Wednesday, February 11, 2015
How to Be a Friend to Someone with Dementia
Dementias such as Alzheimer's disease affect not only those who live with the condition, but also their family and friends. It is sometimes painful to see someone you knew at an earlier part of life fail to remember or process information logically and rationally. ...By Linda Fodrini-Johnson, MA, MFT, CMC
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Moraga Mountain Lion Sighting
Bradley Bostick spotted this mountain lion Feb. 2 on the ridge above Alta Mesa Road. "When I first came upon the mountain lion he was about 50 yards away sitting on the trail. It was about 2:30 in the afternoon. If you are facing Saint Mary's College, the area is ...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Feathers Fly at Moraga Town Office
Moraga town employees are likely used to dealing with occasional ruffled feathers, but when one recent visitor had a heated argument with the building itself, its goose was cooked. Something startled a group of wild turkeys milling about the parking lot, causing one to ...By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
A Reminder of Home Found in Unlikely Location
While ending a seven-month adventure throughout South America, Phillip Burrows and his girlfriend, Shanta Batra, decided to take in a movie at the Cinemark Palermo in the Palermo district near their apartment in Buenos Aires and got a pleasant surprise. Burrows didn't ...Submitted by Bruce Burrows
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Local Women Crochet to Help Congo Schools
Beginning with four ladies learning to crochet in January of 2012, the Congo Necklace Project at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church has generated over $21,000 at the end of 2014. At $12 a necklace the math suggests the team, now some 15 women, has made around 1,760 ...By Bobbie Dodson
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Lamorinda's Specialties of the House
Had your fill of stuffed mushrooms and fried calamari? Fine dining and fancy chocolates not really your thing? Looking for something spicy to jazz up your Valentine's Day? Lamorinda has lots to offer when it comes to non-traditional dining. If you're into the edible ...By A.K. Carroll
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
How Technology is Changing How We Give
Silicon Valley changed the way we socialize by turning conversations into text message chains and moving our social interactions onto Facebook walls and Instagram profiles. Now, it's changing the way we help those in need.
 By Uma Unni
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
A Poignant Dialogue
When Miramonte instructor Heather Cousins took her advanced drama class to see "The Pianist of Willesden Lane" in December 2013, she had no way of knowing that a single performance would lead to a myriad of meaningful relationships between students and stories. The ...By A.K. Carroll
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
French Consul General Visits Lamorinda, Pays Tribute to Veterans of Normandy
"We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets. We shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." - Winston Churchill
By Laurie Snyder
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Science Teacher Wins Award
Winner of one of three Warren Eukel Teacher Trust Grants, longtime resident and popular Stanley Middle School science teacher Mike Meneghetti was humbled with an award given to him at a recent Lafayette City Council meeting. He grew up in Lafayette, attending local ...By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Winter Bounty at the Moraga Farmers' Market
Who said that winter was not a good time for a farmers' market? Certainly not Amy Smith who comes every Sunday morning and leaves with a bag full of brightly colored fruits and vegetables. The Moraga Country Club resident was one of the many locals to shop on Super ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Italian Thriller and Social Drama 'Human Capital' Opens Jan. 30
The International Film Showcase will present Italian director Paolo Virz¡'s film "Human Capital" for a one-week run beginning Jan. 30 at the Orinda Theatre. The 2013 satiric social drama was selected as the Italian entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Can You Get a Job with That?
In his presentation "Can You Get a Job with That?" Stuart Nachbar, noted education writer and college counselor states, "A good school does good by its students." And, Stuart and I agree, if a school does a good job of what it is in the business of doing - educating ...By Elizabeth LaScala
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
'Strange Magic'
"Strange Magic" is a musical movie fairy tale based on "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by William Shakespeare - and created by master moviemaker and storyteller George Lucas. It should be noted that while George Lucas created the story, three creditable screenplay writers ...By Derek Zemrak
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Concert Features Three Concerto Competition Winners, Two from Lafayette
Young People's Symphony Orchestra's (YPSO) Winter Concert will feature three Concerto Competition winners - two from Lafayette, one from Albany - in a program of Gershwin's An American in Paris, Falla's Nights in the Gardens of Spain with Katherine Chen on piano, ...Submitted by Keith Gleason
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA