VOLUME LII, NUMBER 28 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN • LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SUNOL THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 Grand Jury Criticizes Zone 7 Over Transparency Issues Zone 7 Water Agency al- criminal allegations, unlike jurors would be committing report objects to what it calls Zone 7 general manager legedly lacked transparency the county criminal grand a criminal act if they were to the lack of a public process Jill Duerig told The Inde- Check Out and may have committed jury. However, one of its divulge the identity of any in discussing such issues pendent, "We are review- Section A "infractions" of the Brown duties focuses on the "good source that they interviewed, as where in the budget the ing (the report). We don't Act in its 4784-acre acquisi- government" function of said Rob Warren, the deputy money should come from, necessarily agree with their Wine Country tion of Patterson Ranch land listening to citizens' com- district attorney who super- how funding $2.7 million of characterization, and we will activities; vises the grand jury. it from developer drainage be responding." review of Sense and for use as a public watershed plaints about governmental Sensibility; milestone adjacent to state reservoir agencies. One such com- The report, issued June fees is justified, and why The report has several anniversary Lake Del Valle. This con- plaint was made against 29, says that it does not ques- it is important to acquire recommendations for Zone celebrations; events, clusion was reached by the Zone 7. tion the $18.6 million price watershed land. The case for 7. In additoin, the grand jury meetings and more. Alameda County Grand Jury Citizens' complaints are that Zone 7 paid for the land, these should have been made wants to see the responses in in its 2014-15 report. made anonymously; all tes- which was held in private publicly and open to public the agency's reply, which is ownership. However, the comment, says the report. The grand jury makes no timony is secret; and grand (See ZONE 7, page 4)

Five Million Possible Police Milestone for Impersonator Wheels and Following Hacienda Drivers in Marking a milestone in a longstanding public-private Livermore partnership, the Livermore Livermore residents are Amador Valley Transit Au- being warned that a police thority (LAVTA), operator impersonator in a white of the Wheels bus service, SUV with fake “Livermore and Hacienda Business Park POLICE” lettering on its note that Hacienda employ- side may be following driv- ees and residents have sur- ers in an effort to learn passed five million passen- where they live. ger trips utilizing Hacienda’s Police advise anyone free ECO Pass program. who believes he or she is Established in 1989 and being followed to immedi- funded by Hacienda, the ately call 911 or a 24-hour ECO Pass program creates police operations line, 925- a convenient way for people 371-4987, which should who either live or work in be pre-programmed into Hacienda to use transit to get cell phones, according to a to work, school, and local security bulletin issued last businesses by providing free week by Sandia Labora- unlimited bus rides. tory’s Livermore site. “We are pleased to cel- “It is important to call ebrate the 5 millionth Ha- Photos - Doug Jorgensen while being followed, not cienda Wheels bus rider,” Downtown Livermore was the site of a fireworks show on the 4th of July. For more photos, go to page 8. after,” the Sandia bulletin said Dublin Councilman warned. Don Biddle, LAVTA Chair. The Sandia bulletin was “LAVTA’s partnership with issued last week, the day Hacienda is a model to deliv- after a laboratory employee er a convenient and afford- Emails Show No Violations of Brown Act reported being followed able commute alternative toward her Tracy home by There was no suggestion Bob Woerner and Steve at campaign contributions. that improves air quality and of Tesla Park as supporting “a white SUV roughly at- of impropriety in emails Spedowfski of having made He was hinting at possible reduces traffic congestion.” preservation of the proposed tempting to identify itself as involving the three Liver- up their minds about the is- Brown Act violations and Michael Tree, LAVTA’s 3,300-acre expansion zone. a Livermore Police Depart- more City Councilmembers sue prior to the meeting. the buying of votes. executive director, said At the council meeting in ment vehicle.” who voted to oppose the He also said they may The suggestion triggered “Since 1989 with the ECO May, Gary suggested that The white SUV had “blue expansion of Carnegie Off- have colluded before the three requests for emails sent Pass program, these 5 mil- supporters of the expansion letters spelling ‘Livermore Highway Vehicle Park. decision. He based that by the three councilmembers lion trips on transit instead of use a freedom of informa- POLICE’ on its side,” the During the May 18 meet- statement on the fact that the in support of preservation. a 17.5 mile daily average trip tion action to gain access bulletin said. The employee in a single-occupant vehicle, ing on the issue, Coun- three councilmembers who to the majority's emails to City Attorney Jason Al- cala said that the emails have stopped her vehicle at a dis- saved over 18 billion pounds cilmember Stewart Gary voted to oppose the expan- look more closely at their been reviewed. Based on tance from her home and the of carbon dioxide emissions accused the majority con- sion plan had been listed relationship with Friends of and over 85 million vehicle sisting of Laureen Turner, on the website for Friends Tesla Park, and also to look (See EMAILS, page 4) (See IMPERSONATOR, page 5) miles traveled." James Paxson, Hacien- da’s general manager, added, “The ECO Pass program Manhattan Project To Be Subject demonstrates Hacienda’s commitment to both envi- ronmental stewardship and Of New National Historical Park providing the best possible working and living environ- A multi-site national and most participants did not nationwide with both de- ment." historical park is scheduled know the ultimate purpose fense and non-defense re- ECO Pass holders benefit to open next year with the of their work. sponsibilities. The weapons in a number of ways through goal of telling the story of Legislation establishing laboratories are operated their participation in the the Manhattan Project, the the park was signed into under the auspices of DOE’s program.: research effort by which law late last year as part of National Nuclear Security 1. Riders cut their com- the U.S. developed the first the 2015 National Defense Administration. These in- mute costs at the pump and atomic weapon and helped Authorization Act, the cul- clude Lawrence Livermore reduce the cost of automo- bring World War II to a mination of a 15-year effort National Laboratory, es- bile maintenance. chose. by former New Mexico tablished in 1952, and the 2. Instead of driving on The park is to be called senators Pete Domenici and Livermore site of Sandia congested streets and high- the Manhattan Project Na- Jeff Bingaman. National Laboratory, opened ways, ECO Pass users get to tional Historical Park. It The coming months will four years later. (See MILESTONE, page 2) will have sites in Los Ala- include chances for public Tom Ramos, a physicist mos, N.M., where the first comment and input to inter- at Lawrence Livermore who Dublin High atom bombs were designed pretive programs. is writing a history of the and developed; Oak Ridge, The park will be operated Laboratory and its weap- Reaches Tenn., where uranium was by the National Park Ser- ons program, welcomed enriched for the bomb vice in cooperation with the the establishment of the Highest Level dropped on Hiroshima; and U.S. Department of Energy, National Historical Park. of Accreditation Hanford, Wash., where plu- which evolved from the He said his book will have tonium was generated for the Atomic Energy Commis- considerable detail on the Dublin High School re- bomb dropped on Nagasaki. sion. The AEC was created Manhattan Project, which ceived notification that it has The Manhattan Project after World War II when opened avenues of research achieved the highest level of was a top secret U.S. effort control of atomic energy was that led to creation of LLNL accreditation by the Western contributed to by an esti- transferred from military to seven years after the end of Association of Schools and mated 600,000 individuals at civilian hands. the War. Photo - Doug Jorgensen Colleges (WASC), earning “I think it’s important that Sunflower Hill officially opened its garden project at Six-Year Accreditation sta- locations around the U.S. In- The institutional descen- the public understand that Hagemann Farms last week with a ribbon cutting. For tus through June, 2021. formation about the project dants of that effort include “We are proud of the was tightly compartmented laboratories and facilities (See MANHATTAN, page 4) more photos and information, go to page 8. work being done at Dublin High School,” said Super- intendent Stephen Hanke. PET OF THE WEEK “It represents the District’s Inside ongoing focus on student Come cuddle with Cody! This charming two-year- learning and we are grati- old Dachshund would love to curl up in your lap fied the WASC committee SECTION A Editorial...... 4 and keep you company while you read or watch TV. recognized those efforts. We Art & Entertainment...... 8 Mailbox...... 4 Make Cody your new canine companion today! 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aggressively. "Now, I'm out treatment." where ticks are present. ally, with 97 confirmed cases of the woods," she said. Posey is grateful for her Also, ticks are not the occurring in California. Posey is on a constant family's emotional support. only carriers. The white- However, some people intravenous (IV) antibiotic "God was in it, too." footed mouse has been who study the disease say drip that travels through a DISPUTING named as a carrier, and so that the number of cases are tube from inside a bicep LYME MYTHS are other small mammals, 10 times too low, according to her heart, so that the Lyme disease is more said Posey. to a two-hour video of a medication can be evenly prevalent than some people A county vector con- conference in Hyde Park, distributed throughout her might think, said Posey. trol news release in Octo- N.Y., and posted on the body. It limits her actions "I walk into places around ber 2014 revealed that the LymeDisease.org website. -- she can't go swimming here, and people see my tick Western Black-legged Tick The panel was convened by anymore -- but she is happy line, and tell me that they (WBLT), a carrier of the a New York state senator to have the treatment. have one, too." disease, was found in 89 whose son contracted Lyme After eight years of anxi- New England, New York, percent of surveyed sites Disease. ety and pain, there is a "night Minnesota and Wisconsin throughout the county. The In the Valley, the Diablo and day difference. I'm do- report the highest percentage more dangerous nymphal- Lyme Group is a resource ing so much better. I'll do of Lyme cases from ticks, stage size, as small as a for those who want to learn the IV treatment for a couple but they occur in Califor- poppy seed, was found at more about the disease, or more months. If its removed nia, too, including Alameda 61 percent. receive and lend support. too soon, there could be a County, said Posey. Living The release says that in Contacts are julie_posey@ relapse," said Posey. an active, outdoor lifestyle, 2013, there were 30,552 cas- yahoo.com and suesavod@ Posey takes 40 to 60 as she has done, exposes es of Lyme disease nation- gmail.com. substances daily, ranging people to more situations from pills to Chinese herbs. She has spent $16,000 since September 2014 for treat- ment. Sympathetic relatives, savings and crowd-funding contributed to paying for the medications. "You wind up liquidating. You do what form to another. It can mimic Julie Posey (above) and you have to do," said Posey. certain things to deceive her daily medications Posey said that while she the host body's antibodies, (below). searched for the right spe- explained Posey. cialist, she found one who A survey conducted by told her, "If you can't afford LymeDisease.org showed treatment, you will suffer, that 61 percent of respon- and you will die." She stated, dents needed more than two "I would die if I didn't get the years to receive a correct diagnosis. Only 21 percent reported a correct diagnosis within six months of symp- tom onset, a relatively short time period that increases the chances of being cured. When a spider bit Posey eight years ago while she was living in Dublin, she developed a red rash four inches wide near the wound. A couple of days later, she was in an emergency room, and could not walk. By Ron McNicoll Medical people in the It has been a rough road emergency room called it for Julie Posey since she was a flea bite. She was given bitten by a spider in Dublin antibiotics, and was sent eight years ago, and was home. Eventually she got later diagnosed with Lyme better, but later was sick Introducing Our disease. again, and had to leave her Now the Livermore resi- job as a mortgage consultant. dent is optimistic, because Posey began collecting she has found the right ad- disability insurance, and visor to help her treat the continued on the doctor di- illness. She said that after agnosis route. She was told New Mobile Edition! a couple of more months of she had chronic fatigue syn- treatment, she feels that she drome, but that did not turn will be cured. out to be true. At one point, The mother of three chil- the disease began to affect dren has spent substantial part of her brain. She could money, and gone through not always think clearly. years of frustrating encoun- Finally, after visiting ters with medical people who Lyme specialists around the did not correctly diagnose nation, she found that the the disease. Diagnosis is dif- fourth one, located in the ficult because the infection Bay Area, could achieve changes its profile from one good results by treating her MILESTONE (continued from page one) rest and relax, catch up on cost perk to their Employee social media, read a book, Benefits Program. enjoy a conversation with 2. The ECO Pass program their fellow riders, or use also helps employers man- their travel time more pro- age their own Commute Trip ductively by completing Reduction Programs. tasks for their jobs. 3. By making the pass 3. The ECO Pass is a available to their employ- great way for commuters ees, Hacienda companies to show their concern for automatically comply with the environment, allowing the requirements of the Bay them to commute knowing Area Commuter Benefits that they are taking an ac- Program (SB 1339). tive part in reducing carbon For more information emissions and improving the about the ECO Pass pro- region’s air quality. gram, contact the Hacienda The ECO Pass program Owners Association at 925- is a great way for employers 734-6500 or visit www. to demonstrate their concern hacienda.org. for their employees and the For more information environment: about Wheels bus service, Read The Independent 1. Hacienda employers contact Wheels customer have the opportunity to in- service at 925-455-7500 or clude the ECO Pass as a no- visit www.wheelsbus.com. Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device!

HIGH SCHOOL (continued from page one) milestone of student suc- to Dublin High and district cess.” staff at the completion of Dublin High will be the WASC Committee’s required to submit a Mid- on-site accreditation visit in cycle Progress Report by the the spring. The Accredita- end of the third year of the tion status is also based on six-year cycle. The progress information provided by the report should demonstrate school, including a compre- that the school has addressed hensive self-study report. critical areas for follow-up “This is an extraordinary through the school-wide accomplishment,” said Dub- action plan, made appropri- lin High School principal ate progress on the imple- Carol Shimizu. “This ac- mentation of that plan and creditation is the highest a improved student achieve- school can receive. And it ment relative to school- tells me that we are on the wide learner outcomes and right track. We are commit- www.independentnews.com academic standards. ted to addressing student Dublin High’s accredi- needs and we have a team tation status reflects the that views continuous im- report conclusions provided provement as a way of life.”

The Independent, JULY 9, 2015 - PAGE 3 Job Fair Set to Fill Positions at Fatal Shooting in Pleasanton completely closed to all vehicular, bicycle, A burglary suspect was fatally shot and pedestrian traffic at mile marker 6.4 New Stores at Premium Outlets during an altercation with a police officer for 60 days (24 hours a day/7 days a week) in Pleasanton. The incident took place a during the project’s duration. Detour signs On July 24, 2015, the Livermore, Alameda Coun- comfortable shoes, bring few minutes past 2 a.m. on Sunday, July 5. will be in place to guide motorists to an San Francisco Premium ty Workforce Investment multiple copies of resumes, The suspect has been identified as alternate route on Altamont Pass Road. Outlets in Livermore will Board, Alameda County be ready for interviews, and John Deming Jr., a 19-year-old San Jose Motorists are encouraged to use the hold a job fair featuring Social Services, Livermore have a positive attitude. No resident. identified alternate routes and adjust for more than forty new brand Area Recreation and Park registration is required to Officers responded to the report of a delays and extended travel times accord- name stores, plus over sixty District, and other regional attend this job fair. ingly. burglar alarm at Specialty Sales Clas- existing retailers. organizations. For more information, sics, a car dealership located at 4321 For more information or to subscribe to the construction schedule updates, visit the The job fair runs from According to Dave Ack- contact Theresa De La Vega First Street. 9 am-noon and 1 pm- 4 erman, Director of Market- at (925) 960-4049 or visit the On Tuesday, police issued a report on Public Works Agency’s website at www. acgov.org/pwa. pm at the Robert Liver- ing and Business Devel- City of Livermore’s website the investigation. They note that the saw opment for San Francisco Deming throw a large floor jack weighing more Community Center, at www.cityoflivermore.net. more than 50 lbs through a glass window, Meeting at Cayetano Park located at 4444 East Avenue Premium Outlets, "There are which landed more than ten feet away on The Livermore Area Recreation and in Livermore. Participating hundreds of available posi- the sidewalk near the officers. As Dem- Park District will hold a public meeting at employers have more than tions in the most outstanding ing stood in the threshold of the business, the new Cayetano Park with the theme of 1,000 full-time, part-time, retail environment in the TRAVEL a less-lethal bean bag round was fired “How Can Our Parks Serve You Better?” and seasonal positions to fill. region. We are delighted to at him, but missed. Deming continued The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Positions include store man- have such wonderful support BUG to refuse orders to exit the business as Wednesday, July 15, at Cayetano Park, agers, assistant managers, from our city and county he jumped from the tops of many cars located at the northeast corner of Portola sales associates, stockroom resources.” Cruise from inside the dealership while screaming. Avenue where Isabel Avenue becomes workers, custodial staff, and The job fair is free and San francisco Deming then jumped off of the cars and Campus Hill Drive. others. The new stores open open to the public. Interested retreated into a part of the business where The purpose of the meeting is to (925) 447-4300 he could no longer be seen through the provide an update on current LARPD on August 13. applicants are encouraged to In Downtown Livermore front glass windows. The sergeant on- projects, listen to feedback on any local The job fair is a collabo- carpool or take public tran- ration between the City of sit, dress in work attire, wear 2269 Third Street scene requested allied agency assistance. park issues, make suggestions regarding www.travelbuglivermore.com Livermore Police Department responded Cayetano Park and any other District facil- with personnel to assist. ity or program, and to become acquainted Officers, along with a police service with the LARPD Board of Directors and dog, entered the business announcing the General Manager. A representative their entry and demanding that Deming from the Livermore Police Department cooperate. They found Deming sitting has been invited to attend and answer any on top of a car. He did not comply with questions. orders to stop and several less-lethal shots For more information, call 925-373- were fired, all of which were ineffective. 5725 or email [email protected]. Deming ran away from the officers toward the rear of the business, the police service Nextdoor.com and Wheels dog was released in an attempt to prevent The Livermore Amador Valley Transit his escape. Before the dog could stop him, Deming exited the business through Authority (LAVTA) has partnered with a broken window in the rear. Nextdoor.com, a rapidly-growing social As Deming ran through the broken network for neighbors, to more effectively window he ran past Officer Kunkel, who reach Tri-Valley residents. had been posted to the rear of the busi- LAVTA operates the Wheels bus ser- ness. Deming was ordered to stop but vice. continued to run away so the officer used Nextdoor.com is a private social-net- his taser hitting Deming in the back. The working site that provides locally-sourced taser was ineffective. The officer began information on community issues like to chase Deming and to coordinate a con- recent acts of crime, alerts on lost animals, tainment perimeter with other officers via and reviews of local companies. his police radio when Deming suddenly As one of only a handful of transit turned and aggressively charged at him. agencies on Nextdoor.com, LAVTA now Deming then attacked Officer Kunkel has a new tool to reach over 15,000 veri- in the stomach and began punching him fied users in the Tri-Valley who use the in the head knocking him to the ground social network. Residents on Nextdoor. and repeatedly striking him. The officer com will receive information on important began to feel as if he was going to lose LAVTA service and scheduling updates, consciousness. In a last effort to stop the as well as construction and maintenance attack, Officer Kunkel used his taser in projects and other community work. Drive-Stun mode connecting with Dem- Residents can sign up for a free account ing. Deming’s attack continued. Officer and join in the neighborhood discussion by Kunkel, in fear for his life, drew his pistol visiting www.nextdoor.com from his holster and fired one round into LAVTA also maintains a presence on Deming’s torso area. Deming continued other social networks. Follow LAVTA on to strike the officer who then fired two Twitter @wheelsbus and on Facebook at additional rounds, striking Deming at least www.facebook.com/wheelsbus or visit our once in the face. webpage www.wheelsbus.com for more Other officers who were on scene ran to information. that area and found Deming on the ground with Officer Kunkel lying unresponsive Prescription Savings next to him. Deming continued to resist Alameda County marked the sixth the officers as they handcuffed him, after anniversary of its partnership with the which they provided him medical aid. Coast2Coast Rx program, the County's Deming was transported by the first free prescription discount card that offers ambulance that arrived and taken directly significant savings on thousands of pre- to Eden Trauma Center where he later scriptions and other health care services. succumbed to his gunshot wounds. The The Coast2Coast Rx Card has saved par- injured officer was taken in a second am- ticipating residents over $7 million as of bulance to ValleyCare Medical Center in its six-year anniversary. Since its launch Pleasanton and later released. He is still in June 2009, 36,895 participants have under the care of his doctor as they work used the card to fill 215,702 prescriptions to determine the extent of his injuries. Of- with an average savings to date of about ficer Kunkel remains on paid administra- 54 percent off the retail price in Alameda tive leave as the investigation continues. County. Video footage was captured by the Alameda County's endorsement of the surveillance video mounted throughout program is based on the card's ability to the business. All associated video is be- save consumers significantly on their pre- ing viewed by investigators. Pleasanton scriptions and other healthcare services. Police Detectives are investigating the The program requires no administration incident. The Alameda County District work by the participating county or orga- July 12, 2015 Attorney’s Office is also conducting a par- nization, and generates revenue for public allel investigation. The Alameda County programs—providing $1.25 to the county 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sheriff’s Office sent a large team of Crime for each prescription filled using the card. 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Across from Casa Orozco Anniversary Cake Sat. at 1pm 75th Anniversary 1959 Second Street Raffles and Free Balloons! 1939-2014 Downtown Livermore PAGE 4 - The Independent, JULY 9, 2015 ZONE 7 (continued from page one) EDITORIAL due Sept. 29. to discuss the possibility also was an agreement with The apparent lack of One recommendation of posting meetings on- the East Bay Regional Park transparency violates three More Water relates to providing ample line. According to the board District (EBRPD), which of the eight Zone 7 policies, time and opportunity for packet, which compares was announced by general says the report. One is that Recycled water continues to be a good public comment and partici- methods and costs, an inex- manager Jill Duerig under Zone 7 meeting and com- source for residents seeking to keep land- pation before taking action, a pensive first step would be to her regular reporting spot munications will be open scaping alive during the drought. The water reference to the grand jury's shoot videos and post them on the agenda at the board's and public, except when can also be used to wash pavement and other comments about the Patter- within 48 hours on Youtube. meeting April 17, 2013. the Brown Act authorizes hard surfaces. son Ranch land. A look at the Feb. 20, Until then, the public was otherwise." The grand jury The use of recycled water has become so Reporting out of closed 2013 meeting agenda posted not aware of the agreement, concludes that Zone 7 was sessions the decisions, ac- on-line shows that it listed says the grand jury. not consistent with policy, popular that Dublin San Ramon Services tions and the individual property negotiations as April 17 occurred one by not discussing the acqui- District (DSRSD) has opened a second sta- votes by each board member scheduled to occur in closed day after the MOU was sition publicly. tion in Dublin to relieve the pressure at its must also be done. The re- session. The Henry H. Pat- slated to go into effect on Also, Zone 7 policy says Pleasanton location. port says that records show terson Trust was the only April 16, 2013. There was the agency will practice the The district opened its first residential that there were closed ses- name listed on that item no prior comment, says the highest ethical standards and sion items concerning Pat- with a potential publicly grand jury. have open, honest commu- recycled water fill station last year. It now terson Ranch discussed eight recognizable connection The minutes confirm Du- nication "at all levels of the has more than 2000 registered users and has times between the Feb. 20, to Patterson Ranch. Price erig's verbal report on April organization at all times." distributed 7.6 million gallons to date. Users 2013 and and Sept. 18, 2013 and terms of payment were 17. They quote Duerig as The grand jury contends do not have to be DSRSD customers. meetings. There were no re- discussed, but there was saying that the EBRPD au- that there was no chance for CASA, the California Association of ports about Patterson Ranch no mention of the property thorized its general manager pubic scrutiny in the 2013- Sanitation Agencies, honored the Residen- at those eight meetings, says itself or its location. to negotiate and execute an 14 budget to show how the grand jury. The grand jury report MOU with Zone 7 "as pre- allocations were made for tial Recycled Water Fill Station with its 2014 Zone 7 should also be said that under the Brown viously discussed with the acquiring Patterson Ranch Technological Innovation and Achievement more transparent by mak- Act, the listing should have board," an apparent refer- property. Award. The fill station also was named the ing archived video or audio been under the open meeting ence to the Zone 7 board dis- In addition, the Zone 7 2014 Water Recycling Outreach/Education recordings of public meet- portion of the agenda, and cussing the matter at some board "appeared to be rush- Program of the Year by WateReuse Cali- ings available on its website, should have been discussed time. There is no reference ing to insert a watershed according to the grand jury publicly. in the minutes about when management solution into fornia, a non-profit organization focused on report. Also, the board's action or where the Zone 7 board its Capital Improvement recycled water and desalination. From time to time during was not reported out to the discussed it, or voted to ap- Program strategic planning The City of Livermore also offers re- the past year or so, Zone public after the closed ses- prove the agreement. priorities, after the prop- cycled water to drive-in customers. 7 board members have sion, says the report. The The report has no quar- erty was acquired," says the Both Livermore and DSRSD provide briefly mentioned televising Feb. 20, 2013 meeting min- rel concerning the price, report. details on how to obtain and use the water the meetings and archiving utes confirm that point. (All or terms of payment. How- The third principle Zone them. However, they were Zone 7 minutes, agendas and ever, in buying a large piece 7 violated was that it will op- on their websites. looking for an inexpensive staff reports are available of property at the highest erate in a "productive, cost- Recycled water represents a good step way to do so. at http://www.zone7water. purchase price in its his- effective, transparent and forward, freeing up potable water that might The Zone 7 administra- com/about-us/board-of-di- tory, there should have been efficient manner to ensure otherwise have been used on landscaping. tion committee was sched- rectors/board-meetings.) "meaningful public partici- sound financial stability," the However, Livermore letter writer Alan uled to meet on July 8, after The report says that there pation." report states. Burnham points out that increased popula- the Independent's deadline, tion combined with variable rainfall will increase water crises. There is also climate change to be added to the equation, which it is predicted to lead to more frequent and longer drought conditions. As Burnham points out, we need (Opinions voiced in let- to conduct an Environmental ing and unique amenities, the original owner. The place either to use less water, take it from some ters published in Mailbox Impact Report before issuing such as private entrances, has been fully depreciated other area, or increase the amount of water are those of the author and a new permit. Instead, they personal restrooms and for tax purposes. Selling at available. do not necessarily reflect will rely on environmental kitchen areas, add comfort a price commensurate with today’s rents is a bonus. To date, restrictions on water, as well as the opinion of The Inde- data from 1999 and a report and convenience to each pendent. Letter Policy: The written in 2005, which only business day. That may not be as lucrative tiered pricing have been used to decrease Independent will not pub- looked to the Lab’s activities With leasing rates as low as selling new homes, but it its use. lish anonymous letters, up to 2015 and not beyond. at $1.40 per square foot and is not the City’s concern to maximize profits. Doing so Increasing the availability of water nor will it publish letters To protect our commu- flexible layouts to accom- is a private favor, and in this without names. Abusive nity, workers and the envi- modate your needs, Sunset through reverse osmosis (RO) would pro- letters may be rejected or Office Plaza and Livermore case, to the detriment of the ronment, this permit should vide a more permanent solution to water edited. Frequent letter writ- Financial Center are ready citizens the City is supposed availability. The RO process treats waste- ers may have publication be based on current and ac- for business today. to serve. of their letters delayed. curate data. The potentially Consider these business Livermore needs local water to a much higher standard. Therefore, significant environmental the water can be delivered everywhere more Letters should be submit- goals contained in the Liver- businesses. They provide ted by e-mail to editmail@ impacts associated with more General Plan: jobs, pay wages, spend efficiently and cheaply than recycled water, compuserve.com.) reasonably foreseeable and Goal ED-1 Maintain and money locally, provide ser- which requires a separate delivery system. probable future projects expand a diverse economy vices, and contribute to our The cost makes it attractive. While RO Downtown Plans demand the preparation of to ensure economic vitality. civic life. The General Plan water is not free, Burnham suggests that Walter Davies a new EIR. Goal ED-2 Balance the demands preservation and Join me in demanding supply of job and housing promotion of business for were it available, the average water bill Livermore The citizens of Liver- that a new EIR be completed opportunities in Livermore, the general welfare. would increase only $10 a month. more have an almost unique before administering this and match jobs and wages to Let’s keep the fine asset We agree with Burnham's view that there opportunity. It is a rare permit. The DTSC will ac- housing prices. of Sunset Office Plaza in occurrence when a city cept written comments until Goal ED-3 Develop and our community! Attend the are no good reasons not to pursue RO — Livermore City Council can define its appearance, August 3rd. More informa- maintain a stable fiscal base only excuses. meeting July 13th and let character, and identity for tion can be found at www. that is not overly dependent on any land use, major tax- councilmembers know what decades and generations trivalleycares.org. Public comments may be emailed payer, or revenue type. their constituents expect for to come. As reported in How can destroying a their community. the June 25 issue of The to Alejandro.Galdamez@ MANHATTAN dtsc.ca.gov. beautiful office park that (continued from page one) Independent, the Livermore caters to small and medium- Nuclear Impacts City Council has approved sized businesses be com- the Project was done under like Ernest Lawrence, Rob- Janis Kate Turner an agreement with Col- Keep Offices patible with these goals? conditions where people ert Oppenheimer and Luis Richard Ryon Livermore liers International - DZT Simply put, it cannot. were really afraid that the Alvarez. Livermore Across the barren land- to develop a request for I was at the grand opening Nazis would get the bomb On the other hand, he The Livermore Planning scape winds blow clouds proposal and marketing of the office complex when it first,” he said. He noted that noted with a laugh, the po- Commission voted 4 to 1 in of atomic ash where build- agreement for appropriate was presented to the public nuclear fission, the process litical climate in Berkeley is favor of the Sunset Develop- ings once stood and people uses in a substantial area by Sunset Development by which atom bombs pro- not likely to be receptive to ment Company’s proposal walked, played and prayed. of downtown. The city Company’s founder, Ma- duce energy, was discovered nuclear weapons exhibits. to convert its Sunset Office Seventy years ago death sud Mehran, in the 1970’s. in Germany. That country More information on the owns the now vacant Lucky Plaza to mostly residential fell from the sky, twice, three He was very proud of this “had some of the world’s Manhattan Project National Supermarket site as well uses. The offices are located days apart, on Hiroshima place, and rightfully so. For greatest physicists. Historical Park is available as property adjacent to the at the corner of Holmes St. and Nagasaki. forty years, his creation has “There was every reason online at a Department of Bankhead Theater. and Concannon Blvd. The Today, more than 16,000 served the business interests to believe they might de- Energy website, http://ener- The timeline for discus- conversion is bad business nuclear weapons pose an in- and citizens of Livermore velop the bomb.” gy.gov/management/office- sion regarding suggested for Livermore and not in the very well. The place is still tolerable threat to all human- He also said that he re- management/operational- and appropriate uses of the public interest. gorgeous. The advertise- ity. The threat is growing. grets that one of the new management/history, and core area of our city is very The City Council will ment above says it all: they The U.S. plans to spend a park’s sites wouldn’t be via a YouTube video from short! There is one meet- review the Planning Com- are not building this kind trillion dollars over the next nearby, since so much of the the National Park Service, ing of the City Council on mission recommendation of beautiful and functional thirty years “modernizing” leadership of the Manhattan https://www.youtube.com/ on July 13th. Urge the City July 13 before July 27 when place anymore! its nuclear arsenal. Project came from Berkeley watch?v=Cobgea6xcsg&fe Council to reject the plan. the Council is expected to Most of our homes in The human cost is im- through legendary scientists ature=youtu.be. Speak up at the Council provide directions and guid- Livermore are forty and measurable. Nuclear weap- meeting. Contact Coun- ance to Colliers - DZT on more years old. (Half of ons threaten our health and cil members; they can be the scope of the proposed them were built by Sunset environment, prospects for reached through the City EMAILS development. Development, just like the global peace, and our con- (continued from page one) web site: http://www. If you can attend the Office Plaza.) Livermore is a cityoflivermore.net/citygov/ fidence in human survival. that review, there is nothing The emails in question City Council meeting on beautiful city and fine place council/default.asp To commemorate the that suggests a Brown Act have been recorded on a CD. Monday July 13, please to live with these classic While Sunset Develop- 70th anniversary of the use violation. Gary later apologized do so. Alternatively, go to homes. The Office Plaza is ment Company is working of atomic bombs, we will He said the search in- for making his statements, www.cityoflivermore.net likewise fine. Neither our its plan through the City, it meet at the northwest corner volved looking for emails declaring, "I would like to and click on the City Coun- homes nor the Office Plaza still has an active advertise- of Livermore Lab on August containing words such as apologize upfront. I tripped cil heading. Once there, are ready for the wrecking ment on the internet (http:// 6th at 8am. "Carnegie" and "Tesla." every breaker of behavior. I Mayor Marchand, and each ball! Unlike our homes, livermoreoffice.com) for We will hear from Daniel Alcala added, "The coun- went too far with my com- of the Council members can the Sunset Office Plaza no their offices: Ranchstyle Ellsberg and listen to music cil is very respectful of and ments about the council. I be addressed via email. longer has a proud owner. offices in a Garden setting by Country Joe McDonald, understands the parameters violated council norms of The owner is more interested . . . minutes from the 580 of the Brown Act." behavior and how we deal in big deals like the Bishop Taiko drummers, and more. Waste Permit at Lab corridor. AB1234 requires Brown with each other." Ranch Business Park in By our presence, we will Julie Kantor Sunset Development Act training be conducted on However, as some point- San Ramon. That being the say “never again” to nuclear Tri-Valley CAREs Legal Company offers quality, a regular basis. ed out, he did not retract his case, it would be far better weapons and war. We will Intern, Livermore affordability and value in statements. for our city if the owner affirm a brighter future for The California Depart- the Livermore Valley in two put the Office Plaza up for our children and our world. ment of Toxic Substances distinct office complexes sale. Investors are always I’ll be there to bear wit- Control is issuing a permit Sunset Office Plaza and looking for nice places like ness, and I hope you will, renewal to Livermore Lab Livermore Financial Cen- Sunset Office Plaza. The too. to store and treat dangerous ter. The easily accessible, (INLAND VALLEY PUBLISHING CO.) economic argument that Publisher: Joan Kinney Seppala hazardous and radioactive single-story office centers Associate Publisher: David T. Lowell renting offices is not viable wastes. The draft permit are ideally situated for small Opposed to Rezoning Editor: Janet Armantrout is nonsense. Building new Barbara Soules The Independent (USPS 300) is published every Thursday by Inland Valley Publishing allows on-site treatment of businesses and individuals Company, 2250 First St., Livermore, CA 94550; (925) 447-8700. Mailed at Periodical Postage offices for lease is problem- Livermore over 600 tons of hazardous that are ready to tap into Prices at the Livermore Post Office and additional entry office: Pleasanton, CA 94566-9998. atic, as present construction I am writing to register The Independent is mailed upon request. Go to www.independentnews.com to sign up wastes per year and storage Livermore's dynamic com- and for more information. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Independent, 2250 costs are high. However, in my opposition to the pro- First St., Livermore, CA 94550. munity and the greater Tri- of over 900 thousand gal- forty years, Sunset Office posed plan for the rezoning Advertising rates and subscription rates may be obtained by calling (925) 447-8700 Valley area. Pleasing archi- lons of waste at any time. Plaza has already paid a during regular business hours or by fax: (925) 447-0212. tecture, gracious landscap- of the Sunset Office Com- Editorial information may be submitted by [email protected]. The state is not planning good return on investment to www.independentnews.com (More MAILBOX, page 6) The Independent, JULY 9, 2015 - PAGE 5 Groundbreaking Held for New ‘front door’ at Sandia’s Site in Livermore

Sandia National Labora- tories recently broke ground on a new building that will enable consolidation of “front door” activities in Livermore. The new building will house the site’s Human Resources department and will be home of the train- ing center for students and new hires. The new 20,000-square-foot facil- ity, funded by institutional investments, will provide employment candidates, new hires, and student in- terns an open, welcome, ac- cessible space. The facility will be located in the Liver- more Valley Open Campus Representative Eric Swalwell met with Lebanese Armed (LVOC). It is scheduled for Forces Commander during his visit. completion next year. Paul Hommert, Sandia president and Labs director, spoke at the event about the Swalwell Visits history of the open campus. Marianne Walck, vice presi- Director of Site Operations Denise Koker, left, President and Labs Director dent of Sandia’s California Paul Hommert, Livermore Mayor John Marchand, California site Vice President Middle East site, discussed how the Marianne Walck, and JKL Construction president and CEO Craig Bjorkman led the Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15), a member of the House building will have an impact groundbreaking ceremony. (Photo by Randy Wong) Intelligence Committee, has returned from a Congressional on the LVOC and California visit to Beirut, Lebanon and Ankara, Turkey. In these coun- site plan. Livermore Mayor John Marchand also spoke the brightest people,” Walck tries, he met with senior officials on joint efforts against the “This first new building and new technologies are Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Among others, at the event. The ceremony added. “This allows us to on the Livermore Valley was led by Denise Koker, meet all of our national se- developed,” he said. “At Swalwell met with the Commander of the Lebanese Armed Open Campus can be a place the same time, the LVOC Forces Jean Kahwaji, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Da- director of Site Operations. curity missions.” where a new era of open Hommert said the idea She said this is the first will advance the Labora- vutoglu, and Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut and international collabora- tories’ mission of national Cavusoglu. of the open campus was new building specifically tion can occur as new ideas born out of a challenge from designed as part of the effort security.” "In Lebanon, I shared my appreciation for the coopera- tion between the Lebanese Army and the United States in the Energy Department to to reconfigure the site and as deepen the meaning, under- the fight against ISIL and other terrorist groups. I continued part of the LVOC. Plans for standing, and value of the to underscore the importance of working together to defeat a new building called Col- SOLD FOR $1,250,000 presence of the laboratory ISIL, a threat to the region and the United States," said laboration in Research and in California. In 2007, as Swalwell. Engineering for Advanced Sandia’s vice president for Technology and Education He added, "Turkey has long been a strategic partner Sandia’s California site, with the United States. While they have assisted with the (CREATE) will also support Paul commissioned a group this vision. The proposed fight against ISIL, I expressed to its leaders my concern of people to conduct a study that there is more that Turkey can do -- in partnership with 86,000-square-foot facil- on stewardship models for ity will provide additional the US and coalition allies -- to stop foreign fighters from the site. collaboration space for en- Linda Futral passing through Turkey's borders onto the Iraqi and Syrian 2715 Cooper Circle, Livermore Broker, ASP, SRES, QSP, CDPE “It sharpened our focus gagement with industry and 925.980.3561 battlefields." Competed with multiple offers and and allowed us to think academia. [email protected] obtained this beautiful home for my lindafutral.com more deeply about how we Mayor Marchand said he buyers. Marketing savvy and experience License #01257605 can use our presence here,” was excited about the poten- do make a difference. Contact me for Paul explained. “What we tial that the LVOC can bring any of your real estate needs. are celebrating here today to Livermore and Tri-Valley. Call Linda direct at (925) 980-3561 Livermore Residents Invited to represents a concrete mani- festation of the open cam- Sign Up for National Night Out pus vision that has its roots in that original challenge.” The Livermore Police those neighborhoods who He said this site and Department will be par- have come together to fight partnership with Lawrence ticipating in the 32nd Annual against crime and strengthen Livermore National Labo- National Night Out Event, their neighborhoods. ratory are a terrific example scheduled for August 4, Neighborhoods are being of what the country needs to 2015. asked to come together, turn strengthen the approach to National Night Out is an on porch lights and host a today’s competitive world. annual community build- neighborhood event. These Walck said having a wel- ing campaign that enhances events can be as elaborate coming environment where the relationships between or as simple as you choose. visitors, recruits, and new neighbors and law enforce- Some past examples have hires can access without ment, promotes police and been: Neighborhood BBQ’s, having to immediately enter community partnerships, Ice Cream Socials, Dessert layers of visible security neighborhood camaraderie, Bars and Chili cook-offs. Interactive allows a greater ease in col- safety and crime prevention. Please register an event by laborations and builds a The Chief of Police, calling, (925) 371-4978 or sense of community for new Command Staff, Managers, e-mailing, naguon@cityofli- hires from the start. Online Calendar! and Volunteers from the vermore.net our Crime “The building will have Livermore Police Depart- Prevention Officer Nicole a positive effect on our ment will be out visiting Aguon. ability to hire and retain

IMPERSONATOR (continued from page one) SUV drove past, according fire station or hospital) and ample, the arresting vehicle to the bulletin. immediately make your “doesn’t have a solid red The Sandia bulletin was way inside to explain your light” or doesn’t look like a later circulated to Livermore situation and request police police car. neighborhood watch groups assistance.” In that case, it said, “re- by Livermore Police Depart- If a “strange vehicle (is) main in or navigate yourself ment. following you,” it added, to a crowded location or The bulletin advised that “under no circumstances street prior to pulling over. “police impersonation is il- should you simply go home “Upon contact with the legal and has led to robbery, or to where a loved one occupant of the suspicious physical assaults and fraud. might be waiting for you.” vehicle, do not provide any . . . Police impersonators California law does re- personal information un- could attempt to gain in- quire drivers to yield to til you confirm his or her sight into (an employee’s) emergency vehicles sound- agency and identification personal life, such as a home ing a siren and showing at number. address or schools their chil- least one bright red light, the “Confirm this informa- dren attend.” bulletin pointed out. tion if possible by calling the There are several clues to The bulletin had advice agency’s dispatch number Find out what is happening help drivers judge whether a for someone who is pulled or requesting the officer’s police car is real or fake, the over under questionable supervisor to respond to the bulletin said. For one thing, circumstances - if, for ex- scene.” in the Tri-Valley... Livermore police use only black SUVs. For another, marked police department cars have insignias on their sides for clear identification. For a third, police and sheriff’s department pa- trol car license plates have only numbers for identifica- tion. They do not follow the standard letter-and-number format of licenses issued by DMV to civilian driv- ers (1AAA111, 1A11111, 11111A1). “If you find yourself in www.independentnews.com/calendar a situation where you feel you are being followed,” the (925) 447-8700 bulletin advised, “navigate to the nearest public safety building (police station, PAGE 6 - The Independent, JULY 9, 2015

Pleasanton Lions Club Reaches Out to University Town

Golf Tournament Planned to Help Pictured are Pleasanton Lions Pam and Steve Grimes, Santa Barbara Host Lion Howard Hudson, UCSB Lion President Shane Sato, local resident non-Lion Colin Stuard, UCSB Lions Mitch Grimes, Willa Wong, Josh Djauhari, Raise Funds for Future Projects and Victoria Zhang.

By Carol Graham rial to honor the students that will be there after I It was the start of a who were killed," she said. have moved on. I hadn't holiday weekend, a three- "Through collaboration been in the best spirits that day hiatus signaling the between Pleasanton Lions, morning, but having an official kickoff of summer UCSB Lions, Santa Barba- opportunity like that pop and the homestretch of ra Host Lions, and the Isla up turned my day around. the school year. Vista Recreation & Parks That's what service is all In the town whose District, the Trigo-Pasado about." name means "view of Park memorial evolved." The Pleasanton Lions the islands," scores of The park, linking Trigo work tirelessly to raise students were outdoors, and Pasado Roads, is in funds for their many enjoying the twilight of a the heart of Isla Vista, an projects that benefit people nearly 70-degree day. It unincorporated commu- both near and far. An- was May 23, 2014. nity named for its sweep- nual fundraisers include The first 911 call came ing views of the Channel a January crab feed at the in at 9:27 p.m. Eight Islands. The Pleasanton fairgrounds, and an autumn minutes later, it was over. Lions provided funds for a restaurant and shop walk in Six innocent people, plaque and six trees added downtown Pleasanton. none older than 22, had to the park in memory New this year is "The lost their lives before the of the six young adults Matthew Yount Memorial perpetrator put a gun to whose lives had been Scholarship Three-Stick his head, and ended his cut short nearly one year Golf Tournament." It takes rampage and his life. before. On April 17, Lions place Friday, July 24, at In Pleasanton, Pam Pam and husband Steve the Pleasanton Golf Center Grimes was the parent of joined Mitch and others at located at the Alameda one of the 23,000 students Trigo-Pasado Park to plant County Fairgrounds. Fes- Pictured working are Willa, Victoria, Josh and Mitch with Steve Grimes in the attending the Univer- pomegranate, plum, white tivities begin at 3 p.m., and background. sity of California, Santa nectarine, lime, Asian cit- all are invited to attend. Barbara. "Our son Mitch rus and seedless fig trees. "The nine-hole golf holes to win special prizes, tragic accident in Novem- blue eyes," said Grimes. had been near the area "We planted the trees course is very easy to along with a silent auction, ber, 2013. "I think he would be very of the shooting only one to enhance the park and play," said Greg Yount, refreshments and raffle "Matthew was the kind proud of the golf fundrais- hour prior to the tragedy," to provide something that past president of the Pleas- prizes." of kid who was always er, and honored that we're she said. "You send your would continue to grow anton Lions. "It will be Proceeds from the tour- there to help when some- celebrating his memory kids off to college assum- and provide fruit for the a three-stick tournament, nament fund the Matthew one needed it," said Yount. with a day of fun and ing and hoping they'll be community," said Mitch, meaning that golfers are Yount Memorial Scholar- "That's why the Lions playing one of his favorite having a great experience a charter member of the allowed to bring only three ship Foundation. started a scholarship in his sports." as they become educated UCSB Lions. clubs." "It's our plan for name. A young adult who Three hundred miles and independent individu- Santa Barbara resident "All levels are welcome, fifty percent of the monies might not have been able away, on a bluff above the als. The last thing you Colin Stuard happened and I'm sure it will make raised to go toward schol- to attend college might be ocean, a shady park offers imagine is the sort of to be passing by the park for a fun and entertain- arships at each of Pleasan- able to now, and Matthew's a quiet testament to others incident that took place." while the work was taking ing time for all," added ton's three high schools," legacy can live on." whose lives ended too It might have been place. When he learned Grimes. "Guests can also said Yount, Matthew's Matthew lettered in golf soon. Within, a memorial over for Grimes with the of the project's purpose, attend dinner-only if they father. "And fifty percent all four years at Foothill, plaque bears the timeless safe homecoming of her he grabbed a shovel and prefer not to golf." will go to the Cal Poly and made a hole-in-one at words of Saint Basil: "A son except for one thing: pitched in. Tickets for golf and din- Study Abroad Program." Pebble Beach's Spyglass tree is known by its fruit; a she is a member of the "It was an amazing ner cost $75 for adults, and Matthew, a 2011 Hill Golf Course during a man by his deeds. A good Pleasanton Lions Club, experience to be a part $50 for students. Dinner- graduate of Foothill High match his senior year. At deed is never lost; he who a chapter of the world's of something so simple only tickets cost $35, School, was a junior at Cal Poly, he tried out for sows courtesy reaps friend- largest service organiza- yet rewarding," said the with the meal catered by California Polytechnic the golf team, earning a ship, and he who plants tion. 24-year-old. "Those trees Dickey's Barbeque Pit. State University, San Luis spot as a walk-on player. kindness gathers love." "We felt it would be will potentially be there "It's going to be a day Obispo when he went to "I remember Matthew's For more information important and healing for for twenty years, and it's of fun for everyone," said study abroad in Seville, enthusiasm for sports, or to sign up for the golf the college community to fulfilling to leave some- Grimes. "There will be Spain. While there, the fun-loving attitude, always- tournament, visit www. come up with a memo- thing positive in Isla Vista golf games at some of the 20-year-old drowned in a smiling face and bright pleasantonlionsclub.org.

(continued from page 4) borhood commutes and the in actively promoting EV. Tesla seems to have taken nesses from having to relo- set proposal (the bait) was plex at the corner of Holmes desirability of the area. In- The only two "convenient" care of their own vehicles. cate or leave town the gem of an Office Park and Concannon. I live in creased traffic also poses a stations are at "The Pavil- The majority need help from Save 279 convenient at Holmes and Concannon southern Livermore and threat to children walking to ion" which is 4 miles from the community. If Brent- parking spaces streets. 40 years later comes drive through this intersec- Sunset School. downtown or Whole Foods wood can install charging Save almost 200 mature the switch. The proposal by tion 5-6 times a day. It is an 3. Loss of small busi- off of Hacienda which is 7 stations at their downtown trees Sunset to trash the Office esthetically pleasing corner nesses--The loss of the small miles from downtown.. garage, I am confident we Save the 4 + acres of open Park and build more homes. which serves as a hub of businesses who rented in I don't understand why can. space at Sunset Office Plaza This amounts to nothing small businesses frequented these buildings is disturb- there are no units in the Let's get the ball rolling Save water by avoiding less than a downgrade,when by many Livermore citizens. ing on many levels. There downtown garage next to on at least one or two sta- increased usage Livermore is in an upgrade I sorely miss my doctor and is very little office space the Bankhead Theater and tions. Save Sunset School from mode. dentist who worked in that available in Livermore and the movie theater. I seem to additional over crowding By approving the Sunset complex. many have had to relocate remember units there that Racist Remarks Save additional traffic proposal the City would set a My reasons for opposing in distant cities. That means are now replaced with police Douglas Herz from homes built at SOP bad precedent. Sometime in the rezoning are three fold: we who used their services parking which would make Pleasanton Save Livermore from the future a previous devel- 1. The original 1973 have to travel further, us- it easier for the department It is unclear how issuing overcrowding of homes on oper might come back and ordinance which created ing more fuel and time, or to get lunch. unproven charges of racism small lots demand that a recreation this office complex included change providers. Isn’t en- I have given the name of (by PUSD school board Save South Livermore, area that included perhaps a 5 acre park for public couraging small businesses the city engineer and email trustees Jamie Yee Hintzke please attend the final City a swimming pool, be filled recreation and enjoyment, a wise policy for the city?? address to NRG EVgo in and Joan Laursen in last Council meeting on July 13, in with houses, .using the according to Mr. Mehren, I encourage everyone order to contact you with week's Independent edito- 7 pm at 3575 Pacific Ave. to pretext of the California Sunset’s original owner. to attend the City Council pertinent information on rial) will help our students show your support for this drought and water shortage. The park was established in meeting on Monday July 13 installing or reinstalling and schools to improve. unique office complex. As one of the more repu- perpetuity and its status is at 7 PM where the rezoning charging stations in the ga- Hintzke and Laursen should table developers in the Bay irrevocable according to this will be voted on. A large op- rage area, where they should have thought twice before Sunset Zoning Change Area, Sunset Devel- ordinance. Therefore Sun- position crowd would send a be. The person I talked to at attacking the community Aaron Latkin opment Company obtained set’s current plan to build strong message to the City City Hall rambled on about they were elected to serve Livermore permits and built about 4000 houses and greatly reduce Council. the "plan" to have dozens and have much to explain The proposed changes houses and 500 apartments the amount of open space installed when the "grant" at the next school board by Sunset Homes appear to in the 60's and 70's in Liver- is a flagrant violation of the Charging Stations money becomes available. meeting. be nothing less than a Bait more, essentially giving original city ordinance. David P. Koski I have been around long and Switch operation. The Sunset their start in the 2. Community impact-- Livermore enough to know a runaround bait came about 40 years building industry. First we are in a severe Save South Livermore I recently visited City when I hear one. Jan Brovont ago with the original devel- The best possible solu- drought. The extra drain Hall to inquire as to whether I am not asking for "doz- Livermore opment proposal for Sun- tion to this issue might be on our water supply is not there are any plans to in- ens." I think it is reasonable Save Sunset Office Plaza, set Homes. This is nothing for Sunset Development to prudent. Second--Sunset stall EV charging stations to have a couple of stations intersection of Concannon unique. All developers try to be encouraged to step up Elementary School is al- downtown, and was given a for Leafs, Volts, Fusions in Blvd. and Holmes St. make their proposals attrac- and upgrade the office park. ready crowded. Why make non-answer, answer. Noth- the downtown area since Save over 90 professional tive to the community by With a modest investment in it more so? And third--The ing on specific progress or there are now over one hun- offices in 10 one story build- including schools, recreation the property this gem might increased traffic congestion interaction with NRG EVgo dred thousand plug in elec- ings areas, parking, shopping, will negatively affect neigh- (More MAILBOX, page 9) or other companies involved tric vehicles in California. Save many small busi- etc. Part of the original Sun- The Independent, JULY 9, 2015 - PAGE 7

TV30 Recognizes High School Athletes TV30’s fifth Annual Outstanding High School Athletic Awards event took place on Thursday, May 28, at the Robert Livermore Community Center. Fifty-six high school athletes from Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton were honored for their accomplishments. Sponsored by Tri-Valley Community Television, the event featured guest speaker, NFL professional and former Raider tight-end, Tony Stewart. The show is now airing on TV30 and also available via video-on-demand on the station’s website at tv30.org. Each week throughout the 2014-15 school season, an outstanding varsity high school athlete was selected Granada Little League hosted its 9 Year Old Invitational by TV30 Sports. The athlete was highlighted on TV30's Tournament from June 27-July 2. Granada hosted twelve weekly sports program “Tri-Valley Sports Final.” of the 9 year old All Star Teams teams from District Those student/athletes and their families were invited 57(Livermore, Pleasanton, Danville, San Ramon and to attend the awards ceremony and reception. Over 255 Dublin). Granada’s 9 year old Gold All Stars competed people were present at the event including the Mayors in the week long tournament playing five games. GLL's of Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton, Congressman Eric All Star team dominated going 5-0 in tournament play. Swalwell, Assemblywoman Catharine Baker and Supervi- GLL played San Ramon Valley Little League Gold team sor Haggerty. Tri-Valley school superintendents, princi- for the Championship on July 2nd and won 13-1. They pals, athletic directors and coaches from the high schools were the only team to go undefeated in the tournament. were also present. Pictured from left are Assemblymember Catharine. Carol Shimizu, principal at Dublin High School, said, Pictured are Granada Gold All Sats (back row) Manager Baker, Dr B., Aileen Jeong, Dublin High School golf, “Our athletic department staff and students really look and Supervisor Scott Haggerty. Steve Wilde, Coach Dan Johnston and Drew Boyd; (2nd forward each year to this event. Thanks to TV30 for being row) Jo Jo Camilleri, CJ Johnston and Cole Carnahan; so supportive by filming our varsity games.” (3rd row) Coach Tyler Hahn, Logan Hahn, Alex Grasso, Professional football player Tony Stewart was the Tommy Chance, Riley Winchell, Jacob Phillips and keynote speaker. Stewart was a tight-end for the Oakland Parker Warner; and (front row) Marco Wilde, Quinn Boyd Raiders and currently works for the NFL in the Player and Cody Johnston; not pictured Luke Palma. Engagement Department. Local graduate Congressman Eric Swalwell also spoke at the event. He relived his sports experience at Dublin High School and gave advice to the students. "The students have worked hard to get to this point, I am glad we have prioritized a very special night with the sole purpose of honoring them and their families for their dedication and hard work. We appreciate the support of those who participated. They have given the awardees a positive experience they will remember for the rest of their lives,” said Melissa Tench-Stevens, Executive Direc- tor of TV30. For the first time, TV30 presented the "Tri-Valley Sports Final Outstanding High School Coach of the Year One of videos shown during the event featured Megan Award." The recipient, Bennie Lafever, coached wrestling McCandless - Granada HS Cross Country. and football in the Tri-Valley for 35 years. The winning coach was chosen from nominations submitted by TV30 ing Athletic Award event are individual interviews with viewers on the station's website. the Athletes of the Week, parents, coaches and principals. The “Game of the Week" trophies went to high schools The awards and event were sponsored by Tri-Valley in Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton. Awards were also TV, the TV30 Foundation and local sponsors. There was presented to the superintendents, principals, athletic Pictured are the Stompers 12B team, winners of the no charge to the awardees or to anyone attending the directors and coaches from the schools. the Pleasanton Girls Softball League Summer Classic: event. A TV30 highlight of the program was the giant-screen (front) Ally Calcagno, Lauren Bible, Sofia O'Brien, The two-hour show may be viewed on TV30 and video of each student’s award winning play. Then the ath- Alysa Perez; (middle) Justine Aynesworth, Lauren streaming live on the station’s website at tv30.org. Photos letes received their awards from “Tri-Valley Sports Final” of the event can also be downloaded at no charge from Indermuehle, Remy Laflamme, mascot "Sadie Stomper," hosts Ian Bartholomew and George “Dr. B” Baljevich. the website. DVDs are available for purchase. Taylor Houchins; and (back) Coach Renee Stiner, Riley They were also personally congratulated by guest speaker Athletes recognized throughout the year are: Tim Stiner, Mya Wells, Coach Mel Smith, Vanessa von Sosen, Tony Stewart, Mayor David Haubert of Dublin, Mayor Harris - Livermore High School football; Josh Nobida Michaela Smith, and Coach Scott Indermuehle. John Marchand of Livermore, and Vice-Mayor Karla – Dublin High School football; Megan McCandless Brown of Pleasanton. Joining the effort as well were in September and ends in early - Granada HS cross country; Ronnie Jones - Amador Stompers Are Champs Congressman Eric Swalwell, State Assembly member Stompers 12B won the Pleas- November. No prior experi- Valley HS football; Isaiah Floyd - Foothill High School ence necessary. To learn more, Catharine Baker, and Alameda County Supervisor Scott anton Girls Softball League football; Kyle Kearns - Foothill High School football; Summer Classic Tournament visit LivermoreGirlsSoftball. Haggerty. org or email info@Livermore- Aileen Jeong - Dublin High School girls golf; Sophia Hui on Sunday, July 5. Also included in the TV30 broadcast of the Outstand- On Saturday, July 4, Stom- GirlsSoftball.org. - Dublin High School girls golf; Jackson Crose - Liver- pers opened the tournament more HS boys cross country; Tom Sornsen - Amador Val- playing Pleasant Hill Panthers. Fastpitch Players ley boys water polo; Jabari Jefferson - Dublin football; They won this first game 12-2. Mavericks Fastpitch 12U Pleasanton Phantom was the team is looking to add players Ledre McCollough - Amador Valley football; Ryan Silvas Stompers' second opponent of to its roster for the remainder - Granada football; Taylor Cruz - Foothill girls volleyball; the day, and Stompers lost a of the Summer season and into Jessica Elfin - Livermore girls water polo; Isaiah very close game to Phantom the fall season. For the Summer Langley - Foothill football; Aaron Andrews - Granada 5-6. Despite the loss, Stompers season, there are 4 tournaments ended up being ranked first in remaining on the schedule, end- football; Bella Fernandez - Granada girls volleyball; their group. ing late August early September. Drew Pressler - Amador Valley girls volleyball; Jessica On Sunday, Stompers came The team is looking for play- Rieble - Amador Valley girls volleyball; Taylor Robles out strong in their quarter-final ers striving to play at a higher - Granada girls golf; Jake Foscalina - Livermore boys game, beating San Lorenzo level. Training is in Livermore, Heat 16-2. Next the Stompers and includes both field and soccer; Ruben Mercado - Foothill football; Nina Bessolo met the San Carlos Force in the indoor training sessions. For - Valley Christian girls basketball; Collin Stafford - semi-final game. The game was more information refer to the Granada boys basketball; tied 3-3 after 3 innings. Then Facebook page: Facebook.com/ Kameron Johnson - Granada boys basketball; Navid the Stompers turned on the mavericksfastpitch or send an heat scoring 8 runs in the 4th email to schedule a tryout to Khamush - Dublin High School boys soccer; Milan inning. Stompers won this game [email protected] Moses – Dublin High School girls basketball; Delaney handily 11-3. Advancing to the The Livermore Smoke 8Ub Summer Travel Ball team Gill-Sommerhauser – Granada girls basketball; Stokley championship game, Stompers Tryouts Set won the Pleasanton Phantom Summer Classic over Chaffee – Amador Valley boys basketball; Timmy Falls were very motivated to win their Bay Area Stingers basket- – Dublin High School boys basketball; Jeremy Schuler – third tournament. ball will be holding Summer the 4th of July weekend, their third championship of Stompers played against the Tryouts for boys and girls ages the summer. After a tough first game, they swept the Dublin High School boys soccer; Kylie Long – Granada MVLA Nova in the champion- 11-14. Tryouts will be held at High School girls soccer; Kayla Frierson – Valley Chris- ship game. Nova scored first next five and beat the Union City Fury in the finals. The NB Courts in Livermore on pitching was fantastic throughout. Timely hitting up tian girls basketball; Alyssa Lorenzo – Valley Christian and went ahead 2-0 in the first July 13th and 15th; Girls from girls basketball; Arianna Cunha – Valley Christian girls 2 innings. Stompers were able to 5:30pm - 7:30pm and Boys from and down the lineup helped secure the title. Pictured tie it up 2-2 after the 3rd inning, 7:30pm 9:30pm. The summer are Sydney Aguilar, Jessica Barger, Victoria Dela Cruz, basketball; and then go ahead by 1 run for session runs July - September. Madelyn Funk, Maliah Lincoln, Caitlyn McNeil, Lauren Thomas Triantos – Livermore High School baseball; a score of 3-2 in the 4th inning. For more information contact Melton, Saskia Raab, Gabrielle Sands, Danielle Hanley, Alyssa Arace – Valley Christian girls basketball; Dustin In the 7th inning, Nova was able us at bayareastingers@gmail. Dukleth – Foothill High School ; Jojuan Carrington – to tie the score at 3-3. However, com or call us at 510-600-3262. Joely Wolf, and Delilah VanderBeek, with coaches Ryan Dublin High School girls basketball; Julyana Amante since Stompers were the home Melton, Alex Sands, Dave VanderBeek, John Wolf, and team, they had the last at bat. – Dublin High School girls basketball; Scott Buskey – With 2 outs, Stompers scored to Golf Tournament Rob Dela Cruz. Livermore High School boys soccer; Samantha Whalen be able to pull out the win with Pro-Amigos Golf Tourna- a 4-3 final score. ment will be held at the Sunol – Livermore High School softball; Ryan Knop – Foothill Golf Course, August 14, 2015. High School golf - boys; 11a.m. Check-in. Nalani Scates – Foothill High School softball; Dani- CYO Cross Country The public is invited to St. Michael CYO cross participate. elle Williams – Amador Valley softball; Jamaun Charles country team will begin prac- Proceeds will be used to – Amador Valley track – boys; Maxime Rooney – Grana- tices for the fall season on provide humanitarian services da Swimming - boys; Noah Woolsey – Amador Valley Sunday, August 16. Meets begin to depressed communities in boys golf; Jacob Solomon – Dublin boys Golf; Sahit September 18 and go through and around Puerto Penasco, October 16. The team is open Mexico. Primary support is to Menon – Amador Valley – boys volleyball; Ryan Ruley to all children from kindergarten a women's clinic, an elderly – Livermore – baseball; Moriah Simonds - Granada – through eighth grade who live in center, and a home for children girls swimming;Jackie Gilbert – Amador Valley – girls Livermore or attend St. Michael. with special needs. Scramble lacrosse All levels of running ability and format, putting contest , and experience are welcome. Go to longest drive contest. $125.00 www.smisctrack.org for more entry fee. Dinner as well as silent information or contact Tracy and live auctions follow. $40.00 Vogler at [email protected] for dinner only. Tee sponsors or 925-980-2159. needed at $100.00 per tee. Livermore’s Sydney Aguilar shined at pitcher for the For information contact An- tonio at 925-413-1890 or visit: Smoke 8Ub team in the Pleasanton Phantom Summer Baseball Camps www.proamigos.org. Classic. Thunder Sox Baseball Club is holding a baseball camp in Livermore this summer. July 13-17, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Camps are open to ages 8U- 13U. Cost is $250 per week. For information go to www. TsoxBaseball.com. To register, email Coach Lonsdale at Tsox- [email protected].

Fall Softball Livermore Girls Softball Association is now accepting registration for the Fall Recre- ational season. This season starts PAGE 8 - The Independent, JULY 9, 2015 Ribbon Cutting, Harvest Ceremony Held at Sunflower Hill Garden in Livermore

Sunflower Hill held a ribbon cutting and 'harvest' ceremony at the Gardens at Hagemann Ranch in Liver- more on Wednesday July 1. The one-acre garden is located on the historic Hagemann Ranch. The farm owned by the city of Liver- more was once the home to Martin Mendenhall, brother of Livermore's founder Wil- liam Mendenhall. Sunflower Hill Gardens​​ will provide vocational​ work ​ opportunities for in- dividuals with special needs Those attending the event toured the garden (top photo) and will​ ​grow food for local then gathered for the ceremonies. pantries such as Open Heart Kitchen. ​Since the garden was planted in late April, and 4H/Double Hearts. ​ historically significant rem- more than 200 pounds have Livermore Mayor John nant of the original Rancho already been donated. Marchand and Alameda el Valle de San Jose Mexican The thriving garden proj- County Supervisor Scott land grant award in 1839 to ect is led by Lynn Monica, Haggerty spoke at the cere- the Bernal, Sunol and Pico VP of Sunflower Hill and mony. Representatives from families and later owned by Board member Chris Bo- Assemblymember Catha- Martin Mendenhall, brother gert. Together with Master rine Baker's office, Senator of the city of Livermore’s Gardener Pamela Eckert, Steve Glazer's office and founder, William Menden- farmers Shawn Seufert and Congressman Eric Swal- hall. Steve Baker, numerous well's office all presented In 1896, it was sold to crops have been planted, proclamations. Pleasanton the Hagemann family and including tomatoes, lettuce, City Councimembers Kathy continued to be operated as basil, corn, peppers, 3 sis- Narum and Jerry Pentin, a working farm until 2006. ters, blueberries, strawber- along with Livermore City First purchased by a private ries, raspberries, eggplant, Councilmembers Stewart developer and then by the artichokes, kale, beans, Gary and Steve Spedowfski city of Livermore, it is listed pumpkins, collard greens planted sunflowers to mark on the National Register of and squash. ​ the occasion. ​The ribbon Historic Places. Sunflower​ Hill is one of cutting was hosted by the ​For more information on four nonprofits operating on- Livermore Valley Chamber Sunflower Hill Gardens and site. The others are Heritage of Commerce.​ volunteer opportunities, visit Guild, Fertile Groundworks The five acre parcel is a www.sunflowerhill.org

Realtors Sign Listing Agreement

Bay East Association the direction of their clients. including prominent display of REALTORS® and the “Now that brokers can of the listing agent’s name Contra Costa Association of send their clients' listings and contact information. REALTORS® have jointly directly to the Zillow Group Brokerages will also receive Photos - Doug Jorgensen signed a listing distribution sites from the MLS system, attribution, branding, and a Downtown Livermore was the site of one of the area's live fireworks show. People agreement with the Zillow buyers and sellers can have link back to their websites. gathered throughout the day, spending time playing in the water, dining outdoors, and Group that will give bro- greater confidence that the In addition they will have just enjoying the community event. The 4th of July Red, White and Boom Fireworks kers the ability to market property details are current access to detailed metrics on and Block Party was hosted by Livermore Downtown Inc. their clients’ properties to and accurate,” added Mike each listing that appears on the more than 140 million Fracisco, President of the the Zillow Group sites. Bro- monthly unique users who Bay East Association of kers and agents can modify visit Zillow Group’s con- REALTORS®. their contact information sumer brands, including The terms of the agree- and receive leads directly Zillow® and Trulia®. For ment offer multiple benefits from Zillow Group sites, all home sellers who want to to home buyers, sellers and at no cost. maximize exposure of their the agents and brokers who The agreement between property to potential home represent them. The listings the Bay East and Contra buyers, their real estate will make it easier for con- Costa MLSs and Zillow broker and agent will now sumers to identify the source Group takes effect imme- have the opportunity to of the listing information, diately. display the most current and accurate listing information on these sites. Real estate brokers and agents who belong to the multiple listing services Proudly Presents (MLSs) in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties have THE SILVERADO BAND access to the most accurate Oldies, Classic Rock, Country and detailed source of in- Sunday, August 2nd, 4:30pm to 8:30pm formation on properties for sale in the San Francisco Playing 1st Sunday of Each Month East Bay. The new agree- No Cover Charge ment with Zillow Group 1847 Portola Ave, Livermore (925) 456-7100 enables them to ensure that their listing information can flow directly from the MLS to the Zillow Group sites, at Livermore Cinemas minions (PG)-cc 12:10 1:00 2:30 3:15 4:50 5:40 7:10 8:00 9:30 minions (PG) 6:30 8:50 minions (PG)-3d 11:30 1:50 4:10 the gallows (r) 12:25 2:45 5:05 7:20 9:55 self/less (PG13) 12:35 3:40 6:45 9:40 INSIDE OUT (PG) 11:25 12:10 2:00 2:50 4:40 5:30 7:15 8:10 9:50 Opera in JURASSIC WORLD (PG13) 1:00 4:00 7:00 9:55 JURASSIC WORLD (PG13)-DBOX 5:30 8:45 the Vineyard JURASSIC WORLD (PG13)-3D-DBOX 11:30 2:30 July 19th TERMINATOR GENISYS (PG13) 12:50 3:50 6:50 9:50 LivermoreValleyOpera.org MAGIC MIKE XXL (R) 1:10 4:05 7:00 9:55 SPY (R) 7:15 10:00 for info. and tickets MAX (PG) 1:15 4:15 (925) 447-8941 TED 2 (R) 11:20 2:00 4:40 7:20 10:00 1356 S. Livermore Ave. Preview July 16: ant man (PG13)-3D-DBOX 7:00 9:45 Trainwreck (R) 8:00 Open 7 Days a week 12-4:30 ** $1 Summer Matinee Series, 10am Every Monday and Wednesday** The Independent, JULY 9, 2015 - PAGE 9

(continued from page 6) than be swayed by a multi- housing, water use increas- will tear everything down for filling in the most land? we travel. I think everyone million dollar corporation be profitable, both to the ing by millions of gallons, and leave it. I can't believe I believe the voters should should be very concerned who will take their profit builder and the community. strain on electric grid (our that would be their intent take a look at our represen- about the changes that are to San Ramon. I urge the electric in Sunset East has though money is power. tatives before they forever taking place. We must act City Council to vote no on Rezoning Opposed gone out many times over change the face of a won- before this becomes irre- re-zoning this property. Joan Mumma the years since new housing Water and Development derful city where families versible. Please attend the City Livermore on Arroyo Rd. - at times for Annabel Vondera can raise their children, Do our city fathers not Council Meeting Monday The Sunset Office Plaza hours up to days and a few Livermore have open space, without recognize the negative im- July 13, 2015 at 7pm., 3575 As a resident of Liver- at the corner of Holmes St. months ago off then on again crowded schools and traffic pact their decisions are hav- Pacific Ave. Come to sup- more since 1972, I am and Concannon Blvd. is an in 5 seconds, long enough to that is not over whelming ing on the City of Liver- port retaining Sunset Office becoming increasingly dis- extremely unique complex have to reset everything and for the very streets where more? with convenient parking Plaza and to reject re-zoning. put a strain on all the surge appointed in the direction and lovely grounds. The protectors. that the city of Livermore long standing city general Quality of Life The lovely trees and has adopted. The mission of plan for this property to be Teresa (Terry) Miller bushes will be ripped out the City Manager’s office is UNCLE Adds Two New Roles Livermore to communicate Livermore’s zoned commercial should and though the Plan stated UNCLE Credit Union, serving the communities of Liver- remain intact. The loss For several years now several trees will remain vision and values as deter- Sunset Office Plaza corner more, Pleasanton, and Tracy, has announced the creation of these offices will cause when I read the arborist re- mined by the City Council of two new executive roles in a move that will strengthen of Holmes and Concannon many professionals to leave port disturbing root systems and the community. Why corporate performance and streamline decision-making in Livermore, as many already has been the focus of the and rearranging soil will is the planning commission response to the changing needs of the market it serves. Dree have. It will be a hardship neighbors all around the area most likely harm and/or out- allowing the number of Johnson has been promoted to Vice President, Member on everyone involved and to request that the Planning right kill the remaining 40 new residences to be built? Services, and Sarah Samuel has been named Vice President, create a lack of trust with the Commission deny rezoning year old trees. Certainly not The families who are cur- Sales and Marketing. City of Livermore. of the land to residential. least are the businesses, the rently living in Livermore “These changes in our corporate structure will empower The neighborhood wants This was not successful few that remain, and those are being told to cutback our leadership to act faster and more effectively to realize these offices to remain. They and now the City Council who have gone have been our water use. I believe we opportunities that will help the Credit Union prosper— completely reject crowding is to make the final decision forced to find other locations have achieved that goal and while staying closely engaged with the needs of our mem- this property with houses Monday evening. disrupting themselves their will continue. Where will bers,” states Harold Roundtree, president and CEO. which will cause traffic I feel that the City has customers and moving from the water come from for As Vice President, Member Services, Dree Johnson will congestion, noise and over- forgotten the part of the Mis- a place that is designed for all of the new townhomes, continue to head the Credit Union’s Retail Financial Centers crowding Sunset School, not sion Statement that states, professionals with plenty of houses, single and two story as well as the Contact Center. In her new role, Johnson will to mention unnecessary use "The City of Livermore . . . parking. homes and apartments? I am also oversee UNCLE’s Investment Services program in part- of water during a drought. . works to enhance the com- I am hoping that the citi- not opposed to change if it nership with CUSO Financial Services, L.P. (CFS) and will The proposed plan does munity and quality of life for zens of Livermore, as many is for the betterment of our join UNCLE’s Managing and Asset-Liability Committees. not fit the character of the Livermore residents." The who are able, come to the community. In her new position, Sarah Samuel will continue to lead Business Development and Mortgage Origination Sales— neighborhood. Dense hous- changes to that little green Council meeting on Pa- Livermore has always adding UNCLE’s Marketing Division to the areas reporting ing is more appropriate near corner an entry to the City cific Ave July 13th at 7:00 been a charming and friend- will not enhance but deter; to her. Since she joined UNCLE as Vice President, Sales downtown. and voice their opinions. ly community. When shop- and Services in 2013, Samuel has been a critical part of the the traffic and pollution, the The City of Livermore There is too much residential ping in a store you would leadership team that has enabled the organization to surpass purports to promote and overcrowding (too much building and overcrowding see familiar faces. This is fundamental objectives pertaining to the Credit Union’s retain small business. I building going on already), as I write. becoming an experience growth. As UNCLE Credit Union’s Vice President, Sales hope the City Council will Sunset school in the neigh- If not rezoned the threat from the past. Are we in and Marketing, Samuel will remain a member of the Credit listen to the residents rather borhood not available to new to us is Sunset Development competition with Dublin Union’s Managing and Asset-Liability Committees.

ABC Recognized community music programs. Parent Education 925-960-2400 for more in- of Element 116, a Livermore ABC Music Store & Acade- July 16, 2015: Dagnino Stan Houston at ABC The Tri-Valley YMCA formation. student jazz band. Road/Raymond Road Music Store & Academy my is dedicated to providing in Dublin hosts Y-Parent Dragonfly will hold a the community exceptional Bel Roma Road at May will be departing this week Education classes every Mason-McDuffie News raffle for a 10-class pass School Road for the Summer NAMM musical instruments and mu- 2nd Tuesday of the month. Two experienced Mason- to Dragonfly classes, val- sic lessons. They supply top May School Road from show in Nashville, TN, as This month's topic: Family McDuffie vice presidents ued at $145, with proceeds Dagnino Road to North one of the top 100 Deal- quality musical instruments, Traditions and Transitions: have been recognized as benefitting Friends of the including instruments for Livermore Blvd. ers for 2015 in the United Life Changes. Employees of the Month Vineyards, a local non-profit July 20, 2015: Highland States. The industry will school bands, offer full in- Having traditions, rou- for May. open space advocacy group. house repair services, and Road – Morgan Territory celebrate the 2015 Top 100 tines and practices to honor Brian Linchey, vice presi- Raffle tickets cost $5. Road at Manning Road to Dealers, 2015's Dealer of provide classes on care and life's transitions and changes dent and branch manager For more information vis- maintenance. Whether you Contra Costa County line the Year and seven other can strengthen the family of the high-performing San it http://dragonflyyogawell- Manning Road from category winners during the are starting music lessons, bond, provide comfort and Ramon branch, was named ness.com/. continuing music lessons, North Livermore Blvd. to Friday, July 10th, awards security, teach values, and Production Employee of the Contra Costa County line ceremony. renting or buying a musical add meaning to mundane Month. Linchey joined the instrument, they are there County Road Work July 21, 2015: Collier "The NAMM Top 100 or unanticipated life events. firm in 2005 and leads the The Alameda County Canyon Road from Mile Dealers go beyond running to help. Upcoming topics: August branch at 2333 San Ramon Public Works Agency will The music stores are lo- Marker 5.45 to Contra Costa a successful business, they 11th: Ask the "Experts": Valley Blvd., Suite 495. He conduct its annual chip seal County line are ambassadors for music cated conveniently at 2156 Exploring your biggest par- lives in Danville with his program in unincorporated First Street in Downtown July 22, 2015: Doolan and music education in enting dilemmas. wife and their two sons. areas of East County begin- Road / Collier Canyon Road their communities," said Joe Livermore, and at 739 First Childcare is available George Fagundes was re- ning Monday, July 13, 2015, Street in Benicia. Each store (Frontage Road) Lamond, president and CEO with advanced reservation. cently promoted to first vice through Wed., July 22, 2015, During chip seal road- of NAMM. "They gener- has over 2000 square feet of Please RSVP to reserve a president and also named between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 floor space that includes sev- work, traffic will be re- ously share their passion for spot. Employee of the Month. p.m. The planned schedule stricted to one lane in each music with both longtime en private music instruction Contact Susan Mancino, He leads the marketing and for roadwork is as follows: studios. ABC's Faculty in- direction and will be subject customers and those just MFT Intern with questions business development team July 13, 2015: Linde- to delays. Motorists are beginning their musical cludes over 30 experienced or to RSVP at 925-354-1392 within the Prime Services mann Road from Byron- professional musicians who advised to use alternate journey. What they add to or smancino@ymcaeastbay. Group. He joined the firm in Bethany Reservoir to the routes and adjust for delays their communities can best are active in national and org 2008 and works at the home Contra Costa County line international performance. accordingly. This schedule be measured in the number office in San Ramon. His Kelso Road from Moun- is subject to change. of lives positively impacted An independent panel Chillin' in the Creek team contacts each new loan tain House Road east to San through music." of judges evaluated retail- Chillin’ in the Creek will officer to introduce them to Joaquin County line Stan and Marianne ers' submissions across cat- be offered Sat., July 11 by the firm and equip them with Christensen Road from Houston own ABC Music egories including customer the Livermore Area Rec- the marketing materials to Bruns Road to the Byron- stores in downtown Benicia service, music advocacy, reation and Park District help them succeed. He lives Bethany Reservoir and Livermore locations. store design and promotions. ranger staff. Meet Ranger in Pleasanton with his wife July 14, 2015: Bruns Both have years of experi- NAMM's Top 100 Dealers Patti Cole at 1 p.m. at Syca- and their son. Road from Christensen Road ence in music performance demonstrate overall merit more Grove Park, 1051 to Contra Costa County line and education. Their dream and a consistent understand- Wetmore Road. Contra Costa County line ing of industry best prac- Dragonfly Anniversary is to continually improve Grab some old shoes, put Dragonfly Yoga + Well- Laughlin Road from tices. The judges then score the stores and bring music on comfortable clothes that ness will hold an open house north end to Alameda Coun- the nominees to determine and the arts to both com- can get wet and join this on Sunday, July 12 from ty line the category winners and munities. cool-down in the arroyo. 9-11 AM to celebrate its Old Vasco Road from Dealer of the Year that will Proceeds from both Participants will search for second anniversary. This Vasco Road to end of road- be announced at the July 10 stores, as well as concerts creek critters and learn a bit free community event will way Awards event. Excellence they sponsor and promote, about the ecology of the Ar- feature an all-levels yoga Cayetano Ct. at North in eight categories will be are used to develop and sup- royo del Valle. Nets will be class, live music, and savory Livermore Blvd. recognized during the Top port band programs within provided. Appropriate for all refreshments. Dragonfly is July 15, 2015: Hartman Dealer Awards at Summer the school district, and to ages; kids must be accompa- located upstairs in Foresters Road from North Livermore NAMM. provide music scholarships nied by an adult. Hall, 171 South J Street in Blvd. to end of roadway For more information, to children who otherwise There is a $5 per vehicle downtown Livermore. Hartford Avenue from please contact Stan Houston would not have the oppor- parking fee at either entrance Bassist Matt Finders and North Livermore Blvd. to at (707) 495-6581 or abcmu- tunity. Over their years of to Sycamore Grove Park. A guitarist Brad Buethe will end of roadway service to the community, [email protected] $3 donation is requested to provide a smooth jazz back- Raymond Road/Lorraine Stan and Marianne have do- help support the programs drop for the yoga session. Street nated over $100,000 to the unless other fees are speci- Matt is founder and director fied. Participants may call

Caren L. (Mason) Fee loved all sports, with soc- her “Expiration date." Columbus, GA, at the age Obituary/ Resident of Livermore cer being her favorite. She Friends and family are of 90. Aug. 1954 – June 14, 2015 played on the Grizzlies for invited to A Celebration He moved to Livermore Memoriam Policies Caren passed away on over 28 years. of Life party to be held on in 1959 to work at the Law- Sunday, June 14, 2015, with Caren is survived by her Sat., July 11, 2015 starting rence Livermore National Obituaries are published in her family husband Pete; devoted sons at 11:00 am at Veterans Park Laboratory. by her side. Justin (Candice) of San (Upper Park) located at 5211 Archer was actively in- The Independent at no charge. She was Diego, grandchildren Rae- Arroyo Road, Livermore. volved in local politics in There is a small charge for truly one in gan and Mason and Kevin Livermore where he served photographs in the obituaries. a million. (Casey Hazelhofer); sisters Archer Futch on the planning commission, She mar- Julie Mason (Donald Kat- the Zone 7 water district Memoriam ads can also be ried Peter Memorial Service tenhorn) and Carol (Mike) A memorial service for board, and the city council, Fee in July placed in The Independent when Plotz; brother David (& Archer Futch will be held in including a period as mayor 1977. Peggy) Mason; Nephews, in the early 1970s. He was a families want to honor the memories Caren enjoyed a long ca- Livermore on Sat., July 11. nieces and families John and member of the Sierra Club, reer with the LARPD, work- The service will take of their loved ones. There is a charge for Kyle Plotz, Whendy Costa, and Friends of the Vine- ing as a preschool teacher place at 10:00 a.m. at the memoriam ads,based on the size of the ad. and ESS Director at Al- Annie Shaum, Danielle Ma- Asbury United Methodist yards. tamont Creek. She touched son, David Mason, Jr. and Church, 4743 East Ave, Memorial donations in and shaped many lives. Her the entire Fee family. Livermore. memory of Archer can be Please send an email to passions in life were her THANK YOU to all Archer, a long-time made to the endowment of family, friends, coworkers, her wonderful friends (you Livermore resident and ac- the Tri-Valley Conservancy, [email protected] teaching children, tea parties, know who you are) who tivist, passed away on Sat- 1457 First Street, Liver- stamping and reading. She have always been by her side urday, May 16, 2015, in more, CA 94550. and helped her live beyond PAGE 10 - The Independent, JULY 9, 2015

Photos - Doug Jorgensen The Alameda County Fair closed its doors Sunday after a successful run at the fairgrounds in Pleasanton. The final days included the annual livestock auction, a 4th of July fireworks spectacular, and live horse racing featuring stakes events, and entertainment for all.

Alameda County Fair Ends 17-Day Run in Pleasanton

After seventeen action-packed days & nights, the 103rd livestock showing, kids STEAM weekends and plenty of Lemonade – 24,590 Alameda County Fair concluded its run Sunday night. great Fair food. SNACKDOWN WINNERS The fun and excitement lasted right up through the final 2015 Alameda County Fair by the numbers: Deep Fried Wood Fired Pastrami Pizza –1,600 hour with simultaneous grand finale shows: the highly- Total Attendance: 444,923 Cap’n Crunch Shrimp w/ Sriracha Sauce -- 290 anticipated, RV Demolition Derby, and 80’s super group, Total Vehicles Parked – 109,183 Deep Fried Cheesecake -- 634 Berlin featuring Terri Nunn, in concert at the amphitheater 4th of July Fireworks Show – 48,483 FEED THE NEED FOOD DRIVE Powered by PG&E. Horse Racing Track Attendance – 46,865 Pounds of food donated – 22,420 New attractions, including Extreme Rodeo, Monster EXHIBITS Total meals –18,683 Trucks and Demolition Derby, all proved to be a big hit Competitive exhibits entries – 17,644 DROP ZONE DRIVE – Blue Star Moms/Care Packages with fairgoers who packed the stands for every show. A Exhibitors –5,017 for Troops different event was featured each weekend in the Fair’s Jr. Livestock Auction – $650,461 up 11% Care Packages complete (contents & shipping) -- 496 newly constructed 3,000 seat Action Zone Arena. Small animal sales – $44,548 VOLUNTEER PROGRAM In partnership with Visit Tri-Valley, the Fair also hosted Fine Art sales –$20,774 up 25% Fair volunteers -- 775 the Beer Haven craft beer festival, a 3-day event held during FOOD CONSUMED Volunteer hours -- 8700 the opening weekend. The Big O Tires Concert Series’ top Corn Dogs – 53,351 The Alameda County Fair is operated by the Fair Asso- attended shows included the Beach Boys, Tower of Power, BBQ Turkey Legs –14,470 ciation, a non-profit organization, without any tax funding Con Funk Shun, Kansas and Morris Day. Burgers –26,068 from the government. It is ranked one of the Top 50 North According to attendees, the 4th July Fireworks Spectacu- Funnel Cake –22,636 American Fairs and the 7th largest Fair in California. lar, featuring the Oakland East Bay Symphony, more than Cotton Candy –5,768 lived up to its name. And, leading up to the show, music fans also got to enjoy Red, White & Blues Festival performers who played all day on different stages throughout the park. Along with the new attractions, fans also enjoyed pe- rennial favorites including 12 exciting days of Oak Tree Hertz Foundation Announces Fellowship Recipients horse racing with $1.7 million in prize money, the Alaskan The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has announced Pig Races, carnival rides & games, competitive exhibits, ley in systems and computational neuroscience. His home- 12 recipients of its prestigious Hertz Fellowship, awarded town is Havertown, Pennsylvania. annually to support up to five years of graduate study in Ravi Sheth: an undergraduate at Rice University. His the applied physical, biological and engineering sciences. PhD field of study will be bioengineering and synthetic Residential Listings The Foundation, headquartered in Livermore, encourages biology. Ravi’s hometown is Cincinnati, Ohio. awardees to pursue science for the public good. Entrepre- Alexander Siegenfeld: an undergraduate at the Mas- neur John Hertz created the foundation to inspire and invest sachusetts Institute of Technology. His PhD field of study No Longer Appear in in the future of scientific exploration by providing resources will be physics, condensed matter theory. Alexander’s and academic freedom to young minds. hometown is Westport, Connecticut. Phone Book “We are pleased to welcome another cohort of extremely The Tri-Valley Yellow Pages books are being distributed Charles Tschirhart: an undergraduate at the California currently. One thing is conspicuously missing. talented and bright individuals into the Hertz Fellowship Institute of Technology. His PhD field of study will be phys- There are no residential telephone number listings. family,” says David J. Galas, PhD, Hertz Fellow and Chair- ics, experimental condensed matter. Charles’s hometown It was no oversight. There are both yellow pages and man of the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Board of is Naperville, Illinois. white pages for business listings, but no traditional white Directors. “The awardees truly are the best of the best. We Katherine Xue is a graduate student at University of pages for residential listings. know they will utilize this fellowship not only to pursue Washington (UW) studying biology and genome sciences. However, there are ways to remedy the missing pages. their scientific passion, but also to pursue research and dis- She will pursue her PhD at UW. Katherine’s hometown is In relatively small type amid the ads on the cover, people coveries that help others and positively impact the world.” Knoxville, Tennessee. are provided with a couple of options available. Awardees represent many of the top public and private Each Fellowship consists of up to five years of financial, To obtain a free copy of the printed residential white universities in the country and were chosen for their intel- mentoring and community support. This includes a stipend pages, or for a CD-ROM copy of them, one may call 1-866- lect, their ingenuity and their potential to bring meaningful and full tuition valued at more than $250,000 and research 329-7118, or visit www.mydirectories.yp.com, and check improvement to society. freedom at a participating graduate institution in the United the appropriate box to order the material. The 2015 Hertz Fellowship awardees are: States. The selection process began with a comprehensive There is another option, which is not printed on the Katie Bodner: an undergraduate at the Massachusetts written application, including four references. From a Yellow Pages cover. It enables people to look up numbers Institute of Technology. She will pursue her PhD at Stan- pool of over 800 applicants, the Foundation selected 150 directly on-line. The URL is www.realpageslive.com. ford University in bioengineering, synthetic and systems candidates of exceptional creativity for a first round of Once there, select first from the state menu, for example, biology. Katie’s hometown is Hollywood, Florida. interviews. This formal technical interview, known as The California. Then select from the city menu, for example Jordan Cotler: an undergraduate at the Massachusetts Hertz Interview, tests applicants’ knowledge of broad scien- Tri-Valley. Then click on "search". Then select "white Institute of Technology. He will pursue his PhD at Stanford tific principles and is the hallmark of the Hertz Foundation pages" under "section." Type in the name of the person University in theoretical physics. Jordan’s hometown is program. 50 finalists were then selected to participate in a you are seeking. The number will come up, unless the Northbrook, Illinois. second in-depth interview. person is unlisted. Cole Graham: an undergraduate at the Massachusetts An alternative is to click on "contents," instead of “The selection process always is incredibly challenging "search." There will be a menu where you can select "white Institute of Technology. He will pursue his PhD at Stanford because of the amount of worthy candidates,” Galas adds. pages residential". Select the first letter of the last name, University in mathematics, analysis and PDE theory. Cole’s “But these Fellows demonstrated special vision, dedica- and a screen on the right will show a picture of the first hometown is Olympia, Washington. tion, and future ambitions that helped them rise to the top.” page of that letter. Double-click on the page, and it will Adam S. Jermyn: an undergraduate at the California In- Key to its mission, the Hertz Foundation gives Fellows become large enough to read. Then scroll down the page, stitute of Technology. He will pursue his PhD field of study the freedom to innovate in their doctoral studies. They are or travel side to side on a slider. To turn the page, put the in emergent phenomena in biophysics. Adam’s hometown not bound by traditional research funding restrictions or cursor in the upper right hand corner or upper left hand is Longmeadow, Massachusetts. the funded projects of any faculty member. Hertz Fellows corner to go forward or backward, just like leafing through Ben Mildenhall: an undergraduate at Stanford Univer- pursue their own ideas with complete financial indepen- a real phone book. sity. He will pursue his PhD at UC Berkeley in computer dence, under the guidance of some of the country’s finest A Yellow Pages spokesperson was not available before science and graphics. Ben’s hometown is Oak Park, Illinois. professors and mentors. The Independent's deadline to comment on why the resi- Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski is currently pursuing a PhD Alumni of the Hertz Fellowship include two Nobel dential pages were dropped from the phone book. at Harvard University in high energy physics. Her home- laureates, a Fields Medal recipient, and a National Sci- However, an on-line search shows that the spokes- town is Chicago, Illinois. ence Medal recipient. Fellows have also gone on to found person, Amy Healy, has contributed to a "local search Maxim Rabinovich is currently pursuing a PhD at UC more than 200 companies, register over 3,000 patents, head industry" blog, "LSA Insider", with articles talking about Berkeley in computer science, machine learning/natural major universities, teach in academia, lead in key positions reducing paper in an effort to help sustainability. In one language processing. His hometown is St. Petersburg, at National Laboratories, and hold senior positions in the article, Healy said that the Pulp and Paper Products Coun- Florida. United States Military. cil projected a 50 percent reduction in paper use for print Ben Shababo is currently pursuing a PhD at UC Berke- directories by the end of 2012, compared to 2007. The Independent, JULY 9, 2015 - PAGE 11

