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Getting Divorced:When Should You Retain an Attorney?by H.F. Layton

Th e decision to divorce is an important one; whether to retain an attorney to represent you is also very important. Many people who divorce represent themselves to save money. Others use the services of paralegals. As a matter of fact, more people represent themselves than those who are represented by an attorney. But the decision to forego legal representation is not a decision which should be made lightly.

My father raised me to be a do-it-yourselfer. And my passion is gardening. So, I fi gured that I could landscape my own backyard. I set about doing those things that I knew to do, read books about what I did not know, and I learned from my mistakes along the way. It took me longer to complete my yard than it would have taken a landscaper, took more eff ort on my part, but it cost me less. Now it looks like an attorney landscaped my backyard.

During the nineteen years I have practiced law, I have had many potential clients seek my counsel aft er a court hearing or trial that did not go well, or aft er their rights have expired due to the lapse of time. Th ese clients had decided to not take action, or to not seek legal counsel, when they should have. Th e law does not favor those who sleep on their rights. And courts do not like revisiting issues which have been the subject of prior hearings. So, when clients come to me aft er a court hearing, it is usually the case that little can be done or that whatever can be done cannot be done as inexpensively as it might have been done if the client had been represented by counsel in the fi rst place.

Th ere are costs to inaction. Consider this hypothetical situation. Ms. Green has been

separated from her husband for fi ve years. Th ey have two children together, but Ms. Green has never requested an order for child support. Had she requested child support fi ve years earlier, Ms. Green would have been awarded a monthly amount of $750 for child support. Because she did not request support, the total amount of support that Ms. Green has waived is $45,000. Th e person who pays support pursuant to a support order can also be caught in this trap if that person loses his employment and does not fi le a motion to modify his support obligation.

Very oft en a client would have come out ahead fi nancially if the client had retained an attorney to fi le the proper documents with the court at the appropriate times. However, most people do not understand the signifi cance of their actions, or their failure to take action.

As far as my landscaping is concerned, I sit on my patio some evenings and regret not having employed a professional to landscape my yard. Fortunately for me, I did no damage that a landscaper could not fi x today. Your legal rights, on the other hand, have an expiration date. So, if the issues in your particular circumstances are important to you, do not hesitate in retaining counsel to assist you from the earliest stage of your case. Your ignorance of your legal rights could aff ect you for many years aft er your case is fi nished.

Law Offi ce of H.F. Layton 2010, 8660-B Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood 925-240-1040.

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The 2011 Brentwood Relay For Life team captain meetings begin Tuesday, Jan 18 at 7 p.m. in the Delta Valley Athletic Club, 120 Guthrie Lane in Brentwood. Sub-sequent meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of the month. The annual Relay For Life fundraising event will be held June 11 and 12 at Liberty High Schools Ohmst-ede Field.

According to 2011 event chair and can-cer survivor Wanda Zimmerman, Its go-ing to be a year fi lled with hope and more birthdays. Zimmerman and event co-chair Lynn Gursky are taking this years event theme, Hope is a gift, to new heights, striving to garner 137 teams, more than 300 registered survivors and a fundraising goal of $257,000. This will be the seventh year for one of the most successful Relay For Life events in California and will put the Brentwood community at close to $1.5 mil-lion raised to support the American Cancer Societys research, education, advocacy and free services for cancer patients and their families.

For more information, visit www.relay-forlife.org/brentwoodca or call event chair Wanda Zimmerman at 925-513-1361.

Relay captains converge

Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor and the City Council Tuesday said goodbye to a pair of long-serving Park and Recreation commissioners. On the left, Taylor thanks an emotional Ernie Rodriguez, who retired after al-most 50 years of service in Livermore and Brentwood. On the right is Lanny Brown, who steps down after 15 years on the Brentwood and district recreation boards. Both men thanked the city council and staff they had worked with, and said they would begin their retirement together on a safari in Kenya.

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Residents rally to Take Back Antioch

When Antioch resident Brittney Gou-geon started a Facebook page on Dec. 23 called Take Back Antioch, she didnt quite know what to expect, but hoped for some discussion about how to make the city safer.

Gougeons initial goal was for 300 peo-ple to join the page in three months. As of Wednesday, nearly 1,000 concerned citizens liked the page and have banded together in an effort to take back the city from crime, which many residents feel has made Antioch a dangerous place in which to live or do business.

According to acting police chief Al-lan Cantando, 15 homicides were reported in Antioch in 2010. Talks are underway to try to avoid layoffs of police offi cers on the already under-staffed department as the city struggles to stay solvent. But while the City is preoccupied with its fi scal woes, Gougeons effort has begun to attract other residents willing to step up and help address quality of life issues rather than wait out the recession and see things get worse.

Gougeon, a 23-year-old homeowner, felt compelled to do something after hearing of a crime in her neighborhood. A Web de-veloper by trade, she started the Take Back Antioch page on Facebook; then started contacting people who commented on news stories, asking if they wanted to join this group.

I had already been feeling more and more concerned about being out in my neighborhood, because of some of the things that Ive seen, said Gougeon, who has lived in Antioch for about two years. As that progressed, I fi nally said enough is enough.

She made sure that the page isnt just one big gripe session against city offi cials or city laws, but rather a place where An-tioch residents can talk about ways to im-prove the city without asking for money. People have posted pictures of children playing in happier, safer Antioch times as

a way of showing what they want the city to return to. Community clean-up events, which used to be scheduled by the police department but have been delayed due to budget cuts, have been organized on the pages wall.

I joined right away because I thought this is great; theres other citizens that agree with me and want to stop the crime here, said Kenji Freitas, a 44-year resident of An-tioch. Having lived here a long time, Ive seen the change in the city probably from a different viewpoint than a lot of younger people that came in later on. Its just sad to see a nice town go downhill like that.

Freitas and a couple dozen other people from the site made it to Tuesdays City Council meeting, many holding Take Back Antioch Supporter signs printed up by Sheila White, an Antioch resident for 41 years and a member of the Garrow Estates Neighborhood Watch. White heard about the Facebook page from her son and is thrilled that a group of citizens in light of cuts to the city and police department are focused on making a positive difference in Antioch.

We want to support our community, White said. But we have to have some sup-port, too. Weve already learned the hard way that you cant accomplish anything without police backup, and we dont have police backup right now.

see Residents page 12A

by Justin LaffertyStaff Writer

Photo by Justin Lafferty

Alma Medina, Jennifer McVicker and Lora-Lee Marlow hold up signs in support of the Facebook page Take Back Antioch. Created by Brittney Gougeon last month, the page has already attracted nearly 1,000 supporters and plenty of lively discussion about the citys safety.

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Its been a few weeks since Gary Ken-dall discovered that his automotive repair shop, Kendall Automotive, was selected as the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year, but its taking him a while to get used to the title.

When I heard that we were selected, my knees started to buckle, Kendall recalled. Im still awestruck. Of all the businesses in town, to be selected is such an honor.

While Kendall is a man of few words, his wife Karen, who serves as the businesss ac-countant, is able to sum up the shock: It was a total surprise when we heard the news. Gary and I both had the same thought, What? I thought business of the year only went to the big businesses in town, and were just a small business in this old building, so the news was a complete shock. Its still setting in, but we feel so honored to be chosen.

The Chamber has been honoring busi-nesses since 2005, but despite Karens as-sumption, a business with four employees is just as capable of winning the honor as one with 20 employees. The purpose of the Business of the Year award is to honor a Brentwood business for its contribution in making Brentwood a better place to live and work, and this year the Chamber of Commerce decided that Kendall Automo-tive fi ts that criteria.

Perhaps Gary is still fl abbergasted by

the Business of the Year designation because he never thought hed own his own business in the fi rst place. He began tinkering with cars more than 30 years ago after graduating from high school. He took classes at Contra Costa College and became a mechanic. He was perfectly happy spending his day fi xing cars, but when he began to suffer from back pains in the early 1990s, his doctor suggested it was time to start delegating the work, a

concept that was foreign to him.The only way to delegate is to be the

boss, and I had never considered that be-fore, Gary said. Maybe once or twice, but it was a fl eeting thought. Id been wrench-ing since high school. I never thought about being the boss. After the doctor told me that I should start delegating, I took a business class just to see what it would take to start a business. That was the best thing

I could have done.So did the class leave him prepared and

confi dent to take on the challenge?If anything, the class struck some fear

into me, but I thought I had a different way of doing things. I wanted to have open and honest communication with my customers and offer them the best quality I know how

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by Samie HartleyStaff Writer

Kendall Automotive, owned and operated by Gary Kendall, will be honored as Business of the Year at the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards dinner on Jan. 29.

Photo by Richard Wisdom

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NEW 1099 LAW FOR LANDLORDSIf you are a landlord, there has been

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Prior to this, the law only required those people in full-time property man-agement to send out 1099s, now it covers almost all types of landlords, with a few limited exemptions. The three exemptions I could find so far are: 1. If you are only renting out your own principal residence for a limited time, and you dont have any other rentals. 2. If your total rent is $600 or less for the year. 3. If filing the 1099 would cause a hardship per forthcoming IRS rules. I imagine these rules will be pretty strict. Saying you are busy probably wont suffice!

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to give, and fortunately its been working out so far.

Kendall Automotive has been sta-tioned at the corner of Second and Oak streets for 15 years, and Gary said he still has customers who have been with him since the beginning. Hes received a lot of positive feedback from customers over the years, but the greatest compliment is when new customers come in saying they were re-ferred to Kendall Automotive by a friend or family member.

Between Gary and his sole mechanic, Gari Freking, Kendall Automotive is able to service about 35 cars per week, handling everything from oil changes and routine maintenance to major repairs. Ever since the Business of the Year award was an-nounced, new people stop by regularly to check out their operation and wish them continued success.

The response has been overwhelm-ing, said Karen. People we dont even know are stopping by to shake our hands or calling to congratulate us. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Kendall Automotive, located at 205 Oak St., is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-day through Friday. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 925-516-0417.

Kendall Automotive, along with Citi-zen of the Year Jeff Schults, will be honored at the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Club Los Meganos Event Center at Trilogy at The Vineyards, 1700 Trilogy Parkway. Tickets are $50. Res-ervations must be made with the Chamber by Friday, Jan. 21. For more information, call the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce at 925-634-3344.

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Cornell Universitys Glee Club stopped by Liberty High School last week as part of its California tour. The group of more than 50 male singers performed an eclectic mix of music, from classics to modern standards, to a crowd of more than 100 guests. The performance was particularly special to Chris Leyen, above, a member of the Glee Club who is also a Liberty High alum. To view video highlights of the perfor-mance, visit www.thepress.net.

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Celebrating certificationThe Liberty Adult Community Edu-

cation Center held a graduation celebra-tion last month in which students were presented with certifi cations represent-ing their dedication and achievement in programs ranging in length from 20 to 40 weeks.

From left are Jennifer Ragan, ac-

counting clerk, Microsoft Offi ce techni-cian and offi ce assistant; Lavembre Ed-wards, accounting clerk; James Dozier, accounting clerk; and Carla White, medi-cal front offi ce and medical records cod-ing and billing specialist. Not pictured are Kathleen Johns, offi ce assistant; and Mary Hopper, administrative offi ce as-

sistant, medical secretary and medical re-cords coding and billing specialist.

The celebration was followed by a dance demonstration led and choreo-graphed by fellow student Jerome Alipio, plus a luncheon planned by the student body.

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The Heritage High School Jazz Band will join the Summerset Big Band at the Sweethearts Swing Fling next month, playing classic tunes for all the lovebirds out there to jump and jive to.

The event, scheduled for Satur-day, Feb. 5 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at the Brentwood Senior Center, 193 Griffi th Lane, will feature music from the 1940s and 1950s, and Cozette Hileman of Red Door Dance Studio will be on hand to teach the crowd a few dances from the Swing era. Peri-od clothing is the encouraged attire.

The event also features a silent auction, a 50/50 raffl e and a dance-off competition. Dinner includes chicken marsala, rice pilaf, Caesar salad, dinner rolls, fresh vegetables and dessert.

Tickets are $25 ($40 for couples); $20 for students and seniors ($35 for couples). Proceeds benefi t the Heri-tage Performing Arts Booster Schol-arship. For more information or to order tickets, call Tracy Matosich at 925-642-3656.

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Soon-to-be married Tony George and Carolyn Mason took their kids William, Kennedy and Jake and the Discovery Bay Press on a nine-day beach vacation in late September to the Ko Olina Beach Resorts on West Oahu, Hawaii. The trip included sur ng, snorkeling, oating in a shark cage with 10-foot Galapagos sharks, and a hike up Di-amond Head. Thanks, folks, for treating your Hometown Weekly News-paper to an exciting getaway.

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Trevors Weekly Mortgage MattersBy Trevor Frey

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Th e fi rst note worthy item is that both lobster fi shermen and Fannie Mae have to annually report to their governing agency. For fi shermen this is to ensure their lobsters were of the right size, they fi shed within the areas clearly marked for legal fi shing, and so that the governing bodies have a bench mark to help set this years prices and next years regulations. As Fannie Mae puts it; Th ese reviews and the resulting price changes ensure that Fannie Mae is positioned to pro-vide a stable source of liquidity to its lender partners.

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People have also posted photos of graffi ti in their area, showing what they hope they can improve. Larry Treat, a graf-fi ti abatement volunteer for the Antioch Community Team, posted several of these pictures and hopes that a stronger volun-teer effort will help stop the growing trend of tagging.

Treat, who has been living in Antioch for 12 years, said the quick removal of graf-fi ti might discourage criminals from dese-crating buildings and other city structures and provoke them to go somewhere else. Hes hoping that Take Back Antioch can build off the progress made by ACT, such as cleaning up a homeless encampment in a city park that had gotten out of control.

At this point, with what Brittney has developed, were ready to just join with her, Treat said. Shes a natural leader. Im feeling it and Im loving it.

Gougeon has been meeting with city offi cials such as Mayor Jim Davis and city councilman Gary Agopian since the cre-ation of her group. Shes hoping that Take Back Antioch can become a hub of discus-sion and support for Antioch citizens who feel unsafe or ignored.

I totally endorse what theyre try-ing to accomplish, Agopian said. What theyre looking for is for Antioch to be that safe, vibrant and inclusive place that we all want. I agree with that and I support that. I think the key for us is to harness it where were working together to accom-plish those goals.


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Discovery Bays new Community Ser-vices District (CSD) board was sworn in at its regular meeting on Jan. 5, and district board positions were voted on for the com-ing year.

Kevin Graves will retain his presidency, Brian Dawson will replace Mark Simon as vice president, and Simon will assume the role of president pro-tem.

Im really looking forward to the new year, said Graves. I feel theres a lot of posi-tive energy on the board and I think we all feel theres a lot to be accomplished. We have a good, strong board in place.

The remainder of the fi ve-member CSD board includes directors Ray Tetreault and newcomer Chris Steele, who ran for one

of the available seats left vacant by the depar-ture of longtime Director David Piepho.

Terms for Graves, Dawson and Steele will expire in 2014. Simon and Tetreaults terms expire in 2012.

First-time board member Steele said that while hes still acclimating to his new position, hes optimistic that the incoming board can make a signifi cant difference. Ive got great confi dence that the board we have in place today is going to be able to maintain and improve our infrastructure in Discovery Bay and steer the town in the proper direc-tion, said Steele.

Weve got some budget and future planning issues to address, and I think priori-tizing dollars will be very important to what we do in the coming year. But Im excited to be here and look forward to a great year.

Tetreault, the boards longest-sitting

director and a former CSD president, looks forward to a positive, productive year. Im anticipating that well get the work done this year in a smooth, professional manner, said Tetreault. As a board member, Im the pri-mary lead on the community center and also the water and sewer (committees), so Im looking forward to being able to get things going on the community center and work-ing on the new contract were entering into, hopefully, with the same water and waste-water vendor we have. It should be a busy year.

At the same meeting, the board ap-pointed members to district representative committees, which provides approval for board attendance at meetings on such topics as fi re protection plus water and wastewater management. To view a list of committee as-signments, log on to www.thepress.net

CSD ushers in new boardby Ruth Roberts

Staff Writer

Newly-elected members of the Discovery Bay CSD board were sworn in on Jan. 6. From the left are President Kevin Graves, Director Chris Steele and Vice President Brian Dawson.


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The 2011 Brentwood Relay For Life team captain meetings begin Tuesday, Jan 18 at 7 p.m. in the Delta Valley Athletic Club, 120 Guthrie Lane in Brentwood. Sub-sequent meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of the month. The annual Relay For Life fundraising event will be held June 11 and 12 at Liberty High Schools Ohmst-ede Field.

According to 2011 event chair and can-cer survivor Wanda Zimmerman, Its go-ing to be a year fi lled with hope and more birthdays. Zimmerman and event co-chair Lynn Gursky are taking this years event theme, Hope is a gift, to new heights, striving to garner 137 teams, more than 300 registered survivors and a fundraising goal of $257,000. This will be the seventh year for one of the most successful Relay For Life events in California and will put the Brentwood community at close to $1.5 mil-lion raised to support the American Cancer Societys research, education, advocacy and free services for cancer patients and their families.

For more information, visit www.relay-forlife.org/brentwoodca or call event chair Wanda Zimmerman at 925-513-1361.

Relay captains converge

Brentwood Mayor Bob Taylor and the City Council Tuesday said goodbye to a pair of long-serving Park and Recreation commissioners. On the left, Taylor thanks an emotional Ernie Rodriguez, who retired after al-most 50 years of service in Livermore and Brentwood. On the right is Lanny Brown, who steps down after 15 years on the Brentwood and district recreation boards. Both men thanked the city council and staff they had worked with, and said they would begin their retirement together on a safari in Kenya.

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A sampling of recent law enforcement ac-tivity reported by East County police depart-ments.BRENTWOODJan. 2, 5:27 p.m. A stolen vehicle belonging to a resident of Sherwood Drive was recovered by the Antioch Police Department.Jan. 2, 7:08 p.m. An unidentifi ed person en-tered a locked vehicle parked on Griffi th Lane and stole a purse.Jan. 2, 7:45 p.m. On Lone Tree Way at Brent-wood Boulevard, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was found in possession of sto-len copper and wire cutters. He was arrested and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Jan. 2, 9:47 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole a license plate and the registration tabs from a vehicle parked on Lexington Street.Jan. 3, 2:28 p.m. Subjects were engaged in a loud argument on Village Drive.Jan. 3, 3:50 p.m. An unidentifi ed person stole 4,000 feet of copper wire on Shady Willow Lane at Empire Avenue. Jan. 3, 5:35 p.m. A subject advised a business owner on Brentwood Boulevard that his store was serving alcoholic beverages to minors.Jan. 3, 6:54 p.m. An unidentifi ed person en-tered an unlocked vehicle parked on Garin Parkway and stole a purse.Jan. 3, 11:12 p.m. On Sunset Road at Brent-wood Boulevard, a subject stopped for a ve-hicle code violation was found to be driving without a license.Jan. 4, 12:51 p.m. A subject was placed under citizens arrest for shoplifting at a business on Second Street, and released to a parent on a Promise To Appear.Jan. 4, 3:30 p.m. At a business on Lone Tree Way, an unidentifi ed person stole a purse from a shopping cart while the victim was loading grocery into her vehicle.Jan. 4, 5:58 p.m. An unidentifi ed person en-tered a residence on Nebergall Court through an unlocked window and stole a jar of coins and a piggy bank.Jan. 4, 11:01 p.m. On Balfour Road at Rose-gate Avenue, a subject stopped for a vehicle code violation was found to be driving on a suspended license. He was cited, issued a No-tice To Appear, and the vehicle was stored.Jan. 5, 9:32 a.m. An unidentifi ed driver struck a light pole on Chestnut Street at Sellers Av-enue and fl ed the scene.

Jan. 5, 9:42 a.m. An unidentifi ed person stole 1,000 feet of copper wiring attached to an elec-tric billboard on American Avenue.Jan. 5, 1:36 p.m. An unidentifi ed person used the welfare debit card account information of a resident of First Street to make fraudulent withdrawals in another city.Jan. 6, 1:42 a.m. On Sand Creek Road at Brentwood Boulevard, a subject stopped for vehicle code violations was found to be driving on a suspended license.Jan. 6, 7 a.m. A resident of Bryant Street was taken into custody in San Francisco on an out-standing warrant and taken to the Martinez Detention Facility.Jan. 6, 10:40 a.m. A resident of Lone Oak Court reported the theft of four rings from her residence. Estimated Loss: $3,000.Jan. 6, 11 a.m. A subject contacted on Garin Parkway was found to have an outstanding bench warrant for his arrest. He was cited and released on a Promise To Appear.Jan. 6, 3:36 p.m. A driver lost control of his vehicle and struck the garage of a residence on Whitehall Lane, causing minor damage.

To view the Brentwood Police Depart-ments public logs on the citys Web site, visit www.ci.brentwood.ca.us/department/pd/re-ports/index.cfm.OAKLEYDec. 29 A vehicle was stolen from the 500 block of Soda Rock Place.Dec. 29 On the 3100 block of Main Street, a subject was found in possession of a fi re-arm.Dec. 29 Arrest warrants were served on the 2000 block of Main Street and on Amador Avenue at Norcross Lane.Dec. 29 On Laurel Road at Main Street, a subject was arrested for DUI.Dec. 29 Grand theft was reported on the 1400 block of Yosemite Circle.Dec. 29 A residence on the 1000 block of Vintage Parkway was vandalized.Dec. 30 A vehicle was stolen from the 5100 block of Stratford Drive.Dec. 30 On the 2000 block of Main Street, a subject was found in possession of danger-ous drugs.Dec. 30 A vehicle accident with property damage occurred on Carol Lane at Main Street.Dec. 30 Arrest warrants were served on the

300 block of Sandy Lane, on Fourth Street at Ruby Street and on Kelsey Lane at Oakley Road.Dec. 30 On Gold Run Drive at Lariat Lane and on West Cypress Road at Ponderosa Way, subjects were arrested for DUI.Dec. 30 On the 400 block of Bayview Drive, terrorist threats were made.Dec. 31 A vehicle was stolen from the 100 block of Bramante Court.Dec. 31 Subjects were found to be under the infl uence of drugs on the 200 block of West Ruby Avenue.Dec. 31 Subjects were arrested for DUI on the 1800 block of Concannon Drive, on Ner-oly Road at Placer Drive, on Gardenia Ave-nue at Main Street, on Charles Way at Teresa Lane and on Creekside Way at Honey Lane.Dec. 31 An automobile was burglarized on the 1700 block of Ashwood Drive.Dec. 31, 2:20 p.m. A female subject wear-ing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue pajama pants and high-heeled shoes approached a teller at a bank on the 2500 block of Main Street and demanded cash. The subject told the teller she was unarmed but that a gun was aimed at the teller from an off-site location. The teller complied with the request and the suspect was seen leaving the bank on foot. The Oakley Police Department is currently conducting an investigation. Those with in-formation about this incident should contact the department at 925-625-8855.Jan. 1 A subject was found in possession of dangerous drugs on Francisco Villa Drive at Norcross Lane.Jan. 1 Arrest warrants were served on the 3300 block of Doyle Road and on Main Street at Teakwood Drive.Jan. 1 On Empire Avenue at Main Street, on Laurel Road at Main Street, on Main Street at Shady Oak Drive and on Main Street at Teakwood Drive, subjects were ar-rested for DUI.Jan. 1 A residence on the 5600 block of Main Street was burglarized.Jan. 1 A subject was arrested for public intoxication on Main Street at Teakwood Drive.Jan. 2 A vehicle was stolen from the 300 block of Star Street.Jan. 2 On the 4200 block of Mehaffey Way, a juvenile was reported as a runaway.

DISCOVERY BAYDec. 1 A residence on the 800 block of Wil-low Lake Road was burglarized.Dec. 4 A residence on the 2000 block of Windward Point was vandalized.Dec. 4 On the 2400 block of Wayfarer Court, a residence was entered illegally.Dec. 5 A residence on the 1400 block of Clubhouse Drive was vandalized.Dec. 6 A residence on the 5300 block of Gold Creek Circle was burglarized.Dec. 8 A juvenile on the 1500 block of Trawler Street was reported as a runaway.Dec. 8 Credit card fraud was reported by a resident of the 1900 block of Windward Point.Dec. 9 An arrest warrant was served on the 1300 block of Discovery Bay Boulevard.Dec. 9 Identity theft was reported by a resi-dent of the 4200 block of Driftwood Place.Dec. 10 A juvenile was reported as a runaway on the 5000 block of Double Point Way.Dec. 11 An automobile on the 1800 block of Dune Point Way was burglarized.Dec. 11 On the 200 block of Discovery Bay Boulevard, grand theft from a vehicle oc-curred.Dec. 13 On the 600 block of Cambridge Court, a subject was arrested for public in-toxication.Dec. 14 Grand theft of vehicle parts oc-curred on the 1600 block of Dune Point Court.Dec. 16 A residence on the 1700 block of Newport Drive was burglarized.Dec. 17 A juvenile was reported as a runaway on the 5300 block of Gold Creek Circle.Dec. 22 A vehicle was towed from the 2500 block of Foghorn Way.Dec. 22 An arrest warrant was served on the 5400 block of Riverlake Road.Dec. 22 A residence on the 3700 block of Catamaran Court was entered illegally.Dec. 23 An arrest warrant was served on the 3400 block of Keystone Loop.Dec. 27 An arrest warrant was served on the 500 block of Discovery Bay Boulevard.Dec. 27 On the 2100 block of Newport Lane, a residence was vandalized.Dec. 30 An arrest warrant was served on the 3700 block of Sailboat Drive.Dec. 30 Grand theft from a vehicle oc-curred on Cherry Hills Drive.

COP LOGSFROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISPATCH LOGS An unidentifi ed person entered a residence on Nebergall Court through an unlocked window and stole a jar of coins and a piggy bank.Jan. 4, 5:58 p.m. in Brentwood


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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALETrustee Sale No. 233156CA Loan No. 0712762376 Title Order No. 602124680 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 02-03-2006. UN-LESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EX-PLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 01-28- 2011 at 10:00 AM, CALIFORNIA RE-CONVEYANCE COMPANY as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded 02-13-2006, Book , Page , Instrument 2006-0045481, of of cial records in the Of ce of the Recorder of CONTRA COSTA County, California, executed by: GUADALUPE BUITRON, AN UNMARRIED MAN, as Trustor, WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as Bene ciary, will sell at public auction sale to the highest bid-der for cash, cashiers check drawn by a state or national bank, a cashiers check drawn by a state or federal cred-it union, or a cashiers check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan as-sociation, savings association, or sav-ings bank speci ed in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Sale will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trust-ee in the hereinafter described prop-erty under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust. The sale will be made, but with-out covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession,

or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Place of Sale: THE COURT ST. ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 725 COURT STREET(CORNER OF MAIN & COURT STREETS) , MARTINEZ, CA Le-gal Description: LOT 369, AS SHOWN ON THE MAP OF PARKSIDE MANOR, UNIT NO. 3, FILED JUNE 12, 1953, IN MAP BOOK 50, PAGE 45, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RECORDS. Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $421,363.95 (estimated) Street address and other common designation of the real property: 65 BRUNO AVE PITTS-BURG, CA 94565 APN Number: 086-073-026 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The property heretofore described is being sold as is. In compliance with Califor-nia Civil Code 2923.5(c) the mortgagee, trustee, bene ciary, or authorized agent declares: that it has contacted the borrower(s) to assess their nan-cial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure; or that it has made efforts to contact the borrower(s) to assess their nancial situation and to explore options to avoid foreclosure by one of the following methods: by tele-phone; by United States mail; either 1st

class or certi ed; by overnight deliv-ery; by personal delivery; by e-mail; by face to face meeting. DATE: 12-27-2010 DECLARATION PURSUANT TO CALI-FORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 2923.54 Pursuant to California Civil Code Sec-tion 2923.54, the undersigned loan servicer declares as follows: 1. It has obtained from the commissioner a nal or temporary order of exemption pur-suant to Section 2923.54 that is current and valid on the date the notice of sale is led; and 2. The timeframe for giving notice of sale speci ed in subdivision (a) of Section 2923.52 does not apply pursuant to Section 2923.52 or Section 2923.55. CALIFORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY, as Trustee (714) 259-7850 or www. delityasap.com (714) 573- 1965 or www.priorityposting.com CALI-FORNIA RECONVEYANCE COMPANY IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DEBORAH BRIGNAC, VICE PRESIDENT 9200 OAKDALE AVE MAILSTOP N110612 CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 ASAP# 3864728 01/07/2011, 01/- 14/2011, 01/21/2011 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: January 7, 14, 21, 2011

NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALETS No. 10-0095661 Title Order No. 10-8-375408 Investor/Insurer No. 111501612 APN No. 033-271- 033-4 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/07/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC

SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Notice is hereby given that RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as duly appointed trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by: JASON M OLSON AND JENNIFER L OLSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, dated 09/07/2005 and recorded 09/14/05, as Instrument No. 2005-0349394-00, in Book , Page ), of Of cial Records in the of ce of the County Recorder of Contra Costa County, State of California, will sell on 02/04/2011 at 10:00AM, At the Court Street entrance to the County Courthouse (corner of Main and Court Street), 725 Court Street Martinez, CA 94553 at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash or check as described below, payable in full at time of sale, all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust, in the property situated in said County and State and as more fully de-scribed in the above referenced Deed of Trust. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 210 ROBINWOOD AVENUE, OAK-LEY, CA, 945613407. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. The total amount of the unpaid balance with interest thereon of the obligation secured by the property to be sold plus reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the No-

tice of Sale is $483,805.47. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept cashiers checks drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank speci ed in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state. Said sale will be made, in an AS IS condition, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regard-ing title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, advances thereun-der, with interest as provided, and the unpaid principal of the Note secured by said Deed of Trust with interest thereon as provided in said Note, plus fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. DATED: 11/- 17/2010 RECON-TRUST COMPANY, N.A. 1800 Tapo Can-yon Rd., CA6-914-01-94 SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: Trustees Sale Of cer RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is a debt collector attempting to collect a debt. Any information ob-tained will be used for that purpose. ASAP# 3863543 01/07/2011, 01/14/2011, 01/21/2011 Oakley Press No. 03-0477 Publish Dates: January 7, 14, 21, 2011

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

PETITIONER OR ATTORNEY: TABAN

SEIFMAZANDARANI, 908 APPIAN KNOLL COURT, EL SOBRANTE, CA 94803 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFOR-NIA, COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, 725 Court St., Martinez, CA 94553 PETI-TION OF: TABAN SEIFMAZANDARANI FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NA-MECASE NUMBER: N10-2067 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner:TABAN SEIFMAZANDARANI led a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present Name: a. TABAN SEIFMAZANDARANI to Proposed Name: TABAN SEIF 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons inter-ested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: 2/17/11 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept. 60 Room 102 b. The address of the court is same as noted above. 3. a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BRENTWOOD PRESS Date: 12/23/10 Judith A. Sanders, Pro tem Judge of the Superior Court Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: December 31, 2010, January 7, 14, 21, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0008263-00 The name of the business (es): CALIFOR-NIA STONE COMPANY Located at: 420

BEATRICE COURT, SUITE D In: BRENT-WOOD, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s): JEFFERY PAUL COOKSON, 566 RED ROME LANE, BRENTWOOD, CA 94513. This business is conducted by: an Individual The registrant commenced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: Octo-ber 12, 2010. Signature of registrant: JEFFERY PAUL COOKSON This state-ment was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk Of Contra Costa County on: December 6, 2010 By: L. Barajas, Deputy Expires: December 6, 2015 Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: December 31, 2010, January 7, 14, 21, 2011

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAMESTATEMENT File #F-0008482-00 The name of the business (es): NORCAL CANVAS Located at: 24625 Marsh Creek Road In: Brentwood, CA 94513 Is hereby registered by the following owner(s):Branden Christensen, 1425 Cypress Road, Tracy, CA 95376. This business is conducted by: an Indi-vidual The registrant commenced to transact business under the ctitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. Signature of registrant: Bran-den Christensen This statement was led with Stephen L Weir, County Clerk of Contra Costa County on: December 16, 2010 By: L. Barajas, Deputy Expires: December 16, 2015Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 Publish Dates: January 14, 21, 28, Feb-ruary 4, 2011

how gotten away. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

Shaken by the experience, Vogt, who lives in Cloverdale, went back to her sisters house following the attack and tried to put the incident out of her mind. But when she saw a newscast about the later dog mauling, Vogt realized the animal that attacked her pets might have been the same dog.

I was watching the news at home in Cloverdale and I see the story about the dog that was killed by the police dog in Brent-wood on the same day, and I looked at the footage and thought: Oh my God, thats the same dog. I called the Brentwood Police De-partment to report the incident, but the dis-patcher told me I needed to fi le a report with the San Leandro police.

Since then, the Brentwood Police De-

partment has spoken with Vogt, and Chief Mark Evenson said his department would conduct an investigation into the events.

Approximately four hours after Vogts dogs were attacked, Adam Lovells Finnish Spitz show dog, Chloe, was killed allegedly by an off-duty San Leandro police dog ap-proximately two miles north of the prior incident along the Marsh Creek Trail near Sand Creek Road. Witnesses said that dog, also a German shepherd, was in a group of children, adults and other dogs when it broke away while reportedly being walked by a family member of the dogs handler.

All of a sudden the German shep-herd lunged at Chloe, and the woman who was holding the dog on the leash started yell-ing, I cant control the dog, I cant control the dog, said Lovell. Lovells dog died of its injuries two days later.

The police dog and his handler have remained on active duty since the incident, and Lovell said he had received no response from the San Leandro police until this week; nearly a month after the incident.

They fi nally called and said they want-ed to come and record my statement about what happened to Chloe, said Lovell. Well see what happens.

Vogts incident occurred within 1,000 feet of the Marsh Creek Trail, just two miles from where Chloe was attacked, and she believes the two incidents involve the same dog.

I am very, very confi dent that its the same offi cer and that its the same dog in-volved in both incidents, said Vogt after looking at a picture of the dog and its handler on the San Leandro Police Web site. Ive said all along that the owner was a short, heavyset

man with dark hair. Im sure its him.On Friday, Lt. Jeff Tudor of the San Le-

andro police department said he had not yet heard of the Vogt incident. On Tuesday, Vogt said she was contacted by the San Leandro Police Department to take her statement on the incident.

Repeated phone calls this week to Tu-dor and the San Leandro PD from The Press were not returned.

Vogt is hopeful the investigation is fi nal-ly moving in the proper direction. It appears that theyre trying to get this cleared up, and Im happy about that, she said. This was an attack and an assault. I wasnt just walking by them or even near them. The dog came charging at me and it was a terrifying experi-ence. I hope nothing like that ever happens again.


Mauling from page 1A

a portion of the equipment, and now staff will be seeking bids from other agencies to dispose of the remaining cardiovascular equipment and weight machines.

The council voted to grant $6,000 worth of equipment to the Oakley Elemen-tary School District to be used at OHara and Delta Vista middle schools, and $3,000 to the Liberty Union High School District (LUHSD) to be used at Freedom High in Oakley. Councilman Randy Pope said he liked the idea of supporting the schools, but asked that the LUHSD give the equipment

to Freedom and not to its other schools, so that Oakley students get the benefi t of the donation.

As for selling the equipment that re-mains after the schools have selected their donated items, the council suggested such courses as seeking bids for individual items or selling the collection in bulk. According to an estimate from Brunos staff reports, the city could get $15,000 for the items in bulk and possibly more than $40,000 if sold online or to used equipment dealers.

City Manager Bryan Montgomery said staff would allow the schools to bid on

the remaining items, and the offer would be extended to local gyms and the public. The best bid might come from local agencies, but Montgomery said the best bid could come from other regions of that state or even out-of-state agencies.

The recreation division has shown interest in using one of the buildings as a secondary site to host programs and 1 acre of the 6-acre property remains dedicated to the all-abilities playground the council ap-proved last year.

Proposals will be accepted through Feb. 14. Tours of the property will be con-

ducted on Jan. 19 at 11 a.m. and Jan. 27 at 3 p.m. Staff will review all applications that qualify and is expected to make a rec-ommendation to the council at its March 8 meeting. At that time, the council will make its selections and contract negotiations will commence.

Montgomery informed the council that it may reject any and all proposals if the proposals dont live up to the commu-nity expectations of the property in which case, the council may decide to remove the fi ve buildings and start afresh.


YMCA from page 1A

Chiropractors: Get Your ESS in ShapeFamily Practice chiropractors are

marshalling forces in a nationwide effort New.You.2011. providing complimen-tary health consultations and services.

During the month of January, many of the nations more than 60,000 chiro-practors will be helping the community to Get Your ESS in Shape. ESS denotes the three key components of fi tness: Endur-ance, Strength and Structure.

According to Dr. Brandon Roberts, author of the bestseller The 100 Year Lifestyle Workout, We will be sharing

information with people on how they can experience optimum health, and get in the best shape of their lives through nutrition, exercise and the removal of nerve interfer-ence in the spine.

The public is invited to attend a New.You.2011. lecture on Sunday, Jan. 23 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Intuitive Healing Center Antioch, 213 G St. The event fea-tures complimentary health and fi tness in-formation, and appointments for comple-mentary chiropractic examinations will be offered to residents of all ages. Call 925-

757-7571 for an appointment.We will be teaching families about

the importance of all three components of your ESS, and how structure supports the bodys natural ability to heal itself with-out drug intervention, said Roberts. One in 10 Americans currently participates in regular chiropractic care. And according to the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, more than half a billion chil-dren also receive chiropractic care each decade in the United States and abroad.

Roberts offi ce is affi liated with The

100 Year Lifestyle. He is also a member of The Family Practice, an international chiropractic group that is dedicated to leading family healthcare and lifestyle fi tness. Members of The Family Practice who have helped organize New.You.2011. served more than 60,000 new patients last year and performed nearly 12 million ad-justments around the world. To fi nd out more about how chiropractic treatment can boost the bodys immune system and keep your ESS balanced, call 925-757-7571.

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points. Senior forward Kayla Alexander, a co-captain with Fox, contributed eight more. So far this season, Fox and Alex-ander have been the driving forces for the Wolverines.

Fox leads Deer Valley, averaging 18 points per game. Alexander has been the

Wolverines best player on the boards, grabbing an average of 4.5 rebounds per game, also chipping in with 8.7 points per contest.

Anger has also been surprised with some of the younger girls. The tallest player on Deer Valleys team is a fresh-man 6-foot-1-inch forward Alejandra Cephas. Anger noted that Cephas has

shown fl ashes of brilliance in her fi rst year. One of her better games came in the loss to Daugherty Valley, when Ce-phas grabbed six rebounds.

She has a chance to be very, very good, Anger said.

Junior guard Monique Mulder leads the team in steals and assists and has contributed 6.2 points per game.

Anger has been pleased with the efforts of sophomore guards Sabrea Coleman and Kai Butler, and junior guard Jen-nifer Keyes.

We have a lot of depth, Anger said. We have some really top-fl ight young players. They make practice more chal-lenging. They push the older players.


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Falcons, Patriots play to scoreless tie

To open Bay Valley Athletic League play, the Freedom and Heri-tage boys varsity soccer teams played to a scoreless tie on Tuesday night.

The Patriots have started their sea-son 1-4-2 while the Falcons are 2-5-2 after that game. Heritage faces BVAL opponent and crosstown rival Lib-erty on Tuesday. Freedom has a non-league matchup with Berean Christian at noon on Friday and then resumes league play with a home game against Deer Valley on Tuesday.Deer Valley 2, Antioch 0

Deer Valley started its BVAL sea-son off right, beating defending league champion Antioch on Tuesday night 2-0. Aaron Huang and Marcus Salva-dor each scored a goal.

We played some great soccer in the first half and closed the game off, Wolverines coach Nick Howliston

said. It looked like we couldve had a couple more.

After that win, Deer Valley ad-vanced to 7-2-3 and travels to Free-dom on Tuesday. The Panthers are now 0-7-2 and will play Pittsburg on Tuesday.Pittsburg 3, Liberty 2

With goals by senior forward Christian Villa, junior midfielder Bry-an Santos and junior forward Jaime Lopez, Pittsburg topped Liberty 3-2 in its BVAL opener on Tuesday night. Junior midfielders Josh Gherasim and Tony Toscano netted goals for Liberty. Two Lions goalkeepers junior Juan Mena and sophomore Tyler Scott were each credited with four saves.

The Pirates left the game with a 5-2-2 record. Liberty finished with a 3-5-1 record. Pittsburg travels to Berkeley on Friday and to Antioch on Tuesday. The Lions play Heritage on Tuesday.

Freedoms Rodolfo Pelayo and Donovan Zaragoza of Heritage battle for the ball during Tuesday nights 0-0 tie.

Photo by Jolly Hanson

by Justin LaffertyStaff Writer

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GIRLS SOCCERFreedom 0, Heritage 0

Like their boys team, the Heritage and Freedom girls varsity soccer teams finished their BVAL opener 0-0. Free-dom senior goalkeeper Jessica Deno and Heritage senior goalie Katie Bar-santi each made a save. The Patriots (6-1-3) face Liberty on Tuesday while the Falcons (3-2-2) travel to Deer Val-ley on that same day.Liberty 5, Pittsburg 0

Defending BVAL champion Lib-erty thumped Pittsburg 5-0 on Tues-day night. Junior twins Mikayla and Brianna Farber each scored a goal. Kylee Zahn and Paige Dudek also net-ted goals for the Lions. Pirates sopho-more goalkeeper Sandy Padilla man-aged six saves on the night.

Liberty (8-1-6) travels to Heritage on Tuesday. Pittsburg, at 4-5-2, hosts Antioch that day.Deer Valley 2, Antioch 1

Deer Valley triumphed over An-tioch 2-1 to start league play on Tues-day. Because of subpar field condi-tions at Antioch, the match was held on the synthetic pitch at Pittsburgs Los Medanos College.

Junior forward Hayley Wiggins scored both goals for the Wolverines. Senior striker Jessica Huerta found the net for the Panthers. Antioch se-nior goalie Kaitlyn Mackusick was credited with seven saves. Deer Valley

junior goalkeeper Kara Leffle made five.

The Wolverines (6-4-0) host Free-dom on Tuesday while the Panthers (8-1-6) travel to Pittsburg.


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Freedom varsity soccer player Rodolfo Pelayo bumps a header over Heritages Donovan Zaragoza in Tuesday nights league opener.

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guys who want to yell and scream and try to motivate people, but he doesnt he leads by example. Hes a strong working kid.

Wiley comes from an athletic family

and decided to take up wrestling because other sports didnt suit him. The senior said he tried other sports, but nothing got his juices fl owing like wrestling. His father, Mike Wiley, wrestled for Sutherlin High School in Oregon. Mike is at all the match-

es and the father and son constantly talk about the sport.

Zacks four sisters all played softball and soccer in high school, and after he graduates hes looking forward to moving in with his oldest sisters boyfriend, Dante

DiMercurio, who wrestled for Freedom until graduating in 2008. DiMercurio now competes for Mesa State in Grand Junc-tion, Colo., where Zack plans to study and crack the wrestling team as a walk-on.


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Panthers primed for repeat postseason

For the last two seasons, girls varsity soccer teams played all of their Bay Valley Athletic League opponents three times. This gave them less of a preseason to work out the kinks. This year, BVAL teams face each other only twice, giving schools more of a chance to play non-league opponents.

Antioch, comprising mainly under-classmen, has taken advantage of the en-hanced preseason, allowing the team more time to get its act together. Head coach Scott Joseph and his girls took advantage of the extra preseason games, winning two out of three in last weekends Tri-Valley Classic in preparation for what promises to be a tough BVAL slate.

We probably bit off a little bit more than we can chew against Archbishop Mitty (a 7-0 loss). But were doing a good job, said Joseph. Were beating the teams that were supposed to beat and yeah, we took our lumps. But tactically, the girls are getting it. At the tournament, we played on turf, we played fast and that helps.

Joseph also felt that the hard losses against the top teams in the Bay Area pro-vided his players the opportunity to learn their weaknesses. Similarly, the better games against the lesser opponents gave the Panthers the chance to discover their strengths.

The young team is led by three senior tri-captains: outside midfi elder Gianna Lu-cido, forward Jessica Huerta and defender/midfi elder Paige Bickford. Huerta is tied with

freshman midfi elder/striker/defender Kailee Soares for second place on the team with four goals. Ahead of them is sophomore midfi eld-er/defender Alicia Palma, who has notched fi ve goals and fi ve assists.

Its hard to compete with what we did last year, but were really building it up, said Lucido. At fi rst I was worried about commu-nication, but it looks like were getting through to the younger players.

The Panthers are hoping to fi nish at least in the top four in league play, which would equal their fi nish from last year and likely earn them another trip to the playoffs. But it

wont be easy. Freedom and Liberty are their primary competition, and Heritage plus Deer Valley are also potential obstacles.

Antioch completed the preseason with a 4-7-1 record. The majority of the losses came against top teams from the East Bay Athletic League, which fi elds a deep pool of talent de-rived from strong club teams. Since fi nding themselves on the wrong end of consecutive shutouts, 7-0 to Archbishop Mitty and 6-0 to Amador Valley, the Panthers have posted a 2-1-1 record.

We started out slow, said Bickford. We do have a lot of freshmen, so it was dif-

fi cult trying to mesh them in with our style of play. But overall, I see a progression with them. Its really nice to see them where they are now after the fi rst day of practice.

The league season began on Jan. 11 with a 2-1 loss to cross-town rival Deer Valley, which fi nished the preseason at 5-3. League games will be played Tuesdays and Thursdays until the fi nale on Feb. 10.

Looking at the other teams, I think that we have more strength now, Huerta said. I think we can beat the other teams; I think we have the strength and ability.


Above left, Freshman mid elder Kailee Soares, seen here against Deer Valley, is one of several underclassmen who have been making solid contributions to the Antioch girls varsity soccer team. Above right, Senior striker Jessica Huerta, who scored a goal Tuesday night against Deer Valley, has been a key member of an Antioch team looking to return to the playoffs.

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by Michael DixonCorrespondent

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Animal Bikes and Skavenger Bikes gave BMX enthusiasts the opportunity to meet nationally known riders Edwin De La Rosa, Chris Gille, Tom White, Brandon Lil Taco Olivero and Pat Wang.

The meet-and-greet was held at Brentwood Bike Co. over the weekend. Saturdays cold and weather did little to dampen the enthusiasm of those in attendance. In addition to meeting the pro riders, local riders got a chance to ride, as well as see their favorite riders show off their skills.

I like meeting the team, said Nick Gar-cia, 14. Theyre really cool guys, theyre really good at biking, and I like biking. I just thought it would be a fun event.

The event was organized by Nick Benson, West Coast Sales representative for Animal Bikes, based in New Jersey. Benson said the purpose of these events is to give his company a chance to personally meet the merchants and give kids a chance to see professional riders. An-imal Bikes had already completed a Southern California tour. The Brentwood stop was the third of four stops on its Northern California tour.

They get to hang out with them, they get to ride with them, they get to sign some auto-graphs, get some memorabilia, create some memories, said Benson. We were talking ear-lier about how we still remember things like this from when we were younger.

Meeting the pro riders wasnt the main draw for every biking enthusiast in attendance. Im probably not going to meet them, but Ill defi nitely watch them and see what they got, said Brad Matias, 16, one of several members of the Brentwood Bike Team at the event.

The kids in attendance werent the only ones happy to be there. The pros were eager to expand their largely East Coast base and help the kids in attendance with their own skill sets. We want to promote the lifestyle instead of having everyone going out there and trying to kill themselves on a bike just have fun riding, said Gille. I was in that position once when I

was a kid, and who wouldnt want to be in a po-sition to help kids now? Thats how I am. If the kids are happy, Im happy.

Shop owners Chris and Bobbi Michalski were more than happy to use their shop to host the event. Bobbi was thrilled that Brentwood Bike Co. not only gave kids the chance to meet their heroes, but a legal venue to ride and hone their skills.

These are some of the biggest pro BMX-style riders in the country, and Brentwood never sees anything like this, said Chris. Were proud and happy to bring it to them.


Local BMX enthusiasts got the chance to meet pro riders last weekend at Brentwood Bike Co. Tom White and Edwin De La Rosa signed autographs at the event, which attracted about 100 kids.

Photo courtesy of Bobbi Michalski

by Michael DixonCorrespondent

The City of Oakley is offering an Adult Basketball program, held on Wednesdays through May 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the OHara Park Middle School gymnasium. The program provides residents 18 and older with three-on-three or four-on-four half court games without the commitment of league affiliation.

The program provides a good aerobic workout and a great way to kick off a healthy, active new year. Space is limited and registration is held on site at the gym. The fee is $45. For more information, call the citys Recreation Division at 925-625-7044 or e-mail [email protected].

Adult hoops come to Oakley


At the beginning of the season, Lib-erty High boys varsity basketball head coach Jon Heinz didnt quite know what kind of team hed put on the court.

Heinz knew his team was young, led so far by 6-foot-1-inch sophomore guard Brandon White. But as the Lions prepare for league play, they own a respectable 8-6 record. Theyve already doubled their win total from last season, when they went 4-21, including an 0-14 record against Bay Valley Athletic League opponents.

Heinz and the Lions will get a shot

at their fi rst league victory since they beat Clayton Valley on Feb. 12, 2008 when they travel to Pittsburg on Friday night. The Pi-rates fi nished preseason with a 4-9 record.

White has averaged 16.1 points per game, a team-high. Senior guard Matt Sisneros has scored 10.1 points per con-test, and junior guard Francisco Cortez has stolen an average of 4.2 balls per game.

Liberty fi nished last week strong, beating Napa and El Camino. In the 65-34 victory over Napa, White scored 24 points and didnt play the fourth quarter. Junior forward Darius Brown chipped in 12 points.

We came out and pressed them all night, Heinz wrote in an e-mail.

White also led Liberty in scoring dur-ing the Lions 59-45 win over El Camino, putting up 19 points. Brown and junior forward Darren Meeks each scored 10. The Colts, from South San Francisco, en-tered the game with an 8-3 record.

In other BVAL action, Deer Val-ley hosts rival Antioch on Friday night to tip off league action. The Wolverines head into the game with a league-best preseason record of 12-3; Antioch is 7-9. Deer Valley junior guard Olajuwon Gar-ner averages a team-best 22.3 points per game. Senior forward Andre McPhail is

averaging a double-double 17.1 points, 16.9 rebounds.

Senior guard Michael Crawley leads the Panthers, averaging roughly 14 points and 11 rebounds per game. Fellow senior guard Namuji Madoshi has also put up about 11 points per game.

The defending league champion Heritage Patriots welcome Freedom on Friday night. So far this season, the Patri-ots are 10-5 and coming off a Jan. 7 loss to Rodriguez. The Falcons enter Fridays game at 9-5 and are on a four-game win-ning streak after toppling East Union, Stagg, Franklin and Armijo.


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The gym membership expired, the self-help books are gathering dust, and the exercise DVDs now serve as coasters. If youre still trying to make good on that New Years resolution

to lose weight, the promise youve been making to

yourself year after year, maybe its time to take a new

approach. And chances are youve already got the tools

you need to succeed. Youve got a cell phone, dont you?

Thats right. Motivation to lose weight has been tucked in your pocket or buried in your purse all this time. By utiliz-ing social networks such as Facebook, you can tap into a network of friends who will help you stay on task to reach your goal.

The best way is to have accountability (to reach your weight loss goals) by telling everyone you know, said personal trainer Christian Aguirre. So posting pictures on Facebook, your blog or YouTube channel to show your prog-ress is a great way to peer pressure yourself to do well.

The easiest way to spread this news with one click is to post it on Facebook or Twitter. By announcing your goal to the world, youve immediately got a group of people who are going to want updates on your progress, and by access-ing the Facebook application on your phone, you can update your progress as it happens.

Some Facebook users are so dedicated to losing weight that they start their own fan pages so that their friends and family can directly track their progress. With regular posts

and photo updates, people can see how youre doing and encourage you to keep going.

U.C. San Diego professor James Fowler, co-author of Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, said Facebook can play a huge role in the success or failure of weight-loss goals.

You cant do it alone, Fowler said in a 2010 interview on The Colbert Report. What you really need to do if you want to make a positive change is get your friends and family involved because they are going to have a strong in uence on you. If you try to lose weight on your own and theyre not trying to lose weight as well, its going to be very hard for you to meet your goals.

So when youre standing in line at the grocery store, let people know that youre stocking up on fruits and vegetables and didnt even go down the snack aisle. Your friends will be proud of you. They might even follow your lead.

In a 2010 study at the University of Georgia, volunteers were divided into two groups. One group watched a person eat a cookie and the other group watched a person eat a carrot. When the test groups were presented with the option to eat a carrot or cookie, 71 percent of those who watched a person eat a cookie chose to snack on a cookie. Author Michelle vanDellen determined that self-control is in uenced by the behaviors of those around us, so people tend to mimic what others are doing despite how they would typically respond to a situation.

By publicizing your goals to lose weight on Facebook, you are channeling peer pressure to your advantage and encouraging others to join your effort. There are groups you can join on Facebook to help keep you motivated, but if you

have a group of friends who share the same goal, start up your own group and look for others in your area who also want to lose weight.

You cant be the only person in East County who resolved to shed some pounds in 2011, so work together, support each other and make this the year that you nally meet your weight loss goals.


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Numerous social networking pages offer advice, support and companionship for those trying to get in shape, and you can carry them right with you on your smart phone.

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New Year, New You, new resolve

In the rst week of January, Delta Valley Athletic Club pilates instructor Sue Iverson almost always sees an uptick in students, as

New Years resolutions start brewing.

Keeping those students working and sweating off the extra weight throughout the year, however, is the main challenge for Iverson and countless other tness leaders.

Iverson was one of several health experts on hand at the recent New Year, New You expo held at Delta Valley. The event was a tting motivational tool for anyone looking for a way to get in better shape, nally start saving some money or try on a new look. Several people working the expo shared ways to make those resolutions stick, not just through the month, but until the ball drops for 2012.Strength in numbers

One of Iversons tips is to work out in a group instead of by yourself. In her classes she emphasizes positive reinforcement easier to gain when you can feed off the enthusiasm of others.

Working out in a group also makes you feel like youre not alone, which fosters a sense of community and friendship. Zumba an increasingly popular, Latin-inspired dance-

tness program instructor Allison Harris said that a workout buddy usually keeps you moti-vated and coming back to classes. And seeing people return again and again brings a smile to instructors faces. Sharing your goal with a friend also helps you bounce ideas around and gure out what works best for you.Small goals lead to big goals

Hope Desroches, who created the New Year, New You expo last year, said that

breaking down a resolution into smaller, achievable goals is a great way for contin-ued success. Desroches quit smoking and dropped 80 pounds in 2010, crediting the micro-to-macro way of thinking.

My rst goal was to lose 10 pounds, said Desroches, who noted that she planned to save more money this year with a similar mindset.

One of Desroches health mentors,

Tammy Tribble, echoed this plan. A large goal can seem far away and out of reach. Breaking it down is a way to make progress. As Tribble put it, All those little steps really add up.Visualize your goal and make it tangible

Another key, especially when goals seem too large, is to visualize success. Similar

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Zumba instructor Allison Harris leads a class in a demonstration of the fun dancing exercise activity.


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