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It’s Mayor Stepper
Danville names new mayor and vice mayor
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Vol. I, Number 32 • December 9, 2005
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See story, page 16.
The gift of giving
With winter rapidly approaching, ERA Golden Hills
Brokers is collecting clean, used jackets for its annual coat
drive. The coats will be given to the Covenant House in
Oakland, which coordinates the “One Warm Coat” effort.
Jackets can be dropped off at 3223 Crow Canyon Road,
Suite 110, Monday through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The “One Warm Coat” effort was launched in 1992 to
help underprivileged individuals stay warm. Since it
began, it has already collected over 150,000 coats.
“We are thrilled that so many people across the country have received coats to help them stay warm. It’s such
a simple and easy way to show you care for people in
need,” said Lois Pavlow, founder to “One Warm Coat.” The
last day to donate a coat is Dec. 23. For more information,
contact Fred Turner at 866-9100.
On Dec. 15, Realty Executives Excel of San Ramon will
be hosting the “Gingerbread Project” for children in need.
Volunteers will drive to Families First in Concord with gingerbread houses for 30-40 children to decorate, and they
will also receive a gift at the end.
Oh, Hanukkah
The Beth Chaim Congregation is celebrating
Hanukkah with the community by lighting a 7-foot-tall, 7foot wide menorah at Blackhawk Plaza for a festival of
lights. It was handcrafted of solid core mahogany by Beth
Chaim congregants, with candleholders made of copper
that burn olive oil. The menorah was designed to resemble the tree of life.
The first lighting will be at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 26, with
music, dancing and treats. The menorah will then be lit
each subsequent night at 7 p.m., adding a candle each
night until Jan. 1 when all eight candles are lit.
There will also be a special interfaith lighting ceremony and celebration Friday, Dec. 30, and everyone in the
Tri-Valley is invited to join the Beth Chaim Congregation
at Blackhawk Plaza. This is the eighth year for the community celebration.
Parents’ Night Out
The Town of Danville is giving parents a break. It is holding Parents’ Night Out from 6:30-10:30 p.m., Friday, Dec.
16, to give folks a chance to do some holiday shopping
while the kids have fun. Trained recreation staff will help
children with a craft that they will then wrap as a gift to
their family. There will also be snacks and a movie.
Preregistration is required, by phone only, for this course
(barcode 7174). Call 314-3400 to sign up your kids for a
fun evening while you get some shopping done. The event
is being held at the Community Center, 420 Front St.
Town offices closed for the holidays
The Town of Danville’s offices will be closed on Monday,
Dec. 26, and Tuesday, Dec. 27, to celebrate the Christmas
holiday, and will remain closed until Tuesday, Jan. 3.
The Police Department will operate as usual. Building
inspections will be provided Dec. 28-30; call 314-3333 to
schedule an inspection for the following day.
Corrections The Weekly desires to correct all significant errors. To request a
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SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF DANVILLE • BLACKHAWK • DIABLO • ALAMO
Karen Stepper named mayor
New mayor plans a ‘circle of inclusion’ for Danville
by Geoff Gillette
T
“I look at the symbol
of Danville and I see
a circle. I want that
to be a circle
of inclusion.”
GEOFF GILLETTE
he Danville Community
Center boasts a fairly large
reception area. On Tuesday,
every inch was filled as more than
200 people packed in so see Mayor
Mike Doyle’s term end and new
Mayor Karen Stepper’s begin.
The 24th annual Community
Awards and Mayoral Installation
was a gala affair celebrating pride
in the community and honoring
those who serve it. One of those
lauded for his efforts and accomplishments before the changeover
was outgoing Mayor Mike Doyle.
Vice Mayor Karen Stepper spoke
glowingly of the past year, pointing
to Doyle’s leadership in trying new
ventures. She commended Doyle
for his involvement with the business community, veterans groups
and all of the programs started in
2005. Then she presented Doyle
with a framed photo montage of
many of the projects undertaken by
the town in the past year.
Meghan Doyle, 16, granddaughter of outgoing Mayor Mike Doyle, sings the National
Anthem at the Mayoral Installation and Community Service Awards ceremony Tuesday
night, with council members (l-r) Newell Arnerich, Karen Stepper, Mike Doyle, Candace
Andersen and Mike Shimansky.
—Mayor Karen Stepper
Doyle delivered a tearful
farewell address, thanking his fellow council members, town staff
and the residents of Danville. Some
of the things he said he was most
proud of included opening the new
teen
centers,
the
second
International Children’s Film
Left: New Mayor Karen Stepper
Festival, improvements at Hap
Magee Ranch Park, the ongoing
effort to provide parking for downtown and the work being done with
the Sentinels of Freedom.
Then Doyle was all business
again as he announced the process
of selecting the new mayor. The
only nomination for the role was
Karen Stepper. Councilwoman
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Town says thank you to those who make Danville great
Community service awards
given to volunteers from
policing to arts to planning
by Dolores Fox Ciardelli
W
ho watches your cars
while you go out to eat
in downtown Danville?
Town Services Volunteer of the
Year Paul Cowell for one.
“He volunteers to avoid thefts in
cars while people enjoy dining—
while he could be dining himself,”
said Police Chief Chris Wenzel as
he presented Cowell with the
award. He said choosing one volunteer from the 13 at the Police
Department was not an easy task,
but he chose Cowell, who has
worked more than 1,100 hours
since he began in 2003, with more
than 600 hours this year. He noted
his station tours for Scouts and his
work with seniors, adding he was a
big hit with the female seniors.
Cowell’s plaque of recognition
was among more than 20 given out
Tuesday night at the 24th annual
Mayoral
Installation
and
Community Service Awards ceremony at the Community Center.
They ranged from an Award of Merit
for 9-year-old Sam Fagrey, whose
idea to “do something” for
Hurricane Katrina victims led to the
design and selling of T-shirts to yield
$600, to an Award of Special
Recognition for Bill Hockins, for his
contribution in recording Valley history with more than 50,000 photographs. Hockins passed away in
October; his wife Hazel and son
Russell accepted the award.
Other volunteer awards included:
• Parks and Leisure Services
Commission: All Wars Memorial
Foundation
• Arts Commission: Eugene
O’Neill Foundation
• Awards of Merit: St. Isidore’s
Church and School for fundraising
efforts for hurricane victims;
Discover Danville Association;
Mustang Freedom, U13, Class 1
girls soccer team for its juggleathon that raised $4,051 for hurricane victims; Danville Children’s
Musical Theater for 15 years and
31 plays performed; and San
Ramon Valley High School student
body for fundraising efforts for
hurricane victims.
Architectural awards were given
for homes for single-family design,
residential remodel, green building
design and second dwelling unit.
Willow Commons and its developers, Robert and David Storer, were
also recognized for bringing housing to Danville that was affordable
and for developmentally disabled
who can live on their own.
Volunteers were also recognized
for their work on commissions.
Loucy DeAtley was presented with
a plaque and a watch for her 20
years of service to Danville on the
Parks and Leisure Services
Commission. “Danville didn’t happen by accident,” said Councilman
Newell Arnerich on making the
presentation. “It was planned.”
DeAtley was in on the ground
floor, he noted, before there was a
Hap Magee Ranch Park or a
Community Center or the new
library. Now she is helping to plan
the new community center at Oak
Hill Park, he noted.
Other commissioners honored
were Barbara Mahan and Susan
Ritner, Arts Commission; Linda
Jaffe and Jack Thompson,
Heritage Resource Commission;
and Richard Kreysar and Dwight
Winn, Parks and Leisure Services
Commission. ■
Home Depot buys Yardbirds
Alamo customers mixed in their reactions
by Jordan M. Doronila
JORDAN M. DORONILA
Y
Yardbirds, which has been sold to Home Depot, has been a popular spot to purchase
hardware, home improvement items and plants since it opened in Alamo 20 years ago.
ardbirds employees always
listen to her and never cast
her aside, said Alamo resident Jodie McFarland.
When she wanted to build a copper Archway of Dreams at Alamo
Elementary School, a young
Yardbird worker who studied art
eagerly helped and gave her the
proper materials to carry out the
creative endeavor.
“I love Yardbirds,” said
McFarland. “The people there are
so helpful. They get involved with
you on a project.”
But now Home Depot has purchased Yardbirds, causing some
concern.
“I’m very disappointed. I
would go to a lot of trouble not to
go to Home Depot,” McFarland
said. “I’m on my own when I’m in
Home Depot.”
Home Depot, one of the world’s
largest improvement retailers, last
week bought Yardbirds Home
Centers, a San Francisco Bay Area
chain comprised of 10 home
improvement stores and a distribution center. Financial details were
not disclosed.
“The decision to join forces
with Home Depot was made after
long deliberation and very careful
consideration,” said John Headley,
founder of Yardbirds Home
Centers in California.
“I am excited about the opportunities this brings to customers,
employees and vendors, and I look
forward to working with the leadership at Home Depot to integrate our
two great companies,” he added.
The acquisition will extend
Home Depot’s reach in the Bay
Area and provide additional opportunities to grow, said Kathryn
Gallagher, public relations manager, Home Depot Western Division.
She said Home Depot will convert the Yardbirds stores into Home
Depots. But until the stores are
converted, they will not be included in the company’s total company
count. The conversion process will
take between six to 12 weeks,
Gallagher said. She said smaller
stores, such as that in Alamo, will
be adapted to the Home Depot
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Donuts, burgers and chips:
Teens are what they eat
Amid junk food, school district tries to incorporate healthier lunches
by Kevin Zhou
“We maintain as
many choices as we
can to satisfy as
many students
as we can.”
—Thomas Jamison,
director of Child Nutrition
for the San Ramon Valley
Unified School District
“I would only get it once a week.
It’s nearly all junk food,” he said.
“The same stuff gets really boring,” said Taylor Valle, 16, a San
Ramon Valley student. “It gets kind
of gross actually.”
Linda Michaelis, an Alamo dietician who has worked with the PTA
and local pediatricians, believes the
problem with the food is that it
lacks the nutrients required for
Decisions
growing adolescents.
“The foods don’t have a lot of
protein and don’t have a lot of
fiber,” she said. “Protein is wonderful because it keeps kids from being
hungry for a long time. Protein
takes a lot longer to digest, and carbohydrates take a lot shorter.”
Michaelis also noted that children are not getting an adequate
amount of fiber.
“Fiber creates a feeling of fullness,” she said. “Most families that
I see don’t get fiber until the end of
the day, but that’s the wrong time
because there is no way that children can get enough fiber by the
end of the day. The amount of fiber
kids need is their age plus eight
grams. The issue is that you need it
throughout the day.”
A lack of funding plays a large
role in the absence of healthier foods.
“Child nutrition is a self-supported department and we are
expected to at least break even
financially at the end of each
school year,” said Thomas
Jamison, director of Child
Nutrition for the San Ramon
Valley Unified School District.
“There are no contracts; we only
have agreements.”
“The problem is the funding,”
Michaelis also noted. “The schools
don’t have adequate facilities to
KEVIN ZHOU
Look no further than the Monte
Vista High School cafeteria to find
out what teenagers are eating
these days.
A large rack filled with Lay’s
potato chips and Cheetos greets the
students immediately after they
enter the food court, and burritos
and cheeseburgers neatly lie in the
food bins. A large refrigerator holding sodas, sports drinks, and juices
stands in the corner of the room.
Hungry during brunch? No problem. Students can purchase chocolate glazed donuts and soft drinks
from the culinary arts room.
The same goes for San Ramon
Valley High School, where
teenagers can choose from Chinese
food, sandwiches or pizza for their
lunches. After the cafeteria building
was taken down last year for construction, the school lost its ability
to make food on the premises.
Students can now only purchase
food prepared by outside vendors.
Same high schoolers are becoming increasingly disenchanted
with the food selection they are
being offered. Concerns include
the nutritional value as well as the
price.
“I don’t think that school food is
that nutritious, and it’s usually
overpriced,” said Brian Louie, 16, a
Monte Vista student. “I usually just
bring a fruit and a lettuce, meat and
cheese sandwich.”
Aaron Jubbal, 17, also at Monte
Vista, said the nutritious content
of the food is one of his primary
concerns.
Connor Pine, 17, decides to go with a taco salad for lunch, which was prepared by the
cafeteria staff at Monte Vista High School.
cook meals. They only have
microwaves and ovens to heat
things up.”
In spite of funding restraints,
the school district has attempted
to assuage concerns by working
in conjunction with Sodexho
Food Services, a food consulting
firm. The food service program
retains historic data on what
foods children like and do not
like to eat, and helps the school
district design menus and lunch
packages.
While individual high schools
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Decisions
Agriculture, which mandates all
schools to check the fat content of
the meal before it is served, has the
final word on the foods that can be
sold during lunch.
“At the high school level, we
want to serve what (the students)
will like and purchase but also
what is nutritional,” said Jamison.
“We maintain as many choices as
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as we can.”
The school district would like
to incorporate healthier lunches
into the mix.
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Dog park closes
for three-month rest
Canine Corral, like sports
fields, needs to rejuvenate
The Canine Corral at Hap
Magee Ranch Park is closed for the
winter, to lay new sod and let the
torn-up grass rejuvenate. It closed
Dec. 1 and will reopen March 1.
“It’s a moratorium like we do for
our sports fields so we can get in
there and renovate them,” said
John Teixeira, parks and roadsides
supervisor for Danville.
The Joint Planning and
Operations Committee, which
oversees Hap Magee Ranch Park,
decided at its August meeting that
the three-month closure would be
necessary to reseed and do maintenance, said Michelle Lacy, manager of Danville Recreation Services.
A sign at the park notified park
users of the closure for four weeks
beforehand.
“The dog park was planned for
over a year and a half with input of
over 50 resident dog owners,” said
Lacy. “That group drove the design
of the park.”
Many options were considered,
she said, and the two finalists were
natural grass and decomposed
granite, which was used for the dog
park at San Ramon’s Memorial
Park on Bollinger Canyon Road
near San Ramon Valley Boulevard.
“There are pros and cons to
both,” Lacy said. The two main
concerns about decomposed granite were that it tears up the dogs’
feet plus in the hot sun it reeks of
dog urine.
“Natural turf doesn’t smell, it’s
easy on dogs’ feet, and dogs really
like grass,” said Lacy. The downside is it is vulnerable to destruction when the ground is wet, especially as large dogs twist and turn
as they cavort off-leash.
She said that last year, which
was the first year the dog park was
open, the dog park was left open
with a sign asking dog owners to
not use the park during wet conditions, but people continued to use it
and the large dogs tore up the
grass.
Lacy said there have been some
calls, which were expected, but
most users of the dog park knew to
expect the closure.
Until March, dog owners can
exercise their pets off-leash in
Danville at the Sycamore Valley
Open Space, on Holbrook Drive
off Camino Tassajara. San Ramon
has dog parks at its Memorial Park
as well as its Del Mar Dog Park at
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Candace Andersen nominated
Stepper, saying it was because of
her enthusiasm, her energy and her
attention to detail. “I’m waiting to
see what she will bring before us in
the coming year,” said Andersen.
With no debate, Stepper was elected to the mayor’s position by a
unanimous vote.
Taking the gavel from Doyle,
Stepper announced, “Well, there’s
only one piece of business left,”
and opened the floor to nominations for vice mayor. Doyle spoke
up, “I want to nominate Mike
Shimansky for vice mayor. And I
want to nominate him for mayor
next year as well.” Again the council quickly approved the selection
of Shimansky unanimously.
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“small concept” stores.
And she said no one would get
fired during this time.
“Nothing is going to close,” she
said. “No one is going to lose
their job.”
Some local residents said they
welcome the change.
“I think Home Depot is great,”
said Loren Baxter, an Alamo resident.
“It’s hard to get service here
(Yardbirds),” said Loretta Lewis,
another Alamo resident. “I didn’t
really care for it.”
Some speculated that closing
the Alamo Yardbirds would
community center podium to deliver a brief address regarding her
plans for the year ahead.
“I look at the symbol of Danville
and I see a circle. I want that to be
a circle of
inclusion,” she
said.
She
explained that
it wasn’t just
the residents
of Danville
who make the
town great,
it’s also the
contributions
made by peoOutgoing Mayor
ple who work
Mike Doyle
and shop in
Danville but may live in Alamo or
San Ramon.
“What I want to see over the
next year is an ever expanding
circle of inclusion that will continue to make Danville a great
place to live.” ■
impact the convenience for community members.
“It’s an inconvenience because
they’re probably going to close this
down,” said Bob Kimmell, another
Alamo resident. “It’s too small for
Home Depot.”
“If they close it, it’s going to be a
pain,” said Dave Scott of Danville.
Yardbirds was founded in 1975
by John Healey and generated
about $185 million in annual sales
last year.
His family opened two stores in
Santa Rosa and Vallejo in 1975.
Since 1988, they’ve opened stores
in Santa Rosa and Martinez. The
Santa Rosa store is nearly 155,000
square feet with an outdoor garden
center and indoor drive-through
lumber yard. ■
N E W S F R O N T
Exchange Club hosts speaker on eminent domain
Director of Taxpayers’ Association says government is abusing its rights
by Jordan M. Doronila
The specter of government taking private property in the name of
eminent domain stirred some San
Ramon Valley officials, businessmen and residents at a Danville
luncheon last week.
Kristine S. Hunt, the keynote
speaker, said people “need to be
aware of eminent domain.” Hunt is
executive director of the Contra
Costa Taxpayers’ Association.
She spoke to 45 people at the
San Ramon Valley Exchange
Club’s
luncheon
in
Faz
Restaurant. Club president Karen
Stepper said the event was for
community members to network,
learn better business practices
from professionals, and discuss
issues that concerned them—such
as eminent domain.
Nutrition
“All
new
high
schools
(Dougherty Valley High) and any
modernized school, such as
California High School, Monte
Vista High School and San Ramon
Valley High School, all have salad
bars in the design,” said Jamison.
Michaelis believes this is a step
in the right direction.
“What I see at the elementary
schools are salad bars, which are
great features,” she said. “Kids certainly do take part in that.”
Contracts with outside restaurants are seen as an alternative way
to import healthier lunches into
high schools.
“Burritos with whole wheat tortillas and pinto beans would be
perfect. A lot of places have it, but
no one’s taken a lead to bring it in,”
said Michaelis.
“I find that in other schools,
like Orinda, they contract with
Togo’s or a Chinese restaurant in
the town. I think, quite easily,
they could contract with some
other good establishments to
serve healthy foods.”
While the school district does
not establish contracts with local
restaurants, it does make agreements. The purpose of the agreements is to sustain a working relationship with vendors in the area
and to maximize the amount of
choices for the students, said
Jamison. The district only works
with restaurants large enough to
participate in the program.
“We outsource with several local
vendors, such as Domino’s Pizza,
Subway, Quizno’s, Emilio’s
Delicatessen and Pearl Garden
Chinese Food,” he said.
The school district continues to
look for ways to improve upon the
healthy content of its lunches. Last
year, the district established the Food
Advisory Committee consisting of
parents, teenagers, Sodexho consultants and school site administrators.
The committee meets monthly and
tries to maintain a balance between
what is popular for the students and
Eminent domain refers to the
right of government to take
appropriate private property for
public use, usually with compensation to the owner. Public use
may include roadwork or commercial purposes.
But this year, a U.S. Supreme
Court ruling on Susette Kelo vs.
the City of New London, Conn.,
upholding the city’s right to eminent domain, sparked controversy
that government now has too much
power to seize private property for
eminent domain.
Government has been abusing
eminent domain, Hunt said in her
talk at the lunch.
“Our home is our castle,” said
Hunt. “We need to be aware of
eminent domain.”
“It’s a wake-up call for all of us,”
she added. “I don’t think that peowhat is good for them.
“We always accept feedback
from all sources and routinely send
out surveys to the school administrators as a check and balance, as it
relates to sales and nutrition,” said
Jamison. “Oftentimes we will alter
a menu at a site and try suggested
changes that are within the guidelines of USDA requirements for
their appeal to the students and
sales potential.”
As good as these changes may
appear to be, however, Michaelis
still encourages parents to sacrifice a couple of minutes of their
time to make a healthy lunch for
their children.
“Parents are upset with the
meals being served at schools, but
sometimes the easy thing to do is
to give their child $3,” she said. “I
think all kids want to be able to buy
lunch every now and then, but they
have to balance it out.” ■
ple understand that they (government) abuse this.”
Many audience members echoed
her sentiment.
“The debate was
good. People have a
right to be educated
on issues.”
—Karen Stepper,
President, San Ramon Valley
Exchange Club
“It’s good to be aware of this
issue,” said Matthew Del Carlo,
field representative for state
Assemblyman Guy S. Houston (R.,
Walnut Creek).
“I think eminent domain should
be used for public use not for business development,” said Ted Gunn,
an accountant from Walnut Creek
and treasurer of the Exchange Club.
During the question-and-answer
session following Hunt’s speech,
someone asked, “How do we solve
eminent domain?
“Get rid of the Sierra Club,”
someone jokingly replied.
Chuckles fluttered through the
dining room.
Stepper, Danville’s newly seated
mayor, said the event provided a
forum for discussion, learning and
understanding.
“The debate was good,” said
Stepper. “People have a right to be
educated on issues.”
The San Ramon Valley
Exchange Club is part of the
National Exchange Club, which is
headquartered in Toledo, Ohio.
There are hundreds of clubs
throughout the U.S. and Puerto
Rico, with nearly 28,000 members
active in their communities daily.
“It’s a serious organization,” said
Stepper. “It’s a community service
club.”
Also at the lunch, Suzanne
Cassidy-Jacobus, Realtor for Interno
Real Estate in Danville, spoke about
double-checking homes for termites
because they may cause thousands
of dollars worth of damage.
And Stepper presented a large
white cake to Vicki Carlson, an
Alamo resident whose husband
Raymond—a retired police sergeant—is training Iraqi policemen in
Amman, Jordan. Carlson, a Blue
Star Mom, said her son Brian is in
his second year at West Point, and
also that she will be joining her husband in Amman on Dec. 14. ■
County seeking
committee members
The Contra Costa County
Board of Supervisors is looking
for interested people to fill a
vacant seat on the Countywide
Bicycle Advisory Committee. The
Committee consists of 16 members, and provides input to the
county on bicycle projects for
transportation and pedestrians.
Applications are also being
accepted for a vacant seat on the
R7A Parks and Recreation
Committee; four vacant seats on
the
Danville/Alamo
Police
Advisory Committee, for county
service area P-2B; and a District 3
member for the Mobile Home
Advisory Committee, which has
10 members and three at-large
members. The terms of office for
each of the appointments expires
Dec. 31, 2007.
A vacant seat is available on
the Assessment Appeals Board
as well. Qualifications for potential applicants include a basic
knowledge of property appraisal
and taxation, and a minimum of
five years experience in
California as an accountant, broker, or property appraiser. The
term of office for the appointment expires Sept. 4, 2008.
The Commission for Women is
in need of a person to fill a representative seat. The committee has a
total of 26 members, and the
appointment expires Feb. 28, 2009.
Finally,
the
Board
of
Supervisors is seeking an applicant for an alternate seat on the
County’s Fire Protection District’s
Fire Commissioners, which consists of seven member and five
alternate seats. The term of office
expires June 30, 2009.
Applicants can visit the county’s Web site at www.co.contracosta.ca.us/maddybook for application procedures or call the
County Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors at 335-1900 for an
application.
Applications
should
be
returned to the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors by 5 p.m.
Dec. 15. ■
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is the season—to light
Christmas trees, among
other things. The public
tree lightings in the area kick off
the holiday season better than anything except maybe outdoor home
decorations, more and more each
weekend. The public lightings
bring everyone out to hark the herald school choirs singing, to partake in goodies offered free by
businesses, and to enjoy the camaraderie engendered by cool nights,
warm coats and fingers wrapped
around hot cups of cider, chocolate
or coffee. I decided this year to
really get into the spirit, to attend
all five of the tree lightings in the
area: Danville, Alamo and three by
Hospice
of
Contra
Costa
Foundation. I ended up at the two
big ones and the Hospice lighting
in Blackhawk, a satisfying kickoff
to my personal holiday season.
It all started the night after
Thanksgiving by the Old Oak Tree
on Diablo Road with the tree lighting presented by the Danville Area
Chamber of Commerce. That’s a
great time for a community gathering. It’s a long weekend for most
people, you’ve already spent a day
of celebrating with your family and
giving thanks, so you’re ready for a
larger venue and the brisk outdoors.
The street was blocked off, with
stands on the south side for choral
groups, and families began arriving
early for the 6:15 tree lighting. Right
on time, Mayor Mike Doyle made
his appearance on a balcony overlooking Diablo Road. He introduced
Father Christmas and the Snow
Angel and then asked everyone to
close their eyes and sprinkle magic
dust onto the tree. It worked! After a
countdown we opened our eyes and
the massive old Danville symbol
was lit up like, well, like a Christmas
tree. Father Christmas and the Snow
Angel came down to head toward
Hartz Avenue along with the crowd,
talking to tykes along the way.
Downtown was bustling, with lights
everywhere and holiday displays in
the windows. It was a leisurely, fun,
family time, with youngsters stimulated by the cold night air and, perhaps, visions of sugarplums dancing
in their heads. Norman Rockwell
couldn’t have done it better.
“Is it unique to this
area that we light oak
trees rather than pine
trees? And when I eat
a cookie in the brisk
night air, do I shiver
away the calories?”
Then last Friday I went to the
Hospice Tree of Lights at 5 p.m. on
Blackhawk Road at Blackhawk
Drive, the main entrance to
Blackhawk. Here, too, was a stand
with hot beverages and cookies, plus
teenage girls passing out candy
canes and also candles. The Diablo
Vista Middle School choir sang and
their voices were beautiful and
peaceful, without amplification.
Mark Goldberg, community manager of the Blackhawk Homeowners
Association, introduced Leigh
Boyd, who told the story of her son,
Drew, his battle with cancer and
Hospice’s Comfort for Kids, which
provides pediatric palliative and hospice care. “We’re here celebrating
and remembering and being thankful for those we’ve loved and lost,”
she told the gathering. Then someone went around lighting all our candles and, in the candlelight, Chris
Bertrand read the poem “We
Remember Them,” with everyone
reciting the refrain after each line.
Then there was a countdown and the
big oak in the Blackhawk Road
median was lit, with each light representing the memory of a loved
one. Volunteers at a table sold light
sponsorships plus porcelain ornaments to benefit Hospice.
Finally, Sunday evening, I attended the Alamo tree lighting, sponsored by the Alamo Merchants and
Professional Association. This was
another large community gathering,
with games and goodies in front of
the shops next to Andrew H. Young
Park, and children playing and
laughing with happiness in the night
with their families and friends. The
YMCA snapped photos of children
with a Santa figure, which the
youngsters then glued onto a card
and decorated as an ornament. Next
to that, an elf-garbed woman dancing around as she twisted balloons
into shapes for children who sat on
little chairs in front of her. At the
park, the San Ramon Valley High
School Chamber Singers sang holiday favorites beneath twinkling
snowflakes. Again there was a
countdown and then oohs and aahs
as that big oak tree was lit. The
emcee called everyone’s attention to
a natural light display—the crescent
moon shining over west Alamo with
a bright star as a companion. The
students in the audience quickly corrected him: It was not a star, it was a
planet, Venus, to be exact. Next the
Alamo School Choir took the stands
in their red shirts, and sang out
enthusiastically, prompting parents’
video cameras into action. At the
edge of the park, lighted Christmas
trees surrounded a canopy where
Santa Claus sat receiving youngsters. San Ramon cheerleaders
helped with the efforts and presented
each child with a candy cane as they
departed.
The tree lightings set me wondering: Is it unique to this area that
we light oak trees rather than pine
trees? And when I eat a cookie in
the brisk night air, do I shiver away
the calories? Regardless, the events
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E D I T O R I A L • T H E O P I N I O N O F T H E W E E K LY
Community spirit—
the best gift
of the holidays
Over the last two weekends, the communities of
Danville and Alamo have each enjoyed wonderful
community celebrations with their respective tree
lightings. Both events were true kickoffs to the holiday
season emphasizing the feelings of peace and goodwill
toward others, plus they were just plain fun for everyone. Both tree lightings with all their extra activities
ran seamlessly, at least as observed by the happy participants. But as with any endeavor, a look behind the
scenes would show hours and days, weeks and months
of preparations and coordination.
We have the Danville Area Chamber of Commerce to
thank for the lighting of the Old Oak Tree on Diablo
Road, which took
place the day after
Thanksgiving. In a
“As with any endeavor,
massive effort, the
chamber coordinated a look behind
volunteers to set up the the scenes would
street with stands and
an amplification sys- show hours and days,
tem; arrange for bands weeks and months
on Diablo Road and
Hartz Avenue, as well of preparations.”
as local choral groups;
have Father Christmas
and the Snow Angel spend the evening talking to children; and all the other details that go into such a huge
undertaking. Thanks, also, to town personnel who
helped with setting up barricades and cleanup until 9:30
p.m. that night and the next day, not to mention making
sure the tree lights were checked out and ready for the
big moment—and providing the “chief elf” who actually turned the lights on at the right moment.
In Alamo, the Alamo Merchants and Professional
Association was responsible. Andrew H. Young Park
was decorated beautifully, with big blowups of snowmen for children to enjoy, and snowflake lights on all
the trees, bushes and bandstands. Santa’s throne was
under a canopy surrounded by Christmas trees with
yet more twinkling lights. The retail area next to the
park had a lineup of activities and goodies being given
away—hot beverages, popcorn and cookies to name a
few. The Sheriff’s Department had its vehicles for
folks to see up close and personal to tantalize the
imaginations of young and old. They also had officers
collecting Toys for Tots.
Police services also deserve a pat on the back for
their excellent crowd control and efficient street closures for both tree lightings. Traffic was routed around
the tree lightings with minimal disruptions and was
back to normal soon after each event.
Thank you to these wonderful organizations that know
how to create merriment—and make it look easy. They
are one more thing to celebrate this holiday season.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Vandal must take responsibility
Dear Editor:
In the article about the train depot being vandalized, Police Chief Chris
Wenzel said the museum may request donations to repair the caboose.
Why would they even consider looking for “donations” from the community? The kid, even though he is a minor, is responsible! He will learn
nothing if he is not held accountable in some way. Why didn’t he learn
respect for other people’s property? Where were the parents or other
important people in his life?
Far too many parents, especially in this area, bail their kids out of whatever trouble they get into, and no one learns anything. If the kid truly was
looking for a place to sleep, why did he vandalize the mannequins? That
is far beyond looking for a place to crash.
Why the teen was intoxicated is another issue but intoxicated and
looking for a place to sleep doesn’t mean using paint and destroying
property, aside from maybe the broken window. That wouldn’t amount
to $5,000 damage.
If I ever thought that I made a donation to the museum and it was going
to something other than normal upkeep or new exhibits, I would be furious. I understand the property must be restored quickly to show pride and
try to curb other incidences, but could we please hold some of these kids
responsible so they and others learn from their “lack of respect and boredom,” as the article reports the police saying. You can be bored and not
feel the need to destroy property.
Margaret Mahon, Danville
Supervisor says thanks for supporting Measure S
Dear Editor:
I was pleased to see that so many of you supported Measure S in
Alamo, as it is indeed a victory for your community. This measure, as
many of you will recall, allows for an appropriation increase over the next
four years. It does not ask for more tax money from residents, but simply
allows the Alamo’s Parks and Recreation Committee (R7A) to recommend expenditures that are larger in scale, and more proportional with the
revenue that is generated from the taxes that local residents currently pay.
The overwhelming support to pass Measure S is more than just a reasonable response to a community need. As many have witnessed, quite a
drama has played out with regards to the recent restructuring of the R7A
Committee that recommends the expenditures for Alamo. This change
has not been easy for anyone that has been directly involved, but I made
this decision based on what I feel is best for Alamo. Now it is time to get
back to the work of the people.
I want to thank you for having faith in my efforts to make sure you are
appropriately served by both your community volunteers and the county’s
staff. You have spoken, and we are now ready to move on past the anger
of a few and get these overly delayed projects completed.
If any of you have questions or concerns about any misleading information that has been put out there or would like to attend the committee’s
meetings and share your ideas for a better Alamo, please do not hesitate
to contact my Danville office at 309 Diablo Road, 820-8683.
Mary N. Piepho
County Supervisor, District 3
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POLICE BULLETIN
Community Pulse
Traffic stops results
in meth arrest
POLICE BULLETIN & LOG • OBITUARIES • BIRTHS & WEDDINGS
A routine traffic stop by
Danville police officers Saturday
ended with a Concord man in custody on felony drug charges. The
arrest occurred at 5:13 p.m. Dec. 4
on Camino Tassajara and
Sycamore Valley Road.
Sgt. Ron Bradley of the
Danville Police Department said
the officer stopped a vehicle being
driven by Anselmo Hernandez,
25, after the patrolman spotted a
passenger in the car riding without a seatbelt. After the vehicle
POLICE LOG
The Danville Police Department
made the following information available. Under the law, those charged
with offenses are considered innocent until convicted.
Nov. 28
• Burglary-auto: on Fostoria Cr., at
8:53 a.m.
• Malicious mischief: on Front St., at
9:40 a.m.
• Grand theft-from vehicle: on
Woodside Ct., at 9:26 a.m.
• Malicious mischief: on Camino
Tassajara, at 9:38 a.m.
• Malicious mischief: on Hartz Av., at
11:04 a.m.
• Property-lost or missing: on Gil Blas
Rd., at 2:33 p.m.
• Hit & run-misdemeanor: on Hartz
Av., at 4:30 p.m.
• Petty theft-from building: on Diablo
Rd., at 5:18 p.m.
• Drunk in public: on San Ramon
Valley Blvd., at 7:56 p.m.
• Petty theft-all other: on Love Ln., at
10:35 p.m.
Nov. 29
• Property-lost or missing: on San
Ramon Valley Blvd., at 7:15 a.m.
• Burglary-miscellaneous: on
Lawrence Rd., at 9:43 a.m.
• Accident-property damage: on
Railroad Av., at 12:13 p.m.
• Battery-misdemeanor: on El Pintado
Rd., at 2:52 p.m.
• Petty theft-bicycle: on San Ramon
Valley Blvd., at 5:17 p.m.
• Disturbing the peace: on Winfield
Ln., at 7:24 p.m.
Nov. 30
• Suspicious circumstances: on Hartz
Wy., at 9:17 a.m.
• Suspicious circumstances: on
Antelope Ridge Wy., at 12:37
a.m.
• Petty theft: on La Gonda Wy., at
3:51 p.m.
• Accident-property damage: on San
Ramon Valley Blvd., at 5:49 p.m.
• Petty theft-from vehicle: on
Blackstone Dr., at 7:21 p.m.
• Drunk in public: on Gold Creek Ct.,
at 11:55 p.m.
Dec. 1
• Petty theft: on El Pintado Rd., at
2:12 p.m.
• Suspicious circumstances: on Love
Ln., at 2:58 p.m.
• Malicious mischief: on Brightwood
Cr., at 3:31 p.m.
• Accident-property damage: on Hartz
Av., at 4:57 p.m.
• Accident-injury: on Brookside Dr., at
5:25 p.m.
• Petty theft: on Ramona Rd., at
9:06 p.m.
• Battery-misdemeanor: on Fountain
Springs Cr., at 7:53 p.m.
Dec. 2
• Stolen vehicle: on Gil Blas Rd., at
8:46 a.m.
• Suspicious circumstances: on
Summerside Cr., at 9:39 a.m.
• Grand theft-from vehicle: on La
Gonda Wy., at 9:22 a.m.
• Burglary-auto: on Ramona Rd., at
10:24 a.m.
• Credit card fraud: on Pelican St., at
10:57 a.m.
• Accident-property damage: on San
Ramon Valley Blvd., at 11:44 a.m.
• Petty theft-from vehicle: on Ramona
Rd., at 4:13 p.m.
• Malicious mischief: on Old Orchard
Ct., at 4:28 p.m.
E. Prospect Av., at 6:26 p.m.
• Vandalism-felony: on El Capitan Dr.,
at 8:56 p.m.
• Driving under influence (DUI)-misdemeanor: on San Ramon Valley
Blvd., at 11:35 p.m.
Dec. 3
• Warrant-arrest: on Mallard St., at
1:15 a.m.
• Suspicious circumstances: on Hartz
Av., at 10:27 a.m.
• Burglary-commercial: on San Ramon
Valley Blvd., at 10:58 a.m.
• Property-found: on Town and
Country Dr., at 11:31 a.m.
• Accident-injury: on Greenbrook Dr.,
at 1:41 p.m.
• Petty theft-from vehicle: on Gil Blas
Rd., at 4:11 p.m.
• DUI-misdemeanor: on Waterman
Cr., at 10:32 p.m.
Dec. 4
• DUI-misdemeanor: on San Ramon
Valley Blvd., at 1:08 a.m.
• Malicious mischief: on Dolphin Dr.,
at 8:00 a.m.
• Arson: on Quinterra Ln., at 8:22 a.m.
Center Wy., at 11:06 a.m.
was stopped, Hernandez was
asked for identification but was
unable to provide it.
With Hernandez’ permission,
the officer searched him for any
ID, according to police reports,
and the officer reportedly found
a quantity of methamphetamine
in his pocket. Hernandez was
taken into custody and charged
with possession of dangerous
drugs and driving under the
influence, said Bradley.
Hernandez remains in custody
at the West County Jail, pending
an appearance in court on the
drug charges.
• Suspicious circumstances: on La
Gonda Wy., at 2:33 p.m.
• Burglary-residential: on Ynez Cr., at
4:44 p.m.
• Possession of dangerous drugs: on
Camino Tassajara, at 5:13 p.m.
• Accident-injury: on Camino
Tassajara, at 5:24 p.m.
The Office of the Contra Costa
County Sheriff’s Department’s Valley
Station in Alamo made the following
information available.
ALAMO
Nov. 29
• Petty theft: on Livorna Heights Rd.
• Identity theft: on Medlyn Ln.
Nov. 30
• Petty theft: on Via Del Rey
BLACKHAWK
Nov. 28
• Malicious mischief: on Blackhawk
Club Dr.
• Malicious mischief: on Blackhawk Dr.
• Malicious mischief: on Blackhawk
Dr/Eagle Nest Ct.
Dec. 3
• Malicious mischief: on Kingswood Ln.
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OBITUARIES
Joseph B. Knox
Joseph B. Knox, born Jan. 11,
1924, passed away Nov. 13 at the
age of 81.
He attended Fremont High
School in Oakland and served in
Italy in the Army Air Force during
World War II as a weather forecaster. After the war, he attended UC
Berkeley, graduated from UCLA,
and received his Ph.D. in meteorology from UCLA. He taught briefly
at UCLA and spent the next 30
years at Lawrence Livermore Lab,
first in the Plowshare program and
later as the leader of the
Atmospheric and Geophysical
Sciences Division. He loved playing bridge, golfing, hiking and was
an Eagle Scout.
He is survived by his wife of
57 years, Jane Knox; daughters
Susan Pillsbury and Christina
Knox; grandchildren Pamela
Pillsbury, Caroline Pillsbury and
Erin Henderson; and his sister,
Ellen Dunlap.
A memorial service was held at
the San Ramon Valley United
Methodist Church in Alamo. The
family suggested contributions be
made to that church; or the First
Presbyterian Church of Oakland,
27th and Broadway, Oakland
94612; the American Cancer
Society, 1885 Oak Park Blvd.,
Pleasant Hill 94523; or Love of
Animals, P.O. Box 6344, Visalia,
93290.
Laurel Anne Taner
Laurel Anne Taner, born Jan.
22, 1957, passed away Nov. 19 at
the age of 48. She was born at
Kaiser Hospital in Walnut Creek
and passed away at Kaiser
Hospital in Walnut Creek after a
long battle with cancer.
A teacher of music, English,
speech and physical education, she
obtained a bachelor’s degree in
Speech and Mass Communication
from California State University
Hayward. She was an accomplished clarinet player and spent
her life performing in orchestras,
bands and musical reviews. Most
recently, she played in the San
Ramon Community Band, Contra
Costa Wind Symphony, Hayward
Municipal Band, California Wind
Ensemble
and
East
Bay
Symphonic Band.
She is survived by sisters Julie
and Wendy; cousins, an aunt and
uncle, and the many people whose
lives she touched through her
music, teachings and other hobbies.
A memorial was held at the Mt.
Diablo Unitarian Universalist
Church in Walnut Creek and
interment was at Mt. Diablo
Unitarian Universalist Church’s
Memorial Garden. Memorial contributions may be made to
LaHonda Music Camp, P.O. Box
2632, Castro Valley, 94546.
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Head for the hoops
WEEKEND PREVIEW
Mustangs, Wolves basketball look forward to competitive season
by Mike L. Mc Colgan
B
oth Monte Vista and San
Ramon Valley high schools
promise to be a force in the
competitive East Bay Athletic
League basketball season just starting up.
Monte Vista’s head coach Bill
Powers said he has high expectations for this year’s team.
“Though we are not necessarily
an experienced team we have some
talent and some height,” he said.
“We return four of the top eight
players from team that went 20-7
last year, losing to De La Salle in
the sectional playoffs. We believe
that we have a legitimate shot at
winning a conference championship and challenge for sectional
recognition.”
He also noted that Cory Higgins,
last year’s second leading scorer in
the conference and all-league play,
was returning.
“Cory is a junior and will be one
of the best players in the conference,” said Powers. “Third year
varsity player Ben Wilson will also
be one of the team’s leaders. Ben is
an active player that has the ability
to play inside and outside. Other
players that we are expecting to
lead this year are Ryan Whalen,
Mike Cavalli, John Appel and
Mike McFarland.”
The EBAL is a very competitive
conference, he added. “Probably
the team to beat will be Foothill.
Foothill will return all of their top
nine players from a team that finished third last year and competed
in the sectional tournament,” he
said. “Other teams that will compete for the league championship
will be Monte Vista, San Ramon,
Amador Valle, and California.”
Monte Vista began preseason
play last Thursday in a tournament
at Montgomery High School in
Santa Rosa. Conference play
begins Jan. 11 against California
High at California. The varsity
game begins at 7 p.m.
San Ramon Valley Coach John
Raynor has coached many great
players, including Mark Madsen—
who currently plays professional
basketball for the Minnesota
Timberwolves. Madsen also won
three World Championships with
the Los Angeles Lakers.
“My returning players are
Brandon Adams, forward, a most
athletic player and a strong
rebounder,” Raynor said. “Others
are Mike Kehrig—guard, aggressive and tough competitor; Scott
O’Drobinak—guard, fast and
feisty;
Stephen
Tappin—
forward/center, post player and
smart; and Joey Fuca—guard, controlled and good basketball IQ.”
“The EBAL is a very competitive league and all the teams will be
strong,” Raynor said.
San Ramon begins its league
play Jan. 11 against Foothill High
at Foothill at 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer
San Ramon boys soccer team
beat Deer Valley 6-0. San Ramon’s
record is now 3-0. Monte Vista
beat Liberty 1-0.
Chris Leer, 17, a senior forward
for the San Ramon Valley Wolves
boys soccer team, has been accepted at UC Davis and verbally committed to play Division I soccer for
the Aggies beginning in fall 2006.
“I am very excited about my
future college academic and soccer
plans,” said Leer. “UC Davis offers
an incredible educational opportunity as well as a chance for me to
compete in Division I soccer.” He
intends to major in communications
and participate in Air Force ROTC.
Leer has competed in soccer
since age 6, playing Class 1 club
soccer for the Mustang Soccer
Club as well as the Lamorinda
Soccer Club. Leer has competed at
high levels in baseball as well. As a
freshman at San Ramon Valley
High, he played football, soccer
and baseball before committing to
play soccer year-round.
This past club season saw his
U19 Mustang Tri-Valley United
soccer team win the league title in
the Golden State Soccer League as
well as several tournaments this
past summer including the Albion
Cup, a San Diego Tournament,
defeating a team from Liverpool,
England on the way to the title.
“Chris is a smart forward who
times his runs well and can strike a
great ball,” said Matt Zahner, U19
Mustang Tri-Valley United coach.
“His speed and nose for the goal
makes him an extremely tough
competitor.”
Girls Soccer
The Lady Wolves Soccer team
won its first game against nonleague Carondelet 1-0. Last year,
both teams advanced to the semifinals in the 3A North Coast playoffs. ■
JOE MCENTEE
PREP SCHEDULE
Today
Boys Soccer: San Ramon vs. Cal
High, 5:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball: San Ramon vs.
Aragon, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Boys Basketball: Monte Vista at
Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Boys Soccer: Monte Vista vs.
Berkeley, 2 p.m.
San Ramon vs. De La Salle, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer: San Ramon at
Livermore, 11 a.m.
Wrestling: San Ramon at Freedom
Duals, 7 a.m.
Monday
Boys Soccer: Monte Vista vs.
Amador Valley, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday
Boys Basketball: Monte Vista vs.
Battle of the Glimme kids
Remi White carries the ball for Vista Grande Elementary with Ryan
LaGrone behind her, while Stevie Oliveira, left, of Green Valley
Elementary tries to intercept at the inter-school flag football game
recently. Brothers Austin Glimme and Adam Glimme are P.E. teachers at the two schools, which are right around the corner from each
other, and both run popular games of flag football during lunchtime.
The champions of each school, fourth- and fifth-graders, played
each other in the recent contest, complete with a spirit committee,
cheers and music, in a fun lunchtime event that involved hundreds
of enthusiastic students.
Northgate, 7:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball: Monte Vista at
Mission San Jose, 7 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Monte Vista vs. Cal
High, 5:30 p.m.
San Ramon vs. Foothill, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Boys Soccer: Monte Vista at Cal
High, 5:30 p.m.
San Ramon at Foothill, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday
Girls Soccer: Monte Vista vs.
Livermore, 5:30 p.m.
San Ramon at Granada, 5:30 p.m.
Boys Basketball:
San Ramon at the SRV Holiday
Classic (Dec. 15-16)
Girls Basketball: San Ramon
at the Washington Tournament
(Dec. 15-17)
C O V E R
Blackhawk Ranch, established in 1917, was famous for its Shire horses.
F
arms? In Danville?
The agricultural roots of our valley were
impressed even more strongly on historians
Beverly Lane and Ralph Cozine as they chose photographs and researched local history for their new
book, “San Ramon Valley: Alamo, Danville and
San Ramon.” The book was released by Arcadia
Publishing last week.
“We were basically a farming community until
World War II,” said Cozine. “Then we became
more of a bedroom community for people living
here and working elsewhere.”
He and Don Wood, whose family owned a large
ranch in Sycamore Valley, had previously put
together an exhibit for the Museum of the San
Ramon Valley on farming from 1850-1950. “It was
one of the most fun shows I’d put on,” recalled
Cozine. “He rallied up all his old friends to get all
these pictures.” Many of those same photographs
are now in the book, he noted.
“I particularly pressed to do a section on it
being horse country,” Lane said. “I don’t think
people really appreciate how significant horses
were in the valley.”
The book includes photos of the Oakwood Park
Stock Farm, which later became Diablo Country
Club, and Blackhawk Ranch in 1917. “We talked
Early families in 1891 at Cox’s Grove, which was on the Cox family farm in San Ramon and used for community gat
to people in the Weidemann family,” said Lane.
“They still do run cattle, and have roundups and
barbecues. They’re ranching out in Tassajara and
also run cattle in the Las Trampas area.”
She said a great resource was a history of the
valley typed up by an early resident named Vivian
Coats. “She saved some wonderful black and white
photographs,” said Lane. “Almost any of the
Tassajara ones came from her collection. And she
had a vivid way of writing.” Vivian Coats is the one
who noted back in the early 1900s that no matter
how hard they partied, they still had to get up at
dawn to do the farm chores.
The book was published by Arcadia as part of its
Images in America series on local history. Arcadia
began on the East Coast and then came west. In
cities, it zeroes in on topics, such as boxing in San
Francisco, the San Francisco Fire Department, and
the Marina and Sunset districts. It also publishes
books on subjects such as aviation, baseball,
motoring and cemeteries.
“Several years ago a representative of Arcadia
came through the Bay Area and approached people
from museums and historical societies to enlist
volunteers to do these books,” recalled Lane, who
is curator at the Museum of the San Ramon Valley.
She said Cozine immediately showed interest. He
This Alamo freight train depot was dismantled in 1939 and was about one mile from the center of
the “village.” It was originally called Hemme and had a huge hay warehouse nearby.
S T O R Y
was active at the museum in assembling exhibits
and working with its historical photographs. At the
time, Lane was heavily involved with Gail
Kamerer in producing a curriculum for thirdgraders: The San Ramon Valley, Knowing Your
Community. When it was completed last fall, she
was ready to tackle the book project.
“I thought that with all the Images of America
books out there that San Ramon Valley really ought
to have its own book,” said Lane. They needed to fit
the format of 128 pages, using 180-220 photographs.
“Ralph and I volunteered our time to put it
together, to do the research and do the photographs,” Lane said. “It was an interesting process
to have co-authors. There were a lot of choices
along the way.”
Cozine retired from Sandia Laboratories in
1989 and became active at the museum, especially with the historic photographs. State-of-the-art
technology allows photographs to be improved,
which is partly what makes the Images of
America series so popular.
“I’ve always been interested in photography,”
Cozine said, adding that he worked for a photographer while attending Kansas State University.
He also related to the farming aspect, he said,
since he spent his boyhood summers on his
uncle’s farm in Kansas.
Now he uses Photoshop software t
old photos digitally. “One can begin t
the things wrong with the old pictu
“Repair a tear, generally improve co
of the old ones are badly faded.”
He said the most satisfying aspect
is that it gives people the opportuni
historic photographs. “We got a chan
distribution of some of these old pho
said. “It’s nothing in depth but enoug
imagination to use.”
The book opens with a section on M
“The Landmark Mountain.” Lane sa
resources from UC Berkeley, especiall
Jepson Herbarium by botanist Willia
who was part of a California Sta
Survey, known as the Whitney Survey
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quite a few pages on Mount Dia
descriptions of the tarantulas are fant
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from Occidental College and a mas
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she probably became interested in
John and Louis Boyd developed the extensive Oakwood Park Stock Farm from 1890-1912 for horse and cattle
breeding. It later became the Diablo Country Club.
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became the D
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The second Alamo Grammar School, on the northwest corner of Stone Valley Road and
Danville Boulevard, had 61 children enrolled in 1904. Its bell is at today’s Alamo Elementary
School on Wilson Road.
about 20 years ago. “Every once in awhile it’s
become obsessive,” she noted.
She said that while researching this book she
delved for the first time into the history of the six
original grammar schools in the area. “We spent
quite a bit of time on that,” she said. “There was a
lot of miscellaneous information—and a lot of
contradictory information, but we were able to
clarify it. We found very interesting things we hadn’t seen anywhere else.”
For instance, she learned about the history of
Green Valley Grammar School. “I found in the
museum archives an account of a woman written in
the 19th century who talked about the fact that her
father built the school and that the land was deeded by Andrew Inman,” remembered Lane. He and
his brother Daniel are among the founders of
Danville and the town was named after Daniel.
“Andrew probably had some children who needed
a school.” She noted that families in those days had
huge families and said one of the reasons Tassajara
School was closed in 1946 was because one family with a large number of children moved away.
They had school photos in abundance since people tend to save them, she said; the problem was
which ones to select. “We had to make selections
on each school,” recalled Lane.
Book signings
PHOTOS COURTESY OF MUSEUM OF THE SAN RAMON VALLEY
’s, sometime between 1910 and 1930. The popular bar on Hartz Avenue
Danville Ice Cream Parlor during prohibition.
She said they turned everything in to Arcadia at
the end of July and the proofs came back for them
to work on after the publisher had made some
changes in the wording to follow a certain style.
What followed was a group effort by Beverly and
Jim Lane and Ralph and Marillyn Cozine plus
museum volunteer Betty Dunlap proofing the copy
again and again and wording the captions as clearly and as accurately as possible.
“It was a real challenge but I’m glad it came out
in time for the holidays,” said Lane. “I hope people enjoy reading about the history they didn’t
know - I sure did.”
The book is now for sale for $19.99 at the museum shop, which also carries other local history books
as well as early photographs. Lane and Cozine are
donating their royalties from each book to the museum, plus the museum earns the retail markup on each
book it sells.
Both authors are proud that it has photographs
and maps that haven’t been in book form before,
including rare maps of the San Ramon Rancho,
which covered all of Alamo, all of Danville and
part of San Ramon. They noted that readers can
use the book to enjoy the photos and perhaps use it
as a starting point to explore in depth early life in
the San Ramon Valley. ■
Beverly Lane and
Ralph Cozine, coauthors of “San
Ramon
Valley:
Alamo, Danville,
and San Ramon,”
will be selling and
signing the book
from 10 a.m.-noon
tomorrow at the
Farmers Market,
on Railroad and
Prospect avenues
in
Danville.
Museum volunteers will also be there to
wrap the book for holiday giving. Rakestraw
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PEOPLE & LIFESTYLES IN OUR COMMUNITY
Prime Time for ‘seasoned citizens’
Tuesdays mean sharing talents for a fun day and a hot meal
by B. Lynn Goodwin
B. LYNN GOODWIN
June Richards (left) and Betty Buckhalter enjoy painting at Prime Time, held every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the Community Presbyterian Church, 222 W. El Pintado Road.
The program is fun for “seasoned citizens” and those who share their skills in a morning of camaraderie and fellowship.
O
ne day, a new woman walked into the
Prime Time program for “seasoned citizens” at Community Presbyterian Church
to check it out.
“One of our volunteers went over and patted
her on the shoulder and the lady started to cry,”
recalled program director Ruth Ann Martin.
“Our volunteer said, ‘Oh, my goodness, did I
hurt you? I am so sorry.’
“Her response was, ‘You didn’t hurt me. Do
you know how long it’s been since somebody
touched me?’”
Prime Time reaches out with love and companionship—plus skills, help and fun—to any senior
who wants to meet and enjoy other people.
“There are no strangers,” reads its brochure,
“only friends we’ve yet to meet.” It offers nondenominational “fellowship and fulfillment to
the seasoned citizens of the San Ramon Valley.”
Walk into the multi-purpose room at the church
at 222 W. El Pintado Road on any Tuesday morning and see all the excitement and activities Prime
Time has to offer. It also gives volunteers the
chance to share their skills, to be part of the team
that “gives” and thereby “gets” in return.
“We should not be
takers all our lives.
We need to be givers,
because that’s where
the joy comes in.”
—Ruth Ann Martin
Team member Leonora Salvemini, who waves
her hand Italian-style when pronouncing her
name, helps people with papier tole, a craft in
which flat art becomes three-dimensional.
Vivian Swarts leads line dancing and exercise.
Neva Westfall helps the Grandmother’s Club,
which makes stuffed animals for children in hospitals. Mija Barron does manicures. Carole
Shawver specializes in watercolors.
A knitters and crocheters group makes scarves
and hats for people around the world. There’s a
ceramics group and seasonal crafts, a Hand Bell
Choir, mah jong tables, blood pressure checks
and more.
Program director Martin has been in charge for
seven years. When she took over, she asked the
program’s existing participants and leaders three
questions:
“Is this program worth saving?”
“Do you want to be a part of the saving?”
“If it’s worth saving, what part do you want to
do to play?”
She combined key volunteers with new people
and now has about 120 attendees each week.
As she strolled among the tables, one person
wanted to show her pictures from a recent trip,
AT T H E M O V I E S
CinéArts @ Pleasant Hill: 2314 Monument Blvd., Pleasant Hill (687-1100)
Century 14 Walnut Creek: 1201 Locust St., Walnut Creek (937-7025)
Blackhawk Movie 7: 4175 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville (736-0368)
Crow Canyon 6: 2525 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon (820-4831)
Hacienda Crossings 20/ Regal Imax Theater: 5000 Dublin Boulevard, Dublin (560-9600)
Vine Cinema: Corner of First and South O streets, Livermore (447-2545)
Internet address: For show times, visit the Danville Weekly Online Edition at
http://www.DanvilleWeekly.com/
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Note: Screenings are for Friday through Tuesday only.
Aeon Flux (PG-13)
Bee Season (PG-13)
Capote (R)
Chicken Little (G)
Chicken Little in Disney
Digital 3-D (G)
Chronicles of Narnia (PG)
Derailed (R)
First Decent (PG-13)
Good Night, and Good
Luck (PG)
Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire (PG-13)
Crow Canyon 6: Fri 10:45 am, 1:10, 3:30, 7:15,
10:05 pm, Sat 10:45 am, 1:15, 4, 7:10, 10:05 pm,
Sat-Tues no show 10:05 pm
Hacienda Crossing 20: Fri-Tues 11:50 am, 12:15,
2:30, 3, 5:10, 5:40, 7:45, 8:20, 10:15, 10:50 pm,
Tues no show 10:50 pm
CinéArts: Fri-Tues 12:55, 3:05, 4:55, 7:05, 8:55 pm
CinéArts: Fri-Tues 12:20, 3:15, 7, 9:45 pm
Blackhawk Movies 7: Fri-Tues 1, 3, 5, 7:05, 9:10
pm, Sun-Tues no show 9:10 pm
Hacienda Crossing 20: Fri-Tues 10 am
2:55, 5:15, 7:25, 9:45 pm, Tues no show 10:30 am,
12:40, 2:55, 5:15 pm
Blackhawk Movies 7: Fri-Tues 12:50, 3:55, 7, 10:05
Century 14: Fri-Tues 12:15, 3:30, 6:45, 10 pm
Crow Canyon 6: Fri-Tues 10 am, 12:50, 3:40, 7, 10
pm, Sun-Tues no show 10 pm
Hacienda Crossing 20: Fri-Tues 10:15, 10:45 am,
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CinéArts: Fri-Tues 12:15, 2:30, 5:05, 7:20, 9:55 pm
Blackhawk Movies 7: Fri-Tues 12:30, 12:45, 3:50,
4:05, 7:15, 7:25, 10:35, 10:45 pm, Sun-Tues no
show 10:35, 10:45 pm
Crow Canyon 6: Fri-Tues noon, 3:20, 6:50, 10:10
Hacienda Crossing 20: Fri-Tues 10 am, noon,
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Just Friends (PG-13)
7:55, 10:20 pm, Sun-Tues no show 10:20 pm
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (R) CinéArts: Fri-Tues 12:05, 2:25, 4:50, 7:15, 9:50 pm
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Crow Canyon 6: Fri-Tues 10:10 am, 1, 3:50, 6:40,
9:30 pm, Sun-Tues no show 9:30 pm
4:05, 7:10, 10:20 pm
Rent (PG-13)
Hacienda Crossing 20: Fri-Tues 12:30, 3:35, 6:50,
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Syriana (R)
Century 14: Fri-Tues 1:35, 4:25, 7:15, 10:05 pm
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Hacienda Crossing 20: Fri-Tues 10 am, 12:20,
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Regal Imax Theaters: Fri-Tues 10:30 am, 12:45, 3,
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Crow Canyon 6: Fri-Tues 12:15, 3:15, 6:45, 9:45
Hacienda Crossing 20: Fri-Tues 3:50, 7:20, 10:30
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Hacienda Crossing 20: Fri-Tues 10 am, 12:25,
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brought their children to enjoy holiday crafts, juice, homemade muffins and cookies, plus a visit
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and a third asked about an upcoming bus trip. “This is
a Ministry of Interruptions,” said Martin, who is a
superb multi-tasker and values every participant in
Prime Time.
The program runs from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Many weeks
there is a presentation at 11. On the first Tuesday in
December, Prime Time’s Hand Bell Choir rang in the
Christmas season; on the second Tuesday, the San
Ramon Valley High School choir performed.
At noon, Prime Time serves a homemade lunch for
$3, cooked in the kitchen adjacent to the multipurpose
room. Beth Farrington, who runs the kitchen, works
with a team of 12. She also cooks for other organizations and has prepared more than 45,000 meals for
various groups.
Prime Time is as rewarding for Farrington and other
volunteers as it is for the participants, Martin said.
“We should not be takers all our lives,” she noted.
“We need to be givers, because that’s where the joy
comes in.”
“When people say, ‘How can we participate?’ I say,
‘If God is leading you here, there’s something you have
to offer,’” she added. “‘If that’s just loving on people,
that’s great. If you have a skill you want to offer, great.
If you want to play cards with people or teach them a
new card game, we are willing to accept it.’”
Dick Wood, a former Navy pilot who volunteers as
Mr. Fix-It, will tackle a broken purse strap or a damaged jewelry clasp or even a portable heater.
“I look at it, I figure out what makes it work, and
maybe I can fix it,” he explained. That sums up
Prime Time’s attitude: People make a difference by
Papier tole artists (l-r) Elke Ryan, Maxine D. Cardenas and
Leonora Salvemini show their creations to program director
Ruth Ann Martin.
sharing their talents.
“This gives me something to do. I’m an old man and
I don’t have any family here,” Wood added.
On the other hand, when woodcarver Jim Johnson
was asked, “What brought you to Prime Time?” his
eyes sparkled as he said, “My wife.” When asked,
“What keeps you coming back?” he again said, “My
wife,” in the same puckish tone. Though he is a skilled
woodcarver, one of his greatest contributions is putting new people at ease.
For additional information about joining, volunteering or being added to the mailing list, call Ruth Ann
Martin at 820-6387. A phone inquiry is all it takes to
be involved. “If you are in the prime of your life, you
are eligible,” Martin said. Transportation can also be
arranged; call Gloria at 837-5229.
Though the activities are excellent, it’s the warm,
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whew! ... they require some serious preparation.
A small amount of advance work goes a long way • Schedule a wine shopping day. Determine home and
in managing the exhausting yet exhilarating holiday gift needs; buying in quantity will save time and
marathon. It takes stamina but also focus—when money. Package gift wines in bags, dishtowels or fabyou’ll get started, what you’ll do (and not do) along ric so they are ready for giving. Make extras for sponthe way and whether you’ll be of good cheer at your taneous gifts ... handing them out will look planned.
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“later” group. Put me in the latter. I get annoyed hear- for festive linens and utensils. If not this year, when?
ing holiday music and seeing decorations go up before
Thanksgiving. But I understand that some want to rel- Try one of these time-saving cooking strategies:
ish as much of the season as possible ... others use • Bake a large package of boneless chicken breasts and
freeze by 2’s for adding to
work like tree trimming to jumpcasseroles, salads and sandstart their holiday. No matter
wiches. Do the same for other
when you start, there’s always
favorite foods.
too much to do. So, I’ve con- Turn a holiday work activity
• Make a list of favorite enterferred with every elf I know and
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compiled a list of ideas and sug- —baking cookies, tree
(e.g., cheesecake, dips) or easily
gestions for holiday prepping. If decorating—into fun by
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one item makes your holidays
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ing.
it an early present from Epicure.
Chatting and snacking with • Do you lust after your neighbor’s fruit tart; she after your
Epicure’s Holiday Organizing
Tips:
a friend or grandparent will tamales? Make double batches
of your best dishes and trade a
• With blank-page monthly calbatch between you.
endar sheets (print one from double the enjoyment.
• Make pans of deluxe brownies
your PC), plan out your holiday
from a box mix; bake in disposseason with a master schedule.
Write in all known commitments—the kids’ holiday able pans and freeze. When holiday visiting, wrap
play, parties, holiday dinners, guests’ arrivals, etc. pans in tinted plastic wrap and add a bow. Brownies
Insert the rest of your holiday “to do’s” in time slots will defrost on the ride to grandma’s house.
when you can complete a task. Avoid too much multi- • If people in your household are heading to different
tasking on any day. If you run out of days, try to liber- venues, prepare a large pot of pasta or a platter of finger foods for a New Year’s Eve buffet meal. Let everyate yourself from the remaining tasks.
• Create a gift list—for each person, note gift ideas and one eat on their own timetable (with disposable plates)
stores to visit. Use the list to cluster your shopping and leave the leftovers out for the babysitter.
• Plan some “chill” time for you. Give yourself a gift
outings into the fewest possible trips.
• Get the house in shape for the holidays. Check on of sleeping late, lunching with a friend, soaking in a
towels, linens, tableware, bar, etc. Refresh or replenish tub, writing letters, etc.
to be ready for entertaining.
Finally, establish a secret theme for your holiday sea• Clean out refrigerator and freezer to make
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room for extra holiday fare. Purge foods
frayed. Try this: “Bring joy to others; seek serenity for
that need to go!
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Author Visits
History Book Signing
Beverly Lane and Ralph Cozine will be
signing their new book, “Images of
America, San Ramon Valley: Alamo,
Danville and San Ramon,” from 10
a.m.-noon, Saturday, Dec. 10, at the
Farmers Market next to the Museum
of the San Ramon Valley, 205 Railroad
Ave., and volunteers will be available
to wrap the books; and from 2-4
p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11, at Rakestraw
Books, 409 Railroad Ave. For information, call 837-3750.
Careers
B2B Power Exchange
This leads group for true B2B business
developers will be meeting from 7:4510 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 15, at Mimi’s
Cafe, 4775 Hacienda Drive, Dublin.
The cost is $35 for non-members
(includes breakfast) and free for members. Space is limited so preregisteration is required. Call 201-3410, visit
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ublin.htm or e-mail [email protected].
Classes
Hands-On Beginning PowerPoint
As you’re sitting at a laptop computer
with another student, you’ll learn how to
simplify your presentations using powerful slide masters and templates.This
class is from 6:30-9:30 p.m., Dec. 14,
at the Danville Community Center, 420
Front St., Las Trampas Room. There is
a $20 lab fee payable to instructor at
first class. The class fee is $25 for
Danville residents and $30 for non-residents. To resister, call 314-3400 or visit
www.ci.danville.ca.us.
Clubs
Blackhawk Republican Women
The Blackhawk Republican Women
will be installing new 2006 officers at a
luncheon and gift exchange at 11:30
a.m., Monday, Dec. 12, at the
Blackhawk Lakeside Country Club.
Bring a wrapped gift valued from $10$15. Luncheon is $16 and reservations are required by Dec. 9. For
reservations, call Barbara at 837-7673
or e-mail [email protected].
Country Western Dance Club
When do the Country Hustlers dance
in Danville? From 7-11 p.m., Friday,
Nov. 11, and Saturday, Nov. 26, at the
Danville Grange Hall at 743 Diablo
Blvd.; and Saturday, Dec. 10, at the
Danville Veteran’s Hall. Admission is
$9 for guests, $7 for members, and
$5 for senior members. For information, visit the Web site at www.countryhustlers.com/whenwedance.htm
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 75
The organization will NOT meet in
Dec. The next regularly scheduled
meeting will be at 7 p.m.,Thursday,
Jan. 12, 2006, at the Danville Veterans
Hall, 400 Hartz Ave. For information,
call Post Commander Mac McCuskey
at 837-2740.
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Concerts
Contra Costa Wind Symphony
Conductor Duane Carroll leads the
wind symphony in a free concert of
winter seasonal favorites, familiar carols, a sing-along, and a performance
by harpist Jennifer Ellis and vocalist
Keith Barlow at 7:30 p.m., Monday,
Dec. 12, at the Lafayette-Orinda
Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive,
Lafayette. For information, call 9445392.
Events
Annual Hats Off America Casino
Night
The second annual Hats Off America
Casino Night will be from 6-midnight,
Saturday, Jan. 21, at Club Sport, 350
Bollinger Canyon Road, San Ramon.
Proceeds from the Casino Night benefits Hats off America, a nonprofit
organization created to provide financial support to the families of military
personnel killed in the line of duty
while serving the U.S. in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Tickets are $75 per person. For reservations, sponsorship
and volunteer opportunities, contact
Sparky George at 855-1950 or e-mail
[email protected]. For
additional information, visit www.hatsoffamerica.us.
Catholics at Work Breakfast
Michael McCabe will speak on
Reconciling Conflicts with Victims of
Violent Crimes, from 6:45-8:30 a.m.,
Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Crow Canyon
Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive.
Mass is offered at 6:15 a.m. Buffet
breakfast will be served for $20 for
members and $27 for non-members.
To register, visit www.catholicsatwork.org/eventdesc.aspx.
Geishas Day Out for Breast
Cancer
Benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation, a Japanese-style
lunch will be followed by a matinee of
the new film based on the best-selling
novel, “Memoirs of a Geisha,”
Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec.
11. The cost is $42 per person. For
details, call Shirley at 964-0269 or email [email protected].
New Year’s Eve Casino Classic
Celebration 2005
Blackhawk Museum and BHEI Inc.
invite you to the New Year’s Eve
Casino Classic Celebration 2005, from
7:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 31,
at the Blackhawk Museum. Enjoy an
evening of champagne, hors d’oeuvres, casino gaming and prizes, San
Francisco quintet, gourmet dinner stations (Scott’s catering), dancing, etc.
Cost is $135 per person inclusive,
Pet photographer Lisa
Hermes will be at Bishop
Ranch Veterinary Center to
take professional holiday
photos of your pets. Come
join the fun, capture the
memories of the holiday
season with your pet, and
help raise money for local
animal rescue groups and
shelters, from 11 a.m.-3
p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, at
2000 Bishop Drive, San
Ramon. The cost is $15 for
two 4x6 photos of your pet.
black tie optional. Reserve early deadline Dec. 24. Must be 21 years
old and no refunds after Dec. 24.
Telephone reservations only at 7362277, ext. 653.
Ski Apparel Promotion
Assistance League of Diablo Valley is
promoting Ski Apparel, from 11 a.m.-4
p.m., Tuesday-Friday, and 11 a.m.-3
p.m. Saturday, beginning Tuesday,
Dec. 13, at the Way Side Inn Thrift
Shop & Costume Rental, 3521 Golden
Gate Way, Lafayette. Take advantage
of tremendous savings while inventory
lasts.
Tea’s the Season
The Alamo Women’s Club is hosting a
fundraiser to benefit local charities,
from 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16,
at the Alamo Women’s Clubhouse,
1401 Danville Blvd., Alamo. Tea,
sweets and sandwiches will be served
continuously while you peruse the
many vendors selling jewelry, makeup,
glassware, clothing, homebaked
goodies and more. The cost is $20
and reservations must be made by
Dec. 9, by calling Barbara at 8372171.
Valley Children’s Museum Holiday
Home Tour
Valley Children’s Museum will be holding its second annual Holiday Home
Tour from noon-3 p.m., Sunday, Dec.
11. The Holiday Home Tour will be the
first-ever home tour of Ruby Hill in
Pleasanton. Tickets are $35 per person and can be purchased by mailing
a check to Valley Children’s Museum,
P.O. Box 305, San Ramon 94583, or
by calling 461-6574, #2.
Exhibits
All Aboard 2005!
The European Train Enthusiasts has
returned to the Blackhawk Museum
for the holiday season with its collection of model trains, exotic layout of
track, and a wealth of knowledge on
European railroading. All Aboard 2005!
runs through Jan. 8.
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have toys, toothbrushes, combs, pencils, or shoes to wear.
It's sad that this has happened to them but maybe we can
do something! Why not give them stuff we don't need
anymore like:
Clothes
Canned food
Shoes
Any other
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Toys
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be their most cherished possession.
Can you imagine?
Toiletries
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or you could drop it off too.
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Health
American Red Cross, Mobile Blood
Drives
The Northern California Region of the
American Red Cross is having a
Mobile Blood Drive from 7:30 a.m.1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14, in
the Ball Auditorium, John Muir Medical
Center, 1601 Ygnacio Valley Road,
Walnut Creek. For an appointment,
call Health Management at 547-5355.
Vaccination Season
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
has added a new group to those who
need flu shots - people with respiratory
problems, any condition that makes it
hard to breathe or swallow, such as
brain injury or disease, spinal cord
injuries, seizure or muscle disorders. Flu
shots are $25 and pneumonia shots are
$35 at flu shot clinics, with no charge
for those covered by Medicare Part B.
To find a nearby clinic, call (800) 5002400 or visit www.suttervna.org.
Holiday
Celebration of Christmas
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, Monte Vista High and San
Ramon Valley High School Chamber
Choirs and a few congregational
choirs in the valley will be performing
Christmas carols from 7-8:30 p.m.,
Sunday, Dec. 11, at 655 Old Orchard
Road. The community is invited.
Christmas Carols Festival and Tea
Reception
The Voices of Musica Sacra will perform its annual Festival of Christmas
Carols at 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9, at St.
Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 860
Oak Grove Road, Concord, and 3
p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11, at St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, 1924 Trinity Ave.,
Walnut Creek. Tickets are $20 for
adults and $15 for senior or students.
Tickets can be purchased at the door
or online at www.voiceofmusicasacra.org.
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Christmas Memories at the Museum
of the San Ramon Valley, 205 Railroad
Ave., will continue through Jan. 7. The
Museum is open from 1-4 p.m.,
Tuesday-Friday and 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,
Saturdays. The exhibit includes
Christmas trees, toys and cards from
eras past. Gingerbread houses replicating historic buildings from the area
will also be on display. Admission is
free but donations are encouraged.
For information, call 837-3750 or visit
www.museumsrv.org.
Christmas Tea
Daughters of the American Revolution
will present Good Citizens awards at a
special Christmas Tea at 11:45 a.m.,
Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the Vista Room,
Hillside Clubhouse in Rossmoor. The
award-winning students are from local
high schools are recipients of these
awards because of academic standing
and participation in school. For information, call Barbara at 837-8551.
Counties Care Community Food
Drive
The office of Supervisor Mary N.
Piepho, District 3, is participating in
the Counties Care Community Food
Drive benefiting the Food Bank of
Contra Costa and Solano Counties
until Dec. 16. Food donation barrels
are located at the office at 309 Diablo
Road. Also, mini barrels are available
for spare change and small bills.
Checks for a larger amount can also
be donated, payable to The Food
Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
Counties. For information, call 8208683.
Holiday Family Event
Rolling Hills Community Church drama
ministry presents “Doc’s Holiday,” a
full-length Christmas comedy plus festive Christmas music by the adult and
kids’ choirs, at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9,
and Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Rolling
Hills Community Church at 1565
Green Valley Road. Tickets are $6,
general admission and $12 after
Thanksgiving. For ticket information,
call 838-7729.
Parents’ Night Out
The Town of Danville is hosting a
worry-free nights for parents to go
shopping, leaving their children in a
fun safe environment, from 6:30-10:30
p.m., Friday, Dec. 16, at the
Community Center, 420 Front St. Kids
will make a gift and wrap it, and
snacks and a movie will be provided.
Call 314-3400 to register children for
this free event, barcode 7174.
Supervisor’s Holiday Open House
Contra Costa County Supervisor Mary
N. Piepho’s District 3 Danville office
will be hosting a holiday open house
from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13. Join
Supervisor Piepho and her staff for
appetizers and refreshments. For
more information, call 820-8683.
Toys for Tots
Coldwell Banker Residential
Brokerage is joining forces with the
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in its
local Toys for Tots campaign.
Residents who want to contribute
may drop a new, unwrapped toy at
the Danville Coldwell Banker, 600
San Ramon Valley Blvd., Danville,
from now until Dec. 16. For information, call 837-4100. Alain Pinel is
also collecting Toys for Tots and
needs the toys in its collection boxes
by Dec. 6 at 588 San Ramon Valley
Boulevard and 4145 Blackhawk
Plaza Circle, Suite 101.
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Kids & Teens
Puppet Art Theatre
The Puppet Art Theatre is presenting
Tommy’s Space Adventure! at 4
p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the
Danville Library, 400 Front St. The
free event is sponsored by the
Danville Library Foundation.
Teen Movie Night
The Danville Library Teen Advisory
Board will host a Teen Movie Night for
the close of the 2005 Teen Reading
Program, “Like the Movie? Read the
Book!” Teen Movie Night is
Holiday
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European Facial Treatment
Spa Pedicure
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Gift Certificates are
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have no expiration date.
Services can be booked
individually. Gift certificates
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redeemable for services or
shopping in the
retail boutique.
111 Town and Country Drive
Danville, Suite G (upper level)
925-362-8600
C A L E N D A R
from 6-8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9, at
Danville Veteran’s Hall, 400 Hartz Ave.
Come and enjoy pizza, popcorn and
prizes. The event is free and open to
all teens.
Lectures/
Workshops
Restorative Yoga and Reiki
Workshop
Danett Rose is teaching a workshop
on restorative Yoga and Reiki, from
4-6 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 18, at the
Diablo Yoga Center, 125A Town &
Country Drive. Experience the deep
relaxation and stress relief that
comes when restorative Yoga poses
are combined with Reiki energy healing. The fee is $20 in advance or
$30 at the door. For information, call
838-7878.
Miscellaneous
Annual ‘One Warm Coat’ Drive
The San Ramon Valley Rotary club is
holding its 10th annual One Warm Coat
drive from Oct. 10-Dec. 10. The drive
this year will help Katrina victims as well
as local charities. Donations are being
accepted for warm coats, sweaters and
blankets for men, women and children.
Infant clothing is very much needed. To
find the most convenient drop-off location, call Rotary members Larry Blair,
200-7640; Mark Murphy, 552-9900; or
Dany Gregory, 899-6771 or 838-9110.
On Stage
A Christmas Carol
Center REPertory Company presents
“A Christmas Carol” by Charles
Dickens at the Dean Lesher Regional
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Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive,
Walnut Creek. The show opens at 8
p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10, and closes
at 2 p.m., Sunday, Dec, 18. Tickets
range from $28-$38 with many discounts available. For details on ticket
prices and performance times, call
943-7469, visit the Center Ticket
Office, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
or go online to www.dlrca.org.
British Pantomime ‘Thinderella’
The Role Players Ensemble Theatre
presents “Thinderella” at 8 p.m.,
Friday and Saturday evenings, and 2
p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 211, at the Danville Town Meeting
Hall, 201 Front St. The show is a
send-up of the classic Cinderella
fairy tale and includes music, dancing, jokes and slapstick humor. Good
for children of all ages. Tickets are
$16 general and $6 for children. For
tickets, call 413-3463 or visit
www.villagetheatreshows.com.
‘Dames at Sea’
Stars 2000 Teen Theatre, sponsored
by Diablo Light Opera Company,
presents “Dames at Sea,” a musical
gem full of comedy, tap dancing, and
torch songs. This full-scale Broadway
musical will open Thursday, Dec. 29,
and close Saturday, Jan. 7. Evening
performances are at 8 p.m. and matinee performances are at 2 p.m., at
the Danville Village Theatre, 233
Front St. Tickets range from $12-$14
and can be purchased by calling
314-3463.
Grand Night for Singing
Esses Productions presents Diablo
Light Opera Company’s production
of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “A
Grand Night for Singing,” at 8:15
p.m., Friday and Saturday, Dec. 910, and 2:15 p.m., Saturday and
Sunday matinees, Dec. 10 and 11,
at the Dean Lesher Regional Center
for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut
Creek. Tickets are $25, general
admission and $23 seniors and
youth. For tickets and information,
call 943-7469.
Impressions of the Nutcracker
The San Ramon Valley Dance
Academy presents its 21st annual
production of “Impressions of the
Nutcracker,” at 7:30 p.m., Friday,
Dec. 9; 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.,
Saturday, Dec. 10; and 1:30 and
3:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 11, at the
Village Theatre, 233 Front St. Tickets
are available at the Village Theatre
Box Office, online at villagetheatreshows.com, or by phone at 3143463. Tickets are $18 for adults and
$15 for children and seniors. For
information, call 837-4656.
Seniors
Senior Sneakers Fall Festival
Danville’s Senior Sneakers program is
a great way for seniors to make new
friends and get out and around the
greater Bay Area. Interested seniors
may pick up a copy of the Silver
Streak newsletter for trip details and a
registration form at the Danville
Community Center, 420 Front St., or
call 314-3476. A few of the trips being
planned are Alameda Holiday Home
Tour, Dec. 10; and The Colors of
Christmas, Dec. 13.
Spiritual
Menorah-Lighting Celebration
Beth Chaim Congregation’s annual
menorah-lighting celebration will be
at 7 p.m. each evening from
Monday, Dec. 26, to Sunday, Jan. 1,
at the Blackhawk Plaza. The first
public lighting on Dec. 26 will be a
special celebration with music, dancing and treats. There will be a special
interfaith lighting ceremony and celebration on Friday, Dec. 30. The public is invited.
Support
Groups
American Chronic Pain Association
The ACPA group meets from 11a.m.1p.m. every second and fourth Monday
at the Community Presbyterian Church
Library at 222 W. El Pintado Road.
Bipolar Support Group
The Tri-Valley Support Group provides
free peer support for people with mood
disorders. It meets from 7:15-8:45
p.m., every Wednesday at St. Clare’s
Episcopal Church, 3350 Hopyard
Road, Pleasanton. Call 560-0842.
Breast Cancer Support Group
This is a staff-facilitated support group
for women with breast cancer. It
meets at 6:30 p.m., the first
Wednesday of each month at the San
Ramon Regional Medical Center, 7777
Norris Canyon Road, in the West Day
Room of the South Building. Call Lisa
Peguese at 275-8414.
Cancer Support Groups
Free support, education and stress
management for cancer patients and
their loved ones, including general
support groups for all types of cancer
patients as well as cancer specific
groups for breast cancer, colorectal
cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer,
prostate cancer, brain tumor, support
groups for caregivers and life after
cancer. Groups meet at the Wellness
Community, 3276 McNutt Ave.,
Walnut Creek. For times and days,
call 933-0107.
ClutterLess (CL) Self Help Group
Is clutter stressing you out?
Cluttering is a psychological issue,
not just an organizing issue.
Meetings are from 7-8:30 p.m.,
Mondays (except holidays), at the
Pleasanton Presbyterian Church,
Room 7, 4300 Mirador Drive,
Pleasanton. For information, call
426-5311.
Danville TOPS
The Danville chapter of Take Off
Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets at 9
a.m., every Tuesday at St. Timothy’s
Episcopal Church, 1550 Diablo Road.
Call Bob Blendow at 935-9344 or
Rosemarie at 838-7870
Volunteering
Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association of
Northern California, East Bay branch,
seeks volunteers to facilitate support
groups, staff the help line, and perform a variety of office support at its
office in Lafayette. Call (800) 6601993.
Assistance League of Diablo
Valley
This chapter of the National
Assistance League seeks new volunteer members to help with a wide
range of philanthropic service projects in many Contra Costa communities. These include vision screening
in elementary schools, distributing
clothing to school children in need,
daily reassurance phone calls to
homebound elderly and handicapped
clients, and staffing the chapter’s
Lafayette thrift shop. Call 934-0901
or visit http://diablovalley.assistanceleague.org.
Blackhawk Museum Docent
Training
If you are interested in becoming a
much appreciated part of the
Blackhawk Museum family while
contributing to your community,
making new friends, learning new
things, and having fun, become a
docent! Training is from 10 a.m.noon, Mondays, Nov. 7- mid-June
2006, at the Blackhawk Museum.
For information, contact Norma at
736-2277 ext. 238.
Beth Chaim Congregation invites the community
to an evening of joyous celebration at its
8th Annual Chanukah
Menorah Lighting event,
held at Blackhawk Plaza.
The first night of our communitywide celebration is Monday,
December 26th, 7:00 p.m.
A special interfaith celebration will
be held on Friday, December 30th,
7:00 p.m.
100 E. Prospect Avenue
Downtown Danville
925.837.2721
After we light our menorah, there
will be singing and dancing, and
food and beverages to enjoy.
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130 Classes &
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155 Pets
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210 Garage/Estate
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Sony Camcorder- TRV67 - $250 OBO
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240 Furnishings/
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who matches your needs.
We will help YOU stay in
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628 Graphics
605 Antiques & Art
Restoration
560 Employment
Information
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650 Pet Care/
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DOG WALKING / FEEDING SERVICE
Retired dog lovers will provide TLC for
your pet. Daily visits, $15 / Weekly
rates available
~ Serving Danville / San Ramon area
only ~
925-831-1902
659 Sewing/Tailoring
Custom Designed
Sewing Work
Alterations, Draperies, Bedding,
Pillows, Cushions, Embroidery
and More! References available.
Contact Lina, 925-249-1298
Home
Services
703
Architecture/Design
Building design, planning & permits
for all types of
new construction and renovation.
1-888-771-2286 (toll free)
www.designenvelope.com
“A Labor of Love”
Antique Furniture
Restoration &
Repair
925-462-0383
Impeccable Quality &
Integrity of Workmanship
615 Computers
APPLE - MAC SPECIALIST
Repair l Upgrade l Network
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Digital Audio/Video/Photography
Call Justin (925) 487-8933
715 Cleaning
Services
ANA’S HOUSECLEANING
Hardworking * Reliable
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~ Reasonable Rates ~
Call 510-351-3734
fogster.com
Pet of the Week
Computer Help
Tri-Valley PC MEDIC
Ken Cook
"I Make House Calls!"
M-F 8am-8pm / Wknds & Hols 9am-6pm
Tune-up/Repair/Upgrade/Training
More info/rates: http://come.to/pc-medic
Lic #011068
Member: PCC, PDA & BBB
Call 485-9040 or 989-7722
624 Financial
Catherine Hansen Rush
Caring for your kitties
in your home
550 Business
Opportunities
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contact Douglas @ 1-800-760-9184.
Also,
visit
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click on “Want to earn 15% on your
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Quick Close, Low Doc, Poor Credit,
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Furry Friends
Edwin (415) 310-7499
Steven (650) 867-7307
Trained professional, daily visits,
basic home care, reliable & caring.
Coast Capital Mortgage CA DRE #0293501
Pet Sitting Services
Accommodating
Healthy and
Special Needs
Pets
– Serving Pleasanton / Livermore Only –
Call Monika Harris 417-0424
Registered Veterinary Nurse
As sweet as a bowl full of sugar
This young, adult female Tuxedo cat named
“Sugarfoot” looks like she just dipped her paws in a
sugar bowl. Doesn’t she have beautiful markings?
Sugarfoot is friendly and frisky. She may get too
frisky for small children so she is recommended for
adults or older children. Sugarfoot especially likes
to chase her cat toys at playtime. For more information about Sugarfoot (pet # F57958) and her
friends, visit the East County Animal Shelter, 4595
Gleason Drive in Dublin, open daily 11:30 a.m.5:30 p.m. Call 803-7040. See www.tvar.org for an
extensive list of animals available for adoption from
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue.
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Personalized Cleaning Home & Office
Quality Work, Dependable & Affordable
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Redwood
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426-9620
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~ 14 Years Experience ~
741
Flooring/Carpeting/
Tiling
CB TILE
925-736-9600
(925) 918-0630
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Call 925-339-2193
719 Remodeling/
Additions
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Additions, bathrooms, windows,
doors, interior trim, whole house.
A+ References ~ Insured ~ Lic# 503716
Dan (925) 575-1892
Low Rates/Free Estimates
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Four Generations Handed Down
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For First Place Blackhawk Winner
please call
THOR LANDSCAPING
Small job expert Lic. B775495
510-329-5091
Call John Pensanti 456-5751
www.thorlandscaping.com
768 Moving
Assistance
DIRT CHEAP!
Reaching 71,000 potential customers
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THE PACKAGING STORE
Holiday Light Hanging
925-460-8455
This year leave the hassle to us!
You provide lights / We do the rest
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MARTIN’S
GARDEN MAINTENANCE
Yard Clean-Up & Maintenance
Good References Avail ~ 10 yrs Exp
*Reasonable rates / Free estimates*
$70 mo-2x mo.
$95 mo-4x mo.
925-768-4528
5524-C Springdale Avenue,
Pleasanton, Ca.. 94588
Move ~ Pack ~ Ship
We pack & ship anything anywhere!
771 Painting/
Wallpapering
Quality
Interior
748 Gardening/
Landscaping
PAINTING
THOR LANDSCAPING
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Call 510-329-5091
by
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719 Remodeling/
Additions
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
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prompt competitive bid
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Decorating, One-Day Interior Redesign,
Home Staging, Furniture Rearrangement,
Design & Color Consultations
www.jilldenton.com (925)998-7747
DO YOU RENOVATE OR
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in the Pleasanton Weekly for as
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❖
Landscape
Maintenance
3510-G Old Santa Rita Rd
Pleasanton
[email protected]
726 Decor/Drapes
925-339-2964
“An aggregate of possibilities”
Brick
Retaining Walls
Pavers
Block Walls
Flagstone
Patio Slabs
Fences
Driveways
Landscaping
Planters
*Family Owned & Operated
for 18 Years*
790 Roofing
Oakridge
Roofing
Family owned & operated
with over 30 years of experience
Bus & Fax
(925) 484-2639
All Roof Types
●
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Call for a
751 General
Contracting
NOTICE TO READERS: California law
requires that contractors taking jobs that total
$500 or more (labor or materials) be licensed
by the Contractors State License Board. State
law also requires that contractors include their
license number on all advertising. You can
check the status of your licensed contractor at
wwwcslb.ca.gov or call 800-321-CSLB.
PERFECTION
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Free Estimates and Low Rates!
(925) 485-3545 or 699-5800
CA Lic. #040142
775 Paving/Asphalt/
Concrete
From Conception to Completion
The Expertise of Skilled
Craftsmanship
A+ CONCRETE
510-798-8929
Professional Block & Concrete
Block & Retaining Walls * Driveways
Patio Slabs * Stamped Concrete
Brick * Flagstone * Pavers
830
Commercial/Income
Property
8 UNITS IN MENLO PARK
Call for more info: Adam Levin (650)
494-8900 ext. 217
PA: Downtown
Prime Suites of 486-1910 sf. On
University Avenue/High St. near
Stanford and train. Dramatic atriums,
extensive windows, high ceilings, quality
finishes. Call 650-776-5390 or view photos/floor plans at www.paoffices.com
TWO TOWNHOMES IN MENLO PARK
Call Adam Levin at (650) 494-8900
X217
840 Vacation
Rentals/Time Shares
855 Real Estate
Services
For every transaction
I am involved with, I will
donate a portion of my
commission to a school
or charity of your choice
HELPING LOCAL
SCHOOLS & CHARITIES
ONE PROPERTY AT A TIME
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Dump runs
Appliance & Furniture removal
Tree and Shrub trimming & removal
BRICK MASON
925-373-9625
Experienced & Reliable
Professional Concrete & Masonry Work
City Lic# 040421
759 Hauling
Tree Experts!
Robert’s
Concrete
New Roofs
HOLIDAY DECORATING
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Daily, Weekly, Biweekly,Monthly, 1 Time
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email: [email protected]
761 Masonry/Brick
748 Gardening/
Landscaping
925-462-0991
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* Pleasanton area only *
Local References
Excellent References upon request
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* Marble * Travertine * Slate
925-846-9603
PLEASANTON HOME REPAIR
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Full Service Residential / Commercial
Repairs and Maintenance
Dependable * 30 Yrs Experience
HAULING & TREE SERVICE
www.impeccableinteriors.com
Isabel’s Housecleaning
757
Handyman/Repairs
THE TRI-VALLEY’S FREE CLASSIFIED WEBSITE
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for Commercial Buildings
Real
Estate
801
Apartments/Condos/
Studios
Danville, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $1795
Palo Alto, 1 BR/1 BA
Downtown in vintage 4-plex. Prvt entry,
hdwd floor, eat-in kit, tub/shower.
N/S/P, some util, $1250 1st+Sec,
APPT: 650-330-6201/-6209 www.tourfactory.com/226190
805 Homes for Rent
4 BD / 2.5 BA PLEASANTON
TOWNHOUSE
1500sq.ft., $2180 p/month
Main Entry from Santa Rita Road
Monthly rent with One month deposit.
Address: 3073 Yuma Way, Pleasanton
Contact: Pam Askin
650-619 4040
[email protected]
Danville, 3 BR/2 BA - $2495/mo
Dublin Bradywalsh.com, 3 BR/2.5 BA $2500
815 Rentals Wanted
Cottage, In-law Suite - $400-500
825 Homes/Condos
for Sale
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845 Out of Area
4-PLEX MODESTO AREA
Great income, will cash flow w/25%
down. Built in 93. Sharp! In path of
growth. $625K. Bkr, 925-323-2134
MODESTO 3/2 HOUSE
Nice nbhd, good area. New cpt, FP,
nice yard. $299,950. Zero down avail.
Great for 1st time buyers & investors.
Bkr, 925-323-2134
UCB
Real Estate
Real Estate Advisor
for over 20 years
Ed Antenucci 925-351-8686
Owner/Broker [email protected]
FIND OUT WHAT
Your Home is Worth On-Line
Visit:
www.TriValleyHomeEvaluation.com
850 Acreage/Lots/
Storage
FREE Home Valuation
1st Time Offered.
Fish Lake Valley, NV. Fish in scenic
Nevada, Rainbow Trout Stream. 5 acres
- $29,900, 10 acres $39,900.
Gorgeous landscape at high elevation.
Extensive frontage on a deep clean
mountain creek w/Rainbow trout. Miles
and miles of stunning snowcapped
mountain views. Must see to believe.
Call
1-877-349-0823
or
visit
www.NVLR.com (Cal-SCAN)
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FREE list of available homes
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Property Management
Real Estate Agent / Realtor
890 Real Estate
Wanted
Beautiful Utah! Land Sale54 Acres - $44,900. Uinta Mountain
area. Outdoor lover’s dream! Dramatic
mountain views, close to conveniences.
Surrounded by wilderness. Nearby lake
and state parks. Excellent financing. Call
UTLR 1-877-350-5263. (Cal-SCAN)
North Carolina gated lakefront
Community 1.5 acres plus, 90 miles of
shoreline. Never before offered with
20% pre-development discounts, 90%
financing. Call 1-800-709-5253. (CalSCAN)
Palm Bay/ Ocala FloridaBuildable, Accessible Homesites. New
community, great schools, 20 minutes
to beach. No Commission charged.
Utilities available. Call Ed at 1-866-8413191 www.sunbreezeland.com (CalSCAN)
Rare Find - 20AC$149,900. Southern Sierra near
Tehachapi. Clean, crisp mountain air with
calendar cover views. Majestic oaks,
streams, ideal for horses, country getaway, or to buy and hold. Financing available. Call owner, 1-888-821-5253. (CalSCAN)
RV PARKING
With full hook-ups available at The
Alameda
County
Fairgrounds
Call 925-426-7600
Southern Colorado Ranch sale
35 acres $49,900. Enjoy stunning sunsets, spectacular mountain views, all
from your own private ranch. Year round
access, elec/tel included. Excellent
Financing w/low down payment. Call for
appointment! Toll free 1-866-696-5263.
(Cal-SCAN)
$$ WE BUY HOUSES $$
Any area and any condition for a price
you choose. For a FREE 24hr recorded msg call (925) 864-CASH. Listen
to message or dial zero for a live
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Your Best
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STORAGE SPACE
for RV’s, boats & cars available at The
Alameda
County
Fairgrounds
Call 925-426-7600
Pleasanton, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $689,950
WALNUT CREEK 1/1 CONDO
Near dntn. Gorgeous complex. All new
inside: Cpt, tile, AC, paint, kitchen,
bath. $309,950. Zero down avail. Great
for 1st time buyers or investors.
Bkr (925) 323-2134
18 Years
Family Owned & Operated
Walnut Creek Condo
Rare Santa Cruz in Rossmoor!
Real Estate
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
Live life on your
terms. Single story
level-in, updated
end unit, with very
close level-in
carport and ample
guest parking.
HOME SALE OF THE WEEK
DANVILLE
121 St. Alicia
Court, Alamo
Price $495,000
“Instantly Appealing” best
describes this single level
Alamo property. Custom
home with all the finest
amenities throughout. 5
bedrooms, 3.5 baths,
3760+/-sf, 3-car garage.
Features 2 bedrooms,
Den, 2 bathrooms, 3
skylights, mirrored closet doors, lots of newer
hardwood flooring, and
a freshly painted
inside. The washer/
dr yer and refrigerator
are included. 1,212 sq.
ft. Light and bright.
Can be financed.
Sold for $1,725,000
by John Lopes
of Intero
S A L E S AT A G L A N C E
This week’s data represents homes sold during November 2005
www.JudithBrickman.com
Danville
Total sales reported: 27
Lowest sale reported:
$470,000
Highest sale reported:
$1,695,000
Average sales reported:
$1,120,592
Judith Brickman, CRS
925-314-4849 direct
925-876-1669 cell
[email protected]
601 Sycamore Valley Rd.
Danville, CA 94526
HOME SALES
Danville
RESIDENTIAL PACIFIC MORTGAGE
Through the years....
Serving Your
Real Estate Finance Needs!
Real Estate Loan Specialist
Darlene Crane
Located in Downtown Pleasanton
For Details Call 925-461-2809
email: [email protected]
website:
www.rpm-mortgage.com
Across from “Meadow Lark Dairy” and next to “Haps Steakhouse”
30 West Neal St. Suite 105-Pleasanton
Alamo
$597,000
$2,110,000
$1,239,500
22 Birchwood Place G.
Mendeguia to J. & C. Molnar
for $1,199,000
633 Camino Amigo B. & L.
Connors to M. & K. Melara for
$1,295,000
150 Camino Encanto K. & J.
Schock to G. & J. Tripaldi for
$1,695,000
324 Del Amigo Road Melara
Trust to K. & M. Riley for
$1,300,000
8 Diamond Court Morton
Trust to J. & S. Gallups for
$1,380,000
4020 Eagle Nest Lane D. & L.
Smith to L. & C. McDonald for
$1,585,000
965 Elwyn Place S. & D. Blair
to L. Beard for $1,633,000
315 Fontaine Drive Shimota
Trust to E. Greathouse for
$827,000
3043 Fostoria Circle C. Cox
to D. Lopes for $480,000
1636 Fountain Springs
Circle W. & S. Galde to A.
Crisp for $775,000
345 Glasgow Circle Lieto
Trust to J. & R. Demarinis for
$829,000
725 Glen Road Pike Trust to
D. & C. Christensen for
$1,350,000
208 Madeline Lane Shapell
Industries to J. Albright for
$1,150,000
216 Madeline Lane Shapell
Industries to E. & E. Zafra for
$1,296,000
22 Maplewood Drive F.
Cohen to L. Rice for
$1,489,000
1544 Mission Drive C.
Donato to J. & C. Bevilacqua
for $620,000
215 Monte Carlo Way
Christensen Trust to M.
Hutchinson for $939,000
707 Morninghome Road T. &
K. Everson to J. & B. Wilson
for $1,059,000
1173 San Ramon Valley
Boulevard W. & S. Culley to T.
& H. Vansandt for $470,000
39 Savona Court R. & K. Tyler
to Morefield Trust for
$1,635,000
4055 Skylark Lane M. & C.
Mendez to C. Rodriguez for
$567,000
14 Stirling Drive Ramek Trust
to S. & J. Kwon for $1,180,000
8 Stirling Drive Chow Trust to
C. & P. Miller for $1,425,000
412 Verona Avenue J. & S.
Gallups to J. Leysen for
$978,000
32 Wakefield Court W.
McGinness to W. Welti for
$1,145,000
441 Woodbine Lane
Bevilacqua Trust to R. & J.
Rhodes for $995,000
537 Zenith Ridge Drive E. &
M. MacArthur to M. & Y.
Kappus for $960,000
Alamo
302 Alamo Square Drive D.
Trent to B. & H. Scurran for
$600,000
728 Anderson Ranch Court
D. & E. Weber to M.
McPherson for $2,110,000
110 Bolla Avenue J. Leysen
to V. & S. Ormeno for
$1,510,000
1394 Danville Boulevard
#104 B. & M. Gordon to M.
Murphy for $597,000
107 Muir Lane Mcdaniel
Pension to Underhill Limited for
$1,325,000
1809 Piedras Circle Stanfield
Trust to M. & L. Brooks for
$1,295,000
Walnut Creek
558 Cesar Court H. Ko to E.
Malisauskiene for $700,000
1302 Corte De Los Vecinos
K. & E. Howard to L. Nogoy for
$585,000
980 Dee Court H. Pham to Y.
Geyfman for $880,000
Walnut Creek
$362,000
$1,500,000
$740,500
Source: California REsource
2917 Filbert Drive R. & L.
Foos to B. & C. Cave for
$1,150,000
2634 Jones Road #B J. Lieb
to E. Sakkis for $480,000
1364 Las Juntas Way #I V. &
R. Mirabella to Y. Li for
$483,000
927 Natoma Court Howe
Trust to L. Caldwell for
$917,000
922 Quiet Place Court B. &
M. Bateman to D. Koliczew for
$970,000
2345 Roan Lane A.
MacDonald to Brennan Classic
Homes for $887,000
3490 Rossmoor Parkway #1
Goettge Trust to Morgenstern
Trust for $765,000
175 Sierra Drive #309 D.
Keller to A. Guevara for
$362,000
1434 Stanley Dollar Drive
#2B Bunyan Trust to J. Roth
for $520,000
1726 Stanley Dollar Drive
#2B P. Bright to Little Trust for
$775,000
3156 Sun Valley Avenue B.
Tonzini to D. Brage for
$639,500
1530 Sunnyvale Avenue #8
Yamaguchi Trust to M. & S.
Schriefer for $415,000
942 Tera Court Rebecchi Trust
to A. & J. Besic for $950,000
3425 Terra Granada Drive
#3B D. Albertsen to
Rothenberg Trust for $655,000
1860 Tice Creek Drive #1117
Powers Trust to Cragholm
Trust for $600,000
612 Timberleaf Court J. & A.
Martinetto to C. & S. Jacobsen
for $1,500,000
2570 Walnut Boulevard #6
Burkhardt Trust to L. Stanley
for $445,000
2664 West Newell Avenue
National Residential to D.
Wong for $872,000
R E A L
E S T A T E
OPEN HOMES THIS WEEKEND
To list your home in the Danville Weekly Open Home Guide,
please email: [email protected]
Danville
Pleasanton
2 Bedrooms
3 Bedrooms
2186 Shoshone Cir.
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Empire Realty
110 Lehigh Valley Pl.
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Alain Pinel
$710,000
984-1787
$814,999
998-6046
8015 Mt. View Dr.
$489,950
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Alain Pinel
216-0454
1549 Calle Santa Anna
$509,000
Sat 1-4 p.m.Ventura Barnett Prop.888-872-4827
Happy and Safe
Holiday Season to All
I wish to thank all my previous clients for
their support, trust and loyalty over the
past 15 years. I am looking forward to
helping more wonderful Families find
their new homes for many years to come.
Remember my motto is Service, Honesty,
and Integrity.
3 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
61 Willowview Ct.
Sun 1-4 p.m. Prudential CA Realty
$1,089,000
314-2414
5 Bedrooms
1130 Lawrence Rd.
Sun 1-4 p.m. Coldwell Banker
35 Hidden Hills Pl.
Sun 1-4 p.m. Prudential CA Realty
$1,549,000
984-3060
$2,750,000
314-2414
Alamo
5 Bedrooms
1537 Serafix Rd.
Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m.Keller Williams
$2,350,000
683-7696
Dublin
2 Bedrooms
4139 Clarinbridge Cir.
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Prudential
$550,000
819-7653
3 Bedrooms
11693 Regio Dr.
$Upon request
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Remax Accord
577-2600
991 Rose Ave.
Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Valley Brokers
4343 Diavila Ave.
Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m.Golden Pacific
4 Bedrooms
6490 Paseo Santa Maria
$1,100,000
Sat 1-4 p.m.
ReMax Accord
200-9400
7130 Foothill Rd.
$1,275,000
Sat 1-4 p.m.Stocking Realty & Investments
800-342-0802
4217 Dorman
$684,950
Sun 1-4 p.m.Prudential California Realty
463-0436
451 Junipero St.
$819,500
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Alain Pinel
846-6500
7652 Chestnut Wy.
$834,555
Sun 1-4 p.m. Hometown GMAC
963-0034
2191 Foxswallow Rd.
$849,500
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Keller Williams
397-4283
3337 Hadsell Ct.
$867,500
398-0234
1327 Bordeaux St.
$900,000
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Allied Brokers
846-3755
2+ Bedrooms
5556 Mines Rd.
Sun 1-4 p.m. Realty World Estates
$1,515,000
321-0468
3 Bedrooms
1042 Padua Wy.
$1,035,000
Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m.For Sale By Owner 243-9930
104 Tamalpais Ave.
$565,000
Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m.Keller Williams Realty 292-7653
950 Norfolk Rd.
$589,500
Sun 1-4 p.m.
ReMax
462-3522
3805 Princeton
$639,000
Sun 1-4 p.m. Realty World Estates
321-0468
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AZITA
MOWLAVI
& TEAM
925.251.2574
5 Bedrooms
8280 Regency Dr.
Sun 1-4 p.m. Hometown GMAC
4353 W. Ruby Hill Dr.
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Keller Williams
Livermore
$799,000
484-0506
$799,950
216-4799
$1,798,000
426-3845
$1,950,000
989-4123
6 Bedrooms
1892 Zenato Pl.
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Alain Pinel
4574 Gatetree Cir.
$2,495,000
846-6500
$980,000
397-4300
CAROLYN DEGNAN
San Ramon
3 Bedrooms
516 Treyburn Cir.
Sun 1-4 p.m. Better Homes Realty
$789,950
791-2749
4 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
1801 Vetta Dr.
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Keller Williams
5492 Wildflower Dr.
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Golden Pacific
$1,039,000
456-7521
$789,000
216-4799
5 Bedrooms
2988 Lusitana Ct.
$1,499,000
Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m.Keller Williams Realty 292-7653
307 Pearlgrass Ln.
Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m. Empire
Realty
57 Longwood Ct.
Sat/Sun 1-5 p.m. Alain Pinel
670 Greylyn Dr.
Sat/Sun 1-4 p.m. Keller Williams
60 Lake Mead Ct.
Sun 1-4 p.m.
Alain Pinel
$1,020,000
Associates
217-5089
$1,090,000
968-1452
$810,000
397-4300
$999,000
968-1452
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BLACKHAWK
Over 7200sf on 1+/-Acre with Pool
ALAMO
$3,485,000
Includes casita with full kitchen, sport court, newly
renovated, granite kitchen, large office, family room
and much more.
Sandy McDougall
925.672.2499
DANVILLE
Gorgeous Magee Ranch
DANVILLE
Westside, backing to Las Trampas Wildlife Refuge on
private road. Martin Perri interior designed home.
Dennis Harvey
925.855.4059
JuDee Bell
925.855.4022
Magee Ranch Terraces
Remodeled Single Story
ALAMO
$1,574,950
Completely remodeled 4bd, 2.5ba, 2668+/-sf. On half
an acre+/- at end of private lane. Pool and spa. new!
Ju Dee Bell
925.855.4022
Dennis Harvey
925.855.4059
Big Bang for Your Buck!
$1,699,000
Great open floor plan includes huge bonus room
with full kitchen, home office, wine cellar, hobby
room and more. Amazing master suite with 2 closet.
Dave Bauer
925.855.4040
One-Of-A-Kind Backyard
$1,249,000
4bd, 3ba, extensive hardwood floors, raised wood
beam ceilings, skylights, updated baths. Charm and
lots of land. Massive lawns and gardens. Awesome.
Antonia and Steve Quanstrom
925.280.8538
DANVILLE
$1,179,000
This El Grande model offers the best in amenities,
4bd, 3ba, 3237+/-sf. Enjoy a family oriented neighborhood in convenient location.
Todd Weinberg
925.855.4125
Danville
Blackhawk
DANVILLE
$2,099,000
ALAMO
$1,585,000
Lovely lot, backing to open space. 4 bedrooms plus
library, 3.5 baths, loaded with upgrades, granite
kitchen,. Sparkling pool.
Carol Erbert
925.736.1666
Desirable Shadow Creek
Spectacular Custom with Privacy
DANVILLE
$1,125,000
This showcase home features 4bd, 2.5ba, large open
kitchen and family room. Spacious downstairs master suite. New dual-paned windows throughout.
Dale Schroeder
925.855.4159
15 Railroad Avenue
4105 Blackhawk Plaza Circle
Shadow Creek
$1,049,950
Quiet court, oversized private lot, tons of upgrades in
this 5bd, 3ba home. Upgrades carpet, custom paint,
upgrades baseboards, expanded
Lisa and Greg Doyle
925.855.4046
925.855.4000
925.648.5300
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