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Taste Our Terroir: Four Days of Food, Wine & Local Flavors

by Laura Ness at Casa Real at Ruby Hill, with other events staged at We asked some of the wineries to share their insights This delicious, highly anticipated event has captured member wineries and event venues. into the food and wine pairing process: many have been the region like no other. We wondered about its history, doing this quite a long time, others are just getting the and got this valuable background from Tami Kelly and Thursday, July 23: Grand Tasting hang of it. the Livermore Winegrowers. Livermore Valley’s annual quest for food and wine Concannon Vineyard has paired up with Underdog 1990-2001: The annual event called “Pairing of Wine, pairing excellence features winemakers partnered with Wine Bar since it was opened in 2010. 4th generation Food, Talent, and Technique,” held at various winery ven- Bay Area chefs to compete for honors at the Thursday vintner, John Concannon, shared these observations: “We ues, paired culinary students with member wineries. grand tasting, July 23. Wine and food judges participate always begin with carefully choosing some of the most 2002-2012: “Taste of Terroir,” in its current Thursday in a blind tasting and present awards to the winning delightful artisanal and seasonal foods from our region. night format, paired Bay Area restaurants with member teams. Every year, I’m amazed by the culinary adventures that wineries. It was held first at The Shrine Event Center, Be sure to cast your vote for the People’s Choice follow from our chefs — the delicious results reflect some then moved to Garre, then to the Palm Event Center. White and Red pairing awards! A limited number of VIP of the best traditions of our terroir along with many new 2013 to present: The name was changed to “Taste Our tickets grant you access to the event an hour early. $125 and highly creative expressions in flavors and presenta- Terroir,” and the event was expanded to 4 days of food VIP, $85 advance thru 7/10, $95 thereafter. Purchase here: tion. Once those decisions are made, only then do we and wine seminars and tastings that highlight the terroir https://www.lvwine.org/event/1506/Taste_Our_Terroir. pair the wines. I believe the most important aspect about of the region. The Thursday night competition takes place html (continued on page 6) 2 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

The Cantabella Children’s Chorus performs at the Pleasanton Public Library on Sunday, July 12 at 2:00 p.m. Now in its 23rd season the Cantabella Children’s Chorus is a non-profit organization that strives to foster and promote an appreciation of choral music in Tri-Valley youth. The Chorus, comprised of choristers in grades 5 through 8, performs at venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. This free concert is sponsored by Friends of the Pleasanton Library. For more information about this and other library events, please visit the library’s website at cityofpleasantonca. gov/services/library, or call (925) 931-3410.

Special Programs Highlight Summer Reading Program at the Livermore Library Broadway Divas set to perform at the Firehouse Arts Center. The Livermore Public sun gear. Summer Read- of the Library, will be held Library will present Jungle ing Programs are geared outside, with the audience Divas to Showcase Music of Broadway James Animal Adventures toward children ages 4 and to be seated on tarps. At- on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 older. tendees are encouraged to The musical revue “The fun facts about each of iele. Produced by ESSES at 6pm at the Springtown arrive early for best parking Broadway Divas, Volume these Broadway Divas. Productions as part of its Branch Library, located at “Tales of Adventur- and viewing opportunities I” takes the stage at the The revue features songs award-winning Cabaret in 998 Bluebell Dr., Liver- ous Heroines” storytelling and to bring appropriate Firehouse Arts Center for from classic shows includ- Concert Series at Pleasan- more. Jungle James Animal show will be presented on sun gear. Summer Read- two big summer shows, on ing Mame, Annie Get Your ton’s Firehouse Arts Center. Adventures is one of a va- Wednesday, July 15, 2015 ing Programs are geared Saturday, July 18 at 8:00 Gun, South Pacific, Gypsy, Reserved seating tickets riety of free performances at 10:30am at the Civic toward children ages 4 and p.m., and Sunday, July 19, Sweeney Todd, The Sound are $15.00-$25.00. Tickets offered during the library’s Center Library, located at older. at 2:00 p.m. of Music, Anything Goes, may be purchased online 2015 Summer Reading 1188 S. Livermore Ave., The Livermore Public Celebrating four of Peter Pan, and more! at http://firehousearts.org/ Program. Livermore. “Tales of Ad- Library’s Summer Read- Broadway’s most honored Starring Broadway events up to two hours Meet some creatures venturous Heroines” is one ing Program is a free and beloved leading ladies, musical theater veterans prior to the performance, that slither, crawl, or fly! of a variety of free per- program featuring special Jungle James’s reptiles, formances offered during this cabaret tribute show- Deborah Del Mastro, Kelly by phone at (925) 931- events and prizes for all amphibians, and insects the library’s 2015 Summer ages. Scheduled programs cases the music and the Brandeburg, Tielle Baker, 4848, or in person at the will entertain as they Reading Program. musicals of Angela Lans- and Anya Absten, as seen Firehouse Arts Center Box throughout the summer educate about adaptation, These wild tales feature include storytimes, crafts, bury, Bernadette Peters, in Broadway’s Nunsense, Office, 4444 Railroad Av- habitats, ecology and con- heroines who are brave, cu- music concerts, puppetry, Ethel Merman, and Mary Hairspray, Tarzan, and The enue, Pleasanton. Box Of- servation. rious, and ready for adven- storytellers and a wildlife Martin. World of Webber, to name fice hours are Wednesday- This free performance, ture. Audience members presentation. Performed in cabaret a few memorable shows. Friday, 12 noon-6:00 p.m.; sponsored by the Friends are invited to sing, chant, For further information, concert style, the show Each singer takes the Saturday 10:00 a.m.-4:00 of the Library, will be held and solve puzzles with pick up a 2015 Summer highlights the careers stage in segments of solo p.m., and for two hours outside, with the audience heroines who can outsmart Reading Program calen- of these four Broadway tributes, duets, trios, and prior to the performance (if to be seated on tarps. At- even the fiercest demons. dar of events at any of the stars, along with many of group numbers with piano not sold out). The entrance tendees are encouraged to Presented by storyteller library’s three locations, the songs and shows they accompaniment provided to free parking is on Spring arrive early for best parking Ruth Halpern. check online at www. helped make famous, plus by Bay Area favorite and Street near First Street. and viewing opportunities This free performance, livermorelibrary.net, or call lots of stories, trivia, and Musical Director Joe Sim- and to bring appropriate sponsored by the Friends 925-373-5504. THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 3

Taiko Drummers, Zimbabwean Dancers Highlight Evenings on the Green

The exciting and color- Ultra Lounge Restaurant, more Police Department ful Japanese drum group Catering and Events; is now strictly enforcing Eden Aoba Taiko returns Winemakers Pourhouse the ordinance on public for the Tuesday July 14 Beer Garden; Sauced alcohol possession and “Evenings on the Green” BBQ and Spirits; and The consumption through its concert series in front of Independent. A full concert alcohol safety and aware- the Bankhead Theater. schedule can be found in ness program. Taiko means "drum" in this newspaper. Concert-goers are Japanese. Outside Japan, Absolutely No Alcohol encouraged to eat at or pick the word is often used to Will Be Allowed outside up dinner to-go from these refer to any of the various of the permitted restaurant sponsoring Downtown Japanese drums and to the areas because the Liver- Livermore restaurants. relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming. Formed at San Lorenzo’s Eden Japanese Commu- nity Center in 1997, Eden Aoba Taiko promotes the Japanese music art of Taiko The mission of LVPAC is to offer a broad range drumming. Under the di- Eden Aoba Taiko and Cheza Nami team up to present July 14 'Evenings on the Green' of arts opportunities and experiences to rection of Masa Fukuizumi, program. engage our diverse community. the group has increased to Th 50 members in age rang- art forms with innovative Livermore Cultural Arts ing Arts Center (LVPAC), coming July 18 ing from 6 years to more movement and soulful Council (LCAC) and the with additional funding by “The king and i” than 80. Information about form. Native Zimbabwean Livermore Valley Perform- Shea Homes, Sanctuary presenTed by Tri-valley reperTory TheaTre Aoba can be found at www. artist, dancer, and choreog- edentaiko.com rapher Julia Tsitsi Chigam- New to this year’s ba founded Tawanda Girls Night: series, courtesy of Cheza MuChinyakare (“We Are in The Musical Nami, is the Chinyakare the Deep Traditions of Our “DeSperate HouSewiveS” Ensemble, which presents Ancestors”) in 2000. meetS “mamma mia”! authentic Zimbabwean This Tuesday series thu Jul 9 7:30pm music and dance, and begins each night at 6:45. Fri Jul 10 8pm merges powerful traditional It is produced jointly by the Sat Jul 11 2 & 8pm

tickets July 23 $10 through Entries for TVC's Freeze Student/ Puerto Frame! Photo Competition July 26 Senior Candelaria $15 LiveLy Latin 8 PM Adults During the month of July, Tri-Valley Conservancy american cumbia thu Jul 30 7:30pm (TVC) will be hosting its 5th annual Freeze Frame! Photo Competition. TVC is looking for striking images of nature highlighting the diversity of life in the Tri-Valley. As the local land trust, TVC is interested in seeing your photos of all types of agriculture, scenic rural areas, and recreational uses or activities in the parks and recre- Jazz All Star Quintet ational areas within TVC’s locale, which includes Dublin, Featuring Dick Hyman Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon and Sunol. Harry aLLen & A virtual gallery of 2014’s Top 12 photos is featured ken pepLowSki online on Tri-Valley Conservancy’s homepage. To view At the Buy Sun aug 9 3pm the 2014 exhibit in its entirety, visit Cuda Ridge Wines at Barbara F. Tickets: 2400 Arroyo Road, Livermore, where they will remain on Mertes Center laspositascollege.edu display through the remainder of this month. Cuda Ridge for the Arts /performingarts Wines is open to the public Friday through Sunday, 12:00 Amphitheater buy TickeTs – 4:30 pm. Bring a picnic/ 925.373.6800 For contest rules and registration instructions, go to call lawn chair click bankheadtheater.org www.trivalleyconservancy.org, email a request to freez- 2400 First Street, Livermore [email protected] or call 925-449-8706. come by 4 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 Review - Livermore Shakespeare Festival A Rollicking Regency Romp by Susan Steinberg ing night went smoothly When Marianne complains Jane Austen’s novels: and seamlessly despite about Edward Ferrar’s women generally adore the complexity of staging, “lack of artistic taste," them; men generally do including instant costume asserting that he only not. But both genders changes. admires Elinor’s draw- enthusiastically agree that, Two polar-opposite ings “as a lover, not as a adapted as witty plays, they sisters, Robyn Grahm as connoisseur," her indulgent are superb entertainments. the “sensible” Elinor, and mother gently remon- That explains the unani- Lindsey Marie Schmeltzer strates, “to be a connois- mous raves audiences gave as “sensitive” Marianne, seur is NOT necessary to a to “Pride and Prejudice," are perfect textbook exam- marriage.” performed at last summer’s ples of the emotional perils A high-spirited Mari- Livermore Shakespeare of each extreme. Marianne anne declares passionately, Festival. Building on that is a typical teenage girl, “Mama, the more I know popularity, this year’s Fes- all high-spirited enthu- of the world, the more tival offers Austen’s “Sense siasm one moment, and convinced I am that I shall and Sensibility," which is peevish petulance the next. never see a man whom I proving an even greater Her sister, a late-twenties can really love. I require so success. Laughter, tears, “spinster”, is the patient, much!” Again her patient and the kind of love that rational foil to Marianne’s mother tries to reassure wins through in the end, exuberance. Both girls are her, “You are not yet nine- are powerfully blended being forced out of their teen, Marianne. It is yet with lots of Austen’s tart comfortable family estate too early in life to despair humor for a fun-filled eve- after their father’s death, as of such happiness.” Gales ning of entertainment. the onerous “law of entail” Pictured is a scene from Sense and Sensibility featuring Jeremy Tribe-Gallardo and of appreciative laughter Newly ensconced on requires that their brother, explode from a sympa- the grounds of Wente the sole male heir, inherit Lindsey Marie Schmeltzer. Photo - Gregg Le Blanc, CumulusLight.com. thetic audience, obviously Vineyard's Estate Winery, everything. That ancient ety, are both susceptible tion again," drawing an heroic silence Marianne experienced in the existen- just down the road from sexist rule explains the to falling in love with the anguished “Marianne!” reproaches herself in tial cries of angst from a their previous venue at unseemly desperation of wrong gentlemen. Mari- from her sister, who is typical melodramatic style, drama-queen teen. When Concannon, the Festival Regency widows to find anne, charmed by dashing exactly 27. crying “Oh, Elinor, you Marianne deplores the is offering a completely suitable husbands for their Mr. Willoughby’s romantic The prudent Elinor, so have made me hate myself cold composed farewells new format: performance daughters as quickly as style, blithely disregards all full of wise advice and forever! how barbarous of Elinor and Edward, she in the round. The theatrical possible. propriety and ignores her patient acceptance of her have I been to you! I have expresses her exasperated experience is truly exciting Brother John Dash- sister’s prudent concerns. lot, also allows herself reproached you for being frustration: “What kind of for the audience, but more wood, their fortunate Even their mother falls to be drawn to the rather happy…” Realizing her lovers are these?”, prompt- challenging for the actors, heir, is actually only a under his spell, describing bashful, plain-spoken Mr. inordinate selfishness, the ing her mother’s sage who must make themselves half-brother, son of Henry him as “exactly formed to Edward Ferrars, brother to adolescent matures into a reply, “There are more both visible and audible Dashwood’s first wife. engage Marianne’s heart," her unspeakable sister-in- more thoughtful and appre- sets of lovers, Marianne, in every direction. Even While agreeable to his having that “natural ardor law. An unassuming fellow, ciative woman, worthy of besides those of your on opening night the cast father’s wish to “care of mind which she so dismissed by Marianne as a mature man’s love, while imagination." handled this new staging for the girls," his plan is admires”, and is happily dull and insipid, he is ex- Elinor witnesses an unex- Another source of audi- with professional aplomb to give each a generous convinced that they will actly the kind of sensible, pected change of fortune as ence mirth comes from the that is sometimes lacking endowment meets with op- soon be married. sincere, and dependable well. Loose ends are neatly spontaneous outbursts of in such long-time venues position from his disagree- Sadly, Elinor’s misgiv- man for Elinor, and their tied up, to the relief and Mrs. Jennings, the gar- as the Aurora Theater. ably avaricious wife. She ings are proved correct, mother us happily con- satisfaction of both char- rulous mother-in-law of Entrances and exits complains that this would as Willoughby is revealed vinced that a perfect match acters and audience, still ebullient Sir John Middle- were neatly executed, encumber their infant son’s to be a seducing scoun- has been made. Family chuckling over Austen’s ton. Immediately upon and the rapid-fire scene legacy. Her mean-spirited drel, already engaged machinations and prior at- witty observations on her meeting the Dashwood changes were accom- machinations introduce to a wealthy heiress. tachments arise to ruin Eli- social world. sisters, she promises, “I plished effortlessly by a us to a world in which Broken-hearted, Marianne nor’s hopes, and she too is A choice example finds shall have you all married discreet trio of servants, money trumps emotions, succumbs to a perfectly left heartbroken, although sharp-tongued Mrs. John by Michaelmas...I have using the simplest minimal and matches are made romantic breakdown, she is too self-possessed Dashwood arguing her lived to see 2 daughters furniture. This reviewer on the basis of financial seemingly unaware of the to admit the depths of her husband out of settling respectably married, and was deeply impressed by suitability. So despite the faithfully-devoted Colonel grief. Instead, she bravely an annual benefit on his therefore I’ve nothing to the careful planning of exaggeratedly polite social Brandon, whom she has bears her sister’s exces- widowed stepmother. do but marry the rest of the logistics behind the prop manners, the Regency dismissed as too old for sive wallowing in bathos, Though he doubts that her world.” To hear her burble placement, stage move- world is revealed as a romance, declaring “35 has and even her reproach that life will be very long, his on about the first ball of ment, and flowing action. sordid bargain basement of nothing to do with matri- Elinor, supposedly happy wife counters that “people the season, as if it were Brilliantly achieved! matrimonial wheeling and mony”. Full of ludicrously in Edward’s love, cannot always live forever when the Second Coming, is to Even more impressive dealing. youthful delusions, she possibly understand her there is an annuity to be appreciate Jane Austen’s was a cast so perfectly cho- The poor Dashwood even insists that “a woman misery. paid to them," eliciting a scorn of the light-minded sen, so well rehearsed, and sisters, unaware of the mer- of 7 and 20 can never hope Upon learning that hearty laugh from the not- matrons of her day. Austen so finely meshed that open- cenary basis of their soci- to feel or inspire affec- Elinor has suffered in so-young in the audience. (continued on page 9) THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 5 LAA Gallery Features Two Artists During Month of July The Livermore Art As- landscapes near her present neously occurs. She does not and private residences. sociation Gallery invites all home. Her photos are known stage her nature images, and The LAA Gallery is lo- to view the works of its two for their bright vivid colors utilizes her digital darkroom cated in Carnegie Park at featured artists for July and and sharp details, drawing only for minor touch-ups 2155 Third St. between J and August, Diana Carey and her viewers in for an even like cropping or perfecting K streets. Hours are 11:30 Kerry McGehee closer look. contrast. Kerry’s photo- am to 4:00 pm, Wednesday Carey, a Livermore resi- As part of her commit- graphs are exhibited in gal- through Sunday. Admission dent for many years, is a ment to nature as it sponta- leries, corporate collections, is free. sculptress and jewelry artist who splits her time between developing silver and copper wearable art and creating sculptures in steel. Carey studied jewelry and metal arts at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. That is where Make A Wish by Kerry McGehee she learned her love of met- als, whether it is working on small, delicate pendants or on her steel sculptures. Carey’s designs are light and airy, belaying the rigidity of the metal she works with. Her whimsical figurative abstract pieces are said to bring a smile to everyone’s faces who see them. An award-winning pho- tographer, Kerry McGehee, first began taking pictures with her Kodak Instamatic at age nine. Her passion in photography led her to shooting photos for clients, while working in advertis- ing, in Chicago, for ten years. In 2001, Kerry moved from her Chicago home to her current home in North- ern California. She credits the move to California with providing the unshakable The Dancer by Diana Carey inspiration to share what to nature’s organic perfec- lens on the simple things- she is fortunate enough to tion, which has led to her from everyday wonders in view each day. Kerry says passion for Macro photog- her backyard garden to the that she is deeply attracted raphy. She often trains her awe-inspiring views and LPC Science Posters on Display at the Library Throughout the month of July, the Livermore Public Library will display 18 posters selected from Las Positas College’s Undergraduate Science Research Poster Session, in the Library Gallery. The posters represent course research, honors projects and independent study. This exhibit will explore categories such as anatomy, botany, marine biology, psychology, mi- crobiology, chemistry and zoology. Each poster showcases the creativity, hard work and scientific analysis of each student. The students will also be hosting a free reception with light refreshments on July 18, 2015 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm for the public to meet with the author/artists. For additional information or questions, please contact Savannah at 925-819-1174, or visit the library website: www.livermorelibrary.net. The library is located at 1188 S. Livermore Avenue.

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voted People’s Choice last year for Best Livermore Valley Grill at Wente Vineyards; Wood Family Vineyards, First Red. The folks at First Street say they’d love to win a Street Ale House Judge’s award, but their real focus is on the people. Says Tara Teetsel of First Street Alehouse, “We focus Friday, July 24 ToT Program on making food people love to eat. Approachable, good From Vine to Table: A Tasting of Wine, Olive Oil & food that pairs well with our amazing wine.” Cheese At Retzlaff, 4 – 6 pm Others don’t sweat the process: they trust the restau- On Friday afternoon, you’re invited to walk the rant to run with the ball. Says Mitch Katz of Mitchell vineyards with Retzlaff’s second generation winemaker, Katz, “I never decide :-)). I just let the chef pick from all Aaron Taylor. You’ll begin with a private tour of the Ret- of our award winning wines.” He did choose this year’s zlaff Estate Winery and their certified organic vineyards, pairing partner, Smokin' Hot Meats ‘n Treats. Should be a planted back in 1977. Aaron will then lead you through an smokin’ hot combo. educational tasting of Retzlaff Wines. After the tour you Cheryl Perry of Eagle Ridge says, “While it is not will enjoy a special olive oil tasting from Livermore Val- rocket science, we sometimes go through a long thought ley’s Olivina led by owner, Charles F. Crohare, along with process. Usually we start with ideas for food, taking in some delicious artisan morsels from Cheese Therapy. consideration general public's favorites, our favorites, Cooking Demo with Rocky Fino at Page Mill Winery, ease of serving, ease of prepping and how the food will 7 – 9 pm hold over the course of the evening. Then we narrow Then, it’s on to Page Mill from 7 til 9 pm for cooking it down some and start mentally pairing each dish with with Rocky Fino. There is never a dull moment with Chef what wine could go with it. If there is no wine pair-up, Rocky Fino, the nationally recognized cookbook author we eliminate that dish. We really just keep narrowing it of “Will Cook for Sex.” Rocky will prepare three delecta- down until something pops as our favorite. Then the dish ble recipes paired with Page Mill’s award-winning wines. is tried and paired with the chosen wine. Other times, we may start with wanting something to pair specifically with Saturday Lineup, July 25 wine is balance—which also means that we always want one wine and develop the dish from there. It is kind of Blind Tasting with A Sommelier at Double Barrel our wines to be food-friendly for complementing the like blending wine....when it's the right match, you know Wine Bar, 11 – 1 pm: Wonder how to beef up your blind cuisine while never overpowering it.” it!” tasting skills? Sommelier, Gerald Gilligan from Double Concannon is constantly surprised by the unique Debra Long of Longevity explains, “We meet with the Barrel Wine Bar, will lead an interactive introduction to power wine has in bringing people together for “wonder- restaurant/chef and taste several wines and it progresses blind tasting. You will take a step-by-step sensory journey ful conversations and the exchange of ideas around the from there. The key is not to overdo or over manipulate through six world class grape varietals. Discover the clues pleasures of the table.” He adds, “Truly great wines are what you want, but to allow the wine to speak to you that each wine holds to its true identity. By the end of the all about harmony — and so is a truly great wine and food about its flavor profile and that will usually begin to bring seminar you will have the confidence and the opportunity experience along with others — which is what Concan- forth the idea of a certain dish or food. to compete in a blind tasting competition. non Vineyard and Taste Our Terroir is all about!” We have learned also to consider the audience of the Wine & Wood-fired Pizza at Fenestra, 1:30 – 3:30 pm: Winemaker Collin Cranor is entering both Vasco pairing, we have had great pairings in the past but if the One of the Valley’s true wine making pioneers, Lanny Urbano and Nottingham Cellars wines into the event this pairings are too out of the norm or out of the box the Replogle, will lead you through a deconstructed tasting year. “We chose to work with Zephyr again because we guest may not get it. It doesn't necessarily need to be experience of his award-winning Bordeaux blend, Con- won Best Classic Pairing with them last year. We will white with fish or red with beef.” jugation. You’ll sample the 5 different components that also be working with Revel for Vasco Urbano. In both Long echoes the sentiments of many participants in make up the wine, including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, cases, we feel confident in the skills of the chefs and have this most delicious culinary competition by saying, “We Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. Each will be basically handed over the wines to them to create some- don't just throw something together but work hard to find carefully paired with a wood-fired pizza by Soleil Pizza, a thing memorable. Revel has given us two rough passes, two components that compliment each other. It may take Livermore Valley favorite. Then, you put all the compo- and we are getting close. Nick at Zephyr’s first attempt some time, but hopefully it's worth it when people appre- nents together and enjoy the final result. was amazing – a small tweak or two, but we have the ciate what we've presented them.” Chardonnay Collective at Darcie Kent, 4 – 6 pm: If basic idea down.” Winery and Restaurant Partners: Auburn James, Chardonnay floats your boat, don’t miss this fascinating Auburn James Kitchen; Big White House Winery & John look at some of the Valley’s best examples of this Queen Says Rhonda Wood of Wood Family Winery, “Work- Evan Cellars, Elisa's Catering; Concannon Vineyard, Un- of All Grapes. You’ll sample selections from Darcie Kent ing with the chef teams at First Street Alehouse is a crazy derdog Wine Bar; Crooked Vine Winery, Mario's French Vineyards, Nottingham Cellars, 3 Steves and Page Mill, experience. They are always running around crazy busy. Dips; Cuda Ridge Wines, Posada Restaurant; Darcie Kent along with the winemakers behind the labels, namely Their team consists of Tara, Chef Ethan, Adam, and own- Vineyards, Forno Vecchio; Eagle Ridge Vineyard, Terra Julian Halasz, Steve Burman, Steve Zigante, Colin Cranor ers Ron and Mike. Tara Teetsel (a server at First Street Mia; Garre' Vineyard & Winery, Garre' Café; Las Positas and Dane Stark. You’ll witness the distinct differences who considers herself ‘the brains behind the pairing’) Vineyards, Sabio on Main; Longevity Wines, The View at Chardonnay can exhibit from various vineyard sites in the comes up with a couple of ideas and runs them by the The Bridges Golf Course; McGrail Vineyards & Winery, Livermore Valley, and you’ll taste firsthand how acidity, team. They come up with the food first since they are al- Beet's Hospitality Group; Mitchell Katz Winery, Smokin' aging vessels and malolactic conversion impact a wine's ready familiar with our Zinfandels. We have consistently Hot Meats n Treats; Nottingham Cellars, Zephyr Grill & style. used the Big Wood Zinfandel and it is always our new Bar; Retzlaff Estate Winery, Cheese Therapy; The Steven A Progressive Wine Country Dinner, Beginning at release just bottled June 1st.” Kent Winery, Double Barrel Wine Bar; Vasco Urbano Garre Cafe, 6 – 9 pm: An evening tour through Livermore She notes that when the pairing was presented last Wine Co, Revel Kitchen & Bar; Wente Vineyards, The Valley with the stars sparkling and the moon illuminating year, she had them change the order of the ingredients Restaurant at Wente Vineyards; Winemaker's Studio, The to brighten up the presentation. It worked, as they were THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 7 the vineyards, it is not an evening you will soon forget. The first stop will be at Garre Café, where the evening will kick off with hors d'oeuvres and a salad. Then it’s on to dinner at Les Chenes Estate Vineyards, where you will enjoy the ambiance of this French style chateau, and the unmatched hospitality of Candice and Richard Dixon. Cap off the evening at the rustic barn of Eagle Ridge Vineyard and indulge in dessert paired with port style wine. From Portugal to Livermore Valley: A Celebration of Port at Cedar Mountain, 6 – 8:30 pm: This is a great opportunity to visit Cedar Mountain Winery’s brand new tasting room and indulge in a one-of-a-kind Port seminar and tasting. Learn the history of Port and how it is made from Cedar Mountain’s Winemaker Earl Ault, who has been creating specialty ports for years. Taste a variety of award-winning Cedar Mountain Winery Ports along with California and Portuguese Ports. Rare and delicious! Livermore students gathered with family and friends earlier this month at the Shea Homes Plaza in downtown Sunday Events Livermore to celebrate becoming 2015 Pedrozzi Scholars – recent awardees of Pedrozzi Scholarships. The Pedrozzi Heritage Varietal Tasting at Murrieta’s Well, 11 – 1 Scholarship Foundation awarded $392,000 to 122 Livermore students who will be attending an array of community pm: Experience a fun and educational afternoon hosted colleges, universities and vocational training programs in the fall. In addition to annually awarding scholarships by Murrieta’s Well and The San Francisco Wine School. to graduates of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, the Foundation encourages and supports all Learn about the Livermore Valley’s significant role in Livermore students in their pursuit of higher education and training. Learn more at PedrozziFoundation.org. Many the birth and growth of California’s wine industry. Learn of the 2015 Pedrozzi Scholars were recognized at the June 4, 2015 Pedrozzi celebration. what makes Livermore a unique region while you taste some of the valley’s best wines. Taste wines from Wente Vineyards, Murrieta’s Well, Concannon Vineyard, Not- tingham Cellars, The Steven Kent Winery and Darcie Kent Vineyards. Light appetizers will be available. Poem Commemorating Light Bulb's Service The Cabernet Collective at McGrail Winery, 1:30 – 3:30 pm: Calling all Cab lovers to a totally fun blind tast- ing of the King of Grapes. Join winemaker, Mark Clarin The following was read as part of the event celebrating fire stations have been bathed from McGrail Vineyards, winemaker Collin Cranor from "A Million Hours of Service" by the Centennial Lightbulb. in its light Nottingham Cellars and Winemaker, Steven Mirassou The festivities were hosted by the Livermore-Pleasanton enlightened longevity from Steven Kent Winery for an intriguing blind tasting Fire Department on Saturday, June 27. a supernatural sight of six cabernet Sauvignon’s all grown in the Livermore as dependable as the stations Valley. Once you have done your best to identify which Beacon it serves wine is associated with which producer, the identities will Livermore boasts a light bulb it receives the recognition be revealed, and the winemakers will share some of their that would make Tom Bodette jealous it well deserves insights into how they handle Cabernet from the various the Energizer Bunny couldn’t compete you can visit this bulb vineyards they employ. Light snacks follow, with an op- Livermore boasts a light bulb and survey its history portunity to mingle with the winemakers. that would make Tom Bodette jealous take in the aura Taste our Terroir Ticket Packages: There are three the Energizer Bunny couldn’t compete that has become its mystery packages available for those who want a full or partial with our incandescent icon Livermore isn’t that far away immersion in the entire event. All packages include a 114 years so take a day complimentary upgrade to VIP status for the Thursday a million hours follow the route evening event. this bulb possesses we promise not The All Things Terroir Package is $590 per person other-worldly powers to turn the light out and includes all the events listed above. first installed in 1901 The Food Lover package is $360 pp and includes: you’d think by now kevin n. gunn Taste Our Terroir, Thurs. 5-9 pm at Casa Real, From Vine its job would be done Livermore Poet Laureate to Table: A Tasting of Wine, Olive Oil, and Cheese, Cook- but somehow ing Demonstration with Rocky Fino, Wine & Wood-Fired it shines on and on Pizza: A Component Tasting, and A Wine Country Dinner a centennial-busting The Wine Lover package is $350 pp and includes: phenomenon Taste Our Terroir, Thurs. 5-9 pm at Casa Real, Secrets a hand blown bulb of a Sommelier: The Art of Blind Tasting, The Chardon- of 60 watts nay Collective, From Portugal to Livermore Valley: An it has lit up the confines Exploration of Port, Livermore Valley Heritage Varietal of multiple spots Tasting, The Cabernet Collective moved four times Go to Lvwine.org to purchase tickets. See you at Taste it has shared its glow Our Terroir, and Bon Appetit. this luminous legend has been on the go 8 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

ART/PHOTO EXHIBITS 24 through July 23. Regular gallery formation, contact Thomasin Dewhurst is limited. or bottle. 1356 S. Livermore Ave, Livermore. www.bankheadtheater.org Livermore Art Association Gallery, hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at (925) 216-7231 or thomasin_d@ McGrail Vineyards and Winery special Livermore. 925-447-89341. or 373-6800. located in the Carnegie Building, offers from 12:00-5:00 p.m.; Saturday 11:00 hotmail.com or visit http://children- events: Tapas, Tasting, and Tunes​ Mad’s Men: Featuring Mads Tolling, art classes, unusual gifts, painting a.m.-3:00 p.m. Harrington Gallery at sartclassesprojects.blogspot.com/ every other Friday July 3-Sept. 11, MUSIC/CONCERTS Aug. 22, 8 p.m. Firehouse Arts Center, rentals, art exhibits and information the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasan- PPL/Pleasanton Poetry League, now 6 to 9 p.m. wines and a delicious Blacksmith Square, music every Sat- 4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton. www. pertaining to the art field, 2155 Third ton, 4444 Railroad Avenue. Donations meeting the 1st Thursday and 3rd mixture of sweet, savory, and a bit of urday 3 to 6 p.m. in the courtyard, 21 firehousearts.org or 931-4848. St., Livermore. The gallery has been always appreciated. Wednesday of each month 7:00 at The spicy flavors from the acclaimed chef, South Livermore Ave., Livermore. Rockapella rocks the house with just open since 1974 and is run as a co-op Art on the Green, Bankhead Plaza Corner Bakery Cafe in Pleasanton. Join Eduardo Posada, of Posada Restaurant Chris Bradley's Jazz Band appears one instrument – their voices – but an by local artists. Hours are Wed.-Sun. Green, 2400 First St., Livermore, third us as we challenge ourselves to poeti- and Catering. Cabernet Celebration: regularly at: The Castle Rock Restau- astonishing full-band sound. Aug. 28, 8 11:30-4 p.m. For information call Saturday of the month June-Septem- cally relay our thoughts, emotions and Release Party Weekend for Cabernet rant in Livermore/on Portola Avenue-- p.m. Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., 449-9927. ber. Sponsored by the Bothwell Arts experiences through poetry. Become a Reserve, July 11th and July 12th - the 2nd and 4th Tuesday each month Livermore. www.bankheadtheater.org Members of the Pleasanton Art League Center and Livermore Valley Performing member & share your work - Contact Saturday and Sunday, 12-4:30pm live from 7:30-9:30--Dance floor, full bar, or 373-6800. Public Art Circuit are currently Arts Center. Event open to all artists [email protected] for more music, food, and the delicious taste of small cover. Pleasanton Ukulele Band ‘A Taste of exhibiting art at six businesses in the displaying artist-only products. All art info on Theme Challenges, Membership newest Reserve Cabernet. Both days The Broadway Divas, Volume I: The Hawaii’, Aug. 30, 2 p.m. Firehouse Pleasanton - Dublin Area. Viewing must be family acceptable. $20 fee, & Opportunities. will have a Cab-heavy tasting menu. hit musical revue featuring Broadway Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave., locations are: Bank of America at 337 information contact Anne Giancola at Ukulele Circle, Meetings held the last Saturday: Enjoy acoustic guitar by musical theater stars from Hairspray, Pleasanton. www.firehousearts.org or Main Street, Pleasanton; Pleasanton agiancola@livermoreperformingarts. Saturday from 12 noon-1 p.m. at Chris Head on the front lawn. Grab a Tarzan, Nunsense, and The World of 931-4848. Chamber of Commerce at 777 Peters org to RSVP. Galina’s Music Studio located at 1756 bite to eat off of the Double Barrel Food Webber. A lively Cabaret Tribute to the Street, Pleasanton; Sallman, Yang, & Artists at Work Nights, Bothwell First St., Livermore. Confirm participa- Truck and then enjoy something sweet Songs and Shows of Angela Lansbury, ON THE STAGE Alameda CPA's at 4900 Hopyard Road, Downtown Art Studios, 6 to 8 p.m. July tion by calling (925) 960-1194 or via from the dessert truck. On the Vineyard Bernadette Peters, Ethel Merman, and Romeo and Juliet: Free Shakespeare in Pleasanton; US Bank at 749 Main 9: group exhibition; Aug. 13: artists at the website at www.GalinasMusicStu- patio, live music from Winemaker’s Mary Martin, sprinkled with lots of the Park in partnership with the City Street, Pleasanton; Edward Jones at work night; Sept. 10: Joanna Cranshaw dio.com. Beginners are welcome. Bring band, The Bacchus Brothers; Wine trivia and backstage stories. Starring of Pleasanton present Shakespeare’s 6601 Dublin Boulevard, Dublin; and and Jonathon Miller; Nov. 12: artists some music to share with the group. Time Art booth and see how many musical theater veterans Deborah Del timeless classic. The tale of young lov- The Bagel Street Café at 6762 Bernal at work night. 62 South L Street, Liver- Ukuleles are available for purchase. ways a barrel can be re-purposed. Mastro, Kelly Brandeburg, Tielle Baker, ers doomed by their family’s historical Avenue Pleasanton. If interested in more. www.bothwellartscenter.org. Small $10 fee to cover meeting costs. Sunday: BBQ food will be available for Anya Absten. Featuring songs from culture of meaningless prejudices and becoming a member of the Pleasanton Art Under the Oaks, July 18 and 19, Young Artists' Studio 2015 Summer purchase from Smokin’ Hot Meats and classic shows including Mame, Annie violence. The remarkable genre-defying Art League or for information regarding sponsored by Livermore Art Association Art, An open studio experience for Treats and a delectable dessert will be Get Your Gun, South Pacific, Gypsy, play soars to the heights of ‘romantic the Public Art Circuit, call John Triming- and Alden Lane Nursery, 981 Alden students ages 7 through high school available as well. Vineyard Patio to Sweeney Todd, The Sound of Music, comedy’ before plunging into heart- ham at (510) 877-8154. Lane, Livermore. No admission charge. with projects in drawing, painting, listen to an upbeat band.! Club Mem- Anything Goes, Peter Pan, and more! break. Saturdays and Sundays at 7:30 Freeze Frame Exhibit, top 25 finalists Art displays and demonstrations. www. printmaking and sculpture. Adults are bers Complimentary (for 2 people); Two shows: Saturday, July 18, 8:00 p.m., June 27 – July 12 in Pleasanton’s from the Tri-Valley Conservancy’s 2014 livermoreartassociation.org welcome to join the class as space $20/person for guests. Summer Yoga p.m.; Sunday, July 19, 2:00 p.m. Tick- Amador Valley Community Park, at the Freeze Frame photo competition will permits. Peggy Frank is a painter and and Wine Sunset Series with Natalie ets $15.00 - $25.00. Purchase online corner of Santa Rita Road and Black be on display at Cuda Ridge Winery.​ MEETINGS/CLASSES has been teaching art to young people Shapiro - July 16th, July 30th, and at http://firehousearts.org/events, 925- Avenue. The performance lawn is next This is a collection of striking images Artists at Work, a new monthly event, in Livermore for over thirty years. Ses- August 13th 6-8PM. Ticket includes 931-4848, or at the center Box Office, to the Aquatics Center. Bring family, of nature, highlighting the diversity of the second Thursday of each month sions: July 27-31; Aug. 3-7. After Aug. hour long yoga instruction on the front 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton. friends, a blanket and a picnic. For life in the Tri-Valley. The exhibit runs features a new artist and artists at 7 individual lessons available. Contact lawn followed by wine tasting. Register New West Guitar Group, presented by more information, visit www.sfshakes. from May 1 through July 31, 2015. work at the Livermore Downtown Art Peggy Frank for more information online at www.mcgrailvineyards.com Red-Legged Frog Productions, July org. Cuda Ridge Winery, 2400 Arroyo Road, Studios, 62 So. L St., Livermore. June about the summer sessions for 2015 or call (925) 215-0717 for more 26, 2 p.m. Firehouse Arts Center, As You Like It and Sense and Sensibil- Livermore. will feature printmaker Erica Barajas. and school year classes, including information. $30/person per class 4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton. www. ity will be performed on the grounds A Collection of Sharon Wood's Photog- Show and Tell, Artists are invited to times and fees, at (925) 443- 8755 or Wente Vineyards, Sundays in the firehousearts.org or 931-4848. of Wente Vineyards Estate Winery & raphy will be open for public viewing a monthly function at the Bothwell [email protected] Round, three new food experiences Puerto Candelaria, the vibrant rhythms Tasting room at 5565 Tesla Road in at the Robert Livermore Community Arts Center, called “Show & Tell. 4th paired with Wente Vineyards wines . and dance of the rich, exuberant Livermore. For dates and detailed Center, 4444 East Ave., Livermore, Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at WINE & SPIRITS $60 club members, $65 non-club, per Columbian culture. July 30, 7:30 p.m. information visit LivermoreShakes.org. from June 2- July 30th. the Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 Eighth Nottingham Cellars: Music on the guest, per experience. 5050 Arroyo Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., Tickets range from $25 to $50 and are Special Summer Exhibit: Janet Seifert St., Livermore. Artists bring finished or Patio at Nottingham Cellars: July 11, Rd., Livermore. Dim Sum: July 12, Livermore. www.bankheadtheater.org day-dependent, with discounts for se- and Abstract Improvisation Painting. unfinished work to show and if desired, Dave Land, 1 to 4 p.m. Bring a picnic 11-2; Festival of Lights, Indian cuisine, or 373-6800. niors, students and educators. The Clo- Through July 18. The Harrington Gallery receive a critique from the group. basket. July 18 - Chris LeBel performs. Aug. 16, 11-2 925.456.2405 or www. New Christy Minstrels, fresh folk sound rox Company Foundation Family Night and Firehouse Arts Center present Refreshments are brought by some of July 25 - Tom Duarte on piano. July wentevineyards.com in the 1960s with their lighthearted will be held on Thursday, July 16th ( As the luscious abstract paintings of San the artists, and a donation of $5.00 30, 6 to 9 p.m. Music in the Orchard, Discover The Garden at Wente style, rich harmonies, and original, You Like It) with $5 youth tickets (under Francisco artist Janet Seifert. With is desired although not mandatory. The second of the Music for Charity Vineyards, exclusive tour of The chart-topping hits such as “Green, 18). For tickets call (925) 443-BARD or her studio in the well-known SOMA Contact for this event is D’Anne Miller concerts will be headlined by local Restaurant’s ½ acre organic produc- Green” and “Today.” Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m. visit www.LivermoreShakes.org. Studios, 689 Bryant Street in San at [email protected], or Linda band Ten Tuesdays. Join Nottingham tion garden followed by a special two Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., Girls Night: The Musical - Desperate Francisco, Seifert has exhibited at the Ryan at LRyan@Livermoreperform- Cellars, Altamont Beerworks and Ken's course lunch utilizing ingredients from Livermore. www.bankheadtheater.org Housewives Meets Mamma Mia! July San Francisco Museum of Modern Art ingarts.org Woodfired Pizza for an evening of food, the garden. Space is very limited. Price or 373-6800. 9, 7:30 p.m., July 10, 8 p.m., July 11, (SFMOMA) among other prestigious ACC/Art Critique & Coffee, Discuss and libations and a rocking time at the per guest, per session: $45 public, Keiko Matsui, Japanese-born pianist and 2 and 8 p.m. Bankhead Theater, 2400 venues. The artist will conduct a share work with Professional Artists beautiful Purple Orchid Resort and Spa $39 Club (Plus tax and 18% service composer. Aug. 7, 8 p.m. Bankhead First St., Livermore. www.bankhead- painting demonstration on Friday, in sketching, painting, exhibiting and to support local charity The Pedrozzi charge). All events are 10:30 a.m. Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore. theater.org or 373-6800 July 17, from 1:00-3:00 pm in the marketing your work. ACC members Foundation. Tickets available online to 1:30 p.m.; dates are August 12, www.bankheadtheater.org or 373- The King and I, Tri-Valley Repertory The- exhibition area. Suggested donation currently working on exhibiting theme at www.purpleorchid.com and in our Sept. 9, Oct. 14. 5050 Arroyo Road, 6800. atre, July 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31; Aug. is $5. The public is invited to explore works, under the Inspiration of "The tasting room. $10 presale/$15 at Livermore; wentevineyards.com Summer Music Night, Aug. 8, 8 p.m. 1, 2; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 and enjoy the exhibits during Firehouse Artist's Edge /The Edge of Art & Chosen the door. Nottingham Cellars, 2245-C Taste Our Terroir, July 23-26. Thursday evening of Bay Area talent. Firehouse p.m. Sundays. Bankhead Theater, 2400 Arts Center open hours. Wed., Thurs., Pathways." Meets and Critiques Friday South Vasco Rd., Livermore. 294-8647. July 23, 2015 is the annual quest for Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave., First St., Livermore. www.bankhead- Fri. from 12:00-5:00 p.m.; Saturday mornings in Pleasanton. PoetryOnCan- Las Positas Vineyards, Saturday, July food and wine pairing excellence paring Pleasanton. www.firehousearts.org or theater.org or 373-6800. 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 4444 Railroad [email protected] 11 Tasting & Picnicking outdoors under 19 winemakers with Bay Area chefs 931-4848. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Avenue , Pleasanton. Donations always Figure Drawing Workshop, every Friday the Heritage Oak Tree. 3 large picnic to compete for honors. Friday through Jazz All Star Quintet brings together to the Forum, 8 p.m., July 23-26, Las appreciated. For more information, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Artists bring tables & a tasting bar underneath Sunday wineries across the region host legendary pianist and band leader Positas College in newly renovated out- contact Gallery Director: JFinegan@ their own materials and easels. Open the Tree. $10 Reserve flight offered. ten food and wine events including Dick Hyman, award-winning tenor door amphitheater, 3000 Campus Hill cityofpleasantonca.gov, or call the to all artists. Professional artist models For more information, email curt@ cooking classes, wine seminars, vine- saxophonist Harry Allen, and arguably Dr., Livermore. http://laspositascollege. gallery: 925-931-4849. (nude). No instructor. Students under laspositasvineyards.com. Sun., July yard tours and more. Thursday night the greatest living jazz clarinetist, Ken edu/performingarts/index.php Repurposed: Creative Re-Use of 18 need written parental permission to 12, "Sunday Funday" with newest wine tickets: VIP $125/$85 advance through Peplowski. Aug. 9, 3 p.m. Bankhead Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre Sum- Otherwise Discarded Items. New attend. Cost $20 per session. Bothwell & cheese pairing flight. 1130am- 7/10, $95 after; weekend event tickets Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore. mer Gala, Aug. 2, 4 p.m. Firehouse installation at the Harrington Gallery Arts Center, 2466 8th St., Livermore. 430pm. For more information, email available from $35-$100. Livermore www.bankheadtheater.org or 373- Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave., at the Firehouse Arts Center in Coffee, tea and refreshments are avail- curt@ laspositasvineyards.com. Valley Winegrowers Association. www. 6800. Pleasanton. www.firehousearts.org or Pleasanton. Works by 4 Northern Cali- able. Call or e-mail Barbara Stanton Fridays, July 17 and 24, Evening in lvwine.org. Pamela Rose Presents Wild Women of 931-4848. fornia artists using diverse processes, for more info about the workshop, the Vineyards" concerts, 6 to 9 p.m. Retzlaff Vineyards, Wine Wednesday Song, Red-Legged Frog Productions, Aesop Amok, presented by Peripatetic motivations, and cast-off materials to 925-373-9638 - microangelo@ Simple Creations on the 17th and at Retzlaff, 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 26. The Aug. 9., 2 p.m. Firehouse Arts Center, Players, produced by Idiot String. Sun., create sophisticated fine art pieces. earthlink.net. James Nagel Band on the 24th. Wine, winery and grounds will be open late 4444 Railroad Ave., Pleasanton. www. Aug. 16, 5 p.m. Centennial Park, 5353 Includes origami, assemblage wall Preschool Art classes: Thursday morn- non-alcoholic beverages along with for visitors to wind down with a glass firehousearts.org or 931-4848. Sunol Blvd., Pleasanton. Free admis- pieces, free standing sculpture, collage ings 9:45 – 10:45. Children aged 3-5 Artisan pizzas available for purchase after work. This is a Livermore Valley Celtic Roots of Great American Music sion. Show runs about 50 minutes. incorporating old sheet music and are welcome to join this class. Classes (sorry no outside food or beverages wide event with a different winery celebrating American music’s rich HMS Pinafore, Lamplighters Music The- books, and a large installation work not cover drawing, painting, print-making, permitted) To purchase tickets, go to participating each week. Evening Irish and Scottish heritage. Aug. 14, 8 to be missed. Open to the public June sculpture and ceramics. For further in- www. laspositasvineyards.com. Space wine specials available by the glass p.m. Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 9 REVIEW (continued from page 4) is equally scathing describ- such sparkling stars as the Associates’ late dramaturg, You Like It," with per- ing the cold calculations Dashwood sisters light- whose work was so vital formances scheduled on atre production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s students. of men like brother John ing up the stage. Other satire. Aug. 22, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and 4th of July Family Fireworks Celebra- to the company’s devel- Thursdays, Fridays, Satur- Aug. 23 at 2 p.m. Bankhead Theater, tion, Sat., July 4 downtown Livermore, Dashwood, anxious to outstanding performers are opment over the years. days, and Sundays at 7:30 2400 First St., Livermore. www.bank- 6 p.m. street closure, 9:30 p.m. fire- marry off his sisters with- Jennifer McGeorge as the Prizes should be awarded PM through August 2. The headtheater.org or 373-6800. works. www.livermoredowntown.com out consulting their feel- widowed Mrs. Dashwood, to Director Jennifer Le exception will be Saturday, Tri-Valley Ducks Unlimited Chapter, ings, as if they were mere stage veteran Molly Noble Blanc, remembered for her July 8, when a Gala Benefit COMEDY 30th annual fund-raiser and banquet, Retzlaff Vineyards, Comedy Uncorked, Sat., July 11, Pleasanton Senior commodities (which, at as Mrs. Jennings, Bay star turns in many previ- Dinner and Auction will 6 to 10 p.m. July 11, 1356 S. Livermore Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd., Pleasanton. that time, they were). She Area favorite Ryan Tasker ous shows, and Cynthia begin at 8 PM. Ave, Livermore. 925-447-89341. Go Includes happy hour, raffle games and even faults good-natured as Colonel Brandon, Sean Lagodzinski, Production For ticket information to www.comedyuncorked.com for prizes, live and silent auctions, dinner Sir John Middleton, whose Patrick Nill as Edward Manager and actress for and reservations, contact updates. catered by Kinder’s Meats, custom Summer Comedy Night, July 25, 8 shirts and glasses. 5 p.m. doors open. estimation of potential Ferrars, and the irrepress- the past six years. Gold www.LiverShakes.org or p.m. featuring Joe Klocek. Firehouse Tickets $75; $50 (under 17); $125 suitors is limited to their ible Jeremy Tribe Gallardo stars to Jon Jory for his call 925-443-BARD. The Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave., couples. For information, contact Ken wealth, affability, hunting as Willoughby. Patrick masterful adaptation of the plays run 2 ½ hours, with Pleasanton. www.firehousearts.org or Brickwedel at 525-3800 or kmbandas- prowess, and dogs. Andrews as brother John script. refreshments sold during 931-4848. [email protected]. Tickets online Retzlaff Vineyards, Comedy Uncorked, at ca.ducks.org. Her contempt is even and Mary Eilers-Fielding Thanks are due to the a 15 minute intermission, 6 to 10 p.m. Aug. 8, 1356 S. Livermore The Museum on Main 2015 Ed Kinney more focused on society’s as his mercenary wife add Wente Vineyards Estate including hot coffee, but Ave, Livermore. 925-447-89341. Go Speaker Series An Evening With… preening bachelors, like to the fun, as do Michael Winery and Tasting room a warm wrap is advisable to www.comedyuncorked.com for Laura Ingalls Wilder, Tuesday, July Edward Ferrar’s brother Abts as the enthusiastic for hosting this hit produc- for chilly evenings. Enjoy updates. 14th, 7 pm: Born in 1867, the name Laura Ingalls Wilder brings to mind life Robert. She shows him up Sir John Middleton, and tion, and providing the this rarely witty theatri- MOVIES in the big woods, in a little house on as a shallow phrase-maker Amy Billroth Maclurg as gracious amenities ap- cal pleasure for bargain Movies in the Park, Amador Valley the prairie, and on the banks of plum who thinks himself quite Edward’s scheming fiancée preciated by theatergoers, prices from $25 to $50, Community Park, 4455 Black Avenue, creek. Judith Helton portrays Wilder in smart by making such Lucy Stone. including pre-show buffet with discounts for seniors, Pleasanton. Free. Movies begin at this one-woman program presented dusk. All are PG. July 9: Pee Wee’s Big by arrangement with the Little House comments as “I cannot Amy has been chosen dinners, a snack-food tent, students, and educators, as Adventure; July 16: The Neverending Heritage Trust. Firehouse Arts Center, say the gathering tonight to receive the first Peggy and wine-tasting experi- well as on Thursday nights, Story; July 23: Big Hero 6; July 30, 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton. is redolent with pleasure.” Riley Apprentice Award, in ences. Playing in repertory Preview and Family Nights Maleficent; August 6, Back to the Fu- Tickets may be purchased online at His disdain for brother Ed- memory of Shakespeare’s will be Shakespeare’s “As (when children are only ture; August 13, Into the Woods. http:// www.museumonmain.org, at Museum cityofpleasantonca.gov, or 931-4826. on Main during regular operating hours ward is meanly evident as $5). Picnic Flix, Emerald Glen Park,, Dublin. or by phoning the museum at (925) he confides to Elinor, “You Food, beverages, snacks available 462-2766. would not find him at such for purchase 7 p.m.; movies begin at Little League Intermediate World Se- a gathering as this, for his Downtown Art Studios to Host Open House approximately 8:30 p.m. Free. All are ries in 2015 from Sunday, August 2nd extreme gaucherie keeps PG. July 24, When the Game Stands to Saturday, August 8th at Max Baer Every artist dips his Tall; August 21, Big Hero 6. 556-4500 Park, Livermore. intermediateworld- him from mixing in proper for more information. series.org. Welcome parade Aug. 1, 3 society.” He is highly brush in his own soul, and p.m. in downtown Livermore. www. amused at the idea of his paints his own nature into DANCE livermoredowntown.com his pictures. - Henry Ward Square dancing for all ages 8 years Taste of Downtown, Aug. 2, noon to 5 brother as a clergyman, and up, Thursdays from 7:00-8:30pm p.m. Livermore Downtown, Inc. www. “Oh, the image of Edward Beecher at Del Valle High, 2253 5th Street, livermoredowntown.com in a white surplice did Bothwell Downtown Livermore. Families and friends 18th annual Pooch Parade, make me laugh!” His dis- Arts Studio features a new welcome. September classes are free Wednesday,August 5, 2015 presented group of artists renting to new dancers. Questions? Margaret by the Tri-Valley Guide Dog Puppy Rais- dain extends to Edward’s 925-447-6980. ers in downtown Pleasanton. Over 200 secret fiancée, “the merest studio space. They are hold- dogs are expected to participate in this awkward country girl, ing their first group show. OPERA year’s event. 5:30pm at Lions Wayside without style, elegance, There is a print maker, Opera in the Vineyards, Retzlaff Park. www.trivalleyguidedogs.org Vineyards, 6 to 10 p.m. July 19, 1356 Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social, Aug. or beauty. Just the girl to several abstract painters, S. Livermore Ave, Livermore. 925- 9, noon to 4 p.m. Ravenswood Historic captivate poor Edward.” creative photography, body 447-89341. Livermore Valley Opera Site, 2647 Arroyo Rd., Livermore. No These snide comments art, therapeutic mask mak- program. Go to www.livermorevalleyop- admission charge. Games, music, make Robert’s final destiny era.com for ticket information. historical demonstrations, tours and ing and realism. more. 443-0238. deliciously appropriate, The public is invited to MISCELLANEOUS The Museum on Main 2015 Ed Kinney and must have afforded stop by and view the art from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thurs., July 9. Light refreshments will be served. Storied Nights: An Evening of Spoken Speaker Series An Evening With… An- Miss Austen the guilty Word. 2nd Thursday of each month. drew Carnegie, Tuesday, August 11th, pleasure of literary ven- Features local authors reading their 7 pm: A rags-to-riches story, Scottish- geance. And how happy work 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Peet's Coffee born Andrew Carnegie, emigrated with Competition for Young Musicians Announced and Tea, 152 So. Livermore Ave., Liver- his poor family to the United States she must have been to de- more. Sponsored by LVPAC and Peet's. in 1848 and by 1901 Carnegie sold liver her heroines into the The schedule for the Livermore-Amador Symphony Association's 43rd Competition Information go to http://facebook.com/ his steel company for $480 million. best of marriages, a blissful StoriedNights The steel mogul is portrayed by actor for Young Musicians has been announced. Cheza Nami, 2nd annual Diversity and and professor Doug Mishler. Firehouse scenario she herself was The application deadline is Sunday, September 27, 2015. (Applications will be ac- Cultural Awareness Camp at Amador Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Avenue, denied. Her perennially cepted starting on 9/18.) Valley High School, Pleasanton, in Pleasanton. Tickets may be purchased popular novels have cer- The competition is open to instrumentalists and vocalists who reside or attend school the multi-purpose room from July online at www.museumonmain.org, at tainly made generations of 27th – July 31st, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. Museum on Main during regular oper- in Livermore, Sunol, Pleasanton, Dublin, or San Ramon. The camp will introduce students to ating hours or by phoning the museum females happy, with their anachronistically feminist Students are eligible through grade 12. If not enrolled in high school, the maximum age cultural diversity through performing at (925) 462-2766. is 17. All instruments will be considered. and visual arts which includes African Livermore Valley Chamber of Com- resolutions. dance, African drumming, and crafts. merce Annual Wine Country Summer Dramatized, her works The purpose is to select two young musicians who will perform as soloists with the To register for Cheza Nami’s Diversity Series, August 27, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 are endlessly amusing symphony on February 20, 2016. Each winner/soloist will be awarded $500. Camp visit www.chezanami.org or call p.m. at Concannon Vineyard, 4590 Applications must be accompanied by an $8.00 application fee and a recording for 925-398-3827. Scholarships for need Tesla Road. Speaker TBA. Tickets and to audiences young and based students available to qualified information at Livermore Chamber of old, male and female preliminary screening. Additional information may be obtained from www.livermoreama- Commerce, www.livermorechamber.org alike, especially with dorsymphony.org or by contacting the competition chairperson at (925) 447-1947. 10 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

(Organizations wishing to run notices Peter Friedman is a strong defender of in Bulletin Board, send information to PO American freedom. He has studied Islam Box 1198, Livermore, CA 94551, in care of and the Koran for over forty years and Bulletin Board or email information to ed- frequently lectures to groups in California. [email protected]. Include name He has worked with the DOD and FBI, is a of organization, meeting date, time, place Training Counselor and Law Enforcement and theme or subject. Phone number and instructor. Members of the public are in- Lab's Renée Breyer Named a 'HR Rising Star' contact person should also be included. vited to attend: social time, 6:00 to 7:00 Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday.) p.m., and dinner and speaker at 7 p.m. Livermore Community Blood Drive: $34 for guests, $30 for members. RSVP Renée Breyer, deputy were implementing a salary Friday, July 10, 1-7 p.m., Asbury United by Monday, July 6th with Linda Krikorian, associate director for the freeze and layoff, the reclas- Methodist Church, 4743 East Avenue. Ev- 925-426-1474, or email krikorianpublish- Strategic Human Resources sification of the professional ery day, Bay Area hospitals need hundreds [email protected]. of units of blood to keep sick and injured Tri-Valley Democratic Club Summer Management (SHRM) Di- scientific and technical staff patients alive. Summertime donations go Potluck BBQ, 11:30 a.m. Sun., Aug. 2 at rectorate at the Lawrence (PSTS), complying with down because schools are out and people the Pleasanton Sports Park. www.trival- Livermore National Labora- Affordable Care Act require- are on vacation. So we need you more leydems.com tory (LLNL), was recently ments, contract transition, than ever! Please come donate, and bring Tri-Valley Communities Against a a friend or family member to the drive. Radioactive Environment (Tri-Valley named an HR Rising Star for sequestration/closure days There’s no easier way to help save a life CAREs) was founded in 1983 in Liver- 2015 by Human Resources and testifying in court on than donating blood. Register at www. more, California by concerned neighbors Executive Magazine. behalf of the Laboratory. redcrossblood.org and use ASBURY925 as living around the Lawrence Livermore the Sponsor Code, or call Thomas Petty at National Laboratory. Tri-Valley CAREs' According to Kristen She also has actively sup- 925-980-8164 for more information. overarching mission is to promote peace, Frasch, managing editor ported the Lawrence Liver- Widowed Men and Women of justice and a healthy environment. All are of Human Resource Ex- more Laboratory Women’s Northern CA, July 12, 1 p.m. general welcome at the monthly meeting at the meeting/birthday lunch in Pleasanton, Livermore Civic Center Library Thursday, ecutive Magazine, Breyer’s Association’s (LLLWA) RSVP by July 9 to Gloria 846-8320. July July 16th from 7:30pm to 9pm. For more nomination rose “right to Women in Science and En- 16, 5 p.m. happy hour in Pleasanton, information call Tri-Valley CAREs at (925) the top,” making her one of gineering (WISE) group, RSVP by July 14 to Mary 705-7337. July 443-7148 or visit http://trivalleycares.org 18, 1 p.m. friendly bridge in Livermore, Dress a Girl Around the World, an five HR’s Rising Stars for Renée Breyer, deputy associate director for the Strategic offering guidance where RSVP by July 11 to Babs 373-1480. July invitation to make simple dresses for girls 2015, out of more than 100 Human Resources Management (SHRM) Directorate at needed. She continuously 23, noon, lunch in Pleasanton, RSVP by in third world countries. Next Sew-Fest is candidates.“The innovation the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), reviews Laboratory demo- July 20 to Dolores 833-1908. July 25, Saturday, July 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Chinese lunch in Pleasanton, at St. Augustine Hall, Pleasanton. Help and perseverance they ap- was recently named an HR Rising Star for 2015 by graphics to find ways that RSVP by July 23 to Athene 846-0111. July is needed sewing, ironing, cutting. Bring plied to whatever challenges Human Resources Executive Magazine. the Laboratory can improve 29, noon, Italian lunch in San Ramon, sewing machine or serger, iron, ironing were before them got the on the recruitment of women RSVP by July 27 to Marsha 830-8483. board, scissors, along with helping hands. judges' attention,” Frasch in science, technology, engi- Walker Repair: Heritage Estates, (Those planning to stay all day should to deliver for HR and LLNL sociate director for SHRM. Kindred, and Professional Healthcare At bring a bag lunch.) Always accepting said. neering and math (STEM) over my career. More im- Breyer’s transition to Home will sponsor a Walker Repair (Wob- cheerful cotton fabric donations. Those Art Wong, director of fields and works to ensure bly Walkers) program. This walker repair who can’t make the Sew-Fest but would portantly, this award is an HR was in a time of great SHRM, submitted the nomi- that they have the same program is provided for all wobbly walkers like to sew, arrange for kits that can be affirmation that our HR ca- change and provided her by Professional Healthcare At Home. The sews at home. Questions? Suzanne Beck, nation for this award. opportunities for upward pabilities are best in class.” with ample opportunities walker repairs will be on Saturday, July 925-352-8447 or [email protected] “Renée’s success lies in mobility. “If there are 30 18, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 18th annual Pooch Parade, Breyer started her Labo- to lead some very difficult the holistic application of percent women in the com- in the Health and Wellness Courtyard at Wednesday,August 5, 2015 presented by ratory career in 1992 in and challenging projects. Heritage Estates, 850 East Stanley Blvd. her knowledge to advanc- pany, there should be 30 the Tri-Valley Guide Dog Puppy Raisers finance. Providing hands on The most challenging and Livermore. Call Heritage Estates to RSVP in downtown Pleasanton. Over 200 dogs ing HR,” Wong said. "With percent women at the top,” technical work in informa- controversial, Breyer noted, at 925-373-3636 are expected to participate in this year's expertise and unassuming she said.. The 50th reunion of the Livermore event. 5:30pm at Lions Wayside Park. tion technology services, she grace, Renée serves as an High class of 1965 is coming up soon www.trivalleyguidedogs.org quickly moved up the ranks Friday, October 2. The weekend events Celebrating 125 years of Livermore adviser to LLNL executives, and into a position managing include a dinner at Garre Winery's Bella High School: Livermore High School & the parent companies repre- Rosa Event Center with a catered picnic Livermore High School Alumni Association the financial IT systems in sentatives and customers, on Saturday afternoon at the Walker are beginning to organize interested, the Chief Financial Office. Ranch. Other activities scheduled are committed volunteers to work/head the including Department of En- With this experience under golf on Thursday and school and winery various committees to organize & plan ergy and National Nuclear tours. Members of other 1960's classes celebratory events. The goal is for events her belt, she transitioned Security Administration are welcome. Please contact Diana to follow through the 2016 school year in to the management of Hu- McGregor at 925-980-7705 or visit www. honor of 125 years and not be limited to personnel.” Brendan Clower of Livermore, has been named to the Spring man Resources Information 2015 Chancellor's List at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. livermorehighclassof1965.blogspot.com one day. Interested? Call: Susan C. 925- To be considered for the for further details. Join us for a grand 447-6071 or Email: Susan: sdcanfield@ Systems in 2002. In this role, Clower is a psychology major at UALR. To be named to the UALR HR Rising Star award, can- time. Register by September 1. comcast.net or Cheryl: cperry415@aol. Breyer was exposed to HR Chancellor's List, a student must have completed at least nine hours Vineyard Alternative Elementary/ com. didates must either be lead- data and applications, along for credit with a grade of A, B, C, or CR, and maintained at least Middle School, a Livermore School Volunteer drivers are needed for ing HR executives of their District run independent study program Pleasanton and Dublin routes. Donate with the opportunity to a 3.9 grade point average. In addition, the student must not have organizations or the heads of received a grade of D, F, Incomplete, or No Credit. for grades 1-8, now accepting enrollment a couple of hours weekly or every other lead several major projects. major HR disciplines such for the 2015-2016 school year. A Parent week to help end senior hunger. Call 925- She became the Strategic Orientation Meeting is scheduled for 931-5385 for details. as recruiting, training and Linfield College has released its spring semester Dean’s List. Workforce division leader In order to be named to the Dean’s List, students must complete Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 10:00 Earth friendly demonstration development, benefits and A.M. in room 8 at Vineyard School. This garden, 3575 Greenville Rd., Livermore. managing Recruitment, 12 graded credits with at least a 3.65 grade point average. Among compensation, etc. voluntary program is designed to assist Alameda County Master Gardeners Employment, Compensa- them is Maura of Livermore. parents who wish to instruct their children present talks on a variety of topics., 10 to “This award is an honor tion and HR Information at home. The program provides, at no 11 a.m. July 11: dealing with pests and for me personally, and also Livermore resident Lauren M. Sylwester was named to the cost, educational materials that meet the diseases that bloom with the summer Management and continued brings great recognition Rhodes College Dean’s List for the 2015 spring semester. To district and state framework guidelines. heat (1 p.m.); Aug. 8: ABC's of garden upward into her current role For more information, call (925) 606-4722 design; Sept. 12: bulbs: the best drought for SHRM and LLNL,” qualify for the dean’s list, a student must be enrolled in at least in March of 2011 as the 16 credit hours of academic work and must achieve a semester or visit www.vineyard.schoolloop.com resistant garden color; Oct. 10: multiply Breyer said. "This award Tri-Valley republican Women and divide perennials; Nov. 14: roses - Laboratory benefits plan grade point average of 3.70 or better. Sylwester is a graduate of acknowledges my hard work Federated July dinner meeting will be selecting, planting and pruning. Gardening administrator and deputy as- Granada High School. held on Thursday, July 9th, at Cattlemen's advice and guided tours 2nd Saturday of Restaurant, Livermore. Guest speaker each month. Garden open to public every THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015 11

day during daylight hours. No admission Interested veterans will meet with other Bunco, Mah Jongg, walking/hiking groups, bethemek.org. stinnocent.net or call Fr. John Karcher at Lynnewood United Methodist charge. like-minded veterans for camaraderie family activities, and monthly adult Tri-Valley Cultural Jews, affiliated (831) 278-1916. Church at 4444 Black Ave. offers a Tri-Valley Stargazers Astronomy and support of veteran’s causes. The socials. Information, call 925-215-8405 with the Congress of Secular Jewish St. Clare’s Episcopal Church, 3350 friendly congregation where all are wel- Club. Feed your wonder about the Night American Legion is the largest federally or visit www.PleasantonNewcomers.com Organizations (csjo.org). Information, Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, Services come. One service at 9:30 a.m. Childcare Sky and the Cosmos by joining us on the chartered veteran’s organization that is Alameda County Master Gardeners Rabbi Judith Seid, Tri-Valley Cultural Jews, on Sunday, 8:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. provided. Contact Rev. Heather Hammer 3rd Friday of the Month for our club meet- the veterans lobby and voice to congress. are on hand on the 2nd Saturday of every 485-1049 or EastBaySecularJews.org. Children’s Sunday School & Chapel at at 846-0221, send an email to office@ ing. Unitarian Universalist Church, 1893 The Livermore American Legion Post 47 month to give advice and guided tours of First Church of Christ, Scientist, 10:15 a.m. All are most welcome to come lynnewood.org or visit our website at N. Vasco Rd., Livermore. Doors open at meets the second and fourth Monday of the Earth-Friendly Demonstration Garden. Livermore, services 10 a.m. every and worship with us and to enjoy our www.lynnewood.org . 7:00 p.m. talk starts at 7:30 pm. For more each month at 6:30 PM at the Veterans The Demonstration Garden is located Sunday. Sunday School for students (ages hospitality. For more information call the The Church of Jesus Christ of info visit us @ http://www.trivalleystar- Memorial Building, 522 South L Street, at the Martinelli Event Center, 3575 3-20) is held at 10 a.m. every Sunday. church office 925-462-4802. Latter-day Saints: 9050 Mocho St., gazers.org/ Livermore. Enter the building from the Greenville Road in Livermore. Information, The church and reading room are located St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Livermore. 3rd ward 9 a.m., 2nd ward 11 Ravenswood Historical Site, 2647 ramp on the 5th Street side. For more 930-1130. at Third and N Streets. The Reading Room, Church. 678 Enos Way, Livermore. a.m., Mocho branch (Spanish) 2:10 p.m. Arroyo Road, Livermore, Docents in 1890s information go to http://www.calegion. Community Resources for Inde- which is open to the public, features Summer Sunday services with Rev. Joyce 1501 Hillcrest Ave., Livermore: 1st ward, costumes give free guided tours beginning org/ or contact Bill Bergmann at calegion. pendent Living (CRIL) offers services to books, CDs and magazines for sale. For Parry-Moore, Rector: 9:30 am Eucharist 9 a.m.; 4th ward 11 a.m., Springtown at noon, on the second and fourth Sun- [email protected] or (925) 443-2330 or help people with disabilities and supports information, call (925) 447-2946. with music (child care for children 5 and ward, 1 p.m. days of the month. Each tour includes the Roy Warner at 925-449-6048.. them to live independently and participate Sunset Community Church, 2200 under provided). The two service sched- The Church of Jesus Christ of 1885 Cottage and the 1891 Main House, Eric's Corner is a free support in their community for as long as they are Arroyo Rd., Livermore. Sunday worship ule, Godly Play and Youth Group programs Latter-Day Saints: Pleasanton 1st Ward: and the beautifully landscaped grounds. group for people who are dealing with a willing and able to do so. CRIL maintains service at 9:30 a.m. Hispanic service will resume on September 8. Sunday at 1 p.m., 6100 Paseo Santa Cruz. For information on the Ravenswood diagnosis of Epilepsy. Meetings are held at offices in Hayward, Fremont and Liver- starts at 2 p.m. Nursery and children's Little Brown Church, United Church Pleasanton 2nd Ward: Sunday 1 p.m. at Progress League (RPL) or the volunteer 5725 W. Las Positas Blvd., second floor, more to provide information and referrals church provided. A "Night of Worship" of Christ 141 Kilkare Road, Sunol. 10:30 3574 Vineyard Ave. Pleasanton 3rd Ward: Docent Program, please call the Docent Pleasanton. We meet from 6:30 -8;00 and provide community education at first Sunday of each month at 6 p.m. a.m. worship. All are welcome here. www. Sunday 9:30 a.m., 3574 Vineyard Ave. Coordinator at (925) 443-0238. on the third Thursday of each month. senior centers and affordable housing Wednesday night program for all ages at 7 littlebrownchurchofsunol.org 925-862- Pleasanton 4th Ward: Sunday 9:30 a.m., Sons in Retirement (SIR) is a social For more information please visit us at complexes to residents of Southern Alam- p.m. Information, call 447-6282. 2580 6100 Paseo Santa Cruz. Dublin 1st Ward: group of retired men who join together to ericscorner.org eda County. The Tri-Valley office is located Holy Cross Lutheran Church Sun- Pathway Community Church, 6533 Sunday 9:30 a.m., 8203 Village Parkway. better enjoy their leisure time. Activities Pleasanton Lions Club- welcomes at 3311 Pacific Avenue, Livermore 94550 day Service 9:30 a.m. 1020 Mocho St., Sierra Lane, Dublin. Contemporary Wor- John Knox Presbyterian Church, include golf, bridge, photography, travel, visitors to come experience a great time and can be reached by phone at (925) Livermore. Information, 447-8840. ship Service, Sunday 10:30 am. Children, 7421 Amarillo Rd., Dublin. Sunday fishing, biking, wine tasting, and technol- while making a difference in our commu- 371-1531, by FAX at (925) 373-5034 or Our Savior Lutheran Ministries, youth, adult programs. Biblically based worship service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday ogy. The Tri-Valley Branch serves men nity & beyond. Dinner meetings every 2nd by e-mail at abril.tamayo@cril-online. 1385 S. Livermore Avenue, Livermore. 9 practical messages, nondenominational. school for ages 3-18 during worship. Adult living in Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore, & 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm. org. All services are free. a.m. worship (semiformal); 10:30 a.m. All are welcomed. www.pathwaycom- education Sundays at 11:00 a.m. Jr. High and San Ramon. The group meets for The Regalia House, 4133 Regalia Ct., Livermore Peripheral Neuropathy adult Bible study/Sunday school. For muntiychurch.org (925) 829-4793. youth group Sundays 4:00-6:10 p.m. High lunch on the first Thursday of each month Pleasanton. www.pleasantonlionsclub.org Support Group meets every fourth information, call 925-447-1246. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, school youth group Sundays 5:50-8:00 at the San Ramon Golf Club, 9430 Fircrest Assistance League® of Amador Tuesday of the month at 10 a.m. in the Asbury United Methodist Church, 486 S. J Street, Livermore. 9:00 a.m. wor- p.m. www.jkpcdublin.org (925)828-1846. Lane, San Ramon. Please read more about Valley invites all visitors to join this third floor movie room at Heritage Estates 4743 East Avenue, Livermore. 9 a.m. ship service. Bible Study/Sunday School Livermore Quakers: Unprogrammed the Tri-Valley SIR at http://sirs34.org/ and dedicated group of volunteers, reaching Retirement Community. The address is Sunday worship. Information 447-1950. 10:20. Bible Basics Class, which explores worship, Mondays at 7pm, 1886 College the Statewide SIR at www.sirinc.org/. For out to those in need in the Tri-Valley and 900 E. Stanley Blvd., Livermore All are Calvary Chapel Livermore, the main teachings of the Bible, meets Ave. (United Christian Church). More information or to attend a meeting, call having fun doing it. Regular meetings are welcome. Contacts are: Sandra Grafrath meetings Sundays at 10 a.m. Robert at 7:00 Sunday night. Call 371-6200 or information: LivermoreQuakers@gmail. Rich Osborne 925-785-3549. held on the third Thursday of the month 443-6655 or Lee Parlett 292-9280. Livermore Community Center, 4444 East email [email protected] for more com or (925) 315-7170. NAMI Tri-Valley Parent Resource at 7 p.m. at the Parkview, 100 Valley Ave., DBE Daughters of the British Ave., Livermore. (925) 447-4357 - www. info. Unity of Tri-Valley, 7567 Amador & Support Group meets monthly for Pleasanton. For more information, see our Empire, John McLaren’s Roses of Britain calvarylivermore.org. Tri-Valley Church of Christ, 4481 Valley Blvd., Suite 108, Dublin. 10:00 parents/caretakers of children ages website, www.amadorvalley.assistance- Chapter in the Tri-Valley meets at 11:00 United Christian Church, www. East Avenue, Livermore; worship service Sunday service. All are welcome. Ongoing 5-17 years with (or suspected of having) league.org, e-mail assistanceleaguea- a.m. on the 3rd Thursday of every month uccliv.org, a gay-welcoming congrega- 10:15 a.m. Sundays. www.trivalleychurch. classes, groups, and activities. Rev. Karen emotional/ psychiatric disorders. It meets [email protected], or call (925) at Castlewood Country Club. DBE was tion offering community and spiritual org. Epps, minister. http://www.unityoftrivalley. the third Tuesday of the month from 461-6401. founded in 1909 and is a nonprofit 501(c) encouragement for questioners, seekers Bethel Family Christian Center, org/ 925.829-2733. 7-9pm at Pathways to Wellness, 5674 Navy, Marine Corp & Coast Guard (3) organization made up of women of and risk-takers. Worships on Sunday 501 North P Street, Livermore, Pastors are St. Francis of Assisi, 193 Contrac- Stoneridge Dr., Suite 114, Pleasanton. The Active Duty and Veterans. Meet with oth- British or British Commonwealth heritage morning at 10:30 a.m. All are welcome. Don & Debra Qualls. Weekly ministries: tors St., Livermore. .Sunday School (all group is drop-in and free. Contact person er like minded veterans for camaraderie and ancestry with a focus on charity and 1886 College Ave. at M St., Livermore; call Sunday 10 a.m. - Teaching Sessions; ages) – 8:30 AM. Communion – 9:30 AM. is Marsha McInnis at 925-980-5331. and support of veterans causes. The Fleet fellowship. Those interested in helping 449-6820 for more information. Sunday 10:25 a.m. - Holy Grounds Fel- 925-906-9561 stfrancisanglican.church. Sons in Retirement (SIR) is a group Reserve Association is a chartered orga- with “the cause," enjoying social activi- Granada Baptist Church, 945 Con- lowship; Sunday Worship Service 10:45 Dealing with death, Those dealing for retired men who seek activities to en- nization that provides a voice in Congress. ties, and forming long-lasting friendships, cannon Boulevard, Livermore. Services: a.m. - Elementary aged children go to with grief due to a death are invited to hance their retirement. Monthly meetings Young veterans are highly encouraged to contact Edith Caponigro at 925-998-3500 Sunday school – 9:45 a.m.; worship Kid’s Church following worship, nursery attend bi-monthly meetings. St. Elizabeth feature lunch and an interesting speaker. get involved in promoting the concerns of or Jenny Whitehouse at 925-484-1273 for service – 11 a.m. All are welcome. 1-888- available; Wednesday 7 p.m. - Back to the Church, 4001 Stoneridge Dr. Pleasanton. Men have the opportunity to learn about your generation. The local branch of the additional information. 805-7151. Point Bible Study; all ages; Friday 7 p.m. Bi-monthly meetings will be held at St. and join activities such as hiking, bridge, FRA meets the first Friday of each month Tri-Valley Triathlon Club (TVTC), Seventh-day Adventist Church, - Celebrate Recovery; in the dining hall; Elizabeth Church, 4001 Stoneridge Dr. investment, bowling, bocce ball and wood at 6:30 PM at the Veterans Memorial Information on 2012 programs and 243 Scott Street, Livermore. 925-447- 925-449-4848. Pleasanton. Second and fourth Thursday carving. There is also a neat group of guys Building, 522 South L St., Livermore. For memberships, training philosophies and 5462, services on Saturday: Sabbath Centerpointe Church, During the evenings at 7:30pm. July 9th. and 23rd to get to know. SIR Branch #121 meets more information go to www.fra.org or schedules, and all things TVTC, an all school 9:30 a.m., worship 11 a.m. www. summer months, Centerpointe Church and August 13th. And27th 2015. No per- on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the contact Roy Warner at 925-449-6048 or inclusive triathlon/marathon/endurance livermoresda.org/ All are welcome. will hold a single worship service at registration is necessary. These sessions DoubleTree Hotel, Las Flores Road (near Loraine Maese at 454-1582. training program. www.trivalleytriclub. Faith Chapel Assembly of God, 10 a.m. in the worship center, 3410 are open to all, regardless of religious Bluebell Drive), Livermore, at 11:30. Any Operation: SAM “Supporting All com. 6656 Alisal St., Pleasanton, Sunday Cornerstone Court.The summer schedule affiliation. Call Mary Hagerty at 925-846- retired man is welcome to drop by to learn Military” is a 501(c)3 non profit military School 9:15 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m., will run throughout July and August. Two 5377 for more information. about your opportunities. For more infor- support organization based in Livermore. RELIGION Children’s Church 11:15 a.m. Women's worship services will resume on August Jehovah’s Witnesses will hold mation check our website: branch121. S.A.M. has been in operation since Janu- First Presbyterian Church, 2020 Bible study Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Inter- 23. Sunday school and a full range of their annual convention at the Cow sirinc2.org or email Neal Cavanaugh at ary 2004. It is dedicated to the continued Fifth Street, Livermore. 8:30 a.m. Contem- cessory prayer 1st and 3rd Wednesdays. youth programs will be held each Sunday. Palace. Theme of this year’s program is [email protected] (put “SIR” in morale support of deployed troops. For plative Service in the Chapel and 10:00 Senior adult ministries meet every other For more information, please see www. “Imitate Jesus!” Locally, all of the area’s the subject line). information or donations, visit www. a.m. Traditional Service in the Sanctuary month. Call the office at 846-8650 for centerpointechurch.org or call (925) congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses will ClutterLess Self Help Support operationsam.org, email operationsam@ and children’s program For more informa- more information. 846-4436. help distribute printed invitations to the Group, nonprofit, peer-based, self-help, comcast.net or call 925-443-7620. tion www.fpcl.us or 925-447-2078. Trinity Church, 557 Olivina Ave. Valley Bible Church, Pleasanton, convention. There is no admission fee. support group for people with difficulty Bereaved Mother’s Network of Tri-Valley Bible Church, 2346 Livermore. Sunday worship at 8:30 and 7106 Johnson Drive, Services at 9:00 and The first of three three-day events to be discarding unwanted possessions. Clut- the Tri-Valley meets the first Tuesday of Walnut St., Livermore, holds Sunday wor- 11:00 a.m., and Sunday School and Bible 11:00. Interpretation for the deaf at 9:00. held in San Francisco will begin Friday, tering is a psychological issue, not an each month, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Livermore ship at 10 a.m. with Sunday school for all study for all ages at 9:45 a.m. Awana is 925-227-1301. www.thecrossing.org July 10, 2015, at 9:20 a.m. Information organizing issue. New meeting location: Civic Center Library, Small Conference ages at 9 a.m. Children's classes during Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday night Valley Bible Church, Livermore, can be found at http://www.jw.org/en/ Parkview,100 Valley Avenue (main Room. The aim of the network is to allow adult worship service. AWANA children's there is adult Bible study, youth activities Meeting at Altamont Creek Elementary jehovahs-witnesses/conventions/video- entrance), 2nd Floor Activity Room, Pleas- bereaved mothers to make connections program Wednesdays at 6 p.m. 449-4403 and children's choir at 6:30 p.m. Child School, 6500 Garaventa Ranch Road, clip-international-convention-report/ anton. Mondays except some holidays with, share resources, and support other or www.Tri-ValleyBibleChurch.com. care during all events. 447-1848, www. Livermore. Services at 10:00 a.m. Eckankar, Community HU Chant 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Come or call a volunteer mothers who have been through the worst Unitarian Universalist, 1893 N. trinitylivermore.org Cedar Grove Community Church, is the theme of a non-denominational at 925)289-5356 or 925-922-1467. More experience of their lives, losing a child. For Vasco Rd., Livermore. 10:30 a.m. Sunday St. Charles Borromeo, 1315 Lomitas 2021 College Ave., Livermore. Worship prayer activity Saturday July 11th at noon. information at: www.clutterlesseastbay. more information, contact katiestrube@ service. Information 447-8747 or www. Ave., Livermore. Meditation groups follow- Services 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. www. The Community HU Chant is held once a org comcast.net. uucil.org ing the John Main tradition, every Monday cedargrove.org or call 447-2351. month each 1st Saturday at The Parkview, American Legion Post 47 in Pleasanton Newcomers Club, open Congregation Beth Emek, Center 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. For details, contact Chabad of the Tri-Valley, 784 100 Valley Avenue, Pleasanton. For More Livermore is looking for veterans in the to new and established residents of the for Reform, Jewish Learning, Prayer and Claire La Scola at 447-9800. Palomino Dr., Pleasanton. 846-0700. Information contact http://eck-ca.org/ by Livermore area who are interested in Tri-Valley. Activities include a coffee the Community in the Tri-Valley. 3400 Nevada St. Innocent Orthodox Church, www.jewishtrivalley.com. Rabbi Raleigh computer. performing community service for young first Wednesday of the month, a luncheon Court, Pleasanton. Information 931- 5860 Las Positas Rd., Livermore. Sunday Resnick. people and promoting veterans affairs. on the second Wednesday of the month, 1055. Rabbi Dr. Lawrence Milder, www. Liturgy at 10 a.m. For details, go to www. 12 THE INDEPENDENT • THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2015

Record Adoptions Married Reported by ARF ARF announced that 2,601 dogs and cats were 65 years adopted in fiscal year 2014- 15, marking the biggest Patricia and Raymond adoption year in the orga- nization’s 24-year history. Werner celebrated their This milestone is a remark- 65th wedding anniver- able 12% increase over the sary with their children previous year’s 2,280 adop- and spouses at Terra Mia tion record. restaurant in Livermore. ARF was founded in They have been blessed 1991 after Tony La Russa with 6 children, 35 rescued a cat from the ball- grandchildren and 30 field while he was managing great grandchildren. the Oakland A’s. He was Pat and Ray met in inspired by his wife Elaine high school and became to start ARF. In its first year, friends. Ray went into the organization re-homed military service with the 11 dogs and 146 cats. ARF’s core mission is U.S. Army Air Force, Carol and Jerry Boster of Pleasanton recently celebrated and they began writing the rescue of dogs and cats to each other. Soon they who have run out of time at their 50th anniversary. They were married on June 19th, fell in love and were public shelters, giving them 1965, in Columbus, Ohio. High school sweethearts, married at St.Viator a chance at life until a new they’ve been together for 59 years. They will celebrate Catholic Church in home can be found. www. their Golden Anniversary with a party for family and Chicago, Illinois on June arflife.org friends. 17, 1950. Ray earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting after 9 years of night classes. They moved to California in 1959 and have lived in Pleasanton since 1967. Ray was a Controller for Bay Area companies. Pat taught Faith Formation at St. Pictured at right at Michael’s in Livermore their wedding in 1950 for many years, and was and above dancing at instrumental in starting a celebration. Scripture Safari. After Ray’s retirement in 1990, the couple continued to visit their cherished places, Lake Tahoe, love, fidelity and faith. Monterey and Cambria. They have always been The Werner family an inspiration to their has many celebrations children and grandchil- with so many grandchil- dren who are already dren and great grandchil- looking forward to their The 2nd Livermore Valley Charter Prep graduation ceremony took place on June dren. Pat and Ray are 70th anniversary celebra- 19th at Cornerstone Fellowship. Keynote Speaker was District 16 Assemblywoman a beautiful example of tion. Catharine Baker. Pictured is the valedictorian Xingran (Max) Zhuang.