VOLUME LI, NUMBER 47 Your Local News Source Since 1963 SERVING DUBLIN • LIVERMORE • PLEASANTON • SUNOL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014 Overwhelming Approval for ValleyCare Merger with Stanford The ValleyCare Health corporation. In the 1960's Stanford. some have moved away or ValleyCare hired a con- System corporate member- group of residents created John Sensiba, chair of changed phone numbers. sultant to find a good match ship has approved a pro- ValleyCare. the ValleyCare board of di- However, they spoke with for affiliation. That turned Find Out What's posed merger with Stanford The ballots were mailed rectors, said that members an estimated 90 percent, said out to be Stanford, a front- Happening Health Care (SHC). out in early October, and understood very well the Sensiba. line pioneer in medical re- A tally of the 583 bal- were due in for counting by question before them. Four "I still believe, as we search, which has been look- Check Out Section A lots cast showed that 566 Nov. 14. community forums were believed when we recom- ing for a way to bring its Section A is filled with members, or 97 percent, With the face of health held. Informational packets mended the affiliation with knowledge to a community information about arts, approve of the merger with care delivery changing, Val- Stanford, that this is the best hospital. people, entertainment and were sent to the members. special events. There are Stanford. ValleyCare has leyCare leadership said that Further, all 11 board way for the hospital to fulfill ValleyCare undertook the education stories, a variety a total of 2200 corporate the best way to preserve the members made an effort to its mission. The members search, because it has lost of features, and the arts and members. They are commu- asset of the local hospital call all the corporate mem- agreed so much, it has to money annually, as high as entertainment and bulletin nity residents who over the and the healthcare it deliv- bers. Board members did make you feel good," said $5 million one year. It also board. years paid a fee to join the ers was to affiliate with not reach everyone, because Sensiba. (See MERGER, page 4) Community New Wind Thanksgiving Dinners Set Turbines Dublin Approved A coalition of businesses, The East County Board of churches and community Zoning Adjustment (BZA) organizations is hosting has approved a program en- the 3rd annual Community vironmental impact review Outreach Dinner on Thanks- (EIR) for re-powering wind giving Day, November 27th turbines in the Altamont from 12pm to 4:00pm at St. that could have some long- Raymond Catholic Church, term implications for the 11555 Shannon Ave, Dublin. preservation of agricultural It will be a traditional sit- and open space uses in the down dinner with turkey and Valley. all the trimmings for those The board also approved in need of a place to go for project EIRs and the applica- Thanksgiving Dinner—es- tions for two major turbine pecially families, seniors, repowering projects at its military and singles. In addi- meeting Nov. 12 in Pleas- tion to a wonderful meal and anton. community gathering, there One turbine approval will be light entertainment involved the Patterson Pass and children’s activities. Wind Project on a 1.5 square The dinner is support- mile area on the north side ed by all four mayors of of Patterson Pass Road, Pleasanton, Dublin, Dan- two miles from Midway ville and San Ramon, as Road. The project would well as many churches and build from eight to 12 new community organizations. turbines,with a combined (See DUBLIN, page 12) maximum power output of 9.8 megawatts. The new turbines would replace 336 Livermore Photo - Doug Jorgensen antiquated turbines. Since 1993, the Liver- Students were busy packing meals for the Kids Against Hunger program. In addition, Golden Hills more Community Thanks- Wind received approval to giving Dinner organiza- install up to 52 wind turbines tion has hosted an annual for a combined power out- Thanksgiving Dinner for Vintage Hills Students Pack Meals put of 88.4 megawatts. The residents of Livermore and By Carol Graham live far away," said Kaitlin. students at Pleasanton's are proud of this event, and project would cover 7 square the Tri-Valley, serving about As the fourth grader left "There was a really bad Vintage Hills Elementary that together they helped miles. The turbines would 1300 Thanksgiving Dinners the multipurpose room, she earthquake, so we're send- School participated in a pack 13,000 meals," said replace 775 old technology to Senior Citizens, Veterans, pulled off her hairnet and let ing them food. It makes me Kids Against Hunger Bay PTA officer Suzanne Kostal- turbines. and residents of the Tri- her long hair tumble free. feel really good to help other Area event, hosted by the nick. "This event is unique Dramatic reductions in Valley area. "We're packing food people." school's PTA. because it's not always pos- This year, the Livermore so we can help kids who On November 14th, the "Our students and staff (See VINTAGE HILLS, page 9) (See TURBINES, page 5) Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be hosting the 32nd Annual Thanksgiving Little League World Series Will Be Back in Livermore in 2015 Dinner on Thursday Novem- Livermore will once The championship game the nine Little League World Series tournaments are the League from Nogales, Ariz. ber 27, 2014 from 1:00 PM again host the Little League has been televised nation- Series Tournaments at its exciting end of a year’s- won the 2014 Intermediate to 5:00 PM at the Bothwell Intermediate World Series ally on ESPN2. The 2014 annual fall meeting. worth of hard work, dedica- Championship. Arts Center, located at 2466 in 2015. game drew an announced Over the course of 34 tion, and commitment from The intermediate divi- Eighth St. in Livermore. The games will be played attendance of 9,942. days, Little Leaguers® ages the millions of Little League sion, officially instituted in Needed are food dona- from Sunday, August 2nd to Traditionally, Livermore 11 to 18 from around the players, families, and volun- 2012, allows boys and girls tions, monetary donations, Saturday, August 8th at Max stages a parade in the down- world will play more than teers from our 7,000 leagues ages 11 to 13 the opportunity and volunteers to help or- Baer Park. town to welcome the teams. 225 baseball and softball around the world,” said to prepare for high school ganize and host this event. This is the third year The Little League Inter- games to determine nine Stephen D. Keener, Little baseball by playing games There will be a meeting on Livermore has hosted the national Board of Directors World Series champions. League President and CEO. on a diamond larger than tra- the day before Thanksgiving World Series. approved the 2015 dates for “The Little League World Nogales National Little ditional Little League fields. Day, Wednesday, November 26th, at 7:00 PM, at the Bothwell Center. At this meeting a brief overview of the dinner will be provided. Lab Selected for Site of (See LIVERMORE, page 12) New Supercomputer Lawrence Livermore Na- CORAL will result in deliv- Thanksgiving tional Laboratory (LLNL) ery to each laboratory of a has signed a contract with supercomputer expected to Turkeys IBM to deliver a next-gen- provide about five times the eration supercomputer in performance of today’s top Needed For 2017. The system, to be systems. Tri-Valley called Sierra, will serve the Under the contracts, National Nuclear Security Livermore and Oak Ridge Families Administration’s (NNSA) will work with IBM, NVID- Tri-Valley Haven’s Advanced Simulation and IA and Mellanox to deploy Thanksgiving and Holiday Computing (ASC) program. systems of about 150 pet- Program helps survivors Procurement of Sierra aflops to advance science of domestic and sexual is part of US Department and ensure national security. violence, low income and of Energy (DOE) spon- Argonne is expected to final- homeless families celebrate the holidays by providing sored Collaboration of Oak ize a contract at a later date. them with gifts and food. Ridge, Argonne and Law- Sierra will be housed rence Livermore national in Livermore’s high per- Photo - Doug Jorgensen The Haven serves over Las Positas College Veterans First program honored community military veterans 4,000 local individuals in labs (CORAL) to accelerate formance computing facil- economic need. the development of high per- ity, and funded through the at its annual Veterans Day celebration.One of the highlights was the flyover and Tri-Valley Haven relies formance computing (HPC). (See LAB, page 5) landing of a Huey helicopter. heavily on the support of the local Tri-Valley Com- munity to make this event PET OF THE WEEK successful. Donations of Inside Blake is ready to join your home team! He’s an Turkey vouchers or Safe- energetic, affectionate 6-month-old who can call the way Gift Cards are needed SECTION A Editorial..............................4 plays. Blake will rally your spirit – become his biggest to shore up the Thanksgiv- Art & Entertainment............8 Mailbox...............................4 fan today at Valley Humane Society, 3670 Nevada ing Donation of turkey Bulletin Board.................. 10 Roundup...............................2 Street in Pleasanton, Tuesday through Saturday from vouchers, which has been 10 am to 4 pm. Take Blake home fee-free during Black cut in half this year due to Milestones ...................... 12 Short Notes.....................9 budget reductions. Cat Friday weekend, November 28-29! For more info To donate, please call MAIN SECTION Sports..................................6 visit valleyhumane.org or call (925) 426-8656. Photo - Ralph at (925) 667-2702.