VOLUME XLIX, NUMBER 21 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN • LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SUNOL THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012

Speaker Says Tri-Valley Can Be The Next Silicon Valley The Tri-Valley has the poten- that leads to a culture of inno- “Open Campus” portion of their Tri-Valley entrepreneurial in- topic of his talk last week was tial to become the next Silicon vation, he said. Silicon Valley combined sites, he said. This gredients came in response to a “From Fairchild to Facebook: Valley, a prominent, local venture does this already – it has “vari- resource and the existence of top question from the audience. The History and Future of Ven- capitalist said last week. ous mixers” in which potential tier technical firms like Sybase Borchers is a general partner ture Capital.” However, we “have to get the entrepreneurs encounter and try and Oracle suggest a promising at the Palo Alto venture capital Borchers defined venture word out” about the skills, talent out new ideas that may lead to future for innovative business firm, Opus Capital, where he spe- capital in simple terms as private and experience that are here and commercial success, he said. development in the Tri-Valley. cializes in products, applications equity, or ownership, in which Find Out What's available to address national The Tri-Valley has a “tre- Borchers, a Livermore High and technology related to mobile investors are willing to take high problems, according to Bob mendous, untapped resource” School graduate, spoke at Liver- communications. risks for the promise of high re- Happening Borchers, the venture capitalist. in the two national laboratories, more’s Bankhead Theater as part In a previous position, he wards. It is sometimes described Check Out Section A The Tri-Valley has the neces- Lawrence Livermore and Sandia, of the Rae Dorough Speaker played a key role in the develop- as a field in which experts have Section A is filled with in- sary ingredients but has to find which are encouraging indus- Series. The comments about the ment, product launch and global some kind of uncanny knack formation about arts, people, ways to combine them in a recipe trial operations in the eastern need for a recipe to combine expansion of the iPhone. The (SeeTALK, page 5) entertainment and special events. There are education stories, a variety of features, and the arts and entertainment and bulletin board. 4th of July Festivities to Wall of Heroes Dedication Be Held Scheduled At College The “Wall of Heroes” will be dedicated on Memorial Day, The Livermore July 4th fes- Mon., May 28. tivities and fireworks will return The wall is comprised of this year at a new location - Las bricks engraved with names. Positas College. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post The Livermore Fireworks 7265, American Legion Post 47, Community Committee, in part- and Fleet Reserve Association, nership with the City of Liver- Livermore, will host the dedica- more and the Livermore Area tion at the Veterans Memorial Recreation and Park District, Building, 522 South L Street. has raised enough private fund- The event is scheduled to ing for the community July 4th begin at 1 p.m. The schedule celebration and firework display includes an invocation, Pledge to return this year. of Allegiance, Boy Scouts pre- FloraTech Landscape Man- senting flowers to Gold Star and agement stepped up as a present- Blue Star mothers, and Braden ing sponsor to close the funding Sweeney singing the National gap and ensured the return of this Anthem. year’s Independence Day activi- Scheduled speakers include ties. However, fund raising ef- Livermore Mayor John March- forts continue to secure adequate and, Alameda County Supervisor funding for future years. Visit Scott Haggerty, Assemblymem- the Livermore Firework Com- ber Joan Buchanan, Congress- munity Committee’s website men John Garamendi, Jerry Photo - Doug Jorgensen (www.LivermoreFireworks.org) McNerney and Pete Stark, Beth An art mural located on Bus Shelter #32, located on Santa Rita Road at the Safeway Shopping Center in Pleasanton, was unveiled for information on becoming an Wilson, and closing remarks by on Monday. The mural was created by high school students from Foothill High School under the guidance of art teacher Trish event sponsor or to donate. VFW Post 7265 Commander Vir- Fenton. Some of them are pictured. This Wheels Bus Shelter Art Project is a collaboration of the Livermore Amador Transit Community volunteers are gil Stanger. Braden Sweeney will Authority (LAVTA), the City of Pleasanton, the Civic Arts Commission, and the Pleasanton Unified School District. As operator of needed to help with the day’s sing “America the Beautiful.” the Wheels bus system, LAVTA started the Bus Shelter Art Project in 1999 to as a way to contribute to the overall appearance of festivities. Volunteers should Members of the VFW, Ameri- the community. The program helps to mitigate vandalism. There are a total of ten mural installations at bus shelters in Pleasanton register online by June 8, 2012 at can Legion, Daughters of the and Livermore, some of which can be viewed at Facebook/wheelsbus. For more information about the Wheels Bus Shelter Art www.LivermoreFireworks.org or American Revolution, Gold Project, please call Rosemary Booth at (925) 455-7555. call 925-290-8295. Volunteering Star Mothers and the Blue Star is a great way to guarantee park- Mothers were involved with ing on the Las Positas Campus, as raising the money to create the volunteers will receive free park- wall. People were to buy a brick Off-Road Vehicles At Nature Site? ing and discounted entry fee for a to commemorate their loved limited number of family mem- ones, living or not. The wall is bers. Community groups, service three feet tall and about 40 feet Controversial Plan Under Review clubs, scout troops, neighbors long. The Veterans Memorial A meeting Monday evening Livermore’s Doubletree Inn by owned by the Off Highway Di- used for cattle grazing, but is and employee groups are encour- Building at the corner of Fifth kicked off a public review pro- the State Department of Parks. vision, whose general plan calls otherwise undeveloped. There aged to volunteer together. and South L streets in Livermore cess that will determine whether The department’s Off Highway for expansion of Carnegie’s off is $20 million earmarked for the The gates for the festivities was constructed in the 1930s as a the hilly, 3,000-acre nature site Motor Vehicle Recreation Di- road vehicle activities into Tesla. project. will open at 4:00 p.m. at the com- memorial and meeting place for east of Livermore called Tesla vision operates the 1,400-acre State law requires public review An estimated 120 attended, munity college campus at 3000 veterans of World War I. can become an off-road vehicle Carnegie off-road park next door and input because carrying out with strong feelings both for and Campus Hill Drive, Livermore. park. to the Tesla site. the plan would mean substantial against the off-road expansion. The afternoon and evening fes- The meeting was held at Both Carnegie and Tesla are changes to an area that is now (See OFF-ROAD, page 5) (See FOURTH, page 8) Memorial Day Programs in Task Force Forming to Work Livermore and Pleasanton On East Pleasanton Plan Pleasanton is taking applica- be planned. Of that acreage, 700 The Livermore VFW Post tions for the newly approved are lakes and 100 are located #7265 will be holding a Memo- East Pleasanton Specific Plan within the airport protection rial Day Program at the three Task Force. zone. In addition, a portion of the Livermore Cemeteries on Mon- Last week the city council property that could accommodate day, May 28, 2012. approved moving forward with housing is outside the city’s ur- The order of events at each the specific plan. The vote was ban growth boundary (UGB). cemetery will be the same. unanimous. The UGB bisects the plan The ceremony is scheduled to The area is approximately start at Roselawn Cemetery at area in a north/south direction 1000 acres in size, the largest along the proposed El Charro 10:00am; second ceremony will (See TASK FORCE, page 4) be at 11:00am at St. Michael’s piece of real estate remaining to Cemetery; the third ceremony will start around 11:30am at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Invocations will be given by San Ramon Refund Would Rev. Steve Wild. Other organizations partici- Impact Rest of Tri-Valley pating are the Daughters of the American Revolution, Blue Star By Ron McNicoll staff, which promotes all five Moms, Blue Star Dads, Gold The Tri-Valley Convention Tri-Valley cities as venues for Star Mothers, American Legion and Visitors Bureau (CVB) is in business conferences and cultural Post #47, Fleet Reserve, Reboot talks with San Ramon hoteliers and recreational activities. Camp, Boy Scouts of America, about the hoteliers’ desire to have The hoteliers say they are and Livermore Military Fami- the more than $400,000 they pay not getting their money’s worth. Photo - Doug Jorgensen lies. to CVB sent back to them. They contributed $400,000 last Livermore Downtown Inc. partnered with Livermore School of Dance and local band, Rock On Tap, In addition to this year’s San Ramon hoteliers want year to CVB under the Tourism to create a Flash Mob following the finish of the Amgen Tour of California. Dancers performed to ceremonies, Post #7265 will the money returned instead of Business Assessment District the Monkee's Theme Song. The Livermore School of Dance choreographed a dance routine that dedicate the highly anticipated having it disbursed to the CVB (See SAN RAMON, page 12) Veteran’s Memorial Wall at the participants were able to view online to learn the steps. Livermore’s Veteran’s Building located on the corner of 5th and South L Street at 1:00pm. PET OF THE WEEK The public is encouraged to Inside Purr! Meow! Ever seen a Persian cat more beautiful than myself? I bet attend to remember and to honor you have not. My name is Mischief and I am a year old full-bred Persian. Recently, my human mom had cataracts surgery and my kitty fur was service men and women both SECTION A Editorial...... 4 past and present. getting in her eyes so she could no longer keep me and keep herself Order of Events is as fol- Art & Entertainment...... 8 Mailbox...... 4 healthy. While I may not be so sure of other kitties, I sure do love humans lows: Bulletin Board...... 11 Roundup...... 3 and their attention. For information, call 426-8656 or go online to www. • Assembly and parade. Post- valleyhumane.org or www.facebook.com/ValleyHumaneSociety to see ing of colors by Boy Scout Troop Milestones ...... 10 & 12 Short Notes...... 9 other adoptable dogs and cats. Valley Humane Society is located at 3670 #924 – Scout Master, Mike FRONT SECTION Sports...... 6 Nevada Street in Pleasanton. Open Tues. & Wed., 9 to 2; Thurs. & Fri. (See MEMORIAL DAY, page 8) Classifieds...... 10 Obituaries...... 9 noon to 7; Sat. 10 to 4; Sun. noon to 4. Photo courtesy of Ken Jacoby

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BLACK HOLES INHIBIT We use helium at such a Weddings To Help Three Religions STAR FORMATION rapid rate and with so little ef- Studies of radiation that fort at conservation, in fact, that Build Understanding, Cooperation was emitted by 65 galaxies we are in danger of running out, Local Christian, Jewish and billions of years ago suggest To Abdul Awwaz, a Muslim according to New Mexico Sen. Muslim leaders will perform that super-massive black holes who is on the board of the Liver- Jeff Bingaman, who introduced mock weddings in their own in the galactic centers blocked more mosque, the evening is a legislation to protect the supply. religious traditions next month star formation by producing so chance to “discover commonali- For example, NASA uses up in a 2-hour program designed to much energy that they dispersed ties between the three Abrahamic to 75 million cubic feet per year encourage mutual understanding the cold gas that might normally faiths. Because of politics or for pressurizing rocket motors and cooperation. coalesce into stars. whatever, people sometimes without recovery systems. The program, hosted by Inter- The project made use of data forget these things.” Helium is produced in the faith Interconnect, will take place from two space-based telescopes: the European Space Agency’s Martha Williams, pastor of atmosphere by alpha particles streaming from the sun and in the on June 10 in Livermore’s Vet- Herschel Space Observatory, which recorded far-infrared (heat) ra- the United Christian Church earth by the decay of elements like radium and uranium, which erans Hall, 522 South L Street, diation, and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, which recorded in Livermore, said she is “both emit alpha particles. Alpha particles are helium nuclei, so when from 7-9 p.m. X-rays. delighted and excited” to be they capture electrons, they become helium atoms. Members of the public are Analyzing radiation that was emitted eight to 12 billion years preparing for the event. She The atmospheric helium is difficult and expensive to make use invited to attend regardless of ago, it compared infrared from regions surrounding galactic cen- expects it to be a “celebration of of because it is diffuse, at about five parts per million. The helium religious affiliation, organizers ters, where the extraordinary gravitational attraction of massive people coming together in love, underground can be separated relatively conveniently from natural said. If they belong to a formal black holes draws in surrounding material, with X-rays coming making commitments, joyful gas, where it can be found at concentrations up to 2 percent in religion, they are asked to bring from the centers themselves. celebration.” western (but not eastern) U.S. deposits. food as they might to celebrate a The amount of infrared radiation is thought to reflect the rate While the Tri-Valley has had The U.S. supply is the world’s richest, with about 80 percent of wedding in that religion. Alter- of star formation, since the newly created stars warm surrounding many other interfaith activities, world helium. However, it is selling the gas at an unsustainable natively, they are asked to donate dust, which then re-radiates the heat. By contrast, the X-rays are such as last December’s joint rate, according to Cornell’s Robert Richardson, a Nobel laureate $5 to $10 to defray costs. more direct indicators of the size of the black hole and the energy celebration of holidays, none of who chaired a report for the National Research Council on the Organizers also suggest that that is released by the matter that falls into it. the religious leaders was aware of importance of the protecting the resource. attendees who have a formal Comparing one to the other over a range of intensities, the another ceremony based on wed- A national helium reserve was established in 1925 for airships. religion dress as they would at a researchers found that galaxies with the most powerful black holes dings in different traditions. Helium was recognized as strategically important during the Cold wedding in that faith. at their centers were surrounded by regions of less active star Those planning to attend War. Collection and storage were upgraded in 1960, but in 1996 To the Rev. Lucas Hergert, formation, apparently because the extremely high level of energy are asked to sign up by Congress ordered the reserve sold off by 2015 at low prices as pastor of Livermore’s Unitar- output dispersed matter that could otherwise have collected and June 1 at http://three necessary to reduce the national deficit. ian Church, “This is a really become stars. weddings.eventbrite.com. The surge of supply further depressed prices, reducing incentive interesting opportunity to learn The lead investigator, Mathew Page of the Mullard Space Sci- Interfaith Interconnect was to conserve it. As a result, the world is expending a resource that is about other people’s religious ence Laboratory at University College-London, said, “We wanted formed after the inspirational 9- nearly impossible to replace. Once used, if not recaptured, helium traditions. Our purpose is not to to know how star formation and black hole activity are linked. 11 commemoration held last year rises in the atmosphere and is lost forever. advocate for one religion over The two processes increase together up to a point, but the most at Asbury Methodist Church. The Spot shortages are already occurring. There have been threat- another but to show similarities energetic black holes appear to turn off star formation.” group is comprised of clergy ened or actual shutdowns of MRI facilities in Canada and UK and differences.” “Now that we see the relationship between active super-massive and lay people from Livermore, in 2012, for example. If present policies continue, Richardson Rabbi David Katz of Temple black holes and star formation, we want to know more about how Pleasanton and Dublin. The expects useful helium supplies to be essentially gone in a quarter- Beth Emek in Pleasanton, stated, this process works,” said William Danchi, Herschel program sci- group hopes to grow to include century. “The very essence of a wedding entist at NASA Headquarters in Washington . “Does star formation all faiths and to plan future In a 2010 interview, he noted that there is no substitute for is bringing two people together. get disrupted from the beginning with the formation of the bright- activities. Please e-mail helium in cold temperature applications, such as cooling MRI This is about bringing us all est galaxies of this type, or do all active black holes eventually any questions to interfaith.inter- magnets and in various research applications around the world. In together.” [email protected]. shut off star formation, and energetic ones do this more quickly some applications, such as welding, other gases such as argon may than less active ones?” substitute. A report on the research was published in the journal Nature. To motivate conservation, Richardson’s recommendation is to stop suppressing the price of helium and allow it to rise with mar- LOOMING SHORTAGE OF HELIUM ket forces, probably by factors of 10. The nation is running out of helium, with serious potential A party balloon might literally cost $100 if this happens, he consequences for medicine, industry and research. The second notes. The sharp price rise will be far more serious for those who most abundant element after hydrogen, helium is the cooling fluid need helium for scientific and industrial applications. However, he in medical detectors like MRIs. It is an essential ingredient of says that we will have to face increased costs anyway. The price electronics manufacturing. The Defense Department and NASA will skyrocket by a factor of 1,000 or more if we have to separate it use it in making rocket fuel and in purging rocket fuel tanks. Of from the air, he says. course, it is used in party balloons. Five Year Review of Site 300 Clean-up Underway The U.S. Department of En- to down gradient water-supply ter are drinking water standards. report will be placed in the ergy /National Nuclear Security wells; (2) institutional controls, Because drinking water standards information repositories listed Administration has begun the such as access/land-use restric- do not differentiate between in- above and a notice will appear second Five-Year Review of tions and measures to prevent use dustrial and residential use, the in local newspapers announcing its environmental cleanup of of contaminated ground water ground water cleanup remedy the completion of the Five-Year the High Explosives Process and onsite worker exposure to will be protective under any land Review report. Area Operable Unit at Lawrence contaminants volatilizing from use scenario upon completion. For further information, the Livermore National Laboratory’s surface water; (3) extracting The Five-Year Review re- public may contact Claire Holt- Site 300. and treating volatile organic port summarizes the nature and zapple, U.S. Department of En- Superfund law requires that compounds, high explosive extent of contamination and ergy Site 300 Remedial Project the protectiveness of cleanup compounds, and perchlorate in describes the U.S. Department Manager Livermore Site Office, actions be evaluated every five ground water to mitigate unac- of Energy’s progress in cleaning by mail P.O. Box 808, L-293, years when contaminants remain ceptable volatile organic com- up the High Explosives Process Livermore CA 94551; by phone at the site above levels that al- pounds inhalation risk for onsite Area Operable Unit. The draft 422-0670; or by email claire. low unrestricted access. The workers, prevent further impacts Five-Year Review report for the [email protected]. purpose of the Five-Year Review to ground water and offsite plume High Explosives Process Area is to evaluate the progress of the migration, and reduce contami- Operable Unit is now available cleanup remedy towards achiev- nant concentrations in ground to the public at the Laboratory’s ing the Site’s cleanup objectives, water to cleanup standards; and Environmental Repository in the and whether the remedy contin- (4) monitored natural attenuation Tracy Public Library, 20 East ues to be protective of human of nitrate in ground water. Eaton Avenue, Tracy, CA 95377, health and the environment. The remedy at the High [telephone (209) 835-2221]; the The selected remedy for the Explosives Process Area Oper- Laboratory Discovery Center, High Explosives Process Area able Unit is protective of human Greenville Road at East Gate Operable Unit includes: (1) mon- health and the environment upon Drive, Livermore, CA 94551, itoring ground water to evaluate completion (i.e., when cleanup [telephone (925) 422-4599]; and the effectiveness of the remedy standards are achieved) for the online at http://www-envirinfo. in achieving cleanup standards, site’s industrial land use. The llnl.gov/. Upon completion of and to ensure there is no impact cleanup standards for ground wa- the review, a copy of the final Lab Helps with New 'Earthquake' Show Lawrence Livermore National seismic waves traveling through plane and the propagation of Laboratory seismologists were the Earth, and a temperature map seismic energy waves based on on hand Wednesday at the me- of Earth’s interior based on imag- supercomputer simulations. dia premiere of the California ing with seismic waves. Guests then embark on a high- Academy of Sciences’ new show, “The LLNL team is happy to speed tour of the past 200 million “Earthquake: Evidence of a Rest- have contributed data to the show years, witnessing the formation less Planet.” and thrilled to see the results in of the Atlantic Ocean, flying “Earthquake” is a new plan- such a stunning visual form,” said over the cradle of humanity in etarium show and major exhibit Arthur Rodgers, a seismologist Africa’s Great Rift Valley, and opens to the public on May 26. at LLNL. “It’s also satisfying visiting sites of historic earth- The show launches visitors on a to know that many people might quakes in India, China and Japan tour through space and time – fly- learn something they didn’t — including the 9.0-magnitude ing over the San Andreas fault know about earthquakes or plate Tohoku earthquake and tsunami before diving into the planet’s tectonics through work done at in March 2011. interior, traveling back in time to LLNL.” A planetarium presenter will witness both the 1906 San Fran- Starting at Point Reyes in bring audiences even more up- cisco earthquake and the breakup Northern California, the show to-date during a live portion of Pangaea (the supercontinent) flies south along the San Andreas showing the latest seismic events 200 million years ago. Fault until it reaches San Fran- happening around the planet With an emphasis on scien- cisco. The Golden Gate Bridge — earthquakes big and small oc- tifically accurate data, the show fades away as the clock rewinds cur almost constantly. The show draws heavily from the expertise to 1906. The audience experi- ends with a look at the modern of key partners. Lawrence Liver- ences an all-digital recreation of building strategies used by sci- more provided accurate ground the 7.9-magnitude earthquake, entists and engineers for a safer motion simulations for the 1906 followed by a scientific dissec- and better prepared future. earthquake, ground motions for tion of the event — including Watch the trailer. http://video. a hypothetical earthquake on the views of the underground fault calacademy.org/details/487. Hayward Fault, visualizations of The Independent, MAY 24, 2012 - PAGE 3 Pleasanton Council Rejects Appeal of Wal-Mart Grocery Appeal

The Pleasanton City Council was not about a use permit, rather less tax revenue that helps to pay Wal-Mart has gone through the there were too many grocery the Wal-Mart grocery store is rejected an appeal aimed at pre- about the economy and those for city services. “This is a race legal process and met all of the stores in Pleasanton. People go 33,000 square feet. A grocery is venting Wal-Mart from opening fighting for the right to make a to the bottom that only benefits city’s requirements.” out of town to shop at Costco and a permitted use at the location. “I a neighborhood grocery store in decent living. Wal-Mart.” Councilmember Jerry Thorne Target, because they offer lower don’t appreciate how the corpo- the city. He said that he had been Sullivan said the council does said he could find no technical prices. “I believe in free enter- ration deals with its employees The vote was 4 to 1. The ap- accused of waging a personal not have to approve Wal-Mart’s errors in the application. prise. We need to lower some of and communities. However, this pellant, Councilmember Matt vendetta against Wal-Mart. “It plans. It could declare a morato- Councilmember Cindy Mc- the prices in Pleasanton.” is not a big box store. There is Sullivan, voted against the mo- is about the impact the store rium on new grocery stores and Govern said she didn’t believe Hosterman pointed out that already one in Pleasanton.” tion. will have on our local economy. pass an emergency grocery and Wal-Mart proposes to locate Wal-Mart is damaging to local retail ordinance. The ordinance a neighborhood grocery store in economies and local workers. would require an economic and a former Nob Hill store in the This is not just about Wal-Mart, environmental analysis and a Meadow Plaza Shopping Center but how city policy already has public hearing prior to the ap- Former Lab Manager Takes Senior UC Job on Santa Rita Road. The store has damaged our local economy. proval of a new grocery store. Former Lawrence Livermore responsible positions over the The Laboratory Management been vacant for three years. There are too many grocery “I am interested in economic National Laboratory associate di- years. He was named associate operation at UC is akin to corpo- Wal-Mart’s plans conform stores in Pleasanton. The city justice. We are ignoring the real rector Glenn Mara has been cho- director for engineering in Janu- rate headquarters for a company to the CUP for the location. In prepared an economic study prior issues about damaging our local sen Vice President for Laboratory ary 2002 and deputy director for with multiple branches – in this addition, Wal-Mart has agreed to the approval of the second economy, our residents and our Management at the University operations in October of that case, the three national laborato- to abide by the conditions under Safeway. The study found that workers.” of California. He is serving in year. He retired effective Janu- ries at Livermore, Los Alamos which Nob Hill operated. existing stores would lose 10 to Hosterman stated, “There is an acting capacity now and will ary 1, 2005. and Berkeley. In the past several The zoning administrator, 20 percent of sales to the new not a lot of what you said that take the position on a permanent In 2006, he returned to work years, the office has dwindled planning commission and the city Safeway. Less than 6 months af- many of us would disagree with basis starting July 1. temporarily at Los Alamos, where to a staff of 10 in keeping with council had all approved the Wal- ter the new Safeway opened, the you on.” Mara takes the place of Bruce he served as Principal Associate the University’s reduced role Mart application. Each approval only locally owned store, Gene’s, Leslie Jones, the lone speaker Darling, who has moved to Director for Weapons Programs in managing the two weapons was appealed. was sold because of the resulting from the public, supported Wal- Washington , D.C. , to become as part of a transition team pre- laboratories, Livermore and Los At last week’s council meet- loss in sales.” Mart. She said it is about the executive officer of the National paring for new contracts. Alamos. ing Mayor Jennifer Hosterman Sullivan continued, noting principles of the free market, Academy of Sciences and the He was rehired by UC in 2009 BerkeleyLab remains a UC- declined to re-open the public that although Wal-Mart has not property rights and limited gov- National Research Council. as Associate Vice President for managed lab, but Livermore and hearing on the issue. A speaker, yet opened, it is already impact- ernment. “It’s about competition. Mara, an engineer by training, Laboratory Programs, suspending Los Alamos are now for-profit fa- who had not offered an opinion at ing other grocery businesses. The consumer will determine joined the Livermore Laboratory retirement benefits as required by cilities operated by a consortium in 1971. He had increasingly a previous meeting, was allowed Workers at other stores are re- who stays in business.” University policy, according to a of which UC is only a part. UC spokesperson. to address the council. porting reduced hours and pay. Councilmember Cheryl Cook-

Sullivan had not talked about People who previously made a Kallio said that people have the his reasons for opposing Wal- decent wage with benefits will right to shop where they choose. Mart during earlier hearings. Last have less disposable income, less This decision is about the rule of Kinnamon To Leave College week he declared that the issue purchasing power resulting in law. “It’s not up to the council to determine if it likes a business. District for Southern California Position Joel Kinnamon will be resign- leader in higher education in the degree in business administration ing as chancellor of the Chabot- region and the state.” from Oklahoma City University, Las Positas Community College “I look forward to working and a bachelors degree in Eco- District to become the new presi- with the board, faculty, staff and nomics from Oklahoma State dent of College of the Desert in community to build upon the University. the executive branch. She is also the Chair of Southern California. good work that has already been Kinnamon was appointed Child Safety Event On May 18th, the college On Fri., May 25, 2012 between the hours of the Select Committee on Government Efficiency, done, and to continue COD’s chancellor of Chabot-Las Positas announced his selection as presi- 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. the Livermore Police Innovation, and Technology. record of student success and in 2007 following a six-month dent. College of the Desert is Department will participate in the National Child The committee membership will include community partnerships,” said national search. He had previ- located in Palm Desert, which is Safety event “Take 25.” The campaign is to members with diverse expertise in the areas Kinnamon. ously served as the district’s in the Coachella Valley, 11 miles encourage parents and guardians to take time on the Governor has proposed to reorganize. As- Kinnamon has a doctorate vice chancellor of educational east of Palm Springs. May 25, National Missing Children’s Day, to talk semblymember Katcho Achadjian (R-San Luis from Nova Southeastern Uni- services and planning for five Kinnamon will be succeeding to their children about ways to stay safe. Obispo) will serve as Vice Chair, with Assem- versity in Florida, a master’s years. Jerry Patton as superintendent The Livermore Police Department has teamed blymembers Bill Berryhill (R-Stockton), Roger and president of the college. Pat- up with the Baskin Robbins located at 4323 First Dickinson (D-Sacramento), Linda Halderman ton will retire June 30. Kinnamon Street in Livermore. There will be an informa- (R-Fresno), Isadore Hall (D-Los Angeles), will begin his new job on July 9. tional table outside of Baskin Robbins with LPD Mary Hayashi (D-Hayward), Alyson Huber He will be the seventh president vehicles on display and child safety information (D-El Dorado Hills), Kevin Jeffries (R-Lake of the college. for parents and children. Baskin Robbins will Elsinore), Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach), Kinnamon was absent from be handing out coupons for ice cream to the first V. Manuel Pérez (D-Coachella) and Norma Tor- the Chabot-Las Positas district 100 children during the hour. res (D-Chino) filling out the rest of the special committee’s membership. office on Monday and Tuesday, and unavailable for comment. Buchanan Chairs Review A press release on the web site Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) Vote by Mail of College of the Desert quoted announced that Assembly Speaker John A. Pérez The Presidential Primary Election will be held Kinnamon as saying, “It is an has appointed her Chair of a new special com- on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 in California. The polls honor to be selected by the board mittee that will assess the Governor’s Reorga- will be open from 7:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. The to lead College of the Desert, a nization Plan No. 2, a plan that will reorganize period for requesting Vote-By-Mail Ballots for several agencies and departments of the executive this election must be received by mail no later branch. than 5:00 P.M. on May 29th. Voters may vote in “The Governor has presented the Legislature person in the Registrar of Voters office Monday with a broad proposal to streamline the adminis- through Friday from 8:30 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. trative functions of the Executive Branch,” Bu- or on Election Day, June 5th until 8:00 P.M. at chanan stated. “I look forward to our discussions the Alameda County Courthouse, 1225 Fallon on how to make California state government as Street, Room G-1, in Oakland. efficient, accessible, and responsive to the needs Voters who are ill or will be away on Elec- of the public as possible.” tion Day may also designate, in writing, another Assemblymember Buchanan is currently person to pick-up and return their ballot before the Chair of the Budget Subcommittee on State the election. Voters with questions concerning Administration, which has held a number of hear- Vote-By-Mail policies should call the Registrar ings in the past few months to evaluate some of of Voters, Vote-By-Mail Section at (510) 272- Governor Brown’s other proposals to reorganize 6973.

PAGE 4 - The Independent, MAY 24, 2012 Pleasanton Facilities Panel Envisions EDITORIAL New Buildings for the High Schools Leaving a Legacy By Ron McNicoll construction of a student union down the hill from classrooms, he said. Lifelong Livermore resident Merilyn “Tilli” Calhoun, A committee charged with and an arts building, including making supervision difficult. Committee members suggest- who died last week, leaves a legacy that will live on. helping to create a new vision a theater and gallery space, and Village faculty and students ed such locations as Stanley Bou- She was a descendent of two pioneer families, the Teeters for Pleasanton school facilities parking structures were the new want new buildings for their levard and Busch Road, where and the Holms, who settled in Livermore in the late 1800s. has come up with ideas for new items on the map. culinary academy, administrative the city government corporation Tilli took an interest in the arts, education and history, mak- buildings on all three of the The student union long has offices, and multipurpose room. yard is located. The O&M loca- ing contributions in each. district’s high school campuses. been seen as a big need by the The multipurpose room is small tion on the headquarters/Village As an award winning painter, Tilli became very involved The Facilities Master Plan students. They gather outdoors and windowless, as the commit- site is fronted by First Street, in the promotion of cultural arts in Livermore. She repre- Committee (FMPC) met May 17 where they are “stratified by tee experienced first-hand at its which makes it a valuable prop- at Village High School. Members erty if the district wanted to sell sented the Livermore Art Association on the Livermore classes,” said one of the commit- meeting there. of the committee played architect tee members. A student union If a new multipurpose build- it, said Brock Roby, a realtor on Cultural Arts Council for over thirty years and was active by placing simple cutouts on a would provide a place with many ing were built, it could free the the committee. in the Livermore Art Festival and helped with the annual Google satellite map showing the services and opportunities for old building for use as a counsel- The district has picked up Summerfest. She was also one of the founders of the Liver- construction that they would like students to mix. ing center. A survey at Village income from selling other sites more Art Association Gallery. to see take place. The arts building would be conducted by consultants showed over the years, including the In the area of education, she worked as a resource librar- The participants made it clear near the front of campus, and that space devoted now to coun- planned Sycamore High School ian at Marilyn Avenue School for many years and for the that the “new buildings” are by eliminate some parking. How- seling is inadequate. and Del Prado elementary school gifted student program at Arroyo Mocho. She encouraged no means at a commitment level ever, that would be more than Panelists around the Village sites. kids to read and to broaden their horizons by learning about by the district. This is dreamwork offset by new parking structures High table came up with some NEW CULINARY PLACE other cultures from around the world. only, a dream that includes be- on campus, said principal John big dreams. One was to build a WOULD BE BOOST Tilli wrote and illustrated two local history books entitled, ing in a world that has adequate Dwyer. two-story classroom building The culinary program is the financing to fund such projects. star at Village. However, it oc- “Rodeo” and “Early Days in the Livermore-Amador Valley” The parking structures and on the baseball field next to In pasting up its visual wish changes in parking circulation Village. cupies only a corner of a small that were used by the Livermore School District. Along list, the committee addressed would clear up some of the auto- That move would unify Vil- portable building. Putting it in a with helping to found the Heritage Guild History Center, some long-standing concerns at mobile problems, said Dwyer. lage on one campus and provide separate larger building, which she established the History Mobile, a travelling museum the high schools. The hope for the arts center space to create a quad, where would take up some parking sponsored by the Guild that visits Livermore schools to Student pick-ups and drop-offs is that it would have a theater students could have some green spaces in the Village lot, would teach Livermore’s agricultural past and its Native American by parents have been problems at “along the lines of (Pleasanton’s) open space and a place to congre- give the classes their proper due, history to thousands of third grade students. A proposal nearly all district campuses. At Firehouse Arts Center Theater,” gate that would be their own. said committee members. has been made to paint one of Tilli’s local scenes on the Amador Valley High School, the said Dwyer. Committee members said that Ideally, Village could coor- side of the History Mobile. panelists decided to ease conges- The theater could also function the school district owns the field, dinate its schedule to match the Early this year she was presented a lifetime achievement tion by making the driveway as a lecture hall, so that several and leases it to the city for $1 two comprehensive high schools, award from the Livermore Cultural Arts Council. She re- longer in the pick-up area. classes could attend one speech. per year, so revenue loss to the and be host to a culinary program Extending a driveway sounds for the entire district, said one ceived PTA Life Membership awards from Marilyn Avenue It would be ideal for serving the district would not be a factor. simple. However, doing so would career tech academies, where The city would have a voice committee member. Grants for and Fifth Street Schools, as well as a variety of awards and wipe out three portable class- some cross-discipline lectures in that issue, too. Its need for career technical education could commendations from other groups. room buildings, which were built can occur, said Dwyer. recreational fields is one reality support that, she said, adding that Livermore Mayor John Marchand called Tilli a “remark- before more campus construction Much of what the committee that can affect the dream. such a unified program would able woman.” He adjourned the city council meeting on occurred after 1994. is trying to accomplish is to build The politics of the issue be a source of pride for Village Monday in her honor. It was a fitting tribute to a person who The disappearing classrooms, or renovate facilities that can prompted senior director of students. will have an impact on our community for generations. which are seen as good candi- match the changing demands of pupil services Kevin Johnson to Golden said that with such dates for replacement because of the 21st century workplace. The say, that in reality, no one should ideas as unifying the culinary aging issues, would reappear in a career academies, with their aims count on the district using the program, and possibly expanding new two-story classroom build- toward specific fields, is part of ball-field land for a two-story the Village campus, a separate ing, resembling the modern one that, said consultants LPA and building, or anything else. discussion appears to be in order, north of the Amador Theater. committee members. In reply, Jane Golden, the with the Village principal and To gain more parking, a one- BIG DREAMS FOR district’s director of curriculum several teachers present. story structure would be built VILLAGE CAMPUS and special projects, said that Next meeting announced Stark Explains Why He at the north end of the current Village High School is the the committee’s assignment was for the FMPC will be at 5 p.m. parking lot. district’s continuation school. to dream big. June 14. Won't Attend Debates Traffic flow would be read- Upwards of 200 students attend Another big idea was to ex- A town hall meeting concern- justed so that drivers could come Village. There never has been a pand the Village campus to ing the facilities planning process Eric Swalwell, Dublin City as an example. out of the lot, and head north or master plan for the campus; as displace the adjacent district drew only one-half dozen or so Councilmember and candidate Stark also talked about some south at an added traffic light. a result, the campus is not laid headquarters and the district’s op- on May 16, said superintendent for Congress in CA-15 continues of the other issues that have been Right now, they can only turn out well. eration and maintenance (O&M) Parvin Ahmadi. It was the same to criticize Congressman Pete discussed during the election. right and head south out of the Village High shares a site with facility. night as various activities at the Stark for not participating in One involved an investigation driveway, then go through a cir- Horizon High School, which is a Johnson said that because of school sites. debates. by the House Ethics Committee. cuitous route to turn around and special program for students who financing reasons, moving the Ahmadi said that she will shift Tri-Valley area Chambers of “Anyone can file a charge. Some head north. are mothers, and the adult school, district facilities won’t happen. the communication about FMPC Commerce originally planned a investigations are conducted The panelists also installed a which includes independent One of the consultants said progress to the Parent Commu- Congressional debate May 21. based on newspaper stories. new administration building on study that leads to a diploma for the O&M operations did not nication Council (PCC), where “This area was not previously The issue was a home I owned the site of the current one. students who did not get one dur- necessarily have to be near a each school is represented. PCC represented by Congressman in Maryland that is my primary FOOTHILL THEATER, ing high school attendance. district’s headquarters. In fact, members can provide the link Stark in the old CA-13 and vot- residence. I broke no laws,” Stark STUDENT UNION The campus is split-level. The it is unusual to find one close to between their campuses and the ers here do not know much about stated. The ethics committee At Foothill High School, Village administrative offices are the administrative headquarters, committee. him,” said Eric Swalwell, Dublin report found that Representative City Councilmember and Candi- Stark did not violate House eth- date for Congress in CA-15. “He ics rules. cannot duck and hide from the Stark also talked about other voters. They deserve a serious issues. He has a goal of obtaining discussion about the issues.” funds for the widening of High- Stark, at one time, represented way 84. Federal funds for the (Opinions voiced in letters will include Livermore does not their cheaper “Blended System:” received state and county home- the Valley in Congress. Redis- BART extension to Livermore published in Mailbox are those take effect until January 2013. Electrify Caltrain ($1.4 billion), stead tax credits and any annual tricting placed the area back into are also on his list. of the author and do not neces- Until then, John Garamendi and run HSR’s many, faster trains increases in his home assessments the new District 15, which is He is interested in pursuing a sarily reflect the opinion of The (10th District) is Livermore’s on its 2-track line with 43 grade were capped at no more than 10 represented by Stark. scientific campus at the national Independent. Letter Policy: The Congressman. Pete Stark is not crossings! percent. In order to qualify for Stark and Swallwell are two laboratories in Livermore. Over Independent will not publish our “current representative”. In Much better: Grade separate the Maryland Homestead Tax democrats listed on the June 5 the years, Stark has opposed anonymous letters, nor will it order for that to happen, Pete Caltrain south from Millbrae and Credit, Maryland law requires the ballot. Conservative independent the Lab’s work on weapons. publish letters without names. Stark (13th District) needs to be convert it to BART. Run HSR home to be used as the owner’s Chris Pareja is also on the ballot. However, he believes that recent Abusive letters may be rejected elected over the other candidates up the East Bay to Oakland and “principal residence”—where The top two vote getters will be work on such projects as global or edited. Frequent letter writers in the new 15th Congressional a good trans-Bay BART con- the homeowner regularly resides on the November ballot. warming, geothermal energy may have publication of their District. If you would like to nection. Ditch the “Blended and is designated for voting, During an interview, Stark and supercomputing are worthy letters delayed. Letters should be check these facts, you can call System.” obtaining a driver’s license, and said he was willing to debate of support. “We need to make submitted by e-mail to editmail@ Congressman John Garamendi’s Form a 5-County JEPA (Joint filing income tax returns. When the other candidates in very good use of all those resources,” compuserve.com.) office at 925-932-8899. Exercise of Powers Agency) to questioned on this he continually plan BART around the Bay, to didn’t remember or didn’t recall. structured, independent debates. he stated. the Golden Gate and Carquinez Is this the type of representation Stark said that his main focus 15th Congressional District Eternal Polygamy “Other debates provide Swal- Rick Knowles Scott Braithwaite Bridges, to Brentwood, and over that the Independent supports? well a platform to attack me on is on programs for children. Edu- Livermore Livermore the Altamont. Aging? You be the judge. personal issues.” He used the cation is especially important to The newly realigned 15th My mother has, in mock jest, Six million people call our Representative Fortney “Pete” League of Women Voters debate secure the nation’s future. Congressional District which instructed my father, “If I die, five counties home. Let us vote Stark identified Fremont based please don’t marry another wom- on such a plan and its funding. Solyndra –the bankrupt solar an for eternity.” That’s because A better daily commute? An energy firm as a car manufacturer in the Mormon faith the highest occasional fast train to LA? when asked about his views on TASK FORCE form of marriage is for eternity. new polices regarding Silicon (continued from page one) While a man is no longer allowed Shocking Endorsement Valley and high tech. Interest- to marry multiple women at the David Johnson ingly he apparently never figured Road extension alignment. Ac- City staff had recommended agreed. He suggested each coun- same time during this life, mar- Pleasanton out that it’s Tesla Motors that cording to Pleasanton Planner limiting the task force to thirteen: cilmember appoint one task force rying another spouse for eternity I’m shocked and appalled that makes electric cars as he never Janice Stearn, the general plan two planning commissioners, one member. “The goal is representa- after the first has passed away is you would lower the Indepen- acknowledged his error. recognized that future planning housing commission, 1 park and tion.” He recommended holding practiced today by Mormon lead- dent’s morals to the standards Arrogant? You be the judge. for the area could necessitate a recreation commissioner, two a visioning process prior to the ers and members. practiced by Pete Stark. Pete Stark accused San Francisco modification to the UGB. A vote major property owners, one Zone start of work on a specific plan. Mitt Romney’s statement this Your rationale for supporting Chronicle conservative columnist of the people would be required 7 representative, and six neigh- The council agrred to expand week that “marriage is a relation- him is based on previous brief Debra J. Saunders of donating to ship between one man and one flashes of respectability sur- his opponent. A statement that he to move the UGB. borhood representatives. the task force to eighteen people. woman” should be followed by rounded by many more examples knew was not true. The city’s current general However, Councilmember Visioning would be part of the “an eternal marriage is a relation- of a man who is dishonest, hot In addition, Pete Stark accused plan allows the following land Cindy McGovern stated, “This process. ship between one man and one or headed and not at all shy in one of his opponents of taking uses within the developable area: is one of the most important is- The task force will have the more women” in keeping with throwing out flat out lies. “hundreds of thousands of dol- high density residential, retail, sues in front of the city because task of proposing uses and a his faith. One should support a candi- lars” in bribes, again an outright highway, service commercial of the amount of land involved. circulation system for the site. Polygamy during this life, date who shows real leadership lie in which he had to apologize business and professional offices, Whatever goes there will impact It will also recommend a plan to however, is fairly recent in Mr. and perhaps most importantly later for such a statement. general and limited industrial, the entire community. Previ- provide and finance the necessary Romney’s ancestry. His pater- honesty. Your statement that Stark also had accused one of business park, public and institu- ously, there was a housing cap infrastructure. nal grandfather was born into a “Stark is aging and arrogant his opponents of having a spotty tional and parks and recreation. and growth control; no hous- Interested parties should sub- polygamous family, and overall when dealing with his oppo- voting record. But Alameda The lakes would be used for ing numbers were assigned by mit completed applications to his genealogy contains 6 polyga- nents” should have also included County Registrar of Voters re- flood protection, groundwater ABAG. We should have at large the City Clerk’s office by 4:30 mous men with 41 wives. On his verified dishonesty and his cords show that his opponent has recharge, habitat and recreational representatives from across the p.m. on Thursday, June 7, 2012. average, that’s roughly a different verified falsehoods that he has voted in every election since he purposes. city on the task force. The goal is The Pleasanton City Council wife for each night of the week. spouted about anybody who returned in 2006 from Maryland, The goal is to wrap up the to come up with a plan that would will confirm the members of the Tony Favero, in his letters dares to challenge him. Let me where he had attended college process of planning the area by not be referended.” task force at the Tuesday, June from February and March, would recount some specifics for your and law school. October 2013. Councilmember Matt Sullivan 19, 2012 City Council meeting be better served to focus his dis- editorial staff and perhaps rather These are just a few examples (tentative date). like of polygamy on Mr. Romney than support a verified liar, you of the type of person that Fortney Applications are available at rather than gay couples who could have simply declined to “Pete” Stark is. the City Clerk’s office, located wish to marry. Support for Mr. support any candidate. Fortunately, newspapers such Publisher: Joan Kinney Seppala at 123 Main Street in Pleasanton, Romney is support for eternal Dishonest? You be the judge. as the San Francisco Chronicle, Associate Publisher: David T. Lowell polygamy. 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By (More MAILBOX, page 10) Caltrain, and MTC came up with doing so, Representative Stark The Independent, MAY 24, 2012 - PAGE 5 Zone 7 Talks About Money’s Role in Creating More Board Diversity By Ron McNicoll ed about changing the structure paying health care benefits would our compensation.” way it is. “The general manager WINNERS GET With by far the lowest com- of how directors are paid, partly be “a good way to attract board “I think the board needs to hasn’t taken a raise, our employ- SCIENCE AWARDS pensation package for directors with an eye toward attracting a members. Maybe the cost of look at how we fit into the scheme ees haven’t gotten a raise.” Greci, On another item, Figuers at any of six other comparable more diverse group of people health care is a burden.” of things with neighboring agen- who is retired from LLNL, added, presented awards to two teams water agencies, Zone 7 Water who would run for the board. All six comparison districts cies. It might make us look like “It would be nice if you provided of science students who won for Agency directors are addressing Chris Moore said that he is offer retirement plans, and pay dunderheads. I don’t want to be a retirement program.” their water-related experiments what they might want to do about satisfied with the staff recom- most or all of employee health an agency that looks like a dun- A.J. Machaevich said that he in the annual Alameda County the situation. mendation not to raise salaries benefits. Some also pick up at derhead,” said Quigley. sees the issue differently from Science and Engineering Fair. Sentiment was clear at the for the coming year. least part of dental and vision Bill Stevens stated, “We all other directors. “I’m a consul- Members of Zone 7 staff judged board’s meeting on May 16 that However, Moore said that plans. have jobs and make good money. tant (to the Chabot-Las Positas the water entries. directors don’t see a need for a raising compensation may “spur Dick Quigley said that the big It would be nice to have someone Community College District). Maryann Gong and Uzair Mo- raise from the $146 they receive the interest of people who can contrast between Zone 7, with no else take on this job. Maybe if I am also a consultant to the hammad of Granda High School for each meeting. The meetings contribute to this board. If you fringe benefits and relatively low we offered a little more money, board.” Machaevich said that won for their experiment that are limited to four per month, look at the make-up now, you pay with a four-meeting ceiling, people would want to run.” maybe the board could develop showed compacting cellulose which gives the directors a maxi- have a lot of people in engineer- draws “giggles at how our board Stevens, a Livermore resident, a schedule of fees for the things filters resulted in better filtration mum total of $639 per month. ing and from the ranching com- pays itself,” when he attends said, “We have the same old that directors take on, such as of a certain bacteria. That sum pales in compari- munity. The make-up reflects the water profession meetings. fuddy-duddies from Livermore. representing the board at other This type of filtration has son to the average of $1543 per history of this board.” Quigley said he is comfortable There is not one director from agency meetings. the potential to help develop month among the other agencies. Moore continued, “That’s not with not raising pay for next year. Dublin.” (Five directors are from “It doesn’t have to be a lot low-cost methods of providing Further, those agencies average bad. It’s just that there are other “I have a good retirement form Livermore, and two are from of money. It could be a minimal potable water in rural areas, said from $642 to $1959 in group people who can contribute. It LLNL. Others, if not retired, have Pleasanton.) payment, but we would be say- the Zone 7 judges. benefit costs. Zone 7 directors shouldn’t be about compensation, to take a day vacation, and lose Two directors were not sup- ing that we value your judgment; Cody Lee, Hayden Goldstein don’t receive any benefits. but it should be there to help.” money. I’m not so sure that we portive of the idea. Board presi- you are working for us; and you and Kyle Tucker won for their In this context, directors talk- Moore added that perhaps don’t lack candidates because of dent Sandy Figuers said, “In the deserve to have your financial experiment to determine the grand scheme of things, none of (costs) offset,” said Machaev- most efficient design of water this would change any opinion ich. turbines. to run.” Machaevich said he does not They compared four types of Figuers added that people want a raise in pay, “However, I turbines — water wheel, a “razor can be well-compensated on think you should be paid for a blade’” design, fan blade and the BART board or the board of full day meeting, or a couple of windmill — that are commonly supervisors, but the pay at those hours. You should receive some used in dams, rivers, and ocean agencies has not created a field compensation for that.” Figuers waves to generate electricity. of Valley candidates for those agreed it was a good point. Studying how fast each tur- seats. Zone 7 does pay expenses to bine lifted a fixed weight at a “We could pay $5000 per directors for attending confer- fixed distance, they found that month, and pull people out of ences, but approval for each visit the water wheel was the most the woodwork, but those people must be approved by the board. efficient design. The judges said would serve for the money, not The board will discuss the that in the future, turbines may be for the board,” said Figuers. subject again at its meeting June able to help water agencies save Director John Greci said he 20. energy costs. favors leaving the pay level the TALK (continued from page one)

for picking winners, but in truth late 1950s. Fairchild’s success venture capital. “there is really a lot of serendip- established Silicon Valley as the The crash came on March 10, ity” in it, he said. heart of American innovation, 2000, he said. The investment Venture capital has played a spinning off so many successful community is still dealing with major role in the U.S. economy, high tech companies that they it today. The hundreds of billions by some accounts leading to 11 became known as Fairchildren. of dollars are still working their Livermore Area Recreation and Park District board members and employees took part in a ribbon percent of private sector jobs On the East Coast, a compa- way through the business system, cutting to dedicate the new sign in front of the Robert Livermore Community Center. and a fifth of the gross domestic rable development took place making it difficult to raise new product. It has “created some at about the same time, when money. great companies,” he said. It has American Research Develop- The decade since then is also “destroyed value” by over- ment Co. backed Digital Equip- sometimes called “lost,” some- investment and the creation of ment Corp. times the “hangover.” During the economic bubbles that later burst The history of venture capital “hangover,” Venture capital has and damaged the U.S. economy. is a mixture of successes and underperformed basic investment Technology Company Moving to Livermore Venture capital firms gener- failures. The regulatory environ- indices like the Dow Jones In- ally raise money from major ment has played a role in its ups dustrial Average and NASDAQ. Bay Area Development Com- focused on USB programming continuing to grow, McCauley investors like pension funds and and downs, Borchers said. The There were 1022 venture firms in pany announced that it has com- in the company’s early years needed room for expansion. wealthy families, creating invest- relatively low capital gains tax 2000, and 462 in 2010. pleted 504 funding for ROR3 and later expanded its services Working with Joe Lampe, Se- ment funds that last for a decade. rates of the 1960s encouraged Today, the situation is slowly Devices, Inc. in Livermore. The to include software management nior Vice President at Bay Area They aim for a return of three to investment and innovation, he improving. The markets are financing allowed the technology solutions, consulting and project Development, he was able to four times the original invest- said. The flow of venture capital starting to open. There are new company to purchase a 3,074 management. secure financing to purchase a ment. The money is generally slowed during the “doldrums” contributors like so-called angel square foot commercial condo- larger space that will allow him not liquid, so investors need to of the 1970s after the tax rate investors, often private individu- minium located at 3139 Indepen- With a reputation for provid- to meet future demand and fix be able to do without it for the rose to 49 percent. Then the flow als who can quickly fill the gap dence Drive in Livermore. ing turnkey, customized solutions his occupancy costs for the long lifetime of the fund. picked up again when the tax rate between funding initially offered Founded in 1990 by Jack Mc- and responsive service, ROR3 term. Lampe worked with Bank His experience suggests, returned to lower levels. by friends and family and the Cauley, ROR3 is a full service serves OEM customers through- of America to structure the deal “The best returns come from the A very different problem arose millions of dollars that may come consulting, engineering and out the United States and Asia, and estimates that four new jobs riskiest companies, started from in the 1990s, when venture capital later from venture capital firms. product design company and is and counts Electronic Arts and will be created as a result of scratch.” A venture firm typi- profits encouraged over-invest- Borchers considers the les- considered one of the pioneers Activision among its clients. ROR3’s expansion. cally buys a significant share of ment and the growth of a bubble. sons from the past decade to of USB technology. McCauley With demand for his services the company, takes management In 1984, Borchers said, $6 billion be basic ones. Bigger does not positions “and hopefully adds was available for venture capital mean better. Too much money value.” – a “healthy amount.” By the can confuse the system and sup- OFF-ROAD While no single investment late 1990s, money was flooding port companies that need to be (continued from page one) can be guaranteed success, he the markets and the slogan was, allowed to fail. believes that patience, steady “Get big or get lost.” Companies The fundamentals of good Joe Ramos, Sector Superinten- as well as Native American Joe Ramos, the Division progress and the fundamentals hired more employees than they management, steady progress dent of the Off Highway Divi- artifacts. Sector Superintendent, invit- of sound management and a good needed or could support. In 1999 and an excellent product still sion, said he hopes “people will Livermore’s Bob Baltzer came ed interested members of the product or service provide the alone, $200 billion was raised for matter, he says. consider how” the expansion can to the meeting with a written public to submit written com- be carried out, “not just for or statement summarizing 50 years ments, which will be incorpo- most likely path to profitability. against it.” of experience in the area, starting rated into a website, carnegiegen- More than once, he referred Off-road proponents cited before motorcycles began using eralplan.com. to venture capital as “catalyz- the cost and difficulty of find- what is now Carnegie for hill A member of the audience ing” innovation. When it is most ing suitable sites for their sport. climbing. then said that he had visited that productive, Borchers said, the They noted the family value of In the 1960s, he wrote, he saw website. There was no detailed stimulus provided by venture parents bonding with children in “the progression of dirt bike trails information on it, not even pre- capital will lead not only to solid recreation. which left terrible raw dirt scars liminary reports. profits, but to new companies Gregg DeHaan, who came to on the land.” By 1990, he was Petra Unger, from AECOM, spinning off the start-ups, turning the meeting from Alameda, said “just sickened” by the destruction the consulting firm hired to carry into a virtuous cycle. “Success that he has a son and daughter that had followed formation of out required environmental por- breeds success,” he said. who are learning from the off- the state off-road vehicle park. tions of the Division’s general A spectacular example was road experience just as he learned A decade ago, driving past plan review, said that this was the decision of the firm that motorcycle riding from his father. Carnegie on Corral Hollow Road, “public workshop number 1. became Venrock Associates to “It teaches courage, not giving he noted “bare dirt with vertical There will be more workshops help Fairchild Semiconductor get up. It teaches you so much.” ruts everywhere.” Over this past in the future.” started in Mountain View in the He said the availability of weekend, he saw that “the veg- a state facility makes the sport etation is starting to come back, affordable. For $5, one vehicle but it will never hide the ruts and can drive all day, something like scars. . . .The trails that are now buying an all-day ticket giving in use show up as ugly scars on access to all the slopes at a ski Google Maps. resort. By contrast, going to “The idea that the state wants commercial off-road establish- to extend this abomination into ments can cost $25 for using a the Tesla area is . . . repulsive.” single track, which is like access Monday’s meeting was not a to a single slope for the day. public hearing but a public ex- Opposing the proposed ex- planation that the Off Highway pansion, a citizens’ organization Motor Vehicle Recreation Divi- called Friends of Tesla Park sion is revising its 30-year-old points to the visibly rutted land- general plan. In fact some mem- scape of Carnegie to support bers of the audience complained fears of extensive damage to that that there were no plans for Tesla. They point out that Tesla a public hearing and asked for is rich in history and has rare and more specific information than endangered plants and animals was available. PAGE 6 - The Independent, MAY 24, 2012

Pictured is the Amador Valley High School Dons JV baseball team. Story at end of Sports Notes.

Concussion Conference the surrounding neighborhoods. A conference on concussion in sports For more information, please contact Michelle Stearns at (925) 931-3423. will be held Sat., June 2 in Pleasanton. Livermore Girls Softball U10 Team Xtreme took home the The program will offer free guidance The Castle Bats, Castlewood Country Club's first ever senior tennis for students, coaches and physicians. The Championship Title, winning three straight playoff games, and event will be from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Pleas- Foothill Little League team, won the Northern California Sectional Championship on May anton Marriott, 11950 Dublin Canyon Rd., Pleasanton Foothill Little League 20 at Stanford University in Palo Alto. The rookie team of seniors taking first place in the league standings. Jade Overton pitched Pleasanton. results: an outstanding game, followed up by Bella Rosa to close it out. Keynote speaker will be concussion Majors: Foothill Angels vs. Dublin (ages 50 through 61) had earlier won the District Championship on expert Dr. Mark Halstead. He is director Angels: On Wednesday 5/16, the Foothill May 6 in Sacramento, making them eligible to compete at Stanford. Excellent hitting by Sara Kramm, Lexi Shribner and Natalie Hill, of sports concussion program and assistant Angels played an exciting interleague game and superb fielding work from Ashely and Kendall Yamamoto, professor of orthopedics at Washington with the Dublin Angels at Bernal fields in Over 8000 USTA (United States Tennis Association) players overall University School of Medicine. Pleasanton. Solid pitching by Foothill starter competed during the season and the competition was narrowed down with Annette Rizzo at catcher, Xtreme still had to fight off the Hosting the event will be Mark Ibanez, Trevor Doster was backed by impressive Giants in the last inning. Down by one run, the girls came alive KTVU. Former NLF players will be pres- defense from Maxwell Stubbs at 2nd base first at district level and finally sectional level. The Castle Bats are a ent. and a spectacular catch in foul territory by senior women's 3.0 doubles team. Due to winning the Norcal sectional at the plate. With bases loaded, Katie Keenan singled to drive The program is presented by Packard first baseman Owen Camp. Ramon Cristwell, in the tying run. Skylar Shepherd then singled to drive in the Children’s Health Alliance. Registration Owen Camp and Mitch Lawrence followed championship, they will represent Northern California at the USTA is online at www.head-trauma.org, or call with strong pitching to hold the game at a 3-3 Nationals in Indian Wells in October. The Castle Bat players who winning run. An exciting game to the very end! Congratulations 460-8444. tie into the 6th inning. In the bottom of the 6th, Foothill’s Owen Camp drew a walk and competed at both district and sectional levels are Arlie Alford, Captain, to both Xtreme and the Giants. A well played game by all the AJ Warford followed with a mammoth 2 run Robin Bunton, Co-Captain, Anna Barletta, Debra Hunt, Lori Johnson, girls. Pictured are (from top left to right) Katie Keenan, Sara walk-off homerun deep over the center field Seahawks Host Swim Meet fence to secure a dramatic Foothill win. Cheryl Moeller, Myra Rayfield, Sandra Stites and Sudsy Torbeck. The Kramm, Natalie Hill, Ashley Yamamoto, Kendall Yamamoto, The City of Pleasanton’s Dolores Bengt- AAA Division: Red Sox vs. Nationals: team's coaches are Jim Swansigner and Adri Ciarnuto and the tennis son Aquatic Center will be the host site for a On 5/19 at Bernal Fields, the Red Sox bats Skylar Sheperd, Jade Overton, Bella Rosa, Annette Rizzo, competitive swim meet in the coming weeks. came alive in a 19-8 victory over the Nation- office manager is Lisa Bargeman. The team's moto is "BATTITUDE!" Lexi Shribner, Katherine Frost. Annette Rizzo, Jade Overton, The Pleasanton Seahawks Swim team will als, highlighted by top hitters Ryan Weiglein, Pictured are (standing, from left) Anna Barletta, Sudsy Torbeck, Debra host the Senior 2, Long Course meet during Brayden Mahdavi, and Jacob Fineberg. Ryan Katherine Frost and Bella Rosa were chosen for the All-Star the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, June 2 Weiglein went 6 for 6 at the plate, Jacob Fine- Hunt, Sandra Stites; (seated) Seated, Myra Rayfield, Robin Bunton, team. and 3. The meet is expected to draw about 500 berg had 2 solid hits, and Brayden Mahdavi Co-Captain; Arlie Alford, Captain; and Cheryl Moeller. swimmers and spectators from throughout blasted a double off of the wall. The Red the Bay Area who will begin to arrive each Sox also turned in a solid defensive effort morning at 7:00 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m. meet led by Eric Andre with several put-outs at start. The meet is expected to conclude both shortstop, Thomas Barbounis who caught 2 scoring runs in the fourth and fifth innings. innings. For the A’s offense, Jake Kennedy of the game. For the Giants: Peyton Lem- days at approximately 3:00 p.m. solid innings, and Dylan Weiglein with 2+ Red Sox standouts: Mason Arnold - single, ripped a double scoring two runs. Hunter mons, Eric Vanadrigg and Jefferey Fairbanks As a result of the meet, the aquatic innings pitched. Livermore American LL Kyle Betz - single, RBI, Kevin Lee. Giants Thompson had a well hit single, scoring a played amazing. center’s regularly scheduled weekend pro- AA Division: Pirates vs. Indians: On standouts: Brian Torres - 1B, RBI; Hunter run. Eli Nuddleman and Ben Nuddleman AA Cardinals played a son vs. mom grams will be cancelled. However the public Livermore American Little League played great defense for the A’s. Ben made baseball game. The moms took the lead the 5/19 at the Sports Park, the Pirates exploded results: Burke - single, triple, RBI; Conner Johnston is invited to attend the meet for which there for 12 runs defeating Indians 12-3 behind a - 2 singles, 2 RBI’s a great catch in the 6th inning. Cole Reppas first five innings, but the undefeated big red is no admission fee. Majors: Red Sox 6, Giants 12: The made a fast play at 2nd base. machine known as the AA Cardinals took balanced offensive attack. Pirate’s hitters bats were swinging early in this game at the AA Division: A’s 5, Yankees 3: The The City of Pleasanton has worked with included Will Sadler with 2 singles and 2 Yankees and A’s played a great game, Cardinals 16, Giants 4 : Parker Hively of the win 11-9. Top mommy and son players, the Seahawks to develop plans for a success- Majors field. The Giants started strong with the Cardinals had a great game today, from Brenda Chambers and son Talon Chamber, RBIs, Matthew Wesson with 3 hits and 2 a 0-3 lead after the first inning. This got the with the A’s winning 5 to 3 in six innings. ful competition and reduced impact on the RBIs, and Nate Cohn with 2 big hits. The Jarrett Williams went two for three, while his slams into center field for several RBI’s, Mimi Sweeney and son Reef Sweeney, Shelly neighborhoods surrounding the Aquatic Cen- Red Sox swinging in the second inning, and to his great defensive plays as an outfielder, Stone and her son Aarron Stone. Special Pirates also received stellar pitching from capitalizing on Giants’ errors, the Red Sox Stone Stephenson was HBP twice to get on ter, located at 4455 Black Avenue near Santa their entire staff including Trevor Cheng base. Chad Chiaverini went to the box with and his most exciting play as a catcher when thanks to umpires Jose and son Joseph. Rita Road. City staff has developed a traffic took a 5-3 lead after two innings. Conner he threw a runner out at second base. Reef A Division: Cardinals 10, Yankees 9: with 2 shutout innings, Nate Cohn, and Johnston took the mound, and with a great confidence and walked. Shane Napier also flow system for the Aquatic Center to fa- Owen Clevenger. The Pirate’s defense also had a good hit in the 4th inning to get on Sweeney of the Cardinals controlled the game Cardinals top players: Securing the win for cilitate competitor drop-off, and participants defense behind him their lead was held to with his precise pitching. Reef consistently the Cardinals was closing pitcher Chase shined with 2 great defensive plays by Jimmy two runs. Giants bats started up again and base. Defensively, the Yankees had Shane have been notified of pre-designated parking Andre at 1st and 2 caught fly balls by Kody Napier pitching 2 1/2 innings, with Jesse struck out the opponents batters and did not Vogler. Chase did not allow any runs in on locations that would reduce the impacts on they put up four runs, and took the lead in the allow the Giants to score the first four innings his watch and consistenly struck out each Coogan in the outfield. third inning. The Giants never looked back Goodman pitching well in the 3rd and 4th The Independent, MAY 24, 2012 - PAGE 7

Photo - Doug Jorgensen Amador Valley High School Dons defeated crosstown rival Foothill Falcons 13-0 in EBAL softball action. The Dons have Photo - Doug Jorgensen complied a perfect 24-0 record so far this season. Johanna Grauer The Foothill High School Falcons defeated Amador Valley, 3 to 0 (15) was the winning pitcher. Amador has a bye in the first round in the final game in EBAL baseball action. Foothill played James of the NCS playoffs. They are scheduled to play the winner of Logan in the opening round of the NCS playoffs. The game was Pictured is West Coast Wave U10G forward Kara Kolte fighting a game between Livermore and Santa Rosa. The Amador game played Tuesday with results after The Independent's deadline. to keep their 3-0 lead in the 1st half against Delta Magic. will be a home game this Friday at 4 p.m.

batter. Bambos Charalambos played an up seven strike outs. He was relieved by ers, a snack each day and a camp shirt. There awesome game, from his fielding to hitting Logan Finch who had three strike outs and left in the game, Carlson found the back of are two 5-12 year old camps that cost $125. ability. Yankees top players: Logan Moore, a fly ball catch. The A’s showed patience at the net, giving West Coast Wave a 5-1 win The two dates are: June 18-22 and July 9-13 Daniel Villasenor and John Clapp. the plate and Quinn Ayers, Jordon and Josh over Delta Magic. and run from 9-12 each day. For more info to Red Sox 16, Cubs 13: Another close Collom (RBI), Zach Parodi (RBI) peppered sign up please contact David Perotti at (925) game it was and it could have gone either the Rangers with hits. With bases loaded, 586-2811 or [email protected] or check way. For the Cubs, Tyler Bury continues to Nathaniel Basinger hit a nicely placed ball Hook and Ladder Run website www.eteamz.com/lvb be on fire leading the team going 3 for 3 with to center field that drove in three runs and The Livermore-Pleasanton Firefighters an amazing 5 RBIs. Jason Leveque-Rovasio landed Nathaniel on third base with a triple. foundation will be Hosting the 4th Annual played an excellent game and hit 2 for 3 The Rangers pitched four hurlers trying to Hook and Ladder Run, Sunday, June 3, Badminton with 3 RBIs. Daniel Rochin continues to be shut down the A’s offense. Rudy Ayala, Austin 2012 at Wente Vineyards, 5050 Arroyo Rd. The Quarry Lane Badminton team is a leader for his team with his consistent hits Overton, Ben Morrisroe and Aiden Lewis Livermore. This event will include a 5K headed to the North Coast Section (NCS) and fielding, he went 2 for 3 with 1 RBI. For combined for seven strikeouts. Aiden “L wis” run/walk, 10K run and a kids’ 1 mile fun run. Championships. the Red Sox Karl Meyers had 3 singles, 1 Lewis displayed good fielding in center field The event benefits the Livermore-Pleasanton After competing in their first champion- double and 4 runs - great day at the plate. and also came in for pitching relief striking Firefighters Foundation, a non-profit 501 (c) ship game on Saturday, May 12, 2012, several Antonio Sotka had 4 singles, 3 runs and 1 out two and throwing out a batter in the top 3 that supports injured and fallen Firefighters, members of the team qualified to move on to RBI. 2 singles, 3 runs, 5 RBIs. Josh Murano of the sixth inning. Big hits by Dylan “Dump the Burn Foundation and local charities in the NCS Championships. This past weekend, led the team with 2 singles, 2 doubles, 3 runs Truck” Baxter (triple), Franco Moufarrej the Tri-Valley. students faced off against students from other and 5 RBIs. He also had two key plays at (triple), Tristan Shackelford (double) and Through May 31st registration is $30.00 schools in the area, including Dougherty pitcher, driving two outs to Drew Kardy at Devon Pearce (double) were not enough to for the 5K or 10K and $10.00 for the kids’ 1 Valley High School. first. A great game played by both teams, help the Rangers put points on the board. mile fun run. Race day registration is $35.00 13-16 and Red Sox take the win. Orioles 13, A’s 10: The first round of a and $15.00 respectively and will begin at T-Ball: Phillies vs. Giants: Phillies: best of three playoff series between the A’s 6:30 a.m. Starting time for the 5K and 10K Correction Riley Durrant, Matt Sunnergren, Zach and Orioles saw the A’s come back and go is 8:00 a.m. followed by the kids’ 1 mile fun The caption under the girls varsity Berg; Giants: Cole Ebel, Connor Kenyon, ahead by five runs, only to have the Orioles run beginning at 9:45a.m. lacrosse picture on page 6 of last week’s Tyler Kardy score eight runs in the top of the sixth and The first three years have been tremen- Independent was incorrect. Foothill High Cardinals vs. Giants: Cardinals: Niko win the game. The Orioles hitting was led by dously successful. To keep this event safe defeated Amador Valley, 13 to 12. Amador Temores, Lilly Higgins, Chloe Lankenau; Matta who had four hits (three singles and one and enjoyable for all, entries are limited to was not undefeated. Giants: Mark Sorrenson, Lucy Patrick, triple, for three RBI and 2 runs), and Ethan 1,000. Please keep in mind that should we Massimo Agrella. Vincent who had a single and a double that reach the 1,000 participant limit we may not scored the winning run. Defensively Coles have day of registration. Gesink Wins Amgen The West Coast Wildfire U12 girls played a double header Sunday Livermore National LL Seely and Nicolas Melendez made strong The 5K is a stroller friendly run/walk The 2012 Amgen Tour of California to rack up two more wins in the Norcal Premier spring league. fielding plays. The A’s were led by doubles that is a 50/50 paved, dirt road course. The concluded at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Livermore National Little League by Quinn Ayers, Josh Collom, and a two RBI 10K is 90/10 dirt and paved road. Strollers In game one the girls traveled to Chabot College to play FC results: Angeles, with Rabobank’s Robert Gesink of single by Jake Hord. The A’s defense was led are not permitted on the 10K course. Both the Netherlands winning the overall race. Alliance. The girls dominated on offense with goals by Isabella A Division: Padres vs. Dodgers: De- by the pitching of Zach Parodi (two strike- courses travel through Sycamore Grove Park. fense: Jared McQuilliam showed great effort Sunday’s Stage 8 route, the final stage outs over three innings) and several strong The Kid’s One-Mile Fun Run (for ages 12 & of the eight-day, nearly 750-mile race, took Barbero, Keili Prenton, and Amanda Zeck. In game two, the in the field by staying with the ball and threw defensive plays by Logan Finch. under) will take place at Wente Vineyards. the runner out at 2nd. Jackson Nystrom cyclists from Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills girls played the Walnut Creek Lightning at home. Huge kicks Orioles 13, Giants 4: Orioles Cole Seely, No dogs are allowed on either of the courses to L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles where massive played great defense, snagging two pop ups. Dylan Rodgrigues and Grant Borjon all hit or the fun run. from goalie Claire Abele proved too much for the Lightening to Offense: Derrick Cravin made an impressive crowds lined the streets. Peter Sagan (SVK) solid triples. RJ Mata made a terrific play Awards will be given 3 deep in each age of Liquigas-Cannondale won Stage 8, claim- line drive to center field. Evan Nystrom hit at 3rd base. Giants Nathan Kamm made group (M & F) 12 and under, 13-19, 20-29, handle. Forward Meghan Giamona and mid-fielders Kira Karter an awesome home run that almost sailed over ing his fifth win of the 2012 Amgen Tour of an “awesome” play at 1st base and Calvin 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. Special California, a historic first for an American and Kaitlynn Funsch easily controlled the center of the field by the fence. Jay Hawkins had a solid base hit Fletcher had a 2 RBI double and Mateo prizes for overall top 3 male and female race and also demonstrated skillful glove work race. Tom Boonen (BEL) and Gerald Ciolek winning all air balls and out maneuvering the defense. A strong Wilde had a great game at both offense winners 5K and 10K run. Top 20 male and (GER), both of Omega Pharma-QuickStep, on a pop fly to make an out at first. Despite and defense. female racers in both 5K and 10K will receive the oppressive afternoon heat, the Dodgers came in second and third in the stage. West Coast back line led by Kylie Martinez, Jennifer Gibson, Orioles 17, Tigers 4: Grant Borjon a “TOP TWENTY’ technical tee shirt. New For Gesink, the win marked both a re- played exceptionally well and kept things pitched a great game with 9 strike outs as for 2012 are special top 3 Firefighter awards Tori Diehl, Maddie Stewart, and Lauryn Souza shutdown the exciting for the crowd. Defense: Thomas markable comeback and bittersweet win in well as hitting 2 nice singles. Tre Savino, for both 5K and 10K. Ribbons and Ice cream remembrance of his father, who passed away Lightening offense and kept shots on goal to a minimum. With McKnight made a heads up play and tagged Ethan Dreger and Dylan Rodgrigues had will be served to all kids participants. first base for an out. Offense: Brayden Nunes after a cycling accident in October 2010. a 4-1 win over Walnut Creek, the girls are in first place and head doubles which brought in 2 RBIs each. For Water and refreshments will be provided American teammates David Zabriskie made solid hits and 2 RBIs. the Tigers, Jonathan Nguyen made a great at the end of the race. Wente Vineyards will and Tom Danielson of the Garmin-Barracuda into their final game undefeated. Pictured is Forward Meghan catch at right field Nick Hill had some terrific have additional food and wine tasting for team took second and third place overall. It Giamona breaking free of a defender. Meghan produced her Granada Little League pitching and scored twice. purchase. Many of the event sponsors will was Zabriskie’s fourth second-place finish Granada Little League results: Tigers 7, A’s 16: The Tigers were led have booths and all participants will receive in America’s Greatest Race, having finished first hat trick of the season by scoring all four goals in the game T-Ball: Orioles vs. Rangers: The Ori- by a single and double by Jake Kilbane, a tee shirt and gift bag. Great raffle prizes are second in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2012. oles battled the Rangers last weekend in who also pitched four innings, and singles available to all runners and additional tickets RadioShack-Nissan-Trek took the over- against the Lightening. TBall/Coach Pitch action. For the Rangers, by Jonathan Nguyen. Defensively Tigers will be available for purchase. The event is all team competition; Sagan won the Visit Hudson Faye and Aydan Duffin crushed extra Esteban Huizar and John Geyer both made family friendly and attendance is expected California Sprint Jersey; Canada’s Sebastian base hits; on defense, Allie Lindsey and Jack outstanding defensive plays in the field. to sell out at 1000 participants. Salas of team Optum Powered by Kelly German threw leather all over the field for While the A’s were led by separate inside the Event website: www.onyourmarkev- Benefit Strategies won the Nissan King of three innings—each was exceptional. For park homeruns by brothers Josh and Jordon ents.com . the Mountain Jersey; the Netherlands’ Wilco Soccer Troy Dayak stated, “ I the O’s, Alex Maciel sprayed base knocks Collom, and pitching by Quinn Ayers (2 Kelderman of Rabobank won the Rabobank around the outfield like a true professional: innings, 3 runs), Nathaniel Basinger (2-2/3 Best Young Rider Jersey; New Zealand’s have been watching Rachel play Lucas Cusimano raked all day—line shots to innings, 4 runs) and Cameron Stephenson Triathlon Series Jeremy Vennell of Bissell Pro Cycling won since she was 9 years old. I can left field and center field with ease. Finally, (1-1/3 innings). On Saturday, June 16, a field of close to the Exergy Most Aggressive Jersey; while Gavin Bates was en fuego: he crushed two A’s 3, Giants 0: In a pitchers duel, Giants 1,000 first-timer, few-timer, and many-timer Australian Robbie McEwen, who announced remember thinking to myself that blasts to the outfield and flew around the bases Silva pitched a strong four innings, giving triathletes will be on hand to kick off On Your earlier this year that the 2012 Amgen Tour of Rachel would be a great attacking up only 3 runs, and was relieved by Dean like lightning. On defense, Ava Schwarz Mark Events’ 25th annual Tri-For-Fun Triath- California would be his last professional race, outside back. This past year when was stellar with several stabs and grabs at who pitched the final two innings yielding lon Series (four triathlon events), at Shadow won the Amgen Breakaway from Cancer® first base. Porter Seiwald was spectacular no runs. The Giants had several good hits Cliffs Regional Park in Pleasanton. Most Courageous Rider Jersey. we formed team Kryptonite I had at second base, fielding several line drives from Fletcher and Madar, but failed to string The Tri-For-Fun features a course the luxury of moving Rachel to and ground balls—as well as multiple force hits together past A’s pitcher Jordon Col- distance of 400-yard Swim (warm, clean plays and cut offs. lom (4 innings, 8 strikeouts) and Cameron lake); 11-mile bike (loop course, flat streets); Amador JV Baseball that position. It is nice to see that AAA Division: Rangers 11, Cardinals Stephenson (2 innings, 4 strikeouts). The A’s 3.1-mile run (rolling fire trail). The course The Amador Valley High School Dons that vision has also captured the 1: Ranger’s pitcher, Adrian Ayala pitched scored three runs in the fourth inning when is perfect for the newcomer as well as the JV baseball team defeated the cross town a hit-less game for three innings, striking Zach Parodi and Quinn Ayers drove in runs seasoned triathlete. Along with the shorter rival Foothill Falcons 11 - 3 on Friday, May eye of a Div 1 College Coach as out seven and grounding out two Cardinals with singles. (than usual tri distance) course and the safe, 18 during the last game of the EBAL season. Rachel has been recruited as an batters. Adrian also went three-for-three friendly, and non-competitive atmosphere, The standing room only crowd was treated to at the plate and drove in two RBI’s. Scott the Tri-For-Fun makes an excellent event for a very exciting and entertaining game. The outside attacking back” Rachel’s McPherson relieved Adrian in the fourth West Coast Soccer the numerous first-time triathletes. Dons had excellent pitching from Jordan Ott, father Jeff Leonard said, “The to close out the game and logged a triple in West Coast Soccer Wave U10G played After the novice athletes master the clutch hitting from Sean Thomas, Jordan Ott, the third inning that resulted in two RBI’s. a strong game on Saturday afternoon in first three Tri-For-Funs, they can meet the Jack Moroney, Jacob Kinney, Steve Nice, message I have shared with Cardinal Quinn Tudor (pitcher) and Conner Antioch. They dominated the 1st half with challenge of the final event – the Tri-For Willie Stafford and Alex Zwingle to lead the Rachel forever is to play soccer Hardesty (catcher) tagged out a Ranger try- 8 shots on goal. Forward Kara Kolte netted Real. The final event of the series is held team to victory. The Dons pounded out 15 ing to steal home in the first inning. Caleb the first two goals, both on assists from at the same location, but the distances have hits and scored their most runs in a league because you love it, and let the Chance (1 RBI) and Colton Trudeau hit Savannah Seals. Goalkeeper Jessica Carl- been increased to 700-yard swim, 20-mile game this year. Ott pitched 6 solid innings college side of things take care of son made some great saves, and received bike, and 4-mile run. The Tri-For-Real is safely for the Cardinals and Colton showed and held the Falcons to just two earned runs. itself. Fortunately for Rachel, and his base running skills by zipping around defensive back-up from Jessa Lyons, and also professionally timed, giving our of- The Dons also had excellent team defense the bags to score for the Cardinals. Nicely Jessica Keaney. West Coast Wave ended the ficial results. turning two double plays, as well as several West Coast Soccer has announced with much help from West Coast placed hits by Devon Pearce, Dylan Baxter, 1st half up 3-0. The 2012 On Your Mark Tri-For-Fun other great defensive gems. that its first scholarship athlete, Soccer, and all of the coaches Tristan Shackelford, Nick Puso and Austin Wave kept up the momentum. Just a few Series dates are June 16, July 21, and Au- For the Dons offense, Sean Thomas had Overton (combined four RBI’s) helped the minutes into the 2nd half Seals scored on an gust 18. The Tri-For-Real will be held on two doubles and a single, scored two runs Rachel Leonard, has verbally she has played for throughout the Rangers maintain their lead and close out assist from Vasconez. The incredible speed September 16. All races will start at 7:00 and had 3 RBI. Jordan Ott had two singles, committed to Sacramento State years that opportunity will be at the game. of defender Vasconez, and great defensive a.m., at Shadow Cliffs Regional Park, 2500 a sacrifice fly, scored two runs and had 2 A’s 7, Rangers 4: On offesne for the A’s, moves by Jackie Parker held Magic to only 1 Stanley Blvd., Pleasanton. There is a 1,000- RBI. Jack Moroney had two singles and an University. “I am very excited the Division 1 level at Sacramento Zachary Parodi pitched four innings tallying goal in the second half. With only 3 minutes participant maximum for each triathlon. The RBI. Jacob Kinney walked, doubled, scored about going to Sac State; I really State as she concurrently begins triathlons do sell out. two runs and had one RBI. Steve Nice had a Entry fee for the three Tri-For-Funs double and a single and scored a run. Willie see myself there and have been to pursue her professional dreams is $65.00 in advance, and $75.00 day of. Stafford doubled, was hit by a pitch and thinking about it a lot, said of becoming a nurse." Participants will receive a commemorative scored two runs, and Alex Zwingle doubled T-shirt, refreshments, snacks, and entry into and drove in a run. Rachel. Director of West Coast the always-exciting raffle (must be present To recap the game: The Falcons scored to win). ($75.00 advance, and $85.00 day an unearned run in the bottom of the first of for the Tri-For-Real, which also includes inning to take a 1 – 0 lead. trophies and medals.) Multiple-triathlon In the top of the third inning the Dons discounts are available. Check-in and registration will begin at 5:00 a.m., with the first wave hitting the water at 7:00 a.m. To register or to receive more information about the Tri-For-Fun Triathlon Series, con- tact On Your Mark Events at 209-795-7832 or visit their website. Online registration is available on Active.com.

LHS Alumni Golf Livermore High School Alumni Assoc. is holding its Annual Golf Tournament on Friday June 1 at Las Positas Golf Course. This shotgun/scramble event starts The new par-3 golf course is now open at Las Positas Golf at 12:30. Funds raised will contribute to Course at 917 Clubhouse Drive in Livermore. The Links 9 course installation of document scanners for LHS students. replaces the former executive golf course that was closed due to Please contact Ray-925-606-5518 or Kristen - 925-447-4758 to support LHS the construction of the West Jack London Boulevard extension. students. It offers a walkable golfing experience to players of all levels. For questions regarding the Las Positas Golf Course, contact Baseball Summer Camps Jeff Shafer, Maintenance and Golf Operations Manager at (925) Livermore High Varsity Baseball Coach David Perotti is hosting two summer camps. 960-8026 or [email protected]. Each camper will receive individual instruc- tion from coaches and Livermore High play- PAGE 8 - The Independent, MAY 24, 2012 MEMORIAL DAY (continued from page one) Gilmore • Taps – Scout Troop #924 at half staff at 9:00am, Roselawn • Invocations – Reverend • Closing ceremony – Com- Cemetery, at the GAR flagpole at Steve Wild mander Virgil R. Stanger, Sr. the west end of the cemetery. At • Pledge of Allegiance – Com- 12:00 noon the flag will be raised mander Virgil R. Stanger, Sr. Livermore Post 47 of the to full staff. At 4:30pm the flag • Reading of General Orders American Legion and Boy will be retired. #11 by Comrade Robert Arm- Scout Troop 931 will place strong American flags on the graves Pleasanton Plans • Placement of wreath by Gold of all known veterans in the Pleasanton VFW Post 6298 Star, Blue Star representative – three (3) Livermore cemeteries; will host a Memorial Day Cer- • Presentation of flowers and Roselawn, St. Michael’s and emony at 11 a.m. on May 28 at the Pleasanton Senior Center, wreath by Daughters of Ameri- Memory Gardens (Odd Fellows) 5353 Sunol Blvd., Pleasanton. can Revolution – Representative Cemeteries. Flags will also be The Pleasanton Community Kathy Chase placed at each of the flagpole Concert Band will present a pro- • Meaning of Memorial Day areas in the cemeteries on May gram of special Memorial Day • 21 gun Salute - Livermore 26. On May 28, Livermore Post Concert between 10:30 a.m. to VFW Rifle Squad 47 of the American Legion will 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. raise the American flag and place

Vintage Aircraft Flying into Livermore Airport The Wings of Freedom Tour will discuss their experiences. for a tax-deductible donation. will land at the Livermore Air- The B-17 “Nine O Nine” is Flights on either the B-17 or port over the Memorial Day one of only nine in flying condi- B-24 are $425 per person. P-51 weekend. tion in the United States. The flights are $2,200 for a ½ hour The Boeing B-17 Flying For- B-24J and Dual Control P-51C and $3,200 for a full hour. For tress “Nine O Nine,” Consolidat- Mustang are the sole remaining reservations and information on ed B-24 Liberator “Witchcraft,” examples of their type flying in flight experiences, call 800-568- and a P-51C Fighter “Betty Jane” the world. 8924. will fly into Livermore Airport Visitors are invited to tour the Ground tours and display will Sunday, May 27. Local citizens aircraft inside and out for a $12 be from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on will have the opportunity to visit, donation for adults and $6 for Sunday, May 27; and from 10 The Game’s Afoot: Tri-Valley Classical Christian Academy, a relatively new private Christian school explore, and ride these unique children under 12. World War II a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday and in Livermore, will present a production of Shakespeare’s Henry V on Friday, June 1st at 7:00 pm. and rare treasures of aviation his- veterans are free. Thirty-minute Tuesday, May 28 and 29. Flight The show will be held at their new campus, 2540 S. Vasco Rd. The actors, all students from TVCCA, tory. Local World War II veterans flight experiences are available experiences are scheduled before range from K – 8th grade. Following the abridged—but original language—production the school and after the ground tours. will host an Open House for families interested in learning more about classical education, its long Locally based aircraft will and beneficial history, and its recent rebirth in the last 30 years. Pictured are Aidan Epperly as be on display Monday, May 28. the Dauphin, Luke Wassei as his father the King of France, and Emily Johnson as the Constable The include the following: AT- of France. The school is accepting students in all grades, K – 8. The performance is free to the 6s/SNJs/Harvard, T-28s, P-51s, public. However, as space is limited an RSVP is appreciated. Please RSVP to TVCCA Drama Team P-40, C1A Tracker from the USS at [email protected] Hornet, and a Yak 18. Military vehicles of the era will also be on display. Historical photo- graphs and memorabilia will be displayed. The Singing Blue Stars of the USS Hornet will be Art and Wind Festival This Weekend performing songs of the 40s and the country, free kite making 50s from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. All “Let’s go fly a kite!” The San Caesar salad, tri-tip sandwiches, workshops for youth, and lots of of this is no extra charge. Ramon Art and Wind Festival sausage sandwiches, ice cream, is scheduled for Sunday and kites to buy. After purchasing or hot dogs, hamburgers, cotton Radio station KKIQ will be Monday, May 27 and 28 in San making a kite, spend some time candy, nachos and more. Last broadcasting live on site 12 Ramon’s Central Park, 12501 enjoying the beautiful setting at year the non-profit groups who p.m. to 2 p.m. The “Big Band of Alcosta Blvd. from 10am to 5pm San Ramon Central Park with participated collectively earned Rossmoor” will perform during both days. the perfect conditions for flying over $85,000. the same time. The festival will include 200 a kite. The festival will also feature The event is part of the arts and crafts booths juried by There will be entertainment an early morning hot air balloon Collings Foundation to promote Pacific Fine Arts. The Festival on three stages and two large launch on Monday, May 28 at 6 living history. will feature a wide range of art- kids’ activity areas with rides, a.m. Bring the family for a spec- In 1979 the Collings Foun- work including paintings, sculp- face painting, and fun crafts for tacular close up view of 6 hot air dation was founded to support ture, woodwork, toys, jewelry, the kids to make. balloons as they lift slowly into “living history” events involving hand painted clothing, stained This year there will be 27 food the sky (weather dependant). transportation. Originally found- glass, music, photography and booths operated by local non- For more information, call the ed with the focus of automobiles, more. profits that raise much needed City of San Ramon Parks and the foundation moved to aircraft Kites are one of the main funds for their organizations and Community Services Department as the need for quality aviation attractions of the event. There projects in the area. There will be at (925) 973-3200 or visit our history exhibits grew. will be kite flying demonstra- gyros, Filipino food, peach cob- website at www.ArtandWind. For further information call tions throughout both days by bler, barbecued pork sandwiches, com. Kevin Ryan 925.216.4371. professional flyers from all over FOURTH (continued from page one) tivities will feature family games, College’s higher elevation and food trucks, and live music larger site, even more Livermore including Jason “Wolf” Hamlin, residents and visitors will be Livermore’s own American Idol, able to enjoy the day’s festivities and The Humming Birdz, High and firework show,” declared Octane Blues. Weathers. Pets and outside alcohol are not allowed. Beer and wine will Youth United, a group of Livermore youth ministers from be available for purchase. KKIQ various churches, hosted Stationary Bike Races downtown on Radio, 101.7 FM, will broadcast Tuesday while Amgen's Tour of California raced through town. the music accompanying the For more information about Youth United, contact Mary Mele at firework display. [email protected]. The entrance fee is $20 per carload in advance or $25 at the gate – walk-in entry fee is $5 (continued from page 7) singled to right center field to drive in Nice per person. Purchase advance got on the board. Jacob Kinney led off the and the Dons were ahead 6 – 3. inning with a walk. Parker Newman also In the bottom of the 5th inning, Dons parking ticket at www.Livermo- walked to put runners on first and second. pitcher Jordan Ott struck out the first Falcons reFireworks.org. Information Sean Thomas then hit a booming double all batter. The next batter walked but then the Restored Rambler is shown parked in front of Shepherd's Gate the way to the left center field fence driving Dons pulled off their second double play regarding options for public in Kinney and Newman, and the Dons took of the game. Dons second baseman Zach in Livermore. transportation and overflow the lead 2 to 1. Schmidt fielded a ground ball, fed shortstop parking is also available on the In the bottom of the third inning the Jack Moroney with a perfect throw to force Falcons answered with two of their own to the runner at second base, and then Moroney website. retake the lead 3 to 2. In the same inning the fired the ball to first baseman Sean Thomas Livermore resident Wendy for the 4 – 6 – 3 double play and the Dons Dons made one of their many great defensive Restored Car to Help Raise Weathers, Livermore Fireworks plays to shut down the Falcons. With Falcon were out of the inning. runners on second and third, and no outs, In the top of the 6th inning the Dons Community Committee Chair- they tried a safety squeeze. Dons’ pitcher added three more runs to their lead. Willie person, is overseeing the ef- Jordan Ott bounced off the mound to field Stafford led off the inning with a double Funds for Shepherd's Gate to right center field. Sean Thomas then hit forts to bring back the 4th of the bunt on the left side. Ott turned to check members’ talent being put to the runners and caught the Falcons runner a double to left field, his third hit of the A 1959 fully restored Rambler July event. “With Las Positas off third base. As Ott ran the Falcon runner day, to drive in Stafford to make the score will be raffled off to raise funds use,” according to Ferro. back to the third base, low and behold the 7 – 3, Dons. Jordan Ott then lined a single for Shepherd’s Gate. The result, three years later, runner from second base was also at third to right center field to drive in Thomas for and Ott tagged both players, but by rule the the Dons’ eighth run. Jack Moroney then Pastor Bob Ferro started out is a “tricked out, smoothed over runner that had previously occupied the base singled to left field with Ott advancing to with the desire to help the less power window, power steer- was called out. second. Cory Melton hit a line drive single In the top of the fourth inning, the Dons to left field to drive in Ott to make the score fortunate. The idea was to pur- ing, power disc brakes, power scored two more runs to take a 4 to 3 lead. Dons 9, Falcons 3. chase, build and raffle off an old door locks, air conditioned, fuel Jordan Ott led off with a single. Ott stole sec- In the bottom of the 6th inning, the Dons car/hot rod. The search began in injected 5.0 Mustang powered ond base and then Jacob Kinney hit a double defense shined again. Third baseman Steve over the Falcons right fielder that bounced Nice turned in two great plays and then 2007 for a car. Ferro said that car. It was ready to be raffled all the way to the fence. Ott scored to tie the Parker Newman made an excellent running after 6 months or so, he came off to benefit Shepherd’s Gate, a score at 3. Parker Newman then singled up catch on a sinking pop up in shallow center the middle driving in Kinney and the Dons field to end the inning. across an old church friend who nonprofit home that participates were back on top by a score of 4 – 3. In the top of the 7th inning the Dons had started, but not finished a hot in the rebuilding of the lives of In the bottom of the fourth inning the added two more runs. Tyler Staniford led rod project on a 1959 Rambler women. Dons pulled off the first of their two double off the inning with a walk. Willie Stafford, plays. With a Falcon runner on first base and Don Camello and Kyle Lawrence were all American 2 door coupe. It was Raffle tickets are $10. They no outs, a Falcon batter hit a hard ground hit with a pitch, with Lawrence getting an lightweight, cute and powered by can be purchased at SGRambl- ball to Dons third baseman Steve Nice. Nice RBI for his plunking when Staniford scored. snagged the ground ball, threw a laser to Alex Zwingle then doubled to left field to a Ford 289. “A lot of work had erRaffle.EventBrite.com. The Dons second baseman Zach Schmidt who drive in Stafford to make the score 11 – 3, already been completed. The best raffle winner will be selected at turned the play at second for the first out, and Dons. Keegan Sheehan entered the game part, he donated the car and parts the annual Rimz and Ribz event then Schmidt quickly threw to first baseman as a pinch runner Kyle Lawrence. Sheehan Sean Thomas for the around the horn 5 – 4 crossed the plate to a throng of cheers from to the project.” on July 14. – 3 double play. the Amador players and parents scoring the The work got underway Additional information about In the top of the fifth inning the Dons first run of his career. scored two more runs to add to their lead. In the bottom of the 7th inning Max Molz in 2008 with a group of men Shepherd’s Gate and its work can Sean Thomas led off with a single to center came in to pitch for the Dons. Molz struck from Cornerstone Fellowship in be found at www.shepherdsgate. field. Steve Nice then hit a double to the out a batter, and then Willie Stafford caught a Livermore taking on the project. org. wall in right field sending Thomas to third high fly ball in center field for the second out base. Will Picket then walked to load the and then second baseman Jake Dees caught “Many, many hours of labor went To view the car go to www. bases. Jordan Ott then hit a sacrifice fly to a high pop up to end the game. into the project with each team ramblerraffle.com. center field driving in Thomas to make the The Dons JV team finished with an over- score Dons 5, Falcons 3. Jack Moroney then all record of 13 – 13 (5 – 9 in EBAL).

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Edward Bauer Clark (CVE-112), an escort aircraft car- Lenore will live on forever Care of Casper, Wyoming, and Livermore, and soon thereafter on Saturday, May 19, 2012. She Edward B. Clark died at home rier, during the Korean War. Lee in the hearts and memories of the staff that was so caring in added a Toyota franchise. Ozzie was 86 years old. She was the 4th on May 18, 2012 in Livermore, graduated from the University of family, friends, and all who Michael’s last journey. A special became a mover and shaker on of six children born to Wiley and Ca. Nevada Reno in 1963 with a de- knew her. thanks to Christa Booth, R.N. for the Livermore scene, even sitting Clida Coody, who preceded her He was born on February gree in electrical engineering. He A Memorial Service for Le- her excellent care, concern and on the board of the Livermore in death as well as her siblings, 16, 1932 in Columbia, Missouri worked for the Lawrence Liver- nore will be at 1:00 p.m. at love. She was an angel to both Rodeo Association. He helped Dorothy, Readis, and William. to Myrtle more Laboratory in Livermore, Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Pied- Michael and his sister, Sandra. shape the Rodeo’s marketing Married to Glen Taylor on Feb. 9, and Arnold CA for 17 years, after which mont Avenue in Oakland, CA on In lieu of cards and tears and operations and took pride in 1957, Donna and Darla were born Bauer. he worked as a manufacturer’s Friday, May 25, 2012. – Wear purple, make a difference, driving his steer horn adorned in the fall of 1957. They were so H e i s representative in the biotech donate to the National Pancreatic convertibles in the rodeo parades. happy to have twin girls. Wanda s u r v i v e d field where he met many lifelong Michael Craig Hartle Cancer Foundation. His acute business sense led and Glen divorced a couple of by his wife friends. Throughout his adult life Sunrise: 12.27.50; Sunset: 4.2.12 God bless, run with the spir- him to relocate his dealership to years later. She found her true of thirty- he was an entrepreneur, thinker, After a courageous three year it of the wolf and travel soft Dublin in the 1980s. At the time love in 1960 and married Delmar two years, and inventor. battle with pancreatic cancer, Mi- paths. of the move, Livermore’s mayor, Chilton on Nov. 26. Daughter; C o n n i e After retiring he served on the chael passed This old cowboy is riding his Dale Turner, sent him a letter Sheila was born in 1962. They Ilene, two board of directors for the Longs peacefully stallion up on the mountains and stating Livermore was sorry were happily married for 44 sons, H. Peak Water District. Lee was at his ranch over a rainbow. to see him go, because Ozzie years. Delmar passed away in Todd and an avid gardener and loved to in Casper, “Wow, what a ride” Davis Pontiac/Toyota was the 2005. J. Christo- tinker and invent electronic and Wy o m i n g highest tax producing business in Wanda loved babysitting pher, from his marriage to Mari- mechanical items. in the arms Nolan “Ozzie” Davis Livermore. Ozzie’s foresight and her grandchildren and other anne Fontana; two stepchildren, His family, including four of his sister, Resident of Alamo creativity propelled the Dublin kids. She enjoyed gardening as Michelle and Brian Ferrario; five loving granddaughters, survives Sandra Har- Nolan “Ozzie” Davis was born dealership to California’s number well. She also enjoyed attending grandchildren: Myria, Taylor, him. tle Gomez. in 1932 and one Toyota franchise; taking in church and was a member of both Morgan, Cameron, and Brandon. Private family services will A native was raised such unusual down payments as San Bruno Church of God and lo- Siblings: William Clark, Sue be held. Cremation is at Ahlberg of northern i n M o n t - a horse, diamond ring and slot cally, Sunset Community Church Schmidt, Sandra Marsh, Robert Funeral Chapel and Crematory. California clair, Cali- machine. His business acumen in Livermore. Mallory, five nephews and one In lieu of flowers, memorial for 50 years, Michael spent many fornia. Just and dedication set an example She is survived by her daugh- niece. contributions can be made to of those years building custom out of high for his children that hard work ters Darla Padilla, Donna Neck- Edward graduated from East Longmont United Hospital at homes, travelling, and enjoying school, he pays off. ritz, both of Livermore and Sheila High School in Denver, Colo- https://www.luhcares.org/Foun- the good life with family and met the love As a young man, Ozzie held Lane of Magalia, two sisters, Lula rado. He received his Medical dation/MakeAGift.aspx in Lee’s friends. of his life an interest in hunting, and as and Lucille; seven grandchildren Degree from the University of name. Michael moved from his home Velia (Vee) time passed, his interest grew to and one great grandchild. Colorado, and completed his Please share your happy mem- town, Pleasanton, California to D e l g a d o . an obsession for worldwide big A Funeral Service will be internship and residency in Ob- ories of Lee at www.ahlbergfu- Casper, Wyoming in 1999 to help They were game hunting. This passion took held on Thursday, May 24 at stetrics and Gynecology in Flint, neralchapel.com. build and open a new Home De- married in him from the wilds of Mozam- 11a.m. at Callaghan Mortuary, Michigan. pot. He retired shortly thereafter. 1953, and bique, Africa to the Rainforest 3833 East Avenue, Livermore, He served two obligatory Lenore Robinson Michael was born in Pullman, the same year, he joined the U.S. in South America. To date, he CA. Burial to follow service at years in the U.S. Army at Fort Lenore Robinson, age 95, Washington; raised in Pleasan- Coast Guard. During the majority holds several Boone and Crockett Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Stewart, Georgia. born 9-25-16 in Hanford, CA, ton, California by his parents, of his time in the Coast Guard, world records, and his trophies in Colma. Edward established his medi- died 5-15-12 in Livermore, CA, father – Dr. Dwight C. Hartle, the young couple lived in the are currently on display in The cal practice in Livermore, CA formerly of Fremont, CA, after a D.V.M. and mother – Evelyn. Lime Point Lighthouse under the Wildlife Experience Museum in 1966-1993. He served as Medi- long illness. Both preceded him in death. Golden Gate Bridge. His job was Colorado. cal Director of a health main- She was Michael leaves behind many to protect the bay waters even After retiring in 1989, his love tenance organization, and then p r e - d e - memories, friends and family though he was very susceptible of the Hispanic culture and cus- toms drew him to spend half his Alameda Alliance For Health, ceased by in California: Relatives, Terra, to seasickness. Fresh out of the service, Ozzie time in Cabo San Lucas. When retiring in 2000. her loving Finney and Stover families, his Ed felt privileged to have had followed in his father’s footsteps, he wasn’t deep-sea fishing or Obituary/ husband of best life-long friend and sister, an enjoyable medical practice in 53 years, opening a small used car lot on golfing, he found joy distributing Livermore. Sandra Hartle Gomez, Debbie Mission Boulevard in Hayward. clothes to the needy. For years, Memorium Ted Robin- Fancher, David (Nancy) Long, He was an active member son, and is Finding success with his first he collected used clothing and Policies of First Presbyterian Church, survived by Kathy Cope, Tiffany King, Mari- lot, he opened a larger lot down hauled bags upon bags to Cabo. Livermore. her daugh- lyn Mann, Bonnie Redgrave, the street. His keen business He would seek out the poorest Through Connie’s interests ters Fran Trudy Silva, and cherished life- sense and impeccable timing barrios to distribute clothes. It Obituaries are published in and encouragement, they trav- Davis of Castro Valley, CA, and time friend, Joe (Yvonne) Gior- led to great success in the auto was hard to tell who had the The Independent at no charge. dano. In Wyoming: Best friend, bigger smile, Ozzie or the lucky eled extensively and enjoyed life Denise Lee Gordon of Liver- business. There is a small charge for and their families, friends, and more, CA, her brother Leonard Miles Hartung, Ruth Doyle, Three children, Sheryl, Mi- recipients of the free clothing. community. Chollet (sister-in-law Dina) of Rudy (Phyllis) Garcia, Leroy chael and Gary, completed their One of his greatest delights photographs in the obituaries. Respecting Edward’s wishes, Oroville, CA, granddaughters Huseby, Samuel Morrison, Kari family. In the 1960s, the family was spending time with fam- ily, including his son-in-law, a memorial service will not be Kelly Clark of Livermore, CA, Miller and family, and Gay moved from city life to explore Memorium ads can also held. Lisa Herendeen of Fremont, CA, Swynenberg, companion for the ways of life in the country. Bill and daughter-in-law, Lori. Contributions may be made and grandson Ken Murphy of many years. Many more friends Palomares Canyon in Castro From the time they were young, be placed in to Marilyn Avenue School, Liver- Ridgecrest, CA. shared his humor, smiles and Valley proved to be a perfect Ozzie taught his grandchildren, The Independent Jennifer, Michelle, and Lauren, more, CA. noting on memo line Also surviving her are nieces laughter, too many to name, but location to raise a family. He when families want to honor either: Athletic Scholarships or Kathleen Halterman of Grass you are remembered. Michael quickly became a fixture in the the joys of fishing. His great- After School Program. Valley, CA, Michele Lenore loved motorcycles, cooking, Palomares community. Through grandchildren, Alexa, Braydon, the memories of their loved Chollet of Oroville, CA, neph- animals and music. He was an 4-H, the family learned to raise and Emery, brought him such ones. There is a charge for happiness; he looked forward to James Lee Littlepage ews Dave Chollet of Paradise, avid collector of cowboy videos. horses, pigs, sheep and a variety of other animals. Endless social each and every visit. memorium ads, based Dec. 28, 1933 – May 11, 2012 CA, and Paul Chollet of Auburn, His favorite line: “It’s been quite gatherings endeared Ozzie to the Ozzie is survived by his lov- on the size of the ad. James Lee Littlepage of Long- CA, numerous great nieces and a dance, Woodrow…” Lonesome mont, CO, died May 11, 2012 at canyon crowd. There were many ing wife of 59 years, Velia. nephews, and great grandsons Dove. Longmont United Hospital. He Cameron and Brandon Clark of Raider games, barbequing for At his request, there was Please send an email to was 78. Livermore, CA, Scott Heren- parties in his homemade “Mexi- Wanda Lee Coody Chilton Lee was deen of Fremont, CA, and great no service. He was cremated in can Pressure Cooker” and 4-H Resident of Livermore [email protected] born in Se- granddaughter Katie Murphy of Casper, Wyoming; and returned auctions that bonded the canyon Wanda was born on June 3, to receive additional home to California with his sister attle, WA to Pahrump, NV. crowd. The neighbors in this tight 1925 in Lunsford, Arkansas. information. Arthur and The family is grateful for the along with the ashes of his best knit group would go to the ends She passed away peacefully at K a t h r y n loving care provided to Lenore long-time canine friend, Shesha. of the earth for each other. Like her residence in Livermore, CA (Westfall) by her caregivers Rosalie and At a later date, his ashes will be the time they worked together Littlepage. Robert in Fremont, and Tess and spread around the North West tirelessly to save a friend’s house His family Edgar in Livermore during the Coast Mountains and the Santa from sliding down the hill after a were early past five years. Cruz area with the most spec- particularly bad rainstorm. pioneer cat- Lenore enjoyed working for tacular sunset present. In 1966, he opened a Pontiac/ tle ranchers many years in the Elections De- Thanks to Amedishys Hospice Rambler Dealership in downtown in San Diego County, CA. partment of the Alameda County He enlisted in the U.S. Navy Clerk’s Office, and especially in 1951 at the age of 18 and enjoyed family gatherings and served on the U.S.S. Siboney traveling. PAGE 10 - The Independent, MAY 24, 2012

the site and witnessed the pro- a review is conducted. This vote formula to determine how much ing a house because my cousin is and the elderly, who might not Summer Luncheons gression of dirt bike trails which did not move any project forward fuel tax goes into the OHV trust foreclosing on theirs. Of course otherwise see that perfect vista. Mary McMahon left terrible raw dirt scars on the or backward. fund based on the numbers of legally, I can choose to help my Motorsports are an attractive Livermore land. Instead of stopping the In fact, I was encouraged that OHV’s registered in the state. cousin, even if I feel he is not alternative to gangs, drugs and Nobody asked me ( they never destruction, whoever owned the Councilman Swalwell specifical- The formula does not include financially able to continue his video screens for young people. do) about a fine summer activ- land then commercialized it and ly stated his approval of the city any street legal vehicles such as mortgage payments because he OHV activity contributes to our ity. The Chamber of Commerce the state eventually took it over consultant was not an approval Jeeps, or mountain bikes, eques- has no source of income. How- economy as well as the OHV sponsors 4 monthly luncheons at and continued the use adding of the project. As a resident of trians, etc, that also use the trails ever by California state law, State trust fund. various places. They have a guest other types of off road vehicles this Tri-Valley, Councilmember that our fund maintains. Parks may not be funded by the As a liberal progressive and an speaker, a fine meal and they last to add to the destruction. Not Swalwell has been a breath of Basically, the fuel taxes that OHV trust fund. off highway recreation advocate, from 11:30 to one o’clock, since too long before I retired in 1990 fresh air compared to how his go into the OHV trust fund, are I understand that owning I believe in building bridges. I be- everyone needs to return to work I had occasion to go out there and predecessors in Dublin have ap- not “the publics’ tax revenue,” or using an OHV is not for lieve in managing our resources except us Clampetts. was just sickened by what had proached open space. unless that public owns, and everyone. In fact some find it and studying the science avail- been done. About 10 years ago, I registers an OHV in the state of abhorrent. To this I will only say able to us. But mostly, I believe Other Uses was coming back on I-5 from the Response California. that we are proud of our diverse in being honest with the public. Peta Grimes south and cut through on Corral Diana Mead Back to the article by Ms. Ar- heritage in California. OHV Off highway recreation is not Livermore Hollow Rd. The whole ridgeline CORVA, Asst to N. Director, mantrout. A leisurely drive along activities are enjoyed by many going away. Please help us to I am sorry that Supervisor was bare dirt with vertical ruts Grants Corral Hollow Road, commenc- families over many generations. manage this activity responsibly Scott Haggerty is defending the everywhere. Escarabajo Buggy Club ing at Hwy 580 in Tracy, heading OHV’s provide access to many and honestly. spending of $14.5 million on I drove out there over the Team UnLimited Racing toward Livermore, is beautiful areas for the disabled, the young Stanley Blvd, at a time when the weekend and they have appar- The article in The Indepen- to some beholders. Most of the schools and local law enforce- ently stopped the vertical riding dent makes the OHV Division of area is ranch land, devoid of the ment are suffering from deep because the vegetation is starting California State Parks sound like native oak trees, thanks to the budget cuts. Before their work, to come back, but it will never invading aliens (moonscapes, cattle. Then we have the Law- Stanley was a great road - it got hide the ruts and scars that mar devastation, etc.) It is not a “little rence Livermore Labs, Area 300, Rain Forest Soils May Hold you to where you wanted to go the landscape. The trails that known branch,” of the State a test site cordoned off by miles with no distractions, a minimum are now in use show up as ugly Parks Department. In fact this di- of barbed wire fencing. There of signals and very few disrup- scars on Google Maps. The idea vision has been in existence since are many lovely rock formations, Key to Producing Biofuels tions. The same claim cannot that the state wants to extend this 1971. It is the only division of some with the requisite graffiti. By deciphering the makeup of lignocellulose and are often able be made about very many roads abomination into the Tesla area California State Parks that takes Travel then leads to Carnegie a bacterium found in the soil of a to adapt to stressful changes in around here. is so repulsive that I attended no money from the general fund. State Vehicle Recreation Area. tropical rain forest, scientists may the environment. An alternative The basic purpose of roads “Scoping’ meeting on Monday Please reread the last sentence. Yes, there are trails visible from have a better understanding of approach involves harnessing is to enable cars to travel from and spoke in support of the The SVRA’s (State Vehicle Rec- the highway. There are also how to more efficiently produce the positive traits of these native one place to another. Not every Friends of Tesla Park who are reation Area,of which Carnegie well maintained camp grounds, biofuels. bacteria to engineer existing State Park is one,) are 100% self road has to be “hospitable” for trying to stop this development. event areas, and archeological The production of liquid fuels laboratory strains for more ef- funded. The general tax paying sites. The site was originally derived from plant biomass offers fective biofuel processing in the bicycles and pedestrians, and It takes a while to appreciate the citizen does not pay anything wild beauty of that area, but what inhabited by indigenous people. a promising technology for re- presence of toxic solvents. adding these travellers almost toward the OHV Trust Fund. ducing greenhouse gas emissions the state wants to do out there is In the 1800’s, Carnegie was a Thelen and his colleagues iso- always causes a reduction in the The OHV Division of Califor- and dependence on fossil fuels. lated Enterobacter lignolyticus auto-friendliness, and more ac- just criminal. nia State Parks operating budget, brick manufacturing facility and a thriving small town complete While sugars stored within the strain SCF1, a bacterium that cidents. The traffic people then includes operation of the eight plant cell wall, known as ligno- with railroad. OHV activity on can degrade lignocellulose from decide that the road is unsafe and Swalwell Record SVRA’s, grants to fund OHV cellulose, are plentiful enough to plant biomass. They found that has to be ‘enhanced’ with mul- Connie Campbell management for counties, law the site dates back to the early supply most energy needs on the SCF1 grows well in the presence tiple traffic lights, thereby further Tri-Valley resident enforcement, non profits, BLM, 1900’s. Since the state purchased planet, their extraction is difficult of relatively high concentrations reducing its efficiency. Your editorial endorsing Rep. USFS,etc and land acquisition. the area, and began managing and and requires chemical pretreat- of an ionic liquid that is used for Most of the improvements Pete Stark unfairly attacks Dub- The source of the budget funds measuring OHV activity, Carn- ment followed by enzymatic lignocellulose pretreatment. This cited by Scott are unnecessary lin Councilman Eric Swalwell’s are primarily from three sources: egie serves as an example of well digestion using micro-organisms. chemical is highly toxic to other frills. I think it is a mistake record on the environment. user fees for SVRA’s, registration run park, teaming with wildlife However, while ionic liquids bacterial species. for Alameda County to spend Councilman Swalwell is a fees for off highway vehicles and and renewable resources. – salty solvents – improve the di- “We looked into how SCF1 money on this frivolous project member of the Tri-Valley Con- fuel tax for the the fuel purchased OHV trust fund money was gestibility of lignocellulose, they tolerates this ionic liquid by when the area’s core services are servancy’s Advisory Board, an for OHV’s. Ms. Armantrout used to purchase the Alameda- also are toxic to bacteria used in using high-throughput growth in trouble. If the only allowed organization that is instrumental seems to have no issue with the Tesla land adjacent to Carnegie. subsequent conversion steps. assays, composition analysis of use for this money is on roads, in land preservation in this Tri- first two sources but calls the The purpose was to grow the Using new experimental meth- the bacterial cell membrane, and there are many other roads in the Valley. His presence on the Advi- last source, “gasoline taxes”, OHV recreation area AND to ods and computational analysis, a by determining all of the genes county that need work more than sory Board is a direct reflection of disingenuously suggesting that provide other recreation oppor- team of scientists from the Joint that are differentially expressed the fuel taxes generated when Stanley. If the money can be his efforts to promote viticulture tunities easily accessible for an BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), led when SCF1 cells are exposed to we pull up to the pump and fill urban and suburban population. by Lawrence Livermore’s Mi- an ionic liquid,” Thelen said. diverted to other uses, then I am and open space in Dublin. His our family car, is going to buy sure the local schools or police The OHV community under- chael Thelen, discovered how By mapping these analyses record supports the promotion land for OHV recreationists to certain bacteria can tolerate districts would welcome it. stands this will be a multiple use onto all of the known meta- of open space in Dublin. Coun- destroy. This is simply not true. manmade toxic chemicals used bolic reactions identified in the After wasting this huge cilman Swalwell created a wine Prior to 1971, when the OHV area, but make no mistake, OHV funds were not used to purchase in making biofuels. genome sequence of SCF1, the amount, I hope the county does sub-committee in Dublin to trust fund was established, a “Discovering microbes natu- this land to prevent access for team found that the bacteria can not come crying to its constitu- connect Dublin to Livermore’s taxpaying California citizen rally tolerant to salty liquids and resist the toxic effects of an ionic ents for more money. wine region, he even dubbed it could deduct tax paid for fuel to the OHV population of the bay understanding their mechanisms liquid by adjusting the composi- “Grapes Not Growth.” power an off highway vehicle area. of tolerance should significantly tion of membranes to reduce cell Saving Tesla Area I have followed the Doolan (farm tractor, atv, etc.) The reason As to the 20 million dollar enhance biofuel production,” permeability, and by increasing a Bob Baltzer Canyon issue very closely, and for the potential deduction was “state parks” funding, when state Thelen said. type of transport protein that can Livermore was encouraged to see Council- to reimburse Californians who parks are being forced to close, The team describes an in- pump the toxic chemical out of My first job at the Lab in 1962 man Swalwell was the ONLY purchased fuel for vehicles that please reread the first paragraph depth characterization of native the cell before damage occurs. was at Site 300. At that time the Dublin councilmember who would not travel on the govern- again. This division of the State bacterial resistance to the toxic Other Livermore researchers ridgelines that formed the canyon voted against Doolan Canyon ment maintained road system. Parks Department, is separate and effects of an ionic solvent used include: Jane Khudyakov and Clearly, folks who use tractors walls were barren, but pristine moving forward. In fact, that wholly self funded. No SVRA’s in biofuel production in the May Patrik D’haeseleer. Other institu- is the only substantive vote that are still paying fuel taxes for are slated to close. None are in 14 online edition of the journal, tions include: Lawrence Berke- with some trees to the south the trucks they use to get into and bare grassland to the north. has been taken on the issue. need of any state general fund the Proceedings of the Natural ley National Laboratory, Joint town. Like other legislation in Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Where Carnegie had stood, there No environmental review has dollars and the Carnegie expan- Genome Institute and Sandia even been conducted - the only California, this was deemed a sion is not using any State Parks Microbes found in natural en- National Laboratories. JBEI is was only a state marker featuring “fairness” issue. vote Councilman Swalwell took funding that could have kept vironments, such as decompos- one of three Bioenergy Research Carnegie bricks that were still The SVRA’s and the trail ing forest soils, produce highly Centers established by the DOE scattered around the area. was to approve which objective another state park open. Legally, system that the OHV trust fund it just doesn’t work that way. This efficient enzymes to degrade Office of Science in 2007. During the 60’s, I worked on environmental consultant the grants manage/maintain are our several large HE experiments at developer would have to use IF “roads”. The State developed the suggestion is akin to my not buy-

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YARD SALES to get back when I sell the house?” Tiene que pagar el grava- CNS-2317301# “NOTICE TO READERS: that contain any preference, There’s no simple answer, because what a buyer is willing to men de la corte antes de que THE INDEPENDENT Legal Adopt a new best friend: TWO-FAMILY GARAGE California law requires that limitation or discrimination la corte pueda desechar el No. 3245 TVAR, the Tri-Valley Ani- SALE Saturday, May 26th, contractors taking jobs that to- based on protected classes, pay depends on many things, including the functionality of the caso. mal Rescue, offers animals 8:00AM-5:00PM. 2641 tal $500 or more (labor and/or including race, color, religion, improvement, the quality of workmanship, and the overall value NOTICE of INVITING BIDS for adoption every Saturday Notice is hereby given that Tahoe Drive, Livermore. materials) be licensed by the sex, handicap, familial status of your home compared to other homes in the neighborhood. The name and address of sealed competitive bids will and Sunday, excluding most Special items: 2 kids, 1 adult Contractors State License or national origin. IVPC does motorcycles with trailer. The current features of your home will have an effect on the the court is: be accepted in the office of holidays. On Saturdays from Board. State law also requires not knowingly accept any BunkBeds, Hockey table, the GSA-Purchasing Depart- 9:30 am to 1:00 pm, dogs are that contractors include their advertisements that are in added value of the improvement. For example, if you live in a 4 (El nombre y direccion de la Canoe. Lots of clothes, ment, County of Alameda, available at the Pleasanton corte es): books, toys, and kitchen license numbers on all adver- violation of the law. bedroom, 1 bath home, adding an additional bathroom will add 1401 Lakeside Drive, Suite Farmers Market at W. An- SUPERIOR COURT OF items. tising. Check your contractor’s much more value than if you already have 3 bathrooms in your 4 CALIFORNIA 907, Oakland, CA 94612 RFQ status at www.cslb.ca.gov 191 N. First Street #900996 Forensic Pathol- bedroom house. San Jose, CA 95113 ogy Services III Responses There are very few remodeling or improvement projects that The name, address, and will be accepted continu- will have a 100 percent return on investment; in other words, where telephone number of cross- ously beginning May 16, complainant’s attorney, or 2012 until such time as you will recoup your entire cost. But if you love your home, and cross-complainant without an this bid is closed. County plan to stay in it for several years, that’s fine. Your $50,000 invest- attorney, is: Contact: Evelyn Benzon ment in a backyard pool and deck may not increase your home’s (El nombre, la direccion y el (510) 208-9622 or via email: value by $50,000, but if your family enjoys the pool for the next numero de telefono del abo- [email protected] gado del contrademandante, Specifications regarding the ten years, who cares? o del contrademandante que above may be obtained at the no tiene abogado, es): Nevertheless, it’s valuable to have some idea of what your home Alameda County GSA Current Von Ryan Reyes (SBN improvements may be worth. 205186) Contracting Opportunities “People buying a house look first at kitchens and baths,” says Nathaniel R. Lucey (SBN Internet website at www. 260796) acgov.org. Kermit Baker, director of the remodeling futures program at the ERICKSEN ARBUTHNOT 5/24/12 Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University. Although 152 N. Third Street, Ste CNS-2317443# these rooms can be the most costly to redo, they’re more likely to 700 THE INDEPENDENT Legal San Jose, CA 95112 No. 3246 pay for themselves. Adding a room, such as a family room or ad- (408)286-0880 EMPLOYMENT ditional bedroom, may also fare well at resale time. Selling price (408)286-0337 65) HELP WANTED is, to a large degree, determined by square footage, so bigger homes DATE: (Fecha): DEC 05, SR. SAP SD FUNCTIONAL command higher prices. 2011 CONSULTANT Each year, Remodeling magazine’s Cost vs. Value Report pro- Chief Executive Officer/Clerk vides an interesting look at the percentage of a home improvement David H. Yamasaki Company: Scane Corp. By /s/: Location: Pleasanton, CA project’s costs that are likely to be recouped at resale. The report Clerk, by (Secretario) Position Type: Full Time finds that not all home remodeling jobs are created equal—you’ll L. Barajas Experience: 5 years probably get more of your investment back after building a wooden Deputy (Adjunto) Education: Bachelor’s Degree deck, for example, than adding a sunroom. The Independent Legal No. Of the projects Remodeling magazine has analyzed in their 3241. Published May 24, 31, Plan, develop, rollout & 2011-12 Cost vs. Value Report (www.costvsvalue.com), here are June 7, 14, 2012. transition of current or- the five projects in the San Francisco Bay Area with the best return FICTITIOUS BUSINESS der mgmt. process to new NAME STATEMENT SAP implementation. Lead on your cost. Also listed are the five projects with the lowest return FILE NO. 464887 & participate in program/ on your investment. The following person(s) do- projects & contribute to ing business as: Awakening the design, development The 5 Best by Desi, 7150 Foothill Road, & implementation of IT Pleasanton, CA 94566, is solutions rel. to Order to 1. Minor Kitchen Remodel. This project might include new hereby registered by the fol- Cash Mgmt & Rev. mgmt. countertops, appliances, painting, adding new hardware to cabinets, lowing owner(s): systems; analysis of bus. Desiree Ralph, 7150 Foot- req’s. & config. of Rev. and a new kitchen floor. A homeowner could expect to recover hill Road, Pleasanton, CA mgmt. systems & SAP about 115 percent of the cost of this project. 94566 systems to meet the over- 2. Front Door Replacement. Homeowners who install a new This business is conducted by all design; set priorities, an Individual manage sched., & assure entry door recoup, on average, 106 percent of their investment. A The registrant began to trans- quality / timely releases of new door, painted an attractive color, makes a good first impression act business under the ficti- req’d. bus./system func- on a potential buyer. tious business name(s) listed tionality; participate in S/ above on N/A. Weval./selection project 3. Converting an Attic Bedroom. If a homeowner happens to Signature of Registrants:s/: when new systems capa- have a home with a large attic space, converting some of that space Desiree Ralph, Owner bilities are req’d.; travel to to an additional bedroom can be a cost-effective way of enlarging This statement was filed with client sites req’d. Req.: BS the County Clerk of Alameda in a computer or business the home, without having to add to the foundation or roof of the on May 4, 2012. Expires May rel. field (or foreign equiv.) existing house. A seller would recover 102 percent of this cost of 4, 2017. w/ 5 yrs of prog. exp. in The Independent Legal No. Sales & Distribution mod- this project, on average. 3242. Published May 24, ules w/ at least 2-3 full life 4. Window Replacement. Replacing those old aluminum win- 31, June 7, 14, 2012. cycle SAP implementation dows with high quality, energy-efficient windows is a noticeable exp.; strong project mgmt., FICTITIOUS BUSINESS hands-on exp. in sales & and desirable upgrade to many buyers. This typically increases your NAME STATEMENT cross-func. config’s of SAP selling price by about 101 percent of the cost of the project. FILE NO. 464473 is a must; exp. w/ implem.& 5. Garage Door Replacement. Replacing that old, weathered The following person(s) doing supp. the SAP Order Mgmt. business as: Roannes Race, module, in both the ECC garage door with a new, sectional, insulated door will have an 576 Mayten Dr, Livermore, CA & CRM vers.; strong bus. average cost recovery of 101 percent. 94551, is hereby registered by processes knowledge for the following owner(s): design, development & (1)Erica Andracchio, 339 testing SAP functions as- The 5 Worst 3rd Ave, San Francisco, CA sociated w/ pricing, sales, 1. Backup Power Generator. Installation of a backup electrical 94118 (2)Lauren Barnard, channel mgmt., & other 460 N. Third #2, San Jose, cust. focused app.Skills: power system to provide emergency power will cost, on average, CA 95112 (3)Megan Con- Logistics Execution, ATP about $18,000, but homeowners can expect to recover only 46 don-Trant, 1586 Parkside Ct, Bus. process, Integration Tracy, CA 95376 percent of that cost. This business is conducted by across Modules, ALEI- 2. Sunroom Addition. A sunroom, or Florida room, can be a a General partnership DOCS, ABAP Query. The registrant began to trans- wonderful place to comfortably enjoy the beauty of the outdoors, act business under the ficti- Send resume to: even in bad weather. Its resale value, however, will only be about tious business name(s) listed Scane Corp 63 percent of its cost to build. above on March 17, 2012. Attn: Careers Signature of Registrants:s/: 4471 Stoneridge Dr., 3. Home Office Remodel. Thinking about converting a spare Erica Andracchio, Lauren Bar- Suite A Pleasanton, room, perhaps a bedroom, into a home office, with built-in cabinets, nard, Megan Condon-Trant CA 94588 desktop, and computer-ready wiring? Expect to recover about 67 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda percent of the cost. While a home office is a great feature for some, on April 25, 2012. Expires many buyers might prefer to have the additional bedroom. April 25, 2017. The Independent Legal No. 4. Roofing Replacement. Something that periodically needs 3243. Published May 24, to be done, certainly, but the added value will be about 74 percent 31, June 7, 14, 2012. of its cost. NOTICE of INVITING BIDS 5. Master Suite Addition. Adding a master bedroom suite with Notice is hereby given that sealed competitive bids will walk-in closet and master bath with double sinks, tub and separate be accepted in the office of shower is an appealing, but expensive, improvement. On average, the GSA-Purchasing Depart- a seller would get back about 76 percent of its cost. ment, County of Alameda, 1401 Lakeside Drive, Suite In order to maximize your cost recovery, choose styles, colors 907, Oakland, CA 94612 and designs that are stylish, classic and somewhat neutral when NETWORKING BIDDERS planning your home improvement project. Keep in mind that CONFERENCES for RFP #900984 Hazardous Materi- you’ll probably have to sell it someday, so while that purple bathtub als Response Plan North might appeal to you, it probably won’t be a selling point to future County–Wednesday, May homebuyers. 30, 2012, 10:00 a.m. at Gen- eral Services Agency, 1401 Most experts counsel against undertaking an expensive home Lakeside Drive, Room 1107, improvement project purely as an investment. Consider whether 11th Floor, Oakland, CA and it will improve your own enjoyment of your home, and your qual- South County–Thursday, May 31, 2012, 2:00 p.m. at ity of life for as long as you live there. Be smart about what you Castro Valley Library, Chabot spend, and talk with a local Realtor to get an idea of how much Room, 3600 Norbridge Av- value the proposed improvement might add to your particular enue, Castro Valley, CA Re- property. Make informed decisions based on what you want, and sponses Due by 2:00 pm on June 28, 2012 County what you can afford. Contact: Ann Marie Romero Kelly DeYoreo is a Realtor with (510) 208-9742 or via email: Prudential California Realty, Livermore annmarie.romero@acgov. org Attendance at Networking Conference is Non-manda- tory. Specifications regarding the above may be obtained at the Alameda County GSA Current Contracting Oppor- tunities Internet website at www.acgov.org. 5/24/12 PLACE YOUR CNS-2317155# THE INDEPENDENT Legal CLASSIFIED ADS ONLINE/CALL IN No. 3244 NOTICE of INVITING BIDS Notice is hereby given that Reach over 27,000 homes sealed competitive bids will by direct mail in Livermore, be accepted in the office of the GSA-Purchasing Depart- Pleasanton, Dublin & Sunol. ment, County of Alameda, 1401 Lakeside Drive, Suite 907, Oakland, CA 94612 NETWORKING BIDDERS CONFERENCES for RFQ #900968 Highland Hospital PAGE 12 - The Independent, MAY 24, 2012 Bocce Tournament to Raise Funds for Diabetic Youth Foundation By Carol Graham brunch, coffee and soft drinks, outcome can only lead to good Campo di Bocce is a Liver- For Livermore resident Deb- with the winning team receiv- things. DYF is a 75-year-old more bocce facility, Italian ris- bie Cordiano whose daughter ing dinner and wine for eight at non-profit whose mission is to torante and wine bar with eight Marissa was diagnosed with dia- Campo di Bocce. improve the quality of life for state of the art bocce courts of- betes at age 9, the Diabetic Youth “Our big push right now is children, teens and families af- fering recreation, fun and good Foundation has been a godsend. for sponsors for this event,” said fected by diabetes. food to individuals, groups and “About two weeks after Ma- Rotary Board Member Scott Rotary International, with organizations. rissa’s diagnosis, a friend brought Trudeau, a retired Livermore 1.2 million members serving in Cordiano plans to attend the me a registration form for Camp Police Captain. “We are close to 33,000 clubs worldwide, strives bocce fundraiser with Marissa Arroyo’s Family Education Camp a sell-out for teams, having sold to provide service to others, who recently celebrated her and said, ‘This is where you need 18 of the 24 team slots already. promote integrity, and advance 16th birthday. “The foundation to be,’” said Cordiano. “No ques- But team entries really only cover goodwill through its fellowship has been like a family to us,” tion about it, it was the best advice our cost for the facility rental, of business, professional and she said. “They’ve been so sup- a friend ever gave me.” food, etc., so the sponsors are community leaders. Camp Ar- portive, educating me and my In partnership with the Dia- very important.” royo, run by The Taylor Family family, including grandparents, betic Youth Foundation, the Samai added, “Without gener- Foundation, hosts racially and so- and friends who have helped Rotary Club of Livermore will ous supporters and donors, this cio-economically diverse groups Marissa learn how to deal with hold a fundraising tournament at much-needed diabetes resource of children with chronic medical, every aspect of her diabetes. Livermore’s Campo di Bocce on would not be able to help the developmental and emotional “They’ve helped make us feel Sunday, June 24th. thousands of children, teens and challenges by offering 16 sum- like we’re not alone.” “This particular event will families who live with diabetes mer sessions and nine weekend For sponsorship or participa- support our Spring Family Edu- here in our community.” sessions throughout the year tion information, visit www. cation weekend at Camp Arroyo One such family is the Katens. - completely free. livermorevalleyrotary.org. and help ensure that scholar- “In 2008, when our youngest son ships and opportunities to attend Joey was in kindergarten, our are available to all east bay and world as we knew it was turned Tri-valley families,” said DYF’s upside down,” said Margaret Development Manager Krystle Katen. “We received a crash Samai. “The foundation serves course in diabetes management over 1,800 people each year and - how to prick his finger seven for some kids, their time at camp times a day to test his blood sug- is the highlight of their year. ar, how to count carbohydrates “For many parents, it’s the first in his food, how to determine Dale Larsen was sitting in his yard when he says he was treated time they realize that their child insulin doses and draw them up to hunderds of images of the solar eclipse. The sunlight was and their family will be okay.” into syringes and, toughest of beaming thru the leaves and branches of a walnut tree leaving The tournament, which runs all, how to give him three to five hundreds of images all over a fence next to his garden and on from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., will injections per day.” the wall of the house. The images were moving back and forth consist of 20 four-person teams. Coming home from the hos- as the wind blew. He states, "My camera managed to catch the Entry is $100 per person. Each pital with bags of supplies and images. Pretty neat." team is guaranteed three matches. reference materials, the Katens Participants will be treated to felt ready to handle the chal- lenge, however it wasn’t long before they started experiencing emotional and physical exhaus- tion associated with the constant SAN RAMON care required to get through each (continued from page one) day. “Fortunately, hospital staff (TBID), which was passed by all over 50 wineries. We have not Marc Fontes are on the board. had told us about the Diabetic five cities. done anything bad. We haven’t However, they did not bring the Youth Foundation,” said Katen. CVB promotes the Tri-Val- done anything. The exciting request about diverting money “Our first experience with them ley as an entire region. All cities thing is we have opportunity,” back to San Ramon to the board’s was at Camp Arroyo which of- benefit, CVB executive director said Raeside. attention, said Goebel. Fontes fered something for every family Grant Raeside told the Indepen- Although David referred to did suggest the bylaws changes member. Joey had the chance to dent. the wine country and the “quaint about creating a majority for participate in fun and challenging There is no way to measure downtowns” as a focus that hoteliers, said Goebel. activities without his parents’ the exact impact that losing drains money away from pro- The San Ramon council has constant supervision while hang- $400,000 from a CVB budget moting the San Ramon hoteliers no power to change policies of ing around with dozens of other that totaled $1.7 million last year, interests, Raeside said that CVB the TVB. The hoteliers were kids who all had to perform the but would cause some direct ef- is encouraging all hotels to pres- asking for an endorsement of same testing, carb-counting and injecting rituals. He didn’t have fect on the advertising budget, ent packages to their guests that their request to have the money to explain to anyone what he said Raeside. would encourage longer stays returned to them, rather than Tom David, the only San Ra- was doing. from their business trips, so they spent by CVB. “His teenaged brother made mon hotelier on the 14-member could enjoy those Tri-Valley The council voted unani- new friends while spending time CVB board of directors, told the amenities. mously to endorse the hoteliers’ discussing issues and feelings San Ramon City Council on May Raeside said that CVB is glad point of view, but not before with kids his own age, and as 8 that the hoteliers could “take to work with San Ramon in iden- councilmember Phil O’Loane parents we were offered a chance $100,000, and hire someone tifying more weekend attractions added an important word to the to meet other parents of diabetics and bring in 10 times as much in that city. motion. - many with years of experience business.” Raeside appealed to the ho- The word was “believe,” and positive attitudes.” When pressed for details, teliers and the council to allow which made the resolution read The camp also offered an op- though, David, who manages the CVB a chance to perform, now that the “San Ramon hotel op- portunity to learn about current San Ramon Marriott, said that that there is new leadership in erators believe that the (CVB) diabetes research, resources and the hoteliers have not drawn up the organization. He said that the board of directors has not been treatments. “In short, it was the a specific plan for staffing and key is communication. He felt responsive.” perfect way for us, as a family, spending. strongly that San Ramon could O’Loane said that after hear- to recharge our batteries before David said that much of the resolve its concerns with good ing presentations from the hote- heading back into the real world money from the CVB budget dialogue with CVB. liers and CVB representatives, he with our new mindset and set of goes to promote weekend tour- David said that hoteliers have did not know whether the CVB tools,” said Katen. ism, where the big attractions are tried to communicate in the past, board has been unresponsive When the spheres of DYF, Livermore wine country “and the but weren’t being listened to, and to the hoteliers, as the hoteliers Rotary, Camp Arroyo and Campo di Bocce come together, the quaint downtowns in Pleasanton simply gave up. claimed. The complaints aired and Livermore.” “It’s very difficult, as the sole by the hoteliers appeared to have San Ramon is chiefly a busi- representative of San Ramon, (on enough merit that it was impor- ness destination, with its Bishop the CVB board) to sway anything tant to stand with the hoteliers. Ranch business park. There is in favor of San Ramon. You The issue was brought up at some weekend business in wed- quickly get outvoted, shut down, the CVB directors’ meeting on dings, and one destination golf and we move on. It has been very May 16. A committee was cre- course, The Bridges. adversarial and frustrating,” said ated that includes San Ramon The assessment paid by the David. hoteliers and city staff to conduct hotels comes from a $2 per-night, David also said that there can a dialogue with others on the per-room fee on stays in hotels be change. Directors are dis- board. that have more than 35 rooms. cussing a bylaws change to put The hotels send the fee revenue an eighth hotelier on the board. monthly to Pleasanton, which That change would give hotels a disburses it quarterly to CVB. majority on what would then be a The rise in fee from $1 in 2010 15-member board, but “it’s not an has enabled CVB to expand its easy ship to turn,” he said. staff to seven people and increase Kevin Goebel, a Pleasanton its promotional activity. hotelier who is the CVB board Grant Raeside, who was hired president, told the council that he as executive director six months was “disappointed and puzzled ago, told The Independent that about (the council’s) resolution.” the effort has been accelerated He said the issue had not been since he has come on board. Staff addressed by the CVB. is larger and is working harder at David and San Ramon eco- publicizing the Tri-Valley. nomic development director Raeside said that he is due to meet with an expert in national branding to learn how to position the Tri-Valley to compete in the national market. “Why can’t we be Napa/So- noma/Livermore, and be the best area outside of San Francisco (to attract tourists)? We have to edu- cate people. We have more golf courses than Napa and Sonoma combined,” said Raeside. “People don’t know we have almost 5000 hotel rooms, and THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012 THE INDEPENDENT • SECTION A

Asleep at the Wheel Buffalo Rome, Asleep at the Wheel Featured Rodeo Weekend

The contemporary country than 40 years, earn- sounds of Buffalo Rome will ing nine Grammy Awards and re- fill the Bankhead Theater on cording more than 25 albums while Friday evening June 8th, fol- keeping up a demanding perfor- lowed by the return of local mance schedule at venues across favorite, Grammy Award- the country. Asleep at the Wheel winning band Asleep at the found success in Austin, Texas in Wheel. Often called the fin- the early 1970s after guitarist and est Western swing band in co-founder Ray Benson became existence today, Asleep at inspired by the music of western the Wheel will appear for swing pioneer Bob Wills. With a Joni Morris one performance only on unique and irresistible swing style, Saturday evening June 9th Asleep at the Wheel’s rich harmo- Patsy Cline Buffalo Rome at 8:00 p.m. after the parade and nies and toe-tapping music reaches opening day events of the Liver- across the spectrum of American In what has become an an- western music events at the Bank- more Rodeo. music, from cowboy fiddle tunes Tribute Returns nual tradition, Livermore Valley head Theater in conjunction with Asleep at the Wheel has kept and country bluegrass, to blues Performing Arts Presents will the 94th Annual Livermore Rodeo western swing music in the hearts and traditional big band. Over the To Firehouse feature two back-to-back country this June. and minds of music fans for more (continued on page 2) Back at the Firehouse Arts Center by popular demand, Joni Morris will perform “A Tribute to the Music of Patsy Cline” on June Stardust Cowboys Bring the Music of the Old West to the Library 3rd at a 2:00 p.m. matinee. The Firehouse Arts Center is The Stardust Cowboys will perform at 2pm on Sunday, June 3, 2012 located at 4444 Railroad Avenue at the Livermore Public Library Civic Center, 1188 S. Livermore Avenue. in downtown Pleasanton. There is no charge for this event. The Stardust Cowboys play a blend of mostly original with western Patsy Cline was born in the traditional tunes, reminiscent of the ’40s-’50s Bob Wills, Spade Cooley Shenandoah Valley in Virginia in and Gene Autry era, honoring both the cowboys of yesteryear and silver 1932 where she began entertain- screen with songs about the Old West. ing her neighbors as early as age You’ll hear Bob Wills Texas style western swing followed by old-time three. Her “big break” came when cowboy tunes. Their originals are written distinctly in a cowboy swing she won an Arthur Godfrey Tal- flavor and about living life in the hardy setting of the western country. ent program in 1957 with the hit This group, stacked with song-writing talent and honorees in Western “Walkin' After Midnight." From Music, has energized crowds throughout California, Nevada, Oregon, there, she pursued a recording Washington, Montana & Canada for more than 25 years at nightclubs, career, appearing at the Grand casinos, fairs, rodeos, regional concerts, cowboy events and many name Ole Opry in 1958. She received act openers. Many of their members have been inducted into various national awards in 1961 and 1962 western music halls of fame, and their songs have frequently hit the top and recorded ageless hits such as 10 on western swing charts. The Academy of Western Artists nomi- “Crazy," “Sweet Dreams” and “I nated the song “Ridin’ Back To You” for 2010 Western Song of the Year Fall to Pieces." and the “Ridin’ Back To You” CD won the Will Rogers 2011 Western Her career ended with an air- Album of the Year. plane crash in Tennessee in 1963, The Friends of the Livermore Library have underwritten this program as part of the Friends Authors and Arts Series. For additional events, Stardust Cowboys (continued on page 2) check the library’s website at www.livermorelibrary.net.

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Pictured (from left) Big Cat and the Hipnotics, Big Cat, and Barbara Dane. Evening of Blues to Benefit Bothwell Arts Center A special night of Blues to The performance will be Fri., Mall in protest of the Vietnam featuring lead singer Big Cat The Bothwell Arts Center is a Benefit the Bothwell begins with June 1 at 8 p.m. at the Bankhead War. She recorded mainstream Tolefree with Allen Vega on gui- project of the Livermore Valley folk and blues icon Barbara Dane Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore. jazz with Earl “Fatha” Hines, tar, is known throughout the West Performing Arts Center, a not- sharing more than half a century Dane’s blues, jazz and folk blues with Lightnin’ Hopkins, Coast music scene. They recently for-profit corporation. Proceeds of music. Her repertoire ranges music career spans more than 60 and traditional jazz with her own opened for B.B. King, and in from the performance benefit the the classics of Bessie Smith and years. Her first concert was in band. Says Duane Gordon, who the past, Tolefree opened for the Bothwell and the thousands of Ma Rainey to her own acoustic 1947, sharing a folk stage with Pete frequently manages Bothwell’s Temptations, Jimmy McCracklin artists, performers, teachers and comments on life, accompanied Seeger. In 1959, she sang hot jazz music productions through www. and others. In 2011 Tolefree was students of the arts that rely on on piano by the highly-sought after on TV with Louis Armstrong and valleysingout.com, “Dane offers a named “Male Blues Vocalist of the the Bothwell’s inexpensive rental Tammy Hall. Dane is backed up by toured with Jack Teagarden. For genuine experience of the Ameri- Year.” Lead musician Vega plays a space that allows them to rehearse, the Angela Wellman on trombone. a year she sang blues with Willie can spirit of truth and survival that smokin’ gun of a blues guitar, and create, teach, learn and perform. Then West Coast innovators Big Dixon and Memphis Slim as her is the heritage of Folk, Blues, and Vega’s former band, Smokin’ Gun, Tickets are $20 in advance Cat & the Hipnotics, featuring Al- back-up, and took over Muddy Jazz. In 2011, the New York Times won a Bay Area Music Battle of the and $25 at the door, on sale at len Vega on guitar, take the stage Waters’ band when he became published, “She (Dane) still has Bands. Vega has opened for Bobby www.bankheadtheater.org, or the performing their electric world of ill. In 1971 she sang before tens pipes of polished bronze”. “Blue” Bland, Etta James, Buddy Bankhead Ticket Office at 925- rhythm and blues. of thousands on the Washington Big Cat and the Hipnotics, Guy, and the list goes on. 373-6800.

RODEO WEEKEND TRIBUTE (continued from front page) (continued from front page) years, they have collaborated with vidually, all three have performed Anderson/The Voice of YES will but her style and popularity have and has appeared before enthusi- such musical legends as Willie extensively at venues from the appear at the Bankhead Theater on endured. astic audiences at colleges, festi- Nelson, Dolly Parton and Garth Grand Ole Opry to honky tonks Tues., June 19, 2012. Best known In 1973, Cline was elected post- vals, dinner theaters, conventions, Brooks, incorporated musical play- and fairs from coast to coast. Tick- as the lead vocalist and creative humously to the Country Music casinos, and private parties. The acting into their performances, and ets for performances by Asleep at force behind the success of popular Hall of Fame as one of the major San Francisco Chronicle wrote, brought their trademark sound to the Wheel and Buffalo Rome are progressive rock band YES, An- female vocalists of all time and the “Morris is more than just an imita- pops symphony concerts. Asleep at available now at the Bankhead derson’s distinctive vocals were at the Wheel, now one of the longest Theater ticket office. the center of the band’s classic hits first female to receive the Hall of tor. She has the tremendous talent running acts in country western Buffalo Rome and Asleep at such as “Roundabout” and “Owner Fame honor. of her own which comes through music, was honored with The the Wheel are the final two events of a Lonely Heart.” Other summer Joni Morris emulates Cline’s with each song and sounds even Americana Music Association’s in LVPAC Presents’ fifth and larg- performances include the sounds soul-stirring voice and flamboy- better than Cline.” Lifetime Achievement Award in est season to date, a showcase and sprit of New Orleans’ famous ant nature, performing with the Tickets are adult $15, $20 and 2009. of nearly 50 events featuring Preservation Hall Jazz Band on passion and personality that cap- $25; child $12 and senior $20. Contemporary country band acclaimed performers across a July 7th, flamenco guitarist Ottmar tivated Cline’s fans. In addition to Group discounts are available. Buffalo Rome brings their strik- wide range of musical styles and Liebert and his band Luna Negra paying homage to country music ingly pure three part harmonies genres. As the number of events at return by popular demand on Au- of the late 1950s and early 60s, Tickets may be purchased on- and intricate sound to lively coun- the Bankhead Theater has grown, gust 9th, and one of the original the genre’s “golden years”, Morris line at www.firehousearts.org up try rock songs and classic ballads. show attendance has increased as country music outlaws, Jerry Jeff adds the quick-witted humor and to three hours prior to the perfor- Known for “putting the West back well and the 2011-2012 season saw Walker will appear on August audience interaction for which she mance, by phone at (925) 931- in country western music,” singer/ a record number of sold out shows, 17th. Tickets for the shows in the has become known. 4848, or in person at the Firehouse songwriters Michael Visconti, ranging from hard rock and jazz LVPAC Presents summer series are She says, “Patsy Cline recorded Arts Center Box Office. Box Of- Kevin Douglas, and Mark Schaffel to vocal groups and world music. now on sale to the public. some of the most beautiful songs fice hours are Wednesday-Friday, bring their unique musical talents The complete 2012-2013 The Bankhead Theater is lo- I've ever heard in my life. I never 12 noon-6:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 and diverse life experiences to LVPAC Presents season will be cated at 2400 First Street in Down- get tired of singing them." a.m.-4:00 p.m., and for two hours give such songs as “Big Sky” officially announced in June. How- town Livermore. To purchase Morris has traveled nationally prior to the performance. and “Ocean in Montana” a fresh, ever, four special summer perfor- tickets call 925-373-6800 or visit for the past fifteen years with her The entrance to free parking is mature sound. As a group and indi- mances are already scheduled. Jon www.bankheadtheater.org four-piece band, After Midnight, on Spring Street near First Street. THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012 3 Gypsy Soul Concert in Pleasanton Acoustic rock duo Gypsy Soul brings its stirring and soulful sound to the Firehouse Arts Center on June 2 for an 8 p.m. concert. The Firehouse Arts Center is located at 4444 Railroad Avenue endless variety, in downtown Pleasanton. Lyricist/singer Cilette Swann exciting entertainment and composer/musician/producer Roman Morykit discovered a mu- sical kinship and formed Gypsy Soul in 1990. For the next few lues to Bene t years they wrote songs and cul- tivated their sound while playing Bthe Bothwell in Los Angeles venues such as Fri Jun 1 at 8pm The Troubadour and Luna Park. Blues Icon Barbara Dane and Then with the financial support of Big Cat & The Hipnotics friends and family, they recorded their debut CD, “Test Of Time” in 1995. Aaton, a French camera antabella company for which Swann was working, was so impressed with Roman Morykit and Cilette Swann perform as Gypsy Soul. CChildren’s Chorus the duo’s music that they offered Sat Jun 2 at 1/4pm free equipment to produce a mu- Dion and Brian Adams. However, have sold more than 1.5 million The Pure, The Bright, The Beautiful sic video. With 14 volunteers just as the single was taking off, the downloads worldwide. and donations from other Los record company ran out of money Gypsy Soul has been "Top Pick/ Angeles production companies, and the duo’s career was stalled. Critic's Choice" in 60 publications Swann’s filmmaker assistant di- After sitting out the remainder including the Los Angeles Times, rected the band’s first video for of their contract and writing more and other publications. u alo Rome “Silent Tears." A friend financed songs, the two decided to start Tickets are $14, $18 and $22. Jun 8 at 8pm the pressing of the first 1,000 CDs. their own record company, Off The Group discounts are available. B Armed with video and CDs, Beaten Track Recordings. They Tickets may be purchased online at Country Western Music Swann and Morykit began tour- secured national distribution and www.firehousearts.org up to three with a West Coast Feel ing and attracted the attention released their sophomore effort, hours prior to the performance, of a small independent record “Sanctuary.” by phone at (925) 931-4848, or in company. They released the CD Since that time, Gypsy Soul person at the Firehouse Arts Center

nationally and “Silent Tears” has released ten albums and a live Box Office. The entrance to free Rodeo Weekend! reached the Top 40 radio charts, DVD, recorded at the Triple Door parking is on Spring Street near sleep At The Wheel along with artists such as Celine in Seattle, Wash. In addition, they First Street. AJun 9 at 8pm The Finest Western Swing Band in Existence Today They include Old West ranch and rodeo demonstrations. 3rd Annual and farm equipment display, farm The Chili Shooters Stampede Chili Shooters animal petting zoo, bouncing pony and Western Heritage Celebration ivermore races, Old West train rides, black- is produced by Livermore Down- Stampede Set smith demonstrations, and roping town Inc. L School of Dance The 2012 Livermore Chili Jun 14-17 at 2 & 7pm Shooters Stampede/Western Heri- Hit The Dance Floor, The Wizard of Oz, tage Celebration will be held on Madeline Celebrates the Seasons June 2 in Downtown Livermore. The festivities are from noon to 4 p.m. on Anderson Restaurants will be giving sample tastes of chili made us- J“The Voice of YES” ing a restaurant's own ethnic and Jun 19 at 7:30pm regional spices and ingredients. Lead Vocalist and Creative Force Behind YES Chili tasting fee is $15.00 Official Taster Shot Glass and Tasting Passport. allets to Remember Sierra Nevada Brewing Com- Jun 23 at 2 & 7pm pany will offer a different beer B creation taste at each participat- Valley Dance Theatre ing retail/shopping locations. The event will also be showcasing Livermore's newest Craft Brew- reservation Hall Jazz Band ers, Altamont Brew Works. Chili PJul 7 at 8pm and Sierra Nevada Craft Beer Tasting fee $25.00 Official Taster A Bona Fide New Orleans Treasure Shot Glass, Taster Beer Glass and Tasting Passport. There will be western themed BUY TICKETS 925.373.6800 music and activities throughout the downtown. www.bankheadtheater.org 2400 FIRST STREET | Downtown Livermore 4 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012 Smith Students Get a “Cow’s Eye” View

By Patricia Koning ter at night. Fifth grade students at Smith The students were especially in- Elementary School in Livermore terested in the lenses, which some no longer have to wonder what said felt like a jellybean, and the the lens or retina of an eye looks cornea. “I thought the lens would or feels like. On Friday, May 11, be hard, but it’s squishy,” says they saw the ocular system from fifth grader Lindsay Jones. “This the inside out through a cow’s is pretty cool.” eye dissection led by Livermore The point of the dissection, optometrist and Smith parent Dr. says Linney, is to teach students Steven Faith. His son Alec is a stu- about the anatomy and health of dent in the fifth grade class of Terry the eye and that science isn’t gross. Linney, who hosted the project. “Also,” she adds. “It’s important He led off the lesson with a for the students to see a member quick overview of how the hu- of the community taking time to man eye works and some optical teach them something new.” illusions to demonstrate how the Dr. Faith will lead cow’s eye eye can trick the brain. Next, small dissection projects at any school groups of students each received in Livermore. Contact him at a cow’s eye and were tasked with Livermore Optometry Group, locating the optical nerve. 925-447-3883 or www.livermore- Cries of “yuck” and “ew” were optometry.com. quickly replaced by “wow” and “All you have to do is ask,” he “neat” as the students began tak- says. “Getting the cow’s eyes used to be much more difficult, but with ing apart the cow’s eyes. Fourth the advent of homeschooling you grader Catherine Linney wasn’t can easily find them online. This quite convinced. “It’s pretty gross. is always entertaining. The kid’s I definitely don’t want to touch it,” reactions are usually the same – she says. “But it is interesting.” Photo - Doug Jorgensen they expect dissecting a cow’s eye Catherine was sitting in on the Fifth grade students at Smith Elementary School in Livermore got a close up look at how an eye looks to be gross but most find it quite dissection because her mother, Ms. and feels. Dr. Steven Faith led a lesson on how an eye works. fascinating.” Linney, wanted her to see it. Lin- Fifth grader Audrey Kane ney’s son, who attends Mendenhall the cow’s eye dissection with all major difference between the eye retina of the cow. Known as the summed up this sentiment per- Middle School, also came to see four of Smith’s fifth-grade classes. of a cow and that of a human – tapetum lucidum, this reflective fectly. “It was fun, but sort of the special project. Dr. Faith led He pointed out to the students a the aqua blue material behind the material enables cows to see bet- nasty,” she says.

Winners of Congressional Art Competition Announced

Congressman Jerry McNerney and see her artwork displayed in (CA-11) held an exhibit of all of the the Capitol. The second place artwork submitted for the annual winner’s artwork will be displayed Congressional Art Competition. in Congressman McNerney’s The winners of this year’s compe- Washington, D.C. office, and the tition were revealed at the exhibit third and fourth place winners’ at the Elsie May Goodwin Gallery submissions will be displayed in in Stockton. his district offices. “Year after year, I have been im- Winners are: 1st Place: Amy pressed with the talent and passion Kim, 11th Grade, Quarry Lane of the young artists from our re- High School - Dublin, Flying gion. This year’s submissions were for Dream – Pencil and Pastel; no exception, and I commend each 2nd Place: Ivy Liao, 10th Grade, of the students who participated in Amador Valley High School – the competition. I look forward to Pleasanton, Eden – Colored Pencil; welcoming our first place winner, 3rd Place: Miry Kim, 10th The Youth Exchange between Pleasanton and Tulancingo sister city organizations is happening soon. Amy Kim, to Washington, D.C.,” Grade, Amador Valley High Pictured are six of the students who participated last year. This is the 29th year of the program, which said Rep. McNerney. School – Pleasanton, Polluted includes visits of Pleasanton students to Tulancingo. Most of the students who have participated in The winner will be flown to Tear – Acrylic; 4th Place: Sherry the program have ended up forming lasting relationships that continue today. Pictured (from left) Washington, D.C. in June, where Xu, 9th Grade, Morning Light she will attend a reception for all Education – Dublin, Passing the are Roxanne, Edwardo, Sebastian, Anne Richert from the Pleasanton Sister City organization, Allie, of the winners across the country Reins – Oil. Maria, and Aldo.

THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012 5 Shakespeare Festival Launches Fund-raiser for New Stage Livermore Shakespeare Fes- condition to provide a safe per- com, select “Livermore” from a list tival needs a 10th anniversary forming platform for the actors,” of participating cities, find details present—enough money to rebuild notes Producing Artistic Director of the reconstruction project and, if its outdoor stage at Concannon Lisa Tromovitch, “and to enhance they choose, make a contribution. Vineyard. sightlines and sound for the audi- “Once rebuilt, the stage will The raised wooden stage, which ence.” last for at least five years,” says had been safely stored during The goal is to raise $9,000 to Tromovitch. “Join us this summer the winter, was damaged in last rebuild the stage, which is installed at Concannon to see a fine Shake- summer’s surprise rainstorm. The in front of a landmark Victorian speare production on a stage you wood was soaked, warped and home on the Concannon property helped us to build.” delaminated and the supporting during performances. With govern- The 2012 Livermore Shake- structures suffered extensive water ment and private grants drying up, speare Festival will run July 12 damage. the Festival is asking for the sup- through August 12 at Concannon Temporary fixes got the stage port of the Tri-Valley community. Vineyard. Performances are Thurs- through the 2011 season. Now the Making use of modern tech- days through Saturdays at 7:30 pm company must rebuild it for the nology, Livermore Shakespeare and Sundays at 7 pm. Tickets range coming season, opening in July Festival has joined Kickstarter, from $25-$39, day-dependent with with Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” and an online funding platform for discounts for seniors, students, and Trinity’s Drama Ministry, Acts One, is presenting “The Lion and The “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” creative projects. To join the effort, educators. For more information, Wolf” at Trinity Church, Livermore, 557 Olivina Avenue, Livermore “The stage must be in excellent supporters can go to kickstarter. visit www.LivermoreShakes.org. on Anniversary Sunday weekend, June 1-3, 2012. As the story is told the characters head perilously towards certain destruction. Is there something they have missed? What could possibly save them? Summer Camp Offers Creative Options Journey with the cast and meet the biblical characters David, Eve, Gideon, Joseph, and Deborah and a host of other travelers. Their Inspire Academy of Music and graduate of the Moscow Conserva- students will write improvisational Art is offering a variety of summer tory of Music. music and jam with other campers. complaints and their rebellion lead them down a dark path; death camps for aspiring young perform- Patrycja Poluchowicz, who His specialties include Jazz, Rock is a certainty. “The Lion and The Wolf" features Harry Briley, ers including writing, acting, play- holds dual music degrees from and Popular Music. Sarah Dane, Rodney Hale, Becky Henderer, Christie Henderer, Lorin ing music or creating costumes. Europe and the San Francisco With 30+ years of piano experi- Jensen, Tina Jensen, Evelyn Lawson, Sue Noble and Sara Stoebe Beginners and skilled performers Conservatory of Music, will lead ence, Debbie Boyden completes in the cast. The director Sara Stoebe, who also appears in the (ages 5-8+) are all welcome. the Musical performance camps. the distinguished group of faculty. production, has a 30 year history in community theater with many Inspire Academy will offer one She brings a wealth of knowledge Summer sessions are forming Southern California and Bay Area credits. Performances are at 7:00 week summer sessions (morning and creativity as an accomplished now. For more information con- pm on June 1 and 2 and at 6:00 pm on June 3. Admission if free and afternoon available) from June pop and musical-theater performer. tact Inspire Academy: (925) 461- and everyone is welcome. For more information call the church at 18 through August 10. Owner and Professor and graduate of UC 3266, 3240 Santa Rita Rd., Suite (925) 447-1848. chief maestro of Inspire Music Berkeley, Fredric Zimmerman, 7, Pleasanton, CA 94566 or go to Academy, Tamriko Siprashvili, is a will conduct the Jazz camp where www.inspiremusicacademy.com

Texas Hold 'Em Tournament Benefits Exceptional Needs Network TRAVEL The Exceptional Needs Net- ENN depends primarily on funds - 21 years and older. All skills events. Unlimited re-buys for the work (ENN), founded in 2001 in through donations, fund-raisers are welcome. Check-in begins at 1st hour available at $20 each, BUG the East Bay, hosts summer and and grants to pay their exceptional 6pm, 1st deal begins at 6:45. 1st add-ons for the 1st hour available fall respite camps for special needs staff and vendors. prize $500, 2nd prize $300 & 3rd at $20 each. Buy-in $70 after May Located in children with developmental delay ENN will hold their next fund- prize $200 including door prizes 23, 2012 and at the door. at Camp Arroyo in Livermore. raiser "Texas Hold 'Em Tourna- throughout the event. For tickets, or more information Downtown Livermore Serving these special individuals, ment" on Friday, June 1, 2012 at Complimentary snacks provid- contact Denise Gil at 925.998.4914 2269 Third Street at no cost to families fits right in the Veterans Memorial Building ed, beer and wine will be available or [email protected] or ENN @ line with The Taylor Family Foun- in Livermore - 522 South L Street. for purchase. 925.215.2281 orwww.ennetwork. (925) 447-4300 dations mission in providing a free This event is open to adults only Gaming provider is Blue Dog org www.travelbuglivermore.com camp experience. For some fami- lies, it is the "once a year respite" break to recharge and be able to do typical family outings while their special needs child reaps the benefit of attending camp in an environment with his/her peers. ENN's camp program is com- prised of a myriad of fun activities provided by vendors throughout the Bay Area along with ENN's experienced trained staff, which are made up of special needs educators, college-bound students pursuing the field, and nurses. 6 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012

Coconut Grove in the 60s By Sarah Bobson

Coconut Grove in the early runty Studebaker and journey whites lived in theirs, and we 60s was a lush, relaxing garden. the nine-and-a-half miles from each socialized with our own. That was long before the Miami to Coconut Grove. One One day, in a casual discus- onslaught of the wannabees afternoon, after parking the sion, I learned that the children that woke up the sleepy town car, we were walking along had never ventured more than a with its mom-and-pop stores McFarlane Rd., which runs few blocks from their neighbor- with hand-painted signs. It was past Peacock Park, toward the hood. Their mothers, working long before the gliterrati turned shops on Main Highway and long hours as domestics, didn’t the hole-in-the-wall eateries Grand Avenue, when my mother have the time, the energy, or the serving hamburgers and French started shaking her head to the means to go any distance that fries into high-priced bistros beat of “tsk-tsk-tsk.” wasn’t absolutely necessary. and brasseries serving grilled “What a shame,” she said, They considered day and week- artichoke appetizers and entrees gazing at the young people end trips, which I and my family like seared salmon with Asian on the grass across the street. took for granted, luxuries. noodles. Back then, tourists “Look at them, lying there, I hatched the idea to conduct visited the Grove only as a quick smoking. Don’t they have any- a newspaper drive to raise the side trip on their way to Key thing better to do?” money to rent a school bus to West, the southern tip of the The concept of young adults take us all to the nearby Mon- continent. soaking up the rays in sunny, key Jungle in South Miami, a Growing up in nearby ‘ole Florida, one of the vaca- favorite tourist attraction. The Miami, I remember the bohe- tion spots of America, when children went from door to door mian artists nestled in shacks in they should have been work- of the rundown, wooden frame the Grove’s dense foliage and ing or attending school, sud- bungalows in their neighbor- hardwood hammocks. They denly seemed strange to her. She hood and collected newspapers, lived inexpensively in those would have tsk-tsk-tsk’ed even and we sold them to a recycle days. They carved their sculp- more had she identified the pun- plant. We earned enough money tures and painted their pastels. gent aroma in the air that wafted to not only rent the school bus They walked around the village toward us. but to pay the admission fees for Art in the Vineyard is held at Wente Vineyards Estate Winery in in their spattered clothes. They That was my first up-close the children and their parents. ate lunch in run-down cafes and encounter with that group my The social worker and I paid our Livermore. bought sunglasses and color- parents’ generation considered own way. ful, garish short-sleeved shirts misguided, forlorn, and alto- The morning of the trip, as decorated with palm trees. gether taboo. My brother and we boarded the bus I saw that By the mid-60s, the bohe- I were still in school. It would the faces of the children and Art, Entertainment, Wine All Part of mians had competition for their be several years before I would their parents beamed with joy laid-back lifestyle. Hippies, think it really cool to liberate and anticipation. The air was Annual 'Art in the Vineyard' preferring for some reason the my hair and let it fly freely, and absolutely electric with excite- oppressive heat and humid- to dare to wear a multi-colored ment. At the Jungle, I took lots Livermore Art Association will host the 40th annual “Art In the ity of the sub-tropics to winter poncho. For the time being, of pictures of the children run- Vineyard" at the Wente Estate Winery, the oldest continuously operat- all summer long in Berkeley, my associations with Coconut ning beneath the net enclosure ing family-owned winery in California. Art in the Vineyard will be held began descending upon the tiny Grove consisted mostly of work- that allowed the monkeys to Sunday, May 27th from 11:00 am-5:00pm. village. They took up residence ing as a volunteer. swing freely in the trees while The work of thirty-five artists will be featured. There will be live music not among the banyan trees, While I was in high school, we remained captives below. A by Vested Interest, wine, food, and art demonstrations throughout the day. the poinsettia bushes, and the I thought I would major in so- week after the trip, I presented Admission is free. A $15.00 Wine tasting fee includes a commemora- royal palms, but in the sparser ciology in college, so I wanted the developed prints to the fami- tive wine glass ($10.00 for Club Wente members). Wine tasting begins Peacock Park, a small grassy to gain some field experience. lies as keepsakes. One mother at 11.00 am. Food and refreshment will be offered by Wente Vineyards area along the Biscayne Bay that For one summer, through the looked at them and, her eyes and Strizzi’s Restaurant for a nominal fee. had a baseball field, a tiny play- auspices of the United Way, I watery, said, “That’s the best Wente Vineyards Estate Winery is located at 5565 Tesla Road, ground, and a bridge from which met several times a week with a time I’ve had in my entire life.” Livermore. people could spot stingrays and social worker, a gentle, nurtur- That for me was Coconut For information contact, Edmee Acuna Keele, Art in the Vineyard manatees. The hippies arrived, ing black man, who supervised Grove in the 60s, a Garden of Chairperson, [email protected] like the crows in Hitchcock’s my sessions with a handful of Eden, of sorts, a sleepy town film “The Birds,” a few at a local black boys and girls in a of greens and browns, where time. But this changed rather small park. The children and I the bright colors were found Antiques and Collectibles Along Main quickly as their numbers swelled played games and sang songs. in flowers and not neon, where to an alarmingly large cluster I snuck in reading and writing bohemian artists and hippies and Street in downtown Pleasanton of unwashed young people with lessons when I could. Mostly, I poor blacks lived their lives in The Spring Antiques and Collectibles Faire returns to Downtown long hair, often frizzy, dressed just tried to get the children to simple earth tones. It was before Pleasanton this Sun., May 27. in ethnic blouses and shirts, trust and feel comfortable with the onslaught of the gliter- Over 400 dealers will fill Main Street. The event runs Sunday only decaled torn jeans, sandals, and a white girl, which wasn’t easy rati who wanted to feel artsy, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. love beads. to do in 1965. Although the if only for a few hours, dining There will be vintage, retro and antique home decorations, clothing On a lazy summer afternoon Civil Rights Act passed the year on fancy-schmancy meals and furniture, jewelry, art, pottery, books and collectibles. All collectibles when we had nothing better to before, desegregation was slow buying high-priced, boutique will be 20 years or older. do, my mother, my brother and I coming to South Florida. Blacks clothes. There is no admission fee. would hop into my mother’s old, lived in their neighborhoods, The Pleasanton Downtown Antiques and Collectibles Faire is run by Jerry Goldman and hosted by the Pleasanton Downtown Association.

THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012 7

Free Friday Nights LIVE! Varied Repertoire Planned by Outdoor Concerts Begin in June The “Friday Nights LIVE!” summer-long series of free outdoor Cantabella Children's Chorus for concerts in downtown Livermore will return on June 1, 2012 with a dozen local performers, ranging from acoustic folk musicians Anniversary Concerts to classic rock and roll bands. The series was introduced last sum- mer, adding new energy and excitement to the downtown area on Cantabella Children’s Chorus weekends as several hundred enthusiastic attendees came to the presents its Annual Spring Con- concerts each week. Free to the public, the “Friday Nights LIVE!” cert, The Pure, The Bright, The concerts are sponsored by the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. They are held on the Shea Homes Stage outside the Bank- Beautiful, Saturday, June 2, 2012, head Theater from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. each Friday night from June at 1:00. Featured will be the train- through mid-September. ing and performing choirs. There Kicking off the “Friday Nights LIVE!” series on June 1 will will be a pre-concert reception be Jessica Caylyn with her big soulful voice and fresh country/ at 4:00 featuring the performing alternative pop sound. The Jessica Caylyn Band appeared in last choirs and the CCC Alumni Choir summer’s series as did three other groups who return this year, with a reception following, at the acoustic folk group Blind Dog, Latin jazz musicians El Desayuno, Bankhead Theater, 2400 First and the classic rock of The Gabe Duffin Band. Eight additional Street, Livermore. groups, from classic rock, blues and country, to acoustic guitar and This year Cantabella celebrates folk rock, fill the rest of the schedule including the appearance on twenty years of teaching music lit- June 29 of former American Idol contender, Wolf Hamlin and his eracy to children from kindergarten band The Drifters with their outlaw country rock style. The final through twelfth grade. concert on September 14 launches the fourth annual LVPAC Guitar The repertoire includes the FEST featuring live music, free clinics and other events for guitar world premier of a piece especially enthusiasts and music fans. commissioned by Cantabella and “The very positive response to last year’s inaugural “Friday supported in part by a generous Nights LIVE!” series convinced us to bring it back this year,” said grant from the City of Pleasan- Len Alexander, Executive Director of LVPAC. “Both downtown ton Community Grant Program, businesses and local residents were enthusiastic about the addition by Emeritus Professor Frank La of free live music on the weekend and appreciated hearing the local Rocca of California State Univer- talent. We were pleased that the success of the 2011-2012 LVPAC Presents season was able to provide sufficient funding to support sity, East Bay. the series for a second year,” he added. The world premier of the piece, The opening of “Friday Nights LIVE!” launches a summer of which he composed expressly music at the Bankhead Theater. In addition to performances by for the abilities and voices of the country western groups Asleep at the Wheel and Buffalo Rome approximately one hundred mem- concurrent with the 94th Annual Livermore Rodeo on June 9, four bers of Cantabella’s performing LVPAC Presents summer shows were recently announced. They choirs, will be performed at their include the trademark vocals of Jon Anderson/The Voice of YES spring concerts, titled The Pure, on June 19, New Orleans’ famous Preservation Hall Jazz Band on the Bright, the Beautiful, at Liver- July 7, the return of flamenco guitarist Ottmar Liebert and Luna more’s Bankhead Theater. Dr. La Negra on August 9, and the country rock of Jerry Jeff Walker on Rocca and Cantabella’s board se- August 17th. lected a poem by Charles Dickens, The schedule for the free “Friday Nights LIVE!” concerts in These Things Can Never Die, for 2012 is: the text of the piece. June 1: Jessica Caylyn Band, Soulful and contemporary country According to Dr. La Rocca, rock “I am deeply impressed with the June 8: The Gabe Duffin Band, Classic rock from the 60s to dedication of Bee Chow and the the 90s many other adults who serve the Chorus performs holiday program. June 15: Audio Illusion, Favorite classic rock, pop and blues Cantabella organization. Can- June 22: The Hurricane Band, Collage of classic rock, blues tabella is a very accomplished information 925-292-2663. and country following). Tickets are $15 - $25 group of young singers and I was The Bankhead Theater is lo- June 29: Wolf Hamlin and the Drifters, American Idol con- / Students $10 at Cantabella.org/ tender’s outlaw country honored to compose These Things tickets and at the Bankhead The- cated at 2400 First Street in down- July 6: Blind Dog, Contemporary acoustic folk rock Can Never Die to celebrate the ater box office and website. More town Livermore. July 13: The Hummingbirdz, Fiery, passionate, soulful blues twentieth anniversary.” July 20: Rock on Tap, Serving up classic rock and roll Other repertoire include two July 27: El Desayuno, Latin jazz with salsa and soul more world premiers by Paul Aug. 3: The Gabe Duffin Band, Classic rock from the 60s to Shin and Jungsun Lee, and works the 90s by Bach, Mozart, Britten, Rut- Aug. 10: Frankie Bones & the Truck Stop Daddios, Acoustic ter, Faure, Copland and other folk rock with a splash of ukulele contemporary composers as well. Aug. 17: Roger Kardinal & Friends, Smooth vocals and 6- and Folk songs from the United States 12-string guitars and around the world will be sung Aug. 24: El Desayuno, Latin jazz with salsa and soul in Latin, German, Korean and Aug. 31: Stone Groove, Classic rock with an edge Finnish. Sept. 7: Blind Dog, Contemporary acoustic folk rock Concerts on June 2 are at 1:00 Sept. 14: LVPAC Guitar FEST opening, TBA PM, Training and Performing The Bankhead Theater is located at 2400 First Street in Down- Choirs (with pre-concert recep- town Livermore. For information, go to www.bankheadtheater.org tion) and at 4:00 PM, Performing Choirs and Alumni (with reception 8 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012

ART/PHOTO EXHIBITS June 1, live music and dinner on the purchase / $30 per person the week of firehousearts.org. Livermore Art Association Gallery, lo- WINERY EVENTS patio every Friday night from 6 to 9pm. the event $20 for Salute! Club Members Buffalo Rome, country and western, June cated in the Carnegie Building, offers art McGrail Vineyards and Winery events: Starting June 7, dinner and bocce ball Price includes live music, buffet-style 8, 8 p.m., LVPAC Presents, Bankhead classes, unusual gifts, painting rentals, art June 9th: Lobster Feed. July 7th: Sage every Thursday 5:30 to 9 p.m. June 17, dinner, and one glass of wine. www. Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore. www. exhibits and information pertaining to Concert at McGrail; July 14th: Annual annual Father's Day BBQ noon to 3 p.m. tamasestates.com, 5565 Tesla Road, bankheadtheater.org or 373-6800. the art field, 2155 Third St., Livermore. The Cabernet Reserve Celebration and Re- with reservations required. 7986 Tesla Livermore, (925) 456-2380. Carl Tilchen performs his Jazz, Blues, gallery has been open since 1974 and is lease of the 2009 McGrail Vineyards Road, Livermore; www.garrewinery.com, and R & B songs atPanama Red Coffee run as a co-op by local artists. Hours are Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. (925) (925) 371-0639 MUSIC/CONCERTS Company, 2215 First Street, Livermore, Wed.-Sun. 11:30-4 p.m. For information 215-0717 www.mcgrailvineyards.com, Wine in the Garden Party, Rodrigue Music every Saturday in the tasting room 8 to 10 PM on Friday, June 8. Perfor- call 449-9927. 5600 Greenville Road, Livermore. Molyneaux, June 2nd, 12:30-5:00. Taste from 12 to 4; open every day if the gate mance will feature Tilchen’s Original Art in the Vineyard, May 27, Wente The Winemaker's Pour House, Be Happy the new releases: 2009 Cabiovese, San- is open and for sure on Fridays, Satur- Comedy Songs: Google’s Car No Driver, Vineyards Estate Winery, 5565 Tesla Rd., At "Happy Hour" with Livermore Valley giovese, and Barbera. Entertainment days and Sundays 11 to 5. Red Feather and Occupy Wall Street. For informa- Livermore. Art displays and demonstra- Wine. Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri. 4 to 6 p.m. by Latin guitarist Tom Duarte; food by Winery, 5700 Greenville Rd., Livermore. tion 510-371-9688, Please e mail to tions, entertainment, wine tasting (fee). Buy a glass of Livermore Valley Wine or Executive Chef Tracy Flores. $10 per Information at 449-1871 or www.red- [email protected]. Website Presented by the Livermore Art Associa- Flight and order a Flatbread for half price. person, wine club free. 3053 Marina Ave, featherwinery.com carltilchen.wordpress.com. tion. Information, 456-2305. Take the wine puzzle challenge. Ask the Livermore, 925-443-1998, www.rmwin- Tri-Valley Medieval and Renaissance Karla Bonoff, singer-songwriter, June 9, 8 Fresh Works, 2nd Annual Open Juried Art wait staff for the wine puzzle. Informa- ery.com, [email protected] Collegium playing session for ama- p.m. Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Exhibit, May 30-June 30, 2012. Firehouse tion call (925) 215-2656 or visit www. Charles R Vineyards will host Fourth Fri- teur musicians, Peter Maund, director. Ave., Pleasanton. www.firehousearts.org. Arts Center's Harrington Gallery, 4444 winemakerspourhouse.com. day Uncorked starting in June. Monthly Mondays 7:30–9:30 p.m. 7600 Dublin Asleep at the Wheel, country and western, Railroad Ave., Pleasanton. Reception for La Luna Fridays, evening of tapas, live Friday Night's on the patio with Wine, Blvd., suite 370, Dublin. $25. Information June 9, 8 p.m. LVPAC Presents, Bankhead this exhibit is Saturday, June 2, 2012, from music and wines on the terrace of Mur- Music, Games & Tapas from 5:30 - 8:30. [email protected] or 925-424- Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore. www. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Regular Gallery hours are rieta's Well on Aug. 3, Sept. 28, Oct. 5, 6 to 9 $10:00 per person $5.00 per person Club 1209 or 925-984-4395 bankheadtheater.org or 373-6800. Wednesday-Friday, noon to 5:00 p.m. p.m. 3005 Mines Road, Livermore. $50 per Members. Bring dad out on Sunday, June Authentic New Orleans Style/Dance- The Doors Legacy Band, June 16, 8 p.m. Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. www. person, $40 Silver Spur Club members 17th from noon to 4:30pm for great wine, able Dixieland Traditional Jazz now at Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad firehousearts.org/harrington-gallery plus tax; ticket includes live music, tapas food and fun. Featuring pulled pork Sunol Jazz Cafe`. Comfort food served up Ave., Pleasanton. www.firehousearts.org. Arts Encounter at the Farmer's Market, and wine. Reservations are required. Call sandwiches along with terrific Charles with Smokin' Hot Jazz every 1st and 3rd Jon Anderson, June 19, 7:30 p.m., lead Delucchi Park, next to the Farmers' 925.456.2395. www.murrietaswell.com R wine. Also a game of chance just for Wednesday Mission Gold Jazz Band. Din- vocalist and creative force behind Market in downtown Pleasanton, 9 a.m. Tamas Estate Winery, Cafe Tuesdays, dad to test his luck. 8795 Crane Ridge ner orders begin at 6 pm; music from 7:30. Yes. Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., to 1 p.m. June 9. Hosted by the City of June 19, Southern Comfort Food; July Road, Livermore (925) 454-3040 www. Chris Bradley's Jazz Band, plays at the Livermore. www.bankheadtheater.org Pleasanton and the Pleasanton Cultural 17, Mid West BBQ; August 14, California charlesrvineyards.com Sunol Jazz Cafe (In the Center of Sunol) or 373-6800. Arts Council. Features "Creatures of Im- Classics. $25 per person advance pur- Chardonnay Tasting with Philip Wente, the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month pulse" Pleasanton's very own nationally- chase / $30 per person the week of the historic tasting of five Wente Vineyards 7:30-9:30 p.m. The band features real Jazz ON THE STAGE recognized teen improv troupe. www. event $20 for Salute! Club members. Chardonnays during a private wine and from the 1920's, The Member of the Wedding, by Carson ci.pleasanton.ca.us Price includes live music, buffet-style cheese reception. Saturday, June 2, 2012, Pablo Cruise Better Than Ever!, 8 p.m. May McCullers. Directed by Eric Fraisher dinner, and one glass of wine. Purchase 3 pm to 5 pm. Reservations are required 25, Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Hayes, previews on June 7, opens June MEETINGS/CLASSES tickets for all events for $75/per person 456.2305. $25 per guest, $20 for Club Ave., Pleasanton. www.firehousearts.org. 8, and runs through July 1, 2012, at the Poet Laureate, Cynthia Bryant, will host & $60/per person Salute! Club members. Wente Members, plus tax. Wente Vine- San Ramon Symphonic Band, May Douglas Morrisson Theatre, 22311 N. a poetry critique group called "Tuesday www.tamasestates.com. 5565 Tesla Road yards Estate Winery and Tasting Room, 25, 7:30 p.m. "An American Portrait," Third Street, in Hayward. 8 p.m. Fridays Trope" from 7-9 p.m., on the first Tuesday Livermore, (925) 456-2380. 5565 Tesla Road, Livermore. Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Cen- and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays and 2 and of every month, beginning in June at Thomas Coyne Winery Spring Open Fleeces, Food and Fun, Retzlaff Estate ter, 10550 Albion Rd., San Ramon. www. 8 p.m. on Sat., June 23. The Douglas Mor- Towne Center Books, 555 Main St. This House, May 26, 27 and 28. Noon to 5 Wines, June 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring your sanramon.ca.gov risson Theatre is a program and facility of is an open group, need not be a resident p.m. Release of six wines 2010 Quest, spinning wheel and a potluck dish to Swingin' Blue Stars, May 27, 2 p.m. Fire- the Hayward Area Recreation and Park of Pleasanton, free to all. Please bring California $14; 2008 Mouvedre, Contra share for lunch. Don’t spin yet? Join the house Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave., District.. The Box Office is open Tuesday 10 copies of one or two of your original Costa $20; 2004 Merlot Detjen's Farm, “Try it Out Circle” for those who would Pleasanton. www.firehousearts.org. through Friday, 12:30 to 5:30 and can be poems to workshop. E-mail Cynthia at Livermore $15; 2009 Confluence, Cali- like to learn. Bring your own water, but Pleasanton Community Concert Band, reached at (510) 881-6777. Information [email protected] fornia $20; 2007 Petite Sirah, Livermore please buy sodas and wine from the win- May 28, 10:30 - 12:30 Memorial Day is also available at www.dmtonline.org. Figure Drawing Workshop, every Friday $20. Selection of fine fruits and cheeses. ery. Entry fee $5.00 925-447-8941 www. performance, Pleasanton Senior Center, $10 Preview, $20 Sat. matinee, $28 Thurs., 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Artists bring their "Bottle Your Own Wine:" selling Vino retzlaffwinery.com 1356 So. Livermore 5353 Sunol Blvd., Pleasanton. 447-7270. Fri., Sat. eve., Sun. matinee. own materials and easels. Open to all Tinto Barato, a red table wine, at the Open Ave., Livermore. Pure Prairie League, country rock band, Improv in the Barn, June 8, 7 to 9 p.m. artists. Professional artist models (nude). House on May 26 only. Bring your clean Page Mill Winery, Potty Party, Sat. and Sun., May 28, 8 p.m. Bankhead Theater, 2400 Dublin Heritage Park and Museums, Teen No instructor. Students under 18 need bottle, we will fill, cork and label it for you June 9th & 10th. Thanks to those of you First St., Livermore. www.bankheadthe- improve group, "Creatures of Impulse," written parental permission to attend. for $6.00 per bottle. Or you may bottle who purchased the 2010 Pinot More, ater.org or 373-6800. and Dublin Youth Advisory Committee Cost $20 per session. Bothwell Arts label and cork it yourself. Use our bottle construction of the new bathroom is Josh Gracin, May 31, 8 p.m. Firehouse Arts present various theater and improve Center, 2466 8th St., Livermore. Coffee, for $7.00. For more info call (925) 373- underway and should be completed in Center, 4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton. games. Audience participation. Open tea and refreshments are available. Call 6541 or visit http://thomascoynewinery. June. The 2011 Pinot Gris will be released www.firehousearts.org. to all middle and high school students. or email Barbara Stanton for more info com. 51 E. Vallecitos Road, Livermore. that weekend too. Free for Underground Blues in the Vineyard Festival, Bay Area $6 at the door. about the workshop, 925-373-9638 - Retzlaff Winery, Fran and Lanny Replogle Wine Club Members. $10.00 for non- Blues Society and Winterhawk Winery, Night at the Improv, June 9, 8 p.m. Tickets [email protected]. invite the public to celebrate the Memo- members and includes wine tasting, 4537 Abernathy Road, Fairfield. Sunday, $10. Front Row Theater, 17011 Bollinger Make It & Take It, 2nd Thursday Nights, rial Day Weekend, May 25, 26 and 27, light snacks, & music. Page Mill Winery June 3, noon to 5 p.m. Fund-raising for Canyon Rd., San Ramon. www.sanramon. with guest artists and demos . June is with a day in the country, a picnic on is located at 1960 South Livermore Ave., programs such as “Blues in the Schools." ca.gov “Mosaic Flag” only $15 Art Glass Studio, the lawn, and to taste outstanding new Livermore. www.pagemillwinery.com Top names, such as, Blues Harp Hall Two's Company with Vicki Lewis and 174 South L St., Livermore. For more wines. At the “Whites Sales” every white The Winemaker's Pour House hosting of Fame Inductee, Darrell Mansfield; Joan Ryan, 2 p.m. Sun., June 17, Fire- information contact Roberta Jones wine will be at a special price for this Picazo and McGrail's award wining Terrible Tom, who took the late, great house Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave., at: 925-447-1962 www.artglassstudio. weekend only. There is a $10 entry fee. winemaker Mark Clarin for a food and Otis Redding’s place on tour; and Alvon Pleasanton. www.firehousearts.org. \ weebly.com Herb plants, of your choice, are included wine pairing on Wed., June 13, 6 to 8 Johnson, Blues Guitar Player of the Year, Tennessee on the Farm, featuring plays Beginning Stained Glass, start and fin- with every purchase of $150 or more. p.m. Wines to be poured: Picazo Vine- 2002. The Festival will also feature, the by Tennessee Williams. June 23 at 5 p.m. ish a small stained glass window (14” x Vendors will also be on hand, selling yards Merlot, Tuxedo Fume Blanc and Oakland Blues Divas. BBQ dinners avail- and June 24 at 2 p.m. at Forest Home 14”) using cutting and manufacturing ceramics, Scentsy & Velata products, and McGrail Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon. able, catered by Texas Road House for Farms Historic Park, 19953 San Ramon skills. Learn how to use basic glass tools. barrel-stave candleholders. Blue Sage The Winemaker's Pour House, 2241 First $25. The $25 ticket includes admission Valley Blvd.. San Ramon. Three short Limited to 8 students. Additional studio Catering will also be selling their famous St., Livermore. For more information call to the Festival. Regular admission is $20 one-act plays by Tennessee Williams hours are available at a daily, weekly or BBQ pulled-pork sandwiches. The winery (925) 215-2656 http://www.winemaker- and no meal. highsierratickets.com or to be performed are The Pretty Trap; 27 monthly rate. Tools and supplies are is open for tasting and sales every Friday, spourhouse.com brownbagtickets.com Wagons Full of Cotton; and The Case of $174. Does not include glass. 5 week Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 5pm. Father's Day Picnic, Retzlaff Estate Wines, Blues to Benefit the Bothwell, June 1, the Crushed Petunias will be performed class, 2.5 hours each. Your choice of: For information, phone 925-447-5246 or June 17, 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reservations 8 p.m. Barbara Dane, Big Cat and The in various locations on the farm grounds. Weds 10-7p, Thurs-Sat 10-9p, Sun 10-4p. email [email protected] Appreciated Bring a picnic. Plan to deco- Hipnotics, Bankhead Theater, 2400 First Wine, heavy hors d’oeuvres and dessert Classes are ongoing. Art Glass Studio, Eagle Ridge Vineyard will be releasing rate your table and compete for the most St., Livermore. www.bankheadtheater. will be served. Tickets are $50.00 for a 174 South L St., Livermore. For more its 2011 MadCait Angelica Dessert Wine sumptuous and the most colorful décor. org or 373-6800. fund-raiser celebrating the Historical information contact Roberta Jones and 2007 Petite Sirah on Sun., May 27. Prizes for oldest Dad, Dad with most kids. Gypsy Soul Acoustic Rock, 8 p.m. Sat., San Ramon Valley and one of America’s at: 925-447-1962 www.artglassstudio. Both wines will be paired with tidbits to Listen and dance to the music of; ‘TBA’, June 2, Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 greatest playwrights — to benefit The weebly.com. enhance their unique flavors. Food/wine $10.00 per adult. 925-447-8941 www. Railroad Ave., Pleasanton. www.fire- San Ramon Historic Foundation and Young Artists’ Studio has openings in pairing is complimentary for "Taste of the retzlaffwinery.com 1356.So. Livermore housearts.org. Danville’s Role Players Ensemble. For ad- its Summer Sessions for 2012. Summer Vine" Wine Club Members. Come visit us Ave., Livermore. Stardust Cowboys will perform at 2pm ditional information call 925-820-1278, classes are one week long and cover a 12:00 - 4:30. 10017 Tesla Rd., Livermore. A Night on the Greenville Hill by Horse on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at the Liver- or email: [email protected] wide range of projects, from drawing and 447-4328. and Carriage, Thursday June 21, 5-8pm. more Public Library Civic Center, 1188 painting, to printmaking, mask making, Spring Pairing featuring the cuisine Charles R Vineyards, Bent Creek and S. Livermore Avenue. There is no charge COMEDY sculpture, AP projects and portfolio of Chef Neil Marquis & the winemak- McGrail Vineyards host a magical night for this event. The Stardust Cowboys Comedy @ Firehouse Arts with Brad preparation. Instructor Peggy Frank has ing insights of Steven Kent Mirassou, of Wine, Food Pairing & Wagon rides. play a blend of mostly original with Upton and Myles Weber, June 14, 7:30 been working with youngsters in the Wednesday, May 30, 2012, 6:30p.m. at $45.00 per person, $40.00 per person western traditional tunes, reminiscent p.m. Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Valley for thirty years in her Livermore the La Rochelle Tasting Room, 5443 for club members - Limited Availability. of the ’40s-’50s Bob Wills, Spade Cooley Ave., Pleasanton. www.firehousearts.org. studio. Students entering second grade Tesla Road, Livermore. $75 per person, 8795 Crane Ridge Road, Livermore (925) and Gene Autry era, honoring both the all the way through high school are reservations required, 925-243-6442. 454-3040 www.charlesrvineyards.com cowboys of yesteryear and silver screen DANCE welcome to enroll. Contact Peggy at Age 21 and over event. Tamas Estates, Café Tuesdays this sum- with songs about the Old West. Friday Evening Group Dance! Learn how (925)443-8755 or email her at frank.a@ Garré Vineyard and Winery, starting mer: June 19, Southern Comfort Food; Patsy Cline Tribute with Joni Morris, to dance with great instructors from It's comcast.net. July 17, Mid-West BBQ; August 14, Cali- June 3, 2 p.m. Firehouse Arts Center, All About Dancing, new dance every fornia Classics. $25 per person advance 4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton. www. THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012 9

week from Salsa, Tango, Swing and more. Students $10 at Cantabella.org/tickets mystery dinner theater, Sunol Valley Golf wedding. Sample foods from different styling. Finished tree will be raffled. Group lesson starts at 7:30, followed by and at the Bankhead Theater website Club, Fri., June 1, 7:15 p.m. Western attire cultures. Donations $5 per person, $10 Information, 980-3438. open dance until 9:45 in our new location and box office. most welcome. 3-course gourmet meal per family or dish of vegetarian wedding Old Time Tea Party, Museum on Main, at the Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 8th St., and farcical mystery play, all for $59 per reception food (sweets or appetizers) Saturday, June 16 from 10am - 12 noon Livermore; 925-449-9292. $15. MISCELLANEOUS Sleuth, tax & gratuity included. The Sunol would help defray the cost. Please dress - kids bring along your best manners Hit the Dance Floor, June 14 and 16, 7 p.m. Spring antiques and collectibles street Valley Golf Club, 6900 Mission Road, in appropriately for a festive event. Sign for an Old Time Tea Party at Museum Thurs., 2 and 7 p.m. Fri. Livermore School fair. May 27, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Main Street, Sunol. Reservations required at (925) up by June 1 at http://threeweddings. on Main. Create own yummy tea flavor, of Dance Jazz Division performs. Bank- downtown Pleasanton. Hosted by the 862-2408. www.SunolValley.com eventbrite.com. Questions may be design a fan and learn the language of head Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore. Pleasanton Downtown Association, 3rd Annual Chili Shooters Stampede directed to Interfaith Interconnect, the fans, make a fancy necklace to wear, and www.bankheadtheater.org or 373-6800. www.pleasantondowntown.net. and Western Heritage Celebration, sponsoring group composed of clergy of course enjoy a delicious cup of tea and Ballets To Remember, Valley Dance The- San Ramon Art & Wind Festival, Sunday June 2, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown and lay people from Livermore, Pleasan- special treats. Museum on Main family atre Presents, Sat., June 23, 2 p.m. and and Monday, May 27 and 28 in San Ra- Livermore. Chili tasting and western ton and Dublin, interfaith.interconnect@ day. 603 Main St.,, Pleasanton. Free. For 7 p.m. Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., mon’s Central Park, 12501 Alcosta Blvd. family fun. For more information, please gmail.com. more information about current exhibits Livermore. www.bankheadtheater.org from 10am to 5pm both days. This family visit the Livermore Downtown website at Ed Kinney Lecture Series, 7 p.m. An and programs, visit the Museum’s web or 373-6800. friendly festival features professional kite www.livermoredowntown.com Evening with Mark Twain, Tues., June site at www.museumonmain.org or flying demonstrations, over 200 arts & Livermore Rodeo Parade, June 9, 10 a.m. 12. Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad phone (925) 462-2766. AUDITIONS/COMPETITIONS crafts booths, entertainment on 3 stages, downtown Livermore. Presented by Avenue, Pleasanton. $10 general admis- Alameda County Fair celebrates its 100th Valley Concert Chorale will hold auditions two large kids’ activity areas, food booths Livermore Rotary Club. sion, $5 members & seniors, $3 students/ Anniversary: 1912 - 2012, June 20-July by appointment for its upcoming 2012- and more. Early morning hot air balloon 94th annual Livermore Rodeo, June 9 teachers with ID. All tickets are paid at 8 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, 2013 concert season on the following launch on May 28th at 6am. For more and 10, Robertson Park Stadium, Liver- the door. All tickets are open seating. Pleasanton. Celebration includes a dates: Monday, June 4; Monday, August information, call the City of San Ramon more. www.livermorerodeo.org. Information www.museumonmain.org downtown Pleasanton Parade on June 27; Monday, September 10. Auditions Parks and Community Services Depart- Three weddings and a reception, June or (925) 462-2766. 23rd, a brand new concert format (one and rehearsals will be held at the First ment at (925) 973-3200 or check out the 10, 7 to 9 p.m. Veteran's Hall, 522 South L Bonsai Show, Valley Bonsai Society annual show nightly at 7pm), and a variety of Presbyterian Church of Livermore, cor- website at www.ArtandWind.com St., Livermore. An interfaith event featur- show June 16 and 17, Alden Lane Nursery, distinctive memorabilia chronicling its ner of 4th and L Streets. The Chorale’s GibsonHouse Mystery Performers pres- ing one Christian, one Jewish and one 981 Alden Lane, Livermore, 10 a.m. to 5 100 year history. Tickets and information 49th season will include the music of ent, Murder at the KO Corral, interactive Muslim couple taking part in a mock p.m. Expert on hand to demonstrate at www.AlamedaCountyFair.com Gilbert and Sullivan, its ever-popular December holiday program including the Chorale’s annual Sing-it-Yourself Messiah, Durufle’s Requiem, Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna, and finally Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Livermore Amador Symphony at the Bankhead At the southeast corner of evolutions were executed. There Theater in downtown Livermore. The Carnegie Park, a bronze plaque were a hundred couples in the Chorale is seeking experienced singers by a small flagpole was dedicated march, and it presented a brilliant with sight-reading skills who enjoy sing- on 10 May 1958 as a memorial to spectacle with the uniforms and ing exciting and challenging music. The Chorale performs a wide variety of music the officers and men of Company evening clothes of the gentlemen ranging from classical to contemporary, I (a capital letter i, not a Roman and the costumes of the ladies.” and folk to jazz. To schedule an appoint- number one), Fifth Infantry, The entertainment continued ment, call (925) 462-4205. California National Guard, active until four in the morning. Once MOVIES in Livermore from 1900 to 1917. a year the company held a play, Classic films at the Pleasanton Library, Fifty-two young men were sworn with male cast members chosen Las Positas College and the Pleasanton in during the official organiza- National Guard, from the guard, and women Public Library present the series. Theme tion of the company on 20 April from the community. The first this year is ‘Three Great Directors." Ad- Company I, and Battery E mission is free. The series is hosted by 1900 in the IOOF Hall. Captains one, called “Santiago,” was held Candace Klaschus, Professor of Media of the company through the on 2 May 1904 in the Sweeney Studies at Las Positas College. Klaschus years were Carl M. Warner, J.O. the stricken city. Finally, he got camp” to be distributed to the Opera House. The company also offers a brief talk about each film prior to McKown, Earl J. Inman, Chester sponsored community basketball the screening. Refreshments are served. through to the Adjutant General homeless by the Red Cross. Movies will be shown the first Thursday Young, Louis J. Nissen, Bruce in Sacramento, who told him to In 1913 the company helped games. of each month through June 7, 2012. H. Painter, Joseph S. Concannon, take the men to San Francisco on to fight a large fire on Mt. Tamal- Another National Guard unit No registration required. The library is and Henry A. Mehrmann. At the Friday. Inman, unwilling to wait pais from July 17 to July 20. A was started in Livermore on 14 located at 400 Old Bernal Ave., Pleasan- time Livermore was the small- February 1922; this was Battery ton. For more information, call Penny that long, “rented” the Liver- third call, this one from the fed- Johnson, 931-3405. est community in California to more Local, a Southern Pacific eral government, came in 1916. E, 143rd Field Artillery. It was Tri-Valley Film Showcase, June 9, 11 support such a company. Local train, and used it for transport- From June 25 until October transferred to Santa Barbara at a.m. to 9 p.m. Dublin Heritage Park and newspaper editor Maitland R. ing the company into the city 10, the company was stationed the end of May 1930. Robert Museums. Showcase of short films by Ar- Henry believed that three factors Livermore, the original Robert cbound, local student filmmakers. Three on Thursday evening. The men at Nogales, Arizona, where viewings followed by Q&A sessions with influenced the city’s decision to remained on duty from April President Wilson had called out a Livermore’s great-grandson, the filmmakers. 556-4500. have a National Guard unit: the 19 to May 19, helping to police military force to quell the activi- served in Battery E from 1922 to young men in the small town the stricken city. Guardsmen ties of bandits on both sides of 1940 and ended his career in the CHORAL would have an activity, the state National Guard as a captain. The Cantabella Children’s Chorus, Annual Chester, Archie, and Fred Young the Mexican border. Livermore Spring Concerts, The Pure, The Bright, The would pay, and a strong feel- as well as their nephew Norman sent three officers and 83 men Barn was built as a warehouse Beautiful, Saturday, June 2, 2012, at 1:00 ing of patriotism was in the air Sweet all went to the city with in response. The company’s last for the unit. featuring the training and performing because of the recent Spanish- the company. They wrote home call came on 24 September 1917 The popularity of the original choirs with a pre-concert reception, American War. Company I continued. A number and at 4:00 featuring the performing on anything they could find. One when it was consolidated with choirs and the CCC Alumni Choir with a The men met weekly for drills message arrived on a tomato can Company A, also of the Fifth of reunions were celebrated in reception following. Bankhead Theater, and at a rifle range to practice label and another on a box cover. Infantry, to form Company A, Livermore by the “Old Guard” 2400 First Street, Livermore. Repertoire their shooting skills. Most years With a return address of “Jeffer- 159th Infantry, 40th Division, at from 1928 until 1981, when age includes the world premier of a piece they participated in a state en- and death had thinned the ranks especially commissioned by Cantabella son Square,” Norman wrote in a Camp Kearny, prior to service in and supported in part by a grant from campment for several weeks, of- letter to his mother, Alice Young World War I. Fourteen members down to three—Robert Liver- the City of Pleasanton Community Grant ten in Santa Cruz or Atascadero. Sweet, on April 29: “We were on of the company served as officers more, John Jensen, and Chester Program. The work is by Emeritus Profes- After August 1904, the Sweeney guard duty Friday night and Sat- in the war. Over the 17 years, a Anderson. The small memorial sor Frank La Rocca of California State Uni- Opera House was their headquar- flagpole of 1958 in Carnegie versity, East Bay. Other repertoire include urday. We go on for 24 hours and total of 414 men were members two more world premiers by Paul Shin ters. They gave the proprietor, usually get 48 hours off. We have of the company, according to Park was replaced in 2005 by a and Jungsun Lee, and works by Bach, John Sweeney, the honorary title battalion drills from 4 to 5:30 ev- Maitland Henry’s history. 60-foot pole composed of three Mozart, Britten, Rutter, Faure, Copland of “colonel.” ery afternoon.” He and a fellow The unit sponsored numer- 20-foot remnants of the original and other contemporary composers as Company I was called into wooden town flagpole. Carole well. Folk songs from the United States guardsman climbed up to the top ous community activities in and around the world will be sung in service four times. Earl J. Inman of Russian Hill, where they could Livermore. On Thanksgiving Vercellino still has her grandfa- Latin, German, Korean and Finnish. CCC had been promoted to captain in see the entire burned district. eve, they held an annual ball. ther’s (James Conniff) medals Alumni may contact Bee Chow at direc- November 1905. After the San Lt. Clarence Beck wrote home In 1900 at the first ball, the and other memorabilia from [email protected] to participate in the Francisco earthquake on Wednes- Company I. Does anyone else out Alumni Choir. For more information, call that he had to “confiscate every Herald noted, “Mr. and Mrs. 925-292-2663 or visit Cantabella.org. day, 18 April 1906, Inman waited wagon I could find at the point J.O. McKown headed the grand there have similar keepsakes? Tickets will be available for $15 - $25 / impatiently for orders, expect- of a pistol and looted 15 grocery march and under their leader- (Readers can reach me at ing his company to be sent to stores and hauled the goods to ship some intricate and pretty [email protected].) 10 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012

Lab Scientists Earned $10 Million Through Early Career Research Program

Four Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have earned Selena Shang and Malia Gonzales receive $10 million in funding through the Department of Energy Office of Sci- ence Early Career Research Program (ECRP). BetterGrads-Pedrozzi Scholarships “Early career” is defined as principal investigators (PIs) who are within 10 years of receiving a doctorate and are either untenured as- sistant professors on the tenure track, untenured associate professors By Patricia Koning on the tenure track, or full-time, non-postdoctoral, permanent DOE Granada High School juniors national laboratory employees. The PI must be employed by either a Selena Shang and Malia Gonzalez U.S. academic institution or a DOE national laboratory. were both selected as recipients of This year, the Office of Science awarded 68 recipients out of a total the second annual BetterGrads- of 850 proposals. In comparison to other DOE labs, Livermore tied Pedrozzi Scholarship. Both stu- with Oak Ridge and Argonne national laboratories, which all won four dents will receive $1,500 when awards each. they enroll in a 2- or 4-year uni- The five-year awards are designed to bolster the nation's scientific versity. workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during the “The BetterGrads program crucial early career years, when many scientists do their most forma- helped me attain first-hand infor- tive work. mation I wouldn’t have received Céline Bonfils, a climate scientist in the Program for Climate Model anywhere else. In addition, the Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI) within the Atmospheric, Earth BetterGrads-Pedrozzi scholarship and Energy Division, earned the award for detection and attribution of re- has helped me get one step closer gional climate change with a focus on the precursors of droughts. Bonfils to college and continuing my edu- was selected by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research. cation,” says Malia. “Thank you Bonfils plans to look into the naturally driven and externally forced BetterGrads-Pedrozzi!” components of known major large-scale subtropical drought precursors, Kevin Adler, founder and ex- such as specific changes in atmospheric circulation and ocean surface ecutive director of BetterGrads, temperatures. The work will extend her exploratory research in this area says the organization was thrilled originally funded by the Laboratory Directed Research and Develop- at the quality of this year’s appli- Pictured are Selena Shang (left) and Malia Gonzalez. ment program. cants for the BetterGrads-Pedrozzi Gianpaolo Carosi, a particle physicist in the Physics Division, won Scholarship. “Our winners, Selena 2,300, far below the U.S. Depart- be ready next year for college and the award for his work in search of dark matter axions with new high- and Malia, are exceptional young ment of Education’s recommended scholarship applications.” frequency tunable microwave cavities. He was selected by the Office women who have shown enormous 250:1 student-to-counselor ratio. Adler says the BetterGrads of High Energy Physics. growth through the BetterGrads He worked with academic coun- program is set to launch at Liver- Carosi plans to focus on developing new microwave cavity structures program and the College Prep selor Roxanne Engel to design the more High School in the 2012/13 and integrating them into the main Axion Dark Matter (ADMX) experi- Club at Granada High School. We program. academic year. He is actively look- ment to get a better idea of the mass of axions. Dark matter is an unknown applaud them and their fantastic Last year, the Mario Pedrozzi ing for alumni, parents, teachers, type of matter that is estimated to make up more than 80 percent of the mentors, Julie and Caitlin, for Scholarship Foundation partnered and staff to become involved and universe. It neither emits or absorbs light or other radiation so it can’t reminding us all of the limitless with BetterGrads to begin offer- help coordinate the program. To be seen directly with telescopes. potential of our nation’s youth,” ing scholarships. Alyssa Horning learn more about BetterGrads, visit Andreas Kemp, a physicist in the Physics Division, earned his award he says. and Yari Suarez, both seniors at http://bettergrads.org. for large-scale modeling of intense short-pulse laser interaction for High In Granada’s College Prep Granada, were the first two recipi- The Mario Pedrozzi Scholar- Energy Density Laser Physics (HEDLP). Kemp was selected by the Of- Club, students explore topics like ents of the scholarship. ship Foundation was created at the fice of Fusion Energy Sciences. SAT prep, applications, financial “The BetterGrads program in bequest of Livermore businessman Kemp plans to work on full-scale simulations of recent Titan laser Mario Pedrozzi after his death in aid, choosing a school, and col- Granada High School’s College experiments at the Lab to better understand the angular distribution of 2002. The Pedrozzi Foundation lege life. The e-mentoring program energetic electrons generated in the short-pulse laser interaction, and the Prep Club has given me new in- provides college scholarships connects Granada students with sight into college life through my to graduates of Livermore high implications for fast ignition. Granada alumni attending college. warm, friendly college mentor schools, as well as to graduates Jaime Marian, an engineer in the Materials Science Division, won the Adler, a graduate of Livermore and on how to prepare for col- of Alameda County high schools award for his work in computational modeling and design of radiation- High School, founded BetterGrads lege as a high school junior,” says attending St. Patrick’s Seminary tolerant materials for fusion. He was selected by the Office of Fusion in 2009 as a nonprofit mentoring Selena. “It was great to meet new and University in Menlo Park. Energy Sciences. organization. He decided to start friends who are motivated to go Since 2008, it has given away $1.5 Marian said his research has benefited tremendously from the Labora- the College Club and e-mentoring to college just like me. The oppor- million in college scholarships to tory Directed Research and Development program. program at Granada after noticing tunity to apply for this scholarship 415 Livermore students. For more Marian plans to focus on high temperature metallic materials for that the school had only two career has given me the experience of an information, visit www.pedrozzi- fusion environments, such as oxide strengthened steels, and refrac- counselors for a student body of application process so that I will foundation.org. tory alloys based on tungsten. He also will look at metallic glasses and amorphous materials.

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(Organizations wishing to run notices [email protected]. meets at Hillcrest Community Gardens Build- Sign up at the Reference Desk for a 20 minute years in the Tri-Valley. 1886 College Ave. at M in Bulletin Board, send information to PO Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous ing, 550 Hillcrest Ave., Livermore. Mondays, consultation. Receive help with resume writ- St., Livermore; worships on Sunday morning Box 1198, Livermore, CA 94551, in care of (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. private weigh-in, 6:45 to ing, find employment web sites, learn how to at 10:30 a.m. Children’s program on Sunday Bulletin Board or email information to ed- for anyone suffering from food obsession, 7:30 p.m. meeting. All are welcome. Nonprofit, search for a job on the web, and get help with morning and first Fridays. The community is [email protected]. Include name of overeating, under-eating or bulimia. floor. For self-help organization founded in 1950. TOPS on-line applications. The Pleasanton Library welcome. United CC is an Open and Affirming organization, meeting date, time, place and more information or a list of additional meet- members are guided by a nutritionist and a has extensive support material available to ministry. Call 449-6820 for more information. theme or subject. Phone number and contact ings throughout the U.S. and the world, call medical doctor at the national headquarters. assist job seekers. For appointments call the Bible Study, offered Wednesdays, 7:30 person should also be included. Deadline is 781-932-6300 or visit: www.foodaddicts.org. Members are encouraged to use the diabetic Reference Desk at 925/931-3400. Library to 8:30 PM at the Church of Jesus Christ of 5 p.m. Friday.) The Livermore Rotary needs gently exchange program and are free to use what- programs are free and open to everyone. Latter-day Saints, 6100 Paseo Santa Cruz, 1st Annual Tri-Valley Bark For Life, used items for their Garage Sale to be held ever food they plan. Information, contact Sue Livermore Military Families, a support Pleasanton. Refreshments served at no cost. Saturday, June 2, 2012, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at June 16, 2012 from 8 am to 2pm in the at 462-6281. group for families in Livermore who have a 925-305-9468. Sunol Community Park, fund-raising event parking lot of 1080 Concannon Blvd. Drop Drop-in computer tutoring, Need loved one serving in the Military, is intended Granada Baptist Church, 945 Concan- benefitting the American Cancer Society by off gently used items Wed & Thurs., June 13 help with downloading E-Books from the to be a safe place for family members to non Boulevard, Livermore. Services: Sunday honoring the lifelong contributions of Canine and 14 to the Portola School (2451 Portola library to your E-Reader, sending E-mail come and share their experiences and con- school – 9:45 a.m.; worship service – 11 a.m. Caregivers. The American Cancer Society Avenue) between 5:00 and 7:00 pm. Drop attachments, social networking, blogging, cerns with others who understand what All are welcome. 1-888-805-7151. Bark For Life is an irresistible way to partner off larger items between 2:00 and 6:00 pm general internet questions, or ??? Pleasanton they are going through. All family members Seventh-day Adventist Church, 243 with your canine best friend, smile, and make at 1080 Concannon Blvd. on Friday, June Library offers programs Thursdays 6 p.m. are welcome to attend meetings. Meetings Scott Street, Livermore. 925-447-5462, ser- new friends – canine & human. Register @ 15. Proceeds will benefit the many Rotary to 8 p.m. Questions? Ask at the Reference on the 3rd Thursday of each month at the vices on Saturday: Sabbath school 9:30 a.m., www.relayforlife.org/barklivermoreca Find programs serving our community. Desk or call 925-931-3400 (press 7 for Ref. Livermore Veterans Memorial Building, 522 worship 11 a.m. www.livermoresda.org/ All us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/trival- Pedrozzi Scholarship Awards Recep- Desk). Library programs are free and open to South L Street from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For are welcome. leybarkforlife" tion, May 31, 2012 .The 2012 Pedrozzi Foun- everyone. Call Merry Luskin at 925/931-3400 more information please call Tami Jenkins, The deaf community is invited to wor- Tri-Valley Haven is offering a sexual as- dation Scholarship award winners are asked for information. 925-784-5014 or email livermoremilitary- ship at First Presbyterian Church in Liver- sault support group for survivors of sexual to attend a celebration in their honor with Senior Support Program of the Tri- families@yahoo. more, where ASL translation will be provided assault on Fridays at 1 pm at their Livermore family and friends in front of the Bankhead Valley is looking for Volunteer Drivers to Community Resources for Indepen- every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The church is community building. The group will help Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore, on Thursday, transport seniors to their medical appoint- dent Living (CRIL) offers services to help located on the corner of 4th and L streets. survivors gain further knowledge and un- May 31, from 4:30 - 5:30. Open to the public. ments. The Senior Transportation Program people with disabilities and supports them Faith Chapel Assembly of God, 6656 derstanding of the effects of sexual assault Texas Hold 'em, Exceptional Needs supplements existing public and paratransit to live independently and participate in their Alisal St., Pleasanton, Sunday School for all and help them find support in a safe and Network (ENN) will be hosting a Texas Hold services by providing rides via volunteer community for as long as they are willing ages 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., Children’s confidential environment. This group aims 'Em Tournament on Friday, June 1, 2012 at drivers. Volunteers must have a valid driver’s and able to do so. CRIL maintains offices in Church 11:15 a.m. Women's Bible study to support each participant by creating an the Veterans Memorial Building 522 South license, a registered vehicle, carry auto- Hayward, Fremont and Livermore to pro- Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Intercessory prayer empowering atmosphere where participants L Street Livermore. Check-in begins 6pm mobile liability insurance, and have a clear vide information and referrals and provide 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. Please call office at can learn new coping skills. To sign up for - everyone playing must check-in by 6:45 DMV record. Please contact Jennifer Cullen community education at senior centers and 846-8650 for weekly programs. the SA Group or for additional information, pm. 1st place - $500, 2nd place - $300, 3rd for more information at (925) 931-5387 or affordable housing complexes to residents Trinity, 557 Olivina Ave., Livermore. please call Christine at Tri-Valley Haven: 925- place -$200, plus door prizes. Complimen- email: [email protected]. Funding for this of Southern Alameda County. The Tri-Valley Sunday worship at 8:30 and 11 a.m. and 6 667-2707. tary snacks; beer and wine available for sale program is provided by Alameda County office is located at 3311 Pacific Avenue, Liver- p.m. Sunday school or Bible study for all ages 15th Annual Pooch Parade will take throughout the night. Gaming provider: Blue Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) more 94550 and can be reached by phone at 9:45 a.m. Awana is Sunday at 3:30 p.m. place on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 in Dog Events. To purchase tickets - please and Measure B Funds. at (925) 371-1531, by FAX at (925) 373-5034 Wednesday nights there is adult Bible study downtown Pleasanton at Lions Wayside Park, contact Denise Gil at 925-998-4914 or ariel- American Legion Post 237, is looking or by e-mail at [email protected]. at 6:45 and NRG and Re.Gen for youth, and corner of First and Neal Streets. This event [email protected] or ENN at 925-215-2281. ENN for new members, Meetings are the second All services are free. children's choir for kids. Child care during all runs in conjunction with the "1st Wednesday is a local 501c3 nonprofit that host summer Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Vet- The Bingo Ranch, 3070 Pacific Ave. in events. 447-1848, www.trinitylivermore.org. Street Party" sponsored by the Pleasanton and fall respite camps for children with spe- erans Hall, 301 Main St., Pleasanton. Bring Livermore and is open Mondays, Wednes- St. Charles Borromeo, 1315 Lomitas Downtown Association. Registration and cial needs. www.ennetwork.org a copy of discharge document DD-214 to a day, Thursday, Friday and Saturdays. Buenas Ave., Livermore. Meditation groups following judging begins at 5:30 p.m. with dog tricks Widowed Men and Women of North- meeting. Mailing address is Amer. Leg. Post Vidas Youth Ranch has been running Bingo the John Main tradition, every Monday 5:30 performing at 6:30 p.m. and the parade ern CA., Brunch buffet in Livermore, May 27, 237, P.O. Box 823, Pleasanton, Ca. 94566. for 16 years and is now working with Liver- p.m. and 7 p.m. For details, contact Claire La begins at 7 p.m. Winners and raffle numbers 10:45 a.m., RSVP by May 24 to Hilda, 398-8808. Livermore Peripheral Neuropathy more Charter, Christensen, Arroyo Seco, Scola at 447-9800. will be announced at 7:45 p.m. Enter a pooch, Internet use classes, Pleasanton Library, Support Group meets every fourth Tues- East Avenue, Livermore High and Granada Centerpointe Church, 3410 Cornerstone any size, 4 months or older, in any or all of the four-class series to learn to surf the Internet day of the month at 10 a.m. in the second High schools, Pleasanton Seahawks and All Court, Pleasanton. Services: 9 a.m. blended- seven categories for great prizes. The entry and send emails. Absolute beginners are floor conference room at Heritage Estates American Sports Academy Teams. Come play style with choir and band, family worship. fee is $10.00 per category. All proceeds bene- welcome. Classes are held at 9:00 am on Retirement Community. The address is 900 Bingo and support the kids in the Valley. Call 10:30 a.m. contemporary led by band, Sunday fit the Tri-Valley Guide Dog Puppy Raisers. All Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Registra- E. Stanley Blvd., Livermore All are welcome. 925-606-7777 for more information. School for children and middle-schoolers. donations are tax deductible. For complete tion is required. Reserve a spot at the Refer- Contacts are: Sandra Grafrath 443-6655 or RELIGION www.centerpointechurch.org; 925-846-4436. details and to download a registration form, ence Desk, or call 925/931-3400, extension Lee Parlett 292-9280. First Presbyterian Church, 2020 Fifth St. Innocent Orthodox Church, 1040 go to www.trivalleyguidedogs.org 7. Call Merry Luskin at 925/931-3400 x 25 for Operation: S.A.M. "Supporting All Mili- Street, Livermore. 9:00 a.m. Contemplative Florence Rd., Livermore. Sunday service at Livermore High School Alumni As- information. 400 Old Bernal Ave., Pleasanton. tary" is a 501(c)3 non profit military support Service in the Chapel, 10:30 Traditional 10 a.m. For details please see our website soc. is holding its Annual Golf Tournament Library programs are free and open to all. organization based in Livermore. S.A.M. has Service in the Sanctuary and children’s pro- at www.stinnocent.net or call Fr. Leo Arrow- on Friday June 1 at Las Positas Golf Course. Vendors sought, Livermore Lions Clubs been in operation since January 2004. It gram. For more information www.fpcl.us or smith at 456-0845. This shotgun/scramble event starts at 12:30. Christmas Boutique is November 3, 2012 is dedicated to the continued support of 925-447-2078. St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, Funds raised will contribute to installation of and vendors are needed. Quality handmade deployed troops. Preparation of comfort Tri-Valley Bible Church, 2346 Walnut 678 Enos Way, Livermore. Services on Sunday document scanners for LHS students. Please (or hand embellished) items are accepted. packages takes place every other week - all St., Livermore, holds Sunday worship at 10 at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Children's Sunday contact Ray-925-606-5518 or Kristen - 925- The boutique is a major fund-raiser for the year long. Providing morale support for a.m. with Sunday school for all ages at 9 school during the 10:30 a.m. service. For 447-4758 to support LHS students. Lions Club. Rental fees are used to support those deployed. All information provided is a.m. Children's classes during adult wor- more information call the church office at Valley Spokesmen Bicycle Touring eye and hearing programs here in our com- confidential and is not shared for security ship service. AWANA children's program (925) 447-3289 or SaintBartsLivermore.com. Club, Sat., May 26, 58 miles, Shannon Center munity. For applications please call Joan at purposes. To submit a name and address, in- Wednesdays at 6 p.m. 449-4403 or www. St. Francis of Assisi Anglican Church to the Flynns, meet 9 a.m., Dan Carhart, 925-980-2628. Single or double tables are quire about donations or helping, please visit Tri-ValleyBibleChurch.com. follows the traditional 1928 Book of Common 828-8964. Sun., May 27, 47 miles Dublin to available ($55 &$80). Price reduced for non- www.operationsam.org, email operation- Unitarian Universalist, 1893 N. Vasco Prayer. 193 Contractors Avenue, Livermore. Moraga loop, meet 9 a.m. at Shannon Center, profit organizations. [email protected] or call 925 443-7620 for Rd., Livermore. 10:30 a.m. Sunday service. Sunday service at 10 a.m. Sunday school Jim Duncan, 209-1369. Wed., May 30, 55 miles Bike Maintenance Basics: 7 pm–8:30 more information and the calendar of events. Information 447-8747. provided. For information, contact Fr. Ben from San Ramon over Dublin Grade to Castro pm, Thursday, May 31. REI certified bike tech VFW Post 7265, Livermore, invites Vet- Congregation Beth Emek, 3400 Nevada Brown at 925/906-9561. Valley, meet 9:30 a.m. at Central Park, Alberto Bri O’Dowd for an informative presentation erans of Foreign Wars, all military branches, Court, Pleasanton. Information 931-1055. Tri-Valley Church of Christ at 4481 East Lanzas, 510-825-9581 (advanced ride). Fri., that will teach you how to lube a chain, fix a to join the group. Any age veteran welcome Tri-Valley Cultural Jews, affiliated with Avenue, Livermore, worship service 10:30 to June 1, 24 miles up Mt. Diablo, meet 4 p.m. flat tire in record time, and make other minor to meetings held 1st and 3rd Mondays, 522 the Congress of Secular Jewish Organiza- 11:45 a.m. Sundays, all are welcome. 925-447- at St. Timothy's in Danville, Rebecca Wood, adjustments to your bicycle. No experience South L St., Livermore. Camaraderie, support, tions (csjo.org). Information, Rabbi Judith 4333 ( a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) 577-3842. Anyone planning to go on a ride is necessary. Register for this free class at www. connections, advocacy, distinction and com- Seid, Tri-Valley Cultural Jews, 485-1049 or Tri-Valley Unity Church has to 9875 asked to call the leader for details on where rei.com/dublin to save a seat. The presenta- munity service. Meetings on the 1st Monday EastBaySecularJews.org. Dublin Canyon Rd., Castro Valley. More room to meet and what to bring. tion is free and open to the public, and will begin at 7:30 p.m. and on the 3rd Monday at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Liver- for all the new classes, small groups, new Care Planning, one-hour presentation be held at REI, 7099 Amador Plaza Road, in 8 p.m. Information, call 455-5039. more, has services at 10 a.m. every Sunday. children's and teen programs, and Sunday for seniors and their families, sponsored by Dublin. The public may contact our Dublin D.A.R. Daughters of the American Sunday School for students (ages 3-20) is services (at 10 a.m.). All are welcome. Rev. Visiting Angels, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, store’s Customer Service Department for Revolution, Jose Maria Amador Chapter, held at 10 a.m. every Sunday. Third and N Harriet Hawkins, minister. (925) 829-2733. 1020 Mocho St., Livermore. Sun., June 3, 11 more information, (925) 828-9826. Pleasanton. Meetings first Saturday of the Streets. The Reading Room, which is open www.trivalleyunity.com Check out Unity of a.m. to noon Information 443-1000. DBE Daughters of the British Empire, month at 10 a.m. Group is comprised of de- to the public, features books, CDs and Tri Valley on Facebook. Tri-Valley Republican Women Federat- John McLaren’s Roses of Britain Chapter in scendants of Patriots of the American Revolu- magazines for sale. For information, call Little Brown Church, United Church ed will feature dinner and the movie, Iranium. the Tri-Valley meets at 11:00 a.m. on the 3rd tion. It is a service organization that provides (925) 447-2946. of Christ 141 Kilkare Road, Sunol. 10:30 Thursday, June 14, 6:30 p.m. at Cattlemen's Thursday of every month at Castlewood contests, awards and scholarships and events Holy Cross Lutheran Church Sunday a.m. worship. All are welcome here. www. Restaurant, 2882 Kitty Hawk Road, Livermore, Country Club. DBE was founded in 1909 and celebrating American history. For members, Service 9:30 a.m. 1020 Mocho St., Livermore. littlebrownchurchofsunol.org 925-862-2580 CA. Dinner for this event will be $22 per is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization made prospective members, and information on Information, 447-8840. Pentecost, St. Clare’s Episcopal Church, person. For reservations and information, up of women of British or British Common- meeting location, contact Ann 510-507-5509 Our Savior Lutheran Ministries, 1385 S. 3350 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, May 27. A contact Phyllis Couper at 925-462-4931 or wealth heritage and ancestry with a focus on or [email protected]. Livermore Avenue, Livermore. 8:30 a.m. wor- rousing celebration of the coming of the Holy email [email protected]. charity and fellowship. Those interested in Pleasanton Military Families is a ship (semiformal); 9:45 a.m. adult Bible study/ Spirit. St. Lively music, dynamic preaching, Three weddings and a reception, June helping with “the cause," enjoying social ac- Pleasanton based support group for those Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship (informal). For baptisms, and our famous “Tongues of Fire 10, 7 to 9 p.m. Veteran's Hall, 522 South L St., tivities, and forming long-lasting friendships, who have a loved one serving in the Military. information, call 925-447-1246. Chili cook-off!” Services are at both 8 a.m. Livermore. An interfaith event featuring one please contact Edith Caponigro at 925-998- The group gathers at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd Asbury United Methodist Church, 4743 and 10:15 a.m. Chili cook-off after the 10:15 Christian, one Jewish and one Muslim couple 3500 or Jenny Whitehouse at 925-484-1273 Tuesday of each month to share concerns, East Avenue, Livermore. 9 a.m. Sunday wor- a.m. service. All are welcome! Church office: taking part in a mock wedding. Sample foods for additional information. fears, and to celebrate the joys that are ex- ship. Information 447-1950. 925-462-4802. from different cultures. Donations $5 per Pleasanton Newcomers Club, open perienced. There is no better support than Calvary Chapel Livermore, Sunday Community HU Chant is the theme of a person, $10 per family or dish of vegetarian to new and established residents of the being surrounded by others who know Services 10:30 a.m. 545 N. L Street Livermore. non-denominational prayer activity Saturday wedding reception food (sweets or appetiz- Tri-Valley. Activities include a coffee the first what you are going through. Three times per (925) 447-4357 - www.calvarylivermore.org. May 26 at 10:00 AM. The Community HU ers) would help defray the cost. Please dress Wednesday of the month, a luncheon on the year, the group collect supplies and sends St. Matthew's Baptist Church, 1239 Chant is held once a month each 4th Satur- appropriately for a festive event. Sign up by second Wednesday of the month, Bunco, Mah care packages to the troops. Please contact North Livermore Ave., Livermore. Services on day at The Heritage Estates, 2nd Floor Activity June 1 at http://threeweddings.eventbrite. Jongg, walking/hiking groups, family activi- [email protected] for the location of the Sunday at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Adult Sunday Room at 900 East Stanley Blvd, Livermore. For com. Questions may be directed to Inter- ties, and monthly adult socials. Information, next meeting. school 9:30 a.m., Children's Sunday school More Information contact http://eck-ca.org/ faith Interconnect, the sponsoring group call 925-215-8405 or visit www.Pleasanton- Free counseling on job search skills at 9:30 a.m. Prayer each Wednesday at 7 p.m. by computer. composed of clergy and lay people from Newcomers.com and resume writing is now available at the followed by Bible study at 7:30 p.m. 449-3824. Livermore, Pleasanton and Dublin, interfaith. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Pleasanton Public Library, 400 Old Bernal Ave. United Christian Church, celebrating 50 12 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012

LHS Twins Headed to U.S. Naval Academy Summer Seminar Every year the U.S. Naval Summer Seminar teaches pro- shops, covering subjects from Academy (USNA) invites a select spective applicants about life at the information technology, naval group of young men and women Naval Academy, where academics, architecture and mechanical engi- from around the nation and abroad athletics, and professional training neering, to oceanography, math- to attend the Naval Academy Sum- are key elements in developing our ematics, history and meteorology. mer Seminar program. Summer nation’s leaders. Students will have Students will also participate in Seminar is a fast-paced leadership the opportunity to live in Bancroft seamanship and navigation classes experience that helps educate, Hall, along with participating in and will take a cruise aboard a motivate and prepare selected academic and leadership work- Navy Yard Patrol (YP) Craft to students who are considering ap- shops. They will also participate apply what they will learn in class. plying for admission to the USNA. in daily physical training involv- Founded in 1845, the U.S. ing group runs and conditioning Naval Academy is a four-year Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty awarded the winners of Tri- This year, Livermore High exercises. They will experience college that prepares midshipmen Valley Conservancy’s (TVC) Third Annual Livermore Valley Uncorked School juniors, Ashley and Jessica first-hand what the Naval Academy morally, mentally and physically Wine competition. Supervisor Haggerty stated, “This competition is Lois, were selected to participate has to offer through its exceptional to be professional officers in the important to promoting our valley as a premier wine making region. in the USNA Summer Seminar academic, athletic, extracurricular naval service. More than 4,400 “Laura Mercier, TVC Executive Director, added, “This competition is beginning June 2, 2012. Ashley activities and leadership training men and women representing and Jessica hope to join their programs. every state in the U.S. and several the only wine competition of its kind focusing solely on wine made of brother, Midshipmen Kevin Lois, Summer Seminar has an aca- foreign countries make up the stu- Livermore Valley fruit.” Pictured is Supervisor Haggerty presenting who just completed his first year demic focus, with each student dent body, known as the Brigade the Best in Sow award to John Kinney of Occasio Winery for the 2009 at the Naval Academy. attending eight 90-minute work- of Midshipmen. Cabernet Sauvignon. Blanch’s & Galle’s Vineyard. The wine was also named Best Red. The Best White went to Tamas Estates 2009 Pinot Bianco Riserva, Buttner and Marina Vineyards; Best Dessert to Ruby Foothill High Students Awarded Hill Winery 2009 Ruby Port Blend, Livermore Valley. For the complete Scholarship from Pleasanton North Rotary list of winners, visit www.trivalleyconservancy.org

Three college-bound students presented the awards by Kevin California Polytechnic State Uni- from Pleasanton Foothill High Greenlee, PNR New Generations versity, San Luis Obispo. She has School have each been awarded chair, in ceremonies at the high chosen to major in kinesiology, $2000 memorial scholarships schools May 14. with a concentration in physical recognizing their voluntary com- Dickenson received awarded therapy. Army ROTC is also in munity work, school involvement, the 2012 Stephen Parker Memo- her plans. and academic achievement from rial Scholarship. It is dedicated Miller was presented the 2012 Pleasanton North Rotary. to memory of the 1979 gradu- Chuck Pickins Memorial Scholar- Seniors Alex Dickenson, Arin ate of Pleasanton Foothill High ship, named for PNR first presi- Miller, and Patrick Shevelson were School. She is planning to attend dent. She also plans on attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a major in business administra- tion. Miller is the recipient of a Falcon Pride Award at Foothill and former PNR student of the month award winner. She received a Foot- hill academic letter for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for three or more semesters. Shevelson was singled out for a Robin Barnett Scholarship. He is headed to Kenyon College in Gam- bier, Ohio where he will major in economics. Patrick distinguished On April 1, Paul Epperson, a sophomore at the Livermore Valley Charter himself as a student athlete includ- Preparatory High School (LVCP) and member of Boy Scout Troop 942, ing four years of lacrosse and two completed his Eagle Scout project. He designed, funded, and built six years on the football team. He was raised garden beds at the Livermore Valley Charter School, which will involved in many community proj- be used by biology classes to grow vegetables and flowers. He received ects in his 13 years as a Boy Scout. funds from the LVCP Parent Teacher Student Group and help from He is playing on a career in law friends from two other Boy Scout troops who attend Livermore High Pictured are, from left, Patrick Shevelson, recipient of the 2012 enforcement, with an eye towards a School, Granada High School, and LVCP. He hopes to earn his Eagle Robin Barnett Scholarship; Alex Dickinson, recipient of the 2012 job with the FBI. The scholarship Scout award this summer. Shown here are Ryan McCollum (Troop Stephen Parker Memorial Scholarship, Kevin Greenley, PNR New commemorates the life and work 942), Chris Heckman (Troop 900), Max Hayes (Troop 942), Paul, Chris of Robin Barnett, a former teacher Wapman (Troop 942), Ian Ransom (Troop 939), and Mr. Ransom. Paul's Generations chair; and Arin Miller, recipient of the 2012 Chuck at Foothill High School. father Patrick is not shown as he is taking the photo. Pickins Memorial Scholarship.