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Family members enjoy stargazing at the Lafayette Community Garden Photo Sharon K. Sobotta |
| Cultivating community & growing gratitude across generations |
| By Sharon K. Sobotta |
| The Lafayette Community Garden is a place that grows far more than seasonal produce. It's a space that with the help of Janet Thomas and a team of volunteers, also cultivates intergenerational learning, community, connection and gratitude where folks from all ages and stages of life have gathered this year to gaze up and wish upon stars or (for local third-graders) to get into the dirt and try their hand at the traditions of the Miwok people, the original inhabitants of the land Lamorindans now occupy.
When Monica Dikova, a senior at Acalanes High School, began exploring what she could do to earn her Girl Scout gold award and help the community she lived in, she turned toward the elders at the community garden. "My mom ...read |
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| Jack Miller scoring a touchdown
Photos Olivia DeBoy |
| Acalanes heads to state playoffs; Mats come up short |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| Playing in the North Coast Championship game is nothing new for Acalanes head coach Floyd Burnsed, having won five North Coast Championships when he was coaching at Miramonte. However, with Friday's win over ...read |
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| SMC students try their hand at ice skating during the Dec. 1 Winter Fest.
Photo Vera Kochan |
| SMC holds Winter Fest to kick off the holidays |
| By Vera Kochan |
| Saint Mary's College held their first, and hopefully annual, Winter Fest on the campus's Chapel Lawn. Sponsored by the board of trustees, the Dec. 1 event allowed students the chance to experience some holiday ...read |
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| Some of the stolen golf clubs that were recovered by MPD.
Photo courtesy Moraga Police Department |
| Moraga Country Club burglary suspect charged by DA's office |
| By Vera Kochan |
| In early November, the Moraga Police Department received numerous calls regarding burglaries from homes in the Moraga Country Club involving stolen golf clubs and golf equipment. Following an investigation, ...read |
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| Golden leaves of a male Chinese pistache. Photos Cynthia Brian |
| Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian |
| By Cynthia Brian |
"Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day! Every leaf speaks bliss to me, Fluttering from the autumn tree..." ~Emily Brontâ
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Orinda BART parking lot smash and grab
My daughter and her husband drove up
from Los Angeles to spend Thanksgiving
with me in Moraga. For our Black Friday
outing to San Francisco we decided to
take BART from Orinda to avoid a smash
and grab incident in San Francisco. When
we returned to the Orinda BART station
parking lot their car had a smashed
window and had been broken into, in
broad daylight. The BART police came and
thought perhaps ...
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| SMC holds Winter Fest to kick off the holidays |
| By Vera Kochan |
| Saint Mary's College held their first, and hopefully annual, Winter Fest on the campus's Chapel Lawn. Sponsored by the board of trustees, the Dec. 1 event allowed students the chance to experience some holiday ...read |
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| Start to plan a meaningful summer now! |
| By Elizabeth LaScala |
| On both theˇCommon Application and the University of California application there is a section to list and describe your accomplishments, including summer activities. If it is on the application, it is safe to ...read |
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| Hope springs eternal for Lamorinda basketball |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| With all five starters having graduated, Acalanes head coach Bill Powers is looking to move on from last season. "We're trying to build an identity of just being relentless in how we rebound and run and we're ...read |
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| Miramonte Tennis comes up just short in NCS Tournament |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| Finishing the regular season with an 18-3 record and 10-0 in league play, Miramonte entered the NCS team tournament with real optimism as the No. 2 seed. Miramonte easily won their first two matches against ...read |
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| Acalanes heads to state playoffs; Mats come up short |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| Playing in the North Coast Championship game is nothing new for Acalanes head coach Floyd Burnsed, having won five North Coast Championships when he was coaching at Miramonte. However, with Friday's win over ...read |
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| Oops! I did it again |
| By Alison Burns |
| Yes, I completely overlooked the significance of the fourth Wednesday in November when around 65 million Americans make their way back to their childhood homes like spawning salmon. Unfortunately, not being a ...read |
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA