daily diet:
• Almonds & Walnuts: They are great sources of omega-6 fatty acids, vitamin E
and phytosterois (plant sterois). Nut eaters lower their risk of Parkinson’s and
high cholesterol. 1/4 cup per day is ideal.
• Leafy Greens: Greens like kale or spinach are full of lutein, a super-antioxidant. 1 cup cooked kale or 2 cups raw spinach per day is recommended.
• Cranberries, Blueberries, Blackberries: They carry antioxidants called anthocyanins and polyphenols, which also have anti-inflammatory qualities. 1 cup
per day is suggested.
• Spirulina (blue-green algae): It contains phycocyanin , omega fatty acids and
lots of protein. Take 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon daily in capsule form or added
to drinks but aware that, for some, spirulina can be overstimulating like caffeine.
• Flaxseed: It contains omega-3 fatty acids and fiber. The fiber aids against
colon cancer; the fatty acid helps clear plaque and bad fats from the body.
1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon ground flaxseed daily is recommended.
Ten food switches to improve your health
1. Diet soda - water
2. White bread - whole grain bread
3. Milk chocolate - dark chocolate
4. White wine - red wine
5. Soda - tea
6. 1/4 of sugar in a baking recipe - the same amount of non-fat powdered milk
7. 1/4 of your meat - lentils
8. 1/4 of your meat - fish
9. Regular yogurt - low-fat or fat-free yogurt
10. Bag of potato chips - apple slices
• Hypertension
• High total cholesterol or high levels
of triglycerides
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Five foods for added years
And the news only gets worse: Other
recent research found that overweight
Americans get sicker late in life more
than normal-weight people and also
die prematurely.
So, what’s a food lover to do???
First, you need to evaluate your
household members and the state of
their weight/health. Then, take an
assessment of your cooking practices and eating habits. Next, you
have to decide if some changes are
in order to improve the overall health
of your family. Finally, you’ll want
to implement some strategies for
cooking and eating for healthier living in 2007. Below are a few tips
and guidelines from various sources.
Epicure promises to do our best to
provide you with more tips throughout the year and to focus on healthier
recipes in the columns. Wishing you
a healthy new year!
Jacqui Love Marshall lives in
Danville with her vintage-car-loving husband, two pugs and binders
of recipes. E-mail her at Epicure@
DanvilleWeekly.com.
Strategies for healthier eating
The suggested caloric intake for adults is 2,000 calories per day. Try to
maximize the nutrition you get out of your calories. Tommy Thompson, U.S.
Health and Human Services Secretary, said: “There is a correct number of
calories for you to eat each day, [and] if you use up the entire amount on a
few high-calorie items, chances are you will not get the full range of nutrients
that your body needs.”
Try these suggestions, courtesy of the American Heart Association:
• Choose lean meats and poultry without skin and prepare them without added
saturated and trans fat.
• Select fat-free, 1 percent fat, and low-fat dairy products.
• Cut back on foods containing partially hydrogenated vegetable oils to reduce
trans fat in your diet.
• Cut back on foods high in dietary cholesterol. Aim to eat fewer than 300 milligrams of cholesterol each day.
• Cut back on beverages and foods with added sugars.
• Choose and prepare foods with little or no salt. Aim to eat fewer than 2,300
milligrams of sodium per day.
• If you drink alcohol, drink in moderation. That means one drink per day if
you’re a woman and two drinks per day if you’re a man.
(In)Take it s-l-o-o-o-w
A recently released study by nutrition scientists at the University of Rhode
Island reveals that eating slowly could lead to less caloric intake. The study
of two groups of women—one that was asked to eat slowly and another
that was asked to eat quickly—showed the women who ate slowly consumed less food and reported feeling fuller, longer.
Slow eaters were asked to use a small spoon, take small bites, chew their
food 15-20 times and put the spoon down between bites.
The researchers who conducted the URI study estimate that eating slowly
could reduce the number of calories a person eats by about 210 per day.
The slower-eating women also drank more water between bites. The URI
research team is planning a follow-up study to see if that factor contributed
to the feeling of fullness.
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Rating: R for some violence, sexuality and language
2 hours, 40 minutes.
Despite covert operations, betrayal and the
man who knew too much, director Robert
De Niro’s fictional take on the founding of
the Central Intelligence Agency lacks two key
components of the spy genre: suspense and
action. Matt Damon has the thankless job of
playing the emotionless, dour Edward Wilson,
a man bound by duty and buttoned-up gray
suits to “save America.”
Where’s Jason Bourne when we need him?
Screenwriter Eric Roth (“Munich” and “Forrest
Gump”) crafts a cryptic main character closer
to surveillance expert Harry Caul in Coppola’s
paranoia classic “The Conversation” than any
spy who came in from the cold. The drama
opens with a black-and-white sex film taken
surreptitiously by someone, somewhere. Like
Caul, Wilson (Damon) plays the audio over
and over again to glean information, and he
peers through his wire-rim glasses at the grainy
footage for visual clues. He hears the words
“secret” and “cochinas” (pigs in Spanish). The
recording is central to the question driving the
narrative: Who is the mole who forewarned
Fidel Castro about the U.S.-planned invasion
and attempt to overthrow his government,
causing the Bay of Pigs fiasco in 1961?
Most of this very slow-paced movie gives
Wilson’s back story through a series of flashbacks within flashbacks. Instead of adding
layers of color and complexity to the protagonist, the past events provide a just-the-facts
laundry list of Wilson’s formative experiences
and convictions. These range from his disgraced father’s (Timothy Hutton) suicide to his
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Skull and Bones initiation at Yale, wedding to a
pregnant bride (Angelina Jolie) and recruitment
into government service by a fedora-wearing
FBI agent (Alec Baldwin).
Edward Wilson is a good shepherd who
combines his love for America with the detailoriented talents that make him first a good
detective and then a deliberate, dispassionate
company man. He doesn’t kill mano-a-mano,
but he gives the orders that result in torture and
death. In short, he’s a dull character.
Archival newsreel footage unspools an equally boring history lesson of World War II and the
Cold War years. See Edward Wilson. See
Edward Wilson’s involvement in these events
and what will become standard CIA operating
procedures.
When a former Yale professor (Michael
Gambon) urges him to “get out while you still
have a soul,” you really won’t care.
The payoff comes quietly at the end, as the
personal and the political collide with chilling
consequences.
—Susan Tavernetti
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The Knights of Columbus
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Joan of Arc Parish in San Ramon,
had a successful charity golf tournament, wine tasting, auction and
awards banquet and raised $10,000
for the Down Syndrome Connection
of Danville. This group’s programs
help parents cope with the multitude of special issues that arise
from their children’s birth and
throughout their lives.
Rocking live in Atlanta
The Home Builders Association
of Northern California Women’s
Council based in San Ramon collected $15,000 in cash and gift
cards plus thousands of pounds
of food to give to those in need.
The Food and Gift Drive is held
to mark Hunger and Homelessness
Awareness Week, which is the
week before Thanksgiving.
The
collection
benefited
Shepherd’s Gate, Shelter Inc. of
Contra Costa County, the Family
Emergency Shelter Coalition
in Hayward, Mission Solano of
Fairfield, and the Community
Action Partnership of Sonoma
County.
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WOOD FAMILY COLLECTION
Four Alamo youths will be
among 25 talented young people
traveling to Atlanta, Ga., from Jan.
12-15 to perform at the prestigious
Broadway Junior Theatre Festival.
Joey Borromeo, Shannon Donley,
Hailey Hunger and Dallas Morris
are part of a contingent from Walnut
Creek Civic Arts Education’s Junior
Theatre company who will perform
scenes from “School House Rock
Live!” They will give the show
locally in February.
Last year the Civic Arts performers danced away at the festival with
the Best Choreography award for
their production of “Dear Edwina!”
The students raise funds for their
trip and welcome donations. Call
943-5846.
“This is such an incredible opportunity for our students,” said Junior
Theatre director Mina Meehan.
“They meet other young performing artists from around the country
and have a chance to attend some
wonderful seminars in addition to
performing their show.”
Home Builders collect
for those in need
Pastoral past
In the 1930s, Black Angus cattle are seen grazing near today’s Sycamore Valley Park with Short Ridge in the
background. According to one rancher, “Two slaughter houses served the valley, Moller in Dublin and the Walnut
Creek Meat Company on Ygnacio Valley Road. They purchased local animals and did custom slaughtering.”
Reiser Group
promotes Briganti
Reiser Group, an Alamo company specializing in the home
building industry, has promoted
Steve Briganti to vice president
of operations. Briganti joined the
Reiser Group in April 2006 as
director of operations to oversee
corporate operations, information
technology and strategic planning.
Before that he was corporate vice
president and general manager at
a division of General DynamicsNetwork Systems, and he also has
held executive positions at wireless technology start-up, Mobilisa
Inc., and serves on the board of
Fathom Online Inc.
Before entering commercial
business, Briganti commanded a
U.S. Navy aviation squadron and
ran the Navy’s multi-billion dollar
global deployment of its Intranet.
He served as an advisor to the
Secretary of the Navy and was
Chief of Staff to the Deputy Chief
of Naval Operations. Briganti
earned an undergraduate degree
from University of North CarolinaChapel Hill; he holds masters
degrees in public policy and was
a U.S. Navy Fellow at MIT. He
also performed doctorate studies
while a Federal Executive Fellow
at the Hoover Institution, Stanford
University.
The Reiser Group serves builders of residential homes, new
subdivisions, urban infill developments, mixed-use projects
involving residential, and condominium conversions. Founded
in 1999, it has been one of the
fastest-growing businesses in
the San Francisco Bay Area
and has recently expanded into
Sacramento, Reno and Orange
County.
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includes smiling and looking at
the camera, giving eye contact to
the interviewee and speaking concisely. One of the most important
elements in a television production is being comfortable with
one’s self and others in front of the
camera, said Nelson.
“Common advice is to recognize
is that the camera is your best
friend,” Traylor said. “Everybody’s
got a best friend.”
He also said taking deep breaths
can help them to relax in front of
the camera.
Nelson said the fifth-graders
have produced stories on the lighting of the Danville Oak Tree for the
Christmas holidays, Danville firemen and the construction of new
buildings on campus.
“These video productions enhance
students’ understanding of current
events and their local community
through a visual medium,” said
Nelson, who was a producer of
KNBR radio’s “Frank and Mike in the
Morning” show in San Francisco.
Traylor said VGTV can have
a huge impact on a student’s
growth. He noted that working
in the program has helped one
student with her acting classes.
Another student in a speech class
has gained self-confidence in
front of the camera.
“There are such a variety of
skills in kids,” he said, noting that
they learn to hone them by being
involved with VGTV.
“I enjoy it immensely,” he said. ■
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Go or Chinese Lessons - $15/$20
133 Music Lessons
Guitar Lessons 417.0561 w/Brett $31.00
HARP LESSONS
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Try something new for Fall!
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8â ? Gold taper Candles - $6
Coffee Table - $75
Drop Leaf Table - $600
FOLDING METAL PATIO BAR $50
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Miniature House Collection - $50/set
Oak dining table & 6 chairs
Oak dining table, 38x74” w/leaf, 6
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925-484-1227
245 Miscellaneous
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Call1-800-CHARITY. (1-800-242-7489)
www.800charitycars.org (Cal-SCAN)
World Guitar Show!
Buy, Sell, Trade. Marin Civic/San Rafael,
January 13-14, OC Fairgrounds/C
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Vitamaster Treadmill - $100.
2 White patio chairs, 5 baskets - $1
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WICKER DESK w/Glass Top & Chr
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Donate Vehicle,
running or not accepted! Free Towing.
Tax Deductible. Noahs Arc - Support No
Kill Shelters, Animal Rights, Research to
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250 Musical
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2 White patio chairs, 5 baskets - $1
- $5
White and Green throw - $15
Dodge 2000 Durango
4X4-silver-new tires-new brakes, 79K
$8900.00/OBO 925-570-5663.
Steel Buildings.
End of Year Factory Specials. 40x60 to
200x300. Must clear out inventory. Rigid
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10 taper Candles - $8
Whirlpool 30’ white StoveTop $95 - $95
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260 Sports &
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Complete Exhaust Systems
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130 Classes &
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Hand Stitched Pillow - $3
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120 Auctions
Antique Drop leaf table - $599
230 Freebies
Tuesday 12 Noon
Avoid the last-minute rush -
215 Collectibles &
Antiques
Royal Doulton Bunnykins Mug and - $10
FANCY RATS - $5 to $10
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Spring. 25’x40’x12’ $4800. 40’x60’x16’
$12,800. Front end optional. Rear end
included. Many others. Pioneer 1-800668-5422 or www.PioneerSteel.com
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Cute Conversation Piece - $22.00
Finches For Sale - $5.00
Men’s Duster Jacket sz 3x - $52.42
Lee Progressive 1000 - 125.
Kid’s
Stuff
330 Child Care
Offered
www.tanisfamily.com
345 Tutoring/
Lessons
BlackhawkBallet.com
FRENCH, SPANISH TUTORING
Math Tutor
PIANO, VOICE, AND MUSIC INSTRUCT
Summer Theater Camp
TUTORING- Elementary
Pleasanton teacher
$30/hr M-F 4-7pm
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350 Preschools/
Schools/Camps
ABC Preschool/Childcare - 484-2554
Hacienda School
355 Items for Sale
booster &step, potty, potty seat - $5—$10
Polaroid Joycam - $8
cribe stuffs & boy’s clothes - $5-$15
Power Wheelchairs & Scooters
at little or no cost to seniors/disabled
with Medicare, MediCal or Insurance.
Free Delivery, Training and Warranty.
ProHealth Mobility. 1-877-740-4900.
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Personalized Storks for Yard - $75/$45
Mind
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425 Health Services
Volvo 2004 XC90 2.5T AWD - $29,750
Products to help you lose weight $varies
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1/13 & 1/14 9-3
Large farmyard, household estate sale.
Old farm equip., tools, R/R ties, welding
rod, fuel tanks, lunch pails, furniture
household goods.
Pleasanton, 3267
Sunday, Jan. 7
Kevin
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560 Employment
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on
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455 Personal Training
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A box of 2 years old boy clothes - $15
Ford Wheels/tires 2000 F-250 - $175
210 Garage/Estate
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550 Business
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Services
601 Accounting/
Bookkeeping
Fabulous Friends
A Pet Sitting Service
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925.989.4586
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Call Linda at 925-918-2233
659 Sewing/Tailoring
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604 Adult Care
Offered
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719 Remodeling/
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726 Decor & Drapery
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605 Antiques & Art
Restoration
715 Cleaning
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925-846-9603
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615 Computers
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730 Electrical
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& Construction
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• Recessed lighting
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• Expert troubleshooting
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650 Pet Care/
Grooming/Training
HAVE FRIENDLY PEOPLE
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775 Paving/Asphalt/
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Livermore, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $615000
Livermore, 4 BR/2 BA - $578900
Pleasanton, 4 BR/3 BA - $1,224,999
Pleasanton, 5+ BR/2.5 BA
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925 426 1111
830 Commercial/
Income Property
Livermore Office/Warehouses
840 Vacation
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783 Plumbing
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heaters, copper repipes,
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gravel roads, ground water and easy
access! Financing available. Call WALR
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855 Real Estate
Services
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805 Homes for Rent
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WEEKEND PREVIEW
Auditions
High School Musical
Danville Children’s Musical Theatre
will hold open auditions for Disney’s
“High School Musical” from 4-6:30
p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 10, at Village
Theatre, 233 Front St., Danville.
Applicants should be ages 10-16
years old. Cost to participate is $350.
Call 355-8605.
Ruthless! the Musical, Bus Stop
and School for Scandal
Role Players Ensemble Theatre will
hold auditions for “Ruthless!,” “Bus
Stop” and “School Scandal” by
appointment only, at Village Theatre,
233 Front St., Danville. Actors should
prepare a two-minute monologue, and
singers should bring 16 bars of an up
tempo number. Call (510) 865-4740.
Author Visits
Rakestraw Hosting Authors
Rakestraw Books will host numerous authors throughout the beginning of the new year including: John
Schinnerer, author of “A Guide to Self,”
at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 18; Eoin
McNamee, author of “The Navigator,”
at 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 12; Peggy
Orenstein, author of “Waiting for
Daisy: A Tale of Two Continents,” at 7
p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 20; Alison Weir,
author of “Innocent Traitor,” at 7 p.m.,
Thursday, March 17, all at the bookstore, 409 Railroad Ave., Danville. For
reservations, call 837-7337.
Civic Meetings
San Ramon Mayor State of the City
Address
San Ramon Chamber of Commerce
presents the Mayor State of the City
Address from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Bridges Golf Club,
9000 South Gale Ridge Road, San
Ramon. Cost is $25 for members, $30
for non-members. Call 242-0600 or
visit www.sanramon.org.
Danville
Farmers
Market
Barry E. Anderson, Fitness Director
The Danville
Farmers Market
is open from 9
a.m.-1 p.m. every
Saturday, at the
Railroad Avenue
Municipal Parking
Lot, at the corner
of Railroad and
Prospect avenues.
Call 825-9090 or
visit www.pcfma.
com.
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Alamo-Danville Artists’ Society
This society will present a group
showing of art work until Jan. 16,
at the Danville Town offices, 510 La
Gonda Way. The offices are open from
9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Ann McMillan
Alamo-Danville Artists Society will host
a demo with oil and pastel painter, Ann
McMillian, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan.
9, at Danville Congregational Church,
Social Hall, 989 San Ramon Valley Blvd.,
Danville. This event is free. Dessert and
refreshments will be served. Call 6915030 or visit www.adas4art.org.
Winter Exhibit
The California Watercolor Association
will host its annual Members’ Winter
Exhibit from now until March 9, at
Blackhawk Plaza, 3480 Blackhawk
Plaza Circle, Danville. Call 648-9113.
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Classes
Adult CPR
Town of Danville will host a CPR class
for ages 12 and up from 9 a.m.-1
p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20, at Los Cerros
Middle School Community Gym, 968
Blemer Road, Danville. Cost is $45
for residents, $53 for non-residents;
plus $18 for materials and certification. Register by visiting the Danville
Community Center, 420 Front St. or
visit www.ci.danville.ca.us.
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925-866-6164
SARATOGA
408-871-8890
LOS ALTOS
650-917-8526
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650-577-8979
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C A L E N D A R
Divorce and Raising Kids
Community Presbyterian Church will
host two classes for adults on “Moving
Forward After Divorce” from 7-9 p.m.,
Wednesdays, for 12 weeks starting
Jan. 10 and “Got Kids? For Parents
Who Want to Raise Great Kids” from
7-9 p.m., Wednesdays, for five weeks
starting Jan. 10, at the church, 222 W.
El Pintado Road, Danville. The classes
and childcare are free. Call 837-5525,
ext. 319, e-mail [email protected]
or visit www.cpcdanville.org.
Financial Planning for Special
Needs Children
Town of Danville will offer a free class
for parents with special needs children
to help them gain a better understanding of government benefits and legal
and financial plans from 6:30-8 p.m.,
Wednesday, Jan. 17 and Feb. 21, at
the Danville Library, 400 Front Street.
Registration is required, call 314-3392
or visit www.ci.danville.ca.us.
Alamo Women’s Club Federated
The club meets on most Wednesdays
at its clubhouse, 1401 Danville Blvd. It
holds a business meeting and tea the
second Wednesday at noon; meets
for Mah Jong at 10:30 a.m. the third
Wednesday; and holds a luncheon
with program at noon the fourth
Wednesday. For information, call Jean
Stringfellow at 552-9733.
Alamo-Danville Newcomers’ Club
This club is open to new and long-time
residents of Alamo and Danville interested in making new friends in the area.
Their Prospective Member Coffee is
held the fourth Thursday of the month,
and a monthly luncheon on the second
Tuesday. Call 775-3233 or visit www.
alamodanvillenewcomers.com.
Bay Area Single Christians
BASC club is a free, large, online
group with event listings for Christian
single adults around the S.F. Bay
Area. See information at http://groups.
yahoo.com/group/bascsingles/.
Blackhawk Republican Women
This club will host a cocktail party with
guest speaker Dr. Bill Wattenburg,
host of “The Open Line to the West
Coast” on KGO, from 5:30-8 p.m.,
Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Blackhawk
Country Club, in The Grill, 599
Blackhawk Club Drive, Danville. Cost
is $16; reservations are due by Jan.
15 by calling 820-6452.
Business Development Network
BDN is a group of professionals that
share resources and develops business through relationships. It meets
Clubs
Alamo Cribbage Club
The club plays cribbage for fun. It
meets at 6:15 p.m. every Wednesday
at the Safeway conference room, 200
Alamo Plaza, Alamo. Call 935-3325.
Alamo Rotary
The Alamo Rotary meets at noon
every Wednesday at Roundhill Country
Club, 3169 Roundhill Road. Call Mark
Kahn at 837-3262.
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16 Crow Canyon Court
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7:45-9 a.m., the second and fourth
Thursday of each month at Denny’s,
807 Camino Ramon, Danville. Call
Bonnie at 648-0222.
Business Network International
The Danville Chapter of Business
Network International, a world-wide
networking organization that focuses
on helping local businesses grow
through building strong networking
relationships, meets at 7 a.m. every
Friday at Denny’s Restaurant on
Camino Ramon. For information, call
Glenn Polanco at 831-3372.
Danville AM Toastmasters Club
The club meets from 7-8:30 a.m.,
every Tuesday, at Father Nature’s,
178 E. Prospect Ave. Guests are
welcome. For more information, contact Dave Miklasevich at 899-1543
or [email protected] or www.
danvileamtoastmasters.org.
Danville Lions Club
The Danville Lions Club meet on the
first and third Wednesday of each
month at 7 p.m. at the Brass Door
Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley
Blvd., San Ramon. Join us as our
guest to learn the contribution you
can make as a Lion. For information,
call President Ted Fichter at 2276617.
Danville Mid-day Referral Group, BNI
Danville Mid-day Referral Group,
a chapter of Business Network
International, meets from 11:30 a.m.-1
p.m., every Wednesday, at Louka’s,
267 Hartz Avenue, Danville. Call Fran
Bates at 363-4327 or e-mail franbates@
marykay.com.
Danville PM Toastmaster Club
#1785
The club meets from 7:30-9 p.m.,
every Wednesday, at DVC, San
Ramon Campus, Room 217, 3150
Crow Canyon Place, San Ramon.
Guests are welcome. For information
call Debra Elmore at 934-3113 or visit
www.danvilletoastmasters1785.com
Food and Wine Book Group
This group will begin to discuss Brian
Doyle’s “The Grail: A Year Ambling
& Shambling Through an Oregon
Vineyard in Pursuit of the Best Pinot
Noir in the World” at 7 p.m., Tuesday,
Jan. 23, at Rakestraw Books, 409
Railroad Ave., Danville. For reservations, call 837-7337.
Friends of the Danville Library
Friends of the Danville Library are
renewing annual memberships and
recruiting new members to help
support, raise funds and sponsor
programs for the Danville library.
There are many benefits of being a
Friend including merchant discounts,
volunteer opportunities and preview
of book sales. Dues and donations
are tax deductible. Application forms
are at the library, 400 Front St. Call
837-4455.
Julie’s Book Clubs
The morning book club will meet
to discuss Sylvia Plath’s “The Bell
Jar” at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan.
26, and the evening book club will
meet to discuss Alison Lurie’s “Truth
and Consequences” at 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, Jan. 17, at Rakestraw
Books, 409 Railroad Ave., Danville.
call 837-7337.
Tri-Valley Republican Women
Federated
This club will host a dinner meeting
with guest speaker Ward Connerly
at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 11, at
Pleasanton Hotel (formerly Wyndham
Garden Hotel), 5990 Stoneridge Mall
Road. New members and visitors are
welcome. For reservations, call Marilyn
at 485-9869.
Tri-Valley Writers Association
This club exists to inform, educate,
and have fun and is open to anyone
interested in the craft of writing. The
club meets at 11:30 a.m. the first
Saturday of every month at Girasole
Restaurant, 3180 Santa Rita Road,
Pleasanton. Contact Steve Workman
at 485-1011 or [email protected].
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 75
The organization meets every second
Thursday of the month and will start
up the new year with their first meeting, Thursday, Jan. 11, at Danville
Veteran’s Hall, 400 Hartz Avenue,
Danville. For information, call Post
Commander Mac McCuskey at 8372740 or visit www.vfw.org.
Concerts
A Garden of Delights
Pacific Chamber Symphony presents “A Garden of Delights” featuring
Beethoven, Brahms and the U.S.
debut of Russian pianists at 3 p.m.,
Sunday, Feb. 11, at Lafayette-Orinda
Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive.
Tickets range in price; call 931-3444.
Contemporary Music Concert
Civic Arts Education presents
“Contemporary Music Concert” at 2
p.m., Sunday, Jan. 14, at Shadelands
Art Center, 111 N. Wiget Lane, Walnut
Creek. Advance tickets are $10; $12
at the door. Proceeds will benefit CAE.
Call 943-5846.
Instumental Music Benefit Concert
San Ramon Valley High School will
host their Instrumental Music Benefit
Concert featuring San Jose Taiko at
7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, at SRVHS
Performing Arts Center, 140 Love
Lane, Danville. Visit www.communityconcerts.com.
John McCutcheon
Community Concerts presents John
McCutcheon at 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan.
20, at The Wesley Center, 902 Danville
Blvd., Alamo. Tickets range in price.
Visit www.folkmusic.com.
Events
Eugene O’Neill Foundation Awards
Ceremony
Eugene O’Neill Foundation will present awards during a special dinner on
Wednesday, Jan. 24, at Crow Canyon
Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive,
Danville. Call 820-1818.
Street Smarts Skate Nights
City of San Ramon and Golden
Skate present Street Smarts Skate
Nights from 6:30-9 p.m., the third
Wednesday of the month, at Golden
Skate, 2701 Hooper Drive, San
Ramon. Admission is $8 including
• Secured by Real Estate
• 1st and 2nd Mortgages
• Interest Paid Monthly
• Licensed Broker
for 25 years
• IRA, 401K
Approved
skates, $4 for in-line skates and parents skate for free. Police will presents
“Seat Belt Safety” on Jan. 17. Call
820-2520 or 973-2655.
Tour of the Blackhawk Museum
Blackhawk Museum sponsors a
docent-led tour of the museum’s
Renowned Exhibitions at 2 p.m.
every Saturday and Sunday. The tour
is free with admission. For information, call 736-2280.
Valley Parent Preschool Open
House
Valley Parent Preschool will host an
open house with a tour of the school
and a chance to meet the director
and staff from noon-2 p.m., Friday,
Jan. 19, at 935 Camino Ramon,
Danville. Call 837-5401 or visit www.
valleyparent.org.
Exhibits
Anatomy of a Hot Rod
Bedford Gallery presents Anatomy of a
Hot Rod, which will run until Feb. 11,
at the gallery, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut
Creek. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m.,
Tuesday-Sunday. Call 295-1417.
European Train Enthusiasts
Blackhawk Museum presents the
European Train Enthusiasts exhibit
from 10 a.m.-5 p.m., WednesdaySaturday, running until Jan. 7, at the
museum, 3700 Blackhawk Plaza
Circle, Danville. The exhibit will
include 360’ of track, 57 turn-outs,
35 working signals and more! Call
736-2277.
Fundraisers
Claws for Paws
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue will host
Claws for Paws second annual Crab
Feed from 6-10 p.m., Saturday, Jan.
27. Cost is $40 before Jan. 10 and
$45 after. To purchase tickets, visit
www.tvar.org, email [email protected]
or send a check to TVAR, P.O. Box
11143, Pleasanton.
Music Flea Market
San Ramon Valley High School Band
will host a Flea Market from 8 a.m.-3
p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20, at SRVHS
Cafeteria, 140 Love Lane, Danville.
Proceeds will benefit the band’s tour.
Call 552-5580.
Traditional Hymns and Classical
Concert
Traditional Hymns and Classical
Concert will feature Tom Lucia,
Covenant Four, Danville Community
Band, Salvation Army Band at 7
p.m., Friday, Jan. 26, at Rolling Hills
Community Church, 1565 Green
Valley Road, Danville. Tickets are
$15. Proceeds will benefit Outdoor
Adventure Faire. Call 820-3874 or
email [email protected].
Health
Free Massage Seminars
World School of Massage will offer
two free seminars: “Lymphatic Breast
Health: Clothes-On Self-Massage
Techniques for Men and Women” is
from 2:30-4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 11;
and “My Feet Feel Great” from 4:306 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25, both at
World School, 699 Peters Ave., Suite
A, Pleasanton. Call 461-2533 or visit
www.worldschoolmassage.com.
‘My Own Marathon’
Town of Danville will host “My Own
Marathon” with participants completing 26.2 miles at their own pace until
May 5. The final mile will be walked
May 5 during “A Safety and Wellness
Community Event.” Call 314-3400 or
visit www.ci.danville.ca.us.
Open Gym
Town of Danville is offering Adult Open
Gym from 7:30-9:15 a.m., Saturdays,
and High School Open Gym, 6-8
p.m., Sundays, both at Los Cerros
Middle School Community Gym, 968
Blemer Road, Danville. Discounted
pass cards are $4 for residents, $5 for
non-residents. Call 314-3386.
The Wellness Community
The Wellness Community offers different support groups for cancer
C A L E N D A R
patients and their family and friends
including: Newly Diagnosed Breast
Cancer Workshop meets from 10:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m., Wednesdays,
Jan. 10-April 25; Kids Circle &
Teen Talk meets from 10 a.m.-1
p.m., Saturday, Jan. 13; Reiki I
and II from 3-5 p.m., Tuesdays,
Jan. 16, 30 and Feb. 13 and 27;
African Drumming Circle from
5:30-6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan.
18; Integrating Spirituality and the
Cancer Experience from 10 a.m.noon, Saturday, Jan. 20; Mindful Chi
Kung from 3:30-5 p.m., Thursday,
Jan. 25; and an Update on Breast
Cancer Treatment from 10 a.m.noon, Saturday, Jan. 27, all at The
Wellness Community, 3276 McNutt
Ave., Walnut Creek. Call 933-0107.
Weekly Marathon Training
Program
East Bay FIT (formerly Danville FIT)
will host weekly marathon training at
8 a.m., starting Saturday, Jan. 27,
at the Iron Horse Trail at the corner
of Railroad and Prospect avenues,
Danville. Visit www.danvillefit.com.
Kids & Teens
Spanish for Preschoolers
Town of Danville will host a new
class, “Spanish for Preschoolers,” for
children ages 3-5 years old meeting
from 9-11 a.m. on Tuesdays, Jan. 9March 6, at Veteran’s Memorial Hall,
400 Hartz Ave., Danville. The cost
for Danville residents is $222, $266
for non-residents. An additional $20
materials fee will be due on the first
day of class. Call 314-3400 or visit
www.ci.danville.ca.us.
VIP Volleyball Clincics
Town of Danville will host VIP
Volleyball Clinics for children ages
8-14 at 5:30 p.m., Saturdays, beginning Jan. 13, at Los Cerros Middle
School Community Gym, 968 Blemer
Road, Danville. Cost is $55 for residents, $66 for non-residents. Call
314-3481 or visit www.ci.danville.
ca.us.
YMCA Activities
The San Ramon Valley YMCA
hosts a number of activities including Adventure Guides/Princesses,
Adventure Trailblazers, Youth
Basketball, Youth Lacrosse and Youth
Soccer for children of all ages. For
information, call 831-1100 or visit
www.mdrymca.org.
Lectures/
Workshops
Literary Events
First Wednesday Programs
The Friends of the Danville Library
and the Kiwanis Club of the
San Ramon Valley sponsor First
Wednesday programs in the Mt.
Diablo Room of the Danville Library,
400 Front St., at 1 p.m. the first
Wednesday of each month, October
through May, with the exception of
January. The next program will be
about “Glorious Cotswold Villages”
on Feb. 7. The program is free and
everyone is welcome to attend. Call
938-7323.
Miscellaneous
Climb for Breast Cancer
Prevention
The Breast Cancer Fund is looking
for applicants for “Climb for Breast
Cancer Prevention” from July 8-14, at
Mt. Shasta. Team members will start
training in the winter and start raising
funds. Call 760-8223 or visit www.
breastcancerfund.org/events.
Free E-Waste Disposal and
Recycling
Electronic Waste Management and
Diablo Valley College will host a free
E-Waste Disposal and Recycling event
from noon-5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 5 and
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday-Sunday,
Jan. 6-7, at DVC, 321 Golf Club
Road, Pleasant Hill. A list of accepted
items can be found by visiting www.
noewaste.com.
Host Families Needed
Host families are needed for French
Students that will be visiting from
Beziers, South of France from Feb.
9-23. Students will have daily activities. For information, contact Kevin
at 984-7691 or k.dimler@sbcglobal.
net.
Open House and Blood Drive
American Red Cross will host an open
house from 9 a.m.-noon and a blood
drive from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Saturday,
Jan. 6, at the Concord Office, 1300
Alberta Way. Call 603-7400.
On Stage
‘Incorruptible’
Role Players Ensemble will host the
production of “Incorruptible” at 8 p.m.,
Thursdays-Saturdays and at 2 p.m.,
Sundays, Jan. 19-Feb. 10, at the
Village Theatre, 233 Front St., Danville.
Tickets are $18-24. Call 314-3463.
The Reduced Shakespeare
Company
Center REPertory Company presents
The Reduced Shakespeare Company
performing “The Complete History of
America-Abridged” and “All The Great
Books-Abridged” from Feb. 1-March
3, at The Lesher Center for the Arts,
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. Call
943-7469.
Seniors
Senior Sneaker Trips
Town of Danville will host Senior
Sneaker Trips to different attractions
throughout the area. For a list of
dates, go to the Danville Community
Center at 420 Front St., call 314-3400
or visit www.ci.danville.ca.us.
St. Isidore’s ‘Young at Heart’
Join this group for a meeting from 11:15
a.m.-2 p.m., the third Tuesday of every
month at St. Isidore’s Ministries Center,
440 La Gonda Way, Danville. Optional
Mass starts at 11:15 a.m.; lunch starts
at 11:45 a.m. Nonprofit bingo follows.
This event is free, but reservations are
appreciated by calling 820-4447.
Valley Oak Respite Center Activities
for Seniors
Valley Oak Respite provides an interactive program for frail seniors and those
afflicted with Alzheimer’s or related
dementias and physical disabilities,
from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 1936 Tice
Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. The cost
is $25 per session, which includes a
morning snack and beverage; participants should bring a bag lunch.
For information or an application, call
Carmen McCarthy at 945-8040.
Danville. The deadline for registration
is Thursday, Jan. 11. Cost is $330 for
residents, $396 for non-residents. Call
314-3386.
Support
Groups
American Chronic Pain
Association
The ACPA group meets from
11a.m.-1p.m. every second and
fourth Monday at the Community
Presbyterian Church Library at 222 W.
El Pintado Rd., Danville.
Bipolar Support Group
The Tri-Valley Support Group provides
free peer support for people with mood
disorders. It meets from 7:15-8:45
p.m., every Wednesday at St. Clare’s
Episcopal Church, 3350 Hopyard Road,
Pleasanton. Call 560-0842.
Blue Star Moms California
Blue Star Moms is a support group
for families of members of the U.S.
Armed Forces. It meets at 7 p.m., the
second Wednesday of the month, at
the Danville Veterans Hall, 400 Hartz
Ave. Call Peggy at 866-7035 or Patty
at 838-9096 or visit www.bluestarmoms.org.
Cancer Support Groups
Free support, education and stress
management for cancer patients and
their loved ones, including general
support groups for all types of cancer
patients as well as cancer specific
groups for breast cancer, colorectal
cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer,
prostate cancer, brain tumor, support
groups for caregivers and life after
cancer. Groups meet at the Wellness
Community, 3276 McNutt Ave.,
Walnut Creek. For times and days, call
933-0107.
Spiritual
Bridging the Gap
San Ramon Valley United Methodist
Church will host a series of sermons
calling “Bridging the Gap” after the
8:30 a.m. or 10 a.m. sermon, starting at 11:15 a.m., Sundays, Jan. 7,
14, 21 and 28, at 902 Danville Blvd.,
Alamo. Call 837-5243.
Sports
5 on 5 Basketball
Town of Danville will host 5 on 5
Basketball starting Thursday, Jan.
18, at Los Cerros Middle School
Community Gym, 968 Blemer Road,
Crafting the Financial Roadmap of
Your Startup
East Bay I.T. presents “Crafting the
Financial Roadmap of Your Startup”
from 6:30-9 p.m., Monday, Jan. 8,
at Crown Plaza Hotel, 11950 Dublin
Canyon Road, Pleasanton. Cost is
$10 with pre-registration, $20 at the
door. Visit www.ebig.org.
Entering the Entrepreneurial
World
Technology Ventures will host
“Entering the Entrepreneurial
World” from 8:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17, at Carr
America Conference Center, 4400
Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton. This
event is free, but registration is
required by calling 960-1600.
Getting the Banker to Yes
Contra Costa Small Business
Development Center will host
“Getting the Banker to Yes” from
7-9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 11, at
the Concord Library, 2900 Salvio
Street, Concord. This event is free,
but registration is required by calling
646-5377.
Historic Lecture Series
San Ramon Historic Foundation and
San Ramon Valley Library Foundation
will host a Historic Lecture Series of
six programs. Each program will start
at 7 p.m., Thursdays, at various different locations. The next lecture will
be about Spanish/Mexican History
by Dr. Gregorio Mora-Torres on Jan.
18. All programs are free, but donations are accepted. Call 973-3281.
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ClutterLess Self Help Group
Is clutter stressing you out? This
group meets from 7-8:30 p.m.,
every Monday (except on a holiday)
at Pleasanton Presbyterian Church,
Room 7, 4300 Mirador Drive. Call
297-9246 or 426-5311.
Danville TOPS
The Danville chapter of Take Off
Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets at 9
a.m., every Tuesday at St. Timothy’s
Episcopal Church, 1550 Diablo Road.
Call Bob Blendow at 935-9344 or
Rosemarie at 838-7870
Man to Man Prostate Cancer
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
offers “Man to Man Prostate Cancer
Support Group” from 7:30-9 p.m., the
second Tuesday of every month, at
San Ramon Regional Medical Center,
South Building, West Day Room, 7777
Norris Canyon Road. Call 933-0107.
Overeaters Anonymous
The group offers a 12-step approach
to issues around food, overeating,
anorexia and bulemia. It meets from 78 p.m., every Tuesday at the Danville
Congregational Church, 989 San
Ramon Valley Blvd. No fees. Call Susie
at 275-1391.
Parkinson’s Support Group
The Tri-Valley Parkinson’s Network
of Mount Diablo provides peer support from 10a.m.-noon, the second Saturday of every month, at
Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol
Blvd., Pleasanton. Call Norman at
831-9940 or Jackie at 244-1231.
PFLAG
The Danville/San Ramon Valley
Chapter of Parents Families and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
is a support group that meets at
7:30 p.m., every third Monday at the
Danville Congregational Church, 989
San Ramon Valley Blvd. Call 8388632.
San Ramon Valley Fibromyalgia,
Chronic Fatigue and Chronic Pain
Support
A new and proactive group for FIBRO,
CFS, CFIDS and Chronic Pain meets
from 7-9 p.m. every other Monday in
Danville. This group is positive, informative that meets to help each other
to be better advocates. Call for location and information at 234-5621.
SRV Food Addicts in Recovery
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Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous
(FA) is a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food
obsession, overeating, undereating
and bulimia. This group meets from
7-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the
Dougherty Station Community Center,
West Meeting Room #202, 17011
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Volunteering
Assistance League of Diablo Valley
This chapter of the National
Assistance League seeks new volunteer members to help with a wide
range of philanthropic service projects
in many Contra Costa communities.
These include vision screening in elementary schools, distributing clothing
to school children in need, daily reassurance phone calls to homebound
elderly and handicapped clients, and
staffing the chapter’s Lafayette thrift
shop. Call 934-0901 or visit http://diablovalley.assistanceleague.org.
Bedford Gallery Guild
The Bedford Gallery Guild is looking
for volunteers to donate time at the art
gallery in the Dean Lesher Regional
Center for the Arts. No prior art knowledge required. Contact Susan Helms
at 837-0716 or [email protected].
Blackhawk Museum Docent
Training
If you are interested in becoming a much appreciated part of the
Blackhawk Museum family while contributing to your community, making
new friends, learning new things, and
having fun, become a docent! Call
736-2280, ext. 238.
CCI Volunteer Puppy Raising
Program
Canine Companions for Independence
(CCI) are looking for special volunteers
interested in raising a CCI puppy for
15-18 months and are now accepting applications. For information, call
1-800-572-BARK (2275) or visit www.
cci.org.
Child Abuse Prevention Council
The Contra Costa County Child Abuse
Prevention Council needs volunteer
speakers for the community education
program. Volunteers must complete
a mandatory 24-hour speaker’s training course. For information, call 9469961.
Christmas Tree Fish Habitat
Project
East Bay Regional Park District is
looking for volunteers to help create
an artifical reef to improve habitat for
reservior fish at 8 a.m., Saturday, Jan.
6, at Del Valle, 7000 Del Valle Road,
Livermore. Call (510) 544-2342.
Contra Costa Academy of Fine Art
The academy seeks new volunteers
and members to help with tasks
ranging from bookkeeping to recruiting instructors. The group meets
noon-1 p.m., the second Friday of the
month at Richard’s Art & Craft Store,
225 Alamo Plaza, Alamo. Call Beth
Batchelor at 837-5654.
Diablo Valley Literacy Council
Diablo Valley Literacy Council (DVLC)
is looking for volunteers to help nonEnglish speaking adults learn to read,
write and speak English. Tutor-training
workshops will be held Friday, Feb.
24; Monday, Feb. 27; and Friday,
March 3, at DVLC, 4000 Clayton
Road, Concord. Cost is $15 for registration. Call 685-3881.
Friends of Discovery
Discovery Counseling Center has
received more than $5 million, thanks
to Friends of Discovery. The organization is looking for volunteers who can
commit eight hours per month in the
Thrift Station, 486 San Ramon Valley
Blvd., Danville. Call Le Anne, 8377998.
Help Your Senior Neighbors
A lot of Danville seniors need rides
to their appointments, stores or to
special events. The Seniors’ Club
at Veterans Memorial Hall is looking
for volunteers to provide rides on an
“as-needed basis” on one or more
Mondays a month. Call Jenn Overmoe
at 314-3476 for more information.
Hospice and Palliative Care of
Contra Costa
This organization is looking for volunteers to help serve in East Contra
Costa County. Positions open are:
men and women to provide companionship and practical support for
terminally ill patients and families,
licensed hair stylists and certified massage therapists. Free annual training
will begin Jan. 17. Call 887-5678 or
e-mail [email protected].
Hospice and Palliative Work at
Bruns House
Hospice and Palliative Care of Contra
Costa Bruns House In-Patient Hospice
is looking for volunteers to fill two- to
four-hour shifts during the weekdays
and weekends. For an application,
call 887-5678 or e-mail volunteers@
hospicecc.org.
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Docents are needed to lead class
tours, teaching children and others
about our important connection with
wildlife and the world we share. No
experience needed. Call 627-2444 or
visit www.wildlife-museum.org.
Make a Difference
Reutlinger Community for Jewish
Living (RCJL) in Danville provides
assisted living, Alzheimer’s and skilled
nursing care in a community our residents call home. Volunteers play a key
role at RCJL and opportunities are
availabe for students and adults. For
information, call Volunteer Coordinator
Irma at 964-2098.
Project Second Chance
Help an adult to read, write or spell
better with Project Second Chance
(PSC). Training is from 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, Jan. 17 and continues
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 20
and 27, at the PSC office, 75 Santa
Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill. Call 9273250 or email [email protected].
Rides for Seniors in Lafayette
Rides for Seniors, based in Lafayette,
is looking for volunteers (25 years
and older) to allow seniors “to age
in place” in their homes and be safe
when transported to a doctor appointment or grocery shopping. If you are
available for a couple of hours periodically, call 284-6699. Fingerprinting and
DMV background check required.
Search and Rescue
The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s
Search and Rescue Team needs volunteer members to respond to missing
person incidents, disasters and other
critical incidents. Team members are
on call 24/7 year round. The program
provides required training including
wilderness traveling, first aid, map and
compass, tracking disaster response
and search skills, and may additionally include special training for canine,
equestrian, technical, mountain bike or
other rescue skills. For information and
applications, visit www.contracostasar.
org or call 646-4461.
Sheriff Seeks Senior Volunteers
The Sheriff’s Valley Station Office in
Alamo is seeking people interested in
assisting law enforcement in the community. Citizens should have a clean
criminal history and would be responsible for one shift a week for four-anda-half hours. Interested applicants
should call James Hogan or Elmer
Glasser at 837-2902.
Trails Maintenance
East Bay Trail Dogs is an all-volunteer
group that has built, repaired and
helped maintain single-track trails in
the East Bay Regional Park District,
the Mt. Diablo State Park, and Walnut
Creek open space. Volunteers meet
the fourth Saturday and one weekday
each month. To participate, call Harry
at 443-3925.
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue
TVAR is offering volunteer orientations from 1-2:30 p.m., the second
Saturday and fourth Saturday of every
month, at the East County Animal
Shelter, 4595 Gleason Drive, Dublin.
For information, contact Cathy at 4262472 or [email protected].
Valley Children’s Museum Needs
Volunteers
If you are interested in working with kids,
Valley Children’s Museum is looking for
you! For information about volunteer
opportunities, call 461-6574, 3 # or email [email protected].
Volunteer Interpreters
The California Medical Association
seeks community volunteer interpreters for Contra Costa County to assist
physicians when other interpretation
resources are not an option. If you
possess a proficiency in any foreign
language and experience interpreting in a health care setting, you are
encouraged to apply. Contact CMA at
(866) 241-4262, or e-mail [email protected].
Sports
A L O O K AT T H E L O C A L S P O R T S S C E N E
Monte Vista girls beat hosts,
take basketball tournament
Mustangs start season undefeated in 14 preseason games
by Rachel McMurdie
M
onte Vista girls basketball
team took a 45-32 win, to
beat host school Newark
Memorial at the Newark Lady
Cougar Classic Championship on
Dec. 30. Senior Kerry Beeman
led the Mustangs with 4 rebounds
11 points. Anina Middleton and
Niveen Rasheed each with 3-point
goals, had 7 and 9 points respectively. The Mustangs, undefeated
after 14 preseason games, start
the season Monday with an away
game at Foothill High.
San Ramon Valley girls basketball team ended 2006 with a
third-place win at the Costa Mesa
Tournament in Southern California.
Their Dec. 30 game against Sagus
High School went 48-43 in the
Wolves’ favor. Junior Mary Kate
Tengler and senior Katie Falk were
named All-Tournament players.
Falk, who had 21 points, led scoring against Costa Mesa. The Wolves
(6-7 overall) will host Granada on
Monday.
Boys basketball
San Ramon Valley boys basketball team beat Palo Alto 64-49 for
a third-place win in the St. Francis
Tournament on Dec. 30 at St.
Francis High School in Mountain
View. The Wolves (10-5) were hot
from the 3-point line. Score leaders Dan Daviess, with five 3-point
goals, and Joey Fuca with three
3-point goals, had 17 points each.
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Senior Vai Schierholtz, who also
sunk three 3-point shots, added
another 13 points. Junior Brenton
Thomas added 14 points. Thomas
and Fuca were selected for the AllTournament team.
Monte Vista also brought home
a win to cap off the 2006 year,
beating Green Valley 58-50 at a
tournament in Henderson, Nev.,
on Dec. 29.
Girls soccer
San Ramon’s Jillian Armstrong’s
hat trick (scoring three goals) and
assist capped off the Wolves fourth
game of the Tri-Valley Classic soccer tournament Dec. 22. The Wolves
beat Texas school Nolan Catholic
4-0 for a fifth-place finish in the
Invitational Division. San Ramon
Valley (7-2-1 overall) opened the
tournament the day prior with a 3-0
win against Hockaday High and a
0-1 loss to Mayfair High.
In the tournaments’ AB invitational division, Monte Vista cruised
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Boys Basketball: Monte Vista vs.
Foothill, 7 p.m.; San Ramon Valley at
Granada, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Monte Vista vs.
Foothill, 7 p.m.; San Ramon Valley vs.
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Boys Soccer: Monte Vista at
Granada, 5:45 p.m.; San Ramon
Valley vs. Amada, 5:45 p.m.
San Ramon Valley boys fell to
the Cal Grizzlies in a 2-1 overtime battle over the Gold Division
Title of the Winter Soccer Classic
on Dec. 22. Wolves’ goalkeeper
Tommy Corner made 13 saves
to keep the team alive through
the shooting spree of California’s
Andrew Wiedeman, who took
home all-tournament honors. San
Ramon had previously outscored
its opponents 10-0 early in the
tournament. The team earned its
second straight shutout in a 4-0
game against Newark Memorial.
During that game, Wolves player
Antone Ugarte netted a hat trick.
He had a total of five goals scored
during the tournament. ■
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Wrestling: San Ramon Valley vs.
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Miramonte 4-1 in the team’s final
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O P E N H O M E G U I D E A N D R E A L E S TAT E L I S T I N G S
S A L E S AT A G L A N C E
HOME SALES
This week’s data represents homes sold during December 2006
Danville
Total sales reported: 12
Lowest sale reported:
$487,000
Highest sale reported:
$1,335,000
Average sales reported:
$1,017,750
Alamo
$1,015,000
$2,200,000
$1,455,000
Walnut Creek
$335,000
$1,900,000
$754,352
See more open home listings online at www.DanvilleWeekly.com
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Source: California REsource
Danville
38 Alamo Springs Place
Corrie Development to R. & L.
Tomczak for $1,000,000
252 Balceta Court Kremer
Trust to Golden Trust for
$1,110,000
2103 Carmenere Street
Lennar Homes to J. & E.
Quintor for $1,122,000
1227 Culet Ranch Road D. &
B. Brown to T. & K. Robone for
$766,000
338 Deepcreek Court O.
Dantzler to H. Vaughn for
$1,250,000
3551 Deer Crest Drive
Szulborski Trust to R. & S.
Campagna for $1,335,000
1482 Greenlawn Drive S. &
R. Delmar to M. Stabulis for
$487,000
101 Kingswood Circle Scalzo
Trust to S. Jester for $955,000
78 Milano Court J. & C.
Brear to C. Hildebrand for
$1,075,000
2164 Myrtle Beach Lane
Harrison Trust to J. & C.
Morrow for $770,000
528 Norfolk Place A. & L.
Kazemimejad to J. Sinclair for
$1,143,000
564 Verona Avenue Okeefe
Trust to M. & T. Laird for
$1,200,000
Alamo
2021 Green Valley Road
Rh Trust to Johnson Trust for
$2,200,000
141 Kell Court M. & M.
Zakerin to G. & N. Banton for
$1,150,000
1959 Parkmont Drive
Campbell Trust to J. & A.
Lantzy for $1,015,000
Walnut Creek
1315 Alma Avenue #312
Alma Development to D. & K.
Stypula for $584,000
81 Arbolado Drive Gertsen
Trust to M. Curran for
$850,000
1908 Bolbones Court Galat
Trust to M. Vantruong for
$905,000
1308 Boulevard Way #A
Bobbs Trust to K. Carroll for
$394,000
743 Buena Vista Place J.
Wells-True to N. Dadwal for
$695,000
2055 Cactus Court #4 Tarr
Trust to D. & J. Marcellini for
$337,000
629 Creekmore Court A.
Borgognone to F. & L. Kattan
for $1,030,000
30 Garden Court Romo Trust
to S. Wong for $640,000
443 Gentry Court Clifford
Trust to B. Min for $1,290,000
2600 Jones Road #8 J. John
to S. Sherwood for $339,000
3085 Oak Grove Road
Fitzpatrick Trust to Oak Grove
Group for $1,900,000
2550 Oak Road #209
Bridgeport Commons to B.
Yung for $445,000
2685 Oak Road #250 N.
Asuncion to J. MacDonald for
$440,000
2730 Oak Road #4 A. & S.
Eden to C. & C. Cave for
$335,000
186 Panoramic Way T. &
P. King to R. & D. Phillips for
$735,000
3659 Perada Drive J. & D.
Evans to D. & A. Dale for
$899,000
345 Pimlico Drive Eidbo Trust
to M. Vasquez for $649,000
3318 Ptarmigan Drive #3A D.
& D. Rosenberg to Fitzpatrick
Trust for $827,500
312 Ridgestone Court C. &
S. O’Neill to M. & L. Horng for
$1,306,000
2354 Roan Lane Brennan
Classic Homes to Williams
Trust for $1,050,000
R E A L
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OPEN HOMES THIS WEEKEND
To list your home in the Danville Weekly Open Home Guide, please email: [email protected]
Danville
2 Bedrooms
2200 Oneida Cir.
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
2 Bedrooms
$660,000
577-5510
7787 Chantilly Dr.
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
$885,000
200-2525
3983 Strafford Ct.
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
5 Bedrooms
231 Stetson Dr.
Sun 1:30-4
Hometown GMAC
$1,150,000
998-9747
$949,500
968-1452
$950,000
855-4050
5 Bedrooms
3399 Norton Wy., #1
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
108 Mission Dr.
Sun 1-4
Coldwell Banker
5610 Belleza Dr.
Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30Keller Williams
792 Daisyfield Ct.
Sun 1-4
Pat Huffman RE
$849,000
698-4422
5 Bedrooms
2336 Rockpoint Pl.
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
$1,269,000
216-5108
ATTENTION EAST BAY
REALTORS
$1,095,000
968-1452
3 Bedrooms
7943 Kemper Ct.
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
$1,025,000
397-4326
Contact your Weekly real estate account executive for details.
879 Oak Manor Wy.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Windermere
$2,299,000
922-0822
Livermore
3 Bedrooms
Effective Jan. 1, 2007, the Pleasanton Weekly and
the Danville Weekly are charging a $20 fee for
Open Home Guide listings from individuals and
organizations not under a current 52- or 26-week
contract with the publications. The fee will be
incurred for each listing and must be prepaid.
$379,000
621-4085
$439,950
548-7112
$529,950
997-8267
4 Bedrooms
Walnut Creek
2716 Oak Rd., #101
Sun 1:30-4
Alain Pinel
$765,000
397-4326
2 Bedrooms
$924,500
968-1452
4 Bedrooms
624 Dromana Ct.
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
$699,950
200-4130
$769,000
583-1121
Pleasanton
3 Bedrooms
23 Stow Ct.
Sat/Sun 1:30-4
Alain Pinel
2408 Hollyview Dr.
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
65 Foster Dr.
Sun 1-4:30
Intero
$524,500
968-1452
6905 Bear Creek Dr.
Sun 1-4
Coldwell Banker
5772 Arlene Wy.
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
3 Bedrooms
San Ramon
3111 Marble Canyon Pl.
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
4 Bedrooms
Dublin
Terry Bertolini
Danville Weekly
(925) 837-8300, ext. 24
Chris Paterson
Pleasanton Weekly
(925) 600-0840, ext. 10
2 Bedrooms
$450,000
642-0365
1085 Murrieta Blvd., #123
Sun 1-4
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