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Science Mighty4 teacher Central Park celebrates receives Summer community, Presidential Concert culture, Award Series and art Page 39 Page 16 Page 14 Scan for our FREE App or Search App Store for TCVnews 510-494-1999 [email protected] www.tricityvoice.com July 3, 2018 Vol. 16 No. 27 SUBMITTED BY WEST COAST BLUES SOCIETY PHOTOS BY VICTOR CARVELLAS Russell City, an unincorporated area of Hayward, was a little town of African-Americans who migrated here from the deep south and was one of the proving grounds for many blues musicians. This community of modest houses and small farms along the bay is now gone, but during its heyday Russell City was down-home, known for its clubs with dirt floors, bootleg electricity, and a steady stream of musicians playing a unique style of Delta blues. Continued on page 11 Convention celebrates the love of LEGO SUBMITTED BY REBECCA DOWNING Greetings fans of LEGO! Mark your calendar now to join us this summer for the 60th anniversary of the LEGO brick at the “Bricks by the Bay” (BBTB) convention, Thursday, July 12 – Sunday, July 15. The Santa Clara Convention Center is the location of our annual gathering of LEGO builders, enthusiasts and fans! Our convention is one of the largest in the Western United States and is entirely run by volunteers who donate their time and talents to bring you an exciting four days of amazing displays, inspiring speakers, workshops, games, contests and opportunities to meet and have fun with other LEGO devotees. Who are LEGO builders? The Bay Area is full of creative BY DAVID R. NEWMAN people enjoying the unlimited possibilities of the brick! PHOTOS COURTESY OF Every year Erik Wilson and his brother looked forward to SAN LEANDRO BOYS & GIRLS CLUB getting a Christmas package from their grandmother in Sweden. It arrived full of treasures: cookies, picture books, and, best of all, Bob Glotch is a man on a mission. He has until April 2019 to raise four million dollars. To some Continued on page 14 this may seem like an insurmountable task, but challenges are nothing new to Glotch. As executive director of the San Leandro Boys & Girls Club, he gets tested every day. And he wouldn’t have it any other way. “It can be a struggle at times, but it’s a wonderful line of work to be in.” As part of a state administered grant called ASES (After School Education and Safety Program), the San Leandro Boys & Girls Club is partnered with the San Leandro and San Lorenzo School Districts to provide afterschool enrichment at 12 schools (10 elementary, two middle), servicing over 1,300 students daily. They also run a summer program with five sites and 170 students. The non-profit also provides programming at its main facility, located on Marina Boulevard. Built in 1966, the aging building is in dire need of repair. Ten million dollars’ worth of repairs, Continued on page 20 INDEX Classified . 25 It’s a date. 21 Public Notices . 34 Community Bulletin Board 36 Kid Scoop . 18 Real Estate. 15 Arts & Entertainment . 21 Contact Us . 29 Mind Twisters . 10 Sports . 26 Bookmobile Schedule . 23 Editorial/Opinion . 29 Obituary . 30 Business . 8 Home & Garden. 13 Protective Services . 33 Page 2 WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE July 3, 2018 learn something,” Dr. Leiphart says. “I’m always so excited when they tell me that their experience was transformational,” she adds. Dr. Leiphart is passionate about providing women with the optimum level of care. “I enjoy the collaborative relationship I have with each patient— addressing concerns and providing information so that she can make the health care choices that best suit her needs,” she notes. For more information, or to reserve your spot, go online to www.whhs.com/Events or call (510) 608-1301. On the third Thursday of each month, local women gather for a free special presentation Schedule of upcoming sponsored by Washington Hospital regarding discussions health issues tailored to their needs and interests. Victoria Leiphart, MD, a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist with the Washington July 19: Navigating Health and Aging: Township Medical Foundation, leads the monthly Discussion on Preventive Screenings presentations in the “Women Empowering Women” series. “The meetings are part lecture, part support August 16: How to Sleep Your Way to group and part information group,” she explains. Victoria Leiphart, MD, leads discussion group focusing on The classes are held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the women’s health issues. Better Health Washington Women’s Center conference room, suite 145, Washington West, 2500 Mowry Ave., Fremont. sleep, nutritional supplements and vitamins to help September 20: Healthy Relationships Dr. Leiphart, a practicing physician for the past her better treat patients. (guest speaker) 30 years, created this series in January 2016 to fulfill On July 19, the series continues with a discussion her vision of expanding the Hospital’s wellness on preventive screenings. Dr. Leiphart will provide October 18: Special “Think Pink” Event programs for women in the community. “As a information on screenings for women at different physician, my role is to promote wellness and to stages of life. “The guidelines for Pap smears and November 15: Keeping Your Brain Healthy provide women with the guidance that will allow mammograms have changed in the last few years," them to achieve their best health,” she says. notes Dr Leiphart. She will review current guidelines Dr. Leiphart notes that good data shows that and discuss why these changes were made. lifestyle changes such as nutrition, exercise, stress The “Women Empowering Women” series has management and smoking cessation can prevent or been so popular that many women attend regularly. effectively treat disease. She adds that she stays up to “Some of them tell me that even when the topic date on research regarding the benefits of adequate doesn’t interest them initially, they still attend and InHealth broadcasts on Comcast Channel 78 in Fremont, Newark and Union City and online at www.inhealth.tv The full schedule of InHealth programs listed below can also be viewed in real time on the Washington Hospital website, www.whhs.com TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 7/3/18 7/4/18 7/5/18 7/6/18 7/7/18 7/8/18 7/9/18 Family Caregiver Series: Inside Washington Hospital: 12:00 PM Diabetes Matters: Recognizing the Need to 12:00 AM Diabetes: Is There an Advanced Treatment of Meatless Mondays App for That? Strengthen Your Back! Transition to a Skilled Nursing Facility Aneurysms 12:30 PM Learn to Improve Your 12:30 AM Back Fitness Raising Awareness Minimally Invasive Women's Health Sick Feet? About Stroke Options in Gynecology Conference: 1:00 PM Reclaiming Your 1:00 AM Learn About the Signs & Diabetes Matters: Confidence Washington Township Health Urinary Incontinence Symptoms of Sepsis Type 1.5 Diabetes Washington 1:30 PM Care District in Women: What You Township Health 1:30 AM Diabetes Matters: Mindless Board Meeting Need to Know Diabetes Health Fair: Care District (Late Start) vs Mindful Eating June 13, 2018 Women's Health Quick Meals On A Budget Board Meeting Voices InHealth: 2:00 PM Conference: Reclaiming Women's Health June 13, 2018 2:00 AM Your Confidence Medicine Safety for Conference: Women & Sports Medicine Children Stroke: Are You at Risk? Good Fats vs. Program: Nutrition & 2:30 PM Bad Fats 2:30 AM Athletic Performance Minimally Invasive Options in Gynecology Strategies to Reduce 3:00 PM the Risk of Cancer 3:00 AM Understanding HPV: What Recurrence You Need to Know Your Concerns Keeping Your Heart on Nerve Compression 3:30 PM InHealth: Senior Scam the Right Beat 3:30 AM Washington Disorders of the Arm The Patient's Playbook Prevention Township Health Community Forum: 4:00 PM Shingles Care District Getting to the 4:00 AM Washington Skin Health: Skin Cancer Board Meeting No-Mistake Zone Women's Health Confer- Township Health & Fountain of Youth ence: Gender Matters: June 13, 2018 Pain When You 4:30 PM Care District Why Atrial Fibrillation Walk? It Could 4:30 AM Board Meeting (Late Start) Diabetes (Afib) is More Fatal Be PVD June 13, 2018 Your Concerns Matters: Diabetes Ups & for Women Mental Health 5:00 PM InHealth: Senior Scam Downs: Troubleshooting 5:00 AM Prevention High & Low Blood Education Series: Sugar Levels Understanding Palliative Care 5:30 PM Series: Palliative Care Mindful Healing Diabetes Matters: Sugar Psychotic Disorders 5:30 AM Diabetes Matters: Basics of Substitutes - Sweet Family Caregiver Series: Legal Demystified & Financial Affairs Insulin Pump Therapy or Sour? 6:00 PM Family Caregiver Series: 6:00 AM Sports Medicine Program: Stop Diabetes Before it Learn the Latest Treat- Advance Health Care Women's Heart Health Exercise & Injury Starts ment Options for GERD Planning & POLST 6:30 PM Family Caregiver Series: 6:30 AM (Late Start) Not A Superficial Sports Medicine Alzheimer's Disease (Late Start) Advance Health Care Problem: Varicose Diabetes Matters: Voices InHealth: Planning & POLST Program: Why Does 7:00 PM Veins & Chronic Medicare 7:00 AM Washington Cyberbullying - The Venous Disease My Shoulder Hurt? Township Health New Schoolyard Bully Care District 7:30 PM Women's Health Conference: 7:30 AM Latest Treatments for Board Meeting Quality of Life Before and Cerebral Aneurysms June 13, 2018 Family Caregiver Solutions for Weight After Cosmetic Surgery Series: Panel 8:00 PM Management Mental Health 8:00 AM Women's Health Conference: Gender Diabetes Matters: Education Series: Washington Matters: Why Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) Discussion is More Fatal for Women