Wednesday, September 28, 2011
New in Class: Staff Changes in Lamorinda Public Schools
Pay attention, class: it's time to learn the new faces appearing at your nearby Lamorinda public schools. At the high school level, Acalanes reports just one personnel change this year-the addition of teacher Karen Kelly, who transferred in-district.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Cal-ESAR: They've Got your Back(country)
Lamorinda's branch of California Explorer Search and Rescue (Cal-ESAR) is the nicest bunch of people you never want to meet-at least on the job. Cal-ESAR is a volunteer wilderness search and rescue team, and if they're looking for you-you're lost.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Small Town Fun at the Moraga Pear and Wine Festival
Under last Saturday's deliciously mild sun, families and older residents alike came to the Pear and Wine Festival at the Moraga Commons Park for a good time, rejoicing in the simple pleasures of living in a community with a small-town ambience.
 By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
THE APP RAP
RedLaser (For iPhone, iTouch, and ...Eric Pawlakos
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Ease and Elegance of Fall Fashions for Lamorinda
Although it may feel like summer has only just started, for fashion followers summer is a dim memory and it's on to fall. So what's hot for the biggest season of the year? More importantly, how do the national trends translate to Lamorinda? Three Lafayette boutiques ...By Moya Stone
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Great Advice and Plants Available at Master GardenersŐ Fall Event
Who doesn't need some help in the garden? ...By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Zucchini Pride Beware of leaving your vegetable garden unattended
Gardening sites will tell you zucchini is a very low-calorie, healthy vegetable. To that, let's add "easy to grow." Easy? They're more prolific than rabbits. Come summer, the plant is unavoidable at grocery stores and farmer's markets, let alone your own backyard, ...Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Peace Activist and Green Award Winner Louise Clark Dies
Best known as the owner of the hillside that hosts the "Crosses of Lafayette" memorial bearing testament to the over 4500 U.S. service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, Louise Clark passed away recently at 86, after a year-long battle with lymphoma.
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Labyrinths: Walking in Circles with a Purpose
The pace of life in Lamorinda can sometimes make people feel as if they're running in circles. Oddly enough, some seek out another circle to quiet the mind and disconnect. They walk the labyrinth.
 Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Life Lessons Learned From Pears
Siamack Sioshansi believes that there are many lessons that can be learned from growing pear trees and harvesting their fruit. Over two weekends in August, about 35 volunteers from Urban Farmers, the non-profit organization that Sioshansi founded about three years ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Firestorm: Prepare Your HomeFireWise home assessments offered by MOFD
Many of us would rather not think about what might happen in a major disaster, and it can be even harder to go about preparing for such an emergency. We tell ourselves, "It may never happen." Or, "it's too complicated." And probably most common: "We have t ...By Lucy Amaral
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011
WoW: Meet the SMC Class of 2015
The first weekend of college life can be an opportunity to kickstart an exciting new chapter in someone's life, but that's not to say the task isn't also daunting at an unfamiliar school. The student leaders at Saint Mary's College, however, have done their best to ...Alex Kozela
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Al Dente Italian Comedy Soon to Orinda
Loose Cannons (Mine Vaganti) will be shown at the Orinda Theatre from August 19 to the 22 and on August 25. This Italian comedy is brought to Orinda by the Lamorinda Film & Entertainment Foundation (LFEF). Once a month, for about a week, LFEF screens a foreign ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Orinda Cyclist goes Cross Country
(Our readers first met Greg Thomas in our March 16 issue; if you missed it, you can read the article in our archives, www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0501/Pedaling-for-a-Greener-Tomorrow.html)
Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Lynn's Top FiveAvoiding a Personal Debt Ceiling Crisis
Did you know that our Federal Government has operated without a budget for over 800 days? Did you know that at 14.3 trillion dollars the aggregate amount owed by U.S. consumers to their creditors is approximately the same as the U.S. Government's debt? If ever ...By Lynn Ballou, Certified Financial Planner (tm)
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