An Era Quietly Ended on July 31, 2018 at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, Where Fremont Resident Manuel Alvarez Had Made His Professional Home for 34 Years
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Speaker Series November 6, 2018 showcases Keeping music Election information California alive condors Page 16 Page 14 Page 41 Scan for our FREE App or Search App Store for TCVnews 510-494-1999 [email protected] www.tricityvoice.com October 30, 2018 Vol. 16 No. 44 The Chapel of the Chimes’ columbarium is beautiful, vast, and peaceful, with high walls that house innumerable urns from the chapel’s 109 years in operation. Its Moorish and Gothic influences are felt throughout the property, artistic touches added in the late 1920s by architect Julia Morgan, famously known for her work on Hearst Castle. It is within these walls that Alvarez’s art shines; with each engraving, a life story. Continued on page 18 ARTICLE AND PHOTOS BY ROBBIE FINLEY An era quietly ended on July 31, 2018 at the Chapel of the Chimes in Oakland, where Fremont resident Manuel Alvarez had made his professional home for 34 years. As the chapel’s sole engraver-artist, Alvarez retired and took with him a craft that is all but lost to time: hand engraving. SUBMITTED AND PHOTOS COURTESY OF and open to all in the community. DOMINICAN SISTERS OF MISSION SAN JOSE This year’s harvest is Saturday, November 3, held rain or shine, and In 1891 when the Dominican followed with a thank you BBQ Sisters arrived at Mission San Jose, they provided by St. Joseph Parish. were welcomed by silvery olive trees The prized extra-virgin planted on these grounds by Dominican Sisters Olive Oil is bottled Franciscan friars. The Sisters by Dan Sciabica of Sciabica’s California processed the olives for their rich oil Olive Oil and distributed at the Sisters’ from 1894 to 1965. Olive harvests annual Holiday Boutique, held this resumed in 2000, engendering a spirit year on November 17 and 18. The of gratitude for Earth’s bounty. boutique also offers handmade gifts, The Sisters cultivate the largest fruitcake in gift boxes, art, plants, remaining grove of mission-era olive entertainment and more. The olive oil trees in California, with many hands is sought by connoisseurs and shared tending, harvesting, and pressing the golden oil. An annual public continued on page 5 “Olive Harvest” is held each year BY ROBBIE FINLEY day, with roots dating back potentially PHOTOS BY VICTOR CARVELLAS 3,000 years, is traditionally observed from October 31 until November 2, and features El Camino de la Vida, or the Road of brilliant visuals of ornate skulls, altars, and Life, takes over I Street in the Niles District other distinct art. In recent pop culture, the of Fremont on Saturday, November 3 with holiday was essential to the plots of the festivities and family fun. 2014 film “The Book of Life” and the 2017 “The Altar Walk is a Niles-style commu- Pixar film “Coco.” nity celebration of Dia de los Muertos,” said Festivities are not limited to Mexico, of Rae Steckler, one of the event organizers. course, as there are numerous Dia de los “The walk is our way of honoring a beauti- ful Mexican tradition where our ancestors, family, friends and icons are remembered Continued on page 4 following their passing.” The Mexican holi- INDEX Classified . 21 It’s a date. 25 Public Notices . 30 Community Bulletin Board 13 Kid Scoop . 22 Real Estate. 19 Arts & Entertainment . 25 Contact Us . 35 Mind Twisters . 10 Sports . 46 Bookmobile Schedule . 27 Editorial/Opinion . 35 Obituary . 38 Business . 8 Home & Garden. 17 Protective Services . 45 Page 2 WHAT’S HAPPENING’S TRI-CITY VOICE October 30, 2018 cardiothoracic surgery – with an emphasis on ‘cardio’ – or on thoracic surgery. Washington “I always thought I would work with Native cancer patients, but instead of going into oncology, I decided I liked surgery too Township Medical San Franciscan much, and I wanted to specialize in a particular surgical field to help cancer Returns to patients,” she notes. “I chose thoracic, Foundation rather than colon or breast surgery, Bay Area to because at USC they had been leaders in Welcomes thoracic and esophageal surgeries.” “The people in Ann Arbor were Serve Locally super welcoming,” she adds. “I was very Thoracic Surgeon comfortable with their friendly Midwestern attitude, and I felt fortunate to be there. During my fellowship, I did Born and raised in San Francisco, comprehensive, multidisciplinary get some training in cardiac surgery, but I Jennifer Chan, MD, decided to leave the approach to treating thoracic conditions. felt really drawn to thoracic surgery.” Bay Area after graduating in 1994 from Such a program would combine the Jennifer Chan, MD, brings her thoracic Dr. Chan returned to San Francisco St. Ignatius College Preparatory High knowledge and skills of radiologists, surgery training to Tri-City community. and became a clinical instructor in School. Recently, family ties and an radiation oncologists, thoracic surgeons, Thoracic Oncology Surgery at the opportunity to expand the thoracic surgery pulmonologists, oncologists and other University of California, San Francisco, practice at Washington Township Medical experts.” molecular biology. She then returned to followed by working in the Foundation (WTMF) brought Dr. Chan California, but this time to Los Angeles, Dr. Chan’s journey in developing her Vallejo-Vacaville area as an attending back to the Bay Area. to earn her medical degree from the expertise has taken her across the country surgeon in thoracic surgery for the Keck School of Medicine at the University The WTMF Thoracic Surgery practice and back. “After high school, I considered Permanente medical group. Several years of Southern California (USC). She stayed treats conditions such as: going to a local university, but I decided to later, she moved to New York as an in L.A. to pursue an internship and a expand my horizons outside the Bay Area attending surgeon in thoracic surgery • Lung and esophageal cancer residency in general surgery at Los Angeles and ended up at Duke University in with a medical group based on • Benign lung disease County Hospital and at USC. Durham, North Carolina,” Dr. Chan Long Island and in Brooklyn. • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) explains. “It was my first time experiencing “During my internship and residency, “I enjoyed New York, which was even – also known as “heartburn” life outside of San Francisco, and it was an I worked at L.A. County’s very large public more diverse than the Bay Area, with eye-opener. The demographics in hospital, with a wide range of patients • Esophagitis – inflammation of the people from all over the world,” she says. North Carolina are very different, and from every walk of life,” she recalls. esophagus “That job re-ignited my passion for I found myself with a much smaller “I also worked at an exclusive private thoracic surgery. I always ask my older • Barrett's esophagus – a serious GERD Asian-American community than I was hospital across the campus at USC.” complication that may lead to cancer patients if they have children I should accustomed to in San Francisco. I was Dr. Chan was accepted into a “Technology in thoracic surgery is surprised to meet Asian-Americans there fellowship in thoracic surgery at the progressing rapidly,” Dr. Chan says, who spoke with a southern accent.” University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Continued on page 5 “I hope to be able to do more minimally At Duke, she graduated cum laude, At that time, the fellowship was one of invasive surgeries as Washington Hospital earning a Bachelor of Science degree only 10 such programs in the country and WTMF develop a more in biology, with an emphasis in cell and that allowed participants to focus either on 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 10/30/18 10/31/18 11/1/18 11/2/18 11/3/18 11/4/18 11/5/18 12:00 PM Family Caregiver Series: Diabetes Matters: Managing Cognitive Assessment As Understanding Health 12:00 AM Time with Diabetes You Age Care Benefits Dietary Treatment to Deep Venous Thrombosis 12:30 PM Treat Celiac Disease 12:30 AM Diabetes Matters: Basics of Palliative Care Series: Weight Management: Insulin Pump Therapy How Can This Help Me? Stopping the Madness Diabetes Matters: Ready, 1:00 PM Diabetes Matters: Set, Goal Setting 1:00 AM Reach Your Goal: Diabetes & Stroke: Quit Smoking Sports Medicine Program: Washington Township What's the Connection? Nutrition & Athletic Health Care District 1:30 PM Board Meeting 1:30 AM Diabetes Matters: Performance October 10, 2018 Exercise IS Medicine Strategies to Help Lower Where Have All The 2:00 PM Your Cholesterol and Palliative Care Series: Patients Gone? 2:00 AM Blood Pressure Interfaith Discussions on Washington Township End of Life Topics Health Care District Crohn's & Colitis 2:30 PM Board Meeting 2:30 AM Sports Medicine Program: October 10, 2018 Youth Sports Injuries Strengthen Your Back! 11th Annual Women's 3:00 PM Learn to Improve Your Health Conference: 3:00 AM Your Concerns InHealth: Back Fitness Patient's Playbook Decisions in End of Life Washington Township Minimally Invasive Care Health Care District 3:30 PM Surgery for Lower Back Board Meeting Women's Health Conference: 3:30 AM Disorders Family Caregiver Series: October 10, 2018 Gender Matters: Why Atrial Coping as a Caregiver Fibrillation (Afib) is More Fatal for Women Stop Diabetes Before it 4:00 PM Respiratory Health Caregiver Series: Starts 4:00 AM Symptoms of Thyroid Securing Care Preferences Women's Health