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Independent, locally owned and operated! YOU ARE INVITED TO HEAR Mon, March 21, 6:30 pm FOR PARENTS OF Delivered bi-weekly to all Need to contact us? 925.377.0977 STUDENTS IN GRADES K-7 Lamorinda homes & businesses FOR MORE INFO: www.bentleyschool.net www.raisinghappiness.com 2.5” x 3” Photos Doug Kohen Jazz Festival Opens with a Bang By Cathy Tyson oth the Stanley Jazz Messengers and jazz education and pass along the many solo on the big stage. Athayde calls the Bthe Tom Scott Quartet rocked the life lessons music offers, along with Dia- band, “The ultimate democracy – every Acalanes Performing Arts Center on Fri- blo Foods and other local merchants. single person counts all the time.” day evening. The fresh-faced young teens Stanley’s Music Director Bob Athayde Songs included the captivating piece from Stanley and the more mature profes- thanked Tom Scott for graciously spend- “True North,” featuring a poignant Tom sional musicians lead by Grammy winner ing time with the band students; he told Scott solo on saxophone. Who couldn’t Tom Scott seamlessly entertained the the audience that Scott, “inspired us in so love the upbeat Ray Charles song “What crowd with a collection of soulful and many ways.” Scott said it’s all about in- I’d Say” to wrap up the evening - it swinging tunes. Friday’s show was part tention and focus – skills necessary to play brought the house down. Sharing the of the Lafayette Jazz Festival - all featur- music or in a job interview. He advised stage with professional musicians of this ing young talented performers. The Fes- the kids that you can’t be scared. caliber was clearly an inspiration to the tival is sponsored by the Generations in No fear was apparent among the Jazz younger players and a windfall for the au- Tom Scott Jazz Foundation, which seeks to preserve Messengers as all the kids got a chance to dience. Advertising Quote of the Week: 457 Dalewood Drive, Orinda "The Lafayette schools are New Listing....never on the market! a gem within our Owner built with TLC. Great community, providing Contemporary on one of the Joan Lafayette’s children with Open Sun. 1-4 biggest Orinda Downs lots. the strong, enriched 5 Bd 2.5 Bath, 2 fireplaces, Eggers education they deserve." 2700+ sq ft. Room for expansion. Broker/Partner Read Letters to the Editor, Offered at Cell: 925-382-4141 pages B1-B2 $1,400,000 [email protected], ASSOCIATES REAL ESTATE www.JoanEggers.com Saint Mary’s Men Play in NIT Town News A2 - A7 By Bryant West After hosting a Selection Sunday points. Santa Clara's Marc Trasolini Letters to the Editor B1-B2 gathering at McKeon Pavilion, head scored 22 points to lead the Broncos. Sports C1-C4 coach Randy Bennett and the Gaels The championship game against Schools D6-D7 expressed their disappointment. “It’s Gonzaga was the third straight Saint Life in Lamorinda D1-D5 tough, that’s the only way I can ex- Mary’s-Gonzaga finals. The two HOW TO CONTACT US D2 plain it,” Bennett said. “It just teams split the previous two contests. Classified C2 doesn’t make a lot of sense to me Gonzaga secured the conference title Not to be Missed B3 how we’re not in… but we’re not, and the automatic ticket to the Dining B4 and that’s reality.” NCAA Tournament with a 75-63 Service Directory D4 While their record and tourna- win over the Gaels, as Saint Mary’s Community Service A8 ment resume alone would have guar- couldn’t close out and failed to score Shop Orinda D8 anteed them a spot in the NIT, the a field goal in the final four minutes. This Week Read About: Gaels also had guaranteed a spot in Senior guard Mickey McConnell BV House Returns A2 the NIT since they’d been the con- had 24 points while sophomore Economic Update A4 ference’s regular-season co-champi- guard Matthew Dellavedova had 21 Vision, Part 2 A6 Photo Tod Fierner ons. but the Gaels lost the inside battle as Teachers See Red D1 The Gaels advanced to the WCC two of their strongest big men – jun- THT's Other Acts D3 he Saint Mary’s Gaels men’s elsewhere on Selection Sunday. Championships for the third straight ior Rob Jones and Young each fouled Velomobile Spotted D6 Tbasketball team failed to secure After last year’s run to the Sweet 16, year thanks to a 73-64 over Santa out in the second half for Saint "Trashy" Attire at Springhill? D7 an NCAA Tournament bid after los- the Gaels instead played in the Na- Clara on Sunday, March 5th. Soph- Mary’s. Steven Gray had 15 and Summer Camp Guide E1-3 ing to rival Gonzaga in the WCC tional Invitational Tournament. The omore forward Mitchell Young had seven boards to lead the Zags, who Best of Lamorinda E4 Championships last week. The Gaels first game was yesterday, Tuesday, 17 points and seven rebounds, while had four players in double figures. also watched all the at-large bids go March 15 against Kent State. freshman guard Stephen Holt had 15 ... continued on page C3 Sports C1-C4 Life in Lamorinda D1-D5 Our Homes F1-F8 Lamorinda Baseball Preview True Grit in Lamorinda Staging—First Impressions Acalanes, Miramonte off to a strong start Count By Alex Crook By Sophie Braccini By Andrea A. Firth All three Lamorinda high Six-year-old Gigi (Angelina) Staging is akin to putting on school baseball teams are Kenney runs for her mother. 54- pearls with a little black dress, poised to have strong seasons year-old Gerald Starr walks to says Nikolene Isely who owns and a chance at the DFAL title. get his life back. Each of these Staging by Design based in Both Campolindo and Mira- Lamorinda residents is engaging Moraga. “The idea is to make monte are coming off North in a battle against adversity, the house, not the contents, the Coast Section (NCS) Champi- pushing their limits and finding star,” says Isely. Barbara Winters, onship ...read on page C2 the strength ... read on page L2 the owner... read on page OH1 Page: A2 LAMORINDA WEEKLY www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 Wednesday, March 16, 2011 www.DanaGreenTeam.com (925) 339-1918 [email protected] ]A eÉv~vÄ|yy Dana Green Sarah Kellar Realtors Dana Green Proudly Presents…. Lic. #01482454 Lic. #01805955 BURTON VALLEY VIEW PROPERTY… DOWNTOWN LAFAYETTE TRADITIONAL... CUSTOM ‘GREEN’ CONSTRUCTION IN BURTON VALLEY… Usable 1+ Acre Parcel! Prime Location! Built in 2009! Open Sun. 1-4 5BD/3BA/3,153 sq. ft. Open Sun. 1-4 4BD + office & Open Sun. 1-4 5 BD/4.5BA, w/privacy, stunning bonus/3.5BA/ 3911 3900 sq. ft. on views, expansive level sq. ft. on .32-acre lot! .37-acre lot lawn, pool, gardens, Walk to town, BART, w/Las Trampas decks & the ability to Lafayette schools & views. house 2 horses! more! 380 Read Drive, Lafayette $1,349,000 3628 Brook Street, Lafayette $1,499,000 688 Michael Lane, LAFAYETTE $1,785,000 Waiting on a Final Decision for Burton Valley House By Cathy Tyson Civic News Public Meetings City Council Monday, March 28, 7:00 pm Lafayette Library & Learning Center, East Elevation, front yard Lucas Drive Courtesy of Hertel Architects, Lafayette Community Hall, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd he City Council found itself ers, and directed staff to prepare a cluded bedrooms upstairs for their “We’ve given up on having the Planning Commission Tfaced with an interesting pair resolution to deny the appeal. Fi- one and three year olds, now the kids upstairs, which has been dif- Monday, March 21, 7:00 pm of choices while reviewing the con- nalizing that resolution was contin- kids are two and four. The new de- ficult to wrap our heads around. Lafayette Library & Learning Center, troversial Burton Valley remodel ued to February 28 for the entire sign has their bedrooms on the This is a substantial change,” said Community Hall, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd for the Polichio family. The Coun- Council to be present to vote. It ground floor. Joe Polichio adding they have cil could either deny the application was after 10:00 p.m. when the mat- Some neighbors that have made every attempt to cooperate. Design Review without prejudice, leaving an op- ter was finally heard, and after been against the project from the “I just wish you could tell us what Monday, March 28, 7:00 pm portunity for the applicant to file some discussion, the Council de- beginning still view the second we can do to build our house, we Lafayette Library & Learning Center again with the City, or continue the cided to continue the matter. story as not compatible with the want to put an end to this process.” in the Arts & Science Discovery matter and allow the applicant to Architect Ken Hertel asked that immediate neighborhood. “I’m Council Member Mike Ander- Center at 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd. complete the requests of the Coun- the project be reconsidered in light still opposed to this plan – it does- son voted to continue, noting, Check online for agendas, meeting cil – erect story poles and further of a further reduction of the second n’t meet our demands. This “This is a significant revision – notes and announcements clarify their now greatly reduced story addition. The last iteration of eleventh hour submittal only pro- they should come back and get a City of Lafayette: architectural drawings. the design had a 1,084 square foot longs the process,” said William full hearing on this proposal.” Fel- Back in January of this year, on second floor; in the newly revised Wahlander.