Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Memorial Bench Dedicated to Eddie Roodveldt
A bench at the Moraga Commons was dedicated to the memory of prominent Moragan Eddie Roodveldt by his family and friends in early November. Funds for the bench and its maintenance had been donated by his friends and business acquaintances after his death from melanoma ...Submitted by Gary Irwin
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Holiday SharingSt. Perpetua students support Monument Crisis Center
Forty senior citizens will have a much more comfortable Thanksgiving this year thanks to a gift of complete Thanksgiving Meal Kits provided by the Monument Crisis Center and donated by the students at St. Perpetua School in Lafayette. This is the third year that the ...Submitted by Monica Chappell
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Moraga Kiwanis Donates Books to Lamorinda School Libraries
The Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley recently completed a donation of more than 330 books to the eleven elementary school libraries in the Lamorinda community. Funded by Kiwanis, the titles were selected by school librarians through the extensive selection of the ...Submitted by Bob Reynolds
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Color Me Mine Supports Girl Scouts
Countless children and adults alike participated in the 2nd Annual Open Studio Week at Color Me Mine in Lafayette during the week of November 1st - 4th. Patrons expressed their creativity by hand-painting beautiful ceramic objects while benefiting Lafayette Girl ...Submitted by Colleen McCarty (written by Sandra Patterson)
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tiger Cub Scouts Visit Local Newspaper
The Tiger Cub Scouts of Den 4, Pack 505 recently toured the office of the Lamorinda Weekly newspaper. The tour was part of their learning about how the media communicates to the public. The Cub Scouts learned about the basic colors used for printing, the photography ...Submitted by Susan Linden
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Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Seedlings Preschoolers "Boogie for Belal"
On Monday and Tuesday of this past week, the Seedlings preschoolers got down and boogied for a 10-year old boy named Belal Dardonah of Gaza City, Palestine. Belal was born deaf and as one of eight children in his family, has never been able to attend school. There is ...Submitted by Lori MacLeod
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Moraga Rotary Hosts Students from Leadership Camp
Campolindo High School seniors Nicole Delgadillo and John Cogswell spoke to the Rotary Club of Moraga recently, each giving a brief summary of their week in late summer with about 140 other high school seniors from northern California at Camp Royal, the Rotary ...Submitted by Gary Irwin
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Holiday Bazaar Returns to Orinda
The Orinda Community Center Holiday Bazaar is back by popular demand after a one year absence! The Holiday Bazaar is being brought back by Holiday Bazaar Chairwoman Jennifer Robb, and will be put on by the Orinda Community Center Auxiliary (OCCA). The OCCA is an all ...Submitted by Susan Stephan
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
KGO Anchor Speaks at Lamorinda SIRS 171
Sons in Retirement Lamorinda Branch 171 was very fortunate to obtain Dan Ashley, anchor of ABC7 News at 6 & 11 and ABC 7 News at 9 p.m. on Your TV 20, weekdays, as the after-lunch guest speaker at its October 6th luncheon.
 Submitted by Tom Lenz
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Kiwanis Installs Officers for 2010-11
The Kiwanis Club of Moraga Valley held their annual Installation Dinner at the Orinda Country Club on September 23. The Club was formed in 1974, and the first President, Lafayette resident Charlie Toll, attended the event.
Submitted by Stan Holcenberg
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Boys Swim for Cancer Research
Cole Lauritzen (10), Drew Lauritzen (8), and Michael Wheeler (10) have more than a few things in common. They all live in Lafayette. They all like to swim. Unfortunately, they all have lost a grandfather to cancer, and have grandmothers who are currently fighting ...Submitted by Jynane Wheeler
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Two Local Teens Create Diaper Drive for Newborn Connections
Sam Larsen and Conor Bean, both seniors at Miramonte High School in Orinda, have created a community service project to serve families in need in Contra Costa County. The boys will be collecting diapers for Newborn Connections, a division of the Child Abuse Prevention ...Submitted by Kristin Rasmussen
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary Dictionary Distribution
Thomas Peeks, president of Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary (LSR), observes as a third-grader at Springhill Elementary School in Lafayette looks up a word in the personal copy of the Webster's Children's Dictionary he just received from the club. This marks the 13th c ...Submitted by Thomas Black
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Lamorindans Help Shelter Animals
Over the past several months Campolindo senior Cheyenne Ziermann has been industrious in her efforts to obtain donations for her Girl Scout Gold Award Project, using school email blasts and posting announcements in local publications. Her ongoing project is to help ...Submitted by Cheyenne Ziermann
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Grandparent's Day
To everything there is a season, it is an adage as simple as it is true. At Moraga Royale, residents have reached the pure enjoyment point in their lives. After years of family rearing and service to the community, these fine folks have more than earned the right to ...Submitted by Jessica McCormick and Bethany Ruthnick
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA