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Alamo aquatic pledge expires
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Vol. III, Number 35 • December 28, 2007
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Mayor’s Morning welcomes all
Mayor Candace Andersen is holding her monthly Mayor’s
Morning on Friday next week, Jan. 4, starting at 7:30 a.m.
at Father Nature’s restaurant on Prospect Avenue. She
will use this informal gathering on the first Friday of each
month to talk about new town projects, plus it is an opportunity for residents to share their concerns. Everyone is
welcome to the free get-together.
The Town of Danville will reopen its offices Wednesday
after its annual year-end furlough Dec. 21-Jan. 2. The
Police Department is running its normal patrol, response
and enforcement operations. Building inspection services
were still provided Dec. 27-29. Park restroom facilities
stayed open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, with the exception of
Dec. 25.
Danville man wins Manischewitz
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Danville resident Evan Levy was judged one of the
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with his original Southwestern Potato Kugel. The prize is a
trip to New York City in February to compete in the nationals against winners from Philadelphia and Chicago. The
grand prize is $25,000 in GE appliances and cash. (See
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American Legion to hold oratorical
contest
The American Legion Post 246 of Danville will conduct
its annual High School Oratorical Competition at the
Veterans Hall in downtown Danville on Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Contestants prepare an eight- to 10-minute speech on
some phase of the Constitution, which is followed by a
three- to five-minute assigned topic regarding a specific
article, section or amendment of the Constitution. The
winner advances to the District 9 finals being held Feb.
9, also at the Danville Veterans Hall. Next come the state
finals, then the nationals, held each year in Indianapolis,
where the prizes are $18,000 for first; $16,000, second;
and $14,000, third.
Interested students should contact the speech department at their schools to participate. For more information,
contact committee chairman Ron Roe at 837-9428.
The purpose of the contest is to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the U.S. Constitution for students.
Participation also helps develop leadership qualities, the
ability to think and speak clearly and intelligently, plus, say
the organizers, it prepares the participants for accepting the
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New Direction Fitness and Sports Performance, a
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Railroad Ave., next to the Iron Horse Trail, just west of the
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Benjamin W. Jackson, president of New Direction Fitness
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SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF DANVILLE • BLACKHAWK • DIABLO • ALAMO
Alamo pledge for
aquatic center expires
Getting ready
to—play ball!
Committee will revisit donation when plans come together
A
lamo Parks and Recreation
Committee is throwing
cold water on its $200,000
pledge for an aquatic center—at
least for now.
The committee agreed last
February to donate the money for
a new pool at San Ramon Valley
High School, under the condition
that funds be secured by Dec. 31,
2007.
But now a new master plan and
remodeling is in the works for the
high school, and construction for
the aquatic center could be delayed
five years or more. Earlier this
month, the committee members
decided to let their contribution
expire.
“We voted to let it lapse,” said
Steve Mick, vice president of R7-A
Parks and Recreation Committee.
Committee members explained
they can’t commit to a project
that’s so up in the air.
“It muddied the waters,” Mick
said.
He added that he welcomes the
Aquatic Center Steering Committee
to approach them when the plan is
more solidified.
Aquatic
Center
Steering
Committee spokesman Tom Dewar
could not be reached by press time
to comment on if and when they
might approach the Alamo com-
mittee for a renewed pledge.
The current pool at the high
school is about 50 years old and
steering committee members say
it isn’t able to accommodate the
school’s water sports teams, let
alone community use.
In September, Dewar said the
pool is in such bad shape that
he expected it to fall apart soon.
He also explained that a swimmer
had recently snagged her leg on
old tiles, causing the need for 13
stitches.
Previously thousands of dollars
were spent by the committee on
a plan to replace the smaller gym
with the pool. The new master plan
at the school could change the location of the pool to replace what is
now the larger gym.
Alamo Parks and Recreation
Committee voted unanimously in
favor of letting the pledge expire
at its lightly attended December
meeting. Committee members
Marie-Jeanne Parsons, Steve Mick
and alternate Alicia Watson were
present to vote.
Currently the club has received
$750,000 in pledges from the
school district; $750,000 from the
Town of Danville; $100,000 from
the San Ramon Valley Athletic
Boosters; and $600,000 from
individuals. The town of Danville
also has a set expiration date of
Dec. 31. ■
Katie Chase proves
her agility with the ball
at Dec. 16 tryouts for
the San Ramon Valley
Girls Athletic League
for the seventh-eighthgrade division, held
at San Ramon Valley
High School. During
tryouts, the coaches
evaluate the girls’ skill
levels and put together
teams.
SRVGAL was formed
in 1974 for girls ages 5
to 18. It is the largest
girls’ softball organization west of the
Mississippi; a typical
season involves 1,500
players, 120 league
teams and 240 coaches. Its 2008 season
begins in March.
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See more photos at
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Billy goats
not gruff
Free and easy
disposal for e-waste
Iron Horse Tail users
treated to livestock close
and personal
Bring old electronics to DVC
for proper disposal
by Natalie O’Neill
D
T
DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI
hey might look like goats.
But in Alamo you can call
them lawnmowers and weed
whackers.
Curious walkers and bikers on
the Iron Horse Trail have noticed
tethered goats munching at tall
grass and weeds.
While they aren’t sanctioned by
the county or the park district,
nibble by nibble they are maintaining the trail—and even reducing
the risk of fire hazard on a small
scale.
“Some people have goats in their
back yards that they use as weed
abatement,” said Shelly Lewis,
spokeswoman for the East Bay
Regional Park District.
She uses the trail to get to work
and said she has noticed the goats
out several times.
The animals likely belong to
Goats keep down grasses on the Iron Horse Trail, amuse trail users—and seem to enjoy
themselves.
a homeowner who enjoys letting
them out along the trail, she said.
Once or twice a year between
April and July county trail maintenance crews cut the grass with a
tractor mower. The goal is to keep
it lower in the summer months to
avoid potential fire.
➤ Continued on page 6
id Santa put a new computer under your tree? Bring
your old one—or any other
electronics that need disposal—to
the Electronic Waste Management
free E-Waste Disposal/Recycling
Event on Jan. 4, 5 and 6 at Diablo
Valley College in Pleasant Hill.
The event is being held in DVC’s
overflow parking lot across from
the main campus at 321 Golf Club
Road.
Electronic waste, commonly
referred to as e-waste, is a major
environmental issue in California,
according to the event organizers.
Each year, Californians dispose of
at least 500,000 tons of e-waste
such as TVs, computers and monitors, and other electronic devices.
Many electronic items contain hazardous materials such as lead, cadmium and mercury that are harmful
to humans, pets and the environment; for this reason, in California
it is illegal to throw away unwanted
electronics.
Also various components used in
electronic equipment, such as glass,
metals and plastic, can be recycled
into other products, helping to save
natural resources. E-waste also
contains valuable materials such as
gold, platinum and silver that can
be recovered by recyclers.
Electronic Waste Management
is a state-approved collector of
e-waste. Any California business,
school, government agency, organization or resident is welcome to
bring unwanted electronic equipment to the DVC event, and there
is no limit to the amount of e-waste
people can bring.
E-waste items accepted include
TVs, monitors, computers and
components, scrap metal, wire and
more. A complete list is at www.
N E W S F R O N T
Go, robots
30 robots strut their stuff in ‘savage’ competition
by Dolores Fox Ciardelli
“We’re in a robot revolution,”
said John Korzick, ROP Robotics
Engineering instructor at California
High School, which hosted the
event. “It’s where science, technology, engineering and math meet in
the future.”
He said there are approximately
6 billion humans and 4 million
robots on earth now.
“How many robots will there be
in 2020?” he asked.
The ROP robotics classes prepare students for the future. They
work in teams, so they learn life
skills and job skills along with academic content.
It is “hand-on, minds-on,”
Korzick said.
Savage Soccer was first introduced by college students at
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
in Massachusetts, where Korzick
attended college. He thought it
would be fun to hold a similar
competition here.
Robotics competition combines
the excitement of sport with science
and technology to create a unique
sport for the mind, said Jonathan
B. Lance, communications specialist with the Contra Costa County
Office of Education. Many of the
participants who turn out for this
competition are students in the
JUDITH MCCALL
Thirty robots battled it out on the
field at the second annual Savage
Soccer Robotics Tournament on
Dec. 15, and teams from San
Ramon Valley High School took
first and second place.
“We had 10 robots at the competition so we basically divided
the class into groups of three and
each worked on one robot,” said
San Ramon Valley High instructor
Chris van Wolbeck. “This is the
second year we’ve done it.”
The winning team was Zach
Dillow, Brian Suekesdorf and Brian
Wells.
This year, the object was for a
robot to scoop up a badminton birdie and place it in the scoring box.
Each game lasted two minutes.
There were four robots on a
playing field 8 feet by 12 feet. The
robots, approximately a foot high,
were programmed by the students
to operate on their own for the first
15 seconds, and thereafter were
remote-controlled by the students.
Each team played several rounds.
Other high schools competing were Monte Vista High and
Athenian School from Danville,
California High from San Ramon,
Chinese Christian Schools (from
San Leandro), Hercules High
School and Pittsburg High.
Jordan Snyder and Jason Tacconi, in the ROP Robotics Engineering class at California High, get their robot ready for this year’s competition.
ROP Robotics Engineering classes
offered at local high schools by
the Contra Costa County Office of
Education. ROP courses are careeroriented and prepare students for
jobs or further training and education in the field of their choice.
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tion also helps prepare students
for the national competition sponsored by FIRST (For Inspiration
and Recognition of Science and
Technology) in the spring.
“We are going to start building
our robot for FIRST right when we
get back, Jan. 7,” said van Wolbeck.
“We won’t find out what the game
is going to be until the 5th.”
For the FIRST competition, the
teams must design, fabricate and
test their robots during six weeks.
“We will be here until 9 o’clock
every night,” van Wolbeck said.
The FIRST competitions, three-
day events, are held in late February
and early March, and the San Ramon
Valley High team will participate in
San Jose and in Portland, Ore., said
van Wolbeck. The competitions are
held across the country with 1,5002,000 schools participating.
“The nationals are held in
Atlanta; you have to qualify for
that,” van Wolbeck said. “We have
qualified for the last four years.”
Van Wolbeck has been teaching
the class at San Ramon Valley High
for five years.
“The class is growing every
year,” he said. ■
Goats
sometimes illegal dumping along
the trail like trash bags, said John
Pulliam, who maintains the trail
through the county Public Works
Department.
“We get a lot of requests from
the public to trim trees back and
remove dead trees,” Pulliam said.
Another issue the county has had
with maintenance is with property
owners growing and not maintaining invasive species, such as ivy.
Invasive species of plants can climb
up branches, choke trees and ultimately kill them.
The Iron Horse Trail is 26 miles
and runs from Concord to Dublin
and gets about 20 percent of its use
from commuters. ■
➤ Continued from page 5
Maintenance of the trail is
shared by the county Public Works
Department and the East Bay
Regional Park District. For 10 feet
on both sides of the trail, the grass
is the responsibility of the park
district. The county maintains the
grass 30-50 feet beyond that.
In the areas where residents’
property meets the county’s right of
way, property owners are responsible for keeping the grass and weeds
down.
Other maintenance includes
removing branches, dead trees and
E-waste
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Out with the E-old
What: Free E-Waste Disposal/
Recycling Event
When: noon-5 p.m., Friday, Jan.
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Management
Where: Diablo Valley College,
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N E W S F R O N T
Diablo Views
Architectural award
for renovated Podva House
BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI
Danville recognizes Branagh Development
for work on historic site
by Jordan M. Doronila
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Fight flu
before flight
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JORDAN M. DORONILA
alk on the wooden floors. Feel the varnished
tables. Sit by the fireplace. Welcome to
Danville’s historic Shuey-Podva House, now
owned and occupied by developer Peter Branagh.
The Town of Danville presented a plaque to Branagh
Development on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the Podva
House for renovating the historic site. Town staff
also presented the family-owned company and SZFM
Architects with an architectural award for their work, at
Danville’s annual Mayor’s Installation and Community
Service Awards ceremony earlier this month.
“We were excited to be honored,” said Matt Branagh,
co-owner of Branagh Development and son of Peter
Branagh. “We took this goal on and it’s finally been
achieved.”
“It’s a beautiful town,” he added. “We love doing
business here.”
The Italianate Victorian house is at 100 School St.
on the corner of Hartz Avenue in downtown Danville.
The Shuey family bought the lot and built the house
around 1892, said Beverly Lane, curator for the
Museum of the San Ramon Valley.
Branagh Development purchased the home from the
Podvas in 2005, said Catarina Kidd, town associate
planner and Heritage Resource Commission liaison.
When the company bought the property, the Podva
house needed a new foundation and repair. The roof
was leaking, Kidd said. Lots of work needed to be
done, she added.
“We always saw this building in its dilapidated
state,” said Matt Branagh said.
After buying the property, Branagh said, it took
approximately three years to finish renovations.
The Heritage Resource Commission reviewed the
project and made sure the developer followed the
town’s guidelines.
“This has been a long process,” Branagh said.
The company lifted the house up to build a basement
underneath, moved it forward toward School Street,
The entryway to the Podva house, now occupied by Branagh
Development, features some of the fine workmanship from the
original building.
and remodeled the site’s old garage. The Pacific Bay
Interiors at The White House, which is run by Matt
Branagh’s mom, now operates in the garage.
Town staff said they are impressed with the company’s efforts. Branagh said people have come up to
him, asking when “the museum” is open.
“I have nothing but great things to say about the
project,” Kidd said. “It was really quality, through
every step of the way.” ■
JORDAN M. DORONILA
A state-of-art conference room with an attractive brick wall is located below ground level and has windows looking out onto the street.
ave you heard that flu shots
are being offered in major
airports? Well, it’s the least
they can do. The hapless passengers are about to spend hours in a
closed environment where the same
air circulates over and over, picking up germs from the coughs and
sneezes of passengers and crew.
There’s a reason Airborne sells so
well at airport shops.
At first the shots were available before the security checks and
people were afraid to stop and
get inoculated because they might
miss their flights. So San Francisco
and other major airports moved
the flu shot stations closer to the
gates, where the only thing left
for passengers to do is wait for the
announcement to board. Success!
The health stations had inoculated 15,000 travelers this season at
SFO, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver and
Newark, Associated Press reported
last week. O’Hare and Midway had
vaccinated another 9,500 travelers.
I called the SFO Medical Clinic
to make sure the shots are still
being offered and received several
surprises. First surprise: An actual
person answered the phone and
quickly called nurse manager Carol
Schjaerve to answer my questions.
Second, the very friendly Carol
told me that not only are flu shots
available, the cost has gone down to
$15. Plus! The clinic not only gives
flu shots but also inoculates against
hepatitis A and B, tetanus, typhoid
and more. The clinic, which is now
part of St. Mary’s Medical Center,
has been offering this service for
the 30 years she’s been on board,
Carol said. She also noted some
people aren’t getting inoculated
right now because they don’t want
the side effects at Christmastime.
But what a great use of that
dead time for passengers before
they actually get onto the airplane.
Many travelers have a long period of waiting before they board
because they leave their homes
or hotel allowing plenty of time
for traffic jams, flat tires, missed
turnoffs and other inconveniences.
This dead time is used these days to
catch up on telephone calls and to
get work done on laptops. I think of
this time as a bonus and like to use
it for reading, just like when waiting for the doctor. (A good book is
a guarantee that no one will keep
you waiting—which is both good
and bad.)
But it must be noted: The gateside flu inoculations do not help
prevent anyone from catching the
flu on that particular flight; it takes
two weeks for the antibodies to
develop and give protection against
the influenza virus infection. This
is why the best time to get a flu shot
is in October or November, before
the flu season begins. And that is
when flu shots are most convenient
as they are offered all over the
place, even at drive-through locations.
I got my first flu shot a few years
ago. I’d never bothered before, figuring if I denied the flu was around,
I would be protected from it. But
that year my husband, daughter
and I were going to Berlin to see
my son for Christmas. After spending a lot of money on the trip, we
weren’t about to spend it in bed—
even the very nice hotel bed. The
shots worked, I’m happy to report;
none of us got sick. Since that
entire winter was such a healthy
one for my family, I was a convert,
first in line at the Kaiser station for
flu shots. I admit this year I was
remiss. Where does time go when
you want to get a flu shot?
The SFO clinic not
only gives flu shots
but also inoculates
against hepatitis
A and B, tetanus,
typhoid and more.
I’m too late, I was telling myself
recently. I’m past the deadline
to get a flu shot for this year. I
wasn’t totally saddened by this
thought because, really, who wants
to get a shot? But then, guess
what? Another report came out
stating it’s not too late to get a flu
shot in December or even January
because, contrary to popular belief,
the season can last into May. There
is a reason this belief is so popular.
Shots hurt. OK, they don’t hurt a
lot but who even wants to bare an
arm in this cold weather?
Carol, my new friend at the airport, verified that the flu season
peaks in February. Maybe I’ll just
have to book a flight somewhere.
Somewhere warm.
—Dolores Fox Ciardelli can be
e-mailed at
[email protected].
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www.DanvilleWeekly.com
N E W S F R O N T
TA K E U S A L O N G
Lovely day in Paris
Blackhawk residents Baron and Jodee Drexel traveled with their granddaughter Mikenna Gambetta to
Malaga, Spain, last summer and on their return home
stopped in Paris, London and Iceland (unplanned). A
beautiful July 2 in Paris was the perfect opportunity
to take a photo with their Danville Weekly.
A Florentine Weekly
The Grossman family—Kelsey, Keith, Hallie and
Cooper—of Diablo catch up on hometown news
while on a hillside overlooking Florence, Italy, as
they cruise the Mediterranean.
North! To Alaska
Left: Valerie and John Lubratich remembered
their Weekly when traveling on the Dawn Princess
out of San Francisco with stops in Sitka, Skagway
and Juneau.
Weekly knows the score
The San Ramon Bellazzurre girls U-10 soccer team enjoys
the Danville Weekly on its way to a strong second-place finish
in the NorCal Spring League, having scored 25 goals against
their opponents in the Premier Division.
Playing pirate in Maui
Sarah, Katie and Evan Peterson enjoy their
hometown newspaper on the steps of the
pirate ship at the Marriott’s Maui Ocean Club in
Kaanapali, Maui, where they were vacationing
with their folks, Susan and Brad Peterson.
Surfside soccer
Evan Wise, Ryan Hourihan and Austin McFarlane
vacation in Maui, taking a summer break from the
U-9 Gold Mustang Flash soccer team but not from
soccer—or their Weekly.
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EDITORIALS • LETTERS • OPINIONS ABOUT LOCAL ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITY
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
Those pesky errors
When we make a mistake in the Danville Weekly, we
move quickly to correct it. So please let us know when you
spot errors. This not only lets us know we made a mistake
but keeps us from repeating it.
The fast pace of daily newspapers and news services
around the world results in many errors, and the resulting
corrections have almost become an art form. The Web site
www.regrettheerror.com wraps up the year’s best corrections each December.
Sometimes the error is due to a reporter not hearing correctly. For instance, this in the Union Leader (Manchester,
N.H.): “Due to a reporting error, a story on Page A2 in
Saturday’s edition of the New Hampshire Union Leader misquoted University of New Hampshire employee Bernardine
Schultz. She said Professor John Collins was prone to giving
students ‘easy A’s,’ not that he had ‘lazy aides.’”
The New York Times received the award for Most Delayed
Correction: “A caption on June 8, 1944, with a photograph
of Army officers at mess on the Pacific front, misspelled the
given name of the first officer seated at the left side of the
table. He was Col. Girard B. Troland of New London, Conn.
—not Gerand. The error was called to the attention of the
editors by his grandson yesterday.”
The Guardian had this: “We misspelled the word misspelled twice, as mispelled, in the Corrections and clarifications column on September 26, page 30.”
The Chicago Tribune corrected a widespread urban myth:
“An item in the Sunday Magazine referred to a popular but
unfounded notion that Eskimos have dozens of words for
snow, in this case 40. The item failed to note that the assertion has been debunked by linguists and others.”
A numerical error ran in The Hindu: “A report stated
that actor Elizabeth Hurley will wear ‘a 4,000-pound sari
by designer Tarun Tahiliani’ during her wedding in March.
While one reader wondered how she would be able to lift
the 1,800 kg sari, another reader said there are possible fears
about the bride being reduced to pulp by its weight. It was
an error. The word “pound” was used instead of the currency
symbol for pound sterling (£).”
The Guardian had its decade-long reader’s editor Ian
Mayes retire this year, having dealt with 90,000 complaints
and 14,000 corrections. He was lauded for making simple
corrections amusing. Such as: “We referred to the £250,000
advance for Vikram Seth’s prize-winning novel, ‘A Suitable
Buy.’ Although undoubtedly worth every penny, the book is
actually called ‘A Suitable Boy’”
Lastly we have the following to say: Our Dec. 7 issue had
a story about a Caltrans engineer speaking to the San Ramon
Rotary about the three-week rebuilding of the 580-880 interchange when in fact he spoke to the Danville Rotary. We
regret the error.
YOUR TURN
The Danville Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on issues of
local interest. The deadline is 5 p.m. Monday for that Friday’s edition.
Submit Letters to the Editor of up to 250 words to [email protected].
Include your name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. We
reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel and
factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be accepted.
Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of permission to the Danville Weekly and Embarcadero Publishing Co. to also publish
it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town
Square.
For more information, contact Dolores Ciardelli, editor, at 8378300, ext. 29.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Change coming
for Alamo
Dear Editor:
I have read Phil Erickson’s
decrying the need for incorporation in Alamo. It appears his
attitude is: “If it ain’t broke, don’t
fix it.” It may not be broke right
now, but it will be soon.
Yes, Alamo is a wonderful
place to live. No, we don’t want a
lot to change. But change is happening. It will pick up speed in
the next few years, and the vast
majority of that change will not
be good for Alamo.
All of Alamo’s services are
provided by Contra Costa County.
Many of these services are great
or at least adequate. But the
county is siphoning off money
from our Alamo tax dollars to
pay for services to the less fortunate sectors of the county, and
every year that amount is increasing. Furthermore, the county’s
pension and health care plans are
projected to be unable to pay their
mandated benefits as early as
three years from now. The county
is a huge, inefficient bureaucracy.
It has many more employees now
providing services to Alamo than
we will need if incorporated. All
of them draw benefits when they
get sick or retire. Where do you
think the county is going to get
the money to pay them?
If we incorporate, we will
still contract with the county for
some of our services, such as the
Sheriff’s Department, and initially, the Building Department,
parks and recreation, etc. Alamo’s
government will be lean, and
gradually we will take over things
the county provides to us at vast
expense but we feel we can do
more efficiently.
The incorporation study found
there will be a surplus of tax
money for at least the first three
years after incorporation and
maybe longer, and we can sustain
ourselves on our tax base for
many years to come.
Belinda Hylinski, Alamo
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A L O O K AT T H E L O C A L S P O R T S S C E N E
JEFFREY S. WEIL
Having kicks at the Sunset
Kimo Pressler kicks the soccer ball watched by fellow Mustang U-12 Viper teammates Austin
Dameron and Zach Morris playing against the Livermore Blazers. Above: The Mustang Vipers with
their overall fourth place medals after a full weekend of four soccer games at the Sunset Classic
Tournament are (l-r) Wyatt Moore, Kevin McCarthy, Coach Jen Walsh, Austin Dameron, Kimo
Pressler, Jordan Weil, Jack Walsh, Stephen Waterson, Jonathan Freshman, Nick Pellegrini, Nathan
Aepli, Coach Tim Morris, Zach Morris, Jake DeMaio, Coach Brant Moore, Albert Garcia, Colin McKay
and Brendan Suh.
Mustang Foiano wins premier trophy
The Mustang Foiano U10 Boys, coached by Joe Owen, won the Nor Cal State Cup
Championship Premier Division on Nov. 18, against 56 teams from Northern California
who gathered for play in Manteca. In the final game, the Mustang Foiano edged out San
Jose’s PAC by a score of 5-4, to win the Premier trophy. Leading the Foiano in scoring
were Nick Maroney and Shane Hooker. Ensuring a solid defensive effort was keeper
Kevin Davidson, supported by fullbacks Joe Piombo and Dawson Vasconi.
Overall for the tournament, the Foiano had 22 goals for and 16 against. Pictured are
team members: (front, l-r) Dawson Vasconi, Blake Klein, Kevin Davidson, Nick Maroney,
Josh Hertz, Daniel Pacelli; (back) Jake Hughes, Joe Piombo, Shane Hooker, Tyler
Larson, Jack Morgan, Coach Joe Owen. Not pictured: Ryan Davis, Carlos Zapata.
PREP SCHEDULE
Wednesday-Saturday,
Dec. 26-29
Men’s Basketball
Modesto Christian Tournament
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Costa Mesa Tournament
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Men’s Soccer
Monte Vista at Bellarmine, 2 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 3
Men’s Basketball
Monte Vista vs. American High, 7 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday,
Dec. 27-29
Friday, Jan. 4
Men’s Basketball
St. Francis Tournament at Mountain View
Newark Memorial Tournament
Monte Vista at Castlemont, 7 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
Monte Vista vs. Livermore, 5:45 p.m.
Scorpions sting at Sunset Tourney
The Mustang Scorpions won the recent Sunset Tournament, CYSA Division end of season
district championship playoff for U14 Boys champion teams from the seven leagues in District III.
The champions are (back, l-r) James Wastal, Coach Kevin Christofferson, Cameron Keysor, Kevin
Garrick, Kevin Alexander, Jackson Christofferson, Ryan Simmons, C.J. Simmons, Coach Ken
Mauch; (front) Austen Mauch, Jared Brotman, Taylor Wood, Cody Dear, Brandan Tang, Alejandro
Palumbo, Kelvin Choi, Scott Munger and Cameron Somers.
Rockets take off
The Mustang Rockets
Under 12 Girls White Plus
team stands proud after
beating the Mustang United
2-1 in overtime to win their
league championship under
the lights at Sycamore Park
last month. Anja Enstrom
scored the winning goal on a
breakaway pass from Mollie
Markey to seal the win in
sudden death overtime.
The Rockets will represent
Mustang in the Sunset tournament in early December. Team members are (front row, l-r) Jessie
Stauber, Courtney Robone, Jenna Lin, Sloane Liddicoat, Piper Mik, Mia Eikani; (standing) Jacquelyn
Torretta, Maddy Hess, Delaney Reid, Coach Mark Byron, Ally St. Laurent, Paige Ambrose, Head
Coach Steve Markey, Katierose Ballowe, Mollie Markey, Coach Greg Torretta, Margaret Kresse,
Kristen Byron, Anja Enstrom.
C O V E R
Read all about
January
• New law takes effect criminalizing driving under
the influence for anyone under 21 with any alcohol in their blood.
• San Ramon Valley Unified School District doubles board members’ salaries from $200 to $400.
• Danville Mayor Mike Shimansky begins monthly
informal coffees to keep residents informed and
to hear from them.
• Town of Danville opens its new Front Street
parking lot, adding 81 spaces downtown.
• U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney is sworn in to represent District 11 in Congress.
• Charlotte Wood Middle School sets up fund to
help Williams family with expenses for mother
Debra who has been in critical condition and
daughter Danielle who was killed in a car accident in December in Yolo County.
• Neighbors off I-680 rally Caltrans for rubberized
cement when the freeway is resurfaced.
• District 3 Supervisor Mary N. Piepho is sworn
in as chairwoman of the Contra Costa County
Board of Supervisors.
• Danville holds workshops to understand senior
priorities.
• Popular downtown Danville bistro Lisa B’s
closes its doors.
LOOKING
BACK
February
• Gazebo is completed in Hap Magee Ranch Park
by Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary Club.
• Danville OKs plans for housing on Fostoria Way.
• School district OKs Mandarin language in high
schools.
• Chris and James Edlund of Christe James
Fine Jewelry Works named Danville Area
Chamber of Commerce Citizens of the Year.
• Monte Vista boys and girls clinch East
Bay Athletic League soccer titles.
• Tassajara Hills Elementary School opens
tech center, financed by Measure A funds
and parents.
• Diablo Black Men’s Group holds Black
History Month program of poetry and music at
San Ramon Community Center.
March
• Danville Planning Commission gives its OK for
Davidon Homes to build 22 single-family homes
on 15-acre Weber estate.
• Alamo R7-A Parks and Recreation Committee
agrees to contribute $200,000 to aquatic center at
San Ramon Valley High, under the condition that
funds be secured by Dec. 31, 2007.
• Three district high schools host Track
Invitational at Monte Vista High School, which
draws thousands from 25 schools.
• Federal prosecutors charge Danville businessman
Francis William “Bill” Reimers with defrauding
potential investors. Reimers pleads guilty.
• College-age fake solicitors are reported to be
Moving right
along—into 2008.
Are you wondering
went? Remember these
headlines and you’ll
realize there really
were 12 months in 2007.
DAVID ATKIN/SRVFPD
where the old year
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District sent its personnel to
fights fire in Southern California in October.
Even O’Dorney, 13, put Danville on the national radar screen when he won the Scripps Nat
asking for donations in Alamo and Danville
neighborhoods.
• Legal counsel recommends that the school district adopt a policy regarding accepting gifts.
• Alamo Recreation programmer Valerie Matlock
announces resignation; R7-A discusses how to
handle position.
• Danville Police Department names Detective
Paul Murphy as 2006 Officer of the Year.
• Caltrans opens southbound auxiliary lane from
Diablo Road to Sycamore Valley Road.
April
• Blackhawk Plaza plans revamping, including Draeger’s market moving in to replace
Gottschalks.
• School district sends out Measure J School Bus
Program Parent Survey.
• New Danville post office on Railroad Avenue
opens, at twice the former size.
• Alamo Rotary presents $1,000 checks to six
schools for their music programs.
• Vally Medlyn’s, a Danville favorite since the
1950s, reopens downtown.
• St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Danville
bucks ultimatum on gays and continues to be
welcoming to all.
• Danville Town Council OK’s plans to develop
Weber property.
• School district OK’s special education ombudsman.
• Lunardi’s Supermarket opens on Railroad
Avenue in Danville in Andronico’s old spot.
• Alamo Improvement Association mails board
position ballots to all households in Alamo, hoping to involve more residents.
• Danville conducts a survey of seniors, which
shows that older folks go to other communities
for their recreation.
• Chinese American Mental Health Network hosts
a panel discussion with healthcare professionals
after killings at Virginia Tech by disturbed man
who was Asian.
• School board OKs raising meal prices for children in the schools.
May
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• Danville requires o
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• Summer evening fa
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• Neighbors urge Da
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• New Home Depot
• Hospice and Pallia
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• YMCA kicks off c
new 28,000-square
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• Rakestraw Books h
Princess Project to
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• County completes
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Monte Vista battled De L
the NCS championship.
S T O R Y
t the top stories of 2007
Danville Boulevard onto Stone Valley Road.
• Danville man Curt Myers climbs to the top of
Mount Everest.
• East Bay Regional Park District agrees to purchase of 228 acres adjacent to southern portion
of Las Trampas Regional Wilderness.
• Kathy Moore is named Teacher of the Year for
the San Ramon Valley Unified School District.
• Monte Vista, San Ramon Valley high schools
share boys lacrosse title.
• Museum of the San Ramon Valley begins search
for old photographs to be used in book celebrating town’s 150th anniversary next year.
• Local animal shelters report record kitten season
and ask for volunteers—and families to adopt the
kitties.
June
NATALIE O’NEILL
tional Spelling Bee.
Trustee Joan Buchanan announced her run for state Assembly
at the Fourth of July Parade.
• Danville Town Council recognizes Tuskegee
Airman Harold Hoskins for his achievements.
• San Ramon Valley Education Foundation hands
out a record $110,000 in grant funds at its annual
meeting.
• Danville resident Steven “The Cowboy” Johnson
finds that his Fuzzy Duds are a local phenomenon.
• Alamo group launches drive for incorporation
at a Wednesday evening meeting at Creekside
Community Church.
• Neighbors of Weber property sue Danville over
Assembly District 15.
• Danville decides to turn decorative bricks in
front of library on Front Street into a crosswalk,
since everyone uses the area as one anyway.
• Danville doubles the size of the parking lot at
Sycamore Valley Park and school.
• JanSport president Michael Corvino, 46, of
Danville dies as he drives his 1970 Dodge
Charger from Creekview Place left onto Camino
Tassajara and crashes into a tree.
• County Board of Supervisors considers disbanding the San Ramon Valley Regional Planning
Commission.
urns 2 years old.
owners of new homes and
dels over $15,000 to install
that shut off in event of an
September
• New, improved Danville Senior Services opens
five-day program at Veterans Memorial Building
in response to findings of senior needs survey.
• Alamo Incorporation Movement begins to collect
signatures at Alamo Wine and Music Festival
to present to the Local Agency Formation
Commission for a feasibility study that could
lead to incorporation.
August
armers market returns to
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Yardbirds opens in Alamo.
ative Care of Contra Costa
o Hospice of the East Bay.
community campaign to fund
e-foot facility off Danville
holds fashion show to benefit
make sure all girls have prom
ories.
traffic improvements in
island at north end of downs turning left from southbound
A generous reader paid the vet bill for Duke, service dog and
best friend of quadriplegic Kan Quilici.
• Contra Costa County Mayors Conference is first
event held in new Oak Hill Park Community
Center in Danville.
• Former Albertsons on San Ramon Valley
Boulevard reopens as Lucky supermarket.
• After a year of legal wrangling, the Danville
Town Council grudgingly votes 4-1 to allow Jeff
Britton to build his home on a ridgeline.
• County supervisors vote unanimously to keep
the San Ramon Valley Regional Planning
Commission despite recommendation of the
county planning commission to disband it.
October
July
• Beth Chaim Congregation opens synagogue on
Camino Tassajara and Holbrook Drive.
• School district hires Todd Gary as the new special needs liaison.
• Trustee Joan Buchanan announces at Fourth of
July parade that she is running for California
Joan Sullivan enjoyed a morning of seniors bridge at the
Danville Veterans Memorial Building, accompanied by Izzy.
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environmental report.
• Danville resident Evan O’Dorney wins Scripps
National Spelling Bee.
• Monte Vista High science students Richard
Li and Yuyang John Mei, who won the 2007
Tri-Valley Science and Engineering Fair sponsored by Livermore Lab in March, garner
several awards at international event held in
Albuquerque.
• Shelving, fixtures and equipment from the
Albertsons grocery store on Diablo Road, which
closed last summer, are auctioned off.
• Trustees discontinue busing in school district.
• Alamo coffee kiosk in front of Longs Drugs
reopens as Casa Espresso.
• Fire burns 11 acres in Magee Ranch after
15-year-old detonates a gopher bomb.
• Judge rules that Danville must reconsider plans for
7,124-square-foot house proposed by resident Jeff
Britton, which was denied due to ridgeline policy.
• Alamo Chevron station begins massive upgrade,
scheduled for completion in late November.
• Assemblyman Guy Houston announces he is
running for the Board of Supervisors in District
3, an office now held by his protégé Mary N.
Piepho.
• District 3 Supervisor Mary N. Piepho defends
county’s approval to study a development with
193 homes in the Tassajara Valley outside the
urban limit line recently passed by voters.
• East Bay Regional Park District completes
upgrades to portion of the Iron Horse Trail in
Danville in record time.
• Danville Weekly reader steps up to pay a $2,089
vet bill for surgery to remedy a breathing disorder of Duke, the companion dog of quadriplegic
Ken Quilici, after reading about his plight.
anville to deny permission to
yterian Church to build youth
La Salle High School in lacrosse for
• Dougherty Valley High School opens its state-ofthe-art campus.
• Assemblyman Guy Houston settles lawsuit
against him, which alleged he defrauded seniors
in an investment scheme.
• County Health Department tells Windmill Farms,
popular open air produce stand, that it must build
four walls and a ceiling or shut down.
• Danville Planning Commission makes homeowner take down home ball field’s 14-foot practice fence, saying it interferes with the ridgeline
views and needed a permit.
• Madison White of the USA Sharks Swim Team
breaks girls 100 backstroke Western Zone’s nineyear record for ages 11-12.
Rabbi Dan Goldblatt (right) and Martin Fishman marveled at
the new home for Beth Chaim Congregation.
• New Mustang sports complex opens on Camino
Tassajara across from Tassajara Hills Elementary
School.
• Alamo residents speak out against incorporation
at meeting held at Alamo Women’s Club.
• Longs Drugs Challenge hosts the LPGA at
Blackhawk Country Club for the second year in
a row.
• Veterans Memorial Building Development
Committee decides it would be best to keep the
Vet Hall at its current location on Hartz Avenue
in Danville but wants to rebuild it. The Danville
C O V E R
S T O R Y
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Town Council allocates $75,000 to hire a consultant
to help create a plan.
• The new anchor tenant, Draeger’s epicurean marketplace, opens at Blackhawk Plaza.
• Danville juggler Chris Hopkins, who had his left
hand reattached after it was severed by a saw 23
years ago, rides his unicycle to the top of Mount
Diablo to raise money to buy prosthetics for children.
• County health department decides Windmill Farms
can stay open but it cannot sell bulk food or cut fruit
in the open air.
• The 24th annual Primo’s Run for Education draws
record crowd to raise money for the San Ramon
Valley Education Foundation.
• Developer Sid Corrie buys options to develop last
walnut orchard in Danville, which is located on
Camino Ramon and Fostoria Way and is owned by
Armand Borel, 78.
• PG&E installs 500 new streetlights in neighborhoods along Camino Tassajara.
• San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District sends
personnel to help fight fires in Southern California.
• The Alamo Danville Artists’ Society opens the
Pioneer Art Gallery at 524 Hartz Ave. in the former
San Ramon Valley Times building, which is scheduled for demolition. Developer Brad Blake gave the
group permission to use the location for gallery and
work space for six months.
Improvements were made at the busy intersection of Danville
Boulevard and Stone Valley Road in Alamo.
• County tags footbridges on the Iron Horse Trail as
illegal encroachments with instructions to owners to
remove them.
December
November
Limited to the first 100 people to register
with a $300 non-refundable deposit.
Full payment due December 31, 2007
The San Ramon Chamber is very excited to
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A mock barn raising was held at the fundraising kickoff for the
new YMCA facility in Alamo.
• School Superintendent Rob Kessler announces he
will retire at the end of the school year.
• Alamo Incorporation Movement gets enough signatures to apply for LAFCO study.
• Danville installs surveillance cameras at locations
around town, including the new Oak Hill Park
Community Center, to be monitored at the police
station.
• County tells Danville it would consider transferring ownership of the Danville Veterans Memorial
Building if the veterans develop a business plan and
find funding for rebuilding.
• Street Smarts, a traffic safety program run by local
towns and the school district, the county and PTAs,
targets teens with its Web site, www.ithappens2u.
com.
• Francis William “Bill” Reimers is sentenced to nine
years in prison for mail fraud and money laundering.
• School district tries out School Loop, an online
community that can be accessed by students, teachers and parents.
• Danville OKs 33 new computers at library.
• Save Mount Diablo completes its waterproof
map named “Mount Diablo, Los Vaqueros &
Surrounding Parks, Featuring the Diablo Trail,”
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• Candace Andersen is named Danville mayor for
2008 at the Mayor’s Installation and Community
Service Awards on Dec. 4; the Blue Star Moms are
given the special Danville Award.
• Dick Delfosse, owner of Richard’s Arts and Crafts,
is named Alamo’s Business Person of the Year at
the Alamo Tree Lighting Festival.
• Community Presbyterian Church and its neighbors
present expansion plans to Design Review Board,
showing they have worked together during the last
six months.
• San Ramon Valley Wolves varsity football team
wins North Coast Section championship.
• Culture to Culture Foundation makes plans to present its classes at senior clubs throughout the area
rather than just at Alamo Women’s Club where it
has been based. Danville offers its classes all day
Wednesday.
• Monte Vista High School 2007 graduate Chris
Harvey is killed in a single car accident on Livorna
Road at 2:45 a.m. on a Saturday morning.
• Danville Rotary gives ninth annual Peter Villa
Award to Cal High football player Nick Rosato.
• Alamo’s R7-A Parks and Recreation Committee
votes to let its pledge for $200,000 for a new aquatic center lapse; it will reconsider the donation when
plans and funding are more secure.
• Weber property lawsuit goes to court, where the
judge expresses concern over the 126 trees to be
removed and its impact on the environment; he has
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Instructor Bob Kipper leads his T’ai Chi Chu’an class at the Danville Community Center. He says the discipline emphasizes relaxation and inner calm and is perfect for strengthening
both the mind and the body.
by Dolores Fox Ciardelli
T
he room is completely quiet
as adult students of all ages
line up on the hard, shiny
floor. Teacher Bob Kipper stands in
the front row, dressed in loose-fitting Asian garb. Two dozen people
all begin to move as one, slowly
and evenly, executing exacting
movements in circular patterns.
The class is T’ai Chi Ch’uan,
a mind and body workout at the
Danville Community Center on
Front Street.
“T’ai Chi is always moving,”
said Kipper. It is an excellent way
to strengthen both the mind and the
body.
The class goes through an entire
slow set together, then breaks into
different levels. Longtime students
help the beginners, and Kipper
works with another advanced
group.
T’ai Chi has a reputation as a
strengthening class, to keep seniors
from falling, because studies have
been done in that area, said Kipper.
But it was designed as a marshal art
and is good for all adults. T’ai Chi
emphasizes relaxation and inner
calm, he explained.
Kipper, who lives in Alamo
and owns a software company in
Walnut Creek, used to be a runner.
“Running is great if you have a
perfectly engineered body, but it is
a lot of pounding and I had to find
something else,” he said.
He tried swimming and became
a water safety instructor. But swimming, of course, requires a pool
plus he said it takes a long time to
get a good workout in the water.
He had a friend who had studied
under a T’ai Chi master in Los
Angeles, so Kipper gave it a try.
“There are a lot of similarities
with running,” he said. “They both
follow a course, so to speak, and
make your legs stronger.”
There is nothing better than T’ai
Chi for leg strength or balance, he
noted.
“It is a regenerative type program. We get on one leg and hold
the posture as we move back and
forth,” Kipper said. “It’s the best
exercise for alpine skiing.”
The stretching movements also
help make the body limber, toning the muscles while releasing
tension. Recent studies at TuftsNew England Medical Center and
Emory University also showed a
significant reduction in arthritis
pain in T’ai Chi practitioners.
“I had one student with a traumatic brain injury,” Kipper said.
“She was a tri-athlete and had had
a bike wreck.”
T’ai Chi is a centuries-old selfdefense discipline, and T’ai Chi
Ch’uan literally means “Supreme
Ultimate Fist.” Kipper practices the
classical long Yang form, as taught
by Master Tung Kai Ying, and his
father and grandfather. Kipper is a
senior student of Master Tung and
has studied directly with him for
more than 19 years.
When student Margaret Elliott
of Alamo told Kipper she was
vacationing in France, he put her
in touch with another student of
Master Tung, named Sophie, who
invited Elliott to join the Paris
class.
“It was just like here, beginning
and advanced together, only in an
older building, from the 1880s,”
recalled Elliott. “No one spoke
English except Sophie.”
“In Europe the government promotes it as a health class,” Kipper
said. “A lot of instructors are
financed by the government.”
Elliott, who gives her age as
“over 70,” has been practicing T’ai
Chi for six-and-a-half years.
“I always liked group exercise
classes,” she said. “I ended up having knee surgery for loose cartilage
and the therapist at Kaiser men-
tioned T’ai Chi.”
The first class she tried was
“kind of wimpy,” she said, and did
not involve the brain and muscle.
Then she tried Kipper’s class in
Danville.
“It’s taught in the old-fashioned
way and involves a lot of memory,”
she said. “Plus you have to concentrate to remember what’s coming
next. It seems slow and easy but
it takes strength and balance. You
learn to fill one leg and empty the
other.”
She said it is a total workout,
good for the knees and the back.
“At the beginning, people stand
taller and take shorter steps,” she
noted. “As you develop more
strength in the legs, you realize if
you are lower, you have more balance. You get all of the weight on
one foot.”
Elliott said T’ai Chi appeals to
some as a marshal art: Every movement prepares one for opponents,
relying on yielding to aggression
and using the aggressors’ weight
and movement against them.
Others, like herself, use it for conditioning.
It is also an aerobic workout,
Kipper said, as the class advances
through the movements toward the
fast form.
T’ai Chi Ch’uan
Tone body,
release tension
What: T’ai Chi Ch’uan
Who: Town of Danville
Where: Community Center,
420 Front St., Danville
When: Tuesdays, Jan. 8-March 11;
beginners 7:15-8:30 p.m.; advanced
class afterward
Cost: $100 residents;
$120 non-residents
Dress: Comfortable clothing
and flat-soled, flexible shoes
To register: Call 314-3400
or visit town Web site:
www.ci.danville.ca.us/
“But you’d be surprised how just
the slow set gets to you in class,” he
added.
An entire slow set of T’ai Chi
uses every muscle group in the
body, said Kipper. It is rooted in
traditional Chinese medicine and
improves circulation and balance,
plus helps relax and strengthen the
nervous system.
Kipper has been teaching T’ai
Chi for the town for 10 years and
will start a new session Tuesday,
Jan. 8.
He finds it the perfect exercise,
noting, “This has evolved over
5,000 years.”
T’ai Chi can be learned by anyone, regardless of age, sex or athletic ability, he added. He hopes people
looking for a way to feel better in
the new year will join him. ■
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the idea almost as quickly as we
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too much stress, too late to plan
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desires, get executed with minimal
stress, and create an evening of fun.
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are those conceived on the spur of
the moment, with only a few partyready people and the simplest of
ingredients.
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host an impromptu event this season, here are a few suggestions to
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rules:
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1. Provide the basics: A little food,
something to drink and a few good
people are ALL you need; anything
more complex will require exponential work on both ends. Limit
your menu to one hearty dish or
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water and coffee for the designated
drivers.
2. Simple is as simple does:
Limiting your guests to a dozen
or fewer will not only keep work
and costs down but you’ll actually
get to talk to everyone before the
evening is over. Focus on a specific
group—neighbors, parents you carpool with, co-workers—and keep it
cozy. Call everyone personally and
tell them to come with a mindset
for casual fun, not high-brow; then
maintain that party spirit throughout the event.
3. Use what you have: This is not
the time to impress—the focus is
on an easy-to-execute plan and
down-to-earth camaraderie. If you
can quickly generate a party theme
using what you already have on
hand, great! If not, then select a
simple theme based on menu (e.g.,
sushi, Mexican), a color (e.g., red
or white) or your specialty dish
(gumbo, chili). The theme will
help you focus and make decisions
spontaneously. For example, use
scented candles or votives in your
theme color to create a calm ambiance; play spirited music to create
a lively ambiance.
4. Minimize the work: Don’t even
think about using your best china.
Use holiday paper plates and napkins. And plan a menu that won’t
require any utensils. (Hint: The
new Draeger’s Blackhawk store
has a wide selection of holiday
paper goods.) Buy a stack of plastic
glasses that can double for wine or
water. Place several trash receptacles around, using large trash
bags over empty cardboard boxes
so you can throw the receptacles
away with the party debris.
5. Create some fun: Provide a way
for your guests to meet one another
and get engaged. Pull out your old
Scrabble set, a large jigsaw puzzle
or an unfinished Sudoku book. Set
it out in a common area, so your
guests have easy access. Invite
people to contribute a Scrabble
word for the season, place a puzzle
piece or two, or see if a veteran
Sudoku player will show others
how to play. Or, ask everyone to
bring a bottle of wine, cover the
labels and see if people can guess
what they’re drinking. No winners
or losers, no prizes, just fun. Want
to do something even livelier? Play
your favorite Christmas CDs and
ask people to generate a spontaneous choir for some indoor caroling. Have a couple of disposable
cameras on hand to capture the
merriment.
Menu Suggestions
& Resources:
Beverage options:
• Serve one party cocktail for the
evening, e.g., cosmos, martinis. If
you can make it in large batches,
all the better, so no one gets stuck
playing bartender. Or, set out all
the ingredients and a simple recipe and let people tend bar for
themselves.
• Buy bottles and cans of novelty
drinks—spiked lemonade, energy beverages, pre-mixed drinks,
hard-to-find soft drinks, “gourmet”
waters—and put them on ice in a
large tub. Your guests will enjoy
imbibing something new and different.
• Buy a case of Martinelli’s
Raspberry/Apple Sparking Juice
and serve “unleaded” (plain) or
“leaded” (with liquor added).
• Orange juice and champagne...
mimosas, anyone???
Low-cook ideas:
• Make a batch of cheese fondue
and serve with fresh vegetables
and torn bread pieces. Or create a
chocolate fondue and serve with
fruit and shortbread cookies.
• Create a large platter of nachos
with tortilla chips, cheese, peppers,
black beans, canned tomatoes and
olives, salsa.
• Pop one of those packaged tritips from Costco into the oven (1
hour cook time). And, while you’re
there, pick up one or two of their $5
roasted chickens. Serve both meats
with rolls and condiments. Let your
guests make their own sandwiches.
No-cook options:
• Serve the simplest of appetizers right out of the grocery bag:
Defrost a large bag of shrimp and
serve with cocktail sauce; top a
block of cream cheese with salsa,
chutney or pepper jelly with a tasty
spread of crackers; create a cheese/
cracker platter.
• Order a batch of miscellaneous
appetizers from your favorite
Chinese restaurant. Ask them to
provide extra fortune cookies and
chopsticks.
• Call your local Safeway or Whole
Foods and order a platter of crudities and chicken wings. They may
even deliver!
Remember: Life is short but
memories are long. Don’t fret the
party planning and don’t regret
bringing the people you appreciate together to enjoy each other’s
company. Invite your next door
neighbors (who’ve never been
inside your home), ask the ladies
in your yoga class to stop by,
or call up a handful of friends
you haven’t seen in months of
Sundays. You’ll be glad you did.
And just think: You have 365 days
next year to host a few more as the
spirit moves you!
Jacqui lives in Danville with her
pug, Nina Simone, and volumes of
cookbooks and recipes. Her column runs every other week. E-mail
her at [email protected].
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Giving for the wrong reasons?
O
utsiders often label teenagers living in Danville as
ignorant and spoiled, or
ungrateful for the quality of life
with which they are privileged.
While these labels might apply to
some, the majority of local teens—
for one reason or another—in fact
do their share of giving back. In
just this last semester, at least at
San Ramon Valley High School,
the multitudes of charitable events
and services students have organized and carried out are rather
pleasantly surprising. Whether supporting the Winter Food Drive,
coordinating meals for teachers
and staff in need, or participating
in campus clean-ups, the students
always seem to come through;
maybe Danville teens don’t deserve
the bad rap after all.
As we find ourselves in the midst
of the season of giving once again,
I am reminded of something I have
struggled with for years. Despite
the significant benefits their charitable works produce, I regret the
fact that a significant portion of
teens who participate in community
service might not have their hearts
set in the right place. In middle
school, leadership held school-wide
class competitions, rewarding winning classes with pizza or Jamba
Juice for collecting the most canned
goods for the Thanksgiving food
drive or donations for the leukemia
fund. Students who were part of the
school’s community service group
were rewarded with off-campus
lunches or amusement park trips.
In high school, students rush to join
organizations like National Honor
Society, Key Club, and the California
Scholarship Federation—popular
service-based groups on local campuses where students receive points
for participating in community service events. However, many do so
with the intention of having one
more club or activity to add to their
college resume.
So, do the extrinsic incentives
offered for good works somehow
negate the good of the service given?
And if so, how much does it really
matter? After all, the person on the
other end still receives the benefit of
the action. Still, I am saddened by the
reality that internal motivation does
not drive a significant portion of community service. By offering material
compensation for good actions, kids
are stripped of the ability to reap the
fulfilling intrinsic rewards that come
with helping others. In a sense, the
joy of giving has been replaced with
material objects. Our society is breeding a generation of kids who rely on
external motivation and rewards. As
the current youth grow older, and
material compensation is no longer
provided for charitable service, what
happens to this drive to serve? I must
assume that in many, it disappears
altogether.
John Wilson, a senior at SRVHS
disagrees.
“I wish people didn’t need
rewards to do community service,
but I think charitable work is important enough that if rewards are necessary, they should be used,” said
Wilson, who is an active member of
Key Club International. “Rewards
don’t undo the good of the work,
because those who receive the benefits of community service don’t
care about the motives of the individuals who help them. The work
is still good even if what’s behind
it isn’t.
“I personally joined Key Club
because I felt that I needed to
have ties to a community service
organization for college,” he continued. “I think the majority of
teens serve because of that little
box on their college applications
that says: ‘Please list all the community service opportunities you
have taken advantage of through
out high school.’”
Senior Ellen Murphy, a member of
Interact, Key Club, and Leadership
at SRVHS gives teens more credit.
“I think teens become involved
in community service out of the
goodness of their hearts,” she said.
“Everyone knows it feels good to
help someone else. I personally feel a
great sense of satisfaction in helping
other people. As far as rewards go, it
obviously gives the giver more personal satisfaction to know they did a
selfless act of charity rather than one
for which they were rewarded. Still,
rewards don’t necessarily negate acts
of charity; maybe they just diminish
its self-fulfilling value.”
Amanda Swenson, an SRVHS
junior and participant in several different community service activities,
had an alternate take on the subject.
“Perhaps the majority of teens,
especially in affluent communities,
are driven to participate in community service by a desire to gain social
acceptance, and by pressure to be a
‘good’ child,” she said. “However,
teens can also be motivated by the
social aspects of involvement in service organizations, or by the desire
to share a passion they have with the
larger community.”
I can relate to this drive to share
my passions and talents to others
through service. As a piano player
of 10 years, I have found my niche
in the community playing a repertoire for various local nursing homes
and care centers. The ability to use
my talent for a greater good and to
share something I am so passionate
about with the broader community
probably brings me more joy than it
does my audiences.
For whatever reason teens choose
to serve, I suppose it is for the
best. Maybe doing community service during adolescence (even if for
some external reason or reward)
sets in place the habit of serving that lasts a lifetime. Serving
the community and helping others
gives individuals a sense of responsibility, purpose and the feeling of
being needed by somebody—a feeling we all need to keep our sanity.
The 411 offers information
and insight on the teen scene by
Katharine O’Hara, a senior at
San Ramon Valley High School
who spends her free time going to
concerts, enjoying her friends, and
playing the piano. E-mail her at
[email protected].
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Sondheim’s stage spectacular.
It doesn’t help that Johnny Depp could do
Todd in his sleep; the dark and edgy barber with a
thirst for the macabre is a glove-fit. Think “Edward
Scissorhands,”
“Sleepy Hollow,”
“Pirates of the
Caribbean,”
etc.
Can’t blame
Burton for this
gruesome misfire—except
perhaps
for
casting his wife
as the female
lead. His signature moves prevail and for the
most part, the
look and feel
are deliciously
off-color.
Todd, formerly known as 19th-century London
nice-guy Benjamin Barker, has revenge on
the brain after the sinister Judge Turpin (Alan
Rickman) imprisons him on false charges and
steals his wife and child in a vicious emotional
coup. Years later Barker returns as alter ego
Todd, barber and serial killer extraordinaire,
who’s hell-bent on destroying Turpin and recovering the affections of his daughter, now Turpin’s
ward.
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Joining forces with Todd’s diabolical scheme
is Nellie Lovett (Bonham Carter), a trampy tavern owner renowned for her unappetizing meat
pies. Ever the resourceful businesswoman,
Lovett turns tragedy into big business, turning
a tidy profit by making mincemeat of Todd’s
unfortunate victims and packing her pies full of
wholesome human remains. Yummy.
While Depp and Bonham Carter fumble their
way through incessant yet catchy numbers
meant for those who can carry a tune, the rear is
brought up by some genuine young talent (Jayne
Wisener as daughter Johanna, Jamie Campbell
Bower as her love-struck suitor Anthony, and the
extraordinary Edward
Sanders as ragamuffin
baker’s assistant Toby).
Their solid pipes serve
only to exaggerate the
chasm between those
who can and those
who cannot.
Depp’s brooding charisma makes up for the
blunder, but no such
luck for Bonham Carter.
Burton’s temperamental tones and whirling
cameras match the
mood, but he goes
overboard with a gratuitous parade of spurting
slit throats and the inevitable and relentless slide
from barber’s chair to oven door.
A couple musical numbers thrill, in particular
the captivating refrain “Johanna” and Sanders’
sweetly tempered “Not While I’m Around.” But
those fleeting pleasures weren’t enough to keep
me from repeatedly checking my watch, one foot
perpetually pointed toward the exit.
—Jeanne Aufmuth
For more movie reviews or local show times,
go to www.DanvilleWeekly.com
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in the Adopt an Angel Program, run by the Volunteer
and Emergency Services of Contra Costa County.
Alain Pinel employees Ingrid French and Barbara
Danville Job’s Daughters raised $500 at their annual
Breakfast with Santa, for the Danville Joy Williams
Scholarship. The organization awards scholarships at
the international and regional level each year.
Dani Williams, a past honored queen of Bethel No.
247 Danville, was a senior at California High School in
San Ramon when she died Dec. 3, 2006, in a single-car
crash in Yolo County.
The scholarship was awarded to Allison Hom, a
close friend of Dani’s and also a past honored queen
of the group. Hom received $1,500 scholarship; she is
now a freshman at San Jose State University studying
industrial design.
For information about Danville Job’s Daughters, contact Bethel Guardian Leah Muhleman at 829-8505.
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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G I N O U R C O M M U N I T Y • P O S T C A L E N D A R I T E M S AT W W W . D A N V I L L E W E E K LY. C O M
Art
High School Artists and Musicians
Pioneer Art Gallery presents an exhibit
of students’ work from local high
schools from Jan. 25-27, at the gallery, 524 Hartz Ave., Danville. This is
a unique opportunity for young artists
to display their work, win awards and
gain recognition.
Civic Meetings
Clubs
Amador Valley Quilters This club will
host its January meeting with guest
speak, Leora Raiken, a fiber artist from
1:30-3:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12, at
Pleasanton Middle School, 5001 Case
Ave. Leora will conduct a workshop
the following day. Visit www.amadorvalleyquilters.org.
Chinese American Senior Center
This club is for seniors and meets
from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., every Monday
and Tuesday, at the Alamo Women’s
Clubhouse, 1401 Danville Blvd.
Activities include cultural diversity
classes and activities. Anyone who
would benefit from the classes and
activities is invited. Call 831-9988.
Danville AM Toastmasters Club The
club meets from 7-8:30 a.m., every
Tuesday, at Father Nature’s, 178 E.
Prospect Ave. Guests are welcome.
For more information, contact Dave
Miklasevich at 899-1543 or dmik210@
yahoo.com or www.danvilleamtoastmasters.org.
Danville Job’s Daughters Job’s
Daughters is an international organization for girls between the ages of
10-20 with Masonic heritage who like
to have fun and make friends. The
group meets at 7 p.m., the second
and fourth Tuesday of every month, at
the Danville Grange Hall, 743 Diablo
Rd. Call 829-8505.
Danville Lions Club The Danville
Lions Club meet on the first and
third Wednesday of each month
at 7 p.m., at the Brass Door
Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley
Blvd., San Ramon. Join as their
guest to learn the contribution you
can make as a Lion. For information, call 984-1541.
Danville Mid-day Referral Group, BNI
Danville Mid-day Referral Group, a chapter of Business Network International,
meets from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., every
Wednesday, at Crow Canyon Country
Club, 711 Silver Lake Dr., Danville. Call
Eric Samuels at 946-1400.
Danville PM Toastmaster Club
#1785 The club meets from 7:30-9
p.m., every Wednesday, at DVC, San
Ramon Campus, 1690 Watermill Rd.,
San Ramon. Guests are welcome. For
information call Debra Elmore at 9343113 or visit www.danvilletoastmasters1785.com.
Diablo Bonsai Club This club
will meet for a lecture on “How to
Approach the Art of Bonsai” from
7:30-9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan.
16, at Heather Farm Garden Center,
Concerts
California Symphony Presents
Joyce Yang Van Cliburn Silver Medalist
Joyce Yang reunites with the California
Symphony at 4 p.m., Sunday, Jan.
27, and at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan.
29, at the Lesher Regional Center for
the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek.
Tickets are $39-59. Call 280-2490 or
visit www.californiasymphony.org.
Events
2008 O’Neill International
Conference Scholars and devotees
of Eugene O’Neill will come together
at the 2008 O’Neill International
Conference held from June 11-15, at
the Tao House, Danville. Registration
is now open; contact Diane Schinnerer
at 828-0659 or [email protected].
Exhibits
‘Christmas Memories’ Museum
of the San Ramon Valley will host
“Christmas Memories” exhibit until
Jan. 5, at the Museum of the San
Ramon Valley, at the corner of
Railroad and Prospect avenues in
downtown Danville. Admission is
free, but donations are welcome. The
museum is open 1-4 p.m., TuesdayFriday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday.
Call 837-3750.
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Fundraisers
Book Sale Friends of the Danville
Library will host a book sale from
10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18, 10
a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 19 and
noon-4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 20, at
the Danville Library, 400 Front St.
Proceeds will benefit Friends of the
Danville Library. Memberships for the
Friends of the Danville Library will be
available at the door. Call 837-4889.
Crab Feed and Silent Auction
Youth Homes Auxiliary will host its
annual Crab Feed and Silent Auction
at 6 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12, at
Shadelands Arts Center, 111 N. Wiget
Lane, Walnut Creek. Tickets are $40
per person or $320 for a table of
eight. Proceeds will benefit programs
for Youth Homes Auxiliary. To purchase tickets call 935-4531; to donate
silent auction items call 930-7803.
Oscar Party Town of Danville will host
an Oscar Party at 5 p.m., Sunday,
Feb. 24, at the Village Theatre, 233
Front St., Danville. Proceeds will benefit the Danville International Children’s
Film Festival. Tickets go on sale Jan.
28; call 314-3400, visit the Danville
Community Center, 420 Front St. or
www.villagetheareshows.com.
Third Annual Crab Feed The TVAR
third annual Crab Feed is from 6-10
p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Shrine
Event Center, 170 Lindbergh Ave.,
Livermore. Advance tickets are $45
if purchased by Jan. 10; $50 afterwards. The dinner will include all-youcan-eat crab, salad, pasta, French
bread and dessert; no-host bar will
be available. Enjoy live and silent auctions, a 50-50 drawing and dancing.
Proceeds will benefit Tri-Valley Animal
Rescue. Visit www.tvar.org.
Health
Achieving Healthy Weight Loss
Danville Library will host a workshop
on “Achieving Healthy Weight Loss”
at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24, at the
Danville Library, Mt. Diablo Room, 400
Front St. Dr. Nathalie Bera-Miller will
discuss the key ingredients of achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.
Call 837-4889.
Mindful Chi Kung Chi Kung is a
moving meditation that integrates
mind, body and spirit to enhance
health and strengthn the immune system. Learn about this system from 10
a.m.-noon, Saturday, Jan. 19, at the
Wellness Community, 3276 McNutt
Ave., Walnut Creek. This event is
free for cancer patients, their families and friends. Call 933-0107.
Kids and
Teens
‘Trains, Track and Trestle’
Blackhawk Museum will host
“Trains, Track and Trestle” which
is run on the last day of the “All
Aboard 2007! European Train
Enthusiasts” model train exhibit. It
is from 1-4 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 6,
at the Blackhawk Museum, 3700
Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville.
This event is a free drop-in activity,
with paid museum admission. Call
736-2277.
When Mom or Dad Has Cancer
School-age children participate
in fun, creative activities to help
them express themselves while
teens have a group where they can
discuss concerns from 10 a.m.-1
p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12, at the
HAIR ON STAGE
Danville Parks and Leisure
Services Commission The
Commission meets regularly on the
second Wednesday of every month at
7 p.m. in the Town Meeting Hall, 201
Front St.
Danville Planning Commission
The Commission meets regularly on
the second and fourth Tuesday of
every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Town
Meeting Hall, 201 Front St.
Town Council Meeting The Danville
Town Council normally meets on the
first and third Tuesdays of each month
at 7:30 p.m. at the Town Meeting Hall,
201 Front St.
Upper Room, 1540 Marchbanks Dr.,
Walnut Creek. Call 937-4216.
Diablo Valley Quilters’ Guild The
Diablo Valley Quilters’ Guild meets at
7 p.m., the third Wednesday of each
month at the Danville Congregational
Church, 989 San Ramon Valley Blvd.
Guests are welcome ($2 donation).
Annual membership fee is $30 ($20
for seniors 65+). For information, call
Dianne at 837-1863.
Diablo View Toastmasters AM
Afraid of public speaking? Loose your
fears and develop communication and
leadership skills by meeting with the
Diablo View Toastmaster from 7:55-8
a.m., every Tuesday. Call 838-9163 or
e-mail [email protected].
January Exchange Club Luncheon
Exchange Club of San Ramon
Valley will host Congressman Jerry
McNerney, at its January Luncheon
from noon-1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan.
9, at Faz, 600 Hartz Ave., Danville.
He will speak on “Leading America to
Energy Independence and a Greener
Future.” Cost is $16, including lunch.
Call 275-2412.
Kiwanis San Ramon Valley The
San Ramon Valley Kiwanis meets
from noon-1:30 p.m., every Thursday,
at Round Hill Country Club, 3169
Roundhill Road, Alamo. Meetings
include networking, lunch and a guest
speaker. For information, visit its Web
site at www.kiwanis-srv.org or call
244-1227.
San Ramon Valley Genealogical
Society The society meets at 10 a.m.,
every third Tuesday of every month
(except August and December), at
the Danville Family History Center,
2949 Stone Valley Rd., Alamo. Guest
speaker at every meeting. Call Ed at
299-0881, or visit www.srvgensoc.org.
San Ramon Valley Rotary Club This
club meets for dinner at 7 p.m., every
Wednesday, at the Crow Canyon
Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Dr.,
Danville. Guests are welcome. The
club offers a great way to make new
friends while making a difference in
your community. Call Bill at 838-9110.
Valley Stitchers Guild This club
will kick off the new year at 10 a.m.,
Monday, Jan. 7, at Faith Lutheran
Church, 50 Woodsworth Lane,
Pleasant Hill. Guest speaker is Jan
Lewis, quilter and owner of The
Quilter’s Inn in Danville. Annual membership is $25. Call Marie at 947-5817.
‘Wigged Out!’
Looking for something to do while unwinding after the holiday
madness? Hair on Stage presents “Wigged Out!” playing until
June 21, at Hair on Stage, 520 San Ramon Valley Blvd., Danville.
The box office is open from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Call
855-7469 or visit www.wiggedout.org.
Ave., Walnut Creek. Parents meet
concurrently. Call 933-0107.
Lectures/
Workshops
Acupuncture: Its Potentials and
Possibilities with Cancer Dr. Amy
Matecki will discuss how combining
acupuncture with conventional therapies may help with cancer treatments
in reducing pain, lessening anxiety and
alleviating the side effects of chemotherapy from 6-7:30 p.m., Thursday,
Jan. 31, at the Wellness Community,
3276 McNutt Ave., Walnut Creek. Call
933-0107.
Beginning Enneagram Workshop
The Enneagram is an ancient system for uncovering our personal and
unique paths to God. Explore the
positive aspects of our personalities
to achieve the highest levels of human
and spiritual development from 8
a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 12, at San
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Couples and Cancer Come with
your partner for a group discussion
on the impact of cancer on relationships from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Jan.
22, at the Wellness Community,
3276 McNutt Ave., Walnut Creek.
Share struggles, solutions, issues and
insights to support your relationship
during and after cancer treatment. Call
933-0107.
Free Real Estate Purchasing
Seminar Come and learn about real
estate purchasing from a diverse
group of real estate agents from
5:15-9 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 9, at
Shadelands Art Center, 111 North
Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek. Free buffet dinner will be provided. Call (949)
885-8879 or visit www.marshallreddickseminars.com
Got Kids? Parenting Class Come
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with love and limits, how to help
your child become responsible and
make good choices from 7-8:30
p.m., Wednesdays, Jan. 9-Feb. 6, at
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Lebed Method: Focus on Healing
This workshop is a six-week series
of a total body exercise set to music
from 9:30-10:30 a.m., Jan. 17-Feb.
21, at the Wellness Community, 3276
McNutt Ave., Walnut Creek. It helps
you regain and maintain range of
motion, relieve pain, and reduce the
risk of lymphedema from any kind of
cancer. Call 933-0107.
Life Beyond Cancer The Wellness
Community will host a six-week workshop designed to help cancer survivors
make the transition from active treatment to life after treatment ends from
6-8:30 p.m., Jan. 22-Feb. 26, at the
Ave., Walnut Creek. Call 933-0107.
Managing Stress in Your Life
Danville Library will host a workshop
on “Managing Stress in Your Life” at
7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the
Danville Library, Mt. Diablo Room,
400 Front St. Discussion will include
current research, unique ways to deal
with stress and ideas for coping. Call
837-4889.
Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
Group This 16-week series is for
women who have just been diagnosed
and are either in treatment or starting treatment from 10:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m., Jan. 9-April 23, at the Wellness
Community, 3276 McNutt Ave.,
Walnut Creek. Guest medical experts
will present information to assist in
understanding the disease. Call 9330107.
Understanding Clinical Trials Learn
about clinical trials, what they entail
and how to find them for your type of
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clinical trials will be discussed. Call
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Miscellaneous
Blood Drive Hats Off America will
host a Red Cross Blood Drive from
10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 13, at
the San Ramon Community Center,
12501 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon.
Donor identification is required prior to
donating blood. For an appointment,
visit www.beadonor.com or call 8551950.
The Energy Primer for Kids The
Energy Primer for Kids is a 25-page
booklet of simple facts pertaining to
current energy issues and is useful
On Stage
‘Bus Stop’ Role Players Ensemble
Theatre presents “Bus Stop” which
is “a true American classic seasoned
with a dash of bittersweet experience”
from Jan. 18-Feb. 9, at the Village
Theatre, 233 Front St., Danville. For
tickets, call 314-3400 or 314-3463, or
visit www.ci.danville.ca.us.
‘Rumors’ Hapgood Theatre Company
presents Neil Simon’s “Rumors” at 8
p.m., Wednesday-Sunday, Jan. 2-19,
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Carnival of Chaos You never know
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show at “Carnival of Chaos” showing
at 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 5, at Front
Row Theater, 17011 Bollinger Canyon
Rd., San Ramon. Tickets are $14 for
adults, $9 for youth or seniors. Call
973-3372 or visit www.sanramonperformingarts.com.
Late Nite Catechism San Ramon
Performing Arts presents “Late Night
Catechism” at 2 p.m., Sundays,
Jan. 6-27, at the Dougherty Valley
Performing Arts Center, 10550 Albion
Rd., San Ramon. Tickets are $25. Call
973-3372 or visit www.sanramonperformingarts.com.
‘Twelfth Night’ Front Row Theater
presents “Twelfth Night,” regarded
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achievement, at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan.
18, at Front Row Theater, 17011
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Enjoy a self-guided walk around the
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service with speakers from Hindu,
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and work for peace. Call 837-5243.
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Danville Boot Camp for Women
Discover YOUR Inner Athlete! Outdoor
Exercise Class Women of all fitness levels. 1hr/day, 3,4,5 day/wk. 457-4587
ContraCostaBootCamp.com
133 Music Lessons
HARP LESSONS FOR ALL AGES
Try something new for Winter!
Call Bennetta Heaton
(925) 820-1169
~ located in Danville ~
LEARN TO SING & PERFORM !
Voice Studio of Cherie Michael
Call 925-462-4419
for further information and to reserve
your weekly lessons.
MUSIC CLASSES - NOW ENROLLING !
MUSIC CLASSES FOR ALL AGES!
Piano Lessons
Call Courtney (925)600-1573
Piano. Grace 510-352-0546
Pleasanton Shop MTAC/MA
155 Pets
Miniature Long Hair Dauschund
One female chocolate dapple, nine
weeks old, AKC registered, all shots
given. $800 Call 209-613-7457
201 Autos/Trucks/
Parts
Donate Vehicle
Running or not accepted! Free Towing.
