CLIP COUPONS SMART SHOPPER COUPONS 6 SAVE MONEY IT JUST MAKES CENT$ CASTROCASTROA COMMUNITY VALLEYVALLEY NEWSPAPER SERVING CASTRO VALLEY SINCE FORUMFORUM 1989 YEAR 32 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2020 NO. 5 FOUR CHANNELS INSIDE YOUR CLIFF BURTON DAY 2020 FORUM TV Stations NEWS To Change Frequencies Bay Area TV viewers who watch over- Tiny Change the-air television with an antenna, will need The grand opening for to rescan their TV sets to continue receiv- the Tiny Homes program ing KTVU Channel 2, KKPV Channel 65, has been rescheduled KPJK Channel 60 and KCNS, Channel 38. These four TV stations are scheduled to Page 3 change frequencies by March 13, 2020 to PHOTOS COURTESY OF ANDRE G. MELLADO make room for expansion of 5G and oth- LIVING Metallica legend Cliff Burton (left) and his late father, Ray, will be honored in Castro Valley on February 10. er mobile broadband services in the Bay Area. The stations are changing frequencies on a rolling basis, so consumers will likely Remembering Cliff and Ray need to rescan their television more than once. Sept. 27, 1986, in a bus accident while on “Last year was amazing, we had Ray By far, most East Bay homes receive By Michael Singer local TV stations by cable or satellite (Di- CASTRO VALLEY FORUM tour in Sweden. He was 24. come up from Los Angeles for one year In addition to supporting his son’s leg- before he passed away,” Souza told the recTV, Dish, AT&T, Comcast, Xfinity etc.) Super Bowls A memorial next month honoring Cas- acy, Ray Burton is remembered by the Castro Valley Forum. “And Cliff, even and won’t be affected by the changes. Regardless which team tro Valley legend and former Metallica Castro Valley community for supporting though he passed decades ago, reunited Those who receive local stations with an you root for, serving bassist Cliff Burton will now include budding musicians. In August 2017, Ray Ray and (his daughter) Connie, last year. outdoor or indoor antenna, can visit www. these dishes are a win a tribute to his father, Ray, who passed announced that Cliff’s music royalties They had apparently not spoken for over fcc.gov/TVrescan, where they will find an Page 5 away this past Jan. 15 at the age of 94. would be donated to the Castro Valley 20 years.” instructional video showing how to res- The third annual Cliff Burton Day High School music programs. Connie Burton is expected to be on can their TV. The FCC says most viewers won’t need any new devices, equipment, or NEWS event was already scheduled for Feb. 10 Robert Souza, who gathered more than hand for the Feb. 10 celebration. The when word that the elder Burton had died. a thousand signatures and helped estab- event is scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. in services to rescan. In addition to often attending Metalli- lish the Cliff Burton Day celebration, said the Castro Valley High School cafeteria. For further assistance, TV viewers can ca shows, Ray Burton was on hand when this year’s remembrance is being called Fans across the world on Souza’s Cas- call the FCC consumer help line at 1-888- the group was inducted into the Rock and “Cliff and Ray Day” to celebrate Ray and tro Valley News Facebook page helped 225-5322 and press “6” to speak with a Roll Hall of Fame in 2009. Cliff died on his son, Cliff. see BURTON on back page representative, seven days a week, from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. (PST). 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CASTRO VALLEY FORUM 2 Wednesday, January 29, 2020 CV SPORTS HALL OF FAME Castro Valley Weather Jan. 29 - Feb. 2, 2020 John Willits Had Many Shoes to Fill at Castro Valley High School Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Partly Sunny Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Sunny Partly Cloudy Eighth in a series profiling the an athlete, so I played soccer. That High 60° Low 47° High 63° Low 50° High 66 Low 47° High 67° Low 47° High 58° Low 39° 16 new members of the Castro was the Willits way.” Valley Sports Hall of Fame. The And in the spring, he chose induction banquet will take place track over baseball . after giving Almanac Moon Phases Sunday, April 26, at Redwood swimming a fling as a freshman. Canyon Event Center. For de- “That was my brother Brad’s Past Week’s Rain: 00.39 Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. tails, please visit www.castroval- sport,” John explained. “He chal- Season To Date: 05.51 1 8 15 23 leysportsfoundation.org. lenged me. 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