Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Song by Local Musician Remembers Fallen Soldiers
Lafayette musician and teacher Laura Zucker expresses her emotions through her music. On Memorial Day of 2007, coming back from a folk song festival, she saw the crosses being erected on the hill opposed to BART in Lafayette. Her heart sank, thinking of the soldiers ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Family FocusParent-Child Boundaries
"The last step in parental love involves the release of the beloved; the willing cutting of the cord that would otherwise keep the child in a state of emotional dependence." - Lewis Mumford
 By Margie Ryerson, MFT
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| Wednesday, May 23, 2012
A Night on the TownRiding along with the Orinda Police Department
The radar squealed as the maroon BMW sped past Orinda Police Officer Chad Pryor's patrol car last Friday night. It was probably a weary commuter just trying to get home, but Pryor can't be sure what he'll find during traffic stops these days so he approached the car ...Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Happy 100th, Mary Riggio!
Long-time Lafayette resident Mary Riggio celebrated her 100th birthday May 12 at a senior residence in Walnut Creek. Riggio emigrated from Italy to the Bay Area 80 years ago and lived at her home in central Lafayette for more than 40 years. In her younger days, she ...Submitted by Barbara Riggio
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| Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Cal Shakes Season Set to Sizzle
California Shakespeare Theatre is smashing. From a record-busting $173,000 raised for a single youth program in a live auction at the annual fundraiser in March to Paul "Buddy" Warner, the new board president who has not missed a production since Cal Shakes moved to ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Goats at the Reservoir? No Kidding!
Just one mile from civilization, Lafayette Reservoir is ideal for hiking, jogging, fishing, boating and picnicking. Turns out it's good for goats, too. But the recently sighted goats, 600 in all, weren't out for a stroll in the park; they were working to clear the rim ...Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Supervisor Gayle Uilkema Loses Battle with CancerServices to be held at St. Perpetua's in Lafayette
Contra Costa Supervisor Gayle Uilkema passed away Saturday, May 19 after a two-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 73.
In March, Uilkema was named Lafayette's Citizen of the Year. ...
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| Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Miramonte Student Comes to the Rescue
Miramonte sophomore Dylan Watson put recent CPR skills learned in his PE class to work Thursday, May 10 when he came upon a fallen man on the walking trail at the Lafayette Reservoir. Orinda resident Maria Rowland and her husband, Dennis, rushed to the side of an ...
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| Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Card Bonanza for WWII Vet's 90th Birthday
No gifts, cards okay. Seemed simple enough - until the concept went viral. For his 90th birthday, Theron Nelson insisted he had enough stuff, so suggested no gifts. A simple card would be fine. His son Chris and daughter Debbie called that an "invitation to ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Questions to Ask Your Vet
I believe that one key to a successful treatment plan for medical/surgical illness is communication between veterinarian and owner regarding value of diagnostic tests, treatment options, financial expenditure, time commitment and emotional energy involvement. Each ...By Mona Miller, DVM
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| Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Moraga Chess Champ Wins Again
Joaquin Moraga Intermediate eighth-grader Joshua Cao took another win at the 37th Annual CalChess Super State Scholastic Championship April 20, but for Cao it was just another trophy. The 14-year-old has been playing chess for the past five years and has amassed a ...
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| Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Local Reservist to Command U.S. Base in Africa
A Navy Reservist from Orinda will soon take command of the United States' only military base in Africa. Captain Kevin Bertelsen, will take command of the Navy Expeditionary Base Camp Lemonnier in the small East African country of Djibouti in mid-May.
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| Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Tim Burton, Johnny Depp and a Vampire Soap Opera - Oh My!
"Dark Shadows" is Hollywood's latest attempt to take a popular television series and bring it to the big screen. This was a gothic soap opera that ran on TV from 1966 to 1971, with a total of 1,225 episodes. It is interesting to note that originally "Dark Shadows" ...By Derek Zemrak
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| Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Cinco de Mayo Art Show at Theatre Square
Patrons enjoyed beautiful weather and the artwork of local artists while dining outdoors or strolling along the walkway in front of Anahid Designs at Orinda's Theatre Square on May 5. The Cinco de Mayo art show, facilitated by Allison McCrady Fine Arts gallery owner ...
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| Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Antique Appraisal Comes to Moraga
Who has not dreamt that the old painting inherited from Aunt Bessie, or the blue china tea set found hidden behind a pile of books at an estate sale, was worth thousands of dollars? It happens. Why not to me?
By Sophie Braccini
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA