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Back Row: Associate Planner Michael Cass, Financial Services Manager Jennifer Wakeman, Administrative Assistant Dana Anderson, Administrative Services Director Tracy Robinson, City Manager Steve Falk, Code Enforcement Officer Adam Foster. Front Row: Planning Technician Megan Canales, Accounting Assistant Cindy Lincoln, City Clerk Joanne Robbins, Assistant Planner Sarah Allen, Planning Director Niroop Srivatsa. Photo Ohlen Alexander Local Government Goes Wild with Holiday Sweaters Plenty of opportunities for holiday cheer in Lamorinda - pages A12 and B8 By Cathy Tyson t was definitely not business as usual at the Lafayette city offices when municipal staffers crafted sweater. and management got their holiday fashion groove on. It may have been the day before While it’s clear the dedicated folks who keep Lafayette running love to express themselves, Thanksgiving, but these generous souls embraced the spirit of the season and unleashed their deep down, under the polyester and cotton, everyone is grateful for their co-workers and the sup - Icreative sides by donning festive, ingenious seasonal sweaters – just because we asked. Known p o r t ive environment at the office throughout the year. City Manager Falk summed it up, "Given for going all out on Halloween, planning staffers and administration, even the city manager and the planet's many daunting and intractable problems, it feels like a privilege to work every day code enforcement officer, busted out an array of fantastic sweaters. with dozens of fun, smart, and committed people who are trying to improve at least one little No more business casual for Tracy Robinson, administrative services director, who ordered a corner of the world." very cute cat Santa sweater from Amazon.com because she didn’t have anything at home that fit For offices looking to recreate the magic and mystique, there really is an official National t h e bill. Even the boss, holiday fashionista Steven Falk, was a good sport with his rockin’ hand Ugly Christmas Sweater Day on Dec. 12. ... continued on page A12 Advertising

Town News A2 - A12 Fire Districs A9 Life in Lamorinda B1 - B10 Not to be Missed B8-B9 HOW TO CONTACT US B9 Service Directory B10 Food B10 Sports C1 - C3 Classified C2 Shop Moraga C4 Our Homes D1 -D12 This Week Read About: Rent-to-Own Library A2 Safe, Affordable, Accepting – The Definition of ‘Home’ Controversial Approval A4 By Laurie Snyder Crime Cams Tabled A6 he reason I’m here is I’m very passionate a growing need for supportive housing with the esca - The Road to 46 A9 about the problem of housing,” said Orindan lation of autism diagnoses nationwide. “Most of the Teen Designer B1 “GleTn Petersen as he began his allotted public forum severely affected autistics will never be independent.” Wine Expert to Speak B3 minutes at a July Orinda City Council meeting. The The children involved with Sunflower Hill range Magical Thinking B4 council was in the midst of one of many discussions it i n a ge from 14 to 28. And one thing they all have in in THT's 'It's A Wonderful Life' B7 has held regarding updates Orinda is making to the common, said Petersen, “is that they will fit the needs NCS Football C1 Housing Element of its General Plan. Petersen’s pres - of the RHNA [Regional Housing Needs Allocation] entation has so resonated with attendees that Lamor - requirements for individuals needing very low-income inda Weekly is revisiting the reason for his decision to housing.” speak in preparation for the City Council’s Dec. 9 “Our kids grow up, turn 18, and then we find our - meeting when it will again discuss the Housing Ele - s e l v es asking, ‘Is there life after high school? Where ment. will our children go?’” said Susan Houghton, Sun - “There are a lot of parents with disabled kids who flower’s executive director. Her own son receives just "There’s a growing need for more housing because the incidence of autism, for example, k n o w their kids will never be independent. Eighty per - $800 per month in Social Security, which will be cut is escalating. Most of the severely affected cent of those will live at home with their parents until if he earns any income. Young adults like her son “ei - autistics will never be independent," said they pass,” said Petersen, a physician and 24-year ther have to live with their parents or the state pays for Orinda resident Glen Petersen as he spoke Orinda resident with a 26-year-old autistic son. He and them to live in a group home, which can end up cost - before the Orinda City Council in July. His son, his fellow members of Sunflower Hill (www.sunflow - ing the government up to $40,000 for one person to Aaron, was just two years old when diagnosed erhill.org) have been working to improve the quality share one bedroom with another resident.” with autism. Photo Ohlen Alexander of life not just for their own kids, but because there is ... continued on page A7 Life in Lamorinda B1-B10 Sports C1-C3 Our H o m e s D1-D12

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First, review the mod - School Board Meetings School District will rent the old City Manager Steven Falk was cel across the street at 949 Moraga ifications the district needs to make Acalanes Union High School District Slibrary building and adjacent parking d i r e cted by the City Council at its Road. Ultimately the task force rec - and determine whether they are ac - Wednesday, Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m. area from the City of Lafayette, at a Nov. 24 meeting to negotiate with the ommended that the old library build - ceptable to the City Council. Next, AUHSD Board Room monthly rate of $8,229, if its request school district superintendent. He ing be used for a public purpose – get approval from the county to sell 1212 Pleasant Hill Road, Lafayette is approved. The lease will be on a made it clear that, “The district would either as a new location for the city of - the property to the district. Finally, www.acalanes.k12.ca.us month to month basis for a maximum lease/purchase the building as-is, and fices or by the Lafayette School Dis - due to government regulations, offer Lafayette School District of 28 months, expiring on April 1, therefore be responsible for any dem - trict. The property was purchased in the property to other public agencies; 2017. The district will have the op - olition or renovation needed.” 2013 for $1.97 million and is cur - if there’s no interest, draft a Lease- Wednesday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m. tion to purchase the facility at any The Old Library Reuse Task rently uninhabitable. Purchase Agreement for considera - Regular Board Meeting time, for the then-appraised value; ac - F o r ce sought the highest and best use City staff recommends clarifica - tion by the City Council and the Stanley Library crued rent would be deducted from for two properties owned by the city t i o n of a number of steps in order to school district governing board. 3477 School St., Lafayette www.lafsd.k12.ca.us Check online for agendas, meeting Reducing Traffic Congestion Gets High Marks notes and announcements City of Lafayette: By Cathy Tyson www.ci.lafayette.ca.us t a recent meeting of the collab - reminders, but plans in the near elementary schools had a coalition of cludes speed tables, bollards (short Phone: (925) 284-1968 orative Traffic Safety Task future to be issuing citations. interested parties who methodically vertical posts to control traffic), as - Chamber of Commerce: AForce, the principals of Happy Valley An older gentleman representing looked at constructive ways to solve phalt marking, flashing lights and a www.lafayettechamber.org and Springhill elementary schools re - t h e neighborhood who lives on their schools’ problems, starting with permanent mobile speed sign will be ported major improvements in the Franklin Lane calls the situation “un - goals, forming strategies to meet generated by the school district that twice per day traffic mess associated satisfactory,” stating the school site it - those goals, considering resources, will need to go through the Circula - with student drop off and pick up. self is the proper location for student timeline, and an evaluation process, tion Commission then to the City “We are light years ahead,” said pick up and drop off. and establishing a system to manage Council for approval and funding. Teresa Gerringer, school board presi - “Our priority is that the kids are the improvements. Next up for traffic improvement dent, “from where we were to where s a f e ,” said Peeff, acknowledging that The focus at Springhill Elemen - a r e Burton Valley and Lafayette ele - Lafayette Police we are.” the congestion on Happy Valley Road t a r y was the front parking lot; getting mentary schools and Stanley Middle Department Incident Both schools took a comprehen - is a problem. She explained that with more cars efficiently into the student School. While the general plan is s i v e look at the problem with input the new double lanes and 12 new pick up zones, having a consistent similar to Happy Valley and Summary Report, from parents, teachers, police, city parking spaces, more cars can get staff team to facilitate the pick-up Springhill - do a complete assess - Nov. 9-15 council representatives and the city onto school property so fewer cars process, adding a crossing guard at ment, develop a list of priorities and Alarms 33 manager, to make concrete changes to will be on the side streets. the crosswalk on San Reliez Court, so on, Lafayette Elementary and 911 Calls 9 improve congestion. According to City Manager and moving the buses to a different Stanley will be much more difficult to Battery At Happy Valley Elementary a S t e v en Falk, the city has spent over a area on campus, according to interim find solutions for, due mainly to Mor - 3200 block Camino Diablo p i l o t program will soon morph into a million dollars over the past 18 years principal Pat Gargiulo. While it used aga Road. “It’s a gigantic compli - Burglary, Auto 3200 block Mt Diablo more permanent solution with inner to install comprehensive walkways to take 15 to 16 minutes to clear the cated system,” said Falk, adding that Craigslist Snafu and outer pick up lanes, to hopefully on Happy Valley Road and Upper Springhill parking lot, it’s now down he’s not optimistic that it will be easily 3600 block Cerrito Ct alleviate what had been a quarter mile Happy Valley. “It’s way better than it to seven minutes, a measureable im - or cheaply solved. “It’s one of the DUI back up on Happy Valley Road week - was,” he said. provement. many reasons the city is embarking Mt Diablo Bl/Moraga Rd days around the school bell schedule. Both Happy Valley and Springhill Ultimately a wish list that in - on the downtown traffic study.” Fireworks Neighbors weren’t pleased with the 3400 block Lana Ln situation, and parents were frustrated Sweet Dr/Walnut Ln at the gridlock just to pick up a child Fire/EMS Response from school. 3200 block Mt Diablo Bl Over Thanksgiving break at Found Adult Lafayette PD report H a p py Valley Elementary, lines Harassment were painted on the front turn 3500 block Brook St around by the main office to clearly Give a Lafayette Gift Card! Hit & Run mark double lanes, which will ac - Accepted at your favorite Lafayette businesses: 00 0 00 Safeway commodate twice the volume of 000 0000 Deer Hill Rd/Brown Av vehicles – and more parking spaces • Alicia Klein 6011 RD IFT CA Petty Theft were added, in an effort to get cars • American Kitchen ETTE G LAFAY - 50 ALUE 900 block Victoria Ct off of Happy Valley Road. Parents • Art and Science of Eyewear CARD V 3400 block Golden Gate are also encouraged to slightly • Back to the Table Cooking School 100 block Bacon Ct delay their pick up time to alleviate • Blodgett`s Abbey Carpet & Flooring • Mangia! Ristorante & Pizzeria 1300 block El Curtola the peak crunch period after school: • Bonehead’s Texas BBQ • Minuteman Press Loud Party • Rustic Tavern Shangri La/Silver Del Rd there’s an 18-minute window from • Clocks, Etc. • Sharp Bicycle 10 block Roxanne 2:42 to 3 p.m. when students are su - • Diablo Foods Promiscuous Shooting pervised. Principal Shayna Peeff • Douglah Designs Products and Showroom • Specialtees 700 block Las Trampas asked that families avoid picking • El Charro Mexican Dining • Sugi Fine Bedding & Gifts, S Pearldale Dr/Upper Happy up kids on Franklin Lane, and con - • Elmwood Stationary • Susan Foord Catering & Café Valley sider carpooling or having kids • Floret • The Mechanic Dewing Av/Walnut St walk or ride a bike. • Gem Lust • The Nut Factory Reckless Driving “Franklin Lane is kind of • Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery • The Yarn Boutique Pleasant Hill Rd/Hwy 24 c h a otic,” said officer Larry Seliga at • Venture Quality Goods Upper Happy Valley/El Nido • La Finestra Ristorante the recent meeting, describing it as a • Ware Designs Jewelry Ranch Rd • Lafayette Pet Shoppe social event for parents and kids O’Connor Dr/Moraga Rd • Lafayette Physical Therapy • Wine Thieves Moraga Rd/School St hanging out on the center island. Po - • Lamorinda Music • Yankee Pier Suspicious lice want kids to know that they can - • Lamorinda Theatre Academy • Yogurt Shack Circumstances 8 not hang out on the center island, and • Lily Dong Photography • Zahra Boutique Salon Vehicle 15 kids were given coloring books and Subject 4 pencils as a reward for getting off the Available now for purchase at the Lafayette Chamber office, Traffic Stops 65 island. Vandalism “It’s been pretty friendly so 100 Lafayette Circle in downtown Lafayette 50 block Lafayette Cr f a r , but we have met with some 925-284-7404 www.lafayettechamber.org/giftcard Vehicle Theft resistance from parents,” said 3800 block Happy Valley Rd Seliga, who started with gentle

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We are District Governing Board, tends so many school meetings, per - Rwhich oversees all of Lafayette’s ele - haps she ought to think about running delighted to have helped so mentary schools and Stanley Middle for the board. many wonderful people School, was easy for Suzy Pak – with A product of California’s public three seats open and only three people s c h o ols, Pak has a bachelor’s degree fulfill their home needs interested in the positions, all were ap - in economics from UC Santa Cruz pointed and avoided the hassles of and an MBA from San Jose State and dreams. running a campaign. University. ... continued on page A8 Quick Resolution to Downtown Armed Robbery By Cathy Tyson fter ending his shift at a nearby but is indicative of the incidents that store at 10:30 p.m. on Nov. 26, can occur in any downtown area at Aa man was approached while walking night,” said Police Chief Eric Chris - back to his car, which was parked in tensen in a recent Crime Bulletin. a lot near the corner of Deer Hill Road He suggested that it’s best to walk in and First Street, by two men in their pairs and have a flashlight or a cell 20s wearing hoodies. One of the sus - phone handy, and to surrender your Peter Liu, Kirsten Buckley, Lilli Rath, pects raised his shirt and displayed a property if confronted. “A watch, a Elena & Larry Hood handgun tucked in his waistband, then phone or a wallet are not worth being demanded the would-be victim’s wal - injured over,” he said. let. The employee took off running Christensen also confirmed by and eventually climbed a fence onto p h o ne that the suspects and their ve - Highway 24 to escape. hicle, after leaving Lafayette, found The suspects gave chase, but their way to Grizzly Peak Boulevard f o u nd more convenient victims as in Berkeley where, according to news two other employees approached the reports, they allegedly robbed and www.Orinda.com 925-254-3030 parking lot. Upon seeing the robbers kidnapped two people, who were sit - ©2014 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. flashing their gun, the workers wisely ting in their car enjoying the view, and Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Office is owned by a Subsidiary of NRT LLC. 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If you are considering selling your home, give us a call for assistance. Civic News Public Meetings 925.200.2222 Gary 925.878.9685 Ken [email protected] [email protected] Town Council CalBRE#00686144 CalBRE#01418309 Wednesday, Dec. 10 , 7 p.m. Gary Bernie Ken Ryerson pacificunion.com | A Member of Real Living Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School, 1010 Camino Pablo Gary Bernie & Ken Ryerson Planning Commission Monday, Dec. 15 , 6 p.m. Hacienda De las Flores, La Sala, 2100 Donald Dr. Paradigm Shift for Hacienda de las Flores Design Review By Sophie Braccini Monday, Dec. 8 , 7 p.m. he historic Hacienda de las Flo - vate partnership could transform the As Councilmember Mike Met - to prepare conceptual plans for the Moraga Library, 1500 St. Mary’s Rd . res held the Moraga Town Hacienda de las Flores into an attrac - c a l f noted, the town has operated the best use of the property. This phase TCouncil’s attention on Nov. 18 when tive facility that would draw more Hacienda at a loss for several years will cost the town only staff time. School Board Meeting the financial report on the town’s cost people to Moraga while continuing to and the structure is in need of major Council members asked to see the Moraga School District to maintain the beautiful buildings serve residents. repairs. Although the Hacienda RFQ before it is sent out, because Tuesday, Dec. 9, 7:30 p.m. and grounds was on the agenda – According to Magalhaes, the Ha - Foundation has done a lot to maintain they want to make sure that the terms Joaquin Moraga Intermediate along with a vision-altering plan pre - c i e n da of the future could include new and improve the facility, much work are open enough to let creative juices School Auditorium sented by resident Joao Magalhaes to classrooms, event venues and a multi - remains; so Metcalf welcomed Mag - flow. Staff expects to have a draft 1010 Camino Pablo, Moraga transform the charming property into generational community center for the alhaes' proposal to change the way ready in February. www.moraga.k12.ca.us a world class leisure public/private fa - town; and space leased to a private things are done. Even if everything runs smoothly, See also AUHSD meeting page A2 cility. It was not the first time the re - partner could end up as a bed and Councilmember Dave Trotter and i t i s likely that the project will generate tired Bechtel executive has suggested breakfast/restaurant, a tea room/li - v i c e mayor Roger Wykle both pre - a lot of public debate when the prelim - Check online for agendas, meeting that the town kick it up a notch when brary, a swimming pool/spa at the dicted that the interface between the inary concepts are designed, when the notes and announcements it projects itself into the future, but it Pavilion, and a wine cave/cellar for re - private and public future use of the analysis to confirm the viability of the Town of Moraga: was the first time that the council em - hearsal dinners. His financial analysis building would be the most challeng - concept is considered, and when po - www.moraga.ca.us braced the idea and decided to move leads him to believe that the facility ing articulation to plan. tential end-operators are selected. In Phone: (925) 888-7022 forward. would produce half a million dollars Members of the Hacienda Foun - the meantime, and to improve rev - Chamber of Commerce: The plan has enough bells and in revenue per year that would be split d a t i on who were present at the meet - enues now, staff proposed to extend www.moragachamber.org Moraga Citizens’ Network: w h i stles to dazzle anyone. It focuses between the town and its partner. ing all confirmed that they the hours of operation for weddings to www.moragacitizensnetwork.org on expanding the utilization of the For the Moraga resident who says wholeheartedly support Magalhaes’ 10 p.m., since closing at 9 p.m. seems Hacienda and increasing revenues, t h a t all he wants is to see our little approach and its objective to expand to be the reason many rental opportu - while preserving the building’s histor - town flourish, the most important utilization and generate revenues. nities are lost; and to reconsider the ical value. Magalhaes believes that thing at this time is the selection of a Town staff also recommended mov - rule that prohibits hard alcohol on the harnessing the professionalism and first class architecture firm that will ing forward with the first phase, in - premises. These measures will be capitalistic energy of world class ar - have the vision and the connections to cluding issuing a Request for brought back at a future council meet - chitects and operators in a public/pri - create something special in Moraga. Qualifications for architectural firms ing; neighbors will be duly notified.

Moraga Police Town Falling Behind on Asset Replacement Department By Sophie Braccini Residential burglary, 11/19/14 Some - subgroup of Moraga’s Audit and with Moraga’s Engineering Depart - icy so when the General Fund bal - noted, all figures would have to be re- time between 1 and 10 a.m. a AFinance Committee recently pre - ment to determine when the assets ance exceeds 50 percent of the expen - evaluated. Councilmember Dave Benedita Place garage was entered sented the results of its study of the were purchased, when they should be ditures, the excess is placed in the Trotter indicated that the Palos devel - through the partially open garage town’s asset replacement plan. The replaced and how much that would asset replacement fund; to immedi - oper fees had been forecast for recre - door. The suspect(s) entered a vehicle two volunteers assessed the value of cost. “We looked at data indicating ately transfer $1 million of the Palos ation use, and that he could not agree parked inside and rifled through its town-owned properties – leaving out what the useful life of an asset is sup - Colorados Development Fund to to diverting so much of the money to contents – several items including a roads, drains and building frames. posed to be, and added a few years to asset replacement; and to move for - an asset replacement fund unless a spare car key and set of silverware They calculated the annual amount the it since we know Moraga’s frugal ward with transferring 50 percent of comprehensive discussion about the were taken. town should set aside to replace these practices,” said Freeman. future development fees coming from spending priorities for those funds is assets and how much should have Their calculations indicated a that project to asset replacement. conducted. Truck stolen, 11/20/14 A fellow left been saved by now, and presented n e e d to save $627,000 per year to Councilmember Phil Arth agreed. Mayor Ken Chew, whose term the keys under the front seat of his their stark findings to the Town Coun - compensate for the depreciation of “ D e preciation is a silent killer, like e n d s this month, insisted on prudent 1993 Toyota pickup while he was cil. According to the two financiers, the town’s assets. As of now, the high pressure for humans,” he said. management of future revenue. “I doing lawn maintenance in the rear of the town should be saving more than asset replacement fund that was es - Councilmember Mike Metcalf don’t know why people would have a a Tharp Drive home. A witness saw $600,000 a year; since that hasn’t hap - tablished in 1989 has a balance of c h a llenged the subcommittee to pres - problem with saving money,” he said. a male between 20 and 30 years old, pened, they estimate the current un - $114,000, while the unfunded accu - ent the list of all of the assets and their The council agreed to continue the wearing a white jacket, take off in the funded depreciation balance to be mulated depreciation is just over $5.1 valuation, and suggested that many of d i s c ussion and consider questions re - truck. Motive plus opportunity = more than $5 million. million according to Freeman and them were probably associated with lated to finding the means for asset re - bummer. “We used the same rules home - Kennedy. Their recommendations the Hacienda de las Flores; if the placement and spending priorities for o w n er associations employ,” ex - are to modify the town’s reserve pol - plans changed for that property, he the Palos Colorados developer fees. Residential burglary, 11/21/14 Jew - plained Tom Kennedy, who formed elry and electronics valued at $2,500 the subcommittee along with Tim were taken from a Calle La Mesa Freeman. “HOAs have the legal obli - Sponsoring home. No signs of forced entry; the gation to save for asset replacement, The Taylor Family Foundation Children In Need incident is under investigation. but cities do not.”  Jon Wood Properties The methodology was simple:  Hit and Run, 11/21/14 A car was t h e y listed all the town’s assets that parked overnight on Sanders Drive will have to be replaced in the foresee - and was struck by an unknown vehi - able future, excluding roads and drains Dear Family, Friends and Clients, cle. The person who reported the in - that are part of the Measure K plan, cident didn’t see or hear anyone hit and building frames because, if prop - The Holiday Season reminds us of how grateful we are for our his car, but obviously noticed damage erly maintained, those can last for a relationships with each of you. Jon Wood Properties again expresses in the morning. Sadly, no note was very long time. Included are building our gratitude by supporting The Taylor Family Foundation, which left by the scofflaw. No suspects or components that will have to be re - has been a proud part of our lives for over 20 years. leads at this time. ‘Fess up, possible placed such as roofs, lighting, carpet - culprit – it’s the holidays. ing, windows, landscaping; park Most families with children facing life threatening illnesses put components such as irrigation, light - Bicyclist vs. Car, 11/23/14 Officers  [             ing, restrooms; parking lots; traffic sig - located a bicyclist on the ground at travel. These children are in constant critical care and struggle to nals; police and public works vehicles; the intersection of St. Mary’s Road afford necessities such as food, clothing and gas. We are asking for and information technology equip - and Bollinger Canyon Road. A wit - small gift cards, tax deductible donations to help provide some of ment. ness saw the cyclist riding his bike at these necessities. a faster speed than the vehicle in front Freeman and Kennedy worked

of him. The biker hit the car and fell BRING IN YOUR GIFT CARDS - OR - CALL FOR PICK UP to the ground. The cyclist stated he paid credit card, as requested. The re - ANYTIME! NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL! was riding when a vehicle crowded porting person never received the him on the left side while attempting tickets and the phone number for the How you can help: to pass him. As the car slowed down “seller” is no longer working. *Gift Cards the biker rear ended the car in front of *Grocery Store Cards him. The car that he bumped kept In addition, the following crimes *Gas Cards going. The fire department arrived on were reported in Moraga Nov. 18-25: *Target, Wal-Mart, etc. the scene and took the cyclist to the Identity Theft *iTunes Cards hospital. Ascot Dr *Clothing False Alarm Car stolen, 11/23/14 A red 1994 Jeep Country Club Dr On behalf of the Taylor Family Foundation and the children and the Wrangler was taken from a carport families they serve, we “thank you” from the bottom of our hearts! Alderbrook Please visit the Taylor Family Foundation at ttff.org sometime between Nov. 23 and Nov. School St 24 at an apartment complex on Moraga Tharp Dr Road. No suspects or leads at this time. Violin and Flute Stolen Jon Wood & Holly Sibley Camino Pablo Invisible concert tickets, 11/21/14 A Realtor® | CalBRE #: 01474293 CalBRE #: 01435618 Petty Theft Jon: (925)383.5384 | Holly: (925) 451.3105 Saint Mary’s College student at - WWW.TTFF.ORG Shuey Dr 999 Oak Hill Road, Lafayette, CA 94549 tempted to buy concert tickets, so sent [email protected] | [email protected] Woodside Dr $300 to the alleged seller via a pre - www.jonwoodproperties.com Rimer Dr Wednesday, December 3, 2014 www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 LAMORINDA WEEKLY Page: A5 HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4 6:30 PM, MORAGA COMMONS PARK

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CalBRE License # 01908304 26 Orinda Way Planning Commission Thursday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m. Auditorium, Orinda Library, Orinda City Council Tables Crime Cam Discussion 26 Orinda Way Citizens' Infrastructure By Laurie Snyder Oversight Commission rinda had 76 residential bur - have been used nationwide since include Lafayette, Emeryville, tion spoke about the lasting trauma Wednesday, Dec. 10, 6:30 p.m. glaries in 2013. As of mid- 1976, consisting “of either fixed, Brentwood, and Richmond. they or their family members suf - Sarge Littlehale Community Room, NOovember, the frequency of this portable or mobile cameras (or “History has shown that there is fered as the result of residential bur - 22 Orinda Way type of crime was halved – to 36 combination of all) and are inter - a n e xus between crime and the use glaries and their frustration over School Board Meeting home burglaries – in a city with connected with a searchable data - of vehicles whether a vehicle is used non-existent evidence. “Let me tell Orinda Union School District roughly 6,800 residential units. base.” They take still photos of the in a crime or the vehicle itself is the you as someone who has been bur - Monday, Dec. 8, 6 p.m. Most other crime statistics also front or rear of each passing vehicle, object of theft,” observed Nagel. If gled,” said former Orinda mayor OUSD Office, 8 Altarinda Road, dropped this year – with the excep - but do not usually capture the faces able to identify cars used in crimes, Bill Judge, “next to the disappoint - www.orindaschools.org tion of vehicle-related actions. In of vehicle occupants due to the dis - police may then check criminal his - ment of being burgled, the next See also AUHSD meeting page A2 2014, a total of 22 incidents related tance between the occupants and tories and searchable probations, or worse thing you can hear is, ‘Sorry, Check online for agendas, meeting to stolen vehicles occurred com - plate mounting areas. stake out a suspect’s home, which there isn’t anything we can do.’” notes and announcements pared to seven in 2013. Vehicle Typically, portable cameras are may then lead to issuance of a Council members engaged in a City of Orinda: petty thefts grew by seven. Auto h o u sed in speed trailers which are search warrant. “Plus the license l e n g thy discussion with each other www.cityoforinda.org burglaries rose from 27 to 33. In ad - parked and relocated as needed plate picture is admissible in court.” and staff regarding key issues, such Phone (925) 253-4200 dition, one armed robbery was while fixed cameras are installed To protect drivers’ privacy, as how data captured by license Chamber of Commerce: logged which, while an increase along main roads or in areas with h o w ever, plate numbers captured by plate readers would be stored and www.orindachamber.org from 2013, was actually lower than high crime. Called “an invaluable automatic readers are stored for just controlled, whether the technology The Orinda Association: the four that occurred in 2009. tool for police departments in iden - one year in Contra Costa County, vendor would be able to resell that www.orindaassociation.org Despite evidence that Orinda tifying suspects and preventing per Sheriff’s office policy. In addi - data, whether or not the city would c o n tinues to be one of California’s crime,” police car-mounted mobile tion, the county requires personnel have control over the vendor adding safest cities – and that Bay Area cam systems allow database using this system to secondarily facial recognition software or other crooks remain more interested in searches of plate numbers and also confirm “hits” received through dis - tracking technology to the system at the cars of Orinda residents rather return previously-captured images patch, the California Law Enforce - a later date, and whether or not such than the goodies inside Orindans’ of plates tagged with dates and GPS ment Telecommunication System, technology is even warranted. They Orinda Police homes, a group of residents has locations. This “keeps officers on or another alternate resource. determined that further information been pushing city leaders to install the street looking for suspicious ac - “You are bringing the Trojan was needed on several fronts, and Department Incident surveillance cameras. In August, in tivity and not behind a computer H o r se into the city to save a color directed staff to continue their re - Summary Report, response to requests by those resi - screen looking up license plates one TV? Give me a break!” said Herb search. The matter will be brought Nov.9-22 dents, Orinda Police Chief Mark by one,” said Nagel, who added Brown, one of several members of back to the City Council for further Alarms 50 Nagel delivered a talk outlining the that, in Orinda, crimes are typically the public who voiced concerns discussion sometime in the new Dependent Adult Abuse 1 differences between motion-acti - solved “by locating and gathering about the proposed technology. Still year. To learn more, visit the city’s Burglary, Auto vated security cameras and license evidence at the scene of an incident” others who favor camera installa - website. 400 block Moraga Way plate reading systems. – witness statements, fingerprints, Wilder/Hwy 24 A few members of the public or video surveillance or other im - 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Burglary, Residential c o n tinued to ask the Orinda City ages. Buglary – commercial 20 12 15 18 15 10 10 block Ardor Dr (2) Council to put surveillance technol - Without that evidence, though, Burglary – residential 44 19 49 44 73 32 911 Calls 9 ogy on its agenda. That discussion i t c an be very difficult to develop Burglary – misc. 11 02211 Collision, Fire & Ambulance happened at a council meeting on leads. That, said Nagel, is where li - Recovered stolen vehicle 9310 5112 Safeway Stolen vehicle 15 772610 Disturbance Nov. 18 and sparked avid interest by cense plate readers can help. Police area media, including one reporter can quickly scan through more than Death – homicide 000100 10 block Valley Ct Domestic violence – injury of spouse 222041 who cited Orinda’s “200 percent in - 350,000 California license plates on 10 block Lost Valley Dr Grand theft – from building 12 87855 200 block La Espiral crease in burglaries” in 2013 – and a Department of Justice “hot list” to Grand theft – from vehicle 12 16 7823 Drunk in Public a University of California, Davis learn if drivers are wanted or cars Grand theft – all other 7 13 7442 Rite Aid law professor tweeting, “Bay Area are stolen. And, if witnesses provide Petty theft – from building 738710 3 200 block Brookwood Rd journos, please write up city council even partial plate numbers, those Petty theft – from vehicle 25 20 27 11 11 18 Hit & Run meetings on automatic license plate can be added to the database for Petty theft – all other 14 22 13 15 17 11 20 block Charles Hill Rd readers in Orinda & Menlo Park later review by police hunting for Rape 010000 30 block Orchard Rd tonight (Nov. 18)!” links to crimes in the same or neigh - Health & Safety Violation Robbery – armed 420001 According to Nagel’s 143-page boring jurisdictions. Other cities Miramonte High School Robbery – strong-arm 011000 Loud Music r e p o rt, license plate reading systems currently using license plate readers Vandalism 22 22 18 100 St Stephen’s Vandalism – felony 555710 5 St Stephen’s Dr/Aqua Vista (2) Total 246 183 200 161 189 148 Loud Party Moraga Wy/Camino Encinas Source: Data provided by the Orinda Police Department and Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff. Loud Noise 200 block Sundown Ter Missing Juvenile Miramonte High School Theft, Grand 50 block Moraga Wy Theft, Petty NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE 50 block Claremont Av 10 block Honey Hill Rd ON A CITY OF ORINDA 10 block Wanda Ln 30 block Oak Rd (2) COMMISSION OR COMMITTEE 40 block Valley View Rd The City of Orinda is seeking applications from 50 block Brookwood Rd resident volunteers to serve on the City’s: 10 block Paintbrush Ln Theft, Vehicle planning Commission (3) 20 block Hilldale Ct parks & Recreation Commission (3) Bates Bl/Davis Rd Citizens’ Infrastructure Oversight Commission (3) Panhandling Finance Advisory Committee (3) Safeway (2) public Works Aesthetic Review Committee (3) Reckless Driving public Safety Committee (2) STOP CLEANING Hwy 24/Wilder Bl Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (4) Claremont Av/Camino Pablo Historic Landmark Committee (1) Orinda Theatre Get Gutter Guards! Wildcat Canyon Rd/Camino Pablo The City of Orinda is seeking applications from Ardilla Rd/Camino Pablo resident volunteers to serve on the City’s: Shoplifting • Fits all sizes of gutters Safeway (2) Representative on the • 10 year No-Clog Warrenty 50 block Moraga Wy Contra Costa County Library Commission (2) • High quality aircraft alloy Suspicious Contra Costa Transportation Citizen Advisory Committee (1) Person 10 • We will clean and repair your gutters Circumstances 16 Statement of Interest forms are available from the Orinda Vehicle 15 City Clerk's Office, 22 Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563. If you before installation of your new guards Traffic Stops 177 have any specific questions regarding the recruitment, please Traffic Pursuit contact Michele Olsen, City Clerk at 925-253-4221 or Licensed & Insured #939838 Canyon Rd/Larch Av [email protected]. Application forms may also be Trespass downloaded from the City’s website at www.cityoforinda.org. 500 block Tahos Rd Unwanted Guest Completed Statement of Interest forms must be submitted to Fall Special - 20% OFF 20 block Bryant Wy the City Clerk’s Office by Friday, December 19, 2014 at 5:00pm . The Gutter Guard Company 20 block Orinda Wy Vandalism Qualified applicants for City Commission and Committee 925-247-7044 10 block Martha Rd appointments will be invited to interview before the full City Council. www.bayareagutterguards.com 70 block Ardilla Rd Wednesday, December 3, 2014 www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 LAMORINDA WEEKLY Page: A7 THE BMW 4 SERIES. The Woodward Jones Team - Two Masters of Real Estate Joined to Provide World Class Service! uN4GETTABLE: DESIGNED TO CATCH yOuR EyE. Dear Santa, Michael Heller, BMW Concord, [email protected] BMW Concord All I want for Christmas is a big new house! Help make someone’s Christmas wish come true. 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CalBRE License # 01908304 Safe, Affordable, Accepting – The Definition of ‘Home’ HOLIDAY SALE ... continued from page A1 CELEBRATING 19+ Y EARS IN MORAGA Plus, there is the humanity fac - 275 others needing help in Lafayette compassion is also needed to get t o r . “Our kids are in the middle – with another 100 in Moraga. them to their destination.” 30-60% O FF not high functioning like children “My wife and I have explored These are just a few of the rea - with Asperger’s, but they don’t e v e ry adult living option possible s o n s why Sunflower Hill leaders All Fine Jewelry have behavioral issues. Many also since our son was 14,” wrote hope to create an intentional com - have no physical disabilities so Orinda resident Tobin Travarthen, munity that offers individuals with HALO DIAMOND PENDANT NECKLACE they can contribute to society. whose son recently aged out of developmental disabilities “a com - 1.0 ct tw reg $7,799 SALE $3,899 They just need supportive housing school. “He desperately wants to munity within a community” – 3/4 ct tw reg $4,399 SALE $2,299 with a vocational track,” says be like everyone else. He wants to safe, affordable housing provided 1/2 ct tw reg $2,399 SALE $1,199 Houghton. “We’re trying to work make his own way.” They have in tandem with meaningful work DIAMOND STUD with cities to let them know that found ways to get him from a day opportunities and the freedom to ARRINGS this type of housing helps fulfill program, but “the conflict of let - join in community activities or not E California’s low-income require - ting go and wondering if he will – in an atmosphere where the resi - ment but without negative impacts catch the right train or the right bus dents will feel supported and val - 2.0 ct tw reg $15,998 SALE $7,999 because our kids don’t drive and and get off at the right location ued, and be inspired to develop 1.5 ct tw reg $9,200 SALE $4,599 1.0 ct tw reg $5,000 SALE $2,499 have either aged out of school or gnaws at us. Will he be able to true friendships. have other education options.” push the button to cross the street While each Orindan has his or Right now, in Orinda alone, of a busy highway while navigat - h e r own idea of what makes a t h e r e are 100 individuals with de - ing drivers and drivers who are not house a home, common ground in ORAGA EWELERS M562 Center St., Rheem Valley ShopJping Center (925) 376-1283 velopmental delays who need or aware of his situation? The irony the ongoing housing element de - OPEN M-F 10 AM -5:30 PM , S AT 10 AM -4 PM will need affordable, supportive, is this fear could happen to the par - bate appears to reside in the words SPECIAL SUNDAY HOURS : D EC 7, 14 & 21, 11:00 AM -4:00 PM safe housing. And that need is ents of any teenager looking down of Maya Angelou: “The ache for CHRISTMAS EVE 9:00 AM -4: PM clearly a long-term one for Orinda at a phone instead of paying atten - home lives in all of us, the safe because 42 percent of that 100 are tion. 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Editor: deputy pull over 35+ bicyclist, because they had no regard to the traffic laws (Stop Sign) on St. Mary’s Rd. As I wit - I like to see citizens recognized for making Moraga better, ness drivers moving slowly past the sheriff’s vehicle, each so here are my first three Walwark Prizes: driver gave a thumb’s up to the officer. I just realized, I Dave Trotter, who was recently re-elected to the Moraga was not the only one frustrated with the bicyclist not fol - Town Council, took down his campaign signs on election lowing basic traffic laws. Thanks again for the Lafayette day. That's right, even before the polls closed. I'm sure Sheriff’s Department leadership in this ongoing issue. many Moragans would agree with me that the sooner the Daniel I Bernie signs go away after each election, the better. Thanks Dave. Lafayette Bill Snider, the competitive proprietor of Moraga Hard - ware, was unable to provide what one customer wanted Editor: recently. As the man was leaving the store, Bill called out to him to try OSH. I couldn't believe my ears, and when I believe your paper should do a front page article in the Bill saw the look on my face he explained that he wanted next edition on the issues that Mr. Cohn brought up about to keep the money in Moraga. Sales taxes on Moraga pur - the Moraga-Orinda fire district’s major unfunded pension chases are paying for the work on our streets, he empha - and health care liabilities. If I interpreted Mr. Cohn’s math sized. Nice going. correctly the unfunded liability is $80,000,000 which will Tim Freeman, a past president of the Kiwanis Club, came continue to grow. As a Moraga resident I am concerned up with the idea a few years ago to raise money by selling that this will continue to grow and that the Orinda/Moraga See's candy at Christmas time. He then made it happen so taxpayer will be stuck with the bill. I am sure a majority effectively that this activity has become the Club's largest of Orinda/Moraga residents are unaware of how serious source of money for its charitable donations, from the this problem is. I just want this issue to be transparent so three Lamorinda education foundations to the Food Bank. that we as a community can decide what should be done. All of the profit from sales at the store next to Starbucks Thank you. in Rheem goes to these contributions. Tim is still actively Best, involved in this project. Good man. Tom Frainier Dale Walwark Moraga Moraga (Editor’s note: Please visit our archives to read our past cover - age of the above issue –www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/ Editor: issue0714/Reality-Is-Setting-In-MOFD-acknowledges-painful- times-ahead.html; www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/ issue0720/Soaring-Pension-Debt-Confirmed.html; Sheriff’s Department Doing the Right Thing! http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0717/Task- Noon time on Sunday, Nov. 23. I witnessed one single Force-Speaks-Out.html). Civic News Lafayette Meet the Newest School Board Member ... continued from page A3 She’s been an active community vol - She’s well aware of the relatively and members of the community to at - unteer, serving on a number of r e c e nt changes to school funding with tend the monthly school board meet - boards, including the Springhill Ele - the Local Control Funding Formula ings, to become even more aware and mentary Parent Faculty Club, and cites the importance of the recently involved. Meetings are generally held Lafayette for Education, and Educate passed parcel tax as a “great testament at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of our State; she also worked on the par - of the value the community places on each month in the Stanley Middle cel tax campaigns of 2011 and 2014. supporting public schools.” School library, 3455 School Street. Pak Clearly an adept multitasker, Pak, State mandated Common Core re - will be officially sworn in at the Dec. t h e mother of two girls, has been serv - q u i r ements, which establish clear, con - 10 meeting. The public is welcome to ing the community while working in sistent standards for students focusing attend the meeting, not only to wel - asset management for more than two on critical thinking and analytical come the newest board member but to decades. She works for ClearBridge skills, is now in its first year of imple - also hear about items on the agenda Investments in San Francisco as a mentation and is the “new normal,” ranging from a technology update to a client service manager. says Pak. In her opinion the local roll draft of the 2015-16 calendar and the Despite the busy schedule, Pak out has been relatively smooth, due to first interim budget report. For more ANNIV E R S

