Help Make Cinch Bags for Needy Men and Women
Twelve women of the Interfaith Women Circle 2, as part of Neighbor to Neighbor initiative of the Contra Costa Interfaith Council, wanted to do a small positive thing to offset some of the negative aspects in the world around them. So they decided to make purses for ...Submitted by Maram Bata
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OIS Drama Presents Wacky 'Night at the Wax Museum'
Orinda Intermediate School's Bulldog Theater presents its fall play, "Night at the Wax Museum" Nov. 3-5 at OIS. The hysterical meets the historical in this comic romp through the wackiest wax museum in history. This fun production promises plenty of laughs for the ...Submitted by Jeanette Lipp
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Seven New Local Eagle Scouts Make Life Better in Orinda
Boy Scout Troop 57, chartered by St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Orinda, honored seven new Eagle Scouts this past May. Each Eagle Scout must earn a minimum of 21 merit badges, including 12 Eagle-required badges, demonstrate leadership and scout spirit, and ...Submitted by Marta Wallace
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California Magic Soccer Helps Donate Uniforms Needy Teams
California Magic Soccer Club's '99 Boys players, Ben Nash (Bentley HS '17) and Oliver Feigin (Acalanes HS '18), collected soccer gear donations from the Orinda, Lafayette and Moraga communities to assist the nonprofit, Oakland-based Soccer Without Borders (SWB). This ...Submitted by Greg Davis
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Local Boy Scout Hopes to 'Pop' His Own Fundraising Record
Declan Tsuyuki is a typical eighth-grader who is also a Troop 200 Boy Scout on a mission. In 2015, Declan raised over $8,000 in sales in the annual Popcorn Fundraiser sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America. He had the highest sales in the Mount Diablo Silverado ...Submitted by Caroline Tsuyuki
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Local Girl Scout Builds Garden in Oakland, Earns Gold Award
Just a couple of months ago, a dirt patch with a few withering plants sat in the Fruitvale Head Start garden in Oakland. Now, a vibrant garden and mural stand in the same area.
Erica ...Submitted by Erica Stephan
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Local Girl Wins Rising Star Award
Sierra Warshawsky, a junior at Campolindo ...Submitted by Kimberly Lamb
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Wright Estate Celebrates First Responders
First responders enjoyed "First Responders Appreciation Day" for Lamorinda police and fire employees on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Buehler House in Orinda. The house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the four-acre grounds were landscaped by Henry Matsutani, chief ...By Sora O'Doherty
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The Moraga Lions
The Moraga Lions recently awarded Lions' Pride Awards to young scholars in the area. Award recipients for the 2015-16 school year from Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School are, from left, eighth-graders Sheila Teker, nominated by JM core teacher Suzanne Tom, and Jean-Luc ...
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Local Youth Celebrate National 4-H Week
More than six million young people across the country will be celebrating National 4-H Week, which takes place annually during the first full week of October. Contra Costa County 4-H leverages National 4-H Week to celebrate the great things that the 4-H youth ...Submitted by Sean Hogan
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Teens and Tweens Showcase Talents
Sewnow hosted its 10th anniversary end-of-summer fashion show on Sunday, Aug. 21 in the Community Hall of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center. Thirty-seven tweens and teens modeled their custom clothing designs created at Summer Camp 2016. The free event also ...Submitted by Susan Goldie
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DAR Helps to Retire American Flags Respectfully
On Tuesday Oct.11, the Acalanes Chapter of ...
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Kohl Receives Arts Recognition Award from County Commission
Congratulations to Lawrence Kohl, a winner of the 2016 Contra Costa Arts Commission Arts Recognition Awards.
Kohl was president of the Orinda Art Council as well as music director and ...
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Moraga Native Venetia Baker Receives Rotary Global Grant
The Rotary International Foundation recently ...Submitted by Gary Irwin
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Campolindo's Leo Club Donates Funds to MEF
The Moraga Lions Club has sponsored a Leo Club at Campolindo High School for the past 15 years. This is the 10th year the Leo Club has donated $250 to the Moraga Education Foundation. The Leo Club is a service club which averages over 10,000 hours of community service ...Submitted by Bob Murtagh
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA