Upcoming movies and events at Orinda and Rheem theatres
Orinda Theatre will be showcasing the Contra Costa County exclusive release of "Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House" on Oct. 20. The film centers on "Deep Throat," the pseudonym given to the notorious whistleblower for one of the greatest scandals of ...By Derek Zemrak
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Pet emergency preparedness
In the wake of the terrible California North Bay/Napa fires, and recent hurricanes, I was motivated to check my home emergency preparedness kit. I do this every couple years, replacing supplies that have an expiration date and adding additional items. In our ...By Mona Miller, DVM
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A touching tribute built at Moraga care home
Grant Larsen always enjoyed his grandfather Vince Jones' company - whether he was mowing his grandfather's lawn or chatting with him after a Campolindo High School football game. The two continued to meet even after Jones suffered a stroke and went to live at Moraga ...By Cathy Dausman
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Longtime director of Bay Area Psychotherapy Institute honored for work
Dr. Robert Marino, co-founder and longtime ...Submitted by Nes Pinar, LMFT
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Fun in the vineyard
On a recent gorgeous fall morning, a large ...Submitted by Linda U. Foley
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Orinda fifth-grader takes 1st in international young pianists competition
Glorietta Elementary School fifth-grader Andrew Gu won the Rosalyn Tureck Prize (first prize) in Category Two Oct. 7 at the prestigious Fifth Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition for Young Pianists in New York City. Out of 12 semifinalists selected from around ...Submitted by Goodman Gu
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Miramonte senior founds adaptive unlimited sports program
Bryce Radlow, an enthusiastic and driven senior at Miramonte High School, has funneled his passion for tennis into forming an Adaptive Unlimited Sports organization for local youth to have fun and be successful on the tennis courts.
 By John T. Miller
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Second concert of the GCCP season: 'Wayfarers'
The second of this season's Gold Coast Chamber Players' five concerts, titled "Wayfarers," will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Lafayette Library Community Hall in Lafayette. The concert features three song cycles by Gustav Mahler - Kinderto ...Submitted by Pamela Freund-Striplen
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From chemical engineer to first-grade teacher, retiree takes leap of faith
Kind eyes shielded by his glasses, Bob Creek does not expose much of his inner world. The first contact is still that of a "chemi," a chemical engineer from the petroleum industry that enjoys working formulas and equations. But then, a glimpse of his emotions seeps ...By Sophie Braccini
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Local residents rally in response to North Bay fires
While evacuations continued and ashes began to cool in devastated areas of the ferocious North Bay wildfires, the needs for those who had already been displaced were immediate. Food. Shelter. Clothing.
 By Cathy Dausman
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Dear America
Last week, I stood on the front porch in the cold cleanness of an early autumn evening. The sky was light, and the air frigid, and in the surrounding trees-redwoods, oaks-a rustling of cool wind against foliage. The cloth of an American flag hangs from a pole tacked at ...By Alexandra Reinecke
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Lynn's Top Five
Back-to-school time, Halloween trick-or-treaters, opening holiday presents with small children - all of these Norman Rockwell moments were heartbreaking for me and my husband for many years. After abandoning countless medical options with no results, we heard about ...By Lynn Ballou, CFP(r)
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Laughs, magic and scares hit the Lamorinda theaters this October
Round four of the Bay Area's hottest comedy contest, Comedy Noir, returns to the Rheem Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6. Come see some of the funniest up and coming Bay Area comics battle it out to advance to the finals at the Rheem Theatre on Friday, Nov. 3. Don't let ...By Derek Zemrak
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Ways to Reduce Your Pain Without Medications
In the face of an ongoing effort for state and federal governments to limit access to opioid containing pain relieving medications, a number of guidelines have been recently enacted that recommend that doctors prescribe less or even no pain medication. Many patients ...By Richard C. Shinaman, M.D.
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When you need a doctor and you need one now
A medical industry trend has descended upon Lamorinda with the opening in August of a third urgent care facility over the past four years.
The urgent care industry developed out of the ...By Nick Marnell
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA