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Election results
Danville re-elects Stepper, Shimansky for Town Council
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Vol. II, Number 28 • November 10, 2006
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Which war do you think
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I’d say the American Revolution changed us
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We became America, separate from England.
And I think that really made the beginning of
the United States.
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retired
I think World War II, but I’m pressed for a
reason why. I guess because Americans came
together for a common cause and fought
together, both on the battlefield and at home.
Dan Hart
retired
World War II. I feel that I’m an American but both
my parents were from Germany. I think there’s
still a big stigma over (in Germany, concerning)
the Nazis and Americans. Having our people in
Iraq right now, I can see both sides. In occupied
Germany, the people who lived in the cities may
have known much more than the people who
lived in the countryside. I feel the people in Iraq
right now don’t have the full information.
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SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF DANVILLE • BLACKHAWK • DIABLO • ALAMO
Danville voters choose Stepper,
Shimansky for four more years
Election results
Danville Town Council (2)
Karen Stepper .............8,548 ......38.19%
Mike Shimansky ..........7,540 ......33.69%
Robert Storer ................... 6,223 .........27.81%
Incumbents fend off challenge from Planning Commissioner Storer
San Ramon Valley Unified School
District Board (3)
by Jordan M. Doronila
Joan Buchanan ............20,843 .....28.9%
Bill Clarkson ...............19,380 .....26.87%
Rachel Hurd................17,580 .....24.38%
Jim McVay ....................... 14,107 .......19.56%
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11th Congressional District
(98% of precincts)
Jerry McNerney (dem) ...85,551 .....52.9%
Richard Pombo (rep) ....... 76,196 .......47.1%
Assembly 15th District
(96% of precincts)
Guy Houston (rep) .........66,877 .....54.4%
Terry Coleman (dem) ....... 56,092 .......45.6%
SRV Fire Protection Director (2)
Danville Mayor Karen Stepper attends election party with state Assemblyman Guy Houston, who was
also re-elected Tuesday. Stepper and Councilman Mike Shimansky were re-elected to the Danville Town
Council to serve another four years.
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olice arrested a 16-year-old
boy Monday, who is suspected of bludgeoning his mother
to death with an aluminum baseball
bat early that morning.
Dimitra Mantas, 43, was found
dead around 1:22 a.m. in her town
home in the 3000 block of Swallow
Street after a neighbor called police
to report a disturbance, said Police
Chief Chris Wenzel. Her son,
Andrew Mantas, was arrested without incident at nearby Blackhawk
Country Club at 4:50 a.m. and
booked into Juvenile Hall on a
charge of homicide.
The autopsy revealed multiple
blunt injuries to the head, extremities and torso, said Danville Sgt.
Troy Craig.
The District Attorney is looking
to try him as an adult.
“At this time we are doing the
investigation,” Wenzel said, at a
press conference Monday afternoon. “This is very tragic. It’s
something rare. We are still looking
into all aspects of (the incident).”
The police found the dead
woman in a bedroom in the home
in the Shadowhawk community,
according to reports, and initiated a
homicide investigation.
Neighbor Steve Niforoushan
recalled police banging on his door
Camino
Danville Veterans Memorial Building.
San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson,
County Supervisor Mary N. Piepho,
and Contra Costa County Republican
Chairman Thomas G. Del Beccaro were
also at Houston’s election victory celebration.
“It happened to be a very good celebration,” Stepper said Wednesday morning.
“From our perspective it was a very good
night.” ■
Carelessness draws
thieves to Alamo
Scene
of Danville
murder
Sh a
Then he added, “We vow to work with
all three of them.”
Supporters for Stepper and Shimansky
at the party were pleased with the town
election results.
“I’m very excited for both of them,”
said Tony Carnemolla, a trustee of the
Anderson had publicly endorsed Storer,
and Shimansky said these actions would
present challenges in working with them.
“It’s going to be interesting,” Shimansky
said Tuesday evening. “It’s going to be
difficult to work with them. We’ve got to
work with what’s best for Danville.”
Police charge
Danville boy
with murder
Mother found bludgeoned
to death in their town home
near Blackhawk
Nick Dickson ..............17,354 .....39.53%
Jennifer Price .............15,211 .....34.65%
Ralph Hoffmann ............... 7,462 .........17%
Matt Stamey..................... 3,805 .........8.67%
JORDAN M. DORONILA
ncumbents Mayor Karen Stepper and
Councilman Mike Shimansky defeated newcomer Robert Storer for two
seats on the Danville Town Council in
Tuesday’s election.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to come in first
place,” said Stepper. “It’s a strong validation that the people in Danville like the
way Danville is being run.”
Their victories transpired as the majority of voters across the nation swept
Republicans out of the House and put
the Democrats in control of Congress
for the first time in over a decade, due to
dissatisfaction with the war in Iraq and a
cluster of scandals. Locally in District 11,
Democratic challenger Jerry McNerney
unseated Republican U.S. Rep. Richard
W. Pombo.
Despite the Democratic wave,
Assemblyman Guy Houston (R, District
15) coasted to a victory in defending
his seat in the state Legislature against
Danville Democrat Terry Coleman.
In the local elections, Stepper garnered
8,548 votes, and Shimansky received 7,540
votes in the town’s 37 precincts. Storer got
6,223 votes.
Stepper and Shimansky celebrated their
victory at Houston’s election party at Club
Sport in San Ramon on Tuesday evening
in front of a roaring, raucous and confident
crowd of more than 100 Republican supporters.
Current Town Council members Mike
Doyle, Newell Arnerich and Candace
at 2 a.m. and asking him about the
boy.
At 4 a.m., he heard helicopters
hovering over his home.
“Every cop in Danville was here
last night,” he said Monday.
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ommon sense is the key
to preventing property theft
in Alamo, members of the
Alamo Police Services Advisory
Committee and County Deputy
Elmer Glasser said this week.
In an upper class area like Alamo
—where there is a rural pace and
an underlying feeling of safety—
residents are prone to leaving their
car doors, garages and even homes
unlocked, Glasser said.
But thieves who live outside the
area are likely targeting Alamo with
the understanding that residents are
relaxed about their possessions, he
said. The combination of wealth
and carelessness makes a sweep
through a grocery store parking lot
or a side street of unlocked garages
a goldmine for a crafty thief.
“People say, ‘Oh, it’s Alamo,
I’ll only be gone for 15 minutes,’”
Glasser said, noting recent cases of
theft.
Expensive laptops and purses
have recently been stolen out of
unlocked cars, sometimes at public places during the day. One
Alamo woman left her purse in
her car while she stopped by the
Laundromat and $1,400 in cash
was taken. Another resident left a
computer in her car and found it
stolen when she returned.
Glasser, who patrols through
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only, was supportive of the first
lady’s speech and endorsement.
But voices from protesters outside the studio rang clear as locals
braved the rain to wave signs in
support of McNerney.
Bush, who was accompanied by
State Assemblyman Guy Houston
(R., 15th District) and Richard
Pombo himself, aimed to inspire
supporters to recruit friends and
family to vote for Pombo.
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Congress this year, and Bill Clinton
delivered a similar message in support of McNerney in Stockton early
last week.
“Go to the phone banks, knock
on those doors, and talk to your
friends and neighbors,” Bush said.
The enthusiastic crowd responded with cheering and clapping.
“It was energizing and uplifting,
and I appreciate how positive the
message was,” said Alamo resident
Steve Mick.
Bush cited Pombo’s vote to end
America’s reliance on oil, his dedication to youth and his commitment to
“stewarding natural resources,” thanking him for his accomplishments.
But protesters found her choice
to highlight Pombo’s efforts concerning natural resources painfully ironic, considering his push
to rewrite the Endangered Species
Act.
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He noted that, before the incident, the teenager had knocked on
his door several times and told him:
“I have a problem in my head.”
Mantas had been recently
divorced from the boy’s father;
she also had two daughters but
they were apparently not present when the murder took place.
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First lady Laura Bush stresses that Republican Congressman Richard Pombo “needs
your support and our country needs him.”
Others, though, said they valued
Pombo’s time spent working with
soldiers and veterans throughout
the district.
Roxanne Lindsay, field representative for Pombo in his San
Ramon offices, said she had seen
him working firsthand with soldiers and veterans.
“Pombo supports our soldiers.
It’s so important,” Lindsay said.
While no protesters denied that
soldiers deserve support, they
explained their stance by relating
it to the bigger picture. Having a
Democratic majority in Congress is
vital at this point, they pointed out.
“Right now there is no debate
in Washington, and there has not
been one veto. There needs to be
discussion between (the branches),
otherwise we get into situations
like Iraq,” Tom Kohler said.
Others said the way Bush
endorsed Pombo was convincing.
Instead of pointing out McNerney’s
flaws, the first lady focused on
Pombo’s achievements, using her
public speaking ability to captivate
the audience.
“She is drop dead gorgeous with
so much charisma,” said Alamo
resident Alicia Watson.
Charismatic as she may be, many
fans of the first lady felt betrayed at
her push to get Pombo re-elected.
He has earned national criticism
from respected publications and the
non-partisan organization Citizens
for Ethics and Responsibility in
Washington.
One woman toted a large sign
in front of the parking lot entrance
that read, “How could you, Laura?
Pombo ranked 13th most corrupt.”
His ties to indicted Rep. Tom
DeLay and convicted lobbyist Jack
Abramoff, and the $357,000 he
paid his wife and brother for his
campaign, contributed to his reputation for being corrupt.
Several speakers addressed the
claims against Pombo citing that
every major newspaper in the area
had cleared him of the charges.
“Of course he’s going to deny
the allegations,” one McNerney
supporter said.
Regardless of residents’ reactions to the speech, the last minute rally was aimed at swaying the neck-and-neck race. The
White House obviously found it
important enough to fight with its
heaviest ammunition—first lady
Laura Bush. ■
in special education at Tassajara
Hills Elementary School, said
Terry Koehne, spokesman for the
San Ramon Valley Unified School
District.
“We are shocked and saddened
by this incident,” he said.
Koehne declined to comment
on what high school the suspect
attended, although students at the
press conference said he had formerly gone to Monte Vista High.
Teenager Taylor Coyle said she
had hung around with the suspect a
few times.
“It’s a big shock to everyone
here,” she said.
“He was a nice, outgoing kid,”
she added.
Wenzel said police are still doing
an investigation to find out more
details.
The San Francisco Chronicle
reported that the victim, who had
custody of her son, had accused
her husband in divorce documents
of being violent and abusive and
“extremely hurtful” to the son and
for increasing the teenager’s “feelings of anger and sadness.” ■
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A record 1,150 bicyclists registered and a record 1,060 completed the recent 25th annual Mount Diablo
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Thieves
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the county and spends much time
working with juveniles in Alamo,
said this is the biggest crime issue
the area faces today.
As a reaction to the crimes, volunteers through the Police Services
Advisory Committee distributed
“If I were a thief” fliers last month
within the community to houses
and cars stating why they appeared
vulnerable to theft. Volunteers
handed out more than 1,000 to help
prevent this type of crime in the
area.
“We have such a unique volunteer program,” said committee
member Diane Barley.
Another service the Police Valley
Station in Alamo offers is identity
theft protection. Residents who have
had their purses or wallets stolen
run the risk of identity theft, but
they can go to the Valley Station to
immediately report the loss and prevent such a thing from happening.
If a thief gets hold of a Social
Security number, a government ID
and an address, that may be enough
to steal a resident’s identity, Glasser
said. Reporting it is one way to prevent this.
Barley recalled an example of a
woman who reported identity theft
last month and was very shaken up
by the experience.
“She was just beside herself,”
Barley said.
Fortunately, cases of property
theft are often the most preventable
types of crime. They can almost
entirely be avoided by locking
doors and keeping valuables with
you or in secure places at all times,
committee members said. ■
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Schools adding counselors
for at-risk students
Plan will target students who may have trouble graduating
Students in danger of failing in
school will soon have more counselors available to help them succeed.
The School Board approved a
plan at their last meeting to add
more school counselors to help
students who are at-risk in middle
and high schools of not passing
the high school exit exams or not
fulfilling graduation requirements.
The plan calls for creating a
Supplemental School Counseling
Program for grades seven to 12
in the San Ramon Valley Unified
School District. The state has given
$200 million for increased counseling services. Out of the $200
million, the district has received
$840,000 for counselors.
“There are a myriad of reasons
why a student wouldn’t graduate,”
district spokesman Terry Koehne
said.
“It’s certainly going to help that
issue,” he added, about the new
program.
The plan will increase the number
of counselors and lower the counselor-to-student ratio at all secondary
schools. It will also provide individual
counseling to all students in grades
seven to 12 and provide counseling
to youths who are seen as “at-risk” in
grades seven, 10 and 12.
“There are a myriad
of reasons why
a student wouldn’t
graduate.”
—school district spokesman
Terry Koehne
The district defines at-risk students in grade seven as students who
score “below basic” or “far below
basic” in English Language Arts or
math on the sixth-grade California
Standards Tests. It also defines them
as those not being promoted to the
next level based on a review of academic or deportment records.
In grades 10 to 12, students are
classified as at-risk students who
have not passed one or both parts
of the California High School Exit
Exams; who may not graduate
based on academic and deportment;
or who do not have sufficient training to fully engage in their chosen
careers.
Counselors will help students
and their parents or guardians
with a list of all coursework and
academic progress that is needed
to finish middle or high school.
They will also provide conferences, which will give information on educational options if
a student fails to meet graduation requirements. Some of these
options include adult education,
community college, and continuing enrollment in the district.
Koehne said the district had a
lean budget around 2001-02 and had
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It’s the details that make a place
feel like home—a couch to sink
into, familiar wallpaper or a good
book in the living room.
For adolescents who grew up
struggling to find a floor to sleep on
at night and enough leftover food to
quell their hunger pangs, that feeling of home is foreign.
That’s where the Buenas Vidas
Youth Ranch in Livermore comes
in. The ranch is a transitional home
that houses six boys ages 12-17 who
were alienated from their family
environment. Last weekend volunteer interior designers from Danville
and the Rotary Club of San Ramon
Valley collaborated to remodel the
interior of the ranch house to help the
boys feel more at home.
“We want to make it feel special for them,” said Debra Keeling,
chairwoman of the community service project.
Many of the boys grew up with
parents who had drug addictions or
who were incarcerated—environments that made home unbearable
at times. The youth ranch strives to
help the boys feel stable, teaching
them responsibility and familiarizing them with a loving home
environment.
With the help of volunteers and
$9,000 of donated funds and grants,
Valerie Munoz and Lori Pellegrin are
pleased with the results of this boys
bedroom after a long day of remodeling at
the Buenas Vidas Youth Ranch.
along with donated equipment and
electronics, the ranch was given a
“makeover” with the boys’ specific
needs in mind. New sofas, televisions, lighting, window treatment,
tables, cabinetry and desks were
added.
“We’re going with a sports
theme in all of the bedrooms,” said
Keeling, who spent time getting to
know the boys and their interests.
“These are intelligent, athletic
boys who grew up with a disadvantage,” she said.
At Rotary, volunteers spend a lot of
time contributing to causes that usually benefit the residents of the San
Ramon Valley. Rotary gives dictionaries for students, toys for toddlers, and
companionship for seniors.
With this project, though, Keeling
wanted to reach beyond the San
Ramon Valley.
“We spend so much time helping
privileged kids, we wanted to focus
more on the underprivileged this
time,” Keeling said.
Sue Moore, a Danville resident
who is studying interior design at
Las Positas College, said she got
involved after her professor sent
her an e-mail about contributing to
the project. Moore, who has children in Danville, said she hopes
the interior decoration gives the
boys a fun, comfortable place to
hang out.
“They haven’t had the opportunity
my children have had. They need it
more,” said Moore, who worked on
the family room in the ranch.
Aside from being a great cause,
aspiring local interior designers
used it as a chance to practice
before they are faced with interior
designing jobs.
“It’s good to work with other
interior designers under a time
crunch,” Moore said, noting the
project had to be done in 48 hours.
On a recent visit to the ranch,
Keeling had several encounters
with the boys that illustrated how
much they appreciated contributions to their home. One shy 16year-old was thrilled to play the
donated board game Candyland,
something he never had a chance
to do when he was young. He is
getting a glimpse of something he
missed out on during his chaotic
childhood, she said.
“They are becoming familiar
with what other people do in their
lives,” she said.
The rural environment also helps
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All in the mind
T
he mind is like a computer.
When I have trouble remembering something, usually
the name of a movie or the perfect
word to describe something, I will
put my “computer” on search and,
lo and behold, a few minutes later
the answer will pop into my head.
Although sometimes it’s a few
hours later. Or a few days.
As the years go by, we collect
more and more important information as well as trivia in our brains.
If only I could clean my hard drive
of all those song lyrics from the
’60s. No wonder it’s not all at the
forefront, ready to be accessed in
a split second. Add in a little stress
and a busy life and we sometimes
become forgetful. So how are we
to know when our forgetfulness
has gone beyond normal and we
may need help? National Memory
Screening Day is Tuesday, Nov. 14,
and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of
America is encouraging everyone
who is concerned about memory
problems to get screened. Locally,
Caring Solutions of Walnut Creek
is holding free screenings from
10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the San Ramon
Senior Center at 9300 Alcosta
Blvd.
Lydee Hershey, president of
Caring Solutions, which provides caregivers for the home,
said the company is a member
of the Alzheimer’s Foundation
of America, which has given
them instructions for the screenings. First, people will fill out a
questionnaire, and then they will
be screened. The whole process
should only take about 10 minutes. Questions include remembering simple things, such as colors,
in sequence. “For example, we’ll
say, ‘Red, orange and blue,’ go to
another question and then go back
and say, ‘Do you remember the
colors?’” explained Hershey.
For another part, the screener
tells the screenee (is that a word?)
a time and has the person draw the
long and short hands onto a clock
to tell that time. “Some people forget, or it takes them a long time,”
said Hershey.
The purpose of the screening
is to catch people early who have
symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
Early warning signs are forgetfulness about names and events;
asking repetitive questions; loss
of verbal or written skills; confusion; and erratic mood swings.
There are medicines and activities
to slow down the progression, said
Hershey. Plus sometimes memory
loss is not Alzheimer’s at all. For
instance, it can be due to a vitamin
deficiency or a thyroid problem. If
the screening score is low, she said,
they recommend the person see a
professional or physician who spe-
cializes in that area for further tests
and exercises.
Alzheimer’s is occurring in
younger people, Hershey said she
learned recently at a seminar. Plus
researchers said some geographic
locations seem to have more sufferers, which leads them to believe
it may be caused by something
external. “It could be genetic, it
could be environmental,” Hershey
said. “They are predicting it is
going to get worse and worse.”
The good news is that research is
being done, and medications are
improving.
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Today, came into the Nov. 3 game
at Monte Vista from two consecutive wins that went to more than
60 points.
Nonetheless, Monte Vista put up
a respectable fight, holding them
off to their closest game this season
with a 14-35 loss.
An interception just moments
into the game turned the ball over
to De La Salle on Monte Vista’s
5-yard line. Within 24 seconds,
the Spartans would have their first
touchdown of the night. But by the
third quarter, Monte Vita had narrowed it to 14-35 and was threatening to score again. Mustangs
defensive lineman Russell Driscoll
recovered a quarterback Mike
MacGillivray fumble and returned
it to De La Salle’s 5. Sacked, recovered and blocked, three plays later,
Coach Craig Bergman called in the
field goal team—but then changed
his mind and put the offense back
for one more shot.
On fourth down, Drew
McCallister drew back and looked
for the receiver down the line. But
the Spartan coverage never let up,
and with linebacker Brady Amack
closing in, McCallister’s throw
didn’t connect.
Though they didn’t bring back a
win, the Mustangs did succeed in
keeping a Spartan running game to
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we went to press. Except for losses
to Foothill, both teams had undefeated league records. Both teams
had impressive players. Both teams
had coaches with years of experience. Whatever last night’s outcome, it was certainly a season to
remember for both teams.
The Wolves (8-1, 4-1 EBAL)
came into their own this season,
and when they won, they won big.
SRV averaged 25 points more than
the teams they beat. Only Amador
Valley was able to break the trend,
losing by just three points.
The Mustangs (7-2, 4-1 EBAL)
also had formidable records. In
the early season, the team defeated non-league challengers Logan
High (Union City), West (Tracy)
and Berkeley High, three teams
that had made championships in
recent years. After a league opener
upset that went to Foothill, Monte
Vista rebounded with four more
wins, two of which were shutouts.
But winning seasons aren’t the
only things these two teams shared.
Coming into last night’s game, both
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San Ramon Valley, in a clincher
that had both teams’ fans on their
feet, fell to No. 1-ranked Foothill
High (14-17) after the Falcon’s
Jordan Johnson threw the gamewinning touchdown pass with just
one minute left on the clock.
Two weeks ago, San Ramon
kicker Steve Roberts had hit a 50yard extra point against Cal, and
three weeks earlier hit a 28-yarder to beat Amador Valley. They
pushed as far as the 44-yard line
but couldn’t get close enough to
score. A Hail Mary to the end zone
fell incomplete.
“We tried to put our drive together but you have to give Foothill the
credit for stopping us pretty much
all night,” Wolves coach Dave
Kravitz said. “The passing game
was hit-and-miss. We wanted to
run the ball effectively and we just
weren’t able to do it tonight. But
our defense played awesome and
gave us a chance to win numerous
times.”
Where the Wolves offense was
able to penetrate, it made their
efforts count. Wolves answered a
first quarter Foothill touchdown
with 14 points in the second quarter.
Corbin Louks pitched to Morgan
McCalla for a 9-yard touchdown on
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the next touchdown, just one possession later, also from a pass from
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It was a familiar scene on the tennis courts Monday afternoon: League rivals Mia
Giovanetti of Monte Vista and Kerri Kummer of Foothill faced off once again for
the league singles title. And for the third year, Kummer came up with the league
title. But it wasn’t without a few surprises. Though Kummer won over Giovanetti
in straight sets earlier in the season, Giovanetti came into the first set Monday
poised for an upset. She lost the first two points but came back with well-placed
shots to Kummer’s backhand, to win the set 2-6. Kummer regained footing in the
second and third matches winning 6-4 and 6-0. The match, played at Club Sport
San Ramon, came after nearly a week of semi-final rounds plagued with rain
delay. When games resumed Friday, Kummer defeated Monte Vista’s Elena Cadet
6-2, 6-4 in her semifinal match, and Giovanetti beat Amador Valley’s Mariah
Bryant 6-0, 6-0. With the league win, Kummer will get an automatic bid to the
North Coast Section tournament on Nov. 14 and 15 at James Logan High School
in Union City.
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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
Talking to veterans
How best to celebrate Veterans Day? Talk to a
veteran.
History books tell of wars—their causes and their
outcomes. But an accounting of D-Day, for instance,
would be incomplete without hearing from the troops
who landed on the beach at Normandy or from those
who were paratroopers behind enemy lines. For
every battle won, there are thousands of stories that
could be told by the Marines and soldiers who did the
fighting or were part of the larger effort.
We are losing these WWII “resources” at an alarming rate. In 2004, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife
and Cultural Heritage hosted a four-day “Tribute
to a Generation:
National World War
II Reunion,” and The Museum of the
noted those veterans were dying at San Ramon Valley
a rate of 1,200 per
day. At the reunion, is also collecting
some
315,000
oral histories, with
showed up to meet
WWII
veterans, volunteers talking
hear their stories,
listen to music from to old-timers.
the era, and learn
more about the war.
The Library of Congress is conducting a Veterans
History Project to preserve the stories and oral histories collected from 2,865 members of the World
War II generation.
But there are opportunities closer to home. The
Museum of the San Ramon Valley is also collecting
oral histories, with volunteers talking to old-timers
about their lives in the Valley and their memories
of Pearl Harbor and that period of time in general.
Such conversations add so much to our history, as
is evident with documentaries that have war footage
on film, tell us the background and include a clip of
an interview with someone who lived through the
historical event. To volunteer with the museum’s
oral history project, call 837-3750.
Our cover story this week on our “National
Treasures” (page 14) relates that World War II veterans are going into high school classrooms so the
students can ask questions for themselves and come
face to face with history. How meaningful for the
students to meet those who lived that part of history
and to realize wars are fought by people not much
older than themselves.
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Stone Valley Road unsafe
Dear Editor:
This is an open letter to the San
Ramon Valley community regarding both the sorry state of the road
work on Stone Valley Road, and the
lack of responsiveness of our County
Supervisor, Mary N. Piepho. On Sept.
28, I sent Supervisor Piepho a letter asking her help to encourage the
county to move forward on completing the work on Stone Valley Road
around Monte Vista High School. I
pointed out a number of issues that are
dangerous and are subjecting the students and the neighbors to a hazard.
I waited a week, then submitted an
open letter to the community suggesting that Supervisor Piepho needs to
step up and commission the remainder of the work to make it safe to drive
on Stone Valley Road.
Today is Oct. 18 and I have received
no indication that the supervisor has
seen either the letter sent to her office,
or the open letter published in the
Danville Weekly. She has not responded, nor have the dangerous conditions
of the road changed. I wonder if her
priorities are our priorities.
I call upon Ms. Piepho to step up,
acknowledge the issue and to take
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‘We need a senior center’
Dear Editor:
Dublin, San Ramon, Pleasanton,
Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill all
have senior centers. Why is Danville
different? Do we not have a large
percentage of our residents in this
category? Indeed, we do. Would
they not like a place to meet some of
their social needs? I think we would.
Currently, some of our churches are
picking up the slack and doing what
our town should be doing—providing activities and inexpensive meals
and a place to visit. Many of our
seniors are retired and surviving on
fixed incomes and are not part of the
wealthier population of Danville.
They are the hidden segment without a voice.
With the growing number of senior
housing units in the downtown area
it seems logical that we need a location convenient to those who would
most likely use it, one that is also
easily reached by seniors coming by
car or bus. My vote is the Community
Center, now that there is another one
being built in Oak Hill Park. We
could raze Burger King and extend
the parking lot of the library-community center complex to accommodate
the increased parking while landscaping and beautifying that corner as
well. Now there’s a thought.
I’m 62 and I know I want a senior
center. Recently, Chris Panton and
Betty Joyce spoke at the Town Council
raising this issue of senior needs. So
some of us are already on that path.
Or maybe I’m wrong. Maybe seniors
here are different. I’d just like to know
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Veterans coffee klatch debates all things great and small
A recent weekday morning gathering of veterans included (l-r) David Miller,
Lee Halverson, Mark McCallum who is in charge of veterans affairs for the
Danville congressional district, Sam Abbott, Mac McCuskey, John Goerl and
Gina Ferretti, who is from the county supervisor’s office.
by Dolores Fox Ciardelli
J
During World War II, the population
Army
veteran John Goerl.
was supportive, said
When he walked into a bar in
uniform, someone would buy
When he
hitchhiked, someone
would pick him up.
him a drink.
ohn Goerl, now 83, was a freshman at Cal
Berkeley studying for his physics final
when he heard the news.
“Pearl Harbor has just been bombed,” his
mother called upstairs to him in their Alameda
home.
“I said, ‘Where’s Pearl Harbor?’” recalled
Goerl, now an Alamo resident. The world was
soon to know.
He enlisted in the Army but was able to stay
in college another year before being called into
active duty as part of the 24th Infantry Division.
He was in New Guinea when the Allies invaded
the Philippines in Lehte, and his platoon went
into Mindanao in the spring of 1945, where it
received a unit commendation.
His ship was at sea when the Japanese emperor capitulated on Aug. 15, 1945.
“It was like the Fourth of July,” Goerl recalled.
“We had thought we were the only ones out
there, but when the emperor capitulated, the
ships all started shooting up flare rockets.”
When they went into Luzon in the Philippines,
his lieutenant was shipped back to the States
with an intestinal disorder. “Then I was the platoon sergeant, the youngest guy in the platoon,
trying to tell 27-year-old guys what to do,” he
remembered.
From there he went to Japan, pulling into
Osaka to wait out a typhoon. Then they went
80 miles outside of Tokyo to Nagoya, the first
American soldiers to arrive after the negotiators.
“Food was very scarce,” he said. “Nagoya
was firebombed. The only things standing were
concrete structures, like hotel buildings and, of
all things, a brewery.”
The beer was very good, he recalled.
He got to know some of the Japanese laborers who worked with them to rebuild the house
where they were staying, which had been half
destroyed by a U.S. Navy plane. Some of the
workers traded their old Rising Sun flags for
canned goods. Goerl also accumulated Samurai
swords and Japanese rifles that were being
thrown out by the residents. He later gave these
to his daughters.
“The army guys during the war were sons of
bitches, but after the war the Japanese people
were very cordial, very polite,” Goerl said.
His biggest worry at the time was his older
brother Conrad, who was fighting in Europe
in the Bulge. He said somehow they would get
news from the European theater, even without a
radio.
Goerl and other veterans from Danville and
Alamo come together each weekday morning at
10 to enjoy a cup of coffee. They met at Vally
Medlyn’s, starting around 1999, and are now
at Country Waffles. The conversation can be
about almost anything, they say, from current
affairs to what’s going on in their lives. This
includes veterans’ events, such as the display
of war memorabilia they were assembling at
the Veterans Memorial Building and the annual
C O V E R
Veterans Day service being held Nov. 11 at
Community Presbyterian Church.
Danville resident Sam Abbott is one of
the oldest veterans, at 85. He explained he
is walking with a cane because he jumped
from his airplane at 20,000 feet during the
war. Mac McCuskey, sitting next to him,
said Abbott had hurt his foot by sticking
it into his mouth. McCuskey is the commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 75.
But the gathering is not all veterans.
David Miller, 54, says he likes socializing
with the veterans and tries to make it every
day since he often works evenings with his
alarm company.
“I feel connected to them,” Miller said.
“It’s a good way to start the day.” He also is
involved with their veterans’ activities.
“Because I haven’t served, I feel responsible for what they do,” he said. “It’s my
way of letting them know I appreciate their
sacrifice.”
He noted that those in attendance are not
always in agreement over current events but
they always respect each others’ opinions.
Miller remembered others who used to
come to coffee but have passed away. Like
Al Grasso, who spent the night clinging
to a chunk of wood in the ocean when
his ship was torpedoed. Or John Boswell
of Boswell party store fame, who was a
Japanese prisoner of war for three-and-ahalf years. Another regular, Chuck Wilson,
who was in the Navy, just died during the
summer.
Also both U.S. Rep. Richard Pombo
and Contra Costa County Supervisor Mary
N. Piepho send representatives from their
offices to help them stay in touch with the
veteran community.
Lee Halverson, 59, was a Marine who
served in Vietnam, who does the accounting for VFW Post 75. “They got me when
I stepped out of my uniform,” he said. He
was discharged in December 1988 and by
January 1989 a neighbor had recruited him
to do the books.
Tom Hawkins, a Korean War vet, defers
to the older men.
“These guys are treasures,” he said, nodding at the WWII vets. “These guys are
heroes.” He said he wasn’t originally a
joiner but once he began coming to coffee
he understood what a great bunch of guys
they are and became involved.
John Goerl and Sam Abbot go to high
schools several times a year to share their
war experiences.
“The first question they ask is, ‘Did
you ever shoot anyone?’” Goerl said. This
brings him back to his scary nights in
the Philippine jungle defending the camp
perimeter. “I tell them I shot but never knew
who it hit.”
They also ask his views on the Japanese
Americans who were interned during the
war.
“Alameda had a fair Japanese population
but we never mixed,” he recalled. “They did
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S T O R Y
their thing and we did ours. At that time I
was for it but now I’d say it was the wrong
thing to do. That’s the truth: It was the
wrong thing to do.”
Goerl was looking forward to seeing
his grandson Clay Zusman who had just
returned from his second tour in Iraq. Goerl
marveled comparing communications in
World War II with the troops now having
some access to e-mail and telephonic communication from time to time.
Sam Abbott explained he
is walking with a cane
jumped
from his
airplane at 20,000
because he
feet during the war.
Mac McCuskey, sitting
next to him, said Abbott
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had hurt his foot by
sticking it into
his mouth.
“War is not a good thing,” he said but noted
that during World War II, the population
was supportive. When he walked into a
bar in uniform, someone would buy him a
drink. When he hitchhiked, someone would
pick him up.
“The Korean War, the guys were forgotten about. Vietnam, I felt sorry for those
guys, there was no appreciation. Iraq is bad
because we don’t know who we are fighting,” Goerl said.
Regardless of their experiences, the veterans come together for coffee each weekday morning, with mutual respect—and
for enjoyment. Waitresses and the other
patrons seem to regard them fondly, too,
these men, our national treasures. ■
Artifacts on view
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Who: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 75
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Fun being
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Danville ballerina has plum role in ‘The Magic Toy Store’
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by Dolores Fox Ciardelli
W
hen Olivia Crowell, 13, is on stage next weekend, she’ll be a brat. To be exact, she’ll be the
starring brat in “The Magic Toy Store,” a ballet
being given by the Diablo Ballet.
The matinee kicks off the holiday season at 2 p.m.,
Saturday, Nov. 18, for the fifth year. It takes place in a shop
where the dolls come to life when no one is looking. The
ballet opens with a tender pas de deux by the soldier and
a ballerina doll, who are obviously in love. They flee back
to their boxes when the shop opens but each strives to keep
from being sold so they can stay together.
Olivia plays a bratty little girl who enters the shop with
her parents and insists they buy the ballerina doll for her.
The ballerina tears off her tutu, which delays her fate by
one day.
Olivia attends Charlotte Wood Middle School and says
all of her classmates don’t know about her after-school life
as a ballerina. “They’re pretty surprised to see me (perform),” said Olivia.
“Performing is my favorite part,” she added. “It’s so
much fun to finally perform and show people how come
you dance so much.”
Olivia played the same role last year with the Diablo
Ballet and has performed many of the roles in a local
production of “The Nutcracker,” including Clara, a mouse,
a soldier and a ballerina doll. This year she will perform
as an Arabian and as snow. This year “The Nutcracker”
is being presented by the Diablo Ballet in collaboration
with the city of Walnut Creek on Dec. 1-3 at the Del Valle
Theater in Walnut Creek.
Olivia was raised with ballet. Her mother Rebecca
Crowell trained as a ballerina in Salt Lake City and danced
with the Utah Light Opera before moving to California.
She operated her own school in Marin for nine years, and
in the Danville/Alamo area for 23 years. She closed her
Danville Ballet studio in Alamo just last summer.
Crowell is currently working in ballet programs with the
city of Walnut Creek and is director of the Diablo Ballet
Professional Intermediate Program for students wishing to
pursue a professional ballet career. Olivia is a member of
the intermediate program.
“I have been dancing all my life,” said Olivia. “I would
watch my mom teach class and I would kind of do it in the
back sometimes.”
She began her own lessons at the age of 4, and said it
is her life outside of school. Her best friends are others in
her ballet program, which she attends for three hours each
Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.
“I like that when you go in, you get your mind off everything like school and all the problems in the world,” she
said.
Her ballet schedule can be exhausting, she agreed. “But
it’s rewarding.”
The cast for “The Magic Toy Store” includes one other
young dancer, 12-year-old Emily Lui of Antioch, who is in
the Diablo Ballet Apprentice Program. The other dancers
are from the Diablo Ballet, a professional company with 11
principal dancers who have danced with esteemed companies around the world.
“It’s really cool,” said Olivia. “It’s scary but it’s fun
because everybody is really, really good.”
“The Magic Toy Store” is based on Leonide Massine’s
“La Boutique Fantasque,” which was created in about
1919. It was commissioned by Diablo Ballet Artistic
Director Lauren Jonas and choreographed by Nikolai
Kabaniaev, whose “Tale of Cinderella” is premiering the
same weekend at the Dean Lesher Center for the Arts.
“The Magic Toy Store” is being performed for school
groups before it plays for the public Nov. 18.
“It’s great family entertainment, based on an old ballet,”
said Rebecca Crowell. “It’s an hour long with no intermission. It’s for children of all ages.”
Olivia hopes to be involved in ballet her whole life,
but she also plans to be an elementary school teacher.
Meanwhile she will throw her heart and soul into being a
bratty little girl in a toy store. ■
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Epicure
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B
eing in the high school
marching band turned me
against cold, breezy (and
sometimes rainy) stadium bleachers. So, as an adult, I never really
became a regular stadium-goer or
tailgater. That said, the few times I
joined in a tailgating party, I found
myself loving every minute of it.
Tailgaters tend to be a fun-loving
and good food crowd. Their skill in
mixing food, fun, friends and football is a sport in itself. Someone
break open a bag of buns and let’s
talk tailgate!
Major league tailgaters blend
their love of sports with their passion for a party. But don’t think
that all the fun means there isn’t
work involved. In fact, a good
tailgating party takes more planning and effort than most realize.
Think about it: It’s a party away
from home, on wheels, and with
guests mostly standing up (with
one hand devoted to cheering or
holding a beverage). Just the awayfrom-home issue is enough to be a
disaster if not handled well.
There are at least five essential
elements to consider when planning for a successful tailgating
event: timing, entertainment, etiquette, food/beverages and temperature issues.
Timing
Don’t underestimate the importance of arriving early—usually
four to five hours before kickoff.
At all costs, you want to avoid
getting stuck in traffic, sitting in
an endless vehicle line or parking
in the outer limits of the parking
lot. In fact, parking location is
critical—try to get as close as you
can to the entry door near your
seats and other conveniences,
i.e. restrooms. Veteran tailgaters
maneuver for the same aisle and
row each time so guests arriving
later can always find them. When
tailgating out of town, inquire in
advance for the best traffic routes
and tailgating factors specific to a
particular arena.
Temperature issues
There are two kinds of temperature issues—weather and food.
Check for day-of weather and dress
accordingly. Being uncomfortable
(too hot, too cold, wet) can “kill”
a party mood fast. Develop backup
plans for recurring weather challenges. As for food, pack your supplies
with adequate cooling and refrigeration. Consider separate coolers
for foods, drinks and raw meats.
Serious tailgaters use vacuum sealing appliances to create heavy-duty
ice bags the length of a cooler and
layer foods between bags. If you
are cooking there, parboil or partially cook foods to shorten waiting
time. Then, come prepared with a
way to keep cooked foods warm or
hot—crock pots or chafing dishes
will come in handy here.
Entertainment
Good music and/or TV satellite connections can raise a tailgate
party to the next level of enjoyment. Watching pre- and post-game
shows or listening to radio predictions will increase excitement for the
live game. Upbeat tunes with quality
amplification can warm the spirits,
even on the chilliest or rainiest day.
Be sure your portable equipment
is up to the challenge and that you
have adequate “juice” via generators
and/or long-lasting batteries.
Etiquette
Safety and courtesy are key etiquette factors. Let grills cool during
the game; dispose of hot coals, trash,
cans/bottles, etc., to reduce chances
of injury or damage. Stay within your
designated area and don’t infringe on
other groups. Be respectful of other
tailgaters—keep your fun within
appropriate decibels of sound and
be willing to tune down the noise if
others complain. If guests get rowdy,
the onus is on the tailgating host to
manage the situations.
Food/Beverages
The ideal tailgate foods are those
you can eat standing or mingling.
Unless you have tables and chairs, a
chicken wing, dry rib, sandwich or
cup of soup will be more appreciated by guests than a casserole that
requires a fork and knife. While
beer is the drink of choice at most
tailgates, some hosts prepare “signature” drinks (i.e. Raiders Rock
Margueritas or 49er Bloody Marys)
in advance or get to know their
guests’ preferences. Champion
tailgaters make Jell-o shots in the
home team colors or follow a tailgating tradition of exchanging local
beers with their fellow tailgaters
at out-of-town games. Whatever
you offer in food and drink, try to
prepare everything ahead of time so
you can just re-heat or serve instead
of spending your time cooking.
Besides the tasty recipes I am
sharing here, one great resource that
I came across is “The Tailgating
Cookbook: Recipes for the Big
Game” by Bob Sloan. It is chock
full of recipes, drinks, equipment
suggestions, tips for success and
instructional photographs.
Once your prep bases are covered, add in a few cups of sports
bravado and a pint of team spirit
and you’ve got all the makings of
a tailgating touchdown. Now, if
only you could control the game
outcome. But, drink and eat your
hearts out anyway!
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.
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RECIPES
White Bean and Chicken Chili (serves 6)
1/4 cup olive oil
1-1/3 cups chopped onion
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
6 garlic cloves, chopped
2-1/4 pounds skinless boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1/2inch pieces
3-1/2 Tbsp chili powder
2 Tbsp tomato paste
1 Tbsp ground cumin
1 Tbsp dried oregano
2 15- or 16-oz cans white beans, drained, juices reserved
2 15-oz cans diced tomatoes in juice
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1. Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add onion,
bell pepper, and garlic; sauté until vegetables begin to soften,
about 5 minutes.
2. Add chicken; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sauté until
chicken is no longer pink outside, about 5 minutes.
3. Add chili powder, tomato paste, cumin and oregano and
stir well. Add beans, 1 cup reserved bean juices, and canned
tomatoes. Simmer until chicken is cooked through and mixture is thickened, about 25 minutes. If chili is too thick, add
more bean juice to thin.
4. Season to taste with salt and pepper; toss in cilantro and
serve.
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HEART OF DOWNTO
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B Y K AT H A R I N E O ’ H A R A
Why affluent teens
suffer depression
I
n the world of cell phones,
clothes and new cars of many
teens in this area, most would
expect them to be content with their
picture-perfect lives. But Madeline
Levine, Ph.D., author of “The Price
of Privilege,” says 30 to 40 percent of affluent teens suffer from
significant symptoms of depression—enough, she claims, that it
can be considered an epidemic.
The idea for Dr. Levine’s book,
a guide to parenting for families
of affluence, originated when the
psychologist from Marin County
noticed a shifting trend in the type
of patient repeatedly showing up in
her office.
“We’re seeing different patients;
they’re well groomed, they look
good, and they might even be on
a scholarship,” she explained. Not
exactly the typical social outcast
with poor hygiene and low grades
many might expect to see in a
psychologist’s office.
“In terms of depression, anxiety,
and substance abuse, affluent kids
did worse than any other group,
including kids in poverty,” Dr.
Levine said about a recent study.
“Many people might say we’re just
talking about spoiled rich kids;
who cares? But we can’t afford to
ignore 30 to 40 percent of them.”
So why is this “epidemic” happening? Why are kids with seemingly perfect lives having not-soperfect outcomes? A main issue
seems to be the sense of self that
affluent teens cease to develop on
the inside due to the extensive
enhancement of a false image on
the outside. When parents present
their kids with bountiful material
possessions (“external resources”),
they don’t allow for the development of “internal resources”—a
sense of self. Dr. Levine remarks
that most of her affluent patients
have a “sense of self crafted by the
outside world.”
False fulfillment of many teenagers rests in whether they look good,
have a nice car, wear nice clothes
and get good grades. However,
when apart from their peers or
parents, reflecting on their inner
person, they are not happy with
what they find. These kids who
look accomplished on the outside are really “bored, bland and
unhappy” on the inside. They often
face conflict between their “public
self”—the image they exude—and
their true personality or character.
“While the houses my young
patients live in are often lavish,
their internal homes are impoverished,” said Dr. Levine. Parents
need to impress upon their children
that their love is unconditional,
and not based on their accomplishments or looks.
Dr. Levine stresses that parents
aren’t properly raising their chil-
dren in a way that helps them to
navigate adolescence, and eventually adulthood. She believes it is
necessary that parents always be
pushing their kids toward autonomy, and uses the analogy of a
mother constantly carrying a 2year-old child. It is obvious that
if the child is always being held,
he or she will never learn to walk.
However, it is not so obvious that
most affluent parents do the same
with their teenagers. Today’s parents too often catch their kids when
they fall instead of letting them
deal with the normal problems or
consequences to shape them into
autonomous people with their own
standards and morals and self-control.
Parents who handle their teenagers’ problems, or even replace them
with material possessions, are no
different than those who constantly
carry 2-year-olds, inhibiting them
from learning to walk, Dr. Levine
said. A lot of parents cannot stand
to see their children having to face
a problem or being unhappy. “If we
all gave our children a happy perfect life now, they’d be incredibly
ill prepared to face the world,” she
said. “Every time you unnecessarily shield (your child), you condemn
them as an incapable adult.”
A characteristic of affluent
areas such as Danville is the
frantic soccer mom rushing her
kids from one event to the next.
Parents are often under the illusion that these 10 minutes of
chaos in the car between events,
with the cell phone glued to their
ear, is an adequate expenditure of
time with their children. But as a
patient from one of Dr. Levine’s
case studies said, “It’s so odd that
I feel my mom is everywhere and
nowhere at the same time.” Instead
of spending numerous hours of
disconnected time with kids, Dr.
Levine stresses the importance
of having a “ritualized time during the day” when parents spend
time with their child. This time
should be devoid of interruption
or distraction and should be in an
“inviting, listening setting” with
no pressure or expectations.
Dr. Levine’s ideas crucially pertain to many of our lives in this
area. Though living comfortably in
suburbia provides several advantages, it is important to realize
the paradox that lies among the
designer clothes and manicures:
For many teens, money does not
mean happiness but rather is the
crux of their psychological pain.
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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Louis Choris drew these Indians in 1816 when he came to the
San Francisco Bay. The figures on the right are two views of a
Saclan woman who, like the Tatcan of the northern San Ramon
Valley, spoke a Bay Miwok language. Seunen and Souyen Indians,
who spoke an Ohlone/Costanoan language, lived in today’s San
Ramon and Dublin areas in a watershed that led to huge marshes
in Pleasanton.
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Courtney Brock, a seventh-grader at the Athenian School, plays
the role of one of the elves in the
movie, “Santa Clause 3,” which
was released last Friday. No photography was allowed on the set,
but her mother Tammy Brock was
able to take this photo outside with
the director, Michael Lembeck.
Courtney also can be seen on the
Disney Channel with the Movie
Surfers, and is the voice of Laura,
the girl with the pink hair, on a
new arcade game for SEGA called
“Dinosaur King.”
55 speech, debate awards
The Monte Vista High School
speech and debate team walked
away with 55 awards from the
Golden Gate Speech Association
Congress Tournament held recently
at Miramonte High School. This
competition included 453 students,
14 schools and 27 houses.
Courtnay Oddman was the
Gavel Winner from Monte Vista
named best PO Senate. Gavel
Winners named Best PO House
were: Carolyn Randolph, Brody
Luebkeman, Max Bize, Alex
Morris, Deanna Burkhammer,
Sarah Hershon, Ingy Hodhod,
Tayhlor Smart, Carrie Napolitano
and Jennifer Aceto.
Senate Results: first place—
Connie Lee, Brian Louie, Natasha
Gupta; second place—Andrew
Desser, Ronnie Shou, Saket Jha,
Nipun Bhandari; third place—
Armand Domalewski; fourth
place—Jibran Khan, Sherif Elzarka;
fifth place—Ian Wight
House Plaque Winners: first
place—Kelsey
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Jordan Mauldin, Hao Tran,
Akram Aboukhalil, Jake Erlick;
second place—Carrie Napolitano,
Jennifer Aceto, Kelsey James,
Sebastian De Luca, Troy
Dillingham, Alex Hebels, Ann
Zhou, Victor Lu, Yili Huang;
third place—Moniza Masud,
Jeff Presnell, Tira Johnson,
Diane Fazli, Uwale Moju, Dallas
Morgan, Louis Li, Jeff Chen,
Michael Chen, Matt O’Brien,
Tiffany Mao; fourth place—
Garrett Weiss, Sheena Chaudhuri,
Taylor Smart, Sam Stone; fifth
place—Amanda Chan, Pammie
Peters, Alex Morris.
Community Pulse
POLICE BULLETIN & LOG • OBITUARIES • BIRTHS & WEDDINGS
Police arrested a 17-year-old girl from Monte
Vista High School on Halloween on a charge
of possessing a brownie laced with marijuana,
said Jimmy Lee, spokesman for the Contra Costa
County Sheriff’s Department.
The arrest was made on campus around 11:15
a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31, Lee said. The school
resource officer was notified by the assistant principal that the girl had a marijuana brownie. He then
interviewed the girl, confirming there was indeed
marijuana inside the brownie, said Lee. After she
was arrested, she was released to her parents.
“There doesn’t seem to be any evidence that it
was distributed to anyone and certainly to no children,” Lee said.
The incident reminded Lee of when a 17-yearold boy was arrested at Monte Vista in February on
charges of giving a cookie containing marijuana to a
4-year-old boy in the child development class, Lee
said. The boy was also charged with carrying alcohol
on school grounds and with child endangerment.
Lee said he did not know how school officials
knew the teenage girl had marijuana in the brownie
and could not comment if she had been suspended.
“We hope that people learn from this,” Lee said.
“This is not the type of thing that you bring to any
type of campus.” He also noted that marijuana is
illegal.
—Jordan M. Doronila
POLICE LOG
The Danville Police Department
made the following information available. Under the law, those charged
with offenses are considered innocent until convicted.
Tuesday, Oct. 31
• Vandalism on San Ramon Valley
Blvd. at 9:50 a.m.
• Harass disturbance on Hartz Ave. at
11:05 a.m.
• Possession of drugs on Stone Valley
Rd. at 11:24 a.m.
• Burglary, miscellaneous, on Camino
Ramon at 11:55 a.m.
• Petty theft on Love Ln. at 1:42 p.m.
• Accident, property damage, on
Camino Ramon and Fostoria
Way at 3:05 p.m.
• Auto burglary on El Cerro Blvd. and
La Gonda Way at 3:23 p.m.
• Unwanted guest disturbance on
Diablo Rd. at 4:08 p.m.
Diablo Rd. at 5:21 p.m.
• Fight disturbance on San Vicente
Ct. at 6:39 p.m.
• Vandalism on Sycamore Valley Rd.
W. at 7:01 p.m.
• Harass disturbance on Messian Pl.
at 8:11 p.m.
• Petty theft, shoplift, on San Ramon
Valley Blvd. at 9:15 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 1
• Identity theft on Highland Dr. at 8:45
a.m.
San Ramon Valley Blvd. and
Sycamore Valley Rd. at 2:46
p.m.
Boone Ct. and San Ramon
Lawnview Cir. at 5:21 p.m.
• Petty theft, shoplift, on San Ramon
Boone Ct. at 8:07 p.m.
Boone Ct. at 8:31 p.m.
• Prowler seen on Eastward Ln. at
9:11 p.m.
• Trespassing on Boone Ct. at 9:59
p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 2
• Vandalism on Brookside Dr. at 8:01
a.m.
• Residential burglary on Falcon St. at
8:44 a.m.
• Identity theft on Delta Way at 8:57
a.m.
• Petty theft on Love Ln. at 12:11
p.m.
Donna Ln. and Green Valley Rd.
at 3:45 p.m.
Lawnview Cir. at 8:28 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 3
• Accident, property damage, on El
Cerro Blvd. and northbound I680 onramp at 8:15 a.m.
• Identity theft on St. Tropez Ct. at
11:50 a.m.
• Harass disturbance on Blemer Rd.
at 1:04 p.m.
• Misdemeanor hit-and-run on
Camino Ramon at 1:16 p.m.
• Trespassing on Valley Creek Ln. at
1:19 p.m.
• Residential burglary on William Ct. at
1:58 p.m.
• Grand theft on Love Ln. at 3:21
p.m.
• Unwanted guest disturbance on San
Ramon Valley Blvd. at 7:49 p.m.
• Drunk in public on San Ramon
• Accident on S. Paradise Valley Ct. at
9:23 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 4
• Party disturbance on Diablo Rd. and
McCauley Rd. at 1:35 a.m.
• Warrant on Briar Pl. at 10:59 a.m.
• Vandalism on Woodranch Cir. at
2:51 p.m.
• Animal cruelty on McCauley Rd. and
Novara Ct. at 4:38 p.m.
• Suspicious circumstances on Diablo
Rd. at 8:58 p.m.
• Suspicious circumstances on Diablo
Way at 9:04 p.m.
• Unwanted guest disturbance on San
Ramon Valley Blvd. at 9:26 p.m.
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District.
His concern for quality education and care for students, faculty
and staff distinguished him as a
leader and friend. He was also
admired for his courage and grace
throughout his two-and-a-half-year
battle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife
Lisa and his children Caitlin and
Samuel.
Services were held Oct. 22 at
St. Perpetua Catholic church in
Lafayette. He requested donations
to the Walnut Creek Educational
Foundation; memo: Michael W.
DeSa Memorial Fund.
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Art
Alamo-Danville Artists’ Society
Alamo-Danville Artists’ Society will
exhibit works by local artists from Nov.
7-15 and in tandem with the “Jazz at
Peace” recital at 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov.
12, at Peace Lutheran Church, 3201
Tassajara Road, Danville. Call Pauline
at 944-6371.
Author Visits
Automotive Lecture
Blackhawk Museum will host Phil
Egan, an original member of the Tucker
automobile design team and author of
“Design & Destiny” from 10:15 a.m.noon, Sunday, Nov. 11, at the museum,
3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville.
This event is free with paid admission to
the museum. Call 736-2280.
Rakestraw Books Authors
Rakestraw Books is hosting authors
Richard Ford at 7 p.m., Wednesday,
Nov. 15; Tim Egan at 10 a.m., Friday,
Nov. 17; Nancy Tillman at 10:30 a.m.,
Saturday, Nov. 18; Leslie Sbrocco at 7
p.m., Friday, Dec. 8, at the bookstore,
409 Railroad Ave., Danville. Call 8377337.
Clubs
Bay Books Book Club
San Ramon Bay Books hosts two book
clubs reviewing different books. The
first club is reading “Memory Keeper’s
Daughter” by Kim Edwards and “Saving
Fish From Drowning” by Amy Tan; it
meets at 7 p.m., the second Tuesday
of each month (Nov. 14). The second
book club is reading “Mastering the Art
of French Cooking” and “Julie and Julia:
My Year of Cooking Dangerously” by
Julie Powell; it meets at 7 p.m. the third
Tuesday of each month (Nov. 21), both
meeting at the San Ramon store, 2415
San Ramon Valley Blvd. Call 855-1524.
Blackhawk Republican Women
This club will host a luncheon with
guest speaker Tom Del Beccaro,
President of the California Republican
Party’s County Chairman’s Association
at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 13,
at Blackhawk Country Club, 599
Blackhawk Club Drive, Danville. Cost
is $16 and are required by calling Ms.
Lyons at 820-6452.
Danville Area Cultural Alliance
The Danville Area Cultural Alliance
(DACA) will host a Salon with conversation on “What is Art?” and music
at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10, at Danville
Fine Arts Gallery, 233 Front Street.
Seating is limited so bring a chair. Visit
www.danvilleareaculturalalliance.org.
Danville Women’s Club
This club will host a luncheon at noon,
Thursday, Nov. 16, at the Clubhouse,
242 Linda Mesa, Danville. They will
host Kathy Moore who will talk about
explicit strategies for teaching reading
and writing. Guests are welcome. Call
837-7528.
Diablo Bonsai Club
This club will host a lecture and
workshop on planting and raising
Bonsai trees from 7:30-9:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Heather
Farms Garden Center, Large Upper
Room, 1540 Marchbankds Drive,
Walnut Creek. Call 736-9157.
Exchange Club of San Ramon
Valley
This club will meet at noon,
Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Faz, 600
Hartz Ave., Danville. The special
speaker will be San Ramon author
Bernat Rosner. Guests are welcome.
Cost is $16. Call 275-2412 or visit
www.srvexchangeclub.org.
Concerts
Jazz at Peace Series
Jazz at Peace Series presents the
Oakland Jazz Choir delivering innovative sounds at 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov.
12, at Peace Lutheran Church, 3201
Camino Tassajara, Danville. This event
is free. Call 648-7000.
Jazz Concert
St. Timothy’s Concert Series presents A
Jazz Concert with The Altura Brothers
from 5-6 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 12, at St.
Timothy’s Church Parish Hall, 1550
Diablo Road, Danville. General admission is $18, student and seniors are $12.
Call 837-4993, ext. 15 or visit www.
sainttimothysdanville.org.
Events
Coffee, Music and Shopping
Yellow Wood will host the San Ramon
Valley School Choir at 10 a.m.,
Saturday, Nov. 25, Dec. 9 and Dec.
16, at the shop, 215 Alamo Plaza,
Suite E, Alamo. Call 837-1175.
National Memory Screening Day
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
and Caring Solutions will host National
Memory Screening Day from 10 a.m.2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14, at San
Ramon Senior Center, 9300 Alcosta
Blvd. Call (866) 232-8484 or visit
www.alzfdn.org.
Pleasanton Jr. Idol
Pure Girls will host the second annual
Pleasanton Jr. Idol from 6-9 p.m.,
Friday, Nov. 17, at the store, 660 Main
Street, Pleasanton. Cost is $35, $30
with BFF discount, including dinner.
The concert will begin at 8:30 p.m.
Call 485-4380.
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 skates, $4 for in-line skates and
parents skate for free. Nov. 15 skate
night will feature “Holiday Safety.” Call
820-2520 or 973-2655.