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Civic News Fire Districts The Long and Winding Road Night Closure for Fourth By Nick Marnell ergers and acquisitions are sors, acting as the ConFire board of jections and a more thorough presen - Bore Dec. 12 again the rage. In November, directors, nixed the deal. The money tation by the chief, authorized Car - Mthe company that produces Botox was to even partially fund the reopening man to negotiate an agreement with absorbed by rival drug firm Actavis of a closed station just wasn’t there. MOFD. for $66 billion. Oil service firm Hal - “It was the right idea at the wrong “We’re close,” said Carman at the liburton recently paid $35 billion to time,” said supervisor Federal Glover N o v . 18 task force meeting. Once the purchase competitor Baker Hughes. in May, 2013. operational structure of the new sta - Both deals expect to close late next Subscribing to the theory that the tion is worked out with the firefight - year. Not to be outdone, Lamorinda r i g h t idea at the wrong time is still the ers’ union, and other details, including has its own quasi-merger in the right idea, MOFD president John task force feedback, are finalized, works. The Moraga-Orinda Fire Dis - Wyro worked to keep station 46 alive Carman expects that an agreement trict and the Contra Costa County Fire despite the loss of its obvious partner. will be presented to both boards early Protection District announced a pro - He led the district in the formation of next year. “I believe that this time, the posed consolidation of two fire sta - a joint powers agreement with supervisors will do the right thing, Photo Nick Marnell tions in early 2013, with the resultant Lafayette to purchase a parcel for the and approve the deal,” said Lafayette he California Department of The Moraga-Orinda Fire District station 46 expected to save $1 million station site. He preached the benefits fire commissioner Bill Granados, Transportation will conduct an v o l u ntarily participates in the drill, in operating costs per year for each of station 46 to county and Lafayette who accurately predicted that they Temergency response drill in the which will include fire simulation, a district. officials who, upset with ConFire’s would reject the proposal in 2013. Caldecott Tunnel between 10 p.m. on crash simulation and simulated “We are very close to an agree - performance, had formed a task force After the official approval, station Dec. 12 and 4 a.m. on Dec. 13, smoke. Caltrans advises motorists to m e n t that we can bring to our boards,” to consider alternative delivery of fire 4 6 faces public scrutiny. A north weather permitting. During the drill, expect delays and to plan for extra said the MOFD fire chief. Except it service. “I was concerned that there Orinda grass roots group, The Com - the Fourth Bore will close down. travel time. - N. Marnell wasn’t current chief Stephen Healy were opportunities being lost and that mittee to Save Honey Hill Fire Sta - who said that; those words were spo - I needed to develop more informa - tion, started a petition drive in Moraga-Orinda ken by then-chief Randall Bradley in tion,” he said. November to stop the station 46 proj - Fire District ConFire Board April, 2013. The turning point came in March, ect, citing an increase in response Board of of Directors' The idea for a single fire station w h e n new ConFire chief Jeff Carman times for Orinda and Moraga once Directors Meetings Meeting t o r e place MOFD station 43 in Orinda forced the hand of the Lafayette station 43 closes. Michael Yim, a res - and ConFire station 16 in Lafayette Emergency Services Task Force, ident of El Castillo Lane, adjacent to Next meeting: Next meeting: was hatched by MOFD chief Jim which had considered recommending the station 46 site, delivered a Wednesday, Dec. 17 Tuesday, Dec. 9 Johnston in 1999. It went nowhere. secession from ConFire. Before he thoughtful presentation to the MOFD check website for updates check website for updates But when the county closed ConFire presented an updated station 46 pro - board at its Nov. 19 meeting request - (Go to www.mofd.org as the meeting Board Chamber room 107, Adminis - station 16 because of a budget short - posal to his board, Carman insisted on ing transparency on the progress of date approaches for location and tration Building, 651 Pine St. Martinez more information) (Agenda at http://alturl.com/5p9pu) fall in 2012, and with MOFD station an answer from Lafayette officials: the construction of the new station. 43 requiring major renovations, Con - was the city committed to the district? An idea that has held course de - Fire chief Daryl Louder approached After hearing a dramatic presen - s p i t e 15 years of wrinkles, delays and Bradley to reignite the station 46 con - t a t i o n by assistant chief Alan Hartford detours may finally come to fruition Share Your Celebrations and Remembrances cept. Bradley agreed and he took the on the state of affairs at ConFire, the with the 2015 groundbreaking of sta - If you would like to share an announcement about a special event consolidation idea to the MOFD task force recommended station 46 to tion 46 - possibly before patients or achievement, such as a wedding, engagement, scholarship or board of directors, which gave him the Lafayette City Council, which begin injecting Botox supplied by its graduation of a local resident, or about a special person from thumbs up to negotiate with ConFire. concurred. In June, the ConFire di - new parent company. Lamorinda who has passed, send a photo along with your text But the county Board of Supervi - rectors, based on rosier financial pro - (up to 250 words) to [email protected], and include “Celebrations and Remembrances” in the subject line.

Glennys Christie Dec. 4, 1933-Nov. 15, 2014 Glennys Christie, a former editor of the Lafayette Squire, has died of cancer at her home in Florida. Christie, 80, was a longtime resident of Lafayette and Walnut Creek who went Joan Donovan Zappettini from a one-room Canadian schoolhouse to the University of March 11, 1928 – November 17, 2014 British Columbia and Stanford University, where she earned a Resided in Orinda Master's degree in journalism and worked briefly for the San Francisco News. Joan Donovan Zappettini was graced by a While raising five children in Lafayette, she became editor peaceful passing on Monday, November 17, in 1971 of the weekly Squire , a free community newspaper that 2014, in her home, surrounded by her loving challenged the Lesher newspaper group, publisher of the family after 86 years of a blessed life. Joan Lafayette Sun. As editor she championed the extension of was born to Genevieve Morgan Donovan and BART through the Caldecott Tunnel and helped forge the Augustine Michael Donovan on March 11, identity of newly-incorporated Lafayette. Her editorials and 1928. She was raised in Oakland and graduated from Stanford University in 1950 headlines were witty and direct: the family of former Lafayette with a Bachelors Degree in Art. She married mayor Don Black remembers fondly the election banner Donald Merrill Zappettini in 1951 and they "Lafayette Elects Black Mayor." resided in Orinda, CA, for 59 years. Joan is When the Squire folded in 1974, Christie became communications director for Orindawoods, remembered for being a devoted mother to her one of the earliest planned communities in California. There she wrote the state's first 4 daughters, Mary Anne Stilwill (Frank) of Environmental Impact Report to comply with new environmental legislation. After founding a McCall, ID, Carol Marie Zappettini (deceased), Isabella Donna Zappettini public relations consultancy, she worked closely with the Eugene O'Neill National Monument of Oceanside, CA, and Gail Elizabeth Pearson (Todd) of Lafayette, CA, and Foundation to get the playwright's former home, Tao House in Danville, designated as a National for being a loving grandmother to her grandson, Jeremy Zappettini Pearson Historic Site. She also served as director of public information for the Contra Costa County (age 11). Superintendent of Schools during the tenure of Richard LaPointe. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, November 24, 2014 at St. In the 1980s Christie relocated to Point Roberts, Washington, a small peninsula attached to Monica Catholic Church, Moraga. Graveside services for both Joan and Don the Canadian mainland, where she co-founded a monthly newspaper, the All Point Bulletin . She were held the same day at Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland. became a naturalized American citizen in 1986 and retired to El Cerrito, then to Florida, where In lieu of flowers, donations in Joan’s name may be sent to Sutter Care At she campaigned actively for Democratic causes, tutored immigrants in English, and traveled widely. Home Gift Processing (hospice services), 2855 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 601, Her son Andrew died as a result of schizophrenia in 1990. She is survived by four children: Berkeley, CA 94705, (800) 698-1273, the Association of Christian Therapists, Joseph Christie III of Thousand Oaks, Calif.; Alix Christie of London, England; Ann Victoria 6728 Old Mclean Village Dr., Mclean, VA, 22301, San Francisco Opera, Christie of Malvern, Penn.; and Stuart Christie of Hong Kong; and seven grandchildren. Memorial Development Department, 301 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, CA 94102, services in Point Roberts and Canada are planned. The family requests donations to The National (415) 565-3212, and Second Chance Recovery Center, 107 Jackson St., Resources Defence Council, www.nrdc.org; and Tidewell Hospice of Sarasota, Florida, Hayward, CA, 94544, (510) 886-8696. www.givetotidewell.org. Page: A10 LAMORINDA WEEKLY www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Holiday Shopping Spree in Lafayette Olive oil, gentlemen’s treat, home decor and doggie day care By Sophie Braccini owntown Lafayette boasts the perfect setting for a shopping Dspree this season; the city that is al - ready known for the variety of its restaurants is brimming with oppor - tunities for high-end shopping. In ad - dition to existing favorites, a few new businesses recently opened that add color to the experience. Your first stop may be The Tail H a v en Hotel and Day Lounge – that is unless your pooch prefers mingling with crowds of shoppers over frolick - ing with its peers. Local dog trainer Emily Ronnow, a third generation Lafayette entrepreneur, opened her doggie day care in Lafayette this au - From left: Nate Bradley, Shana Gilman, and Mira Beyeler at Amphora Nueva. The Tail Haven’s Emily Ronnow (right) and staff member Amber Plumley have fun with their clients. Photos Sophie Braccini tumn. The young professional, who lost her software sales job a few years that sells olive oils freshly pressed “We also sell vinegars,” says Bradley, of stainless steel, the idea being that the Finally, spruce up your home for ago, decided to develop her passion from all over the world. In the beauti - pointing to a display of dark and white salon will turn ‘rough’ men into pol - t h e holiday entertaining season at In - for dogs as a business and became a ful store set as an elegant tasting balsamic vinegars. Plan to spend some ished gentlemen. 18/8 is a franchise digo & Poppy, where you’ll find trainer. “My clients kept asking me if room, patrons can taste each of the time here, challenge your taste buds that originated in Southern California, unique furnishings, accents and gifts. I knew of a place in Lamorinda where oils available that day, in their natural and take the time to sample before you and Kara Davidson and her husband More than just another retail store, they they could leave their dog during the form or as delicate blends often ob - choose the size container you want and Samer Alami decided to open the first are interior specialists who will help day while at work, or when they go tained by pressing the added ingredi - purchase it at a quite reasonable rate. one in Northern California. The young you create a unique home atmosphere. ents – such as lemon, rosemary, garlic Men can be pampered at the 18/8 Lafayette mom hired a staff of compe - Lamorinda Weekly business articles are intended away,” she says, so she looked for a to inform the community about local business site and found it on Mt. Diablo Boule - or cayenne – with the olives. “This is s a l o n that also just opened on Fiesta tent beauticians and greets clients with activities, not to endorse a particular company, vard next to Wine Thieves. The space the only place where you can buy olive Lane – get a facial, haircut with shoul - a glass of wine or beer. product or service. is inviting, clean and odor free. Dogs oil that was pressed 10 days ago year der massage, a shave, manicure, or of all sizes run around and interact round, and where you can see the even a waxing. 18/8 refers to a grade gently in the open space. Downstairs chemical analysis of the oil,” explains The Tail Haven business briefs a garden area is also available. When owner Nate Bradley. Why bother? Be - 3399 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette this reporter visited, three small cause it is those polyphenols (anti-ox - (925) 298-5200, pooches were relaxing in dog baskets idant substances found only in very www.thetailhaven.com under the reception desk, undisturbed good olive oils), and oleic acids (the Amphora Nueva by their more boisterous mates who good fat in olive oil) that are highly 7 Fiesta Lane, Lafayette greeted us joyfully. There is a sepa - touted for their health benefits. “The (925) 310-4681, rate space for timid dogs. “I’m a dog higher the polyphenol content the www.amphoranueva.com more benefit,” says Bradley, a third trainer first,” adds Ronnow, “so if a 18/8 generation olive oil dealer. The young dog comes here and we notice some 15 Fiesta Lane, Lafayette man opened Amphora Nueva in behavior problems, we’ll recommend (925) 297-5127, www.eigh - training actions to its parents.” In ad - Berkeley a few years ago – it was his teeneight.com/locations/lafayette dition to the day lounge, Ronnow of - grandfather who first brought his love fers boarding, training and adoptions. for olive oil from Italy. The business Indigo & poppy With your best friend happily oc - expanded and now includes Veronica’s 1009 Oak Hill Road, Lafayette Photo A. Scheck (925) 962-9201, c u p ied, head over to Fiesta Lane and Food that distributes to 650 specialty Learning Express Opens www.indigoandpoppy.com 3568 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette visit Amphora Nueva, a new business stores, and an olive farm in Tunisia. (925) 385-7135, www.learningexpress.com/store/lafayette Learning Express is a nationwide franchisor of educational toy stores. The new Lafayette franchise had its grand opening in November. To date, there are more It is never too soon than 130 locations across the country. Learning Express sells toys from infants to tweens. Some of their favorite toys of 2014 include Snap Circuits, Boogie to start planning your Boards, Plushcraft and Magformers. Store hours: Monday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.- next move 7:30 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Realtor/Broker Certified Residential Specialist Happy Holidays New Personal Training in Moraga 1605 School Street, Moraga, (510) 759-1281 925-254-7600 office Tommy Au and his cousin and 925-788-0229 cell [email protected] partner Danny Ma have started Search MLS at 43 Moraga Way a new personal training and www.AlexGailas.com Orinda nutrition studio in Moraga, at 1605 School Street (behind Si Si Caffè). The two young men are certified trainers; Au has a background in Taekwondo and worked as a trainer for athletes as well as ordinary folks want - ing to get back in shape at Liv - Tommy Au with client Eliana Cordero in his ing Lean in Orinda. Ma new studio in Moraga. Photo provided graduated from Cal in nutrition QUINOA before becoming a trainer. “Our objective is to help people live stronger and healthier, and prevent injuries,” says Au. “We work with clients that have lower back problems and want to get back into shape, with people who want to lose weight, with teenagers who want to achieve a higher degree of fitness.” The two often practice compound or functional exercises with their clients, such as FOR THE picking up and transferring weights on a shelf without injuring the back or the shoulder. “We want people to realize their full potential, whatever their age,” adds Au. The two trainers work with people individually or in small groups of up to four people. Business Anniversary HOLIDAYS Reflexion Salon’s 15th Anniversary 508 Center Street, Moraga, (925) 376-7222 AVAILABLE IN YOUR LOCAL STORES: Reflexion Salon recently celebrated its 15th anniversary at the Rheem Valley Shopping Center. The salon, owned by Shirley Takeuchi, specializes in teenage • JACKSON’S WINES & SPIRITS acne, anti- aging treatments, including peels and microdermabrasion, and waxing. • WHOLE FOODS - LAFAYETTE Reflexion Salon also offers relaxing customized facials with a “reiki” touch. The hair stylist specializes in styled cuts, color, and perms. Reflexion Salon wishes • MORAGA WINE & SPIRITS to thank all of its Lamorinda clients for their continuing patronage and support. • MONUMENT WINE & SPIRITS News from the Chambers of Commerce • DRAEGER’S - BLACKHAWK Lafayette Ribbon cutting for Bay Sotheby’s International Realty at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.4, 3725 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Annual Holiday Mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at Me - chanics Bank, 3640 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Food, fun, beverages and a big holiday raffle. The mixer is $10 for members; bring at least three canned items for the Food Bank and admission is free. Ribbon cutting for 18/8 Fine Men’s Salon and Amphora Nueva at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, La Fiesta Lane. Moraga Holiday Mixer at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11 at Moraga Royale, 1600 Canyon Road. The mixer is $15 at the door; for reservations email Kathe@moragacham - ber.org. Orinda Holiday Mixer from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11 at Oak Springs Pool Clubhouse, 39 Spring Road. For more information call (925) 254-3909. If you have a business brief to share, please contact Sophie Braccini at sophie@ lamorindaweekly.com TODAY’S FOOD WASTE. TOMORROW’S POWER. Thanks to these restaurants and businesses 11,131 TONS Thanksof to food these waste restaurants has been divertedand businesses from landfilling. 11,131 TONS The Foodof foodRecycling waste Project has converts been commercially diverted producedfrom landfilling. food waste into clean, renewable energy. 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Aside from the “cozy” Lafayette RV, the most economical place to rent in Lamorinda is in Moraga, where a 400 square foot studio is available for $900 per month, but it does boast a big yard with a rose garden. On a budget? Recently listings in Lafayette ranged f r o m a low of $1,650 for a studio “plus” to a whopping $7,500 per month for a spectacular five bedroom, three Call Tom bathroom home in Happy Valley. While that may seem for a free Since 1993! estimate Photo courtesy Tumbleweed Tiny House Company expensive, it does come with pool service, a gardener and Tom Gieryng, owner and operator regular professional house cleaning. recent ad on Craigslist extolled the virtues of life in In Orinda the rental scene is about the same as a “cozy” 240 square foot recreational vehicle behind L a f ayette and Moraga – a very basic unfurnished one bed - Licensed Cabinet & Millwork Contractor #598395 Aa home in Lafayette, with a price tag of $675 per month. room, one bath unit in Orinda goes for $1,600 per month; Seemed rather unusual, but given the high price of housing a three bedroom, three bath home with an office is $7,500. locally, maybe an option for a person on a very limited Perhaps due to Saint Mary’s College there are a num - budget. It was rented quickly, said the homeowner/land - b e r of two and three bedroom apartments available in C abinet M odifications lord who wished to remain anonymous. Moraga, but they are in roughly the same price range as According to Lafayette’s code enforcement officer, Lafayette and Orinda. In an unscientific review, the aver - With over 25 years fulfilling custom needs, we can alter or modify age price for a two bedroom, two bathroom rental in late most cabinetry, while still utilizing your existing cabinetry for: A d a m Foster, the Municipal Code has language regarding November in Lamorinda is $2,226 per month, working • Large TVs/ Refrigerators and appliances Licensed Cabinet & living in recreational vehicles on private property that is Millwork Contractor very clear, “No person shall use any vehicle for living or out to over $1,100 per person if two roommates share the • Recycle Bins and shelf pullouts #598395 • Cabinet alterations/repairs sleeping purposes.” Vehicles shouldn’t be confused with cost. For those who would like to turn the lights on, eat, Thinking about home, office, entertainment, custom cabinetry, shelving, the smattering of guest cottages and in-law units in Lam - get a haircut, purchase gas for a car, or go crazy on a movie crown mouldings, baseboards, new doors or mantels? We can help there, too! orinda that can be found on craigslist. ticket, balancing a budget is truly all about allocating re - BEFORE Paul Kephart Master Craftsman There is, however, a new gray area that Lafayette is sources in an environment of scarcity. 925.827.109AFTER 3 www.TheCabinetMd.com g r a p pling with – tiny houses, really small homes, around Prospective buyers will find no bargains in our zip ith over 25 years fulfilling custom needs, we can 177 square feet of usable space on wheels that can be self- c o d es. According to Dean Okamura of Pacific Union in alter or modify most cabinetry, while still built or delivered, ranging from 18 to 24 feet long. It’s an Orinda, the most economical dwelling for sale in Lamor - W interesting new type of dwelling for people who want to inda was listed at $285,000, and sold for $310,000, for a utilizing your existing cabinetry for: simplify and downsize, or perhaps for boomerang kids two bedroom, two bathroom, 964 square foot condo - • Large Screen, HD/Plasma TV’s who come back home. Foster says the city will be work - minium on Ascot Drive in Moraga; keep in mind that • Oversized, built-in Refrigerators ing on guidelines in the near future. homeowners association dues run $370 a month in addi - • Redesigns/Alterations Don’t even think about renting out a recreational ve - tion to the mortgage payment, along with taxes and insur - T h i n k i n g a b o u t home, office, entertainment, custom h i c l e in Moraga or Orinda. Moraga’s Municipal Code is ance. The next most economic home with endless cabinetry, shelving, crown mouldings, baseboards, straight forward, “It is unlawful for a person to maintain potential, according to the agent, sold for more than twice or use for human habitation or a living quarters including that price, closing at $765,000 for a 1,950 square foot new doors or mantels? We can help there, too! sleeping, a mobile home, trailer coach, camp car, boat or home on Janet Lane in Lafayette. 9 2 5 . 8 2 7 . 1093 vehicle on public or private property in the town." Don’t expect the situation to improve anytime soon. Orinda also has rules on prohibited dwellings, “A ve - A c c ording to Okamura, the prediction from the National P a u l K e p h a r t M a s t e r C r a f t s m a n h i c l e or trailer may not be used for habitation, for keeping Association of Realtors is that prices will remain flat lo - www.TheCabinetMd.com animals, or for any other residential use," according to cally in the near term. “It’s very difficult for a young fam - their Municipal Code. ily or a couple starting out.” For long term homeowners who have been diligently From Front page     Local Government Goes Wild with          '(  #'"  "% "!"#$#   # 0322544 Holiday Sweaters      ... continued from page A1 No word yet if Lafayette staff will double down and du - criminating sweater shopping. Online vendors plicate the fun of their awesome outfits. cater to all denominations at websites such as Diablo Valley Assistance League's Way Side Inn www.geltfiend.com, www.tipsyelves.com, and Thrift Shop, a gently-used-clothing store near www.nflshop.com/ugly_sweaters. Opportunities abound Lafayette’s Park Theater, has a Quirky Christmas in Lamorinda for those anxious to show off their holiday Sweater event that kicked off on Nov. 25 for dis - style – below are just a few! Flamingo’s Flooring CARPET • LUXURY VINYL TILE • SHEET VINYL upcoming Community Events LAMINATE • TILE • HARDWOOD Special Financing Options Available - Moraga’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony begins at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Mor - aga Commons. Enjoy hot cocoa and cookies as you are entertained by the Rossmoor Community Chorus. 10% DISCOUNT to Lamorinda Residents - It’s a Wonderful Life! Celebrate SHOP AT HOME. WE WILL BRING THE SAMPLES TO YOU the holidays with tree lighting, food, Contact us for a FREE drinks, music and entertainment, chil - 925-828-9600 In-Home Estimate dren’s activities, and Santa from 4 to [email protected] • www.flamingosflooring.com 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5 at Lafayette’s Plaza Park. - Don your favorite holiday garb and take a photo with Santa from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Rheem Center in Moraga. - Orinda Theatre Square becomes a Winter Wonderland on Saturday, Dec. 6 . Build your own snowman, starting at noon, until the snow melts. “Let Us Light Up Your Life” There’s a kids ornament workshop Santa Claus arrives at last year’s It’s a Wonderful Life event in Lafayette. Residential Commercial Industrial from 4 to 6 p.m. Serving Contra Costa since 1991 - Hospice of the East Bay’s Tree of Lights ceremonies offer members of the communities they serve a way More than 35 years experience to honor the lives of their friends and loved ones. Orinda Tree of Lights is at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 , All Work Done by Owner in the Orinda village parking lot by Bank of America. Moraga and Lafayette Tree of Lights is at 5:30 p.m. on Bonded & Insured Lic.#C10-631523 Sunday, Dec. 14 at Moraga Country Club, 1600 St. Andrews Drive (www.hospiceeastbay.org). - It will be a festive evening at Orinda Theatre Square starting at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13 . Enjoy visits from  Professional Installation of: Ceiling Fans, Recessed & Track Lighting Kitchen or Bath Remodel Santa around the square, horse and carriage rides, holiday performances by Lamorinda Theatre Academy, free hot   Exterior/Security/Landscape Lighting Electrical Service Upgrade chocolate and gourmet coffee drinks, and a merry and bright close to the evening with a tree lighting at 7 p.m.   Complete Home Wiring - Old & New Spa Installation - Chabad of Contra Costa is sponsoring a menorah lighting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at Whole Foods in Lafayette. Their annual Grand Menorah Lighting in Walnut Creek will take place Sunday, Dec. 21 from 4 to 6 p.m. in Walnut Creek’s Civic Park. The event will feature the largest menorah in the county, the Red Panda Chinese Acrobats, music, doughnuts, dreidels, face painting, latkes and more, and is open to all. James Burkin For more holiday events and activities, see page B8. www.BurkinElectric.net Sole Proprietor

Wednesday, December 3, 2014 www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 LAMORINDA WEEKLY Page: B1 Local Teen Competes on ‘Project Runway: Threads’ By Jennifer Wake Susan Goldie. “She continuously thinks outside the box and knows how to use her tremendous energy to conceive of and complete some very complicated tailoring and gar - ment projects. She has been dubbed aptly by one of our younger sewers as the ‘James Bond of Sewing,’ and it is true!” Before filming the program, H u sch said there was an at-home challenge, and each designer brought a look they made ahead of time to show. “The winner of that got an advantage later. We had one day to complete the challenge along with a surprise twist challenge, which at the time we didn't know was coming,” Husch said. “Then College both looks walked the runway and Prep were judged.” She also conducted A private high school for grades 9-12 CORRECintervieTws on ESkypeD as part of Pthe ROur approachOO to learningF requires S collaboration,HE patience,ET qualification process, where she and creativity—all within8 /a1 kind4/1 and3 joyful community. showed off some of her designs. • AverageD academicATE___ class____ size___ of__ 14______“The competition was crazy fun • More than $2 million given annually in need-based financial aid a n d crazy stressful!” she said. “I • 84% of faculty with advanced degrees was against two other designers, Be inspired. Refine your thinking. Express yourself. 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hen two authors – one with Solon and McCosker’s associations person died in 1936 during construc - a degree in science, the other with the Lafayette Historical Society. tion of the first bore; three died during Win English – collaborated on their lat - As the authors explained in the a cave in when the second bore was est book, it took two years, start to fin - b o o k: “For centuries, the natural bar - built and there wasn’t so much as one ish. But in a larger sense, the project rier provided by geography divided lost work day during the fourth bore was more than a century in the mak - the California counties on either side construction. ing. As Mary McCosker, the English of the Oakland/Berkeley hills.” Even Solon described feeling “higher major, joked, “We wrote about a ‘bor - the “often inadequate” first tunnel t h a n a kite” to be included in the offi - ing’ topic,” specifically, the building “conveniently linked the two counties cial Fourth Bore dedication cere - of the Caldecott Tunnel, from its of the East Bay … and provided the monies at the invitation of Ivy humble, single-bore beginning when farmers of those towns with safer ac - Morrison, public information officer P040036 02/04 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (Not in NJ), Bloomington, IL it was variously known as the Inter- cess to the markets of Alameda for the Caldecott Fourth Bore Project. county, Kennedy or Broadway tunnel County and San Francisco.” “It was exciting to be there with all the in 1903 to the completion and open - Solon and McCosker were luminaries,” McCosker added. ing of the fourth bore in 2013 and all p l e a sed to learn a woman, Cristina The book is available at local things tunnel in between. Ferraz, helped conceive the idea of a b o o kstores as well as at the Lafayette McCosker and Mary Solon, the public medallion competition during Historical Society. All proceeds from s c i e nce major, both members of the the design of the Fourth Bore in 2008. the sales of both books – “Building Lafayette Historical Society, previ - The authors were also impressed that the Caldecott Tunnel” and the pair’s ously co-authored a book about the safety record for building tunnels earlier publication, “Lafayette” – ben - Lafayette. Salon said this year’s book, improved over time. Salon said one efit the Lafayette Historical Society. “Images of America: Building the Caldecott Tunnel” (Arcadia Publish - ing), was “a lark” to work on, but warned it was the duo’s last publica - tion. “It’s a bit like childbirth,” Mc - C o s ker explained, alluding to the pain sometimes forgotten until the next baby rolls around. The books likely won’t make it onto any bestseller lists – “I think its rated 800,000 [in popu - larity] on Amazon,” joked Solon, but it should do a reasonable business in Contra Costa County, where nearly every driver has had occasion to drive under the Berkeley hills. “We think this book will have l e g s ,” Solon said. “We’re women, we’re not engineers, but we got into it,” Solon explained. The 127-page soft-cover book is c h a lk full of black and white photos and illustrations, mostly two to a page, assembled by the authors which document the century-long progres - sion of the Caldecott Tunnel, from the “Trails and Roads” era of the • Trust Agreement • Pour Over Will Kennedy Tunnel opening in 1903 to • Guardianship of Minor Children • Trust Agreement • Power of Attorney for Finance the Fourth Bore dedication Nov. 15, • Pour Over Will • Community Property Agreement • GuardianshipLIVING of Minor Children TRUST 2013. • Transfer of Real Property into Trust • Power of Attorney for Finance The photos were culled from a Advanced• CommunityL MedicalI VProperty Directives, IAgreementN Including G: Plan T Includes:RU ST • Transfer of Real Property into Trust • v a r i ety of sources, including private • Trust Agreement Power of Attorney for Health Care • Pour Over Will collections, area libraries, newspa - •AdvancedLiving MedicalWill Directives, Including: Plan• Includes: $ Guardianship of Minor Children • • Trust Agreement • HIPAA • Power of Attorney for Finance pers, historical societies, museums The Broadway Low Level Tunnel. “The first phase of construction involved Power of Attorney for Health Care • TPourrust OverAgr Willeem ent • • Community Property Agreement $Living Will • PGuardianshipour Over W ofi Minorll Children and the California Department of clearing the hillside and grading (shown here on the Oakland side). The • 695 • Transfer of Real Property into Trust HIPAA • Power of Attorney for Finance Transportation. While too small to be Kennedy Tunnel and the original roads leading to it are visible in the upper • Guardianship of Minor Children AdvancedCommunity Medical Property Directives, Agreement Including : part of the photograph. The lower location of the new tunnel meant a COMPLETE695 • PTransferower o off A Realtto Propertyrney fo intor F iTrustnan ce considered a coffee table book, it is

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Magical Thinking Comes to Lamorinda By Cathy Dausman  ! "  # $   enjoy her books. Eighty percent of Americans already believe in angels,        she said, and only a “fuzzy border”         separates the word incantation from        spell, blessing and prayer. Magic is a “hot topic” in scholar - s h i p circles, Anton said, and one she really enjoyed researching. While searching for historically accurate fe -         male names, Anton discovered Baby - lonian incantation bowls. She now   owns two. “These were ordinary pot - tery with inscriptions inside whose purpose was to protect the people    under whose home the vessels were  buried. Thousands of these bowls had '    ( )  been unearthed in what is now Iraq and dated to the 4th, 5th and 6th cen -  This Babylonian incantation bowl dates from the 4th-6th century (approxi - mate) CE. It was buried underneath a house in order to protect its inhabi - tury,” she said. “Archeologists …             ! tants from demons. Photo courtesy Maggie Anton discovered Hebrew magic instruction manuals that list an astonishing vari -           ! agical thinking has been search behind her book and the exis - ety of spells, some benevolent and "#$!%%$!"&$# with us since the begin - tence and acceptance of magic in that some not. Magic was clearly an inte - “ningM ,” said author Maggie Anton, de - ancient world Dec. 10 at Lafayette’s gral part of life in this world,” Anton spite the fact that “not a whole lot” has Temple Isaiah. said, and through magic women been written about women who prac - Anton’s historical fantasies are gained power and autonomy. “My lit - ticed magic, especially in 3rd or 4th b a s e d on Jewish history and her own erary task was to show the heroine be - %&''  %()    *$+ ! , - ., /- century Babylonia (now Iraq). Just Talmudic studies. The author, who coming an enchantress in a society , /-  don’t equate those practitioners with “didn’t intend to be an author” (her where, unlike today, highly educated ugly, evil hags in black clothes. first career was in clinical chemistry) people accepted magic as real and ef - Those female practitioners of magic has published six books – five stories fective.” A subject like that will un - are better called a sorceress, or en - and one young adult adaptation since doubtedly leave her audience chantress. Indeed, “Enchantress” is 2007 and won a 2012 National Jewish spellbound. Lafayette Motors the title of Anton’s latest work, new Book Award for “Rav Hisda’s Anton’s presentation will be at 7 Independent service and repair for Mercedes Benz this year from Penguin Books. Daughter.” But Anton says the reader p . m . Wednesday, Dec. 10 at Temple Anton will speak about the re - needn’t be Jewish or even religious to Isaiah, 945 Risa Road, Lafayette.

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Source: Social Security Administration verybody loves new things. society hosts a widespread lack of re - Whether it’s for the latest spect and concern for elders. This EiPhone update or the most recent car kind of contempt toward the elderly model, Americans will line up in the is detrimental to their state of mind, street, figuratively and literally, to noted McCall. seek out anything sparkly and new. “I think like any other marginal - According to Mary McCall, profes - i z e d group, [the elderly] experiences sor of psychology at Saint Mary’s low self-esteem, a lack of self-worth, College who spoke about ageism you know, like, ‘Why am I here if I Nov. 11 at SMC, America is a stri - have nothing to contribute?’” said dently youth-oriented nation. McCall. Most people are aware of their With the great shift in the global i n n o cent penchant for the latest and d e m ographic underway, however, greatest when it comes to inanimate McCall said the general conduct to - objects.What many fail to realize, ward elders everywhere is expected however, is that this same attitude to be in continual decline. As the also exhibits itself in a much more baby boom generation ages, the serious form as applied to human re - global community holds more elders lations. than working youth and middle A shocking 63 percent of older aged. It becomes economically un - p e o ple who participated in a recent feasible to provide government sub - study about ageism headed by Ye sidized care for such a Luo, a sociology professor at Clem - disproportionately large number of son University, reported that they elders. had experienced discrimination. In America’s Social Security pro - the same study, 30 percent of the eld - g r a m , which provides guaranteed fi - ers claimed they had been mistreated nancial retirement benefits for due to their age. everyone over age 65 who worked “Because I believe that we are a and paid into the program, is suffer - y o u th-oriented culture, then every - ing terribly from underfunding, es - body wants young blood, young pecially as people’s life expectancy ideas, and young energy, and not so continuously increases. much the value of experience,” said “You can start getting Social Se - McCall. c u r ity when you’re 65, but if you In her recent lecture, “Culture, wait until you’re 67, you get a little C l a ss and Care: Ageism in the 21st bit more money. If you wait until 70, Century,” McCall said that ageism then you get even more money,” said in the United States is a natural McCall. “So they’re trying to make manifestation of America’s founda - incentive for people to wait until tional cultural values: independ - they’re 70 to start collecting Social ence, freedom, and power. As a Security. And my guess is that the result of this capitalist mentality, age is going to keep moving. In an - American society tends to inadver - other 10-15 years, it’s not going to be tently discriminate against the eld - 65. It’s going to be 67. So when you erly, who are generally dependent get to 67, you can start collecting So - on others either emotionally or cial Security.” physically. McCall said that as the govern - “We generally assume and ex - m e n t becomes increasingly inca - p e c t that people should be able to get pable of funding support for older what they want,” said McCall. “And people, the best remedy is a dramatic people should be able to get what growth in the civil society sector of they need and provide for them - elder care. Communities must be selves. If you can’t, there’s some - more inclusive and sensitive to their thing wrong with you and not the older citizens. system.” “There’s no doubt that when I Compared to most other foreign t a l k ed about the civil society in terms c u l t ures, America’s attitude toward of family and neighborhoods, neigh - the elderly is dismally poor. While bors, and organizations, you know most social democratic nations like [they] are going to have to play a Sweden and Norway tend to be more bigger role because governments are communalistic, and more apprecia - going to play a smaller role,” said tive of its older citizens, American McCall. Hundreds of Bay Area families choose Local Teen Competes on Home Care Assistance. Trust our award-winning care to suit your family’s ‘Project Runway: Threads’ needs. We’re the best! ... continued from page B1 24/7 Live-In Care Specialists. We offer around-the-clock care for a reasonable price Husch also student directs, de - women love and feel great about despite recent overtime laws. s i g n s costumes and build sets for the wearing. Acalanes DramaDons and musical “I believe that appearing on ‘Pro - Brain Health Experts. We are the only home care agency that offers Cognitive productions, and she participates in j e c t Runway: Threads’ is a wonderful Therapeutics, a research- backed activities program that promotes brain health Odyssey of the Mind (her team made milestone for Julia because not only and vitality in our clients. it to the World Finals last year), but did it allow her to connect with her fashion is her first love. “When I'm design and age peers, it allowed her Lamorinda’s Best Caregivers. Each has at least 2 years experience and undergoes extensive training and screening, including a DOJ background check, drug test and sewing/designing it's like I've escaped to showcase her designs to a much proprietary psychological exam designed to test for honesty and conscientiousness. the outside world, my sewing room is wider audience,” said Goldie. “There my happy place,” said Husch. “My are very few avenues for recognition Meet Jill. Jill Cabeceiras is the client care manager for the East Bay. friends like to say I live under a rock in the fashion design field for design - She has been working with older adults for more than ten years and with my sewing machine due to my ers Julia's age and this is a phenome - is an expert on managing care within the home. Let Jill help you and complete lack of popular culture nal opportunity for her. I am so very your family! knowledge and an abundance of any - proud of her and super excited to thing sewing related. I really love how watch the show.” Call Jill to schedule your free consultation today! clothes can transform or reflect how “Project Runway: Threads” airs 925-820-8390 • HomeCareAssistance.com a person feels or sees themselves.” a t 1 0 p.m. Dec. 11 on Lifetime. Her goal is to have her own clothing Check local listings for more infor - 190-G Alamo Plaza, Alamo, CA 94507 line, “Julia Husch,” and create clothes mation. Page: B6 LAMORINDA WEEKLY www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Community Service Scrapbooks Highlight a Lifetime We are pleased to make space available whenever possible for some of Lamorinda’s dedicated community service organizations to of Service in Lafayette submit news and information about their activities. Submissions can be sent to [email protected] with the subject header In Service to the Community. Submitted by Rosylyn A. Stenzel NCL Hosts Luau at Moraga Royale Submitted by Emma Godfrey

From left: veronique Kuhner, Rosylyn Stenzel, Betsey young, Pam Severson, Amy Parlett and Tina Sebree Photo Rosylyn Stenzel

eeting in the same room where the her home to collect her scrapbooks of Ticktockers outside of Moraga Royale after enjoying a tea with the residents. Photo provided very first Lafayette Juniors meet - which she documented over 60 years of iMng was held in 1953, founder Betsey fundraising and volunteering in the he 10th grade class from National Charity asked to dress in Hawaiian attire, with leis pro - Young invited Juniors past presidents to Lafayette community. League, Lamorinda Chapter, gathered at vided. While swapping stories and chatting with TMoraga Royale Assisted Living Nov. 16 for fes - one another, the girls and guests enjoyed a tivities and the joyful company of the elders. mouthwatering snack including tuna sand - Larry Beans’ Post Office The 15- and 16-year-old locals, with the help of wiches, tropical fruit kabobs, lemon bars, and their mothers, organized a Hawaiian-themed cupcakes. The Moraga Royale residents enjoyed luau with entertainment featuring the talented an afternoon filled with vibrant activities, sto - Grace Baer singing a beautiful rendition of ries, and most importantly, memories. “Somewhere over the Rainbow.” Guests were The Gift of Sight Submitted by Bob Murtagh

Larry Beans with a few of the many Reidelberger stamps. Photo Sophie Braccini efore he passed away, Bob Reidelberger insurance,” says Beans. “Let me know your asked Moraga resident Larry Beans if he preference of stamps and I can probably fulfill Bwould disperse his stamp collection to benefit your request. (Christmas, Hanukkah, Love, his family. Reidelberger owned thousands of Flags, Flowers, Olympics, etc.). You can give stamps he had collected all his life that filled a me the envelopes either before or after stuffing whole room in his house. Beans has sold the them.” There is no service fee; Beans will take Photo provided very valuable ones already, and to put the U.S. the mail to the post office and people will pay en members of the Campolindo Leo Club glasses are sent to the California Medical Facil - stamps that come in all denominations to good the actual cost of stamps. “For regular mail, I and nine members of the Moraga Lions ity in Vacaville where inmates determine the use, he is offering to affix the proper postage and will charge 45 cents for 49-cent stamps,” says TClub gathered at the Moraga-Orinda Fire Dis - prescription and place them in individual plastic take to the post office any quantity of Christmas Beans, who adds that all proceeds will go to trict Station 42 on Moraga Road Nov. 16 to sort bags. Lions clubs are located in over 200 coun - cards, Hanukkah greetings, wedding invitations, Reidelberger's family. Send him an email at lar - and clean 3,500 pairs of used eyeglasses. The tries worldwide and these clubs will request and packages from the community. “I will take [email protected] and he’ll give you his ad - main mission of the Lions and Leos is to aid the both glasses and host doctors who will conduct all packages that don’t require special forms or dress to drop your mail. – S. Braccini visually impaired. Each year the Lions clubs in exams and issue the correct prescription. To California and Nevada collect over 700,000 learn more about the work of the Leos and Lions Donation Requests used eyeglasses and ship them to third world or to donate used eyeglass contact Bob Murtagh, countries. Once sorted and cleaned, the eye - (925) 283 1841. from the Community Kiwanis Holiday Candy Shop Open for Business Tis the Season of Giving Orinda's ‘Cans for a Cause’ Food Drive Benefits Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Show how much you care, Orinda, by helping to collect 10,000 pounds of food this holiday season. Drop off your donations at specially marked collection bins at: Orinda City Hall, Orinda Community Center, the Orinda Union School District's administration building, or any of Orinda's elementary schools through Dec. 19. (Contact sites for specific collection dates and times.) Items needed: peanut butter, hearty soups, dried or canned beans, canned tuna and chicken, canned tomato products, 100 percent fruit juice (48 ounces or less plastic bottles), canned vegetables and fruits, enriched rice or pasta, iron rich and whole grain cereals, powdered milk. For more information, call: (925) 570-5654.

Lafayette Rotary Club Coat Drive Every year the Lafayette Rotary Club is collecting gently used coats to donate to Shelter Inc. of Contra Costa. At a recent Rotary meeting Executive Director Timothy O'Keefe pointed out how important the Rotary coat drive is every year at the start of the cold season to serve many homeless community members with warm clothing. This year the club is inviting the community to bring gently used coats (adult or kids sizes) to the following locations in Lafayette: Blodgett's Abbey Carpet & Flooring, 3291 Mt Diablo Ct., Lafayette, and the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, 100 Lafayette Circle, Ste. 103, Lafayette.

From left: Moraga valley Kiwanis president Gloria Eive; Moraga School District Superintendent Toy Drive for Needy or Homeless Children Bruce Burns; Mayor Ken Chew; Moraga Education Foundation president Nikki Peterson; Chief of Every year since Leslie DeWolf’s daughter started Brownies/Girl Scouts, they have taken a Police Bob Priebe; Moraga-Orinda Fire District Battalion Chief Felipe Barreto Photo S. Braccini barrel from the Bay Area Rescue Mission and asked a business to host it. “We have seen utgoing mayor Ken Chew cut the cere - nated to local charities focusing on services to amazing generosity and felt the true joy of the season,” she says. If you feel blessed and would monial ribbon Nov. 20 as Moraga Valley youth – including Lamorinda’s education foun - like to bring happiness to a needy or homeless child this season, bring an unwrapped gift for OKiwanis Club opened its See’s Candies holiday dations. The volunteer-run store will be open a boy or girl of any age to Smile Tu, Inc., 2933 Ygnacio Valley Road in Walnut Creek. shop. Net proceeds go to the club’s Community through Dec. 23 in the Rheem Shopping Center Contributions Fund and from there will be do - next to Starbuck’s. S. Braccini Support the Spirit Van Through Donations, Volunteering The Lamorinda Spirit Van is a transportation program that offers affordable rides to local shopping centers and medical appointments for Lamorinda’s most vulnerable older adults. Its clients are overwhelmingly widows in the later years of their lives who have not only outlived their husbands, but also their ability to drive. In most cases it offers some sort of independence, and avoids the need for these folks to rely on the generosity of friends and family or to move into institutions. Almost all the drivers are volunteers who donate the equivalent of about $75,000 per year of their time to support the program. The program needs Need Donations? your help. A small donation from Lamorinda families could provide additional funds for the Each year Lamorinda Weekly includes announcements from the community about local support of these vulnerable folks and improve individual lives “one trip at a time.” Your tax- charitable giving opportunities. Need Donations? Submissions with a brief summary of deductible check may be made payable to the City of Lafayette and mailed to: Lamorinda your organization and charitable drive can be sent to [email protected] Spirit Van, c/o Lafayette Community Center, 500 St. Mary’s Road, Lafayette, CA 94549. (include “Season of Giving” in the subject line). Season of Giving announcements will For anyone interested in becoming a volunteer driver, please call (925) 283-3534. continue through Dec.17. Wednesday, December 3, 2014 www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 LAMORINDA WEEKLY Page: B7

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Family members offers. are delighted you’ve come and ask ‘When are you coming Both the dog and the owner attend training classes. back?’ I typically visit once a week. T h e dog must receive a Canine Good Citizen Certification “People ask me, ‘Doesn’t it make you sad when a pa - from the American Kennel Club. The well-known local t i e n t you’ve been seeing dies?’ Yes, but mainly I have to organization, ARF, provides this training in which the dog remember George and I made their last days happier,” Wa - must perform accurately such tasks as good interaction terman says. with other dogs; navigating an obstacle course; obey the The goal of the program, which began in 2002 when “stay” command while the owner walks away and not A R F initiated it, is to provide comfort and something that moving until the owner tells them to; and giving the dog will make their clientele happy. There is also a Hospice to a stranger while the owner walks out of the room and Bereavement program, The Bridge, for children, parents, the dog obediently stays. The dogs are also scored on how and caregivers – anyone who has lost a loved one. Wa - they react to people with walkers, crutches, or to a patient terman comes to this program where George is just there whose oxygen machine makes a strange sound. “George to interact with the participants. She also acts as a mentor didn’t pass the first time,” Waterman admits, “but came to help new volunteers. through with flying colors the next time. Mainly the dog It’s been four years since Waterman joined this Hos - must have a good temperament. George loves attention p i c e program and she finds fulfillment in what she is and is friendly with anyone who pays attention to him. doing. She modestly explains, “George is the one who “I was a hospice volunteer making calls on patients does all the work. I’m just the driver.” w h o requested it. Engaging them in conversation I some - For information about the Pet Hug Pack program, times would ask if they had a pet, what was it, its name, v i s i t http://www.arf.net/people-programs/pet-hug- and so on. I saw how they often perked up when talking pack/. To become a Hospice of the East Bay Patient about their pet and thought bringing my pet would really and Family Volunteer call (925) 887-5678, email vol - add to my visit,” she says. “I guessed George would be a [email protected] or visit www.hos - good candidate. He’s a terrier mix, just a mutt with a lov - piceeastbay.org. MARY H. 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From left: Harry “Jazzbo” Heywood (Jerry Motta), Jake Laurents (Dan Saski), The actors portray different characters Sally Applewood (Jenna Stich), Dennis Kirkwood (John Blytt), and Carol who have a similar vibe in their rela - Roundtree (Jacqui Herrera) Photo Stu Selland tionship to George. The actors’ work to bring the Theater View eginning Dec. 6 in Lafayette, who has decided to end his life. As s h o w to maturity was quite involved. you can step back in time and be a radio show, this rendition of the During the auditions, Fryer asked Bpart of a radio show’s live audience story condenses its meaning to its them to read entire pages of the script to see how they would impersonate Veterinary Clinic during Town Hall Theatre Company’s essence, without taking away any of production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: the emotion. Here, tribute goes to different characters; during rehearsals A Live Radio Play.” the talented actors. As they read she would sometimes close her eyes Theater View It’s the night before Christmas their scripts over the “microphones,” or turn her back to the stage to identify Veterinary Clinic i n 1 9 48 at a radio studio in New York the power of their emotions and the each character only by their distinc - is a brand new tive voice. “We also did a very seri - City, and a live audience has been in - images of their adventures are facility owned by vited to the recording of the radio evoked in the spectators’ minds, just ous work of character development, show’s version of “It’s a Wonderful like listening to a story on the radio working on intentions, because the “Dr. Laurie” Life.” The studio is decked out for or on tape underscores the magic of more you deepen your understanding Langford who has Christmas, and the voice actors are the imagination. of a character, the more the voice de - been caring for dressed up and ready to go – the For many families, watching “It’s velops,” she states. animals in Orinda actor who will impersonate George a W onderful Life” is a holiday tradi - All the actors selected for this for 15 years. Bailey, the actress who will be Mary tion. Religion does not play a role in s h o w are seasoned and know how to Bailey, the others who will play two the play, since it deals with questions evoke powerful emotions. The result or three different characters – and of of humanity and, as THT director is quite stunning, and this reporter course the sound specialist is there, Samantha Fryer puts it, how each in - challenges any viewer not to shed a too, ready to create the atmosphere dividual has an important part to play tear at one point or another during the for the listeners who are cuddled in this life, and how we all make a dif - show. around radio sets in their living ference every day. For her, though, Also, special kudos to James rooms, close – but not too close – to watching the movie was never a tra - F r a n kle, the sound-effects person on the fireplace, to listen to Philip Van dition; she said she’s never seen the stage who uses delightful live tricks “Dr. Laurie” Langford Doren Stern’s story while sipping Frank Capra movie with Jimmy to trigger auditory responses. their eggnog or hot cocoa. Stewart. Fryer nonetheless is familiar “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Phone: (925) 317-3187 There are a few major attributes with the play version, as she produced R a d io Play” runs from Dec. 6-20, Fax: (925) 334-7017 a b o ut this show that make it a perfect and played it several times in the Bay with previews on Dec. 4 and 5, and holiday experience for the whole Area, and now for her debut at Town matinees on the weekends. For more Email: [email protected] family. The story itself, of course, is Hall Theatre, she directs the show. information, go to www.theaterviewvetclinic.com so hopeful and profoundly humanis - Fryer said it was difficult to pick townhalltheatre.com or call (925) 1 Bates Blvd., Suite 200, Orinda tic, even if it deals with someone t h e perfect cast: More than 100 actors 283-1557. Page: B8 LAMORINDA WEEKLY www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Not to be missed Not to be missed Holiday crafts and treats. Come p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Walnut Creek Lamorinda’s HOLIDAY EVENTS celebrate the holidays by making Presbyterian Church. Both venues are holiday-inspired crafts and gifts and wheelchair accessible. Tickets: $38 Religious Services Join Santa and his Moraga Youth eating sweet treats at 4 p.m. Tuesday, general: $33 senior; $10 student. Ad - Involvement Committee helpers Dec. 9 at the Moraga Library. Make vance purchase of tickets is recom - Thursday, Dec. 4 for cookies and hot gifts for friends or family, and some - mended at www.cantareconvivo.org or cocoa in the Moraga Commons Park thing for yourself! Sample delicious at the Cantare office, (510) 836-0789. for the annual Holiday Tree Light - holiday sweets while you create ing! Entertainment from the Ross - magical holiday creations. For more The Diablo Women’s Chorale pres - moor Community Chorus begins at info, please visit ccclib.org or (925) ents “Holiday Sweet” – a luscious 6:30 p.m. with the tree lighting at 7 376-6852. confection of seasonal and vintage p.m. pop music – at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Letters to Santa: Bring your little 12 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at Mt. A community sing of Handel’s 66 St. Stephen’s Drive, Orinda ones to 5 A Rent-A-Space between Diablo Universalist Unitarian Church, Church Messiah will be held at 7:30 p.m. 66 St. Stephen’s Drive, Orinda 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek. The 254-3770. www.ststephensorinda.org Friday, Dec. 5 at Orinda’s St. where Be the Star You Are!® volun - holiday performance is directed by 254-3770.Sun d www.ststephensorinda.orgay 8am, 10am & Stephen’s Episcopal Church. The teers will help with writing letters to Mary Sorenson and accompanied by Sunday5:30 8amp.m. &10amCasua lRite Euc hIIa rservices.ist Sing will be directed by Minister of Santa. Enjoy a photo with Santa, Stephen Evans. Advance tickets: $10 Music Robert Train Adams, with Music at both service. Choir at 10am. cookies, cocoa, carols, and buy Xmas students: $16 general admission; $20 Festival Choir, soloists and chamber Sunday School & childcare at 10am. cards as a donation to the charity. 455 premium seating at www.diablowom - Lafayette United Methodist Church orchestra. This event is free, with an St. Stephen’s Preschool Moraga Rd. #F, Moraga, 94556 enschorale.org or call (800) 838-3006. 955 Moraga Rd., Lafayette, offering taken for the Food Bank of http://www.btsya.com/events_calen - Tickets at the door: $20 general ad - 284-476254-37705, office@the lx19umc .org Contra Costa and Solano Counties. dar.html mission; $10 students. Worship Sunday 10 am Childcare is available by reservation. Children & Teen Faith Formation Sunday 10 am For more info, contact the church at Teen Fellowship Sunday 6 pm Chabad Chanukah Lafayette Opera and Ornaments - A Merola [email protected] or Study Groups, Service Opportunities Various Menorah lighting at 6 p.m. Tues - Opera Program Holiday Concert at (925) 254-3770, ext. 10. Free Community Luncheon 4th Sunday of Month 11:30 am day, Dec. 16 at the Lafayette Whole 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Foods on Mt. Diablo Boulevard. Lafayette Library. Eugene Brancov - It’s a Wonderful Life celebration (See related listing page A12) eanu (Merola 2004), baritone, accom - Dec. 5 in Lafayette. (See related in - panied by Sun Ha Yoon (Merola    formation A12)    ART 2012). Admission: $10 per person,   supporting the Lafayette Library. For Winter Wonderland Dec. 6 and 13 The Moraga Art Gallery’s new tickets, call (925) 283-6513 or pur -       at Orinda Theatre Square. (See re - show entitled “Waters of the Koi” chase at http://lafayettelib.give -        lated information A12) highlights the bright, colorful ab - zooks.com/events/merola-opera-at-th     ! "  #$% stract paintings of Heather Metcalf, e-lllc. Advance ticket purchase Take a photo with Santa from &$ '  !$  "( and the exquisitely turned-wood strongly encouraged due to limited noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6 at platters, bowls and vases of Jacques seating. the Rheem Valley Shopping Center LAFAYETTE-ORINDA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Blumer. The show will run through between Nation’s and Tuesday Jan. 11, 2015. The gallery is open Solo Opera is pleased to present En - LOPC.org Morning. Bring your own camera for Wednesday through Sunday from gelbert Humperdincks’ masterpiece, the free photo session with the noon to 5 p.m. For more info, visit “Hansel and Gretel,” the second pro - coupon available on www.moragaartgallery.com or call duction in its 2014 Storybook Opera ORINDA CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH rheemvalley.net/events or with a (925) 376-5407. series. Throughout “Hansel and Gre - shopping receipt from the center. 24 Orinda Way (next to the Library) - 254-4212 tel,” there is a running theme of hunger Sunday Service and Sunday School 10 - 11 am The Bancroft Library Gallery and poverty. In order to tie this into the See the Christmas story come to Informal Wednesday Meeting 7:30 - 8:30 pm presents “California: Captured on needs of the community, Solo Opera is life at the 10th annual viewing of Reading Room/Bookstore M - F 11 - 4; Sat 11 – 2 Canvas” – an exhibit of 43 remark - asking the audience to bring a non-per - the Live Nativity at Moraga Valley able paintings from the library’s col - ishable food item to the shows to do - www.christianscienceorinda.org Presbyterian Church (MVPC). The lection highlighting the state’s nate to the Food Bank. The show runs MVPC Courtyard will be trans - history and culture that have drawn at 7 p.m. Dec. 19 and at 2 p.m. Dec. 20 formed into a Bethlehem manger people to California from 10 a.m. to at Del Valle Theatre, 1963 Tice Valley from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m. through March 6, 2015, UC Blvd, Walnut Creek. Seating is re - Dec. 6 at 10 Moraga Valley Lane. Berkeley Campus, Doe Library served; group discounts are available. Members of the congregation take Annex. Tickets: $25, youth 17 and under; $ 35 on the roles of Mary and Joseph, the seniors; $ 40 adults. For tickets call Worship the Lord! three Wise Men, shepherds, Roman Valley Art Gallery "Artful Giv - (925) 943-7469 or visit the Lesher soldiers, and a host of heavenly an - Sundays, 9 & 10:30am ing" through Dec. 23 1661 Botelho Center box office, or online at gels. And the oxen, sheep, goats, and Drive, Walnut Creek. Our annual http://www.lesherartscenter.org/hansel other live animals truly transform the collection of beautiful fine art and -and-gretel/. For more info, visit space into a spectacle not to be crafts that make unique gifts for www.SoloOpera.org. missed. While the Courtyard will be M V P    C everyone on your list. Extended Hol - 10 Moraga Valley Lane, Moraga CA a reverent scene, there will be addi - iday hours. valleyartgallery.org An Evening of Jazz from 7 to 8 p.m. XXXNWQDUPEBZPSH
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 tional activities, music and snacks in Wednesday, Dec. 17 at the Orinda Li - the Fellowship Hall. The Sanctuary Four exhibitions at Saint Mary’s brary. Welcome winter with warm will be open for prayer and contem - College Museum of Art: “Pueblo to Brazilian jazz along with American plation. Free. Willow Spring Community Church Pueblo: The Legacy of Southwest standards. Mary D’Orazi brings her Indian Pottery” will feature a re - beautiful voice, rhythmic sensibility Loving God Loving People Hospice of the East Bay invites the markable variety of pottery from and thoughtful phrasing to her take on Come and Meet our New Pastor public to participate in the 28th An - mid-19th to the mid-20th century; jazz as well as a few holiday tunes. Sundays: 9:15am Adult Sunday School Classes nual Tree of Lights ceremonies that 10:15am Pre-Service Fellowship (Free Coffee & Bagels) “The Native American Collection of Tim Campbell on piano, and Greg are held in Contra Costa County 10:45am Contemporary Worship Service Roger Epperson;” “Grace Hudson: German on drums/percussion. Free to throughout November and Decem - THIS ISW THEedn eADsda WHICHys: 10:0 SHOULD0am C BEGINommun iRUNNINGty Bible Stu SEPTEMBERdy 27 Painter of the Pomo People;” and the public, and registration is not re - ber. (See related listing A12) 1689 School Street, Moraga (925) 376-3550 “William Keith and the Native quired. www.willowspringchurch.net American.” Museum hours are Christmas Party: A sing-along, ac - Wednesday through Sunday, 11 a.m. THEATER tivities for all ages, and easy-to- to 4:30 p.m. Admission: Adults $5; make crafts will be among the members and K-12 graders free The holiday season at Town Hall Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church holiday festivities from 10 a.m. to (parking free). For info, call (925) Theatre is all about family and tradi - noon, Saturday, Dec. 6, at Lafayette 433 Moraga Way, Orinda, 254-3422 631-4379 or visit stmarys- tion, and this season Town Hall brings www.holyshepherd.org Christian Church, 584 Glenside Dr. ca.edu/museum. the return of live radio plays with Joe Singers will be accompanied by the 8:30 a.m. Traditions Worship Service Landry’s adaption of “It’s a Wonderful 9:50 a.m. Education for all ages Overdues. A cake walk and cookie MUSIC Life.” This production, directed by Di - 10:45 a.m. Contemporary Worship Service decorating will also take place. Free. Coffee Fellowship at 9:30 and 11:45 a.m. ablo Actors’ Ensemble’s Managing For more info, call (925) 283-8304. Childcare available for ages 5 and younger The Saint Mary's College of Cali - Director Sam Fryer, tells the classic fornia Chamber Singers perform story made famous by the 1946 Frank Contra Costa Jewish Day School, one of the great works of the choral Capra film but with live sound effects Temple Isaiah, PJ Library, The Jew - repertoire, Magnificat by J.S. Bach, and incredibly talented voice actors ish Federation of the East Bay pres - accompanied by Baroque period in - who populate the town of Bedford ent Hanukkah fun w/Diana Shmiana struments. The award-winning Glee Falls all in the style of a classic radio and PJ Library: puppets, songs, Club rounds out the program with program. The show runs Dec. 4-20. clowning and more from 3 to 4:30 lighter seasonal fare, including classic Visit the website for showtimes and p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at Contra Costa holiday favorites at 8 p.m. Saturday, ticket prices at www.TownHallThe - Jewish Day School, 955 Risa Road, Dec. 6 in the Saint Mary's College atre.com. Lafayette. Best for ages 3-7. RSVP Chapel. Cost: $10 general; $8 seniors to [email protected]. Everyone and non-SMC students; $5 SMC stu - The California Academy of Per - welcome. Free. For more info see dents, faculty and staff. For more info, forming Arts presentation of “The The Orinda http://jfed.org or call (510) 809-4938 contact Julie Ford, (925) 631-8193 or Nutcracker” at the Campolindo Per - or email [email protected]. Community Church email [email protected]. forming Arts Center Dec. 17-21. This An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ family favorite is a feast for the eyes, North Shattuck Association pres - 10 Irwin Way, Orinda | 925.254.4906 | www.orindachurch.org The Cantare Chorale, Ensemble filled with surprises and delights for “No matter who you are, wherever you are on life’s ents “Snow? In Berkeley?” from and Children’s Honor Choir will be all ages. The story is narrated as it un - journey, you are welcome here!” 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at singing classic works celebrating the folds, guiding young viewers through Gourmet Ghetto, 1451-1495 Shat - Join us Sundays at 10:00 a.m. joys of the holiday season and tradi - the beautiful ballet and making it tuck Ave., Berkeley. Take a snow day Sunday School 10:00 a.m tional songs and carols by Bach, much more enjoyable for little ones in the Gourmet Ghetto! Bring boots Tschesnokoff, Lauridsen, Wilberg and (and grown-ups) who might not be fa - and mittens to play in the snow. Visit more under the direction of David miliar with the timeless story of Clara the Snow Queen, ride live ponies, St. Anselm’s Episcopal Church Morales. The 150 singers will be ac - and her magical Christmas Eve make holiday crafts. Free. For more A Loving Community companied by a full orchestra. The au - dream. This production is huge, with info see http://www.anotherbull - Sunday Services: 8 and 10 AM dience will be invited to join in singing more than 100 local performers. Tick - winkelshow.com/holiday- favorite carols. The concert will be per - ets for the general public ($22) can be In-church Youth Zone, 10 AM Nursery Childcare berkeley/holiday-gourmet-ghetto.ht formed at two different East Bay ven - purchased at Eventbrite.com. For 682 Michael Lane, Lafayette, 284-7420, www.stanselms.ws ml or call (510) 334-6523 or email ues: 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7 at First more info, visit www.capadance.net. [email protected] . Presbyterian Church in Oakland; 7:30 ... continued on next page Wednesday, December 3, 2014 www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 LAMORINDA WEEKLY Page: B9 Not to be missed Not to be missed Rx SAFE - Lamorinda Prescrip - program. DYLS will be hosting its LECTURE & LITERATURE tion Drug Misuse and Abuse Ini - first-ever Celebration of Writing tiative – a community awareness Class Reading, during which mem - Sunrise Rotary presents speakers program that will help curb this bers from the class will share some Ryan Sykes, “My Life and Sen - health crisis in our local communi - of their incredible stories. The read - tinels of Freedom,” at 7 a.m. Friday, ties from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednes - ing will take place from 2 to 3:30 Dec. 5 and Dennis Erokan “Get Fa - day, Dec. 10 at Orinda City Hall. p.m. in the Elderberry Room of the mous” at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12 at For info, or to RSVP, contact Jaime Lafayette Community Center, 500 the Lafayette Park Hotel. Go to Rich (925) 349-7338 or St. Mary’s Road on Wednesday, www.lamorindasunrise.org for [email protected]. Dec. 10. Refreshments will be pro - more info about the Lamorinda vided. Family, friends, and mem - Sunrise Rotary Group and its initia - Winter Solstice Ceremony Cele - bers of the community are invited tives. brating Lucina, Scandinavian to attend. Goddess of the Returning Light, KIDS, PARENTS & TEENS Dark Moon in Sagittarius by Local Sons In Retirement – Las Tram - Service Clubs Goddess Circle. Daughters of the pas Branch 116 Christmas party Lamorinda Reads: Write to a Goddess, a Bay Area women-only for SIR members, their spouses or Announcements Service Member anytime between Goddess Temple, will be holding guests. Don your holiday attire and Explore Lamorinda Rotary clubs The heart of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8 at our yearly Winter Solstice Ritual enjoy an excellent dinner and danc - Rotary is our clubs- dedicated people who share the Orinda Library. The Orinda Li - from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, ing Tuesday, Dec. 16 at the beauti - a passion for both community service and friend - brary is partnering with A Million Dec. 20. Location: East Bay ad - ful Round Hill Country Club. For ship. Learn about Lamorinda’s Rotary clubs. Thanks to send letters of apprecia - dress upon RSVP. Newcomers: info about SIR activities for retired tion and support to service mem - $15. Contact Leilani at (925) 787- men, please visit bers, both active and veterans. 9247 or email Leilani@Daughter - www.Branch116.org or call (925) Please join us at our new location THE LAFAYETTE PARK HOTEL Write a note at our table and it will softheGoddess.com. Website: 322-1160. on Friday mornings at 7am. be forwarded to a service member. www.DaughtersoftheGoddess.com. For more info, please email us at Contact Lin Look at the Orinda Li - Please submit [email protected] brary for details. All ages. Registration is now open for the December 5: December 12: next series of Community Emer - events to: The Central Contra Costa Solid gency Response Training (CERT) calendar@ Veteran, fellow Rotarian and Sentinels Dennis Erokan, CEO of The of Freedom Scholarship Program Placemaking Group and founder of Waste Authority (CCCSWA) has classes. They will be held at the lamorinda graduate Ryan Sykes will speak about BAM and the Bammies will speak to created a new scholarship for high Lafayette Community Center, 500 the Sentinels of Freedom program. us about how to “Get Famous”. school students who are imple - St. Mary’s Road. Classes begin Jan. weekly.com menting waste reduction and recy - 13 and are held from 6:30 to 9:30 Please join us for a great speaker and breakfast!! cling programs on their high school p.m. every Tuesday night through campuses. Up to three scholarships Feb. 24. Classes are open to resi - ($4,000 each) will be awarded to dents and employees of the Lamor - high school seniors entering college inda area, as well as teenagers 16 next fall. Please contact Ruth Abbe and above with a parent and are free or Nancy Deming for more infor - of cost, however we do ask for a mation about the program: email commitment to attend all classes. [email protected], Register online at www.lamor - You’re Invited (925) 974-2575 or nancyldem - indacert.org. [email protected], (510) 290-4875. SENIORS To Take a Photo OTHER Living with Alzheimer’s: Early with Santa Social Media Strategies Work - Stage Alzheimer's - Educational shop Series - Building a Strong program for individuals with Early So Bring Your Camera! Local Network in a Social Media Stage Alzheimer’s disease or re - World will highlight local opportu - lated dementia, and their Care Part - th nities for forging new connections ners. Many topics covered, Saturday, Dec 6 and how social media can build including coping with the diagnosis upon those face to face interactions and changes, planning for the fu - Noon - 3:00 p.m. at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the ture, learning about research and Lafayette Library. treatment options and caring for im - portant relationships Wednesdays, Holiday Clowns • Balloon Art All are invited to attend the Saint Dec. 3, 10, and 17 in Lafayette. Between Tuesday Morning and Mary's College Guild Christmas Time given at completion of regis - Nation’s Giant Hamburgers Party celebration at 11 a.m. Thurs - tration. Pre-registration is required. day, Dec. 4 at the Saint Mary's Col - Please contact Lan Trinh at (800) *With your Rheem Valley Shopping lege Soda Center. In addition to an 272-3900 or [email protected] to reg - Center receipts totaling $25.00 or more elegant and delicious meal, the ister. Saint Mary's College gold medal- Or visit us online at rheemvalley.net winning Chorale who traveled to Moraga Movers Holiday Lunch - (While supplies last) Europe to compete and win the eon at Saint Mary’s College Soda choral challenge with similar Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on groups from other countries will Monday, Dec. 8 will feature the perform. The committee also plans College’s international award win - to have baked items, a money tree, ning singers in a program of con - and beautiful items in Christmas temporary and holiday music. The baskets. Cost: $45 per person. Con - entrée will be London broil with all tact Pat Mc Enaney for more info at the trimmings and apple pie for (925) 376-3308. dessert. Reservations are required and can be made at (925) 376-6622 Join the Toys for Tots event for or on the Movers website. Cost: families to donate unwrapped gifts $20 per person. appropriate for kids 13 and up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Dec. 6 at Document Your Life Story – a Campolindo High School. There memoir workshop and craft class will also be a bake sale to raise that emphasizes the importance of money for the Campolindo Girls storytelling and is offered through Softball team. Lafayette Senior Services and Saint Mary's College of California's MFA Lamorinda Weekly is an independent publication, produced by and for the residents of Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda, CA 26,600 printed copies; delivered to homes & businesses in Lamorinda. 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Printed in CA. Mailing address: Lamorinda Weekly, P.O. Box 6133, Moraga, CA 94570-6133 Phone: 925-377-0977; Fax: 1-800-690-8136 email: [email protected], www.lamorindaweekly.com Page: B10 LAMORINDA WEEKLY www.lamorindaweekly.com 925-377-0977 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 Spicing Up Your Condiment Selection By Susie Iventosch ARDWOODS Holiday Red Onion Jam H (Makes about 2 pints or 4 cups) CARPETS INGREDIENTS UGS 2 large red onions, peeled and thinly sliced (4-5 cups) R 1 ¼ cups apple juice INOLEUM ¼ cup cider vinegar L ¼ cup red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon powdered sage (or poultry seasoning) LVT ½ teaspoon black pepper AMINATE 1 teaspoon sea salt L 1 box (1.75 ounces) fruit pectin 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup, packed, light brown sugar FAMILY -O WNED DIRECTIONS Place sliced onions in 30 Y EARS ! Holiday Red Onion Jam Photo Susie Iventosch a medium-sized wo of my favorite condiments recipe, I used red onions, and the cooking pot. Add are cranberry sauce and chut - color is a beautiful burgundy red apple juice, both nTey. I just love them on almost any - when it is finished – just perfect for vinegars, sage, thing from turkey to curry to crostini festive menus. pepper, salt and with goat cheese and cream cheese. This recipe is a variation of one I pectin. Stir well. Bring One day, a friend sent a jar of her f o u n d online, but I reduced the white to full, rolling boil homemade yellow onion jam home sugar, increased the brown sugar and stirring constantly. with my husband and my condiment added sea salt, cider vinegar and a lit - Add white and brown assortment has never been the same. tle more sliced onions. Actually, you sugars and stir well I finished the entire jar inside of a can add even more onions, if you like with a whisk. Bring to week … all by myself! It is so deli - a little more texture in it. You can play boil again and boil for about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat. cious, you can almost eat it by the with this recipe, too, to come up with Now you have to decide if you are going to can the jam or just put it in spoonful. But, better to save it for a version perfect for you! containers to refrigerate. I am not a canner, so I opt to pour it in glass jars your holiday entertaining. For this or containers with tight-fitting lids, cool to room temperature and then Susie Iventosch is the author of Tax Bites and refrigerate. Mixture will thicken as it cools. Once cooled, refrigerate until You can find most Tasty Morsels, which can be found at Across ready to use. Serve as an accompaniment to meats or roasts, or as a of the recipes the Way in Moraga, www.amazon.com, and spread over cream or goat cheese for an appetizer. It would also be www.taxbites.net. Susie can be reached at delicious spread over boneless, skinless chicken breasts before baking or published in the [email protected]. grilling. Lamorinda Weekly This recipe can be found on our website: If you opt to can this jam, then pour mixture into sterilized jars on our website. ww.lamorindaweekly.com. If you would like to immediately after removing from stove. Fill to within ¼ inch of the tops share your favorite recipe with Susie please and then follow the guidelines for canning that you normally do for Click Food tab. contact her by email or call our office at (925) 377-0977. jams and jellies. Looking Good in Lamorinda Holiday Stylin’ By Moya Stone layer leggings with a soft cotton tunic and chunky sweater ing every day is a form and pair with boots or flats. Make a seamless transition to of art. There’s much to Happy Hour or a holiday gathering with heels and an elegant be learned from these shawl. fabulous women, not Glamorous Boutique has also started a new personal just about fashion but s h o pping service. Sounds like the perfect self-gift idea to me. about aging and spirit Jamkochian will come to your home with fashion ideas and and … life. after a consultation and a peek into your closet she will make Celebrate the sea - suggestions on what current trends suit you and your lifestyle. s o n and go forth in With the much needed wet weather lately (and with a bit style. o f l uck we'll have more), how about new rain gear to cele - Moya Stone is a brate? Mycra Pac Designer Outerwear in Moraga will host f a s h ion writer and their semi-annual sale Dec. 10-15. blogger at http://over - Looking for other fashion-focused gift ideas? I am al - dressedforlife.com/. w a y s reading fashion history books and one of my favorites Image courtesy of Rizzoli this year was “Seven Sisters Style: The All American Preppy Look,” by Rebecca C. Tuite (Rizzoli, 2014). Seven Sisters refers to the seven liberal arts women's colleges located in Image courtesy of the producers of Advanced Style the Northeast United States such as Smith and Hilary Clin - ton’s alma mater, Wellesley. t's the 2014 holiday season and our local fashion boutiques “Seven Sisters Style” tells the story of how, in the early are ready to party. 2 0 t h century, Seven Sisters students made great strides in get - I J. Colleen in Lafayette kicks off the season with an open ting away from the restrictions of fashion dictates, such as h o u se from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Owner Julie Rubio corsets. Borrowing from their male peers at Ivy League col - says sweaters and scarves are big holiday looks this year – leges, the young ladies adopted more casual and comfortable hats, too. And don't forget jewelry! J. Colleen has an array wear and eventually developed what is now called the Preppy of styles including the new delicate layered necklaces. Look. 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Lauren Budde and MacKenzie Brown Photos Gint Federas Aaron Bright Lauren Nicholson Photos Tod Fierner fter a strong start in the NCS playoffs, the fewer digs than us, especially early in the game,” ith the basketball season underway, Nov. 29, securing a 67-63 win over Idaho State, Lamorinda volleyball teams were unable said Vuong of the match. the Saint Mary's Gaels once again and with it the title to their third straight Hilton- Ato take home a championship. All three schools Campolindo dropped the second set 21-25. Wfield two of the better teams in Northern Cali - Concord Classic. qualified, and Campolindo even advanced to the I n a must-win third set, Campolindo took con - fornia. Both the men (5-0) and women (5-1) Junior Lauren Nicholson has starred in the CIF State Tournament. Miramonte was ousted trol. A hard hit from senior Lauren Budde en - have begun the season strong and appear e a r l y season. She was named tournament MVP in the second round of the NCS. Acalanes lost sured that Sonoma would not sweep the match. poised for success in the WCC. Saturday after her 25-point effort in the cham - in the semifinals. Campo pulled out the 25-21 win. On Nov. 29, the Saint Mary’s men defeated pionship game. She and the rest of the team On Nov. 19, Campolindo hosted the Dons In the fourth set, Campolindo took a quick t h e Cal Poly Mustangs 82-56. They extended have been tasked with picking up the slack left i n t he semifinals. A powerhouse, Campolindo l e a d with a pair of kills by sophomore Sabrina their home winning streak against non-confer - behind by Jackie Nared, Danielle Mauldin and (29-7) had not lost a set in the NCS playoffs and Smith, but could not hang on. They lost 25-23. ence opponents to 33 games, a streak that ties Kate Gaze. Nared and Mauldin were First had already swept No. 4 Acalanes (23-8) during Despite the loss in the final, the Cougars still with Illinois for fifth best in the NCAA. Team ALL-WCC in 2013-14. the regular season. e a r n ed a spot in the CIF State Championship The Gaels are led by senior Brad Waldow, “For every three that we lose, we expect In the match, the Dons looked to senior Tournament. “Despite the tough loss, our team a p r eseason All-WCC pick who is averaging t h a t three more girls will breakthrough and con - M o lly Dalziel, who had seven kills in the first played well, and the players are excited as we 21.6 points. The only other returning starter tribute,” said head coach Paul Thomas. “The set. Acalanes’ junior Hannah Roberts and senior look towards the state championship tourna - from the 2013-14 squad is senior Kerry Carter, culture here with this program is important. We Dory Grobeck both served well for the Dons. ment,” said Vuong. who made four of the team’s 15 three-pointers don't coach the starters any different from the Despite the tough play from Acalanes, Cam - Campolindo was given the No. 6 seed and in Saturday’s game. bench players. We treat everyone the same." polindo managed to hang on to beat the Dons p l a y ed No. 3 El Camino High of San Francisco. The most noticeable difference from last The team is also bolstered by the return of 25-22 in the first set. Although they jumped out to an early lead, win - s e a s on, however, is the absence of Stephen C a r li Rosenthal, a key player around the basket The second set belonged solely to the ning the first set 25-20, the Cougars lost the next Holt. Holt ended his Saint Mary's career 10th who spent most of last season injured. The C o u gars, who utilized multiple kills by Yale- three sets. on the all-time scoring list and is now attempt - starting lineup is rounded out by freshman bound senior Kelly Wirth and junior Emma Although the score of the final game did not ing to carve out a career in the NBA. Stella Beck, junior Shannon Mauldin and sen - Johnson to win 25-16. Acalanes put up a fight in r e f l e ct their dominance, the Cougars’ season was The team is adapting well to its new per - ior Hayley Hendrickson. the third set, but it was not enough and Cam - truly remarkable. They finished the season 29-9. s o n nel. Aaron Bright and Desmond Simmons, Thomas enters his ninth year as head coach polindo recorded the sweep. who are fifth-year transfers from Stanford and o f t h e women’s team and his emphasis on con - While content with his semifinal win, head Washington, respectively, are new faces in the sistent free-throw shooting and winning on the c o a ch John Vuong was eager to play No. 3 seed starting lineup. Redshirt freshman Emmett road are still key pillars of his philosophy. Sonoma Valley in the final. Naar has also stepped into a starting role and “We’re consistently Top-5 in the country in “After the win, we needed to be mentally appears to be developing chemistry with Bright f r e e -throw shooting,” he said, “and we play a t o u g h and put all of our focus on the upcoming and Dane Pineau. game that travels well. The style of defense and performance,” said Vuong. After Saturday’s game, Coach Bennett offense we play allows us to win games on the In the NCS finals on Nov. 22, Wirth was a s p o ke about the outlook of his team. road. Anyone who follows college basketball d o m inant force. Early in the first set, she had one “This was our best performance yet,” he knows how important it is to win over the spike from the back of the court that seemed to e x p lained, “this team, more than any team I’ve road.” make its way through three different Sonoma de - coached in awhile, has a chance to really im - The men’s next game is at home against fenders. However, the Cougars lost the first set prove. They’re not close to their ceiling.” B o i se State on Dec. 6. The women host Cal 21-25. Sabrina Smith The Saint Mary’s women also played on State Northridge on Dec. 4. “Sonoma played better defense and had

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Campolido cross country team Photo provided he Joaquin Moraga 7A girls volleyball Oct.30 in Walnut Creek. The girls were 12-1 on team finished off their fall season by win - the season, winning most of their matches in fter a strong season, the Campolindo girls' On Saturday, Nov. 22, Campolindo took Tning the Foothill Volleyball Tournament on two sets. cross-country team finished in second f i r s t place in both races at the NCS Champi - Aplace at the Division III CIF State Champi - onships at Hayward High School. On a rainy onships on Nov. 29 at Woodward Park in Fresno. and windy day, the girls' team had five runners The Cougars placed two runners in the Top in the Top 10. Woolridge called it the “best per - State Champions 1 1 — senior Toni Finnane claimed second place formance” of the season. Submitted by Tiraporn Olsen and Mary Orders finished in 11th. “The course was muddy and it was raining Ranked No. 1 entering the race, the squad d u r i ng our race, and yet they posted the fourth- a c t u ally had even bigger plans for the day. “Al - fastest team time ever in the history of that though we were very pleased to be on the course,” said Woolridge. podium, I think it was kind of a letdown, as the Even though nobody finished higher than girls had some pretty high expectations,” said n i n t h, the Campolindo boys' squad had five run - head coach Chuck Woolridge. ners in the Top 15. “What I like about our boys' Senior Parker Lothamer set the pace for the team is that it really isn't a team, it's a pack,” said C a m polindo’s boys’ team, finishing in 16:07. Woolridge. The boys placed ninth overall. The Miramonte boys' team punched its “To be a Top 10 State meet finisher is al - t i c k et to the State meet by finishing fourth. The w a y s pretty significant,” said Woolridge. “It's Mats also had a strong “pack.” Out of the top the 11th year in a row that we've done that. The five runners, nobody finished higher than 14 or boys can walk away feeling proud of continuing lower than 28th. our streak.” “Our theme all year was that we didn't really The Miramonte boys' team also took part in h a v e a front runner,” said head coach Brian t h e State meet, claiming 18th place in the Divi - Henderson. “My mantra to them before each sion III race. Senior Sid Bagga, who ended up race was 'to mind the gap.' Make sure that that in 85th place, led the way for the Mats. gap was as small as it possibly could be.” The Acalanes boys' team ended up placing The Acalanes boys' team snagged the fifth 2 3 r d out of 23 teams, but co-head coach Nate a n d final State qualifying spot. Beach believes there are positives to take away. While the season came to an end for the From left, front row: Luke Olsen, Sam Barbir, Diego Heredia, Finn Lutton, Cole Davidson, Zack “It was good for them to get the experience and A c a lanes girls' team, junior Sammy Taketa Donovan, Henry Souza; back row: Marco Green, Trevor Rogers, Adrian Artale, Charlie Hill, Luke I think that it's going to help them build toward qualified for the State meet as an individual. She Amanquah, Andrew Huchingson, Coach Alex Photo provided next year.” finished in 22nd place. amorinda Soccer Club U10B Navy Ramon Azuri 2-1 in extra minutes. Sam Bar - team won the NorCal State Cup Cham - bir and Gary Hill scored the goals for Lam - Lightning Strikes in SoCal Lpionship on Nov.16 after defeating San orinda. Submitted by Art Thoms Submit stories to [email protected] (we prefer to receive your original photo file, minimum size: 200 dpi and 1200 pixels wide)

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Holiday Traditions, from Then Till Now By Chris Lavin wonder, and he wrapped his arms around her. “That,” he said, “is Santa’s sleigh, and he’s coming tonight!” Potter was thrilled. Fast forward to 2014, when Potter is, ironi - cally, a flight attendant (she suspects now that what h e r f a ther pointed out was a plane, but she will not testify to that in court), and the traditions continue. She keeps an eye on the sky for her relatives and neighbors. Her neighborhood has come to expect the single candles in the windows of her home, elec - tric candles she has carefully arranged and put there for 19 years during the holiday season. Growing up in Philadelphia, Potter loved the simple tradition on the East Coast of putting single c a n d les in windows to signify the holidays, and she has continued it ever since. She is about 19 years before her time, according to holiday decorating afi - cionados – because throughout Lamorinda the hol - idays have taken on a more secular, simple feel. Fewer lights, less … hoopla. “I would say that it’s more rustic, it’s more nat - ural,” said Susan Marconi, a home goods buyer at A c r o ss the Way in Moraga. “There are lots of boughs, deer antlers – it’s natural. It’s foraging from Deb Potter of Moraga grew up on the East Coast with single candles in the windows during the holidays, the earth, and simple is better. Burlap is big, for in - so she continues the tradition at her home in Moraga each year. The neighbors now expect to see them. stance. Burlap is everywhere this holiday season.” Photo Chris Lavin In other words, gone are the days when neigh - eb Potter of Moraga remembers the “He said, ‘Debbie, come here!’ and it was a red bors competed with neighbors for the most spec - event distinctly. It was after Thanksgiv - blinking light slowly moving across the sky,” said t a c u l ar display, ala how Chevy Chase blew out the Ding, she was a little girl, and she’d been P o tt e r, who was growing up in Philadelphia and electricity in his neighborhood when he plugged in counting the days to Christmas. Finally it was now lives on a cozy cul-de-sac at the edge of Mor - his lights in the movie “Christmas Vacation.” That Christmas Eve night, and her father urgently called aga. “I climbed into his lap, leaned back and looked would never happen here, Marconi says. her outside to see something special. up, and there it was.” Her father could sense her ... continued on page D4

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Holiday Traditions, from Then Till Now ... continued from page D1 The trend Marconi has seen coming is now in full force. “It’s not so over the top anymore,” she said. “Peo - p l e d o n’t have lights all over the place. They are keeping it simple.” She sees the trend this year as downsizing. “People are more frugal,” she said. She believes the farm-to-table movement has influenced the holidays enormously, making people think of sustainable ap - proaches to the holidays, from the food on their tables to the natural decorations in their homes. “It should be about spending time with people you want to spend time with,” Marconi said. Some i t e m s she has seen selling a lot fits that theme, includ - ing recyclable table runners made of printed butcher Even a drive-by of the Potter home in Moraga lends itself to a secular, simple, holiday feel. Photos Chris Lavin paper that you can rip off, lay down on the middle of the table, get it all messed up during a fun dinner, then stick it in the recycle bin. Or she also likes placemats that you can write on and recycle, or write in chalk and wipe it off. “You can write guests’ names on the mats, or put a message to your children. I like the idea of making a theme over dinner, like ‘Write down what you’re thankful for, and we’ll talk about it,’” she said. “People can get really creative.” “It’s really all about the holiday spirit, no matter what you celebrate,” she said. And that includes magic. S o m e times the best parts of the holidays have nothing at all do to with trees or lights or decorations or food. So if you are 9 or 10 years old or younger, living in certain parts of Lamorinda, and you are still reading t h i s a rticle, stop now. Because we all know that you have heard rumors that certain members of your neigh - borhood might go out on a Christmas Eve night, say around bed-time, and point out a red blinking light traveling across the sky, or secretly jangle certain bells that could sound as if they might hang around a rein - deer’s neck. There might even be a sound of clatter on the roof, caused by a tossed rock. But don’t believe those rumors about the neigh - bors doing it. It’s really the result of the red light blink - i n g a cross the sky, reindeer harnesses decorated with Besides the relatives even the neighbors get in on the action in a cul-de-sac in Moraga to put in the Potters' sin - gle candles in the upper story windows for the holidays, including, from left, Bridget Kelly, Sydney Reed, twins bells, and the sound of hooves clattering to a stop on Brody and Maya Reed, Crosby Kelly, Colin Kelly, and Skyler Reed. They remember seeing the candles appear the roof. Honest. magically in the Potters' windows their whole lives. STILL #1 FOR A REASON 2008 THROUGH 2014 Lafayette's Best Realtor

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Living Room Feng Shui for the Holidays ... continued from page D6 add too much of the wood element (plants) if it hap - pens to be located, for example, in the metal or earth element areas. Living room lighting should be multilevel – re - c e s s e d lighting on dimmers, and soft table lamps that are strong enough for 100 watt bulbs. Use seasonal cin - namon or vanilla candles to create a cozy atmosphere, or add a few extra warm throws and seasonally hued pillows to enhance the room’s comfort level. Create a focal point in your living room by paint - i n g y our fireplace a slightly different hue than the wall color or choose a large piece of art that pops in the space. Your living room artwork and imagery might in - clude a large family portrait to enhance the importance of family members. A large mirror reflecting pleasant views from outdoors will suggest a vast expanse of pure energy. Water views welcome prosperity. Views of trees bring in growth energy while views of scenic moun - tains bring greater contemplation and rock-solid rela - tionships. Try making a few of these simple changes and t h e n gather your family, sit back, and look into the faces of your contented loved ones and bear witness to the happy results of the new energy you created this year in your living room. Happy Holidays!

This bird wood panel serves as a nice focal point in this Orinda living room. Photo provided Clear your living room of clutter and watch the or other objects that obstruct the smooth flow of f a m i l y’s finances miraculously improve. Get rid of the healthy energy should, ideally, be removed. If you keep unnecessary, unused, and in-the-way objects, especially tripping over a basket, a chair, or the back of the sofa when we are gift giving and welcoming new things, greets you as you enter the living room, make the ad - hopefully judiciously, into our spaces. justments you need to create a living room that func - Living room seating and furniture arrangement tions nicely for all occasions. Coin shaped leafy indoor s h o u ld be cozy, where family and friends can enjoy con - plants and colorful flower arrangements introduce versations, relax or watch TV. Living room furniture abundant live Qi into your space. placement includes setting up the furniture in a “con - This is a good time of year to introduce plants like Michele Duffy, BTB M.F.S. is versational” arrangement so people seated in the living m i s t l etoe, poinsettias, evergreens and other plants into an Orinda resident who, since room can see everyone entering the room. your home. Remember, not all plants are safe for chil - 1999, enjoys creating “Space Like other areas of the home, it is important not dren or pets, such as poinsettias, which have poisonous as Medicine” Feng Shui one t o o v erwhelm the space with furniture that is too large leaves. And, of course, if you celebrate the holiday, space at a time, as well as or with too many pieces. The goal is to maximize seat - don’t forget the Christmas tree, which will introduce hiking in nature, cooking, ing without over-crowding the space, so the Qi can cir - yang (active) energy into your home during this joyful spending time with her family; culate throughout in a healthy manner. It is considered time of year. Canyon Ranch Feng Shui good luck to keep the center of the living room as open Make sure that fresh flowers adorn this room but Master, International Feng as possible, without objects in the middle that prevent i f t h e y fade, replace them with a fresh arrangement. It Shui Guild (IFSG) Red Ribbon Professional. For people from entering the room. The main sofa should also helps to understand what area of the feng shui map more info, visit www.mandalafengshui.com, email be pushed up against solid walls, if possible. Furniture your living room occupies so you do not mistakenly [email protected], or call (520) 647-4887. Wednesday, December 3, 2014 OUR HOMES Pag e: D9 Kyle Davis Mortgage Consultant/Owner/Partner Lamorinda Resident Since 1995 CalBRE License #01111347/NMLS #274107 Cynthia Brianís Gardening Direct: 925-314-5299 [email protected] 319 Diablo Rd., Ste 103 • Danville • CalBRE Lic. # 01327738, NMLS#280803 Guide for December RATES ARE NEAR ALL TIME LOWS! By Cynthia Brian “Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark 30 YEAR FIXED RATE TO $2,500,000! upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.” –John Boswell 4.000% /4.000% APR GREAT CONFORMING RATES! Fixed Rates to $417,000 Fixed Rates to $625,500 RATE APR RATE APR 30 Year Fixed 3.750% 3.750% 3.950% 3.950% 15 Year Fixed 2.875% 2.990% 3.250% 3.250%

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Quinn Berg Evergreens, hydrangea, and lilies create a stunning holiday centerpiece. Broker Associate Photo Cynthia Brian Direct: 925.765.2996 [email protected] ith less than three more weeks of autumn, we look forward to the festivities www.quinnberg.com of December. Like a little child, I adore the holidays, the sparkling lights, W CalBRE #01872891 the smells of gingerbread, and the good cheer circulating among people every - where. However, I’ve always been distressed that so many retail establishments begin showcasing Christmas décor in September diminishing the enjoyment of ©2014 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity that first weekend after Thanksgiving when yuletide revelry is traditionally un - Company. Equal Housing Opportunity . Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office veiled. is owned by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. CalBRE License # 01908304 According to a 2013 consumer research study, 81 percent of people visiting s t o r e s are extremely annoyed by the three-month premature Christmas jingles blasting from the sound system. Fortunately, most nurseries and garden centers Reach 60,000+ in Lamorinda live in the moment displaying the appropriate embellishments for the current sea - son. It’s a pleasure to witness the plethora of firs, pines, and other evergreens that Advertise in Lamorinda Weekly will soon become decorated trees and inviting wreaths in local homes. Kalanchoe, Call 925-377-0977 today Christmas cactus, cyclamen, poinsettia, fuchsia, anthuriums, and pansies are in bloom, brightening the darker days. We print and deliver 26,000 copies Grateful for the recent rains, our garden hours are winding down just in time every other week. t o g a ther our golden moments making memories at fun-filled holiday gatherings with family and friends. It’s recharging time. Put your feet up, drink hot cocoa, Local newspaper delivered to Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda kindle the fire, and smell the last of the roses before Santa Claus comes to town. www.lamorindaweekly.com ... continued on page D10

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CGIFyT pnacktetsh of iseaeds foBr thre hioalidanys. íEassy grGow tareasrurdes ineclunde cionsmogs, p eaGs, suunfloiwders,e and for December morning glory. Give a wooden salad bowl filled with seeds of lettuce, peppers, cucumbers, basil, and arugula. FEED your trees while they are dormant. Underground the roots are active and can use the nutrient boost. PLANT nutrient rich bok choy in your garden. The fiber and sulfur compounds prevent against cancer and bok choy is rich in vitamins A and C. Bok Choy contains 100 percent of your daily beta carotene, an antioxidant that boosts your immune system and maintains vision. It’s also delicious chopped in salads, steamed, or added to soups. Do you need more reasons to add this ancient Chinese veggie to your planting list? TAKE cuttings of coleus, pelargoniums, and geraniums before you prune them back for the winter. Put the stems in a jar of water and when they root, you can transplant them to use indoors. DIVIDE your peonies, daylilies, and bearded iris if you didn’t do it last month. Exchange with friends or find new needy places in your December garden. BRING the tropics home by adding red bromeliads or anthuriums to your holiday décor. The bright shiny leaves and fronds of red anthurium sparkle for the SAVE birds by going organic. Provide seeds, berries, and safe nesting areas. Add a few native plants holidays. Photo Cynthia Brian to your landscape that native birds already enjoy or stop pruning roses to allow the rosehips to form and feed our flying friends. PROTECT roses from extreme temperature changes by covering plants with 8 to 10 inches of mulch above the crown. FEED the soil, not the plants. Continue adding organic materials including hay, leaves, and compost to enrich your soil over winter. SPREAD seeds of a cover crop on any bare soil to prevent erosion, save water, increase soil fertility, and create habitats for beneficial insects. SUPPORT a vole, mole, gopher, and rat free environment by incorporating owl nesting homes. Habitat for owls can be as simple as brush piles or construct a true owl nesting box in an old tree positioned at a minimum 10 to 15 feet off the ground. A family of owls will scarf down several thousand Lic.: #611120 rodents during a season as the young consume two to four a night. No need & Landscaping for harmful poisons when you have a wise owl living chez vous . Family owned in Moraga since 1987 GROW wisteria by collecting the seeds from the popped pods. Soak in water Your friendly neighborhood arborists Darren and Lew Edwards for three or four days, scrape off the hard exterior and plant in pots. Within WINTER TREE TIPS four to six weeks, sprouts will form and you can transplant to an area in your Winter brings cold and rainy weather. "While many trees will be dormant in the winder, exposure to garden that will support this very hardy twining vine. Wisteria can also be the tough conditions can cause them major stress," says Darren Edwards, Certified Arborist with trained to be a tree. It could take five to 15 years to bloom and has the Advance Tree Service. "Minimize that stress by helping your trees through the cold months. If you potential to live for over 500 years! Now that is a legacy of growing. take care of your trees in the winter, you will be rewarded in the spring." CONTINUE reusing your gray water for outdoor container plants that won’t Winter can be a good time for pruning most trees, while they are dormant, and pines should only be benefit from any rainy weather. Every drop you save is crucial as we are not pruned in the winter months. Removal of large, dead, broken, poorly positioned limbs and corrective out of the drought woods yet, even with the rainy days. pruning can minimize winter storm damage, and maximize optimal spring growth. DECK the halls with boughs of holly, pyracantha, cotoneaster, magnolia So don't wait until it’s too late, call your local Arborist at Advance Tree Service and Landscaping to help you with your winter pruning. cones, rose hips, or any other merry berry! VISIT 5 A Rent a Space, 455 Moraga Rd #F in Moraga from 11 a.m. to 1:30 Advance Tree Service Your Authority on Trees and Landscape. p.m. Dec. 13 to have your children write Letters to Santa with me and volunteers from Be the Star You Are!® charity. I’ll have seeds for you, and the 925-376-6528 kiddies will get candy, cookies, cocoa, and caroling! Info: [email protected] www.advancetree.com http://www.btsya.com/events_calendar.html Follow us on Twitter (advancetree) and like us on Face Book REST , relax, and rejuvenate. It’s break time in the garden. (ADVANCETREESERVICEANDLANDSCAPINGINC.) Wed., December 3, 2014 OUR HOMES Pag e: D11

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