IN the TRI-VALLEY Where Can You Find ALL the Best Wines in the Livermore Valley? TRI-VALLEY EVENTS
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APRIL 2019 independent magazine IN THE TRI-VALLEY Where can you find ALL the best wines in the Livermore Valley? TRI-VALLEY EVENTS Mad Hatte r Tea and Fundraise r Bunny Hop Sc ave nge r Hunt Saturday, April 13th 12:00pm to 4pm Saturday, April 20th 10am -12:00pm Shrine Eve nt Ce nte r, Live rmore Downtown Pleasanton Assistanc e League Amado r Valley annual fundraise r… Explore do wnto wn with the fo urth annual Bunny Hop Mad Hatte r Tea Party! Grab a friend, pull o ut yo ur Egg Hunt. Children 10 ye ars and yo unge r are invite d Kentuc ky De rby hat o r pretty sun bo nne t and jo in the to partic ipate. Children will rec eive a goody bag a nd ALAV fo r high tea, sandwic hes and dessert and enjo y a d ults will rec e ive a list o f c lue s a nd lo c a tio ns to lead Tri-Valley c o me d ian, Will Durst. This a nnua l fund raise r g e ne ra te s them to goodies throughout downtown at over a funds for community programs benefitting the Tri-Valley. d o ze n p a rtic ipa ting b usine sse s. Ad ults will b e g ive n Conservancy Prizes, Raffles and Silent Auction, seating is limited. the answers to all of the clues to help children find Visit we b site to reg iste r. For mo re info rma tio n visit the trea t lo c a tio ns. For mo re info rma tio n visit www.assistanceleague.org/amador-valley/events/ www.pleasantondowntown.net Tri-Va lle y Soc ks (Ste pping Out for Ca nc e r Kures) Spring Egg strava g a nza Bras for the Cause “Que st For A Cure” Breast Saturday, April 20th 8:30am to 12pm Livermore Valley Cancer Walk Eme rald Gle n Park, Dublin Saturday, April 13th 7pm (Registration 5pm – 6:45pm) Dublin Parks and Community Services annual egg Amador Valley High Sc hool, Pleasanton hunt, p ho to s with Flo p sy a nd Pe te r Rab b it, c rafts a nd 14th Annua l Bras fo r the Ca use Wa lk will sta rt a nd end games. Children must purc hase a tic ket in advanc e at Amador Valley High School and travels through UNCORKED to participate. For more information call 925-833-6645. Pleasanton. Tri-Valley Socks is a volunteer group raising money for breast c anc er researc h, treatment, in sup p o rt of uninsured patients and educ ational programs. For mo re info rma tio n visit www.triva lle yso c ks.o rg/ Wineries compete on April 4th to see which wines are the best of the best! SELECT WATERPROOF FLOORING REGULARLY $2.49/SQ FT. STARTING AS LOW AS $1.69 /SQ FT. You can get your FREE Material only – Offer Ends 4/30/19 See store for details Livermore Valley Wine Shopping List of medal-winning wines, at TriValleyConservancy.org 6693 Sierra Lane, Suite F, Dublin, CA 94568 Tri-Valley Conservancy preserves natural and agricultural land (925)248-3868 or conklinbros.com for you, wildlife, and future generations to enjoy! Hours: M-F 10:00am to 8:00pm SAT-SUN 10:00am to 5:00pm Since 1880. You can count on us! Sponsored by East Bay Times APRIL 2019 | Independent Magazine 1 CONTENTS independent magazine 8 The Independent Magazine focuses on community events, people and places in the Tri-Valley. This magazine also updates readers on the local art scene, including a 3-month calendar of events. Got Questions? mailing address: P.O. Box 1198 Livermore, CA 94551 fax: (925) 447-0212 e-mail: [email protected] 6 Publisher Joan Kinney Seppala Each spring, peach, cherry, apricot and almond tree blossoms Editor spring to life across the valley. Janet Armantrout Assistant Editor Richard Yates Contributing Writers Carol Graham Laura Ness Harry Stoll Graphic Design 4 Penny Werner Jorge Carmona ON THE COVER: Varieties of daffodils blanket Boot Hill each spring. Formerly Oak Knoll Cemetery, Boot Hill rises at the corner of Photographer E. Stanley Blvd. and Wall Street in Livermore. Doug Jorgensen Sales Manager Tina Rose 4 14 Account Executive Bras for the Cause Puzzle Piece Athletics By Laura Ness Kim Contente For a Neuro-Diverse Community By Carol Graham Office Supervisor 6 Inklings: A Haven from the Virginia Hoato Crazy World Outside 18 April - A Month of Awareness Circulation By Carol Graham By Carol Graham Steve Cleland 8 In the Kitchen with Chef Antonio 20 GSM: At Terra Mia Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre By Laura Ness By Harry Stoll 12 Passing the Olympic Torch 21 Valley Calendar By Laura Ness 2 Independent Magazine | APRIL 2019 APRIL 2019 | Independent Magazine 3 there in the bathroom with them. When Shadia Lujan: he saw his Mom with no hair, he told her - ried about the impact this might have, ‘Bras for the Cause’ becauseshe looked another awesome. friend She of had hers been who wor had undergone chemo said her three year Honoree for 2019 old was very frightened by her hair loss. By Laura Ness When it started to grow back, Paxton asked her if she was happy. “He’s been a er, she noticed a couple of lumps in her perception.”part of the whole process. He just didn’t armpits and reported it to her doctor. skipHer a husband,beat: there Jason, was too,no changehas been in amazing. His company has given him the She thought it was just her glands filling - with milk, had a mammogram and was freedom to go with her to doctor’s ap told everything was fine. - pointments and treatments. “He’s very She really didn’t pay much attention to ing when I wanted to be emotional. He helpedpositive,” me she to says.have “Jasonperspective kept meon gothe around,it after that,she had thinking to buy alla freezer was normal. to store Her whole thing. When my eyebrows fell out, it.body About produced 7 months so later,much she milk noticed this timea he reminded me that they were going to lump on the top of her left breast, and made an appointment to see her doctor grow back.” andassumed get the it wasduct a unplugged. clogged milk When duct. she She shotShadia of Neulasta, counts and herself 12 rounds remarkably of Taxol. got to the doctor, a month and a half later, lucky. During chemo, she had a weekly “I am so grateful that Kristen Demedek she was told she needed a mammogram effects. Her Mom, who lives in Sacra- mento,she didn’t was experience able to come many and chemo help withside (the 2016 honoree) connected me with the and ultrasound. She just took it in stride. Bras for the Cause people, and that they They asked her to stay for a biopsy, as treatment. theIn kidsJanuary, while she she had was surgery going for through a par- chose me to be their honoree this year. It’s Shethey’d just noticed believed a itswollen was a condition lymph node. that tial mastectomy on her left breast with couldEven then,easily the be handled.alarm bells didn’t go off. my first time doing the walk. My team is a left axillary sentinel node biopsy “It never crossed my mind that I might and axillary lymph node dissection. A Shadia’s Breast Friends. It’s going to be fun.” plastic surgeon performed left breast missed all the clues.” When her doctor have cancer,” she admits. “I feel like I ‘Bras for the Cause’ honoree Shadia Lujan called that July day with the results of the with her family Paxton, Preston and Jason. construction with adjacent tissue been shattered. With her husband, Jason, transfer and right breast reduction. biopsy, she literally felt like her world had hadia Lujan, a 38-year old quest to fund a cure. world of chemo. First, though, she had about that one, because, once again, mother of two Livermore toand have kids byher her chemo side, sheport braved installed, the new the sheShe hadsaid to undergoshe was general definitely anesthesia. nervous resident, has spent the last 9 be subtitled, “out of the blue.” She has About 30 minutes after she was dis- Shadia Lujan’s story is one that could charged following surgery, though, she on her way to beating it. She first time in her life she had undergone found herself struggling to breathe. hasmonths been fighting chosen cancer. as the She’sTri- This,no history then, isof abreast cautionary cancer, tale: or bewareany kind thegeneral second anesthesia. round of chemoShe’d even(Adriamycin delivered She ended up in the ER, where they SValley SOCKs honoree for this thatof cancer, which in her family or her husband’s.andtwo Cyclophosphamide),kids via c-section withoutshe watched it. After determined that one of her lungs had - her hair and partially collapsed, perhaps from too uled for Saturday, April 13. Registration need not fear. “I am much stronger eyebrows much oxygen being pushed in dur- year’s Bras for the Cause walk, sched youThe thinkshort you than I ever thought I was. fall out, and ing her surgery. They intubated her, version of the wondered begins at 5pm. The walk kicks off at story is this. I thought I would crumble; what would for some good news, which she got 7pm. To register to work, learn more or When her happen next.