| Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Gathering 'Round the Railroad Under a flowering and tree lined hummock, a lumberjack loads up the bed of his truck. A moose, stock still near a curtain of waterfall, regards a downstream fisherman whose knees are deep in a glassy pool. In the nearby town, a man reclines. He reads a paper and has ...By Diana LaScala-Gruenewald
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Lafayette Little League All-Stars Shine Lafayette Little Leaguers are in the midst of one of the most successful postseasons in league history.
The 11-year olds All-Stars captured the league's second ever District 4 title, ...Submitted by Todd Bequette
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011 New Children's Librarian at Lafayette Library and Learning Center "Being a children's librarian is the best job in the world, and I want them (young patrons) to know how much I love being here!" said new Youth Services Librarian Jenna Skinner. Before moving on to details of her new job, I have to meet Buck Buck, "she's my a ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011 As Seen in Lafayette... Family paddle boat fun at the Lafayette Reservoir on a sunny Sunday. Mark Manuel, along with kids Christopher and Tess and Mark's mom, Jerilyn Tolentino, circled the whole reservoir in their trusty water chariot. "It's a great workout," said Mark. Little Christopher ...
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011 "Fix Our Roads" One Step Closer At just four hundred signatures short, with ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Bid Problems for Streetscape Project Although bids for a project that would ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Lafayette Police Blotter Whoooooo...are you? 07/02/11
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011 The Spirit of Competition Alive at 45th Annual Lafayette City Meet For the last forty-five years, six teams--Springbrook, LMYA, Sun Valley, Rancho Colorados, Las Trampas, and Oakwood take to Acalanes' Heaston Aquatic Center in mid July for heated competition.
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| Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Young Soldier Welcomed Home from Afghanistan With over twenty flag- festooned motorcycles driven by Warriors' Watch Riders honking horns, dolled up cars and trucks, and a very shiny tricked-out blue corvette carrying the guest of honor - it was hard to miss the Welcome Home Celebration for HM3 Corpsman David ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Bitten by the Bug What does Ron Wake, D.D.S. have in common with Rick Mears, Niki Lauda, Dan Gurney and Paul Newman? They all race sports cars. On weekends the Lafayette dentist races Sports Car Club of America sanctioned Formula Vee cars. That's Vee, as in VW, or Volkswagen, Bug. A ...Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Lafayette Golfer Wins Tournament Paul Griessel, Jr., 12, took first place at the Junior Golf Association of Northern California tournament at Buchanan Fields Golf Course in Concord on June 15. Griessel shot par, earning a score of 62 for 18 holes, to win the boys' 12-13 age group.
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| Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Motorcycle Police Debut in Lafayette For the first time ever police on m ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Mystery Tree Wrap Is it an unusual art project, possibly the work of a yarn bomber - also known as a knitting graffiti artist - now dabbling in mixed media installations of burlap and hay? Perhaps a sturdy muffler to ward off aggressive deer; maybe a mutant earthworm? No to all of ...
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| Wednesday, July 6, 2011 As Seen in Lafayette
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| Wednesday, July 6, 2011 New Sewer Upgrade Along Pleasant Hill Road Attack of the orange cones along Pleasant Hill Road? Drivers wondering what's up with the bright fluorescent traffic channeling devices should be happy to know they are not the work of invading aliens; rather they are part of a Central Contra Costa Sanitary District ...By Cathy Tyson
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