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In the seventh grade, I put a glass of water above the large tilted mirror in the cooking class at Charlotte Wood Middle School. When the home ec teacher tilted the mirror down, it spilled on her. Luckily she laughed or we both could have been a fool.

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In the eighth grade my friends took a couple of Oreos and replaced the cream in one with may-onnaise. I started eating them and when I got the one with mayo I was confused until I real-ized what it was. I got angry with my friends.

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Measure C walks kick off tomorrow Supporters of Measure C, the annual $144 parcel tax measure to replace the expiring $90 tax for the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, will be hitting the streets this weekend to spread the word about the upcom-ing ballot measure. Precinct Walk organizer Patty Hoyt said the event will get under way at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning in the quad outside their campaign office at 2694 Bishop Road. Hoyt said a high school band will play for the volunteers, and speakers are being arranged. She said they are expect-ing from 200-300 volunteers to attend, get packets with neighborhood information, and hit the streets. The group is expected to canvass as much of the school district as possible over the weekend. Another Precinct Walk is set for the weekend of April 18. Hoyt said that these walkers will be reminding residents to get their ballots in the mail well before the May 5 election day. Ballots should begin arriving in residents’ mailboxes around April 5.

Marathon chooses Lazarex as charity Lazarex Cancer Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Danville, has been chosen as an official charity beneficiary of the Rock ’n’ Roll Seattle inaugural marathon and half-marathon June 27. Becoming an official charity means that individuals and groups around the country can train and prepare for the event and raise much needed funds to help Lazarex Cancer Foundation. “Along with other significant national charities, such as Team in Training, Susan G. Komen and the Lance Armstrong Foundation, we’ll help participants get ready for race day and help their favorite charity at the same time,” said Dana Dornsife, president, Lazarex Cancer Foundation. Lazarex Cancer Foundation provides resources for cancer patients who have been told they have no other options. It also provides financial assistance to defray the cost associated with patient participation in FDA clinical trials. For more information, contact Tami Keeler at 820-4517 or [email protected]

Teen Job & Community Service Fair A free Teen Job & Community Services Fair will be held from 1-4 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at the Shannon Community Center, 11600 Shannon Ave, Dublin. Tri-Valley teens will have an opportunity to meet with employers, pick up applications, apply for jobs, explore career options, participate in mock interviews, attend a variety of workshops that provide valuable information on how to get hired, and much more. Those too young to work or who would like to gain work experience can meet with representatives from nonprofit and volunteer organizations. This event is sponsored by San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, the Dublin/San Ramon Women’s Club, and Minuteman Press. Call the San Ramon Youth Employment Specialist at 973-3373.

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by Dolores Fox Ciardelli

The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District responded to a fire at a three-story home at 1640 Cervato Circle in Alamo shortly after 3:29 a.m. Sunday morning. It was the residence of Karen Schierholtz, her fiancè Chris Womick and Sophia Schierholtz, a student at San Ramon Valley High School, and friends are ral-lying to replace lost photographs and provide basics for the family. “It got smoky really fast. We basically left with the clothes on our backs,” Karen Schierholtz said

Tuesday. She said they are planning to rebuild their residence. “We will rent close by and try to get it back as much as we can to what it was before,” Schierholtz said. A smoke alarm in the residence alerted the residents and they evacuated the house safely with the family dog, according to fire reports. Three engines, two trucks and one paramedic unit responded to the call, and when they arrived, the 2,600-square-foot house was fully engulfed in flames.

“When we got on the scene it was completely involved, with flames coming out of every win-dow,” said Battalion Chief Mike Brown. Firefighters took a defensive approach due to the possibility of a structure collapse, which did happen. The fire was contained at 4:55 a.m. Crews continued with extinguishment, salvage and over-haul throughout most of Sunday. A neighbor reported that fire-fighters were able to salvage a couple of boxes of items, includ-

Fire destroys Alamo homeSmoke alarm wakes up residents who escape with family dog

U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D., Alamo) last week accepted an offer from the Obama administration to serve in a post at the U.S. State Department, sparking speculation about who will fill her seat as the representative of California’s 10th Congressional District. Tauscher accepted the position of Undersecretary of Arms Control and International Security, and will leave her Congressional seat pending Senate

confirmation, which she said in a state-ment March 18 is a process “fraught with uncertainty, and can take weeks, if not months.” If confirmed, Tauscher will leave a dis-trict that includes much of Contra Costa County, as well as parts of Alameda, Solano and Sacramento counties. She has held the district’s seat since 1997. Another candidate will fill the seat for the rest of a two-year term that will end

in 2011. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has 14 days to set a date for a spe-cial vacancy election after Tauscher is confirmed, according to Contra Costa County Assistant County Registrar Candy Lopez. The election would be held between 112 and 126 days after the governor’s proclamation. Tauscher kept her seat in November’s election by getting 65.1 percent of the district’s vote, compared to 31.1 per-

cent for Republican challenger Nicholas Gerber. Gerber said last Thursday that he plans on running for the seat again if it is vacated, and is confident he can win this time around, pointing out Tauscher received her lowest vote percentage since the 2000 elections. “They say it takes three times for

Tauscher accepts position at State DepartmentDemocrats and Republicans are considering new options in 10th Congressional District

This three-story home on Cervato Circle in Alamo was burned to the ground early Sunday morning; the residents were awakened by the smoke alarm and escaped with the clothes on their backs.

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by Geoff Gillette

Members of the Oakland Police Department were to accompany the body of Sgt. Ervin Romans on Thursday for a vigil at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Danville. Romans, a Danville resident, was one of four policeman killed follow-ing a routine traffic stop near 74th and MacArthur Boulevard in Oakland. A former U.S. Marine, Romans worked for the Oakland Public Housing Authority before spend-ing the last 13 years as a police officer. He worked for the Oakland Police Department out of its East-mont Substation and was one of several S.W.A.T. members to enter a building where suspect Lovelle Mixon was hiding out after shoot-ing two motorcycle officers, killing Sgt. Mark Dunakin and mortally wounding Officer John Hege. When S.W.A.T. entered the build-ing, Mixon opened fire with an AK-47, killing Sergeants Romans and Daniel Sakai. A candlelight vigil was held for the four policemen Tuesday night at the site of the shootings. Hundreds of people turned out to pay their respects and to hear city and community leaders call for peace. A visitation for Sgt. Romans was held Wednesday at Wilson & Kratzer Chapel of San Ramon Valley in Danville. On Thursday, an Oakland Police

Department motorcade accompanied Romans’ body to St. Isidore’s where another visitation was scheduled from 4-7 p.m. A vigil was then be held from 7-8 p.m. All four policemen were to be memorialized Friday at the Oakland Arena at 11 a.m.

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Oakland Police motorcade to accompany Romans to St. Isidore’s

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At memorials all across Oakland, residents left gifts and cards offering their thanks and condolences for the four officers killed in the line of duty. These cards, located at 74th and MacArthur, offered inspirational words to the families of the policemen.

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Kids explode with laughter over crazy chemistry

Mad Scientist Dynamite Darryl and his assistant Holly Hopkins, 9, show off the “Alien Blood” they created as part of the Danville Public Library’s Crazy Chemistry show last week. The demonstration, provided by Mad Science, gives kids the opportunity to see different scientific principles in action. Near left, mad scientist-in-training McKenna Blanton, 7, reacts with surprise as the Styrofoam “Alien skull” she is holding begins to shrink and melt. More than 80 kids and parents attended the popular enrichment program.

by Geoff Gillette

It’s easy to forget when you look at the uniforms and the cars that Danville’s police force is contracted through Contra Costa County. But the fact remains that they are depu-ties with the Sheriff’s Office and hold ranks within that organization. Normally, Danville’s police chiefs are lieutenants during their tenure in office, which generally runs about four years. Current Chief Chris Wenzel has been in office six years, and last month he became the first sitting chief to be promoted to captain. Danville Mayor Newell Arnerich announced the news at a recent council meeting. Arnerich talked about the service Wenzel has provided during his years in Danville and con-gratulated the newly minted captain. “Chris has done a great job for us, I’m proud that Danville has such an effective and proactive police force,” he said. Town Manager Joe Calabrigo said that over the years he has had con-versations with Sheriff Warren Rupf about Wenzel’s performance. He added that sometimes taking the job of Danville police chief can slow an officer’s rise through the ranks at the Sheriff’s Department. “Sometimes their promotability is delayed by taking this position,”

Calabrigo explained. Wenzel’s stay as police chief is the second longest running in town his-tory. Calabrigo said Sheriff Ken Sandy held the position for a decade, from 1982-1992. “He’s done an outstanding job for us,” Calabrigo stated about Wenzel. “He does a great job of balancing the demands of the town and the demands

of the county.”Wenzel expressed appreci-

ation for the support of town officials and Sheriff Rupf. “I think we’ve accomplished a lot here in Danville,” he said. “We’ve got a great police department and our guys get the job done.”

Modestly, he added, “I’ve been here longer than the nor-mal four year period, so I must

be doing something OK.” In addition to his new promotion, Wenzel will be expanding his knowl-edge base. Beginning in early April, the chief will be attending the FBI Academy for three months, working with FBI offi-cials and other law enforcement officers from around the nation. Wenzel said he was excited to be going to the academy. “It’s a chance to see what other people in law enforcement are doing, what techniques they are using, and then bring that back here to Danville,” he explained.

by Geoff Gillette

One of the big questions about the issue of global warming is, “If it’s a global problem, how do you solve something so big?” For some third-graders at Greenbrook Elementary School the answer is ... one hour at a time. During school today, the students in Holly Ravin and Cheri Eplin’s class are turning off their lights and other electrical devices to save energy and reduce the school’s carbon footprint. With signs put up around the school and pages on both a Web site and Facebook, they urged others to join them in “Kids Hour.” “It’s a really neat thing,” said Michelle Mills, whose son Grant is in the class. “They’re teaching them that everyone can make a difference.” The event is to celebrate “Earth Hour,” which started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia, when 2.2

million homes and businesses turned off the lights for an hour. This year the actual Earth Hour event is from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Saturday, March 28. Eplin has said their Friday morning event is a kickoff to the actual Earth Hour and they urge everyone to take part in the Saturday event as well. Earlier today, the students in Ravin/Eplin’s class shut down their electronic devices from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Their goal was to have 5,000 other homes or businesses shut down for that same hour. Their Web site, www.kidshour.org, has a blog where people can commit to the Kids Hour. This allows the students to see just how many people will be joining them in the endeavor. In addition to the signs and Web sites, the kids made T-shirts advertising the event and wore them around school all week.

Power hour makes differenceGreenbrook third-grade class goes dark to go green

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Danville police chief gets county promotion from Sheriff’s Office

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Members of the Veterans Building Steering Committee have dismissed two of the three plans put forth by their architects for the downtown Veterans Hall, but asked for the architect to come back with another alternative before any decisions are made.

At their March 23 meeting, com-mittee members discussed the merits of the three proposals presented by architects ARG two weeks earlier.

Committee members represent-ing the veterans, seniors and com-munity groups all seemed to gravi-tate toward Plan A, which would keep the existing two-story struc-ture intact, while creating a new one-story addition behind.

The front portion of the structure, which faces onto Hartz Avenue, would be set aside for the veterans, with the group having its own pri-vate entry. The rear section would house the senior programs and its offices, and a center open area would be a communal space for use in fundraising activities and com-munity programs.

While they did like the configu-ration, veterans officials said it is not precisely what they want.

“First of all,” said Committee member John Estes, “we’re the Veterans and we’re not going to be at the end of the building.”

Estes and fellow member Scott Perkins presented what they’d like to see in a proposed fourth building plan.

“We have a little more feel-ing about how we’d all like to be together on one floor,” Perkins explained.

The pair acknowledged the his-toric significance of the front of the building, and said they’d like the vets to have the second floor of the structure for their offices, meeting rooms and lounge.

“The expectation was that would be the second floor so the veterans can be isolated,” Estes stated. The proposal received support from some residents in attendance. John Reese, who belongs to Viet Nam Veterans, VFW and American Legion, addressed the committee and called on them to keep in mind that the facility they are designing is a Veterans hall. “This is a Veterans building. It always has been and always will be a Veterans building. Veterans have priority and their usage should come first,” he said. He implored the committee to make use of the opportunity to do something special for veterans and suggested that they make the facil-ity as up to date as possible. “It has to be modern, for the veterans of the future. They’re the ones who are going to be using it,” he said. Seniors were well represented among the public as well. Linda Stolow reminded the committee that it needs to be mindful of senior needs. “I know this whole thing is about compromise. I just want to make sure the seniors don’t get short shrifted someplace. We must look to the future, and the future says the senior population is going to grow,” she said. Danville historian Beverly Lane complimented the committee on its process and its inclusivity in seek-ing input from as many people as possible. She did remind them that the building they are discussing is something that has been in people's lives for a very long time. “History is about real people building real things,” she said. Lane talked about the Root fam-ily’s involvement in the Veterans Hall as well as other Danville resi-dents. Their pasts and the memory of their involvement makes the building a special place.

“There can be real magic in walk-ing through a building. It evokes a shared memory. Don’t tear down even a little part of it without think-ing about that,” she warned. Other issues discussed were whether to take down the trees currently surrounding the building, the size of the kitchen and whether it will be able to accommodate programs like senior lunches and meals on wheels, and how to pre-serve the community path that runs alongside the rear of the property. After the public comment session ended, ARG representatives respond-ed to the concerns, saying that they could put together another proposal to reflect the veterans’ wishes. “We could design something to put the veterans on one level and the seniors on another,” said ARG Planner Phil Rossetti. “It would be more compact, which would mean more inexpensive.” Committee members directed ARG to draft the additional option for them to examine at the next meeting, and said that they would continue to look at the elevation of the project, how the trees would factor in and other issues raised by the community. “This is good that we’re get-ting all of this feedback from the community,” said ARG Principal Naomi Miroglio. “The more we understand what the community wants for the building, the better we can plan.” Committee member Candace Andersen agreed. “I do like the direction we’re going in,” she said. “I think it’s a very worthy idea to explore having all of the veterans’ staff on the second floor.” The committee will examine the new option and continue to discuss the functionality and features of the renovated Veterans Hall at its next meeting at 6:30 p.m., Monday, April 13.

Vets Hall committee narrows its options

Veterans call for another plan proposal for building

The Pioneer Art Gallery held its last reception March 13 and has closed its doors at 524 Hartz Ave., a primo downtown location.

At the event, artist Stephen Sanfilippo presented property owner Brad Blake with a collage of 36 art canvasses to memorialize the time that the gallery run by the Alamo Danville Artists’ Society, ADAS, was housed in his building.

“It was a touching exchange, and Brad gave a very gracious speech to our members and guests,” said gallery member Tracy Bauer.

Blake agreed a year and a half ago to let ADAS use the vacant building for a gallery and artist work space. The artists moved in October 2007 after repainting and moving some walls, thinking it only would be for six months. That lease was extended as Blake put off

plans to redevelop the site, tearing down the building for a new struc-ture with retail on the ground floor and living space upstairs. The venue became a lively arts scene, as artists worked upstairs and held frequent exhibits downstairs. Even the roof came to life as Phil Hellsten, aka Starman, painted his St. Jude in squares for pilots flying overhead to enjoy. Jam sessions were held Thursday nights, and recently a gift shop was added to sell note cards and other small items. Now Rakestraw Books will be moving into the space, and ADAS is looking for another location. But at the farewell reception, the thoughts were positive, said Bauer, and everyone showed their appre-ciation to Blake for housing their artistic endeavors for so long.

—Dolores Fox Ciardelli

Pioneer Art Gallery closesLast reception recognizes landlord for his generosity

Stephen Sanfilippo presents landlord Brad Blake with a collage of 36 art canvasses to memorialize the time their gallery was located in his building.

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ing a box with the children’s senior photos from high school in perfect condition. “We were lucky that we had an attack on one corner of the house that kept it to a certain extent com-plete for us to get some stuff out of it before we allowed it to burn,” explained Brown. “It was unsafe standing that way so we allowed the rest of it to be consumed.” Neighbors were walking on Cervato Circle to check out the damages late Monday morning. “My son woke me up at 3:30,” recalled Fran Routh, who lives three doors down. “I looked out the bedroom window and it was all engulfed in flames.” “We were lucky it happened in mid-March in the middle of a

rainstorm,” said Brown. “It was a ‘wildland urban interface’ on a steep slope with lots of houses right above it. If it had been between June and October it would have been a difficult issue—it would have got in the grass and run right up to those houses.” Structure damage is estimated at $1.1 million; with contents esti-mated at $500,000, including two cars. “We’re investigating the cause,” said Chief Brown on Monday. “This is one that we may never know because of the extent of the damage. We will endeavor to keep trying to find the cause through interviews and how we investigate but to pinpoint a cause will be dif-ficult.” The point of origin was deter-mined to be on the second level of the multi-story single family home. On Tuesday, Fire Investigator

Natalie Kurtz reported the cause as accidental and undetermined. “Everything in a house is replace-able, except the occupants,” said Fire Marshal Christina Jamison. “Smoke detectors save lives. Always make sure you have work-ing smoke detectors in your home by testing them monthly.” Friends are networking to replace photographs that the family may have lost as well as helping to sup-ply them with basics lost in the fire. They are also collecting San Ramon Valley High yearbooks from 2002-2008. To learn more, contact school office manager Roxann Stone at 552-3013 or e-mail [email protected]. Karen Schierholtz said she appre-ciated the help from the community but remarked that the families of the recently slain police officers needed community support even more.

someone trying to break through,” Gerber said. “I like to do things in a hurry though, because this would be time number two.” Tom Del Baccaro, a Lafayette man who is the state’s Republican Party Vice Chairman and served from 2003-2008 as the chair-man of the Contra Costa County Republican Party, said he was look-ing into running for the seat. “I’m considering it, but there’s also some other great people in the county who right now are looking at it and asked me not to release their names while they do their back-ground work,” Del Baccaro said. Contra Costa County, which makes up most of the district, has 263,749 registered Democrats, compared to 137,698 regis-tered Republicans. Bill Whalen, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, said that those numbers will be tough for a Republican can-didate to overcome. “The odds are you’re replac-ing one Democrat with another,”

Whalen said. “I can’t think of a prominent Republican who could step in and make up that numerical disadvantage.” State Sen. Mark DeSaulnier (D., Concord) has been mentioned for the position but he would not con-firm anything on Tuesday, saying it is an awkward situation since it is not a normal election. Tauscher still has to be confirmed for the State Department position. “I’ve talked to the congress-woman and (U.S. Rep.) George Miller, both longtime supporters of mine,” he said. “But I’m going to be respectful of Ellen. She is still the sitting congresswoman. If and when she decides it’s time for me to announce, I will.” “She’s comfortable with me pre-paring and I’m doing that,” he added, “setting up an account and talking to people to get a commit-ment.” “It’s an amazing opportunity,” he said but also emphasized that he likes the job he is doing. He was elected to the state Senate in November after serving six years in the state Assembly. Before that he was a Contra Costa County

Supervisor and on the Concord City Council. “In spite of the struggles, the budget, it’s very rewarding work,” he said. “I’m a blessed guy.” Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan (D., Alamo), elected in November, has also been named as a possibil-ity to run. “Yes, I’m looking at it,” she said Wednesday morning. “It’s just one of those opportunities that rarely comes up and I’m very interested. I plan to do my due diligence and make a decision.” Tauscher supported Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rather than President Obama in the Democratic primaries, and said in her statement that Clinton asked her to serve in the State Department, an offer that was “both generous and flattering.” Whalen said Tauscher might have been a candidate to fill the U.S. Senate seat that could possibly be vacated by Dianne Feinstein if she runs for governor in 2010, or does not run for the Senate again in 2012, “but I guess maybe she didn’t want to wait around.”

—Bay City News, Dolores Fox Ciardelli

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Wandering drunk arrested

A Pleasanton man was briefly hospitalized after he was found wandering through a Danville neigh-borhood with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit. Danville Police Sgt. Kevin Daley said police were called to a home near Zamora Place at 1:44 a.m. Saturday morning. The resident stated that a man was on their porch. Patrol Officer Brian Sliger arrived at the scene and spotted a man stumbling down the street away from the home. Sliger stopped the obviously inebri-ated subject, identified as Josh Hague, 30, and asked him where he lived. Hague responded that he was a

resident of San Ramon. Sliger then asked Hague where he thought he was, to which Hague responded, “San Ramon.” The officer then asked Hague to consent to a breathalyzer test, which the man did. The result came back as a .224 blood alcohol level. Sliger also noticed that Hague was bleeding from a cut on his mouth. Due to the injury and the high blood alcohol level, Sliger called for an ambulance and Hague was transported to the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center for treatment. Hague was cited for one count of public drunken-ness.

—Geoff Gillette

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The Town Square forum at www.DanvilleWeekly.com allows people to post comments anonymously. We prefer that people register as users and then post under their real names because we think it gives their com-ments credibility. But apparently a lot of people either don’t want to take the time to register or prefer to remain anonymous. The bad aspect of anonymous postings is that it allows people to say ugly things without being accountable. The story titled “Danville man among slain Oakland officers” that ran online last Sunday is a good example of this. No sooner was the story put online than a few people commented with racial slurs that we promptly removed. Town Square was designed as a friendly place for the community to con-nect, commenting on sto-ries we run or anything in the community or the world that they want. When anony-mous people—or even some who sign their names—post racist comments, or shrill and extreme ideas they drive others away, which is one reason we remove them. Other times we remove comments because people bash others who have posted their opinions. Not every-one will agree with where we choose to draw the line, but we do so in the interest of preserving a forum where everyone feels comfortable participating without being exposed to disrespectful treatment. Now a good thing about anonymity is that it might give insight as to how people will act in that other great anonymous forum: the voting booth. For instance, on Town Square you can read people’s concerns about money in the schools, such as that the district is wasting energy and money with field lights and air conditioning, and whether the Teacher’s Union is part of the budget problem. Other posters have stepped forward to address those concerns online, but these anonymous comments regarding school funding provide an insight as to why people might be inclined to vote against continuing a parcel tax. They could be helpful to those campaigning to pass Measure C.

No flowers to enjoy

Dear Editor: Just to make you aware of a dis-appointing situation that occurred across the street from Los Cerros Middle School where I live. Along the path behind my house, I planted daffodils and tulips to brighten the path. I was excited about the flow-ers that would bloom and how it was something that everyone could enjoy. Well, I couldn’t believe when I walked down the path this evening and realized that someone had cut and removed all the flowers! I am certain we have all been tempted to take a flower but all of them? Not sure who would be so heartless. Something like this does make you lose your faith in people, but I can’t let one insensitive person ruin my faith in everyone. I hope who-ever did it will read this and realize this was a truly selfish act; now no one can enjoy the flowers because they are gone. Can I ask this person to leave the remaining tulips that are just start-ing to come up so we have some flowers on the path? I have dealt with graffiti on my fence and even had my fence kicked in, but this is truly the lowest blow. Please think about the fact that when you destroy things on some-one’s property, it feels like you took away a tiny piece of their soul. I will concentrate on the good people I have met over my life and realize that things do balance out. I just wanted to write to make people think about how vandalism does more than waste a gardener’s

afternoon or two—it can destroy someone’s spirit and enthusiasm to bring beauty to strangers.

Audrey Killick, Danville

Here we go again in AlamoDear Editor: This letter is in rebuttal to last week’s “AIA Board ponders role in future of Alamo.” Here we go again! Now the AIA (Alamo Improvement Association) and several members of AIM (Alamo Incorporation Movement) are bound and determined that they are the “Chosen Ones” to protect Alamo or to educate some of us to the sort of change that could be coming! Your ideas about “change” were voted down by a two-thirds margin! Why don’t you understand the meaning of NO? The “change” that I sincerely hope is coming is establishment of a MAC—a Municipal Advisory Committee. Hopefully, the Board of Supervisors will cause it to hap-pen fairly soon. To be fair, it is imperative that members of the MAC should be selected proportionally from those who successfully fought incorpora-tion and those of AIM that tried so hard to pass it. So, to the members of the AIA, I must say: “No, thank you!” As a member of the AIA Board in 1976-77, I acknowledge the benefit to Alamo of all of the efforts of the AIA Planning Committee. We will call upon them whenever the occa-sion arises for their constructive analysis and recommendations in the future.

Robert D. Myhre, Alamo

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I am absolutely sick over this. To think of four fine men who are trying to keep our communities safe being cut down is horrible. I hurt for the City of Oakland and all the good people there. But especially for the families of these officers. Something must be done about the amount of guns, the types of guns that citizens are allowed to have. It is a State and National tragedy.

—Posted by Judith, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood

I attended the inspiring celebration for our hometown hero, Sully. I hope Danville puts on a similar celebration for our fallen officer Romans from Danville and I hope the satellite trucks lineup in front of the library for that event as well. A very sad loss for his wife and children.

—Posted by Joanie, a resident of the Danville neighborhood

We are so saddened by the loss of more dedicated men, in the police forces of our communities. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families. Such tragedies; shouldn’t be happening to people; that are giving their lives, trying to protect all of us.

—Posted by Jayne Schnittker, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood

All you NRA types who love people to have the right to own assault weapons should look into your souls and ask if you still want these weapons on the streets with the ability to fire thru closet walls into our swat policemen.

—Posted by Bob, a resident of the Danville neighborhood

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Lisa (Parker) Hurst

Lisa (Parker) Hurst, a resident of Alamo, died March 3 at the age of 38 after a one-year battle with brain cancer. She was born Sept. 23, 1970, in Garden Grove and grew up in Walnut Creek and Alamo. She grad-uated from Monte Vista High School in Danville in 1988 and earned her bachelor of arts in social science from Chico State University, where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. She also spent a semester studying at the University of Seville, Spain. She completed her master’s degree in counsel-ing at Sonoma State University and worked for several years as a staffing analyst and then career counselor for Kaiser Permanente in Oakland where she met her husband Daniel Joseph Hurst (Dan). After their marriage in 2001, Lisa and Dan lived in Santa Rosa and Lake County and had a son, Nathaniel Raymond Hurst (Nate), in 2005. During graduate school, she interned at the Santa Rosa Family Services Agency where she became certified in domestic violence counseling. She had planned to put her training and experience toward a career as a Marriage and Family Therapist. She was a vegetarian for near-ly 25 years and became a vegan prior to the birth of her son. She loved her pets, Maggie the dog and Tommy the cat, who were both adopted from shelters. She was a natural athlete and her first athletic endeavor was as a member of the Livorna Estates swim team. She also played softball, baseball, soccer and was on her high school dance team. She loved to water ski, snow ski and was an avid runner, having competed in many 5K and 10K runs with family members. She was the artistic one in the fam-ily so whenever someone needed a card made or a poster designed, they turned to her. She also enjoyed traveling and her favorite travels were family vacations and outings. She is survived by her loving husband Dan; adored 3-year-old son Nate; mother Martha Anthony and step-father Jim of Alamo; father David Parker and step-mother Connie of Discovery Bay; sisters Stacy Parker of Van Nuys and Jill Pfeiffer (Christian) of Alamo; broth-er Scott Parker (Cori) of Pleasanton; Dan’s parents Larry and Cindy Hurst of Cypress; brother-in-law Phil Hurst of Long Beach; sister-in-law Emily Hurst of Los Alamitos; and many uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins and other loving family members and friends. A Celebration of her Life will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at Wilson & Kratzer Chapel of San Ramon Valley, 825 Hartz Way, Danville. In lieu of flowers or a finan-cial donation, her family would like people to consider making a personal contribution by adopting a pet from a shelter or cutting back on your con-sumption of animal products.

Armond Gene Rheault

Armond Gene Rheault, a resi-dent of Danville, died peacefully Feb. 28 at the age of 82. He was born April 13, 1926, in Salina, Kan., and joined the U.S. Navy in 1943. He graduated from the UC Berkeley in 1953 with a degree in civil engineering. He worked as an engineer for James M. Montgomery, Consulting Engineers for more than 40 years, starting in Pasadena and then establishing the Northern California Regional Office in 1966. He enjoyed many years of camping and fishing with his family, playing golf at Diablo Country Club and in Hawaii, and then lately meeting his friends at Osage Park. He was known for his sense of humor and love of music. He was the beloved husband of Jeanie, his wife of 63 years; loving father of Cherie Rheault-Peperzak, Christine Rheault and K. Alan Rheault. He leaves a brother Gary Rheault and wife Kay; niece Marla Gibson; nephews Kenny and Larry Benson; sister-in-law Phyllis Benson; and three grandchildren. Friends and family are invited to his memorial service at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 29, at the San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church, 902 Danville Blvd., Alamo. In lieu of flowers, the family sug-gests donations to the Gene and Jeanie Rheault Scholarship Fund, c/o Bank of Hawaii, P.O. Box 9, Kapaa’au, HI 96755.

Ralph Edward Reichert Lt. Colonel, USAF, Ret. Ralph Edward Reichert Lt. Colonel, USAF, Ret., a resident of Alamo, died peacefully after a five-year struggle with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases March 13 at the age of 89. He met his wife in San Francisco at the start of his military career while stationed at the Presidio in 1940. He was a World War II and Korean Conflict veteran, and retired in 1961 as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force after 21 years of service. The family then moved to Fremont where he started a second career for another 20 years working for the DeDomenico-owned Golden Grain Macaroni Co. in San Leandro. He enjoyed spending time with his lov-ing family, golfing at Castlewood Country Club and traveling the world. He and his wife later relocated to Alamo to enjoy their retirement. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Kathryn DeDomenico Reichert; his son, Ralph J. Reichert; his two daughters Janice Davis and Diane Ochoa; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services were held March 20 at Oakmont Memorial Park and Mortuary in Lafayette. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the East Bay, 3470 Buskirk Ave., Pleasant Hill 94523, Alzheimer’s Disease Research or American Parkinson’s Disease Association, Inc.

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A t the state basketball finals, the first thing you noticed about both the Arco Arena in Sacramento and the Lady Mustangs’ opponents, the Long Beach Poly Jackrabbits,

is that they’re both big. Really big. Playing in a facility the size of the arena would be daunting to about anyone. It’s cer-tainly different from playing in the Monte Vista High School gym. And playing against the three-time defending state champs for Interscholastic Federation Division I would give one pause, especially when you consider that its lineup consists of girls who are 6 feet 4 inches, 6 feet 2, and 6 feet 1. But if the Lady Mustangs were in any way daunted by the size of the stadium or their opponents on Saturday it certainly didn’t show in the way they played. Coming in off their Northern California Sectional win, the MVHS basketball team dug in and played with a feral intensity.

Coach Ron Hirschman instructed his team to maintain its zone defense against the Jackrabbits, closing down the middle and forcing the Long Beach team to shoot from the outside. This strat-egy limited the opponent’s scoring and allowed the quicker Monte Vista players to snag rebounds and start the ball back upcourt. Team standout Niveen Rasheed had the unenviable task of moving the ball toward their basket against a very aggressive and deter-mined full court press put on by the Jackrabbits. Pitting speed against speed, Rasheed executed phenomenal dribbling skills in foxing her way around opponents in order to pass the ball off to waiting teammates. The solid zone defense coupled with the quick upcourt movement took the Long Beach team by surprise and allowed Monte Vista to jump out to a quick lead. By the end of the first quarter the score stood 8-6 in favor of MVHS. The second quarter followed suit, but prob-lems began to emerge as fouls were called

against the Mustangs, allowing the Jackrabbits to notch more points. Rasheed racked up two fouls by midway through the second quarter and Coach Hirschman began to substitute her out more frequently in order to keep her from drawing further fouls. However with only nine seconds left in the half and sensing a chance to get one more bas-ket before the buzzer he substituted her back in for one last drive. Tragedy struck when the play ended with yet another foul levied against Rasheed. Going into the half the Mustangs were down 19-17. In the second half, Monte Vista was forced to play a more defensive game, cycling Rasheed in and out to preserve her primarily for offense. With only two fouls left before she would be out of the game, Hirschman couldn’t afford to let his key player stay in the game. At the same time, the Jackrabbits emerged from the half energized and hungry, piling on the pressure and forcing the Mustangs to fight

for every inch. The tactic forced risky shots and caused more frequent turnovers, which allowed the Long Beach team to steal away with the game. Even a pair of 3-pointers fired in from the outside by Dani Rabago were not enough to stop the hemorrhaging as the Jackrabbits gained momentum. By the end of the third quarter the score stood at 37-25. Hirschman was forced to keep Rasheed in for longer periods of time, trying to build up momentum of his own. To some degree it worked as the Jackrabbits were slowed for a time, but with three minutes left in the game she picked up her fifth and final foul. Obviously upset, she stepped off the court for the final time having accounted for 16 points. Tired but deter-mined, the team pushed for a run they hoped would offset the huge point deficit. Unfortunately, the Long Beach team was on a roll and continued to force turnovers and make baskets so that when the final buzzer sounded the score was 57-33.

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Winning season

Teamwork and effort take Lady Mustangs to State Finals

Team Rasheed cheers on Monte Vista standout Niveen Rasheed and mugs for the Jumbo-tron camera at the Arco Arena. During Saturday’s Championship final, Rasheed scored 16 of the team’s 33 points.

Coach Ron Hirschman gives the Lady Mustangs some last-minute advice before the team takes the floor in the opening mPoly. The team held the Jackrabbits to a 2-point lead in the first half. But the aggressive Long Beach team eventually wore

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After the game, Hirschman congratulated the Long Beach squad for its victory, but said he was very proud of the effort put forth by his team. “That is a great team we played tonight, but I think you saw tonight what our kids are made of. I’m so proud of these 12 individuals. They showed tonight that they can play with any team out there,” he stated. Hirschman said that the first half went exactly according to the gameplan with one exception: “I had us up by 20,” he joked. Then he added, “We played them to a standstill and we were still down by 2. That’s the kind of team Poly has.” The coach said he felt the game could have been different if he hadn’t put Rasheed back in for that critical nine seconds where she got her third foul. “It changed the whole aspect of the game. We had to protect her as much as we could. It meant we had to play more defensively than

offensively.” Rasheed said having to regulate her play made it harder for her to be effective on the floor. “I had to get in, get a point, then get out again. I didn’t get momentum,” she explained. The Princeton-bound senior said that even though her team lost she was glad they made it all the way to the CIF finals. “We didn’t want the season to end,” she said. “As a senior it’s a great way to end your season ... at the state championship.” While the Division I championship was the culmination of the season, Hirschman said his team has just had a phenomenal year in gen-eral. “These kids are a true team. That’s one of the reasons they got this far. They have a friend-ship, a unity that’s there both on the floor and off,” he said. The Lady Mustangs had a 29-3 season and Hirschman said there was one game in particu-

lar that showed him just how much potential they had. “It was the first time we played Carondelet and we beat them,” he stated. “They brought their ‘A game’ every night.” One of the most high pressure games came for the team when they were 23-2 and starting the North Coast Section playoffs. “We were having such a strong season. If we went out there and laid an egg and lost in those two games, that would have been it for us,” he said. The end of the season also means a sig-nificant shift in the status quo for the Lady Mustangs as four of the team’s starters gradu-ate this year and move on. “Every year you always lose something spe-cial. You don’t just replace these four kids. You don’t replace Niveen Rasheed,” he said. “But we will just keep putting the best team out that we can,” he added. “These kids have a great work ethic, they enjoy what they do, and we’ll just see where that takes us next year.”

S T O R Y

by Geoff Gillette

It was a good year for basketball at Monte Vista High School. Not only did the girl’s team make it all the way to the State Finals, but the boy’s team missed joining them in a double-bill at the Arco Arena by only 3 points. After an exciting season going 28-3, Coach Bill Powers’ Mustang squad won its first ever North Coast Section Championship. “This was a legacy team,” Powers said. “No team’s won more games than this team. This was our second sectional championship in three years. There were a lot of exciting positive things this year.” Powers said at the beginning of the season the team showed that it had some strong players, but it wasn’t until after its sectional quarterfinals game against Castro Valley that the team really seemed to come to life. “Brian Barbour hit a shot to send it into overtime. If he hadn’t hit that shot we would have been done. It seemed like after that shot our play went to another whole level,” Powers explained. That energized play led the Mustangs into its first Nor Cal Championship and on to the Division I semifinals against McClymonds. Powers characterized the game as “a good high school basketball game,” hard fought and filled with solid play. He said that the Macks’ defense proved to be the lynchpin the game revolved around. “It really boiled down to we turned the ball over too much to beat a good team. They caused us to turn it over in an area where they were able to get easy baskets as a result,” said Powers. McClymonds was able to get ahead and keep the lead, finishing the game with a score of 46-43, ending the Mustangs’ season. Like his counterpart on the girl’s basket-ball team, Powers is facing the loss of his starting five as they are all graduating this year. “We are returning just a minor per-centage of our scoring,” he said. “In some ways it’s kind of exciting as a coach because certainly it’s going to be a challenge to maintain the success we’ve had over the last five years.”

Three points of separation

Mustangs boys squad just misses on state bid

Monte Vista senior Mark Appel, No. 22, faces Newark Memorial in the NCS Championship game at St. Mary’s College.

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Mustang star Niveen Rasheed, No. 24, leads Monte Vista to victory in the last league game of the regular season vs. San Ramon Valley at the Dougherty Valley High School gym.

minutes of its championship matchup against Long Beach e down the Mustang defense, for a 57-33 conclusion.

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by Dolores Fox Ciardelli

M arjorie Smith-Meyers draws back her arm slow-ly and evenly, eyes fas-

tened on the bowling pins at the end of the lane. Then she swings her body and arm forward, hand grasping a remote control. All 10 pins fall for a strike. Whee! Or, more precisely, Wii. Nintendo’s Wii game system sim-ulates athletic contests that are nor-mally played outside the home on golf courses and tennis courts, and in boxing rings and bowling alleys. There’s no heavy lifting involved but the sports nonetheless take con-centration and coordination. Wii is a regular feature on Friday morning at the Town of Danville’s Senior Center. Tournaments are staged often, and practice play is held from 10 a.m.-noon each Friday. Smith-Meyers is a Friday regular

with her friend Lucille Burnham and Burnham’s daughter, Stacey Daviess. “It’s great for working on their coordination,” said Daviess, who also has Wii at home for her family. Smith-Meyers said the exercise has helped her recover her balance and coordination after suffering a stroke. Another enthusiast is Danville resident Mary Lovelock, who just retired from the Alameda Housing Authority. “When you can’t get out and do the real sports, it’s the next best thing,” said Lovelock. “It can be a workout,” she noted. “Boxing takes a lot of ‘oomph’ if you really get into it.” Wii came on the market in the fall of 2006, about five years after the concept surfaced. A player holds a remote control to simulate action and interacts with the activ-ity on the television screen. Wii

caught on quickly with kids and families since it can be enjoyed by all ages. About a year ago, the town pur-chased its Wii system, which has tennis, golf, bowling and boxing. Senior Services scheduled it for Friday mornings at the Veterans Memorial Building where senior programs are held. “It’s the only time we have avail-able because we are so busy,” said Jenn Overmoe, of Senior Services. “A lot of people come back every week to play it. We give them quick instructions on a game and, hope-fully, there is someone to play with them. If not, they can play against the computer.” “The graphics are so great that you really feel you’re part of it,” said Lovelock. “I ‘bowl’ just as if I’m bowling.” She also has played tennis and golf and bowled in “real life.” “Now I have a bad knee, which

is why I can’t participate in the big sports,” she said. “With Wii, I can pace myself better.” “My favorite is probably tennis, it has more of a variety,” Lovelock said, “but I’m probably best at bowling.” Lovelock likes the camaraderie of the participants as they relax on the comfortable couches and enjoy a cup of coffee and encourage each other. And, she admits, they do get competitive. Once, after Lucille Burnham beat her in bowling, they engaged in a boxing match. “I knocked her out,” said Lovelock, laughing at the memory.

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Wii—a fun workout for seniorsDanville Senior Center offers new slant on old athletic endeavors

Marjorie Smith-Meyers competes against her friend in a Wii bowling tournament at the Danville Senior Center in the Veterans Memorial Building. She said the Nintendo game has helped her recover her balance and coordination after she suffered a stroke.

Lucille Burnham puts up her dukes for a boxing match, while her daughter Stacey Daviess encourages her. They are regulars at the Friday morning Wii competitions.


Wii tournamentThe next Wii Tournament will be boxing, 10-a.m.-noon, Friday, April 10. Call to reserve a spot or for more information at 314-3490.


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Presenting the PastB Y B E V E R LY L A N E

W here the Hell Is Danville? This little phrase

appeared in newspaper articles, on Silver Dollar Banquet Room nap-kins and in advertisements during the 1960s. It was one way promoter Russel Glenn told the world about his retro buildings and new restau-rant near the old Danville Hotel. Glenn was a driving force behind several Danville-promotion efforts, including the Danville Confederacy in 1958, which called for downtown-wide improvements using a frontier theme. Another Confederacy phrase tossed around was “planned retrogression.” Danville and San Ramon Valley residents were eager to see the new interstate freeway come through the valley because traffic on the bou-levard was constantly bumper to bumper. When I-680 opened from Walnut Creek to Sycamore Valley Road (in 1964) and to Dublin (in 1966), there were parades and celebrations. However, as a con-sequence, drivers did not drive through Danville regularly. Glenn worked hard to remind people that Danville offered a spe-cial experience in dining. He built western-style stores around the block of Hartz, Prospect, Railroad and Short streets and embellished the hotel’s north wall with an old spiral staircase rescued from the Union Bank building in Oakland. In 1965, he opened his signa-ture restaurant, the Silver Dollar Banquet Room, on Railroad Avenue. It could accommodate about 300 people. According to DeWayne Ryan, who grew up in town, Glenn even put “Where the Hell is Danville?” on a billboard in San Francisco. Here is the 1970 version of Glenn’s answer to his own question:

Where the Hell Is Danville?

In almost the center of the green-est, prettiest, most peaceful valley in the world! The San Ramon Valley, which includes Alamo, Danville, Diablo, Tassajara and San Ramon, stretches from the Alameda-Contra Costa County Line to the south, to past

Alamo to the north, and is encom-passed by the virtually unspoiled wilderness of Las Trampas Ridge on the west, and the rolling Tassajara hills on the east. Danville is 112 years old. She boasts a colorful past and looks to a bright future. Free from smog, city traffic, industrial activity and other by-products of metropolitan centers, she enjoys the proximity of the big cities while maintaining a country aloofness. One can drive from the choked, smoke-filled streets of San Francisco, and in less than a half hour, be riding along a narrow, bucolic country road, replete with grazing cattle, rustic farmhouses and tired windmills ... a century away from the city grind. The pace here is unhurried, the merchants friendly and the service a noticeable step above that usually received in the large commercial complexes. Folks here like to talk, are eager to know where you are from, what you think of our Valley, and they are

quick to point out its many assets. Danville, thankfully, has been able to cope with growth without sacrificing character and atmo-sphere. Dedicated people are con-stantly seeking ways to improve or preserve her appearance. As the years pass, she ages grace-fully and with dignity. Where is Danville? You might say it’s smack in the middle of tranquil living ... where the pur-suit of happiness and concern for one’s fellow man are still in style ... where one can stretch without feeling hemmed in, or can ride a horse, walk a dog, peddle a bike ... or anything else he wants to do ... in a relaxed, secure uncrowded environment. THAT’S where it’s at.

Sources: “Vintage Danville, 150 Years of memories”; Museum archives; Danville Hotel brochure

produced by Nearon EnterprisesBeverly Lane is curator of the Museum of the San Ramon Valley and co-author

of “San Ramon Valley: Alamo, Danville, and San Ramon” and “Vintage Danville:

150 Years of Memories.”

‘Where the Hell Is Danville?’

This napkin from the Silver Dollar Banquet Room was the brainchild of Danville pro-moter Russel Glenn.

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Alamo woman does real estate on KCBS.com

Colleen Edwards, an Alamo resident and a member of the California Building Industry Foundation’s Hall of Fame, is bringing her more than 30 years experience as a strategist for the homebuilding and land development industries to KCBS.com. Edwards started her news and information-filled blog and podcasts, “The Real Story with Colleen Edwards,” on March 17.

The fully-integrated blog will be accessible through KCBS.com and through TheRealStoryBlog.com. Both sites will feature interviews with industry leaders, current news and archives, interactive features, forums and surveys, all in an organized, easy-to-navigate format.

Edwards is co-founder and CEO of EMC Creative, a communications agency and a leader in strategic marketing for bankers, homebuild-ers and land use development companies. She was honored in 2003 with the Lifetime Legend Award by the Home Builder’s Association of Northern California in recognition of her personal and professional achievements.

Local leader recognized

Chia-Chia Chen, an Alamo resident who founded the Culture to Culture Foundation for mental health for Asian-Americans, was named a fellow of the Purpose Prize and attended the Purpose Prize Summit recently for three days at Stanford University. There she learned about the Encore Center, which rec-ognizes people who take on society’s biggest challenges during the second half of their lives. The center received more than 1,000 applicants and they offered $100,000 to six winners; $10,000 to nine winners; and named 53 fellows.

The Encore Careers Summit drew about 400 attendees from all over the country. Chen is also founder of the Senior Volunteer Awards given in October to recognize and encourage volunteer by seniors throughout Contra Costa County.

Young people rally to collect foodGirl Scout troops, local schools and the San Ramon Valley High

School Leadership group, CSF Club and Key Club worked together to collect more than 8,590 pounds of food for the Monument Crisis Center on March 7. This amount of food is the largest one-day donation the Monument Crisis Center has ever received.

Girl Scouts Julia Francone, Alisia Martinez and Hannah Wald worked to organize bag distribution and food collection by more than 20 Girl Scout troops in Alamo, Danville and Walnut Creek. They also organized food drives at schools including Rancho Romero, Tassajara Hills, Monte Vista and Venture. San Ramon Valley High students helped spread out bags on the west side of Alamo and Danville. San Ramon Key Club and CSF students helped sort the bags at the drop-off station at Greenbrook Elementary.

Students from Mount Diablo’s Digital Safari Academy worked with Alisia, Hannah, Julia and staff at the Monument Crisis Center on Saturday. They helped unload vans and trucks full of food, weigh bags and stock shelves.

Tapping to the top The Next Step’s Elite Tap

team of Danville recently won two awards at the LA Dance Magic Competition in Santa Clara with its Zatoichi tap number. The performance won First/Place Platinum Jr. Tap Extended Line and Overall Jr. Extended Line.

The tap number was directed by Rolleen Myers and inspired by Takeshi Kitano’s Zatoichi films about a blind swordmaster.

Colleen Edwards

EpicureB Y J A C Q U I L O V E M A R S H A L L

I recently had a fun “ladies night out” experience. The 30-plus women represented the full

spectrum of age, profession, life-style and culture but there was one common denominator: We were all foodies. The conversation was dynamic (if not deafening), the wine was flowing generously, but the best part of the evening was the setting. We all shared a sumptuous Dim Sum sitting at the Hunan Home’s Restaurant, Los Altos. In American terms, think of dim sum as “grazing.” The custom originated in the Canton region of China, as tea houses opened to provide a respite for weary travelers of the famous Silk Road. Over time, Chinese farmers ended their long days in the fields with a refreshing pot of afternoon tea and relaxing conversation with their neighbors. It took centuries for “dim sum” to take hold since early customs discouraged eating alongside tea drinking for presumed health rea-sons. However, the ancient tra-dition of “yum cha”—drinking tea—was eventually supplement-ed with snacks. Hence, “dim sum” (“dot hearts” or “touch heart” in Cantonese) became a tradition of serving light foods—small tastes that touch the heart—with the tea. Dim sum is a foodie’s delight. It is more of a style of eating than a meal. Foods range from pastry-type items to noodles to meat and fish dishes to buns and dumplings. Many of the foods are steamed, as in chicken feet, or fried, as in mini spring rolls. Portions are gener-ally bite-sized, served in small quantities like “tapas” so that you can enjoy a variety of sweet and savory tastes. A dim sum meal may be served as a pre-set menu of dishes or,

more often than not, food are placed in carts that servers period-ically roll by your table for you to see what appeals to you. The carts are designed to allow you to make your selections throughout your meal rather than all at once. The serving protocol from the carts is predictable: lighter dishes come first, followed by exotic items, then deep-fried dishes and lastly, desserts. Restaurants that serve dim sum usually offer 50 or more choices. Try Char Siu Baos (pork buns), Sesame Seed Balls (fried dough filled with red bean curd) or Shu Mai and Har Gow (dumplings with pork, vegetables, shrimp) or the egg custard tarts. Enjoy huge freshwater prawns, spareribs or steamed whole fish. Though there may be many strange-looking or unfamiliar items, have a go at new items as you have the chance. An enviable goal is to experiment with many dishes until you dis-cover your favorites. And, as with most Chinese meals, an endless supply of tea with dim sum is a must. My lavish eating adventure went beyond the normal small plates “snack” and was reminiscent of a Chinese banquet. Instead of the traditional roving carts, our 10 pre-mium courses were pre-selected from a wide array of choices. See recipe here for Mini Spring Rolls and to DanvilleWeekly.com for Mango Pudding. If you haven’t experienced dim sum, make it one of your culi-nary adventures in 2009. If it’s been awhile since you’ve enjoyed a dim sum meal, I suggest you go back again ... soon. Whenever you go, leave your calorie counter and apprehensions at home.

Jacqui Love Marshall column runs every other week. E-mail her

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cornstarch, pepper to taste6 medium shrimp1 medium carrot4 water chestnuts, fresh or canned1 green onion1 cup mung bean sprouts1 cup shredded Napa cabbage2 stalks celery, finely chopped1 Tbsp minced ginger1 Tbsp oyster sauce2 tsp Chinese rice wine or dry sherry2 Tbsp chicken stockA few drops sesame oil1 tsp cornstarchOil for deep-frying and stir-frying16-18 mini spring roll wrappers

1. Marinate the ground pork with the marinade ingredients for 15 minutes.

Rinse the shrimp under warm running water and pat dry. Finely chop.

2. Peel and shred the carrot. Finely chop the water chestnuts. Dice the green onion. Rinse the mung bean sprouts and drain thoroughly. Shred the cab-bage. String and chop the celery.

3. In a small bowl, combine the oyster sauce, rice wine or sherry, chicken stock

and sesame oil. Whisk in the cornstarch.

4. Heat the wok over medium-high to high heat. Heat 2 Tbsp oil. When the oil is hot, add the ground pork. Stir-fry until it is nearly cooked through. Remove and clean out the wok.

5. Add 1 Tbsp oil. When the oil is hot, add 1/2 of the minced ginger. Stir-fry until aromatic (about 30 seconds). Add the shrimp. Stir-fry until it turns pink. Remove from the wok.

6. Add 2 Tbsp oil. When the oil is hot, add the remaining ginger. Stir-fry until aromatic. Add the remaining vegetables and stir-fry. Push the vegetables up to the sides of the wok. Add the sauce in the middle, stirring quickly to thicken. Add the shrimp and pork. Mix everything together. Allow filling to cool.

7. Heat the oil to 360-375 degrees. Meanwhile, to make the spring rolls, lay one mini spring roll wrapper in front of you. Wet the edges. Add 2 heaping tsp in the bottom half. Take the bottom edge and wrap over the filling, tuck in 2 side edges, and continue rolling up. Seal edges.

8. Deep-fry spring rolls until golden brown and crispy. Cook in batches, tak-ing care not to overcrowd wok. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

CalendarArtArt in the Park Reserve space now for the 11th annual Art in the Park to be held Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 3-4, on the Town Green in front of the Danville Library, 400 Front St. Artists booth spaces are available at www.adas4art.org; applications are due by May 1. Cost is $70 for ADAS members; $85 for non-members; plus 10% commis-sion for the Art in the Schools fund. Call 828-9170 or e-mail [email protected]. Zachary’s Art Contest Zachary’s is hosting an Art Contest by accepting new, colorful and exciting entries until March 31. Winning entries will be dis-played and rotated on the walls of the different Zachary’s locations. All ages are encouraged to enter. Visit www.zacharys.com.

AuditionsWomenSing Auditions Audition now for the East Bay premier women’s ensemble from 7:30-10 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, at Orinda Community Church, 10 Irwin Way. Appointments are available for experienced singers. Altos are particularly encouraged to audition, but all voice parts are wel-come. Scholarships are available for qualified singers. Call 974-9169 or visit www.womensing.org.

Author VisitRakestraw Books The bookstore will host numerous authors in the month of April including: Jordan Mackay and Robert Holmes, creators of “A Passion for Pinot,” at 7 p.m., Monday, April 6; Jay McInerney, author of “How It Ended,” at 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 21; Mary Roach, author of “Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex,” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 22; Nina Planck, author of “Real Food for Mother and Baby,” at noon, Friday, April 24; Franz and Kurt Wisner, authors of “How the World Makes Love,” at noon, Wednesday, April 29; and Tom Killion, author of “Tamalpais

Walking: Poetry, History, and Prints,” at 7 p.m., Thursday, April 30; all at the bookstore, 522 Hartz Ave., Danville. Reservations are recommended for all events; call 837-7337.

CampsSan Ramon Valley YMCA Summer Camps The YMCA is gearing up for a busy summer with a full slate of half-day specialty camps. Camps include sports, legos, robots, theater, wrestling, fashion, art, chess, music, Shakespeare and more. For informa-tion, call 831-1100.

ClubsAlamo-Danville Artists’ Society Alamo-Danville Artists’ Society (ADAS) hosts monthly meetings featuring well-known guest artist demonstrations on the second Tuesday of every month. These meetings are free and open to the public. This society also hosts Art in the Park and Open Studios to raise funds for art programs in the San Ramon Valley area schools. Visit www.adas4art.org. Alamo-Danville Newcomers Club This club is open to new and long-time residents of the surrounding areas. If you are interested in making new friends, learning more about the area or getting involved in various activities, call 775-3233 or visit www.alamodanvillenewcomers.com. ASG March Meeting This club will host its March meeting with a quick and easy quilting project from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, 1543 Sunnyvale Ave., Walnut Creek. Participants will be shown how to create the Rolling Star block. All skill levels will enjoy this design. Cost is $10 for mem-bers; $15 non-members. Call 640-2459 or visit www.asgwalnutcreek.org. Communication Arts Network This organization meets at 11:45 a.m., the second Tuesday of every month, at Forli Ristorante, 3160 Danville Blvd., Alamo. The organization is for profes-sionals interested in networking with

others in the communications industry. Cost is $20, including lunch. Visit www.commartnet.org. Danville Lions Club This club meets at 7 p.m., on the first and third Wednesday of every month, at the Brass Door, San Ramon. For informa-tion, call Tom Jackson at 984-1541. Danville Mid-day Referral Group, BNI Danville Mid-day Referral Group, a chapter of Business Network International, meets from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., every Wednesday, at Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Dr., Danville. Call Eric Samuels at 946-1400. Danville PM Toastmaster Club #1785 The club meets from 7:30-9 p.m., every Wednesday, at DVC, San Ramon Campus, 1690 Watermill Rd., San Ramon. Guests are welcome. For information, call Debra Elmore at 934-3113 or visit www.danvilletoastmas-ters1785.com. Danville Rotary The Danville Rotary meets at noon, every Monday at the Brass Door, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon. For information, visit www.danvillerotary.org. Danville Women’s Club This club meets for lunch, a program and a business meeting on the third Thursday of every month, September-May and on the first Thursday of June, at the clubhouse, 242 Linda Mesa Ave., Danville. Dues are $30 annually with a $5 initiation fee for new mem-bers. Call 837-1165. Diablo View Toastmasters AM Afraid of public speaking? Lose your fears and develop communication and leadership skills by meeting with the Diablo View Toastmasters from 7:55-9 a.m., every Tuesday, at 2333 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon. Call Sahar Kordahi, VP of Membership, at 315-8730. East Bay Society for Technical Communication This group meets for dinner, networking and a speaker at 5:30 p.m., on the first Thursday of every month, at the Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Dr., Danville. Non-members are encouraged to attend. For information, visit www.ebstc.org. Exchange Club of San Ramon Valley The Exchange Club of San Ramon Valley meets from noon-1 p.m., on the

‘Fiddler on the Roof’Don’t miss the timeless Broadway hit musical “Fiddler on the

Roof” at 7:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday, March 27-28, at the Village Theatre, 233 Front St., Danville, performed by the Danville Children’s Musical Theater. The show stars (above) Max Ashcroft, Ross Butler, Dagny Eckert and Devin Morrisey and a cast of 50 teens and youths performing all the memorable songs. Tickets are $7.50 and $9.50. Call 314-3400 or visit www.villagetheatreshows.com.

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second Wednesday of every month, at Faz, 600 Hartz Ave., Danville. Meetings include lunch, a guest speaker and busi-ness networking. Guests are invited with reservations; call 275-2412. Friends of the Danville Library Friends of the Danville Library are renewing annual memberships and recruiting new members to help sup-port, raise funds and sponsor pro-grams for the Danville library. There are many benefits of being a Friend including merchant discounts, volun-teer opportunities and preview of book sales. Dues and donations are tax deductible. Application forms are at the library, 400 Front St. Call 837-4455. Grandmothers Club Grandmothers of all ages meet for lunch at 11 a.m., on the second Friday of every month, at the Brass Door, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon. If interested, contact Janice Ridge at 837-8007. Homeowner/Homebuyer Book Club The Homeowner/Homebuyer Book Club is a place to learn, share and discuss. It meets at 6 p.m., the first Monday of each month, at 3223 Crow Canyon Road, second floor conference room, San Ramon. Call 397-2093. Job’s Daughters Grand Bethel Honored Queen Reception The Danville Job’s Daughters will host a reception in honor of the California Grand Bethel Honored Queen Allison Hom at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at Castro Valley Masonic Center, 4521 Crow Canyon Rd. This event is free. Call 829-8505. Twin Valley Mothers of Twins Club This club meets from 6:30-9:30 p.m., on the second Tuesday of every month, at John Knox Presbyterian Church, 7421 Amarillo Rd., Dublin. Discussion is open to new and pro-spective moms during a Q&A forum that deals with Parenting Multiples; round table discussion begins at 6:30 p.m.; general meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. Membership is $33. Refreshments are provided. Call 948-0004 or visit www.tvmotc.org. Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 75 The organization meets at 7:30 p.m., every second Thursday of the month (except December), at Danville Veteran’s Hall, 400 Hartz Ave., Danville. For information, call Post Commander Tony Carnemolla at 932-4042 or visit www.vfw.org.

ConcertsDiablo Symphony Orchestra Joyce Johnson Hamilton will conduct Diablo Symphony Orchestra’s “Symphonic Treasures” at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 29, at the Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek. Tickets are $12, $18 and $20. Call 943-7469 or visit www.diablosymphony.org.

Events15th Hats Off America Run and Walk The 15th annual Hats Off

America Red T-Shirt 10K/5K Run or Walk will start at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 4, at Sycamore Valley Park, 1101 Holbrook Dr., Danville. Cost is $35 per person, including a T-shirt and lunch. Proceeds benefit Gold Star Families. Rain or shine. Call 855-1950. Cemetery Tours Trained docents reveal stories of pioneer families during a special walk-through of the Alamo Cemetery at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 25 and Oct. 24, at 130 El Portal, Danville. For reservations, call Patty Dobbin at 838-0127. A donation is requested. Goodguys 27th All American Get-Together Car Show & Swap Meet The Goodguys 27th All-American Get-Together features indoor and outdoor car shows with over 3,000 hot rods, custom cars, classics, trucks, muscle cars and street machines. The show is from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, March 28-29, at Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave. Tickets are $15. Visit www.good-guys.com. Sister Helen Prejean: Dead Man Walking-The Journey Continues Sr. Helen Prejean author of, “Dead Man Walking,” will talk about her work against the death penalty from 7-9 p.m., Monday, March 30, at Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church, 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek. Cost is $20; $10 for students. For tickets; visit www.brownpapertickets.com. The Battle of Forest Home Farms-Civil War Day Cannons blaring, guns shooting, troops running for cover! Witness the battle of Forest Home Farms from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, April 18, at Forest Home Farms, 19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon. Walk through living history encampments, witness battle re-enactments, meet historic characters, view fashions of the day, and enjoy live music and food. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children; pre-registration is required. Call 973-3284.

Fundraisers‘Hats Off to Spring’ Youth Homes Auxiliary presents “Hats Off to Spring” annual fashion show and luncheon starting at 11 a.m., Saturday, April 18, at Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Dr., Danville. Tickets are $40, including lunch. There will be a live auction and drawing. Proceeds benefit Youth Homes Auxiliary. Reservations are due by April 3; contact Sandy Weber at 949-7571 or [email protected]. ‘Touch of Heart’ Luncheon Family Stress Center will host the “Touch of Heart” luncheon from 12:30-2 p.m., Thursday, April 9, at the San Ramon Marriott, 2600 Bishop Dr. Keynote speaker will be Kelly Corrigan, author of “The Middle Place.” Tickets are available by calling Jennifer Stasch at 827-0212, ext. 107. Proceeds benefit Family Stress Center. Alamo Women’s Club Pancake Breakfast Alamo Women’s Club will host a Teddy Bear Pancake Breakfast including crafts, karaoke and more

from 8:30-11:30 a.m., Sunday, March 29, at Alamo Women’s Club, 1401 Danville Blvd. Cost is $7.50 for adults; $5 for children over 12. Proceeds ben-efit the kinship program (Family Stress Center in Antioch). Call 451-5789. Book Sale Friends of the Danville Library will host a book sale from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (9-10 a.m. members only), Friday, April 17; 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, April 18; and noon-4 p.m., Sunday, April 19; all at the Danville Library, 400 Front St. Call 837-4889. E-Waste Drive Clear away the clutter and get rid of those old electronics while helping Vista Grande Elementary School from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at the school’s parking lot, 667 Diablo Rd., Danville. Some items will be accepted for free while oth-ers will be accepted for $5 per item to help keep paraprofessionals in the classroom. Call 549-1776. Luck of the Irish Bingo Luncheon San Ramon Senior Center will host a Bingo Luncheon from noon-4 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at the senior cen-ter, 9300 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon. Cost is $15, including lunch, games and prizes. Proceeds benefit the senior center. Call 973-3250.

HolidayEgg Hunt at Blackhawk Plaza Little ones are invited to decorate eggs, hunt for the golden egg, participate in story time and hear musical enter-tainment from Sandi and Stevie from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, April 4, at Blackhawk Plaza, Danville. G.R. Doodlebug’s Calico Critters Mom, Mrs. Fisher Cat will be there too. This event is free. Call 736-2751. Passover Celebration In conjunction with the Jewish Community Center, Rakestraw Books will host an after-noon of Passover stories, songs and snacks at 4 p.m., Thursday, April 2, at the bookstore’s new location, 522 Hartz Ave., Danville. Call 837-7337.

Kids and TeensFree Prom Dresses Princess Project is offering a dress giveaway where high school girls are invited to come pick out a free prom dress from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, March 28, at Embarcadero 4 (Front St. at Sacramento St.), San Francisco. Visit www.princessproject.org. Junior Ranger Program Mt. Diablo State Park presents its spring Junior Ranger Program for children ages 7-12, plus one accompanying adult. Sessions are held at various locations in the park. The five sessions are from 1-4 p.m., Saturdays, May 2-June 6. To register, call Steve Elliott at 362-8697. Pam Donkin to Kick Off Kidz Reads Singer Pam Donkin will kick off the Kidz Reads 2009 program for the Danville, San Ramon and Dougherty Station libraries at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, at the Danville Library, 400

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Front St. Kids may play an instrument or sing a song at this musical. Call 837-4489. Pinewood Derby The Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Cub Scout’s Pinewood Derby will be held from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, April 25, at the Blackhawk Museum, 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville. There will be races, car design competitions, treasure hunts, crafts and food. Admission is $10 for adults; $7 for students and seniors; free for children under 6 and Scouts. Spring Carnival and Parade Danville Little League will host a spring carnival and parade from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, April 19, at Osage Park at Charlotte Wood Middle School, 600 El Capitan Dr., Danville. Visit www.danvil-lelittleleague.net. YMCA Spring Youth Sports San Ramon Valley YMCA’s spring sports leagues start soon. Soccer and Tee Ball run April 25-June 13 for children in preschool-1st grade; Flag-Football runs May 2-June 13 for children in 1-6 grade. Call 692-2344 or visit www.mdrymca.org.

Lectures/Workshops‘Dialogues’ Lecture Series Contra Costa Jewish Community Center is hosting a lecture series, “Dialogues,” featuring guest speakers at 7:30 p.m., at Contra Costa JCC, 2071 Tice Valley Blvd., Walnut Creek. Mark Yudof on Thursday, April 2; and Noah Alper on Thursday, May 21. Call 938-7800, ext. 0 or visit www.ccjcc.org/dialogues. Automotive Lecture with Martin Swig Blackhawk Museum will host Martin Swig who will give a lecture about “The Decline and Fall of the U.S. Auto Industry (and Why it Happened)” from 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, March 28, at the museum, 3700 Blackhawk Plaza Circle, Danville. Admission is $10 for adults; $7 for seniors and stu-dents; and children 6 and under are free. Call 736-2277. Civil War Veterans of the Tri-Valley Did you know that over 100 Civil War veterans have lived in the Tri-Valley? Come and hear the interesting stories and how they helped shape the valley from 7-8:30 p.m., Thursday, April 16, at Forest Home Farms, 19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon. Cost is $10; register for this lecture and receive one free admission to Civil War Day at Forest Home Farms. Call 973-3284. Herbal Support and Cancer Treatment Learn how to use foods and herbs to enhance your immune system, restore vitality, increase poten-tial for favorable response to therapy and minimize adverse effects of treat-ment from 10 a.m.-noon, Saturday, March 28, at the Wellness Community, 3276 McNutt Ave., Walnut Creek. Call 933-0107. Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Group For those in or just starting treatment will meet from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., every Tuesday, April 7-July 21, at the Wellness Community, 3276 McNutt Ave., Walnut Creek. Guest oncology experts along with group support provide tools to assist in cop-ing and sharing experiences. This group is free. Call 933-0107. Parent Lecture with Walter Mayes Back by popular demand Walter M. Mayes will speak on “Diversity in our Schools and Families” at 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, April 14, at Seven Hills School, 975 N. San Carlos Dr., Walnut Creek. Cost is $15; educators are free. Call 974-4981.

Literary EventsFirst Wednesday Program Kay Payne, Chief Docent for FAMSF, will speak on the Legion of Honor’s current exhibit, “Artistic Luxury: Faberge, Tiffany and Lalique” at 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, at the Danville Community Center, Valley Oak Room, 420 Front St. The exhibit will be on display until May 31. This event is free. Call 837-4889.

MiscellaneousHost Families Needed Edu-Culture International is bringing French and Spanish students to Danville from July 7-19 and host families are needed. The students attend daily planned activities, speak English, are fully insured and bring their own spending money. Call 552-8017. Toy Drive Diablo Lodge is accept-ing new toys for its toy drive for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital which is opening in Walnut Creek. The drive will benefit children in need. Diablo Lodge is open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. daily and is located at 950 Diablo Rd., Danville.

On Stage‘Three Tall Women’ by Edward Albee Role Players presents Edward Albee’s prize-winning “Three Tall Women” at 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday and at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 17-May 9, at Village Theatre, 233 Front St., Danville. Tickets are $22-25, $15 for students with ID and groups 10 or more. For tickets, call 314-3400, visit the Danville Community Center, 400 Front St. or www.villageth-eatreshows.com. Back to the ’80s Musical The Youth Light Players will perform classic songs in “Back to the ’80s” at 8 p.m., Friday, March 27; 3 and 8 p.m., Saturday, March 28; and at 3 p.m., Sunday, March 29, at St. Joan of Arc Church, 2601 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon. Tickets are $15. Call 683-4955.

Political NotesSan Ramon Valley Republican Women Federated This club will host a debate on the San Ramon Valley School District’s Parcel Tax at 5 p.m., Tuesday, March 31, at Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Dr., Danville. Greg Marvel will argue the “yes” side and Mike Arata will argue the “no” side. Cost is $20. Call 314-9129.

ScholarshipsDanville-Alamo Branch of the AAUW Scholarship Danville-Alamo Branch of the AAUW is offering schol-arships to local women. Applicants must have resided in the San Ramon Valley school district boundaries dur-ing high school and must be at least a college junior as of September 2009. Applications are online at www.aauw-da.org. Deadline is April 6.

SeniorsFree Tax Help For seniors 60 years and older, free tax help for middle or low incomes is available Tuesdays until April 11. Appointments are made every half hour from 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. For an appointment, call Betty at 314-9612. HICAP Appointments The Health Insurance Counseling Advocacy Program (HICAP) offers its services free to anyone on Medicare or at least 60 years old with questions about health insurance coverage. Appointments are available the second Wednesday and the fourth Tuesday of every month by appointment; call 314-3400. Prime Time Prime Time for sea-soned citizens meets from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., every Tuesday, at Community Presbyterian Church, 222 W. El Pintado, Danville. Activities include line dancing, English handbells, ceramics, wood carving and more. A home-cooked meal is served at noon for $3. Rides are provided by County Connection Link for $3.50 round trip; call Gloria at 837-5229. For informa-tion, call Ruth Ann at 820-6387.

SpiritualHoly Week/Easter Retreat San Damiano will host a Holy Week/Easter Retreat Thursday-Sunday, April 9-11, at San Damiano, 710 Highland Dr., Danville. The retreat will begin with Holy

Thursday Eucharist and concludes with brunch on Easter Sunday. Cost is $230 for a private room; $195 for a shared room. Call 837-9141, ext. 315. Sri Aurobindo’s Life Divine Join an ongoing reading, meditation and yoga group every Wednesday from 7:30-8:30 p.m. The group is dedicated to the teachings of Sri Aurobindo and meets at a private residence in Danville. The event is free. E-mail Samesh at [email protected] or call (650) 218-4223.

Support GroupsBlue Star Moms California Blue Star Moms is a support group for families of members of the U.S. Armed Forces. It meets at 7 p.m., the second Wednesday of the month, at the Danville Veterans Hall, 400 Hartz Ave. Call Peggy at 866-7035 or Patty at 838-9096 or visit www.bluestarmoms.org. Breast Cancer Support Group If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer or are a breast can-cer survivor, join this group from 6:30-8:30 p.m., on the first and third Wednesday of every month, at St. Isidore Catholic Church, 440 La Gonda Way, Danville. Call 831-2475. Prostate Cancer Support Group Men who have prostate cancer and their family members are invited to participate in a free monthly Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group that meets from 7:30-9 p.m., on the second Tuesday of every month, at San Ramon Regional Medical Center, South Building, West Day Room, 7777 Norris Canyon Rd. Call (800) 284-2878. San Ramon Valley FIBRO, CFIDS and Leaders Against Pain San Ramon Valley FIBRO, CFIDS and leaders against pain are looking for six people who understand these areas of life and would be interested in and putting together the group. For more information, call 837-0510. SRV Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free 12-step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, over-eating, undereating and bulimia. This group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the San Ramon Library, 100 Montgomery St. Call Gordon at 899-3117 or visit www.foodaddicts.org. Stroke Support Group of Contra Costa County This group meets at 7 p.m., the second Monday of every month (except August), at John Muir Medical Center, at either the Walnut Creek Campus, Ball Auditorium or the Concord Campus, Concord Room (locations alternate every other month). The group hosts guest speakers and provides coping groups for stroke survivors with and without aphasia or caregivers of stroke survi-vors. Call 376-6218. Tri-Valley Parkinson’s Support Group The group meets from 10 a.m.-noon, on the second Saturday of every month, at the Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd. The group provides peer support for Parkinson’s patients and for their caregivers, families and friends. Call Norman or Jackie Bardsley at 831-9940.

VolunteeringAmerican Red Cross Public Blood Drive American Red Cross is hold-ing a public blood drive from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday, April 10, at the Grange Hall, 743 Diablo Rd., Danville. Call (800) 448-3543 or visit www.BeADonor.com. Make a Difference Reutlinger Community for Jewish Living (RCJL) in Danville provides assisted living, Alzheimer’s and skilled nursing care in a community our residents call home. Volunteers play a key role at RCJL and opportunities are available for students and adults. For information, call Volunteer Coordinator Irma at 964-2098. Mt. Diablo State Park Mt. Diablo State Park offers many interesting

ways to volunteer by helping with trail maintenance, serving as a docent at one of the Visitors Centers, helping with the new native plants garden or working on the trash removal pro-gram. Training provided for all areas. Call 837-6129 or visit www.parks.ca.gov. Museum of the San Ramon Valley The Museum of the San Ramon Valley welcomes volunteers and has a current need for greeters who give three hours one day a month to wel-come visitors to the museum, register their attendance, and give them an introductory tour of the Waiting Room and the Museum Store. Call Carmen Curtis at 837-9781 or the museum at 837-3750. San Damiano Retreat Opportunities abound for people of all ages and abilities at San Damiano. Sit and socialize while helping with mailings, enjoy solitude and meditation while cultivating the flower, vegetable and fruit gardens or lend your support to the front desk and gift shop. Call 837-9141, ext. 307 or visit www.san-damiano.org. San Ramon Valley Education Foundation The San Ramon Valley Education Foundation meets the first Friday of every month, 7:45-8:45 a.m., at 699 Old Orchard Dr., Danville. This is a great way to get involved in the education of our local communities. Call 998-5270.

Search and Rescue The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team needs volunteer mem-bers to respond to missing person incidents, disasters and other critical incidents. Team members are on call 24/7 year round. The program pro-vides required training including wil-derness traveling, first aid, map and compass, tracking disaster response and search skills, and may addition-ally include special training for canine, equestrian, technical, mountain bike or other rescue skills. For information and applications, visit www.contra-costasar.org or call 646-4461. Sheriff Seeks Senior Volunteers The Sheriff’s Valley Station Office in Alamo is seeking people interested in assisting law enforcement in the community. Citizens should have a clean criminal history and would be responsible for one shift a week for four-and-a-half hours. Interested applicants should call James Hogan or Elmer Glasser at 837-2902. Spring Clean-Up Day at Forest Home Farms Celebrate a new sea-son and help spruce up the farm for spring from 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, March 28, at Forest Home Farms, 19953 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon. Bring gloves and garden tools. Refreshments will be provided. This event is perfect for scout groups, brownie troops, families and service clubs. Call 973-3284.

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Friday, March 27

Baseball Monte Vista at Granada, 3:45 p.m.

San Ramon Valley at Amador, 4 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, March 27-28

Track and Field Stanford Invitational

Women’s Lacrosse Monte Vista at Livermore, 7 p.m.San Ramon Valley vs. Cal High, 7 p.m.Men’s Lacrosse Monte Vista vs. Livermore, 7 p.m.San Ramon Valley at Cal High, 7 p.m.Swimming San Ramon Valley vs. Granada, 4 p.m.

Saturday, March 28

Swimming Mission Viejo Invitational

Baseball San Ramon Valley vs. West High, noonMen’s Volleyball San Ramon Valley at Granite Bay Tournament

Monday, March 30

Golf Monte Vista vs. Divot Patrol at Round Hill, 3-6 p.m.

Tuesday, March 31

Golf Monte Vista vs. Granada at Round Hill, 3 p.m.

San Ramon Valley vs. Amador at Crow Canyon, 3:30 p.m.Softball Monte Vista vs. Cal High, 4 p.m.San Ramon Valley vs. Granada, 4 p.m.Swimming Monte Vista at De La SalleMen’s Volleyball Monte Vista at De La Salle, 6 p.m.San Ramon Valley at Foothill, 6 p.m.Men’s Tennis Monte Vista at GranadaSan Ramon Valley at De La SalleWomen’s Lacrosse Monte Vista vs. Carondelet, 7 p.m.San Ramon Valley vs. Foothill, 7 p.m.Men’s Lacrosse Monte Vista at De La Salle, 7 p.m.San Ramon Valley at Foothill, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 1

Baseball Monte Vista vs. Cal High, 3:45 p.m.

San Ramon Valley vs. Granada, 4 p.m.Men’s Tennis San Ramon Valley vs. PiedmontGolf San Ramon Valley vs. Foothill at Crow Canyon, 3:30 p.m.Swimming San Ramon Valley at Foothill, 4 p.m.

Thursday, April 2

Golf Monte Vista at Cal High at Bridges, 3 p.m.

San Ramon Valley at Granada at Poppy Ridge, 3:30 p.m.Softball Monte Vista vs. Livermore, 4 p.m.San Ramon Valley at Cal High, 4 p.m.Track and Field Monte Vista vs. Cal High, 4 p.m.San Ramon Valley at Granada, 4 p.m.Men’s Volleyball Monte Vista vs. Amador, 6 p.m.San Ramon Valley vs. De La Salle, 6 p.m.Men’s Tennis Monte Vista vs. De La SalleSan Ramon Valley vs. Granada

P R E P S C H E D U L E

by Geoff Gillette

A new year-round youth golf tour started off with less than ideal weather conditions, but good atten-dance. The Northern California Junior Golf Tour (NCJGT) teed off Feb. 21 with a tournament at Dublin Ranch Golf Course featur-ing 30 players from throughout the area. NCJGT President Michael Lucas is the driving force behind the formation of the new tour. Lucas said the reason he created the event is to provide an oppor-tunity for young golfers to get the practice and experience they will need in order to be a part of golf at the collegiate level. “The reason I put this togeth-er is that high school and mid-dle school golf teams only play nine-hole events. To be nation-ally ranked, you have to play in

36-hole events,” he explained. “College golf coaches look for national rankings.” The year round tour will hold events throughout the area for boys and girls ages 9 to 18. Golfers will be able to sign up for either 18- or 36-hole events. Part of the impetus for creat-ing the golf tour, Lucas said, was in recreating a program he had while he was growing up in Santa Barbara. “I grew up with this great golf program and access to all these amazing courses, and I grew up thinking that was the norm,” he said. Now an adult with three daugh-ters, ages 5 to 9, he wants to create something similar here for his children to enjoy. “This is the passion I’ve always had and that’s now been implemented.” The tour will primarily go to

public golf courses during the school year, but over the summer break they will hold events at some of the premier clubs in the area including Crow Canyon Country Club, Stone Tree Golf Club and the Wente Vineyard Golf Club. Events will cost the young golf-ers an average of $80-$100 to enter. Lucas said he is working to keep the costs down and make the tour as affordable as possible in order to get as many kids involved as he can. “Our first event we had 30 golf-ers. I would like to see up around 70 as we continue to grow,” he stated. Lucas said his long range hope is that by providing East Bay golf-ers with more options for junior tours he might see more of them making it into the pros. “My ultimate goal is I want to see more kids from Northern California on the PGA tour.

Right now you don’t see a lot of tour pros coming from Northern California.”

Junior golf tour off to good startNew golf tour gives Danville youth a chance to shine on the greens

R.J. Magat of Danville took second place at the first ever event of the Northern California Junior Golf Tour.

Eagles continue to soarDanville’s San Ramon Valley Christian

Academy Eagles basketball team with girls in grades 6-8 won the BACSAL ( the Bay Area Christian School Athletic League) Championship. Team members are (l-r) Zoey Bauman, Kate Berry, Leah Bayston, Devon Mulholland, Katie Rathbun, Melissa Lewis, Alayna Rudd, Ginny Purcell, Amy Riele, Libby Woodbury, Sarah Murray and Jasmine Jenkins.

Nationals are champsThe St. Joan of Arc sixth-grade “National” boys basketball team are

all smiles after beating a very good Catholic Community of Pleasanton team in the finals of the Tri-Valley 2009 CYO championship, played at San Ramon Valley High School. CCOP took a 10-2 lead early in the game but St. Joan came back with a strong third quarter to win, 32-20. St. Joan ended the season with an impressive 12-1 record.

Team members are (front, l-r) Sam Bennett, Matt Thayer, Jordan Weiss, Michael Mahony, Kevin Wei, Soren Esfahani, (rear) Jake Veazey, Riley Struck, Coach Jim Alexander, Coach Dave Struck, Trevor Alexander and Cole Becker.

St. Isidore tops for third year in a rowSt. Isidores’ sixth-grade boys’ A team won the six-grade post-

season championship, the third straight year that this team has come in first place in both the league play and in the post-season play-offs. St. Isidore beat St. Raymond for the championship title on March 1, with a final score of 33-22.

Mitchell Allan lead the team in points and rebounds with 8 points and 5 rebounds; Tyler Watson added 6 points and 4 rebounds; Matthew Eckermann had 6 points; Julian Corpus had 4 points; and almost all the players on the team scored during the game. Christian Fuca and Julian Corpus provided key ball handling on the court while strong defense was provided by Nick Bartenetti, JT Marcinkowski, Riley Moore and Dylan DeWalt. The team is coached by Joe Fuca and assistant coaches are John Corpus and Steve Marcinkowski.

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