Tax Deductible. Noahs Arc - Support No
Kill Shelters, Animal Rights, Research to
Advance Veterinary Treatments, Cures.
1-866-912-GIVE. (Cal-SCAN)
Donate Your Car
Children’s Cancer Fund! Help Save
A Child’s Life Through Research and
Support! Free Vacation Package. Fast,
Easy & Tax Deductible. Call 1-800-2520615. (Cal-SCAN)
BMW 2003 X5 3.0i - $23,500
925-600-0840 x12
through Fogster.com
Avoid the last-minute rush -
Pain Management Psychotherapy
Parenting & Attachment, BLR, MFT
Chevrolet 1969 Camaro SS
Price 5000 USD, 350 Engine and
Transmission, Ext Blue/Int Black,
Automatic, Clear Title, pictures/
details contact:kevinanderson@live.
com/(651) 222 9603
Ford 1996 Explorer Sport - $3500
No phone
number in the ad?
GO TO
fogster.com
for contact
information
Beautiful Silver Fox Fur Coat
This exquisite SAGA Fox full length fur
is lush, full, silky and consistent coverage, no blemishes, just like new and
was stored at a fur storage facility.
Ladies size 10. So Beautiful and warm.
Must Sell. Original cost was $5,000
and now at $1999. Call 925-451-1430.
Craftsman table saw - $75 obo
Htc shift - $300
260 Sports &
Exercise Equipment
Treadmill - Keys 8500
Keys 8500 Treadmill. Very low use.
Many features. $175.00. You pick up.
925-249-1691
Kid’s
Stuff
345 Tutoring/
Lessons
High School Math Tutor
High school math tutoring, also
SAT I, ACT, and SAT Subject Matter
Math II exam. One-on-one only.
Former teacher, California credential.
925-462-3807
Spanish Tutor
Mind
& Body
415 Classes
Media & Make-Up Artists
Earn up to $500/day for television,
CD/videos, film, fashion. One week
course in Los Angeles while building
portfolio. Brochure 310-364-0665 www.
MediaMakeupArtists.com (AAN CAN)
420 Healing/
Bodywork
REIKI
Energy work to promote healing,relieve
pain,create a meditative state. Great
for cancer patients. Messages MAY be
received from the other side. $70 hr.
925/699-4403.
Tuesday 11:59 PM
Place your ad early!
240 Furnishings/
Household items
48-bottle wine cooler - $50
For Sale
Bay Area New Years Eve Party
The Biggest and Best Elegant New Years
Eve Party ! visit www.pguild.com or call
925-937-4744
■
200-270
KIDS STUFF
130 Classes &
Instruction
115 Announcements
The Pleasanton/Danville Weekly
Classified Advertising
deadline is:
■
THE TRI-VALLEY’S
FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEB SITE
TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO FOGSTER.COM
* DEADLINE *
INDEX
fogster.com
215 Collectibles &
Antiques
Coffee Mill, Pepper Mill & Spice - $89
Garantied Forged Grinder - $39
Hood’s Sarsaparilla bottle - $28
Olympic Pins - $3
Precious Moments 1979-2000
Radio Flyer pumpercar - $50 OBO
US MINT CLAD PROOFS
1998 (like 36) thru 2005
Total 76 coins, only $750.
Jim, 925-484-2550
The Feldenkrais Method
Explore a proven Method for natural
pain relief, lifetime fitness and vitality.
Overcome back, neck, shoulder and
joint pain. Significant and visible results
in just a few sessions. Improve coordination, break through to your next level
of performance in golf, tennis, running or any other activity. http://www.
SensibleMovement.com. Office in Walnut
Creek. 18 years in business. Tancha
McKnight 510-638-3346
450 Personal Growth
Individual/Couples Counseling
Feel better about yourself and your relationships. Dublin/Hayward offices Amy
Greenberg, MFT 925 989-9826
455 Personal Training
One-2-One Pilates
Jobs
500 Help Wanted
Ambitious? Tired of
Trading Time 4 $$$ ?
Earn Executive Level Income w/o the
stress. Call 800-470-4876.
NANNIES NEEDED!!!
Awesome Positions! No Fee!
$13-18/hr
A Nanny Connection
925-743-0587
www.nannyconnection.com
550 Business
Opportunities
All Cash Candy Route
“Be Your Own Boss”. 30 Machines and
Candy for $9,995. MultiVend LLC, 880
Grand Blvd., Deer Park, NY. 1-888-6252405. (Cal-SCAN)
Bartenders Needed
Looking for part/full time bartenders.
Several positions available. No experience required. With hourly wages
and tips make up to $300 per shift.
Call (800) 806-0082 ext. 200. (AAN CAN)
Cool Travel Job!!
One Month paid Training! $500 Sign on
Bonus Must be free to travel & Start
Today. 1-800-735-7409. (AAN CAN)
Help Wanted
Earn Extra income assembling CD cases
from Home. Start Immediately. No
Experience Necessary. 1-800-405-7619
ext. 150 http://www.easywork-greatpay.
com (AAN CAN)
Driver
Don’t Just Start Your Career, Start It
Right! Company Sponsored CDL training
in 3 weeks. Must be 21. Have CDL?
Tuition Reimbursement! www.JoinCRST.
com 1-800-781-2778. (Cal-SCAN)
Driver - CDL Training
$0 down, financing by Central
Refrigerated. Drive for Central, earn
up to $40k+ 1st year! 1-800-587-0029
x4779. www.CentralDrivingJobs.net
(Cal-SCAN)
Railroad Employment
Prepare for future railroad employment. NARS, in Overland Park, Kansas,
will teach you the skills in 4-8 weeks.
Average salaries $63k. Tuition assistance available. Conductor- MechanicalWelder- Signal. 1-913-319-2603. www.
RailroadTraining.com (Cal-SCAN)
Business
Services
601 Accounting/
Bookkeeping
NEED HELP WITH QUICKBOOKS?
Over 18 years experience in all
aspects of bookkeeping.
No job too big or too small!
Call Linda at 925-918-2233
605 Antiques & Art
Restoration
“A Labor of Love”
Antique Furniture
Make $150/Hour
Get Paid Cash for Your Opinion! Earn $5
to $75 to fill our simple surveys online.
Start NOW! http://www.paidchoice.com
(AAN CAN)
Restoration &
Repair
Movie Extras, Actors, Models!
Make $100-$300/day. No Experience
Required, Meet celebrities, Full Time/
Part Time, All looks needed! Call Now!
1-800-556-6103. extension 528 (AAN
CAN)
925-462-0383
Mystery Shoppers
Get paid to shop! Retail/Dining establishments need undercover clients to judge
quality/customer service. Earn up to $70
a day. Call 800-901-9370 (AAN CAN)
Outdoor Youth Counselor
Help brighten young futures and work in
the great outdoors. Rewarding careers
at Eckerd outdoor therapeutic programs
in NC, TN, GA, FL, VT, NH and RI. Yearround residential position, free room
& board, competitive salary/benefits.
Apply online: www.eckerdyouth.org. Or
fax resume to Career Advisor/AN, 727442-5911. EOE/DFWP (AAN CAN)
Post Office Jobs Available
Avg. Pay $20/Hour or $57K annually
including Federal Benefits and OT. Paid
Training, Vacations. PT/FT. 1-866-6167019 USWA (AAN CAN)
560 Employment
Information
Attention Drivers
Paid Orientation and Bonus. 36-43cpm
($1000+ wkly) Excellent Benefits. Class
A and 3 months OTR required. 1-800635-8669. (Cal-SCAN)
Awesome First Job!
Now hiring motivated sharp individuals to
work and travel entire USA. Paid training.
Transportation, lodging furnished. Call
today, Start today. 1-877-646-5050.
(Cal-SCAN)
Driver
The respect you deserve...Get it at
Swift!! As a truck driver with Swift
Transportation, you can have it all - freedom, stability and outstanding financial
rewards. Call us at 866-476-6828 www.
SwiftTruckingJobs.com. EOE (Cal-SCAN)
Impeccable Quality &
Integrity of Workmanship
615 Computers
FAST-TEKS ON-SITE
COMPUTER SERVICE
• We Come Directly To You
• Repairs • Upgrades • Networking
• Virus & Spyware Removal
• Serving the tri-valley area
925-875-1911
y
www.local.fastteks.com/trivalley
Computer Help
Tri-Valley PC MEDIC
2007 Pleasanton Weekly
"Best Computer Repair"
2006 Diablo Magazine
"Best of the East Bay"
Ken Cook
"I Make House Calls!"
Tune-up/Repair/Upgrade/Training
More info/rates: www.trivalleypcmedic.com
M-F 8a-8p / Wknds & Hols 9a-6p
Lic #011068 ~ PCC, PDA & BBB
Call 485-9040 or 989-7722
624 Financial
$700,-$800,000 Free Cash Grant
PROGRAMS-2007!, Personal bills,
School, Business/Housing. Approx. $49
billion unclaimed 2006! Almost Everyone
Qualifies! Live Operators 1-800-5920362 Ext. 235. (AAN CAN)
THE TRI-VALLEY’S FREE CLASSIFIED WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM
$Cash$
Immediate Cash for Structured
Settlements, Annuities, Law Suits,
Inheritance, Mortgage Notes & Cash
Flows. J.G. WENTWORTH #1 1-800-7947310. (AAN CAN)
Credit Repair!
Erase bad credit legally. Money
back Warranty, FREE Consultation &
Information: 1-866-410-7676 http://
www.nationalcreditbuilders.com
(AAN CAN)
645 Office/Home
Business Services
Advertise!
Newspaper advertising works! Reach
6 million Californians! 240 newspapers
statewide. $550 for a 25-word classified ad. Call (916) 288-6019 [email protected] www.Cal-SCAN.com
(Cal-SCAN)
Display Advertising!
Reach over 3 million Californians in 140
community newspapers. Cost $1,800
for a 3.75”x2” display ad (Super value
that works out to about $12.86 per
newspaper). Call (916) 288-6019 [email protected] www.Cal-SCAN.com
(Cal-SCAN)
News or Press Release
Service? The California Press Release
Service is the only service with 500
current daily, weekly and college
newspaper contacts in California.
Questions call (916) 288-6010. www.
CaliforniaPressReleaseService.com (CalSCAN)
650 Pet Care/
Grooming/Training
Fabulous Friends
A Pet Sitting Service
Licensed & Bonded
Serving Pleasanton/Dublin
[email protected]
Housekeeper Needed
Housekeeper needed for Pleasanton
Home 18 hours per week. Pay $300/
week. Duties: Laundry, Cleaning,
Experience. (925) 484 2045.
719 Remodeling/
Additions
(925) 989.3809
CA LIC#837402
Additions/Remodeling
Plumbing/Electrical
30+ year Tri-Valley resident
www.HeierConstruction.com
925.989.4586
Kitchen & Bath
Remodeling
925 216-8163
Serving
Pleasanton & Danville
CA Lic# 805208
722 Decks
CUSTOM DECKS
Custom Redwood &
Brazilian Hardwood
(IPE) Decks
Fences • Patio Covers
Arbors • Trellises
Quality Workmanship
& Reasonable Rates
25 Years Experience
FREE ESTIMATES
Tom Burkett
925-875-0844
License #771446
CHANGING SPACES
by Jill Denton
Interior Redesign, Staging,
Design & Color Consultations.
www.jilldenton.com
(925) 998-7747
Home
Services
737 Fences & Gates
A+/ ISABEL’S HOUSECLEANING
Local business since 1980
Residential is our specialty
925-846-9603
BE READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
Get your home deep & sparkling clean.
Licensed, Insured, Bonded.
E.C. Cleaning Service
925-339-6411 or 640-3845
• Residential Cleaning
–Weekly/Biweekly
• Carpet Cleaning
• Window Cleaning
• Power Wash
(925) 485-1563
748 Gardening/
Landscaping
VALLEY GREEN LANDSCAPING
Cement, Brickwork, Sod &
Sprinkler Installation,
Fence & Deck Repair,
Waterfalls & Fountains
~ All Driveways $8 sq ft ~
Call 925-285-3891
licensed & bonded
www.valleygreenlandscaping.com
WISTERIA GARDEN DESIGN
is a quality design Co. serving CCC
for 16 yrs. We provide Custom
Landscape Designs, Planting Plans
& Hrly Consultations. CONTACT OUR
OFFICE AT 925-935-3105
771 Painting/
Wallpaper
#1 JOE’S PAINTING &
HANDYMAN
Free Est / Reasonable Prices
No Job Too Small!
925-200-7333 Lic# 624542
Licensed/Insured/Workers Comp
Furry Friends
Pet Sitting Services
Accommodating
Healthy and
Special Needs
Pets
Rooms
Utah Ranch Dispersal
1st time offered: 40 AC only $29,900.
Foothills of Uinta Mountains. Gorgeous
views. Beautiful land & setting. Great
recreational area. Accessed by county
roads. Offered by motivated seller.
Limited available. EZ Terms. Call UTLR
1-888-693-5263. (Cal-SCAN)
All Areas - Roommates. com
Browse hundreds of online listings with
photos and maps. Find your roommate
with a click of the mouse! Visit: www.
Roommates.com. (AAN CAN)
Washington - 1st Time Offered
Old Farm Liquidation. River access &
views. 6ac. - $69,900. 15ac. old farm
building - $89,900. Gorgeous land &
setting. Limited available. EZ Terms. Call
WALR 1-866-836-9152. (Cal-SCAN)
825 Homes/Condos
for Sale
855 Real Estate
Services
Homes for Sale
Roanoke, VA - 1700 acre $5M, Hawaii 2 to 37ac oceanfront view $750k, West
Texas - 6400ac historic ranch $5M,
Chile - 16,000ac island $750/ac. www.
CPLandCo.com call 1-850-278-1000.
(Cal-SCAN)
UCB Real Estate
Danville, 3 BR/2 BA - $789000
Danville, 4 BR/3 BA - $1375000
DON’T MISS THE BOAT!
Buyers and Investors
Foreclosures
up to 25% Below
Market Value
925 / 872-1601 CB
Pleasanton, 2 BR/1.5 BA - $399,960
Pleasanton, 4 BR/3 BA - $1275000-$
Pleasanton, 4 BR/3 BA - $1275000
San Ramon, 4 BR/3 BA - $999999
840 Vacation
Rentals/Time Shares
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!
(925) 351-8686
[email protected]
PET OF THE WEEK
Trained professional, daily visits,
basic home care, reliable & caring.
—Serving Pleasanton / Livermore Only—
Call Monika Harris 417-0424
Registered Veterinary Nurse
FOR SALE OR RENT
Spectacular new home in Truckee on a
golf course with views of the mountains.
4 bedrooms (3 bedrooms and den),
bonus room, 3 baths. Approx. 3,700
sq ft. Upgrades! www.44theridge.net
[email protected]
Vacation at the beautiful new
Northstar Village!
Brand new condos for rent, fully furnished. 3 bedroom/3 bath or
2 bedroom/2 bath.
Ski in/Ski out. www.308northstarvillage.
com [email protected]
850 Acreage/Lots/
Storage
Bulk Land Sale - Washington
40 acres - $39,900. Moses Lake,
Washington. Priced for quick sale.
Beautiful land, interesting topography,
good views & setting, abundant wildlife.
Surveyed on maintained road. Financing
available. Call WALR 1-866-585-5687.
(Cal-SCAN)
Catherine Hansen Rush
Better Maid
Service
San Ramon, 3 BR/2 BA - $1,900
Texas Land Liquidation
20-acres, Near Booming El Paso. Good
Road Access. Only $14,900. $200/
down, $145/month. Money Back
Guarantee! No Credit Checks. 1-800776-1954 www.SunsetRanches.com
(Cal-SCAN)
Timeshares
Tired of Fees? Call www.BuyATimeshare.
com to sell, rent or buy a timeshare. Get
free info today and get cash at closing.
Call Now! 1-877-868-1931. (Cal-SCAN)
DANVILLE CONCRETE
Stamped Concrete, Patio, Sidewalk,
Driveway, Pool Deck, Retaining Wall.
Any concrete finishing
(925) 736-8042
#1 For Homes, Apts & Offices
SARA’S CLEANING SERVICE
~ Professional & Affordable ~
Free Est/Supplies/Lic#071380
$25 off 1st & 2nd cleaning
Call (925) 339-2193
801 Apartments/
Condos/Studios
So. Colorado Ranch
Sale 35 Acres- $39,900. Spectacular
Rocky Mtn. Views Year round access,
elec/ tele included. Excellent Financing
available w/ low down payment. Call Red
Creek Land Co. Today! 1-866-696-5263
x3155. (Cal-SCAN)
RedWeek.com
#1 timeshare marketplace. Rent, buy,
sell, reviews, New full-service exchange!
Compare prices at 5000+ resorts.
B4U do anything timeshare, visit www.
RedWeek.com, consider options. (CalSCAN)
703 Architecture/
Design
715 Cleaning
Services
Real
Estate
PROFESSIONAL 809 Shared Housing/
726 Decor & Drapery
Nicki Bartels
PERFECTION
Painting & Wallpapering
Free Estimates & Low Rates
(925) 485-3545 or 699-5800
CA Lic# 040142
Closeout Sale
36 AC - $29,900. Price is drastically
reduced by motivated seller. Beautiful
setting with fresh mountain air. Abundant
wildlife. Secluded with good access.
Financing available. Eureka Springs
Ranch is offered by AZLR. ADWR report
avail. Call 1-877-301-5263. (Cal-SCAN)
New Mexico Sacrifice
140 acres was $149,900, Now Only
$69,900. Amazing 6000 ft. elevation.
Incredible mountain views. Mature tree
cover. Power and year round roads.
Excellent financing. Priced for quick
sale. Call NML and R, Inc. 1-888-2049760. (Cal-SCAN)
Priced for Quick Sale - Nevada
5 acres - $19,900. Beautiful building
site with electric and county maintained
roads. 360 degree views. Great recreational opportunities. Financing available. Call now! 1-877-349-0822. (CalSCAN)
Z for Zorro
Meet Zorro. He's hoping things will be "looking up" for him in 2008! Zorro is an affectionate, neutered male, black and white tuxedo housecat. Zorro is super friendly and he would
love to start the New Year in a home of his own. He has four white paws and a full white
bib. Zorro is a beautiful cat who is sure to leave his mark—on your heart! Visit Zorro (pet
#74660) and his many friends at the East County Animal Shelter, 4595 Gleason Drive in
Dublin. It is open daily from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call 803-7040. Check out Tri-Valley
Animal Rescue's Web site at www.tvar.org to view more adoptable pets.
The Combs Team
Real Estate
www.
Professionals You Can
Count on!
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
Call Joe and Nancy
S A L E S AT A G L A N C E
925-989-6086
This week’s data represents homes sold during November 2007
Alamo
Danville
Walnut Creek
Total sales reported: 4
Lowest sale reported:
$1,145,000
$456,000
$455,000
Highest sale reported:
$3,880,000
$2,450,000
$3,200,000
Average sales reported:
$1,927,500
$1,033,763
$1,032,200
HOME SALES
Alamo
599 Justin Morgan Drive
Alamo Highlands to A. Chang
for $3,880,000
25 Meadow Grove Court
Holt Trust to R. Darby for
$1,410,000
3157 Miranda Avenue
Rhodes Trust to P. Karimi for
$1,145,000
59 Nina Court J. Nelson to A.
& M. Hagan for $1,275,000
Danville
136 Channi Loop Shapell
Industries to M. Roshal for
$501,500
Industries to D. & H. Bhanderi
for $502,000
Industries to J. Chen for
$456,000
21 Deer Creek Lane Rae Trust
to N. Swisher for $2,365,000
188 Dove Creek Lane M. & V.
Schanze to B. & S. Madgett for
$865,000
3023 East Griffon Street
Shapell Industries to Blodgett
Trust for $990,000
3099 East Griffon Street
Shapell Industries to Martin
Trust for $1,013,500
114 Heritage Park Drive M. &
D. Mooney to D. & C. Epps for
$635,000
441 Ilo Lane Delamadrid
Trust to People Meeting Christ
Foundation
for $695,000
325 La Tierra Buena Bruce
Trust to M. & L. Oliveira for
$672,500
34 Magnolia Place Weber
Trust to F. & M. Ingriselli for
$1,400,000
3164 Martingale Street
Ponderosa Homes to Y. & S.
Huang for $1,172,000
3172 Martingale Street
Ponderosa Homes to D. & C.
Sanchez for $1,179,500
29 Meadow Lake Drive
Oconnor Trust to M. & A.
Dreyer for $2,450,000
2512 Montreux Street Lennar
Homes to J. & J. Choi for
$1,092,500
2141 Myrtle Beach Lane N.
Pavlenko to N. Berchtold for
$750,000
2134 Presidio Court Mattei
Trust to D. & L. Matley for
$552,000
65 White Pine Lane
Gerontides Trust to Punch Trust
for $1,515,000
121 Wilshire Court Reed Trust
to B. Cavellini for $835,000
.com
Nancy P. Combs
Visit www.thecombsteam.com
Joe Combs
24 Hour Free Audio Tour (866) 374-0607
West Side Alamo Estate
West Side Alamo 3.72 acres
X6000
X3000
Source: California REsource
Gated Estate Property
in West Side Alamo
Updated $2,239,000
Walnut Creek
465 Beacon Ridge Lane P.
McKain to C. Springett-King for
$640,000
Four bedroom with Guest Home,
pool and incredible views. Pending
$2,179,000
Danville Sycamore
West Side Danville .93 Acre
X2000
X5000
1806 Cannon Drive Farley
Trust to Dermeden Trust for
$455,000
1249 Conejo Way K. Metzger
to D. Sullivan for $682,000
1613 Geary Road D. &
K. Sumimoto to V. Mier for
$535,000
31 Manzanita Court T. &
J. Krause to M. Sheriar for
$750,000
3711 Northgate Wood Court
Stewart Trust to R. Brantley for
$3,200,000
1054 Ready Court W.
Turner to R. & K. Marzullo for
$1,250,000
Beautifully updated single story on large
lot on cul de sac Street. 4 bedroom,
3 car garage, and pool. Price $899,900
Read Joe and Nancy’s Real Estate
Column in Alive East Bay Magazine
LIST YOUR OPEN HOME HERE!
OPEN HOME GUIDE FORM
LIST YOUR OPEN HOME HERE
3182 Rossmoor Parkway #3
Affolter Trust to Potozkin Trust
for $525,000
721 Savannah Circle C. & T.
Rago to G. Volm for $735,000
631 Wiget Lane Discovery
Builders to D. Sharma for
$1,550,000
DANVILLE WEEKLY
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of property
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For an online version with mapping or to list your open
home go to: www.DanvilleWeekly.com/real_estate
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DEADLINE IS TUESDAY 10 A.M.
FAX TO:
OPEN HOMES THIS WEEKEND
Prime West Side Danville Location.
Updated 3 bed and 3 bath with an office.
Mostly flat lot with view. Priced to sell
$1,450,000
(925) 837-2278
OR E-MAIL TO :
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PLEASANTON
LIVERMORE
4 Bedrooms
3202 Prairie Dr.
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
4677 Helpert Dr.
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
4 Bedrooms
$1,098,000
463-0436
$729,000
463-0436
6608 Tiffany Cmn.
Sun 1-4
Hometown GMAC
$569,000
963-8322
Space available
only basis
American Heart
Association Coronary
Artery Disease
Annual Performance
Achievement Award
Hospital 2007
UnitedHealth Premium®
Interventional Cardiac
Care Specialty
Center 2007
UnitedHealth Premium®
Cardiac Surgery
Specialty Center 2007
American Heart
Association Heart Failure
Annual Performance
Achievement Award
Hospital 2007
YOU DON’T NEED TO BE A PHYSICIAN
T O S E E A V E RY H E A LT H Y T R E N D
When it comes to your heart, results speak louder
than words. And in the eyes of the organizations that
statistically measure outcomes, the heart program at
San Ramon Regional Medical Center is among the
best, not only in the East Bay, but in California. See the
outcome studies for yourself at www.oshpd.state.ca.us,
at other healthcare rating organizations online, or speak
with your physician. After all, when it comes to your
heart, it pays to use your head.
6001 Norris Canyon Road, San Ramon
925.275.8221 www.sanramonmedctr.com

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