Sunset Idea House
Sunset Magazine and Popular
Mechanics Magazine have built the
“House of Innovation Idea House” located in Alamo. The house is open from 9
a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays-Sundays from now
until Nov. 12. Free parking and shuttle
are available at the Sycamore Park &
Ride lot. Cost is $12 for adults, $8 for
seniors (Fridays only); children under 5
are free. Call (800) 786-7375.
Veterans Day 2006
San Ramon Valley will honor our
servicemen and women for Veterans
Day at 10:45 a.m., Saturday, Nov.
115-A Alamo Plaza, Alamo
925-855-9000
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Village Gallery of Danville
• Gallery open daily
• Art consultants always available for in
home or office art design.
Also at the Village Gallery of Danville:
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C A L E N D A R
11, at Community Presbyterian
Church, 222 W. El Pintado Road,
Danville. Individuals wishing to display
their memorabilla should contact T.
Carnamolla at 932-4042.
Exhibits
Indian Life of the Valley
Come and experience “Indian LifeFirst People of the Valley” from now
until Nov. 15, at the Museum of the
San Ramon Valley, 205 Railroad
Ave., Danville. The exhibit will feature
artifacts and reproductions reflecting
the lives of Indians in the San Ramon
Valley. Museum hours are TuesdaySaturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Call 8373750 or visit www.museumsrv.org.
Fundraisers
Health
Cancer for Two
The Wellness Community will host
a workshop for couples affected by
cancer from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov.
14, at the Wellness Community, 3276
McNutt Ave., Walnut Creek. This event
is free to cancer patients, their families and friends, but reservations are
required by calling 933-0107.
Flu Shot Clinic
Sutter Visiting Nurses Association and
Hospice will host a flu shot clinic 10
a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 11, at
Lunardi’s, 345 Railroad Ave., Danville.
Flu shots are $25 and pneumonia
shots are $35. Call (800) 500-2400.
Mindful Chi Kung
Come and experience this ancient
practice to be aware of your body
from 3:30-5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16,
at the Wellness Community, 3276
McNutt Ave., Walnut Creek. This event
is free to cancer patients, their families and friends, but reservations are
required by calling 933-0107.
WEEKEND PREVIEW
Holidays
Holiday Boutique
Valley Parent Preschool will host its
annual Holiday Boutique from 9 a.m.2 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 11, at the preschool, 935 Camino Ramon, Danville.
Proceeds will benefit the preschool.
Call 837-5401.
Kids & Teens
When Mom or Dad Has Cancer
The Wellness Community will host a
workshop for kids “When Mom or Dad
Has Cancer” from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Wellness
Community, 3276 McNutt Ave.,
Walnut Creek. Parents meet concurrently. This event is free to cancer
patients, their families and friends, but
reservations are required by calling
933-0107.
YMCA Sports Programs
San Ramon Valley YMCA will host many
different in-door sports during the winter
season for children in pre-school through
NATALIE O’NEILL
An Evening for Teen Esteem
Sage and Yellow Wood will host “An
Evening for Teen Esteem” with art,
music, wine, cheese and a boutique
from 6-9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16,
at Sage, 215 Alamo Plaza, Ste. D,
Alamo. Cost is $10. Proceeds will
benefit Teen Esteem. Call 837-1175.
Animal Lover’s Boutique
Valley Humane Society will host
the seventh annual Animal Lover’s
Boutique from Nov. 9-11, at 4510
Entrada Court, Pleasanton. This hours
are from 4-9 p.m., Thursday, 9 a.m.6 p.m., Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Saturday. This event will benefit the
Valley Humane Society. Call 426-8656
or visit www.valleyhumanesociety.org.
Crab Fest and Sports Auction
Biletnikoff Foundation will host its
seventh annual Crab Fest and Sports
Audition from 6 p.m.-midnight, Friday,
Nov. 10, at the Marriot at Bishop
Ranch, 2600 Bishop Ranch Drive,
San Ramon. Tickets are $95, attire
is casual. Proceeds will benefit the
foundation. Call 556-2525 or visit
www.biletnikoff.org.
Hats Off American Red T-Shirt
10K Run/5K Walk
Come and run with Sparky George to
raise awareness and money for Hats
Off America at the Red T-Shirt 10K
Run/5K Walk at 10 a.m., Saturday,
Nov. 11, at Sycamore Valley Park,
2101 Holbrook Drive, Danville. Entry
fee is $35, including a T-shirt and
BBQ. Call 855-1950 or visit www.
hatsoffamerica.us.
Warren W. Eukel Teacher Trust
Warren W. Eukel Teach Trust will
host its 15th annual Awards Dinner
honoring outstanding teachers of
Contra Costa County at 6 p.m.,
Thursday, Nov. 16, at Diablo Country
Club, 1700 Clubhouse Road, Diablo.
Tickets are $150. Proceeds will benefit the Trust. Call 945-0200.
Wine Tasting Benefit
AWM Financial Partners will host wine
tastings from 6-9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10,
at Bella Vino Wine Bar, 3450 Camino
Tassajara Blvd., Danville. Cost is a $10
donation. Proceeds will benefit Camp
OKIZU, which conducts a summer
camp for children who are challenged
with cancer. Call 648-1300.
Meet the First People of the Valley
Come and experience “Indian Life-First People of the Valley” at
the Museum of the San Ramon Valley, 205 Railroad Ave., Danville.
The exhibit, which closes Nov. 15, features artifacts and reproductions reflecting the lives of Indians in the San Ramon Valley. Call
837-3750 or visit www.museumsrv.org.
Grand Opening: Friday, November 24, 2006
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175 Prospect Avenue
Suite 150
Downtown Danville
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A Thanksgiving Day Tradition
Relax and enjoy the familiarity of Bridges Restaurant & Bar.
Enjoy our three-course Prix Fixe menu
Dinner starting from $46.00
(children $15.00)
Call for reservations as space is limited
To view menu visit our website www.bridgesdanville.com
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Lectures/
Workshops
Justice for Cambodia?
Carol Wagner will present “The Tribunal
and Aftermath of Genocide,” with a potluck beginning at 6 p.m. and the lecture
7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 16, at Mt. Diablo
Peace and Justice Center, 55 Eckley
Lane, Walnut Creek. Call 933-7850.
Leveraging Marketing Operations
for Results
eBig will host “Marketing in Motion:
Leveraging Marketing Operations for
Results” from 6:30-9 p.m., Thursday,
Nov. 16, at University of Phoenix,
7901 Stoneridge Drive, Pleasanton.
Cost is $10 to non-members of eBig.
Call 577-8454.
Operations Start-Up, Monitoring
and HR
Technology Ventures Corporation
presents “Operations Start-Up,
Monitoring and Human Resources”
from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Carr
American Conference Center, 4400
Rosewood Drive, Pleasanton. This
event is free. Call 960-1600.
Preventing Term Sheet Negotiating
Mistakes
East Bay I.T. presents “Preventing
Term Sheet Negotiating Mistakes”
from 6:30-9 p.m., Monday, Nov. 13,
at Crown Plaza Hotel, 11950 Dublin
Canyon Road, Pleasanton. This event
is free for members, $20 for nonmembers at the door. Call 258-9100.
On Stage
‘Beauty and the Beast’
Danville Children’s Musical Theater
presents “Beauty and the Beast”
To live here
you must be aged to perfection.
(62 years to be exact)
at 7:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday, Nov.
10-11, and Nov. 16-17, 2 p.m.,
Saturday, Nov. 11 and Nov. 18, at
Village Theater, 233 Front St., Danville.
Tickets are $9.50 for adults, $7.50 for
seniors and children. Call 314-3463.
Comedy Fest for Films
California Independent Film Festival
Association and Laugh-A-Lot
Products present “Comedy Fest
for Films” at 6 p.m., Wednesday,
Nov. 15, at Tommy T’s Comedy and
Steakhouse, 5104 Hopyard Road,
Pleasanton. Tickets are $20, with a
two item minimum. Call 552-7335.
Spiritual
Catholics@Work Breakfast
Meeting
Catholics@Work will host a breakfast
with special speaker Father Wilfred
Raymond from 6:45-8:30 a.m.,
Tuesday, Nov. 14, at Crow Canyon
Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive,
Danville. Cost is $20 for members,
$27 for non-members. Call 389-0704
or visit www.catholicsatwork.org.
Support Groups
Preparing for the Holidays
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care will
host a six-week support group for
those grieving the loss of a loved one
from 7:30-9 p.m., Monday, Nov. 13, at
Lynnwood United Methodist Church,
4444 Black Ave., Pleasanton. The
classes are free. Call Mueller at (510)
438-9602.
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.
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130 Classes &
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Jeep 2004 Wrangler Unlimited
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340 Child Care
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twins. Previous nanny experience and
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345 Tutoring/
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220 Computers/
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230 Freebies
133 Music Lessons
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HARP LESSONS
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Try something new for Fall!
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New Wood Bunk Bed w/mattresses $500
210 Garage/Estate
Sales
215 Collectibles &
Antiques
Guitar Lessons 417.0561 w/Brett $31.00
HANDICAP SHOWER ENCLOSURE $325.00
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Musik Shoppe
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510-207-1654 (c) or email:
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website: www.marciebrown.com
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235 Wanted to Buy
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The Pleasanton Weekly is
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Executives to join our growing team. This position is responsible for driving revenue
growth in our print and online editions by proactively prospecting and qualifying
potential new advertising accounts; handling incoming leads for designated
territory or category; and meeting revenue targets.
We are looking for an Account Executive with a proven sales record, excellent
organization and communication skills and a strong ability to build and foster client
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The Weekly is a division of Embarcadero Publishing Inc., a dynamic organization
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Send a cover letter and resume to Gina Channell-Allen, president, The Weekly,
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Personal Touch"
COMPLETE CLEANING
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Licensed~Insured~Exc. Refs
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- All Types of Cleaning Move In/Out Our Specialty!
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Service
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748 Gardening/
Landscaping
COMPLETE YARD MAINTENANCE
Good Refs Avail ~ 10 yrs Exp
Reasonable rates / Free estimates
$70 2x mo ~ $100 4x mo
925-768-4528
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719 Remodeling/
Additions
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BAYWOOD CABINET
INSTALLATION
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Call 925 575-0425
for your Free Estimate
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HOLIDAY DECORATING
& LIGHT HANGING
For First Place Blackhawk Winner
please call
THOR LANDSCAPING
510-329-5091
www.thorlandscaping.com
REMODELING CONTRACTOR
Additions, bathrooms, windows,
doors, interior trim, whole house.
A+ References ~ Insured
Lic# 503716
Dan (925) 575-1892
HOLIDAY LIGHT HANGING
This year leave the hassle
to us! You provide the lights ~
We do the rest!
Call Jim at 510-537-4929
726 Decor & Drapery
THOR LANDSCAPING
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Installation, Fence & Deck Repair,
Waterfalls and Fountains
~ All driveways $8 sq ft ~
Call 510-329-5091
licensed & bonded
www.thorlandscaping.com
CHANGING SPACES
by Jill Denton
One-Day Interior Redesign,
Decorating,Home Staging,
Faux Painting,Design & Color
Consultations
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754 Gutters
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Call 925-339-2461
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COMPLETE CLEANING SERVICES
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Call Kristi (925) 216-8718
CONVENIENT CLEANING
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$50-1st 3 hrs min/$15 hr after
MOVE-OUTS $20 hr/3 hr min
Serving Pleasanton area only
12 yrs exp~Refs~Lic# 060612
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925-371-6842
Furry Friends
Pet Sitting Services
Accommodating
Healthy and
Special Needs
Pets
Trained professional, daily visits,
basic home care, reliable & caring.
—Serving Pleasanton / Livermore Only—
Call Monika Harris 417-0424
Registered Veterinary Nurse
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GABRIEL’S
HAULING & CLEAN-UPS
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(925) 785-7652
Specializing in:
- Handyman Repairs
- Preparing Your Home For Sale
- Property Management
Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Tile,
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PLEASANTON HOME REPAIR and
MAINTENANCE
Full Service Residential / Commercial
Repairs and Maintenance
Dependable ~ 30 Yrs Exp
Call 925-577-0542
* Pleasanton area only *
Local Refs~City Lic# 040421
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759 Hauling
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Reasonable rates / Exc. references
Call (925) 963-3907
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Dublin, 4 BR/2.5 BA - $2995
Dublin, 5+ BR/3.5 BA
5 BDRM, 3 car garage Hansen Hill.
Avlble 12/1/2006. $4995.00
FREE REPORTS
AND RESOURCES
For all the resources you
need to make the correct
financing decision - visit:
EastBayLoanTips.com
or call
(800)-348-5780 Ext 2002
(Free, 24 Hr Recorded Hotline)
Livermore, 3BR/2BA
Pleasanton Homes, 3BR/2BA
Pleasanton, 2 BR/2 BA - $2000/mo
Pleasanton, 3BR/2.5BA - $2300
San Ramon, 3BR/2BA - $2595
815 Rentals Wanted
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
properties2rentyahoo.com
925.846.5962
825 Homes/Condos
for Sale
Danville, 3 BR/2 BA - $499,000
DANVILLE CONCRETE
Stamped Concrete, Patio, Sidewalk,
Driveway, Pool Deck, Retaining Wall.
Any concrete finishing
(925) 736-8042
Dublin, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $599,950
801 Apartments/
Condos/Studios
www.baycityelectricinc.com
Outdoor Spa Hook-up
Patio Lighting
Dublin, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $2100
Real
Estate
Home Theatre
Installation
Danville, 3 BR/2 BA - $2200/mont
ALTAMONT ROOFING DESIGN
All Types of Roof
~ Replacement and Repairs ~
Eves & Weekend Appts Avail
Rain is on its way - schedule your
roofing project now!
Call 925-339-4084
Customized
Plasma TV
Installation
Castro Valley 3 Bd / 2 Ba
Immaculate! Jacuzzi, near BART, all
appliances.
$2100 mo. Call 925-634-0817 or
510-537-3546
775 Paving/Asphalt/
Concrete
790 Roofing
Electrical Design
& Construction
805 Homes for Rent
Pleasanton, 3BR/2.5BA - $1850
771 Painting/
Wallpaper
1 Bd / 1 Ba Condo
900 sf, W/D, great kitchen, pool.
Smoketree Commons.
$1400 mo.
Call (925) 353-0800
Colorado Fall Ranch
Sale Starting At Only $29,900!
Spectacular views! Rolling fields. Elec/
Tele included. Excellent financing. Call
Now. 1-866-696-5263. (Cal-SCAN)
Dublin, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $599,950
Dublin, 3BR/2BA
Dublin, 3BR/2BA
FREE REPORTS
AND RESOURCES
For all the resources you
need to make the correct
financing decision - visit:
EastBayLoanTips.com
or call
(800)-348-5780 Ext 2002
(Free, 24 Hr Recorded Hotline)
Land Auction
200 Properties must be sold! Low
down/E-Z Financing. Free catalog. 1800-759-6240. www.LandAuction.com
(Cal-SCAN)
Livermore (gothouse.com), 3 BR/2 BA
- $868,000
Livermore (gothouse.com), 3 BR/2 BA
- $868,000
Livermore, 2 BR/2 BA - $572,900
Livermore, 3 BR/2 BA - $605000
Dublin, 2BR/1.5BA - $1395
Dublin, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $2100/mont
Pleasanton, 2BR/ BA - $1250
Livermore, 4BR/2BA
Pleasanton, 1 BR/1 BA - $1300
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Pleasanton, 3 BR/2.5 BA - 635000
Pleasanton, 4 BR/2.5 BA - Reduced t
Pleasanton, 4 BR/2.5 BA - $799,000
Pleasanton, 4 BR/2.5 BA - $799,000
Pleasanton, 4 BR/3.5 BA - $1370000
Pleasanton, 4BR/2.5BA
San Ramon Home, 3BR/2BA
San Ramon, 4BR/2.5BA
San Ramon, 4BR/2BA
830 Commercial/
Income Property
Med Spa Room for Rent
Looking for healing professional to share
space in Med Spa. Incl receptionist
to book and confirm appointments.
FT
$300/wk
PT
negotiable.
925-648-9915
840 Vacation
Rentals/Time Shares
East Bay
(925) 249-0399
or
(650) 222-0058 (c)
Land Auction
200 Properties must be sold! Low
down/E-Z Financing. Free catalog. 1800-759-6240. www.LandAuction.com
(Cal-SCAN)
Livermore Realtor BradyWalsh.com
Last Chance to Own!
Abandoned Farming / Mining Settlement
less than 2hrs Albuquerque. 20 acres
- $24,900. Old Farming & Mining
Community. Incredible setting, including frequently running river, spring,
views and diverse topography. Excellent
financing. Few lots remain! Call NML&R,
Inc. 1-888-370-5263 or visit www.
SantaRitaRanches.net (Cal-SCAN)
San Ramon Real Estate Services
New Mexico
FIRST Time Offer. Adjacent to Lake
Sumner. 10 acres - $15,900. Rare
riverfront property in New Mexico.
Incredible setting, including frequently
running Pecos River, views and diverse
topography. 5 minutes to Recreational
Lake. Limited number of small ranches. Excellent financing. Call NML&R,
Inc. 1-888-204-9760 or visit www.
RiverRanches.net (Cal-SCAN)
Housesitting/Girl Friday - $neg
Mobile Notary (925) 699-5794
Property Management BradyWalsh
San Ramon Property Management Br
You Be The Bank.
Give me just 1 year and I’ll make you 1114% Trust Deeds & Mortgages. 18 years
Real Estate experience. CAG Financial
Inc. 1-858-270-0251. (Cal-SCAN)
860 Housesitting
New To Market
Nevada’s Best Bargain. 5 Acres$19,900. Spectacular snow-capped
views. Great for horses. Financing available! Call now! 1-888-330-2836. (CalSCAN)
Wyoming Ranch Dispersal
35 acres - $49,900; 50 acres $59,900. Snowcapped mountain views.
Surrounded by gov’t land. Abundant wildlife. Recreational paradise. Low taxes.
EZ Terms. Call Utah Ranches, LLC.
1-888-703-5263. (Cal-SCAN)
855 Real Estate
Services
UCB Real Estate
COMFY CONDO
for a vacation in N. Lake Tahoe! 3bd/
2.5ba w/loft in beautiful Incline Village.
Fully equip. w/TV, VCR, BBQ, W/D.
Convenient to ski slopes.
Call 925-484-0316
Nevada Getaway Selling Quickly
10 ac Trout Stream, $59,900. High
elevation alpine acreage. Eastern slope
of year round snow covered White
Mountains, which will provide cool, clean
water that feeds the rainbow trout creek
which borders the entire back boundary.
Awe inspiring. Call 1-888-581-5263 or
www.NVLR.com (Cal-SCAN)
Share Ski Cabin Lease
Share in Tahoe Donner house for the winter. Contact Joanne or Bob at (925)8313023.
SKI & BEACH RENTALS
properties2rentyahoo.com
925.846.5962
850 Acreage/Lots/
Storage
A Dream Find
20 Acres - Reduced $89,900. Near
Tehachapi. Fresh mountain air and picture perfect views. Streams and oaks.
Ideal for horses, country getaway, or
to buy and hold. Financing. Call owner
1-888-821-5253. (Cal-SCAN)
Arizona
Below Market. 36AC - $279,900.
Wickenburg area. Stunning ranch with
amazing views. Diverse topography,
abundant ground water. Great for
horses, private retreat or buy & hold.
Subdividable. E-Z terms. Call AZLR 1866-516-4868. (Cal-SCAN)
Arizonas Best Bargain
36AC - $59,900. Perfect for private
retreat. Endless views, beautiful setting
w/fresh mountain air. Abundant wildlife.
Secluded with good access. Financing
available. Call AZLR 1-877-301-5263.
(Cal-SCAN)
Franklin, North Carolina
New Timber Frame Home, Rustic
Elegance, 2.7 ac, Captivating mountain
views, stream, ponds, porch-outdoor
fireplace, 3BR, 3BA, Loft, Unfinished
Basement. $924,500. 1-770-998-0856.
www.ThePondatFeatherstone.com (CalSCAN)
Move In-Move Out or Regular Service
OVER 25 YEARS
OF QUALITY SERVICE
Near Stanford /101 Frwy, 2BR/2BA
New 2bd/2ba+loft+view penthouse
$569000. Will consider lease at
$2400/negotiable. Easy commute
to bay area employment centers.
Call 650.380.0220 Wendy, agent.
Cherokee Village, Arkansas!
2 Championship Golf Courses, 7
Lakes, Full service Marina, 2 hours
NW Memphis, Tennessee. Lots starting at $3995. Mike: 1-800-850-4576
www.CherokeeVillageLand4Sale.com
(Cal-SCAN)
803 Duplex
BAY CITY
ELECTRIC INC.
925.606.8260
THE TRI-VALLEY’S FREE CLASSIFIED WEBSITE
TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS
GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM
Gulf Front Lots
$595k. Homes starting mid-$300k. New
master planned ocean front community
on beautiful Mustang Island, near Corpus
Christi, TX. www.CinnamonShore.com ,
1-866-554-5758. (Cal-SCAN)
Ed Antenucci
owner/broker
Buying, Selling or Investing?
Let’s Talk, I’ll Listen!
Real estate advisor with over
22 years experience &
over 3,700 homes sold!
Furniture, pets,
sporting goods,
household items,
and more!
(925) 351-8686
[email protected]
Basics of Real Estate Investment - Free
Free Home Finding Services
Pet of the Week
Just like new!
In August, this kitten was found in
Pleasanton starving,
severely anemic
and near death.
Thanks to the loving
care she received
at Feline Medical
Center, Billie is now
healthy, happy and
safe. Like Billie, who
will soon join a new family, many homeless
animals in the Tri-Valley area are in need of
medical care. You can help sick and injured
animals by shopping at the seventh annual
Animal Lover's Boutique. This festive boutique benefits Valley Humane Society's "Just
Like New" fund which helps sick and injured
animals in the community. The last chance
to shop is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 11 at
4510 Entrada Ct. (off Neal St.). Call Jackie
Barnett at 846-2512 for more information.
Real Estate
OPEN HOMES THIS WEEKEND
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
To list your home in the Danville Weekly Open Home Guide,
please email: [email protected]
This week’s data represents homes sold during October 2006
Danville
Total sales reported: 14
Lowest sale reported:
$699,000
Highest sale reported:
$1,750,000
Average sales reported:
$999,714
Alamo
Walnut Creek
$1,225,000
$1,420,000
$1,322,500
$250,000
$1,250,000
$742,964
HOME SALES
Source: California REsource
Danville
1035 Belleterre Drive
Solomon Trust to J. Hefferman
for $975,000
104 Club Terrace E. Smith to
T. & S. West for $975,000
11 Cross Bridge Court V.
& V. Jain to W. Dubois for
$1,180,000
2945 Deer Meadow Drive
Sirva Relocation to V. & T.
Newell for $1,750,000
415 Glasgow Circle Weichert
Relocation Resources to F.
Fjeld for $805,000
417 Ilo Lane F. & D. Andrade
to People Meeting Christ
Foundation for $798,500
154 Nanterre Street KB
Homes to R. Garcia for
$880,000
178 Nanterre Street KB
Homes to A. & S. Sachdeva for
$867,500
4 Ramon Court T. Carson to
R. & L. Wilcox for $889,000
402 Rioja Court KB Homes to
R. & H. Ma for $1,068,500
409 Rioja Court KB Homes to
J. & T. Kim for $1,049,500
1927 St. Norbert Drive Blew
Trust to T. & A. Bancroft for
$1,019,000
403 Triomphe Court Kaka
Trust to J. & A. Hernandez for
$1,040,000
32 Velasco Court Z. &
S. Haller to R. Lanning for
$699,000
Alamo
3 Deodar Lane Pollock Trust
to D. Elliott for $1,420,000
20 Morningside Place J.
Jenkins to Wadsworth Trust for
$1,225,000
Walnut Creek
1635 2nd Avenue Dalto Trust
to R. & E. Kustal for $731,500
2443 Aarles Court Nanni Trust
to C. Morelos for $824,000
485 Beacon Ridge Lane
Williams Trust to C. & A.
Damianakes for $835,000
20 Lake Place J. Curtis to R.
Hardy for $1,250,000
565 Matterhorn Drive
Wassmann Trust to P. Naik for
$720,000
2560 Oak Road #222
Bridgeport Commons to E.
Seaholm for $440,000
2700 Oak Road #26 M. Brown
to J. Avalos for $379,000
3274 Ptarmigan Drive #1A
R. Waldon to Williams Trust for
$765,000
3646 Springer Court C. & P.
Wimp to M. & K. Edlinger for
$850,000
180 Springside Road Clark
Trust to D. & J. Holman for
$932,000
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Out-of-State is a great place to invest.
As Senior Vice President, Ron specializes in home
financing, out-of-state lending, refinances, and real
estate investing.
He can help you reach your long-term financial goals
and build wealth through real estate investing.
Ron will help you
Develop a strategic plan for investing in real estate
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New Mexico
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Refinances
3 Bedrooms
134 Canyon Vista Pl.
Sun 1-4
Blackhawk RE
$1,175,000
819-1525
4 Bedrooms
116 Post Rd.
Sun 1-4
Intero
2694 Roundhill Dr.
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
46 Vista Ln.
Sun 1:30-4
Intero
$1,299,950
855-4022
$1,469,000
998-5868
$1,649,000
672-2499
5 Bedrooms
18 Kirk Ct.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
1427 Vine Ln.
Sun 1-4
Empire
306 Las Quebradas Ln
Sun 1:30-4:30
Alain Pinel
$2,699,000
791-2550
$2,895,000
217-5030
$3,599,000
366-9555
Blackhawk
Investments
124 Victoria Pl.
$2,199,000
Sat/Sun 1-4
Intero
785-1386
246 Stetson Dr.
$879,000
Sun 1-4
Prudential CA
314-2414
124 Victoria Pl.
Upon Request
Sat/Sun 1-4
Intero
785-1386
Diablo
6 Bedrooms
2315 Caballo Ranchero
Sun 1-4
Empire
$2,125,000
217-5048
Walnut Creek
2 Bedrooms
568 High Eagle Ct.
Sun By Appt. Coldwell Banker
$875,000
785-9373
3 Bedrooms
2716 Oak Road #101
Sat 1-4
Alain Pinel
639 Banyan Ln.
Sun 1-4
Intero
$450,000
642-0365
$850,000
855-4179
3 Bedrooms
11 Deer Meadow Ct.
Sun 1:30-4
Blackhawk RE
118 Kingswood Cir.
Sun 1:30-4
Blackhawk RE
$1,239,000
736-4155
$925,000
736-4155
4 Bedrooms
4073 Sugar Maple Dr.
Sun 1-4
UCB
5216 Blackhawk Dr.
Sun 1:30-4
Re/Max
4250 Golden Oak Ct.
Sun 1-4
Empire
$1,374,000
640-8788
$1,595,000
699-9099
$1,999,950
217-5090
$534,500
968-1452
3 Bedrooms
154 Lawnview Cir.
Sun 1-4
Better Homes
167 Heritage Park Dr.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
1320 Strawberry Ct.
Sun 1-4
Pacific Union
653 Doral Dr.
Sun 1:30-4:30 ERA Golden Hills
1 Bedrooms
4165 Clarinbridge Cir.
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
$495,000
855-6410
5 Bedrooms
5012 Round Hill Dr.
Sun 1-4
Re/Max
$1,449,000
735-7653
Pleasanton
3649 Touriga Dr.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Prudential CA
2 Bedrooms
4032 Skylark Ln.
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
Dublin
3 Bedrooms
Danville
$599,550
389-0618
$655,900
855-6410
$739,000
963-3959
$749,000
519-5740
$789,000
353-0887
4 Bedrooms
2297 Greenwood Rd.
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
$827,900
855-6410
San Ramon
2 Bedrooms
9085 Alcosta Blvd. #341
Sun 1-4
Prudential CA
950 Springview Cir.
Sun 1:30-4:30
Empire
$344,900
353-0887
$620,000
217-3112
4 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
595 Zephyr Cir.
$1,069,000
Sun 1-4
Intero
855-4134
408 Coventry Pl.
$1,099,950
Sun 1:30-4:30
Intero
899-9651
140 Soda Pl.
$1,100,000
Sun 1-4
Intero
855-4125
705 Mistral Ct.
$1,199,000
Sun 2-5
Re/Max
943-3333
250 Tim Ct.
$1,579,000
Sun 1-4
Better Homes
389-0618
11 Jillian Wy.
$1,748,900
Sat/Sun 12-3
Intero
818-4078
1763 St. Helena Dr.
$869,000
Sun 1-4
Coldwell Banker
785-9373
62 St. Mark Ct.
$924,900
Sun 1-4
Intero
408-507-9544
1097 River Rock Ln.
$929,000
Sun 1-4
Intero
855-4107
577 LaGonda Wy.
$950,000
Sun 1-4
Intero
855-4125
389 Squirrel Ridge Wy.
$995,000
Sun 1-4
Intero
833-1822
2504 Fountainhead Dr.
$468,888
Sun 1-4
Coldwell Banker
785-9373
1407 Dawn Ct.
$599,000
Sun 1-5
Coldwell Banker
640-8283
9915 Mangos Dr.
$599,000
Sat/Sun 1-4
Intero
251-2523
100 Amaryllis Cir.
$664,500
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel RE
819-2747
2145 Watermill Rd.
$689,950
Sun 1-4
Prudential CA
216-2283
775 Winterside Cir.
$699,000
Sun 1:30-4:30
Intero
855-4110
209 Westvale Ct.
$724,950
Sat 1:30-4
Intero
570-0717
3111 Marble Canyon Pl.
$924,500
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
968-1452
2516 McLaren Ln.
Upon Request
Sat 1-4
Re/Max
735-7653
5 Bedrooms
to find out about the hottest and fastest-growing
real estate investment markets in the country.
Purchases
Alamo
400 Coventry Pl.
Sun 1-4
Intero
254 San Rey Pl.
Sun 1-4
Prudential CA
40 Edinburgh Pl.
Sat 1-4
Intero
$1,162,000
984-3992
$1,299,900
249-0301
$1,675,000
855-4075
4 Bedrooms
116 Pearlgrass Ct.
$1,068,000
Sun 1-4
Empire
217-5061
604 Vine Hill Ln.
$1,155,000
Sun 1-4
Intero
833-1822
11 Henry Ranch Dr.
$1,459,000
Sun 1-5
All CA Brokerage
699-7955
411 Ventura Pl.
$724,000
Sun 1-4
Coldwell Banker
785-9373
116 Claremont Crest Ct.
$798,000
Sat/Sun 2-5
Re/Max
510-501-2439
EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEAK
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2006
Milano at Monterosso
EXCEPTIONAL MODEL HOMES BY LENNAR
Sycamore Valley Rd.
680
Menton St.
C
www.DanvilleMilano .com
Milano
oa St.
Homes Starting at $1.3 Million
3,673 to 4,249 Square Feet
925-964-9305
• Solar Plus Integrated Solar Panel System
• GE Smart Connection Center
• GE “Monogram” Appliances
• Sony 46" LCD TV
• Brazilian Granite slab Countertops
and Much, Much More!
Crow Canyon Rd.
Gen
Luxurious Features
DANVILLE
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ajara Rd
Tass
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blanca St.
Ca
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The highly anticipated opening of Danville’s premiere home community is finally here! Join
us on Saturday, November 11, 2006 for a sneak peak of these exceptional estates. There’s no
need for upgrades in a Lennar Everything’s Included® home. All of our luxury features come
standard, saving you money and simplifying the home buying process.
Monterosso St.
From HWY 680, exit on Sycamore Valley Road which turns into
Camino Tassajara Road. Turn right onto Monterosso Street, then right on
Genoa Street and follow the signs to the community.
Prices, features and availability subject to change without express
written permission from Lennar Homes is prohibited. Prices
subject to change without notice. See onsite sales associate for
more information.
ALAMO
Outstanding Details!
BLACKHAWK
$7,500,000
Superior Quality Throughout
Spectacular new Tuscan Villa w/distressed hardwood
floors, imported tile & stone, Main-6bd, 5-full/2-half
baths. Cabana-2rooms, full bath, kitchen.
Sharon Dare & Pamela Schmidt
925.855.4018
Updated kitchen, custom paint, new flooring.
Downstairs master suite. Over one-half acre, flat,
with stunning pool & outdoor kitchen.
Bonnie King
925.855.4072
ALAMO
ALAMO
Magnificent Views
Look at this Price Reduction!
$1,249,000
Enjoy Mt. Diablo sunrises & Las Trampas Ridge sunsets! 4bd, 3.5ba with new: roof, deck, windows, carpet,
refinished hardwood floors, gourmet granite kitchen.
Valerie Betts
925.368.8667
DANVILLE
Fabulous Leander Hill Location
Gorgeous 4bd, 3ba single story, 3-car garage, view!
Repainted, carpeted, baseboards, newer roof, and
more.
Carolyn H. Young
925.963.0093
Stunning Inside and Out
Resort-Like Living!
$2,199,000
Elegant estate home w/casita(452+/-sf). Only 7 years
old! 5bd, 3.5ba, 3-car garage, putting green, swim
pool/spa, sport court, vineyard and more.
Bill & Mimi
925.785.1386
DANVILLE
$1,239,000
DANVILLE
$1,049,950
Spacious family home w/4bd, 3ba, 4-car garage.
Huge, flat yard with loads of grass, pool, spa, English
garden. 4th garage bay is tandem w/drive thru.
Ju Dee Bell & Dennis Harvey
925.855.4022
Danville
Blackhawk
DANVILLE
$2,299,000
Bettencourt Ranch Executive Home
$1,099,950
Like new inside and out! 4bd, one downstairs, 3ba,
family room w/used brick fireplace, bar, morning
sun breakfast area, huge master suite.
Chuck and Renee Lamb
925.899.9651
DANVILLE
$989,000
Beautifully remodeled gourmet kitchen w/solid
maple cabinets & marble countertops. Refinished
hardwood floors. Gorgeous curb appeal.
Lisa and Greg Doyle
925.855.4046
15 Railroad Avenue
4105 Blackhawk Plaza Circle
Over One-Third Acre
$950,000
New terraced landscaping & circular drive. Over
2300sf, 4bd, 3ba (2 potential master suites, one up,
one down), perfect for guests or office.
Todd Weinberg
925.855.4125
925.855.4000
925.648.5300
2006 Intero Real Estate Services, Inc. All rights reserved. The logo is a service mark of Intero Real Estate Services, Inc. *Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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