Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Lynn's Top Five
It's that time of year when we count our blessings. This year I was reminded of one of the best gifts a girl could have - really, really good friends. So for my last column of the year I asked some of my Lamorinda "besties" to share some of their cool holiday time and ...By Lynn Ballou, CFP(r)
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
SMC Organizes Peaceful Protest Following Ferguson and NY Indictment Decisions
Approximately 200 Saint Mary's College students, faculty and staff joined the growing number of protests in the Bay Area that followed grand jury decisions not to indict police officers in the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. The group staged a "die-in" and ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Free Spirit Van for Seniors
No, it wasn't Santa's elves that stuffed a van down a chimney to serve elders in the community. Thanks to the hard work of Lamorinda Senior Transportation Coordinator Mary Bruns a brand new 12-passenger wheelchair accessible Spirit Van was obtained, free of charge, ...By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
A Mermaid in Moraga
Imagine working on a treadmill while holding your breath. Then complete your workout upside down ... and underwater.
Such is the current life of Alison "Ali" Williams, who happily ...By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
The Tiptoes of Happiness
"When it all comes true
Just the way you planned
It's funny but the bells don't ring
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
New Open Meditation Circle Widens in Moraga
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? A solution could be just around the corner - the new Monday morning meditation circle housed at the Career Wisdom Institute in Moraga.
The Bu ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
'Knucklehead Santa' and 'Chaz' Deliver More Than Gifts
From January through November, Lafayette's Alex Cox and Orinda's Alan Smith are like most other suburban husbands and fathers: they go to work every morning, attend sporting events, vacation with their families and help their kids with homework. But come December, Cox, ...By Diane Claytor
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Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Santa Claus Came to Town
WWith Christmas right around the corner, the man in red made a special early visit to spread some holiday cheer in Lafayette and received a rock star welcome from little ones. Rolling up in the town's vintage fire truck, Old Betsy, the bearded one proceeded with an ...By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Looking Good in Lamorinda
It's the 2014 holiday season and our local fashion boutiques are ready to party.
J. Colleen in Lafayette kicks off the season with an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Owner ...By Moya Stone
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
'It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play'
Beginning Dec. 6 in Lafayette, you can step back in time and be part of a radio show's live audience during Town Hall Theatre Company's production of "It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play."
By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
The Soothing Impact of a Pet
"They recognize me as the lady who brings George to visit. He is the important one," says Orinda resident Marie Waterman. She is one of the Hospice volunteers who take their dogs to visit Hospice patients. It is just one of the many services this organization ...By Bobbie Dodson
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Donation Requests from the Community
Orinda's 'Cans for a Cause' Food Drive
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Larry Beans' Post Office
Before he passed away, Bob Reidelberger asked Moraga resident Larry Beans if he would disperse his stamp collection to benefit his family. Reidelberger owned thousands of stamps he had collected all his life that filled a whole room in his house. Beans has sold the ...
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Scrapbooks Highlight a Lifetime of Service in Lafayette
Meeting in the same room where the very first Lafayette Juniors meeting was held in 1953, founder Betsey Young invited Juniors past presidents to her home to collect her scrapbooks of which she documented over 60 years of fundraising and volunteering in the Lafayette ...Submitted by Rosylyn A. Stenzel
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Wednesday, December 03, 2014
SMC Lecture on Ageism Points to Need for More Support
Everybody loves new things. Whether it's for the latest iPhone update or the most recent car model, Americans will line up in the street, figuratively and literally, to seek out anything sparkly and new. According to Mary McCall, professor of psychology at Saint Mary's ...By Lauren Kim
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA