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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Good Shepherd?
Ember is a nine-month-old red merle Australian Shepherd; that much is certain. Whether she's a heroine or a thief is open to debate.
Ember lives in Moraga with Lisa Gillett; Lisa owns ...
Cathy Dausman


Wednesday, July 18, 2012
THE APP RAP
App: Google Translate, by
Eric Pawlakos


Wednesday, July 18, 2012
LOCAL AUTHORSMoraga Resident's New Book Discusses Struggles Facing our Economy and the Key to Success: Innovation
"Innovation occurs when new ideas are transformed into useful and better products," states Moraga author and economist Tapan Munroe, Ph.D. "Innovation results in new businesses; new businesses create jobs. The positive change may be transformational, such as the ...By Bobbie Dodson


Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Lafayette's Young Athletes Hit Home Run for ALS
For the past four years, the Lafayette Little League (LLL) has participated in the Runs 4 ALS program that directly benefits the ALS Association Golden West Chapter (ALSA-GWC), but this year three LLL players did something extra. The three Stanley Middle School ...Submitted by Jenica Lancy


Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Local Ham Radio Operators Help Out with Lamorinda's 4th of July Parade
No, it wasn't an out of control wildfire or a major earthquake, but it could have been! About a dozen amateur radio operators from around Lamorinda answered the call. This time it was to help the Orinda Association, organizers of Lamorinda's July 4th parade, keep ...Submitted by Dennis Rein


Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Who doesn't love Scrat (Chris Wedge), the prehistoric squirrel always searching for the ultimate acorn and screwing things up? Scrat's scenes have been some of the most memorable in the Ice Age series. So what is Scrat up to this time in the fourth film, Ice Age: ...By Derek Zemrak


Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Lafayette Resident Meg Murray is California School Nurse of the Year
This June, in addition to the California School Nurse of the Year award that she received from the California School Nurses Organization, Lafayette resident Meg Murray received an Excellence in School Nursing award at the National Association of School Nurses annual ...By Sophie Braccini


Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Lafayette Native to Bicycle Over 4,000 miles for HIV/AIDS
Lafayette native and Dartmouth College freshman Valerie Zhao dipped the back tire of her bicycle in the Pacific Ocean at Ocean Beach in San Francisco June 18, and began an epic journey across the country by bicycle. Zhao and 19 other students who make up the 2012 Ride ...Submitted by Valerie Zhao


Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Spunk: A Powerful Cal Shakes' Production
With Spunk, an adaptation by George C. Wolfe of three tales by writer Zora Neale Hurston, Cal Shakes proves its mettle.
The 16th century term, derived from "metal" and suggesting a ...
By Lou Fancher


Wednesday, July 18, 2012
A Feel-Good Lafayette Chicken Story
The code in Lafayette regarding chickens is clear: in commercial districts and on properties of less than an acre, there shall be no chickens. If you live in an area not allowing farm animals, the City can, and does, ask you to get rid of your feathered friends within ...By Sophie Braccini


Wednesday, July 18, 2012
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly... Bugs!
Bug Bingo? Yes, Bug Bingo - also called, "How to learn your bugs and how to live with them in your garden" - was the new trendy game at the Lafayette Community Garden Saturday, July 14 facilitated by landscape designer and gardener Susanne Frey in the outdoor learning ...By Sophie Braccini


Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Orinda Youth Selected for SF Opera's Magic Flute
Arman Marchiel of Orinda was selected as a cover Spirit in the San Francisco Opera's production of Mozart's Magic Flute. The competitive audition process, which involved two sets of auditions drawing from local choruses in and around the Bay Area, culminated with a ...Submitted by Maryam Asgari


Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Flea Control
My first job in a veterinary hospital was as kennel help for our family veterinarian - I had the distinct and sole responsibility of giving all the dogs (and some cats!) their flea baths and dips to rid them of these pesky creatures. It was not at all a glorious job, ...By Mona Miller, DVM


Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Standard Poodle Wins Letter Writing Contest
Let's face it, poodles are smart. But winning a letter writing contest? Orinda resident and Standard Poodle Tahoe Pooders did just that. Okay, so Tahoe's owner Lucinda Giertz actually transcribed the letter, and may even have taken some liberties with the wording ...


Wednesday, July 04, 2012
Cozy Lodging Available for a Song in Lafayette
Our fine feathered friends have multiple housing options in Lamorinda, but this exceptional group on the south side of the Lafayette Moraga Trail in Lafayette, between Hawthorne Drive and Foye Drive, offers plenty of fresh air, accessibility, and trailside views. ...Cathy Dausman



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